The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-02

It, reported that the second
steraep tti iaonfo advert Using wagon of
PIT .::issksastt Soap Company will
be here .sssssc time during this
week.
The wheat crop insallis section
is splendid, while on the other
hand, oats never looked worse.
and some of it will.very likely not
be cut.
The case against U. S. Mar
shall, J. G. Parish, of Maxton and
others for killing Barnum Jones
came up IN the Federal Court at
Raleigh Friday after hearing, tie
evidence the case was mol pressed.
Capt. w. B. Kendrick, of Raj
eigh, will deliver his famous lee
ture cups and Downs of Wife
Hunting here next Friday night,
June 18th. He comes under the
auspices of the Y. NJ. G. A. It is
hoped a good crowd will greet
him. 80
Mr.. Trusp Bethune, a we'll known
and highly respected farmer, liv-
ing over the South Carolina line.
was bitten by a snake last week,
from which he died. The snake
was q rare one, being the first one
of the kind ever seen in that Sec
ton. 1t was only q. foot long.
Mr.. Bethune was in the barn feed
ing and, in reaching for some hay,
was bitten Oh the hand. Inside
of an hour he was dead.
There is little talk among our
more prosperous citizens in regard
to the extension of our telephone
line. We now have good connec-
tons in South Carolina and why
not extend the other way? If the
line talked of from Lumberton to
Red Springs materializes and Max
ton connects with that line, then
wouldn't it be a good idea to ex-
tend to Hope Mills? Then we
could ring up Fayetteville.
Our people-or the Scotch ele-
ment, rather-will be sorry to
learn that Ian Maclauren will not
publish any work of fiction this
year, but he will issue one, if not
two, religious books before Christ
mas. The scene of his next vol
ume of stories will be laid in part
at least, in America. He is max
ing progress with his life of Christ
which will probably be entitled.
1.-The Life of the Master" and
which Is to be run serially through
McClure's Magazine.
The news of the appointment of
our neighbor, Hon. John L. Nc
Laurin, of Bennettsville, S. c., to
the United States Senate was re-
ceived with pleasure by his host
of friends here. As a. Congress-
man Mr.. McLaurin has taken a
strong stand in favor of the equal
lzatlon of the tariff, so far as pos
slble, claiming that so long as we
are bound to have a protective
tariff the benefits, if any, from
such tariff should not be confined
to Northern interests. He is a
forceful, aggressive young man and
enjoys decided popularity wherever
he is known.
There is likely to be plan put
ON foot here for the establishment
of reading room and gymnasi-
UNI for the young men of the
town. This is something our
town needs-as it is, the young
men either have to spend their
time at home or on the streets
If they would stay at home it
would be all right. Some-like
ourself-have no home to 90 to
have to kill time the best wav
possible. If some one with a it,
tie push and energy will go to
work, we think the necessary
amount to restrain such an insti-
tuition could be raised.
Our citizens are awakening to
their duty in regard to the reun- |
ion of Confederate veterans here
IN August. Messrs. M. G.. Nc
Kenzle, Jas. McBryde and Dr.. J
D. Groom are the committee on
programme for the meeting. They
have appointed quite number of |
ladies to assist them in making
the occasion a success. Hon. il
5. Carr, of Durham, has been in
v1ted to make an address and will |
probably be in attendance. Other
prominent speakers will be here
and IN other ways it is going tot
surpass anything of the kind ever
held in Robson county.
Mr.. J. D. Austin, who was some |
time ago discharged from the SER
vice of the Seaboard Air limo az