The Robesonian., 1908-10-19

Will be glad to wait on you and
give you a receipt. See him.
Robert Knox, son of Mr..
and Mrs. N. P. Andrews, has
been very sick for a few days but
is improving.
Mr.. Rudolph Carlyle return
ed home Friday night from Wake
Forest College with lame foot.
He will probably be at home sev-
eral days.
DIR. H. T. Pope, who was in
jured in a runaway two weeks
ago, was moved from the hospi-
tai to his home on Third street
Friday and he is steadily improv-
ing.
Mayor John A. Rowland,
who has been sick for some
time, was taken to the Thompson
Hospital yesterday. He rested
well last night and is thought
to be improving.
The slight uneasiness felt in
some quarters last week about
diphtheria seems to have disap-
peared entirely. Only one case
has been reported and its victim
in that instance is rapidly recov-
ering.
The Glenn County Club met
at Raeford recently and decided
to hold a rally at Raeford on Fri
day of tlis week. A barbecue
will be given end some speakers
will whoCp it up for the propos-
ed new county.
Rowland Sun: The Sun is
pleased to note that the people
of Rowland will have the pleasure
Of entertaining both the spring
meeting of Presbytery and the
Presbyterian Sunday School In
str ute next April.
Mi. E. J. Britt addressed a
large md enthusiastic crowd at
Lumber Bridge Friday evening
on the issues of the campaign.
Many ladies as we'll as men at
tended and after the speaking
an oyster supper was served.
A meeting of the directors
Of the Lumberton Cotton Mills
was held Thursday and the reg
dlar quarterly dividend of 4 per
cent. was declared. The meet
ing of the directors of the Dres-
den Mills will be held Wednes-
day.
A slight change has been made
in the schedule of the Raleigh
& Charleston train. Beginning
yesterday it leaves for Marion
at $50 a. M, instead of 9.55, as
formerly, and will return in the
afternoon at $40, twenty minutes
earlier than the old schedule.
Quite a number of young
men are planning to go to Rich
mond to see the annual Virginia
Carolina football game on Thanks
giving Day. An effort is being
made now to get enough to pledge
themselves to go to get Pull
man from Lumberton through to
Richmond.
"A Bryan-Kitchin Club was
organized at Maxton last Mon
day night with the following
officers; DR.. J. D. Groom, Sr.,
president; A. J. McKinnon anC
J. S. McRae, vice presidents; W.
B. Harker, secretary; H. C. Nc
Nair, treasurer and assistant
secretary.
Don't you never, never
marry, Miss" said a Croatar
woman to young lady in Lum
berton the other day. "Befor'
they get you they feed you or
sweet corn" she continued, re
gretting that she was ever 81
rash, "and after they get you the!
hoke you with the cOb."
The Lumberton Steam Laun
dry has been thoroughly over
hauled and over 81, 900 worth o
machinery has been ordered. A
soon as the machinery arrive
the plant will be put in operatio,
and Mr.. L. E. Miller, who Wi
be manager, intends to make
up-to-date in every respect.
Ten two-inch wells are be
ing driven at the power hous
preparatory TO changing tn
stand-pipe from river to We
ter to artesian. This will max
a welcome change. When tn
change is made the water will b
suitable for drinking and cool
ing purposes, which at preser
it is not.
An oyster supper will /
given at St. Pauls, in the aud
torium of the new school builC
ing, Thursday evening. The pr
ceeds will be applied to a fund
purchase a piano for the schoo
An educational address will be d
livered by Mr.. S. Mcintyre,
Lumberton, at 7:30 o'clock. Th
will be in the nature of a
opening of the new buildin
which will be occupied by Il
school the first of next wee
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