--William E. Walker, colored, is building a home on Marshall Street.
--Graham, is of have a big Fourth of July celebration. The matter is taking shape.
--Graham Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy are holding their regular monthly meeting with Mrs. R.L. Holmes this afternoon.
--Mr. Thos. Pugh is running a grocery store on North Maple Street at the stand formerly occupied by Mr. A.G. Ausley. The latter was bought out Mr. Cash, who conducted a business over in the Northwestern part of town.
--Mr. Jas. M. Thomas, who conducts a store at Bellemont, has bought a small farm just out of town on the Graham-Swepsonville Road and is building a residence to which he will move his family as soon as it is completed.
--Last Tuesday was the fourth cold one in succession. On the three former ones there was both ice and frost, an but for the cloudiness and rain doubtless there would have been some frost last Tuesday. There was snow and ice in the mountains a day or two before.
--A teachers’ summer school of two weeks will be held in Graham during the summer. The Board of Education arranged for the school at their meeting this week. This arrangement will afford the teachers an opportunity to attend a training school at considerably less expense than that of going out of the county.
--Next Tuesday, Confederate Memorial Day, appropriate memorial exercises will be observed in Graham under the direction of the Daughters of the Confederacy. All Confederate veterans are invited to attend to whom dinner will be served by the ladies.
--Rev. Edward N. Caldwell will preach at both services at the Presbyterian Church Sunday, May 8th. AT 11 o’clock the annual Mother’s Day service will be held. The theme will be “The Statesmanship of Motherhood.” To conform to the national custom, it is requested that each were a red flower if the mother is living, or a white one if not.
--Little Miss Mildred Cheek entertained several of her little friends Saturday afternoon, April 30th, at the home of her parents in honor of her 9th birthday. She received several nice presents. Those present were: Hazel Vestal, Emma Dixon, May Cheek, Eunice Russell, Ruby Davis, Ora McPherson, Annie May Moore, Mildred Jones, Motley and George Vestal, Lonnie and LeRoy Neese, and Miss Ethel Russell. Cream and cake were served by her sisters, Misses Etta and Annie Cheek, and her teacher, Miss Ethel Russell.
Among the Sick
Mr. Leo Hadley has been sick for several days from pneumonia.
Mrs. J. Dolph Long has been sick for several days from influenza.
Little Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Moore, has been sick for a day or two.
Mrs. C.S. Hunter has been sick but is better. Mrs. A.K. Hardee and little daughter who have been in a hospital in Greensboro for treatment, returned home Sunday. Both are very much improved.
From The Alamance Gleaner, Graham, N.C., May 5, 1921
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