Shut St Sons, has accepted a position ,
Monroe and Union County Five Years Ago
clothia? hcu.5e of George S. :
. Ftirlr returned a few '
V
'Copy oi First Edition of S
Mr. II. W. !Urg;ss of Cary is visit- terri.:. g.ished and uianpltd. Ho
Mr. li. C. Griffin loft Urt nht for ; S. C. Tuesuay cpt his u.ur.j
i- , .!. . - . t sr oarnzerous. Mr. Woir is a yean ,
Grif.-in and Cou.??v. , i-jc- atl is a sen cf kit? .a..
Miss Grace Austin of Wadesbr.T:-avy U-.r.
has bn visiting Mr. K. C. s- v- Mr. 1'hifer FuUawUer 1 b
eral days. m.-n-'-.vl tomorrow wb.s? at
Mr. J. G. Baucem. who fcaa beoa oJcWk to Mi. Lrui Auaxns of
hone sick for a month, yesterday n- .CoIuk.o. The event will take ll.iu
mated his school at Hehron ia West at the bride s home in that C -nd
Vrnro tcw-whin :no couple will leave there at cncv?
Mr . L ilL has m to fr M,nroe. Here thijr will arrive
Chipley. Fla.. to -look around- a bit. , Thursday morning and spend a wo, k
Mr. Frank Richardson returned 1 wrh the grooms part-nt. and fun
Satnrdiv from ?---ord Fla. lav- r P'nps. Ttv.i.-.
toSSVMS'heV of Wol:es- whore Mr Ful.ider will ro n
vllle jumped from a bupcy last Au- , P ;wta t :he . ork Giant
gust ia a runawav and grained her j Mr. L. C. lllckett. who is la i tae
ankle. She is just now able to walk ; wholesale grocery business at .V -without
crutches. ' u'a- ls visiting here.
Mr J Price of Sandy Rlde. ' Mr. Hoiaer Benton, who is prae
who slipped' on the ice three weeks tioins law in Statesville Is visiting
ago and badly sprained his ankle, is . hi" mother Mrs. O. G. Low der
III able to be out on crutches. ! Col. V. K Henry the -lH.palift
Miss Velma Morrow of Albemarle, statesman, who used to speak in theM
on her way to atttad the Junior part. ; for a h .if day at the tmieU
-cckitsc at Davids -n. is spending spending the day ia town. Mr. Henry
acme time wi'h her cousin. Miss now lives in Charlotte and is a local
FrtMen Whltflold. ' Republican po.itician.
V . mi. i. rir Waft A Jir-rnrt snent last week
.V'. U. it. urue Ol urfeawue i , - -
vis.iing his mother. Mrs. Laura Bruce , n the stock section cf irin.a.
Of Bufcrd township, who Mas pneu- iog weii tu "
monia. Mr.. Bruce' sister. Mrs. J. communities famous for poinl horses.
B Bruce of Greenville, is also visit- He bought a bug?- horse for himsel..
in e her ! -Ir- u- l- Lounsbury. sales man-
Mr. Thos. W. Doster and family aper of the Piedmont Buggy Com
of Boston. Mass.. arrived here last pany. who lives in Mrs Davis Arm
Tuesdav and will probably make field's house on bouth Chuch street.
Monroe' their home. Mr. Doster left had aa experience Saturday night he
this countv about thirty years ago. , will not soon forget. It was he
Many citizens of the eastern part explosion of aa oil stove in a second
of town were treated to a clean walk ; floor bed room, and the eminent dan
ud town Suadav morning by Mr. J.iger of a total loss of property, if not
H Beckley. He had rigged up a; of life, and last but not least the
enow Plow early and before any one, jumping out of a second story win
knew it had shoveled the snow off . dow during the wild snow storm of
Of several of the principal sidewalks, .'that night. About nine o clock Mr.
