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Local and Personal.
Mr. Frank Marshall spent Sun
day here with friend.
Mr. W. C. Stack, cashier of the
Bank of Union. is confined to his
home with Illness.
Mrs. C. C. Bennett and children
of Wadesboro are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. S. S. Richardson.
Mr. William Lee. who Is con
nected with the Salisbury Efird store,
spent Easter here with his mother.
Mrs. W. S. Lee.
Mr F. C. Enell was appointed a
list taker for Sandy Ridge township,
instead of F. C. Crane, as stated In
The Journal.
Mr. B. rhilllrs of Buford town
ship and Miss Mollie Keilah of Vance
township were married by Esq. M. L.
Flow at his residence Sunday after
noon. Mr. Fred Polk, son of Mr. Billy
Tolk. formerly of Monroe, but now
of Charlotte, has enlisted in the
United States army. He Is stationed
at Fort Thomas, Ky.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Klrby
Hough, of Chester, a daughter, one
day last week. Mrs. Hough Is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Horn.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Secrest had
as Easter guests their two sons, Mr.
John Secrest. who is a dentist at
Winston-Salem, and Mr. Vann Se
crest, superintendent of the Granite
Falls graded schools.
-Among those who spent Easter
here with relatives were: Misses An
nie and Claudie Sanders, Coker Col
lege, Hartsville; Mr. Robert Lee,
Woodberry Forest, Va.; and Messrs.
Sam and Tom Lee, Trinity College,
Durham.
Mr. B. II. Trull. U. S. A., station
ed at Manila. Philippine Islands,
writes his mother, Mrs. Bessie Trull,
who lives in Vance township, that he
enjoys army life. He has been sta
tioned In the Philippine Islands for
about seven months.
Messrs. Ernest Broom, Hamp
ton Price and Cletis Deal, students
at Trinity College, spent EaBter at
home. The college boys are drilling
and preparing to enlist. The college
authorities will graduate the seniors
in June even if they enlist before
that date.
Mr. W. S. Lee, who returned
yesterday from Battle Creek, Mich.,
says there seems to be more en
thusiasm over the prospect of actual
war with Germany than there is down
here. Flags are flying everywhere In
Michigan, and when the band plays
"America" everything goes wild.
"I've been picking cotton," said
Mr. W. M. Sell to a Journal report
er when he was In town Saturday.
He then went on to explain that it
was some of his 1914 crop, which
had become slightly damaged by
weather. He replcked it and sold It
for somothlng ever twenty cents a
pound. He made a pile of money off
the four bales he had saved for high
er prices Instead of selling It In 1914
when cotton was only bringing six
and seven cents a pound. Mr. Sell,
who lives In the Pleasant Hill sec
tion, Is noted for breeding thorough
bred I. O. C. hogs.
Mr. T.L.Crowell has written the
Cuban Minister at Washington as fol
lows: "Dear Sir: I am writing to
request the gift from you of a flag of
your country. I am not asking for
the flag as. a gift, not on account of
Its intrinsic value, but because I want
it to come as a gift. If the flag Is re
ceived in this way. It will be hoisted
side by side with the stars and stripes
over the City hall at this place as a
token of the good feeling between tne
two countries, and as an appreciation
of the action of Cuba in supporting
the U. S. A. in the war with Germa
ny."
Mr. Frank Huey, known from
one end of the State to the ether,
has become a resident of Monroe,
and can now bo found every day at
the Union Drug store. Mr. Huey,
who has been coming to Monroe every
Saturday night for about fifteen
years. In the Interest of his firm, Bur-
well & Dunn, Charlotte wholesale
druggists, is well-known and has
friends in this section by the hun
dreds. He is a registered druggist,
and has worked In the retail trade
for thirteen years besides the sixteen
years he has spent traveling for the
Charlotte firm. Mr. Huey has the
reputation of being one of most ac
curate prescription clerks in the
State, and the Union Drug Co. feels
flattered In being able to secure hts
services. He Is boarding ot the Har
ris House.
