--Kiwanis lunch at Lorraine Hotel Tuesday at 1 p.m.
--A stewards’ meeting will be held at Chestnut Street Methodist Churhc this evening at 7:30.
--Robeson Chapter U.D.C. will meet Thursday afternoon at 3:30 in the club rooms. All members are earnestly requested to be present at this meeting as much important business is to be transacted.
--Rev. and Mrs. I.P. Hedgepeth were given a delightful pounding Friday night by some people of the eastern part of town, among home Mr. Hedgepeth has been holding cottage prayer meetings.
--Misses Elizabeth Peay and Nell Sutton, former members of the local school faculty, spent the Thanksgiving holidays at the teacherage here, leaving yesterday for their schools. Miss Peay teaches at Warrenton and Miss Sutton at Creedmore.
--Dr. James Gibbons of Charlotte read a paper before the Robeson Medical Society at its regular meeting here last Wednesday. Dr. and Mrs. Gibbons were guests of Dr. and Mrs. T.F. Costner, Elm Street, for the day.
--The Macdonald Scotch Highlanders band pleased two fair-sized audiences here Saturday, matinee and night, giving a varied program of classic, popular, vocal and instrumental numbers. Six soloists were especially good.
--Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Goodnough of Emporia, Pa., are guests here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.V.G. Wishart, Sixth Street. Mr. Goodnough is speaker of the house of representatives in the state of Pennsylvania and an uncle of Mr. Wishart.
--Mr. E.L. Hedgpeth of R. 2 from Fairmont was among the visitors in town Friday stated that Mr. Jim Grimsley of near Fairmont killed one day last a week a 23 ½ months-old hog which weighted when dressed, 770 pounds net.
--Mr. C.C. Clewis, who had been in Guilford County for the past several months, spent the Thanksgiving holidays here with his family. He expects to remain here through the Christmas holidays, after which he will go to Wake County, where he will be engaged in construction work.
--The musical given in the court house here Thanksgiving night under direction of Charlie Morrisey, colored, was enjoyed by a large number. The program consisted of jubilee songs, plantation melodies, solos and quartettes. The Black Diamond and Riverside quartets won great applause with their selections.
--The Washington male quartette third number of the Lyceum course under the auspices of the local Woman’s Club, will appear at the high school auditorium tonight at 8 o’clock. A large crowd is expected to attend, as the second number of the course, given a few weeks ago, was excellent and far superior to the opening number.
--Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. McLean of Seattle, Washington, are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John S. McNeil. They arrived yesterday and will spend a day or two here on their way to Florida, where they will spend the winter. They are on a 2-year tour and since leaving Seattle have been as far north as Nova Scotia. Mr. McLean is a cousin of Mrs. McNeill.
--Trying to turn from Elm Street into Second at the town hall early yesterday morning at a rate of speed faster than allowed by law caused a lady to drive a car against a white-way lamp post, knocking the post down and doing slight damage to the car. A car belonging to the town of Lumberton was parked near the light post and was slightly damaged when the post fell against it. After the car the lady was driving stopped, her male companion took the wheel and left town in a hurry. No arrests were made.
From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Nov. 30, 1925. Newspaper spelled last name O’Neil and O’Neill. I don’t know which is correct.
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