The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-11-14
LOCAL NEWS.

bertOn spent last week with her
mother. Mrs. Fannie Ramsey. re-
turning home saturday night.
Rev. ]. e. MoSer. Il we'll known
Lutheran preacher of Hickory.
died from a Stroke of paralysis
Sunday. He was well known in
this county. having lived here
many wears ago.
Mr., II. \. Austin. SON of Mr..
{. II. Austin Of Sandy Ridge.
and Miss Odessa Davis of the
same township. were married
Sunday by Rev. X. II. James. at
the later'S home in Monroe.
There will he services at the
Lutheran church next sunday
morning and evening conducted
by Mr.. Frances Grover Morgan.
theological student of Columbia.
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The dwelling of Mr.. Wilson
CurTan of Olive Branch was de-
stnoyed by fire last Friday after
noon. The origin of the fire is
unknown and only few articles
Were saved.
Mr.. Samuel Mailman OF Spar
taburg, the champion checker
player of South Carolina. came
up Saturday to play with Mr..
Frank Armfield. In the games
that they have played he is some
what ahead of Mr.. Armficld.
Rev. j, W. Little. who has been
visiting in this section for few
days. preached at Sandy Ridge
Sunday. He recently held Il
meeting at Weldon and while
there visited the State farm and
preacehd to the prisoners.
Miss Nellie Thomas and Mr.. l..
j, Simpson Were married last
Tuesday at the home of Rev. T.
7. Little. Il is SAID that they
will live in Peachland. where the
father cf the bride. Mr. \. G.
Thomas, lives.
Miss May Jcnes, the popular
daughter of Mr. j. W. Jones of
White Store, was married sun
day to Mr.. j. Lee Higgins, Il fine
Young man of Lanes creek town
ship. They have many friends
in both counties.
Mrs. Drucilla Helms, wife of
Mr.. Henry Helms of Pleasant
Plains died last Sunday. She
was 81 years old and a devoted
member of the Baptist church.
Funeral services were conducted
at Pleasant Plains church where
she was buried.
The ladies of the Baptist con
gregatiCn will meet in the church
parlor ON the afternoon of the %
to pack a Thanksgiving box for
the orphanage. Every member
Of the church is requested to con-
something of food or raj
ment.
Mrs Ella Rountree of Goose
Greek township died last might
at the age Of SO years. She is
by her husband, Mr.. |
NJ. \. Rmlntree. She was born
in Alabama, but had lived in this
State for 80 wears. She was a
Of the Presbyterian
After FLYING clear across the
continent, beng the first man
ever to accomplish such a feat, {. |
p. Rogers, a leading aviator, met |
with a mishap Sunday while max
ing the last lap Of twenty-threc |
miles to the Pacific beach. near
Los Angeles, California. He fell
l25 feet and was badly hurt. but
will recover.
The MeSsengeneer and lmtclli- |
gencer says that there is great
complaint in Wadesboro because
he OIL mills are not paying as
much for seed there as at sur
pounding towns. While seed were
bringing thirty cents elsewhere.
Ihe price there was only a little
above twenty-five and IT is no
wonder that there was a good
md strong kick.
Sheriff Griffith is feeling the
fleets cf bad collection IN the
natter Of taxes. Hardly ANYBODY
It all has paid and he is pressed
o make his settlements. He must
'ettle the State taxes by the first
II the year, which will this year
mount to twenty thousand dol
a1s and little of ii has been paid