Roanoke Rapids Social Notes and Local Moves
A crowded list of Roanoke Rapids residents with travel, visits, and social events. Notables include Fannie Greenburg in Ocean View, Annie Medlin's trip to Mount, J. C. Batts in Garysburg, and Miss Ganaway at Roanoke Mills. Local roads, church plans, and a stormy Piney Forest anecdote pepper the entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Greenburg
Ocean View
J. D. Ray
Scotland Neck
Annie Lykes
Columbia, C
C. Abebb
Roanoke Rapids Nears Top In Busy Week Of Play
Roanoke Rapids swept three straight league games to climb near Franklin, led by Barnes on Friday with ten strikeouts on a two hit shutout. Scott, Johnson, and Henig fueled the offense as Roanoke Rapids also blanked Franklin at home midweek. The town hosted a Japanese themed party for Miss Pearl Powell and prepared for a local Odd Fellows district convention and church Ladies Aid activities with multiple meetings and plans upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Franklin
Mmporia
Barnes
Scott
Johnson
Hinpaka
Rapids
Barrett
Henig
Short
Holloman
Pave
Rosemary
Messrs. T. Armon Edmondson
Monroe Grigvard Jenkins
Pearl Powell
Hampton
Thos. M. Jenkins
Jackson St
Greenswood
Mary Tr Wyehe
Mary Norfleet Grizzard
Meadefield
West Point
Jenkins
Vat
Addie Helle Gammon
Old Point
Hey
Chas. Humphreys
W. L. Manning
G. [. Hayes, Jr
Alice Hockaday
John Js. Jenkins
Cammie Vaughan
Charles Humphreys
Evelyn Boyd
Ano
PF. Hassell
Lucy Butts
Garysburg
Geo. Carmieh
Lessie Buchannon
W. C. Bass
Mila Lee Chauncey
Washington
R. J. Dickens
Mabel Boyd
Emmitt Matthews
Minnette Marshall
T. [. Edmondson
Addie Belle Gammon
J. A. Loftin
Susan Holliday
Virginia Hart
R. L. Towe
Annie Edgerton
Kenly
N.C
M. G. Jenkins
Lucile Ramsay
Nort News
K. C. Towe
Carolina
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Hall
Hardcene
Brunswick Stow
Brethen
Rosemary Opera House
Greene
Waynesville
J. D. Perry
Order
Opera House
Union Meeting Draws Large Roanoke Rapids Crowds
Last week the pastor was away in Enfield for a blessed meeting. Dr Wm Black, state evangelist, preached to four to five hundred nightly. Over a hundred signed cards accepting Christ as savior. All churches participated in the union gathering. Roanoke Rapids Church hosts services October 2nd to 4th with Dr Black and singer Mr Burr in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enfield
Wm, Black
Our State
Christ
Roanoke Rapids
Black
Burr
Seay Poindexter Vows Mingle Two Virginia Roanoke Links
Mr Grover T Poindexter of Colemans Virginia and Miss Bessie Seay of Roanoke Rapids North Carolina wed July 27 1915 at the Methodist Parsonage with Rev William Towe officiating The brief notice notes lips and cooking lines as light gossip in the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph echo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover T. Poindexter
Colemans, Va
Bessie 0. Seay
Roanoke Rapids
N.C
Methodist Parsonage
Wm. Towe
Baptist Church News Notes From Roanoke Rapids July Update
Despite bad weather the Baptist church reports a strong July with good attendance and solid finances. About seventy five Aid Society members in five circles work, raising funds for a piano. A Sunbeam Band of forty five thrives and a male quartet is formed to perform. Fifteen new members, including twelve by baptism, have joined, signaling fellowship and budding revival starting the second Sunday in September. Mail at the Roanoke Rapids Postoffice lists Will Herman Powell and O A Smith among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Treas
W.C. Vaughan
J. W. Womble
Circle Number
Martha Smith
Circle« Number 4
Infant Carlton Hudson Laid to Rest in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
Carlton Eugene Hudson infant son of Mr and Mrs R M Hudson of South Rosemary died Saturday morning July 81 1915 after sixteen months of life He was laid to rest Sunday afternoon at Roanoke Rapids Cemetery with funeral services conducted by Rev Wm Towe assisted by C H Trueblood The family expresses sorrow yet looks for a blessed reunion in the hereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Eugene Hudson
R. M. Hudson
South Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids
Wm. Towe
C. H. Trueblood
Sunday church services and choir schedule
The notice lists church activities including Sunday school at 10:00 A M led by W R Whitaker superintendent. Holy communion and a sermon on the first Sunday at 11:00 A M. Morning prayer and sermon on other Sundays at 10:00 A M. Evening prayer and sermon every Sunday at 8:00 P M. Choir practice every Friday at 8:00 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senoor
Whitaker
First Christian Church Raleigh Plans Sunday School at Rosemary Opera House
Pastor L Topping announces Sunday School will be held next Sunday morning at the Rosemary Opera House. C H Speight serves as Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Raleigh L. Topping
Rosemary Opera House
St ‘45
C. H. Speight
Presbyterian Church Announces Services and Park Evening Service
Pastor Rev. N. F. Morton invites worshipers to Sunday School at ten, morning service at eleven with The Two Sons as the sermon topic, and an evening service at eight. Pews are in place in the new church. If weather allows, evening service moves to the park.
