The Robesonian., 1918-07-11
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
License has been issued for the
marriage of DR.. Walter l.. McRae and
Miss Bessie Pool.
Mr.. Forest McGill left Tuesday,
Tor camp jackson, S. c., where he has
accepted position in the postoffice.
Miss Lillian Hutchinson has ac-
cepted position in the drygoods de-
partment Of Messrs R. D. Caldwell
d Sons store.
Mr.. w. M. Warwick of Attention
sold Tuesday on the Lumberton mar
ket his first curing of tobacco at 30
cents the pound
Jane Malloy, 3-years-old daught-
er of Recorder and Mrs. E. M. Britt
is very Ill at hospital in Wilmington
Both Mr. and Mrs. Britt are in Will
nington.
-1Wenty-fou white, "a Indians and
26 colored teachers stood the exami-
nation here Tuesday and yesterday.
Ihree took the examination for high
| school certificates.
Elizabeth, 13-months-old daupht-
er of Mr.. S. j. Starnes, The Robe
sonlan's linotype operator, and Mrs.
otarnes, has been critically ill for the
past few days and has not been ex-
pected to live since early this morn
ing
Mr.: J. E. Walters has resigned
MS position with the Lumberton Mo-
tor Car Co. and has volunteered as
4 one OF the men called from this dis
trlct to go to Clemson college, S. c.,
20 take special mechanical course
for the U. S. army.
Mrs. G. P. Conoley of Earle.
Ark, arrived Sunday to spend a while
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs N. A.
McNeill. at Rennert. Mr.. Conoley
having been called to the colors on
July 6 was unable to accompany her
further than Memphis, Tenn.
\ Mr.. M. G. Mckenzie has return
ed nome from 2-week's trip to Vir-
! glnla. He spent some time at New
port News at the home of his SON Mr.
G. S. Mckenzie, who has a position
in a transport Office. He also visited
/ petersburg, Norfolk and Ocean View
4 and had a delightful trip
Mr.. R. T. Scott of Wishart town.
ship brought to town yesterday some
! large tomatoes. One OF them weigh
ed pounds and 1 ounce. Mrs Scott
and their grandchildren, Masters
Geo. Howard and Mike Richter, ac-
companied Mr.. Scott to town yeste.-
t day.
, A town ordinance makes it a
fineable ofense TO leave an auto
parked on Elm street, between FIRST
and Sixth, for more than 20 minutes,
but The Robesonian is infirmed tha.
! car stood on Elm between Second
and Third practically all yesterday
afternoon. How come?
4 The annual meeting Of the stock
holders and directors of the National
Cotton Mill Co. was held in the office
OF the company here yesterday. Mr..
: H. M. McAllister was reelected presi-
! dent and Mr.. A. P McAllister was re-
elected secretary-treasurer. The reg
ular quarterly dividend was declared.
r MIR. A. E. Fleming of p. 2 from
Conway, S. c., who was recently call
: ed to the colors and went to Camp
Jackson for training, has been hon
J, orably discharged on account of physi-
:, cal unfitness and is visiting in the
: home of his uncle and aunt, Rev. and
S Mrs. j. M. Fleming, near Lumberton.
Mr.. E. ]. Davis, one of the best
K known tobacco warehousemen of Fair
e mont was Lumbertin visitor yester-
: day. He was accompanied by his
0 son. Mr.. F. P. Davis, who is super
g visior of sales for the Fenner Tobac-
co Co. of Rocky Mount in this dis
|, trict, and Mr.. j. NJ. Edmunds, tobac-
t co buyer of Danville, Va.
e Mr.. C. A. Gregory, district super
: Z visor Of the Export Leaf Tabacco Co
!; will make Lumberton headquarters
during the tobacco-selling season. He
will visit the Lumberton, Fairmont
Clarkton and Lake View, S. c., mar
kets. Mr.. Gregory made Lumberton
headquarters during the last selling
season and made many friends here