North Carolina Newspapers

1 I I Caught in Concord I By The Man About Town. ! While the usual hot air brigade that, had gathered in one of the local barber shops Saturday night was dis cussing various subjects from when the Southern Jtail way builds a decent passenger station to why don't the police make a determined effort to break up "the gambling dens here, where so many .young boys are ruin ing th,eir ' lives and causing their mothers so much sorrow and anguish by . spending their nights in' them, the conversation turned m a foreigner who conducts a- f ruit. and candy store .here. VK . , - .- Jv" -; " You I know that fellow is making money and I don't see how a Syrian can do so well here," said one fci iow." !';.' ' ; "He is a pretty bright fellow and is certainly well informed. - You would be surprised at his knowledge of the Bible; he knows it better than anyone I know' added a companion. - This caught one ; of- the t.onsorial artistf!, who turned from the-lathered face of his customer and. said: i 'Sure lie knows . it. Man, that fel low was ; raised over there where the Bible was 'got up.' " ..-: The Concluding Argument. Sovrml nio-lit.R nco a. meiTv nartv ri , v - o r o- x 1 ' 'of young people, mostly ads and las A sies home from colleges, were. at a ... happy social gathering; During ' the evening '! the conversation turned on what the party considered the trials and hardships young, people have' to undertake.- Finally the . question arose -which was vthe hardest task, Working ;or going ..to school ? 3 : The matter vas discussed 'both pro and con forfsomethmg when4one young fellow, who had experienced the un- pleasant! reality of the continuous monotony that is derived ; from the ceaseless grind of tackling a job day . after day, assumed onejgfjthosejwis er-than-you attitudes and attempted to end the argument by caTsually re marking' that Jordan's road '"is' a hard road to travel anyway. " . . . The idea of an old fashioned, plain, unadorned, unimbellished statement : like that ending the conversation was too much for a certain college bred lady, who had an idea that her vocab - ulary contained a majority of the ad ' jectives" that ever flowered forth from the stalk of language and who pos sessed a1 keen desire to show her " learning.'' Assuming a Minerva like pose and with her pretty face looking straight at her listeners she said7:. ' 1 The perambulating ; progres sion in the pedestrian excursion along the far-famed thoroughfare of fpr- tune cast1 up by, the banks of the sparkling river of Palestine is indeed attended with a heterogeneous con glomeration of ' unforeseen difficul- Needed Assistance, i Mr. Charles Keen, the obliging clerk at the St. Cloud, ' was out. in .front of the hotel a few mornings ago, taking . a -little j recreation by watching the mrry throng of Christ i.mas' shoppers and incidentally con templating what he was going I to do with all the numerous things Santa Claiis was goim to bring him, when a man drove up in a carriage. The stranger; stepped out and one glance at him showed ILiiXb lie waa Duucnug too common ailment with that all known as "exaWgerted ego." 4 'Say, boy, ' ' he said, with one of those new rich-quick airs,! while pointing at the man who houses the homeless, "you I extricate . that quadruped from this phaeton ; stabulate him ; donate unto him an! adeauate' supply of the nu tritious: ailment and when the aurora or monring shall again illuminate the horizon