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PREPARE SEtiMHIWTlN COUNTY FAIR, OCT. 16 to i3 "WATCH YOUR LABEL -AND SEND IN RE -iNEWAL BEFORE- : your subscription ALL ' SUBSCRIPTIONS - ARE DISCONTINUE . ED WHEN TIIET EXPIBE . WATCH 1 OUR LABEL. T lUHBEtTOltV Ifc 0., JlCZfcAY OCTOBER 2, 1922T VOL. MIL NO-67 - COUNT. GOD AMD THUTflL , ft- ,. SSf A YEAR. PTE t?J ADVAjTcK ., con Jftifoii Fatally Injured Beneath t Wheels of ' ; Automobile In"' - Fayetteville! and - - Death Resulted la' a Few Minute ; Funeral Attended by Hundreds of Sorrowing Friends add Florad Tri-'- bates Were Among the Largest Erer Seen Here Life of Rare Useful? :. ness Brought to Untimely Close. v V? 7 V - ManareaaL 01 Burrowing xrienuo wyw J.-'ill. Section of Robeson county J ana - manv front, outside the county attend, rfl5y;!itften .'at-o'rlork-'the ' . ' . " funeral of Dr.vNeill , Archie. Thompr v , son, wnose : suaaen tragic .wwut TThvntteviiie last 'inursaav nisrni eave , ' this community such a profound shock ' as ; it ' has not experienced isince the '' v sudden death of Col. N. A, McLean in H Ttftleiirh in 1911. All available space hi the large main auditorium and gal- Iery of this church was packed for : the services, whicn were conducted Dy . Dr. C. H. Durham, who paid a beautu ful tribute to the life and character of deceased, assisted by Drs. R. C. Bea- man and G. E. Moorehouse, pastors' of Chestnut Street Methodist and Pres- ttrterian churches, respectively. Mem. , bers of the choirs of all local churches made up the large choir that led in the inspiring and healing ministry of song. A profusion of floral offerings, one of the largest ever seen here, mute, yet trumpet-tonged tributes from a host of friends, overflowed the chancel and a brief space later were banked, high upon the grave in Meadowbrook -cemetery, where inter- incut yyao uiouci A touching and unusual incident of the funeral was the marchine into the church, to two seats which were reserved for them at the front, of a number of negroes, employes of de ceased at his hospital. The . following acted as pall-bearers: active Lacy McKenzie, M. F, 'Caldwell, J. D.. McMillan, Eli Wish art, Ira Bullard, A. T. McLean, Frank ; McLeod, Marvin Barker; honorary Dr.' John Knox, Dr. Thos F. Costner, Dr, E. R, Hardin, Dr. W. W. Parker, Dr. M. A. Waddell, Dr. T. C- Johnson, Dr. R. S. Beam, Messrs. O 0. Dukes, L. H. Caldwell, John S., McNeill, T, W. Bullock, E. J. Britt, Ed.: McMil lan, C. B. Redmond,vS. McIntyre, H. E. Stacy, K. M. Barnes, Ed Rancke, Q. T. Williams, A. Weinstein. A. E. White, R. H. Crichtoni H, B. Jennings, ' ,M Sid Spivey F. P. Gray, E. WDjin,fbdAC0?ty ' with one 'htm, D. L. Waiting, J. A. Sharpe, D. ch"d' Neil Archie, survives. :v R. Shaw, X." C. Fuller, Roger R. Pitt. ' man.,- -w , i,' '5t '.. . j? t Run Down by Big Car. v Dr. Thompson was run down. by a big Stevens touring car while at tempting to cross from the market house, north-east to the sidewalk. He was within, about 5 feet of the side walk when struck. A 'number of cars were passing and it was when he , stepped out of the way of one moving ' ear that the death car struck him. The car was moving at a speed of - around 25 miles an hour, according to eye-witnesses; Dr. Thompson was 4 carried some 80 feet on the bumper of "the car before he fell underneath the wheels. The front wheels of the car passed : oyer : his body and . the rear wheels were ort his legs when the car was stopped.: The car was driven by Mr. E.W. Hobbs, who is connected with highway, construction between Fayetteville and Raeford. The car was pushed off Dr. Thompson and he was placed in the same car and car ried to the Cumberland General hos pital, where he died within 40 min utes after heing run over. Dr. Thomp- con, accompanied by Messrs. E. W. Dunham, G. E. Rancke, Jr. and David Bockenek had gone to Fayetteville early in the evening to attend a show at the LaFayette theatre. They had . just left the theatre when the fatal accident happened at 11:10. Mr. Rancke was by the side of Dr. Thompson when he was struck by the car and Messrs Dunham and Bock enek were - near by. Death resulted from internal injuries about the left ; breast. There was also a slight