The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-01

The condition of Mr.. H. A.
Townsend, of Raynham, who
has been very sick with pneu-
monia, is improved today.
-Gussie Beaver, one of the
children severely injured in the
runaway at the Lumberton Cot
ton Mills last week, is improv-
ing.
Mrs. A. w. Mclean enter
tanned a number of ladies at an
elegant luncheon at her home on
Chestnut street Friday afternoon
at 1870 o'clock.
Mr.. l.. E. Miller has resign
ed as manager of the Lumberton
Steam Laundry. He has not
yet decided what other business
he will engage in.
The school at Long Branch,
Prof. Geo. Warwick, principal,
will close Friday evening, the
9Th, with dialogues, recitations,
string-instrument music, etc.
Mr.. w. R Ivey has severed
his connection of II years. du-
ration with the Singer Sewing
Machine Co. and will devote his
time to getting his out of the
soil.
Miss Josephine Breeze left
last evening for Baltimore to
purchase her spring stock of
millinery. Miss Barbara Hum
phrey will keep Miss Breece's
store during the week she is
away.
Mr.. w. B. Bailey and Miss
Mollie Taylor, of Wishart's town.
ship, were married at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Taylor, Monday after.
noon at 3 o'clock, Justice Ed
Tyson officiating.
The first day and the first
Monday of the month having
fully come, both arriving togeth
er, the county commissioner!
and board of education are il
regular monthly session, and the
usual first Monday crowd is il
town.
"A two-room house at tn,
Lumberton Cotton Mills occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Britt wa'
destroyed by fire yesterday after
noon about one o'clock. Most O.
the furniture was saved. TIL,
origin of the fire has not beer
learned.
"A writ of habeas corpus wa
served on Sheriff E. G. Mcneil
Saturday to take the four negroe
who were brought to Jail here
week ago on a charge of break
ing into a store at Rowland t
Whiteville tomorrow before Judg
Adams, who is holding Columbu
? Superior Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Town
send and daughters, Misses vi
Wan and Claire, who went t
Richmond two weeks ago to pu
Miss Claire under the care Q
specialists, are at present at Ash
land, a suburb of Richmond
where Miss Claire is under tn
care of competent nurses.
-Messrs. White & Cough sol
their store house and stock c
goods at GAINESVILLE to Mr.. f
X. Barnes, of that place, Friday
The deal is being wound up t.
day. Messrs. White & Goug
are on deal which will probabl
he consumnated in a few day
Tor a stock of goods at Suffoll
va.
In a letter received yestel
day by Mr.. R. S. Sledge, D
John Knox, Jr., who went to HI
home near Charlotte some weel
ago on account of an attack {
rheumatism, states that he
improving and expects to retul
some time soon. He is delayin
his return in order to have h
eyes, which have been giving hi
trouble, treated.
One has to travel conside
able distance to get out of Lur
berton no matter what directi'
one takes from the center
town, but if you walk out Fiji
street towards the county hor
you will find that the sidewa
has been extended to the res
dence of Mr.. F. J. Meares, b
yond the VIC. S. tracks, viii
is a great improvement on t
old necessity of padding in t
road.
Considerable excitement W
created on Elm street late SAT-
day afternoon by a horse viii
objected to the noise and appe;
ance and smell of a big auton
bile which it met face to ia,
The horse was driven by one
the Boone Bros. 1t whee
short, turned and started
other way, jumped out of I
shafts and harness and tried
a