The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-08-25
MRS. V. P. McDiarmid and son,

returned from jackson Springs
yesterday.
We regret to learn that Dr.. Z.
f. Lewis is kept at home by sick
ness, and hope to see him out
again soon.
Wright Nye, of Sterling, who
had been an invalid for the past
two years, died Friday afternoon
lie was about 80 years old.
Miss Amandanda Norment, of
Rowland, spent Monday night and
yesterday here Oh a visit to her
father, 7, A, Norment, ST..
Prof. J. B. Carlyle, of Wake
Forest, who had been visiting
relatives at his old home near
kozler, spent Wednesday here.
5. A. Branch, J. D. Mcmillan,
Jr., and G. G.. French accompa-
MED Lumberton's delegation to
the Nashville exposition Mon
day.
John Redmond, who has been
in the Barker building since the
fire, will occupy the store to be
vacated this week by J. A.
Branch.
Mrs. J. n. Booth and children,
who have been visiting relatives
in Wake and Chatham counties
for several weeks, Will be home
this week.
| We received a pleasant call yes
terday morning from NJ. G. McKen-
zie, of MaxtOn, who was on his
way to Bladen and Columbus
counties.
| A. G. McGeachy, one of our rep
tresentatiyes at the Nashville Elk.
| position, will take advantage Of hi;
trip and pay visit to his sister
at Pine Bluff, Ark.
The corrugated iron fronts being
put on the buildings of L. II
Caldwell add very much to theil
appearance. The stores are near
ing completion and Will be ready
for occupation early in Septem
Der.
Lumberton's delegation to tn
Nashville Exposition left Monda,
: afternoon. We hope they vii
have a pleasant trip and do goo'
work for the town. Besides thos
mentioned elsewhere the part
+ consisted Of Col. W. F. French
= DR.. J. D. Mcmillan, DR.. H. I
Pope and 4. P. Caldwell.
: B. F. Stephens and w. O. Sin
gletary, left their homes last Mon
: day morning to take the tram a
q Pembroke fer Wake Forest College
n We are glad to see our boys takin
I an interest in educating themselve
and we hope to be able to say tia
- several others have gone to Wax
q Forest in the next twelve months
3 General Superintendent McBeC
of the Seaboard Air Line, VIII
: was here last week to select ID
II cation for the new passenger dc
n pot, has written stating that Will
4 it would be cheaper and more col
/ yenient for the company to bull
q at or near the present depot the
f. were willing to defer to the wisht
# of the citizens and would build O
ia the east side of Main street if tt
necessary grading was done. TIL
proposition is fair one and wi
-" probably be accepted. The az
:, vantages of the proposed site al
known to every one and the peopl
, have been advocating it for year
- Now that the opportunity of ge
ting what they want is presente
4" they will hardly let it pass.
N The erection of new and model
stores in Lumberton is attractir
the attention of business men
outside towns, some of whom a
~ coming here to live. Three of Il
= stores being built by L. H. Cal
~ well are for rent, and two of the
~ have been secured by outside me
~ :, chants, while negotiations are {
foot for the third. The new cor
-, ers are W. w. Horn, of Monro
] and Joseph S. McEachern, of Ro'
49, land, who will commence busine
- as soon as the stores are compl
a ted. Others want to come he
but can not secure houses in viii,
A. to do business. The future OF
K look for Lumherton is bright,
H. our people will only grasp the 0
s. portunity as it offers. That II
OF will be done we do not doubt
m moment.
ne Grady Items.
he Miss Lono Barnes, Of Sterling