PAGE EIGHT brothers separated for fifty-two years Story of Two Brothers. W. F. anti J. R. Elkins. Who Were Born in Con cot d. ; Rajax in Winston Journal. Soinr seventy-six years ago, in the i jty of Concord: there was born to Mr. and Mrs Willis Elkins a son who mas christened William t'rankMn. Two vears inter another son blessed the happy home, he taking the name of John Reg- , > These two sot* of North Caro-| jinn were brought up together. They j .ite. slot, p'nyed nnl enj syed each oh-, , ,- s ’ for twenty-two i ■ years. Then on the Hth of October, lSil. j William, who hatT married and was the proud father of a chubby son. decided • to leave ljis old home for Texas. He and his family were • accompanied to • 'harlotte by brother John, who did not know how long it would be before he ■would set eves on bis brother again. | - William Elkins' route lay byway of j New Orleans, he having to go from that . city to Texas by water on what was known then a> Morgan's land steam- ! er. Salisbury won. by 31-100 of a point, and it was the Concord club's good fortune to pay t.ie debt Tuesday night. No business of any kind'Was taken up at the meeting, which was devoted whol ly to an elegant fried chicken supper, short talk's by several members, a num ber of stunts, and efforts of local and visiting Rotariaus to become better ae iquainted. Closer fellowship and a big gVr and better spirit of co-operation be tween the clubs was the real purpose of the meeting and the program was ar ranged with this irf View. John Oglesby welcomed the Salisbitr iiH:s to the meeting, declaring the loss of tiie attendance contest was a thorn to local Rotariaus. but that the thorn was accompanied by a breath of sweetness b\ the fact that it brought the Salisbury brothers to this city: John briefly touch ed on the greatness of Piedmont Caro lina, declaring this section to be the fin est in the entire South and predicting even greater tilings for it if Rotariaus and others in the section will pull to jretlier for its greater development. Application <>f a treatment of. hair growing on the heads of Leo ( . .Wallace and Frank Brown, of the Salisbury Club, ai.d the photographing of Jim Hurley, also of Salisbury, were stains that cre ated much interest. The two bald-head ed Rotariaus left Concord with line heads of hair, while Jim left with his brothers a collection of photos showing him i.ot only as he is today, but as he was in other years. in addition t<> the short talk by John Oglesby only two other sjleeches were heard. Both were short, both were snap py and both were worthwhile. Jim Hur ley talked on the possibilities of Rotary and Wingate Andrews on the true spirit of Rotary. President Hurley declared there are mtny Real Rotariaus who will never be long to a club. "It is our duty to swing them in line regardless of their club af filiation. We must rub elbows with them. We,must make them our ally, for they can do about as much good in a con: in unity as we -can. Jim also declar ed the Concord and Salisbury clubs should co-operate on public matters. In Salisbury, lie jaunted out, the Rotary. Ki wail is aiid Lion Clubs have each ap pointed a committee to work with a similar committee from the other two clubs for civic improvements and gener al usefulness. He suggested that the •Salisbury and Concord Rotary ( lubs have such committees. There are many matters coming up from time to time that arc of great interest to both , ('on cord. Salisbury and ibis immediate sec tion, and these committees could work together on such a proposition. Wingate Andrews said a* real Rotar ian should be much like the winner of a Carnegie medal. Before a man can win one of these medals he not only has to risk his life: he has to risk it out of line of duty ; lie has to do something he is not expected to do. "That is the true spirit of Rotary." Wingate declared. "We must carry on to a greater extent than we are* exj>ected to. Several songs led by Tom Lawrence, and several numbers by a quartette com posed of Kay Patterson. Martin Ver t)urg, Alan D. I’riudell and Roy' Crooks, were musical features. The meeting end ed with the members putting the smoke ui> the (jhimney in true Rotary style. EFIRD OFFICERS AND MANAGERS MEET Hold Conference in Charlotte Prepara tory to Efirtl Chain Sale Starting on .June Ist. About 50 managers and executives of the Eiird chain of stores met in Char lotte .Monday for final conferences on the Eiird chain sales which begin simul taneously in all the stores Friday, June 1. J. it. Efird, president of the corpo ration. presided over the meeting. Air. A. E. Harris, manager of the Con cord store, was present. WHOOPING COUGH. This is a very dangerous disease, particularly to children under five years of age. but when no paregoric, codeine or other