The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.

p. Inc water ana sewer 6XCen'
sion work of the town has beer
completed and it will be formal
ly accepted and final settlement
made within a few days.
-Children's Day exercises
will be held at Center church on
the third Sunday at three o'clocR
in the afternoon. ME-. J.Britt,
of Lumberton, is to deliver the
address of the occasion.
DIR. L. B. Byrd, of New
York City, the eye specialist whe
is now at Caldwell & Carlyle's
store, is a native of Robson. He
is a brother of Mr.. Mckay Byrd,
of Wishart's township, and has
other relatives in the county.
Rev. J. Wesley Thompson,
of McDonald's, conducted the
prayermeeting services at the
Methodist church last evening in
the absence of the pastor, Rev.
E. M. Hoyle. who is assisting
Rev. T. j. Daily in a meeting al
Asbury church, at Raynham.
-Messrs. w. J. Mcleod, Of
Red Springs, John E. Carlyle, of
Raft Swamp township, and Prof.
M.Shepherd, of Orrum, have cards
in this issue announcing them
selves candidates for the House
of Representatives. These gentle
men have been urged by admir-
ing friends to become candi-
dates.
The Seaboard will operate
the last of it's seashore excur-
sions to Wilmington Tuesday, the
18th, from Rutherfordton,
Charlotte, Monroe, Hamlet and
Lumberton, with side-trip rates
from Southern Pines, Cheraw,
and Chester. The train will
pass Lumberton at 1.35 Tuesday
afternoon and the rate will be
$3.50. @
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nash gave
a reception Monday evening at
their home on Fifth street in
honor of their guests Misses Sudie
Lewis, of Raleigh, and Mary
Covington, of Laurinburg. A
large crowd was present and
many games contributed much to
the enjoyment Of n" o~oning.
Refreshments Of ice cream and
cake were served.
Miss Leila Davis, of White
Oak, Bladen county, and Mr..
Neil A. Regain, of Tolarsville,
Howellsville township, were mar
ried Monday morning at the
home of Deputy Sheriff J. H.
Floyd, Rev. E. M. Hoyle, pastor
of the Methodist church, per-
forming the ceremony. The
bride is a sister of the clerk of
the Superior Court of Baden,
and the groom is brother OF
Mrs. J. H. Floyd. Mr.. and Mrs
Regain will live at Tolarsville,
where Mr.. Regain clerks in Mr.. J.
M. Buffers store.
"A lady who had no intention
whatever of visiting Lumberton
spent the day here Tuesday be.
cause she made a mistake and
did not find it out until it was toe
late to remedy it right away. She
was bound for Wilmington anC
when Lumberton was called out
on the train she heard nothing
but the ton" and got off. She
wired her husband from here and
went on to Wilmington that
night, and as long as she lives
she will never forget that the
last part of the names of some
towns is just alike.
Mayor Rowland has succeed,
ed,in having the sanitary condi.
tons around the depot, which
have been a bone of contention
for several Eears, greatly i'm.
proved. He hasbeen keeping after
the railroad people and in let
ter of recent date from the su
perintendent- at Hamlet he is ad
vised that the pipe under the
track has been cleaned out, the
hole back of the depot filled will
cinders, and that as soon as the
ties between the V. & c. S
tracks and the Seaboard track
are moved an investigation viii
be made to see if there is any
thing further to be done to i'm
prove conditions.