The Robesonian., 1897-02-10

day morning. Deceased was about 70@
years old and had been mentally af- =
|fiicted for number of years. He was 3
formerly an excellent farmer and az
|good- man whom we were al &
4 ways glad to greet.
Mr.. W. Ct. Hall, of Elkton, came upZ
ito Maxton Sunday evening to spend Al
zday OR two. He is thinking of 8
moving back here in the5
spring. His son, Willie q. Hall, 4
was married December the 9Th to Miss
SChristian Edwards, of Rosindale. His 1
second Oldest daughter, Miss Augusta,
+ will be married next Wednesday to Mr.. {
u. A. Baldwin, of Columbus county, I
land we heartily extend our congratule-
$tions.
81 There has been slight change inS
8the schedule on the Carolina Central
4 Railroad, and the local freights haves
#been put on again, the night trains MOI
Slonger handling local freight. TheE
&trains leave Maxton now as follows:
& No. 3S, passenger and mail, going east,
M9:30 a. m. No. Al, passenger andj
q mail, going west, 6:12 p. m. No. %,
passenger and freight. going west, 1:29I
a. "a. No. 26, passenger and freight,
Egoing east, 1925 a. m. No %, local
freight, going east, 8:25 a. M. No. 27,
4 local freight, going west, 1872 p. m.
LEGISLATION bills to levy
ia special tax in Robson county, and to
permit the commissioners to hire the
'Echaingang to private parties, have be-
IS come law. His bill to reduce the
@salary OF State Librarian, introduced
tEby request, failed to pass. Represent
D Hative McBryde has introduced bill to
Acompell owners or lessees of cotton
Hgins in Robson county to keep the
Is same inclosed so that stock cannot in
Eterfere with the seed or cotton. Sen
r Hator Shaw has introduced bill to ex
: s. tend the time for organizing the Banl
II Of Maxton.
IS "The death of W. W. McDiarmid
editor of the Lumberton Robesonian
is great personal bereavement to thi
writer as well as q deep loss to tn
State. Only few weeks ago we sen
: him word of sympathy when he sus
ri tained heavy loss by the burning O
W his office, little dreaming that so 500
we would be called upon to note hi
N death. He was a jovial, warm hearted
As true man; an enterprisiag and success
4 aful editor; correct and popular o.
fcial, having been treasurer of hi
TX county; wise and active Democra'
r zand a sincere Christian. ."-NetOs
tok kObserver.
The service in the Y. NJ. G. A. Ha
n last Sunday night was conducted b
M Messrs. r. D, Groom, M. G.. McKel
Del kzie, j. G. McCaskill and J. D Austi1
q The following delegates were electe
Ito the State Convention which nee
fnE in Winston-Salem ON Friday, the 19t
TO instant: Rev. H. G. Hill, D. D., Re
II. AW. NJ. Jones, Rev. NJ Bradshaw, Pro
AR. P. Johnson, j. NJ. Burke, J.
a Weatherly, O. G. Nicholson. A.
n Frostic, J. D. Austin, J. G. McCaski
'as EJ. X. Hill, r. D. Groom, A. B. Croo1
ast Frank Mclean, J. D. Black, M.
NJ cKenzie, A. J. McKinnon, J.
ed 8 Garter, N. A. Carter, P. s. Steed, 4
OIL fred Lambeth and W. B. Harker.
AZ Mr y. L. Patrlck has been appOl1
lp- led by the Seaboard Air Line chief
Tits Immigration and Industrial depa
CHI ment, and he has selected our tow1
wnH man, Mr.. J. Kirkland Hill of t
7illE EChief, resident agent for this vicinit
ro- We have not had much faith in getti
from either Mr.. Patrick or the S,
~, board Air Line more than half as mu
the aid in developing our country than
ID b we're willing to pay for. We may he
tl7 ever, have done both Mr.. Patrick a
the company he now represents,
unintentional injustice, and if SO
toni shall be pleased to change our opinit
e a & 1t is possible too, that we have bt
'er- right as to the past, but now We are
ton have some help below Hamlet With
&begging and buying. We shall see