The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-08-04

Planters and buyers are here
for the opening sale Of Qhis season
ut the Lumberton tobacco ware
house. A big sale good and prices
are anticipated.
The Baptist Sunday school Chau-
tauqua meets at Red Springs next
Tuesday and continues in session
until Sunday. A number of our
citizens will attend.
The childrens day exercises at
the Baptist church will be held
Sunday morning. They will be
interesting if the programme as
arranged is carried out.
The ell ection for the special tax
for schools comes off next Tues
day. Opposition to- the measure
is growing, and it is said that this
county Will vote against the tax.
| S. w. Ashley, ESQ, aged about
y years, died Sunday morning at
his home near Leesville. He had
been in feeble health for some time
and his death was not unexpected.
Farmers with whom we have
talked recently give encouraging
reports of the crop outlook. Both
cotton and corn are good, and with
out damage. by storm or other
causes, there will be fine yield
this fall.
A. f. White and family left
Monday morning from Winston to
visit relatives. From Winston Mr..
White will go to Richmond to pur-
chase car load of Virginia horses,
which will be shipped here about
the first of September.
The Blake hotel is about COM
pleted and will be ready for occu-
patton i'll a few days. The change
wrought in the appearance of the
building is remarkable. Contrac-
tor Barrett has done splendid work
upon it.
w. l. Linkhaw & Co. are making
an addition 2Sx75 feet to their sta
bles, which will be used as a ware
room for buggies, of which they
will carry large stock this fall.
They will also carry a full line of
millinery.
A. r. Prevatt offers a reward of
5000 for the apprehension and de-
) livery to the sheriff of Marion
county, S. c., of Stephen Bryant,
the slayer of his son. A de3crip-
ton of Bryant, together with the
offer of the reward, will be found
in another column.
Sherman & Weinstein have a new
advertisement in this issue. Be
sure to read it, In order to make
room for their large stock of fall
and winter goods, which is now
being purchased in the northern
e markets, they are offering big bar.
t gains for cash.
The next meeting of Robesor
: Union will be held at Ephesu,
$ church on Friday before the fiftl
Sunday in this month, continuing
t through Sunday. Col. T. F. Toon
Prof. John Duckett and E. K
Proctor, Jr., are the delegates O
Lumberton church.
el J. f. Newson, lately of Frank
lin, Va, has accepted position
with the RoBEsoNIAN. Mr.. New
son was raised in North Carolin,
and learned his trade in the office
of the State. He. is a skilled an,
o experienced printer. He is, by tn
+ way, an old Confederate soldier
being member of the Eight
e North Carolina Regiment.
e The merchants who want to pu
themselves in position for the Fal
If trade should at once put an advel
- tisement in the RoBEsoNIAN. LIE
the people know what you have
sell, the inducements you offer
get their trade, and give them a
invitation to visit your place {
business.
:, We regret that the notes fro1
: Red Springs were received too lat
" for publication in this issue. Tt
l, RoBEsoNIAN was ready for pre-!
8. when they came, and their lengt
(. is such that it was impossible
Id leave out enough other matter
* crowd them in. They will apes
on the outside of the next issu
y We hope that the mails will |
kinder to Mr.. Costen in future al
T. that his interesting notes will NJ
: be delayed.
IT, While the RoBEsoNIAN, for re-
sons stated, takes no position upc
the special school tax election,
:, has decided views in regard to Il