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THE SMI-WEERLY RbfiiSSONlAN LOCAL BRIEFS. on to 'lav, it' 12 1-2 cents 20 cenU licenses have been issued ,rthe marriage of Ophelia Pre- f lora iv. att an IN SOCIAL REALMS. all and Isaac McLean; H YalkerandK. 15. Fletcher, -Mr. Raymond Reynolds is Lain waiting on tne iouniam tade at th Tope lrug Store, here he wasempioyeu wimc muc if. i , .i n'iiL- ncrnm Inst eek. A ten-twenty cent family Juiw wan supposed to be put on Itthe )jera House last evening, Jut it was poonv auveriiseu iiuu las called oft because the au- ience was not there. -Work on the new Baptist urch, corner of Walnut and Seventh streets, goes on apace. The foundations have been com pleted and work is progressing on the basement, where the heat ing plant will be located. -Miss Josephine Breece left 'uesday for Baltimore, where she ill spend some time purcnasing r fall stock of millinery.. Miss race Redmond is keeping Miss reece s store open uunng ner ihsence. I -Mr. Lester Biggs, formerly fight operator at the telephone ixchange.has succeeded his sis pr,an account of ' whose marri age appears elsewhere in this Daper,as day operator, and Mr. toward Nye is now night opera-or. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. G. French nd child returned last evening rom Morehead City, where they pent two weeks. Mr. French urchased while at Morehead ity a pair of small marsh ponies, hich were shipped by express nd arrived yesterday. A series of meetings held last eek at the Baptist church atMt. Ioriah, Alfordsville township. vaulted in 13 accessions by bap- ism and one by letter. llev.J.M. leming.of hast Lumberton, ag isted the pastor, Rev. R.N. Cash veil in cnnrlnptincr th moptinire I Petrolius Gilchrist, colored, Was lined $5 and costs Saturday y Acting Mayor M. VV. Floyd foi Shooting a pistol at his home near the railroad. Several boys have )een fined within the past il'ew days for riding bicycles on sidewalks, and that practice has al)out been broken up. 1 Rev. Fi. M. Hoyle, pastor of ine Methodist church, returned Jiome Tuesday after a vacation iof two weeks which he spent at his old home nearShelby. He will preach at the Methodist church riunday evening, the morning fhour being given up to the Lay jinan's Rally. Mrs. Hoyle and their two children are visiting atDunn, 'at the home of her mother, Mrs. f. V. Smith. Mr.James Arnette, of West brook, Bladen county, who, as mentioned in Monday's Robeso nian.was brought to the Thomp son Hospital last week and taken by Dr. N. A. Thompson to Balti more for treatment, underwent an operation at the John Hop kins Hospital in that city Tues day. When last heard from he was getting along nicely. Mr. Arnette is a brother of Mrs. T.W.Bullock, of Lumberton. -Mr. John D. McMillian, who is always wide awake and up-to date, has at his store a new wrin kie that is causing the boys to come across in great shape. For the sum of 15 cents you are al lowed to punoh a number on a card and you get a box of candy, the size depending upon the col or of the ball your punch releas es, and you stand a chance of winning a "grand prize" in the shape of a 5-pound box. Dr. V.LAndrews. who mov ed to St. Pauls last week and whose card appears on the first page of this paper, has decided to change his location fromSt. Pauls to Hope Mills. He will take charge of the practice of Dr. Wil li ngham, who will move from Hope Mills to Greensboro. Dr. An Misses Katie and Berta McNeill Entertain in Honor of Miss Genevieve McMillan, of Red Springs. Misses Katie and Berta McNeill entertained at the home of their parents, Sheriff and Mrs. K. C. McNeill, Monday evening from 8::U) to 11 ::() o'clock in honor of their guest. Miss Genevieve Mc Millan, of Red Springs. . The amusements of the occas ion were somewhat unusual, but highly entertaining. Shortly af ter the arrival of the guests cards, with numbers from one to seventeen, were distributed and the gentlemen were request ed to make dates-with the ladies for five-minute talks for all num bers on cards. The dates having been made, Miss Josie McNeill tapped a bell every five minutes until the engagements were fill ed. The next thing of