V0L LW1EEtlT0K H t:' THUBflC*'/ DEG8WBER *>. mi ^ T«.rt.
Grantham Plot
Guilty Says Jury.
Cleared of Charge ©f Killing Bart^
Hunt—Pompey Bethoaand Eristu*
McQueen Will be Tned «■ 8»«*
Charge—Court Probably WIU Ad
journ Friday.
“Not guilty” was the verdict ren
dered at 2:35 this afternoon by the
Superior court jury in th^
Guy Grantham charged *#h tamng
Barney Bunt, fildian, iVho';was-sn»f
z;
licitor T.A. McNeill asked for a ver
dict of second-degree murder. The
trial began Monday afternoon and the
jury retired at 1 p. m. today. The
trial of Pompey Bethea and Erastus
McQueen, both colored, charged with
second degree murder in the same
case, will begin this afternoon.
It was in evidence that on the
night of August 31st the defendant
Guy Grantham left his father’s home
in an automobile, went to a near-by
tobacco bam where Erastus Mc
Queen was, and that Erastus got n<
the car with him. They wenf to
Rose Hill church, where a meeting
was in progress, and where they sav
Pompey Bethea. All three became
intoxicated with liquor *nd_late m
the night started home. Bethea was i
very drunk by this time and got the
rear of the automobile. McQueen i
asked Grantham to let him drive the
car and got in the driver’s seat. He j
admitted that he had a P's«-°.1 a"d
stated that after he sat down it be
came uncomfortable and h« P»W|
it out and laid it down on the seat,
between him and Granjham. Then,
as they were driving off Grantham
pcked up the gun and began firing
the result of which brought about
the death of Barney Hunt who wac ,
walking alongside the r^d a^ tbe
time. There was no evidence to ,
show that fhere was JTotA^t f it
the shooting. It appeared that j
was a careless and dangerous hand
ling of firearms by person or per- j
sonMrunk _ naaiftted b* 1
lilt? .-_ a
the firm of' McIntyre,J*™****'
Proctor. The firms of McLean, \o
ser, McLe n & Stacy and B«« * i
Britt of Lumbermen, and Mr. Clau .
McDonald of Florence, S. repre
sented the defendant. . \
It is expected that this speeia. term
of court will adjourn Friday after
noon. A number of minor cases wert^
compromised today. Judge N. A. "Sin
clair of Fayetteville is presiding.
Other cases have been disposed of as
follows: ’
Murphy Watson plead guilty to an
assault with deadly weapon and was
ordered to pay to the Pro5ec'utl^^
» witness, A. S. Bracy, ?o0, and pay
the cost3 in the case.
Luke Baker plead gual+y to an as
sault with deadly weapon and was
ordered to pay the court the surn of
$50, the Costs to be deducted and w
balance to be paid to the prosecuting
witness, A. S. Bracy.
J. Mercer plead guilty to an as
sault- and was taxed with the cost?
and ordered to pay $250 to thj pro
secuting witness, Josephine Mercer.
Luther Rogers plead guilty to for
gery and was sentenced to 12 months
on the county roads.
Archie Andrews plead guilty to re
ceiving stolen goods snd vagrancy.
Judgment was continued on t-he first
iree upon payment of cost, and
suspended on the second upon pay
mHezekiahSDrake offered a
nolo contendere for trespass and hr
judgment suspended upon payment
°f A°R8 Smith offered a plea of nolo
contendere for violating
law and had judgment suspended up
°”lS?yWorthan, Cvs?Mattie Wortham;
divorce granted.
—Among the college girls and boys
arriving home for the ]*?hd*y» ***
Miss Viola Edwards and Ingram
Hedgpeth, from Mars Hi 1 college,
MIm Isabelle McLeod, Hollins college
Hollins, Va.; and Knox Andrews,
Trinity college, Durham.
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* fireworks ordinance. ■
* Flagrant Violations—Coopera: *
* tMm of Parents Requested— *
* Ordinance Must be Enforced,
* To the parents of the To-ufn of ^
* Lnmberton: - . J m
* About four years s*go, at tne ,
* request of the State Fire Insur- *
‘ * ance Department-, the board M
* commissioners passed an ord> •
* nance prohibiting the firing ta _
* firework* generally in the town.
