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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
2
Advertising rates reasonable and made known on application. Entered at the Post Office of Mount Airy North Carolina as second class mail matter.
The Mount Airy News calls on Surry County Commissioners to publish the annual County Exhibit as required by law. It notes past failures to disclose all funds and questions why only a partial exhibit is shown. The paper offers to publish the full details at no cost if provided, stressing the public’s right to complete financial disclosure and lawful action.
Henry Shropshire aged about 35 and Mrs Dan Collins of this county were wed last Monday with Rev Wm Gregory officiating. Shropshire had left his first wife Mary uree about a year earlier and married again without a divorce, according to the informant. The minister is said to be aware of the alleged facts.
Robert L. Poindexter of Wikin emerged as the next potential Democratic sheriff nominee. The message urges support if he runs and portrays him as a strong, capable candidate.
The Mt Airy Leader notes about eight thousand dollars withheld from township funds used to pay bonds and interest. A December 1907 settlement was postponed due to a lawyer’s illness, with a meeting set for the first Monday of the current month to determine the outcome.
The article recalls Jesse Walsh’s recommended County Commissioner candidate C N Bodenheimer who became chairman after 1906 while noting prior chair J M McCann. It compares county expenses 1905 1906 and 1907 under Bodenheimer and honors John L Worth and his late church service with Friends Church.
John L Worth of this city died Sunday morning at the home of Andrew Jackson after a brief heart episode. Born September 18 184, he was 67 years old. He married Eveline Davis in 1868 and leaves a son Job Worth and other relatives. Worth served as Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners for six years and was noted for integrity and plain speaking.
A white marble monument stands in a grove on a southern slope near the Blue Ridge to honor the late Josep Easter. The unveiling occurred the Sunday before Christmas with a large national- area gathering. The News editor spoke on the monument's purpose and a community dinner followed. Credit goes to the local Woman’s Christian Temperance Union women and to W D Haynes of Mount Airy Marble Works for funding and placement.
Christmas week in Mount Airy featured school and church activities for children. Graded School Professor Sheppere established a value offering tradition to aid poor kids. The Baptist church at the Rock hosted a Friday night treat. Festivities included masquerade balls and leap year parties with out of town guests at the Commercial Club rooms.
Notice to all claimants against the estate of Jos W Ashbeed to present claims for payment by the 12th day of January 1908 or be barred from collecting. The administrator warns unavailable claims will be plead in bar.
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