W March 28, 1927 rs VTJ K GROVE. - nm l Miss Helen n Concord visit 1 Friday night with V mother. , ( V ; nil Mrs. Herman ; ' ; , u i»H* last Thurs ! ' ',, r ,.M'iit enjoyed a good dinner aad lots v n accompanied • • ' / < >. Holland on a trip ’ , v iH-re they visited Mr. "( .Mann and attended When they re -1!;J' M. ; . Kddiemau spent . ! ' in the home of ; ill Salisbury. / '■...... note the serious 1 -a- oldest ladies, Mrs. w'iafoff. 'awl ' vish a ..,» r ioi!s illness to re- U “ are glad to say. .Fiona and children, . ' r , Kv,. are risiting at the j F j*a' > parents. Mr. and Y I'astor, of Hileman’s t M r . \V. F. Eddleman en- Sunday School ‘classes 'and .1. A. Winecoff Tl'uirsdav evening. Many ‘ and lots of real jj 'several comical readings j p, ( .ide- music and sing ». invited to the dining room t „ t . , and cake was \isv:re;;tiice. All departed i tbeia-elves a- having a real ' Th i>re* *’°inf schools (oi.- ri,iav ttf'ternoon. The '' J dUa i;: 111 favor of Fink. '-hIZA JANE. l 0 10 V. \SIIIP. IV E‘‘: g regardless fun,',' n ,i:ul >hui, lias "I’i" .'! unity to do tv,-, , , 11 S:n vii’g wood, a £; '' rinrN and many 1 tint ' , v, ull farming. ; r,t ~ >llU!,r| spring p10w p,r;,,,,, ' i'-voi-yone has !W idowecl the 'h" ;m b '-' in K made ' a " 1 "' ,lir of cotton ■ C,:;-;- ”-<«mker, of a, -!'acl..M, H( " t; ; k '! 11 « lrcat ’ ‘ ouital m muc h J. R. McAnulty, of Flowe’s store, : who has been confined to his home by illness for a wepk or so, is able to j walk about the yard. I No improvement is noted in the conditions of J. B. Green and J. C. MeETachern. Both have been sick for 1 a long time, and are substantial men ofr the township. The second quarterly conference for this year for Bethel was held last Friday afternoon with Dr. Z. Paris, presiding elder of the Salisbury dis trict, in the chair. G. M. Gray, Ken j dall Eaves, A. O. Carriker and J. M. t Hartsell were elected delegates to the district conference which meets some time next month with the Methodist congregation at Spencer.. It is not thought that the cold weather of last week did serious dam age to the fruit crop. FAITH. Mr. Monroe Peeler came in one of getting killed this morning while he and others were loading granite on his motor truck. The derrick broke and fell striking Mr. Peeler on the head. He was rushed to the Salis bury Hospital in an unconscious con dition. We had a big white frost last night and today is a clear beautiful day. Here is a card we received. 'A Mr. Brown told you he had a Dutch book dated 1791. I have one dated 1530. Julian M. Sifford, Route 2, box 57, Rockwell, N. C. Mr. Brown w’ill have to trot out another book. We met Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Flem ing and little Buster, of Greensboro, taking lunch-at the Salisbury Case today. Here is a letter w r e just received: Concord, N. C., Route G. . March 23, 1927. / Mr. J. T. Wyatt, Dear SirWe will write you a few lines and am glad to tell you that my foot cs better with eczema siuee using your salve. Respectfully, Mrs. J. J. Padgett. Con- - cord, N. C., Route «, Noreott Mill. A large number of motor trucks are now hauling granite to the railroad from the quarries. Pretty Little Girl, the writer of the Poplar Tent Items, says J. W. Barber set 119 eggs and hatched 97 and calls on I enus to beat it. We give it up. 1 enus and Ause Redwine, Sr., of Faith, two of the old Civil War vet erans, expect to go to the oM sol diers’ reunion at Tampa, Fla., in April if they keep well and are able to go. Bill Way, of Charlotte, sends Ve nus a post cards “The Darkey Preach er,” and says can you pray like this brother? Bill Way, but it is copy righted and we cannot put it in our iieuns. Elmer Yates was a welcome visitor at W. A. Stirewalt’s Sunday March 20th. Myron Bruce was a welcome visitor ; at J. R. Ludwig's Sundav, March 20. i VENUS. ROBERTA. ! The weather has turned quite cool . agaiu. i A revival meeting is .in progress ! now, with Rev. C. H. Hill, from 1 Friendship Church, doing the preach- > ing. He sure* is a fine man. There ■ will be all day services Sunday, March 27th and dinner on the ground. Now 1 all the good women are invited to at- ( tend andbring well filled baskets. Everybody is cordially invited to at- 1 tend these services. There