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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-20
Long Branch Locals.
ldence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonian
Long Branch, Oct. 19-Rev. |.
P. Hedgpeth filled his regular
appointment here Saturday and
Sunday.
The farmers are having a
t i m trying to get their cotton
picked.
Miss Nora Watts, student at
the Lumberton graded school,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Miss Maude Britt. Mr.. E. ].
Britt, of Lumberton, was in this
community Monday. Miss Lee
Pope who is attending school at
Lumberton, came home Friday
afternoon to be with home folks
till Monday. She We 8 accompanied
by a schoolmate, Miss Carlyle of
Lumberton. Mrs. w. j. Britt
visited her mother, Mrs. Cynthia
Britt, Saturday and Sunday
Mr.. Grover Pope is in Bladen on
business this week.
Mr.. Geo. 7. Thompson is
slightly inoisposed with a sore
foot.
The pathinders, en- route
from Wilmington to Charlotte.
passed through here yesterday
with seven automobiles.
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PATHFlNDING CARS.
Three Autos Make the Trip
From Wilmington to Char
lo.te-Entertained at Towns
Along the Way.

The Charlotte-to-W Wilmington
highway pathfinders left Viii
mlngton Tuesday morning at 5:42
o'clock and reached Lumberton
at 3:l7 Tuesday afternoon. Dur
ing their brief stay in Lumber
ton-they resumed their journey
at 3:58-they were entertained
at the Commercial and Industrial
Club, an elegant luncheon Of
sandwiches, coffee and fruit
being served. MIR. R. d. Cald-
we'll, president OF the club and
chairman OF the finance COM
nlttee OF the Charlotte Whining
ton highway association, wei
coined the party in his usual
graceful way. Mr. G. Herbert
smith of Cronley responded
briefly to call for speech and
said among other things that
they were surprised to find SO
much less to 90 than they had
anticipated to put the proposed
highway In gOod condition. MIR.
K. h. Crichton, secretary of the
club, superintended the serving
or the lunch, and 1T was done IN
faultless manner. The Lumber.
ton Motor Car & Machine Go.
offered through Major A. j. Nc.
Klnnon OF MaxtOn tree service
at the hand some garage which
1t has just completed ON Fifth
street to all members OF the
party, and Maj. McKinnon ais,
expressed the appreciation of tbs
party for the handsome enter
tainment given them here and !.
Boardman, where the Butte.
Lumber Co. entertained the party
royalty at dinner.
Four cars left Wilmington
tuesday morning. as follows:
E. M. F. 30, The Pathfinder
": ID. Mcmillan, owner ant
driver; H. dew. Rapalje, en-
Hlneer; W. B. Cooper OF Viii
mlngton, A. M. Chinnis of Phoe
nix.
Royal Tourist. F. Warlich
owner and driver; j. C. Nc
Eachern, DR.. L. b. Carroll, {
u. Myers, Z. R. Humphreys.
Chalmers-Detroit, Jos. H. Hin
Ton, owner, F. Herbst, driver
L. L. Hinton, Louis H. Skinner
Locomobile, F. ]. Gooding
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counties. Perhaps you think
that you cannot afford to take
them away from their other
work, but if you will figure out
how much you will win if you
get the piano, or even one of the
other prizes you will see that you
will gain for the ordinary work.
1t you haven't already done so.
it IS high time that you were
making up your mind who you
want to win that S4OO piano.
Then the proper thing to do is to
work that particular contestant,
and be sure that you do your
part in helping her win the first
prize. Don't stop at merely
voting yourself, but see how
many ballots and subscriptions
you can secure, and encourage
your contestant to put up a stiff
fight, for that is exactly what
the winner is going to do in this
contest. So you want to be sure
and play your part to a finish.
And don't forget that there are
six prizes in all to be won. If
there is any hustle to you, con.
testants, you surely ought to win
one of these prizes, so put up a
game fight, and you will be re.
warded for all that you do.
The contest manager is glad t.
render all assistance possible anc
takes great pleasure in handing
subscriptions. Your votes viii
be voted for you, so send in al
the subscriptions you can get
DO you want to help some on,
win? Well, then get all the sub
scrlptions you can. Make al
your friends subscribe, if the,
don't take The Robesonian al
ready. Help today-Vote to
morrow-Vote every day.
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CONTEST ON WITH A
RUSH AND a JINGLE
Contestants Are Wide Awake
Hustling For Bonus Ofer--Who
Will Get It?