Mr. Atlas Mullls was shot In the
ehniildpr last Saturday nlcht Just af
ter the White school closing in New
Salem township by Mr. Edmund Mul
iia. He was not seriously hurt, and
via nhlp to come to town yesterday
and swear out a warrant against his
assailant, rne injured man claims
that Edmund Mullls harbored a
grudge against him because he re
ported a still in tnat section some
After the school closed.
otofoH A tin Miillia. Edmund Mullls
slipped up behind him and struck
him on the arm with a stick. Atlas
Mullls then drew his knife and cut
Edmund Mullls In the side. Atlas
walked back In the school house, so
he stated, and Eamuna aiuuis ioi
lowed him. Edmund knocked him
rfnvn with a stick, so the injured
man claims, and then pulled out his
pistol and shot him In the right
chmiirter Mlsa Annie Duncan, the
teacher, was burnt about the fac
by powder from the pistol, according
tn Atlns Mullls. Although bearing
the same name, the two men Involv
ed are not related.
Miss Mary Futcta left Thursday
night for New York City to spend
some time with her cousin, Mrs. Vir
ginia Fortler of that city.
Rev. R. J. Mcllwalne will preach
at Spruce Pine next Sunday at 3 p.
m. Sunday school at 2 p. m. Services
at Morgan Academy and Albans will
be on the fourth Sunday In April in
stead ot the third Sunday as heretofore.
"Uncle" Minor Short of Wed-
dington, was taken suddenly and
seriously 111 yesterday, and was hur
ried to a hospital by bis physician.
On account of his age about 80
years his friends are uneasy about
him.
Mr. S. R. Doster. whose store
was burned Wednesday, has opened
for the present In the building on
Franklin street formerly occupied by
Snyder-Huntley Co. Mr. Doster
managed to save some of his stock,
but most of It Is badly damaged.
Rev.F.E.KIng of Charlotte visit
ed his mother. Mrs. H. D. King. In
the Corinth community last week.
Mr. King will leave In a few days for
Myers, Fla., where he has accepted
the pastorate of the First Baptist
church at a salary of $2200.
"The Johnson City Comet," pub
lished at Johnson City. Tenn.. Is the
name of a new paper appearing on
our exchange table. It Is edited by
Mr. Grover C. Cadieu. a native of this
county. He la a brother of Mr. c. t.
Cadieu.
Monday was Inauguration day
for the officers of the Recorders
court. Mr. W. O. Lemmond took
oath as Judge; Mr. R. L. Stevens, as
Prosecuting Attorney, and Mr. W. J.
Pratt as sub-Recorder. The oath
was administered by Clerk of Court
R. W. Lemmond.
Miss Lottie May Blair asks The
Journal to state that all those who
are interested In forming a Red Cross
chapter In Monroe are requested to
meet Thursday afternoon at 4 o clock
over English's drug store. Miss Blair
says that both men and women are
needed In this work, and those who
cannot attend the meeting are urg
ed to send their names In for enroll
ment. If men will give financial sup
port, says Miss Blair, women and
girls will make bandages let us
each do our bit! This is a patriotic
move, and Miss Blair should receive
the united support, both financial
and moral, of the entire town.
"Marshvllle can make the best
live stock show of any one coniiauniiy
in North Carolina." said Mr. T. J. W.
Broom, who attended the sales day at
Marshvllle Saturday. Mr. Broom has
been in about every community in
North Carolina and knows what he Is
talking about. On Saturday he took
somo farmers down to Marshvllle to
see the stock which was exhibited.
The pure bred Guernsoys and Here-
fords there were a treat to see.
Marshvllle has now got up such a
reputation for stock that cow buyers
are constantly going there. Grade
Guernseys sell like hot cakes for $76
and upwards, and It Is no more trou
ble and little more expense to raise
pure breds than scrubs.
Rev. Adam Holm of Britt, Iowa,
and wife, spent a few days last week
with Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Haigler. Mr.
Holm, who Is an Intelligent and in
fluential citizen of his section, be
came acquainted with sir. Ilaigier
some years ago. They kept up a
correspondence which finally result
ed In the trip South by Mr. and
Mrs. Holm. Mr. Holm ha3 been
reading The Journal several years
and through its columns has become
quite familiar with the names and
localities of this county. He came In
to see The Journal and expressed
great appreciation of the pnper. He
said that there Is never any sloven
liness shown in the paper elthr In
Its mechanical get up or In the way
the matter Is handled. He is sur
prised that so good a paper can be
published at the price.
