The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-03-21

LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mayor ]. A. Rowland has
been confined at home several
days with rheumatism. His con-
dition is somewhat improved to-
day.
Mr.. H. E. Carter. formerly
with Messrs. White & Cough and
recently with Mr.. j. P. McNeill,
began work Thursday with the
McAllister Hdw. Co.
AT an election held in dis
trict No. 3, Blue Springs town.
ship, Bethel school, last Wednes-
day, special tax was voted Of
80 cents on the 500 and 80 cents
on the poll.
The colored people hads a
baptizing at the old wooden
bridge yesterday afternoon.
Quite a large crowd witnessed
the ceremony, many white peo-
pie being among the number.
Fifteen or twenty members
of St. Albans lodge of Masons,
constituting a third d-degree team,
will go to Fairmont this after
noon to do some degree work
and attend banquet there this
evening.
Mr.. John N.Regan, who lives
on rural route No. l from Lum-
berton, brought to this office Sat-
urday some Blue Andalusian hen
eggs that are beauties. They
are at least a third larger than
the ordinary hen egg.
--latest reports from Mr.. A.
w. Mclean, who, accompanied
} by Mrs. Mclean, went to Balti-
more last week for treatment
are to the effect that his condi
5 ton is improving. 1t is mo-
: known just when he will return
home.
An arch of Tungsten lamps
has been strung across Elm stree
' where it crosses Fourth and thes'
i lamps will be substituted for the
e arc lamps from the Seaboard de
q pot to the opera house. The,
make a greater show and a mucl
i more attractive appearance, an
f cost less.
n DIR. W. A. McPhaul has pun
n chased for the Pope drug stor
e at Maxton, of which store he
1t principal owner, large sod
(, fountain weighing 10, 600 pounds
e. It was bought from the sam
le company from which the beauti
l. full fountain at the Pope dru
III store in Lumberton was purchas
'l- ed.
re ..s Mr.. E.. M. Britt returne
= Friday from New Orleans, La
- where he went to investigat
Il what might be done in the cas-
of of Alex. M'White, a former cit
of zen of Howellsville township, WI
o. was recently sentenced to
" years in the Louisiana penitel
"a IA tiary for incest. Mr.. Britt h:
~, ~ not much hope of accomplishin
- anything toward securing pa
81 don under a year or two. ,
n About $50 have been collec
al ed to put the old baseball groun,
to in shape for the season ard it
k thought that the amount will
raised to $50 dollars in a few day
4 The grounds have been rente
~ for the season and are being pl
o os in shape. With proper encourag
.t | ment the boys will give Lumbe
{, ton a good team this year and
y is to be hoped that they will r
90 ceive liberal support.
D. DIR. N. A. Thompson returi
IT, ed yesterday morning from Bea
- er Dam, Va, where he went Fl
1day to see Mrs. R. H. Taylo
who is very sick with pneumoni
DR.. Thompson thought Mrs. Ia.
:: lor's condition was somewhat in
n n improved when he left Mrs. Ia.
s+, is a daughter of Mr.. Thomas Pr
watt. Mr.. Prevatt and two daugl
tn ters, Misses. Flora andKatie, ha,
r. r. been with Mrs. Taylor for seve
IT. IT, al days.
", -Messrs. w. P. and H. h
y McAllister and Sandy McLee
- - went to Columbia Saturday al
iss ter a 60-horse-power aerocs
!ry which Mr.. H. NJ. McAllister h;
: T. just purchased. They left &C
W. umbia Saturday afternoon wit
vo a driver from the the garal
$" where the machine was purcha
ed and made the trip to Lumbe
ton, 1872 miles. in 12a hours.
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