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ROBESONIAN MM A Eatabluhed 1870 County, God and Truth Single Copy Fire Cent VL XLIV NO. 100 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1914 " WHOLE NO.2937 SUPERIOR COURT. Court Adjourned Friday Important Cases Speedily Disposed of Three Negroes to State Prison Case of Failure to Work Roads Goes to Su preme Court. The 2-weeks' term of Superior Court. which began Tuesday of last week closed Friday. Judge Geo. Kountree of Wilmington presided. All the capital cases on the docket 'acre disposed of without longtrials, verdicts being agreed upon. The fol lowing cases were disposed of since the report in Thursday's Robesonian: Ed Jones, colored, who entered the home of Dr. A. B. Croora at Maxton about midnight on December 12 last submitted to burglarious entry and was sentenced to the State prison for a term of 5 years. He will be taken to Raleigh tomorrow. Lacy McRae and Luke McCallum, both colored, charged with the mur der of Jack Adams, colored in Al fordsville township on December 26 last, were found guilty of murder in the second degree and McRae was sentenced to 10 years in the State prison at Raleigh, McCallum being sentenced to two years. McRae was charged with shooting Adams from ambush and McCallum was charged with being an acessory before the fact in that he enticed Adams to the scene of the shooting. They will be taken to the peniteniary at Raleigh tomorow. D. B. McNeill, failure to work roads; on a special verdict the court alleged that the defendant is guilty and he was fined $2.50. Defendant ap. peale to the Supreme Court. Cases against Ransom Dial, Wm. Strick land, Lindsey Revels, all for failure to work roads, were continued to await. determination of McNeill case by Supreme court. H. L. Stephens, disposing of Mort gaged property; not guilty. Uerk of the Court C. B. Skipper yas appointed by Judge Rountree re cciver for the estate of Gillespie War wick, a minor. 'Dave Monroe, the small negro con victed Thursday of criminally assault ing the 5-year-old daughter of Dr, D. S. Currie at Parkton and sentenc ed to be electrocuted March 20, as stated in Thursday's Robesonian, was taken to the State penitentiary in Ra Ieigh Friday. Lumberton Coming Along. Maxton Scottish Chief. We hud the pleasure of spending last Monday in Lumberton, which bids fair to fulfilling Hardy Bell's prophe cy that "it will be a fine seaport town yet." Besides meeting oW frieffds the evidences of growth were of special interest. Added to what has already been accomplished in the way of modern conveniences, Chestnut" street from the railroad up to beyond the court house and the cross streets to the river are to soon be paved, one third of the cost to be borne by adjacent property-holders and two- thirds by the town. When the new postoffice building and the union depot shall have been built and a business block north of the court house, on the McLeod property I -. 1- : i fill . ijumoerxon win De a city, sure enough. Don't Plow Into Roads. Mr. Frank Lamb, chairman of the board of road trustees in Britt's town ship, requests The Robesonian to call attention to the law which is supposed to prohibit plowin ginto the public roads. The law says not to plow within 30 feet of the center of the road. It might be a good idea to re member this, as one never knows when a rural policeman is going to happen along. Mis? Tyner in a Runaway. A horse which Miss Belle Tyner of Lowewas driving became frightened at a cow near the National cotton mill Saturday afternoon and proceed ed to run away. The shafts broke and "Hiss Tyner-was thrown from th? bug-4 gy but still held the lines. Her head -struck- the road and a gash was cut in her ":headY She ca u on to iowii nnd H i Popj It eased the wound, wi .fh wa.. not sviius Messrs. Stinceon Powell, J. R. Law son, M. W. Hedgpeth and A. M. Floyd of Or-rum are Lumberton visitors today. GRAND JURY'S REPORT. Only Nine Billa for Consideration Additional Cage Recommended for Chain Gang Court Has Been De Iayed and Hampered by Careless nesa and Negligence of Recorders and Justices of Peace Defendants Have Not Been Arrested in Large Majority of Cases. The grand jury for the criminal term of court which closed Friday made the following report: We had for our consideration nine bills. We found eight "true bills" and one "not true bills." We visited the county offices in a body and find the same well kept and the officers in charge obliging and accommodating. We visited the county home in a body and find the same well kept. We found 14 inmates 10 white, 3 colored and one Indian. Inmates