The Robesonian., 1918-02-21
NUMBER 4
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEVER

lcSdl holiday, Ine local
banks will be -Washington's
birthday.
Special meeting l. @. o. F. No.
245 tonight at 8 o'clock First degree
work. All members urged to be pres
ent.
Superior court for the trial Of
civil cases will convene Monday.
Judge Geo. w. Connor of Wilson Win
preside.
Miss Josephine Breeze left Neu-
day night for Baltimore and New
York to buy spring goods for her niI-
linery store.
The condition Of Mrs. Frank
Cough, who has been sick for manv
months, has not been favorable fer
several days.
Rev. and Mrs. H. A. GranthaH,
have rented rooms from Mr.. +. I.
Nash, Sixth street, and have begun
light housekeeping
!. =. =. cd veil, junior mem
ber of the firm of R. D. Caldwell 4
Son, will leave tonight for the North
ern markets to buy spring goods for
the Caldwell store.
| Mr.. Joe Darlington, one of Robe
sons selectmen at Camp Jackson, Ia
spending a few days furlough with
relatives near Maxton. He is Lun-
berton visitor today.
i Mrs. w. S. Britt has returned
home from the Fennell infirmarv.
Rock Hill, S. c., where she had been
a patient since December 20. Her
!, condition is very much improved.
Mr.. F. A. Wishart, county super
intendent of roads, left Tuesday even
ing for Chapel Hill to attend a good
roads meeting. The meeting open
ed Tuesday and will close tomorrow
Mrs. Sue l. Blake, and daughter.
Miss Lillian, and nephew, Mr.. Earle.
Crump, left Tuesday for Hopewell,
Va, where they will make their home
= Mr.: Paul and Miss Annie Blake, SON
= and daughter of Mrs Blake, have
' been at Hopewell for some time.
;, Mrs. Lille Langdon, who has
4 of the millinery department Of
). Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Sons de-
partment store, left Tuesday night
f for New York and Baltimore to buy
t spring millinery for the Caldwell
charge of the millinery department of
a store.
/ Mr.. A. P. Page, who enlisted in
the signal corps of the U. S. army
: Camp Hancock, Ca, where he has
r, been stationed. He will leave for
camp Sunday. Mr.. Page was recently
$ transferred to ke Third regiment
ID and expects to ieeve for France in
1T short time. He is son of. Mr. f.
,e E. Page of Lumberton.
g Miss Lulu NJ Cassidy, county
1 home demonstration agent, and Dr. A.
H. Kerr, county farm demonstration
L went yesterday to Centenary school
a house, where Miss Cassidy organized
ID a community club. DIR. Kerr made a
III very interesting talk on gardening
and Miss Cassidy talked on War Saw
IS ings end Thrift stamps. Miss Csssi-
" dy VIII 20 this afternoon to .'airnont
n. to organize a home demonstration
c. club.
- -Messrs. Bullock Brothers will re-
sumo their titney service between
"a Lumherton and Fairmont Monday
~ of next week. The service was dis
!, continued some two weeks ago on ac-
n. n count Of the condition of the roads
- They will make two round trips each
- day. The first car will leave the Lor-
, raine hotel at $50 a. m. and return.
"' ing will leave FairmOnt at 1910 a
Ia IN. The second car will leave the
- Lorraine hotel at p. m. and return.
ing will leave Fairmont at 6:30 p. m
-"Some Porto Rico yams for you
n grown under Democratic admins,
tration-good potatoes but hard te
keep" said Mr.. j. Odum, who lives
near Lowe, as he came into The Robe
ne sonian office Tuesday and gave TIN
ay editor some of the finest potatoe:
We that ever grew under any administra
es ton. One of these yams would makt
"a more than meal for a good-sizet
re family and this appreciated gift vii
r. be enjoyed right along for some day!
us as the food administration has no
re decreed potatoless days.
ll;e. Warren West, Freddie Britt
~ -. Charles Watts, Clyde Britt and Wasl
~ - Edwards, all small white boys VIII
80 live at the National cotton mill vii
~ lage, were before Assistant Rc:orde
tS E. M. Johnson Tuesday on the cnarg
~ ~ Of throwing missiles and brick at res
~. " licences at the mill village. Warrel
We West plead guilty, while the othe
boys were found not guilty. Tn
jud gnlent of the court was that Wes
r. be whipped by his parents in the pres
II. ence Of an officer and not be allowe
on tie streets after night for wear.
All members of the executiv
and publicity committees of the Rob<
OF son War Savings and Thrift STAN
ID organization are requested to mex
dr. with the teachers of Robson in th
,on court house here Saturday at IL ,
to m. AS was stated in Mofday's- Role
rry. sonian, the white teachers Of th
mt, county will meet here Saturday an
these committees are requested
meet with them in order that plar
cts may be perfected for organizing Wa
Savings and Thrift stamp societis
in all the schools and in each comml
nifty in the county.
Mrs. S. E. Townsend of r. fro
ack Lumberton is among the visitors
eet town today. She has just received
af- letter from her SON Mr.. Frank Tow
ted send, who is on the u. s, ship Ar
md thusa, somewhere" He writes: "W
had a very good trip coming over al
&c | The is hatto,. tha,, f. o11to OF G.