The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-03-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.

land and A. Smith; Margaret
Stewart and Van Faulk.
The Lumberton minstrel
tn'oupe gave a performance in
Rowland last evening and de-
lighted lasge audience The
members of the company return
ca to Lumbcrton early this morn
ing.
Mr.. W. O. singletary, of ru-
RAJ route No. 3 from Lumberton,
IS filling Mr.. Jas. Kerr's place at
the Pope drug store, where he
was formerly pharmacist, this
week. AS mentioned in Mon
days Robesonian, Mr.. Kerr was
called to his home at Kerr, Samp-
son county, Sunday, by the death
OF his father, DR.. J. D. Kerr.
Prof. w. B. Loving, princi-
pal OF LaTayetteBusiness College
OF Fayetteville and Lumberton.
announces that Prof. G. G. Page
OF Fayetteville, will have charge
OF the school at Lumberton for
the present. Shorthand. type
writing and bookkeeping are
taught and satisfactory courses
are guaranteed
Another 3O-horse power E.
F. M. touring car has found it's
way to Lumberton. M. A. E.
White is the purchaser this time.
He and Messrs. Frank Cough,
John French and E. L. Whaley
brought it in yesterday from
Laurinburg. Messrs. A. w. and
A. I. Mclean also purchased an
E. F. M. car from Agent McNair
at Laurinburg recently.
-Messrs. C. B. Skipper and T.
N. NcDiarmid went last night to
Raleigh to see Governor Kitchin
today in an effort to get a COM
mutation of the sentence of Wal
ter Morrison from death to life
Imprisonment. They at first in
tended to go to Raleigh Monday
night but the hearing was de-
ferred by the Governor until to-
day.
Mr.. J. E. Spivey, of Drum,
was in town Tuesday and while
here he purchased, through the
McAllister Hdw. Co., an up-t' :
date cotton ginning outfit. The
gin complete will cost between
81, 500 and So. 900. The plant will
be located at Orrum and Mr..
Spivey expects to have it ready
for operation by the next gin
ming season.
Mr.. E. M. Britt left last eve
ming for New Orleans, La, on
professional business. Alex. NJ
White, a former citizen Of this
county, Howellsville township,
has fallen into the clutches OF
the law in New Orleans and Mr..
Britt has been employed by rela.
tives to see what can be done fol-
him. M'White left Robesor
some five years ago.
The sale of lots at st Pau
yesterday by the American Real
| ty & Auction Co. was entirely
successful. Some 60 lots were
sold at the rate of about one {
minute, prices ranging from $50
to $3.50, the average being abou
SIPS. Messrs. J. C. Penny ant
D. A. Bodenhamer were the auc
tioneers and they had with then
the company's band.
! The Robesonian is requested
to announce that Rev. 0. L
Struggled will preach at the fol
lowing Baptist churches on tn
dates given: Antioch, Saturday
18th, at II am; Clyborn, Sun
day, 18th, II a. m.; Lumberton
Sunday, 18th, 7.30 p. m. Ever
one who can do so is urged t
hear Mr.. SPRINGFIELD, with tn
assurance that it will be wort
while.
The old house on Fourt
street, opposite Mr.. E. D. Nj
Neill's livery stables, known a
: the E. 7. Williams property, r.
Gently purchased by Mr.. S. 4
!. Edmund, has been torn down an
n the lumber is being moved owe
l. the river. where Mr.. Edmun
S will build some small houses
n Good radiance. Mr.. Edmur
, has not decided what he WI
le build on the lot, but he will p,
g up some sort Of building there
II the near future.
Y Rev. N. R. Pitman. of Ka
n