The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

-Supt. ]. R. Pool~
caunfy (ssl eyealS vig State A,'s.S ss and 'Rs ne
says that the schools are We'll at
tended. the best he ever saw for
the time of year.
Mr.. G. T. Cox has accepted
position as buyer for the Uni
versal Oil & Fertilizer Co. of
Wilmington and has his scales
on Fifth street, in rear of the
First National Bank.
MIR. L. G. Townsend occupied
the seat of the lucky number at
the motion picture show Monday
evening and received 81. This
evening the dollar will go to tie
ugliest man in the audience at
9 o'clock.
Sheriff E. c. McNeill began
his taX-collecting rounds at Raft
Swamp yesterday. Only two
men paid, collections amounting
to S5.71. Saddle Tree is his ap-
polntment today and HoweilS-
vile tomorrow.
The attraction at the opera
house next Wednesday evening
will be Coburn's minstrels. This
is said to be one of the most en-
joyable minstrel shows at all and
it will be greeted with a large
crowd, no doubt.
The civil term of Robson Su-
perior Court which convened
E Monday, Judge o. H. Allen. of
Kinston, spresiding, will probably
adjourn this afternoon. The
: work of the court will be reported
in Mondays Robesoniar,
f Geo. Bailey, the negro who
q entered the home of Mr.. E. E.
Page some months ago and was
lsent to he roads for four months
' at the last term of court, escaped
n from the chain gang Monday and
has not yet been captured. It
|. is said that he effected his escape
. by cutting his chain with a pen
q knife.
e DR.. T. A. Norment an.
:, nocunces that he has resumed the
l. practice of medicine. which he
: abandoned some time ago for the
:, insurance business. Or. Nor
!, ment has an enviable reputation
:, as a physician and his return to
I. the practice Of his profession
:, will give genuine pleasure to
|. many people.
d" Tuesday was the Hebrew
y new years day, Rosh Hashanah.
: 1t began at sundown Monday
r and lasted until sundown Tues,
J day. The Jews of Lumberton
! observed both Tuesday and yes
:, terday, their places of business
= being closed both days. ano
= there was quite a number OF
4 ! visiting Jews in town.
Mr.. A. S. Tyner sold Tues
I. day to MIR. Joe Evans his farm OF
AZ acres near Moss Neck and will
move with his family within the
next month to a place which he
d purchased last week near Colun.
,r bus City, Ca, where brother
J. and sister of Mrs. Tyner live.
d Mr.. Tyner returned Monday from
}, a visit to Georgia and was q
IS Lumberton visitor yesterday.
ss Master David Regan, son o!
I DR.. and Mrs. j. D. Regan, feI
~ from a horse Sunuay evening Oh
a. Fifth street and Jroke one OF the
3, 81 bones in his left arm just above
II the wrist. The injured limb was
T. set by Dr.J. Knox, Jr. assisted by
= Dr.. J. S. Norman, of Biadenboro.
II Master David is The Robson
% ian'S smart carrier and he tried
y Monday to get some one to carry
80 the papers for him, but failed,
:, which explains why Mondays
~ papers were not delivered earlier
- - to some of the patrons on tne
~ carriers list.
In a letter to his father-in.
law. Capt. A. Bicherey, proprie
ly tor of the Waverly hotel. Mr.
Leon T. Cook writes that last
j. Saturday he was elected chair
,e man of the Democratic execu
n. tive committee OF Mclean coun
le ", Okla, in which county. q
L Purcell. he has been practicine
&c law for about Is months, goins
Ip there from Lumberton. Mr.
+ Cook was not a candidate for Iii;
i place and his election came as (:
surprise. He is we'll known inRoo
.son county and those who knov Z