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Personal and Social The News-Topic will appreciate all items telephoned or sent in for publication. Call Phone No. 54 Mrs. Charles E. Gard has returned to town for the winter.

Mr. J. N. Smith arrived home Sunday from Cleveland, Ohio. Miss Violet Payne is visiting home folks at Granite Falls this week.

the Mr. Houck Bush returned Wednesday Mr. from W. W. Atlanta Bush and is Chattanossary this week attend the Federal Mr.

and Mrs. W. R. Stine left Sunday for Rock Hill, S. to visit their son.

Mrs. W. H. Wilson left yesterday to visit relatives at Gastonia and Clover, S. C.

Mrs. 'M. L. Cornwell and two daughters left yesterday to visit home. folks at Dallas.

Mr. Russell Shuford has returned from Salisbury, where he attended the Federal court. Messrs. C. W.

Thurmond and E. H. Curtis of Newton were business visitors here yesterday. Miss Lucille Abernethy has returned from Charlotte, where she had been visiting relatives. Mrs.

Preston Rabb left Wednesday for McDowell county to join Mr. Rabb at their new home. Miss Drue McDade of the Granite Falls high school faculty spent the week end here at home. Mrs. S.

Alice Coffey left yesterday for Trenton, N. to visit her r.iece, Mrs. Charles Hughes. Mr. and Mrs.

H. C. Hayes of Blowing Rock were visitors here Tuesday, returning home in the afternoon. Mr. J.

Raby was among those from this county to attend the Federal at Salisbury this week. court, Mrs. Marshall Cline have returned to their home at Morganton after visiting relatives and friends here. Mr. A.

G. Jonas returned several ago from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other Quaker State. Miss Ruby Deaton, a Davenport College student, left Wednesday to spent several days at her home at Hickory. Mrs. P.

O. Grist and son, P. 0., have returned from Charlotte and I Lincolnton, where they had been visiting relatives. Miss Brooks arrived Wednesday from Atlanta, and will spend some time at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

L. H. Tuttle. Government Title Attorney J. C.

Fletcher left yesterday, for Franklin, Macon county, to spend several days on official business. Miss Lula Fries of Mooresville has returned to her home after having spent the past month here with her sister, Mrs. F. H. Coffey.

Mr. and Mrs. Spain Eller of Statesville have returned home after having spent several days here with Mrs. Eller's mother, Mrs. Whisnant.

Mr. and Mrs. Price Knox of Huntersville, N. left Sunday to return home after having spent several days here with Mr. and Mrs.

J. A. Knox. Mrs. Dr.

Miller of Rock Hill, S. arrived Wednesday to spend time with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Beall.

Mr. R. L. Link, who arrived two weeks ago to visit home folks after nineteen years' absence, left day to return to Seattle, Wash. Mr.

and Mrs. J. L. Cottrell are in Raleigh this week attending the State fair. The trip was made by motor and they will visit other place en route.

Mrs. R. K. Bingham of Boone and Mrs. K.

A. Link of this place returned yesterday from Charlotte, where they were called Sunday by the death of their sister-in-law, Mrs. J. F. Norris.

Mayor W. J. Lenoir and Mrs. Lenoir, accompanied by their daughter, Miss Virginia motored to Ral- eigh early this week to visit their daughter, Miss Hallie Lenoir, at St. Mary's College, and to visit the State fair.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Hefner have arrived home 'from Atlanta, where they visited Mrs. Hefner's sister, Mrs.

F. B. White. They were accompanied home Mrs. White, who will visit her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. A. V. Miller. Mr.

and Mrs. J. R. Hayes arrived Sunday from Oxley, W. to visit Mrs.

Hayes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Moore, in the Globe.

After spending several days in the county they will go Hurley, their new home. Mr. Hayes is connected with the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company, and has charge of one of their rany stores.

Mrs. C. P. Postelle and little daughter, Sarah Margaret, who had spent the summer in Lenoir, left Friday for their home in Savannah, going by way of Asheville, to which place they were accompanied by Mrs. Postelle's mother, Mrs.

J. M. Downum, and A. G. Foard, who spent the week end with friends there before returning to Lenoir.

Loaded Car of Cheese Last Night Mr. J. B. Horton of Vilas. Watauga county, was here.

yesterday to make arrangements for shipping another car load of ehese. The car was loaded last night and today and was billed to Swift Raleigh. Sixteen Carloads of Cattle The two carloads of cattle leaving here on today's freight make a total of sixtee nearloads to be shipped from here within the month. Principally all of the cattle were from Watauga county and were driven across the mountain to this shipping point. Miss Greer Operated On Miss Ida Greer returned Wednesday from Greensboro, where she accompanied her sister, Miss Cora Greer, whe entered the Wesley Long hospital last week for an operation for appendicitis.

The operation was performed last Saturday, morning and the patient is improving nicely, according to Miss Ida Greer, who stopped over here with her sister, Ms. Y. D. Moore, before continuing 06 her home at Grandin yesterday. -LENOIR NEWS TOPIC, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1919 Page Five IN TOWN and COUNTRY Dudley, Shoals School Open The Dudley Shoals school, opened last week with Miss Killian of this place as principal.

