The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-12-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.

ANNHSAiH VIII S0OAi ilONt w
where he has bought house and lot.
The poultry show. slated for Jan.
!. s and 2, will be held in the second
floor of the new annex TO the Seerest
Yotor Company. which faces Jeffer-
son street.
Mr. 7. =. Dillon is exhibiting a
clock in his store which will run four
hundred days on one winding. The
pendulum of the clock revolves in
stead of swinging.
Mr.. ]. F. Williams has moved into
The Nann Skies house on Morris
street. which he bought several weeks
ago. The house has been remodeled
and many conveniences and improve
ments added.
When the four O'Clock closing rule
went into effect. some of the boys
working at the wholesale store of the
Monroe Hardware company on Main
street hung up the following sign on
he front door: I'VE close at night
o. account of darkness.
Mr. John W. Smith of Spartanburg
county. SC. and Miss Annie Gertrude
smith of Kings Greek. SC. were mar
ned last evening at 1850 at the home
Of the groom's cousin. Mr. c. Sprouse
of West Monroe, Rev. j. X. Warren
officiating. Miss Ethel Sprouse play
"a the wedding march. Only lew
lends were present.
Contributions. both large and
mall. for the community Christmas
rec and relief fund are invited.
checks may be left II The Journal Of
rec. or given TO Nh. Frank Limerick,
chairman Of the committee. Con-
t-ibute something toward making It a
n3ppy Christmas all around. Dona-
ons will be acknowledged in this pa
Ntr.
Boss. | hates ter cause all Oh dis
t.uble bout marriage, but an needs a
.lok." apologized John ROrie. color
81. aged 81, when he entered the Reg
,ter of Deeds office this morning TO
OBTAIN marriage license. John is a
respected citizen of White Store town
ship. Arson county. and owns TWO
hundred acre farm, valued AT ABOUT
$50 an acre. His intended spouse
YES in this county.
The largest sum ever paid Tor one
ale OF cotton on the Monroe market
as received Wednesday by Mr.. H. r.
lowell. of Vance township, from
Nessrs. ]. f. Stack a. Company HIS
ale weighed six hundred and fifty
we pounds. and at ~ IL cents, his
al eek amounted to S474.Sl' Had ne
odd his seed the total receipts from
lis one bale would have been over
$500.
Governor Beckett refused Wednes-
DAY to pardon Claud Nance, cololed,
serving an indc,crminate sentence OF
t-om six to ten years in the peniten-
airy for the murder of George Little
sometime in March a year ago. Mayor
} c. Skies represented Nance IN the
earring before the Governor. whlle
Nessrs. ]. c. Brooks and j. j. Parker
,epresentod the family of Lytle, which
as opposed to the grant OF a par
con.
THE Monroe Wants You edition
O. The Journal, gotten up by the
Chamber of Commerce, is now being
arinted, and will be distributed TO
subscribers of the paper Friday, De
cember 18th. The edition contains
many photos. street scenes. and his
torical data about Monroe. Proofs OF
he edition were received here yes
tsrday, and Mr. I. l.. Riddle is In
clinton, South Carolina, home oil the
,iblishing firm WHICH Is doing the
printing, to-day making final correc-
IONS before the edition goes to press.
"Old Jim," colored. the holy terror
% his fellow-inmates at the county
home. is in trouble again with the au-
frorities. The other day he bought
some wood near the home, and secur-
ing one of the county's teams, was
hauling II TO town TO dispose of at
neat profit. when the mules became
frightened. tearing up the wagon.
old JIM" although he causes quite
n bit of trouble at times, is very IN
C1strious He makes baskets Tor r.
2 Ashcraft's store. and in this way
earns a neat sum of money every
ysar.
Workmen are engaged In tearing
down the old building on the corner
ii Jefferson and Main street to make
loom for the brick structure now In
recess of erection by Mr.. Z. ;. Hous-
.nn, owner of the lot. This building
as erected in about 1860, according
- Esa. C. n. Simpson, and has been
ae headquarters of number OF
.-ominent merchants in its day. The
frst occupant was its builder, the
ate II. ]. Wolfe. who conducted
General merchandise store in II. The
building was later sold TO the late
Il. NJ. Houston. but was occupied by
ne late John VI. Thomas and COM
uany. The late ID. b. Heath, one OF
the largest business men in the state
? the time of his death few months
ago, operated a merchandise business
i-l the old building for short while
before moving into the old Heath
building. which stood at the spot
where the Savings, Loan and Trust
Company is now erecting bank
Building. The late J. NJ. Farley also
once conducted a merchandise and
cotton business at this stand. Later
occupants include Grow Brothers and
y. ID. Saleeby.
The Journal received box OF pc
cans, grown by Mr.. Oscar High of
Whiteyllle. from Mr.. w. B. Keziah.
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