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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
5
A long list of social calls and travels fills the town notes with visits to Charlotte, Chester, Gaffney, Spartanburg, and Rock Hill. Local events include sermons by Rev. Fullenwider, a new marriage in Lanes Creek, and a neighborhood picnic at Lee's Mill.
Monroe guests entertained by Miss Velma Morrow of Albemarle at Rocky River Springs with Essie Green Elizabeth Sikes Sadie Belk Virginia Lee Kathleen Whitfield and John English Albert Hedfearn Archie Fairley Jack Lee joined by Albemarle visitors Ramelle Smith Margaret Ewing Esther Parker and Cerdie Parker Chaperoned by Mrs Elle Stewart they returned yesterday Snake story notes a Moccasin with 49 young hidden in its hide studied by B L Mangum of Chesterfield county First bale of new cotton sold by Sam Hall at Houston place Sandy Ridge township grading good middling bought by Crow Bros for eight and three quarter cents Cooke's brigade not at Gettysburg guarding Richmond 11th 46th 27th and 48th NC regiments referenced A Living Member of the 48th Journal Penny Acts bring results.
Descendants of Alfred Austin held their annual reunion at the Goose Creek township homestead. Attendees included J. A. Austin and wives, A. D. Austin and wives, A. E. Austin and wives, D. W. Austin and wives, A. B. Austin and wives, Ira Duncan and wife, J. A. Biegers and wife of Wingate, and Vernon Brooks and wife. The gathering recalled childhood memories, with parents long deceased. A. F. Austin, youngest son, owns the home place. Central Methodist Church groups plan Sunday night entertainment with the church choir. Public invited.
The six weeks old child of Mr and Mrs L L Parker suffered a fractured skull and bruises when Mrs Parker tripped and fell from a carriage at Chesterfield while visiting sister Mrs I P Mangum. The infant and mother were taken to Dr Breniger in Charlotte for treatment and the child was brought home Sunday in improving condition. Mrs Parker endured painful bruises from the fall.
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