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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1917
Page
5
A verse from Strickland Gillian echoes autumn's splendor with imagery of asters, foxgloves, pumpkins, and golden maples near a farm, while a note from Raleigh reports Mr and Mrs J J Farriss traveling to participate in dedicatory exercises for the State Woman's building.
Mrs Lula B Carr formerly of Greens boro now in San Francisco as a YWCA secretary spends weeks in this section visiting friends and relatives. She travels from Trinity to Greensboro and plans to visit her son Wilfred in Portland Oregon after Christmas where he serves as a corporal in the Oregon coast artillery at Fort Stevens.
The Gamma Zeta club will hold a business meeting with Mrs Carter Dalton on Johnson Street Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Attendance of all members is earnestly desired at this session.
The home economics department of the Woman's club schedules its first regular meeting of the new club year for tomorrow afternoon at 3:50 at the Elks home on Broad Street.
S. G. Street spent a few hours in Greensboro yesterday afternoon on business.
L K E Green and J Willard Hall of Charlotte were in the city on business yesterday afternoon. Thomas W Tate of Greensboro spent yesterday in town for business. Dr and Mrs William Spicer of Goldsboro and Mrs Wellingham of Rocky Mount visited Mr and Mrs Gilbert Clark while en route from Greenville S C. Vider and Mrs P D Gold of Wilson will stay a few days with their daughter Mrs Gilbert W Clark. Arnold B Huff a Greensboro visitor accompanied by Early George Benbow.
Gilbert W. Clark has returned to the city after a business trip that included Charlotte and other points.
Mr and Mrs N J Crowder and a little granddaughter left this morning for a visit to their daughter Mrs R A Bishop in Greenville.
Luther and B J Mattox of Wendell North Carolina arrived for business at the local market showcasing their furniture enterprise and meeting with area buyers.
Mrs Charles Clapp plans to travel to Chicago soon to attend the state convention, signaling her active engagement in the upcoming gathering. The trip emphasizes participation in statewide events and networking with fellow attendees.
Fred N. ShnedWick of Greensboro was a business visitor to the city this afternoon.
San Antonio reports Lieut. F. G. McGlachlin, 24, son of Brig. Gen. E. F. McGlachlin, died at the southern department hospital after failing to regain consciousness from injuries. He fell 100 feet in an airplane yesterday with Lieut. John Frost in Frosts private craft.
Paris reports Capt. Bouchardon, examining magistrate in the court martial of Bolo Pasha, has received the deposition of Signor Sottalana, an Italian singing teacher and friend of Cavallinie. Cavallinie allegedly backed a transfer of funds through Credit Lyonnais and a hotel cashing episode linked to Bolo Pasha. L Oevre notes earlier coverage on Bolo Pasha's travels, including 1915 and 1916 trips to America and Switzerland.
A Marine youth at American Field France is detained in a base hospital after a shell wound and gas exposure. He admitted service with Canadians and a discharge as unfit by Canadian authorities. His record shows severe gas damage and a cracked skull. A sergeant with mental strain also set out to catch the Kaiser.
In Iredell Harmony held its annual camp meeting Sunday drawing a large crowd from nearby counties and the county. The gathering occurred as residents and families joined the event, continuing a longstanding local tradition. Meanwhile at Barnum Springs postmaster W B Parks son Hubert Parks married Mary Jessie Ostwalt, a daughter of F K Ostwalt. W A Thomas was named chair of the Iredell county board of fuel conservation committee with other members yet to be appointed.
Marshal Joffre spent a day with American forces in France, reviewing Major General Sibert's contingent and inspecting training schools. Accompanied by General Pershing, he received ovations at French villages as he urged unity to ensure victory over German insolence.
Emerson Moore Chief of Police Smithton Frank Warspink and George Karspink are under arrest charged with dynamiting the tipple of the Merginville Coal Company at Smithton in Cumberland Maryland. Warspink boards in Smithton on the Connellsville division of the Baltimore and Ohio. He was recently discharged from the company. The firm reports no employee trouble and seeks motive.
New York on October 16 sees twelve hundred window cleaners walk off jobs after employers refuse higher wages. Strikers seek 24 dollars a week base pay and 30 dollars weekly for extra work, rejecting an offer of two dollars more.
General Rachiteh and Serbian minister Vesinitch spent two days with American troops at training quarters in France. They praised the bayonet drill blending English and American tactics. Rachiteh addressed a troop section thanking them for the demonstrations amid eight days of steady rain.
M. W. Grant, Clerk of Superior Court, issues a notice referenced as ot-a-wk-4 wks.
London reports a massive demonstration in favor of peace by understanding opening the Cromman socialist conference in Wurzburg Bavaria. Philipp Scheidemann leader of the majority socialist in the reichstag told the crowd that all conditions of life supported the socialists wartime stance.
Copenhagen reports the Berliner Lokal Anzeiger campaigns against Gustave Ader head of the Swiss political department for insisting Belgium must be restored and compensated for a just peace. The Lokal Anzeiger urges Berne ministers of the central powers to sever relations with the Swiss department until Ader resigns.
In Fairmont West Virginia on October 16 the new Presbyterian church was dedicated as one of the finest late era monuments. Rev H J Stoetzer preached the sermon and J Walter Barnea presented the key as building committee chair. Harry J Hartley received the keys as board president.
Washington reports Privates Charles J. Hamond Jr. and Raynor B. Nye of the expeditionary forces in France have died from natural causes. Hammon’s next of kin is Charles F. Hammond of Dorchester Massachusetts and Nye’s is J. B. Nye of Whitman Massachusetts.
John Cardner, 50, a well known farmer of Oats county, fell from the top of an apple tree and died instantly. He leaves a wife and five children. The accident occurred in Wheaton West Virginia on October 16.
Four banner carriers of the Woman's party were arrested yesterday in front of the White House. They were released on bond in police court today. All details remain unclear due to partial OCR.
Farmington West Virginia October 16 dedication of the new Presbyterian Church at Downs with Rev G J Wilson Wheeling WV delivering the sermon titled The Mission of the Church in the morning and again in the evening.
Mrs. Anna Pelzer of 2526 Jefferson St South Omaha Nebraska writes that Foley's Honey and Tar cured her daughter’s bad cold. She notes her neighbor Mrs. Benson also used the remedy for herself and her family and that most people in the neighborhood are doing likewise.
City of High Point will receive bids until Oct 6 at 12 noon for a 750 gallon Tripple Combination Motor Pumping Fire Engine and 1000 feet of fire hose. Bids must state delivery time. City reserves right to reject any bids. City Manager T J Murphy Sept 26 1917.
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