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PAGE TWO SOCIAL & PERSONAL POPULAR COUPLE OF THIS CITY TO WED Miss Jessie Willeford and Mr. J. Lee Crowcli. Jr., to Be Married in Sep tember. The following announcement will be read with marked interest ' throughout North Carolina social circles: -, Mr. and Mrs. James Cress Willeford announce the engagement of their daugh ter. Jessie Caldwell, to Mr. James Lee Crowell. Jr. The wedding will take place in September.” Miss Willeford is one of Concord's most charming young women, and for several years;, while she resided in Char lotte. was iHtpular with a wide circle of friends there. She is an accomplished musician and a woman of many tine traits of character. Mr. is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Crowell, and at present is City Attorney. He is an alumnus of Trinity College and the State I’diversity and served with the Slst. Division during the world war. - The marriage of Miss Willeford and Mr. Crowell will be one of the most prominent events of the ball social sea son in Concord. Mrs. Brown Entertains. Mrs. M, L. Brown was hostess at a charming tea given yesterday afternoon tit her home on South 1 niou street in honor of three of her daughters, Mrs. Amos Davis, of Winnsboro. S. C.. Mrs. Burks Withers, of Norfolk. \ a., and Mrs. Sterling Brown, of this city. The lovely home of Mrs. Brown was artistically and beautifully .decorated with cut (lowers, different color schemes being used in the various rooms in which the guests were entertained. In the liv ing room yellow predominated, and in the drawing room a color scheme of pink and rose was carried out. In the dining room pink and lavemlar were the pre dominating colors. and silver candle sticks and baskets tilled with flowers add ed to the beauty of the room. Invited to receive and entertain the guests were: Mrs. C. W. Byrd. Mrs. G. B. Lewis. Mrs. W. M. Sherrill. Mrs. Vic tor A. Means. Mrs. I. I. Davis. Jr.. Mrs. E. T. Cannon. Mrs. W. H. W a?l sworth. Mrs. J. I*. Cook, Mrs. J. F. Cannon, Mrs. D. L. Bosi. Mrs. C. B. .Wagoner. Mrs. A. G. Odell. Mrs. A. li. Howard. Mrs. Zeb Moore. Mrs. Cameron MacKae. Mrs. K. M. King. Mrs. H. G. Gibson. Misses Adele and Mary Phifer Pemberton. Mrs. M. L. Cannon. Mrs. E. C. Barnhardt Jr., and Mrs. E. 11. Brown. The hours were front 5 to o'clock and about 100 guests called. Attend Conference For.Farm Women. At the regular meting*-,of the Cabarrus County Council in Miss Wilson's office last Saturday afternoon, Mrs. C. J. Goodman and Mrs. D. R. Mabery were appointed delegates to the Farmers and Farm Women’s Convention at Raleigh July 31st. August Ist and 2nd. Mrs. Mabery spoke at the conference and told the women how she won first prize in the better kitchen campaign con ducted recently in this county. Visiting Western Part of the State. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. fisher. Miss John sie Fisher and Mrs. M. R. Pounds and daughter left yesterday for a motor trip to western North Carolina. They plan to visit Blowing Rock. Chimney Rock and Asheville. ' aiid will be away for several days. In Honor of .Mrs. Dayvault. Complimentary to Mrs. I>. P. Day vault. of Dallas. Texas, Mrs. A. A. King gave a delightful party to a number of friends at her honte on West Corbin street Saturday afternoon. About twen ty guests were present to renew old friendships with the honoree and enjoj the cordial hospitality of Mrs. King and her devoted daughter. Miss Ida May King. An old-fashioned quilting engaged the lively interest of the__coinpany for a time, a contest for a prize being an nounced for the straightest lines. The judges being unable to decide between Texas and Carolina the prize, a box of paint, was awarded the guest of honor. The delightful social 'evening closed with a melon feast. Dinner Party. Mrs. D. P. Dayvault, of Texas, was the guest of honor at dinner in the home of Mrs. J. F. Dayvault <m South Union street Tuesday. About a dozen of the old time friends of Mrs. Dayvault were present and the time passed all too swiftly for the reminiscences that crowded the memory of the visitors. Nothing could be added to the charm ing hospitality of the hostess and her lovely daughter. Miss Rebecca Dayvault, and the pleasure of the company was equally complete. Party Wednesday Afternoon. Mrs. M. L. Brown entertained yester day afternoon at her home on S. Union. Street in ‘'honor of her daughters, Mrs. Amos Davis, of Winnsboro. S. C.. Mrs. Burks Withers, of Norfolk. Va:. and Mrs. Sterling Brown, of this city. Quite a number of guests were in vited bv Mrs. Brown and the affair was one of unusual interest to those present. # Heine From Salisbury. Miss Cathleen Wilson, home demon stration agent for Cabarrus county, has returned from Salisbury and Rowan county, where she spent several days last week attending a camp for Rowan hoys and girls. The camp was supervised by Miss Wilson- and the farm demonstra tion agents of Rowan county, and proved one of the best ever held in Rowan Coun ty- v Philathea Class to Give Lawn Party. On Friday evening the, Philathea Class of Epworth Methodist Church will give a lawn party on the church lawn from six to ten o'clock, to which the public is invited. Mr. and Mrs. Moore Give-Dinner Party. Birmingham News. * . j? Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore entertaiu ed at a dinner party Friday evening at S o'clock at their home in Arlington Place, honoring their niece, Miss Mar gie Miller, of Concord, N. C-. and Miss Gertrude Welderle. of Ccanersville. lu<L who is the guest of Dr. and Mrs John IV. Perkins. Covers were hi id for Dr. and Mrs. John \V. Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ifudderar. Miss Gertrude Welderle, Miss Margie Miller and the hosts. Miss Lippard Entertains*, A most elaborate affair was the one given Monday evening by Miss Agnes Lippard when she entertained a number of her friends on a straw-ride followed by a delightful party. The crowd left town about i :30 o clock and motored to Landis. They returned about nine o’clock to Miss Lippard s home on Ann street. I pon the party s return delicious ice and fruit courses were served in the yard, which was beau tifully decorated with Japanese lanterns. Following the refreshments, numerous games were played. Those enjoying Miss Lippard’s hospitality were: Misses Margie Elliott, Ruth Philips. Grace and Mary Ridenhour.. Carrie and Myrtie Petrea, Nora Ellen Lippard. Era Hillard Liukei; and Bertha Roberts: Messrs. Bascom Philips. Elmer Elliot,- Eugene Robinson. Ray and Ben Beaver, James Ridenhour, and Fisher' Miller. Auxiliary Circles to Meet. The Auxiliary of McKinnon Church will meet in the following homes: Thursday evening S o'clock. Circle No. 1, Mrs. C. G. Ridenhour chairman, with Alts. Josic Slither, on Meadow street. Circle No. 2. Mrs. J. T. Love chair man. with Mrs. L. L. Cochrane, on St. Maty street. Circle No. 3. Mrs. Manly Morris chair man. with Mrs. li. B. Sapp, on \ anee street. Children’s Day Exercises. Children's Day exercises will he held at Mr. Carmel Methodist Church Sunday. August 3th, at 3 p. m. The , following will he the program : Hymn 545. » Song by the children. Scripture reading and prayer by the pastor. Recitation: Sunday School Day Greet ings. —- I )uet. Recitation : The Children in the Tem ple. _ Song by the children. Recitation : The Savior and the Chil dren. Welcome, to Cradle Rollers. lieoitnt ion : The Child Jesus. Song by the children. Recitation: The Passing of the Chil dren. Hymn 380. Recitation: Just Suppose. Recitation: What Have You Done for“ the World? Remarks by the pastor. (MTeriug—l )uot. Benediction. Big Picnic Thursday Night. Epworth Leaguers of Concord, Mt. Olivet and Kannapolis will stage their second annual picnic at Mt. Olivet Churchyard Thursday night of this week. The picnic last year was held at the Jackson Training School and was at tended by hundreds of young peoeple. Mt. Olivet is ideally located for this purpose. The home of the Mt. Olivet chapter, one of the largest in this sec tion. and midway-Jjetween the towns of Con -ord and Kannapolis. It is ex pected that one of the biggest dtowds of the summer will be there. \ In order that all the people wishing to attend may have ample time to get there, supper will not be served till 7 :30 o'clock. However, it is supposed that many will arrive before that hour. Rev. J. Frank Armstrong, president of the Association of Epworth Leaguers, is enthusiastic over the prospect for a great occasion and urges the fair sex to bulge the baskets with eatables. PERSONALS. Mrs. .T. A. Barnhardt and son. Mr. William Barnhardt. have returned from Monfreat. where they spent some time. * * * Mr. <'. A. Cannon is spending several days in New York City on business for the Cannon Mills. m * -9 Mis.- Catherine Linker is spending some time in Statesville and Hickory with friends and relatives. • • * , Mrs. W. H. Dalton left yesterday for Rosemary. N. <’.. where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. H. H. King. * * * Mr. J. B. Sherrill returned Tues day from Asheville, where he spent several days with Mrs. Sherrill and Miss Cottrell Sherrill. • * « Mrs. M. L. Cannon and Mrs. Burks Withers spent several hours in Char lotte Monday afternoon and evening. * * * Mr. R. S. Wheeler, who spent Sunday here with relatives and friends, returned Monday to his home in Chiekamauga. Oil. • • • Mrs. I>. R. Hoover and Misses Annie and 'Ora Hoover. left yesterday for Asheville to spend several days with Mr. and Mrs. Olin Hoover. • * • Mrs. J. B. Fowler and children, of Greenville. South Carolina, are guests of Mrs. V. C. Parish. ■ * • Misses Beulah Praether and Ann Rid enhour, and Messrs,. Ray Cline and George Praether. have returned from Lilesville, where they visited Miss Glen nie May Senrboro. * * * Mrs. I>. B. Porter has'returned from a week-end visit to Mrs. J. S. Price in No. 2 township. • * * Miss Bernice Parrish has returned from a month's trip to Birmingham. Chattanooga and Greenville. South Car olina. s « m Mr. Ralph Barringer, of Kannapolis, left yesterday for Hillsboro. 