wil be services in the afternoon at 2 o’clock, also at night beginning strictly at 7 o’clock. There will be preaching at Allison Grove Methodist Church Sunday, April 3rd. Everybody come and bear Rev. Robert Short. Mrs. Mack Cauup is real sick at this t ; me. Hope she will will soon be able to be out again. Howard Short fell out of a barn-loft Sunday and hurt his nose. We hope it is not broken. Mrs. Garner Verble has returned home, after spending a week in Char lotte with her sister. HAPPY FARM GIRL. EASTERN NO. 11. We are listening for the chimes of the wedding bells from several direc tions. ! Mr. and Mrs. Paul Plott will soon move into the.'r new house they are having erected on the Bost Mill road ' near his father’s, E. A. Plott. Mr. Hubert Faggurt bought a lot from Mr. Horace Faggart, near the Cross roads filling station and is hav ing a nice bungalow» built. He ex pects to have thc_ house finished this week. ’ L. A. Plott spent Tuesday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Plott. Little Louise Faggart is better, af ter be : ng «o sick with torisilitis. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Wensil and children, of Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bost, of No. 7. and Miss Lueile Bost, of Concord, visited I). G. Boe>t Sunday. Mrs. E. F. Whitley returned to her home Saturday, after spending a week with her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Hart sell, of Kannapolis. In the passiug of Mrs. Low Russel! we feel we have lest one of our best lifelong friends. But we feel that our loss is her eternal gain. We offer our deepest sympathy to the bereaved ones. X. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. HOUSTON f WHO DIED FRIDAY! Services Held at Harrisburg Church of Which She Was a Member. —Was 111 On ly Short Time. Funeral services for Mrs. Sam Houston, well known woman of Hai risburg were hold Saturday at 11 o’clock at the Harrisburg Church. In terment was made in the cemetery of the Church. Mrs. Houston died Friday morning at 7 o’clock at her home, following au illness of two days. She was sud denly striken Wednesday afternoon and remained unconscious until the end. The deceased was 69 years of age and is survived by her husband and two children, Mrs. W. H. Oglesby, of Concord, aud Mark Houston, of Har risburg. EATING PLACES IN CITY GIVEN HIGHER RATING AT PRESENT State, County and City Offic ials Inspect Cases and Other Eating Places and Rate Them. The City of Concord has cases which command as high a rating, when in spected by representatives of the State Santiary Department of the State Board of Health, as any other city oj? town in the State, it was said here today following the completion of a two days inspection of the cases of the City by J. A. McLeod, Chife State Santiary Inspector. The inspection which resulted in the cases of Concord commanding such high 7-atings were made in Concord Thusday and Friday. The inspections were made by Mr. McLeod, Captain Quint E. Smith, city engineer, and Dr. D. G. Caldwell, County Health officer. In making a report of the findings of the inspection that was made, it was said that the cases of this City had on an average as high a rating as in the other cities of the State. Announcement was made that the cases were able to command a higher rating following the last inspection than ever before on account of having installed new’ and modern equipment since the last inspection was made. Appreciation was expressed here to the proprietors of the cases for cooperating in every way that w r as possible with the City, County aud State Health Departments in bettering the sanitary conditions of their places, and thus commanding better, ratings. The scores, or ratings, of the cases of the City w’ero announced today by. Captain Quint E. Smith. The Hotel Concord led the cases of the City with a score of 97.5. This was due to a -large extend, it was said, by the Hotel having the latest modern equipment. Following the Hotel in rating came three cases with the score of 95.5. They were: New York Case, 12 West Depot Street; Richie Case, 1 North Union Street; and Carolina Case, 76 South Union {Street. The following cases were handicap ped by lack of modern equipment but nevertheless they were found to be in as good condition as the more modern cases were, so far as sanitary cpndi tions . were concerned, the report of the insection states. Other cases inspected scored the following: Morris Case, West Street. 