The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

held at night except at tie Baptist
church by Pastor Booth.
Mr.. D. W. Crunp, former fore
man oftheRoBEsoNIAN, for the past
six or eight months clerk in thc
store Of Mr.. L. ii. Caldwell, left
Monday fer Evergreen, Ala,
where he will probably reside.
Webb is ole of our very best
young men and we are sorry to
lose him. We wish him much
success in his new home.
The RoBEsoNIAN acknowledges
receipt Of an invitation to the com
mencement exercises Of Peace In
stituie, Raleigh, May 9th and
18th. The haccalaureate sermon
will be preached by Dr.. Farris, Of
Goldsboro, on Sunday, 23rd.
There will be a meeting of the al
umnae and a reunion of the old
pupils on Wednesday, Goth to
which all old pupils of the school
are cordially invited.
DIR. J. Mack Hayes, member
of the State Board of Medical Ex-
aminers and one of the leading
physicians of North Carolina, was
found dead in his room in Green's
Saturday morning. Dr.. Hayes
was Il victim Of the opium habit
and had taken treatment for it
two or three times. His death is
supposed to have been caused by
an overdose of morphine, but
Wheeler taken accidentally Oh
with suicidal intent is no
known.
An outing party consisting o
Messrs. w. !. Linkhaw, d. G
Sinclair, t. A. Norment, Jr., j.
w. F. French, Jr., F. V. Birth
right and DR.. T. A. Norment vii
| leave here the last of June or th
first of July for months stay il
the mountains of Western Nortl
Carolina. They will make tn
trip in a wagon, taking along
tent and all other necessary equip
ment for camping out.
A very interesting game of bass
ball WAS played at Robson Inst
!, tute Saturday morning by tw
, mines composed Of the small boy
Of the town. They played nine il
nings with an even score of 5 to
! and another inning was played I
decide the tie. One side, the Re
ROvers, made one run, and til
other, the Burnt Islands, mad
two, winning the game by scol
of Z to 6. None of the boys VS.
over Is years old. They playe
good ball.
Alex Jacobs, a Croatan, W;
found dead on the Wilson. Sho
> Cut, at the Rockingham roa
{ crossing, near Pembroke, last We
. nesday night. It's supposed thu
" Jacobs was either on the track
~ attempted to cross it III front
l. the fast mail, and was struck J
u Tie engine and killed. Since Il
above was written we learn tn
le when last seen in Pembroke J
l. cobs was intoxicated. 1t
k thought that he sat or fell doy
q on the track and was run over.
e We have received a copy Of t
eighth annual report of the Ma
=" ton Building and Loan Assoc
ton. While the association
r not large it is i'll excellent CON
m ton and makes q showing seco
nd to none in the State. The seco
Sc and third series Of stock matul
RI during the past year, within t
at estimated time, and were paid {
nd The several series of stock now
force show net gains of 81 to
no per cent. upon the amount p;
TT in, the average being about II
re- cent. 1t is claimed that the pr
,rs its made by the Maxton assoc
.ad ton are the largest Of any
of North Carolina and we have s
ar no record of any that excels
An institution so we'll mana
and making such profits to the
~ weston deserves we'll at the hal
90 of the people. Maxton should
7u' proud of it's association and
,ios citizens of the town should Civ
~. l every encouragement. They on
We to take more shares Of stock t
-" the report shows are being carr
' The annual meeting of the ST.
M. holders will be held on the list
ter June at 2 O'Clock p. m.
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows.
" The Grand Lodge of Odd Fell
- which met in Charlotte last W
~ will hold it's next annual NEE
'on in Raleigh. Thefollowing off
70 " were installed for the ems