The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-09

ing salesman for Smith Il Gil
christ, fertilizer manufacturers
Of Wilmington.
Licenses have been issued
for the marriage Of Cora Wilson
and Kelly SESSIONS; Whey Will
cot and Ira Wilcox; Stella Fair
cloth and Charlie G.. Powers.
Mr.. John Pope, son of Mr..
and Mrs. |. l.. Pope, left Friday
evening for RonceVerte, w. Va,
where he will take charge OF 4
Western Union Telegraph Office.
The closing-out sale at Cald-
we'll & Carlylc's department
stores which began Thursday IS
meeting with great success.
There seems to be much ready
cash in tint. country for the time
Of year.
Deputy Register of Deeds A.
#. Parmelc in great Indignation
wants to know who the dickens
ID. s. Oliver is. The reference
in Thursdays paper was OF course
to Commissioner ID. S.Alderman.
Just little nod, you know.
The Robson Insurance &
Realty Company,o of Red Springs,
has been Incorporated with an
authorized capital Of S25, 600, and
will begin business with SIS, 600.
The incorporators are r. w. Town
send, }. l.. Mcmillan ard II.
Grantham, all Of Red Springs.
Gen. and Mrs. F. A. Bond,
of Hunters Lodge, will leave
this evening for Jessups, Md,
their old home, to visit relatives
for a month on six weeks. They
will probably be brought back
through the country by their son,
who lives at Jessups, in his auto
mobile.
Mr.. Lester b. Townsend, who
has been assisting County Audi
tor A. Nash for some weeks, has
accepted a position with the Bank
of Hamlet as assistant cashier.
He will go to Hamlet to enter up
on his new work Wednesday,.
Mr.. Towns end assisted in audit
ing the books of the Bank of
Hamlet some time ago.
Owing to the slim attendance
at the meeting Of the Associated
Charities called for Friday after
noon no business was transacted
and another meeting has been
called for tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock in the court house.
All who have contributed any
thing are urged to attend. Bust
ness of importance needs atten-
ton.
Mr.. J. +. BiZZell, who lives
about 8 miles from town on rura
route No. A and who is a water
melon raiser from way back, was
in town Saturday with two Wagon
loads of fine melons, some o.
them weighing over 60 pounds
he sold the lot for prices ranging
from rs to rs cents. He left ONT
at The Robesonian Office that wa
as fine as anybody ever got OF
the outside Of.
Charity and Children: Aug
ust %, Prof. J. B. Carlyle, o
Wake Forest College, will presen
to the Baptist church at Lumbe
Bridge a portrait of the maj
who for half century gave tina
church his service as its counsal
Tor, friend, and pastor-Rev
John Monroe. 1t will, no doubt
be a great occasion, and Prof
Carlyle will deliver a valuabl
and happy address.
The annual Sunday schoC
convention and picnic of Thomr
sons township was held at Pur
Wis Friday. Reports were receiS
ed from II Sunday schools, ir
creases being noted in all eXceI
one. Several good speeche
were made, a good dinner We
served-to the great delight, b
it known, Of Sheriff &c. McNei
and Treasurer M. G. Mckenzie
who never overlook any picnics-
and a large crowd was presen
Mr.. j. d. Johnson, who liv,
on rural route No. a from Re
Springs, was among the visito
in town Friday. Mr.. JohnsC
has a cracking good field of COZ
of ten acres which a good mar
people say will make 1000 bus
els, and several years ago tn
same land was sold by two me
who said it was too poor to NAL
a living on. A full account (
this emarkable field of corn al
the methods Mr.. Johnson u.s.
in cultivating it will be given
Thursdays paper.
Ed. Nance, a young VIII
man who lives near town, want
in connection with trouble abe
a woman, was arrested Saturd
at the home of Mr.. Will Harde
near town on the Elizabeth roo
In default of bond in the sum
$50 he was committed to Jail
await preliminary trial tomorr
morning at 9 O'Clock before j.
tice w. P. Barker. The won
in the case is Ida Howell, dauq
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Il. He
ell, who live on the Ehzab'
road about 3 miles from town
A family reunion was h
Yesterday at the home of Corol