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f'l"" : ; il RAr'n P FShei-ind,: Warner I 7 SOLDIER E3K MrEI?l Te C
f ; U-. : . .... J BeT'OFyiehlpr" and Warner
4 ' - ' "1 LO C 'illM EWS I C6tranttndad .thawing
r1'-: , : 1 1 : : i A-i I exercises of Mfs Thelma'Hor
r ofjhterosttb
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ley's echoolrat
Gold
I ; v;, t;L;; , , ; ,'i (lelivred an addresav
. iTataVi l bert MlliprCandwife.
i ti CUiW!tiiH,iX)ii!o; is'the gncVi Were at MrffM Jiflj&cahani's
'-r V varaeV Aaylov (.The chain nibisy to
I ... .. . ; - diy-nnloadinff a lot of crash
:ViitVdJj!.'ieifdIeman of Salis- and'ChinV;G
; . uCSdayafternbon jeter Bifiaere
for; th til: Sal iabnry
wrove-roaa. - -
Creed
China
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CUppnigs From Letters Wrttteii Jf ?
Private. James Jenkins vtites
i- irom Camp( Jackson v f r ;
f.We- ara' hopln: Soonfo'heave
fort Prance and feel -very ,:;niuch
like a : bunch of boys just ,iut ol
school, .: I ettiisted last June add
was Diit to installinffv teleobones
Te BaM HfrZioa Rsforafill Cfenrcfi. V T 7- FCETRf fC3 iklMlrr.
f V M tR Ziouj - Reformed ch'urcb ' of I , - - - .-- :l i .',
S u nd a y: af lernobn, A4pri 1 7th , a Mr;Editor;; r;
a n d w i f f Grove.
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t!r?r UaQ Went andrMrs K W ThoW
. erf Cbari6t:MPand Mrs B
. f . , , jntiohpt WlaQlogton 4v Gillbn and; daughter? Mis?
r ' . 5.4 t fV4:7j wmb1 Unfi. -M ra M S Lucsleof Concord, spent the
;V 5 ;ii?; ,2 week end wifh' their parents;
t i ; vSpuftet.'i-DU Mr audYrs Thorn. f :
!' v r. : -iG:uV3 Mi8 Rhae Ritchie of Rich
; , ... ,l?ury ttaf;tb:faeaV;rhnr fiwd.'ia visitlngher sister,
r ;'t'aiPcAar3riu:AnH v -
h : - TReV:O P Fisher " whospent
! ?- VMrsk"tKdtt"a;iIrQwirPtarn veiterday at Crescent return
... aafc..'iWjaaj,.uJgbl-oi No '85 ed this mprning.
fr -: f ; . T1?,' ".:vi"" David Chatham : vi
r ' v. MVP1? Wilfeboro last Snnda
1 iVtjiC.irV.t w.r " Th China Grove
I t :r4iHith- A?frien:i1tt!ll after a Aort shut
! ' L '"-. A:Sr:h-o1-?;,:v -u'f-nC hrot started asaiu
.'" :X tarirt sM'f ound 'A'Vrrtrv finday. ,
f " vff I-.-'-". ; - , m . -m ..... i a -
7 ,V : XrvenHW oir t'Sd-Indies V 5 Berlin
': .. v rr Ton4acc9rapriiTed ;-by able to be and about.
VV ; D Whita Bostian and son
j .-j: .'S ;1 Pt V-.i Earle were in Salisbury
- A;;:M;ikrSrohle. who. has
Sloop and
sited at
Roller
down,
Wedued
Weaver, who has
measles, is now
in; th3' light bouses olt' the;Kprih
and i$outh Carolina Coasts 1 4 It t
rwas very lni4reAjbing work and I
enjoyed it very; much though we
had it. pretty rough at times '.
a ? We: Dad - been here f our months
learning .fh o w; Genierhing
wants -telephone ."a ad telepraph
work dohe in Prance. It IS: go-
ing;io; be j lots. ptj fun: building
lines right up under Fritz s nose
and sending ;messages, to .the
time of big -guns. ,We" 'rtsalizej
thajt going to whip tHe Germaps
is the biggest thing that haseV-'
er happened to us and it is going!
