10 pound Snowdrift Lard, $1.15. Best Yellow Sweep Potatoes 25c peck. Meal, 25c. peck. 3 pounds White House Coffee, 90c. Try our 5 lb. bucket Coffee for $1.00. 15c pkg.
Quaker Oat Meal, 10c. 20c pkg. Cream of Wheat, loc 2oc Gold Dust, 20c 3 cans Peas, 2oc. 2 cans Dessert Peaches, 25c Try our Fruit Cake, 20c lb. 7 cakes Octagon
Soap, 25c 7 packages Arm & Hammer Soda, 25c Good Mill Feed, $1.50 per bag. All we ask is to get our prices and you will see at once it will pay you to pay the cash for
VANN FUNDERBURK CUT PRICE CASH STORE One Price to alL
your groceries.
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LOCAL AXD PEKSONAL.
Mrs. T. J. Payne baa returned froii.
an extended visit to friends and rela
tives in Mt. Airy.
Mrs. Stitt Matthews has returned
from Chester, where she spent a part
of the holidays.
Mr. W. W. Hargett has been des
perately Kirk with pneumonia for
several days but is Retting better
now and is able to sit up some.
John Chambers, colored, is in jail
rharged with passing forpeil checks.
The ch-xks were for small amounts
aud were cashed by sever.:! Iocr.1
mercbanti.
Mrs. Dr. S. A. Stevens spent one
day last week in Waxhaw. visiting
her daughter. Miss Norma Bell, who
is teaching in the Waxhaw graded
school.
There will be a joint debate on the
proposed road law at I'rospect school
house next Friday night. I(o:h sides
will be represented by at least ;wo
speakers.
As this is Leap Year, the maidens,
-both old and young, or Monroe, will
now come to bat and have their inn
ing. All of those old bachelors who
are opposed to becoming Benedicts,
will have to keep their wits about
them for the next twelve months.
Messrs. W. B. Brown and W. M.
Cordon have returned from a trip to
Philadelphia. They went over to
Trenton to hear Billy Sunday. Mr.
Cordon says that they hadan invi
tation to appear in the receiving line
ut the White House at the bg blow
out Friday night but preferred to
hear Billy. They sent their regrets
to the White House by Mr. Fred
Parham.
Mr. Carl Robinson, division depu
ty collector, was In town yesterday
looking after tobacco license tax,
retail dealers are required to pay.
The amount Is $2.4 for the six
months from January to June. If
it Is not paid during this month, fifty
per cent is added and this is a fine
that Uncle Sam never omits. Money
should be sent to A. D. Watts at
Statesville by money order or certi
fied check.
It Is said that Virginia whiskey
mr-n will petition the Old Dominion
legislature to pass an act making
pi hlbltion effective May 1st instead
of Nov. 16th. They claim that they
are not making any money and as
most of the licenses expire on May
1. they do not care about renewing.
This may sound strange, but when
one thinks how the North Carolina
iuart.law, and the South Carolina
gallon law have cut such a hole In
the shipments, one can readily see
the position of the liquor men.
A matter that is giving much con
cern to automobile owners of Monroe
and Union county is the steady ad
vance in the iirice of gasoline. Last
summer gusoline sold here ns low as
16 cents. Now It is retailing at 25
rents. It Is predicted that gasoline
will soon be selling at 30 cents per
gallon. It is thought that the great
amount of gasoline UBed to drive au
to trucks and flying machines in the
war in Europe has bad something to
do with the advance in price, but the
government, which Is Investigating
this, says the supply is ample.
V Mr. W. P. Plyler, register of vital
statistics for Buford township, re
ports htat during the year 1915 there
were born in the township 138
whites and 51 negroes, and there
were 51 deaths of whites and 16
deaths of negroes. Mr. riylcr Is
also prosecuting agent for Union
county. All physicians or mid-wives
or others In charge are required to
report all births and the law re
quires a burial or removal permit In
rural districts before bodies can be
removed or burled. Parents should
send the names of their children to
the local register so that they can be
registered.
