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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1914
Page
2
The piece argues alcohol impairs judgment in finance and driving, citing a sober investor and a reckless chauffeur as examples. It contrasts teetotalers with drinkers and warns that even a single drink can alter decision making leading to disaster.
Ex governor R B Glenn, touring Alabama for statewide abstinence, asserts North Carolina will never return to liquor. He notes the state’s growth in textile products and manufacturing, crediting prohibition for continued prosperity and a clean image.
A foreign writer cites chemical and microscopical tests showing substances like formalin salicin quassin and strychnin in beer. He questions whether such adulterants explain rising sudden deaths from acute indigestion and notes Munich hospital statistics on beer drinkers.
A doctor states that marriage is moral and physically sound only if both partners are sober. The habitual drinker has no right to marry, and even occasional drinking by either parent can cause nervous disorders in a conceived child as per Dr. George J. Fisher of New York.
In the Superior Court Union County before the Clerk, Billson Mills vs Andrew Mills et al. a special proceeding to partition the lands of Mary Mills is commenced. Defendants must appear February 24, 1914 at Monroe NC to answer or demur. if not, the petition seeks relief by court order. R W Lemmond Clerk. Love and McNeely Attorneys for the Petitioner.
Trustee to sell at Monroe court house door by public auction the Lot No 16 in J W Byrum estate Union County North Carolina described by metes and bounds and adjoining J T Black Vance Norwood. The sale follows a deed of trust dated September 21 1909 to secure a note for The A W Heath Company.
The trustee will auction on the water of Waxhaw Creek in Union County North Carolina the tract of land described as Lot No 1 containing about twenty six acres bounded by J M Keater W J Adams and others. The sale is to satisfy a note held by W H Collins past due. The deed reference is Book 2 page 294 in the Union County Register of Deeds. The notice is dated January 30 1913 and referenced January 1914.
A long list of taxpayers and properties in Union County North Carolina reveals a tax sale held May 5 1913 with redemption due by May 5 1914. The notice names Ju nius Alston Dr T W Smith Polly Bowles Columbus Potts Rebecca Lindsay Tony Hood and others as owners of multiple town lots in Monroe Marshville Waxhaw and Sandy Ridge and B E Brewer land in Lanes Creek township. It warns mortgage holders to expect deeds if redemption fails and records the sale by T L Crowell City Tax Collector.
Commissioned by R W Lemmond of the Superior Court, W C Lemmond administrator of W G Chapman seeks to sell lands to create assets. On February 23 1914 at noon a public auction will be held at the Monroe courthouse for cash. The parcel is a 27 100 acre town lot in Waxhaw lot No 6, bounded by J H Starnes J W Byrum and others, with detailed metes and bounds in Regis.
Notice of sale under a Superior Court order in a special proceeding plaintiffs Chementide Multis et als versus Hurky Multis et als. W. C. Lemmond, commissioner, will sell Monday February 9 1914 at courthouse Monroe NC at public outcry the first tract about 172.14 acres described by bound corners and courses. second tract 12.7 acres. third tract 12 acres. Terms: first tract one third cash and two thirds paid Dec 1914 and 1915. second and third tracts cash. Sale date recorded June 6 1914.
Notice to Contractors announces sealed bids due by 2 PM February 2 1914 at the Register of Deeds Office Monroe NC for sewer system and disposal plant at Union County Home. Plans filed with Register of Deeds and Engineer H B Hagely. Bids require 5 percent certified check. bids sealed and marked Sewerage bids to J B Stewart Chair.
Executors of the Last Will and Testament of J W Flow notify all claimants to exhibit claims to the undersigned by January 18 1915 or they will be barred. Debts to the estate should be paid immediately. Dated January 10 1914. J E B Slender son, S B Hart, M L Flow executors.
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