The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-11-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

that are attracting attention is |
a large and beautiful punch bowl
at the McLean-Sledge drug store
The Robson Medical AS
sociation will meet in Lumberton ,
Wednesday morning at II o clock.
Officers for the year will be elect
ed at this meeting.
-Lumberton's graded school
closed Wednesday afternoon for
the Thanksgiving holidays and re-
sumed work this morning. The
next stop is Christmas.
Rev. A. E. Baker, pastor of
the Presbyterian church. return
ed Saturday night from Laurin-
burg, near which place, at Mil
tons chapel, he assisted in a re-
vlval meeting last week.
The Robson County Teach
ers' Association will meet in the
graded School building here Sat-
urday, December 4. A large
crowd of teachers from all parts |
of the county is expected.
Owing to an oversight in the
composing room after proof had
been read, an item was left cut
of the statement of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank of Lumber
ton as it appeared in Thursdays
Robesonian. It appears correct
ed in to-day's paper.
-Supt. J.R.P Poole will hold the
last public examination for the
fyear for white school teachers in
! his office in the court house in
' Lumberton on Friday of this
I week. OneCroatan and 10 colored
n teachers stood the examination
4 Saturday.
: Rev. J. M. Fleming, pastor
g Of the Baptist church of East
: Lumberton, began a protracted
: meeting this morning at the Raft
: Swamp Baptist church. He will
t. be assisted by Rev. R. E. Peele
E. ofPage's Mill, S. C. The public
o is cordially invited to attend.
-Chas. Huneycutt was com
" mitted to Jail here Friday b,
or or Justice Allen, of St. Pauls, on ;
10 charge of immortality. Sheriff
m gs Hinson, of Richmond county, ha
. notified the authorities her
= that Huneycut is also wanted il
+. that county as soon as he is re
on leased here.
of The wife of Chas. McLaurir
colored, notified Policeman Gun
,9. rie yesterday afternoon that he
husband had been beating he
an cruelty, but efforts to arrest tn
offending husband have not ye
been successful. One Eliza Ler
r. non, colored, is said to be nike
~. up in the trouble. ~
"a "A box supper was given {
OK the school house in district No.
ng Wishart's township. Miss Irer
lg' Tolar, teacher, Thanksgivin
'p- evening. The cake for the pre-
, tiest girl was won by Miss Salli
r. Purnell, and the pumpkin for til
IT, ugliest man was given to Mr.. M
as. Kay Byrd. A neat sum was r.
allied.
his Mr.. H. H. Mcmillan.
no Riverton, Scotland county, WI
2 has charge of Fruitland institute
og near Hendersonville, spoke at tt
First Baptist church last evenin
in the interest of the mountai
III school work, and collection WI
taken for this cause. Mr.. M,
MILAN left for Riverton tn
20 morning.
list A young mems union praye
at meeting will be organized tomo
err row eve ng at anne t n
no w hich will be held in tt
the court house, in the room of tt
IS t county commissioners, at T.;
ges o'clock. All the young men
the town are cordially invited
= attend this meeting and ASST
ucc in this worthy effort.
the "A colored citizen to who
ay. was vouchsafed the pleasure
rd bracing an extra good dinn
; in Thanksgiving Day ate to repl
DR. ton Of all the good things set b
cca fore him except a partieula
his large turkey drumstick. Th
norsel he saved until ready
.+h leave the feast and then, sawir
~. ~ it across his face and biting {
~ great hunks, he sashayed aroul
a;,, among the colored populatio
uar w And his heart was eXceedil
glad.