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r E ROB ESONIAN '''' Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cent VOL XUII NO. 13. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4. 1912. WHOLE NO. 2747 TOWN PRIMARY APRIL 30. Mayor, Board of Audit and Fi nance, Three Commissioners and Four School Trustees to be Nominated Election May 6 Water Rates-Other Town Af fairs. At a meeting of the mayor and town commissioners yester day afternoon it was ordered that a town primary be held April 30 to nominate: 3 members of the board of audit and finance to succeed ex-Judge J. A. McNeill, Frank Gough and W. S. Britt; 3 commissioners to succeed J. D. McMillan, J. L. Stephens and G. G. French, whose terms expire and who, it is understood, will not be candidates for re-election; and A err a A arl athnn trnarPAfl t.O succeed R, D. Caldwell, C. B. Townsend, Q. T. Williams and Alf. H. McLeod, whose terms expire. Jno. Fuller, R. H. Crichton, J. P. McNeill. A. H McLeod and R. A. McLean were appointed managers of the pri mary. If a second primary is necessary it will be held May 2. Jt was ordered that the election be held on the first Monday in May. Dennis W. Biggs was ap pointed registrar, I. L. Pope, Xloyd Townsend and F. L. Pre vatt, judges. Not very, much interest has so fair been manifested in the com ing election. , Mr. W. 0. Thomp son has announced that he is a candidate for the office of mayor and it is understood that Mr. A. P. Caldwell is also a candidate for the same office. Other business was transacted at the adjourned meeting yester day and at the regular meeting Tuesday night as follows: W. Lennon was employed to make a map of the town showing the location of all houses for the fire -department. A new sewer line was ordered extended from Elm to Chestnut streets at Twelfth. The following rates were adopt ed for water, rent to be paid monthly instead of quarterly as heretofore: 60,000 gallons or UVCI, J tCUU yL niwuoauu, imum $4.80: 40 m or over, 8 cts. per m, minimum$4; 20 m or over, 10 cts. per m, minimum $2.50; 10 m or over. 12h cts. per m, minimum $1.50; 7. 5 m or over, 15 cts. per m, minimum $1.25; 5 m or over, 16 2-3 per m, mini- i . s c on mum si: unuer o m. la tus. ner m. minimum 35 cts. The recommendations of Ira Mul lis, civil engineer, in regard to concrete steDS andsur- jroundings at the artesian well at the Seaboard station, the bea hnnrd to nav half cost, were adopted. An order was passed that all widows keeping board in tt houses who have paid license tax be rebated. A committee was appointed to investigate sanitary condition of cow lots about which complaint has been made. Some citizens who live south of the Seaboard Kailroad asked that some draining be done in order to relieve un sanitary conditions and an ordinance was passed providing for a penalty of $50 for any per son or corporation to permit or cause unsanitary conditions. The tax valuation of the Lumberton Novelty Works was reduced from $5,000 to $2,500. M'White Bros, were allowed a rebate on $500. It was ordered that the town give a note for 90 days to Steele & Sutton for paving work. i . xne virginiaoi.v-iaiuiiuaouui.il- n l j u OAT. rri nunr mi vm. i it. t . i i mm. suit growing out of the con- emnation oi crossing at we nmKarfnn cntfnn mills, has en- J 4.1 Uami'wi y Ika ail vvii - . - M.MAA I nnnHnu afrar. noon ana win uruuauiy io. throughout this week, lne on- y important case disposed oi is R. P. Byrd vs. Mary Collins et il, in which judgment was ren lered for the plaintiff. Defend mt Jas. H. Byrd appealed. Di orces have been granted in cases )f S. I. Reynolds vs. Lennie Reynolds and Minnie Ivey vs. Stephen Ivey. Godwin Accepts Sinclair's Chal lenge for Joint Debate. Pnnorrpaamftn Godwin has ac- epted the challenge of Solicitor f. A. Sinclair for a joint debate ut thinks the primary for nomi lation of candidate for Congress hould be held May 18 instead of ite in the summer, as suggested y Mr. Sinclair. TAX REBATE ORDERED. County Commissioners Older Rebate of 85 Cents on Poll Tax Special School Tax Election Ordered Listtakers Appoint edJurors for May Court At the, meeting of the county commissioners Monday an order was passed, as forecast in Mon day's Robesonian, that each per son in the county liable for poll tax be rebated the sum of 85 cents, and the register of deeds was instructed to give every per son who may present tax receipt for the year 1911 