The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-08-11

The Robson county branch Of
the Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company offers first class
protection. against fire. See ad-
vertisement in another column
and call on either Of the local
agents for information.
Attention Is directed to the ad-
yertiaement Of Salem Academy
and College, which will be found
IN another column. This is the
Oldest school for young ladies III
the State and has reputation
for excellence second to none III
tie South.
Sales have been held on the
floor of the tobocco warehouse
every day since the op ening. Be
cause of the early date Of the open
| ing and the backward season the
breaks have not been very heavy.
Much of the weed has been cured,
however, and large sales are ex-
pected after this week.
The Charlotte News has secured
the linotype machines formerly
used by the Raleigh Tribune and
now comes out every day in q new
dress Of body type. The News is
the best and newsiest afternoon
paper that comes to the RoBEsoNI-
AN office and has shown a progress
sive policy that is commenda-
: BILE.
Jim Robinson, a colored convict
from Burke county, who escaped
from Castle Hayne some time ago,
: wandered to Lumberton last week
and surrendered to Sheriff Hall
who carried him TO Raleigh. Rob
inson says he ran away toget some
' good water to drink. He showed
t good sense in coming to Lumber
: ton for he found here the most eN
: cellent drinking water in Nortl
e Carolina.
p, Much anxiety was felt here lat
week over the condition of Mis-
Jessie Fuller, who is sick witt
typhoid fever at Farmers, Ran
dolph county. 1t was reporte'
e several times that she was dead
n This we are glad to state is a mis-
: take. The latest news is that sh
= is improved and the chances 70
!, recovery more favorable. Mrs
|. Fuller is also suffering from a
k attack Of brain fever and ha
< been very sick, but is improving
= Last Wednesday was the frs
" sale of Eastern North Carolin
tobacco ever attended by the ed
tor of the RoBEsoNIAN. While a
It Eastern man he left his hon
l. for the Western part Of the Stat
y before the cultivation of Tobacco
W became general and before an
le warehouses had been built. F,
II more than eight years we attendt
IS sales, off and on, III the west, b.
Us never did we see such prices pa
l. for common grades of tobacco
N was paid here Wednesday. 1t w
as a revelation and convinced us
the truth of what we had hea
.r- claimed before, that this secti,
or produces the finest bright leaf
- North Carolina,
so We appreciate fully the folio
cd ing kindly mention OF the ROE
- soNIAN, taken from the Red Sprin
i's Citizen of last week and thai
ld Brother Branch for his good OPT
or ion: eve receive a great ma
nd exchanges and derive great bene
40 1therefrom-indeed it would be
:. difficult task to publish a pal
= without them-but must say, c
he own county paper, than VIII
er. there is none better, Is appreclat
- more highly and perused more +
eo gerly than any of the others. I
er- RoBEsoNIAN is the pride of eve
5he true man in the county, and shot
led be found at every iireside. I
cod mantle of the late lamented \
Diarmid could not have fallen
leo more worthy shoulders. We of
lily hear the paper highly complim
es- ted, as it deserves to be, and
q only wish for it and its editor Il
ONO success which it and he SO rlcl
~ deserve, and many long years
a. prosperity"
ote
q Another New Railroad.
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