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A young gentleman arrived at jlr. and Mrs. George Peeler's August 19th. A crowd of boys killed 125 eels lust Wednesday when Bernhardt r( mill pond was let off. It wilt bt turned into a cornfield, p. A. Peeler, and his force of workmen finished tip the new res idence for Stephen Davis August 22nd. ".0" ' We have one woman on our list who wants to keep house for some one for wages. The subscription school taught here by Miss Mamie Peeler and Miss Mary Heller was largely at tended and a success. It will close Friday, August 28th. Martin Luther Hess and his young bride have rented Albert Rrown's two-story residence and gone to keeping house. We received by mail today an old Confederate relio, dated March 22nd, 1S65, it being a receipt from the government of the Confeder ate States to a citizen of Rowan county, N. C, for 120 pounds of bacon. It was one-tenth of his raisine. which was given to the government. The Albert Lee Pink Granite Company is putting their air com pressor in place this week. It will be used to run their pneu matic tools in their big cutting shed and on the quarry. The old soldiers have returned from the reunion at Winston-Sa lem and say tbey had the best time of their lives, and give all the praise to the good p-Vople of Winston-Salem. Lawson LmdwiCK is running a beef market here and is meeting with success. Miss Ida Lingle is spending a week or two at home with her parents and taking a reBt from her work in Salisbury. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Earnhardt are visiting ralatives in Faith this week. William Bame, who is confined to his bed, is very low. His moth er, from China Grove, who was with him last week is still with him. Daniel Artz bought a house and lot from Augustus Basinger. Venus. ' August f 24. -The health of our community is good at this writing. We are haying fine seasons, t: A "number J of our young people are getting ready to go to Newton where they will enter Catawba college., " Solomon Peeler died at Mb home in Rowan county Wednesday,-his death being " due to did age and Bright's disease. He was 75 years bid. Mr. Peeler had been linger ing all summer, but at the time of his death he was able to be up and about. "Funeral services were con ducted on Thursday, August 20th, in Lower Stone church by his pas tor, Rev. W. W, Rowe. A large concourse of friends and relatives followed the body to its resting place in the cemetery nearby the church. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fisher were the welcome visitors of G. M. Fisher last Saturday night. - - Last Thursday about noon the house of Alex. Jackson was burned down. It caught from the flue in the kitchen. The loss was partly covered by insurance. Three new 'phoneB were put in last week, and others are talking of getting them. Our people are just beginning to realize the need of a 'phone. Rev. W. W. Rowe has accepted a call from Catawba college, where he expects to begin work as teach er the 1st of September. The people of Lower Stone regret very much to see him go. He has been pastor of the East Rowan charge for the past five years and has done much for the upbuilding of the churches. Rev. Rowe will preach his farewell sermon at Low er Stone the fifth Sunday morning at 10 :30 o'clock. Blue Eyes, LIBERTY X ROADS, both times. Route No. 1, Gold Hill, August Last Thursday morning when 24. Corn and cotton are looking J. F. Park went to his hog pen he fresh V and doing nicely along now J found that his lot of hogs bad in- in this rainy season. ? The protracted meeting at Lib erty closed last Friday night; Ev erybody enjoyed Mr. Kirk's ser mons and Mr. Eagle's illustra tions, : . ; ----- . " Luther Miller and wife were pleasant visitors at J. A. Ribelinfs last Saturday night and Sunday. creased by thirteen pigs. All of these were from his 0. I. C. breediugsow. : ' Last Sunday when Duke : -C. I Trexler came out of Organ church after preaching, he looked all around and then asked; with an inquiring look, "Where is 'some body?' " He was informed that "somebody" had gone home. The nes? school house at Liberty Then he tried to mate arrange- is now iramea ture work. and ready for fu- A.. M. Ford was in this vicinity last week trying to organize a Farmers' Union at Liberty, Mr. Ford made a strong and interest- ments to go to Sunday school at the Menius and Kluttz school house. I don't know whether he went or not. , John B Park has a very sick horse. He thinks that his horse ing speech, but failed to put up a ig found8red on ater TT ninn - W. H. Earnhardt is wearing a A series of meetings will begin broad grin since last Friday, He at St. Matthew's E. L. church in 8ayg it is because it is a boy. the near future. Marion. Mrs. J. C. Morgan visited at James Morgan's last Sunday. School at Jackson college has been stopped on account of the mumps. Minks have been killing J. J. Frick's chickens to beat the band. Roby Hill made a flying trip to the piney evening. IMMANUEL. .Aug. 24 Wo have at last been blessed with "plenty of rain. It rained all day yesterday andTB at.il! rainine at this writing, but not so hard as it did yesterday. Sidney Barringer, H. A. M woods last Sunday Barringer and Jno, Misenheimer Billy. 