The Monroe journal., 1919-11-18

Local and Personal.

M"ssfS. Ellis Hancuih and T. c.
Curee have opened a meat market in
tn Kendall building in North Mor-
roe.
Mary Frances. the young dau4h-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs K. w Lemmond,
tell While skating Saturday afternoon
and suffered a broken arm.
Rev. II. +. Carson will preach at
Ebcnezcr Baptist church. OF Morah
association, Friday night. Nov Il, at
O'Clock.
Nessrs, Ira b. Muiis and Capt
w l., HOWE ae Offering the prizes
for the hes, essays on good roads IN
stead o. the county road commission
rs lrsi announced.
fbe icemorlcc band goes to Pine
hurst Wednesday to PLAY thIee-day
engagement al The Sand Hill Fair
This band Is earning quite repula-
tion over the state. and its services
are in much demand
Rev. \. r. ShehaHe, a Baptist
minister OF Wingate. IS carrying Il
broken arm in sling. the injury
having been sustained one day last
week when he attempted TO crank an
automobile.
Mr. II NJ. Presson. cotton weigh
er at Monroe. says the the highest
price cotton ever weighed here, to
his knowledge, was that of Mr.. T. b.
Crooks, OF near Carmel, sold to Mr.,
j. d. 5. Plyler Thursday at 50 cents.
"A boz supper will be given at 81
Ter church on Thanksgiving night by
the Ladies' Aid Society \ very eN-
pensiye quilt will be sold TO the high
est bidder at public auction Funds
to go ter piano. Everybody come.
The following meetings in the in
tercst OF the, cottUn association will
be held this week Al Fairview, in
Marshville township, Wednesday
night; and at Dry Hill, in the same
township. on Thursday night.
Mr.. j, c. Austin is preparing to
hold a Guernsey sale at his farm near
Marshville some time during Deem
ber He expects TO go to the west in
few days to buy twenty or thirty
head of pure-bred cattle of this type
to offer to the farmers of Union at
tbs sale.
MIR. and Mrs. Irwin Polk of
Kansas City, Mo-. who are visiting
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 0.
l.. Polk. in Polkton spent Saturday
in Monroe Mr.. and Mrs Polk were
recently married in Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Polk was Miss Vera Crook, the
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. J. +. Crook
of Charlotte
Rev. L. c. snyder announces the
following appointments for sunday,
November: 30th: Fairfield, $3.50
Faulk's. HOO; Union, loo p. m;
and Mt. Pleasant, 2:30 p. m. Thes,
meetings will be held in the interest
Of the Baptist seventy-tive million
dollar campaign, and the pastor re
quests every committee member to be
present along with the congregations
Mrs. W. NJ Bagby died last
Thursday AT the home of her daugh-
ter Mrs. W. II. Swift in Greensboro
where she was visiting Her husband
was pastor OF Central Methodist
church about twenty years ago. re-
naming here for -four years. Mrs
Bagby was 66 years of age and was
most loyable character She made
many friends while in Monroe who
will regret TO hear of her death. A.
present Mr. Bagby is stationed IN
Moniezuma
The Journal is requested To an
nounCe that service as usual will be
held at Benton's Cross Roads ana
Mill Creek saturday; but on account
of the -eneral services 10 be held al
Mil Greek sunday afternoon in he
interest OF the Baptist sevenN-iiNc
million dollar campaign. TO be con
Quoted bt Rev A. c. Sherwood. Prof.
c. " Beach aud others. there viii
be no services at Mill Greek SUNDAY
nor al Benton's Cross Roads
sunday afternoon.