opiate is given is easily cured by giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Most people believe that it must run its course, not know ing that the time is very much short ened, and that there is little danger from the disease when this remedy is given. It Ims been used in many ep idemics of whooping cough, with pro nounced success. It is safe and pleas ant to take. —Advertisement. New Quarters For MeLellan Store. AlcLellan’s 3-10-25 Cent Store an-- nouncos that it will open for in its now quarters in tho Fetzer Building in tho near future. This building was ftortnerly occupied by the I tirks-BeTk Company. Ex Derisive alteratijmsi have been made to the building, new fixtures have been installed and now merchandise, including many specials, has boon added to the stock of goods. AlcLellan Stores Co. /is a North Caroli na corporation operating 80 stores. The growth of the^ business lias been remark able. Their buying department is in the heart of the market and a large corps of buyers is always on the lookout for new and up-to-date things for the public. Concord will now have a 5-10-25 Cent Store carrying things usually found on | l.v in much larger cities. EVILS OF CONSTIPATION. Perhaps the most serious of the dis eases caused by constipation is appen dicitis. If you would avoid this dan gerous disease, keep your bowels reg ular. For this purpose Chamberlain’s 1 Tabletsrare excellent, easy to take and ' mild and gentle in effect. —Advertise- ment. Cabarrus Savings BANK LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. Three new cases of whooping cough and 13 new cases of measles were re ported to the county health department Tuesday afternoon and night. The cases -if whooning cough were the first reported to the department in some time. Baseball started in Macon Monday and that seam has won two games this week, almost as many as Charleston won during rhe entire year. The Macon team was formel.v the Charles ton team, and it has been greatly strengthened during the past week. Sheriff Mabrey left Monday for Ashe boro and Goldsboro. At the former city he left a Federal prisoner who had been working on tlit* chain gang of this coun ty. and in the latter city he left an iu ,.sttu* negro at the asylum. He *w«s ac companied on the trip by Air. R. \. Caldwell. Two new cases of smallpox were re ported to the county health department Monday night. Both of the patients live in Kannapolis. For the first, time in several weeks no new cases of meas es were reported to the department Mon day. Get your poppy here today. The pur chase of the Hower means not only Anere money for local organizations in their work among tiie sick and wounded sol dires, but it also shows that you are still interested in the men who offered their a 1 in,the World War. North Church street has been widened from Depot street to a point near the Arehey property. The concrete base for an asphalt coating lias been laid on the street and the asphalt will be laid as soon as the concrete lias properly set tled. The work of widening West De pot street is progressing satisfactorily now. Mrs. J. A. Egisou. aged 03, died Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock at her home in No. 5 township. She is sur vived' by her husband and one sister. Mrs. Charles Barnliardt. Funeral ser vices were held yesterday morning at 11 o'clock at Mt. Carmel Church, uud in terment was made in the cemetery of that church. While favorable progress is being made on the Kannapolis road, but little as phalt has been laid on the road during tin* past week. Several patches of the asphalt have been laid, but the patches have not been connected and the work lias not been started yet on a large scale. It is planned to lay more asphalt on the road as soon as a larger portion of the road has been made ready for it. Eighteen defendants faced Judge Furr in recorder's court Monday and twelve of them were tried, the cases against the other six being continued. From the 12 defendants SI4N.NS> in costs and lines were collected, the cases including intoxication, speeding, having liquor, af fray and operating an auto while in toxicated. Carolina's baseball* team won another game .Monday, defeating State Col ege 10 to s in a weird exhibition in Raleigh. The two teams had been idle for it couple of weeks and both played ragged ball as a result.. The only game left in the State is the Carolina-Trinity game, to be played in Durham during Trinity com mencement. , Every negro in this city that could get away was in Salisbury Wednesday for the Memorial Day Exercises. May 30th is always a big day in Salisbury for the colored peop'e of this section, and thousands of them were there. In former years an excursion train al ways carried the negroes to Salisbury, but they go in autos