The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-08
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
License has been issued for the
marriage of Latte Parnell and Eff
fie Johnson.
DIR. w. W. Parker, local optome-
trist, is able to be out again after
oelng confined to his room for sew
eral days.
MIR. D. N. McGill has accented
a position as salesman in the Meal
lister hardware store.
Madam Rumor saws there will
be wedding in Lumberton tonight
1t IS understood the bride and groom
are to come from other towns.
Miss Ruth Britt left Yesterday
Tor Macclesfield, near Wilson, where
she is teaching this year. Her school
opened today.
MIR. Jno. Griffin and family
moved last week from a farm near
Regan's church to a farm near AL
lenton belonging to Mr.. E. E. Page.
Mr.. ]. E. Kinlaw and family
moved last week from Raleigh, where
they lived some time, back to Mr..
klnlaw's farm on r. from Lumber
ton. Mr.. Kinlaw was a Lumberton
visitor Friday.
-Abner Chavis, Indian, of R. 1
from st. Paul, was among the call
/ ers at The Robesonian office this
morning. He says he found the horse
he recently advertised in The Robe
sonian dead in a ditch near his home.
The horse was worth $3.50.
An oil stove caused some little
! excitement at the home of Mr.. S.
J.. 5. Stephens, West Fourth street.
about 9:3O o'clock this morning. The
stove did not explode, but was act
. ing funny. The fire truck was
ordered to the scene. There was no
damage.
The item in last Mondays pa
per to the effect that Mr.. and Mrs.
) j. w. Ellers had moved into town
/ from just outside the town limits
= was an error. Mr. Ellers meant that
!, he had changed the place of getting
e his mail and his remark was mis-
: understood.
State Commander H. S. Carpen-
ter of the Maccabees, of Raleigh, will
install the officers of Lumbee tent
i No 1S here tomorrow night at 8 o.
clock. All members of the tent are
! urged to attend the installation. At
I ter the officers have been installed
4 refreshments will be served and a
general good time is expected.
= . The graded school opened this
: morning for the spring term. All
~ the teachers We're back at their posts
~ ready for the opening and around 500
pupils were present. Supt. Sentelle
c says all who have beginners to enter
during the spring term mus. send
n them in this week, as that grade is
already crowded. School will close
N May 18.
e The young mems Baraca class of
ie the First Baptist Sunday school elect
% ed the following officers yesterday
II for the first half of this year: pres
y ident, E. NJ. Johnson; vice president,
S Stinson Powell; secretary-treasurer,
;e Guy Townsend; teacher, L. r. Var
+. ser (re-elected): assistant teachers,
If E. J. Britt and r. H. Taylor; report
ii er, F. Grover Britt.
Cypress camp No. 125, w. o. w.,
le installed the following officers last
~ Thursday night for the ensuing
1 year: DR.. r. 7. Allen, C. c.; T. C.
Is Maxwell, Adv. Lieut.; Vance Skip.
st per, clerk; ]. w. Bryan, banker; K
/. d. Williams, iescort; Carl Bulard
IN watchman; c. L. Collins, sentry; w
ID A. McNeill, A. E. Boney and r. M
i, Collins, board of managers.
Sheriff R. E. Lewis was called
by phone Friday night about 9 o.
Y clock to look after bunch of strangt
negroes who were camping near the
" home of Mr. w. R. Tyenr. Mr.
y. Tyner was away from home ant
about dark one of the negroes wen1
to the home of Mr.. Tyner and start
as ed to enter the house. Mr.. Davis
r. who works in Mr.. Tyner's store, drove
h. the intruder away. When the Of
4 ficers arrived the negoes had movet
on.
n Mr.. E. McQ. Rowan of tn
e. Smyrna section was Lumbertol
visitor Saturday. Mr.. Rowan toll,
he aRobesonian reporter about one Of hi
e- neighbors, Mr.. S. D. Lamb, having
he near-serious accident one day recent
st. ly. Mr.. Lamb got his foot caugh
at in a stalk cutter and his leg wa
at right badly bruised before he coul,
ne get it out. He had to back his mule
in order to get his foot out of thecut
ng ter. Had the mules become fright
lip ened no doubt Mr.. Lamb would hav
MS been killed.
The Pastime theatre and tn
Pope drug store entertained all tn
children registered at the store O
Messrs R. D. Caldwell & Son-abou
at 200 in number-Friday afternoon
on The little folks witnessed the pictur
show, after which they were serve
lrd with ice cream by the drug stort
as Pictures of the children were mad
DR.. in front of the Caldwell store, wher
ion they assembled, in front of the thea
re- tre and also in front of the POp