The Monroe journal., 1922-12-22
Local Happenings


There will be big shooting mattel
at Mr.. Joe Ross store miles from
Monroe on Lancaster road Christina:
day at l o'clock.
The Senior Christian Endeavor so
ciety of Siler church will present a
pageant, THE Search of the Shep-
herds" Sunday evening Dec. "a al
7:l5. The public is invited.
Wingate Woodman Camp will hold
a meeting Saturday night instead Of
Tuesday as at first stated. All mem.
bers are urged to attend as this is
the regular time for the election Of
officers.
Mr.. Floyd Mullis Of New Salem
township and Miss Lois Purser Of
Goose Creek township were married
1 BY Esq. NJ. L. Flow at his office this
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Mullis are
likable young people, highly respect
! ed in their community.
Mr.. ]. W. Meggs and Miss ida
Jordan, both of Marshville town.
ship, were, married " ainesday after
noon by Rev. Z. c. Snyder at his home
in Monroe. Mr.. Meggs is one Of the
best farmers in his section. Mrs.
Meggs is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Jordan of Marshville town.
ship and an attractive young woman.
The holiday rush has hit the post
office here amidship, the volumn of
business just having doubled during
the past few days. Mr.. Hoyle 5.
Broom of Mineral Springs, and j.
Frank Hart Of Monroe have been en-
p!oyed as extra help during the sea.
SON. Mr.. Broom 10 acting as clerk and
Mr.. Hart rs carrier.
Although the commission Of the
present incumbent expired in Sep
tember, nothing has been heard from
the competitive examinations for
postmaster at Monroe on July lS. Al
most five months have passed but no
rating Of the papers by the civil
service commission has yet been re-
ceived.
Approximately 100000 will be
paid to citizens of Monroe and the
surrounding country for War Saving
Stamps maturing on January /, ac-
cording to Postmaster +. c. Winches-
| ter. From the time that the stamps
[were placed on sale in 1918 until
|their recall from the market up
'>vards of $500 people invested in the
|ftamps through the Monroe post of
Nice to the extent of S500,000. OF
Ihis amount 100000 has already
Aeen redeemed.
III Mr.. Will Kelly of Salem community
Near Pageland died at his home last
Friday night of typhoid pneumonia,
brian church on the following Sun
by following. Mr.. Kelly was fine
pung man and was much respected
his friends and neighbors. He was
member of the Salem Presbyterian
church of which he was an elder. He
was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Kelly
Iof the Beulah section. He married
Mss Watts, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Watts, who with four small
nchildren survive him. Mr.. K. j. Nc
IIlwain conducted funeral services.
The Monroe All-Stars, basket
ball team made up of college and for
mer college players are attempting
tu schedule games with teams in the
|nearby towns during the holidays.
managers of the teams representing
the Charlotte, Concord, and Winston
ISalem Y. VI. c. AS have been writ
ter in efforts to schedule games. The
IAll-Stars number as members Oscar
Richardson, former Captain of the
ITrinity College team, James Weaver,
tormer captain of the Emory and
Henry college team, and Stacy Weav-
|er, at present attending Trinity Col
Qege, and others.
"You may know the roads are get
king bad" said Mr.. ID. NJ. Montgom-
by, when the ground is so wet that
chickens bog up." Wednesday just af-
er noon rs Mr.. Montgomery was 60
ing over TO his fathers home he saw
bne of h 5 ROSTERS standing out in
the field. When he returned about
Sunset and saw the chicken in the
bame position be began to suspicion
Something. On investigation he found
khat the rooster was firmly embedded
n the muddy field. and" concluded
Nr. Montgomery, Tom Hinson had
10 rescue two of his chickens from
The oat patch when they begged up"
pat patch when they begged up"
| S nee the closing of Wentworth
hospital in Biltmore the Melvin Deese
Post of the American Legion and
auxiliary has been assigned ward
rs at the 0teen government hospital
10 care for. About twenty of the pa
hents formerly in Kenilworth ward
E-1 were transferred to this new ward
knd they requested that the Monroe
post re-adopt them. The piano and
Ictrola presented to Kenilworth by
lhe local auxiliary were transferred
Hong with the boys. Records and
magazine subscriptions were sent to
he forty men in the new ward for
Ihristmas remembrances, and later
IN their sun parlor will be attrac-
lively furnished.
The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
hade their first appearance in Mon
Zoe Tuesday evening. Coming from
he direction of Wingate and Marsh
lille, seventeen white-bonnetted and
khite-robed figures drove in silence
through the streets of the town. After
)riving through the principal streets
hey continued their silent course
through the negro sections. Three
FORD cars and a, Hupmobile carried
he Klansmen. Several miles out on
he Wingate road, one Of the cars