The Robesonian., 1918-06-10

NUMBER IS
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

The bowling alley in the Crit
fifth building, Elm street, has been
closed for the present.
-Messrs. Jno. G. Proctor and Ad-
rian Britt left yesterday for Norfolk.
Va. where they will work in a shin
yard.
Mr. Furman K. Biggs, son of Mr..
and Mrs. K. M. Biggs, left SATURDAY
for Norfolk. Va, where he enlisted
in the U. S. navy
Miss Marjorie Steele expects tn
leave Wednesday for Greenville to at
tend the summer school at the East
Carolina Teachers Training school
Miss Cornelia Steele left Satur-
Day morning for Raleigh, where she
Will take special course in home
demonstration work at the A. and u.
college.
Mr.. Andrew Bullard says he saw
large alligator cross East First
street one night recently. He says
the gator was well-grown and es-
capped into the bushes.
/ License has been issued for the
marriage of Lieut.. R. H. Hough and
Elma Fuller Johnson; w. Monroe An
drews and Bertha B. Mclean; Giles w.
Phillips and Flosse Durant.
i Mr.. w. B. Ratley of Fairmont
was Lumberton visitor SATURDAY..
Mr.. Ratley brought his daughter, Miss
Chat, to Lumberton to take a train
for Charlotte, where she is a student
1T Kings business college.
5 Master Henry Huggins, Western
$ Union messenger boy, gave a show
S the other day and raised $1.10 for. the
o Red Cross. The boys and girls have
J. caught the spirit and all want to do
d something for this noble cause
d The Woman's cluo will NEE.
n Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock in
d the directors rooms of the National
Bank of Lumberton. The president
s urges all members to be present as
y there is important business to come
before the club.
: Mrs. ]. S. Thompson ard children,
John, Elizabeth and Woodberry, left
Thursday evening for Norfolk, Va,
to join Mr.. Thompson, wi.o accepted
- position there some weeks ago. They
will return to Lumberton if they do.
not decide to make their home in Nor
folk.
&c Mrs. L. P. Stack, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs 8. Mcintyre of LunbertoH,
has been appointed Gctive organist by
Independent Presbyterian church Of
Savannah, Ga. Her church connec-
ne ton before going to Savannah was
ID Rutgers Presbyterian church Of New
ne York city.
&c MI E. Hood, who for the last
=" seven years had been manager Of the
Southefn-DNl Telephone Co.'S Office
y here and at Rowland and Fairmont,
8 has recently been transferred to Flor
ll- ence, 8. C. He is succeeded here by
" Mr. c. c. Rogers, formerly Of Tay-
lorsville.
a. Mr.. Jno. B. Mcleod arrived home
ot Saturday from Sewanee, Tenn, where
bic tic last week he graduated from the
4 Mrs. Alf. H. Mcleod, parents of Mr.
,st Mcleod, attended the closing exer-
- cisess of the school and returned home
it. Saturday.
Mr.. T. l.. johnson, chairman Of
d. the local army exemption board, asks
ill The Robesonian TO state that Ali who
;es wish to obtain information in regard
le- to family allotments of soldiers sala-
ne ries and insurance should see Mr.. L
.es R. Varser, who has charge of that
a department.
Prof. R. E. Senteele will leave to.
he night for Raleigh to begin his work
es, as instructor in the summer school
NIL for teachers at the A. & E. college
ain Miss Evelyn Sentelle, daughter oi
III Prof and Mrs. Sentelle, will accom-.
tor pany her father and will take some
special work at the school.
10 -Messrs. w. P. McAllister and
'ne Arch Spivey returned last week from
Hendersonville, where they spent
some time. They were accompanied
Lo,,,o h., NJ, Toro Norroopf Mr. Ne
Allister reports the condition of Mrs
McAllister, who is spending the sum
lar mer at Hendersonville, very much i'm
proved.
're Mr.. w. ]. Johnson of the Rex
Springs section was Lumberton vls
itor Saturday. Mr.. johnson says thu
crop prospect in his section was nevel
better at this season of the year. Th'
ap- rainfall in that section has not beef
ng so heavy during the last few month.
al as it has in other sections of tn,
vas county.
tha tIo Mr.. Julius Bullard, who drives ;
'ne delivery truck for Mr.. ]. T. Biggs
oe was stung Saturday afternoon, whel
III II he drove his truck through swarm
pc Of bees i'm the eastern part of town
rai Mr.. Billiard says the bees covered tn
10 truck and he abandoned the car for
~ ~ spell. Three of the bees let Mr.. Bull
cLs lard know they were members of tn
aof swarm before he could escape.
Che The editor of The Robesonian
the indebted to Mr.. Rufus Kinlaw for a
t.: interesting souvenir folder conta;nin
ma 18 views of Camp Jackson. Mr.. Kir
ack law is from Howellsville township n
nch was clerk at the Lorraine notel
bed Lumberton when called into serve
lit with the contingent that left May 2
air. and the return address on the folde
,rt: indicates that he has been assigne
,illel to the 39th company, 156th dep<
eepl brigade.
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