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THE MONROE JOfRN'AT.. FRIDAY. MARCH . lSif),
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A Real
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My residence on East Windsor
Street, 10 rooms with bath and all
luodern conveniences. New garage,
built for large car, and plenty of good
outbuildings. Large lot, garden and
chicken yard. Cement walks. The
liou" : i built of the very best mate
rial, v, Lb slate roof; nicely finished
in.-i.T cabinet mantle., etc. The
1'wle John Shell llor o Live In til
( AiiM-iba (Mies Wet Again It a
j Widower Again.
i Uncle John Shell of L xington. Ky..
I mho is said lo be the oldest man in
, this country, is 152 years and six; day to deliver the French diplomas.
! months old. He is again a widower. ! hich w ill be presented through the
his 3 4-year-old w ife having passed i Melvm
! the other day, leaving their six-year
j old son.
II i-t n i n me to his home at Greasy
Lake. Leslie County, the ancient man
found Mrs. Shell in the yard fatally
! ill. He picked her up and carried
i her into the house, where she died
'without being able to tell the cause
j of her illness.
'Tncle John and his wife were
I married about six years ago. a short
i time before their baby was born,
i When the relative of his wife
i lizard thiit she was dead. Georce
i Chappell, the 70-year-old father-ln-'law
of the 131-year old man, attempt
led to take the 6-year-old boy, alleg
i ins that Shell was not a fit person to
have the custody of the child.
1 "Fncle John", the crack rifle shot
li Mir 1 1 1 . ' tl I I U . 1 1 1 nun v liM''
So I Hs In i-e (.t'r.Hr liitkett, W1k
t'tHiKit to Moimie Minduy to Dt-liv
vr Adilrt-M ut IeHiliil Kverruws.
Governor Bickett, I'nion countv"
gated son, who coiaes to Monroe ,
8
Deese post of the American
Legion, to the mothers of the bos s
w ho were killed or d;ed in service. '
surpassed himself tor eloueuce at a
day. judging from the press ac- VY
counts. He arose at limes to sub- ji
lime heights of oratory but let the .
G reensboi o News reporter tell about "fv
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""The history of the world is an
obituary," the governor began, and
speaking rather softly and v?ry slow- XX
ly he proceeded to explain that he
meant that all that we call civitiza-,
Hon is colored by the intluence of the i XX
dead, whether we would have It so or ' vj
not. Therefore "in the presence "fijT
the stupendous problems born of the'
agony and blood of Time's greater
tragedy, it will be well for a little T
while to hold communion with the XX
with his gun and forcd him to giveidear boys who hae passed over the'
the lad up.
The aged mountaineer is known all
over the State of Kentucky, which re
gards him with pride as a longevity
advertisement.
He celebrated his 131st birthday
by taking his first ride in an auto.
He was married the first time when
has was 19 years old. and lived with
his first wife for more than ninety
years, making his home in one house
for seventy-five years. He is the fath
er of twenty-nine children, the oldest
living being 9 it years old.
Six years ago he married again at
the age of 125 years. By his second
w ife he had one child a boy.
"Tncle John", of record, was born
Great Pivide."
The grave, declared Mr. Bickett. so J5
far from making us all of the same v
size, only reveals the irue proportions i Xa
cf the man. In life we see hiinj&X
through mists and shadows of pretu-! YY
dice and misunderstanding, but at the
end the mists rise, the shadows tlee !
and the man stands revealed. "Over!
the grave there are celestial balances, '
in which only the eternal verities'
weigh." and service to God and his
fellows is the high standard of a man
to which the 63 have measured up
a new proof that the best way for
a man to save his life Is to lose it. j
"We sadly miss these boys: but while!
we nuss, we do not pity them. The;
near Knoxville, Tenn.. twelve years only man I pity is the man who did1
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fir.
tie cannot be built for the
d. This is occupied now by
.11 families, or is suitable for
, family.
itod.
