Mr. A.R. Brewer who lives on Fourth street, enjoyed new
pumpkin pie for dinner Monday, from a pumpkin grown this summer on his lot in
the southern part of town. Mrs. M. Cory, in reporting the matter, exhibited a
sample of the pie and his testimony to the superior quality in the early fruit
of the garden.
Mr. F.C. Ockerershaussen and Mr. Rinehardt from the office
of the comptroller of the currency, Washington, D.C., spent a few days here
this week appraising the assets of the First National Bank. They finished the
examination yesterday and returned to Washington. It is not known what their
report will be, but if it is favorable the directors hope to make arrangement
to reopen the bank.
Miss Tisha Josey, who recently underwent an operation for
appendicitis at H.F. Long Hospital, is getting along nicely. Miss Bessie Josey,
who underwent a serious head operation at a Charlotte hospital, is also
improving, her friends will be glad to know.
The singing class from the Oxford orphanage gave a pleasing
concert Tuesday night at 8 o’clock at Coca Cola hall, the program including
drills, music, songs and an operetta. A freewill offering was taken and
approximately $60 was realized for the orphanage which is sponsored by the
Masonic Order of the state.
A marriage license has been issued for Mr. Robert Foy Stout
and Miss Margaret Shoemaker, both of Sharpesburg township.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oakley of Statesville and Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Clement of Stony Point were called to Norfolk, Va., Tuesday by the death of
Mr. Kenneth Chapman, who died of a heart attack at his home in Norfolk. Mr.
Chapman was a brother-in-law of Mr. Ray Clement.
Mr. Richard Hall, who recently underwent an operation for
acute appendicitis at the Davis hospital, is improving satisfactorily.
County Agent A.R. Morrow has been informed that the State
4-H Club short course, usually held in Raleigh during the summer, will be
omitted. It had been planned to hold the short course in September this year,
but those in charge of arrangements for the course have decided that it is
inadvisable to have the course at all since a considerable number of the
counties in the State will be in the midst of the wheat campaign during
September.
There is an agitation during merchants to lengthen the hours
and it is probable that there will be a revision of the opening and closing
hours of Statesville merchants in the near future. The spirit of the code prescribing
shorter hours of work was to give employment to more people. Under the present
scheme there are not enough people to work and the hours are too short, hence
the necessity for a revision, making the work hours longer.
Relatives in Iredell county have just been informed of the
death of Mr. Martin Luther Lippard, 82 years old, former resident of this
county, which occurred in the Ponca City hospital, Ponca, Okla., Tuesday
afternoon, July 25. Mr. Lippard’s home was in Wichita, Kan., but he had been
removed by his son to the hospital in Oklahoma for treatment for appendicitis.
His appendix ruptured and death resulted from complications. Mr. Lippard is
survived by one son, O.K. Lippard of Newkirk, Okla.; by a daughter who lives in
Baltimore, Md.; three brothers, Messrs. Jesse M., John B., and Irenius S.
Lippard; and one sister, Mrs. H.L. Suther, all of Iredell County. The funeral
and interment were in Newkirk, it is understood.
A double funeral service for Robert Vance Parker and T.M.
Jurney Jr., young men of Union Grove community, whose deaths resulted from
injuries received in an automobile wreck Saturday night, was held at 11 o’clock
Monday morning from the Union Grove Methodist church. The funeral service was
conducted by Rev. Grady White and Rev. G.B. Free, and interment was in the
church cemetery. Friends and classmates of the two young men served as
pallbearers, and the flowers were in charge of Miss Sarah Van Hoy and Miss Emma
Allison, assisted by a large group of other friends.
The Crescent Knitting Mills have built an addition to their
plant and are installing new machinery to take care of the increasing demand
for the product. The addition to the building is 16 by 50 feet. It will be some
time yet before the new machinery, which is now in process of installation,
will be ready for operation, according to Mr. A.A. Moore, general manager of
the plant.
Relatives in Statesville were advised Tuesday of the death
of Mrs. Laura Turner Iseley, who died Monday in Washington City. She fell and
broke her hip some time last winter and never recovered. She was about 70 years
of age. Mrs. Iseley was a daughter of the late Henry Turner of Cool Spring
Township and was a sister of Mr. Chap Turner, the late W.W. Turner of
Statesville and the late Samuel Turner of Stony Point. The burial took place
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Bethlehem church near Altamahaw.
Mr. Levi Sherman Jolly of Wilkesboro, father of Mrs. Minnie
Byrd of Statesville, died at his home Wednesday afternoon following a serious
illness of several weeks. Funeral was conducted at Pleasant Home church north
of Ronda.
While playing, Katie, four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Volney Bennett of Gilkey, fell into a well of water 30 feet deep Tuesday and
was drowned. Her mother was doing the family washing and turned around to place
clothes on a line when the little girl climbed atop of the well to see how deep
the water was and fell in. All efforts to revive her failed.
Marriage license has been issued for Mr. Clarence Malcom and
Miss Nola Harris of Mooresville.
Mrs. Frank Crater, Miss Glennie Crater, Mr. Jesse Crater and
Mrs. Bill Hawks and little daughter Sally Ann of High Point visited Mrs.
Crater’s brother, Mr. P.H. Mason, Sunday. Mr. Mason accompanied them home for a
visit.
Mr. Jim Shook of North Wilkesboro visited his sister, Mrs.
Allan Jurney, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Weber spent Monday with Mrs. Weber’s
mother, Mrs. W.C. Linney in Alexander County.
Mr. Paul Eller of Hemlock, who has been spending awhile with
his aunt, Mrs. W.B. Chavis, left Sunday for Norfolk, Va., to visit his sister,
Mrs. W.E. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Jurney have returned from Puluska, Va.,
where they spent two weeks with relatives.
Bill Dudley and Katherine Bell of Canton are spending awhile
with their uncle, Mr. W.W. Holland.
A meeting will begin at Snow Creek M.E. church the third
Sunday. This is a regular home-coming day for former members and friends, and a
large crowd is expected.
Mr. Charles Gaither, who had the misfortune to dislocate his
shoulder last week, is getting on fine. Dr. J.M. Robertson attended the injury
at Dr. Trivette’s hospital at Houstonville.
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