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PAGE TWO LOCAL MERCHANTS TO .CLOSE STORES FOR JULY FOURTH b' H - \ President of Concord Mer chants Association Says Boafd Approves Observ ance of the Dary. Although no Independence Pay celebration has beeu arranged locally, •business houses and firms of Concord will probably suspend business July • 4tb and the -people here will join* with Kannapolis in its inamu«>th cele bration. Ernest Robinson, president of the Concord Merchants Association, an nounced this morning that the board of directors, in session Wednesday, approved and agreed to request mem bers of this organization to close business.ou the birthdhy auniversarj of American Independence. It is that those stores which ate not members of the Mer chants Association will also join in the movement to give employees a hblidav. Concord folk will be particularly interested in the celebration at Kan napolis on the Eourtli as its hall club wIH meet the Towelers in two games, once in the morning apd"ugain in the afternoon. "This feature alone of the Kannapolis program will at tract hundenls from this city. / center grove. Mr. afld Mrs. O. F. Hurloeker and family have moved in their new home at Centwview near Kannapolis. Mrs. D. B. Castor and Mrs. J. L. Eddlenuyu have returned from Wil mington and give a grand report from the convention. Little* Annie Lee Eddleman. who has bee a on the sick list for a few days, continues to improve. Miss -Chiura McGhee Furr spbnt Tuesday evening with her sister, Mrs. W. ,F. Eddleman. \ Yfhrvio’ Cook, who is in a Char lotte Hospital, still remains ill. Miss Vertie Castor, of Hileman’s Mill, visited Miss Rebecca Castor Sun day. Misses Rosie Lee and Ruth Alli son are still visiting their aunt, Mrs. C. M. Castor. Mrs. T. M. Cook and children were welcome visitors at the beautiful coun try homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cas tor Friday evening. Miss T«nura McGliee Furr- spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Catherine Chambers. Mrs. James Cook, who has been visiting near Boone, has re turned home. ( Mrs. T>. B. Castor. Miss Frances and Reftrcca Castor visited Mrs. V. L. Norman, of Concord, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Karriker are all sinllbs—it's another boy. June isth. Mr. and Mrs. I). B. Castor and im mediate*’’’family visited Mrs. Castor's sister Sunday. REPORTER. p- » * Cline-Mauldin. Coming as a surprise to the many I - friends’of tlie contracting parties, is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Tlielma Mauldin and- Jesse Cline. ffUleh took place in York. S. C.. on jqesday. June 21. Mrs. Cline, an attractive brunette, is the daughter of Mrs. Nelia Maul din. and* the latty A. M. Mauldin. She has reared in Concord and by her pleasing i>ersonality and lovable dis|>ositmu has won a host of friends. Mr. tflrne is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. T’, Cline and holds a jiosition | with a *Jqual electrical firm. Mr- and Mrs. Cline were accom panied to York by Misses May Love and Missouri Mauldin, the latter a gister of, the bride. After*a motor trip through Western North Carolina/Mr. and Mrs. Cline will be fit home to their friends at the home of Mrs. Cline's mother. Mrs. Mauldin on Peachtree street. Children’s Day at St. Paul’s. The Sunday School at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, South, at Bost’s Mills will have its annual Children’s Day seD'ices "next Sunday (the 4th Sunday), The exercises will begin at 10:30 o'clock, with the following pro gram : ' • Children's exercises in the morning. Dinner on the grounds at 12 :30. Address in the afternoon by Rev. C. Herman Trueblood, and others. Plenty, of music during the exercis es by the choir with the help of the choir from Howell’s Baptist Church. K. L. HAKTBELL, S. S. Supt. Air. and Mrs. J. L. Hartsell left Wednesday for New York, where they will spend several days. poqooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooqooo I HOT WEATHER COMING Why Worry Over a Hot Wood Stove? GET A Florence Automatic Oil Cook Stove i Cool, Quick, and Clean ! - JOIN THE BIG ARMY OF USERS j|j j l Sold By • j|' i Yorke & Wadsworth Co. “The Old Reliable Hardware ” £ LAD 18 PAINFULLY HUtT AS