The Robesonian., 1918-09-30
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS.

Teachers examination for white.
Indian and colored teachers will be
held next Tuesday, October 8.
A false fire alarm was turned
In from Seven Pines, in the northeast
ern part Of town, about $50 Thurs
day evening.
The local Red Cross surgical
dressings and sewing rooms will be
closed until further notice Dn account
of-the epidemic of Influenza.
-Robeson chapter, U. D. c., will
hold its regular meeting in the direc-
tors room of the National Bank of
Lumberton Thursday afternoon at
4:30.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. White return
ed Saturday from New York, where
they spent about weeks, Mr.. White
going to purchase goods for :he firm
of White & Cough.
I Sam Locklear and Vilena Strick-
land, Indians, were married in the
lobby at the postoffice Saturday af-
ternoon about of the clock. Justice
NJ. G. Mckenzie officiated.
MIR. r. T. Sanderson found a Gu
rious fish in a box of fresh fish which
The received Friday evening. The fish
! looked natural except from his mouth
on to the end of "bill' reaching out
an inch and half from that point.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Alf Il. Mcleod ex-
pect to go tomorrow TO Charlotte,
! where Mr.. Mcleod, who has been in
poor health for some time, will con-
Il suit specialist. Mr. McLeod's cor
dition has improved somewhat ard he
;, is able to sit Cd.
\ Mr.. A. W. Mclean came home
!, Friday from Washington and went
Saturday TO Charlotte, intending to
!, return 10 Lumberton this morning,
} but failed to come. perhaps on account
| Of the quarantine, and Il is thought
, that perhaps he Las returned 10 Wasn-
| ington. -
The $4,000 organ mentioned in
!! the RoDesonian some time ago as the
giIt of Mr. and Mrs H NJ Nc Allister
to the new Presbyterian church, has
:! been installed and is a magnificent
j instrument. The gift is in honor of
the late Mr.. j. A. McAllister, father
of Mr.. McAllister.
Mr.. Robert Carter of R. 1 from
Lumberton was exhibiting in town
Saturday a copper ball which he
found buried about two feet deep in
!; the mud in swamp recently. The
ball was larger than a hen egg and
Mr.. Carter would like to know how
:; came the ball where he found it.
! A hen belonging to Jack King,
colored, of r. i from St. Pauls, laid
egg with a capital 81" on one end
of it the other day. He sent the egg
to The Robesonian Office Friday. This
is not the first hen that has played =
: prank by laying a curious egg re-
Gently, number of them having been
: mentioned in The Robesonian.
Mr.. w. w. Pittman of R. from
, Lumberton, who was in town Thurs
. day afternoon, reported the death
Thursday morning of the 2-days-old
infant of his son and daughter-in-law,
! Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Pittman, also of
R. 5. The remains were inferred
Friday morning in the family burying
ground at Mr. w. W. Fittman's home
! near Bellamy.
Mr.. j. L. Rhyme, who for severel
years has been clerk in the Office of
, Mr.. j. @. Beckwith, assistant to the
general manager Of the V. & C. s.
Ry. Co., has been appointed auditor
of the Aberdeen & Rockfish Ry. He
I will have headquarters at Aberdeen
.. and will enter upon his new work
I about Oct. Is. This promotion is quite
compliment to Mr.. Rhyme. He viii
:, be succeeded in Mr.. Beckwith's oH:ce
: by Mr.. D. c. Coke, at present cashier
in the v. & G. S. Office.