The Robesonian., 1918-08-19
NUMBER SIS
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

License has been issued for the
marriage of Chas. A. Brown and Ceye-.
litz A. Martin.
Miss Nora Stone of Mt. Elm baa
accepted position in Messrs. White
d Coughs department store.
The executive committee of the
local Red Cross chapter will meet at
the court house this evening at $3.50.
MIR. c. M. Fuller returned Friday
from st. Louis, Mo-, where he purchas-
ed horses and mules for his sales barn
Mr.. H. E. Thrower and family
moved back to Lumberton last week
from Alma. They ere occupvinr a
house on East Fifth street.
Richard Hardin, Indian, was
somewhat bruised up Saturday morn
ing when his mule ran away on Chest
nut street and threw him out of his
buggy.
MIR. d. E. Meyers of Wilmington.
district manager of the Bell Telephone
Co., was in Lumberton Thursday and
promised the town authorities better
local service
Miss Amelia Linkhauer left Sat
urday for New York, where she Will
spend some time studying fall and
winter millinery styles and buying
goods for her millinery store.
Miss Freda Jones of Baltimore.
Md, arrived last evening and will
work in the millinery department of
Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Sons store
during the fall and winter season.
MIR. Douglas Mclean, of the II. s.
navy. arrived Saturday and will spend
ten days visiting home folks. Mr..
Mclean has been in Europe recertly.
His ship encountered several subma-
rines.
Ira Fields was arrested Friday
by Rural Policeman A. H. Prevatt at
the request of Fayetteville officials.
Fields was wanted in cumberland on
the charge of carrying concealed wea-
pons.
| Mr.. c. C. Rogers, manager of
the local Southern Bell Telephone Of
flee, is taking his vacation. He is
visiting relatives at Taylorsville Mr..
Rogers is being relieved by Mrs. F. M
| Barnes.
MIR. and Mrs A. E. White and
daughter, Miss Vashti, Mrs. Ira 7.
Townsend and Mr. w. F. French ex-
pect to leave tomorrow for the west
ern part of the State They will make
the trip in Mr.. Whites auto.
Miss Annie Ruth Caldwell re-
turned Friday from Baltimore, Md,
and left last evening to return to
| Baltimore. The condition of her faith :
er, Mr.. r. D. Caldwell, who underwent
an operation at John Hopkins hospit-
al recently, is improving.
Mrs. A. Nash, chairman of wom-
ans work Of the local Red Cross chap
ter, asks The Robesonian to state
that the Red Cross work room will
| be open Tuesday afternoon at 4:30
Important work All ladies are ask
ed to come prepared to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Varser and
daughter, little Miss Lille Snead. and
Miss Elizabeth Snead, sister Of Mrs.
Varser, who makes her home with Mr..
Mr.. Varser's auto for Jackson
Springs, where they will spend about
a week.
Mayor and Mrs. Jas. D. Proctor
and children and Mrs. Proctor's sister,
Miss Lorena Kernodle of Graham, and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nash spent yes
terday at Lake Waccamaw, going over
in Mayor Proctor's car. Mrs. E. K.
Proctor and children also spent the
weekend at Lake Waccamaw.
st. Pauls Messenger: Mr.. J. 1.
Townsend of Ten Mile says that he
had II acres in tobacco this year, on
which he is making s400 an acre. Mr..
brothers who have been known for
number of years for the big supply
of pork they raise and put on the
market every year.
! Mrs. Daisy w. Jenkins received
her brother Thomas l.. Watson of
Camp Greene. Charlotte, had just re-
ceived a commission as first ieuten-
ant. Mr.. Watson has been in the
quartermasters department for sew
eral months. He is now being trans
i ferred to Camp Wadsworth, Spartan
burg, S. C.
Mr.. John Dowles, who lives on
town, was exhibiting in town Satur-
day a curiosity in the way of wat
ermelon vine That is, it was suppcs-
ed to be watermelon vine, and locke
like one, but instead of bearing melons
i the vine contented itself with bearing
some pods, useless for eating purposes
and not very ornamental
i Mr.. A. w. Mclean came to Lum-
berton Friday and left last. night to
return to Washington. He says that
during the recent extreme hot weather
= the thermometer went to 120 degrees
on the asphalt pavement in front of
the treasury building, where the War
Finance board has its Offices. At his
residence at Chevy Chase, a suburb OF
:, Washington, however, Mr.. Mclean
I says it was pleasant at night.
Mr.. j. c. Bodenheimer, manager
+ of the Standard Oil company's bust
ness here for the last six years, has
teen transferred to Wilmington, where
), he will be assistant manager of the
shipping point for this State. MIR
Bodenheimer is succeeded here by Mr.
| C. o. Rogers, who has been working
for the same company here for some
time. Mr.. Bodenheimer will move his