The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-08-25
Misses Annie and Mary Mclean


to st. Louis to purchase q car load
Of horses for this market.
Rev. T. J. Cobb, of Chadbourn
was here Friday returning from
where he had been to
attend the funeral of his sister-in
law, Mrs. J. d. Cobb.
General Superintendent McBee,
Chiel Engineer Gwathmey and Di-
vision Superintendent Moncure, of
the Seaboard Air Line, spent last
Wednesday here Oh business.
DR.. R. F. Lewis, Joseph Prevatt,
w. J. Prevatt, Sheriff Hall, J. G.
Pitman, F. V. Birthright and the
RoBEsoNIAN scribe attended the
veterans reunion at Maxton Thurs
day.
Frank Cough, who left Monday
afternoon for Nashville goes from
there to Cincinnati to purchase
buggies and horse millinery for w.
|. Linkhaw & Co.
Rapid progress is being made on
the buildings of Proctor & Mcleod.
Without serious interference the
corner building will be ready for
occupation by the Bank of Lum-
berton by the 9Th of September.
w. l.. Breeze, late foreman of
the RoBEsoNIAN, left Saturday for
Baxley, Ga, whore he has secured
Il position. Lacy is a reliable,
trustworthy young man and we
wish him much success in his new
home.
Rev. J. n. Booth returned Fri
day from Manning, S. c., where
he had been assisting Rev. John O.
Cough i'll q series Of meetings. The
meeting resulted in one restora-
ton and thirty accessions to the
church by baptism.
The Woman's Missionary Soci-
ETY. of the Presbyterian church
held a mite meeting at the home
Of MIS-. G.. B. Mcleod Tuesday
night Of last week. 1t was d very
pleasant occasion. The amount
realized from the mite boxes wa
$3.50.
The Raleigh News and Obser
yer of last Wednesday had ,
page devoted to Wake Fores
College. Pictures of the facult,
of the institution and of the var
ious buildings were given i'll con
nection with the write up.
Prof. John !. Douglas, of Sa
vannah, Ga, has been called to til
chair of mathematics at Davidson
College to fill the vacancy cause,
by the death of DR.. w. D. Vinson
Prof. Douglas is Il graduate of Da
wilson and has also taken a tire
years course at Johns Hopkin
l University.
The first bale OF new North Cal
Dina cotton was raised in Anso
Z, county and was sold in Morve,
: Saturday morning. 1t weighe
AGA pounds, was classed good mid
1 ding and sold for s! cents. Th
, first bale last year was also sold q
Morven on August 4th and brough
Il cents. The increased price
gratifying to the farmer.
The RoBEsoNIAN received
pleasant call Friday from S. Z
Cobb, of Laurel, Miss. Mr.. Cob
is a native of Robson count
but left hero twelve years ago fc
: Georgia, where he resided a sho1
n while. He then went to Alabam
!. and from,there to;his present hom
| This is his first visit to Robc3o
+ since he left here.
: eff advertising does not pay,
says AID Sense, ''why is it tn,
g the Youths Companion gets ovt
$500 year for q one inch spaC
: each issue? How is it that tt
Ladies Home Journal gets 500
: for q page ad? Who do four az
= vertisers pay $4,000 each for
. quarter page ad on the back GOV,
> in Munsey's Magazine? Are az
vertisers throwing money ava
Is like this or does it really ps
% them?"
i Leak Covington, of Rockingham
who was recently elected boo
If keeper in the Bank Of Lumberto
l. arrived Saturday morning to a
If sumo his duties. In speaking
his departure from Rockingha
) the Rocket says: 'Mr. Coyingtc
h is in every sense of the term Oh
10 Of our best young men, and Il
Rocket assures the good people
Lumberton that their town will
y bn hntfnr l,, hovit,cr n,,,y- 90,