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The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
IN DAYS OF LOWREY GANG
A Night of Terror-Concluding Chap
ter of Exciting Experience With
Band of Robbers-Those Were
Days and Nights of Fearful DAN

Days and Nights of Fearful DAN
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
l have been requested to continue
my story of our race from Mrs. Nc
Farlin's. This story is something
behind the screens, a part of it is
unwritten history. The robbing OF
Mrs. McFarlin is written in the his
tory of the Lowrey gang, but my
part of it is only known to neigh
bors and friends, as I would tell the
story.
There was one negro in the gang
at that time by the name of Shoe
Gilt's Bridge, on Lumber river. He
was caught and tried in Lumberton
and sent to the penitentiary for ten
years, and he died there, if my
memory is not deceiving. Mrs. Nc
Farlin had to go to Lumberton as
a witness, and / was to go, too, but
I was complete blank as to things
of that night; 1 could not swear to
any one, So was not needed.
Now here is the story Of it: Mrs.
McFarlin would go every Saturday
night to her brother Malcolm, who
was known as Malcolm at the bridge
and as it was a wet evening (Sun-
day at that) there were some doubts
about her returning before Monday
a. m., but as we reached within 300
or 400 yards of the house we saw
her door wide open and a very fine
lightwood fire burning very bright
We saw her walk across the floor
Tom says. eyes, Aunt Flora is al
home" Then l said, eve are al
right now"-not knowing what the
next few minutes were to bring tx
us. AS we were going up the steps
one of the robbers crawled from IN
der the bed wrapped up in a blank
ct and a gun in his hard. Then h
saw us and the others, seeing his ex
citement, were soon huddled in tn,
middle of the floor Then the fun
was on. This one that crawled from
under the bed got S35 in silver mon
ev. and SIS in greenback currency
(Silver in these days, if you remem
Der, was only handled by the Rookie
feller class. Then that noted foo
race was on to a finish. | though
Tom was killed ard he thought
was. There was. however, no induce
mcnt to wait and make a close exam
ination at this stage of the excite
ment.
This rlace now belongs to Mr.. job
Riue. In front of Mrs McFarlin'
home, about so yards, was a gull
washed out 16 feet deep. and n
eight-year-old boy in the "dog days
of August ever went into a millpon
swimming faster heels over hea
thor 7 did going ir+o this gullev
Thon | remembered the story of tn
yoUow hammer and the lark-tc
slick, too slick-but my race VIZ
still on end mending the same ;
a deer with a pack of long-ea
co1aIling furiously on his trail.
| ""r. 20 ri'os thnt nipht. T we
n Buffalo John McLeod's, D.
Blpe's still, Cousin Neill Sinclair
Colo John Blues, getting up
crowd. Now to stay things goir
ND going. l got up J. T. Sinclai
living now in Raeford; J. L. Sincla
living now in Sumner, Ca; ]. D. M
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

dren who are visiting Mrs. McClel-
lands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. R..
A.gner. They will remain to the mar
riage of Miss Eva Virginia Agner,
sister of Mrs. McClelland, elsewhere
announced in this issue to take place
next Thursday.
The bride-to-be has many friends
here who will congratulate the
groom-to-be, Mr.. R. H. Barnes, of
Richmond, upon his fine luck.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

vile; treasurer-Mrs. N. E. Edgerton
OF Selma; superintendent of sup
plies--Mrs. l. T. Wilkins of Weldon:
Superintendent of literature E.
L. Hart of Wilmington; editor Of Ad
yocate page-Mrs. V. Royster of
Raleigh.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
Officers of Woman's Missionary So

cictv Of N. G.. Conference
At the annual meeting Of the Wo-
mans Missionary society of the
North Carolina Methodist conference
in Wilmington last week the follow
in~ officers were elected for the en-
criro vaar: President-Miss Nettie
Allon Of Henderson; first vice presi'
dert-Miss Elizabeth Lamb of Fay.
etteville: second vice president-Mrs
N. H. D. Wilson of Louisburg: SUP
cri-,tendnnt IF mission study and pub
licitv-MrS. T. A. Person, Greenville
~rrorintendent Of social service-Mrs
Wal+or Patten of Chanel Hill; cores
pondine secretary-Mrs. H. ). Bon
ev of Rose Hill: recording secretar,
Miss May Edla Smith of Gates
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
Maxton Physician Takes Vavation

