jlonday, December 17, 1923 . tf *s**********t' i cu ll BORING villages » USINGS IN OUR * I,************"* * I’INE BLUFF. 1 1,, 1 i-’ going on well with Misses °° r n rneti. aial I rone Black as teach- ill of tl,e children available (C- , ' t „ in) !le : m i box supper in the school build {he benefit of the Church. Ev- LjWjy is invited. The Christina- tree here at tlie church Monday December 24 at 2 o'clock. «irluldren will render a short program. - EUREKA. j.KOKtiEVILLE. « h , | >t ,x >upper on last Monday eve 'tt;p enjoyed by all present. Miss •", Cannon won the box of candy for , ftliiTttie't gill. About S6O was real y f or the benefit of the school. , \ lt . j.. /. Shinn has purchased a new Johusie Must and Messrs. Dowd , tt'Ki) ; 1U (1 M. C. dones. of Concord. Imii- a few hours Saturday as guests of j v v I , - and Laura May Sliiun. . f;...rgeville High School will close on Friday. 3>frembcjr 21st for the : ihv. and Mrs. E. K. Counts, of Al ymarlc. were the guests of Mr. aud Mrs. , h J Shi mi last Sunday.- , Relatives of Mr. John S. Turner gatli- ( ffpl l ar his home in No. 10 township on liv Ine-day. December 10 to celebrate ‘ jjjj, s4tb birthday. Mr. Turner hast ten ( Iriug chiii’.ren. thirty grand-children and three great grand-children. Those pres et wr,.; Mr. and Mrs. 1). M. Long and rhildren. .Mrs. J. M. Kluttz and ehil- , dM Mr. aud Mrs. J. F. Chaney and children, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Turner C aud rhildren. Mr. C. C. Turnex and lit- f tie daughter. Mr. aud Mrs. D. W. Tur- < iirraml Mrs. A. his room for several remains- about the same. Mr. l.ewis Hbimpoi'k. of China Grove, trieuds here Sunday, mid Mr>. Pearley Hargett, of harlot;,.. tlit- week-end at the do Jatler's father. Mr. J. E. niggers. *, , u - ; ‘ a 't l hm-sday Mrs. Bessie Moser. li " s|H*i;t the. summer and fall here with i , r f Uo '* iei - Mr-. Bose Kluttz, moved to' *■ tarm iu \o 7 township. d Mr. G. F. Plott during * 1 h'iKiaiiz is visiting her daugh . -Urs Bvss'h Moser, of No. 7. v *, 1 o' V, S'. of near AVhite Hall, is ; ‘' llUl * friiauls here. li. FAITH. ' •‘."'•■“ied the G. L. Kluttz sale. Vi ' 1 -25 a bushel. J. T. the little old time Kpiu .'j"*v! :,!; d mlier old time thingß for j...: a-'! 1,1 Bus Hifford cried the sale K; a Baruhardt acted aM\clerk. Mr. a- , ’ !' 801 “S' to retire from farm life iLin " ot Sood. C n 1 win have a big sale at Ti,I U !. 1»- I i ' ‘ and play of the Woman's j‘ r> . Society of the Y. W. M. A., great ’d'Hiiietl Church of Faith was a to ovhvh The Iliad of Homer, as well as most , of the ballad literature of the world, 1 were spoken or suug for years, perhaps l before they were committeejl to writing. » . t_ --- - • 1 A Hiudu religious beggar held one of his arms above his head for forty years; ' by that time it had become immovable 1 aid like a withered hotn. Letters to Santa Claus Concord, N. C„ Dec. 15, 1923. Dear Santa Claus: / I am a little boy 3 years, 11 months old. Please bring me a stopper gun and other toys; candy, apples, oranges and nuts of all kinds. Please remember my little.crippled brother, Worth, who wants anything you can bring him. Your little friend, EUGENE McCALL. Concord, N. C„ Dec. 14, 1923. Dear Santa ~Claus: I am a little girl seveen years old, and I want a doll, a trunk, and cradle for Christmas. Your little girl. MELLIE SHORT. Dear*Old Santa Claus;. j Don't forget me. Bring me a cow-boy suit number 8, pistol, pair of gloves, watch that runs like daddy’s, 12 boxes of pistol caps and oranges, apples andNhutsi, Please don’t forget little brother Bill, He will send you his letter later. Hop* ing you will be feeling fine Christmas night aud remember all the little girls and boys and don’t forget daddy aud mama. MUNDIE EUGENE WOODY. 126 S. Spring St. My Dear Santa Claus: I am two years, old but large enough to have lots of toys, so please don't for get me when you make your round. 