The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.

w itllICIS . VI pIlLSS Ill tll6 lIOdt
contest in Lumberton on the 26th
ult.are requested to present their
claims to County Treasurer M. G..
Mckenzie, who is now prepared
to pay them.
Miss. Mary Britt and MIR.
Alexander Britt, both of Nc
Donald's, were married last night
at the home near Lumbertcn of
} Justice j. H. McNeill, who per-
formed the ceremony.
Among the applicants for
license to practice law who pass
ed the examination before the
Supreme Court last week were
Messrs. J. E. kinlaw and E. l..
Wooten, of Robson county.
"A dispatch of the 18th from
Raeford states that a light form
of smallpox has developed among
the students of the Southern
Presbyterian College at Red
Springs, but there will be gen.
eral vaccination and there is no
neeu OF alarm.
While on her way this morn
ing to the store ofMessrs. Caldwell
& Carlyle, where she clerks,
Miss Lizzie Caldwell fell f ON
her tricycle. near the office of
Messrs. Mcintyre, Lawrence &
Proctor and received bruisesabout
her face, but her injuries are rot
serious. She returned home but
will be able to be out again soon.
Rev. G. H. Durham returned
last week from Charlotte. where
he underwent ar operation on
his throat, with which he has been
troubled for some time. No preach
irg services were held at the First
BAPTIST church, of which MIR.
Durham is pastor, yesterday, but
it is thought that he will be suf-
fciently recovered to conduct
regular services newt Sunday.
Mr.. E. L. Conn, associate
| editor Of the Raleigh News and
Observer, and Mr.. V. G. Moore.
} assistant business manager, who
2 began work in umherton last
5 week on an industrial edition Of
: The News and Observer for
e Robson county, returned to
Raleigh for the weekend Friday
7 night. They will return to the
: county this week and will be
!. engaged in this work for two or
t three weeks.
Mr.. T. E. Petty will go to
Raleigh tomorrow on business and
thence will go to his home at
Cameron, where he will Re lest
man at the marriage Wednesday
evening in the Baptist church of
Miss Eta Belle Culberson. of
Cameron. and Mr.. Chas P. Rog-
J ers, of Sanford. Mr.. Rog RS is
: a successful young business man
of Sanford and is we'll known in
this section. Mr.. Petty will re-
, turn Thursday or Friday.
s Mr.. Daniel R. Barnes, of the
Il Barnes Bros. Drug Co. Of Max
r ton, died Wednesday Of pneumon-
e ia after illness of only 4 days
: duration. The remains were in
Il tered Thursday at Jonesboro.
2 the old home of the deceased.
i Two brothers-Messrs. Ben S.
e and Hugh Barnes. who were as
sociated with the deceased
. in business-and two sisters
4 Misses Margaret and Leila
II Barnes
. Mr.. A. C. Meares, who lives
near Southport. came all the way
to Lumberton SATURDAY. to buv a
horse and mule from Mr. C.. M.
Fuller. and he also BOUGHT from
Messrs. C. NJ. Fuller & Son a bug
d gy and set of harness. Mr.. Meares
purchased a pair os mules from
Mr.. Fuller at Whiteville five years
' ago. and they gave such entire sat
isfaction that when he was in the
market again he decided to come
Il To Lumberton to trade with Mr..
Fuller.
-Ane schedule wont tito
n effect this morning on the Vir-
e ginia&C Carolina Soutiern. ps ssen-
@ ger train No. ca. which has been
it leaving Lumherton IT $50 and
r arriving at Hope Mills at 10 80.
J. being moved up Is minutes.
d leaving Lumberton rcw at 9 35
y a. m. and arriving at Hope Mills
It at 10. .35 a. m. No other changes
h in schedule have been made. The
Sunday train, mentioned in The