I. will reward thee a pecun ;ary compensation for thine amiable hospitality." Hardly had he stopped speaking before tho clerk had dashed through the iform do.or to his chief. "Say, Mr. Rector," he said, almost breath , lesslyj ' ' there is-a man on the out- side wno - wants to see you. He is " either a lunatic, crazy or insane', ion't know which." Concord Banks! Declare Dividends All three of Concord's strong and -substan'tial banking institutions de dared semi-annual dividends at a recent meetiriff of the directors: The "Concord National. Bank declared- a semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent capital - stock, $100,000. The Citi ens Jtsank Trust IO., a semi-an ual dividend of 4 per cent., capital ftock, $30,000. The , Cabarrus Sav ings Bank declared a semi-annual di yidend of 5 per cent., capital stock, $100,000. . THE MURDER STORY TRUE. Mr; Weddington Gives Particulars of I the j Murder Referred to by Mr. Sims, which Occurred Here Just After The Close of the War. Mr. Editor: i. Friday's I Tribune contained a re port of a murder, written by. Mr: J; A. Sims, which Was committed on the Wilson Miller place now owned by Robt. F. Phifer just at the. close of the war, while the troops were going to their homes in the South. The railroad, now the Southern, was the : main line1 of ; travel from Virginia to.the South, and thousands, on foot, on horses, on mules and ev- ery other way of conveyance, went through this county. The writer of this article saw the murdered man Mr. Sims speaks of about, eighteen hours after it happened. He was ly. ing in the hall on a trundle bed in the Miller house. His skull had been crushed in with the poll of an axe; the lick was 'made on the sick of the head just above the temple. His nnkpfs in hii nants nnrl vpkt. -ivprp I cut; liis watch and any other valua bles were missinir. Mathias Cline was; living on the Miller farm at the time of the murder and the following is his story : 1 ' Two men on horseback came to my hcjuse late last night . and wanted to get their) hoses fed, I went with them jto - the1; barn and put up their horses and fed them, then we went to the house, we all went in; after remaining in the house for-some time, one o!f the -party went out into the yard 'and made down their bed of blankets, and called the one who had remained in the house. He went but and returned and told me that his comrade had made their bed under a tree1 in the yard and wanted him to come land go to bed; I told him that I had plentv of room 'in the house, and did not like for him to sleep in ; ' i ''. ... I iuid Li 1 ' that he was Lieutenant Wallace; his . . . . - I comrade kept calling. Wallace got up pulled, out his watchcompared hirtirne Vith a eiocir dnnhe mantle; went out and that was the last seen of him until the next morning. I be lieve the watch was a srold watch. 1 1 Next mornins about sunrise the negro1 servant came in the house to make the fire; he told me- that a j man in the yard under1 the blankets went . x xT . - x: x t iL'i 1-1 - j oui 10 luvesiiiraie. x saw mat, uiuuu had run from under the blanket and when, and : j -x t i , -, I raicoH ir I caw tho Ycminrl I he axe lying beside the dying i.:. v:ja xu man. - ''We "carried hinx into the house and cared for him until he died. Dr. R Gibson was called in and did ... - n l rerythzng posb e for the -poor ev J"v" ow. h 4 wen toThe u.