showing that he has paid $2.85 poll tax an or der on the treasurer for the re fund of 85 cents, to be chaiged off as follows: 75 cents to road fund, 6 cents to county pension fund, 4 cents to court house bond fund. When this tax in excess of $2 on the poll was authorized by the Legislature the commis sioners were advised that it was illegal, but it was levied and col lected. It will be recalled that some time ago Mr. Frank Gough of Lumberton brought suit to re strain the sheriff from collecting this tax and won his suit The judgment was so worded, how ever, that it applied only to those who were parties to the suit, and County Attorney Britt instruct ed the sheriff to collect the $2. 85 from all persons except those within Lumberton township. . Upon a petition endorsed by the board of education a special, tax election was ordered to be held in district No. 2, Back Swamp township, at Back Swamp school building on May 2, to vote on a special tax of not more than 15 cents on the $100 and 45 cents on the poll. A new registration is ordered and Mike Singletary is appointed registrar and Dan Britt and A. D. Barnes, judges. LISTTAKERS. The following were appointed listtakers to list property for 1912: Alfordsville township, Alex. Al- ford; Back Swamp, W. N. Town send; Britt's, J. S. Thompson; Burnt Swamp, D. H. Brown; Fairmont, E. VV. Floyd; Howells ville. H. A. M'White; Lumber- ton, A. P. Caldwell; Lumber Bridge, Joe Shaw; Maxton, A. McL. Morrison; Orrum, A. M. Floyd; Parkton, Collier Cobb; Rennert, J. D. McCormick; Red Springs,L.M. Cook; Raft Swamp. R. F. Gregory; Saddle Tree, N. A. Mclntyre; Sterling's, Kellv Barnes; Smith's, I. L. Stewart; Thompson, E. W. Stone; White House, W. T. Jenrette; Wish art's. J. E. Tyson; St. Paul, G. T. Fisher; Pembroke, E. M. Paul. JURORS FOR MAY COURT. The following were drawn to serve as jurors for the one-week's civil term of court which will convene May 20: R. Williamson, E, M. Harrington, R. E. Collins, D. C. Mclver. J. I. Burchett, W. H. Taylor, J. M. Brown, J. H. Wishart, D. J. Campbell, J. F. Brown, J. D. Cobb, Arthur Da vis, R. K. Chisholm, J. K. Bald win, W. J. Mercer, P. H. Lewis, J. A. Brown, D. I. Klarpp. Other routine business trans acted at this meeting is held over for Monday's paper on account of the crowded condition of the paper today, and for the same reason reports of the meetings of the road commissioners and board of education are also held over. Band Concert This Evening. Prof. Arthur Whiteley, direct or of Lumberton 's recently or ganized brass band, will present the band at the opera house this evening, beginning at 8:30o'clock, assisted by the Truman quartette and orchestra, in musical con cert. An excellent programme has been arranged and it is ex pected that the house will be packed as an expression of the town's appreciation of the effort the boys are making to give it a brass band that its citizens will be proud of. This concert is given for the benefit of the band. The prices of admission will be 25 and 50 cents. A dispatch of the 1st from St Louis, Mo., stated that floods in that section of the country, in cluding Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky, are the worst on re cord. Property loss has run in to millions of dollars. For any pain, trom top to toe. from any cause, apply Dr. Thomas Electric Oil. Pain can't stay where it is used. FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER. Grady Floyd Killed on Railroad -Death of Mrs. Judith Grif fin and Mrs. Pennie McMillan Postoffice Change. correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont, Apr. 2 Mrs. Peter Belanger of Muskegon, Mich., arrived last Friday to spend" a while with her mother, Mrs. Ashley, who we are glad to re port improving in health. Miss Ruth Smith of Whiteville was greeting her many friends in town last Saturday. Sorry her stay was so short Mesdames Lewis and Howell of Whiteville were over last Thursday to at tend the millinery opening of Miss Lewis. Messrs. Arch, and Henrv McMillan were called home from Florida last week by the death of their mother. Their nld frienda are deliehted to see them looking so well. Mrs. Judith Gnmn oi route l, whose serious illness we recent ly reported, died on Sunday night Mrs. Gnmn had Deen in bad health for several months. She leaves a large family circle to mourn her loss. Mrs. Mattie Brown returned to her home in Raleigh last week, leaving her mother, Mrs. Ivey. greatly improved. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Chambers and little Elliot returned from Franklin. Va..last Saturday, to the delight of their man y friends. Mrs. J ohn u mn en l of Chadbourn spent Monday with her stater Mrs. David McLean. The news came by telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Floyd yes terday that their only son, Gra dy, had been found dead on the railroad near Rose Hill. At this writing none of the particulars are known. Mr. Floyd, who is blind and ill, and his wife are in great distress of course, and their friends are deeply sympa thizing with them. The sudden death of Mrs. Jf en nie McMillan last Thursday night was a creat shock to her many friends and relatives. She had lived near here all her life and was greatly loved. Mrs. Meeke Jenkins of Ta"r boro, who was called here by the death of her mother, remained for several days with her sisters, Misses Annie and Bessie McMil lan. The postoffice will be changed in a short while to the new Jones building near the depot, and the present office building will be oc cupied by L. T. Grantham .& Bro., grocers. Contract for Street Paving Signed. The contract for paving Elm street from the Seaboard tracks to Sixth street was signed Tues day, and the contract calls for work to begin on the 15th inst. It is estimated that it will take about 30 working days to com plete the job, so under favorable circumstances it ought to be com pleted before the first of June. Two Negro Graded Schools to be Provided. The graded school commission ers have about completed plans for two graded schools for the' colored people, one to be located on the eastern edge of town, the other on the western edge. This will place the schools near the patrons and will be much more convenient. STATE NEWS. Mrs. Ella McRae Covington, wife of Dr. J. M. Covington, died at the Charlotte sanatorium Monday as a result of injuries re ceived in the collapse of the Par son's drug store at Wadesboro March 20. Her death was the fourth as the result of that catas trophe. - Less than a dozen negroes par ticipated in the negro Republi can meeting held in Raleigh Mondav in response to a call. These claim to control the negro vote in the State and they say they will start a movement to se cure representation in conven tions. The Democratic wool bill passed the House of Congress Monday. Supporters of the bill declared it would not cut the government's revenue but would save more than $50,000,000 a year to consumers because of readjustment of rates. WORK OF INCENDIARY. Barn and Stables Belonging to Mr. E. T. Prevatt of Raft Swamp Burned Second In cendiary Fire in That Neigh borhood. Tuesday night abottt 10:30 o'clock Mr. E. T. Prevatt, of Raft Swamp, lost his barn, with contents, and stables by fire as the result of the dastardly work of an incendiary. It was only Saturday night that Mr. E. Odum, who lives about one mile from Mr. Prevatt, lost an old dwelling, with quite a bit of forage and peas in it, and a to bacco barn by fire, mention of which was made in Monday's Robesonian; and it is believed that the same party or parties applied the torch at both places. The incendiary hadfeelingenough to let Mr. Prevatt's horse out of the stable, but even then the horse would have been burned if Mr. Prevatt had been a few minutes later in discovering the fire, for it was in the lot around the barn and the fence had to be torn down for it to escape. Mr. Prevatt lost all of his corn and forage, farming utensils and a lot of carpenter's tools. KILLED BY TRAIN. Body of Grady Floyd of Fair mont Found Near Railroad Tracks in Sampson County Remains Taken to Fairmont. In the Fairmont correspond ence in today's paper mention is made of the death of Mr. Grady O'Berry Floyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Floyd of Fairmont, whose body, from which the head had been severed, was found beside the A. & Y. Rail road tracks near Hayne, Samp son county, between Fayetteville and Wilmington, early Monday morning. Mr. H. G. Floyd . of Fairmont, an uncle of theJ4e ceased, went after the body crri took it Tuesday to Fairr:t, near which place, at the l loyd graveyard, it was interred "yes terday. The coroner's jury was of the opinion that the young man, who was about 19 years old, was beating his way on a freight and fell off. His body was discovered about 30 minutes after a freight passed and