The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-23
HOPE MILLS NEWS.
A Stock Law Election-A Mar.
riage-Religious Servi es
Personal Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Carver and Sallie C. Ray visited
Fayetteville Saturday.
The Hope Mills Mfg. Co. will
shut down the mills here Thurs
day for the Christmas holiday. |
1t is with regret we note the |
illness of Mr.. John C. Culbreth,
deputy sheriff of Cumberland. |
We wish for him a speedy re-
covery.
Messrs. Sam and Blackman
Fort Of Buies Creek Academy
and Business College came to
Hope Mills Friday to spend the
holidays with relatives and
friends.
Rev. A. E. Sample, of Char
lotte preached an able sermon in
the Presbyterian church Wednes-
day night to a large and attentive
congregation.
Mr.. Robert Thomas, whose
wife died recently. left Monday
for Roseboro, where he will COM
NIT his two motherless children
to the care Of his mother.
The Young Mems Christian
Union will meet in the Baptist
church next Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock, when the birth of
Christ will be the subject for
comment.
The schedule of the V. & C. S.
passenger train, which has been
due to leave this point at 1850 a.
M, has been changed to leave
this point at $50 a. m.
Miss Oneida Byrne, of the firm
Of Misses A. & O. Byrne, who
has been visiting her uncle in
Valdosta, Ca, returned Saturday
to visit friends and relatives in
this vicinity.
Mr.. Charlie Brown, Of Rock
ingham, has moved with his fam
lily to Hope Mills. Mr.. Brown
was formerly of this place, and
we extend to this excellent gen.
tleman and his family a most
hearty welcome to our town.
Mr.. Ed. Brady, of Buies Creek
Academy and Business College,
passed through Hope Mills Sat
urday on his way to Tar Heel,
where he will visit relatives dur,
ing the holidays. Buies Creek is
we'll represented in this locality,
and the writer, being a former
student of this excellent institu-
ton. thinks a better school coulc
hardly be found.
An election is ordered to be
held at the Guard House, in Hope
Mills, on January 13, 1910. Al
persons wishing to vote are re
quested to register. The regis
tration book is now open and vii
remain open until two weeks pri
or to the election. Owen c. Rog
ers is registrar for this election
and he can be found at the Bra
dy & Rogers shoe store. Thi!
election is to be held on the ques
ton Of stock law or no stock Law
in the territory as described il
the petition, a copy Of which La
been posted at Cumberland. Hop
Mills No. 3, Hope Mills No.
and Hope Mills No. 2.
The Christian people of thi
,, place are loyal to their Christian
' duty. They have been visitin!
! many homes where there ar
sick ones cut off from churcl
: worship. They met and ha'
prayer meeting at MR.. Wish
e arts Monday night; and viii
meet at Mr.. Calvin Thames mex
Monday night for the same pur
t pose. Everybody is cordially in
! vited to attend this service.
Mr.. C.E. Fryar and Miss Ma,
Aired were married in Fayette
vile last Tuesday. A long am
S happy life is wished for them b.
a host of friends.
t Miss Eugenia Cogdell leftMon
: day for Florence, S. c., to spen
Christmas with relatives an
d friends. Miss Leta Gable lef
4 Saturday for Clayton to spen
o the holidays with her parents.
e Prof. J.W. Cole leftSaturday fo
i Lexington, where he will spen
the holidays visiting rela
tives. All the teachers of this e1
t cellent school have the bes
u u wishes Of all the students for
l. Merry Christmas.
81 Mrs. T. B. Williams, of Rocking
n ham, is spending the holiday
here visiting friends and rel;
:, tives. Mrs. T. R. Williams. {
u, 10 Rockingham, is visiting he
6, mother, Mrs. Mary Phillips, tn
week.
~ Hope Mills, NC, Dec. q, 100