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1 OMAN A ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR, DUE DC ADYAJK2& VOL XLV. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1915. NUMBER 93 SUPERIOR COURT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PARKTON PARAGRAPHS RED SPRINGS NEWS LETTER A PUBLIC LIBRARY BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS T ROBES Trial of Negroes Charged With Mur der of Mr. Pat McEachera Begin This Afternoon Much Interest In Case Other Cases. Sunerior Court for the trial of criminal cases has been grinding away since Monday, Judge O. H. Al len presiding and Solicitor B. Mc Lean of Maxton representing the State. This fs Solicitor McLean's first court in Robeson since he as sumed the duties of office the first of the year. The trial of Arch Handy and Thos. Smith, negroes charged with the mur der of Mr. P. A. McEachin near Wa kulla Christmas Eve, was set for this morning, but the morning session was taken up with 8electing the jury, a Special venire of 100 having been summoned. The trial will begin at 2:30 this afternoon. The law firms of McLean, Varser & McLean and Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor of Lumberton and Mr. G.B. Patterson of Maxton will assist So licitor S. BV McLean, and the firm of Britt & Britt and H. E. Stacy of Lumberton will appear for the de fendants. A large number of people are in town either having been " summoned or coming for the purpose of hearing the trial. ...Ittie Floyd and Benme Wall, burglary; Wall 5 years on puDiic Toads and Floyd 2 years. These; were the negroes who plead guilty of breaking into two stores and the express office at Marietta some two weeks ago, mention of which was made in The Robesonian at the time. F. J. Jones, carrying concealed -weapon, five months in jail, to be assigned to public roads. Mayo Granger, larceny; judgment continued on payment of cost. C E. Hardin, retailing; six months in Jail, to be assigned to public roads. Pearl Suggs, perjury; four months on roads. Frank Barrack, murder, submitted to jBurder in second degree; seven earn in State orison at hard labor. Barrack is the 16-year-old negro that shot Minister McNeill, also colored a.t Parkton Fridav of last week. men. .tionvof which was made in Monday's Robesonian. MEETING MONDAY NIGHT Ma" Meeting of Citizens Will be Held at Court House Monday Eve. ning of Next Week at 7:30 to Consider High School Bill. A mass meeting of the citizens of Lumberton and Lumberton township will be held at the court house at 7:30 o'clock Monday evening of next -week, February 1st, to consider a bill that has been drawn to provide for a high school for Lumberton. This is a most important meeting that every citizen of the town and township should make it a point to attend. Just what the bill as drawn provides has not been learned, but it is understood that the proposition is to make of Lumberton township a high schol district and to issue bonds in the sum of$15,000 to provide a building. The meeting is called by President Russell, of the Chamber of Commerce of Lumberton, but it is open to all and every citizen of the township is concerned. Notices of New Advertisements. Get first choice of handsome wool ns for tailored-to-order spring suits today Jno. T. Biggs Co. Another word as to R. D. Cald well & Son's remnant sale. Oarage repairing T. A. Ramsaur. The King Grocery Co. has moved to the corner of Elm and Third and is better prepared than ever to serve Its customers. The National Bank of Lumberton is going to mail out bulletins treat ing each month of money-making plans for the farmer. Brick for sale Stephens & Barnes. Hair switches and transformations made from combings Mrs. Palmer, Rowland. Marabou necqpiece lost. Pocket-book lost. 8-Cent Cotton. i Good cotton will bring 8 cents per ' pound on the' jwal market today. This i the-'hit time The Robeson ian has hi he pleasure of print, ing the prn ht cents in several months. No more skating on the side walks. It must be cut out. That is the t -d that comes from the au thorities. Chief of Police Redfern asks The Robesonian to say that ar ordinance was passed some time ago against this practice and that the town fathers have served notice on him that it must be enforced. He says he hates to do it, but the law is the law and he must see that it is enforced- So it must be stopped After thia fair warning in The Rob esonian the chief says he is goinp to enforce the ordinance strictly.' Woman Suffrage Will be Considered February 2 Women May Serve as Notaries Public Legalized Primary Bill Moore After Some of Hoke'a Territory House Votes t0 Repeal Long and Short Haul Clause. The Page bill for repeal of the lonir and short haul clause of the Justice intra-State freight rate act pass 3d the House yesterday by a vote of 107 t o2. There wa no discussion. the only statement made being one hv Mr. Pace to . the effect that he had petitions signed by 15,000 citi zens of the State insisting that the slause be repealed. The House received with favorable report a resolution by Mason oi Northampton recommending that cot ton growers materially curtail their cotton crop for the coming season. A