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

Tor the marriage OF Rachel Bow
yer and T. A. McNeill; Amelia
Allen and z. V. Tolar.
Mr.. G. A. Babbit, of New
Bern, is a new salesman in White
4 Coughs big department store.
He began work last week.
Mr.. James Wooten, of Clark
ton, has accepted a position as
saleman for Mr.. X. NJ. Biggs.
He began work last week.
Mr.. Raymond Reynolds went
this morning to Rowland, where
he has accepted a position as
salesman for the Rowland Drug
Company.
Mr.. A. S. Tyner, who sold his
farm near Moss Neck last week,
will move to a farm near Lumber
City, Ga, instead of Columbus
City, as stated i'm Thursdays
Robsonian.
The candidates for office be-
gan their campaign rounds with
the sheriff to day at kingsdale.
They will be at Orrum tomorrow,
Barnesville Wednesday, Rogers
store Thursday.
Rev. A. E. Baker, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, ex-
poets to leave tomorrow for
Smithfeld. where he will attend
! Presbytery. He will probably be
away for a week or more.
Thursday of this week, the
18th, is Yom Kippur. Day #
Atonement, and Will be observed
by the Jews. Last Tuesday,
as mentioned in The Robesonian,
was new years day, Rosh Hash
anah, according to the Jewish
} calendar.
Mr.. c.. S. Garrell expects to
4 open tomorrow meat market in
: the little new building on the
> corner of Fifth and Elm streets,
\ in front of the court house. The
: : building belongs to DR.. j. D.
Regan. The carpenter expects
to finish work today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Edwards
and infant son left yesterday for
: Burlington, where Mr.. Edwards
: has accepted position as printer
o with The News. Mr.. Edwards
}. has been with the The Robesou-
t, ian Tor several years and IS
'e valuable man in nls line Of work.
T. Receipts from stamp sales
- and box rent at the Lumberton
j j postoffice for July, August and
- September last year amounted to
N 81. .84O.96, while receipts for the
- same months this year reached
=. . the sum of 81, 699. This is the
a. largest 3-months business in the
- history OF the Office.
IS Rowland Sun: On account of
s, the prevalence of diphtheria in
tn the community, the Rowland
al school closed Tor two weeks.
&c There have been several cases in
to town and while there is not much
ne danger of an epidemic, the au'
th thorltles thought it best for the
n school to stop until the scare is
Mt over. The Time set for opening
w it again is ...onday, the l7th.
y 70 -Coburn minstrels will hole
ii' the boards at the opera house
1 Wednesday evening. This
'h said to be one y. the best, clean
te est and most up .o-date shows or
the road and it will be witnessed
n by a large crowd here. Reserved
ed seats went on sale at Mcmillan
al drug store this morning ant
M from present indications 1t wi!
fill be case of some early to avolt
he the rush.
re- Mr.. R. Trotter, of the Rad
in cliffe Entertainment Bureau o
,m Washington, u. e., is spending
IL a few days in Lumberton tryln'
he to sell season tickets for cours
,p- of SIX attractions during the ia
he and winter. The entertainment
%; offered are high class and can b
Id. secured only In this way-that l:
5; they are booked only tor place
l. where the required number c
season tickets nave been sold.
- At the meeting of the Sta.
lsli Democratic executive commltte
in Raleigh Thursday MGR
to select a candidate /,
on. State Auditor, Chairman L
n ler stated tha a da
ne would be announced later Whe
est Young Mans Day would
ne. celebrated by the party throug!
- out the State. On this occasic
il meetings will be held in evel
h.. csuns, and concerted e.s.o