The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-03-14
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

lyle will have their millinery
opening Tuesday and We Ines a.
of next week, the I'D and 23d.
Miss Flora Boone has accept-
ed a position as saleslady in Cad
we'll & Carlyle's millinery depdr.-
ment. She began work tnis
morning.
Tempest and Sunshine,
dramatization of the book of the
same name, will be the attraction
at the Lumberton opera house
Friday evening. Misses Dixie Lee
and Crystal Wizard in the title
roles are said to be great.
Prof. J. R. Poole, county
superintendent of public instruc-
ton, visited schools in Blue
Springs township the latter part
of last week, returning Friday
night. He spent half a day at
the school at Raeford, which he
says is an excellent one.
Charity and Children: Rev.
J. NJ. Dunaway, of Wilson, has
been called to Lumber Bridge
and Parkton, in the Robson AS
sociation. This is a fine anu
promising field, and if they Sc
cure Mr.. Dunaway they will be
the luckiest Scotchmen in the
land.
w. H. Shooter was before
Mayor Rowland last Wednesday
on the charge of being drunk
and disorderly theSaturday night
before, two cases, and was taxed
$40 and costs in each case,a total
of S27. 10, and was recognized to
appear before the mayor from
time to time and show good con-
duct.
The Jennings Cotton Mill has
bought from Mrs. Sue Rowland
and Mr.. Irwin Jenkins 14S acres
of land on the Carthage road,
about one mile from town, be-
tween Mrs. Rowland's and the
Mcmillan mill, for site for the
mill. 1t is understood that work
on the mill building will begin
in the near future.
President w. S. Cobb and
the executive committee Of the
county Farmers Union will meet
with DR.. S. A. Knapp in Wash
, ington tomorrow in the interest
of getting the government dem
onstration work we'll established
r in this county. President Cobb
will give Robesonian readers an
account of the visit to Washing
J ton when they return.
:. Mr.. R. E. Lee has purchased
from the trustees of the graded
school the old school house and
lot on Walnut street, the consid-
Grafton being 81. 800. Some young
: men of the town are considering
!, renting the house for quarters
far an athletic club. If that is
not done Mr.. Lee will either re-
model the house or tear it down
! and build two or three houses on
! the lot.
Mr.. O. Fl. Bracy, bookkeeper
: for the firm of Caldwell& Carlyle,
y left Saturday afternoon for
e the home of his parents, MIR. and
, Mrs. O. Bracy, near Rowland, in
response to a message announc-
ing the serious illness of his
father. A phone message from
Rowland this morning is to the
J. effect that Mr.. Bracy's condition
9 is unimproved.
5 Rev. M. MEG. Shields, of
], Greensboro, chairman Of the
:, Synodical home mission work of
the State, preached at the Pres
5 byterian church yesterday morn
I ing and evening. Rev. 0. l..
l. Struggled, of Maiden, CASTOR
county, who is travelling in the
q interest of the endowment fund
! for the Baptist Theological Sem
3. mary at Louisville, KY, preach
ed at the First Baptist church
:. last evening. Mr.. Stringfield
e formerly taught school in this
n county and is we'll known here.
Red Springs Citizen, 11th:
Mr.. A. H. Mcleod, Of Lumber
;. ton, and Miss Alice Saunders, Of
Monroe, were the guests of Hotel
Red Springs yesterday. They
f came over from Lumberton in
j. Mr.. McLeod's beautiful car and
a very pleasant day was spent.
marred only by slight accident
as they started on their return
e trip. In backing the machine
g they ran into a tree. near the