The Robesonian., 1908-09-03

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AT the Methodist church Sun
day morning the pastor, Rev. Z.
M. HOyle, will preach a special
sermon on Christian education.
The McLean-Rozier Drug
Store has one Of the most at
tractive advertisements over its
cigar stand that has been seen IN
Lumberton in some time.
Mr.. C. Russ, who lives on
rural route No. l from Lumber
ton, was in town Tuesday. Mrs.
Russ, who has been afflicted for
some time, continues quite i'll.
Prof. and Mrs. R. E. Sen
telle moved Monday from the
old Dormitory building to the
residence which MIR. Mike Cald-
we'll has completed recently on
Caldwell street.
No less than five people came
to this Office yesterday afternoon
and asked for The Robesonian,
thinking it was Thursday after
noon and being anxious to see it.
'Tis ever thus; the people want
to see it, you know.
Mr.. John McAllister says
that personal pulchritude does
not cut any ice at all in the cam
paign for Senator in this county.
The candidates, Mr.. d. p. Shaw
and Mr.. X. M. Barnes, are both
mighty comely men.
Perhaps it is not generally
known that the short street
which begins in front of Mr..
Luther CaldwelPs residence or
Ninth street and runs next and
parallel to Water street has beer
named Caldwell street.
The Republican county con,
vention has been called to meet
in Lumberton on Wednesday, the
10Th inst. Meetings will be helC
in each township at 3o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, the 18th, t.
select delegates to the cOnven
ton.
The fall term of the graded
school will begin on Tuesday, tht
18th inst. All the teachers are
expected to arrive by the 18th
Since Pro-. and Mrs. SentellC
have moFtd rom the dormitory
where seyerai ... ,lo teacheri
board last year, they will fine
boarding places elsewhere.
Mr.. Ira Lennon, of the
Chadburn Iron Works, is in tow
today on business. Mr.. Lennon
who was one of Columbus coun
ty's bcst-known citizens an,
most extensive truck farmers
moved to Chadburn severa
months ago and is now in tn
machine shops and iron foundr
business with his son, MIR. Prich
ard Lennon.
-Apropos of the gathering c
doctors here yesterday, Mr.. v
H. Humphrey, clerk of the Supel
Tor Court, deposes and says: Ths
on day q young man came t
him to get MIN to probate a will
MIR. Humphrey asked when tn
father died, and the young ma
replied that his father was NJ
dead but vas going to die. "Bl
he may get well", said Nj
Humphrey. No, replied tn
young man, the doctor says he
going to die, and the doctC
knows what he gave him!'
Deputy Sheriff Heck Carly
heard that there was a reward {
5000 offered for a certain mu
derer, w. o. Watts, in Sout
Carolina, and having obtained il
formation as to his whereabou
arrested him, finding in his CO:
pocket a pistol and pair
knucks. The sheriff held Wat
until he could hear from Sou
Carolina, and when Sheriff D
zier, of Marion county, can
yesterday for him he brought Il
information that the prision
was wanted in South C&rolil
only in a little case Of assault,
Mr.. Carlyle's dream Of two hu
dred plunks is over.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. B. Skippe
who spent several weeks at He
Jacksonville, from which poi
they made excursions to Tox
way, Asheville and other poin
of interest in that part of t
State, returned home Tuesd
night. They arrived about mi
night on the first train that W
run from Charlotte to Wilmin
ton since Tuesday of last wee
They were detained two hot
at Pee Dee, just above Haml
while the finishing touches we
being made on the bridge acrt
the Pee Dee river, which brid
was put out Of commission
the recent floods. 1t was migf
ticklish business crossing on
first train that tremblingly tc
the bridge that had been repa
ed while the waters were S
raging.