The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-03-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Monday being a national hol-
iday the banks of the town will
be closed.
Mr.. c.. M. Fuller returned
this morning from Atlanta, Ca,
where he purchased a car load OF
mules for his sales stables.
Mr.. A. w. Mclean. who
went to Baltimore ten days ago
for treatment, is steadily improv-
ing and he and Mrs. Mclean,
who went with him, are expect
ed home tomorrow.
Mr.. J. N. Creel, of Dunn,
began work this morning moving
Mr.. A. e. Whites residence fur
ther back on his lot on Chestnut
street, where he will build fine
12-room residence. The house
will be turned to face Seventh
street.
Wade, infant and only child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Purdie l.. Free
man, of East Lumberton, died
Monday night and was buried
yesterday morning in thecemete-
ry at the county home. the funeral
services being conducted by
Rev. j. M. Fleming.
Things in motion sooner
catch the sight than what not
moves. And of that truth the
Lumberton Drug Co. is taking
, advantage. 1t has rugged up a
couple of wheels in the window
of its store on Elm street, these
! wheels are laden with talcum
powder, and a little motor drives
them round and round.
:. "A revival meeting began
Monday evening at the National
u Cotton Mills in which Rev. j.
d M. Fleming, pastor of East
g Lumberton Baptist church, is
I, being assisted by Rev. R. N.
/. Cashwell. The interest in these
S meetings increases with each
), service. They will continue in
g definitely and the public is cordi-
l. ally invited to attend.
;, 1t was Mr.. Joe N. Regan,
y of rural route No. l from Lum-
~ berton, who brought the unusu-
le s ally large blue Andalusian hen
n eggs to The Robesonian office
Saturday, and not Mr.. .Jno. N. Re
- gan, as was Inadvertently stated.
y MIR. Jno. N. Regan came to town
H. Tuesday and was beseiged with
4 requests from people who want
3 > ed to buy some of these unusual
VI eggs.
of AS mentioned in Mondays
~ Robesonian, Mesdames R. D,
~ Caldwell and Jno. 7. Biggs left
ts Monday for Oxford, where they
h. are attending the goth session OF
o. the Woman's Missionary Union
N of the North Carolina Conven
ha m ton, which convened in the Ok
ss ford Baptist church Tuesday eve
Mt ming and will last through to
ice morrow. Mrs. Caldwell was or
- the program to conduct the unit
r. ed devotional exercises .yester
A. day afternoon.
ss This is on the quiet and yol
ne must not tell anybody: a bunci
)r. of young men hied themselve
lie away this morning to a small
ell town in South Carolina to see !:
Ir. main fought, to see a match a
lc cockfghting. My lord woult
,st ride2On.iles tosee main fought"
lc. said one of Thackeray's charac
* ters; but that lord was not in ;
class by himself: there are 9th
ers. You don't have to know
IN just who went, or the place, d
you? Sorry. So long.
Quite number Of ladies o
eu the town have complained o
~, having flowers stolen from thei
lIs M yards during the last few days
~. M The flowers have been going. Th
lne attractiveness of many yards ha
nu been greatly disturbed. 1t i
~ learned that several little boys
li1s li1ls who loaf about the streets whe
eo- they should be in other place:
vi have been paying their way int
Mo the 9 cent show, which does bus
W. ness on a vacant lor next to Nj
q E. D. McNeill's residence, wit
l@eo @ nice punches of hyacinths. Maya
az az this explains.
Mr.. Mr.. L. Shaw, of st. Pau
, 90 who owns the building occupie
am by the stores of Messrs. H.
no Boylin and John Wishart. one
let the buildings which stand out u
feet on the sidewalk on Elm stree