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A rf ' 'f H ' ""A VOL 1. NO Three Railroad Propositions Now Suden Has T Chances to Uake Sure of a RaitMif to Uiiabtthtowi h Three Cora i red Fight flfa Oa Tht Sit ; tailon. I Thick aid f4. lay com? ii-i AjncemenU and development' irinz the put we.-k relative tj railroads to KiuAbeihtJwn. the" county aeat of old liladn, which' f another railroad. Ne les than three separate- propositions to raUd a railroad t- Kliiabeth uwn are now before the people. a&d these propositions are mie these propositions three distinct and by three distinct and separate; i .rU?resi3. i f:e danger now !i..s j in the pu&xihty that in the onfu-. caused by the claim and plpoaiUoni of conflicting inter-1 ??ts the ir will let slip their ' opportunity to !e" -jre a railroad U FJtzaljethtown. ! The proposition.- art- th- Tfce Viryinta A Carolina South- ens proposes to build a road from St Paul to Wixain'thto n, on condition that Hollow Retriei rd Klizjbth0n township a ji vote f j in bonds to aid the construction of it. the lial :gh & Southjiort propwe to ex tend it line (wm Fayettevilie to Hope Mills and thence to Khza tethtown on the same condition, arid K -Sheriff 'leorge R. Mc i!. of Robeson, proposes to baild a road from Uimberton to FlizaU'thtown without cost to Xhy cttiwn of Biaden county Sme time ago it was announc ed by President J A. Milk of the Raleigh & Southport. that he would certainly extend his road frtm Fayetteviile to Hope MilU in the near future, but no prom ;V was made that the r ad would gc any nearer Biaden. I At week The Inijkx u hrst to ptibliah a detailed story of the propoeition of the Virsrinia St Carolina Southern to extend a iine from St PaoU to Klizabeth tow n. It printed a otory to the effect that the Bladen county commissioner called an election to f held on January 11th in Klizabethtown. Bethel and Hoi Sow township on the juestion of iMiing 40.Ci of Unds to aid the Virmm 1 Carolina South ern. oiTat'rijf from l.im run to Hop- Mi!l, to tun id an rtt r.in from Si l-ti to Kill-atthto-n, that Presidont Arm f.eld. f Kart!e'. jaranlreh stat hi company vnil locate a fit half ay tK-iAf-n -lH-rr ar.il Fear rnr. iif at lar Ht:- I ublm and two oth-r dt -p4,-tj. U-twern Bladen 1'i.K'fi and Kiul-tht.)wn, tLiat tlif n.!!.( a!i alsi Knarantw-n t oj-rate ihro.igh paer.gr hirnt- from Hop- Mills to Kluabfthtuvni and t. clone coniiCi tioa with At lantic Coast l.tnc trains north and Mnith. and that it ih aU .-tipulated that work on th- pri pted route will bvuin not iatt-r than March lat. Next day th- foliowing; di ratch was ftu the Wilmington Star from Lumbrrton. "That l.umDt-rton a to have another raiiruad at an early day is an admired fact. An engin eering corps of 10 or 1J men have arrived here to begin the work at once The new road will be constructed from here to Kliza bethtown via Dublin, the distance beinK bet ween 20 and ir miles "The engineering corps will go to Dublin in the morning, where they will have their head quarter! until the work is com pleted. Work will be commenced at Dublin, leading toward Lum krton and Eluabethtown at the same time. Mr. decree B. Mc lod, the promoter of the new road, has beea quietly at work for some time on the project and will have the encouragement of all our people who are interested in the upbuilding of Lumberton. " This was printed in the Star of Friday, The same day President MilU. of the Raleigh & South port, announced his intention to Eto Klizabethtown. and the ileigh Newt and Observer of Thursday morning said. "The extension of the Kaleigh & Southport Railway to Hope Mills from Fayetteville is now an assured fact, and it will only b a question of a short time when the extension wilt be continued On CArutnu tve U( ckiUrts, k'i g-tberv4 rounJ ihe ire, Dikqu tac probkditit u'w! tiiry sail retire Til thta tLc atcsi wikbi. krpt tr from ThAalugifiog dy, I fareBjbt U Ufht b4 broken la the U4itiaaai way to Kluabethtown. the count) .