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THE '.ROBESONIAN Established 1870. ' Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cen VOL XLH1 NO. 40. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1912. WHOLE NO. 2774 SUPERIOR COURT. Murder Trial Begin This After noon Disposition of Cases. The 2-weeks term of Robeson superior court for the trial of criminal cases entered upon its second week at 10 o'clock this morning, Judge Stephen C. Bra- gaw of Washington presiding and Solicitor N. A. Sinclair be ing present to represerit the State. When court adjourned at 12:30 today the trial of Wm. McCallum, colored, for the mar ker of Artelia Morrison, colored, 'was set to begin at 2:30 this afternoon. It is charged that the woman was- shot by McCal lum at apatry in the Rowland section last February, as a result of which she died a week or so later. In the following report of cases assault with deadly weapon and carrying concealed weapon are abbreviated to a. d. w. and c. c w., respectively. Dolph Bowen, a. d. w. ; plead guilty. P. J. Faircloth, resisting of ncer; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Chas. Dillard, retailing; guilty. Jerry McLaughlin and Geo. Leach, gambling: guilty. Ivey McLean, surrendering possession; $5 and costs, Jim King, resisting officer and a. d. w.; plead guilty; 15 months on roads. David Lennon, housebreaking; not guilty. Joe Oliver, elopement; not guilty. Alex. Sheridan, retailing, four counts. Frank Bethea, months on roads; ment suspended. a. d. w.;12 c. c. w. ; judg' Wm. Rowell, retailing; guilty, Frank McNair, a. d. w. ; fine and, -costs; c c. w.; judgment suspended on payment oi costs Troy Graham, murder; plea of guilty of manslaughter accepted by the State; 24 years on roads. He killed Donella McNeill's 3-year-old baby last Christmas Day at Kowland while crazy drunk. Lewis Walker, larceny; 6 months on roads. In Thursday's paper it was stated that Walker was sentenced to six months on roads for assault with deadly weapon, which was an error and was due to the fact that the en try in the minute docket book in the clerk of the court's office made no mention of the case for larceny but under ooe head cited three cases, apparently all for a. d. w.t and stated that in the first case the sentence was as above. The sentence was for stealing a bag of meal from the store of White & Gough of Lumberton. Judge Carter continued the so liti tor's prayer for judgment be cause he was afraid Walker's mental condition was not sound, but at this term the solicitor asked Judge Bragaw to pro nounce judgment, which he did. Jim Buck, larceny; after the jury was empeneled a juroi was taken sick and a juror was there upon withdrawn, a mistrial or dered and case continued. Hector Brown, retailing; plead guilty. Wash Maultsby, larcenv; plead guilty; 3 months on roads. Alfred Davis, a. d. w. and re tailing; 4 counts; plead guilty. Will Price, a. d. w., plead guil ty; judgment suspended on pay ment of costs and doctor's bill of $30. A true bill for murder was re turned by the grand jury Satur day against H. G. McCormick, who shot and killed Bud Monroe, colored, at Rowland on the night ,of June 27. Monument Unveiling. Raft Swamp camp No. 164, Woodmen of the World, will un veil a monument erected to the memory of Mr. C. P Stephens at Meadow Brook cemetery Sun day, July 14, at 4 p. m. Mem bers of the, order are requested to meet in the Woodman hall in the McLeod building at 3 p. m. L. T. Britt, C. C. In these days of high cost of living, a medicine that gets a man up out of bed and able to work in a few days is a val- . uable remedy. ' John Heath, Michigan Bar, CaL, had kidney and bladder trouble, was confined to his bed, unable to turn without help "I commenced using Foley Kidney Pills and can truly say 1 was relieved at, once." His ex ample is worth following. For Bale by , all dealers. m THE FOURTH AT PARKTON. A Great Celebration Races, Greasy-Pole Climbing, Pretty Baby and Pretty Girl Contests, Ball Game A Great Time. CartWDoadane of Tba RobMooi&n. Parkton, July 5 -The Fourth was a glorious day for our town, The people were here, the esti mation about a tnousana, or probably a little more. The pro gramme was carried out nicely and it was attractive from be ginning to end. The marshals, parade was beautiful. The town was decorated in national colors All the trains brought in crowds of people from Fayetteville, Red Springs. Maxton. Kennert, bt Paul, Lumberton. Raeford and other places. Everybody had a good time.