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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14
Intended to Slay Priest
Who Refused Him Diploma

Pitass telegraphed from Buffalo to
Father Buaczkowski that some one
who threatened his life would leave
Saturday night for Detroit
About $50 o'clock Sunday Zboralski
walked into Father Buhaczkowskis s
private Office and said: Il want diplo-
ma
Several of the priests assistants
seized him and the police were called
A loaded revolver was found in Zbor-
alskis pocket and he was locked up.
Il did not intend to kill him." said
Zboralski. Il came to the seminary tc
demand a diploma, and if refused it,
was going to kill myself and fall al
Father Buhaczkowski's feet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14

Lima, Peru, Sept. 12.-Braving dan
gers which her sturdy companions
failed to face, Miss Annie S. Peck, Of
Providence, r. l., the mountain climb
er, has succeeded on her second at
tempt in reaching the summit of Mt.
Huascaran. She calculates the height
of the summit is $4,000 feet.
This last attempt of Miss Peck to
scale the Huascaran was begun on
Aug. 20. Two weeks previously she
climbed the mountain to a height OF
$4,000 feet, but was compelled to re.
turn to the lowlands on account of the
illness of one of her guides.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14
WAR upon CANNON
PROVING FEATURE
Effort Being Made to Defeat
Autocrat of House of
Representatives.
HE RULES WITH IRON ROD.
SHOULD NEXT HOUSE BE REPuR-
LlcAN, HARDLY POSSIBILITY
UNCLE JOE WILL NOT BE THE
SPEAKER AGAIN.

Washington. Sept. 14.-One of the
interesting features of the campaign
and one which should not be lost
sight of is the effort in number of
states, especially in the middle west,
TO pledge candidates for congress 10
the overthrow of the present organ
ization of the house of re presentatives
Republican candidates are being ask
ed to give promise that they will vote
against the reelection of Speaker
Cannon and to give promise that they
will favor a reorganization of the com
mittee on rules.
! Anger at the present house organ
| ization arises from the fact that Il Is
charged with responsibility for the de
! feat of a number Of legislative meas
ures advocated by President Roose
welt The impression has gone abroad
that the president would be sratifiec
| if Cannon and his lieutenants were
rebuked. 1t is rather difficult to de
termine just how much foundation
there is for this belief II is known
that Mr.. Roosevelt was indignant a
the house because 1t failed to accep
some of his recommendations, bu
there has been no authoritative ex
preston from him that he desires th'
defeat of anybody on that account
On the contrary. he has urged the ne
cessity of electing republican house
1t is altogether probable the Presi
dent would not be sorely grieved
some republican, more in sympath.
than Cannon with the Roosevelt POI
icies" should be speaker of the mex
house, but nothing has come from hin
that could even be construed into al
expression of such desire.
So far as indicated by reports re
ceived in Washington. the anti-Can
non movement is not making mucl
headway. In several districts the re
publican nominee are under pledge t
oppose Cannon in the caucus proceed
ing the organization Of the 61st cor
gress, but so far as is known th
pledge does not bind any republican
to vote against Cannon should he b
the caucus nominee for speaker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14
May Stand Storm.

There is hardly a possibility that,
should the next house be republican.
Cannon will fail of reelection as
speaker. No matter how much his
overthrow may be desired, Ii generally
is recognized that to overthrow him
would be suicidal policy. The next
congress is pledged to a revision of
the tariff and should the republicans
control 1t they are going to need to
have an absolutely solid front in order
publican idea generally of what the
tariff should be. So revolutionary a
procedure as the overthrow OF the
present house organization on the eve
nothing but chaos; it would be I'm
possible to pass a tariff revision bill.
and the republican party would stand
convicted of failure to redeem its
pledge. In the face of such a situa.
ton. republicans are going to think
several times before they try to oust
Cannon. Dalzell, Payne ct al.
There is reason to believe, however
that there will be considerable modifi
cation of the rules which will be ad
opted at the organization OF the 61s'
congress. No politician ever kept his
ear closer to the ground than does
Uncle Joe" Cannon. No matter how
much he may cuss and appear to be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14
ON FISHING TRIP.

William Kelley, Ed Craighead, Mark
Pennel, George Becker, John Sullivan,
Mr.. Bachis Of Chicago and Mr.. Golitz
Of Cincinnati left Saturday evening
for Lake Michigan. where they ex-
pect to hun and fish along the Flam-
beau river The party expects to be
gone about two or three weeks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14
HUNDREDS WILL
ATTEND CONGRESS
Delegations at tuberculosis
Meeting Large.

