The Monroe journal., 1920-01-23
MAHSHVILi.E FAVORABLY
VIEWS VANN'S CANDIDACY
lf Union County Can Furnish II Gov
ernor, She Ought to BE Able to
Furnish Congressman.

Marshville. Jan 22.-From the SEN
sible and methodical way Mr.. Vann
and Union county in general are go
Ing after the congressional honors it
BODIES well for triumphant ending.
II Union county can furnish COVER
nor for North Carolina she can GER
tainly produce congressman. The
coming race bids fair to be an inter
esting and exciting one, for all the
candidates are good ones.
Mrs. Duncan McRae of Charlotte
spent several days here this and last
week the guest of her brother. Mr.. J..
Z. Bailey. Mrs. McRae recently suf-
Lfeyed stroke of facial paralysis, but
|her friends will be glad to learn that
she is rapidly recovering.
Mrs. Georgia Morgan Brown of Lin
colnton returned to her home Mon
day after visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Morgan, at their
home several miles from town.
DR.. and Mrs. +. S. Hamilton. DR..
and Mrs. 5. b. Bivens and Mr.. |, c.
Bivens, all of Charlotte, were week
end visitors here.
Messrs. Graham Hearon. X. l.. Crit
fin. J. p. Marsh, Henry Marsh and
Mrs. d. A. Hallman spent Friday in
Charlotte.
Miss Leola Hamilton has gone to a
hospital in Raleigh for treatment. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Braxton Ha-
ney, her sister, and Messrs. ID. ID.
Therrell and Conrad Hamilton.
Mr.. Ed NJ Marsh is able TO be at
work again after suffering very sore
knee from a nail wound a week ago.
Mrs. Alice Bivens and sons, Harry,
Haskell and Ell, will go to Monroe
Friday for the weekend with reia-
tives.
The play, "The Early Bird" which
the high school children have been
working up for some time, Is sched-
uled to appear in the school audltorl-
um on Friday evening at 1880. This
play, which consists of three acts, is
of unusual merit, and as the training
has been in the hands of Miss Grace
Henderson, who has made study OF
expression. and Prof. B. l.. Biggers. II
is being eagerly anticipated. and will
doubtless furnish an evening OF good
entertainment.
II is a matter of great satisfaction
10 the citizens of the town TO note that
quantity OF cord wood, which has
for many months occupied a promi-
nent spot in the center OF town, OBJ
structing the view. breeding deadly
germs. offering an attractive fire trap
and in many other ways being an un-
slightly nuisance. is at last being re-
moved. Mr. ]. Z. Thomas is given the
credit for having the proper pubic
spirit TO start the good work going
Eventually the property owners here
will realize that a clean and attractive
town will be money in their pockets
even though IL does require little
energy TO keep things In good order.
There are several more piles of wood
that should be moved. then II each
merchant would keep the back yard
OF his store cleaned up Marshvilie
would scarcely recognize herself.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bailey and
daughter. Helen. are spending sever
al days In Charlotte with relatives.
Mrs. C. r. Haywood, who has been
quite sick with grippe. has recovered
sufficiently to go TO Monroe where she
will spend some time with her moth
er. recuperating.
Mr.. Herbert Bailey. son of Mr.. Ellis
Bailey. has enlisted in the United
States Navy.
Uncle Ben and Aunt Melindy" are
clever additions to the columns oil
The journal. and are calculated to an
crease an already abundant interest
in this excellent paper. We tender
this boquet with sweeping bow: ana
while we are about II will add that
we frequently hear The Journal spok-
en- of az one of the best count" papers
published