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Come to Big Annual Celebration in Lumberton Saturday, July 4th r E ROBESONIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. COUNTRY, GOD AND TKUTH SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLV. " LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1914. NUMBER 39. TOWN BOARD STANDS PAT. Refuses to Rescind Paving Order Mr. Fuller Contends That the Ordtr Discriminates .Against ..Property Owners On Sixth Committee Ap pointed to Value Part of Mr. Wein stein'g Lot Condemned For Alley, way. As was mentioned in Monday'. Robesonian. the town commissioners met Monday afternoon for a hearing in regard5 to paving Sixth street be tween Elm and Chestnut. The com missioners had ordered that this street be paved, but some of the property owners raised some kick therefore- the hearing was given. The board refused to rescind the order and holds to the order that this street be paved. Mr. C. M. Fuller, one of the pro perty owners that will be affected, contends that the order is unfair in that it does not provide for protecting the trees on that street in the manner that a large tree in front of Mr. A. W. McLean's residence on Chest nut street is protected, and that the trees on Sixth street will be in jured at once and killed in the course oi time. He contends that the oidct cf the board discriminates against him and others on that street, that the pro. te-.'tioh allowed Mr. McLean's tree is right and proper but that others should be given the same protection. ALo he contends that the paving will irakt his residence much wrmer. Ihe commissioners also refused ta rescind the order which condemned 8 ifet across the lot beljnrin:r to Mr. A. Weinstein in rear of his store, for street, and apointed three melias of the land condemed, asking Mr. Wtnistein to appoint two men to act Vith this committee. 1 lie town com t ittee is composed of Messrs. W. . French, Simeon CaMwel- and D. W. liiggs. Mr. Weirslcin has not appointed his representatives up to this time. WALTERS' CASE WON ON AP. PEAL. His Attorneys Fear, However, That Fight Has Just Dev-ai Wa'ters Hill In New Orleans Prison Both Members of Law Firm Defending fiuti Will be in Lumberton on the Fourth, rpeeial to The Robesoimn. Coiumbia. Miss., Juiy 2 Telegram rtuived. We won the Walters case on appeal, in the Sure i. Cou'i of Louiciana. The. present law was held . be unconstitutional and Walters' Tt case under this law w.is ordered. The State's attorneys announce there will be no prosecution of Walters for kidnaping under the old law of 1870. Our victory is a sweeping one but we fear the fight has just begun. Walters is still in New Orleans pris on. Both members of the firm leave this afternoon for Lumberton. Wiil be with you Saturday. Please adver tise our coming. DALE AND RAWLS. The above telegram was received by The Robesonian at 1:15 o'clock this afternoon in response to a wire from this paper to the attorneys who are defending W. C. Walters, the Robeson county man convicted of kidnaping in Lauisiana, asking for further informa tion as to the decision of the Supreme Court. This throws considerable light on the meagre press dispatches in the papers Tuesday stating that the Supreme Court of Louisiana had or dered Walters released. There is great interest in this case in Robeson and no doubt a large crowd will be in Lumberton on the Fourth to hear Messrs. Dale and Rawls explain the situation fully. NO COURT TILL TUESDAY Witnesses and Jurors for Superior Court Next Week Need Not Come Until Tuesday Morning. Clerk of the Court C. B. Skipper received a message from Judge C. M. Cook, who will "preside iat the 2 weeks' term of Robeson Superior Court for the trial of criminal cascj which is scheduled to begin Monday of next week, stating that he will not reach Lumberton in time to (open court Monday morning, and that there will be no session of the courl until Tuesday morning, July 7. This of course means that witnesses and jurors need not come to court until Tuesday 'morning. There are 44 cases on the docket, which is the largest number of cases on the dock et at any term of criminal court since last July, though that friumber is nothing like so large as the cases ordi narily numbered before there were recorder's courts. Opening Guns of Campaign. The 1914 campaign in Robeson will be opened up proper at East Lum berton tonight. Mr. Geo. B. Mc Leod and many other candidates (all who expect to get any votes in East Lumberton) are expected to be pres. ent and join the discussion of reforms and platforms, and anything else that one may wish to speak a word about. This will only be a starter, and it is i i a A 11 1 ! 