The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-12-08

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The boys were paid off for their
services at Rockingham. One new
member was added to the ranks
Inc company resolved to present
capt. Jones with nice sword II
appreciation of his manly, impair
tai and courteous conduct towards
them III their recent service.
Well, we intended to say some
thing III regard to Maxtcn VS.. Lum-
oerton fairs, but Bro. Harker wrote
50 we'll before he started to the
asylum, and for fear another sec~
rotary might decide to enter the
same institution we forbear. But
we do think our informants, who
were among the best citizens of this
place, were not guilty of prejudice.
1t SO the same charge can with
equal propriety be laid at the door
OF the editor of the RoBEsoN1AN of
the many shortcomings in the
Maxton fair. But like our good
TREND, DIR. Holcombe, we have no
feeling IN the matter, and with
him and Mr. Harker, regret that
neither fair was what it should be.
But we feel sure in either case II
was not the fault of the efficient
secretaries.
A. J. McNair has presented us
with sample of ''Rose Bud" to-
bacco, which he is selling to the
trade. He is an enthusiastic adj
vocate of the farmers diversifying
their crops that each farmer
plant at least enough tobacco to
Justify the erection of one barn on
his farm. We are willing to leave
the farming interests in the hands
OF the farmers, who are ever learn
ing from experience, and we al
ways think it a little impotent for
a newspaper man who has never
ploughed a furrow in his life to be
calling the farmers fools because
they don't farm according to his
ideas; but we submit for the far
mers' consideration, would it not
be wise, under existing circum-
stances, to make the experiment.
OF raising tobacco? Some have
already done so and are the better
Tor SO doing. If fifty farmers
around Maxton will plant an av-
erage OF two acres each in tobacco
1t will justify the erection of q
warehouse at this place and we be-
lle7e will be of great financial ben !
cit both to merchant and farmer
Referring to Editor Branch's
running article of those who had
filled the editorial sanctum of the
various papers at Red Springs
since 1886 he pays deserved
compliment to R. T. Covington
who established the first paper,
The Scottish Chief" at that
place. We knew him we'll and
Intimately, and more progre~l
slVe, energetic, big-hearted man |
Is seldom given to any COM
He literally gave his
life striving for the success of his
and community, going
down to the grave in middle life
Ills remains lie sleeping away the
years within the shadow of some
'f the modern buildings of that
growing town. The citizens of ,
his entire section, and especially
|
It Red Springs, could not do a
more fitting deed of gratitude than {
% erect a suitable monument to {
lis resting place. R.. w. Knight {
md DIR. Harlee, whose remains I
est-the former at Rockingham. I
he latter at Wadesboro-though t
Ike all men, had faults, were
loble, generous, warm hearted and j
Inning intellectual lights among s
men. ;,
Obituary.
Life! How disappointing How h
ur hearts glow with bright hopes
nd so soon bleed with sorrow be- b
ause of blasted hopes. The flower a
withered; the little feet are s
till, because the Death Angel has :
ONE, and the sweet spirit of little n
tlanta, only daughter of Mr.. and a