1906-10-04 | #ads #Watkins
Will C. Watkins attends wedding of Geo. Bullock (son of Walter Bullock of Williamsboro) (not sure who these folks are) Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Watkins just got back from their trip to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York & Boston, and boy are they seasick! A cold is much more easily cured when the bowels are open. Kennedy’s Laxative Honey & Tar.
1906-09-27 | #CVS
“An exchange thanks heaven that the end of the mosquito draweth nigh. We are most thankful when the end of the mosquito draweth not at all.” Mrs. Missillier, (milliner?) Miss Rosa Thomas, speaking of millinery, is back from her regular trip north for hat-buying purposes Henderson Furniture Co. RR Satterwhite, mgr. New 300 horsepower engine and generator at Henderson Light & Power Co. Mr. Bob Ivey has a 14 foot tall tomato vine Seaboard Feed & Produce - in the old brick factory adjacent to the Lassiter block, across from Harris warehouse.
1906-05-20 | #crime
Pope Suffering From Gout; Some Alarm Felt (includes pic of Pius ..X?) (and gout details) Killed Himself Before Arrest – Short in His Accounts, Irwin Tucker Shoots Himself – A pistol ball through brain. (Bank president in Newport News in a lot of debt) Lad Kills Sister With Parlor Rifle – Distressing Accident By Which Little Mary Hayes Loses Her Life. – Death Quickly Followed. – Carotid Artery Was Severed and Flow of Blod Brought Death Almost Instantly.
ManZan, the great pile remedy. (Very gross ad copy follows.) Memorial Exercises with UDC. Mrs. SK Rowland performed the solo (“All quiet along the Potomac tonight.”) NC Federation of Women’s Clubs, meeting in Charlotte & then guests at SC’s meeting in Rock Hill. Rebecca Watkins is a delegate Traveling medicine show from Norfolk The Contemporary Club (men’s social club) - meeting subject, the sanity of Hamlet
1906-04-05
Mr. Alex Cooper bought an automobile; it’s the fourth in Henderson so far. Mr. R. A. Bullock came to visit (he’s Williamsboro’s tax list taker) Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets (“Golden Nuggets for Sallow People”) Train accident; Seaboard captain Anderson was run over Henderson merchants adopt early closing hours for the summer, including Watkins’ store, Watkins Hardware, and Cheatham’s drug store R. S. McCoin, attorney for Ed Jones, seeks his pardon
1905-12-21 | #starred
[definitely link to a pdf here!] List of purchases, disbursements etc by board of county commissioners for the past year incredibly detailed! also has paupers’ allowances
1905-10-13 | #CVS #RCWS #Watkins
Another poem about clothes, beginning “how dear to this heart…” (this one isn’t written by Zeb Vance) it’s … really long Cheathams (J. T. and the Mrs.) are moving to Apex for JT’s job (buyer for American Tobacco) Some names: J. J. Crump. Cornie Foushee. Gus Womble. In Honor of the Misses Bond, one of the most recherche social functions by Julia Tucker for her guests (the Bond sisters). Electric chandeliers!
1905-08-02 | #RCWS #starred
THE CAMPING PARTY. A Week of Pleasure, Enjoyed by a Large Party at Loch Lily - The Gayest Week of the Season. [note: clip this whole article, it is great] Who went? Everybody! Some Milton Watkinses, Rebecca W & Julia Cooper, Lila Wright, some dudes (incl. Dr. EJ Tucker, a H. W. Foushee, and ‘B. Finger’) 6 chaperones including “our genial postmaster” Mr. Long WASHINGTON. “Postmaster General Corteyon [?] has authorized the painting of the 83000 rural letter boxes in the country.
Mr. & Mrs. Romulus Ballantine Trolley Party in Durham, delightful, thrown by Lila Wright for her friends, but especially for Miss Kate Watkins, Miss Rebecca Watkins, and Miss Elkins, visiting. After a trip around the trolley line, the 30 or so partygoers went to Lakewood Park and enjoyed refreshments while the park orchestra played. Once the orchestra’s time slot was over, Miss Wright paid them for the rest of the night and there was a dance until midnight Julia Wacksmith Mr.
1905-06-28 | #RCWS
With Miss Elizabeth Bridgers: “A party of Converse COllege girls passed through the city en route to Wrightsville Beach to attend a ‘house party’ at the summer home of Miss Elizabeth Bridgers. The following young ladies composed the party:” Lovie McDuffie (Columbus, GA) Eunice Williamson (Boydton, VA) Helen Crenshaw (Louisburg, NC) Rebecca Watkins (Henderson, NC) Katye Watkins (Milton, NC) Elizabeth Cooke (Milton) Julia M. Cooper (Henderson) Clelia Gray (Columbia, SC) For the past 3 weeks they’ve been in Henderson, where Julia Cooper and Rebecca Watkins held delightful house parties.