to -.take all the : man; in us ! tq
come out on top, but by trusting
in vioq we will ;ao H.r Bo manv
people nave the idea that the
army is such a -wicked place. II
is not; and moat.of. the .men' will
come out better and wiser than
they went ini jWhen one, is ej-j
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volunteertfommittee' has gQne to-"- We, the jjeople of -St Mark's
work soliciting Jfundsl for - the congregation,1 havejasf ' 4bont
eTecuon oi;a new eamc ana.' up compieiea a new iuiueran aimn:
t o tod ay, -wh lie. only a very small church in our towri ad :h inlr
tiutdber of '-the members: 'havetit is a structure of which55 wa
Isen .seen Something over t000 should klb&pnkd,1 i'VQt
iheisplendid spirit , in-the con-1 tributed in any wayregfets wlb'a'i
regauon uduis assurance inaca i ne or; sue nas uone owaras,iU9i
ew. auuuingtv prooaDiy superior j erecxion or inis newstnxcturc
n-l-.t ip. w Vf. " i " 'I'll ' 1
rThe U D'J China Cjsro Cii;V;'v
ter met at tho fcomVcf t!rAdai v t
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Stirewali.Tpi nc:i:j;i r,;t:rsc5Ca ; v ; : C
at 2 cloclr:&. htcIbT.iw.'V:
grammV tria'-'cdrric'1 1c'ui with! . i V S . '
iSn ?p$'p5?; ';. ;:.:r.03r' -
;if ;s$J ? ! -mfr ' .
Buca,ctr; nra5ho;c; Viiai' f"-:-:t
Sblteritly 014' 'iTcatactor ildx. m
to the old one, will sdonaddrn "'" rtBirikfthat iCts.dFoply 5 a
Jihe spot. j Part of . the - congrega credit to the people ttiat 1)Uilt it,
on hbweverV,ie.sire : a: building but I think that is 4fl ornament
pecting to go I Over ."there" itlregular; services-are - concerned I haps he could be more u$efttliel$e
manes uim ioott a& inings amervr
entiy. tNo man. in, o or; company
is afraid but we all : realize 4,hit
soon we are going to face death
and things religious' are taken
more seriously. ; . , &
Lieut James W - Cheshire
writes from France:
As regardsour soldjersX am
Monisure-tneir - behavior-, over hee
r I would bo a credit 16 ah armyJdf
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- . , - '.JLJT aV.-M. Utaa L A CVAAn I
-r V -twu ;uic viw, uuu f.ow ahio to be up.
r; uey invuo-yoa-io patronize
" . them, iifie advertisement , in
; this paper. . .'
likiy A'Albrigbt Bpent a
: lew-days at Peter Cress1 re
, i;'-ceutly.
r V fiif b Dale, daughter of
fV XJhliia (fr6v last Vebuedday
:;- ; "flight; April 17th; where . she-
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9;V Si ,
' -TVvill vilt hOmefolkV for
ri vfhbrtwhileriMr Dale is ex-
i J peeled a arrive Saturday
- ' ' or. Sunday morning,
' f'T : April' dbtbpr't. Thence
fe will.go ?n-to Albemarle,
where he has accepted a pop a
r. tioit-with the iioneycu t
t Furniture Co. . Rev , and M rs
XJA "lJrown are .glad that
t tlieir daughter and family
v qru getting ;nearer China
cdrovtj.
RevC A Browu attended
ilid-Rowau county Lutheran
Minister's Association last
Tutfday, April 16th.
A Browu was in
last AVednegday.
i "t f M KdrHftman t hud h! tavt
7 v-h3iTyiDie for diuner today.
j Mr F L Yost, who has Drc
' ;,rT J -i duced inch large and beautl
'v - - tul chrysanthemums, Bays
L . ; ..::ijoW;is l.he time to set 'them
cat and begin cultivation.
