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vol VT TTT NO.aO. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1912. WHOLE NO. 2764
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ELECTRIC POWER FOR LDwBERTON.
Negotiations Now Udder War
to Brine Yadkin River Power
Co. to Lumberton-WiU Mean
Biggest Thing for Lumberton
Since Competing Line of Rail
way wa Built Opens up Pos
sibilities for Unlimited Devel
opment.
Negotiations are well under
way between the Lumberton and
Dresden Cotton Mills companies
and the Yadkin River Power Co.
to bring electric power to Lum
berton. It is practically certain
that this de&Twill be made arM
that this power will be brought
to Lumberton within the next
twelve months.
This unquestionably will mean
the biggest thing for Lumbertoa
that has happened since Mr. A.
W. McLean and his associates
gave the town a competing line
of railroad by building the Vir
ginia & Carolina Southern from
Lumberton to Hope Mills and
Elizabethtown. It will open up
unlimited possibilities for future
development. It will mean cheap
er power and ought to mean and
will nn doubt mean bringing in
the near Mummany.s'aalLoM
ufacturing enterprises to town.
The Yadkin River Power Co.
is the biggest power company in
the South. Mr. C. E. Johnson
olRaleigh is president. It owns
the plant at Bluett's Falls and at
Buclchorn Shoala. Its nearest
point to Lumberton now is Ham
let, which was made a distrib
uting station some time ago.
v Bringing the power to Lumber
ton will mean the investment of
about $250,000 for the power
company.
Watch Lumberton grow. Way
for Bigger Lumberton!
A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Two Small Children Killed by
Rattlesnake and Baby Drown
ed, All of One Family.
Raleigh Dispatch. May 31.
Word reaches here from Green
ville, Pitt county, reporting the
distressing deaths of three little
children of Geo. Adam3, just
across the line in Craven county.
Two boys, the eldest eight, were
killed by a rattlesnake bite and
the babv. a vear old. was drown
ed in a washtub.
Mrs. Adams was washing
clothes in the yard, the children
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a setting hen in her nest and
Mrs. Adams told the eight-year-old
boy to throw the hen off the
est. The boy put his hand into
the nest and withdrew it with a
cry that the hen had pecked him.
The second boy went after the
hen, but quickly screamed that
the hen had pecked him. Mrs.
Adams left the year-old baby
near the washtub and hurried to
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hnrrAf uhp found a rattlesnake.
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anufcp hat had bitten the bovs.
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Jher baby and wnen sne got DacK
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the washtub found it haw
limhed into the water in the tub
tnd was drowned. The two boys
bitten by the rattlesnake died
he same day and tne tnree cnu-
ren were buried together.
heetnut Street Paving Practi
cally Assured.
The proposition mentioned in
'hursday's Robesonian . to pave
Chestnut street, meeting pay-
bents by giving notes of the
awn, the town1 taking notes of
he property owners, who are in
hvor of the plan, nas Deen ap-
roved by the town board of au-
and finance and there seem3
rennnn to doubt that it will SCO
trough and that Chestnut street
11 be paved irom second street
between Fifth and Sixth, and
e cross streets 'wunin mese
Vnits, as soon as tne wort ot
kving Elm street nas been nn-
hed. This is anomer - move 10
ards Greater Lumberton.
Jural Carrier Examinations.
At Lumberton and Maxton on
me 29 an examination - will be
Id to fill a vacancy in the posi-
bn of rural carrier frpm Fair-
lontand any other vacancies
at may occur in this county.
examination in Lumberton
it ha hpld bv Mr. R. O. Ed-
hnd, assistant postmaster, who
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be board.
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SHOOTING AT RED SPRINGS
White Alan Perhaps Fatally
Wounded by a Negro. Who
Escaped Reward for Capture j
Suspected Negro Shot at
Pembroke Yesterday.
Mr. Chas. Gibson, superintend
ent of the Morgan oil miil at Red
Springs, was shot and perhaps
fatally wounded Saturday after
noon about 4:30 o'clock at the
oil mill by a negro employe
named George Swann. Mr. Gib
son was taken to St Luke's hos
pital in Fayetteville. He was
shot twice, one shot entirely de
stroying the left eye, which had
to be removed, and the other
shot inflicting internal injuries.