1 1 expected inatsome tan -BpMKinK-wiu be puller off about over the county be fore the primary, which will be held August 8. .. ' The 16th annual session of the North aCrolina Bar Association came a Mnsp at Wrie-htsviUe beach last night. J. Crawford Biggs of Ra. leigh was elected president for the ensuing year. LARGE CROWD EXPECTED Fourth of July Celebration ;n Luwlit r ton Manager Com m "". Form of County Government Will Be Dis cussed Walters Kidnaping Case Will Be Explained Oiiv Attrac tions. Indications are that a mrc crovri viii be here Saturday to hear Major A. J. McKinnon of Maxton discuss the n-ianager.commissioi' form of countv p eminent. Major McKinnor.. who i a forceful speaKd' consented to o me when invited bv the Robeson County Farmers' Union., and it is I'cped that as many farmers as possi He will be on the scene. Besides hearing the managet-com- ir.ission form of county government discussed, you will have the chun-e of hearing one of W.' C. Walters' at torneys tell the whole story of hor a Robesonian was arrested, tried and convicted of a crime of which he is thought to be entirely innocent, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The story of this famous case reads like fiction, and it will be more than in teresting to the people of Walters' native county to hear the true story of the case told by" a man who has defended Walters since he was firsi arrested . There will be numerous other at tractions, and with the entertainment offered one cannot well afford to miss the treat in store for all who come to Lumberton Saturday. It's better to get ready and come along than to be sorry you didn't. RAYNHAM NEWS NOTES Lightning Strikes a Chimney Laying . By" Splendid Sunday School Ser vices. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Raynham, June 30 Laying-by corn seems to be the order of the day around here. We had a nice rain again last Saturday night. Lightning struck Mr. V. B. Britt's chimney Saturday night. They were some what excited. Don't know what the damage was. The quartette from Lumberton will sing at Raynham Baptist church next Sunday afternoon at three o'clock and also Mr. Gough will make a talk for the Sunday school. The public is cordially invited to attend. Hope lo have a large crowd out. Mr. Grady Huggins of Marion, S. C, spent Sunday with the Hayes boys. Mrs. S. C. Stone spent Sunday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ivey spent Sunday with Mr. Ivey's parents. Mrs. Joel Ivey had for dinnei Monday a nice mess of tomatoes. She has been having okra for some time. The Fourth is drawing nearer. Some people are expecting: to have some ripe melons for the Fourth. Lumberton Put It Over on Fairmont Big Game Saturday. Lumberton now has one of the best baseball teams to be found anywhere in these coasts. . The boys went over to Fairmont Tuesday afternoon and answered the question recently asked by the Fairmont Messenger abouc team A and team B. The game al Fairmont was a hotly contested one. but the Lumberton team proved too much for the Fairmont team, and the score was 3 to 1 in favor of Lum berton. The features of the game were the batting of Wishart and Mc Neill and the fielding of Pope and Proctor. The Fairmont team will play the home team on the local diamond tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock. The big game of the season will be played here Saturday between the fast A. C. L. team of Wilmington and the home team. This promises to be one of the best games pulled off in Eastern North Carolina this sea son. Lumberton Fire Company. At a meeting held Tuesday tha following were elected members of the T.mnhertnn Fire Comnanv: J. P. Townsend, chief, relected; R. O. Ed mund, Dr. N. A. Thompson, rl. Rogers, G. T. Page. Peter Vallas, L. M. McKenzie, A. Schwartzburg, P P. Green, M. F. Caldwell. C. H. Ed mund, E. J. Pope, T. J. Rowan, S. S. Stephens, G. L. McNeill. J. C. Maxwell. J. P. Stephens, L. E. Smith. J. S. McDonald, W. W. Bow den, N. H. Jones. Jr. Chief Townsend asks The Robeson ian to say that the fire truck has been turned over to the fire company and hereafter nobody except members of the fire company will be allowed to ride to or from a fire or when in practice . ' Colored Excursion From Marion Next Wednesday. An excurion for colored people will be run from Marion, S. C, to Lumber nn WorlnosHnw of next week. The excursionists will be entertained at Seven Pines church. There will be big speeches1 and a singing contest. Children's Day at Smith's Church Sunday. Tlioi-o will h children's dav ser vices at Smith's Methodist church, St. Paul's circuit, Sunday, juiy o, dc ginning at 10 o'cloclra. mrThe pub lic is cordially, invited. Rev. A. J. Groves is pastor. Attorney General McReynolds Mon day reversedjftis former decision for hi44inr restrict Attornev