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VOL XLIII NO. 41.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 11. 1912.
WHOLE NO. U775
E80NIAN
SUPERIOR COURT.
Ceo. Swan. Negro Who Killed
Mr. C. C. Gibson at Red
Springs, Now on Trial for His
Life Three Murder Cases
Since Monday Other Cases.
Geo. Swann, the negro who
shot and killed Mr. C. C.
Gibson at Red Springs on the
first day of June last, is now on
trial for his life. The trial began
yesterday afternoon and wil
last through today. Defendant
was an employe of the Red
Springs oil mill, of which de
ceased was superintendent, and
Mr. Gibson reprimanded him for
smoking on the company s yards.
During the difficulty which lol
lowed Swann shot Mr. Gibson
and escaped. Later he wai cap
tured near Hamlet and taken to
Raleigh, to the State prison, for
safe keeping. A large crowd is
attending the trial, in which
there is considerable interest.
The firm of Mclntyre. Lawrence
& Proctor and Mr. A. P. Spell of
Rod Springs are assisting Solici
tor Sinclair. Messrs. Wade H.
Kinlaw and W. Lennon are de
fending the prisoner by appoint
ment of the court. The follow
ing constitute the jury: Alex.
McGirt. F. B. Singletary. Jno. L.
Taylor, W. H. Lamb, B. F
Townsend, D. B. McNeill. J. A.
McRaei Ed Taylor, S. W. Fowler,
P. R. Floyd. J. B. Leggett, L,
E. Tyner. ,
Walter Whittaker, murder;
submitted to murder in second
degree; 20 years in State peni
tentiary. He shot Aaron Lewis,
colored, last November on Mr.
Joe Parker's place near Mc
Donald, Lewis dying within a few
days. It was in evidence that
several negroes were gambling,
drinking and selling whiskey:
that Whittaker won all the money
and got into a dispute with- a
negro named Fletcher Lawrence;
Lawerence or another negro, not
Lewis, it is thought, shot Whit
taker in the hand and all the
negroes ran; Whittaker shot
Lewis in the back as he ran.
Whittaker claims that Lewis shot
him but this claim was not sub
stantiated by the evidence. In
giving the prisoner 20 years
Judge Bragaw intimated that the
sentence would have been the
limit of 30 years if defendant
had employed counsel and had
fought the case.
Hector Brown, a. d. w. and c.
c. w.; plead guilty.
Daniel and Hector Brown, dis
turbing religious congregation;
plead guilty.
A. W. Bullard, a. d. w.; plead
ffuilty: judgment suspended on
payment of costs.
H. Grady McCormick, murder;
not guilty. Killed Bud Monroe,
a nesro who was considered a
desperate and dangerous charac
ter, at Rowland on the night of
June 27 last. Plea of self-defense.
Difficulty arose about a
dog belonging to the defendant,
which dog Monroe had clipped.
Words arose and deceased struck
defendant with a bottle, when
defendant shot him with a pistol.
The firms of McLean, Varser &
McLean and Mclntyre Lawrence
& Proctor appeared for the de
fendant. Luke McCallum. c. c. w. and
a. d. w.; plead guilty; judgment
suspended on payment of costs.
Will McCallum, murder; guilty
of mansiaugnter; a years on
roads. After jury was impaneled
defendant submitted to man
slaughter. Was accused of kill
ing Artelia Morrison, a colored
woman, at a party at Rowland
last February. In a general row
several shots were fired and Ar
telia Morrison was shot in an
arm. The arm was amputated
and she died a week or so later.
The firm of McLean, Varser &
McLean and Mr. T. L. Johnson
appeared for the defendant, the
firm of Mclntyre, Lawrence &
Proctor assisting Solicitor Sin
clair. Grand Jury s Report
The grand jury made its re
port Tuesday as follows:
A committee composed of D.
R. Caddell, Roy Stewart and
McP. McL. Alford visited the
chain gang on the 8th in Burnt
Swamp township and found Hec
tor Morrison.the keeper.on hand.
Found the prisoners well kept
and well fed and provided with
good sleeping quarters; portable
steel houses, as reported by last
grand jury. Number of prison
ers on gang. 22, with 3 guards.
.A committee composed :ofD
RED SPRINGS BUDGET.
Waterworks System Being In
stalled Social and Personal
Correspondence of The Robeaonian.
Red Springs, July 9 MisBess
Jones has returned from a pleas
ant visit to friends in Bennetts-
ville. She was accompanied home
by Miss Kate Terrel, who wil
be her guest for several weeks.