59.5; Furr’s Case, 251 McGill Street, H 7.5; Sanitary Lunch, 25 West Depot Street, 87.5; Kerr Street Case, 176 Kerr Street, 8G.5; Smith's Case, 272 McGill Street, SG; Big Bakers Little Place, 214 West Dei>ot Street, 55.5; Ferris Case, 24 South Union Street, 84.5; Forest Hill Case, 31G North Church Street, 82.5 ; Cabarrus Lunch Room, 28G West Borbin Street', 81.5; Milton’s Case, 237 West Depot Street, 84.5; Dutch Lunch, 1 South Church Street, 80.5; Rogers’ Case, 48 Buffalo Street, 78.5; Cline and Mabry, 51 South Union Street, 78: Lauglilin’s Case. 24G West Corbin Street, 72.5; and City Case, 31 South Church Street, 57/ The colored cases of the City com manded ratings as follows: Jones' Case, 200' Tournament Street, 90.5; Boger’s Case, 91 Chestnut Street, 87; and Shinn’s Case, 178 Tournament Street, Gl. GIRLS OF LOCAL ASSEMBLY ATTEND CHARLOTTE MEET Members of Newly Organiz ed Rainbow Assembly Vis it Chapter in the Queen City. Twenty-five girls, members of the Rainbow Assembly, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Towery, Miss Mary McKinley, Mrs. P. M. Lafferty and Mrs. J. W. Pike, spent part of Thursady evening in Charlotte visit ing the Charlotte Chapter of the As sembly. The Concord girls derived much knowledge and pleasure in the initia tions that were put on by the Charlotte girls. In addition to learning what proceedure was followed at a meeting of the Assembly, the girls learned something of the work done by a Chapter of the Assembly. It is believed that Mrs. Donnie Rich Patton, State Deputy of the General Assembly, from Elon College, will be present at the meeting of the Concord Chapter to be held Friday, April 1. Although recently organized, the Concord Assembly is manifesting a great deal of interest in the work and is making good progress in perfecting the organization of the Assembly | here. m The Study Club. The members of the Study Club were delightfully entertained Thurs day afternoon by Miss Jcnn Winslow Coltrane at her home on North Union street. The music room, where the meeting was held, was lovely with quantities of purple and white iries, breath of spring, pink hyacinths and violet 6. The program was in charge of Mrs. W. M. Sherrill. Mrs. E. Sauvain read San article on the actors and stage in | China. It i« interesting to note that j the Chinese use no scenery. Each ac j tor has to know from 20 to 200 parts. | Mrs. Sherrill read the “Romance of the Chinese Rug,” which told how the rugs are made, and of what materials. It was a pleasure to have Mrs. Burks Withers, of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. E. C. Barnhardt, Jr., present. They joined the club members for lunch, which was served in the dining room. Daffodils, and purple lilacs artistically arranged in a low silver bowl formed the center of the table, and yellow candles in silver holders were used. / A delicious lunch was ; served. ; The members pra*fn£ were: I Mesdamet? D. L. Bost, I/I. Davis, i ; E. Sauvain, R. E. Jones. C. B. Wag ‘ oner. W. M. Sherrill and Miss Mary King. I Charlie Paddock is one of the few f star sprinters who are knock-kneed, - which accounts for his being slow off dhc mark. THE CONCORD TIMES BURLINGTON WILL ENTERTAIN STATE ’ S. S. DELEGATES ) ■ Annual State Sunday School l Convention Will Be Held 1 In Burlington Beginning March 26th. i On April 26, 27 and 28, Burlington j is to be host to a large number of; Sunday School workers from all parts of the state who will be in attendance at the annual convention of the North ; Carolina Sunday School Association. These workers will represent all evan gelical denominations. The commit tees in charge o farrangements for the convention are of the opinion that his will be the best and most representa tive Sunday School convention held in the state' in recent years. Through the local committee on arrangements in Burlington, it has been announced that the church people of the city will furnish free lodging and break fast for all delegates to the conven tion. Burlington’s part in arranging for the convention