The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-06
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
License has been issued for tbo
marriage Of James Palaton ard Gus-
sic west; oscar Davis and Mary Dix.
MIR. Forest Hamilton of Mariet-
Mr.. Hamilton purchased a new Crant
automobile from the PEOPLES GARAGE
Co.
-Lumberton chapter No. ia. O.
T. s., will meet in Masonic hall
thursday, August 9th, at p. m. It
is desired that all members be pres
ent
-Messrs. Jno. B. Smith and r. w.
Shelby left this morning for Char
!otte, where they will consult a spec
lallst. Both have been sick for some
time
miss Matte Lee Johnson of
Clarkton has accepted a position as
saleslady in the department store of
Mr Mr. A; Weinstein. She began work
Thursday.
Mr.. B. M. sibley, bookkeeper for
Mr.. K. NJ. Biggs, was called to his
nome IN Albemarle Wednesday by the
death of sister. He will be awav
this week taking his vacation.
Hardy R. Jones and Bertha Ham.
monds llndians) were married Sat
urday afternoon ct 4:30 in the office
OF M. W. Floyd, register of deeds.
justice Isaac A. Smith officiating.
:! Mr.. Oscar Davis and Miss Mary
Dix OF ST. Paul were married Sat
urday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
office OF M. w. Floyd, register of
leeds, Justice A. E. White officiat-
ing.
Among those from Lumberton
who spent the weekend at Wrights-
lie Beach were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Wooten, Mr.. and Mrs r. C. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guion Lee, II. and
Mrs. S. r. Spivey, Miss Mary Moore,
! Messrs. c. H. Boyd, H. T. Hux, Il.
, J. Sawyer, F. Grover Britt and Joe
S. Thompson.
Mr.. w. C. Boone, who lives q 1-2
miles from Lumberton on route 2,
brought to the editor Saturday a few
OF the most beautiful and delicious
Stonewall peaches. From four small
t trees Mr.. Boone gathered 25 bushels
: OF these peaches. His folks put up
Il 70 cans from these trees and he sold
o lots of them at S1.5O the bushel.
MIR. J. l.. McNeill of the Buie sec
:, ton, who was a Lumberton visitor
. Saturday, killed a mad dog at his
. home Sunday morning a week ago.
: The dog belonged to Mr. Duncan Nc
MILAN and they had been hunting
:, with it the day before. Mr.. McNeill
>. said he watched the dog for some
! time until convinced that it was mad,
and then reluctantly killed it.
The board of county commission
s ers, the board of education, the coun-
VI ty road board and the county pen
5 sion board are all holding regular
> meetings today. The army exemp
f ton board for this district began the
e task of examining those drafted in
e this district this morning ard large
e crowd of people from all sections of
). the county are in town today.
IS J Mrs. w. j. Horrigan and three
children left Saturday for Beaufort,
r where they will make their home for
) some time. They were met in VIII
) mington by Mr.. Horrigan. Mr.. Hor-
e rigan had charge of the water and
= sewer extension work here several
T. months ago and Mrs. Horrigan and
4. children have made their home at the
r. Lorraine hotel since that time.
q Mr.. Paul Harrison, 17year-old
IS Son of Mr.. Lon Harrison, lost his
, suit case, containing clothes, shoes
IL etc., at the union station Friday
morning. He came home Thursday
night from Boardman, where he
works, and was going back Friday
a l. morning. He left his suit case al
U the station and went back up town
E for a few minutes, and when he got
FL back to the station his suit case was
,e ,s gone.
Il !, Mr.. C. M. Fuller and three
! daughters, Mrs. R. H. Crichton ano
= Misses Anna Neal and Epsie Fuller
- and Mr.. F. A. Mcleod left last week
g in an auto for Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
a to visit Mr.. David H. Fuller, sol
+ + Of Mr.. Fuller, who is at the officers
n training camp there. From For
ID Orglethorpe they will go to Natura
"a Bridge, Va, and thence to Washing
h ton, D. C. They will return by way
ID of Richmond, Va. They will be away
4 about two weeks.
Ellen, 3-year-old daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. D. w. Biggs, fell out of Z
f. chair Saturday and broke her righ
arm at the elbow. Drs. T. C. John
N son and Jno. Knox set the bones ant
ee Mr.. and Mrs. Biggs carried the chill
e, to Fayetteville, where an X-Ray ex
ne animation showed the arm to b,
properly set. No X-ray examination
could be made here at once as Dr.
N. A. Thompson, who has at his hos
[r pital the only machine Of the kind d
ia town, was out of town.
it -Messrs. L. R. Varser an J. Dixo1
Id Mclean returned last night from
short trip to Wade Mecum and Pied
mont Springs, Stokes county. The,
n left Friday and made the trip in MI
ay Varser's auto. Mr.. Varser expecte,
Of to remain at Piedmont and Mrs. Var
er ser and their small daughter, Lilli
ay Snead, expected to join him there thi
IS week, going by rail, but he foun
nd the place SO inaccessible for a ca
d, that he decided to return and the
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