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

Licenses have been issued
=, the marriage of Ophelia Pre-
vi and DaveButler;Lena PINE
eaIl and Isaac Mclean; Flora X.
Maker and f. b. Fletcher.
Mr.. Raymond Reynolds is
cain waiting on the fountain
rSde at the Pope Drug Store,
vhere he was employed some time
,go. He began work again last
week.
A ten-twenty cent family
now was supposed TO be put on
the Opera House last evening,
In it was poorly advertised and
Vas called off because the au-
hence was not there.
Work on the new Baptist
thurch, corner Of Walnut ana
1eyenth streets, goes on apace.
The foundations have been com
nleted and work is progressing
on the basement, where the heat
Ing plant will be located.
Miss Josephine Breeze left
tuesday for Baltimore, where she
Rill spend some time purchasing
Her fall stock of millinery. Miss
frace Redmond is keeping Miss
Breece's store open during her
1bsence.
Mr.. Lester Biggs, formerly
light operator at the telephone
Exchange, has succeeded his Sis
Ter, an account of whose marri-
sge appears elsewhere in this
baper, as day operator, and Mr..
Howard Nye is now night opera
lpr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. French
Ind child returned last evening
from Morehead City, where they
pent two weeks. Mr.. French
purchased while at Morehead
City pair of small marsh ponies,
Which were shipped by express
Ind arrived yesterday.
"A series of meetings held last
week at the Baptist church atMt.
Noriah, Alfordsville township,
Resulted in ID accessions by bap-
ism and one by letter. Rev.J. IN.
Fleming, Of East Lumberton, as
Bisted the pastor, Rev. R. N. Cash
well, in conducting the meetings.
--Petrolius Gilchrist, colored,
was fined So and costs Saturday
by Acting Mayor M. w. Floyd fol
shooting a pistol at his home near
the railroad. Several boys have
been fined within the past
few days for riding bicycles on
sidewalks, and that practice has
about been broken up.
Rev. E. M. Hoyle, pastor of
hne Methodist church, returned
home Tuesday after a vacation
.Df two weeks which he spent at
bis old home nearShelby. He will
preach at the Methodist church
Sunday evening, the morning
hour being given up to the Lay
mans Rally. Mrs. Hoyle and then
two children are visiting atDunn,
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
L. V. Smith.
-Mr.James Annette, of West
brook. Bladen county, who, a.
mentioned in Mondays Robeso
man, was brought to the Thomp
son Hospital last week and takel
by DR.. N. A. Thompson to Balti
more for treatment, underwear
an operation at the John Hop
kins Hospital in that city Tues
day. When last heard from he wa
getting along nicely. Mr.. Arnett
is a brother Of Mrs. T. w. Bullock
Of Lumberton.
Mr.. John ID. Mcmillan, VIII
is always wide awake and up-to
date, has at his store new wrin
kle that is causing the boys
come across in great shape. Fo
the sum of Is cents you are a
lowed to punch a number on
card and you get a box of candy
the size depending upon the co
or Of the ball your punch relea!
es, and you stand a chance c
winning a grand prize" in tn
shape of a 5-pound box.
DIR. vi. Andre WIS, VINO mo-
ed to st. Pauls last week an
whose card appears on the fir.
page of this paper, has decided
change his location fromSt. Pau
to Hope Mills. He will tai
charge Of the practice of DR.. Wi
hngham, who will move fro
Hope Mills to Greensboro. DR.. A
drews says he was we'll please
whilst. Pauls and only decides {
the change because of better il
ducements.
Two men who were sent he
by }. N. McCausland & Co.,
roofers, of Charlotte, are at wo
repairing the roof of the grad
school building, which has leak
ever since the building was col
pleted. s.. L. Smith & Son, of W
mington, who did the roof wo
originally, failed to compile
same in a satisfactory mann
and a sum sufficient to have
word done was withheld fir
the contract price. 1t is expect
that tho uo,-k will ho ooy,oploi