- r u .... xu ane aDOUt naix way irom iae iiouse to the public road on the inside of ct A WeQ mwrrirrU: .ri; r:: he far end of the lane, laid down the fpnpfi. ffntr in tnp nnh if road. N fiver 7 o x - -r been heard from since. They had only two horses." ' W. M. WEDDINGTON. Rural Carriers Out. of Politics By the President s Order. Washington. Dec. 31. -- An order sent out today by the President will take 'the rural .free delivery carriers out of politics ; they cannot be' dele gates to? conventions of political par ties. I By this order the President puts !rural carriers in the class .with city carriers and; under the civil ser VICe. I aUUOxxllxxlCUl& UC lliauc . 1 L 1 ... aii m a m wt r - v - ii -v x w ts-s affpr pvaminations The President will issue an order .soon putting the ,,v. Actmoctorc nnrJo-r nirii OCX VlCC -X. 11C Uiuci iwu J , u 3 von- ,xj -ii nffaflf mnnn n Tt ii-i mi v 1 11 t , 1 . ir , v J -r xxxvj xx u x x rtTl0 QT1q -MOn illtJS 1ULU riiCLL O.U UUUt CAXXVX JJUICAA.A, vtAA riers who do not observe at will be Annc;r cr"n?ltv of nprnipiona c- considered . guilty of tivity." "t Card of Thanks. i 1 -it To the Coridord Times: We desire to man neignoors and friends of Center Grove church, aiso ine wooamen ciruie, iur vu many gifts that have been bestowed upon during our affliction.. That the blessings of God may restj upon every one; that they may. receive a double portion of His divine gifts, is the prayer of our hearts. , MR. AND MRS. J. W. LITAKER. Vest Pocket Memorandums Here. Our Vest Pocket Memorandums for 1912 have at last arrived. We ask oil fti-iT- enWriJiPrs tn ; cnmA in nnrl p-et one. Thev are just about as handy a thing as you can have i around.' C ANKON-C OLTRAIfE The Announcement of the Engage ment of Prominent' Young. Couple Creates Surprise. Mr. and Mrs. j D. B. Coltrane an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Ruth Louise, to Mr. Charles A. Cannon. The announce ment will . be of mneh interest throughout the State on account of the prominence ' of the contracting parties. .' "( ; - ': Miss Coltrane is the second daugh ter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. B... Coltrane and is a young lady of highest cul ture and refinement, haying graduat- ed with honors at Greensboro Female College last May. She is an excep- tidnally pretty-type of decided blonde and is indeed one of the fairest flo'- ers in the beautiful floral garden of Concord's womanhood.; Mr. Cannon is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J- Cannon and is a young manof exceptionally high morals and n- tcgrity He holds a responsible o- sition with the Cannon Manufactur- 1UJ LO. . Forest Hill News. : - Mr. It. F. Coble, of High Point, spent Sunday in ..the.- city with his family. - ' - y:.- y ", v-:'J: Mr. C. E. Stratford, of Charlotte, spent Sunday in. the city at his home on -North Lnion street. , Mr.. J. C. Cook has, returned from a three days' visit tohis father, Mr. D- H- Cook at Mt. Gilead. Mr. Cook tells us that Mt. Gilead is growing very fast.: . - v Messrs. J. r. Wheeler and D: R. Henderson, of Hope "Mills, arrived "I the city last Aveek and have ae- cepted positions as beamers at Locke null. . : v : The superintendent and overseers at the Ix)cke mill were very, substan- tially remembered' .by their faithful &eld Friday belore ennstmas Mr H nwlpi. annprintPTTrlpnt. tcjii nlpflS!,Titlv siirnris fft'fifid a nnil- jYir. jowier, superintenaent, . , ii iii t - r ! some, learner, uP Roistered lorris cnair atms fiom8 Way mgnt, pre- sented by his