Grand Jury Praises County Improvements and Home
The Grand Jury commends the county commissioners for improvements to court hearing rooms and the new county home. They report on jail, county offices, and the sheriff and treasurer offices, endorsing protective equipment and humane care. Several cases are listed with sentences and costs. a juror’s note mentions restrictions on travel to Union and bordering counties except for illness or death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stand
G. M.tucker
Sheriff's Office
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
Union
O Molarty
Grand Jury
Tom Davis
John Funderburk
John Bogan
Insault
Robert Rogers
Love Stevens
Claude Chapman
Jim Gordon
Chapman
Gordon
Costa
Plummer Helms
John McCain
John S. Helms
Murwell Belk
Caplig
Temperance Speaker Hon G Wooley to Visit Monroe
Hon G Wooley the leading temperance speaker tours the state and speaks at Central Methodist church in Monroe Thursday night. He will be joined by Rev R L Davis and North Carolina Anti-Saloon League director. Admission is free. Wooley is a long time prohibition advocate and former editor of the New Voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wooley
Central Methodist Church
John G. Wooley
Deakin
North Carolina
Monroe
R. L. Davis
State Anti-Saloon League
Wooley
United States
North Carolina and Saloon League
Ohio
New Voice
Mr. Wooley
J. M. Long
Mon
Roe
Eigin Thompson
W. C. Gurley
Charlotte
J. C. Gurley
Indiana Trail
Urley
MD. Gurle
Annie Yandle
Unionville
F. M. Yandle
Board of Education
Rosa Blakeney
WD. Youteld
Haywood
He. Haywood
Jim Helms
North Stout
Phifer Brick Company
Dragging Roads Proves Worth Then Marriages And Business Moves
In Lanes Creek township Marahville Hume and partners Rushing and Hugelns tout the drag as the proper road work. A section was dragged two miles toward Landsford Road showcasing immediate improvement. Lex Gaddy and Miss Eula Phifer wed at a minister’s home. M. F. Phifer & Co plan a brick building for grocery and meat markets. H. W. Tucker buys half interest in Climax Lumber, moving to Marshville to manage it. William Tarlton was shot by Raymond Hinson while turkey hunting, a near-fatal mistaken-identity incident on Rocky River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marahville Hume
C. E. Rushing
L. R. Hugelns
Lanes Creek Township
Five Forks
Landsford
Lex Gaddy
East Marshville Township
Eula Phifer
M. F. Phifer
T. B. Little
M. F. Phifer & Co
J.W. Hasty
H. W. Tucker
Monroe
Marion Tucker
Climax Lumber Company
Marshville
William Tarlton
Goose Creek
Raymond Hinson
Rocky River
Mr. Hinson
Mr. Tarlton
Europe
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Henry Clews & CO
New York
Miss Braner Hosts Debutante Club Afternoon
Miss Braner entertained at her home Friday afternoon with Debutante Club members and guests. A musical contest awarded Miss Shabel Horn a stationery box and Miss Grace Austin of Wadesboro a handmade handkerchief. City talent followed with piano solos, vocal numbers, and readings by several young performers before refreshments and compliments from attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braner
Mins
Ola Braner
Shabel Horn
Grace Austin
Wadesboro
Rosa Stack
Kathleen Nelson
Reading
Eula McRae
Mary Davis
Mildred Stephenson
Mina Hallie Benton
Annie Nelson
Bettie Howle
Mina Pat Adama
Recorder's Court Trials Result in Fines and Jail Term
Dock Yow faces assault and battery charges with $5 fine plus costs. Tom Cook fined for violating ordinance 76 oats. Will Starnes jailed for 10 dollars plus costs for carrying a concealed weapon and fined for violating ordinance coats. Henry McLean and Lon Crawford cited under ordinance 76 with costs. Nellie Crosen and Alice Clyburn noted for assault and battery, with jail time for Clyburn. Wade Richardson and Goo Hinson fined under ordinance 76 and 82 respectively, with costs. Eilison Barrett charged with false retense, not pros. prosecutor taxed with costs. K Lapp's Cabinet Shop repaired Chas. theman's destroyed furniture after a fire. praised K Lapp as a first class workman. Question about believing in good roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder's Court
Dock Yow
Tom Cook
Will Starnes
Henry McLean
Lon Crawford
Nellie Crosen
Alice Clyburn
Wade Richardson
Goo, Hinson
Eilison Barrett
County Thematic on Roads Bond Vote and Local Figures
