The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-10-14

LOCAL BRIEFS.

License has been issued for
the marriage ofEtta Harden and .
Pink Byrd.
AT a meeting of the pastor
and deacons OF the Presbyterian
church last evening it was decid-
ed to install a steam heating
plant at the church at once.
Among the opinions fled by
the Supreme Court yesterday
were the following from Robeson:
Gibson VS.. Dixon, new trial by
consent; Mclean VS.. Bullard. and
Oliver vs.. Railroad, dismissed.
Mr.. A. Weinstein's store,
which is always well kept and at
tractiVe, has been a mighty busy
place since the special sale began
there last Friday. Clerks are
kept busy waiting on customers
and it looks like record-breaking
business is being done.
About 80 women and men
are standing the examinations
County Superintendent. r. Poole
is holding at the court house to-
day for white public school
teachers. Examinations will be
held tomorrow for colored teach
ers and Saturday for Croatans.
Emory McNeilI, Jr., and
Marvin Barker will be tried be-
: fore Mayor Rowland this after
noon at four O'Clock for a fight on
2 Elm street last evening about 7:2C
= o'clock, near Townsend Bros.
store. 1t was q fist fight and Meth
: er was hurt. Quite q crowd gath.
7 cred to see.
Mrs. R. S. Sledge returnedyes
Z terday from Wake Forest, where
= she and Mr.. Sledge went Frida!
to see their daughter, Mildred
! who is sick with diphtheria at tn,
u home of her grandfather. Mr.. D
F. Fort. Little Miss Mildred
condition is very much improves
and Mr.. Sledge is expected hom
tomorrow.
q Mrs. ". A. Yost and chilre
d will leave this evening or uomor
row for Raleigh, to join Mr.Yost
who recently accepted a positio
is there. Mr.. and Mrs. FL. Thoms
as will move within a few day
le from Miss Josephine Breeze
ar home on Fifth street into M
a and Mrs. Yost's house, on tt
Id the same street.
aee -Messrs. White & Cough, wi
u. lare always reaching out aft
q larger things. have fixed up
as cashiers booth in their stor'
el here and tomorrow or Saturds
y Miss Grace Redmond will be il
a. stalled as cashier. Boys will all
n be employed to wrap bundles
ne that the time Of clerks will I
Z longer be taken up with that ne
als m essary detail.
RI The series Of meetings viii,
began at the Gospel tabernac
ngl ten days ago will close this eve
G. ing. Rev. W. H. Harvey, WI
'or has been conducting the service
tie preaching sermons that have I
,te suited in much good, left tt
Ic- morning for his home in Crayto
if. KY. The pastor, Rev. F. Weis
Use will have for his subjects Su
I'd, day: morning, 'Tbe Christi
nv Inheritance; evening, IN
in Hiding from Cod"
OF a personal item appeared
OF Mondays Robesehian to the {
-ed feet thaE Troy Cummins a
wa daughter, Miss Chattie, of rul
his route No. 8 from Fairlaont, spe
Sunday night at the home of N
and Mrs. Jim StepEens, returni
'fe home Monday. It was Mr.R
Ratley and daughter. Miss CHI
tie. of Fairmont, who spent t
'el night with Mr.. and Mrs. SteE
on ems and that much-regretted m
De take was due to the fact thatN
era Ratley came into The Robeso
oy- an Office to ask that Troy Gu
nee tnirs' papec be changed to ro'
'rC- ; from Fairmont.
~. Safertoen persons were xii
( Il. AMI :en severely injured ia
an collision between freight tr