The Monroe journal., 1922-11-17
NEWS of TOWNSCOUNTY

Mr. F. VI. Sutton has delivered for.
ty bales of cotton TO the cooperative
marketing association warehouse
here.
The boil weevil has infested the
cotton fields of every county in the
state, map received here from Mr..
Sherman, the state entomologist,
shows.
Mr.. j. V. Mullis Of Unionville sold
a bale of cotton here yesterday that
weighed 666 pounds. II was ordinary
cotton Of the last picking and brought
70 81 cents per pound, the bale net
ting Mr.. Mullis STILLS.
Thomas Elmore Lucey, artist. ac-
tor, poet, will give an entertainment
at the new high school auditorium in
Marshville, Monday evening, Novem-
Der 10th, at 1880 o'clock. Admission
35e. Proceeds to go to the school.
A chicken noodle" supper, follow
ed by an old-time spelling bee, is the
program for an entertainment to be
given in the Stallings school house
Friday, Nov. "a. The old blue-back
speller will be the authority.
Mr.. |. F. Plyler has good word
Tor the boil weevil. Had It not been
for the boil weevif," he says, "we'd
be making about 100000 bales of
cotton year, selling it for four
cents a pound and living in poverty"
Mrs, W. d. Funderburk died sud
denly Monday at the home of her
father, Mr.. X. c. Craig, near Wax
haw. Funeral services were conduct
ed the following day by Rev. X. w.
Hogan and interment was in the
Pleasant Grove cemetery. Deceased.
who was only twenty-three years of
age, was a fine young woman. She
was a member of the Methodist
church. In addition to her parents,
several brothers and sisters, her hus-
band survives.
On the approach of Sheriff Cliff
ford Fowler, Deputy Sheriff David |
Simpson, Deputy Sheriff Paul Grif- |
fth and Chief Of Police ]. w. Spoon,
who were out searching for blockad-
.rs. three young colored men, sons of |
Julie Crawford, made q wild effort to |
i'd their stalled car, standing near
Mount Pleasant church, in Buford
.ownship, of liquor, razors and 9TH
n articles of an discriminating ma
.ure. They were about three sec-t
,nds too late and the trio will face
he courts on transportation charges.
Their car, Chevrolet, was seized.
Young men of the Weddington
have organized a brass
'and with Mr.. Jess McSwain of
.ockhart, S. c., as director, and hope
o soon be able to furnish music for
pecial Union county occasions. The
Members are: Messrs. w. L. Hemby
nd j. j. Spears, bass; ]. T. Mat
hews and Johnny Helms, coronet;
Sub Godfrey, baritone; W. j. De-
.aney and Mark Harkey, trombone;
.aney Hemby, bass drum; Earl Ma
us, snare drummer; and Carl Short
nd N. R. Helms, alto. There are
bout fourteen members in all.
To remind some of our people of a
ew of the things that the Confeder-
te soldiers went through the Rock
I'LL Record quotes from a letter from
he late William A. Cole, of Pleasant
I'LL, Lancaster county, who gave up
IS life during the war in service.
his letter was written to his wife
nd family and bears the date of May
6, 1S6l-51 years ago. The letter,
course, did not state just where he
as located, but from some of its
ontents is supposed to have been
ritten near the coast. After COM
enting on being glad that Capt. Cau- !
len had returned, who was also from /,
leasant Hill, he states that the :
read, cake and butter sent him was ,
ute treat, stating that they got .
othing of that sort, that eggs were I
'lling for 81 per dozen, butter three :
four dollars per pound, and tarts =
mall pies) at rs cents each. He :
i'd the rations they were drawing y
as rice meal, bacon, peas and salt.
D this the Lancaster Citizen adds y
at Mrs. H. A. Porter, who is visit =,
& her daughter, Mrs. X. A. Long, .
Us. that she sold eggs on the Char y
tie market during the Civil war at i
8 per dozen. This was, of course,
Confederate money, and would
we been in normal times only about s
so or $500 per dozen. We have :
ard it stated also that at one time
ring the Confederate war when one
inted to buy pair of boots it was 7
cessary to carry the money in
heel barrow. The German mark onw \,
not much better than in those days. N