A desperate effort is being made
to save the right eye, but it is
considered almost hopeless. A
'phone message received by The
Robesonian at noon today from
the hospital was to the effect
that Mr. Gibson's condition was
considered somewhat improved
and that he was in no immediate
danger, but little hopes are en
tertained of his recovery.
Immediately after the shoot
ing Swann ran off down the rail
rood and escuped to .the woods
and ...bftfsPryfttr Keen-c-apaare&
Mr. Gibson spoke to the negro
about smoking on the yards and
they had some words. Later Mr.
Gibson returned to the mill with
his pistol and allowed the negro
to tret near enoueh .to him to
snatch his pistol from him, and
when Mr. Gibson walked on the
negro shot him twice. Swann
hns hppn In trouble before and is
regarded as a very dangerous ne-
ero. He seems to be a white-
man hater. Some years ago he
made threats on the streets here
that she was going to "get him a
white man before morning," and
was locked up. He was in jail
here for some offense some time
ago and his fine was paid by
Mayor Gibson of Red Springs,
who is not related to the man
who was shot, in order that he
might go to work at the oil mill.
Mayor Gibson has offered a re
ward of $100 for the arrest of
the negro, who is described as
coal black, 30 years old, 5 feet 10
inches high, weighs 190 pounds,
has a large round nose and very
white teeth and stammers slightly-
Posses of armed men went in
search of Swann Saturdav nitrht
and one bunch of searchers shot
and dangerously wounded a ne
gro at Pembroke Sunday morn
ing about 1 or 2 o'clock. They
had been watching at the station
and saw a negro who looked like
Swann and whom they command
ed to halt. The negro ran and
two loads of buckshot were fired
at him.
This did not stop him, though,
and he soon outdistanced his
pursuers.' About daybreak the
chase for this negro was taken
up with bloodhounds that had
been secured on a hurry call
from Fayetteville and the negro
was found lying down in a
swamp; severely wounded in his
arms and shoulders; and it was
found that he was not the negro
wanted. He was taken to Pem
broke and his wounds were
dressed last night by Dr. B. W.
Page, county superintendent of
health, who went with Deputy
T. C. Barnes to Pembroke. The
negro proved to be a tramp from
Georgetown. S. C, and he was
able to leave for his home
morning.
this
Claude Allen Convicted on
Charge of Murder.
WytheriUe. Va.. Dispatch. 1st.
The jury in the case of Claude
Swanson Allen this afternoon
found the young man guilty of
murder in the second degree for
the killing of Judge Thornton L.
Massie, and recommended that
his punishment be fixed at 15
years in the State penitentiary
at Richmond. Sentence was sus
pended in order that the prisoner
may testify in the other cases
growing out of the shooting up
of Carroll county court on March
14 last, when the" five persons
met their deaths at the hands of
the Allen clan.
Civic Association Meeting.
The Lumberton Civic Associa
tion will meet Friday evening at
8:30 o'clock in the reading room
of the Industrial and Commer
cial Club. This will be a meet-
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it a. j r j r i
full attendance is desired.
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.
Death of Mrs. Margaret Pitman
and Mr. Gus Floyd Among
the Sick Personal and Social.
CoTMDondenee of Tba Robmonian.
Fairmont, May 31 In the
death of Mrs. Margaret Pitman
last week this community lost
one of its elect ladies of the old
school, who are so fast disappear
ing. The Civil War robbed her
of her youthful husband, leaving
her with four little children to
care for, which duty she faith
fully performed, her two sons
Messrs. Jetter and Robert Pit
man being among the most prom
inent men in the community
For several years she had been
in very feeble health and her
death was to her a blessed re
lease; but the family circle are
grieved to lose her.
, Mrs. S. T. Moyle returned
from Nashville Monday last ac
companied by herneice Miss Bet
tie Boddie, of that town, who
will remain her guest for some
time.
Miss Olive Woodard returned
from her school work in the ex
treme east last week and is glad
ly welcomed by many former
Mr. Samuel Moyle arrived home
from Virginia, where he had
been in school, last Tuesday.
Mrs. P. L. Belanger left last
Tuesday for her home in Mus
keegon, Mich., accompanied by
her mother. Mrs. Nettie Ashley,
and little Miss Nettie, who will
spend the summer with her. We
were glad to note Mrs. Ashley's
improved health.
Mrs. Rose Pitman has been on
the sick list the past week but is
improving.
Mrs. E. I. Poole of Lumberton
is visiting her sister Mrs. D. W.
Galloway.