HE FALLS FROM FREIGHT CAR Lonnie Demarcus, 17, Kan napolis Youth, escapes Se* rious Injury Narrowly on Wednesday Afternoon. While attempting to quit a freight tram ou which he was “beating,'’ a ride, Lonnie Demarcus, 17, of 977 North Sixth street, KanOapolis, was painfully though not seriously huTt about 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The lad was hurt in an unusual man ner and strangely escaped fatal in jury. The lad suffered severe cuts about the head aud face and other parts of the body when he attempted to leave a freight train which was shifting about the yards at Kannapolis. The train was leaving for I>andis and De marcus started to get off. His feet became entangled some way in the boxbar ladder, and he pitched back ward being held only by his feet. His head was dragged along the side of the roadbed a short distance before liis feet became free and he fell to the ground in a semi-conscious condition. He was seen in his jierilous posi tion by several persons who cringed for his safety, and who rushed to his side when lie was freed,from the mov ing freight train. He was carried to the home of Mrs. Ballard on North Main street, and a physician sum moned. The youngster was later re moved to his home, and was able to be out today. PERSONAL Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Herring, Mr. aud Mrs. Leslie Correll and E. E. Correll arc spending today at Blow ing Rock. * * * Miss Catharine Goodman was[ among those from Concord who at tended the inter-fraternity dance in Charlotte Wednesday night.. -• » * Miss Ethel Hooks, who is' associ ated with the work of the Oxford Or phanage. lias arrived in Concord to 1 siiend the summer vocation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hooks. *’ ' ' Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Morrison and two children, Miss Margaret Morri * son and John Morrison, and Mrs. W. ! F. Morrison left today to spend sev eral days at Mon treat. B • • Misses Lucy and Eleanor Crowell, . and Miss Sara Williams, of Brook j Neal. Ya., guest of the Misses Crow ell. are spending today in Charlotte. * * * Mrs. W. Archie Brown is a patient, at the Charlotte Sanatorium, where j she had her tonsils removed on Wed nesday morning. She is resting as j comfortably ns can be expected. Miss Mary Ixiuise Means spent Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte ’ with Miss Hudkiw Hill, who under went an*“wperation at tire Charlotte j Sanatorium the first of tli£ week, • • * M iss Martha Woodard Davis, who Lbas been the guest of Miss Sara Dav ! is for several days, has returned to l her home in Wilson. • * * Statesville Daily. June 22: “Airs. D. S. Thomas. Miss Mary Thomas ; ami Mr. David Thomas, are spending the day in Concord.” * * • Mrs. 1).- O. Plott, of No. 9 town shim and Mrs. John Isenhour, of Con cord, have gone to Detroit where they will visit relatives for some time. * »» Mr. and Airs. L. C. Stineback. of 1 Augusta, Ga.. arrived in the city this i afternoon to visit her daughter, Airs. Zack L. Roberts on South Spring street. « * * Mrs. Gertrude Guerther, of Philadel phia, Pa., is visiting Airs. V. L. Low ; der ami other relatives in the city and county. She will spend the sum ! mer in the Carolinas. 00m Mr. and Airs. A. G. Odell and chil dren, Mies Elizabeth and A. G. Odell, Jr., have returned from a delightful motor trip to Washington, D. C. * * * The condition of Mrs. G. AI. Lore is much improved today, after an ill ness of several days. • V ▼ Aliss Alariam Coltrane, and her guest. APes Florabelle Harrill, of Charlotte, left today for Bryson City, where they will be the guests of Miss Louise Black. CORNER-STONE OF NEW CHURCH LAID HERE YESTERDAY Contents of Corner-Stone of the Old Church on Depot Street is Removed Early Wednesday Afternoon. At a brief and very impassive ser vice the cornerstone of the new’ First Presbyterian Church was formally laid yesterday afternoon with approximate ly 100 officers and members of the church present. The service was interrupted for a time by rain which began falling about 6:15 o’clock but was continued in the auditorium of the church, and the stone was iorinally laid following the rain. At the beginning of the service, Dr. J. C. Rowan, pastor of the