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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1916

Page

6

Village Gab Yields News From Audubon and Wilmington

Miss Lucile Page of Audubon leaves for Richmond to visit relatives and attend the Carolina Virginia game. Mrs. W. O. Page returns from a five week motor tour through Georgia Florida and Alabama. A new home wedding unites Miss Mary E. Carney and John N. Canady in Wilmington. Numerous social notices and upcoming recital at Chadbourn Memorial Building. Public invited to Rachel Pearsall recital. Thanksgiving observance planned with a pound social to aid Barnum Springs Orphanage. Public is invited to attend.

Woman's Missionary Society Winter Park Presbyterian Church Lucille Page Richmond Washington Miss Page T. Barber Earl Page Hopewell W. O. Page Audubon Georgia Florida Alabama Mary E. Carney John N. Canady J. H. Hobbs Mrs. Canady Rachel Pearsall Chadbourn Memorial Winter Park Ladies’ Society Inter Park Presbyterian Church

Ill health improves for local residents

Mr. J. Al. Mitchell at James Walker Memorial Hospital shows slight improvement. Mr. C. F. Bell of 118 Church Street has left his home and is out again after illness. Mr. J& Nimocks and John Teiand of Dayetteville were visitors in the city yesterday.

J. al. Mitchell James Walker Memorial Hospital C. F. Bell Church Street J&. Nimocks John Teiand Dayetteville

Aeroplane Visited Rocky Mount At Dawn

A huge aeroplane flew over Rocky Mount about 3 o clock this morning and did not stop. Several residents awake at the hour saw the craft moving at high speed and heard its noisy engines. Incoming train passengers this morning carried the report to town.

Rocky Mount

Darken Hair with Sage and Sulphur Compound

An old time hair darkening recipe is sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound for 50 cents. The ad touts the product brightening faded gray hair, claiming gray hairs vanish after one or two applications leaving hair dark glossy and luxurious. It notes the remedy is a toilet preparation not a disease cure.

Wyeth

Ragian Promoted to Assistant General Freight Agent at Coast Line

Wilmington office announces W C Ragian promoted from Montgomery division freight agent to assistant general freight agent of the Atlantic Coast Line with Savannah headquarters effective December 1. Meade also promoted from Savannah to Jacksonville to oversee expanding Florida interests.

Wilmington James Menzies Atlantic Coast Line W. C. Ragian Montgomery Ala Coast Line Savannan Raglan James F. Meade Savannah Jacksonville Fla Meade Florida

Milk Pays Expenses of Youth at Kansas College

A Jersey cow worth $300 aided H F Erdley of Hiawatha to send his son John to Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan. A local man fed the cow and provided room and board for $17 monthly, with the school year ending showing the man $20 in profit. This year Erdley sent three cow sisters with his son, who now expects to return home a capitalist.

Manhattan Kan H. F. Erdley Hiawatha

Many Deeds Filed In Register Of Deeds Office

The day’s top filing records Mr. W J Reaves’s transfer of a Winter Park Gardens home to L D Bradshaw for 1500. The 27 153 foot lot spans parts of 120 and 121. Other deeds include King Carlo to Thomas H Wright on Eighth Street lot for 125 dollars and other considerations and Annie T Warr ing to Athalia Vareen on Castle Street for 5 dollars and other considerations.

Bradshaw Winter Park Gardens Office of the Register of Deeds W. J. Reaves L. D. Bradshaw Er Park Gardens King Carlo Thomas H. Wright Eighth Street Marstellar and Meares Annie T. Warring Athalia Vareen Castle Street Eighth Ninth J. T. Brown R. P. Mc

Supreme Court Review Sought on Defense Act Obedience

Alexander Emerson and A P Lowell of Boston ask the Supreme Court to interpret the National Defense Act and the oath requirement. They seek a final ruling on whether State Guardsmen must serve in federal status despite not taking the new oath.

Illington D. C Supreme Court Alexander Emerson A. P.lowell Boston

Cape Fear River Stage at Fayetteville at 8 A.M.