SIjc Has some plants for sale.
h CorriherCarpeiiter
Company his a change of
nd 7ertiement in this pa per
ai.l urge; the people to be
: patriotic, and to buy Liberty
B md a'ud Savings Stamps.
..It and Mrs W R Yost "at-
tendrd the fnuerarrWednes
day ol Mrs R B Lee in East
gjncer.
Mrs A: A Hurley," Misses
J T Charlotte 1
Rnr O P Fisher has accept-
el ah nviation to deliver
the -literary addr-ss before
the Tyro High school, David
on county, on Thursday,
April 25th.
Mrs J L Holshouser spent
S itQiday night at her brotb
erV,.A A.Bost. ,
Jas N Day vault and family
were Salisbury visitors yester
day. . -
D K Correll. who lias been
in Washington. D C, work"
ing in the railroad office, Is
here on a visit to his mother.
Miss Mamie Rodgers of
Glass is bre visiting her eis
ter, Mrs W L Cooper.
The Miranda school, taught
by Rev J H Keller, has been
fore ed to close Vowicg to an
epaem'c-Oicmeait8 among
the pupils U--''
Ccastijitlaa mi btefifla. - ,
These are twin evils. Persons
suffering from indigestion are
often troubled' with constipation.
Mrs Robison Allison, Ma toon, III,
writes that she was a great sufr
ferer from indigestion andTconsti
pation. Pood distressed her and
tnercwas a ieeung nice a ncavy
weight pressing on her stomach
and chest. She did not rest well
at night, and felt' worn , out part
of the time. . One bottle of Cham
berlain Tablets corrected this
trouble so that she. has since felt
lilce a different person.
theological students';'.-. They have
surprized 'the.' ; Of course- there
are" a f e w yr&&'gW&$
'I .have used: Chamberlain's
Liniment for pains in the . chest
and lameness of the. shoulders
. . .....-,.
due to rbematism, and am : pleas
ed to say that it has never 'failed.
to give nie prompt relief." writes
TtpelU ard Francis Hurley, JMrs 8 NFiach,. BaUyiarN."Y.. ;
fond nesss for VVin blamei "r but
I dont believe anybody: would
believe how-few of dur fellows
misbehave or ' how well all the
balance conjduct ' themselves.
This is the solemn truth too.
You can count on ic that the only
serious enemy we have over
here is the Boche and our own
hand granades! "
. And. that reminds me that
three weeks ago today forty
two of our grenades accidently
went off in the middle of my
platuon and less . tlian ten feet
from me, killecUfQur pf my men;
wounded thirty.-three others so
badly that they had to be taken
to the base hospital and slightly
wounded, many more including
the company commander. I was.
blown about thirty or forty feet
and got grenade splinters stuck
in my flesh pretty promiscuous
ly. Both Tegs were pretty bad
ly wounded,; also my - left arm,
hand and face, and both ear
drums were ' ruptured. I am
getting on splendidly and will be
well again in- time. If my
ears get O K agairi Improbably
will' be able to rejoin fmy regi
ment, the. 26th infantry, but if V
stay pretty deaf, they , will very j
likely put me in the quartermas i
ter Corps or some place I don't !
fancy. They : tell me fmy men
are doing fine and I am looking
forward to going in to'see them
as "soon as I get able to walk a
little. All of them were banged
u p pretty .V bddlyX; certainly
feet-: sorryN for thein. However
all of us . who i. didn't get killed
Were; mighty i lucky andf I;;am
certainly thankful I: got off ;-so
light", i '-ivj' : r:
:. These wounded soldiers are
being cared for by the American
Red Cross. Are you not, ready
to give arid give to this wonder
ful organization that' our soldiers
may have the care they need?
