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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-29
MURDER NEAR RAEFORD.
A Cold -Blooded Murder Christ
mas Eve-Murderer Brought
TO Jail.

Henry Richardson, colored,
was brought to Lumberton Sun
day night by Deputy Sheriff F.
J. Adams, of Raeford, and lodged
in Jail to await trial on the charge
of numbering Rias Colfax, also
colored, Saturday night. 1t
seems to have been a deliberate
and cold-blooded murder. Both
the dead man and Richardson
lived and worked on the planta-
ton of Rev. I. H. Walters, near
Raeford. From the best infor-
nation obtainable it seems that
Richardson and ColfaX had a dis
agreement about some matter
Saturday night at the home of
the latter. Richardson left but
returned later armed with a shot
gun. When he again sought ad-
mittance to the Colfax home Col
fax's wife asked her husband if
she must open the door, and
Colfax told her to admit him.,
that he would not dO anything.
As the door was thrown open
.Colfax, who was sitting in front
Of the fire, turned to look in the
direction of the door and Richard
son fired Immediately. Both
Colfax's eyes were shot out and
death soon relieved him of his
suffering. Richardson made no
attempt to escape and when ar.
rested by Deputy Adams stated
that he had been thinking fol-
some time of killing Colfax. He
made no bones over it, stating
frankly that they got into {
quarrel, one word brought or
another, and he got tired of i
and killed Colfax. Richardson
had been drinking but neither O.
the men was drunk.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-29
CHRISTMAS TREES.
The Methodist, Gospel Taber-
nacle and Other Sunday
Schools Have Delightful En-
tertainments Monday Eve

0Ni1OOlS AAdVS Aellg HCIul Eli
tertainments Monday Eve
ming.
One of the most delightful oc-
casions of the Christmas season
was the Christmas tree and en-
tertainment at the Methodist
church Monday evening. The
church was filed to it's capacity,
many from other Sunday-schools
being present, and some stood
throughout the exercises with
out the least sign of WEAKNESS.
The exercises preceding the dis
tribution of gifts were short and
simple, consisting of songs, re-
sponsive readings led by Supt.
W. E. Jackson, and a talk by
Rev. E. M. Hoyle, pastor of the
church. Then a collection for
orphans was taken.
The decorations were exquisite
and before the eyes of all during
the rendering of this short pro-
gramme was beautiful tree that
made one feel that this was a
veritable fairy-land. Everybody
understood that all that went be-
fore was merely preliminary, so,
though there had been no lack of
interest up to that time, when
Supt. Jackson announced after
lighting all the candles on the
! Christmas tree, behind which
there was the most really-truly
looking fireplace and fire, with
stockings hanging all around
, when Supt. Jackson announced
that Santa Claus had not only
promised to be present but had
promised to bring Mrs. Santa,
why the children stood on tip-toe
with expectation. And then Mr..
t and Mrs. Santa entered from the
front and marched down the
center aisle, Santa talking all the
= while and hailing heartily Supt
| Jackson, Bros. G. M. Whitfield
f and John Pitman and other we'll.
known Sunday-school workers
f and he said he had a letter from
: Rockingham for brother Josiah
: Poole, who was not present
e Then the classes were asked tt
e come forward. one class at time
e and all were given presents, teach
e ers and everybody; and there wa!
t enough and to spare. All tn,
8 time Santa and Mrs. Santa wer,
e busy shaking hands with tn
l. little folks and others and help
l. ing to distribute presents, an,
Santa kept up his talk. Santa, b
d it known, was none other on thi
n occasion than Mr. George Brietz
n superintendent of the Dresde1
ls Cotton Mills, and when Nh
Brietz's class went forward
get presents Santa declared tina
s. was the best-looking class he ha
'r seen yeti was a class of youn
al ladies and more than the usus
ID ripple of merrimeI.t swept owe
e. the crowd when he called
I'd Brother Hoyle" and asked
I'd that class was not fuller tina
n usual. Mrs. Santa was repre-
d. sented by Miss Sallie Edward.
n Both she and Santa carried OF
n their parts to perfection, an
IN altogether the occasion was mos
rt successful and delightful. Thos
tn who had charge of the decor;
d. tions deserve special commend'
tim for fhov carfainlu did the
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-29
A JAIL DELIVERY.
Two Prisoners Cut Through a
Guaranteed File-Proof Steel
Bar and Escape.

