The Robesonian., 1918-02-11
NUMBER l
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

Miss Josephine Breeze, who has
been SICK for the past two weeks with
grip, is able to be at her store again
today.
The Woman's club will meet
Wednesday at 4 p. m. in the diree-
tors room at the National Bank of
Lumberton.
Regular meeting Lumbee tent
NO. IL, Maccabees, tomorro;y evening
at 3, Degree work All menners
urged to attend.
Miss Claudia Hursey of Bennetts-
Vile, 5. c., has accepted a position
as night operator in the local South
ern Bell telephone office.
-Lumberton stores are omen To-
day as usual. the closing order of
the fuel administration having been
suspended IN Southern States.
Rev. D. C. Barnes and faniIv
who have been living at East Lum,
berton for some time. will move To-
morrow back to their farm at Barnes
vile.
Members of the local Red Cross
chapter may obtain Red Cross seryics
flags and buttons by calling at Tho
Robesonian office and showing mem
bership receipt.
License has been issued for the
marriage OF Edward S. Hart and An
May Lewis; c. p. Dunn and Lula
Pearl Crenshaw
The Pickert Sisters and their
STOCK company will hold the boards at
the opera house this evening and ts
/ morrow nd
lnee tomorrow afternoon.
The First National Bank of Lum-
herton has received its allotment Of
Liberty bonds and all who subscribed
Tor bonds through that bank are ask
ed to call for same at once.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Robeson Building &
Loan association will be held at the
National Bank of Lumberton Thurs
day OF this week at p. m.
Valentine box supper Friday eve
nlng at at Rozier school house. Ev
erybody invited. Girls are requested
to bring boxes in shape of hearts.
Miss Alma Floyd is teacher.
Mr.. R. w. Freeman, district farm
demonstration agent, spent Friday in
kobeson: He in company with DR..
A. II. Kerr, county demonstration
agent, visited the Philadelphus farm
life school.
People living in the southeastern
part or town were aroused about 9
OF the clock last night by the screams
OF two negro women. Investigations
! revealed the --ssSSnss lie two women
were whipped by two negro men.
Mr.. L.C. Townsend opened Thurs
day his new gents furnishing store
corner Elm and Fourth streets. Tha
, building, which was formerly occupied
by Messrs. Townsend Brothers, has
been remodeled and an attractive glass
front put in.
Mr.. C. X. Morgan of Marietta
was Lumberton visitor this morning
/, He says there is much whoopinp
r cough in his neighborhood. Six OF
5 his children have had it since Christ
4 mas and his mother, who lives with
r him, is very sick and has been for
2 some time.
-Messrs. j. w. Currie and Fred
Brown of Antioch, Hoke county, were
Lumberton visitors Saturday. Nr
Currie was formerly in the life insur-
:, ance business here. He has gone back
! to his farm, however, and says he
= has enough wheat to make his fleul
E for two years.
Postmaster D. D. French receiv-
;, ed a telegram from Director Fries
= Of the State War Savings COMMITTEES
urging him to attend the War Saw
ings meeting in Raleigh tomorrow and
Wednesday and to get other post.
! masters in the county to go. Robe.
y y son no doubt will be well represented
! at the meeting.
n The Thrift Stamp campaign oi
t the Lumberton graded and high schoo
is progressiong very nicely. The
Of children are very enthusiastic over ths
o work and are waging vigorous cam
: paign. Pupils of the sixth grade vii
! be given half holiday, having solo
: the largest number of stamps, then
!. sales amounting to S491 The fifth
i grade takes the second place.
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