THE SEMI. WEEKLY R0BD8ON1AJN.
PERSONAL.
Cotton to-day 10 5-lB cents
Eggs 15 oents
Mr. A. W. McLean visited rela
fciTes at Maxton last week.
Mr. Robert Griffin, of Fair
Mont, spent Friday in town.
Rev.Mr.Moore,of Red Springs,
spent today here on business.
Mr. M. G. McKenzie was quite
sick for several days last week.
Mr. K. M. Biggs was in Fay
tteville Thursday on business.
Mr. A- L. Jones, of Fairmont,
spent Saturday in town on busi
ness. Mr. Benson Rozier, of Rozier,
spent Saturday in town on busi
ness. .
Mrs- L. R- Breece spent
last week in. Georgia with rela
tives. '
Miss Roy Edwards, of Bladen
boro, was here shopping Thurs
day.
Mr. Leslie Norment , sf Nor
ment, spent Friday here visiting
relatives.
Miss Claudia Davis was con
fined to her home by sickness the
past week.
Sheriff E. C. McNeill spent last
Sunday at Red Springs with his
fainiiy,
Mr. C. P. Grantham, of Fair
mont, spent Saturday here on
business.
Mr. Wade Wishart spent sev
eral days the past week out of
town on business.
Miss Julia Loftin is in Max
ton nursing" a patient under
Dr. Shaw.
Mr- and Mrs. A. B. Small
spent Sunday with relatives at
Moss Neck-
Mr- J. K. Singletary, of Back
Swamp, spent today here on
business.
Miss Agnes Ashley and Mr.
Rouse, of Fairmont,spent Thurs
day in Lumberton.
Mr. J. G. McCormick returned
Friday from Washington where
he went on legal business.
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Miss Mamie Kyle,of Fairmont,
and Mrs. E. I. Poole were among
the shoppers here Thursday.
Mr. A. H. McLeod returned
Sunday from the western part of
the State, where ho has been for
a week past.
Mr. Thos. Martin, of Board
man, was here today on account
of the illness of his nephew, Mr.
J. V. Martin
Mrs. John Brown, of Jackson
Springs, spent Thursday, at the
home of her uncle, Mr. M. G
McKentie. Mr. Rufus Bennett, who re
sides in Bladen county, has
been visiting his father, Mr. J.
Bennett the past week.
Dr. Henry Gibson and Miss
Bessie Jones, of Red Springs,
spent Sunday here visiting at
tae homo of Mr. W. H. Humph
rey.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Biggs, of
Saddle Tree, spent Sunday here
visiting at the home of Mr. K- M.
Biggs. Mrs. Biggs will spend
this week here.
Mr. N. fi. Andrews, who is
studying medicine at Davidson,
was here Saturday on his way to
his home at Fairmont, where he
will spend his vacation.
Mrs. Flemming Ramseur, of
Lynchburg, Va., who has been
visiting . relatives at different
points in the county for several
days past, was in Lumberton
Friday.
Mr. X. W. McDiarmid,; who
visited bis sister, Mrs. O. C.
Norment for several days recent
ly, spent part of last week with
his sister, Mrs. James McQueen,
at Maxton.
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Mr, A. R'Spitey returned
Elitabethtowp FridayVfter spen
ing several days in Lumberton
and at Center. Mrs.'Spivey, who
h.is been with b;f father, Mr:F.
Lfcwja, at Center, returned with
bun. - .'
I.OCAL lfcF., Mis. Hoouer Ellin ditwl aL Li
home a Spencer recently Mrs.
The board of countv commis- Ellis will be remembered by
sioners were, in st-ssiou today. many here, whtre sbe and her
Col. N A. McLean led in the has band res.ded many years,
clay pinon shoot Thursday af- Mr J no. T. Pate, of near Bui'.1,
ternoon, he breaking 21 out of 25. j who has heen sick for several
In the game of ball between j months past, died Wednesday,
r.nmhorr.m Vinvtrin tfamtfo was buried Friday at Red
Friday, on tht Maxton diamond,
the latter won 13 to 1.
His friends here will regret to
ltarn that Mr S H McRae has
been very ill at his home in F iy
etteville for several days.
Preparations are being made
to move the residence of Mr. A.
W. McLean to the vacant lot at
the rear of the Baptist church.
Mr. E G. Sipher spent a few
days in Maxton last week for the
purpose of installing electric
lights for some of the citioens
Express service has been in
stalled on the Raleigh and
Charleston between Lumberton
and Marion and all points on the
road will be served.
Rev. R. KMcCullar will preach
at the Methodist church Sunday
week in the absence of Rev. P.L.
Kirton.wbo goes to Raleigh to as
sist in a series of meetings.
Mr. W. p. Barker returned
Friday night from Punta Gorda,
Fla., where he has been spend
ing some time. We are glad to
learn that his health is improved
by the trip.
Rev. Roland Thompson, of
Barnesviile, passed through here
today on his return home from
Clyburne, where he conducted
regular services Saturday and
Sunday morning.
Mr. J. F. L. Armfield, of Faj
etteville, spent a few days here
last week for the pu rpose of look
ing over the work on the new
railroad being graded towards
St- Pauls, in which he is inter
ested. Miss Ada Brisson and Mr. K.
Davis Were untied in marriage
by Mr. J. H. McNeiil, J. P., Sun
day. They are making their home
forjthe present with the groom 's
parents, who reside on Pine
street
Springs, with Masonic honors-
On account of the death of the
little daughter of Mr- A. T. Par
mele, the office of Register cf
Deeds, wuere Mr- Parmele holds!
a position, was closed Saturday.
