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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1916
Page
16
Miss Nancy Brirly of Rockingham is expected to arrive in Lumberton tomorrow and spend several days with Mr and Mrs R C Law rence on Sixth street.
Mrs Harry Collins and daughter Miss Alice of Maysville visit Mrs C MacCosley in New Bern. Several residents from Wilmington Raleigh and Virginia towns stop by for holidays as families host relatives and friends. The column lists visits by Miss Bessie Graham Mrs Martha Saunders Mrs Margaretta Sanford Frank Gregson family and others returning from trips to Norfolk Jacksonville Beaufort and Morehead City.
Mrs J Larmour Parrott visits friends in Wilson. Mrs C B Barbee returns from Raleigh to visit family. Mrs A D Parrott and Mrs Chas Walsh return from Mount Olive. Mrs K R Curusa visits relatives in Agostic. Mrs J J Bizzell returns from Weldon. Chester A Walsh and Marie Pairo journeyed home from trips north. J B Leanard and wife spend time in Norfolk. Mrs J F Taylor visits Norfolk. Mrs Cg Broadhurst of Goldsboro visits Kinston Wednesday. Al Walsh returns from Rocky Mount. Miss Louise Bradley of Elizabeth City visits Kinston. Flo Young goes to Tarboro after a few days in Kinston. D B Tew and Lile Tew return from Durham.
Greensboro residents note Misses Royce and Fiossie Davis at Chapel Hill fall dances. Annie Marrow of Burlington visits, Mrs. Pierce C. Rucker returns from Richmond, and Jo Hardie travels to Brown Summit. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brooks will journey to Newark, N J for holidays. Mrs. John A. Gilmer plans winter stay with R. A. Gilmer. Others host or visit in North Carolina and nearby states including Oxford and Winston-Salem. a mix of social calls and travels reported.
Charlotte reports Miss Mattie Walker of Sweet Briar College is due home soon to spend Christmas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Walker. Mrs. Jermiah Goff and Miss Julia Robertson return from Shelby where they attended the wedding of Miss Madge Webb and Mr. Silas Ray Riley.
Mr and Mrs E M Love of Hamlet spend Christmas with Mrs Boliver Stark. Mr and Mrs Marshall Taylor Bethel plan to visit Mrs Bethel s parents in Richmond Virginia. Mr and Mrs William R Pharr to spend holidays with relatives in Memphis Tennessee. Mrs B F Rogers of Concord visiting daughter Mrs John F Yorke. Mr and Mrs S F Harper and Miss Mabel and Mr Richard Harper now live in Charlotte. Mr and Mrs J G Simpson of Atlanta expected to spend Christmas with Dr and Mrs H C Henderson on North Church Street.
Local society columns list residents returning from trips to Durham Richmond Chicago New York and Washington. Several families plan Florida and Georgia visits while relatives gather for Christmas holidays in Fayetteville with daughters sons and spouses visiting from Delaware North Carolina and Florida.
Mrs Richard A Myers and her son John Springs Myers come to spend Christmas with Mrs Meyers' parents Mr and Mrs B D Springs. Miss Mildred Finlayson returns from Lexington Virginia after attending Thanksgiving hops at Washington and Lee College. En route home she visits Miss Helen Parker in Staunton Virginia.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth S Tanner of Rutherfordton will spend the Christmas holidays with Mr and Mrs S B Tanner.
Whiteville residents greet guests from Rocky Mount Mount Olive and Rosa Baldwin hosts Mrs Livings ton Johnson from Rocky Mount visiting friends in Whiteville while Mrs Lawrence Harrelson of Mount Olive stays with her mother Mrs Rosa Baldwin during the holidays.
The Warsaw Christian Endeavor Society met with Miss Reba Meadors leading the discussion on The Power of Christianity. Readings and vocal selections enhanced the evening. Local social notes record visits and trips by residents to Raleigh Goldsboro Savannah and Washington DC with holiday plans.
Hoyt Harrington returns from Bedford Virginia for holidays with Mr. and Mrs. A W Harrington. Sadie Henley ill. B O Townsend of Dunn visits Mrs. S M Oliver. Rutie Rogers from Fork is visiting Mrs. B Temple. W W Oliver and family travel to Dillon South Carolina. L H Price reported in critical condition. Sallie Connelly returns from Barnesville and Proctorville. J J Oliver and C R Oliver visit Dunn. D M Rogers and children attend event at Fair Bluff. M A Stephens hosts visitor from Columbia.
Mount Olive notes list visits and guests as Mrs. W. E. Daughtry of Goldsboro stays with Mrs. Julia Southerland. Miss Mattie Curtis journeys to Morganton. The King and Daughtry parties travel to Kingstree and Snow Hill hosts hostesses. Several locals teach, travel, or host relatives in Goldsboro Wilmington Fayetteville Genoa Clinton and Norfolk events noted.
Mrs. H. M. Register and Miss Lillie Packer returned from Durham where they attended the Methodist conference. Miss Mary Massenburg has returned to Warrenton after spending several months in Clinton.
Miss Minnie Hardy of Freeman visits cousin Mrs Rosa Penny of Wilmington. Mrs Oscar Applewhite of Wilmington returns home after a visit with Mrs J H Applewhite. Joseph Carney and Henry Alford spent Sunday at Acme. L C White of Vineland was a recent business visitor. Attending the Acme New Berlin play Friday night included Joseph Carney Tate Malpass Lofton Carr Henry Alford Carl Fuhr Floyd Carr and Robert Carney.
Mrs J W King and Miss Emily Graves traveled to Clemson this week. Mrs E W Myers of King returns home after visiting relatives. Mrs Verda Henley and her son Frank visit Mrs Henleys sister Mrs J R Hines in Mount Airy. Dr Laula Rockwell and Miss Mattie Lee Korner return from Asheville after attending the Siayes Rockwell wedding. Col and Mrs H Montague return from Boston and New York to visit their son P N Montague.
Mr T H Sharp of Emporia Virginia visits with daughters Miss Margaret Sharp and Miss Virginia Sharp who are staying with their aunt Mr William Taylor Jr on Cherry Street. Mrs E F Sprinkle and father Mr C S Brown of Mocksville were visitors this week.
Rudolph Mueller a Manheim contractor was convicted of smuggling about 2000 pounds of cereals and other foods to Switzerland. The court fined him 63550 dollars and sentenced him to two years in state prison.
Wilming ton Shoe Company advertises Christmas footwear deals offering a range of shoes suitable as gifts with promises of value and style for holiday shoppers.
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