The Robesonian., 1909-07-05

and has resumed WOIh III IHe
barber shop recently purchased
from him by Mr.. G. B. Meares.
-Messrs. .SimeonCaldwell, Rich
ard Norment and Rudolph Carlyle
will leave tomorrow for Wrights-
Vile Beach, where they will
spend a while on a camping and
fishing trip.
Mr.. John N. Regain, a farm
er who lives about eight miles
from Lumberton in the Saddle
Tree section, was in town llday
and said he had ripe red ana
Juicy watermelon on the 1lrSt Gay
of July.
Arrangements have been
made for u big excursion from
Immberton to Jackson Springs
over the V. C.&S. Railroad en- or
about the 10th. The exact date
will be given in Thursdays Rob-
esonian.
Superintendent J. K. Poole,
who had been living in a rented
house on Caldwell street, moved
into his handsome new house on
Elm street Thursday. Mr.. Poole's s
house was completed last week,
and cost about $1,000.
The two 100-hors e-poWer
boilers purchased recently by
the town from the Schofield
Iron Works of Macon, Ca, ar
rived Friday and will be Install
ed at once. These replace two
40-horse-power boilers.
Mr.. J. B. Humphrey, a good
farmer who lives in the Saddle
Tree section, is in town today
with nice load of watermelons.
Mr.. Humphrey has lots of
guineas and says he found a
guinea nest one day last week
with 80 eggs in it.
MIR. Herbert Blue, an en-
gineer on the V. G. & S. rail-
road, who had been living in
Lumberton for some time, NOV
ed last week to Hope Mills. A
change in the schedule makes
it necessary for Mr.. Blue to
spend the nights in Hope Mills
instead of Lumberton, as hereto
fore.
AT the meeting of the North
Carolina Bar Association held
in Asheville last week Mr.. A.
w. Mclean, of Lumberton, was
elected vice president from the
seventh judicial district, one vice
president being elected from
each of the 16 judicial districts
in the State.
William Berry Hunt, a Croa.
tan who lives in Back Swamp
township, brought a ham tc
town last week that was toe
heavy to sell. 1t weighed As
pounds and came from a hog
that weighed 532 pounds ano
from which 125 pounds of larC
were obtained.
AT the regular meeting to
morrow evening of St. Albans
Lodge the new officers recently
elected for the Masonic year will
be installed. The meeting will
be held in the new lodge hall OF
the third floor of the Mcneil
building and will be called t.
order at 8:15 o'clock.
The Messrs. Boone Bros.
whose farm is three miles ives
Of town, sold load of rip,
watermelons on the street
here Saturday. The frs
load of the season was brough
t. town Friday by Mr.. D. F
ljssimere, who lives on Justic'
j. H. McNeilrs place two mile
W, st of town.
Mrs. A. w. Peace and in
fant daughter, Elizabeth, joine,
Mr.. Peace here from Fayette
vile Thursday night and the,
have moved into the house re
Gently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs
A. T. Parmele and the Misse
Norment, corner of Elm an
Sixth street. Mr.. Peace is cashie
of the Bank of Lumberton.
DIR. w. A. McPhaul is recov
ering rapidly from an attack c
typhoid fever and is expecte
home this evening from S.
Luke's Hospital, Fayetteville
where he was treated. DR.. an
Mrs. McPhaul expect to go tx
morrow to Wrightsville Beacl
where they will remain until D
McPhaul regains his strength.
Jim Franklin, colored, W;
tried in the mayors court Sa
urday on the charge of reckles
ly shooting a pistol at and ne;
his home across the railroad Fl
day night and was sent to j.
in default of bond in the sum
5000. He was accused of shoe
ing up his own house and OF
ball from his gun struck Il
house of Mr.. A. H. Kinds.
Mrs. j. J. Britt, who w
taken to the Thompson Hospit
last week suffering from a
pendicitis, is recovering rapid
The condition of Mrs. Wa
Wishart is considered much il
proved since she was taken
the hospital. The condition
Mrs. w. P. Barker, who is 81
with typhoid fever at the h,
pital, remains about the same.