Miss Ruby K. Lee, principal of
the commercial department of the
Wlngate School, left Saturday for a
hospital at Danville, Va., where she
expects to be operated on for appen
dicitis. Sho was accompanied by Mlsg
Daisy Pinner, another one of the
teachers. Mr. C. W. Baucom, cashier
of the Bank of Wlngatn, brought the
Indies up in a car to take the train for
Charlotte. They arrived Just as the
train was pulling out, and Mr. Bau
com threw his gloves in the car, end
having had his purse out. It went
with the gloves without his knowl
edge. Mr. Brown Helm.i found the
purse and running along side the
train called Mr. Baucom and gave It
to him. But for Mr. Helms Mr. Bau
com not only would have found h'm-
self In Charlotte without any money,
but would not even have known
where he left It.
Several Monroe people have re
ceived letters recently containing this
prayer: "Oh, Lord, I beg thee to bless
and keep us from all evil, and bring
us to dwell with thee. Amen." Fol
lowing the prayer Is this explanation:
'This prayer was sent to me and Is
sent around the world. So copy It
and see what happens. It was said
in Jesus' day that all who wrote this
prayer would, be delivered from all
evil, but those who passed It by
would meet with some misfortune.
Copy It and send to nine friends
within nine days, and on the twelth
day you will meet with some great
Joy. Don't break the chain, and do
not alter the spelling." These let
ters appear every few months It
seems, and has been a custom with
many that has been kept up for years.
It Is very probable that the prayer
has already traveled around the
world at least twenty times, and
thousands of dollars have been wast
ed In stamps.
The Woman Club will have a
meeting at the city hall tomorrow
afternoon at three thirty. Business
cf Importance.
Mr. G. M. Tucker has bought
the J. J. Lockhart residence on south
Hayne street and will repair the
house which was partly burned. The
large lot has been divided and Mr.
Lockhart retains part of It. Mr. Tuck
er expects to use the residence him
self when It is remodeled.
Dr. J. W. Neal and Mr. W. S.
Lee returned yesterday morning
from Battle Creek. Mich., where they
have been undrgolng treatment at a
famous sanatorium there. Both are
very much improved In health. Neith
er took a drop of medicine while
gone.
On April first the condition of
the wheat crop throughout the Unit
ed States was 63 and a fraction for
the growing crop, as against a ten
year average at the same date of 86
and a fraction. Better make plenty
of corn for flour is going to be like
gold dust
Carmel school will close Wed
nesday with exercises that night.
Thursday afternoon and night. All
the children of the district are re
quested to meet at the school house
Thursday evening to make arrange
ments for county commencement. All
patrons of the school are earnestly
requested to be present at all the
exercises.
Her mnny friends will regret to
learn that Mrs. E. C. Carpenter is
being confined with Illness at Pryor's
hospital In Chester. She went there
last Tuesday, and although she Is not
dangerously ill, her condition Is such
that she will be forced to spend sev
eral weeks In the hospital. Her
mother, Mrs. Willie Haynes, and her
sister, Mrs. Charles D. Steadtnan. of
Caroleen, are staying at Mrs. Car
penter's home here during her
stay at the hospital. Mrs. Car
penter has many friends in Monroe,
and they all wish her a speedy re
covery. The German spy scare struck
Monroe yesterday. A United States
revenue officer, It Is said, wired Chief
C. H. Griffin to watch for a suspicious
character who claimed to be a secret
service man, as he believed he was
in the pay of the German govern
ment. The attention of the officers
was directed to a man at the hotel.i
who, it is said, had been making1
suspicious statements on Sunday
night. The informant of the officers
stated that this particular man hau
been venting his wrath against Uncle
Sam, and had asked the way to the
Catawba bridge. There was of course
nothing in the scare.
Beginning last night, the Rex
Theatre has on this week the finest
program that has ever been on the
reels In Monroe In any one week.
Pauline Frederick today, "In the
Slave Market", is the biggest picture
that the Paramount has produced. On
Wednesday the sweet storyof "To
Have and To Hold", will be given
and the picture will be as enjoyable
as the reading of the story was.
Thursday, "The Evil Eye", a Mexi
can story featuring Blance Sweet.
Friday will be a daisy, "God's Coun
try and the Woman". And so on,
every day having a tip top program.
See full program in display.
