The Monroe journal., 1915-07-23


Souire W. III. Austin has some I'M
usually fine tomatoes. Yesterday he
pieked one which weighed a pound
and a half, smoothe and pretty.
Mr.. George Austin and wife Of New
Salem have been spending Few DAYS
with the formers father. Esq. W. H.
Austin.
All persons who are interested IN
the Benton graveyard are requested
TO meet there al seven o'clock on the
morning of the eth, TO clear II OH.
Mrs. G. T. Slattery. of Hartsyille,
:. c., and Miss Lola Holllngsworth,
of Asheville. are the guests oil MIS-
Earl Shute.
Mr. NJ. C. Belk. of St. Charles, ).
C.. Is spending some time with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. 5. Z. Belk, in
Lanes Creek township.
Mr.. ]. C. Parker. who has been
taking a course in business college
in Richlaond, Va. has returned to his
home IN Lanes Creek TOWNSHIP.
A Sunday school rally will be held
M Shiloh tomorrow beginning at ten
O'Clock. Rev. l.. NJ White and Mr.. J.
W. Biyens will make addresses.
All those interested are requested
IN meet at the High Hill cemetery
next Thursday for the purpose OF
cleaning ii off.
The Cooperative Laymen's Com
mittee of the First Baptist church is
requested to meet the pastor at the
church this friday evening at s
o'clock. Important business TO at
tend to and every one is urged to be
present.
There will be Woodmen rally and
a reunion of the Cox family at Union
church in Lanes Greek township on
SATURDAY, July 3lst There will be
a picnic dinner and all are asked to
carry baskets. The public is invited.
Misses Sarah and Catharine Red
wine will leave tomorrow to attend
house party at the summer home OF
Mrs. John ID. Murchison, at Murreli $
Inlet near Georgetown, 5. c. They
will be gone two weeks.
Mr. w. W. Hargett reports that he
had an unwelcome guest at dinner
one day last week. Just about dim
ner time long black snake crawled
in the front door and walked right
on back to the kitchen. When killed
the snake measured four feet ana
four inches.
Rev. ]. C. Postelle, pastor OF the
prospect circuit, will begin protract-
ed meetings on his charge as follows
Midway, July 25th, fourth sunday
Carmel, August Sth, second sunday
Prospect, August 18th, third Sunday;
Bethlehem. August 22. fourth sun
day; Trinity, August 29th, hfth sun
day.
Cant. ]. C. Steele has just returned
from Manatee County, Fla, which he
saws is the garden spot of the country.
II is on the west side of Florida ana
on the Gulf. He spent some time IN
fishing. and caught six hundred
mounds in two days. He caught one
Ash that weighed l06 pounds. MT
steele has secured the agency for
North and South Carolina for the sale
of 80, 900 acres of rich farm land III
that section.
Rev. A. Marsh will begin protracted
meetings at the churches of which he
is pastor on the following named
dates: Union Grove. Saturday. July
oath. Rev. C. j. Black assisting
Pleasant Hill, Saturday, July 3lst
Rev. ]. w. Whitley. Of Concord, will
assist: Benton's Cross Roads. Satur'
day. August 7th. There will be Chill
dren's Day services at this church or
the first day of the meeting, begin
ming al 10 O'Clock. Rev w. G. Bar
rett, of Gastonia. will assist. Fair
field. Saturday, August 14th, Rev. l.
NJ. White, of Monroe, will assist.
The Associated Charities and som'
interested gentlemen had puzzllni
charity case to deal with yesterday
woman with two children, BIO!
about six years old, and little girl
aboutAeven or eight. were found SIT
ting under the overhead bridge at thu
railroad Just before the rain Wednes
day night. They were brought to tow
and given temporary shelter in tn
Associated Charities room in IN
court house and also fed. II was dis
covered that the woman is lazy AM
shiftless and will not work, and MAJ
been elected from one OF the cottol
mill houses Wednesday by an ofhce
of the law. Efforts were made TO ge
them in the county home, but thi
failed on account of the woman no
having been residence of the count
long enough. Efforts were also mao
IN nersuade the woman to allow IN
children TO be placed In homes or sen
to an orphanage, but the woma
would not agree to be separated fror
the children. A subscription was the
gotten IN to defray the woman's eN
penses to Moore county. where sn
has a mother living. She and IN
children left this morning. The Al
ISOLATED Charities, assisted by som
of the people of North Monroe and tn
Jackson Cotton Mill have cared 10
the woman and children for sewers
.,,onths and Ala all they could for he