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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY JO. 1913.
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INFERNAL MACHINE OR NO?
Looked Infernal Enough But Proved
to Be Harmless Cases in the May
or's Court.
Henry Irving, colored, was before
the mayor this morning to answer two
charges, one for disorderly .conduct
and the other for an attempt to as
sault Rebecca Hooper, his sister-in-law.
For disorderly conduct he was
fined $25 and costs. For the attempt
to assault he was bound to court un
der a $100 bond. Harrison Rogers,
Jeff Bailey, Will McLeod and Bem
mie McNair, all colored, were up for
disorderly conduct. They were all
indicted under one charge for causing
some disturbance over the river last
Saturday night but for lack of evi
dence the case was dismissed.
Much interest centered about the
Irving case because of the fact that
that he was found to have in his
possession something that is suppos
ed to have been intended for an infer
nal machine, though it was found to
be harmless. It was a small tin shav
ing soap box filled with several pis
tol balls, some loose gun powder and
part of a breech-loading- gun
shell. Though Irving denied the
charge, it was in evidence that he had
threatened to do damage with his
little tin box and its contents. Ir
ving is a son-in-law of Uncle William
Hooper, who lives just across the rail
road from the Seaboard sta'tion, and
it was at Uncle Wiliam's home yester
day that the disturbance took place,
immediately after which Chief H. H.
Redfern arrested Irving. Chief Red
fern opened the infernal machine and
it is said that he did it with some fear
and trembling.
Irving with his wife came here
about three months ago from some
Northern State, since which time they
have been making their home at Wil
liam Hooper's.
Superior Court .Edmund Case May
Extend Into Next Week.
The case in which some o tne rela
tives of the late S A. Edmund are
trying to have his will ?et aside on
the ground that at the time it was
made he was not mentally capable of
making a will will occupy the entire
time of this special term of court and
may extend over into the criminal
which begins Monday. Every physi
cian in Lumberton and several from
other places are tied t the court room
by this case as special witnesses. The
attorneys in the case are the firms of
McLean, Vafser & McLean and Mclr.
tyre, Lawrence & Proctor and Mr. E.
J. Britt for the propounded, and the
firms-of McNeill & McNe'H, and Britt
&Britt of Lumberton and Sinclair &
Dye of Fayetteville. The jury in the
case was selected Tutsdav.
A two wetks criminal term of court
will convene next Mondiv, Judge Fer
guson, who is holding this .special
term, presiding.
University Wants Annual Appropria
tion Increased $21,000.
Raleigh News and Observer, 29th.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
University of North Carolina held
yesterday in the oflice of Governor
Locke Craig, ex-oflicio president of
the board, Dr. Francis P. Venerable
read his report embodying the needs
and finances of the school and Judge
W. P. Bynum, of Greensboro, was
elected a member of the executive
committee. The meeting was pre
sided over by Governor Locke Craig.
Dr. Richard H. Lewis is secretary.
Dr. Vcnable's report is concise
and interesting aand sets forth the
pressing needs of the institution and
certain additions which are necessary
to place the University on the foot
ing for its present work. He urges
that the appropriation of the last
Legislature be increased from $87,000
to $108,000 annually, $10,000 for the
school of education to be opened next
September. The university asked in
1911 for an appropriation of $100,
000, but only $87,000 was given.
Among the many needs of the uni
versity Dr. Venable calls attention
to the present dining hall and terms
it a disgrace in some respects to the
State. A new dining hall at a cost
of $40,000 is recommended. Soma
other recommendations are a physical
baboratory, $60,000; Geographical
laboratory, $35,000; recitation build
ing, $50,000; law building $35,000;
pharmacy building, $25,000; new dor
mitory $75,000, and water-works, $30,
000. The entire additions to the equip
ment would cost $445,000.
Play by Local Talent Benefit New
Methodist Church.
