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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY REAPS IT THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT HE MONROE JOURNAL PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS VOL.22 No. 51. MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1916. ONE DOLLAR A YR. WINDSOR STREET WILL PROBABLY BE PAYED FIFTY-ONE FEU CENT OF THE PltOPEllTY OW NEILS SECU-.-H Those Interval Also Believe They Have .Majority of Lineal Feet Own ers, lint Will Make Certain ltcfore Presenting the Petition The Sign ers, Ete. Messrs. A. M. Stack and V. S. Blakeney, who have bfen active in ag itating for paving work on Windsor street, now feel confident that thoy have wurtd a majority of both the property owners and lineal foot own era to sign for sheet asphalt paving on that street. Over 51 per cent of the property ownesr have already been secured, and they believe they also have a majority of the lineal feet owners, but to be certain they have rccuestid the Superintendent of Water and Light Dcp.irtnu nt. Mr. C. 11 Lee. to measure Hie frontagt. Mr. Leo will do this in the next lew day and a special meeting of the Board of AUcrmen will then be held l". pass on the petition. Alderman J. B. Simpson stated to The Journal Saturday night t'uut the Aldermen would be glad to hold a special session to pass on any peti tions as soon as the petitioners desire to present them. The attitude of the Aldermen has already been "xplalned, both in the mass meeting held recent ly at the court house and in The Jour nal. They stand ready and willing to do their share of the work and vill back up the actions of the citizens. A civil engineer can be secured in a short time without again advertising for bids, as the engineers who were here a couple of weeks ago submitted contracts In writing and all the Al dermen will have to do Is to notify the successful applicant. After the engineer has been secured, it will re quire about two weeks' time to draw up the specifications, and two weeks longer will then be required to ad vertise for bids from contractors and receive the same. Actual work can be commenced by September 1. and the Windsor street paving can be completed by Januaty 1, 1917. Engineers, who were here recently, stated that as contractors have to spend winter somewhere, the one who secures the Monroe work can do so here. He would then be ready to resume work in the spring, In case any more petitions come in. Those Interested have not yet given up Houston street. The petition is still in the hands of several workers, and one of these stated to The Jour nal yesterday that the Houston street petition would be presented in due time . ,,,, , , The Windsor street petition fol lows: , .... To the Mayor and Board of Alder men of the City of Monroe: We. the undersigned persons owning property on East Windsor Avenue and Mc Caulcy Avenue in said city, do hereby respectfully petition, pursuant to Chapter 5t of the Public Laws of North Carolina. Session of 1915, that the roadway in said street be paved with sheet asphalt upon a concrete foundation from Hayne street to Mc Caulev Avenue to where Charles street" Intersects said McCauley Ave nue Just east of the property of W. S Blakenev, and that cement walks of not less than five feet be laid upon the sidewalks of said avenue whereon such cement walks ate not now laid, and that cement curbs and gutters, in accordance with approved plans, he placed along the entire length of said street nnd avenue above described at places where none have already been put down; nnd we further request that the cost of said paving be taxed against the abutting property owners in accordance with Chapter 66 of the public laws of North Carolina, 1915. and that the amount taxed against the property owners be divided Into ten equal payments, one payment to he collected each year for a period of ten years and deferred payments to bear Interest at 6 per cent, with the privi lege of anv of the abutting owners to pay cash if they so desire, all in ac cordance with Chapter 56 of the Pub lic laws of North Carolina of 1915. Following are the signers and es timated frontage: j. R. Shute. 100; H. A. Shute 100; M C Long. 100; Methodist church, 180; W. O. C.ravely. 80; C. C. Sikes. 180- II E. Neal. frontage unknown; Presbvt'erian church, 180; A.M.Stark, 110; W. S. Blakeney, 200; E.W.Crow. 90- J E. Stack. 