Community News from Hendersonville Area, 1918

“People and Events” from the French Broad Hustler, Hendersonville, Thursday, Oct. 24, 1918. Keep in mind that this was written during the Spanish Flu Pandemic and World War I.

Dr. Guy E. Dixon has been confined to his home this week with illness.

Mrs. C.M. Pace has been quite sick but is recovering.

Miss Kate Dotson is out again after being confined to her home for a few days with a mild attack of influenza.

Mrs. T.M. McCullough and four children have been suffering with influenza for the past 10 days.

Mrs. Bessie Egerton has gone to Denver, Colorado, to be with her son, Thomas, who is very ill.

Miss Birdie West was called to Knoxville, Tenn., last Friday on account of illness of her sister.

Henry Green, who is a student at the Agricultural and Electrical college [N.C. State University], has been ill with influenza.

The families of V.E. Grant and Frank Israel are suffering from influenza.

Sam T. Hodges arrived last Thursday for a visit to his family.

Miss Jennie Bowen of Asheville is the guest of Mrs. H.A. Stepp for a few days.

M.L. Shipman, state commissioner of labor and printing, of Raleigh, was in the city this week.

Mrs. H.W. Hawkins has returned from an extended visit to Charlotte, N.C., and Savannah, Ga.

Dr. Erskine Ehringhaus was kept at home several days last week on account of rheumatism.

Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Houston on Oakland Street are recovering from a recent attack of influenza.

T.M. McCullough, who has been confined to his bed for about six months, continues in a poor state of health.

Clarence Moore of Spartanburg, S.C., has been visiting Harry McCall of this city for a few days.

An enjoyable party of young people was held on Stoney Mountain last Friday afternoon and night.

M.M. Shepherd Jr. has returned from A.&.E. college, West Raleigh, where he suffered a severe case of influenza.

Mrs. R.H. Holmes of Atlanta is in the city this week, being called here on account of the death of her father, L.T. Williams.

Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Justice were called to Lowden, Tenn., last week on account of the illness of Mrs. J.D. Roberson, who is a sister of Mrs. Justice.

Dr. and Mrs. E.E. Bomar have returned from Tryon, where they attended the wedding of Mrs. Bomar’s niece, Miss Hallie Hester. [Dr. Bomar was a minister, not a physician.]

Miss Lola Shipman, recently of Greenville, is in the city. She came to attend the funeral and burial of her brother, T. Few Shipman.

Reese Pope, who has a position with Burckmyer Bros., has been kept at home recently with an attack of influenza.

Prof. G.P. Heilig, principal of one of the Charlotte graded schools and proprietor of the Vista Theatre of Henderson, is in the city on business this week.

Miss Kate Allen, who spent the summer with her brother, John Allen at Mills River, has come to spend some time with her brother, T.B. Allen.

Mrs. Charles R. Whitaker, who was called to Washington, D.C., on account of the illness of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Perkins, has returned home.

Miss Carrie McCall, who spent the summer with her parents in Hendersonville, has returned to Jacksonville, Fla.

Dr. M.P. Mallett is in Perthamboy, N.J., assisting in the care of the sick and wounded caused by the explosion of a shrapnel factory a few weeks ago.

Sergeant Frank Dunlap, who has been away from this section for 19 years, is visiting his sisters, Mrs. H.A. Stepp and Mrs. C.C. McCall. Sgt. Dunlap is amber of the Marine Corps and is stationed at New London, Conn.

Mrs. A.M. Gover and daughter, Mrs. Thomas Egerton, left last Saturday for Denver, Col., in response to a message stating the serious illness of Thomas Egerton, who went to Denver a few weeks ago to recuperate.

M.E. Holtzclaw was in the city this week from Paris Island, S.C. He is seeing carpenters for the government operations there. Mr. Holtzclaw’s son, Harry, is engaged in carpentry at Paris Island.

Borne to Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Pence of Brunswick, Ga., on October 17, a daughter, June Elizabeth. They are present with Mrs. Pence’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Johnson on Church St., Hendersonville.

Walter Orr, who has been in the naval service for some time, was home last week on a visit to his parents. Since his last visit home, Walter crossed the Atlantic twice and put his feet on French soil. He is seeing service on a merchant ship.

Miss Airs Eugs Geyer of Asheville and Ensign James M. Ripley, U.S.N., were married in Asheville yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock. Dr. R.F. Campbell, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, performed the ceremony. Miss Geyer, who is the daughter of Mrs. Leon St. John of Ravenscroft drive, is widely known as one of the most popular young women in Asheville. She is a talented musician and studied music the past two winters in New York. Ensign Ripley is a son of J.H. Ripley of Hendersonville. He reports for duty in New York on Monday and for the present Mrs. Ripley will make her home on Ravenscroft drive. The marriage of these popular young people is a matter of much interest to many friends in Western North Carolina.