The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1915-07-23
A LITTLE GLOOMY.
The student Boy Is Little Down in
the Mouth About Uncle Sans
Country-Local News.

Indian Trail, July 21-Misses Tom
ME and Eunice Hoover have been
spending fortnight in Charlotte with
friends and relatives.
Misses Ruby Harkey and Velma
Porter of Stallingsville spent Sunday
with their friend, Miss Bliss Gender.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Morris of Wes-
ley Chapel spent Sunday with Mrs.
5. II. Crowell and family. Last
weeks Journal said in my cores
pondence that Mrs. Morris was for
mer student of the Trail. While we
did not say that he was student
now; We will have to make a little
correction. He said that he gradu-
ated last year just little before the
European war started. but then took
a three months postgraduate course
in its effects. | will vouch for this
statement for was at the graduating
exercises. will gladly make any cor
rection in my statements that are not
correct. Mr.. Morris has not started
to teaching yet, but when he does
he'll be a record buster"
Miss Kate Tomberlin spent some
friend. Miss Sarah Paxton of Pleas
ant Plain.
The children's day being postponed
last Sunday. will be Sunday the 25th.
A good program has been arranged.
Everybody is cordially invited to
come. Show your appreciation to the
children and their teachers by COM
ing.
Mr.. John Hill and daughter, Miss
Mayme Hill. of Wellington spent
Sunday with Mr.. Thomas Boyd and
family
Mr.. Andy Davis of the Union neigh
borhood spent Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. S. H. Crowell.
Monroe can talk about the mail
carriers who go in automobiles all she
wants TO but we are like the Yankee
somewhat Indian Trail is ahead yet.
The other day assistant postmaster
II. NJ Orr and sub carrier, Mr.. j.
NJ. Harkey, on route one started out
on the route in Mr.. Harkey's Fordmo-
bile and he said TO the assistant
watch me make the mail boxes look
like continual box till we get back. "
SO they were burning the wind, so to
speak. when all at once old Fordmo-
bile bucked and would not 90 any
further. The assistant and the sub
took il time about cranking until they
both became unconscious. They
cranked from $3.50 a. m. till o'clock
in the afternoon when Mr.. Harkey
sent to Monroe for a veterinary sur
geon to see what he could do TO re-
lieve the old Fordibus-mobilus of its
trouble. They thought II might have
gasoliness of the stomach. The vet
came and examined the mobile, took
its temperature and held out his hand
for ten plunks. When he got the
money he talked to old Ford and
gave il a morphine tablet and then
he tried the crank and ii worked all
right. He gave some orders as to
how to administer the medicine and
old Fordmobile went all right the rest
Of the trip. There don't seem to be
anybody that knows their exact words
when the auto got sick, but one gen.
tleman said there was an account
word for word of it in HIS Daily
Opinion.
Mrs. Samuel Shannon of Antioch
spent few days the latter part of
the week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Porter.
Mr., Henry Carmen spent all of last
week visiting relatives in Midland
the prosperous little town on the
Norfolk & Southern Railway twenty
two miles east of Charlotte.
Being unable to give the entire
names of our school faculty last week
will mention them now as our school
began Monday morning: Prof Bau-
com, Misses Hamilton, Ratchford and
Myers. This will doubtless be a very
successful school term
Misses Maymie, Pearl and Eula Orr
of the Mill Grove community were
the guests of their friends Sunday,
Misses Panthea and Wilma Harkey.
Mrs.. ID. Hemby and daughters,
Misses Mary and Lena Hemby, of
Wellington spent the first part of the
week with Mrs. Walter Thomas.
Chief Baker, our noted violin play
er, furnished music for the education
al rally last Saturday at Wesley Chap
ell
Messrs. ]. r. and Thomas Benton
and Misses Margaret and Estelle Ben
ton motored up to Mr.. Samuel Har-
keys Sunday afternoon.
Miss Kate Simpson and brother,
Howard. of Antioch and also Miss
Pattie Smith of Stallingsyille are at
tending our school this term. We
welcome all new students and friends.
The Student noticed in one Of ex-
President Huerta's statements about
Mexico that he said that a hundred
thousand outlaws control absolutely
sixteen million of people. This is a
pretty broad question. but while its
true of Mexico II is In way true of
the United States and a lot more
shameful and degrading to our ruling
power, not the Government, for the
Government don't rule now a days.
The money kings rule the Govern
ment. We can say truthfully that the
condition in Mexico is nearly the same
in the United States, and If II is not
now we are being Mexicanized as fast
as time flies. Novus Homo has been
telling us a long time about certain
wrongs and their inability to get
land. all of which proves that we are
being Mexicanized i'm a hurry.
In my opinion 1t is very much more
shameful for us to be in the shape we
are than II is for Mexico to be like il
is to-day. They are heather. unedu-
Gated. know nothing whatever Of re-
finpment that ie the maturity While