The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.

An unknown negro was killed
by Coast Line train at Penn
broke Saturday night.
Mr.. Albert Friedman, of
New York. began work last week
as salesman as for. Mr.. A. Vein
stein.
There will be regular meet
ing tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
Of St. Adams Lodge No. ia. A.
F. & A. M. There will be De.
gree work and full attendance is
desired.
On account of the State fair
the V. & c. S. and Seaboard are
giving a special rate of S4.35
round-trip to Raleigh, including
one admission to the fair, this
rate going into effect this mora
ing.
Mr.. C. A. Mcdonald brought
to The Robesonian office Friday
curiosity in the shape of a triple
ear OF corn, raised on Water
street. Double ears of corn are
not so rare, but three ears in one
| that's rare as rare.
-Mesdames Irwin Jenkins and
W. P. McAllister were delegates
from the Robson Chapter, I'D.
c., to the State convention held
last week at Rocky Mount. Mrs.
jenkins returned Saturday and
Mrs. McAllister came home last
evening.
Charity and Children: The
splendid temple Of the Lumber
ton church is rapidly approaching
completion. We learn that no
church building of any denomina-
ton in 1.-The State of Robson"
will be in it's class. 1t is none
too good for the Lords Royalty
who worship there.
-Cordelia Pitman, 6 year-old
, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
, Pitman, of Wishart's township,
died Tuesday night of diphtheria.
The remains were inferred Thurs
, day morning in the family
, cemetery at the home Of Mr..
Louis Scott, the funeral services
{ being conducted by Rev. J. NJ.
Fleming, pastor of East Lumber.
, ton Baptist church.
5 Mr.. E. G. Sipher has just
begun work wiring the new
+. Baptis: church on Walnut street
and the bell is being moved TO-
0 day from the old building, corner
4 of Walnut and Fifth, to the new.
: Work was also begun this morn,
e ing toward putting in the pipe
) organ. There has been unavoid.
o able delay in putting in the wiz
/ dows, but it is the intention tt
n hold the first service in the new
n church Thanksgiving Day.
= During a recent visit to MS
son-in-law and daughter in Lum-
y berton, Mr.. and Mrs. R. S.
: Sledge, Mr.. w. T. Burton made
= many acquaintances who will re
- - gret to learn that one of his legs
- was broke. in two places Thurs
e day as the result of the stumb.
. ling Of his horse as he was rid,
= ing on the streets Of his home
town, Danville, Va. Mrs. Sledge
,, left that morning for Danville
-. ), with her infant daughter to visit
> her parents nd when she arrived
7 there she found her father in {
- hospital.
Unless the graded schoo
yard has been c.eaned up since
Friday afternoon it is a sight, /;
disgrace to tn toHn-papel
scattered everywhere and a gen
eral appearance Of untidynes
and neglect that would lead /;
stranger to think there was som
y scourge of sickness in the towl
that had caused the school to b.
u deserted or that both teacher
y and pupils were mighty untid
= folks. Neither of which supposi
~ tons would be true. What's tn
~ mater at the graded school
le Was there a paper-scattering
y yard-l -littering contest last week
8 Notices Of New Advertisement.
er All the best styles, the best
lr selected things Townsend Bros
Of The best in sporting goods an
lg hardware -McAllister Hdw. CT
st Put money in the bank for you
children-First National Bank.
h. The largest depository betwee
VS. Charlotte and Wilmington-Ba