The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-12-01
In and Around Fair Bluff.

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visited Fair Bluff last Saturday.
DR.. W. r. Davis, the popular
dentist from Bladenboro, has been
in town several days.
Capt. Bob Rogers, q prominent
farmer, from Marion county, 5.
c., sold load of tobacco at the
Fair Bluff Warehouse last Satur-
day.
Mrs. Maxey Cook of Wan
namaker, S. c., and Miss Lassiter,
the popular music teacher in the
Wannamaker High School, visited
Fair Bluff last Saturday.
Miss Minnie Mel yer, who laugh
for one year at Robson Institute,
is very popular with her patrons
and pupils at Whiteville, where
she is now teaching.
The friends of Capt. John H.
Morrison and w. J. Prevatt, deep
ly regret to hear of their recent
misfortune, and trust that it is
only a question of short time be-
fore their business affairs will be
satisfactorily adjusted.
And is it possible that Blue
Springs township has negro post
master? What would Col. Archi-
bald McEachern, Angus McBryde.
Alex and Archibald Purcell think
if they were alive and beheld such
q spectacle?
Ben Ward, of the Cotton Valley
community, one of the finest farm
ing sections in the State, was IL
Fair Bluff last Saturday. Mr.
Ward rented out all but ont
horse farm, and made On thirty
five acres of cotton, forty-twt
bales.
Maxey Cook, who has charge O
the Bakersville Academy, in Mari
on county, S. c., passed through
Fair Bluff last Saturday on shor
visit to his home at Wannamaker
S.. C. Mr.. Cook claims to hav
made this year on four acres o
ground in tobacco, one hundre'
and thirty-five dollars per acre
about one hundred dollars pc
acre, clear of expenses.
Hon. J. S. Oliver, of Affinity
told your correspondent few day
ago, that he made this year O
eight acres Of ground, eleven bale
q of cotton. Mr.. Oscar Page, of tn
same section, said that he ave1
aged bale to the acre, on his il
dividual crop, and that his cousin
Timothy Page, Jr., claims to hay
made two bales per acre Oh SON
of his land.
Rev. J. A. Smith returned la
. Friday from Robson Association
. which met at Red Springs, ne'
, his old home. He says that the
was large crowd in attendant
10 that the meeting was pleasant al
> harmonious, and that the Associ
ton was royalty entertained
q the Red Springs people. Few pl
t. ces in North Carolina can ECU
ID Red Springs in entertaining lar
crowd.
10 James E. Johnson, the popul
~ salesman for McNair & Pearsa
returned to his home here Ii
Saturday. Mr.. Johnson is a s.
g of the late Rev. Daniel Johnso
~ we'll and favorably known in Re
10 eson and adjoining counties.
was at one time president of f
III raj College, and was justly regal
. ed as one Of the best men and me-
% thorough scholars that ever pres:
>, ed over that renowned institute
LII of learning.
- There seems to be trouble in
- Republican-Populist camp, o
49, the Democrats in this commun!
~ do not seem to be very sor1
- They feel very much like tt
- grand old Scotchman, Maj. ia
- MCNEIL, who lived in the Spri
Hill community, felt when 1t Y
r, announced that Thad Stevens,
- bitter South hater, was dead.
81 was approached one day by
~ nephew, Archie MCNEIL, (bet
- known as one hand Archie) W
said, "Uncle Jack, are you glad
ono, Archie, I can t say I am 81
10 but feel perfectly reconciled.
WATCHMAN
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