The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-10

new year is frst-class livery
stable by two gentlemen from
Chadbourn.
Messrs. Perry and Morgan In
man have opened a repair shop
on Center street. They are both
skilled workmen and will no
doubt have plenty of work to do.
Messrs. A. L. and ]. r. Jones
are partners in a lumber business
which promises to be one of our
best ventures. They have a saw
mill. planer, grist mill and novel
ty wood working plant, all under
one roof on the site of the old S.
E. Lumber Co.'S. plant, which
they recently purchased from DR..
Brown, and will soon be ready
to make things hum. Messrs.
Ernest and Phil Jones are also
part of the company, we under
stand.
Mr.. C. T. Cashwell, who has
been in feeble health for some
time, was we'll enough to visit
friends at Rowland last week,
but, we regret to know. came
back not so well.
To those who have not been t
Fairmont in several months the
new town of the Beaufort CO. in
the northern part Of town would
be a revelation. The work done
has already changed the looks Of
everything. With the holidays
over, now the builings will be
finished up much faster and by
S lmmer everything is expected to
De in working order.
Mr.. Billie Kyle was gladly vel
coined home from Henderson for
the holidays. He returned last
week to his work
''Wilfred the Wizard'' and the
ev 4r-blooming 'Rastus, his
mate. made a great evening OF
fun last Monday night at the
school building. Mr.. Wilfred is
a fine ventriloquist and mystifier,
and we all enjoyed the perform
ncevery much indeed and thank
Mr.. F. l.. Blue for the pleasure.
If you don't believe South Rob.
esOn can make successful cotton
crops just cast your eyes on the
figures given below, which are
all sworn t. by reputable gen
tlemen Of this vicinity, and which
a'e equal to anybody's corn OF
co ton test: H. G. Byrd, 1853;
pount s lint on 4 acres; Alber
Sellers, 6, 500 pounds lint on 8:
a ,res; r. A. Ha den, 4, 367 pounds
lint on A acres; Dawson B. Lewis
l, 704 pounds lint on II acres.
Is there any use for a Robeso
nian to go away from home tt
make living?
| Mr.. A. J. Floyd is remodelin,
his residence on Iona avenue.
Mr., Ernest Mclean will b
with the Ionia Supply Co. thi
year at Mcdonald, and his plac
at the Fairmont Hdw. Co. is fill
ed by Mr.. Neill Arch. Andrews
The Bank of Fairmont, at it
annual meeting of directors thi
week, will make the finest repor
it has ever made Watch for it
Carlton, the little son of MI
and Mrs. C. A. Floyd, was serj
ously burned last week, but w
are glad to hear is doing we'll.
Townsend Bros. Purchase Stoc
of the Jenrette-Si -Singletary C
will Continue the Business a
: the Same Stand.
; Messrs. J. P. and Lloyd Towr
: send, who for a number Of year
have conducted a clothing stor
on the corner Of Elm and Fourt
!, streets under the firm name c
Townsend Bros, have purchase
the entire stock of the Jenrette
Singletary Co.. which has bee
! conducting aclothings Eli
: street, just two doors from +h
store of Townsend Bros. Tl
4 deal was closed this morning an
inventory is being taken. Th
e Messrs. Townsend will condut
5 the business at the same stanC
in addition to their present bus
Y ness, perhaps making som
4 changes that will be announce
later. The Jearette-Singletar
+ Co. was composed Of Prof. w. Z
Jenrette. principal Of the Bait
more school. near Fairmont, an
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