The Monroe journal., 1919-09-16
Mornco Eou Shipment arrived today Place Uann Eundhuk


adds much TO the aitraetiyeness of the
town at night. and a prominet citizen
is endeavorins TO induce other firms
in the uptown district to install sim
liar ones.
DR.. Gurney and Elder ". \. Hen
derson will attend the meeting Oi the
Mecklenburg Pres5ytery at Steele
Creek church this week. There will
De no mid-week service in the Pres
byterian church on Wednesday even
ing.
Mr.. T. L. CroweH IS making
preparations for the aPening of his
variety sore on Main street in the
English-Elair building by October !.
His goods are on the way. and every
thing will be in ordt~ 'nr their Ie-
ception in a short while.
Will White colcred. who lives
across the South Carol1l line. re-
eoived ilis cents pound iIom Mr.
George Hart fof n bale of long staple
cotton Friday. Had 'he laark". been
paying So cents for good cotton,
White would have received about so
cents for his long s:apla.
Prof. RAY Funderburk. county
superintendent of pual!c instruction,
and Prof. II. ". Allen, superiniend-
ent of the city schools. are in Chapel
Hill attending the welfare confer
ence. Mr.. X. F. Beasiey, state COM
missioner of public welfare. is on the
program for speech at this confer
ence.
Chief of Police :. II. Griffin
states that he is highly pleased with
the manner in which automobiles OBJ
serve local traffic Jaws. With few tN-
ceptions all park jhs.e cars in the
right manner; DO not stop m tae mid
die of the street: nor do they drive
recklessly ON the main sire Is, he
says.
The party of local fOy Hunters,
composed OF Messrs. iIatdel Shep-
herd. c. j. Helms. w. 4. lluey. and
George Mcclellan. winch ieit Monday
before last for a weeks hunt in Rich
mond county. returned Friday. They
failed TO bag a single i)x, but trailed
several. Plenty of foxes stirring
about. is the news theS bring TO other
sportsmen, but add Grat old Reynold
is still a shrewd aud WHY old gent.
Rev. John A. Wray Is conducting
i'm Zebulon. y. c.. what reports make
truly great meeting. Great crowds
are attending day and night and
much interest is being manifested.
Many people were unable TO get in the
building at the -four services Sunday.
Mr.. Wray announced sunday night
that he wanted il possible to conclude
his work in Zebulon by Wednesday
night so as To get back TO Monroe ana
prepare for his meeting here which
begins Sunday i'm the First Baptist
church.
The Ellen Fitzgerald hospital,
according to Mr.. ID. b. Snyder. secre-
tary and treasurer of the committee
entrusted with its construction, VIII
soon be ready for occupancy. The
plumbing has not been done, though
the contract has been let for some
time. When II is completed all that
remains to be done will be a general
cleaning of the building, and the in
stallation of certain needed fixtures,
No one has been secured to take
charge of the hospital. The directors
endeavored to get certain local phN-
sician TO take it over, but so far their
overtures have failed. They are still
looking for competent man. how
ever.
Mr. V. C. Redwipe received a
request from a Spartanburg attorney
Hast week to attend the next term OF
court at that place in cider 10 give
important testimony in the case OF
Mrs. MacKendree vs.. Southern Lie
and insurance Co. 1t IS a suit over
some life insurance, the company al
leging that the plaintiffs husband
committed suicide, and therefore she
was not entitled TO the amount OF
the policy. MacKendree was found
dead in Charlotte hotel about seven
wears ago. Mr.. Redwine, who was
working the grocery trade in Char
lotte at the time. had room next TO
MaeKendree. He heard pistol fire,
but gave il little thought at the time.
The next day he went to Gastonla,
but came back to Charlotte that night
Then II was that he learned Mcken-
dree's body had been found. The
widow contends that he met foul play,
while the insurance company claims
il was a suicide. The suit has been
pending ever since.
Less than twenty-fouc hours
were required by the local police
force TO apprehend the robbers who
entered Tharp's harware store last
Tuesday night and got away with
about hundred dollars worth OF
goods They did not have a clue to
work upon, but suspicion at once fas-
tened upon a 17-year-old negro, An
drew Warwick. who possesses a long
police record. and who had just re-
turned to Monroe after an absence
of several months. The drag net was
L laid for him, and he was caught We'd
nesday on his way to the depot, evi-
IDENTIFY with the intention of leaving
for other parts. A watch was FOUND
on his person. A search of the prem
ises where he had been staying re-
vealed several watches, pistols, and
other articles. Then the Warwick
negro confessed. and also implicated
another negro. Watt Reid, about is
years of age. The remainder Of the
stolen articles were found A. Reds