220; K. W. Huey, 80: T P. Dillon. 118; O. S. Lee. 90; J. B. Williams. 180; H. K. Laney and O. S. Lee, Jr., 135; J. F. Laney, 90. Ijiter Majority Now Certain. Mr. Curtis Lee, superintendent of Water and Light Department, this morning measured off Windsor street to ascertain if the majority of the lin eal feet property owners had signed for the paving. He found that the property owners who favored the pav ing had 2. 949 lineal feet while those who opposed it owned 1.755 feet. As soon as the results of Mr. Lee s measurements were known, those in terested in the matter had the peti tion filed, and it Is now waiting to be presented to the Aldermen Just as Boon as it U found convenient to hold Alderman John C. Sikes. Chairman of ths Street Committee, stated to The Journal this morning that so far as he waa able to determine the work on Windsor street would be started at once The seleectlon of an engineer will be Uie first thing to be done It will take the engineer about two weeks to draw up the specifications, and It will then require about two weeka to get the contractor on the It will probably take about two months to do the work on Wind sor street. Mr. Wm. McCauley. who is an ex pert on figures, found that the cost of the paving of this section or the street would amount to 118.816. He based his figures on the lenrth of the street, from tbe Methodist church to the other side of Mr. W. S. Blake ney's residence, which is 4.704 feet. 24 feet wide, and at a cost of about $1.50 per square yard. This does not Include the cost of the engineer, which the city will pay. Mr. A. M. Stack says that the work can be done for $1.00 per yard, which would make the total about $12,000. ItOMII SHATTEI5S PA It APE. Explosion In San Francisco Kill Six ami Wound Oilier While People W ere .Marching. San Francisco Dispatch, July 23rd. By the explosion of a time bomb In the midst of a crowd watching a pre paredness parade, this afternoon, at least six persons were killed and be tween forty and fifty Injured. The newspapers and the public bad re-celved notification that the parade would be attended by violence, but apparently the warning was not tak en seriously, though the police said every precaution had been taken. The explosion occurred at Steuart and market streets. The bomb, con cealed In a suit case packed with car tridges, bullets, gaspipe, glass and scrap iron, blew a gap in the crowd, tearing through men, women, chil dren and babies. The one-story brick building against which the suit case stood was wrecked. Sidewalk a Shambles. The holiday throng cheering a con tingent of veterans of the First Cali fornia Infantry of the Spanish-American War, became a shambles. The blare of fifty bands and the roar of drums drowned the cries or the in jured, but the sidewalk was strewn with torn bodies. 'Two women standing beside me were blown to bits," said Mrs. Kins ley Van Loom of Oakland, who, with her two children, was Injured. The police think it is posslb'e that soma bodies were entirely blown to pieces, The bomb blew a piece of lead pipe two blocks into the Northwestern Pa cific Railroad waiting room. A wo man's gold watch, presumably belonR ing to one of the victims, lamlod in a fruit stand a block and a half away The Putin Ic Kept On. Through this violence the parade of CO. 000 continued without a biva'c. The veterans of the Crand Arr.y -of the Republic, waiting in steuart street to fall Into line, escaped death and proceeded with the march. Toe police arrested Frank Joseph son, a lodger In a sailor's hoarding house, who cried "I didn't do It! I didn't do It!" and trembled violently when he was being searched at the station house. The police said he had not been accused of anything. The warning sent to the newspa pers was signed "The determined ex iles from militaristic governments, Italy, Germany, United States, Rus sia." It said: "Editor: Our protests have been in vain in regards to this preparedness propaganda, so we are going to use a little direct action on the 22nd. which will echo around the earth and i-how that Frisco really shows how and that militarism cannot be forced on us and our children without a violent protest. "Things are going to happen to show that we will go to any extreme, the same as the controlling class, to preserve what little democracy we Ft ill have. Don't take this as a Joke, or you will be rudely awakened. Awaken (sic)! We have sworn