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M:i ;yf;.rt' l,l?rn,"t" r E ROBESON IAN Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cer - . i VOL XLHI NO. 39. " LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1912. WHOLE NO. 2773 , . mmTm TWO BOYS DROWNED. Lumber Rhrer Claims Two Bright Young Victim, William Linkhaw and Harold Jones Were in Swimming Below Wooden Bridge-Bodies Re mained in Water 30 Minutes and Effoite to ResuseiUte Were in Vain-Entire Com munity Shocked by Terrible Tragedy-Funerals This Aftei noon. A horrible tragedy occurred yesterday morning when, fat about 10 o'clock, little Willtom Linkhaw, 12-year-old son o( Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Linkhaw, and Harold Jones, 10 year-old, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Jones, Jr., were drowned in Lumber river. The little boys, with James Pope, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Pope, and Alfred Ped neau, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Pedneau, were swim ming in the river below the Sea board trestle some 35 or 40 yards from the saw-mill plant of the Carolina Lumber Co. Howard Vaughn, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Vaughn, was also with them but was not in swim ming. The three little survivors the swimminer nartv became of BO excited and frightened when William and Harold went down that they didn't know what to do and after it had happened they could .hardly tell how it was. The saw mill, which is not more than 50 yards at most from where the boys were, was run ning, but there are some Small oaks and undergrowth that breaks the view, therefore the attention of the saw-mill force was not attracted; and when the little fellows went down the lit tle Pope boy put on his clothes and ran all the way home and told his mother without saying a word to anyone else, and the Vaugh boy left the river with Pope, both running by the mill; but after going some distance Vaughn turned back, went to the mill and told William .Rob erts, colored, what' had hap pened. During this time the Pedneau boy remained on the river's bank near the place where the boys had gone under. Roberts is an excellent swimmer and he sailed right into the river to rescue the boys, but was un able to locate them. They had been in poBsibly five minutes and the water is some 10 or 12 feet deep. - The news went over town like a flash and within a few min utes several hundred people had gathered at the river and 8 or 10 young men and boys were in the water diving for the bodies. Mr. James Barker, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barker, located and brought up the body of Wil liam after it had been under the water, from the best informa tion obtainable, not less than 25 or 30 minutes; and about 10 minutes later Mr. Marvin Bar ker, brother of James, located the other body but several vain ef made in diviner for it. Marvin finally bringing it up. Two or three physicians arnvea De fore the bodies were found and just as soon as they were brought out work was started. Drs. T. C. Johnson, W. A. Mc Phaul, N. A. Thompson, John Knox and W. L. Grantham worked with the bodies for about an hour trying to resusci tate them, but there was no evi dence of life in either. There was but little water in the lungs of William and it is thought that he died from exertion and ex citement. William was an unusually good swimmer for a boy of his age, but Harold couldn't swim at all trvinor to learn. From the best information obtainable from the three little boys, the niv eve-witnesses, it seems that tViev had oily been in the water ohnnt five minutes. William was the first in and after telling Uomlrl trt Rtav near the edcre and learn how to swim he started out and went nearly across the river nearlv back when Hnmld eot in water to his shoulders and began to cry for help and went under. William went after him and when he came up grabbed him but Harold -caught around William and both went down together. This was all within 10 or 12 feet of the bank and the Pedneau boy says that he pushed a crosstie. which was in the edge of the water, out for them to catch but they didn't come up. He said that he saw them come up to the top of the water but they didn't get their heads out William's body was found within a few feet of where they went down and Harold's was found some 10 or 12 feet farther down the stream. The parents of the children didn't know that