The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-08-04

are visiting their parents, Mf'tile' :
Mrs. w. G. Hall.
Out in the neighborhood Of Z. ?
C. Patterson they say, foxes are s
so numerous that an effort Will be S
made to organize crowd and make =
war on them. They have a regular !,
meeting place where two different g
gangs congregate almost every day
and play hide and seek and other J
games.
Our city fathers have taken one
more step forward towards making
Maxton show up in her true light.
Through r. G. Rankin, of Will
mington, they have purchased
eighteen vapor street lamps. This
news will be hailed with delight
by our citizens who have business
down town at night.
r. G. Rankin, of Wilmington,
has been here for several days III
Producing the new vapor stove. 1t
is without doubt the best thing in
the way of a cook stove on the
market. Mr.. G. A. Holland has
accepted the agency from him.
!
From two to three cents Will fur
nish fuel enough to run the stove
one day,
James P. McRae, living a few
miles from Maxton, had a narrow
escape from death a few days ago.
During one Of the heavy thunder
storms Mr.. McRea was lying on a
bed in his room, when lightning
struck the house, tearing another
bed in the same room all to pieces.
With the exception of the bed
there was hardly any damage done.
Capt. J. J. Freesland, our up-to-
date matchmaker and optician, has
so fully recovered his health as to
be able to give his whole time and
attention to his business. Capt.
l Freesland has gained quite repu-
tation as an oculist III this section
t and his many friends, as we'll as
customers, Will hail with delight
. his recovery.
The "Stumps'' and ':Leans''
S crossed bats at the fair grounds
: Friday afternoon. The ''Stumps'
4 were not in it from first to last,
and when the game closed the
. score stood Is to in favor of the
5 Cleans" Now, that Laurinbure
:, has been Dragging as she has, what
did they have to brag on in com.
: parison to the "Leans?' Just
8 the same thing. 1t was the frst
& time either side had been to thu
bat or on the diamond at all il
J. over year. The Leans" would
give the team Cook brought Will
- him, a good tussle for the "cham
pionship" Of the two towns.
john Cook, CT the LaUrinbur
. Exchange, has gone into ecstacie
r. over the drubbing This" team CAV
"a our base ball club a few days age
w. There is positively nothing for hin
to brag Oh, as our boys had no
IT, even practiced as much as on
~ time during the past year. III
= true, our club wasn't in it, wit
- them, still they did nothing b
winning that game. We can pic
out team among our 15-year-ol
-, ~ boys that will give the Laurinbul
~ first nine a close rub. If we cou]
have put Oh the men we had he
80 that day Laurinburg would ne
oo have got smell of the first bas
o1 From all reports we believe Il
- school tax will be carried in maj
80 counties in North Carolina. /
: to Robson we are inclined to
"a lieve it will be voted down-whi
the township, from reports, W
poll a good vote in favor of it.
. we will only take the pains to lo
NV into the matter, with the interes
w., of our poorer element at heart, al
'' lay aside the personal grudge"
i> educating the negro, we think s
voters will see it their plain du
out to the plan to give our childr
the better education of both races.
it. you are an honest man and lc
BOD your town as you should, you W
up be sorry, it happened III one we
the if you vote'against it. SOME ha
on the education of the negr
IN that's not the trouble. The T.
tox son is your own selfshness. Do
90 vote against anything that "
-ote tend to uplift humanity. Don
an If you do, God pity you and W
,oh children.
The following is The official p
A gramme and order of exercises
j, -, the ConfederateVeteran' $ reunit
. = to be held here on August 10Th
ght, ohlel -lafS'i4i-capt' w. II, McLau
Assistants Lumberton, J. H. Nc