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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
3
In Debsen Court the case of M C Reeves versus the Town of Mount centers on dam induced damage to a farm three miles below the depot. Jury returns verdict of $2000 for the plaintiff after two days of testimony from local farmers and town witnesses.
Miss Daisy Holcomb hosted the Round Dozen Book Club and about forty guests at Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Holcombe’s Pine Street home Tuesday evening. The event titled An Unlucky Party featured contests aimed at foiling disasters with prompts like magic word or sign. Pink and white decor framed the evening as punch, salad, and mint treats were served.
Mrs Henry Ashcraft and Mrs Lee Ashcraft hosted the Entre Noux Club at their Rockford Street home last Monday afternoon honoring Mrs E F McNeer of Elkin. Violet and white decor accompanied refreshments and the small bird egg treats. Dominoes and hearts were the games played in a pleasant social gathering.
Mrs. J. D. Minick and children and Miss Mary Gueveling plan to return tomorrow after an extended visit to relatives in Montoursville Pennsylvania. Gilmer Joyce left yesterday for Oklahoma City to reside there in the future. Hugh Dobbins has secured a position with a Winston-Salem baseball team and returned to the city this week to resume his former job at the Granite quarry.
A long hotel arrivals list shows guests and their origins including Glover Statesville Reidsville Charlotte Nashville and many others. Names from North Carolina Maryland South Carolina Virginia and beyond appear with cities such as Winston Salem Greensboro Richmond Indianapolis and Baltimore.
The Pilot Mountain Graded School will begin commencement activities May 6 and continue May 7 and 8. The commencement sermon is set for May 4 at 8 o’clock by Dr. Vann. Local groups and gatherings include the Pilot Man Literary Club enjoying time at Pilot Man and a Sunday crowd at Pinnacle. Rev. Tom Smith preached in Westfield, and Mrs. Kate Watson plans to return home tomorrow. Easter Monday baseball saw Pilot defeat Mt Airy 9 to 8, with the pitcher departing for Westfield for another game.
Dr Belsharp promotes a sand bag warmed in an oven or stove for comforting the sick. Use clean dry sand in an eight inch square flannel bag, sewn shut and covered with cloth to prevent dust. The bag retains heat long and can be tucked at the back without harm.
Ashcraft Drug Co. advertises a remedy for ages and sickness, claiming effects on the liver and skin. The text appears as an old catalog blend with product names such as Mephereon and Co and notes on organ health.
By order of the Superior Court of Surry County I will sell on the premises on May th 1901 at o'clock a tract of about 94 acres in Surry County NC known as the James Haynes land. Boundaries include G W Ivone A Haynes North J and John Joyce East BT Gillomsie South and Thomas Badgett West. Terms: one third cash one third in twelve months and the remainder in two years with note and approved security on deferred payments. Also sold at same time a small amount of household furniture for cash. Sale for partition. W L Reece commissioner.
By order of the Superior Court of Surry County commissioner C B Denny will auction two tracts of land in Surry County on May 4 1908. The Polly nny home place 212 acres along the Ararat river adjoining N J Fulk James wehorm and H M Falk. the Vaughn place 144 acres along Pilot Creek adjoining John Denny Edmund Stone EB M Dodson and others. Property to be sold in ten lots with no lot over four acres. terms one fourth cash one fourth in six months and remainder in twelve months. Title good. For information contact C B Denny or Pinnacle II C R F D 3. Sale for partition. This 4th day of April 1908.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea touts stomach toning blood purification and liver and bowel regulation. Advertises as the greatest spring tonic and a remedy to keep you well. 35 cents for Tea or Tablets. Ashcraft Drug Co. and Taylor Drug Co.
Mount Airy tax collector announces a May 4 1908 sale at the Court house door in Dobson for cash to satisfy delinquent taxes. Properties include Gallaway holdings at Mt Spake and a hill in Mount Airy with several owners and costs to be added. J C Council tax collector dated April 9 1908.
Dr. R. W. Reece announces a new dental office located over F. L. Smith Hardware Company Store. The notice lists his practice scope and contact details for patients seeking routine care and treatments.
Public auction to be held in Pilot Mountain North Carolina on May 9 1908 at 2 PM selling a 25 acre tract in Surry County adjoining J E Dodson and others. The sale settles a debt of 75 dollars plus interest and costs with cash terms. Trustee W R Badgett authorized by Riley Bennett and wife Martha with reference to earlier deeds.
Advertises 6 post cards for 75 cents and 1 dozen pictures for 1.50. Displays frames at cheap prices with emphasis on Franklin delivering quality work at any price.
Read as a local notice item about a fire district route spreading through R F D 2. The piece notes residents’ interest, possible funding, and community turnout for a meeting date not provided.
A receivers sale under an order in the Superior Court of Surry County will offer for sale on Friday May 29 1908 at 12 o clock the Mt Airy lot and factory site of the North State Bobbi Company with all machinery and fixtures. The property lies at the junction of the Southern and Mt Airy Eastern Railways and will be sold for one third cash six months and balance in twelve months. Real estate and plant equipment are described as valuable and in first class condition. The sale is conducted by Receiver H Wrenn with notice dated April 27 1908.
Prices listed for Mt Airy produce include wheat nine tenths rye eighty corn eighty beeswax twenty four cts ham eleven cts sides nine cts shoulders nine cts dried apples seven cts hens nine cts butter fifteen to eighteen cts potatoes sixty cts flour retail price two sixty to three twenty apples sixty to one hundred.
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