Social and civic notes from Wilmington and Raleigh
Miss Eleanor Harriss visits Col and Mrs Charles EB Johnson in Raleigh. Norma Black and Gertrude Orr of Atkinson were Wilmington visitors, staying at the Orton Hotel. Blanchard of Wallace spent yesterday in Wilmington as a hotel guest. Epworth League City Union meets Grace Methodist Church at 8 pm with important matters on the agenda. YWCA Religious Work Committee meeting postponed to next Monday at 6 am. members urged to attend. Col Walker Taylor, customs collector, returns from Philadelphia. Capt J S Williams returns from a business trip to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Harriss
Col
Charles EB. Johnson
Raleigh
Norma Black
Gertrude Orr
Atkinson
Wilmington
Orton Hotel
Miss Blanchard
Wallace
City
Epworth League City Union
Grace Methodist Church
Col. Walker Taylor
Philadelphia
Banquet Invitation Includes Methodist Men and Church Auxiliaries
All Methodist Men of the city are invited to a banquet at 8 30 PM Wednesday hosted by the Trinity Church Lot Auxiliary of Trinity Methodist church. Tickets should be obtained by calling 1557. Various church and civic notices follow including upcoming revival meetings at Maple Hill and meetings of church committees. The Helen Alexander League of the Y W C A will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Trinity Church
Trinity Methodist Church
W. G. Hall
Southside Baptist Church
Maple Hill
Burgaw
Baptist Church
Helen Alexander League
Special Train Carries Wilmington Crowd to Wild West Show
The Wilmington, Brunswick & Southern Railroad ran a special train at 8:30 from Southport and nearby points carrying about 180 passengers to the Wild West Show. A return train from the event is planned for 11:30 tonight, with General Manager H. E. Goodwin in attendance. Cotton prices also rose to 17 cents per pound, a season high, on the Wilmington market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington, Brunswick & Southern Railroad
Southport
H. E. Goodwin
Wilmington
Robersons Fined for Assault and Other Local Violations
In a heavy docket session Recorder B G Empie disposed several cases. Ed Roberson and James Roberson were fined five dollars and costs for assaulting a female. Richard Fai son and Mabel Stokely paid costs for engaging in a fray. William McGee taxed for driving ordinance violation. William Johnson paroled with his mother for riding bicycle without a light. Ed Jefferson paid costs for drunkenness. E G Hall taxed with a nuisance charge but remitted. James Whitehurst case continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Empie
James Roberson
Richard Faison
Mabel Stokely
William McGee
William Johnson
Ed Jefferson
E. G. Hall
James Whitehurst
Raleigh Readies for State Fair Opening Day
Crowds flock to Raleigh as North Carolinians arrive for the State Fair opening. Governor Craig will inaugurate the fair at noon with a floral parade, free attractions, and speeches by leaders from the State Fair, Good Roads, and Greensboro Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Craig
Fair Grounds
Wake County
Leonard Tufts
State Fair and Good Roads Association
Joseph Hyde Pratt
State Highway Association
Arthur L. Brooks
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
The
Agricultural Society
Senate Chamber of the Capitol
Episcopal General Convention Defeats Divorce Remarriage Canon
In St Louis on October 16 the Episcopal General Convention defeated the canon allowing remarriage after divorce. The vote split clericals and laymen, failing to reach concurrent majority. Heated debate followed with proponents Stetson Governor Bacot Gamble and Saunders among others opposing J W Sykes warned of breaking the marriage bond. The church law remains unchanged, permitting remarriage only after decree in statutory cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
House of Deputies
Episcopal General Convention
House
Francis L. Stetson
New York
Dean Governor
Bacot
Gamble
South Carolina
Saunders
Massachusetts
Texas
J. W. Sykes
J. Howard Mellish
Long Island
Mrs Habers of Charleston Dead in Wilmington
Elise Habers of Charleston died today at noon at the Wilmington home of her daughter Mrs Charles Wessell after a long illness. She was widow of J D Habers a Charleston merchant and lifelong Lutheran. Survived by son Henry Habers and daughters Mrs Charles Wessell and Miss Annie Habers all of Wilmington. Funeral from 608 Chestnut Street at four, then to St Pauls Lutheran at four thirty and Oakdale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elise Habers
Charleston
S. C
Charles Wessell
Wilmington
Habers
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Oakdale Cemetery
Elise Habers Dies. Funeral Services Set
Mrs Elise Habers dies at the residence of Captain Charles Wessell Funeral is tomorrow at 4 20 PM from St Pauls Lutheran Church to Oakdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elise Habers
Charles Wessell
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Oakdale Cemetery
Kaiser Gives Soldiers Slogans for Front Fight
Berlin reports Emperor William praised troops under General von Eben and General von Boeh-Ermolli. He urged carrying two slogans into battle He shall not get through and He must be beaten. He thanked Austro Hungarian comrades and voiced confidence in victory in a just cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Eastern Front
William
von Eben
von Boeh-Ermolli
Horse Dig Up Pocketbook Mystery Near Lisbon