OCUCCISI O1II6I, 15JI.
DR.. ]. O. McClelland left last night
for Richmond accompanied by Mr..
1. l.. Smith of Maxton and Mr.. Hugh
Monroe Of Pates, who 60 to consult
specialists. DR.. McClelland will go
to West Virginia to visit his father
who is in failing health. He will
then go to Huntington, w. Va, to
join Mrs. McClelland and the chill
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
Moving Maxton School House

Wilmington Star.
Mr.. c. J. Hunt, contractor of
Maxton, spent part of Thursday
IN this city: Mr.. Hunt has been en-
gagged for the past few days in NOV
ing school building from near the
center OF Maxton to a point just out
side the town: The building was for
merly used for white pupils, but in
its new location it will be used for
a colored school.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Most
Effectual

81 have taken a great many bot
ties of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and every time it has cured me.
have found it most effectual for
hacking cough and for colds. At
ter taking it cough always disap-
pears" writes J. R. Moore, Lost VAL
ley, Ga. Obtainable everywhere.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

WOUlO lldNC W oIoy
in bed several days
every m on tn. I
tried all kinds of
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
but my trouble con-
tinued until one day
I read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what it had done for
others. I tried it
and now I am never
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
THOSE AWFUL
CRAMPS
Suggestions that may save
Much Suffering

Marysville, Pa.-"For twelve years
/ suffered with terrible cramps. J.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

My folks down South keep telling me: BE
clean and sweet and pure' And I'll bet
you am just about the purest cigarette
ever made!
Why, the SOVEREIGN factory is busted
every morning, just like lady's parlor.
That's the sort of home [ have. And
I've got to make good all the tine-in
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CHAPTER l6.

An Act to amend Section twenty-three
of Chapter one hundred and twenty
four of the Revised Statutes, relating
TO assaults upon or interference with
officers.
hundred and twenty-four of the Revised
Statutes is hereby amended by inserting
after the word warden in the third
line thereof the words inland fish and
game warden so that said section, az
amendeds shall read as follows:
Section %. Whoever assaults. intimi-
dates. or in any manner wlfully obstructs.
intimidates or binders any sheriff, deputy
sheriff. coroner constable, fish warden.
inland fish and game warden or police
officer while in the lawful discharge of
his official duties, whether with or with
out process, shall be punished by i'm
prisonment not exceeding one year. or
by fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars. -(Approved March l. 1919
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CHAPTER l3.

An Act to provide compensation for
town clerks for issuing and recording
burial permits.
Section twenty of chapter one hundred
eighteen of the Revised Statutes is here
by amended by adding thereto. the fol-
lowing paragraph: For preparing AMI
issuing burial permits. undertaker's
voucher and memoranda necessary for
the office and for filing such memoranda
twenty-five cents. to be paid on issuing
the burial permit. '-(Aproved March j.
1919
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CHAPTER IA.

An Act to amend Section thrty-eight of
Chapter forty of the Revised Statues,
relative to Old Home week.
Section thirty-eight of chapter forty of
the Revised Statutes, is hereby amended
by inserting after the word year in tho
second line thereof the following words.
or any week a town may designate at
it's annual town meeting. SO that said
section as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section IS. The week commencing with
the second Sunday in August of each
year, or any week a town may designate,
at its annual town meeting, is hereby
designated and set apart as old home
ek'-(Approved March /, 1919
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CHAPTER Is.

An Act providing for Centennial week
in nineteen hundred and twenty and
authorizing cities and towns to raise
and appropriate money for the obser-
vance thereof.
Section /. The week commencing the
Sunday preceding Labor day in nineteen
hundred and twenty is hereby designated
and set apart as centennial week and
cities and towns are authorized to raise
and appropriate money for she due OBJ
servance thereof.-(Approved March l.,
14l1l
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CHAPTER 20.

