The Robesonian., 1897-11-24

are chiefly for money leaned
No preferences are given TO mcr-
cantil creditors except in two il
stances. Mr. P.ovatt bought & |
large stock >: Gt.>.,.: - : t,??:a oi.2l.:>>,
Of 10 fell season, anticil,etine d |
good price Tor cut;"a and . iGYge
business. When cotton dropped |
IL the fise cent mari. a::G lis cn5-
to,nor2 were unable 10 licat. their
maturing bills he foun>! himself
D"arssoc!.e:l and was unable 10
keep up. If a fair value is receiv-
ed from his stock Of goods and &C.
counts are paid with anything like
pron1ptness he will be able to more
than pay this indebtedness. Our
people sympathize with him and
hope he will soon hayo his affairs
satisfactorily adjusted.
The Red Spring Citizen tells of
the serious burning of Charlton,
little son Of J. M. Pope, last We'd
nesday morning. Gle was in a
room alone," says the Citizen
when his clothing caught OH fire,
and before his mother could reach
him his clothes were enveloped in
flames. Help came none too
soon, for in q few seconds more
the little fellow would have been
fatally burned. He was given
prompt attention, and is now as
comfortable as it is possible to be
under the circumstances" Mr..
Pope Is from this vicinity and is
brother to our townsmen, /. L. and
Br II. T. Pope. His friends here
are glad that the child escaped ia
tai injury.
A large audience was at the Bap-
tist church Sunday night to hear
the address of Dr.. +. ". Skies, Of
Wake Forest College. DR.. Skies
took for his subject Christian Gull
ture, and spoke nearly an hour.
He handled the great question ably
and was listened to with close at
tention. There were no extreme
utterances and nothing was said at
which offence could he taken. If
every citizen of North Caro-
lima could hear and take to heart
the words Of Dr.. Skies great good
would be accomplished. All who
heard the address were Impressed
with the earnestness OF the speaker
and were convinced of the necessi-
ty for the culture which he advo-
Gated.
There is talk III Raleigh, where
he Is confined III jail, of q commu,
tation to life imprisonment Of tht
sentence Of John Evans, convicted
. Of criminal assault upon Miss Lily
, Cole, at Rockingham, and wht
Will hang Friday unless Governor
Russell prevents. TIE people 6
Rockingham protest against tht
interference Of outsiders in this
matter. They claim that Evan
was fairly tried, that the jury o
honorable men who heard all tn
, evidence and considered it thre
hours before bringing in their ver
dict are the best judges of hi
guilt or innocence, that the yer
diet was q proper one and that til
sentence is deserved. They thin
S the community has been uniustl
: criticised.
L. r. Halner, of Fulmore calle
to see Us last week. As those VIII
= read the premium list publishe
in the last issue Of the RoBEsoNIA
know Mr.. Hamer was awarded on
9 Q of the special premiums oferrd b
fertilizer manufacturers.
speaking to Us about the matte
Mr.. Hamer said that his cotto
crop this year was the largest al
IS best he ever made. He was
It competitor at the fair by acciden
o almost, not knowing of Of the pr
l, miums offered until he was he
1. and was told of it by a friend. T
IS then barely had time to make OF
10 his report and omitted some fac
or that would have been of interes
IS Ore Of these is that on thirty ''co
le tom acres.of land he made thir
m bales of cotton, Farmers kno
" the difference betwean "cottor
N and measured acres and can jud
N as to the yield. Mr.. Hamer is o.
of the most successful farmers
@. Robson.
is George Johnson, the negro CO
to victed at the recent term of NJ
t. Hanover Criminal Court of erin
DIS nal assault upon a colored gi-
ib and sentenced by Judge Sutton
~ be hanged tomorrow-25th-h
~ had the death penalty changed
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