The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-13
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.

Death of Mr.. Jack Page-A Sur
prise Marriage Personal
Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mr.. w. H. Andrews, R. F. D.
No. 8, sent a fine open cotton
boil into town Aug. 5th, the first
to be reported, and beats The
Robesonian's boil, reported last
issue, by one day.
N. A. Carter's excursion last
Friday was largely patronized,
one of the largest crowds going
he ever had.
Mr.. Jack Page, eldest son of
B. L. Page, ESQ.,, who had been
sick several months, died last
Thursday night after intense suf-
fering for weeks.
Several of our young people
attended Thmpson's township
S. S. convention, held at Cente-
nary church last Friday, and of
course had avery enjoyable day.
Miss Lorena Lewis and Miss
Ruth Smith have gone to house
keeping with Mr.. and Mrs.
Straughn, on Cottage street.
Rev. J. J. Scott, of Orrum,
came over to visit his father-in-
law last Friday.
Mr.. l. T. Mclean continues
quite sick, we are sorry to learn.
The latest news from Car
Thompson is to the effect that he
is still very i'll. He has a host OF
friends who are hoping for his
speedy recovery.
| A surprise marriage took place
Sunday afternoon when Mr.
Ernest Mclean and Miss Dul;
Mitchell drove over into SoutE
Carolina and were united in mar.
riage by Esquire Edwards. The
young couple have many friends
who wish them great happiness
Little Misses Fannie ThOmp
son and Bennie Barker are visit
ing relatives at Parkton.
Mrs. Lena McPhaul and chill
dren, of Moultrie, are visiting
, relatives in this town and com
munity.
Mrs. Dunn Floyd and children
of Sellers, S. G. are visiting Mr
| Floyd's father, F. S. Floyd.
Mr.. A. N. Mitchell is expecte
from the Highsmith Sanatariur
. this week. He is entirely re
5 covered.
Mrs. S. F. Thompson has gon
5 to Jonesboro, N. c., to spend
y month with her parents.
l Miss Amanda Townsend wer
to Marietta a few days las
|, week.
Fairmont, N. c., Aug. 10, 1905
:, News Notes and Personals fro1
q McDonalds.
b Correspondence of The Robesonian.
=, Fodder pulling is the orde
h of the day in this communit.
!. Quite a number of young foil
S attended the Sunday School Coz
k vention Friday, the 7th, which We
y held at Centenary church, nes
e Rowland.
r Mr.. T. S. Greyard and fami
i returned home today after
: short visit to relatives at Han
o let.
Messrs. Lawrence Parker, Thu
i i man Price and Dan McCormicl
y Of McDonalds, took pleasure
+ going to Wilmington on Carter
q excursion this week. But the
II didn't come back on it. Beir
" small boys, with nerve equal
+ as small, guess they were afrai
Y Mr.. Dudly Britt and Miss M
Britt, of this place, had the mi
|, fortune of being thrown from
d buggy the other night by a rul
J. away horse, as they were retur
ID ing from church, but they esca
= ed any injury.
ID l have an old question I wis
2, to ask Happy Jack". If he h;
IS a buggy top and five cents, VIII
would he buy with the five cent
e Mrs. Mary Mcleod and lit
ol children, from near Raeford, a
re visiting at the home Of Mrs. Ii
ID zie Mccormick this week.
,e ,e Miss Sallie Thompson, of Ba
9t 9t Swamp, is visiting Miss Lou
nS ~ Thompson of this communit
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