6RAHAM X ROADS. August 22. We are having good rains. . Miss Anna Briggs is still in the mountains where the summer breeze is bo lovely and mild. i will put in 'phones this week The line has been put up, ready for the 'phones when they come. Miss Nora Kluttz has been em ployed to teach school at Bethany this winter. UNION CHURCH. August 24. The much-needed rain has come at at last. The farmers will make good use of it by preparing their wheat and oats land for the common fall crops. The corn and cotton crops are not verv favorable ones in this community on account of the re cent drouth. The Trexler gold mine has shut down for a few days. The vein has been found and proved by expert miners to be very rih. On account of the circus com ing to Salisbury the Jr. O. U. A M. picnic at Rowan Council, No 196, has been postponed to a later date. HREE DEATHS AND MUCH SICKNESS. Mike ever Is Still Betting in It's Work. Goes to Norfolk. Gold Hill, August 24. We are having a nice genue ram wnicn has been falling all night. Albert Hedrick, our blacksmith, . . i 1 1 r j has neen striCKen wnn iever ana is a very sick man, Ralph Shaver is improving slow y and it is hoped will soon be out again. - - Molly Casper, is in a serious condition with dropsy. Dr. Bow ers tapped her and took a bucket full of water from her. This is the second time this operation has been performed. The children are progressing nicely with their exercise for next Sundav. Rev. R. L. Brown, of 0. W. Graham is remodeling the Faith, j8 the author of this exer- old Jim Burkhead house, from top cjse ana jt i8 an excellent one. to bottom, and will give it a new Everybody is invited to come and coat of paint this tall. stay all day. Rev. Linn, of Rock Rather soon for opossum, but well, will preach a sermon at 11 t.Ks hn-oa ro annntinor thfi wnnds o'clock, after which there will be la nublic dinner in the grove The afternoon services will begin L. M. Safrit killed six squirrels about 1 :80 o'clock. in oovon clirta WVin fftn bAat. that,? Uncle Jkthro. If Sam doesn't watch close he will be happy yet. D. A. Sifford went to Winston to attend thetld soldiers' reunion this week. John Leppent has rented the Otho Cauble place for the year. Tom Link is putting a new to his house. housekeeper The J. A. Trexler Machine Co. threshed 15,689 bushels in twenty five days. Who can beat that? They .have also bought a shreder and will shred corn for the public. Old Farmer. A Word for the Old Soldiers. Let us not be too ready to turn down an offer to" work from the old soldier, even though Mb ser vices are not greatly in demand. Often he is a man whose fortune, love, and ambition of his yonth have been all swept away while he tv as in Ihe service of his coun try. Such a man needs the sup port of ready sympathy from his fellow man, His- ia no ordinary experience The sorrows of life have struck deep into his breast. He has seen his dearest companion snatched by death from his side in the twinkling of an eye. To night the camp-fire's glow is sadder than waning moon because of the absence faces. Cheer the old fel lows. Listen as they fight their battles o'er or tell o'er again the oft-iepeated joke around the camp fire. And give them material aid when they need it. Bind np their wounds and pour in the oil, for they are men of sorrows and ac with quainted griefs Stanly En terpriso. Persons will never know what a delicious breakfast food is until they have eaten . The Only Big Circus to Visit this Section. Biggest! Best! GranQest Sto od fink! Nearly a Century under one Management! Requiring 60 Special Built 60-foot Cars. John-.Mdbln lO 331 Gr - ' - DUD Expense Daily, $3,500.00. $10,000.00 in New Features and Animals. WHEAT FLAIIE CELERY the ideal food for all classes, th result of years of investigation. Fop sale by all Grocers e next at Bob A new Webb's. Floyd Lingle will soon leave for Mt, Pleasant, N. C, where he will attend school the coming year. Miss Mary Scheuck is at home I tsp dazzle! Get the Most Money Out of Your Lands 4 Big Circuses! 