The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-22

" lived on rural route Nos from
Lumberton, has moved to Bella
my.
DIR. Thurman D. Kitchin,
who located in Lumberton less
than a year ago, soon after he
obtained his license to practice,
has been appointed a surgeon
for the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
road.
Miss Nettie Breeze, of Hope
Mills, is learning the millinery
business in the store of her aunt,
Miss Josephine Breeze, and is liv-
ing with MissBreece at her home
on the corner Of Chestnut and
Third streets.
Rev. r. E. Sentelle, super
intendent of the graded schools,
preached at the Methodist church
yesterday morning and evening.
The pastor, Rev. E. M. Hoyle, is
assisting Rev. j. W. Hoyle in a
meeting at Collision.
Carrie Norris Lockhart,
daughter of the well-known Rich
ard Norris, who underwent a
serious operation at the Thomp-
son Hospital recently for ap-
pendicitis and other troubles, re-
turned to her home across the
river Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Regain and
child have moved from their
farm on rural route No. l from
town and are living in the house
on Water street recently vacated
by Mr.. and Mrs. John Singletary.
Mr.. Regain is contemplating en-
Haging in the mercantile bust
ness here later.
An ice-cream supper will
be given at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira B. Town,
send, of Ten Mile, Thurs
day evening from 8 to II O'Clock
for the benefit of the new Bap.
fist church to be erected at Ter
Mile. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to any who may desire tc
participate in the festivities OF
thessoccasion.
Mr.. Karl Jansen, the Swedish
humorist and entertainer, will
give his inimitable etertain.
ment at the school house ir
Pembroke Wednesday eve
ming. Mr.. Jansen has delight
ed audiences at quite a number
of school houses in Robson dur
ing the past few weeks and the
people of Pembroke have a.treat
in store for them.
Geo. Richardson, the blinc
and crippled old colored man al
the county home who figured
recently in fight with another
colored inmate about the same
age, died at the home Thursday
George was the one who
suffered the loss of one Of
one his thumbs in the fight. He
was 70 or Is years old and haC
been an inmate of the home fol
q number Of years.
-Supt. R. E. Sentelle has ;
rule at the graded school where
by at the end of each week ;
banner goes to the grade tina
has the lowest percentage O.
tardy pupils during that week
and if the same grade wins the
banner four weeks in succession
it is given a half-holiday. Where
fore the second grade, Mis-
Pennie Rowland, teacher, viii
lave a half-holiday Friday. Fo
four weeks hand-running tina
grade has held the banne
against the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. McLea1
entertained a few friends Thurs
day evening at their home o.
Chestnut street at a dinner Civ
en- in honor of the birthday O
Mr.. McLean's mother, Mrs. Lin
Mclean, of Maxton. Besides Mrs
Mclean and her daughters, Miss
es Sallie and Matte, those pres
ent were: Ex-Judge and Mrs. I
A. McNeill, Mr.. and Mrs. M. c
Mckenzie, Rev. and Mrs. A. {
Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Nj
Lean, Mesdames Sue Mcleod an
Irwin Jenkins, and Miss Mani
Avent.
In a recent issue of the Co
umbia Spectator, paper pull
lished at Columbia Universit.
New York City, was publishe
a picture of Mr.. D. S. Townsend
son of Rev. w. R. TOWNSEND
Of Raeford. Mr.. Townsend is
member of the junior class ;
Columbia and he has the hone
of being captain of the Hon
Debating Team of the Unive
sity. The occasion for the arr
Gle in which the picture of M
Townsend appears was debat
between the Varsity debatil
teams and Cornell and Pensl
vania.
e. w. Thurman and ].
Gamble, of the force on the Sc
board bridge across the rive
were tried before Mayor J.
Rowland Saturday afternoon
the the charge of raising a d
turbance in the. Opera Hou
Friday evening. Policeman
w. Biggs arrested Gamble a