special in terest, and a source of much amusement, was the selection of partners for refreshments. All guests were presented with a card and asked to act according to requests written on cards, which had some of the gentlemen stand ing on one foot and some climb ing trees, etc. It was the lot of the ladie-5 to find their partners, in doing which they were govern ed by the writing on the cards. The occasion from start to fin ish was a most delightful one, and afforded much pleasure for a large crowd. Misses Mary and Cammie Mc Neill entertained a few friends Monday and Tuesday evenings at tea in honor of their guests, Misses Jene Elliot te, of Manches ter.and Mary Fairly Patterson.of Laurinburg. Those present Mon day evening were: Mr. and Mrs. H. M. McAllister, Messrs. F. P. Gray, C. P. McAllister and Dr. Jno. Knox -Tuesday evening, Miss Bertha McNeill and her guest, Miss Genevieve McMillan, of Red Springs. PERSONAL. 19 DEATHS. Mrs. J. T. Wilkins. Rpportfd for The Ril?soiiIan. Mrs. J. T. Wilkins, of Wishatts township, died Saturday night in the 3Cth year of her age, and was buried Monday morning at the home cemetery. The funer al services were conducted by Rev. J. M. Fleming in the pres ence of a large crowd of sorrow ing relatives and bympnthetic friends. Mrs. Wilkins was a good wo man, having professed faith in Christ at an early age and con nected herself with the church at Atioch, to which she was ever faithful. She leaves a husband and three children to mourn her departure. Mrs. Lott B. Rogers. Ueimrtei. for The Rubcsnnian. Mrs. Lott B. Rogers, a sister of Mrs. C. B. Townsend.of Lum berton, died at her home near Latta, b. C., last Wednesday night. Her husband and a large family, another sister, Mrs. M.E. Stackhouse, of Cheraw, S. C, and an only brother, Judge D.A. Townsend, of Union, S. C., survive. She was a most estimable lady of the highest Christian charac ter and will be greatly missed &ne was widely connected in this State and county as well as in other states. Mr. J. B. Sealey. of Barnesvilie, among the visitors in town today. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Kinlaw, How ellaville, are in town today shopping. Mr. J. A. McEachern, of Rowland, is among the Lumberton visitors today. Mr. N D. Kelly, of I'emhroke, was among the visitors in town yesterday. Mr. C. W. Williams, of Abbottsburg, was among the visitors in town today. Mr. W. F. French returned yesterday from a short business trip to Charlotte. Mr. Rowland Stephens, of Orrum, was among the visitors in town yester day. Miss Mary Pope left this morning for Uharlotte. where she will snenu a lew days. Sheriff E. C. McNeill went Tuesday to Jackson Springs, where he will spend several days. Mr. and Mrs. Iivin Jenkins left last evenine: for Charlotte to attend the veterans reunion. Miss Yetta Katzen.of Baltimore, Md., is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Weinstein. Mr. C. P. Grantham, who lives near Fairmont, was among the visitors in town yesterday. Hr. F. A. McLeod returned Monday evening from Jackson Springs, where he spent a few days. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Skipper went Tuesday to Jackson Springs, where they will spend two weeks. Mr. A. Weinstein returned yesterday from the Northern markets, where he went to purchase fall goods. Mr. O. C. Norment left yesterday afternoon for Charlotte, where he will spend a few days on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Peace and in fant child returned Tuesday evening from Wrightsville Beach, where they spent a day or so. Mr. T. E. Petty, Seaboard ticket aerent. who suent a week's vacation at Johnson City, Tenn.,and in the western part of this State, returned lasi nigni. Mr. Casper Smith, who spent part of his vacation here with home folks, re turned last week to Warrenton, where he has a position with the Thomas Drug Co. Messrs. .A. E. White and Frank Gough will return tomorrow from a visit to the Northern markets, where they have been purchasing goods for their stores. Miss Harriet Humphrey, saleslady for White & Gough, left Monday for Falcon, Cumberland county, where she will spend a two-weeks' vacation with friends and