The Monroe journal., 1921-01-04
NEW YEAR USHERED IN WITH
CHARGE OF DN MANTLE
Nashville was Rocked by the Terrific
Force OF the ENploIon-1he Right
>eM Year Spirit.

MarShlNlle, Dec. o---i ne NcN l ear
arrived amidst great clatter Of
sounding brass and tinkling symbols.
There was no public watch night OBJ
served, but most of our folks were
watching all right-and waiting. ev-
en- though they had prepared for
slumber. The preliminary ringing OF
bells and firing OF guns finally an-
nouneed the passing of the old vet
eran 1899 and the arrival of the
smiling babe 1921. Then when the
folks had generally thanked heaven
that the racket had been no worse,
wished everybody happy New Year.
and crawled in and were about half
asleep. there came mighty noise as
ii the earth was rending and the
skies falling. Everybody sat up in
bed and waited for the earth TO close
in on 'em then. when il didn't. rub
bed their eyes and demanded 20
know Where am IL" BY that time.
the rumblng and roaring was dimin-
ishing sufficiently for one 10 think
wee bit. and gradually it became
known that some one had made use
OF a mighty charge OF dynamite in
greeting THE glad New Year. Well,
everybody turned over chen and
started to sleep again. when hey
had given about one more the TOOL
thing went off the second time and
Jerked everybody upright once more.
! this time TO minor explosion OF
their own; for while we all like TO
know when the new year arrives. yet
/ il is a wee bit annoying TO be infOrm-
I "a of the fact twice in such strong
/ language. and especially when We are
about half asleep. However the last
/ explosion seemed 10 have landed him
safely, and there was nothing more
said about il, and in The morning eN-
erybody had something to talk about
and laugh over
Mr.. Roy Marsh is in a hospital in
/ Baltimore TO undergo an operation,
\ his friends over the county will re-
gret to learn. He was accompanied
to Baltimore by his brother-in-law,
Mr.. T. L. Marsh.
Mr.. j. C. Austin and family spent
/ the weekend in Norwood.
Mrs. b. c. Griffin and daughter
Miss Virginia have returned from a
visit TO Mrs, McMhlrter OF Salisbury,
While there they We're guests of hon
or al a brilliant reception given By
Mrs McWhirter on Friday afternoon,
Mrs X. l.. Griffin, accompanied by
her sister. Miss Lillian stevens, re
!, turned Thursday from speisdinsi
Christmas in Matthews.
Miss Lillian Moore of Charlotte Is
spending a few days with her aunt
Mrs. }. +. Applewhite.
Mir j. W. Davis OF Statesville
spent the weekend here with his
daughter. Mrs. b. c. Griffin.
Miss Evelyn Price OF Monroe spent
several days here last week with her
grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Barrlno. On
her rCturn home she was accompa-
led by Margie and Master Charles
larrino, Jr
Miss Lola Caudle from near
/ w .esboro spent the weekend here
with relatives and friends
Misses JOhnsie and Gladys Long
have returned from weeks visit to
relatives in Concord.
Mr. and Mrs. j NJ Edwards have
moved into their attractive new home
which has just been completed.
All brick wCrk has been completed
on The new Presbyterian church and
the cover pui on Work on the in
side and finishing will be pushed for
ward so Marshyille may look forward
to .worshiping in real church build
ing before many more months.
Mr. Charlie Morgan has been quite
sick for several days.
Mrs. ]. j. Edwards and daughter
I Brook have returned from a short
visit to Mrs. Edwards mother al Mt.
/ Ulla.
The general "denation" Of spirits
which seem to have the country by
the nape 0 the neck just now brings
one up with jerk to the realization
OF just how welded the world is to
material things. OF course we've got
to live. and we must have something
to live on-and we have! True we
are not flying as high as formerly,
lots of us are wearing old clothes and
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cent out o. folks on the books. and
so ON, but what ON earth is the use to
get SO blue about il? A long face
and blue talk never won a battle for
anybody II everybody would make
ia New Years resolution to throw
back their shoulders, take deep
breath and face the thing with a
grin and cheerful, optimistic talk
/ oh, how much better we would all
/ feel. We are not suffering. so let s
wait until we are before we look like
a deaths head. The only actual suf-
/ ferng is from the ungodly "huts"
! that not one OF us has a moral SCAT
! 90 indulge ln II is sin le lrct
( ourselves and humanity Ton e'u ai
! with amy such spiritual depre I0a.
It's detrimental 10 health as Wc all
know. aud if we keep it up we may
/ be able 10 add some nervous break
/ downs and such things to the general
situation in order to liven things NJ
a bit What do you say, let's stop IL?
/ Remember this
The man worth while
Is he man who can smile
When everything. goes wrong.
IL you are doing the be Il you can,
and in an honest way. nothing more
can be expected of you, but this much
/ is dead sure the more blue talk you
indulge in and encourage the other
fellow to do. Just that much worse off
are We all going to be physically and
mentally IL not financially.