Miss Pearl Abernathy, teacher of
the seventh grade in the graded
school, assisted by several of the other
teachers in the school will present
at the opera house Friday evening
of next week "Diamonds and Hearts,
a comedy drama in three acts, for
the benefit of the new Methodist
church. Those taking part in this
play besides Miss Abernathy are
Misses Elizabeth McNair, Mary Wed
dell and Mary Jeffress and
Messrs. W. P. Ryan, James Cowan,
Rufus Sanderson, C, P. McAllister
and Adrian Britt. Quite a bit of time
has been spent in preparation for
this attraction and it is expected that
it will be entertainment worth while.
Seats will be put on sale next week
and the prices will be 35, 50 and 75
cents.
North Carolina First.
Washington Dispatch, 28th.
North Carolina was the first State
tj ratify the constitutional amend
ment for popular election of senators.
Governor Craig today telegraphed
the speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives notifying him that the
'State Legislature had ratified the
amendment
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. air, but from stuffy air.
49 SENATORS NOW.
Election of Senator from Delaware
Gives Democrats Majority of Two!
Washington Dispatch, 29th.
With the election today of Willard
Saulsbury as United States Senator
from Delaware, the Democratic
strength in the next Senate swung
from the precarious figure of 48, or
exactly one-half the Senate, to the
total of 49, a majority of two,
Mr. Saulsbury's election, added to
the victory recently secured in Ten
nessee, assures the Democratic par
ty absolute control of the Senate af
ter March 4th. The vote of Vice
President Marshall would have been
the deciding factor in any event, but
the addition of another Democratic
vote to the column gives the party
leaders what they believe to be a
safe margin for tariff and legislative
action.
Contest still exist in the Legisla
tures of New Hampshire, West Vir
ginia and Illinois, with a total of four
Senators to be elected, about whose
political affiliations doubt now exists.
A victory in any one of these States
I would so materially . strengthen the
Democratic party that the benate
would be completely removed from
the element of uncertainty
Of the entire membership of 96
Senators, 63 will hold over beyond
March 4th. Of these 32 are Republi
cans and 31 Democrats. The terms of
32 Senators expire in March and
there is in addition one vacancy in
Illinois. Thus far 17 Democratic
Seriafcors "have been elected and the
election of Senator Bacon of Georgia,
is certain, making 18 Democrats
to take the oath of office March 4th.
The opposition forces, including
both the Republicans and the Pro-
pressives, have elected 11 new bena
tors. The Senate after March 4th
will stand as follows, if the deadlocks
are not broken in Illinois, New Hamp
shfre and West Virginia: Democrats
49; Republicans and Progressives 43;
vacancies four.
EIGHT U. S. SENATORS.
Six' Democrats and Two Republicans
Five New and 3 Re-elected.
Press Dispatch, 28th.
Eierht United States Senators were
elected tonight in eight different
States of the Union. Six of the
number are Democrats and two Re
publicans. Three of the number are
already members of the National up
per House and were re-elected.
The five new Senators are William
H. Thompson, Democrat, of Kansas;
William Hughes, Democrat, of New
Jersey; Judge W. M. Kavanaugh,
Democrat, of Arkansas; Representa
tive Morris Sheppard, Democrat, of
Texas, and Key Pittman, Democrat,
of Nevada.
Representative Sheppard, of Texas,
was elected both to fill out the unex
pired term of Joseph W Bailey, end
ing March 4th and for the full six
year term commencing at that time,
He will succeed Colonel R. M. John
son, who was appointed by Governor
Colquitt at the time Senator Bailey
resigned, pending action by the Texas
Legislature. Judge Kavanaugh, of
Arkansas will serve only until March
4th, the unexpired term of the late
Jeff Davis. J. N. Heiskell was ap
pointed to place 1 y Gov. Donaghey,
pending the Lcrif latures meeting. All
of the other Senators were elected for
full terms.
Senators who were re-elected for
full terms were: A. B. Fall, of New
Mexico; Frances E. Warren, of Wyo
ming, and Benjamin K. lilman, of
South Carolina. Senators Fall and
Warren are republicans, while Sena
tor lillman is a Democrat.
Mr. Harley Bass, a Former Citizen
of Fairmont, Killed by a Falling
Tree in Columbus.
