The Robesonian., 1910-12-19
aUst,Yoist',
LOCAL BRIEFS.

~ The regular weekly meeting
of st. Albans Lodge No. ia, A.
F. and A. NJ, will be-. held to.
morrow evening. There will be
some degree work and.a full at
tendance is desired. 81;
Mrs. Jacob Vessel, who has
been very sick for some time at
the home. of her son. Mr. Henry
Vessel, about one mile from
town up the river, is aPPtthe point
of death and is not expected to
live through the day.:
Licenses have been issued for
the marriage of Jessie Anderson
and J. G. Reardon; Dorcia Car
ter and Lee Adcox; Celia Britt
and Eman Britt; LizzienBritt and
Leonard Kinlaw; Ida Lamb and
tBraxton c. Freeman. rc
Mrs. Irwin Jenkins returned
yesterday from Charlotte, where
she spent several days with her
brother, Rev. DR.. P. R. Law,
editor of The Presbyterian Stand
ard, who has been sick for some
time. DR.. Laws condition is
improving.
There was a fruit supper
Friday evening at Back Swamp,
given by the young men of the
community, and on Saturday eve.
ming the local camp of the W. o.
W. gave an oyster supper.
Many attended and greatly en-
1joyed both occasions.
Christmas seals in, beautiful
designs, with the American flag,
holly wreaths and bolls of cotton
on them, are on sale at the Nc
Allister Hdw. Co.. s store for the
Robson chapter of the .Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy. .Fni The
proceeds will be given to. the
Arlington monument fund.
-Fairmont Messenger, 18th:
. Miss Viola jenkins, the leading
contestant in The Robesonian's S
/ popularity contest, was here
Tuesday and received a number
5 of renewals to that excellent
) paper which makes its welcome
: semi-weekly visits to hundreds
e of homes in Fairmont and vicin-
ity.
e -Messrs. Caldwell & Carlyle
l are offering a new service that
E will be appreciated by their
}. patrons, that is, to handle for
5 you your entire magazine order
4 for the coming year, at publish
:. ers' inside prices, and with nc
u payment in advance by you. u
l. This service is limited to the 31st
: of this month. :
Prof. Victor A. Roark, prin
: cipal of the school at Barker's 8
,r was among the visitors in towr
le Saturday and he says that grea
II times are expected at his schoo
a Wednesday night, when a mum
is ber of his pupils will give ;
" dramatiZation of the bool
Handy Andy" The play will
L6 last one hour and half andsth'
"a Parkton band will be there.,-
20 =. The school at Pembroke will
~ close Thursday of this week.. tn
70 22nd, for the Christmas holidays
~ The closing exercises will. consis
of recitations, vocal and instru
mental music and tableaux, A
the same time the ladies Of tn
community will furnish a sbo
y, supper, the proceeds of ,whic
1e will be used for improving tn
h. equipment of the school. Prof
t. Chas. Stuart is the teacher
e~ or Manager S. H. Hamilton, {
r the local Western Union Tel,
90 o., graph office, is showing attrac
va i've blanks for holiday greeting
~ that make one want to send
~ Christmas message to ones Sc
" just for the pleasure of having
= delivered on such a fetehin
~, blank. It has holly swteat
:; border and Holiday Greetings
70 70 at the top, and all one has TO q
N is to write the message and pa
It. IT. the price: So ~
We There is a great crush {
n business at the postoffice, :
TO usual during the Christmas Sc
M son, and those who hayeaspacl
ages to mail are requested to g
them to the Office by 4 O'Clock
de m. in order that they may r
MIA ceive prompt attention.
rn- takes About four times as lor
ac- to- handle packages. money 9
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