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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
3
Having qualified as administrator on the estate of Nancy E. Shelton deceased, all persons owing the estate are notified to pay promptly and save cost. All persons owing claims against the estate must present them within the time prescribed by law or they will be barred from their collection. May 10, 1916.
J K Reynolds offers several thousand feet of lumber cut to standard grades and ready for prompt delivery on order. Special orders receive quick attention and will be sawn to order. Also available are a few hundred cords of good wood either in the woods or delivered in town.
British Non-Combatant Corps comprises conscientious objectors who refuse to fight and instead perform labor duties in France. They receive equal pay and rations, with meat allowances, and mostly come from clerical or shopkeeping backgrounds, including Plymouth Brethren members. One objector defected to return to active drill in England.
Miss Margarett Cooper of Graham wed Rev. John H. Cook of Pilot Mountain in a surprise ceremony at Rev. Courtes Hodgin's home in Greensboro. The couple plans mission work in mining camps in West Virginia, then study at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond.
Having qualified as executor of the last will and tecument of John Robertson, all persons owing the estate must pay promptly. Creditors must present claims within the legal period or they will be barred. Thos. B. Ashby, Executor.
Canning club shows premiums for products canned and preserved under club recipes. Judging focuses on quality with detailed class entries for girls of various ages, including jars of beans peaches soup mix kraut pickles preserves and jams. A note invites members to select a class and request jars from the Club Agent for county fair preparation. Veterans reunion invited to Wilmington with welcomes and accommodations offered for Confederate Veterans to attend the July 26 27 1916 event.
By order of the Superior Court of Surry County commissioners will sell at 1 p m June 30 1916 at the First National Bank cash to the highest bidder a Mount Airy town lot described as Price Street east side starting at O Graves corner and running as specified in the deed. T B McCargo Jr and FE C Bivens commissioners May 25 1916.
Statesville reports A. S. Carson says Alleghaney County backed a new 60 000 bond issue for the Elkin Alleghaney Railroad. The vote accompanied a plan to extend the line 30 miles across the county, adding to previous 40 000 bonds for a total stock of 106 000. The extension is expected to bring major benefits to the region.
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