The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-26

will exhibit Edison's Project
ing kaleidoscope here next Friday
night, comes very highly recon-
mended by the State press. This
IS the first opportunity our people
have had of seeing the kineto-
scope and no doubt II good audi
ance will greet him. Benefit
Maxton Guards, 25 and SO cents.
The lapper room at the Max
ton Cotton Mills came near be-
ing destroyed by fire last Wednes-
day at noon. The whistle had
just sounded the work hour and
the machinery put in motion when
a sheet Of fire was discovered COM
ing from inside the lapper, the
cotton having caught from a
match or the friction of piece of
IRON going through the machinery.
The fire was soon extinguished;
not however, until the lapper was
very much damaged. It caused a
considerable delay in the work.
The amount of damage is fully
covered by insurance.
A Committee composed of Mess
rs. J. S. McRae, A. J. McKinnon.
}. W. Carter and J. K. Hill went
to Raleigh last Tuesday and APP
peared before the Railroad Com
mission to press the needs of a
union depot to be used jointly be-
tween the Seaboard and the Cape
Fear roads at this point. The
report was received favorably and
on Friday Mr.. J. S. McRae was no.
titled by the Commission that the
matter was settled and we will
Just as mas. possible have new
depot. We congratulate our citi-
zens who tooEzse much interest in
the matter and especially Mr.. D.
Boyd Kimball, who also went to
Raleigh with our delegation and
helped push the matter through.
The: "Maxton. Kids, a baseball
club composed. of oursmall boys,
have blood in their eyes for the
team at Fayetteville. Last Thurs
day they were to play the Fayc4te-
vile boys at, Red: Springs and,
with determination to do or die,
they boarded the train for the
Springs and on arriving what was
their surprise to find no one to
play them. They stood around
and discussed the adyisability of
going to Fayetteville on an inyesti-
eating tour when a messenger
handed them telegram from the
Fayetteville team with this short
sentence Acknowledgements: eve
don't play no one-horse team"
We advise the Fayetteville BOYS
to keep shy Of the "Maxton Kids
or trouble may follow. -
Every one in Maxton knows
Nathan Adams, colored, who is
employed by J. B. Weatherly,
Esq, at the Maple Shade Inn as
chief cook. Nathan is a straight
forward, industrious colored man
and is well thought of by our citi-
zens. Some time ago, he got an idea
into his head to get marfsedi and
after looking aroanl;aiitasetfously
CONSIDERING the matter; allowed
his affections to'ge out to Marga-
ret Demery; Al dusky damsel of
South Carolina. All went as hap
Ply as the prbverbial marriage
bell' for few months. Then
came the little family jars-those |
jars that come with married life. |
Nathan was right SO was his wife
as they thought-and last week |
came the rupture that almost |
proved to Nathan that married
lie was q lottery and he came
near having blank. 1t was q |
case similar to the -old man, wo-
man and the rat. Nathan con-
tended that he was right; Marga-
ret did the same, and after par
leylng and fussing~ awhile over the
matter quiet was restored SEEM
Lngly. Now comes the point |
where Nathan came near losing his
loving companion. Margaret-be-
ng a woman-of course had to shed |
/ few tears and she hied herself off
TO the kitchen to be alone with
her load of sorrow. While med
tatlng upon her sorrows and dis
the. thought of
off this mortal coil to
he great beyond by the lauda-
1um route suggested. ITSELF. and
acting upon herr suggestion she
procured a bottle, drank the CON-
:ents and quietly waited the end.
somehow Nathan suspicioned all
vas not we'll, and soon his fear.
we're verified. A doctor wss dis
'atchedfor and by prompt admin
stration of antitodes,. as we'll as
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