The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-09-03
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BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
MIR. w. 1. Linkhaw left Saturday
evening for the West to buy mules
for his sales stables.
Miss Margaret Biggs, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Biggs, left
Saturday for Elon college, where sha
will resume her studies on the 5th
inst.
Mr.. C. B. Redmond, proprietor
of the Parlor grocery, is closing out
his stock and will retire from bus
iness for the present He has not
yet decided what he will do.
Mr.. J. H. Pittman of Fairmont
passed through town Saturday even
ing en- route to Greenville, S. c., to-
visit his son Mr. Roger Pittman, who
is member of Co. A, N. C. engi-
neers.
Might Policeman J. B. Boyle re-
turned Friday from Scotland eoun-
/ ty, where he spent a few days va
/ cation. While away Mr.. Boyle was
relieved by Mr.. F. A. Wishart.
AT the home of the officiating
Justice, MIG. Mckenzie, on Elm street
Yesterday afternoon at 4:30, Mr.. Her.
bert Atkinson and Miss Zula Wal
ters, both of the Fairmont section.
were married.
Mr.. T. J. Sugg, representing the
Atlantic Coast Realty Co. of Green
e vile, this State, was a Lumberton
l visitor Saturday. Mr.. Sugg will spend
:; part of the week in the county on
q business. This company expects to
;, put on sale at Fairmot at an early
Ii date.
Mr.. A. E. White returned FRI
%,in r.
t. c., New York and Baltimore, where
$ he spent some time buying fall and
it winter goods for the department.
store of Messrs. White & Cough, of
IN which firm he is senior member.
n, There is mighty attractive dis
e. play of canned products of various.
kinds on exhibition IN the show
n window at McMillan's drug store.
i'll The work was done under the sup
IN. ervision of the Robson county home
er demonstration work, Miss NenaRhyne,
RI demonstration agent.
ne Mr.. H. R. Hinson, who had been
H. local lineman for the Southern Bell
Telephone Co. for some time, has
an been transferred to Wilmington. MI.
he Hinson is succeeded here by Mr.. F.
B. M. Gilbert. Mr.. Gilbert has moved
his family here and is living in the
7ed Sanderson residence, Seventh street.
son Mr.. T. L. johnson left Saturday
for Hickory and will return home in
and a short time with his family, who
lay have been in the western part Of the
isit State for six weeks. Mr.. Johnson's
automobile is at Asheville and he will
mes go to Asheville before returning home
liss and make the return trip with his
family in his auto.
BY mutual consent Messrs. E. j
arm Britt and D. H. Fuller have dissolv
day ed their co-partnership in the prac
,ent tice of law, Mr.. Fuller having re
con- Gently been commissioned as secont
lieutenant in the U. S. army. MI
and Britt will continue to practice an'
Mr.. his office will remain at the sam
ons, place, upstairs in the Pope building
ber- John Oxendine and Annis Lock
zson lear both Indians, WHO live near Bui'
Mr.. were married in the office of Regis
ter of Deeds NJ. W. Floyd here Sat
the urdav morning at 9:15 o'clock. Ju:
iney tice F. Grover Britt officated. job
Bes-l is 4S wears young and his bride didn
and know how old she was, but Registt
nson of Deeds Floyd was sure she was ;
land, least 18.
ghby Two counterfeit men-one tn
would weigh 275 or 300 if he was
ming natural man and the other aroul
from rs poundS-in the show WINDOW
there the Dubois bakery are attractli
the much attention. On the breast
tax the larger man is a card which read
here. 81 eat Dubois bread" while on t
Iough breast of the dwarf is another cal
YES Mr.. A. Weinstein left last mig
IN in for the Northern markets, where
Terry will buy fall and winter goods
then his big department store. He
III, S.. poets to be away two weeks. W
= for H5lda Weinstein, who has been Wis
with ng relatives and friends IN N
, wear York, will join her father there
re. accompany him to Boston and Fit
thea b1rgh.
nor of Mr.. Clarence Odum, VINO L'gs
Buie, R. from Lumberton; was Lo
J. NJ, berton visitor thursday a1terno
her of Mr.. Odum says he has recently eau
q mar two 'possums in his yard. The 7
at the; sums went to his front door and ;
cd re- ed as though they would have b
pleas- pleased had Mr.. Odum invited II
to "come I'M. judging from
,+or of number of 'possums that have b
turned captured already, no doubt this
where going to be a good year for =
at his sum hunting.
nulnit The Robesonian's local repo
IS and was lucky enough to be IN the o!
,berton this morning when Mr.. L. LAY
r. Mr.. the Buie section bfought srouHu y,
today other fine watermelon, OIL wn!ci
i enter make him present: Mr. basia
. we'll the vine from which he pulled
IS from one ne presented tne IepUa '.r II,
swamp, still the vine mas two ihof -, NV
/ whop- coming on. Inc melons iIohi
as de- vine SOLD Tor 70 Genus aJn' ~
easured means that he mas alreauy =
S knows So worth OF nelohs lroih 'n"'
e Amos vine. IT,
lon and esonian's composing room force,
W - ..oatorda1r nonrnino to the home G