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' v. Established 1870. Country God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOL XUV N0. 22 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MAY 5. 1913. WHOLE NO 2859 THE FINAL SUMMONS. Dm est Redmond Dies of Tetanus as Result of Wound Inflicted by Rus ty Nail A Bright Loveable Boy Ernest H. Redmond, 8 years old, died Saturday at 12:30 p. m. at the Thompson hospital of tetanus, the re sult of a. wound 'inflicted the week before by a large rusty wire nail in "the right foot. He was a son of . Mr. P. J. Redmond of Bennettsville, 8. C. The funeral took -place last evening at 6 o'clock from the resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Redmond, East Fifth street, grandparents of the deceased, with whom he had liv ed since1 he was 16 months old. The service was conducted by Rev. Father Thos. P. Hay den of Wilmington. The remains were interred in the Norment cemetery on Fifth street, the funeral was attended, by ,a re markably large crowd, and the flo ral offerings were exceptionally nu merous and beautiful. Deceased was an exceptionally bright and loveable child to whom the entire family was devoted and who was loved by all who knew him, and his death was peculiarly sad. Just one week to a day Before his death, on Saturday, 28th ult, the young boy jumped on a large rusty wire nail. "He hod jumped off a piece f terra cotta pipe into the grass, where the nail was sticking up it) a plank, concealed from view, and it went through his shoe and almost through his right foot. Dr. Thompson was summoned at once and arrived within 15 minutes after the accident happen ed. The wound was cauterized at once and every precaution was taken and he seemed to be getting along all right until Thursday afternoon, when he went into the house and told his aunt. Miss Blanch Redmond, that he had lockjaw, this suggesting itself 'to him that he did not feel well because of the fact that he had heard members it the family express the fear that his injury would result in lockjaw. But very soon he came down town to walk back home to supper with his uncle Mr. Joe Red mond, seeming bright and happy, and ate a hearty supper. He also went to the picture show Thursday night. Fri day morning at 5 o'clock he waked his aunt Miss Blanche with the state ment that he was certain then that he had lockjaw. Dr. Thompson was summoned at once and within an hour the boy was taken to the hospital. He remained conscious until an hour or so before death. The father of the deceased, Mr. "P. J. Redmond, arrived Friday, bring ing with him a physician, Dr. Town isend of Bennettsville. Dr. Townsend spent the night at the hospital, he and Dr. Thompson agreeing upon the method of treatment,, and returned home Saturday. Rev. Father J. F. -Gallagher of Wilmington came to see the boy Friday night. He held serv ices at the home of Mr. Jno. "Redmond Saturday morning and returned . to Wilmington Saturday morning. Mrs. A. E. Floyd of Fairmont Passes After Long Illness Funeral Yes terday. Mrs. A. E. Floyd died Saturday evening at 7 o'clock at her home at "Fairmont after constant suffering for two years with cancer of the throat. Her condition for the past several months had been such that death was expected at almost any time. She -was 60 years old. The funeral was conducted yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the First Baptist church of Fairmont and the remains were interred in the church cemetery. Deceased was a daughter of the late Rev. A. R. Pitman, who was moderator of the Robeson Association when it was organized and for 20 " years or more thereafter. She is sur vived by her husband, two daughters Misses Christine and Dinabel and six sons Messrs. F. A., P. R., and G. E. of Fairmont, D. Y. of Jack sonville, Fla., and M. W. and F. O. of Lumberton. All were present at the funeral except Mr. D. Y. Floyd, who could not reach Fairmont in time. He visited his mother about a week be fore her death. Two brothers Rev. A. McA. Pitman of Carlisle, S. C, and Rev. N. R. Pitman of Kansas City, Mo. and two half "brothers Rev. A. E. C. Pitman of Blainey, S. C, and Dr. Isham Pitman of Turbeville, S .C also survive. V ' - Morris Shelby. Morris, 8-months-oId son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Shelby, died yester day morning at 5:45 o'clock at the home of the parents, Third street, af ter an illness of about 4 weeks. The -funeral- will - be conducted, from the residence this afternoon "nt" - 3:30 j o'clock by Rev. C. H. Durham, pas- ; tor of the First Baptist church. In- Governor Craig. Brings About Settle ment of Asheville Strike. Asheville Dispatch, 2d. The strike of the motormen and conductors on the local lines of the Asheville Power & Light Company, which was declared last Saturday at noon, ended at 9:15 tonight when the company announced its willingness to make certain advances in the wages of the men. The new rate ranges from 20 cents -an hour for the -first