Whiteville Special, 28th to Wilming
ton Star.
A very sad accident resulting fa
tally, occurred two miles north of
here yesterday afternoon about four
o'clock, on Mr. D. W. Bass' farm,
when his nephew, Mr. Harley Bass,
aged 21 years, was killed by a falling
tree which he was cutting and which
had lodged against another tree
While the young man and another
were attempting to dislodge the
trunk, it broke in two suddenly and
flew back, striking Mr. Bass on the
head and killing him instantly. Mr.
Bass only recently removed to Co
lumbus from Fairmont, Robeson
county, to which place his remains
were sent for burial this morning at
10 o'clock, at Iona Presbyterian
church, of which he was a member.
The services will be conducted by the
Woodmen of the World, in which he
carried a good insurance. He leaves
a young wife and a father and mother
to mourn their loss. The tragedy is
even more sad when it is related that
this is the fourth death in his fam
ily since Christmas.
The Garden Spot and Paradise.
Mr. John Howell, of Laurel, Miss.,
arrived in Lumberton yesterday
morning and will spend some time
in the county visiting relatives and
friends. Mr. Howell with his fam
ily moved about seven years ago
from Howellsville township to Miss
issippi and this is his first visit to
the old home since leaving. He says
that since leaving this State he has
traveled in several States, going
through parts of Texas, but
that he has yet to find the place that
will compare with the Old North
State He has reached he conclus
ion that North Carolina is the gar
den spot and Robeson is paradise.
The best defense .against disease is
the simple life.
IN GOOD HEART
The Happiest Man Signs of More To
bacco Robeson as Good as the Best
Good Schools Fencing Land
Want Road Money to Get to the
Roads Mt. Eliam Matters and
Other.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mt. Eliam (Orrum, R. I.), Jan. 27
We left Lumberton last Monday and
since that time have visited the fol
lowing places: The "Mount," Orrum,
Proctorville, rairmont, McDonald,
uaiumore ana many ou.erpiaces o ;
T"l 1 . J i 1 A ,
the same opinion still, that the
a T If DCSt ?iaCC a C
and Lumberton a close second. The !
people everywhere seem to be. in good
heart especially the farmers. You can
very often hear them whistling
All is lovely, all is well,
Got corn to use, and corn to sell.
Who could be happier than the man
who can whistle that truthfully? No
man has yet lived who is happier than
a man on the farm with his barn full
of corn, his meathouse full, the syrup
barrel running over with sweetness,
potatoes banked up all around the
house, hogs in the pen, his debts all
paid, some money, and two or more
bales of cotton stored awav some-1
where to sell for 15 cents per pound'
next March. That is the man who can i
sleep with ease, wock in good heart
and enjoy life to the fullest extent.
Judging from the number of new
barns going up here and elsewhere we
are forced to believe there will be
more tobacco planted in Robeson this
year than has eved been planted in
one year before. A good crop and a
good price will mean something to
Robeson county.
The health record on the "Mount"
has been exceedingly good this win
ter. Did you ever think of the induce
ments Robeson offers in every way?
To the farmer, the manufacturer, the
merchant and almost any other class
of people it offers inducements that
cannot be excelled. Yes, Robeson is
just as good as they make them.
We have recently visited several
Robeson county schools, and have de
cided that going off to school is more
for the name than for the super
iority of other schools to ours. We
have in the county four college pre
paratory schools, or State high
schools which we believe are not ex
celled many times in the State. If it
pays to patronize home industries,
seems to us like it would pay to pa
tronize home schools.
Our farmers have their land fenced
almost the same as it was before stock
law came aroun'. The only difference
they had it fenced with rails then, and
now they are fencing with wire.
We, like many others; don't know 1
wnat Kina oi a roaa law we want.
However, we want one that will cause
more of the road money to get to the
roads and not to somebody's "jeans."
The Mt. Eliam local of the Farm
ers' Union has reorganized with
more spirit than ever. And it has done
the right thing.
'Pears to me like somebody's gwine
to get married soon. And if they do,
they've done the right thing.
