THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT"
THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS ITT
e Monroe Journal
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
VOL 22. No. 34.
MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1916.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
THROUGH TUE SCREEN DOOR
Looking In the Traveller May See
Many Cream Separator? la Jackson
and Sandy nidge, and It's at Good
Sign Local and Personal.
Waxhaw. May 25. Miss Minnie
Massey la visiting here at Mr. C. SJ
Massey 's.
MiM Sallie Davis, with Mr. J). S.
Davis' children Is visiting in Char
lotte this week.
Miss Texie Howie of the Howie
Mine is spending several days in town
with Miss Cleone Davis.
Miss Lola Hodman is spending sev
eral days la Chester, visiting her
sister, Mrs. L. E. Brown, who is very
sick.
Miss Allie Rodman is visiting in
Charlotte, this wtck.
Tin- good rains we had the first
part of iiie week put the automobiles
out of (ravel for a while.
There will bo children's day exer
cises by the Sunday school of .both
the Prosb) terlat. and Methodist
burchet..
Mrs. R. It. Cordon has been spend
ing several days with relatives at
Stout.
Some great big rains,
v. And now fair weather
Makes good fellows smile
When they get together.
Mr. Perry Carter killed a water
moccasin Tuesday at Mr. ' T. W.
Helms' saw mill near Mr. W. N.
Davis' which measured Ave feet In
length and weighed twenty-four
pounds. Some snake!
Small grain is ripening rapidly.
Some of it is already being cut. Short
straw, due to the prolonged spell, is
in many cases making the work dif
ficult. We passed one of our good farm
homes yesterday and through the
screen doors of the kitchen we saw
the bright red paint of a new cream
separator. If flgureswere available
it would surprise many people to
learn that the number of these ma
chines which are in operation in
Jackson and Sandy Rigde townships.
Mr. S. F. McQulrt and myself went
fishing last night. We had good luck
so far as catching fish goes but both
came home sorty wet. Mr. McQulrt
Jumped Into the creek after a pole
that a fish was swimming away with
and I caught my foot In a root on the
bank and plunged In head first.
Mrs. Henry McQulrt died at her
home in Rock Hill yesterday and will
be burled at Van Wyck today. She
was about 50 years old and long been
a member of the Methodist church.
Her mother and several brothers and
sisters live In this community.
The other correspondents will bo
in full strength this Issue as it Is
Friday, or at least we hope they will,
so we are going to skip most of our
stuff this week. Our mail carrier Is
making his first trip In his new gass
bUKK)( unexpected to me) and is
coming like blazes ahead of schedule
so I got to get this to the box. Will
be ready for him next time.
SCAPEGOAT.
UXIONV1LLK COMMUNITY
Interesting Mnrriage Soon Measles
and Mumps In Same Family Anx
ioiis for Debate. . ,
Correspondence of The oJurnal.
Unionvllle, May 25. Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Huggins, Mr. Ernest Hamilton,
and Mesdames LUlie Price and B. A.
Hallman, all of Marshville, visited
relatives here Sunday.
Miss Bothune of Bethune, S. C,
was the guest of Misses Eunice and
Amy Helms last week.
Messrs. Willie Stevens and Eugene
Presson of Monroe spent Sunday with
friends here.
"Padersky" of Stout visited friends
is and around the village Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mrs. C. A. Aycock is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Green Whitley of
South Monroe.
Misses Flonnle and Rannie Pur
ser spent Monday night and Tues
day is Monroe and Charlotte.
Measles are still raging In and
around the village. The family of
Mr. Baxter McRorle have measles
and mumps together. They certain
ly have the sympathy of their many
friends.
Much Interest Is being taken In the
coming marriage of our efficient prin
cipal, Mr. J. T. Yeargln, to one of
our village maidens. Miss Ruth
Maude Hargctte. Miss Hargette Is
the third daughter of Mrs. J.- C. W.
