Things Personal and of a General Nature
Have you joined the
Red Cross?
It’s not too late
to join Company M. Company M is receiving recruits rapidly now, about 50 having
been enlisted the past week. Only about 20 men are now needed for the required
143.
Be a patriot—100
per cent American. Your fellow-man and your country despises a shirker.
Instead of the expected
half million men from the first draft it is now thought from 750,000 to 1
million will be needed.
The banks of the
city closed down Tuesday and did a good day’s work for the Liberty Loan fund.
Rev. P.D. Brown of
the Lutheran Church, Sunday night at 9:30 o’clock united in marriage, at his
home, Claude Brown and Miss Jessie Allred.
One of the very
best nickel cigars in the city is El Rico (yet it sells six for 25 cents) and
made by High Point people, too. This is not a paid ad, and not even solicited.
Try it and see for yourself.
Mrs. J. Ed Kirkman,
Mrs. J.W. Harris, Miss Elizabeth Harris and Miss Maude Owen went with the
veterans to attend their reunion. Miss I. Irvin Paylor, sponsor for the High
Point Camp, United Confederate Veterans, looked elegant in her suit of grey, as
she left with the boys for the Washington reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. Alf
Moffitt left Monday night for Baltimore on business. They will take in the
parade of veterans at Washington Thursday.
The veterans gave
the old-time Rebel yell before the train pulled out Monday. Citizens
contributed tobacco, fruits and sandwiches to make the trip pleasanter.
The many friends of
Albert E. Barbee are glad to see him in the city again. Mr. Barbee is now
living at Brunswick, Ga. For several years after leaving High Point he made his
home in Florida. He returns to this city about every two or three years to
renew old acquaintances who are always glad shake “Dock’” hand, as the boys are
wont to call him. He is looking well and especially in high spirits this trip,
which is due to an inclination to venture upon the sea of matrimony, so says
our friend Benjamin E. Moore.
Miss Edna Sechrest
is visiting relatives in Washington.
Rev. Gilbert T.
Rowe this week attended the commencement exercises at Trinity College.
Your attention is
directed to the ad of H. Gordon & Sons, junk dealers, in this issue. This
firm buys old scrap metal, brass, copper, bags, rags, old magazines, etc.,
paying the highest market prices for same. Don’t throw away or burn up money
when you can sell your junk for a tidy little sum.
The Commercial
National Bank has a change of ad in this issue, bearing on our patriotic duty
towards the Liberty Loan fund. Be sure to read it.
Editor Zolly
whitehead of the Lumber Journal, Wilmington, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, spent Thursday in the city the guest of relatives, Mrs. W.L. Stamey
and W.I. Smith. They had been to Winston and were on their way to Wadesboro
enroute home, traveling in an automobile.
Quite a crowd was
at the depot Thursday to see High Point’s popular physicians, Drs. Burrus and
McAnally, leave for army service.
Mrs. J.L. Lee is
recovering nicely from an operation performed Monday.
The new patrolmen
are J.O. Wood, Geo. J. James, Dolph Hancock, Chas. Hiatt, J.E. Allen and J.S.
Fulton Chief McGhee and his men are now on the job; all new ones except for
Patrolman Wood. Here’s hoping they will keep their eyes skinned and carry out
the letter of the law in every particular, with equal justice to all and
special privileges to none.
Your attention is
directed to the auction sale of the W.L. Kivett truck farm Tuesday, June 19th.
This is one of the best tracts of land near the city.
Married—Miss
Lillian McFarland and Earl A. Patterson, Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. James W.
Rose of the West End Baptist Church.
Rev. and Mrs. L.A.
Peeler of Albemarle are in the city to attend the C.E. convention.
Mr. and Mrs. A.E.
Tate attended the commencement exercises of Converse College, S.C., wehre their
daughter, Miss Alice, graduated.
Miss Bessie Scales,
daughter of Senator A.M. Scales of Greensboro, is visiting Miss Alice Tate.
Miss Margaret
Kirkman, the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Kirkman, has returned
home from Converse College, S.C., for the summer. She was accompanied by Miss
Wilson Wattlington of Ruffin.
It’s a heavy fine
to drive traction engines or the like on the good roads in the county.
Quite a number of
the veterans returned this morning from Washington disgusted withte poor
accommodations, the worst ever.
The city council
should provide caution boards at the entrance of each main road into the city
reading something like “City Limits, cut out your muffler; speed limit 15 miles
an hour.” Every city of any size has these caution boards; why not High Point?
Also needed on Main Street crossing, red sign boards reading “Safety First,
keep to the right; speed limit 10 miles an hour.”
High Point R.F.D. No. 1—Allie Guyer
Mrs. T.P. Kimrey
spent a few days last week in the city with her sister, Mrs. Roscoe Pearce.
