Married at Crowells 3 ifessie Moore to Walter N PitzPaty
The ceremony took place last Sunday January 12 at Crowells 3 ifessie Moore daughter of 3 Moore wed Mr Walter Mar Justice N PitzPaty officiated the ceremony. An earlier ad notes a salve advertised for piles chapped hands and an old sore claiming healing results with 25 cents at E T Whitehead Co drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona
Crowells
Ifessie Moore
Moore
Walter Mar
N. PitzPaty
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Unclear historical incident and injuries reported
Fragmentary report describes a horse throw incident and injuries not serious, crop conditions and unsettled weather halting work, plus a dog bite incident involving Murre Savage on the street. details are garbled and names uncertain.
Prominent North Carolina figure Joseph Mason dies in Emporia
Mason, father of Mrs. J Person of this place, died recently in Emporia Virginia. He was a longtime legislator and former member of Congress, known for intellect and hospitality. Survived by a wife and two children, burial was not held in Northampton County on New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Mason
Dunn
Emporia
National Congress
Ton
Thos. W. Mason
Northampton County
J. Rt. Mason
Em Iise
Widow Ballard dies at home in Williamston
Mrs. H W Ballard of Williamston dies suddenly at 7 20 AM on Monday January in Halifax county near Hobgood. Her funeral and burial details are given in local notices with reference to a stepmother Mrs. Maniza. Rev Hobgood conducts the service. Her remains are to be interred at the old burying ground two and a half miles from Hobgood. Rest of text promotes patent medicines and a tea product with no clear relation to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ballard
Williamston
Maniza
Mr. Hobgood
J. Savage
Zallard
Hobgood
Halifax County
Local residents seen in and around town visits
A string of short notes records visits and trips by residents. Sam Hoffman and Sam Harwell travel to Rocky Mount, J A White visits from Williamston, Earl Harrington enters Oak Ridge for school, Charles Allen Jones visits Kinston, J G Powell visits Enfield, W B Dunn visits relatives in town, S M Gary from Halifax conducts business, Lucile Ellington and others visit Chas Jones, C D Christian from a state farm in Tillery appears in town, Tyler Wheeler returns from Franklinton and Louisburg, Harry Lee McDowell goes to Oak City for Josey Hardware, J H Allsbrook heads to Everett for house moving, Robert Gray visits his mother M E Gray, A L Baughcom from Harnett County stops here, H P Alexander goes to Plymouth for cotton seed buying, Vaughan family from Nashville visits home folks, F R Bateman returns to Plymouth after visiting his daughter, Ida Poinsau of Petersburg and Mrs John Dodson of Oakland visit S F Dunn, Dunn attends Grand Lodge meeting in Raleigh, Mesdames Kitchin and relatives depart for Washington DC, G S Norfleet returns home to Lewiston, Carrie Whitehurst moves from Bethel to Scotland Neck, Mrs Henderson, formerly in Washington, stops in town en route to Roanoke Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Harrington
Oak Ridge
Chas. Allen Jones
Kinston
J. G. Powell
Enfield
W. B. Dunn
Durham
S. M. Gary
Halifax
Holston Valley Wedding Unites Cowan kin in 1908
Miss Sue Cowan daughter of the late Rutledge Cowan marries William G. Cowan of Fayetteville Tennessee in Holston Valley. The service was by Dr J Albert Wallace with a large Bristol reception and a train sendoff ushered by a bridal party including Nan and Sallie Cowan. The couple will reside in Fayetteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holston Valley
Tenn
Bristol
Sue-Cowan
Rutledge Cowan
William G. Cowan
Fayetteville
Maude Worrell
James Lowry
Ollie Delaney
Lucy House
Scotland Neck
N. C
Tom Pemberton
