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The Monroe Jourmai
VOL.25. No. 103.
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 3, 1920
J. Iif!AT. INTElJ.TnFVPP. .see who the occupants of the car were.
I Authorities believe Joe, In this ease,
tu the victim of hia imagination.
e, ... .1V4 Mr. Ray Funderburk. county auper-
uicuaeni, report! mat me w ingate,
Marshville, Gilboa and Rock Rest
schools have closed on account of In
fluent. Luther Horn, eighteen-year-old
white boy. who was given a prellmt
nary hearing In the Recorder's court
Friday afternoon on the charge of an
attempted criminal assault on a 13--year-old
Beuton Heights girl. Is still
confined at the Jail. Judge Lemmond
has reserved decision until Friday.
Mr. V. A. Scott, deputy Insurance
Commissioner of North Carolina, was
In the city yesterday and together
with Mr. Frank Hill, building Inspec
tor, and Mr. T. L. Crowell, chief of
the Ore department, made an inspec
tion of the buildings In the business
district. Mr. Scott met with the al
dermen last night and heartily en
dorsed Mr. Hill's work as building
Inspector.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Little, wife or
Mr. John Little of Marshville town
ship, died yesterday afternoon of
pneumonia, aged 28 years. Deceased
la a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A.
Griffin and Is survived by her hus
band and two small children. She
was a member of Marshville Baptist
church. Burial services will be con
ducted at Marshville this afternon, it
weather conditions will permit.
Rev. S. T. Barber, who has been un
der treatment, in the Anson Sanato
rium since he fell and broke his leg
about two months ago, has recovered
Around Monroe.
There will be a box supper at the
Pinevlew school house Friday night
Mr.' J. J. Parker Is til at his home
with a slight attack of Influent.
Mr. Jennings Boger has a position
with The W. J. Rudge Co.
Recorder W. O. Lemmond is con
fined to hia room with lnfluenta.
Mrs. T. P. Ross was taken to a
Charlotte hospital yesterday to re
ceive treatment.
Mr. D. A. Houston, president of the
-Columbia farm loan bank, la home
for a few days.
There la no clue as to the robber
who entered Mr. J. T. Holloway's
home recently and stole nearly f ISO
in money besides some clothing.
Joe Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Gardner, had his arm broken
yesterday morning when the automo
bile he was trying to crank back
fired. Mules are said to be high. One
wouldn't think so, however. Judging
by a sale made by Mr. J. W. Fowler
Konday. He sold three plugs to a
trader for five dollars.
Rev. D. M. Austin of Charlotte oc
cupied the pulpit at the morning and
evening service of the First Baptist
church Sunday, the pastor. Rev. John
A. Wray, being confined to hia home
. with illness.
Several freight cars were derailed sufficiently to leave the hospital, and
REMAINS OF MR, PHEPHERD
LAID TO REST YESTERDAY
at the Seaboard yards here Monday
morning, but no one was Injured. The
wreck necessitated the Atlanta train
going by way of Charlotte to its des
tination. Mr. Stainey Helms has resigned his
position with the W. J. Rudge Com
nany to become connected with
Messrs. Raymond Griffin and Broth
er. He will have charge of the trac
tor and farm machinery department.
Bob Pharr, colored, la scheduled
to appear before Judge W. O. Lem
mond next Monday to answer a
charge of larceny. He is accused of
stealing a gun from Mr. H. J. Hinson,
his former employer.
Mr. G. B. Caldwell Is the proud
possessor of two pure-bred English
. Leghorn chickens. -, These . are the
first of the kind In the county and
the stock came direct from Liverpool,
England.
Ssrvlcea will be held at Roanoke
church on Saturday, Feb. 7, beginning
at 2 o'clock, by the pastor, and the
following Sunday at 11 o'clock. The
pastor requests all members to attend
thee services. Important business
will be discussed Saturday.
Mr. Dink Nash, aged 25. died of
Influenza at his home near Faulks
Saturday. Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday at Faulks church V
Rev. E. C. Snyder, and interment was
In the cemetery here. Deceased Is
survived by his wife and children, all
-of whom are ill with Infliienta.
Mr. F. H. Wolfe li confined to his
room suffering from an attack or
grippe and will not be In his office for
several days. Persons having public
welfare business with him should see
Mr. R. YV. Lemmond. Those, with
school attendance matters to discuss
should see Prof. Ray Fundorburk.
