The Monroe journal., 1922-12-29
Local Happenings

O>SSA
Cotton ginned in this county up I,
December Is this year was 23,S1'
bales, as against 25,92S for the sam'
time last year.
Elder Tom Stanly of Albemarl,
will preach at Pleasant View on Ben
ton Heights Saturday morning at
o'clock and Sunday morning at L
o'clock. There will be a song ser
vice at 10 o'clock Sunday.
Mrs. w. d. Fullenwider is doing
nicely after a major operation whicl
she underwent at the Ellen Fitzger
aid hospital last Friday. Mrs. Floy,
Sells of Monroe route underwent al
operation for appendicitis on Sun
Gay. Mrs. Sells is doing nicely.
The Monroe All-Stars defeated
a Wingate basket ball team on th'
court at Shute's pavilion here Wed
nesday night by the score Of 20 Il
IL. On the All-Star team were S
Weaver and Bowie, forwards; Ste
wart, Crowell, and Austin, guards
and j. Weaver, center.
A real honest-to goodness coconut
packed just like nature fixed it
was yesterday on display at tn,
First National Bank. The BIZ
nut was incased in fiborou
coating and about the size of half
gallon measure. The curiosity wa
sent from Palm Beach, Florida, b.
George W. Burnett, travelling man
There will be installation service,
at Bethlehem Presbyterian churcl
next Sunday at 1880 a. m. Messrs
Baxter Long and Ray Clontz will b,
installed as elders and Messrs. Noal
Helms, James Clayton, Hermol
Clontz and Grant Duncan will be in
Quoted into the office of deacon. The
public is cordially invited to thi'
service.
DR.. +. S. Greene was called I,
Louisburg yesterday by a Telegram
announcing the death of his father
Greene had been an invalid for fiv,
Greene ha dbeen an invalid for fiv,
years and recently his death had beer
expected at any time. In fact, DR.
Greene had just come back home from
a visit to him when he received tn,
news. Capt. Greene was a merchan
and prominent and beloved citizei
of Louisburg. DR.. Greene expects Il
be in his office Monday.
Squire Henry McWhorter usual,
has some interesting old historica
document or fact to tell when h,
comes around to the newspaper Of
flee. Yesterday he pulled out an an
cient document, colored with age
which he had found among his books
and showed it to The Journal. i
was a pamphlet printed in 1885 Civ
ing the resolutions of the consttu
tional convention Of that year as tn,
amended constitution submitted fol
ratification by the people. 1t alst
had the original constitution adopted
Dec. II, l776 by convention presid
ed over by Richard Caswell. The con
vention of 1885 was presided ovel
by Nathaniel Macon, and the consti
tuition then adopted remained in force
till after the war.
Twenty-Five car loads of high grad,
cattle have been shipped from Unor
county to Goldsboro, Kinston and 9TH
er points in Eastern North Carolins
during the past year by Mr.. R. C
Griffin. Each car has contained on ar
average of II cattle. Averaging the
price paid to Union county owners
at $40 each, this means that $4,000
has been turned loose in the county
for the cattle. "Union county cattle
are the best cattle that farmers OF
Eastern North Carolina can buy al
the present." says Mr.. Griffin. "You
see, the owners here allow the cattle
to remain in the pasture until OLD
enough to sell. Accordingly wher
they arrive at the Eastern point.
and are properly stalled and fed they
develop into good milk and butter
producers. On the other hand, cows
I which have been stall fed before ship.
ment would not do so well after be.
ing shipped"
Appointment of a postmaster foi
Monroe seems to be a little nearer
In the past few days three of the
IlHtlttH CdiluludlSS WHO SlOOu lne eN'
animation last July have been noti.
fled of their rating by the Civil SER
vice commission. Mr.. G.. B. Caldwell
was gwen a rating of ST. Mr.. p. p. w
Plyler 49, and Mr.. f. c. Winchester
so. AS information concerning the
rating Of other candidates has not
been given, it is thought that the
three men named made the highest
rating. Under President Harding's
executive order of May 10, 1921, it is
provided that the Civil Service COM
mission shall certify the results Of
each examination for postmaster to
the postmaster general who shall sub
nit to the Presiden the name of one
of the highest three qualified elig-
ibles for appointment to fill the va
cancy. As yet, however, no informa-
tion concerning appointment for Mon
roe has been received.