An Act to amend Section eight Of Chap
ter fifty-seven of the Revised Statutes.
and providing a penalty for evading
taxicab and public automobile fares.
Section eight of chapter fifty-seven of
the Revised Statutes providing a penalty
for evading payment of fare or riding on
freight-train is hereby amended by in
sorting after the word ferry in the
third and fifth lines thereof the following
words or in taxicab or public automo-
bile and by inserting after the word
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An Act TO amend Section five Of Chapter
ciGhty-thrcc of the Revised Statutes
relating to the term of the county COM
missionerS court 'n Washington county.
That section five of chapter eighty
three Of the Revised Statutes be amend
Cd SO that paragraph sixteen of that sec
tun shall read az follows:
Washington. at Machias. on the first
Tuesday of January and second Tuesday
nf October and at Calais. on the first
Tuesday of May.-(Approved February
l6 1910
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CHAPTER 10.

An Act to amend Section one of Chapter
eighty-five of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to the bonds of sheriffs.
Section one of chapter eighty-hVe or the
Revised Statutes is hereby amended by
inserting in the eighth line after the
word "sureties'' the words or with the
bond of a surety company authorized TO
do business in this State as surety s.
that section one as amended shall redd
as follows -
Section /. Sheriffs shalt be elected or
appointed and shall hold their off1ces, &C
cording to the constitution. and thelr
election shall be effected and determine |
as is provided respecting county commits
siorers and they shall enter upon the
discharge of official duty on the first day
of January following Every person
elected or appointed sheriff for either OF
the counties of York. Cumberland, Ken
nebec or Penobscot. before receiving MS
commission. shall give bond to the treas
urer of State, with at least three sum
cient suretics or with the bond or 2
surety company authorized to do bust
ness in this state as surety. in the sum
of forty thousand dollars: and for either
of the other counties, in the sum OF
twenty-five thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the du.
ties of his office. and to answer for all
neglect and misdoings of his deputies =
(Approved March l. 1919
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company who shall wilfuIly or knowingly
make any false return to the bank COM
missioner, IN response to any call for in
formation issued by the said commits
sioner, or by the deputy bank commits
sloner or upon making or filing of any
regular or special report. shall be subject
" penalty of fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars or by Imprisonment not
exceeding one year. or by both such fine
and Imprisonment so that said section
as amended shall read as follows:
Section 70. All the corporate powers of
any such company shall be exercised by
a board of not less than five directors.
two-thlrds of whom shall be residents of
tnls State. whose number and term of
once shall be determined and who shall
be elected by vote of the stockholders
at the first meeting held by the incors
porators and at each annual meeting
thereafter. The affairs and powers Of
the company may, at the option of the
stockholders. be entrusted to an execu-
tive board of not less than five members.
two-thirds of whom shall be residents of
this State. to be, by vote of the stock
holders. elected from the full board of
directors. The directors of such COM
pany shall be sworn to the proper dis
charge Of their duties. and they shall
hold office until others are elected and
qualified in their stead. If director
DIES, resigns. or becomes disqualified for
any cause; the reY e, ming directors may
the next annual meeting of the corpora
ton. The oath of office of any director
shall be taken within thirty days of his
election. or Shis office shall become va
cant. The cerk of such company shall.
within ten days. notify such directors of
their election and within thirty days shall
publish the list Of all persons who have
taken the oath of office as directors. The
removal of any director from this State
shall Immediately vacate his office. If
such removal leaves less than two-thirds
OF the membership resident in the State.
The board of directors or executive board
shall elect a president from it's number.
clerk who shall be sworn to the faithful
performance of his duties. a treasurer
and such other officers, servants and en-
ployees as they may deem necessary. Any
officer or employee of any trust company
who shall wlfully or knowingly make
any false return to the bank commits
sioner. in response to any call for infor-
nation issued by the said commissioner.
or by the deputy bank commissioner. Or
upon making or filing of any regular or
special report, shall be subject to a pen
atty of a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars or by Imprisonment not exceed
ing one year or by both such fine and
Imprisonment February "a
1919
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CHAPTER 8.

An Act to amend Section forty-tive of
Chapter sxty-four of the Revised stat
utes. relating to the care and custody
of minors.
Section forty-fve of chapter siXty-four
of the Revised Statutes is hereby amend
ed by inserting after the word the In
the fourth line, the word exclusive AMI
is further amended by inserting after the
word minor" in the fifth line the words,
or he may apporton the care and GUS
tody of the said minor, between the par
ents' so that said section as amendel
shall read as follows:
Section As. If the father and mother Of
a minor child are living apart from each
other. the judge of probate in the county
where either resides. on petition of ether
and after such notice to the other as he
may order, may decree which parent
shall have the exclusive care and custody
of the person of such miner. or he may
apportion the care and custody of the
said minor between the parents. as I've
good of the child may require; which de-
cree shall be in force until further order
of the Judge of probate. An appeal shall
lie from such decree to the supreme court
Of probate. which appeal shall be hear I
and determined by the Justice presiding,
but the decree of the judge of probate
shall be in force until reversed. ZAP
proved March |, 1879
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CHAPTER 2.