Messrs. Roland Brown and Jim
Hall attended the Parkton picnic
on July 4.
Work on the water works is be
ing rapidly pushed and we h-pe
soon to have the ty stem complet
ed. The work is under the
management of Mr. W. F. Robe
son of Charlotte and he is a good
supervisor who will keep things
busy.
Miss Rosa McMillan left Tues
day night for New York City.
After a short sojourn there she
will sail for Halifax, Nova Scotia,
where she will visit for several
weeks. Misses Rosalie and Mar
garet Williams are spending
some time in the mountains of
western North Carolina. At pre
sent they are at Blowing Rock,
but they will visit several other
places before returning. Rev
H. M. Dixon and family left
Friday for Montreat, where they
will spend the remainder of the
summer.
Mias Annie Belle William3gave
a lovely porch party at her fath
er's home on Main street Monday
evening. The porch and lawn
were softly lighted by gaily col
ored Japanese lanterns, and the
punch bowl, decorated with red
nasturtiums, was an attractive
spot on the lawn. Delicious iced
refreshments were served by lit
tle brothers of the hostess
Misses Kate Johnson of Thomas-
ville and Lucy deVane delighted
the guests with several beautiful
songs. At a late hour the good
byes were reluctantly said to the
gracious and charming hostess.
Mr. Jim Townsend is spending
several days with his friend Mr.
Earnest Sikes at Montreat. - Miss
Polly McRae is visiting relatives
in Maxton, Miss Hallie Smith,
who had been visiting her grand
parents tor several weeks, re
turned Friday to her home in
Elkin. Miss Ella Alderman visit
ed Miss Margaret McEachern
last week. Miss Lucy Worth
Currie of Fayetteville is now the
guest of Miss McEachern.
CHAS,
A. WEBB CHAIRMAN.
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Asheville Man Elected Head of
Democratic State Executive
Committee.
Raleigh News and Observer, 10th.
By a unanimous vote last night
the Democratic State executive
committee elected Hon. Charles
A. Webb, of Asheville, as chair
man of the new State committee.
and Walter E. Brock, of Wades-
boro, as secretary. Mr. Webb
succeeds Hon. A. H. Eller, of
Winston-Salem, as State chair
man, and Mr. Brock succeeds
himself, both Mr. Eller and Mr.
Brock having served for two
terms, the past four years. A
vote of thanks was tendered the
retiring chairman for his ser
vices.
The meeting of the committee
was a largely attended one, there
being of the sixty members
thirty present in person and
twenty-five by proxy, fifty-five
in all.
The North Carolina Dental So
ciety held its annual convention
in Raleigh last week and adjourn
ed Friday night after electing
Dr. Russell Sherrill of Raleigh
president and selecting Winston
Salem as the next meeting place.
R. Caddell. E. J. Waits, Kelly
Bass and E. L. Melton visited
the county home and 'found the
inmates well kept and well fed.
All seemed to be satisfied, with
one exception, a woman who
wanted milk. Recommend that
the keeper provide the necessary
milk. Homes in good condition
with the exception of windows,
upon which it is recommended
that necessary repairs be made
and also that sheets needed for
the beds be furnished.
Visited the jail in a body and
found same in good condition
and prisoners well cared for.
Visited the different county of
fices and found same well kept
Passed on 136 bills 118 true
and. 18 not true. - ,
HOPE MILLS NEWS.
Two Marriages Fine Corn A
Fern Thief Personal.
coneeuundenee of The Rohaaonian.
Hope Mills, July 9 Mr. Jasper
Brown, who is a prominent
farmer at Gibson, and Miss Flor
ence Warner, a popular young
lady of Hope Mills, were married
Sunday at the home of the bride,
Rev. J. H. Gibbs officiating. The
happy couple have the best wish
es of a large number of friends.
Dr. S. S. Hutchinson last week
returned from Hendersonville,
where he attended the North
Carolina Medical Association con
vention which was held in that
place recently.
Mr. Frank Greenwood, of
Chester, Pa, has accepted a
position as dyer with the Hope
Mills Mfg. Co., to succeed Mr.
Harvey, resigned.
Mr. B. S. Home, of this
place, has the finest piece of
corn the writer has seen this
year, many stalks measuring
fourteen feet from the ground.
On Friday night last, after 12
o'clock, several ferns were stolen
from the porches of our towns
men: two from the porch of Mr.
