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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
5
A nostalgic ode to Asheville street cars on the square and the return of the cars as power fails. It also reports a prenuptial shower for Miss Bessie Pitts, and a gala lawn party on South Main street with extensive guest lists and gifts.
A detailed wedding report covers Blanche Armfield and Paul B. Groome marrying at 8:30 AM in Greensboro with family and clergy notes. It notes travels to the North Carolina coast and a future home in Groometown. A second wedding, Miss Kate Smith and W. A. Roberts, occurs in Greensboro.
Mrs C P Coble and her children return from several weeks in Florence South Carolina visiting relatives Mrs C S Grayson also returns from Marion and Asheville Miss Elizabeth Harris of Fayetteville is visiting her cousins nearby.
Sidney Haywood Smith proprietor of the J B Smith Drug Company in Lexington died at his home at 3 PM after a typhoid fever illness. He was 34, unmarried, educated at A and M college, West Raleigh, and succeeded his father in running the store three years ago. Survived by mother, six sisters, and one brother. Interment Friday in the cemetery.
Misses Irma Harrison and Helen Clark visit. Mrs Dorsey Brockett at Cape Lookout. Florence Blair and Mrs Allman hosted in Asheboro. The Golds head to White Sulphur Springs for the weekend. Long party with Brockett and Dal ton in Greensboro. Garvin family en route from Portland to Newton, visiting Tate in North Main. Coffield arrives with H G Tolson from New Bern for a day. Mary Sherrod returns from Virginia house party. Benah Linn and Elsie Andrews return home after visiting Lily Hedrick. R B Terry in Hillsboro on business. FE Freeze visits Concord with relatives. E A Snow family return from Jackson Springs.
Begs supporters to vote for Aura Grimes in the contest to win the first prize for the candidate with the most votes. He promises hard work until the close and thanks readers in advance for their help.
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