Monday, December 11, 2017

Local and Personal News, Hickory Daily Record, 1916

“Local and Personal,” from the Hickory Daily Record, Friday evening, Dec. 22, 1916

Most of the snow is gone at any rate, but this was the sort of wind that blows through one’s whiskers.

Another case of scarlet fever developed yesterday, a small son of Sergeant Gene Sigmon having contracted the disease. It has been two weeks since another case occurred, and there are now only three in town, one of which will be released from quarantine in a few days.

Mr. C.B. Yount is at home for the Christmas holidays from the Atlanta Dental College.

Mr. A.E. Warner and son, Mr. Crommer of Thomasville are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Warner.

Mrs. J.S. Jones and children are spending Christmas at Eufola with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Wilson.

The Alexander County ferry was frozen up Wednesday, and Hickory people began to talk about a bridge across the river at that point.

Misses Lucile and Katherine Coone and Master Charles Coone of Gastonia are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Miller.

Miss Kate Miller of Gastonia arrived in the city today to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Miller.

Mrs. F.E. Nichols who was wired to go to Charlotte Wednesday to witness an operation upon her niece, is expected home today or tomorrow.

Some unusually fine new calendars are being issued and one of the prettiest being the calendar presented to patrons of the First National Bank.

Dr. Fred Campbell, who is taking a full course of dentistry in the Dental College at Atlanta, Ga., is home for the holidays and is looking well. He says it is cold in Atlanta but no snow.

Mr. H.A. Sacks of New York, after spending a few days in the city in the interest of the Hickory Hosiery Mills, for which he is the New York agent, left for home yesterday afternoon.

Mr. C.D. Moose of Charlotte spent several days in the city.

Mr. Earl Nabors of Spencer spent yesterday in the city.

Mr. George Barnhardt of Lenoir was a Hickory visitor yesterday.

Mr. E. Bryan Jones returned home this morning to spend the holidays.

Mr. J.C. Seagle of Lenoir was a business visitor to Hickory today.

Mr. Bailey Patrick is at home for the holidays from Davidson College.

Mr. W.M. Reese of Hendersonville has returned to Hickory for the holidays.

Mr. Elvin Bumgarner, a law student at the University, is home for the holidays.

Mr. Clyde Herman is home from a business college in Kentucky to spend the holidays.

Miss Ethel Starnes who has been in school at Elon College, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Starnes.

Miss Katheryne Shuford returned last night from St. Mary’s, Raleigh, to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Shuford.

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