Lou WiD Reach $200,000 <
With Very Little Jnturance
;' >—__—
Fought
Blaze 8 Hours
of
ttM cracks alone the aide of i
wall. Jack
la tha. club, started an km- {
found that tha entire j
thaatra below *w or flra. TUi
ahout lima o'clock and tha flra alarm
at once aom monad tha city fir* fight
|— — M ■* — * - , , f.,1
inf iotcw ana inf two powcrrui
•aa.
ata their way into tha
of tha
finable to
the
ft
pit and on tha walla of ad-|
Tha eitjr pun
■ at full i
for tha fire en-l
in tha tanka i
tha fire could ha 1
Mr. Marioa, leaaaa of the thaatre
building la oat of the city mad no ee
tiawta tu ba had of hi* loaa, although
ha win be tha haaviar loaar with the
exception af Mr. Goldsmith, tha own
ar of tha building.. Tha buildtega
WW maured far a total of II MOO,
aad hare baati eatimated to ba worth
*10*000.
Jeoeph Jrank haa a loaa of 9S6.000
la dry goodi aad marehaadlae, with
fll^OO iaaarance. Mr. Prmnk just
ttma aionthi ago purehaaad thla
atock from Phillip Warahaw.
Tha A. ft P. Stora waa damaged by
am oka aad watar to tha aaaeunt of
ItjBlO. Tha roof la buraad off thia
atoaa room and thair atook ia being
rfawnl to tha atora xoom waat at Hip
MfW* office on Moore itraat, where
thay will atart a fire aala Friday
morn lay on thair damaged atock.
On tha aaoond floor of tha block
ware several office firma which auf
farad considerable loaa. D. L Hiatt,
attorney, loot all hi* furniture aad
law books, vataed at $2,000 with no
Insurance. A. E. Tllley had a loaa of
«S00 with ao insurance. Tha Mooaa
their wives ami My friends took
their places around the festirs board
with the membtn of tha all-stata high
school football turn and coach®* m
their naiU thay all Joined in alngtnK
"Carolina", mea «m said by L ?
Wrann and 0. H. Yokley, president
of tha alumni and student orfranica
tlon, presided aa master of curemon
iaa. J. H. Folger extended a welcome
to tha ell-state football squad and all
tha other piaiti and Dr. Carroll, tha
speaker of tha evening was Introdureit
by Mr. Trent Harkrader, of Dobaon.
Dr. Carroll spoke of tha tasks facing
tha college , graduates of today goug
ing his thoughts under three
Beauty, Democracy or Equality in
Bucation and Tolerance. He plead for
an education which will instill in
North Carolinians a greater lore for
will lessen the imDor
tance of the dollar in politiee—end the
creation of a greater spirit of toler
ance towards the ideas and ideals of
others.
Following the splendid speech by
Dr. Carroll; C. C. Pntndortor all-state
football eoach was introduced and en
tertained with so ass reminis
football ■
otic director of the university gave
year's history of athletics.
tioo of officers resulted in
JL. Kst
William J. Key for Mars a leading
citlaen and merchant in the Ararat
section paaeed away Saturday at the
home of his son-in-law Mr. Sid Mos
ley, aged 88 years 8 months. Mr. Key
was associated with his eon in the
W. J. Key and Son general merchan
dising business until about fifteen
years ago when he turned the business
over to hie son 0. J. Key. The aged
wife survives him with a large num
ber of other relet)vee. The funeral was
conducted from the Union Church
with Elders Dunbar, Creed and Stone
officiating,
Mia* Wynona Forkner is i hospital
patient with two rlba fractured M a
rwaK at mi MtomoMh accident which
ocearrod Monday mm- PUot Mountain
J. W. Johnson, of Winston-Salem
la a pneumonia patiant, hi* conditon
U improving.
Miaa Maggie Cdenton returned to
her home at IV Hollow, Vs., Mon
day. She la Buffering with a fractured
left arm.
Mrs. P. P. Ques in berry of Simpkins,
Va., la recovering from a recent op
eration.
Miaa Elsis Taylor who submitted to
an operation far the removal at her
appendix la doing wall. She had aa
acuta attack.
Miaa Koee Stephens, of Filet Moan
tain la a patient for the treatment of
an infacted wound.
Robert Parker, at Thurmond, who
submitted to a minor operation waa
dismissed and returned home Sunday.
Hasten Wilmoth, of Dofaeon, a pa
Two new store buildings are Mac
aeae section for rectal purpoees and
wHl soon be completed. T. N. Brock ia
building a store room adjoining his
property known aa the Stewart build
ing, and H. Schafer is building a
store room next to the Haaata Pro
duce House. Both are beiag built far
rental purpoees.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
WUl Greenwood, of Bannertewn,
Christmas Day.
Officers Capture Beer In Brim
Section—Other Brim New*
. . fMt ^ ' • _____
Brim, Boat* 2, Jan. 1.—Mr. and
Mr*. Bofebi* Carter hare moved to
Randolph county where they will
make their home indefinitely.