W. C. Ham mer from moving his office from Winston-Salem to Asheboro. The office is to be moved on July 15. PARKTON PARAGRAPHS. Residence Being Repaired and Paint ed Good Luck With Potatoes Crops Not Extra Good A Fox Chase and Other Items Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Parkton, June 29 Miss Emma Blount has had her house repaired that was damaged by lightning a few weeks ago and is also having it paint ed, which will add much to its appear ance. Mr. A. H. Perry, the king potato grower, only dug half of his crop the week most everybody dugin the neighborhood, and two weeks later dug the remainder, and he says that the last digging yielded just twice as much as the first digging, and the price had also advanced, so Mr. Perry did the right thing. He is one of our most progressive farmers. We are sorry to report the follow ing on the sick list: Mr. L. P. John son, Mr. M. F. Hodges, and one of Mr. Dock Chason's children. They are all doing fairly well and we trust they may soon be restored to then wonted health. Mr. John Fergusson is also a little sick, suffering from overheat Saturday, in which he faint ed while in the field plowing, but was hurriedly taken home, where medical aid was administered. Last week was quite a trying time on the farming element. We observo many crops yet in bad condition. Crops are not extra good in our com munity. We are advised that there will be a meeting of the school board in town tonight. Wonder if they will elect a principal? Plenty time yet; that s what they are saying by their deliberateness. Chew therag until it becomes chronic; roll it asa sweet morsel. Who cares? Rev. S. E. Mercer of Maxton spent Saturday night in town at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stubbs, and l(e and Mr. Stubbs went over to Marvin church Sunday morning when Mr. 'Mercer preached an excellent sermon, returning to Parkton in time to fill the puli at the M. E. church at 8:30 to a good-sized congre gation, preaching an able sermon. He returned to Maxton this morning. Mr. W. H. Marsh and family ami Mr. W. E. Smith and family and Mrs. E. J. Hale, Jr.. of Fayetteville were visitors in town Sunday. Mrs., Hale had not visited our little town in several years and she notes lots of improvements. Mrs. W. L. Al ston and children, now of Elrod, were welcome visitors in town Wednes day'and Thursday. Mr. E. O. Fisher and family of St. Paul's visited rela tives in town Sunday. Messrs. A. V. Hughes, P. H. Fisher and A. W. Wright spent Sunday at the Beach. Mr. A. McM. Blount and family and his sister Miss Emma spent Sunday at Jackson Spring making the trip in the latter s auto. Mr. and Mrs. Justin McNeill and ..little daughter Helen Marie came up from Lumberton Friday evening. Mr. McNeill return ed home Friday night while Mrs. Mc Neill and babe will remain some time with relatives. Mrs. J. A. Cashwcll is on a visit to her daughter Mrs. Martin at Mullins, S. C. Rockefeller has another new custo mer: Mr. A. J. Garris is now rush ing a Ford. Mr. J. B. McCormick tells of a re markable fox chase of a few days ago, as he Dut his fine pack of hounds in Cole Camp swamp for a fox chase the foxes began barking at the dogs, but they failed to bluf? the dogs and as the exciting chasa started several young foxes the size of house cats were seen, and the old ones did not run very far. But no catch as the weather was rather hoi for a long race, bbt lots of music and fun. Mr. J. A. Stanton of McNatt's had the misfortune of losing a fine Jer say cow last Thursday night; death caused fro meating nitrate of soda. This should be a warning to others. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. Washington, July 1 Senate Demo crats in conference late today adopt ed a resolution declaring their pur pose to stay in session until the trust legislation passed by the House ha3 been acted upon by Senate. The reso lutio does not bind Senators to vote for the bills without change. Washington, July 1 Treasury fig ures completed tonight show the Fed eral government went through its first fiscal year under the Wilson Admin istration with its income exceeding or dinary expenses by $33,784,452.07. Nearly 33 and a half million dollars, pouring into the treasury yesterday, the last day brought the total re ceipts for the'year ud to $734,343,700. 20 a million and a half above Secre tary McAdoo's original estimate, and turned into a surplus what had prom ised the day before to be a substantial deficit. State-wide prohibition of the liquor business in West Virginia became effective Tuesday midnight. It bring:? the total number of States in the prohibition column up to. nine. After days of parliamentary wrang ling both houses of Congress Tuesday agreed to approDriate for automobiles for Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark. Each will have a car costing $4,500. 