they were in the river. William had asked his mother to let him go and ride his horse, which request she granted, and the horse was bitched near where the boys were swimming. The funerals will be conducted this afternoon from the homes hv Rev. C. H. Durham. Dastor of the First Baptist church. The two homes, from which the two little boys are taken, are at the foot of Third street and are di rectly across the street from eacn other. Harold's funeral will be at 2 o'clock and interment will he made in Meadow Brook cemeterv in North Lumberton; and William's will be at 4 o'clock and interment will be made in the Norment cemetery on Fifth street. A vehicle has been trimmed in white to be used in carrying the remains of both, one at a time, to the cemeteries and it will be drawn by Wil liam's little white pony, which he"rode to the river. The pall bearers to act at both funerals, active, are: Guy Townsend, Wavne Caldwell. Eli Wishart, Braxton Branch, Knox Proctor and Furman Biggs. Both of the boys were members of the Sun day school of the First Baptist church and the members of Wil liam's class, consisting of 16 members beside himself, will be honorary pallbearers. It was in tended to have the members oi Harold's class to act as honorary pallbearers also, but it was de cided that they are too small. The floral tributes have been rnminer in ail the morniner. They are numerous and beautiful. Amnnc the out-of-town rela tives here to attend the funerals are Mr. J. R. Clark of Colum bus, Ga., grandfather of Harold, and Mr. T. W. Fenegan, ot L.at- ta, S. C, an uncle of William. ANOTHER NEGRO KILLED. Trivial Incident Result in Fatal Shooting Near Fairmont Among Negroes Victim Went to Bed Without Saying Any thing and Murderer Escaped. Coroner G. E. Rancke and County Physician B. W. Page held an inquest Tuesday morn ing at Fairmont over the body of Hiram (Bud) Byrd, colored, about 25 years old, who died Monday afternoon as the result of a shooting affray at the Beau fort County Lumber Co's camp, in the edge of Fairmont, Satur day nicht. The verdict of the iurv was that Byrd died as the result of a pistol-shot wound re ceived at the hands of Wm. Thomas Brown, a middle-aged neero. It was in evidence that Brown steDDed on Bvrd's foot and from that some words passed and as Bvrd was stepping backward Brown fired a pistol at him, the ball taking effect in Byrd's stomach. It is said that after the shoot ing Bvrd went to his home. which was but a short way from where the auarrel took place, and went to bed with Chas. House, colored, with whom he slept, without saying anything about being shot; and House didn't learn that Byrd was shot until some time after he had irotten ud next morning. Brown made his escape. Leesville Doings. Correspondence of The Robeaonian. Fairmont, R. F. D. 2, July 1. A large crowd from here at tended the quarterly meeting at Long Branch church Sunday. Mr. Clide Martin of Boardman, spent Saturday night here with his uncle Mr. W. G. Lewis. Mr. W. H. Lewis made a short visit to Orrum Monday. Little Rosa Floyd will leave Wednesday for Marietta, where she will stay a few days with her aunt Mrs. Charlie Oliver. The farmers of this section have had a long lasting fight with "Mr. Green." Wood's Violet. WILSON AND MARSHALL. Governor Wilson of New Jersey for President, Governor Mar shall of Indiana for Vice-President-Work of Democratic Convention Completed. Baltimore Diapateh. July M. For President Woodrow Wil son of New Jersey. For Vice President Gov. Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana. This was the ticket completed by the Democratic national con vention at 2:30 a. m. today. The nomination of Governor Marshall for Vice President came something as a surprise for when the night's balloting for Vice President began it seemed that the Bryan-Wilson contingent in the convention had definitely settled upon Governor John E. Burke of North Dakota. There was not much of a fight, however, and when the two bal lots disclosed Marshall easily in the lead, Governor Burke's name was withdrawn and Marshall was proclaimed the nominee by acclamation. A minute later the convention had adjourned sine die. The delegates,- worn and weary, made their way out of the big convention hall singing and happy to be started for home. JBaHimore, July 2-Gov. Wood- row Wilson of New Jersey was made the presidential nominee of the Democratic national con vention at the afternoon session