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VOL. 26. No. 78.
. MEREST KEWS OF
"THE STATE AND RATION
AT 105 MRS. RITH WATSOX
CAST DEMOCRATIC VOTE
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
MONROE, N. d, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1920.
$2.00 PER YE;
Election Fight Results In the Death
or Two Bryan Attribute Ix-feat
' to Wilton and Cos.
A, a result of an flection fight
Tuesday near Orlando.' Fla., when
July Perry, negro, carried a ahotgun
to the polla and indited he would
vote regardless of the fact that he
had not paid his poll tax. followed by
me awing in cold Diood of two young
wnue men ny the aame Perry,
situation -may bo aummaxiied
lows: Leo Borgard, of Winter Car
den, and Elmer McDanlela. of Ocoee.
soldiers la Jhe world war, dead; Sam
Salisbury, Charlea Beatty. Toung
Wilson. Frank Robinson, John Tan
ner, and several other whites wpund
d; July Perry, negro, dead; an un
known number of negroes killed at
the scene of the riot; twenty-fire ne-
REGISTERS LOSE PROTEST
AGAINST WOMA5 SIWRAGE
-
Weddlngto Republican
i - wrarmM Kama a iim a
Settle Sharp oeT Ticket.
A number of Democrats
arratrharf fhl i. T a
.day's election, but a Wedding-
ton man did about all of the
scratching on the Republican
ticket. He Toted for all of the
Republican nominee sare Mrs.
Mary Sharp 8ettle. the candidate
for State Superintendent of
Public Instruction. Count ela.
JOHN PARKER LEADS HIS
: TICKET IN DNION COIOT
BEATS REXATOR HARDIXG
BY OXK HIXDRED VOTES
Monroe Han Carried Three Precincts,
and Secured Good Vote at Marah-
rule and Irby's.
John Parker dldnt carry Union
county in bis contest for the Gov
ernorship, but he. led his ticket by
one hundred rotes, the Monroe maa
daring rolled up a total of 1505
while Mr. Hardin got but 1404
Cameron Morrison, the Democrat!
few votera at Manhvllle
scratched Morrison's . name on
the Democratic ballot la order
eee.ee
Mfol- 9i to woman suffrage, and ZZ2 i'Jl.n40" TOtei'
r Car- Un method of reglatering m,ltTin . '' . '
hia protect. Oscar W. Under- l wo Banner rarxer
wood, the Alabama aM.ir . a PftelBet. having given him 208 votes.
the reelDient of one arntohi ,lmoA M "r aa n received at
vote at the South Monroe pre- 00111 Pwclneto. 8outh Moa-
dnet. and Hon. Robert N. Pago 21f2S, !
receivea a rew votes. Quite a I Z'.. . ' " . " -a
- - . w. mi, cauacr hub preciacw
nia lead being attributable to the
failure of about forty Republican
negro voters to vote the atate ticket
Mr. Parker carried the following lire
cwcia; uiive Branch, Euto, and
aouta uoose creek. .
i no vote oy p reel not i was.
follows: ,
TOR OOVERNOR - M
South Monroe ......... 648 -
Mineral Springs ........ t(
Unlonvllle 105
Wilson's Old Store 251
Slier ,.
Waxhaw . ...JSO
Smyrna ; 108
Olive Branch 15
North Monroe 750
Euto , 70
Irhv'a ire
New York. Nov. 4. An almost Indian Tr.ii "
record smashing electoral vote for In. Hmu rrl"""'"
Senator Harding topping the 40013. Goose Creek . ''.''."'" Js
in
aTra hoUIM tVA BMbTI-A Jt1inMKakai ani
ft negro lodct dtrord br flw; Oc !' t0 ToU or Mr- Pker.
vw auu ih iiuuivuiaiv secuona OI tne
scene part rolled by armed white men
and In the woode and swamps Inter
mittent firing from blacks at hay as
they are being pressed farther Into
the woods by the encircling whites.
Comparative calm prevails though
the air is surcharged with the Inten
sity of the drama.
William J. Bryan placed what he
termed the blame for Democratlo de
feat about equally between President
Wilson and Governor Cox, in a state
ment made at Lincoln, Nebraska,
Wednesday afternoon. Tha Presi
dent." he said, "laid the foundations
for the disaster and. the Governor
completed the structure."
