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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1886
Page
3
High Point reports from October 8 1886 include a 62 pupil public school opening, Richards of Trinity College enrollment, and a bank planned for Hickory. Tobacco crops suffer frost damage while Trinity defeats Point in baseball. Local crime includes highway robberies in Beaufort county and a clergyman robbed.
The union of Mason Kirkpatrick Callum and Lelia A Harris was solemnized on October 7 1886 at the bride’s mother residence with Dr J Henry Smith officiating. The couple, both local residents, left for the groom’s father in Greensboro to begin their honeymoon journey after a celebratory reception.
The Chieftain welcomes Mr. Steele and his wife as they plan to settle and grow with the country. Also included is a list of letters remaining uncalled for at the High Point North Carolina post office dated October 1, 1886. Other items note a Virginia State Fair invitation accepted by the President, various international statistics, a shooting death in Savannah, a snow event in Cheboygan, and local notices on industry, land, and farming supplies.
A dated proclamation listing numerous testimonials from Greensboro and beyond extols Tar Heel Liniment. Citizens report relief from rheumatism stomach cramps nasal congestion neuralgia toothache and oak poison after use. The letters, dated 1885, endorse the product and urge others to try it.
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