The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-12-08

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} send OF bring them to the ROBE.
soNI.S Office and The work will be
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the State which we do not con.
slder reliable and with which NC
competition is attempted, but tho
price OF any legitimate, trust
worthy, honorable establishment
will be met right here at home
This being SO, the RoBEsoNIAN lie.
serves and should receive youl
patronage. 1t does not want il
unless every claim it makes can be
fully proxenfby test.
! w. P. Mcneil, of Lumberton
and Miss Cora Britt, of Charm
were married at 12: 80 Sunday at
| the home of Col. T. F. Toon, the
officiating justice of the peace
Although hastily arranged, the
ceremony was we'll conducted and
was witnessed with interest by the
few select friends and relatives
present. Preceded by Woodie Len
non and Maggie Ward, ushers, the
contracting parties entered the
parlor to the strains of the wed,
ding march, played by Miss Fannie
Cobb, and were made one by Col.
Toon in his most impressive and
dignified manner. The ROBSON
IAN offers its congratulations. and
very best wishes.
The editor spent:a portion of
last Friday at Ashpole. It was a
cold, damp day, on which most
comfort could be found sitting
near good fire, and not many
people were out. It was a pleas
ure to shake hands with several
friends and patrons of the ROBE
soNIAs whom we had never met
before. Tobacco is grown to a
considerable ..extent around Ash
pole and those who made it this
year are feeling laaessch better than
the raisers of five-cent cotton. It
was said by every farmer with
whom we talked that the acreage
in tobacco will be considerably
increased next year. We are I'M
der obligations to DR.. J. P. Brown
for corrtesies extended.
Ex-Sheriff Rod. Mcmillan, of
Lumber Bridge, we are told, has
the finest patch of winter cabbage
Ill Robson county. Some of the
heads are ten inches across and
all are good. 1t is suggested by
our informant, and the idea is {,
good one, that others Of our people
try some Of the same variety of
cabbages. Mr.. Mcmillan also has
the most peculiar goat in the
county. On its side are the let
tiers "B' and IS" sosiistinct that
no one can mistake them. These
letters are said by the owner of
the goat to mean "Bryan and
Sllver,' and he at one time
thought of sending the animal to
MIR. Bryan. No one has been able
to give a cause for the letters other
than the above.
Near Rowland Friday William
Cummings was arrested and taken
before E. c. Mcneil, Esq, upon
a 'eharge of retailing liquor with
out license. The evidence was
such as to warrant an inquiry by
the grand jury and Cummings was
required to give bond for his ap-
pearance at court. Failing to fur
nish security he was ordered to Jail
and Officer Suit went for his horse
and buggy to- bring the prisoner to
Lumberton. Cummings, Who was
left in charge of another party,
did: not relish the idea of going to
prison, and watching his opportu-
nifty, made a break for liberty.
Several parties gave pursuit but
Cummings WAS too fleet of foot for
any of them and got away. The
last seell of him he was making
rapid progress towards the South
Carolina line.
a farmer .WnO has traed both
crops said to, the, editor, last week
that he could make more money
on ten acres in tobacco than on
forty acres in cotton. While not
in a position Ito state the exact
proportion, we know that tobacco
is the more profitable crop and do
not understand wly.it; is that our
farmers are so backward about cul-
tivating it. AS Zine tobacco can
be grown in Robson as in any
county in the State, as has already
been proven by farmers who have
made moneysplanting it. But nei-
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