bruise on the left side of Dr. Thompson's face and one leg was bruised. No bones were broken. He was conscious to the last and told those about him that he was dying. Mrs. Thompson, Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, and ' Dr. T. C. J ohnson left Lumberton soon after the accident, but Dr Thompson had died when they reached Fayetteville. Mr. J. L. Ste phens, local undertaker,' went to Fay etteville and , brought the remains here,' reaching Lumberton t 5U5 Fri. day morning. After being prepared for burial the remains were taken to the Thompson hospital, where Friday, Friday night and Saturday they were viewed'by hundreds of friends of the deceased. .; : ; ; ' Pall f Sorrow and Gloom News of: Dr. Thompson's : untimely death. caused a pall of sorrow and gloom to settle over Lumberton and vicinity. Perhaps no , citizen of the town would haye been more sorely missed and only time can measure the loss that Lumberton and . Robeson county 'sustained in the death of this noted surgeon, He will be missed 4n every move that tends -'to the bet terment of the town and surrounding country. He. was a wide-a-wake, "pro- gressive citizen, always ready to fight for better educational advantages for the children and the civic improve ment of his home town." , - Dr. Thompson recently made numer our additions? to 1 his larger J hospiUl here, the well-known institution be ing one of the best-equipped hospitals rutnn . Carolina. s As : sj surgeon ne was known as one of the very best in this part of the coua- . Besides members of his own family the deceased is survived by three si ters -M mjt p,t B. ? Thompson 7 of Fair montiMrs, W. T. Fisher ot Parkton, MrsR.? L, Taylor of Stedman; and 5 "-TMessrsi a- B' A. S4 and G. F lr? J' ! E-' of Pyetteville and T. of Kansas City Mo. ?:;;i-Sketch-of;His.Life ; Neil Archie Thompson was born' in Robeson, county August 27, 1872. Af ter .attending .the' public schools of Robeson county, he completed his coL lege course at Davidson, , and com pleted his medical education aVMary land taedical college, taking a post graduate course at the Polyclinic in New York. ' - -1 . ,-, , After obtaining h'is license to prac tice medicine he Incatorl - Chadbourn, where he practiced ' for J'cars, men removed to'White ville, where he practiced his.profes sion for ten.years. In 1905 he moved to Lumberton. and ma i.. fbuilt the Thompson hospital, .which r V ?ne 01 tne best-equipped hospitals in eastern North Carolina. In October. 1920. ha wq. . elIow of the American College of UUI8wfi loronto, Canada. He was a member of the Tri-Stat MoiV.i J society, the North Carolina Medical SAJafir nv. j , , , vflS and. the Robeson County I d1 8ciety. At . the time of his J.il. t. . . !"" V "3 cin ne was president of the Plant ers Bank and Trust company, and al. i aiuerman oi tne town of Lura oerton, He was a member nf th M, sonic order of which he was past master, an ' Odd Fellow, a Pythain and worthy patron of the order of the eastern Krai. 0n December 25th. 1895. Dr. Thomtu son was married to Miss Sallie Town, sendand to this union were born three children, who survive: Mrs. C L. Watson of Winston-Salem, Mrs. T. J. Stafford nt MoBhll t - -. .? ----- - .wuii r xciiii.. ana M Julia Thompson, a student : at nrwMirop couege, Kock Hill, & C. 'After; the death nf. hi. ?!L wa ""'"ed on November ; 28th, 19067 .to Miss Kate G. Monroe To Present Portrait of Late , Judge - McNeill. . ' . A portrait of the late Judge T.'A. McNeill of Lumberton, painted by Mrs, Fahey of ; Washrayton D, C, will .be presented toRobe- son county . by . the , bar o f the county at "f the J court 1 house Thursday evening of this week at 8 o'clock. The presentation speech will be made by Mr.' A. W. McLean and the portrait will be accepted by Judge W. M. Bond. This will be the second portrait of a distinguished son; of the county jtoisdorn the walls of thetourt roomaTportrait of the late Col; Ni-A, McLean having been presented by tne bar, some years ago. The public . is invited to attend these -exercises. Mr. Ellis Miller First to Pay Taxes for 27th Time. The 1922 State and county tax books have been compiled by County Auditor A. V. G. Wishart and were today turned