Mrs. Roscoe Phlfer has consented
to handle the Monroe social news of
The Journal for the present. The pa
per will take It as a favor if its
readers will phone their news and
personal Items to Mrs. Phlfer and as
sist her In making an Interesting
column. It Is the business of a
newspaper to make Itself a mirror
of the life of Its community and the
social life Is an Important part of It.
If readers will give Mrs. Phlfer the
proper assistance she will make a
most valuable and Interesting feature
for the paper, for she Is a good wri
ter. But, remember, she cannot
know what Is going on unless she Is
told.
For the next few weeks the
merchants of Monroe will be busy In
ventorying their stocks and getting
their bearings by finding which side
or me ledger meir oaiunce is un. me
L., merchants of this section did a good
business during the past rail, owing
to cotton bringing Its best price In
.years. As the farmers bought as few
'goods aa possible last year, the good
price of cotton this year gave them
the means to buy more of the neces
sities and luxuries of life. The pros
pects for business this year appear
exceedingly bright. - Farmers owe
fewer bills than they did a year ago
aid are better prepared to make a
crop. As most mills and factories
are operating on full time, people ex
perience little difficulty In getting
employment, and so evrythlng
olnts to one of the best years this
section has experienced in some time.
Start the New Year right by
-Phone 195. - - -
Mr. A. M. Secrest went on a busi
ness trip to Polk county Monday
night.
The government yesterday issued
its report of cotton ginned or the
1915 crop up to January first. The
total amount is 10,643.783 bales.
Architects who are proposing plans
for the building to be erected on the
"burnt corner" will be here Thurs
day at which time it is expected that
definite plans will be decided upon.
The State Board or education lias
appropriated the first $250,000 or
the special school fund to the various
counties. Union county's share is
$3,958.26. This is a State fund for
averaging up and lengthening the
county schools.
The Ladies Betterment Association
of Mineral Springs will give a box
supper at the school Inusj next
Saturday night. The iciblic U cor
dially invited.
Somebody has been disturbing the
"turu to the right" p sts airain. Oue
was pulled up Sunday night ar.d car
ried out by Mr. T. C. Lee's, where it
was found by two of the street gang
yesterday morning.
The directors and stockholders of
the Bank of Union met today at 11
o'clock and re-elected all the old of
ficers and directors, and declared the
usual semi-annual dividend of five
per cent, leaving a nice sum in the
undivided profit column.
Mr. Willie Stevens, extra clerk at
the postoffice, relates the story about
a certain newspaper which persisted
in sending Its paper to a man in Mon
roe, who had been dead some time.
After several warnings, which were
not heeded, he sent the paper back
to the publisher with the following
inscription: "This man has been
dead several months. He left no for
warding address." Tliey stopped It
then.
We hate to keep saying it, but
looks l'ke we'll have to this paper
is going on a business basis. It is
worth two dolars a year but we are
charging only one dollar for it, but
those who get It will have to pay the
one dollar. You may be as good as
gold but unless you pay the dollar
we can't send the paper. Most of
our readers are paying up promptly
but some are lagging. It is the lag
ging ones that we are now talking
to, not the ones who are not lagging.
If you don't already know which
class you belong to you can easily see
by looking at the label.
Mr. George T. Little of Anson
county, father of Mrs. J. M. fielk.
died at his home yesterday, seven
miles from Wadesboro. The funer
al will be held in Wadesboro this
afternoon. Mrs. Bclk was not well
enough to go. Dr. Belk, Miss Hallie
May Ilelk and Miss Mabel Belk and
Mr. Fred Leggett left this morning
to attend the funeral. Mr. Little had
been in bud halth a long time. He
was 70 years or age and n well
known citizen of Anson of the prom
inent family of that name. His first
wife died many years ago and he
was married again and several chil
dren survive him. He was a con
spicuous Confederate soldier.
Mr. Zeb Mclntyre of Wingate had
a very extraordinary incident to oc
cur at his home several days ago.
A loaded gun, which was hanging up
on a rack in one or his rooms, was
discharged by someone dropping
some wood on the floor, the contents
going through a window and killing
a chicken. This was a big enough
surprise for Mr. Mclntyre, but im
agine his surprise when he returned
to the room, r-fter examining the
clrunige done to the cbken. and
found the gun lyln neatly on the
bed. just as if someone had laid it
there! How the gun managed to
steer such a straight course across
the room after the discharge is a
nijistery to Mr. Mclntyre.
