The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-26


near Kingsdale, was brought to
the ThompsonHospital Saturday.
lie is sick with fever.
-AVirginia& CarolinaSouthern
Railway excursion from Ashboro
to Wilmington, carrying 300 and
odd people, passed Lumberton
Thursday afternoon.
A charter has been granted
the Planters Ginning Company,
of Maxton, for ginning cotton,
capital SIS, 600. w. S. McNair,
J. S. McRae and others are in
terested.
Mr.. J.H. Powers, of Powers
vile, was in town Friday with a
load of excellent watermel0ns,
The one he presented to lhehoD1
esonian force was tlp-top ana
was very much enjoyed.
The well-known enterprlsing
firm of Caldwell Il Carlyle has
adopted an attractive form OF adj
vertising and it's large depart
ment stores will henceforth be
known collectivelyas The Spot. !"
The funds amounting to$408,-
IS, misappropriated by Il. r. Nc
Cormick while he was clerk OF
Cypress Camp No. 125, wow,
have been replaced and McCor-
mick was released from Jail last
week.
There will be a Farmers
Union Picnic at Ten Mile church
Tuesday, August Bid. Arrange
ments are being made for a big
day. There will be much speak
ing, and everybody is invited to
attend with well-filled baskets,
as the jubilee is expected to last
all day.
There will be a farmers
meeting and school rally atBark-
er's Thursday afternoon, begin
ming at 2 o'clock. One of the OBJ
jects of this meeting is to stir up
little more interest in the school
at that place. There will be lots
Of Watermelons to eat, and some
speaking. Everybody is invit-
ed.
Miss Gladys Barnes, daugh-
ter ofMr. and Mrs. disturbances,
who live about two miles east of
town. has opened up a stenogra-
piers office in theMcLeod build
ing. She occupies an office adj
joining the law Offices of Messrs.
Shaw and Johnson, formerly oc-
cupied by Miss Jessie Lennon.
She will do public work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam DUNE, OF
Fairmont, are in town today. Mr..
DUNE will leave this afternoon
for the Northern markets, where
he will purchase a fall and win.
ter stock of goods for his store
at Fairmont. Mrs. Dunnie will
be here at the home of her pa
rents, Mr.an Mrs. S. Weinstein,
during the absence of Mr.. Dunie.
In the report of Superior
Court proceedings in last Mon.
days Robesonian, among the
cases reported continued was ont
against Troy Meares for false
pretense. After the entry from
which that was taken was made
further investigation revealed
the fact that there was nothing
in the case against MIR. Meare:
and it was withdrawn.
Mayor John A. Rowland will
leave this afternoon forCharlotte
accompanied by DR.. 7. D. Hitch
in, to consult DR.. H. M. Wilde
about the condition Of his health
which he has never entirely re
gained since an attack he suffer
ed last spring. Mayor Rowlan'
will be away perhaps tire
weeks. During his absence MI
NV. Floyd will act as mayor.
"A secondhand automobil
recently acquired by a colore
citizen was let loose on the tow
Thursday evening. Nothing Xix
it was ever heard before. Timi
ones thought the nameless mons
ter that formerly used in Wish
arts township had come to town
Whatever else that automobil
may be good for it has all other
backed off the boards when
comes to making a noise.
In accordance with an orde
passed at the last meeting of tn
town commissioners, lights hay
been placed in Mr.. J. P. Towr
sends yard between the artesia
we'll and the river and that her
tOfore dark spot is now lighte
throughout the night. And tt
artesian well, which until Thur
day poured it's never-ceasir
waters upon the ground, no
flows directly into a large pip
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. McLea
who left Lumberton last Mond;
evening for New York witho
having fully decided to take t
trip abroad which they had co
templated for some time, sail
Wednesday on the Campania a
will arrive inLiverpool tomorro
9th. After touring England a.
Scotland they will spend a VIII
on the continent and will retu
home about the middle Of Sc
TENDER.
Mayor Rowland says
knows now about that sWimmi