The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
}. E. LEWIS
Mr. J. D. Jones is out again.

Eggs and chickens are scarce on
this market.
Homc-raised Strawberries are
selling at 10 cents per quart.
T. L. Shaw Esq, went to Laur-
inburg to recuperate a few days.
w. Frank Btount came down
Friday night to witness Jephtah.
Miss Lille McKinnon, of Laurin-
burg, was here Friday shopping.
Federal Court at Wilmington
last week got a good delegation
from here.
Miss Cope Wick, of Connect
Station. is visiting the family Of
"A. L. Jones.
Mr.. J. A. Burns, of Fayette-
vile, is visiting the family of Mr..
Enoch Burns.
I Neill Carter, Esq, put in a few
days at Wilmington the latter
part of last week.
Messrs. J. M. Burke and T. B.
Pace returned Wednesday last
from Wilmington.
Editor R. B. Branch, of the Red
Springs Citizen, witnessed the cam
tata last Friday night.
Mr.. "Cliff" Wishart, of jack
sonvil1e, was here Friday shaking
hands with his host of friends.
Mrs. Hector Leach, of Laurin-
burg, was a visitor at the home
of Mr.. J. w. McKinnon Thursday
Mr.. D. N. Oliver and lady, and
Mrs. Archie Mcqueen, of Rowland
E were here to witness the cantata
: The commencement season Is on
Il It reminds us of the fact that oul
= "sweet college girls" will soon be
f with us.
e The friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Bennett, of Judson, S. c., wer
: glad to see them in town las
e Tuesday.
e Miss Annie McRae came dow
: Thursday afternoon from the Re
~ Springs Seminary and RENAME
n over until Monday.
is Mr.. A. Nottingham has go
s. his patent dry-kiln fired up an
=, = in other ways is going right ahea
We with the work at his mill.
III John Watson, Esq, an old MAJ
e ton boy, now living in Red Spring
came down on the special Frida
O. night to witness Jephthah.
is Mr.. Robert Groom returne
Sh Wednesday afternoon from Ra
- eigh where he successfully passe
,,e the State Board of Pharmacy.
l jim Sanford, an old Richmo1
n, county boy, now on the road Sc
49, ling ''Bull Dog Breeches' w
,ot among the visitors here last Thur
'es day.
III Miss Flora McKinnon, who h
bic been studying in Manhattan HI
,rv pital, N. Y, for a trained nurs
six returned home last Thursday a,
our will remain some time.
~ Married, at the residence of t
q a BRIDES father, near Floral COLES
Wednesday last, Mill Ell
DOL Wright to Mr.. R. l.. Wright,
we Marlboro county, S. G. Rev.
20 G.. Hill officiating.
the o. G. Nicholson, Esq, has
his Gently had erected in front of
per store a nice, large awning. If
10 will put in few seats and furn
ent ice water he may expect a la
orer crowd all through the summer.
ley' Mr.. H. G. Afford began work
his residence last week and is
ing ahead with view of gett
into it in a few weeks. Max
welcomes him and is always res
ed a and willing to extend a cord
Their welcome to such citizens.
,,eir A few of our "never swe,
members spend most of their ii
but now along the cool shady strea1
1T listening to the music of the N
81 gu quito and tanning the beas
gnats. However, few-and V
lone few-have better luck; while
the most of them spend a whole
rely angling and catching nothing.
the If a telephone line is EST
soon lished' between Red Springs
-iage Lumberton would it not be g
DING idea to include Maxton in
line. With the connections
r.
II r. already have and the: Red Spri
love- and Lumberton line touching
War it would be a saving of hundred
nent dollars every year to our BUSH
XIII men.
med.
de is Our merchants are doing a G
business Notwithstanding the
of hard times. There is a res
and we think the reason ca,