now. and an ex cursion train is something of the past? Airs. Nellie Honeycutt celebrated hej- ONth birthday last Sunday at the home of her son Air. J. R. Honeycutt. A birthday dinner was enjoyed by fifty, including five grandchildren, 1(5 great grandchildren and 14 great-great-grand children. The occasion proved one of great interest and pleasure for Airs. Honeycutt and her relatives and friends who attend. Funeral services for Mr. Lee Watson, who died Monday at Sanatorium, will be held at bis late home on .Meadow Street tomorrow, Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Members of Stokes Lodge A. F. & A. AL will have charge of the ser vice. which will be conducted bv Dr. J. AL G rier. of Newton, former pastor of the deceased. Interment will he made in Oakwood cemetery. Alotorists will be interested to know that the road from the Yadkin River, north of Salisbury to Lexington, is now ojien. The road is hard-surfaced all of tin* way. the opening of the road making the detour unnecessary. The road from Silencer to the river is not yet paved, but it is in good shape now. The stretch of road from Lexiqgton to Thomasville is still under Construction, but the paved road front TJiontasville, to Greensboro is completed. New members are being secured every day now for the Cabarrus Country Club and work on the club grounds Is progress ing satisfactorily. The golf course is receiving milch attention and is in bet ter shape than ever. Some changes have been made to the club house too. and when the work is completed the house will offer a dancing pavi'ion in addition to other equipment. Persons desiring to join the club should notify A. R. Howard.. Members of Company E are preparing now for tiie annual encampment which will be held at More head City next month. The local company leaves about July Bth for the camp and will be sta tioned there for two weeks. . The mem bers of the company are being drilled hard now preparatory to the work they will have to do at camp and officers of the company are determined that Com pany E this year will make the fine im pression it has made in tl*> past. Students of the graduating classes at Central Grammar School and No. 2 School are making final plans now for their commencement exercises which will be held Thursday night of this week. The exercises will take place in the au ditoriums of the two schools, and at tractive programs have been arranged for each school. The No. 2 School au ditorium this year will be able to accom modate tin* crowds, which heretofore were tooo large for the old auditorium. Airs. Luther Harkey, of Winston-Sa lem. is visiting her father. Air. C. A. Is enhour. 666 Cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, cr Biiicus Fever. It Kills ‘ c that cause the fever. THE CONCORD TIMES EDUCATIONAL MEET Os ISONS PROVED Os MUCH INTEREST Meeting Held Monday Night by Stokes Lodge A. F. & A. M..—Large Crowd En joyed Fine Program. DISTRICT DEPUTY AMONG VISITORS Talks Were Made by D. B. Coltrane, L. T. Hartsell, Rev. W. A. Jenkins and E. T. McSwain. Stokes Lodge No. 32 A. F. & A. AL. the local Alasonic Lodge, held in the lodge it>oms Alonday night what is de clared by everyone present to- have been one of tiie greatest meetings in its his tory. when a large number of local and visiting Masons gathered to hear the Ed ucational Program which had been pre pared for the occasion. Annjgig the vis itors at this meeting were Distract Depu ty W. F. Thompson and Past District Deputy Janus W. Payne. The /program, which had been ar ranged by the Worshipful Aluster of' the Lodge, Gilbert Hendrix, was a very in teresting one from start to finish, talks being delivered by Alessrs. I). B. Col trane, L. T. Hartsell and Rev. W. A. Jenkins, of the local Lodge, and by Air. E. T. McSwain. of Spencer. Air. Coltrane in bis ten minute talk on "The Fatherhood of God," stressed the point that the reason all of us do not get more out of our relation to God is because we do not keep the thought be fore us more, and work at the job. Ev ery man who lias accomplished anything worth while in this world has kept that thought before hint and striven toward (hat end until it is accomplished, said the speaker, and that is the way we should think and live in relation to our Father. ltev. Mr. Jenkins, in his talk on “The Brotherhood of Alan." called attention to the occurrences in everyday life, where men cheat, wrong, injure and kill each other, as if no common tie bound them. The beginning of the brotherhood of man. he declared, almost two thousand years ago. was started by Jesus Christ, who declared to his handful of followers that men are the children of God. brothers of one another. This principle lias con tinued to grow, and Christ's own prom ise is that there shall be a kingdom of these children. The one thing neces sary in order for men to treat each cith er its brother?