said they were well cared for. """ We visited the chain gang by com mittee. We find 60 convicts, 56 col. ored, 4 white. The camp is located near Philadelphus church. The camp is well kept and the gang is build ing a fine piece of road. The convicts are well fed and clothed and say they are well treated. Mr. Morrison, the keeper, said that he needed another cage to relieve the crowded sleeping quarters. This has been recommend ed by former juries, but has not been supplied as yet. We recommend that the cage be furnished soon. We visited the jail in a body and find the jail well kept and prisoners well provided for. We find the court has been delayed and hampered in its work by the care lessness and negligence of some re corders and justices of the peace in failing to send up their papers in ap peals until during the term. The re sult is that the cases do not get on the docket until after the court com mences and consequently the clerk cannot issue subpoenas. We recom mend that some drastic action be taken to correct this condition. We would also recommend that some of the justices of the peace and recorders be more careful in drawing up their warrants that they send up to the court. In some cases justice has been delayed on account of war rants being improperly drawn. We wish to call attention to tho fact that in a large majority of cases on the docket the defendants have never been arrested, although fre quent cap'iases have been issued. T. H. FLOWERS, Foreman Report of Death Exaggerated. Poisoned by some medicine which he took to relieve an attack of acute indigestion, Mr. R. A. (Gus) McLean fell into convulsions Friday just af ter getting up from the dinner table at the home of his steyp-mother, Mrs. N. A. McLean, Elm street, and it was an exciting time for a while. Mrs. McLean attemped to catch Mr. Mc Lean when he fell and was thrown violently to the floor when Mr. Mc Lean fell. Dr. Jno. Knox, who boards at Mrs. McLean's, was pres ent and rendered medical attention at pnce, but Mr. McLean remained un conscious for about half an hour. Af ter regaining consciousness Mr. McLean rapidly improved and and wa3 able to be out the follow. ing day. It was reported down town Friday - afternoon that Mr. McLean had droped dead and consternation spread among his friends, whose name is legion, but Gus, like Mark Twain, says that the report of his death was greatly exaggerated. Wilmington Star, Jan. 31: Thirleori convicts, three white men and ten negroes, made their escape from the wain cell at the central camp at East Wilmington last evening about eight o'clock, and though practically the whole police force, Sheriff S. P. Cow an, his deputies and armed gusrds from the convict - camps, spent, the s't eater part of the night in explor ing the county or guarding the points of espe from the. city,, up to the iour of going to press only two had been captured-." . i Mr. Jno. O. Watson of Marietta is a Lumberton visitor today. Mr. A. L. Jones of Fairmont is among the business visitors in town today. . Mr. D. P. McLeod of Red Springs is among the visitors in town today. PEM- Seaboard Passenger Engine Runs Into Coast Line Train at Pembroke Two Cars Knocked Off Track and Badly Torn Upt One Car Struck Depot Several People Injured, None Seriously. Seaboard passenger train No. 19, west-bound, ran into Atlantic Coast Line passenger train No. 79 at the crossing of the two roads at Pem broke Friday morning at 7:40. The Coast Line train was standing across the Seaboard road when the Seaboard train crashed into it, striking between two o fthe passenger coaches, knock ing them both off the track. One of the cars struck the passenger sta tion and knocked off part of the tin covering the top of the building, and knocked one window out. The cars struck were very badly torn up. Four passengers on the Coast Line train were hurt, none seriously. The fact that : the engine struck between the cars no doubt saved many lives. Engineer C. A. Shafer, who held the throttle of the Seaboard train, was perhaps the most seriously hurt from the effects of jamping, his ankle be ing sprained. A dense fog which filled the air is supposed to have been the cause of the wreck. Engineer Shafer's state ment was that the fog made it so dark that he couldn't see" the signals, and he was so near the Coast Line train when he saw it that it was impossible for him to stop his train, so he threw on breaks and jumped. Quite a num ber of Lumberton people were on the Seaboard train, but all escaped injury except Mr. William Freeman, who was somewhat shaken, but was able to be on the streets