From the South Pittsburg Hustler, Friday, Jan. 3, 1913- Transcribed by David Johnson
-Page 1 of newspaper-

Mr. Jim Jones of Sequachee visited his brother, Wm. Jones, at Battle Creek last week.

Capt. W. F. Burk spent a few days last week visiting relatives near Ooltewah, Tenn. and at Tunnel Hill, Ga.

Mr. and Mrs. James Hudson and daughter, Miss Emma, spent the Holidays with their daughter at Birmingham, Ala.

The Misses Coppinger, of Sequachee, spent the holidays with their sister, Mrs. J. Payne in Sweeten's Cove.

Mr. Jno. Gonce has moved his family to his farm near Ketchall.

Mr. Albert Kelley was in Pittsburg Monday on business.

Misses Maggie Smith, Mary Carroll, Della and Clara Smith were in South Pittsburg last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. William Hixon made a visit to relatives at Mount Airy during holidays. [note: Mount Airy is between Dunlap and Pikeville, TN]

Mr. Jim Jones is making preparation to move his family to Sweeten's Cove in the near future.

The services of the Baptist Church Christmas day were enjoyed by all present. Rev. McBride preached a splendid sermon, after which a bounteous dinner was spread. the afternoon was taken up by recitations and songs. At the close the school and entire congregation were given a treat of fruits, given by A. R. Wright, J. A. Hughes and J. L. Burk.

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Cards Of Thanks

We thank our friends who were kind indeed to us over our bereavement in the loss of our husband and father.
MRS. EMMA HAWKE and children

[List of contestants to win a piano. The winner is first on the list.]

Misses Ethel Davis
Misses Inez Brown
Misses Myrtle Reeves
Misses Josie Adams
Misses Bessie Birdwell
Misses Clara Dempsey
Misses Lizzie Hookey
Misses Francis Headrie
Misses Martha Gist

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Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Penley of Reed, Okla., are here spending a few weeks.

Misses Myrtle and Ollie Kate Reeves gave the young folks a party at their home Monday night. All report a nice time.

John Choat of Anderson, spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks.

Miss Lydia Tate, of Jasper, was the guest of Miss Kitty Choat last Sunday.

Vince Choat made a business trip to Bridgeport Monday.

Lee Massengale was seen out driving Sunday last.

Misses Nellie and Mary Kirkpatrick, of Richard City, spent Christmas with Mattie Bearden.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ford, of Guild, spent one day of last week with his mother, Mrs. Mary Ford.

M. P. Choat and little son, Charlie, of Bridgeport, spent one day of last week with his mother, Mrs. A. E. Choat.

Master George Wampler, of Nashville, is here visiting home folks.

Glad to see that Will Helton, of Gober, Texas, has returned to his home in Hog Jaw. Jackie is still smiling.

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A social event most enjoyable to a number of the young ladies of the city on New Years Day was that of the Rook party given in the afternoon between 2 and 6 o'clock by Miss Gertrude Michael at the beautiful home of her parents on Holly Avenue at Fifth Street. The guest list included Misses Catherine Ingle, Flora Pearl Armstrong, Cleo Martin, of Birmingham, Ala., Lela Jarrett, Frances Arendale, Violet Palmer, Louis Braden, and Margaret Coffelt.

The game Rook was the game of the hour with this gathering of the younger set.

At six o'clock the guests were served with the daintiest of refreshments, after which they departed, wishing the interesting hostess the return of many happy New Years.

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Marvin Anderson spent Monday in Chattanooga.

Miss Clara Dempsey spent Christmas in Whitwell.

Lucion Cordell spent Christmas day in Bridgeport.

Miss Lydia Tate leaves Monday for Centenary College.

Mr. Ed Haskew spent the holidays with home folks.

Claude Lowman, of Knoxville, visited home folks Sunday.

Miss Callie Baumgartner spent the holidays in Chattanooga.

Mr. Frank Towles spent Christmas Day near Bridgeport, Ala.

Mrs. Edgar Haskew visited in Chattanooga several days last week.

Miss Donnie Tate visited at Whitwell Monday and Tuesday.

The Misses Kelley, of Kimball, were shopping in our city Wednesday.

Miss Annie Powell is the guest of Miss Lillie May Moyers at Jasper.

Miss Ruby Shamblin, of Birmingham, Ala., is visiting Miss Mabel Lowman.

Misses Pearl Randolph and Thad Partin spent Friday last in this city.

Mr. Joe Ake and sister, Miss Lee, spent the holidays in Stevenson, Ala.

Miss Maggie Williamson spent part of the week at Jasper with relatives.

Mrs. Walter M. Cameron was shopping in the city of Chattanooga Tuesday.

Mrs. Walter Jacobs and daughter, Inez, are visiting in Chattanooga this week.

The coke ovens at Victoria, in the Sequatchie Valley, will be at work very soon.

Mrs. R. A. McGhee and daughter, Mrs. Garland, spent the weekend in Tullahoma.

Hon. Jno. T. Raulston made a business trip to Chattanooga Tuesday of this week.

Jobyna Raulston attended the New Years party given in Bridgeport by the younger set.



 

 

Mr. Jake Lowman is in Chattanooga this week on account of the serious illness of his mother.

Mrs. M. J. Fergason, of Pikeville, spent Friday and Saturday last with Mrs. Thomas Jarrette.

The Misses Arendale, of Bridgeport, were in the city yesterday having some dental work done.

Miss Virgia Deakins, of New York City, will come Friday to spend a few days with relatives.

Miss Emma New, of Normandy, Tenn., spent Christmas in this city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Tate.

Miss Nellie Fahey, of Morristown, Tenn., has been the charming guest of Miss Mabel Lowman the past week.

