The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-02
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BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
Miss Mary Tiddy. who is teaching
at Oak Grove, spent the weekend
here visiting Miss Eulalia McGill.
.-Lumberton is assuming a patri-
otto appearance. Flags are appear
ing on the. fronts Of private resi-
dences and business houses.
Miss Christine Cover, music
teacher in the Lumberton graded
school, left Saturday for her home
at Clayton on account of the illness
of her mother.
The April meeting of the Robe
son chapter of the U. D. C. will be
held in the directors room of the
Lumberton National Bank Thursday
April 5th, at 4 D. m.
-Messrs. White & Cough have
bought the bankrupt stock of groce-
rles belonging to Mr.. M. n. Folger.
They have moved the stock to their
department store, Elm street.
Mr.. D. A. Regan bought last week
the stock of groceries belonging to
, Messrs. Bullock Bros. in the CARLYLE
duct a grocery store in the same
building.
License has been issued for the
l marriage of Alex. Calhoun and Hell
en- Arnett; Boyd Walters and Fodie
Smith; Harrison c. Barefoot and
q !; Irene Kinlaw; Jas. 1. Simmons and
Lessie Scott.
e -Randolph,3 ,3-year-old son of Mr.and
d Mrs. j. L. Stone of the Mt. Eliam
section, fell Friday and broke his
n right leg just above the ankle. The
r, child had climbed upon a pile of lum-
d Der and fell and some of the lumber
fell on him.
Mr.. Woodberry Lennon delivered
the literary address at the closing ex-
erclses of the Abbottsburg high school
. Friday. Besides Mr.. Lemons ad-
dress, which took place at 80 a. m,
there were exercises by the school
\ and also by the Junior order.
le The weather for the past three
e. days and today has been the kind
to make early-planted cotton seed
r. pop up. Mr.. A. T. Mclean, who
ct planted about 100 acres in cotton ten
gsi days or two weeks ago, Saturday
ne found some seed sprouting nicely.
cil cil Mr.. Grover Page, who has been
VI travelling this territory for the Gulf
re Refining Co. and making Lumberton
e his headquarters for several months,
10 has been notified that he will be
liu transferred to Florida about April Is.
His new headquarters viii be Jack
~ ~ sonville. Mr.. Page has many friends
VI here who will be sorry to see him
~ go to his new field.
I'D Mr.. Boyd Walters and Miss Fodie
to Smith were married Saturday after.
mr. noon at 4:30 in the office of NJ. w
my Floyd, register of deeds in the pres
he ence of large gathering, Mr.. NJ. G.
,re Mckenzie, Justice of the peace, of.
lie ficiating. Later the same afternoon
ax- at 6:15, at the same place, Justice
1er Mckenzie performed the ceremony
bv for Miss Helen Arnett and Mr.. Ale3
ro, Calhoun.
on. Three small colored boys stole al
I'D. automobile which was left standing
our on Fifth street in front of the Pas
time theatre Friday night and kept i
off about one hour. The auto wa
es- later found on East Fifth street bacl
cf the court house. The automobile
US Helonged to a man who does not liv
ub-l Lore and his home was not learned
Ill, ne OlllCGIS uldue oil e1lOlJ W Sdp
and trre the negroes, but failed. Thel
un- names are not known.
on DIR. R. G. Rozier and family viii
IS move this week from Lumberton bac
be - their country home about 10 mile
The north of town. DR.. Rozier will loo
nth after his farming interests. DR.. Jas
Mr. A. Martin will occupy the office i
the rear of the Mcmillan building
an Elm street, formerly occupied by d.
ted Rozier. Dr. Martin and DR.. T.
les, Johnson, who have been practicin
eStS under the name of Johnson & Marti1
loal have dissolved partnership.
WI WI Commenting on the news itel
sliu 1at in a recent issue Of The Robesonia
'osa a to the effect that South Carolina
* * who is more than 90 years old is tn
l.es le., father of % living men and womel
Icy ,nny Mr.. B. M. Stephens, who lives on
,oi 1on+ 5 from Lumberton, says he and Mr.
rH r;r Stephens have only been married
si oa;, years and have 10 children. Six {
Co. these were born within three yeal
and 2 months. Mrs. Stephens ga,
,,u% ,.od birth to twins once each year fl
,r;++ three successive years.
Tho Mr.. and Mrs. S. Mcintyre r
of turned Friday night from New Yor
/ to where they spent several days. Mi
was Nllldreu Mclntyfe, VINO has peeh "a
ence ing speclal course IN music IN I'VE ~;
lney YORK, Will arrive nome tonignt. %
,ade will be accompanled by Misses u
loor lian and Rebecca Stocks of Monro
urn- who have been taking the same cour
hole Miss Mcintyre has been taking. Th'
of will spend some time here visiti1
fled Miss Mcintyre before going On
bed their nome at monroe.
su- On page of this issue will
sus- found a news item about Mr.. Luth
C. Bell, who has been advertisil
manager for the firm of R. D. Cal
we'll & Son for the past 5 montl
rday leaving Lumberton. Since that W
port printed it has been learned that n