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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
6
The Cliffside News lists B. E. Roach and Una Edwards as associate editors and editor respectively. The weekly paper is published with The Forest City Courier and readers are directed to leave new items subscriptions jobs and ad orders with Miss Una Edwards at the Cliffside office for prompt attention.
Cliffside celebrated a quiet but genuine old time Christmas with church programs on Tuesday and Sunday, a well attended Community Christmas tree on Wednesday, and a school auditorium pageant depicting the star, Wise Men, Joseph, Mary, and the manger. A bright blue starry backdrop, angels, music, and a towering decorated tree completed the scene along with a bounty of gifts.
Readable fragments describe a town event offering bags of fruits nuts candies and toys for every child in town and vicinity. The notice emphasizes community charity and kid friendly items with no further details on date or location.
The Clif side Baptist church hosted a Saturday banquet in a joined room of the church. Dr. W. M. Gilmore of Raleigh addressed the crowd on The Efficient Church. Visitors included Rev. W. K. Collins and wife from Forest City and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hoye of Alexander. A December activity report by the two groups was presented. Gilmore preached on Stewardship in the morning and The High Cost Of Loving in the evening.
The death angel visited the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Sparks to take their three year old son Houston He was not considered seriously ill until shortly before death Funeral services were held at the Baptist church by Dr Stevens with several children singing and burial in the local cemetery
Mr Zeb Vance Wilson died at his home on Academy street Monday afternoon after several months illness. Born June 30 1875 in Madison county he served in the Spanish American War and guarded Roosevelt’s inauguration. Married March 12 1902 to Clara Lovelace they had five children. surviving wife four children three brothers and one sister. Funeral at local Baptist church with interment in local cemetery.
The Hunt Berean Baptist Church class runs two contests. They challenged the Fidelis class of Miss Willie Carpenter for membership and attendance, then split into hudsons and Willys-Knights racing around the world. About five hundred miles from Yokohama, the race remained very close. Dr. Charles H. Stevens teaches the class which grew from ten to over forty attendees in a few weeks.
Mrs Louise Moore aged 69 years 11 months 2 days died December 20 at the home of her daughter Mrs Monroe Bridges after thirty eight years as a Camp's Creek Baptist Church member. She was buried there the next day with Rev W B Jenkins conducting the funeral services. She was the widow of the late Thomas Moore and had recently lived with Mr and Mrs Monroe Bridges.
Friends were surprised by the marriage of Mr. B. E. Gold to Mrs. Doty of Cleveland County last Tuesday December 23. The couple returned to Cliffside Monday and plan to reside there. Best wishes are extended by many friends.
The community notices the season of peace with no warrants issued or arrests made last week in Cliffside. The absence of crime in a town of this size is remarked as remarkable by locals.
The first quarterly conference for the Cliffside Avondale charge met last Saturday evening at Avondale. Rev. Z Paris presiding Elder congratulated Pastor M W Heckard and both churches on a splendid report described as the best yet in the district.
MR AND MRS MONROE BRIDGES express gratitude to friends for thoughtful sympathy during the illness and in the death of their mother Mrs Louise Moore. May God bless each of you.
A long familiar local figure known as Uncle Tom Prince aged darkey who lived here many years died last week at the County Home after being moved there recently. He was respected and well liked by his friends and white residents alike.
A long list of neighborhood news from Cliffside and nearby areas includes visits by Mrs. Riddles from Spartanburg and Miss Nelle Moore from Greensboro College for Women, holiday travels, church services, hospital recoveries, births, and various family visits. Several locals are noted as ill improving, and many residents spend Christmas and holidays with relatives or at home. The report also covers educators, students, and staff movements, with multiple small social events and upcoming church plans.
Mrs. Bryant Harrill hosted a Friday night party with interludes and two contests won by Eunice Hollifield with Boyce Blair and Alice Smith with Robert Likens. Numerous locals and visitors from Casey to Morganton, Monroe, Forest City, and Alabama were noted in remarks on holiday gatherings and greetings.
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