The Robesonian., 1908-12-31

The banks of the city will
be closed tomorrow. New Years
day.
Miss Mary Pope entertained
last evening at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. Pope,
corner Of Walnut and Third
streets.
Licenses have been issued for
the marriage of Lula Stone and
Berry Ivey; Sallie Brown and M.
G. Smith; Charity Andrews and
D. V. Rogers.
"A big oyster supper and
much speaking will take place at
Center school house tomorrow
evening, beginning at 7:30o'clock.
Everybody is invited.
Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Baker
were the victims of a severe
pounding last night. Mr.. Bakers
Presbyterian flock visited them
in force and unloaded on them
all manner of good things.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Baker,
who have been living for some
time on Fifth street, will move
within a few days into Mr.. w.
H. Humphreys new house on
the corner of Pine and Twelfth
streets.
There will be a meeting of the
Red Men on the usual camping
grounds at 1880 O'Clock this eve
ming. This being the time for
the election of new officers, all
members are requested to be
present.
The Lumberton Graded
Schools, which suspended for
the holidays on the 18th, will be-
gin the spring term Tuesday.
Mrs. R. S. Sledge will succeed
Miss Mary Watson as teacher OF
the first grade.
Mr.. F. H. Roberts, who has
held a position as salesman fol
Mr.. K. M. Biggs for severa
months, has resigned and is sue.
ceeded by Mr.. G. w. Floyd, OF
Orrum. Mr.. Roberts plans fol
the future are not known.
Mr.. J. ]. Kincaid, who NOV
ed recently with his family from
Salisbury to Maxton, will begir
the first of the year the erection
of a veneering plant at Maxtor
to work poplar timber principally
He hopes to have the factory il
operation within a few weeks
Mr.. T. L. Johnson returned
Saturday night from his home il
Buncombe county, where he wen
to attend the funeral Of his faith
er, Mr.. William S. Johnson, VIII,
died on the 18th inst. Mr.. John
son had been seriously i'll fo
some time and his death was no
unexpected.
DIR. H. T. Pope returned las
week from Richmond, Va.
where he spent several weeks il
a private hospital where a speci
atty is made Of nervous troubles
He is much improved but is no
yet able to resume his practice
as he requires further rest fo
complete recovery.
-Zeb. Carlyle, about ID year
old, son of Mr.. J. E. Carlyle, O
Lowe, shot himself in the righ
foot Christmas day with a neV
hammerless gun and it wa
necessary to have the middle to
of that foot amputated. He cam
to Lumberton and the oper;
,1n was performed by DR.. +
i. Pope.
The furniture is being rapiC
ly placed in the new court hous
ard the county officers will proI
ably move into their new office
next week. The county commi
siOners, too, will doubtless no
their next regular monthly NEE
ting next Monday, the first NEE
ing of the New Year, in the ne
conrt house.
Sheriff E. C. McNeill WI
bruising around somewhere in
swamp the other day and S
down hard and Unexpectedly
straddle a log in water up to h
waist-or thereabouts. The sher
is mighty mysterious about it al
will not tell just where the swan
is or what he was doing nosil
around there.
"A watch-night service whiC
will last until after twel
o'clock will be held tonight
the Gospel Tabernacle, begi
ming at 8 o'clock. The Sacrame
will be administered at the MOI
ing service at the Taberna
Sunday and the usual preachi
service will be held at 7 o'clo
Sunday evening.
Mr.. r. S. Bond, of Rowlal
is spending a few days in Lu
berton on business. While h,
he will superintend the movi
and improving of the house
the corner Of Fifth and Che
nut streets which Miss Joseph
Breeze purchased some time
from Mr.. A. w. Mclean and
to which she will move n
spring. 1t is Mr.. Bonds purp
to move his house on the cor
Of Third and Walnut sire
where Miss Breeze now Ii
to the adjoining lot and to b.
another house where that