The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-20
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.
Sudden Death of MIR. Wills
Nye-Closing of high School
Other News Items of Interest.
Correspondence of The Robesonian

Nye Closing of high School =
Other News Items of Interest.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
Kings Business College, of
Raleigh, will receive this week
as pupil one of our brightest
and best young ladies, Miss
Chrissie Floyd. We wish her
great success.
The Presbyterian services next
Sunday afternoon will be held
by Rev. Mr.. Shields, of Green's
boro, who is an evangelist of
that church, and the pastor
hopes the town will turn out
and give this gentleman fine
audience.
Rev. w. w. Willis filled the
pulpit of the Baptist church last
Sunday at both services, taking
the place of the pastor, Rev. D.
P. Bridges, who is attending the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Misses Blue and McMurray
spent Sunday with the Misses
Oliver, of Marietta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Inman,
of Georgetown. S. c., are spend
ing some time with Mr.. In
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
10. Inman.
Mrs. O. I. Floyd is enjoying a
visit from her brother, Mr..
Pasmore, of Cary, this week.
Miss Gussie Ashley left last
Friday for a visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rouse, of Bennettsville,
is. C.
Miss Annie Sampson left last
Saturday for her home at Ben
nettsville, having been called by
the extreme illness of her faith
er. Her friends were very sor-
ry to give her up.
| DR.. Northington, of Board
man, was a visitor to our town
last Thursday. the guest of DR..
McMurray.
Messrs. A. S. Thompson and
j. E. Anderson were the only
Fairmont sports who attended
the racing meet at Latta last
week.
| Mr.. J. E. Anderson and little
daughter, Media, are visiting
relatives at Timmonsville, S. C.
\ Misses Sallie Smith and May
Floyd went to Whiteville last
Saturday and will return Wed.
nesday accompanied by Miss
Helen Smith, who has been at.
tending school in Whiteville.
The Fairmont High Schoo
closes this week with contest.
! by each literary society fol
medals on Thursday night, an,
a general entertainment Frida,
: : night. There will be nothing il
l the day except a ball game Oh
, Friday afternoon between Board
man and Fairmont. The public i
q cordially invited to attend al
, these exercises and see hoy
much our children have improv
: ed this year. Miss Willie Wealth
: erly, who is visiting hes sister
= Mrs. McNaull, has kindly con
L sented to teach this last week i
place of Miss Annie Sampson.
The Woman's HomeMission Sc
. ciety of theMethodist church ha
. appointed as delegates to tn
" Home Mission Conference g
y Louisburg June 1st, Mesdame
= J. D. Mclean and J. P. Brown
% They hope to leave May 31st fo
y the Conference and will be ava
: all the week.
n Mr.. Hector B. McPhaul, of Ba
Minette, Ala, visited relative
d here Saturday and Sunday. W
d learn that he expects to max
J. Lumberton his home.
d Mrs. John Morrison and chi
l. dren, of Bingham, S. c., arrive
last Saturday and will spen
some time with Mrs. Morrison
- parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor.
+. Mr.. Willis Nye, who lived ne;
y here on farm he recently pu
chased, was found dead kneelin
by the roadside near his hon
ID yesterday morning by Mr.. eli
ID Rankin, who has a saw-mill ne;
70 the place. Mn Nye had been
v delicate health for some time b
d was no worse than usual on tt
w day of his death. Heart failul
v is supposed to have been Il
"a cause of his death. The remain
w were buried at the home grav
It yard of his brother, Mr.. Ev;
1e Nye, today.
n Fairmont, N. c., May 18, 19(
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