1 would like to have a telephone to talk to my daddy while he is working, a wheelbarrow to roll sand with, a horn, a pair of bed room slippers as my feet get cold these cold mornings before I can get my shoes on and don't forget to bring lots of oranges, candy and nuts, good bye. WILLIAM LEWIS WOODY, 126 South Spring Street. Concord. N. (.’., Dec, 13. 1923. Dear Santa Claus: I am just a little girl nine years' old. I want you to .add my name to your list. I want y#u to bring me a baby doll- and a tea set, some oranges, apples, candy of all kinds and some nuts, and raisins. Your little friend, V. LOUISE HORTON. —— % . Concord, X. C\, Dec. 15, 1923. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little baby boy just six months old. 1 want Santa Claus to come to see me. I want a white elephant aud a baby rattler and some oranges, apples, candy, nuts of all kinds. MILTON RAY HORTON. Glass. N; C.. Des. 15. 1923. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy just three years old. I want Santa Claus to come to see me ( aud bring a tricycle and a book aud a < little automobile and a little chair, some J oranges, apples, some candy and rais- 1 ins aud nuts of all kinds. Your little friend. WALTER WILKINSON, JR. | Concord. N. C., Route 3. Box 198. 1 Dec. 15, 1923. J Dear Old Santa : I am a little boy pearly seven years ] old. Please bring me a train*-Jl-‘gun, aud , lots of good tilings to eat. I hope you 1 are well and please don’t get sick. Lois J of love. From, { FRANK EPDLEMAX. JR. 1 Concord. X. C., Route 3. Box 108. ] Dec. 15. 1923. , Dear Santa Slaus: Please bring me a doll-carriage. I J have plenty of dolls, and I want to ride ( them iu a carriage. Please bring me J some apples, oranges, raisins, nuts aud candy. ( Y'our little friend. FAITH EDOLE.MAN. ] P. S.—-Please Santa. I have a little broth- < er named Alton. Please bring him a red j wagon, and some good things to eat too. , F. E. l Dear Santa: Please do not forget me at Christmas. ( I want you to bring me a dolly that will I cry and say, “mama,” a sulky to roil ] my dolly in, a little iron and ironing ( board, a nice pair of warm mittens, with 1 a little bracelet to fit my arm, with lots ] of candy, oranges, apples, pears, raisins 1 aud nuts. Please do not forget my mama 1 and daddy and grandma, with some nice presents for them. Wishing you a long and happy life. SARAH TUCKER. 221 Church “St* Concord, N. C. Dear Santa : Please bring me a nice rubber tire wag on. a train, a dancing jigger a cap pis tol, some caps to shoot, a nice lit tie blackboard, a nice worm overcoat, some nice warm gloves ami a nice pair of pret ty blue pants, with lots of candy, oranges, apples, pears, raisins and nuts. Please bring my little sister a tricycle and a little desk to write ou. Please don’t for get daddy, mama and grandmother with lots of nice presents. Lots of love from your little friend ARCHIE TUCKER. 221 Church St., Concord, N. C. Concord, N. C., Dec. 12, 1923. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring us each a doll, doll car riage, and heaps of candy, nuts, oranges and apples. Mother will have a nice Christmas tree for you. Y'our little friends. MARGARET and ROBERTA TYSON, p. S. —We have been good girls. Concord. X., C-, Dec. 15, 1923. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a pair of skates, a sax aphone, a ball. Also bring baby sister a doll, and a doll cradle; aud candy, fruit and nuts for all of us. ' Your little friend, ROY CROOKS. JR- Coucord. N. C.. Pec. 13, 1923. My Dear Santa Claus: . . lam a little boy 7 years old. I wish you would bring me a little air rifle. Now Santa Claus, you must not come down the chimney and get yourself black. I will leave the door open for you. ho good-bye. From a little boj, VANCE BUFF. Coucord, N. C., Route 6, box j Miss Lillian Morris will arrive this 1 afternoon from St. Mary s School, Ital > eigb to spend the holidays with her par ■ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Morris. F Among tue Dec.mber-born notables were Milton. Arkwright, Eli Whitney, : Beethoven, Heine, Sir Humphry Davy, ‘Whittier, Carlyle aad Gladstone. ) (THE CONCORD TIMES The biggest newspaper ever published was the “Ulumuiated