The Robesonian., 1918-04-25
NUMBER 2z
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. A. H
Kinds Monday, 9-pound girl.
License has been issued for tho
marriage of Fletcher Pate and Leila
'A
Mr.. G. E. Rancke, Sr.. was 50
years young Sunday. He is still
hearty and active.
Members Of the PRESBYTERIAN con-
gregatlon generously pounded their
pastor, DIR. G. E. Moorehouse, Mondav
night.
Born, to Register of Deeds and
Mrs. M. w. Floyd. Tuesday. a To-
pound boy. Or, as Mr.. FLOYD puts il.
a 12-pound Democrat.
Eddie Brown, colored, 15-years-
old, OF Clarkton, died at the Thomp-
son hospital here yesterday morning
Death resulted from peritonitis.
Tomorrow is Liberty bond day by
of President Wilson and
will be observed as legal holiday by
the banks, which will be closed.
The condition of Mrs. F. A. Pre-
watt of r. l from Lumberton. who
has been very i'll for several days. is
reported as being somewhat improved.
Miss Matte Ammons left Mon
day evening for Wadesboro ir re-
Sponse to a telegram stating that ler
little niece Matte Mae Morris was
very i'll.
Mr.. Neill Russ of the Barker,s
section brought q wagon load Of home
raised meat to town yes erdav. 1t
was almost like bringing q load of
money TO town.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. c. Smith moved
last week from Rennert. r. I, TO the
5. A. Humphrey farm on Saddletree,
R. 2 from Lumberton. Mr Smith
was Lumberton visitor Tuesday.
Miss Lulu Mae johnson returned
home Monday from Eureka, Cumber-
land county, where she taught during
the last term. School had to be closed
en- account Of an epidemic of measles.
Miss Annie Ruth Caldwell return
ed yesterday from Anderson, s. c.,
where Monday night she gave a re-
cital at Anderson college. Miss Cald-
well was assisted by the college glee
club.
There will be concert at An
tioch school house Thursday and Fri
day night, April 25th and 26th, be-
ginning at $50 o'clock. The public
is invited to come. Mr.. T. L. Grail is
principal.
-Ex-sheriff E. c. McNeill of Row.
land is among the delegates attending
Presbytery here this week. Mr.. Nc
Neill announces his candidacy for re-
corder of the Rowland district in to-
days Robesonian.
Mr.. Geo. D. Edwards, who came
home Saturday to visit home folks,
left Tuesday evening to return to
Penniman, Va, where he is employed
in Government work. Several young
men from Lumberton are employed
at this place.
-Lumberton talent will put on that
dandy show "Society Goes Into Vau-
deville," at Fairmont tomorrow even
ing. The show will be in the graded
school building and the proceeds will
mont and Lumberton Red Cross chap
ters.
Prof. R. E. Sentelle, superintend-
ent of the Lumberton schools, Will
deliver an address at the Ten Mile
school house tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock. The Ten Mile school closes
tomorrow. The school will give con-
cert tonight and another concert to
morrow night.
DIR. w. A. McPhaul, county health
officer, asks The Robesonian to again
state that it is not his business to
treat sick folks, but to try to keep
folks from getting sick. There are
those who seem to think that the
health officer should treat them when
they become sick.
The Pope Drug Co. has purchased
an electric sterilizer for use at its
fountain and a man from the factory
is expected here this week to install
it. This is the kind of sterlizer that
is endorsed by the Government and
is used at cantonments. 1t is guar
anteed to kill any germ in 8 minutes.
The Rowland-Red Springs road is
badly washed out near the plant OF
the Robson Manufacturing Co., west
of Lumber river. A number OF auto
mobiles had to be pulled out of hole
in the road yesterday. Others COM
ing into town left their automobiles
beyond the washout and walked into
town.
-Maxton Scottish Chief: Mondays
Robesonian reported several ladies'
of the town had subscribed $3.50 for
Liberty bonds. Lumberton always
was blessed with beautiful accomplish
ed and patriotic ladies. God bless
ladies have IN
creased that amount considerably
since then.
-Maxton Scottish Chief: Mr.. j. A.
Barker of Lumberton, district agent
of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, was in Maxton Wednesday to
deliver a check for over $25 900 to Mr..
Winfred Carter. secretary-treasurer
of the late J. D. Mclean Co., of Fair
mont, in payment of policy on the
life of the late J. D. Mclean OF that
town. He also paid the widow
of Mr.. Mclean for policy payable
to her.
Prof. R. E. Sentelle delivered the
address at the closing exercises of the
Saddletree school Friday of last week
end was unable to get back tc town
on account of the heavy rains and bad
roads. He remained at Saddletree un-
til Sunday, when he and his 11-year-
old son, Harris, walked to Lumberton,
a distance of 10 miles. He had to
leave his auto as the roads were so