The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
NUMBEt So
IfpIUTY

Mrs. Jessie Wishart, who has been
i'll for the past week, is greatly inn
proved.
MIR. L. ]. Perry left this morning
for Wilmington, where he will work
in the ship yard.
Mr.. R E. Thompson has returned
home from Baltimore, where he went
to consult specialist.
Daniel B. Mcdonald has been ap-
pointed rural letter carrier on route
3 from Red Springs.
Sheriff r. E. Lewis had four
bales OF 1913 cotton ginned Thursday
and sold the cotton Saturday for
1915 the pound
License has been issued for the
marriage Of VIM. Seller sand Nellie
Woodell; Neill Barker and Mrs. Mar
tina Shaw; K. C. Stone and Hattie
Graham.
Mr.. z. R. Lytton and family NOV
ed last week from Lumberton to
Winston-Salem, where Mr.. Lytton has
accepted position with the Haynes
cotton mill company.
Sgt w. B. Shooter of the U. s.
army, stationed at Camp Meade, Md,
is spending today here visiting home
folks. Sgt. Shooter enlisted in tine
army four years ago.
Mrs. l.. R. Stephens succeeds her
husband as clerk in the Office of Prof
public instruction. Mr.. Stephens left
last week for the army.
The condition of Miss Harriet
Humphrey, saleslady at Messrs. White
& Coughs store, who has been ill for
two weeks, is unimproved. She is at
the home of her parents at st. Pauls.
.-Lumberton is to have a circus
some time during the month of Octo-
ber. The advance agent of Robeson's
greater shows spent Wednesday of
last week here making arrangements
for the coming of the circus.
Mr.. w. C. Brown, the tobacco
king of Fairmont, boarded the train
here Saturday nigtt for Washington,
D. c., where he will spend several
days. Mr.. Browns tobacco crop this
year sold for more than $4,000.
i Mr.. E. j. Davis, senior member
of the firm of E. ]. Davis & Sons,
which firm conducts the Robson
county tobacco warehouse at Fair
mont. spent the weekend at his home
in Martinsville, Va. He returned to
Fairmont today.
Mr.. P w. Townsend of Lakeview,
i S. c., passed through town Saturday
en- route to Rock Hill, S. c., where he
has accepted position as book-keep-
er for the Anderson Motor Co. Mr.
Townsend expects to move his family
to Rock Hill at an early date.
Mr.. G.. B. Kinlaw of the Center
section was a Lumberton visitor Sat-
urday. Mr.. Kinlaw says showdown
notices will be posted on the road
passing the Center school house be-
fore school opens and where the or
der is not complied with by autoists
they will be indicted.
Mr.. R. Lewis Shelby, cashier Of
the National Bank of Hopewell, Mr..
w. R. Covington, teller, and Mr.. o.
Clinton Norment, book-keeper for the
same bank, are spending the day here
visiting relatives and friends. Mr..
4 Wearn Shelby, another Lumberton
boy, is also employed in this bank.
. -Messrs. Ellie Walters and Prem
! tiss Barker, of the .. S. army. who
are taking a special course in motor
mechanical work at Clemson College,
! S. c., spent the weekend here visit
ing relatives. They returned to Glenn
son today. Th yehave about COM
pleted the course and expect to be
} transferred to some camp soon.
Can you guess how long it took
to make the "fire dogs? Capt. j. T.
Glover, of the iron foundry depart
ment of the Lumberton Motor Car
Co., has contributed the "dogs" to the
i Red Cross and it costs 25 cents for a
1 guess. The one guessing nearest the
time required in perfecting the clogs"
will get them. The contest will close
/. Saturday at 8 p. m. The guessing is
going on at the Pastime theatre.
-Sergeants A. M. Quinsby and J..
R. Bell, the two soldiers who were
invalided home on account Of being
gassed, and who spent last week in
Robson in the interest of the sale
\ of War Savings stamps, ask The
Robesonian to thank in their behalf
the people Of Lumberton and other
parts of the county for the manner
in which they were received and the
! many kindnesses shown them while
here.
Mr.. S. Mcintyre and daughter,
Mrs. L. P. Stack, left Thursday eve
ming for Columbus, Ca, in response
to wire message advising that Mrs.
II Stacks husband had undergone en-
Il operation in Columbus hospital for
: appendicitis. Mr.. Mcintyre returned
I home last night. Mr.. Stacks condi-
) ton was as favorable as could be ex-
: rected when Mr.. Mcintyre left CO.
y lumbus.
Mr.. A. w. Mclean has been home
since Saturday from Washington. He
| had an interesting trip last week out
West, to Dallas, Texas, and Kansas
:. City, where fearful drought has
!, ruined grazing lands, causing cattle
r to be sacrificed by the thousands. Mr.
Mclean investigated conditions for
5 the Government War Finance board,
of which he is member, and money
!, will be made available by that board
y to relieve the distressing conditions.
;. Mr.. Mclean will leave for Washing
: ton this evening.