The Robesonian., 1897-10-06
MAXTON HAPPENINGS.
local PERSONAL NEWS OF
OuR SISTER TOWN.
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OUR SISTER TOWN. t
II. c. MCKENZIE. REPORTER: ,
Rev. William Black spent Mon
day in town.
John Leach is building a large
warehouse back of his store.
Fayetteville Prosbytery assem-
bles at Jackson Springs today.
]. H. Jones, of Hasty, spent
Sunday with his brother, A. W.
Jones'.
Rev. Mr.. Hughes preached at
the Episcopal church Sunday
night.
Mrs. Edens, of Red: Springs, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. N. II.
Mclean.
Miss Sallie Mclean left yester-
day for the Normal and Industrial
School in Greensboro.
We are glad to note the i'm
proved condition of Mrs. J. NJ.
Burke and Miss Lottie Frossick.
Quite a large crowd from this
place attended the funeral of r.
McCaskill at Laurinburg Sunday.
| Neil A. Currie was in town We'd
needay in the interest of the Pres
byterian church at Gibson Sta
ton.
| NJ. H. Mimms moved to this
place yesterday. He will act as
foreman of the sash and blind
factory.
Miss Ella Steed, of Pates, spent
, Sunday in Maxton with her old
school mates Oh her way to Red
i. Springs.
, A. B. Baker, the foreman of the
t planning mill of A. ]. Cottlngham
e was carried home last week sicl
i with fever.
> Colin Johns, of Bennettsville
S. c., committed suicide Frida,
evening by shooting himsel
through the head with pistol.
Jim Southerland, an old coloret
man near here, is said to be 10
years old. He still walks to tow
: every Saturday to do his trading
!, Capt. J. D. Austin came hom
r from Clarkton Friday evenin
f. with fever, but is doing we'll q
,r this time. His little boy is ais
j. sick.
r We mentioned the absence c
N J. A. S. Galbraith, Of the c. {
d depot. He was called to the deaf
e. bed of his wife's mother an
l, brother.
ot John Folk, Reed Pleasant
lie Frank Wooten and Gus McNa
le have turned out their fall viii!
in kers and now the town limits wi
10 have to be extended.
~ David Pierce has opened h
u jewelry shop in one window {
ee Groom & Fowlkes' drug store "
L welcome Mr.. Pierce to our tow
IS, and wish him much success IN tn
III business.
- Rev. Mr.. Craig gave a lectu
~ at the Presbyterian church la
" Monday night on the bright sis
~ of a dark question. His lectu
$ was much enjoyed and heard by
7N large audience.
r Border Exposition Of the Car
10 linas, Eighth Annual Fair, Ma
ton, n. c., Wednesday, Thursda
Friday, October 27, %, 30, 18e
J. No premium list issued, but pl
miums awarded for all meritorio
~ exhibits.
,toI Miss jamie McBryde, the beau
full and accomplished daughter
to the late Rev. D. D. McBryde,
is Little River Academy, is spendi
ns several weeks with her Men:
nix kin, on her way to her new ho1
If at Davidson.
Ike We noticed Judge J. D. Mel,
es, in the large audience at Laur
md burg Sunday. He is still suff
ling from a stroke of paraly
Tho 5received several years ago and
not pains us to see with what dif1cu
for ne moves. Few better men II
re- If you want to buy goods che
ue, go to see A. J. Cottingham in
of big iron store this week. He is
fine humor-a newcomer at
an, home-a girl. You had bet
low read his big advertisement in
'en- issue before you so, and tell /
SO where you saw it.
natl We wrote last week that N
Will Ida McKinnon, who was in
Will York for medical treatment,
low doing we'll. The types made
ere say "Miss Ida Mckenzie F