Mount Airy Fair
Opens Sept 17th.
White Plum Boy Will
Tte (HBM4 Oonegs Olee club is
widely known over the state m It fcare
Duke University a cloee race for state
championship last fall In the state
contest at Durham.
Chief Patterson Needs His
Overcoat
On the night of the recent fire
Chief M. F. -Patterson took off his
orereoat and left it on the fire truck,
some one came along and picked K
up to keep himself warm and forgot
to return it Chief Patterson says he
4M net need the coat while fighting
fir* bat does need tt now, and if the
party who borrowed It will return it
he is perfectly welcome to the use of
It daring and since the fire. .
New Furniture
Business Open Here
M. O. Snyder and B. O Dtaher of
amars of the B. * O.
Co., of that city, have
Mrs. Sarah Armfield
At Point of Death
for several weeks the condition of
Mrs Bwtta Armfield. of this city, tea
teen wry critical and for the past
week or more bar death ha* teen ex
pected at any Una She to totally
paralysed and haa reached a point
where sbe to unable to take nourish
ment. and remains in an tnfamscious
condition. For many years she reel dad
at Lowgap but is now beinc eared for
In the hotne of her daughter. Mrs. W.
A. Jackson, of this city.
Dr. Newell D. Hillis. Noted
Preacher Diet
New York. Feb, SB.—The Reverend
Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis. pastor emeri
tus of Plymouth Church. Brooklyn!
died today at the home of bis (tough
tar. Mrs. Robert 8. Kellogg. in Brons
rilto. He was 71 years old.
Assuming the pastorate of the Fly
mouth Ooncren^tonal Church. Brook
lyn. tefara be was 40 years old. the
Rev Dr. amis derated his life mueh
the same aa did bis two p'i iirtnnasci.
Dr. Henry Ward Beeober and Dr. Ly
•MA** l k|.|J t -as 1 -SI — Li- *■ fc.l —, ,
man ADoott, amaing nu tune Detween
bis church duties and literature.
Dr. Hillis took aa active interact tat
patriotic wrrt especially after Ameri
ca entered the world ear. When the
tote FiasMiiui Theodore Rooeerelt was
endeavoring to gat pmntartne te take
a division to France he setooted Dr.
Hillis to go with him aa dlvtohwal
August Wedding is
Announced
Court at Dobson
Begins March 18th
to Mr
la
1« ww announced at a
given In the hone at Mr.
L. ArmfMd at Bannertown.
nine with Mix
of Mian Katie U*
«. U
Part*
Mr*. I.
No taint of the J|
given In the invitations which Mia
Armfleld lamed to • Oeorge Washiog
ton's Birthday party and patriotic col
on featured the decorations but the
announcement came during the re
kmaa f |1 A , I
nour wmcn ioiiowva prm
rook. «
Little M1m Sarah Jackaon aa Mar
tha Washington and Master Joe Arm
field aa Oeorge Washington dreaied ta)
Colonial costumes served refreshments
in two courses sandwiches. pickles aad
olives and fruit being followed by lee
cream aad cake At this juncture unall
boxes in patriotic colors were presented
the gueeta aad the wedding cake
brought In on a small table. Cash bos
contained rice and a tiny card bearing
the Initials "K. L J . to JHH Aag.
13, IMS. Bristol. Tana."
The couple was showered with rise
aad la cutting the oaks Chester Stew
art cut the penny for lock. Olenn Arm
field secured both the dime for wealth
aad the button for bachelorhood. MM
Alice Perkins out the ring which pre
dicts for her the next marriage.
Btowwt Lowry received a bog of
Norris .candy for high
Ahoe Perkins a similar I _
Uoa as the result at ths rook
The young
of this city
Sarah Yoldey Has
Pilot Mountain Sells
Plant to S. P. U. Co.
The Diwt of the Earth At
The Grand Theatre
"The Dust of the Earth"' a highly
dramatic ^ intensely lnttratftng
emotional drama wUl be preeented at
the Orand theatre here Tuesday Mar.
5 at I p m . by the faculty of the
White Plain* achool aatatcd by other
talent of the eoouauntty.
This play was given first at White
Plains and was such a ibcms that the I
cast was invited to fire a performance
at Oopeland. The performance to be
Riven here Is the third and many of
those who have am U before express
their Intention to see It again
Popular prices of Me for children 1
and 80c for adults win prevail. A show
mote than worth the money Is the ver
diet of those who haw seen It. Tea
cant afford to miss 1
Little Folha Have P/uty
Patriotic decorations and —
marked a birthday party given UT the
hone of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Holeornb
Billy aged S and PetUe aged four eete
bratod their Mrthdays Jointly. Amot*
the tall on the donkey, a grand'mwA
featured wtth rsd. while and Woe i
Yofclcy^and Sarah Merrltt carried off
Man Ax* Vktfan
The Death and Birth
Rate In Mount Airy
Miss Love Banner
Weds J. M. Diffee, Jr
Fire Fighters
Receive Checks
The following letters enclosing
check* amounting to $60.00 ware re
ceived by the Mount Airy Fire De
partment during the peat week and
explain themselves:
Mr. M. F. Patterson
Chief Mount Airy Fire Department
Mount Airy. N. C.
Dear Sir:
Encleeed you will find a cheek for
*25 00 made payable to the Mow*
Airy Fire Department which we an
uniting gg small token of the ippn
elation which we feel towuda your
department for the fine service which
they gave as during the recent fire.
The same to he need la any way the
deparf—t sees fit.
Tours vary truly.
Granite Mercantile Co.
Mount Airy Fire Department