Friday, October 26, 2018

Personal News, Mostly Related to the Flu, Scotland Neck, N.C. 1918

“Personal News” from The Commonwealth, Scotland Neck, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 26, 1918

Rev. Reuben Meredith spent the week in Virginia visiting his mother.

The churches of the town will remain closed tomorrow on account of the epidemic.

Miss Gertrude Dunn returned yesterday from Salem College, Winston.

“Baby” Dale was treated at the hospital for influenza and was sent home much better.

Mr. John Edmonds, who was taken with the flu a few days ago, is reported as better.

Miss Sadie Stallings, who has been several days in the hospital, was taken back home much improved.

Mr. Jesse Haislip and Robert Haislip, who were patients in the hospital, have been returned to their homes.

Miss Hattie Weeks returned yesterday from Winston-Salem where the schools have been closed during the epidemic.

Master Herman Bell, who has had a bad attack of the influenza, is up again and will be back at his work in a few days.

Messrs. Leroy and Herman Allsbrook of the Commonwealth force are reported better and sitting up after an attack of the flu.

Mrs. Annie Hancock returned to Rocky Mount after nursing her daughter, Miss Catherine Hancock, through an attack of influenza.

Several more patients will be discharged from the hospital to lighten the burden of the ladies who are doing such great work.

Misses Minnie and Emma Silverthorne, after being in the hospital for some days with influenza, went back home greatly improved.

Mrs. A.W. Outerbridge and Mrs. Percy Johnson left yesterday for Battleboro to attend the funeral of Mrs. Outerbridge’s sister, Mrs. E.A. Williams who died suddenly of paralysis.

Mr. Lewis Cowan, who came here from Virginia suffering with influenza, and has been in the hospital for several days, was taken Thursday morning to Tarboro for a small operation.

There has been a tractor demonstration on the past two days on Mr. Leland Kitchin’s farm under the supervision of Mr. N.A. Riddick and some of the International people.

Miss Joyce Harris, the capable nurse who did so much during the early days of the epidemic here and was stricken down with the disease, is now out and her many friends are greeting her on the street.

Miss Mary White, who has acted as superintendent at the hospital during these trying times and has done such noble work among the sick, was taken down Thursday and had to be taken home with a fever raging at 101.

Mrs. B.G. Andrews of Tarboro, who came to relieve the telephone situation while Miss Aline Pope was down with the influenza, has returned to her home. Miss Pope having recovered sufficiently to take up her duties again.

Many have written that they have not received their Commonwealth for several days. We were unable to reply as no paper has been issued until today owing to the whole force being down with the flu, but from now on, we hope we shall be able to send out the newspaper daily without interruption.

The business houses will close at 1 o’clock Saturday in accordance with the ordinance passed last week, which requires all business houses to remain closed from Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock until Monday morning at 1 o’clock, under penalty of a heavy fine. Many did not understand last week that they were required to stay closed on Sunday.

Mr. Thurston VanLandingham, who had a slight case of the flu, left the hospital for his home.

The news has just come to hand that Corporal William S. Bradley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby Bradley, was married a month ago to Miss Margaret McClain, of Greenville, S.C. No details of the wedding were given.

Oak City Items

Jerry Casper, oldest son of Mrs. Celia Casper, died in Kenly Thursday, Oct. 17th, and was buried Friday, Oct. 18th. He leaves a mother, three brothers, Sam, Will and Whalen Casper, and three sisters, Mrs. Ed. Johnson, Mrs. Geo. Daniels, and Mrs. W.O. Council of this place, to mourn their loss; also a wife and children who reside in Kenly.

John A. Bennett died last Monday, Oct. 14th, at his country home after a lingering illness. The burial took place at the Bennett home. He leaves four sons and five daughters to mourn their loss.

We desire to express our sincere thanks to the many friends who were so faithful during our father’s (John A. Bennett) last illness—The Children.

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