to do our duty to the masses and only send warnings to those who are wise but who are forced to march to hold their Jobs, as we want to give only the hypocritical patriots who shout Tor war, but never go, a real taste of war. "Kindly ask the Chamber of Com merce to march in a solid body if they want to prove they are no cow ards. A copy has been sent to all th ; papers. Our duty has been done so far." Some of the foodies May be Covered ip forever. Charlotte Observer. The failure of searching parlies to find any trace of C. W. Klutzx, one of the derrick crew that went down u iih (ha Tnimnnt hi idee Sunday aft ernoon, July 16, or of the five col ored laborers who met tneir aeatn in iho roi'ine- waters of the Catawba at the same time leads those who have charge of the rescue work to have grave doubts whether their bodies will ever be recovered. The water was so high and so swift and cut so many new channels and deposited so much mud and silt and other debris that the men washed down the stream were probably burled under a great weight of earth. The con tinued rainfall and rising waters of the stream have added other diffi culties and while the patiol work has been conducted with exceptional vigilance and persistence, there has not been a trace discovered for the past two days and nights. The body of C. S. Barbee, section foreman, which was found Friday, was entirely covered with the exception of a part of one hand that was projecting. But for the very alert watch main tained, he might never have been found. While grave fears are enter tained by those in charge as to the recovery of the six bodies in the riv er, the search will be continued until all doubts have been removed. The five colored laborers missing are Andrew Scott and Will Ferguson of Charlotte, Tom Davis and Daniel Heath of Juneau and Tom Ashwood of McBee, S. C. PRY GOODS SELLINU HIGH The Market Is Steadily Advancing And the Propeeu Are That Unioa County IVople Will Experience Some Heal Hard Times In the Fu ture if the War KeeM Up, Union county people are today, with possibly tbe exception of the Civil War days, paying more for clothes and shoes than in the history of the county. There have been noticeable advances in all lines of clothing, and shoes are high. But the end is not yet In sight. Quota tions are getting higher and higher every few weeks, and there is much speculation in tbe markets. Sole leather has advanced 10 cents per pound since the European war be gan, and the price of shoes has ad vanced accordingly. Dealers seem to be shy both in the clothing and odds and ends market, and are only buying just enough to supply their current trade. A local merchant, in speaking of tbe high prices, said that he believ ed in ih course of a few months, pro vided the European war does not have a speedy termination. Union county people would be forced to make sacrifices to meet the cost of even bare necessities of life. This same dealer gave the following quo tations to show how sharp the ad vance has been in some lines: "Standard calicoes have advanced from 4 3-4 to 6 1-4 cents, and the market is very unsteady. Bleach domestics have climbed from 7 1-4 to 9 1-4 cents, an increase of an even two cents per yard. Staple ginghams. which are used largely in this coun ty, have increased from 4 1-2 to 6 3-4 cents, an increase of over two cents per yard, while wide sheetings have Increased from 17 to 20 cents Cheviots have advanced about 2 cents per yard, with prospects for a big ger raise. Percales have advanced 2 1-4 cents per yard, while Indigo Blue Hickory shirtings have advanced from 7 1-4 to 9 3-4 cents. "Overhalls have gone out of night Many dealers find it unprofitable to even handle them and have accor dingly cut out this line altogether. Overhall denims have Increased 5 1-2 cents per yard, which accounts large- ly for the enormous Increase in the price of overhalls." The situation Is not entirely con fined to dry goods merchants, but nl- so in the grocery lines. Prices on staple groceries have already advane ed, and there Is no prospect for a reduction for some time. UNION COI'XTY TO UK KEPP.E- SE.NTID AT (i. O. I. HALEY "Uncle Joe" Cannon Will Spek, nnd Also Mr. .1. J. Parker Big liar. hecue and Other Attractions in ( Inn lot te Sat m day. Union county Republicans are eagerly looking forward to next Sa turday, when a large number of that faith will' journey to Charlotte to at