The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-27
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWs

MIR. Hartwell Hedgpeth of the
Nye section is a Lumberton visitor
today. Mr.. Hedgpeth bought a new
automobile from the Peoples Garage
Mr.. E. L. Whaley left Saturday
AFTERNOON for Newport, KY, where
ne will go in training, ne having en-
listed in the aviation corps of the u.
S. army.
-Messrs. Elmer Hedgpeth and C.
L. Bullock of the Center section left
today for Buie's Creek academy.
where they will enter school tomor.
row.
Miss May Prevatt has accepted
position in the dry goods depart
ment Of Messrs. R. d. Caldwell &
sons store. She began work this
morning.
-Messrs. H. M. McAllister and H.
h. Anderson went Friday evening to
Charlotte and returned Saturday with
! new Chalmers auto, making the
return trip in the auto.
Miss Katie Stone of Mt. Eliam
! has accepted position in the
dry goods department of Messrs.
;, White & Coughs department store.
She began work last Wednesday.
Miss Agnes Mclean, music
teacher in the Lumberton graded
school, returned last week from New
York, where she spent some time TAX
ing special course in music at Co
lumbia university.
Miss Amelia Linkhauer, propri-
: etress of the Style shop, left Friday
evening for New York, where she
will spend two weeks buying fall
and winter millinery. She was ac-
companied by Master Frank Cough,
i. Jr.
' Dan, the horse which Squire John
. H. McNeill had driven for % years,
a al causes. The horse was 80 years
f old and was dandy. In his death Mr..
: McNeill loses a mighty good horse
and friend.
S Mr.. L. w. Reddick of R. from
: Darlington, S. c., was Lumberton
t visitor Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Red
dick and two children are spending
i some time at Mt Eliam visiting rel
d atives. Mr.. Reddick reports fairly
1t good crops down his way.
Mayor James D. Proctor has been
= informed that it is being talked by
u some citizens of the town that the
, town is paying $500 the year to have
the towns books audited. This is
y an error, as the town IS only paying
r S125 the year for this work to be
il done.
% Dunk McGirt, Indian, was brought
# to the Robson county chain gang
!, this morning by Deputy Sheriff l.
c- B. Cockman Of Hoke county to serve
i an 18-month road sentence imposed
,n upon him for seduction and other
" charges. Hoke county has no chair
~ gang and that is why McGirt wa:
,s brought to Robeson county.
of Mayor and Mrs. James d. Proc
I'd tor and two children, Elizabeth ant
es Mary Catharine, left this morning
a. in Mr.. Proctor's auto for Graham
n Greensboro and Winston Salem
where they will spend a week. May
he or Proctor is taking his annual va
re cation this week. He asked The Rob
We esonian to say that any person de
is string to transact any business will
he reference to MS office a mayor whil
to he is away should see Mr.. E. M. John
ston, mayor pro tenn.
or Three automobile loads-th
ms loads numbering many each-of Gyp
e sizes were arrested Saturday by Sher
ho iff R. E. Lewis, Deput Sheriff A
on H. Prevatt and Chief Of Police Al
is H. Mcleod. The Gypsies had bee
he travelling through the country fee'
a miles north of town and had relieve
to several peonle of some cash agains
n their will, it is said. The Gpysie
ito were overtaken about Red Spring
cir by the officers and brought back
an town. Three men were locked up
e's Jail for a spell. They submitted
lth telling fortunes and doing "othe
stunts" without license and were fiji
MS ed S25 ard the cost, total of $51.6'
of They were given till 9 of the cloe
ow Saturday night to get out of tE
ice county. They left town in hurr,
,ry -
off n Camn