The Monroe journal., 1921-08-23
FARMERS RAISE OTHER
CROPS BESIDES COTTON
This is Advice Given by Nir. Carnes
Lancaster Veterans Hold Reun-
ion at Dixie. -.

Lancaster Veterans Hold Reun-
ion at Dixie. -.
Mineral Springs Route /. Aug. %.
Private Hobart Mcbride has re-
turned TO Camp Dix, n. j.. after a
fifteeen day furlough with his father
and mother, Mr. aad Mrs. ). Z. Nc
Bride.
MIR. and Mrs. Ware Carnes have
feturned 10 their home near Column
bia after visit to their parents. Mr..
Carnes is farming and the boil w5eFil
has struck him good and hard. He
saws he made nine bales Of cotton on
ten acres Of ground last year. He Is
now Offering TO take one FIVE hundred
pound bale for the ten acres. Al
though the cotton is waist high. not
more than two bolls are found on a
stalk, and the cotton is growing now
as if nitrate OF soda had been applied
10 il. when it should be riptnins.
"'Mill the Noeyll HIT us next YEAR,
Mr.. Carncs, with broad smile. said.
"pon be 8s biz q fool as ! was ana
Try it," He went further and said
that calcium % arsenic was failure,
although if q farmer could turn loose
every;hlu- ,lse like those ~ the ey-
perrin 10 station do. il might pay
but when he is trrnns loose some
other paying job To spray Als cotor,
which was failure II it did not stay
dry. he always lost money. Do
something else beside raise cotton,
~ lis advice,
.frs. Mary Hudson Of Charlotte Is
Visiting friends and relatives around
Prospect.
Born to Mr.. aud Mrs. Casbey Elas
daughter.
The old Veterans of Lancaster
county held their annual reunion at
Dixie. near the Buford monument
Thursday. Thousands Of Union and
Lancaster county folks were there
and enjoyed themselves together like
They did in antc-hellum days when
We had the old-time camp meetings.
This picnic and reunion has become
the general homecoming dag for Us
and We are always certain to see all
of our old acquaiEtances.
Mrs. Nancy Pyler Of the Bethel
section uttered a stroke ~ paralysis
last Monday afternoon and is in a
mcht critical condition.
Several cases of small poX have
broken out about here for the last
few days, and learn that have liy-
cd almost in sight of case all sum-
mer. Our local doctor is doing all he
can 10 stamp II out by vaccination,
hut a. II is among the colored popu-
lation aud they seem to prefer the
smallpox to vaccination. they are
Spreading it. Our laws are lax on
quarantine for this scourge, and some
local iawmaker could do us a great
service by getting strict bill through
she next session of the legislature.
1.-THE negro gets the credit OF
stealing all the watermelons. said
our local mail man. but" he contin-
ned 1.-THE negroes have quit for shame
siors a bunch OF white boys have be-
gun depredations," and we had to
agree with him, for almost every man
in this section who has worked ana
tried to have a good patch has, about
the time they had begun to ripen, had
the best ones stolen; and that is not
the least bit funny. either. for | have
gone to my patch for nice one that
had saved for company only to find
that some thief had stolen II while |
slept. But some OF these fine moon
light nights we are going to know
(for we have an idea who the thieves
are) for a certainty. when ] will get
the pleasure OF saving to The Journal
readers: "Mr. j. Doe was accidental
ly shot last night while in the act OF
carrying a sack full Of melons. He
is resting well at present"
Messrs. Matt and Charlie Yarbor-
ough have moved their sawmill from
near Waxhaw to a site near Mr.. Char
lie Yarhorough's place, on the Rocky
River road.
Messrs. w. l.. Belk, 7. ID. Green. s.
p. Mcbride and others went for a
fishing trim to the Cannon mill on
Rcct piyer recently. They report
so"le rHe luck. A carp weighing il
pcnds was among the catch.
~ Hoyt Rowell and Miss Nellie
TAYLOR OF the Tabernacle section took
their many friends by surprise and
were quietly married Wednesday eve
ming. These young folks are greatly
admired by host OF friends who
wish them all the good things in life.
Mr.. ]. N. Estridge and Miss Alma
Carnes of the Bethel section were
married Sunday evening by the pas
tor OF the bride. Rev Mr.. Bledsoe.
We wish the happy couple much Joy.