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Monroe Journ
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOL.27. No.-20.
MARSEILLE WON 5 OUT
OF 7 SCHOOL CONTESTS
The Town 1m Highly Kluted Oor Mie
Itccord Mittle Ity Its Youngsters
iMirliif: the Coiiuut'iK-eiiifiii
KF.FLKCTS CREDIT OX FACULTY
Marshville, April 14. The town of
aarshvllle. particularly the faculty
ana patrons or the school, are eratl
fled this morning following the close
of the county commencement exercis
es in Monroe Wednesday evening. Out
of the eight contests scheduled in the
commencement the Marshville school
participated In seven, and was the
winner of five of the conteses. Be
ginning at Marshville on last Friday
evening with the declamation contest,
Hal R. Marsh of Marshville won over
seven other contestants, his closest
rival being Mr. Clark of Wesley
Chapel. Misses lionnie Harrell and
Virginia Griffin, also of Marshville
were announced as the winners of the
short story and essay contests, res.
pectively. On Saturday evening
Marshville seut a reciter. Miss Margie
Marsh, and a speller, Mr. Furman
Little, to Waxhaw to battle for the
honors of that occasion, and it was
very gratifying to know that while
Monroe won the reciter's prize, yet
Marshville's representative ran her
a close second, nnd it was necessary
for a becond ballot to be taken by the
judges to finally award the prize. In
the spilling match Furman Little
nnsseu. one word outright, nut was
called down on the word indorse,
which the dictionaries say mav be
spelled either endorse or indorse.
Demonstrate Efficiency of School
Tuesday evening Mr. Sebron Blair
of the high school senior class won
the debaters medal at Union school
house, nud on Wednesday evening the
sloe club added still another victory
by winning a unanimous decision
from the judges in the contest with
two other schools of the county.
The results of the county com
mencenu'iit demonstrate the efflrien
cy of the present faculty of the
Marshville high school, also the co
operation of students, teachers and
parents, which it. absolutely necessary
for the succes.i of a school. To begin
with, Marshville is the only school In
the county whose every teacher holds
the highest certificate the county can
give. Then there has been the most
.pyW nilid team .wuj kamonn the teach
ers lor the advancement of the school
throughout the year, and they have
succeeded in Inspiring In the student
body an unusually strong school spir
it, ambition and loyalty. The student
body also has the advantage of pub
lie school music, which during the
two years that it has been taught in
he school, has done a great deal to
Cevelop musical appreciation not only
among the students but In the town In
general. Piano is also taught by a
graduate,' and expression and public
(peaking is belli gstut'ied by a num
ber of the punils. So, taking it all
together, Marsiniile feels Justified in
being unusually proud of the sucres
of her hub the r.ehool.
Dr. Weaver to Ik-liver Commencement
Address. , .
Messrs. Seaborn Blair. Hal Marsh.
Edwin Grlllin and Byron Williams
left early Thursday morning for
Chanel Hill to enter the preliminaries
for the final debating scrap.
The commencement exercii.es of the.
school will begin on Sunday morning,
the lTtlf. with a semiou to the gradu-
rting class in the Baptist church. On
(Monday evening the music depart-
laents will (;ive a program, and on
I uesday afternoon there will be the
docliilmers' contest, followed by an
aiidiesK by Ji. C. C. Weaver of Mon-
Iroe. Hint evening will be devoted to
the reciters' contest and the high'
school (le')iUe. VWilncM'.av evenui';
lite play, "An Average .Max" will be
st.iscd. mid reai'ir.gs given by mem
bers of the cxjr.moii cla.s. The
tibltc Is most cordially invited to tit
ei.d all of these exercises.
BODY OF DEAD HERO IS !
BROUGHT BACK TO AMERICA I
"If I lh.nl See You Again, lie tiood."
tw me Caning Words ot
John Luther Gail.tii.l
TO Itl liV REMAINS AT SMVItXA
r rom Flanders field, where he fell
righting with the famed first division
the rjunains of John Luther Garland
Monroe boy. have been taken up and
orougnt to tnis country. His mother,
wrs. a. u. uariana, wno Uvea on
vvaaesboro Avenue, received a tele
gram to this effect Tuesday, and It is
believed the body will be shipped to
Monroe rrom Hoboken In a day or so.
The remains will be carried to
Smyrna church. In Lanes Creek town
ship, to rest in the vicinity of the
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MONROE, X. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1921.
Sikes and Parker Address
Jury in Famous Will Case
Attorneys For Propounders Urge Jurors to Disreaard
voior Line, wmie caveators Counsel Ask That
Property Be Chen to "Natural Heirs"
he. would hue jiven it to theu I 'nsmen
u na are aescauanu o: iht u-ii: .1.1
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$2.00 PER YEAR CAsi."
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MUULD ItKIiLIZE WHEN j UNABLE 10 OIDERSTMD
MOON IS "DESCENDING" GREEN'S SILENCE ON ROADS
Mr. J. J. Parker, of counsel for the
caveators, completed hU address
the jury this morning in the Ross will owners of the land
trial, and Mr. W. B. Love, one of the j The Clmi and the Dance.
-vv. w V1 F'uurn, ta uuw i n propounders tell von thv
I. r . . i. 1 . . v-
irinuB. win oe roiioweo ny i Drought forty-odd citixena of the Mar-
euner sir. stacK or air. curie, inejvin community to testify to the
Jury will probably get the case late
this afternoon, but it is not likely that
a decision wilt be reached before Sat
urday morning. The propounders
rested shortly before noon, yesterday.
The late republican candidate for
governor was in fine fettle yesterday
afternoon and this morning, and he
made a powerful plea for a favorable
decision.
Seeking to remove the impression
petency of the Ross women and not
alienists from Richmond and Mor
gaotoi.. Who wtre these men? Jini
Crane took her to the circus in Char
lotte to see the animals and women
in tighis; while another .. of their
witnesses, a fellow by the nnu e ei
Rogers, went with her to a dance
when she was 47 and he was but 17.
Many of her other witnesses Imd
iriea to set nionev mil ..r vio-.
created by the propounders that theDI,i tllev put witn V4. . T
caveators were shouting "nigger- to . ni.d C011 ' tV,rl?l.:Unt
win their case. Mr. Barker said that dld. Ms. Hai.v.t T.n ;or i...
$500 under the ' II. bh - ne ilidn i
the 100-odd relatives were seeking to
break the will because they consider
ed themselves the natural heirs, and
replying to Mr. Hikes hope that no
one would make an effort to set aside
written instrument of his, he said:
I hope that if I ever become weak
in body and miiid and designing peo
ia.- eiuugii 3 -u.,e .o make a iU
Her daughter, Mrs. Moore, likewise
swore aitainst her interest.
"Dr. Crowell. who at. at their ta
ble for twelve months, said that back
I ojv mukkh' uiun t hne
i oeiiit-.
any
i oor. simple-minded soul! She
even realicd her simplicity. She fre
quently called on a .nan hi- fho
I of Baker to come to her hoiie and
j fiddle while She danced. So poor wai
pie take advantage of my disability
that my frieuds will come into court
and cry out against the injustice per
petrated against me.
The Three Issues In the ('use.
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There are three lssues for the Jury j1er "mor that he had to be intio-
to pass upon, explained Mr. Parker. , Jurp" " her on each occasion. Sh
I hey are: 1. Was the wilt executed f cpuldn t remember the most tihi-.l
according to the formalities of theilmns; she couldn't repeat a conver-
law; 2. Did Maggie Boss possess suf-i8auon There's no evidence that she
ileient mentality to make a will: and ever ro,p check: she made no con.
i. In the making of the will was Bhellracts all done bv I r i
unduly influenced by others. fs,y D,k Hudson. Every figure in
it is not a question or Dob or Mit-j""' oook was made by him
tie Bell, he said. "If you find that. Her Hclief In (Jhosts
others used undue Influence, a species "Picture this L-e,l n,i in.
