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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1907
Page
8
Society notes cover events in Anniston and visiting guests. Local social activities include gatherings at homes, church events, and club meetings featuring prominent residents and guests from nearby towns.
Miss Mary Pullman daughter of Col J W Siliman and Lt Edward E Farnsworth wed in the chapel of St Mary Star of the Sea on Governor's Island at noon. The ceremony was attended by officers including Capt Cilover and Lt Farnsworth in a West Point family tied event. Farnsworth after the ceremony will move to Fort Hamilton where he is stationed.
Mr. W P Callaway sells his Quintard avenue residence to Dr W Y White and departs for Atlanta to take renewal agent duties for Empire Life Insurance. He is succeeded as chief clerk to General Manager W A Davis by Mr. Victor Powell. The note lists local social moves, visits, and upcoming events across Anniston society.
A downtown druggist suggests using geography studies to stop sleepless nights. A man unable to sleep learns to name states, then counties, capitals, and county seats, using atlas checks to drift off within ten minutes. The piece frames geography as an effective narcotic.
The author notes the goshawk changes through many plumages and eye colors from a pale blue young bird with white down to dark brown with pale yellow eyes, then blue slaty stages, then yellow orange pink, finally reaching a deep red adult. Manly Hardy comments on its beauty.
Three years and a half ago the First Baptist Church of Anniston Alabama had no church and no money to build. Now a $10 000 building stands free of debt thanks to the home mission board the state board of missions and local supporters. The conference notes heartfelt thanks on June 30 1907 signed by A G Spinks moderator and M'Cormick chief clerk.
Mechanicsburg Pa marks 100 years since settlement with a two day centennial celebration detailing mass meetings athletic events parades and historical exercises. The town once known as Pinchgut Stoufferstown and Drytown was incorporated as a borough in 1828 and renamed Mechanicsburg.
A daily matinee is scheduled at 3 30 p m at the Oxford Lake Park Theater with showings for patrons.
The famed composer Verdi fled adulation at Montecatini finding refuge by locking a grand piano and tossing its key into an abyss after seeing Il Trovatore on the rack. He asked for a new key only after leaving, to preserve the scarce quiet he valued.
The shop advertises lamb and chops as the season's tastiest meat with top quality beef veal pork dressed poultry and other meats. A full line of canned goods for soups is also offered and the owner urges trade.
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