The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-23
MAXTON NEWSLETTER

MAXTON NEWS LETTER.
A New Store-At "The Grand
A Bad Accident Miss Edna
Purcell Becomes Mrs. John
Sellars Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
Mr.. i ON McKinnon and friend
Mr.. Carter of Atlanta, are spend
ing few days with Mr.. McKin-
non's uncle, Mr.. A. J. McKin-
MIR. ]. C. McCaskill. Jr., of
the Armour Packing Co., Char
lotte, spent Sunday with home
folks. Mr.. and Mrs. R. c.. Ey-
erett and child went to Morgan
ton to spend Christmas with Mrs
Everett's mother. Miss Eliza
beth McNair returned Saturday
from Peace Institute, Raleigh.
She will spend the holidays at
home. Mrs. McKeen Mafet and
child arrived Saturday. They
will spend Christmas with Mrs.
Maffett's mother, Mrs. Walter
Henderson.-M Shepherd Rus
sell came home Monday from
New York to spend the holidays
with his father, Mr.. T. B. Rus
sell.
Messrs. ! Angus Shaw and
Archie Morrison have gone to the
Sand Hills for a deer hunt. We
wish them good luck.
Miss Virginia Everett returned
Saturday from Wilmington, where
she had been visiting relatives
for several weeks. Mr.. C. B.
Ledbetter of Red Springs was in
town Monday. Miss Edna Tyel
visited friends in Tatum this
week. Mr.. Ernest Wooten, who
has been studying law at the uni
versity, came home Sunday t.
spend the holidays. Mr.. Henry
McKinnon of Trinity College is
home for Christmas. Miss Har
. riett Cobb of Richmond, Va.
will spend the holidays with
Miss Edna Tyer. Miss Sallie Nc
Lean and Mrs. A, W. McLeal
came up tonight from Lumber
ton to spend Christmas witt
: their mother, Mrs Lima Mclean
, Maj. Sully Of Rockingham
f spending a while here on a hunt
ing expedition. He is stoppin.
at the Maple Shade.
We are sorry to learn that Dl
H. N. McNatt has been quite i
: for several days. He is som
better to~uay.
. Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Virgins
, who have been living in Row
, land for the past two years, Wi
move to Maxton the first of tn
: year. Mr.. Virgins will be asst
n ciated with Mr.. S. B. Mclean
;. the practice of law under the fir
: name of Mclean & Wiggins.
Messrs. w. J. Pace and Donal
Mcqueen will open a gener;
o mercantile business the first c
: the year. Mr.. Pace has bee
5 dealing in fancy groceries hereto
!, fore. The new firm will occup
t the same store Mr.. Pace was il
e Mr.. Mcqueen was one Of Mr.. .
G W. Carter's salesmen.
Lady Audry's Secret" wa
Il played he e last Friday night b
. the Tempest Company. Il wa
" very good, though it was consic
! cred by some too sad. Anothe
= play~called The Four Pitkerts
:. will be given next Thursda
y night in the Grand, also Satu
!, day afternoon and night. TIL
~ !, play is said to be very fine.
:, One night last week when II
. -, turning from Red Springs Messr
- - W. G. Green and Phillips, VIZ
were driving at a rapid gait, ra
= into a wagor +hroving Mr. Gree
" but, wrenchiI.<g one OF the blgg
~ wheels off and tearing the wage
: up pretty badly. Mr.. PHILLIP
" " man lged to hold on to the hors
somehow and after running abo1
=, a hundred yards he decided
,e c stop Mr.. Green escaped Wi
- slight injuries.
T. This afternoon at $50 o'clot
y. Mr.. John Sellars and Miss Ed
O Purcell were married at the hon
= of the brides mother, Mrs. To
,s Purcell, by their pastor, Dr..
,c G. Hill. They left on the ev
a ming train for an extended briC
tour.
b. Miss Emma Belle McRae, e
&c tnntai1od most delightfully."- t
t err}~T >-Routd Book Club.
: il las musical number. Aft
n the program and q musical c.
It. test, a most elegant three coar
ee buffet luncheon was served
Mis- e Katie Lee Mckinnon a
jamie Carter.