, fraud, under your oath you must j . wH, t0 Si
The duplicate wills, which" Mr. ' hid to Ii" on er e ' nH h"L 8""
Cansler was pleased to call mutual re-J She tjld Ha rl tt GHer ."'k""s
clprocal will." were a suspicious cir- afrafi Ve wo u d die In .h e Wa"
cumstance. he argued. "If I made a house. Dick Hiidaon J?H h
will tomorrow." h rnn i i n n,..l ! fan f n o Kinu n u flit U
mh iiu ur mm TfiJin irtn tim.
th.. ' ',vui'
M-vogUi rf Fertili.r KiajH.iHles
ai inner I Hues.
I AT C'Al'CillT IX A STKKI. TK.U
thie of TIiom" on Committee to
lo in alt ew Ijim.
inaian Trail. R. F. D. No. 1. April
H- The thermometer registered 30
degrees above here Monday morning
and as a result most all of the fruit
aS miiea. inis is bad news for
muse wno are fond of cider. Beans
were also badly damaged.
Miss Lula Helms of Cnionvilie was
uie guest or .Miss Pearl Hill San.r.
uay ana Sunday, and Miss Lillie Hill
or Monroe passed those same days
mi .miss nena r urr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Itoweit hnv. .
mi niu irom an extended visit m
menus ana relatives at Wineate.
Ml.i. R. P. Rowell snent li svi.
.... .. . .
uay ,ii .Miuiand with ri-ienri
All. tierthy Williams uh a.,i.,i.,
ed a broken lee when h fell
uays ago. has returned from a Char
lotte horpital where he has been un
der the care oj a specialist. He is
improving rapidly.
Mf. Lucas Steuall essaved Hie rutu
of the Good Samaritan to a passing
negro man. who had the
of being an imbecile, and who was in
destitute circumstances, here recent-
ine negro, who said his name
was Montgomery, was h.nl..aa oh,.,.-
less, and otherwise verv thinly clad
Mr. Stegall supplied him with the
missing articles of wearine ammr..!
gave him some warm uniieioi..thi.,,r
and sent him In the direction of Mon
roe, ii is believed here that the
man escaped from a county home nr
some other kindred institution.
air. Hugh Wiley ami Mr. Fairley
Watkins have been discharged from
the navy and ure now here with their
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FOLKS H.K.ASM with ROADS
tear it up any time I see fit. but with
duplicate wills, one of them reposing
In the safe of an attorney, it is a dif
ferent matter. I've made wills for
le in
Mr. Parker .inch.H m ,. ,
ehnt "T-k. ' " 1 u, i'ei in
John Luther (iailjind.
I'reb,vierinn CbiKfli.
A cordial Invitation is given to the
"'lowing services:
"iO a. m., Sunday school.
11 a. in.. Worship nnd iermon.
7:45 p. m.. Praise service and ser-;lon.
TIu niortiing sermon will be on the
Second Coming of Christ. As the
astor Is Invited to preach on this in
ertsliDg theme at the annual meet
ng of Presbytery, he thinks It will be
i good thing to practice on his own
ongregation as a preparation.
Mecklenburg Presbytery will meet
vith the Ramah church, near Hun
young hero's boyhood home where he
used to roan care-free with no
thought c;f the great conflict in which
he made the supreme sacrifice .
Noting Garland was in Co. V . linn.
Infantry, and was killed in action
'pt. 21. 1 1' 1 8 , shortly after the be-
.tint;:n of the great offensive that
broke t ie Ili-idenb' IK line, forcine
the Certt.aiw Iv.ck towards the fron
tier, inn i-eMiViim In the signing of
fie urn, I'M ice on Nov. 11th of the
same year. '
His family has b' en unable to se
cure details cf his death. A short
telegram from the Adjutant Ceiieral
ititina; th.U "I deeply regret to in
form yo'i that your son, John L. Gar-
.aiiil.Xel: in anion on Sept. 2V is all
ihe tn'ovinatSi:: that Mrs. Garland has
I received from the ,ar department
concerning his death. Whltel'ord Tom
I Berlin, so i pf M:-. Will Tombel lin, of
ji'-e Mt. l'learvuit community. w;s in
.Lie srnue company with yo-.ing Gar
land, but he was sent bark of the
lines for hospital treatment lx for liis
comrade rent Into hh la.-t engage
r.ieM. Horace Harrell. a baker at Jack
Hernlg's. was prob.-iblv the lust I'n-
lon county man to tr.lk with Garlr.nd.
