The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-06-23
WHOLE NO. 257S
LOCAL BRIEFS.


her home on Elm street tomor-
row afternoon.
Jim Whitfield. colored. about
so years old, died yesterday af-
ternoon at his home in North
Lumberton after an illness of
several weeks. jim was a paint.
er by trade and was we'll known.
The funeral and burial will take
place this afternoon.
"A message was received here
this morning to the effect that
the Rowland Hdw. Company's
store at Rowland was broken in
to last night and some goods
were stolen. The robbers made
their escape and an effort is be-
ing made today to catch them.
DR.. w. A. McPhaul will leave
this afternoon with Mr.. D. E.
Nance for Johns Hopkins hospi-
tai, Baltimore, Nd. where Mr..
Nance will undergo an opera
ton. The operation is not a Sc
rious one and it is expected that
Mr.. Nance will be able to return
in week or so. DR.. McPhaul
will return Saturday or Sunday.
Rev. S. ]. Mcconnell closed
a series Of meetings at the Lum-
berton Cotton Mills school build
ing last evening. The meeting
was a successful one, 10 new
members being added to the
church. Mr.. Mcconnell was as
sisted by Revs. T. F. Biggs, Of
Rockingham, and E. M. Hoyle,
of Lumberton.
Rev. A. E. Baker, pastor of
the Lumberton Presbyterian
church, will leave this afternoon
for Washington. D. c., where he
will Officiate tomorrow at the fu-
neral of Mrs. German, widow Of
the late Senator A. P. German.
Mrs. German died yesterday. Mr..
Baker expects to return Monday
or Tuesday Of next week.
-Messrs. White & Cough have
just bought an immense stock OF
t general merchandise from firm
t in another part of the State re-
y firing from business. This is
new stock bought for this sea-
: sons business. 1t will be ready
: for sale Saturday of this week
and in Mondays paper Messrs.
: White & Cough will tell some
4 thing Of what they have to offer.
e Mr.. A. A. Pedneau, of Do
II than, Ala, for number of years
master mechanic OF the Atlantic
e & st. Andrews Bay railroad,
was in town Tuesday with a view
to securing a location Tor an up
= to-date machine shop and garage.
y Mr.. Pedneau says tnat he is wei
= pleased with the outlook here fol
e a good business in his line anc
! ! that he expects to return about
= August 10th for business.
ir -Rev.F. Weiss, pastor OF the
Gospel tabernacle, will return
h Saturday from an extended triK
If North. He has been away foul
h weeks visiting his mother il
|, Philadelphia, and other RELATIVES
IS elsewhere in Pennsylvania; anc
It he also attended the annual con
al vention Of the Christian Allianc,
< at Nyac, N. Y, May % and "a
h Mr.. Weiss will conduct reguia
le services at the tabernacle TO
is morrow morning and evening.
: The Lumberton Presbyter;a
Sunday school is picnicking a
y Pages Mill, S. c., today. Tw
" extra cars were attached to tn
re regular train leaving here at
is O'Clock this morning for Marion
pa S. c., and the picnickers will r.
~ turn on the same train this after
81 noon at 6 o'clock. Quite a crow
ne took advantage of this opportJ
\. nifty for good time. Mr.. M. c
q Mckenzie, superintendent of tn
q, school, is looking after the part
Sc and the occasion is sure to be
Sc most pleasant one.
IN DIR. and Mrs. ". l.. Granthan
IT'S who had been living for the pas
al two or three years at Mt. Gileat
,e arrived Tuesday and have move
into Mr.. T. N. McDiarmid'
mousse un the coiner VI wan,
ne land Sixth streets. AS mentione
on lin The Robesonian some weet
Ter ago, DR.. Grantham has decide
%. TO locate here for the practice (
I'LL his profession. He has secure
ve- an Office over the Bank of Luz
nd berton, next to DR.. r. F. CIR
All hams Office, which he will u
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