The Robesonian., 1918-07-08

has Joined the Lumberton Red Cross
chapter.
Mr.. H. F. Green of Wilmingt N
lbrarys pS1-'Io. BEGAN an work v.er today as TN
-Me>sts. q Cough bought
, an $4,000 stock of bankrupt merchan-
disc in a South Carolina town last
week.
Mr. Prentiss Barker has voIun-
teered as one of the four registfants
to &C from this district to Clemson
college. ). C., to take special course
for army duty.
-Messrs. H. M. and 4. P. McAllis-
ter, w. l. Linkhaw and Wilbur Leg
gett spent part of last week at Camn
,5acEson; They made the trip in Mr..
ii. Nj. McAlllster's touring car
Mr.. S. F. Caldwell left Saturday
night for Baltimore, Md, to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. d. Caldwell,
who have been there some time un-
dergoing treatment in Johns Hopkins
hospital.
Mr.. W. S. Johnson, who lives on
R. from St. Pauls, was a Lumberton
visitor Saturday. Mr.. Johnson says
the corn crop is the sorriest in his
Z
ed out. This year it is the drought
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. C. Thomas and
small daughter, Josephine, moved last
week from Roseboro to Lumberton.
! They live on Second street. Mr..
/ Thomas has opened a drygoods store
in the old 5 and 10 cent stand on Elm
street.
I MIR. Ira B. Townsend, town CLERK
o,o rraa IL d Il
to state that all delinquent town taxes
will be collected by levying if not
paid at once. There will be a 20 Der
cent addition to all privilege and IL
cense taxes not paid by August l.
! Mr. R. Lewis Shelby, cashier OF
the National Bank of Hopewell, Va,
spent the weekend here visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Shelby.
Seventh street. Mr.. Shelby recently
was elected cashier of the above-nam-
ed bank, his first position there hav-
ing been as assistant cashier.
! Mr.. L. W. Redick of r. 2 from
Darlington, S. c., writes The Robe
sonian that he gathered 20 1-2 BUSH
els of wheat from 3 acres this year.
The wheat, he says, will net him Is
. barrels of flour. Mr.. Redick has
, enough flour from last years wheat
crop to last him several months.
DIR. E. F. Long, Davidson county
, health officer, arrived here Saturday
l night and will spend a few days here
with Dr.. w. A. McPhaul, county
5 health officer, studying the manner in
r which health work is done in Robeson.
DR.. Long was accompanied by Mr..
]. Hedrick of Lexington. They will
; make an effort to catch some Lumber
river fish before returning home.
The many friends of Mr.. Frank C..
Branch, formerly of Lumberton, will
i be pleased to learn that he recently
has been appointed assistant auditor
a of the United States shipping board.
He will have an Office in Wilmington.
: This is a Government appointment
= end pays a handsome salary. Mr.
= Branch IS a son Of the hate Geo. l..
Branch and has many relatives living
: in Robson. He has been living in
Wilmington for some time:
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Lawrence and
children, Misses Anna and Mary, Mrs.
q Lawrence's mother, Mrs. w. L. Nor
: wood, and Mr.. Lawrence's nephew,
Mr.. Robt Bridgers of Winton, made
the trip to Wake Forest yesterday in
n Mr.. Lawrence's auto and all returned
last night except Miss Mary, who re-
: manned at the home of Mr.. Lawrence's s
g mother. They left Lumberton at 4:45
a. M, reached Wake Forest about l
4 a. m, left Wake Forest at 5 p. m. and
$ arrived here this morning at 1:3O.
Regular communication of st. Al
+ bans lodge No. ia, A. F. & A. NJ,
e Tuesday evening (9th) at $50 for de-
gree work. A full attendance is de-
: sired. The following will serve as of
ficers of St. Adams lodge for the
ensuing year: Jno. S. McNeill, w
= NJ; C. V. Brown, S. W.; W. G. Pit
d man, J. W.; R. 7. Allen, Secretary
;. @. T. Williams, treasurer; N. A
Thompson, S. D.; G. E. Rancke, Jr.
: J. D.; l. L. Caldwell, S. S.; E. w
Caldwell, ]. S.; G. E. Rancke, Sr.
e tyler.
Jas. E. Dial, Indian, progressive
3 farmer of Saddletree township, was a
r. Lumberton visitor Saturday. AS has
= been stated in The Robesonian, he
bought harvesting machine this
# year and was kept busy during the
IS wheat-harvesting period. In Saddle
J. tree, Lumberton and part of Wish.
art townships he cut Is acres o1
y wheat, and in that territory he saw
:, many acres that were cut by hand. HI
Il has recently purchased threshine
machine and tractor. The Robson
y ian would be glad to get reports from
Il others who operated harvesting ma
,r chimes in the county this year.
If Marriage of Miss Blanche Bullock