Memorial Day exercises In the pub
lic schools have been postponed by tho
i committee. The prevalence of influ
enza is rendering it dangerous to as
semble in large crowds. Teachers will
return their programs. Notice as to
when the exercise will be held will be
given later.
' Contractors are now at work on
the Monroe end of the Jackson high
way, twenty teams being engaged in
excavations. Another contractor is
preparing to atari work on the Wax
' haw end of this highway. Other
The I'nwtlng oT This IVHilar Young
Man Was a Ureal Shock to His Mul
titude of Friends.
Funeral sen-ices over the remains
of Mr. Harden Shepherd, who died
here Sunday night, were conducted
yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
by Dr. H. E. Gurney at the home of
Mrs. Susan Shepherd, mother of the
deceased. Interment was in the Mon
roe cemetery. The following were
the pall bearers: Messrs. N. C. Eng
lish. B. C. Ashcraft. George B. Mc
Clelland. S. O. Blair. J. A. Stewart
and S. H. Hudson.
Mr. Shepherd's death resulted from
a severe attack of pneumonia. He was
ill only a few days, and for some time
prior to his death he was In a deliri
ous condition. Doctors realized Sat
urday that his condition waa precari
ous, and no hope for his recovery was
entertained. On Sunday moraine the
reaction set in. and his life slowly
ebbed away.
His death was a severe shock to his
hundreds of friends in Monroe. His
illness, until Saturday! was not gen
erally known, and only his most in
timate friends were prepared for the
sad news.
The deceased was over 39 years old,
having been born in Monroe Novem
ber 1, 180. He was the son of the
late James Shepherd, and Mrs. Susan
Shepherd, who survives him. He at
tended the Monroe public schools in
his youth, and after working for the
English Drug Company, entered the
University of 'Maryland to study phar
macy. On receiving license to prac
tice, Mr. Shepherd came back to Mon
roe, and resumed his former position.
He has been with the English Drug
ven Methodist church and fell and Company for over twenty years, and
Injured himself while shipping his several years ago he secured an Inter
est In the business. He was devoted
to his work, and to his business as
sociates. Surviving Mr. Shepherd, besides his
wife, who was Miss Maggie Spivey of
Richmond county, are three brothers.
Messrs. John W. Shepherd of Andrew,
S. C, Wrlston Shepherd of Monroe;
D. F. Shepherd of Charlotte; and two
sisters, Mrs. C. M. Shannon and Miss
Kate Shepherd, both of Monroe. To
his family Mr. Shepherd was very de
voted. He was a member of the
4PrUtri enures'
Mr. Shepherd was a courteous.
Christian gentlemen who lived a mor
al life! He was the soul of honor,
square and upright in his dealings,
and every inch a man. His character
has always been above reproch, and
there Is no one who can speak ill of
pecially shock-
active, healthy
constitution, and the clean life he had
lived.
has gone to Hickory, where he will
be located this year, says the Mes
senger and Intelligencer. Mr. Bar
ber was formerly pastor of the Mor
household goods to Hickory.
iHntli of Mr. H. A. WIUIhius.
Mr. S. A. Williams died early W
Saturday morning at his homo in Win
gate after a lingering illness. F mu r
al services were conducted Suinby af
ternoon from the home by Eldv Sr.m
uel McMlllen and the bod? was iutfi
rod In the Wllllams-Grlfaii remoter
In east Monroe township. Cons deruig
the Influenza situation in W ingate,
the funeral was largely attend
. Mr. Williams waa kin lnnnlTft
1 S 3 7 In the eastern part of Monroe
township and was the son of the late
Mr. William Ervln Wllllauu. Ho tvas
83 years old last month.
November 22, 1859, Mr. W"l"!ais
was married to Miss Ellon Elizabmh
Griffin, the daughter of Mi-
Griffin, and she
To them four sons and five daught
all of whom survive, were born. They
are Mesdames Ada Gathings, J. W.
Blvcns, J. B. Outen of Wlngate, W.
E. Hamilton and W. E. Sanders of
Jonesboro, Messrs. J. Frank Williams
of Monroe, W. Baxter Williams a.il
Frontis Williams of Wlngat and J.
a. Williams or waxnaw. .r. wa-
Hams' tecoivl wife who, befoi-e her
InnrHnua 111 1119 wal J r-a Pi . k... h
Medlln, also rirvlve. Mr. H. F. Wil
liams Is a brother ntid Mrs. John Q.
