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He Monroe Jour NAL Volume XVI. No. 51, Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, January 18, 1910. One Dollar a Year. MANY DRUNKEN OLD WOMEN. Dr. Brooks Writes of 5ome of the Fearful Sights that Ureet a Vis itor to One of the Bis New York Hospitals. Dr. J. C. Brooks, son of Esq. A.J. Brooks of this county, who is house surgeon of tbe Lying in Hospital of New York city, has resigned his po sition and will soon be relieved, when ho will locate somewhere iu the South to practice medicine, nut yet having decided where. In a letter to his mother a few days ago, he tells of the distressing sights to be seen in one of the largest hospitals in the county, Belleview, in New York city. There are sixty doctors connected with the institution, and more than a thousand patients. Dr. Brooks says: It is a pitiful sight that greets one's eyes on going through one of these large charity hospitals, to see the poor people of all ages and con ditions. I took special notice of the alcoholic wards. These are tho wards where people who get drunk are put They are arrested by the policemen and sent to the hospital and kept as prisoners there until they are fit to turn loose. In the male wards I no ticed real old, gray haired men; and some bright and smait looking young men. I here were quite a few young men just in the teens, and I wondered if their poor mothers knew where they were. Some of them, 1 guess, are away from home and have fallen in with bad company and formed such bad habit. that they are ashamed to go back homo. "But tho most pitiful sight of all was somo real old, gray haired wo men who are chronic alcoholics. 1 saw one who looks to be CO years old. Her eyes and face were blue and black from a fall or knock of some kind. In these wards I saw twenty-five or thirty real old women who had been arrested for being drunk. "It is bad enough to see a com mon man drunk, but when real old men and women, and young men and young girls get drunk, it is no won der that tho good people are work ing day and night for prohibition If this will put an end to it, may (Jod grant them success is my prayer. Scarcity of Water Troublesome. Who ever heard before of the best wells and springs being dry as a bone in January? They are that way now in many parts of this county, and it is causing a vast amount of trouble and work to farmers, many of whom are forced to haul water for both domestic use and for stock. Mr. O. P. Wimberly of Wingate was in town yesterday, and in speaking of the matter said that the famous spring at Wingate School, which was supposed to be everlasting, has been dry since before Christmas, as are many of the best wells in tbe vicini ty. The spring at Meadow Branch church, which has never been known to be dry, is now very low, as many famines are using the water and many hauling it quite a distance. In this connection, Mr. Wimberly tells of the way well diggers in Texas lo cate spots for wells. If a spot can be found where several trees lean to wards one point, there will water be found in abundance, and at no great depth. He says he located a well in Lanes Creek township that way and though it is only 19 feet deep, it supplies the need and now has two feet of water, whita' wells of twice the depth in the neighborhood are dry. Fell Off the Sidewalk. Albemarle Knterprtte. F. E. Starnos sustained a sprained ankle Saturday night, which is like ly to keep him lame for two months or more. Ho was returning home after closing his store, and owing to the darkness he fell from the side walk at corner of Second and South streets. It may be here said that many of our sidewalks are in a dan gerous condition for pedestrians on a dark night, as they vary from one to four feet higher than the streets below. It is not an infrequent oc currence, people falling into ditches, and some attention needs to be given to remedy this defect. Mr. Sikea Moved to Albemarle. Stanly Enterprise. Jerome, Maness & Sikes is the name of a new law firm, our towns man Oscar J. Sikes being the resi dent member. With Mr. Jerome at Salisbury and Mr. Maness at Con cord, the advantages of the firm be come apparent Mr. Sikes recently moved to Albemarle, and he is a young man of pronounced ability and mental force. rUrriagts. Mr. C. P. Bireus and Miss Eva Heath, daughter of Mr E. J. Heath of Matthews were married Wednes day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the res idence of the bride's parents. Rev. E. J. Poe performed the marriage service. Mr. Luther Phillips was best man and Miss Essie McLaugh lin was maid of honor. Only a few of the near friends and relatives of the contracting parties attended the wedding. After the marriage Mr. and Mrs. Bivens drove to Charlotte where they took the train for point" in Florida. Mr. Bivens is a son of Mr. N. W. Bivens of east Monroe township. He is a clever and popu lar man. He has a position with the Southern Railway Company in Char lotte. The bride is a bright and in telligent lady and has a great many friends. Mr E. E. Leonard, one of the most prominent citizens of Lanes Creek township, and Miss Delia Sikes of the same township were married Sun day, the 9th, at the residence of the otliciating magistrate, Esq. A. E. Rushing. The bride is a lady of many graces and has a large num ber of friends. Mr. Norman Tarleton of Marsh ville township and Miss Emma Bras well of Goose Creek township were married last Thursday afternoon. K.