The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-04

Gay.
The new year came in very
quietly here. There was 40 ring
ing of bells or other demonstra-
ton.
-Messrs. Caldwell & Carlyle
have improved the Office of their
store by charging it and paint
ing the walls.
Licenses have been issued for
the marriage of Penny Davis and
A. E. Mccormick; Annie Mer-
Ger and S. w. Mercer.
Mrs. r. Flee has been very
sick for about two weeks with a
severe attack of grippe, and her
condition today is not much M
proved.
During the year 1908 Messrs.
r. o. Edmund and B. F. Sheph-
ems, faithful clerks at the post
office, did not lose a SINGLE day
from the otflce. Sscs-
Mr.. Raymond Reynolds, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Reynolds,
left last week for Darlington, S.
c., where he has accepted a posi-
ton in the drug store of Mr.. VIM.
Hool.
Mr.. R. A. Mclean, who I'M
derwent an operation for some
throat trouble in a hospital in
Washing, DC. just before Christ
mas, returned home Saturday
much improved.
"A new Pithian Lodge, to be
known as Purity Lodge, will be
instituted in the town hall, over
White & Coughs store, Wednes,
day tevening by State Grand
Chancellor James D. Mutt, OF
Wilmington.
Mr.. M. C. Britt, who lived
last year on farm belonging to
ex-Sheriff G. B. Mcleod on rural
route No. 5, has moved to Mr..
J. A. McAllister's place near
Long Branch church. Mr.. Britt
was among the visitors in town
Saturday.
The town clock has been 81
lent and useless for some time
and since yesterday it has had an
attack of Mysteries, so to speak.
1t has been lifting up its clang
every so often, apparently without
rhyme or reason--noisy, but use
less still. How long?
Mr.. A. G.. Flowers has solo
his place on rural route No.
from Lumberton, about 3 miles
from town, to Mr.. O. G. Nor
ment and moved last week to
farm he purchased from Make
Mcneil, colored, about 5 miles
from town, on route No. 9. Mr.
Flowers was in town Saturday.
Mr.. A. l.. Stone, who lives
on rural route No. 4 from Lum
berton, was taken Friday to the
new Charlotte Sanatorium, where
he will undergo an operation to
day for a trouble from which h
has suffered for some time. DR.
John Knox, Jr., accompanied
Mr.. Stone to Charlotte and re
turned Friday night.
The many friends of Mr.. AM
Mrs. Addison E. White will re
gret to know that they expect t
leave tomorrow for Opelika, Ala.
where they will make their flu
trra home. Mr.. White has bee
associated with the McAlliste
Hdw. Co. for the past year. MI
and Mrs. White are leaving o
account of Mr.. Whites health
which has not been good for seN
eral months.
Cards reading as follow
have been sent out:
Mr. and Mrs. John Graham Brown
announce the marriage of the
daughter
Sallie
to
Mr.. N. Graham Smith
Thursday December thirty-first
one thousand nine hundred and eigl
Red Springs, North Carolina
At Home
Red Springs, North Carolina
Justice w. G. Reynolds trie
the first case in the new cou
house Saturday afternoon whe
Ora Nye, white, and Roy Holme
Croatan, were arraigned befol
him for being unlawfully marie,
the law forbidding the marrias
of whites and Croatans. Holm,
gave the required bond in tt
sum of $50 for his appearance
court. Holmes and the woms
live just across the river, on tt
edge of town.
Mrs. O. C. Norment has
lemon bush three years old tn
has borne three large lemol
this winter. 1t is known as Il
Ponderosa, or American Wonde
and it is rightly named, for it
certainly huge. The tree had
lemons on it when it fiji
blossomed in the spring, but
but three fell off. Mrs. NJ
ment has loaned The Robesoni
office one of these Wonder
and it is we'll worth looking at
you want to see what can
done in the way of raising lie
ons in Lumberton.
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