The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

>,-Messrs. D. H. Fuller and s. X.
Nash attended a dance at Maxton
Thursday night.
Mr.. c. M. Fuller returned this
morning from St. Louis, Mo-, where
ne spent several days buying mules
for his sales stables.
Local lodge l. o. o. F. has chang
ed the night of meeting from Fri
day to Monday night of each week.
All members are urged to attend the
meeting tonight. Degree work.
Nineteen years ago todav-Feb-
ruary 10, 1898-there were IL inches :
of snow on the ground in Lumberton.
So citizen whose memory is good
reminded &C." Wishart this morning.
The stock and fixtures of Messrs.
townsend Bros, which firm made an
assignment three weeks ago, will be
sold at public auction tomorrow at IL
o'clock a. m. Mr.. J. D. Norment is
/ trustee. The stock consists of gents
furnishing goods.
Prof. J. R. Poole, county superin-
tendent Of public instruction, and DR..
b. w. Page, county health officer,
/ visited the schools at Fairmont, Bal
! timore and Center Friday. They
! report the schools all progressing nice
j ly and doing good work.
j Wilmington Star, 18th: Mrs. E.
: w. Stone will leave today for Rich
mond, Va, where Mr.. Stones sister,
: Miss Hattie Stone, is patient in the
: hospital. Mrs. Stone will accompany
7 her sister-in-law back to McDonald's
N. c., where she will visit for some
time.
Mr.. J. F. Morrison of Tampa,
! Fla, arrived Saturday and will spend
some time visiting home folks. Mr..
: Morrison says the recent cold did
great damage in Florida. He said
two farmers whose crops were COM
pletely ruined by the cold commit
ted suicide.
II The Doering orchestral quintet,
+ composed entirely of ladies, gave a
q concert that was very much enjoyed
- by fair-sized audience at the grad
ed school auditorium Friday evening.
This was the last number Of the Ly-
ceum course under the auspices of
the Civic association.
st st. Paul Messenger: The electric
= light plant has been purchased by
ii the Ernaldson Manufacturing COM
pany, and the dynamo was moved to
their plant in town Tuesday. Owing
r to the change there were no lights
ne Tuesday night but we are promised
good lights hereafter.
toi The banks in town will be clos
is ed Thursday-George Washington.
ty birthday. Sunday hours will be OBJ.
I'M served at the postoffice and the rur
tyl al mail carriers will not make thei
49,
lgi only make one trip. This trip vii
st Seaboard train comes in.
q The Robesonian has secured tn
I'll services Of Miss Eva Thompson o
- Fairmont as .Fairmont correspondent
ot Of the paper. Both The Robesonial
ty if the people of Fairmont will inform
ID Miss Thompson of any news they ma
ny be in possession Of that would be o
y, interest to the reading public.
80 ~ Mrs. w. S. Britt left Saturda
afternoon for Kershaw, S. c., in re
or sponse to a telegram stating that he
father, Mr.. w. U. Clyburn, was siel
n Mrs. J. C.. Jenkins and two children
"a, had been guests for a week at tn
= home of Mr. and Mrs. Britt, Eli
n street, also left for Kershaw Satul
,h day afternoon.
rs Lieutenant Edward B. Dennis, re
lrt cruiting officer visited the local static
nd. on February II and accepted the fo
the lowing applicants for enlistment: :Edgs
ith A. Jordan, Walter A. Freeman, Wi
liam C. Byrd, William C. Ferguson
cy. Albert w. McIver, Harold J. Fa
streaux, Percival C. Blake, Henry
ZEN Anderson, all for infantry. Corpor
Vogt is visiting postmasters at Pen
err broke, Maxton, Laurinburg, Aberdee
ille Rockingham and Hamlet this week.
Fen Miss Jean Pratt of Henderson a
cry rived last night from Bennettsvill
cen S. c., where she had been ,yisitir
uld relatives, and is a guest at the hon
DOL of Miss Josephine Breeze, East FIT
ISL street. Miss Pratt was head trimm'
ep- for Miss Breeze for several yea
rth prior to last season. She was !
lille Covingtony Va, .,last season. Miss Pra
OK will accompany Miss Breeze tomo
af- row when she leaves for Baltimo
red and New York to purchase spril
ard summer millinery.
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