year, to 25 -cents an hour for the fourth year, and every year there after, - . The settlement of the strike was brought about by the good offices of Governor Craig, who arrived here this morning, and a committee of ten cit izens appointed at a mass meeting last night. - After two conferences be-, tween the company officials headed by Chas. E. -Johnson, of Rahjigh, pres ident of the company and of the com mittee, the local company accepted the committee's proposals, and these in turn were accepted by the representa tives of the street car workers' union, and by the strikers at a subsequent meeting. The strikers will return to work tomorrow moraine: under the new scale of wages. . A Relative of the Lumberton Higleys Strikes it Rich. The Dr. Higley mentioned in the ollowinjg dispatch is ja cousin of Register of Deeds T. N. Higley Mr. G. P. Higley and Misses Fannie and Belle Higley, all of Lumberton : Chicago Dispatch, April 11. Dr. Edward S. Higley, of the su berb of Glen Ellyn, who had no parti cular idea that he was casting bread upon the waters, in the early 80's lent -Charles, Froelich $700 to assist him through a course in the, Univer sity of Nebraska.'' Eight years ago Froelich, who had grown wealthy in Australia, visited his former benefactor and repaid the loan with interest compounded. Froe lich died recently without heirs, and today Dr. Higley learned that the fortune, approximately $1,000,000, had been left to him. Murder Trial Removed to Robeson From Scotland. At Scotland county court last week the case against Will T. McKen- ; zie, charged with the murder of hjs brother-in-law Mr. Peter D. Jones, was ordered removed to Robeson county because it is claimed that defendant could not get a fair trial before a jury of Scotland citizens. Mr. Jones was killed last October and since that time McKenzie has been in jail at Laurinburg. The next crim inal term of Robeson Superior Court begins June 30. Petition for New Township. Notice is published elsewhere in this issue that the county commissioners wjll be petitioned on the first Monday in June to establish a new' township out of portions' of Thompson and White House townships. There are now 23 townships in the county. Mr. Jno. T. Pullen of Raleigh Passes. Mr. Jno. T. .Pullen, one of the best known Christian workers and philan thropists of the State, died at his home in Raleigh Friday. His mother was a native of Robeson county, her maiden name being Nancy McLeod. If a man is determined to make s noise in the world, he is as sure to en counter abuse and ridicule as he who gallops furiously through a vil lage must reckon on being followed by the curs in full cry. Sir Wafter Scott terment will be" made in the family burying ground at the county home. Mrs. Charley Shelby of Charlotte ar rived here last evening- to attend the funeral. Mr. Colen West. Mr. Colen West, 23 years old, died Thursday night at Mr. Li E. Whaley's saw mill plant, about 2 miles north of town, where he held a position. Mr. West was sick only a few hours and it is thought that he was pois oned from something that he ate. The remains were ' interred Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in the family burying grounds at the John W . Smith place, Wishart's township. De ceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs: E. Wellington West, who live on route 5 from Lumberton. . McKenzie, the 17-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Cox, of Row land, died this morning at 2 o'clock atthe ... home . at lhe, ..parents, f uneraland tntermefi1rill take" place this afternoon at 5 o'clock. The child had only been sick since Wednesday, WRITTEN AND SPOKEN WORD How Mr. H. E. Stacy was "Rninf" by The Robesonian Reporter and How Prof. J. R. Poole "Ruint" Himself - A Charming Bit of Tflhitology If Youv'e Get the Goods Advertising Right Will Certainly Bring Results! The editor certainly nodded when he let the following, published in the column of brief local news items in The Robesonian a week ago today, pass him: "Mr. H. E. Stacy delivered the com mencement address at the Harmony Heights school near Maxton, Friday. Mr. Stacy says the occasion was a big success. .There were exercises by the school and a picnic dinner." Of course, Mr. Stacy did not- com pliment his own part in the occasion, as "Mr. Stacy says the occasion was a big success" might impress some, nor did the reporter mean to write it that way. But in the hurry of writ ing copyNon press day the reporter passed it along that way to the editor, and the editor passed it along to the linotype operator with little more than a hasty glance, being more than ordi narily rushed. What Mr. Stacy really said was that the school exercises and the picnic dinner were great. The Robe sonian man knows that Mr. Stacy's address was a good one and that it was entirely correct to say that it was a great occasion at Harmony Heights on the day of his address; but of course Mr. Stacy did not say so. Well, now that tltat is