The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-04
NUMBER es
State Library
BRl 1uuo UF LOCAL NEWS

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
lSandy) McNeill, Monday, girl.
Miss Lula Bryan left yesterday
for Hendersonville, where she will
enter the Morse sanatorium.
i. o. o. F. meets Monday night
at s o'clock. Degree work All mem
bers urged to be present
Mr.. John Lewis has accepted a
position as salesman in Mr.. L. II.
CaldwelPs department store. He be-
gan work Monday.
A banner advertising the Phila-
delphus community fair, which Will
be held October IL, has been put up
on the court house square.
Miss Bernice Efird of PoIkton.
who taught in Orrum school last ses-
sion has entered Madison Hall school
for girls in Washington, D. C.
Miss Ada Pittman of the Back
Swamp section has accepted posi-
ton in Messrs. White & Coughs de-
Monday.
Mr.. F. A. Wishart has been very
sick since Monday noon when he was
| bitten by spider. He has had three
| doctors with him. His condition is
Troy Roberts and VIM. P. God
win, Indians, of Pembroke recently
enlisted in the Bakers corps of the
station. They left last evening for
Fort Thomas, Ky.
Mr.. c. B. Redmond has opened
up fruit and candy store in the Crit
fifth building on Elm street formerly
occupied by Mr.. John H. Felts, Jr.
Mr.. Redmond will also handle oys-
ters. He calls his new place of busi-
ness the "little store.
Two teachers have been added to
the graded and high school faculty
this week. Mr.. Carl Nye of Orrum
has been employed in the high school
department and will teach history.
Mrs. E. M. Johnson has been en-
ployed to teach the second grade.
They began teaching Tuesday.
| County Farm Demonstration l..
E. Blanchard left yesterday for his
old home at Hertford in response to
wire message stating that his sis
ter, Miss Margaret Blanchard, died
Tuesday night. Deceased lived with
her father, Mr.. w. S. Blanchard, and
had been sick for some time The
funeral and burial will take place
this afternoon.
The singing class fthe Oxford
orphanage will give concert at the
local opera house Wednesday even
: ing, October IT, There are ten girls
and four boys in the class, and they
will be accompanied by lady teach
t er and the general manager. Those
who wish to help entertain children
!, while they are here will see the or
phanage committee of the Masonic
: lodge.
Mr.. w. j. Mercer of R. from
4 Lumberton is among the visitors In
n town today. Mr.. Mercer sold a bale
r of cotton for 25 ga cents the pound
$ He says this is by far the highest
q price he ever received for cotton. He
: says he has sold $500 worth of cot
n ton from this years crop and likes
: bales of being over the first pick.
z. ing. He expects to make around 81
n bales this year.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. r. Woodward left
6 yesterday for their home at Morgan
i ton after spending a week here visit
!: ing at the home of their son-in-lav
L and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloye
I Townsend, Sixth street They wer,
accompanied home by their daughter
) Miss Emile Woodward, who has beer
y sick for several weeks. She will spenl
II some time at Morganton with her par
L ents. AS has been stated in The Rob
esonian, Miss Leigh Pope is reliev
ing Miss Woodward as stenographe
y at the National Bank of Lumberton.