Belter intigaie
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after the battle of Bunker Hill and
was full grown when the war of 1812
came. When the Civil War came
Shell was 74 years old. and too old
j for service.
I Recently 'Tncle John" cut his
third set of teeth and lie now enjoys
'splendid grinders. H. is still hale
'and hearty, enjoys his three meals a
ibn and hardly looks his a'.e.
I His birihilav was ;n occasion oT
ineti'.l holiday in the muu!t.tin re
gion. John lias been inotod as say
i i.is. "I hope to live until the t"!l ted
S'-ltes goes W'"l iU'ilill."
H:.. parents r.re not !iv ;nu.
jnot want to go. The world was'y'
aflame," exclaimed the governor, be- SX
pinning the first of his notable peri-i X?
ods, which swept the climax when hejy
thanked the American legion for hon- i iX
orine him and adding diunitv to hisiXS
ol'rice in giving him opportunity to j
pay nis innuie to i;iose men. i tie
first applause of the d:iv Interrupted
Mm. and it was redoubled a moment
later when h described the bursting
i f t!,e llimleiibttrg line and told how
"the invincible warriors of a soper
tace mnginc in the dust cried 'Kam-
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I -oui.-i itue rise In Slav.- W'iliatu C.
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BeKerWork
FOR
Less Money
Cur customers are pleased with
Quality of our service and
,-. . irU"c! Ami our list of sat-
'il patrons is increasing dai
!. . There's a reason, and a Iri
v.i w ill tell the story.
Sj oi i.al attentien rr'v ':i (o Jbe
tb'aniitg; ut' bulbs' and uiixe-.'
ilresses, silks, etc,
Carolina
Pressing' Club
;iLLi:i!T DAVIS, Pi-opt iitot.
Windsor Street, facing; It. C.
Griffin & Bros.' Stables.
Phone Mi.
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i m iv.r. oerrv
"Mr. Boscul Coffee
Berry. Notice my chaff
vest showing in front.
"When my coat is
cracked open by the
Boscul process like
this
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"My vest of worth
less chaff falls out like
mm.
Best in the world"
this
We sell them
and Fisk sundries, too
COBLE'S CASH GARAOK
"Also the bitter tan
nin it contains, bo
You get only the good
part of the berry fra
grant, wholesome, de
liciousl Let's get ac
quainted today I''
In tins and $ealed carton
only. Ntver in bulk.
Wm.S.ScuD Co.
Camden, N. J.
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Dr. Kemp Fundcrburk
DENTIST
Office over Waller's Old Store.
Modern Methods
Employed
IIOWAIED WOLt ltepreeiittive,
MHime, X. C.
Wanted
We are always In the market foi
Iron, metal of all kinds, bones, paper,
etc. Open every day.
Monroe Iron & Metal Co.
Near Freight Depot.
That ended the eulocy. proper. XX"
'Hut for what did they tifjlit?" was a..
the next sentence, and 1'ie speaker's j't
I voice took on a tiuce of bitterness as .
lie quoted some lines from "Hleln
' he1 tn." "H'stnry will record," he.JJ
I went on. 'that we won a famous vlr-'S
i try. Hit! what was it till about V ,
T'ii n i'i t Inns! of eloqueuee that held Y?
his audience tense he described Atuer- , XX
lea soing to war the young men ko-
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ni; Mien miii.i iu iii- i.uups, an ineri
nation KlrditiK itself for a inithty ef-;
fort, its ears rincini; the clear call of j
the President to fight that the drapon
war tuiKlit be destroyed, the press re
i'eiatini; the cry, ministers of the ros
pel poinit to the holy desk and In the
name of the Prince of Peace urging
men to so out lo war. mothers thrunt
Inu' cutis into the hands of their sons,
all because they believed that it was
a war against war. "You believed it.
I believed it. The world believed It.
And the 63 who come not au.iin be-
illeved it."