11., where he will spend the mouth of August with relatives. * * * Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barnhardt and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Barnhardt, spent the week-end at Blowing Rock. • * * Mrs. D. G. Caldwell has returned from Raleigh, where she spent some time. * • « Miss Beulah Widenhoust will leave it her uncle. Rev. E. C. Widenhou.se, for Friday for Shelburne Falls, Mass., to vis ubuuL_a_mouth. . - * * * Mr. Cyrus White, of Spartanburg, spent Tuesday night and part of today here oft business. m at • Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Wadsworth have returned from Blowing Rock, where they spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon. • • • Miss Nell Herring returned yesterday from Greensboro, where she has been vis iting Miss Anna -Williams. Miss Wil liams accompanied her home and will spend several days here. ■ • * • Miss Annie May Mills lias returned from Albemarle and Norwood, where she spent a week with relatives and friends. * * * Messrs. Tom Harris and William Ritchie left Wednesday for Henderson ville and other points ,in western North Carolina, where they will spend several days. * * m Air. and Airs. J. W. Fisher, of No. 3 township, returned home Tuesday from a visit with relatives in Washing ton and Bladensburg. Aid. • • » Aliss Bernice Love is spending sev eral days in Greensboro with her grand parents, Ale. and Airs. J. Sussnmn. * » Air. and Alls. 11. I. Woodhouse and Aliss Elizabeth Woodhouse left Concord today for Black Mountain. Airs. Woodhouse and Aliss Woodhouse will iv main there during tin* remainder of the summer and Air. Woodhouse will be with them for about two weeks. • r « Rev. M. L. Kester, Airs. Kester and children, Airs. R. C. Little and daughter, Airs. Summer, have returned from Wil mington and Wrightsville Beach, where they have been spending two weeks. ♦ * * Aliss Lenna Hartsell, a missionary stu dent of Asbury College, will conduct ser vices at Cold Springs Church next Sun day afternoon at 3 o’clock. « • • Air. and Airs. J. 11. Fisher and chil dren. Beatrice and J. have returned from Wrightsville Beach, where they have been spending a few days. • x • Aliss Jennie Bulla, of Sophia. N. is visiting her uncle. Air, John Bulla, on North Union street. \ m + m Aliss Irene Long has returned to her home here from Lexington, where she visited her aunt, Airs. C. E. AleCrary. Aliss Margaret Winders, of Granite Quarry, is spending several days here, the guest of Aliss Velma Lyles. « m • Airs. Amos" Davis and daughter. Fran ces. returned today to their home in Winnsboro. S. They were accompan ied by Mr. and Airs. Sterling Brown, who will return home tomorrow. m m 9 , Master Lloyd Alclvay is spending sev eral days at the home <rf Air. N. At. Pe trea. in this county. Rev. R. G. Hunter, of Louisville. Ivy., spent Wednesday in Concord, the guest of Air. W. G. Caswell. Airs. W. G. Caswell left Wednesday for Norcross, in the western part of the State, where she will spend some time. m 9 m Aliss Jessie Bulkhead lias gone to Norfolk to spend some time. m m m Air. and Airs. ,T. L. Cannon and son, J. Lee. 'Jr., have returned from a stay of several days at Norfolk, having made the trip in their car. » Birmingham-Southern Football Schedule. Birmingham? Ala.. Aug. 2.—Birming 'bam-Southern college'.- football schedule has been announced by athletic officials of the institution. The Panthers, with a coaching staff of tive men for the 1923 season, are ex pected to turn out a team that wyl well 'represent the institution. Charles Brown, head coach, while not expressing optimism over the outlook is not gloomy. The Panthers lost many of their veterans last year, including ■Miller. Norton, Ragle, Hall and pos sibly other. 1 Alany men, however, along with prom ising material of last year, are expected to wejl till in. ’ The schedule is as follows: September 29—Jacksonville Normal at Birmingham. * October G—* Auburn at Montgomery. October 13—. Mississippi College at Jackson. Aliss. October IS —Alillsap College at Jack son, Mississippi. October 2G —Alercpr University at Ox ford. AlTss. Novemcer 3—University of Alississip pi at Okford, Aliss. 1 November 9—University of_ Chatta nooga at Gadsen. Ala. i November 10 —-Union University at Birmingham. November 24.—Howard College at Birmingham. Product ion of Southern Pine Lumber. Washington, D. C., July 28.—Produc tion of southern pine lumber during the month of June amounted to 451),408,(XX) board feet as compared with 499,247,000 board feet in June a year ago. it is announced rny the Department of Com merce. Stocks on hand at the end of June, ag gregated 1.054.133.1K)0 board feet as compared with 1.095,580.000 board feet on June 30. 