Cutting through a steel bar that
was guaranteed to be proof
against any sort of cutting tools
with which prisoners might
chance to be supplied, two pris-
oners, both colored-Jno. w.
Powell "a man of many aliases,
Jones among them) and Elijah
McGeachy, awaiting trial on
charges Of retailing and dispos-
ing of mortgaged property, re-
spectively-escaped from the
Jail some time between midnight
and 5 o'clock yesterday morning
and have not yet been recaptured.
A third negro, Henry Richard
son, whose alleged cold-blooded
murder of another negro is men
toned elsewhere in this paper
and who was in the sell with
these two, got out into the
corridor and the rest would have
been easy for him had not Mr.. E.
B. Floyd, son Of Jailer J. H.
FLOYD, who was away from home
at the time, appeared OH the
scene in time to cut off his es-
cape, Mr.. Floyd having been
walked by Gus Hunt, a Croatan
prisoner on the first floor.
I The bar that was removed was
sawed in two at the bottom, pre-
sumably with a hack-saw, and
sawed a little on each side at the
top and then broken. And yet
this same bar was from the steel
cells with which the Jail was
equipped some time ago and
which were guaranteed to be
case-hardened and file-or-any.
other-old-thing proof. Indeed,
Sheriff McNeill was told at the
; time that he might feed the pris'
oners on hack-saws and files anc
l things for all the difference i
would make in so far as the pris'
oners getting out was concerned
And it is marvellous, too, how thu
men escaped through the small
opening made by the removal o
this one bar. 1t is about Is inch
> es long and not more than hal
> that wide, and yet a man weigh
!, ing 18O pounds got through. AT
- ter getting into the corridor tn
= rest was easy. At the very plac
q a where some other prisoners som
: time ago dug a hole through tn
> wall which isn't any grea
: shakes of wall for Jail, as ha
# been proven before this-th
,. >, men made hole and let them
- selves down by means of bee
IT clothing tied to other bars.
%, -, Sheriff E. C. McNeill an
e Deputy T. C. Barnes have bee
=, =, searching for the missing me
I since bnt no trace o. them hs
70 been found.
IS At the request of the commi
IS sioners of Granville Governe
IS Kitchin has ordered a speci
ID term of superior court in Oxfor
is to try Nathan Montague, the NJ
$. gro who outraged, murdered ar
IN burned Miss Matte Sanders. an
murdered her father, ]. l.. Sal
ders, and burned his little gram
mt daughter, Irene Overton, bur-
IN ing all three bodies in the Sal
na ders residence. which he set {
y, fire to hide his crime. The cou
n; is to convene January 16, Wi
al Judge George w. Ward presi
ing.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-29
THE FINAL SUMMONS.
Mrs. Mary E. Sinclair Passes
Away in Raleigh-W e |
Known and Highly Esteemed
in Lumberton, Where Remains
were Inferred Yesterday.


in Lumberton, Where Remains
were Inferred Yesterday.
Mrs. Mary E. Sinclair, for
merly of Lumberton, where she
was we'll known and held in the
highest esteem, died at 8 8o'clock
Tuesday morning at the home of
her son, Mr.. D. C. Sinclair, in
Raleigh, where she had been
sick for some time. The remains
were brought to Lumberton
Tuesday night accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Sinclair and
Miss Mamie Mcqueen, the lat
ter a sister of the deceased of
Mayesville, S. c., and were
taken to the Presbyterian church,
from which the funeral took
place at II o'clock yesterday
morning. The services were
conducted Rev. DR.. J. M. Rose,
pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Laurinburg, and the
interment was made in the cem-
etery on Fifth street, where
rest the remains of her husband,
James Sinclair, who died in Lum-
berton in 1878. The pallbearers
were: active, H. B. Jennings, A.
T. Mclean, w. l. Linkhaw, E.
B. Freeman, C. B Skipper and
F. w. Dick of Wilmington; hon
orary, J. A. McAllister. M. G..
Mckenzie, ex-Judge T. A. Nc
Neill, A. Nash.
The deceased was about 6e
years old and was native OF
Lumberton, where she lived un-
til four years ago, when she
moved with her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. D. C.
Sinclair, to Elizabethtown, NOV
ing thence to Raleigh with them
two years ago. Her circle of &C
quaintances was wide and al
who knew her loved her. Sht
was consistent member of thu
! Presbyterian church. Besides
the only son, Mr.. D. c. Sinclair
chief clerk at the Marlborough
hotel in Raleigh, the deceased i
survived by three sisters Mrs
S. N. Dick of Lumberton AM
5 Mrs. Robt. Chaffin and Mis-
:. Mamie Mcqueen of Mayesville
! S. C.-and one brother-Mr. H
r C. Mcqueen Of Wilmington-a a.
of whom attended the funeral
: Miss Sue Moore Mcqueen Q
3 Wilmington, daughter of Mr.. II
C. Mcqueen, and Mr.. F. W
f, Dick OF Wilmington. a Sun
0 Mrs. S. N. Dick of Lumbertor
8 were also among the out-of-tow
s people who attended the funera
:: Mr.. Warren B. Bryant Passe
Mr.. Warren B. Bryant, age
81 years, died Monday at ]
l. o'clock at his home two mile
. from town on the Elizabeth roat
q He had been in bad health f
several years, but had been col
n fined to his bed for only three
n n four weeks. Mr.. Bryant was +.
3 a number of years salesman
= Lumberton, having been en-
v ployed by the late Berry Godw
= = and for a few years by 0.
Norment & Co. He was also a
sociated for a year or so in tt
& mercantile business with the la
,r Gus Mclean. He lived on h
farm, where he died, for abo'
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-29
Prof. C. C. Page Weds in
Fayetteville.