The Wlnston-6alein chamber of
commerce bas sent a telegram to mark and republican maloritlea of wHHin--
EARDKS STOPS HATIOn
AED nOHRISOX TEE STATE
IQ. O. P. WINS GREATEST
VICTOR! EVER RECORDED
In North Carolina, However, Demo-
cratic Vote Showed Great Increaae
Aanewdmenta Carried.
P
u
tt
171
-1
41
II
21
7
214
71
51
111
President-elect Harding, inviting him more than a score In the senate and Walter Store iin
to include the tobacco city in his itln- 160 in the house, were assured Marvin Jo
ery upon his return to the United from vlrutally complete returns to-lwin-ata iir
8tatea from Panama where he will night from Tuesday's elections. Allan ' ins
seek a rest from from his arduous! With the democrats
campaign.
Mrs. Ruth Porter Watson, of Ruth
erford county, "dean of the college
of Confederate matriarch" . with
thred living sons veterans of tha Coo-
. With the democratic strongholds Union ...
of Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennes-1 MirhviiiA
ee aennueiy swept into the republi-l
can ranks by the party crushing I Total
nciory. im Maratng-coollflge ticket
m
v 5$
65
14
205
4025 1601
bad 39 ( votes, exclusive of the four I TOUNG MEN INDICTED FOR
THET OF BALE OK COTON
roar ctaiiay KMge Men Alleged to
Have Secreted Staple In DeWiU
raig s tuna,
Dewltt Craig. Floyd McCorkle. Roy
federacy, cast her ballot In the Drea-lfrom Montana vhan tha nniihli.m
Identlal election Tuesday. Mrs. Wat- state ticket was victorious and the
. son, who last month celebrated her presidential ticket ahead.
lOith birthday, was the beneflcl- - The republican landslide tonight
ary of the state's "absentee voting had glvea tbe republicans 61 senate
law." She was not able to co in dot- teats as aaalmt 1? fni tha Umnm
ion 1o tlm polls, but sent her ballot with late returns undermining . tliend Luke Rape, Sandy Ridge (own-
uj uor aon, lam i. nation, ana it seat or senator secknam, democrat, "P young (men, are under indlct-
waa one of the millions which on that Kentucky. His republican opponent, went for tbe theft of a bale of cotton
day was cast and counted for James Richard J. Ernst, forged ahead In a fron Mr. Bundy Alexander, who lives
M. Cox for President, and Franklin nip and tuck light for the only senate n Mr. John A. Secrest's farm in the
D. Roosevelt for vice president When fight left unsettled. Of the 34 sen- me township. The Rape boys
Tom Boat of the Greensboro Daily ate contests, the republicans captured however, have so far evaded arreat. '
News staff visited the Watson home nine from the democrats and elected According to reports, the four
during the early part of this year he all 15 of their candidates. Amona young men went to the home of Al-
found Mrs. Watson in possession of the democratic senators who today wander Monday night, loaded a bale
nor full faculties of mind -and body, went down to defeat were Senator of cotton on a wagon, and returning
And today she retains those facul- Chamberlain, of Oregon, . former by a circuitous route, stored It in
ties. She gets about the house and chairman of the military committee; Craig's barn, where It was hidden nn-
takes a keenlnterest In affairs, but Senator 8mlth, of Arlsona, whb lost ne" omo fodder. It waa found by
ner 105 years forbade that she make to former Ropresantatlva Ralph Cum- Deputy Sheriff Clifford Fowler, who
a Journey to Ihe polling booth Tues- eron, and Senate Henderson, of Ne- nnd little) trouble In fastening guilt
day and her ballot was sent to be cast vada. who was defeated h fnrmar uoon the voun nun
or ner on. u win do recauea tnai uovernor o.ddie.
Mr. Bast wrote a delightful story of Final returns from a few congres
s's visit to Mrs. Watson and in slonal districts ttill were belated to
sketching her 104 years he wrote: night, some due to tlose races whlrh
" 'Oh, you mysterious girls,' once upet a few previous announcements
wrote J. M. IUrrie. 'When you- are and others from Isolited sections.
52 we shall find you out.' Twice With. theso missing districts, the re-
Mrs, waison cas been round out at publican roll In 'dO house had clmb-
- 02
Corn Shucking in Vance.