- Ihe band played a few pieces in the morning, but as some of the boys are away and some sick they did not play in the afternoon. ' Mr. A. A. Wright was general manager and he managed things in an impartial manner and very satisfactorily. The horse racing was the first attraction. The following were the prize winners: Running race, 1st prize by Uir- a m -mm 1 1 1 ren McMillan oi umDenana county; trot, first prize by J. A. McRackin of Lumber Bridge. First bicycle race won by Joe Edwards. Sack-race won by Tom Brown. Foot race by young men, first prize won by C. G. Hall. Boys race won by Herbert Odom; 2d by Hector Fermidge. Then came the greasy pole climbing with a $2.00 pair of shoes on top of the pole. More fun than a little was up for quite awhile. Many entered this con test but Lem Cashwell proved the successful one, as he was the first to reach the top of the pole. The first thing on programme in the afternoon was the contest for the prettiest babv. All lined ud at the drug store, where the judges, as follows, were selected by Manager Wright: 001. &. J. Cobb, Dr. D. Hughes and M. G. Hair. This was the most difficult task, as there were several very Drettv babies present. After careful inspection the judges re ported the prize in favor of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Campbell as hav ing the prettiest baby. We hope to be able to exhibit the fortu nate baby s picture m Ihe nobe- sonian in the near future. Next was the contest lor the prettiest girl. Many girls enter ed and it was a very beautiful sight indeed to behold the beau tiful faces. The same judges acted in this contest. Miss Flora Parham won and the above judges seemed to give universal satisfaction, especially in the last mentioned. The last prize ottered was for the laziest and ugliest man. This was won by Mr. G. D. Ammons. Mr. Ammons appreciates the prize and cheerfully remarks nai ne was juuy cuuucu tu this prize. m mm This brings us to the ball erame. uaiatia was nere in gooa shape and Parkton met the great est defeat of all its history. Score, 13 to 0. The local team was in bad shape as the pitcher and catcher were both crippled and could not play and this accounts for their defeat. Mr. J. T. Barker oi Lumber- i i j x j? ton, canaiaaie ior register oi deeds, and Mr. J. E. Car lyle, also for the same office, were here making acquaintances and plan ning for the approaching pri mary, a Young Lady Accidentally Shot. Miss Ora McLean, about 25 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Daniel McLean, who 'live near Alf ordsville, was accidently shot with a pistol Saturday about noon. Her brother, Mr. Walter McLean, about 20 years old, was working with his pistol when it accidentally went off, the ball taking effect in Miss McLean's side. The wound is serious, but Miss McLean s condition this morning was as good as could be expected. Georee L. Higbie. Manton, Mich., used Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder trouble. He says: 'l find for my case no other medicine equals Foley Kidnev Pills for beneficial effect." They are a safe and reliable medicine for kidney trouble and rheumatism. Contain no harmful drugs. For sale by all dealers. m FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER. Death of an Infant New Ware house to be Opened Soon Fairmont Puts it Over a Visit ing team Personal CorrMDondaao at Tb Robeaonia.it. Fairmont, July 5 Prof. Sea well, of Winter Park, Fla., is a visitor in town for a few days. Mr. E. J. Davis and son Harry arrived last week from Martins ville, Va. Mr. Kendrick Sanford, of John's Station, visited friends in town over Sunday. Miss Eva Thompson left Mon day to spend some time with her brother Edgar S. Thompson of Ridgecrest. Edith May, infant daughter of W. L. Kyle, died last Tuesday at the home of her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.C. B. Thompson, who had cared for her since her mother's death at her birth. She. was a dear bright little baby and will be greatly missed by the family circle Miss Lula Werts of Newberry, S. C, visited the family of Rev. R. S. Lattimer last week and was accompanied home by little Miss Kate Lattimer, who will visit an aunt in Clinton, S. C. Mr. Carl McLean has opened up a general merchantile busi ness in the new Jones building. and being one of our most popu lar citizens, we predict and hope for full success for him. Miss Maggie S. Floyd leaves Thursday to attend the summer training