it was then still warm. When his par ents heard from him last he was working at a truck farm near Wilmington. He spent Christ mas at Fairmont with his parents and had written his mother that he would spend Easter with them. It is supposed that he was on his way home when he met his tragic end. Deceased was a nephew of Mrs. Jno. Pitman of Lumberton and of the late ex Sheriff F. J. Floyd of Lumber ton. v ST. PAUL PACKAGE. New Store Building and New Residence Spelling Bee To morrow Evening Personal. Corres oondence of The Robesonian. St. Paul, Apr. 3 Mr.and Mrs. L. A. McGeachy went to Lum berton today, also Mr. W. F. Townsend. Mr. A. L. Barbour has about completed the new store build ing for Mr. J. T. Wrebb. This is the third brick building for our town, but not the last. We un derstand that we are to have 4 more to go up in the near future. Mr. E. L. Melton is building a nice cottage on Armfield street He expects to be ready to move into it within a few weeks. Mrs. Brooks is spending a few days with her daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. and Mr. S. L. Pool. Mr. A. D. Evans spent yester day in our city. Mr. A. R. Mc Eachern has gone North on bus iness. Mr. S. T. Moore, who lives on Parkton route No. l,was here Monday. Let everybody come out to the spelling bee Friday evening. Gov. Kitchin to Speak Here. Governor W. W. Kitchin, a candidate for the United States Senate, will speak here in the court house Wednesday evening, the 10th. instant The public is cordially invited. Doan's Regulets cure constipation without griping, nausea, nor any weak ening effect. Ask your druggist for them. 25 cents per box. BROWN SUCCEEDS PEACES State Bank Examiner Chas. V. Brown Elected Cashier of Bank of Lumberton. Mr. Chas. V. Brown, State bank examiner, was elected Monday cashier of the Bank of Lumberton to succeed Mr. A. W. Peace, who resigned recently to accept the vice presidency of the Fourth National Bank of Fay etteville, and Tuesday Mr. Brown filed his resignation with the Corporation Commission, effect ive May 1 He will assume his duties here within two or three weeks. Mr. Peace wilk perhaps sever his connection with the bank the last of this week and he and Mrs. Peace and their small daughter will move to Fayetteville probably next week. Mr. Brown was connected with the Planters Bank, Rocky Mount, his home town, for a number of years and was assistant cashier of that bank when he was ap pointed assistant State bank ex aminer two years ago. He was promoted from assistant to the office of examiner upon the res ignation last September of Mr. J. K. Doughton. He has a wife and one child. Mr. Brown comes highly recommended by officials of the bank in which he was formerly employed, by other bankers and by members of -the Corporation Commission, the chairman of which Commission, Mr. Franklin McNeill, , stated to Mr. A. W. McLean, president of the bank, that Mr. Brown was one of the finest officials he has ever known. In mentioDwgbJa change the Raleigh Times says, "He has made a splendid official and by his thoroughness and fine character has won many friends throughout the State." The News and Observer says: "Mr. Brown has made a very efficient officer since assuming his State duties and is highly compliment ed by the commission for the n ... '- p - -i Washington Dispatch. March 31. Robert Love Taylor, senior, United States Senator from Ten nessee "Fiddling Bob" to all the South, died here today, una ble to withstand the shock of an operation for gallstones, per formed last Thursday. "Fiddling Bob"" Taylor, so known because he played his way into the hearts of his audi ences, carrying his violin wher ever he campaigned, was 61 years old. He was born at Hap py Valley, in eastern Tennessee, but spent most of his life at Nashville, practicing law. He belonged to an office-holding fam ily. His father was a Represent ative in Congress and Commis sioner of Indian Affairs and an uncle was in the Confederate Senate. Once pension agent at Knox ville. thrice Governor of Tennes see from 1887 to 1891 and 1897 to 1899, Senator Taylor forged his way to the national House of Representatives from the same congressional district that had previously sent his father to Con gress and later his brother, Al fred A. Taylor, whom he subse quently defeated for Governor. Senator Taylor was a Cleve land Democrat. He had served in the Senate since January. 