Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Influenza Increase, Closing Schools, Lead News from West Hickory, Feb. 18, 1920

From the Hickory Daily Record, Wednesday evening, February 18, 1920

Influenza Increase Shown in West Hickory

West Hickory, Feb. 18—The number of cases of influenza in West Hickory has increased considerably the past few days, and the graded school has been closed for two weeks or until the flu situation gets better.

Mr. Thomas Cook, one of our leading merchants, sold his house and lot and his store building the past week to Mr. W.N. Phelps of Brookford. The consideration was $3,000. Mr. Phelps will continue to sell goods in the store building.

We have been supporting for several weeks the many houses and lots being sold and changing owners and consequently last Tuesday seemed to be the day for a number of families who had recently purchased homes to make the changes and while Tuesday was partly a rainy day, seven families moved during the day, and as far as your correspondent remembers this was a record breaker for West Hickory.

Miss Lela Cook, who has been down with flu for several days, is able to get around again.
Mr. Marvin Lael of Burke county spent Saturday and Sunday here with Mr. Walter Carswell.
--T.J.L.

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