Tailoring, Altering, Repairing. What is r 2KgSfc. 'Mi ' 'tjXgb-W !MI ,111 i'il U XI 11 y . i i rr-') , x tit fe J Union County Home For Aged and Infirm Main Knilding. Tin- new county home of I'niou county is perhaps the iumt com plete a. id up-to-date institution of its kiml in North Carolina. The home is situated two and a half miles west of Monroe, on the Vaxhaw road, a little over half way Mwceii Monroe and the fa-1 nioiis Tindle place. The farm, which was purchased from Mr. F. 11. Wolfe, comprises 214 aerea, und the home grounds contain four or five acres. Walks and drives have been laid out by a landscape gardener and the whol appearane.'.wheii a little time has lapsed, will he one of beauty. The county commissioners have workeil tirclcsslv ) seeing that everything slum '. he l"n prop erly and took fir.'aX puir.s in de tidiiift upon plaiis. lie fore adopt ing plans they visited . cveral modern institution til' th' kind ,'illd exercised l -ItsT and p. Iistak ing care ill liiakii'!; tne, selec lions. The donna) de.vcs to congratulate tlie:n upon the work they have done and it wil with out dnuht meet the heart.- ap proval of the people of til coun ty, lty selling the old pricrty lying in town the cost of the m-vv will he met, and ly adopting modem pla.is and putting nj new buildings and a' tin same time securing sufficient farming lands, the work of caring for our un fortunate oin-s will he easier.more complete, ami should be cheaper. If Charhs lickeiis, who wrote one of his most faiious novels to ridicule and so reform the work house system of Knglaud. could rise from the dead and view an institution like this designed for the unfortunate of the community! he would have a wonderful exani-j pie of how far civilization and ' philanthropy have advanced in these hundred years. The contract for the building! was let to Mr. l. M. Tin ker and j be has done a job that is a credit i to himself, to the commissioners who employed him. and to the people of this good county. The writer of this article has had oc casion to examine buildings put , up for the State at some of its institutions and he unhesitating ly says that the new county home building of I'nion county, in Ar rangement, desiirn. workmanship and material, far surpasses 'some of them. This does not mean tlu.j any unnecessary finery has been! put on the home, but that in its simple design, careful workman-j ship, and the ipiality of material.! is all that could be required, and when cost is considered, highly! superior. .No' lung nut nuiesi work throughout could accom plish Sllell results. There iire four buildings, and tiny set back from the road some ihrec hundred feet. They are of a bite unit bric k, with cement trimmings.steps i.nd porch floors. The style of ardiitcturc is colo nial, simple and pretty. The main building is of routs most promi nent as it faces the road. It is 112 feet long and :I4 feet deep, with a wing in the rear ."2 x HI. To the rear ef it is the building for. the colored inmates, situated some seventy feet back. It is GO x :i(. haH four wards, baths, closets, heating, etc.. like the white building. In the right of the centre of tihe two buildings is the building designed for the insane who may from time to time be in the county 'a care. It has four small wards, two bath rooms, a nurse b room, and all the heating fixtures are arranged in the eciling far out of reach of the unfortunate inmates. Oppo site this building to the left of the centre is the infirinarv. It has four wards, nurse's room, baths, etc.. with an incincrary in the rear for the burning of all dangerous on infected articles. Going back to the main build ing, it is of interest to describe it more in detail. The main en trance is in the centre and opens into a lobby or reception room. On each end of the building from this iHiint are six wards, one set lor the men, and one for the wo men, Kach has its own baths, tub and shower, closets, etc. This is duplicated up stairs. From the central lobby the stairs rise, and from the head of this stairs the keeper's office appears in front, and his living rooms, kitehin. and dining room, which arc iu the ell. When his offi ces are closed the inmates can not pass from one end of the building to the other, but may use the d"ors iu the ends of the bui'diag. Ill the first floor of the a large dining mom for whites, and in the rear, oiu the colored, nl so the kitehin. ell is the tor The will be heated from steam from the basement of the main build in ir. The electric lights will be supplied by a generator run by a gasoline engine, and water will lie supplied from a well on the premises, forced by the same en gine. The rooms are all large and airy, the ventilation perfect. The rooms are plastered, with high wainseoating, painted in mission, and the ceiling painted in oui ivory. i ne uimaies 01 these buildings will not be housei in dungeons, hut will have all the abundance of (iod's good light and air and warmth; and they will have cleanliliess which is next to Godliness, and thev will have sufficient food. Kvcrv cre ature ever born on the earth is entitled to these things, for they are the tree gltts ol (mi . All the buildings and furnishings are designed to give them these, and wh will say that they should Hot have t llelll because they have not tlie nioiiev with which to pay.