over to Sheriff R. E. Lewis for collection. Mr. EHis Miller of R. 1, Fairmont, was again the first to pay his taxes, this making the 27th year that he has been the first Robe- ' a - tt: ' r f soman to pay. xxis sun, uir. . v, su. Miller, was the second to pay, as has been his custom for several years. Charged With Practicing Medicine Without License. Frank Morris of the Marietta sec tion was riven a hearing Saturday before Recorder David H. Fuller on the charge of practicing medicine without license. Judgment was con tinued upon, condition' that Morris cease to practice .or prescribe in any manner. He was indicted by Dr. r.. R. Hardin, county health officer. Road Bond Election Thursday; The election to. vote: on "a $20,000 road bond issue in Bntts township will be held on Thursday of this week October 5 instead of Satur day of last week, as stated in Thurs day's Robesonian. The Robesonian was mis-informed about the date of the election. Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Fleming passed through Lumberton this morn- incr en route to Kingstree, S. C, few' miles out from which place Mr. Fleming has been engaged to do the preaching 'in a revival meeting this week for Rev, Mr. Funderburk, the pastor. ' ; ' -Mr. J."-E. McMillan of Andalusia, Ala who has been .visiting .his fa ther. Mr. Z. T. McMillan of McMil- llan's Siding,' who has been seriously m . . W 1 ill ior several weeas, was a uunoer ton visitor Saturday. This is Mr. McMillan's first visit to his home county, Robeson, in ten yeats inddie notes many . changes and improve ments. The condition of Mr. Z. T. Me Millan was much improved Saturday and Mr. J. E. McMillan expected to leave yesterday or today for his home in Alabama if his father's condition continued to improve. If.. i: ' DR. NEILL ARCHIE THOMPSON XTs.4-r1 nAnh an1 11 aof ill liH whf TYIPt k trftflC ftTlil UlltSllielV death under the wheels of ah autanjobile m Fayetteville Thursday night Many More Entries Additional Room Has Been Provided Exhibits Should be larger and There iirlll be so many more entiiesj that additional room has had ; oe made . to take care of them.' jflr. W. O. Thompson, secretary of the! asso ciation, has made arrangements to take care oi at least tov cnicnens ana 50 turkeys besides other ; entries in the poultry line. Last year the noultrv exhibits could not all be tak en care of for the lack of room, and Mr Thompson doesn't expect th" t0 be the case this year. The poultry exhibit is one of the most interesting features of the fair arid ' as stated kbove Drovision has been made to house all the poultry that is brought tot exhibition. -; fTh.e secretary , is busy these days getting, hings in shape for, the fair which opens October. 10 T and runs though the 13th."A contract has been sighed with a large carnival company which has 20 shows and 6 rides and every effort is being made to make this fair "the largest from every standpoint. j-In addition to the above amuse ments the fair, officials have secured a display of fireworks- the like of which has never been seen in this part of the State. The display will be an charge of a man sent here from the factory and -will last for about an hour. . The baby contest, which will be held on .Thursday of the fair, will again this year be the feature. Many babies have already been entered and more to come. The contest is open to all babies under one year old. What is expected to be one of the biggest 'days of the fair will be the children's , day, Friday, October 13th. All. chilbren will be admitted free There is much Interest in the coun ty at this time In the raising of live stock and the exhibits in this depart ment are expected to eclipse all pre vious fairs. , Farmers are urged to place hogs, cows and other live-stock in the show, as this is a feature that should appeal to fair visitors this year. .