Local notes and holiday greetings from Mount Airy
A 1901 holiday column from Mount Airy covers greetings for Christmas and New Year, local visits, calls to help the destitute, and community updates. It notes a cold wave, tobacco market effects, the Chinese Laundry opening, and various town mentions including deaths, relocations, and church insurance changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Natt
Greensboro
W. F. Carter
Gioacionee
Beach
Pilot Mountain
Death of Mr Winsley Harris in Mount Airy
Mr Winsley Harris aged 77 died after illness on the 12th inst. He leaves a widow and several married children. A respected Mount Airy elder born in Rockingham county, he moved to Surry county about 30 years ago. Rev J M Hamric led funeral services at his home, with interment at Oakdale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Mamie Hawke
Lamberburg
W. HF. Wolfe
Union Hill
John R. Woiltz
Dobson
Grand Lodge of Masons
Raleigh
Elizabeth City
Mies Oo
Winsley Harris
Mount Airy
Rockingham County
Surry County
J. M. Hamric
Oakdale Cemetery
Commercial Club Formed by Mount Airy Men
The Young Men's Commercial Club of Mount Airy organized Monday at the Blue Ridge Inn with officers led by George Woodroffe as President and John Banner as First Vice President. A Board of Governors and Election Committee were named to promote social unity and local business interests, with rooms planned in the carg o block once completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Commercial Club of
Mount Airy
Blue Ridge Inn
George Woodroffe
John Banner
Firet
W. F. Gilmer
Eugene C. Kapp
See’s and
Treas
Geo. D. Fawcett
J. E. Banner
Thos. Woodroffe
O. R. Merritt
W. W. Ike
Jas. R. Green
O. W. Kochiitzky
H. G. Gallaway
Haywood Merritt
W. Fulton
cUargo
Aunt Mary Sparger Passes After Fifty-Two Years In Faith
Obituary notices Aunt Mary Sparger born May 12 1827 in Sn county North Carolina married to Henry in 1846. The couple moved to Bonham in 1876 and remained there. She joined the Methodist church over fifty years ago and served with devotion. Surviving children include Jeff John Mattie Sparger and Mrs T A Newman Mrs T J Lowry lives in Mt Airy NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.C
Henry
Bonham
Mary
Mary Sparger
Methodit Church
Jeff
John
Mies
Mattie Sparger
T. A. Newman
T. J. Lowry
Mt. Airy
North Carolina
Leonard's Jewelry Stock Offers Xmas Gifts In Time
R K Leonard advertises a complete line of diamonds, jewelry, silverware, watches, clocks, musical instruments and lamps. He invites customers to call and view his stock with a guarantee of full value or money refunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. H. Leonard
Local Market Ad for Oysters Fish and Furniture
A cluttered ad promotes a Book Store selling furniture and groceries including oranges and oysters. It notes prices like 45 cents per quart for oysters and 25 cents per bunch for fish, with delivery and special railway fare details and travel dates through 1902. The copy mentions a J A Curron as agent and references a Mount Charleston railway line and limited travel offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Charleston
J. A. Curron
Christmas Candies and Oysters Advertised for Holiday Season
The notice promotes wide assortments of Christmas candies including dates prunes and figs and urges orders for Norfolk packing house oysters for Christmas dinners. It also advertises bags for tobacco, accommodations in Mt Airy, and fire works from Steve Hale, who bought overstock at a discount and offers them to merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Paddison
Norfolk Select
Express
Ousil
Moore’s
Steve Hale
Stomach Ailment Relief Cited By Minnesota Man
Beare the The Kind pleads use of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, praised by H. T. McIntyre of St. Paul for soothing a disturbed stomach. W. S. Taylor and J. W. McPherson & Co urge all on account to settle promptly to meet bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. McIntyre
St. Paul, Minn
Chamberlain
W.S. Taylor
J. W. McPherson &Co
First National Bank of Mount Airy Stockholders Meeting
The annual stockholders meeting of the First National Bank of Mount Airy North Carolina will be held at the bank office on Tuesday January Labh from 10 AM to 12 noon. Cashier ML Pawcerr signs the notice dated December 3, 01.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Mount Airy
N. C
Labh
Pawcerr
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Positive Remedy
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy for catarrh, claiming it can cure the condition and praising its efficacy to readers of the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Christmas Cheer Leads Readers to Mrs Parker's Santa Visit
A fragment urges readers to follow the crowd to Mrs E Parker's home to see Santa Claus and visit a collection of love books and energizing items for children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Parker
Santa Claus
Sible
Ben Fulford Md Endorses DeWitt’s Pile Cure
A fragment states Dr. Ben D. Fulford praises DeWitt’s Hazel for long illness relief and claims complete cure. The ad-like wording emphasizes effectiveness for piles sores and burns as a top market option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Mitchelli Fulford
Bes
DeWitt
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West
Male Street
J. M. Durham
Everitt
Jubnner
W. E. Cox
Wagoner
Indian Territory
Texas
Hollingsworth Guards
John G. Sparger
J. Sparger
Royal Arcaneme
Biue Ridge
Isaac Nelson
Martiveville
Virginia
Winston T Nelson
Jon Nelson
Ville Ripple
Haymore
Winnae
Tinsly Harris
Commercial Club
Re’s
Oda
Rd’s
Stockholders’ Meeting
Cherry Tie Company
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