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FAITH. '
March 9.-Theire was so-e
distineruished visitors in Fa. .1
esterdar from Concord. .They
were W A Brown, R I Long Sam
uel Southard and C B Bostian.
Mr. Bostianwas the engineer of
the larg-e automobile. They cam
up to hurry up the street curbing-
for tha city of Concord .
L. M, Peeler, the Faith under
taker, received a 'phone message
yesterday that Alfred Peeler had
died at his home at Granite
Quarry.
Venus justreceived a lette from
a citizen of Rowan County ak-
ing for some information, if they
see this and send us a stamp f or
reply will tell them what they
want to know. So many people
: ;t;rrtrins if we furnish
stamps to answer all it would
break us up.
Venus will sell one large old
timp three cornored cupbard.
Mr..Tnhn A Cress; who lives in
the settlement of Kluttz and
M-nin school house, drove down
! TTaith to dav to visit her broth
er TTarvev Wilson, who is side
with pneumonia at L M Peeler's
. l. Uoo.hffPlI WniKlUa.; tit
wnere uc uoaiv-.-
is improving nicely. j
There are more orders coming
in our town" for ; granite jRork
than 'was ever known before - and, j
every young man who is able to
work, has a job- l wo or three
non-union granite cutters could ,
get, work here right away, j
Hands are. so scarce that theyj
can't be had for love nor money, i
Wm. Fesperman and Bovden ,
Leflerare in Faith today huhing
peas for John A Peeler and XT'
Wyatt with a gasoline engine i
outfit- They do fine work.
Pinknev Ludwick left last
night on the train for China.
Grove. He got word that his
daughter, Mrs. Lawson Ritchie, '
had gotten worse and was not ex
pected to live. VENtJS.
Sloan's LininiQQt Per Menmadss).
The tor tti rfe of rheuma ti sm , the
pains and aches that niake life
unberabla are relieved by Sloan's
Liniment, a clean clear liquid that
is easy to apply and more effec-'
five thau mussy plasters or oim
meots because it penetrates
quickly without rubbing.' For
ibe many pains? and aches follow
ing exposure, strains, sprains
and muscle soieness, Sloan's
Liniment is promptly effective.
Always have a bottle handy for
gout; lumbago, toothache, back
aches tiff neck and all external
pains " At druggists, 25c.
- . STPAUL'S. ...
Match BpTbeir will be com
union 'service at St.. Paul's Sun
day morning March 18th at eleven
o'clock. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Dr. H.C Hohbarger had some
bad luck with his tanning of goat
and sheep hides. He left it out
sldf of the building and the do-s
tore up the tannery and dragged
off the hides. Dr. says that he
is hoping to get in shape to try
again by the 1st. of April,
B T Propst is making single
ploughs for the farmers. Any
one who wants a plough see,
Propst the plough maker.
Some of the Summer girls were
riding last Wednesday. They
seemed to enjoy it very much
when tbey passed the home of
the writer ot these items.
Colonel T E Webb's house
caught on fire last Thursday, but
no damage was done to amount to
anything.
j Buddie Page and Bill Koon
j took a horse back ride Sunday
! evening and reported having had
i a loveley time.
get Immediate relief froui
rv
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0 .
Sudden v changes of temper1-
ature and underwear bring spr
ing colds with stuffed up head,
sore throat and general1 cold
symptoms. A dose of Dr King s
New Discovery is sure relief,
this happy combination of an
tiseptic balsams clears the head,
soothes the irritated membranes
and what might have been a lin-
- .
gering cold is broken up. Don't
stoj treatment when relief is
first felt as a half cured cold is
dangerous. Take Dr. King's
New Discovery till ycur cold is
gone.
ROWAN
HARDWAR
E & MAC
GENERAL HARDWARE MERCHANTS.
The old eFtablished line of Johnston Harvesting Ma
chinery, the Red Rook Island Drag Harrow, the Sunny
South Cotton Planter and the "Little Dutch" Sulky Plow
is being continued; a stock of which we hve in our ware
house at this time. These farming tools are so well and
favorably known to the farmers of Rowan and adjoining
counties that we feel it is only necessary to remind them of
the approach of spring when the cultivating of the soil re
quires these implements. There never has been on this
market machinery that :s better adapted for the land in
this section, and in the purchase cf any of the above nam
ed machinery you can be assured of not only getting the
best that can be obtained, but something that will really
do your business.
Fon't wait until the very day, you need farming
machinery but let us have your order now. Everything
we soil is unconditionally guaranteed, and if you make a
purchase from us through misrepresentation or o1 In twist, you will confer a favor on us-hy making your complaints known.
ROWAN HARDWARE & MACHINERY CO., Phone 158, SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
HINERY COMPANY,
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THE SUNNY SOUTH COTTON PLANTER
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STATEfvlEHT OF GOrJDITIOrj (GOrJOEUSED) TilARGH 5TH? 1917,
Resources!
Loans and Discounts - -Overdrafts
- - - - -
United States and other Bonds owned
Federal Heserve Bank Stock owned
Banking House -
GASH m VAULT ARID BASICS
I
801,559.05
3,601.02
116,00000
4,500.00
29,447 25
178,903.32
$1,134,010.64
Liabilities s
Capital - - -Surplus
-
Undivid Profits - - -
Circulation -
Dividends unpaid -
Rediscounts with Federal Reserve Bank
Other rediscounts -
DEPOSITS - -
8100,000.00
- 50,000.00
2 113.93
100,000.00
94.00
88,192.35 ,
14,900 00
754,690.36
$1,134,010.64
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We invite the accounts of Corporations, Firms and?Tndividuals and will be pleased to meet or
correspond with those who contemplate making changes or opening new accounts.
CMOllto Interest paid on Savings Accounts and Certificates every Three Months.
Ytf R BUSINESS SOLICITED.
OFFICERS:
N. B. McCanless, President
J. D. Norwood, Vice President
D. L. Qask II, Vice President
W. T. Busby, Cashier
John flcCanless, Asst. Cashier
J. G. Butby
D. L. Gaskill
M. L. Jackson
D. W. Julian
J. F. McCubbins
DIRECTORS
J. S. McCubbins
L. D Peeler
A. G. Peeler
. J. Roseman
A. L. Smoot
P. H. Thompson
C. L. Welch
B. McCanless
W. T. Busby
J. D. Norwood
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