Mabel Simpson, the thirteen year Lounsbury went up and lighted Ins
old' daughter of Mr. J. E. Simpson of : oil stcve and left the room to got
Jackson township, was badlv scalded warm, at ton he heard the baby in
last Tuesday while carrving a tub of ; the adjoining room cry and went up
boil-in" water. The tub fell from the to see about it and found smoke. On
girl's hands and her limbs vere entering the room where he had lei t
terriblv burned. There is hope for t"c stove, he found the floor, the bod.
her recovery. !,he ?tove EnJ iho Durcau in A-mes.
North Carolina. South Carolina. He matched up the slove and threw
Northe Georgia, and Fa?t Tenn- it thmugh the windov. Then he got
essee .,t the snow Saturday night, 'a blr.nket an put out the fire in
the deepest of the season, a blizzard, other placer. Then he f":ml hnn
with the temperature below zero at self en fire and he jumped out the
manv points visited, the northern window and rolled in the snow till
gecti'oa of the country, and rain foil ; he himself wa? safe. Ho was in a
in the southern. dangerous place and cn!y quick
Mr rthur Weir, whil? working at , thinking and quicker action saved
a saw mill in the lower part of Jack-. the day. Fortunately Mr. Lounsbury
son township last Tuosdav was causht himself was not serio lsly hurt, and
bv the saw nad had his right sidelth property daiiiag" was n t great.
11 " r-rUiAeS":?M with A. C. Jchnscr.. V;; ; K VV vj
,:,r1OOl7IniLw.FVPrBsl ? S W.B,naett Wf .J'i.. :1 JS . - 1
j W a sevcu. Trade, . Kj i $ fti' -7 rfcM7, J
,n..NTM P. ,.-.K I.K IH.1IT waa la ,0W-3 yesterday ard will !a j L.' V? V-11 i,'!j4f fr ' j, M iv.; if p4 lW V ;
Wh.,, , S,ndiM -e fcem.,le hy --
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Want tt Stop 1'logKitia.
(W. T. Bost in Greensboro News.)
To the prison reformers in house
and senate are added local organiza
tions which are demanding better
convict treatment and this week,
which will really see some legislation,
will decide whether there is to be any
material Improvement in camps or
not.
The directors of the Woman's club
Saturday afternoon pa.-sed resolu
tions urging the passage of the Boas
ley bill, which would abolish corporal
punishment. The club members were
direct as they always are about pie
seating their opinions. Their resolu
tion reads:
"Whereas th" con.-iitution of North
Carolina forbids the inll'ction of cruel
and unusual punishment; and,
"Whorens the public eonsci''.:"''' d
plores the continued ichumn;:o vnt
nient of prisoners in North uuu'i.n;
and
"WhrMS a bill has boon Introduc
ed by Hon. li. F. Beasloy at the pres
ent session of the general assembly
which will, if enacted Into law, for
bid corporal punishment in disciplin
ing of prisoners in this state; now,
therefore,
.'Be it resolved by the Women's
Club of the city of Raleigh, that we
most heartily indorse th provisions
of the bill Introduced by Mr. Boaslcy.
and we desire to place ourselves on
record as favoring the pasage of this
bill and the passage of other meas
ures which have boon Introduced at
the present sesson of the general a-5-Eembly
lookng to the betterment cf
prison conditions in North Carolina
and for the protection and care of
dependent famalies cf the prisoners."
If the Beasley's an'.l-corporal pun
ishment bill should pas it is suffi
cent to reach the county. Sia:!larly
the Turner bill -would cover every
thing in the nature of reform now
needed at the rtate farm. Both bills
would make corporal punishment im
possible. As the legislature now looks !t
would be difflcult to g?t a bill
through, though the admitted excess
of floggings would bo reduced If a
measure of the right character could
pet a start. Those who heard the
testimony of the prison supervisors.
