The Monroe journal., 1921-08-09
News of State and Nation

Nalphus f. Burt. colored mar
Twins at Hoffman. en- last Monday
afternoon jast Before dusk acct.
daajal.r shot himself through the an
domeu as be- was trying 20 XIII hi,
wife, and died instantly
The Rebutdu- of a War Wreck
I'd World, viii be the subject of TIE
address by congressman W II Tenn
pie Of Pennsylvania. tomorrow ~ the
"home coming" picnic of Sardis
church in Mecklenhurg county
Libel proceedings IN New York to
obtain forfeiture of the British
schooner Henry L. Marshall, seized
as liquor smuggler, are c0utemplat-
ed by the justice department, Acting
Attorney General Goh announced
Friday.
Sentences by the judges Of the
Meeklenburg Superior court during
the first half of the year. ending
June so. totaled &c years and 1--WE
mugths. according 10 the report OF
James ~ Yandle. deputy CLERK OF the
superior court
New facts abovt food and it, i'm
fNerce on health and progress are TO
bt featured in a talk by Dr. l.. v
NcCollum, world famous nutrition
expert Of John Hopkins University.
al the farmers and farm womca's
convention in Raleigh, Aug. 5o-Sept
i.
Ed Snecd. a Brunswick county dar'
key, shot his wife to death and after
Throwing her body ia a swamp. pro
Ceeded TO Sunday school, where he
is superintendent and directed the
services. He was arrested AT the
close of the school and will spend
his sundays a while in the Brunswick
county Jail.
James Smith. aged %. white. car
driver for Kinks transfer Of Sails
bury, was almost instantly killed late
Friday when his car left the road
near Dunn's mountain and turned
over. His neck was broken. Ann Penn
berton, negro woman, was also
killed. and another negro woman and
a negro man were badly injured.
The Confederate reunion for the
entire State will be held at Durham,
Aug. 23rd to 25th. Senator Pat Harri-
son of Mississippi. Congressman
Charles NJ. Stedman. Chief Justice
Walter Clark and others will be pres
ent to make addresses. The Commits
sioners of Forsyth and other coun-
ties will furnish free transportation
to veterans.
Model cotton warehouses are TO
form a part OF the exhibits at the
State Farmers Convention. Raleigh,
Aug. 30-Sept /. There will be five
models ranging from inexpensive
frame buildings to brick and concrete
structures, each made to scale. and
in addition fragment models will
show every detail Of construction
Alex G. Fiske. of Hot Springs,
Ark, was drowned In Laurel Park
Lake at Hendersonyille shortly after
noon Friday. The coroner's jury re-
turned verdict that Fiske came to
his death because Of heart failure.
He appeared at the lake after being
furnished bathing suit and inferred
the lake. Two life guards later miss
ed him and search was instituted.
The lake was dragged and his body
was found under eight feet of water. .
General John J. Pershing,, chief OF
STAFF of the army, spent Friday in
Columbia inspecting the government
training camp al Camp Jackson.
which contains a population of 100.
Because OF impaired health and a
der TO conserve energy. at his re-
luest all public entertainment was
dispensed with for the distinguished
soldier General Pershing,. who is
making a tour of the training camps
i the country departed at midnight
or Camp Grant, Illinois.