We visited while on the "Mount"
the plant of the Mt. Eliam Manu
facturing Co., and found the company
ready to serve the public with lum
ber and shingles of any size.
Rev. and Mrs. P. T. Britt spent
last week at Bladenboro with Mrs.
Britt's brother Mr. Henry Hilburn,
who has been very sick with pneumo
nia for some days. Mr. Hilburn has
many friends here who wish him a
speedy recovery.
Miss Ethel Barnes, of Fair Bluff, is
spending some days here with rela
tives and friends.
Unless the hens of Robeson have
decided to lay more than one egg a
day there is without a doubt some
chickens somewhere. Saturday the
firm of White & Gough needed an egg
counter, and many times more than
one. It was a day of eggs.
We spent a few hours" recently in
Fayetteville, arriving there after day
had left for a spell and leaving before
it got back; but one can tell day or
night that Cumberland's "capitol" is
not on the standstill, but, like Lum
berton, growing some.
"Uncle Sandy," your words in the
tune of a poet to "Happy Jack" were
highly appreciated by the old boy
May you live to be old,
Have silver and gold,
Be. blessed with good health,
And not lack for wealth,
Nor wish for a friend
Is our wish, Amen.
Happy Jack.
In the Mayor's Court.
(Dave Whitted and Dave Jou, both
co'ciei. we't before Mi.'ir Cahlwil
Monday to answer for a fight in "The
Bottom" Sunday afternoon. The tight
is said to have started about the sis
ter of one of the men, to which the
other had been paying attention. No
deadly weapons were used. They
were taxed $5 and costs each, making
the total cost to each of them Si 3,
exclusive of attorney's fees a pret
ty expensive scrap.
June Hayes, colored, was before
the mayor Tuesday on the charge of
disorderly conduct and judgment was
suspended on payment of costs. He
was "with a boisterous and cursing
crowd below the railroad Monday eve
ning, but no others of the crowd were
caught and it was thought that June's
main trouble was being in bad com
pany. A healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For . impure blood and slug
gish liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters.
Unjne market 35 years. $1.00 a bot
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN.
Still Some Hope Resumption of War
May be Avoided 'Allies Will Con
centrate Forces on Adrianople.
London Dispatch, 29th.
The peace negotiations, which
reached a deadlock over the cession
of Adrianople on January 6th, were
finally broken today by a note which
the plenipotentiaries of the Balkan
allies presented to Rechad Pasha,
head of the Turkish delegation.
Notwithstanding this rupture there
are still optimists in the diplomatic
wor(J who h resumption of the
war may be avoided, either through
f ..U ! !, T.. i
ported to be including in the note she
f. , , . tr. t
V ill UCli'CI W t i .1 loiiiuiiun
powers
or to the fall of Adrianople before
activities can be begun again at the
Tchatalja lines.
The majority of the Balkan dele
gates refuse to admit, the likelihood
of either contingency, believing that
the life of the Young Turk govern
ment depends upon the resumption
of war, even though the Allies were
willing to postpone the conflict. They
are of the opinion that the present
failure of diplomacy, is, at the worst,
only an interlude, however, for they
will leave four representatives in
London to undertake the settlement
anew
Rechad' Pasha, after receiving the
note said:
"The consequence may be of the
gravest nature. The responsibility
lies not alone with the Allies, but
with the powerrs, who encourraged
the Balkan States and have, shown no
fairness toward Turkey, although
before the war they had solemnly
proclaimed the principle -of the un
changeability of the status quo."
The plan of the allied governments,
so far as the plenipotentiaries are in
formed is to concentrate their forces
on Adrianople immediately after the
expiration of the prescribed four
days, if the surrender of that fort
ress does not occur in the meantime.
They believe that a few days' bom
bardment by the siege batteries which
now surround Adrianople will bring
about its capitulation.
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS.