school for teachers held at Columbia University. N. Y., where we expect her to have a delightful and improving stay. She will be away all summer. Mr. George Jones of Laurin- burg was greeting many former friends in town one day last week. We are glad to know he will be closer by. having accepted the position of traffic manager of V. & C. S. Ry. and will live in Lumberton. Mrs. J. M. Ashley visited her sister Mrs. J. M. Kelley near Boardman last week. Mr. Sam Dunie went to Balti more last week to select fall goods and will oben his store here at once. The date of the opemng of the new warehouse is fixed for the eleventh. The house is almost entirely completed now and is a good peice of workmanship. Mrs. E. J. Chambers and Mas ter E. J.. Jr.. returned from SouthDort Monday, to the pleas ure of their many friends; but we are sorry to note that Mrs Chambers is suffering with rheu- matism.N A Wilmington bunch of would- be ball Diavers came up on the 4ih and gave our team the pleas ure of wiping up the earth with them to the score of 4 to 0. One Killed and Many Injured in Wreck at Greensboro Lum berton Man in Wreck. Greensboro Special, 6th. to charlotte Observer. Fifty passengers were injured, Engineer Thomas j. ceacn fatally, this afternoon when Southern passenger tram No. 36 rom Atlanta .to Washington, collided head-on with a freight train headed south on the local yards at 3:40 this afternoon. - The engine to the passenger train ran into an open Bwucn, the responsibility for which has not been determined and belore Engineer Beach could bring his rain to a stop, crashed into a reight pulling a long string of empty- refrigerator cars south. The freight was at a standstill when the crash came. Mr. D. D. Hilburn of Lumber on was among the injured pas sengers, his lower lip being cue and his neck sprained. or Negro Industrial School at Wilmington. The House of Congress passed a bill on the 3d conveying to the board of education of New Han over county, North Carolina, 34 acres of land in the city of Wil mington for the erection of an industrial school for negroes. A. M. Naaon, farming near Canaan, Me., waa .badly crippled with sciatic rheumatism due he says to uric acid in his blood. "Foley Kidney Pills entirely cured me and also removed numerqus black specks that were continually be fore my eyes." Foley Kidney Pills are a uric acid solvent and are effective for the various forms of rheumatism. For sale by all dealers. m WILL BREAK THE NEWS 7TH PROX. Uovemor Wilson s Reply to Notification Will Sound Key note of Campaign. So Girt. N. J Dispatch. 6th. Governor Woodrow Wilson and Senator-elect James of Kentucky, who was permanent chairman of the Baltimore convention, de cided this afternoon to have the Governor formally notified of his nomination on the lawn of New Jersey's "Little White House" here at 2 o'clock on the after noon of Wednesday, August 7. Mr. James came up from Wash ington and had a long talk with the nominee, during which he was requested to name as late a day as possible to afford Gover nor Wilson an opportunity to catch up with his correspondence, noyg some 10.000 letters and tele grams behind. The speech of notification will be short and the Governor's re ply will sound the keynote of the campaign, Mr. James declared. Governor Wilson let it be known today that he would deal with the hight cost of living and the tariff, which he regards as the leading issues, clearly and fully. He wjII include reference to other planks of the platfor m also. STATE SOCIALIST TICKET. Nominated at State Convention Held at Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem Dispatch. 4th. A State Socialist convention was held here today with delegates from nearly air locals represent ed. Plans were made for trying to secure a State Socialist news paper and also for raising cam paign funds to wage an active campaign. The same platform as the party had four years ago except one new plank favoring paying convicts wages and after deducting the expense of keep ing them to turn balance over to familita was adopted. P. L. Gardner of- Lakeview was chairman and W. M. Weath- erly, Greensboro, secretary. A State ticket was nominated as follows: Governor, H. E. Hodges, Washington: Lieuten ant Governor, B. T. Tiller, Ashe ville; Secretary of State, W. M. Weatherly, Greensboro; Auditor, D. Stuart, Spencer; Treasurer, W. B. Taylor, Winston-Salem; Superintendent of Public Instruc tion, Rev. G. E. Hunt, Lexing ton; Attorney