1922. Production of oak flooring in June amounted to 34.342JXX) board feet as against 34.030,000 board feet in May and 23.450,000 board feet in June a year ago. New orders booked called for 15,081,- 000 board feet as against 22.077,000 board feet in May and 24.472,000 board feet in June, 1922. What Reputation Will Do. Under a tall sycamore in an old fashioned New England graveyard lie the bones of a once distinguished la-v --yer. His grave is marked only with a plain headstone containing his name aud this epitaph: ‘Here lies a lawyer and an honest man.” An Irishman invaded the burying place one day and, after reading the epitaph a second time, remarked, “There must be two men in that grave.” Abandoning his train full of passen gers to take a peep at the Chicago-Phil adelphia ball game, a motorman of an elevated train in Chicago recently held up “L” traffic on the north side for half an hour. Becoming interested in the gam? he forgot to return to his cab. (THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE LOCAL MENTION Mr. A. O. Cline, who has been living on Kerr street for several years, has moved on Reed street. Born, a son, t© Air. and Airs. N. L. Williams, on Odell street on Wednesday, August 35t,M923. Marriage; license was issued yesterday by Register of Deeds Elliott to Oscar P. Hinson and Aliss Lula Overcash, both of this city. The Gibson and IVadin ball team? will play at the Gibson park Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. A good game is promised and a large crowd is expect ed to witness this game. On Saturday night, August 4th. at 8 o’clock, one of Walter Ben Hare's best plays, “An Old Fashioned Mother.” will be presented at Bethel schoolhouse by lo cal talent. Air. Charles Griffin, who has been working for Elird's, has gone to Rich mond to attend a business college. He expects to be in Richmond for several months. Only three cases were called in re corder's court yesterday and one of them was continued. The other cases were against one man, who was fined sl9 for being intoxicated and $25 for having liquor in his possession. The Philathea Class of Epworth Aloth odist Church will give a lawn party on the church lawn Friday evening from oto 10 o'clock. The - general public is invited. ' Circle C of the Ladies' Aid Society of Forest Hill Methodist Church will have a lawn party at the ball park at Forest Hill Saturday evening, beginning at six o’clock, to which the public is invited. Aliss Dora Barnhardt. formerly a ma tron at the Jackson Training School, has rented the Suther house, at the intersec tion of Marsh and Churen streets. Sev eral members of Aliss Barnhardt's fam ily will make their home with her in the near future. The Caldwell family reunion is being held today at Sugar ('reek Church in Alecklenburg county. Alost of the mem bers of the family who reside in this city are attending the reunion, while members of the family from all over this State are also present. Air.'W. AY. Flowe ret unit’d this morn ing from Baltimore, where several weeks ago he underwent an operation for ap pendicitis. Air. Flowe’s condition has shown almost daily improvement follow ing the operation, and he is reported to have stood the trip home in good slkipe. new case of diphtheria and one new case of typhoid fever were reported to the county healrii department yester day afternoon, according to a depart ment report today. The typhoid fever patient, it was stated, has never taken the typhoid vaccine. The August meeting of the board of aldermen will h<* held tonight at eight o'clock at the city hall. According to a report heard this morning the meeting may he an important one. as several mat ters of interest are expected to be pre sented to the boned. TUe regular dock et does not call for any business of uu usual interest, however. Quite a large number Os Cabarrus and Concord people are in Crescent today to attend the picnic at the Nazareth Or phans’ Home. Tile picnic for many years lias been a big annual event, and always is attended by thousands of people who are especially interested in the orphanage or who attend to see many friends and relatives who are always present. Fredie Heck, one of the best outfielders in the South Atlantic League, has been sold by the Charlotte team to Atlanta in the Southern League. The Charlotte team received a player and $2,000 for him. Ileck will report to Atlanta next week. The Macon team, leading the league now. is in Charlotte the last three days of this week, and many Concord people went over for the opening game of the series today. Sgt. Homer J. Isenhour will represent Company E. Concord's military com pany, at the big rifle meet to be held in September at Camp Perry. Ohio. Ritie teams and individual experts from ev ery country in the world will