overseers. Mr. Jno. A. Uoodfflaneived' ane ii-igin -gyi3: wat.fth. "Mr. A. CI. West? reeeived a fountain pen, Mr. J. L. Strowd re- PPivP n handsome Elk Pmblrri rinr. and Messrs. J. C. PnnV flnri: W P Hurt received neckties and Cfl,,w scan pins. j ; T,vfT,,, 4.,f tm. ,r , A , V. .L Master Peter Boger Bost, of u,, , , , -i l0Ye s, ceieoraieanis sixn pirtnaay anniversary on Friday evening, De J ' cember 29th. - Alter spending several hours in playing games, dainty re freshments were served. Those en joying the little fellow's hospitality were ; Alice Logan, Justin Helen, Gould Linker, Farrell Sossamon, AVil- liam Jackson' Bost. Bill Bost. Ruth I K T TJ X T:i1 T3X T,, 14 "a ,Bost' xo&l, ivxaiy luane uau&iey, Xl. wile 3 T -, x-i.. 1 tll t, .... i-' Aiion ciacK, renx wmie, ornenai and Elizabeth Wern, o Charlotte. . tttJZZ fv I , -v Ten Hour System. Beginning today the cotton mills of Concord and the State begin work ing 60 hours a week, most of them up to this time working 66 hours. The miHs here will have the half holiday Saturday, working 11 hours each day UP t0 Saturday, and on that day working 5 hours, making 60 hours for the week. This change is in accord- ance with the State law which went into effect today. Railroads Must Buy Cuns. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 1. The New ifiiniiii iJiMiiiir:. .1 11 n ii ii..-iiiu m.w 1 I , x- I J T-L' ii. n i .x? uav "eg"11 eniorcemeni 01 an or- der requiring all railroad companies uoins Dusmess in tne otate to pro- , . .... - 01 charsre, inexpensive individual ' ' j drinking cfps. The order is a se- I i a quel to the law passed by the legis- nature prohibiting dnnting cups lor prohibiting drinKing cups common use in public places. Manchester, Eng, Dec.30. The cot- fnn cntnnorc' A wl ci nn trv t1 n ncx fVipir nnprat;VPS on half timp bpeausp effeo- tive at most of the spinning mills in Lancashire county. 1 he number of unemployed was increased to two hun dred and fifty thousand. Operatives are determined to main tain their fight with . the employers , TF and the latter ".seem also ueierminea not to yield. Bad Fire in Rowan. Salisbury, Dec. 30. Fire, believed to be of incendiary origin, destroyed 1 the barn, four valuable horses and a hot of machinery belonsiEe to Look I TTfFmoTi af FrnnVlin. Rnwnn rnnnrv. last nisht. The loss is heavy, with only five hundred dollars in insur- lance. ' ! . GRAHAM-WINECOFF. Pretty Home Wedding Thursday Er-1 ening at Forest Hill Parsoaace. Miss Ida Winecoff. of No. 2 town ship and Mr. G. Graham,' of Char lotte, were married Thursday evening at :jo o clock i at the home of the The home was beautifully decorated for the occasion the color scheme be- inp red and green, many lovely floral 4i?ns being used. Little Misses Muise Bobbins (and Sarah Wnecoff wire floral girls. The bride ' was uLa.u, L ' i . lino Tho mwim t. T I .v bV bnde preformed the eeremony. n 1 " ? y':rf an elegant weddins supper Was erv. ed after wh.th tWeouPle drove to the home of tlie; bride's brother. Mr. n r vi-: tt ! u r -.1 ijr.