-q. I. A. Clonlz officiated. Mr. John L. Austin of New Salem township and Mis Sudie Austin of Marshviilo township were married January 12.h, at 4 p. m , at tho res idence of the bride's father, Mr. W. C. Austin. Esq. A. J. Brooks offici ated. Death of Mr. McGuirt. Coiicnnl Tlnit-a. Mr. John McGuirt dird last Satur day, the 8:h, it his home on Valley street, his death being duo to hr.irt disease. Mr. McGuirt was a native of Waxhaw, and came to Concoid about ten years ago. Ilo was em ployed in the mills hero fi.r about two years, when ho moved to Spen cer. hilo ho was living m hnen cer he married Miss Delia Rog rs of this city, daughter of Mrs. M. A. Freczo. He moved back to Concord about two years 8go and for some time operated a restaurant. He was later elected a member of the city police force. He served on the po lice force for over a year, resigned this position at the request of his physician, who advised him on ac count of his having a weak heart, against over exerting himself. Mr, McGuirt made a very capablo and efficient officer while on the police force and was a very popular public official. Solicitor Robinson Resigns. Raleigh Newiand Observer, 15th. Governor Kitchin yesterday re ceived the resignation of Solicitor L. D. Robinson of the Eighth judicial district, to take effect January 24th. Mr. Robinson has served the State efficiently in the capacity of solicitor almost ten years and tbe people of his district regret that he has ten dered his resignation. The reason assigned by his friends for his action is that he was recently elected president of the Bank of Wadesboro, and that his duties as bank president might interfere with his work in office of solicitor. It was rumored in Wadesboro. the home of Mr. Robinson, that his suc cessor will be Mr. A. M. Stack of Monroe. Governor Kitchin said he bad had notice that several gentlemen would be candidates for the appointment. Wesley Chapel News. Correspondence of Tbe Journal. The continued dry weather has caused quite a number of wells to go dry here. A great many are having to haul water. Mr. Lawrence Presson of Monroe and Miss Sallie Hunneycutt of Union have entered school here since Christ mas, also quite a number of new pu pils in the district have entered since the holiday vacation. There are now over one hundred and thirty on roll. County Superintendent Nesbit vis ited the school here last week. Mrs. S. S. Wolfe and son, Cyrus, of Spencer spent last week in the community visiting relatives. Rev. Rube one of Winston vis ited relatives here last week, return ing home Friday. Mr. r. M. Sutton has purchased a large tract of timbered land in the western part of the township, and will move his saw mill on it in the near future. COTTON. lineal market today, 1 i 00. The market has gone down stead ily since the bears got in charge. It has dropped nearly a cent to-day. Bears on Top all Last Week. New York tH.pe.trh, llth. Sensational as the previous breaks have been since the downward move ment in cotton commenced about ten days ago, the most spectacular de velopments occurred during today's late trading, when it is reported part of the big concentrated line that had been carried by one of the largest of the Southern bulls came on the mar ket, driving March contracts down to 13.50 and May to 13.70. There was a recovery of from 20 to 34 points in the last few minutes, and while the market was very excited and irregular, the closing tone was steadier, at a decline of from 5 to 87 points, generally 77 to 87 points low er on the active months. After the close it was reported that all of the holdings of the big bull leader re ferred to, which had not been liqui dated duiiug the day had been taken over by a syndicate of large spot in terests who had been short of May contracts. Tho market opened weak at an ad vance of 17 points on January as a result of a little covering. and steady cables, but generally 8 to 18 points lower. Active months made new low records on or immediately following the call as a result of heavy over night selling orders but as was the case yesterday, right after theso had been executed, prices firmed up on covering and buying by Liverpool. March advanced to 14.74 and May to 1 4.92, during the middle of the