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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Town and Country in North Wilkesboro Hustler, July 16, 1924

Town and Country News Local Items of Interest

Miss Mamie Barber, who has been confined to her room for several days, is convalescing. The tent meeting at Purlear conducted by Rev. W.L. Griggs is being attended by a large crowd.

Mr. Chas. Hudson and family returned last week from a visit to relatives and friends in and near Charlotte.

Five lady teachers arrived on the noon train Monday going to Boone for the opening of the second summer school.

Misses Dazie and Tina Dowd of Richmond, Va., will arrive today, Wednesday, visiting Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Caldwell.

Mr. Press Holder and family, who have been living next to the Hustler office on 9th street, have moved to the eastern part of town.

Mrs. C.C. Dimmitte and children, of Washington, D.C., are visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Milton McNeill, Wilkesboro, this summer.

The Taylorsville Times: Mr. D.H. Osborne has accepted the position as county demonstrator to succeed Mr. U.A. Miller, resigned, and arrived last week to take up the work.

Foster & Allen, contractors, two weeks or more ago started foundation work on North Wilkesboro’s new high school building having made the foundation walls of concrete two weeks ago.

Mr. R.K. Long, Confederate veteran of Somers township, was in Wilkesboro Tuesday of this week on business before the county board of pensions, which was in postponed session from their regular annual time first part of the month.

Mr. James West and wife and baby and sister, of one of the Western states, have been visiting his grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. M. McNeill, after visiting his parents at Valley Cruisis, and will visit in Charlotte before returning to the west.

People in the vicinity of Hays post office will take notice that an opportunity to be vaccinated free of charge will be afforded them Thursday of this week. Those desirous of vaccination against typhoid will meet Dr. White there at 9 o’clock.

Mr. E.L. Wiles, wife and children, of Central City, Neb., left Tuesday going by way of Washington, returning home. He said the democratic nominee for vice president, who is of that state, is a great man. Mr. Wiles is a younger brother of Doc. Wiles, deceased, who was town letter carrier.

Mrs. Osborne, who lives near or this side of Fairplains on the C.H. Cowles property, and Rex Kilby of this place had a dangerous collision Sunday about noon near Fairplains. All parties received painful injuries. Mrs. Osborne’s two child (children?) were in the car with her—one of them being dangerously hurt. An Essex automobile as practically ruined.

From the front page of the North Wilkesboro Hustler, July 16, 1924

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