The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.

ed at the postoiiice Monday, which
is National Memorial Day.
A meeting of the County
Farmers Union was held in the
court house at noon today.
Licenses have been issued
for the marriage of Bertha Bax-
ley and Neil Taylor; Maggie
Willis and S. G.. Pitman; Dora
McRae and }. +. Price.
Miss Bertha BaXIcy and Mr..
Neil Tay lor, both Of this county,
were married yesterday at the
home of the officiating minister,
Rev. }. ID. Clal,', nj st. Pauls.
Mr.. Jno. w. smith and son,
Mr.. J. Q. Smith, and the latter's
family will move today from the
National Cotton Mills to the Han
nah Pickett Mills at Rockingham.
The Red Men will go in a
body to the moving picture show
this evening at nine o'clock,
dressed in their handsome new
uniforms, which have just been
received.
The new passenger coach
and combination mail, baggage
and smoker recently purchased
for the Raleigh q Charleston
were put on yesterday, making
the first trip yesterday afternoon
from Marion to Lumberton.
The list takers appointed for
the various townships met here
yesterday with Auditor A. Nash
and County Attorney Britt to re-
ceive instructions and get blanks.
All but two or three of the Il
list-takers were present.
AT the Gospel tabernacle
Sunday Rev. F.Weiss will preach
at II a. m. on the subject, "Are
the five foolish virgins lost or
saved?" At the evening service,
at 8 o'clock, his subject will be,
1.-THE Crossing of the Red Sea. !"
The Fifth Sunday Meeting
of the Robson Association, the
programme for which was pub
lished in Mondays Robesonian,
will meets tomorrow at great
Marsh church, near Fairmont,
and will continue through Sum-
day.
The house and lot on Cedar
street, next the residence of
Mrs. Belle Mcmillan, belonging
to the estate of Mrs. G. E. Bry-
ant and sold at auction recently
by order of court, was purchas,
ed by Mr.. John d. Mcmillan, the
consideration being 81, 125.
Architect J. M. McMichael,
of Charlotte, is expected here
this week for the purpose of sub
hitting plans to the building
committee of the First Baptis
church. Work on this church
which will be erected near thu
Graded School, corner of Walnu
and 7th streets, at cost of S25,
600, will be begun Immediately.
Manager S. H. Hamilton i
improving the appearance Of
things considerably at the West
ern Union Telegraph office. A
partition has been taken out
giving more room, the wall
have been repapered and thu
ceiling has been reprinted. An
other coat of paint will be added
to the ceiling and the furnitur
will be reprinted.
Superintendent R. E. Sen
lie, of the Lumberton Grade,
Schools, expects to leave tn
LIST of this week or the first o
next to join Mrs. Sentelle an
tn ,ir children, who went SOM
six weeks ago to their HON
near Waynesville. Prof. an
Mrs. Sentelle will attend tn
summer school at Knoxville
Tenn. They will return to Lun
berton some time in August.
The Marion Is. c. Drivin
Association will hold its fir
spring meet on June I'd. Re
duced rates will be given ovt
the Raleigh & Charleston an
the fare from Lumberton an
return will be $1.55. Parti'
can leave Lumberton on the rel
ular passenger at 10:45 a. m
get to Marion in time for tt
races, and leave after the rae
are over, between 5 and 6 o'clo,
in the afternoon.
Fayetteville Observer: M
Alex Parham, postmaster
Parkton, an old Confederate W
eran, called at the Observer {
flee today and wished the Obse
yer to make a correction of t
report published that he been ]
moved from the Parkton offit
or resigned from that office fro
incompetency or any other reasC
He has been postmaster at Pal
ton for the past two years, and
still postmaster there. He Sc
that since the report was publ
ed an inspector has visited
office and pronounced it in fl
class condition.
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