M. T. McArthur, one in a two
gallon jug with the top broken
off and the other jn a gallon,
flower pot; one from Miss Kate
Brown, which was in a six-quart
flower pot; three from the porch
of Mrs. Jim Cameron and three
ferns in jars from Mrs. G. M.
Patterson. A reward of $5 has
been offered for the flowers or
evidence sufficient to convict the
guilty -party.
Within the next week or ten
days Mr. M. T. McArthur will
move with his family into his
new residence, which is now
nearing completion.
Mr.. Will Aired and Miss Mamie
McLeod, both of this place, were
married Sunday, June 30th. Mav
many joys attend this happy
young couple.
Children s exercises were con
ducted in the Baptist church
Sunday evening and a very inter
esting program was rendered.
Rev. Mr. McLellon, of Maxton,
preached a very able sermon in
the Baptist church here Sunday
TEN MILE TOPICS.
Crops Good A Picnic July 25-
Death of Miss Ethel Malone.
Correspondence of The Robeaonian.
Lumberton, R. F. D.
1. July
8 Crops through this
section
are very good.
We were glad to have Kev. J.
W. Cobb of Lumber Bridge with
us at Ten Mile Sunday. He was
former pastor of this church and
we are always glad to have him
come down and preach for us.
The Fourth passed olf very
auietlv on this route, as there
were no picnics near. Several
of the young people gave a lem
onade party at Willis Springs.
Miss Dovie Bntt returned bun-
day from Rutherfordton and
Charlotte, where she spent sev
eral davs visiting. She also at
tended the marriage of her
brother Mr. E. M. Britt while
away.
The Baraca and Philathea
clashes of Ten Mile are planning
to'givea play in the near future.
Mrs. J. C. King of Wilming
ton, who had been visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Britt, returned to her
home Wednesday.
Miss Ethel Malone. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Malone,
who had been sick with tvphoid
fever at the Thompson hospital
for several days, died Saturday
afternoon. The f uueral was con
ducted at Ten Mile church Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock by her
former pastor, Rev. J. W. Cobb,
and the remains were laid to
rest in the Ten Mile cemetery.
We extend to the bereaved fam
ily our deepest sympathy.
There will be a picnic at len
Mile July 25.
Episcopalians to Build Church
Here.
The Episcopalians of Lumber
on have purchased from Mr.
Alf. H. McLeod a lot on North
Chestnut street on which they
will build a church some time in
he near future. Rev. Mr. Noe
of Wilmington will hold services
here for the Episcopalians about
once a month.
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OUT SADDLE TREE WAY
Farmers Busy and Crops Good
Protracted Meeting Begins
Fourth' Sunday Social and
Personal.
Qmi poniienee of The Bobeeonlan.
Lumberton, R. F. D. 2, July
10 The farmers of this section
are very busy on their farms.
Crops are very good in this sec
tion.
Mrs. Lee Humphrey spent part
of last week near Bethany with
her brother Mr. J. C. Prevatt,
who is very ill. Mr. L. A. Par
nell, of Parkton, spent Saturday
and Sunday here vi?iting fiienda.
Li'tie Mi33.L'iUra and Master
Gle Horsey of Dillon are visiting
relatives here. -Little Miss Bes
sie Wellington of St. Paul's is
vhitinjr at the home of her uncle
Mr. W J. McPhail.
Rev. J. M. Hester.of St. Paul's,
preached here Sunday at U o'
clock and in the afternoon at 3:30
o'clock. He talked on the Baraca
Philathea work. The people'
were pleased to hear him.
Mr. W. H. Powell is spending
this week in Lumberton attend
ing court. Mrs. H. G. McRae of
Wilmington is visiting relatives
here.
The protracted meeting will be
gin here the 4th Sunday in July.
We do not know yet who will as
sist the pastor.
Mr. Pope and Miss Mamie
Humphrey entertained a number
of their friends Saturday night.
They played many games and
delicious cake and cream were
served. The guests departed at
a late hour declaring they had
had a delightful time.
Sorry to report Paul, little son
of Mr. and Mrs. Arch. McDuffie,
sick.
CENTER DOTS.
Picnic July 25 Personal Men
tion.
ComtponJenco of The Robesonian.
"Center, July 9-Most of our
farmers are through laying by.
