The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-16
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
MIR. J. E. Phillips has accepted a
position as labor employer for the
Tallassee Power Co. of Badin.
The knitting unit of the National
Special Aid will meet in the school
auditorium Tuesday afternoon at 4:30.
Robbers entered the kitchen at
the home Of Mr.. James Billiard, Pine
street, Saturday night and took some
meat and soap. Entrance was made
by opening door.
Miss Mamie NJ Lloyd of Dar-
lington, S. c., has accepted a position
as stenographer in the office of the
Lafayette Mutual Life Insurance Co.
She began work this morning.
Mrs. w. D. Combs, Misses jamie,
Master William Carlyle leftF friday for
Ga. They will be away about 8
weeks.
Miss Myrtle Pope has returned
home from Atlanta, Ca, where she
underwent an operation, bone
/
4 feet. She will return to Atlanta N
i 2 or 8 weeks for further treatment.
st. Pauls Messenger: Mr.. Wal
ton G.. Fisher arrived home last night
from Ellington. He will leave again
;. Saturday for Raleigh where he will
: report at army headquarters for vol
. unteers in this State. Walter volun-
| teered several months ago.
j, Mr.. Oscar Britt, formerly Of
Goardman, passed through town Fri
E Gay en- route to Badin, Where he re-
Gently moved with his family. Mr..
e Britt will conduct a boarding house
e at Badin. He had been in the meat
e number Of years.
Two pounds was the weight of a
q tomato which Mr.. S. r. Barfield, who
u lives near Clyborn church, presented
= to The Robesonian's local reporter
: Friday. 1t was the largest tomato
=, seen here this season.. Mr.. Barfleid
II saws he viii have some still larger
= when they ripen.
: Mr.. J. T. Hamilton Of R. from
Marietta passed through town Sat
:. urday en- route home from Fayette-
!, Vile, where he went with his daugh-
u ter. Mrs. J. w. Glover of Buie, to en-
ter the Cumberland general hospital
for an operation. The operation will
take place today.
Mr.. ]. M. Terry, popular clerk
S, in J. D. Mcmillan & Sons drug store,
= is awav for vacation on account OF
E. his health. He and Mrs. Terry went
70 last week To their former home at
A. RIackyille, S. C. Mr.. Terry expects
n- to return to his work here as soon as
/ the condition of his health will per-
at nit.
5 DIR. r. S. Beam, formerly OF
in Jumherton. who about a month ago
st was commissioned as first lieutenant
es in the medical corps of the Y. ): ar
k, nv. and who is now stationed at New
st York is spending few days, In
D. town. DIR. Beam says ne likes
a, army life fine. He expects to leave
for France in a short time.
IS Would you grasp hot iron and
null it through your and,-glvlng
s.. Yourself a severe burn, just to prove
y that the stuff you were selling wouio
"a take out all pain and Inflammation IL
40 q few minutes? 1t takes nerve to
On do it. That is what man did on
the street here Saturday. The iro1
was smoking hot, all right, and he
to nulIed IL through his tightly-clenchec
hand three times. He does that stunt
!" every Saturday, he says, wherevel
n he happens to be. He evidently has
ie faith in what he sells.
' 'n Mr.. F. NJ. Barnes, formerly o.
~ I,nmberton, but who has been maklns
y hi. home at Rocky Mount for severa
-, months. has returned to Lumberton
~ ~ Mr. Barnes has accepted position
= with the insurance department OF tn
na planters Bank & Trust Co. He be
u, ii ean work today. Mrs. Barnes vii
II ioin Mr.. Barnes here at an earl!
.ht date. Mr.. Barnes was clerk IN Tn
he local postoffice for several month
rn and has many friends here who VII
,n he pleased to learn that he has dc
he cided to. return to Lumberton.
nd Mr.. J. T. Phillips of r. iron
Jumberton and his daughter-in- ,a'
Mrs. S. w. Phillips, who is visitln
Ir. at his home, were Lumberton vlsltor
ro, Friday. Mr.. S. w. Phillips went re
M Gently from Badin, where he ana III
of wife had been living for some time
me to Petersburg, Va, where ne eXpect p!,3e
lly tn be until Christmas. Mrs. Phliilp
c,1t ro+1rned ~ tn Robson and will visi
md for sone time at the home Of he
on- father-in law and at the home OF ne
on. father. Mr..W. D. Prevatt, near S
,ed PauIs. She may decide to come t
to Lumberton to live.
oneI -"Am l In Lumoerton VI
of York;" was the question asKeo
md Robesonion reporter Saturday oy w
The Hardy Warwick of Orrum. Mr. We.
,r's wick had not had look at Lumber
ant Ton before in more than 20 years an
ageI Of course he could not recognize tn
un- town. When he was last here ther
ell were not anv paved streets and tn
new court house had not been though
of. Mr.. Warwick is native Robe
Who sonian, but had been out of the cour
ing tv for number of years until fe