Mrs. Omer Harvell
of High Point is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Henderson.
Jasper Wade and
children of Greensboro motored over and spent Sunday afternoon with J.V. Guyer
and family.
V.V. Smith and
mother of Thomasville spent the day Suonday with Mrs. C.C. Culler an daughter,
Miss Gertha.
Mrs. F.G. Hammer
and children have returned to their home in Gibsonville after a week’s stay
with relatives here.
Mrs. S.U. Guyer has
returned from Wallburg where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Y.C.
Weavil.
Mr. and Mrs. A.M.
Payne spent Sunday afternoon with the family of W.W. Guyer.
Miss Ruth Grissom
of High Point spent last week with her grandfather, E.C. Grissom.
Misses Lessie and
Gracie Montsinger of Route 2 spent Sunday with Misses Delphia and Lelia Payne.
Mr. and Mrs. L.L.
Davis of the city spent Sunday afternoon with the former’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W.R. Davis.
High Point, Route No. 4—Mary A. Clodfelter
While the writer
was going to Dr. Phillips’ Saturday at Wallburg a rather queer vehicle passed
by with a negro driving and a white man in the hind part of the vehicle lying
with his hands folded on his breast looking like he was dead. The negro was
driving a poor little mule to a spring wagon and in it were trunks and valises.
The negro was inquiring the way to Salem. They would not give their names or
where they were from.
Rev. Mr. Johnson of
Wake Forest preached at Wallburg Baptist Church Saturday night and Sunday. They
will very likely call him for their regular pastor.
Born to Mr. and
Mrs. D.E. Clodfelter, a boy, Herbert.
Mrs. John Clinard
and little son visited at R.M. Clodfelter’s Saturday evening, also Mrs. Faytte
McGee and little daughter, Margaret.
Mrs. Luther Green,
who underwent an operation at High Point some time ago, does not improve very
much, sorry to say. We hope she will soon be well again.
R.M. Clodfelter was
on the sick list last week but is better now.
Last Thursday there
was a severe hail storm a few miles above Wallburg which did severe damage to
wheat and grain.
Rev. Sanford filled
his regular appointment at Shady Grove Sunday.
Mrs. Griffith of
Clemmons is visiting her daughter and family, Dr. and Mrs. Phillips, at
Wallburg. Her little granddaughter of Winston-Salem is with her. They will
spend some time here, visiting.
Mrs. Mack
Clodfelter and little daughter visited her sister Saturday, Mrs. D.E.
Clodfelter.
Chester Montsinger
is back home near here from Minnesota. He has been gone about a year. Glad to
have Chester back. He is a good boy.
News From Old Trinity—R.L.J.
June Johnson, who
has been sick for a week or so, is better and will soon be able to be about.
Mrs. Lewis Gibson
returned to her home at Laurel Hill, Scotland County, last Thursday morning.
Miss Kate Craven,
who has been in Durham, returned to Trinity for a few days and then left for
Davenport College to remain for some time.
Quite a crowd heard
Gen. Lawrence W. Young in the college chapel Thursday evening. The general made
quite an interesting talk on the war.
Memorial Day was
observed here. The post office and other places of business were closed.
A.T. Wishart of
High Point was in Trinity last Monday attending to some farming interest he has
here.
Lieut. Culbreth of
Thomasville was in Trinity last Monday. He expects to sail for France in a few
weeks.
John Brame, our
townsman and merchant, is home from Winston-Salem, where he has been in a
hospital for some time. He is much improved.
Miss Effie Crowson,
sister of Walter Crowson, came in to visit her brother’s family Friday morning.
Rev. Q.A. White of
Raleigh is visiting relatives here this week.
Alva Paul has been
on a visit to Trinity.
George Thompson of
Thomasville visited his nieces, the Misses Johnson, at “Hickory Slope” last
Saturday.
Miss Hazel Hagan
visited her cousins, Misses Ritchie and Eloise Johnson, last Saturday. Miss
Hagan has a position as a stenographer at one of the business places in High
Point.
Hon. W.C. Hammer
and wife were in Trinity last Thursday.
Miss Loura Thompson
of Thomasville visited her cousins, Ritchie and Eloise Johnson, in South
Trinity.
Rev. T.B. Johnson
preached to a large crowd in the college chapel Sunday.
Prof. D.C. Johnson
is having some painting done which will add greatly to the appearance of his
place.
Ed Steed of Ramseur
was in town Sunday. Ed was reared here and it seemed like old times to see him.
Frank Wood of High
Point spent Sunday in Trinity.
Joe Riddick, who
has been a student at Guilford College for the last year, is on a visit to his
parents.
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