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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Local News Briefs from Concord, Dec. 13, 1924

Local Mention

John Archibald Fisher is confined to his home on East Depot Street with a case of the mumps.

H.M. Black of No. 1 township killed a porker last week that tipped the scales at 525 pounds.

Three cases of smallpox and one case of chickenpox were reported to the county health department this morning.

Sam Goodman will give several organ numbers at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon at the vesper service.

The schools of the county will begin their Christas holidays on next Friday, December 19th, and will resume work on December 29th.

Marriage license was issued yesterday by Register of Deeds Elliott to Fred Lee Love and Miss Dollie J. Fink, both of Mount Pleasant.

Lewis Heilig Brown is confined to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Leighton Brown, on North Church Street, with a case of the mumps.

A.E. Harris will spend Sunday in Anson county with his wife, who is at the bedside of her father. The latter is seriously ill with an attack of asthma.

The new residence of R.C. Litaker, which is being constructed on South Union Street, is making good progress. Mr. Litaker is building beside the new home of Frank B. Mund.

All cases on docket in police court yesterday afternoon were continued until Monday and Wednesday of next week. There were about one dozen cases which were scheduled for the Friday session.

The Charlotte “Y” on Friday night defeated the Kannapolis basketball team in a good game by the score of 34 to 23. In Gastonia, the local team there defeated Tryon high school quintet 31 to 29.

The County Market is again in operation at the County Building on South Church Street. The institution is one that is growing in favor with the people of Concord, and a greater amount of business is being done each Saturday.

The Flowes Store Community Club held a splendid meeting on Friday night. A feature of the meeting was the box supper, the proceeds of which go to the school. Three short addresses wee delivered, the speakers being R.D. Goodman, Prof. J.B Robertson, and Rev. W.A. Newell. Mr. Newell is visiting relatives in that vicinity.

Charity and Children: “Rev. G.A. Marti of Concord enters next week upon his new work at Landrum, S.C. We are lending this vigorous pastor to our sister state for a little while, but it ust be understood that this is not a permanent arrangement. We cannot forget him, for he built us a synagogue in Thomasville and another in Concord.”

Police Officers B.F. Widenhouse will leave on train No. 12 Sunday night for Richmond, where he will be on Monday attending the extradition hearing to be given Bert Wall, who is wanted here to answer a charge of abandonment. Wall is resisting extradition, and the hearing on Monday will determine whether he shall be brought back here or allowed his freedom.

From page 8 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Dec. 13, 1924

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