The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14

mington Monday on business.
We regret to learn that Mrs.
c. P. Floyd is quite sick and hope
SHE will soon be we'll.
WANTED-To rent q dwelling
house with not less than six rooms.
Apply at the RoBEsoNIAN office.
Presiding Elder Gibbs filled the
pulpit at the Methodist church
Sunday night.
Messrs. A. w. Mclean, and D.
G. Sinclair went to Wilmington
Saturday to hear Joe Jefferson,
the celebrated actor.
Miss Mamie Mcqueen left Mon
day evening for Bennettsville, S.
c., to spend some time with her
sister, Mrs. Sue Chatfin.
The closing exercises of Ashpole
Institute will be held on the SOth
inst. The programme and speak
er will be announced later.
Mr.. Frank Cough has purchased
the stock Of goods of Mr.. W.. R.
and is busily engaged in putting
new goods in tile store.
Rev. J. N. Booth filled his regu-
lar appointment at Back Swamp
church, last Sunday morning. He
occupied his pulpit in the Baptist
church here at night.
Business without advertising is
like machinery withou toll (; it may
run for while but the friction
will soon wear it out.-Press and
Printer.
The Major Cooley place was pur-
chased last week by Mr.. A. E.
White, who will have the house
reprinted and make improvements
to the lot. .-..
The side door in store of eCald-
we'll & Carlyle has been smoved
nearer to the store of Dr. J. D.
Mcmillan. This is done in order
that their Office may be enlarg-
ed.
| The County Commissioners are
having some repairs made to the
iron bridge. New flooring is be-
ing laid and q new abutment is
being put in at the west end of the
bridge.
Mrs. Esther Davis, aged SO
years, died of grip at her home in
Britt's township Monday night
and was buried near Hog Swamp
church yesterday evening. Three
, children survive her.
A protracted meeting will be
held in the Methodist church,
: commencing with the fourth Sun
: day in the month. Pastor Bundy
(, will probably have another minis
) ter to assist him. .
Lumber is being hauled for Mr.
B. Goodwin to replace the wooden
s store on Water street occupied al
: the time of the fire by Mr.. S. T
c Freeman. Work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible.
+ The angling season is almost
: upon liz and soon the fisherman
It with rod and bait will HE himself
u to the river banks to lie in wal
k for the finny tribe. Then lister
out for some tall fish stories.
/, Cotton planting will soon de
d mand the attention of our farm
@ ers. Some Of them commence
W planting last week. 1t is rathe
Il early for such work but the earl
cotton, when a stand is secured
best.
nh More than twenty new subscri
II bers have been added to the ROBE
r soNIAN list within the past week
is A few old subscribers have ordere
their paper discontinued but tn
:. gain i'll new names more tina
doubles the losses.
le Criminal Court .conyenes j
h, Lumbcrton next Monday. Jude
of Thos. II. Sutton, of Fayetteville,
recently appointed by Governo
% Russell, will preside. 1t will /
- the first term of Court Judge SUI
ID ton has held in Robson. COUNT g
70 Mrs. S. G. Pitman and son
IN Messrs. II. B. and ]. c.. Pitmal
n. have returned from Whitevill
: where they were called by the sic
:. ness and death of Mr.. Uriah Pi
- man. The burial of Mr.. Pitms
IA was at Whiteville Monday NOR
=. ing.
ne K -
ire Maj. S. F. Telfair, for Gig
years prior to January private Sc
bo rotary to Governors Fowlc, Ho
,ro and Carr, now representing t
New York flry goods houso