Indian Trail. R. F. D. No. 1. Nov
4. All are invited to hear the new
preacher at Union "Grove Methodist
cnurch Sun Jay night, Nov. ,7, at ear
ly canaie ugnt.
'Mr. Leo filackmon had one of hi
She was found out at that aaeled oast 182. to 136 to tha imnrt lingers cut off the other dav while
wnen ner state ws coming from de-l Amonr house members whose re-op,raun seii-reeder , at the gin
vastatlng war and reconstructing- it' I election was renortM dnfmitniv fn-loere..
self. She was found out again at 104 night was Represent tlvee Volstead, I WMgr- Willie OrmaifU, Roy .Hor
when reconstruction of the world was of Minnesota, author of the Volstead I ton Ben Morton, Grady Lenmiond,
in oruer;. tne spnna apolcon and the prohibition enforcement act and ?;rne '. wit squires and Alonxo
aaiser. one was born as the French-1 chairman of the . house judlclarr ulxon nTa returnea home from an
umu uiuii in avrre me sentence im-icomnmtee, a position ne Is scheduled i"""1" wu m inanoue.
posed upon him for having vexed to retain. I A big killing frost fell In this vl
God. as Victor Huro DUta It. She was I In the honaa clnlty last week .
able to celebrate the downfall of an- can sweep gave Ohio an almost solid The voluntary offering of 13. tak-
other archangel of war who fancied republican delegation, only one die- en up Sunday at the Methodist church
that he had taken God Into partner- Irict being In doubt. In this, the nere' bu been ent to the Children's
hip with him." home atate of Senator Harding and Hom. t Wlnston-fiaJem.
.ul.i Governor Cox. the republicans gain- Rov Simpson. Lewis Pusser. Bryce
' nwTiiiVr nv niTn J ana aemocrats lost eight seats. ru"er; n?1isanrora Furr the
DISTRICT DT 0 Ell 4000 i Missouri the republicans gained ,d of Fr,dr nlh ng enough to
' . ."7 , another block of eight. " take a plunge In the creek as they
Counties in the Lower Portion Gave L- Pad by on their way to a corn
Him Inuroalljr Large Majorities Reaulu In th tUMtm' shucking. .
Wilkes for Cox by 4100. .... 4 ' Corn shucking and shuck hoiiln
TAX AliCTT
i GETS A LARGE MAJORITY ?
viHUt AMENDMENT CARRIED
na aiuius THAN TWO THOUSAND
Waxlaw, However, Waa Opposed to
s Mnnpung ine woman fToal Pay,
! In. a n If
"'S m m wu a as.
' Bat On hundred anil nmt.fl
tfi . . :
uuiua county cuuena regutered their
""approval of the income tax amend
ment to the constitution at tha
Uon Tuesday, but over five hundred
opposed me idea of abolishing the
(wiueai or poii tax u a necessary
viuaiiucaiiuu i or vounr. Tha mi.
iw tae income tax was: For, 3825;
against. 16; poll tax amendment:
w. mi; against, 6(3.
j for
Etito ant
WJlaon'S Old Store . k
Sfuth Monroe .. 711
Indian Trail 114
uoose vreek
unkw
OUve Branch
waxhaw .
Oil..
-M
Irwy's .......
Wlngate -
Minora Spring
waiters Store
Altan .......
Smyrna
s. uoose creek
union ville .
Wkddlngton
Mtrvm
J Total .'..'...;...... 3S25
EGENE V.
OTES AT
DEBUS GETS 13
EITO PRECINCT
SorbillMt Iiradn Who I in
Prima, Has Small Following
in uvme tree TowBshlp,
Eugene V. Debbs, who Is senr-
ing a long term in the Federal
prison for violation of the ee-
pionage act. received twelve
votea for President at the Euto
.precinct in Goose Creek town
ship. The remainder of the So
cialist ticket received the aame
number of votes. The Euto
vote waa one of the biggest sur-
M.t.MM.
ag'st
nrlaM n Ik. .luii..
waa taif. iK. . I
turn arrlaul An Im kv. .11 . rt.Li.
IB " va U UCU.I1 111 m-ii
Nn anrUllat IIkV.i. . .
- -- ' .cv. wmv lurn
ished this countr. hut It inn.
nnaail that tk. .. k. v .
