The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-07
NEWS NOTES FROM ROWLAND

tract Let AOE NAaGdSAnNA ANOSAN
Ground Broken for New Graded
School Building The Matter of
Voting Additional Tax for
SchOOIs-BuiIding Brisk.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Sheriff Mcneil spent day or
two in town early last week.
DR.. #. A. Norment and Mr..
Am brose Caldwell of Lumber
ton, were recent visitors to Row
land.
Mr.. N. A. Carter, of Fairmont,
an aspirant for the Office of reg
ter of deeds, was smiling upon
his many friends here Monday.
Mr.. j. w. Carter, of Maxton,
was here last week en- route to
Alabama, where he has extern
sive business interests.
r. S. Bond was in Dillon on
business part of last week.
Miss MyrtleMuse, ofCarthage,
well remembered as instructor
in music at the public school, is
visiting friends in town for a
while.
Misses Lackey, Winslow and
Ball, after a most successful
years work as teachers at the
Centenary school, have returned
to their respective homes at
WnslOw and EIkin.
Mr.. ]. T. Williams was called
to Abbotts burg last week on &C
count of the death of his sister,
Mrs Barringer. Our people
deeply sympathize with him il
his bereavement.
At the recent town primary
the old officers were all renOmi-
mated. AS a nomination is equal
to an election we suppose il
means that their administration
of the city's affairs for the pas
twelve months meets with the
approval of the majority of tn
tax payers.
Ernest Ward has gone to Rich
mond, where he will take bust
: ness course.
DR.. J. H. David, Cf Dillon, S
S c., was in Rowland last Wednes
d day on business.
: Mr.. DIN Floyd of Fairmont
S was in town last Wednesday re
It newing acquaintance with Of
l. friends
: Miss Blanche Virgins, G
e. Whiteville, is spending som
G time at the home of her brothe
A J. P. Virgins, Esq.
It J. P. Virgins, Esq, was
h Chadbourn last week on lega
4 business.
l. Mrs. A. B. Hedgpeth is visi
{, ;nes -.o1"tires o+ Res;e-, NJ O.
t. Mr.. Tom Hedgpeth, father
s Messrs. LIZ. and A, B. Hedgpet
p was in town part Of last week.
The contract for a macadal
road from Rowland to Cote
- Valley has been let to Messr
Clyde McCallum and Ben NJ
Eachern, same to be complete
" by September 1st.
Mr.. A. J. Mcleod is at HON
" after spending awhile in Fayett
III vile at the Highsmith Hospital
"e Ground has been broken
d' the new graded school buildin
~ If those who have the matter
as charge propose to build it
Us, day labor, as is now contemplt
he ed, instead of by contract, as
a should be done, they will fl
,ar themselves so deeply in the h
az before it is over that the mile
,at ium will find them less than h
way out.
On The tax payers of the to,
is;t should carefully consider t
du matter before voting an ad
e.. tional tax upon themselves, as
- proposed in the petition now
~ ing circulated. There is no b
'd' ter advertisement for a to
MO than good schools, bnt it is p,
the sible to tax ones self until it
ech becomes bur1ensome.
alg' Mcclure Reedy and
riot Callahan spent last Sunday
not Latta S. c., on important bl
:. ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Dick!
O"S are spending the week "
home folks at Red Springs.
en- Mrs. V. G. Peasants and N
leld Bessie Mckay spent last Sat
Mr.. dav in Dillon