The Robesonian., 1897-11-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

PoI', lbNlSltlliS MIS-. Mamie FlOyQ
Miss Mary McEachin, of Laur
inburg, visited Miss Lee Morriso,
last week.
Miss Fannie Cobb, of Lumbe.
Bridge, is visiting her aunt, Mrs
T. F. Toon.
J. 8. Williams, of Cumberland
county, is visiting his aunt, Mrs
7. A. McNeill.
D. J. Lewis, a prominent law
yer of Whitevillo, was here Mon
day on business.
Miss Katie D. McKothan, Of
Fnyettville, is visiting relative,
and friends here.
Willis jenkins and family, ot
Fair Bluff, were here last weel
visiting /. jenkins.
Miss Amelia Laurason, of Little
River Academy, was the guest OF
Miss Amanda Norment last week
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Purdie, Of
Tar Heel, spent a part of last
week visiting relatives and friends
here.
The Lumberton race track, fen.
ce' and buildings will be sold or
the 18th. See notice in another
column.
Highest cash prices paid fol-
Hides, green or dry. Call on me
NJ John Redmond's old stand.
II. l.. EDENs.
J. Mel. Brown, of Red Springs,
was here Saturday on business
1t was his first visit to Lumberton
III about two years.
Rev. d. S. McAllister, of Beth
el, S. c., and Mrs, II. A. McSwaim
of Wade, n. c., visited their broth
er, J. A. McAllister, last week.
The proceedings of the county
commissioners were not in shape
Tor copying Saturday and are uec-
ossarily omitted from this issue.
DR.. w. c. Galloway, of Will
mlngton, eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist, was here Monday and
yesterday on professional bust
ness.
James Hollingsworth, John
Robinson and Ralph King, of Fay
etteville, we're visitors at the fair
last week. They were the guests of
Alf. II. Mcleod.
Mrs. W. w. Horn and chill
dren, of Monroe, visited Mr..
Horn here last week. They will
return here to live as soon as a
suitable residence can be procured.
The opinion of all who attended
fne circus last Tuesday, SO far as
we have heard an opinion express
ed, is that it was a clean show and
the best ever seen in Lumberton.
DR.. w. II. Wakefield, of Char
lotte, n. c., will be in Lumberton
at the Merchants Hotel, on We'd
nesdny November 18th, this one
day only. His practice is limited
to the Eye, Ear, More and Throat.
Jim Flowers, Of Orrum, came up
and spent few days with his aunt,
Mrs. Margaret Flowers. near town,
last week. He returned home FRI
day accompanied by Miss Carrie
Flowers, who will spend a few days
with relatives at Orrum.
DR.. ]. T. Gibbs, presiding elder
Of this district, will preach in the
Methodist church next Sunday
night. This will probably be the
last time our people will have an
opportunity of hearing DR.. Gibbs,
as he has served four years on the
district and will be sent TO some
other field next year.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Lennon,
Of Whiteville, was here Saturday,
returning from Raleigh, where he
had been to carry Lum Haynes to
sorve out life sentence in the
penitentiary. Haynes was to have
been hung last Friday but his sem
tence was commuted to life i'm
prisonment by Governor Russell.
Az tho conference meeting at
the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing the committee appointed to
make inquiries concerning a pas
tor reported. No action was ta-
Ken on the report and another
conference was called for the
morning of the third Sunday, at
which pastor will be called. The
committee was continued and was
requested to continue its investi-
cations.
Decidedly the best amusement