day but there was plenty of cotton for sale on the improvement and in the afternoon a renewal of bear pressure precipitated the heaviest liquidation of the bear movement, under which Marvh sold at 13.50, M:iv at 13.70 and July it 13.C0, or 120 to 150 points below tho high level of the day and at n net decline of from 104 to 112 points. At the low point of tho day prices showed a loss of over 13 per bale from the h'gh point of the season. The bear clique was a tremendous buyer at the decline and there seem ed to be a better feeling in tho mar ket at the closo. Ordinary news was absolutely ignored during the day. Southern spot markets were unchang ed to i cent tower and tho week end figures showed a good decrease in the visible for the week. The Untewn Witness. The lecturer was growing very vehement in the course of his ora tory. His Eubjeet was "How to Be Happy Though Married." "As we all know," he cried, "the duty of a wifo is to be a loving helpmate to her husband by cooking his food, attending to the various requirements, conducting properly his household affairs, and so on, and so on!" "Ah," sighed the little man in front, "they never perform that last duty!" "Which ono is that?" asked the lecturer. "Why," explained the little man, "sew on and sew on!" And he ex hibited his shirt cuffs, which were fastened with pins. No Weight Needed. A village baker bought his butter from a well to do farmer in the neighborhood, who was a customer of his, but after a time he com plaiued 'that the farmer gave him short weight. His complaints were unheeded, and at length he laid them before the district magistrate. The farmer was summoned and forced to produce his aealcs, but he brought no weights. "I've brought no weights," he explained. "I didn't need them." "Not need weights?" tho magistrate asked. "Not for tho buker. I weigh his weekly pound of butter with tho pound loaf ho sends to mo!" was the farmer's re ply. London Mail. The Wisdom of the People. It is easy to fool any single indi vidual, but it is hard to fool tho people. What ono man docs not know another man is very apt to know, nnd a hundred people know more than any single individual who is trying to fool them. Ono of the hundred is suro to think of a good answer to any fallacious ar gument, and this will spread. A man does not know much, but the people are exceedingly bright, be cause thev learn from each other. Atchison Globe. Kundry Was an Old Acquaintance. How would you like to walk up to the handsome woman who, clad in skin tight trousers and leopard skin coat, played the part of Kundry, the hypnotized tempter, in "Parsifal" Thursday night reach out your band and say, "Why, howdy-do, Miss Car rie, how are the folks down home"? That is what Mr. Geo. E. Porterfield did. And, what's more, Kundry was glad to see him and told him the news. She and Mr. Porterfield were reared in the same town down in Georgia, and he did not know that she was on the stage till he saw her here. She certainly played her part to perfection, although she told Mr. Porterfield she had been on the stage only since last June. Her maiden name was Miss Carrie Clark, and she comes from a good family, is an educated, bright woman. She has been mar ried but is separated from her bus band. Will Show Only Good Pictures. Mr. Preston Smith is now sole owner of the Dixie picture show, having bought Mr. J. P. McEwen's interest Mr. Smith tells The Jour nal that he is going to put on only good pictures, and will endeavor to show none that are objectionable The picture shows are very enter taining amusements, but there are many pictures made no doubt to ap peal to tho vulgar taste of certain audiences, that should not be sent out for respectable audiences com posed of women and children. The time has come when proprietors of picture shows should be careful of what goes on their screens, and Mr. Smith informs us that he intends to do this. Automobile Dived Into a Well. Mr. John L. Scott, manager of the Monroe Oil Mill, is a mighty popular man, but automobiles, like mules, are no rospectors of persons, and when they tike a notiou to go on a rampage it makes no difference who is driving them. The other after noon when Mr. Scott was coming to town about dark, his machino decid ed to do something novel, and it did. Ono of the steering rods broke and before ho could stop it, the thing jumped into a back yard, knocked oil a well curbing, and soused its nose into the well. The front wheels went in and wreckod the axle. Mr Scott himself would have gone on to the water if the machine hadn t choked up the well so ho couldn't get down. He was unhurt, and wth tho assistance of several colored men dragged his horse out to level land again. New Drug Store at Wingate. Correxpondence of The Journal . Wingate, Jan. 17. Mr. Raymond Boggan of Lilesville spent Sunday witn relatives here. Miss