The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-03-31
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

land, axe whiting relatives here.
Mr.. 7. r. Riggs spent Sunday at Luin-
Der Bridge.
Mrs. S. {. Carlyle is,visiting at Lumber
Bridge
Mr.. Taylor Fisher and wife, of Back
,Saanp, are visitinGin town..
Mr.. G. n. Patterson, of Maxton, spent
Yesterday here OIL leg.l business.
MIR. II. J. Lewis, all attorney of White
vile, WIS here Saturday.
Mr.. X. L. Devane, OF Red Springs, was
here OIL business last week.
Mr.. Charles Purcell, Of Blue Springs.
was here Monday.
Mr., J. E. Purcell, Of Pnrcepolis, spent
Monday here OH business,
MIR. Mex. McKinnon, of Maxton, was
registered at tlle National last Friday.
Tie county. commissioners meet i'll reg
Tar monthly session next Monday.
Mr.. Walter II. Neal, a prominent attor-
nev and lanLcr OF I.ausilburS is Eere on
basiness. .
Fx.SheriT Geo. i. Mcleod las pur
chased the Cooley property, now occupied
5,vtEsr. Rufus bennett.
DIR. r. L. Lewis, formerly citizen OF
1.umbc-ton, hut new residing st Hub, was
OH orr streets lest Satuf lag.
Miss Lo.tie Frostic, of Max.cn, who
had been visiting Miss Jennie ritinan,
returned home Saturday.
.Messrs. Il. l.. and X. IL. Steele, OF
Buckingham, spent Monday hert on
tusin.ss.
Col. y. \. Mclean and little SOIL, Doug
lass, spent part OF last week iii Whining
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. L. Williams, CT God
win, y G., visited relatives .s4nd friends
hers la5t,~eeG.
Rev. r. A. Meore, of Red Springs was
in town sunday and conducted services
.at.heC County Home III the afternoon.
cir. II. Il. Jennings, Of Bennettsyille,
sc, WHO is familiar figure i'll Lumber
ton during the cotton season, is iIerc to-
day.
Tomorrow is III Fools day. Watch
out for the practical joker. Do not Let
ans, pe,itioaf iasAsace 4r order catcii you
mapping"
Tie riany friends Of ex-3heriT L. Nc
Fach.rn will regret to hear that lie is
seriously i'll at his home near Lumber
Bridge.
Several new houses have been built
since ths EcBEsoSiAS WIS last issued,
and other are in contemplation, Will:
some are IN pree@ssIf erection.
The MAYOR and his board are doing q
great amount Of ia "lirg which viii re-
suit in iluchto the.hcalth and cleanliness
OF .unbcrtcn.
!ir. Franz: Cough is hack from New
York ard other markets where lie had
been to purchase new spring and Summer
goods
rac month Of March, which closes To-
day has been remarkable III twoerespccts
1t has had very little wind and an almost
unprecedented quantity OF -.si,,.
There have been, so horse deal-rsays
sold in l.unberton this season forty-llve
car loads Of mules and horses and Other
nre to C lie. Over I,cCo animals Ill all
The commencement exercises Of Rob
eson Institute will take place Oh Fri
day, Iun. 4,h Prof, J. L. Cail!le, o
Wake Forest, will deliver thu literary adj
dress. ..@
MIR. ard MIS-. Geo. T.. Paton, thu
photographers, who spent tie past TIVE
months anda hall in Lunibertoh, lief
Monday afternoon for Cartilage, wiler
they will stay for some ting.
The we'll at Tie corner. nccr tlle hom
of Mr.. Samuel Brarch, has been made t.
overflow by nicaus Of All excavation, ant
when il Is riceiy vailed III it VIII DC
BEAUTY aaI gre.! convenience 70 tho
partoi towu.
Mr. Hugh McAiister las placed us III
der Obligations by, contributing scvcra
items of interesting ncTis to Tie column
of the ROBsoEISS this week. For tn
kindpess on his part Mr.. ,AicAliiater Ii;
our sincere thanks.
Tile &eaboard Mir Line AUTHORITIES hay
decided to make the addition CT 4 Gow,
garden to our de,lc. Gcrtthc delight
those who love tie beautiful. Flow
potr vii DC II d>si,ted improvement ov
jug crates which arc SO numerous III til
locality. ...'.~.
.J1'fe Robson County Teachers Ass
citation viii meet in I,uinberton on tie l
Saturday in May. The programme W
lie published ard sent ont in few d.
An effort NIL be EIde 10 have Prof la
aieau, OF wake Forest. deliver a lectu
ON T-rlys on Saturday night after 4
Assoc. tioa meets infi:e day IL. =
The RoBEsoNL.s force vas Gag.
OUT .ct yesterday Work wks co
inenced in the Office sllortly after 6o'clo
Moad2y morning and .w@s csntinu
without stop, except for rieaia, III
nearly ; o'c-nGi; at night, Tie boys
ported for duty promptly yesterday, I
spite tiiei- hard wor'; CT TIE day bcfo
aud rendered excellent service.
Few. papsra IN the State have had 81
exc1He:lt a, corps 0: correspondents
.4he RObESoNLtN. and foi" have b,
better ser,cd. &one Of the corraspoi