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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
7
Partial headline style notice from Mount Airy North Carolina dated January 9 1908 shows a passenger and freight schedule for a train service with arrival and departure times. The readable fragments indicate train numbers and times though details are incomplete.
Local notes report Misses Briggs and Josie Prther away Monday visiting Converse College. Several residents travel for visits, teaching posts, or relocation plans, including Katherine Price to Cooleeme for music and Miss America Boyd visiting from Canada.
City officials probe repeated pilferage of liquor sugar and other goods shipped by rail. A guard from L. Smith Holn Co. implicated. J. W. Gilbert named as an assisted accomplice. Gilbert fired and left town after clothing found at his home heightened suspicions.
J E Barker announces winter reductions and central warehouse takings while several merchants Lobill Smith Gallaway advertise bargains. L Harrison seeks settlement of accounts and relocation to G C Welch stores with new general merchandise. Hollis Rocky Mountain Tea ads for children. Ashcraft Drug Co promotes cure and Mrs F L Smith shorthand class.
Mr John B Snow and Miss Mollie E Snow were married at Milton Holyfields residence on December 29 with Rev Thomas Marion officiating.
The stock-holders of The Bank of Mt. Airy are called to meet in the bank office on February 22 1908 at ten oclock. Byerly Cashier. Also an advertisement for Pinesalve Carbolized antiseptic healing salve sold by J W McPherson & Co.
The wedding of W. Badgett of Mt. Amy to Lillie Webb of Bend, with John A. Cox officiating, was held at the residence of Mr. G. Y ee in White Plains N C on December 24 1907.
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