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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
2
A promotional notice invites shoppers to inspect an extensive new line of Christmas gifts and holiday novelties. It emphasizes bright, fresh, novel stock and urges visitors to view the season’s best selections and attractions.
We offer a wide range of clothing from fashionable apparel to everyday workwear. Our goods are guaranteed by manufacturers and by us, with winter purchases urged for economy and quality. Visit us to see the selection and benefits.
A court ordered sale in Union County will auction on December 16, 1916 at noon at Monroe courthouse. The parcels include two tracts near Beaver Dam Creek and Lick Branch, adjacent to R. P. Gaddy and J. Hargett, plus adjoining Wingate lots, Marshville lots, and Academy Heights parcels. Sale is for partition with cash terms, conducted by Commissioner W. J. Pratt.
The partnership of T. C. Lee and E. Blair Bivens, doing business as T. C. Lee & Company, dissolves by mutual consent. Curtis L. Bivens purchases Lee's interest, and Bivens Brothers will operate from the old location, assuming all firm obligations. Creditors to T. C. Lee & Company must settle with Bivens Brothers. Dated November 23, 1916.
Edward Sims, a prominent woman in Snyder, Texas, was killed after a dispute over custody of his children. Sidney Johnson, brother of Sims' divorced wife, was arrested following witnesses' statements that Mrs Sims fired a pistol at Sims, while a shotgun blast fatally struck him. Mrs Sims, daughter of W A Johnson, bank president, was not charged.
Little Elizabeth Nims eleven, daughter of Boyden Nims, chemist, was instantly killed when Asst. Adj. Gen. John J. Prost’s car struck her at the Gervais and Hall streets corner. Boyden Nims Jr. was also injured in the incident as it occurred while children crossed the street near Dull street.
WYNCY J Robinson administratrix announces claims against the estate of Albert E Robinson must be presented by December 1917 or barred. Creditors urged to settle promptly. dated December 7 1916 and attorneys Ann & Pratt.
Two public sale notices from Union County North Carolina list property foreclosures and court-ordered land auctions. One describes a mortgage foreclosure of T E Craig’s tract in Waxhaw, including tract specifics and the date November 24, 1916. The second announces a December 7, 1916 sale of 25 acres in Goose Creek township to settle estate debts, with terms half cash and the rest in six months.
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