Misses Christine Jones, Mattie
Brown and Julie C. Mitchell are
at home from S. P. C, Red
Springs, looking well and happy.
Miss Bettie Lou Floyd was ac
companied home from Louisburg
by Miss Marie Farley of Lake
Waccamaw, who stayed over a
day before going to her. own
home.
! Mr. Noah Stubbs and Dr.
Brown went Thursday with Mrs.
Lizzie Flovd to Highsmith hos
pital, Fayetteville, where she
took her baby, who has been se
riously sick for several weeks
following an attack of measles.
Friend3 of the family are deep
ly ympathizing with Mr. A. E.
Floyd and family over the death
of Mr. Gus, which sad event oc
curred last Monday after a long
illness. He left a young wife
and babv. besides a large circle
of friends arid relatives, to mourn
his loss.
Little Mis3 Lena Carter of
Maxton is spending some time
with Mrs. J. D. McLean, her
aunt.
Mrs. A. E. White, Mrs. Eliza
Fuller, Mrs. Amanda Pitman and
little Misses Vashti White 'and
Louise Burton were over from
Lumberton visiting friends in
town last Friday and were gladly
welcomed.
Hal V. Brown left Tuesday for
a visit to his friend John H.
Cook of Fayetteville. -
The Young Peoples Missionary
Society of the Methodist church
enioyed the usual quarterly so
cial meeting at the residence of
J. P. Brown on Thursday night
D. W. Galloway and family will
leave for their summer home at
Southport in a few days.
Mn Arthur Bridges returned
last week from Wake Forest for
the summer vacation, much to
the pleasure of his many friends.
Mrs. C. B. Thompson, who has
been in poor health for some
weeks, was taken to the Thomp
son hospital, Lumberton, last
Thursday, where she will be in
the care of Dr. N. A. Thompson.
Miss Lorena Lewis went to
Whiteville last Thursday lor a
short visit to homefolks. ,
Man Coughs and Breaks Ribs.
After a frightful coughing spell a
man in eenah, Wia., felt terrifile
pains in his side and his doctor found
two ribs had been broken.. What agony
Dr. King's New Discovery would have
saved him. A few teaspoonsfal ends a
late cough, while persistent use routs
obstinate coughs, expels stubborn colds
or heals weak, sore lungs. "I feel
sure its a God-serM to humanity,"
writes Mrs. Effie Morton, -Columbia,
Mo., "for I believe I would have con
sumption to-day, if I had not used this
greatxemedycItaHguaraAteed tosat
aiy, ana you can get a iree inai ootue
or 50 cents or fl 00 size at all druggists.
SIMMONS REPLIES.
Refers to Some Criticisms of
Gov. Kitchin Aycock Ap
proved of Simmons' Course in
Senate.
Washington Special. If ay 30. to Charlotte Ob-
Senator Simmons speaking of
the speech made by Governor
Vitohin attnrtintr the Senator At
Winston-Salem, Tuesday evening
last said: I have nothing to say
about Governor Kitchin'a mani-iJ.
fest effort J;o undermine and dis
credit me in the esteem and con
fidence of the people of North
Carolina by his carping criticisms
and petty insinuations and in
nuendoes. If Governor Kitchin
had been half as dilieent in the
discharge of the duties of officeBPonse,
as he is in seeking office he would
have a record of accomplishment j
during the sixteen years he .has j
been in office, to which he could:
appeal to the people for support j
of his candidacy for the Senate, j
instead of having to occupy the
pitiable position placing his re
liance solely upon perversion and
labored criticisms of my political
record.
"But let that pass. I have but
do not disturb me, because I
have an abiding confidence that
the intelligence and fairness of
the people of North Carolina will
take care of them. There is
one thing however in Governor
Kitchin's speech to which I wish
to refer. That is, his declara
tion that ex-Governor Aycock
would not have been a candidate
for the Senate, but for my, to
him, unsatisfactory record.
"With respect to this state
ment of Governor Kitchin I de
sire to say that ex-Governor Ay
cock during his life said over
and over again, openly and above
board, not only to one but to a
number of DeoDle. that had ne
been in the Senate he would have
voted just as I voted on lumber,
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concludine paragraphs of the
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letters that passed between Gov
ernor Aycock and myself at the
time he announced to me his pur
pose to become a candidate for
the Senate. On May 18 last I
received from Governor Avcock
a letter announcing his deterrai-
nation to enter the senatorial
race, concluding with this sen-
tence: 'I hope you know this
determination does not arise out
of any antagonism to you, or to
your ambitions, and I sincerely
trust that it will not have the
slightest effect on our cordial re
lations of a lifetime friendship.'
