Friday, October 13, 2023

Neighborhood Notes from the Chapel Hill Weekly, Sept. 13, 1923

Neighborhood Notes

Among those who have returned to Chapel Hill within the last few days are Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Kluttz, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Lear, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Foerster, H.V.P. Wilson, H.H. Williams, Robert W. Winston, Mrs. Wallace Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Erich Zimmerman, Mrs. R.D.W. Connor, William M. Dey, Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Steiner, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. H.R. House.

Mr. and Mrs. Thorndike Saville have gone to spend a few days with Mr. Saville’s parents in Hartford, Connecticut.

Mrs. Della Battle has moved into the Weedon house, generally known as the Tar Heel Tavern, on Cameron avenue. Miss Nancy and her friends painted the inside of the building, while Charles MacRae, Mrs. Battle’s manager, assisted by Bill King, the colored cook, applied several coats to the outside. As a result of the painting and general renovation the place is now in good shape for use as a boarding house.

Definite word of Miss Curtis Henderson’s safety, at a summer resort in Japan, has been received by cable to her father, Archibald Henderson.

Mrs. Joseph Mason and her daughters, who spent the summer here, have gone back to Durham.

Arthur C. Nash, architect of the T.C. Atwood Organization, left Saturday to join his family in Mantoloking, on the coast of New Jersey. He will return about 10 days hence.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Watkins and their daughter, Penelope, of Apex; Mrs. Watkins’ mother, Mrs. Whedbee; and Miss Joscelyn Whedbee were here the other day to call on Miss Ettie Mangum.

Mrs. Joseph Archer has returned and is again keeping house for the teachers in the former Raper home on Rosemary street.

The Braunes are back from their vacation. They came in by automobile a few days ago and brought wit6h them Miss Anna Braune and Miss Betsy Woollen, both of whom had been at Camp Rockbrook in Western North Carolina.

Frank Graham left Saturday for Charlotte and took with him Edward Graham, who is going to visit his grandfather.

Several members of the George Pickard family have been having hard luck recently, in the way of sickness. Mr. Pickard is about again after a week’s illness. Miss Bertha has had her tonsils taken out. Miss Minna underwent an operation for appendicitis not long ago, and has been delayed a week in starting for Elizabeth City to resume her duties as teacher there. Miss Nell will also teach there this year.

Miss Mabel Mallette of Wilmington is to spend the winter in Chapel Hill as secretary to Frances Bradshaw, dean of students.

H.D. Learned has gone on a motor trip to the North with his mother and sister. He will return soon with his mother.

Mrs. Claudius Murcheson and her new son, David, reached Chapel Hill from New York Saturday night.

Mrs. F.A. Tankersley is moving into her new home.

Winslow McIver of Sanford has been visiting Marvin Wilson.

Mrs. R.S. MacRae and Mrs. George Elliott are visiting in Concord and Blowing Rock.

W.F. Prouty came home Monday night after an absence of several weeks in West Virginia.

Mrs. E.L. Baskin, Mrs. A.C. Howell, and Mrs. S.W. Bynum were in Burlington Sunday at a meeting of the Women’s Missionary Union of the Baptist church.

J.G. deR. Hamilton left for Richmond Tuesday for a few days’ stay.

Miss Frances Venable went up to Asheville last week to be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss Mary Minor, her cousin.

Miss Eleanor Rice is leaving tomorrow for Washington, D.C., where she will spend the winter with her grandmother.

Leonard Booth of New York is visiting relatives on Mallette street.

From page 3 of the Chapel Hill Weekly, Sept. 13, 1923

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