The Monroe journal., 1920-08-24
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.


ing stock for The Skies Co.
Those interested in the Lucy Helm
graveyard are invited TO meet ther
Thursday. August s6th.
Rev. J. r. Warren closed ver
snce essful meeting AT irace Metho
dist church Sunday. Four member
were received into The church.
Rev. f. {. Snyder will begin a pro
traced meeting at West Monroe sun
d. night at 5 o'clock. Eyerybod!
invited TO attend
Or. Horace Smith has returne,
from his annual fish!as "trip. is,'
health IS GOOD. and he Is now IN HI.
Office le: y for business.
Rev. joan ". Moore. pastor of Cen
tral Methodist church. has re urneC
from lis vacation. and will conduct
prayesmeeting tonight at the usr2
hour.
Tasre will be a reunion of the Pen
egaI family Thursday a the home Of
Mrs. ]. p. Penegar in Bufcrd twnship.
All friends and relatives are urged to
be present with well-hlled baskets.
Dr. J. s. Massey is attending the
National Medical Association OF his
race i'm Atlanta this week He Will
read paper on "Empyema Compli-
eating Influenza.
The fourth quarterly conference,
North Monroe charge. will be hell at
the church next saturday night. The
pastor. Rev ]. Il. Warren. gives a cor
dial invitation to al members 10 at
tend.
Eleo.s T. VI. Stanley and btWher
s. L. Atwood and j. NJ. Williams viii
preaea II North Monroe Primitive
Baptlst church next Saidrday at two
and III p. M. and Sunday al IL
q. ~
The VIII be a big educational
ral1v lf Unonyille saturday Rev
Brucs Benton Of Rockingham and
9TH, prominent speakers viii make
aGt sses. and everybody fs Invited
e. - present.
sii. Simeon plyler, a prominent
far&or of Lancaster county. has ,hlr-
tvodi bales of cotton which he IS 20
ing "a hold for fifty cents or lot il be
sold at auction after his death, ac-
cuFd.ns to a Monroe cotton buyer
The South would realize more on
its cotton crop if every farmer would
pull up every third row of cotton. ac-
coming to Mr. I. j. w Broom, conn-
e. agent. 1T has been the history Of
cotton. SAYS Mr.. Broom that large
crops bring less than small ones
Although money is tight, and busi-
ness is almost at a Standstill, more
freight is being received here than in
mT other month of August within the
Knowledge of Mr.. J. A. Douglas, the
Seaboard agent here. II have to
chase all over the streets begging the
merchants to unload the cars" said
Mr. Douglas yesterday,
Mr. J. Wright Spoon. who was re-
Gently elected chief Of police Of Mon
rca. nas assumed his duties. having
gone to work this morning. Begin
ming september /. the alderman have
inslrncted Chief Spoon and the mem
bers OF his force to rigidly enforce
The avs. especially traffic ordinances.
AfIec that date. The Journal was
fold this morning, all drivers of cars
without both state and city licenses
will be arrested.
Mr.. Geo. f. Flows prediction of
50,o00-bale crop for this county has
met with a storm of criticism. From !
appearances, most farmers say, the
crop will make easily that number OF
bales. but close examination of the
plant shows that it is largely weed.
ESQ. b. +. Parker, however. thinks
the county will produce 10000 bales,
while Sheriff John Griffith says this
years crop won't exceed that OF last
wear unless We have no frost until
December. Mr.. J. Frank Williams is
another of those who fail 10 read in
The gns such a bumper crop as fore
caettd BY Mr., Flow. us all weed,
said he. II is generally agreed. how
ever. that We bid fair TO produce the
lar st corn crop on record,
.N.aong those who believe Mr.. Geo.
Il. Rows crop forecost Of 10000 ,
bale Is out Of reason is Mr. f. A.
Morrow, who is close crop observer.
we won { make more than re did +
last year" said Mr.. Morrow this
morning Il have noticed he con-
tinued, that though the stalks have
a verlant growth. there is very little /
fruit Some of the fields that were
planted early, it is true, look promis-
ing. hut three-fourths OF the cotton
fn this county is late. and this is the .
kind to which | refer. II has always +
been my observation that Yields m ,
wet weather never come up to eX-
pectations. To the contrary, the
crops in dry seasons invariable Weld /
,aure than anticipated. In this in
stance MIR. Flow. usually conserva-
I've. has gone to the extreme