The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-07

License mas been issued for
the marriage Of Lille Atkinson
and Wright Leggett.
DIR. r. T. Allen will enter
tain this evening at his home in
honor of his Sunday school class.
Misses Sadie Ray and Myrtle
Pope entertained Tuesday eve
ring at a tacky party at the home
OF their parents, DR.. and Mrs.H.
I. Pope, on Third street.
Miss Ethel Higley will en-
tertain this evening in ho~o~ of
her guests, Misses Ada and Neill
Barnes, of Brunswick, Ca, from
$50 to 11:3O o'clock at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
N. Higley.
Cotton blossoms are becom-
ing an old story. Mr.. D. K.
Bass, of rural route No. l from
Marietta, sends blossom pull
ed from his fields Monday and
writes that Mr.. H. M. Hill. also
Of that section, has had blossoms
for several days.
Some locals, personals, cor
respondence and other items
that were crowded out of Mon
days issue will be found on the
second page of this issue. 1t
will be noticed that the person
ais were written as of the date
of Mondays paper.
, -Blacker Bros, who do big
dry-goods and furniture business
E on Elm street, will open a branch
n store about the 18th at Fair
e Bluff. They expect to open with
d a full stock of goods and there is
l., hardly any question but that they
;, will take care Of their portion of
d the business to be done in Fair
i Bluff.
II Prof. G.. G. Page, who is con-
2 Quoting business school in the
e McNeill building on Elm street,
N has suspended the day sessions
le for about two weeks. but there
e. will be night sessions. Prof. Page
r begun teaching at night Monday
evening and expects to keep it
C up for some time fer the con-
ty venience of scme OF lis vupiIs
C who have to work during the
ry day.
hme m Mr.. W. NJ. Worley, who has
CO been manager OF the tobacco
in warehouse here for a number OF
ri; years, and his sen, Mr.. Mark
W Worley, arrived last week from
DIV Asheville, where they have beer
~ ~ engaged in the tobacco business
70 since leaving here last season
no Mr.. Worley is busy trying to ge
am things ready to open up for busi
Mt ness on or about the 18th. HI
M says that he thinks the local croI
a. Of Of tobacco for this year will b.
M ~ short, but expects the price t.
"a be good.
las -Messrs. LIB. Pitman. of Lum
The berton, E. B. Hayes and ". E
I'll. Ratley, of Fairmont. and c. H
IN. Howard, Of St. Paul, were dele
of gates from Robson to the Rura
M Letter Carriers State Associa
val ton, which met in Raleigh Mon
yht day and Tuesday. They all a.
hat tended, and MIR. Howard wa
at elected president of The Stat
be Association. Messrs. Pitmar
Iib- Hayes and Ratlev returned Tues
day evening. MIR. Howard. 0
fall account of his new duties. wa
rd. unable to return until yesterday
me Miss Leslie Proctor deliga'
a anu fully entertained the Round Dcz
naI en- Club with a few other iIs;ii
oVe ed guests Monday afternoon a
I ion 5 o'clock at the home Of he
oes mother, Mrs. Lizzie G ProcCo!
are corner of Sixth and Elm streets
m III, Two contests-red, white an
'rai blue national contest and pr
neh gresSive nations were anon
,le ut the amusements, Miss Anna NJ
L lne Leod winning the prize in bot
LMo games. Fire-cracker hag-fan
the norts Voc w sawed and Moo,
ced ont ont sf+ornoon was snant
is ''''' - ~ ' ~
the "A spooning porch-party wa
lire given by Miss Maggie Pitma
and Tuesday evening in honor {
erlv Miss Gertrude Morrison, {
lers M c Coll, S. C. In spit
mes of the rain, almost the entil
not number invited was present.
the prize, a large gilt wooden spoor
a rack for party records, VIZ
niuon To tho ono urifinu tho hos