The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-26
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. Sam Edwards, who lives in
the eastern part of town, is critical
ly i'll.
The local lodge /. O. O. F. will
meet this evening at s o'clock. De-
gree work.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Ebert Ivey and Ethel
Smith; H. M. Chiftjian and Penelope
Ashley.
Miss Amelia Linkhauer will ouen
her millinery store in the McNeill
building, Elm street, Thursday of
this week.
-Robeson chapter of the U. D. C.
will meet with Mrs. N A. Mclean
on Thursday afternoon, March 1st,
! at $3.50 o'clock.
MIR. J. A. Boone of Aberdeen was
Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr..
Boone's 16-days-old baby died on the
18th inst of pneumonia.
The condition of Mr.. Oliver
Nance, who was badly hurt when
| thrown from a bicycle some three
weeks ago, is somewhat improved
today.
! -Borrower-'Wade, Kelley cashier
OF bank) says if you will endorse
this note he will let me have the mon
/ ey." Wade-"You tell Kelley if he
will endorse the note I'll let you have
the money.
Mr.. C. P. McAllister returned
} Friday night from Richmond, Va,
, where he spent two weeks with his
T father, Mr.. J. A. McAllister, who is
! in hospital there for treatment. He
| reports the condition of Mr.. McAllis-
) ter improving.
e DO catfish actually holler? Judg-
: ing from remark made yesterday
e by man who lives near mill pond
5 they do. He remarked that he never
e heard so many catfish hollering at
i. one time as: he heard in the pond
: Saturday night. When asked what
i for a noise they made, he replied,
n something a little on the order of a
e frog.
MIR. w. c. West, who is erect
E ing public school building at Shan
u non, passed through Lumberton Sat-
!, urday on his way to his home on R.
2 from Chadbourn. The school build
> ing is 80 ~ feet and will have 5
: rooms. The outside work has been
= completed and Mr.. West will begin
s. work on the inside when he returns
y to Shannon Wednesday.
"A movement is on foot to or
ganize circle of the Kings Daugh-
ters in Lumberton. A meeting prob
:. ably will be held Friday for that
purpose. This is a non-denomina-
g tional organization which has for its
r. purpose social uplift work and every
20 woman who wants to be of service
~! to her community will find this circle
er splendid medium through which Il
m work.
v, The Mcleod building, Elm street
n formerly occupied by the postoffice
f. is being remodeled. The floor is be
". ing lowered and plate glass show win
ct dows put in. The J. P. Newman Co.
re which conducts 5, 10 and 25 cent.
MT store on Elm street between Secont
lie and Third, will move into the build
v ing between the 1st and 18th O
ha March. This company will start /;
removal sale Friday of this week.
Miss Eva Mace has resigned tn
er position she has held for some tim
as stenographer for the law firm o
rs, Messrs. Mclean, Varser & Mclean
ch She will be succeeded by Miss Helel
TX. Cannon of Florence, S. C. Miss Can
y non is expected to arrive tonight
in Miss Mace will leave tomorrow fo
IS Washington, D. c., to attend the in
h auguration. Miss Mace had bee
Or with the Lumberton firm for two an
, 2 half years and has made numerou
H. friends here who will be sorry tina
ne. she has decided to leave Lumbertor
m She will spend some time in Wash
on ington before returning to her hom
er- at Marion, S. C.
ry