The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16
Short Locals.
Primary election Saturday.

and picnic at Wellington Friday
Everybody is invited. The We'd
dington High School will open Mon
day, August 22nd.
Mr.. A. S. Mungo Of Chesterfield
county brought 81 bales Of cotton Ia
Monroe yesterday which he sold to
Messrs. Stack & Hudson for Isl
cents. Mr.. Mungo raises annually
four or FIVE hundred bales.
There will be a family reunion at
Mr.. Wilson Stegall's, in Goose Creek,
next Thursday, August 18th. All
members of the family are requested
to attend and bring well filled bas-
kets.
Miss Iona Alexander, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Alexander, who
has been in the Presbyterian hospi-
tai at Charlotte for treatment for a
broken ankle, which accident occur
red some months ago, is improving
and will be able to walk in short
time.
Morrow Bros. & Heath Co., doing
a large business at Albemarle, Mon
roe and several other towns, will
erect a large brick store and several
warehouses at Ansonville, on the new
Southbound railroad. II means much
to Ansonville to secure a branch of
this large frm.-Stanly Enterprise.
Mr.. c. E. Brown Of Wingate has a
hen that has been laying every day
for about nine months-has layed
about 800 eggs, which would be %
dozen, and she is still laying and
shows no sign Of letting up. She is
Of the Rhode Island Red breed. Who
can beat it?
Mr.. J. j. Parker Of the Monroe bar
was nominated for Congress by the
Republican Congressional conven-
ton which was held in Lexington
Wednesday. Mr.. Parker is a son of
Mr.. j. D. Parker of Monroe. He is a
graduate Of the State University and
is popular young man and promi-
nent attorney.
The msIabers Of the Young Peo-
pies Missionary Society Of Central
Methodist church have planned a big
time for all who care to take advant-
age of it, in the form OF a lawn party
to be given on the church grounds
Thursday evening. Ices, cakes and
candies to please the palates Of the
most fastidious will be served. Both
old and young are in invited to come.
Mr.. H. w. Brown, employee of
the Virginia Bridge Co., sustained a
painful injury Saturday while at
work on the overhead bridge here.
In crossing train! his foot slip
ped and was caught and crushed be-
tween the bumpers, the foot, ankle
and part of the leg being injured.
Drs. Blair and Ashcraft attended the
wounded man. He was sent to his
home at Plymouth, n. c.
The Farmers Union picnic held
at Mr.. P. B. Blakeney's Friday was
both profitable and pleasant. Mr..
G. B. Williams Of Raleigh, direc-
tor Of the experiment station, was
present and added much to the oc-
casion. Quite representative crowd
of farmers from all parts Of the coun-
ty were present, numbering about
POO. 1t was voted quite the biggest
success in the way OF a demonstra-
ton picnic up to date.
Mr.. Hosea T. Ross died at his home
in Marshville township August 5th.
He was &c years old. During the
Civil war he was member Of Com
pany c, 10th Battalion n. c. Troops,
and made a good soldier. He was
sick but a few days. Messrs. J. M.
and T. A. Ross are sons and Mes
danes +. w. Helms, W. r. Williams,
A. w. Whittle and j. NJ. Morgan are
daughters Of the deceased. Elder
J. F. Mills conducted the funeral SER
vices and the burial was in the fam
lily burying ground in Arson county.
Hard cider is still causing trouble
in this vicinity. Friday it came a
little nearer home, when James Kel-
ley met Horace Mitchell and Laid
Keife in the road near the lcemorlee
Mill. The parties having all par
taken freely Of the juice of the fruit
which caused the downfall Of Adam,
were in fine trim TO revive bad feel
ings of old standing. This they did
and at once began slashing at each
other with open knives. II seemed
they desired to give outlet to the CT
der in more ways than infuriated
temper, thus Jas. Kelly and Mitchell
Keife being fuller than the other
required more opening, each pro-