The Monroe journal., 1919-08-05
Local and Personal.


duct prayer-meeting at the First
Baptist church on "Wednesday even
ing.
There will be box supper at
Wesley Chapel. Friday night. August
8. the proceeds of which go 10 pay
for new piano. Ice cream will be
served.
1t has been decid 4 that the
platform 10 BE erected .ly by the
city and county shall be temporarily
erected on the city's lot near the
power house.
Rev. G. r. Bostic, returned mis-
sionary from China. spent few hours
here Friday with his kinswoman. Mrs.
Il. H. Garren Mr.. Bostic's home is
in shelby. although he has spent the
past seven years IN China.
On account of inclement weather
Mr.. ;. A. Latham was unable TO fill
his engagement al Wingate 10 speak
on the Junior Order. advertised re-
Gently. He will fill this appointment
Friday night.
MIR. l.. A. Rowell, who moved
from this county TO Richmond coun-
ty about five years ago is spending
a while with his father, Mr.. George
Rowell. who lives miles south OF
Monroe. Mr.. Rowell says crop pros
poets in Richmond are fine this year.
MIR. w l.. Lemmond of Indian
Trail writes The Journal that the
seventh annual w. 0. W. picnic will
be held at Mill Grove on Saturday,
Aug 3. Racing and some of the best
speakers in the county will be on the
program The public is invited.
Recruiting Officers Owen Muir
ply and c. C. Closby OF the navy
piched their tent on the court house
lawn Friday afternoon and Saturday
and made efforts TO enlist men for
the service. Mr.. Closky stated that
about fifteen men of the city and
county had discussed the matter of
enlisting with him but none signed
10 do so. He expected enlistments to
follow. Messrs. Murphy and Closky
are covering the entire State in their
trip. From here they Went 10 Wades-
boro.
The next few weeks will tell the
story of the coming Union county
crop. according TO DR.. John Blair,
who has travelled pretty near all over
the county in the past few weeks. IL
fair weather sets in, says the Doctor,
the crop will probably be above the
average despite The hard rains of the
last thirty days. DR.. Blair says the
cotton growing around NigSerhead is
the best in the county. He mentions
the crops of Messrs Nern Helms and
Craven Gordon at Bakers as being
in excellent shape; and also MI. Frank
Howie's corn in the pleasant Grove
section.
One hundred and twenty-five dol
lars and the costs for making whiske,
and twenty-five dollars and the costs
for keeping whiskey for sale, were
fines imposed upon Sam Rushing. col
ored, of Marshville township by Re
corder W. O. Lemmond Saturday
Deputy z. B Griffin of Marshyille
some time ago captured still belong
ing to Rushing but failed to get the
owner. The still was warm from re-
cent operation when found. Rushing
journeyed to Baltimore, but the lure
of Home Sweet Home. even IL serious
charges were hanging over him
was so great that he returned few
davs ago and the watchful Mr.. Grif'
fin at once arrested him. In Recor'
der's court Saturday the negro enter
ed plea of guilty in both counts
against him. The total cost to hin
was s237.
Sandy Boss. colored is out under
bond and will probably face a serious
charge in Recorders court Saturday
Several nights last week people Of
North Monroe reported that some one
had been stealthily creeping around
their homes and peeping in at win
dows. On one occasion Officer Nc
Gnnis was called and arrived in time
TO see a figure escaping and fired al
II. Friday night the person resumed
his operations. which closely resemble
those of "Peeping Tom" of seyera
months ago. and negro woman iden
tifies Boss as the negro she saw peep
ing through the window at her home
Boss was in Recorders court yester
day and the charge preferred agains
him was trespassing PROSECUTING
Attorney Brooks asked for continu
ance of the case In order that further
Investigations might be made. init
mating that a more serious charg,
would be preferred.
MIR. ]. F. Broom. of Minera
Springs. route one, who was dis
charged from the army about two
months ago, was among the first Il
contract influenza when the epidem
ic struck the country early last fall
lie was about nine days out on hi.
way to France when the disease ap
peared among the men on board tn,
ship. Then" said Mr.. Broom. 9TH,
boys began dying right and left. I'm
mediately after a man expired the,
sewed up his body in canvas. tied al
iron weight around his feet. and toss
ed him overheard The first few days
two Y. NJ c. A. men conducted fun
eral services over the remains of tn,
soldiers but the men began TO die sc
fast that they had TO discontinu,
their good work Very little medi
cal attention. owing to the larg,
number of eases. could be had. Mer