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Newspaper

The Monroe Journal

Location

Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1916

Page

5

Community notes from Lancaster and Monroe and county affairs

Miss Ruby Plyler of Lancaster shopped in Monroe while Mr and Mrs Malcolm Cox of Savannah Ga visit county relatives. County commissioners reappointed Farmers and Merchants Bank as country treasurer at Tuesday afternoon meeting. Weaver Philethea Class to meet Tuesday evening at eight with Mrs A M Secrest. Rev G W Fink and family arrive to settle in the parsonage this week. Cotton ginners report begins December first at 10 359 346 bales in a bear market with prices down. Miss Blanche Howie and Alice Presson honored at State Normal inter society debate. Adelphi elect Howie president and Cornelians elect Presson secretary. Adelphian won. Dr Gurney to preach Sunday night on Seven Churches of Asia with invitation to service at 7.

Ruby Plyler Lancaster Monroe Malcom Cox Savannah Farmers and Merchants Bank Blanche Howie Alice Presson State Normal Greensboro Howie Adelphians Miss Presson Cornelians Adelphian Society Gurney Asia

Presbyterian Church Notes Invitations to Sunday services

The Presbyterian Church invites worship at 11 a.m. with sermon, Sunday school at 3 p.m., a 4 p.m. C E hour, and a 7 p.m. praise service with sermon. The Home Missions offering will be completed at the morning service.

Presbyterian Church PS. C. E Presbyterian Home Missions

Our Internal Affairs and City Governance Reform

A writer urges Monroe to adopt a businesslike, citywide reform in city management. He criticizes the current system as wasteful, outmoded, and unaccountable, calling for a professional city manager and monthly public meetings for citizen oversight, noting Asheville and others moving forward with commission or business government.

Monroe Asheville H. D. Stewart

Local Farm Ads Offer Produce Livestock and Services

Classified notices include oats for sale from J B Nash and Son, a trained pointer dog for P M Plyler, and various auction notices for estate personal property in Unionville North Carolina. Also listed are shoe sale by Benton’s Cash Store, a fountain pen finder reward, buckeyes for sale, and seed cotton market prices from J B Nash & Son.

Marriage Blesses Lathan Golden Anniversary in Buford

Mr G B Haigler married Miss Nancy Lathan at the Lathan home in Buford township on Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony marked the Lathans golden wedding with vows dating back to December 6 1866. Family and guests celebrated with a Petime dinner as the couple entered together.

G. B. Halgler Nancy Lathan J. R. Lathan Buford Township Ifys. Lathan Lathan M. A. Osborne Hawgies M Lathan Settle Haigher G. M. Smith Monroe

First Baptist Church Sunday Services and Sermons

First Baptist Church announces services at eleven and seven with Sunday school at three. Morning sermon titled The Pure in Heart Shall See God and an evening sermon A Discussion of Tuberculosis. You are cordially invited to attend all services.

First Baptist Church

Reverend Osborne to Preach at St Pauls Episcopal Church

Rev E A Osborne is expected to preach at St Pauls Episcopal Church Sunday at 11 oclock. The entire membership is urged to attend and strangers will be cordially received. Come Reverend Thos L Trott urges attendance.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church E. A. Osborne Episcopal Church Thos, L. Trott

Monroe Suffragette Club Urges Male Support

W M Gordon urges Monroe men to back a new suffragette group by funding an arsenal, auditorium, emblems, and equipment. He proposes each member receive emblem trousers and a hammer as the movement grows.

Monroe W. M. Gordon

Abbeville Eight Indicted in Crawford Lynching Case

Eight white men from Abbeville have been indicted for the lynching of Anthony Crawford, a black man charged with assault on a white man. The arrest followed an investigation ordered by Governor Manning.

Abbeville Anthony Crawford Manning

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