Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Personal News From Lillington Paper, May 25, 1922

Personal

Dr. and Mrs. L.J. Dupree of Kinston were here a few days this week visiting friends.

Mr. W.A. green, one of Harnett’s older Democrats, was in the office of The News the past week and suggested that the names of Prof. B.P. Marshbanks of Buies Creek and W.H. Gregory of Angier be placed on the primary ticket.

Miss Elizabeth Bowen, who has been teaching at Salemburg, has arrived home for the holidays.

Miss Marjorie Spence, who has been teaching at Salemburg, is at home for the summer.

Miss Stella Sexton is at home for the summer since closing the session of her school at Lucama.

Mr. John W. Kehoe is expected back tonight from a trip to Columbia, S.C., where he went to superintend the shipping of laboratory equipment of the Peplax Company.

Manager Rollins of The Killiegrey Hotel says he is well pleased with the patronage that is coming to his special Sunday dinner and concert. Quite a large number were at the hotel for dinner last Sunday and the prospects are for a much larger crowd next Sunday. The hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. Music all the while.

Dr. J.F. McKay of Buies Creek was here today.

Mr. David Henry Senter of Chalybeate was among today’s visitors here.

Hon. H.L. Godwin, Democratic county chairman, is here attending court this week.

Mr. Clawson Williams of Sanford, candidate for solicitor of this district, was here Wednesday on his way to Johnston and Wayne counties in the interest of his candidacy.

Miss Lucy Keeter of Fayetteville spent the week-end here with her sister, Mrs. J.R. Baggett.

Mrs. Hiram Baggett is visiting relatives in Richmond, Va.

Miss Carrie Speight, official court stenographer, is here for the current term. Miss Speight is well acquainted and has many friends here, having been here for a number of sessions.

Dr. J.W. Halford is kept quite busy touring the county in his campaign against typhoid. He is now on the second round and reports increasing interest in the prevention work among the people.

Mr. W.M. Page, student at Wake Forest, is at home for the holidays.

Mr. Guy Stewart, Fordman of the Coats Motor Co., was here Wednesday. He did not report any hard times in the Ford business; rather, he declared “things were looking good.”

Master Grayson Biggs, who has been confined to his home for several weeks by serious illness, is able to be out again.

Mr. McD. Hollliday, of the Barnes-Holliday Co., Dunn, was elected president of the Hardware Dealers Association of the Carolinas at the meeting held in Winston-Salem last week. It is the general impression that the next convention will be held in Columbia, S.C.

From The Harnett County News, Lillington, N.C., May 25, 1922

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