relatives. Miss E. Patterson, who lives near Fayetteville, and her aunt, Mrs. K. A. Stanford, of Chattanooga, Tenn., are spending today in town, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Lt-iirion. Mr. L. It. Webb, of Charlotte, spent a few days here with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and VV. B. Webb, and left yesterday for Wilmington, where he will spend a day or so before return ing home. Mr. Earnest Branch arrived Tuesday evening from Shelby, where he had held a position for some time with the Western Union lelegraph t,o. Mr. Branch, after spending a few days at home, will leave for Oak Ridge, where he will enter school. Mrs. D. C. Sinclair, of Raleigh, a former resident of Lumberton and well known here, was a guest Monday night of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Skipper, leaving Tuesday morning for Elizabethtown to visit at the home ot her step-iather j and mother, Judge and Mrs.C.C. Lyon. Mrs. H. B. Jennings and three chil dren returned Tuesday evening . from Wrightsville Beach, where they spent several weeks. Mr. Jennings and daughter, Mattie May, who have also beeh at ths beach tor some time, will return this evening. They will be ac companied by Mr. Jennings, sister,Miss Marion Jennings, of Spartanburg, S.C. Wait I E2?,?S'S553S8S Excursions and a Painful An excursion was operated over the V.&C. S. from Lum berton to Fayetteville Monday lor the colored population and a dark cloud of sizeable proportions went. An engine which was sent to Hope Mills in the aftei noon to make the usual connec tion with trains from Fayetteville and bring passengers to Lum berton at 6:30 broke down, and passengers were under the sweet necessity of waiting at Hope Mills some two hours and a half for the excursion train, which brought them in about 9 o'clock behind the dark cloud. It was hard lines and some who were trying that way of reaching Lumberton for the first time were bitter in their complaints, but accidents will happen, of course, on the best-regulated railroads. The V. & C. S. folks did not in tend to pass out such a number as that: they were up against it. An excursion which was fairlv well patronized was run over the same road from Lumberton to Jackson bpnngs Tuesday. Commercial and Industrial Club Meetings. At a meeting of the Lumber ton Commercial and Industrial Club held in the court house Tuesday evening 11 new appli cants were elected to member ship, as follows: G. E. Ranke, Jr., O. H. Bracy, J. D. Proctor, Dr. H. T. Pope, Dr. W. A. Mc Phaul, Lloyd C. Townsend. P. J. Thomas, Rudolph Carlyle, W. B. Snow, M. F. Caldwell, S. Mcln- tyre. This brings the member ship to 34. The excutive committee an nounced that the two large rear rooms on the second and third floors of the new Lumberton Cot ton Mills office building had been selected ior club rooms. When fitted up these will afford elegant quarters. A meeting will be held in the club rooms tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, and at this meeting a committee appointed on furnish ing rooms will report. All mem bers and all who wish to join are asked to attend this meeting. Layman's Rally at Methodist Church Sunday. Sunday will be Layman's Day at the Methodist church. At 11 o'clock, the regular hour for morning service, a Layman's Rally will be held. There will be short addresses by several lay men, the addresses to be inter spersed with special music suit able for the occasion, and a col lection will be taken for mis sions. By the direction of Dr. D. B. Zollicoffer, of Weldon, Confer ence leader, the day will be ob served throughout, the North Car olina Conference. Mr. W. H. Humphrey is the vice president of the Movement for this district and in the absence of the local leader.Mr. J.P.Stansel.hehas tak en charge of the work of get ting up the rally here Sunday. The motto of the Laymen's Move ment is, "Evangelize the World in this Generation," and a great work is being done. I 4 Per Cent Paid on Savings Deposits COMPOUNDED EVERY THREE MONTHS Robeson County Loan & Trust Company Deposits of 25 Cents and Upward will be Received by This Institut ion The Time to Open an Account is Now. A. W. M.