The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

MIR. J. w. Patton, a Masonic lee
turer, Will be with the local lodge this
week. All Masons are invited to at
Misses Rosamond Waddell, Ger
trude McConnaughey and Addie Ar
me-. net1 spent Friday In Fayetteville.
They made the trip in Miss Waddelps
auto.
AS has been stated in The Robe-
sonlan, beginning tomorrow, most all
the stores in town, excent procerv
stores, will close at 6 o'clock in the
Afternoon.
Mr.. Grady Floyd of the Fair
mont section was among the visitors
In town Saturday. Mr.. Floyd is
cancldate for road commissioner in
The Fairmont district.
Mr.. Eli Phillips attended the
South Bladen Sunday school institute
at hickory Grove, Bladen county yes
.erday. He reports a large crowd
present and some splendid music.
Miss Clata Fields and Mr.. VIM.
Rivers, both Of Columbus county.
were married in the office of Regis
ter OF Deeds M. w. Floyd here Thurs
day afternoon. Justice H. M. Nc.
Allister officiated.
Miss Roberta Coble and Mrs. w.
ID. Wilkinson of Laurinburg spent
the weekend here visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. S. Nc
Nelll. They attended the Mclean
Sutphen reception Saturday evening.
ing.
Mr.. T. 0. Edens left this morn
ing for Greensboro, where he will
make application for an army COM
mission. Mr.. D. H. Fuller expects to
leave this afternoon OF tomorrow
morning for Greensboro On the same
mission.
Mr.. Fuller Harris, who works at
Blenheim, S. c., spent the weekend
: here with his family. Mr. Harris
says the oil well which was recently
: discovered near Clio, S. c., proved
: to be nothing more than waste oil
from gasoline engine.
License has been issued for the
marriage of w. H.'Frevatt and Maude
Bullock; Edward Bass and Deal Bod
> ford; Emory Edwards and Lenora
Ivey; Dockerv Calder and Naomi
. Lamb; R. o. Bennett and Beulah Mil
: Ter; Etheridge Walters and Polly Lee;
: VIM. Rivers and Clata Fields.
!, -Chadbourn Cor, April %, Will
!. mington Star: Friday night complet-
4 ed the closing exercises of Chad
2 bourn high school. Mr.. H. E. Stacy
: of Lumberton delivered an eloquent
II educational address to an audience that
j crowded the auditorium. He held the
s close attention of every one present
and was frequently applauded.
e Mr.. E. o. Billy Bransford re-
r turned Thursday from Sanford, where
+ ne spent several months. Mr.. Brans-
d ford VIII be with the Farmers toba1-
co warehouse of Lumberton again
J. this year, He will spend most of his
n time among the tobacco growers Of
# Robson and adjoining counties from
l., now until the selling season opens.
l.! Mr.. E. Odum, who lives in the
'e Buie section, spent a few days last
l. week in Richmond, Va, with his SON
Mr.. Alexander Odum, who under
went an operation for appendicitis In
le, Richmond hospital week ago yes
'e, terday and was getting along nicely
r when he left Richmond Wednesday.
OIL Mr.. Odum was a Lumberton visitor
n Saturday.
~ Mr.. T. j. Noblin of BarnesvilIe
III was among the callers at The Robe
. ! sorian office Friday. Mr.. Noblin says
e the tobacco acreage in his section will
be about normal. The farmers have
q q got their plants out and the present
! ~ outlook for crop is good, Mr.. Mob.
=, lin says. Mr.. Noblin will be con.
ie nected with the Farmers tobacco
IN warehouse of Lumberton again this
p year. He thinks prices will be high
III III for this years crop.
no -Lumberton Cor, April %, VIII
a mington Star: Mrs. Lora Grimsley
in for a number of years a resident Of
r. Fairmont, left yesterday for Shelby
n where she will make her home in tn,
O. future. Mrs. Grinsley has leased ou
her farm and goes to her only livins
brother to spend her declining years
a Over 40 years ago Mrs. Grimsley re
h. sided here, she being the daughte
40 - of the late Mr. and Mrs Henry Ellis
M ~, Two of her brothers, Messrs. W. n
no and H. B. Ellis were connected witt
IF The Robesonian during the earl
IN m days.
70. DR. and Mrs. w. L. Granthan
re who sold their house on North Elr
to- street recently to Mr.. Jno. S. Mcneil
raj will board at the Lorraine hotel un
III til they can purchase lot and builc
dr. They had decided to leave Lumber
iss ton on account Of Mrs. Grantham'
for health, but their numerous friend
or will be glad to learn that her healt
hit. has improved so much that they hay
90 decided that will not be necessar,
es- so they will continue to live in Lun
berton. Mrs. Grantham will spen
md the summer in the western part {
ad, the State.
Mr.. Mr.. Henry Baxley, a young whit
on man, who delivers groceries for M
res, ]. A. Branch, was badly bruised I
ar one day last week when a bicyc
7al. which he was riding at fast spec
ect collided with an automobile drive