The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-08
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
x. .. I. M. meets Tuesday night
License has been issued for the
marriage Of Eugene R. Johnston and
Mittie Watts.
c-Lumberton chapter No. 116, O. E.
week at 7:3O, in the Masonic hall.
Material is being placed on the
ground for the new town hall, which
S Sam De oul1t on the old cemetery lot,
Mr.. S. T. Freeman has moved bis
stock OF goods from the White build
ing, East Fourth street, into the Car
lyle building, West Fourth street.
The regular quarterly meeting
OF the National Cotton Mill Co. was
held Thursday of last week. The
usual per cent dividend was declar-
| ed
The Woman's club will meet In
the directors room in the National
6ank OF Lumberton building Wednes-
DAY afternoon of this week at a o,.
clock.
Alfred Rowland chapter, u. ID.
u, Will hold its regular monthly meet
ing Saturday at $3.50 p. M in the di-
rectors' room at the National Bank OF
Lumberton.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hartley have
moved into their handsome new home.
Walnut street. They had been board
ing at the home of Mrs. Daisy W.
jenkins, Sixth street.
Mr.. F.. c. Bissel of Bloomington.
ILL.,, arrived last week and will spend
month at the home of his father.
Mr.. H. F. Bissell on R. l from Or,
rum. Mr.. Bissell says bumper. crous
| were grown in his section this year.
) Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Per-
/ ry, of East Lumberton, Saturday af-
: ternoon, two girls. This makes a to-
tai OF y girls at the Perry home and
Z no boys. This was the second time
Mrs. Perry has given birth to twins.
MIR. }. P. Russell, general mana
!. ger OF the Lumberton Motor Car Co.,
was able to resume his duties last
week after being confined to his home
for three and one-half months suf-
fering with erysipelas in his right
leg.
Miss Helen Cannon, who had been
employed for weeks by the exemp-
] ton board in district No. /, Robeson,
resigned her position Saturday and
e left Saturday evening for Columbia,
S. c., where she has accepted a posi-
ton with the Federal Land bank.
> Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Caldwell and
il S. F. Jr. arrived home last week from
+ Pulaski, Va. Mrs. Caldwell and SON
It at the home of Mrs. CaldwelPs faith
ter, DR.. j. w. Keister. Mr.. Caldwell
d joined them about two weeks ago.
e The remains of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
s w. Skipper and Mrs. Mary A. Camp
$ bell were removed Saturday from the
s old cemetery near the union station
: and inferred in Meadowbrook ceme-
e terry. The graves of these were near
the site where the new town hall
:. will be built
Mr.. Ira B. Townsend, town clerk
and treasurer, mailed Thursday to
! the taxpayers of the town cards call
e ing attention to the fact that town
II taxes are due. Mr.. Townsend says
!, the response to the cards has been
very gratifying and he hopes the cash
:. will continue to come in.
r Mr.. " B. Mcmillan returned yes
i terday from Mullins, S. c., where he
: went Thursday afternoon on account
VI IilS ucdIll VI Ills HlOCnGI,
Mrs. Rebecca Mcmillan. Mrs. McMil-
" Ian was II years old and was in her
J usual health when the end came.
Death was due to apoplexy.
An automobile bicycle accident
; happened corner Elm and Fourth
streets late Friday afternoon when an
/ auto driven by Miss Hazel Carlyle
=. collided with bicycle which small
ll boy named lilly was riding The
y boy was thrown from the bicycle, but
e escaped unhurt. The bicycle was torn
- up.
n n Mr.. j. A. Coley and family moved
m last week from Lumberton to Red
= Springs Mr.. Coley has accepted a
=, position with the new cotton mill COM
70 pany at Red Springs and will look
ii after building the new mill there. Mr..
20 Coley had worked for several months
i in the insurance office Of his father
a. in-law, Mr.. @. T. Williams, here.
n No doubt many ladies will wit
ne ness the "Silken Romance" at L. III
l. Caldwell's department store this af-
to ternoon and tomorrow afternoon. The
show begins at o'clock each after
noon and will last an hour and half
a. Miss Lawrence Pfeuffer will give q
lecture on silk in connection with the
pictures. This will be a real moving
picture show and scenes from Japar
and other countries will be shown
Is The show will be put on in the shoe
ar department of the Caldwell store ss1G
ne the public is invited.