today when on the forty-sixth ballot he received 990 votes to 84 for Champ Clark. The Mis- souri delegation, which had re mained faithful to Clark to the end, then moved that the nomi nation be made unanimous. There was a great chorus of ap proval and the long fight was over. Only four ballots were neces sary today to reach a nomina tion. When the convention ad journed last night the convention had seemed to be in an all but hopeless deadlock. Wilson had begun to lose ground on the last few ballots, and Champ Clark had made a few temporary gains. This encouraged the Speaker to rush over to Baltimore from Washington this morning in the hope of still further turning the tide and rallying his forces to a final stand. When he reached here, how ever, he learned that the Illinois delegation at an early morning conference had decided to switch from Clark to Wilson. This meant a change of 58 votes and was as fatal to Clark's chances as it was inspiring tp the Wilson forces. Illinois had been ex pected to "break" all day yes terday and there was deep gloom in the Wilson camp when it failed to do so. Figures Tell the Story. Wilson jumped from his final vote of 494 last night to 602 on the first ballot today. The fig ures told their own story. The Wilson delegates were jubilant as Chairman James directed the second call of the day the forty fourth of the convention. The most important change on this ballot was in the Colorado dele gation which had been voting 11 for Clark and 1 for Wilson. This time Colorado divided 10 to 2 in favor of Wilson. Altogether the ultimate nominee gained 27 votes ort this ballot Then came the forty-fifth. It was disappoint ing in a way, for Clark held his own and Wilson made a gain of only four. The forty-sixth ballot had been ordered when Senator Bankhead of Alabama was seen making his way to the stage. Word flashed over the great armory that his purpose was to withdraw Mr. Underwood from the race and re lease his delegates to vote for whom they saw fit The dele gates, wearied by the long ses sions of the past week, realized all at once that this was indeed the climax. There was a con fusion of cheering applause and calls from one delegation to an other. The galleries caught up the discord and added to the din. Senator Bankhead stood for a long while before he could pro ceed. He had uttered but few words when the meaning of his remarks became clearer and there were frequent interruptions of applause and noisy demonstra tion. Was a Foregone Conclusion. It was a foregone conclusion what the result would be as the last call of the States began. Alabama, which had started every other call with 24 votes for Underwood changed to Wilson and State after State followed suit. It was just 3:15 p. m., when the solid 76 votes of Penn sylvania carried Wilson over the winning line, making his total at the time 733 votes. It was 3:35 p. m. when Chair man James, officially declared Mr. Wilson the nominee of his party. There was an attempt at another demonstration but the delegates were too tired to keep it up long. Then, too, the local appropriation for a band had run out last Saturday night and there was no inspiring music to help along the enthusiasm. In this respect the nomination was unique. Every one in the con vention hall seemed in a happy frame of mind that the end had come. How Wilson Received News of Nomination. Sea Girt. N. J.. Dispatch. 2nd. Twenty newspaper reporteis sitting coatlessand hatlessonthe lawn of New Jersey's "little white house" this afternoon saw an operator come out of the tele graph tent with a yellow blank in his hand. He stood for a mo ment in silhouette against the canvas background and read: "Wilson is nominated." When he looked up twenty chairs were rocking vacantly in the bieeze and the twenty men who faced him a moment before were half a hundred feet away scampering in a straggling line for a spot on the Governor's porch where a short time before a tall, thin man in a gray suit had been sitting. The chair where he bad sat was empty and they burst into the parlor door. "Mr. President," they shouted with one voice, "we congratulate you." With Wife and Daughters. They found the man they sought when his hie as nominee of the Democratic party was less than a minute old. He was laughing and chatting his wife and daughters, news, he said, had a moment before over long distance telephone with! The come the after days of anxious waiting