The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-07
EAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.

"A Large SSOVVG pSClGu "a AAN
School [lOsinG and Racing Mat
inee Oh she Many Entries
for the Races WOmcn's Anti
Saloon League-Other News
Notes and Personal Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mrs. D. W. Galloway and Miss
Sudie EImundSon visited their
friend Mrs. Ashby, at Rowland,
last Sunday. :
The ladies gof Fairmont wer,
organized last week into an Anti
Saloon League by Rev. J. B. Jack
son, with Mrs. G. B. Thompson
president. They are to meet
twice each week until the cam
1.aign is over and are all enthusi
astic over thesWork.
Messrs. Vernon Peasants and
D. w. Bullock, of Rowland, we're
over here last Saturday to the
racing matinee.
Mr.. Hez Phillips, of Boardman,
was in town last Saturday, He
has a fast horse and is to be in
the race on May 18th.
Mr.. Bush, of Wilmington, Del,
is in town this week on business
Mr.. w. L. Mitchell, who had
been at Chadbourn for some
weeks, has returned home. He
and Mr.. A. S. Thompson expect
to leave in a few days for a trip
to West Virginia.
Miss Inez Wilks, of Chadbourn
was the guest Of Mrs. z, V
Straughan over Sunday.
Mr.. Clarence Edens, of Fayette
t vile, was here last Friday to en-
/ ter some horses for the racing or
. May 18th.
The Christian Endeavor Socie
/ ty of the Presbyterian churcl
: gave an interesting Temperance
D programme Sunday afternoon
e It was very much enjoyed by tn
, small crowd present.
5 Messrs. Alva Floyd and Bruc
u Baker returned from school a
y Buie's Creek last week.
4 Mrs. Julia Thompson has gon
i 20 spend a month with her daugt
q ter, Mrs. Fisher, at Parkton.
It We have learned of Prof. Col
t. that Col. N. A. Mclean will b
v the speaker for the closing Of tn
:. school on the 18th.
d Mr.. 4. ]. Floyd and Maste
lie Grady visited Fair Bluff la.
S. Monday.
E. The town election passed c
le quietly last Monday, there beir
{. no opposition to the officers non
d mated by the primary.
= Mrs. D. G. Rouse and lit
u daughter, of Bennettsville, S. {
" w. are visiting Mrs. Gussie Ashle
az Messrs. J. D. Kyle, Feltc
n Mitchell, Fleming Drummer
Il and Billie Kyle, with othe
m whose names we did not get, I
- turned from the berry cent
h. Monday.
n Rev. T. J. Daily and Mr.. J,
. Thompson, with perhaps other
ed expect to go to Maxton this we
- to attend Rockingham Distri
ed Conference. .
- The Women's Anti-Salo
in .narnn will csiun 1>".ahihifi
ed programme at the Baptistchur
on the third Sunday at II a. m.
eu Ice cream will be served on t
81 grounds of the school building
1p commencement day for the ber
'n' fit of the repair fund of the bui
l.. ing. There will not be a pub
~ dinner that day, but we hope
So our friends will feel welcome.
We There are many more entr:
at to the racing matinee to be ht
49,. the fifteenth than there were
ala fore, and the signs seem to pc
rs to another record break
of crowd.
Mrs. J. P. Brown expects
70, leave this week to attend the '
IL. mans Home Mission Conferer
ak at Durham, afterward visit
old friends at other points, a
incidentally taking in G. F: {
- lege Commencement at Gree
boro, at which place she finish
school in 1885, never having SC
ing the place since. OF course s
av expects delightful trip.
ing Mrs. Anderson and daught
no of Timmonsville, S. c., are que
20 of Mr.. Anderson.
sT Fairmont, N. G May 6, 100