Wilmington Star, 28th.
Prof. G. G. Page and bride,
Formerly Miss Lille J. Mcmillan,
who were married in f'ayette-
vile Sunday, passed through
Wilmington Monday on their
bridal tour. The ceremony took
place Sunday morning at the
home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. H. Mcmillan. 817
Winslow street, Fayetteville.
The bride was one of the most
charming young ladies Of Fay
etteville, and during the twoyears
she resided there made a host
of friends who wish for her q
most joyous married life. Prof.
Page is principal of Harmony
Heights Academy, Maxton, N.
c. During the five years he has
been in the school work he has
made an enviable record and his
many friends throughout thi'
and other States have watched
with interest and pleasure hi
achievements. Prof. and Mrs
Page will be at home in Maxtol
after January 1st.
Prof. and Mrs. Page spen
Tuesday night and yesterday il
Lumberton with Mrs. Ann
Thompson, at the dormitory
and went last evening to Maxton
Prof. Page was formerly principa
of a business school here.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-29

Mr.. P. Mel. Afford. of Max
ton, was a Lumberton. visitor
yesterday.
La Junta tribune., 1910-11-26
zUEAlsERNWL I1N5x

The La Junia Dancing Club gave
ball Thanksgiving evening In the
Elks tail room. There were excel
lent music. good attendance and an
all around jolly time.
Mrs. Lizzie Walters and two chill.
drcn. OF Pue. 10. arrived In La Jun,a
Thanksgiving morning for brief
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Posi-.
Mrs Walters Is a cousin OF Mrs.Posz
Mr.. and Airs. Walter Thomson. OF
Bowie. Ariz.. stopped off In La Junta
one day this week while on their
way to Denver. 10 visit with the
family OF ID. T. Richards. Mrs. .Thom.
son Is a sister OF Mr.. Richards.
The Santa Fe apprentice team
had a quart.tte OF young singers with
them. and during the early evening
hours they filled the ambient atmos.
phere on Santa Fe avenue with
some OF the most tuneful melodies
ever heard around these parts,
The skating rink opened wednes-
day evening. and one especial fca.
ture OF the eynning Was u basket all
game between the high school girls
the sophomores contending against
the seniors. The game was interest.
ing. with a finish OF to = In favor
Of the sophomores.
A, the meeting Il the city council
held last Monday night bids for
supplying the city Of La Junta with
coal at tn. city hall and the water
plant for the ensuing year were op-
ened Bids were made by I'd DAM.
her and the La Junta Trading Com.
pany. Daimler had the lowest bid.
$3.50 per ton for Hastings mine run
coal. and was awarded the contract.
La Junta tribune., 1910-11-26
Olesh ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

The Tribune has put In . supply Of
The nsatest little birth announcement
cards that can bs found anywhere.
Tue larss card and the small one
with the printing. nicely tied with .
pretty little blue or pink ribbon and
having blue OF pink borders. al On.
closed IN appropriate savs,ope. also
With q small blue Of pink margin.
They are beauties. and Just the thlas
IT taby aanouaceueuts.
La Junta tribune., 1910-11-26
Budget of Local Advertisements
All advertising under this head Sc per line each week