1 The National Woolen Mills, which opened ud a branch store in the Mc Lean building, nftar Wie Seaboard efatinn snmp two months a CO. have discontinued their business for the present. They will open up again some time in August in, a new build ing somewhere in town. DRESDEN MILL NEWS News Notes and Personals From Kaf Lumberton. Correspondence of The Robesonian. East Lumberton. July 1 W. D. Johnson was before Mayor J. N. Herring Monday, charged with drunk enness. Mr. Johnson demanded trial but no trial was allowed him. He said he had drunk two bottles of dope and was not drunk, but the mayor said just the amount of whiskey it takes to make a man drunk. Just one-tenth of that amount will cause a man to be pulled in East Lumberton for $10 and cost. For some time the offers have not had much to do, but they have found out the more they do the more they make, so Monday evening four of them went out to look for W. D. Johnson, whose weight is about 107 pounds, so three of the officers found Johnson and took him to the mayor and he was fined $4.35. Purly Vaulk, drunk, $3.95. Mrs. Martha Sutton is improving. Little Tommie Sutton has measles. Mr. Ira Edwards is very sick with ty phoid fever. I have been told that the officers of East Lumberton are thinking of entering suit, again the town of Lumberton for allowing the trial oi J. G. Stone to come off without their being present. Mr. Sam Byrd of Hamer, S. C, has .accepted a position at the Dresden cotton mill as section man. We are glad to have "him with us. He is a good ball player. Everybody remember Thursday night. July 2, when Mr. Geo. B. Mc Leod will speak. Everybody come. OUT BARKER'S WAT Children's Day "Laying By" Sun day School Picnic at Ten Mile ' Some Time This Month Home. Grown Tomateos Rain Needed. Correspondence of TheRobesonian. Lumberton, R. F. D. 1, July 1 Children's dav was ohsprvpd nt Raft er's church Sunday. They had a very nice programme. Miss Belle Inman of St. Paul's is spending this wetk with hr minin Miss Beatrice Inman. Mrs. D. F. Holder of Hone Mills visits here Saturday night and Sunday. ine iarmers are very busy laying by their crops. There Will h a Snnrlav cntinnl rsn niC at Ten Mile church crime t-imo ir. uv...v .'I'll, 111 July. Mr. D. D. Frenrh is nnt flio one feasting on tomatoes, for they had some nice ones at Mr. M.R. Pow ell's today. MrS. S. A Pnworo gnJ o.,V,t Miss Amelia, returned yesterday from St. Paul's, where they visited rela tives. ' We would be very glad to see some ram. Roheson County Corn Club Boys uiuuBBtunea io Attend Kxposi. tion. v More than 350 North Carolina boys, representing every county in the State, have been commissioned by Governor Craig to represent this Vro r a a 4-U a . "fc ""J KTeai convention of mem ?fr? ihe Bov8' cm Clubs of the United States at the Panam.i-Pacific Exposition next year. The Robeson county boys who have been commis sioned are: Wilbur Britt, Fairmont; Clarence Bracy, Rowland; LcRoy Townsend, St Pauls; Roy Lowis, Pembroke. Robeson county boys are taking quite a bit of interest in the corn club, but not as much as they should. These boys who have been commissioned urt boys who won prizes labt var foi making the most corn on an acre fir.a not only did they win prizes but have wone a trip that w.ll worth many acres of corn to them. Small Fire Tuesday Night Fire Truck Makes Good Time. A house in the eastern part of town belonging to Mr. A. W. McLean was burned Tuesday morning about three o'clock. The alarm was turned in from box No. 71, about a half mile from the fire and the house was fall ing in before the alarm was turned in. Will Bethea, colored, was living in the house and lost all his furniture. The cause of the fire is unknown. The house was worth about $350, and was not insured. This was the first real fire in town since the new fire truck arrived, and although the streets were torn up so the truck had to go about four blocks out of the way, the truck was on the sce"ne in about four minutes after the alarm was turned in. The fire wa3 three-quarters of a mile from the fire station. Rest Time. "Layed by,' and nothing to do," was the remark of a farmer who drop ped into The Robesonian office yester day. The farmers have to work hara while the fight is on, and it is a pleasant feeling to be "layed by" and know that a few weeks' much-needed rest is' in store during the hot days of July. Will Stephenson, colored, arrested at Hickory Monday, confessed that he murdered Sarah Walker, colored, in Charlotte recently. He said he dreamed he had killed Sarah Walker with whom he was living and pictur ed himself as bound in chains, that he awoke to find