tend the big G. O. P. rally that will open the campaign in this state with a rousing speech from "Uncle Joe Cannon and Representative William A. Rodenburg, both of Illinois. Oth er opening guns will be lireti by such Str.te-wlde Republican leaders as Mr J. J. Parker of Monroe, nominee for Attorney General; Frank A. Linney, nominee for Governor; and Hon. lorn Settle of Ashevllle. Mr. Jno. E. Haig lor, one of the jovial old Republicans of the county, was in town Saturday and Invited several Democrats up to the meeting. He said he wanted to get the "demmies" on the mourners bench. A big barbecue dinner will be serv ed, and other interesting features will mark the day. Mr. Gilmer Joyce is chairman of the entertainment committee from this county, and lie has tickets for all of the attractions which can be secured by making ni plication to him. Reports from all over the county state that there will be a big bunch of the members of the Grand Old Tarty in Charlotte Saturday. The day will be featured by two events: the Republican county con vention In the morning at 10 o'clock at the courl house when a full coun ty ticket will be nominated, and the presidential ratification rally and bar becue at Lakewood In the afternoon. The county convention will be for Re publicans of Mecklenburg while the rally at Lakewood will be for the pub lie generally, with Republicans at tending from all sections of Piedmont Carolina. The visit of Uncle Joe Cannon and Representative Rodenberg will be a notable event. Mr. Cannon Is a North Carolinian, a native of Guil ford county, while Mr. Rodenburg is widely connected throughout the State and has visited in North Caro lina quite often. Owing to the fact that they will be going out at three tn the afternoon, there will be no ef fort made to have a reception In their honor or anything of that sort. The Program is as Follows: 11:00 A. M. Address of Welcome, J. F. Newell, of Charlotte. 11:15 A. M. John J. Parker. Mon roe, Republican candidate for Attor ney General, will Introduce Frnnk V Linney, Republican candidate rot governor. 12 Noon Augustus It. Price, sills- bury, will Introduce Hon. William A. Rodenberg, of Illinois. At the con clusion of Mr. Rodenberg's address, John M. Morehead, Charlotte, will present Thomas Settle. Ashevllle, who will Introduce Hon. Joseph Gurney Cannon, of Illinois. Dinner. 2:30 P. M. J. F. Newell. Char lotte, will Introduce Chas. E. Green, Republican candidate for Congress Ninth District. The brick manufacturer has some excuse for wanting the earth. TOM IS THE CHAMPION HOKSE-MIOEIt IN CXH'NTY Mr. MelgH Ha Set Out to Put on 4IMMI Pair Shoe During Thl Yrai, ami He Already Has 2uttl Palm to His Credit lUIn, lUin, lUin Nothing But Haia. Correspondence of The Journal. Winrate, July 23. Rain. rah;, rain. Heavy showers every day. The weather man seems to be practicing tbe hydropathic treatment on this old earth and from all signs the patient is responding wondriul!y; for there seems to be more life ami vital ener gy in it than we have seen in .i long time. The whole face cf the "yratu" seems clothed in living green around here, except Cemetery Ihil and Dr. Jerome's cotton patch, and even these, on close inspection, lmw a flight tint cf green in spots. All farm operations are suspended for the time and the farmers can only watch, waint and hope. Let's be patient in the meantime however, for all will come right in time. Miss Annie James, our operator at "central," went home Wednesday to be with her parents, who are both afflicted In some way. Miss Etta Williams is supplying for Miss James. Her friends and family were de lighted to find Mrs. Dan Howard so far recovered as to be able to return to her home near Union church Fri day. Mrs. Howard's mother, Mrs. Calvin Nash, will spend sometime with her daughter to aid her in her household duties until all danger of a setback is over. These are fine days for the Spit and Argy Club to get in their work; only there is most too much wind. Mr. Garrison of Waxhaw was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sullivan, of Wingate. Sunday. Esq. H. K. Helms, Lem Watson and perhaps some others, took a trip to Charlotte Thursday. They travel ed by automobile. They report crops between Monroe and Charlotte as be ing in desperate condition. Some too far gone to be rescued in time to make any thing to speak of. Pretty much the same down this way, in spols, at