The Monroe journal., 1911-03-28

BAN Academy commencement vii
include April 9-l2th.
i Dir. r. II. Garland Of Jefferson
spent Sunday in Monroe.
Mr. Hayden Shepherd spent Fri,
day in Peachland.
Mrs. Bessie Manus Of Peachland
spent Thursday in town.
Miss Essie Mclaughlin Of Char.
lOtte is visiting Mrs. B. C. Redfearn.
Dir. ]. W. Cook has moved from
Crowell to Windsor street.
Rev. W. II. Ball, who formerly
served st. Paul's Episcopal church,
has accepted call to Concord.
Mrs. Lura Evans leaves this week
for an extended visit TO friends in
South Carolina.
Mr. III. X. Lee has bought the J,
|. Long corner, Lafayette and JEFF
ferson streets. next TO the Gloucester
Hotel, 26x66 feet.
\ gentleman who has travelled
over the county says that practically
all the farmers are breaking their
land with two-horse plows this year.
Mr. B. c. Ashcraft will make an
address TO the young people at Mill
Greek church next Sunday al eleven
O'Clock.
The physicians Of the county are
fast buying automobiles to use in
their practice. DR.. \. d. \. Whitley
Of Cnionville drove one home last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. VI. Yates have ar
chitects plans for remodeling their
house on Windsor street and work
will soon begin. 1t will be when
completed a very handsome place.
Captain Turner Thompson, who
runs between here and Charlotte, has
smallpox and is quarantined over
Crowells restaurant near the depot.
II is not a severe case.
A town is judged largely by the
newspapers which 60 out from it,
Live newspapers, live town. Every
business Of every kind and every
profession ought TO be represented
in the town papers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambeth of Lam
breth Point, are visiting friends and
relatives here. Mrs, Lambeth was
Miss Eleanor Horn, formerly Of this
place.
Mrs, J. W. Fowler, who was with
her husband in Atlanta, arrived
home Friday night, and found wait
ing her the first news of the fearful
death Of her sister, Miss Grace Bau-
com.
Officer Ernest Barrett went to
Pineville yesterday TO bring back
John Brown, white, who had been
arrested there, to answer a charge Of
liquor selling in Monroe some weeks
ago.
Mr.. W. S. Lee of the Southern
Power Company Of Charlotte was
operated on for appendicitis in Char
lotte Saturday. He is doing very
nicely. Mr. Lee is a brother OF Miss
Frances Lee Of Monroe.
The Progressive Monroe League
should get behind plan to estab-
lish rest room for the ladies and
children of the county while here
doing their trading. There are no
accommodations whatever, which
should not be the case.
Mr.. J. X. Starnes, who went from
the Walkersville community toFruit-
land Park, Fla, some time ago, is
right sick with fever at his home at
that place. His father, Mr.. W. D.
Starnes, has gone to Florida to be
with his son.
There will be an important meet
ing Of the Civic League Friday at.
ternoon at four o'clock in the room
Of the Progressive Monroe Leaguein
the law building, for the purpose Of
arranging for Clean Up Day" All
members should be present.
The commencement exercises Of
the Wingate School will be held
April 23-24th. The annual sermon
will be preached on the 23rd by Rev.
Mr.. Williams Of Laurinburg. DR..
W. L. Poteat, president Of Wake For
est College, will deliver the address
on the 24th.
Last Tuesday was a guano day
proper with Crow Bros. On that
day they delivered to wagons LOO