Successful Protracted Meeting Closes
Plenty of Mud Personal Men
tion.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, Jan. 28 One of the most
successful protracted meetings closed
Sunday night at the Presbyterian
church. The meeting lasted one week
and the preaching of Dr. Hill was
plain and simple. The interest grew
from time to time. On Sunday he
preached three sermons. The 3:30
o'clock sermon Sunday was to the men
and boys only, and at the same hour
there was a prayer service held at the
M. E. Church by the ladies only. Dr.
Hill is an able preacher and a good
revivalist. He won the confidence of
his congregation at the outset. The
attendance was good all through the
week. More than a dozen members
were added to the Presbyterian church
and probably some to the other
churches. Dr. Hill will always find a
warm spot in the hearts of the people
of Parkton.
Sheriff Lewis was in town Monday
p. m. on business. Mr. P. H. Fisher
has purchased a brand new 1913 car
and as usual is burning oil. Rev. E.
L. Stack left Monday for Clinton to
hold a revival meeting. Misses Ethel
Williamson and Mamie Parham spent
Saturday and Sunday with home
folks Miss Elma Johnson, music
teacher at Godwin, was also a wel
come visitor Sunday.
M L. Marley is closing out his mer
cantile business in town to the regret
of his many customers.
An up-to-date moving picture show
is advertised for the town hall for 3
or 4 nights this week.
Mr. II. C. Jones and wife made a
trip to Mt. Gilead last week through
the country in an auto, and report
mud and plenty of it. The speed in
some parts of the country travelled
was 4 miles per hour.
There will be communion service at
the Presbyterian church here next
Sunday.
Mr. Robt. Hudson is relieving Mr.
I. C. Hall at the A. C. L. this week.
AH Constitutional Matters to Be Re
ferred to Extra Session.
Raleigh Cor., 28th, Greensboro News.
The joint legislative committee on
constitutional amendments voted
unanimously this afternoon to au
thorize the speaker of the House to
appoint eight members, the president
of the Senate five members, and the
Governor five men who shall compose
a commission to sit after the General
Assembly adjourns and receives sug
gestions on matters of a constitu
tional nature to be reported back at
an extraordinary session to be called
by the Governor. The special session,
which cannot live but 20 days, will
submit these 'recommendations in the
form of amendments to the people of
the State for ratification
A Word of - Warning to Tobacco
Farmers. j
A tobacco man who was in
town the other day says that owing
to the unusually mild weather pre
vailing for the past month plants
are up on many tobacco beds through
out this section and in view of the
danger of their being killed by a
cold snap between now and setting
out time he thinks it would be wise
to prepar e and .sow an extra bed in
February.1 By doing this the dan-rer
of being without plants may be avoid
ed and great trouble and expon.-e may
be sav-'d.
FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Indians in Shooting Match Allen
Hunt Died Monday as Result and
Elijah Hunt is Wounded and in Jail.
As a. result of a shooting affray
near Curtis' store, about 7 miles be
low Fairmont, Sunday evening about
7 o'clock Allen Hunt, Indian, died
Monday evening in a hospital in Flor
ence, S. C, and Elijah Hunt, also In
dian, was shot in the left breast and
through the muscle of the left arm
with a shotgun and is in ja.il. He was
arrested and jailed Monday by Deputy
Sheriff Willis Britt. The sheriff was
not notified of the trouble until Tues
day. The father of the dead man
was in town yesterday and has em
ployed the firm of Mclntyre, Law
rence & Proctor to prosecute, and it
is understood that papers have been
issued for the arrest of five or six
other parties that are implicated. The
tronble started about a woman. Allen
Hunt was about 30 years old and Eli
jah Hunt is 23 years old. Allen Hunt
was shot through the breast with a
pistol. He was taken at once to a
hospital in Florence, but only lived
about 24 hours after the shooting. As
yet Elijah Hunt has not been given a
hearing and no time has been set for
same.
A UNIQUE SALT3.
Real Estate and Automobiles lo be
Sold at Auction in Lumberton Mon
day of Next Week.
A most unusual sale will take place
in Lumberton Monday of next week,
an auction sale of real estate and
automobiles.
The real estate is about the n ost
desirable piece of vacant property
in Lumberton, belonging to Mr. C. B.
