Tuesday, December 24, 2019

J.D. Foster Reports "Happy" Barnes Is Happy With His New Boat, Dec. 24, 1919

From The Daily Times, Wilson, N.C., Dec. 24, 1919

Tarboro Letter

By J.D. Foster

George A. “Happy” Barnes, whose love for water is equal to that of a duck, has just completed the construction of a new motor boat which he has placed in Tar river. “Happy” had two boats in the river before building this but owing to the fact that the water has been low for some time he has been unable to use them. The new boat is especially designed to run in shallow water and it will run in 6 inches of water, the propeller being so placed that it is above the line of the bottom of the boat. Now Happy says “the river may rise or the river may fall but I can ride on just the same.”

A very pretty wedding took place Monday night at the Farrer Hotel when Miss Marcy Charming and Gen. Brandt were united in the bond of matrimony. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R.A. Lapsley Jr. of the Presbyterian Church. Only a few friends were present to witness the solemnization. Miss Charming, whose home is in Baltimore, has for some time been at the store of Rosenbloom-Levy Company as milliner. Since she first came here she has been admired as one of the most beautiful girls in the community. Mr. Brandt, whose home is in Greensboro, is connected with the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company at Tarboro. The couple left at noon Tuesday to spend some time with the groom’s parents in Greensboro.

Commander Adolphus Staton of the U.S.S. Tennessee, is spending the holidays with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. L.L. Staton. Commander Staton was Lt. Commander on the transport Mt. Vernon when it was torpedoed by a German submarine, during the late war.

Mr. Henry Staton, a prominent attorney of New York City, is visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. L.L. Staton for the holidays.

J. Howard Sorey, formerly local manager of the Western Union office here, left Sunday for Greensboro where he will be connected with the company.

Mrs. James Lawrence Sprunt of Wilmington is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Nash.

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