The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07

of every thoughtful, home-loylng
citizen to Try to build UP his
aeighhor BIZ employing their tai
ents and labor aud buying tier
products and goods Patronl@e
those who want your patronage by
asking for il.
Foreman Baker, at Cottinghanl's
blaming milf, was painfully hurt
friday last ~ 4 piece Of iron be
oming detached ,frchl some Of
the machinery with such force as
to cut q good sized hole in he SIDE
# his head. He is getting along
nicely and Will seen be welt.
There is entirely TOO mucii
shooting gong GA within the GER
,orate limits Of EIIaxton. 1t dis
urbs the SUMMERS Of peace
able citizens, scarea ladies' and be-
sides it is very dangerous. The po-
lice should see that it is stopped
and stopped immediately, too
There is a good deal Of hugging
going on in Naxton. If you don't
believe it, Just take 4 look up and
down the streets some afternoon
about 4 O'Clock and watch the
people hug the shade Why, act
aally, some of them hang on 10
the shade like an old woman to
trouble.
| The Postal Telegraph is an es-
tabiished institution III our town.
! The wires have been strung and
the Office fitted up in the store Of
Hr. O. C. Nicholson. Ne better
selection could have been made as
TO the management, as Mr. Mich
olson is a good operator and an
al around clever gentleman
We wish to again call the atten-
ton Of our citizens to the neg
| lected condition OF our cemetery.
Whether you haye q dear one bur
led there or not, you should take
some pride III seeing to it that il
| is kept III nice condition. Go up
and take a look at it some after
noon and see if you won't help TO
improve it,
There is considerable complaint
by some of our citizens at the dis
regard some Of our boys have for
tile Sabbath. Only last Sunday Il
gentleman out walking came upon
Il crowd of five young men of this
town playing cards. This is not
the first instance of the kind The
| boys are known and steps are &C.
Ing to be taken to put a stop to IL
J. D. Abbott, who swindled tho
county of Richmond out of 81
| 100, has been captured. He sold
TO the various school committees
/ charts-worth about 70 for which
lie received $35-collecting the
money in advance and after forg-
| ing the names Of some Of the COM
mittee skipped out. He gave
bond for his appearance ut Rock
| ingham.
The next excursion to Whining
| ton will be run on July Goth by
the Maxton Guards and he Lun.
her Bridge Light Infantry. This
is one-dey trip and no doubt 8
good crowd will take advantage q
it. The best Of order will BE-
maintained. You Will not only
have pleasant day by going with
the boys, . bit you viii be help
ing them raise funds to defray
their expenses to Nashville.
The following, taken from The
Birmingham, Ala, News, will b,
read with interest by his friend;
here. Nr. AcCormac is brother
Of our toWnsman, e. S. McCormac
Esq: cat a meeting Of the boart
OF directors Of the Sloss Iron &
+, Steel Company held iii New Yorl
on Dist inst, Mr. A. II. McCormac
cashier, was elected treasurer 0.
the company, vice ~. ". I. SIN.
resigned, appointment taking ef
: feet July /,
The Carolina Central railroad
seems to have it in for Maxtol
and the vicinity. Mr. Duncan
McNalr, conductor on the freigh
wrecked here a few weeks ago, hat
been discharged This is anotlle.
outrage perpeteated upon eur PEG
: pie by this road. We happened t,
be IN a few hundred yards OF tht
, wreck at the time it occurred, ane
we can see in no possible way how
Mr. McNair was to blame. Til,
train broke loose a mile above III,
scene of tie wreck on a. dow,
grade and there was no way 0
! preventing the rear section of tn,
train crushing into the front par
} If the engineer did not get out 0
the way The nDCinnar pobo-,,,