The Robesonian., 1909-02-01


is the attraction at the Opera
House this evening.
Miss Saliie Maxwell, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Sophia Maxwell, began
clerking last week in the store
of John 7. Biggs & Co.
Mr.. w. B. Webb left Satur-
day evening for Greensboro t.
make arrangements for moving
his family to Lumbertcn.
Mr.. Earl Thompson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J.A. Thompson, be-
gan work last week in the office
of Register Of Deeds Higley.
Beginning today, the service
on rural route No. 2 from Rem
merit is changed to daily, instead
of only three times a week, as it
has been heretofore.
Mr.. D. D. French left Thurs
day evening for Smithfield to
take inventory of a stock of goods
which the firm of White& Cough
purchased that day.
For the benefit Cf the school,
the ladies of Mcdonald will give
an oyster supperFriday evening,
the 9Th. Lunches and ice cream
will also be served. Everybody
is invited.
2 -Messrs. A. E. White and
Frank Cough went Thusday
night to Wilmington, where they
purchased Friday stock of
goods for the firm of White &
Cough. They returned Friday
evening.
Mr.. Robert Lamb of Fay
etteville, landscape gardener, who
has done considerable work in
Lumberton during the past year,
will submit plans to the county
commissioners today for beauti.
flying the court house yard.
Mr.. A. T. Parmele spent Fri
day and Saturday in Wilmington
and during his absense Miss En-
ma Norment, who became famil
lar with the work under a form
er register, looked after his du
ties as deputy register of deeds
DIR. John Knox, Jr., was con
fined for a few days last week al
at the Thompson Hospital with
rheumatism and Friday he lef
for his home at Pineville, Meek
lenburg county, where he will
stay until he has entirely recov
cred.
In his write-up of Mr.. E. R
Pitman's funeral services. which
appeared in Thursdays Robeso
nian, Mr.. Fleming wrote tina
they were conducted by his for
mer pastor, but the types mad
1T opear that he was his paste
at re time of his death.
All efforts to find the bod,
of Jim French, the negro who
supposed to have been drowned
in Lumber river last Wednesda
evening, have proven fruitless
Opinion is still divided as t
whether he was really browne
or not.
The appearance of the coul
Rouse yard was improved by tn
spreading of white sand ther
last week. The court house var
could be made very pretty an
attractive place easily, and
would seem to be up to Lumbe
ton to do it.
Mr.. w. H. Stewart, of Roc
Hill, S. c., spent Friday nigh
and Saturday here the guest {
Col. and Mrs. N. A. McLeal
Mr. Stewart is State Senate
from York county S. G.. and h
vent from here to Columbia
attend the legislature. Mr.. Stew
art is Mrs. McLean's uncle.
"A barn belonging to M
George Boone, who lives fol
miles north of town, was d
stroyed Thursday night by fl
which is thought to have orig
mated from the explosion of
lamp which was used for hate
ing an incubator. The loss
estimated at 5000, with no i
surance.
Lacy Robertson, a negro b
about 16 or II years old, was tri
before Justice G. 7. Fisher
Rennert Wednesday on t
charge of attempt at crimir
assault on Miss Baxley, w
lives near Rennert, Tuesday. 7
negro was brought to jail he
Wednesday afternoon by Depu
Bunyan Tolar to await trial
the Superior court.
"A bill introduced in the LIE
islature by Senator Peele, SCI
land county, provides for
ciety which has for it's purpc
the perpetuation of the memo
of the late John Charles \
Neill,a native of Scotland cour
and at one time a resident
Lumberton. Mr.. R. c. Lawrence,
Lumberton, is one of the memb
of the society, which will
known as the John Charles \
Neill Memorial Society.
-Maxton Scottish Chief: !
Page, Of the Sydnor Pump {
Well Company, of Richmo
Virginia, is here superintend
the installment of the pump