The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

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Miss Annie McRae has been
spending some time i'll McColl Wis
iting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Gibson, .ef
Judson, S. c., spent Sunday here
at Paul Sellers
Mrs. S. O. Frostic and son, Sam,
of Wilmington, will leave today
for Canada to visit relatives. |
Miss Mary Mcleod, of Red
Springs, spent Sunday near Max
ton visiting Miss Mary McArrn.
Mrs. Mary John, after spending
e few days here, the guest of Mrs.
NJ. McNair, returned to her home
Friday.
| An enjoyable social gathering
was participated in by a few cou-
pies at the home of J. T. Pool
last Thursday evening.
| Mr.. Wiley Lowe has water mel
lon farming down fine. He
brought in a load Saturday, the
finest of the season. Mr.. Lowe raj
ses the best melons in the country.
Few. w. B. Arrowood, of Laur-
| inburg, exchanged pulpits with
} DR.. Hill last Sunday. Mr.. AFRO
wood is financial agent of Red
Springs Seminary. He presented
the claims of that institution
while here.
/ The colored base ball maulers
of Laurinburg were not satisfied
at the drubbing they received a
week or SO ago by our team but
o came down again last Saturday
and got done up by a score of 5
to 10.
Those of our people who attend
ed the meetings conducted by the
l11-year-old colored girl in Fayette-
vile say she is wonder. She is
said to be eloquent at times and
has stirred and amazed the people
lof her race. Her home is in Geor-
. gia.
Mr.. John Fowlkes went up te
Rockingham last Wednesday night
to pay long visit to his former
Ii home, but for some reason join
5 came back the next morning an(
" compromised the matter by going
to Red Springs to mingle with The
II Fayetteville eXcursionists.
u The best evidence of returning
" prosperity that has been seen sine,
the last election is the fact tina
J. crops are uncommonly good. 0
$ course the Mckinley administra
y ton will take full credit for al
e. good that may flow from boun
tiful harvest and a good cotto
X crop.
Il Little Sarah Mclean, of Ma2
C. ton, who has been spending som
ut time with DR.. and Mrs. Mclean
returned home Monday morning
n, We all learned to think lots {
rs Sarah while here and hope ST
ol- will visit our town again.-Gil
to son Vidette,
1t is more than proable tn,
no Governor James T. Johnson,
lg- Alabama, will pay our county
FL visit soon. He has accepted a
tie invitation to deliver an address
the annual River Bend rally
;he Buncombe county. He will pro
he ably come down for few days a
vas ter visiting the above place.
led Mr.. Evander McNair, who W
one time a salesman in Mako
the died at Laurinburg Thursd;
ISL night. Only few days ago
,er was here, and when the repo
in reached Maxton that he was dea
it was received with sadness. T
an interment took place at the Sut
ire erland burying ground a couple
r. miles above Maxton Friday
oo1 ternoon.
We learn from some of the Sta
90 exchanges that the S. A. L. /
VI reduced the rate on cotton on d,
ox+ of their system one dollar on
.nd bale. We made inquiries at
.Ja depot here and received the inf
nation that no cut had been ms
on this division. Our people
70 q entitled to the cut if any OIL
"' section is and why this rule d
80 not apply here as we'll as a.
where else is mystery to us.
People here are now closing 6
=, locking their doors at night. He
w tofore it was nothing out of
o ordinary to pass residence at {
." time of night and see the dc
" and windows open. But burg
~ on last Tuesday night have pu
change ON things. They ente
the residence of Mr.. J. C. Mc(
urg' kill, took his clothes, which v