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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1916
Page
5
Social and personal items note WW. Collins of Greensboro and Mrs. Montgomery aged about 70 among state notables. Rev. L. W. Blackwelder returns from Wilson after preaching at St Timothy's Episcopal church with good congregations despite bad weather.
Charles Phillips and William Norman of Jamestown High School won a debate on pre pacednes s and qualified for the state contest. Prof Frank Wesh, ex Trinity professor, now travels from the Philippines toward Australia and New Zealand. Oscas Wotfitt hosts the Philomathean club on Friday at her Lindsay Street home to discuss Famous American Sculptors. Concord reports the death of Mrs W J Montgomery’s visit from Concord.
Mrs. Laura Bratcher of Ready Kentucky credits Cardui the woman’s tonic with curing long tremors and nervous ailments after months of illness and failed doctors. She claims eleven bottles restored health and strength urging others to try the medicine. Advertisement directs readers to Chattanooga Medicine Co for guidance and a 64 page home treatment book.
Mrs J D P Bureh of Greensboro visits Mrs F N Tate on Hamilton Street. J A Hart attended The Chocolate Soldier in Greensboro. Mr and Mrs BE Creelman return from a combined business and pleasure trip to New York. Miss Mary Neuschafer of Baltimore visits her father H Neuschafer on Bay Street. Mrs F H Wood rests as well as could be expected. T J Gold spends the morning in Lexington on legal business. R P Bullard of Greensboro in High Point today. Mrs Virgil Idol travels to Chatham Virginia to visit Mrs J P Hunt for a time.
The High Point fire department tested the fine new auto truck this morning. Crowds gathered as the vehicle quickly responded to the alarm and deployed two lines of hose before the other two companies arrived. The trial showed the unit’s speed from alarm to action and its effectiveness in suppressing the blaze.
The 12th annual communication of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina opens in Raleigh with delegates from most state lodges and guests from South Carolina and Virginia. Grand Master Frank P. Hobgood Jr. is away in California. Deputy Grand Master A B Andrews Jr. will preside. Officers for the coming year will be elected and the convention concludes Thursday morning.
The passage contrasts a wife tied to past memories with a husband who moves forward with world knowledge. It argues that a superior minded woman must adjust her attitude to the evolving dynamic. otherwise, friction arises as the husband progresses while she clings to former self-perceptions.
A man bound by habit endures unsuitable marriage, resisting dissolution. A new presence disrupts his routine and highlights his wrongs, bringing intensified suffering. The arrival of another woman alters the scene, a dramatic catalyst in this tale of mismatched partners and delayed journeys saving many homes.
Firefighters were called twice to a Hamilton Street residence near Crown Hosiery Mills after Mrs. Hyde attempted to thaw frozen pipes by wrapping them in kerosene-saturated rags and lighting a match. Flames spread to leaves and weather boarding, causing minor damage estimated at under 300 dollars, with a second recatch hours later fully extinguished.
Tar Heel chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in High Point plans Lee Jackson Day observances tomorrow afternoon with an in school program. The lineup includes songs, lives of Jackson and Lee, Dixie melody, short address, prayer, and the serving of sandwiches and coffee after the exercises.
Washington January 18 The Entente allies agreed on a formal blockade of the central powers using the ultimate destination doctrine. The move would apply to neutrals and provoke US opposition plus protests from Holland Denmark and Sweden and possibly Norway. The report notes friction between Wilson and Lansing amid German submarines and Villa bandits.
A memorial resolution from assistant postmaster and postal staff mourns the death of W G Bradshaw longtime postmaster in High Point Guilford County North Carolina The resolution honors his integrity leadership and kindness and calls for copies to his family and local newspapers to publish.
Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe urged churchgoers to inject a spiritual current into life to combat evil influences. He cited personal example of converting a profane train car conversation and compared moral atmosphere to mushrooms and toadstools. He taught that drawing near to God makes one immune to sin and can foster goodness in the community.
El Paso reporters say Col Maguel Baca Valles once head of the Palo mas Villa faction was executed at Juarez this morning. The prisoner proclaimed innocence and asked to see the general before a firing squad. An officer stated orders to kill and fired.
The Merchants' association will hold its annual meeting tonight at the Amos Furniture company at So'elock. Election of officers for the ensuing year will take place. All members are urged to attend.
Mr and Mrs Vernon Castle appear in The Whirl of Life at Broadway theater today. The comedy includes their romance elopement to the Little Church Around the Corner and Paris, French game scenes, a kidnapping and a daring rescue, plus new dance steps and the Castle Kiss.
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