The stage of water in the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville North Carolina at 8 o clock yesterday measured 2.2 feet.

Cape Fear River Tayetteville N. C

Providence Bride Chooses Harvard Football Star for Wedlock

Providence society awaits the marriage of Miss Alice McElroy granddaughter of the late Joseph Banigan rubber king and Leo H Leary of Boston Harvard football star and assistant to Head Coach Percy Haughton The ceremony will be at the Cathedral with Bishop Dowling officiating in Dubuque Iowa.

Providence R. L Alice McElroy Joseph Banigan Leo H. Leary Boston Harvard Percy Haughton Crimson McElroy Leary Palm Beach Bishop Dowling Dubuane Iowa

Bolton saw mill and power plant perish in major fire

A devastating fire destroyed the Waccamaw Lumber Company complex at Bolton including the saw mill electric power plant and engine house. Stock lumber sheds and boilers were lost with insurance covering the $200 000 estimate. The town’s lights failed and hundreds were left jobless as firefighting faced water supply issues and rapid flame spread. The company plans to rebuild and restore service to customers promptly.

Waccamaw Lumber Company Bolton

Greatest Marine Review On Tap In Norfolk

Norfolk Va November 27 with the December 11 assembly of the Atlantic fleet under Admiral Mayo and ships from the Commerce Lighthouse Fisheries and Geodetic services a grand marine review opens the eighth annual Southern Commercial Congress four day event. Navy secretary Daniels will review the fleet December 3 aboard Dolphins and a later reception aboard the flagship will follow. Visitors will tour battleships armored cruisers destroyers submarines and the first public exhibition of new air and sea planes. The combined 150 vessels from Lighthouse Fisheries and Geodetic services are ordered to rendezvous here with diverse equipment demonstrations and incubators for fish propagation aboard.

Norfolk Atlantic Fleet Mayo Department of Commerce Lighthouse Service The Coast and Geodetic Survey Fisheries Commission Greatset Marine Review United States Southern Commercial Congress Department Washington Naval Navy Secretary of the Navy Daniels Bureau of Fisheries the Coast and Geodetic Survey Geodetic Survey and Fisheries Commission

New Austro Hungarian Emperor to Take Oath in Ten Days

Vienna dispatch says a date has been set for the new Austro Hungarian emperor to take his oath before parliament after a conference between Emperor Charles and the ministers. Russian cannon captured in war will be molded into a monument for the late minister bi cis Joseph. A movement to erect the monument has started in Hungary with plans to place it in front of the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest.

Vienna Derensher Charles Miniseror Himes Hungaria Parkine Budapest

Automobiles Collide at Third and Chestnut Street

An auto collision occurred at Third and Chestnut streets at 3 o'clock yesterday. Driver W U3 Lone and Roy Catal escaped injury. M Canady sustained damage to his vehicle.

W. U3 Lone Roy Catal Third and Chestnut Street M. Canady

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Lucile Page D. M. Bain Whiteville Sunset Park Hattie King Mr. Ralph Sholar Gladys Hewitt Ethel Alston Cabell John D. Bellamy P. R. Albright Bessie E. Albright Greensboro Mr. Albright M. E. Howard St. Leo’s Hospital Nyles-Butler Phoenix Mary Butler J. D. Butler Herbert Wyles J. A. Sullivan Calvary Baptist Church Bobby School For Scandal Pearsall Julia Past Westminster C. BE Social Committee Barnum Springs St. Andrew's Auditorium A .D. Brown A. C. L. Promotions Mr. Ragian Serge Belk-Williams Company Waccamaw Lumber Congress Uncle Sam Pennsylvania Utah Arizona Oklahoma C. J. Owens Cy, Co Princess Sts J. M. Soley & CO B. Kuppenheimer & CO S.exclusive Agen Knox and Stetson J. M. Solky & Co One Price Clothiers and Furnishers No North Front Street
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