The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Cotton to-day, 8 1916 cents
Eggs Is cents

Carl Carmlchael.
The plant of the Lumberton
Cotton Oil & Ginning Co. is now
being run day and night.
Several hundred Croatan
Indians from Robson went on
an excursion to Wilmington
Thursday.
The Presbyterian Sunday
school picnicked at the High
Hills" FRIDAY afternoon and
everybody had a good time.
Reserved seats were placed
on sale at the Pope Drug Store
this morning for the show at the
opera houee tomorrow night.
And a couple of street preach
ers and singers from All Over
spelled some spiels and sang some
songs on the streets Saturday af-
ternoOn.
Mr.. John Singletary, who re-
Gently withdrew from the Jen-
rette-Singletary Co., is assisting
with the tax books in the office
of Sheriff Mcneil.
1t is understood that Mr.. V.
H. Taylor, of Howellsville, who
recently obtained license to
practice law, is contemplating
opening an office in Lumberton.
The tobacco season closes
here this week. The sales have
been better than last season.
Something like half a million
pounds have been sold here for
which the farmers have received
about $4,000.
Mr.. L. E. Miller, who re-
Gently severed his connection
with the Maxton Steam Laundry,
is contemplating purchasing and
putting in operation the Lum-
berton Laundry, which has been
idle for some time.
There will be a concert at
Raft Swamp church Thursday
night under the management of
Prof. Hoover, who has been teach
ing a vocal class there for some
time. There will be a fee of 15cts
admittance charged.
The town fathers of Rowland
have passed an ordinance taxing
dog owners So per year for every
dog and making it unlawful for
any dog to run at large in Row.
land without muZzle. This or
dinance goes into effect October
LIST.
Miss Leachie Wilkins and
Mr.. John B. Mclean, both of
Bellamy, were married last We'd
nesday evening at the East Lum-
berton Baptist church. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
J. M. Fleming, pastor of the
church.
The Lumberton Hotel has
been closed again. Mrs. M. V.
Williams, Of Asheviile, who sub
leased the building from Mr.. S.
R. Spivey and ran the hotel for
a few weeks, left few days
ago and Mr.. and Mrs. Spivey
have returned to their home in
Monroe.
The latest creations of the
milliner's art will be engaging
the attention of the ladies soon
to the exclusion of all other mum
dane matters. Miss Josephine
Breeze will have her opening on
Tuesday and Wednesday, the
10Th and Both inst, and Caldwell
& Carlyle's opening will be on
Wednesday and Thursday of the
same week, September Both anC
October LIST.
Mr.. M. Bachrach, of Will
mington, who has been in Lum
berton some time in the interes
of the Independent Order o.
Foresters, will institute a cour'
of that order here Thursday
evening at Z o'clock in the K. o.
P. hall. Degree teams from
Wilmington and Southport will
assist Mr.. Bachrach in intsitutinl
the court, which will start will
about 40 members.
While out on the Harleesvill
road the other day Mr.. Elme
Mcneil took a shot at hawk
not a-meaning of any harm, 0
course, and Immediately after h
shot he lifted up his eyes ant
beheld a young lady and he
young man driving along tn
road, and the young man ha
lodged behind the girl. An
Mr.. Mcneil went on his wa
thinking that man sometime
sees strange things when he ha
gun, as we'll as when he hasn't
Rowland Sun: The Rowlan
High School opened yesterda
wednesday, in the handsom
new brick building which hs
just been completed by the tow
at a cost of about $40, 900. Thel
were something like 125 SUDDEN
enrolled the opening day, and it
expected that many more viii /
added to this number within tt
next few days. The prospec
for the school were never b
fore so bright, and Prof. w.
Hurbert, with his corps Of cap
BILE and efficient assistants, W
make good their OpDortunity