John Safrit of Rimer was bitten by a spider this morning near his home. He was brought to Concord for treatment and for several hours was in great pain. The effects of the poison wore off shortly before noon, and he was able to return to his home.
A fine breeze swept concord this morning, sending the mercury from the high point of Tuesday to lower and pleasanter figures. The change in the temperature came some time after midnight and was a great relief from the excessive heat of the past several days.
No session of the city court will be held this afternoon, it was stated at police headquarters this morning. “We haven’t a thing docketed for trial this afternoon,” Chief of Police Talbirt stated. “Business has been very quiet with us this week, and we have received few calls.”
W.O. Allen, deputy sheriff who spends most of this time as officer for the Brown and Norcott Mills, has been acting as speed cop on the roads of the county recently. The officer was on the Concord-Charlotte road Tuesday and was seen to make one arrest between Concord and the Mecklenburg county line.
“Clean Up Week” has been a success so far and city officials are sure it will continue so if people of Concord continue to cooperate. The campaign will be continued this week and persons are urged to get their trash to streets nearer their homes so it can e collected by the trucks and wagons being used for this purpose by the city.
Miss Clara and Goldie Kale have returned to Mt. Holly after spending several days with Miss Margaret Litaker.
There will be no more mid-week services in the First Presbyterian Church until September. Work has been started by the Cabarrus county highway commission painting the bridges of the county. Only the steel structures are receiving the coat of paint.
Marriage licenses were issued to the following couples Tuesday by Register of Deeds Elliott: L.A. Lentz and Miss Irene Dry, both of Concord, and John L. Rendleman Jr. and Miss Marie Ayers, both of Salisbury.
A new building is being constructed by L.H. Sides on Church street, near the county building. It is to belong jointly to Mr. Sides and W.W. Morris. The building is to have one story with a basement and will be rented as a store room.
Mr. and Mrs. I.I. Davis Jr. and Miss Minnie Hill Davis have been spending this week at Brevard, where Miss Betsy Davis has been in Camp Ilahee. They plan to return to Concord later in the week as Miss Davis will leave the camp today.
Corrections
In the account of the accident at Kannapolis which was received yesterday by telephone, the name of one of the persons injured was given wrong. It should have been Zeb Baker when it was given as Zeb Bradford.
In the report of Monday’s police court carried in Tuesday’s Tribune, it was stated that all fine money except $3.75 had been paid by the defendants. The sum should have been $103.75, the court having allowed the defendants additional time in which to secure the money.
From page 8 of the Concord Daily Tribune, July 29, 1925
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