straightened out and everybody is satisfied that Mr. Stacy did not ruin himself that way The Robesonian man is tempted to tell how Mr. Stacy did ruin him self on that occasion after delivering himself of a good speech but maybe it would be best not to tell and to hold it over Mr. Stacy to make him be good. . But Prof. J. R. Poole, county su perintendent of public instruction you know he has attended, during the past few weeks, some 'steen dozen school closings, and at every one he has had to say a piece and tell the folks how they've got the best school they ever had, one of the best in the county in fact the best et cetera, et citera ' you know how it is. He gets away with it very nicely, do." Prof. Poole, but the other night he "ru'n', ' 1 :imtif with a certain young &dy teacher and she'll never, never, never forgive him so there! Hjw, do you suppose' Why. bless your heart, tleie are two teachers in that school, one just as pretty and sweet as the other and both equally efficient and proficient, but Would you believe it ? in his short talk at the close of the exercises the super intendent complimented one of these young ladies highly and quit before he got out of his system the equally high compliments he had intended to speak about the other teacher. Prof. Poole did not intend it that way at all and The Robesonian man wants to set him right with the young lady. Honestly, Mr. Stacy and The Robesonian man had to administer re storatives and pray over Brother Poole all the way back home that night; but it didn't seem to do any good. He will never get over it until the young lady herself gives him her full and free pardon, whitfi is here and now implored for him so, that he may smile once again. A commencement program gotten out by a Robeson county schoof re cently had it down that some stunt would be pulled off by "tiny tots.'" Did you ever see any large tots T But thatf is a bit of tautology that goes trippingly on the tongue and is charming enough to the ear to- be for given. " One of the Lumberton merchants who formerly did not use any adver tising space in The Robesonian at all lias been using some recently and is now thoroughly convinced that ad vertising in The Robesonian pays. He says that nobody need never argue to Mm cry more that advertising does not pay, that if you have something to advertise and advertise it right in the right medium it will certainly bring results. He advertised' some thing special recently and was sur prised at the number of replies he got. Of course you do not want to adver tise overcoats in the summer or re frigerators in the dead of winter but if you advertise right and through the right medium which of course is The Robesonian in. this part of the State you will certainlv eet action for vour r'iiiisr--.- L..- ' Maxims are the condensed good .. , . , , . , , rise of nations -Sir J. Mackintosh, sense Secretary Bryan Delivers Parting Message. Sacramento, Cal., Dispatch, 3d. Secretary of State Bryan conclud ed his mission to the Governor and Legislature of California this after noon with a message of farewell. To an open joint session of the two hous es, attended by the Governor, he gave renewed assurance of the friend ly interest and co-operative ' atti tude of the National Administration toward the peculiar problems of Cali fornia, transmitting the President's latest criticism of the alien land act passed last night by the State Sen ate and rehearing again those ob jections already made public. In re ply, Senator Gates, speaking for the State, said: "This Legislature appreciates" the honor which has been done to this State by the visit of the Secretary of State. We realize that his coming to co-operate with us marks an era in American politics. It brings the Federal Government into close touch with the individual States. Mr. Bryan suggested that if a bill such as the President thinks inadvis able be passed that it be limited in its operation to 2 yeais in order that diplomatic efforts might have op portunity to bring about the desired results without fiction. Reward For Negroes Implicated in Buie Riot. Raleigh Times, 3d. Governor Craig Friday offered re wards of $50 each for Bill McNeill, Luther Woods and Buck Sheridan, three negroes wanted in Robeson county for causing a riot at Buie's and killing Wesley Breeden, white. The trouble occurred about three months ago, the negroes going over to the station and shooting up the place. The. county of Robeson offered. similar rewards. Several of the ne groes have been captured but these three escaped. Governor Craig also issued a requi sition on the Governor of New York for Theodore Lucas, who 13 wanted in Cu noerland county on the charge of murder. Lucas is under arrest at Rochester. Preeden was a negro instead of white, as stated in the above item from The Times. The Buie riot occur red February 1 last. Town Election Being Held. The town election to confirm the nominees of the primary held Tues day of last week is being held