be pres ent at the shoot which will he the big gest ever held. The shoot will continue through most of September and Sergeant Isenhour experts to be in Ohio for about 30 days. Other military companies in this and other states will be represented at the shoot. HEATHER FORECAST Alostly cloudy tonight and Friday; local showers and thunderstorms prob able. Driver Loses Life in Race for a Cross ing. Winston-Salem. July 30. —At 11 o'clock today Linuie N. Talley, a young man, was killed v?hen the Ford car he was driving was struck by a Norfolk and Western passenger train at a pri vate crossing near the Airginia-Caro lina chemical plant. The car was completely demolished. He was a me chanic and was en route to his work at a motor garage here when the accident occurred. Engineer C. AI. Cain, who was running the train, says that it and the automobile reached the crossing at the same time and the accident was un avoidable, so far as he was concerned. \ At The Theatres. Again today Norma Tal/nadge is be ing shown at the Pastime in the big fea ture. “The Eternal Flame.” At the Piedmont today “Fighting Blood’’ aud “The Strangers” are being offered. The Star again today is offering Flor ence A'idor in the feature, "Alice Ad ams.” ~ One woman of artistic training mokes a good living by visiting the homes of the wealthy and offering to repair damaged wallpaiier. Her" method is to place a piece of white paper over the dainaged/portiyp: and then paint in .the appropriate dekjgii. I / < • .—4 '— 4- Abandoning his train full of passeng ers to take a peek at the Cliicago-Phila delphia ball game, a motorman of an elevated train in Chicago recently held up “L” traffic on the north side for half gn hour. Becoming Interested in the game he forgot to return to his cab. ~ !*p\¥ STUDEBAKER MODEL. Widespread Interest Follows Announce ment of the 11)24 Cars. The announcement of the new 1024 model Studebaker carp has aroused widespread interest in Concord. Tt would be difficult to state which of the new models the Big-Six, the Sptcml- Six or the Light-Six has commanded greatest attention. Each sems to mve excited the public interest to an un usunl degree, according to Auto Supply and Repair Co., local Studebaker dealer. "Our new models naturally appeal to J large numbers of people because wt handle a complete line of cars, com prising twelve body types and there fore have a car of the right size, style and price that will interest every buyer. "The interest in the 1024 Studebakers is country-wide. They have been re ceived with the greatest enthusiasm ev erywhere. We appreciate the tine re ception and splendid approval the cars have received locally and want to ex tress our thanks.” The Big Six Line. Refinements and a few minor me chanical changes have been made in the Big-Six which has established an envi ible record for five years. Everything for which one can wish in motoring comfort, convenience and utilit has been provided. Equipment is complete. Disc wheels and front and rear bump >rs are standard equipment on the 1024 ■series Big-Sixes. On extra wheel, com plete with cord tire, tube and tire car rier is- provided on each Big-Six model (two on Speedster and Sedan.) Fea tures that add to the completeness and utlity of the touring car are: the one-piece, rain-proof windshield with ;lare-proof visor, rear-view mirror and automatic windshield cleaner; walnut ill-wood steering wheel with new type spark and throttle con fro 1 ; automatic gasoline- signal mounted on file instru ment board; aluminum-bound running boards with corrugated rubber mats and step pads and aluminum kick plates; cowl ventilator; clock; ■ourtesy light, cowl lights, tonneau lamp with long extension cord and 'combina tion stop-and-tail light: grip handles otk body vails; tool kit in frowt door and mubbers. T A large, room trunk is regular equip ment on the Big-Six Sedan. Soupe and [Speedster, while the closed cars have, among other desirable features, heater, Howor vase, interior reading lights, and. in addition, the Sedan is furnished with silver finished vanity case and smoking ■set. The Big-Six line comprises four mod >ls. mounted on the standard 126-inch •hassis with 60 horsepower. 