Faith
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James Ritchie, birthday celebration and homecoming of their children last week was one of the finest and best that Venus ever saw—155 people were present. Five ministers and one lawyer were present and all made nice talks suitable for the occasion. Rev. G.O. Ritchie, Rev. C.A. Brown, Rev. J.D. Andrew, Rev. HA. Trexler, and Rev. C.A. Ritchie and Attorney J.M. Wagoner all made the finest addresses Venus has ever heard in a long time. Their children from a distance were: Mr. D.L. Ritchie, Beverly Ritchie, Dorothy Ritchie, D.L. Ritchie, James B. Ritchie, and Marion Ritchie of Columbia, South Carolina; Rev. and Mrs. C.A. Ritchie and two pretty daughters from Binghamton, N.Y.; Mr. Arthur Ritchie and family of Asheville , Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Ritchie and little son of Salisbury, Route 3, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lingle and family of Faith.
We got a picture of the table, showing Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie in whose honor this beautiful good dinner was given, under the beautiful oaks in the front yard. We also got the picture of the entire crowd on the porch of the home. Anyone can get one of the pictures by mail for 17 cents in postage. Address J.T. Wyatt, Salisbury, N.C., Route 3.
Many valuable presents were given to Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie by their children and grand-chlldren and friends.
Venus went to Albemarle Wednesday on the train to attend a sale 8 miles east of Albemarle at the foot of Naked Mountain, to buy some old time things. We got a haircut and shave in John W. Sides’ chair at the Sanitary Barber Shop, 223 N. Main St. He is a might good barber, and made us look 15 years younger.
We met Charley Shuping and took dinner with him. He works at the Palmer Stone Works. Next day when we came back from the sale we took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Josey. They are all well fixed. Mr. Josey is foreman of the Palmer Stone Works. He formerly lived at Faith. We met the proprietor of the Palmer Stone Works and his wife, and their typewriter was as busy as a bee in the office. The young lady typewriter could operate the machine and not look at it, she was so well posted. They all stopped and had a talk with Venus. Tis was one of the largest and finest cutting sheds we ever saw.
Mr. Beach on Route 7 out from Greensboro sent and got some eczema salve.
We met the new manager of the Newark Shoe Store in Salisbury. He is one of the best and cleverest young men in city and is a Rowan county boy.
We took a ride with H.C. Kirk in his little buggy with a little pony Friday.
Fourteen car loads of people called to see Venus when they made the trip last evening sight seeing.
--VENUS
From page 4 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Sept. 4, 1925
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