Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-10-25
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FAITH.

eve cost Venus one cent. We
took our Kodak and brought
Pilot Mountain back with us in
our Kodak. We went just for
the pleasure of the trip and to
get some views. Among them
was the new factory at Yadkln,
an OK team, mountain range,
street scene in WinstOn-Salem,
granite shed and quarry at Mt.
Airy, two family groups and
others too numerous to mention
We met Mr.. and Mrs, John d.
Kluttz. They are running the
Central hotel in Mt, Airy. We
took supper with them Sunday
night. They have a big crowd OF
boarders among then some Sails
bury or Rowan County boys,
Charley Bost, VIII Crawford and
Jessie Brown. We met some
Rowan boys. Harry Beaver, Car
Walton, Charley Walton, Luther
Ludwick and others. We spent
one night with NJ. and Mrs
Martin Parker. We spent one
night with Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Beaver, who live near the center
of the town.
AS we came home from Mt.
Airy we passed through Betha-
MIA, N. c., Forsythe County,
where one of the high schools Of
that county is located and has
over 100 enrolled. Some of the
students reside 1 to 5 miles away
while others board in town. The
high school has d music and
domestic science department in
connection with it. The old brick
Moravian church has a pipe Or
gan of very sweet tone which has
been in continuous use since
March 1773.I This instrument
was built in Germany and is as
good as when it was first built
143 years ago, The village was
settled by Moravians from Ger
many and Pennsylvania in June,
1859.
R. S. Earnhardt lost a cloth
money bag containing S11.35,
one $1,000 bill and the balance in
change, between faith and Gran
tie Quarry, Octcoer 18th. He
will give $1.0O reward to the
finder.
H. T. Hess, e Faith, has a
pumpkin vine thai has IA pump
kins on it. This beats Stokes
Garner, that the Rringle ferry
correspondent wrote about.
While Venus was in the noun
tains he found out how one man
made money good and easy, any
one can make money just like he
makes it and you don't need any
capital to start with. Will tell
any one how he does for ten cents
Miss Susie Guam Of Llyo, Ca,
and Miss Mabie Guedin of Phila-
delphia are visiting Rev. and
Mrs. H. A. WeIker at the Re-
formed parsonage at Faith. Miss
Guam was a school mate Of Mrs
Welker and Miss Guedin is a
cousin of Mr.. Welker. While
here the whole crowd visited
Venus private museum.
It is Venus birthday the last
day Of October. Last year we
received some nice birthday
cards. This year we expect to
make a list Of them and put it
in our items.
A sand blast went off unex-
pectedly and blew sand in the
eyes of Henry Hess and John Bost
John A. PeeEar and Mr.. Josey
have returned from Norfolk
where they went 10 bid on a big
job of street curling that was
let out there a few days ago.
The Ladies' Aid and Mission
airy Society Of the Reformed
church will meet at the home of
Mrs. Leo Peeler On Saturday be-
fore the second Sunday in No
vember. Every member is rel
quested to be present.
Master Earl Peeler. son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. V. Fisher of Sails
bury, is visiting his grand-par-
snts this week, Mr. and Mrs. M.
M, Fisher at Faith.
Willard Harrell, wife and four
children, have moved to Faith
Mt. Airv. N. c.. into of M.