Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Local News Around High Point, N.C., July 17, 1919

From The Review, High Point, N.C., July 17, 1919

Personal and Otherwise

Horace Wright has returned from overseas where he has been for the past 15 months.

Herbert Beeson is back safely from overseas.

Albert Freeze is back at home again after a visit to France to save the world.

Former Supt. Thornwell Haynes is now minister plenipotentiary.

High Point won the second game with Leaksville Thursday, score 9 to 0. In the game Saturday with Burlington the home boys won again, by the same score, 9 to 0. Quite a popular score it seems.
Have your potatoes got warts on them? If so get in touch with the agriculture department at Raleigh, N.C., or Washington, D.C.

Mrs. Chas. L. Amos’ mother died in Reidsville, Va., last week.

Miss Nellie Muse is at home from the summer school at U.N.C. on account of illness.

Mr. and Mrs. Wade Marsh spent the week-end at Vade Mecum Springs.

Miss Connie Sheppard of Winston spent the week-end with her cousin Miss Clara Hayworth on Howell street. Miss Sheppard is one of Winston-Salem’s popular young ladies.

Geo. Lowe, well known young man around town, has arrived from overseas. He was with Dr. J.W. Long’s hospital unit.

Miss Cletus Burgess will not teach school this year but instead has accepted a position with Secretary Massey of the Chamber of Commerce.

The editor is some blackberry picker. Tuesday evening he with two other members of the family gathered 7 pecks, regardless of briars, chigre (maybe means chiggers?) and poison oak, repenting later, but ready to go again. At the price of $3.50 a bushel, we made about $6 by the deal which beats the newspaper game for the length of time required. Monday afternoon we repeated the “dose” with about the same results.

Col. J.W. Sechrest leaves Monday for his usual two week’s vacation at White Sulphur Springs near Mount Airy.

Corporal Julius C. Mills is back again at his old post on The Review, to the delight of his friends here, after an absence of 12 months in France, accomplishing his part to make this world a fit place in which to live.

The firemen had a big time of it at Asheville last week. Asst. Chief H.U. Oakes arrived home Wednesday.

The rain prevented the High Point-Thomasville game yesterday afternoon.

Frank J. Sizemore accepts a position as general assistant to Manager C.F. Wilson Aug. 1st, severing his connection with the Carolina and Yadkin River Railroad where he was employed as traffic manager.

Drs. A.P. and D.F. Staley attended the meetings of the Optometric Society in Winston Wednesday and Thursday. Dr. A.P. Staley was president of the association the past year.

Mrs. Chas. Ragan is in Clarian, Va., on account of the serious illness of her brother, Thos. Dillard.

Items from Asheboro

Mr. Zell Brown went to High Point in his car last Saturday and brought home Mrs. Houston Luck of Grant township, who has been in High Point Hospital, taking treatment for paralysis two or three months. Mrs. Luck is considerably improved, though still unable to walk.

Mr. D.M. Hohn of High Point, Route 3, was in town last Saturday.

Mr. D.S. Coltrane, who underwent an operation for appendicitis at the High Point hospital last week, is reported to be getting along nicely. Mr. Coltrane will be out of his office during this month.
Mrs. W.D. Stedman and Miss Nannie Bulla spent last Monday in High Point.

Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Sluder and daughter, Miss Beulah, of Asheboro Star Route, were in High Point and Greensboro for the Fourth.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Spencer and children, of High Point, were visitors in Asheboro last Saturday, guests of Mrs. S.E. Rush, on Salisbury street. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer are former Randolph people, who have been living in High Point for some time.

High Point Route 4 News

By Mary A. Clodfelter

Noah Mostinger died at his home one mile west of Wallburg Wednesday, July 9th. He had been in declining health for more than a year and for the past week suffered with diarrhea. He ate a hearty dinner and said he felt better but died soon afterwards not withstanding a doctor was summoned immediately. Heart failure is the cause given.

He leaves five children, J.B. and J.E. Motsinger of Wallburg, Mrs. Alfred Clinard, Mrs. John Clinard of Wallburg, Mrs. Pinkney Whicker of near Bethany and Miss Lula Motsinger of Walburg; two brothers, Charly and Will Motsinger of Wallburg; three sisters, and a hoste of grandchildren and friends to mourn their loss. His wife preceded him to the grave 20 months.

He was a prosperous farmer and a good neighbor, husband, father and he will be missed not only in his home but in his church and community. He was a Christian gentleman and his influence will live forever. He belonged to the Wallburg Baptist church. His age was 79 years, 6 months and some days. May the Lord comfort the bereaved.
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There will be a supper at Henry Reids on the Wallburg road next Saturday night.

Speculation on sugar makes it scarce when the fix the price and they want it. We will have plenty when the republicans get a chance to fix things. Wait and see. (We are waiting—Editor)

Wheat threshing is the order of the days. Wheat is sorry, good straw but not filled. Tobacco is not looking very much owing to the dry weather.

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