The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-11-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

berton Will leave Wednesday
evening for Richmond, to attend
the Thanksgiving football game.
The condition of Mr.. John
Freeman, whose right leg was
amputated at the Thompson Hos
pital a week ago last night, con-
tinues TO improve.
Mrs. F. J. Thomas entertain
ed the younger set" at her
home on Fifth street Friday eve
ming in honor of her sister, Miss
Helen Stainback, of Raleigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Mcleod
carried their little daughter Isa-
bel to Raleigh last night to con-
suit specialists in regard to her
eyes, with which she has been
suffering.
Mr.. S. II. Hamilton was call
ed to Hope Mills Friday to see
his father, who is seriously i'll.
He came home this morning but
will return to Hope Mills tomor-
row.
Sheriff E. C. Mcneil calls
off his appointment at Rowland
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day.
He will be at that place on this,
his last, round for the collection
of taxes only one day, Wednes-
day.
There will be a box supper
at Ten Mile Thursday evening.
The object of the occasion is to
raise money for the church.
There will be speech making and
a good time in general. Every
body is invited.
"A Sunday school quarterly
conference will be held at Smyr-
ma church on the fifth Sunday,
which is the 10Th. Several
schools will be represented and
speakers are expected from all
the schools.
Miss Lillian Meares has been
sick for about ten days with ty-
phoid fever at the home of her
father, Mr.. F. J. Meares, in East
Lumberton. There was no ma
terial change in her condition
this morning.
Rev. II. E. Spence, pastor of
Mangum Street church, Durham,
preached at the Methodist church
yesterday morning and evening.
The pastor, Rev. E. M. Hoyle, is
assisting in a meeting at MIR.
Spence's church.
There will be a concert
Thursday evening at Back
Swamp school house. The ad-
mission fee will be Is cents, the
proceeds te be used for the ben
eft of the school, of which Miss
Flora Register is principal.
Mr.. T. J. Johnson was called
to his home at Leicester, neal
Asheville, Friday by a wire ad
vising him that his father, Wht
had been sick for some time, was
dying. Nothing has been hearc
from Mr.. Johnson since he lief
Friday evening.
The Ladies Missionary Socie
ty of the Presbyterian church a
st. Pauls will give a Thanksgiv
ing supper Thursday evening a
which plenty Of turkey, oyster
and other good things will b.
served. Everybody who has al
appetite and a few spare dollars
is invited.
Judge and Mrs. ]. Crawfor,
Biggs, of Durham, who Wer
guests at the home of Mr.. an
Mrs. A. w. Mclean during tn
two-weeks' term Of court whicl
closed Saturday night, left las
evening for Fayetteville, wher
Judge Biggs presides at Cumbel
land Superior Court this week.
Among the guests at tn
Waverly Friday were Mr.. an
Mrs. J. S. McRae and Messr!
Rory McNair and McP. Mel
Afford, of Maxton; Miss Katy
Oliver, of Marietta; Messrs. |
Shaw, of st. Pauls; NELL Shaw
of Lumber Bridge; N. A. Brown
of Red Springs; D. w. Bullock
of Rowland; B. o. Townsend,
Raynham.
Thanksgiving services wi
be held Thursday morning at tt
Presbyterian church at TO-;
O'Clock and at the Baptist churC
at II o'clock. Services will be he
at the Methodist churchThursds
evening at 7:3O. At these Sc
vices collections will be take
for the various orphanage
A Sunday-school teachers NEE
ing will be held at the Met
odist church Wednesday ev
ming.
A small-sized runaway w
pulled off according to no sche
ule at all on Elm street Frid
evening about 6 O'Clock. A mt
hitched to a buggy and driv
by two Croatan women becal
frightened and ran for some d
lance but was stopped befC
any damage was done. T
woman who was driving wol
probably have been able to HI
the mule if one Of the lines h
not broken.
Deputy Sheriff T. C. Barr
left Friday to carry Sandy HUI
a deranged Croatan about
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