The Robesonian., 1917-12-03
NUMBER IS
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

-h, Q. I. NJ. meet Tuesday night
St Alhaa'S Lodge No. ia VIII
NEE. Ton,orrow evening ST $50. Work
II third degree.
License has been issued fo- the
marriage Of J. Verne Williamson and
Luna Msdge Williamson.
The hoard Of county commission
erS. ana the county road baari are all
N regular monthly session here today
Robson chapter. L. D. c., VIII
meet Thursday afternoon St 5 O'Clock
IN the directors room, Of the National
Bank of LunlherSon.
MIR. L. H Caldwell IS hcving 20
fss. added 70 the hrick building oc-
tuplsd by the Robson Grocery Co,
First street He Will aii SO feet to
the rear OF the building and 10 feet
II the frcgr,
Mr.. V. ". L&Eiin and three sons.
Grover. Dayton ana FsntiS. of Il. ?
tors in town Saturday. Mr.. Hardin
spent part q last week II ire beach,
making tf!s trip - his auto.
Mrs. Lyon. = daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. &. II. Biggs OF Lumberton,
iS critically i'll at her home at Eliz-
sbsthtown. But little hope is enter
>2lred for her recovery, Mrs. BiSgS
went 70 Ehzabethtown Saturday 10 ba
with her daughter.
A false fire alarm was turned in
from box No. - about 5 o'clock Fri
/ day evening. The fire company re-
Spondei TO the alarm. \ false alarm
was also turned in Thursday night
f., about the same hour. There is a Sc
/ we're penalty for turning in false fire
alarm.
Eliza Brown. l4-year-old SON OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bascom Brown of East
Lumberton. had his left shoulder bone
broken Thursday afternoon when he
fell while wrestling with another boy.
The bone broke through the skin
The boys were wrestling at the nuion
station when young Brown was hurt
/ Red Springs Citizens: Mr.. Willie
Hodgin. who received broken leg
while engaged in football game ak
Davidson last Saturday. was brought
to his home at Antioch Monday. He
IS doing we'll and expects to be able
TO take up his studies again by the
first Of the new year.
Corporal Joe Nogt, who has been
connected with the loSal army recruit
: ing office for 4 year. has been trans
! ferred TO the recruiting office at
Charlotte. He viii leave with his
mily Tor Charlotte Il light. Mr.
: b oct made mary friends while here
. who regret Ihat lie mas ueen t. ansfer-
. red
! -Gaston. 5-year-old son OF Mr.. and
| Mrs. Shelton Mckenzie of Newport
News. Va. was run down by an auto
Y, S,,n *
;, zie. grandfather of the boy, received
! wire message today stating that he
t was getting along all right It has
e not been learned here how the &C
;. cident occurred.
: Red Springs Citizen: Mr.. ID. p.
: Mcleod has purchased the elegant
J. home of Mrs. c. B. Ledbetter, on the
5 east end of Fourth street. Several
5 acres cover the place and it is conSd-
e cred one of the most beautiful and de-
s sireable homes in Red Springs. Mr.
n Mcleod will take possession in a few
e days. and move his family from Tar.
Il boro to Red Springs.
n Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Nash, who
h were married at the Presbyterian
e church on the evening of November
y 20. begin housekeeping today in q
house belonging to Mr.. ]. ID. Meal
% turning last week from Chimney Roct
IS they had been at the home of ths
brides parents, ex-senator and Mrs
l. Geo B. Mcleod. Court square.
t, Miss Hannah 4. Johnston of Row
$ land recently enlisted as an army
E. nurse and received instructions to re
port at Camp Wadsworth, Spartan
l. burg. S. c., Saturday, December I
m Miss Johnston left Lumberton Thurs
day evening for Camp Wadsworth
She spent a short time here visiting
her brother, Mr. A c. Johnston, be
fore going to her new field. She i
a graduate of the Highsmith hospital
Is Fayetteville.
" -Messrs. Sharp Ivey and Won Low
ett each had his collar bone broke,
rs on the left side Thursday night abou
ID 10 o'clock when a Ford automobik
ne tie on North Elm street. Mr.. Spur
e geon Baxley was also in the auto, bu
~ escaped unhurt. The radius TO
TO broke, which caused the automobil
TT to turn over. The Ford was damAg
ed around SIS.
le, Sergeant Major l.. E. Edward
sc returned last night to Camp Lee, Va
ng where he is stationed for the present
after spending few days here wit
60 his mother, Mrs. w. H. Edwards. Sar
o. geant Major Edwards was called in
to the service by local board at New
no port News, Va. He did not wait hi
on turn but volunteered to go with tn
y Y first quota. Eighteen days after er
r. tering camp he was made regiments
ur sergeant major of the 31Sth infantr,
Up, He is an expert accountant and OF
flee manager and has many friend
here who will be glad to learn of hi
rapid promotion. Boys of the "Ol
-, North State" never fail to give 500
G;n account of themselves.
10 10 Mr.. II. j. Singleton, who was
Il law partner of Mr. T. A. McNeill, Jr
=, ..o when he volunteered last summer fo
- the first officers training camp q
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