The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-22
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

+ ,--Lumberton chapter No. n, Roy
al Arch Masons, will elect officers for
the coming year at its regular meet
ing Friday night, March 23nd.
MIR. A. Weinstein has returned
from New York, where he spent ten
days buying spring and summer
goods for his department store.
Mr.. L. E. Smith and family have
moved into the Cox residence, Third
street. They formerly lived in the
Ward house on the same street.
MIR. D. L. Walker, an experienced
baker of Bishopville, S. c., has ac-
septed position as baker in the Du-
Bois bakery.
Mr.. Ed J. Glover has recently
added a large up-todate machine to
| his vulcanizing plant on Water
street, near the town hall.
= Mrs. w. L. Dougherty left last
evening for Statesville in response
to message to the effect that her
brother, Mr.. ]. l.. Ingle of Statesville,
was very ill.
While in Raleigh Monday State
Senator Frank Cough had Mr.. M.
9. Mckenzie appointed a justice of
the peace for six-year term. The
appointment was made by Governor
Beckett.
i Mr.. J. C. Bodenheimer has let
the contract to Messrs. Burney Bros.
local contractors, for the erection of
Broom bungalo on his lot, Eighth
street. Work has already been be-
gun on the building.
: Mr.. Ira B. Mullis, who for some
time had been in Raleigh and at 9TH
err points in the State working with
: the State Highway commission, has
c returned to Lumberton and will again
be located here for a while.
Mr.. F. K. Biggs says he has
: : been advised that the Wake Forest
l l Glee club will give an entertainment
u in the local opera house April 19.
= The Robson alumni of this college
are urged to attend the concert.
i ) Mrs. Lizzie G. Proctor and Miss
q Annie Ruth Caldwell of Lumberton
o and Miss Nina Pittman of Back
Swamp left Tuesday morning for
q Greensboro to attend a meeting of
4 the State Baptist Womans Mission
= ary societies.
lel Mr.. F. w, Groom and family
n have moved to Charleston, S. c..
E where Mr.. Groom has accepted q DO.
4 sition with a railroad company. Mr.
le Groom had held a position with the
V. & c. S. Ry. Co. here for some
" time, but resigned to accept the po
s. sition in Charleston.
o1 Mr.. o. M. Britt has resigned hi:
q position as superintendent Of the log
ging department of the Kingsdale
a. Lumber corporation. Mr.. Britt be
at gan work with this corporation II
years ago as log scaler at $1.5t
,g the day and was drawing salary o.
% 81 500 the year when he resigned
% lumber was sawed to build the frs
" mill built by this company at Oh
in Kingsdale. Mr.. Britt did the buyins
On and estimating of timber. He viii
4. look after his farming interests AMI
yh make estimates on timber for indi
~ viduals. He will make his home il
Lumberton.
-"An Adamless Eden," a comic op
$. era in one act, will be given at tn
n. opera house tomorrow evening (Fri
or day, March 23), by Miss Irene Nc
or Leod and her school of dramatic ari
Performance will begin at $50. Tn
is Program is dandy and it is regrette'
F that space requirements makes it i'm
rs possible to give it in the paper today
IS Besides Miss Mcleod those on tn
Program are: Misses Hilda and Mi
o. Ram Weinstein, Mary Lee Caldwell
i'll Margaret Pope, jeanette Biggs, Eliz
m aDeIn mlsnaTI' Gweno0iyn oarres'
on EVeEyn SenJeue, EVelyn Whaley, Mait
fit land ana Elsie thompson, Sarah Cal
nj Messrs. Abner Nash, Frank Cough
th Rudolph Thompson, Edgar Deest
Leon Hamilton, Clarence Deese.