"Answering that letter on May
20th, I said: 'Of course I regret
very much to have you for a
comoetitor in this contest, but 1
hone vou exnress . that nothing
may develop in this contest which
will in any way uisturo or impair
the friendly relations which have
always obtained between us.
. And, I want to add, that noth
ing did occur to disturb in the
slightest those relations.
State Convention Thursday-
Caucus of Wilson Men Wed
nesday Night.
Raleigh will be the Mecca of a
eood many Robesonians this
week, for in that city on Thurs- i
day. June 6, will be held th3
State Democratic convention
that will nominate candidates
for Governor and State offices,
adopt a platform, elect dele
gates to the National convention
at Baltimore, etc. It is expected
that there will be considerable
interest over the discussion of
whether to send a delegation to
Baltimore instructed for Gov.
Woodrow -Wilson, who is un
questionably the choice of the
great majority of the people of
the State, or to send an unin
structed delegation. Forty dele
gates were elected from Robe
son to cast this county's 20 votes,
so each delegate will have half a
vote. Most of Robeson's dele
gation will go to Raleigh Wed
nesday. There will be a caucus of all
Wilson delegates in Raleigh Wed
nesday night and it is very impor
tant that every Wilson ma at
tend this caucus. Placards will
be hung up at the hotels advising
of the time and -place for this
Subscribe for The Robesonian.
RURAL CARRIERS CONVENTION.
Annual Convention Held in
Lumberton an Interesting and
Profitable Occasion Subjects
Discussed Officers Elected.
Raoartad for Tba RobMonian.
The Rural Letter Carriers of
Robeson county met in annual
session in the court house in
! Lumberton May 30. Meeting
i was called to order by President
S. Humphrey at 11:30 o'clock.
jur. ft. u. &umuna, assistant
postmaster of Lumberton, in a
few brief words welcomed the
carriers and postmasters to the
beautiful city of Lumberton.
The postmaster of Lumber
Bridge was to make the re
but, not being present.
carrier of St.
Pauls, responded.
The first subject, "Is our or
ganization worth anything to us
as carriers and postmasters?"
was discussed by the postmaster
and carriers of Fairmont and
St. Paul.
The second subject, "Does it
pay carriers to be obliging and
accomodating to patrons where
it does not conflict with the post--1
Jaw& - and reguU ZSttif was
discussed by Postmaster N. I.
Andrews, C. R. Hester, R. O
Edmord, A. S.' Pitman and W. H.
Howard, who made good talks.
Postmasters L. M. Currie,
N. T. Andrews and W. D. Camp
bell were made honorary mem
bers. The postmasters present
asked that the association invite
every postmaster in the county
to be with us at the next meet
ing. The meeting then took a recess
for dinner. We were entertained
at the dormitory by Postmaster
R. O. Edmondand the carriers of
Lumberton.
The meeting was again called
to order at 3 o'clock by R. O.
jEdmond, acting, and the
I following officers were elected:
i Dresident. A. S. Pitman, Lum
tniberton: vice nresident.
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uaum. remoroKe:
secretary and
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treasurer, E. B. Hayes, Fair
mont; executive committee, N.
G. Smith, Red Springs; H. M.
White, Lumberton; W. B. Rat
ley, Fairmpnt; delegates to State
convention at Asheville July 3 4,
N. G. Smith. Red Springs; E. L.
Uaum. remoroKe; a. o. naye8,
i Fairmont; A. S. Pitman, Lum-
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Deton
The
association extended a
vote of thanks to R. O.
, rising
Edmond, assistant postmaster,
and the carriers of Lumberton
for the royal manner in which
they entertained the visiting
postmasters and carriers.
A vote of sympathy was ex
tended to Postmaster R. M. Nor
ment of lumberton, who was
confined to his room on account
health, a copy to be
l sent to him and published in The
, Robesonian.
There were about 25 or 30
postmasters and carriers present
The association adjourned to
meet again in Lumberton Jan
uary 1, 1913.
E. B. Hayes, Sec.
! FLOWERS TO
THE LIVING.
Beautiful Expression of Appre
ciation of Life and Services of
Dr. R. M. Norment.
