The Robesonian., 1918-05-20
NUMBER 20
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Rev. H. A. Granthara, priest in
charge Of Trinity Episcopal church,
and Mrs. Grantham went this morning
to Wilmington to attend council at st.
Johns Church.
Mr.. H. E. Stacy addressed mass
meeting held at St. Andrews Pres
byterian church in Wilmington yester-
day in the interest Of the 500, ,0O0,-
600 Red Cross war fund drive.
Mr.. K. ". Freeman, district farm
demonstr3don agent, spent Thur,dsy
night and Friday here assisting Dr..
A. n. Kerr, county farm denaonstxa-
ton agent, in demonstration work.
Mr.. A. K. Robertson, assistant In
the boys corn club work in the State,
With headquarters at Raleigh, spent
Thursday and Friday in Robson with
DR.. A. H. Kerr, county farm demon
stration agent.
Mrs. Irene Mcleod Nash of
Lumberton will give a recital in the
Friday evening of this week The
admission proceeds will go to the Fair
mont Red Cross Chapter.
Raft Swamp camp No. 164, w. o.
| ", will hold memorial service next
Sunday at II a. m. Mr.. G.. H. Russell
of l.aur:nburg will make an address.
All Woodmen members and the pub
lie in general is invited.
DIR. c. Smith Dietz, local dentist,
has applied for enlistment in the sur
gical department of the U. S. army
and has been advised by the War
l hot ho L4
when his services are needed.
1t will be welcome news to many
housewives that Mr.. w. ]. Dubois ex-
poets to open his bakery for business
again in about 2 weeks, instead of be-
ing closed indefinitely, as he announc-
ed in Thursdays Robesonian.
Last Thursday Mr.. A. K. Robert
son, State corn club agent. and DIR.
A. H. Kerr, county home denlonstra-
tion agent, found in Lumberton seven
different varieties of clover, each va
riety of which will re-seed itself.
MIR. C. v. Brown went yesterday
TO Greensboro to spend the week at
tending a training school for agents
conducted by the Southern Life &
Trust Co., of Greensboro, which c,m-
psny Mr.. Brown represents here
|
out on the streets to Craze. C"Ief Of
Police Mcleod gives warning that
this is against the law and must be
stopped. Offenders hereafte: will
have to reckon with town officers.
I 1t is expected that the play $50
ciety Goes Into Vaudeville" recently
put on here and at Fairmont, will be
given at Bladenboro soon. As was
the case here and at Fairmont, the
proceeds will go to the Red Cross.
Mr.. Frank Cough returned Sat-
urday from Baltimore, where he spent
night in Baltimore a Red Cross rally
at which the sum of $4,000 was rails
; ed in a few minutes for the Red
Cross.
! A petition gotten up and circu,
!, Crichton and Jno I. Biggs resulted
in practically every merchant in town
agreeing to close his place of business
on May 80, the day set apart by Pres
ldent Wilson as a day of prayer and
fasting.
Capt. Glover received a letter
last week from his son Ed Glover who
{ is "somewhere in France" advising
liked his work. He is connected with
the auto section. He writes that fly
ing machines are as thick overhead
there as Fords are here.
The board of town commissioners
j and the graded school trustees met
Friday evening and discussed the
, matter of financing the graded and
: high school next year. However, no
} action was taken. Some definite ac-
tion will be taken at the regular June
meeting of the town board.
A play which was put on at the
, school building in East Lumberton
Saturday evening for the benefit OF
the Red Cross will be given again to-
morrow evening. A rain Saturday
I evening and the Red Cross rally at
Lumberton kept many away who
would otherwise have been present.
Mr. T. L. johnson, chairman Of
the local army exemption board, asks
The Robesonian to say that those who
wish to confer with him in regar!
to the war department to call at E!s
office on Mondays and Saturdays only.
Unless it is a matter of special 1n.-
portance he will not discuss that mat
ter with registrants except onfhose
days.
Mr.. A. w. Mclean, who was re-
5 Gently appointed by President Wilson
: as a member of the War Finance
; board, came home Saturday and left
/. again last evening for Washington.
: He was accompanied to Washington
| by Mrs. Mclean. Mr.. Mclean took
the oath Of Office Friday. The War
!; Finance board has offices in the
!; Treasury building in Washington.
Pupils of the grammar grades of
the Lumberton school marched down
: Elm street Friday afternoon dressed
in costumes Of various kinds. The
procession was led by "Uncle Sam" i"
D Some of the children carried flowers,
some vegetables, others hoes, rakes.
:. and others farming utensils, and many
Of them were flying old glory. The
parade impressed those who saw it.