The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-11-21
LOCAL NEWS.

AiF. y n. lftllIu. al hitthNoou.
Squire ". \, Austin has return
ed from the hospital and i doing
very nicely.
Mr.. j, ). Broom asks The Jour
nal to say that the Richardson
school in Buforl township will
open en- the 9th.
Rev. Il. II, James asks The
Journal 10 say that the meeting
at North Monroe will not run thi,
week. as Rev. Mr.. Black is SEX.
Mr. G. b. Marlborough of PruS.
pect has bought farm near Co
lumbia and is moving To it this
week.
Mr.. Il. K. Clark of Sandy Ridg,
sent The Journal some ripe straw
berries last week. they being his
second crop.
Three cheers for a big county
fair next fall. We have the far
mers and they will make the
stuff, 50 LET'S have the fair.
Mr.. Horace Amfield of Abe,
marie spent SATURDAY and Sunday
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
+. \. Armfield.
There will be Shooting match
at Mr., W. 4. I.aney 5 mill in Bu-
ford township on Thanksgiving
Day.
Mr.. c. NJ. Broom. who always
has a fine hog or two TO kill
each fall, killed one last week
that was thirteen months old
and weighed III pounds.
Another big massacre, which
this time is said to include ms
sionaries and foreigners, is re-
ported to have occurred in the
Chinese city of Sian Flu.
Mrs. {. Ii. Richardson returned
Saturday to the hospital in ibal,i-
more TO resume treatment for a
throat affection with which SHE
has been suffering scme time.
Mr.. Lee Il. Trull went to Mar
vim last week and moved the old
Presbyterian church building t.
a point on the land of Miss Ross
where it will be used us a tenant
house.
The gin and mills of Mr.. W
7. Brooks, near Fairfield church
in New Salem township. wert
burned last Wednesday night
The loss was considerable. and
partly covered by insurance.
Jim Belk, a colored man, at
tempted TO board the train fm
Charlotte after it had started to
pull out on Sunday morning
when he slipped and fell and his
foot was cut off under the ear
wheels.
Roscoe, the foureyear-old son
of NJ. Henry Belk of Buford
TOWNSHIP died November Sth OF
diphtheria. The little body wa,
buried at Sandy Ridge church
the funeral being conducted by
Rev. 7, c. Irby.
The ladies of the Methodist
church will have a week of pray.
er, beginning at three o'clock to-
day and running through Friday
The collection on Thursday and
Friday will be for the Brevard
school.
The Dixie Theatre will be run
on Thanksgiving day and might
for the benefit Of the Oxford Or.
phanage. under the auspices OF
the local Masonic lodge. The
admission price will be the same
as usual and tickets will be fol
sale several days in advance
Rev. A. c, Baker, who had
spent nane months on his farm
in this county for the purpose
of recovering his health, left
last week to resume his pastor
ship of "A Baptist church in Co.
lumbia, having sold his proper
ty here. He has completely re.
covered his health.
Mrs John Richardson went Il
call on a neighbor. Mrs. Luther
Smith, Sunday, who lives next
door, and as she stepped in the
house, Mr.. Smith s Shepherd dog
grabbed her and bit her, burt not
severely The greatest damag,
was a severe shock and fright
from the attack.
Mr.. James Clontz, "Uncle Jim
mic, one of the good old citi
zenS of Goose Creek township