Griffin a slctT of the deceased.
Mr. Willlar.u was a member of t'.i
Primitive Ba nlbt ohurch and was In
tensely devoted to his religion. His
XOTHIXU AT ALL TO MOON
. THEORY, SAY THE SCIENTISTS
Superstitious Kollefs Have Xo Influ
ewe on CrotM, Uut Sometime Do
liM-MHtlble Harm Smite of Theni
Are Too Ridiculous.
(HASKI.VS Letter. In the Wilmlng
ton Star.)
That a farmer in this age of scien-
iroc sericulture should plant his
Deans in the full of the moon, because
he firmly believes if thev were nlant-
ed when the moon Is dark the pods
wumu not ciing to the vines, seems al
most incredible. Yet this supersti
tion, ana a host just as ridiculous are
atill cherished by some farmers in all
parts of the country. Thev are on. nr
the formidable difficulties which the
county agents and other chamoiona of
scientific farming, regularly have to
contend with.
It should be said immediately that
th farmers are really no worse In
mis regard than city folk. If mod
ern science and education mean mv
thlag, they mean the death of super
stition. They mean that the Indi
vidual win look for a rational cause
back of every effect. They mean the
substitution of scepticism for cred
ulity. Just In so far as we still be
lieve in the mystical and the super
natural, in matters which may be ex
plained on rational grounds. Just so
far we are still savages. And the
beautiful young debutante who be
lieves I hat she has a dual nature be
cause slie was born under the genial
sign of the Zodiac Is no more civilized
In this regards than the backwoods
farmer who believes that the meat of
a hog killed during the moon's wane
is sure to shrink when cooked.
Although the farmers are not the
only superstitious class, their super
stitions are a more serious matter
than those of actors, for example,
because thoy affect the production of
rood. Rural superstitions govern such
importHiit matters as care of sick
anlniHls, time to plant crops, and how
to set hens.
Tinrims, the gasoline engine, and
government bulletins on agriculture
have suppressed to a great extent the
progressive farmer's romantic tenden
cies. But, even so. the Influence of
. - ... there Is no one who ca
died April 9 1 KO. , considering his a
i and five daughters.. I " - .? , ,
MOST ALL OK MARSHVILLE
FOLKS ARE DOWN WITH FLU
contractors are expected to begin J the most prominent and best-loved
ScIhmIh Close, Churches Are Empty,
and Even tne IHKtor Is III in a
Mild Foiiii, However. "
Marahvllle, Feb. 2. Practically ev
er one in town- has the flu, has had
it, Is about to have It, or will be
about to have it at the next report.
Tho wonderful advantage of the small
lown has been fully demonstrated
eiirrgiei ana his m-ans ana nis time during the present epidemic. In a
ho gav; without st'iU to his family, f iw mora weeks every one will prob
hls chvrch, fie schools; In fact, all ably have had It and emerged safe
pnbllc tses t'sat vere of a practical ly, if a bit shakily, and everything
kind. Ho wra a splendid business will be lovely again. Now If we were
ma.i nnl a man lowd and respected 'a big city like Monroe sav it would
by many. take much longer to get through with
It; in fact Spring might arrive be
fore it had time to get entirely
around. But we are doing a thor-
Funeral Ben ic Over the Remains, oun JD r not llkely t0 lint
of This .Splendid Woman Were'f"yone " 8!m'' "..k, nPM
. v, A , (the pesky thing will bo forever ex-
Conducted Saturday Afternoon ai terminated from our midst.
Her Home In Rock Rest. The disease Is of a very mild type
Mrs. Sallle L. Ashcraft. one of while several have been right
DEATH OF Ml. 4. ASHCRAFT
work on other roads In the county
witnin a rew days.
The county road conrmisslpn let
the contract Monday for the construc
tion of the Monroe and Pageland
road, from Lee's mill to the South
Carolina Una, to the Maasey construc
tion company of Rock Hill, S. C.
Work will start MonrUy on . the ar-
women of the county, died Friday al
ner nome in the Rock Rest communi
ty.' Heart trouble wai the direct
cause of ber death, although her grief
ever the loss of a beloved son, Dr.
Watt Ashcraft, who died several
months age, greatly weakened her.
