The Robesonian., 1917-12-24
NUMBER 81
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEW8


116 will meet Thursday evening IN
Masonic hall at 1880.
st. Paul Messenger: Mr.. W. w.
Livingston and family, have moved to
Cumberland county, up near Mahches-
ter.
All Seaboard trains passing Lum-
berton are running from one to s.
hours late. All the roads seem to be
overrun with passengers.
A young white man dropped a
pistol from his pocket to the sidewalk
on Elm street Saturday afternoon
He picked the gun up hurriedly, plac-
ed it back in his pocket, and moved on
Mr.. F. L. Israel returned last
week from Buie's Creek academy,
where he was in school during the
fall, to his home in Wishart township
He will teach near his home next
spring.
Rev and Mrs. R. A. Hedgpeth and
family will move from Barnesville ta.
Lumberton the first of next year.
They will live in Mr.. S. E. Britt's res
idence, Cedar and Eighth street. Mr..
Britt and family will move back to the
Britt farm, at Ten Mile.
In Thursdays Robesonian it was
stated that Mr.. E. M. Johnson had re-
to consult specialist for throat trou-
BILE. Mr.. johnson went to Charlotte
to consult specialist about head
trouble instead of throat trouble.
Mr.. ]. C. Barnes of the Back
Swamp section was among the visi-
tors in town Saturday. Mr.. Barnes
recently closed $500 real estate
deal, having purchased the land from
Mr.. d. E. Nance The land which
Mr.. Barnes bought is near Back
6 Swamp.
+ Don't forget to take the Christ
mas dinner you have prepared for the
inmates at the county home to the
home of Miss Lizzie Caldwell, Eighth
and Water streets, this afternoon or
tonight. Miss Caldwell is anxious
that bountiful dinner be donated
for these unfortunates.
8 Mr.. J. L. McNeill of Buie was a
Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr.. Nc
Neill killed Wednesday of last week
: a 16-months pig that weighed 665
pounds gross. Some pig, outweighing
k his mother, 2 1-3 years old, which al
SO was killed the other day and weigh
ed 435 pounds and the mother was,
n no slouch of a hog at that.
Mr. w. G. Gilchrist, who was In
fduSrial agent for the V. & C. S. Ry.
= Co. last year, and who has been look
lel ing after Mr.. A. w. McLean's farm
ing interests during this year, has re-
s. signed his position and returned to his
old home at Laurinburg. Mr.. Gil
B. christ's many friends will regret that
he decided to leave Lunnberton.
81 Rev. c. H. Biggs, former pastor
II Of the Lumberton circuit, and family
ie will leave Wednesday for Ellerbe cir
L.
40 the recent conference. Mr.. Biggs and
y family are visiting relatives at Efiz-
40 abethtown, but will return to Lumber
= ton Wednesday morning and spend the
oe day here. They have made many
ur u friends while living here who regret
III. that they are to leave.
,ss Mr.. Ellis Miller of Fairmont, e.
ho 1, known to fame as the man who
~ since time when the memory of mar
nf runs not to the contrary has been th<
nd first in Robson every year to pay his
i-N taxes, was Lumberton visitor Sat
zo urday. He came with his son Mr.. C.
n o1 f. Miller, who came to "be examm
~, ed", Mr.. Miller said, "about going t.
no is liable to go to France himself with
ho out being examined.
IN Mr.. Warren Prevatt of the Raj
RI Swamp section killed large ottel
cir recently. Mr.. Prevatt and Mr.. AIber
,li Bruce were in a mill pond duck hunt
on. ing and Mr.. Prevatt spied the otte
ay- lying on log 80 yards from him. H
er: fired at the otter and killed him dead
tv. A good shot. The otter was fee
" and z inches long. Mr.. Prevatt say
when he gets to France, or Germany
be he hopes to get within 80 yards Q
his Kaiser Bill with a loaded gun.
Mr.. Henry Spivey of Mariett
of was Lumberton visitor Friday. ID
a Spivey was among the veterans VII
oon got their pension money last sveel
YES He served four years through the va
and is the spriest s78-years-young ma
'tor to- his hair is black, and his beard is ol
- ly springled with grey. He carriG
M his age SO well that, barring accident
it looks like he will have to be knocl
- ed in the head on judgment day.
foe G Mr.. anw Mrs. D. R. Britt and the
mr. mr. seven children >~of Dunn, visited re
ra caa atives in the county from Saturdz
MIC till today, when they intended to z
:, turn home. They came to Lumbertx
BEL. Saturday and spent Saturday mig
OF here at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jol
OF Britt, Mesdames D. r. Al
1on' John Britt being sisters. Yesterd,
Cney went TO the nome OF Mr.. Br1t1
half brother Mr.. A. L. Stone, ON
i in 4 from Lumberton. They are ira
sew cling in their auto.
.ged Mr. Earl "A. Thompson is spen
only ing few days at the home of /
rned parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thorn
son, waiting for daily-epected instrr
ated tions to report at the training car
who at Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Thomps
liant entered the second officers traini
Co. camp at Fort Oglethorpe last Aug,
Mr.. and stayed there months, when
as had to drop out on account of emit
ing hospital. After that he ws
. M. to the university Of Georgia Tor
light course of training in the quarters
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