He was coming out of the front lines
as Garland was going in, and they
cnatteu ror a rew minutes before re
joining their respective marching- col-
i umns. "If I don t see you again, be
.good," were Garland s parting words
people owning more property than the come more In WM gent Chil, h
Ross women and they seem to think lieve In ghost so Tn V . 1
that one will Is enough." I ish minds nl P ple of child"
Mr. Parker, without calling names, of . T,!;?!?r.,,,nt disn"se
light to show that hP wiiia nr .h ,in.,u..-. ",, ' ' ",l,'ln Ooiiar estate
sought to show that the wills of the doesn't believe n!
" iiiieii-sieu pari), DUl OOO V
growing bolder, lie charged that Mag
gie was brought to Monroe after the
dea'h of her sister to make a colicil
giving ll.OOi) to Mr. Hudson, men
In the rnn. v. "" . .. ".vnifi
tionlnt the testimony of John Parka hear the flutter of , he Y, T " V,ka
to the effect that Miss Mag "would do I "Her incn nel,?' T ' Vn?-
beyond
tnything Dick Hudson said.
SliiiiiL'e llc.lv ine llldn't lnav Will.
"It Is strange," he continued along
the same Hie, "that Mr, Redwine was
not asked 1 1 draw that will. He was
their attorney. He had won a case
before the scpreme court for them
Why not him instead of Mr. Adams? ,
H .'cause Mr. Adams was Mr. Hudson's '
lawyer."
Mentioning several of Magr,e-8 be
quests to charitable Institutions, he
said: "Poor old son!! She left J500 i
for a library yet she never read a
book in her life."
Discussing the first issue in the
case. Mr. Parker said that the law re
u Hired that tiuee people must witness j
the Hi: mi in re or acknowledgement of
treat grief she h-iPim,..,j ... ..
ln0in t?i... i. y aisn-
,n. one i euro ihn fl,.H
,i iinn saw little bird)
"n. None but the ch
flutter of the
"'"'"'"eiity in make a will
A fishing party will be given Satur
day night. April 30, on the banks of
Crooked Creek, near the IJelniout
school, by Messrs. Payne Helms. Lew
is llelk, Flynn Price. Melbourne
Uontz. Marshall Bauconi and Dewey
"Resolved, That the steam and gas
oline engine are more useful than the
printing press," was the subject for
discussion at the last meeting or the
llelniont debating society. The neg
ative, upheld by Misses Annie Mae
Helms, Ona Little and Cora Uaucom
as declared to be the win
affirmative debaters were: Misses
Selnia Furr and Pearl Hill and Mr
Payne Helms.
Mr. J.'A. DiXOn is SUfferlne frnm
u inieciion on his left thumb.
Mr. Sunrords Haigler's cat. after
an absence of sixteen davs, returned
home the other night in a starving
condition dragging a steel trap, the
Jnwg of which were firmly fastened
around Its rear legs, The cat was
very thin, and from the raveousness
1 i
i t oeaa sister. Cnder her of ft. n,. . ,, ", . ".. V T.. 'a'u"es
heKB rf:n Jh ,, L." ' .. . : . oeueveu mat It
had been without food for the period
I .U' co;.
ved.
the speak of
the maker of the will. Kzzell and 'ho;Vn thJ, i ...... .!..''.''? ,h,'v hi'v''
the witness to th'n ,i, ,, ,U.,M'U ' haul
nil iiprndviintuKi i..
hv i r .....,:" ' .. snown
Iit . n ii wun I!o,, R"Si' "'id
-M Hie Dell Houston. Dr. McCain
"Id yo of r,l(iK h,.r (J
kinl.y-l,eaded little negro " Knid
he panted to hat her in the he d wi
l:ne ban n, , fakaa
l an.able view. If i should fi d a
h te southern woman sleeping with
HI reel like supplicating Cod to re
""" "e blight from her mind '
'Iliuht I poii C,,,,,,,,,,,,!,,.
