The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-11-16
PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE.

A prominent young society man
of Lumberton escorted a charm
ing visiting young lady to church
Sunday evening-to the Presby-
terian church, to be as exact as
one dares tobe in telling this-and
the young society man sfore-
mentioned was of course all
bows and smiles and anxious to
please. He handed the young
lady to her seat with courtly
grace and got through the SER
vice with proper decorum. So
graceful and easy was his man.
ner that other young men watch
ed him with despairing envy and
made mental resolves to go and do
likewise, but Alas and Alas! so
intent was the young man upon
doing the honors properly, leav-
ing no ceremony out, that, when
the service was over, he quite
forgot his top piece until he
struck the cold air outside and
had to dart back inside after
the missing hat. Not that he
cared anything about the hat for
use on that particular occasion,
though: his defenceless head
was covered with the shadow of
a great admiration just then and
such a prosaic thing as a hat
was entirely superfuous.
Two old friends from differ
ent parts of the county met on
the streets here Monday. How
are you, BilI?', said John. ''Oh,
don't ask me-, said Bill; "I've
ever saw" Il know you have
not been as sick as | have, said
John; ''I've been nearly dead
for a week" E" We'll, anyway
chirped Bill, God knows I've got
the sickest COW in Robson coun-
ty."
And John, not being able tc
match Bills last plant, changed
the subject to the weather and
crops.
To people who cannot go tc
bed election night until they
know the result of the election
in nation, State and county it
seems strange to find a man who
has remained in ignorance of the
result for a week. Such a man
questioned Chief of Police F. J.
Floyd on the street Monday and
Chief Floyd patiently explained
that Mr.. Taft was elected ano
that w. w. Kitchin would be
the next Governor.
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Justice A. E. White had hi
very first experience in perform
ing the marriage ceremony Mon
:. day in the Office of the registe
of deeds. John W. McKinnol
and Annie Pearl Evans, a coup
? lie of color, presented themselve
} before Register Nash as candi
dates for matrimOny, obaine,
the license sought and wante
the knot tied at once. Justic
' White was the man on the spo
and he proceeded to tie them uI
He did not have the ceremon
: before him in written form
= but he pulled it out of his hea
l extempore, putting in a fe7
+ quirks and turns not dreamed c
y in the form as made and pr(
/ vided by law, which made
+ much more beautiful, and h
q wound up his spiel by orderin
y the groom to salute the brid'
n which he did with right GOO
e will. The report of Johns o.
n culatory performance on Ann
le there before the assembled fe
q who witnessed the ceremony W;
ID so loud that it startled tt
J. prisoners in the Jail up stairs
N the registers office, you unde
IN stand, is in the Jail now. Al
~ when the last echoes from tn
a. smack died away in the distan
" Justice White solemnly assur
John w. that Annie Pearl W
his'n and assured Annie PEI
that John w. was her'n and tn
er, went on their way rejoicing.
81 s.
ne Last fall 'possums that h
e. been raiding chicken coops we
I'm caught in the very act right
ne the heart of the residence p
m ton of town, and now they he
Is begun their depredations aga
OF The other night great CONN
nd ton was heard in the chick
m house at Miss JosephlneBreece
re, corner of Elm and Second stree
at, chickens squalling at the top
all their squalls, and Miss Bre
lde sailed forth ''fcr to look Sc,
w. One of the young ladies at N
vas Breece's held a lamp to light