The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-04-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

continually adding to their al
ready immense stock of goods.
They purchased a big stock in
Dillon last week.
Lawrence Leach, colored, was
brought to Jail here Friday by
Deputy Chas. Cox to await trial
on the charge of breaking into
the postoffice at Rowland.
On account of the various at
fractions in town this evening
Lumberton Lodge No. 35, K. OF
p, will postpone its regular meet
ing until Wednesday evening.
This being the first Monday
in the month, court week and
circus day, there is a large crowd
in town. The county commits
sioners and board of education
are in session.
Mr.. J. S. Ball will be the
auctioneer at the tobacco ware
house in Fairmont again this
year. He has just competed a
Job in Danville, Va. land is spend
ing a while at his home in Ashe-
vile.
The fddlers' convention held
in the auditorium of the graded
school building Thursday evening
was not very we'll attended, but
there was some tall fiddling done
and those present enjoyed it very
much. ,.
The Broad Ridge school,
about 81 miles from Long Branch,
will close Friday with a concert
Friday evening and an address
by Mr.. E. j. Britt, of Lumber
ton. The exercises will begin at
7:30 O'Clock.
Governor Kitchin has ap-
pointed Mr.. Jas. D. Proctor, of
Lumberton, associate judge
advocate general with the rank
of major in the State guard. May
it please the court, it is now Ma
jor Proctor, Jas. d.
Rev. DIR. A. E. Brown, of
Asheville, of the Baptist Mission
Board, superintendent of the
Baptist mission work in the
mountains of this and other
Southern States, preached at the
First Baptist church yesterday
morning.
William Gregory, colored,
who lives near Pembroke, was
brought here Friday to answer
for peddling glasses without Ii
cense and after employing law.
yer the case was settled without
trial, Gregory having to cough
to the extent of some $25 or $50
An entertainment will b.
given at the graded school by the
ninth grade, Miss Leila Ma!
Gill, teacher. tomorrow evening
beginning at 8 O'Clock. Prices O.
admission will be 10 and Is cents
The proceeds will be applied t,
extra work done on the AUDITOR
UNI platform.
The receipts at the Lumber
ton postoffice for the fiscal yea
ending March 81, 1909, were 81,
4 \ 418.06. For the same period las
\ year the receipts were $, 1O3. rs
4 Last month 720 money order
were issued, showing a decide,
increase over March last year
when 500 money orders were is
sued.
The plant of the Loudil
Lumber Co. at Marietta was clos
c,l down last week and the pre-
LEFTY will be sold. Mr.. j. {
Mayo, manager of the company
N and Mrs, Mayo were in Lumber
ton a few days last week and lei
yesterday morning for Washing
ton, d. c., where they will max
their home.
The Passion Play attracte
large crowds to Prof. DeGaffe
elly's moving picture show at Il
Opera House Thursday and Fl
day evenings, and of coups
there are varied opinions as
the merit of the play. The pi
lures are changed frequently ar
Y this cheap form of amusemel
N is attracting good crowds evel
evening.
Misses Jessie Fuller and Ne
Il tie Beverly returned this NOR
N ing from Hamlet, where they {
4 tended the Rockingham distri
convention of the Woman's M
sionary Society of the Method
church, which was held Satr
day and yesterday. Mrs. j.
Brown, who went as a delegs
from Fairmont, returned Wi
them and will spend the day
T. town. '
N Mr.. W. B. Snow, of the Ii
M firm of Mclean, Mclean
. Snow. returned this morni
81 from Raleigh, where he was (
gagged with the prosecution
the trial of the three men
the murder of DIR. E. w. SIM