resolution was adopted yester day providing for a joint committee to receive Secretary Bryan ana ar r autre for him to speak in the hall of the House of Representatives at noon Saturday of this week before a joint session of the Assembly. A bill passed by the Senate Mon day requires that before being li censed as optometrists persons must have a high-school education and two vears in a colleee of optometry or under an accredited practitioner as""prelimmary"1;rammg A bill introduced by Senator Muse would require the State Treasurer to credit the State's prison with only the actual cost of maintenance and guarding of the convicts worked on railroads in exchange for stock in stead of credit for full par value or stock as now provided. The House has voted to allow the use of the Representatives' Hall Feb. ruary 2 for the ceremonies of the North. Carolina Bar Association for the unveiling of the statue of Chief Justice Ruffin, which has recently been set up in the new Administra tion building. A bill has been introduced to abol ish the office of county treasurer of Columbus county. ' The Senate committee on constitu tional amendments and the Senate committee on elections will meet jointly February 2 to devote the af ternoon to advocates of woman suf frage. Numbers of the most prom inent suffragists in the country are to be in Raleigh to plead the cause of the Carolina suffragists. The Legislature will give to the women of the State the right to serve as notaries public, provided the State Supreme Court will rule that such an act is constitutional, an agreement in connection with the passage of the bill being that Governor Craig will name only one woman as a notary until a test case can be made up from her first official act carried to the Supreme Court for ruling. The House passed the Senate bill for wo me nnotaries Tuesday, the vote be. ing 56 to 48. A ioint bill in the Senate Tuesday by Weaver of Buncombe and Hob- good of Guilford would prescribe a le galized nrimarv for the State to in- C7 f elude all parties and all offices from President down to and including county officers. It is a document of some 20-odd pages and 500 copies are ordered printed. The introduc ers of the bill admit that they are exDectinsr amendments to except coun. ty officers in part, il not all the counties; and they will not venture an expression as to the likelihood of an effort to have the bill passed with a referendum, with people to ratify it before it is effective. A bill introduced in the House by Page would change the boundary lines between Moore and Hoke coun ties, talcing about 1 4,000 acres of land from Hoke and adding it to Moore county. Bills have passed third reading in the House to abolish the county treasurer's office in Johnston, Anson, Warren, Perquimans, Wilson, Samp, son, Lee and Brunswick. Solvent banks in the counties are to act as treasurers and are to receive no com pensation for their services. DRAINAGE DISTRICT MEETING Landowners of Drainage District Will Meet in Lumberton Monday Com mittee Will Recommehn"SelHng Bonds for One Year. As was stated some time ago in connection with a former meeting, the landowners of the Back Swamp and Jacob Swamp Drainage District will meet in Lumberton Monday, Feb ruary 1st, at the court house at .11 a. m., to consider the matter of sell ing bonds to help the property own ers over the present financial string ency. The committee appointed at a former meeting will recommend that bonds in the sum of $15,000 be sol J to run only one yeaf, to meet payment on bonds due next August. It is expected that that action will meet with the approval of the land pwnerg of the district. Two Fires Do Much DaraagedColored Church mad School Building Burn, ed Sorry Negro Boy Shoots and Fatally Wounds Ueful Negro- Death of Mr. Coleman Phillip Oth er Items. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Parkton, Jan. 25 Our town has been visited by two fires since our last letter. On Friday a week ago Mr. J. C. Culbreth's barn was burn ed about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and adjoining residences, -Mr. T. W. Thompson's, occupied by Mrs. Chap el, and Mr. Culbreth's occupied by Mr. G. W. Bullard, came near burn ing, but as the wind was calm the large force of hands with buckets and water, saved the buildings. The fire was supposed to have been orig inated by a small boy with matches Last Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock the colored graded school was discov ered on fire by teachers and the alarm was given and help was soon on the scene, but the wind was high and the fire made rapid head way and it was soon found impossible to save the building and the colored Baptist church, which was (located near the school, soon caught and was consumed also, with but little saved, anri the insurance on the church building lapsed the first of tliryear, ' henee-the church building was a complete loss. We are not prepared to say whether there was any insurance on the school building or not. The buildings were both val uable and the loss has left the col. ored peoplein a serious oendition. Of course there will be some place provided for the school, but the Bap- bad