Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Local News in and Around North Wilkesboro, Aug. 29, 1923

Local News in Town and Country

A cool wave struck Wilkes about 9 or 10 o’clock last Wednesday night.

“Tint” Miller has put up a store in the forks of the road coming into N. Wilkesboro from the Statesville road.

Mr. Samuel Turner will leave Friday for Ashland, Ashe county, where he has been elected principal to teach.

Dr. J.L. Shinn of Southmont has been called by the Baptist church of Wilkesboro to become pastor. Dr. Shinn preached once there last month.

Mr. Frank Tomlinson is have a new dwelling—bungalow—erected on his lot on 9th street next north facing W.R. Absher’s and N.H. Forester’s.

Miss Nettie Andrews will again be in charge of the millinery department at Crater & company this year, and will arrive here at an early date to begin her duties. –Elkin Tribune

Miss Floreta Turner left yesterday for Winston-Salem where she is the guest of Miss Margaret Isley, and will go from there to St. Leo’s hospital, Greensboro, to become a nurse.

The negroes had a meeting at Boomer of their Baptist churches Friday to Sunday composed of Alexander, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin. The moderator’s name was Rev. Parsons.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Hubbard of Wilkesboro were guests of Dr. C.C. Hubbard on Sunday. Mrs. Lula Hubbard accompanied them, and will remain for a more lengthy visit—Farmer item, Randolph Courier, 23rd.

Rev. E. Handy, pastor of Haymeadow church, assisted by Rev. A.B. Hayes and Rev. W.W. Myers conducted a protracted meeting at Haymeadow last week which was successful, three or four hundred persons attending.

Messrs. F.B. Hendren and W.H. Foster went to Raleigh yesterday in the interest of the road leading to the Yadkin River bridge between the Wilkesboro. It is hoped the State Highway Commission will heed their request.

Dr. C.E. Maddry, state secretary of the Baptist Mission Board, here and at Oakwoods Saturday for the Brushy Mountain Association, a few days ago returned from Europe having traveled in Norway-Sweden, England, Scotland, Germany and other countries.

Mr. James Wyatt of Reddies River post office, with a saw mill force in West Virginia, suffered a severe cut on (the) back of the wrist of the left hand, August 3rd and was at the hospital here last Wednesday for dressing it. His fingers other than the thumb appeared to be regaining use.

The chairman of the county board of commissioners, Ambrose Brewer, and former chairman, D.C. Sebastian, were in Wilkesboro Friday morning concerning the signing of the county school bonds ($60,000 or about) deficit which means taking up of the notes from the two banks which loaned the money.

A series of meetings has been in progress at the Baptist church, North Wilkesboro, several days, the pastor Rev. W.L. Griggs being assisted by Rev. H.F. Stevens of Greensboro. The ministers went out to the Brushy Mountain Association at Oakwood (the) latter part of the week. The meeting closed Sunday night with a very large congregation present that occupied the galleries. Some fine sermons have been heard by the people of the town from Mr. Stevens.

Mr. J.P. Adams of Halls Mills, ex-soldier of the World War and student at present at the A. & M. State College, Raleigh, who expects to return this fall, was in N. Wilkesboro Friday and gave the Hustler a pleasant call. He is taking a three-year course in poultry-raising, etc., along with Messrs. Charley Watson and Otto Minton, from this section, at that institution, all three of whom have been accompanied by their wives or families there the past six months.

From the front page of the North Wilkesboro Hustler, Wednesday, August 29, 1923

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