Horootfft and la loved and admired
by a host of friends. Sho Is a pretty
blonde ana ner ever reaay smiie ana
lovely character have won for her a
large circle of friends. Mr. Yeargln
Is a graduate of several colleges and
only lacks one more year at the
lr.4..Mtl r. inmnUti hla tnaater'a
UBIICIDIl w v. " '
degree. He taught, as principal In
the high school here the past year
and has made friends everywhere he
has gone. The marriage will take
place In the new Presbyterian church
Wednesday night, June 7, at 8 p. m.
Arrangements are being made for
- k sranilnn nf TtantlBt church in
the western part of the village. The
members of the airrerem cnurcnes
k... .lrosriv nreanlzed with 32
charter members and more are ex
nwted to loin. A committee has
.wn eivtil to beeln work at once
Well, Scapegoat. I come to the
front arrayed In my armor to fight
for woman suffrage. Padersky will
ha left If Student has taken part
on the negative side, for there is
Spriggs, Laughlsg Rose, Contented,
and th rest of the girls besides my
self to take his part ana sir jonn.
TMnti mnA sTa IrnMH and MOttll Til Off Of
IH Rjrn RHU a " t
the boys that can take either side
they want to. but I think they will
take the right side, which Is the af
firmative. Thank you Spriggs fer your sym
pathy In my misfortunes. I wish I
might become acquainted with yon
and the rest of the correspondents.
If you want to, send me your address
and let's exchange some post cards
and letters. Just simply address
mine "Wild Rose," Unionvllle, and
I will be sure to get It.
WILD ROSE.
MIL HUEY GOT "NABBED."
Lancaster Didn't Like the Idem of
Seeing So Much Local Cotton Com
ing to Monroe, So They Tried to
Stick Stark Co, for License,
One day last week the cotton firm
or Messrs. J. E. Stack ft Co. bought
a lot of cotton from Mr. "Dock"
Helms, a native of Union county, but
now of Lancaster county. The whole
lot was bought from samples, and
paid for In Monroe, the delivery
point being Lancaster. Saturday, Mr.
T. W. Huey. a member of the firm.
went down to Lancaster to look after
the shipping of the cotton. While
he was on the streets grading It, an
officer walked up and placed him un
der arrest, claiming that he was buy
ing cotton on the streets of Lancas
ter without first having procured a
license. Mr. Huey immediately gave
bond, and the case was set for last
Monday. The Lancaster News tells
of the result:
"At the trial held Monday morning.
before Mayor C. D. oJnes, the evl-
dencepresented In the case showed
that Mr. Huey was acting as the duly
authorized agent tor the J. E. Stack
k Co., that he had come to Lancaster
for the purpose of receiving, grading,
and shipping the cotton in question,
and hat the actual purchase of same
had previously been consummated In
the city of Monroe. On the other
hand, the city officials claimed that
he was using the streets of the city
on which to buy, that he was weigh
ing, grading, and paying for the cot
ton all without first having secured
a license with which to do business in
Lancaster.
After hearing all the evidence the
Jury found the defendant not guilty.
"Messrs. R. S. Stewart and D.
Reece Williams were the attorneys
for Mr. Huey."
Snnily Ridge News.
Correspondence of The Journal.
' Mrs. W. S. Brantley has recently
been, visiting at the home of her son,
Mr. Walter Green, near Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. W. M. Melton spent Saturday
and Sunday in Plneville at the home
of his father. Mr. J. A. Melton.
Mrs. W. B. Starnes has recently
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Starnes, near Waxhaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher Braswell and
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Davis of Faulks
community spent Friday night at Mr
W. S. Brantly's.
Mr. Luther Broom of Carmel was
a visitor at Mr. John Flncher's Sun
day. A large crowd from nere atienaea
the children's day exercises at Mt.
Pleasant Sunday and report a good
time.
Among our welcome guests Sunday
was Mr. and Mrs. J.- W. Hill of Beth
lehem community.
Mr. J. L. Belk asd family of An
gelus, S. C. was visitors In this sec
tion Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday morning, May 13th the
death angel came into the home or
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Montgomery ana
took away their 18 months old ba
by, Sammie. The thlld bad only
been sick but a few days and its
death was quite unexpected, we ex
tend to the parents our heartfelt
sympathy in their bereavement. The
little body was laid to rest sunaay
morning at Sandy Ridge burying
ground. -
There will be preaching at sandy
Ridge Sunday. Everybody come.