How is Your
Coal Bin?
We have been telling you all along that it was
going to turn much colder; when there
would be much need for
Good Coal
Like that we are offering our patrons at this
time. We have a splendid supply of coal for
every purpose, and we do not believe there is
better coal mined today than what
we are selling.
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Heath-English Co.
i Mr. Frank Sloan spent Saturday
night and Sunday in Winston-Salem.
! Mrs. M. C. Lane or Marion. S. C.
, Is visiting her son, Capt. W. A. Lane.
Miss Elizabeth Whitaker has re
j turned from an extended visit to rela-
tives hi Columbia.
Those who seel rrticle to The
Journal, whether new rf th-r
items, should not fail to Un their
names to them so that we may I:mw
who sends them. We will give a lit
tle reward of. say something like
one million dollars, to anv cue wh
will explain why people cannot un
derstand this simple rule.
Mr. A. C. Ueece. who has been with
the Cotton States Wagon Co. as fore
man of the wood department for six
years, left this morning Tor Greens
boro to be with the Oettinger Buggy
Co. His family will follow in a few
weeks. Mr. Heece and family have
many warm friends here and Mon
roe regrets to lose them.
Mr. Calvin Helms, an employee or
the city electrical department, suf
fered the injury of his left eye this
morning. He was taken to Charlotte
for treatment and it is not yet known
whether or not he will lose the sight.
He was at work, prying up some
obstacle when something slipped. In
flicting the damage.
; At a meeting of the stockholders
iand directors of the First National
! Bunk this morning the old officers
were reelected. The place of vice
president made vacant by the death
or Mr. J. R. English was filled by the
election or Dr. J. E. Ashcraft. and
Mr. S. O. Blair was made a director
in place of Mr. English.
Charlotte Observer, Wednesday:
i Miss Lottie Mae Blair of Monroe wili
i arrive in the city this morning to
: spend the week-end with Miss Made-
line Faires, at her home on West av
lenue. Miss Faires will entertain in
! formally this evening in honor of
'Miss Blair.
Immediately on the arrival of the
news of the death of Mr. Ney Mc
Neeley, a young lady of West Liber
ty, Iowa, Miss Arlma Whitacre, gave
out the statement that she was en
gaged to Mr. McNeley and that they
were to have been married next sum
mer. The friends of Mr. McNeeley
here are divided in their opinion as
to whether or not his association
with the young lady in question had
gone to that extent. The Journal
has ascertained the following facts,
which are absolutely correct: Mr.
.McNeeley met the young lady In
Raleigh, where she was singing in a
rhautauqua. After he came home
her company was at Albemarle and
Lenoir. He went to see her at both
these places and spent several days
ut each. He kept the picture of the
young lady in his room, und corres
ponded with her. On last Saturday
the picture of Miss Whitacre appear
ed In the Kansas City Post, and this Is
a duplicate of the photo which Mr.
McNeeley kept In his room. Mr.
Cornellson, of the Redpath company,
who is well known In Monroe says
that Miss Whitacre is in all respects
a line young woman, very handsome
and very accomplished, and that she
will appear with the Redpaths this
season. In consideration of all these
things some or Mr. McNeeley's Inti
mate friends give credit to Miss
Whitacre's tatement that their en
gagement had been definitely made.
Memorial Service.
A memorial service in honor of
Mr. Ney McNeeley was held at the
Monroe Presbyterian church Sunday
night. Dr. Gurney stated that though
Mr. McNeeley had been a member of
that church it was the idea to make
the service a community one. The
Baptist, Methodist and L.uihcran
churches suspended their services
and joined the congregation, pnd the
pastors of these churches took p. '.it
in the services, as did also nie'iibers
of the several choirs. Feaiuroi of
I the mu3cial program were a ivr.tt'iful
solo by Mrs. E. S. Green and dueta
and trios by Mrs. J. W. Yates. .Mrs.
H. R. La ney and Mr. Alenxan!er or
Matthews. The church was over
flowing, and the meeting was a great
testimony to the esteem in which
Mr. McNeeley was held in M o n. it
Short talks were made by Dr.
