The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-06-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.

first excursion of the season to
Wilmington on Wednesday of
next week.
The rains here Thursday
night and early Friday morning
were certainly gully washers.
1t rained in torrents.
1t would hardly do to rely
on the town clock to catch a
train. 1t has been running Il
little behind correct time lately.
Heavy clouds and rain made
it impossible to observe the
eclipse Of the moon Thursday
evening. 1t was in total eclipse
between 3 and . o'clock.
Major A. J. McKinnon, Of
MaxtOn, who is prominently
spoken of as a probable candi-
date for Congress from this dis
trict, is in town today. MAJOR
McKinnon is not sayln" "Hythlng
about it at present.
All who have been reported
sick recently are improving. Mrs.
}. II. Wishart, who came home
the first of last week from Shell
by, where she and her children
are spending the summer, on ac-
connt Of the illness of her sister
in-law, Mrs. Wade Wishart, has
returned to Shelby.
J. A Grooms, of Elrod,
writes The Robesonian that he
has a curiosity in the way of a
cabbage plant. He cut cabbage
from his garden a few days ago
and a day or so later he pulled
up the stalk and it had three
small heads about the size of an
egg, white and hard, on the bot
tom of the root. Those who have
seen it say they have never seen
anything like it before.
Red Springs Citizen: Mr..
Henry Pope, the efficient drug
clerk at Townsend's Pharmacy,
left last Monday for Canton, N.
c., to spend the summer. Mr.
Pope has not been we'll for {
month or two, and takes a va
cation to recuperate. He is very
popular in Red Springs and hi!
many friends wish for him ;
speedy recovery.-Mr. Pope is Z,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. |. l.. Pope
of Lumberton.
-Lumberton Lodge No. 35
Knights of Pythias, will give ;
smoker in their castle hall thi
evening, beginning at 8:3
o'clock. Ex-Mayor F. r. Nc
Ninch, of Charlotte, who will b
the speaker of the occasion, al
rived this morning and will b
the guest of the lodge during hi
stay in town. Refreshments wi
be served, a number of toast
will be responded to, and the OF
casion will be an enjoyable one.
Mayor Rowland has secure
promise from the Seaboard al
thorities that as soon as owner
of the cross ties that are stacke
between it's passenger and freigt
depots have them removed the
will fill up the low place betWee
and put it in such condition thu
it will be approved by the san
tary officers. AS it is waite
accumulates in the low place an
creates an unhealthful condition
Mr.. A. w. Prevatt began mo-
ing his ties this morning an
Mr.. Henry VESSEL, who owr
some of them, will be notified
rove his at once.
Charity and Children: o.
brethren in Lumberton are b,
ginning the erection of what w
probably be the finest churc
building in the county of Rob
son. They are we'll able to bui
it, Of course, but what is bette
they are entirely willing to bui
it. 1t is not necessary to t.
our readers what we think
this great church, the Sunda
school of which gave $500 to Il
Orphanage last year. We ne
only express our delight that t
congregation are to have a hou
worthy of so fine and liberal
people. Pastor Durham st
leads this mighty flock.
The county commissions
are in regular session tods
This is the regular time t
levying taxes and revising t
jury list, and other imports
matters to come before the boa
are bids for new cells in the
and letting out the work of
stalling an index system for
county Offices. This last m
ter has been investiga+
thoroughly and an up-to-d
system has been adopted.
A, Davis, Jr., of the B.
Smith Construction Co.,
Washington, builder of
court house, is here today
submit a bid for the work at
Jail and also to examine
court house walls with a view
putting on the last coat of pa