The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-06-17

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Schwartzberg, at | :04 of the clock
Tuesday morning,a girl.
All Odd Fellows in town are
requested to meet in the mayors
office tomorrow evening at 8
O'Clock.
There will be a special meet
ing of Unity Lodge No. POP, K.
OF p, this evening al 8 O'Clock.
Special work. All members are
requested to be present.
Mr.. Daniel Mckenzie, about
65 years old, died Tuesday ut his
home near Shannon after illness
of several weeks duration. His
wife and several children sur
Vive.
--Children's Day exercises will
be held at Raft Swamp Baptist
church at a O'Clock next Sunday
afternoon and at Long Branch at
$3.50 O'Clock the same afternoon.
Ever yDOuy 10 iIINlICd'
Mr.. AS. Tyner, who lives on
rural route No.2 from Buie and
who always remembers his
preacher and his editor, brought
to this Office Tuesday Il JuneHar-
vest pear, which was very much
ppre ciated.
Mrs. N. A. Thompson left
Tuesday for Carthage. where
she went as a delegate to the
Ladies' Missionary Union of
Fayetteville Presbytery, the ex-
ercises of which began Tuesday
and close today.
Mr.. Pink Britt, Sr. about 70
years old, died at his home near
Kingsdale this morning at A
O'Clock. He is survived 10y sever
al sons and daughters, among
whom are Mr.. TO. Britt andMrs.
E. E. Page, of Lumberton.
Mr.. w. H. Stalvey has sold
his interest in the barber shop on
the corner of Elm and Fourth
streets to Mr.. G. B. Meares. Mr..
Stalvey left town last week and
he has sent for his tools fromAt-
lanta, where he will probably To-
cate.
DIR. David Humphrey return
ed this morning from ASheVille.
where he stood examination be-
fore the State Medical board for
license. He was successful and
is now a doctor. DR.. Humphrey
also passed the Florida State
board recently.
An effort is being made to
get enough people interested to
start gymnasium on the third
floor of the new Lumberton Cot
ton Mills office building. 1t is
proposed to put in up-to-date
equipment, have shower baths,
etc. 1t is to be hoped that the
plan will succeed, as it no doubt
will.
"A new schedule, which it is
thought will be arranged in time
to be put in effect Monday, will
shorten the run from Lumbertor
to Hope Mills on the Virginia &
Carolia Southern by 80 minutes,
so that the run will be made ir
so minutes. Connections are made
at Hope Mills with trains going
north and south.
The elegant solid onyxiceles.
fountain purchased recently BY
the Pope Drug Co. arrived the
first of the week and is being in
stalled by Mr.. F. A. Crabtree, Of
Atlanta, installer for the Liquit
Carbonic Co. 1t is expected
Il at drinks will be served thi
evening. The fountain is a beau
ty and one of the finest in tn
State.
Architect J. M. McMichael
of Charlotte, was in town yes
terday and the building commit
tee of the First Baptist churc
received the plans which wer
adopted recently for the ne,
church which that congregatio
will build on the corner of Wal
nut and Seventh streets. Wor
wi be begun as soonas material
can be placed on the grounds.
Cotton blossoms. the first {
the season, have been receive
at The Robesonian office fromM
c. H. Odum, who lives two mile
from Lumberton on the Fayett'
vile road, and from Mr.. H.
Byrd, of Fairmont. Mr.. Odum
blossom was received Tuesday
letter dated the 18th, while tt
blossom from Mr.. Byrd was r
ceived yesterday and was pulle
Monday.
The McLean-Sledge Co. a
vertised in The Robesonian tn;
it would give away presents ar
drinks to 200 boys and girls We
terday morning, and when tt
hour was fully come the gin
and boys were there in droves
rather, the girls in bevys and Il
boys in punches. All receiv,
attractive bonnets and caps a
drinks until the supply of 2
was exhausted, and Mr.. R.
Sledge went one better than
company said it would do a
gave them tickets to the movi
picture show, where they all h
jolly good time last evening.
stuck did the folks become on
bonnets that some grown-l
wanted to and did get in on
deal