Car Load of Plows A solid car load of Oliver chilled plows and repairs was received this week by the Lenoir Hardware and Furniture Company. Box Supper at Whitnel There will be a box supper at the Whitnel school house Saturday night to raise money for making improvements around the school building. Attending Conference, Mr. G. M.

Goforth left, Wednesday for Greensboro to attend a meeting of the four-years temperance committee, which is in session with the Methodist conference this week. Box Supper at Oakwood A box supper will be held Saturday night at Oakwood school house on Route 4. The box sale. will be followed by a pie contest and cakewalk. The proceeds of the night's ment will be used in prentertaine school building.

Swapped Property Mr. W. A. Spencer has swapped his property, located northeast of town, to Dr. C.

L. Wilson for the residence property located above the Foothills sanatorium. The trade was consummated several days ago and Mr. Spencer has moved in. Moved to Lenoir Mrs.

T. A. Floyd has moved from Davenport, Iowa, to Lenoir, having bought the Ivey property on Lenoir street. Mrs. Floyd's husband, SerFloyd, is rounding out his last enlistment of 30 years in the army and when this is completed he will be placed on the retired list and come home.

Dog Tax Due Sheriff Triplett has the dog tax books ready and asks that all owners of dogs in the county come forward and pay the taxes. The dog tax must be paid before Dec. 1 or the owner is liable to indictment. Sheriff Triplett has the dog tags and will furnish for each, dog on which the taxes are paid. Auto Thieves Abandon Car Officers Keller and Smith located a Chevrolet automobile Sunday night ditched on the Spainhour hill beyond the creek.

The car belonged to Mr. R. E. Hedrick of Hickory and was stolen Saturday night. The officers got in touch with Mr.

Hedrick and he came up Monday and drove the machine home. Begins Night Work The Steele cotton mill last week began night work, doubling the output of the mill. The Steele mill began operation early in the year, and the fact that it now has had to double its capacity speaks well for the mill and its management. The additional pay roll amounts to a considerable sum. WITH THE CHURCHES Resigns Position Here zMr.

McBane, for the past few months connected with the Lenoir Drug Company as prescription man, has resigned and plans to enter the business for himself. Mr. McBane has made no announcement of any definite plans so far. Marriage Announcement Mr. and Mrs.

R. J. Bush have received the announcement of the marriage of their son, Boyd E. Bush, and Miss Rachel Doon of Cleveland, Ohio. The wedding took place in Cleveland on Wednesday, Oct.

16. Time Changes Sunday Don't forget that Sunday is the time to turn your watch or clock back one hour, and that, according to the law, this should be done at 2 a.m. This is probably the last time that time will have to be tinkered with, as the daylight saving law has been repealed. Here After 55 Years Mr. John Winkler of York, S.

visited his nephew, Mr. N. M. Helton, here last This was Mr. Winkler's first trip to Lenoir in 55 years.

Mr. Winkler served through the civil war and was a private in Capt. J. A. Bush's company.

He called on "Uncle Jake" Sunday mornng. Gone to Winston-Salem The many Lenoir friends of former Sergeant Chas. H. Williams of Battery will be interested that Mr. Williams has accepted a position with the Ceho-Cola Company of WinstonSalem.

Mr. Williams has been with the Liggett-Myers Tobacco Company for: a of years until he resigned weeks ago to go with shrdl 11 the Twin City company. Undergoes Third Operation rD. Alfred W. Dula left for Lincolnton Sunday, where he underwent an operation for an abscess that had formed in the original incision.

This makes the third operation has been I necessitated by a ruptured appendix originally, and the surgeons tell him that they see no reason why he should no the as strong as ever in the course of time. Red Cross Worker Here The local Red Cross chanter has established an office at 209 West avenue, and Miss Gladys Long, the home service worker, arrived several days ago from Atlanta to take up, the work in this field. The duty this home service is to take care of the needs of the discharged men and help them with their insurance compensation, allotments, back pay and other matters after discharge from service. home service commitarising, tee of the local chapter urges the people of the county to take advantage of this service offered. American Legion Post Organized The Caldwell post of the American Legion was organized at a meeting of the charter members held in the cour thouse Saturday night.

About thirty were present. The following officers were elected: Post commander, James T. Pritchett; vicepost commander. William F. Scholl; adjutant, Jay M.

Suddreth: post finance officer, John W. Walsh; war risk officer, Paul M. Sherrill. Messrs. Jay M.

Sudderth and Wm. F. Scholl were elected delegates and James E. Broyhill and T. W.

McBane alternates to the State convention at Raleigh next Wednesday. Stores Will Close at 6 P.M. A number of the locat stores have agreed to 6 o'clock as the closing time for the business day. However, this does not include Saturdays. The 6 o'clock closing hour was adopted oil account of the change in the time, which takes place Sunday.

The following stores have entered into the agreement: The Courtney Clothing tM. M. Courtney Departmen tores, Lenoir Hardware and Furniture J. H. Dinglehoef, The Leader, E.

