The Robesonian., 1918-07-29
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Miss Mamie Boney has accented a
position in Mr.. X. VI. Biggs' depart
ment store.
Special meeting St. Alban's
Lodge No. ia A. F. & A. M. tomor-
row, evening at $50. Third degree
work.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Neill c. Blue and Caro-
lyn Watson; Daniel j. Watson and
Flora Morrison
The Lumberton chapter of U. ID.
=: VIII meet in the directors room
OF the National Bank of Lumberton
Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Mr.. J. z. Tyner, who lives near
town, sold one barn of tobacco on the
Lumberton market last week for S5S2.-
6o. The tobacco was grown on Mr..
j. D. McMillan's farm.
Master E. c. Graham, Jr.. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Graham of r. z
from l-umberton, underwent an oper-
alton for enlarged adenoids and tom
slls at the Thompson hospital this
morning.
Mr.. G. Pin Higley was relieved
Of several pounds of tobacco FRIDAY
night. Robbers entered his tobacco
barn three miles northeast of town
and took the tobacco off the sticks.
1t was like stealing money.
Mr.. Robert Proctor returned home
Thursday night from Bingham
Heights, Asheville, where he took a
slx;weeks, course in military training
under Canadian captain, who spent
some time fighting at the front in
France.
MIR. Foster Flowers was elected
president Of the Baraca class of the
First Baptist Sunday school yester-
day to succeed Mr.. R. NJ. Sander-on.
who has been called into government.
service. Mr.. W. F. Edwards was
elected president.
Mr.. c. NJ. Fuller and daughter
Miss Anna Neal, Miss Lucy Allen and
little Miss Mary Louise, daughter of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Fuller, returned
home Saturday from Hendersonville,
where they spent more than six weeks.
Miss Epsie Fuller, another daughter
Of Nr. Fuller. will spend some time a.
/ Hendersonville before returning home.
( Mr.. Andrew Bullard was seriously
hurt Saturday afternoon when he was
/ struck by Ford automobile. Nj.
! bullard was working on TIE back of
/ his car in front of the PEOPLES ga
rage, Second. street, VIXEN Will Voc
than, a colored boy about Is years
old, cranked a Ford and the car start
ed down hill and struck Mr. Bu,lard
On the back breaking several ribs.
Mr.. Vance Skipper resigned Sat-
urday his position as town letter car
rier. He had held this position for
more than four years, being one of
the two first carriers appointed when
delivery service was established in
Lumberton. Mr.. Skipper has accented
a position as local representative of
the metropolitan Life Insurance Co:
of New York. Mr.. CARLYLE Bethea
is succeeding Mr.. Skipper temporari-
: ly.
Miss Josephine Breeze, Mr. and
Mrs. j. A. Sharpe and Mrs. Sharpe's
sister, Miss Edith Courtney, return
ed yesterday from an auto trip to
Asheville. They left Hast Tuesday
morning to attend the annual meeting
J of the North Carolina Press associ-
alton but were victims of unavoidable
delays and did not reach Asheville
until Thursday afternoon, when the
last session of the convention was be-
! ing held.
Prof. R. E. Sentelle returned Sat-
urday night from Raleigh, where he
! was engaged for several weeks as a
member of the faculty of the summer
school at the State college As has
!, been stated in The Robesonian. Prof.
! Sentelle resigned recently as superin-
tendent of the Lumberton graded
| school, which position he had filled
satisfactorily for some ten years, to
accept the position Of superintendent
] of schools of Edgecombe county. Ee
will go to Edgecombe soon to take
! up his new work.
/ Mr.. r. D. Caldwell underwent
serious operation at John Hopkins
hospital. Baltimore, Md, Wednesday
of last week His condition is report
ed as favorable Mr.. Caldwell has
been at John Hopkins for three
months. Mrs Caldwell has been with
him. Mr.. S. F. Caldwell and Miss
Annie Ruth Caldwell, son and daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell left
Thursday night for Baltimore in re-
sponse to wire message advising
them of the operation. Mr.. Simeon
Caldwell returned this morning, while
Miss Annie Ruth remained in Balti-
more with her parents