The Monroe journal., 1922-11-14
SOME LOCAL HAPPENINGS

have been bought on the Monro,
market this season.
Gary Eubanks. ls-year-old son ot
Mr. and Mrs. A. VI. Eubanks, was op
Grated on fer appendicitis in a Char,
lotte hospital Wednesday. He stood
the operation well.
Miss Lorena Braswell. l6-year-olc
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Bras.
well OF north Monroe township, was
operated on for appendicitis Wednes-
day in a Charlotte hospital. She is
getting along nicely.
There will be a box supper at Mt
Pleasant next Saturday night. A
string band and cake walk will be
one Of the features. Proceeds will
go to the school and everybody is in
vited.
Robert Morrison, colored, was this
morning bound over TO Federal court
under thre hundred dollar bond by
Esq. NJ. L. Flow. Officers found a
still and barrel of beer concealed in
his closet.
Rev. R. NJ. Haigler will fill his ap-
pointment at Benton Cross Roads
church Saturday p. m. and Sunday
at IL a. m. He will also preach at
Unionville Sunday afternoon at 8
p. m.
Next Saturday and Sunday will
be dollar Day" at the Mill Creek
Baptist church. No bargains will be
nffara1 hpt .xar,- Y,,ap,ha. ,.,,,x..
and old, is expected to bring a dol
lar to help defray the current ex-
penses of the church.
Mr. William S. McWhorter, son of
Mr.. VIII McWhorter, and Miss Willie
Deese, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Acy
Deese, both of Jackson township were
married Sunday at the home Of the
officiating magistrate, Esq. j. E. Big
ham. Both are fine young people
with a host of friends who wish for
them much happiness.
A "jazz" program will be rendered
at the weekly meeting of the Monroe
Kiwanis club Friday evening with
Mrs. Herndon Hasty at the piano, Mr..
Amos Stack, saxaphone; Miss Wilma
Green and Messrs. Fred Smith, w.
B. Cole, Geo. S. Lee, Jr., and John
Cole, solists. "Ragtime" will be the
order of the day.
The many friends here of Mr.. John
W. Huntley will regret to learn that
he is very i'll at his home in Rock Hill.
S. c. Mr.. Huntley was recently
visitor in the home of his niece, Mrs.
I. w. Maness, at Bakers, but was
forced to return home on account of
his health. A Confederate veteran,
he is nearly 80 years of age.
A cloud of dust on the Mineral
Springs highway came very near re-
sulting in the serious injury of Mr..
Mark Yandle Sunday. The dust pre-
vented him from seeing an approach
ing automobile until he was right up
on it, and to avoid collision, he drove
down the embankment. The car was
badly damaged, but fortunately, Mr..
Yandle was not hurt.
Lees mill water will cut Monroe's
soap bill in half, Mr.. Curtis Lee, the
superintendent of the water and
light plant, believes. "Ar.esian wa
ter" he said, "is entirely too hard
for washing purposes. Surface wa
ter, consumers will find, is mush sof-
ter" A number of people, added Mr..
Lee, set out tubs to catch rain wa
ter for washing purposes.
To avoid running over three dogs
this morning, DR.. II. ID. Stewart gave
his Ford coupe a quick turn to the
side at the corner of College and
street. The sudden swerve
caused the car to turn over. DR.. Stew
art was pinned underneath the wreck
age, but when several men who were
passing lifted the car off of him, he
was found to be uninjured. One of
the dogs, however, was killed.
DR.. Luther Little, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Charlotte,
will be the principal speaker at the
Baptist Brotherhood dinner Thursday
evening. A royal time is assured
those who attend. In addition to the
delightful! dinner, those who attend
will be privileged to hear an eloquent
talk, as DR.. Little is one of the best
pulpit orators in the state.
For the fifth successive year, DR..
5. R. Belk, son of Union county,
was yesterday returned to the pas
Lorate of Trinity Methodist church at
Atlanta by the North Georgia NJ. E.
1t is very rare thing for
he five year rule to be involved in |
he Methodist church, especially at |
, big charge like Atlanta, and the |
hundreds Of boyhood friends of DR..
Belk in Union county rejoice in the |
distinction conferred upon him.
To aid in raising the $4,000 they
pledged sometime ago to the Ellen
Eitzerald hospital, the Monroe XII
wants club will stage Variety
Show" in the high school auditorium,
matinee and night, Thursday, Dec. Z.
IN excellent program is being ar
anged by the committee in charge,
dr. Hargrove Bowles, chairman, and
dessrs. Geo. S. Lee, Jr., Fred Smith
md W. B. Cole. The feature act will
e the famous "Peace Conference"
tagged by DR.. Frazer, president of
Queens College, and DIR. Alonzo
ieyers, well-known Charlotte ply
ician. Assisting the local Kiwanians
will be the Kiwanis Quartette of Gas
onia, q musical qaartette from the
Kilwanis club and a
black face" comedian who has ap-
cared before many audience over the
tate. Other big acts will be an
ounced from time to time.