* Ths ordinance is heing flagrant
* ly, and in tome respects dps
* gracefully, violated. Some
* places of business have almost
* had to close up on - -account, of ^
* the reckless manner fire works
* have been thrown into "their
* doors and windows. We are
* advised that‘unless we enforce
* this ordinance Vr fire insurance
* rafes may be increased -
* cent We do not believe that
* you Vent this done, and we are,
* therefore, calling on you to co
* operate with the officials of the
* town to assist in preventing it.
* We do not wsh fo embarras
* anyone, but the ordinance is go
* ins? to be enforced as far as pos- *
* S,ble’ E. M. JOHNSON,*
* Dec. 19th. / MAYOR. *
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fo Double Capaci
ty of IcevPlant.
SSfirbA flags
of 50,#00 pound* D#§Ji—Doubled
in 1 Year*. > hi i„ *_
A contract was made Velterday by
Mr. M. AT. Geddne with wf O. J
Moms ted A Coid Stora^BrnWing
sSfeeigSTV* doable ifc* cspacrty of
the ice plant now condt*t«d by Mr.
Geddie oh the Elizabethtown road,
and plans are being dratan by tne
same eonc#n for the enlarging o
the building, which will be'a modern
brick structure. .
According to Mr. Moms, part of
the new machnery will be shipped
next week and it will be a matjer of
only a few months before the ice
mant will h^e a capacity* of 50,000
pound* daily. The capacity now is
only 12 1-2 tons. Mr. Geddie states
that the new building will be built in
su"h a manner that anyone calling
at «-he plant for ice will have the
beat of accomodations, as a drive
way will be included. Four 'addi
tional lots have been bought by Mr.
Geddie and work on the new build
ing will begin at once. . ..
Mr. Morris was very much grati
fied at the progress Lumberton has
made in the past 7 years aid stated
that ir is one of the best towns in
the South, if not the best. He sold
Mr. Geddie his first ice plant and pre
dicted then that it wouldonlybe a
matter of a few years before it j
would be necessary to double fhe ca
pacity. - - .
Union Meeting of
Robeson Assn.
Program W Meeting to
Long BttuJch Church Docember 28
Foilowing is the program of the
Ilnioivi meeting of the Kobeson bap
tist association to be held at Lon0
BranS? church December 28-29:
Friday Morning _ * -
10;30 Prayer service—D. T. ±Jritt.
li;-0 bernion—J. E. Lanier.
Afernoon.
1;?0 The Bible, the Rule of Faitn.
and Practice—J. M. Page. . -
i;oa ae Church ana its Member*;
—L.-M. Hobbs. r ...
2;b0 The Church and Its Officers
—E. A. Paul.
.•Saturday Morning
10:00 Prayer service—li. L. Byrd.
10:o0 The Church and the Ordi
nances—Alford Stephens.
11:00 Organizing the Church for
Efficiency—E F. Sullivan.
The Church and the World
View—C. H. Durham.
Afternoon
1:50 The Church and the Com
munity—F. T. Co 1ms. _ • _
2:i*u easing Gratituce m a
Practical Way for a Prosperous Year
—J. M. Fleming.
2:vU Miscellaneous.
YOUTHFUL RULER OF GREECE
Notified to leave coo. nu .
Temporary Dismissal Believed to be
End qf Grecian Monarchy.
London, Dec. To (Associated Press)
_The Gieek nation which Li recent
years has suffered sor many uynastic
changes, will tomoifow again be with
out a king ami under the regency pi
the aged Admiral Coundouriotis,
who filled a similar role in 1920.
The suddenness of this development
from the victory of the Liberals and
Republicans at the recent elections
has astonished even the Greek
people, accustomed as they are to re
ctiFi?iii£ politi'C&l (jouvulsioilR. Accoi (i-*
ing to the Athens press the King’s
absence will be regarded as “leave
pending the future decision of the na
tional assembly. But the general be
lief is that when the king and quean
depart for Bucharest tomorrow, an
other king wjdl havei disappeared for
good from the rapidly diminishing
number of European thrones.
The revolutionary cabinet, prompt
ed by the decisive defeat of the Royal*
lists at the polls, served notice of his
temporary dismissal on the youthful
monarch who had no alternative but
; to accede.* The Allied'-and Balkan
diplomats niade representations on be
ha'f of their, governments against the
j expulsion of the king but too late to
save tpc situation.