Mrs. Ashcraft, before her marriage
was Miss Sallle Marsh and waa born
In Union county In 18 U and was
sick for a short time the general re
port is "better." Several entire fam
ilies are down at one time which
makes it rather difficult for them, but
none are seriously sick. 8chool has
been closed, Prof. Blggera being 111
with the disease. Church services
have been discontinued until someone
gets able to attend. The J. T. Oar
land Company had to close their
doors as all the force went down at
rival of the twanlv-fhraa lAimi rn.
oulred hv the tnh Thr ara t-tva therefore nio'e O.an 76 lean ola at Harrell Bros, came near hav-
mlles In this stretch. the time of her death. 8 te received ins " close up Saturday, most or
I ner education at t he old Glenauna meir lore eeing bick. me doctors
doing their beet
IT J: ."r'l "" p"" " Till. rmal Semlnsrr. At the ace of . Perkins finally succumbed and la
Tr.: -'I.CJIVJ "'S 17 she began teaching and was the Uld P with a light case. Thedoc-
v iui wunu uau iv w uurueu uu I, . . - , - ... k.. v. t-
by a Charlotte eye specialist. The :;,J..Vb"k r lu" u" y" ,7
ui.ar w.a no., n..n ,.a afterward, when she was 60 rears old,
Mrs. Coble delayed twelve hour, rnorel, h 11
J Vn Fmmatt pm' ..ma .... .,lher education at the old Glenauna their force being ale
W-?n?B-Lil Thomasvllle. which after- have been I. a ru.h
1 sewing, her needle broke, part of ltZ:Fl?"ml own " mM: SJ I, ZZlu -f.'"
before seeking treatment she would
- have lost the eye.
The Totten lands, which were sold
at auction to the highest bidder at the
court house here Saturday at noon,
brought a total of 112.347.31. or
about 667 an acre. The home tract
was sold to Mr. M. H. Richardson for
$5,769.60, or 178 an acre. The re
maining tracts were, sold to Messrs.
J. H. Lee, G. B. Caldwell, and M. H
distinction of being the county's old
est teacher at that time. Her influ
ence for good which she wielded as a
teacher has been widely felt through
out the communities in which she
taught
Fifty-five years ago last October she
was married to the late Dr. J. B. Ash
craft and to them six children were
born. Of these the following survive:
Miss Effie Ashcraft, Mersra. Thomas
and Clayton Ashcraft who made their
Richardson at prices ranging Iran wni. ih.i.n.ih u.... n
t to ti.ou an acre, . tnfl Eugen. Ahcraft, publishers of
oe uarsnau, colored, who was con- the Monroe Enquirer. Dr. J. B. Ash
vlet4 in Superior court last week of .craft died about nineteen years ago.
Killing jonn uaaoy, aiso roioreo, ana. The deceased ia also survived by one
who was ordered to pay the widow of
the deceased 11200, and sentenced to
a year In Jail with the privilege of
, being hired out by the county com
missioners, yesterday morning re
quested Deputy Sheriff Fowler per
mission to stay In Jail until hia cons
came after him later Id the day. An
automobile drove up to his home la
Goose Creek township Sunday night.
brother, Mr. O. A. Marsh of Charlotte,
and two sisters, Mesdames Nancr Ash
craft of Charlotte and T. E. Williams
of this county.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home Saturday afternoon by Rev.
A. C. Sherwood and Rev. M. D. L.
Preslar. A large concourse of friends
and neighbors attended the service
and there were many floral tributes.
and fearing the occupants had come. Mrs. Ashcraft was a member of the
to do him bodily barm, he started at Baptist church and wss a woman of
once for Monroe. He did not waft to J fine Christian character.
tor has been heard to advance the
theory that when a doctor gets sick
his patients all atay well until he
gets about again. If this be true no
uneasiness need be felt about his pa
tients anyway.
While things are exceedingly live
ly here, there is what might be called
a lack of variety In affairs, as aside
from the one Important thing upon
which the entire citizenship is at pres
ent concentrated. Everything else
bss gone hang; so our usual space
In The Journal for this week Is here
with "lovingly and tenderly dedicat
ed" to someone else while we retire
for duration of flu!
Mr. Ray Marsh Is at home from
Rutherfordton. school having closed
on account of flu.
Mr. C. B. Covington returned Sun
day from a month's stay In Georgia
on business.
Mr. J. C. Austin has returned from
a vlnlt to Florida. 1
Mlns Aupha Wrenn spent several
days last week In Hamlet.
