The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-09-13

DR.. w. A. McPhaul has pur-
chased a small Brush automobile.
the only one of the kind in town.
Mr.. Simon Allen, about Is
wears old, died at his home in
Wishart's township Saturday
night.
The races at Fairmont Fri
day were the best eVer There
will be another E,eet tn re on the
Both inst.
The men beers Of Robson
chapter, u. d. c.. are requested
to meet with Mrs. J. A. Meal
lister Thursday afternoon.
Rev. r. A. tedgpeth has
resigned his passionate at Barnes
vile and CIyD)nsville. He has
not yet accepted work for next
year.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. H. G..
Lawrence, Of Lumberton, at the
home ofMrs. I.awrence's parents,
ex-Judge and Mrs. w. l.. Nor
wood, at Waynesville, on Friday,
10th inst, a 9-pound girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Caldwell
will be AT Home" tomorrow
evening from $3.50 to II 80 o'clock,
at their home on Elm street, in
honor of Miss Mary Watson, Of
Riverton, who has been their
guest for the past week.
Prof. RE. Sentelle and FAM
lily, who since their recent return
from the western part of the
State had been living at the dor
mitory, moved last week into a
house belonging to Mr.. Emory
Mcneil on the corner of Pine
and 9Th streets.
Mr.. L. M. Mckenzie will
leave this afternoon for Oviedo,
Fla, where he will engage in the
turpentine business with his
brother, Mr.. j. S. Mckenzie.
Master James Cowan succeeds
him as clerk at the Mclean
Sledge drug store. Master Jesse
Jones also recently began work
at this store.
Misses Annie Ruth Caldwell
and Lillian Proctor gave a hay
ride Saturday afternoon to Sun
day-school class that they teach
in a mission school at the Nation
al Cotton Mills. After the ride
refreshments were served on the
lawn at the home of Mr.and Mrs.
r. d. Caldwell.
Mr.. F. p. Gray, accompanied
by DIR. John Knox, .Jr., left Thurs
day evening for Baltimore, Md,
where he underwent an opera
ton Saturday at the Johns Hop
kins Hospital for appendicitis.
Mr.. r. S. Sledge received a mes
sage from DR.. Knox this morn
ing stating that M. Gray was
getting along nicely.
"A mule was stolen Friday
night from Mr.. l.. c. Davis, car
rier on rural route No. 6 from
Lumberton, who lives three miles
from town on the Harleesville
road. On the same night a buggy
was stolen from Mr. Jake Thomp-
son, of BackSwamp, and it is sup
posed that the mule thief, who
has not been caught, also got the
buggy, passing byMr. Thompson's
after getting the mule and max
ing for South Carolina.
Miss Amelia LinkhaW re-
turned Saturday night from a
trip to Baltimore and New York,
where she spent two weeks pur-
chasing goods for the millinery
department Of Caldwell 4 Car
lyle's store. Miss SaIlie Miller,
of New York. who will be head
trimmer for the millinery depart.
ment this season, came with Miss
Linkhaw. Miss Miller is from
the James G.. Johnson & Co. Mil
linery House, New York.
Mr.. G. 3. McCallum, repre-
senting the American Realty (
Auction Co., Of Greensboro, wa
in town Saturday and closed ;
contract with Messrs. A. E
White and Frank Cough to sci
at auction 40 lots on Chippew,
street. The sale will take plac
about the 1st of November. Mr.
McCallum had just returned iron
New York State, where his com
pany, which has conducted mum
Der of very successful sales i
this section, conducted some sue
cessful sales during the summer
The date Of the sale mere Will b
given in The Robesonian later.
Graded Schools Open Tomol