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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01

was the duty Of the board of
audit and finance to furnish the
figures upon which such settle |
ment could be made. That the
board of audit and finance seemed
to recognize that it was its duty .
to furnish these figures, for ii
employed experts to examine in
to the accounts, and they had
also employed another expert to
examine into the accounts of the
present sheriff before his settle
ment was due. That it was pro-
Vided in act creating the board
Of audit and finance that it should
perform all the duties heretofore
performed by the finance COM
mittee, which had always furn-
ished these figures. That upon
examining the report of
the board of audit and fl
nance with a view to making
settlement with ex-Sheriff Nc
LeOd it was found that errors
and mistakes had been made to
such an extent that the said re-
port was totally worthless and
unreliable as to the correct
amounts due by eX-Sheriff Nc
Leod to the county, some of
which alleged inaccuracies are
pointed out.
The efforts made to oct the
board of audit and finance to
meet with the commissioners and
assist in making settlement with
eX-Sheriff Mcleod and the in
stitution of the suit by ex-Sheriff
Mcleod, all of which has been
fully reported in The Robeso-
nian, are then reviewed. Aftiant
further says:
That it is true that the COM
misiOners have taken no action
upon the report of the board of
audit and finance because it is
full of errors, and that it is not
the duty of the commissioners tC
r proceed against any one fol
: money due, but that this is the
duty Of the board of audit anC
5 finance; and that although thai
? board charges that several par
2 ties are indebted to the county
S it has not brought suit agains
y any of them. That certain at
: torneys appeared at the time O
y publishing replies to the charges
made against the commissioners
: and ex-Sheriff Mcleod for botl
y of them, but the matters then a
+ issue had nothing to do with tn
o settlement of the tax accounts
e That the commissioners hav
S made many efforts to make set
e tlement with ex-Sheriff McLeo
IL and such settlement would hav
e been made had the board O
IS audit and finance performed it
= duty under the law. That tn
IS only purpose of this action is t
S obtain a judicial determinatio
IS of the amounts due by ex-Sheri
n Mcleod. That there is no Ill
& derstanding or agreement in re
p gard to the present suit. Thu
II II Continued on 4th page.)
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ton can we'll be bestowed at
this time upon Mr.. Craig. Not
only has he been a valiant work
er in political campaigns, but no
man has done more work for the
cause of prohibition than he has
done. AS an evidence of this,
his own county, Bumcombe, gave
a majority of $500 for prohibi-
ton, while Mr.. Kitchin's county
Person, gave a wet majority OF
25O.
| trust that the Democrats o-
Robson county who were in
terested in the campaign O.
1898 and 1900, will not forge
their duty.
"PARTY WORKER"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01
MR.. KITCHIN AND FUSION.

