The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-15
FAIRM0NT NEWS LETTER
Best Fair Ever With Exception
of Carnival-Social Events in
Honor of Bride-to-Be-Person-
al.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Fairmont, Nov 14-Mr and Mrs
Berry Ashley of Boardman, Miss Lii ,
liam Baker, Mr.. ". R. Taylor and Mr. /.
\. ". Jenkins spent Sunday at Row
land, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Grady |
Mccormick j
; Mr.. bod Floyd spent the weekend
with his mother at BarneSville.
/ Miss Kate Ratley who is in school at
! Rowland, came home Thursday even
ing and stayed until Sunday with her
+ parents. She was accompanied home
by Miss Adele Andrews
! Mr.. William Brice Of Wallace
spent the weekend here visiting his
brother Mr.. Clayton Brice.
Mr.. jim Andrews, cashier Of the
Bank Of Proctorville. spent the week
end with his mother Mrs. n. I. An
drewS.
Mrs.F. c. Jones and Mrs. J. D. Ne
Lean spent Tuesday in Marietta.
Large crowds attended the county
fair at Lumberton last week. espec-
tally Friday and reported the best
fair ever, with the exception of the
carnival
Mr.. and Mrs. P. R. Floyd and son,
P. R. Jr., and Miss Christine Floyd
I
of Mr. NJ. W. Floyd.
! Miss Lois Hayes, who is teaching
! ! at Kemper, S. c., spent the weekend
: with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B
& Hayes.
! Mr.. ard Mrs. P. B. Thompson en-
q tertained the senior Epworth league
|. at their home Friday night from s tt
: 10 o'clock. Several songs and a re
) citation added much to the enjoymen
) of the evening.
n Miss Mary Belle Kicks was at hom,
Saturday afternoon, November 10, t,
a host of friends in honor of Miss Ev;
Neill Thompson, bride of this month
Mrs. ]. O. Bobbitt and Miss Mar.
Belle Ricks met the guests at tn
door Mrs. L. E. Ricks led the guest
to the South hall, where Miss Lillian
Baker asked each one to register i
h the brides book, a.ler which Mrs. [
c. Lassiter led the way into the par
"You are the sunshine of my smile,
and "Memories" IS duet by Mr.:
Baker and Miss Lillian Baker. "Cu
gid favocs" were givc-., and eec
= guest was asked to writ "nitcne
- receipt for the bride-to-be He
20 chocolate and marshmellow DANTE
"a were served by Misses Georgia Eyl
!, = anu Dorothy Kicks. To the strair
70 of the wedding march, Master Lei
,s ,'s weod Kicks, dressed in white sailt
An suit, and little Miss Martha Pittna
u. dressed in white batiste with>long We
~ made cap effect, entered the parlt
- pulling an express wagon loaded wit
~, gifts for the bride elect. = .lfia
"a Baker was in the hall at ,-.e Ediso
,lu ~ which furnished bright bits of opel
-; throughout the afternoon. Each pa
sa' -, lor and hall was tastily decorated Wi
70 70 NUNS. Miss Thompson was becor
"a. ingly gowned in soft Burgundy, tril
- med with georgette.
~ ~. The Sidney Linear Book club e
la tertained yesterday afternoon in no
or of Miss Eva Neill Thompson,
~ the home of Mrs. H H. Pittman. Nj
,,o no Pittman and Mrs. ]. L. Watson NJ
ne ,aJ the guests at the door. Mrs. Pittm
o;, W then invited the guests across t
SIN hallway to the punch bowl, whe
T.. Misses George Kyle and Bonnie Gra
~, than presided. Cupid cards we
~ II,p passed and each one was asked
a., write ''advice" to the bride-elect. w
'e dorf salad and saltines were serv
vor by Misses George Kyle, BON
te ted Grantham, Merriam Watson and NJ
cor SdrGI 1HOIlpSOll, u1SSSeu do 1sCu wv
sun nurses. Master Graham Watts
, dressed in white sailor suit, and L
s.ag ulg tie Miss Martha Pittman, dressed
loei le. Red Cross nurse, entered the F
'"i lor pulling an express wagon decor
ed in national colors and filled w
y gifts for the bride-elect. The hall {
"a parlor were decorated in national {
ors, roses and chrysanthemums. E
son furnished music for the afterno
in Miss Fannie Thompson, who
teaching in Virginia and Mr..
ms Thompson, who is stationed at ,
nee, ai, 80 i63sh 6nsseh VI 80 bo,,,o fo~ tbe ~,
lat ssiaa $40 oe ~. s;s+or MICS Eva n
rap Then,,so, rs W. ~ NJ Einoor Worth;no o
.oiA :, y of Rocky Mount.