The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-07
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
"A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. c. Fuller Tuesday.
The grass and weeds in the old
cemetery near the union station have
been cut, which adds much to the
appearance of the place.
Mr.. j. V. Williamson has resign
cd his position as salesman for the
Lumberton Motor Car Co. He'has not
yet decided what he will do.
Masters Truman and William
Parmele, sons of Mrs. A. T. Parmele,
had their adenoids and tonsils re-
moved Tuesday by DR.. R. S. Beam
MIR. and Mrs. J. ]. Goodwin have
begun housekeeping On Caldwell
street, in the house formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. Jno. S. McNeill and FAM
lily.
DIR. r. S. Beam left last evening
for Rutherfordton, where he will
| spend today and tomorrow on bust
ness. He will be back in his office
Saturday.
j Sgt. ]. E. Bethune of Co. L, was
I honorably discharged on June 1, hav-
/, ing served his three years enlistment,
/ He passed through town this morn
/ ing en- route to the home of his faith
er, Mr.. A. A. Bethune, at Ten Mile.
MIR. and Mrs. w. M. Oliver and
! Misses Rachel and Helen Oliver of
;, Marietta were among the shoppers
in town yesterday. Miss Rachel Oil
yer returned home Saturday from
: Kinston, where she taught school
| during the last term.
5 Mr.. A. E. Spivey went yesterday
to Statesville to look after some gov
:. ernment maintenance work on a
;. drainage canal. He expects to be
. away about 6 weeks. He was ac-
companied by Messrs. John and Lloyd
y Roach, who will assist him in the
: work.
!, Rev. Paul T. Britt of Mt. Eliarn
: : was Lumberton visitor yesterday
Mr.. Britt has practically recovered
from recent operation fo appendi-
citis. He will go Monday to McCoH,
: S. c., where he will conduct a series
: of meetings at the First Baptist
, church next week.
h MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Britt of
k Boardman passed through town yes
a terday en- route homa from Badin,
IS where they spent several days. They
a Tay decide to move to Badin at an
4 early date. Mr.. Britt has condu ted
A. meat market at Boardman for
is number Of years.
in ordering the address of his
le paper changed from North, S. c., to
Brunson, S. c., Rev. A. E. C.. Pitt
~ man adds that he has accepted call
nj to the pastorate of the Baptist church
# at Brunson. Mr. Pittman is a ma
el tive Robesonian and has many rela-
h. tives and friends in the county.
ne Among those from Lumberton
ne besides Confederate veterans who
or left Monday evening for Wash
C. ington to attend the reunion were
s. Messrs. w. w. Carlyle, Jno. F.
ld French, Geo. E. Thompson, Ira Bull
lard, Rev. 1. P. Hedgpeth and SON,
IN Master Ingram, John Redmond and
Rowland Britt. .
p; Mrs. r. E. Sentelle, who has been
a. under treatment for tuberculosis at
m Sanatorium for the past months,
r r was brought home yesterday by Mr..
~, ~ Sentelle and next week will 60 to
=. their summer home near Waynesville.
- Mrs. Sentelle has been prnouneed On
"a safe grounds now and will not have
nd W SO uoSh LUZ 1oiel tiCdtiiiCuIs
" Mr.. E. F. Lamb of R. from
u Lumberton was among the callers at
"a The Robesonian office Tuesday. Mr.
A Lamb held his 1916 crop of cotton
if till recently and sold it for 20 cents
re- the pound. He also bought flour
90 when it was So the barrel to last him
le- a year. Mr.. Lamb says, however
on that he expects to plant about 10
ug acres of wheat next fall.
nt The following people of Fair.
~ ~ mont were Lumberton visitors yes.
ne ,f terday afternoon: Mesdames T. F
- - Reaves, H. H. Pittman, D. C.. Las
,t ,ae sitter; Misses Mary Reaves, EditE
'e Bissett, Mary Belle Kicks, Louise Bur.
~ ton, Margaret Mcqueen, Helen Fon
"a vile, Georgia Kyle, Lillian Baker
~, ~ Messrs. w. L. Kyle, VIM. Chambers
w. Vernon Lassiter, Hal v. Brown.
-Lumbee Tent No. 18 of the Mac
is cabees elected officers Tuesday eve
ming as follows: Commander. M
ed Mckenzie; L. C.-H. T. Hux; r. K
,ht e. Hood; chaplain-Alex Seasons
me physician-Dr. J. A. Martin; Sar.-
,u- B. T. Brown; M. A-Haynes Britt
len 1st M. G.-M. H. Baxley; End M.
rry w. D. Barfield; sentinel-P. ]. Is
%, rael; pickett. B. Bruton. The ten
so voted to abolish all refreshment
lad while the United States are at war.
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