The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-10-06
RED SPRINGS DEPARTMENT,
ITEMS OF INTEREST HAPPEN
ING In AND AROUND THE
COMMUNITY.
T. W. caSrEN, JR., MANAGER,

the Seminary faculty, is on the
sick list.
Col. N. A. Mclean spent Fri
day and Saturday here on legal
business.
W. Frank Blount, of Fayette-
vile, was here two or three DAYS
last week.
Mrs. L. G. Jones, of Jonesboro,
has presented the Seminary with
a large bell.
John and ''Loch" .McKinnon, of
Maxton, spent Sunday with their
friends here.
w. B. Harker was here one day
last week in the interest of the
Maxton Fair. s<>
Mrs. Jessie Daub, of Durham,
Is at the Seminary taking u spe-
clal course in music.
Miss Katie Buie, who has been
In Tennessee for the past twelve
months, returned last week.
D. p. McEachern was confined
to his room two or three days last
week on account of sickness.
Miss Vardell, sister of President
Vardell, has entered the Seminary
to take a special course i'll stenog-
raphy.
So far one hundred and thirty
nine pupils are enrolled at the
Seminary, seventy-two of whom
are boarders.
James Williams residence on
Main street is nearly completed
and is one Of the handsomest
buildings in town.
Mayor Pearseli is hobbling about
on q crutch. The result of stick
ing q splinter in his foot last week
His foot is badly swollen.
Robert Gibson, of Richmond
county, has bought lot ad joining
the Methodist parsonage and ex-
poets to build at an early date.
Rev. D. w. Fox held commu
Mon service at Antioch Sunday
Several of the town people attend
ed. He preached here in the at
ternoon.
Capt. John Richardson, of St
Mary's, Ga, spent the most o
last week here. His daughte
came with him and has entered
the Seminary
Jno. Mason, ESQ, and wife, o
Smithfield, who have been visit
ing at DR.. Daniel Shaw's, in, TIL
| Spring Hill neighborhood, passet
through on their way home las
| Wednesday.
Rev. J. W. Wallace returned
Saturday from Troy, where he as
sisted in a ten days revival. MI
Wallace says that it was one o
i the greatest revivals ever held il
Troy and that great good was &C
complished.
Special trains will be run owe
the c. F. e. Y. Y. r. r. on Thurs
day and Friday during the MaNto
Fair. The fare for round tri
from Red Springs will be 75cts
This includes admission to- fai
5 grounds.
The negro girl preacher who ha
been attracting large audiences
other parts of the State gave Re
Springs a visit last week. Thel
is something remarkable about he
, career. Her delivery is pleasan
) and voice very good. Her sermon
! show great familiarity with til
Bible. Many of the town peop]
heard her while here.
When our newly appointed pos
5 master CHR. John G. BROWN wei
9 to take charge of Uncle Sam
o business at this point Frida
morning he found the Office drape
in mourning and piece Of clot
9 hanging i'll front of the Office wit
s this inscriptions: "Sacred to II
!, memory Of John Brown and h
o party four years hence. A mix
: ure of Brown and black. NJ
Brown very wisely paid no attel
t ton to it and it was taken dow
V Saturday afternoon by some of h
e Democratic friends. But oh m,
# How some of the colored brethrt
e who "woted wild 'em last fall loo
II when dey see him eatin' dere pie
it The last editorial in the RI
r. SpringsCltizen should claim ever
o body's attention in and aroul
.e Red Springs. So if you happen
l. to overlook it, hunt up your pap
re and read it. MI. Branch has !
IS bored hard and has done gre
ct deal more for the upbuilding
" Red Springs than the general
or of people give him credit for.
ID now wants and badly needs a n
i'd outfit and to print both sides
y, the Citizen at home. Everyo
as comedies, as Mr.. Branch wro
ID "That the paper is in a large me;
IN ure dependent on the town,
re show us a live paper and we W
+. show you live town. \
re Branch has certainly done W
ut with his work, considering
worn out type, etc. Come to
he rescue and he will show you gre
". er things next year.
,er Died September Both 1897,
is cius 4. Mcleod, Of Red Sprin
its n. G. Man dieth and goeth
RI his long home and the mourn
eg- go about the streets. With boy
es, heads and slow step in the aw
is presence of that mysterious cha
for which is appointed once to ma
he with bleeding hearts for the bre
yer ing of the pitcher which has 6
lat so oft to the fountain, and for
the loosened silver cord, and the fiji
the of the disembodied spirit to
ale world that is yet unknown.
&c e n man do Cbo IL bn not