Five bodies, believed to be the re
mains or sailors, were fotind Sun
Proverbs and superstition flourish
in any rural community where there
are fitrmers of the old school whose
fathers and grandfathers firmly be
lieved the weather prophecies of the
almanac and told the children that
bluejays are always scarce on Friday
because they go to consult with the
devil.
'Many of the old weather proverbs,
to be sure, have a foundation of fact.
Take the advice "When oak leaves
are as big as mouses' ears plant your
corn." The Idea back of this is that
tho oak tree Is one of the last to leaf,
and by wilting of the oak leaves the
farmer avoids planting his corn too
Boon.
The belief of the Pueblo Indians
that for lightning to strike In a corn
field means a good crop is still held by
many farmers today. It ta Impossible
to say whether the Pueblos read any
reaxon Into the saying. Most mod
ern farmers merely accept It as a
superstitious belief. Yet It has an
explanation, rather far-fetched, In
that lightning accompanies rain, and
rain naturally helps the corn.
Many other proverbs have no effect
whatever aside from their picturesque
qualities. Such a one as the saying
that the number of snowfalls for the
winter can be told by the day of the
month of the first snow. Thus, If the
first snow of the season falls on
November 10, subtract ten from thirty
the number of days In the month, and
you 111 find that there will be twenty
bqow storms in your vicinity. This lo
mere child play, according to the
weather bureau.
Weather may be forecasted specifi
cally thirty-six hours ahead, and In a
general way It Is possible to predict
conditions for a week In advance. But
as for almanac prophecies printed a
year ahead, and weather proverbs
which attempt to reduce the weather
to simple formalae, the weather bu
reau says that It Is Impossible for such
statements to be accurate.
In the class of irresponsible weather
proverbs eome those which link sea
sons As It rains In March, so It rains
in June; as July, so next January;
warm October, cold February; warm
January, cold May; and so on Indefi
nitely. These sayings are so numer
ous that practically every possible
pair of months In the year Is con
nected by a proverb, and In some
cases the Ideas clash, so that If you
are to believe In any, you must
choose.
The weather bureau states that
this combination of two months or
seasons grew from the belief that
weather occurs In regular circles.
This Is a half truth. Weather Is or
dinarily distributed In short cycles of
three days. It takes a "high" or dry
wave, about three days to pass over
a given place, and stormy periods are
of approximately the same duration.
From this basis we get the adage,
"Three frosts and then a rain," which
Is as likely to come true as not.
Superstitions about the moon, al
most without exception, have no
foundation. This Is rather unfortu
nate, as the moon superstitions are
sheared when the moon Is bright
wnen the young moon is tilted so
mat one horn points upward, this Is
a sign in some sections that the moon
is ready to pour out rain. In other
sections they say that the moon is
holding the ralu and a drought should
be expected. The futility of either
Interpretation is apparent from the
fact that the moou appears practical
ly the same all over the country, and
it is sure to raiu in some places and
be dry in others during the succeed
ing days.
Scientists explode the moou theo
ries by saying conclusively that the
moon moves iu regular circles and
has no effect on the weather. "If the
mnnil waa Mkcr.Ani.lKlA . ... . u
- ma , atviiBiuro IUI LUC W t. Ill" I
er. fnrtWaatinv arnnlH ha. nl.nl."
"r. u u . u VV ILVII.,
said one weather expert when ques
tioned as to the moon's influence on
weather and crops. "As the moon
follows the same course year after
year, we would have the same weath
er in cycles without vsriation If It
controlled atmospheric conditions.
, "The moon controls tides, of
couise," said the same expert, "but
if it has any influence whatever on
the weather, it Is so slight that it Is
swallowed up by the other influ
ences." Superstition pursues the farmer
from the moonlit cornfield to the
barnyard. Here the effects are often
tragic. So-called Cures for diseases
of stock and poultry are often such
as a Shakespearln witch might pre
scribe, and the result is torture to
the animals and a weakened grade of
stock.
If a cow Is sick, and stops chewing
its cud. for instance, some farmers
still follow the old custom of putting
a mackerel down Its throat, tall first,
to pull up the cud. The department
of agriculture says that many a cow
has been strangled to death by a dlnh
rloth being put down its throat for
the same purpose.
