The Robesonian., 1918-04-04
NUMBER Is
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Mr. Wearn Shelby left Tuesday
for Hopewell, Va, where he has ac-
certed a position.
Miss Sadie Ray Pope has accept
ed position in the National Bank of
Lumberton. She began work Monday
Mrs. r. f. Lewis went yesterday
morning TO Charlotte to have her
eyes treated. She will return tonight
Mr.. B. M Davis suffered slight
stroke of paralysis in his right side
Monday. His condition is slowly i'm
proving.
Miss Katie Stone has accepted
position in Messrs White 4 Coughs
department store. She began work
Tuesday.
| License has been issued for the
marriage of Hybert Leggett and Pru-
die Inman; Eddie Cashwell and Leola
Hicks; Luther Smith and Fannie
Hayes.
The Alfred Rowland chapter of
the U. D. c. will hold it's monthly
meeting on Saturday in the directors
rooms of the National Bank of Lum-
berton at 4:30.
Members of the publicity commit
te of the local Red Cross chapter may
will be of assistance to them by
calling at The Robesonian Office.
r Mr. Rufus NJ Sanderson returned
Monday night from Camp Jackson,
r having been given temporary dis
charge from the army on account Of
h physical disability He is subject to
b call, however, at any time.
h Sgt. Percy H. Wilson of battery
D., 113 field artillery, passed throu@h
town this morning en- route to Fair
mont to visit his parents, Mr.. and
le Mrs S. p Wilson. Sgt. Wilson re-
y Gently returned from Texas, where he
II spent 3 months.
-Messrs. E. L. and D F. Holloway
," returned Tuesday night from New
,nl York. They drove two Chevrolet auc
tomobiles from New York, leaving
g New York Saturday night. The dis
10 - the way they came is IT'S miles.
h. Ethel Melvin, colored, is in jail
ia charged with stabbing Beatrice Pope,
ma also colored, in the side with a knife
ma last evening The two women live
ah about two miles east of town and
&C. Sheriff R. E. Lewis and Rural Police
,b- man brought Ethel to Jail last night
er, On account of the entertainment
re- which will be given at the opera house
sh. tomorrow evening for the benefit Of
the Red Cross, the regular monthly
meeting of the executive committee OF
the local Red Cross chapter has been
postponed to Friday evening of next
week.
-Condary Harden, Indian, who
lives about z miles from Lumberton
ELL on the Fayetteville road, near Mag
nolia school house, had the mlsfor-
,f hnr1co
nesday of last week. Practically al
the contents were consumed by th>
ID. fire, which caught from the stove
flue He had no insurance.
Mr.. L. B. Weinstein, formerly Q.
,rt- Fairmont, who returned recently witt
Mrs Weinstein from Arkansas
where they went the first of the year
\ has opened up a store at Chadbourn
Mrs. Weinstein who has been at tn
home of Mr.. Weinsteln's parents, Ar
l. and Mrs. S. Weinstein, here for sey
,ad- eral days, will go tomorrow to Chad
,ck- bourn.
rch. Mr.. w. R. Miller and three daugh
,ver ters, Misses Alpha, Glayds, and NO
lese lie, and son, Mr.. Dougaid, OF T.
to from Fairmont, were Lumberton visr'
ors Tuesday. Mr.. Dougald Miller wa
r of among the registrants called TO n
byf port to the local board here Tuesda!
york but Mr.. Miller was not among r1os
roc selecte dto go to camp so he was IRE
ess- to return home and help make erol
Mr. E. j. Prevatt, Of the 39s
uar- u. S. infantry, stationed at Gam
nent Greene, Charlotte, arrived here Ia
AS night and will spend 10-days. fu
no Tough visiting relatives and frleno
able, This is Mr.. Prevatt's first trip noA
fore. since he enlisted in the, army IN A
gust, 1914. He says ne has new
Or. seen the day since he enlisted tn
he was not satisfied, and expects
ry. continue in the service Of his count
as long as he lives.
reSs. Mr.. s, Weinstein has roll
five 500 bills of Russian money, ]
v.r- sued in 1910, while the recently q
va nosed Car war monarch of all Ru
W., sia. Mr.. Weinstein bought this q
ains nreciated currency Of former regll
guy lE RECENTLY in New York at $40 the hu
pr;; ptr;a+ dred. but since then the va.ue a
-, ;,,dr' ,i risen to $3.50 the hundred. May
'"oe Mr. Weinstein would give you Q
of the bills if you will read what
epted inscribed tnereoh'
Gro Mrs. H. T. Pope Of Lumbert
We'd was reelected vice-president OF
Wilmington division Of the Bapt
CT Woman's Missionary Union at
Lum- conVe1sion ~ ro1d.1a1i ,,,.s elected ,
Smith Mrs; n; y. oalumem ~. sant maS +he mn
Knott oi Ine uenesa. .1ont;o, OF !,
bacco d Ihe DapS' ,Ioaaonaas " r p
oming Noek AZ in Way MoIeod eo nnd Miss An
Ruth Caldwell attended the cow
mans ton at Asheville last week and
We'd t1rnod home Saturday.
days NJ, -. - tho 1av;no h
S and me h,l,us a VI ~ % c.n;iaI lett
years ~ Sy.m o+ba,. ~ w dan The Robesonian
n and me. Inc o.neL -, uay th.t ievad an 600 n
luring aIGuI co aen oan;+a1 & Tuesday
j. D. Taylor, who lives on R: 5 f
given Lumberton, brought to The Robe: