The Monroe journal., 1922-02-07
SOME LOCAL HAPPENINGS

mond.
The John Foster Chapter of the d.
A. r. will meet Thursday afternoon
at $3.50 with Mrs. T. P. Dillon.
Mr.. Irwin Stack is preparing to put
a radio station IL the cotton office OF
Messrs. j. E. Stack 4 Co.
Misses Margaret Lee Caldwell and
Margaret Pope Of Lumberton will
arrive tonight to spend some time
with Miss Mary Hazel Long.
There will be box supper at
Unionville high school next Friday
night. Feb. 10th, at o'clock. Pro-
ceeds go to the benefit OF the school.
Miss Ruth Green, who is teaching
in Rutherfordton high school, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her pa
rents.
Mrs. z. v. Underwood of Icemor-
lee underwent an operation Sunday
in the Ellen Fitzgerald hospital and
is recovering nicely.
Mr.. Sanford Smith Of Pageland says
he subscribed for The Journal before
the first issue was printed and that
he has never missed copy since.
Good record for a good man.
Mrs. A. NJ Stack went to Balti-
more Saturday to take treatment in
Johns Hopkin hospital Mrs. Stack
will also visit her daughter, Mrs. R.
B. Davis, before returning home.
Miss Iris Krimminger. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Krimminger
OF Lanes Greek township, underwent
an operation Saturday in the Ellen
Fitzgerald hospital. She is very
Ill but is improving slowly.
Mr.. NJ. G. Sheppard. of Newberry.
8. c., was in Monroe Friday and
made a proposition to business men
of the city that may result in the
establishment of an up-to-date laun-
dry here at an early date
Mr.. Vann Parker, son Of Esq B. F.
Parker of Lanes Creek township,
who is attending the University at
Chapel Hill, underwent an operation
for appendicitis in a Durham hospital
yesterday. He is getting along nicely
The Wesleyan Philathea class of
Central Methodist church will meet
with Mrs. Lura Evans and Mrs. ].
w. Sewell at the home Of Mrs. Sew
ell Thursday evening. Feb. Sth, at
1880 o'clock.
Rev. T. ]. Huggins announces that
he will preach at Grace next Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock and will
preach regularly on each second
Sunday afternoon, in addition to his
regular morning service on the third
Sunday in each month.
DR.. C. C. Weaver and officials of
Central Methodist church are very
anxious that all the male members of
the church be present at the get-to-
gether meeting and supper to be CIV
en- by the Mems Club next Monday
evening at 6 o'clock.
Sheriff Fowler, Deputy Paul Grif-
fifth and United States Marshal Coin
captured still on Mr.. Geo. Harris
plantation in Monroe township last
night. The still was a sixty-five-
gallon capacity one and had recently
been in operation. No arrests have
been made.
Miss Grace Limerick delightfully."-
entertained a number of her young
friends Saturday afternoon in honor
of her eleventh birthday. Many in
teresting games were played after
which delicious refreshments were
served consisting of ice cream, cake
and candy. Each little guest was
given n valentine as favor.
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce
will meet tonight at s O'Clock for
the election of a board of directors
for the ensuing year. This organiza-
tion has under consideration the
proposition of preparing city di-
rectory, containing names, address
and occupation of every citizen In
Monroe and the work will probably
begin at an early date.
Babe Tomberlin was convicted in
the Recorders court yesterday for an
assault on Milton McKeithan on the
third of last December. Babe and
McKeithan became engaged in row
and Babe shot at McKeithan but the
bullet went wild. Recorder Lemmond
gave Tomberlin six months on the
roads or $4,000 fine and the costs.
McKeithan was also found guilty and
fined $1,000 and costs.
A joint meeting OF Melvin Deese
Post No. 81 and the Legion Auxil-
iary was held In the Legion club
rooms last evening. After short
business meeting by both organiza-
tions the evening was turned into a
social gathering for the Legion.
Auxiliary and those taking part In
the Legion minstrel to be given next
Friday afternoon and evening. Re-
fresh ments were served by the Aux
iliary and a jolly good time was had
by the seventy-nve members present.