The Robesonian., 1918-03-07
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

664Gk ITEMS LOCA1 NGW0
MIR. C. NJ. Fuller spent last week
in st. Louis, Mo-, buying mules for
his sales stables.
Mr.. Homer Stephens Of the 1t.
Elm section is very i'll. He Wa
brought to the Thompson hospital
here Tuesday.
Mrs P. s. Kornegay left yesterday
for Greensboro in response to a wire
message advising her that a sister.
in-law living at Greensboro was very
sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Finch moved
yesterday from a residence belonging
to Mr.. Sam Branch on Third street
into the Bond residence, Chestnut
street.
The hour for opening the Red
Cross work rooms has been changed
from to $3.50 p. m, Tuesdays and
Fridays. The rooms remain open
till $50.
! pohneer farrsa~e a~n r,oLi.,~- .-,ci
use Of the good weather which has
prevailed for some time. AS the
average farmer would say, "they are
about to catch up"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. White left,
Monday night for New York, where
they will spend several days while Mr..
White is buying goods for the White
& Cough department store.
-Lumberton has been experiencing
another gasoline shortage this week
! Mr.. E. L. Holloway trucked 400 gal
Ions from Maxton Tuesday which
: somewhat relieved the situation for
spell.
Mr.. E. w. Caldwell, who has been
n making his home at Charlotte for
h some time, came home Tuesday even
ing and yesterday was examined by
J. the local army exemption board. He
e returned to Charlotte this morning.
e Wallace, 8 1-2-year-old son Of
e Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Wishart. who live
on R. from Lumberton, is very III
d with pneumonia. This is the second
e Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wishart's children
: to have pneumonia during the last
few weeks.
II -Dollie Love, the negress who was
= caught in the act of stealing chickens
2 from DR.. w. w. Parker's henhouse
Saturday night, was given hearing
~ afternoon. Dollie submitted to the
III charge of trespass and prayer for
n q judgment was continued upon pay
.e ment of the cost.
III -Supt. R. E. Sentelle of the Lum-
IN berton graded and high schools will
n be on the staff of instruction again
10 this summer, June II to July 25, at
ls the State college summer school at
nv Raleigh. Prof Sentelle formerly was
- director of the summer school at
th Chowan college and is one OF the State
no institute conductors.
Prof k + SenCeiie, superintendent
of the Lumberton schools, will spsal
on the War Savings and Thrift stamps
at Iona school house, near Mcdonald
tomorrow (Friday) night at o'clock
L After the address refreshments vii
y" be sold and the proceeds will be USED
for the benefit of the school. Misse.
Mable Lawrence and Ada McCormici
are the teachers at Iona.
Mr.. L. S. Currie of Badin is |
Lumberton visitor today. Mr.. Currll
reported today for examination for tt
~ sent him by the local board, but sas
ng his name among the list published i
to- The Robesonian and came along 70
1ty examination He will go to the hon1
tho of his father, Mr.. G. w. ]. Currie, Il
inc Howellsville township, this esen1Bi
and will return to Badin tomorrgy
an, night.
ere Rev. ]. NJ Hester, formerly of 81
ned Pauls but for some time pastor
- the Baptist church at Roxboro, ha
Mr.. been commissioned as chaplain an
cen first lieutenant in the navy. He re
i'm signed his pastorate last Sunday an
ack will enter at once upon his new dutie:
Lieut.. Hester was a Lumberton vlsl
yr- tor Tuesday. He is well-known her
ere having been a student of the Lun
berton high school before going
am Wake Forest college.
Ing The executive committee OF tn
county food administration met Tue:
nch day in the Office of Supt. j. r. Poo
un- at the court house and discussed plaz
for getting literature Of the food a
ainl nlinistration into every home IN tt
county. Mesdames R. E. Lewis an
u. D. McAllister were appointed
ns S committee to get this literature mi
aro' the homes of Lumberton. Thousanl
of "Save Food" cards and pamphle
smp s,an were mailed out by the committee ye
terday.
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