Mr. Bod Bishop and children of
Carthace are visiting relatives here.
Mia* Essie Hendricks whe U a
be greatly missed. She was a kind
Christian hearted wife and mother.
To know her was to have her.
Gaston Love and and Delcic Bate
man were united in marriage last
Sunday.
Miss Ada Rogers who holds a posi
tion at Winston-Salem and her slater
Mrs. Owen Anderson visited their
parents Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Rogers
last week. Mr. Rogers and family
have been ill with flu. We are glad
they are Improving. While there are
several more eases in the community.
Jim Anderson is seriooaly ill at the
present time.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank . Lawson of
Norfolk. Va. spent Christmas with
Announcement was mads here last
week of the marriage of Mary Bishop
to Edgar Pike at Carthage. Their
many friends at Brim extend best
wishes as they both were flsimei resi
dent. of Brim. They will make their
Mrs. Itta Ring of Meant Airy visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ring Friday
D. C. Whit* who has suffered very
much with inflamed hand and foot, ia
improving. '
Mrs. Alias White and daughters
All-Slate Loses
ToOak Ridge
|Un te a aoaloet tat tMn
oHjr M«« TMrt Day Mm a «r*rd
boia* vWtan froat all fmrU of tha
Pkjftn on both Mm kiri
to awry tho ball o*Ar tha Mm aad It
WM by tho nao of paaaaa tot tha Oak
1M|» boys «m ikb to Mho two
too* downa. For a wook tho AII-8tato
boya had boon ia tho city working oat
In pcaotieoo at tho fair grooad. Dur
ing thofar itijr horo thay woro cntor
Cla band tho Country Club aad woro
high ia thair praiao of tho hoopttali
ty oxtondod than by Am Moont Airy
eitiaoM.
Soon aftor tho aaoa hoar tho HoaMt
dorod^an^opon air eoaeort oa Main
Stroot. aad durin* tho gaaM playod
popular air*. IMr Mrrico «ai oa
poclaHy approciatod by tho public
and woa without any coat to tho pro
mo ton of tho gaiatf.
Tho oontaat baa boon b> tbo oyo of
tho pobUc for aororal wooki and that
player* invohrod came all tho way
from Wilmington to Waynaarllla, and
front Qartonia to BoidaviMa.
Beloved Citizen
Pneumonia Victim
Mr*. Panto Folks, of this city, wi
dow of Um late Dr. ». F. Folks, <tf
Larabeburg, Va., diad at bar home
tore last Friday morning at 6 o'clock
Us preaenee in tto oommunity will to
greatly missed.
She is aurvtved by oos son Moir
Folks, aged IS years, two sisters Mrs.
8m Boylas, of Lambsborg aad Mrs.
W. K. Jackson of tkU dty. four
brothers Dixie B. Hawks, Lambs bury!
Dr. C. E. Hawks, Bockrillc, Md.; E.
M. Hawks, Baltimors, Md.; aad Mr.
Paul Hawks, of the Hawks-Boyles Go.
this dty. Her father Mr. Osborns
Hswks of Lambsborg, Vs., also ear
Tiros.
Ths largely attended funeral was
conducted from the First Baptist
Church Saturday at 2J0 a. m. by Bar.
E. Gibaoo Davis of Raleigh, a former
pastor, and Dr. L T. Jacobs, pester of
the church. The remains were laid to
rest beaidee those of tor husband at
Lambeburg, Va. The floral offering*
were numerous and beautiful.
Insurance Firm Moras
The Mount Airy Insurance A Real
ty Co., Geo. W. Sparger, manager,
now has offlcea on tto first floor of
the Fulton block on Franklin Street
Just last week they moved from their
old quarters in tto Goldsmith block
which was burned last night
Mr*. Bettie Atkins, widow at the
late Enuaatt Atktn. dted it bar horn*
on Factory street Dae. *7. The ra
maina ware Interred at Salam came
tarjr.
Mr.. Ma Jarrii, widow of Takoor
Jarri* died at her home near Round
Peak, Dae. M agad 87. Her remains
ware interred in the family cemetery.
lira. Mildred K. Southard wife at
Dixie Southard of Ruik aad her In
fant ware laid to reet In the aaaee
(rare Tneoday. Mr*. Southard • was
ahoot forty one years old and the
L_L« a. _ I tL UJA
narw» never arrw inc r> renin ai in*
Hunt Visits Humble
Homes fat The Mountain*
-
•tea. TMr
back te
covea la the mountain*. TUey
Mr tot with etofetoa.
Meaataia Ula Bart aad La
The moontaina ara hard in ipha of. \
all thair giawiag beauty,
dear and majeaty whan
from tha
sand day
vaat beauty to
mar tha rad aad yellow of
or capped with know in wintar, thay I
axa an unfaihn* delfcbt to
love God'* handiwork hot te thair owa
children tha
guUiea from home to homi «taat U
any aerrtoa from doetora to caaae ef
Children ar^ born with nao«ht
e* aaw
from the
to wraat a living
hlila aboi