An equally sensible procedure Is
to bum a live chicken if there ia dis
ease in the poultry flock. This cere
mony is supposed to Improve the
health of the Mock, though how mak
ing one chicken suffer can help the
rest it is hard to understand
The bureau of animal industry of
the department of agriculture grow
Indignant over these and similar cru
elMes. "There Is an abundance of
tradition and early training are
tteWWaad many farmers fJiejfcljJuwUxe on .aaliiiaW dilute-Which
acloimly to the old "saws.' .Tcan be had from the department for
the asking." said an official of the
bureau. "Such medieval methods
when tfley do not kill the victim, can
only result In slower growth and
stuntlnK."
The hold that old customs have on
the people of a community Is due to
the fact that they are old and In
grained. Some of the superstltltous
practices In regard to care of cattle
can bo traced back to ancient times,
You may remember the Bible story
over five thousand years old of La
ban and Jacob and their flocks. The
two patriarchs agreed to divide their
flocks of sheep. Jacob was to have
the varlgated offspring, and Laban
those of solid color. In order to In
crease his share, Jacob toop popular
wands and partly peeled them and
placed thorn In the pastures. The
idea was that the sight of the spotted
sticks would Influence the ewes, and
their lambs would varlgated
This idea has lone been pronounced
unsound by scientists, yet It Is not
uncommon to find a modern farmer
who paints the fence of his barnyard
enclosure black, to keep up the black
strain In his cattle.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KX-
DORSE Mil VAXX'S CANDIDACY
We Agree In the WUdom of Hielr
Choice," Declare Members of Board
In Written Endorsement
Mr. J. C. M. Vann's campaign for
Congress received a decided boost yes
terday when the county commission
ers endorsed him in strong terms.
This endorsement, coming unsolicit
ed. Is very appropriate at this time,
and will doubtless have much weight
with the voters In the other counties
In the district, as well as In Union
county.
This endorsement reads:
"Whereas, the Democrats of Union
county In convention assembled, have
unanimously endorsed our fellow cit
izen, J. C. M. Vann, as their candi
date tor the Democratic nomination
for Congress from this the Seventh
Congressional District, and
"Whereas, we agree In the wisdom
of their choice and endorsement on
account of the eminent fitness, char
acter, industry and ability of the can
didate so selected.
Now, therefore, be It resolved by
the Board of County Commissioners
of Union county. North Carolina, at
this regular meeting on the first Mon
day In February, 1920, that:
"1. On account of her patriotic
and disinterested services In the past
the choice of Union county or con
gressional nomination should be res
pected by the other counties of this
Congressional District.
"2. That our fellow countyman, J.
C. M. Vann, whose candidacy we do
hereby endorse, a Is a lawyer of honor
and ability, a public-spirited citizen,
liberal In his views, of strong charac
ter and convictions, and, In our Judg
ment, pre-eminently fitted for the of
fice which he seeks, and
"We do hereby most heartily en
atS'
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
LATEST HAPPENINGS
News Events of the Day in
the State and Nation.
Fifty-eight applicants for law li
cense were before the Supreme court
last week. Among them waa one
woman and four negroes.
Judge J. Crawford Biggs, of Ra
leigh, has been selected to duium
Max Gardner's campaign for the gov
ernorship and Rer. T. W. Chambllss
as publicity agent.
The charter of the Women Demo
crats of America, a national organisa
tion of women formed "to better con
ditions In the Democratic party," has
oeen approved In New York.
Samuel Goupers, for more than
forty years a member of the New
York Cigar Makers' Inter-National
Union, was defeated as a delegate
from the union to the national con
vention. Bernard Si ford and Willie Demeritt
have been sentenced in Key West,
Fla., to six and eight years' Imprison
ment, respectively, for stealing four
chickens, says a dispatch from Miami,
Florida.
W. G. Conway, aged eighty-five
years, was found burned to death at
his home at Winchester, Va. It was
evident that he committed suicide by
pouring kerosene on his clothing and
setting same noire.
A largi traiiB-Atlantic dirigible
which will b? capable of carrying one
hundred and fifty passengers and
will travel rvventy-flve miles an hour
mean spee l is now In course of con
struction. The length of the craft
Is announced as about four hundred
feet while it3 cubical content Is fig
ured at one million, one hundred and
ninety thousand cubic feet.
The prince of Wales has set an ex
ample by employing only ex-service
men as male servants in his new
bachelor home, York house, London.
One of the footmen wears a wound
stripe and the military medal; an
other has the Mons star. All the
me servants in the establishment
have war ribbons.
