The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-01
LOCAL BRIEFS.

brought to the Thompson Hospi-
tai yesterday for treatment.
DIR. John Knox, Jr., is NOV
ing today into elegant offices on
the second floor OF the Lumber
ton Cotton Mills Office building.
A two-weeks' term of Robe
son Superior Court for the trial
of criminal cases will convene
here Monday. Judge c. Lyon,
of Elizabethtown, will preside.
Among recent improvements
in town it is noted that the old
fence has been torn away from
around the Jail, adding consid.
erably to the appearance OF
things there.
-Ex-Judge T. A. Mcneil and
son, r. A. Jr., are moving from
their law office over the post
office to new Offices on the second
floor of the Lumberton Cotton
Mills office building.
--Taxlsting time expired yes
terday and if your name is not re-
corded among those who made
returns you may prepare to SUI
fer the penalties made and pro-
vided for such neglect.
Unity Lodge No. POP, K. of
P, has rented the large lodge
room on the third floor of the
LumbertOn Cotton Mills office
building and arrangements are
being made to move into it at
once.
The injunction against the
the Fenner-Avent Stock Improve
ment Co. of Rocky Mount, re-
straining them from disposing of
notes given for shares in the
FrenchCoach stallion "Docteur,"
sold to Robson county men, has
been continued until the case can
be tried by jury.
Mayor J. A. Rowland re-
ceived this morning a letter dat.
ed yesterday from the superin-
tendent of work on the Sea.
board advising that a work
train will be sent to Lumbertor
within a few days to do the fill.
ing up and cleaning around the
passenger station.
-Messrs. Caldwell & Carlyle
have torn away the front oil
their grocery department anC
are having it rebuilt, this being
necessary on account Of some
defects discovered in the con
struction and to make it strong,
err for another floor, which may
be added in the future.
Gordon Mcmillan, son of Mr.
Hector Mcmillan, began worl
yesterday as messenger boy TO
the Western Union. Mr.. S. H
Hamilton now has two messen
ger boys-Harry McGill he'll
down the job alone for som
time-and messages will be sen
for anywhere in town. All yo1
have to do is to notify the offict
and they will do the rest. -.
Wilmington Star, LIST: Tn
Sunday school excursion fror
Lumberton yesterday was tn
largest of the season and brough
between 600 and 800 visitors
the city and seaside resorts, al
irving at 11:30 a. M, and return
ing at 7:30 p. m. Mr.. Fran
Cough, the veteran excursio
manager, was in charge and tn
TIP was delightful success
every way.
Miss Josie Mcneil enter
tanned quite a number of friend
81 the home of her parent.
Sleriff and Mrs. E. G.. Mcneil
on Chipewaw street, Monda
evening. Those present wer,
Misses Cammie McNeill; Mis-
Mary McKinnon. of Maxtor
WHO is a guest at the home
ex-.Judge and Mrs. T. A. M
Ncill; Addie Norment; Messr
David Fuller, Lacy McKenzi
Douglas Mclean, Jess STAINS
and w. K. Bethune.
Mr.. Thomas Ward, who h;
been operating pillow factory
Fayetteville for % years un
burned out recently, came
Lumberton Tuesday at the r
quest of Mr.. R. D. Caldwe
president of the Board of Trad
to see what advantages might
offered by Lumberton for l
building his factory. The sar
serious drawback is met wi
here as it met in Fayetteville
lack of oak timber and it
hardly probable that anythi
will come of Mr.. Wards visit.
Mrs. Wright Leggett, W
lives near Fairmont, underwe
an operation at the Thomps
Hospital yesterday, her left
being amputated above the KIN,
The operation, which was ma
necessary by bad sore, "
performed by DR.. j. P. BroN
of Fairmont, who brought M
Leggett to the hospital, assis
by DIR. A. Thompson. Mrs.
S. Thompson, of Fairmont, v
had been undergoing treatm
at the hospital for some time
turned home with DR.. Bro
Yesterday afternoon.
An excursion will be
over the Virginia & Caro-
Southern Ry. Monday from H
Mills and Roslin to Lumber
connecting with trains to