3-7-Bxs inch motor: seven-passenger touring car. five-passenger speedster, five-passenger Coupe and seven-passenger Sedan. Tlie Spcoial-Six Line. Radiator, hood, cowl, and body changes have been made in the Special-Six. with minor mechanical changes and refine ments in the chassis. The Special- Six has for five successive years added luster to tin* name Studebaker. It is one of the most satisfactory and'finest , ars on the market. ■ The 1024 Special-Six models are equipped with a one-piece, rain-proof windshild which provides unobstructed view road ahead; glare-proof vis or, automatic windshield cleaner and rear-view mirror: running board step nads and aluminum kick plates: Amer ican walnut all-wood steering wheel with, new spark and throttle control: light.; quidk-riction cowl ventilator of cast aluminum and eight-day clock. Standard equipment of the open cars also includes an inspection lamp, mount ed on the instrument board, and, in the Touring Far. a complete tool kit is car ried in the left front door( left door in the Roadster.) Grip handles on the body rails are a feature of the Tour ing Car. The closed cars are furnished with a heater and silver finished flower vase and. in addition, the Sedan is fitted with handsome vanity case and smoking set carried in the back of the front seat. The Special-Six line comprises four models, mounted’ on the standard 119- inch chassis with 60 horsepower, 3 1-2x6 inch motor: two passenger Roadster, five-passenger Touring Car. five-passeng “r Coupe and five-passenger Sedan. The? Light-Six Line, No body or mechanical changes except refinements have been made in the Light- Six. Over 130.000 Light-Sixes have bet'n produced in the new, modern $30.- 900.000 Studebaker plant at South Bend, Indiana, under most economical and al most ideal manufacturing conditions. Among many unusual features of the Light-Six Touring Car are the all-steel body ; one-piece, rain-proof windshield with cowl lights set in the base; quick action cowl ventilator; close fitting cur tains: large rectangular window in the rear curtain and thief-proof transmis sion lock. _ The closed ours are equipped with glare-proof visor, windshield cleaner, dock, coach lamps and many pther de sirable fentures. Paderewski Once Ordered Out of Rus sia By Czar. Paris, Aug. I.—lguauee .Tap Pader ewski. the famous Polish pianist and composer, received one of the heartiest welcomes accorded him since his re turn to the concert stage when he ap peared before a Paris audience recent ly. Thousands of people thronged to see him paSs on his way to the theater, and he was again besieged when the con cert, a benefit affair, was concluded. The French press re-told at great length the story „of how the noted artist was expelled fPom Russia years ago by Emperor Alexander 111, after Paderewski had played before the court. "You are a great artist. and an honor to Russia,” the emperor is re ported to have said. “Pardon, your majesty,” replied Paderewski-. “To Poland.” The next day the pianist received an order to leave Russia, and he had never iH»turned since. newspapers here also mentioned the fact that on Lthe day of his first concert. Paderewski drove to the thea ter box office and purchased nearly a hundred se&ts at regular prices, wuich lie distributed among his friends. • His only request to the management was that, lie be given a dressing room, so that he could let his hands soak in very/ hot water for half an hour befor» the He explained that he had found this the best way to make them supple. Deep in the shaft of a coal mine near Duqouin. 111., a service of prayer is held each morning before the miners 1 bsgrn their, work. I ROTARIANS GET SOLIDLY BEHIND CABARRUS FAIR Coming Fair and Music Feature Pro- ' gram of Concord Rotarians at Regti- ! lar Weekly Meeting. Music and the Cabarrus Fair were the chief features of the program at the regular weekly meeting of the , Concord Rotary Club yesterday at the Y. M. C. A. Major W. A. Foil, representing the Cabarrus Fair Association, made a brief talk in which {ie called attention to the exhibits building at the fair ground and pointed out the advantages of the building for advertising purposes. Kotar ians promptly responded and representa tives of various lines of business con tracted for space in the building. Cotton manufacturers present eagerly responded and a motion was made that the president appoint a committee to consult with the Cabarrus Cotton Manu facturers’ Association with a view to the association contracting for space suffi cient to give an exhibit by all the mem bers. E. Sap vain. A. R. Howard and A. R. Hoover were appointed. Allan Prindell, chairman of the music committee, which was in charge of the program, introduced Miss Helen Fisher and Mrs. H. G. Black. Miss Fisher ren dered a vocal selection which was re ceived with marked approval. Mrs. Black, who has favored the club with se lections at previous meetings, rendered several piano numbers, which again em phasized her splendid musical talents. Following the selections, Mr. l’riudcll made a brief talk on music and con cluded the program by leading the club in a number of selections from the Ro tary song book. Mr. George Edwards, of Rocky Mount,, was the guest of liotarian C. B. Wag ner. The Libraries. Charlotte Observer. The North Carolina Library Bulletin, issued by the commission of which Miss Mary B. Palmer is secretary, and ■director, makes report that 006,492 books were loaned by the public libraries in the State last year, according to re ports from 64 of the 08 public libraries. This is an increase of 133,764 over