Saturday. Dr. W. A. McPhaul, local surgeon for the Seaboard, Mr. A. W. Mc Lean, division council for the Sea board, and Mr. S. Mclntyre, division council for the A. C. L., and also many others from Lumberton rushed to the scene of the wreck. It was about four hours before the track was cleared so other trains could pass. Three Members of Macaria Company Lost When Steamer Monroe Went Down. Three members of the Macaria Company, which was billed to appear at the local opera house Wednesday night of last week but which closed its Southern tour on the night before at Wilmignton after playing eight unsuccessful stands since beginning at Newport News, perished when the steamer Monroe went down in a dense for off the Virginia Coast early Fri day morning. And it is feared that the mind of Miss Haviland, leading lady of the company, was completely destroyed by the shock. The follow ing from Saturday's Wilmington Star will be found of interest in this connection: "According to the revised list fur nished by the Associated Press, the members of the company who perish ed are Mr. Charles Marshall Jelleff, who dramatized the book, and who acted a-j advance agent for the pro duction; Geo. H. Marlow who took the part of Hugh Seymour, and a Mr. Lewis, either Mr. Geo. H. Lewis, who played "Uncle Eric," or Mr. Arthur Lewis, the stage manager, who was not seen on the stage here. RAILROAD WRECK AT BROKE. iiss navnana, wnose mind is thought to have been destroyed by the shock of the catastrophe, had the leading rple, playing the part of Irene Hundingdon. Miss Seville, who was first reported to be among those drowned, and whose stage name is Leona Soule, played the part of Miss Young. She is an aged lady and of English nativity. "The company had poor business ever since leaving the North, and the manager decided here to cancel his engagements and return to New York to start out oh an - Eastern circuit: It was first decided to go by train, but Mr. Jelleff, who was in Darling. n.JD., wired. the the jnembers to wait on him', which they did. When he arrived he suggested that - the company go to Norfolk by rail, and take a steamer there in order to save money. This suggestion was ac cepted,' and it was this that was re sponsible for the loss of the lives of three members and the probable loss of Miss Haviland's sanity." Subscribe for The Robesonian. . SHANNON NEWS NOTES. .Mr. and Mrs. Percy Graham Enter tain A Full School Anion; the Sick Personal .Mention. Correspondence of Tho Robesonian. Shannon, Jan. :!0 .Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Conoly of Raefoid spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mr. Conoly's mother, Miss Sallie A. Conoly. Mr. Stacy Walton left recently for Allendale, S. C, where he is to make his home for the ensuing year. He will be greatly missed by his many friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Graham de lightfully entertained a number of the young people of the community on -Tuesday evening, 27thTnst., at a "tacky party." Prizes for the "tackiest" costumes were awarded, the ladies prize going to Miss Fan nie Walters and the gentlemen's to Mr. G. I. Klapp. Many games were played and merriment riilgned all during the evening. After the games delightful refreshments were served. The guests reluctantly departed after pronouncing Mr. and Mrs. Graham u charming host and hostess. Dr. and Mrs. II. B. Gibson and children of Red Springs visited in this vicinity Sunday. Mrs. John F. Walters returned Tuesday from Allendalo, S. (.'., where she visited her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gaitley. We are sorry to note that Mrs. M. A. Currie is on the sick list. Miss Eva Hasty has been vis iting her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Walters at this place. Miss Zelle Dew of Red Springs opened school here on the 19th inst. and has a full school, having about 40 pupils as regular attendants. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Walters left last Friday fo'r AtTendale, S. ('., where they are making their home. We are sorry to lose them from our community and the best wishes of their many friends go with them tc their new home. We regret to learn of the s.rlcncss of Mrs. Ed Lyon, who left Saturday for Montrose, whe;e :-.hb ha-, Lrone for treatment. We wish her :i pet-dy recovery. We were very sorry to learn that squire D. B. McLaughlin war, on the sick list but hope to see him out soon again. -We are sorry to note also that Mrs. James Yarbrough is sick and wish her a speedy recovery. Recorder's Court. The following cases were tried in the recorder's court