An Act to amend Section nineteen of
Chapter eighty of the Revised Statutes
relative to title by descent.
Section nineteen of cha pier eighty Re-
vised Statutes is hereby amended by add
ing after the word state" in the fourth
line of said section. the words or if tn"
owner is a resident of this State and the
husband or wife is under guardianship
SO that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Section 10. If the owner of real estate
contracts to sell the same. and the hus
band or wife of the owner refuses to re-
lease his or her interest and right by de-
scent. or if the owner is a nonresident
and the husband or wife is incapacitate
and has no guardian in this State or if
the owner is resident of this state anil
the husband or wife is under guardian
ship. the owner may apply to a justice
of the supreme judicial court or superior
court, who. after such notice to the
other party as he may order. and hearing
may in his discretion. approve the sale
and price, and order the owner to pay
to the clerk of court. for such husband
or wife of the owner, such sum as would
amount to one-third of the price ap
proved. If the owner has issue, and cne-
half If he has no issue. at the expiration
puted at three per cent. compound inter-
est. The clerk shall give a certificate of
such approval by the court. and of the
fact that said money has been paid as
aforesaid, to be filed with the register OF
deeds in the county or registry district
where the land lies. with the owner
deed thereof. and such register shall
record the same: and thereafter such in
terest or right by descent in such real
estate. shall be barred An assignee for
the benefit of creditors. or in nsol-
vency. or a trustee in bankruptcy, or any
person holding title by levy or sale on
execution may make application for pro-
ceedipgs under this section in relation to
any real estate held by him in such
capacity. to bar the interest and right by
descent therein. of the husband or wife
of the assignor. .insolvent or bankrupt. or
the interest and right by descent therein
of the husband or wife of the judgment
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CHAPTER 9.

An Act to provide whole family rrotec
ton for members of fraternal beneht
societies.
Section !. Any fraternal benefit society
authorized to do business in this State
and operating on the lodge plan. may
nrovide in it's constitution and bylaws.
in addition to other benefits provided for
therein. for the payment Of death or an
nuity benefits upon the lives of children
between the ages Of two and eighteen
years at next birthday. for whose sup
port and maintenance member OF such
society is responsible. Any such society
NAV at its option, organize and operate
branches for such children and member
ship in local lodges and initiation therein
shall not be required OF such chlldrel''
nor shall they have any voice IN lh|
mana cement of the society. the tHfai
benefits payable as above provided shall
in no case exceed the following amounts
at ages at next birthday at time OF death,
respectively. as follows: two. thlrty-tour
eight dollars: five. flfty-eight dollars;
six. one hundred and forty dollars
seven, one hundred and siXtN-eisht dol-
lars: eight, two hundred dollars, nlne'
two hundred and forty doilars' Ten, t!,Iee
hundred dollars: eleven. three hundred
and eighty dollars; twelve, four hundred
and sixty dollars: thirteen to fifteen, five
hundred and twenty dollars; and sixteen
to eighteen years Where nor o'n .eI, w,se
authorized by law. six hundred dollars
Section > No benefit certihcate as 10
any child shall take effect until after
medical examination or inspection pE q
licensed medical practitioner. in accord
ance with the laws of the society nor
shall any such benefit certificates be
issued until the society shall have at
least five hundred subscriptions therelor,
on each of which at least one assessment
has been paid, nor where the number of
Ives represented by such certificates
fails below five hundred. The death ben
eft contributions to be made upon such
nr+;6cates shall be based upon the
..Standard Industrial Mortality. Table
mr. the 'Engiish Life Table Number SIX
South Bend news-times., 1917-10-03
Ne1U Political Party
VIII be Formed Today


