The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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attendance and with Is new
scholars enrolled.
Mr.. c. B. Skipper has moved
his law office from over the p
office building to the building il
ear of the postoffice, which ,.as
recently been repainted.
Prof. w. B. Loving left last
evening for Virginia to attend
the funeral of his mother, who
died esterday morning at the
advanced age of 80 years.
An entertainment, to which
the public is invited, will be CIV
en- at the Bethesda school house,
near Barnesville, tomorrow eve-
ming. 1t will consist of sketches,
dialogues, pantomime, etc.
@"Along the Kennebec" will
be the attraction at the opera
house this evening. the play be-
ginning at 8. Is o'clock. A street
parade and concert was given at
noon today by the company.
Miss Gladys Barnes, who
lives near town, has accepted a
position as stenographer for the
First National Bank. Mr.. Henry
Jones. fer some time collector
for the Bank of Lumbert on, is at
work temporarily for the First
National Bank.
| Mr.. T. l.. johnson and his
bride, who was Miss Jessie Mos
err, of Hickory, returned this
morning from their wedding trip
to Washington, Baltimore and
} other cities. They will begin
housekeeping in Mr.. Johnson's
new house on North Elm street.
Policeman Alex. Currie made
an estimate Sunday which dis
closed the interesting fact that
about 800 children were in atten-
dance at the various Sunday
schools in town last Sunday, the
first Sunday in the year. A pref
ty good start for the New Year.
Mr.. L. Pate and family, who
have been living on Mr.. w. H.
Humphreys place near Barkers,
on rural route No. l from Lum-
berton, moved the first of the
! week to a place belonging to Mr..
! Frank Townsend, on rural route
! No. 3 from Fairmont. Mr.. Pate
was a Lumberton visitor Tuesday.
The Robesonian has received
from the American Realty &Auc-
5 ton Co. of Greensboro an ex-
ceedingly handsome and attrac-
: tive brochure which tells Of the
: splendid organization which has
won for that company it's envia-
| BILE reputation. Mr.. Graham Blue
MacCallum, advertising manager,
is Robesonian and is we'll known
in this county. This company has
c; nducted several successful sales
in Robson and in other counties
in this section.
An automobile party from
Red Springs spent a few hours in
Lumberton Monday afternon and
evening and returned to Red
SpringsMonday night. They were:
Miss Celeste Seymore of Cincin-
natl, Ohio. formerly violin teaher
at the S. P. c., who is on visit
to friends at Red Springs; Miss.
Rosa Mcmillan, DR.. H. H. Hodgin
and Mr.. w. E. Garrett. Miss
Josie McNeill of Iumberton was
with the party at supper at the
Waverly hotel.
MIR. and Mrs. Stephen McIn-
tyre returned Tuesday night
from Wingate, where they were
called Saturday by the serious
illness of Mr.. McIntyre's father,
Mr.. Isiah Mcintyre, who suffered
TWO strokes of paralysis Satur-
day Mr.. Mcintyre returre1 to
Wingate this morning and will
rem ain with his father for sever
al days. Mr.. McIntyre's right side
and the left side Of his fare are
paralyzed and little hope is en-
tertained of his recovery.
| "A horse hitched to a buggy
with a machine on it, all belong
ing to Mr.. r. T. Musselwhite.
caused some excitement in the
business gart of town Tues lay
afternoon. Mr.. Musselwbite left
the horse hitched on First street,
and managing to get bride Off
the horse ran up E m street to
Fourth, then. down Fourth to
Water, where the buggy turned
over and threw the horse down.
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