Miss Pemmie Raulston had as holiday guests Misses Charline Smith and Frances Houghton, of Chattanooga.

Mr. Ray Hudson and sister, Miss Velma, will leave Sunday for Jefferson City to re-enter Carson & Newman College.

Miss Donnie Tate, of Centenary College Cleveland, spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Tate.

Misses Elizabeth and Dorothy Downing spent the holidays in Chattanooga the guests of Miss Mary Bertha Allison.

Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Deakins and children, of Richard City, spent New Years day with the former's people at Pikeville.

Mrs. W. B. Shelton and daughter, Mrs. Robert Martin, and little son, of Chattanooga are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Scott.

Ewing Carter, civil engineer, now with Hill & Co., at Chattanooga, spent last evening with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Carter.

Miss Birdie Raulston, who is teaching school at Millington, Tenn., came to this city to spend the holidays with home folks.

Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brown, of East Lake, Chattanooga, spent Christmas with the family of their son, Claude Brown, in this city.

Rev. W. J. Cannon returned home Tuesday from Tracy City where he spent the holidays mingling with old friends and acquaintances.

Rev. B. F. Stamp will preach at the First Baptist Church the second Sunday in this month at 11 o'clock a.m. and 7:30 p.m. You are invited.

Leon Burk of Ketchall, was in the city Tuesday on business, and called at the Hustler for a few minutes chat with the editor and the print shop devil.

Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Richards have returned from Nashville where they spent the Christmas holidays most pleasantly with relatives and friends.

Mrs. L. D. Frix left Wednesday for Washington where she will join her husband. She was accompanied as far as Chattanooga by her mother, Mrs. Ida Beene.

Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Collins of St. Elmo, Tenn., came to the city and spent Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Cluide brown. Mrs. Collins is a sister of Mrs. Brown.

Miss Louise Beene, who is attending Martha Washington College, spent the Christmas holidays most pleasantly with home folks and friends. She will return to school Sunday.

J. H. Boyd and little son, J. H. Jr., are spending this week in Cleveland, Tenn., as the guest of relatives. In Mr. Boyd's absence Mrs. Boyd is looking after the store.

Judge and Mrs. Charles Williamson, and little daughter, Dixie, of Jasper, were pleasant guests during the holidays with Mr. Williamson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Williamson.

Miss Mary Cook entertained quite a large number of her friends Tuesday night with a "Watch Party." The evening was very pleasantly spent, and the delicious refreshments were exhilerating.

Capt. W. F. Burk, of Ketchall, passed through this city Tuesday evening of this week in route home after spending the Christmas holidays with friends and relatives in Bradley County and points in Georgia.

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Thornbro and children have returned from Steve, Ark., where they have resided the past two years. Mr Thornbro will accept a position with the Dixie Portland Cement Co., in the machine shop at the big plant.

Mr. George Thompson, the Fourth Street blacksmith, who is a skilled workman, has just returned from Murfreesboro, where he spent a part of the Christmas

holidays hunting- something to eat, and he found it, believe us. Mr. Thompson complains that Santa did not visit him this time and blames the Hustler with the whole business, in that we did not publish his letter to the good old patron saint. Never mind, buddy, we will take care of all the little fellows next yuletide.

Mrs. Clarence E. Swick leaves this week for Cincinnati, Ohio, where she will join her husband who is now in Virginia. Before returning to this city by way of Memphis they will visit in Cincinnati, Lafayette, Ind., and Chicago.

Charles Houston, of Nashville, couldn't resist the temptation and came "immediately" over to the city to spend the holidays with friends and relatives. It will, we are thinking, take several years to wean Charles from wishing to be in this old burg on such occasions, and we are not caring to see him weaned in this respect for he shall ever be as welcome as springtime.

Dr. White, of middle Tennessee, has located in our city and has offices upstairs in the opera house building. The Doctor comes highly recommended and wishes to become identified with our people. His phone number is 54 and he will answer calls promptly day or night.

Mrs. Martin Gredell, of Quincy, Ill., who is spending a few weeks in Bridgeport, Ala., the guest of her mother, Mrs. Partin. She spent Sunday in this city the guest of her sister, Mrs. William Braig. This is Mrs. Gredell's first visit home since leaving for the North several years ago. Her many friends are glad to welcome her back to her old home. She will return home next week. Mr. S. H. Denham, of near Columbia, Tenn., is here visiting his son, W. H. Denham of the firm Denham & Arendale. We are informed by the latter that his father did the handsome by bringing along some good things to eat, products of the old farm. Lots is said of mother, and that is alright, too, but what about dear old dad? Denham says he is a bully good fellow.

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Mr. Tom Hogue gave a party at his home, in Jasper, Tuesday night. Quite a crowd of the young people of our city attended. Among those that went from here were Misses Pauline and June Scott, Avyline Ingle, Mabel Lowman and Nell Fahey Messrs Marvin Anderson, Hadley Scott, Ray Hudson and Nelson Palmer.

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Catherine Ingle later married Joe McDaniel, who became a bookkeeper for Gentry Chevrolet, and they lived on Holly Avenue. Her sister, Avyline, married the same Tom Hogue whose party she had attended.

June, Pauline, Inez (not listed here) and Hadley Scott were siblings, children of J.C. and Emma Scott, all of whom are mentioned in this issue. June and Pauline Scott never married and lived together. Inez married a Spearman, but after her husband died, she moved in with her sisters. The Scotts and the Ingle sisters attended the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in South Pittsburg.

Jobyna Raulston became an actress. wikipedia bio

Gertrude Michael later taught second grade at South Pittsburg Elementary School, and never married. A sister lived with her in the same house, at the corner of 5th and Holly Avenues, that her parents had lived in.