A citizen urges a bond issue to fund road improvements in Union County, detailing tax mechanics and cost estimates. The letter cites past road efforts, praises J. M. Paisley, compares Roman roads, and argues bonds offer lasting road benefits with manageable tax increases. It notes Monroe and Mecklenburg lines as sand clay road sources and urges timely action ahead of a March election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chain Gang
J. M.paisley
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Union County
England
Rorman
Rome
Monroe
Mecklenburg County
Pageland
Oy McNoole
Con
Chaln Gang
Prize list for 1912 Corn Club winners announced
The 1912 corn club prize schedule lists a free trip to Washington and district cash awards from the State Department of Agriculture. District prizes range from first place $15 to fifth $2.56, with dozens of counties in ten districts named. Rules require members under 18 by August 1, 1912, one acre planted and self‑work, fertilizer limits, record keeping, and adherence to department instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Departments of Agriculture
A. & M. College
Washington City
State Department of Agriculture
Camden
Currituck
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Chowan
Tyrrell
Dare
Hyde
Beaufort
Pamlico
Hertford
Bertie
Martin
Northampton
Halifax
Edgecomb
Son
Warren
Pitt,Green
Wayne
Lenoir
Craven
Carteret
Jones
Onxlow
Duplin
Pender
Durham, Vance, Granville, Franklin, Johnston, Wake, Chatham and
Roe
Ion
Orange
Caswell
Alam Rockingham
Guilford
Rane Stokes
Davidson
New Hanover
Brunswick
Columbus
Bladen
Sampson
Robeson
Cumberland
Harnett
Hoke
Scotland
Moore
Richmond
Montgomery
Anson
Stanly
Union
Cabarrus
Mecklenburg
Surry
Alleghaney
Wilkes
Alexander
Ashe
Watauga
Caldwell
McDowell
Mitchell
Yancey
Avery
Yadkin
Davie
Iredell
Catawba
Lincoln
Gaston
Cleveland
Rutherford
Polk
Madison
Buncombe
Transylvania
Haywood
Jackson
Macon
Swain
Graham
Clay
Cherokee
Department of Agriculture
J. O. Schaub
West
Never forget terrile exposure and a fatal crib fire
The article recalls a dangerous storm injuring a man who nearly developed pneumonia before using Dr King s New Discovery. It also reports the death of a four year old in Tabernacle county as a crib fire likely started by a match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Ara
Viaaven
Orien
Dr. King
English Drag Co
Lancaster
Sanford Rowell
Tabernacle
Strouse & Brothers Tailor at Our Store Friday and Saturday
Strouse and Brothers will be at our store on Friday and Saturday February 9 and 10 for High Art custom tailored clothes. Lee and Lee Co. hosts the event offering personalized measurements and fittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strouse & Brothers
LEE & Lee CO
Pellagra mortality in 1910 by region and cities
North Carolina shows pellagra deaths in 1910 with 263 females among 368 in the U S registration area. Within the United States 0 3 tenths occurred in NC municipalities of 1000 population, and Raleigh 23 Durham 17 Charlotte 16 Wilmington 18. Atlanta Ga led with 6 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Raleigh
Durham
Charlotte
Wilmington
Atlanta, Ga
Smallpox and Scarlet Fever Quarantine Notice
A quarantine notice warns households to report any case of smallpox diphtheria scarlet fever measles whooping cough yellow fever typhus cholera or bubonic plague to the quarantine officer. Failure to report is a misdemeanor and public warnings may be issued. Signed H. D. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Stewart
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Hig Temperance
North Goose Creek
James Clontz
Eli Tomberiin
Chia Long
Larkin Scott
James Jerome
Wenty J Carriker
Thomas Benton
Jackson Pigg
Masons
Milton Clonty
Ro i. Polk
Oldsoldie
K'Lapp
Chas
Theman
Mr. K'Lapp
J. Wesley Helms
South Carolina
Haile
Brewer
Brewer Mine
Halle
Mr. Helms
Stout
Board of Aldermen
Southern Engineering Company of Chattanooga
Crowell
H. B. Adams
M. K. Lee
W. W. Gradyland
C. N. Simpson, Jr
Frank Armfield
Mathews
C. J. Hagler
Price Avenue
Waxhaw
D. J. Hemby
W. Thompson
Vance Township
J. R. Beatty
W. W. Porter
Goose Creek Township
J. EB. Hemby
North Crooked Creek
R. W. Seegars
E. P. Gross
Crooked Creek
J. R. Eatridge
J. R. Beattie
Pallenwiter
Pullenwiter
Valon Drag Co
Marlin Springs
Tex
Fulder
Ted
Fullenwider
New York Tribune
Fallenwider
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