Saturday: Tobe Camp, colored, letting chickens run at large, judgment suspended on pay ment of cost. Make Prevatt, cruelty to animals, not guilty. Wesley Wor tham and Lula Jones, colored, forni cation and adultery, Worthani four months on road, Lula Jones three months in jail. Alex. Patrick, colored, who drives Mr. Prentis Barker's automobile, was before the recorder this morning for breaking the speed limit and was fin ed $10 and costs. Recorder J. A Rowland says this is the first case to come before him for this offense and he looked up the ordinance and found that the fine for an offense of this kind should be $10. Mr. Rowland wants this explanation made as some who have heretofore been tried for this offense by others were only taxed $2.50 and $5. PERSONALS Mr. K. M. Britt of Broad Ridge was among the visitors in town this morning. Mr. Donnie Phillips of Stephens' Crossings is in town today. Mr. D. S. Poole, editor of the St Paul's Messenger, is among the busi ness visitors in town today. Mr. Manly McLean, who lives on route 1, from Rowland is a Lumberton visitor today. Mr. G. L. Robertson of Rowland and. Mr.-R.-H.- Miller of route 2 from Rowland are among the visitors in town today. Mr. R R. Barnes of Barnes vile is a Lumberton visitor today. Mr. D. P.- Buie of Philadelphus Lumberton is among the visitors in Mr. L. B. Bullock of route 6 from Lumberton is among the visitors in town today. Mr. A-. J. Wiliams of Maxton, route 3, is a Lumberton visitor today. Mr. J. M. Paul of Buie is among the visitors in town today. i AFTER FARM-LIFE SCHOOL County ( omini-isiorters Asked to Est- 1 tablish Farm. Life School at Phila delphus Hearing This Afternoon. Before the county commissioner! thi afternoon is being held a hearing in regard to establishing a farm-life school at Philadelphus, about 4 miles from Red Springs. The progressive citizenship of that school district is well represented here today and ohcr sections of the county are ur.ling with I niladelphus in petitioning for the school at that place. . A ha -t been stated in The Robesonian, a splendid m-w I rick high-school building, ad mirably suited for a farm-life school, recen'ly .as completed at Philadel phia and the citizens of that district arc ready to comply with all the re quirements to establish such a school Also the question of. increasing the salary of the farm demonstrator in order to retain the services of Mr I. A. Boone, who has received an of fer of more salary elsewhere, will be heard before the commissioners thi afternoon. If the farm-life school i jstablished at Philadelphus it is piob able that the man put in charge o that school will also be put in charge of demonstration work. Death of Mrs. l,on Curtis. Mrs. Lon Curtis died in the State Hospital at. Raleigh Thursday. Th funeral was conducted at Rowland the home of the deceased, Friday and nterment was made in the family jurying grounds. Mesdames A. R Phillips and Rebecca Toon of I,um orton attended the funeral. License has been issued for the marriage of Raiford Lewis and Blanche Blackwell. i nc county commissioners anu county board of education arc holding their regular monthly meetings to day. Miss Nora Lee Pope, Long Branch has accepted a position as stenogr.a pher in the Farmers and Merchants bank. She betran work this morn ng. Mr. G. E. Morgan of Marietta who was recently appointed Deputy U. S. Marshal, is among the visitors in town today. Mr. Morgan says the farmers in his community are making great preparation for another crop. A couple of colored folks came to town yesterday and wanted license to marry, and wanted it quick; so Mr T. N. Higley, register of deeds, is sued it. ut course that was not work; just relieving suffering. wr. i-.. cj. iyne- or Lowe was very painfully hurt last wj ek while working at his shingle mill. A block got caught on the sav at tie mil. and was thrown against h a head. Dr. H. T. Pope was summoneo i.nd dress ed his wound, which is not thought to be very serious. A phone message received this morning states that the condition of Mr. Tyner is improved. Prof. J. R. Poole, county superin tendent of public instruction, and Dr. B. W. Page, county physician, at tended an educational rally at Salem school house, colored, Alfordsville township Friday. Both made speech es. The school children engaged in an old time spelling match, and did some tall spelling acording to Prof. Poole's way of looking at thing.?. Dr. Page and Pro. Poole also visited the white school at Alfordsville. Mr. H. S. Woods of Portsmouth, N. H., arrived Saturday and will make his home in Lumberton. He will be assistant