is in the hands of the committee on arrangements, which was appointed some time ago at a meet ing of pastors, superintendents and other Sunday School leaders in that city. The committee in charge of the pro gram for the convention announces that the program hss been so arranged that officers aud teachers in all de partments of tfye Sunday School can get definite help for their work. There will be general sessions each morn ing aud evening, when topics of in- , terest to all Sunday School workers will be discussed, The afternoons will , be given over to departmental confer ences which will deal with the specific work of each department of the Sun day School. The program committee further an nounces that the following four Sun day School specialists of continent wide reputation have already been se cured to speak in the convention, and hat other prominent speakers will be added to he list: Dr. Norman E. Richardson, Evanston, 111., professor of Religious Education, Northwestern University; Mrs. Maud Junkin Bald win, Philadelphia, Pa., supervisor of •hildren’s work.for the United Luth eran Church’; Dr. Percy R. Hayward, Chicago, 111., superintendent of young people’s work for the International Council of Religious Education; Dr. Selon L. Roberts. Philadelphia, l’a., director of leadership training for the Northern Baptist Church. • \ ■ •• 1, • J. C. GARMON IS DEAD AT HOME IN CABARRUS COUNTY i Had Been 111 For Several Years Following Stroke of , Apoplexy, Funeral Ser vices on Sunday. John C. Gannon, one of the best known farmers of Cabarrus county, died at his home in N'o. 4 township Friday night at 11 :05 o’clock. He had been in ill health for several years following a stroke of apoplexy, I and his condition throughout the week had been critical. i Funeral services were held Sim- i day afternoon at 3 o’clock ut the Roberta Methodist Protestant Church, : conducted by Rev. A. C. Bindley, of ; Liberty, N. C., assisted by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Short. Interment was made in the cemetery of the Church. ( Mr. Garmon was. 70 years of age, ( having been born at Midland January 18, 1857, a son of the late Mr. and ] Mrs. Michael Garmon. He was born ■ and reared in No. 1 township and ‘ spent his entire life there, being suc cessful as a farmer. Mr. Garmon was twice maried, his 1 first wife, Miss Sally Carriker having died in 1914. His second wife, who survives, was Mrs. Fannie L. Long. He was a member of the Roberta Me thodist Protestant Church. % Surviving in addition to his second ; wife, are the following children: 1 Calvin and Mike Garmon, Mrs. 11. F. 1 Plott and Mrs. W. L. Black welder, all of Concord ; Miss Carrie Garmon, of Charlotte; Mrs. tV. P. Ritchie, of Raleigh ; J. B. Garmon, of Steadman, and (). B. Gannon, of Reidsville. NO SNOW AND ICE IN CABARRUS BUT PLENTY OF FROST Snow Fell in Charlotte and Nearby Cities Thursday Afternoon. Low Tem peratures in County. That King Winter is still hanging around was evidenced iu this section Thursday aud Friday when snow aud frosts were reported iu various parts of the Piedmont section. There was no snow in Cabarrus so far as can be learned here but there, was a heavy frost which it is feared caused heavy damage to fruit and flowers. Snow fell in Charlotte Thursday af ternoon but melted as rapidly as it fell. From Lancaster, Rock Hill and other points in South Carolina come reports of light snows aud heavy frosts. No ice was reported in Concord despite the fact that the mercury tum bled below the freezing point. One thermometer in the city registered 30 degrees at 7:15 Friday morning. This • is two points below freezing but there | was no evidence of ice. Blick Alexander Sells Broilers. ( Mooresvflle Eutcmrisc. i Bliek Alexander, who farms, runs a tilling station and raises, .chickeus at his home east of Mooresyrile three , miles out ■on the v Salisbury-Prospeet -'road, Tuesday delivered to a Salis rl bury merchant 200 broilers, for which he received 45 cents per pound. These are milk-fed' chicks and averaged two ' pounds each. His returns on the , load approximated SIBO. The chicks, f Mr. Alexander said, were eight weeks old. ‘ - ' PLANNING NEW PLANT AT FIRST METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH