The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-30

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Mr. E. J. Bear, popular young
drummer of Wilmington, was here
Saturday.
Rev. S. R. Trawick, Of Laurin-
burg, was mingling with his
friends here during the session OF
Miss Ellen Spencer, one CT Laur-
inburg's most estimable young
ladies, spent Friday with Miss
Bessie Mclean.
Misses Katie McClenehan and
Lille Crcech have been 50 unwell
during the past few days as to ne
cessitate them staying from their
post Of duty.
Tie ''Captain Dick Company"
are in Bennettsville. They return
here during this week and will
begin rehearsing for the play
which comes off shortly.
A small boy of Nr. J. D. Aus
tin, was painfully injured Satur-
day afternoon by window falling
on his arm. No bones were bro
ken, we are glad to know.
Mr.. J. w. Carter, our popular
merchant and farmer, has the
finest three acre patch of corn m
the county. Jack is one of the
hog and hominey believers.
Mr.. J. S. Jones, a prominent
and we'll known farmer of JOIN
Station, died Friday of last week
The funeral services were conduct
ed Saturday by Rev. M. Brad
shaw.
Capt. H. L. Myrover and Col
R. T. Bennett, of Wadesboro, vii
attend the Confederate reunion
here in August. Prominent speak
ers from different camps will b
in attendance.
Maxton was lively place las
week. The delegates and preacl
f ers attending conference, and til
Y other visitors, made things loo
like our little town was putin
o on city clothes
q Our first nine boys are pract
cling up little these hot afte
nooon. They had a challenG
q to play Laurinburg one day las
s week, but for some reason the la
ter team backed out.
! Mr Tom Evans has decide
= not to accept the agency Of Il
e S. A. l.. at Cheraw, S. G. To
knows when he is in good tow
# besides the other ATTRACTIONS
! Maxton holds for him.
Engineer Yancey NcGilvarY,
the G. F. & Y. V. r. R., was I
id ken i'll here last Wednesday as t
J., train came in from Fayettevil
and Fireman jim Graham pull
the throttle to Bennettsville.
y Colin Scales, while fooling wi
ne an old pistol last week, ac
'e. denta1ly shot himself through
cd index finger of his right ha1
/. Colin has had several narrow
" capes with the dangerous pl:
rs things.
Now that the sink has be
no filled up, what will our people
20 should fire break out here? TIL
. is positively nothing but a t
IL pumps to furnish water and, sho1
a fire break out, then we are
os, goner sure.
in Trade has pushed up a lii
r during this month, especially
ticeable on Saturdays. Our p
pie are still longing with exec
on ing longness for the tail end
-ng NcKinley's prosperity, VIII
mo ''never came. +"
Among the many visitors
tending conference last week
1d, noticed Revs. DR.. F. D. Swind
Of Goldsboro; R. Beasley, S. G.
Tvs I. Gattis, Durham J. III. Rho,
Littleton; Messrs. E. R. We
and c. w. Ray, Of Snow Hill.
'ne The colored base ball nine W
'ot- up to Red Springs last Wednes
le's and mauled the sphere with
Fayetteville team. 1t was rat
a one-slded affair. The Max
'al- team came home rejoicing in
5ur, score of Is to Is in their favor
ing The Seaboard's Industrial TT
ing School will not be able
tro reach Maxton this season.
people are too slow to make
ere their minds. They had an op
be tunity some time ago to get
school, but they let the ch'
~ slip.
1a,+ Our first nine and the Kids
' received challenges toplay the
nu- teams at Laurinburg last W
but for reasons best known to
mo latter teams they failed to pu
~ an appearance. The Kids are
'' lous to meet the Juniors
lhe more.
The Thursday nights 81
to did considerable damage at
Fr; II. G. Affords at Floral Col
80 His canning house was torn {
70 vi by the wind and $50 bushel
wheat was lost. This is a h
ONE loss to Mr.. Afford and our pt
,anv sympathize with him.
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