The Robesonian., 1897-04-21

Mr.. B. D. Townsend, of Will
mington, was here Monday.
Mr.. I. NJ. Brown, Of Red
Springs, was here last week.
Mrs. Sandy Smith, Of Green's
boro, is visiting Mrs. B. Goodwin.
Mr.. A. NJ. Breeze, hustling
young merchant, Of Pembroke, was
in town Sunday.
Between tlirty-fve and forty
new subscribers have been added
tosthe RoBEsoSIAN since last issue
This is a growth that is entirely
satisfactory. g.. ~
DR.. Griffith, OF Greensboro, ar
rived here Monday evening and
will remain one week for the prac-
tice of his profession. Read his
advertisement for prices.
Messrs. Wade Wishart, of
Whiteyille, G.. B. Patterson, of
Maxton, and John D. Shaw Jr.,
of 1aurinburg are the outside at
torneys who are attending .oourt
here this week
| Fayetteville Presbytery met at
Red Springs yesterday and will
remain in session until Sunday.
| Several citizens of Lumberton ex-
| pect to attend. The RoBEsoNIAN
hopes to give a report of the pro-
/, ceedings next week.
Mr.. T. N. Higley last week
received his new brick machine
and has it in place on his brick
yard just outside the corporate
limits, near the cemetery. The
machine is & frst-class one and
has a capacity of about 20,00G
BRICK q day. tits working nicely,
Mayor Proctor has received a
very nice letter from the general
freight agent of the Seaboard All
Line in reference to the recent big
fire at Lumberton An offer Is
made that should cause all oul
people to feel kindly towards the
, company. The letter was handed
us too late for publication in this
! issue but will be given in full mex
week.
The house of .Clarissa Morrisey
J a we'll known colored woman O
New Town, was destroyed by fir
Friday night. The occupants o
the house were attending a re
!, hearsal for Easter Sunday at th
time and the fire had made S,
much progress when discovere'
e that nothing was saved except
: bedstead. The cause Of the fire i
IS not known, but it is thought t
IS have been of accidental origin
a Some fire was left burning whel
a the house was closed and the coal
may have rolled out upon th
|, floor. - ...-
y A number of new, neat receipt
} have been printed for the ROBE
y soN1AN and we are ready an
le willing to swap them to old an
re new subscribers for the cash. Th
is not intended as q dun to an
o individual, for the editor is DC
g much of believer in the practie
$. of dulniifg through the column
d, of his paper, but is remind'
to that he is now ready for bushes
of Those who desire to do so cdn ca
he at the office whenever conveniel
and get one of these new receipt
and, as money is an absolute n
- cessity in the successful condu
:. of newspaper, we trust patro:
= will not be at all backward
coming forward" and making t
l. exchange.
No Mr.. Jenkins Bennett for sol
time has been making eyes"
Miss Dovie Barnes, who, thou
= she is much his junior, did Il
IL despise, it seems, his attentio
90 20. So Oh last Saturday evening aft
-, his weeks work was over, Mr.. Be
- nett told a friend of his that
twas too lonesome for anythi
- and that he would stay awake
;L week or marry before sleeping
Fortunately for him he was 81
cessful in persuading his intend
tor to come over TO town with h
her from her grandfather's, Mr.. S
Flll phen Virgins, reaching here abe
ees midnight. The Register of De-
list was aroused, the license procur
lad and 9 call at the Baptist pars'
ION age completed the whole affair
ing quarter to enc in the nlorni
'm-1 We extend them our congratu
'ep- tions and best wishes.
In the first issue of the ROBE
lad MAN under the present mana