, .uv hiv wvuMffara ok
me parry procured a annnlv
f mm iKa. .1 . i a wu 4 n .. . . .
. .... iiwiiuu ior a -
Winston-Salem. Ona of tha T.. a
lor brothers, large tobacco man-
, ufaeturers of the Twin City, is
a Socialist.
.J DR. C. C. WEAVER LEAVES
COLLEGE FOR PASTORATE
...,,.
. . . . t
.' . .' i
nl
Vor
T SOOIIShlna tha mvm.nl .r
. rj v.
PUII MX as a nOCOWarV analiUoatlnn
tor roung, tbe vote by precincts wu
aiicn
N. Goose Creek
fiato
South Monroe ....
Slier ,. ,,.
waddintton
Mlheral Springs . .
Uillon ..........
Marshvllle ......
Unlonvllle .......
Walter's Store . . ,
Waxhaw
QUve Branch ....
Alton :
Sohlh Goose Creek
irby't
WaShl Did Store
Noriir Monroe
Win gata
Marvin ". .'. ,
1(3
107
.. 170
.. 731
.. .25
..3
.. 31
.. 124
;. 560
.. 87
.. 133
.. 8
5
..151
.. 51
.. 78
480
.. 165
.. 84
Proaldent of Enaory and Rnn la c
nm new none Here
inngni tor Tew Yeara.
Emonr. Va.. Nov. 4D r
C. Weaver, for the past ten years
president or Emorv and H.nr
liege, and for the Oast rear nr.IHn
N Emory and Henry and Martha
m roaaoington colleges, lert this week
I tnr .UAn. xi r w t " -
mvhivh . v., wutirv ne was- ap
pointed as pastor of the Central
Methodist church at tha r
sion of the Western North Carolina
conference. During his sojourn at
Emory he has endeared himself In
me nearts or hundreds of students
ana won tne estimation of all who
have known him. His departure is
viewed with recret h thnaa h
auow wnai a potent force he has
been In the development of Emory
an.4 UAM. l.il- L
rivurj wnue ob Was president.
When Dr. Weaver announced his
aeciBion to resign the student bodies
oi tmory and Henry and . Martha
Washington colleges lmmedlaialv
united in an effort to obtain a recon
sideration by him of his decision. To
mis ena petitions were circulated at
the two colleges, and signed ananl
mously, requesting Dr, Weaver to re-
DINNER WAS READY BY TE3
USUAL TIME ELECTION DAI
NEITHER DID HOUSE WORK "
SUFFER ON THE OCX'ASIO
Mrs. HarreU Telia Her Eiperlencoa
VotingRev. J. i. Edwaida la
SUU I1L
5
6
122
32
12
8
31
241
1
16
. 3
8
ii Iff ireWency tt fSe two schools
1 8 if ha saw fit. But he had chosen the
Total
8227 683
FIFTY INSURANCE MEN IN
CONVENTION HERE TODAY
Ofilcal and unofficial returns from
in u uui ui iaai ibiui itai i uiu s s sa i i n ea ma iim at) u a-t..at.i
' tha.t.venth-dUtrlct indicate that "0!?' Jn.th Halxler'. Mond'.h,""
former District Attorney Hammer, of .V"LV!:!r.0 i """' helpers were nr.iL " "
Asaeboro, baa defeated Mr. Cox. his
Republican opponent, by between
4,000 and 6.000 majority. With Da
vie county missing Mr. Hammer has
an unofficial majortly of close to
6,000. Darle la Republican and the
returns from that county will reduce
araa VI tit ... ... ,v. I
turns,, from every ona of the 100 1 1l"' "c"ng a moa-
cbuntles In the state, compiled by the ,1?. , ry..B ou w 1 nU pUce ,n
Observer up to laat midnight From i," . ly- Utu 8"ipson
some counUes the returns are com- new barn. .
nlltl frVim aTatkainal Inanmnlaia na a. w. lV"-
r : n." u. "i - .r'-v.'..: L..rrMi?nl y wr. of the
-vi vavimnivo, A U ai UUaJvl III I 1 Til B-BirfriamM TTn nw . 1 1 a . .
of .. th. n,.i,ui. . ,.., - vu.b Tvpuuiaies tne
Mueain ot IjOcaI ImlmiHi.n .
