Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-09-01
Win. II, STEWART, Ed AND PROP.
Some Faith Items by Venus.

SaVo bu0lt Ia6Qer
Calvin Lyerly, a big birthday sur
prise August 9th, by ell going t,
bis home aud spreading a big din
nef In the grove in the yard. MIR
LyerIy was pulling fodder in tn,
Held and when he came to tn,
house he was surprised to see suot
a Dig crowd. There was 48 pres
ent. Rev P. NJ. Trexler sftel
asking blessing, led him to the
table and told him if he G, uld no,
eat it all to invite the crowd
which he did and all had a fint
dinner. 1t was Mr.. Lyerly's six.
ty fish birthday. He and Mrs
Lyerly received many nios pres.
ents. Mr.. Lyerly's mother was
there, she will be 80 years old the
2Osh of this coming Octob Der. Mr..
aud Mrs Lyerly have seven chll.
d'en marrlsd and 1ettled off and
I29 grandchildren who we're all
present except Ole. Venus was
, 'sei.t aud got scme p. p.ctures aud
VI 'yed the fue dinner. All left
'l'hlng Mr. I.ysrly many more
happy birthdays.
As D NJ. Lysrly's there is a
chestnut tree i'll the yard Six feet
aud two inches around. Whoever
can beat it trot out Your chestnut
sree. Oh, chestnuts.
] T. Wyatt shipped fifteen
pair of mill stones today.
At J. R. Lyerly's there is q
peach tree with grown peaches and
lots of very small ones Just com.
ing on.
Mrs. John R. Lyerly gave a
homecoming to all her children
and grsnd children last Wednes.
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyerly have
twelve children and seventeen
grandchildren. They all spent a
pleasant day together and had one
of the finest dinners to be ssen
anywhere.
Rev. J. G. Peeler of Conover,
is visiting with his family at his
father in.laws, J G. Holshouser 9.
Miss Mae Brown Of near Chris.
tianls church, is visiting hel
cousin, Miss Pearle Peeler of Faith b
Mrs. Richard Shoaf and son OF
Spencer, and her sister, Mrs. G.
M. Lyerly and two children OF
Richmond, ars visiting at ohm A.
Peelsr's and other relatives at
Faith.
J. R. McCanlass who has re-
turned home from Bailey, N O.,
whore he has been with the Harris
Granite Co.
Dolph Misenheimer has bought
a new molasses mil! and will make
molasses for the public this fall.
Faith and Rockwell crossed bats
on Faith grounds Saturday. The
result was 3 to 4 in favor of Rock.
we'll.
Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. II. Rodger,
are visiting their daughter, MIS-.
81. L. Basinger.
Mrs R. T. Funderburk ia on
the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank LAME,
and son of near Monroe, N. c.,
have returned home after visiting
Mrs Lsnie's parents, Mr.. aud
Mrs. John Jcsey. Mr.. Josey
brought them in his big automo .
bile around by Charlotte, Concord
Mt Pleasant and Salisbury go they
could tske view of the country.
John safrit, Dales Holler, Wal.
ter CAN'T. Dan Robertson a, d Will
Robertson took fishing trip and
had a fine time.
Mr. aud Mrs. ]. A. Bruton OF
China Grove, are visiting Mrs.
Rruton's sister, Mrs. Henderson
CAN'T at Faith.
Ernest Wilhelm found a stalk
of corn in his field with 3 ears or
it aud it is nine feet from thu
ground up to the corn. Who car
beat that?
D. M. Brown had the first bolll
of open cotton that Venus saw
this year, August "a. Who cal
beat that?
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Ritchi,
and little son, George Brown, Wis
tied at Mrs, Browns parents, Mr.
and M re-. D. M. Brown, Sunday.
Charley Brown, one of the bes
book agents in our settlement. il
sparkling the girls SO the boys tel
Venus. We exneet tn 900 hin