The Robesonian., 1918-04-22
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Prayer and address Wednesday,
evening at $3.50 at Trinity Episcopal
church.
the Lorraine hotel, says he had capa-
city business all last week.
There will be no prayer servics-
at Chestnut Street nj. e. church We'd
nesday evening on account of PrexoY-
terry.
Calvin Lowrey, Indian, whc lives
day for the purpose of buying . Lib
erty bond.
Mr.. A. w. Mclean addressed q
large crowd at Antioch, Hoke count.
in regard to Liberty bonds Friday
evening.
Miss Grace Huggins has accepted
partment store. She began work
Thursday.
Mr. Geo. L. Thomson returned
Friday from Lynchburg, Va. He, with
the aid of drivers, brought Pied
mont automobiles back from Lynch
burg
Mr.. Cameron Morrison Of .rhar-
| t0,ta a1dEcssea the citizens If Red
Springs OF Liberty bCnas Friday at IL
z. n. After the address numbed
CT bonds we're so-d.
Miss Lulu III. Cassidey left
Thursday for Greensboro to attend
Q conference Of the home demonstra-
ton and domestic science and home
econcmics agents.
John K, 4-.aonths-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. James r. Britt of the Mt
Elm section, died at the Thompson
hospital Saturday mOrning. Death
resulted from stomach trouble.
Tho name of Nr. r. C. Lawrence
has been handed in as a candidate for
. trustee Of the graded school in
place Of Mr.. J. p. Russell, who de-
clines to offer for denomination.
The show Society Goes Into
Vaudeville" which was to nave been
put On at Fairmont by Lumberton
talent lest Friday evening was post
poned till Friday night CT this week.
Mrs r. c. Lawrence retur ed
yesterday from Atlanta Ga., where
she went On account of the illness Of
! her brother, Mr.. J. n. Norwood. Mr..
NorwoCd's condition Was very L. ich
improved when Mrs. Lawrcnre eft
Atlanta.
Mr.. j. A. Rainc, who rad been in
q Hamlet hospital for an operation
| 10 gall Bladder since April 3rd re-
! turned to his home here last V Eek.
His nurse, Miss ZachaIy, came with
him end viii be here for several days.
lie IS very much Improved.
3 :; The concert which yS to hs-ye
en- been given by the sc:looi G. Saddle
. L. 60 o11el+ I'D
II ol account Of rain and viii DC put on
~ tomorrow Tuesday night. The
an SC col az Saddlotrea closed Friday
4: Air. N. II. FoigeT C Lu:nberton was
IS PRINCIPAL Of the school and Miss One
oc la Powers was assistant.
~ Mr.. z. Odum and son, Mr. w. E
iaI Odurl, OF Buie, were Lunberton visi
-. tors Saturday Mr.. Odum, Sr., said hs
~ never saw the like Of rain that fel
70. ,a- out his way Friday and Saturday
~ H. and Friday night. bitches that h.
~ ~ had never seen full before were run
T., ming over, and water was standing
ID all around some houses.
.ch The Ten Mile public school vii
ch, close Friday Of this week. The schoo
re- will give two concerts, one Thursda.
in night and one Friday night. Eacl
md will begin at o'clock The Ten Mil
ne ScnOOl ana Cne FOWerSVllle Drancn
M the school will play game of has
ian ketball Friday afternoon. The pub.
for is invited to attend the exercises bot
md Thursday and Friday evenings.
i've DIR. Onslow Regan of Alexande
the City, Ala, is spending some time her
ith and at other points in Robson. Dl
has Regar left Lumberton during the yea
cal 1861 and entered the Confederate al
as my. He never returned to Robso
rch after the war and this is his first tri
are back to Robson. He has practice
gns medicine at Alexander City for
his years. He is still very spry for ma
of his summers.
Mr.. T. A. McKinnon of Charlotte
baggageman on the Seaboard, is
the Thompson hospital here sufferin
from internal injuries received la.
son night when he fell off the train nea
Laurinburg. 1t is said the train wa
of running at the rate Of 35 miles tt
hour when he fell out Of the baggag
ouy car He was accompanied to Lun
berton by DR.. P. John of Laurinbur
It is not thought his injuries will prov
day fatal.