Congregational Meeting to ( Be Held Third Sunday in April to Discuss Building of New Plant. After a number of preliminary 1 meetings the official board of the First Methodist Protestant Church unan imously has voted to recommend to the j Church a building program that woujd give the church and Sunday School Departments a modern building. If the propsed building program is carried out it would mean that the parsonage would be removed and the present Church building would be sal vaged and thus clear the large lot of all buildings. It is planned to build in the center of the lot a modern ar ranged Church and Sunday School Building in the shape of the letter T. The Church auditorium will face on Ann Street and the Sunday School Building wil face on Moore Street. It is propsed that the new- buildings be constructed of tapestry brick of scratched joints. The propsed plans will call for the Auditorium and the Sunday School Building to be of about the same dimensions over all, each to be sufficiently large to accomodate 500 persons. The proposed plans call for the Sunday School building to have a finished basementt with two stories above. It is to be steam heated and have plumbing of modern char acter. It is estimated that the cost will be about $30,000. The crowded condition in both the Church and Sunday School of the present buildings is so intense that some move as the propsed new plant is imperative, it was said today. Rev. G. H. Hendry, the pastor of the Church, aud the official board are very optimistic over the outlook for the new Church which will fill a long . felt need. CONCORD NINE DEFEATS TEAM OF DAVIDSON Local High School Team Wins Opening Game of the Season From David son High by Score IB to 6. Concord High baseball defeated the Davidson High in the opening game of the season on the home lot by the score of ten to six Friday afternoon. Although twenty errors showed the lack of practice by both teaiAs, the game was hotly contested and filled with many thrills. The invaders took an early lead, but the High’s settled down and after the fourth inning the locals were never in doubt of victory. The thing looked upon most by the spectators was the pitching staff. Although with little p'tching material, the locals feel sure that Coach Ricnard* has. built up a very strong and substantial staff. This was proven when Williams, a young right hander, stepped in the box and called himself papa for he was never in a close place. Black welder, a new comer in high school baseball, showed that the right stuff was in him and many eyes will rest upop him behind the plate during the remainder of the season. Melchor also played an unusually good game, field ing a very difficult chance and .getting two of the locals five hits. Wilson, a port sider, was very ef fective and was the outstanding star of the visitors, sealing two doubles off of Williams’ delivery and sending eighteen of Concord’s batters back to the bench by the strike out route. Mooney also played a fine game for the visitors. Through the return of seven letter men and many newcomers of prac tically equal strength, it look as though the locals should scud out a team that should set the state afire. Luck to you; we’re all behind you. Summary: Two base hits, Wilson 2. Struck out, by Wilson, 18; Wil liam, 13. Hit by pitcher, by Wilson, Cochrane 8. Stolen bases. Concord 14; Davidson 5. Hits off Wilson, 5 in 8 1-2 innings. Hits off Williams, 7in 9 innings. Winning pitcher, Williams. Losing pitcher, Wilson. Time of game: 2:10. Umpires, Hitt and McCauley. Scbre by illings: It H E Davidson ....101 020 011 —G 7 12 £oneord 010 132 03x —10 5 8 Batteris: Wilson and McClemore, Williams and Blackwelder. FORMAL OPENING OF HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING At Mt. Pleasant to Take Place Next Tuesday Nisht. There will be a formal opening of the new High School building at Mt. Pleasant next Tuesday night, to which exercise the patrons and par ents of the high school district are cordially invited. This high school, the largest high school uniC of the county school, in- j eludes in its area townships No. 6,7 i and 8, also parts of townships 9 and H. The following invitation is being sent out to patrons of the high school. The County Board of