The Robesonian., 1910-04-04
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Commercial & Industrial
Club will give a public entertain
ment on Thursday evening of
next week. Fuller mention will
be made in Thursdays or Mon
days paper.
The regular monthly meeting
of theRobeson chapter, Daughters
of the Confederacy, will be held
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the home of the president, Mrs.
]. A. McAllister, corner of Chest
nut and Sixth streets.
The regular meeting of the
Young Mems Union Prayermee+-
ing will be held tomorrow eve-
ming at the usual place, Mcleod
building, at 8 o'clock. There
will be business of Importance
and a full attendance is desired.
-Lumbertcn defeated Ben
nettsville, S. c., in a ball game
on the home grounds Friday af-
ternoon, the score being 9 to Z.
The Lumberton boys gave hcme
people a surprise, for nobody
thought they could put it over
the visiting team in that way.
The features of the game were
Lee Stones pitching and Lee
Correll's batting.
-Supt. ]. R. Poole, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. l.. johnson. Mrs. ]. j.
Crow and Miss Ethel Higley were
among those from Lumberton
who attended the school closing
exercises at Saddle Tree Satur-
day. Prof. Poole and Mr.. John
son were among the speakers
and Mrs. Crow recited. The day
was a notable Que for Saddle
Tree.
DIR. ]. w. Blackmer, os-
teopath, who opened an Office
in the Bank of Lumberton
building some weeks ago,
coming to Lumberton twice each
week from Wilmington, has given
up his practice in Wilmington,
and came to Lumberton last
) week to locate. His practice in
: creased here to such an extent
t as to demand his entire time.
q Maggie Norton, who lives on
the corner of Chestnut and Sec
v ond streets, was before Mayor
2 Rowland Saturday afternoon on
: the charge of committing an as
| sault on Lima Moore. who lives at
: the foot of the old bridge. There
. was no evidence of assault but
\ the defendant was taxed $3.50
+ and costs, total of S7.O5, for
abusive language, which she ad-
!, mitted. 1t was in evidence that
n the provocation was extreme.
i Rowland Sun: Hon. Stephen
S Mcintyre, of Lumberton, was in
[ town one day last week on pro-
: fessional business. Mr.. McIn-
{ tyre, who is one of Robeson's 8
e most honored citizens, is prom
e inently mentioned for the next
e State Senate. He says he is not
=, a candidate for the place, and
:, would much rather see it go to
d some one else, but he intimated
r that if the honor was thrust up
Il on him he would not refuse to
: serve. He has already been a
a member IF the Senate on two oc-
g casions and served with ability.
Il Mr.. J. G. Branch. manager Of
n the local phone exchange, left
o Friday for Hot Springs, Ark,
d for treatment for rheumatism.
Fe will be away about three
months and during his absence
the exchange will be in charge
\. Of Mr.. G. H. Randall, who has
e charge of the mechanical work.
under the direction cf Mr.. ]. B.
Maxwell, of Laurinburg, district
e commercial manager, under
whom Mr.. Branch works. Some
of the material for the new local
system here and for long dis
II tance has arrived and will be in
stalled in the near future.
Biblical Recorder: Robson
county wins pastor c. G. Wells
from Murphy and he enters
this week upon his new work. He
writes: Next week and there
after you will please send my
copy of The Recorder to Pages
o Mil. S. c.. A call some time ago
y to old Bear Swamp church, IN
= the Robson Association, led me
q to resign here to go there. A
" church made up of 353 thrifty
, farmers and other business peo-