Local social notes from area residents visiting and traveling
H H Anderson of Lumberton visits the city. Miss Sue Pridgen returns from Parktown. Mrs J S Crowley ill at 508 South Third Street. Miss Hilda Storm returns home to Knoxville after stay with friends. Don C Martin travels to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia to visit friends. D D Boylan returns from Newtern with relative and cane escorted home by Mrs C Hines. Archdeacon Thomas P Noe will conduct services at Whiteville Episcopal Church at 8 pm. Virginia Bishop of Winter Park leaves for Raleigh to visit sister Mrs B S Rich. Sarah Elizabeth Cutler of New Bern visits in the city with Mildred and Inez Royland. J S Pryse leaves for Charlotte after transfer by Southern Bell, Pryse’s wife and son visit Kentucky and will join in Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Bishop
Winter Park
Raleigh
B.S. Rich
Sarah Elizabeth Cutler
New Bern
City
Mildred and
Inez Royland
North Sixth Street
J. S. Pryse
Charlotte
Southern Bell Couner
Entertainments and upcoming musical program noted
Mrs J S Brown entertained friends at Winter Park for Bettie Calepsie of Bennetsville S C on a visit. Locals greeted Fred Harper on return after visit with sister Mrs W A Branch Harper recently elected grand exulted ruler of the Elks. From Atlanta Mrs Guy King hosts bridge at Druid Hills to honor Mrs Thomas Meares of Wilmington NC visiting the city. First Baptist church to offer a morning and evening program with quartet, solos by Kathryne Vollers and Ken neth Otten and a soprano solo by Elsie Bergman with S A Muse to close the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rook
J. S. Brown
Rock
Winter Park
Bettie Calepsie
Bennetsville
S. C
Fred Harper
Lysichburg
Atlanta
Constitution
Guy King
Bridge
Druid Hills Golf Club
Thomas “Meares
Wilmington
N. C
Meares
Thorne Flagler
S. Y. Tupper, Jr
Thomas Daniel
George Tigfiner
Luther Rosser, Jr
Julian Prade
Charles Lowman
Howard Muse
Charles Moeckle
Margaret Hallman
Mary Robinson
Malcomb Fleming
Toulman Williams
Elliott Cheatham
First Baptist Church
Kathryne Vollers
F. A. Muse
Charles Schulken
W. B. Muse
Miss Vollers
Babylon
Howell
Kenneth Otten
Roanoke College
McDowell
Elsie Bergman
Charleston
S.C
Grace Episcopal Church
Liddell
S. A. Muse
Otten
Mass and sermon at Star of the Sea near Station 2
Rev. John M. Wells of Wilmington's First Presbyterian will celebrate Mass tomorrow morning at Star of the Sea near Station 2. He will preach at the Beach chapel at Wrightsville Station 2 Sunday evening at 8:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of the Sea
John M. Wells
D. D
First Presbyterian Church of
Wilmington
Wrightsville
The Fate of the Duplin and The Chaser Chased Screen Pair
The Fate of the Duplin and The Chaser Chased headline tonight at the Lumina, a pair in a program praised as crowd-pleasing comedy and a romance drama sure to delight audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumina Screen
Local residents depart for Wrightsville Beach and area trips
Mrs. W. G. Pope of Route 4 and Miss Anna Thompson left this morning for Wrightsville Beach for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Pitman and daughter Eureka, Mrs. Alex Spivey, and Miss Emma Fleming also left this morning in Mr. Pitman's car for Waccamaw Lake Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lumberton Robesonian
W. G. Pope
Anna Thompson
Wrightsville Beach
A. S. Pitman
Eureka
Alex Spivey
Emma Fleming
Waccamaw Lake
Wilmington
Miss Lula Springs and Mrs Harris Head to Wrightsville Beach
Miss Lula Springs and Mrs Wade H Harris depart Thursday for Wrightsville Beach for a week or ten days. Springs has been ill and hopes the coast visit will aid her recovery. Miss Cora Harris travels ahead with Mrs E V Finlayson and daughters Mildren and Suzanne Finlayson to Wrightsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
Lula Springs
Wade H. Harris
Wrightsville Beach
Miss Springs
