The Robesonian., 1908-08-20


"A merry-go-round hit town
yesterday and began business
this morning on the vacant lot
near the Presbyterian church.
The canvass for signatures
to the petition for an election to
vote additional tax for the graded
school is still being made. The
number Of signatures has not
yet been obtained. ~ Il
Mr.. N. Il. Carter, of Fair
mont, candidate for register of
deeds, has been canvassing in
this part Of the county this week
and has spent several nights and
a part of several days in Lum-
berton.
Mr.. Geo. C. Fisher, of
Alfordsville, has a card in this
issue announcing himself a can
didate for the Democratic NOM
ination for the House of
Representatives. Mr.. Fisher
served in this capacity four years
ago.
Elizabeth, 15-months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. R.
Aydlette, died yesterday after
noon. She had been sick for
some time. The remains will be
inferred this afternoon in the
family burying ground at the
Presbyterian church.
"A marriage will take place
in Lumberton Saturday morning
at seven o'clock, but the Robe
sonian is not at liberty to give
the names of the contracting par
ties. The groom-to-be, with his
best man, and other members of
the bridal party will arrive to-
morrow.
The seats for the auditorium
of the graded school building
have arrived and with this ship
ment Messrs. French and Nc
Allister received seats of the
same kind-regular opera chairs
for the opera house. This will
be a great improvement for the
opera house. When the chairs
are placed it will be possible to
seat a crowd there with comfort.
Mr.. RaymoLi thompson
planned to give i party Tuesday
night at the home of his father,
Mr.. j. A. Thompson, in Back
Swamp township, and many
young people of the town had
arranged to go, but it had to be
called off on account of the
storm. And a proposed party at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Mcintyre was postponed for the
same reason.
Mr.. Fred Singletary is clerk
ing temporarily at Pope's Drug
Store, partially relieving Mr.. Ju-
lian Pope, who is engaged good
part of his time in experimenting
the work on his new residence
on the corner of Third and Chest
nut streets, into which he ex-
poets to move in about two
weeks. Mr.. Pope is contemplate
ing a change in business, but he
has not decided definitely yet.
Mrs. R. S. Sledge and chill
dren, who have been spending
the summer with Mrs. Sledge's
parents at Danville, Va, will re-
turn home this evening. Mrs.
Sledge has been nursing her
father, who has been sick, and
her Homecoming is rendered sad
by the fact that her grandmother,
Mrs. Jennings, fell from a door
at her home in Danville Tuesday
and dislocated her shoulder and
hip, from which injuries death
resulted later in the day.
Several men who are not in
favor of voting any addition tax
for the graded school volunteered
to pay this year, in order to rur
the school the full term, in the
event the tax is not voted, three
times as much and more as theil
tax for one year would amount
to. 1t is probable that the re
quired amount to run the schOO
the full term will be obtained
this year in this way, if the re
quired number of signatures tt
the petition for an election t,
vote the additional tax is not Sc
cured.
While in bathing in Lumbe
river Saturday with his brother
in-law, Prof. J. r. Poole, DIR. 7
c. johnson was bitten on his lef
leg, just below the knee, by
small black spider. He paid n
attention to the bite at the time
bat by the time he came out 0
the river it was paining him cor
siderably and in a few hours h
waspoisoned to such an exten
that he suffered intensely and ha
to call in a brother physician. H
was able. to be out Monday
though still too badly crippled
attend to his practice. He an
Mrs. Johnson. went Monda
night to TomahaWk to visit I
the home of DR.. Johnson
parents. They returned tn
morning.
Robeson's First Bale of Cottol