There will be an ice cream supper at Boomer school house next Saturday night, August 11th, for the benefit of the community Fair. Everybody is urged to attend.
Mr. F.D. Hackett was at Jefferson a few days last week as a methodist from here for the district conference in session there and for a meeting in the interest of the high school of the Methodists located at Jefferson.
A sucker weighing 4 pounds and a dozen catfish were seined out of the Yadkin river Saturday afternoon just below town by Tom Ward Jr. and other boys. It was said to be the largest sucker ever caught in the river here.
Capt. Ed. S. Holden, who for many years has been conductor on the Southern railroad between this place and Greensboro, has retired and will devote his time in the future to his farm in Guilford county and other private business interests.
The tent meeting at Rock Creek which was conducted by Rev. W.L. Griggs of this place, closed last Sunday. Twenty-three converts were baptized Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large crowd. It was the biggest revival meeting ever held in that section.
Mr. J.A. Pierce, our progressive friend at Millers Creek, says that while he is growing older and the hairs on his head are few and white, he can now come to town in 20 minutes when 10 years ago it took him all day to make the round trip. He is enthused with the progress we are making.
P.E. Dancy, real estate agent, will sell the fine property belonging to Mr. Louis Ulrich on the northwest corner of 9th street and C street, will be cut into seven business lots and sold at auction August 10th 2 p.m. Oldin Jones of Winston-Salem will be auctioneer. Music by good brass band. Attend the sale and have a good time.
A son of Mr. Troy Osborne about 20 years old was brought to the hospital Monday cut or stabbed by some other boys up on Mulberry near McGrady. They were on their way back home from preaching. The boy was cut twice or three times in the left breast, a rib protecting his heart. His brother stated probable they were drinking. It occurred Sunday night.
Mr. H.F. McMenamis of Dockery, who holds a job with the Rocky Face Stone Company near Hiddenite, spent the week-end with his family at home. An average of six cars a day of the road rock goes out from Rocky Face. Four of them are used by the State on the Kilby Gap-Taylorsville-Charlotte hard surface road being constructed. Who would have thought Rocky Face would have ever developed into such an industry?
A storm of wind and heavy rain and lightning and thunder passed southward over the two towns Monday at sunset doing damage. About 50 or 75 phones have since been useless, corn blown down, trees—a large oak across the highway southwest of Wilkesboro at Mr. Dick Reins’, and a big glass front of the Jenkins Hardware was blown in—cost about $250, probably insured—and the lights in Wilkesboro put out by trees on the line.
The following officers were installed by the local Pythians last week for the ensuing term: A.H. Andrews chancellor commander; Jas. C. Hubbard vice chancellor; J.O. Emerson, prelate; Russell Hodges, keeper of records and seal; E.P. Robinson, master of work; J.C. Reins, master of exchequer; M.A. Vickery, master of finance; G.N. Myers, master at arms; R.I. Moore, inner guard; J.L. Turner, outer guard. Mr. J.C. Reins was elected to represent the lodge at the grand lodge meeting and Mr. Roscoe Prevette district grand deputy by the state grand chancellor for this year and 1923.
From the front page of the North Wilkesboro Hustler, Aug. 8, 1923
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