The Robesonian., 1918-01-14
NUMBER 81
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

"A 19-year-old horse belonging to
DR.: H. T. Pope died Saturday night of
collie.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Edward p. Fisher and
Ethel Byrd.
The Y. w. A. meets Tuesday night
at the First Baptist church. a large
attendance is desired.
Mr.. Williamson Beasley of Apex
has accepted q position as salesman
IN the Pope drug store.
MIR. J. G.. Bundy and family NOV
ed last week from r. 2 from Red
Springs to near Pope's Crossing.
The condition of Mrs j. C. Max
well, who underwent an operation at
the Rex hospital, Raleigh, Wednesday
of last week, is reported as favorable.
Mrs. Lille Langdon left this
morning for Wilmington, where she
will undergo an operation at theJames
Walker Memorial hospital for ade-
noids and tonsils.
Rev. P T. Britt of Bolivia pass
ed through town Friday en- route to
Oakdale and White Pond, near Mari
eta, to fill his appointments. He is
pastor of these churches.
Mr.. Maston Britt of R. 1 from
Abbottsburg was a Lumberton visitor
Saturday. Mr.. Britt recently sold his
/ farm near Long Branch church and
! bought in Columbus county.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. McGeorge of !
the State Of Michigan arrived here /.
Saturday and will spend some time at
the Lorraine hotel. M. McGeorge
came to Robson on a hunting expe-
dition.
The appearance of the writing
room at the Lorraine hotel has been
: greatly improved by the addition of
new rugs and druggets and a fresh
coat of paint to the floor. Mr.. Jno. S.
Holman, manager Of the hotel, has al
SO placed supply of ferns and
palms in the room.
: Mr.. M. A. Odum passed through
town yesterday en- route to Littleton,
/ where he has accepted a position as
. bookkeeper for the Littleton Feed &
| Grocery Co. Mr. Odum had been
working at Wagram for some time.
!. He was accompanied by Mrs. Odum,
who stopped at st. Paul to visit rela-
| tives.
If you notice that street light
is not burning when it should be, no
: tify Mr.. Geo. l.. Mcneil, superintend-
ent Of the light and power plant, and
Y he will have the matter attended TO-.
IL Mr.. McNeill says often it is some time
before he discovers that somethi lg is
wrong with a light in the outskirts
Of the town.
As result of the feed
If line from the plant of the
Yadkin River Power Co. to the
, 7 opJ nrocda,, coffo, mile
being blown down near the mills dur
= ing the storm Friday night, neither of
the mills has been operated since. A
force of hands has been working on
j. the line since the storm and it is
id thought work can be resumed tonight
le Both the graded and high schools
le will open for the spring term tomor-
II row at S:45 a. m. AS was stated in
n, Thursdays Robesonian, the opening
e, was postponed from Tuesday OF last
l. week for various reasons. Supt. K
le E. Sentelle says the work will be con-
l. Quoted III the same manner as before
r. Christmas and all pupils are asked to
L take lunch with them in the morning
lC Mr.. C. H. Phillips recently had q
IS letter from his brother, Lieut.. j. M
!. Phillips, VINO is in the British army
= stating that he had been attached to
l. the aerial board stationed at London
.e Lieut.. Phillips had one of his knees
IL hurt while fighting in the trenches
,e several months ago and will return te
IS the front when he has finally recov-
,e cred from the injury. He formerly
IS lived in Robson and is well known
here.
~ ~ Mr.. T. L. johnson, chairman Of
a+ the army exemption board in Robesof
~ district No. 1, and DIR. w. A. McPhauf
- county health officer and member
y of the exemption board, left last eve
" ming for Raleigh to attend a meeting
'1 State today. The meeting was callef
IS by Gov. Beckett. Mr.. johnson will g
~ ~ from Raleigh to Philadelphia, Pa.
y where he will spend few days on bus
mess.
b. Mr. and Mrs E. j. Britt, who wer,
married at Barnesville on the 27ti
~ ult., returned Thursday night from
ne bridal trip to Florida. They visitet
Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Tampa
tn ST. Petersburg and other points II
he Florida. They took several automobile
r. trips through the country in Soutl
lis Florida. Mr. and Mrs Britt will boart
by at the Lorraine hotel till spring, wheI
ad they will begin housekeeping in MI
en- Britt's residence, Second and Walnu
IS streets.
Ct Mr.. Ira Wilkins killed two viii
OF geese in cornfield near his home a
as Bellamy Saturday. The wing of on
IN, of them, and that the smallest, meas
TX ured two and half feet There wer
ng Z geese in the drove. These were tn
"a first geese he ever killed, Mr.. Wilkin
de said, and he gave one Of them to MI
T. A. McNeill, Jr., of Lumberton, VIII
arrived on the scene shortly after tn
5 slaughter. Mr.. Wilkins and his sma
:. son were Lumberton visitors Saturda
-. afternoon.
The Mr.. Jas. l.. Mllliamson returne
,s- spent some time in charge of motto
picture theatre owned by Mr.. II.
est Anderson Of Lumberton, and toda
nd goes back on the job as chief operate
he at the Pastime theatre here, which
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