The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12
NUMBER 104
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
The condition of Mr.. w. G.. Rev
nolds, who has been very sick at his
home, Seventh street, for several days.
IS unimproved today.
IS. Ed Davis was before Record
er E. M. Britt Saturday charged with
trespass on the lands of John H. Nc
Nelll. Judgment was suspended ap-
on payment of cost.
DIR. Thos. F. Costner and family
moved this morning from the Lor--
ralne hotel, where they had been
boarding for some weeks, to the Bond
house, 210 Chestnut street.
The elevator at the new Lor-
raine hotel has been put in working
order and no longer do the guests
have to walk up and down the stair
steps in getting to and from their
rooms.
The Griffith building, formerly
occupied by the Dixie cafe, Elm
street, is being repaired on the in
| side and the National barber shop
will move into this building some
time this week.
"A small blaze on the roof of The
/ residence of Mr.. j. P Russell, Wal
nut street, was put out by bucket
| brigade before the fire company
reached the scene about 8 80 Satur-
/ day afternoon. There was no dan
age.
] License has been issued for the
marriage of Herbert c. Ivey and Mary
Raxley; C. F. Flowers and Leah Ty-
ner, G. V. Watson and Lula Ross;
Jas. A. Walters and Ida Collier; Will
! liam Hunter Adams and Annie May
. Humphrey.
| trick operator at the Seaboard sta
! transferred to Lilesville. He left
:. ed here by Mr.. D. D. Mccall. ma
: tive Robesonian
: Miss Leah Tvner and Mr. C. F.
!. Flowers, both of East Lumberton,
were married at the home of Justice
w. P. Barker, Elm street, yester-
: day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Mr.
Barker officiated. Only a few friends
: witnessed the marriage.
Fire of unknown origin practi-
{ cally destroyed an unoccupied cottage
belonging to Mr. w. H. Kinlaw in
: the eastern part of town about 8
: o'clock Saturday night. Had it not
:, been for the quick work of the fire
company other houses nearby would
; have been burned.
!. Mayor ard Mrs. A. E. White re-
: turned Saturday morning from New
a York. where they spent two weeks
Mr.. White bought spring goods for
i the department store of Messrs. White
iet & Cough, Of which firm he is senior
If member, while in New York. The
n goods are already arriving.
e. Master Hugh Thompson, son OF
3. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe S. Thompson had
e a bad cash cut on his head and was
badly shaken up late Saturday after
id noon when an automobile driven by
le him and one driven by Mr.. Franz
1t Falk collided near the Dresden cot
lie ton mill. Young Thompson was
n thrown through the windshield !et
,, his car and the auto was demolished
i. He was driving a Ford and Mr.. Fall
lie was driving Maxwell. Mr.. Fall
D. was not hurt but his auto was some
a what damaged.
IL Miss Amelia Linkhauer left Sat
urday for New York and Baltimore
re, where she will spend several lay.
IN buying goods for her millinery store
to- which she will open in the
I'd P. McNeill building Elm street. th,
If first of March Mrs. L. C. Town
ne send will conduct dressmakinr de
to rartment in connection with Ms
Lnkhauer's millinery store. Mis-
L:nkhauer is having a rest room prt
pared in the rear of the buildin.
which she viii occupy This ronr
l vi te equipped so ladies eor.Ing =
town vii nave a place to stoi Ar
en- r;:nrements will be made for takin;
ne are cf chiIdr., anil ~. ell stove vii
be put in so families desiring to d
a so can bring their lunch to town an
make hot coffee. This will fill
en- lnnr-felt need in I.umherton