Clude a pronounced stand IL favor OK
national prohibition and approval OF
universal suffrage, the initiative, ref
erendum. recall, short ballot. the ex-
ecutive budget and proportional rep
resentation.
Industrial democracy. employment
OF union labor in all government ac-
tivities. extinction Of land monOp
oily public ownership Of great ma
tional utilities. extension of the
abor bureau system. abolition Of all
child labor. a shorter work day and
many kindred topics are discussed
favorably in the tentative platform
prepared The platform is largely
the work Of John Spargo. former So
cialist leader.
In furtherance of the cOntem-
plated merger. the national prohibI-
tion party has pledged itself % raise
a campaign fund OF 100000 for use
in a concerted movement 20 elect
United States senators and repre-
sentatives in 1918. Leaders OF the
prohibition party are practically
unanimous. IL is said in favor of the
ev nolltical organization.
South Bend news-times., 1917-10-03
Iuternationol News service

International News Service
CHICAGO. oct. IA new political
party which optimisucally expects to
figure prominently in the presiden-
tial campaign OF 1920 probably viii
be born in Chicago today. Prohibi-
tionists. single takers, social-demo-
Gratis and the remnant of progress
sives who have not returned 10 es-
tablished political organizations Will
be woven into the political texture of
the new organization.
Fusion Of these divergent elements
into a political party for definite,
cohesive political action Will be dis
cussed and the ground work OF the
proposed merger laid al meeting
today OF leaders Of the elements that
will unite Todays conference fol-
lows action oy the national commit
tee Of the prohibition party APPROX
ing the merger.
Tenets OF the new party's platform
have been announced only tentative
ly as have plans OF organization.
Planks that ultimately viii be nailed
into the platform it is believed ~
South Bend news-times., 1917-10-03
Pres't Irigoyen
Of Argentine
viii Resign
THto5n1tI1aaI News Service .

International News Service.
EIENOS AIRES. oct. Pres z
Irigoyen Of Argentina. viii resign
on Oct. H. ON the ground OF i'll
health. according 20 information
secured today from a high source.
The president is reported near a
mental collapse as a result Of the
public clamor aroused by his stand
against a break with Germany and
of the chaos brought about by the
general strike.
To is understood that Pres't Irigoy-
ems physician urged him 10 give up
his executive position because OF the
mental and physical strain il en-
tailed and that the president finally
ieided. deciding to resign on the
.rst anniversary Of his election. oct.
10
Count LuNburg German envoy 20
Argentiua. whose unneutral use Of
the Swedish legation brought about
the congressional resolution callinc
for a break with Germany. is s.iu in
this country To was autkoritaively
stated today that he VIII go 10 Chile
before leaving South America fol
Berlin.
South Bend news-times., 1917-10-03
TO ASK INDICTMENT
OF MILK DEALERS
IuternatIonaI News servIce =.

International News Service:
CHICAGO, Oct. Indictments
against officers of the Milk Pro-
ducers' association and probably a
hundred representatives of local
milk boards in Illinois, Wisconsin
and Indiana will be asked Of the
grand jury here Friday by Atty.
Gen. Brundage and States Atty.
Hoyne, IL was announced today. Vic
lations of the Illinois antitrust law
will be charged.
Members of the association, IL
was declared by States Atty Hoyne,
have threatened reprisal if any
member of the association is indict-
ed Farmers are alleged to have as
serted they will not ship milk to
Chicago if officers of the association
are prosecuted.
Evidence that the association
planned TO boycott dealers who re-
fused 10 follow its price-fiXing sched-
ule is in the hands of state officials
Hoyne declared, and will be present
ed 20 the grand jury
South Bend news-times., 1917-10-03
Toxic is Swept
By Tidal Wave
And Typhoon
international News Service


TOXIC, oct. 3.-A typhoon
swept over Toxic early this
morning swamping a large por-
ton of the city under a tidal
wave. The part of the city most
affected was the reclaimed
ground.
No toll Of the dead has been
compiled, although officials esti-
mate many hundreds we're
drowned. More than 10000
persons were rendered homeless.
The deluge was preceded by
a heavy rainfall which caused all
the inland rivers to flood out of
their banks.
The Sumida river is rising
rapidly and it is expected that at
least 10000 more persons will
be driven from their homes in
the low lying districts during the
next "a hours.
Another tidal wave at YOkO-
homa swept over the harbor
front doing considerable damage
and sinking four ships.