The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.


son Superior Court for the trial
of civil cases, Judge WI. Adams,
of Carthage, presiding, will be-
gin here Monday.
Mr.. II. A. Townsend, of
Raynham, who had a severe spell
Of sickness recently, is able to be
out again. He was among the
visitors in Lumberton Monday.
The Carolina Lumber Com
pany Of Lumberton closed down
temporarily a few days ago. 1t
is expected that it will start up
again as soon as conditions in the
lumber market improve.
There will be an ice-cream
and box-supber at the the acad-
envy in East Lumberton Satur-
day evening from 8 TO 10 0 clock.
A prize will be awarded the girl
who is voted the prettiest.
Mrs. Jesse Humphrey, of
Saddle Tree, who has been sick
for some time, was taken last
Thursday by her physician, DR..
r. l.. Northrop, to the High
smith Hospital at Fayetteville.
Mr.. Leon McGill, who was
employed at the Carolina Lum-
Der Company's plant here until
it closed down a few days ago,
has gone to Lumber, S. c., to
work for a lumber company
there.
Mr.. DIV. Biggs, who has suf-
fered considerably lately from
bleeding at the nose, was taken
to the Highsmith Hospital at
Fayetteville Tuesday by DR.. T..
ID. Kitchin. His condition is said
to be improving.
In the Raynham section Sun
day afternoon a horse or mule
hitched to a buggy in which were
two colored women and a baby ran
away and the baby was thrown
out against tree and killed.
The names Of the persons have
not been learned.
The commencement of the
Croatan Normal School at Pates
will be held on Friday of next
week, the 21st. This has been a
very successful year with the
school, the attendance having
averaged about 80. Prof. H. l..
Edens is principal.
The Methodist parsonage has
been moved back from the front
of the lot on the corner of Walnut
and 7th streets and has been
turned to face 7th street, to make
room for the new Methodist
church, which will be built on the
lot where the parsonage stood.
Work will begin on the church as
soon as arrangements can be
completed.
Mrs. Sarepta Humphrey, who
was severely injured by a fall
some time ago at the home of
her son in Fayetteville, return
ed to her home at Saddle Tree
Sunday afternoon. She has re-
covered sufficiently to be able to
get about on crutches. Mrs.
Humphrey is the mother Mr.. R.
B. Humphrey, of Lumberton.
Mr.. w. P. Cole has resigned
the position Of delivery clerk
which he accepted recently with
the Seaboard at this place in or
der to accept a better position at
his former home at Carthage
with the Tyson & Jones Buggy
Co. Mr.. Cole will return to Car
age about the 10Th. He will
h. succeeded as delivery clerk
hrre by Mr.. S. J. Stephens.
The graduating exercises of
Thompson Institute, the thriv-
ing colored school just across the
river, Prof. Knuckles, principal,
are being held today, winding ur
three days of commencement.
Prof. r. E. Sentelle, superin.
tendent of the Lumberton Grad.
ed Schools, delivered the address
at II O'Clock this morning, anC
the diplomas were delivered by
Prof. J. r. Poole, county su
perintendent of public instruc
ton.
Alex. Fillmore, colored, O.
White House township, wa
tried Tuesday before Justice A
E. White for forcible trespas
upon the land of R. H. Britt
also colored, and Alexis daugh
ter Rochelle was tried on tn
charge Of threatening some o
Britt's folks with a gun. Alex
and Rochelle were bound t
court in bonds in the sums O
$50 and 500, respectively, whic
they gave.
John Sitter, white, VIII
came to Lumberton recent
from somewhere in Florida, an
John Jacobs, Croatan, who work
at Mr.. E. d. McNeills stables
had a little fight on Elm stree
Tuesday afternoon about Is cen
which Jacobs claims Sitter owe
him. Jacobs says he asked fl
his money and Sitter curse
him. 1t wasn't much of a figh
Warrants were issued yesterds
for their arrest, but Sitter seen
to have vamosed.
Special Rates to Charlotte.
Special rates will be given