- is the realization of the acres I ness and value of huina.tt life and of a human soul. With this conception, man will have more reverence and re spect for his brothers. "Alan's Duty to All Mankind, and His Especial Duty to His Alasonic Brother, was the subject of the talk delivered by Hon. L. T. Hartsell. who consented to make this talk in the absence of Rev. Jesse C. Rowan front the city. Mr. Hartsell classed a Mason s duties as be ing of two kinds, passive and active. lit is to lead a life devoid of wrong doing —a clean, straightforward lift* of integ rity. Living an upright life, he contin ued, titles not mean, living so as to keep out of the courts, but being honest in all our actions. The active life a Aiasou lives should be in support of everything that is for the upbuilding and uplift o! our community and our fellowman. Air. McSwain in his address on "Am I a Alaster .Mason," outlined the begin nings of our o\\*n country, pointing out that the foundations of our nation were laid by Alasons. such as George Washing ton. Alexander Hamilton and others, who built on Alasonic principles in organiz ing this great republic. The Boston l'ea Party was planned by a group of Alas ons; Paul Revere was a Mason, as well as the man who hung out the lantern for him; fifteen of the Presidents of the United States, including the present Chief Executive, have been Alasons. and all through tin* history of our country th<‘ great task of building up a mighty republic lias been accomplished largely by brothers of the Mystic Tie. r llte challenge comes to us: Are we follow ing tin* examples set by these illtts triom forefathers, and continuing to build upon the foundations they .laid so well? Are the principles laid down by 1 hem being followed by us / A Alaster, Mason will use his ballot to preserve the principles of our country, and will not allow foreigners to instill their insidious propaganda to undermine its founda tions. Education, continued Air. McSwain. is one of the things that should be and is heartilv supjKirted by Masonry. A Alas ter Mason stands for education, for the public schools, which by the way, were founded bv a Master Aiasou. And, too. the Holy Bible is to be read in the schools of our land, not as a course <>t study, nop- to teach the various doc trines but so that the children will ever have the Word of God before them. A man who is not in sympathy with the schools of our great nation, and in favor of education is not a true Master. Announcement was made by Worslup fni Master Hendrix of the death of W. Lee Watson. Past "Master of Stokes Lodge, which occurred Alonday morning at Sanatorium. Brother Watson,* who was also Past High Priest' of John ( . Drewry Chapter Royal Arch Alasons; a member of Salisbury Commamlery Knights Templar: and of Oasis .Temple of the Shrine, had been an active and energetic member of Stokes Lodge, being Secretary of the Lodge at the time of his death. The Alaster of the Lodge g;Mte a brief sketch of his life, and a Alemorial service was held in 'his niein -01 The program was interspersed with songs, the accompaniments being played by It. P. Benson, of Stokes laxlge. The singing was joined in heartily by every * U After the closing of the Lodge a de lightful two-course luncheon was served by the ladies, followed by cigars. ' Tim kindness of the ladies in prepar ing this treat was acknowledged by the Lodge in giving them a beautiful bou quet. which was presented to them by Air. Jas. C. Fink in a few well chosen remarks. Mr. Joseph Firth, expert civil engi neer of rimrlotte, has been engaged by the city to make a test of the asphalt recently laid on the streets here. Blythe Bros, have about completed their work here, and Mr. Firth’s report will be accepted and acted upon before final settlement is made by the city with the paving company. Mr. Firth plans to take specimens of the streets and ex-, amine them, in addition to checking up on the costs and specifications. He probably will be engaged on the work for a number of days. THE OLD HOME. (By JOHN R. ELKINS). “Chickens come home to rowt.” Well, I am not exactly a chicken, but. in company with my brother, William H. Eikins, of Cisco. Texas, whom I lead not seen for fifty-two years, until last Saturday. I am in tiie old home town, where brother and I will be glad to re new old friendships, and make new ones. But in reflection over the past, rny heart is made sad by reason of the fact that the glim monster has exacted such a heavy toll from old friends. Even dur ing the. past .four years, of those who hove "gone to that bourne from which no traveller has ever returned." I recall “Billy" Cook. John Bundy. Captain i\ il liam Propst and