The Robesonian., 1897-11-03

by the circus yesterday. 1t left |
last night for Bennettsville.
g AS drawer of folks the circus
IS immense. Lumberton wGs
packed with humanity yesterday.
The biggest crowd seen in Lum-
berton in fifteen years was here
yes: erday. A larger crowd, it is
said, was never here.
1t is just impossible to mention
those who were here yesterday.
They just came from all directions
and in every kind of convey
ance.
The Baptist church was packed
last Sunday morning by those who
had gone to hear the last sermon,
of Rev. ]. N. Booth. whose pas
torate closed with that service.
Mr.. Booth spent Sunday night at
Pembroke, at which place he took
the Coast Line train Monday
morniog for. his new home at
Washington: During his resi-
dence here Mr.. Booth made many
friends, both inside and outside of
his own congregation, who sincere
ly regretted to, seehim leave. All
wish for him and his family much
happiness and usefulness in their
new home. q
J. P. McNeill, of Crosby, Ala,
R. T. Carlyle of Sparks,g Ga, L.
Thompson, of Sudson, S. c., F.
L. Mitchell, of Inman, 4. D.
Evans, of St. Pauls, J. T.. Lowrie,
of Pembroke, Arch Thompson, of
Ashpole, DR.. w. B. Norment, DR..
B F. Mcmillan, L. z. Hedgepeth,
fW- w. McCormac, A. hcQuueen
and Wesley Kirby, of Rowland,
John A. McCormac, o. Bracy and
I P. B. Meekins of Alfordsville, D.
! B. Mclaughlin, of Antioch, W. F.
Adams of Purvis, Jno. w. Smith,
of Sim, and and NJ. TcGoogan, Of
Shannon, have sbscribed or renew.
cd their subscription to the ROBE
sN1AN, within the past week.
/ While at the depot Thursday
morning Capt. Berry, the clever
passenger conductor on the Caro-.
lima Central train, remarked that
he took ten car loads of people tt
, the circus at Laurinburg and ter
. passengers to the Maxton Farr
As q crowd gatherer the circus
} seems to be ahead of the fair il
the proportion of fifty to one
) While the fair is home concern
and benefits the community tn
: circus does no good and carrie
r away lots Of money. It woule
seem that the fair deserves tn
most patronage, being for the pro
motion of agricultural and othe
home interests, but the peopl
; think otherwise. Such is human
nature, however, and we are no
greatly surprised.
q The dwelling house and kitchel
q of E. B. Grooms, near Branchville
, was destroyed by fire last Thurs
day afternoon. Mr.. Grooms wa
4 at the Maxton fair at the tiHHe an
the fire had made such headwa
when the neighbors arrived tina
n tonly a small portion of his house
g hold effects, were saved. He hs
l. some insurance in the Farmer
70 Mutual Company, but not mes
y enough to cover the loss. which
70 estimated at $1,000 OF $500
Is excess of his policy. Mrs. Plat
l. the grandmother of Mrs. Groom
" had some $4OO or 500 in money
H. the house which was lost. tt
10 origin Of the fire IL not known, b,
VI is supposed to have been accide,
tai.
D. A number Of persons have be-
10 arrested upon suspicion of havil
T. assaulted Miss Cole, at Rockin
g ham. All have been released 9
g cept two. One of these, who W
u arrested the day of the crime, W
g. not fully identified when he "
te carried before Miss Cole, but
'e he resemb1ed her assailant he "
90 sent to Jail in Wilmington ;,
en 4wait further investigation. T
"a other whose name is John Eva
'e' was arrested in Anson county Il
q Friday and was taken to. Rockir
ham on the train. A sister
To- Miss Cole, who was at She dep,
af- declared as soon as she saw h
ho that he was the man. 70 preve
he a possible lynehing the prison
a was Immediately put back on 4
,he train and taken to Raleigh :
ty. safe keeping.
no The trial Of II. B. Register a
ee son, J6bel, charged with the m
va6 dnr AE T03fn ,@e at Whitavi