The work of . 'the lied Cross is
one of mercy and-comfort to our
sick, wounded. and dying sol
diers and sailors. - -
,L.If4his is vood 'advice, especiallyJ asnch'so as it ws in Ms Jortn
uvucu luiiiwua wuatwgtfg pasxojaisr j? aiui. te - con
Yoaillnd-mady-Noplewha sider.arsSvSToWitiTn
use Chamberlain's Tablets for . .r-
th ailmpnti w th tliP best rp. ""W mwswvitwyi xvev. fua
ru1s, and will do well to follow let
their example. " ; Because we think he isMthe
right man in the right place
Three landing fields have (Because we always .see'hinr-withf
been obtained for the pro- smues on ms .race jae is a iisn
posed Waehington-New York er b iame a.tid a buntei' trad
oiVIr, yaffil crviAa nf lanu wui ma-;Samcu
t Landi and, :we , understand, If to the town inlwhich'it stin&sv
the new building is not erected This congregation had been
therein they wil I build " a v separate I vacant or without a: regular lpS
caurcn wmcp win oe. :more con- tor ior aooui xaree. moni;n, irom
vementiy Jocarea tor tneirusef about tbe.hrst fcot . LieceiaDerucr:
This-howeVer will hot 'interfere' from the time our' f 4 t m tt
with the erection of a " new build preacher. Rev v W; H.- Ji-se:;r
ing on the old site, v i left us, until the first' of' Mer'cb
At a meeting of the' consistory 18, when our present preather,
tasi TfeeK arrangeraenis were Kev r jpisaer canc among' us.
made ' for places of worship , until rteVG RPiaher, formerly pr" aitb
the'new building . " is complete, after having faith fully i served
to wit: The congregation of. Luth that congregation for - - iahout
eianChapel of.riwhich-RevC A fifteen years and feelinjg thathe
Brown' is -pastor, in .the- true, bad' gotten bis people -at that
christian spiriCofifered' the use of place in 'gbcspirituaT- condi
laeir tuuiu ttuu Ati its. iuc i vuu auu usw ,jccuuj ruav Wir
this was h accepted. . Lutheran. where, in. view.:, of . all these
ch a per beitfg j ust. 1 accross t be thingst he "Creluctantly resign ed
railroad from Mt Zion thisj will hUy6raivFaith1an4actepted-;
b convenient -and ' greatly ap- a unanimous call from .St Mark's
pfe'eiated . ' CS' . ' T congregation, ';China . .GroveJ
The Sunday Fchooi of Mt Zioh wEere he has 4een ) busily ! en-"
will raeetan the Baptist church gaged in his f ministerial work
near by. ' ; : ' V . ever since -about " the- firsts1 of
; , , "t- r."" - - ' March Wercerfainlyr welcome
Some GflOd Mice ; ' " our good brotaerTamong. us,na
lirr - -i we hope hope that rthisl new un
"Don t think too much of voufK -rr - - t . V
pie's ways and learn if rom them.j pie will be of long duration, even
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with a
0 '..!- .. J irfir ' MP a I aravo lrppna WnNH. in
o rm V t the boxndwater in the pail'and
to the Post Office Depart ment twice eactf:day goes' :aftet hlsl
uie service win star uoaier imaiL He is a man that-never
than May 10 does wrong but always does
right and what ever he does V he
Tba nnh Entertained Bv M Swarrinnn. lth a11 of hls might, e
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: James ewtcyKtcr,,rr;' 11 V.
