The Robesonian., 1908-11-30
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.

Faulk-Negro Hurt Trying to
Board a Train-For the En-
dowment of G. F. College
Other News Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rev. w. O. Biggs, of Fair
Bluff, a former resident of Fair
mont, was a welcome visitor in
town last week for the first time
in seven years. There were so
many changes he hardly knew
the place for the same town.
Mr.. Sam Dune is having an
other special sale this week ard
good crowds are attending.
Mrs. Mears, of Fair Bluff, was
in town a short while last Fri
day.
tsMiss Sybil Oliver, of Marietta,
who is teaching at Baltimore,
was the welcome guest of Mrs. J.
D. Mclean over Sunday. She,
with all the other teachers, at
tended the teachers meeting in
Lumberton last Saturday.
The pupils of the school will
have holiday from Thursday till
Monday on account of Thanks
giving and great plans are being
made for unusual fun.
The Children's Brigade Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist
church had their quarterly mite
box opening and party last Sat-
urday afternoon and had a most
enjoyable time.
An occurrance of great sadness
was the sudden death of Mrs.
Frank Faulk at the home of her
nephew, W. F. Mitchell, on Mon
day. Mrs. Faulk, who lived a few
miles from here on R. F. D. No.
l, came into town driving with
her daughter to do some shop
ping, perfectly we'll. While
driving up Main street she was
stricken with paralysis and lived
only about three hours, though
everything was done for her
which it was possible to do. She
was a good woman and greatly
beloved by her neighbors and
large family connection and
many friends sympathize with
the bereaved ones.
While recklessly trying tc
board a moving train at Ever.
green last Saturday a young ne.
gro man, William Best, of White,
vile, slipped and fell under the
train, having his arm from elbow
down ground up, and a hole made
in the back of his head. He was
brought on here by the train anC
Drs. Brown and McMurray ope
rated on him and cared for hin
until Monday, when he was taker
to Wilmington to the hospital. L
is too early to be sure of results
but his condition was very favor
able when left at the hospital.
This should be a lesson to others
but we doubt very much it's be.
ing needed.
Former pupils of Greensboro
Female College of this part O.
Robson assisted by a few kline
friends are planning to give ;
dramatic and musical entertain
ment here in Fairmont abou
Christmas for the benefit of thu
endowment fund of our dear col
lege. We are extremely anxious
to make this a pleasant as we'll a
: profitable occasion and earnestl,
hope all our friends will make
a point to attend and help us
| The date and programme will b.
announced later and we hop
will prove very attractive. O
{ course your correspondent is i
this but will not have a promi
| nent part, being now too elderl
f for anything but chaperon fo
l pretty young girls; but we hop
: never to lose interest in G. F
5 College while we have life.
has had a hard struggle, but tn
= sureness of a one-hundred-tho
sand-dollar endowment fund
shining our faces now. We NJ
5 tice that Col. Julian Carr, of Du
ham, has given last week twer
ty-fve hundred dollars to tn
d fund, for which all the "old girls
thank him gratefully.
Rev. w. w. Willis and Mi
= Julia Mclean have just returnt
d from a pleasant visit to Sou
: Carolina.
Fairmont, N. c., Nov. 26, q
II Killed Doing the William T.
4 Act.
q London Dispatch, Gath.
S Herbert Lee, a music hall pc
= former, died in this city tod
j. from the effects of a wound
IS the head received during a pe
It formance of a 'William Tell" q
at local hall last night. L