The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-12-01

ind will remain in Lumberton
or some time. j
Rev. C. G. V,.rdell, of Red
springs, filled the pulpit at 4he
church last Sunday
and night. Good congre-
cations attended each service and |
listened to eScqitent sermons.
The stockholders of the Robson
County Telephone Company are
hereby notified to meet at the Of
flee of Mcneil & Mclean, in the
town of Lumberton, on Saturday,
December 4th, at 8 o'clock, p. M,
to organize under the charter.
An election was held upon the
stock law question last Tuesday
in portions of Burnt Swamp, Sad
die Tree and Lumber Bridge town
ships. The friends of the law were
vietors, but by the narrow margin
of six votes. Such majorities are
too close to be comfortable.
The new building for the Bank
of Lumberton was completed Sat-
urday and was turned over to the
officers of that institution Mon
day. The bank will be moved
into its new home this week. The
building is a very handsome one
and the corner to be occupied by
the bank is as convenient as can
we'll be. Contractor Jones has
done excellent work upon it.
Congress meets next Monday.
It is the long session of that body
and our national lawmakers will
probably remain in Washington
until the hot days of summer and
the demands of the next campaign
drive them home. All depart
ments Of the government are in
the hands of the Republicans and
they will be held responsible for
all legislation enacted. The wisest
of our forecasters have been un-
able as yet to outline any policy
to be pursued by them.
Recently some of the patrons OF
the RoBEsoN1AS have sent postage
stamps i'll renting for their.sub
scription, one of them sending
several five cent stamps anf
another sending 81. so in ten cent
stamps. We prefer not to hav'
stamps when it is possible t.
avoid 1t, but where it is necessar,
. to send them do not send an,
. of q larger denomination thai
two cents. The five and ten cen
stamps are almost entirely worth
less to us, it being very seldom
that they can be used for any pun
pose. We ask therefore, that on
friends will not send s-these I'LL
; der any circumstances.
Bill Arp, who lectured here las
, month, writes an amusing accour
of how he took the wr9ng train 6
Hamlet, got left and had to com
y down on q freight. We haven
4 room for the whole but copy I'll
Z following: "Lumberton is a GOO
i old town, and has the best waite
works that I have seen anywher
|, They have four flowing artesia
i wells forpublic use and many mo:
's private ones. These public ore
|, including pipes and everythin
lcost less than ST 600, and I kno
of many a town that would gil
20 $4,000 for similar privilege
:. Lumberton does not realize VIII
, a treasure that water is, for it
cold and pure
In Saddle Tree township Ia
% week two men had misunde
v standing about an account of
+ cents and the man to whom t.
money was owing sued for it /
fore a Populist magistrate. !
III the trial each party to the ST
i acted as attorney for himself al
% began to squabble over the matt
ie until each was fined so cents
the magistrate for contempt
Ct court. The defendant in the 81
k. was also taxed with the cos
p amounting to $5.95. The tn
h. was rich one, we are told. O
informant was unable to s
~ whether or not judgment was re
- dered for the As cents claimed
- the party bringing the suit.
cd The RoBEsoSIAN has before 81
ed ken Of the work being done by +
Springs Seminary, but we had l
= visited the institution, gett!
49, our information from persons j
no position to speak accurately. B
,e mess called us there last Thurse
.. morning and President ,Naro
70 took us through the buildings &
!. ~ showed us the various departmel
Will fox,oro IIxy i,,,nraecoJ W.