The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-24

Mr.. D. P. Shaw, of Lumber
ton, has a card in this issue an
nouncing himself Il Candidate Tor
Senator from tuis county.
Miss Amelia Linkh4w. Who
has chargc # thc millinery de-
partmani If Caldwell & Carlyle's
store, left Saturday night for
New York u buy a fall stock of
millinery for that firms
Rev. DR.. VIII. Moore, presid-
ing elder of the Rockingham dis
trict, preached at the Methodist
church last evening and this
morning the regular quarterly
conference was held at the
church.
John Covington, colored,
who had been in jail several
months on account Of gambling
scrape at Maxton and on account
of some threat he was charged
with making Of burning up that
town, was released yesterday on
bond in the sum Of $100.
Mrs. M. V. Williams,
proprietress of the Columbia
hotel, will be assisted in the
management of the hotel after
the first of next month by her
brother-in-law and his wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Williams, of Nor
ton, Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
will arrive the first Of next week.
Mrs. Ada Roe, who repre-
sents the Viavi Company of
Washington, D, c., with head
quarters in Charlotte, is at the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Cald-
well, whom she is giving the
Viavi treatment for the nerves.
Mrs. Roe arrived Friday night
and will be with Mrs. Caldwell
about two weeks.
The required number Of sig
natures to the petition to the town
commissioners to call an election
to decide the question Of an ad-
ditional tax of ten cents on the
500 valuation of property for
the graded school has been OBJ
tanned anu the petition will be
presented 10 IT, ..,5iOners
today or tomorrow.
Mr.. NJ. w. Culbreth and
family moved last week from
rural route No. 5 from Lumber
ton back to their home at Moss
Neck, where Mr.. Culbreth has a
cotton gin and other business.
Mr.. CulDreth has been in charge
for some time of what is known
as the Harrell mill about 5 miles
frnm Lumberton, for the Penn
broke Planning Mill Co.
Several wagon loads of to-
bacco have been carried through
Lumbert1n recently to Fairmont,
to be sold on that market. There
is a tobacco warehouse in Lum
bertOn, but the Fairmont tobacco
people advertise their business
in The Robesonian from time Il
time and so the people know what
is being me there, and wher
they get ready to carry tobacco
to market they naturally heaC
that way. Great is the power 0.
advertising.
Two marriages took place il
Saddle Tree township yesterday
Miss Susie Hamilton and Mr..
Sam Cox were married yesterday
morning at the home Of justice
N. A. Mcintyre, who performed
the ceremony; and yesterday af
ternoon Miss Emma Gray anC
Mr.. Arch Purnell were married
at the home of the brides per
ents, the ceremony being per
formed by Rev. |. P. Hcdgpeth
The contracting parties all live il
Saddle Tree township.
Mr.. H. L. Lazenby, who ha
been employed by the commits
missioners for several month
past to look after the work a
the new court house, is consider
ing an offer to go to Pekin, Chi
ma, to superintend the erectio
of a building for the F. P. Mil
burn Co. of Washington, archi
tect of the court house. Mr.. La
zenby has not yet decided wha
he will do about accepting. Mrs
Lazenby and daughter, who ha
been with Mr.. Lazenby here, rt
turned Thursday to their hon
in Statesville.
Mr.. H. F. Bissell and sol
Mr.. T. L. Bissell, who live O
rural route No. 2 from Fairmon
are among the visitors in tow
today. Mr.. Bissell is cOnten
plating moving to Mr.. Arcl
Morrison's place five miles ca!
of Lumberton. He is a note
watermelon raiser but he says h
. melons did not turn out well tn
year. Last year he made 81
on three acres in melons, viii
this year six acres brought hi
only $50. Mr.. Bissell says tn
boil weevils have made their a
pearance in cotton in the secti
in which he lives.
Miss Josephine Breeze "
leave this, evening for BaltimC
to buy fall goods for her mi
merry store. She will be acco
panied by Miss Addie Townser
of Bailey, Ga, who has be
spending a few days here wi
her grandparents, Mr.. and M
l.. r. Breeze. During NJ