Millinery Opening and locals interact at Mount Airy week
Mrs. K Jenkins announces a millinery opening on Friday and Saturday Sept 25th. A Clark visits friends. Railroads offer reduced rates in Mount Airy during Five County Vale events at Emporia Oct 20. Various locals travel or host visitors. Beavor Board Plant superintendent M S Smith leaves for Pennsylvania. Nell Mercer heads to Norfolk. Mrs. Shute visits Williamston. Mrs. Sykes visits daughter. Em poria Fair set for Oct 20 21 22 23. Pears for sale 100 bushels via A L Clark. High School girls plan ice cream supper in the park led by Miss Ruto Davis to aid basketball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Mount Airy
N. C
Emporia
Fair Grounds
Ricks
Enfield
Ruto Davis
Roanoke Rapids Hosts Resolutions and Cotton Talk
Henry Alexander of Charlotte addresses a mass farmers meeting in Roanoke Rapids on September 25 1914 outlining relief plans for the cotton crisis. He reviews the Washington conference and emergency currency, predicts England cotton imports may resume and warns against acreage tax schemes. Local residents and visiting officials attend. several townspeople and workers are noted in town and regional movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Baine
Tewlar
Greensboro
Baine
Jones
Roanoke Mills
Frank P. Shields
Seotboss
Patterson Company
Mills
I. Q. Alexander
Joe. Wicker
Charlotte
Alexander
Conference of Southern Farmers and Business Men
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
England
American Manus
Farmers’ Union
South
Dr. Alexander
McAdoo
Marriage of Lena Horne and J. Ler Brewer at Patterson Mills
A quiet wedding took place last Sunday afternoon at two o'clock with Reverend William Towe performing the ceremony. The couple, both of Patterson Mills village, will reside there. Other notes include local visits, illness, church services, and a large mass meeting in Halifax County addressing cotton prices and urging cooperative action among farmers merchants and bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Horne
J. Lerbert Brewer
Patterson Mills Village
William Towe
Mrs. Brewer
Dr. Alexander
Alexander
Committee On
Shields
Halifax County
Mrs. C A Wyche Hosts Informal Tea and Local Meeting
Mrs C A Wyche entertained friends with tea at her home in Wyehevalt in honor of guest Amy Butler of Henderson. The afternoon featured fern and autumn flower decor, a salad course, tea, cake, and staff including Mrs EH Adkins and Miss Mary Traynham Wyche. Halifax County Democratic Executive Committee met to nominate three Good Roads Commissioners W G Hedgepeth P C Gregory and C P Bounds, with Dr J B Green resigning as chairman and D House elected to lead. A resolution urged Halifax voters to approve state constitutional amendments at the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeheevalt
C. A. Wyche
Amy Butler
Henderson
EH. Adkins
Mary Traynham Wyeche
L.G. Hayes
Job Taylor
J T. Stainback
A. W. Taylor
B. H. Adkins
Gatlin
Democratic
Halifax County
Halifax
Good Roads
D. EB
Stainback
W. F. Horner
N. Witzpatrick
W. G. Hedgepeth
Hobgood
P. C. Gregory
Tillery
C. P. Bounds
Weldon
J. B. Green
D. House
Thelma
Dr. Green
Democratic County Executive Committee
Washburn
Nash County
Roanoke Rapids Couples Wed at Bride’s Parents Home
Hux Lynch Eva Lynch and Lawrence Hux of Roanoke Rapids married at the bride’s parents residence on last Sunday afternoon. Magistrate R W Brown officiated. The couple will reside in Roanoke Rapids. The Presbyterian Aid Society held a meeting at Mrs. G L Hayes’s home with the new minister W S Morton and wife inspiring plans for a bazaar in late November to supply Christmas gifts. The group welcomed two new members and several visitors. Mrs Hayes served a “something in a glass” concoction and snow balls, described as “awful” good. Reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Morton
