The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

Sgt Bert Lumis, formerly OF
Greensboroj has aArived heres and
will work in connection with the T.
s. army recruiting Office. Three men
are employed at the local Office.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the executive committee of the Lum-
berton Red Cross chapter will be held
in the commissioner room at the
court house tomorrow evening at 3
o'clock.
Mr. Hardy Lewis moved recently
| from his farm near Fairmont to Mr.
NJ. NJ. Singletary's farm in Back
! Championship. X. 3 from Lumber
/ ton. Mr.. Lewis was a Lumberton
visitor yesterday.
F.! Miss Evelyn Sentelle. daughter Of
Prof. and Mrs. r. f. Sentelle, who is
student at the State Normal col
lege, Greensboro, recently had a
practically recovered from the attack
The last shortage to hit Lumber
ton is coca-cola shortage. Two Of
the local drug stores have not had
any coca-cola for several days and
the third has but limited supply on
hand. There are many who will miss
their coca-cola.
Miss Cammie McNeill is chair
= man Of the membership COMMITTEES Of
the local Red Cross chapter. PeYsals
5 who wish to join the chapter and have
. not been called upon by a member
!, = Of this committee should apply to
: Miss McNeill.
d Rev. E. A.. Paul, Of Davis, was
among the visitors in town Tuesday.
: Mr.. Paul will spend week or more
r in Robson visiting relatives and
friends. He will attend the Sunday
d school institute at Smyrna Sunday and
is will preach Smyrna Sunday night.
Mr.. G. C. C. Taylor, of Maxton,
w was a Lumberton visitor Tuesday.
st Mr.. Taylor moved to Maxton recently,
since the death of his wife, from his
is farm 10 miles below Maxton, and is
IL making his home with his son-in-lav
n and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. S
es Mcqueen.
er Mr. A. S. King resumed his du
H. ties as conductor on the Raleigh a
OF Charleston passenger train yesterda!
We after being sick with rheumatism fo
We is very much improved and his man.
ali friends will be pleased that he j
Ter able to return to his work.
me Mr.. w. G.. Prevatt, formerly q
az Winston-Salem, but who is now trav
cling for the VIM. Shield Mfg. Co
.,.a asa makers Of Red Devil lye, was Luz
= berton visitor yesterday. Mr.. Pr
watt travelled for the same compan
~ for several years before going
~ Winston Salem. He travels easter
oms % North and South Carolina.
i ieavs w the first ffissn5Pa q ne1s sns Sesaa etsaar
ZEN. Reidsville, this State, where they vi
ner spend few days visiting at the hon
rye Mary Shelton. From Reidsville q.
1e will 20 to Baltimore, Md, where q
nv Grantham win spend two or thr
The months doing postgraduate work
told Johns Hopkins hospital.
re- The publicity committee Of the ]
was cal Red Cross chapter met Tuese
hful evening a the court house in the Z
ssed flee Of Prof. j. R. Poole, county &
ould perintendent of schools, who has b
med added to the committee. Plans We
ess-i discussed in a general way bue
the was decided that no effective ca
ecid- paign could be launched until hf'
hing ature has been obtained from hes
for quarters, and no literature has be
fore, received yet.
case Mr.. C. P. Osborne. who has b
wing manager of the local Ford auton
be a bile agency, Of which Mr.. H. A. Pa
iJr., is proprietor, has resigned y
lents position and will enlist in the an
en- MIR. Osborne will apply for enlistn
'Wn,, in the aviation corps. He viii
'atch c,,cceeded here by Mr.. H. E. Vineen
f. It's Charlotte. Mr.. Vincen is expected
sure arrive tonight to resume his du'
nish. here Mr.. Osborne has made m,
nusi- friends since coming to Lumbertsy
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