The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
NUMBER 10
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEwa

Cedar streets, "'' anu
Miss Nellie Tyson has accented
a position with Messrs. Stephens ard
barnes. She began work yesterday.
Mr.. c. NJ. Fuller left last even
ING for st. Louis, Mo, where he Will
spend several days buying mules for
his sales stables
.--EX-Gov. w. w. Kitchen of Raj
eignl and Mr.. J T. Bland of Eurgaw
are mere today confering with the law
ilrm l OF BRITT d Britt concerning some
legal matters.
The ". o. ". camp at Ten Nile
VIII unVell a monument to the grave
OF Soy. Lundy Barefoot Sunday Anril
Z, at $50 p. III. Neighboring canus
are invited to take part.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Weinstein re-
turned yesterday from New York
ana Baltimore, where they spent sew
efal Gays buying goods for Mr. Wein-
stems department store
Mr.. Alex Rowland enlisted in the
infantry of the U. S. army Tuesday
at the local recruiting station. He
left for Fort Thomas, Ky. Mr.. Row
land is only 10 years old and enl;stsd
| of his own free will
| tniSS AVA Hardee, an experience
ed trimmer of Baltimore, Md. arriy-
ed Tuesday evening and will work IN
the millinery department of Messrs
r. D. Caldwell & Sons department
store during the spring season.
! Mr.. j. Frank Stephens of r. Z
from Orrum was among the business
visitors in town Tuesday. Mr.. Ste
phens said that the farmers down his
way have their land prepared for
planting :. Some will plant corn
next week
Rev. H. A. Grantham. priest in
charge of Trinity Episcopal church,
and Mrs. Grantham went last night
to Wilmington, where they will at
tend services in ST. Philips church
the balance of the week. They will
be away over Sunday
There will be a patriotic rally at
the East Lumberton school building
tonight. Those who will take part in
the program are: Messrs. r. ID. Cald-
well and H. E. Stacy, DIR. A. II Eeer,
: county farm demonstration, Miss Lulu
M. Cassldey, home demonstration
agent and Mrs. F.. L. Nash.
Miss Josephine Breeze has her
millinery opening today and tomor-
: row. The spring opening at the Lum-
5 berton Bargain House begins today
and continues throughout the week
: Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son will
!. have their millinery opening Thurs
:. day, Friday and Saturday of next
? week.
81 MIR. F. A. Wishart, county super
intendent of roads, says it will cost
n around $1,000 to repair the road at
Edmund's mill pond, which washed
out last week. When asked what
: caused the dam to break Mr. Wishart
said the abutments were not nut in
0 right and the owners of the pond were
o trying to make it hold too much wa
ter.
The Wilmington high school will
: not enter the State triangular dcSat-
!: ing contest this year. Arrangements
u had been made for the debaters from
=! the Lumberton school to go up against
, the Goldsboro and Wilmington schools
, Lumberton. 1t has not been learned
4 what other school Lumberton speakers
will debate against.
! -Maxton Scottish Chief: Presi-
4 dent Wilson has sent to the Senate
: the name of Mrs. Bessie Nicholson to
. be postmaster at Maxton. Mrs. Mich
. olson, widow of our late postmaster
j 0. C. Nicholson, has been acting post
a master since the death of her nus
c band and has given satisfaction to
2 the patrons. She is receiving con-
t gratulations of friends.
Mrs. j. B. Bowen has been en-
ployed as stenographer in the Office
of the county farm and home de-
n monstration department. Mrs. Bo-
7 wen will also serve the county food
I administration, the committee Oh War
I Savings stamps and the county at
: torney as stenographer. The board
of county commissioners at it's last
). meeting provided for the employment
of stenographer.
Mr.. VIM. L. Craven of the State
: Highway commission is spending tha
i day here for the purpose of assisting
: Mr.. F. A. Wishart, county superin-
tendent of roads, in making plans for
I new concrete bridge to be put IN on
= the Stage road just beyond the river
!: from the foot of Fifth street. This
bridge was washed out during the
: floods of August, 1915, and temper
= ary bridge was put in at that time and
: has been in use since.
While it has been decided not to
8 hold county commencement in Rob
OIL eSon this year, Pro1. j. Il. Poole,
t county superintendent of schools, Is
f arranging for the seventh-grade pu-
pills to take the examinations IS they
: have been doing heretofore. Exami-
q nation blanks will be mailed to the
v teachers at an early date. Diplomas
t signed by the county board Of educa--
a ton, the county superintendent OF
< schools and the teacher, will be de-
5 livered at the close of the school to
e those passing the examination.
it Miss Belle Kornegay, a sister Of
I Messrs. P. S. and r. C. Kornegay Of
Lumberton, died Monday afternoon
Y in a hospital at Greensboro following
e an operation for appendicitis. Both
it Mr.. and Mrs. p S. Kornegay and Mr..
k R. C. Kornegay were with
r her when the end came. Deceased
Is was p years of age and was mem