The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-23


i house on the lower end OF Satln-
lers street..
The Baptist church is almost
complete: ;. Services are being heidi
eherin every Sunday. /
MI. and. Mrs. A. J. AeKinnon
md children and Mrs. S. M. Me-
Kinney spent Saturday at Red
Springs visiting friends.
The inside work Ola Aessrs. Car
ter & Affords new store building
is being rapidly pushed forward,
and when completed it will be the
handsomest storehouse in town.
The farmers are turning neither
to the right nor to the left, but
are keeping in the middle of the
road these hot summer days.
It is nip and tuck with them and
the grass.
The Laurinburg Juniors are
trying to get our Kids to play
them another game of ball Friday.
Yes, play them, Kids, and let
them do you up to the tune OF SO
| runs next time. 49,. T..
| Among those who went over to
Red Springs Saturday to see the
ball game We noticed Messrs.
Rob Patterson Tom Evans and
John McKinnon. Mr.. John Cur
| it's came down from Liberty with
the excursionists.
/ The report which has gone out
THAT there is typhoid fever here ID
mistake. We have personally
asked every doctor here and they all
say have no typhoid fever patients.
1t is strange how these reports
will get out, but they do and are
calculated to do a town much
harm. ..-..
! If there is any prospect Of stran.
gers coming in and settling with
us to 60 into business, don't throw
cold water on them by advising
i them not to come. This was dom
8 here few days ago. Encourag'
e every enterprise that will tend t
the up-buiiding and advancement
d of Maxton. :
Il There was an attempt mad
# Wednesday night to rob the post
g office. A small door leading t
the front of the Office had bee
10 pried with some instrument, prot
IT ably from the looks cold chisel
d From the looks of things it is il
Il ferred that the wonld-be-robbe
was a novice at the business.
srl The. Shooter House at Re
!" Springs is a popular home for OF
he people when. visiting at til
Of Springs. The house is sustaining
it's old time. popularity, whic
10 it we'll deserves, and all who ste
ID there go away loud in their pra
in SEES of Mrs. Shooters managemel
of and her bounteously supplied Il
BILE. - 5.''' So '.-'.'- +
bl Everything is ready now f
at conference, which comes here
a morrow. Among the more pro1
m inent members who will after
are Rev. John Kilgo, of Trini
"a College, and Prof. bred Peacoc
- president of Greensboro Facce
no College. About twenty-three mi
,l9 listers and fifty delegates are 9
- pected.
MO It is not amiss to say again tn
the tax listers are in the land a.
are ready to list your propert
It is a matter that should be ,
tended to at once without wa
ing, for at the close of the mon
" there will be rush. The til
expires on the 3Oth day of Jun
:. Mr.. J. D. lowers is lister for Il
'''' township.
-, The closing exercises of
" Maxton High School took pl,
Thursday night in the armory
the Maxton Guards. The p
gramme was. we'll render
Thomas P. Harrison, D. D.,
re- Davidson College, delivered
'aii address, Problems in High Sch
TO Life, which was very much
son joyed by all who heard him.
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81. These additional ladies h
'nd been appointed by the cent
RI committee to cooperate. in M
'er- ling the old Veterans day, :.
saysgust 10th, what it SHOULD be in
to wayi'of enjoyment social pl.
urss, dinners etc., Lumberton
LAYS Nesdames Saliie- N Dick, j..
has Mcmillan, J. r. Whichard, u
ost- lace Mcpiarmid, "A. w. Full
sup Alfred Rowland.
the The excursion to be run by
=. Aaxton Gnards~and the Lum
,ure Bridge Light Infantry has been
and ranged for July 9th, They !