Mrs. Propst, Mrs. Al berrine Mu hi', Mrs. William C. Boyd, George Brown. Col. J. X. Brown, Daniel Stiller, Mrs. Jim Erwin. Charlie McDon ald, and perhaps others. « As I perambulate the streets I look or ask for this or that individual but in vain, as the echo says they are silent dwellers in the city of the dead. I well remember the twept.v-first or April, 1861, when the Cabarrus Guards, under (01. Nelson Slough, and"the BliSck Boys, un der Capt. James Atwell, pulled out for the scene of action. Os the Guards Noah Correll was the fifer. David Corzine han dled the bass drum and James Benson the kettle drum. Well, folks, there was some music, no one could surpass Correll in blowing the fife and Jim Benson was ahead of the profession in beating demi seini quavers on the kettle drum. All honor to these soldier boys. Yes, friends, on that fateful morning, 1 was at the station as were hundreds of fathers, mothers, .brothers, sisters and sweethearts, to say good-bye to those brave boys, many of whom never saw home again. But their deeds shed a halo of glory over their lives. J have not time in this article to note the material improvements of the city nor of the strides it has made, in education and re ligion, but 1 may touch on these all im portant questions in a subsequent com munication. t It has been forty years since I was a citizen of this commonwealth, and in that time many have been the changes in cit izenship in material progress. Many of the .older ones have crossed the river, but in crossing left many sons and daughters, worthy descendants of noble sires. 1 have never forgotten my native heath and never will, and it is a source of unalloyed pleasure for this scribe to spend awhile at his old home, in meet ing friends of by-gone days, in rehearsing events of the past and in making new the outside. CHAMBERLAIN’S TABLETS ARE MILD AND GENTLE IN EFFECT. The laxative effect qf Chamberlain's. Tablets is so mild and gentle that you can hardly realize that it has been produced by a medicine. —Advertise- ment. Auction Sale of Lots at Kannapolis Sat urday. On next Saturday. June 2. the At lantic ('oast Realty Co. will have a big auction s:ilc of lots in or near Kannapo lis. “The Woiider City.” This includes both the' Wallace property and the Winc coff property, now owned by Mr. M. P. Teeter.- One. good lot will be given away absolutely free during the sale, and nomerous cash prizes will also lie given. Music will be furnished by a brass band. There will be no grouping of lots. The Wirtecoff property sale will begin at 10 o’clock a. m., and that cf the Wallace property at 2 p. m. of Rose-Petal Texture Nadine Face Powder will Bthe roses in your cheeks. ill make your skin soft, >th and velvety. It will nd an irresistable charm, and the fragrance of the k flower garden, jy Nadine adheres and protects the skin 'wk from sun, wind and IK/ dust. Contains no ingredient that can harm the skin or l:he eyes. Money re funded if not pleased. 50c at your toilet counter. Min iature box by mail 4c. 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If you suffer [raj y as she did, take Cardui—a [raj y) purely vegetable, medicinal [23 m tonic, in use for more than 40 [raj ra? years. It should help you. Z Sold Everywhere. DON’T ALWAYS BLAME HENS! WHEN EGGS ARE SCARCE. Rats may. be getting them—l-. S. i Government Bulletins prove they | know how to get them. . Break a j cake of RAT-SNAP into small pieces and place where fats travel. If there. ! RAT-SNAP will get them—positively, j Three sizes, 35c. 05c. $1.25. Sold and I guaranteed by Cline's Pharmacy and Ritchie Hardware Co.—Advertisement, i Airs. AC. H. Caldwell. Alms Rosa Cald- ; well and Airs. Kenneth' Caldwell are ! spending today in Salisbury with Airs, j James AlcCorkle. ONLY TWO MORE DAYS In which to secure chances, on the Am ■, > ■ 11 aii '- lies c-j i_] given away Saturday, June 2nd. Two Chances for every dollar Paid on. Pa-n f) lle counts. 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Mobil*-. -y’ u Unexcelled service, convenient schedules and direct conic- ■ , Schedules published as information and are not guar •!-*" ■ • . H. 11. GRAHAM, D. P. A„ " M. E. W< »OBT ; ; , N Charlotte, N*. C. / 01,1 " . -M BUGGIES For the next Ten DaCs '-ve hold one of the biggest Close Flit Sales on Buggies ever held in t' lls j city. If you want a Buggy sec t |S llt once. Will save you money on an> of Hardware. SEE US. • j Yorke & Wadsworth Company. Thursday. VL v v ' 01 ' LET MRS. ™ HKK l'( IU .'A"y l] Ihree yesivs ;i ., 0 . , ! bntor, this v ( "'Ak J Rats stole J know until a t-; ]A ' Wks. a ! ItAT-SNAP. ' ■'.A"J : dead mis in | them. Suddenly /]',!•- ' a J | together, itv M !ey.“ Take Ahs. (Wv.'vJ ! sizes. Mae. 11.-,,.. >■]-- y " jaiitoed by • nine's "pipM- 864 g j Hue Hardware ' !