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Mount Airy Newt. ■mi Airy. K. C. April S. I»IT. VMvl* at rmu LEAVING ARRIVING Naj Tim | |N«4 Tim."! UKIiHia! PuMkftl 1U11 :»• ».m. iMltlOfclilJ " llll I M ML ■»Hort News items Dr. and Mr*. J. T. Smith and Miaaaa Nannie and Iran* Payne of Waatfiald ■pant yaatarday in thia city «hopping. » Mr. Graham ilarrison made a huai naai trip to Pilot Mountain yesterday. Mlaaaa Ruth Saunders and Klla Grignola will spend K»»ut with thair friand Mra. Aiken in Winston-Salem. Miaa Byarly who haa had charge of the M( Italian atora In thia city leavaa tomorrow for her home at Htfth Point. Mra. J. C. Beamer, antarnd Memorial hospital for an operation thia week. I Excursion will leave Mount Airy •t 7 a. m., April 13th, for County Com mencement. • Miaa Ruth Pheonix haa returned to her home in Greensboro after visiting friend* in thir city. Miaa Virginia Banner haa returned' from a viiit to frienda in Greensboro. j Mra. R. S. Monday of Rluefield i» ' visiting relativea in ihM city. Mr. and Mra. S. F. Shclton Hon and! daughters of Westfleld were visitor* ! in thia ';ity Tuesday. Miaa Mary Thompaon spent the past week end with her aiater Miaa Iienej Thompam who teaches at Wi!kesboro, Mra. W. M. Patton of Spartanburg,! 8. C. ia the guest of her father Mr. John A. Martin on Maple street. The I'hilathea class of Central M. K. j Church meeta tonight with Mis* Eatelle Leonard on Cherry street. M ra. E. H. Wrenn was called to Greensboro several days ago to the bedside of her mother Mrs. Patterson. Mrs. Biran Floyd of Spartanburg. S 1 C. is the guest of her mother Mra. J.1 H. Prathcr on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Wagoner of Hickory arrived in this city last night.1 Mr. Wagoner will have charge of the1 McLellon 5 and 10 cent store. Mr:i. Dr. J. M. Reece, Miaa Jennie Gray, and Prof, and Mrs. J. H. Allen of Elkin .".pt nt Saturday in this city' visiting friends and shopping. The Mission Study ciaas of Central M. E. church meets with Mrs. Ed Mc Kinney this afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. M. Fulton <Jn North main street. Mr. Clyde Aiken of High Point will arrive Saturday to join his wife who i.» the (juest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Burgess on Cherry nt Mrs. S. M. Hale has been chosen as delegate to represent the local auxil-1 liary of the W' man's MI -ionary soci ety at their annual meeting in Ashe-1 ville May 8-11. ^ The local W. cfT. V. will meet next Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Sam Marshall on Pin-*! street. Among the Westfield visitors in i town Saturday were Messrs Roland Christian, Bernard Smith, and Vance! I>earman, the Misses SheltOns and Simmons. Miss Lola Woltz who is a membe of the graduating class of Greenibor < College for Women will spend East with her parents Dr. and Mrs. J. I„ 1 Woltz in this city. /y Little Ethel Wilma Harris, the j daughter of Anther mid Stella Harris■' died March 27, a tee 5 months mid 17 days. The fuiieral was prea :bed by Rev. C. C. Haymore in Banr. :>' Baptist church atnl the remains !av.l to rest at Hollow Spi ings. A young man M. !'-.ne of this city' who deserted fr<m the army some time a *o wn* arrested here th:-• 1 and Policeman C. F. Melton enrried him to Fort Ca veil this wecV to answer for his act... Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Martin of Mnn-j ovjjle, W. Va„ arrived in thi city Sunday at noon, they accompanied the remains of their infant daughter here for burial. The body was carried to Salem and there interment was mpde Sunday afternoon. Miss Mary McCoin, who wag super intendent at Martin hospital, left the first of the week to accept the position of night superintendent at a hospital in Danville Va. Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Merritt whose home is near News Kerry, Vn , arc expected Saturday to viiit Mr and Mrs. Marvin Sparger. Mr. Merritt will return to News Kerry Mor.dav, hut Mrs. Merritt will remain for time. On Mai h 27 the 22 months old little dsn ■ »t< of Mr. Walter Jarrell j>» ed from this Ufa to the great norr« w of her father and mother who liava a ho t of friend* who «ympathi*o with Uam in their l»i easement. C*rrM to Hoapitol. Mr. WU1 H. McDonald, recently it thia city. «u carM thia waak to lUlaiffh where ha will receive treat ment At I he huinital for tha luaane. Mr. McDonald cam* hcr« aame wool., ago and wurol • position wit), the town aa book keeper and aarretary and traaaurar. Ha graduated aon,e years ago from tha University of thia atata ami ha» fillad positions uf truat an<l importance Ha had no trouble to maka tha bond; raquirad by tha town and mada a goi-d impraaaion whan ha firat came here. Aftar aaauming tha dutlaa of hia office ha began at onra to show signs of ex trama nervousness, and it became noti rabia that ha waa not normal in hit, mannar and that thera waa *ome da-1 fact about him. Ha wa* finally asked by tha authorities to give up hia booka, and it waa than that ha rapidly j grew »nrw and imagined many things j in hia wild moment*. Hia worat ilelu aion waa that ha had bean greatly im prised u[<on and that all tha great men' »f tha ntate would coma to hia a|aiat- j anca and gat juatica for him. It took tha form of being almost a joke when hi' nerured the services of one of the. ablaat Greenabory lawyera to come j here in bis interest, having mode the' lawyer believe there wax a $.*>00.00 fee in the rase. When the able attorney' arriveil he found hia client in the hands of frienda who explained. The people I sympathise greatly with the afflicted man and did all they could to aaaiat I him. It now appear* that he ha* be-! fore been auhject to the*e attack* of extreme nervousness and that he ha*' rapidly recovered from former attack*.' He ha* taken treatment before in the j *ame institution where he wa* thi*1 time carried. Mr. W. K. Mrrritt aceompanicd him' to Raleigh. It should not be left un- > said that during all the work he did for the town he Kept hi* book , straight and wa* able to account for1 every cent of money he collected. There wa* not the Hlighte.it intimation of any intent on hi* part to do a wrong to any one. Culpepper Revival Closed. Three splendid services last Sunday marked the el duo of the great revival under Rev. Kurke Culpepper of Mem phi Tenn., that ha■> so greatly stirred our town for the pa.< two week*. Rev. Culpepper came here an absolute stran"«r never having even held a meeting in North Carolina liefore, he Ifeft our town beloved by every, denomination; pastors and people of every crtad will rh*ri«h his m"mory all through life and many prayer* will, one-end to the throne of grace for his a fety and success. , About a half hour before the hour set for the closing service Sunday evening, Rev. He: man sent a message to the hotel where Rev. Culpepper was -taying aying that the Church was parked ami hundreds being turned away, to {.li .. <e come at once as it was . j warm and many were standing, indeed the church was packed at every evening sei .'ice and n many as 500 persona turned away more th in once. Rev. Culpepper is a your.ir man, only about 3X yea's of age though hi.* hair is gray, he is refined well edu ;ited. good natureti, a born actor and -i n'hlstS, his voi(e is plea-Hint and his stock of wit and htas:»r inexhitusi able, he hai been preaching since he \v.» a mere ' oy of 14 years and is the • i of a noted evangelist, but the > -et of his power lies in none of the e tilings, nor in all of them, but personal consecration and i.t presence of the Holy Spirit can „-lta a rr.an the power to touch the o«m ' r.t! li es of his fellow man a< B ■ '. Culpepper t'qclies h;; hearers, llis powtr is wuml 'Ytui, he appeals to tU» be-t the -o 's in a man, his big lovi:ig hen: i fair!;." yea.us ov» ;• the evil r u «' ii. i to a belter life., " ,t .' 