Butler Fused With Him in 1896
and Gave Kitchin the Populist
Vote Against Mr.. Settle
sion Would Have Come About
Again in 1898 if the Party
Had Accepted Kitchin's Ear
nest and Urgent Counsel-His
Nomination Will Give Repub-
licans an Opportunity to Point
the Finger of Scorn.
Newbern Sun.
AS the campaign wakes warm
the people are beginning to take
notice of some things that were
about to be overlooked-if not
forgotten. The Sun has repeat
edly referred to the attempt of
Mr.. Kitchin to fuse the Demo
cratic party with Marion Butler
and his coterie of pie-hunters in
1898. Some notice has been
given to it by other papers. In
reply to a letter by Mr.. Charles
W. Tillett, of Charlotte, writer
in the interest of Mr.. Kitchens
candidacy, Mr.. M. c. Freeman,
a farmer of Richmond county
writes an open letter, from
which the following extract fit:
in very nicely here:
"And, Mr.. Tillett, you men
ton the fact that Mr.. Kitchin ha'
not been in Mr.. Craig's congress
sional district to make a singl'
speech. | believe that is a fac
and if my memory serves me
right | don't think he put him
self to much trouble about goinI
up into Mr.. Craig's district il
1896 and 1898 and l don't re
member to have heard yer
much about Mr.. Kitchin bein
down in my county or down
the east. The fact Of the bus
ness is l believe they say he wa
in the fifth district a-running fC
Congress and if my memor
serves me right l think he hs
been up in the fifth district
: in every campaign since, maxim
, himself very conspicuous a-rul
ming for Congress. But what
want to know is, Did M
Kitchin try to fuse with MAJ
Ann" in 1896? It's been char
ed that he did, and he has n
denied it. If he didn't you t.
j him he ought to deny the charg
- If he did, then l say that !
y Democrat in North Carolil
ought to vote for him until
. confesses and represents for +
SINS"
Mr.. Freeman tells a part of t,
q story very truthfully; but
i, does not tell all of it. The tru
n is that Mr.. Butler fus
J. with Kitchin in 1896, al
IS gave him the Populist VIC
q. against Mr.. Settle, there
a bringing about what is NJ
d claimed as a brilliant Democra
a victory, but he did not fuse Wi
% the other Democratic candidat
10 for Congress in that year, a
q they were defeated. Just w
h young Mr.. Kitchin was select
,s by Butler for fusion in 1896
> do not know, but it may ha
At been on account of Captain BU
is Kitchin, who was Buffers fl
lieutenant. Or it may have be
# because our other candidat
r. seeing how many negroes But
,s and his lieutenants had helped
&c put in office, refused to fuse w
r. him!
re But Mr.. Kitchin's fusion r
N ord does not end with his ell
ed ton over Settle in 1896. In
r year 1898, when the Democrs
is party met in convention at F
rs eigh, Butler had had a row W
I'd Pritchard, and he came to
a. Democratic convention with
I'd stink of a thousand negro of
lie holders on him, and proposed
lis fuse with us on the basis of
,r, viding the offices, etc. -ad n;
d. scum.
SIS That proposition was refer
it's to the committee on resolutiC
of -|-- :; :
~ ton can we'll be bestowed
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would have been made of it, but
for Mr. Kitchin. He was earnest,
urgent and insistent upon its ac-
ceptance. He advanced many
arguments why it should be
adopted, but the argument which
he pressed with greatest force
and persistency was that he had
been able to beat Settle and be
elected to Congress, while our
other candidates had lost, with
the aid Of the populist vote.
That his district was about all we
had left-if we did not fuse we
had no chance of winning in the
State and that he would lose his
district.
Well, the committee remem-
bered those negroes, Butler and
his lieutenants had helped to put
in office, and they considered
that a victory, with Butler and
his ieutenats on top, would be
worse than a defeat, and they
refused to accept the advice of
Mr.. Kitchin, and under the lead
of Simmons, Aycock, Glenn and
Craig-Mr. Kitchin's big four"
then opened fire on Russell
and Butler and their lieutenants,
and smote them hip and thigh,
and there was weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
But Mr.. Kitchin says that SIM
mons and Aycock and Glenn and
Craig, and their able and patriot
ic followers did not do it at all
that they do not deserve the
credit and the reward, if any is tt
be given. The poll-holders, Mr.
Kitchin says, did it, and if there
is to be any reward it should g
to them. This is just what the
radicals have been saying
contitue to say, never tire of say
ing. 1t is what Butler said anC
is still saying. What the,
mean to charge is that we diC
not carry the State in 1898, bu
stole it! We Democrats hav
always resented that statemen
when made by Republicans
: Why should we endorse
, when insinuated by a Democrat
1 1t is a serious charge. 1t is nc
: a true charge. Whenever Re
publicans have made it we hav
. branded it as false. 1t is now fC
:, The first time made by Demo
crat, and that Democrat is a cal
= didate for the nomination Of h
y party for Governor!
" If we nominate him will W
: not have to admit the charge
. Does the Democratic party wal
to nominate or elect a man Go
Z ernor of North Carolina who
e effect says the poll-holders ar
!, not the voters carried the ele
u ton in 1898, and adopted II
u amendment in 1900?
g Nominate Mr.. Kitchin aft
y this charge, and on a thousar
," stumps in North Carolina tt
IL u Republican campaign orato
III will in the coming campaign
. point the finger of scorn at ,
~ and say: "You dare not deny
y for you nominated for Govern
~ the man who said it, and W
- stand self-cOnfeSsedr"
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Gov. Glenn, in speaking the
day after the election of the
great victory for prohibition,
said that he thought it the
greatest event that has ever
taken place in the State.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01
A Grand Family Medicine.

1T gives me pleasure to speak a
good word for Electric Bitters, .
writes Mr.. Frank Conlan, of No.
1876 Houston st New York. It's
a grand family medicine for dys-
peps' a and liver complications
while for lam9 back and weak kid
neys it cannot be too highly rec
commended. 3" Electric Bitters reg
ulate the digestive functions, puri,
fy the blood, and impart renewed
vigor and vitality to the weak and
debilitated of both sexes. Sold un
der guarantee at all drug stores
| so cents.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01
PARTY WORKER"
Lumberton, May %, 1908.

Cures dizzy spells, tired feelings,
stomach and liver troubles, keeps
you we'll all summer. That's what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will do. Try it and you will al
ways buy it. 35 cents, Tea or Tab
cts. j. D. Mcmillan & Son.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01
The Best Pills Ever Sold.

After doctoring Is years for
chronic indigestion, and spending
over two hundred dollars, nothing
has done me as much good as DR..
Kings New Life Pills. I consider
them the best pills ever sold .
writes B. F. Ayscue, of Ingleside,
N. Z. Sold under guarantee at all
drug stores. 25c.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01
HoW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F..
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus
mess transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, ..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal,
ly, acting directly upon the blood anc
mucous surfaces of the system. Testl
monials sent free. Price rs cents pei
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constlpa
| ton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01

Commissioners and Mcleod File
Affidavits in Reply to AppIi-
cation of Board of Audit and
Finance to Intervene and In
ternlead.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01
Fourteen or more persons were

Fourteen or more persons were
killed, thousands were rendered
homeless, property valued al
millions of dollars was swept
away and train and wire service
was demoralized in the northern
and central sections of Texas
last week as the result of a re-
cord-breaking rise in the Trinity
river and other streams following
rainfall unprecedented in Sc,
verify.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01
MR.. CRAIGFOR GOVERNOR.

A Party Worker" Who was
for Mr.. Kitchin in tn Begin
ming is now for Mr.. Craig
Mr.. Craig's Splendid Work
for the Party-A Self-Made
Man-Mr. Kitchin Has Had
His Hand in "the Chest" for
IL Years.
La Junta tribune., 1908-08-15
COMMON SENSE

Lsads most intelligent people 70 use only
medl2incs Of known composition. There
fore Il Is tha@ DR.. Pierce's medicines. tho
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entering loAo Them upon the bottle wrap
pers and attesk its correctness under oath,
are daily grN|ing In favor. The com.
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70 everybody,NDr. Pierce being deslrous
Of having the sc2lck ll2ht Of i4xestlga.
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use OF drop of alcohol, triple-refined and
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curative virtues residing In the roots
employed, these medicines arc entirely
free from the objection Of doing harm
BY creating an appetite for either al
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Take the Golden Medical Discovery
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La Junta tribune., 1908-08-15

self and therefore do not find fault
with my sisters of fine tastes and
feelings. But you are disappointed
in Venice. The gondOla is not the
gondola of poetry and song. The
gondilier is not the charming figure
of grace. the Apollo of song. but a
most human of the human Italians.
and he will beat you and cheat you.
so that you must fight your way.
while he knows you are quite help
less in his hands, for if he wants to
take you where you do not want to
go. how are you going to help your
self-call policeman you are
out in his boat. and how can a
gendarme reach you? You must
swear at him and talk to him like a
dog. could not swear in Italian, so
what was the use of swearing? He
might think was singing "gon-
dolier."
St. Mark 5 cathedral is the most
gorgeously and luXuriantly decor
ated cathedral in all Italy, or possi-
bly, in the wide world. It's archi-
lecture is a marvel ot Byzantine.
gothic, and oriental design statues
of marble and bronze, mosaics of
golda wealth of gold fine
colors of wonderful frescoes. polish
ed marble of many colors-a group
ing together in one edifice of all the
beautiful works and designs of all
the art of the world. each charm
in itself, but brought together in
such richness and luxury that it be-
comes gross and gaudy and lacking
all the beauty of art and simplicity.
La Junta tribune., 1908-08-15