Kate Austin is visiting her sister, Mrs. b. B. Bivens, in Monroe. Prof, and Mrs. B. Y. Tyner spent Saturday in Monroe. Mr. W. M. Perry visited his daugh- ters, Mesdames Charles and Thomas Beddingfield, in Wake county, last wees:. Miss Mayme Little of Lanes Creek township is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Outen. Mr. Clyde Hamilton, who has for some time held the position of tele graph operator at Stone Mountain, Ga., visited his mother, Mrs. William Hamilton, last week. He has accept ed a position as operator at Camden, S. O, and left for that place last week. The new drug store which the Williams Brewer Company are hav ing erected, is nearing completion and is quite a pretty building. It will be a great addition to the town. Mr. Hugh McWhirter has bought a lot here from Mr. G. M. Stewart and will build on it in the near fu ture. Miss Annie Boggan spent Monday in Monroe. The present enrollment of students in the school is 195, forty-eight of whom are boarding students. A Good Word for Our County Phy sician. Charlotte Chronicle. The county physician of Union publishes in the Monroe papers a list of homes in Union county where smallpox exists, and the location of these homes. He also gives the es sential points of the quarantine and vaccination laws, and in doing so, manifests the fact that he is an alert and an energetic county doctor. There is entirely too much careless-1 ness in the handling of the smallpox! situation in this State. The plan of the Union county official is to be commended to every county physi cian in the State. Barlow & Wilson's Minstrels What the Cumberland, Md., Daily News of October 8th, 1909, says of Barlow & Wilsons Greater New York Minstrels which played at the Academy of Music in that city on Oct 7th, 1909: "A fair week holiday audience fill ed every part of the Academy of Mu sic last night to witness the initial appearance of Barlow & Wilson's Minstrels in this city. This company of high class entertainers, which con sists of over thirty members, among whom are comedians, vocalists, dan cers, jugglers, etc., is an up-to-date and lively bunch of mirth producers. Kip-roaring fun and merriment now in a continuous stream, while Barlow & Wilson's show people appear at any bouse, and last night was no ex ception to the rule. The first part introduced the entire company in a musical olio containing some of the latest songs, all of which were ren dered in a manner which brought forth repeated applause from the au dience. There were drills, military maneuvers and a final ensemble cho rus which brought down the house. The second part is composed of a musical comedy sketch, somewhat nonsensical, but excruciatingly fun ny and wittty. It's a scream from beginning to end. Every member of the company made good, particu larly so Lawrence Barlow, the prin cipal comedian, Sherman in his jug gling act, Frank Lawrence and Bob Wilson. The musical comedy part of the entertainment received its ful ly merited share of applause and al together, Barlow & Wilson's Min strels presented such a pleasing and laughable night's performance that they may be assured a warm wel come when they como to this city again, and that can't be any too soon." Opera house, Saturday night, January 22nd. Charlotte Boy Dies in Agony of Burns. Charlotte oli't-rvi-r, nth. A distressing accident which oc curred yesterday morning about 9 o'clock resulted fatal y to little ll.tr dy Ray, 7-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ray, who live on North Brevard street in Ogilvie's alley be tween Eleventh and Twelfth Btreets. From his ears to his knees, every particle of skin was burned from his body by a fire which caught his clothes. It is supposed that he pour ed kerosene on the fire in order to make it burn. His father was at work in the Calvine mill and the mother had gone to the house of a neighbor, leaving him, it is said, in bed. During her absence he arose and, it is presumed, sought to stir up the fire with the kerosense. His clothes ignited and he ran screaming to meet his mother whom he found some distance from the house. A physician was called in and he was sent to the Presbyterian hospital, though it was plain from the first that his case was hopeless. He was conscious all the time and was ani mated, the burns seemingly having been so severe as to deaden the pain. All possible was done for him, but he passed away in the afternoon about 5:30 o'clock. Great Memories. Thcmistoeles could call by name every citizen of Athens. Cyrus is said to hnvc known tho name of every soldier in his army. Lord Granville could repeat every word in the Greek Testament, nnd Lord Macaulay is said to have been able to repeat all of the "Paradise Lost." Theodore Torker knew most of the dales in ancient and modern his tory, and one Thomas Cranwcll is reputed to have committed to mem ory in