Sarah fussing at him, drew his pistol from under his pillow and emptied it into her, then ended the deadly work with an axe. The Robesonian does Job Printing, MEDIATORS REPORT PROGRESS Virtual Settlement of Conflict Be tween the United States and Mex ico Announced. Niagara Falls, Ont., Dispatch, 1st. Ambassador Dagama of brazil, to dy formally announced tne irttial battlement of the conflict between the United States and Mexico. The Anibas.sat.or arrnounce I thit while mediation would take an inde finite rece awaiting the out nw of efforts by representatives of the two Mexican factions to solve uie inter-, nal problem. of Mexico, tiu task of mediation was not yet concluded, thin; h an tuser.Urt! a t o; its work had been a.conipli.-h! Hie ambassador 3 -k at a lunch. e,- fM-en u the Lire mediators to ew paper correspondents The Amer. icun and Ilucrta Jelotioris were rrn crit and the remu- ! Mr. Daga ma. i r raitiui revr1-n v ere made puoiic irtcr. constituting ? formal statem-nt of the niedv.ion ork thus iar. "It is a source of satisfaction for me," aaid the ambassador, "to be able to say that one of the essential points of our programme, that dealing with the international side of the conflict is virtually settled. This does not imply that we go home with out task concluded, but we feel that so far we have averted war. We have estab lished also through agreement be tween the parties most directly inter, ested and in complete harmony with the sentiments of the government oi the United States that it is. a princi ple of American policy to have our national problems always given a fair examination and settled without for eign interference. We understand that if such a result has been at tained, we shall have created a more favorable atmosphere in international politics in America." RECORDERS' COURTS SAVE 43 Prisoners Last Year vs. 8 Now About $800 Saving During Year in Feeding Prisoners. When the July term of criminal court was opened last year there were 43 prisoners in jail waiting for trial, while there are only 5 in jail now awaiting trial next week. Sheriff Lewis thinks this difference is due to the work done by the recorders courts and rural policemen. Sheriff Lewis also says that there is about $800 less expense from feeding prisoners dur ing the year since .the recorder's courts were established and the year previous. The recorders' court seem to be growing more in favor all the while, and no doubt there has been a great saving to the county. Among the Sick. Mr. Stacy Martin of Mt, Eliam passed through town Tuesday en route home from Fayetteville. He reports the condition of his wife, who is in a hospital at Fayetteville. slowly im proving. Dr. R. S. Beam left this morning for Rutherfordton with Mrs. W. L. Rpfhon whn has hepn verv sick at the home of her mother, Mrs. Susan A. McLeod, tor several days, lvirs. Bethea's condition is thought to be improving. She will enter a hospital at Rutherfordton. Dr. T. C. Johnson, who had been in Thompson hospital suffering with malaria for several days, was able to leave the hospital Tuesday . Mr. Ira Edwards is sick at tne home of his brother, Mr. R. T. San derson. It is thought he has ty phoid fever. Mr. C. G. Bogan was taken to the Thompson hospital this morning. He has typhoid fever, it is thought. North Carolina Postoffices on New Classification. Effective yesterday, first, second and third class postoffices in North Carolina were placed upon a new classification. Of the larger offices, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Reids ville showed an increase in business sufficient to advance the salary of the postmaster. Reidsville made largest gain and the pay of the postmaster will be increased from $2,300 to $2, 500, while Greensboro and Winston Salem get $100 each. Greensboro Is advanced from $3,300 to $3,400, and Winston-Salem is advanced to the same figure. Neither Raleigh, Char lotte, Wilmington. Asheville nor Dur ham showed enough increase in busi ness to warrant an increase in sal ary . The salary paid by the Lumberton postoffice remains the same as before, $2,300. Two More Store Buildings On Chest, nut Street. Messrs. S. Mclntyre and R. C. Law rence have let the contract to Mr. H. G. Jones, a local contractor), for the erection of two 2-story brick store buildings, 24x90 feet on their lot on Chestnut street, next to Messrs. Tini RmtViAre store. Work was begun on the buildings Tuesday and it is expected tnat xney win ue cum pleted by eany Mr. A. J. Floyd it aCndidatt f or Com missioner. Mr.-A.-J.