- colored inmates come from their building iu the rear without com ing in contact with the whites at all. In the basement are the hol lers, and a laundry !! x d.", ce ment floor. The kitcheiifloor is of reinforced coip'rete. The kitehin, boiler room, and all places where fire will be used are shut off by a solid brick wall from the sleeping apartments of the inmates, the one door be tween being metal covered. The whole bunch of buildings "WHAT'S IN A NAME?" When you refer to pianos, there's a great deal in a name The Steiff Piano has become a synonym for merit, and the name is a sufficient guarantee on which to purchase. If you will get acquainted with the manufacturer of the Artistic Stieff, note its ipiali ty, tone, workmanship and du rability, when you buy, yours will be a Chas.M.Stieff Piano. CHAS. M. STIEFF Manufacturer of the Ar tistic Stieff, Shaw, and Stieff Self-player Pianos Southern Ware room S V. Trade Street Charlotte, - - N. C. C. If. WILMOTH, Mananer. k Tw ci luzianne d ), Coffee ! n s r m.t Good with milki ddici ous with .pure sweet ' cream. Bltndsperfcct jy with either losing no .part of its flavor Its guaranteed to please.. Try. it;. 0- IMI RlN.Y IAn.OH CO. lrXi mwom1US 0 A Dreadful Sight, to II. J. Itiirnuin. of Freevillc, X. V.. was the fever-sore that had plagued his life for years in spite of many remedies he tried. At last he used Kueklcn's Arnica Salve and wrote: "it has entirely healed with scarcely a sear left.'' Heals Hums, Moils. F.czema, Cuts, ltruises. Swell ings. Corns and Piles like magic. Only 2."ic at Knglish Drug Co. Suits prcsscj on the "Heffn ..-" Sanitiirv Steam Preirg Ma chine. I'hi prwe? stcr:i.e. the entire garment, imp;;rts r.cw !::'e to the cloth, raise? the nao. c!im inates gloss :'d renews the coiur. Expert work guaranteed. :: :: Ladies' Skirts and Co&t Suits a Specialty. LEVY'S Pressing Club Phone 263. 'or not having a HANK AC ol'.Vi ." l..- ,u s:i..u is . ! .-- ili ss in-. Y'U a: :i M'-ii . !:av ;:. inc iilol Very (.e.. r of aii iiieonu . no e.r:i:- l.nw si'.i.i .t ih;h I.e. i u- : : a l'.ANK At t ut NT. If oii have , i,.-', !!miij.iit to 'he n !-! in n," i - irnulatii g s 'lie th!i ' '' " f.itd '. f!i reahe t!i..i a . i,i n. rviee;,!e I'.ANKI.Mi I IS' 'KTI is an is it:.d ., in i-arn ing yniif fin..' ' ! p!;.is t- vmf. Tin (re. y-i are interested in st in 'l is s-rv ' M P-ANK'NG '' 'N- Nli' TiiiX as v.on ; s ; - i e, n. THIS HANK is in a p. billon ! j M.il a;d '.U' !. r!;:d to have voll eh l.': ' , i;rsc v '. 1 1 us. Farmers 6 Merchants Bank. M. K. LEE, President. J. L. EVERETT, Vice President. C. B. ADAMS, Cashier. Mortgage Sale. By virtue of a mortgage deed executed to ir.e on the 12th day of April, PJ09,by George Davig and wife, Mary Davis, 1 will sell to the highest bidder, for cash, at the court house door in Monroe, N. C, at noon on Friday, the 29th day of Sept. 1911. the following described lot of land in the State of North Carolina and county of Union, bounded as follows: Beginning at a stake in Railroad Com pany's line and east corner of church lot, and running with Railroad line N. 8tU E. 4.32 chains to M. K. Lee's cor ner; thence with M. K. Lee's line N. 14 W. 3.17 chains to a stake in said line: thence S. 8GJ W. 4.30 chains to a stake, the North corner of church lot ; thence with the church line S. 15J E. 3.17 chains to the beginning, containing one and 36-100 acres, being part of a tract of land deeded to W. L. Marsh and wife by M. K. Lee. Sold to satisfy provisions of said mortgage deed. This 2th dav of August 1911. R. M. SANDERS. Mortgagee. Invincible Flour, (High Patent). Golden Cream, (Fancy Patent). Baker's Choice, (Half Patent.) Graham Flour, (Absolutely Fure.) Buy flour with a reputa tion. Just good, plain, hon est home-made Flour. A flour that is actually good as can be made from selected Valley of Virginia Wheat. For sale by all dealers. Henderson Roller Mills Company Car Load NUMBER ONE. ::ii.VK' week ?dr. Fowler. Was on the Westell! st buying a I're.xh lot our ock of Af- uiy-e.-tiiis riv- ecK. in N's and line brood mares. tt T 'u'S o:' I'Mierieliee in I ii.jr el:, Mr. l-'ovvler knows ii.-'.iy what the farmers of co'ii.'y want. This ear id e l ei' Vi''diiesdav of last vv V', :r. early and jret suited. Blacksmith Shop. vVe have opened a hlacksiuitU sh.oji, just to the rear of our sti l!s, iac'njr en Church street. AVe are riady to do repair work and shoeing, tiive us a trial. Hitching Grounds for Farmers. It has always been a source of reirift that Monroe has such lit tie aecoiiiMioihitioiis for hitching purpo.vs. Mr. Henry Shute has started a "nod movement by n pairintr tin- s'ahles around the old el in j lot. and opening the lot hae.k of Ileiidersoii-Siiv ih r Cn.'s store. This 'ives two piod lotn for the farmers' convenience. Come and trv the new places. FOWLER & LEE CO. Fowler & Lee Go. Leading Dealers and Liverymen. WHY Piedmont Buggies are the height of perfection in huggy building. To build & buggylthat combines style, comfort, finish and durability has been our aim since the fir? t conception of Piedmont Busies. Our fac tory is located in the famous Piedmont section of North Carolina-the best timbered section in this country: our machinery is of the latest improved patterns; every man in our shop is a skilled mechanic, and every inch of material used is carefully selected and inspected by experts. These are some of the conditions that go to make Piedmont Buggies the heightjof per fection in buggy building. I t We have studied carefully the requirements of buggies in the South, and endeavor to construct our Piedmont Busies to meet these conditions-they are built in the South, by Southern people and for the Southern people. Piedmont Buggies will give you better service, last longer, and cost less to keep up. For sale by Heath Hardware Co., Monroe. N.JC.

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