D. Pulliam, H. T. Newland, W. S.

Miller Son, Miss M. M. Ballew, K. A. Link, A.

A. Blackwelder and Bernhardt-Seagle' Hardware and Furniture Co. Visitors Pleased With Lenoir Dr. and Mrs. S.

Yates of Jackson City, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Coffey, left Friday for Miami and Jacksonville, after having spent a very pleasant week here.

The visitors were motoring through the eastern and southern states. From Jacksonville and Miami they go to Key West and then across to Cuba, where they will spend several weeks on a motor trip over the island. Dr. and Mrs. Yates came here from New York city and, Baltimore, where Dr.

Yates had been' takin gpost-graduate work and special courses in his profession. They were pleased with Lenoir and the Lenoir people, and before leaving expressed hope of another visit in the future. Miss Powell Married in Morganton The following notice of the marriage of Miss Agnes Powell, a former Lenoir girl, which appeared in the Morganton News-Herald of last week, will be of interest to her many many friends here: "Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the Baptist parsonage Mr. Marshall Cline and Miss Agnes Powell were quietly married, Rev. F.

A. Bower performing the ceremony. Attending the couple Mr. Joe Cline as best man and Miss Ophelia Butter as maid of honor. The bride wore a dark blue traveling dress, gray gloves and shoes and blue hat.

Witnessing the ceremony were Mrs. Laura Avery Mrs. John F. Phifer and Miss Annie Lou Ballew. Immediately after the wedding Mr.

Cline left for Hickory to visit the bride's father, Mr. Smith Powell. A host of friends wish them happiness." Lutheran Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.

The sermon at the evening service will be the second discourse of a series of sermons upon "Conversion." The public is cordially invited to worship with us. Presbyterian Sunday, Oct. a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., preaching; 4 p. Endeavor; 7, p. preaching, subject "Heaven." Friday, Oct.

31, prayer meeting, preparatory to communion on Sunday. First Baptist We have planned for next Sunday what we hope will be a great rally day. Each class is working for a definite number. If the plan succeeds we will have not less than 280 present. Is your Sunday school worth while to you? Say yes with your presence Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock.

Next Sunday is also home-coming day for the church members. A special sermon will egiven by the pastor on the subject: "The one great opportunity of all the ages for, the spread of New Testament Christianity." Evangelistic services are now being conducted by the pastor each Sunday evening. Following the sermon last Sunday evening on the subject for Sunday evening wil. be "The Devil." NEW YORK PUBLISHERS DETERMINED TO CARRY ON Publishers of approximately 150 periodicals and trade papers having headquarters in New York, who sus pended publication several weeks ago because of labor difficulties, have decided to resume publication "at once, either in New York or elsewhere." SODA CLERKS DEMAND MINIMUM OF $40 A WEEK Soda clerks of the first grade in New York drug stores have presented demands for a minimum salary of $40 a week, while third grade dispensers want $20. Licensed pharmacists want a minimum salary of $50 weekly and junior pharmacists $35.

EX-KAISER BUYS VILLAS The former German emperor is understood to have purchased several villas for the use of his servants at Doorn, where his new home is located. The villagers say that he intends to take a large personnel to Doorn, necessitating the acquirement of about twenty houses. WOMEN ON CHARITY LIST MAKE MONKEY RUM Two aged white women were found operating a rum distillery by officers in the heart of Wilmington last week. Both are on the county's charity list. One of them had over $699 on her person.

They have given bond for their appearance in court. Most heaters waste. half your fuel. Cole's Hot Blast Heaters save and use that wasted portion. A GET THE BEST Our Store is the Local Home of STETSON HATS WALK -OVER SHOES ED.

V. PRICE TAILORING ARROW COLLARS AND SHIRTS B. V. D. UNDERWEAR CHENEY CRAVATS It's "old-fashioned" to buy something "just as good" W.

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Let us do you up a loaf of our sweet bread just for a trial. BR BRANNON'S Phone 164 The Successful Men of today are invariably regular and valued patrons of some good Bank. It does not matter whether their success is on a large or small scale, they know the value of a good Banking connection. Such connection will be worth just as much to you. We invited you to avail yourself of our services.

Respectfully, BANK OF LENOIR G. W. F. Harper, President J. C.

Seagle, Vice-Pres. J. H. Beall, Cashier A. G.

Foard, Asst. Cashier DEPOSITS guaranteed by CASH ASSETS and Shareholders' Liability combined, over One Million Dollars MONEY TO LEND The recent Ordinance with reference to the installation of plumbing will necessitate consid5 erable improvements by many property owners. THIS ASSOCIATION considers such improvement very necessary, and to this end will make loans promptly for the purpose of installing water or any other improvement. SHARES CAN BE TAKEN NOW BY PAYING BACK TO JULY 1, 1919 Mutual Building Loan Association W. J.

LENOIR, President E. F. ALLEN, Secretary 52525 MULES AND HORSES We have sixty head of mules and horses for sale or exchange. We also have a complete stock of BUGGIES, WAGONS AND HARNESS A. S.

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