The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

AlEIno.. W. Ward, of Echo, was
here Monday.
Mr.. J. l.. Mcmillan, Of Red
Springs, spent Monday here.
Mr.. r. r. Barnes, of Barnesville,
was here Monday.
Mr. p. \. Ausley, of Lumber
Bridge, is here today.
Mr.. NJ. n. Rnynor, of Fayottc-
Vile il in town.
Mr.. r. J. Tolar, of Rennert, is
here today on business,
Miss Sallic Smith of Abbotts-
burg, n. G.. is visiting Mrs. I. M.
Smith.
DIR. w. ]. Gilbert, of Millprong,
spent last night and this morning
here.
Mr.. II. G. Mcqueen, of Will,
mipgton, spent Sunday and Mon.
day hero with relatives. .
Mr.. W. II. Gilbert, of Benefits
Vile, S. c., spent Sunday in the
city.
Messrs. Oscar and Timothy Page, OF
Fair Fluff, were here on business Mon-
day.
The Seaboard Air Line has force of
hands here to drain the water from tie
vicinity of the depot.
NJ. George Redmond, whose
confectionery and fruit stand was
torn down during tie fire, is hay
ing new one erected.
Dir. Weifsteii, of the Ern of Sherman
& Weinstien, is i'll the northern markets
purchasing new spring and summer
goods.
Mr. B. f. Mclean, of Maxton,
county attorney, spent Monday
here on business with the county
commissioners. .-.
Rev. G. +. Hodgin, of Antioch,
las accepted the call to the pasto-
rate of the Presbyterian church at
Bennottsville, S. G.
We are glad to learn that Mr..
Frank Cough, who has been con-
fined to his room by sickness the
past week, is improved.
Rev. d. w. Fox filled his regu-
lar appointment at Bennettsville,
5. G. last Sunday. 1t was his
last sermon there, as pastor has
been called to the church. e...t. ..
Mr.. Chas. w. May, whose pro-
posed lecture last Friday night
was abandoned because of the fire.
will probably return and lecture
hOUlt (llllc SOOU.
An incendiary attempted Thursday
night, to burn the residence of Mr.. Vance
Norwood, n vell-known Wilmington
printer. The damage, however, wa:
slight.
In the hurry Of getting out the ROE
EsoSfAN last week no notice was calle
10 the lie al advertisements. Several c
these we're published You may be inter
estcd III some of them, so read all.
Miss Amelia Linkhaw is receiving
new stock of Millinery goods which wi
be opened i'll the room over DIR. J. d. M
Millan's drug store. Her announces
nent will appear next week.
The town authorities are making d.
terinined effort to break up tile illegi
sale of wliskey in Lunberton. Sever
parties have been arrested within IL
past few days and bound over to cour
We hope the last one of the law breallc
will be caught and punished.
Enough property was destroyed
and unnecessarily-in last Thur.
day nights fire to pay for a syt
tenn of water works three to fiN
times over. Let's have the watc
works and provide facilities fc
preventing another such gre!
loss.
Mr.. P. G. Blake, whose go on
were destroyed by fire last wee
has made al assignment for Il
benefit of his creditors, namil
Mr.. G. b. Townsend as trustc
We hope that the affairs or NJ
Blake will soon be settled sat-
sacrorily and that he will be (
his feet again.
Mr.. Il. Lennon was tho first m;
to subscribe for the RoBEsoN1AN II
der the new management and p
hi4 subscription in advance. '
nre ready to receive similar tres
ment from an unlimited numl
Of others. The peope can't cro'
the Office too much on errands
like character.
The RoBEsoNIAN isn't in GU
rs good shape yet as expected. I
fire Of Thursday night democrat
ed the boys and Strengthening
in the Office, together with movi
and putting up household goo
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