The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-05

Charities will be held at the
court house this afternoon at
four o'clock.
W. T. Swanson, county or
panizrr Of Farmers Unions, will
lecture at Lumber Bridge Sat
urday evening, the 7th inst, at
\ o'clock. Everybody is cor
diaIly invited to attend.
DR.. W. A. McPhauI left
Tuesday evening for Asheville
to spend Il day or SO with his
brother, Mr.. K. ID. McPhaul, of
Mobile, Ala, who is undergoing
treatment in a hospital in Ashe-
Vile.
Miss Cassie Britt, who lives
near KingsdaIc, q niece OF Mr..
S. A. Edmund, Of Lumberton,
was taken Tuesday to st. Luke s
Hospilal in Fayetteville by DIR.
w. A. McPhauI and her brother,
Mr.. Rowland Britt.
Tent meetings which will
continue for two weeks are be-
ing held on the l'airmont road,
two miles from Lumberton, by
Rev. Mr.. Newton and Rev. Mr..
Tillman. The public is cordi-
ally invited to attend.
Mrs. W. S. Wishart will con-
tinue for the present to con-
duet the boarding house on Elm
street which was conducted for
many years by her mother, Mrs.
Caroline Jones, who died Tues.
day night Of last week after 6
short illness. -.
A picnic will be given at the
Dublin academy on the 18th inst
by the w. o. w., Farmers
Union and the general public
Also the Woodmen will unveil {
monument to j. j. Mcmillan al
Bethcar church, near Tar Heel
on the 18th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred J. Thorn
as expect to move tomorrow OF
the first of next week from then
present home on Sixth street tt
Miss Josephine Breece's house
which has recently been re
modelled and added to, on SiXtl
street near the Baptist church.
Gen. f. A. Bond entertaine'
the county commissioners an,
Deputy Register Of Deeds A. I
Parmele, clerk to the board o
commissioners, at his home
Hunters Lodge, Monday eve
ming. All the commissioner
were present except Mr.. d. S
Oliver, Of Marietta.
Mr.. ID. p. Shaw spent Sun
day and Monday in Chariot
with Mayor John A. Rowland
who is undergoing treatment q
the Crowell Sanatorium. Mayo
Rowland is improving rapid
and hopes to return home yer
much improved in health with
ten days or two weeks.
Rev. f. M. Hoyle, pastor @
the Methodist church. and fan
lily will leave tomorrow 10
Shelby, where they will spen
a months vacation. Rev. Eucli
McWhorter, financial agent O
Carolina College at MaXton, wi
preach at the Methodist churc
Sunday morning and evening.
No formal meeting Of tn
board Of education was hel
Monday, the time for the reguls
monthly meeting, but Messrs. |
K. Hamer and f. G. Nye, men
bers of the board, who were
town to attend the farmers il
stitute, held an informal sessio
with County Superintendent J. +
Poole. No business of importanC
was transacted.
DIR. and Mrs. T. d. Kitchi
entertained at breakfast Tue
day morning at 9 O'Clock in hor
os Of their guest, Mrs. Kitchin
sister, Miss Anna Clark, of SEQ
land Neck. Those present wei
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. McAlliste
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. McAlliste
Mr., Jas. d. and Miss Lesl
Proctor, Messrs. c. P. McAlli
ter and A. F. Ward.
Noah Bryant, the Croat;
who was shot at Pembroke SUI
day, is said to be in a serious co
dition and not expected to liv
The trial Of Wellington Brool
and Boss Locklear, also Croatan
vino were jailed here Monday
q result of the cutting and shoe
ing affray in which Bryant w
wounded, has been postponed u
til the result of Bryant's injuri
are known.
New Law Firm.
A partnership for the practi
Of law in Fayetteville, etfecti
August lst, has been formed
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