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

veterans. They will have an old 81
fashioned picnic; those attending o
ard assured a good time. a
Miss Ida Wright, aged about 4
twenty years, and daughter OF q
Milton Wright, who lives between
here and. Floral College, died S
Thursday night of pneumonia, 3
and was buried Saturday after
noon, DR.. Hill performing, the
last sad rites,
It is a pleasure to note the pro-
motion Of the young men of our |
State and especially of our county. {
Mr.. J. S. Bishop, who is remem-
bered as a G. F Il Y. V. employe
here, has been appointed Assistant
Travelling Auditor of the railroads
comprising the Seaboard Air Line
We congratulate Joe on his pro-
motion and wish him still higher
honors.
One Of the first things the at
tention of our new board of COM
missioners should be directed 10 |
is the we'll between Hollands store
| and the Carolina Central railroad.
Already we have heard some COM
plant in regard to it. Every cit
izen of Maxton should organize
1 himself into committee of one
to look after the sanitary condi-
ton of the town. -t-r
| Our community was saddened
on learning, Of the death of Miss
Cristina McCormac which occurred
last Friday afternoon at her home
in Laurinburg. She had been i'll
for only q few days, but for the
: past ten years she had been blind.
! Her friends hereof which she
), had many will: be panied at her
i. almost sudden demise. She is an
aunt of our townsman Luther Nc
r Cormac.
e J. K. Hill left Saturday for Bal
eigh to push the matter of a union
:. depot to be- used jointly between
e the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
It and the Carolina Central roads
here. S. O. Wilson was here
n sometime ago to investigate oul
d needs, but in his report to the
ID Railroad Commission he failed t.
mention Maxton's depot or any
j. thing else concerning us. We cal
i now boast of "park," and VIII.
y not union depot?
"Jephthah and His Daughter
was rendered here by home talen
g Thursday and Friday nights Q
- last week. Altogether it was til
= best presentation by our peopl
Maxton has ever had, and Prof
~ ., Schauffer is due great credit fo
i getting up the play SO successful
0o in the length of time devoted t
it. The gross receipts amounte
no to $3.50, 40 per cent. to be divide
Ell among the Methodist, Baptist an
as Presbyterian churches.
10 Among those from Bennettsvill
S. c., who came up Oh the speci'
las train to see Jephthah we. noticed
os- Misses jamie and Vista Dude,
Sc Hattie Evans, Mamie. Hudson
no Ashley, Julia Grassland, Livin
10 stone, Bounds, Harding, ..Sampsol
5he Mrs. Harrill, Mr.. & Mrs N. '
&c, Carroll, Messrs. Sampson, HUI
len ter, Crosland, Jennings, Roger
of Rochester, Matheson, Kour al
FL. Kelly. They all expressed ther
selves as very highly pleased Wi
re- the rendition.
his Our people are not of a very e
he vious nature but we do envy Luz
ish berton's new bank. It was thong
rye a few months ago that such an i
: stitution would be established
on Maxton as charter was grant
60 by the last Legislature. We st
ing hold the charter and as to t
ton bank it has not materlalized J
adv and so far there has been very
lial tie said in regard to it. It dc
4, look to us that town of Maxtol
. -, Importance would see the neces
mo ty of bank. As soon as our Dc
me pie see the need Of it we belle
,os it will be established.
stly Major Bernard, the jolly edit
7ery of the Wilmington Star, has
the following to say about two of {
day citizens: "Messrs. T. B.
q land j. M. Burke, both lead
taK men Of Maxton and masters in
. IA order of P. P's (Piscatorial P
God varicators), arrived hereyesterd
the They were planning last night
we a fishing excursion to-day and v
mos probably make Carolina Be,
boro their base of operations: T.
Is Of will go outside (and SO ,
noss their breakfasts), and are cou
ing on big luck. Burke can b1
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