The Robesonian., 1918-04-29
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

eu liidI SHOW Ieil nereaDoulS TlQay-
A travelling man remarked this
morning that the Lorraine hCtel is
credit to Lumberton. Sure.
A Lumberton railroad man made
an engagement the other day for 8
p. m. "by General MikeAdoo's swift
time"
Miss Mary Clapp Of Greensboro
has accepted position as stenog-
rapher in the law Office Of Mcssrs.
Mclean, Varser & MsLean.
Mr.. G. w. Baucom, formerly
cashier of the Bank of Wingate, be-
gan work this morning as teller in
the National Bank of Lumberton.
Mr.. Jas. G. Smith of r. from
| Lumberton was among the visitors in
town Saturday. Mr.. Smith has q SON
Mr.. Dewitt Smith, at front in France.
| Mr.. H. E. Stacy will make an
address on the Liberty loan Tuesday
evening at $3.50 in the East Lumber
/ ton auditorium. The East Lumber
ton band will furnish music.
i The various list-takers will begin
the task of listing the taxable prop
arty in the county Wednesday Of this
week. All property must be listed by
June !.
: License has been issued for the
1 marriage of Jacob Britt and Cath
D rine Edwards; A. A. Atkinson and
: Esba Walters; T. B. Adams and Min
ME Howell.
Mr.. l. j. Flowers, keeper of the
county home, says that some of the
graves at the cemetery near the c un-
ty home are falling in and the tonlbs
s are falling over.
Recorder d. w. Bullock of Row.
land was Lumberton visitor Satar-
~ day Mr.. Bullock announces his cam
- didacy for reelection. He has oppo-
sition in the person of ex-Sheriff E. G.
Mcneil.
st. Pauls Messenger: Lawyer T.
A. McNeill Of Lumberton spoke here
last Wednesday night on the Liberty
" loan bonds. He collected 5000, for
bonds, we enjoyed his talk and we
of hope the money will help Uncle Sam
oy Mr.. c. B. Hocutt will move his
20 family from Wilmington to Lumber
fa ton tomorrow or Wednesday. They
h, will live in the Freeman residence,
ty Third street. Mr.. Hocutt has been
lie working in Robson for several
cS months.
an Mrs. ]. @. Sharpe and small sor.
1s J. @. Jr., of Columbia, S. c., are
ris spending some time here visiting at
,ry the home of Mrs. Sharpe's parents,
10 Mr. and Mrs. ]. 7. Glover, Water
dl- street. Mrs. Sharpe has been slightly
aN1 N i'll since she arrived here.
.e,. . DIR. w. A. McPhaul, county health
he officer, has called the rnidwiyes cf
a1- the county to meet in the court house
NJ here tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
in They will be addressed by local ply
no sicians. They will meet the first
IT. a
md months and will be instructed by the
ra- physicians of the county.
the Mr.. w. P. McAllister returned
sts Thursday night from Hendersonville
ro- where he spe71t some time with Mrs
McAllister, who is spending soma ti'n'
rry at that place on account of her health
and Her condition was somewhat lmprovet
UGH when Mr.. McAllister left her with he
ans sister Mrs. R. E. Lewis, who accom-
will panied him to Hendersonville and vii
Tres remain with Mrs. McAllister Tor
rue while.
ex- Mrs. R. C. Sadler of Whitevill
fhs was guest of her brother-in-laN
ated and sister, DIR. and Mrs. T. c. John
son. short while last week on ne
1rse way home from Charlotte, where sh
Eng visited her husbands mother. Mr.
cluo Sadler had just received letter froi
try bar hnshand Iieut Sadler. confirm
I
nlng ing a cablegram she received som
"lu two weeks ago advising that ne ha
@ @.es. arrived safely in England.
arr The fire alarm was turned in Sa
oan. 90 =, urday night about 10 o'clock on
&c count of blaze which started in son
~. baled paper in the basement at Il
' and Lorraine hotel 1t is supposed =
Tho fire originated from a clgaret
ole JLae cigar stump thrown into the pape
INV The flames were extinguished by =
,1lo1y fire-fighting equipment at the NOT
mo. before the fire company reached Z
ann scene, and no damage was done.
Il be Mr.. Joe N. Regan and SIN;
daughter. Emma Wytche, of K.
from St. Pauls, were Lumberton, vi
in tors Saturday. Miss Emma, who
for her grandfather, Mr.. Joseph i
-.a gan, who also lives on r. | from
elveu Pauls, while her grandmother IS !
lais, dergoing treatment in hospital
lanls as Richmond Mrs. Regan is expec,
troht home from the hospital soon.
4 tne Joe N. Regan reports killing m
Cross, ooe - of An+;o
Hoke county, who is a Lumber
news visitor today, says that as result
active Give Mr.. A. w. McLean's recent Libe
ks at loan speech at Antiocn ehau ,.ahn ,1m'
aking date vlclnlty mas alreauy pacts pua.4s.
Viii over S5,ooo IN ooilos as onn 1u ~ ~,
ian Of make 1t at leass 70 S00oo' Soo ~ r. ~
campaign, as result Of a speech!
berty mr. MeLean e. ean wbiIe sS id fhe entire cou
of Hoke only raised $4,000.
~ A full house at Fairmont Fri
.I;.on =. ~ evening enjoyed Society Goes
rets0 e1On. Vaudeville" given by Mrs. Irene
YAoS' Leod Nash and her company OF L
e5o0: berton stars. Door receipts amour
Berry -, ~ e. W. M.aieF F.;rnnont and Lumbe