The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-11-22
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Webb moved
last week from Fifth to Fourth street.
Miss Cora Britt, of Ten Mile, pass
ed through town Saturday en- route to
Bethesda, where she will teach school.
-Tfb fixtures for .e new Farmers
and Merchants Bank, which were de-
layed in shipment, arrived this morn
ing and will be installed at once.
There will an oyster and ice-cream
supper at Mcdonald school house, for
the benefit of the school, on Friday
evening of this week, beginning at 80
o'clock. The public is cordially invited.
"A box supper, instead of an oyster
supper, will be given at Glenwood on
the evening of Thanksgiving Day, and
there will be voting contests. Young
ladies are urged to be present with a
box and beau.
County Superinte dent j. r. Poole
will hold special examination for col
ored teachers on Saturday Of this week,
the 9th. and for white teachers on Fri
day, December Sd. These will be the
last public examinations for the year
"A Mrs. Purcell, of the Meadows,
just east of town, and a man by the
name of Grice, from St. Pauls, who
had been taken care of in the Jail here,
were taken Saturday to the State hospit-
at Raleigh by Deputy Sheriff T. C.
Barnes and Mr.. N. A. Regain.
Miss Josephine Breeze moved last
week from the house she had occupied
for some years on the corner of Chest
nut and Third streets to her own resi-
dence, which has been remodeled and
made new, on the corner of Walnut and
Fifth streets.
Mr.. Alex. Currie has purchased a
house and lot from Mr.. w. l. Linkhaw
on Seventh street and will move from
the house he now occupies on Fourth
street as soon as the coneition of Mrs.
Currie, who has typhoid fever, will
permit.
- Miss Lizzie Lewis and Mr.. w. S.
Boone, both of the Boardman section,
were married yesterday afternoon at
2. 80 o'clock at the home of the oficiat-
ing minister, Rev. E M. Hoyle, on Sew
enth street. The groom is cousin of
| the Messrs. Boone brothers of Lumber
on.
Mrs. A. w. Mclean entertained
Saturday afternoon from 8 to clock,
at her home on Chestnut steet, in honor
of Mrs. w. B. Snow. Owing to the
crowded condition of today's paper it is
necessary to hold over for Thursday s
paper a full report of this delightful
social event.
The Morrison Live Stock Co. Of
Lumberton, capital stock $50, 900, has
been granted charter Messrs A. K
Morrison, Frank Cough and Geo. G
French are the stockholders This is the
same business that has been conduct
ed by Mr.. Morrison for some time and i
vii be conducted by him as formerly. Tn
company has large new and nicely fitted
up stables on the corner of Chestnu
and Second streets and does a larg
sales stables business.
| DIR. T. A. Moments horse ra
away yesterday afternoon hitched to
buggy and the buggy was torn up cor
siderably. To allow him to drink O
Fourth steet, near the hospital, the ne
gro in whose charge the horse was a
the time took the bride off-a yer
foolish thing to do-and when some on
drove up behind the horse broke an
ran. He ran around to Elm and up ths
!, street to the park, where he came to
stop of his own accord after things wel
more or less wrecked.
Misses Virginia any Lizzie Viii
field entertained Thursday evening :
r their home on Elm street in honor {
their guests Misses Kate Southerla1
f ofMaxton andOllieLeak of Kernersvill
Progressive hearts was played. TT
prize, card case, was won by Mi
!, Anna Laurie Burton Of Danville, Va
o and was presented by Mr.. Woodber7
d Lennon. The second prize, pietur
: was won by Mr.. Jobie Weatherly
Maxton. Mr.. June Mckay of MAXI,
!. was among the out-of flown guests pre-
I ent.