The Robesonian., 1917-12-20
NUMBER 80
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

Register of Deeds M. w. Floyd
has been confined to his room for sew
eral days with rheumatism.
Mr.. S. R. Fennegan was able to
be out yesterday after being confined
to his room for several days.
Mr.. E. M. johnson returned Tues
day night from Charlotte, where he
went to consult a specialist. Mr. john
son has been suffering from throat
trouble for some time.
Mr.. H. M. McAllister, chairman i,
of the county fuel administration, has
furnished The Robesonian an article
relative to electric signs which will be
published in Mondays paper.
-Messrs. J. C. and NJ S. Griffin of
R. F. D. 2 from Fairmont are Lumber
ton visitors today Mr.. j. c. Griffin
killed 1-2-year-old pig the other
day that weighed $50 pounds dressed.
The following Lumberton stu
dents are expected home tonight from
Meredith college, Raleigh: Misses Ro-
sa Wishart, Vivian McNeill, Marga-
ret Pope, jeanette Biggs and Mary
Lee Caldwell.
Mrs W. G. Reynolds is expected
home tomorrow from Fayetteville,
where she underwent an operation at
the Cumberland General hospital
three weeks ago. Her condition is
greatly improved.
Mr.. w. P. McAllister and family
have returned to Lumberton from
Hendersonville, where Mrs. McAllis-,
ter spent the summer. Mr.. McAllis-
, ter went to Hendersonville to accom-
pany his family home.
Taking them as whole, The
Robesonian's Confederate veteran
subscribers are the most prompt to
keep their subscription paid up of any
on the list. Most of them keep their
subscription paid year in advance.
Captain Paul Paschal of tha
United States army, and his wife to-
morrow will be guests of DIR. and Mrz-
brother of Mrs. Greaves, and is a
e West Point graduate of the class of
t 1914.
MIR. Haynes Britt, one of Robe
sons selectmen at Camp Jackson, ar
: rived Tuesday night and will spend a
$ few days here visiting relatives. Mr..
n Britt is working in the postoffice at
# Camp Jackson, having recently been
If transferred to that office.
Rev. DR.. w. B. North and Mrs.
IL North and their daughter, Miss Mar
is tina Lee, will leave this evening for
e. their new home at HertfDrd, where DR..
er North, who has served Chestnut
le Street Methodist church in Lumber
I. ton for four years, was sent by the
1e recent conference.
= : Mr. c. C. Murphy of Murphy
" u Bros. Land Auction Co. of Greensboro
= 't' was a Lumberton visitor yesterday
-, 49, morrow of the McKinnon- Currie place
re re near Elrod. He says that his com
oe pany may open an office in Lumbertol
~ in the near future.
K. Red Springs Citizen: Rev. A.
Parker has returned from conference
and will occupy his pulpit at the Meth
rs. odist church both morning and even
ing next Sunday. 1t is very crafty
ing to state that Mr.. Parker carrie.
I'M the best report to conference OF an,
Sc church in the Rockingham district
j. Among those home from variou
schools and colleges for the holiday
les are: Messrs Carl Greaves and Rob
at ert Caldwell from Wake Forest col
lege; Walter Lee Jenkins from Trim
las ity Park school, Durham; B. T.Branc
SIX from the A. & E. college, Raleigh
Mr.. Harrell Humphrey will arriv
home tomorrow night from Trinit
om college, Durham.
+1o The Robesonian received thi
70 s,o morning reports of a meeting yeste1
,a,' en' day of the National Special Aid 81
e'' ciety and a meeting of the Lumbe
u;,1 Research club which must be held q,
, ,aa er for the next issue on account of
.Ss e,s rush Of other matter that had to |
~ set in type this morning and Il
Nd crowded condition of the paper. Th
svu ar- is regretted very much but cannot
a. avoided.
Mr.. Alex Spivey recently sold b
at farm miles east of Lumberton Z
c.. R. F. D. 5 to Mrs. Agnes Edmund
Lumberton and has purchased far
re, near Salter's Depot, Williamson
isit county, S. c., near where he lived f,
20 years before moving back to b
her native Robson years ago. He spel
in last night in Lumberton at the hon
of his brother Mr.. Arch SpiveY al
left for his new home this mornin
Mrs. Spivey went last night 20 La
City, S. c., and will go thence to So
ter's Depot.