to Mr. F. F. Wetmore. the well-known civil engineer who has charge of the Back and Jacob swamps drainage district. Mr. Woods is a graduate of Yale and has for the past two years been with the Lack awanna Steel Co.; at Buffalo, N. Y. He assisted Mr. Wetmore in drainage surveying about 6 months two years ago. Mr. Woods' wife will join him here in about two months. Worth Sanders, the nero now in the State prison at Raleigh in connection wrthT the--tturderbf M rs7 " Wm Lynch near Wendell on the nirht of January 24th, for which Jim Wilson. colored, was lynched by a mob nPir Wendell last Tuesday, while in Wake county jaU conessed to the jailer that he was present when Mrs. Lynch was Kined, that he was drunk, that he helped to carry the dead body and conceal it and that there were 5 ne groes preser F when The" was" kiH.H BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Mr. W. F. French left vesterdav far the Western stock markets, where he will purcha.-p a car load of mules" and horses. -Mr. Ira Wilkins of Bellamy was in town Saturday. Mr. Wilkins says he took occasion to kill a nice 'gater one day last week. Mr. S. S " f-'tephrn-! left Satar d iy t'noon for Chattan- ii;,v. Tna., whore he has acepted a position Aitfc the Carter Company. Red Springs Citizen: His many friends are glad to see Mr. D. P. Mc Eachern out again, havinjj entirely re covered from his illness. Mr. R. K. Torlert, a civil engi neer of laurel, Delaware, spent last week here making a map of the town for the fire insurance companies. Mr. Raymond Reyr.olds, who re cently underwent an operation in the,. Presbyterian hospital, Charlott?, was able if return home th1.- mor linjr. Vir. R. L. Singletary killed a mad dog this mornvnsr in the south ern part of town The do bit two or three dogs before he was killed. Mr. L. R. Varscr, of the law firm of Mclean, Varser &. McLean of Iim. bcrton, is down for a speech at Anti och, Hoke county, Friday evening, of this week. Mr. E. G. Siphei left this morn ing for Wilmington, where he will consult a specialist in regard to his eyes, which have been troubling him for some time. Miss Josephine Johnson of Lum ber Bridge will be taken to the State Hospital at Raleigh tomorrow and Mr Wesley Mcares wiil lu taken to the State Hospital at Goldsboro. - No rea-ton at all why the ground log shouldn't have seen bis. shadow this morning, which, acording to the oh; saying, uuons six more w?-sks of -vir.ter weather. You should wor ' -Rural Policeman Eli Phillips sav ed a country church from being burn cd yesterday by stopping a woods' fire, which was started by some small chi'dren. Mr. Phillips is on the joh seven days in the week. Dr. G. A. Roberts, veterinary in structor at the A. & M. College, Ra leigh, spent Saturday in tows and assisted Dr. W. O. Edmund in performing a successful operation on a mule belonging to Mr. W. I. Linkhaw. Nitfht Policeman I). Berry while chasing two hobos last night ran over a wheelbarrow and cut his hand U some extent. Mr. Berry is always om the job, and as has been stated in The Robesonian, the town was fortunate in securing his services. Manager W. S. Wishart of the Pastime theatre recently placed an order for an electric piano, which ar rived last week and is being install. ed today. Mr. Wishart is always on the lookout for something to make it pleasant for visiters to the Pastime. There is nobody at all in jail now awaiting trial except Wm. Mc. Kenzie, the Scotland county man tried here some months ago for murder, anj j.ertenced to be electrocuted, who took an appeal to the Supreme Court. Ihi3 is someth;ni; new for Robeson, as the jailer generally har plenty of boarders. rTt rm . . me i asume tneatre win oner this evening a Pathe ."mature in two reels entitled "In the Days of War. The third reel will b "A Tango Tan gle," a bully good comedy by Essany. The pictures tomorrow night will be, "Cupid's Hired Man," Vitaeraoh Crazy Prospector," Essany and Pathe Weekly No. 25. Mr. A. J. Smith of Long Branch is among the visitors in town today. Mr. Smith says a much enjoyed enter, tainment was given by the school at Long Branch Saturday night. The entertainment consisted of music. speeches and dialogues. Prof. AY B. Dotson is principal of the school and Miss Alma Floyd is assistant Fayettevflle ' Observer, Jan. "81: Judge J. C. Biggs, of Raleigh, receiv er of the Newtbn-McArtliur Lumber Copapany, A. W. McLean, Esq, of Lumberton, and Messrs. Shaw & Me- Leon were engaged herf yesterday n taking deposition bifore Com missioner H. L. Myrover in the case of the Harnett Lumber tanpanXvg. the Newton McArthur Lumber Com f pany. - i