The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01
The county commissioners,

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The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Lumberton
Cotton Oil 4 Ginning Co. will be
held on the 10th Of June.
The postoffice observed Sun
day hours Saturday on account of
National Memorial Day, and the
rural carriers were also off duty.
The First National Bank Of
Lumberton has been designated
as a depository for bankrupt
funds from the Eastern division
of North Carolina.
Mr.. w. F. Townsend has
moved from his home near st.
Pauls and is now living on rural
route No. from ParktOn, which
is now his address.
Judge B. F. Long, of States
vile, arrived last night to hear
the motion today of the board of
audit and finance to be made
parties defendant to the in the
suit of ex-Sheriff Mcleod against
the county commissioners.
-Messrs. H. E. McLendOn
and Frank Bennett, Of Wahing-
ton. D. c., arrived last week,
with their wives, to assist in the
soil survey work now being car
ried on in this county. They are
guests at the Waverly hotel.
The Sun announces that Mr..
Locke Craig; leading candidate
for Governor will speak in Row.
land Friday, the 5th, at 1.30
o'clock in the afternoon. Go to
hear him and find out for your
self that Mr.. Craig is man who
is worthy OF your support IN the
high office he seeks.
The Seaboard will put on
Pullman parlor car service be-
tween Charlotte and Wilmington
on trains SO and 40 and 80 and
Al. beginning today. This service
is put on to accommodate the sum-
mer travel to Wilmington and
Wrightsville Beace and will be
greatly appreciated blythe travel
ling public. No. 40 leaves Char
lotte at 4.30 a. m. and arrives at
Wilmington at 1880 p. M; No.
80 leaves Wilmington at 3p. m.
and arrives at Charlotte at 1.3O
p. m.
The telephone people have
gotten out a new directory and
are requesting those who use the
phone to give the number, in
stead of calling for places by
name. This is a step in the
right direction. And in this con.
nectiOn it may be well to cal
attention to the fact that there
is considerable complaint about
the service. When the young
lady is on duty there is no trouble
she is uniformly pompt and obEg
ing; but at other times it is diff
fcult to get the connection ont
wants. The service could ant
should be improved.
Mrs. J. r. Poole entertained
the Young Matron's Club Frida,
afternoon from 4:30 to 6:3
o'clock. The main feature of tn
occasion was a drawing an
guessing contest. The ladie
were given paper and pencil an
arked to draw any animal the
chose. After all had drawn a
animal each one was called W
on to guess the animals draw
by the others; and for The beE
guessing the blue ribbon wa
awarded to Miss Sallie McLea1
Punch, cream and cake were SER
ed, Miss Jessie Fuller presidin
over the punch bowe.
AT a store not very far fro
Lumberton, a few nights befO
the prohibition election, it is sa
that two white men engaged in
discussion of the proposed b
with a Croatan, who argue
against prohibition, and it is sa
that the CrOatan talked Il
white brothers to a standsti
Then the prohibitionists 'phon
TO Lumberton for another VIII
brother to come over and ne
them, and the Lumberton M
tells it on himself and the othe
that the Croatan talked the wht
bunch TO a standstill. The
dian brother evidently inner
some of the simple eloquence
his fOrefathers.