The Monroe journal., 1915-07-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

i
Miss Octavia Houston is attendins
house party in Clarksburg, West
Virginia.
Rev. r. NJ. Haigler will speak n,
Macedonia next Sunday afternoon a,
four o'clock.
Mrs. Walter Robertson returned
last night from visiting her brother
Mr.. J. c. Massey, who is lawyer al
kershaw.
Last night the aldermen pass
ed an ordinance forbiddng automo-
bile drivers to 'cut out the muftler."
and the sport of noise making may
decline.
Mumble-peg has become a popular
diversion on the court house square.
with a large number of people. both
young and old. One may see several
games in progress there at most any
time of the day
Mr.. Ed Stegall left this morning.
accompanied by DR.. B. C. Redfearn.
for Charlotte, where the former is to
have an operation on the jawbone.
II is the second one that has been nee
essary.
James Leonard. the infant SOD of
Mr. and Mrs. ID. H. Parker of Lanes
Creek township. died last SATURDAY..
The little fellow was year and thir-
teen days old. The remains were
buried at Union. services being held
by Rev. nj. d. L. Preslar.
Yesterday was the hottest day in
the season in this immediate section
and in the afternoon we had a regu-
lar Desert of Sahara dust storm
which was later followed by a refresh
ing rain. Rain was much needed and
is still needed in many sections of the
county.
Mr.. George Flow became troubled
the other day with reports he had
heard of his crop reports not being
understood by the majority of the
people owing to the magnamity of
his words. Yesterday Mr.. Flow came
N and read over his report and
seemed to be very well satisfied with
he wording of 1t. He is at a loss to
understand how they can be couched
n palmer terms.
Squire w. H. Brooks of New Salem
ownship, died suddenly this morn.
ng. lie had not been sick and his
ieath was not expected. He was one
II the best citizens of the county. and
MS death was quite shock to al,
Who heard of 1t. He was a member
II the Masonic order and the remains
Jill be buried tomorrow at ten O'Clock
With the honors OF the order. Squire
Brooks was IS year old and is sur
ived by his wife and several chill
rem.
"Whoopee." shouted Mr.. Marvin
Saturday night as he was
laking the final rounds of the store
I ]. c. Smith Company preparing TO
lose up for the night. must be an
Id SOW back here in the peanut bag"
III kinds of gourd saving was in
rogress back in the rear, and the
ause was soon found. A little negro
elivery boy had got in peanut bag
nd slowed himself away behind a
tack of flour and was sleeping and
noring to beat the band. Whether
0 had intended to wait awhile and |
scure supply of rations or had Just c
lade bed for himself to rest on
while, could not be guessed.
IN incident occurred on the Fourth I
tich illustrates in a striking man
er the necessity of taking even the I
aallest precautionary. measures. I
ONE young men were driving out on
Re Lees Mill road TO the bali park
buggy. when young negro came
ding up alongside on bicycle. The
oy had neglected 10 get a pair of
ants leg guards. and as result, his y
ants leg suddenly caught in the S
lain, which threw him and the wheel h
most In the wake of the heavy bug y
!. His head missed the wheel only
7 few inches. AT first. not seeing I
lie cause of the trouble, some of the
'ung men in the buggy actually 4
fought that the negro was trying TO /
'mmlt suicide. d