-K. ineeoff, where they will spend some time before taking up their res- luence in tms county at the old Wine con homestead. Bost-Eddleman. One of, the most interesting wed- diiigs of the' holiday season was tht of Miss Beulah Eddleman" and Mr Emanuel Sloan jlJost, which took place at Center prove Ei L.. church on Tuesday afternoon, Deceraber2G, at' 2 :30 o 'clock.l Many friends of the contracting parties were present to; witness the ceremony. , The church, was tastefully decorat- ed,.the color! scheme being green and white. Before the, bridal party en- lerea tne.cnurcn -wnen bong is fewfeet, . was rendered very effectives ITT -v . n ly by Mr. H. w. uwen, 01 ivannapo- lis, accompanied by Miss Nina Cooke, 4 immediately tpllowing this the first sweet strains ot JUendelssonn s wed ding march, the bridal party entered as; follows: Messrs. .Odell inecoff and. Arthur- Bost, k brother of the groom, acting as ushers; Miss Lois nrir j xi McDonald entering from the' right with npr ntrPTtdnnr. Mr Knn lmnn I f " VfLSI' ?i ls!?f vn"l""' jtr sitions around, the altar, the groom entered from the right on the arm OJ- ms usi man, Smith. xiien enierea Lue inain oi nonor, miss l . . , ! n ' . n. . mi. ... x j ii. ! c i ir . 0-n.OLX XXIX 111. Fearl Kobinson, trom ttie lett, tol- lowed by the bride, leaning on the Uf.wiWr,U,. samn0i p,i. dleman. The couple joined at the altar and .i i fnTmnj u T?T. the ceremony was periormed by new n a tw rho Cf,r,c iha march the bridal party left the church. From the church thev drove to. the home of Mrs. Harley Propst, Kannapolis, vyhere an elegant re- at ception was given. - The bride's home hasted I rrU hwMn'D Vitvia hoc "Taan in Kon- f Psor h?LTO &f6 I Xiao .uutiixG a xvxt. j vuns vi h.v"v.j I i,;.t. r,f,r Vl, Q cr,ihlA j-x- fi.. ' ui: u.if nrn' position in me puuuu &cuuoiB. -xiy elegant, presents attested the popu larity of . the young, couple. B. Mr. Coltrane's Dinner Party. Mr. Lester D. Coltrane, Jr., was host td a delightful dinner party last evening at 6:30 o'clock at his home on South Union street. After a most elegant repast had been served a number of games of forty-two were indulged .in. The pleasures ot. tne evening were greatly enhanced by several vocal Selections very charm ingly rendered by Miss ' Elizabeth Coltrane. Mr. Coltrane's guests were : Misses Blanche Brown, Jenn rnltrnnpj Rnth Coltrane and Eliza- wb Coltrane. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. V T e it ri uu .iuwww w 1 11.11111. a vuinaut, v... 7 I . r, n i t 1 T 1 A r mgrlesby, ot ' uristoi, ana uonn ji. Oglesby. ' J . . i I Mr T Mae CaldweU HrtendS VOTye I . f . ; 01 xnanxs. 1 r . T in thank the natrons of R. I - a. " w . X p d Route No. 1 for the many Wes. mcka 1UAT-XX IX1C UiUll j heen annreciated. and then it helps a feU0w along through the rain, mud, now and ice to. think 'that he is work- L-- lo in trip InnH j rtjraL LETTER CARRIER Np. 1. -r-r Mrs. J. A. .Cannon to Entertain. Mrs. J. Archibald Cannon, one of the citv 's most t charming hostesses, 1 hA iued invitations reading as fol- . j I ' lows: Mrs. U J A. Cannon it home WednesdayJ January third ; four to ix Mr. Julian S. Carr, of Durham, cJat,! rrtctordilv lipre with Mrs. Carr and children ".At the home Mrs. Carr parents, . Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Can non. . i - A CONSCIENCE LETTER. Shoplifter Zttms to Mr. Elrd Valet Of Belt Takin Frca His Blot When No One Was Locking j Mr. K: L. Inrd,, tW hutlicj ttan ag?r of ESrd tore Urr, awok Tru ua mornxug to End I feat he wa ntsxl. thougbt ht WJU Wd ,Stully W U -.rin i;u k k i , .v TS nv tnv A i Trt U tor n , ' tE L ?Vv Ha1 i f 4 the girl he love lov him them w nothing that would cause a feUo w hs tboahlle diJ t,m ,h, is Bm.Il, Ay ten renter one ,Ktk jimea tU side hw spieler .onld itwhich the mmDl $t. pw-j a:, i i- -nrd discovered was hi. tv,;i i i i . ing his mail Triday morning he wa sunrisd (p find the