The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-30
game of ball that is guaranteed

5lGto 10 Seoo' w Oil WIZ aotc1Io'
admission 5 cents which will go :
toward defraying the expenses Of c
court plaster, arnica, a
etc The game will be called Q
(for) at 4 o'clock Q
The storm which visited here 7
last Thursday night destroyed the
large mulberry tree in front of
Mr. J. M. Burke's store. It was
the incest shade tree on Maln
street and under its shade was a
favorite place for our people these
hot afternoons. 1t will be missed
Messrs. e. L. McCormac and Rufus
Williams were standing in Mr..
Burke's door at the time and, as
the tree fell, it pulled a sign down
which missed "Ruf's' head only
bv a few inches. He has not re-
covered from his scare yet.
For the past month we have had
an average of one hail storm a
week. Thursday night we had the
last one. Up in the neighbour
hood Of Floral College Mr. J. A.
NcLean had a crop planted on the
| lands of Mr.. Duck Bedford. It
was q beautiful field of cotton
Thursday afternoon but Oh Fri
day it looked as if it had been
whipped with switches. About
sixty acres are completely de-
stroyed seventy acres damaged,
but will make part of a crop.
| Messrs. J. F. Lewis, A. NJ. Kin
non and w. l. Gaitley were heavy
: losers.
The military excursion on July
goth to Wilmington will be under
| the personal management OF that
1 prince of excursionists, Mr. A. J.
: McKinnon. The Maxton Guards
e and Lumber Bridge Light Infant
~ are trying to raise funds to de-
t fray their expenses to the Nash
vile Exposition and should have
e the support of our people, as well
k as those in the neighboring towns
O. who are in sympathy with the
cause. One day to spend on the
seashore with a nice, orderly
r crowd, is what this excursion
e promises. Make your arrange
t ments to go.
Our people extend their heart.
u sympathy to Laurinburg in thei
,e misfortune. It is indeed hard
N when the people worked as hare
4, against the whiskey traffic in tina
town as they did to have it thrus
? upon them as it is. The clerk q
. the court at Rockingham has is
be sued a proclamation that licens
e, carried the election though the pre-
ed. hibitlonists had a majority. Or
hundred and thirty nine vote
III We're cast with the word ''proh
h. bition' on them and one hundre
d and twenty nine with the word 81
IS cense" on them. It is declare
" illegal, as the ballot should hay
read 'no license" and "license.
10 Good sized audiences greet
ere Annie Abbott in the armory ha
ew Thursday and Friday nights
Id last week, and witnessed the e
hibitions of her wonderful pow
+7o of mystery and strength. She
No. rather small woman, weight,
co. only 80 pounds; yet she is able
ed resist the muscular power OF
OF number of strong men with lit
''n effort on her part. Her pow
- battles all who come in &C
at
wa tact with her, unless it is G
ell. townsman, Mr.. NELL Cart
}. She either "faked the audience
les Neill was able to cope with her
~" physical strength. With the c
ont exception she had her subjects |
1,v der her control.
the Wednesday afternoon about,6
lier o'clock, says the Fayetteville {
t +bn server, a negro boy named D
Patterson, was killed on the B
,in- nettsville Division of the. G.. f.
to Y. ", by the down passen
Our train. When near Johns S
up ton, engineer McGilvary noti
H. an OK cross the track some {
lnce lance ahead, and this kept his
tention until within fifty feet
both the animal, when he noticed
two boy asleep between the ties
ee ~ was too late, and the engine pas
+ in ever the boy, without touch
anx- him, but as the tender pas
once over, the lad raised up and
instantly killed. The boy
orm tending the OK, when he fell j
M the sleep from which he was
'oSn horribly awakened. No blam
J of attached to the engineer.
eavy Thursday of last week, at nc
ople Mrs pavne vito Of Hon +
Payne, who lives a mile be
: on town, went out to ring the f
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