Gurney, who spoke or the rcli.i-iis
life or the deciased. Mr. R. W. L. in
tnond, who spoke or him as a frater
nal man. more especially or his de
votion to the principles or the
Masonic order, and by Mr. II. F.
Beasley, who discussed the friendli
ness or Mr. McNeeley, and Mr. W.
H. Love, who ppoke or the proteion
al talents or the deceased.
Report ot the Condition of
THE ItWK OF IM'IN
at Monroe, N. C
at the close of Business Dec. 31. 1 1 1 3.
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts .. $397,112.42
Furniture and fixtures .. ..5.133.75
All other real estate owned S.PtiO.OO
Demand loans 25,290.53
Due from National Bauks 20,522.67
Cash Items 2,508.42
Silver coin. Including minor
currency 740.75
National Bank and other U. S.
notes 10.792.73
Expense account .- 9.325.10
Insurance premiums .. .. 2,233.30
Total $475,959.69
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in .. $50,000.00
Surplus fund 60.000.00 ,
Undidvlded profits, less current I
expenses and taxes paid 7.219.02 '
Dividends unpaid 687.50 ,
Bills payable 40,000.00
Deposits subject to check 167.243.15
Demand certificates of de
posit 149.115.48
Cashier's Checks outstanding 657.13 j
Certified checks 1,037.41 i
Total $475,959.69
North Carolina. Union Co. bs.
I, W. C. Stark, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
W. C. STACK, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
J. R. SHITE,
E. C. WINCHESTER,
T. C. COLLINS,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day or January, 1916.
HARGROVE BOWLES. N. P.
My commission expires as notary
public February 2nd. 1916.
W. S. BLAKENEY, President.
CAPITAL STOCK $50,000.00.
buying your Groceries from
- - - - Lee Griffin.
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ooking Ahead.
We are now showing' new
Embroideries and Laces
for Spring' 1916.
Every thing in the Lace line that you will need
for your early spring sewing in the following va
rieties: Dainty Valenciennes, Torchons, Chuneys
and Plat Vals. Great values at from 5c up
Embroideries.
Fine Swis Net for liable anil alw the Dainty Edges in Hamburg
for Children at attv U.
27-inch Swiss FloiincingN, very -luhornte Kmbrinleric, at ."(.
Special in Domestics.
tttc 4-4 Worn lied Domestic .. .
Extra Vitality Bleached Domestic
English Longcloth.
I'jc :l(i-iiuh long Cloth, special loo.
NewSpring Gingham.
Our Serlal (inghuin at 10 cents has no equal.
Kenf row's ttli-inch Gingham at 12 lie.
Absolutely fast colovs in a bis range of neat fancy atterns.
Lee & Lee Co.
The Leading
Dry Goods, Millinery, Notion, Clothing, Hat and
Shoe Store in Monroe, North Carolina.
GREAT NEW
NOTWITHSTANDING THAT IT IS A NEW IDEA
IN THIS SECTION 275 PEOPLE JOINED OUR
PIN MONEY SAVINGS CLUB ON THE FIRST
DAY.
Others are joining every day. We are counting on not
less 1,000 members this time. The club will be open
several weeks in order to give every one an opportu
nity to join.
This PIN MONEY SAVINGS CLUB plan offers men,
women and children in every walk of life an opportunity
to accumulate a fund for Christmas or save a certain
amount of their earnings during the year.
It is open to everybody. There is no membership fee, or
any cost to join. All that is necessary is to call at the Bank
and make your first Club deposit, and secure a depositor's
card. Deposits may be made weekly or in advance.
We are glad to see so many of our friends from the coun
try joining. It matters not where you live, you are cordi
ally invited to join the Pin Money Savings Club. You can
make the payments as you come to town from time to time,
or may send them by mail.
You may join one or more of the following classes:
10c. each week you will save - $ 5.00
25c. each week you will save $12.30
50c. each week you will save $25.00
$1.00 each week you will save $50.00
The above amounts will be increased by 4 per cent interest
on average balance. If there is anything about the plan
you do not fully understand we will be glad to explain
when you come in.
Bank of Union.
W. C. STACK, Cashier.
SURPLUS $60,000.00.
. 10c.
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