-. i v Robeson and adjoining counties are learning how to diversify their crops and the exhibits this year should be larger nd more interesting than were the exhibits of previous years. The averatre person has no idea of the amount and variety of other crops grown in the county besides cotton and tobacco and the fair is of immense value to the people in this point alone. Each year the people take more in terest in the fair and there is every reason toJelieve that with the pass ing of years it will continue to in crease in size and popularity. The Robeson county fair is open to all the adjoining counties', and the asdciation- expects good many ex hibits outside the county this year as has been the case twith all previous fairs. 1 r .--..v ., Get your: exhibit ready and be on hand early Monday,, October 9th, or not later than 9:30 Tuesday, October 10th. 'A. "good many premiums will be awarded that are not listed in the Eremium list, and anything that yon are .that you think will he of inter est to others will be appreciated. A premium list will he sent to anyone i . v ? 7 Than Usual at ; Maxton News Letter Ladies Bible Class Enjoys an Out , Ing Personal Mention. Correspondence ' of The Robesonian. Maxton. Sept. Z9. Mrs. ju w. mc. Kinnon left Tuesday for Pittsburgh, where she will visit her sister for a few weeks. -. , , K Miss Bessie Kincaid has gone to Durham, where she is visiting friends for several days. Mr. Henry McKinnon returned last night from a brief trip to Warning ton on business. ' Class No. 15 of the Presbyterian church had a delightful time yes terday afternoon at Kincaid's pond. This is the ladies' Bible class and has something like 23 or 30 members, the teacher being Miss Grace McCurdy. Some time ago a small pavillioh was partially erected by Mr. Howard Mc Nair and this Was- the scene of the festivities. The class met at the church and were taken to the pond by truck and in cars. A Brunswick stew had been prepared by Mrs Green and hot coffee was served by Mrs. T. JU Smith. A long table was spread and decorated with autumn leaves and flowers, the pavillion also being decorated with pine boughs and flowery green things. After the re freshments - had been dispensed with and a game or two played, the crowd assembled around a fire, where marshmallows were toasted. Twilight coming on and the refreshments having been- disposed of, everyone went back happy and feeling that in the interest of good fellowship such occasions should be indulged in often- er. The "fall opening", 'or more espe cially the official day on which the period for purchasing 'ladies' bonnets, occurred yesterday when Miss Ida McKinnon held her" semi-annual tnil linery opening. SELLERS SKIPPER FOUND UN CONSCIOUS NEAR RED SPRINGS Blow on Back of Head May Prove Fa. tal Taken to Hospital in Fayette ville. y ; Mr. Sellers Skipper, white barber about 37 years old, was found in the road in "Black Bottom", a suburb of Red Springs, m an unconscious con dition about 8 . o'clock last night. He had been dealt on the back of the head a blow which it is feared will prove fatal. He was carried to the Pittman hospital, , Fayetteville, soon after he was found. No arrests have been made. Mr. Skipper lived in Red Springs, is married and has one child. It was learned from the Pittman hospital at 3:45, this afternoon that Mr. Skipper had not regained consci ousness and that his condition is con sidered serious. : . - Superior Court. - . . V ' 'A two-weeks.1 term of' Superior court for-the trial of civil cases con vened here at -11:30 'this morning, Judge W. M. Bond of Edentom pre siding. : - V . that will write Mr. W. O. Thompson, Lumberton,. U - -. of;he lulling of ielJIWcNcffl ..Joe Ke0 is now ia Coonty Jail Here After Erading Arrest for 44 .Years-Ta!ks Freely of the Killing Claims Self tlsfeaseKept Secret All These Years. After evading arrest for 41 years. Joe B. Kemp is now in the ecrantv jail here awaiting trial at the Novem. ber term of criminal court for killing Daniel E. JMeNeili, near Red Springs on August 15, 1878; Kemp was ar rested in St. Augustine, Fla., on Wed nesday morning of last week and was brought here Saturday night by Sheriff R. E. Lewis. He is now 04 years old. He returned to this county without requisition papers. '.' Claims Self Defense ' , Kemp admits killing McNeill and talked freely about his life before and since the killing to a Robesonian re porter. He will plead self-defense. He says he shot McNeill following a row when McNeill was advancing upon him with a chop-axe. Kemp says he does