The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-23

4. McNelll ana w y IfeNo(t, OIL
attended the funeral
# cx-Sheriff McEachern at Lum-
,er Bridge last Friday.
The Junior Missionary Society
# the Presbyterian church, to-
;ether with the Kings Daughters,
net at the residence of Rev. ID.
W. Fox last Friday night. They
pounded" Mr.. Fox and wife, sur
prising them very much.
There is talk of more new build
ings for Lumberton. 1t is in the
air that four or five new stores are
to 60 up beside, those now under
way. Tie matter has not been
definitely decided upon yet. We
hope that the riImor is true.
Three marriage licenses were is
sued by Register of Deeds Thomp-
son for the week ending Monday.
They were for John l.. Rayner
and Sallie Johnson, white; Alex
Afford and Alice McCallum' VIM.
Lee cMillan and Julia Mcmillan,
colored. ..'
Rev. r. A. Hedgpeth and wife,
of Cedar Creek, were here Monday
ON their way to the home of the
formers father. Mrs. Hedgpeth
will spend several weeks there
while her husband is attending
the summer school at Wake For
est College. .... .
At the recent meeting of the
State Board of Medical Examiners
Mt Morehead City, eighty-twp'
young men applied for license to
practice medicine, of whom sixty,
four passed successful examina-
ton. Among the successful APP
plicants was DR.. J. S. McGeachy,
of Lumberton.
Severe electrical and wind
storms visited various sections of
North Carolina last week. Char
lotte, Salisbury, Lexington, Dur
ham and other towns report dam
age done by the wind and light
ming. A young lady was killed
by lightning in Alamance county
and u negro woman at Salisbury
Mr.. J. w. Caldwell is suffering
with a lame jaw. He had u tootE
extracted last week and caught
cold. His face. is much inhamec
, and swollen and is causing hin
much pain. 1t is almost impos
sible for him to5open his moutl
Land no solid food can be eaten
We hope Mr.. Caldwell will be al
right soon. e. =: e..
AT their last uueeting the .boart
of town commissioners elected Mr.
C. B. Skipper town clerk ant
treasurer. Prior to- his going t
J, Scotland Neck last August MI
Skipper held the position for abou
n year and half and made a ca
y pable officer. He will take charg
D again at the next meeting of tn
b. commissioners.
The first weeks business of til
Bank of Lumberton was very sal
v isfactory and encouraging. n
u other day approached the first
: the volume of deposits, but the
y have continued to grow steadil
and at the close of business Sa
l. urday night amounted to GOO
n sum. The business mon are b
n ginning to patronize the bank
It they ought.
Messrs. E. K. Proctor, Jr., ar
a S. Mcintyre spent last Wedne
l. day and Thursday in Red Sprin
- getting up evidence in the ca
against Norton and White for Il
killing of Tolar. The case is S
- for trial at the July term of t
~ Criminal Court. Proctor and NJ
n Intyre wall assist Solicitor Sewt
- in the prosecution. Messrs.
A. Rowland, of Lumberton, al
l. 7. w. Costen, Jr., of Red Spring
t. appear for the defence.
=, A very pleasant surprise gret
% cd Rev. Mr.. Fox on Friday. eve
ing at the hour of the Junior Nj
de sionary meeting, flor all the Ju
er iors went to his house laden wi
~. packages and bundles that til
id failed to carry away. The Kini
Ter Daughters joined them i'll I
gifts and thus assisted in carr
ing to the home good cheer II
up will last for many days. I
on thanks Of the pastor go,oilt to
lis who 50 kindly remembered him
is
his McClure's Magazine forJuly "
contain an article on the late Pr
Drummond, written by his il
oy mate friend the Rev. d. NJ. Ro
nj The source of Drummond's rar
on equaled influence over mel
get assemblages as well as individu
)r. was his own charm Of charact
l.,1 NJ Dnoo', ,,o,Nn, I'LL Jo.1