The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

Mr.. John Dunn will begin next
Monday on the new Lumber Bridge ,
church. |
The entertainment for the benefit of
the Mexton Guards tomorrow Thurs (
day. night will be the affair of the a,
season.
How TRUE. cit is not an easy mat
ter to keep some minds when in con-
troversy ON the question OF issue. -
Lumber Bridge Newe.
Rev. VIM. Black and family, of Mon
roe have been quite sick with grip; so
that his meeting at Rockingham had to
be postponed.
Miss Henrie Nixon, who has been
spenning several months in Maxton,
returned to her home on Topsail
Sound last Saturday,
Laurinburgers had o rich treat
recently in the lectures on Chri stan
education, and Luther at Worms, by
Or. Henry l.. Smith, CT Davidson.
Two firms have started business in
another town this year already only
because they could not get suitable
store houses in Maxton. Stick a pin
right here.
The material for our new outfit is
arriving ami we hope to be turning out
job work by Friday next, though two
or three weeks more will probably
elapse before we can print our paper
at h ome.
Our venerable friend. Mr.. Fitzhugh,
Of Alma, has kindly sent us two copies
of the Robesonian of 1892, to aid in
restoring brother McDiarmid's files,
/ for which he has our thanks as we'll as
! Mr.. McDiarml,, 8. - -
The ladies of Bethel Church gave a
supper at Raiford Institute last Friday
night for the purpose of RAISING funds
to furnish room in Red Spriugs Sem
mary, This is good work for them
to be engaged in.
The first Quarterly Conference TO,
Maxton and Caledonia was held at the
latter church last Saturday. DR.
Gibbs, presiding elder, preached gooC
sermons. The pastors salary was fixed
at $800.00, and the year begins under
favorable circumstances.
The horse of j. F. Payne, Esq, be
came frightened at something near tn
school house last Friday evening AM
threw him out Of the carriage. Mr.
Payne, no suffers from spinal at
lection, was badly shocked, but W
trust no serious damage will follow.
, Rev. F. M. Shamburger attende
the Quarterly Conference at Caledoni
last Saturday. He is the popular pas
tor of Lauriuburg Methodist Church
: and is greatly loved by his flock. Til
first quarterly meeting of that charg
a was held Sunday night and Monde
morning.
Mr.. Peter Mcqueen, Jr., of tn
o couny, who lodged a pistol ball in h
n hand some time ago which could nj
!, be located by probing, went up to Da
e wilson and had the light turned on /
DR.. FL. L. Smith. He found the O.
r thode ray and it found the whereabou
d of the lost bullet.
e Mr.. John Fl. Cook has bought tt
n Laurinburg Exchange and starts out {
the journalistic career, in which v
!. wish him great success. Fame al
- fortune are at the top, let him elm
10 We shall miss the labors of our reti
r, ing friends, Messrs. Phillips al
Bundy, but trust their paths may
strown with moro flowers than gre
3" where the newspaper man must trea
pa Representative W. J. Currie, l.
il introduced three bills OF Importance
Robson county. TO levy spec
tux of % cents per $4,000 on proper
Is and Is cents on the poll, to author
er the commissioners to hire out the cha
Nv gang, and to abolish the Circuit Cri
ne inal Court for the county. Mr.. Cr
ng RE is on the committee on Penal l
situations.
LIST See notice of the dissolution of
he partnership of Messrs. Morrison
IT. Barker. They have done we'll 8
~ The RobesoDian wishes to endorse
ir' that these gentlemen say. Mr.. Bari
MS bought the house and lot where
Morrison will do business. Mr.. Bar
ge, will probably enter business lat
to they are both gentlemen of the str
Ic- est integrity and have fine busln
Der qualities.
ex- The fire destroyed our notice of
ain marriage of Mr.. Duncan McNair
the S. A. L., formerly of Maxton
Mr.. Miss M Try Terry, Of Hamlet, wi
at took place in that village week be
our last. They were given receptlo
q in Mr. and Mrs. D. l.. Stewalt's, WI
ave was attended by Misses Lncy Ayds
who aud Bessie McNair, of this place.
par wish for our friend and his acc
pllshed bride all happiness and use
ness possible in life.
t in Our Populist friends have been
t. to in the past to declare that not
nee. could divide them on the financial
mem ton. They were not like the WI
who Democrats. Give them chanC
ongs vote for free silver, directly or indi
ly, and every mothers son of
would be found standing right Il
no" 1t was true that North Carolina ID
So ~ Gratis voted all right on that issue
'ne there were others. The Populist
/, = was the only party under the bl'
. y. sun which could stand undivided
ioi tore the Establishments of Wall 81
aeiaS ETC., etc. Well Well !! They
urer' how the old thing works thems
town now.
sting |
our Court Next Week.
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