Genolla, the 18 months old child
of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gay, is right
sick at this writing. -
I have received cards from several
of the correspondents, all of which
are highly appreciated.
CON l KIN I tiU.
"And Let His Beauty Be Upon Us.'
Progressive Farmer.
To heln make the world a little
more beautiful Is not only a human
privilege but ought to be regarded
as one of the highest expressions of
the religious spirit.
"Consider the lilies," urged the
Master, and then showed his own
love for the beautiful things or eartn
showed with what appreciation He
had watched the blossoming colors
about the farm homes of Judea, by
adding that "Solomon In all bis glory
was not arrayed like one of these!"
To keep and beautify a garden was
the first task given to man; and the
God who not only covers the summer
world with flowers and In autumn
makes the whole earth almost, like
one huge boauet but also gives us
the glory of sky and sunset and
"Night, vast with her stars." ire
must also will that we should live
dally with eyes ever open for the
beauty with which He has sought to
surround us. Every really devout
soul must echo the prayer of Moses,
"Let thy work appear unto Thy er
Tinti and Thv aiorv unto their chil
dren. And let the beauty of the
Lord our God be upon us."
Mr. Varner Files Expense Account
In compliance with the Federal
law Mr H n Varner candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Con
gress In this district filed his prelimi
nary expense account yesieraay wiin
with h rwv f lha Hnnsa at Waah-
Ington. His expense account amounts
to $199.76 to date.
KEEP OUT MONKEY WRENCHES
Manager Norwood Is Hot Under the
Collar About the Thoughtless Way
Some Folks Do He Explains Why
the Line la Busy and Why Folks
Have to Wait Some Things That
Should be Cut Out
"I see," said Mr. W. H. Norwood,
manager of the Monroe Telephone
System, "that you put it In the paper
about the man who wanted to go fish
ing because that was the only way he
could get on one end of a line that
was not busy at the other end. That
was somewhat funny, but there is
some more to it.
"In nine cases out of ten when the
public has any complaint against a
telephone the fault is due to some
other part of the public who are do
ing something that they ought not to
be doing and which hinders the work
of the operators.
"Take the matter of talking to
operators, for instance. People, es
pecially women, call up to ask all
kinds of questions of the operators
that they have no business asking.
They continue to talk and take up
time and this puts the operators be
hind with the calls. The operators
are too polite to cut them off and the
persons who have this habit seem
never to understand that they are
giving trouble, hindering the work,
and keeping somebody else waiting.
People ought to have too much sense
to do this, especially after their at
tention has been called to It. But
they seem not to. They ask for all
kinds of frivolous Information. They
ask for the time of day, when they
ought to look at their ovjn clocks or
guess at It. Our operators have no
way of telling the time except by
looking at a little dinkey nickle clock
they have and which may, be wrong
halt the time. But they seem to
think that we are the special guard
ians of the time o' day, and just have
to ask us. We often hand them any
kind of old time, but It Is the best
we have and our operators, trained in
politeness and good manners as they
are, do the best they can and are too
polite to tell them that they are an
noying.
"Then, people complain when we
tell them the line Is busy. They seem
to think that the operators Just don't
want to give them their number. Ot
course It is harder for an operator to
explain that the line is busy and then
answer another call than It Is to give
the number called for. If they would
stop to think they would know this.
But there is something peculiar about
people when they plvk up a telephone
transmitter. It seems to make them
often lose their good sense and their
thoughtfulness and good manners all
at once.
"You may say that it is a pleasure
to us to serve the public and that Is
our business. It Is not our business
to run a foolish question box, and
thoughtful people ought not to ex
pect It. There are some fifteen hun
dred or two thousand telephones in
the county, any one of which Is likely
to call this central at any time, and
In fact some of them are calling ev
edy minute in the day. You can im
agine that this keeps our operators
busy and that every time some one
rails, or holds the line longer than he
should, or asks an unnecessary ques
tion, he is simply throwing a monkey
wrench into the machinery. If folks
will Just keep out the monkey
wrenches, we will give a service that
can't be beaten In the United States."
