The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-19
T.ELIAM MATTERS.
Protracted Meeting Marriages
Among Transgressors 9th
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Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Miss May Britt. of McDonalds,
is visiting friends here thisWeek.
The protracted meeting will
begin here Friday before the
4th Sunday, in this month. Every
body is invited to attend these
services.
Misses Fonnie Atkinson, Lou
Barnes and Strawdie and Susan
lvey, ,ofProctorville, spent Sunday
afternoon here.
Mr.. B. M. Lawson, of Orrum,
was here Saturday and says he
is going to move back to Mt.
Elan.
Mr.. Wright Prevatt, of Lum-
berton,spent Sunday withMr. Ed.
Bissell.
Mr.. Gilbert Cox killed one alli-
gator at the meadow landing last
week and said he saw two more
the same day.
Messrs. Kelly Britt andArthur
Bissell went to Lumberton Sun
day.
Miss Mary Britt Is going to
build a nice residence on Britt
and Stone streets, which will add
much to the appearance of San
dy Level." )"
Miss Lettie Branch, of Back
Swamp. is visiting Miss Dollar
Stephens this week.
Rev. WillieColeman will preach
here the third Sunday at II a. m.
Messrs. Walker Hodge and l.
Y. Britt weut to Fairmont We'd
nesday on business.
Mr.. Leonard Britt went to
Boardman yesterday on business.
Miss Rose Nye and Mr.. Con-
Diary Britt were married Wednes=
day of this week.
Several Of our young folks at
tended the picnic at Blooming
dale last Wednesday.
Miss Strawdie Nye andMr. Sid.
johnson were married Sunday.
Miss Sallie McGoogan, who for
merly taught schoolhere, is spend
ing the week with old friendsand
making new ones.
Mrs. Florence Spivey, of South
Carolina, is visiting at Mr.. Colon
Britt's this week.
Among the transgressors we
have heard of last week was
Neill Lamb, who got boozy at Or
rum Saturday evening and tried
to fight and as a result got his
head bruised up and had to stay
in the Orrum Jail two days and
nights, and it cost him $14.3 80.
Next was FredLawson, ofOrrum,
who broke into his brothers
store and supplied himself with
tobacco-he got a cracker-box
full, so | hear-and he got some
candy, too. He was placed in
jail at Lumberton Monday. Then
Ira Fields, of Boardman, decided
to retail a little something to
drink ana was tried, but don't
know the result, Bethel Stone
thought he'e do something, and
he took a turn Of rash, "and hieC
away from the Britt Hotel al
Boardman, but was caught and
placed in the Whiteville Jail tt
await what is coming. Then &
negro cut Bert Stephens arm
with a knife. 1t took nine stitche:
one way and three the other tt
sew it up. The negro was plac
ed in Jail at Whiteville.
Messrs. Dudley, Rossie and
Beasley Britt went toOrrum Sat
urday on business.
: The Robesonian grows bette
and better every issue. am al
: ways glad when it comes, so ar,
all the folks. l heard some say
their children could not wait fo
} one to read it before another hat
} to read some. But | get one pa
per that | am almost afraid t
unfold afraid I'll find somethin,
l worth reading, but have not thi
far. can say this for TheRobe
sonian:
Roses are red, violets are blue
! like you."
; Mr.. Bissell, the champiol
t melon raiser, continues to sell fin
melons almost every day.
d A snake bit Mr.. Bart. Britt
/. shoe and pants and cut them on
! night this week. His shoe save
: his foot.
e Messrs. Thad Stone and Hectic
: Stephens went to LumbertonSa
t urday on business.
y Happy Jack.
Mt. Eliam, N. c., Aug, IA, %:
h At a special meeting of tt
@ board of trustees Of ClemsonCo
), lege at Anderson, SC, Saturds
ie the resignation Of PresidentP. T
t. Nell was accepted, to go into e
: fectJanuary 1st next, until whit
J. time, at the request of the tru
$. tees, he will remain president
"a the institution.
IA At contest at Louisville, Ky
B. the other day, Lucinda Davis,
u colored woman, died as the resi-
a. of eating too much, eating 5 me
~ ons.
en- WashfngtOn's Plague Spots
lie in the low, marshy bottoms of I
Potomac, the breeding ground of ma