least. The hearts of his many friends and relatives were deeply grieved at the news of the death of Mr. Willie R. Free, our assistant telegraph operator here, which occurred early Saturday morning. Mr. Free had been in feeble health for a long time am! while small hope was entertained for his ultimate recovery, the end cai e somewhat as a surprise to his fam'-ty and Intimate friends. Mr. Fief? was highly esteemed by a host of friends who deeply mourn his de parture. He was a incniher of the Baptist church. The body was laid In Its final resting place in the Mea dow Branch cemetery Sunday after noon In the presence of quite a num ber of friends and relatives. Pastor Black conducting funeral services. The deceased Is survived by a widow and three little girls, besides a num ber of other relatives, unknown to the writer. All cf whom have the deepest sympathy of our community In this sad hour through which they are passing. The opening service of (he pro tracted meeting were held at n Methodist church by pastor Taylor. The prospects for a full attendance at these meetings Is rather gloomy at present owing to almost continual showers. Mr. Tom J. Meigs nnd little daughter. Inez, of Marshville spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. O. P. f . at The Lone Oak. Tom surely is entitled to the championship as the greatest horse-shoer anywhere In this region. "I Mi out,." said Tom. "at the beginning of this year to put 4000 pairs of mule and horse shoes." To show how he is progress ing with his task, he told the writer Sunday morning that he had put on 201)3 pairs to date, July 22. and had lost several Jobs on account of sick ness and other causes. His biggest single days work was that of the first Saturday In July. That day he put on 53 pairs. His output for last week was 171 pairs. Now if anybody can beat (his record he may have the cake and all that goes with It. Messrs. ArUy Smith and Percy Wall of Baden were visitors to Win gate Sunday. These gentlemen say- that high prices are being paid for hands on the big works about Uaiten and the great dam on the Narrows. Well, it is still raining and I am weary and am feeling quite 'fagged out." Mr. Jones will not go out on his route today, so I will have tn send It to the office some other way In or der to be In time for publication. To those of mv friends who are so kind as to help me In the making up of our Wingate letter, be sure to get vour Items to the writer by 10 o'clock each Monday and Thursday in order that they may appear in the following Issue of The Journal. Good time now to overhaul the old mower and rake ns the prospects for hay Is Indeed encouraging. Let's go fishing. O. P. T. An Old Time Auction Sale. So little Is said these days about the days of slavery that the following old paper, which Is on file at the clerk's office, may he of Interest: Sale of Negroes. Boy George, bid off by William P. Robinson for the sum of $78i; Boy Byer, bid off by William P. Robinson for the sum of $850; Boy Joe, bid off by William P. Robinson for the sum of $600; Rene. Issaac, Amos and Tom. bid off by William P. Robinson for the sum of $1500. The total was $3730. The above was a sale of negroes by administrator. It Is not known who was the executor, or the estate they were the property of. PltOPEItTY VALUE FOK YEAU. Figure Compiled by Register of hwil Ung show That the County Valuation ThU Year Amount to Nearly Mne .Millions The White and Colored by Township. Register of D-eds Long has been working hard balancing up the list takers' books of the county for the tax valuations of 1916. He has Just completed them and is now ready to begin figuring the taxes. He finds that the increase for tin year was something over three quar ters of a million dollars. The tot.il for this ye;T is Sit.T-IT.231. of which ?:t5!l.lKt; is property of colored peo ple and Js.SS.otJS the property of white people. By townships the val uations ate as follows: Lanes Creek hite. $3X9.413; colored. $.;o.9iX; total $420,393. Bul'ord White, $77.151; colored. $:!i. 2Ntf; total $7U7.4S7. Jackson - While. IT31.K.-3; col ored. $30,560; total $782,413. Sandy Ridge White. $fit4.967; colored. $37.5'J6; total. $702,. IS:!. Vance White. $3!l2.S37; colored. $18,823; total. $404. 660. Goose Creek White, $741,r,K6; colored. $:'(). 2!i3; total. $761. 9M. New Salem White. $566,333; col ored. $1,748; total. $5C8.0K1. Marshville White, $962.!t8; col ored, $74,242; total. $1,047,230. Monroe White. $?. 