shape, as they had just completed their church and it was the largest church in town and they deserve much credit for their faithful ser vices and sacrifices in building such a nice church. The whole town is in deep sympathy with the colored people in their loss. But he fire is not the only trou ble the colored people are having up our way. Friday evening about 2 o'clock a young boy about 18 or 20 years old, by the name of Frank Deberry, shot Minister McNeill, about 22 or 23 years old. The load took effect the leg, Which was almost shot off No. 2 shot and close range. The wounded man was brought to Parkton for treatment, but as Dr Currie was in Fayetteville at that time Dr. Poole of St. Pauls was 'phoned and in a short while arriv ed and dressed the wound, but ad. vised the patient sent to the hos pital in Fayetteville, and he was placed in an automobile and hurried to Fayetteville, but died at 10 o'clock Friday night. The shooting occurred on the farm of Mr. C. S. McArthur two miles-north of town, where they were engaged at that time cutting wood. It is said that the two par ties had quarreled tha morning and at noon the boy that did the shoot, ing secured a breech loading shot gun and carried it with .him where they were at work, and the quarrel was renewed, and the shooting took place. The man that was killed was a smart, honorable and highly re. spected young man, and wa, only married Sunday evening. The boy that did the shooting was a nephew of the deceased and a sorry, worth less negro, who was carried to Lum berton Friday night by Chief of Po lice Huggins and lodged in jail. Mr. Coleman Phillips, or.e of Parkton esteemed veterans died ' at his home here on last Tesday night at 7 o'clock in his 79th year. Mr. Phillips had been in lingering health for a year or two but kept up most of the time and was only confined to his bed a day or so. The funeral services 'were conducted from! the residence on Thursday morning at ten o'clock by Rev. J. E. Berryhill, pastor of the Presbyterian church and interment was from the Parkton cemetery. Our sympathy go to the bereaved family. Rev. H. B. Porter will preach at the M. E. Church at Parkton next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The public is cordially invited. Mr; M. F. Underwood of Quitman, Ga., arrived Sunday to visit relatives and friends for a few days. Mr. Underwood was summonsed by wire message Thursday night advising him of the death of hig sister, Mrs. Alex Thagard of Pembroke. Mrs. Thagard died Thursday night rather suddenly and was burried at Philadelphus Sat urday p. m. Prof. R. F. Whitlock and sister of Arabia spent Friday night in town and visited friends in Fayette ville Saturday and Sunday and re turned to Arabia Sunday night. Mr. C. L. Johnson, buidler and contrac tor, spent last week at John's station, returning home Saturday night. Contractor A. McM. Blount has started the repairs on the Brown building and will put the building in la Social Circle Movements of the People. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, Jan. 26- Miss Lucy De Vane left Saturday for McDonalds where she will teach school. Mr. B. F. McNeill, Jr., will leave Saturday for Raleigh, where he will take a course in pharmacy. Miss Polly Brown, who is teach, ing near Rowland, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Brown. Mrs. Longfellow of Greensboro ar rived Monday and will spend some time at Hotel Red Springs. Messrs. Lucuis McRae, Hiram Grantham, and J. W. Hodgin, and Drs. J. J. Hill and C. G. Vardell attended e Elder- and Deacons Jnstitute which was held at Fayetteville last week. Mrs. J. T. Bostick and daughter, Miss Gertrude, have returned home after a pleasant visit to relatives at McColl, S. C. Mrs. William Home of Fayetteville, is spending a few days with her par. ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Callahan. Mr. and Mrs. W. Lucien MacLeod and little daughter, Margaret For. rester, have returned to their home in Charlotte, after spending several weeks at the home of Mr. MacLeod's father, Mr. W. J. MacLeod. The freshman class of S. P. C. was delightfully ef"tainedl last Satur- y afternoon ?tdvrtxHtar their icasa Jf ' H Bason. . Mr. and MraJ" J. J. . , " were married in Wilson last '4,.. , nave returned from tneir bridal trip, and are now at Hotel Sed Springs. Mrs. Thrower wa, formerly Miss Ma rie Harden of this place, but has been making her home- with her aunt in Wilson for the past few months. Miss Ethel Johnson was hostess to the Priscilla Club Tuesday after noon. Miss Katie Buie has returned home after a pleasant visit to friends at Davidson. Mr. H. S. Toon and daughter, Miss Marian, spent a few days in Raleigh ast week. Mr. Edwin Callahan of Greens boro is visiting hin parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Callahan. Tar Heel Topics Movements of the People. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Tar Heel, Jan. 26. Messrs. E. D Melvin and E. J. Monroe spent one day last week at Dublin. Miss Lessie Martin of Tolarsville visited her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Brack Martin, recently, Mr. Dock Campbell spent one day last week at Elizabethtown on bus iness. Mr. J. D. Wilson was a business caller in Fayetteville one day last week. Mr. B. Thymes and family of Shaw's Mill have moved here. Misses Lottie anjd Lillie Kinlaw of Lumberton visited relatives here recently. Mr. Durant Melvm was in Lumber. ton one day last week on business. Miss Jennie Monroe returned home last Friday afternoon after spending two weeks with relatives and friends near Elase. Mr. Donnie Munn wa. in Wilming. ton on business recently. Mr. Angus Kinlaw visited his daughter here laet week. Mr. C. Monroe and family have moved from near Elease here. We welcome them in our midst. The Baptist Sunday school here is progressing nicely. Miss Mary Bedsole and brother, Mr. Shelton, of White Oak, R. F. D. , visited their uncle, Mr. A. Bedsole last Saturday and Sunday. License has been issued for the arriage of J. W. Thompkin. and Margarett Edena, both of Red Springs; W. L. Barren and Irene Mc Queen. 1 first class condition. Mr. L. E. Hugheg has installed new lights in his large store which is a beauty. Likewise has the M. E. church. Mr. Ernest Bruce of Fayetteville was a caller in town Sunday evening. A fine fox chase Thursday night of only an hour. Caught a fine fox, and an all-night race Friday night." Mr. H. C. Adcox came to town Sunday morning with the head of a dog supposed to be that of a mad dog which was shipped to Raleigh for examination. The (flog bit a child of Mr. Adcox Sunday morning. Miss Ethel Cashwell was a Fay etteville shopper Saturday. Much cotton changed hands last week in our town. Messrs Fisher & Thompson, ciptton) .buyers, wdre busy all the week in and out of tow n. wish to be left severly alone here- To Prevent Blood Poisoning ipply at once the wonderful old reliable DR POUTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. UI arw1 Arminm that vJi naH mtA ne same time. Not a liniment. 23c. 50s. 11.0b For Lumberton Why Not? Old Baptist Church Building the Very Place Location Ideal and Little Expense Would be Necesary o Make Building Suitable Public Li. brary Badly Needed Will Lumber ton Grasp the Opportunity? To the Editor of The Robesonian: At the public school .building, books, books, books, a thousand of them, stuffed in cases, lying on ta bles, on the floor, in order and in disorder, in the way, uncataloged, unclassified, good books, bad books, worthless books. The nucleus of a fine library going to waste; a both, er and exasperation to the teachers, unavailable to the pupils. Why? For want of a place to keep them i Ihe school authorities are not to blame; they love books, they respect books, but they have to kick them around. Two blocks away on a prominent corner, a block from the business portion of the, town, stands a spac ious building, with waterproof roof, strong walls, a large hall with vesti bule, and six abutting rooms, three doors opening on prominent streets, already wired ffor electric lights, stoves in place. But this building is becoming a nuisance and an eyesore, its windows a target for the bad boy's devil-sling, full of cobwebs and dirt, a mausoleum for dead cats. A build.1 ing once hallowed by worship, still good people, an old church, but how and of no use on earth. Pa. '-.. to plead for dig- shall we we dofu.f.. ed school? Do'noL,j t,vt together afford a happy suggewv.-. The writer has never consulted his congregation, the owners of the old church, about its use r disposal This article is intended as much as a suggestion to them as to anyoni else. He is not speaking for them, he does not know for certain what they would say if a proposition were made to them to turn the old church into a library. But he believes many of them would welcome the oppor. tunity to restore hnor and dignity to the old building again. Let us consider what could be done with the building. The main audi torium with gallery would make an ideal place for public meetings and entertainments of a fworthy char acter. There is a good platform with rooms adjoining. While this room ought not to be used for profession, al theatricals, it would be splendid for lyceums and chatauquas, for com. munity betterment meetings, for the right sort of moving pictures now and then, when worthy films are to be had, such as Quo Vadi. and The Last Days of Pompei. Then there are small rooms which could Be made into book alcoves and hold all we would be able to get for years. The large room to the west furnished with leading papers end magazines would make an ideal reading room and meeting place for clubs and cir. cles of a literary character. How can it be done? Easily. The first thing would be to organize a Library Association with dues, say five dollars per member each year, these to elect director, to manage the library. One hundred members of this association ought to be se cured, which would mean five hun. dred dollars to start with; a person might be allowed 'a vote for each five dollar, put in, say up to twen ty-five dollars. Then arrangements would have to be made with the school authorities to secure the books in their possession and to care for the equity of the public school in ad ministering the library. In fact, it would not be a bad plan to put the management of the library largely into