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Schools Close for Holidays—Teach
ers tearing for Hme. -
Lumberton’s graded , and high
schools <;lose this afternoon for the
j holidays, until January 7th, and
j out-of-town teachers will leave this
| evening and tomorrow for their re
spective, homes, as follows: '
Mias Aileen Gramling, Orange
burg, 5 C.; Miss Nell Sutton, Dan
burg, Go,; Miss Linda Newton,. Or*
rutn; Miss Elizabeth Peay, Chester, j
S. C.; Miss Ruth McEwen, Rich-|
mond, Va.; Miss Rosa Dukes, Bow- ]
man, S. C.; Miss Ada Edwards, Mars
Hill,; Miss Eva Oglesby, Harrisburg,;
Miss Emma Lucas Ward, Selma;
Miss' Carolyn White, Elizabeth City;
Miss Katherine Redwine, MonToe;i
j Miss Onie Da vs, Lucama; Miss LH
| ian Cook, Winston-Salem; Miss
I Evelyn Boyd, High Point; Miss
Katherne Sartor, Union, S. C.; Mr.
W. L. Haltiwanger, Newberry, S. C.
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j —License has teen issued for the
; marriage of Miss Ester Maness and
Mr, L. DougTds Edens.
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Christmas Trees
And Services
' _*• • '* ■ * J,"' . . V
Special Muaic and Entertainment
at Various Churches.
COMMUNITY TREE AND
SING CHRISTMAS DAY.
Basket# Will be Distfibuted to Needy
Families Christmas Ere and Dim
ner .Will be Provided for County
Inmates. x
Christmas will be observed in
Lumbpijjfon in a commhnity way this
year ipcise generally than ever be
focer An outstanding feature will
be the community tree anl sing pn
the court house square at 5:30 p. m.
Christmas Day. Ladies of the Wo
man's club, who qre getting this up.
Mrs. S. F. Caldwell being chairman
of the committee, are very anxious
to make this such a success that it
.will he held regularly hereafter.
►They are particularly anxious t«
have a large number of people join
in the community sing. The entire
community is invited to attend and
take pat> in the singing and other
exercses. Singing will be a main
'art of the program. Mayor E. M.
Johnson will announce the various
numbers and Rev. T. McM. Grant,
pastor cf Chestnut Street' Methodist
church, will make a short talk. San
ta Claus will be there.
Baskefs will be . distributed to
needy families Christmas Eve by the
Assocated Charities. Mrs. Daisy
.V.. .Jenkai^bas charge of this part
of ,thvw program And will be glad tv
receive Contributions of mone^
clothing, fruit, groceries, etc.
Tree at Presbyterian Church.
The first of the church programs
will be at fhe Presbyterian church at
5 p. m. Saturday, when there will be
a tree and special exercises.
Tree and Play at Chestnut Street*.
A play, “Babe of Bethlehem”, will
he given at Chestnut Street Metho
dist church at 8 o’clock on fhe night
j of Christmas Day, under the diree
ion of Miss Lula Norment. A large
number of children of the Sund
school will take part. 'There also
will be a tree and Santa Claus will
be present.
Tree at Gospel Tabernacle.
The Sunday school of the Gospel
Tabernacle will have a Christmas
tree Christmas night, beginning at
I jin 'M_
7:30. Special exercises will be giv
en and every member of the Sund.+y
school will receive something.
Sunday morning at the Gospel
Tabernacle Rev. Gordon R Mines,
the pastor, will preach a special
Christmas sermon.
CHORAL CANTATA AT FIRST
BAPTIST SUNDAY NIGHT.
The choir of the First * Baptist
church will give, “The King Cometh”,
a choral cantata by R. M. Stults,
Sunday night at 7:30. The program
as outlined will be as follows:'
Introduction—Organ.
Ooening chorus
Part One—A King is Promised
Sonrano and baritone solo* and
chorus.
So-ratio solo.*
^’•io—sonrano, alto 'and tenor.
Cl:—us
Pari Two—The Incarnation.
Soprano and baritone solos and
duets.
Chorus.
Soprano and alto duet and chorus,
Part Three.
Chorus. /
Men's quartet and chorus.
Soprano solo.
Closing chorus.
Sonrano’ soloists—Mesdames L. R.
v„rper. J. A. Martin and Miss Elsie
'Thomnson; baritone so’oist—Mr. C.
