The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-30
RED SPRINGS DEPARTMENT.
ITEMS OF INTEREST HAPPEN
ING EN Ard AROUND THE
COMMUNITY.
+. VI. co5TEN, j7., MANAGER.

-
g., spent two days here last week.
Mr.. Derby and family, Of Nor !,
folk, left today for Carolina Beach.
J. Kirkland Hill, of Maxton,
spent the latter part CT last week
here.
John d. Shaw, Jr., and Mr.. j,
Hammond, Of Laurinburg, were /,
here Friday.
Mr.. VIM. Love left Thursday
morning on a visit to his old home
in Greensboro.
Miss Kirkland, Of Mount Yer
non Springs, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Dug Buie.
The public say that many inn
provements have been made at
Hotel Townsend.
Col. N. A. Mclean, of Lumber
ton, was here Friday and remained
over until Saturday morning.
Rev. J. w. Wallace left on the
23rd to attend the district confer
ence, which convened in Maxton.
What has become of the tele-
phone line that was to be run be- |
tween Lumberton and Red Springs. |
Mrs. A. T. McCallum, who has
been visiting at Mr. E. Purcells
for the last two weeks, came home
Sunday.
Since the negro excursion on the
23rd Pearsall, &C. j." has had
his hands full adjusting matters
| between them.
Mrs. D. R. McIver LETT last
Thursday to visit relatives in
Moore county. She will be away
two or three weeks.
| The Truckers Association has
organized here and nearly every
man in the community expects to
try strawberries next season.
The Red Springs Lyceum ad-
| journed Monday night until the
1st of September. The Lyceum
has been interesting and profitable
to all it's members and we hope to
see the same interest manifested
in September as has been hereto
fore.
Miss Mary McEachern won the
2 prize offered by Huske Hardware
t House, Of Fayetteville, for the
t most words made up of the letters
in the firm name, Huske Hard
. ware House. The prize is stove
4 "Buck Jr." Miss Mary sent VI
i, 566 words.
4 The young people of the tow
Il were highly entertained at Mrs
William Loves last Friday eve
u ming. Seventeen couples wer
y present. They were entertained
$ with solos, tableaux and readings
e after which ice cream and cak
T. were served. All who were pres
1t ent reported a pleasant evening.
- Mr.. A. T. McCallum 'srresidenc
on Mcqueen street is near compile
ton. Painters are busy with thei
brushes, and after they finish Re
Springs Will boast of one Of tn
: handsomest residences in th
" county. Mr.. McCallum's res
dence is built on the colonis
style, with large porticos, lars
p, cathedral glasses in the rear, al
~ venetian blinds. The only faul
~ nobody else in town has one Gil
=, - it."
ng Red Springs is just at this tin
h. growing in favor as summer T
sort. The mineral water al
IN pleasant quiet of the town a
OF very inviting to health seekers al
IN to those seeking rest. It, is f
nd nous for picnics-basket picnics
De- and this brings us to our poin
N. These excursions are pleasa
rs. enough SO long as the eNcursio
3D. lists exhibit more of the "Picl
IN than the "Nick," but when t
ng emphasis is put on the last syll
ct. BILE, as it was last Wednesday, t
citizens Of the place feel like ca
-, ing a halt and demanding Sol
security against the invasion
such a host. Wednesday morni
Is from Maxton, Fayetteville, Bo
more and other places, there pour
EEL into the town about 1 800 color
ity people. This large number
cluded, of course, all sorts of p,
Of pie to be found among their IA
for Some good, quiet, orderly, a
some quite the opposite. Let
be understood that the object
eh' is not simply to an excursion
age colored people but to the pour
heo into the town Of hordes of PEG
under no restraint and no mana
My ment. Last Wednesday while
this marshall had his hands full
4 q oynrf0win0 on the streets dis