The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The Lumberton Oil Mill will
lose for the season April 18th.

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close for the season April 18th. |
The condition of Mr.. H. A. |
Townsend, of Raynham, who
has been sick for some time.
was reported somewhat improv-
ed this morning.
Mr.. L. G. Sipher, electrician,
has been awarded the contract
for wiring the Lumberton Cot
ton Mill Office building on Elm
street, which is now nearing COM
pletion.
AT a conference yesterday
morning at the Baptist church a
committee was appointed to
meet Wednesday night and adopt
definite plans for the new $50
600 church which this congrega-
ton will build in the near fu-
ture.
Number 80, afternoon Sea-
board train from Wilmington to
Hamlet, which is usually dead
on time, was two hours late
Thursday afternoon on account
of a freight engine getting off
the track down the road a piece
from Lumberton. No one was
hurt.
Mrs. Sarepta Humphrey, of
Saddle Tree, mother of Mr.. R.
B. Humphrey, of Lumberton,
who was seriously injured by a
fall ten days ago at the home of
her son, Mr.. D. ]. Humphrey, of
Fayetteville, is getting along
nicely and it is thought that she
will recover.
misunderstood that Mr.. J. P.
McNeill, who is building a hand
some three-story store building
on South Elm street, will re-
serve one floor for a skating
rink. This floor will be covered
with maple and will be one OF
the incest amusement halls to be
found anywhere.
The Maxton Scottish Chief
has purchas from the Robe
sonian Publishing Co. the press
formerly used by The Lumber
ton Argus. The press will be
moved to Maxton at once and il
will enable Mr.. w. B. Harker,
proprietor of The Chief, to print
his paper with much less trouble
and expense.
The series of meetings which
began at the Pentacostal mis-.
sion on the 18th closed last eve
ming and Revs. ]. H. King anc
F. M. Britton, who conducted
the meetings, left this morning
for their homes in Falcon. Rev
Mr.. King will preach here reg
ularly hereafter every third Sun
day, morning and evening, anC
the Saturday evening preced
ing.
The Eagle Furniture & Car
pet Co. has a selling proposition
the outcome of which will b.
watched with interest. 1t il
offering for sale beautiful OF
prints, 16 X 20 inches in size, il
handsome frames, for 81 each
and each purchaser is given
card bearing a number, and OF
the 4th of July the one holdin,
the lucky number will he give
q $3.50 piano.
The School at Ten Mile
taught by Misses Flora Mcneil
of Lumberton, and Alma Pate
Of Cumberland county. closed Fri
day. Miss McNeill returned HON
Friday evening. Miss Pate an
Hiss Fonnie Britt, the latter c
Zen Mile and known to Robe
s1nian readers as Sarah Jane
were in town Saturday. Mis-
Pate returned to her home nea
Fayetteville yesterday.
The Freeman Printing Con
rany, Mr.. Ed. Freeman, pres
dent, has ordered a new tw'
revolution press which has bee
shipped and is expected to a
rive in a few days. This az
dition was made necessary b
increase of business. The pre-:
is one of the latest models an
when it is installed the Ere,
man Printing Co., which has a
ways turned out excellent worl
will be able to serve it's patrol
even better than it has in tt
past.
AT a recent meeting of IL
stockholders of the McLea
Rozier Drug Co. the compar
was reorganized and the nan
was changed to the McLea
Sledge Co. DR.. r. G. Rozie
who was formerly associat,
with Mr.. A. T. Mclean in tn
company, moved some time a,
to his home at Rozier's. M
r. S. Sledge, who 'haa been
charge of the store for sor
time, becomes a member of t
firm.
Mr.. w. B. Snow, of the fiji
of Mclean, Mclean & Sno
went to Raleigh Saturday mig
and he will appear there Il
week with the State in the tr
in Wake Superior Court of
men accused of the murder
DIR. E. w. Smith, of Richmor
Va, the travelling man who "
killed at the rock quarry ne
Raleigh last fall. Mr.. Snc
who formerly lived in Raleii