Friday, April 27, 1923. *************** * ni’iTjuiwflg rv our * * NEIGHBORING VILLAGES * * A KXfcftfeftft******* HIGH POINT SCHOOL. W<» ha v<> been preparing for the school closing next rlilay evening and Pjfht. We afo going i» have s.inie rhirig that is good, so if Von ward (o epjoy the evening yon had boiler not miss lieing at High I'oint Friday. Af ter the program in the afternoon sap per will he served on the ground, so be on time with full baskets, and en joy the occasion with us. Miss Julia Smith spent Mondnv in Concord. Miss Marie Widenhouse arrived Saturday to spend her vacation wilh home folks after lining in school at Boiling Springs, She is expecting to go (wick when the fail lerni oi»ens. 1 Everyone that was at Georgeville Fridny thoroughly enjoyed the school ■ closing exercises. Mr. Marshall Anton's little dangh- 1 tor is-real sick. Mr. John Widenhouse laid a dog lo go mad last Thursday morning. Al so Mr. Horace Dry had one to leave. Mr. Morris Bost spent Monday in j Concord on business. ) There will he preaching at Friend / ship Church the liftli Sunday morn ing. Also on tiie firsl Sunday night. Everybody is cordially invited. . Mr. .1. W. Bost. the principal at High Point, spent Friday evening at Clove's. Nearly all the fruit is killed. | Miss Julia Smith spent one day last week with her aunt. Mrs. Horace Dry. JOHNNIE JUMP-UP. * ROBERTA. There was no prayer service last night on account of the preacher being; in Bessemer City assisting in 1i meet ing. Rev. Mr. Phillips preached on 1 Sunday morning. The sermon was line. His text was “There shnll not an hoof lie left behind,” found in Ex odus the tenth chapter, and twenty sixth verse. Ilis subject was "Swap-' ping With the Devil." Mr. Phillips said “thoie were ]>eoplc all over the land and country swapping their soul to the devil for something that belongs to him (tiie devil). Some swapping their children for property, some swap ping the happiness of their home to the devil for whiskey, etc. There wns no preaching Sunday night on account of the preacher lieing absent. The ltolierta choir went to the Holi ness Church in Concord Saturday | night to sing. The quartet went Sun-, day night. , Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Dorton ure umv ing Tuesday to Ansonville, where Rev. Dorton preaches. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sira Clay, a daughter. Mrs. E. J. Linker has lieen on the sick list. Venus, in HMD, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. I,inker furnished meals to 1115 per sons. not counting the family. There were over lOt) meals servisl in August. If you can beat (bat come on. - ” Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Linker and sons, Worth and Lee, Mrs. J. AA*. Stowe and son, Mitchell, spent unday with Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Linker. JEFF. MT. PLEASANT ROUTE ONE. J Miss Faye Honeycutt, of Charlotte,' spent n few days with relatives on Stanfield Route.one. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tucker and children, of Albemarle, visited Mr. Tucker's mother, one day last week. Mrs. Arthur Whitley, of Concord, #t|K?nt part, of last week with her par ents, Mr. aml Mrs. It. Page. We regret very much to learn of the death of Mr. Aaron Jenkins, of Lo cust. Several of the people around here attended the commencement at George-] ville High Schol. All report the play | to lie very good. Miss Bessie Tucker, of Kannapolis, j spent the week-end with relatives. The many friends and relatives of Mr. Arch Ilartsell gave him a birth day dinner Sunday, it lieing his birth day. A large crowd wns present and a large table wns set with all kinds of good things on it. We wish Mr. Hartsell more more happy birthdays. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Burliee and children, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Tuck er, rill of Kannapolis, attended the birthday dinner Sunday. Mr. Howard Coleman and three sons, Alfred, Paul and Leroy, of Con- 1 cord, spent awhile Snndn.v at Mr. nnd Mrs. B. J. Coley's. Mr. Clarence Bnrbee, of Kannapolis, : visited in Stanly Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. ,11m Hartsell, of Con- j eord, visited the lntter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Coley, Sunday. ' . Mr. Jasiier Boone, of Onkhoro, was ( a visitor at Mr. A. J. Hartsell’s. | Messrs. Lee and Charlie Hartsell, i Misses Anna Brooks and Annie Cray-' ton spent Sunday in Stanfield. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ro.vmond Whitley, of i Kannapolis, Mr. Glenn Coley nnd Mel-1 vin Bnrbee, of Concord, attended the 1 birthday dinner Sundny. j Mr. Roy Little, of Union County, i spent Sunday on Route one with rel- j atives. Mr. and Mrs. Jnek Little and two ' children. Worth nnd Hugh J., of Lo-: oust, spent Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. N. I D. Crayton’s. Mr. anti Mrs. Clyde Smith, of Georgeville, were visitors at Mr. C. C. Love's Sunday. Messrs. Lambert and Clark, of Con-' cord, visited in this vicinity Sunday. KOCNTRY KIDS. LOWER STONE SCHOOL. The lower Stone school will render its dosing exercises Saturday, May 5, beginning at 2:30 p. m. Everybody is cordially invited. The program is as follows: j Song: A Vacation Glee. Exercise: Welcome. Song by Primary Grades: Once I Saw a Little Bird. Exercise: Vacation Joys. 1 Song by Primary Grades: John Browns a Little Indian. Recitation: A Merry Thought— J uni us Reaver. | Flower Drill—By Ten Girls. • Song by Primary Grades :Mary llad‘ L a Little Limb. Play: Mary Jous Recitation. Song: Vacation Time. . M Address by Rev. E. V. K- Roof. .1 There will be a picnic supper on the grounds followed by a ball game kit Bethany vb. Lower Stone. At 7:30 p. m. the following will lie the program : r Song, Round by the school: “Oh How Lonely L the Evening." Play: "Inst Half Day of. the Dis • trict School." j Music. » Play : "The Black Shoemaker " Music. Piay: "riie Sniggles Famlfr.” Music. liny: "Stick to Tour Word Gal.” Music. Song, trip: ."Goodnight.” SOUTH ROWAK Miss Hope Ritchie won the prize for making the highest average on (lie seventh grade examinations in Rowan count y. Mr. and Mrs. John Kennerly. of Sal tislmr.v, spent Sunday at Mr. G. R Ketner's. , There will he preaching at Ebenezer E. L. Church April tilth at 11 o'clock I’.V the pastor. Rev. P. L. Miller. Mr. Ilollie Ritchie, of China Grove, silent the. week-end svith home folks. ; Miss Florence Koon. of East Spen cer, s|ienl Sunday at the home of her grand lather, Mr. Harrison Huffman , TWINS. RIMER. ! Miss Inez Penninger has just re covered from an attack of measles. | Mrs. Zeii Taggart is spending the week with her parents, near Rock-. | well. Mr. Ralph Penninger lias accepted a position in Kannapolis. I Miits Annabel Kiser spent the | week-end jvilh Mr. ami .Mrs. G. C. Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Safrit;, of Kan napolis. spent the week-end in Rimer with relatives. The farmers of this section are busy planting cotton seed. Miss Ruth Ritchie spent the week end with home folks. 1 School will close at Rimer Friday, April :27th. There will lie a program rendered in the afternoon about 1:30 o'clock. After the program there will Ale it ball game. There will lie sup ‘per on the ground, after which a play entitled "Deacon Ditbiis" will tie giv en. The public is cordially invited to these exercises. TOOTS. WHITEHALL Itev. W. H. Willeford held service at the chain gang Sundny evening anil seven of the convicts professed and eleven more knelt for prayer. I Mrs. Dennis Tnrleton, of Grcens boro, is visiting relatives. | Mr. and Airs. Funderimrg nnd two j children, of .Monroe, were visitors in our vicinity Sunday, j Mr. and Airs. Will Barlice and four children, of China Grove, spent Satur day night with the former's parents, Mr. and Hrs. J. L. Hudson. Miss Mary White bns accepted a liosition with the Parks-Belk Co. | The Jackson Training School had | the misfortune of losing a fine milk !cow recently. The cow was valued at . S3OO. ( j The White Hall School will close I i Oiriiexr Thnmia}" nftd Friday'night. : May 3rd ami 4th. On Thursday night [ the intermediate grades will give their exercises and on Friday night j lie play by the larger pupils. The I play is entitled "The Parson’s vaca- I tion." Alusie will lie furnished by ! the Jackson Training School Band. Everybody is invited to these-exercis es- MUTT. CHINA GROVE ROUTE ONE. Born to Air. and Airs. J. W. Pless, a son, April the 12th. Mr. and Airs. L. A. AVensil spent Sunday with {heir son, Air. Leon AVen sil. of Concord. Miss Myrfie Carter is spending some time with her sister, Airs. James urr, of Concord. ] Mr. Leonard AA’ensil, of near Salis bury, spent the week-end with his |linreuls. Air. and Mrs. L. A. AVensil | (Messrs. Albert Carter. Louis and , Mdrvin Kluttz spent Sunday near Rocky River. Alessrs. Elmer and Edgar AVensil nnd sister, Ethel, spent the week-end at the home of their uncle. Mr. Ed mond Cook. The Sloo]ie school closed last Thurs day, April the PJtli and the good peo ple of the district gave the teacher, Mr. Z. A. Kluttz, a surprise dinner, which was enjoyed by all those pres ent. Airs. . L. Kluttz ami daughters, Isjient ridny night with Mrs. Kluttz’s son. Mr. W. E. Kluttz. i Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hahn, of Spen ■