The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-17

ana nnance IS IN session mere To-
day, all the members being pre-
sent.
Licenses have been issued
for the marriage of Agnes Evans
and Sherwood w. Hook; Lily
Mercer and A. d. Mcneil.
-Rumor states positively that
one of Lumberton's most charm
ing young ladies' will wed a pop
ular young man of the town
some time. next month. -
The Robson Union will meet
at MaxtOn the 18th, 29th and Both
of this month. The full pro-
gramme will be published in
Thursdays Robesonian.
Several dogs were poisoned
in North Lumberton Saturday
night by unknown persons A
very fine and valuable bird dog
belonging to Mr., Joe Stone was
one of the victims.
Mr.. Casper Smith, who has
held a position with the Pope
Drug Co. for the last year or
more, has resigned and left yes
terday for Warrenton, where
he has accepted a position.
The regular communication
of St. Adams Lodge No. Ia, A.
F. and A. NJ, will be held to-
morrow evening at 8.15 O'Clock.
There will be work in the first
degree. Visiting Masons are
invited to attend,
Mr.. C. M. Hunsucker, who
had been salesman at Mr.. G. M.
Fuller's sales stables for nine
years, left Thursday for Gibson
Station, where he will conduct
sales stable of his own. Mr..
Frank Mcleod has succeeded Mr..
Hunsucker at Mr.. Fuller's sta
bles.
The Rabbits Foot Minstrel
Co., which gave a performance
in Lumberton two weeks ago,
suffered severe loss by fire in
Shelby Friday. Their special
car and all their show furnishings
were completely destroyed and
several employees were severely
burned, three perhaps fatally.
Mr.. and Mrs Il. Is. Ellis and
son, Hudson, vino had been Wis
iting relatives in Fairmont, pass
ed through Lumberton Thursday
on their way to their home in
Shelby. Mr.. Ellis formerly lived
in Lumberton and learned to set
type on The Robesonian under it's
founder, Rev. w. S. McDiarmid.
Deputy Sheriff T. N. HigIey
went to Pembroke this morning
and returned on the east-bound
train with Jennie Edwards, who
lives about four miles east of
Lumberton and who went to
Pembroke to vamose, it is said,
with Pink Woods, a Croatan.
Deputy Higley says that more
will appear on the trial.
Miss Matte Gibson, who
was for some time a nurse
at the Thompson Hospital and
who returned to her home near
Laurinburg last spring, will be
married on. the 18th of this
month to Mr.. White, of Trim
ity, Randolph county. The
wedding will be a quiet home
affair and only a few friends of
the contracting parties will be
present.
An unoccupied house belong
ing to Mr.. J. H. Mcneil, near
Sandy Grove church, about one
and a half miles from town, was
burned last night about $50
o'clock. Several people wonder
ed who was being shot when a
pistol was fired three times
about the. hour named last night
down about the iron bridge. 1t
was Deputy J. H. Floyd an
noucing the fire, which he al
first thought to be much nearer
town.
The congregation of the
Methodist church voted their pas,
tor, Rev.E. M. Hoyle, a three.
weeks vacation yesterday. There
will, however, be preaching al
this church Sunday by DR.. w.
H. Moore, presiding elder Of
this district, as this is the regu
lar time for holding the quarter
ly meeting for this church, anC
the business meeting will bt
held Monday morning at II
o'clock. Mr.. Hoyle will proba
bly, spend his entire vacation a
home.