church, asked tin? elders to stand to the right of the marble steps and the deacons to the left. Dr. Rowan then read an appropriate passage of Scripture and lead in a short praper. Morrison Caldwell, of the board of elders of the church, read a brief his tory of the church from June, 1904, wheu the chdrch on West Depot street was built, and then read the list of the church officers at the present; time. He also read the names of several persons composing the committees building the new church and Sunday School plant. The architectural com mittee was: C. A. Cannon, chairman; Dr. J. C. Rowan, W. A. Overcash, L.. T. Hartsell, Sr., Airs. J. F. Cannon and Miss Lena Leslie. The building committee was: C. A. Cannon, chair man; Dr. J. C. Rowau, E. Sauvain Frank Niblock and George i\ Patter son. I)r. Rowan then read a paper pre pared by Noel C. Cobb in which a description of the building was given and a tribute was paid to the men and women of the church who planned and made possible the building. During the part of the service con ducted ip the partly-completed audi torium. the articles that were en closed in the cornerstone were placed ’ in a metal bcp. A hkrtory* of Rocky River Church aud Poplar Tout Church were the first to be placed within the box. A copy of The Concord Daily Tribune of Wednesday. June 22nd. and a copy of The Concord Times, of Alonday, June 20th. were then placed in the box. A list of the donations made to the building fund of the church, a list of the church officers at the present time, a copy of the history of the church, the paper pre pared by Air. Cobb, and a copy of the Holy Bible were also placed in the box. The contents of the cornerstone of the old church building were also placed within the cornerstone of the new church. The stoue of the old church was opened at 4 o’clock yes terday afternoon in the presence of two score members of the church and friends. Tlie following were taken from the old stone: a hymn book. “Hymns of the Ages”; a paper from the Little Light Sunday School class, of which Alis*j Jeanette Smith was 1 teacher, and a list of the pupils of the class with a picture of the class; ’ a record of the service conducted at the laying of the cornerstone; a his torical sketch of the church; a list of the officers of the church: a direc -1 tory of the church, jnembership: a his torical sketch of Poplar Teut Church, a copy of The Concord Tribune of June 14, 1904; a copy of the Winston- Salem Tribune of June 13, 1904; a copy of the Semi Weekly Tribune of May 30. 1904; a copy of “The Mis sionary”, a paper of the Southern Presbyterian Church; a copy of the Earnest Worker, a Sunday School pafier; a copy of “The Presbyterian Standard”; a copy of the Charlotte Observer of June 14, 1904; a coin test of the Woodmen of the World; and a silver quarter dated 1898. Several persons present at the op ening of the cornerstone mentioned that the stone was being opened al most one score and three years to the dap*'from the date on which it was closed. The stone was laid on June 14, 1904 and opened June 22, 1927, twenty-three years and eight days lateE COURT WILL FINISH WORK DURING DAY Early This Afternoon Jury Was Out on Case of Ca-, barru6 Motor Company vs* | White and Black welder. [ The work of the special term of Ca i barrus Superior court will be eom [ pleted during the afternoon, two of I the cases on the docket having been I continued by consent at the morning - session of the court. r Early this afternoon the jury was J out on the ease of Cabarrus Alotor [ Company vs. AI. A. White and L. 0.. 1 Blackwelder. The suit is for the pay-* I nient of a note to tbe amount of $144), w ith interest, since December 27, 1925. Shortly after the noon hour the [ jury returned to the court room for i instructions mid then returned to their I I room for further consultations. At the opening of the court this j morning it was stated that the cuses [.of Foil Mercantile Company vs. A. AI. Nussman and Dave Barnhardt, and the Foil Mercantile Company vs. A. AI. Nussman would be continued by consent until a later term of court. The Relapses. “Look, Thomas, there goes Mr. Johnson. He has been Dr. Him selfepher’s patient for ten years on account of n nervous breakdown.” j “Ten