Education and the Ttachers of Mount Pleasant High School* request your presence at the formal opening of the High Sehool Building Tuesday N:ght, March twenty-ninth 7:30-9 :00. High officials of the regular army from Washington and Atlanta, lead ers in National Guard activities from a number of towns in North Carolina,; Governor A. W. McLean, of lfiis State, and numerous -others iu civil life will be distinguished guests of thp Charlotte militiamen, it was learned. The custom of exchanging colored eggs with friends during the eastern 1 season is said to have originated in Russia, from which country it was introduced into other parts.of Europe. I PLANNING FOR 200 WOMEN AND GIRLS [ TO ATTEND DINNER ► Entertaining Programs Be i ing Prepared For Mother ; and Daughter Meeting to Be Held Tuesday. Arrangements are being made to care for approximately 200 women and girls at th!e Mother and Daughter Pow Wow which will be held at Ho tel Concord Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock. Announcement was made today that the meeting of the women and girls will be a very entertaining one %ith a variety of forme of entertainment being given during the evening. It was said that there would be several short addresses but that none of the talke would last over five minutes. The musical part of the program will be featured, it was said. The Davidson College orchestra will be present and play during the dinner and for the reception which follows. In addition to the orchestra music will be furnished by a novelty quar tette, a violin soloist, and a trio of singers. Two young women of Queens College, Charlotte, will also put on a short program of entertainment. The tables for the dinner will be placed in the ball room of the hotel and girls from Scotia Seminary will act as waitresses, it was said today. H. W. Blanks, secretary of the Y. M. C. A., said today that every woman and girl in this community was invit ed to attend the dinner. Tickets to the dinner may bo secured from any member of the Hi-G Club or from the offices of the “Y”. Funeral Services for MJrs. W. M. Dorton. Funeral services for the late Mrs. W. M. Dorton, who died Thursday evening at her home near Flowe’s Store, were held Friday afternoon at 3 :30 at Roger’s Chapel. The services were conducted by Rev. A. G. Loftin, her pastor, assisted by Rev. W. A. Newell, of Mt. Airy, a nephew of the deceased, and Rev. Mr. Avery, of Moeksville. The Dorton home being very near the church, the casket was carried by alternate sets of pall-bearers, nephews of Mrs. Dorton, as follows: Clifford Newell, of Charlotte, Ralph Horton, of Salisbury, J. S. Dorton, of Shelby. Jas. E. Dorton, E. "W. Riggers and G. M. Hudson, of Concord, Grady, Marshall and M. L. Brown, Richard Newell, Harry and Richard Joyner, of the county. Unique and beautiful ,w£*s this furi : era! procession, led by the pastors, followed by about twenty flower girls, nieces of the deceased and a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends from various parts of the coun ty and other places including Sal isbury. Charlotte, Shelby, Albemarle, Gold Hill, Kannapolis, Moeksville, Rockingham, Concord, Winston-Sal em. and Mt. Airy. During the fun eral service the choir composed of the flower girls, sang “Abide With Me,” “Nearer My God, to Thee,” “Asleep in Jesus,” and “How Firm a Founda tion.” ' Scripture lessons were read by Rev. Mr. Loftrn and Rev. W. A. Newell, each making beautiful and appropri ate remarks bearing record of her impeachable Christian character and example. Especially touching were the words of Mr, Newell as he spoke with great emotion of “Aunt Annie.” Recount ing how from his earliest recollec tions he had known her, how her Christian influence had affected the lives of all who knew her, always quiet, unassuming, she went about do ing go&d and walking in the Master’s steps. Her Bible was a constant companion and guide and she truly accepted it in the faith of a little child. With this same faith she took all her jdys and sorrows to Him in prayer. Do we wonder that her hus band and children and all who knew her have “risen up to call her bless- 1 ed?” Many beautiful floral designs were silent testimonials to the love and es teem of her host of friends. X. SHEEP