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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1919
Page
5
A social note quotes Thomas Carlyle praising the joyful worker who sings at his task. He is capable in any occupation, outperforms the silent peers, and shows perseverance, regardless of field or role.
Mrs. M. L. Coggins of Lexington visits her daughter Mrs. J. A. Holmes on Lindsay street with her brother George H. Coggins. Miss Sallie Sappenfield of Concord returns home after weeks with city friends. A. H. Sappenfield of Atlanta visits his parents at 310 Thissell street. John W. Walker, formerly of the area and now in Philadelphia, returns to High Point to make it his home. Miss Bessie Tesh spends the weekend with family and returns to Greensboro College for Women.
The Rev. D. R. Ottman spent yesterday in the city as the guest of Rev. T. S. Trott and conducted a service at Highland Cotton Mills. He has led the Episcopal church of Lexington, N. C. for a year and tomorrow departs for Honolulu to serve as a missionary.
Saturday evening at 7:15 Mrs Harriett Gurley hosted a private wedding for her daughter Cora and Paul B Gibson. Rev James A Clark officiated with relatives and close friends present. The couple, both city residents, plan to reside in High Point after a brief Greenville trip for a 30th division reunion.
Friends report the marriage of Miss Maude Smith and Littlagon Thompson in Greensboro on Saturday afternoon. The ceremony occurred in the register of deeds office conducted by Magistrate R. E. Paschal with register Wharton and a few visitors as witnesses. The couple will reside in High Point.
The U D C children’s chapter met on Saturday morning at Miss Helen Brockett’s home to practice music for Memorial Hour of the U D C convention and finalize decorations. They adjourned to meet Friday afternoon at Miss Helen Muse’s home.
Paris dispatch reports Ernest Ladd, an American banker, shot a young woman during a dinner last night and then killed himself. The woman sustained only minor injuries. The notice also lists FOR SALE OLD PAPERS at the Enterprise office.
Thomas Dodamead of this city has gone to Nashville to join the portrait department at Sknaffl & Prother studios. Robert Marshall spent the weekend in Greensboro. Misses Jennie Bones and Ida Lillian Harriss of High Point attended the Greensboro show Saturday night. Mrs. C Jurnhardt returned yesterday from Greensboro with her sister Ruth Plunkett.
Mr and Mrs Beecher Heitman with Mrs J H Phillip, and her daughter and son, spent Sunday in the city as a family outing.
Miss Jewell Montgomery has fully recovered after two months of illness. Joe West of Greensboro visited the city on Saturday. H B Bolton and F W Dover representing the Atlanta Journal were in town. C H Efird came from Wilmington for a visit on Saturday. Mr and Mrs J L Kirkman and son left for Newport News to visit Mrs Isaac Smith former resident of High Point. Mrs Kirkman will stay two months. Mr Kirkman and son return this week. Miss Rena Little visited Greensboro yesterday with her sister Mrs R G Little. Gerard Wilkerson of Greensboro was in the city yesterday.
Charles Lemons is fined five dollars and ordered to pay court costs after being found guilty of drunken and disorderly conduct and speeding on North Main Street at 35 mph. Bernard Howardson receives twenty five dollar fine plus costs for egg throwing. Erne Ridge pleads guilty to disorderly conduct and is fined ten dollars, with additional DUI charges noted as revoked. Ed Hodgin pleads guilty to drunk and disorderly, fined five dollars and costs.\n(Note: Several defendants and accompanying details referenced, including names and addresses, are contained in the source.)
KINSTON Sept 29 J A Jones local solicitor fixed the bond of Daniel Outlaw alleged slayer Jonas Houston at 16000 Outlaw has failed to give bail He is held in jail at Kenansville Outlaw is charged with shooting Houston a moonshiner and escaped convict three years ago
The United States treasury expects to gain at least $18,000 from the World Series baseball games as part of national revenue projections.
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will visit the White House to meet with President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. The state department announced the guests will stay Saturday Sunday and Monday over the coming weekend.
Chairman Green of the House Merchant Marine Committee introduced a resolution demanding the immediate return to owners of wireless stations currently controlled by the navy. The move signals a shift in postwar control of military communications to civilian hands.
AT STAMNEY'S promotes a large modern jewelry stock for fall and Christmas with savings of 10 to 35 percent. The ad highlights pearls, diamonds, rings, brooches, bracelets, watches, and Sterling Silver goods, urging early purchases and deposits to reserve desired items.
Greenville observes a two day reunion of veterans from across the United States celebrating the first anniversary of the Thirtieth Division’s drive against the Hindenburg line. Veterans from Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina join others in commemorating the historic action with the Twenty-seventh New York division.
Washington dispatch reports all sailings to ports in Great Britain cancelled by shipping firms due to the railway strike. The move disrupts trade and affects passenger and cargo traffic across the Atlantic.
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