Beaver Falls reports a year old pocketbook theft case solved when a horse at Columbiana County Fair grounds unearthed the missing pocketbook containing checks and tickets. Justice W H McElvaney of New Galilee had earlier traced the theft to a man arrested in Smiths Ferry, later released for lack of evidence. The recovery came after J B Luther’s horse unearthed the purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Justice of the Peace
W. H. McElvaney
New Galilee
Christopher
Lisbon
Ohio
Justice McElvaney
Smith’s Ferry
Anti Cruelty Societies Gather for 40th Convention
Representatives of over 500 humane societies from the United States and Canada converge in Cincinnati for the fortieth annual convention of the American Association of Humane Societies. Dr. William O. Stillman presides. The event marks the 50th anniversary of anti cruelty work in America with sessions on children protection first and animal welfare next. Dr. Charles W. Delamo reports on Mexican border conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
Canada
American Association of Humane Societies
William O. Stillman
Albany
N. Y
America
Red Star
Charles W. Delamo
Boston
Mrs W W Harris Dies in New Bern Home
New Bern October 16 Mrs W W Harris died after weeks of illness at the home of her son W B Harris 40 National Avenue The body went to Berkley Virginia for interment today She survived by husband three sons W H W B and R W Harris of New Bern two daughters Martha Harris and Kathleen Harris three sisters L B Rogers D A Howard C E Leary and one brother T S Bernard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
W. W. Harris
W. B. Harris
National Avenue
Berkley
Messrs. W. H
W. B
R. W. Harris
This City
Martha Harris
Kathleen Harris
Gilmerton
L. B. Rogers
Petersburg
D. A. Howard
C. E. Leary
T. S. Bernard
Goldsboro
Fisheries Society Meets in New Orleans For Convention
The sixteenth annual convention of the American Fisheries Society opens in New Orleans with members from the United States and Canada gathering to share methods for propagating fish and raising carp. The National Association of Fish and Game Commissioners also holds its annual meeting alongside the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Fisheries Society
New Orleans
Isaak Walton
United States
Canada
National Association of Fish and Game Commissioners
Bonfires Save Potatoes In Wisconsin Frost
Stevens Point Wisconsin October 16 Irvin Smith a Belmont town farmer used bonfires to save a ten acre potato field from frost He and his sons hauled alpine stumps and lit several piles around the field The fires saved the crop while others nearby were destroyed At current prices he will save about 1500 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Point
Wis
Irvin Smith
Belmont
Col Fort of Pikeville A Wilmington Visitor
Col. W. B. Fort of Pikeville is visiting Wilmington today as a guest at the Orton Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
W. B. Fort
Pikeville
Wilmington
Orton Hotel
Bantam Weight Championship Controversy Heats Up
English boxer Billy Wilde plans a U S visit after involvement of Kid Williams and John Ertle in a disputed bantamweight claim. The trail of matches in Philadelphia and London centers on who holds the title while Wilde eyes possible bouts with Williams or Ertle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kid Williams
Johnny
Kewpie
Ertle
Williams
Ertle-Williams
Philadelphia
Benny Kauffman
Kauffman
Benny
Hiile
Lee Darcy
Jimmy Wilde
Filyweight
England
United States
Wilde
Mitchell
John L. Sullivan
Ted Lewis
Lewis
Sam Langford
Jim Geffey
States
Tiny Jimmy
Diamond Jubilee of Mother Mary Gertrude in Dubuque
Mother Mary Gertrude of Mount Carnie marked 75 years as a Sister of Charity and has served in Dubuque for 70 years. Born in Ireland in 1827, she joined the order in 1841 and arrived in Dubuque a couple years later when the village held under 700 residents. Local clergy and many from the Midwest attended the celebration. Despite her age she remains active with clear sight and vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa
Mary Gertrude
Mount Carnie
Sisters of Charity
Sister of Charity
Ireland
Middle West
Women knocked through window in Madison county incident
Huntersville Alabama October 16 Mrs R Butler wife of the county superintendent of education and Mrs J B Woodall wife of a merchant were seriously hurt when a car driven by Miss Juli Penney became unmanageable jumped the sidewalk and struck them shattering a plate glass window of a drug store
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntersville
Ala
5.R. Butler
Madison County
J. B. Woodall
Juli Penney
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Religious Work Committee
J. S. Willams
Blizzard-Sykes
A. F. Blizzard
South Eighth Street
Sadie E. Blizzard
Walter T. Sykes
Acme
LeRoy Schnibben
Charles Schnibben
Company A
Camp Glenn
Walter C. Vick
Valuation Department of the Coast Line
Dunn
Bazaar Committee
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
Association
J. W. Rourk and Child
J. D. GeBett
Stella Lebeau
Robert Benton
Robert Carpenter
Bolton
A. J. Robbins
Ada May Robbins
Jessie Robbins
Cc. D. Koonce
Recorder’s Court
ORD
Episcopal Convention
Mrs. Habers
Tae H Black Company
Cleveland
S Express
A. D. Brown
Kaiser
American Humane Association
Belk-Williams Company
Johnny Ertle
Kid Willams
Zrtle
Sunday Dispatch
J. W. H. Fuchs
Itors
N. C
Lumberton
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