PnlntingN Were True to Nature.
Dalley (Mich.) Dispatch, May 22.
The remarkable genius of Joshua
Tripe, the village sign painter, may
result in a suit for damages being
brought against the village.
Tripe a few days ago completed a
correspondence school course in sign
painting and to show his skill painted
a board fence on the side of a barn
standing along the. main street. It
looked so natural that several farm
ers have skinned their knuckles try
ing to hitch their teams to It and even
birds have attempted to light on it.
slipping down tho sides of the bnrn
ground and flying away In disgust.
The climax came, however, when
Tripe's bulldog chased a stranger
down the street, who, in trying to get
away, attempted to Jump the suppos
ed fonce and nearly knocked his
brains out. Several attorneys have
already written the stranger, who
gives his name as Frclinghusen, off
ering legal aid In getting damages.
This World.
Uncle Walt Mason.
This world, after nil, Is a bully old
place. It ranks with the best ot the
spheres, and he to his family was a
disgrace, who called It a valley or
tears. You see a man weeping for
something he's lost,. some chap who
got hurt in the game; he says this
old world Is a snare and a frot, and
you take his word for the same. But
hundreds are happy while one makes
his wail, while one views the world
with a frown; and scores to the har
bor of happiness sail, where one
strikes a snag and goes down. A lit-.
tie of trouble we certainly have, but
when some affliction annoys, just go
to the drug store and order some
salve, and grin with the rest of the
boys. A little ot worry, a little of
grief, to season our days as they flit;
It there was no darkness, we'd soon
beg relief from light that refuses to
quit. This world we Infest Is a bully
old sphere, no niftier worlds are
about; and I am enjoying my resi
dence here so much that I'll hate to
get out
Don't worry today; put It off till
day after tomorrow..
. The loss of a friend adds one to
FOOD SITUATION IN GERMANY
Fond Dictator Has Meea Created
With Unlimited Power to Seise
and Fix Prices Meat Has Been
Scarce But the Milk Cows Must be
Saved Vegetable Diet Likely.
Berlin Special to New York World.
With the most absolute power u
er the disposition of every article of
food, raw materials and everything
pertaining to regulation, supply, dis
tribution and prices, the Ministry of
Food dictatorship, or, to use the of
ficial title, the Kreigs Ernachrung
samt, is now officially announced.
As indicated some days ago,
Adoplp Tortllovitt Von Batocki is of
ficially announced as the Minister oi
Foods, or "Food Dictator," who is
to direct the feeding of Germany's
millions.
Power Next to Kaiser's.
Next to the Kaiser, he is today the
most powerful man In the besieged
empire fortress! with almost unlimit
ed authority within the domain of
foodstuffs and their distribution, lio
can take and he can give whenever
he sees fit.
For the first time is history such
an office has been created. Its suc
cess or failure will be watched with
world-wide Interest. Frankly stating
that the German people expect much
from the national food dictatorship,
the German press today warmly
welcomes the experiment, and, at the
same time, extends greetings to the
new change in the Government
which are announced simultaneously
with the creation of the centralized
food office.
No Criticism of Changes.
i Without criticising the changes
and the new appointments, some
circles express Inability to understand
the wisdom of the move In taking
Germany's greatest financial expert
from his office and giving him a post
whereof he is not nearly so familiar,
while putting in his very important
place a man who is utterly unknown
to the financial world.
There Is, however, a complete
agreement that the new food dictator
ship is an urgent necessity, a wise
move, and that the selection of the
man to head It Is a most promising
one. Butocki's official title will be
"President of Kriegs Ernaehrung
samt," but. he is referred to already
only as "The Dictator.
The office of the new Kriegs Er-
naehrungsamt has been Invested with
the moat sweeping dictatorial powers
ever the supplies of the entire empire.-
It can seize and buy at its own
prices, and order sold at prices it
sets, every article of foodstuffs and
raw materials suitable for food for
man or beast.