The exaggerated reports about
the fire loss, when the old Heath
Morrow building was burned Wed
nesday, is still causing concern about
the country. Mr. Lee Griffin, whose
store is located several blocks from
the building that was burned, receiv
ed the following letter Monday from
Harry L. Schlesslnger, an Atlanta
candy manufacturer: "Am sorry to
learn of the fire that happened In
Monroe Wednesday, and trust that
the newspaper reports were exagger
ated and that It was not really as
bad as at first estimated. I alsr)
trust that you were entirely covered
by Insurance, or, better, still, that
you were not damaged In any way."
Mr. Griffin corrected the error. It
seems that the Charlotte papers sent
the account from Monroe on the As
sociated Press wire, and the story
was printed all over the country.
Mr. R. G. Laney, assistant
Cashier of the Bank of Union, was
called to Columbia Sunday to heln
organize the bookkeeping department
of the land bank there, of which Mr.
D. A. Houston Is Treasurer. He will
probably be retained In charge of this
department after the bank Is organiz
ed. Mr. Laney Is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Laney, and Is a young
man of marked ability. The farm
land bank Job, which he landed, is
an Important and responsible posi
tion; such as few at his age ever
secure. Although his exact position
with the bank has not been deter
mined, he will either have charge of
the bookkeeping department, or some
other department equally as impor
tant. In other words, he will be Mr.
D. A. Houston's "right hand" man.
Mr. W. B. Cole, bookkeeper at the
Bank of Union, has taken charge of
Mr. Laney'B work for the present,
and Mr. Hargrove Bowles Is also as
sisting the force until a meeting of
the directors is held.
Mrs. Sudie Howie will leave to
morrow for Mineral Springs to visit
her daughter and take a rest. She
has been sick.
Miss Ollie Mann, who has been
vlsitiag her sister. Mrs. A. J. Green,
returned to her home In Canton Sat
urday, she was accompanied by
Mrs. Green.
Mr. and Mrs. T.P.Dillon leave to
night to attend the marriage of their
neice. Miss Irene Thomas of Colum
bia. They expect to return Thurs
day night, accompanied by the bride
and groom.
Mesdames II. E. Curney. Clar
ence Houston. C. M. Redfern. W. A.
Lnne and Misses Anna Blair and Ol
lie Alexander will attend the Wo
man's Presbyterial In Albemarle this
week.
Mr. J. M. Gordon, son of Mr.
R. H. Gordon of West Monroe town
ship, and Miss Billie Hilton, daughter
of Mr. J. W. Hilton of Icemorlee.
were married at the home of the
bride Sunday afternoon by P. H.
Johnson. Esq.
Miss Rebecca Stack, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stack, came in
Saturday night from New York,
where she had been studying music.
Her sister. Miss Lillian Stack, who
has also been studying in New York,
stopped off for a few days at Lumber
ton with her friend. Miss Mildred
Mclntyre.
Funny, Isn't it, how the so-called
spies and German agents act? If
they walk about and talk In the most
suspicuous manner, publicly ask the
way to bridges, examine buildings in
broad day light with the Intimation
that they are preparing to blow them
up why that is a spy of the first
water. Spies always act that way.
In fact they generally send a letter
ahead saying that they are on the
way and requesting the population to
be on the look out.
Wesley Chapel commencement
will take place on tho 20. 21 and 22
Inft. On the evening of the 20th
there will be exercises by the primary
and intermediate departments. At
10 o'clock on the 21st a recitation
and declamation contest will take
place by pupils of the high school.
At 2:30 there will be an address by
Mr. David Ovens, president of the
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, and
at night a play, by eight pupils of the
high school. On Sunday, the 22nd,
Rev. C. L. McCain will preach the
sermon at 3 o'clock.
Easter Togs.
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NOTICE.
Monroe Chapter No. 64 R. A. M.
will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
This Is the regular convocation of
the Chapter, at which officers are to
be installed, and the annual reports
of the secretary and treasurer are to
be received. There are also six can
didates who stand for the M. M. de
gree. R. W. LEMMOND. Sec.
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guessing.
And a Dollar in Your Pocket
Is Something of a Roller.
Put it in this bank and it will gather
plenty of moss it will be earning
interest every day working while
you sleep.
The wolf never howls around the
door that has a savings account, for
wolfjand poverty are boon compan
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