The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-01
RED SPRINGS DEPARTMENT
OF INTEREST HAPPEN.
ING IN AND AROUND THE
COMMUNITY.
T. w. CoSrEN, JR., MANAGER

W. Frank Blount spent last
week here.
FL. 0. Covington, of Laurinburg,
was here last week.
Col. N. A. Mclean was here
last week on business.
Miss BERTHE Caldwell visited
friends here last week.
George Hall is now occupying
his new residence on Main street.
Mrs. Carmichael and Miss Mar
tina are visiting Mrs. S. A. Nc
| Queen.
Miss Alice Hawley, of Fayette-
vile, Is visiting Mrs. Mckay Nc
Kinnon.
}. &. Villains returned from
Virginia, last Tuesday, after a
months visit.
| w. F. Williams and L. III. Lyon
left last Friday for a three weeks
visit to New York city and the Ad-
irondacks.
Miss Mary Lee Seawell returned
to her home in Jonesboro last
Thursday. She was accomnanied
by Mrs Costen.
J. w. Hodgin, John M. Brown
and John Mclean have qualified
as magistrates. They were elected
to that Office last November.
J. L. Memory, of Whiteville, visi-
ted his brother here last week.
He left Friday for Greensboro to
visit his sister, who is quite
sick.
| The seminary will open Septem-
| Der the 10Th. The new building
will be ready hy that time and
the outlook for a good beginning
is,fne.
DR.. and Mrs. J. l.. Mcmillan
MIR. and Mrs. B. w. Townsend
Miss Carrie Atwell and Dan Nc.
kinnon left last week for Balti.
more.
| We understand that the cold
time COACH will be run during
the fall and winter from Southern
Pines to Red Springs. The coach
will be run every other day.
| Much has been said through the
columns Of the newspapers in regard
to the great need Of better depot
at this place. We are now glad
to say that the officials are prepar.
ing to give us new waiting room
and will enlarge the warehouse
This work will be done at an ear.
ly date.
| VIM. R. Webster, one of oul
most prosperous farmers, brought
IN the first bale of cotton last
Thursday, weighing 572 pounds
and sold it to Livermore & Nc.
Klnnon for 81 cents a pound
Mr.. Webster received the five dol.
lars premium for bringing in the
first bale of the season and the
Red Springs Citizen for one
year.
| Let everybody remember that
the Lyceum opens September 9Th,
| monday night). The new officers
Rev. j. D. Moore, President
I. W. ,Costen, Secretary; Miss
Carrie Atwell, Treasurer; Willie
Jones, Marshall; Mrs. D. P. Nc.
hachern, Cr1tlc-wlll be duly in.
stalled, after which A. A. F. Sea
wall, Esq, of Jonesboro, will lee
ture. All of the old members
| try and bring a now one with them
and we will make the Lyceun
more interesting than we did last
winter.
/ How many birds one can xii
with one stone! When your cor
respondent expressed his views two
weeks ago, he had no idea SO man,
persons would be hurt badly enough
to howl. In reply he will endeavo1
to use the charity that behavetl
not unseemly. In the first place
a good christian man has, for some
:. reason-perhaps at the suggestion
OF some other person; surely no
OF his own thought-drawn Thu
cap upon his own head, and search
ed up an imaginary reason why i
| should have been made for him
j Mr.. Wallace and the writer hav,
discussed this subject more thai
once, and If there was any "per
sonal feeling" on either side tn,
J writer did not know it. | admit
rather proudly, that this is a "pe
theme. . It is a pet theme Will
:. most people who love the Stat,
} and her institutions, and know
{ the worthiness of her grand oil,
| University. | do not understand
how Mr.. Wallace's text applies t,
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