yeurs! And the doctor hasn’t cured him yet?” | “Oh yes, he has been cured sev eral times. But every time he gets the doctor’s bill lie gets another breakdown and tbe doctor ha* to take him in halid again.” } King Boris of Bulgaria devotee much time to reading and bak a wonderful library iu Sofia. CdWCdftiJ tIMBS MOTIVE OF ROBBERY OF GRAVE BAFFLING TO ROWAN OFFICERS Many Theories Advanced But None Held Credible. —-Grave Was Robbed on Tuesday Night. Dozens of theories have been pre sented hud withdrawn as incredible by authorities and others seeking to ascertain the motive of ghouls who opened the grave of Mrs. Annie Ben field in Greenlown cemetery, near China Grqve in Rowan county, some time Tuesday night. Mrs. Benfield died in Kannapolis Monday morning, and the body was interred Tuesday afternoon. Although two rings were removed from the fingers of the body, it is not believed that robbery was the real motive of the ghouls. The theory is disallowed concerning attempted theft of the body by medical students on the basis that in the present day medical schools experience no trouble in obtaining human bodies to conduct study. j A lavallier whieh was about the neck of the woman w r hen she was buried was found partly trampled into tfie soft red clay near the rilled grave. Koine persons believe that the robbers were in danger of being seen and dropped the necklace in their hurried departure. The ghouls, after opening the new mound, removed the coffin lid and took the body completely out of the bier. '** After stripping the form of its jewelry and placing the lid tightly on the empty coffin the robbers hurled the body back into the grave on top of the coffin. The woman’s face w r as bruised fall. Airs. Edna Rodgers, daughter of the deceased, was the first to learn of the daring and mystifying case. She had gone to the cemetery to place • some ; flowers upon the new grave, about 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning. . She becatne hysteric at the sight, and . began screaming. In a short time. . n large crowd had gathered at the [ scene, and Rowan authorities were . summoned. “Something told me to come back,” , wept Airs. Rodgers Wednesday after noon as the inert form of her mother was re-interred in the same grave. • “I just felt like something W'as wrong I here and J should come and see,” she , cried. A crowd had assembled in , the graveyard by this time, and upon ; request of the relatives, the coffin was , opeued and the people, some in shirt sleeves and overalls, filed by for a , fleeting glance. The Rowau authorities were stilj without any clues early today that f might lead to tbe identity of the , robbers. At the cemetery late Wed* , nesday morning the officers were able to discern tracks about the mound. / indicating that probably two men aud ( a dog were those present when the body was exhumed. Mrs. Benfield’s grave is iu the back or eastern section of the cemetery, only a short dis tance from the tracks of the South ern Railway. A long handled shovel and a pair of gloves were left at the grave, and these may prove important in the trail to apprehend the grave prowlers. The Rowan officers are “running” down every possible clue that might throw light on the baffling situation. Never before in the history of Row an county, it is said, has a grave rob : bery been known to occur in that . county. No case of this kind is re called to have happened in this county • by the old-timers. The feeling of the communities of Kannapolis, China Grove and Landis is aroused over the , incident which is regarded as one of [ the most daring and heartless crimes ever known locally. TEAM OF KENDALL MILL IS HERE TO PLAY LOCAL TEAM Lefty Morris Probably Pitch For Weavers in tbe Game This Afternoon at Gibson Mill Park. Lefty Alorris. former hurler of the Richmond club of the Virginia league, will probably be the choice of Alan ager Lindy Lewelly, to pitch for Con cord against the Kendall Mills team of Paw Creek this afternoon at Gib son Park. The game will begin at 3 o’clock, with admission prices 25 cents for chil dren, and. 50 cents for adults. 