The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-09-09
PREACHER FAILED TO aid
DISTRESSED auto PARTY
When Young Lady Hailed Them
Down They Shot the Gas to the
Engine and Did Oldfield stunt
But A SAMARITAN CAME ALONG

Mineral Springs Route l, Sept s
While playfully pranking with
pocket knife. Mr.. Clayton Lathal
gave Mr.. Carlos Hinson a right Sc
we're cut across the wrist Friday. Thu
wound after being dressed and sew
ed up is healing fast.
Mr.. Baxter L. Starnes is right sick
we regret TO say.
Mrs. Lou Mcbride is back from {
visit 10 her mother at Townsville
She says that crops in that part oi
the state are virtually drying up.
Mr.. J.. W. Carnes of the Wolf
Pond section and his mother. Mrs. p
w. Carnes. left TO visit relatives in
Columbia. While there Mr.. Carne:
Will take treatment at a Columbia
hospital.
Friends Of Mr.. Otis Small will re-
greet TO learn that he IS right serious
ly i'll with appendicitis at Fennell's
lnfirmary al Rock Hill.
Mrs. Hinson has a sunflower in
our garden that has SiNty-seyen sepa
rita flowers on H. The flowers are
evenly distributed from top TO bot
tom, and are very beautiful.
Capt, W. c. Heath of Monroe was
the principal speaker al the Starnes
reunion Thursday. The Captain be-
gan his speech in the following
style: "A few years ago | was call
ed upon to make a speech in the city
OF Philadelphia before an audience
of a thousand people The invitation
IA "A I hAus "a. m.
speech BY telling them | was going
TO make them 4 hoop-skiri speech
one that went around everything yet
touched nothing. Now am going TO
give YOU a modern speech; one short
enough 20 show everything and close
enough 10 touch everything.
And he did; fer among Other
sound philosophy BE- told the parents
II they dil not cave to see orgies
like that Which vas pulled Of in our
temple Of il sticr oiy q few weeks
ago. to keep their daughters at home
after sunset The Captain spoke 10
minutes and was loudly applauded.
Instructor Tor tie Indians
\ marriage Of considerable inter-
est took place last Thursday AT high
noon when Miss Mary Bllue became
the bride o Mr. Matt L. Marlborough.
Mrs. Va thorough is prominent
jackson township lady and has sue
ctssiullr tat eat hi this and other
counties. Nr Marlborough Is The son
ot Mr.. n. l.. Marlborough and is
successful farucr ana teacher For
several re Matt was instructor ia
the Indian reservations o. Nevada
aud oklahoma. ion which be had
taken special training al jhe \. ard
II. cuBeee 81 Ralci .h. He is also a
2radUat5 Of this school But on ac-
coun OF bad health he gave up this
work and returned here to farm aud
teach But she cali 10 his chosen .
was too great and lac and /
his bride lett for Cherokee county,
where he viii be instructor for the
few remaining tribes of this state
which are located in that county. We
regret to lose Matt IN this section
but feel that he aud his bride viii
prosper and be happy in their chosen
work.
while paftaking Of a piece Of NUT
on leg at the reunion AT Mr.. 7. +. +
D. Starnes' Thursday found a thorn
one and a quarter inches long firmly
against the bone. After
Inner showed 1t TO Mr. Starues and
ne told us that the lamb showed no
appearance of being lame, All Of US
ne quite sure that If Esq, Marvin
who was present, had
procured that piece Of mutton in his
mad haste to get on the outside OF
much as he possibly could, il would |
rave never been seen or else long
obituary would have appeared next
ay in the papers.
Bales Baker, prominent negro
II this section. died OF paralysis Fri
LAP morning. He was a good citizen
nd was iaw-abiding in every respect.
And Who Is My Neighbar?
Mrs. Harrell, the Marshyille lady,
! not the only one of the fair sex
bat gets her confidence Jared and
haken up by the antics of some oil
ur local autoists. And thereby
angs a story. -Four girls and my
elf were out riding a few days ago
nd we were vending our way to-
iard the church where big meeting
las in progress" said a young men.
we had not gone far when tires
own. said one OF the girls in the
ear seat. We got out and took a
ook and sure enough il was. | Sc
ured the Jack and up went the wheel
nd off went the tire; and in Few
linutes we had patched hole about
S big as a redbug's eye, out large
nough to let out sixty-hye pounds
( air, and soon were on our way.
We had hardly got a mile when the
irl on the other side said 1 believe
his tire is fat and sure enough II
as. In a few minutes the tire was
gain on. and | was working the les
er on the pump like a negro on a
and car, and II IL had been one,
link | could have made 1t from
Ionroe TO Charlotte with all ease.
Now. said one OF the girls, 'trou-
lie never comes single-handed. and
e have had 1t twice. let's 60 We
ranked up and got at least two hun
red yards when down went the tire
gain. OFF came the tire again and
lis time the gnat's eye was found
nd the patching can was brought
,rward. | had got that far when J
that | had used about
] the cement on the other patch.
Te squeezed and pinched and re-roll-