The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1915-07-16
DEATH OF MIR. 5 H. CROMWELL
Serious Condition Found as Result of
Operation-Trail Will Make Insti-
tute Day Big 0ne-All Kinds OF
Interesting News.

Ser1ous Sonultion rounu "a Result OF
Operation-Trail Will Make Insti-
tute Day a Big 0ne-All Kinds of
Interesting News.
Correspondence Of The Journal.
Indian Trail. July 1.-THE talk
about crop conditions is almost hush
ed up, but the crops in this section
are pretty good, and they are clean
and ready to lay by, that is, the ma
jority. But there has not been any
thing laid by yet to my knowing. A
good many farmers are going TO be
living at home this fall if the corn
prospect still holds out, regardless of
the price of cotton.
How does six acres of cotton and
about thirty or forty acres of corn
sound for one farmer?
Miss Verde Snider of Salisbury is
visiting her sister. Mrs. j. w. Rail-
ings, who has been right sick for
some time, but is much improved at
this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Broom visited
Mr.. j. E. Haigler Saturday night and
Sunday.
Miss Annie Porter visited in the
Antioch community last week.
Blackberries are in the fermenting
state now and some have done and
fermented. oh, yes; it's all for sac
ramental use. or just a little in case
of sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. II. Morris of the
Wesley Chapel community spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with the
family of Mr.. S H. Crowell. Mr.. Nor
ris was former student Of the vii
lage and we were glad to see him
"mosey" back up this way.
A goodly number of young people
attended the children's day exercises
at Mill Grove Sunday and also at Stall
lingsville Sunday night. The exercis-
es at night were the first the writer
ever knew of, but nevertheless the
Stallingsville people had good pro-
gram Sunday night.
Oh. yes; the Red-headed Boy was
at both places and he was very much
| impressed with the good singing at
Mill Grove. Both places had excel
lent programs.
Mr. Ernest Austin is on the sick
list for this week.
Mr.. Zeb Harris and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. Robert Kindley.
The Farmers Institute is billed for
the Trail August 14th This is an
important day for the farmers as il
offers such advice as will enable
them to farm more successfully and
learn more about horses and mules
and II also offers advice to the ladies
on different lines of cooking, and by
the way. we are all interested in that
We want everybody in this communi.
ty to come and bring a well-filled bas.
ket of dinner, as it will be an all
day of instruction, and picnic com.
| bined. Bring your dinner and ask all
your friends to eat with you, if you
have any, and if you have got nc
friends why just come along and eat
your dinner yourself. We want tc
make August 18th an enjoyable day
for all as well as day OF instruction
We not only want to but we are going
to II you will cooperate with us and
meet your friends here
II you are farmer, you need to
come for the advice is good and it's
free, and If you are a merchant, you
want to meet all the farmers, and il
you are a hobo, you surely want tc
have a good time, so come one, come
all. men, boys, women and girls.
Don't forget the date, August 18th
and about the dinner for it takes a
good dinner to help out a picnic.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius McSwain and
family of Charlotte motored down on
Sunday afternoon and spent the even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Shaw
Mr.. H. A. Privett of the Benton's
Cross Roads neighborhood spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Privett.
The Latest War News.
The Cossacks (Russians) are on
the run again and the Germans are
right in after 'em.
The German officials are in proper
They will stop before they get to Bug
river and give cool surrender. The
Russians are expert runners, and il
troubles this scribe to figure out how
this can be. About a month ago the
Germans were in front of the Russi-
ans, but now the Russians are in
front of the Germans, goin' like light
ming, and they never passed or run
into each other. Purity strange, amt
it? The English and French are
chucking dice and drinking wine and
betting on the Russian-German foot
race to Lemberg.
While the Irishmen are singing the
Groves of Barney" and Its Long
Way to Tipperary."
The Italians are playing "All Eu-
rope is Doing IT. on the brass band,
and are studying up some new musi-
cal comedy to amuse the remaining
soldiers till the others get back from
the foot race. Emperor William in
tended leading his men in person in
the race to Lemberg but couldn't get
his boots BACKED and his clean laun-
dry in time but went to his strongly
fortified castle.
Car Nicholas is going to go and
compliment his soldiers on their fleet
ness of foot when they gain another
hundred miles or so on the Germans.
He admires bravery.
King Emanuel Of Italy almost died
the other day while on his way to the
store with some eggs. He heard the
explosion of bomb near by from a
"Zep!" and fell, breaking all the
eggs. He intended getting q quar-
ter's worth of meat to fry a German
with.