The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-20
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Mr.. G. H. Edmund is assist
ing at the postoffice during the
holiday rush.
"A public entertainment will
be given at Barker's school house
Thursday evening. beginning at
7.30 o'clock.
Mr. c. M. Fuller, who has
sold mules and horses galore this
year, received two more car loads
OF the same useful animals Sat-
u day.
Lady Audley's Secret,
presented at the opera house
Saturday evening, was witnessed
by small house. 1t is said to
have been a very good play.
George Calhoun, who lives
near St. Padls, was locked up
Saturday afternoon on the charge
of being drunk but was released
later on a S20 bond for his ap-
pearance tomorrow before Mayor
Rowland.
Mr.. R. M. Norment, Jr.,
resigned his position as associate
editor of the Daily Record,
Rocky Mount, last week and re-
turned home Thursday night. He
will remain at home for a while
but expects to enter newspaper
work again.
-Messrs. Woodberry Lennon
and Rudolph Carlyle will go to
Riverton, Scotland county, tomor-
row to assist with the music at
the fair which will be given there
tomorrow evening to raise money
for a John Charles McNeill me-
mortal hall.
, Invitations reading as fol-
= lows have been issued:
1885 1910
Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster
request the pleasure OF your conmpa ny
on Saturday evening January the first
; at eight O'Clock
Lumber Bridge, N. C.
4 Silver Wedding
= David Lancaster Margaret McNair
There will be a box supper
= Friday evening next. beginning
t at 7.3O o'clock, at Saddle Tree
y school house, which is situated
f in the grove at Saddle Tree
: church, to raise funds for the
: benefit Of the school. A great
r time is expected.
e Nothing like the rush at the
: express office during the lasr
5. several days has ever been SEEN
t perhaps, and there have beer
d rushing times there before, al
y that. Much people seem to be
y getting ready to have their morn
T ing's morning during the holi
{ days.
+ Mr.. r. McA. Nixon. who has
e just recovered from a spell of ty'
phoid fever at the Thompson
hospital, left Friday for his home
at Topsail, near Wilmington. He
expects to be able to resume his
i duties as bookkeeper at the First
t National Bank the first of the
year.
/ The three-months' old Infant
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Davis
died at their home at Bellamy
l. Friday and the remains were in
tered at Antioch Baptist church
Saturday afternoon The funer.
I, al services were conducted by
a Rev. ]. M. Fleming, Of East
It Lumberton.
:. Licenses have been issued fol-
, the marriage ofMaryS. Currie anC
u Jno. w. Mckenzie; ARA Baxley
:. y and Quin Dean; Margaret J. Nc
~ ~ Bryde and J. G.. Campbell; Clar.
y y kie E. Purcell and Jno. B. Sci
e lers; Fannie M. Flowers and Wal.
y ter Ford; Catherine McNei | ano
\ D. II. Mcneil; Susie Mercer ano
G. W. Purnell; Bertha May Cul
,r bert and Luther Mercer.
le -Lumberton students at the
y various colleges are returning
n home for the holidays. Beside:
IS those mentioned in the persona
IS column are the following: Misse'
e. Cammie McNeill and Agnes Nc
3 Lean, Peace Institute, Raleigh
es and Irene Mcleod, Elizabetl
IS College, Charlotte, returned Fri
II day night. Misses Ruth Whaley
ie Lima Cough, Maggie Pitman
III Edna and DOVE Prevatt an
III Leslie Proctor are expected hom
IN tonight from Meredith College
~ Raleigh.
Col. and Mrs. N. A. McLea
IL returned this morning from