The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

an and William 0. Howard.
The minstrel show given in
MaXtOn last evening by the Lum-
berton troupe was all to the
good and was enjoyed by caIac-
ity house.
Miss Leslie Proctor and Mr..
Ed Rancke were guests Tuesday
evening at 6 O'Clock dinner at
the home of Gen. and Mis-. F. A.
Bond, at Hunters Lodge.
The regular weekly meeting
Of the Red Men will be held this
evening at O'Clock on the usual
camping grounds. There will be
business of Importance and a full
attendance is desired.
Mr.. John r. Morris, who is
continually making improve
ments which will enable him to
better meet the demands of his
customers, is building a new ov-
en- at his bakery on Fourth street.
Mack Yates and Sam Wilson,
both colored, were committed TO
Jail here Tuesday by Justice A.
T.. McKellar, of Thompson town.
ship, to await trial in the superb
or court on charges of gambling.
DR.. H. T. Pope and Mrs. Ira
L. Pope left Tuesday for Durham,
where they went in response to a
message announcing the illness
of Mrs. j. M. Pope, a sister-in-
law Of DR.. II. T. and Mr.. Ira l..
Pope.
"A leak was discovered in a
water pipe on sixth street, be-
tween Water and Elm, yesterday
morning, which is the reason the
water was cut off for a while,
this being necessary in order to
repair the leak.
An old-time oyster supper
will be served this evening from
7 to IL o'clock at the residence
Of Mrs. Ellen Redmond, on Elm
street. Two courses will be
served, Is cents each course.
The receipts will go 10 the new
Methodist church. The public
IS invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Morris
. moved Tuesday from the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Townsend,
7 on Water street, where they had
l been rOoming for some time, to
a house belonging to Mr.. A.
w. Mclean, on Fifth street, next
to the first Baptist church, and
have begun housekeeping.
Deputy Register of Deeds A.
T. Parmele is responsible fer the
, following effusion:
There's Oscar for Clarkton,
. While Chadbourn has Brown,
!, Fayetteville's Cook Is man OF renoun:
Hannibal Goodwin has had his innin' :,
But the man of our choice is Sandy
NeKinnon.
' Raleigh Cor, 23d, Whining
\ ton Star: In a few days the gang
t (of convicts) now at Laurinburg
: will be transferred to St. Paul
and then about so more convicts
; will be sent to it from the farm,
t the purpose being to bring the
number up to 125, and these will
work on the Virginia & Carolina
$ Southern Railway between ST..
!, Paul and Elizabethtown.
r The occasion for the alarm
of fire last night about IL O'Clock
was small blaze on a taole used
: for pressing clothes in the wood
en- building occupied by Geo. Nor
: ment, colored, in rear Of Messrs.
0 White & Coughs store. The ta-
J, ble was covered with cloth a. d it
n is supposed the fire started from
a segar or cigarette laid upon it.
Some boys discovered the fire,
S turred in the alarm and then took
the table out of the building and
the fire was over. A hole was
:, burned in the top of the table,
which was all the damage.
: AT the Oak Grove school II
e Raft Swamp township. Miss Al
: die Tyner, teacher, Washington 5
birthday was observed by appro-
;. pirate exercises Tuesday after
q noon from 2 to a o'clock. A
o splendid talk on education was
: made by Mr.. 7. L Johnson. o.
y Lumberton, and the recitations.
= dialogues, etc., by the child, en-
> were very much enjoyed. The
: children had treat for the vis-
Q itors. too, in the way of delicious
o candy which they made them
selves. The present school at
Oak Grove is said TO be the best
s that district has had In soYar.]