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1 thf monroe journal. TrrsnT. jtae i. loan. EIGHT PARES Mii mm; ri;:o. ninety : iik FA1M old MAY 16 ; tried to get toiriv. car HIT THE i VA TiH LOW r, t I Political Announcements j x Y.'k I Kvi Called '-Ml. Plea.uit MaU" Ihiv.i .:Ui) of ilu luhuinau .nil Cstul !r.utiM H.tvc Imvm .b.tc.iKiKt!. ("roii NV.v York World.) Si. vi Sing Prison is ninety-live years ..i.i ... .i... ......-... r....... i hu it'll tMay HUi. l:5i. when a cha.ii gang and i"Mtred if the occupant of ihe i.l a hundred convict from Auburn , h' 0 ' amou.ot.i V. Tney Prisoi. under Captain EU.u Lynda. ere Informed that a member of be laud.d from canal boat oil ihe household ow nod a Ford car and that (auk- of (he Hud-son at Sing Su.s a'orewid car a on the i.retu.se. village and tugaii work oa hut was H'e negroes carried a Winchester n- notke. North Carolina Cast on county. Under and by vinue of I lie power J !! ii)t ! UMi.llt.K. :aiid authority vested in lue by thai I fcrrebr announce n.yself as a can- 'certain ded oi trust executed on the didate for couon weigher at Mat--h-1 2nd day of December, 191S by J. L. viiie. auejcrt to the scion of the j I'rtce and his wife. iKjra E. I'rice to Two Nee"" Meal Trutk Fit:i Mr. Jiti.u Mi lUe rf ChcMciticlil ami Are ou in J.tiL Wednesday night of la! week two IVmorratiC pi itiiary Hiism W. Hi if-; secure a certain indebtedness therein home of flu. .uieiiuouea in me sum ot sis uuiureu v3v:tc uToes went to tue Luvc.iia Al.-obrooUs. colotrd. who live' in Buford township, near Allan. "Mount tirst railed Prison." Siiu, theii the prison has under gone i'i.ii:y chances. It name was t-hatip.-d after thmy eais io Siiu iu,-. la conform io the name of the village, iweiii.v years later, me n leaaiil State "e auu acteu in a vuspmuus iiiaunri. The owner of the automobile suspi- roi: cotton wen. her. i 1600.00 1 dollar and interest. tj I hrebai!i;oaiwm:'folfca!i-! Man-in A. Turner, default having Jidale fr co'.ton weigher ai ville, subject to the action Democratic iriaiary. R. E, FOR SHERIFF, cioned that they aiitht be looking for an opportunity to lake a ride in it. and took the switch key out. thieves came back aid managed to get j on of the l,M..ra.ic primar jjJIn. ibeen made by breach of conditions of ihe.,"eretu coo t a. uea oy j. u rnr anu Belk. i 'H,r 'rir- nd demand having been made upon me by the holder of I hereby announce myaelf a catuli-. ,.-.. .,., ,.,Kt, ' 'a date for her.ff ubjwt to the aciion j M, b ht of 'h: frimry -"" highest bidder for cash, at the front Clifford roter. door of the court house of Tnlon VOK sHEItllT ' 'founty. in the City of Monroe North I hertby announce myself as a 'Carolina, on Monday, the 2Mtli day -aadidate for sheriff, subject M the r June, tlKM.nl the lumr of twelve laSerVd ;,plensid,' chaiised the name 'he car out of ti e building ami about I ' . ti . ... n .. V . I- , .L- lilt. I .k t.'l I of tluir I'l.iee ot" residence to Dssiu iitK. lis history is full of irasedy. seau.Uil. ii.auor, cruelly. eei imeuts i.i tie humane treatment of pris tine! -i. .nut as many outer rmiuinnn Motives v. human life itself. off ih- coil box. hut a there was no .-as in the car. ii was left I.i the rad. Tlv two then went cvr the line titm Sou.h Carolina where il'.ey got Year 'he Kbtd truck of Mr. Jam- McKae i., ... i ........ .....t of nrMiiim h-A and drove it to Kersaw. There they imnioved and the old barbarity luu , bargarmed ii to a man for $13. lell d i 'peartd iiu ,ne lt'"haser ihai th- mici; he- ?.eginniiiK with Caul. Lnds. and loused to ihem. and li at t'.ieir fa her including Major I.ewU K. Lawea. the had agreed for them to d:s,ose of it i rrsenl warden. Sing Sing has had As"TTi negroes were rather yoitihful forty-three wardens. Major Uwea Is " appearan.v. the purchaser of the the voungest warden the prison ever truck suspicioned that snnething had." Thomas Mott Osborne, million-might be wrong with the transaction, aire reformer, attracted more atten-iand before paying the money insist tion than anv other wardui. Angus- ed on getting consent of th- f ather of tus Brush served the longest term Uhe sellers. hile this delay was tak eleven years. The shortest