The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
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A deal has been consumated where
by Birmingham, Ala, is to have steel
plant within six months to cost six:
hundred thousand dollars.
j. Z. Speer, Jr., O young white man,
was shot and killed at Macon, Ga, I'M
attempting to steal chickens.
The NOEL -four mill, at Estell
iSprings, in Franklin county, Tenn.
(which cost $780, 900, is advertised for
sale for SIS, 900 on March 3D.
The Duck River Phosphate Company
sof Hickman county, Tenn, has made
an assignment.
The Southern Mutual Building and
Loan Association, of Atlanta, Ga, has
been placed in the hands of Judge
James A. Anderson as temporary re-
celver on application of shareholders,
who stated that the association was sol
Svent and unable to meet current with
drawals of stock.
The Rev. DIR. Charles Taylor, for
Ssome years missionary to China for
the Southern Methodist church, died at
Cortland, Ala
3 It is about settled that there will be
Ia Constitutional convention called by
the present Legislature of Alabama.
s Governor Ellerbe in special message
Ito the South Carolina legislature says
the States finances are shakey.
q Both branches of the Alabama legis-
q lature have passed an anti poo
hill. This bill covers not only pools Oh
braces run outside of the State, but OF
q races run in the State, and breaks VI
4 the business entirely.
81 Rev J. A. Brooks, a well-known di
q vine of the Christian Church and Pro
hibitionist candidate for the Vice Presi
81 dency in 1888, died at Memphis. Tenn.
II of heart failure.
= Mas & Schwartz, cotton commission
@ merchants, and S. Mas & Co., kindred
"a firms, doing wholesale grocery bust
81 ness at Selma, Ala, have made an as
b signment The liabilities are owe
rs $500, 900. The assets are not given.
Il There are 4SS brands of fertilizer TO
81 sale in North Carolina, and SO of thes
81 only are made in the State. Som
s have not registered, and the Agricu
& tural Department are asking farmers
s name them, if any such are offered
81 them.
q At Asheviile, N. c., Daniel L. Reg
s. nolds, ex-sheriff of Buncombe county
was tried for embezzling the taxes {
b 1892. The jury, after being out thre
Ehours brought in a verdict of NJ
,8guilty.
q At Birmingham, Ala, Andrew Feari
n L, hao,, tod nf n 10
Ron McComb's trestle, December ?
ID causing the wreck of the Birmingha
III Mineral train at Cahaba river bridg
7M in which twenty lives were lost.
e# Maggie Conner, % years age, COZ
q mitted suicide by leaping from Il
aE bridge of the Cumberland river,
/, q Nashville, Tenn. Ill health was t
E cause Of the rash act.
81 Speculations on margins caused Bal
b Teller Lee B. Mcfarland, of the Secol
81 National Bank of Parkersburg,
,fH Va, to become a defaulter to :
-E amount of SAB, 600. The teller confess
b when confronted with the evidence
III the bank officials.
.eeM At Spartanburg, S. c., Saturday,
III local train collided with shifting ira
q MASKING up things in general. !
Engineers and firemen of both trai
II jumped and saved themselves. Anee
n who was on the cowcatcher OF the shi
~ ing engine was killed.
s. 81 Admiral Bunce's squadron OF eyo
pE ton is to blockade Charleston, S.
of8 early in February.
a Judge E. Z. Merrick, ex-Chief j
n b tice of the Louisiana Supreme Court q
one of the best known lawyers in
n n South, is dead.