The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-05
Notice.!

NOLlCe.
Sheriff Mcneil starts on his
tax-collecting rounds today and
the various candidates for office
in the county will make the
rounds with him. Mr.. W. x.
Bethune, business manager of
The Rcbesonian, will go around
with the sheriff and now is a
good time for you to pay your
back subscription to the paper
and renew for another year. You
want to keep POSTED about the
political doings in this year of
grace 1903. The Robesonian
gives all the county news and all
the State and general news items
Of Importance. Mr.. Bethune
will be glad to wait on you and
give you a receipt. See him.
1t has been somewhat
'airish" in these parts for the
past week. Light frost was re-
ported Saturday morning.
The day for the regular
monthly meetings of the board
of county commissioners, road
supervisors and county board of
education has rolled around again.
Some personals and other
local matter in today's paper
were put in type for last Thurs
days paper but were crowded
out, which accounts for their be-
lated nature.
Miss Pauline Bear, who for
merly lived in Lumberton, was
married recently in Durham, to
which place her family moved
several months ago, to Mr.. Sam
uel j. Littlejohn.
Mrs. John Jones was called
to Branchville, S. c., last Tues
day on account of the illness of
her husband, who is an engineer
on the Southern between Branch
vile and Columbia.
A businesses meeting of the
Young Matrons' Club was held
at the home of Mrs. A. 7. Nc
Lean Friday afternoon. Mrs.
r. c. Lawrence viii entertain the
club al u social meeting Thurs
day afternoon.
coroner G.. f. Rancke was
called to Maxton Friday to hold
an inGlest over the body of
Murdoch Morrison, colored, who
was slot about one month ago at
Alma anu died Thursday. The
verdict OF the coroner's jury was
that Morrison's death was the
result Of a wound inflicted by q
person unknown to the jury.
DIR. and Mrs. T. C. johnson
and DR.. N. A. Thompson attend
ed the Kitchin speaking al
Whiteville Friday. The White
vile rally pushed the Lumbertor
rally in size, and they had a bal
game in the afternoon and ;
dance at night. Mrs. johnson
remained in Whiteville to visi
home folks and will return home
Wednesday.
-Yom Kippur, Day of Atone
ment, which is observed by tn
Jews as a day of fasting, began
yesterday evening at sundowl
and lasts until shutdown thi
evening. The stores of the Jew
are closed today. Yom Kippu
comes ten days after Rosh He
shannah, the Jewish New Year
which was observed week befOr
last on Friday and Saturday fror
shutdown to shutdown, and tn
days between are observed b
the more orthodox Jews as ha
fast days, Yom Kippur bein
observed as a day Of complet
fasting.
Miss Myrtle May Critchfelc
Of Princeton, Ind, reader an
entertainer, was in Lumberto
q day or 50 last week endeavo
ing to interest the local chaptt
of the Daughters of the ConfeC
eracy in a proposition for 6
entertainment to be gotten I
with local talent and to be give
under the auspices of that organ
ization. A committee was a
pointed with power to act al
that committee will meet tn
afternoon to decide upon Il
matter. In case it is decided
accept her proposition Mi
Critchfeld will spend a week
ten days here training those w.
take part and the entertainme
will be given about the 22d inst