was that j ng place parties in search of Mr. Me at James Williamson, who was m-; Rae's truck arrived on the scene and stalled on September 12. HU. and! the negroes, whose names could not ..i. -oou later h-anse he wiu be learned, were taKon to tnester- tired of the job. The prison was located where it is because of the stone In the hills near the place; the State wanted to use the labor of convicts in Held and lodged in jail. Business Lecture Coming!. Monro., hnsine men ar looking 'he' forward to the ler'nre on Business quarries. The prison cell-block was , Knn-iency which will be held at the first built three stories high, but a chamber of Commerce Tuesday even fourth story was added before the ; illK j,le gln , ut s oVlock. Arrange roof was put on in 1828. It then 1 nienls have been rompleied tt) bring to housed eight hundred prisoners. most f ,.i0us American Later nvo inoio sioiits veie built, husiness lecture on the platform: l.riiirins the pr.sou to its present -y Troubles of a Merchant and size, v.ith room for twelve hundred jiw to stop Thetu." cells. It is buiit of Kkme. Ill us he-j -lur ,,is heal Mr. V. 11. Farley, ing appiopi iatelv named, '.sing Sjng'V ioKn business ex; u and or coi.ies from the Indian mds. "Us- ..,, z. .r xvjn hijow how co-operaiion tiue, tissitie." meaning 'Mone upon ori;,,liZj., j ;n ni:il;.' fur a bel- o'tltH-k. noon, the iollowine described H'.l 1 t T DDt'O.M I V . . . iuu n, i i.r..ici.i. i . real esiaie: FtUt t)TTO WLK.HFK. j Lying and being In the township I hereby announce myself a t aiuli- of I'nloiiville. above County and date for couon weigher at Monroe Stale, adjoining the lands of Dr. A. subject io the action of the I'emo-,l. I.. Whiiley. T. L. A. Helms. O. C. ctatic primary. H. M. Presaon. j Hamilton and others, and bounded KOK SHKIUKF. j as follows, vii: I herebv announce tnvaelf a can-j Beginning at a stone standing In didnte for' Sheriff subiect to the ac-ithe middle of Main Street, and run- tion of the Iteiuocratic primary IUissell V. Rogers. H)lt THF LFtJlsLATlUF. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the legislature, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. C. J. Braswell. FOlt SHFKIFF I hereby announce myself as a can didate for sheriff subject to the ac tion of the Democratic primary. V. Frank Benton. FOIl SHERIFF. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Sheriff subject to the action of the Democratic primary In June. Raymond C. Griffin. For Prosecuting Attorney. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as Prosecuting Attorney, subject to the action of the Pemocriitic primary. Julian C. Brooks. For Heglsler of Deeds, uing thence South 1 West 5.58 chains Io a stone; I hence North 89 East 2.08 chains to a atone; thence North 1 East 5.58 chains to a stone in the middle or center of Main Street; thence with the center of Main street 2.08 chains to the beginning. In the town of I'nionville, N. C, containing I 1-16 acres. This 19th day of Mar. 1920. A. C. JONES. Trustee. NOTICE. OF RLE IIF-SALE OF VALl'A 11EAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of an order of the Clerk of (he Superior Court, and under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the last Will and Testament of John C. Bass, deceased, said Will being recorded in Book 2, page 347. in the ofllce of the Clerk of the Superior court of I'niou county. I will, on Saturday, June 5tli. nt 12 o'clock noon, at the court house door in Mon roe, N. C. sell at public auction, the . ..... ..I. - it neien, anno nee -' following described tracts of real es da e for reelection as Register or,. . . . .. ,. . , Deeds subject to the action of the Democrat !c primary. M. C. Long. ! Foil COTNTY COMMISSION FRS. We herebv announce our-elves; f-IOIIP. S.'Veuiy thousand piisoiu nassed tiiro,.i;il Sing S.ng From 1M0 to 1S77 Sing Sing had a p.isou for females. Mrs. Henrietta Robiiiron, "the veiled niuideress." v. ho went insane al ter sixieen eais" Imprisonment, being the most cele iiruieti inmate. In its early das Sing Sing was the tenor of eil-doers beams. of the barbarity of the keepers. As soon as a criminal reached there he was made to siaiid with ins folded, in the