Charlotte, June 26—Noise and haste where there once was silence and leisure; prohibition where once whiskey flowed freely; buildings and streets where paths led through woods in former days—thus was Charlotte of today contracted with the Charlotte of 67 years ago by John R. Long of York County, South Carolina.
Blind, yet with his mind active and bright, Mr. Long has passed his 92nd birthday and says his good health makes him think he has a number of years of life yet ahead of him. He was in Charlotte again Thursday for the first time in 12 years—years spent In living darkness since the day he came here to consult an oculist soon after his sight was lost entirely.
While Mr. Long cannot see what changes progress has made here in the course of time, he has acquired a knowledge of Charlotte’s growth in other ways. He admitted that he doesn’t know much about Charlotte or Charlotte people at this time, but he talked interestingly about the grandfathers of a number of prominent business men of the city.
Mr. Long is devotedly attended by his daughter, Miss Lizzie Long, who is 68 years of age and a native of this city. They are visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin W. McClellan of 1500 Parkwood avenue.
From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, June 27, 1925
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