Ancient News--April 27, 1916

The Sun Journal published the following on April 27, 1916:

ZORAH NEWS.

Zorah, April 27--We are having some windy weather now.
Mr. and Mrs.W.H. Caton and children of Dover were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Caton Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Caton were the guest of Mr. L.B. Caton Sunday.
Mr. Columbus Booth was the guest of Miss Annie Taylor Sunday afternoon, and her sister Miss Bessie was the guest of Miss Katie Gaskins a short while Sunday.
Mr. Thad Boyd of Truitt was the guest of Mr. Jesse Gaskins Saturday night and Sunday. Come again.
Mr. Mack Norman, Miss Katie Gaskins, Miss Bessie Norman, and Miss Oma Gaskins called to see Misses Janie and Annie Taylor Sunday evening.
Mr. Guy Wetherington came to Penciltucky Sunday and broke his new buggy. Ha! ha!
Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Gaskins called to see their son, Mr. Elbert Gaskins, at Broad Creek Sunday.
Mrs. M.E. Toler called to see Mrs. I.W. Toler Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Addie Stilley passed through Penciltucky Sunday en route to Truitt.
Mr. Mack Norman was the guest of Miss Katie Gaskins Saturday night.
There was a great alarm in Zorah when the wedding bells rung on the 16th. We are expecting them to ring again at the same place soon.
A large crowd of girls from Zorah attended the ball game at Truitt Saturday afternoon and report a nice time. The boys are expecting to play a match game Friday evening. Everybody is welcome to attend.
Let us hear from our sweetheart at Truitt. Wake up Truitt.
DARLING BLUE EYES.

  Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Caton were William Harvey and Myrtie Holton Caton. They were visiting his parents, Lewis Bryan and Arnecia Toler Caton. Charley and Amanda Cayton Caton were also visiting his parents.

  Columbus Booth was the son of Merritt and Mary Smith Booth. He was visiting Annie Toler (not Taylor). She and Bessie (and Janie) were the daughters of Abram Lincoln and Mary Norman Toler.

  Katie Gaskins was the daughter of John R. and Lizzy Toler Gaskins. Jesse Gaskins was their son, and Oma (Omie/Naomi) was their daughter. 

Mack and Bessie Norman were the children of John H. and Victoria (known as Puss John Henry) Toler Norman.

  Addie Stilley was the son of Jesse and Elizabeth Rice Stilley.

  As for the location of Penciltucky, the best anyone can figure is that it was down what is now the Cayton Road. This mention is the closest description of a location for Penciltucky that I can find..."Addie Stilley passed through Penciltucky en route to Truitt." Uncle Jesse Stilley (and family) lived at one time near R.W. Stilley's place, in the area where Jonathan Hannah had his trailer before he moved to the back of the Philpot field. If Addie Stilley passed through Penciltucky on the way to Truitt, he would have to have gone either down the Cayton Road or Purifoy Road to get to Truitt (Spring Hope Church area).

  For the alarm at the wedding, see my previous post on the wedding of Miss Mary Knox to Mr. Mack Wetherington.

[Posting updated to show that Katie Gaskins was the daughter of John R. Gaskins. She moved to Lenoir County and married George Washington Buck. In my records, I had she died young, but I discovered today that she lived until 1953.]

Ancient News--March 1931

The following was published in the Morning New Bernian of March 12, 1931:

Caton News

We are glad to have our school reopen after having been closed a week on account of measles. The teachers and pupils have recovered.
Mrs. Lee Atkinson, one of the teachers here, spent last week at her home in New Bern.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Toler spent Saturday in New Bern shopping.
Mrs. L.J. Lane visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Knox, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mae Ipock, who teaches here, spent the weekend at Wilmington, Whiteville, and South Carolina with friends.
Mrs. Frank Atkinson and son-in-law from New Bern were in our community Monday.
Mr. Ervin Cayton visited relatives at Cove City Sunday.
The Zeppelin which passed over here last Monday created much interest among the grown people as well as the children, teachers report that the children are finding pictures and showing a greater interest in geography. The airport in New Bern has also brought about much talk in the community.
Mr. Faris was here with moving pictures last Friday night. A large crowd attended.
The boys and girls are showing a lot of interest in the 4-H club work which has recently been organized in the school by the help of the teachers and Mr. Faris.

Mrs. L.J. Lane (Mrs. Luther Jackson Lane) is Essie Knox Lane. Her grandparents would be William and Dorcas Tunstall Knox.

Ancient News--February 1931

The following was published in the New Bernian of February 11, 1931:

Caton News

Rev. Mack Prescott filled his regular appointment at New Haven church Sunday and preached to quite a large audience.
Miss Dezel Stilley spent Sunday with Miss Kathleen Cayton.
Miss Annis Whitford spent Sunday with Miss Lena Toler.
Miss Mae Ipock and Mrs. Lee Atkinson, who teaches here, spent last week-end in New Bern.
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Tripp, of Washington, spent the week-end with Mrs. Tripp's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Toler.
Mrs. Lee Atkinson is still ill at her home in New Bern. We hope that she will soon be able to resume her duties at school. Miss Delphia Stilley is acting as her substitute.
Misses Kathleen and Muriel Gray Cayton visited Miss Ella Mae Toler Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Knox, Miss Esther Stilley and Durwood Cayton visited friends in Bridgeton Sunday.