HUSBANDRY TO BE DISCUSSED AT IREDELL MEET Many Farmers of Cabarrus County Are Expected to Go With County Agent to Meeting at Statesville. A large number of farmers of Ca barrus County are expected to go with R. D. Goodman, county agent, to a meeting to be held at Statesvijle, Wednesday, April 6, for farmers who raise sheen. The meeting, according to an an nouncement by R. D. Goodman, will be held at the Piedmont Branch Ex periment Station,. The morning of the day of ths meeting will be devoted to practical talks on sheep husbandry and the afternoon will be given to demonstrations. The object of the meeting will be to show the farmers that sheep always pay under proper management as they return two profits, one for lambs and one for wool. The following is a teuative program for the meeting: At the morning session: ‘ Sheep on the Branch Farm, F. T. Meacham; Sheep for Piedmont Farm ers, E. S. Milsaps; Winter Care of Ewes, R. S. Curtis; Attention Needed During Lambing Period, George R. Evans; Best Pastures for Sheep, A. R. Morrow; Marketing Lambs for Wool, V. W. Levis. , The afternoon session will include the following: Sheep Shearing and Wool Tying Demonstration ;. Drench ing Demonstrations for the prevention of stomach worms; Docking and Castrating Demonstration. Where Tennvson Wrote “Maud.” $ I London, March 26.—Harrington Hall, in Lincolnshire, where Tenny-j I son Js supposed to have been inspired i i to write “Maud ” is to be demolished, i The mansion, which is only a short i distance from the poet’s old v home, was built iu the time of Henry VTI, MRS. DORTON DIES I AT COUNTRY HOME l t AT FLOWE’S STORE ■ Had Been 111 For Several • j Days at Her Home.—Fun > eral Services Held at Bog er’s Chapel Church. > Mrs. Sophia Dorton, well known i woman of the Flowe’s Store commun ity, died at her home Thursday night at 7:30 from pneumonia with which she had been ill for a week. Her condition had been critical for several days. Funeral services were held Friday at three o’clock at Boger’s Chapel, of which she had been an active mem ber for many years. Interment was made in the cemetery of the church. Mrs. Dorton was 73 years of age, having been born in Cabarrus county on December 25, 1853. She was a daughter of the late Rush and Betsy Boger Hudson and spent her entire life in this county. The deceased was married fifty years ago to M. W. Dorton, who purvives. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. W. G. Newell, of this county, and the following children: Walter 8., James R., M. Lawrence and Jarrell Dorton, all of this county, and Misses Margaret'. Josephine and Mamie Dor ton, all of this county. CABARRUS COTTON CROP TOTAL MUCH LARGER THAN 1925 So Far 19,012 ’•Bales Have Been Ginned in Cabar rus From the 1926 Crop. —Fjhal Report Made. The 1926 cotton crop in Cabarrus was approximately one-third greater than the 1925 crop. This fact is established in figure** carried- in the final ginners’ report for the Census Bureau. From the 1925 crop 13.449 bale*; were ginned in Cabarrus while from the 1926 crop 19.012 bales were ginned. , There was aq iimrekse ,i$ the- state also,, theyl926 loth l 'being* 1,238,180 bales against 1.147,840 bales in 1925. Totals in adjoining counties, with the 1920 total being first, are: Davidson 2.943 against 2,330; Gas ton 13.489. against 8,856; Iredell 23,- 352 against 16,766; Lincoln 16,555 against 12,053; Mecklenburg 31.557 against 21,984; Montgomery 9.194 against 6,145; Rowan 18,191 against 15*706; Stanly 15,072 against 9.&75; and Union 36,957 against 24,447. Informal Dance Given Friday Eve ning. Miss Betsy Davis was hostess Fri day evening at an informal dance at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. I. Davi-. Apple blossoms and other spring flowers added their beauty to the low er floor of the Davis home, which was thrown en suite for dancing. Delightful refreshment# were serv ed during the evening. The guests present were: Misses Adelaide Foil, A skins Ivey,. Frances Boger, Mary Orchard Boger, Julia Rowan, Mary Cannon, Billy Sapp, Laura Mac Sapp, Annie Louise Hoo ver, Mary Lore Flowe, Minnie Hill Davis, and Ruth Dayvault and George Patterson, Burnett Lewis, E. F. Cor rell, Eugene Hoover, "Charles Kestler, Fred Howard, Mumpford Ritchie, Frances