The Robesonian., 1918-07-15
NUMBER
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Large crowds are visiting Jen-
nings beach daily.
The old cemetery near the union
station has been cleaned off.
-Lumbee tent Maccabees meets
Thursday evening at $3.50. Degree
work
Miss Annie M'White has accent
ed position at the Lumberton Bar
gain House.
Mr.. L. G. Byrd of Buie's Creek
mas accepted a position as bookkeeper
in Mr.. X; M .Biggs' store.
Mr.. A. C. Smith of R. S from
Lumberton was in town Thursday
He reported fine rain in his section
Wednesday.
Mr.. H. G. Snipes of the Fairmon.
section sent The Robesonian Office
Thursday two tobacco leaves both on
the same STEM
MIR. Rufus Goodyear of Barnes
vile has accepted a position as sales
man in the drygoods department of
Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Sons store.
Mr.. R. NJ. Erwin, bookkeeper in
the Lumberton, Dresden and Jennings
cotton mills Office, is taking vaca-
ton. He left last Saturday for Fort
Mill, S. c., to visit relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Arenson and
two children, Ellis and Abraham, of
Danville, Va, Miss Gladys and Mas
ter Israel Blacker of Rockingham are
visiting at the homes of Messrs. M.
and j. Blacker.
Mr.. W. J. Dubois, proprietor of
the Dubois bakery, went to Whining
ton Thursday to get flour, but not
barrel could he purchase in all that
town. The wholesale dealers there
simply did not have it.
Mrs. Sallie McRae of Washing
ton, D., c., who had been visiting at
the home Of her sister, Mrs Mollie
Norment, left Monday for Fayette-
vile, where she will spend some time
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Daisy w. Jenkins arrived
home last week from Richmond, Va,
where she underwent surgical op-
Grafton 2 weeks ago. Mesdames Nan
ME Crump and Stephen Mcintyre met
Mrs. Jenkins in Fayetteville Wednes-
day.
! Misses Halle Peacock and Elsie
tFlowers of Williston, Fla, who had
been guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. G. Mckenzie, Elm street, for
several days, left this morning for
Kinston, where they will visit reIa-
tives and friends.
At the regular quarterly meeting
\ of the directors Of the Planters Bank
] & Trust Co. Tuesday Mr.. R. G. Law
.trence was elected fiyst president.
ST eedfhg the late r. r. Barnes.
ressrs A. Weinstein and C. B. Skip
O-per were elcted as members of the
board of directors.
-Messrs Jas. L. Williamson, J..
Ellie Walters, Prentiss Barker-all of
Lumberton-and L. Jackson Ford of
Marietta left yesterday for Clemson
College, S. c., where they will take
q special course for army duty. These
volunteered for this work.
1 Fire of unknown origin practical
ly destroyed a 4-room cottage on Wal
nut street belonging to Mr.. S. T.
; Freeman about $3.50 o'clock yesterday
morning The house was vacant. Mr..
G. B. Wishart and family lived in
!; the house up to Saturday afternoon,
! when they moved out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Macarthur
moved Thursday to Red Springs from
their farm home near Philadelphus.
Mr.. Macarthur is proprietor Of Ford
garage at Red Springs, having .pur-
chased recently the garage business
of Mr.. Douglas Mcmillan, who has
l gone to a training camp.
DIR. ]. D. Turner of Oxford ar
rived today to begin free dental work
among the school children of the coun-
ty. He will work in connection with
the county board of health. DR.. Turn
| er will have appointments in various
sections of the county and these Will
be published in The Robesonian.