The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-08-11

VIII Thompson spent Sunday
with J. w. Carter.
John Smith, Esq, spent a few
! days here last week.
J. F. L. Armield has been in off
the road for few days resting up
The Lumber Bridge Light Infan-
try will attend the reunion here on
the 10Th.
An excursion will be run from
Bennettsville to Wilmington to-
day.
Miss Annie Fleming, of Raleigh
is visiting Mrs. Emma McRae this
week.
Miss Mamie Currie is spend
ing some time in Fayetteville with
friends.
Reed Peasants has returned
from a visit of several days to his
home at Aberdeen.
The heavy rains of Friday night
and Saturday have damaged the
cotton crop to a great extent.
Miss Kate Farley has returned
to her home in Monroe, to the sor-
row of several of our young men.
E. Pool, of Greensboro, travel
ing salesman for the Atlanta Cot
fee Company, spent Thursday last
here.
Rev. w. M. Jones has returned
from a very pleasant trip to Ran
dleman, High Point and Green's
boro.
A game of ball here Tuesday be.
tween Laurinburg's colored team
and the one here resulted in vic.
tory for the home team.
The Baptists had their annua
picnic at Red Banks Thursday
last, and the Presbyterians at the
same place Friday. Small crowds
attended both.
A small boy of Wiley D. Lowe
had the misfortune to get water
melon seed in his windpipe few
days ago, and has suffered consid
erably from it's effects.
The mercury took a drop Friday
night and on Saturday fires an(
overcoats were in demand. The
thermometer registered in the
neighborhood of 60 Saturday.
Davis Bridge, over Big Rock
fish, the joint property of Robeso1
and Cumberland counties, was sc
badly wrecked by the recent heavy
rains as to necessitate its rebuild
ing
In the programme of the Con
fedcrate reunion last week WE
failed to get in thenaTnes of Capt
IT. s. McRae and Miss Annie Hen.
derson, on the rendition commit
tee.
Our tennis players are not ma
king much of "racket" these
days, says the Laurinburg Elk
change. Probably they have qui
associating with your base bal
crowd.
Duncan Rose, of Fayetteville
has an interesting article in TIL,
Historical Register on Flora Nc
Donald. 1t has been read will
much interest by our Scotcl
friends.
The "Stumps" and Cleans" me
on the diamond again Tuesda,
last. The score stood 9 to s II
favor of the ''Stumps.'' Anothe,
game will be played for the cham
pionshlp.
Mrs. Mary Mcneil, formerly O.
Robson county, now of NARROW
Ga, with her two daughters, Mrs
| Eliza Powell and Miss Annie Nc
NELL, have been visiting relatives
in this community for some time
| We learn that all the dogs bitter
by the supposed mad dog near Nc
Natts, few days ago, have dice
with symptoms of hydrophobia
The gentleman who was also bitten
has has not been sick day since.
| Chas. MCLAUGHLIN shot and Sc:
riously wounded J. G. Kempt, on
W.. R. McKoy's farm, Thursday Of
last week. Kempt was shot in
two places. Only one ball, how
ever, could be located. McLauch
lin escaped. Both are colored.
The Spirit of theSouth, former
ly published at Charlotte, and a.
one time the leading paper of Rich
mond county and published a.
; Rockingham, has been moved t.
Wilmington. It has improved il
appearance considerably.
Poor John Cook. He is a sorel,
prosecuted man. Mr.. Cook i
mayor of Laurinburg, and goot