Messrs. H. Stanley of Fair
mont and Lemuel Atkinson and
Misses Zillie Legget and Rachel
Wells attended the picnic at Al
fordsville Thursday and report an
enjoyable time. Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Collins of Lumberton spent
part of last week here visiting
relatives. Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Barnes of Lumberton spent Sun
day here with relatives. Miss
Rachel Wells of Teachey's, who
had been spending dome time
here, left Monday for Wilming
ton, where she will spend a few
days before going home. Messrs.
Claude Bullock and H. Stanley
of Fairmont spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilkerson
spent Saturday night and Sunday
at Boardmaa visiting relative.
There will be a Farmers' Union
and Woodmen picnic here on
Thursday, July 25. The public
is cordially invited to come and
bring well-filled baskets.
BIG RALLY DAY AT MAXTON.
Grand Educational Rally at
Carolina College Park, Wed
nesday, July 24.
The people of Maxton will ob
serve Wednesday, July 24, as
Educational Rally Day to cele
brate the work done on Carolina
College, which is nearing com
pletion. Arrangements are being
made to entertain several thou
sand people. A picnic dinner
will be served, several good
speakers are on the programme
and a brass band will furnish
music. Everybody is invited and
it is hoped that all the adjoining
counties will be represented-
Make arrangements now to be
Maxton's guestWeoVaesday, July
24.
The House of Congress, com
mittee on judiciary Monday re
commended that Judge Robt W.
Archbald, of the Court of Com
merce, be impeached before the
bar of the United States Senate.
Thirteen articles of impeachment
were presented by the commit
tee. . He is charged with mal
feasance in office and his conduct
is characterized as extremely
reprehensible. This constitutes
the ninth impeachment of a ju
dicial or civil official of the United
States since the foundation of
the government
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MR. T. C EVANS RESIGNS.
Accepts Position of Cashier of
Citizens' Bank of Cheraw, S.
C Resignation Effective Au
gust 15 Mr. K. M. Barnes of
Barnesville Succeeds Mr.
Evans as Cashier of Farmers
& Merchants Bank.
Mr. T. C. Evans, cashier of the
Farmers & Merchants Bank since
its organization in November,
1909, has resigned to accept a
position as cashier of the Citi
zens' Bank of Cheraw, S. C. Mr.
Evans offered his resignation a
few days ago to be effective the
15th of August and at a meeting
of the bank directors held this
morning the resignation was ac-cepted-and
Mr. K. M. Barnes
of Barnesville was elected to
succeed him. Mr. Evans says
that his only reason for making
the change was the financial con
sideration. The bank to which
he goes has just been organized
and has a paid capital of $50,000.
and Mr. Evans has been elected
treasurer of the Citizens' Loan
& Trust Co., which will be
conducted in connection with the
bank. The trust company has
$15,000 paid in.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans moved to
Lumberton from Charlotte in the
fall of 1909 and have made many
warm friends here who will re
gret sincerely their decission to
leave.
THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS
Settlement With
Other BilU Paid.
List takers -
At a special meeting of the
county commissioners Monday
settlements were made with the
following listtakers.
Alex. Alford. Alfordsville
township, $51.14; J. S. Thomp
son.Britt's, $37.58; W. W. Town
send. Back Swamp. $32 57; A. E.
Floyd. Fairmont, $49.38; H. A.
M'White. Howellsville, $48.03;
Wade Wishart, Lumberton, $88.
66; A. McL. Morrison, Maxton,
$72.88; A. M. Floyd, Orrum,
$32.26; A. C. McGougan, Ren
nert, $24 16; R. F. Gregory, Raft
Swamp. $26.93; L. M. Cook, Red
Springs, $42 02; Kelly Barnes,
Sterling's. $28 33; N. A. Mcln
tyre, Saddle Tree, $32.44; W. T.
Jenrette, White House,$33.62; J.
E. Tyson. Wishart'e, S43.21.
Total. $643.23.
Mrs. Mary Bryant was ordered
admitted to the county home.
Other bills were ordered paid
as follows: W. J. Mathews, for
map giving lines, courses and
distances between Robeson and
Hoke counties, $2; C. B. Skipper,
clerk of the court, salary, $341
67; salary fund, $4.45; A. P.
Ciildwell, work on tax list, $3.60;
Ray Stewart, conveying grand
jury to chain gang, $3; Town of
Lumberton, balance due on street
paving in front of court house,
$165.22; freight on car of coal,
$95.28. Total. $615.12,
No Third Party for Morehead
Will Abide the Ship.
charlotte Observer. 10th
"I have emphatically, positive
ly and unalterably declined all
suggestion at the hands of those
responsible for the third party
movement in this State that I al
low my name to be put forward
by them either as a candidate for
Governor or State chairman. I
am a believer in Republican prin
ciples and will abide the ship."