Trade at the Palace Drug Store.
Ask to see Thompson's venei ia n
glassware,
Livery and transfer. Earr 4 Rose
phone Junta %.
New goods suitable for holiday pres.
ents are being received daily by
Thompson
For Sale-Four room house; fur
nished. cheap; easy terms. $. r.
Mendelson.
Wanted-Horses to pasture; 81 per
month, plenty OF water and shelter
X. G. Dalton.
For Sale-Fiye year old grade stall
lion Derby; weight / 500 pounds. In
quIre OF j. H. Rapp.
G. 5. Thompson. undertaken and
embalmer. Day phone. Junta 25s.
night phone. red Z5si.
For Sale-sh room house; new
hath room. cistern and stable. easy
terms $. r. Mendeison.
For Rent-Fiye room house. in
good repair; $3.50 per month. In
quire OF Dr. =. b. Linyille.
Do you want to make an unique.
odd, quaint-something out of the
La Junta tribune., 1910-11-26

usual ordcr--holiday present, You
will find them at Thompson's.
To Exchange-Lady' black Persian
lamb coat. chinchiliz collar. cosI
,iie.5o; will take $40 worth OF chick
ems and turkeys. Address Box 81.
care TriJune
Mayhem House Furnishing Co.. un-
dertakers and embalmers. Phone
East ~, night phone Junta a.
Gem" flour. best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money re-
fuuded-----La Junta Milling Company.
New eigh, room brick house for
sale cheap. Corner Of Twelfth street
and San Juan avenue. Address Box
1885.
Alfalfa pasture for horses. on Hol
trcok ranch Price 81 per month.
Phone rcd 500. DAILY Roos. les.
sees
For Ren,--Seyen rooms. upstairs;
suitable for rooming house. opposite
depot: also store room for rent. See
V. Abera.
Money to loan on farm property
on short notice. no commission. See
Charles +. Helm. Room >. Miller
Hale block
La Junta tribune., 1910-11-26
Eruption In Model Fruit Assoeist

Something OF hubbub has been
stirred up over In Mesa county by
III. organization OF n new fruit asso-
citation at Palisadc. We have noticed
that these associations. lik. bad boy
need trimming about every 80 often
10 keep them Ia line and to behave
thcms Ives. The Paiisadc orchardists
claim that the old associations are no
longer In control of the men who
grow frui, and they propose to organ.
Ia. on an acreage basis. II possible
they viii TAX" over the property Of
the three associations which have
been handling all the peaches from
that district and viii try to bring tn.
management within their own hands
where II beionEs- These association
manAscrx fall Into III. bad habit Of
becoming dictAtorial aud by running
things to suit themselves they get
the growers down on them. When
these things occur II IL time to get
out the spanking machine. yield
aud Farm.
La Junta tribune., 1910-11-26

ish
$3.50 p. m. Rosary. instruction and
benediction of the most blessed sac,
rament.
On week days. Mass AT a m.
Everybody cordially welcome to all
these services.
REV. FELlX DILLY, Rector.
La Junta tribune., 1910-11-26
Presbyterian Church,

Public worship and preaching at II
a m. and 1880 D. IN. by Rev Otis q.
Dale. of Marinctte. Wisconsin.
Morning subject. What We Live
For"
Evening. What W. Get Here and
Now When We Accept Jesus Chris,
as Saviour"
These topics will lie discussed cs'
pecially for young people between II
and 80 years old. all other N-ieomc,
Seats free.
La Junta tribune., 1910-11-26
~
Christian Church.

Blbl. school at g:ts am. Mrs. C..
A. Prats. superintendent
Preaching At II a. M. Subject.
tn" Mountain Top"
Christian End.a,or Mt 6 80 u IN.
Preaching ut 73o p. IN. subjcc,.
''Th" Sin OF Indifference"
Prayer Service and teachers train.
Ing class Wednesday evening at :
O'Clock.
We extend a cordial wclcom. 10 all
and urx. ali members OF tn. Chris.
,ian church here and elsewhere to
join Us In doing Gods work
RAYMOND e. FARMER,
Minister.
o. Pstsiek's Catholic Church.
.. IN. Low Mass and scrmou In
English. Music by ~. ccciiia's
choir.
"a. m. Bible class and sunday
school In English.
10 q. IN. High Mas. and sermon In
English. Music BY St Patr.ck's
choir.
sp. m. Sunday School In span
La Junta tribune., 1910-11-26
SUNDAY SERVICES
AT THE
CHURCHES
Baptist Church.

