The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-16
Attorney Wide Wishnrt.

Ala, q song, Gospel Echoes, the
music Of which was composed by
himself,
Cashier Walter l.. Parsons, of
the Bank of Pee Dee, at Rocking
ham, came down Monday to as
sist Cashier G. B. Townsend in
opening the Bank of Lumberton.
DR.. II. A. Rozier, recently grad
uated from the Atlanta Dental
College, has opened an Office in
the Mcleod building, He Isl well
equipped young dentist and the
RoBEsoNIAN wishes for him much
success,
Mr.. Marcus jacob, of the well
known \. jacob Hardware Com
pany, of Wilmington, was here
last week, He paid Lumberton
the compliment of saying that it
was the best town on the Carolina
Central Railroad.
A competitive examination of
applicants for appointment to the
naval academy at Annapolis was
held at Robson Institute yester-
day by Col. T. f. Toon. The re-
suit had not been learned at the
time of going to press. rl.
Several darkies had free fight
in New Town one night last week.
They were. given q preliminary
bearing Friday and bound over to
court. When the officer got after
them some of the boys were fright
ened almost out of their wits.
Mr.. Jenkins Bennett gave the
RoBEsoNEAN a very fine turnip
Saturday evening. 1t was TWEEN
ty six inches IN circumference and
weighed 81 pounds. The turnir
was grown by Mr.. G. E. Watson.
who lives about three miles from
here.
The University is steadily grow.
ing in popularity, patronage and
efficiency. The enrolment this
year is the largest in It's history
We would like to aid some needy
boy to get its advantages Of schol.
arships and loans. See ad. il
another column.
| We direct particular attention
to the advertisement of the Banl
of Lumberton, which appears il
this issue. 1t is a home institu
ton, managed by some of our very
best people and should be patron
lied by every business man il
Robson county.
i THE RoBEsoNIAN is under obi
(gations to Prof. Duckett for Irisl
potatoes and to Mr.. H. Nee Nc
MILAN for Irish potatoes, onions
and beets. To one who has II,
garden these nice vegetables are ,
treat and the kindness of oul
! friends is appreciated.
Mr.. S. Willougby, who lives tw,
miles from town, has a very fin
half-Jersey COW. From June 18th
1896, to June 18th, 1897, he ha
; marketed $50 pounds of as fin
butter as any mountain butter
: besides supplying his family wit
all they wanted. Who can bea
: this?
Messrs. Frank Cough and F.
B. Freeman have gone into tn
poultry raising business on lin
tied scale in the rear of thei
: building. They have a brood c
fifteen young ducks and thre
young goslings, to which they al
paying attention during theirspa1
moments.
Orpha, the ten-year-old daugf
ter of Rev. F. Al Prevatt, VIII
5 has been attending the institutio
for the deaf and dumb at Mo
{ canton, came home last weel
This is the little girls first yes
at the school and she has mao
rapid progress. Mr.. Prevatt WEI
to Charlotte to meet her an
bring her home.
: Eleven young men, two frol
= Charlotte, two from Southpor
9 five from Wilmington, one frol
o Vollers, and one from Antioch
were examined yesterday for a.
pointment to the naval academ
= at Annapolis. 1t seems that Al
" napolis is more sought for tina
= West Point, there being onl
: eight applicants for the latt
, place.
"The Oldest couple in this Sc
= ton of the State, so far as ,
." know" says the Lumber Brid
News, "and the Oldest couple Ii
= ing in the State, perhaps, is M
"a and Mra William Mel ,nuchtin