not remember how many shots he fired. He left this county soon af ter the shooting and went to Florida. He lived in that State for 3 years and then spent 2 years in Texas and Louisana. He then returned to Florida and had lived at different places in that State until his arrest last Week. During the time he operated a bar and grocery in Jacksonville for 4 years, he says. Kept Secret 44 Years Kemp married in Florida a few years after the killing and though he has four married children, he says he had never told his wife, children or any other person a word about killing McNeill until after his arrest. He has been separated from his wife seven years and only last month se cured a divorce, he says. He admits that he drank freely at times, but ad ded that he never got drunk enough to unfold the story of the killing. Kemp has 3 brothers living in Colum. ! bus county and two living in Florida. He had not seen any of his brothers since the killing until after , his ar rest, he- says. One brother, T. J. Kemp of Ocala, Fla., is very wealthy. it is said. After seeing in the papers an account of his brother's arrest lie visited him in Sk Augustine and told him. that he would make his bond to the extent of (30,000, if it would do any good. Expected to Return . Kemp says he expected to return to Robeson county within, the next year or two and talk over with Mr. Mal- comh McNeill, brother of the man he killed, the matter and see what settle, ment could be made. Mr. Malcomb Mc Neill and a colored . man ; named An drew McNair were " .eye-witnesses to the killing, according to Kemp. Kemp's identity' was brought about through a man named Sinclair who moved from this county to Florida several years, ago, he says. He en gaged In conversation with . Sinclair last. February and though he did not tell Sinclair that he killed McNeill, Sinclair beoame suspicious that he was the man and sent to this county and secured a tintype picture of Kemp. A scar on the right side of Kemp's head identified him, this show ing on the picture. ' Kemp says he was reared by his uncle by marriage, the late "Red" Hector McNeill, who lived near Red Springs. Mr. McNeill was also an un cle of the man he killed He Was ad. vised to leave after the killing by his uncle, he says. Kemp does not appear to be more than 50 years old and has very few grey hairs. If worry causes grey hair, he evidently has not worried about the- killing. "If I get out of this, I expect to return to Florida," ' Kemp stated to the reporter. Basketry Demon strations This Week Specialist In Basketry Will Give Series of Demonstrations in Robeson for Home Demonstration Club Men hers. ;-, . By Martha Flax Andrews, Home . Demonstration Agent I have arranged for a series of special demonstrations in . basketry during this week." The demonstrations will be given by Miss Myrtle Swin dell, home demonstration agent ' of Hertford county. Miss Swindell is a specialist in basketry, she has given demonstrations all over the state and is wonderfully skilled in this art. ' ' These, demonstrations 'will be open to home demonstration club members ONLY, as it is impossible -to' do good work with too great numbers. So all club members are urged to be pre sent but we are sorry we can not welcome visitors to these meetings. The meetings will be as given be low: Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, at 2 p. m., Lumberton, town hall: Wednesday at 10 a. m, Mrs. D. C. Lasiter's home, Fairmont; Thursday at 10 a. m., Mrs. H.' B. Ashley's home, Philadelphus; Friday at 10 a; m.. St Pauls club room. . Mr. G. T. Allen of R. 5, Lumberton, was in town Saturday. . Messrs. H. C. Adcox and J. W. Hester, both of Bladenboro, were Lumberton visitors Friday. i fCOPNTT FAIR sfTION - . .The' Robesonian wUI issue a special Fair edition Thursday of thi week. AIL wh wish "to get ads iii this edi tion should get their copy in tomor row (Tuesday) morning. .Cotton Market , Reported by J. IT. Barrinzun Middling cotton is quoted on the local market toJay at 11 3-4 sents the frtti n p-t Items of Local News Miss Lula Norment expects to leave tomorrow foe Southern Pines, where she will enter the Southern Pines School of Song1. The county comm issioners, the county board of education and the county road board are holding regu lar monthly meetings here today. The Condition of Needham Davis, who was shot by Wade Bell, also col ored, oh- Saturday night, ; September ;. 