The Monroe journal., 1919-06-27
Local and Personal.

Sunday al ll.5v.
Prof. c. NJ. Beach of Wingate
will deliver an address at Pleasant
Hill church. New Salem township.
next Sunday al IL O'Clock a IN.
MIR. 5. X. Helms is having the
old Mcl-arty residence two miles east
Of Monroe removed and will build a
modern home on the site.
Mr.. Bunyan L. Therrell and Miss
Annie Blanche Jones. both OF Char
lotte. were married at 1 Methodist
yesterday afternoon.
MIR. Joshua Lowe of Monroe,
who is visiting his brother. Mr.. John
Lowe. fell in the back yard this al
ternoon and sustained painful IN
juries says the Wadesboro Ansonian.
The Ladies Aid Society of Stai-
lings will give supper SATURDAY
night. June S. 10 be served in full
courses. Proceeds will go TO the
building of new church.
Mr.. J. f. Crook OF Charlotte has
received telegram stating that his
son. Mr.. Began Crock had landed al
Newport News from overseas. Mr..
Crook is expected home soon.
Mrs. John a. Long died Wednes-
ny at her hor'" al Goose Cr,ek
township. Her maiden name was
Sossamon, and she was about hiiy
years old. and true TO the best traits
of womankind Surviving her are
her husband and several children.
MIR. Otis 5. Braswell, son of Mr..
w. H. Braswell of Marshville town
shin. arrived home Thursday from
France. Mr.. Braswell went over
with the 56th Pioneer Infantry hui
was transferred to a casual company
IN March.
Sunday School Day will be OBJ
served at Union Grove Methouls'
church in Goose Greek township sun
day. June 29th. Exercises will starr
promptly a; 8 o'clock in the alter
noon old time. Hon. X. W. Lem
pond will deliver an address. The
uublic is cordially invited to attend.
1t is six days until the Glorious
Fourth. The Waxhaw Enterprise SAYS
that everybody and his brother VIII
he here for the celebration. TO TINS
We would add that his sister is com
i,g TOO. On the second page OF TINS
ieeue of The Journal will be found q
PAGE advertisement giving a proSia.l
Tor the day. Be sure TO read II.
Rev. II. H. Jordan's sermon al
tte morning service at Central Meth
Nri A. 4
tc Service" Young people are espe-
cially invited 20 hear this sermon Al
the evening hour Dr. IL. X. Boyer
Presiding Elder. will fill the pulpit,
The quarterly conference will be held
following the evening service,
Rev. John A. Wray has as his
guests his father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. w. A. Wray, Mr.. and Mrs. }. b.
Wray. the former his brother OF
Knoxville, Tenn. and Miss Bertle Lee
Suttle of Shelby. They will attend
the marriage of Miss Helen Wray TO
Mr.. John Jackson Bennett tomorrow
evening at the First Baptist church. .
-Children's Day will be observed
next Sunday at Unionville beginning
n U.
will be in the morning, and talk oy
iae pastor Rev T. j Higgins, Speak
ing in the afternoon by Mr.. j. j. Par
ker of Monroe. Everybody welcome
10 come and bring dinner. Will serve
together.
Mrs. Mary Simpson died Tuesday
morning at the home of her son, Mr.
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She was so years OF age and her death
did not come as a surprise as she had
been i'll for a long time. Mrs. Simp-
son is survived by six children. Buri-
al took place Wednesday morning al
Unity church of which Mrs. Simpson
was a devoted member She was a
fine christian woman.
Mrs. Mamie Culp died suddenly
Tuesday night az her home near
Wayhaw. For several years she had
suffered with her heart. but was sick
for only half hour before death
came. Her husband. Mr.. S. B. Culp,
and several children survive. Funeral
services were conducted at old Wax
haw Wednesday afternoon. Mrs
Culp was a devoted member of the
Presbyterian churcn.
Mrs. Sallie Godfrey, daughter
of the late Israel p. Walkup, died late
Monday afternoon at her home south
Of Waxhaw Death was due to stom-
ach trouble from which she had been
suffering for some months. Funeral
services were held Tuesday afternoon
at the Waxhaw Baptist church b!
Rev X. W. Hogan. Mrs. Godfrey
was Sc years old and since early
youth had been member of the Uni
ty Baptist church. She was woman
of much character and one who went
abou; doing good. Five children sur
yive her.
Mr.. T. NJ. Gaul: shot Mr.. Fred
Peach in the side inflicting slight
wound last night when the latter at
tempted TO force an entrance into Mr.
Cault's home on Benton Heights. Dr.
c. VI. Smith dressed the wound and
reports that it is not serious. Peach
pppears TO have been under the infiu-
ence OF whiskey. He told officers who
questioned him this morning that he
did not know how or where he got
shot. The wound did not prevent
him from proceeding on his way and
he later visited the homes of several
i'm North Monroe and at one place had
10 be ousted. This morning Mr.. Gault
~. arGoovp ,f cheating u come