The Monroe journal., 1920-01-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.

DR.. Gurney will preach in Cedar
Grove school house next Sunday at
three o'clock.
There will be a box supper at South
Monroe school Saturday night. Pro-
eeeds will go for the benefit OF the
school.
A minstrel will be given at the
wingate high school on Saturday,
Jan. cath. Two performances will be
given. GAS and Sis. Admission 10
and 25 cents.
There will be box supper at the
Parker school house in Buford town.
ship next Tuesday night. Jan. 27th.
Public invited. Proceeds to go to
school improvement fund.
DR.. Roy Long, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. c. Long. who has been practicing
medicine for several years In Carlisle,
s. c.. has bought the drug store store
in that city.
Harrell Brothers Of Marshville
have instituted suit against the Sea-
board for s1.140. the amount OF
damage the firm alleges il received
through the improper treatment OF .
car load of cattle while EN- route to
them from st. Louis.
Two Monroe boys. Everette English
and Dwight Plyler. have been pick
ed as members OF the second team oil
all-state high school football players
by Graham Barden. a member OF the
University OF North Carolina team.
English is a son of the late j. r. Eng
lish. and Plyler is the son of Mr.. p.
p W. Plyler.
The poultry show has renewed in
terest In thoroughbred chickens ana
quite a number of fanciers In the
county are ordering stock In order
that they may be ON hand when the
next show comes around. The latest
and Youngest fancier in the county is
Miss Sarah Dillon. daughter OF t. Z.
Dillon Jr.. who is cultivating Golden
Seabright bantams of the finest stock.
Mrs. Eugene Ashcraft and Miss Nell
Bulla are in Randleman, Randolph
county, attending the funeral Of their
father. Mr.. J. C. Bulla, who died early
Thursday morning. He had been Ill
for a long time and his daughters
were with him at the time OF his
death. He was splendid gentleman,
a prominent citizen and was known
and liked here where he had often
visited his daughters.
The Secrest sloan Drug Company,
of Albemarle, of which Mr.. Frank
Sloan, a former resident Of Monroe is
proprietor. has bought the stock oi
tn, Albemarle Drug Company. of the
same place The two stores will be
consolidated. II will also be OF in
terest 10 Monroe people TO learn that
Mr.. Sloan has n medicinal preparation
ON the market which Is enjoying
large sales.
stock in the Bearskin mill is bring
ing larger premium than the Jour
nal mentioned in It's last issue. Stock
holders say they have been offered
prices ranging from sl15 to sl3o,
and some refuse TO sell al this latter
price. A Charlotte bond house was
advertising for Bearskin stock last
week, and II Is understood they were
Offering very attractive price. THIS
is a remarkable advance for mlll
stock. especially when II considered
that the Bearskin has been in opera
tion only little over six months.
An effort will be made by local
sportsmen TO organize an athletic as
sociation with the view of placing a
strong amateur baseball team in the
field next summer. A meeting ! S
scheduled TO be held Friday night In
the Chamber Of Commerce rooms TO
discuss the project. and II promises
TO be well-attended. One OF the
parties interested says they hope TO
nut out a team that will be a final
contender for the Stae championship.
Il Is proposed to incorporate the as
sociation. stock to sell at twenty-five
dollars per share. Promoters believe
the team would not only be self sus-
tanning, but return a profit 10 the
ock-holders on their investment.
Several weeks ago Messrs. V. c.
Redwine and T. P. Dillon organized
TIE Monroe relief association. win
the former as president. and the lat
ter as treasurer. They Immediately
began soliciting funds to send James
PRESLEY, a crippled telegraph boy. 10
Baltimore hospital for treatment
Later on they secured Misses Louise
Morrow and Mabel Belk TO assist
them in the work. and then the four
began raising money TO secure nos
pital treatment for Mineral Springs
boy. who has been an invalid all OF
his life. The two lads are securing
attention which will likely restore
them TO complete health. Now the
association is ready to lend aid to any
needy person.
Pecans can be raised protitably IN
Union county, according TO DR.. j. Nj.
Blair. who has three trees OF this va
riety OF the nut growing In his yard.
Pecans are selling for about hfty
cents the pound. or nearly $50 the
bushel. DR.. Blair's trees produced
between s25 and $40 worth OF the
Juicy nuts this year. and he expects
their yield to be increased as the
years go by. Some pecans sell Tor a
dollar a pound. DR.. G. B. Nance.
Major Hugh Hinde. Capt. w. l..
HOWE, Esq. NJ. L. Flow. and perhaps
others have some fine trees, and they
all appear to be satisfied with the re-
suits they are receiving. DIR. Blair
saws II takes about ten years Tor
tree 10 mature. Nurseries. however,
sell budded trees which they claim
In 49, 4, tfr,ftad amount Of the nuts