Any candidates for member
ship's in the Rebecca Class,
which is a branch of the Odd
Fellows for ladies, are asked to
correspond with Mr. R. E. Lee.
Mr. Blackburn, of the Lum
berton Bottling Works.bas moved
with his family from the cottage
of Mr. H. Barnes, on Water
street to the cottage until re
cently occupied by the family of
Mr. V. D. Baker.
Mrs. Mary DeVane, of Bre
vard, and grand daughter, Miss
Mary Maultsby, of Bladen ar
rived here Friday for a visit to
the family of Mr. A. Nash.
Mrs. DeVane is a sister of the
late Dr. R. F. Lewis.
Quarterly Meeting will be held
at Smiths church Saturday morn
ing and in Lumberton Monday
morning, by Rev. Mr. Moore, P.
E.Mr. Moore will conduct services
in the Methodist church Sunday,
both morning and evening.
Mr. H. H. Ivey and Mrs. T. B.
Ivey, of Marietta, were in town
Saturday. Mr. Ivey tells us
that he finished setting out six
acres of tobacco on the 12 inst.
and the plants seem to be doing
well despite the cold weather.
The directors of the Southern
Life Insurance Company met in
Fayetteville Friday afternoon.
Those present from Robeson
county were Messrs. Dr. T. L.
Northrop, A. L. Shaw, K. M.
Biggs, J. W. Ward, J. W. Carter.
A L. Shaw W. H. Sikes and
T. B. Upchurch.
Full line Baseball Goods. McLean
Rozier Company. : 4-1
FuyetU'viiie Preabytery will
mt, in Maxton tomorrow. It
era braces churches in Mont
gomery, Soctland, Richmond,
iiobeson, Cumberland, Mooe,
Uarnt'lt, Jo'insou ami Chatham
counties a:d is composed of the
preachers and elder ..of U2
ctiu relies.
At the hfme ' of .Mrs. Sailie
Boddie,in Durhauj, Jij r daugii er
Miss Mary Noodham Boddi- was
united in marriage to Dr. Wil.
liam Franklin Smith Wednesday
morning at eleven o clock. Im
mediately after the ceremony,
they left for their home at Chad-
bourn, where Dr. Smith practice s
medicine.
Mr. W. C. Lewman, an arc hi
tect, has been here for several
days for the purpose of submit
ting plans for a new court house.
He has a number of beautiful de
signs with him. If one of the
plans submitted by Mr. Lewman
is chosen, a cut of it will be fur
nished this paper for the benefit
of the public.
A committee from East Robe
son circuit met with a like com
mittee from the Lumberton
charge Saturday in the Methodist
church here, for the purpose of
arriving at some agreement as to
the division of the parsonage
property, the parsonage here
having been the property of Lum
berton circuit before the division.
Mr. L. Carter, of Jessup, Ga-,
spent Saturday and yesterday
with relatives in the county. Mr.
Carter went to Georgia and
Florida about twenty-five years
ago and has been quite success
ful in business there. He is now
engaged in the banking and'rail
road business. This is his first
visit to Lumberton in ten or
twelve years.
Miss Annie Lee Kirton enter
tained a number of ber young
friends at her home Tuesday
evening, the occasion being her
twelfth birthday. The evening
farmer's want the k. p. s
BECAUSE.
i Ft Hojiprjt is Large,
a It fitters tlie Fertilizer nil
orer the furrow,
3 It does not waste any around
stumps or ends,
4 There are no chains or any
thine to clog or break or
get out of nier,
5 It is simple, strong and dur
able, 6 It is light run Ding,
7 It is vu.ranteetl to give sat
isfaction or money refunded.
For Sale by Leading Merchants In' Robeson and Adjoining
Counties.
N. JACODI HARDWARE COMPANY, Sole Agents,
Wllmlnatoa, N. C
THEBflMOFLlMBERTON
LUMBERTON. N. C.
Capital and Stock Guarantee, - - $100,000.00
Total Resources, $880 943.71
Strength and Safety are oar Greatest Considerations. Not a
Dollar lost by bad loans in our cireer of nine years. Our Presi
dent and Cashier borrow no money from the Bank. The fact
that our Directors are Successful Business Men, Insures Safe
Management
of Lumberton
C B. TOWNSEND, Cashier,
The Bank
A. W. McLEAN, Pres.
A. E. WHITE. Vice-Pres.
R. D. CALDWELL, Vice-Pres. J. P. 8TANSEL, Asst. Cashier.
STEPHEN McINTYRE,
S. A. EDMUND,
j. g. Mccormick,
Q. T. WILLIAMS,
GEO. G. FRENCH,
DIRECTORS:
R. D. CALDWELL,
C. B. TOWNSEND,
W. P. L. STEELE,
R. R. BARNES,
O. C. NORMENT.
L. H. CALDWELL
A. E. WHITE,
A. W. McLEAN,
H. B. JENNINGS.
was spent-in playing gamtR
Furniture,
Pianos
Pianos, Pianola
and Organs.
which never grow old to children.
Delightful refreshments were
eojoyed. Annie Lee received a
number of beautiful presents
from her little friends.
You can search the land over from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
from the Snow-Clad Peaks of Mtine to the Myrtle Groves and
Orange Bowers of the Sunny South, and you will not find a more
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Graceful conceptions in Patent Leathers;
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Shapes and patterns from which every
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