the preceiling year. Sixty-two libraries re l>ort a total of 231.262 volumes, a gam of 29.000. The total income of 48 libraries was $103,036. an increase of $20,000. According to the standards of the American Library Association, the minimum annual revenue needed for adequate' library service is $1 per capita. At least three times the present expenditure for public libraries will be required for good library service to North Carolina’s urban population. The total number of registered borrowers re ported by 49 libraries, is 74.;>4b. The Bulletin says that Asheville maintained its lead in circulation with 112.804 books loaned for home use. The Shopard-Pruden * Memorial Library of Edenton had the best record in the State on the three counts of circulation, registered borrowers and income. Based on white population, the income of the Edenton library was 94 cents per capita, the home use of the books was 10 per capita, and 60 per cent of the population were borrowers. With less adequate incomes, the Hendersonville and Rockingham libraries loaned 7-7 and 7-(5 books per capita. In the first nine month*) of its existence, the A\ ortli Elliott-Carnegie Library at Hickory loaned 24 637 books, a per capita cir culation of six. The Carnegie Library of Winston-Salem reported the largest gain in circulation, an increase of 22.- 680. almost 50 per confi over the pre ceding year. tftems From the Mooresville Enterprise. Miss Mary McKinley, of Concord, was the week-end’ guest of Mrs. A. E. Brown. Mips Mary Morgan, of Concord, has returned to her home after a visit ar the lioirie of her brother, Mr. C. S. Morgan on main street. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Pressly loft Tuesday morning for Montreat, where they will be quartered for several weeks at the Pressly cottage. Mr. Pressly may return the last of next week. Mr. rind Mrs. John Earnhardt and family of Coodle Creek, have just re turned from a trip to Chimney Hock. Hendersonville. Asheville, Junaluslia. and Black Mountain. They report a wonderful trip. Mr. S. S. Denny is firmly set in the belief that the boH weevil is nothing more than the chinquepHL weevi*. He says that many years ago this entire section was covered with ehinquepin bushes and the crops were at times enormous, but the weevil has destroyed practically all ehinquipius in this sec tion and are now going after the cot ton. Spanish War Vets to Meet in Moores vifle Tuesday. Mooresville Enterprise. Member of Company L., First North Carolina Regiment, war with Spain, organized into the Edward Hill Camp of Concord, will meet at Stewart Park, this city, on nevt Tuesday, August 7th. There are many others who served in the Spanish-American war who are members of this organization who will meet with Company L, and the event is looked forward to with a great deal of interest. This will be the fifth annual reunion, the second having been held in this city three years ago. The veterans will meet, at the park at 10 o’clock and after the roll call and preliminaries. George Morrow, a world war veteran, will deliver, an address, after the program eomniitte will announce the various features. A picnic dinner will be served by the Wives of the veterans who live in Mooresville and vicinity. The boys are expected to come from California. Florida, Virginia, Massa chusetts, and other States, but the bulk of them reside in Rowan and Cabarrus county, with a few scattered here and there throughout the South. Samuel A. Grier, of Barium, is secretary of the camp, and it is though probably as many as thirty of th original 104 men will be present after 26 years. These boys were among the 126.00 f) Ameri cans who volunteered to go on foreign soil to relieve an oppressed i>eople and fight for democracy, Harry Deaton is Camp Commander. V ——— —- Severe Storm at Richmond. Richmond, July 31.—Thousands of dollars damage—just how many thous ands could not be stated with a degree of accuracy early today—was caused by a cloudburst apd electrical storm here jast night, during which the local weath er reported 7.26 inches of rain fell. Thursday, August 2, 1903 new ENOCH AU \ SF^ Lee Hoylp Returns \f* ( . r ... v Find Her Married Yo t* • and the Mother of a VwT , * Hickory. Aug. 1 .-Another ,T stranger than that which befell S*"* I ** Saturday morning when Um old baby was 4on “his *** came into the life of William o local automobile mechanic ‘ father, Lee Ilovle around 27 ears, drove „„ in " lUh,, ‘S bile with Pink Hoyle, ~f i;.'