Quadruple Con stellation,” issued in New York in 1859. The sheet measured eight and one-half feet in length and six feet in width, and consisted of eight pages, each contain ing thirteen columns. One famous English aviator pays an annual premium of $300,000 on an in surance policy for $1,000,000. —More Milk . . H ALF a gallon more milk from each cow - every day, will more than pay your feed bill. Nearly every cow owner gets that increase with Purina Cow Chow. It costs about a dollar a month more to feed Cow Chow, but that difference is ' more than made up in the first week. The rest of the month you get your extra milk for nothing. Feed out of the Checker- jSSfcs board Bag and you will CASH FEED STORE WPUfiWfffl VUVIi" IB yvi Sold in Checkerboard Bags Only )OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC)COOOOC;OOC>G>OOOOOOOOOOOC>OOOOOOOOOOC S. S. BROWN SHOE STORE | FEATURING GIFTS OF TRUSTWORTHY QUALITY j|| SHOES, HOUSE SLIPPERS ]|j These are Enduring and Useful Gifts That Denote a !jj Thoughtful Giver • JjJ Come to our Great Holiday Sale. We have just re- ijt ceived many New Styles in the Most Wanted Shades of ]j[ Suede and Buck, that we are going to sell at Remarkably jjj Low Prices. All this week we present Quality Merchandise at j|| prices you cannot duplicate elsewhere. S. S. BROWN SHOE STORE | QUALITY FIRST * - | OOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOCX)COG >OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCXX)OCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO A variety of attractive styles; ex traordinary good values, make se lecting and buying a pleasure in this store. a PARKER’S SHOE STORE Between Parks-Belk and McLellan 5 and 10c Store X3OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 JL / I \ ! Fresh Car Load of Mules For Sale l . ; or Trade CORL WADSWORTH CO. | In Madagascar, the natires have a curious superstition about the stripped partridge; any one finiding a nest of this bird and not breaking the eggs, causes the death of his mother. The only agar manufacturing plant outside of Japan is located at Los An gelee. The agar is a product of seaweed and is much used for medicinal and other purposes. EVERYTHING WORN BY MAN Stilts He’ll like these gifts $25 to SSO * Overcoats ' S2O to S6O first, because they come from you * Wool Vests . * $6.00 ' Trousers * -A , $2.50 to sls and next, because they come from us. Sweaters $5.50 to $12.50 , Suit Cases He knows our quality. He knows if $1.75 to $25 * it’s here it’s right and if it isn’t Bags i I it isn’t. ' $5 to $25 | , Hosiery 3 25c to $2.00 I He respected our label when he was 1 Mufflers 4 fixing up for his vacation this summer $1 to $7.50 M / and anything that coir*es to him via Handkerchiefs :j | BROWN’S has a place in his heart Linen or Cotton I before you add the holly. "10c tb $1.50 I * Neckwear I v, $1 to $3 The gifts are here ]NfOW. Underwear I The names are on your list. $1 to $6 I We are at your service to Shirts | help you >s well as profit. $1.50 to $8 Belts $1 to $3.00 Browns - Cannon Co. 1 " »'i >oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo€X>oooooo I Visit - I ; FISHER’S x 1 ; The Real Christmas Store | CHRISTMAS SALE I In All Departments ; TOYLAND IS JOYLAND [ It’s Real, Sure Enough Toyland—Everything to Make the jjc i Christmas Big for the Little Ones 1 It’s Easy Shopping at '* | FISHER’S I i Open Day and Night § Sooooooqooooooooooogooooooooooooooooooooooooooocooooo j Boys You Know j Pope Bicycles Are the Best j (They Are Guaranteed) * i if ’. . I Boys and Girls, you will find a POPE Bicycle just your size at YOUR HARDWARE STQRE. Christmas* Presents of Real Value for everybody at \ ‘Your Hardware Store” ’ * Our Show Windows are full of Christmas Gifts of | | Real Value. I RitchieHardware-Coi ! YOUR HARDWARE STORE j PHONE 117 * PHONE 117 Buy Now and We Will Send Out Christmas Eve. trmrmw* .jmc——■w————i —xr umrmmm—m r—ywr - X OO; DAINTY NEW j Iji HANDKERCHIEFS 9f g j jj: As a Gift, whether for a dear friend /p' jjj USE TIMES AND TRIBUNE PENNY IDMT?I PAGE FIVE