At the annual meeting of the
Robeson County Rural Letter
Carriers' Assocation in Lumber
ton Thursday the following beau
tiful tribute to Dr. R. M. Nor
ment, Lumberton's well-known
and well-loved aged postmaster,
was adopted:
"We, the postmasters and rural
carriers of Robeson county, in
annual convention assembled,
wish to express our appreciation
of one venerable and noble
friend, Dr. R. M. Norment. For
the past forty years Dr. Norment
has occupied a conspicious place
before the people, and always
with credit to himself and honor
to his people. He is beloved by
all, irrespective of party or creed,
and now that life's sunset is
casting shadows across his path
way we would draw - nearer to
him. and. placing our hands in
his, bid him God speed and well
done, brave and chivalrous
friend. N. T. Andrews.
E. B Haye3
W. B. Ratley,
. Committee.
"For a mild, easy action of the bowels,
try Doan's Regulets, a modern laxative.
Z5c at all stores.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Middling cotton today, 10$
cents.
Mr. John Jones has removed
the fencing from in front of his
residence, seventh street, and
put down cement curbing.
The Rowland baseball team
played the Lumberton Boy
Scout team on the local diamond
Thursday afternoon Tl score
was 13 to 7 in favor of the visit
ing team.
Dr. H. T. Pope has added
greatly to the appearance of hi
home on Third street by remov
ing the fence from in front of
his house and putting down ce
ment curbing and walk.
Frank E. Emmanuel, color
ed, who lives about 2 miles from
town on the Creek road, had the
misfortune of losing his dwelling
and its contents last night by fire.
The fire was discovered about 12
o'clock. It started from a lamp
that was left burning.
Mrs. C. V. Brown and son.
Master C. V. Jr., arrived Friday
afternoon from Rocky Mount to
Bank of Lumberton, who has
been here since May 1st. At
present they are boarding at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
Caldwell.
Beginning today the picture
show will be open every after
noon at 4:30 excepting Saturday,
when it will be ooen at 2 o'clock.
This is done for the benefit of
the ladies and children who can
not attend at night and for the
country people who are not in
town at night.
Mr. C. B. Redmond has rent
ed the place on Elm street, be
tween the stores of Jno. T. Biggs
Co. and Miss Josephine Breece,
recently vacated by Mr. H. C.
Boylin. Mr. Redmond will con
duct this place in addition to the
store he already has on Fourth
street a,nd at present he will use
it principally for a fruit and
vegetable stand.
Mrs. FredJ. Thoma3, who
with her children is spending
the summer at Spruce Pine.
Mitchell county, where they
have a cottage, arrived Saturday
for a visit to her husband. Mrs.
Thomas will leave for Spruce
Pine this afternoon and expects
to return with the children next
month, when they will resume
housekeeping here.
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Humph
rey, of Saddle Tree, arrived here
Friday from Oklahoma City,
where they had been to attend
the Southern Baptist Convention.
The convention was in session
from the 15th to 20th of May.
On their return home they spent
a few days in Claremore, Okla
homa., on a visit at the home of
Mr. E. J. Humphrey, a brother
of Mr. Humphrey.
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There are Very Few Men Like
This One.
SUteville Landmark.
i There are few men as magnan
imous, as big-hearted, as CoL
BaHy Boyden, of Salisbury. He
represented his county in the
Senate of 1911. Last Saturday,
in the Rowan convention, he was
renominated without opposition.
Mr. T. D. Brown, a farmer, was
a candidate for the House, but
both nominations for the House
went to Salisbury lawyers, thus
placing all of tjie legislative can
didates in town. Realizing that
this was neither wise nor proper,
Mr. Boyden declined the nomina
tion for the Senate and asked
that Mr. Brown be named in his
stead, which was done. It doesn't
seem to have occurred to either
of the lawyer nominees for the
House to make way for the
farmer, but Mr. Boyden did it,
notwithstanding, he was not call
ed on to make the sacrifice.
Glory to Baldy Boyden! There
are. few like him.
Children's Day at Cedar Grove.
Children's day exercises will
be heki at Cedar Grove Baptist
church, Zi miles from Lumber
ton on R. F. D. No. 5. on the
second Sunday in this month,
which is next Sunday.at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. Mr. C. Arnette
is superintendent of the school.
The public is cordially invited.
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neaa, nerpes, acaoies. iwn winuucu.
is highly recommended. 50c. s box at
all store.
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