227.805; col ored. $98,668; total, $3.oo2.473. The commissioners yesterday lev ied the same rate as last year, which Is 88f3c for all townships except Monroe and Sandy Ridge. Monroe is $1.033. and Sandy Ridge is $1.12. HELP IIE-EI.ECT WILSON Mr. It. It. Kedwine is Receiving Con tiibutioiis to Help the Democrat in in NovemlM'r. There is no doubt but what Wood row Wilson is one of the best presi dents we've ever had, but the Repub licans are determined to beat him this year. Money is needed to carry on the campaign lots of it. and Mr. R. B. Redwine has offered his services to receive contributions from Monroe and Union county. He has already received the following contributions: R. A. Monow $2.50 S. O. Blair l.ort E. C. Carpi nter l.O'i D. F. Eubanks l.nu A. M. Stack Loo Frank Armlield l.oe F. It. Ashcrart Mm 11. B. Clark l.tio Cash 50 A. F. Stevens 1.00 R. C. Griffin & Bro l.Oo J. R. Shute l.tm The Sikes Co 1.00 D. A. Houston l.on R. W. Lemniond l.Oo W. S. Blakeney Mm) J. II. Lee 1.00 J. C. M. Vann 1.00 W. J. Pratt l.oo GOVERNOR CKAKi CALLS l-'Olt AID FOK SI I I'ERERS The Flood Disaster Hiis Caused S:t Much SiilV.i in- Thai Aid Must he P.eiidered at Once, The flood relief appeal proclama tion, issued Saturday night from Raleigh, on authority of Governor Craig follows: "To the people of North Carolina: A great disaster has befallen a larpe region of our State; hundreds of peo ple are homeless and helpless. i this time I cannot describe the " tent oi' the damnge done by un precedented floods of July 15 and 1 i, nor can I undertake to porlniy .he present and prospective suffering, by reason of the fact that Ashevllle Ikh been cuff from communication with the outside world I could not b u. promptly and adequately Informed cf conditions as others. But I am low prepared to say that In the mountain sections along our western streams, large and small, running eastward from Wilkes on the north to Ruther ford on the south the floods haw swept away not only the homes and the growing crops but even the laud themselves of hundreds, if not thou sands, of our fellownien and women. They are in distress and many of them utterly destitute and hclplo:. Their all has been swept awwv in a night. "Now, therefore. I Locke Cr,ii'. Governor of the State of North Caro lina, am calling upon our genomic , people to respond to the cry of these who have been so terribly stricken. There Is every reason to believe tl:.i many will for weeks have to he sup plied with the necessities of life, in order that they may be sustained in til they can find a means of liveli hood. It Is but right that our entire peopte should share this burden reasonable that the people In regions of the Slate in which no damage wis done, where crops were spared Mid homes undisturbed, should open their hearts in generous giving. "I understand that a number of lo cal subscriptions have been started anil that at least two relief commit tees have begun work, f take oc casion rather, to commend them. At the same tlim the disaster Is so ex tensive, the work of relief so great, that I feel constrained to appoint a committee of general relief and to authorize It to take subscriptfons and to appropriate funds as needs appear. Every dollar shall be accounted for, nnd every penny shall go to relieve actual need. "Subscriptions may be sent to Edward E. Britton, chairman, Raleigh. N. C. "I am sure our people, once they realize the distress of their fellow North Carollnans, will be quick to pour nut their money In this noble cause," J. H. LEE CHAIRMAN v Of HOSPITAL BOARD DIHEtTOIlS EXPECTED TO PUSH WORK ItHillT AWAY .Mr. I. A. Houston Secretary and Treasurer as Result of First Meet ing Yesterday Will Meet With the )M tois This Afternoon May lie ride to Erect a llruk lluild'ing Are Itelennincd That Monroe and Union County shall Have a Good Hospital. The directors of the Ell. n Fitzger ald Hospital held their lirM lormal meeting in the office of the Monroo Telephone Company yesterday morn ing, with all members present. An Informal meeting had been previously held at which time Mr. S. O. Blair was elected a member of the board in place of Mr. Charles Iceman, who waa unable to serve. Mr. James H. L'e was elected rhaitman of the board and Mr. D. A. Houston secretary and t easurer. both unanimously. The nine directors are as follows: James