Pickard, Alex MacFadyen, John Brown, Rufus Brown, Alex 1 Brown and Clarkson Brown, of Gas tonia, Jim Willeford, Sinclair Wil liams, Cbal White, Jack Whitefi Dav-Ji id Crowell, Livingstone Easley, Jos eph Canon and Reid Craven. I Surprise Birthday party. Mrs. R. C. Brown delightfully en- < tained her son, Craig, at a surprise i birthday party Friday night at her home on Kerr street. i . After many interesting games were - played the guests were invited into 1 the dining room. In tho center of the 1 table the birthday cake with its sis- 1 teen pink candles set in pink rosebud holders and surrounded by ferns and apple blossoms made a very pretty table decoration. The guests were ser ved ice cream, cake, pickles and fruit. Those enjoying Mrs. Brown’s hos pitality were; Daisy Furr, Margaret Brown. Ethel Howard, Mobe Jenkins, Ruby Furr, Helen Hinson, Kathleen Teeter, Lilian Eu duced Miss Helen Patterson., who, ac companied on the piano by Mrs. Leslie Correll, sang two solo*! Miss Pat terson sang “Going Moine’’ as her first number and thpji rendered “I Love a Lassie,” Ifc Scotch dumber by Sir Harry Lauder,-the noted Scotch sing er aud entertainer. Both the num bers were enjoyed with the number of Lauder's receiving the greatest ap plause. Mr. Plyler Writes of His Visit to Concord. Rev. A. W. Plyler, editor of the North Carolina Christian’Advocate of Greensboro, was an honored visitor to Concord last week and writes as fol lows about his vi«it in his paper: Upon invitation of the Wesley Brotherhood of Central Church, Con cord, it was my delightful privilege Tuesday evening ok this week to at tend a meeting of that choice group of Methodist laymen. Some of the ladies of the church—their names I did not learn, but these name# should be engraven in letters of gold—served a shad supper. And what a supper it was! Great plates of fried shad, pip ing hot, corn bread of like quality, delicious cold slaw and coffee with the aroma of that famous bean when in the hands of our expert coffee makers, combined to make such a #up per as John Wesley never tasted even in his eventful sojourn at Savannah, Georgia. That Wesley Brotherhood composed of lawyers, doctors, editors, bankers, merchants, manufacturers and men of sundry other occupations has Lee’ Crowell, Jr., a young lawyer, for its .president and he is strictly on his job. John B. Sherrill, conspicuous and hon ored among the editors nnd publishers of North Carolina, shows hi# apprecia tion of his church paper, the pastor told me, by sending it to all mem bers of the church who are not able to pay. Brother D. B. Coltrane is the dean of those laymen, who talk# of 50 and 60 years of his experience as if all these years were fiat a hand’s breadth. • Rev. R. M. Courtney, the pastor, is doing the same high grade work at Concord that has characterized his en tire ministerial career, which has been one of unbroken success. He has se cured SI,OOO as bis mission special, will hold revival services just before Easter, with M. F. Miles, of Enfield, as the leader of the music, and the pastor will preach. The people "have only words of for their pastor whom they lov# and delight to follow In every good wdrk. It was a real pleasure to spend an hour with this choice spirit. Lutheran Conference at West Hick ory. The Western Conference of tho Lutheran Synod of North Carolina will be held Tuesday and .Wednesday, March 29th and 80th. in West Hick ory Lutheran Church, Rev. R. M. Carpenter, pastor. Many phases of the church work will come up for consideration at this meeting, the conference embracing all the churches in the ■western part of the state. J. A. B. Goodman, ot Mooresville, is booked for a talk Wednesday morn ing, bjs subject being: “What can and may the Lutheran Church do to reach more of the unchurched?” Cabarrus churches are not in the western conference but the work of the conference will be of interest here just the same, the Lutheran deuonii natiou being one of the strongest in Cabarrus couuty.'! t ! . i ?vy* /. , __ t ~ t* * D. M. Wolff, secretary of the Can ton Lumber Company. Baltimore, Md., spent Friday with bis brother, S. A. Wolff, on Tribune street. Dr. J. Si, Dorton. of Shelby was in Concord Friday to attend the funeral of h* aunt, Mrs. Sophia Dorton.