The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-12-08
NATION HAPPENINGS
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS OF
Our SISTER TOWN.
n. G. MCKENZIE, REPORTER
Mckay KcKinnon spent Frlda,

A. G. Frostick made flying
trip to Hub last week.
DR.. Gilbert, of Millprong, wa.
on our streets Thursday.
Congratulations are in order al
A. c. McKinnon's. It's a boy.
| Sheriff Evans, of Marion coun.
ty, S. G., was here Thursday night
Miss Cattle McArnn commenced
teaching last week at Rocky Ford
Miss Sallie Currie, of Branch.
vile, spent Saturday in Lumber.
ton.
Col. E. F. McRae was shaking
hands with his many friends here
Friday.
Mrs. P. S. Steed is visiting he1
father, J. B. Gibson, Esq, in South
Carolina.
Mrs. w. A. Lowe, ST., is visit.
ing her son, ". A. Lowe, Jr., at
Bowmore.
Jerry Lee, of Laurel Hill, spent
Wednesday night here with Frank
Henderson.
John Pate, of Dunbar, S. c., was
here short while last week on his
way to Fayetteville.
The Charles King Company are
giving Laurinburg a week of pleas
ure and amusement.
Walter Neal and John D. Shaw
Jr., of Laurinburg, were here on
legal business Friday.
Rev. MIR. Wooten preached at
the Episcopal church Sunday
morning and night.
Rev. w. NJ. Jones filled his reg
ular appointment at the Baptist
church Sunday night.
Martin MeKinnon and A. B.
Groom, of Red Springs, came over
and spent Sunday at home.
w. w. Smith leaves this week to
JOIN }. A. Afford in the turpentine
business i'll the land of flowers.
A. J. McKinnon and G.. B. Pat
terson made short visit to South
Carolina on business last week
Mrs. V. G. Peasants, of Affords
vile, spent several days here last
week, the guest of Mrs. G. B. Sell
lers.
Real Wishart greeted his old
III Maxton a few hours
Thursday. He was on his way to
Raleigh.
&. l.. Morrison, assistant post
master at Red Springs, spent Sat
arday night and Sunday with
trends here.
Miss Hattie Austin and the
Misses Stalnaker are fast recover
ng from their attack of fever
n. l.. McCormac is still quite sick.
The artesian we'll has reached a
lepth of two hundred feet. Work
las been suspended few DAYS I'M
IL a strongerengine can be secured
Mrs. Leonard Bundy, Of Rock
ngham, returned home Thursdav
venlng after a weeks visit to orr
own, the guest of Mrs. A. G. Eros
lex.
Marion Welsh, living near Red
springs, while out hunting Satur-
ay afternoon accidentally shot
lmself. The wound, we under
tand, is very serious.
The Democratic Executive Com
llttee of the State have met and
dopted the 'white man" and
white metal platform. Good ,
nough. So say we all.
The family of Conner Cottinp- c
am, who have spent the summer i
nd tall at Mrs. Cottingham's S
'ther's s, MIR. McCallum, near Smyr- c
a church, returned home last +
eek.
George W. McArm, who has been t
'endlng some weeks with his {
other and family near town. re- I
rms to Florida this week, where S
, IS engaged in the manufactured t
turpentine.
Dr. IL. G. Hill goes to Charlotte h
Cay "wednesday and will re- Y
IN the latter part of the week n
III preach at Montpelier next b
lnday. He filled his own pulpit 4
re Sunday evening. f.
Miss Jennie Mckay, of Lone D
ONE, 5. c., who had been on On sc
tended visit to her sister Mrs al
Is. Sellers, Of this place, return b'
home Friday morning. Mrs II,
Hers accompanied her. as
w. Is. Harker and Rev. NJ Brad
aw spent Sunday in Raleigh in AZ
tendance upon conference No
eachlng at the Methodist church
II KAY II He'd Mr. H,,I, :.