The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.

License as been issued for
the marriage of Julia Lawson
and Hezzie Phillips.
The condition of the little son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Parmele.
A. I. jr., who has been quit,
sick for several days, is some
what improved.
Mamie Lovett was tried be-
fore Justice A. E. White Monday
on the charge of assault on Nep-
sy West. Both are of the cotton
mill section. Judgment was sus-
pended upon payment of costs.
The Messrs. Townsend Bros.
who recently purchased the
clothing and gents furnishing
stock of the firm of Jenrette-
Singletary Co., are contemplate
ing converting that store into a
shoe store as soon as the stock is
reduced.
"A mule hitched to a wagon
in which was a small Croatan
boy made a bluff at running away
this morning about 10 O'Clock,
but no harm was done. 1t start
ed to run from the lot in rear of
White & Coughs store and was
stopped in front of the court
house.
Mr. d. T. Rozier was injur-
ed at his saw mil near ar Heel,
in Bladen county, Monday by a
slab which caught in the saw and
struck him in the breast. DR.. T.
L. Northrop, of st. Paul, was
summoned and dressed the
wounds, which are not thought
. to be serious.
The contract has been let
for loaded art glass windows for
the new First Baptist church t.
the jacob Art Glass Co. of st.
Louis, Mo. AS mentioned in Mon
days Robesonian, the contract
was awarded last week for the
pews, pulpit furniture and COM
munion service for this church.
! "A three-year-old son of Mrs.
Maggie Mears, who lives miles
from town on the Big swamp.
was kicked in the head by mule
: last Saturday and it was at first
thought that the injury was fatal.
the skull being fractured, but he
is getting along nicely and it is
now thought that he will recover.
= Mrs. MollieR. Norment enter
: tanned a few friends at her
! home on Elm street at a Soc ok
:, dinner Tuesday evening. The in
y vited guests were exit dge a I'd
: Mrs. T. A. McNeill, Col. a., Mrs.
:, N. A. Mclean, Mr.. ar d Mrs. o.
C. Norment, Rev. and Mrs. A. +
: Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Nc
Lean. Miss Sallie Mel can, and
;. Miss Mittie Harriss. OF VII
. mington, who is a guest at the
. home of Mr.. and. Mrs. A. T. Par
= mele, on Elm street.
"A minstrel composed of local
5 talent entirely is being orgs nized
Is for an entertainment at the opera
e housesome time during the month
+ of February. There will be q
! full orchestra, six black comedi.
|, ans, and specialties a-plenty. A
# great many Of the parts have al
" ready been assigned and there
will probably be a full rehearsa
some time next week. Many
IS who have had some experience
in things cf this kind are taking
part and there is hardly any ques
he ton but that it will be a grea
t. success.
nt ,t Mr.. H. S. Leard, division
:; passenger agent Of the Seaboart
- Air Line Ry., was among thu
visitors in town yesterday. Mr.
- Leard, it will be recalled, wa
t = recently transferred from Rich
~ ~ mond, where he was distric
~ ~ passenger agent, to Raleigh ant
= !. was promoted to division pa ssen
!. e ger agent, and he says that h,
20 20 feels like he has come back home
This is his first visit to Lumber
- - ton in several years and he wa
~ y agreeably surprised at the evi
)" dences Of growth and prosperit
he saw on every hand here.
IS Mr.. E. w. Lasley. cashier o
the Bank of Elizabethtown, wa
among the visitors in town yes
ne terday. Mr.. Lasley says that til
ge account in the Fayetteville OF
e. server, copied in The Robesoniar
ne of the '.hot time" at Tar Hee