Local social notes and forthcoming events in Wilmington area
Dr G Kirby Collier returns to Sonyea N Y after visiting his parents in the city. Mayor Ruark and Miss Julia Stone attend Lee county fair in Sanford. Mrs W E Pemberton and daughter Elizabeth back from Washington. Luther League meeting at St Matthew's tonight with refreshments. Overlake dance at Greenfield Lake with Grainger's orchestra tonight. Mrs P Wells gravely ill at Carolina Place. Guild sale at St Pauls Lutheran Dec 6 with venue TBA. James Walker Hospital Ladies Linen Auxiliary meet tomorrow. Mothers Improvement Club reception Friday night to raise funds. program and refreshments planned. John Wesley Bible Class members hosted by YWCA last evening. Minnie Mintz and Isaac Greenwald wed at Castle Street home. reception afterwards. Royal Theatre benefit day for St Agnes Guild. Norma Talmadge and Going Straight promoted. New Bern: Miss Maggie Bissett marries W S Hopkins in Bridgeton. couple to Columbia. Epworth League honors Ida Hawkins missionary from Korea Friday. Dr Houston Moore returns from two weeks in Philadelphia New York. wife visiting Danville.
Deed Filed for New Hanover Transit Company Lot
A deed records B T Hopkins and wife transferring lot 6, block 1, Carolina Beach to the New Hanover Transit Company. A fire on Wrightsville Avenue damaged an unfinished house, caused by fireplace coals, with slight damage. Sunday school attendance totals: First Presbyterian 250, St Andrew's 208, Immanuel 219.
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Office of the Register of Deeds
B. T. Hopkins
New Hanover Transit Company
Carolina Beach
Wrightsville Avenue
Murry
First Presbyterian
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Immanuel Presbyterian
Asheville Woman Heads Daughters of the Revolution
The Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, adjourned this afternoon with Mrs. T. Morrison of Asheville chosen regent for the coming term. Other officers elected include Vice President Mrs. W. P. Mercer of Elm City and Corresponding Secretary Miss Grace Jones of Asheville. Mrs. J. M. Dunlap of Asheville was reelected treasurer. The remaining four officers to be elected next year per custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Line Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
T. S. Morrison
Asheville
W. P. Mercer
Elm City
Grace Jones
J. M. Dunlapff
Township Fair Opens in Bolivia With Strong Displays
The Bolivia township fair opened this morning featuring farm product displays that exceeded expectations. Needlework, canned goods, poultry, and livestock showed the county’s growing progressive spirit. A larger crowd is expected tomorrow for the fair’s main events and Home-Coming Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
Brunswick
Proposals for Motor Boat Tender Maoneo at Wilmington
Sealed bids due 12 M to be opened December 1 1916 for the construction of motor dredge tender Maoneo in Wilmington North Carolina Engineer Office U S. Navy information on application details show the project and contact points for prospective bidders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proposa
Offis
Wilmington
N.C
Maonteo
J. O. Jones
Raleigh
N. C
Southern Medical Association
Atlanta
Atlantic Coast Line
Standard Railroad
South
Standard Railroad of the South
Three New Bern Officers Seize Large Whiskey Shipment
Police in New Bern confiscated about three hundred gallons of whiskey from a Norfolk bound train. Three trunks and two suitcases were seized and brought to City Hall where trunks revealed bottled in bond stamps and substituted cheap liquor. Officers Spock Styron and Fulcher, praised for the haul, had previously misapprehended a suitcase of brick bats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
William Styron
A. A. Spock
C. D. Fulcher
Norfolk
Norfolk Southern
la Grange
Spock
Styron
Wilson Club appeals for funds in final days
The Wilson Club of New Hanover County reports over 500 subscriptions totaling 4532.50 toward a 5000 goal with 467.50 still needed and two days left. W A McGirt, president, urges immediate contributions for the re election of President Wilson.
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Wilson Club
New Hanover County
Wilson-Marshall
Wilson
Discrepancies Clarify Americans Lost on Marina
London reports a corrected tally from Consul Frost of Queens town showing 52 Americans on the British steamer Marina with six dead. The names Buie and Middl eton are clarified, and five previously reported losses are updated as survivors.
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London
Frost
Queenstown
Marina
Buie
Middleton
Mary Bowden Suffered Broken Hip at Home
Mrs. Mary Bowden sustained a broken hip this morning from a fall at her home No 415 South Front Street. Friends regret the injury and hope for her speedy recovery. The report includes a quoted exchange about chartering a yacht for the summer and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bowden
South Front Street
Violet Adele Trudges for Ten Dollar Divorce Deal
A humorous note from the Boston Globe remarks that Violet Adele will trek far between law offices to save ten dollars on a divorce, illustrating frugal, economizing behavior.