cell-block and face west while his pedigree was taken. Then his head was shaved and he was lilted out in stripes and put In a dark cell for forty-eight hours, and during this period, "designed for re flection," got only bread and water for nourishment. Laler he was as signed work either in the quarry or on the State farm adjoining the prison. A prisoner was never allowed untie;- any circumstances io talk to an ii'.' convict. He could speak only to ; itetulaiils, and not even to them t;:. ss on business. Prisoners mareh (! n lockstep and alwas stood with a. ins folded. For the most trivial infraction of rules convicts wete unmercifully pun ished. The first forms of punish liienU used were the !i'!piiu-"J . the idllorv I in which men were suit er coMi'iinnitv nv city. How neltv i candidates for re-elertlon as luetu- m'Vt r.niagoiKsm and rul-iinoat compel!- bers of the county board of cotinsis- i.n among merchants is bad for .-.loners, subject to the action of the them, as well us the community. -Mr. j Democratic primary. . D. L vens, Farlev. with the ai.1 of sterr-oiuican W. L. Hemby. A. A. Secresf. late, said tracts being the old home place of John C. Bass, and willed by him to Eleanor Bass, deceased, his w ife. for and during her natural life. First Tract Beginning on the old line by K'.m and on Bull Branch and runs thence N. 16 'i W. with a well dell ned hedge row 11.70 chains to a P. K.; thence a new line X. 76 W. 17.63 chs. to a P. K.: thence S. 13 W. views and moil.ui pictures, will mvCj .(, Fl.EtTOHAl 1 . 119.76 chs. to Cow Branch; llienre a great deal ot practical iufm tnaiioii , mi.u;. announce ourselves ran-1 down Cow Branch to (he intersection m store org.'.nization. efficiency or;,ii.i.M for the road electorate of l'n-, of Bull Branch and continuing with ion county subject to the action or Hie ; the above named Branch 38.18 chs. Deinoiiaiic primary. Monroe town !to the beginning, and containing ship, J. C. Winchester; Jackson (own-143.56 acres. ship. W. X. Davis; Sandy Ridge town- j Second Tract Beginning at a P. ship, Sam Redw ine; Vance township, j K. corner of Lot No. 4 and runs W. E. Leminond: fioose Creek town-; thence S. 70.10 W. 6.67 chs. to a ship, T. L. Price; New Salem town-! slake; (hence S. 156 K. 26.50 ch. to ship, 0. W. Smith; Marslivllle town-!a P. K.: Ihence X. 77. tt E. 1108 ship. J. C. Mclntyre; Lanes Creek ichs. to a P. O. slump on a branch be- township. H. F. Parker; Buford town-, low a spring; (hence N. 13. E. (Pass ho sales force, newspaper advertis ing. windwv display, delivery prob lems, and system in retail business Erry merchant or wife of a mer chant, cverv salesman or rlei k. every arms 1 lllsjieiti!l ,iniKaj a those interested ! in seeing Monroe become a better business renter should not fail to hear Mr. Farley. Our Chamber of Commerce has se cured this service through he courte sy of The National Cash Register Co. of Dayton, Ohio. The lecture has been given before state and national conventions, cham bers of commerce and other business organizations all over the United States and Canada. It is universally admitted to be one of the most popu lar and Instructive exhibitions of bus iness principles ever given. We urge that Mr. Farley be given a capacity audience at the Chamber of Com merce. No charge for admission. f tain's Narrow Approach to Wreck. An Atlantic Const Line passenger and express train crashed through ,.... ui i -..,., i .mi and the! Cape Fear river bridve on the cross- ball and chain. !i,'s without leaving the bridge and 'ti... r.,.i ..m ..f ihu rmni bind, w ithout injury to any of the passen gers or crew, when th.cars left the rails live hundred yards south of the The food was of the coaruent kind, j Mush ,md soup constituted the best part of the menu. Griddle rkes were rometiiues udded as a holiday luxury. There was no mess-hall, so convicta ate in their cells. In those Unnb-like stone cells they spent all the time (hey were not at work, except during chapel exercises, during which they were closely guarded bf keepers equipped with side-arms and cudgels. They were locked up ftll daf siiiduays. TIME TO ACT Don't Walt For the FatAl IMXt of Kidney nine Profit by Monroe