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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1917
Page
12
New Bern and Wallace society notices detail visitors, guests, and events. Folks from Pollocksville Kinston and Wilmington travel, while local clubs host meetings and a Wilmington concert charity event entertains.
Meir Dutt and family from Hartsville South Carolina visited relatives in Fair Bluff last week. The column lists multiple locals and visitors including Jacksonville and Charleston residents, travels to Wilmington and Mullins, and notes about illnesses, a surgery, and upcoming court terms.
The Clarkton page records numerous visitors and guests this week including Mi ll Cromartie of Berwick Emma Willard of Southport I R Meares in Charlotte Mary Bridges and Lillian vry in Lum oy and Miss H A Johnson of Rowland. Annie Lib Evans of Fayetteville and Miss Gladys Huckabee guests of relatives in town.
Lumberton residents report visitors from Fayetteville Washington D C and Asheville. Mr and Mrs Biggs Saddle Tree Mrs Hartley Batesburg Mrs Compeaux Marion and Mr and Mrs Prevatt with Mrs Moore were guests or travelers in the area this week.
Miss Irma Elizabeth and Georgia Whitfield of Lumberton are guests of their sister Mrs Dan Shaw. Mrs Rowland Covington will join others to visit Mrs J R Barbour in Benson. Miss Hettie James to take charge of Miss Mittie Sanford millinery. Minnie May and Mamie Hammond return from Wilmington and other points. Mrs Josephine Graham returned home in McColl after visiting Mrs J T Bostic.
Hamlet February society page reports Mr and Mrs A Q Austin and child visiting Rev J H Austin in Hopewell Virginia. Epworth League entertained by Mrs B R Carroll. Mrs J P Austin visiting relatives in Atlanta for about two weeks. Beatrice Gregson returned from Wilmington after a month with Miss Armstrong at the Orton Hotel. Mrs W L Sherwood at bedside of ill mother in Savannah. Mrs R H Moore of Charlotte a guest of Mrs W A Stewart.
Mrs. J. K. Bibb of Long Creek and Mrs. J. H. Vareen of Rocky Point spent days in Burgaw this week. Miss Ruth Moore of Warsaw visited relatives here last weekend. Mrs. T. F. Johnson stayed with her mother at Point Caswell. Mr. and Mrs. J. Bernice Moore of Farmville visited here last Saturday. The O. P. Johnsons hosted their son Mr. McNair Johnson of Willard last weekend. Mr. McKay Bowen of Wake Forest College spent several days nearby with his parents.
Fayetteville and Greensboro gossip items list multiple local visitors and travels. Names include Miss Sallie Atkinson Miss Carolina Atkinson Miss Mellie Nachman Capt S F Pitt Mrs M A McLeod and others with brief mentions of weddings illness and homecomings across Fayetteville Raleigh Greensboro and Lake City S C. The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry hosted a dance at the Hotel Lafayette.
Miss Martha Best visited friends in Goldsboro last weekend. Miss Carrie Russ of Bladen county is staying with Mr. and Mrs J. C. Russ. Mrs. C D Leonard of Edenton and Mrs. C M Leonard of Kannapolis are guests of Mrs J H Pierce. Jeane and Sue Neal hosted a Valentine party for friends at their home last Wednesday. Mrs. Marshall Williams hosted a card party at her Faison home last Thursday. Mrs Claude Woodard led the Ladies Aid at the Methodist church Friday. Ten year old Norwood Eeson, son of Mr. and Mrs Charles E Carroll, gave a dinner party for friends last Sunday.
Reva and Mrs. Louis T. Hardin of Mayville Kan arrive to settle in Clinton. Local residents W. B. Whittington and J. O. Bizzell family trips. Rev. Earnhardt attends funeral in Durham for Rev. Troy. Ladies visiting Raleigh and Dallas. Notary public rights for women discussed by New Hampshire legislature amid long history of notary offices.
Freeman reports several residents and visitors in town. J A Roberson and J W Brinkley are noted as visiting relatives, with other names including Ruth Byrd, Tate Malpass, Carl Fuhr, Joseph Stone, H Hill, Anthony Moore, J B Brinkley, J A Clemmons, N A Byrd, E M Vause, BE Fuhr, Dan and Abner Collum, S M Hardy, W J Parmon, N R Hill, plus Mrs George W King and Mrs N R Hill.
Mount Olive reports Mrs N M Journey and Mrs E T Watson visiting Greensboro for a few days. Mr and Mrs Allen Jones traveled to Dunn for a short stay. Ms L W Parker spent two days with Mr F L Manley in Goldsboro. Mrs Charles O Berry of Rocky Mount visited her parents Mr and Mrs Council Smith this week.
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