The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEW8

BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEW8
A door has been cut in the wall
between the office and laboratory of
Dr.. w. A. McPhaul, county health Of
ficer, on the second floor at the court
house.
Miss Byrd Blankenship, Red Cross
instructor in surgical dressings, frem
Atlanta, will arrive Tuesday niytt
and will have her first class Wednse-
day at p. m. in the Red Cross work
rooms.
Frances, 5 years old, and Mary.
months old, daughters Of Mr.. aHA
Mrs. J. c. Bodenheimer, have
been sick with pneumonia for several
days. Their condition is slightly ins-
proved
:. There will be box supper ut
}, Cedar Grove school house, about &
miles east of Lumberton, Friday night
of this week. The proceeds will -
; used for the benefit of the school and
, church.
: There will be Washington BIRTH
! day entertainment at Oakdale school
house, near Marietta, Friday night
! of this week. The entertainment viii
! begin at 1880. No charges for admis-
I sion. Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Hall ara.
4 the teachers at Oakdale.
r French Stokes, colored, was ar
S rested at Maxton and brought to jail
e here yesterday. 1t is thought that
$, Stokes is wanted in Mccormick coun-
# ty, South Carolina, on the charge Of
e murder. The South Carolina officers
< have been advised of the arrest.
~ Speaking of "meatless days." Mr..
~ y, ]. l. Carter, who lives on R. from
:, .a Lumberton, says he has observed three,
of meatless weeks and is still alive. Mr..
Carter's physician advised him that
nt he would get along better without
ar meat. EN-
Mrs. H. L. Pope was called to
ed Burlington Friday on account of the
death of her grandmother. She was
fe accompanied to Burlington by her sis
ITS ter, Mrs. A. E. Taplin of High Point,
who had been a guest for several
days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pope
i. here.
Mr.. S. H. Hamilton, manager of
the local Western Union telegraph
mp office, and Mrs. Hamilton, his assist
ant, are taking two weeks vacation.
ar Mr.. Hamilton is being relieved by Mr.
:. w. H. Hobgood of Greensboro, while
III Miss Sarah Branch is relieving M.
Hamilton.
MIR. S. R. Fenegan was able to re-
bia sumo his duties as salesman in the
IN clothing department Of Mr. L. -
nc after being sick for several weeks
ier with pneumonia He spent two weeks
the at Dillon, S. c., visiting relatives be-
OF fore returning to work.
ela Mr.. H. E. Vincent, manager o1
put the local Ford automobile agency
S2nt moved his family Thursday from
nat Charlotte to Lumberton. Mr.. Vim
any cent has been here for about tw.
nee nee weeks, coming from Charlotte. Mr.
the Vincent and family are living in tn,
&C &C Floyd residence, Third street,
me- ;ms, Mr.. Jasper P. Hickman sold hi
one-horse farm in Wishart township
,or- near Cedar Grove church, last weel
mp M to Mr.. c. NJ. Fuller Of Lumberton an
n;te p has moved with his family to farm
p1; PA he purchased in Bladen county, abou
Hho 3 miles from Bladenboro and abou
, ;s the same distance from Richardson
.n5 % from Mr.. Coy Smith. Mr.. Hiekma,
eha tha and Messrs. Coy and Waitus wer
Lumberton visitors Saturday.
is MIR. J. D. Kyle, well-known to
obe- bacco warehouse man of Fairmoni
nall passed through town Friday en- rout
Mr.. to Augusta, KY, where he is managin
ID a tobacco sales warehouse. Mr.. kyl
|, a says tobacco prices are high and add
Pc ed that tobacco would bring Eig
izen price this year war or no war. How
IS a ever, Mr. Kyle is urging the farmer
near to grow plenty OF foOdstuffS. III
UNI KYLE is a member of the warehous
amp firm of E. j. Chambers & Co., of Fan
the mont and expects to return to Fan
raft, mont in April.
'wer Capt Geo. w. Gillett of Co. 4
to n. c. Engineers, which company Wa
ard stationed here for several weeks la:
cond summer and which is now at Cam
Sewer, Greenville, S. c., passe
through Lumberton Friday. Cap
AY. Gillett started to Jacksonville, tn
State, to visit his mother and Mr
Gillett, but was called back to cam
i Of from Wilmington before he reache
Jacksonville. Capt. Gillett said that
number of the men with MS compar
when it was stationed here have a
ready gone to France, having bes
transferred to another company.
" Chief of Police Alf H. Mcleod a
are rested 6-year-old boy one day la
and week The boy, Ray Brown, was
3lad- school and the chief went to sch0
and took the boy before Recorder
cele- M. Britt on the charge. of breakn
rove window lights out OF house beIon
ck p. ing to Mr.. G. Badger Mcleod:
pres was found guilty and taxed with {
very cost. The little prisoner carried |
rare school book and lunch to trial WI
him and did not show any signs th
JG. he thought he was in the tolls at .
He was very much unconeerned abe
|. how the trial went, apparently.
.a+ p. N. Cresfield, colored, return
'TesI Fridav NIGHT from Raleigh. where
and aar,.;cJ S;Sne,, Sha,r ths colored
as - 80. L;+ton hv roh;d doc h
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