Washington, Sept. 14.-Dy the end Of
this week hundreds of delegates will
have arrived to attend the Information
al congress on tuberculosis, which
opens Sept. q. This fighting force Of
the world, as regards the white plague
will spend three weeks in the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14
Below the Pea,

The phrase take down a peg
sprung into life with King Edgar. He
made 1t a law to cure the Saxons of
their intemperate habits He had
marks. or pegs" put in their huge
drinking cups. above which they dared
not pour their liquor under a heavy
penalty. So the expression was to less.
en- a mans self esteem just as the
liquor was kept down by a peg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14

dust that were floating in the air The
grass in the park has dried up in many
places and at others where comfort
could have been secured, signs bear
ing Keep Off the Grass" confront
ed weary visitors. The band con-
cert was very pleasing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14
GLEN is NOT POPULAR.

For Once the Park Is Visited by Few
People on Sunday.
Because of the lack of rain, but few
people went to the Glen Sunday to
secure relief from the sweltering sun
and the billions of small particles Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14

WANTED-TO BUY FIRST CLASS, SECOND
hand Pope Toledo Touring Car little used 4045 p,
at a low cash figure. Address with description and
price, 6-Ofice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14
THAW CONFINED
IN HOSPITAL WARD
Removed From Duchess Coun-
ty Jail.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept 14-Sherifr
Lane OF Westchester county learned
Sunday that Harry X. Thaw had been
transferred from the Dutchess county
Jail to his custody. He telegraphed
instructions TO place Thaw in the hos
pital ward of the prison on his arrival
there today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-14

Infant Terrible (watching Uncle
Jacks fiancee dressing her hair)-How
queerly you do your hair!
How so?'
why. Aunt Jane pins hers to her
lap. mummie holds hers in her teef,
but you just leave yours sticking to
your head.-Life.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-06
Commissioners Sale.

By virtue of authority vested in me
under Judgment and decree of the
Superior Court of Robson county, en-
tered at March Term, 1908, in a civil
action therein pending, wherein N. A.
Regain was plaintiff and Robert E.
Thompson was defendant, l will on
Monday, the 7th day of September,
1908, at IL o'clock, noon, at the court
house door in Lumberton, N. c., offer
for sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described
lands, to:Wit:
In Britt's township, Robson county,
N. c., adjoining the lands of the estate
of ]. T. Pope and others. ''''
Beginning at a stake on the Creek
road, and runs northwest with said
road Is chains and IS links to stake
near Long Branch church, at the line
Of the J. T. Pope land; thence south 46
west, 7 chains and so links to stake
in the Orrum road; thence south 713
west, with said road, 26 chains and 70
links to stake in said Orrum road;
thence south 36 east, 30 chains and 80
links to a stake in the line of J. S.
Thompson's Jr. lot; thence north 523
east, 10 chains to stake; thence north
Sc west, 7 chains and so links to stake
in lot No. 6; thence north IA east, %
chains and q links to a stake in the
Creek road, the beginning corner, con-
tanning I'll acres, more or less.
Dated this 9th day of August, 1858.
c. B. SKIPPER,
8-6-4thurs Commissioner.
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Business Transacted at Meeting
of Town Fathers.

The regular monthly meet
ing of the town commission
ers was held Tuesday night and
routine business was transacted.
The following were granted re-
bates of poll tax: Dan Maxwell,
not in town on June LIST; Sam
Edwards, under age one day; R.
E. Evans, over age. The follow
ing claims were ordered paid:
Caldwell & Carlyle, $37. rs; l..
H. Caldwell, $51; Henry Walker
Co., 81. IS, supplies; Southern Oil
Co., for oil, $3O.76; Crescent Fuel
Co., coal, $3.50; K. M. Biggs,
shades for graded school build
ing, charged to bond issue for
floating debt, 1926; F. J. Floyd,
for extra services, $40; Warner,
Moore & Co. 1915. IS, balance due
by F. NJ. Farrell, same to be
charged to him on contract for
sewer and water extension work,
and Mr.. Farrell to release his
claim on pipe. Total, 81, 131. 35.
C. B. Skipper, town clerk and
treasurer, presented his report
for the quarter ending July 81
and the same was ordered turn
ed over to the board of audit and
finance. 1t was ordered that the
town clerk and treasurer and
chief of police and tax collector
renew their bonds for the current
wear.
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Commissioner Sale.