General, W. G. Gregson; Commissioner of Agri culture, Bruce Anderson, Lenoir; Commissioner Labor and Print ing, George F. Wilson, Pfaff town; Corporation Commis sioners, R. J. Morton, Greens boro, and V. T. Grubbs, King; Insurance Commissioner, R. H. Lane, Aurora. Baraca and Philathea County Union to be Organized at St. Paul's Next Sunday. correspondence of The Robesonian. St, Paul's. July 8-At 3 o'clock next Sunday afternoon, July 14, at the Baptist church here the Baracas and Philatheas of Robe son county have been asked to meet with the two classes here for the purpose of organizing a Baraca and Philathea County Union for the purpose of furth ering the Baraca and Philathea work in Robeson county. A per sonal letter has been written all the classes known of in the county asking them to send delegates, but in case there are other class es, both Baraca and Philathea, which have not received one of these letters, we especially in vite vou to come and cooperate with us in this movement. There will be some good addresses and we feel sure you will be greatly benefitted by coming. Come and be with us. In the Mayor's Court. William Nichols, Jim Caldwell. Sam Bennett, Lula Wilson and Luetta Williamson, all colored, were before Mayor Caldwell Friday on charges of retailing. They were all bound to court Nichols and Caldwell, failing to make bonds, were jailed, the other three giving $50 bonds for their appearance at court. Tom Branch and John Mussel- white were before the mayor Saturday evening on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. They were fined, $5 and costs each. TOWN AFFAIRS. Street Committee Empowered to Put in Approaches to Paring on Elm Street Water Rates Slightly Raised-New Fire Limits Established. Mayor Caldwell and the board of town commissioners met in regular session Tuesday night of last week, but owing to the crowded condition of Thursday's paper it was necessary to hold over tne report until today a paper. The street committee was em powered to make contract for putting in approaches to the street paving on Elm street, if in its judgment same will be of benefit to the town; and it was provided that payment therefor may be made with note of town to be due not earlier than No vember 15, 1912. The mayor and clerk and treas urer were empowered to execute such notes as may be approved by the finance committee in set tlement of account of $1,290 due the Pittsburgh Meter Co. for water meters; and to execute note of the town in the sum of $400 to W. H. Bullard, as a part payment for building guard house and stables, and for lum ber and materials, etc., furn ished. In view of the fact that the jates charged by the town for water are too low to cover cost for furnishing same, it was or dered that the minimum charge be made 75 cents per month, with an allowance of 5,000 gal lons of water, and that all water used over and above 5,000 gal lons be charged for at the rate of 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. New fire limits were estab lished as follows: Beginning at. the northeast! corner of lot No. 105, according to the official map of the Town of Lumberton heretofore adopt ed, and runs directly west 150 feet, thence south to fifth street; thence with said street east 282 feet; thence south to third street, thence east 216 feet, thence di rect to the Seaboard railroad, thence with said railroad south i 666 east 1860 feet; thence north to the intersection of Pine and Town Common streets; thence west with Town Common street to Walnut street; thence north with Walnut street to First street; thence west with First street to Chestnut street; thence with Chestnut street to third street; thence east with Third street 108 feet; thence a direct line to a point on Fifth street 108 east of Chestnut street; thence west to Chestnut street; thence north with Chestnut street to the northeast comer of the court house square; thence directly west to me west edge of Elm street; thence to the beginning. J. P. Townsend was unanim ously, re-elected chief of the fire department, W. G. Pitman was unanimously re elected superin tendent of the water and light department on the same terms and conditions as now exist It was ordered that J. B. Bow en be allowed a rebate on $440 worth of property, it appearing to the board that same was listed twice. The board was in session for a while Wednesday night checking up vouchers. Meeting of County Democratic Executive Committee to be Held in Lumberton July 16. A meeting