The contestants are down to
real good earnest work and are
showing their true colors. Won
der who will get the bonus offer
Saturday? Several cf the con-
testants seem determined to win,
but We can't tell until the last
day. Anyway, it is going to be
a close race for the one that does
win. The way Mrs. Jenkins and
Mrs. Barret turn in the one, two,
and three year subscriptions
would make you sit up and take
notice" These two contestants
are really good workers and both
are determined to win. Mrs.
Stubbs is not very far behind
and when she gets at work again
she will keep a hustle on the
rest. Although the weather has
been very disagreeable for the
past two or three days it does
not seem to battle these contes-
tants, judging by the way they
pile up the votes every day. II
Mrs. Jenkins were two or three
people she would make things
hum, and as it is she is making
a pretty lively tune. All the
contestants concentrated efforts
make a perfect example for
others who would do as we'll.
They nave a steady pace which
always wins in any race.
There is a lot of territory yet
to be worked and now is the time
for you to lend your support fo,
your contestant. Work for theil
friends and ask your friends tt
help them. The contest is being
stirred with a big stick now
You might as well get in; the
more the merrier. If you have ;
horse and buggy it will pay yol
tc use them in the surrounding
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-20
Death of MIR. B. F. Henderson
of Maxton.

Mr.. B. F. Henderson, one of
the oldest citizens Of Maxton,
died yesterday morning at his
home on Main street. He was
in his usual health Tuesday night
but yesterday morning when his
wife aWoke she found him in a
critical condition. Besides his
wife he is survived by two chill
dren, Mr.. Walter Henderson and
Mrs. B. G. Glass, both of Max
ton. The funeral took place this
morning from the Methodist
church.
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Columbus County Rally Day.

The Robesonian has received
the following for publication:
To Teachers and School Committee
men:
Tuesday, Oct. 25, is
Columbus County Rally Day at
Chadbourn and you are request
ed to come and aid in making
this the greatest day in the his
tory of our county. We do this
to give our children an oppor-
tunity to hear DR.. j. Y. Joyner,
State Supt. of Public instruction,
and also to enjoy the other
features Of the day. We want
at least 1000 children to be pres
ent and join in the street paraoe.
Come. Bring your basket well
filled and bring your friends.
The day will be largely devoted
70 the interests of the school
children and to the up-building
of the intellectual and social side
Of all.
F. T. Wooten, Co. Supt.
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F. T. Wooten, Co. Supt.

Mr.. Jas. C. Smith, for many
years a well-known navigator on
the Cape Fear and St. John rivers
and VINO during recent years has
nad charge Of TIE Eay e1teviiie
walecworks plal,t at Gienville.
dleu ~ his hoL.e .nele 1LeS LAY.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-20
Drainage District Established.

A hearing was held here yes
terday before Clerk of the Court
w. H. Humphrey on the report
of the engineer and viewers in
regard to the proposed drainage
district on Back and Jacob
swamps and the district was es-
tablished.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-20
Notices of New Advertisements.

Auction sales of lots at Fair
mont, Orrum and Boardman.
Carloads of horses and mules
C. M. Fuller.
Auction sale Of valuable pro-
perty at Rowland.
A reminder to Presbyterian s.
A good place to buy wedding
presents--Boylin's Jewelry Store.
Low price on bagging and ties
and highest price on cotton-W.
]. Prevatt.
Mich cow strayed or stolen.
Hogs for sale.
Buggies and Harness Row
land Live Stock Co.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-20

Mr.. douglass Mclean is
working as rodman for Mr.. Ira
Mullis, civil engineer. They are
surveying some lots at Boardman
this week.
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DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEET
ING.
Good Speeches an d Good
Notwithstanding the Boys
and Strengthening Them in
the Faith.


