The Monroe journal., 1920-05-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.

Gainesville. Ga.
Mr.. John Austin. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. II. Austin is at Grady Hos
pital in Atlanta undergoing treat
ment.
Miss Lillian Stack who has been
employed in the Civil Service Depart
ment in Washington has resigned and
returned home.
Miss Allie Carnes of Monroe Route
s, who has been sick for 43 days with
influenza. Is able TO be out again.
Rev. f.. c. Snyder will preach at
Sardis church next Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock.
The Parent-Teachers Association
will not hold its regular meeting Mon
day afternoon. The date of the next
meeting will be announced later.
Major w. c. Heath will address the
voters of Marshville township at
Marshville. Friday night, May 7th. at
s o'clock.
There will be no service at Har-
mony Springs Saturday. but Rev. NJ.
d. L. Preslar will preach there Sun
day at $3.50 p. m.
Rev. Z. c. Snyder will attend the
Southern Baptist convention. which
meets in>Washington. ID. c.. May. IL,
at the expense of his churches.
Mr.RA.Morrow has been appointed
a delegate to the national conference
Washington May 1914. by Gov. T. W.
Beckett.
Mr.. Claud Duncan, a. student
Lincoln Memorial University, at Cum
berland Gap. Tenn. arrived yesterday
to spend the summer with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. |. II. Duncan. of Goose
Creek township.
Mr.. Uriah Goble, of Alexander
county. and Miss Iona Hill. a'~"hter
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Hill of Goose
Greek township. were married here
yesterday morning by Esq. X. II. Har-
gett.
The Union county board of tax ap-
praisers expect to complete the work
OF revaluing property within the
next thirty days The assessments
have been completed for all town.
ships except Monroe and il is about
finished.
The following contributions to the
Near East Relief Fund have been re-
ceived since the last report: Rev Z.
c. Snyder. pastor Faulk's church,
s19.SS; Sorosls Book club. $3.50:
T. b. Broom. s2.00; Mrs. Atha Stew
ems S. S. Glass. $3.50.
Rev r. N. Haigler will preach at
Philadelphia Baptist church Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock. He will
also administer the ordinance Of Bap-
tism at West Monroe church Sunday
at 500 p. m. The public is cordially
invited to attend these services.
The meeting OF the aldermen Fri
day night ended harmoniously, Alder
man ]. ID. Bundy. having decided to
retain his seat on the board. The
differences between the members are
said to have been healed, and all will
work together for the betterment Of
the town.
The three members of the county
board OF commissioners, Messrs. A. A.
Secrest. w. l.. Hemby and W. d. Biv-
ems marched en- mass into The Jour
nal office yesterday and handed In
their joint announcement for re-elec-
ton. No opposition to them has de-
veloped.
Numbers OF Monroe negroes have
focked to Winston-Salem in the last
few months to work In the tobacco
factories Census takers say In
number of instances colored families
paid rent for their homes here
months in advance. locked the door,
and left for the Twin City. The ex-
odus to Winston will doubtless re-
duce Monroe's census figures consid-
erably below the anticipated number.
Monday, May 10th, Is Memorial
Day. and the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy has invited the confeder-
ate Veterans Of the county to assem-
BILE In Monroe on that day. The U.
d. C.s will give dinner to the veter-
ans and will have a program OF inter-
est. Capt. s. Z. Belk, commander OF
Camp Walkup. urges every member OF
the camp to be In Monroe at noon on |
that day to take part In the exercises. !
Geo. Bakeney. a Monroe darkey. is
said to have gotten in serious trouble |
at Wadesboro last week when he was |
found engaged in enticing labor away !
from Anson county. Fortunately, the |
Anson authorities were lenient. al
lowing him to come home on the pay
ment OF a fine of about s125. Blake
ney, Il is said. was trying to secure
farm labor for large Chesterfield
county farmers.
Sugar is being sold in Union coun-
ty at a profit of six cents a pound,
according to Mr.. Lee Griffin, fair
price commissioner for the county
This Is a violation Of the law. Su-
gar is still under The control OF the
food administration, and merchants
are prohibited from selling II at a
profit of more than two cents a pound.
Judge Webb fined merchant for
selling sugar for more than profit
OF two cents pound at Salisbury
the other day. and Union county yio-
lators had better be careful" Mr..
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