Captains Khem .nd Christian, were
greatly impressed with the fatally
easy device of whipping. In the
same period that Captain Hhem, the
kindly spirited Confederate, whipped
only 10 for "indifference to work,"
Captain Christian, who weighs 2fii,
whipped 110. Both used the lash for
the Fame offense. Not a man who
commented upon the circumstances
doubt"d Captain Christian's readi
ness with the whip. Those who would
do not a thing to hurt Captain Chris
tain would likewise throw a little
! more protection about the men whom
i the captain would hurt. He testl-
fled a few days ago that he never
.(logged in anger, always cooled be
! fore he warmed the other fellow, r.l
ways whips "as a matter of busi
ness," as he put it to acquit himself
I of personal feeling.
It is testitled by former prironrs
that Captain Christian's "business"
was a ' howling success." He whip
ped 221 in IS months and Captain
Hhem 81 in the same time. Captain
I'heam in many instances did not use
the whip but superintended it.
Raleigh people, should they fail to
got the whipping law repealed, will
prosecute Engineer Miller in the
courts and send the case to the su
premo court if it is resisted, They
want the courts to say whether the
convict whirping.? are legal.
The court has not reached that
point because it could decide ap
peals on other Issues. Nippur and
Johnson cf the Wake force beat
wiihout authority. So ('.id Mincher
of Lenoir county. But whether the
art of whipping itself is unlawful and
unconstitutional, the courts have not
raid. They will b given the chance
to do so.
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The Register
: p. l ti. inn, ca
;lous to serve
..:.un;y. for it
h-.s but few
ts guiding stars
A Difficult Pasture.
"I thotifht you were pr?achin;r,
Uncle Bob." said the Colonel, to
whcr.i tha elderly negro had applied
fcr a jib.
"Yessah, Ah wuz," replied Uncle;
"but Ah gues Ah ain't smaht enough
to expound de Scriptures. Ah almost
rtarved to doff tryin' to explain de
true m?anin' uv de line what say?
'De Gospel am free.' Dom fool nig
grhs thought dat it meant dat Ah
wuzu't to git no salary."
Tha Quinine That Does Not Affect Tas Kesl
Ptcnu-ie of iti tonic mi l laxative fflc.-t, LAXA
TIVH EROMO Ol'lXINEis bettcrthan ordinary
On. nine and due not caune rrrrru-,ne r. r
rinir In head. Rrmein'irr fie nament-d
look iur the signature of K. W. OKOVK. iic
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Previ
V.'I.ile rsas;u'.l25 r.n (!'. dek thj
ether d.iy. one if the n embers of
The Jojrar.l force came r -ros- a copy
cf the fr-t edition v: t.'e Mcsroo
Re;.:er. a weekly paper wh'ih was
e.Ntabii.-OKd here Oct. ?. l$ v. by G.
M. iier.sley. now one of the proprie
tors of Thv? Journal, nr.d the late M.
A. Underwood. Inquiry revealed the
fact that the life of The RtgiMer was
of short duration, as it was mixed rr
in a lot of newspaper ': -. involv
ing the late Watt Eoy'J i". A". Point
er. TV. C. W.dfe and
wood.
The Register was ; ; ir
old Charlotte Ohserv .r
was bought by rvr. v ,
that paper stispended ;
a while. He brougV.
Monroe, and sold it ."
word and lieary.
mains of the old oi:1
be foi nd in a half d
scattered over this t
In its salutatory,
spoke li';e a you:. '
thusicstic sf.d eve ?
the state and :
says: "The Rc-gistt r
promises to make. !
will be right ;.nd jV'-wee. and it will
endeavor to follow -..here they may
lea l, regardless of r -iseuit nev s. It
does not txpect to ;' ase everybody,
but will endeavor to pro.-ent its views
in such a i:;a?iner as to avoid offense
to any fair-minded man. even though
he miy entertain contrary opinions."
The then young proprietors and
editors cf The Register evidently had
no wonderful dreams of securing a
State-wide circulation, judging by the
following extract from the salutatory:
"It will be esentially a Union county
paper, and will at all times be found
ready to do all in its power to ad
vance the interests of the people of
the entire county."