1 Although the Weavers have tasted of defeat twice in succession, this afternoon will find them undaunted and fighting hard to trounce the in vading nine. One Industry Which the Dry Law Has Benefitted. Prohibition has brought prosperity to at least one legitimate industry— the cultivation of wine-grapes in Cali fornia —and changed the California wine-grape grower from an ardent Wet to an equally ardent Dry, points out George K. Khaffet in an article in this week's Liberty. “Up to 1918,” the writer explains, “California was historically and devotedly wet. One accepts this as natural in the one American commonwealth in which grupqs and wine represented a huge property investment and munificent annual income. The wettest of the wet counties, naturally, were the grape counties. “But since 1922,” the writer con tinues. “the Ktate has voted dry ou every test. And leading the dry parade at the polls have been the grajie coun ties.” This the writer explains by a comparison of pre and post-prohibition values of the California grape crops. Iu 1918 there were 350,000 acres of land In grapes, at un estimated value of $190,000,000. In 1920 there were 080,795 acres at un estimated value i Os $350,000,000. In. 1918 the annual , income from grapes was $40,220,000; in 1920 it was $75,000,000. , “Before prohibition,” the writer . points out, “California’s wealth in grapes was fifteenth or sixteenth iu the list of the Stute’s crops. Grapes now rate second, exceeded in value only by hay.” NEW FIRST CHURCH OF PRESBYTERIANS DESCRIBED BY COBB Dr. J. C. Rowan Reads Pa per at Laying of Corner- Stone Which Pays Tribute to Church and Builders. The new First Presbytkyian Church on North Union street w*B described, and the men and women of the church who were responsible for it being built, were paid a tribute here yester day afternoon in a paper prepared by Noel 0. Cobb, of the reportorial staff of The Daily Tribune and Concord Times. - The paper was read by Dr. J. C. Rowan, pastor of the First Presby terian Church, at the laying of the cornerstone at a service conducted at 6 o’clock. y The paper prepared by Mr. Cobb is as follows: “On North Union street during the past few months a stately building has taken form. It is to be dedicated as a Hbuse of Worship to the Al mighty God. “From the shapeless clay of a Georgia hill; from trees of the forest, from the formless metals of the mines, from g«m and resin and oils, men have wrought and fashioned a house, fashioned it to accord to a plan that embodies the conception, the vision, the dream, the years of planning of a group of Concord men and women— and in furtherance of a hope and a purpose in which these men and wom en have never faltered through mauy years yf obstacles aud delays. “Since the was born and the plan proiKwed many members of tbe group have passed into the Beyond. Prattling babes have been born and entered the families composing the group planning the building. Alauy have shared in the viftion and many have aided in the cause. “The house they have built is a House of Worship. “It is a plain house —there are uo fads in its style, nothing spectacular in its make-up, just stateliness aud purity and plain beauty. “Amid the types that will come and have their vogue and then pass to make way for others of their kind and calibre, this house will staud through the years, fair and unshak ened. serene and untroubled, in its simple dignity and charm. “And somehow this house, with its fineness and enduring fitness, its whole- this house with its treasure of the promise of Life eternal, to feed aud nourish the minds, to help form ffte characters aud to sway the souls ’oncord boys and girls, and Con cord men aud women, somehow this house resembles the good men and women who have conceived and built it —for it is like them. And it will be a fit instrument for their hands for the work which they will do in it. “Aud somehow, also the character of good men and women is like the character and style of this house — fads, in human behavior, may came and go, the vogue today may be this, and tomorrow’ that, but better than all. these and surviving them all will be honesty a'ud aud purity and beauty aud dignity of useful ser vice. “We acclaim and honor these good men and women—those who are here to see the fruition of the work they hsire oo long continued, and those w ho could not w’ait but