Many City Visitors and Local Residents Travel for Holidays
A long list shows Miss Lucile Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Brady, Mrs. Strickland, Mrs. Fulcher, Mr. and Mrs. Malone, Miss Robinson, Miss Howie, Misses Boyette, Miss Thorpe, Mrs. Ewing and Maude, and others passing through the city en route to Ashton, Norfolk, Oxford, Jacksonville, Goldsboro, Burgaw, Maxton, and more for visits and teaching assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Frank Knowlton
Camden, Me
Jacksonville
Fla
Rosa Lee Bland
Vanceboro
Burgaw
H. E. McQua
Fila
New Bern
E. T. Batson
Atkinson
J. T. Dobbs
Calvary Baptist Pastorial Anniversary Invitations
Calvary Baptist Church announces a pastorial anniversary spanning 1912 to 1917 with an anniversary reception at the pastorium located at 720 North Fourth Street. New Year’s Day hours are 4 to 11 p m inviting all to attend with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
North Fourth Street
Grace Methodist Hold Special Services on Union of Methodism
Grace Methodist church hosts evening services focusing on the union of American Methodism. Special prayers will support the joint commission in session in Baltimore. Short addresses by Pastor Rev. M. T. Plyler and Rev. J. C. Wooten invite all to attend and expect an engaging program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
Union of American Methodism
Joint Commission
Baltimore
M. T. Plyler
J.C. Wooten
Debate on Commission Form of Government and Aldermanic System
Citizens and officials buzzed over changing city government structures. Proposals favored the commission form or reform of ward lines with at large council selection, while opponents urged caution and maintaining the existing aldermanic system with added accountability. Several speakers pressed for public vote and charter input, others urged moving forward with changes if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Audit and Finance
William E. Springer
C. C. Covington
J. S. Williams
T. E. Cooper
Grant
Ricaud
Marcus Jacobi
Cars to The Beach Schedule Ad
Advertisement notes half hour service to The Beach today and tomorrow from 2:00 to 5:00 P M with frequent departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne Beach
Adyut
Holiday Hours Observed At Local Post Office
Post office will observe New Year’s Day with a shortened schedule. General delivery and registry windows open 11 am to 12 pm. Stamps on sale during the hour. One mail delivery and one collection by carriers.
Distress Reported for Yacht Niradha Near Norfolk
Wires from Norfolk reached Wilmington last night asking about the whereabouts of the yacht Niradha in distress. A long distance call with Southport parties failed to clarify the report and no further word has been heard from the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niradha
Wilmington
Norfolk
Southport
Will Address Boys Chaplain to Speak at YMCA Meeting
Chaplain Alexander of Uncle Sam's Navy will address the Boys League at the YMCA this afternoon about his service aboard a fighting ship. The Women's Auxiliary of St John’s Parish plans its Twelfth Night entertainment on January 5th at 8 o'clock in the Parish House with a free admission and an offering. The meeting endorsed a commission form of government for Wilmington and discussed civil service for police and fire chiefs, ten year gas lighting contracts, and a Cape Fear bridge or free ferry to boost trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Uncle Sam's Navy
R.O. Alexander
Uncle Sam’s Navy
Boy’s League
St John’s Parish
Turner
Wilmington
Greensboro
S. A. Matthews
Ruark
T. W. Wood
Tidewater Company
Walter Hatch
Jacobi
Iredell Meares
T. E. Cooper
Cape Fear River
Public Advt Notices For Today And Tomorrow
Classified advertisement notes half hour intervals today and tomorrow from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for advertised items.
New York City Guest Stays at Orton Hotel
Mr. Lindsey Russell of New York City, a well known figure here, is spending a few days in town as a guest at the Orton Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ewing
Miss Maude
New York
Lindsey Russell
New York City
City
Orton Hotel
Pullman Car Service Initiated Between Wilmington and Raleigh
The Atlantic Coast Line begins through sleeving cars from Wilmington to Raleigh with Southern Railway connect, effective January 3 for about fifty days. Train 90 departs Wilmington 3:40 am to Raleigh 8:52 am on Southern No. 21. return Raleigh 7:25 pm to Wilmington 1:15 am on No. 9L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passenger Traffic Department
Wilmington
Raleigh
Atlantic Coast Line
Goldsboro
Southern Railway
Pardon Application Filed for Andrew Spicer Murder Conviction
Notice is given that a pardon application will be made to the Governor of North Carolina on Tuesday January 30 1917 for Andrew Spicer convicted of second degree murder at the March Term 1914 of the Superior Court of New Hanover County Protests must be filed before that time The notice is dated December 27 1916 and signed by Anna Spicer and Emmett Hv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Andrew Spicer
New Hanover County
Absolute Divorce Action in New Hanover Court
Georgia Harris sues Willie Harris for divorce in New Hanover Superior Court alleging abandonment over ten years ago. No children. Defendent to appear at the February 6 1917 term at Wilmington Court House to answer or demur. Clerk certifies the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Harris
Superior Court
New Hanover County
Wilmington
N. C
Agee Clérx Superior Court
Stolen Sacred Statue Found After 25 Cent Return
The statue of The First Child stolen from St. Boniface Church Patterson New Jersey was returned today. A unnamed Clifton resident who sold the statue for 25 cents to a woman negro seller brought it to the rectory after the rector discovered the statue in its place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Boniface
Patterson
N. J
A. Delbert Frey
Clifton
Cars to The Beach 2 to 5 P M Adjut
Readable fragments show a transportation schedule advertising cars to the beach departing between 2:00 and 5:00 PM with an official notice style.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lucile Smith
Acme
Mrs. L. H. Hughes
Ashton
Alice Lewis
Fayetteville
Martha Lewis
Mrs
J. M. Brady
Norfolk, Va
Mr. Brady
C. H. Fisher
George Strickland
Oxford
Ellis Fulcher
J. T. Malone
Frances Robinson
Wallace
Hazel Howie
Carey Franklin
Maggie Smith
Annie M
Leona Boyette
Warsaw
Minnie J. Thorpe
Lizzie Croom
Pessie LeGwin
Maxton
Jimmie Croom
Croom
Charlotte
J. W. Jernigan
James King
Maurice Chiswell
Washington, D. C
Marie Morrison
Eleanor Jordan
Tarrytown
N. Y
Castle School
Ethel Gates
Conway, S. C
G. L. Briggs
Newport News, Va
St. John's Church
R. E. Gribben
R. B. Davis
Red Cross Street
Hazel Bishop
Winter Park
Rock
Miss Bishop
Virginia Jackson
Edna Ellis
Young Men's Christian Association
Florence Wessell
Herbert Johnson
Charles Jones
Richard Warren
J. F. Harriss
W. G. Robertson
J. C. Woot
Rey
Tomorro
A. D. Brown
DERBY
J. M. Solky
Price Clothiers and Furnishers
North Front Street
Belk-Williams Company
Anna Spicer
Emmett
Georgia Harris
Oscar P. Peck
Carner Front and
Princess Streets
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