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Violet
Adele
la Rose
Boston ‘Globe
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Dark Hair Color
An old-time beauty recipe using Sage Tea and Sulphur is promoted as restoring dark hair and covering gray. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, a 50 cent bottle, is said to darken evenly, add gloss, and give a youthful look without claiming medical use.
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Dragglat
Collor
Wyeth
Supreme Court Decisions From Yesterday
Raleigh November 2 The Supreme Court handed down a series of rulings across multiple counties including affirmed, no error, and new trial outcomes for cases in Lenoir New Hanover Alamance Durham Forsyth Ashe and others. Several cases were modified affirmed or dismissed with actions affecting Banks Trust Co Granite Co and Southern Railway Co among others.
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Raleigh
N. C
Supreme Court
Pants Co
Newborn
Lenoir
Taylor
New Hanover
State
Williams
Columbus
Worth Co
Feed Co
Bank Vs. Trust Co
Ellis Vs. Improvement Co
Alamance
Hall
Railway and Electric Co
Fowler
Murdock
Durham
Albright
Granite Co
Bank Underwood Et al
Holloman
Southern Railway Co
Forsyth
Jones
Fletcher
Oakley
Lassister
Cates
Et al
Maynor Vs. Railway Co
Charters Granted and Requisition Filed in North Carolina
The Secretary of State amended Cabarrus Cotton Mills charter increasing capital to 2 million dollars and extending existence to sixty years. Three new charters issued for Carolina Wooden Ware Company Avery County Feldspar Company and Buffalo Realty Company with stated capital and incorporators. Governor Craig requisitioned Georgia for O L Bellentine in Richmond county for false pretense involving a Rockingham bank check.
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Raleigh
Cabarras Cotton Mills
J. W. Cannon
Carolina Wooden Ware Company
Payetteville
H. W. Lilly
J. F. Harris
J. C. Cowell
Avery County Feldspar Company
Newland
J. W. Ragland
A. C. Sherrard
C. F. Ledford
Buffalo Realty Company
Asheville
George Stevenson
D. P. Morgan
S. F. Chapman
Craig
Georgia
O. L. Bellentine
Richmond County
Rockingham Bank
Ordinary October Probed by Local Meteorological Summary
The local weather bureau reports October as an average month with no extreme events. Mean temperature 65 degrees, above 63.3. rainfall 5.12 inches, above the average. sunshine 208.7 hours of possible 351.3. hottest day 85 degrees on the 8th. coolest day 43 degrees on the 11th.
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Weather Bureau
Southern Railway Shortens Winston-Salem Line to Goldsboro
The Winston-Salem Beaufort Moorehead City Pullman line is reduced to Winston Salem Goldsboro service effective Monday September 11 1916. The car leaves Winston Salem 8 50 PM and arrives Goldsboro next morning. return from Goldsboro 10 35 PM arriving Winston Salem next morning. Greensboro Raleigh line remains in operation. For details and reservations contact Southern Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Southern Railway
Winston-Salem
Beaufort- Moorehead City
Winston- Salem
Goldsboro
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. Kirby Collier
Sonyea
N. Y
8S. P. Collier
J. W. Ruark
Southport
Julia Stone
Sanford
Lee County Fair
W. E. Pemberton
Elizabeth
Washington
The
Luther League of
Overlake
Greenfield Lake
Grainger
P. W. Wells
Carolina Place
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Wilmington Trust and Savings Bank
Mothers’ Improvement Club
East Wilmington
John Wesley
Grace Methodist Church
Association
Minnie Mintz
Isaac Greenwald
Castle Street
F. B. Clausen
Alice Reeves
John Greenwald
the Royal
Bridgeton
Maggie Bissett
Kinston
W. S. Hopkins
Columbia
W. A. Cade
Epworth League of Grace Methodist Church
Ida Hawkins
Korea
Epworth League and Missionary Society
Houston Moore
Philadelphia
New York
Moore
Congress of Surgeons
Pennsylvania
Danville
Morrison
North Carolina
Taell
Black Comps Designers
Khehews
Sleveland
A. D. Brown
the Wilson Club
W. A. McGirt
Pres
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sie
VOC ‘aboladeHahod
Dr. Vineberg Masonic Temple
Liggetts
Elvington
Johnston’s
Wilmington, N. C
T. c. Whith
Gen. Pass
Walter H. Swepson
North Carolina Home Building Association
Court House
Willington
State of North Carolina
Magnolia Street
Dock Street
North Carolna Ome
Ed. Nixon
Mington
71 Street
Dawson Street
7Th Street
Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association
John D. Bellamy & Son, Attorneys
County OF
John Haar
State of
Heariyett
Great Spring
Sanui
Porter
James Niviels
J. H. Blake
Briteers Creek
Bridgers Creek
Yellow Spring
Pps
R. BE. Blake
Laimuyt
L. J. Poisson
John Teaar
LEE County Agricultural Fair
T. C. White
Dalton
H. J. Macmillan
Pr. O
Guemwnan
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