of the Democratic executive committee of Robeson county is hereby called to be held at the court house in Lumberton at noon on Tuesday, July 16th, for the purpose of appointing managers for the county primary or primaries to be held on August 10th, 1912 (and August 24tb,"19 2, if a second primary should be neccessary), for fixing a date or dates for the county convention or conventions (if a second pri mary and thereby a second con vention be necessary), to declare the result of said primary or pri maries, and to transact such other business as may properly come before said committee at said meeting. S. B. McLean, Chairman. President Taf t will receive the formal notification that he is the nominee of the Republican party for President at the White House in Washington about August 1. LOCAL BRIEFS j -Middling cotton today, U 1-8. License has been issued for the marriage of Fannie L. Bria son and W. E. McCormick. -Mr. A. E. White has been confined at his home on Chest nut street for the past two days with chills and fever. -Mr. Jas. D. Proctor h havinor material placed on the rounds for a handsome eight-roen two story residence, corner -f Six teenth and Elm streets. Miss Bessie Feldmar. nf Baltimore. Md.. will sin? at th Pasttime theatre tomorrow nitrht at 8:30 and 9:30. There is a treat awaiting patrons of the show. -Miss Annie Lee Mc Arthur. of Hope Mills, who for some time had held a position as sales lady in Mr. W. J. Prevatt's store. resigned and went home last week to teach school. She has accepted a school at Mt Tabor and begins teaching today. Mrs. D. B. Johnson of At kinson, Pender county, mother of Mrs. J. R. Poole and Dr. T. C. Johnson of Lumberton, who un derwent an operation at the Thompson hospital two weeks ago. is getting alone nicelv. her condition being very much im proved today. A small tenant house on one of Mr. Geo. G. French's farms at Bee Gee, on the V. & C. S. Ry.. was destroyed by fire early last Wednesday morning. The house had been completed only the Friday before. It was occupied by a negro family and caught on fire while the family were at breakfast. Mr. K. M. Biggs is remodel ing bis home, corner of Seventh and Pine streets He is having the building changed from a single to a two-story. While the work is going on Mr. Biggs and his family are living in the McDiarmid house, Sixth and Walnut streets. Mr. Biggs hopes to have the work completed by the first of August The East-side River Sunday school picnicked at Clyborn church on the Fourth. Dinner, ice cream, lemonade and other good things were in abundance and more than 100 boys and girls were happy so The Robesonian is assured by a lover of such oc casions who was "among those present" The ladies of the Jen nings ' mill village are largely responsible for the success of the occasion. State Senator W. S. Cobb of Lumber Bridge is at Statesville today for the purpose of visiting the demonstration farm near that place in company with Commis sioner of Agriculture Graham and Lieutenant Governor New land, these three constituting a committee appointed by the last Legislature to make investiga tions as to the advisability of closer relations between the A. and M. College at Raleigh and the State Agricultural Department Mr. Archie Collins, Sales Man ager for Several Lumber Mills, Will Open Office Here. Mr. Archie Collins arrived here last night from Valdosta. Ga., where to him and his wife, at the home of the latter's par ents, was born on the 25th ult a 9-pound boy. Mr. Collins is sales manager for the Williamson & Brown Lumber Co. of Cerro Gordo and has been making that place headquarters for the past several months, but after about three weeks he will make head quarters here. He rented an of fice here this morning from Mr. A. Weinstein, over Mr. Wein stein's store on the corner of Elm and Fourth streets, and some time during the next month he expects to move his family here. He will leave this evening for Washington, D. C, and Philadelphia, where he also has offices. Mr. Collins is also sales manager for several mills in Georgia and Alabama. Insect Bite Costs Leg. A Boston man lost his leg from the bite of an insect two years before. To avert such calamities from stings and bites of insects use Bucklen's Arnica Salve promptly to kill the poison and prevent inflammation, swelling and pain. Heals burns, boils, ulcers, piles, eczema, cuts, bruises. Qnly 25 cents at all druggists. '
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