People's ExH'rleiice. Occasional attacks of backache. Ir regular urination, headacuna and dii ay spells are frequent symploms of kidney disorders. It's an error to neglect these ill. The attacks may pass off for a time but generally re turn with greater intensity. on't delay a minute. Begin takiag Doan's Kidney Pills, and keep up their use until tbe desired results are obtain ed. Good work In Monroe proves the effectiveness of this great kidney rem edy. Mrs. L. H. Horton, 606 Crowell St.. says: "My back and limbs ach ed, 1 couldn't rest comfortable and I was all run down and tired out. Mornings I felt so sore and lame, I could hardly get around. When I bent over and tried to stralRhten. a ; harp twinge caught me In my back and Fpctks came before my eyes. I was so dizzy. I could hardly stand. My head ached, too. I was nervous and got tired, and my kidneys didnjt net properly, neadins of Doan Kidney PilU, I decided to try them and got a supply at the Union Drug Co. In a short time, I felt much bet-tr.- end continued ujp entirely cured lite." Frire KO., ft all daaler.i. Don t r-ltnplv a.-k for a Sidney remedy Ret Doan's Kidney Pills thn same that Mrj. Horton had. Foster - Miibum Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Here It is at last: (he atory that can't be beat! It comes from Iowa: Seven years ago a farmer hung his vest on a fence in the barnyard. A calf chewed up a pocket of the gar ment In which was a standard gold watch. Last week (he animal, a staid eld milch cow, was butchered for beef, and (he timepiece was found In rueh a position between the lungs of (he cows (hat the respiration the cloiins in and the nll;ng of the lungs kept ihe Blem-windnr wound up. and the watch had lost but four Minutes In the (.even yearn! bridge, just after the train had left the Fayettevllle yards on its run lo Richmond early last Friday morning. The engine did not leave I he track and the coaches were held oil the bridge by the guard rails. As the ias! car cleared th" bridge the train was brought to 11 standstill with practically the entire tr.-rn, except for the engine leaning at an angle of forty-five degrees over the edge of a forty-foot eiiihankmer.:. The es cape of all persons on the train was considered a miracle. The world Is given as a prize for (he man in earnest. F. W. Robertson. At Last the Spring Days are Here And we all have been wanting to see them. We have now in stock a fine line of WHITE SHOES AND OXFORDS that will please the most particular shopper. Ladies' White Oxfords, good lasts and fine quality. value $5.00, for $3.50 Ladies' Pinched Pumps $2.93 Ladies Cuban Heel Pumps $3.00 Ladies' French Heel High Cut Shoes $3.50 One lot Men's and Boys' Kids that were bought to save you money, any size in Shoes or Oxfords, our price, the pair . $1.93 Mary Jane Pumps for the little girls, with and without straps, the pair, only $1.10 The Family Store Co-Operative Mercantile Co. ship. T. C. Eubanks; At Large, W. C Heath. FOB THE I.E(iISUTinE. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the Legislature, subject lo the action of Ihe Democratic primary. Earl Ezzell. Enr Cotton Weigher nt Waxhaw I hereby announce myself as a can didate for cotton weigher at Waxhaw, subject to the action of (he Democrat ic primary. D. F. SHORT. I'OK THE LEGISLATURE. I hereby announce myself a cantll date for the Legislature, subject : 45 36 acres ing corner of Lot No. 1 at 19.76 chs.) to a P. K. on line of Lot No. 4; (hence a-lih said line 3. 71 E. 12.40 chs. to the beginning, containing 39.73 acres. Third Tract Beginning on Bull Hun Branch and runs a hedgerow S. 68 H W. 12.20 chs. lo a stake at junction of two hedgerows; thence a new line S. 71 ls W. 11.40 chs. lo cor ner of Lot 2; thence wilh a line of I Lot No. 1 S. 76 E. 17.63 chs. a pile 'sioties In a field; thence N. 77 E. 8 ichs. to Bull Run Branch; thence with ! various courses of said Branch 24.75 chs. lo the beginning and containing rEr,CAl"llAGEj FORD REPAIRING A SPECIALTIY. 5 Next to Baptist Church. 