The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-01
NUMBER CT
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

k. o. T. M. meets tomorrow
evening, 8 o'clock.
Several people who live in and
about Lumberton report that frost
was inevidence early this morning.
MIR. w. F. Parnell of R. 6 from
Lumberton brought to The Robeson-
ian office Saturday IL ears of corn
under one shuck
License has been issued for the
marriage of Melton A. Bass and Jen-
ME May Nicely; Otis Kittrell and
Cathrine Kinlaw.
MIR. Willie Watson left this morn
ing for Toccoa, Ca, where he will
enter the Toccoa Falls institute. He
is studying for the ministry.
Miss Lula Mae johnson went
ty, where she will teach during the
next school term, which opened to-
day.
Prof. c. A. Waldrop, principal Of
the Baltimore high school, near Fair
mont, was Lumberton visitor Sat-
urday. School opens at Baltimore
today.
MIR. William Shocket of Fairmont
passed through town last evening en-
route to Baltimore, where he will
enter the Johns Hopkins school of
medicine.
| The board of county commission
ers, the county board of education and
the county road board are all hold
ing regular first-Monday meetings
here today.
Mr.. C. M. Fuller returned Thurs
day from St. Louis, Mo-, where he
went to buy mules for his sales sta
bles. He had car load of mules to
arrive Saturday.
Mr.. N. P. Andrews is having the
inside of his store building, Elm
street, remodeled and will open up
general merchandise business in the
store at an early date.
MIR. Rufus Kinlaw of R. z from
Lumberton has accepted a position
in the office of Mr.. T. w. Trogdon,
government cotton grader. He be-
gan work Wednesday Of last week.
Mr.. Chapel Wilson of R. from
Lumberton passed through town FRI
day en- route to Rennert, where he
will be principal Of the Rennert grad
ed school during the coming term.
Mr.. P. w. Evans of Lakeview, s.
, c., was a Lumberton visitor Satur-
| day. Mr.. Evans has the Page mill
! pond leased. He says trout
t that weighed 8 1-2 pounds after be-
l ing dressed was recently caught In
the pond.
Mr.. C. K. Morgan of the Oakdale
!. section, near Marietta, was Lum-
berton visitor Saturday. Mr.. Nor
Il gan informed The Robesonian that
Il I th open hodh6daSSehi d6 aSSehq9l r at Oakdals will
Mrs. r. J. Hall viii teack
q Miss Mildred Williams, teacher
of English in the high school, had to
leave school Thursday and has been
$ suffering since at the home of her
). parents, Mr. and Mrs. @. T. Williams,
from nervous breakdown. She Will
be taken to Charlotte tomorrow to
4 consult a specialist.
: Two mules belonging to and driv-
en- by Jim Strickland ran away
l. Thursday afternoon and ran into a
deep ditch on the Rowland road be-
n tween the river and the plant of the
Robson Manufacturing Co. The wag.
4 on was slightly damaged and the
; mules and driver had close call.
t. Miss Lula M. Cassiday, Robeson's
new home demonstration agent, ar
= rived yesterday to enter upon hel
d new duties. As stated in previous
it issues of The Robesonian, Miss Cas-
siday will travel overthe county IL
d an auto. The Robesonian hopes ts
S. give more in regard to her work IL
N an issue soon.
st Mr.. w. H. Powell of the Saddle
r tree section presented The Robson
ian's local reporter with "mess" O
$ nice Porto Rica yams Friday. On
r. of the potatoes measured 80 inche
in length, which was the longest ev
g er seen by the reporter. The potatoe
at were highly appreciated. Mr.. Pow
ell says the potato crop is very goo
TO up his way.