The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
NUMBER "a
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. w. R. McGill received a ca.
biegram from her son, Mr. Leon Nc
Gill, who is somewhere in France"
yesterday. The message stated that
ne was well and happy.
Misses Rachel Mcnamara and
Viola Jenkins have returned home
from Winston-Salem, where they were
students at Salem college. They came
home on account Of the influenza con-
ditions.
Mr.. H. H. Hemsley of Baltimore.
Md, has accepted a position as clerk
at the Lorraine hotel. Mr.. Hemslev
arrived last week and Mrs. Hemsiey
and small sbn, Hugh, Jr., arrived
Tuesday.
Although he has been trying for
two weeks to secure some outside
nurses to assist in looking after those
suffering with influenza and compli-
cations here, Mayor Jas. D. Proctor
has been unable to get any results.
Miss Hazel Carlyle, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Carlyle, came
home Monday evening from Green's
boro, where she is student at the
Greensboro college for women, to
recuperate from an attack of infiuen-
"a. 81
AT the auction sale of q portion
OF the Alfred Britt place, near Buie,
yesterday, 243 acres were sold for
over $4,000, an average of $50 the
acre. The sale was conducted by
Murphy Bros. Land Auction Co. Of
Lumberton and Greensboro.
In letter accompanying a check
TO renew his subscription to The Robe
sonlan Mr.. N. II. johnson of R. 1, st.
Pauls, says, "Glad you had to put it
where it always should have been
on cash basis" That's the way
h Robesonian subscribers feel about IT,
:; Mr.. s. R. Fenegan, who has Just
recovered from 4-weeks' seige at the
Thompson hospital of influenza, fol-
lowed by pneumonia, will go this af-
ternoon to his home at Dillon, s. c., to
r. w. Fenegan will take him home in
his auto.
Mr.. c. M. Fuller, accompanied by
Mr.. Ralph Whaley, left today for Hem
dersonville. They are making the
trip in Mr.. Fuller's auto. Misses
Epsie and Anna Neal Fuller, daugh-
ters of Mr.. Fuller, who have been at
Hendersonville several months, will
"A large bald eagle, measuring Z
feet inches from tip to tip of wings,
was brought to town this morning by
Il Mr.. Ed T. = Taylor of HowellsviIle
township and has attracted much in
fthe topsof . tall tree in the-Big
swamp yesterday by a man on Mr..
Taylor's place.
q Mr.. E. n Culbreth of Pembroke
n and Messrs. Frank Bullock and Walter
= Mcleod of Rowland were named yes
: terday by Gov. Beckett among large
, number of citizens of the State ap-
% pointed to represent North Carolina at
j the 3Sth annual session of the Farm
= ers' National Congress at Jackson
e vile, Fla. Dec. 3-5.
n Mr.. E. S. McNeill has a tomato
$ 'tree" in front of his meat market
: on North Elm street which attracts
e the attention of those passing that
,r way. The "tree" came up volunta.
i rily last spring and is now around Ii
feet high and is still growing ant
is bearing tomatoes. Mr.. McNeill ha.
r been eating tomatoes from the "tree'
,r plenty of blossoms and small tomatoe.
N on the "tree" now.
1 MIR. J. 1. Carter Of R. 5, Lumber
ton, was in town yesterday. Mr.. Car
Y, ter said a glass lamp exploded at hi.
I. home Tuesday evening. The LAM
was left burning in the kitchen aftel
If super and members of the famil!
X heard the explosion and rushed to th'
scene. Flames were spreading in al
IS directions The flames were smother
Of ed out with quilts. No damage wa
s, done by the fire except the table
le cloth was burned.