The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-14
FAlRMONT NEWS LETTER.
Marriage of Miss Nettie Lewis
and Mr.. Ambrose Prevatt-
Working on a Play-Among
the sick-Why Mt. Eliam?
of The kobesouian.


Correspondence of The kobeseuian.
Fairmont, Feb. 11-Miss Net
tie Lewis and Mr.. Ambrose Pre-
watt, both of the Back Swamp Sec
ton, were married by Rev. D. P.
Bridgers last Sunday afternoon
at the Baptist parsonage. They
were attended by a few frienus
from their home who, with many
others. wish them much joy.
Miss Julia Mclean spent last
week with relatives at Mcdonald.
Miss Tommie Nye, Of Orrum,
visited Miss Vera Purvis for a
short while lass week. Mrs. j.
F. Mclean, Of Pates, was well
come visitor in town last week,
the guest of her father, A. c..
Thompson. She has many friends
here who are always glad to see
her. DIR. J. P. Brown is away
on Southern trip, taking in the
great Southern carnival, the
Mardi Gras at New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Thompson
were called to Dillon last Mon
day by the sad news of the death
of Mrs. Thompson's nephew, Mr..
Page, who died after short ILL
ness at the early age of twenty
five.
Messrs. Stokes and Prevatt,
two of the Beaufort Co. employ
es who lived on Moro avenue,
moved last week into houses just
completed on the company'S own
ground.
Miss Willie Weatherly was
called home to Bennettsville last
Sunday by the illness of her
mother, who makes her home
with son at that place. We are
glad to hear that Mrs. Weatherly
IS better and will probably re-
turn with Miss Willie at an early
date.
Miss Mary Thompson is the
efficient substitute for Miss Will
lie Weatherly in the first grade
room this week. This is Miss
Mays first teaching experience,
but she is doing splendidly.
Mrs. ]. D. Mclean is spending
some time in Maxton on account
of the illness of her sister, Mrs.
j. w. Carter, having returned
there at once on her arrival from
the funeral of her dear and love-
ly niece, Miss jamie Carter.
Many friends of Miss jamie here,
where she has visited several
times. deeply grieves for her un-
timely death, and sympathize
with her sorrowing relatives.
The Waverly Book Club is
working nightly on the play il
expects to give quite soon. The
daIe and the characters will be
given later.
Mr.. C. A. Inman's two ener
getic young sons are adding ;
saw mill to the working OF theil
fathers gin.
Leroy Hunt, one Of our mos
industrious Croatans, suffered
the serious misfortune of a brok
en- leg last week while at worr
for Contractor r. L. Inman. HI
is getting on nicely and will soon
be out again. '
Mr.. Cyrus Wick is visiting
friends at High Point.
Mr.. Theodore Thompson ha
concluded to remain at hope ane
iias accepted d situation with tn,
Beaufort Company.
Miss Lorena Lewis is spending
a few days with home folks il
Whitevllle.
At the risk of being called
With truth, Col. Buttinsky, WI
would like to call the attention 0
Happy Jack, your pleasan, AM
versatile correspond ent, to on
thing. Though not a nativ'
Robesonian, as he is proud t
De, yet we have great respec
for all her old landmarks and mis-
toric houses. Now will ne pleas
look at chapter Is and the 27t
verse Of Genesis 1--WE are sure h
has well-read BlDle) and tell u
II we were miSinformed when W
we're told years ago, after ou
first view of the quaint and in
teresting old church buildin,
which gave a name to his com
munity, was named for the beau
tiful oasis in the wilderness des
ert where were twelve wells q
water and three score and te
palm trees: and thev encamne