23, is favorable. Bell has not yet been apprehended. Frank Owens who lives on R. : 5 from Lumberton brought to The Robesonian office Saturday several , apple blooms which he said he pluck ed from an apple tree at his home. . Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Purvis left Saturday evening for Drake's Branch, Va., where Mr. Purvis will be asso ciated with a cp-operative tobacco ; warehouse during the old-belt season 1 Thursday of this week, October SJbas been set apart as. a day for cleaning off the Ward cemetery at Mt, Elira. All who have relatives buried there are asked to be present to assist with the work. ; Mr. J. C. Lewis, who had charee of the warehouse operated here by the Co-operative Tobacco Marketing? association during , the season which ' closed Thursday, left Friday for Drake's Branch, Vs. Mr. Lewis will operate a warehouse at that place for the co-operatives. 1 : - - Mr- 4. r. Cook of Concord U in Lumberton today In the interest of a Robeson county cottage at the Jack son training school, the State insti tution for boys of which Mr. Cook ia the well-known head. He is present ing the matter to the county commis sioners, this afternoon. Dr, R: C, Beaman, ' pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist "church. left this morning for Leesburr. Cas well county, where he will assist In a protracted meeting. Frayermeeting , at this church will be conducted Wed nesday evening by Mr- W. H. Humph rey and next Sunday a former pastor. Rev. F. B. McCall, will preach. A 4-year-old son of Mrs. , Cora White of the Jennings cotton mill vil lage was painfully hurt Thursday af ternoon, when run down by a truck' on the- Carthage road in front of Mrs." Sue Rowland's residence. The child suffered a broken right thigh and other bruises. The truck was driven by Mr. D. W. Ganter of North Lum berton. : . V--:. -V'T ' v Ladies of the Marietta ' Home Demonstration club made a decided and fine impression on their first visit to the Lumberton curb market : Saturday. If it gets out that the kind . of cakes they sold on the market here : Saturday is the kind of cakes they make all the time, that blessed com munity is going to become . more ' ' famed than it is even now. The singing class of the Oxford or phanage will give a concert at the school auditorium Tuesday- evening, ' October 3, at 8 o'clock. Concerts giv en by children from this institution are always splendid and greatly en joyed, and the children are always given a large audience here. En courage the children and this fine in--- dtitututn hv vmtr nmni IrnnArniv eveninsr. THE BECOBD OF-DEATHS. Mr. Gregory Britt of Howellsville Mr. Gregory Britt, aged about 45 years, of Howellsville-township, died Saturday afternoon at the Baker sana torium of pus appendicitis. Deceased is survived by his widow and 6 chil dren. The funeral was conducted at the grave yesterday at 3 p. m. by Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth and interment was made in the family cemetery at Orrum. Mr. Britt was a member of, the Baptist church. . Mrs. Penelope Britt Mrs. Penelope Britt, widow of the late Isham Britt, died Thursday night at her home in East Lumberton, De ceased was about 78 years old and her death resulted from the infirmi ties of old age. Several children sur vive. The funeral was conducted from the grave Saturday at 11 a. m: by Rer. E. A. Paul, pastor of the East Lumberton Baptist church, and in terment was made in the Ward ceme.' tery at Mt. Elim. Ellm Mrs Britt was a member of, the Baptist church and a good woman.. ' l Mr. Coadary Arnette Mr. Condary Arnette died yester day at 5 a. m. at his home in Wish art township of paralysis.-Deceased had been hi 111 health for a number of years; His widow and several chil dren survive. The funeral was con ducted at 11 o'clock this morning bf Rer. R. N. Cashwell and interment was made near the home. Deceased was a member jof the Baptist church,
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