The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-03

organizing a Royal Arch ChdpUer
of Masons.
Mr.. w. H. Barden has sold
his meat market fixtures to Mr..
A. r. Phillips and has decided
to locate in Mebane.
Mr.. Frank Morrison left yes
terday Tor Charlotte, where he
has accepted u position with the
Western Union Telegraph Co.
An excursion will be run on
the Raleigh & Charleston Ry. to-
morrow to connect with the Sea-
board excursion to NOrfork and
Portsmouth.
Mrs. Irwin Jenkins returned
Saturday night from Charlotte,
where she underwent treatment
in a hospital for several weeks.
She is much improved in health.
With the single exception Of
last December the receipts Of the
Lumberton postoffice for the
month just closed were greater
than for any other month of
the past twelve.
-Messrs. Odell and DIN Ed
ems, who were stricken down
about the same time some weeks
ago with typhoid fever, began
work again Saturday at their old
posts, the first named with Mr. y.
H. Wishart, the latter with Mr. K.
M. Biggs.
The Wilmington Giants and
the Lumberton Red Birds, col
ored baseball teams, will play
three games here on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week. These are said to be fast
teams and three good stiff games
are expected.
Capt. Amos King, conductor
on the r. & G. Ry., is off on his
vacation and Capt. ALT. Mcleod
is running his train for him. Capt.
King went Thursday to Whining
ton and thence he went to Ash
vile to join Mrs. King, who has
been visiting relatives there for
some time.
Mr.. K. W. Barnes. Of Rarnes-
vile has card il mis- issue an
nouncing himself candidate for
the Senate from Robson. Mr.
Barr es is a clean and able man
and he has hosts of friends all
over the county who will be glad
to know he has decided to enter
the race for this honor.
This being the first Monday
in the month the county COM
missioners, road supervisors and
board of education are in session.
Considerable interest is being
manifested in the petition for the
new township of Pembroke which
is being presented to the COM
missioners this afternoon.
An enterprising gentleman
of color has started a hack SER
vice, meeting all trains and in
viting the public to ride to any
part of the city for Is cents.
The depot nestles up close to the
business part of town, but there
are places farther removed, anC
but this isn't an advertisement.
There was no preaching yes
terday at the Presbyterian anC
Baptist churches, Revs. A. E
Baker and C. H. Durham, the
pastors, being away on their va
cations, Rev. and Mrs. Durham
went Saturday to Gastonia
where they will spend their va
cation with relatives. Rev. ant
Mrs. Baker have been away 70
some time.
Mr.. w. O. Thompson ha
resigned as secretary and treas
urer of the Lumberton COttol
Oil & Ginning Co., his resigna
ton going into effect Saturday
the LIST, and it is understood
that he will devote his attention
to political matters for a mont
or so. Mr.. Thompson is candi
date for the office of register O
deeds. A meeting of the stock
holders of the mill will be hel
in week or ten days to seleC
Mr.. Thompson's successor. |
the meantime Mr.. R. E. L. Coz
rell, superintendent, is attendin
to the duties of the office.
Mr.. Roger E. Simmons, {
Washington, D. c., one of tt
special agents now being emplo.
ed by the government to mai
estimates of the timber supply
the country, is stopping at tt
Waverly hotel and will NAL
Lumberton headquarters for fou
or five days. Part of the est
mate for Robson was made la
January and it will take only
few days to complete the wor
This investigation was authoriz,
at the last session of Congre
and upon the report of the ager
employed will be based legisl
ton looking to the conservati,
to the natural resources of t
country.
Thus The Scottish Chic
The small boys of Maxton we
to have played Lumbertor
crack ball team yesterday; b
the latter got cold feet, a
said they couldn't play. II