-I.KAN. Pii-rti.i.'iit. A. W. McLEAN, 11. H. JENNINGS, S. A. EDMUND, OFFICERS STEPHEN McINTYRE, Vic.'-Pn-ai.lent. DIRECTORS J. 1 MrNEILL. A. T M. I.KAN, cl,;. K. D. CALDWELL (i- T. WILLIAMS. STEl'HKN M.1NTYKK, II 1 ii S fa elief From Insects. Worrell's Insect Exterminator is of fered as a perfectly efficient prepation, carefully compounded by the most mod ern formula that advanced science has discovered. It combines ingredients that give it the properties not only of the best insecticides known, but also of a Germicide, Deodorizer and Disinfect ant. It does not deteriorate with age and is unaffected by climatic changes. It is always ready for use and instan taneous in its effects. It is perfectly harmless when moderately applied to man or animal, fowl, fabric, or furni ture. It is wholesome and cleanly in its use and may be ecornically used and easily applied. It has a deadly effect upon ail insect lift-. It kills the insect and storilizos its eggs. Worrell's insect Ex terminator, where persistently usieil will clear the promises of all manner f insects. This fact is testified to by thousands of individuals, by innumera ble managers and superintendents of public institutions and jailers and sher iff's, as well as by wardens and attach es of many federal institutions though out the hind. W hy Uiir Insecticide, tieruticidc and Ulslsilcclanl Excels all Olfaers. 1st. It kills bed bugs and all other insects and sterilizes their eggs. 2nd. It will rid wardrobei and car pets of moths. 3rd. It will kill and destroy fleas and lice on cattle, horses and dogs withou the least injury to the animal. 4th. It is the best disinfectant on the market for jaila, penitentiaries and workhouses, also wards in hospitals and asylums where foul air exists. 5th. It excels as a disinfectant in sick rooms, as it will purify the air and kill disease germs without nauseating the patient. ith. The goods are ever ready for use. There is a wholesome effect fiim inhaling the vapor while using the goods, 7lh. Our gooda will not rust steel bed-springs or corrode any kinds of metals. 8th. It will not spot or stain sheets, mattresses, fabrics of any kind, or the finest polished or varnished furniture. Dth. 1 1 is non-explosive, does not freeze or deteriorate with ago. loth. It satisfies everyone and grat ifies ail expectations. llth. Sure death for ants and roadi es. Small Sprayers. With each bottle of Worrell's lnsec Exterminator an ingenious small tin sprayer is furnished free, anil is used by inserting the long arm of the spray er clear down to the bottom of the bot tle and blowing vigorously into the fun nel shaped end. This diseminates the contents of the bottle in vapory parti cles, and may be blown out ten or twelve feet wherever it is desired to apply the liquid. BOOKS! BOOKS!! I POPULARiCOPYRlGHTS 5. 223 Such as The (.'lansman. T!:- L-oianl's SM.ts. Nedra, Beverly of draustark. Port of Mi:sii:g Men, The House of a Thousand Candles and numerous others in th,. sun,,. ;,S- , :., h. Othw good novels 111 t.2V l:. p:ip(.r and clot Ii rovers. Joscphus, Leather Iioim.l, Me. Bibles and Testaments 1(-. to$."i.(H Let us have your order r..r a Family lid. I.-. Star Brand Oxfords at Reduced Prices. Crump & Floyd, Lumberton, N. C. GMT MARRIAGES. the Miss Cora Biggs Becomes Bride of Mr. H.E. Carter. Miss Cora Biggs and Mr. H. E. Carter, both of Lum berton, were married Tues day evening at 9 o'clock at the home of the bride's father, Mr. D.W. Biggs, on Cedar street. Only a few relatives and friends of the contracting parties witness ed the ceremony, which was per formed by Rev. E.M. Hoyle, the bride's pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Carter went to Wilmington Tues- iay mgnt. Alter spending a Notices of New Advertisements A large stock of watches Bov lin's Jewelry Store. Importers and jobbers of hard ware J. W. Murchison & Co. Closing out sale Jenrette-Sin-gletary. MacAllister's fall and winter opening at Columbia Hotel sam ple room. The housekeeper and the news paper. i Fair Bluff tobacco market. A saw mill with all equipment tor sale. A large bay pony for exchange. Prices for ginning cotton. McLean-Sledge Co, Sole Agents. A Queer