It Includes the authority to expro
priate, if necessary, and exercise con
trol over Imports and exports of food
stuffs. Many of the present export prohi
bitions adopted by various states and
even communal localities will be re
scinded. A uniform system of food rations
is to be enforced In all parts of the
empire, instead of the system that al
lows greatly varying quantities of
food, which now exists.
To Stop SMt iiliitim.
One of the first things it is under
stood that the new Dictator will give
his attention to is the putting down
of all usury and speculation In food
stuffs, which have given rise to more
complaint than has the actual short
age. "The adequate nourishment of our
population Is fully assured and will
not be rendered doubtful by any
blockade regulations of enemy states,
no matter how unscrupulous they
may be and no matter how long the
war may last," says the seml-offlclul
North German Gazette today, in an
announcement of the creation of a
food dictatorship with sweeping pow
ers. "However, the short harvest of
1915, with reduced imports, has re
sulted In a food scarcity In some di
rections which makes Itself acutely
felt. Efforts to better conditions
have been hindered by the fact that
each federal state has been able to
make independent regulations. This
will now be corrected by a centrali
zation of power."
Probably never before have such
sweeping powers been concentrated
as are now granted Herr von Bat
tockl, the new itw food dictator.
Various counsellors will be assigned
to him, representing agriculture. In
dustry, trade, the military, consum
ers, representatives of the federal
states and of associations connected
with the war. '
The surrender by the federal
states of their prerogatives indicates
a realization that existing conditions
demand such surrender. Adequate
Kai.ti,. . nn h.nrf an,t if ia
even liketv that the bread and flour
ration for physical workers will
shortly be increased. Enough pota
toes also are available to carry the
country through until the early crop
is harvested, although it Is possible
that, the allowance must be some
what reduced.
It cannot be denied, however, that
Germany Is likely to approach aveg
etarian diet In coming months.
The Lokal Anzelger sums up the
situation as follows:
"It Is no longer any secret that
certain supplies ore short, not so
much as a esult of the friendly ef
forts of our enemies, but as a result
of last year's poor harvest. It is
true that we do not need to worry
about bread. We have saved enough
here by economic administration to
reach the new harvest, we snaii;iKht fell there began a rnghtrui
even be able to Increase the ration 1 wrestling to and fro In the darkness'
for manual laborers. . t for the possession of the northern
Grave Meat Shortage. . area, the result of which is not yet
'
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auail aiBu vutuu tu.vuau
potatoes, even though with scant ra-
lions, until the early crop. But our I
meat and fat supplies, as is well
known, leave much to be desired. The j
last animal census snowed only
'slightly over 15,000,000 swine, but
we may expect, in a year or more, to I
m o tr nn In im a Havro- what fa IsaV.
Tne'nuTber ormeaTc.th.d
iff-lM S.:.bt .
Wliat WW ia. Id Vll Ul IUI UUUU
ering.
and the army's meat requirements '
ITkB nt - 1 . - .1
are so mighty that even animals un-.
ill ii u iii.uiiiBiauii;a iiiubi
touch milk cows, or we shall endan
ger the milk supply of our children.
Hence, until animals fit for slaughter
have grown up, we must impose the
most extreme limitations on our
meat consumption. Meat rations will
become very small, without distinc
tion in the whole German empire.
"It does not require, futhermore.
to be sa id that the butter scarcity
compels the greatest possible sparing
of milk cows, since the butter we im
port from abroad eats up enormous
sums of money."
BEtUNMNO OF FOURTH MONTH
AT VERDUN FIERCE
French Took the Hill Which Germans
Captured nt Beginning of Battle,
Hut Did Not Hold It Long After
Three Months of Fearful BKmmI
riled the Fighting Is as Fierce As
Ever.
The world's fiercest battle, which
has been raging at Verdun In France
for three months, starts in on the
fourth month's duration with unabat
ed fury.
"What has happened at Verdun Is
simple In the extreme," soys The
Greensboro News, "but nevertheless
so far as we have been able to ob
serve absolutely unexpected by any
military writer on this side of the At
lantic. It is not the maneuver that
has astonished the world but the un
dreamed of resiliency of the French
army.
