The Robesonian., 1918-04-01
NUMBER Is
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

The condition of Mrs. Daisy W.
Jenkins, who has been sick for a few
days, is improved today.
The condition of ex-Judge T. A.
McNeill, who has been sick for sew
eral days, is somewhat improved 20
day.
Miss Georgia Whitfield has ac-
cepted position in the National Bank
of Lumberton. She began work Sat-
urday.
! There was considerable frost Sat-
urday morning, and some ice. and no
I doubt much tender garden truck was
/ kelled.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Giles W. Mercer and
Belle z. Roberts; Ed Hurst and An
nie Hill.
A meeting of the U. d c. will he
held in the directors room in the Ma
| tional Bank of LumbertOn building
I Thursday afternoon of this week at
I o'clock
i Miss Mamie Townsend has ac-
cepted a position at the Lumber.on
Bargain House. She began work
this morning.
i The condition of Mrs. w. p. Bar
:. ker, who has been sick for several
weeks, continues about the same as
it has been for some time.
Mr.. Elester Lovett, one of Robe
sons selectmen at Camp Jackson, re-
| turned last evening to camp after
spending 15-days' furlough visiting
his family near Orrum.
Mr.. j. P. Hester, formerly Of
Bladenboro, has accepted a position
as salesman in Mr. X. NJ Biggs' de-
partment store. Mr.. Hester has mov-
ed his family to Lumberton.
{ 1t is learned from yesterdays
, Wilmington Star that DR.. B. w. Page,
son, has moved from Clinton to Will
mington and will practice medicine
? there.
Many people who failed to move
up their timepieces Saturday night
missed the trains on which they ex-
! pected to ride yesterday by around
n one hour. Others were left this
morning.
Miss Bali, who is representing
child welfare work and who spent
y several days in the county making a
II school survey, left this morning for
u Raleigh, where she makes her head.
: quarters.
Mr.. Eli Hurst and Miss Annie
< Hill. both of the Dresden cotton mills
y were married Saturday evening at
\ o'clock in Register of Deeds NJ. w
" Floyd's Office. Justice M. G. Mcken
ID zie oficiated.
MoNai11 rNlnrod
" en- a hearing before Recorder e. NJ
E. Britt Saturday on the charge Of
m breaking a boat loose from where il
P. had been locked. Prayer for judg
nent was continued upon payment Of
,e cost.
a. Lieut.. F. Eli Wishart, who is sta
of toned at Camp Jackson, Columbia
" S. c., spent Saturday and yesterda!
: here visiting relatives and friends
&c Lieut.. Wishart has recently been pro
as NOTED from second lieutenant to frs
lieutenant.
-, Mr.. A. L. Jones and two da'rgh
- ters, Misses Cathrine and Amick, o
Fairmont, were among the shopper
in town Saturday Mr.. Jones says tn
% road between Lumberton and Fair
mont is the best now that he ha
ever seen it.
"A patriotic meeting will be he'll
ne at the Centerville school Wednesda
IL night of this week under the ausplce
*, O fthe home demonstration club. In
cd purpose of this meeting is to promot
KS War-Savings and Thrift stamps an
'n agricultural club work.
&. Among those home from colleg
y: y: for Easter were: Misses Margare
~ M Pope and Jeanette Biggs from Mere
~ dith college, Raleigh, and Miss RacE
III ael Mcnamara from Salem colleg'
A. Winston-Salem. Miss Pope was a
10 companied by Miss Pattie Herring
NO who is a student at Meredith.
DIR. w. A. McPhaul, county healt
officer, returned Thursday from Birn
ingham, Ala, where he attended
conference of Southern health officer
or- He came back by way of Camp Whee
M. er, Macon, Ca, to see his brothe
Mr.. H. B. McPhaul, who is in the mec
an ical corps of the 117th artillery.
- Mr.. H. E. Stacy spoke at Bait
le more school house, near Fairmon
,od Friday evening in the interest of VIZ
|eo Savings and Thrift stamps. Arour
ho 500 people heard Mr.. Stacy speak ar
oe he says the people seemed very mue
49,, interested and are anxious to DO SOM
A. Miss Lucy Kinlaw Of East Lur
berton had her left arm badly lace
ated and suffered other minor fruise
and Miss Grace Lowder, also Of Ea
ert Lumberton, was somewhat bruis'
yesterday afternoon when Ford c.
T. in which they were riding. turn,
over. The car turned over on t
Greek road near Mt. Elm church..
Gu Mr. R. w. Freeman, district far
demonstration agent, of Wilson, W
spend Thursday and Friday of tt
ltlc week with DIR. A. H. Kerr. Mr.. A.
Oliver, State agent for the poul-
club work, West Raleigh, will spe
arlv the week of April 9Th to 18th in t
ntic county assisting DR.. Kerr ,and Nj
ssee Lulu NJ. Cassidey, county home de,
one onstration agent.
Mr.. Gregory A. Hardin of