large. richly decorated silver lamps,
gifts of wealthy patrons. In little
room adjoining are some of the
richest decorations l have seen.
There are two polished panels of
oriental agate, the finest specimens
l have seen, inlaid with precious
stones of beautiful colors. and mo-
sale work Of flowers and elegant de-
signs. two tablets of polished jasper.
one representing night set with
precious stones. representing the
crescent moon and the stars and the
other morning. There is tablet of
chalcedomy of rare beauty, polish
ed like mirror. representing morn
ing. These tablets are beautifully
inlaid with precious stones of the
most artistic and finest designs and
workmanship. The ceiling of the
church is decorated with gorgeous
gilt. while the side walls and chap
els have most beautiful frescoe
paintings by world-famed artists and
statuary and reliefs and sculptors
the works of the great sculptors.
These old churches are wonderful
art galleries. and besides their SER
vice to religion they have created.
treasured up and preserved the
great works of art for posterity-a
high and holy mission.
La Junta tribune., 1908-08-15

high and holy mission.
In LITTLE VILLAGE OF BELLAGGIo.
Early this fine Sunday morning l
am sitting at my window looking
out over Lake Como. one of the
beautiful Italian lakes situated in
the slopes of the Alps. while the
church bells are ringing from the
churches in the little villages nestled
on the mountain sides. for the
mountains rise steep from the
waters edge, not leaving shore
for the habitation of men, as they
close in this pretty body of water,
with here a hollow or mountain
stream and then jutting headland.
but seldom rugged cliff. as in our
own Rocky Mountains. and here
little town and there climbing one
above another, are the beautiful
villas of Italy, with bright green
lawns, red and white orchards. the
chestnut. the sycamore. the null
berry and the spire-like evergreen,
and above far up these steep slopes.
grows the olive among the native
pines and chestnuts, a beautiful
background to painting from the
brush of nature. We are to spend a
quiet Sunday in this quiet. lovely
place. There are more than fifty of
US, all Americans. but as usual l
have planned something to do. l
will take boat at eleven o'clock and
sail to the upper end Of the lake.
This lake is thirty miles long, mar
row. winding sheet of water. not
more than two and one-half miles at
its greatest breadth. l would like
to spend week on this lake. We
go on tomorrow, crossing lakes
Lugans and Maggiore towards
Switzerland.
From Florence we travelled north
easterly to Venice, crossing the APP
pennies to the eastern plains of
Italy. The pass is not high. being
only 1000 feet-but one-half the
elevation of La Junta. We went
through forty-eight tunnels in twen-
ty-five miles. about one-half of these
in about six miles, so that it was a
question whether we were not un-
derground more than above. The
tunnels were usually long, and as
we passed from one to the other, it
was like a glance from a window out
into the changing and enchanting
scenery of mountain. valley and
picturesque landscape. From south
ern Italy to Milan the grapevine
holds sway, while the olive is grown
everywhere. and from the orange
and lemon in the south to the cher
ry. plum, apricot and pear in the
Italy is land of fruit which forms
much Of the food of the Italians and
most of his support and wealth.
More than one-half Of Italy, so far
as have seen it. is irrigated. From
Rome to Florence, much Of the
country is rough and not fertile and
the people sre poor. They grow
grapes and olives, wheat, hemp, al
fslfa, and the poorest corn / ever
saw. The farms are small patches.
The grapes are often grown in rows.
rod or couple Of rods apart. while
other crops are grown between. l
saw women in many places. and in
the wheat stubble or where other
crops had been harvested, herding
pigs. cattle or burros.
We passed Lake Trosmene where
Hannibal defeated the Romans. and
we followed the Ano from this lake
to Florence.
The richest part Of Italy Is the
valley Of the Po. which we entered
| at Bologna. . city Of l26. 900. Here
| is Z country. extending from Boz
|logna to Venice and thence to Mi
Ian, rave . section ID the neighbor-
hood Of verona. : distance u more
than 200 miles, that b = rich In
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06
ANTIOCH

