The Robesonian., 1918-03-04
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEW4

Bh1EF ITEMS LOCAL NEW&
MIR. w. F. French returned Satur-
day from the West, where he went to
buy mules for his sales stables.
Miss Francis Holloway of Balti-
more arrived last week and will be
with Miss Amelia Linkhaeur at the
style shop this season.
Local fertilizer dealers say tha
IaIineiS Duyng more lerCIilZeHa
than they bought last year. Here's
hoping they get results.
Register of Deeds Nj. w. Floyd
issued As marriage licenses during the
month of February-14 to whites, 10
to Indians and II to colored.
MIR. R. A. Hedgepeth, Jr.. has ac-
cepted a position as salesman In
Messrs. Grantham Brothers drug
store. He began work Friday.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Raymond Rogers and
Mishie Ivey; Hal l. Shook and Martha
Page.
Sgt. ]. B. Bradford, of the local
army recruiting office, went today to
Wilmington, where he will spend
!, some time recruiting men for the
I tarmy.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Britt began
housekeeping Saturday in Mr.. Britt's
residence, Second and Walnut streets.
They had boarded at the Lorraine no
;, tel since their marriage.
Mr.. S. F. Caldwell returned FRI
: day night from New York, where he
e spent 10 days buying spring goods
r for the firm of R. D. Caldwell & Son,
of which he is junior member.
t Mr.. H. E. Stacy of Lumberton
v was one of the more than one hum
S dred delegates commissioned Friday
J, by Governor Beckett to the annual
+ meeting of the National Good Roads
9 association to be held in Little Rock
) Ark, April 1919.
It "A Robson county man who was
old enough to register under the draft
n act took his first ride on train Fri
,r day when he went to Fayetteville to
t. be examined by the district examin-
j. ing board Uncle Sam paid for his
er first ride on the train.
Sgt. C. P. Leggett, who is station
as ed at Camp Greene, Charlotte, spent
of the weekend visiting at the home of
e. his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Leg
~ gett, on R. 2 from Fairmont. Sgt.
to Leggett says the mud at Camp Greene
I'll has all disappeared and things are
In line shape now.
h, There will be box supper at the
on Meadow school house, about two miles
on from Lumberton on the Meadow road,
e. Sentelle of the Lumberton graded and
ay high school will make a speech on War
Savings and Thrift stamps. Miss
W. Martha Britt is teacher.
ar -"I hope it does not turn cold
ck again this spring." remarked Mr.. H.
er- e Thompson Of the Attention section
lis to a Robesonian reporter Saturday
u.s. Mr.. Thompson said he planted . acres
of corn Friday and was afraid ne
ct would have to plant it again. "fis
an little early to plant corn.
Ike Mr. Ben G. Floyd has returned
III from Maiden this State where he went
nty to attend the funeral of a one-year-olo
tn sister Of Mrs. Floyd. The child diec
ion Wednesday, death being due tt
pneumonia. Mrs. Floyd was at the
4; hc7ie off her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. y.
Will P. Taylor at Maiden, when her s1stel
inc died and will remain there for som,
lrt- time.
ork Mrs A. C. Tebeau, who has beel
for a guest for several days at the hOm
Iiss of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
>al- Whaley, will leave tomorrow for he
old to Lumberton with the expectation o
= meeting her brother, Mr.. Elwood Wha
If ley, who is stationed at New York i
anil the aviation corps of the army, bu
hot Mr.. Whaley has been delayed in com
,ay- ing home.
nd Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. McAIliste
n a and small daughter, Nancy Pope, WI
the leave Wednesday for their summe
1ich home at Hendersonville, where Mr.
the McAllister and daughter, who cam
home the middle of December, WI
. IF spend the summer. Mr.. McAlliste
the will spend week or ten DAYS at heI
ore will divide his time between Lumber
! in ton and Hendersonville during th
bv summer.
was Chief of Police ALI h. McLee
e is asks The Robesonian to inform aui
Mr.. drivers that many of them are run
logs ming too fast on the streets of tt
light town and to warn them that he
going to begin again pulling" tho:
ing who are breaking the speed limit. II
,wn chief "pulled" number for speedlr
her some months ago and this had effe
was for spell, but the folks seem to ha,
ania forgotten about that. Why have I
ram termissions, though, in enforcing tn
o. of law?
tnat DR.. I. r. BULLOCK, IOfner hop
that sonian who has been practicing mee
close cine at Nichols, S. C., recently w
arms commissioned as f1rst lieutenant
etter the medical reserve OF the ". >. arm
and He is now stationed at Chariesto
ex- S. c., as member Of the exaninil
hing, board of the aviation unit. Llel
, the Bullock spent Saturday and yeste
,n;ed day visiting at the home CT his fath'
leep. Mr.. V. A. Bullock, on K. from Lul
good berton. Lieut.. Bullock and his IAN
IN rol spent few hours m LumDefeon d