The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-24

FAlRMONT NEWS LETTER.

Graded School to Attend the
Rally Planting Tobacco Il
Farmers Well Posted Death
of Mrs. Frank Lewis s-Other
Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Fairmont, Jan. 21.-The Wa
verify Book Club will give a play
in the near future for the benefit
of the club.
We are glad to welcome to town
the family of A. E.. Floyd, Esq.
They are living with Mr.. Floyd's
son, P. R. Floyd.
Mr.. Oliver Stephens and family
have moved into the house on
Cottage street owned by Mrs. J.
3. Brown.
Fairmont's graded school ex-
poets to attend the rally on Jan
uary 26th in body, if the wealth
er is good, otherwise they will
not go, as we are quite distance
from the county seat.
Mr.. F. C. Jones went to Mari
eta Sunday and brought home
Mrs. Jones, who had been spend
ing a few days with relatives
there.
Our merchants are already
showing pretty spring ginghams,
and getting in other spring goods.
A large lot of cross-ties burn
ing created a fire scare last We'd
nesday. Fortunately they were
not near any building and the
railroad was the only loser.
From all directions we can see
the reflection Of burning tobacco
beds, showing that our farmers
are already preparing for the to.
, bacco crops. There will be more
planted than ever before.
We do not believe that mer
: who read as much as the far
mers of our community will bt
/. fooled into planting nothing bu
: cotton. The day for that is owe
e among US, for our farmers US,
4 their rural route advantages tt
: the greatest extent and know al
about the news of the world.
d We are very sorry to report tn
e death of Mrs. Frank Lewis a
the home of her daughter, Mrs
d Neal Smith, last week. Mrs
e Lewis, who lived on the Lumber
: ton road 5 miles from here, cam
Y down to see her daughter tW
weeks ago and was taken yer,
e i'll with pneumonia. She neve
e recovered enough to be take
s home and died last Monday. Mrs
s Lewis was an excellent woma'
l. and greatly beloved by larg
circle Of relatives and friends
n who grieve to give her up.
o Rev. L. T. Curtis, evangelis
8 Of the Presbyterian Church, wi
q conduct a meeting here in Febrr
}, ary, the exact date to be decide
q later.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Robson, q
Rowland. were guests of Mr.. {
q T. Cashwell last Wednesday an
% Thursday. Mr.. j. j. Mckenzie
i of the Southern Land & Improve
:, ~ ment Co., was in town last weel
= = DIR. and Mrs. Stephens had tn
~ pleasure Of visit from Mrs
Stephens brother, Mr.. Will.
- last week. Mr. Willis is cashie
" " Of the well-known Baltimore Bal
i gain House and this is his frs
- - visit to our town. Miss Ami
= May Smith has gone to Mont
~ ~ gomery, Ala, to visit her uncle
> Three charming young ladie
- of Rowland-the Misses Stubb
and Miss Billiard visited Mrs
w. w. Willis last week. MY
Huyden Rouse and family hav
returned and are living near MI
. H. S. Floyd's, in Brooklyn. :
s. Miss Gertie Brown, of Chad
) bourn, visited her cousin. Mis-
II ! Christine Jones, last week.
;. w. N. Mclean has sold out hi
J., barber shop and opened a marke
business at w. NJ. Murphey'
stand. He promises the best O
= service and We hope he will sue
y ceed.
:. &. The sidewalk of Iona street
). being completed at last, much
the relief of a long suffering pub
8 lie.
= Mr.. J. j. Mckenzie. of Row
> land, who was here last Tuesda
for the first time in ten years
~ ~ said that about all he recognize
Il nf koI ~