Fowl. Mr. Welton Fisher, who drives the fetandara Un bo. wagon in Maxton, has gotten hold of a queer fowl. It is a cross between a game chicken and a guinea. It looks like a game chicken, makes a noise like a guinea and walks like a turkey. Mr. Fisher is go ing to bring this queer hybrid to his parents, Mr. and Mr. A. B. Fisher, who live in Lumberton. Messrs. Brown Evans, of St. Pauls.and Lacy McLean, of Max ton, stood examination before county superintendent, J. R. i Poole yesterday for State high school certificates. Fine B If it is a or Carriai uggy e you W6 A Victoi drews says he was well pleased I eek. 0f, ten dys Wrightsville withSt Paula nnrl nnlv rWi,ipi r.n Peach tney will return to Lum- the change because of better in ducements. -Two men who were sent here by J. N. McCausland & Co., tin roofers, of Charlotte, are at work repairing the roof of the graded Bchool building, which has leaked ever since the building was com pleted. S.L. Smith & Son, of Wil mington.who did the roof work originally, failed to complete same in a satisfactory manner and a sum sufficient to have the word done was withheld from the contract price. It is expected that the work will be completed fme time next week. berton and will begin housekeep ing on Fine street. f he bride has for some time been the courteous and efficient day operator at the telephone ex change. 1 he groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Carter, of Maxton, and has for some time been a clerk in the store of Messrs. White & Gough. BEST of Quality have voted A multitude of housewives our flour the best. Best because it serves equally well for all purposes. It makes good bread, good bis cuit, good pies, good cake and good pastry. Dewey's Best Flour is milled from the choicest Ohio Soft Winter Wheat and has unequalled nutritive value. A trial sack will convince you of its superiority. it, price and terms good EVERY VEHICLE GURANTEED See us before buying. Cll FI i i rS) a fH i 1 1 oday I o-di FOR SALE BY WHITE & GOUGH, LUMBERTOV, N. C. ay MacAiiister s Fall and Winter Opening Made-fo-Measure Garments for Gentlemen Expert Tailor from Baltimore here for THREE DAYS ONLY -The announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss l'earl Morrison, of McColl, S. C, and Mr. Geo. E. Pennington, of Charlotte. The marriage will take place in October. Miss Mor mon is the daughter ofMr.A.W iviornson.of McColl. and a niece f the late.l. H. Morrison, of Lumberton. Shp is a vountr woman f unusual beauty and attractive- P9 and is well known in Lum berton, where she has often visit e'J relatives. Mr. Pennington is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward ennintrton. nf Tarhnrn. He is a special agent of the Scottish Fire Insurance Co., and has made Charlotte his home for the past year. Miss Ophelia Prevatt, daugh ter of Mr. E. M. Prevatt. who ives at Bowmore. and Mr. Dave Butler were married this morn ing about 9 o'clock in the office of Register of Deeds Hicrlev. The ceremony was performed by Justice A. P. Caldwell. Dr. R.M. Norment and!!Mr. A. B. Small, of Lumberton; Mr.N.C. Graham, of Howellsville; and Mr. bpan Ihompson.ofrural routeNo. 4 from Lumberton. were amonsr those who went tc Charlotte yes terday to attend the reunion. Dr. Norment returned this morning. Henry Underwood, a carpen-j ter who left his home in Durham some time ago for parts unknown returned Saturday and started to the home of" his brother-in-law, Will Parton,two miles from Dur ham with the threat that he was going to "raise hell."When he ar rived at theParton home and began ; breaking out window lights and I outherwise making trouble, Mrs. rarton drew an ancient pistol and brought him down wi h a ball in his abdomen. His wound, which was not serious, was dressed and he was placed in a ward in jail. Mrs. Parton was not arrested. Sale of Land. Mr. Wm. Sneed, a well-to-do farmer of Gaston county, was who I thrown from a buggy near King's Miss Amelia Linkhaw. has charge of Caldwell & Carlyle's ! Mountain Sunday and fatally in 1 1 .1 J 1 1 t l m 1 ! Mv 1 si sin 4-K HAnnUi. 