-Floyd-af JFairmonLar. nounces in today's Robesonian that he is a candidate to succeed himself as a member of the board of coun ty commissioners. Mr. Floyd has served acceptably as chairman of the board for the past two years and received the largest vote polled by any i candidate for commissioner two years ago. i-.u ; BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. j Sunday hours will be observed at the postoffice Saturday. I Refreshing and much-needed ; showers are falling here today. ! Mr. A. II . Flowers has accept j ed a position in the county auditor's office. He began work Monday. e ! It will be well to remember that i the banks of the town will all be i closed Saturday. Prepare Friday for j making change. Mr. S. R. Spivey has accepted j a position in Mr. A. Weinstein's de j partment store as head salesman. He win oegin work on tne f ourth. Mr. S. F. Britt of Hog Swamp was among the visitors in town this morning. Mr. Britt reports a fin rain, which was much-needed, in hij section last night. Mrs. Lizzie Proctor and daugh ter Miss Lillian, left this morning for HamleVwhare they joined the Gattis touring party for Niagara Falls and other northern points of interest. - Mr. W. J. DuBois has purchased a delivery wagon for the Lumberton Bakery, of which he is proprietor, and when it arrives it will make calls daily at homes all over town. The local freight offices of the Seaboard and V. & C. S. railroads will be closed the 4th except from 10 to 11 o'clock a. m., when they will be open to deliver perishable freight. Mr. Dan F. MceNill, who for several years conducted a livery busi ness In town, has advertised his busi ness for sale, and will quit the busi ness. He has not yet decided what he will do. ' ' Capt. Frank Lanev and small son of Monroe, arrived this morning and win gpena me day nshing In Lunu ber river. Captain Lanev is con ductor on the S. A. L. between Mon roe and Atlanta, Ga. A colored man with no legs at all was walking on the streets here this morning. He walks on his hands and makes good time at that. A tree fell on him several years ago and broke his legs up to the extent that they had to be taken off at his waist. He is a native Robesonian. It is said' he can pick more cotton than any body. A cat belonging at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Varser. who are away from home, threw a fit yester day, spun across tne road on us head and raised sand in general until Chief of Police Redfern took one of its nine lives and maybe the last one. as the cat has not yet "come back."' Little children had been in the habit of play ing with that cat. The moral is plain as plain. Mr. A. W. McLean is chairman of the executive committee of the North Carolina Bar Association which closed its annual convention at Wrightsville Beach last night, and Mr. L. R. Varser is secretary of the membership committee. Both are members of the firm of McLean, Var ser & McLean of Lumberton. Mr. McLean was elected a delegate to the American Bar Association. Announcements reading as fol lows have been issued: Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tyner announce the marriage of their daughter Edna to Mr. Henry Jerome Langs ton on Tuesday, June thirtieth nineteen hundred and fourteen Lowe, C. At home after July eighth Winterville, N. C. Trus. McNeill, colored, was op erated on at the Thompson hospital yesterday for appendicitis. Drs. N. A. Thompson and R.S. Beam per formed the operation." They found a bone a chicken bone or at least it was thought to be a chicken bone more than an inch long in his appen dix. The bone was about the size of a tooth pick and had been swallowed by McNeill at some time. The bone was pronounced as the cause of his troubles. McNeill is getting along as well as could be expected. Powder Explosion in Charlotte Kills Two Men and Injures Others. Charlotte Observer, 2d. Chief J. H. Wallace of the city fire department and aCptain W. B. Glenn of the No. 2 station were killed yes terday morning and three other fire men, Messrs. R. T. Barnes, J. R. Erwin and C. W. Todd were more or less seriously injured as the result of explosion of a quantity of blasting powder that had been stored in a barn belonging to Mr. John B. Hawkins, a railroad contractor, in the rear of his home on South Cedar street. The barn had caught fire and the department had been summoned to ex tinguish the flames. Never having been apprised of the presence of the explosives they feared. Miss Christine Sessoms Wins The Dollar. Little Miss Christine Sessoms won the dollar last week in the Belle Meade Pony Contest. Only a few weeks remain in which to win the beautiful Shetland ppnyLas the con. test will close without a doubt on July 16. Better hustle if you wish to win. i At Raleigh Sunday Sam Griffin was shot and killed by Serry Walker over division of money taken in at a." cold drink stand operated by them. Both negroes.
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