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

Special Christmas exefcs.
will be held at the Baptist church
Sunday evening.
The Presbyterian Sunday
school will be entertained by its
superintendent, Mr.. M. G.. Nc
kenzie. Monday evening at his
home on Elm street.
Miss OraBaxley andMr. Irwin
Dean, both of St. Pauls township,
were married on the 18th at the
home of the officiating minister,
Rev. J. D. Clark.
| The holidays will be live
times among the young folks.
They have already begun to make
merry. Miss Amanda McDiar-
mid entertains this evening and
number of parties will be given
during the next two weeks.
Mr.. C. A. Purnell, who lives
; on rural route No. l from Buie,
was among the visitors in town
Tuesday. Mr.. PurnelPs father,
, Mr.. Thomas Purnell, who lives
. with him and is 86 years old, has
been very feeble for some time.
Much people have been in
town for the past few days and
the holiday trade has been i'm
t mense. From the Hurry, Hur-
: ry. Hurry" calls of the fruit
stand boys On Elm street one
. would think carnival was in
= full blast.
t. Mr.. Giles Davis of Raft
Swamp township brought to this
Office Tuesday curiosity in the
:, way of an ear of corn. Clinging
+ to the base of this ear are three
~ 'nubbins'' that have an express
sion like they would have if they
, could have but they couldn't.
l. "A private office has been put
d in at the Merchants & Farmers
d Bank, the ground glass, grill
l. work and wicker gates which
:. We're absent from the fixtures at
d first have been put in, and two
n large windows are being cut on
It the side facing Fourth street.
IS The last payment has been
u made on the elegant pipe organ
= which was installed at the Pres
j. byterian church about year ago
d at a cost of 81, 200. The original
se price of this organ.w .was$1, 300 and
III in it's purchase the Presbyterian
d. d. church secured a decided bar,
" gain.
I'd Mr.. Geo. G. French has de-
m cided to locate his planning mill,
ty mentioned in Mondays Robson
r ian, in North Lumberton. at the
IN point where the Virginia & Caro-
d. lima Southern Ry. crosses the
Of Elizabeth road. Work will be
I'd begun on the plant about Janu-
le ary 10, and it is expected that
it will be in operation about
y, February Is.
al Rev. NJ. A. Stephens moved
last week from his former home
on rural route No. 4 from Lun.
.. berton to Evergreen, Columbus
" county, the change being made
tie on account OF more convenient
location with reference to the
churches he serves, which are
m Mt. ELAN. this county. ano
of Boardman, Evergreen, Macedo-
av MIA and Williamson's Cross Roads
~ in Columbus. Mr.. Stephens was
es Lumberton visitor Tuesday.
ne "A tournament will be held
ed at Fairmont Christmas Day at z
te O'Clock in the afternoon. Knights
all Old North State, Wild and Woody
lis West, Rough Rider, Lone Star,
Mountain Maid, Klondike Cir
Is Gus, Flint Hoof Valley, Fairmont
ne Derby, Indian Chief, Red Wing
Ie, Flyer, Lady of the Lake.
of Lovers Lane, Pee Dee Alfonso,
Stonewall's Cavalry, Jack O'Dia.
- rond Crews, Farmers Union,
Robson Blue Bloods. Messrs
ca @. I. and P. z. Floyd are man
Or ayers.
nd columbia. S. c., State, 18th
ng Col. Neill Archibald Mclean ano
as wife Of Lumberton, N. c., are
visiting l.. and Mrs. Horace S
st. Beard at Ridgewood Heights
TX Col. Mclean. it will be Nnem
j. bered, was one Of the nominee:
pit FOR governor Of North Carolin;
,ro at the convention held in Char
IDS lotte last year, when. after
era long and warmly contested vote
IN. Gov. Kitchen received the nomi
nation. Col. Mclean is one 0
on the leadinr lawyers Of the oil
Ie;l N rth State, but has never &C
re lively entered the political arena
ro- Mrs. Mclean was Miss Essi
es- Stewart of York toanty. TIE
are on return from q bushes
rial triD to Charleston, where Co