A dispatch from Augusta. Ga., says
James Snipes, a young white man,
has been found guilty by a Jury and.
sentenced to serve seven years in the
State prison for killing a negro cook,
Lee Davis, a month ago In an Au
gusta restaurant, because the latter
failed to served him a gizzard with a
chicken order.
What Is said to have been the larg
est "moonshine" plant ever found In
Alabama, composed of seven stills,
ranging in capacity from one hundred
and twenty-five to two hundred and
flfy gallons, as discovered and de
ist royed by prohlbtion enforcement
officers Sunday In the hills near Pal
ham, twenty miles south of Birming
ham, Ala. Mash to the amount of
thirteen thousand and five hundred
gallons was destroyed and five men
were arrested.
Ollie Murray. 28 years old, and his
wife, 16 years old. of Middlesex, N. C,
were asphyxiated Sunday morning at
the home of Murray's uncle In Nor
folk. Va., where they were on a visit.
They neglected to turn the gas en
tirely off. It Is believed.
North Carolina Is strong for Her
bert Hoover for President, according
to Representative Donghton, who Is
back in Washington after a trip over
the State. Hoover sentiment Is es
pecially strong In the west, whereas
a portion of the eastern part of the
State inclines toward McAdoo.
Although the 1918 eroD was the
fourth successive "small" cotton crop
produced In both this country and
abroad, the "carry-over" at the end
or the season in the United States
was the largest ever recorded, so
the census bureau reports.- The
world's total for the four crops, not
including linters In the United
States, was 70. 888.000 bales compar
ed with 87,355,000 for the previous
rour years.
A report says President Wilson la
either coming to Asheville or Pine-
hurst, In this State, to recuperate
from his Illness.
After an all night session, the Jury
which for three days had been hear
ing the Houser case In Llncolnton. .
returned a verdict at 8 o'clock Mon
day morning and awarded the plain
tiff 32.000. The case grew out of ad
Incident during the war when Houser
was forced to salute the flag and read
a public apology for remarks he was
alleged to have made regarding the
country. Nine prominent citizens
were sued for 850,000.
dorse hit candidacy and call upon the
the most numerous and the dearest loyal citizens of Union county and the
to the farmer's heart. Pllnv. Csto, voters of the district to give him their
and other writers assured the sn-, active interest and support in recog
clent Romans thM osk trees should nitlon not only of the man's Intrinsic
he felled when the moon is on ! worth but also of the rights and
wane, and gave th"" other advice
relajlva prnnor t'ne of the moon
t ar-i-'eii'tiire. Ever since then moon
. i Hue. b'ri rimv i iirii uiuwii
r.V ? toUn( nr Brunswick, .farming has 6een popular. Hens must
-,l.i.:r Jr. oeen bo set and potatoes planted In tht
wrecked la that neighborhood. I dark of the moon: sheen must be
claims of Union county.
"This 2nd day of February, 1920.
"A. A. Secrest. Chairman of Board;
W. L. Hemby, W. D. Blvens; M. C.
Long, Register of Deeds and ex officio
Clerk to Board of Commslonert."
Jurors For Frbrtinry Term.
The county commissioners. In sea-
slon yesterdnv. drew the following
Jury for the February term of civil
court, which convenes here February
loin.
F. W. Fason. Monroe: W.L TtrooV.
Marshville; O. P. Godfrey. New Sa
lem; J. A. Clontt. Bufnrd; J. Cling
man Grirfin. Marshville; Marshall
Bennett, Marshville: H. F. Parker.
Lanes Creek; T. D. Lee, Lanes Creek;
u. r. rrice. Jackson: T. C. Helms.
Goose Creek; Walter A. Whitaker.
Monroe; Vann Braswell. Goose Creek:
W. B. Hinson, Monroe; C. C. Baucom,
New Salem; W. M. Clontt. Goose
Creek; O. S. Howey, 8andy Ridge;
O. L. MoManus, Sandy Ridge; J. F.
Snyder, Marshville; E. E. Marsh,
Marshville; C. J. Mills, Monroe W.
M. Montgomery, Buford; J. W.
Starns, Jackson; W. F. Alexander,
Monroe; Robert Rape, Buford; J. P.
Clark. Sandy Ridge; John W. Thorn--as,
Marshville; Hurley R. Hinson,
Buford: S. P. Kezlah, Jackson; H.
W. Collins, Marshville; J. G. Glenn,
Jackson; R. A. Presnley, Goose Ctvek;
Lorenso nraswell. Goose Creek; and
Sam W. Helms, Monroe.