the hands of the school. Of course a bargain would have to be made with the Baptist congrega tion. Perhaps the building might be secured for a year or two rent free, or for just enough rent to keep up the insurance. In lieu of the first year's rent, the Library Association would have to fix up the building, making any necessary repairs. Win. dow lights, soap and water, racks and seats would be the main items, with a bit of calcamine thrown in to make the walls cheerful and clean. Of course there would have Ho be a lease or terms of purchase understood from the beginning. It could prob ably be rented for a very moderate rental or purchased for a very reas onable price. But renting would be advisable at first, until we find how the community will rally to such an institution. The entire outfit could probably be purchased for les, than the ground would cost on Elm street. There is probably not a better site for a li. rni j in the city, and not as good a cite available for anything like the same for which this could be se cured. ' . ' , The. expense of furnishing and op erating the library, securing new j (Contiued on page 4) a "Business is picking up some" was the remark of a lumber man wko was in town yesterday. Mr. J. D. Proctor spent Tues day in Raleigh. He attended a meet ing of the board of trustees of ths State University, of which he it a member. Immediately after the morning; service Sunday at the Presbyterian church a congregational meeting, at which the deacons will make their annual report, will be held. Mr. A. J. Williams of route 3 from Maxton is in town today. Mr. Williams got on the "God blessed'' list by paying his subscription a lit tle more than a year in advance. Mr. H. L. Broadwell and son Mr. F. K., of route 1 from St Pauls were among the visitor, in town yes terday. Mr. Broadwell got on the "God blessed" list by paying for Ths Robesonian a year in advance. Mr. I. H. Warwick, s leading merchant of Orrum, was among the) visitors in town this morning. Mr. Warwick left his order with The Rob. esonian's job department for s supply of letter heads and envelopes. Mr. L. H. Caldwell launched big "stock reduction" sale this morn ing at 9 o'clock. This is Mr. Cald well's first special sale, and hundreds Watch his large ads in The Robes6ni? ian. : , 'HQ Mr. A. P. Floyd of route 3 from Fairmont was in town yesterday. Mr. "M-ayg the rainy weather is de t turning an-i sowing of i 1 ' i 'farmer, in his sec- , a TWCD of the "weed 4 ' C There wU Methodist ch, o'clock Sunday nd sijr noon Ty ker's at 3:30 Su, the pastor, Rev. A. vJv these charges are on circuit. v.! tk Both Messrs. L. E. Smita 1 Finch got wet a whole fl if last week when a row bOaJ-i. they were floating down Luu river capsized, turning them bv . out where the water wa about waist, deep. Cold day, too. Mr. J. E. Broom of route 7 from Lumberton was in town yesterday. Mr. Broom recently moved to Rob eson from Union county and did the right thing bscribed for his cojnty paper, The Robesonian. He says he likes Robeson fine so far. Mr. Rowland Stephens of route 1 from Orrum was a Lumberton vis itor yesterday. Mr. Stephens i anx. ious for a fish law to be passed by the present Legislature, but thinks the best law would be to prohibit s man from selling a fish of any kind for love or money. Mr. J, C. Graham of reute 2 from Maxton is among the visitors in town today. Mr. Graham says he has been a Robesonian subscriber for 30 years and he still likes it. This wa his first trip to Lumberton in three years, and he notes many changes and improvements. Messrs. George and Frank Ram saur, with their.familie,,iiave moT ed from Liar i t i . i":I-n place north f I 1 era V j will farm this j;-r. 1, i rt r ? said to be experienced farmers" -and hard wrokers, the kind needed to help build up any section of country. The King Grocery Co. has moved into the Gough building on the north, east comer of Elm and Third streets, formerly occupied by Mr. W. J. Pre vatt. Mr. C. G. Bogan will conduct a market in the rea rof this building. It is not definitely known yet who will occupy the building formerly oc cupied by the King Grocery Co., on Elm street between Second and Third. Among the Sick. Mrs. Sallie Nance, who live East Lumberton is very sick. At Thompson hospital: Mrs. E. W. Kinlaw, who underwent an operation last Sunday, is getting along nicely. M-. G. O. Rhodes, who had been a patient at the hospital for some time, was able to return to her home at Fayetteville Saturday. Miss Florine Rogers, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, expects t return to her home at Marietta Sat urday. Mrs. Frank Townsend of Ten Mile underwent an operation at the hospital this morning and is get ting along nicely. Mrs. Jesse Wish art was taken to the hospital this morning suffering with appendicitis. Washington dispatch, Jan. 25: The constitutional right of employers to have employes renounce their union affiliation as a rendition of employ ment was sustaiMs-d .today by the Supreme Court in a decision far. reaching to organized labor, in which the aKnsas so-called coercion statute was declared unconstitutional. , c
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