sum uf 10c in one letter. On reading t he epistle, which v'as from Greensboro, he was furjther suqri-s?d to tee the state ment that the money was for pay ment for a belt t he writer, who was a woman "shoplifted" from his store on one 'occasion. The letter contain ed an open and frank confession and was "signed with, t he full "name, con cluding with: " Yours in Christ," Mrs. Of course Mr. Efird docs not know the price of the belt but evidently the writer did as she stated that was .the amount due him. It is wiid that Ir. f:fird is at a loss as to what salesman to credit the sale to, if I so I:. . 1 ' i the writer will triad v nrn1. lem, provided he will meet him at the soda fountain this afternoon. Mr. Kriminger Jacks Up Our No. 5 cv d tor " t. ill you be so kind as to give me a little space in your valuable paper T the No. 5 items of November 27th, reports the hi ot the season tipping the wales at.878 pounda; gross. weight, On Do- cember 11th the same items give the net weight at 842 pounds, nearly as big after being dressed as before. I -.j- 1 ' 1 1 t" T , civ muu, iiiuet-u. jn xereiuutT 1 i m . ,t- , I the samp srnhp fpils nhrtnt nnn tor - ; r """V jxjunder -and also tells us how much lard and bacon the two hogs made, giving Mhe bacon at 10o3 Poufnds'. ,laJd 346 Ult' u ffi that said hogs made nothing but lard , . l .. and bacon, no; sausages, no nbs, no backbone, no heads nolfet, no ears, n. "actings no loss in renaenng we iaro-aii iara and: nacon . Mf' Ed.lt.or' I am sofeewhar of an, x c u x px6 Ittlscl .wi. Mjr penence in caring up tnose nogs would be somethinjr like this: Weight. Hams . . 230 224 2Si 112 310 nouiue Shoulders Sides . Sausage . Lard . . Ribs . . Backbone. Heads . . 5T 62 Feet and ears ... . Cracklings . . . Loss from total weight 25 30 12 You will find that there will be some loss from the total weight; the way I have cut it up correct. is approximately D.. V. KtUMIXGER. Dance at Dr. Gouger's. Dr. G. J. Gouger entertained a number of his friends at a delightful square dance in the Woodman hall at I iTanriershnr(r Wednesdav nirrht - - 1 11 i e 1 . . e . , I mucin ir-no fiiraichoH htr iha lianHorc . nM iu.m,lu ;..Uv Uuuuv. bur? string band and dancing lasted from 7 to 11 o'clock: Those dancing were. Misses Rose Johnson, Murphy Brown. Lilhe beatord, Anna Lntz , and Julia Untz, Messrs .M. S. Uen- I -vw son. Jesse Winecoti, j Johnson. I i, . . Thompson, E. E. Allison George Eart, D. P. Johnson, Mason John- son, td. aeaiora, jonn rsioan j? &mun. mt. ana .nrs. v. u. ienson, ila and .Mrs. j. r. Kradiord and .Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith. Death of Mrs. Stafford Goodman! Mrs. Stafford Goodman, of No. township, died ! Friday night at the miuu.j ci-M c,n-,nn, c,i Whitehead-Stokes Sanatorium in Sal isburv, after an illness of several weeks, Mrs. Goodman was about vars of age was a native of this nTintiT' hpin?r a. ilan?htpr of the late William Joyner. She is survived by a husband and six young children 1 Th rpmains will be brought to the 's home in No. 5 township but the fun - 1 eVal arrangements have not yet been Imade. DAKCC rWDAT KIOUT I -rcr Best-t ef tit Ttssa i OrphA-at. . . Quit- II J Tt! tjrt ! tU& ' K1H'"' w fr, otra Kn.Uy 61 ;' nndcr ih aaipicr of a Ti Onht -Otuld. rriy rv.J;4 r Atx. t u all too Kve. The praad mArrh Umia pnsapUy t hAlf-it nio Aad m crffttUy Jed by Mr. Aod Mrm. Kma The fA,ror cfi9 pick JehryAaUi. mum, ft The faarth dAcc a!o i fiW W b; Mr. K. T. CAnna, tb