at the court house today. At 12:15 o'clock p. m. 101 votes had been" cast, which indicates that more than the usual number of votes will ebe cast as the numbef cast in a town election rare ly exceeds 100, being merely to con firm the choice made at the primary, in which the real fight is made. Mr J. B. Bowen is registrar, Messrs. R R. Carlyle, Jas. L. Williamson and W. G. Pitman, judges, the last nam ed serving in the place of Mr. L. T. Townsend, who is out . of town. Those being voted on are: for may or, A. E. White; commissioners, L. T. Townsend, Geo. L. Thompson, S. H, Hamilton; graded school trustees, L. R. Varser, L. E. Whaley, L II, Caldwell; board of audit and fi nance, Frank Gough, W. S. Bntt, H. M. McAllister. May 10 Date of Annaul Meeting of Camp Willis H. Pope. The annual meeting of Camp Wil lis H. Pope, Confederate veterans, will be held in Lumberton Saturday of this week, May 10. The date was given correctly in the headline over the call for this meeting by Commander J. A. McAllister in Thursday's Robesonian, but the date was published wrong in the article. Officers and delegates to the re-union will be elected at this meeting, there will be a memorial ad dress by "Mr. H. E. Stacy of Lumber ton and the Daughters of the Confed eracy, Robeson Chapter, will serve dinner to veterans and their wives. Federal Court Continued to October. The ' may term of Federal Court, which was to have convened in Wilm ington Monday of next week, has been continued to October 10. Any Robeson county witnesses who have been recognized for appearance at this term may save themselves the necessity of a trip to Wilmington by coming ieforeMrWJLJCinlawof Lumberton, also defendants out on bond by coming before Mr. Kinlaw and renewing bond. Cheapest accident insurance Dr. scalds, cuts and emergencies. All druggists sell it. 25c and 50c. $40,000 FOR ROADS. Available For Experimental Road Building in North Carolina Part of $500,000 Appropriation by Gov ernment. Washington Dit, patch, 2d. The $40,000 plum for experimental road building in North Carolina, long forecast for that State, is now a reality. Senator Simmons, Secretary Hous ton and Secretary Burleson reached an agreement today whereby the States in the Union have been divided into eight groups, each group com prising States of similar , physical characteristics. One State in each of these eight groups has been selected for experimental road work provided f,or in 'Senator Simmons' $500,000 appropriation bill, which was in corporated in the postoffice appropria tion bill last year. North Carolina receives the $40, 000 allotted the South Atlantic group of States. The money is available just as soon as Governor Craig de cides what road is to be constructed under the plan. ' Whatever amount the Federal gov ernment spends on the road must be doubled by the locality in which the road is built, on a basis of One third and two-thirds. The road will be built under the direction of the division of public roads, Department of Agriculture. Senator Simmons expresses the hope today that Governor Craig instead of building one road of twenty-five to forty miles in length arrange for the construction of two roads, one in the east and the other in the west. The more speedily the road is completed, the better Sen ator Simmons will be in a position to enlarge the plan. The Senator hopes to show Congres at its next session that plan justifies more than a half million dollar appropriation. Two Robeson County Concerns Char tered. Among charters issued Saturday were the following: Shaw-McLeod Co. of St. Paul's, $100,000 authorized capital, $3,600 subscribed by L. Shz: and others for mercantile business; the Fairmont Supply Co. of Fairmont, $20,000 capital authorized and $6,5V subscribed by E. G. Floyd and oth ers. Mr. Jno. T. Biggs lost a horse which he valued at more than $200 Thursday night. Mr. Biggs heard a noise at his barn about 1 o'clock a m. and upon investigation he sum moned Dr. Rowland Deese, veterinary surgeon, at once, but the horse died before Dr. Deese arrived. It is thought that the horse was poisoned. Mr. Jas. L. Williamson, who had been clerking in the hardware depart ment of Mr. L. H. Caldwell's store for three years, resigned his position on the first of the month. He will devote his time to tl.e moving pic ture and show business with Mr. W. S. Wishart, looking after the electri cal end of the business, and will also put in electric wiring for houses. Mr. Williamson contemplates open ing an electrical supply business here also in the near future. He is an expert in this line of work. Mrs. Mamie Nunally of Durham has been elected superintendent of the. Thompson hospital. She ar rived here from Durham Thursday. Mrs. N. A. Thompson, who has been acting spreintendent, with the child ren moved last week to the Wishart farm, abuot 3 miles from town, which Dr. Thompson recently purchased. Dr. Thompson will spend part of his time at the farm with his family, but most of