The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19
Local and Personal

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Mrs. Della Helms of Marshville
spen, yesterday in Monroe.
Miss Harriet Beasley left Monday
afternoon for Washington, where she
will spend a short time.
Mr.. 0lin Skies has arrived home
from Poughkeepsie. n. Y, where he
has been in school for several months.
Miss Edna Helms will leave to-
morrow night for Abbeville to attend
the Haskell-Smith wedding which
takes place on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Lilies and lit
tie daughter. Virginia Wake. of Ba-
den, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Lilies of Monroe township.
Miss Ethel Boyte, member of the
faculty of the Morganton high school,
has arrived to spend Christmas with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Boyte.
Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Phifer Of Lit
tie Rock will spend Christmas with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
". H. Phifer.
Rev. and Mrs. J. r. Craven of Char
lotte, Miss May Covington of Wake
Forest and Miss Eva Belle Covington
of Lenoir College, will spend Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Secrest.
Mrs. Grier Hudson of Raleigh. and
Mr.. 0gburn Yates of the University,
are home to spend Christmas with
their parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. W.
Yates.
Lieut.. Henry G. Cuthbertson, now
in the navy, has purchased the James
H. Williams home place at Rock Rest.
1t is his intention to some time build
and live there.
Mr.. Heath Price, who is in the en-
ploy of the great Western Electric
Company, located in New York and
Chicago. is home to spend christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.
Price of Wesley Chapel.
TIE little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
grove Bowles. who has had pneumo-
MIA, has much improved. Miss Bry-
son, the nurse who was with him
was taken sick while on duty and re-
mains in the home of Mr. and Mrs
Bowles.
Mr.. Fred Smith and Miss Pauline
Stewart were married Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. A. Marsh
performing the ceremony. Mr.. Smith
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Smith
Sr., Of New Salem township, an dMrs
Smith is daughter of Mrs. L. S
Williams and a step daughter Of Mr.
| Williams. who owns and keeps the
central at Fairfield.
Probably few Of the friends and ad.
mirers Of DR.. w. R. Burrell, pastor OF
the First Baptist church of Monroe
know that he is one of family OF
preachers, being one of four brothers
who are in the Baptist ministry. One
brother, DR.. Charles Edward Burrell
is pastor of the First Baptist church
of Farmville, Va, and has just writ.
ten history of Prince Edward csun.
". Virginia. DR.. Frederick George
Burrell is pastor of the First Baptist
church of Harrington, in his native
Canada, while the other. DR.. Arthur
Burrell is studying for the ministry il
Toronto.
The Monroe Baptist Sunday schoo
of which Mr.. Ray Funderburk is SUI.
perintendent and Mr.. Joel W. Griffir
secretary, is preparing to have q
"White Christmas" Articles of use
ful value and Christmas cheer will BIT
received at the church until the
Christmas services are held, wher
hey will be distributed to the needy
OF the town and community. Money
or articles VIII be received from Fri
day till Sunday. A committee ha,
been appointed to secure information
as to who are in need or whom Santa
Claus will probably not visit. consist
ing of Mrs. Randolph Redfearn, Mrs
W. W. Horn, Mrs. Kirby Helms anc
Miss Drucilla Broom. The Sunday
school is entering into the idea with
enthusiasm and It's first white
Christmas" promises to be a notable
event.