We are having some pretty cold weather here this week and part of last. We had a quiet Christmas with us around this part of the country, as there wasn’t any drinking.
There were several visitors around St. Gabriel’s Creek for Christmas. Mr. Charlie Buckner from Richmond, Va., was visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Buckner for Christmas.
Messrs. Carl and Luther Bucker of Detroit, Mich., were visiting friends and relatives around this place during the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ramsey and little daughter, Leila, of West Asheville spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Sawyer of this place.
Miss Gertrude Sawyer and Messrs. Grayson Sawyer and Owens Arrowood attended the Christmas entertainment at Laurel Branch Church Thursday night, the 24th. They reported a nice time.
Misses Lola and Effie Capps, who have been staying at Marshall, came home Christmas day. Miss Lola is staying at home but Miss Effie went back to Marshall Sunday.
Mr. Harry Saunders of Asheville spent Christmas with his sister, Mrs. Baird Ammons.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Deweese and family of West Asheville were visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Capps, Sunday. Mr. Deweese went back to his work but Mrs. Deweese and children are with home folks at the time of this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss Buckner of 841 Haywood Rd., W. Asheville, spent Christmas with their daughter, Mrs. Stokley Sawer.
Miss Gertrude Sawyer had a Christmas tree at her home Christmas evening. Those that were present besides the family were as follows: Misses Bessie and Ruth Capps, Messrs. H.C. and Ralph Buckner, Stokley Sawyer, Dave Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ramsey and daughter Leila. Mr. Stokley Sawyer acted as Santa Claus and distributed the presents to their owners as they were cut from the tree by Miss Gertrude and Mrs. E.J. Sawyer. Everyone present received something.
Misses Effie, Lola, Bessie and Ruth Capps all had a Christmas tree at their home Christmas night. Those present besides the family were as follows: Misses Gertrude Sawyer and Viola Capps, Messrs. Owens and Clenard Arrowood, Woodfin Capps, Ralph Phillips and Grayson Sawyer. Miss Bessie acted as Santa Claus. Everybody enjoyed themselves just fine except Bessie, who got real sick and could not be in the plays. It is thought that the cigar she had in the mouth of the false face she had on made her sick.
There wasn’t any Sunday School at the Gabriel’s Creek Church Sunday on account of the cold weather.
The school at Gabriel’s Creek started Monday morning, the 28th.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Sawyer spent Christmas with Mrs. Sawyer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Swan Davis of Stackhouse, N.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker of Arcadia, S.C., spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rome Rice.
Miss Mildred Rice and her brother, Alphonzo, have gone to Arcadia, S.C., to stay awhile and work. They will stay with their sister, Mrs. Frank Baker.
Messrs. Kenny and Leonard Anders, Arthur and Gordon Buckner all spent Saturday night with their uncle, Mr. Nelson Buckner.
Mr. and Mrs. Baird Ammons and Mr. Harry Saunders took Christmas dinner at Mr. Lawrence Allen’s.
Miss Gertrude Sawyer took Christmas supper at Mr. J.J. Capps.
Mr. Walter Buckner and sister, Ethel, accompanied their brother, Charlie, to Asheville Sunday, where he caught the train to Richmond, Va.
From page 3 of The News-Record, Marshall, Madison County, N.C., Jan. 1, 1926. Bessie Capps who got sick due to the cigar she had in the mouth of the false face, was likely to have been part of her costume for the play.
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