The Robesonian., 1918-08-05
NUMBER 81
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWa

License has been issued for the
marriage of D. Archie Brigham and
Eta Shaw.
Miss Margaret c. Shelby has ac-
cepted position as stenographer for
the Hammond Grocery Co. at Laurin-
burg.
MIR. John Stone, who lives alb Jut
mile northeast of town, reports trat
he had sweet potatoes from his 1913
potato patch Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. Henry L. Pope received q
card last week advising that his broth
er MIR. John B. Pope, who is in the
signal service, had arrived safely over
, seas.
Mr.. w ID. Barfield, who lives on
r.; l from Lumberton, brought the
editor Saturday two of the finest to-
.natoes he has seen, also fine Belle
of Georgia peach.
Miss Ethel Pittman, saleslady for
Mr. John I. Biggs, left yesterday for
! Asheville to attend, August 5 to 10,
a convention Of corsetires which, it is
1 said, will be the largest convention of
/ the kind ever held in the South.
i A special meeting of Lumberton
! detatchment of the 2lst Company, N,
G. reserve militia, is called for Thurs
day evening at o'clock in the new
town building. Each member is urg-
ed to attend. Uniforms will be issued.
Mr.. c. c. Murphy and family
moved last week from Atkinson to
Lun.Derton. Mr.. Murphy will engage
], in the real estate business He has
not yet decided where he will have
i, his Office.
Mr.. Marion Lovett, who has been
; at Camp Jackson, S. c., since last
September, was Lumberton visitor
Thursday. He was or his way back to
camp from Fairmont, where lie spent
: few days with home folks.
"A short "war" prayer service was
n held at Chestnut Street Methodist
: church last evening at o'clock, just
before the regular evening service be-
: ginning at $3.50. A similar service
: will be held regularly at the same
z hour each Sunday evening until fur
} ther notice.
Mr.. A. w. Mclean, one of the
: four directors of the great United
- States War Finance corporation, came
- home Saturday from New York, where
he had been on business from Wash
:. ington, and will leave tonight for
.e Washington, where his time is taken
i up with his official duties.
h DIR. ]. D. Regan and SON, Master
" James, returned Saturday from a 10
W days trip to Atlantic City and other
te points North. They went to see DR.
I'd Regan's son David Reid, who has beer
Or working in New Jersey and Penn.
N sylvania sites for several months
Sc David Reid returned home by raj
yesterday.
Mr.. J. E. Tyner, of Tyner & Co.
sold barn of first-cropping tobacco
on the local market last week fol
S562.56. Mr.. Tyner lives or 5 miles
+s from Lumberton, just off the Eliza
:" bethtown road, and has 16 acres o1
er fine tobacco, 1a acres of as fine corr
'as ever grew on anybody's land, ht
says, and 18 acres of fine cotton.
r+ Mr.. Ernest Jones Of the U. S
~ navy is spending ten days visiting
70 his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Jone:
"a of Fairmont. Mr.. Jones was Lum
ad berton visitor Saturday. He works OF
LLo L a transport and says he has made 81,
pc trips to France. 1t takes about 8 day,
:. = to take a boat load Of soldiers across
-, Mr.. Jones has seen a number of Ger
~ ~ man U-boats.
e-i LII. y. Z. DIOWI, wiz Hlo'Su AIOi
o. Fairmont to Waynesville some month
ago, left here yesterday morning fo
Waynesville in his auto after week
re visit back to his old home. Mr.. w.
Linkhaw returned from trip t.
q. Waynesville with DIR. Brown a wee
ago. Something of Mr.. Linkhaw's ex
no periences in the mountains is relate
on in a delightful letter from Mrs. Brow
iai published elsewhere in this issue.
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