The Monroe journal., 1921-08-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.

ing. August stn. .or the purpose "a
Clvanus up the cemetery
\ prot,actyd meeting w.ll bssin az
Macedonia church san Tge pas
tor will be assisted by j \ Me
MILAN Of McColl. ;. c,
Prauacted meetings will b held al
Bethel Presbyterian church August
S-14. Rev. ]. Il. Garth OF Charlotte
will be In charge. and everybody is
most cordially invited To attend the
services.
A meeting will begin at salem
Presbyterian church Monday. August
18th. eontinuing throush sunday, the
alst. Rev. George Thompson OF
WaXhaw will do the preaching. All
friends urged TO attend.
A family reunion will b. held on
Saturday. August 20. al the home OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Price in Monroe town
ship. Rev. A. Marsh will deliver All
address al IL o'clock, and everybody
is invited 10 come with well-flled
baskets.
Jesse station will not serve the road
sentence given him in the Record
ers court if he will appear at subse-
quent terms Of superior court and
show good behavior. This was the
verdict OF Judge Finley in Superior
court "Wednesday.
Esq. Marvin Richardson predicts
that ~. 900 bales of cotton viii be
produced in Unicn county this year.
Reduction of aereage and decrease in
amount Of fertilizer are assigned as
the reasons for the anticipated small
crop.
protracted meeting will besia at
Rehoheth Presbyterian church on
sunday. August 7th. at 3 o'clock pm
Rev. ". c. Underwood of indian
Trail will ia the preaching, and :
.ood meeting i expected. \ cordial
invitation is extended % all 10 attend
the ser,.ceS.
Ransom Baucom, charged with
killire las brother. was Wednesday
sentenced 10 the roads for ; years,
but capias not to De- issued so long as
defendant can show good behavior
In addition he pays 20 the widow of
his deceased brother the sum of
$3.50 His case did not 20 to the
Jury. both sides agreeing To submit
the case ON these terms 20 Judge Fin
ley
Il wish that Chesterfield county
might follow I'll, lead OF Union eonn-
u. N c.. in maintaining its own
orphanago. writes Mrs. Edna v.
Fundtrburk in the Pagoland Journal
Il think Union county deserves a
place OF highest honor" she eontin-
ues. having set out Ia take care ot
its own orphan children. \ finer
thing than that have never heard OF
Just think Of it, Ii each farmer
would give one row OF corn or pota-
toes and a few pounds OF meat apiece
with bushel OF wheat from those
who raise wheat the farmers could
feed those children the year around
and the merchants could elothe and
educate them and look after their
health. and now ii our county would
DO likewise We would all be happy
and we might make useful citizens
cut OF children who under present
conditions are likely to cost us some
thing In the years 10 come IA a way
that will b. The worse Tor them ana
us"
Five Monroe young men, Messrs.
Frank Lee, John Lee. William Lee.
Heath Lee and John English, will
open a big department store IN Ma
con. Ga. about Oct /. II has been
learned here They plan to eventual
~ operate in Georgia big chain OF
stores along the lines OF the Belk ana
Ehrd chains in North and South Car
olina. All five of these young men
now hold executive positions with
the EArd chain. Mr. Frank Lee Is
manager of the Wilson store, Mr..
william Lee is MANAGER OF the Raj
eigh store. Mr. John Lee Is his as
sis,ant. while Mr. John English and
Mr. Heath Lee are manager and as
sistant manager Of the wilmington
store. All have made phenomenal
successes in the mercantile BUSINESS,
and IL Is predicted that they will have
q big string of stores IN Georgia
within few years The Lee menl-
beers Of the new firm are brothers.
and are sons of the late W. :. anc
MIR. Lee. Mr.. English is the son OF
the late !. II. English. The Macon
store. their first venture, will be
modern in every respect and will
carry an enormous quantity Of mer-
chandise.
"The llicrobe Of Love" the play
given last night at the strand theatre
under the auspices of the Melvin
Deese Post of the American Legion.
was the hit of the season. The the
atre was packed and damned, there
being no standing room, while many
were turned away. which neccssitates
the play being given again tonight.
The program was full Of musical
numbers and comic situations among
which was the wedding scene Ia the
last act and the closing scene of the
bachelors Mrs j. Frank Laney. as
Mrs Henpeck, brought down the.
house by doing the Maggie" stunt
Miss Mary Deane Laney. president of
the spinsters club. Miss Maude Mil
Ter. director of the play. as Madam
Cupid Mr.. William jenkins as Billy
Bachelor: Mr.. Bill Cole. as u. b..
Careful: and Mrs. Frank Rose, asI
Piney Melting Heart, were very good.
Some OF the features of the play
,,.ara tbp paphaIor's cIub ably assist