Country Correspondence: Concord, Route 7
The crops look like they are burning up. We are all in hopes that we will get a good rain before long.
Our people are beginning to see that it is too dangerous to let their dogs run at large. A few stray dogs have been killed in our community and from that some of our people are keeping their dogs at home. We must keep our community and others free from rabid dogs. If a dog acts curious, kill him and investigate the case later.
A right good line for the sport readers this week. Our boys picked up a team and played the Harrisburg boys on our diamond, and on account of the lack of practice and a good many miscalled plays by the umpire from Harrisburg, our boys lost to the tune of 14 to 8. The umpire called plays against our boys that caused a good bit of argument. When we go to Harrisburg we are sure going to take a fair umpire. The Hartsell boys lost to the fast Jackson Training School team by the score of 10 to 3.
As a town advances along different lines, it must also advance in the building line. During the past year The Tribune has enlarged its home until you can hardly believe your own eyes. The next and largest advancement was the building of the new hotel. For many years the city has needed a modern hotel to accommodate their guests. Now we have a hotel that everyone should be proud of. It has all the new and modern equipment and the building is practically fireproof.
Miss Thelma Honeycut of Concord spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of M.A. Blackwelder’s on Route 6.
Worby Simpson of the Hartsell Mill and Roy and Elmer Christenbury of Rout 7 were all Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Blackwelder on Route 6.
Henry Blackwelder will preach at Westford Methodist Church next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Be sure and be with us if you want to hear a real sermon.
Our pastor, Mr. E. Myers, is attending the school for preachers from this county and others.
The rivals have clashed this year for the first time. It is not much use to tell but I will tell anyway. Gibson Mill representing concord and the Towelers representing Kannapolis clashed Saturday. Watch and see what was the outcome.
Our farmers are working in their grain this week. Our farmers all have some right good looking grain.
Misses Ethel and Margaret Riddle of Concord spent a few days last week at the home of their sister, Mrs. Forrest Russell on Route 7.
Tulip, one of our correspondents, said in her last items that it would be a good while until anybody had beans out of their gardens. But I believe Route 7 has you beat. Mrs. R.O. Christenbury had beans out of her garden for dinner Saturday, June 5th, while Mrs. Forrest had beans out of her garden two days later, Monday, June 7th.
The cotton and corn sure needs rain. The cotton is not growing very much on account of the lack of moisture. And, oh yes, I was about to forget to tell you that there is scarcely any grass in our crops at all.
--Carolina Kid
From page 6 of The Concord Daily Tribune, June 19, 1926
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