The Monroe journal., 1919-11-25

NtER -iuh'u III inlS county 10 Ndle.
and many are estimating that the
yield this year will he 10000 bales.
Thirty business men of Monroe
Joined the North Carolina Good Roads
association last week. each paying an
annual membership Tee OF So.
\ Thanksgiving service will be held
i'm the First Baptist church Thursday
morning at 1880. An offering will
be taken for the Thomasville orphan
age AT that time.
Only 700 persons have joined the
Union county branch of the American
Cotton Association. aud the member
ship campaign SO far is failure. This
county was asked TO secure about
2200 members. The campaign will
continue until Dec. /.
Mr. Henry Polk. who was injured
in an automobile accident near his
home at Mineral Springs. was able to
sit up Sunday. and if he continues TO
improve will be brought home the
last of this week. Mr.. Polk has been
undergoing treatment at the Char
lotte Sanitorium since the accident
occurred.
Rev. J. W. Little requests The
Journal to announce the following APP
pOintments for Sunday: Wingate. l l
o'clock; Nashville. 3 o'clock; Peach
land. I O'Clock Rev. Mr.. Titles
subject at Nashville and Wingate
will be Let the Dead Bury the Dead
and at Peachland The Price OF a
Man"
The ROughedge chapter of the Ju-
Nor Order of American Mechanics
will present bible and hag Ia the
! Carmel school sunday afteruu1A AT
O'Clock. The bible presentation speech
will be made by Prof. W. l.. Notes.
and the ilag speech by Mr.. WB Love.
Members OF the order are requested
20 assemble at the lodge about the
O'Clock in order that they ma, march
TO the school house in a boz.
Mr.. II. H. Miller. OF the state BOARD
OF heallh's bureau of engneerirs and
inspection, who was here Friday
stated that an inspector would be i'm
Monroe about the second week in De-
cember to condemn priyies not built
in accordance with specifications ap-
proved By the board OF health. Mr..
Miller approved of the cheap models
now being made by the city to to sell
at 81. These medals will be ON cN-
hibilon in a few days at the city hall,
and their installation will be only q
matter Of few hours.
Mr.. T. L. Riddle. secretary of the
| Chamber OF Commerce. desires to get
in communication with the family OF
| Private Jesse Morrison, said 10 live
| in this community. He has received
the following telegram. which is self
explanatory: Military authorities al
Camp Dix, New Jersey. request in
vestigation circumstances OF family
of Private Jesse Morrison OF Monroe
| absent without leave since Octobei
| Il. lmpOrtan thar he return 70
camp a. earliest POSSIBLE moment
Wire condition 10 field director Pod
Cross. Camp Dix, at once susan Z
Bible, executive secretary"
Messr. G.. V. Tucker and Z c In
gram. who were the successful bid
ders for ~. con ract to cree the
! hi.h school lildin have intor ed
the -chcOi o0ard that they made IN
error nl ab1p S15,O00 in their es'.
mate. ard H. they cannot erect d.
| builsia- Tor . amount OF their bid
which vas ST5125. Theirs was the
only bid UUiat 500 900. Each con
tractor. WheH submitting his sealed
bid, wa. required to deposit a cerli-
! fled check for $500 TO insure ful'
hllneni of his c0uiract in case ii was
awarded to aim The school board
has not yet met to consider the mat
ter.
Fire Of incendia, origin destroyed
the store building, along with stock
of goods aud 80 bales of cotton, OF
Messrs. Frank and John Lee, sons OF
the late W. 5. Lee, AT Angelus, ). C..
recently, The loss is said to be over
$4,000. partly covered by insurance.
\ negro chang gang trusty Is alleged
to have set the store on fire, and he
is now under arrest II is said the
negro robbed the store of number
of articles. and then set fire to tae
building in an effort to hide his
tracks. The chain gang was camped
near the store at the time. Short
" after Inc fire was discovered, and
suspicioning that ii was OF inceniiarN
origin. bloodhounds were brought u
the scene. and they soon made bee
line for the negro trusty's bunk. The
negro's shoes are said TO have htted