men t citxzfn or Knocbvyre, Cbfa
Auerof T6th IG61. died Aoril
14th 191 aged nearly 57. . The r
funeral4ook - olare from fit! '
Enoch's Enoch ville, Uoriday afttir
The Thursday Afternoon' Club s f man who s U";uk Tet u h4of:tEe church ofSdatingiuid be-
delightfully entertained" -u. r v4-
was
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t, m cs ;.. mu! t.j; sucks cioseiy urvnisv auraies awi
werehaoovto ae-ain have. Mrs the week nol twice every ' un
G B Miller who has been, absent Peaches to a .very' large
from, the meetings for several crowd. At the close of each ser-
months. ThP7 WPW fllsn nWd vlce flC ias uis Wb ujr .iuci
to have Mrs C P Fisher as al hand and wishes them all the
rpnc tho rlnh. ! I goou wisaw ucuu. xxc
For entertainment "a millineryj W "UC WU,UBU. ""'
. .. . t . . i .. man ihat T Will CftttlP'tn PP Tf11'
Different hats'were presented by pust aS S0Pn, as 1 can an
questions answered by the ladies against nis peopie ne never aj
after which each one present was a wuru t wc tulu" "c
i. x i a i. i. .. f luncsi iuuc wcav-uci
. .. v "- .... I 1- . Ji -A hH 4h&: ... iva 'An
narier. This thev d d. and anv "Cdlu- ov
auu LUC Jf Cd.ii yaao wc uvv v
be together when we die and
when the trials of earth are past,'
may we together be at last. A
up to date milliner would ,, have
been glad to have them as mod
els Two of them were especil
ally good, a turban by Mrs Rob-
ertGray, and the mushroom by
Mrs Mc L Ritchie. : -1 r
; During the course of the afters
noon a .storm came up, and many
of the ladies left very hurriedly
ta put down windows 'and put in
plants, but the storm proved just
to be an, April shower. 'At; the
heud of the hat 1 makin&ra season
the hostess served a'tempting repast.-
'The af tei noon was a plea
sure to all. ; -i" -
Plies Cured In 6 to 14 Days
member of St . Mark's congrega
tion. '
Your drojriHst will refn&l money if PAZO
OINTMENT falls to cure any case of iKbinsr
-1 . An v. ..... At C i . . M
Xbe firtt application KivctGase and Rest. 50c When tuey Cal
Ckm Bi:rays ;ril 25 s3:25ti: v
MayorArAHttrle-bas&adcircnl
ars distributed designating Thnri
k ay and Friday,, April" 25th
26th, as clean up days for China
Grove. Of course all good people
will, co-operate with the authorV
tiei this week and China Grove
Kwill take her place inf:. the front
rank of the clean towns of of the
State". Put your trasir Aonthe
std e wa 1 k wh ere it can v be v easi fy
gotten and moved by the wagons
-WalthaU, utdMM
(fecttatloxiLl.llra Jaac7.t ;i. '
Oiret, jCarr'iitt ti'tiCll M' f
Bytetofsc C!aitard
H:aCafcrda
.''Uri: Cirricr. : T
Song, !fhe Ofi IfortU; V bj ;
.rlyo'Tbbnt
A. t
Bccitaijlca; Oli Glpry.'IiyEv
tmenta,ctci , , f cr; , liay
meeting by prciiicat.
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ft
JScnff,
ner.
i-Tto-to-rjCcicJ'Csa-; V:.V'.
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Jsaatfa .
-program w11bborcor-eaa?vr-'.- :
&ms pt&the prfoeiralir
15 pm;the princfrlarc-
WilU ba- &&v-by&OVUz&
Gardner v :- n
j-
- ? Wedrjcajond
the- vcommcncamcni exercitca
will take place;-- i '
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tngassiafed br Rerjo O Pf Fishes
of ChinaXJrove; and RevlTbcats
ofMooresyille. Mr Planter xf&P
marncu iwicc, uric jn ipru icwa ,,
torMarttrr Virginia vyTccdicstca,
to whom twai bom czs Cinhttf ,
antthret ions,-. all of tjcti tzr?r';
iye: second to YirglaUAIfeilttta
Bemiettd, to 'whca wti bora
flve-chllireriv four' of ,wtsi .twbi
son ana two aauguier turfive,
and th'eile.
v4
frfvV'
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ch&ri end othenjtra tdirlio' ; "i A
tBytn their" Vut- f s ;
t
pith. French thejicra. .
if
t ;
sick, solicit 'merabep ia'ticlr" - - 5 ; .
aeyerar.; societies, ; crriccno
atrangfiri, etc. f Thi ccdit ':
tea wil; bt'glad to rc;elvcny
information in regard Qthir
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