The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

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Mr.. John Campbell, of Rem
merit, is another early farmer
who has come to the front with
4 cotton blossom.
The round trip fare from
Lumberton to Charlotte on &C
count of the DemocraticState con-
yention y I'll be $3.50.
E:.-jil. "ifT Geo. B. Mcleod
annount ) in this issue that he
has yie.uvd % the solicitations
Of hls friends and will ask the
honor Of representing the county
in the next Senate.
They say mat an alligator
spends a great9part of his time
bathing in the sriver near town,
making it uncomfortable for 9th
ers who are inclined to go in
swimming. At the present writ
ing this alligator is reported tC
have captured a couple Of ducks
1t is probable that the new
Baptist church, which the con-
gregation of that church decided
to build some time ago, will be
built on lot on the south side
Of the graded school grounds re-
Gently purchased from Mrs. V.
P. McDiarmid by Mr.. X. M.
Biggs.
Behold how consoling and
pleasant a thing it is to be with
in hearing distance of a piano
that is played the livelong day.
And this pleasure is rendered
more acute and exquisit wher
the same old tune is played al
the same old hour every day.
1t is to enjoy.
When Mrs. Julia Dees, with
other members of her family
visited friends at Fairmont las
Sunday, it was the first time Mrs
Dees had been over five mile!
from Lumberton since she visited
her husband down below Will
mington while he was in service
during the civil war.
Mr.. D. w. Millsaps has rig
ged up his mail bag catcher ant
receiver on the Virginia & Car
DINA Southern Railroad just out
side of town, and today, or som,
other day this week, he will tes
its practical working qualities
The test will be made on tn
lighting express from Lumber
ton to St. Pauls.
Patrons of the graded schoc
will be glad to learn that Mis-
Mary Watson, teacher of tn
first grade, has notified the schcc
trustees that she will accept he
position again. AS mentioned il
The Robesonian recently, all tn
other teachers made known thei
intention Of returning next ia
before the close Of the sprin
term.
On the fourth page Of TIL
paper is printed a comInunics
ton from St. Pauls to the effeC
that Mr.. Robert Grant would d.
liver a lecture on Scotland at til
Presbyterian church of that plaC
on Friday night. Since that We
printed The Robesonian has bee
advised that the lecture has bee
postponed indefinitely on accoul
Of sickness.
AT the regular annual NEE
ing of the Masonic Lodge las
week for the election Of Officer
for the ensuing year the FOLLOW
ing officers were elected: Mr..
j. Britt, worshipful master; D
N. A. Thompson, senior warde
Mr.. w. P. McAllister, junic
warden; Mr.. J. P. Stansel, trea
urer; Mr.. J. P. Mcneil, seer
tary.
Mr.. w. H. Henderson, ST
nographer in the Lumbert
Cotton Mill Office, is sick at t
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mas
where he has been roOming. N
Henderson has been sicksince t
first of last week and it IS fear
that he has fever. His moth,
Mrs. Claudia Henderson, of Hit
DRY, arrived Saturday night to
with him.
Charlotte Observer, 20
Mrs. r. f. Sentelle and far
ly arrived in the city yesterd
from Lumberton to join P
Sentelle, who has been after
ing the sessions Of the No
Carolina Teachers Assent
Together they left last even
for Professor Sentelle's old no
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