The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-05
NUMBER 1O2
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

st. Paul Messenger: Mr.. Ira
Mcintyre and family moved here last
week from Dundarrach, and are at
home on Broad street
The board of county commission
ers and the county board of educa-
tlon are holding regular first-Mon-
day meetings here today.
Leila May, 4-year-old daughter of
Nj. and Mrs. E. B. Edwards, has
been very sick for the past two weeks
With a complication of diseases.
Music pupils of Miss Christine
Cover will give a recital in the high
school auditorium Wednesday after
noon at o'clock. The public is in
vited.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Pink Davis and Flora
Hodges; Lloyd Rogers and Ruth
Granger; Jas. Green and Mary Ida
Tramble.
Mr.. ]. R. Greene G. Son have op-
ened up sales stable in the Nc
Intyre building, First street. The
! Messrs. Green came here from Will
! mington.
Fire damaged the water tank at
the, klngsdale lumber plant around
! S7OO Friday afternoon. The loss is
covered by insurance The blaze
] started from spark from the smoke
stack. The high wind made the blaze
difficult to control.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Mclean will
be dinner guests this evening of
Secretary of the Navy Josephus DAN
lels and Mrs. Daniels at their home,
Woming avenue, Washington, D. C.
President and Mrs. Wilson, other
!, Cabinet members and prominent men
will be present.
i Mrs. L. c. Johnson went Satur-
day to Whiteville in response to a
!; message stating that her father, Mr..
4 A. f. Powell, was hurt few days
i ago by falling off the porch at his
: home. Mr.. Powell is Is years old
: but it is not thought that he was
seriously injured.
e Rev. DR.. G. E. Moorehouse, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church, has
l.! been confined to his room at the
IS, Tenth streets, since Friday night
S either of his appointments at his
,e church yesterday.
IS Mr.. Albert Boylin resigned Fri
"a day his position as agent at the 10
IL cal Southern Express company's of
Il, flee, which positio nhe has held for
tn about 3 years. Mr. Boylin is sue
y, ceeded by Mr.. A. S. Morrison, Jr,.
oy CT Wadesboro. Mr.. Boylin has not
nd yet decided what he will do.
IN Mr.. o. F. Nance, member a
ne The Robesonian's composing roon
CT force, had the left. side of -hisp
nadly bruised early Friday NOR
no ing when he was thrown from bic
ay Gle and his head struck a posi-. dc
IL was urab,e to work Friday and Sat
urday, out is back on the Job today
- When Carrie Mckay, colored
nc nc who works for Mrs. F. G. Whitley a
't I.t the Lorraine hotel, failed to show VI
- ~ yesterday morning Mrs. Whitley be
~, came suspicious that something wa
~ ,r' wrong and upon investigation it wa
-, found that coat suit belonging tt
I4 - Mrs. Whitley he disappeared. Sher
u iff R. E. Lewis and Night Policeman
~. ~ J. 3. Boyle went to the home of Car
hhe TX lie in the "bottom" about 1920 o
nc nc the clock last night and located tn
coat suit, but failed to find the wo
IN Mr.. M G. McKenzie's right lie,
in was sprained and his right arm an,
Lge side painfully bruised about 7:30 Fri
lat Gay night v-ker he was struck b.
be an automobile driven by Miss Lol
fa- Fisher. The accident happened o.
the Elm street where it crosses th'
lad Elizabethtown road. Mr.. McKenzi
tus started to cross the street in from
ro- Of the auto. He was caught on tn
md humper and was carried several feet
DOR While Mr.. Mckenzie was painful
bill hurt no bones were broken and hi
ION condition is somewhat better today
the He says he lays no blame on the driv
1es Ell
for -Colonnade club members move
to last week from the Bond residenc,
en- Chestnut street. to the Millsaps hous'
hat Elm street This club is compose
nge of the following young men: Messr
ap- V. B. Mcmillan. 7. S. Golden,
of McA Nixon, l. L. Grantham, o.
Rracy. Fred Townsend, H. ]. Single
'ro- ton, E. M. Mcconnell and DR.. R.
DDS Beam. DIR. 7. F. Costner and fan
ate ily will move into the house form
in erly occupied by the club on the 12t
ate inst DIR. Costner and family move
to Lumberton from Wilmington se1
res cral weeks ago and are now at tt
ttee Lorraine hotel.
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