The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-13


Minnie Jackson and G.W Garter
Mary Stone and Andrew Rice;
Efie Bailey and J. S. Rozier
Vicu Gray and Arthur +. Brown.
Beginning this afternoon the
express office will close shortly
after the arrival of Seaboard pas
senger train No. SO, due from
Wilmington at sos o'clock, and
no packages will be delivered at
night.
Mr.. G. U. Spivev and family.
who formerly lived in Lum bel-
ton but who had been living in
Rockingham for some time, NOV
ed back to Lum berton last week
and are living at the Dresden
Cotton Mills.
Mr.. D. b. Campbell, OF
Grists, Columbus county, was in
Lum berton Saturday hunting
strawberry pickers, and it seems
that he had no difficulty in hlr-
ing all he wanted. Mr.. Camp
bell returned home yesterday.
Miss Ada Goudelock, of Lib
erty, S. c., is the guest Of Miss
jamie Prevatt, at her home on the
corner of EighthandPine streets.
Miss Goudelock will be a brides
maid at the Prevatt-Taylor wed
ding, which takes place on the
god.
An elegant new fountain was
installed last week in j d. Nc
Million & Sous Drug Store and
this always attractive store looks
more inviting than ever. A very
pretty ferris wheel for display
ing post cards was also placed in
this store last week.
"A union experimenting will
be held at the Baptist church
Wednesday evening at 8 O'Clock,
and consequently no prayer
meetings will be held at the other
churches this week. This meet
ing will be under the direction oil
the temperance union formed by
the women last week.
The new schedule on the
Seaboard, which was announced
in last Mondays Robesorian
went into effect at II vi p. IN
yesterday. The only trains at
fected are No. 40, morning trail
from Charlotte, which now ar
rives at 9 so, 40 minutes earlier
and No. 80, evening train iron
Wilmington, which new arrives
at 5.55, one hour earlier.
In accordance with the agree
ment made to furnish suitabl
quarters for the Lum Der Bridg
Light Infantry, the contract wa
let at that place Friday night 70
. two-story brick building, t
cost 1000. This will be 1.-the frs
brick building in the town
Lumber Bridge made fight I
retain the headquarters of to
company and it is now taking in
mediate steps to provide suitabI
quarters.
"A new schedule went int
effect yesterday on the Raleigh
Charleston road between Lun
berton and Marion, S. c., an
the Sunday train on that roa'
which was discontinued durir
the winter, was Pot on agai
Under the new schedu le the ira
leaves Lumberton daily Il
Marion at Q 50 a. IN. and return
at 5. 30 p. M, making come
tons both ways with the Sc
board at Lumberton and Il
Coast Line at Proctorville.
The Scottish Chief and RI
Springs Citizen note with a
proval the suggestion made
the local columns OF The Ro
esonian last week that baseb
league be formed in Robest
county, and The Citizen su
gests that meeting be called
organization. If the enthusi;
tic fans will get together the
might be something doing Ea
town in the county ought to
able to get up pretty good tel
and some interesting gan
might be pulled off durin g
summer.
"A mass meeting Of the G.
zens of Red Springs Will be h
this evening to consider pill
for the installation of wa
works, sewerage and elect
lights for the town. The G
zen is confident that plans