The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-02

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Rev. e. e. Hardeii, rH rtsacf
Springs. oflieiated at the dea.ica--
ton of the new Presbyterian
church at Kinston Sunday.
The opening sermon before the
Rockingham District Conference,
which meets here, June oath, will
be preached by Rev. F. M. Sham
berger, of Laurinburg.
One of our business men re-
marked a few days ago that as
much as IS, 900 worth of snuff was
sold in Maxton during a year.
Who are the consumers?
Our soldier boys are talking of
running an excursion to Whining
ton in a few weeks. AS yet, how
ever, no plans have been made !;
but it is very likely it will be go.
Rev. w. M. Jones preached the
sermon before the Robson county
Union at Rennert Saturday. He
reports a large crowd in attend
ance and much interest manifest
ed by the members.
The summer season has opened
up at Red Springs in great shape.
The management of Hotel Town
send are negotiating with several
of our young men to furnish music
during the hotel season.
J. Hugh Stauffer, who presented
here a few weeks ago, is
to get up a class in Bennettsville
to render Queen Esther" and it
will probably be given here some
time during the summer months.
We learn that Mr.. George Cros-
land, who lost ten head of horses
and fifteen COWS by an incendiary
fire Monday of last week, had some
insurance. All of his farming i'm
plements, hay, etc., were burned.
A race for sprinting honors will
be held at Hamer's Spring on the
Fourth of July between w. E.
Hamer, of Hamer's Springs, and
A j. Burnes of Maxton. A large
crowd from here will witness the
races.
There is less thievings going on
in Maxton than any town in the
State It's size. For evidence Sat
urday night J. M. Burke left an
axe hanging in front of his store
and it remained there until Sun
day night.
Rev. NJ. Bradshaw will leave
this evening for La Grange, where,
on tomorrow, he will deliver the
commencement address to the
young ladies of Kinsey Female
Seminary. He will return in time
to fill his appointments.
About ten or twelve colored men
employed by John Dunn as brick
masons on Carter & Afford s
new store building, struck Mon
day morning, demanding a 10
hour scale. He had been work
ing them Is hours per day.
Beginning with last Sunday, the
Seaboard has been running Pull
man reclining cars on this division
from Charlotte to Wilmington
The two-dollar rate from Charlotte
and all points along the line to
Wilmington and return went into
effect last Saturday.
What has become of the Postal
Telegraph Co? The stationery, etc,
has been here for several days, but
the wires are slow in coming. The
contract was given for the poles
last fall and it was thought by
Christmas the Postal would be an
established thing here.
Our citizens ought to take some
steps toward advertising Maxton
at the Nashville Exposition. The
idea of allowing Laurinburg to
take a 800 space and Maxton
nothing should not be tolerated
by our people. We can and should
make an effort to raise as much
us LaurlnDufg.
One of the pressing needs of
Maxton is a good boarding house.
We don't mean hotel, for Max
ton has as good hotels as any
town IN the State; but we are in
need of boarding house and we
are positive one run here as it
should be would be a paying in
for some one.
A fairly good crowd assembled
1T the armory Thursday night to
see the kaleidoscope exhibition. Tt
came up to the expectations of all
present. The crowd would have
been larger but, owing to the fact
that the exhibition came off one
night earlier than advertised to.
The town people only attended.
J. c. Quick, of McColl, S. c..