The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-16

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MaXtOn.
Licenses have been issued for
the marriage Of Rosana Nye and
Evander Britt; Minnie PreVatt
and +. II. Townsend; Ola Stan
kewytch and N. M. Watts.
Mr. Frank Mcleod returned
Saturday from EliZabethtoWn,
where he spent last week sup
erintending the construction OF a
sales stable for Mr.. en-. Fuller.
Howard Matheson, colored,
was arrested and locked upThurs-
day night by Policeman Currle
for being drunk and at the trial
Friday morning Mayor Pro lem;
M. W, Floyd fined hl \ Slo ana
the cost, a total Of $l3.55.
MIR. J. d. McRainey, who
lives ON rural route No. l from
Parkton, was among the Visi-
tors in town Friday and he saw
the new court house that day for
the first time. OF course he
was immensely pleased with it,
as every one is who goes through
that elegant building.
Mr.. S. II. Hamilton, mana
ger of the Western Union office,
will begin a weeks vacation
Wednesday, when he and Mrs.
Hamilton and their child will go
to Johnson City, Tenn, to visit
friends. Mr.. John Pope will have
charge of the office during Mr..
Hamilton's absence.
Mr.. |. l.. Pope, who recent
ly resigned his position as
bookkeeper for the Pope drug Co.,
has accepted a position in the
office of County Auditor A. Nash,
succeeding Mr.. Lester L. Town
send, who began work at Ham
let last week as assistant cashier
of the Bank Of Hamlet.
Mr.. John Pope returned Fri
day from Roncevertte, w. Va,
where he went recently to take
charge of the Western Union Of
flee at that place. The work is
too heavy for one man and the
attempt to make one man do the
work has resulted in three men
quitting the job recently.
-Maxton Scottish Chief: Mr..
BE-. Num-, owner and proprietor
of the Maple Shade Inn, has
leased the hotel to Messrs.H.C.
McNair and WV. Smith. Mr..
Smith will take charge Septem-
Der LIST. The lease carries an
option to buy the property at
eleven thousand dollars.
A report was sent to this
office in time for Thursdays
paper of the marriage on the &c
of Miss Alice l.. Toiar and Mr.
W. J. Ward, and of the marriage
on the 4th of Miss Cora Wilson
and Mr.. Kelly Seasons, but as
no name was signed to the com
municatiOn it was reluctantly
withheld from publication.
Capt. A. Bicherey, proprietor
of the Waverly Hotel, left Thu
morning for Oklahoma, and h
will be away some six weeks
He will go first to Dustin, where
he purchased some properly some
time ago, and thence he will g
to Purcell, where his son-in-lav
and daughter, Mr.. andMrs. LeonT
Cook, have located.
Phil Douglass, colored, unde
bond as an alleged blind tiger
was up for trial at Maxton Wed
nesday upon the charge of as
sault with intent to outrage Nan
cy McRae, also colored. Justic,
is. McRae required bond in tn
sum of $500, but when Constable
Geo. Webster took his prisoner t.
the Office of Hon. G. B. Patterson
to arrange the bond the negr
showed his heels and faded GU
Of the landscape, giving leg bai
only.
Red Springs Citizen: Tw
negroes, Dave McRae an
Murdoch Smith, got into a ROY
on last Saturday, when McRa
shot Smith in the hand and lei
side with a gun loaded wit
small shot. The shooting occure
in the lot opposite the freigf
depot and at the time Tow
Mashal Lindsey was at suppe
Both negroes have bad reput;
tons and the difficulty starte
over gambling dispute. Smit
will get well and McRae mac
his escape.
Mr.. d. w. Millsaps, VIII
since he left Lumberton son
time ago, has been sojourning
Fayetteville, Hope Mills, and OF
er places selling shares in his i
ventions, returned to Lumbert,
Friday and will be in town wee
He says that his letter bind
is now being considered with
number of others by a comm
tee appointed by the Postoffi
Department at Washington a
that he considers his prospe,
for selling that device for a p
of money better than ever.
In the Baltimore Sun of I
18th, in little pen sketches
men among those present
the Democratic State convent
of Maryland last Wednesday,
Well-knoWn featuraS of Con r