"Maggie'.i association with ';.
negroes shows a f ttJa
1 . ' i oiignt lipo
in WHICH she
"i'atheticiiUv
l:- All the
even
t's.
recent vis-
COlllllli iiceliietlt
.'oh
Almost Invisible Screws.
The smallest screws that are made
mose mat are turned out in a
watch factory are cut from steel
wire by a machine. As the chips fall
ersvllle, on Tuesday of next week, from the knife It looks as If the op-
ontiiniiiig thtough two days and a
alf. Elder W. H. Norwood has been
lectrd representative, and Elder W.
p.. Henderson Is his alternalelve.
eporter. .
Death f Mrs. Bancotti.
Mrs. Ethel Bauconi, wife of Mr.
zer D. Bauconi, died Wednesday at
kr home six miles north of Monroe.
me was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
eorge Taylor and was Zl years old.
he married Mr. Bauconi latit June.
erator was simply cutting up the wire
to ajnuse himself. No screws can
be seen, yet a screw Is made at every
third operation.
The smallest of the screws, says
ine New York Herald, are next to In
visible; to the naked eye a pile of
them resembles dust. With a good
microscope, however, you can see that
each tiny object is a screw with no
less than two hundred and sixty
threads.
Those tiny screws are four one-
pie was a young woman of splendid thousandths of an Inch In diameter,
laracter and she was of such a fine ana the heads are twice as large. An
isposition that she made many
iends. Her young husband has the
mpnthy of all in his creat bc
avement. Mrs. Baucom leaves her
isband and an inrant son, her father
id mother, a brother and two sis
rs. Funeral was held yesterday
terno'm at Union Grove church.
Ider Henry Taylor conducted ser-
.C3.
ordinary thimble would hold a thou
sand of them. About a million are
made In a month.
No attempt, however, is ever made
to count them. To determine the
number, one hundred of them are
placed on a very delicate balance and
weighed, and then the weight of the
wnole divided by the weight of the
f.""""... ,w ,,u witnesses to the a linle u-.i .,.. '. '"" "
Koa will, say Maggie Ross didn't sign two occasion, . , i , .no r
the will. Did she acknowledge it av .7 ' , had llw ,',n1 r,'"t
her will? She did no". f vou be-1 , VuS 'J, mom?,' Ml' ""'
Heve the witnesses. Mag was' crvin ' h , , g lt't,'",lv debts for
like her heart would break when ' 5 "V ?'?.." "I1.1 of Ho is a
ion, Ezzell and Mclwafine were at s , on " riT . ?'!adom of
her home for the purpose of wlnol iS "o0wln,; fhV'unt ,like,a
ihWMriVht evd melt' on' hi ' Mr. Hudson
this occasion. citement on , 0wered whpn he admiU(,d that
Ti ..., i ' uett(l as business agent for a wo-
Ihe lause of Mag's Tetu-N. man who acknowledged a negro as
What was she crying about? Mak- her son-in-law.
ing a will ought to be a matter of "Do you tell me that a routhern
pleasure; It should be a great satis- I white woman, living near the South
faction to know you are making pro-j Carolina line, would allow a negro
vision for your loved ones. I can tell woman to give birth to an illecitimine
you. She was 'crying either because i child in her home? Maggie Ross al
slwr didn't have sense enough to j lowed Mlttie Hell to bury her shame
make a will or because she was being in her own quilts and bedclothes She
iiiiiuencea oy omer parties to do aian t say. like the Biblical character
omething contrary to her wishes
Her tears were a protest against that
will, not a acquiescence. If you say
that was her will you'll say something
she never did."
Another suspicious circumstance.
Mr. Parker said, was that Sallle
brought out the will folded uo in
stead of opening it for the Inspection
oi tne witnesses. Why such treat
secrecy? Didn't Mr. Sutton ask her
if they hadn't better read if? And
didn't she say: 'It Isn't necessary. The
law says secrecy Is good evidence ot
undue influence.
"They say." he continued, "that
their kins-people haven't a right to
go and sin no more.' She let her stay
on.
"They connived to keep secret the
birth of the child. They offered Dr.
