The Robesonian., 1897-04-21

nIT. james Jones, our We'll KNOWN
drummer boy, was home last week
for short rest.
Miss Jennie Pitman left yester-
day for Whiteville, TO visit her
aunt, Mrs. T. A. Howell.
Rev. r. A. Moore and daugh-
ter, Miss Rosa, of Red Springs,
visited friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Thompson
and children are back from q vis-
it to relatives near Campbell's
Bridge, S. G.
Mr.. RIG. Rozier, son of DR.. S,
B. Rozier, of Rozier, who has been
pursuing the study of medicine in
Baltimore, is home on vacation.
Mr.. E. w. Wishart, formerly
one of our citizens, now q rising
young attorney of Whiteville, was
here Saturday and Sunday on a
visit to his father.
Only one marriage license was
issued.by Register of Deeds Thomp-
son last week, the contracting par
ties being Jenkins Bennett and
Miss Dovie.Barnes.
Rev. E.,Pope, of Ashepole, is
to assist Rev. J. D. Bundy in the
series of meetings that are to be
held in the.Methodist church, be-
ginning next Sunday. g.
Rhoda Chavis, former wife Of
Henry Berry Lowrie, and in hel
poung days known as the "Queen
of Scufflctown, is one of the at
tendants at court this week.
Mr.. w. P. McAllister, who left q
short while since for Georgia with
view of locating, has returned
He wisely concluded that Lun.
berton was good enough for him
The crowd in attendance upor
court this week is not as largeea:
usual. This is the busy season o.
the year with the farmers, an(
only those are here who have bu
siness with the court.
| 1t is usual for cold snap t.
come along about Easter: ant
this year was no exception. Sun
day and Monday mornings. wer
decidedly chilly. We have beer
told that there was frost eacl
morning.
| Mr.. J. A. Crews, the wide awak
field representative of the vii
mington Messenger, is here thi
week talking paper to the citizen
of Robeson, The Messenger is
most excellent paper and has
number of patrons here.
/, | The house of Mr.. Abram Pau
near Branchvi1le, was entered b
q thief one day recently and ro'
bed of $50 in cash. The famil
of Mr.. Paul was out at the tim
the theft was committed. Thel
/, is no clue to the robber.
Mr.. G.. D. Townsend spent
portion of last week at Wilmin,
ton and Southport ON bushes
One of his objects we understand
E was to examine some buildings !
get IDEAS for the construction
the block to be erected by Il
. Caldwell heirs.
Appropriate Easter services we
held III the Presbyterian chur'
Sunday morning and in the afte
noon at 4 o'clock a very intere:
ing service, consisting of recit
tions and songs, was held by t
lg Junior Missionary Society. ]
ID services were held at night.
=" Mr.. J. G. Smith, who came ht
: = from Rockingham q few mont
" since TO engage in the brokers
and commission business, left |;
a week for Monroe, where he W
a reside. During his stay in Lu
H. berton Mr.. Smith made a numl
s. of-friends who regret his depa
G. ure but whose best wishes go W
him to his new home.
#, By special invitation of Pas
n Bmdy and his people the 'otl
al denominations of L1mberton v
r. unite in the protracted servi
n that will begin in the Method
er church next Sunday. We are 6
to note this hearty co-operat
as of our church people, believ
Of that more good can be accc
M plished when all unite than if s
* arate meetings were held.
lr- The RoBEsoNIAN would be e
he to see the excellent example sci
the Caldwell heirs followed by
he owners of the other property VIII
,;r was burned in the recent fl