The Robesonian., 1917-05-03
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEws
Its tax-listing time.

Its tax-listing time.
MIR. H. ]. Singleton went Mon
oay TO Greensboro to make, applica-
tlon for U. S. army commission.
The Lumberton Cotton Mill
20. has recently purchased a
large motor truck for hauling cot
ton.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Roz-
| Ter, who live on R. from Lumberton. :.
girl.
There will be called conmunics-
ton of St. Adams lodge Friday MIGHT
at o'clock for work in the third
degree. All Master Masons are invit-
ed to attend.
Miss Myra Cotton of Fayetteville
and Miss Minnie Burney of CLARK.
ton have accepted positions as STE
nographers in the Lumberton. Dres-
den and Jennings cotton mill offices.
The directors OF the. Lumberton
/ Farm loan association met here Tues
/ oay. The meeting was called for the
1 purpose of discussing some matters
in connection with the workings of
the association.
MIR. H. E. Stacy will deliver the
literary address at the closing ex-7
ercises of the public school at Johns
station, Scotland county, tomorrow at
! II a. m. Two otner schools near
johns station will take part in the
exercises.
--Messrs. J. P. Cashwell, H. J.
Singleton, T. o. Edens and C. M.
Moore went this morning to Whining
ton, where they will make application
Tor U: s. army commissions. Messrs.
). X. Nash and F. Eli Wishart expect
ogo to Wilmington tonight for the
same purpose.
: The Monarch Bowling company
e will open up bowling alley in the
4 Griffith building, Elm street, tomor-
E row. Bowling will be free tomor-
: row. Mr.. B. H. Wallace, who recent
ly resigned his position with the Met
e repoliSan Lie Insurance Co., will
e have charge of the alley.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Shaw moved
: Tuesday from the Stephens house ON
d the corner of Walnut and Fifth to
y the house on East Fifth, between
/ Walnut and Pine, recently vacated
e by Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Hartley and
h owned by Mrs. E. E. Page. Mr.. Shaw
IS has leased the house for three years
d Lightning struck the stalls of Mr.
l. l. T. Brown of the Philadelphus Sec
Ie ton Monday night and burned them
l. together with two mules and one
IS horse. Four other mules which were
le in the stalls got out and were moi
m burned. Mr.. Brown and family were
away from home at the time the stalls
in were burned.
~ ~ in the item in Mondays Robe
u sonian in which was given list o.
= the staff appointed by Gen. Jas. /
~ Metts, commander of the N. C. divis
VI ion of United Confederate veterans
the initials of Major Powell, ensign
y, y of Vineland, were given as A. M. Tht
!, correct initials are A. F. Major Pow
u ell is the father of Mrs. T. C.. John
" son of Lumberton.
IN -Messrs. Knox and John Proc
1s tor, students at the State University
g. Chapel Hill, spent Sunday here visit
ri ing home folks. They were accom-
is panied by Mr.. Henry Stephens o
N Asheville, who is also a student a
* the university Mr.. Knox Procto
nd, is among the 80 senior students WIN
C. will go to Fort Oglethrope training
ev camp for army officers.
Of. Jack Edmund, young whit
lr- boy, was arrested Monday night b.
in Chief of Police ALI. H. Mcleod o.
mt tHe charge Of hiring an automobil
be at Fayetteville to bring him to Lum
Of. bertcn and failing to pay for same
1T The story is that Edmund with an
er other young boy came to Lumberto
ed in the auto and vten they got on
cal of the auto told tn, driver they woul
go to their home ard get the none
and return and pay him, but keI
going and never returned. The cas-
was compromised. The auto arrive
m here about 3 of the clock Sunda
nd morning,