The Robesonian., 1917-10-22
NUMBER B
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEws

Called communication St. Aibans
Lodge No. la tomorrow night 7:30
o'clock. Degree work.
Mr.. w. F. French returned Sat.
urday from the West, where he went
TO buy mules for his sales stables.
| The executive committee of the
RoDeson Baptist association will meet
In the First Baptist church here fo-
morrow morning.
Several young men who we're
among the first sent from this conn
ty to Camp Jackson spent the week.
end visiting home folks
Every woman in town is urged
to attend the Liberty bond mass meet
ing Wednesday evening of this week
at 3 o'clock in the court house.
Justice NJ. G. Mckenzie officiat-
ed at his home, Elm street, Saturday
evening at 8, at the marriage of q
: Will McRae.
Miss Annie Carter and Mr.. Nor
. wood Barnes, both of Britt township
were married this morning at 10 o.
clock at the court house, Justice M.
!. G. Mckenzie officiating.
+ Mr.. j. w. M'White, who lives
+ onR. l from Lumberton, brought the
editor Friday two of the finest tur-
4 nlpS he has seen. They were of the
purple-top globe variety.
Arthur Miller and Marilda OK
: endine, Indians, were married at noon
Saturday at the court house in the Of
, flee of toe register of deeds, Justice
M. q. Mckenzie officiating.
Mr.. ]. T. Warwick has resigned
his position as bookkeeper for the
). Wlshart Co. and has accepted a SIM
liar position at Spartanburg, S. C. He
left Saturday for Spartanburg.
* Red Springs Citizen: The many
friends of Mrs. w. j. Johnson will be
! delighted to know that she has recov-
X cred her health so that she can take
"A afternoon rides and other outdoor
exercise.
= Mr.. A. S. King, the popular con-
!" ductor on the Raleigh & Charleston
= railroad, has been suffering for some
u time with rheumatism, He is in
. hospital at Charlotte. Mrs. Hing went
to Charlotte Friday to be with her
husband.
MIR. N. H. johnson of R. from
st. Paul was among the callers at
The Robesonian office Friday. Like
G. all other, cotton growers who did not
:. engage their cotton for less than the
IL present prices, Mr.. johnson was wear
ing smile.
License has been issued for. the
% marriage of Oscar Butler and Ora
at Cox; Norwood Barnes and Annie Car
R. ter; Thomas Horne and Mozelina
ed, Horne; J. Rembert Mckenzie and
lis Mabel Ward; Eddie Summersett and
ast Ora White
Inn Mr.. A. j. Humphrey of the Sad
or / ohor~ r~fnr1
1t itor Saturday Mr. Humphrey in
me formed The Robesonian that Mr.. Ben
ms Humphrey of the Saddletree section
he killed large rattlesnake Friday. The
er. snake had 5 rattles. !.
" u In accordance with Gov Bickett's
..n M proclamation setting Wednesday, Oc-
thhs tober "a, aside as legal holiday, the
'iie local banks will be closed and the Of
:, ficers and employees will spend the
- ~ day working in the interest of the
eS- second Liberty loan of 1917.
Miss Bertha Pait of East Lum.
Ive berton and Mr.. Murray Haywood o1
l'e R. from Lumberton were married
in the office of Register of Deeds III
w. Floyd at 1:3O o'clock this after
act noon. Justice N. G. Mckenzie offic
of lated.
are Mr.. w. H. Bullock of the Glob'
dno Swamp section is minus the middle to.
nat on his right foot as the result G
lre placing the end of his gun barrel o.
yor his foot and leaning on the other en-
.at1 of the gun. Mr.. Bullock was squire
Luel hunting and stopped to look for
see1 squirrel.
;ces Mrs. L. R. Varser and Miss Eli
the abeth Snead, the latter a member q
the graded school faculty, received
low telegram this morning advising the1
oo of the illness of their sister Miss Mar
,on- Miller Snead at Fairfax, Va. Mis-
oat Snead left Immediately for Fairfa,
e e;tv going by auto to Fayetteville.
ous- Mr.. T. w. Trogdon, local go,
.nti- ernment cotton grader, has had a te
fair ephone installed in his office in tx
ma rear of the National Bank of Lumber
help ton building. The phone numeer
ring l2S. MR. Irogdon Will be pleased
who have farmers call his office for sI
for information concerning cotton.
Mrs. L. r. Varser returned la
night from Kinston, where she we
iere Thursday in response to an invit
tion to take part in recital F'rids
evening in the First Baptist churt
|, d of that place in celebration of the
nare y, stallation Of a new pipe organ. Nh
~ ge Varser was on the program for ty
: vocal solos.
,lake Mr.. Leonard Britt and two daug
train terS, Clara and AIlne, OF Il. from
they rum, were Lumberton visitors frids
Mr.. Britt brought The Robesonial
local reporter 5 sweet potatoes tn
erks. made half bushel; Mr.. Britt sa
Jerks he planted long-staple cotton this ye
c., and has received 35 cents the pou
ocky for what he has sold.
willie, Mr.. Dave Smith, an old gent
days man who lives on R. from Lumb
cause ton, was painfully hurt on South E
ed to street Saturday afternoon when
that was knocked down by bicycle VIII