New Presbyterian
Rosemary
Opera House
Roanoke Rapids
Peoples Theatre
Misa Eva Lynch
Lawrence Hux
R. W. Brown
Hux
Presbyterian Aid Society
G. L. Hayes
W. S. Morton
Resolutions of Respect for R L Taylor
Roanoke Tribe No 39 of the Roanoke Indian Organization adopts resolutions honoring R L Taylor. The note expresses grief and sympathy to the bereaved family and asks for copies to be sent to the Tomahawk and Roanoke Rapids Herald for publication and to be placed on the tribe's minute book. Committee members P Marrhews W J Norwoon W G Stinson submit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RL. Taylor
Tomahawk
Roanoke Rapids Herald
P. ¥. Marrhews
W. J. Norwoon
W. G. Stinson
Patterson Pearson wedding in Court Street Baptist Church
Samuel Finlay Patterson of Roanoke Rapids North Carolina and Nancy Wyche Pearson of Portsmouth Virginia wed at Court Street Baptist Church on a Wednesday at 4. They left for Washington and other northern cities and will reside in Roanoke Rapids after October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Samuel Finlay Patterson
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Nancy Wyche Pearson
Portsmouth
Court Street Baptist Church
Washington
Combined Shows Bring Wheeler Bros Circus to Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids will host the Wheeler Bros Circus and the Famous Stampede Wild West on October 9. The two shows join for a larger program at one price, with a Mexican Bull Fight finale from the Mendoza troupe as a highlight. The flyer promises a premier, comprehensive performance with top horses and production, built for simultaneous acts without omitting any performer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler Bros. Circus
Stampede Wild West
Wheeler Bros
Mendoza
Roanoke Rapids
Advt
Serious Accident To Mr W Bass At Roanoke Mills
Mr W Bass suffered a serious eye injury at Roanoke Mills when a nail pierced his eyeball while packing cases in the shipping room. He was rushed to Richmond to Dr White, who operated and hopes there is a chance to save the eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bass
Bass
Roanoke Mills Company
Richmond
Dr. White
South
Railroads Deemed Innocent By-Stand ers In War Strain
A committee of railroad presidents led by Frank Trumbull presents to President Wilson a brief on wartime rail difficulties. The president forwards memoranda to the public, noting railroads are innocent bystanders bearing heavy losses as government sets rates without guaranteeing receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Trumbull
Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary, and
Patterson Mills
K. Jenkins
M.S. Smith
Beaver Board
Pennsylvania
Nell Mercer
Norfolk
F. M. Shute
Williamston
Sykes
Charlie Webb
A. L. Clark
Adyt
H.Q. Alexander
Rebecca Clark
Hattie Koontz
B. Marks
Clyde Mizelle
John Smith
Tampa
Fla
Louis Grimmel
Jacksonville
Pla
Kirkus Taylor
H. B. Griffin
Greenville
S. C
R. L. Wood
Patterson Store Co
R. B. Hayes
Wake Forest
Wake Forest College
G. A. Smith
Black Creek
Maude Henry
Wendell, N.C
H. B. Foster
Ward Tene Ho
Thurssday
Patterson
Asheville
Halifay County
WV. R. Carroll
Raleigh, N. C
Rosemary School House
R. L. Topping
Rosemary Theatre
Moo
Roanoke Tribe No. 89 Improved Order of Red Men
James Melure
Petersburg
Horne
J.B. Boyd
L. S. Mosher
Northampton County
Betsy Norwood
M. McRae Faison
P. M
Emporia Fair
Evelyn Boyd
Queens College
D. Keeter
Lena Jones
Edwards, N. C
Mrs. C. A. Wyche
Democratic Executive Committee
Mrs. Hayes
R. L. Taylor
Patterson-Pearson
The
Hancock House Company
Age Suntayen , Rosemary Supply Company
Rosmary
N.C
House of Commons
India
Canada
Railroads
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