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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1912
Page
5
Local notices and ads fill town page with bargains
Classified items advertise threshing service January dates, room rentals, meat sales, farm gear, building lots, trees, poultry buys, and a murder trial update. Local merchants tout specials, rent, and supplies while a court session in Cleveland county handles the Dixon case and related defendants.
Local Notes From Union and Nearby Towns
Mr Frank Richardson visits Florida for a few days Miss May Ratlings leaves Carey to attend school Mr and Mrs T C Coxe of Wadesboro visit sister Mrs R B Redwine Mr Sandy Norton and Miss Goldie Gray of West Monroe visit P Hayne Johnson Robert Houston and G T Vann holiday visit return to university Lula Dees and Morris Funderburk of Vance township wed Saturday officiated by Squire J B Haywood Dr J M Blair continues to improve family reunion announced at A C Helms Goose Creek January 16 Hoyle Pressley and Mike Annie Kealah wed at Monroe Rev R H James officiating At Pastime two films Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost and The Renegade Brother Dr S P F Packard to see patients January 15 Mrs W H Tarlton of Vance township dies age 35 with six children Remains interred at Shilo Dr J W Neal recovering from appendicitis W B Brown of Gordon Insurance spent time in Philadelphia meets Monroe boy Alec Ritch Fire alarm proved false An orderly Debutante Club gathering hosted by Miss Mary Stewart with prize to Miss Mary Davis Bank of Union annual meeting reelects directors declares 5 percent dividend and adds 5000 to surplus George Howie dies typhoid pneumonia at 42. services set. survived by wife children and siblings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Coxe
Wadesporo
R. B. Redwine
Sandy Norton
Goldie Gray
West Monroe
Esq
P. Hayne Johnson
Robert Houston
G. T. Vann
University
A.C. Helms
Goose Creek Township
Hoyle Pressley
Mike Annie Kealah
Monroe Township
R. H. James
Pisany
S. PF. Packard
Gloucester
W. H. Tarlton
Vance Township
Shiloh
Court Blotter Harsh Penalties For Multiple Offenses
Allego Blair for skipping board costs Hamp Horn assault and battery $100 recognizance good behavior Bert Parker disturbing public gathering costs J W Broom selling whiskey two charges two months on each keeping whiskey for sale 20 di larceny prayer for judgment continued Emsley Fletcher Lawrence Presson Shooting firecrackers costs Stratford Wolfe same charge no pros with leave John Stegall violating ordinance 76 costs Son Gatewood assault and battery costs George Patton larceny of shoes four months Bud Poore violating ordinance 76 costs Gilbert Gatewood violating ordinance 76 costs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allego Blair
Col
Hamp Horn
Bert Parker
J. W. Broom
Emsley Fletcher
Lawrence Presson
Statford Wolfe
John Stegall
Son Gatewood
George Patton
Bud Poore
Gilbert Gatewood
Shoes Stolen by Stranger Spurs Blacklash in Town
Henry Stockton and Henry Clyburn faced an incident after a fire when George Patton from Rock Hill allegedly stole Clyburn's shoes. The pair and others pursued him onto a train where a crowd of African Americans attacked the suspect until Chief Laney intervened. Patton was detained for four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stockton
Henry Clyburn
George Patton
Rock Hil
George
Clyburn
Henry
Laney
Robbers Hit Medical Depository in Monroe Third Raid
A Monroe report details a third raid on the local medical depository around 9:30 p.m. The thief entered through a broken front door, stole six pints and eight quarts of whiskey, then fled via the back window. Two colored youths were arrested for drunkenness. another boy, Tom Davis, was implicated but released with fines. Weather notes describe a spell of cold, rain, and snow, with power lines and rural mail service disrupted. A letter from a dog owner urges universal payment of the dog tax and criticism of partial enforcement. Dixie No. 2 theater announces improved projection and staff after upgrading equipment and opening with licensed films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Depository
Monroe
D. F. Shepherd
Gilbert Davis
Bad Poor
Shepherd
Rape
Tom Davis
Rock Rest
Distinguished Visitor John Philip Sousa Dines at Gloucester
John Philip Sousa, famed bandmaster of New York, dined at the Gloucester with his son John Philip Jr and a friend. They were returning by hunting trip from South Carolina to Hendersonville, sharing supper in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
John Philip Sousa
New York
John Philip, Jr
Gloucester
South Carolina
Hendersonville
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J. M. Blair
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George Howle
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