Lnncheon at Noon Spencer Pre-
uinxi
ine southeastern Rrnnch r tha
American Life Underwrite'
atlon, with H. J. Spencer of Charlotte
presioing, is m session at the Joffre
noiei tnu afternoon. About rlftr
uioiiiuurs are in aitenaance. At noon
today they were guests of local Insur
ance men at lunch.
An interesting program Is being
rendered. Besides the addresses by
iiuug insurance men, Mr. W. B
L.ove maae a short address of wel
come at me lunch hour, and rr h
E. Gurney Is to deliver an aririrAaa nn
tha "First Insurance Company," lat
er in tne arternoon. Mr. W. M. Gor
don Is vice-president, and Mr. Scott
Biamon of Charlotte Is the secretary,
I; Path Of duty as he Saw It. and hanr-a
i vvnipij mm iub vrneai uesire
IaI . . .. J . .a . . ... .
aiuuBiua or me two scnools.
Dr. Weaver goes to his new wni-k
with the good wishes of the. students
of Emory and Henry and Martha
wasnington colleges who realiae
wnat ne has meant to their schools.
ut. tTencn, who waa elected to
succeed ut. weaver. Is exDwtot m
a few days to assume the duties of
nis new position.
' Up Goose Creek Way.
unionviiie. November 4. . Pmf
raui lownsend. nrinclnal of trninn.
vllle high Khool, has returned after
a six wecga vimt to his home In Bes
semer city. -
Dr. D. T. Boxer and family ar
MiuviuK to Kocawell, N. C. They have
been living In Unlonvllle for a good
many yeara. and their many friends
regret mat tney are leaving. ,
Mr. Eugene HuKKlns. of Manh:
vllle. conducted prayer meeting last
night. He made a very tateremimr
speecn on toe suject ot Christian Education.
Mr. Henry Williams spent yester-
Preahvtrriiin li.
"O come, lnt ua aina- n.ia iK-My In Charlotte. .
Lord. Let us come before His pres- Mr vnc Presson of Chorlotte is
ence with thanksgiving, o come let us Pending a few days with relatives
worhhln. for th- i -mJ mends here.
God." Mr. N. B. Preson. Mr. Pierce Sell
The above InviUtlon Is extended ," Mr' I Smith caught aeven
W. A.
to all.
Services as follows:
10 A. M. Stinday school.
Henderson, superintendent,
11 A. M.. Sermon.
There will be no evenlna-
We will unite with the other churches
possoms last Monday night
Master Tom and Miss Olivia Pres
son spent last week with Mrs. W. B.
i-ove or 'Monroe.
Rev, T. J. Hugtlns will Breach at
the M-thodlt church here Sunday at
three-thirty. Everyone Is Invited to
In extending a welcome to the new rme and Dr,Hf "onioone with you
pastor of the Central Methnriiat
cnurcn.
Remember the offerlnr for Fnrairn
Missions at the morninc arrvlrA
Tt 1 -
neiwrier.
oi. d. P. Waters, who once did
newspaper work In Monroe, died re
cently at his home In Llncolnton of a
ROSE and VIOLET.
Prince Paul, youncer brother of I
tne late King Alexander, has been
the almost 6,000 majority unless of- YrlV" ST1 . ,,, ' ..v.k P't'o" of . the governor of
flclal returns from the counties In Y ' WS!? .V" LouWn cldw the cotton gin, for
tha inn, t it.a Hi..i. .-.ii I locmJ Htuatlons In the respective la month Ha ... A... L".
their already larg. majorities 3 "..tablV POn th f'M '"!! VmilUoa b',M of e0" "p'""
Wilkes county gave Mr. Cox the orJ?'ur! !' "bU: n the closing of the rln. would
Randolph over 1 000 420' whl.."pke7 curled 27 coun-
AfelePhrmag. from Ashboro tl ,hf
last night said that the returns woold H I4' 7! ,f.0m. th
wcinwiiMni vniiujuaif i ,vai lesrea
the governor-elect a iiet majority of
78,218.
. It is not unlikely that complete re
turns from all counties will Increase
Morrison's majority to 80.000, pos
sibly more. Nor is it certain .that
complote returns will not increase
Parker majorities In the counties
he carried, so aa to cut down Morri
son's net majority to 76,000.
On the face ot returns compiled,
Finds Albemarle Mills Closed.