H. Lee, D. A. Houston, Dr. J. M. Belk, W. E. Cason. S. O. Blair. R. F. Beasley, A. M. Stack. H. A. Shute and J. W. Laney. At an informal discussion in which much determination and enthusiasm prevailed, it was decided that the first thing to do was to call the local phy sicians to get their advice and sug gestion. The County Medical Society was requested to meet with the Direc tors when they hold their regular meeting on the first Monday in Aug ust. In the mean time, the physicinns in reach were asked to meet with the board this afternoon at the residence of the late Mrs. Fitzgerald which was so graciously donated by her to the city for the purpose of a hospital. This meeting will be held at five thir ty this afternoon. It was felt that the first thing to do was to get the ideas cr the doctors as to what was needed and to secure their cordial co operation in the undertaking. It was also decided to have meetings later wilh the Woman's Club and the pas tors of the churches of the city for the purpose of securing the co-operation of the whole community in the undertaking. The directors feel that it is up to th'Mii to get at the feeling: of the people generally before under taking ar.y ih-nniie plans as well j,s tr I'tt th.'1 expert opinion of t he :!o tors. They wish to lay the plans broad and deep for the benefit of the whole county as well as Monroe and to have an institution that every doctor in the county would be' glad to send his pa tients to, and to conduct it upon snchr rules of fairness and efficiency that all physicians could feel that their pa tients would have the very best that the institution could offer, and as good ns was offered anywhere. In placing Mr. Lee in nomination as permanent chairman of the board. Dr. Belk spoke of the win k and caieml attention which would be re required of the man who was selected to do this work, and paid a tribute to tho wisdom, interest, and zeal which Mr. Lee Was ceilaln to give it. Dr. Belk also stated that while a great many things had been proposed which Mon roe ci'iild not do, hciv is one dinnitt?. great thing that she could do. and for which tin- way had been made plain by the ciit of Mrs. Fitzgerald. He also said that nothing could be done which would mean more good to tho people of the county and town, both from a humanitarian standpoint and from a standpoint or financial saving. Hundreds of people are compelled, he said, to go from the county to other places (very year for hospital treat ment. They often have to pay enor mous fees and added to these the heavy traveling expenses of the pa tients, their families nnd friends. By having a hospital here much of thia touhl be saved and the patients would be right at home where they could bo easily seen by their relatives and friends, and being at home would in Itself take away much of the dread that people fed when they are com pelled to go to a hospital. Mr. Blair, Mr. Stack, nnd in fat t all of the di rec to: s xpoke hop fully of the undei tak ing and ft It sure that the poop It would do whatever it was decided to be necessary to do in order to have a t!.-; t-cl.tss insiitutii n. The States Hie Trip. Your attention Is again called t the Statesville trip net Saturday. the 2 ! t n . All cars going from Mon roe. ad east and south of Monroe will assemble at the court house Ffiuare not later than five thirty o'clock Saturday morning. Cars go ing from the west and north or Mon roe will meet the Monroe party on West Trade street. Charlotte, at 7 o'clock. This will be a trip full of Interest to the farmers, and every farmer who owns a car and can con veniently do so is requested to gT and carry two or three of his neigh bors. If you have no cur see your neighbor who has one and arrange to go with him hv being one of a number to pay running expenses. are planning other trips of InteresC to farmers to be taken later. Let everyone be on time. T. J. W. BROOM. lniMiitant. Don't stay away from the asnnv'I meeting of the Farmers' Mutual Fl're Insurance Company next Saturday. 21'th. . This meeting will be held at one o'clock. Instead of I wo, and ev ery member is expected to be present. If you are dissatisfied with anything: come to the annual meeting and talk it over. This is the time that anr feature of the by-laws can be changed If the members desire It. Come out and let us hear from vou. W. H. rillFER, President.
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