The Monroe journal., 1921-08-09
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.

There will be a family reunion NJ
the home place OF the late Jerry fiin'
son. Tuesday. August 10th. Reia'
tiyes and friends are insited.
All interested in the High Hill
cemetery are requested 10 meet next
Thursday morning for = purpose OF
cleaning of the ground
Mr.. Brady Muilis and Miss kath-
leen Thompson. both OF Monroe
township. were married last Friday
eveing hy Rev. ]. r. Warren at the
residence of the brides mother.
A family reunion will be held Sat
uTday at the home OF Mr.. Milbrey
Kiker. in Vance township. eordi-
al invitation il extended to ali 10 be
present with well-filled baskets.
Patrons of the Stevenson school
district are requested 10 meet at the
new school building Friday morning
for the purpose OF getting the gronds
in shape for the coming term.
A protracted meeting is being con-
Quoted at the Beulah Presbyterian
church with Rev. ]. G. Garth in
charge. Everybody is invited 10 at
tend the services, which are held
daily at 1880 a. m. and 5 p. m.
A picnic will be held Thursday al
the home of Mrs. w. j. Robertson, of
the Mineral Springs community. Ev-
erybody is invited to come with we'll
filled baskets. Swimming for those
who bring bathing suits.
The ladies' missionary society OF
Bethlehem church will give an ice
cream supper at Mr.. Ed. Starnes'
Saturday night, the proceeds of which
are TO go TO the benefit of the
church. The public is invited TO at
tend.
The boil weevl is spreading all
over the county. according TO Mr.,
T. ]. W. Broom. the county agent.
"Weevils have been reported in every
township" he said yesterday, "eN-
cept in New Salem. Last week the in
sects were found on the farm OF Mr..
]. \. Sturdivant. on the Marshyille
and Lanes creek line. and by now
they are probably In other parts oil
Marshville township. There is be-
ing no effort made TO combat the
weevil except 10 burn the fallen
squares. But this is about all that
can be done AT this stage of the
game" added M Broom.
Mr. II. NJ Mccain, Of Jackson
township. who hasn't planted seed
OF cotton In three years. was among
those called upon for 4 speech sat
urday al The biz Farmers union pic
mic held with the Rehoaeth local
Its mostly cows. chickens and hogs
with me. he said Il have got my
cotton rent for the past three years
and have more money" he continued,
than when | raised cotton and neg
lected COWS and PIGS" Mr.. G. Var
borough. who followed him, said
Mccain has told my story. ! plant
very little cotton. depending almost
entirely upon cows, chickens and hogs
for a living" Mr. Marlborough is
successful farmer He lives in the Re
hoheth community.
Mr.. James Doster OF Gibson. who
was here Saturday with his father-in-
law, Esq. Jerre c. Laney, OF Buford
township. told about how co opera
tive marketing put him out of the
commission business He Is very
good-natuted about ii. II have been
buyin- cantaloupes and watermelons
every season tor years, he said,
but recently cooperative market
ina ISOLATION was formed In my
community Not all OF the farmers
Joined. and | thought | would De
able 10 get all the cantaloupes and
watermelons from the non-members
/ soon realized my mistake, however.
The buyers went TO the man the
of the association had emf !
ployed TO market their products, ig-
noring me and the non members al
fogether." Speaking from the other
mans standpoint, Mr.. Doster is con-
WINGED that cooperative marketing
pays.
Probably no two Masons," says
Mr.. G. l.. Nisbet. will agree upon
what Is the most important duty the
lodee owes TO its members. but the
Masons OF Union county have devel- !
oped q series OF schools of instruc-
tiou in the ritual, based upon the idea
that one OF the most important du-
ties OF the lodge is to keep the mem
bers alive and informed in Masonry.
The idea originated with Mr.. ]. +.
Stewart and Mr.. w. c. Crowell, past
OF the Monroe lodge, and
grew out of request on the part OF
some Waxhaw Masons that Nj. Stew
art come down and help them with
he work. BY visiting several lodges
in the county the fact was proven
hat there was considerable variance
IN some minor points in the work.
For the purpose OF instructing all
he membership of all the lodges. as
veil as making the work exact and
inform throughout the county 1t
vas decided to organize the school. |
Iuch credit for It's success is due Mr..
". c. Crowell., who has been tire
ess in his efforts, and to District
Deputy r. w. Lemmond. There are
tx lodges in the county and all OF |
hem have been drawn upon for the /.
aeulty, which is constituted as fol-
ows: J. A. Williams. Waxhaw lodge,
instructor in Masters work; l.. W. :,
Watson. Wingate lodge, in Senior
varden's work Brother Applewhiie, i.
Iarshvile. Junior Warden's work; !.
Brother Smith. St Timothy. Senior
)eacon's work: r. @. Faust. Mon
~ Ia cafachfenn and w q Crowpll