Friday, October 25, 2019

Local News From Harnett County, Oct. 23, 1919

From The Dunn Dispatch, October 23, 1919

Local

James Smith and Braxton Baggett have recently accepted a positon with the E.V. Gainey Garage. Mr. Smith is an experienced automobile mechanic and will be glad to have his friends come to him with all their car troubles. Mr. Baggett, too, is a mechanic of several years’ experience.

Sergeant J.J. Stuart of Greensboro and Private B.B. Gillen of Raleigh are here on the trail of recruits for the regular army. They will be here until Monday morning and will accept enlistments at the post office at any time from 4 to 6 o’clock in the afternoon and from 7:30 to 8:30 at night. They will also furnish any information desired concerning allotments, travel pay and insurance due discharged soldiers or their dependents.

For census enumerators in Harnett County Representative Godwin has recommended Otis P. Shell, Averasboro; T.W. Harrington, Barbecue; Ed Blanchard, Buckhorn; J.A. Williams, Black River; A.F. Fowler, Duke; L.L. Turlington, Grove; J.S. Johnson, Anderson’s Creek; Henry Morrison, Johnsonville; John Collier, Neill’s Chreek; Walter Pearson, Hector’s Creek; A.L. Johnson, Lillington, Hassie Trulove, Stewart’s Creek; W.C. Davis, Upper Little River.

The last of three fires within a week Monday morning destroyed a barn in the alley fronting the Methodist Church. Marvin Wade was the owner of the barn. Much farm machinery and feed stuff belonging to Ernest Pope was also destroyed. The two other blazes were at the home of Robert Barnes on the corner of Pope and King Ave. and at the George F. Pope mill. Robert’s home with its furnishings was destroyed. Damage at the Pope mill was to the shaving house entirely.

Dr. J.W. Halford was fined $50 and cost at Lillington Monday for carrying a concealed weapon. The case was tried before Judge Otis P Shell, vice-recorder, serving in place of Col. Dan Hugh McLean who did not care to preside over the proceedings It grew out of an affray between Dr. Halford and E.W. Norris at Lillington during the September term of Superior Court. Dr. Halford is alleged to have drawn a pistol upon Norris after Mr. Norris was tried before Judge Shell on a charge of simple assault and was fined $25 and costs. Paul Norris, charged with the same offense, was adjudged not guilty and Clyde Norris, a third alleged offender was not prosecuted. Clifford & Townsend represented the Norris men. Charles Ross appeared for Dr. Halford.

Carlisle Bain returned Monday from Fayetteville where he had been receiving treatment for the after effects of German Gas he encountered while in service in France.

Work has been started on the new Free Will Baptist Church, which is to occupy the southwest corner of Cumberland Street and King Avenue. This structure is to cost approximately $20,000 and will be completed by early spring, it is believed.

Cotton sales on the local market reached 12,000 bales early this week with prices ranging up to nearly 37 cents. Car scarcity has been so serious and receipts so heavy that the whole of Lacknow Square is filled with the staple, nearly 4,000 bales being left there nearly every night.

Henry Lee, Ralph Wade, Wesley Thompson, Jesse Wilson, Alcy Parker, Lewis Strickland and Elija Lockamy left last night for Raleigh where they will attend the first annual reunion of the Hogan Gang, a soldiers’ organization created while they were quartered at Fort Caswell.

Rev. James M. Daniel, pastor of the Divine Street Methodist Church, is preparing to attend the next conference which is to be held at Wilson beginning November 19. He has been importuned to accept a position as director of the Trinity Alumni Association’s effort to raise $125,000 to build a memorial to the college men who died or were killed during the war. It is possible that he will accept this position. The Methodists of Dunn, however, are striving to induce him to remain in the pulpit Bishop U.V.W. Darlington will preside over the November conference.

Charles Lee Guy spent Monday at Clinton on business.

Claude A. Stewart of Angier was a visitor to Dunn Tuesday.

P.A. Lee is again on the job after several days’ siege of tonsillitis.

Worth M. Pope returned Monday form a visit to Raleigh and Greensboro.

Robert F. Smith and his little son, Robert F. Jr., were in town Tuesday night.

Mrs. C.P. Wailes of Edenton is here to spend several days with her husband.

K.A. Stewart of Lillington spent Saturday and Sunday here as a guest of friends.

Mrs. M.T. Young and Miss Gladys Young have returned from a visit to Philadelphia.

Mrs. Jack Lee returned Monday from an extended visit to relatives at Hendersonville.

J.W. Wilson was among those of Dunn who attended the circus at Fayetteville Tuesday night.

Mrs. J.J. Lane, Mrs. Ernest M. Jeffreys and Mrs. R.S. Kelley have gone to Richmond to spend several days.

