The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-04-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

-Maxton and Lumberton will
play ball here this afternoon.
License has has been issued
for the marriage Of Edna Taylor
and H. l.. BaXley.
-Maxton's water and sewer
system has been completed and
accepted by the town commits
sioners. r
Mrs. A. 4. White gave her
Sunday school class an Easter
egg hunt at her home Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. G. M. Prevatt will leave
this evening for Atlanta, Ga,
where he expects to purchase a
few horses for his sales stables.
Mr.. G.. M. Fuller will leave
this evening for the Western
markets to purchase another
supply of horses and mules for
his sales stables.
Mr.. H. A. Townsend, of
Raynham, who has been sick for
some time, was taken to the
Marsh Hospital in Fayetteville
last week and his condition is
said to be steadily improving.
His many friends in Lumber
ton and throughout the county
will be glad to learn that DIR. H.
T. Pope has entirely recovered
from the illness which compelled
him to quit work for while, and
has resumed his practice.
-Philedelphus and St. Pauls
high schools debated the ques-
ton of the government owner
ship and control of railroads at
the school house of the former
Friday evening, and St. PauPs,
which had the affirmative side,
won.
Aunt Dinah's Quilting
Party" and "A Gypsy Festival"
given by young ladies of the
Presbyterian church to raise
money for missions, will be the
attraction at the Opera House
tomorrow evening. The price OF
admission will be Is, Is and 81
cents. .'
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Pitmar
and children and Mrs. Eliza Full
Ter went to Fairmont Saturday
to attend dinner given in honor
of the 82d birthday of Mr.. Pit.
mans mother, Mrs. Rose Pitman,
whose birthday is celebrated
every April 10th by a dinner Civ
en- at her home.
Mrs. R. D. Caldwell gave al
Easter egg hunt to the members
of her infant class of the Bap
fist Sunday school at her home
on Elm street Saturday after
noon, and after the hunt tn
children were taken to the NOV
ing picture Show. The member
ship of the class numbers abou
IS.
DIR. S. B. Rozier, who recent
ly moved from. his plantation a
Rozier to Fayetteville, lost a bar
and it's contents Friday night b.
fire. The barn was on the plan
tation, which is in charge of Dr.
r. G. Rozier. The origin of tn
fire is unknown. About 200 bush
els of corn and some guano wer
burned.
Mr.. Daniel Ward, 81 year
old, a Confederate veteran, die
Thursday night at Lumber Bridg
at the home of his daughter, Mr.:
N. B. Taylor, of paralysis, afte
illness of two-weeks' duration
The remains were inferred FIR
cay at Cedar Creek, Cumbe
lind county, the former hon
OF the deceased.
The following students can
home to spend Easter and w
return to their respective &C
leges this evening or tomorrow
Miss Ruth Whaley, Guilford, ne;
Greensborro;Miss Irene McLeo
Elizabeth, Charlotte; Misses Dow
and Edna Prevatt, Baptist Ur
versity, Raleigh; Mr.. Richa
Norment, Trinity, Durham.
Mrs. Geo. B. Mcleod al
Misses May Moore, Agnes M
Brayer and Irene Mcleod we
taken to Red Springs Friday {
ternoon by Mr. A. H. McLeo
in his White Steamer, to he
the celebrated prima donna, ]
len Beach YaW, who sang at t
Southern Presbyterian Cole
that evening. They return
Friday night.
Invitations reading as f
lows have been received in Lu
berton.
Mrs. Annie Penelope Mcmillan
requests the pleasure Of your prese
at the marriage of her daughter
Hettie Ruth
to
D Mr.. Meak Nixon Jenkins
on the afternoon of Wednesday
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