B. Skinner; male quartet—Messrs. -T
Pppe Stephens. Preston Cashwell. C.
B. Skinner and E. B. Freeman: trio—
Mrs*. H. T. Pone. Miss Elsie Thomp
son sM Mr. .T. Pope Stephens; organ
ist—M’-s. L. P. Stack; directrix—Mrs.
R. A.,McIntyre; violinists—-Mrs. R
A. McIntyre and Mr. Frank Gough
Jr.; choir; sopranos—Mesdames L.
R Varser, J. A. Martin. Misses Mar
garet Pittman, Elsie Thompson. Bon
nie Sessoms, Annie Grace WilHam?,
Lina Gough, Lillian Barker, altos—
Mesdames H. T. Pope, Lizzie Proctor,
R. A. Mclntvre, T.« L. Johnson, Miss
Sadie Ray Pope, tenors—Messrs. J.
Pone . Stephens, Preston Cashwell. A.
K. Johnson, hass—Messrs. C B. Skip
per. E. B. Freeman, E. J. Britt and
S. A. Epps.
WE WANT YOU FOR A CUSTOMER
Our prompt service will please you.
FULLER’S FIILING STATION
Corner £ apd Chestnut Streets
Gfrnd Jury Re
f;*. ports Findings.
Kro&pfimend* Permanent and More
£ce*nit* R«dor4 ^ Regard tot
iftapifnatioa and , Treatment of j
Twgrftn* jury, ifr, Ji; B. McCal
luw$g foreman, completed its work
for ;this term of Superior coart last
evening And made the following ro
rorltp Judge N. A. Sinclair: --
passed upon II bffis of in
imt CkMNdy OfQoeru. -
“The court house building appear*
to be in good shape and the officers
courteous in every wnjr; the building
kept clean and in good condition.
“We vlsited^the Jail in a body, and
found- 43 prisoners: the jail building l
in a 'sanitary' common; We heard j
complaint from one Della McDonald;
she asked, for medicine 12 days ago
and the doctor promised to. send her
some, but later she saw him and he
said he forgot it, and has not yet re
ceived any medicine. '
Chain Gang.
“We visited the chain gang by
committee and found fifty men. One
Eugene Smith complained of not get
ting medical "teratment; he was
heard by Mr. Preva/tt, the guard,
when he asked Dr. Hardin for the
medicine and has called for medicine
three times since July; the last time \
he asked for medicine was the last I
day that the doctor was down there
about one week ago; and still has ;
not received the medicine. A11 pri-l
sorters seem to be getting along i
well and no eompalint about fare or
treatment.
*. County Home.
“We visited the county home by
committee and found twelve in
mates^--7 whi+e men, 1 white boy,
2 Indians and 2 negroes— and every
thing kept in a very sanitary con
dition.
“In regard to exam nation and
treatment of prisoners at the county ■
jail, we recommend that the jailer or
other officers be furnished a suitable
nofification card, showing date and
hour prisoner was received and hour
that county health offeer or physi
cian was notified, in order that a
permanent and more accurate record
be kept of prisoners.”
—The condition of Bobbie, little
son of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Lewis, who
underwent an operation' at ftoe
Baker sanatorium last night for
tha range 1 abscess, is reported as
very favorable. The operation was
performed by Dr. R. S. Beam. The
condition of little Miss Irene Peele
iX J.aurinburg, who underwent an
operation at the sanatorium a few
days ago; is also much improved.
—Miss Maitland Thompson, a
member of the faculty of Hardin col
lege, Mexico, Mo., 'arrived Monday
night and will spend the holidays
here at the home of her parents, Mr.
end Mrs. J. A. Thompson on North j
•Elm street, Miss Thompson under
| went a slight operation at fhe
Thompson hospital Tuesday • af ter
'noon for infected tonsils and will
return to her horn ethis afternoon.
—Rev. Lindsay Frazier of Chad
bourn was a Luinberton visitor Mon
jday. Mr. Frazier v.as pastor of the
i Lurafferton circuit for 2 years prior
I to 1 year ago ar. l M ved in Lumber
men. He is now pastor of the Chad
• bourn circuit, having lean sent to
.that appointment from E’.on Coliege
'at the last conference.
