--Local banks are closed on account of George Washington’s birthday anniversary today.
--Rev. R.C. Beaman, former pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist Church, is improving and is able to sit up the greater part of the time, according to information given Mrs. K.M. Barnes by is nurse when Mrs. Barnes called up Dr. Beaman’s residence in Tarboro about 10:30 Saturday night over the ‘phone from her home here. Dr. Beaman returned home two weeks ago from the Mayo hospital in Rochester, Minn., and first reports after his return were discouraging. A dispatch in yesterday’s News and Observer from Tarboro states that Dr. Beaman is in the Edgecombe general hospital there and that he is very much encouraged over his condition, which is improving.
--Mrs. Cutlar Moore will entertain the Woo club Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock at her home on North Elm street.
--A Ford runabout belonging to Mr. R.C. McDonald was stolen Saturday night from in front of the home of Mr. and Mrs. F.K. Biggs, East Sixth Street, where Mr. McDonald rooms. The last trace officer here have of the car is that it was seen going in the direction of Wilmington. A search was made of all roads leading from Lumberton, and the State department notified, but nothing had been heard from the car about noon today. The theft occurred about 8 o’clock while Mr. McDonald was in the house.
--Miss Josephine Breece returned yesterday from New York and other Northern cities, where she purchased spring and summer stock for her millinery store.
--Lieut. L.E. Edwards, an auditor of the War department, arrived here Friday night from Atlanta and is making headquarters at the home of his mother, Mrs. Francis Edwards, about 2 miles east of town, while he is doing special work at Fort Bragg, which will last for about 60 days.
--Mr. W.H. McMillan of St. Paul R. 1 was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr. McMillan had been laid up with a cold for some time but has about gotten well.
--Mr. Frank McLeod, who underwent an operation and special treatment for several weeks in the Charlotte sanatorium, has returned to his home here and was able to be out this morning.
--Mr. David Reed Regan of Atlanta is spending a few days here with his mother, Mrs. J.D. Regan, who is undergoing treatment at the Baker sanatorium and whose condition is unimproved.
--Lumberton’s quota of $750 for suffering Jews in Europe is expected to be subscribed at once, and Mr. A. Weinstein, to whom all contributions to the cause are to be sent, has already received donations of nice amounts.
--The men’s Bible class of Chestnut Street Methodist Church, Rev. T. M. Grant, teacher, had lots of fun at an oyster roast at the Goat club house Tuesday evening. The oysters were fine and the merriment was all that could be desired.
--Miss Amelia Linkhauer, proprietor of the Style Shop here, and her milliner, Miss Gertrude Carroll, have returned from Northern markets, where they have purchased spring millinery, large shipments of which have already arrived.
--Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Lee and son, Mr. Henry Lee, attended the wedding of their son and brother, Mr. Osborne Lee, and Miss Catherine Wilder Bobbitt in Louisburg Wednesday evening, an account of which appears elsewhere in this issue.
--Mr. Horace Barnes, student at Oak Ridge Institute, is spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. K.M. Barnes. He is recuperating from a slight attack of influenza, an epidemic having been in the school for the past few weeks.
--Former Justice L.R. Varser returned Friday night from Charlotte, where he spent a week in the Charlotte sanatorium. The stone which caused recent kidney trouble having been removed, he came home feeling fine and fat, looking not at all like a man who had been sick.
--Mr. and Mrs. A.E. White have returned from the Rio Grande valley, Texas, where they spent four weeks. Mr. White owns considerable real estate in Hidalgo County, and says he is more enthusiastic than ever over his purchases. They arrived home Thursday night.
--Miss Lillian Edgerton, member of the local school faculty, attended the wedding of her sister, Miss Inez Edgerton, and Mr. Wm. James Cromwell Daniel, in Kenly Monday night. The bride has many friends here and at Bladenboro, having taught at the latter place.
From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Feb. 22, 1926
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