have passed on after giving the cause years of loyal aud earnest service. “This house, this House of God, with all that it means, will be an influence in Concord for the things that are sound and wholesome—for the satisfaction* that endure.” CONCORD ASKS PLACE ON P. AND X. Vigorous Fight to Attain Objective— . Show Economic Importance. Charlotte News. The City of Concord wunts to see the Piedmont and Northern Railway’s lines extended to Winston-Salem but particularly wants that exteusion to run through Couqord, which now is not on the promised route, and a vigorous fight to attain that objective is being conducted withip the more extensive struggle now in progress here under the direction dUExaniiner Davis, of the Interstate .Commerce Commission. Cabarrus County and the City of Concord represented as interveii ors in the P. and N. case by Frank Armfield. attorney, and already the first stC;>s have been taken by him to show the economic importance of Concord. In response to the grilling by Air. Armfield, Edgar Thomason, viee-president and general manager of the P. and N., went on record as stat ing that “more people” could be served if the I*, and N. extension should go “through Concord than through the proposed route.” C. A. Cannon, of Concord, president of seven textile manufacturing com panies with an aggregate capitaliza tion of $20,000,0000. expressed the opinion that the freight service the P. and N. proposed to offer on its extended lines would be of important value to at least several Concord fac tories. Koine mills there--are unable to obtain Southern line through a depression, it was developed in the testimony. Air. Cannon said he w r as interested in one mill which is uuable to obtain sidetrack facilities from the Kouthern for that reason. In response to questions asked by Air. Armfield, Air. Gannon said a great industrial development is taking pluce in that part of the state. No. 12 Township Sunday School Con vention. No. 12 Township Convention will be held in the First Baptist Church next Sunday evening, June 26th, at 7 :30 o'clock. A splendid out-of-town speaker has beeh soured and an in teresting formulated, includ ing sptH*ial music by four or five of th? city choirs. Look for full pro gram in The Tribune tomorrow. W. J. CORZINE. President V. L. Norman, Secretary. L ■ O woman’s tears and a dog's limp are always what they seem- EDUCATIONAL BOARD Z AND COMMITTEEMEN 8 TO MEET SATURDAY 8 IX Dr. Henry Highsmith, State 8 High School Inspector, To g Visit Schools of Cabarrus 8 County. x i A joint meeting of the county board X , of education aud the high school com- O t mitteetnen of the various high schopla 9 ; of the county Will be held Saturday X ■ afternoon at 2 o’clock. JO - Several matters of importance will ]|J : be taken up at the meeting and somi IJI [ plans by which the high schools of jij the county may become accredited for ](, . the coming year w’ill be discussed. O Dr. Henry Highsmith, of Raleigh, jjij > inspector of high schools of the state, i(h ; will be present at the meeting. Satur- J j day morning, Dr. Highsmith will make > i inspections of the different high school <J plants of the county. * The following letter has been sent X ; to the committeemen by the county Q l superintendent of schools : g This is to inform you that on Sat- Q urday afternoon, June 25th, at 2 0 i o’clock there will be a joint meeting , j , of the county board of education and <5 , the high school committeemen at the 9 i court house for the purpose of dis- (5 , cuHsing problems relating to the high jjj t schools for the coming year. it is J 5 , very important that you attend this (S i meeting, and I urge that you make Ji - your plans so that you may be w’itj i 5 i us. I wish to say that Dr. J. Henry <5 - Highsmith, of Raleigh, who is Ktate I j high school inspector, will be with us <[ for this meeting. Aly plans are now j| ; for Dr. Highsmith to visit your school ji i some time Saturday morning and meet I . you if possible. 1 I may say that one of the import- i[ e ant questions to be discussed fit the <| 7 proposed meeting is some plan by ,1 f which your high school may be ac- (J credited during the coming year. I] i i am sure v that you are vitally inter- < ested in this question and I suggest < j that you give it serious- consideration Jl r in the meantime. 