The Monroe journal., 1919-11-25
LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and Around
Monroe

Branch church Thursday Al ESQ. p.
II. Everybody invited.
Rev. \. c. Davis will conduct ser
vices at Shiloh next sunday at IL
o'clock. \ collection will be taken
fo~ the Townsville orphanage.
Mr.. j. G. Rogers reports 92.425
baies OF cotton ginned in Union coun-
y from the 1919 crop prior TO Nov.
i. as compared with 1926 bales
sinned to Nov. IA, 1918.
Mr. ]. T. Rushing of New Salem
township killed a pig Friday that
weighed 5l2 pounds net. II was only
$50 days old, and put on over a
pound of weight a day during its
sort life.
Mr. W. B. Love will attend the
' rginia Carolina football game at
Chapel Hill Thursday Ne will also
attend a banquet given that night to
TENDERS of the Graham memorial
executive committee.
Union county doughboys who
want TO remember their French mad
eloiselle. or the good old Madame.
MO served them eggs for breakfast.
can do SO this Christmas by sending
p, esents within the next two weeks
ay parcel post. The rate is . cents
a pound. and each package is limited
to ii pounds in weight
Mr.. Ellis Bass. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ssnry Bass. and Miss Ellie Jones.
daughter of Mr. Jimmie Jones both
AtnrAhNillA = ~ "a m ftsipH
: nday afternoon a. the home OF the
ide in the presence of number Of
lends and relatives. Bey Il. NJ
Iaigler was the officiating minister
Faese are splendid young people and
1--we the best wishes of their many
ends.
Friends and relatives Of Germans
this country are sending a large
mber Of parcel post packages to the
satherand, Enquiry at the Monroe
stoflice elected the Information
lat few packages, containing most
fruits and clothing. Were being
,-nt 10 Germany from this county,
= uits are in great demand over there,
I'D it L. probable that local friends
~ Germans We're aware of the short
e along this line in preparing their
ckages
The 0. Henry and Philosophian
erary societies of the Wlngate
school will present the play Above
Re Clouds" in the school auditorium
morrow Wmgate school plays are
i ways marked success and are
rgely attended. many often being
able TO obtain seats. To remedy
ttis situation two performances Will
+. given the matinee beginning at
80 and the night performance al
80. Misses Glennic MORGAN, Mar
-aret Blakeney, Willie Biylns and
rgmia Humphreys will play the fe-
ale parts. Mi. Carl Parker, the hero
4 Mr. pliney Furser, the william.
Private b. Il. Citizen. Of the array
aeruitng service, has been stationed
Is the Monroe posioffce for thirty
GAYS 10 secure recruits. aud 10 give
formation TO former soldiers con-
esrnag government insurance, I'M
id allotments. and victory buttons.
ra saws there is some likelihood OF
Monroe securing a permanent recruit
rig station. Regarding the service,
Private Gillien says: Those who
y ere unable to go across during the
war may now, by enlisting for either
one or three years, visit the battle
fields of France and the river Rhine.
Enlisted men also have choice of ser
vice in the following countries: ST.
oera, Alaska. Panama Canal zone
Philippine Islands or the United
states. An opportunity is also afford
ed enlisted men to learn a trade III
TIE service"
James Presley. the lad who was
sent TO Baltimore hospital by a
lumber of charitable people OF Mon
roe to have an injured leg treated, is
reported to be in an excellent condl-
ton following delicate operation on
his limb. Physicians at the hospital
believe his leg will be Strengthened
out, and that he can go through lie
Without his old handicap. Messrs. v.
c. Redwine, r. P. Dillon, and q. b.
Caldwell. who raised the funds TO
send Young Presley to Baltimore, are
INV receiving donations 10 send an
other little fellow 10 a hospital Tor
treatment. This boy. who lives at
Mineral Springs, is afflicted with an
igternal trouble which is gradually
wasting his life away. His affection,
local doctors believe. can be cured,
ard those who desire to help the boy
regain his health should leave contri-
buttons with any of the three above
rant lanpu
Homer Bass, Charlie Mcintyre, j.
y RAGS Jr. Rufus Bivens, and Ray
Bass. Young students of the Ningate
school. faced Judge ". o. Lemmond
ard Clerk of Court II. W. Lemmond,
juvenile officer, this morning charg-
ed with assault on Robert Duncan
also a student at Wingate Although
assault" was the legal definition
for their offense, it was really noun
ing more than hazing incident.
Young Duncan was not hurt. but was
aubiected to a humiliating form OF
hazing. Homer Bass and Charlie
Mcintyre. who are over II, were tired
in the Recorders court, and Judg-
ment was continued until Jan. /. The
other three youths. being under II,
we're heralded before Juvenile Judge
r. w. Lemmond, who placed them
under the guardianship OF his court
and Prof. C. NJ. Beacn, principal ot
tho Uringate school. Eleven other