Three months ago the battle line
at Verdun resembled roughly an in
verted V with Dounumont at the
apex. With infinite labor and at a
frightful cost of men the Germans
beat that V down until It looked less
than an eyebrow the line, that is,
was no longer a sharp angle, but a
flattened arch. Hut at tho western
end of that arch was a high hill,
which dominated so much of tho line
that the Germans obviously could not
bond the line much further back until
they had taken It. This hill Is Le
Mort Homme, "the Dead Man," and
its highest eminence Is known on the
military maps as bin ii). on wis,
therefore, the Germans concentrated
their efforts, and for weeks their nt-
tack has been growing In intensity
until some ten days ago It reached a
height heretofore unknown in war
fare. But while all attention was
centered on Dead Man Hill, the Ger
man line along the arch was allowed
to grow weak. The French general
found It out and early this week
made a sudden thrust, burst through
the German lines, seized Douaumoni.
and lo, there was the V again, approx-
imately Just as It was three months
ago!"
But late reports says that the Ger-
mans have taken this position again
with fearful loss. A dispatch to The
New York World by It special cor
respondent tells about tho fighting as
follows:
"To the French air service, I am In
formed, Is due a large share of the! of our lives, and are verv much iw
credit for the recaptue of this "cor-, love with er, Coose Creek town-
nerstone fortress of Vedun," as the ship.
Kaiser railed Fort Douaumont when Her many friends will be glad to
his Brandenhurgers edged their way known that Mrs. Reece Helms has
Into It on Feb. 25. j returned from the hospital, where
"The Verduns fliers to whom have she underwent a successful operation
been added recently the American and Is very much improved,
squadron headed by Lieut. William Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hargett spent
Tham. day after day have provided Sunday with their parents. Mr. and
Gen. NIvclle with exact data concern- Mrs. William Sutton, of Bakers,
ing the movements of the enemy. It j Mr. Murphy Hargett is acting as
was thus the General knew that the chauffeur on a shopping trip to Mon
Crown Prince meant to supplement roe today with Mtsses Mollle Keziah.
his drive upon Le Mort Homme with Myrtle Conder, Mrs. T. G. Keziah
a blow at Fort Vaux and that mean- and Mrs. Haywood, as his passengers,
which the trenches in the Fort Dauau-1 Mr. M. E. Yandle of North Mon
mont region were left sparsely pop- roe spent Tuesday night with his
ulated. sister, Mrs. F. J. Conder.
Bring Up lllg Guns to Meet Attack. I Messrs. John Watkins, Tom Eason.
"Immediately It became clear that C. E. Haywood and others went on
an attack on the west bank was actu- a seining trip to the river the other
ally begun the French command day. They report bad luck in catch
started moving up Its big guns Into Ing fish but say they had an exceed
carefully hidden positions along the Ingly good time,
one and a quarter mile front imme-l Mr. and Mrs. John McRorle an
dlately south of Douaumont. nounce the wedding of their daugh
"These batteries onened un on Sun
day morning, and hammered away re-
jlentllssey upon the summit of Hill
388, on which stands the fort, 'until
4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Then the fire died down, and slmul-
taneousiy rrencn regiments, care-
' fully chosen from among Petaln's
crock storming corps, sprang from
I a - I I A a .. A I
their shelters and started forwad.
"They cleared the German first line
trenches with slight trouble, dui
from the second line on to the fort
Itself was close range with bayonet
and hand grenade. The Germans put
up a particularly t'vuhorn resistance
along the road from Frolde Terre
Hill to Douaumont, for once prefer-1
Ing the cold steel to surrender.
"The fort had been transformed
Into a rabbit warren of little redoubts
and underground machine gun em
emplacements, with the result that
every square yard of ground was a
separate battlefield.
