The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

AONAA 0NlEES.
Licenses have been issued
for the marriage of Kate Chason
and Hector Mclean; Dora Tyson
and William Baxley.
Mr.. Lacy Mckenzie is able
to be out again after a siege Of
typhoid fever and is again at his
post at the Lumberton drug
store.
"A meeting of K. of P. Lodge
No. 35 will be held this evening
at 7:3O o'clock. There will be
special business and a full attend
ance is desired.
Mr.. Jno. D. McAllister has
leased the McDiarmid residence,
corner of Walnut and Sixth
streets, and is having water
works put in. He has not yet
decided whether he and Mrs.
| McAllister will occupy the house
or rent it.
The last rails were placed
Saturday at Elizabethtown for
the extension of the Virginia &
Carolina Southern from st. Paul
to that town, but it will be some
time yet before the road is ready
for trains, which are being
operated now over that road to
Tar Heel.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M'White,
formerly Of Robson but now OF
Baxley, Ca, are visiting relatives
in the county. Mr.. M'White was
: in town Friday with his nephew
Mr.. W. c. Boone, of rural route
No. 2 from Lumberton. Mr..
M'White left Robson county II
e years ago and had not visited
e Lumberton since five years ago,
: and he is very much impressed
e with the improvements that have
!. been made.
? Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Peace
{ moved Saturday from Mr.. and
q Mrs. Frank A. McLeod's resi-
r dence. corner of Water and
J Eighth streets, to the house on
't Fifth street, between Chestnut
/ and Walnut, next the old Baptist
n church, belonging to Mr.. A. w.
e Mclean. Mr.. Peace's sister-in-
II law, Mrs. w. L. Peace of Oxford,
n and two children arrived this
n morning and will spend a few
'ee days with Mr.. and Mrs. Peace.
h At Barker's school house on
O. Wednesday night, the 21st inst.
f a comedy will be given that is
- something out of the ordinary
10 fer a country school to under
1t take-a dramatization of that de-
=. lightful book Handy Andy -
y The play will last one hour and
a thirty minutes and the excellent
y Parkton band will furnish
! music. Prof. Victor A. Roark is
. principal of the school. The aG-
y mission will be 20 cents for
n. adults. 10 cents for children
:. under IL.
The auction sale of IS build.
1e ing lots--8 acres--of the McMil-
,e Ian land in the western portion
er of town. conducted Friday by
III the American Realty & Auction
rs Co. Of Greensboro, was a big
IN success. The lots sold for ar
IN average Of over $500 each ano
re the total receipts Of the sale
of were 81, 400. Quite a bit of sill
is yer was given away after the
in sale. Little William Cox, sor
on of MIR. and Mrs. G. T. Cox
he drew the card that took a prize
RS of S. in gold.
n The Robesonian has received
r. an unsigned communication Il
As the effect that the boys Of th'
rs Duropian Literary Society of tn
le- Philadelphus high school viii
give a minstrel show at Philadel
phus Wednesday evening of thi
\ week. The communication
" withheld from publication be
cause there is nothing to indi
tie cate whois responsible for it an
he this news item is written 70
he what it is worth OH tte strengt
en Of a communication that tn
ne author does not think enough {
an to sign his or her name to fo
or; the editors benefit.
he Mrs. J. P. Brown, of Fail
lay mont, secretary, of the HON
all mission society for the Rocking
age ham district, spoke at Barker
the Methodist church yesterda
morning at the regular hour ft
preaching service, IL o'clock.
ht- the interest of the home missio
Der work, with the needs of whic
lay she is thoroughly conversan
ner Mrs. Brown spent last night