Politics was the salvation of many
newspapers in those days, and on
this phase cf the newsjaper policy.
The Register said: "In politics we
believe in and will advocate the prin
ciples of Democracy, but reserve the
privilege of critici.-ing and condemn
ing nil measures we may consider
detrimental to the interests of the
people, in matter from what source
they may originate."
Wedding gossip is still Indulged In
by newspapers cf today, Just like The
Register, which said in its "Register
ed lirlefs" column: "Madam Rumor
says several weddings will occur in
Monroe ia the near future." It al
so boosted home merchants like the
enterprising merchants of today, in
the following item: "The Register
will reach thousands of readers this
week, and it extends a cordial invi
tation to each and every one to come
to Monroe to do their fall trading.
Our merchants are clever, reliable
gentlemen, have large stocks from
which to make selections, and goods
are sold at the lowest living prices.
Don't take our word for it, but come
aud see for y(.ur.;t If."
When tho farmers bf today, who
have utilized modern farming me
thod. to a la '"go extent, remember
the methods carried on twenty and
thirty years a.o, tliey usually smile.
Uut, accordin-; to The Register, im
provements Were even noted in tint
day. In this respect, it said: "L'ni:n
county is essentially an agri'ultu'a!
county, and it affords The Register
a gr-at d :;1 of pleasure to uote the
great pogrcss that has been made in
farming of late years. The improv
ed methods of cultivation, the many
handsome and comfortable country
residences and numerous other im
provements pn chiim the fact that our
perplv? have failon into line and are
marching in the ranks of progress
and Lnprow'iK-nt. And the end Is
net yet; The Register wrnis to sec
the day when ever farm in Union
the day when every farm In Union
every farmer wi'.l be free from debt
aul mortgages and when every hoy
and girl will hne a good, practical
education. Let us all go to work
and striv" for still grander achteve
i.H'Cts in the future than we have yet
attained."
Some of the items in the persona!
and local column, which will prcb
ably be of interest to mrny of The
Journal's older readers, are: D. 15.
Wolfe of Charlotte spent last Sunday
in Monroe; W. L. Woif has return
ed from a visit to Rutherfordton;
Le lhjwie is cow with Stevens &
Phifer; Dr. IZ. R. Durris of Rocky
River w,v in town yesterday; Mr. and
Mrs. Z. T. King have been visiting
relatives in Kershaw county; Misses
N'annle and llessie Everett or Rock
ingham are visiting Mrs. John Crow;
Mrs. H. C. Dcekery and children of
Rockingham are visiting Mrs. John
Crow; Miss Ida Harkey has bev.-n
visiting friends in and around Mat
thews; Miss Lizzie Uelk of Lancas
ter ei unty is visiting hr (unt, Mrs.
Jotiii :i. Simpson; Sandy McClelland
was kicked by a horse a tew davs ago,
but l.i ab'.e to be out; It. II. Wilson,
one of the most popular young men
In Monroe, left a few days tgo on a
Texas prospecting trip; D. D. Heath
has been in Lancaster lookln? after
his farming interests; J. A. ..larshall,
one of Wadesboro's clever busine-g
men, w?s In Monroe a few days ago;
J. E. W. Austin has been in Chester
field county on a business trip for a
few days; Ben Hasty has taken a
position in the Stewart House and is
well qualified for the work; M!ss
Maggie Howie, who has been spend
ing the summer at Elowini; Rock, re
turned home a few days ago; Frank
Thomas has a position at the New
York Racket, and Mill b? pleased to
have his. friends' call on him; Rev. c.
