Thursday, April 9, 2020

Revival, Home Generators for Farmers, A Concert, Obituaries and a Wedding, April 9, 1920

From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Friday, April 9, 1920. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025812/1920-04-09/ed-1/seq-1/. The car load of Farm Lighting Plants are a boxcar load of what we think of as home generators today. Electric service wasn’t available in rural areas, so farmers and other rural folk had their own “farm lighting plants.”

Rev. J.R. Jester is pastor of the First Baptist Church of Greenwood, S.C., and one of the more eloquent pulpiteers of the Southern Baptist Denomination. He comes to Elizabeth City this week to conduct a two week’s revival at the first Baptist Church of this city, beginning Sunday, April 11.

Housewives to Hold Important Meeting

There will be a special called meeting of the Housewives League this Friday afternoon, Apr. 9 in the Rest Rooms of the Hinton Bldg. at 3:30 p.m. A matter of unusual importance to parents and to the community generally will be discussed at this meeting and a full attendance is expected.

Car Load of Farm Lighting Plants Here

A solid car load of Lalley Farm lighting plants received by the Farm Light Motor Co. of Elizabeth City this week indicates the interest in farm lighting in these northeastern North Carolina counties. It will only be a matter of a few years when every farmer will have his own electric light and power on his farm. The Farm Light & Motor Co. already has orders for most of the plants received in this week’s car load shipment.

Prof. Kelly Miller to Speak at State Normal

Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard University, Washington, D.C., will make the commencement address at the colored state normal school of this city, Friday night, April 23. Prof. Miller is easily one of the foremost thinkers and speakers of his rate.

Commencement exercises at the State Normal begin Friday, Apr. 16, concluding Friday, Apr. 23.

Famous Singer Will Appear in Concert Program

Miss Alice Nielsen, known for many years as one of the finest concert singers in America, will give a concert at the Alkrama Theatre in this city on Thursday evening, April 22nd. The concert has been arranged by Parsonage Society Circle No. 2 of the First Methodist Church, and is the first of a series of similar attractions which they will bring to this city during the coming months. Tickets for the Alice Nielsen Concert will be placed on sale at Duff’s Piano Store next Monday.

Box Party

There will be a Box Party at Epworth School Wednesday night, April 14. The public is invited.

John Hollowell Banks Died

John Hollowell Banks, for many years a successful retail grocery of this city, died at his home on Martin St. in this city Friday, April 2. He had been in ill health for several years, the condition of his health forcing his retirement from business a few years ago. Mr. Banks was a native of Nixonton township, this county. He was about 55 years old and is survived by his wife, who was Miss Annie Kramer, a daughter of the late Daniel S. Kramer.

Mrs. Elizabeth Jennings Died

Died, at her home in Providence township at an early hour Wednesday morning, Mrs. Elizabeth Jennings, at the age of 71 years, following a long illness. She was he widow of the late Cader Jennings, and had spent her entire life in the section of Pasquotank where she passed away. Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the home of Rev. R.F. Hall, and interment was made at the burial ground near Fork High School. Mrs. Jennings is survived by three daughters, Miss Ellina Jennings, Mrs. Hattie Brothers, and Mrs. Lula Davis, all of Providence township, and by two sons, W.H. Jennings, assistant cashier of the Savings Bank & Trust Company of the Savings Bank & Trust Company of Elizabeth City, and M.P. Jennings, County Superintendent of Education in this county, both of whom live in this city.

Boswell-Gordon

A quiet but pretty marriage took place Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 at the home of Mrs. Mary J. Gordon on Southern Avenue, when her daughter, Miss Janie Gordon, became the bride of Thomas J. Boswell formerly of Edenton.

The ceremony was performed by Rev. J.M. Ormond, pastor of the First Methodist Church, and there were no attendants. The bride was given away by her brother, C.F. Gordon. She wore a traveling suit of dark blue tricotine, with accessories to match.

Mr. and Mrs. Boswell left on the three o’clock train for a wedding tour to Washington and Baltimore. On their return they will make their home in this city.


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