Bv virtue of authority vested in me
under a Judgment and decree of the Su-
perior Court of Robson county, enter
ed at March Term, 1908, in a civil &C
ton therein pending, wherein H.: ID.
Rowland was plaintiff, and A. K. Pow
ell and wife, Missouri Powell, were de-
PENDANTS, will on Monday, the 7th day
of September, 1903, at12 O'Clock, noon,
at the court house door in Lumberton,
N, C. offer for sale at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, the follow
ing described lands, to-wit:
In Lumberton township, Robson
county, N. c., bounded and described as
follows:
On the west side of the Marion pub
lie road, and about II miles from the
town of Lumberton, N. c., adjoining
the lands of L. H. Caldwell, Giles War
wick and others.
Beginning at stake, Giles Warwick S
corner, and runs with his line north
II west, 2 chains and "a links to stake
in said line; thence south 500 west,
chains and II links to Daniel McNeill's
line; thence with his line south As east
98-1OO chains to a stake in said line II
Gum branch; thence with Caldwell:
line north 202 east, 10 chains and q
links to Caldwell's corner; thence will
his line south 894 east, l chain and z
links to the beginning, containing Z
! acres. =
Dated this August 9th, 1908.
C. B. SKIPPER,
8-6-4tnurs Conn 35;O19r.
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Mr.. ALTMAN FLOWERS.
Died Yesterday Afternoon at
Thompson Hospital Funeral
Took Place This Morning.

Mr.. Altman Flowers died yes
terday afternoon at five o'clock
at the Thompson Hospital of
typhoid fever, after an illness of
two months.
Mr.. Flowers was q years old
and was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Flowers, of the Howells-
vile section, both deceased. He
had been living in Lumberton
for the past five years and was
highly esteemed by a large circle
OF friends and acquaintance. For
the past two years he clerked for
Mr.. K. M. Biggs. The only
members of the immediate family
who survive are one brother
Mr.. Woodbury. Flowers, who
lives at the Lumberton Cotton
Mills-and two half brothers
Mr.. John @. Flowers, of Howells-
vile, and Mr.. Peter Flowers,
who lives in Georgia. His only
sister, Mrs. Simpson Rozier, of
St. Paul's, died two months ago,
just at the time the deceased be-
came sick.
The funeral procession formed
at the Baptist church this morn
ing at $50 o'clock, and the re-
mains were inferred at the new
cemetery in North Lumberton.
A short service was conducted
at the grave by Rev. A. E.
Baker.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-06
Trustees Sale.

BY virtue of authority conferred up-
on me by an order and decree of the
District Court of the United States for
the Eastern District of North Carolina.
entered by George H. Howell, referee,
IN cause of Mccormick, Smith and
Company, bankrupts, pending in said
court, | will, on Saturday, the 9Th dav
of August, at II o'clock, noon. at the
storehouse formerly occupied by the
firm Of Mccormick, Smith and Comma
ny, in Rowland, N. c., offer for sale at
public auction to the highest bidder, all
and singular the stock of goods. wares
and merchandise belonging to said
bankrupts, together with all fixtures.
The stock inventories upwards of S.
10000. This stock of goods will be sold
IN bulk, together with the fixtures.
Terms OF sale for the stock will be
cash, or One-half in cash, balance in
three and six months with security on
deferred payments in the discretion of
the trustee.
At the same time and place the I'M
designed will also sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing described articles of personal
property, to-wit:
l bay horse mule,
l horse,
5 secondhand buggies,
3 new 2-horse wagons,
l new buggy without shafts,
! secondhand 1-horse wagon,
l secondhand 2-horse wagon,
bales of storm cotton,
l lot of corn,
l lot of cotton seed.
Each Of the foregoing articles will be
sold Separately.
For further information address,
JOHN. A. MCCORMICK,
Trustee,
Rowland, N. G..
Mcintyre, Lawrence q Proctor, At
torneys, Lumberton, N. Z.
7-30-3tr
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For Treasurer.

