The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
VOL XLVIII
CHILDREN MANGLED BY EX-
PLOSION OF DYNAMITE CAP

Two Small Children Killed When g.
Year-Old Tot Threw Dynamite Can
Into Fire-Cap Left on Mantelpiece
by Father-Death of Mrs. Laura
Jones Near Red Springs-Personal
and Other News From Parkton
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, Feb. 13-Miss Douswell
and Miss Rutherford, members of
the graded school faculty, spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Florence, S. c.,
and report a most enjoyable time.
Mr.. F. M. Coker of Columbia, S.
c., came up Saturday and returned
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Coker came
up on business trip. Our door
string is always on the outside to
such young business men.
Messrs. Clarence and John Near
thur of st. Paul were visitors to our
town Sunday. The former, who was
for a year or so bookkeeper of the
Parkton Mercantile Co., is now cash
Ter of the Bank of Mcdonald.
Mr.. A. S. Pope, one of our young
urday and returned home Monday.
Mrs. c. D. Williamson and two chill
dren, Master Donovan and Wilbur are
Il.
Mrs. S. NJ. Odom at Edonit.
Mr.. W. E. Parham returned Mon
day to Hopewell, Va, after enjoying
a weeks vacation with homefolks.
Messr3. Albert and Bruce Parham
who hold positions with the A. c. L,
Ry., spent Sunday with home folks,
returning to Latta, SC, Sunday af-
'ternoon.
Mrs. W. J. Gillis and children of
Rockfish spent Sunday with Mrs
Mrs, Parham served special dinner
Sunday, having with her six of he1
visiting children, including Mrs. J
D. Gillis and family.
Mr.. H. c. Jones received mes
sage Sunday night to the effect that
his aunt, Mrs. Laura Jones, who lives
a few miles from Red Springs, wa2
critically i'll. She died Monday morn
ing at 8 o'clock: Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
attended her funeral H3lay, which
was held from Spring Hill Church II
Scotland county, attended by very
large concourse of sorrowing friend;
and loved ones. The funeral service.
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Goode
pastor of Spring Hill church.
s. c., spent Sunday with his moth
er, Mrs. Sallie Johnson.
Mr.. Neill McKinnon and son, Dun
an, the former one of Hoke county!
most substantial farmers and busi
ness men, were visitors to our towl
saturday afternoon.
Mr.. John Ferguson of St. Paul wa
a welcome visitor to our town Sun
day.
An awful tragedy occurred fou
miles west of Fayetteville Saturda,
morning when the two small chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Hal
were blown almost to instant dealt
with dynamite. Mr.. Hall, who hat
been blowing up stumps with dyna
mite, had carelessly left some cap
on the mantel and Saturday mornin!
while the mother had just steppe'
out for few minutes the little girl
a little less than three years old
climbed up to the mantel and threw
one of the caps in the fire place re
sulting in blowing the two childre1
nearly to pieces, firing the younger
and It almost burned to death RICH
then.
The two children were taken to th
Cumberland general hospital in Fay
ettev,lle, but it was soon seen tha
there We're no hopes of either living
One died Sunday and the other Mon
day. They were both buried in tn
same casket today at the Adam
grave yard near Roslin at 12 o'cloc
m.
This should be great warning t
I'll persons never to leave dynamit
IN the house for anything. The par
ents of the children were reared i
this neighborhood and are we'll know
to US, and all are in deep symoath
with them in their sad misfortune.