Democratic Club was held in the
court house Tuesday evening
a rousing good meeting with
good music, good speeches and
plenty Of enthusiasm. The
music was furnished b y the
home orchestra composed O {
Messrs, Ea Rancke, piano; C.
B. Skipper, cornet; r. r. Car
lyle; violin; Woodberry Lennon.
trombone; Pope Stephens, bass
drum; A. T. Parmele, kettle
drum. And Messrs. Carlyle,
Lennon, Parmele and Stephens
gave some good songs. The
music was all to the good, and
ditto the speaking.
| President M. w. Floyd presid-
ed and after music by the or
chestra and quartette he an
nounced that Mr.. E. j. Britt
would address t h meeting.
Which Mr.. Britt proceeded to do
with force aid eloquence.
Among other things he called at
tention to the undeniable fact
that not a single time has the
; Republican party failed to bring
: shame and disgrace when it has
been in power in North Carolina
and Robson county. He traced
briefly its well-known shameful
record in the State and told
. some things about Republican
e administration in Robson from
+, 1894 to 1898. One o f the first
t orders, he said, passed by the
e Republican board of county COM
d missioners in 1894 was to give
S1O9. As to one man-the clerk OF
the court-for holding election
! this in addition to payment OF
regular registrars and Judges
and to same man S94.24 fol
't making ballot boxes. Before
> they had been in power 2 year;
y they had a special act passed al
'e lowing the commissioners to lev,
u a special tax upon the people t
e pay the running expenses Of th'
a county. And yet no improve
1t ments can be pointed to as re
. suit of this special tax.
u Mr.. T. L. Johnson RESPONDED
IL briefly to call for a speech an
TT he also punctured the rotten rec
h ord O f the Republicans. MI
le Johnson had been shelling tn
4. woods some with the candidate
in and was somewhat hoarse, bu
n he made good talk. He dc
ut clared that the Republicans ru
IL every time their record is men
toned, that they cannot defen
their record, and yet they hav
the gall to ask the people to
q. their votes. That is unmiuigat
rt ed gall, when you come to thin
rt Of it, Isn't it? Mr.. johnson r.
in ferred to the criticism offered b
20 the Republicans on the treat
III ment of Confederate veterans b
- the Democratic party, yet ever
dollar appropriated to better tn
COllUl IlOllS VI IAOoO sSSSA OA!o
tn the State has been appropriate
at by Democrats, and when an az
or preparation was first propose
ye Republicans opposed it.
10 Chairman G. B. Mcleod. {
S, the county Democratic execl
en- tive committee, announced ths
ex-Congressman J. D. Bellam
On and MIR. Herbert McClammy
both of Wilmington, had agree
an to make speeches in the county
adj Mr.. Bellamy will probably spea
ch in Lumberton some time nes
ad week.
ld The Lumberton Democrat
ut Club is getting down to it's knl
ting and is going to furnis
n music and good speeches for tn
Mt boys in town and throughol
40 the county.
ed
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In Anson county Monday night
Jesse Price, a young farmer,
shot and killed Lester Rushing,
about 20 years old. and seriously
wounded Tnos, Rushing. The dead
man rented land from Price and
the shooting was the result Of a
ularrel over an account.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-20
Single Copies Five Cents.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

DIR. w. A. McPhaul has let
the contract for a broom cottage
on Pine street to Mr.. N. H.
M'White, who recently returned
to Lumberton from Fayetteville.
Miss Pattie Shine, of Faison,
arrived Tuesday afternoon and
began work yesterday as stenog-
rapher in the Office of Mr.. j. F.
Head, traffic manager for the
V. & C. S. railroad.
Mrs. Stephen Mcintyre will
entertain tomorrow evening
from 8 to IL o'clock at her home
on the corner of Walnut and
Sixth streets in honor of the
graded school teachers.
The regular quarterly meet
ing Of the directors Of the Lum-
berton Cotton Mills was held
Tuesday and the regular divi-
dend Of 5 per cent. was declared.
The directors Of the Dresden
met yesterday and declared the
regular 2 per cent. quarterly div
idend.
Mr.. M. G.. Mckenzie. super
intendent of the Presbyterian
Sunday-school, is making ar
rangements for special Sunday
school exercises Sunday. 1t is
Mothers Day" and Mr.. Nc
Kenzie is making an extra effort
to get all mothers out to Sunday
school one time.
Licenses have been issued
for the marriage of Hattie Perry
n d Joseph Mercer; Fannie
Smith and Jeff Clewis; Alice
McGirt and L. F. Edens; Mrs.
. Ella ]. McNeill and Jas. M.
Downer; -Sallie Evers and
Oswald Ivey; Ethel McEachern
;, and Robert R. Rooch.
7 1t is pleasure t. note that
!, the graded school grounds have
been made attractively clean.
l The criticism in Mondays Robe
4 sonian Of the untidy appearance
e given the grounds by scattered
3 scraps of paper was not unkindly
r meant it was merely meant as
: a reminder Of how such things
t impress the chance passer-by.
!. Rev. A. E. Baker, pastor o1
E the Presbyterian church. came
q home yesterday after an absence
J. of something over a week. He
l. attended Presbetery at Smith
field last week and was made
moderator of the meeting. From
there he went to Lynchburg
Va, where he preached Sunda!
at Rivermont Avenue Presby
[. terian church, from whi C !
n church he has received a call
d Mr.. Baker has made no decision
yet in regard to the call and i
a is to be hoped that Lumberton i
n not to lose so excellent and use
full a minister.
It II he Virginia & Carolin;
j, Southern Ry. ran special trail
n to Fayetteville Monday night +
}. accommodate the crowd tina
is wanted to witness the produc
ee ton of Thomas Dixon's nev
1T play, The Sins of The Father.
" Quite number Of Lumbertol
g people took advantage Of tn
d opportunity, several from Fair
II mont boarded the train here
tt some passengers were taken Of
ia at Mcmillan and St. Paul's, an
= two cars from Raeford wer
N hooked on at II ,pe Mills. |
maS q liuolu oXcuAainn and th
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-20
EX-GOVERNORGLEN
Will Speak in Lu1nberton Sat-
urday Afternoon-A large
Crowd Expected to II e a r
Him.

