The Robesonian., 1917-03-15
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
-Middling cotton today II cents

License has been issued for the
marriage of Roy Connor and Jettie
Stone.
Mrs. Chas. H. Boyd left yester-
day for Gaffney, S. c., to be with
her mother, Mrs. R. M. Gaffnev. who
is very i'll.
Mr.. Harry Weinstein of Fair
mont passed through Lumberton Mon
Gay evening on his way to New York
! to purchase goods for his store.
Mr.. NJ. A. Odum left yesterday
for Atlantic City, N. j., where he
has accepted position as bookkeep-
er.
Susan Roas, 2-months-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Stone, who
live at the Jennings cotton mill. died
Tuesday night of pneumonia. Inter-
ment was made yesterday afternoon.
i Mr.. T. C. Barnes returned last
night from the James Walker Me-
mortal hospital, Wilmington, where
: Saturday he underwent an operation
for some head trouble. His condition
7 is much improved.
2 The Griffith building. Elm
;. street, formerly occupied by the Lum-
berton barber shop, is being remod-
eled on the inside and it is under
< stood some sort of business will be
opened in it soon.
MIR. F. A. Faulk, who lives on
- r. from Fairmont, was Lumber
= ton visitor yesterday. He says the
) farmers down his way will have
= plenty of tobacco plants ready when
i the time arrives to transplant them
if nothing happens to them from now.
X Mr.. C. C. Nelson, formerly with
e the Robson Grocery Co., has accept
ed position with the Metropolitan
J. Life Insurance Co., succeeding Mr.
70 T. S. Golden, who recently was trans
ferred from Lumberton to Pulaski,
IS Va.
f. There are around $50 automobiles
n, in Lumberton, according to the re-
rs cords of Mr.. Ira B. Townsend, town
SIS clerk and treasurer. He has issued
he license to about that number and
or there are few auto owners who have
e. not secured the town license num-
ly! bers.
nd MIR. J. A. McAlli3ter returned
Ks. Tuesday afternoon from Richmond,
y Va, where he spent some time in
to hospital taking treatment. His many
he friends will be pleased to learn that
his condition is much improved. Mr.
'as Chas. P. McAllister went to Rich
pa mond to accompany his father home.
,as w. D. Johnson, who lives in East
90 Lumberton was before Recorder E.
rs; Z ;, M. Britt Monday charged with being
>, drunk on the streets. He plead gull
en I ty and judgment was suspended up
anu on payment of cost. Johnson was
ny arrested Saturday afternoon and lock-
~ ed up by Chief of Police Alf H. Nc
nu- E Leod.
M; Chief of Police Alf H. Mcleod
ock has been instructed by Mayor A. E.
White not to allow a certain class OF
rite moving pictures to be shown in Lum-
,co- berton. Chief Mcleod stopped show
ber Many who saw the picture say il
Nell was not any more lndecent tnaf
Is;a many that are shown at both picture
the houses.
Did you ever know hen to Ia,
Viii two eggs in one day? That's wha
eek hen belonging to Mrs. Alfred Britt
who lives in the eastern part of town
did yesterday. The two eggs wer,
about the same size fastened togeth
er at one end. Bet that hen belong
arl. to little group of serious thinker
raes and she's doing her possible to he'll
ants out the h. C. |.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Thompso
n. moved yesterday from the old hote
Mr.. building on the corner of Walnu
Boil md Third, where they conducted
boarding house for some time, to tn
IS is ''ouse on the corner of Fourth an
Water, owned by Mr.. Bonnie EG
| to enund. They will discontinue tai
MED ing boarders. They sold part {
has their fixtures to Mr.. w. F. Howell
past who will continue the boarding hous
DIR. R. T. Allen and Messrs.
work E. Gilmore and ]. C. Maxwell of Lun
nge- berton; w. H. Lamb of Long Branc
n. Jake Baxley and w. c. Townsend {
dren Raft Swamp; Ed Bass of Bae
Swamp; w. H. Powell of Saddle Tr,
i'm and S. C. Dean of Center returne
this morning from Newbern, whel
chill they attended meeting of the Hes
the Camp Woodmen of the World Tue
day and yesterday. They report'
has most pleasant occasion.
the To-day is show day in Lumbert,
that is, show day at the MILNE
| full establishments. Messrs. R. D. Cal
will we'll & Sons opening began this NOR
,oun- ing and will last through tomorro
Saturday they will have opening f
ltiful children which is something new +
Lumberton. A three-days' shown
at the Style shop, of which Mi
TES Amelia Linkhauer is proprietress,
gan this morning. Large crowds
onal ladies are attending the openin,
ian. Both stores are beautifully decorat
p, and many beautiful hats are on d
peo- play. More will be said about
n st. styles, ETC., in Mondays paper.
Pete McCallum, colored, want
g her in Robson on the charge of sto
eford. breaking at Rowland, was brou,
n at here yesterday from Greenville {
unday placed in Jail to await trial at
July term of criminal court. AT
teach he committed the alleged crime
week Robson McCallum went to Pitt CO
ty and got into the tolls and has