The Robesonian., 1908-06-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The annual picnic at w. H.
Bryant's mill, in Bladen county,
will be held on July fourth.
Everybody is cordially invited to
be present with a well-filled bas-
ket.
Mr.. Stephen Thompson, of
Fairmont, brother of Mr.. Span
Thompson, who lives near Long
Branch church, died at his home
in Fairmont Saturday and was
buried there yesterday with Ma
sonic honors. Quite a number
Of the Lumberton lodge attended
the funeral.
Mr.. and Nrs. L. T. Town.
send are very sick with malarial
fever. Mr.. Townsend has been
sick for about a week and seems
to be some better than he was
Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Town
send has only been sick for about
three days. DR.. Dunlop Thomp-
son, Of Marvin, Mrs. Townsend's 8
brother, arrived yesterday to be
with them during their illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Shaw, of
Lumberton, spent yesterday in
the city, stopping at the Buford.
Charlotte Observer, 26th. Mr..
and Mrs. Shaw returned home
Friday night. Mrs. Shaw had
been undergoing treatment at
the Whitehead-Stokes Hospital
at Salisbury for some time, and
she returned home much improv-
ed. Mr.. Shaw went to Salisbury
to bring her home.
Quite a severe thundsr storm
passed owes Lumberton Thursday
afternoon and it came on to rain
in torrents and more torrents.
The electric lights were put out
of business in several places, and
about a mile from town a colored
man was so badly shocked that
he was blinded for several hours.
A mule belonging to Mr.. Coun-
ell Pitman, who lives at Bellamy,
was struck that afternoon and
killed.
MissRubyMcCormac was pain
fully injured while out horseback
riding Wednesday morning. The
pony which she was riding be-
came frightened and she was
thrown violently to the ground.
Her collar bone was broken, but
there was no further injury save
the shock which was expert
enced. The Sun extends its
sympathy TO Miss McCOrmac and
trusts that she may have a
speedy recovery. Rowland Sun,
The eclipse of the sun yes
terday morning was pulled of
on schedule time and was a glori.
Gus sight. From about $40 il
the morning to something aftel
twelve the moon travelled across
the face Of the sun, dimming its
light. A great ring of fire en-
circled the moon as seen from
this section of the United States
wherefore it is known as tt'
"annular eclipse" annular, being
interpreted, meaning having thu
form Of or pertaining to a ring
NI,,nI ;r+orac+ yyoe yoopi fac+
ed in Lumbarton in the conven
ton last week from the time i
convened Wednesday morning
until Saturday evening, when tn
news came of the nomination o
William w. Kitchin for Governor
And then there was much rejOic
ing on the part of those who hat
favored Mr.. Kitchin's candidacy
Barring a short while when n
bulletins were received owing l.
misunderstanding, The Robe
sonian posted bulletins annOunc
ing the result Of each ballot, ant
these bulletins were read wit
absorbing interest.
-Albertus, the "handcut
king" who is starring with tn,
Carpenter Vaudeville Co., whic
will hold the boards at the oper
house every evening this week
will dive handcuffed into tn
river from the iron bridge Wed
nesday afternoon some time be
tween six and seven o'clock, an
will release his hands while III
der the water. They say Albel
tus does many wonderful feat
and bolts and bars are as air
nothings. You nail him up in
box and seal all the holes and h
comes right out while you loo
and wonder how he does it.