Potts money for his silence, thus
committing a grievous offense. It is
a felony to conceal the birth of a
child."
Mr. Parker ended with an attack
on the Ross women for neglect of
some or their kin who had done them
service. "Tirtah Coan, who closed
the eyes of Dennis Ross when be
died." he said, "who nursed them in
sickness, comforted them in their
Krief, wasn't left anything. Jennie
I HellllS. Who Hid their rgli-i.l-.lln,. a,..
the property because they didn't help not remembered; nor were the Grlb
make It. The Ros women didn't I bles who visited her nfton hn .h-
Cunningham wll! conduct
prayer services at the Cnion Grove
.ucmnuiHt cnurcii next Sunday
ing at 7 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Ldwanl Demon of
Cliai iott- spent several days here
ia;-i ween with friends and relative
Miss Vera Helms was
itor in Charlotte.
Lev. I. J. Huggins will preach at
the l nien Grove Methodist church
next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
Messrs. William Orniand and Roy
Minp.-on, represiitinc the r,..-',-
school, will particiuiae in the athletic
i ems ut llie county
at .Monroe Saturday,"
ui mutation recehed here the
f';.,u- day announces the marriage ot
M:,s Mary Mo.ser Misenheiiner.
-! Cm or.l. to Mr. John Warren Yar
:';'JIK... Jr., of High p0j,,t. ylt,
bride is a cousin of your scribe and is
well-known In this community,
The late George Loir: used to pie
dirt that Host would follow when the
new moon changed its orbits it there
was a sign in the head. His predic-
....n iiMiauy proven coi it it. On i),,
seventh of this month, observers will
recall, the new moon changed Its or
'ils. and a killing fro.,t followed on
the 11th. Mr. Lonir nine.,! I...li.,i,
faith In the predictions of the Salem
almanac, which in a favorite rorecas
ler in this section. The writer keeps
one In hi home and has found by
expei ience that Its predictions usually
move true. We depend on it to give
us the nlaiive strength of fertilizer
and stable manure, when to plant and
when not to plant. We find that
when the moon is descending It is
the best time to fertilize vour crops
as the moisture of the fi
. - la
uuMimeu oy tne ground. When there
I a "little moon." as we call it we
can tell hv the scent In th air 'that
our fertilizer goes up into the air;
so if you want good results distribute
your fertilizer when the moon Is descending.
Marshville. Rt. 4. April H. Mon
day and Tuesday mornings were an
effective antedote for the spring fever,
frost and ice. and tadpoles looking up
through glass windows, and all kinds
of tenderest garden plants killed, and
peaches as long as bird eggs killed
and falling off are some of the r.
ords.
Over here in New Salem
when we have no thermometers it is
Impossible to say how low the mercu
ry Went, but We all hunted nnr nM
last wiuter coats.
Everybody hereabout is making
preparation to plant some cotton,
however the best friends cotton has
are those v. ho have depended on cot
ton until they are so noor they can't
quit it.
Our coiiuminitv was not an hard
hit when the bottom fell out or cot
ton prices, as was the case with com
munities that depend almost entirely
upon cotton. Owing to the fact that
everything consumed, on the farm is.
as nearly a-i possible, produced oa
that farm or in the community, whis
key not excepted.
Now, then, that brings us un to The
Journal news Item about a community
sun iiaung neeii discovered in New
.Salem town. Mp. We do not think
any one man would take all the haz
ard of operating a still single-handed
and alone; but alter all is done and
said, there is a very great risk. There
are usually one or more nieu in a
community who would not think of
Joining in such an undertaking as
making whiskey, and the danger of
their locating a still and taking the
proper steps to get it out of the com
munity is imminent and must be rec
alled with at all times; therefoie the
only safe way to deal with whiskey
is to let It entirely alone.
Messrs. D. V. Grllfin and II, E, Wil
liams, contractors, have completed
their work on the Marshville-Euto
road. The part of this road built by
them was from Marshville almost to
the New Salem township line and in
cluded the seini-motintainous hills
about Negroheud creek and was a
slow and tedious job.