Townsend, and another splendidly-located
house and lot belnging to Mr.
H. C, Boylin.
Many have tried to purchase the
Townsend lot but have failed because
Mr. Townsend did not want to sell.
It is on Elm street, just one block
north of the court house, and is half
of the entire block between Sixth
and Seventh streets. Mr. Boylin's pro
perty is on Fourth street between Wal
nut and Pine Streets, directly opposite
the residence of Mr. Geo. G. French.
It contains a quarter of an acre of
land and a 5-room house and plenty
room for another house. Both of
these pieces of property will no doubt
find eager purchasers.
Automobiles that have been listed
and from various points in the county,
some of them about as trood as new,
will be run upn the Townsend lot
and sold at auction to the highest
bidder just before the sale of real
estate begins.
Much interest is being taken in
these sales as they promise to be
about the liveliest that have taken
place here in a blue moon.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Mr. Wade Wishart of Lumberton
has been appointed clerk to the com
mittee on appropriations, Senator
Watts chairman.
Representative McMillan of Robe
con introduced a bill in the House
Tuesday pertaining to the Red
Springs school district.
Among the bills of State-wide in
terest introduced this week are: Sen
ate To amend the constitution so as
to place the veto power in the hani.-s
of the Governor; to put the husband
and wife on same footing as to
grounds of divorce; House; To raise
the "age of consent" from 14 to 16
years; to empower married women
to recover damaees for personal inju
ries; to amend law as to private ex
amination of married women in sign
ing deeds and other papers; to amend
the Revisal of 1905 relating to elec
tric light and power companies.
The House Tuesday passed the Jus
tice anti-trust bill on its second and
third reading and sent it to the Sen
ate ,also the Stuart divorce bill, which
allows divorce on the sole ground of
abandonment for a period of five
years and places no restriction on the
remarriage of either party. Two years
was the time named named in the
original bill but the committee chang
ed the time to 5 years.
Church Notes Informal Farewell
Service.
A sort of informal farewell service
will be held in the old Chestnut Street
Methodist church Sunday night. This
will be the last service to be held
in the old church and the first service
wil be held 1n the new church Sunday
morning February 9.
Miss Sallie Regan, a trained and
ordained deaconess of the South
Georgia Conference, now doing work
at Orangeburg, S. C., made an inter
esting talk on her work at Chestnut
Street Methodist church prayermeet
ing service last evening. Miss Regan
is a niece of Dr. J. D. Regan, at whose
home here she is visiting for a few
days on her way back to Orangeburg
from the mission conference in Wil-
Indiana Corn Wins Two First Prizes.
Columbia, S. C, Dispatch, 29th.
Corn from Indiana was awarded
two prizes today by the judges in the
fiTth National Corn Exposition. Chas.
Short, of Greensburg, Ind., won the
Indiana 10-year trophy, valued at $1,
00O, and Joe Helms, Richmond, Ind.,
was awarded the Kellogg single ear
trophy, also worth $1,000. The only
other premier prize of the day was
the Colorado oat trophy, valued at
$1,500, for the best peck of oats on
exhibition. This went to J. C. Hill,
and son, Lloyd, Minister, Saskatche
wan, Canada.
n oiiiciai uinn reiuru is me uesi
proof of legitimacy of descent, of the
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BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Middling cotton today 11 cents.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Kinlaw and
children will move tomorrow from
East Lumberton to Bladenboro.
Pathe Weekly No. 42 and two
other good reels will be shown at
the Pastime show tomorrow evening.
Mr. Geo. Warwick's family moved
Tuesday to Wake Forest, where Mr.
Warwick purchased a place some time
ago and where he has been staying
since December.
Mr. L. C. RrofcJen, State super
visor of rural and elementary schools,
is spending the week with County
Superintendent J. R. I'oole making a
canvass of the schools in the county.
They are visiting the schools of St.
Paul and Lumber Bridge today.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. D. Bigg of
Gentry, Ark., arrived yesterday to vis
it relatives here and elsewhere in th3
county. This is the first visit Mr.
