The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-04-08
LOCAL BRIEFS.

to this evening.
Mr.. Raymond Re, nolds, son
of Mr.. w. G. Reynolds, keeper
of the county home. began clerk
ing Tuesday for the Pope Drug
Company. #a
. Mr.. A. B. Fisher is erecting,
across the railroad from the sta
ton, three-story 21-room frame
building which will be used for a
boarding house.
Miss Leslie Proctor will en-
terrain Saturday evening at her
home on the corner Of Elm and
Sixth streets in honor of the
graded school teachers. 1t will
be an Easter Millinery Open
ing"
Mr.. w. H. Humphrey left
this morning for Wilmington,
where he will attend a meeting
of the directors of the Southern
Mutual Home and Real Estate
Co. Mr.. Humphrey is a stock
holder and director in the COM
pany.
Amy Macarthur, colored, was
brought to Jail here yesterday
by Policeman Bowen, of Red
Springs. to await trial on the
charge of housebreaking. She
was committed to Jail by Justice
J. N. Buie in default of bond in
the sum of 500.
Mr.. George G. French
thought his single mill, which
is about 5 miles from town, was
on fire Tuesday night and he and
Mr.. A. T. Parmele drove
out there like fighting fire only
to find the single mill quiet and
peaceful and with no fire there
at all.
Licenses have been issued
for the marriage of Allie Meares
and w. w. Phillips; Maude J.
Chisholm and R. w. Webster;
Loula Britt and R. S. Stone; Jen-
ME Thorndike and Izell Wilcox;
Rebecca Wilson and Judson Will
kins; Bessie M. CrenshaW and
Vance Skipper.
The entertainment given in
the graded school auditorium
Tuesday evening by the ninth
grade, Miss Leila May Gill,
teacher, was pronounced by
those who attended very de-
lightful affair. The program was
a very attractive one. The sum
of $18 was realized.
Miss Lizzie Caldwell, who
had been in Wilmington under
treatment for about. a month,
and Miss Gertrude McCon.
naughey, who went with her
returned yesterday afternoon
MIR. D. Caldwell and lite son,
Master William, went to Will
mington on the morning trair
yesterday and came back with
them.
Evangelist w. P. Yarbrough
of Leesville, S. c., will conduc'
a two-weeks' revival at the
Gospel tabernacle beginning the
first Sunday in May. The chill
dren will have Easter exer
cises at this church Sunday anC
the pastor, Rev. F. Weiss, will
preach at the morning and eve
ming services, from a chart. OF
the different resurrections.
In giving the receipts of thu
Lumberton postoffice in Monday
paper for this year and last, thu
c;.relessness of a printer in no
correcting proof as marked CAV
the receipts for last year wrong
The receipts for the fiscal yea
ending March 81 this year wer
$7,418.06; for the fiscal year end
ing March 81 last year the re
ceipts were 81, 103.75.
John H. Sparks show wa
in Lumberton Monday, and pei
formances were given afternoo
and evening to large crowds.
is one of the cleanest and bes
shows on the road. What it lack
in size it more than makes up
quality. Its horizontal bar pei
former, it's quartet of tumblel
and it's quartet of swingin
trapeze actors-to mention tn
best out of an aggregation thu
was good individually and colle'
tively-are as good as one ma
see in Mr.. Anybody's show. Tt
Sparks show is all right.
Col. and Mrs. N. A. M
Lean entertained a few frient
. at their home. on Elm sire
Tuesday evening at a dinn'
given in honor of Judge w.
Adams, of Carthage, who
holding Robson Superior Cour
and Mr.. w. B. Snow, who r
Gently moved to Lumbert,
from Raleigh and is associat
with Col. N. A. and Mr.. A. Y
Mclean in the practice of la
4 The invited guests were: N
and Mrs. A. w. Mclean, N
and Mrs. H. B. Jennings, Re
and Mrs. A. E. Baker, Mr.. a
MrS A n Mel aan Dr a