The Monroe journal., 1919-11-28


OF Ok. c. Lewis Fowler, president Of
l.anier University, al Matthews and
Pleasant Plains sunday. DR.. Fowler
is a native of Union county. The SER
vice at Matthews will begin at eleven
O'Clock, and at Pleasant Plains al
three O'Clock.
Tony Rossi. the little Italian ice
cream vender, has been i'll with ma
larial fever for seven weeks at his
home on Stewart street. His condi-
ton. however, is improving. and it is
thought he will be able to be out OF
bed in few days. Tony is widower
with four little children. but his kind
|ne.ghbors have been minis;ering 10
him in his illness.
When it comes Ia fighting a fire
the MCcioe volunteer firemen are the
equal TO any in the State, equipment
considered. The men worked hero
ically to put out the FIRE in Capt W.
l.. HOwies house Wednesday; and
that they succeeded against great
odds, speaks for their service more
than words. Each man fought that
fire as ne would if his own home were
imperled.
The pageland Journal gives the
following account of the sheep-rais-
ing experiences of w. IL. GUM. OF
Chesterfield County: Started twelve
months ago with six sheep; sold -four
for twenty-five dollars and a half:
sold ten dollars worth of wool; killed
and marketed one for six and hall
dollars: killed one for home cOnsump-
tiun. and still has six on hand. Not
withstandng insufficient pasturage
says Mr., Guin, the cost of his herd
was not much. Commenting on the
Chesterfeld's experiment. The Jour
nal remarks In view OF the ap-
proach of the boil weevil our farmers
had best begin to think OF sheep, hogs,
cows and grains things the weevii
will not eat"
Union County post Of IA. Al ei'ican
Legion, No, q. vii me-" heNl friday
nisht at seven thirty ,i1ck IA the
Chamber OF Comll1rce 'ocms. In ad-
dition to 4 busin ,se session, smokes,
drinks and sandwiches viii ne uerved.
Only members of the l. zion Will be
ADMITTED to this meeting. tht any sol
dier who wishes 70 atter cal 10 so
ly Joining the post belize friday
Mr.. Joe Hudson. i: the secIetGr5. The
local post will also make arlange-
ments TO give a banquet sometime
next month, or in January. II is plan
ned to give a musical program and d
dance in addition TO the banquet.
To enforce national prohibition,
the state has been divided into zones
with Federal revenue officers in
charge. Union county is in zone
three, along with Caswell, Rocking
ham, Guilford, Randolph, Montgom-
cry. Davidson Stokes, Forsyth, Sur
ry, Wilkes, Alleghaney. Ashe, Yad-
kin. Davie, Iredell. Alexander, Row
an, Stanly, Arson, Cabarrus, Neck
lenburg, CASTOR and Lincoln. Officers
assigned to this zone are: P. +. Dan
cey. r. p. Allison, j. II, Johnson, +.
C. Ralbert, J. b. Bauguss, R.L.White.
C. +. Dunnagan. T. ID. Hatcher, and
C. C. Shores.
Messrs. g. NJ Tucker and 4. c,
Ingram, VINO were the success sul bid
ders for thu contract for The ERECTION
OF the new high school b Hiding, but
who later discovered they had made
an error OF fifteen THOUSAND dollars
in their estimate, have iced to ac-
cepi the contract .or ninety thousand
inst cad of about BeYenty-fiye thousand
dollars, Their original hid. A. hlnety
thousand their bid is for unGol their
nearest competitor, and the school
board seshs disposed 10 let them
have the c0ntrlc, 1T thi fgur" How
even, the school beard only mas nifty
Thousand dollars at its d,sGusal 10 de
fray the cost of erecting he lH'ldlng,
and a meeting Of citize,.s will he held
tonight to discuss means NJ soaring
the needed additional sum
Two native sons of Union County
members of the Carolina football
team. which defeated Virginia
Thanksgiving day by the score OF
60, did some star playing. The best
work of the team was done by Rob
bins Lowe, of Winston-Salem. son of
Mr.. Frank Lowe, former secretary
and treasurer of the Monroe Hard
ware Company. OF his playing the
Raleigh News and Observer says:
Lowe was the biggest star of the
game for Carolina and his work this
afternoon will long be remembered
by Blue and White followers, When
ever called upon he responded with
telling gains but IL was his general
ship and return of punts that placed
him in the limelight. II was his run
of twenty-five yards in the second
quarter that enabled Carolina TO score
the only touchdown Of the game. :
Reemer Harrell, of Marshville, also
did great work. Mr.. Oscar Abcne
thy. son of Rev. and Mrs j f. Aber-
nethy, went in the game as substl-