1fvJn millinery department, leic lues- iju'cu. ucam iraunmg muuuaj day for New York.where she will ! spend some time purchasing a I fall stock of millinery. . For indigestion and all tomach trou- itwJ , , i Poley orino Laxative as it umulatet the Btouiach and liver and f'atet the bowels and will Dositive- pe Habitual constipation. Sold by all r2 ney Kemeay win neip you. ii strengtn ens the kidneys so they will eliminate the impurities irom the Dloou that de- Eress the nerves, ana cause exnaustion, ackache.rheumatism and urinary irreg ularities, which sap the vitality. Do not delay. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy at once. For sale by all druggists. HJKGS .DYSPEPSIA TABLETS lla indigattiim fMi rium-ch 1 rouble. Chronic Diarrhoea Relies el Mr. Edward E. Henry, with the Unit ed States Express Co..Chicasro, writes, ' 'OurGeneralSuperintendent. Mr. Quick, handed me a bottle of chamberlain's colic, cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy some time ago to check an attack of the old chronic diarrhoea. I have used it since that time and cured many on our trains who have been sick. I am an old soldier who served with Ruther ford B. Hayes and William McKinley four years in the 23rd Ohio Kegiment, and have no ailment except chronic di fcrrhoea, which this remedy stops at o ice. "For sale by all druggists. Under and by virtue of the power contained in a certain Deed of Trust, executed to the undersigned as Trustee fer the Rowland Building and Loan As sociation, by J. J Taylor and wife, Ada S. Taylor, which deed of trust is duly recorded in the office of the Register of deeds of Robeson County, in Book of Mortgage deeds, No. 11, page 502, 1 will sell at public auction lor cash, at the court house door in Lumberton. T.T 1 1 V 1 1 . , i I . , iNorin Vjaronna, on monaav, me jotn day of August, 1909, the following lands in Kobeson County, Xs'orth Caro lina, to-wit: in the town of Rowland. Thompsons township, and particularly described as tollows: Bounded on the North by First North street, on the South by half (J) of lot Sixteen lb) ; on the li,ast by a 20 foot alley, and on the West by East Rail road Avenue, and belter described as follows: Fronting Railroad Avenue 75 feet. and- vanninir back 130 feet to a 20 foot I S Call on U3 at Columbia Hotel Sample Room. Strictly Tailored Suits from $16.50 to $35. ruil Dress and i uxedo buita a Specialty at Lowest prices Imaginable. Very truly yours, i LUMBERTON, 8-26-lt. - - - - - N. C MWMWMMBICntMaMi I til I lit frtt&f reftf-f frf-ttttfrtf tfrtC alley, being all of Lots Fourteen' (14), rnteen (lb), and halt ot Liot bixteen (16), Block "P," as per plan of the Town of Rowland, RobesonCounty, North Corolina. Said sale to be made on account of default made in the payment of debts secured bv said deed of trust. This 12th day of July, 1909. Milton Lytch, Trustee, Rowland Building & Loan Association. McLean, McLean & Snow, Attorneys. The above sale has been continued until Monday September 6th, 1909, when I it will be held at the Court House door ' in Lumberton, N. C, at 12 o'clock m. 8-19-2thurs. opolar - SONGS IS CENTS PER COPY Caldwell & Carlyle 9l First Large Shipment of Ladies1 and Misses' Autumn and Winter Coat Suits Now in Stock To those contemplating a trip to the mountains, the North, or else where, and to every young lady making preparation for College, - and to every one interested in the very Newest and Best Styles in LADIES' TAILORED AND SEMI DRESS SUITS FOR FALL, we ex tend a cordial invitation to come and see our first arrivals. These are carefully selected models from several of New York's best Tailors. Styles stamped by Dame Fashion as "the thing" for the Fall and Winter. Moderately priced, in our usual way, $12.50,$15.00, $18.00, $20.00, $22.50, $25.00 to $50.00. Mew Fall Styles in Fine Dress Goods, in both Silks and Woolens, all the New Weaves and Colorings, in the very newest Fabrics. Special Attention to Complete Wedding Trousseaux. Everything needful in Ladies' Ready-to-wear Gar ments carried in stock. Samples of dres goods sent on request and Suits sent on approval to re- sponsible parties. T Frank 8-23 READ -R0BES08IAH BUSINESS BUILDERS ta FAYETTEVILLE, I ittjiSituii - N c Jn C22BSS3B239BEHHIIH Subscribe For The ROD esonlan.