1 , £ OVER $5,000 IS 2 > INVOLVED HERE j IN LAND SALES S s Seven Real Estate Transfers 8 Were Filed For Record 8 ! Here Wednesday by tleg- 8 ? ister of Deeds. i _ 3 j The sum of $5,537 was involved in O 5 real estate transfers filed here for X . record Wednesday at the office of L. X s V. Elliott, register of deeds. jjjj 1 Seven transfers were filed as fol (• lows : 1 5 1 B. V. Russell to Julian A. Pendle- ]k r ton, property on AVest Corbin street, X Ward 4, $1,300. r M. H. Hartsell to J. T. Yonesnnon, S > 37 acres iu Cabarrus county, $1,237. G - L. AV. Sinclair to Ada Lawing. v % property in I’etrea Heights, No. 4 £ township, S4OO. * i B. W. to John W. Gross, ® l property in Petrea Heights, No. 4 r township, $1,500. “ B. W. Durhsra to Airs. Alice Star- __ rett, property on Jackson street, SIOO *” I and other considerations. » C. J. Williams to AI. S. Lyles, prop • erty in No. 4 township, SSOO. , AI. S. Lyles to C. C. Little, prop i erty in No. 4 township, SSOO. [ MISS DAVENPORT ; TEACHES ROTARY i MEN HOW TO SING Young Charlotte Woman C.oacheg Concord Rotar ians at Luncheon Held Here Wednesday. Thg members of the (’uncord Rotary Club had an enjoyable meeting yester day following their luncheon at Hotel Concord. The meeting was featured by Miss Marie Davenport, of Charlotte, tal ented young singer, who coached the local Rotarians to sing several Rotary International songs. When the men did not sing the songs to please the director she made them repeat them until she was satisfied. Miss lFaveiiport sang the verses to several songs aud the Rotarians joined with her iii -singing the chorus. Miss Elizabeth Woodhouse, of this city, sang two numbers, the'first one being “Trees,” the words of which were by Joyce Kilmer. Khe also gave an encore. MRS. KELLER DIES AT N. KANNAPOLIS; FUNERAL IS TODAY Death Closes Eyes of Belov ed Kannapolis Woman.— Had Been 111 For Lengthy renod. Mrs. Rebecca Keller, 74. died Wed nesday at the home of her daughter, North Walnut street, North Kannapo lis, after an illness of long duration. Mrs. Keller was a widow, her husband preceding her to the grave some time ago. Her passage is mourned by a wide circle of relatives and friends in that section. Funeral services will be held this afternoon from Three' Forks Baptist Church in Alexander county, after which the body wilt be interred in the church cemetery. - Mrs. Kellert is survived by four sons and one daughter. Little Mary’s eyesight was inclined to be weak, and after an examination the doctor announced that she would have to wear glasses. Some time later lie happened to call at the house, and in the course of conversation asked after his little patient. ‘Oh, doctor," eaid the child’s moth er, I can t get her to wear her glasses during the <lay, but”—she brightened up a little—“when she’s asleep I creep upsfairfi and slip them pn!” 1 i lelsl | Departments! | Special Group 0 f J Dresses at Sp e M ' ~ Prices I jh Lovely New Styles and Colors i n r* F \ Printed Crepes, Flat Crepes, etc Feat 5 and semi-tailored styles with both lone?® J worth up to $27.50, still going at Economy]® $ 14.5a i Special Selected Loti ies’ Dresses Worth| To $18.50 I sin Crepe de Chine, Georgette Crepe,-Fiat CraM j! Prints. 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The ‘‘Texas,” the famous locomotive of Andrews” raid in the Civil War. has been taken to a sheltered place in Grant Park beside the 400-foot cy elorama of the battle of Atlanta. Ga. There it is to be restored to its pris tine gloss and sheen as is its famous rivai and victim of the raid, the ‘•Gen eral,” which stands in the Western ahd Atlantic station at Chattanooga. Tenn. For many years the “Texas" has been at old Fort Walker where its pistons have long been rushed in the cylinders. To make the journey to Grant Park, u distance of a quarter of a mile, the driving rod had to be disconnected to allow the wheels to turn. The journey was a slow and creaking one, and not under the Texas own jiower. The bold, but ill-fatod Andrews raid took place when Gep. Johnson still held Chattanooga against the oppressing tJniou forces. 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