three months the entire Bi ble. Ben Jonson was able to repeat all that ho had ever written and much besides, and the actor Lyon upon a wager repeated in order every word of a newspaper that ho had read over once. A Slight Mistake. St. John, who was very near sighted, once went to a civic bon quct and forgot his eyeglasses. He sat next to the Chevalier rique assictte. The chevalier's hand was gracefully but negligently posed upon the cloth. A smil of antici patory satisfaction at the prospect of unlimited turtle soup illumined his classic features. Suddenly a yell of anguish startled tho guests. What had happened? Only this the myopic St. John had simply but effectually harpooned tho lily white hand of tbe chevalier with his fork as he remarked in a firm but polite tone, "My bread, I think." Argonaut. REV. flR. FETTER DEAD. Passed Away In Norfolk This MorningNo Details of the Sad Event Rev. F. A. Fetter, rector of St Paul's Episcopal church of Monroe, died in a hospital at Norfolk, Va., this morning. A telegram to Mr. T. P. Dillon from Mr. Fetter's son con veyed the sad news, without any par ticulars whatever. The body will be buried at Reidsville tomorrow. When he left here five weeks ago Mr. Fet ter was very much troubled with bronchitis, and went to see his son in Wilmington in the hope of being benefited. It is presumed that he was sent to a hospital unexpectedly, since cn last Friday he wrote to Mr. Dillon from Wilmington discussing church mat ters, and said nothing of going off. Mr. Fetter is survived by se.eral children, all of whom are married. He has been in Monros a little more than a year, and his death is a dis tict shock to his many friends here. Sees Wife Burn to Death and is Unable to Help Golilsboro Sperlal to Charlotte Obserrer, 14th. A gentleman who arrived in this city tonight from Brogden township reports the horrible death in that section of Mrs. Haywood Baker. He reports that while Mrs. Biker was dressing one of her children for school her clothes caught cn fire and she was so badly burned that she died in a few hours, after suffering great agony, l.er entire body being literally cooked. What adds to the horrible scene was that htr husband, who is a paralytic and an invalid, was compelled to witns the hor rible spectacle and wt.s power less to aid her while the S' reams of her the children were most piteous and heart-touching to listen to. Married in Wilmington. Wilmington star, lvh. Miss Maggie Tartt, daughter of Mr. Thos. J. Tartt cf Greenville Sound, and Mr. Chits. J.. Yandle, for merly of I'nirn county, were married Sunday afternoon at the home of tho bride's sistir, on Princess street, the ceremony being performed by llev. E. It. Welch, pastor of Trinity Meth odist church. Mr. Yandle, who has made his home here for two or three years, has a position in the freight department of tho Seaboard Air Line. Mr. r.nd Mrs. Yandle will re side on North Fourth street for the present Mr. Yandle is a son of Mr. W. II. Y'andlo of Vance township. Wanted It in 5maller Size. The other day a citizen who is supposed to know a good deal, was approached by an anxious one in trouble. "Mister," said the anxious one,, "kin you tell me where they git this new prep'ration fer makin' it yerself?' They tells me that sommers in Koin tucky there's a firm that sells a little bit o' stick, 'bout the size o'ver kart rige, which you put in er quart o1 water and make r'al likker? I wants the address o' that man quick. Since these here long legged const'bles gotter watchin' th spress company an' a ridin all over th' spress pack 'ges, a feller's gotter do sumpen." Best to Be Careful. Weihew Enterprise. Young man, when you are court ing your best girl, don't get soft. Don't say these little hands will not do a stroke of work when you are mine, and you shall have nothing to do in our house but to sit all day long and chirp to the canaries. As if any sensible woman could be hap py fooling away her time in that sort of style. A girl has a retentive mem ory of the soft things and silly prom ises of courtship, and occasionally,, in after years, when she is bending over the wash tub or patching the west end 01 your trousers, she will remind you of them in cold sarcas tical tones of voice. Old Man in County Home Kills Another. Elizabeth City Dispatch, 17th. Griffin M. Jennings, 75 years old. an inmate of the Pasquotank county alms house, is in jail charged with the murder of R. M. J. Ellis, anoth er aged inmate of the county home. lesterday morning, it is reported, Jennings and Ellis fell out over some discussion at the breakfast table. A fight followed and Ellis was beaten up terribly and an arm broken by a hoe. The combatants were separat ed and medical attention summoned. Ellis lived until yesterday afternoca about dark. I i K ! .4 I i'l V I.
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