Then the governor read a letter
'from a yot.n:,' captain of the I'.oih di
vision to his mot her. written just two
weeks before a Herman bullet killed
i h:t:i. Ii vi;s a le.tderly beautiful
: t l.Mitr. exprt s'-ing the soldier's belief
i i hat he made no sacriiice comparable
(to t'.i.U of the v.cu.eii at home and
. lieci.iritig hi', readiness m meet his
ili'.ie Slllililiuh Ii CiUIS.' he V,;u thereby
j prevent ins; in her inoilur. i other
"ill's IfOi.l I'Nperielieilig lire hi art
' at he of war. Tile speaV r iea4 It
V.-fiider!;;!'.'.- well, and belore lie fln
; islied his titteralice w;is belm; punrtu
jattd with sobs froni the listeners.
et;. M.heily then lie lolib d the
i!'. ::er the gnvetnor said, "I beliive It
is ;i dangerous tiling to lie lo the Lord
jUod Alini.'hiv. We dediuiied, we
j consecrated this nation to end the
horrors of war. If this is not pre
cisely the thing for which we fought,
then we are a nation of liars." The
league of nations he declared an
"holiest earnest attempt to keep faith
with the world and the Lord God
Let last Friday, "forever be known as
I! lack Friday, (he senate did to
death the league of nations; and "a
shout of triumph echoed through the
regions of the damned and all the
Imps of htll sang together for Joy
Here the governor took occasion to
com mend an editorial of the Pa'ly
News on the subject. Ho read it with
such marvelous effect that one iuvtd
untanly wondered If lie were not able
to duplicate Henry Irvlng's achieve
ment of reciting .!!? n coi lamiid
nienta In such a way iu to dtaw lears
f'utn h!s hearers.
"The people are reeling and Msg
gering under th it -pact of their
blasted hopes," was "'is desTipiion of
the country today. We went forth
and destroyed the Hun. and then turn
ed arotii.il and cn- i it Kd moid tni-
clde. America. Jt.twlug th" mantle
of hi r rubes and 'ier powr .iroir.id
ln-r, nils i.i the '.it of ill" s'ornful.
and tciis i" o pi old i.f th-' world that
their idtttiS.i s n it t-iyiy i
"But for one thine I would quit. 1
would feel like withdrawing into
some solitude, and 'hero s.oically
awaiting the biter "-nil. But I believe
In the resurrect inn of the dead. In
the dnrkness and desounio.i 1 hear
the voice of tb old ile'irev prophet
proclaim: 'Thy dead men shall live';
and I believe (hat some day the
shrouded legions cf :ho dead wl.l
arlr.e and scoui-no th.? nano i back in
to the path of honor."
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Automobile Show I
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Under Auspices Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
aster Week
Beginning Tuesday Night, April 6th, and Every Afternoon
and Night for Rest of Week.
Big Display of Automobiles, Trucks and Tractors, Giant
Exhibit of Industrial Devices for Home and Farm.
IN GORGEOUS DECORATIVE SETTING
Daily Appearance of the Famed
Royal Scotch Highlanders
Band in Native Costumes
THREE - NOTED SOLOISTS THREE
FOLLOW THE RED ARROWS UPON REACHING
THE CITY.
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'Nothing U ours until we share It."
Having this day qualified as admin
istrator of Raymond Bowman, deceas
ed, this Is to notify all persons hold
ing claims against my intestate to
present them to the undersigned, du
ly authenticated, on or before the 7th
day of March, 1921. or this notice will
be pleaded In bar of their recovery.
This March 6, 1920.
F. A. CHANEY, Administrator.
Stack, Parker k Craig, Attys.
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our assortment of beautiful fabrics
hich the new Season brings you will
SWISS ORGANDIES
TISSUE GINGHAMS
FRENCH VOILES
BEAUTIFUL NEW SILKS
We have them all in every weave
and shade which
v. . k..jt a si
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DAME FASHION
has decreed.
It will be a pleasure to show you
Co-Operative
Mercantile
Company
MONROE, N. C.
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