The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-12
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

DISiGf AIEhO UT LOCAL NEWS
MIR. T. C. Barnes went Saturday
to Wilmington, where he entered the
James Walker Memorial hospital for
an operation for head trouble.
st. Paul Messenger: Mr.. N. A.
Mcintyre, IS now building on a lot
phrey, on South End ST.
w. G. johnson of East Lumber
ton was arrested and locked up Sat-
ur'iay afternoon by Chief of Po:i.a
ALT H. Mcleod on account Of heinz
otu1k on the streets.
Mr.. A. Weinstein left last even
ing for New York and Baltimore.
where he will spend several days
ouylng spring and summer goods for
his department store.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Ben Israel and Celia
freeman; ID. Gaus Collins and Es-
tele Lamb; L. w. Tedder and Lucille
COX; Melton Watts and Rosa Prince.
Mr.; j. Ed Glover has leased the
Mcneil blacksmith shop, Fourth
street, and will conduct the business.
MIR. w. 3. Beasley, who had been op-
! Grating the shop, has returned to his
|
The Griffith building, Elm
street, formerly occupied by the Ma
tlonal barber shop, has been remod-
eled and painted on the inside and
! will be occupied by Mr.. L. C. Town
establishment.
Mr.. c. P. McAllister left this
morning for Richmond, Va. He went
n f0f11 L e.
McAlllster, who has been under treat
, time. Mr.. McAllister's health is
l greatly improved.
5 Mr.. Albert Boggs, who it will be
remembered spent several months in
y Lumberton during the sickness and
death of his father in 1915. is now
q at Shornecliffe, Engand, having
v ter received here yesterday brought
this information
e "A meeting of the Robson County
g Poultry ard Exhibit association has
o been called for tomorrow night at
l. 1880. The meeting will be held in
Is the commissioners room at the court
% house and all who are interested in
is the Robson county fair for next fall
are urged to attend the meeting.
tt Rev. D. C. Barnes of R. 5, Lum-
le berton, was among the callers at The
t. Robesonian office Saturday. Mr..
Barnes has been taking The Robe
1ti scnian for years and remarked while
m in the office Saturday that to get
y along without it would be next tn
tt getting along without bread.
let Miss Josephine Breeze will have
her millinery opening tomorrow and
Wednesday. Messrs. R. D. Caldwell
& Son will have their millinery op-
ening Thursday and Friday, and the
- Style shop, of which Miss Amelia
-. llnkhauer is proprietress, will have
Il showing of new spring millinery
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of
-. this week.
g. The fire company was called out
r yesterday about $50 on account of
no blaze in the small metal store of
Mr.. S. D. Sanderson. Elm street.
* The fire started in some trash under
neI some matches and it is supposed
w. from the signs that a rat caused the
O. fire by chewing the match heads.
nd The fire was extinguished before any
w damage had been done.
Mr.. w. S. Britt returned Fri
wv day night from Kershaw, S. c.,
u.s. where he spent some days on account
of of the illness and death of his father
ln-law, Mr.. w. U. Clyburn, whose
RS. Geath occurred on the 3rd inst, men
he ton of which was made in last Mon
days Robesonian. Mrs. Britt was
W. with her father when the end came
and will remain at Kershaw for some
he time before returning home.
1t The following gentlemen boarded
the train here this morning for New.
At bern to attend w. o. w. melting
tn tomorrow and Wednesday: DR.. r. T
Allen, Messrs. ]. E. Gilmore, J. C
lul Maxwell, Lumberton; W. H. Lamb
on Long Branch; Jake Baxley and W
c. Townsend, Raft Swamp; Ed Bass
! Back Swamp; w. H. Powell, Saddle
n Tree; S. c. Dean, Center; w. H. How
ard and c. L. Johnson, st. Paul.
Another guessing contest is OIL
;on at the store of Messrs. R. D. Cald
Iii we'll & Son. An automobile whee
M has been placed in a window in tn
All hardware department and the whee
tes continues to turn all the while. Tn
- wheel is run by an electric fan an,
ers the one who guesses the nearest tn
hei number of miles the wheel will rul
in Ia days-the wheel not runnin,
at night-will be given an inne
on. tube for an automobile. The on
guessing the second nearest numbe
XII of miles will receive a gallon Of Su
preme oil. The window was design
ed by Mr.. E. L. Whaley. A speed
gh- ometer is attached to the wheel whic
ma will register the miles. The whet
of started on its journey this morning
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