The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-06-03

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the marriage of Flora E. McNeill
and II. S. Kirkpatrick.
"A new electric light pole was
erected at the corner of Elm and
4th streets yesterday by Supt.
Mcclure to replace one that was
decayed.
Mr.. j. w. R0well, of Win
gate, State lecturer for the or
der of Masons, arrived Monday
and will spend two weeks in
Lumberton.
Watch out for the eclipse of
the moon this evening. The main
performance is scheduled to be-
gin about 8 O'Clock and will last
about an hour.
-Messrs. White &Gough have
bought Mr.. w. o. Tholnpson's
stock of goods at the National
Cotton Mills and will put same
on sale at cost Immediately.
Miss Bertha McNalr and
Mr.. William Claude Lewis will
be married this evening at 8
o'clock at the home of the bride s
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth McNair,
at Rennert.
Mr.. J. M. Butler, of Tolars-
vile, will build some time dur
ing the summer a two-story z
or 8-room dwelling house for
rent on Sixth street, opposite to
the Baptist parsonage.
The road supervisors of Lum-
berton township have organized
with Mr.. A. E. White as chair
man, Mr.. w. P. McAllister, Sec
rotary. Mr.. J. A. Barker is the
other member of the board.
A meeting of the Associated
Charities of Lumberton will be
held in the court house tomor-
row morning at 10o'clock. Bus
mess of Importance is to be
transacted and large attendance
is desired.
Mr.. E. A. Branch came
home Monday night from Oak
Ridge, where he had been a
student since Christmas. Mr..
Branch has accepted a position
with the Seaboard as operator at
Shelhv. where he will 90 in a
few days.
-Messrs. R. D. Caldwell, O.
c. Norment, Geo. G., w. F. and
ID. French, John Mcmillan, S.A.
Edmund, G.. M. and A.W. Prevatt,
C. M. Fuller, H. Floyd and VIII.
Stalvy were among those who
attended the racing meet al
Marion, S. c., yesterday.
There will be an ice cream
supper tomorrow evening a
Pembroke from 8 to IL o'clock
There will be a voting contes
and other amusements. The
proceeds are to be used in tn,
erection of Presbyterian churcl
at Pembroke. Everybody is in
vited and a large crowd is eX
pected.
Passenger service on the Y
& C. S. began Tuesday according
to the schedule published in Mon
days Robesonian. Mr.. O. c
Norment bought the first ticket
and quite little bunch of peopl
went down the road to variou
places on the initial trip. Add
tional cars will be received in
few days.
The Parkton Orchestra wi
give a concert in the academy q
l..rkton Saturday evening, bt
gaming at 8 o'clock. 1t
Pre- missed that the occasion Wi
be one of delight all the wa
through. A beautiful silver Gu
will be voted to the most popul;
young lady. Admission price
will be 10 and Is cents and tt
proceeds will be used for tt
beEefit of the band.
A. H. Rivenbark, who w
brought to jail here some wee
ago to await trial on charges
large swindling operations, w
taken this morning by Depu
Marshal Mclaughlin, of Lauri
burg, to Raleigh, where he W
be tried in the Federal Cou
Rivenbark's mother lives
hamburg and he was arrest
at Hamlet. His case, which
tracted considerable attentiC
was fully reported in The Rot
sonian at the time of his ARE
DIR. J. S. Norman, forme1
of Lumberton, arrived last nie
from Baltimore, where he |
just completed his course
medicine at the University
Maryland. DIR. Norman v
president of his class. He '
be a guest for few days at
home or Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Lawrence ana next week
will go to Chattahoochie, F
to enter upon the duties of
sistant resident surgeon at
State Hospital of Florida, WI
position he has accepted ror
year.