Mrs. Marsh Morrow and Miss Lucille Harris left Monday night for Richmond where they will visit Miss Harris’ aunt.

Miss Juanita Crockett of Lillington was here Saturday and Sunday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Crockett.

William Troy Monds and Joe Creel, stock dealers, left Tuesday for Richmond, where they will purchase horses and mules for their stables here.

Miss Grace Crockett returned Monday to Elon College after spending the week of the Fair here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Crockett.

Claude Gardner is again able to be up after several days of serious illness following an operation in the Fayetteville hospital for the removal of his tonsils.

Mrs. Margaret Capps, mother Calvin Capps, the gallant young lieutenant who lost his life in France, was here last week from her home at Lucama to visit friends and relatives.

Eugene T. Lee and J. Lloyd Wade left Sunday for Washington, where they are attending the biennial session of Scottish Rite Masons as delegates from the Wilmington consistory.

Miss Claudia Jones of Raleigh was among last week’s visitors to Dunn. She was a guest of her sister, Mrs. Herbert B. Taylor while here and was a participant in the several dances held during Fair week.
C.A. Moore was a visitor in Fayetteville Tuesday night.

Mrs. James M. Daniels is visiting relatives in Greensboro.

L.D. Barnes left Tuesday night for a brief visit to Richmond.

Mrs. Harvey McKay is visiting relatives in Richmond and Petersburg.

Mrs. Lela Hodges Humphreys of Birmingham, Alabama, is here to visit her parents.

Roy Lewis continues very ill at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Lewis.

Mrs. Clara Eldridge of Newton Grove is here to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Butler.

Misses Margaret and Naomi Walker of Petersburg are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Butler.

Mrs. Mackey W. Jones has returned to her home at Atlanta, Ga., after having spent several days here as the guest of Mrs. S. Shaw.

“Valley Farm,” a drama in three acts, will be presented at Shady Grove High School Friday night, October 31, by the students in the school.

Miss Jessie Holliday returned Monday to her studies at Atlantic Christian College after spending a week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. McD. Holliday.

Coats

The first series in the Lyceum course was presented at the school building Saturday evening. The attraction was The Knowlton Banjo and Glee Club, which was indeed entertaining and worth while and quite a large number of people went out to hear the splendid entertainers in spite of the disagreeable evening.

L.E. Johnson of Zebulon spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Johnson.

Miss Hattie Gardner of Angier spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Elbert Barnes.

Mr. and Mrs. Ang Stewart of near Dunn were visitors at the home of Mr. T.V. Stewart’s Sunday.

Herbert Grimes went to Raleigh Monday on business.

Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Wiggins spent Tuesday in Dunn shopping.

We are glad to see Mr. B.L. Langdon out again. He was right sick last week.

Junious Beckwith of Durham is visiting his mother, Mrs. B.B. Gilmore.

Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Byrd and Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Garten spent Sunday afternoon in Duke.

Misses Callie Stewart and Laura Parrish and Messrs. Elidridge Coats and Alcie Byrd motored to Dunn Monday night.

Mrs. John Foster of Chapel Hill is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Wiggins this week.

Henry and Guy Stewart spent Sunday at Benson.

Miss Iva Johnson of Angier spent the week end with Miss Edna Beasley.

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Byrd of Benson are visiting at the home of W.G. Williams.

Mr. Yearby of Durham was a business visitor here Tuesday.

Dr. Parker of Benson was in town a few hours Wednesday.

Miss Pearl Strickland of Four Oaks is visiting her sister, Mrs. W.M. Keen this week.

Prof. J.A. Campbell of Buies Creek was here Tuesday. He has been very sick for the past several days and his many friends are glad to know he has recovered.

Holliday-Spain Wedding

Harper McDaniel Holiday and Miss Agnes Spain were married in the pastor’s study of the Methodist Parsonage Wednesday afternoon at 6:30 o’clock, Rev. James M. Daniel, pastor, officiated. Miss Blanche Thomas of Burington, R.G. Taylar, Jr.., and Leslie Wood were the only attendants.

The wedding came as a surprise to the many friends of the young couple here. No intimation of their intentions to wed had been given any one until a few hours before the ceremony. Immediately after the wedding they motored to Fayetteville, whence they returned to Dunn this morning.

The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.S. Spain of Greenville. Her father is one of the most prominent tobacco warehousemen of Eastern Carolina. She came to Dunn as a teacher of music in the Dunn schools when they opened this fall. Mr. Holliday met her when she was on a visit here last summer. She is a young woman of rare charm and lovableness, accomplished in all the arts.

Mr. Holliday is a son of McD. Holliday of the Barnes and Holliday Company here. He is one of the town’s most popular young men.


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