John Murphy is working for ID. II.
Young.
Delmar Young lost a cow and calf on
Wednesday.
Emil Rorhig moved this week to the
Richard Bartlam's farm.
We are glad to note that Lester Bates is
somewhat improved in health.
The pedestrian club from Thornton pass
ed up Plainfeld road on Sunday.
Mrs Annie Sargent and baby Mildred,
and Miss Lille Merritt called on friends at
I.awton Hill farm on Sunday.
Mrs. George Henry, Mrs. Minnie Phil
lips and Mrs. Delmar Young visited their
aunt, Mrs. Betsey Burgess in ClayyilIe on
Sunday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

The Eighth Ward council delegation is
said TO be in favor of lot on Laurel Hill
avenue as a site for the new school house
in the annex.
A progressive whist party for the benefit
of the Olneyville Boys Club will be held on
the evening of March 10Th II is most
worthy object and should be well patronil-
ed.
We have Just received another order to
print 10000 more Dr.Hough's Cough aud
Lung Balsam labels, which shows the in
ereasng demand for this old reliable re-
medy.
The funeral Of Mrs. Lucy Ballou Pabodie
OF Pocasset avenue, who died last week, was
held on Saturday morning at the residence
of her neice, Mrs. William q. Pierce, -
Keene street Providence.
a life bouy and other life saving appara-
tus has Just been placed at the building Of
the Pocasset Ice Company on Silver Lake,
by the United States Volunteer Life Saw
ing Corps of Rhode Island.
The regular meeting Of the Sunshine
Band OF the First Free Baptist church
Plainfeld street was held at the home of
Miss Edith Tourtelotte. Monday evening,
March and. In spite Of the severe storm a
large number weIe present to take action
on repairing the vestry of the church. Pre-
parations were made for a leap year social
to be held in the near future. A song SER
vice concluded the evening program.
The following people from this section
sailed for Europe Ell Tuesday on the Cunard
steamer "Saxonia" from Boston: Mrs. An
ME Chadwick, Annie Brooks, Henry Roth
cry, Elizabeth Craven, Harry Methleton,
Fred Kilburn, Jennie Kilburn, Beatrice
KIlburn, Gladys Kilburn, Ethel Klburn,
John Garland, William Garland, Mrs. Gar.
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Tweedale MRS. Arthur
Byron, Wilfred Byron, Margaret Green.
hough, Herbert Hardman, Mr.. and Mrs
Bernard Smedley, Bernard Smedley, Jr
Marjory Smedley, Walter Mcdonnell.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06
MANTON

Joseph Coupe is confined to his home by
illness.
II. {. Calef has returned from trip to
Florida
All kinds of poultry food as-sI. Kneigh.
ley's grain store.
The Manton mill is showing very de-
cided iucreasn in activity.
Patrick Brady has purchased the lumber
left from the Kings Hall fire.
Ira Evans has reopened his carriage
painting shop on Greenville avenue.
Court Lyman, A o. f. transacted cons-
derable routine business at its meeting on
Tuesday evening.
Thomas Carey and George Harold have
taken the management OF the Manton
Bowling alleys.
Father Carroll Branch 69s, I. c. h. u.
will hold dance at the Casino on the
evening Of March 18TH.
ars. j. X. Barney gave very interesting
address to the Manton Mothers Club at
Mrs. A. T.. Corcoran's Wednesday after
noon.
Walter Middlebrook, who has been in
Texas for the past two years, is here visit
ing relatives. He expects to return to the
Lone Star state.
Rev. ID. N. Webber OF Boston spoke at
the Church Of Christ last Sunday. He will
be there again next Sunday. Sunday
School at 10 o'clock; preaching and com
munion at HIS a. m. and evening service
at 7.3o pm.
The Crescent Social Club met Monday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Winsor
on Gladstone avenue. Mrs. Eva Hanna
was the guest Of the club; Charles and FL
mer Irons furnished the music for dancing,
Miss Delma Winsor gave some very fine
selections on the piano.
The Loyal Temperance Legion oi,Manton
met SundayIafternoon at Forester's Hall
about one hundred children were present,
clothing, shoe and hosiery were sent out
to the poor children. The children ask Tor
clothing ou,grown or laid aside also shoes
and rubbers and these will be sent out al
once to needy ones. They may be sent 10
Z. b. Evans, president Of Loyal Temper
ance Legion, 934 Man,on avenue.