The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
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NEWS of TOWN g COUNTY

Ihe other night Mr.. and Mrs. +. G.
Henderson heard a wedding in Pitts
burg over their radio. The rendition
Of the wedding march was heard very
dist nctly. as also were the vows
spoken by the bride and groom, whose
given names were" Bertha" and
George" respectively.
The publicity committee of the
state "0rphanage Sunday" organiza-
tion has sent out an appeal for the
contribution of a sum equal 10 one
days salary on Thanksgiving day to
the Union County Children's Home,
as well as the other orphanages of the
state. A copy Of the appeal can be
found on another page Of The Jour
nal.
Mr.. G. B. Caldwell and Capt. J. D.
Calder, in charge of the Spanish
American war veterans section Of
the Armistice Day parade, have dis
covered several more comrades,
among them being Messrs.T. L. Crow
Ell, j. d. Therrell, j. H. Edwards and
Sam Walsh. They will march in the
parade with the others who helped
lick Spain and take dinner with the
Confederate and World War veter-
ans at the Baptist Brotherhood hut.
Silas Motron, l6-year-old boy, of
Tradesville, S. c., had his left hand
so badly mangled Wednesday by a
gunshot wound, that it was necessary
10 amputate it. The unfortunate ac-
cident happened while the young man
was out hunting. In crossing a ditch,
he stuck the butt of the gun in the
ground, an obstruction supposedly
striking the hammer, exploding it, the
load mangling his hand so badly that
DR.. Ed Williams amputated il at the
Ellen Fitzgerald hospital that night.
Word was received here yesterday
of the death of Isaac S. Huntley, well
known citizen of Cheraw, S. c., and
well remembered in Anson and Un-
ion counties. Mr.. Huntley was 81
years of age, a native of Anson coun-
ty and is survived by two brothers,
G. W. and L. j. Huntley of Wades-
boro, two daughters, Misses Leila and
Ola Huntley and one son, P. B. Hunt
ley, of Cheraw, S. c. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at Cheraw today at
IL o'clock.
Mr.. f NJ. McCorkle died at his
home on North Stewart street Tues
day morning at o'clock, following
a short illness. He was SO years Of
age, and for ten years had been EN-
ployed at the Myers lumber company.
About week before his death he was
stricken with a severe chill while
working and grew steadily worse un-
I'll the end. Mr.. McCorkle is sur
vived by a wife and several children,
and was a member of the North Mon
roe Methodist church where funeral
services were held by Rev. j. X. War
rem.
A Russian Jew who once peddled
goods through Union county and ad-
joining sections has accumulated
fortune estimated to be in excess of
forty million dollars. Jacob Epstein,
president of the Baltimore Bargain
House, is the man. Mr.. Alb Joseph, a
local merchant, is our informant.
'When | was in Baltimore some time
ago TO buy my fall goods" said Mr..
Joseph, II was told that Mr.. Epstein
used to carry a pack in Union and
other counties of the Piedmont Sec
ton of the Carolinas. That was about
twenty-five or thirty years ago. No
tions, jewelry, center scarfs, counter
panes and beauty scarfs composed
his stock in trade Getting his start
with the people of this
section, it is supposed that Epstein
went to Baltimore in the late '90's,
where he has since developed into
one Of the wealthiest men of that
section. Doubtless some of the older
residents remember him.
Tired of feeding the boil weevil,
Mr.. L. E. Martin of the Indian Trail
is planning to go into the
strawberry business. "While | have
no way of reckoning the strawberry
;ield per acre in this section, my
,rother-in-law, Mr.. X. M. S;arnes of
indian Trail, who has experimental
with them for several years, says |
will get more money from an acre
md a quarter of strawberries, if the
season is favorable, than usually
ret off of eight or nine acres of cot
.on. Mr.. Starnes has around half
,cre in the berries every year. He
'ays his berries compared favorably
With those shipped in from Florida
md that he has no trouble in dispos-
ng of them from prices ranging from
to ID cents a quart. There is little
ianger of the market becoming glut-
ed, either. Charlotte commission
when local grocery stores.
ire unable to handle all Of the berries
brought in, ship the surplus to Bal
imore, Richmond or New York"
Bob May Hears From His Friends.
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