-at of Bladen county, provided the present planu are carri?d out. "Thia interesting information to the people of Raleigh and Bla den county was communicated to a reporter of the News and Ob server by Mr. John A.Milla.pre ident of the road, who returned from New York yeaterday. where he met with complete success in financial negotiations. " Friday night a meeting wa held in j.umberton, of which the following account w as sent to the Wilmington Star Saturday "ijjite a number of our all iens assembled in the court houe last night to discuss the advanta ges to RumU-rton of the proiiosed new railroad from here to Kliza-j bethtown Mr Ceo. It Mclxnd. pnmioter of the new nad. ad-dretisf-il the meeting, goiiiK" care fully mrr the lines of the new road, and stated that all he asked at the hand f the people of l.umlerton was their mural sup port, lie dfd nut ak f.r a dol lar in money President Mills ,d tde Ralrih A NiutniK-rt. wa in rayeiieviiie Monday, and said he ai gi i ig t. Kli.alethto'.v n this week to Uxik over the situation. In con versation with t lie editor of this paper he declared that he is going to extend his road to Mo- Mills immediately He further d clared that he is going to ev'end it from there direct to KliaU th town. if the fle of Hollow Itethel and Klizalethtown town ihip.s would vote $4,tm in bonds to aid in the construction, and if he should get his road to Kliza Uthtown it would be a matter of only a short time before he would go on to Wilmington or Southport. He said, however, that without the bond issue he could not afford to go to Kliza bethtown. On the other hand. President Armtield.of the Virginia and Car olina Southern, and his associates are just as enthusiastic, and in conversation with the writer Mr. Armfield. as late as Saturday, ex rrewei his determination to build his road from St. Pauls touf 0iti0 aiUag ia th aroU Klitabethtown if the bond issue uo, njj0a t uniqu blind tigr were voted. He left Mmday tor the seat of Bladen. So there ye ar-re.' as Mr. iKwley would say. three interesw bounded aoro thif path ana trying to get to Klizabethtown at WM , hot by on of th cttiio. the same time. This much ia j WB0 pivaild into a narby thickt true: Hollow, Bethel and Eliza- 0 toofi hi gam Tbr h bethtown townships neexl badly dioovrd tuall olari kg oon nil4ja railroad. And it is iast Uiaiog two gUlon jug, onaipty as true that they now have the aQ(i ont holding tar quart ot opportunity to make sure of se-j whiky, trw palUt, ooi Ud curing it -an opportunity that Oiothing and tin utnil. th last mav not W theirs again in ten ( iooudinj? mtof tharticla Uin . .T It U for them to say ; i.m tha hau iat barglaru4. .whether they will have the ad- (tvMTlNb'SOWPAGEICWUTl $pZ. f; c:r , 471 r ' . v" - " ' -, V .in n LTJ ri : JUNIUS A gHRISTMAS again a restrcspective pause ili in the scale of life's memories. A time when men and women everywhere un consciously take from their dark recesses the heart's negatives and expose them to the bright sunlight of unselfish interest and kindly regardt to be developed into living images of unforgot ten faces each joyously waiting to pledge again a mutual faith and trust and love. A happy, a del.ghtful time it is- giving to each of us an equal opportunity to put our own selfish thoughts and interests in the tackground the happiness o: our friends in the foreground, and to wish for each the joys and the happiness that come from a renewed assurance that neither time nor distance has dimmed memory's sensi tive