The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-26

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Nine Meets Defeat - F!escy
Staple Soon to take Place of To-
bacco School Opens Septem
Der 8 Racing Meet Septem-
Der 10.
Correspondence Of The Robeaonian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Jones,
of Mt. Olive, visited their sons.
Messrs. F. c. and J. r. Jones,
last week.
Mr.. T. F. Reeves is spending
short while with home people
near Asheville, but the other
managers Of the tobacco ware
house are on hand and every !
thing is running smoothly.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Brown and
daughter, Mrs. w. +. Stephens
and daughter, and Mi;ss Willis .
of Pennsylvania, who is the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. !
Stephens, made a jolly party who !
spent the weekend at WrightS-
vile Beach. Wrightsviie has
not had it's usual quota Of visitors
from here this summer, as we
have had a great many visitors
ourselves and a pleasant sum
mer.
Mr.. o. berry Floyd, Of Georgia,
is being gladly welcomed by
many relatives and former
friends.
Mrs. Sallie Mitchell, of Lum-
berton, K. f. ID. No. z. arrived
last Saturday for a short visit to
her old home on business and
pleasure combined. Her friends
are glad to see that she is look
ing better than when she left.
Mr.. A. N. Mitchell expects to
begin housekeeping in his own
home on the return of his wife
from the Fayetteville Sanatari-
UNI, where, we are glad to learn,
( she is rapidly improving.
E Lumberton's jolly little third
:. nine ball team and manager, the
popular DIR. r. r. Allen, were
e out to play our boys last Friday
: and were beaten. All enjoyed
the game very much and hope
they will come again. Our third
nine are to play at Rowland TO-
day CTuesday) and we hope
) they may win again.
S Mrs. A. S. Thompson and little
j. Miss Fannie Thompson spent a
j. few days last week with Mr.. and
i Mrs. N. A. Carter at Laurinburg.
d Cotton Buyer D. w. Galloway
: expects to return from his vaca.
III, ton at Southport in short while
q and will be ready for the opening
n of the cotton market. Our gins
It were made ready for work last
IS week and the feecy staple will
n soon be rolling in, taking the
~ place of the tobacco wagons now
u so constantly coming in.
IN Last weeks beautiful weather
IN helped in the saving of q fine To-
r. of fodder for our farmers. If The
corn will be as good we shall fee
very independent.
W Mrs. Rose Pitman had tn
" pleasure Sunday last of the pres
u ence Of her daughters, tn
o. Mesdames Oliver, of Marietta.
IS Mr.. +. C. Jones has accepte,
10 a position as railroad conducto
We with headquarters at Laurinbure
Il, and leaves at once for his work
~ We are sorry to lose him but hop
he may like his new position.
Miss Maggie Pitman, who ha
IA been in Georgia visiting friend
at at several points, returned HON
us last Thursday.
,ls Prof. J. M. McNaull is expect
nd ed to return this week from hi
~ summer vacation and prepare fc
- the opening of school Sept. 9Th.
III Miss Lorena Lewis has gon
to Baltimore to select fall stoc
of millinery and will be ava
yer some weeks. She expects ais
To- to stop over in Washington for
-, short sightseeing On her wa,
l"i Hope she will have q pleasar
an' time and find us all some prett
es- hats. We are glad to know tn;
mt Miss Lewis expects to add large
,ch ly to her stock OF ladies furnish
;ol, ings.
~ Mr.. J. E. Thompson and lit
"o daughter left last Saturday f
OF a visit to Parkton and Re
We Springs, where they have rel
ion tives and friends.
ate The Misses Floyd, Of rur
route No /, had a delight
house-party of lovely young
a, dies from South Carolina la
IT'S week. The visiting young ladie
lay were Misses Edwards, Of Ga
;ol- dy's Mill. and Misses Jones al
VS. Higgins, Of Nichols.
.ess Mrs. Mclean and Miss Ju1
rod returned last week from a Piles
49, ant outing among relatives ne
.eoC MaXton.
o's Mrs. C. r. CashWell and Nj
)ert Eva Thompson spent Sunday
Rowland, guests of Mrs. Gil
Robson.
ars The next racing meet on t
track of the Fairmont Drivi
Association is scheduled for Sc
cen TENDER the tenth. The progra
mas and particulars will be given |;
'uh, er. Of course a large crowd W
ead be expected and as the busy or
ere season will be nuar rnnrn &c Il