TO the Voters of Robson County:
I,have long wished to publicly eX-
press my deep appreciation to the voters
of Robson county for their liberal sup
port given me in the past, and if posi-
Bile to express it more keenly to NV
friends who have made nv county.
school, road and court house bonds.
amounting in all to $l68, 900. 90. Again
wish to announce my candidacy for
the second term as Treasurer of Robe
son county, assuring my friends of my
continued intention of faithfulness, fl
deity and courtesy, that l have tried to
exercise in the past | am ever and al
ways subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic party, as expressed either in
convention or primary.
NJ G. MCKENZIE.
7-9-tf
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MI. Farrell Discovers Minnows
Under the Surface of Elm
STRAIT

Mr.. Farrell Discovers Minnows
Under the Surface of Elm
Street.
Perhaps it never occurred to
you that fishes are padding
around and making merry right
on Elm street, the principal street
of Lumberton? Well, they are
doing that very thing at some
places on, or in, Elm street, with
in less than three feet of. the sur
face. At depth of about two
and a half feet, on north Elm
street, Mr.. F. M. Farrell, con-
tractor in charge Of the water
and sewer extension work Of the
town, found the other day some
of the spryest, friskyest min
noWs you ever saw, cutting up
just like they were in a branch
in the open, and they didn't
seem to care a doggone if they
were underground. Mr.. Farrell
says IL DedUS anyCnlng OF Cne
kind he ever saw. He does not
know what the dickens fishes
were doing in the water he
struck two and a half feet from
the surface on the main street Of
Lumberton, but there they were,
and as Mr.. Farrell was exclaim-
ing, Look who's here!" maybe
the fishes were saying, We're
discovered!' just as Mr.. Dooley
exclaimed when Columbus came
over in 1892. Mr.. Farrell has
struck lots and lots of water in
laying his pipes in Lumberton,
but this is the first time he has
struck fishes.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-06
GEO. B. MCLEOD.
FOR Sheriff.,

TO the Democratic Voters of Robson
County:
hereby announce myself rs Il can
didatc for reelection to the Office. cr
Sheriff OF RObesOn county, subject TO
the Democratic primary.
l have tried to perform the duties of
my office faithfully during the short
time which | have held the same, and |
belleye that an investigation will show
that have done so. l thank the Dem
ocrats of the county for the very kind
support they have given me, and | as
sure them that an endorsement of my
work by denomination will be greatly
appreciated.
1-9-tf E. C.. MCNEIL.
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Mr.. Hunsucker to go to Gibson
Station.

Mr.. C. M. Hunsucker has re-
signed his position as salesman
for Mr.. C. M. Fuller, the duties
Of which position he has dis
charged most acceptably for the
past nine years, and in a week
or ten days he will go to Gibson
Station where he will open mule
and buggy sale stables of his own.
Mr.. Hunsucker is a painstaking
and efficient business man and
while his former employer and his
many friends Throughout the
county regret to give him up
they wish him large success in
his new field. Mr.. Frank Nc
Leod succeeds Mr.. Hunsucker at
Mr.. Fuller's stables.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-06

Mass Meeting of Citizens Called
To Decide the Graded School
Matter.
A mass meeting of the citizens
of the town will be held in the
opera house tomorrow evening
at 8 o'clock for the purpose of
determining whether or not an
election shall be called to vote
an additional tax of ten cents for
a fall school term. The petition
was not presented to the town
commissioners at their meeting
Tuesday nightbecause not enough
signatures had been obtained.
Every citizen of the town is urg-
ed to attend this meeting. 1t is
a matter which vitality concerns
every citizen of the town, for at
that meeting it will be decided
whether Lumberton's graded
school shall be run more than
five months or not.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-06

