The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-18

the marriage of Maggie jenkins
and d. l.. lnman.
The banks of the city will be
closed tomorrow, the anniversary
of the birth Of Gen. Robt. f. Lee
The M.xton Mercantile Co.
has changed its name to the
McRae Co. A, c. McKinnon is
president.
Rev. r. E. Sentelle, superin-
tendent of the graded schools,
preached by invitation at the
Baptist church at Hamlet yestcr-
day, returning to Lumberton
last night.
Mr.. M. h. Tolar has resign
ed his position with the firm of
White & Cough and returns to
his home in Parkton today. He
has not definitely decided what
other business he will enter.
"A communication of st Al
bans Lodge No. ia, A. F. and
A. M, will be held tomorrow
evening at 7:30. There will be
work in the second degree and
all visiting Masons are invited to
attend.
The next attraction at the
Lumberton Opera House will be
"A Soldiers Sweetheart, by
William Chalkey. This is said
to be an excellent play and it
will be presented by good COM
pany.
The firm of White Sc Cough
has been Incorporated to do a
general mercantile business with
authorized capital of 500, 600.
The incorporates are A. E.
White, Frank Cough and John
French.
A meeting of the directors
of the Lumberton Cotton Mills
will be held in the offices of the
company tomorrow and the an
nual meeting of the stockholders
of the Dresden Cotton Mills will
be held Thursday.
Mr.. A. W.McLean entertain
ed the directors and Nfficers of
the Bank of LYeberton, the
Robson Countp~goan & Trust
Co. and the Lumberton and Ores
den Cotton Mills at a stag dinner
at his home on Chestnut street
Thursday night.
Rowland Sun: To Mr.. R. S.
Bond belongs the credit of rails
ing the largest hog ever raised
in this section. This hog was
slaughtered last week and it
weighed when dressed even 500
pounds. 1t was a Poland China
and was only a little over two
years old.
The ladies' of the Presby-
terrain church gave an oyster
supper at the Columbia Hotel
Friday evening for the benefit
of the organ fund of the church.
A large crowd attended and the
supper was a success both H.
nancially and socially. The pro-
ceeds amounted to over $50.
Miss Eva Atkinson, daugh.
ter of Mr.. Will Atkinson, anC
Mr.. Richard R. Prevatt, both Of
Back Swamp township, were
married yesterday afternoon a
4 o'clock at the home of the off
ciating magistrate, Justice Johr
H. McNeill, who lives across the
river about two and half miles
from town.
In the account of the death
ard funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth
Davis, published in The Robe
sonian on the 7th inst, it was
stated that the deceased wa.
buried at Raft Swamp church
which was a mistake. She wa!
buried at the Davis buryins
ground at the old homestead il
Raft Swamp township. Mrs
Davis was nearly 80 years old
instead of 88.
The senior class of the
graded school organized las
week with the following officers
Rex Stephens, president; Wal
lace Norment, vice president
Mary Edens, secretary; Saral
Townsend, treasurer. The mem
bers of the class will meet Fri
day evening with Miss Lin;
Cough at the home of her par
ents, on the corner of Third an
Chestnut streets.
Mr.. ]. S. Griffin, manager o
the Southern Realty & Auction
Co., of High Point, and Mr.. R
B. White, Jr., who is assistin
him, arrived last week and ar
at the Waverly Hotel preparing
for the sale of lots advertised i
this paper. Mr.. Griffin is senC
ing out an immense number {
letters to people all over the cour
ty and these sales will be tn
best advertised sales ever hel
in the county. The Create
Charlotte band, said to be or
of the best bands in the Stat
will furnish music for both the'
sales.
Notices of New Advertisement
c. M. Fuller & Son now ha,