| declared his identity to tlw"-' J ' n ' i! * an <i Some 16 years ago, M,.. T'! u married again and i< now i;' I, '’ v!, ‘ her husband. Rufus Me\im" l? ' vilil miles from Lenoir. i„ e" a u‘Hv,.n“’ ,llrw ‘ • This couple have five chihh "’ um V being less than 16 and ' tin- about six. ■'"Uiigtst When Lee Hoyle disappear,,] ago his wife, then living mountain, in Burke count* , S,,s Lineberry Hoyle, his uncle ,i - had been killed by a rminwav Z U a lumber mill in Catawba countv V* wife and mother accepted lh " true. a ’ Later she married and other children besides the litn,. i . * girl by her first marriage \V'j,-'" Hoyle is a good automobile Hickory. His only sister Mrs McKuight, lives in Danville \ : , ' * Lee Hoyle left this afternoon' automobile for Danville tl , vidt v daughter. He said he w0i.1,1 m' r ' ■ Hickory next week and from t »,, r ‘ " • go,to Greenville, S <’. to on. ~ cotton business. I],. i, }ls j mingham for the past six years Had Lee Hoyle. like K Uo ,.i, V T found the facts in the situation home, and silently departed, hi, might never have been written p • he said he felt the urge to return to see friends and loved ones. H,. , he had written twice, hut Imd r**.ohV,i no answer. William Hoyle, who is srow j n „ customed to strange events said this Vs" ternoon that the infant girl left at i, < home was doing well and that he his wife, who have been married I'J years and are childless, are becoming nmre at tached to her every day. WIDOW OF SLAIN MINISTKR TELLS STORY 01 KILLING Tells How She Tried. Babe in fine Arm. to Save Husband's Life. Cumberland Courthouse, Ya.. Aug 1 —Mrs. Edward Sylvester Pierce told to day the story of the death of her | m ,. band. Taking the stand as a witness for the prosecution at the trial et ha; kin C. Garrett, who with hi> ljrntlir,. Robert O. Garrett, is charged with : ing shot to death the Baptist minM.; at his home on June 6. the frail. woman stumbled and sobbed throng!; the tragic story that held the jammed ! ■ courtroom spellbound and brought tear to the eyes of many. She told her ver sion of how her 63-year-old husband was beaten until he was bleeding m dazed; of how she. with their tvr months-old baby in one arm. she fmiglit to rescue her husband; how threi dif ferent times she was thrown aside by ..no of the Garretts: how her husband,d;i»d and bleeding, obtained a shotgun, an! finally, how he was disarmed and sh»t to death, without, site swore, firing a single shot. The most tragic of her recital when she described the condition of ho husband while he was prone on hr ground, beaten down by blows fi" fists of Larkin Garrett and again’ wh* she told of "begging them not to luh him.” even after the minister lay dor! with his head on her lap. "It "was horrible,” she said. "There . was the blood on his head and tin* bl'» ! over his heart, on his shirt." wice she had to stop entirely at . when, at the end of her direct mouy, the defense stated they would u ' cross-examine her. she was near collap-' and had to be assisted from Jt lie ''our . room. Tin* aitpearjince of Mrs. Pierce on 'I • stand late in the afternoon was the ■•!,.• but not the only dramatic iti'ohn’ " the day. Other witnesses laid d**>< rite■! in detail events as they transpired the- Pierce home on the day of tin 1 ti'-'j- • edy and while the .narratives •essentia:' were the same in most detail-, fir'i* were some fiat contradictions on ■■ both state and defense construe a most important issue—its to who ti:*-l tlic first shot. Some of the witnesses testified did not sec the minister tire at others that Larkin Garrett did not tv at all, and still others that both tir f| t. One witness, Gletui Pierce, -on • i slain than, said the pistol in hi- r __ hand was accidentally discharged the ground when K. (). Barrett the shotgun from his hands, wh o -I William M. Smith, the county con.ne.- wealth’s attorney, and regarded as i"" ably the most important witn<— ' , to Mrs. Pierce, declared that P !, ' ! ' the first shot. On w |!:i however, he saifl the first two -liot also simultaneous. Southern Furniture Exposition. High Point, n. (’., \*«g. i s :' dred and eighty furniture dealet j j all parts of the I nitcd State the niid-suinmer show of the • "*t Furniture Exposition whieii <■ "'■'' last Saturday morning O' , : 300 greater than the attei- at/e ■• former show. To Hold Service at ( omit' Oluun C’amp. ... . Rev. (’. A. Linn, pastor -. it.v Lutheran (’hurcli in d t ,.. will conduct service- at Chain Gang Camp next- > a noon at 4 o'clock. Ihe ‘ ! 1 i*i No. 11 township. a!i >»' from Concord, on the M"' “Y'essuh, I s done l*rioed is lie best policy after ad ( "How?” demanded "You remembers d;t‘ O' - “Shore, I remember " Well. suh. I tries so t •; to sell dat dawg. and r ‘ 7,‘ r . • a inore’n a dollalt. So. like an . I goes to de lady *lat owiv give me $3.50.' volume of iron aud -t*'’ .. ; world ? The transport;!, commodities and nier< h.".'.. f - t , r . 110 millions of Amerie. .- 3 u . iir7 j, • measure. cx]s*rts and mo" 1 ' A new jiowder ‘for "-■• jr ~ ' and artillery has been ‘ „ all the driving power o * ... used and is smoke.“ a pervious to moisture.
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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Aug. 2, 1923, edition 1
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