The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
TO THE PUBLIC.

If Lumberton, N. G. !
TO THE PUBLIC.
The Robesonian appears this week.
under adverse circumstances. Thes
recent fire, which destroyed the wholes
outfit, including the subscription lists,
caused temporary changes, which theF
never-t firing zeal and energy of itss
late owner, Mr.. McDiarmid, had
about arranged to overcome. At the.
time of his death part of the new:
outfit, including type and other ma!
terial, together with new and COM
plete job printing plant, had been set
up for work, but the untimely death
of it's owner has caused more perplex-
ity, and it is impossible now to say
what will be the result af this great
misfortune. The paper, after going
through the adversely accustomed by
the general depression of business for
the past few years, had attained within
ment and was just entering upon an
era of prosperity never before reached
by its owner. It's importance as a
public enterprise had been fully real
lied by its patrons, both in Robson
county and elsewhere. Through the
inscrutable dispensations of Proyi
dence q great calamity has come upon
it and it is impossible now to conjec-
ture what will be the final result. From
the expressions of interest manifested
by the friends of the late editor 1t is
believed that the people will rally to
its support and will see to it that all
possible means will be resorted to in
order that it may continue in its
sphere of usefulness as weekly news
paper. The place left vacant by the
death of Mr.. McDiarmid will be diff.
cult to fill, indeed, it cannot be wholly
supplied, but it is hoped that in the
next few weeks some way may be de.
~vised by which the public may be as
sured of the continued publication O
the paper. Under the will of the lat,
owner the property belong.
to his wife, who can
it is hoped, either continue the publ
caticn herself or dispose of it to som,
capable person who will take charge O
the enterprise and publish The ROBE
soNIAN Tor many years to come. B,
the request of Mr.. McDiarmid, ex
pressed on his dying bed, friend O
his directs this issue and viii! continu
its publication for few weeks, unit
some definite plau can be decide
upon. In the meantime, those VIII
owe for subscriptions are earnestly rt
quested to remit the amounts they ar
due to The RoBEsoN1AN, Lumbertor
N. @. We hope no one will be SO Ill
kind as to neglect to pay their bac
Indebtedness if they can by person,
effort do so. Upon this united actio
OF the patrons of the paper depend
not only its future existence, but IL
welfare and support of the family ,
the deceased owner. The friend WI
has the publication of the paper ten
porarily in charge, appeals to the pu1
lie to do its duty in this matter.
HE RoBEsoNIAN, for more than
quarter of a century, has visited ii
firesides of nearly every intellige
citizen of Robson county, besides b
lug read by hundreds of people in di
tant counties and States. 1t has h,
an influence for good that can scarce
be estimated. AS an exponent of 60,
government, true religion and the W,
fare OF the people generally, its edit
Lever faltered. He had the respe
and confidence of not only his {
workers i'll the field of journalism b
also OF every citizen Of his county a
section. He was devoted to his par
and never spared his efforts to make
clean, true and crterprising fam
newspaper, and it may we'll be 81
that his success in all these particul,
has had the effect of erecting a MOI
ment to his memory in the minds a
hearts OF his patrons and friends.