The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
NUMBER sc
LIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

-Relatlves II Lumberton have re-
ceived news of the marriage of Mr..
walter w. BOwden in Charleston Last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Branch eft
ms morning for Baltimore, Md.
Were Mrs. Branch Will enter hos,
p:tal for treatment
"A Red Cross auxiliary will be or
ganized at Clybournville Saturday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr.. Woodberry
Lennon will speak at this meeting.
Mrs. Will Prevatt went yesterday
morning to Wilmington to join her
husband. who has been there working
IN the shipyard for some two weeks.
The school trustees met Tuesday
night and adjourned to meet Satur-
Gay night Tor the purpose of electing
eeacners Tor the coming school term
There will be a mock marriage
at the McDonalds school house to-
morrow evening at 9 O'Clock, after
which Ice cream will be sold. The pro-
ceeds will go for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. L. B.
Welnsteln, on Thursday, June 6, a.
boy. The usual ceremony was per
formed this afternoon at 2 O'Clock at
the Thompson hospital by Rabbi Mem
zove of Wilmington
Mrs. j. E. Britt of FAYETTEVILLE
passed through town this morning en-
route to Wilmington, where she will
make her home. She was accomnan-
! led by Miss Letha McNeill, who will
spend some time in Wilmington.
Mr.. NJ. G. Mckenzie became over
heated and tainted at the court house
yesterday afternoon. His c)Ldition
is thought to be improved today. Mr..
Mckenzie, formerly cornty II. asure-,
! celebrated his 7ltl birthday recently.
AT a rally held at the colored
graded school building Monday even
ing the sum of $62.20 was raised for
the Red Cross. This makes over S4O0
the local colored people have raised re-
and are very much interested in the
work.
-Messrs. Thos. A. MeNeill. Jr..
Marvin Paul and D. r. Shaw attended
, at Pembroke last evening the mar
riage OF Mr.. D. A. Shaw and Miss
Pearl Shepherd. mentioned elsewhere
in this issue. Mr.. and Mrs Shaw are
J spending their honeymoon at Wrights-
vile Beach.
{ Mr.. Frank Cough addressed the
e Long Branch auxiliary of the Lumber
e ton Red Cross chapter Sunday. This
: auxiliary was organized Sunday, June
e 2, and already has membership Of
0 14O. More than 70 members joined
: Sunday after Mr.. Coughs address.
4 An effort will be made to increase the
r membership to 200.
: A long coachwhip snake was Kill
? ed yesterday about noon at Chestnut
Street Methodist church by Mr. Miles
Prevatt, who brought his snakeship
: up town and had him on exhibition.
= 1t looked like its name. Snakes of
) that variety are said to be dangerous
customers. There seems to be a reg
: ular epidemic of snakes in these
!, coasts.
-Messrs. 0. l. Floyd and Warren
e Ratley Of Fairmont were Lumberton
= visitors yesterday afternoon. They
S were accompanied by Rev. Lut' .er
: Bridgers, the Georgia evangelist who
II is conducting union revival at Fair
S mont, and Mr.. Earl Stapleton of Bir-
" mingham, Ala, Mr.. Bridgers' choir
leader. Mr.. Floyd says Mr.. Bridgers
e is conducting wonderful meeting
: and that many out-of-town PEOPLE are
f attending the services.
81 Rev. DR.. and Mrs. G. E. Moore
:. ;. house and daughter, Miss Christabel
> and Messrs H. M. McAllister and H
H. Anderson returned early this
= morning from Greensboro, where they
= went Tuesday, DIR. Moorehouse and
y Mr.. McAllister attending as delegates
3 from the Lumberton Presbyterian
=, church, of which DR.. Mcorenouse is
|: pastor, the meeting of synod which
! decided yesterday afternoon to locate
. the synodical college at Charlotte, as
stated in a news item elsewhere in
:, this paper.
l. Mr.. C. B. Redmond re-
l. turned last night from Char
Al lesion, S. c., where he went ia
% attend the graduating exercises OF
2, Bishop Englands high school. He was
& accompanied home by his two sons
Masters Anthony and Bernard, who
! had been in school there the past ses-
IS sion. Master Anthony graduated
there this time. He also graduated
1T in stenography and typewriting. He
g is only 13 years old and is probably
: one of the youngest high schoo
~ graduates in the country.