and the few seconds he had spent with his family were his first of real relaxation during the week. "The honor is as great as can come to any man by the nomi nation of a party," he said, "es pecially in the circumstances. I hope I appreciate it at its true value but just at this moment I feel i he tremendous responsi bility it involves even more than I feel the horn.r. "I hope with my heart that the party will never have reason to regret it." The Governor was allowed only a brief respite for there poured in the deluge of callers who had hung about the tickers and bulletin boards for seven days. They cheered again and again. Between bursts of applause they called him "Woodrow" and "Governor" and "Wilson" but most of all they hailed him as ' 'the next President of the United States." KNOCKED OFF OF DAM. Two Ladies Knocked Off of Dam by Racing Negroes Seriously Hurt Negroes Were Racing and Did Not Stop. As the result of a collision of vehicles on the Creek road just across the bridge across the river at the Kingsdale saw mill plant Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Andrew Bullard and Mrs. B. R. Small, both of whom live at the Kings dale mill village, are hurt, Mrs. Small's condition being serious. Mesdames Small and Bullard were driving a mule hitched to a buggy and had been over the river and were on the dam near the bridge, when two negroes who were racing with each other, one on a mule and the other driv ing a horse to a wagon, ran into the buggy occupied by the ladies and knocked the ladies, mule and buggy off the dam. v It is said that thenkmwn negroes kept on going and of course there is great indignation over their outrageous conduct, and every efiort will be made to bring them to justice. SUPERIOR COURT. Many Cases Disposed Of Three Trials for Murder Set for Next Week -No Court This After noon on Account of Funerals of Boys Drowned and Death of Wife of a Member of the "County Bar. The 2-weeks' term of Robeson superior court for the trial of criminal cases which convened Monday, Judge Stephen G. Bragawof Washington presiding, Solicitor N. A; Sinclair repre senting the State, ground out a number of cases up to the noon hour today, when court adjourn ed until tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock on account of the funeral of the boys who were drowned in Lumber river yester day and also on account of the death of the wife of Hon. G. B. Patterson of Maxton, a member of the county bar. Geo. Swann, colored, charged with the murder of Mr. C. C. Gibson at Red Springs on the 1st ult, was brought to jail here last night by Deputy Sheriff T. C. Barnes from the State prison at Raleigh, where he had been for safe keeping since his arrest and his trial has been set for Wednesday afternoon of next week. A special venire of 100 men has been ordered. Messrs. W. H. Kinlaw and Woodberry Lennon have been appointed by the court to defend the prisoner. In the, following report of cases disposed of, carrying con cealed weapon and assault with deadly weapon have been abbre viated to c c. w. and a. d. w. Wm. Rozier, c. c. w.; plead guilty; $10 and costs. Leslie James, Oliver Suggs, gambling; plead guilty, judg ment suspended on payment of costs as this was their first of fense. Joe Wall, a. d. w. ; plead guil ty; prayer for judgment con tinued on payment of costs and defendant to give $50 bond for his appearance at September term and show good behavior. David McDowell, gambling; plead guilty; judgment suspend ed on payment ot costs. Jerry Bowen, larceny; plead guilty of forcible trespass; judg ment suspended on payment of costs. Albert McDuffie, a. d. w.; plead guilty; judgment suspend ed on payment of costs. Ivey McLean, removing crop; verdict of guilty rendered by the jury. J. H. Parker, enticing em ployes; plea of nolo contendere accepted by State; judgment sus pended on payment of costs. Jud Wright, forcible trespass; ' plead guil: , judgment suspend ed on payment of costs. Patrick Locklear. assault ;plead guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Daniel and Hector Brown, re tailing; plead guilty. Jno. Henry Clark, house breaking and house-breaking and larceny, two counts; plead guilty; 12 months in jail with leave to commissioners to hire out for costs. A. L. Stone, mal feasance ;plead guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Four counts, nol pros entered as to three of them. Defendant was presented by the grand jury