The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22
RED SPRINGS NEWS.
Fortunes of the Ball Team-In
Social Circles-Personal Items.
Correspondence of The RoLcsonian.

Correspondence of The RObesonian.
Miss Mary Livermore gave a
party Tuesday evening in honor
of her guests Misses Lottie and
Leila Denny. Those attending
were: Misses Lottie and Leila
| Denny, Mary McEachern, Resale
Williams, George Pearsall, Maud
Moore, Ethel Johnson, Nell De-
Vane; Messrs. Hiram Grantham,
George Hall, Hector Currie, Will
liamBryan, Jesse McCallum, and
James Black.
NJ. Roscoe Mcmillan and Mr..
John Thrower spent Thursday
night in Maxton. Misses airy
and Wyatt McKinnon returned
Thursday after weeks stay at
Hope Mil s,
Rev. Mr.. Jopling, pastor of Red
Springs Presbyterian church, is
expected home Saturday in time
to fill his appointment Sunday.
The Red Springs ball team
played in Fayetteville Wednes-
day, but the boys were not a very
triumphant looking crowd when
they landed here, for they had
suffered defeat at the hands of
the Fayetteville team. They, how
ever, somewhat redeemed their
reputation Thursday on the Ben
nettsville diamond, where the
score was 6 to 0 in favor of Red
Springs.
The ladies who attended the
Missionary Union of the Fayette-
vile Presbytery, which met in
Fayetteville this week, report a
fine meeting, a good attendance,
and one of the best programmes
they have had in the history of
the Union.
Mr.. D. P. McEachern and
Miss Mary McEachern attended
the funeral of Mr.. John B. Nc
Neil, who died in Laurinburg
Monday night.
Miss Eunice Pearsall enter
tanned a few friends at a six
o'clock dinner Friday evening.
Mr.. John F. McEachern, of
Savannah, is visiting his uncle,
Mr.. D. P. McEachern. Mrs. w.
}. Council is spending some time
with relatives near Parkton. -
Mrs. J. A. Singleton and child
rem are spending the week with
Mrs. Singleton's mother, who
lives near Dundarrach. Mrs.
H. M. Dickson and Mrs. Lucius
McRae visited friends in Maxton
Thursday. Mrs. R. S. Dickson,
Of Rowland, who spent the past
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Mcleod, returned
home Saturday. -Messrs. Fitz-
hugh Jones and Sam Buie left
Saturday to spend a few days in
Charlotte. Little Miss Jessie
McPaul, of the Antioch section,
is at the home Of her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Border Con-
oily, this week. -Drs. J. L. Nc
MILAN and Henry Hodgin return
ed Friday from the State Medi-
cal Convention, which met in
Winston-Salem.
Red Springs, N. C. June 20,
1908.
The Gubernatorial Situation.
Raleigh Correspondence 18th, Charlotte Observer.
j. P. Kerr, State manager for
Mr.. Locke Craig in his candidacy
for the nomination for Governor,
today gave out the following
statement:
In the DemocraticState con-
vention to assemble on June oath
in Charlotte, there will be 857
votes. All of the counties of the
State having taken action with
reference to the selection of del
egates, far as it is possible to do
so. Of the instructed votes Mr..
Craig will have 316.11, Mr.. Kit
chin 338.O3, Mr.. Horne 1886.
Counties with an aggregate of
168 votes did aanot instruct their
delegates. Of this uninstructed
vote l am confident that Mr..
Craig will receive a decided ma
jority over Mr.. Kitchin, but his
full strength from this source
may not be realized on the first
ballot, so that while Mr.. Kitchin
has a lead over Mr.. Craig of
2l.92 on the instruced vote, 1
do not think that it can be main
tanned when Mr.. CRAIG has not