Thus wiied ex-Congressman
John M. Morehead to The Ob
server last night in response to
an inquiry regarding a rumored
conference held in Morehead
City yesterday, the object of
which was to induce Mr. More
head to be a candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination on the
State Republican ticket That
Mr. Morehead's telegram is final
and conclusive and straight from
the shoulder is manifest and set
tles, it is believed, once for all
his status in the State with refer
ence to the third party movement
and the Roosevelt propaganda.
Three persons are dead and 37
others ill as a .result of eating
poisoned food at a dinner at the
home of Ma: Canady, near Gar
field, Ga. , on the Fdurth of July,
when the family had gathered
for a reunion. An investigation
will be made to determine wheth
er the victims ate -tainted food
and Buffered ptomaine poisoning
or whether a poison was placed
in the food by design-
LOCAL BRIEFS
Middling
cents.
cotton today, 11J
: The regular monthly met
mg of the Industrial & Commer
cial Club will be held this eve
ning at 8:30 o'clock in the club
rooms.
-MissNollie McNeill a trained
nurse who has been making
headquarters here forsorn? time,
has decided to locate in Florence,
S. C. She will go to F lorence
next week.
-Ex-Judge T. A. McNeill re
cently let contract ' for turning
his residence. Ninth and Elm
streets, to face Elm street and
work wag begun this morning.
The house at present faces Ninth
street. It is to be. raised higher
and other improvements will be
made.
About 25 teachers are taking
the examination for public school
teachers under County Sopt.
J. R. Poole today, and two are
taking the examination for high
school certificate and one for the
A. and M. College. The exami
nation is being 'held at the
graded school building.
Beginning this evening, cou
pon tickets will be given visitors
to the moving picture show for a
prize to be given away on the
24th. This time a beautiful lit
tle clock has been selected for
the person holding the lucky
number. It is now on exhibition
at Parker's jewelry store.
Mrs. H. H. Beard and Miss
Esther Edmunds, of Columbia,
S. C, are guests at the home of
Mrs. N. A. McLean. Miss Ed
munds is an artist and she has
made a painting of the late CoL
N. A. McLean, which she brought
with her. She is originally of
New York, having been in C
lumbia only a few months.
In the absence of Rev. R. E.
Steele, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, services Sunday morning
will be conducted by Mr. A. P.
Dixon. The young people's so
ciety cf the church will meet at
17:15 in the evening and close at
ro .ir i a. - .
o:io in oraer to give tne congre
gation opportunity to attend reg
ular services at some of the other
churches.
The local troop of Boy
Scouts are off on a ten-days
camp at Lake Waccamaw. Rev.
R. E. Steel manager of the
troop, with Carroll Jackson,
Adrian Britt and Wil bur Leggett,
left for the lake Tuesday in a
wagon, taking all of the outfit;
and Knox and John Proctor,
Braxton Branch, James Cowan,
Chaffin Blake, Abner Nash,
Marshal and Henry Boylin and
Olaray Stubbs left yesterday
morning over the R. & C. rail
road. Mr. A. G. Thompson and
family, who moved here from
Rowland some two or three
months ago to live with Mr.
Thompson's mother, Mrs. N. J.
Thompson, who died about three
weeks ago, are moving back to
Rowland today Mr. Thompson
has farming interests near Row
land. His reason for comimg to
Lumberton was to be with his
mother during her illness. The
home Mr. Thompson vacates.
Walnut and First streets, has
been rented by Mr. A. Collins,
who, as mentioned in Monday's
Robesonian, will make Lumber
ton headquarters for his busi
ness as sales agent for several
lumber mills and will move his
wife and infant son here from
Valdosta, Ga , within a few
weeks.
Miss Josephine Breece is
having concrete sidewalks put
down in front of her two houses
on Fifth street, the one occupied
by herself, corner Walnut and
Fifth, and the one next to it on
Fifth, occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Sharpe; also a sidewalk
along her lot on Walnut. She is
also having the porch to the
house occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Sharpe extended the width of the
house on the east side, where a
room is being added, and is hav
ing the porch to the house she
occupies extended the width of
the house. These improvements,
with concrete steps to each porch,
will add immensely to the com
fort and appearance of the two
houses. . "
"Had dyspepsia or- indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what I did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Bitters reached the cau9e."j;
H. Walker, Sunbury, Ohio.
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