Cora Harris
E. V. Finlayson
Mildren
Suzanne Finlayson
Wrightsville
Notable visits and returns to Wrightsville Beach
The Atlanta Constitution items note Edwin McCarty and Carl Ramspeck at Wrightsville Beach. Mrs Cliff C Hatcher and family returned Thursday for Wrightsville Beach. Mrs George Albert Johnson of Montgomery passed through en route to Wrightsville Beach. Dr and Mrs Omar F Elders will return from Wrightsville Beach at week’s end. Mrs C G Chiles and two daughters have returned from Wrightsville Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Edwin McCarty
Carl Ramspeck
Wrightsville Beach
Cliff C. Hatcher
George Albert Johnson
Montgomery
Omar F. Elders
C. G. Chiles
Bids Invited For Cord Wood Cut And Land Clearing Southport NC
The undersigned invites bids for cutting and removing standing cord wood from lands near Southport North Carolina, and for clearing and grading a 2000 by 800 foot area. Information on request. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. Address bids or information to J W Ruark Attorney Southport NC. Advt. 7 21 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
N. C
J. W. Ruark
Advt
Wilmington to provide 22 men for first National Army contingent
Wilmington proper will furnish 22 volunteers for the first contingent of the National Army under the selective draft. New Hanover outside Wilmington is not called. The Dispatch listed the drawn men who must appear before the Exemption Board, praising Wilmingtonians for their prior service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
National Army
New Hanover
Navy
Cabbage Bought by Pender County Commission
The Pender County Food Conservation Commission bought an acre of cabbage for kraut storage. The executive committee approved the purchase in session at Chairman W A Mc Girt's office. Purchasers J B Heimng and J O Brown acted quickly to secure the cabbage at one cent per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Pender County
County Food Conservation Commission
W. A. McGirt
Bickett
Raleigh
J. B. Heimng
County Farm
J. O. Brown
Demonstration on kraut making postponed due to cabbage surplus
The drying demonstration planned for Monday by Mrs. J. C. Pretlow at the Tidewater Power Company Building Princess Street has been postponed because of an unusually large cabbage intake from Rocky Point to be used for kraut. A new date will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Pretlow
Tidewater Power Company
Princess Street
Rocky Point
Church Services and Schedules Across the City
Sabbath and Sunday services are listed for multiple churches including Stabbath Tabernacle Winter Park St. Andrew's Pearsall Memorial Harnett Street Mission First Church Fifth Avenue Bladen Street Calvary Delgado and others with sermon topics, Sunday schools, and midweek meetings. Visitors welcome.
Church Services and Reading Room Near Seventeenth and Market
Services Sunday at 11 a m with the subject Life. Sunday School at 12 15 p m. Wednesday 8 15 p m. Reading room in adjoining building offers Christian Science literature Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays 4 to 5 30 p m. The public is invited to all services and to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
J. H. McCracken
Our Boys
Epworth League
Bladen Street
Ecorner Fifth
Bladen Streets
E. C. Sell
Calvary
J.A. Sullivan
Jesus
J. W. Hollis
Delgado
A. L. Goodrich
L. W. Moore
B. Y.P
St. Paul’s Lutheran Announces Sunday Service and Beach Outing
St. Paul’s Lutheran at Market and Sixth streets, led by Rev. F. B. Clausen, holds service at 11 a.m. on the topic Vows and Pledges, with Sunday school at 10 a.m. The annual Sunday school outing is planned for Carolina Beach on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s
Market and
Sixth Streets
F. B. Clausen
Carolina Beach
St Pauls Church Services July 1917 Women Visitors Welcome
