Local and Personal notes from Monroe area
Miss Eugenia Hamilton of Charlotte arrives to spend weekend with Misses Lena and Essie Green. Mr B Stephenson travels from Arkansas to Mineral Springs. Miss Georgia Collins of Norwood visits Mrs Knight in Buford township. National Coca Cola Day at the local plant draws thousands with free drinks and fans. Union county farmers report rising seed sales and more plantings. A rabbit is struck and killed by a car on Lancaster road. Eight members of Waxhaw Jackson Guards, dating to 1861, remembered with battle story of William Richardson at Gettysburg. Fourth of July hospital rally suggestion garners reader interest. Mr W T Snipes recalls county war era and changes in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia Hamilton
Charlotte
Lena
Essie Green
Union County
Monroe
T. O. Blair
T. P. Redwine
Journal
Messrs
Charlie Hough
Mike Williams
Clayton Laney
Lancaster Road
Rabbit
Waxhaw Jackson Guards
Esq
C. N. Simpson
Green D. Austin
Waxtaw
Thomas J. Broom
Waxhaw
J. T. ©. Boyte
Robert A. Davis
Charles F. Helms
John J. McCain
Alexander Osborne
D. Richardson
Greenwood
Ark
J. J. C. Steele
J. Cureton
Simpson
William Richardson
Richardson
Gettysburg
Henry K. Burgywn
N.C
Esq. Simpson
John R. Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Farmers’ Union
Tom Broom
Dillon
Red Cross
W. T. Snipes
Tradesville
Snipes
A. G. Snipes
Bartly Denton
Lancaster County
French Press Reports Over 17000 Prisoners Taken
Paris reports the French drive in the south has captured more than 17000 prisoners and 75 sailors according to a War Office statement. In Spencer a man named Gene Russell was assaulted by railroad shop workers after allegedly making remarks about associations with white women. he was rescued and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
War Office
Gene Russell
Spencer
For Sale Pony Buggy and Harness Outfit Complete
A local notice offers a pony with buggy and harness as a complete outfit at the seller's price or an approved note. The brief ad lists W. M. Gordon as the contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Gordon
Mrs Carlile’s Brother Noted European Warrior
An enthusiastic Carolinas resident, Mrs Nan Carlile, sister of Captain Norman Martorelli who commands the British cruiser Sorata, shares guarded letters about his wartime exploits against German ships and submarines. He describes capture and escape tales, the sinking of a foe, and Plymouth harbor crowded with captured submarines awaiting use by the English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortish
Welles
Pratt McNeely
Monroe
Carolinas
Nan Carlile
West Street
Carlile
Martorell E
Germany
Subimarthich
Martorell
Good String
Local notices from Weddington April events and visits
The Weddington correspondent reports April activities. Miss Mae Belk returns home for summer from Selma. Aubrey Deal of Hupmobile Co visits Hamleton. Families including the Shorts and Prices visit Charlotte. Miss Lucy Price trains at Presbyterian hospital. Mary Delaney, Charleston nurse, returns to work after visiting family. Commencement events begin with a Sunday sermon by Rev. L B Mann and a series of school programs ending Tuesday with a play The Poor Married Man staged by high school pupils. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weddington
Mae Belk
Selma
N. C
Aubrey Deal
Hupmobile Co
Hamleton
W. A. Short
Charlotte
Carl and
Lee Short
Providence
John Hill
Lucy Price
Presbyterian Hospital
B. A. Kiser
W. G. Morris
J. W. Killough
Olaf Hemby
Ervin Short
Monroe
S. H. Fincher
J. L. DeLaney
Chharlotte
Misa Anniemby
Mary DeLaney
Charleston
Delaney
L. B. Mann
L. B. Abernethy
Unionville News Personal Notes from April Visit
Unionville notes return from a two week break with stories of fishing trips and visits. Mrs. D L Farr of Indian Trail Route 1 hosts and friends gather. Lillie Price of Marshville visits, Frank Jerome of the U S Navy stays awhile, and Sylvester Price recovers from throat trouble after Davidson College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
Journal
D. L. Farr
Indian Trail
Route 1
Lillie Price
Marshville
Frank Jerome
United States Navy
Sylvester Price
Davidson
Mae Hargett
L. A. Price
Sparta
G. M. Garrison
W. B. Presson
Martha Aycock
Monroe
Clara Purser
Maple Springs
Methodist Church
Land Sale Under Will Of Jacob Thomas Executor Saution
Public sale set for May 26 1017 at noon of Union County North Carolina real estate from the Jacob Thomas will. Two adjacent tracts totaling about 186 acres include detailed boundary descriptions and adjacent landowners Thomas Brewer and Oliver Sinclair. Terms require four percent cash and balance January 1918 with deferred payment secured by an endorsed note. Executed by W Hosea Thomas executor, with Stack and Parker as attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Thomas
New Salem Township
Thomas Brewer
Charles Turner
County of Union
Little Water Branch
Jacob Gurley
County of
Union
N. C
David Gurley
John R. Thomas
John Beesley
Gurley
W. Hosea Thomas
Wray Family Arrives. Union Service Planned at First Baptist
Rev and Mrs Wray and children arrived last night at 8 40. They stay with Mrs E C Williams for now. Union service set for next Sunday evening at First Baptist with Mr Wray conducting the morning services. Monroe welcomes Rev Mr Wray.
Old Time Barbering Roots and Modern Shop Opening
This piece notes the opening of a new barber shop in the Crow Bros. stand Bank of Union building. It traces barber history from Latin barba to a craftsman shaving and trimming beards, touching on barber surgeon origins in France and England, and mentions incorporation milestones under Edward IV Henry VIII Geo II and the role as a social space with music for patrons.
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Crow Bros
Bank of Union
France
Louis XIV
Edward IV
Company of
Meaning of the Barber Pole Explained in Monroe
In Monroe several barber shops display striped poles with a basin. The pole symbolizes the historic practice of bleeding and bandaging. The fillet around the pole represents the bandage ribbon and the basin the vessel to receive blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Collins' Shop Opens Third Barbering Point in Monroe
J S Collins proprietor announces new Collins' Shop at Crow Bros old stand in the Bank of Union building facing Franklin Street. Two chairs start, F B Harris from Charlotte assists, aim to uphold cleanliness and high standards, invite Monroe and Union County patrons to try the service. The note links to Ben Franklin era optimism and promises affordable pride in work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Union County
F. B. Harris
Charlotte
Ben Franklin
Saturday Evening Post
Collins
J.S. Collins
Crow Bros. Old
Bank of Union Building
Franklin Street
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ROYAL
Teesgees
Royal Baking Powder CO
William St, New York
Futrelle
Cash Store
Crow Brothers
H. C
Nancy Hall
Porto Rica
John R. English
T. W. Maness
Sanders Co
Buford Farm Loan Association
R. W. Elliott
Henry Myers
Union Grove
Jersey
Frank Richardson
Theatre
THE
Hall Cavnes
Earle Williams
Edith Storey
Harold Lockwood
May Allison
Pedgin Island
Metro Wonder
Palm Beach
John A. Wray
First Baptist Church
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