Ex-Governor R. B. Glenn will
speak in Lumberton Saturday
afternoon of this week at 3 o.
clock at the court house. A
large crowd is expected and the
ladies are especially invited to
hear this distinguished speaker.
Ex- Governor Glenn is easily one
of the foremost speakers of the
State and every one who can
possibly do 50 should take ad.
vantage of this opportunity to
hear him. A band will furnish
music for the occasion.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-20

Court Reverses Lower
Court in Warwick VS.. Lum-
berton Cotton Oil & Ginning

Yesterday the Supreme Court
reversed the decision of the lower
court in the case Of Oscar War
wick, by his next friend ]. H.
Warwick (his father). VS.. the
Lumberton Cotton Oil & Ginning
GO: Messrs. Mcintyre, Lawrence
&Proctor represented the defend
ant, Messrs. Wishart, Britt &
Britt the plaintiff. Warwick
junior lost a leg on account of in
Jurles sustained at the oil mill
and the lower court gave him
$4,000 damages.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-05
HIS UNDERTAKING NOT
PLEASING TO GAYNOR
New York Mayor Apologies
for Gambling Charges
Brought by Mitchell.

NEW YORK. Oct. lit became
known ton ght that John Purroy Mitch
ell, as acting mayor OF New York,
caused ccmpl9int to be made through
the police commission that the Unit
ed States army building and the APP
praisers stores in this c ty were being
conducted as gambling houses"
Mayor Gaynor took action in the
matter tonight in the form of a letter
of apology in reply to q sharp letter
of protest received from Lieutenant
Colonel NJ. Gray Zal.nsky, deputy qrar-
termaster L. s. A.
Mayor Gaynor, In reply to Lieuten-
ant Zalinskys communication calling
upon the mayor for evidence to sub
says there is no such evidence and
expresses deep regret that such an
Insulting notice should have been
served on a United States government
official.
Besides the letter there are other
indications that the mayo is not al
together pleased with the methods
pursued by Mr.. Mitchell as acting
mayor Mr.. Mitchell openly condemn
ed the wee and gambling in the city
and recommended the removal of Pc
lice Commissioner Baker While May
or Gsynor has given no hint OF
whist he will do with the police. he
said in an interview today that he
is not in sympathy with "sm rthcins
the city's name
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-05
THIRTY SEVEN PERSONS KILLED
AND MANY INJURED IN WRECK
SAYS DRUNKENNESS IS
DUE TO MENTAL DEFECT
Question is Debated at Great
Length by International
Prison Congress.
(Rv Associated Pressl.

WASHINGTON. Il. C., Get. A.
Public institutions fer inebriates are
advocated by the International Prison
Congress Experiments conducted in
several countries dur ng the past ten
years have demonstrate the success
OF establishments OF this kind and
the congress at tOday's session placed
itself on record as favoring their cX-
tension.
The congress also adopted resolu-
tons recommending tha; pr solers BE-
allowed payment for their work and
that any sun of money credited &c
them in such manner should be avail
able to their families in time of need.
Spirited discussion Of the subject OF
the treatment of inebiiates marked
the section of the meeting at which
the resolution presented end adopted
by the congress. was drawn.
The opinion was expressed by J
S. Gibbons. inspector of Irish PRISONS
speaking fer the section. that 1t was
desirable 10 further extend this kind
Of detention of inebr.ate criminals un
der state control with a view especial
" To arresting the drink habit in the
early stages and to the avoidance OF
useless and repeated sentences 10 i'm
prsonment. The question whether
drunkenness was a crime or a dis
case was debated at great length at
the section meeting. Edwin Mulready
of Boston, declared that the short sen
tence in jail and the treatment OF the
, dIrnkard as a criminal was failure
DIR. Daniel Phelan, of Canada. de
clared that hab.tusl drinking was Cue
to some mental defect.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-05
JUSTICE W H. MOODY
SENDS IN RESIGNATION
United States Judge Quits
Place on Supreme Court
Bench.
lRv Associated Fressl