his time he expects to spend at the hospital. Miss Mary Conoly, who for a year or so has been a nurse at the hospital, is now acting housekeep er and surgical nurse. Superintendent and Mrs. R. E. Sentelle returned yesterday from Canton, Haywood county, where they went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sentelle's father, Capt. W. S. Ter rell, as mentioned in Thursday's Robe sonian. They will be in town several j days before returning to their, sum mer home at Canton. It is expected that a meeting of the school board will be held this week and that some thing definite will then be given out in regard to the teachers for next year.' Miss Hassie Lou Ponder, ninth and tenth grade teacher, has advised Supt. Sentelle that she does not in tend to return but she may reconsider. Supt. Sentelle and family will occu py next year the McLean house, Wal nut and Sixth street, which is at pres- I , , 7, - rrTr. . . r land family. " BRIEF LOCAL , NEWS ITEMS. Good middling cotton today 11c. Mary Lewis, colored, was taken Friday tq Goldsboro by Deputy Sher iff Joe Britt and placed in the State hospital for the insane. The county commissioners, road commissioners and board of education are holding their regular monthly meetings in Lumberton today. License has been issued for the marriage of Anna Mae McCall and W. F. Adams, Jr.; Rosa Lamb and Avery Britt; Eva Collins and Wm. Smith. "An Indian Summer, Biograph, and "The Cold-Storage Egg," Kalem, will be the pictures shown at the Pas time this evening. "The Cold-Storage Egg" is aid to be a side-splitting; comedy. Rev. J. Mcl. Wicker, pastor of the Presbyterian church -at St. Paul, passed through town this morning en route home from Fairmont, where yesterday he preached the baccalau reate sermont for the Fairmont school. Miss" Julia Culbreth, who is a member of the music faculty of Caro lina College, delighted the congrega tion at Chestnut Street Methodist church yesterday morning with a so lo. She is a guest at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Page, East Fifth street, and will return to Maxton this eve ning. Maxton Scottish Chief: "The new union passenger depot was Oc cupied for the first time Wednesday. This is a nice brick structure with ample waiting rooms, closets and la dies retiring rooms with offices and baggage room under the same roof. When lighted VP with Its nice electric lamps It makes a fine ap pearance at night. Douglas Sellers, a young white ftllow was placed in here Saturday oh a charge Of stealing some cuff but tons, a razor and $10 in tnoney In Wishart's township 80m months ago. Sellers was arrested last week at Boardman and placed in jail at Whiteville. Deputy Sheriff Willis Britt went to Whiteville Saturday and brought Sellers to Lumberton. Road; trustees for the various townships under the new road law which goes into effect next month are to be appointed by the county commissioners today upon the recom mendation of the county's Senator and Representatives, so Senator Geo. B. McLeod and Representative B. F. McMillan of Red Springs and H. C. McNair of Maxton are in town today looking after their appointments to these positions. Rowland Sun: A letter has been received from Rev. E. M. Craig, of Prattville Ala., stating that he could not accept the call extended him to become pastor of Ashpole and Rowland Presbyterian churches. He gives as his reason that he feels that he.cannot leave his work in Alabama. Several other names have been re commended to the congregation and it is likely that some one else will be called at an early date. Professor J. McCombie Murray, who is preparing to leave Max ton for Richmond, will give a concert in the Lumberton opera house Monday evening of next week. He promises to bring down the best tal ent connected with Carolina College. Prof. Murray and his associates gave a concert in Maxton recently which received high praise and a number of citizens of the town united in an ur gent request that the same concert be repeated. Bishop Robt. Strange and Rev. Thos. P. Noe, both of Wilmington, conducted Episcopal services in the Presbyterian church Thrsday eve ning. Bishop btrange preached a strong helpful sermon, which was en joyed by the fair-sized congregation present. The music was delightful, especially a quartet sung by Mes dames N. A. McLean and J. Q. Beckwith and Messrs Skipper and Pettinger and a duet by Mrs. Beck with and M,r'. Pettinger. The wife of Tracey Lamb, col ored, rushed to Mr. C. M. Fuller's sta bles Friday about noon and, very much frightened, told Mr. Fuller a drunken negro a few minutes before came into her house, cursed her and proceeded to curl himself up for a pap. Mr. Fuller dispatched a negro for Chief KeernatnceJandthe drunken negro, who proved to be Alonzo .Walker, was soon locked up. He was tried Saturday before Mayor Caldwell and taxed $5 and costs, a i Qtalef$9J 35, which he has not paid. lfe "is"'sttH-hrJail. " J
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