W. Belk passed through Monroe ves
terday oil his way to visit his father
!n this county: Miss Kate Simpson
daughter of Esq. C. N. Simpson, lef
luesnay to enter r.aston coi!o?c.
ias; win Mcciarty, formerly
of Uoo-e Creek is now with the p-pu- ; t-
!ar f.nu of llerta & Vill;.-.nssn: j VSj'-T-'
Mis 1 izz'e Simnson. a rr.o.-t est! ma- Ptjfe:""
ble young lady o; our town, h?s crrn
to V.'axhaw t ta'e charge of McCain
Brothers' Millinery lepu-
Nina Adam 1ms been compelled on'
account of treuble with her eyes, to'
return from Greensboro college, and
will, in a week or si. go to Haltl
r.jcie for treatment; D. D. Heath
says he has beM'n too busy opening
and marking h's maniouth stock of
t'.'i : t . - up an advertisement
tor ":': i" .,,;!. r this wee'.;, but v. ill
tell itadei-3 e. some startling bar
gains in fui".: issues; Mr. V. II.
Belk of the N-w York Racket, after
which ; spending three weeks in New York,
e when j buying goods f i r his fall trade, re-
turnei! .'.ion. lay ana is once more
chedd!rp his genial countenance on
his many friends and customers."
Among the advertisers were: Mon
roe Mich School. A. S. Morrison. Dr.
S. L. Montgomery. Dr. Y. B. Hous
ton, io-nth Jc Williamson, J. Shute
& Sons. J. R. English & Co.. Dry &
Co.. A. T. Latta. J. D. Tarker. V. II.
Fitzgerald. Dr. J. W. Stevenson. Dr.
W. C. Ramsey, J. J. Vann. Union In
stitute, New York Racket, C. W.
Bruncr, and W. S. Nelson.
Wur, School Bonn!, the Xesr and
Ben Tillman.
Mr. T. C. Eubanks, Mho lives in
the Trinity section of grand old Bu
ford, got hemmed around a tire by
rain last Saturday long enough to
give The Journal reporter his opinion
on Germany and war. and the elec
tion cf school boards by the people;
ending by telling a yarn on the South
Carolina negro would-be voter and
Ben Tillman.
The gentleman from Buford ls n
rather interesting talker. He proved
by his conversation that he keeps up
with current events, from township
news to the International situation.
He thinks that war with Germany is
now inevitable, consequently, he
thinks the quicker we roll up t.ur
sleeves and go after it, the better for
all concerned. He sorter agrees with
Mr. Parker that we might be left out
in the cold to fight Germany alone
if we don't swing in line with the al
lies and help finish. Mr. Eubanks
hasn't much of an opinion of the way
President Wilson handled the Mexi
can situation. Of course he is glad
wedidin't have to fight, but he
couldn't see any good of sending the
militia clown to the border unless
Uncle Sam wanted to spend a little
of his money, thereby furnishing n
free trip and a little excitement to
the hoys.
Mr. Eubanks Is a little disappoint
ed in the legislature for not giving
the people the right of electing their
school boards. Of course, as he s tii'.
Messrs. Price aud I'easley did their
best, but politics wore against them.
The compromise bill amounts to
about the same as .nothing, but that
kind of compromise dosen't hit Mr.
Eubanks in the right spot. He thinks
t lie Pepublicar.3 ought to have the
right to elect their school boards the
Suine ns the Democrats. There are
s good Republicans as Democrats,
and their politics shouldn't hinder
t'icin from sharing in the operation
end responsibility of cur school sys-
:n. The principle is the importpnt
tiling to Mr. Eubanks. Our present
school board and superintendent are
all right, he said, ar.d the chances are
they will be elected at the polls. It
is a question entirely of rule by the
people.
When the inevitable negro ques
tion came up Mr. Eubanks told about
a negro going before a South Caro
line Registrar to have his name put
down on the election books. The
judge handed him a Bible, opening it
at one of the chapters in which men
Men was made of the Supreme Be
ing, and told him to rend it. The
negro read it pretty well. The Judge
didn't want that negro's mine to go
on the books, so he asked h'm to tell
him who the Supreme Being was.
The negro scratched his head. "Boss,
I tells you, I don't know who it
mought be, 'less its Ben Tillman."
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