The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-11-09
LOCAL BRIEFS.


The first killing frost of the
season visited this neck of the
woods Thursday.
Miss Matte Lee Pittman
went to Raleigh last week 10 take
a business course in Kings Bus
mess College.
Mr.. w. C. Townsend, OF Raft
Swamp, brought some corking
big sweet potatoes to Mr.. l.. H.
CaIdwell's store the other day,
the largest one weighing 81
pounds.
The trial of the suit of Z.
McQ. Rowan against Register of
Deeds Nash, which was to have,
been hell Friday before Justice
A. E. White, has been postponed
two weeks.
Mr.. L. Z. Tyner, Of Lowe,
sent to The Robesonian Office Sat
urday by Mr.. Geo. Mcneil a po-
tato that is something Of q freak.
1t has coiled itself into rings and
tied itself into several different
kinds of knots.
Beginning tonight the Lum-
berton Cotton Mills, which have
been running only during the
day, will be operated full time
day and night. 1t is probable
that the Dresden Mills will also
begin night work some time
soon.
Saturdays Charlotte OBJ
server has a news item to the
effect that Rev. DR.. P. r. Law,
formerly of Lumberton and now
editor of The Presbyterian Stand
ard, is at the Presbyterian Hos
pital in that city suffering with
rheumatism, effecting his arms
and shoulders.
Mrs. A. w. Mclean will en-
terrain this afternoon at clock
in honor of Mrs. J. Crawford
Biggs, Of Durham. Judge Biggs,
who is presiding at the term Of
Robson Superior Court which
began this morning, and Mrs.
Biggs arrived last night and are
guests at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mclean, on Walnut street.
Red Springs Citizen: Two
negroes, Dave Buie and Henry
Mccall, who stole a bale of cot.
ton from McKay's gin, mean
Maxton, and brought it to Rec
Springs and sold it to Mr.. R. B
Lovin, are in Lumberton Jail t.
stand trial at Superior Court
They had a preliminary hearing
here last Wednesday and were
bound over to court.
The following additional con
tributions have been made t
date to the fund of the Associat
ed Charities Of Lumberton: c. M
Fuller IS; r. c. Lawrence, IS; n
B. Jennings, S.; A. w. Mclean
So; A. II. Mcleod, So; ia. No
Allister, $3.50; H. NJ. McAllistel
$3.50. Total amount contribute
since the organization was form
ed two weeks ago, 500.
Mr.. D. D. French went
Fairmont last week to TAX
charge of the store opened {
that place Saturday by Messr.
White & Cough, of Lumbertol
This enterprising firm opened
store at GAINESVILLE some tim
ago, so that now it has two othe
stores in the county besides i
large store in Lumberton. TT
same prices prevail at all Il
stores.
There was considerable ar
grateful surprise on election d;
in Sterling's township when NJ
Haynes Barnes, a brother-i
law Of one Of the Republics
candidates for commissioner a,
the son Of a lifelong Republica
voted the straight Democrat
ticket. And that one vote W
all that kept the Republic
candidate forGovernor from lea
ing in that township.
Mr.. Cornelius Duncan Smit
Of Rowland, a prosperous farm
Of that section of the count
and Miss Sarah Eva Gillespie,
Rock Hill, S. c., will be marrl
at the home Of the brides p;
ents, Mr. and Mrs. r. L. Gille
pie, on Wednesday, 18th. T
bride-to-be taught school in Ro
land two years ago. NJ
and Mrs, Smith will arri
in Rowland on the 18th and '
live in the elegant new hol
which The Sun, from which
above facts are CLEAN
says Mr., Smith has recen
completed.
In polling more votes in
election last Tuesday than Ire
urer NJ. G. Mckenzie Sheriff
G. Mcneil realizes the gr
ambition Of his life. TreasU
Mckenzie polled more votes
the primary and he said that
4 was due to nothing in the W.
but his own good looks; thai
was purely a matter Of pers(
pulchritude and that he was
ing to beat the sheriff in
election, too. Vain and
boast, as the sequel proves,
now Mr.. Mckenzie is busy
DIaining how il hammered. WI