The Monroe journal., 1921-05-06

DR.. John Blair claims the record
for Chautauqua attendance. He has
4 missed but one performance since the
Redpath Chautauqua has been COM
ing TO Monroe. and that was the first
one. OF all the lecturers he has
I heard. he considers Brooks Fletcher
and DR.. Loyeland. who appeared on
the first night this year. the best.
Few. ]. L. jenkins will preach at
the First Baptist church Sunday
morning and evening. The Sunday
school Offering at 10 o'clock will be
for the sufferers in China.
Rev. f. c. Snyder will preach at
North Monroe Baptist church sunday
afternoon at 1880. Everybody invited.
The Journal is requested to publish
I the following notice: The county or
sanitation OF the Farmers Union will
hold its monthly meeting saturday.
May eth. at IL O'Clock a. m, in the
+ Chamber of Commerce hall in Mon
roe. There will be an interesting
program rendered. II will be an open
meeting Everybody is cordially in
vited to be present. The organiza-
ton. as whole. is in an aggressive
growing condition. as shown by the
fact that il was largely instrumental
in getting some important changes
made in our laws TO help relieve the
people from burdensome taxation.
The Monroe Social Entertainment
Club announces dance at the Amer
lean Legion club rooms tonight from
to -. complimenting the members
of the Salisbury high school baseball
team, who play the local team here
this afternoon. Music by the Monroe
orchestra.
Mr.. ]. c. NJ. vann is now Mayor of
Monroe. MIR. j C. Skies. for two
| terms the official head of the city.
having turned over the governmental
reins to him Wednesday. Immedi-
ately after the short inaugural cere-
mony," the new board of aldermen,
composed of Messrs. w. ]. Trull, p.
II. Johnson. A. NJ. Secrest, W. f. Fun
derburk and ]. w. Fowler. went into
executive session. but little business
other than the appointment of various
aldermanic committees was transact
ed. They will meet Monday evening
for the purpose of electing a chief OF
police. city tax collector, city clerk
and the other executives. Little
change, If any, will be made in the
existing personnel it is understood.
Chairmen of the various committees
are: Streets and cemetery, j. w.
Fowler: sanitation, ". ]. Trull; po-
lice and fire departments. W. +. Fun
deiburk. finance. a. NJ. Secrest; wa
ter and lights, =. II. johnson. Mr.,
Trull was elected mayor pro TEN
and Mr.. Johnson will act as purchas-
ing agent.
Mr.. NJ. c. Long, register of deeds.
requests all precinct holders to return
their registration books to him at
once.
A mol pros has been taken in the
case against w. +. Lewis of Stallings,
charged with an assault on Char
lotte woman. according 10 Mr.. j. w.
Harkey Of Vance township. who says
that there are twenty good witnesses
ready to testify that Lewis was not in
Charlotte on the day the alleged Of
Tense was committed.
Following an illness extending over
year, Mr.. Joseph G. Tomberlin, a
fine old citizen. died Tuesday at his
home in east Monroe township. He
was 10 years of age. Funeral selvi-
ces were held Wednesday at Mill
Greek church, Rev, A. Marsh officiat-
ing. Deceased is survived by his sec
ond wife. formerly Mrs. Ellen Bras
well, and the following children of his
first wife. who died about fourteen
years ago: Messrs. w. l.. Tomber
lin, j. l.. Tomberlin, W. V. Tomber-
lin and Mrs. Margaret Medlin. Mr.,
Tomberlin served in the Confederate
army as member of Company |, 53d
N. G. regiment, and II is said of him
that he was brave and loyal soldier.
He was wounded in the fierce fighting
around Gettysburg. The deceased
was an honorable, christian man, a
member of the Baptist church, and
in every respect a good citizen.
The Chautauqua will return next
year. This was the decision of forty
or more members of the Chautauqua
guarantee association Wednesday, as
the program neared to a close. In
every respect. the Chautauqra this
year has come up to its usual stand |
ard, and during the six years that II
has been coming here it has earned
many devotees. The local guarantee
committed suffered no loss this year,
according to Mr.. G. L. Nisbet, the sec
rotary.
A meeting of the Parent-Teacher
association will be held Monday af-
ternoon at O'Clock for the purpose /
of electing officers for the ensuin
year.
A play. "The Old Oaken Bucket"
will be given at Tyndall school Satur-
day night at eight o'clock. Public
cordially invited. Admission 10 and