fATom . brine fAlr frt Tb eighth tore, Ird by Mr. !Ufkld,, cr, fvir rrr Dujrh rap And dunce ca The iWtlfih, tor, 11 by Mr. K. C. ItAmhArdt, Jr. farr pink araoji And rattlrr. At U o'cliick tho jarty a itiMlcsi. irto tie ifAdin? i otn, wbrrc c.vao' sandwiches iie wrved by M.iJU J. C. (lbin and 'M, L Hrin. Th music ra funfuhe! by .the Abury Orchestra and y a exrellcnt. The youn latlic of the commit tj'. wih to exue nu.t iratefuj thttiki to each and eilry one f the mem- hers of the KlkJ Club, for their eour- tey and , limit cm in Irndinr tl.elr rooms for ,T1 Charity !UUiM Hie rljairone were: Mr. and Mrs. J. U- Krvin. Mr. and Mr. M. L.' Drown. Mr. and Mm. A J; Yorke, Mr. and Mr. M. U Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. R T. (nnon, Mr. and Mri. J. F. (Annon. llr. And Mr. J. W. Cah non, Jr., Mr, and Mr. K. J.Ilra wcll, Mr. and Mr. W. H. Cnlonv Mr. and Mrs. J. R Hmwn, Medame4 J. C. Gibson. Julian S. ('arr, Jr Chas. Harris, (i. W. Mean, " II. A Urown. About eighty-five dollam was cleared for the orphan and their gratitude a ell a tlAt of the (Juild is extended toill who heljd. fl. Party at Mrs. J. C. Widiworth. Mesdarnes S. . J: Krvin and Itich mpnd Ueed delightfully entertained a number of the younger tct at a niost-f enjoyjable -.party Friley ' & U tjcrnoon in bono'f of Mies Anni Frkcr, of New York ahdMi iVarl Forte, of Pikevillc, at -the home of Mrs. J. C. Wadmorih. .Tie invitel guests were: Mim A.l:lyn ljwef Jennie WoodriiJT, of Summer. illc, 8. ( .. Misses I.upy Brown. Marvaret jt7., Alicrt Vandcrford, of Sali. bury. Maude Hiown. Hlnnrhe rav. of Oastonia, Mvr'.lc IVtnbcrton. w Ethel ilmk. of l)unn, Mary King, hura MtGill Cannon, Kmma Hot U8het Shirley Montjrorncry, KaU Mcangf Ulcic PittMf WiJn r Corrc!!, Ix,uise Mean, Eugenia Irc, Mildred ix)tt,. .Nan tannon, Jtuih CoHrano and Blanche' Brown, Mcrn. A. 3f. Gibson, Ross Cannon, Irvin Graham, of Lexington, Va., Joe IIartcll, Will Montgomery, Eutrcne Barnbardt, Charles Wadsworth, Bernard Fctier Fred Bost, Fred Correll, Charle Cannon. A. II. Sikf Frtnk MorriiMin, Archey Goodman, Cy While, Henry Smith, Luther Brown, William Wad- worth; Vardry Brown, Xcvin Fetter and R. M. King. V Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon to He- . ceive. . " v . ; Mr. and Mrn. .J. W Cannon HIl ' oliserve the hospitable custom of jre ccirinj; their friendu on new year V evening from 8 to 10 oeh)eki Tho following will aijt Mr. and Mm. Cannon to receive : MeMlarne J. F. Cannon. JB. Doulass.SfTf Winton- Salem; J. S. Carr, Jr., of Durham; J. W. Cannon. Jr., C. G. Hill, of Thomasville; M. U Cannon, E. T. Cannon, I). B. Coltrane. A. J. Yorke, uKwaa' m r a v m . i I ; ; - f . ' I T Tl 1 C? 1 t ' ' T TT 1 n, o. o. r.rwa, .1. r . uurwy, J. TT Rutledi'e. C. J . Harris IW. IL I Gibson and .L Ionard Brown' Mte Xan Cannon, Jcnn ColtrariA, Rath Coltrane. Annie Parker, bf NVtr y0tk; Pearl Forte, of Pikeviile. Shir- I ' ney Montgomery, Mary Frye, of 1 ' p Butler, of Atlanta. Alice Bjown. Em- ma Rosa Lesli of New York. Lari r.rMcGill Cannon and Elizabeth Hill, 3lanraret Dalton and Marv Wiimn, 0f Winston-Salem Miss Smith to Entertain.' Invitations reading as follows wera 5 issued Friday: Miss Kathleen Smith - I at home January fourth. 1912 3ol ' eight to. ten I Mrs. J, Ix. Ros I Tr P. "f. .Taffprtv j Mrs.W. E. G. Robinson. I fr. and Mrs. C. S. Stone, who - 1 have been yisiting at ihe home of Capt. J. M. Alexander, have return- d to their home in Charlotte. i; i