plate This is my Christmas sentiment, and s-nd it to you, with all good will, in the Spirit of Christmas. Their Sihtt WtddinQ. Invitation rtidiDg M follow hv been iwud Mr and Mr LaoaUr rea.t lb plur of your com pa ay on Saturday voiog, January lu brt, t it(bi o'ctook Lumtm Bridg. N. C Silvtr Wedding Dvid Laoter Mrgmrt MoNair Whil porsuiag i burglmr who had robbod a boo in th south it aotioa of tbi oity lt a lUnuiv Shri8 PU and a oouph l0onotid ia a Uw thiol l j ta- outh of th eity Thy hd par vied th oha until tty w nut Utiitv HdL whn a rbbit j fa proptutor ha njt yt boa j apprh.add. Willi ikeu (Air, cxjxtaiit tctt nd eye with light alow Thej ftwait th aoxioui momeBt when U of lh' iiail know Who u to be the fiTonte of fortune nd whoe choice I art to bring fulfillment fit U rxake the heart rejoice. s m o m MATTHtWSON 5jj SLVMdUR BKER Thi Index okuowld es re oipt of th following invitation "Rev and Mr Thoma Jtiue Hkr invit you to b prnt at th ruarriag of their daughter, Liul h uabdth, to Kev t neopui lu Yate Seymour, on edneediy evening. Deoember the Uantv - ciatb. at half aflr ight o clock BaptUt Ohuroh. Parkton. North Carolina-" Th bride elet ia on of upper Kabeon' rooet oaHurd and pop alar young lady teacher and ha many friend alo m Cumberland, where h i wll known Rv. Mr. beymonr u an b: yonng Biptut tuinUter.a native of Chatham oounty, educated at Wake Foreet College. Thk Isi8 wib thm many, many yaar of unbuaied hap pine notu are iieritng young people and wormy ot tne tei their many fnenda oan wiah-for them. Dr. 11 K U"omartiehM bought th oottag now oooopied by V. F Freeman and family from Capt. MoLauohhn, -ay Raeford Fact aadt Figure THE WUK S'.NEWS. Except for the Little Friction in Nica ttaua the World Is at Peace -Nothing Much in Sight Satt the txptcttd Visit of Santa Claus. ' Vuletide week opens with the ; world generally at peace, with the exception of comparatively insignificant Nicaraguan disturb ances, which nevertheless remain probably the focal point of news interest on tne American conti nent at least. Stories of outrages on helpless prisoners in Managua by the retiring Zelayan govern ment have aroused new appre hension for the safety of foreign interests Whether the Cm ted States government will feel called uwn to land an armed force upon Nicaraguan soil to protect both the natives and the foreign pop ulation the coming week will de velop A bod of American mar ines i near enough at hand it th- riece.ssit arises. li. Ilrussels. the olisci piles of hiiar i,epol.l wdi take pla'e on S i dn.-sda.. . I'he InmK of the kite ruler iiieanwhoe lie. m state at the paiaee. Renewed ruuiors of :i;e death of urtother monareh. Menelik of Abyssinia, are in circulation, hut are as yet um ontinned. In Rome, the eminent prelate. Cardinal Satolli. hes hi acr;t,.a! cttr.dition Portugal ;.s underroi:ig a change in her responsible minis try, but without disturbances In tireat Britain the campaign attending the election of a r.ew Parliament progresses animated ly In sordid contrast to the spirit of the times, the New Jersey a thonties continue their invesliga Uon of the death of (K.ey Snead. wriCkse mother and two aunts are 1 held pending action bv the grand j ,urv j The mry w hu h has had the "night riders" cases before it in iinion r,tv, Tenn W1n be heard lrora on Monjy Mr U D Rtrtow. Superintend ettt 0 Vhe Cotton Mill of D.lion. g WQ0 WM brought to th . Htianaitti Hopitl a few davi j,i0 a bad'y inflamed leg. ia rep rted aa beiag mucti better Ai h rat it wg thought he would I h limb Y i many friend of the popular o 'uipany are pieaaed to a l that tue Failed State Government ha awarded to the K A Poe bnok txupany, of Ihia oity, th c q traot to furaiah th brick for th publio building