The Robesonian., 1917-09-06
NUMBER 60
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
The outlook for large crop of
sweet potatoes is very encour-
aging, the farmers say.
MIR. Ed J. Glover has secur.d
tne agency for the Dodge automo-
/ bile i'm Lumberton and Lumberton
township.
Mr.. Vardell Grantham of r. 2
from Falrmont passed through town
tuesday en- route to Davidson, where
ne entered Davidson college.
Mr.. H. Weinstein Of Fairmont
left Sunday night for the Northern
markets to buy fall and winter goods
for his big department store.
Mr.. Tillman Britt of r. 4 from
LumDerton passed through town
tuesday en- route to Wake Forest to
resume his studies at Wake Forest
college.
Judging from the number of wa
termelons being brought in for sale.
the late melon crop in this section
must be a bumper one. They are fina
melons, too.
-Mrs.W.A. McPhaul Tuesday took
her daughter, Shirley, to the Char
lotte sanatorium, where she under
went an operation for enlarged ton
sils and adenoids.
John Walker, colored, was given
a hearing before Assistant Recorder
y: M. johnson recently on the charge
OF trespass. Judgment was suspend :
ed upon payment of cost.
, Misses Ganelle and MYRTLE
barnes, daughters of Mr.and Mrs.K.M.
Barnes, left yesterday for Green's
6oro to resume their studies at the
Greensboro college for women.
Sgt. 7. ]. Rowan of Co. L, known
as the Lumber Bridge light infan-
try, spent yesterday here visiting rel
atlves. Mr.. Rowan's company is sta.
toned at Charlotte at present.
ANY Robson county young man
with sufficient education who would
Ike to receive free scholarship to
the A. & E. college, Raleigh, would
do We'll to see State Senator Frank
Cough at once.
Mr.. Albert Boylin, formerly of
Lumberton, now Somewhere in
France, was in the first regiment
OF U. S. soldiers to land on French
soil: Word from Mr.. Boylin states
that ne is getting on fine.
Mr.. ]. P. Newman, vice-president
and general manager of the J. P.
Newman Co., has resigned his posi-
ttlon with that company and will go
IN few days to his old home at
Winston-Salem. Mn Newman ex-
poets to join the army in the near
--Sgt.J.B.Bradford, who has charge
OF the local U. S. army recruiting.
office, will leave this evening for
Charlotte, where he will spend 2 few
days visiting relatives. While Mr..
Bradford is away Corporal J. Vogt
will be in charge of the recruiting
office.
Mrs. Lille Langdon of Long Is
lana, N. T., has arrived to take
charge OF the millinery department
OF Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Sons
store. Mrs. Langdon spent several
weeks in New York studying fall
and winter styles before coming to
Lumberton.
Rev. H. A. Grantham, pastor of
Trinity Episcopal church, returned
home Saturday night from a months
visit to his old home at Rome. IN.
I. Mrs. Grantham spent the time
at Wrightsville Beach while Mr..
Grantham was away, and she has
also returned home.
"A curiosity passed through town
yesterday en- route to Bladen county.
That curiositv was sheep. While
only few years ago most everv farm
er, had his flock of sheep, now it is
seldom ones sees a sheep in Robeson
county. "There's reason" and the
folks say that reason is dogs.
Miss Elizabeth Snead returned
yesterday from a six weeks visit to
her old home at Fork Union, Va.
She also visited relatives at SmedIav.
va, while away. Miss Snead has
taught in the graded school here for
several years and will teach the
sixth grade during the next term.
Yesterday was kicking day for
automobiles. Both Messrs. II. T.
Flowers, who lives on R. 5 from
town, and Mr.. Wilbur Leggett of
ILumbering had their right arms
broken while trying to crank auto
mobiles. Mr.. Flowers was cranking
a Ford and Mr.. Leggett was crank
ing Maxwell.
Troy Rhodes, colored, wanted
here on the charge of larceny, was
arrested by Rural Policeman Ell
Phllllps at Boardman yesterday and
Drought to Jail. Rhodes is charged
with stealing brass from the Iaun-
dry plant belonging to DR.. ]. D. Re
gan on Second street and selling it
to junk dealer.
Miss Helen Cannon of Florence.
5. G., has accepted a position with
the army exemption board of Robe
son district No. 1. She began work
Monday. Miss Cannon formerly work.
ed as stenographer in the law office
OF Messrs. Mclean, Varser & Nc
Lean here and has many friends in
town who will be pleased to learn of
her return.