The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-03-31


sons, has arrived in.town. i
Nh. f. TX. Proctor, H., is hav-
ing somo alditions and improve
ments made to Hi dwelling house.
Mr.. w. P. McAllister leaves this after
noon for Savannah. 1t is his intention
to go i'll business at some point iii South
ern Georgia.
Col. II. T. Fuller, who spends most of
his time III the Western markets buying
horses ard mules for Fajler. Brothers &
Bristow, is home for a short vacation.
Rev. J. n. Booth has rendered us in
valuable service i'll getting out this issue
of the RosEsoNIAN. His kindness is
fully appreciated and is thus publicly
Mrs. Robinson, who formerly kept
boarding house south Of tine railroad, has
made an exchange Of houses with MI r.
w. Shelby and Il owed into town. Mr..
Shelby will continue the boarding house.
DR.. Vampill * having the first
story, of. the opera house repaired
and fitted. up for lIrs. Dickson,
who Will conduct Il boarding
house.
The Wilmington Star, the States old
est daily paper-a1ld it has for years been
one of the L:5t-llas entered upon its
sixtieth ser1l;-annual volume. The Star
is prosperous and popular and deserves
all the success il has attained.
DR.. r. NJ. Norment had new
radishos for dinner today, the
| product of his garden. Thi; en-
titles MIN to the :honor of being
the first citizen of Lumberton:: 10
have early vegetables.
NJ. Lowrie, Croatan, Indian, was con-
victed of murder i'll C1ynn count, Ga,
last week, I.owiic is native Of Robson
| county, Lis former holue being i'll Shoe
Heel swamp. lie is a cousin of the noted
OUTLAW, Henry Berry Louvre, and was at
one time member Of the I.ow:ie gang "
DR.. Z. 'Nampill Is having o
dw.l ling houso.eGected Oh his lot
adjoining the opera house. II
will be- occupied by Capt. Fau-
cettc, manager of the tobacco
warehouse, who will come here
with his family about the frat OF
July. .
A meeting Of citizens interested iii the
establishment of bank i'll Lu1.ibertoil
was held Monday afternoon. 10 definite
results were..cccomplished, but the pros
poets for a barI, this fail are good.
Nothing will help the business ricr OF
LwnDcrton more than good LAM; and
we hope to see one here IL the Hear FL
turc.
Ill uncxpi:od subscriptions tc
the R0GEsoEIAN Will be flied by
tho present manager. If yoJ;1
subscription is paid in advance
bring or send us your receipt and
you will be given credit Oh. the
books for the time paid for. Nc
credit will be given, unless a re-
ceipt is shown. ..-
Eddie, son Of Mr.. and HRS. Ira l.
Pope, received painful hurt i'll play
one day last week, from which he is still
suffering lie played trick OIL Iii
brother and ran. While running Iii!
brother threyv q fork at lliIn with Mllicl
lie had been eating. Eddie was hit OF
, his knee and the three prongs entered tli'
: flesh. At first it seemed Il mere trifie
but it has since been very painful. IL
is now, We are glad to say, improving.
= Mr.. W. J. Prcyatt has rented tn
wooden store formerly occupied b. Dr.
II. T. Pope See, and is E5v;r2 It htte;
up preparatory to putting i'll it a stock O
, general merchandise This will lie
, branch store AMI will i'll no way interior
with the business ro1T conducted by Nj
and will be under the management Of BIZ
| Lon Prcvatt. Mr.. a. S. Rowland VIII
c now occupies the store, will move hit
0 the shed room, which is being fitted Il
u for him.
. The base bal! teams of the UJ!iyersitil
of Noru' Carolina and Virginia p, led
match sa.ee.at Chapel Hill last week.
/ was the first Of series of three games
Il decide tic championship between the tw
IS institutions. While the North Caroli,
Is boyr made more base hits than their Of
I" poncfts they also MAJ. more costly e
rors, which lost them the t.al:,e. II
&c score, W. 7 IL s in favor OF Virginia. II
cr next game will he Ilaycd OH the stount
Of of the Virginia boys, at Charlottesville
er next month. Should this game be VIC
or by North Carolina the deciding game W
It be played at DanSille. -.
Don't stand upon fo:inality in: dcaIil
o. with the RoBI.soSIAcSs 1,lnn He is
st plain, erGry day sort Of fellow ard war
i'll to form tie acquaintance of every rat-'
IS. Of the paper, This is. to serve mott
Il upon yot; tliat lie does not wish to be
re garded rs a stranger Hlhenyou see hi
he Oil the street stop linn ard tn INN W
;:au. s-e ard,let him be your fries,d,
81 the paper las been for SO lors. If y
:, have few spare moments cali al t
- RoB=soNlAN Office i'll TAG Shaw bu;ldi
81 aidiiet r& see you. a hearty and c.
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