The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-27
NATION NEWS MATTERS.

RaefOrd in a Ball Game-Per-
SOnals. n
Miss Mamie Walker of Greens T
ooro. is the guest of the Misses
Barnes.-W. D. Reynolds spent +
q few days at his old home at Ell {
erbe Springs this week.-Mr' }.
A. McKinncn spent Wednesday
in Parkton.-Mr. J. A. Mclean
spent Wednesday in Lumber
Bridge.-Mr. J. w. Carter, OF
Maxton, and Mr.. J. T. John, OF
Johns Station, left Wednesday
on business trip to Alabama
Miss Sue Martin, Of Conway, s.
c.. arrived this week and is visit
ing in the home of her uncle, Mr..
M. A. McQueen.-Dr. L. H.
Kirkpatrick was in Benefits
vile, S. c., last night.
Rev. E. McWhorter is assist
ing in a series of meetings at
Central Street Acknowledgement |
at Raleigh.
Mr.. w. Fl. Harding returned
today from a business trip to
PHILADELPHIA and other northern
points.
"When Smith Came Home"
will hold the boards at the opera
house tonight. This show was
here earlier in the season, play
ing before a crowded house and
pleasing all. They play in Fay
etteville tomorrow night.
Messrs. w. E. Hearn and J. E.
burlington have completed the
soil survey around Maxton and
left for Lumberton Wednesday.
The time will soon be here for
the election of the town officers
Mayor Williams has disappointed
; his friends by announcing thai
; he will not be candidate for re-
election. He has been good Of
ficer and retires with honor. Thu
J. members of the present board o
commissioners announce them
selves for reelection. The boa RI
is composed of w. H. Harding
- Mckay McKinnon, T. o. Evan
and A. B. Groom. These ger
tlemen have done their wor
is we'll. They arethoroughly poste
y On water works and sewerag
Il and in the next term would prol
IS ably be of more servicethan the
Is have in the past. Mr.. J. G. Pa
ish has announced himself cal
J. didate for mayor. Having serve
OF in this capacity before he w
f. dou btless make a good success
ry for Mayor Williams. Mr.. Pa,
at ish is considered authority
5. building and on constructi'
re work and in installing wat
us works. His service would
" most valuable tc the town.
u.s. In ball game this afterno
Z. between Raeford and MaxtC
lie Maxton won by score of eleV
at to seven. The Raeford boys ?
1r' up good game. Patterson
DR.. Raeford got a three, base hit t
m longest that was made.
ne The Wonderland, carni
L. show, will be here all of ne
'm' week showing under the aus
'ho ces of the Maxton band.
Mr.. Martin Luther McLe
WI has resigned his position W
". ", the Alma Store Company to
cept one in the Office of
Adams Grain & Provision Co.
~ Fayetteville.
~ Miss Lee, of LauriAburg,
hon the guest of Miss Kate South
con land at her home near Maxtor
tho Mrs. Bundy, of Wagram, was
hos Maxton today visiting in
rIsI home of DIR. MR.. Gibson N
.ilos Frank Mclean, of Montgome
Alabama, who had been the Ct
If of her daughter, Mrs. M. R.
,,,h. son, left Tuesday for RaefC
aou where she will visit relatives
NJ Mrs. John G.. Brown, of
nr;o Springs, is in town today.
dow Maxton, N. c., April "a, 19(
ooA9 Shocking GO1dsbOrO TFageC
dale, Goldsboro Special. asd, to Charlotte Obs
: L. One of the most shocking
Mr.. edies in the history of Colds
'rdo, occurred here last night, v
te to Howard Balm made a murde
assault upon his wife and
months old baby, shooting
sec former three times through
some chest with a 9s calibre revo
rday The balls went through the b
She inflicting wounds from which
the s mo~n tS G nn "I onSo reto "f
p nef family trouble Balm and his
with were not living together, hi