Biggs has made to his native county
in 6 or 7 years and he notes many im
provements in Lumberton.
"Human Hearts" was the attrac
tion at the local opera house last eve
ning. The company on the job is not
much shakes, but the company and
the play are well met and they form
a combination that pleases some thea
tregoers. The audience was pretty
good.
Dr. W. W. Parker, optometrist,
is convinced that there are hundreds
of school children in the county who
are making little or no progress on
account of eyestrain.. Jxis otEering.t
examine the eyes or any children 'in
the county who are attending school
and supply glasses at half the regu
lar price.
Miss Amanda MrDiarmid return
ed Monday from Wilson, where she
attended as a delegate from Chestnut
Street Methodist church the confer
ence of women's foreign anil home
missionary societies of the North Car
olina Conference, which closed Mon
day night. Miss McDiarmid is pres
ident of the young ladies' auxiliary
of Chestnut Street church. The other
delegate from this church, Mrs. E. I.
Poole, president of the woman's aux
iliary, has not yet returned home.
The old school dormitory, Pine
and Eighth streets, which belongs to
the town graded school board, will in
all probability be torn doWff in the
near future and used in the construc
tion of a graded school building for
the colored population. The sum of
$1,200 has ben appropriated by the
county board of education for a site
and building for the colored people
of Lumberton. This school building
will be located across the river from
town The removal of the dormitory
will make more room for the enlarge
ment of the white graded school
building, which, as has been stated
recently in The Robesonian, will
have to be enlarged within a year or
so.
Mt. Tabor Notes.
Correspondence of The Robe.-or.ian.
Rennert, Jan 2!) The box supner at
Mt Tabor school house last Friday
night was a great success. Each one
present seemed to say, "It is good to
be here." The boxes came in so fast
that some of the girls began to think
that they would have to buy some of
them; but later the boys came and
bought the boxes and it seemed as if
they wanted more. $46.92 was made
by selling boxes, voting contest, etc.
Miss Daisy McNeill won the prize
for the prettiest girl, Miss Ethel
Cashwell being only two votes behind.
Mr. Jim McMillan won the ugly man's
prize. We don'tthink he resented
being the ugliest man as the prize
was pretty and usefuL
Miss Sallie McEaehern spent partof
last week with Misses Lena and Daisy
McNeill. Miss Ethel Cashwell, teach
er of Oak Grove, spent the week-end
with her cousin Miss Annie McAr
thur. Mr. W. A. Smith and Mr. N.
A McNeill spent Monday in Lumber
ton. Miss Ethel Atkinson is spend
ing some time with homefolks. Miss
Ada Denny of Graham, has returned
to her home after spending sometime
with her brother Mr. J. T. Denny.
E. C. Duncan Wanta to Purchase Con
trolling Interest in A. & N. C. Ry.
Raleigh Dispatch, 23th.
E. C. Duncan, president of the
Merchants' National Bank of this
city and a director of the Norfolk
Southern Railroad Co., and one of the
co-receivers of the Seaboard Air Line
before its re-organization, submit
ted to Governor Craig today a propo
sition to purchase the 12,666 shares
controlling interest in the Atlantic
North Carolina Railroad owned by
the State, his offer being to pay the
State S949,50 cash for the 51,266,600
par value of stock the Stat3 owns.
It is understood that Governor
Craig will transmit this message to
the General Assembly tomorrow in
I a special message recommending that
the proposition be accepted.
Father Shot and Killed by Son Whom
He Threatened to Thrash.
Raleigh Special, 29th, to Wilmington
Star. . v
John L. Weathers was shot and in
stantly killed this afternoon at his
home near Eagle Rock, this county,
by his son Haywood WeatheTs. The
father had declared his purpose .to
thrash his son, who is just 21 years
old, for some disobedience, and the
son ran up stairs, procured a revolver
and came back with it, opening fire
on his father.
The fourth shot penetrated his
heart. The young man has given him
self up to the officers of the law, and
he will be brought to Raleigh.,
A few people freeze to death; many
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