Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-08-28
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
The County Sunday School Association
Holds a Big Meeting. Other Items.

The County Sunday School Association
i Holds a Big Meeting. Other Items.
Concord Times. August Goth -23rd.
One of the largest and best
meetings of the Cabarrus County
Sunday School Association ever
held was held at Poplar Tent
church last Thursday. Eleven
townships were represented, and
the reports show that every town
ship except two had held township
conventions. The convention
was called to order by President
M. B. Sticky and Hon. W. R.
Odell was made permanent chair
man. In the 40 schools represent
ed in the association there are
367 teachers and 5, 1853 scholars.
Ned Phifer, colored, was arrest
ed Sunday charged with selling
cocaine to the negroes here. 1t is
said that the use of cocaine is be-
coming common among the colored
folks. of Concord.
The old soldiers reunion at St.
Johns church last Thursday was
one of the most pleasant the old
veterans have ever held. 1t was
the reunion of Co. H. 8th N. G.
Regiment, and 26 of the members
of the company were present. This
is nearly half of those living, there
being Sc. There were originally
159 members of the company, 1O3
of them having crossed over the
river during and since the war.
Quite a number of veterans of
other companies were present to
enjoy the day with their comrades.
The North Carolina flag now
floats from the top of our court
house. This is in accordance with
an act of the last Legislature.
The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of Central Methodist church
has decided to raise $500 this year
for the entire support of mis-
sionary in China.
The educational rally and pic
mic at Rocky Ridge yesterday,
for which preparations have been
making for some time, was a great
affair. It was probably the lar
gest picnic ever held in the county.
Several thousand people were
present, and all had a great time.
J. T. Griffin died last Wednes-
day morning of paralysis at his
home on Franklin Avenue after an
illness of several days. He received
thu first stroke on Monday, and
this was followed Wednesday by
the second and fatal one.
The Concord Foundry Works,
which have been operated here for
several years by Messrs. J. G. and
M. L. Blume, we're recently in
corporated by the Secretary of
State. The business will be TAX
en- over by the new company Sep
tember 1. The incorporators are:
Messrs. James G. Blume, w. R.
johnson, D. B. Porter, G. A.
Blackwelder and M. o. Harris,
with a capital stock of $4,000
paid in.
! W. II. Heglar tells us that it is
we'll established that the great
meteor of 1849 fell in No. 10 town
ship, this county, and on the place
lof the late Hiram Bost. This
place is now owned by Mrs. Their
isa Bost. Mr.. Bost himself dug
up the meteor, which fell near his
spring. It was still hot aud he
put it upon his gate post, where it
was observed by everybody in the
neghborhood. Mr.. Bost after
wards took it to Charlotte, and
left it with some one, it is now
not remembered who.
Miss Ida Fiowe, who is trained
nurse Of Ronaoke, Va, come down
here about five weeks ago to nurse
her mother who had fever at her
home in No. 10 township. Miss
+ I'VE nursed her mother to conva-
lescance, and with her went to
Spencer last week to visit her Sis
ter. On last Saturday Miss Flowe
herself was stricken with the fever.
On account of the crowded con-
dition of the Salisbury hospital
she could not be admitted there,
and was taken to St. Peters in
Charlotte by DR.. Marvin Smoot.