A Pleasant Evening at the Arte-
sian Well-The Ice Cream Sup
per Tuesday Evening a Great
Success.
The ice cream supper given by
the ladies of the Methodist
church at the artesian we'll Tues
day evening was a great sue
cess both socially and financially
and was very much enjoyed by
the large crowd that attended.
Many Japanese lanterns were
hung about over the natural park
at the well, making the scene a
very pretty and attractive one.
On account of the fact that the
gasoline launch was temporarily
out of commission, the engine
springing a new trick that baf-
fled all attempts at correction,
the excursions that had been plan
ned to Cypress-in-the-Middle had
to be abandoned, but plenty of
other amusement was provided.
For one thing, there was a Gypsy
looking tent where one could
have ones fortune told for the
sum of ten cents, only a dime.
This tent was reached by a plank
walk across the little branch that
runs from the we'll to the river,
and it's surroundings were all
suggestive of spooks and occult
mysteries. DR.. R. B. Beckwith
had charge of the tent and the
fortune teller was Miss Bessie
Boone. Another attractive place
was the lemonade well, an old
time we'll where little Miss Dol
lie Kelley and Mr.. Geo. Jones
drew lemonade for thirsty ones.
A lively voting contest was
held over the cake which was
put up for the prettiest and most
popular girl in town. Votes were
sold for five cents and the cake
brought $12, 240 votes being
cast. Ten girls were voted on,
Miss Maude Lee, of Laurinburg,
who is the guest of Miss Jessie
Lennon, receiving the highest
number of votes, 81, and Win
ming the cake.
Those who were most active in
preparing for the occasion and
carrying it through to a successful
conclusion were Mesdames. R. B.
Beckwith and Ellen Redmond,
Miss Margaret Boone and Mr.. Ed.
Rancke. Mrs. Owen Deese had
charge of the cake table, Mrs.
Beckwith had charge Of the cake
that was sold for the prettiest
girl, and the following young la
dies, served cream at the tables:
Misses Cora Biggs, Bonnie Floyd,
Virginia, Lizzie and Georgia
Whitfield, Annie Neill Fuller,
Amanda Norment, Flora and
Dorcas Boone, Pearl Floyd, Mary
Deese, Emma Rowland, Claudia
Davis and Ruth Whaley and Mrs.
J. r. Morris.
The cream was obtained from
Mr.. J. R. Morris bakery, and
more than the amount ordered
could easily have been disposed
of. The occasion was a success
in every way. The amount re-
allied, which will be used for
purchasing hymn books for the
Methodist church, was some
thing more than SAB.
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For County Commissioner.

To the Democratic Voters of Robson
County:
At the urgent request of number of
my Democratic friends AMI after Il con-
sideration Of the matter | hereby an
nounce myself d candidate ia: -,-elec-
ton to the office of County Commission
er, subject to the action Of the Demo
: attic Primary.
This June Is, 1908.
6-l5-tf !. ". CARTER.
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For Commissioners.

To the Democratic Voters of Robson
County:
l hereby announce myself can
didate for reelection to the office of
County Commissioner, subject TO the
action of the Democratic Primary.
This June 4th, 1908.
6-4-3m* C. A OLIVER
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For County Commissioner.

To the Democratic Voters of Robson
County:
Subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic Primary, and at the request of a
number of friends / hereby announce
myself a candidate for reelection to the
office of County Commissioner.
This June -, 1908.
6-l5-tf. A. l.. BULLOCK.
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To the Democratic Voters of Robson
County:
At the urgent request of number of
Democrats, hereby announce myself a
candidate for reelection to the Office of
County Commissioner, subject to the
action of the Democratic Primary.
This June Is, 1908
6-l5-tf D. s. ALDERMAN
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For County Commissioner.

To the Democratic Voters of Robson
County:
Alters consideration of the matter
and at the request of a number of Dem
Dcratic friends, i hereby announce my
self candidate for recollection TO the
office OF County Commissioner, subject
ry.
This June Is, 1903.
6-l5-tf A. r. MCEACrERN.
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For Register OF Deeds.

hereby announce myself candidate
for the office of Register of Deeds of Rob
eson county, subject to the action If the
Democratic primaries, date of which is
TO be named by the executive committee.
Yours truly,
4-I6-t NELL. A. CARTER.
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4-2o-tf
For Reaister ofneeds-

To My Fellow Citizens of Robson Coun-
ty: e.
At the solicitation of my friends,
take this method to announce myself
candidate for the Office of Register of
Deeds, subject TO the action Of the Dem
ocratic primary.
Yours truly,
4-9t THOMAS n. HIGIEY.
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J. W. Dorsey sold tobacco in
Mullins, S. c., last Wednesday
and got a net check of $219.51.
Needless to say, Mr.. Dorsey sold
WithDixon& Boatwright, Planters
Warehouse.
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Special Rates via SeabOard to
Charlotte Account Republican
State Convention.

The Seaboard begs to announce rate
based on 80 per cent. of the double To-
cal fares for the round-trip from all
points on this line in North Carolina
to Charlotte account of this occasion.
Tickets to be sold for all trains August
25th and for trains arriving to Charlotte
forenoon of August 26th with final linn
it August Both.
The Seaboard offers excellent double
daily train service to Charlotte, and for
further information regarding rates
and schedules from your station call on
your ticket agent or address the under
signed.
C. H. GATTIS, T. P. A.,
Raleigh, N. c.
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For Register of Deeds.

l hereby announce myself candidate
for the office of Register of Deeds for
Robson county, subject to the action
of the Democratic primaries
JOHN NJ. MCNAIR.
CLIFF