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

night or next WeeE-l3th.
The county commissioners were
in session Monday and yesterday
They did not adjourn in time for
the proceedings to be procured for
this issue.
Or Kemp P. Battle, of the Uni-s
versity Of North Carolina, will de-.
liver tie annual address at the
closing exercises Of Raeford Insti-.
tute ON the 21st inst.
A boy (the frst) arrived at the
home of Mr.. P. C. Blake Monday
night. The new arrival is q fine
youngster and the father is as
proud as proud can be.
Rev. r. A. Hedgepeth, of Cedar
Greek, a former resident of Lum-
berton, was here yesterday on his
way to the Southern Baptist Con-
vention at Wilmington.
Mr.. R. J. McNair, of Rennert
was here Saturday on business.
1t was his first visit to Lumberton
this year and he said the town did
not look like itself since the two
fires. ..
A portion Of the brick wall be
tween the Stanscll stores and the
old RuBEsoNIAN building, which
was left standing after the fire OF
January 9th, fell during the storm
Saturday.
Many fishermen took advantage
of the low water in the river last
week to try their'luck at the finny
tribe. A number of fine red
breasts, Dream and other perch
were caught.
Mrs. Fl. G.. Jones arrived from
Mount Olive last. week and is stop
ping with her husband at the Mer
chants hotel. We are glad to vel
come Mr. and Mrs. Jones as resi-
dents of Lumberton.
| Capt. r. H. Grant, q Whining
ton plumber, was here last weel
III conference with Mayor Procto
and made an examination of tn
town with a view to making a BIZ
for putting in sewerage.
The westbound passenger trail
collided with a yearling calf nea
the depot Sunday evening. TIL
, animal got the worst of the en-
counter. 1t was knocked from til
track and considerably battere
up.
Capt. F. w. Ahrens an architec
| and builder of Charlotte, who erec
, ted the Melke building, which wa
destroyed by fire on April 1st, wa
here last week on business connect
ed with the settlement of the los
by the insurance companies.
The protracted meeting at I'll
. Methodist church closed Sunda
o night. The sickness of Rev. +
E Pope, of Ashpole, prevented h
assisting Pastor Bundy. The NEE
ing was not very successful on
: Judging from outside results.
! During the storm Saturday a
ternoon the tent of the Holine
people, on the lot of Mr.. S. A. E.
y mund, was blown down and co
Il siderably damaged. The DANA,
u was repaired; the tent was put I
and services were held in it Su
d day.
10 The man who sits on a limb al
~ SAWS it off is q Solomon compar
e to the one who neglects newspar
II advertising, and yet thinks he C;
n successfully compete with |
to more wide-awake and enterprise
J. competitor in business who pi
f.; his faith to it.
lg Several small boys sought refr
of from Saturdays storm in the tt
n of the Holiness people. When
force Of the wind and rain caus
If the tent to collapse and fall do
al upon them they were terril
frightened. Fortunately not {
,is of them was hurt.
A majority of our towns q
a. cities held elections for mayor a
.ir aldermen Monday. In some
ve them, Judging from newspaper
- ports before the election, the C,
tests We're very exciting. At
time this is written the result
~ not been learned from any.
'o9 them.
.ro Mr.. j. G.. ,Caddell, the v
known travelling representative
- the Biblical Recorder, of Ralei
Oh spent Friday here in the inter
ne of his paper. The Recorder hi
10 number of staunch friends ia Ii
nj berton and Robson county
tho visits of Mr.. CaddeEl ere