4 Big Rings! Clementine Brady died last Fri- now for awhile. There will be a large crowd from this community who will go to see the elephants. Fodder and tops making will soon be the order of the day. Ghee whiz, that is not pleasant work. - B. H. Miller and family visited Mr. Miller's parents last Sunday evening. We understand that Mrs. Lunda Wise:s farm" has been sold to Adam Casper, from Stanly coun ty, the consideration being $1,000. There will be preaching at Union church next Sunday at the usual hour, 11 o'clock a. m. . Also cat echetical insturction on Saturday previous at 2 o'clock p. m. Hustler. day and was interred at the Holi ness church Saturday at 3 p. m. The burial services were conducted by Rev. Baldy. Solomon Peeler died last Wed nesday and was interred I nurs- day. He had been afflicted with dropsy for some time. Eva Pool died last Tuesday and was interred in the Gold Hill cemetery on W ednesday. The ten-days' meeting at St. Paul's Holiness church closed fest night. Rev. Baldy labored faith fully and much good was accom plished. Rev. Summy preached at the Baptist church here yesterday at 11 a. m. Prof. Fowler closed his ten- days' writing school last Friday. Some of the pupils made a decided improvement. The excursion to Norfolk, Va., was a success, the Salisbury train having 14 coaches packed full. We left Salisbury at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening and arrived in Norfolk at about 8 a. m. Wednes day. We visited Newport News, Fortress Monroe, the National T. B. Lingle is getting a big pile of wood at his gin now. Aunt Jane Morris sold five acres of her land to Mr. Cook at $20 per acre. L. W. Lingle has some good horses to sell. Anyone wishing to buv will do well to take a look at them,. Mrs. S. B. Coliey ft still con fined to her bed with-fever. There was a strange happening in this neighborhood the other day. A buzzard flew near the ground. On looking closely I saw that a dog was sitting on his tail. That is something new in this country but across the waters it is a com mon thing. L. W. and James Liug'e went to Norfolk, Va., this week. Rev. B. S. Brown was the guest of Ed. Sifford the other day. - J. R. Bost got the missionary quilt sold at Salem, rne price was $5.25, He is fixing for winter. Jack. by making them yield the biggest possible crops. Grain must get the nourishment that makes it grow out of the soil and the more plant food there .j&SSsiHi is in the soil, the quicker and bigger and more jf?;J . r 11 .l! : - ...111 T?,,- .t.i relief fire- pienuiuiiy me gram wm giuw. uui juu miui .1 put me ioou miy uic su uy nutiauj uau5 1; Virginia-Carolina fertilizers Then a big bumper crop is as sured, because these fertilizers contain the necessary elements required by the soil to prop erly and fully mature tne grain. Farmers invariably find that the more Virginia Carolina Fertilizer they . use, the bigger is the crop, and the greater their profit. Have you gotten the latest Virginia-Carolina Year Book or Al manac, the most useful and valuable book any farmer or grower can read: Get a copy from your fertilizer dealer or write to our nearest sales omce one will be sent you free. Virginia-Carolina Chemical 300 Circus Acts 10 male Riders 20 Sensationl Acts 12 Manege Acts 10 Brother Acts High Divers Host of High 300 Circus Artists 10 Female Riders 20 Female Feature Acts 20 Trained Horses Flying & Horizontal Bar Acts 30 Tumbling & Leaping Acts Wire and Sensational Acts. r Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. Columbia, S. C. Atlanta, Ca. Savannah, Ga. Durham. N. C, Charleston, S. Baltimore, Md Columbw, Ga, Montgomery, Memphis, Tenn. Sbroveport, La. Enormous Menageries In One,.. 1500 Rare and Costly Animals 2 Herds of Monster Elephanta Herd of-Camels& Water Buffaloes Rhinocerous, Hippopotamus, Horned Horses, Tigers, Lions, Zebras, "African Antilopes, Leop ards, Black Tigers, Pumas, White, Black and Russian Bears, Birds Reptiles, etc., etc. 46- i ' The Best Trained Sea Lions in the World. COMPLETE WILD WEST! Every Known Wild Weld Sport and Pastime, Battle of Wounded Knee, Hanging Horse Thief, Stage Coach Kobbery, 50 Cow Boys and Indians. PARK ACADEMY. Rockwell, Route 2, Aug, 24. I Soldiers' Home, Ocean View, and Everybody has been resting up other places of interest. The for the fall work, which will soon weather was find and a good time need to be begun in this sectxon, was enjoyed by all. Mike. Strikers Turn Mongers. Birmingham, Ala., August 21. Anthony Davis, a negro non-union miner, whose house at. Pratt City was dynamited Wednesday night, was fired upon from ambush near his home at Pratt City tonight and fatally injured. Quite a num ber of shots were fired into the body, indicating that a band of men were lying in ambush. Davis has been working steadily since the declaration of the strike and immediately after the house was dynamited claimed that he had seen and recognized the men ho committed the deed. Excellent Health Adfice. Mrs, M. M. Davison, of No -879 Gifford Ave., San Jose, Cal., says : Miss Mary Lyerly and brother, Marcus Lyerly, were welcome visitors at J. F. Parks' Saturday night and Sunday, The residence of P. A. 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