Historic Old Wilmington Gown by the Sounding Sea
Col. Fred A. Old notes Wilmington as a premier North Carolina seaport with pirate era memory in St James Church, Fort Johnston defense, Fort Fisher fall, and Cape Fear river trade. He details local families, James Sprunt’s cotton shipping, Lord Proprietors paintings, and wartime relics from the McCrary house to Smithville gold circulation.
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Fred A. Old
Wilmington
North Caroline
Cape Fear
Brunswick
Smithville
Southport
Atlantic
St. James Episcopal Church
Our Lord
Yea
Old Brunswick
Fort Johnston
Fort Fisher
Cape Fear River
Gen. Lee
North Carolina
de Rosset
Alfred M. Waddell
Gabrielle de Rosset
Waddell
Hugh Waddell
Fort Duquesne
James Sprunt
United States
Liverpool
Lillian
Nassau
Bermuda
Hall of History
Raleigh
St. James
Cornelius Harnett
England
Alfred A. Watson
Confederate States
Atkinson
Watson
McCrary House
Lord Cornwallis
Guilford Court House
York
Letter from Carlton Palmore in France 1918
A nephew of Mrs. W. O. Page writes from France dated January 29, 1918, describing ship voyage, arrival greeted by locals, a long storm, time at the YMCA, observations on French life and money, and plans to save money and resume home letters.
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W. O. Page
Winter Park
Brewton
Ala
France
Florida
U.S. A
U. S
Carlton Palmore
Wallace Witnessed Busy Weekend in Wallace North Carolina
Sunday services led by Miss Mabel Cate with talks on Prayer by Mrs. J W Carroll Mrs J N Southerland and Rev W P M Currie. Red Cross delegates from Wallace attended a county meeting in Warsaw with publicity director Willis J Milner of Atlanta. A misc shower honored Miss Lanie Carter at the Carter home with gifts and refreshments. A camping supper at Mosquito Springs featured guests and a back to nature vibe. Many residents visited relatives and pursued civic duties while local clubs discussed garden work access.
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J. W. Carroll
T. W. Rouse
N. H. Carter
Lanie Carter
Lehman Rivenbark
Wallace
Harry Carter
Mesdames
Paisley Boney
Madge Southmand
Francs Harriss
Lula Boney
Mosquito Springs
Misses Sue
Alice Hussey
Lizzie Reade
Nina McIntire
Ruth Williams
Willie Camp
Franklin
Wilmington
Robert Cox
Calypso
Z. D. McWhorter
J. 8. Westbrook
Rocky Mount
T. Q. Hall
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Mad Dog Bites Seven in Willard North Carolina
Special to The Display. A mad dog attack in Willard North Carolina leaves seven bitten and a town anxious. Victims include Mr. and Mrs. G N Rivenbark Robinson and neighbors Mrs Bostic Miss Anna Enelis and the child of Mr and Mrs J. Jones who assisted. The tally rises to eight with a accompanying neighbor’s child.
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Willard
N. C
George M. Rivenbark
Pein
G.’ N. Rivenbar
Robinson
Bostic
Anna Enelis
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Port
Wilmingtom
Confederacy
Christian Endeavor Society
Mabel Cate
Madge Southerlag
J. N. Southerland
W. P. M. Currie
Madge
Susie Southerland
I. N. Henderson
O. A. Teachey
Paisley Boney, Jr
Walace
Lucile Collins
Hallie Suttos
Fuchs’ Dep't