Monroe. R. F. D. 6. Nov. 4. The
farmers of this community are busy
fathering and housing their corn,
picking cotton and sowing small
grain.
A big white frost gave us a Dlcas-
compllcatlon of diseases. Ha waa nt call Friday and Saturday morn.
anout 70 years of age and a native of ln 01 week. He changed tbe
how a majority for Mr. Hammer of
something over 4,00V.
The unofficial majorities by coun
ties follow, with Davie missing
Hammer
. Lee
Moore
Scotland ...........
Richmond ..........
Anson
Union ....... i. ....
Dsrldson
Tsdkin ............
Randolph
Davie
Wilkea ......
Hoke
Montgomery ........
1,100
400
1,100.
2.250 i
.3.018
2.700
Cox
tlco day celebration at Monroehext'
Thursday, Nov. 11. hart been com
pleted, and Indications are that the
uauat PnttrJk tf r..t . . .t. .
1.900 1."" 7, ...T" ewwur,, (
1 Ata ."i"ia.n"irarii, out l Jen
'''llrlni MnilhllKan .nM. l- .w.
' - - .-..v.l MUUIU.I, ill
Massachusetts", being ot Irish decent. eol0r the cotton patches from
green to oiaca.
Messrs. W. E. Helms and son Leo
nard and Kern Price motored over
to Albemarle the later part of Isst
week to spend some time With
friends and relatives. Tha writer
found out when he arrived in Albe
marle that all Of the factories had
shut down on account ot not being
able to sell their yarns. The wriiar
did not learn as to when they would
start up again. This left hundreds
of people In a destitute condition.
The Sunday school at Corinth was
Arrangement, for th. great arm.- ers. Liberty Loan worker, and -.peak- thToTd Z ?eers and M were' rl'
r, wmpuon ooara, nea uross, ana elected without a single opposition
Greatest Celebration in the
History of County Thursday
800
Hammer's majority
1.100
, 100
11.769
, 4,879
4,100
6.810
All Monroe business man hava
the I agreed to close their establishments
JliVn? nPOrttedl l" I"' for ,hM no business will be
dlcated his Intention to contest the transacted except by drug stores and
re-fletlon of Congrcanman Weaver, cafes.
wiier returns derelon nothlna ml Tha ... .v. . . .
Indicate a reduction la the asUmated low," " " " ,01-
majority of 100,000 for the conMItu- 8:30 A. M. Para.i. f .n
I rice men, war Saving, Stamp work-
tlonal amendment,.
Y. M. C. A. workera
11:00 A. M. Memorial exercises,
and speech by Hon. Jas. A. Lock
hart of Wadesboro.
13'30 P. M. Free dinner for ex
service men.
2:00 P. M. Great soldier athletic
carnival at Robert", Field. Eleht
round boxing exhibition, wrcctllcg,
and pin scuffle.
4:0i) P. M. Football rme, Amer
ican Legion vs. Monroe Hlich School.
7:00 P. M Sirert dance around
the tquaia," '
. MarahrUIe, November 4. W
hava voted! Bright and early Tues
day morning we were up and rousing
the neighbors. And a little later gath
ering In a car full ot ladles we hied
us forth to the momentous occasaioa.
Thaa . . . ...
oo ume to waan otsne.
i ine anairs or tno
. I nation must be attended to first. W
nam a maa up on the atreet and la
quired aa to the whereabouts of the
polls. He spat a mouth full of to
bacco Juice and gallantly directed ut
pollward. It was a vacant store and
frightfully dirty, but we were so en
tranced, over the buainess in hand
that we did not particularly mind.
Parenthetically speaking, what da
you suppose the world would be Ilk
wim no women in it to clean tha
thing np anyhowf 'But back to the
Polla. ... A crouo of men atood ahont
laatde probably to see the sights and
hand In eaae anvtaina haa-
pened. or more probably to assist any
fair damsel who happened to be Is
dtstmsa over the unfamiliar ticket.