at the Febru ary term for failure to turn in fines and report to the clerk of the court Kellie Whitted, larceny; plead guilty; 3 months in jail with leave and recommendation to commissioners to hire defendant to Dr. T. L. Northrop for costs of the action. Carl and Rhoda Price, a. d. w. ; not guilty. Wm. McMillan, larceny; plead guilty of forcible trespass; judg ment suspended on payment of costs. Dock Phillips, Mack McRim mon, gambling; McRimmon called and failed; Phillips plead guilty: judgment suspended on payment of costs. P. J. Faircloth, resisting of ficer; plead guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Alex. Pough, forcible trespass: plead guilty; judgment suspend ed on payment of costs. Jno. and Gaddy McNair, a. d. w.; plead guilty; $5 each and costs. Henry Johnson, a. d. w.; plead I guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Van Walters, assault; plead guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Lovett Petty, larceny; plead guilty; 4 months on roads. A number of cases have been nol pressed, with leave or other wise, and others have been con tinued. A true bill for murder was found against Wm. McCallum for the murder of Artelia Morri son on February 12 last and his trial was set for Monday f next week at 2:30 p. m A special venire of 50 men was ordered. The trial of Walter Whitaker for the murder of Aaron Lewis near McDonald last November was set for trial Wednesday morning of next week. Lewis Walker, a. d. w.; 6 months on roads. Hans Dreyer and August Pas cal, larceny; plead guilty; judg ment suspended. Colonel Cole, c. c. w.; not guilty. Fred Graham, retailing; guilty; plead guilty on another charge of retailing Sanford Prevatt and Fowler Prevatt, affray; Nol. Pros, as to Fowler; Sanfoid pleads guilty. Bentiey and Quince Oxendine, Redden and Will Locklear, Hen ry A, Berry Ellis, Archie, Giles and Bob Hunt Duck Lowrie, disturbing religious congrega tion; not guilty; M. S. Strickland, prosecutor, taxed with the costs. Virgil Atkinson, removal of crop; not guilty. Joe Lamb, c. c. w. and a. d. w.; plead guilty; 12 months on roads in first case and judgment suspended in second. Nathan Bruce, c. c. w. ; plead guilty. Jno L. Scott, c. c. w. ; plead guilty. Nathan Bruce, c. c. w. ; plea of guilty stricken out Frank Bethea. a. d. w. and c. c. w.; plead guilty. Tom Pope, gambling; plead guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Ed. Meshaw, attempt to break into store; plead guilty; 3 months in j an. Walter Bennett, retailing; plead guilty. Lovett Petty, c. c. w. ; plead guilty; judgment suspended. Henry Pope, gambling; plead guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Tom Lewis, larceny; guilty; 12 months on roads. COUNTY ROAD MAT 1 ERS. Committee Appointed to Inves tigate Conditions at Chain Gang and Reports About Treatment of Convicts Other Matters. The county road commissioners were in regular monthly session Monday for the transaction of routine business. A proposition made by Mr. F. A. Prevatt in which he offered that for the sum of $50 the Fay etteville road might be straight ened across certain parts of his property was accepted and it was ordered that this amount be paid Mr. Prevatt The bridge fund was charged $132.30 and a like amount was credited to district 3 for lumber furnished bridge fund. Supt Parrish was instructed to investigate claim for damages made by Mr. Andrew Floyd of Orrum and report same at some future meeting. Messrs. Paisley McMillan and Jas. A. Johnson were appointed a committee to investigate con ditions at the chain gang, also to investigate certain reports as to the way in which convicts are treated and report at next meet ing of the board. It was ordered that $500 be transferred to the bridge fund and prorated as formerly; that district 4 be charged $506.50 for use of chain gang for the month of June and a like amount cred ited to chain gang account Various bills for the several districts and funds were ordered paid, the totals of these bills being as follows: District 1, $559.44; district 2, $201.05; dis trict 3, $227.48; district 4, $393. 89; district 5, $118: district 6, $114 80; bridge fund, $10.80; chain gang, $272.57. When baby suffers with eczema or some itching skin trouble, use Doan's Ointment. A little of it goes a long way and it is safe for children. 50c. a box at all stores. E;.3aiv.SrS3rZ -ati-.i-.xi.'nati.:
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