The Robesonian., 1909-07-19
PEMBROKE NEWS ITEMS.
A Good Melon Crop Marriage
of Miss Lennie Odum and MIR.
w. J. Caine-An Ice Cream
Fete ete-Improvements Noted
A Healthful Place Business
Changes and Other Items.

Fete improvements i
A Healthful Place Business
Changes and Other Items.
correspondence of The Robesonian.
The farmers are busy shipping
melons. There seems to be a
good crop made in this section.
Mrs. Arch. McCormic left
Monday for visit to relatives IN
Bladen county.
Mr.. Jno. A. Brown and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Barnes, are in town
today. Mr.. Brown is one Of
best farmers. /
Mrs. r. II. Merchant and
children, of Rocky Mount, after
spending a month here with.
friends, left Friday to spend
while with Mrs. Merchants
father.
Mrs. R. l.. Byrd left Friday
for a several days visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Maddox,
of Manassas, Va.
Miss Nina LaWler has return
ed home from visit to Maxton,
where she spent several days
with her sister, Mrs. R. ?. Todd.
Mrs. Barnes, of Elm City, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Will
Dixon.
Misses Bessie Ratley and jamie
Lewis, of Ashpole, spent sew.
eral days here at the home of
Mr.. w. D. Mcintyre, much to
the delight of the young men.
Miss Bessie Biggs, of Dillon,
Is. c., is visiting her cousin here,
Miss Lizzie Biggs.
Mr.. William J. Caice and Miss
Lennie Odom were quietly mar
ried last Wednesday evening,
July 7th, at 8 p. m. The cere-
mony was performed by Mr..
IN. McInnis, ]. P. The mar
riage took place at the home OF
Mr.. E. L. Odom, an uncle of the
bride. Only a few friends were
present. The attendants were
Miss Verna Odom with Mr.. j
L. Thaggard; Miss Maggie Odon
with Mr.. John Buie; Miss Jane
Caine with Mr.. Neill Odom.
| Both the bride and groom are
we'll known here and liked by al
who know them, and we al
wish for them a long and happ,
life. They will make their hom
in Pembroke for the present.
Miss Ella McIntrye returned
home last Friday from a 1O
days visit to friends in Clark
ton, Rosindale and Wrightsvill
Beach. She reports a pleasan
| trip.
We are sorry to lose Mr.. C
w. Galley and family. The
have lived among us for thre
v years and have made man
friends here who mill hate
. see them leave.
): Several from here are invite
I to an ice cream supper at Bui
S tomorrow night. Most of tn
: young people will go.
r Miss Jennie Caine gave a
e ice cream fete last Friday nigF
r at the home of her brother, M
o Warren Caine. All who wei
S fortunate enough to be presel
|. had a splendid time.
Isl Several young men from hel
s expect to go on a fishing tour ,
q several days to Singletary's Lal
n in Bladen county. They W:
y leave next week and of cour:
n they will bring lots of fish bacl
Mr.. George Edwards, {
y Rosindale, spent a night la
l. week with his sister, Mrs. v
T; Hall.
q Mr.. N. McInnis and family e,
/ pect to leave in a few days f
IS an outing at Wrightsville Beacl
q Mr.. Walter Gainey. who h;
held a splendid position wit
e the Pembroke Planning Mill, le
It a few days ago to take a p
n sition elsewhere. Mr.. Gaine
/ has many friends here who ha
1t to see him leave.
Our little town keeps impro
n ing. The streets are being bui
n up, sidewalks are being mad
le more people are moving
e. Pembroke will yet be a city.
is healthfuI place. We haven
a, had a case Of sickness here
IS two years. DR.. Pate is a splend
physician, but does all h
e practice out of town.
s. Mrs. Jim Whitfield, wife
,e our railroad agent here, has r
c turned from a visit to her moth
Y in Wilmington.
u Mrs. R. P. Todd and lit
rs Charles came down from Maxt'
st and spent last Wednesday wi
81 Mrs. Todd's parents, Mr.. a,
n Mrs. C. F. Lawler.
Mr.. Guss Thaggard attend
H. court in Lumberton last week.
Mr.. E. L. Cook has taken
"a position in Wilmington. MI
is Cook and children are still wi
IN US.
:, Prof. H. L. Fdens has prov
er to be an ideal farmer, as we'll
. teacher. He has some of
o. finest corn we have seen tt
IS Mr.. Neill Odom, who has hi
&ia position with McCormic