They all looked well, you know th
peculiar expression a man has wheal
ladles come upon him suddenly and
catch htm tilth a mouth full of to
bacco and no place to epKT They all
looked like that, more or less. If
they had tobacco they were very cart
ful with the juice however.
mere was considerable pleasantry
and banter exchanced hat wean ha
folks, all of whom happened to bo
acquainted, the women nlavlnc aa lax
norant aa possible, to add to the fun.
lnings anally became so social in
and around that our crowd began to
decide it waa a very pleasant place
to hangout. After importantly ex
amining the 'tickets, which were
about the first we had ever seeu, we
solemnly poked each into Its own lit
tle box with much the same sensa
tion as dipping into tbe Holy water
fount. This all safely done, and our
duty by the League of Nations thus '
pei formed, there was no excuse to
linger longer even to greet the other
ladle who were gathering In, from
far and near at that ' earfv hn
Then too .those dreadful dishes, and .
bede and things began to haunt some
oi me party, Because that eternal
housekeeping problem we hava with
us always though dynasties rise and
fall and presidents coma sad m tr
wa, all over anyhow except awaiting
return,, so we went along home
ward; and the dinners Wera all nn
time that day. the dishes all washed,
the sweentna und dunlin 'aa w.n
done aa usual. No one had hn tha
least bit rude to us at tha nniia m
fact waa It Just our Imagination that
made us think the men regsrded US
with a Mttle bit more awe, as being
a real cltlxen and thus a more im
portant factor than before Fnr.
thing except the weather was lovely.
As to voting, we are for k strong.
Mrs. M. P. Blair waa hnnro.a' m
the Book Club and a number of other
invited guests Wediiesdnv afi
Slips bearing familiar quotation,
were passed and tho guests asked td
guess me auihors. Mrs. B. C. Par
perk received the orixe. a hn of
candy. An Interesting Sidney Lanier
murrain nao oeen arranged. Mrs.
C Parker read an annrerlatlnn nf
hi, life lire and works. Mrs. James
HarreU read "Tha Revenue nt Mam.
lsh" and Mrs. Alice Blveqs gave sev
eral shorter poems. Chicken salad,
wafers, coffee and mints were served.
Mr. and Mrs. B. O. H Inann hart aa
their guests last week their daughter,
nenry uninn ot Monroe, Mr. .
Van Hlnson Of Charlotta anrf Mr '
Talmage Hlnson of Clarkton.
Mr. J. E. Bailey of Charlotte has
accepted a position with the Ashcraft
uui ana imui company.
Mrs. Alice Blvens SDent tha wa-V.
end In Monroe with relatives.
Rev. J. J. Edwards waa reoortad
yesterday as being no better. He haa
had a severe attack of Influenza and
seems unable to recover from the af
reets, his msny friends here and In
the surrounding country hope for
better new of him soon.
Mrs. John Long Is snendlna- aav.
era! days hi Charlotte.
The highway graders., worltara nn
whatever they should be called, hava
arrived In town, indeed they are at
our very door. A trip up town now
is an adventure. One must Jump
ditches. Mow throueh nllea of dirt.
dodge mules and all but climb over
telephene pole, to make It. But It la
cheering alght to see the work at '
last coming so close to home.
Alias Mary Lee Griffin entertained
a number of the younger set at a
nauoween party Saturday evening,
GhosU greeted the guests upon their
arrival In the yard and escorted them
Into the spookiest looking room,
ever seen out side of a haunted
house. All the game, characteristic
of the aoason were enjoyed and a
number of others, at the conclusion
of which delicious refresh menu wera
I served. - -.
I Tha iMarstlVllle hleh achnnt haaWat
A good selection.
Rav. M A Mafia nt 1 IK.n..l.
preached a fine aermon at Corinth bn te w"1 P1' Wlngate at Win-'
last Sunday at 11 o'clock.
Ml us Connie Helms ot Monroe
sueut several daj last week with
friends and relatives of this com
munity.
There will be preaching at Corinth
next Sunday evening at three o'clock.
Sunday school wil Ihe at 2 o'clock.
Miss Falla Whitaker soent Satue-.
day and Sunday with "friends and'
relative, near Indian TralL
gate on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. H. C. Ashcrart will entertain
for Mlas Mary Marsh, December
bride-elect oa Friday arternoon.
Mm, Umberger of Mt. Ulla Is the
guost of her sinter, Mrs. J. J. Ed
wards. ,
Mr. O. S. Hamilton of FayettevlIIe
Is visiting relative, here.
Mr. and Mra. Lee Anhcraft
jthe guefU last ck of Mr. and Irs.
vwum avru 111 Jl& U UllU,