Corner Santa Fr avenue and Ninth
street.
Sunday school al i5 a IN.
Preaching service at II am.
Special music.
u. Y. 7. L. at 6 80 p. N.
Preaching at 1880 .. m.
All are cordially invited to these
services.
". T. DAVIS. Pastor.
%++
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Sunday school at s:&5 a. m.
Preaching service at IL a. m.
Epworth League meeting At 30
Preaching at 7:So p. N.
You are earnestly invited to our
services.
REV. J. W. NEELY. Pastor.
81. Andrews Episcopal Church.
Sunday School At 10 am.
Holy Communion at II an.
Evening Prayer At 1880 . m.
On Thursday next Morning Prayer
at 10 a. m.
Come and worship With Us.
REV. II. J. JOHNSON.
Priest IN Charge.
~
Reformed Presbyterian Church.
Sabbath school. 10 m.
Preaching at III a m subject.
The Telling Factors In the TEN
perancc Conflict
Christian Endeasor meeting at $50
Sermon q, 1880 y. IN. by ne Rev.
J X ". Stephenson.
Strangers always welcome
T.. A. CROOKS. Pastor.
La Junta tribune., 1910-11-26

o. Pssr'es's Catholic Church.
The National tribune., 1910-12-01
Ten Reasons Why
You Should Send For Brooks
Rupture Appliance.

l. 1t Is absolutely the only Appliance OF
the Kind on the market today, and in 1t are
embodied the principles that inventors have
sought after for years.
2. The Appliance for retaining the rupture
cannot be thrown out of position.
}. Being air cushion of soft rubber. IL
cllhgs closely to the body. yet never blisters
or causes irritation.
L. Unlike the ordinary so-caIled pads used
calmly. - ui
D. 1t is small. soft and pliable. and posi-
ing.
q. The soft. pliabIe bands holding the An
phahce DO not give the unpleasant sen +
satioh OF wearing a harness.
7; There is nothing about it to get foul,
ana when 1t becomes soiled II tan be washed
without in1urins 1t in the least
8. There are no metal springs in the Ap-
ing the flesh.
3 All of the material Of which the Ap-
pliances are made is Of the very best tina [
money can BUY making it a durable and
sare Appliance to wear. ..a
10 My reputation for honesty and fair
dealing is SO thoroughly established by an
experience OF over thirty years of dealing
with the public. and my prices are SO rea-
sonable my terms 80 fair that there certainly
should be no hesitancy in sending free coupon
today.
The National tribune., 1910-12-01

wounded thru both legs, and kept a
prisoner until the end of the war. He
is a cabinet maker by trade.
Thomas L. Coleman, I'd Pa. Reserves.
Tyrone, Pa. COmrade Coleman is a
farmer, and was captured on the Well
don Railroad.
". r. Aiken. 22d Pa. Cav. Tyrone.
Pa. Comrade Aiken is a carpenter by
trade. He was captured at Browns
Gap and taken to Salisbury.
These three comrades were on their
return from the dedication of the Penn
sylvania monument at Salisbury.
Maj. s. E. Wetzel, goth Ind, Garth
age, Mo. Comrade Wetzel was mus
tered out as Captain with a regiment
that became famous under the leader
ship of the gallant Col. John F. Miller.
This was one of the regiments which
dashed across Stone River on the last
day of the fight when Breckinridge's 8
Division was reelinS under the terrible
artillery fire and charged its wavering
ranks. Comrade Wetzel has been a
miller and also a cattle grower and
cowpuncher. He was for seven years
Secretary of the Cattlemen's Protective
Association.
Capt o. Sackett, f36th N. Y, Ri
mersburg. Pa. Comrade Sackett is in
the hotel business. The 136th n. Y. be-
longed to the Eleventh Corps, and
fought the spirited night battle Of
Smiths Hill, while the Twelfth Corps
was fighting at Wauhatchee. The regi-
ment made a bayonet charge which
carried the Hill and drove the enemy
off in confusion.
John F. Forrey, 1920 Pa, Philadel-
phia, Pa. Comrade Forrey, who be-
longs to Col. Fred Taylor Post. is en-
The National tribune., 1910-12-01
VETERANS IN THE CITY.

J. A. Eichenberg, 143d n. Y, Warren,
Pa. Comrade Eichenberg. who is an
old gauger. was accompanied by his
wife. and had gone down to Chatta-
nooga to attend the dedication of the
monument. He says he had the great
est time in his life. 1t was all wonder
full. Then he and his wife went to Flor
ida and visited st. Cloud, where they
We're, greatly astonished at the wonder
full things that the boys had done in
building up delightful little city.
Capt. James II. Burdick, 160th N. Y,
Wellsville, n. Y. Comrade Burdick, who
has a nice location on Minnesota ave-
nue. at St Cloud, was on his way to
that place, taking four others with him
He will be followed by five families in a
week or two. These families have char
tered car to take all of their belong
ingS with them.
Jacob Walters. 18th Pa. Cav, AL
toona, Pa. Comrade Walters was taken
at Ealltown, where he was severely