BEVERLY, MASS, Oct. f.-Assc-
ciate Justice William II. Moody. of the
United States Supreme Court today
rendered his resignation to President
Taft to take effect November 90. The
Pres dent wrote to Justice Moody, who
is at Magnolia, Fla, accepting he res
iruaiiOn and expressing his high re
gard fer the retiring justice. In re-
tircment Justice Moody will receive
fol pay of an active member of the
court, $4,000 a year
II had been known since early IN
the summer that Justice Moody
would retire He personally made
known his intentions to the President
and offered to resign al any time that
would be most convenient to the Pres
ident.
Mr.. Taft stated that he had no
intention of appointing any federal
Justice until the regular session of
congress had convened. lie urged
.Irstice Moody TO take his own time
The enabling act. passed in behalf o.
Mr.. Moody. who has not served sui
fcient length Of tine 10 permit o. his
rctirnenct under the ordinary process
Of law. expires late "a November.
Justice Moody has been i'll for more
than a year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-05
NO ACTION Is TAKEN
FOR ANOTHER ELECTION
Subcommittee Makes Report at
Richmond and by the Acceptance OF
Findings by the Higher Body There
Is No Nomination for Congress from
the Territory In Contest.


RICHMOND, VA. Oct. 4.-Thc
state Democratic committee In SEES
sion here tonight, adopted a long re-
port from The subcommittee which
investigate the alleged frauds in the
Democratic primary election in the
Second (or Norfolk) congressional
district, the gist of which is the fol.
lowing:
Having listened patiently to the
evidence produced and thoroughly
considered the whole, your COMMITTEES
recommends that the priira of Aug
ust 90. 1910. held in the second con-
gressional district for the domination
of a candidate for congress be de-
clared null and void"
The committee has not decided
what ii will do with reference to hold
ing a new election.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-05
ALABAMA NEGRO IS
BURNED At STAKE
Mob Makes Short Work of
Man for ASsauIting Young
Woman.

MONTGOMERY. ALA. Get. six
hours after he had assaulted Mrs
Hiram STICKY, a prominent young wo-
man of Coving'on cornty. Bush With
ers, a negro "trusty" at the Henderson
convict camp. was taken from the
warden last night wh le enIoute 10
prison at Andalusia tied to a stake
by mob of four hundred men and
burned. The lynching was conduct
ed quietly and the mob formed from
adjoining towns, dispersed to their
homes. leaving no traces Of Their fry
save the ashes of the negro.
The crime for which the negro was
lynched was committed early yestcr-
day afternoon when he went to the
farm of Mr. Stucky for the purpose
of getting water for fellow convicts,
who were employed al a camp near
by.
Entering the house, 10 is declared,
the negro assaulted Mrs. Stgcky. who
YVES alone. after which he dubbed
her into insensibility in an effort to
stife her cries To-day. il is reported,
she is In n precariOls condition.
Beore lapsing .nto insensibility Mrs
Sticky informed her rescuers % The
assault naming the "trusty' whom
she knew as the perpetra'or of the
deed
The negro was caught and hurried
TO the stockadc at Sanford. six miles
away. Upon hearing runners Of mon,
Warden Long attempted to spirit the
convict to the prison at Andalus a. but
was intercepted on the out~kirts oil
the village.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-05
NAVY YARD MEN KILLED
Fuses Explode in Building at
Washington.
TWO ARE DEAD;0NE INJURED
Accident Happens While Only Three
Are at Work in the Shop and inside
of Structure is Punctured-Captsin
Orders investigation.
TWO ARE DEAD;0NE INJURED

WASHINGTON. d. C.. Oct. 1.-Two
men are dead and one seriously in
jured as the result OF an eplosiop in
the highly explosive building of the
Washington navy yard shortly before
two O'Clock this afternoon. The dead
are John Cademartori and James
Griffith. both first class ordnance
men. The injured man is Charles
Scheide. CadcmarteTi was instantly
killed. Griffith was. so badly injured
that he died shortly after the acct
dent.
These three men were the only
ones at work in the shop at the time.
The accident happened while high ex-
pIosivc fuses were being assembled.
One Of the fuses exploded. igniting
others nearby. The inside Of the
building was punctUsed with hundreds
OF holes.
Captain Beatty. the commandant Of
the navy yard. has ordered a board
Of investigation TO determine the
cause OF the accident. Many safety
devices are used in the manufacture
81 these high explosive fuses and al
the particular moment Of mauufac-
lure where tcdsy's explosion occurred
IL was thought ample safety precau-
tons had been provided