Timely Reinforcement
"Reinforcements arrived In time to
give the French 4 firm hold on the
southern portion of the fort. Then as
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fll Wnnarn
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EAGER FOR THE DERATE
Wants to Get Right at It A Bird
That Eats In the Dinning Room
uou of Short News items.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Stout. May 25. The much Deeded
ItT teL"
flo . class .xn. rreW1
CTciyuiiiig la ma
and
K Mnttnn la V.a( 9 t . .
cradle. We hope all the communities
'-.V refre6hinS how
M " u"uy - . ....
cousins, Mr. snd Mrs. E. L.
Conder of Unionvillo Sunday.
I Mr A. L. Thompson ot York coun
'ty, S. C. visited his brother, Mr.
Elgin Thompson, last week.
I Messrs. Dewey aud Raymond
IBauragarner, Mrs. Itidoahour, and
iMr. and Mrs. H. R. Lewis of Mount
Holly spent Sunday of last week la
the home of the hitter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Ritch. The Raum
garner boys and Pad motored over to
Unionvillo for a short stay in tho
evening.
Mr. T. L. Conder h.13 rent in his
resignation as post master of this
place. It la not known, as yet, who
will succeed htm.
Stouts sure furnished her part of
the 100,000 people present at the
20th of May celebration Saturday.
Messrs. Sylvester Presley, Elgin
Thompson, and Master Bundy
Thompson, visited at the home of
Mr. L. M. Boone of the Zoar Camp
Ground community In Buford town
ship, Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Yandle, who has been in
feeble health for some time, is very
much improved at this writing and is
visiting her son, Mr. F. M. Yandle,
east of the village, this week.
The family of your scribe have a
boarder and roomer of whom they
are very proud. She is an interest
ing little tree sparrow which has a
nest in one of our bird housea, and
she never falls to come to the dining
room three times a day for her meals,
which she will almost dare to eat
from our hand.
No. Seaplc, I have no Idea of re
treating until I am licked, captured
or deserted by some of cur noble cor
respondents who do not wish to see
the dear ladles of tho free (?) South
land kept in political slavery. I will
not nsk any ono to rally to my side
but. will let thorn volunteer, so you
will not think me unjust. Let's have
the debate In a friendly, brotherly
spirit, and not cauee rtry hard feel
ings. We will expect to hear from
you and The Student in rext Tues-
day's paper, and If I am allowed the
j permission to say so, we will all
1 write two articles each, that will
bring the affair to a close on Satur
day June the 10th
I will appoint
Mr. Walter
Carnes as one of the
j judges and you and Wild Rose ct
'appoint the other two. Carnes e
can
en
joys a debate and Is a good debater
himself, but I give my word that I
have not ppoken to him and don't
know which side of the question he
Is In favor of.
Messrs. Murphy and Parks Conder
'and Pnder3ky visited the former's
brother, Mr. Leslie Conder, who
lives near Unionvllle Saturday night
'and Sunday. We attended prayer
'meeting at Ebenezcr Saturday night.
and went to lionton's Cross Roads..
Unionvllle, Union Grove, and Center
Crove Sunday. We met Wild Rosa
Sunday and was in the Sunday school
class at Rcnton's Cross Roads with'
Fairness but didn't know it until af
ter we had left. We had the time
ter, Erne Mae, to Mr. Chas. Rudolph
Haywood Tin Wednesday evening.
June 14th, at five o'clock, at their
home east of here. Miss McRorle is
a very attractive lady with a charm-
ing disposition and has a host of
ineuuB. mr. nwu is 01 jwnnroe,
having a position with the Hender
son Garage, asd Is an excellent me-
chanlc and musician,
as well as a
cultured gentleman.
PADERSKY,
A Ketch in It.
"Is It true." she asked the Are In
surance agent, "that If I pay you a .
few dollars you will Insure my house,
and if it burns down you will pay
me a thousand dollars?"
The agent gave ber rates and val
uation regulations, and assured her
that If she insured her home she
would be paid.
"Suppose the house was set afire
a-purpose?"
He said the loss would be paid all
the same.
'S'pose I was to se fire to It my-
then what would I gitT" he
I HA lllMjl
... , .
The agent told her what she would
probably get. In such a case, and sn
turned away In acute jjlsappolnt.
mem,. 1 miuwru inn. who m mv
la It somewhere," the said.
the list of your enemies.
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