St Pauls at Sixteenth and Market hosts Holy Communion at 7 30 morning prayer and sermon at 11 and evening prayer at 6 with all seats free. St Johns Third and Red Cross Streets holds Holy Communion at 7 30 morning prayer at 11 and evening prayer at 8 with free pews and open invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
Market
D. L. Gwathmey
St. James the Apostle
St. John’s
Red Cross
Evening Newspapers Dominate National Advertising
About 75 percent of national ad space goes to evening papers with 90 percent of such ads placed via agencies. Leading space buyers and top local merchants in major cities align on this, listing prominent high grade evening newspapers as the backbone of sales campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
North
Carolna
Riggs disease cured by pyro rigg claims
An advertisement attributes Riggs disease to germs and touts Pyorigg, a medicated massage unguent, as arresting progression, restoring gum color, reducing redness and inflammation, promoting tooth stabilization, and stopping bleeding. Distributed by Jarman & Futrell, Wilmington, at one dollar per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Woods Hutchinson
Hearst
Hutchinson
Best Drug
Jarman & Futrell
Wilmington
Commissioner Sale of Wilmington Land in 1917
In New Hanover County Superior Court a commissioner sale is announced for a Wilmington property. Chesley C. Bellamy, commissioner, will sell on September 3, 1917, at noon at the courthouse door to satisfy a judgment in the action State of North Carolina vs J T Elkins et al. The parcel is part of lot 4, block 321 in the city plan, bounded by Third and Davis streets and Aubrey Alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
North Carolina
New Hanover
Wihnington
J. T. Elkins
Louisa Elkins
Paul Cause
Western
W. M. Bond
New Hanover County
Court House
Wilmington
Third Street
Davis and
Parsley
Third and
Davis Streets
Davis Street
Parsley Street
Devis Street
Aubrey Alley
N. c
Chesley C. Bellamy
Foreclosure Sale Scheduled in Wilmington Property
County of New Hanover announces a foreclosure sale by Maria T. Storm on July 50 1917 at noon at the county court house door. The property is a defined parcel in Wilmington described as part of Lot 7 Block SG with an easement to an alley. Mortgage held by G. J. McMillan and Annie H. McMillan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
North Carolina
New Hanover
G. J. McMillan
Annie H. McMillan
Maria T. Storm
Office of the Register of Deeds
New Hanover County
Court House
Wilmington
Front Street
Church Street
J. W. Brooks
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. H. Anderson
Lumberton
Sue Pridgen
Parktown
J. S. Crowley
South Third Street
Hilda Storm
Knoxville, Tenn
Don C. Martin
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
D. D. Boylan
Newtern
C. Hines
Thomas P. Noe
Whiteville Episcopal Church
Presbyterian
Bethany
St. Andrew’s
Fourth
Campbell Streets
A. D. McClure
Christian Endeavor
Pearsall Memorial
East Wilmington
H. W. Koellins
Harnett Street
Highth
Harnett Streets
W. N. Baker
South Third
Orange Streets
Dr. Wells
Methodist
Christian Science
Episcopal
Wilmington Dispatch
Asheville Times
Charlotte News
Concord Tribune
Durham Sun
Fayetteville Observer
Henderson Dispatch
High Point Enterprise
Hickory Record
New Bern Sun-Journal
Rocky Mount Telegram
Salisbury Post
Wilson Times
Winston-Salem Sentinel
Riggs
Coast Line Hotel
North Front Street
Bist Eee
Sia Rata
Wana
Wees
Beers
GMB
Belk - Williams Company
Robert Ruabe
Orton
Wilmington, N. C
F. W. Armstrong
Prop
Hotel Chelsea
West Twenty-third St
Seventh Av
New York City
Pennsylvania Station
7Th Avenue
23Rd Street
Grang Central
4Th Avenue
Lackawanna
Erie
Keading
Baltimore & Ohio
Jersey Central
Lehigh Valley R. R
Park
Washington, D.C
Capitol
Union Station
Hotels and Resorts
South Atlantic Coast
Seashore Hotel
Wrightsville Beach, N. C
Beach
N.C
E.L. Hinton
Wrightville Beach
Ceanig Hotel
Lumina
Oceanic Hotel Pier
C. E. Hooper, Mer
IS Tsue
Flyington’s
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