The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.

trial and commercial Club will
entertain the ladies of the Round
Dozen Club this evening in the
club rooms.
About six couples participat-
ed in a dance last evening in the
Pythian hall on the third floor of
the Lumberton Cotton Mills of
flee building. MIR. and Mrs. F.
+. Thomas were the chaperones.
Mr.. T. A. McNeill has pur-
chased Broom house and lot
containing an acre and half, at
the end of Caldwell street, from
Messrs Will and Arch. Regan, of
Tolarsville. The deal was made
through the A. X. J. w. Co. and
was closed Monday.
Rev. E. NJ. Hoyle returned
Yesterday from the home Of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Hoyle, in Bladen county, where
he was summoned last week on
account of the illness of his wife.
Mrs. Hoyle's condition has i'm
proved considerably.
Mr.. Raymond Reynolds, who
had been a student at Center ac-
ademy, near Littleton, came
home Tuesday, school having
closed on the l7th. He has ac-
cepted a position with the Pope
Drug Company for the summer
and began work yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Britt
moved to Lumberton Saturday
from Mcdonald and are occupy
ing house belonging to Mr.. ".
w. Carlyle, on First street. Mr..
Britt was formerly depot agent
at Mcdonald. He has not def
nitely determined what he will
do.
The new prescription case
mentioned recently as having
been purchased by the Lumber
ton Drug Co. has arrived and
was Installed yesterday. 1t is a
very handsome case with large
mirror in the centre and extends
across the store, to the appear
ance of which it adds greatly.
-Messrs. Otis M. Page and J.
W. LaBruce, engineers and con-
tractors, who are doing business
under the firm name of Page &
LaBruce with headquarters at
Dillon, S. c., are contemplating
establishing a branch office in
Lumberton. They completed re-
Gently survey of Fairmont.
Superintendent R. E.Sentelle
has made quite an Improvement
in the appearance of the grounds
, at the graded school building by
! having the trees trimmed and
l some cleaning up done. A little
: brushing-up and dusting around
8 will make a change in the ap-
pearance of things.
Mr.. 7. A. Norment, Jr., for
merly Of Lumberton but now OF
Grottoes, Va, who had been
o very i'll at his home, as stated in
r a recent issue of The Robesonian,
: underwent an operation at Johns
o Hopkins hospital in Baltimore
last week and is getting on nice
ly. He is expected to be able to
return home the last of this
week or the first Of next.
The funeral services Of Mrs.
Mary E. Stone, who was killed
;. in the cyclone Sunday afternoon
!. about three miles from town, as
S mentioned in Mondays issue
i of The Robesonian, were con-
d Quoted Tuesday morning at 10
d o'clock at the family burying
h grounds, near the old home.
t about three miles from town, by
y Rev. J. NJ. Fleming. A large
n crowd was present.
: Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Carter
moved yesterday to St. Paul, Mr.
:. Carter, salesman for the Meal
:, lister Hdw. Co. of Lumberton
:. and St. Paul. having been trans
a ferred to the store at that place,
e where Mr.. ]. c.. Blanchard is in
) charge. Nr. Claud Roberts, who
l. had been assisting Mr.. Blanch-
n ard for two weeks, returned to
IL Lumberton yesterday and has
resumed his work in the compa-
ny's store here.
Mr.. N. A. Mcclellan, who
lives on rural route No. l from
J. GAINESVILLE, was a Lumbertor
IS visitor Monday and entered The
,e Robesonian's cotton contest. M.
q J. H. Humphrey, OF Shannon:
4 son of Mr.. J. S. Humphrey. ano
IL Nj. A. r. Mcintyre, who lives