1-a . 'li til names ' r ' hunh m '.-»*Sfr ; 'n art! eve y churrh in town will la ;: owe. ion as a re sult of this rv 'Tn .. It (' :!j ; logan is "Put C' <: Fir t" h i think of the wonderful work he i iomg uiulvr (iod's direct . u *c are led to.pomhA- orer tills th< uirlit. wo can not all be Rurke Culpepperr., hat if he can do such mil.,!:', woi'.. bj resign ing his will to the will of his Maker, could not the same God use tbe rest of us to-accompli-li wottttarful things if we would really 'Tut (jud First." Rev. Culpepper left Sun.lay nightj by automobile accompank d by Dr. H.1 It. Rowe, and Messrs Clove Hale, John 1 Folger and Sunderland for High Point to catch a fast train for Memphis to spend a few hours with his family after which he goes to Ark.iik.sas to) conduct a meeting. i nerc will n* n xpe.-iai N«rvtc» at the Epi*coqpl church Oo<*l Friilay, April filh, it I 11 o'clock. Knstcr Pay sarvloo nt 11 n. m. and 8 p. m. Sprrial mu«ic. Service Holy CrrrTminion 11 o'clock. J. Ct. Wood & Co., of llorkford, N. < v i I . M tn Mr. f. W In ..i- of il.it cniiatj- a compter plowinf w "it c n iMin® of plow 1 «<•.•(•«(> O' ":!r. Tho [KftClriU wa riollvci>>,l h.vf lr-.«t v et\ niul i *000.00. H will plow t'rom (tlx to leu «f lal.tl a .lay. , Monday April Nth, Ibulwl wilt be obaervad M • apeciaj Church Bally day by the Kirat liaptiat Monday Hchool. By thU wo mcaa to aay that a » pee 1*1 effort will bo made to oaliat thoae of'our Church membership, who can, but *£o do not now attend our School, and to have thorn preaeat at, that timo. Coupled with thia, wo will undertake to rally our preaent enroll ment, th#t wo may if poeaible hava tho largo*t Church Member attcndanco in tho hiatory of our achool. Wo moat earneatly and cordially in vita ovary noailwr of tho Church liv ing in or near Mt. Airy to bo praaont promptly at 1(1 a. m. You will onjoy it and ho benefitted by it. Then, too,' you will greatly help and encourage1 thoee who have boon thus laboring for yearn. We are perauaded that it ia your duty to fall in line and cooperate with ua. We are meeting and atudy ing together the word of Cod with a view to greater efficiency on the part of our people in the work of the king dom of God, and with a view, too, of reaching and winning to Chriat, Hia Church and Hi* Work, our relative*, children, frienda, neighbor* and their children. We need you. We nhall count on you. T.U. King, Paator. A. V. Went, Supt. Mrs. Permelia Peele Pauet. Mr*. Permelia Peele died at herl home in High Point lawt .Saturday and! the remain* were brought here and carried to the neighborhood of Union Churrh and laid to rent in a family burying ground. She wax <r>8 year* of; age and had long been a consistent member of the I'rimitive ilaptint church. She leaven a large family and circle of friend* who mourn at her punning. Prizes for Best Gardens. - The Betterment Association will meet in the New School building Friday at and the object of the meeting will be to start a movement' to get the people of this city to put forth great effort to make goodi garden*. Plans have been worked cut and buyinef.* men wiii jive premiums for the encouragement of, the work. It is the desire of the Association that, "very parent in the city meet and help push this effort to a success and thuH mu!