Mr. Martin Gibbs of Poomer suffered a stroke of paralysis last Thursday.
Master Warner Miller was operated on for appendicitis at the Wilkes Hospital last Friday.
Miss Pauline Linney of Wilkesboro returned Monday to the State College for Women, Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Culler, who have been living in Wilkesboro, have moved to their farm not far from Edgewood Church.
Mr. G.A. Bumbarner of Wilkesboro, R.F.D. No. 1, was in the city one day last week and said that Christmas passed off quiet in his community.
Mrs. Asce Pearson was stricken with paralysis last week. Mr. Pearson is about 80 years old, and the father of our townsman, Mr. Will Pearson.
The local University alumni association held a banquet Tuesday evening of last week. Mr. Carl S. Coffey has been president and Mr. W.E. Comer secretary.
Mr. Warner Miller, who has been suffering with rheumatism for several months, is improving and hopes to be at his post of duty at the Miller-Long grocery store before many days.
Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Eller and son, Mr. Frank Eller, left last week for Winter Haven, Fla., where Mr. and Mrs. Eller will be until April 1st. Mr. Franklin Eller will return to N.C. University College to resume his studies.
Mr. Thurman T. Harris and Miss Della Scott of the Ronda community were united in marriage Wednesday before Christmas. They surprised their friends when going to a Christmas tree, by going further on the home of Rev. John Burcham on Route 2, Roaring River.
Mr. D. Steelman, Esq., was in town last Saturday. A mad dog “epidemic” was averted in his neighborhood last month that caused a thinning out of the canine population. After mad dog had gone around to several houses biting dogs, he killed his, Mr. Marsha Smithey, a near-neighbor, killed three or four that he owned, while one or two others did likewise.
Mr. Bert Couthren of Traphill township was in the city last Saturday buying a brooder from the Wilkes Hatchery. Mr. Cothren says he has the Brown Leghorn strain of chickens and that they are laying fine. He also has a larger breed from which he expects to produce early fryers for the market. He is in hopes that the summer hotel at Roaring Gap will stimulate the market for his output this spring and summer.
The bake shop has opened again after having closed last fall about the first day of November. It is re-organized and re-opened in the brick store room of the Brame Medicine Company. Mr. E.P. Lebolo, who was baker for the Electrik Maid Bake Shop, is baker. The local stores were beginning selling last week and “better bread” was the talk at the store and table. North Wilkesboro has a bakery yet, although it is just getting started and is not as complete (last week) as it is to be.
Miss Louise Vyne returned Sunday to Washington University, Washington, D.C.
A clinic for crippled children at the Commercial Club rooms next Saturday, January 9; the clinic is sponsored by the Kiwanians.
From the front page of the North Wilkesboro Hustler, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1926. This last name was spelled two different ways in the newspaper. Since I don’t know which is correct, I have typed it “Couthren” and “Cothren.”
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