The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-02
RED SPRINGS DEPARTMENT.
ITEMS OF INTEREST HAPFEN-
ING IN AND AROUND TIE
COMMUNITY.


are visiting at Mr.. Jno. Memory's.
A call meeting Of the Presby-
terry will convene here OH June
It'll.
Mrs. Memory, who has been
sick for several days, is lmproy-
ing.
Mrs. Oates, of Dunn, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. DeVane, of this
place.
Miss Mary Lee Seawell, of
Jonesboro, is visiting Mrs. 7. W.
Costen.
Mr.. Pope's new store, on the
corner, is a big improvement to-
the town.
Mr.. VIII Garrett thas been on
visit to his old home at Ellerbee
Springs.
Miss Grace Gibson visited the
family of Mr.. W. F. Williams
last week.
Miss Rose, instructor in Art at
the Seminary, was on the sick
list last week.
Miss Flora McKinnon left Sat
urday morning to visit her friends
at Hope Mills.
Miss Cramier, of Baltimore, who
has been assisting Mrs. Guerrant
in her millinery store, left on the
25th inst.
Rev. G. G. Vardell left for
Kinston last Saturday to assist in
the dedication of the new Presby-
terrain church at that place.
The quarterly meeting was held
in the Methodist church Saturday
and Sunday. Services were con-
Quoted by DR.. Gibbs, the presid-
ing elder.
The tabernacle has, at last, been
moved. 1t took cheap of talk
newspaper comments. "a strong
pull, strong push and a push all
together
sMr. D. P. McEaclrern spent last
week in Rowland with DR.. Sin
clair. The doctor received an in
jury some time ago from which h,
has not recovered.
| Mr.. W.. J. Council received ,
telegram on the morning of til,
| 10Th announcing the illness of hi
mother. He left Immediately 70
| his old home, near st. Pauls.
The order of K, of P. which
was organized here about 81:
weeks ago, is in a fourisl1ing con
dition, having taken in severa
new members since it's organiza
ton.
| Miss Annie Belle DeVane re
turned on the 2Sth from Oxford
Iwhere she has been attending tn
! Baptist Female College. One G
her schoolmates stopped over wit
her fora few days.
Commencement exercises {
Red Springs Seminary 9th 18th an
Sth of June. DR.. Moore, of Ham,
den Sidney, delivers the address
We are sorry that we are unab7
to give the remainder of the pr,
gram.
A movement is on foot to estal
fish telephone line between Re
Springs and Lumberton. tits to
. hoped that both towns will heart
ly cooperate in this movement,
: it would be of great interest to bo
places.
: Buck Crawford, a negro boy
years of age, was arraigned befo
. Justice Pearsall on 9th charge
: with stealing 81 cents. He W
, bound over to Criminal Cou1
= In such instances as this, the Q
whipping post is needed.
a The merchants of Red Sprins
+ with one exception) have agre
= to close their stores at Z. 80 o'clo
GO after June 1st. Did you ey
,o know as many as fifteen men
agree on any one thing? Son
w body will always kick. Let t
majority rule.
A series of meetings were he
at the Methodist church Ii
o. week. DR.. Nash, of Fayettevil
|" assisted Rev. J. w. Wallace a
~ favorably impressed all of the p
us pie who heard him preach.
IS Nash is a profound and .logi
|" speaker, pleasant IN manner a
WI very agreeable. He is an earn
" and enthusiastic worker.
" While our sister town, MAXI
is taking active steps to secur
~ new depot we should be on
alert and look out for the inter
: of Red Springs. There is not
town on the G.. F. & Y. V. r.