The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-05

Norfolk, Va, is expected today On
a visit to Mrs. E. X. Proctor, il.
The house of Mr.. J. w. Stcgner,
near Branch's Crossing, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday. Mr..
Stogner and his wife were at
church at the time and lost every
thing they had except the clothes
they wore The origin of the fire
is not known, but it is supposed
to have been accidental. The loss
is very heavy on Mr.. Stogner, who
is a poor man.
while standing in his fishing
shanty near the fair grounds Sat
urday afternoon Mr.. Sam Branch
was considerably shocked by light
ming, which struck tree near the
building. Mr.. Branch says hel
felt precisely as if some one had
hit him a severe blow. The effects
of the shock had not entirely
passed off Monday afternoon when
we talked with him.
! We have completed arrange
ments by which the RoBEsoNIAN
will give each week the news of
Maxton and vicinity. The first
instalment appears today and is
lnewsy and readable. Mr.. J. E.
Lewis, who is giving the news, is
an attache of the Scottish Chief
and is competent man. Besides
furnishing the news he will also
make contracts for advertising and
receive and receipt for subscrip-
tions.
i One of the largest broods of
| young chickens we have ever seen
has just been Matched by a hen
belonging to Mr.. Joe Stone. The
hen was set on twenty eggs and
came off Monday with nineteen
! |fhealthy chicks. Mr.. Stone broke
the Unmatched egg, thinking it was
spoiled, and found in it alive we'll
developed chick. He believes it
would have broken the shell and
come out if left under the hen a
few hours longer.
, While many of our people will
not go to Wilmington because OF
the failure of the excursion that
i was proposed for Friday, still we
r are reasonably sure that Robesor
e county will have a number of cit.
: liens at the Southern Baptist Con.
e vention, which meets tomorrow
l night and Will continue in session
until the middle of next week
t The opportunity is one which
: should not be missed by single
S person who can afford to spare TIN
S time and money to go.
: Clerk S. A. Edmund was a con
$ siderable loser by the storm o
Saturday. He had built a mic,
e brick retaining wall around hi
V lot on Third street, near the river
:. and was making preparations t
is erect handsome residence. TIL
t. earth had not been securely packe'
3, around the wall and the great vol
ume of water that passed throug,
6 the lot found the weak places all
:. played havoc About forty fee
! of the wall was undermined an
torn down and the lot was badl
20 washed.
I'D The matrimonial market was
n little more active the past weel
Register of Deeds Thompson b.
n ing called upon to issue seve
= pairs of license for the seve
or days ending Monday. They wei
:, for o. A. Meares'and Lizzie Me
,;s Ger, Joseph Kin1aw and Ian
no Taylor, white; George McArth,
ne and Cinda Campbell, VIII Viii
and Polly Currie, John Jacksc
and Rhoda Mcneil, John Jacol
~ and Sophia Macarthur, colore'
~ The number of licenses issue
ne during the month of April was
eo "a considerable falling off fro
!" = the average.
lily -
no The RoBRsoNIAN learns with I
greet that 'ex-Sheriff Hector nj
Eachern, of Lumber Bridge,
lio very sick. His health has be,
III poor for the past several month
Vi he having been first stricken wi
IT. paralysis, but his condition h
IN considerably improved He W
Ut taken worse a short time since a
las his condition is such as to .ala1
Oh his relatives. Sheriff McEache
is one of the best known and M
ell highly esteemed citizens of t
of county and has a large number
gh, very warm friends. These,
est gether with the people general
8 a wish him an early restorations
I'M health.
'ilo The North Carolina Division
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