Mendelsshon
Jewel Cowan
W. C. Delaney
J. Albert Wallace
Maude, Worrell
Nan Delaney
Sue Fleenor
James King
John Dickey
Maude Worryell
Charles Cowan
Arthur Fleenor
A. J. Cowan
Mary Lowry
J. A. Delaney
Mr Smith the Speaker at Confederate Veterans event
Notice shows Commandant Butterworth inviting Stuart H. Smith to speak on the birthday of General R E Lee at Buck Kitchin Camp. It notes prior Smith addresses at North Carolina Day and Scotch Irish in North Carolina and promises a good reception for the veteran audience. The item then shifts to a medical ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure, claiming internal action and a $100 reward for cures, signed by F J Cheney Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Butterworth
Buck Kitchin
Stuart H. Smith
R. E. Lee
Smith
North Carolina
Hall
Ting
F. J. Cheney & CO
Uke
Mrs G H John residence hosts January club gathering
The O N Club enjoyed an afternoon at Mrs G H Johns on Church Street with Miss Annie Harper as hostess. Laura Clark read a paper on Lonefellow, Hil dah Hancock spoke, a guessing contest crowned Laura Clark and Mattie Josey, Lelia Higgs won the prize, Ruby Darden won the booby, a bountiful meal followed. Dean s Ointment ad ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Annie Harper
G. H. John
Lelia Higgs
Greenville
N.C
Ruby Darden
Public Real Estate Sale Notice for Hobgood Lot
Public sale of real estate follows a deed of trust for Macy Bryant. The sale, in Scotland Neck on February 15, 1908 at 12 noon, will cover the old Mill Lot in Hobgood of about 2 acres bounded by the Weldon and Kinston Branch railroad Hannah Purvis the Hobgood Martins County road and the East Carolina Land and Improvement Co. Albion Dunn trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macy Bryant
Register of Deeds
Halifax County
Scotland Neck
Halifax
North Carolina
Hobgood
Old Mill
Weldon and Kinston
Hannah Purvis
Martin County
East Carolina Land and Improvement Co
Tom Bryant
E. P. Hyman
Albion Dunn
Roanoke River Flood Damages Crops Assessments
Flooding along the Roanoke River has caused crop damage over several days. Corn and peanuts in fields suffered in some areas, but initial losses appear less severe than first reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Popular Exercise Horseback Riding Attracts Town Youth
The town’s youths commonly ride horses each afternoon when weather allows. A notable number of young men and women participate, finishing the activity in a lively, social manner.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marimne Invest
The
Hisik
Scottand Neck
Steinway
Bruce
Bruce Taylor
Hie Sale
Morrisett Brothers’ White
Pesied
A.A. Fe
J.D. Ray & Co
Tam
Laz
Mus. E. E. Hitutasp
Emyarvs & Co
Main Street
Sth
Corby
Howard
Pittman
Murre Savage
Mr. and Savage
Fit
RB. Mason
S, H.W. Ballard
Sem
E. T. Whiteheal & Co
Sam Hoffman
Rocky Mount
Sam Harwell
J. A. White
Lucile Ellington
Clayton, Ie
Capt
C. D. Christian
Tillery
Tyler B. Wheeler
Franklinton
Louisburg
Harry Lee McDowell
Oak City
Josey Hardware Co
J. H. Allsbrook
Everetts
Robert Gray
M. E. Gray
Beaufort County
Washington, N. C
A. L. Baughcom
Harnett County
H. P. Alexander
Plymouth
Wilson
L. T. Vaughan and
Nashville
F. R. Bateman
J. A. Harrison
Ida Poinsau
Petersburg
John Dodson
Oakland, Cal
5. F. Dunn
F. Dunn
Raleigh
Grand Lodge of Masons
Claude Kitchin
A. McDowell
Child
A. P. Kitchin
Gton
D. C
Norfleet
A. F. Hancock
Lewiston
Lila Hancock
Carrie Whitehurst
Bethel
Mr. K. Allsbrook
Mrs. Walston
J. K. Henderson
Washington
R. C. Josey
Henderson
Roanoke Rapids
Cowan-Cowan
Mr. Smith
Speaker
Gied
Dean
A. L. Purrington
Freshet
W. A. Brantley
W. T. Hancock Company
F. S. Royster Guano Company
Morfolk
Virginia
E. T. Whitehe
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
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