The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-23

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Capt. Glib Sellers spent some
.ime in Charlotte last week.
Mr.. J. Gilchrist McCormac is
visiting. relatives at Polkton. /
Mhrphey McNair, Esq, returned !
from the Nashville Expo
5ition. -
A little over four weeks until
the military excursion to the sea-
shore-July Goth.
Laurinburg went dry, and Mo-
ses Fine has decided to remain "a
citizen of our town. ,.s:
June is half gone and still no
June bugs yet. The question is,
what has become of them?
Mr.. H. C. Affords house will
soon be ready for the painters. 1t
is going to be a model home.
Blackberries and huckleberries
are now ripe and we are not sur
prised at how some people live.
L. Onsof our more enterprise mer-
chants is advertising ~'sMethodist
hams" He ought to find ready
sale for them. q >.e
Mrs. Enogh Burns returned
from Ashboro Tuesday, accompa-
MED by. her .. nephew, Master
George Burns.
Mr.. J. T. Pool has greatly ad-
ded to the appearance of both his
store'house ald3his fesideaee.by 9
new coat of paint. 49,: ?
| We are. sorry to hear of the con
tinued illness of Mrs. J. w. Brad
ley, of Cutler. She il q daughtsl
of Mr.. }. +. Smith. .....e ,
I Walter Henderson Esq, re
turned Thursday from ~Columbu
! Ohio, where he went to take som
U. S. prisoners from Raleigh.
Mr.. Temple Stalnaker receiver
the gold pen for the best improve
ment during the first session O
the kaxtop High School foryoun
! men. !. = ~,
F., Our people witnessed one of tn
most severe electric displays las
Thursday night ever witnesse
here. 1t was almost q continus
flash.
1t will soon be time to gathe
!, the ;crop3in the S. A. L.. Park.
There are two stalks of. corn, or
pumpkin vine and a good crop {
grass. - = IT, -
a > Our popular and enterprisir
# druggists, Messrs. Groom al
Il Folkes, have fitted up a fountai
. and are ready to- serve alfkinds
a tsoft drinks. ,.ss - r.
II .Kra..Lee Gyinn, who haseen
i spending sonnet time here the gue
It of her brother, DIR. j. D. Crool
10 left fer her home in Winnings
,e Saturday last.
, A few of our young men a
~ ladies went down to Red Ban
l and enjoyed an all-day fish
y trip last Wednesday. They caug
es over q hundred.
he Acolored excursion leaves h,
no for Red Springs today (Wedn
o. day.. One colored base ball te,
III will maui the sphere for hon'
y at the above place.
:, Owing to the fact that conf
ence is 80 near at hand it has be
!, decided to postpone the childre
=. day exercises at the Method
-. church indefinitely.
Lei Mr.. Client Burns is in McC
teaching the5 new'3 hand at17tl
, .;Eplace. They will pfobably'93p
~ Fat. the Confederate Veterans.
va union here in August.
he There is an; effort on.feot to
80 organize the FIRST nine base
les team. We have good material
nd make a team and see no rea
, fwhy it can't be put on foot.
We, ksssrs. Sandy McKinnon
no N. G. Mckenzie went up the c
in and Y ~ .-road Friday to ad,
saa Use, their excursions. They
nal large crowds from above expec
the go with them. ;,
~ =. Rob Russell spent several d
WI in Washington last week. He
'i", not told US who will get th& p
N tofiice, but it ID reasonable TO &
'n' pose he has an idea who has
' '' ..promise,' of it, !, :. j.
:;tb The good citizens Of EAurint
on. are to be commended ijhithe 1t
re- they took in the election Il
'ust last Monday. Kthe .peopleEj1
ma. towns voted as they pray,
l whiskey business would soon
do. minish.
ion Richmond County Camp
ely 800 of Confederate Veterans,
of hold n reunion ON Ju1v Rrd T