<e our people as self sus'r.in intf as possible. V Aged Lady Pasee*. Mr*. Susaner Simmons paused from' this life on March 23 at the advanced nine of 85 years. The remains were laid to rest in the Oa«. Grove cemetery ami the funeral servve* were conduct ed hy the Rev. C. C. Haylhore. She wax a member of the Baptist church and a good and useful » <man. She lived to see all her family of bro thers and sisters pn * from this life and leaves three children who survive her. A large number of friends at tended the last services. t. Airy V» Westftcld. / Saturday afternoon at three o'clock' the Kirls of the Mt. Aiiy Hiifh School played the We*tfield Rirls in a very interesting pme of basket ball on our splendid court in the Opera House.; The game wns full of enthusiasm and interest fmm beginning to end. While th- Mt. Airy (firis seemed to lie able to handle the ball more accuiately th.hi the visiting trirls, the country' team showed that they had goes) material and did unusually fine de fensive work. On the ML Airy t' m'tbe forwa 'ds. Folder and liayne:-', played a very (rood ;-amo and raude some of the best] -hot; th.V tbc pills h>ivt made ■ ur| c<.u.t thU -or. ..n a! hoi h they urere guarded the <*• ■■ i th<f *ha",e tieei; bi'fore. Sp:' . i r a: 'I Ci*or'o pla t ! ■ ii ml the first hh aim Smtiii *n't' lialdridRC tl.e fast half. i>.ey allowed | the vislto oi:l;. one field jjoal in the fiv t hu":' i.. 1 . f <• : 1. We, are all pioud of Johr..-cn*> work in the} ccnfor. • played a fine .^upie and. " .-.'.i e; t» make u a 'ar ptay*^ • next yen'-. Trii !no >v -•!!. ! I :im ITIG !OtVI$ • I ^Helton and Je- <un. N., Played a nice clean name, but they were unable t put the ball in tbe bn ke» because o" the trood work .done by the Mt. Airy guurdR. Alia Jessup was fast in the j center. Wc believe that *he is one of the bent we have seen this year. Clarace Simmon* and Lola Jessup guarded for the visitor* in thv first half, Inez Simmons substituting in the i lait half. These girls did the best de fen dve work that we lima seen done on our floor this year. Kolger and Haynes can well congratulate them selves on throwing six field ponls on the e girls. The final wore was 14 fbr Mt. Airy and 5 for Westfield^' Some Good Advi.e. "Don't tHnk tan much of vour own 11. il i. V. utcb r.ther p (.!«% v *) , ard -n tl m ttifst " This l» tr.>cii •'•> -, < -1 ■ :>'1 v vSc.* 1 Mim» or ir.«i. fit Vno will fin.1 f J v-ho \i «• Cliaral i'l-iin'' Tnb'M > r< • Ailment* with th*» Ui»t r**uH», Aful ,\"i!) tfo well to follow thv ir #<< ample. SPRING Clothing for MEN and BOYS IS HERE /yi£.«-f>XBra3 Hart Schaffner & Marx for Men, and Widow Jones of Boston for Boys—there is no better to be found. Berg Hats for Spring and Summer at Old Prices! Lundy's Clothing Store We Beg to Announce Our Spring Oping Our Large and Up-to-Date Line of Merchandise We have just received a big line of Craddock Terry Oxfords for Men, Women and Children. Craddock Terry shoes mean some thing. It means not ordinary shoes but Better Shoes for less money. Better in lasting and wearing qualities. We want you for a regular shoe customer and we ask you to try a pair of Craddock Terry Shoe's. They will give perfect shoe satisfaction. We want you to com? ?n an'J let us show you that we can save you money on your oxford bill. We bought our Oxfords several month* ago before the hig advance went cn shoes. DRY GOODS - -j~- k Attention is called to one large assortment of dresj goods which we offer a* pr-cs not possible for duplication in other stores. Our stoc?c is large al v ay- r.-.d wc can t. >ual!y supply just what u wanted in the best materials and the latest, most attractive patterns at the lowest possible price. GENTS' FURNISHINGS We have just received a beautiful line of Ide Silver Brand Shirts and Col* lars for spring and summer, in silk ant! all the New Fabrics. Every shirt is Guaranteed fast colors ai.J based on last years market. tttt-SHU MThtCWimtMinW Jackson Eros.
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