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NRXT CALL MONDAY MORNING
jawing to the fact that rural earri
ng will not make their usual trips
Christmas Day the next issue of The
Robesonian will be printed early Mon
lay morning, instead of hi the after
noon. Advertisers and others who
have communications for the paper
will please tear this in mind and
tarn in their eopy earlier titan usual.
. Cotton Marftet
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MMdlns cotton b quoted on the lo
cal market today at 82 cents the
pound, *
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Items of Local News
—Register of Deeds M. W. Floyd
is confined to his room on Ninth
street on account- of a Severe attack ,
of rneumatisna.
—The condition of Master Maurice
Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Lee,
has been confined , to his room
for the past several days on aecount
of measles, is very much improved.
—The condition of Mrs. Mas-tie
Smith of Red Springs, who under
went an operation at the Baker sana
torium Monday, is reported as very
favorable.
—Notice has just been received by
Postmaster I. L. McGill from the
Postmaster General that rural car
riers will not be required fo carry
the mail on Christmas Day, as haa
been the custom heretofore.
—Measys. J. Dickson McLean,
David H. Fuller and F. Ertel Carlyle
expect to leave Saturday for Washing
ton and New York, where they will
spend the holidays, returning to Lum
berton in about 10 days.
—Miss Anna Lawrence was able to
return to her home on Sixth street
yesterday after spending a few days
m the Baker sanatorium. Mbs Eli
sabeth Frye, who has also been a
patient at the sanatorium for the
past few days, expects to leave to
morrow.
—Messrs C. H. Taylor of Danville,
Ve., /. D. Perkins, J. W. Chambers
and W. F. Long of Roxboro, who
were officially connected with the
local tobacco market last season,
are visiters in town today. The
matter of enlarging the warehouses
hero anj otherwise making improve
ments for the next season is being
taken tip with the stockholder*.
—Mr. Ellie Walters of Lumberton
is expected to arrive here Sunday in
a.i aeroplane from Jersey City, N.
J., to which p'ace he went a few
days ago to purchase a ‘plane. Mr.
Ed Glover received yesterday from
Mr. Walters a telegram advising him
that he expected to drive the ‘plane
through and arrive here Sunday.
. -—Messrs. A. E. Thompson and J.
W, Williams of Fairmont were among
the visitors in town yesterday. Mr.
Williams was formerly connected with
the Grantham-Williams Co., of Fair
mont and Mr Thompson was a repre
sentative, Messrs. Williams ’ air!
Thompson are now conducting a real
estate and insurance business under
the name of Thompson & Williams.
Record of Deaths
MR. ERNEST SMITH DIED
AT NOON TODAY.
Funeral Will be Held at Asbury
Church at Raynham Tomorrow. 1
Mr. Emesf Smith, son of the late
S. J. Smith and who had made his
home for the past several months
with his brother-in-law and sister.
Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Bowman of Mc
lonalds, did at 12 o'clock today in
the 'Thompson hospital following a
few days illness of heart trouble.
Deceased was about 35 years of
age and was well known throughout
Robeson and Columbus counties.
For several yeprs he conducted the
famous Sweets farm between Chad
bbnrn and Whiteville.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow morning and intennent_,
wll be made in the cemetery at As
*)ury church, Raynham.
Surviving are one sister. Mrs. E.
L. Bowman, step-mother. Mrs. Edna
Smith, and several half-sisters and
half-brothers.
MRS. SOUSA A BARFIELD
End Came Last Evening After Laug
Illness—Funeral This Afternoon.
Mrs. Sousa A. Barfield Baud of
dropsy' yesterday at 6 p. ra. at her
hom enear Bellamy after an illness
of long duration, Deceased was 53
years of age and was very promi
nent, being a daughfer of the late
Henry Barker She waa a member
of the Methodist church and a model
Christian woman.
Funeral services will be conducted
this afternoon at 3 o’clock at Mea
dowbrook cemetery, where intennent
will he made. The services will be
cc-ndueted by Rev. N. L. Seabolt.
Among those surviving besides her
iu land are two brothers, Messrs.
J. Vi. and ira Barker of Lumberman,
and sevenil children.
Mesdames G. F. Allen and D. W.
Brown of Bladenboro were among the
isitors in town Tuesday.
Dr. M. A. Waddell attended the
Gore-Marlowe wedding in Conway
Tuesday.
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