1907, his principal activity being in be half of a comprehensive system of good roads and the lakes-to-the-milf deeD waterway project His last speech in the Senate was made last July in advocacy of a Confederate monument bill. His last aDDearance in the Sen ate chamber wa3 a fortnight ago. President Taf t sent a message to Congress Tuesday asking that $500,000 be appropriated for strengthening levees and build ing new dikes in the flood dis tricts along the Mississippi, Mis souri and Ohio rivers and within 15 minutes after it was read in the House that body passed a bill making $350,000 available for the purpose. The bill was rushed over to the Senate, where it also was passed and was sent to the President for his signa ture. Itching, bleeding, protruding or blind piles yield to Doan's Ointment; Chron ic Cases soon relieved, finally cured. Druggists all sell it. LOCAL BRIEFS Cotton today, middling, 10 cents; good middling. 10.37. Monday being a legal holi day, the banks of the town will be closed. No deposits yet in the local postoffice, which was made a postals savings bank on the 1st. Mr. Lloyd McMillan, who underwent an operation Sunday morning at the Thompson hos pital for appendicitis, is getting along nicely. Mr. J. W. Barker, of How ellsville, returned last week from Highsmith hospital, Fayetteville, where he underwent an opera tion for appendicitis. Mr. A. W. McLean is having his elegant residence on Chest nut street painted. Mr. Tom Myers, a deaf-mute of Charlotte, has the contract for the work. Mr. A. S. Lee of Fairmont has bought a place in Columbus county at Tabor, to which he has moved and where he will raise strawberries and other truck. Mr. R. W. Williams return ed Saturday from Baltimore, where he underwent an opera tion about two weeks ago at John-Hopkins hospital for ap pendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Parmele left Tuesday morning for Balti more, where Mr. Parmele will consult a specialist about his eyes. They will return the last of this week. The baseball players of the town and all others interest ed in this sport are requested to meet tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the I. and C. Club rooms in the Lumberton cotton mill office building. Mrs. Emily McLeod and Mrs. Emma McNeill, two elder ly ladies of the town, 72 and 62 years old, respectively, saw mov .32 pictures for the first time in their lives at the Pasttime thea tre yesterday afternoon. Considerable interest is be ing manifested in the series of meetings being held at the Gos pel tabernacle, in which the pas tor, Rev. F. R. Card well, is be ing assisted by Rev. A. B. Crumpler of Clinton. Services are held every evening at 8 o'clock. In Monday's Robesonian it was stated that it was under stood that a lady in Marion, S. C, had rented the Millsaps house, vacated the first of the week by Mrs. P. A. Markham. but Mr. Millsaps writes The Robesonian that the lady who was supposed to have rented it has decided to remain in Marion. Downie & Wheeler's show gave two performances here Monday, afternoon and evening, tents being pitched in the east ern part of town, on Eighth street, and those who witnessed the performances say it was a mighty good show, all the way through. It drew a large crowd, notwithstanding the busy sea son. Large crowds visited the Pasttime theatre vesterdav af ternoon and evening to see the motion pictures showing details of the raising of the battleship Maine from Havana harbor and were verv much pleased with them. Major Furguson, by the way, the man who was in charge of this marvelous engineering feat attended high school in Waynesville with Mrs. R. C. Lawrence and rroi. K. t,. oen telle of Lumberton. The negro arrested at the Seaboard station Monday morn ing with stolen goods in his pos session bv Chief Redfern. as mentioned in Monday's Robeson ian, and who at that time relus ed to irive his name, later crave his name as Archie McLean, of Amencus, Ga. ; and he implicat ed two other negroes L. Jetter of Columbia. S. C. and J. G. Nixon of Tifton, Ga., both of whom were here with Downie & Wheeler's circus. The two last named were arrested at the cir cus grounds Monday afternoon and the three are in jail. They will be given a hearing this after noon or tomorrow before Justice J.A. Rowland. The goods stolen were taken from a freight car on the Seaboard track at the station.
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