1 FISK TIRES. FORD PARTS. the action of the Democratic primary. T. F. Limerick . FOR CORONER I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as Coroner of Un ion county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. T. B. Davis. FOR THE LEGISLATURE I hereby announce myself a candi date for the Legislature, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. Henry McWhorter. "Say, Pop, what Is gravity?" "Gravity, my boy. Is a force which brings down everything In this world except prices." CONQUERS RHElJHAtlSM It is an established fact that one teaspoonful of Rheunia taken once a day for a very short time has driven all the pain and agony from thou sands of racked, crippled and despair ing rheumatics. While powerful, gratifying and quick-acting Rheunia contains no narcotics, is absolutely harmless, and must bring lasting and blessed relief or its cost, small as it is, will be re funded. The magic name has reached nearly every hamlet, and (here are hundreds of druggists who enn tell you of the good It has done in some of the very worst cases. If you are tortured wi(h rheuma tism or sciatica you can get n bottle iif Rheunia from the English Drug Company, Monroe, N. C, for not more than seventy-five cents, with (he un derstanding. tha( If It does not rid you of all rheumatic suffering your money will be cheerfully returned. After you eat always taka 'ATONIC f f6ft TOUlt ACfgTOMACP Instantly relieves Heartburn. Bloat JGaasyFeelina;. Stops food sourinfr, repeating", end all stomach miseries. MttadMraia. ! Vlubwu.dl'.p. EATOMTCto tbsbMt nmvSj. Tt ihoo-kanl.warKta-follr "...''StSj a4-arwvilt raf ua4 woa Cataba kofcxiar. oo willow. English Drue Co.. Monroe. N. C. We Have 50 Head Fresh Mules from 1)00 to 1200 pounds, well broke reudy for work. ALSO SOME FINE BROOD MARES. Give ua a look. Fourth Trad Beginning at a stone on N. W side of the Olive Branch Iload. Brewer's comer and runs thence S. 15 i E. 16.36 chs. lo a P. K. In a hedgerow; ihence N. 71'4 E. 2n.4" chs. to a stake; thence N. U1 W. 26.50 chs. to a stake In the Olive Branch Koad by an Ash; thence with Ihe various courses of said road 27.54 chs. to the beginning, and containing 52.78 acres. Terms of sale One half cash, bal ance secured hv note, due and payable January 1st, 1521. Rent for the year 1920 reserved. Possession (o be giv en on Januarv 1st, 1921. Bidding will start a( $7,315.50. JOHN IRWIN CHANEY. Executor of the Last Will and Tcsla- men( of John C. Bass. This 14th day of May. 1920. S(aek. Tarker A Craig. Altorneys. FOWLER & LEE. NOTICE. Having disposed of my Interest In the F. W. Causey Co.. known as the Wlngate Drug Co., on October 28. to W. M. Perry of Wingale, this Is to no tify creditors that I will not be res ponsible for any debts contracted by him, or his associates. F. W. CAUSEY. April 14, 1920. DR. S. A. ALEXANDER VETERINARIAN The late Dr. Watt Ash craft office. Office Phone 113. Res. 53-J M. C. Howie ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR The yeara of satisfactory work that we have done for the people of Monroe Is the best recommend ation for any one seeking an elec trical contract. We solicit yovrs on the basis ot this reputation. Wall Paper-Paints New designs of WALL PAPER ar riving dally. Our slock of Paper Is the largest In the South. We are furnishing Wall Taper, and Paints for some of Ihe most expensive homes and 'hotels- and public Institutions in the Caroli na's. Lowe's Interior Decorations, MEU MKTONE and MELLtMilOSH in all the new tines. Everything for the Painter and Paper Hanger. Deep Water Colors. Jobbers and Retailers In Wall Pa per, Paints and Painters' Supplies. Expert Interior Decorators In charge. C'llARIiOTTR PAINT ft GLASS CO. Charlotte, X. C. SO W. Trade St. Thone 175. n.mtttl.g Wind Storm Insurance. The largest insurers of the country are paying JUST A SMALL AMOUNT MORE and adding the WIND STORM or TORNADO INSURANCE to their Fire Policies. We will be glad to add this feature to any property insured through our office. A Post Card or Phone Call will bring you full information. GORDON reJSfcSaf CO. ' Monroe, N.C. ' DR. P. M. ABERNETHY VETERINARIAN Office: Fowler & Lee Stable Monroe, N. C. Phone 308. Residence Phore 1J9-J. GORDON INSURANCE and INVESTMENT CO. INSURANCE EXPERTS Phone 209. Farmers & Merchants Rank Building.
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