Th Po o.un paaf nt aample of their product to Waahinglou for etamination a did their oompetitara Thitteen Kilted; 20 More Injured Oisisfrcjs Wreck ot Soutberr Paaeoger l ain hear Oreens boro Csuie. Broken Rait Oter Defective Tie. Oi.eof t.e i!i.! fr.n'.rj, wrcics u, th hitxry of th- SoaLherri rai!wa xxurred thi? moraine at '' o'elwk I -r. i day cj4u'ht a.i.d two i'uUinan cars of ' southbound kj-ai train No II, enroule from Rici.n.or.a. V.. to Chariots. junpe: the track on the trestle over liriy Fork cret-r.. tt r. rulei' north of Jneria , boro. and plunged :nto the creek "Sr ft-t below 1 people bJBg killed and rnon than a score iiior- "r less injurt'd Th d-ad ar IvLcl.riiood t A 1' i n of iij.-i iiiteudcfil ; of ll a' ltrt.morij (iivi.Mor i Soalherr. raiiwav . John i liroal ria.. Jr . former! h';t vh- ad b-er. ; Rud.n.ojid.J. fi.r or two. !i:"r"Ni(Uf car eoriduc-tor. h- f this city, resident of kii past year a Puiimao ilokomb, ef Ml Airy Kd Sexton, of I)eatn. lavidson county Frank W Kil by Annitoii, Ala ' harlea Bag ley, Magmn. of Manc hester, Va , C. H White, Wahington. trav eling auditor Southern rail way. Richard Fames, a miner, of Sal isbury. Isaac Dummalls. colored porter. Richmond Va Chas. T. Rroadfield, Americas. Ca. , Vir-ginia-Camlina Chemical Co.. H L. Stribling. of Winston-Salem, traveling salesman. Tne ill fated train w as in charge of Conductor Ceorure II. Coble, of Richmond, Va.. and Engineer Munk Clark, of Danville, Va.. was at the throttle. They es caped injury, bul when the coaches left the track Conductor Coble and others were hurled in to the creek below, two or three of the coaches rolling down the embankment on the side of the creek. The passengers who were in the coaches which plunged in to the creek were drenched. Con ductor Coble being thrown into the water with the others. He managed to scramble out of the coach and walked to Ilrown Sum mit, a distance of nearly two miles, and sent a message to ireenstM.ro telling of the acci dent A large munlier of physi cians were hastily s.iir.nioried and a special tram was made up. leaving here shortly before 8 o'clock tor thi- scene of i i.e wreck. The special h.id oi, hoard several physician.- and railroad orficiaU. Arriving there in remarkably quick time they gave assistance to the work ..f rescuing arid giv- j ing relief to the frightened and in jured passengers. The work of j getting the dead bodies out of i the debris of the demolished I coat lies was .pitte dithcuit and it .1 i t was neariy 11 o clock berore all of the dead w ere I euun ed lneot t!,e da. i i.iriif.- lolled down the emhatiiK'nei.t about :ift feet south of the trestle, but no one in t!u car '.vas seri-ou-lv hurt. 1 he rail a li u h caused the ac cident s iouuu oroNeu in two h"0 feet north of the trestle. From this ikunt to the trestle ' tno cars ran on the casstiea. the ulher three cars leaving the track at this point. Wry little dam age was done to the trestle. The sight was the most horri ble ever witnessed Some of thkse killed were cut m two and numbers of j.eople, including several ministers from tlreens b.M0. waded in the water up to their shoulders and helped to remove the dead and seriously in.uired from the wreck in blank ets. Two mem bees of the corpora Hon commission wen: at once to the scene of the wreck to inves tgate. The verdict of the coro ner's jury was to the effect that the wreck was caused by the breaking ot a uetective rail im mediately over a defective cross tie. The broken rail has been brought to llreen..sboi and is be ing kepi under lock and key to be used as evidence in court should the necessity arise. Since the wreck, one of the ta jurevi has '.nfd. t 4: 9,-
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