The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-28
NUMBER 80
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

The weeds need cutting on many
of the sidewalks about town.
Cotton made another new high
record yesterday when New York
spots went to 27.40 cents the pound.
Mr.. R. R. Barnes, Jr., of the
bloomingdale section was a Lumber
ton visitor yesterday. Mr.. Barne.
reported fine crops down his way.
Mr.. Ed J. Glover, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis at the
Thompson hospital two weeks ago.
was able to leave the hospital YES
terday.
Miss Minnie Lennon underwent
an operation for appendicitis at the
Thompson hospital Tuesday night.
Her condition is as favorable as could
be expected.
Mr.. Stephen Mcintyre spentTues-
day at Thomasville, where he attend
ed the annual meeting of the board
OF trustees of the Baptist orphan
age, Of which he is a member.
Mr.. G. w. West of Lumberton
! advertis4d in Mondays Robesonian
a second hand wagon. The ad sold
the wagon yesterday. Sure, it pays
to advertise in The Robesonian.
DIR. R. T. Allen and daughter,
! MISS Marion, went yesterday to Dur
. ham to attend meeting of the State
, Dental society. The meeting OMEN
&c last night and will close tomorrow
night.
! Miss Fodie Townsend has resign
Dill
Jewelry store and accepted a position
: IN N! the department store Of Mr.. K. M.
blggs. She began work in the Biggs
, store Tuesday.
Mr.. James Callahan of St. Paul
was a Lumberton visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. Callahan advertised a lost dog
IN Mondays Robesonian and the ad
= resulted in the return of his dog the
! next day after it came out n the
! paper.
: -Messrs. Albert Boylin and Pres
:. ton Cashwell, two Lumberton young
$ men, who enlisted in the army i'm
!, meoiately after the United States
v declared war against Germany, are
:. supposed to be among the number o!
}. American soldiers who arrived safe
d ly in France yesterday.
Donnie Oxendine, Indian, of Penn
IS broke, was arrested today on the
r charge of not registering as required
by the army draft bill on June S.
d He was given a hearing before u. S
It Commissioner w. H. Kinlaw, who re
quired him to register and bound hin
r over to the Federal court.
W Mrs. w. D. Baggett and TIVE
P'- P1fh nd I~c
rt this morning for Petersburg, Va
make their home. Mrs. Baggett an
ID children have been living at the hom
of Mrs. Bagett's parents, Mr.. an
months.
The soldiers Of Co. A, N. C. en-
gineers, which company has mad
ps Lumberton headquarters since Apr
- 8, will leave tomorrow for Goldsboro
where they will mobilize with tn
Second North Carolina Regiment. l
27 is expected, according to dispatche
k sent out from Washington, however
" that the Goldsboro camp is only TEN
nd porary, and it is expected this regi
s. ment will be transferred to Fayette
he vile.
ne. The following Lumberton peopI
c have gone to Wrightsville Beach t
n, attend the Baptist Seaside assembly
al Rev. Chas. L. Greaves, Mrs. H. I
N Pope, Miss Sadie Rae Pope, Miss RI
becca Ward, Mrs. T. L. johnson
k Mrs. R. D. Caldwell, Miss Ami
re Ruth Caldwell, Mr.. Robert Caldwell
We Jr., Master William Caldwell and NJ
he E. J. Britt. Others from Lumberto
will 60 to Wrightsville to attend th
ee assembly, which opened yesterda
nd and will close July 4: