The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-10

Mr.. J. L. Stephens has
moved into his new residence,
. which has just been completed, on
North Elm street.
The Alliance and Woodmen
picnic which was to have been
held Saturday at Raft Swamp
has been postponed until Friday,
the 18th.
Licenses have been issued
for the marriage of Viola Thomp-
son and Neil Freeman; Ida Wal
tiers and Thad. Howell; Isabelle
Stone and Odius Thompson.
Joe Mclean, who for several
years has been a member of the
section force on the Seaboard,
has been made section master on
the first section of the Raleigh &
Charleston.
Rev. N. M. D. Pope, pastor
of the colored Baptist church of
Lumberton, baptized six colored
people at the old bridge yester-
day morning at nine o'clock. A
large crowd witnessed the cere-
n1ony.
Rev. E. M. Hoyle, pastor of
the Methodist church, went
this morning to Asbury church,
this county, to assist Rev. T. J.
Daily, pastor of the East Robe
son circuit, in a prOtracted
meeting.
Mr.. w. w. Ward, who lives
six miles east of Lumberton, near
Rarker's, called at this office
Saturday with a well-opened
cotton boil which was pulled from
a field on his place Thursday, and
it had then evidently been open
a day or so.
County Treasurer M. G. Nc
Kenzie became suddenly very i'll
at his Office Friday and had to be
taken home, where he has been
confined since, though he was
able to get down to the barber
shop this morning. It is hoped
that he will be all right in a day
or so.
The colored ball team from
Wilmington which is to play the
Lumberton colored team today,
tomorrow and Wednesday,, failed
to arrive this morning, but it is
expected this II ternoon and part
of the first game will be played
after six O'Clock, if the train is
on time.
Mr.. Altman Flowers, who
died at the Thompson Hospital
last Wednesday, willed to the
Baptist church of LumbertOn
what remained of a life insur-
ance policy of $1,000 after his
burial eXpences were paid
and a brother was given 500.
Mr.. K. M. Biggs, for whom the
deceased clerked, is executor.
Mr.. ]. M. Hoyle called at
this office Saturday with a treat
in the way of a peach that for
exquisite flavor and toothsome-
nesssurpassesanythingofthe kind
this writer has had the pleasure
of tasting. 1t is known as the
September White, and was
sent to Mr.. Hoyle by the Durham
Nursery. of which he is agent.
Mr.. T. H. Beverly, general
secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of
the University of Alabama, will
conduct the prayermeeting SER
vice at the Baptist church We'd
nesday evening. Mr.. Beverly is
visiting at the home of his broth
~er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. T. Biggs, where his mother
also lives.
1t is said that one gentleman,
who has not publicly announced
himself as a candidate but is
working on the quiet among his
friends for the job, says that il
he should be elected to the office
of register of deeds he would be
willing to give to the county
81, 900, same to be used fol
charitable purposes, out of hi:
salary.
The Lumberton Cotton Mill
baseball team tried it's fortune
Friday in a game with the Kings
dale team on the latter's diamond
The Kingsdale boys secured thu
lightning-speed pitcher, Mr.
Howell, and the swift catcher
Mr.. Marvin Barker, of the Lum
berton second nine and, as Nigh
have been, expected, the Lum
berton Cotton Mill boys suffere
defeat to the tune of II to 3.