The old road did not onlv un over
these hills, but it went over the high
est part of the hills and must have
been established in the days of the
horse-cart when there was very little
to haul to or from Marshville, or may
be before the days of Marshville and
was as much out of date as the har
vesting implements of the days of
Ruth and Uoaz.
We now go around these hills and
think how foolish we were to go
over them po long when we can go
around them on a grade about equal
to the average grade front Jeriro up
to Jerusalem, and southern New Sa
lem towiiship is within 15 minutes of
Marsln llle "Ford time."
We have not been able to under
stand Editor J. Z. Green's silence on
the approaching road election. He wa
secretary of the mass meeting that
demanded remedial road legislation,
and stuck his neck right in the yoke
with Jim Price and others who want
ed a fair distribution or the money
derived from the sale of (he bonds
and it seemed that the burden wa
easy and the yoke light. lint he
comes out this week and defends the
interest or the farmers who live oil
the "("' roads, and we infer that he
thinks the farmers would get a rairer
cl isifil.ni icn of road funds at the
bunds of the county commissioners.
.Midway Xom.
Monioe Route 7, April 14 Reu
ben, il.e little .-on of Mr. and .Mrs. J.
A. Muttox, is recovering from an at
tack tf whooping cough and pneumo
nia. Mr. Charlie Lowery suffered a
broken arm while trying to crank 'a
Ford Wednesday morning.
Horn to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Miitm,
March 2ii, a sou.
Our efficient teacher. Miss Maud
Jones, spent last Week-end Willi her
parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Jones of
Marshville.
Mr. Frank Threatt is slowly recov
ering from a relapse of whooping
rough.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mattox,
April 6, a daughter.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Phlor pre recovering from a relapse
of whooping cough. Cyp.
When I nc le Ben Went Without
How Jean Makes Mash.
Jean, the negro elur at a certain
country club, mak-M hab'i that has
no equal. The fame of the dish is
great, but the secret of its eceiiene
eluded everyone until one day a mem
ber of the club complimented Jean
on his skill.
How do you da It?" he asked "f
rover get hash like yours anywhere
r",., ""y.pPy- They Inher- was rich and when she was poor, aid j Jean's black face slowed with
Ited It from their grandfather, mnth-lwho wer kkri nn ihMv .i,.i t... . ' . S'0 h
erand brother. Although theV own-' Ing mid bv v. , h-' u "... t' iL-.. L. .T-VFi .?nt. . npp'
potatoes I
hundred shows how manv hundred. ' iinn - :'rrr".'.'rj.""..' . ".' " " 1 'Oven is nothln ." he replied
there are. The number V a Vm.1:: " V7 5h'fwu (ln 1 l' but nothln'. peppah's no.hin.' onions Is
.u ,a , " . i i '- ui'Vfon, u jiu layjor wno was a mm. nnth h nhr. i r
. . , I mere are. me number of all the. they didn't acTiiie an an f,f,. m,,.
Stocks s re apt to recover from a small parts of the watch is ascertain- passing of th -ir brother Po- m P-1
II mucker than the operator does, jed in that way. j If they hadn't l'f, , wl-l the 'Iwi
Continued on Pnse Light jwhat It is!"
Into de hash dat's what
lyseir
makes it
The neatest hou ekeeper in Madison
Village wan Aunt Martha Giddings
in fact, she was "pizen neat. She
had no mercy whatever on her hug
band. Uncle Ben. The poor old gen
tleman vas not disorderly himself.
but Aunt Martha had browbeaten blm
into thinking he was and had forced
him meekly to accept all her own
standards of cleanliness and order.
How wll trained she had him the
following inciaooi shows:
One afternoon Uncle Ben tip-toed
Into the kitchen and, crossing to the
sink, stood there looking over fain
spectacles at the shining faucets and
the carefully scrubbed slate. Then
he turned lo Aunt Martha, who was
darning socks by the window.
"Guess ye've just washed up the
sink, ain't ye?" he asked.
"Yes. I have," she replied. "Why?"
"Well," said Uncle Ben with a een-
:tle sigh, "I did think I'd relish a
drink of water, but I guess 1 c'n get
j along without It."