Rosemary Baptist Church Holds Sunday Services
Rosemary Baptist Church invites all to Sunday School at 10am led by W. R. Williams Superintendent. Morning service follows at 11am on the Christian Pilgrimage, with an evening service at 8pm on Who are the Children of God. Pastor Rev. B. E. O Bern presides.
Methodist Church Roanoke Rapids Services Schedule
Pastor Rev Wm Towe leads Sunday school at 9 45 morning services at 11 with subject An Ernest Appeal Evening service at 8 Lost Opportunity Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 J B Boyd Supt Rosemary Morning Sunday School at 10 with Tuesday prayer meeting at 8 Pastoral activities listed for week and Sunday schedule provided by church notices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
W. W. Woodruff
Rosemary
J. B. Boyd
Baptists Church Services Include Special Women Message
The Baptist Church at 46 a.m. under Supt W S Hancock offers services at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Sundays with a morning subject The Power of Women and an evening topic Parasites or Servants. A baptism will be administered and new members receive right hand fellowship. The Ladies Missionary Society meets next Sunday at 4:00 p.m. with Aid Society circle reports for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Missionary Society
Aid Society
Aid and Missionary Societies
Difference Made by Years
A girl at six finds joy in a sewn doll as sawdust escapes and imagination soars. By twenty six she grows restless for commitment and money, and a different set of expectations returns, revealing changing attitudes toward romance and material support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Ube
Indalible and Mrs Gray Chalk Conversation
Mrs Gray notes a stained glass window in the hall and Mrs Grean jokes about removing the stain. Besteg captions the line as a trapscript snippet.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flume
M. James
Greenville
L. Green
Lorina Burgess
Greensro
Rand
A. L. Baine
M. McRae Faison
Randleman
J. W. Smoot
Tille Humphreys
Cammie Q Uighan
Annie Medlin
Ky Mount
W. ©. Brite
Norfolk
Vincent’s Hospital
J. C. Batts
C. A. Jones
George Carmichael
Mr. Marshall
Richmond
Miss Mintte Marshall
B. Marks
Noralk
Margaret Mizell
Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Anna Ganaway
Ding
Lynchburg
Elizabeth Lawson
Ganaway
Roanoke Mills Company
George N. Stanley
J. C. Gross
Durham
J. H. Lewis
Heathsville
J.H. Williams
Elizabeth City
Maude Summerell
WS. Clark
O. P. Johnson
Tarboro
J. R. Moore
C. G. King
Gasbury
Lawrenceville
Junius Liles
Warrenton N.C
Ralph Walker
T. Be, Edmond
Bennetta Hulce
Richnd
Minnie Eas
Bessie Owen
Tom Meyers
Alice Virginia Poe
Charleston
Mount
Mr. Meyers
Patterson Mills
Chas
Boone
Henderson
Patterson Village
Fisis Pearl Powell
Hamon, Va
Rs. T. M. Jenkins
G. B. Crews
Garland
South Carolina
Messrs
J. H. Cullom
W. Lewter
Folk
T. W. Mason
Athampton
T. WW. M
W. Long
Ladies Aid Society of the Past Church
Roae Rapids
E. C. Beal
Jane
Franky*Va
W. L. Roy
R. J. Jones
Tland Neck
N. C
Petersog
Laura Grizzard
Boy 8
Maeizzard
Rs. J.C. Butts
He and
Garysg
Alma Blank
Peters
le Munford
Irs
W. C
Tompson Wad Cill
Retain
Spartanburg
George Adkins
Petersburg
Charlotte Sale
Roc. Sale
Miss Charlotte Sale
Murphy Brown
W. C. Allsbrook
W. C. Williams
Hancock House Company
Mr. Warr
Princeton
N. J
J. H. Hines
Spray
Eugene Patterson
Open Air Services
Roanoke Rapids Park
B. E. O'Bern
Po. M
Mr. Horner
Annie
Alice Medlin
Sallie Medlin
Sallie Munford
May Brown
Stele Hamlet
Mary Crawley
Mollie, Wicker
Jake Matthews
Corbitt Cannon
Joe Williams
Arthur Kelley
Abe Powell l
J. B. Stanley
Weldon
Emporia
Winifred Beckwith
B. H. Ricks
Irene Cannon
Charlena Hart
Pendleton Grizzard
J. J. Wade
G- 1. Hayes, Jr
J. ©. Butts
Geo, Field
T. M. Jeakins
Ladies Aid Society
Roanoke Rapida
Presbyterian Church News
Pittsburg
Baptist Church News Notes
Will Herman
R. M, ‘Powell
O. A. Smith
Puck
Episcopal Church
Henry C. Smith
W. R. Williams
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