The Robesonian., 1897-05-12
Col. E. F. McRae was here part OF las

Col. E. F. McRae was here part OF last
week.
DR. Dir Groom took in the conven-
ton at Wilmington.
Miss Oracle Gibson will visit Mrs. J.
+. Arrnfeld this week.
Miss Meddie Stewart is building cot
tage Oh Saunders street.
MIR. Archie McBryde, of Little River
Academy, is here with relatives.
DR.. Toe Belts came i'll last Tuesday and !
is kept busy plying his profession.
Rev. w. M. Jones, or Baptist pastor,
spent Sunday and Monday i'll Whining
ton.
Mr.. S. ]. Gailbraith, our new c. c.
agent, attended court at Asheville last
week.
Mr.. Mckay McKirnon spent last
week i'll South Carolina on insurance
business
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Aslleboro, are visiting relatives in Maxton
! this week.
Mr.. S. 7. Townsend spent few days
| here this week the guest Of Mr.. J. B.
Weatherly.
| Messrs. A. c. McKinnon and G. B.
Sellers will soon be do1niciled in their
new houses.
/ We note with pleasure the GONZALES.
cence of Messrs. A A. Mclean and
Clint Burns.
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrison, of Canada,
4 spent Saturday here, the guests Of Mrs
c. A Frostic.
Mr.. Enoch Burns is now occupying
the building recently vacated by Mr.. ].
J. Freesland.
, Messrs. A. c. McKinnon and R. NJ.
Williams were in Rowland few days
last week on business.
Mr.. Frank Mel cod, one of our boys,
now shoe drummer, spent Sunday with
his sister near Maxtou.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baxley, of St. Pauls
spent few days here last week, with
their son, Mr.. N. Bax1ey.
We learn with regret that our cleve1
: merchant, Mr.. J. D. lowers, is confined
:, to his room and hope he may be ou
g soon.
Mr. R. D. Groom, who has been il
o Raleigh for several weeks taking
O course in Pharmacy, will return the lat
J. ter part of the week.
II Mr.. ]. E. Lewis returned from Greens
If boro Saturday. instead of Monday, bu
e not soon enough to get a full report c
a the doings around Maxton.
le Services were held in the Methods
church here Sunday for the first tim
le during the last month owing to repair
E being made on the building.
- Our former townsman Mr. S. H. Mt
= Kinnon, now one of Red Springs 1ead
, ing merchants, visited his parents nea
- Maxton Wednesday and Thursday {
s last week.
-, Mr. and Mrs. J. c. McCaski1l have r.
r turned from I4aurinburg, where the
wv were called to the bedside of Mr.. NJ,
10 Caskil1's brother. We are very glad
n learn he is improving.
es Rev. M Bradshaw was summoned
Red Springs Saturday morning to col
MT duct the funeral services of Mrs. Wa
or lace, wife of the Methodist pastor at TIL
place He was accompanied by Mr.
at Bradshaw.
%, Saturday was 'trade day. and II
at usual stock of rundown buggies al
poor horses predominated Trade da,
in Maxton are not what they used to b
nd and the crowds are growing smaller (
he each occasion.
A bevy of about twenty pretty youi
"e ladies and half the number of young rl
went down to Red Banks Friday on
IL fishing expedition. They all report
80 most enjoyable time, and actually caug
~ enough fish for dinner.
-. Prof. J. Hugh Stauffner is going rig
ae ahead with the rehearsing of 'Jepht11
ses and his Daughter and our people
=, next Thursday and Friday nights W
,,;s witness the best production ever render
i'll Maxton by home talent A spec
~ train will probably be run to Maxton
~ Friday to accommodate those along
-, line who are anxious to witness this c.
,o,, tata. The performance will begin at
.a- O'Clock, i'll the arnlory hall Admissi
We IS and so cents.
The Red Springs Citizen has this to
, in of two of our visitors: ''Our genial a
to cultured friend, Capt. James F. Johrstt
ne, leaves us to spend some time anon
Lme the Maxtonians, where he will be joi1
by Mrs. Johnston. Maxton society '
lore be augmented by the addition of
div best people we veer knew, and Ca
Don and MrsJ Johnston will strike lot of cl
a1ue er citizens, almost the equal Of tn
lima whom he left. The Capt. leaves mi
.5S. to the regret of all our people,
acre] Grady Items.
it is Mr.. Haynes Prevatt has his new bu
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