The news & observer., 1905-06-08

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Paschal. reelected president; Miss
Egerton, president; Miss Carrie
Booker. secretary; Mrs. Paul SAILS
| bury. treasurer.
THE OPENING BALL.
! Special Rates on Railroad and Hotel
at Morehead City ON Friday.
Not only will the Atlantic and North
I Carolina Railroad sell low rate tickets
| ($2.00 from Goldsboro to Morehead
City and return good till Monday on
account of the opening of the Atlantic
Hotel. Morehead City, next Friday
evening, but the management of the
hotel also announces special rate of
$3.50 a day for guests attending the
dance. The hotel is now open for the
season and the indications are that
the opening ball this year will be un-
usually brilliant and largely attended.
Already parties have been made up
! from points not along the line of the
Atlantic and North Carolina, but from
. Henderson, Wilson, Greenville and as
far west as Greensboro.
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Jefferson Davis Day
Pittsboro. N c.. June IA most
Saturday, the anniversary of the birth
of President jefferson Davis. This
was by the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy and the meeting was held with
+ Miss Carrie Jackson
The decorations were lovely and ap-
propriate and the exercises fitted the
day and event. After the meeting
delicious refreshments were served.
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AllShpnnl.-Cmtfh
Scotland Neck. n. c.. June Yes
terday al the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Kitchin. Miss Aleta Smith was
married to Mr.. Bernard Allsbrook
Rev. G. T. Lumpkin performing the
ceremony. Immediately after the
marriage, Mr.. and Mrs. Allsbrook left
for Norfolk and other places.
The young people are popular here
and have many friends who wish them
great happiness and prosperity.
HaSkinS-Carpenter.
Wilson, N. c., June REV l.. b.
Haskins, of Oriental and Miss Mary
F Carpenter were married here yes
terday in the Christian church. the
ceremony being performed by the pas
tor. Rev r. B. Jones.
Both bride and groom are natives
OF Kentucky. The bride has been the
accomplished vocal instructor in the
Christian College here. The groom is
an able minister of the Christian
church, who has been residing at
Oriental, N. c., for some time.
! After the ceremony the happily
couple left for Morehead City, where
| they will spend their honeymoon be-
fore taking up a permanent residence
, at the home of the groom.
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Mr. and Mrs John NJ. Farley.
Monroe, N. c., June THE silver
! wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Fair
ley was charmingly celebrated here,
, nearly hundred guests being at the
reception, all registering their names.
There were many lovely presents. Re-
freshmentS We're served and on the
,, porch charming young ladies served
, delicious punch.
Those who assisted In receiving
were: In the parlor. Mr.. and Mrs j..
nj. Farley, Jr., and Misses Katie. Ellie
and Connie Farley. In the hall. Mr..
and Mrs. #. p Dillon, Misses May
Blakeney and Mamye Lockhart. In
the dining room, Mesdames Julian
Griffin. II. b. Benson, S. S. Wolfe and
Misses Pattie Lee and Faye Gaddy.
AT the punch bowl, Misses Katherine
Covingt6n and Allie Welsh. Misses
Crowell and Ashe Gaddy furnished
music.
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Tovnsend-GibsOn.
Gibson Station, N c., June 7.--At
$50 this morning Miss May GIBSON
and Mr. H. A Townsend, of Raynham'
N. c., were married, Rev. b. f. NC
Call, pastor of the Methodist ch"Vcn
at Gibson, n. c., officiating, the cfre.
mony taking place in the parlor OF
the Hotel Gibson.
The wedding march was rendered py
Miss Mary Gibson. The best man
was Mr.. j. b. Gibson, and the maid
! of honor was Miss May White, OF
| Hartsville, S. c. The other couples
were: Mr.. A Mckenzie. of Rowland,
| with Miss Margie Leckie. of Chester
| S. c.; Mr.. johnson Mckenzie, of
Florence, S. c., with Miss Matte
Smith, of Rock Hill. S. c. Others
present were Miss Bessie Rogers, of
Bennettsville, S. c.; Miss Atlanta
Gibson, of Mccall; Miss Edith Court
ney. of Baltimore.
| The groom is a popular high toned
young planter, and the bride is the
charming and accomplished daughter
! of Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Gibson, of
| Gibson, N. c.. Mr.. Gibson is busi-
ness man, farmer and proprietor of
the Hotel Gibson.
The parlor was beautifully and at
| tractively decorated in green and
white evergreens and flowers being
used Just behind the minister was a
large mirror that reflected a beautiful