Local and Personal News From Monroe Area
Mrs J B Crook and Miss Mine Crook spent Sunday in Monroe with relatives. Mr B L Secrest elected General Secretary of the Mo A at McPherson army post and will begin work June 7. Tarleton sold two bales of cotton for 231.60, profit 154.60. Fire destroyed John Mills home on Hayne Street, insured about 700. N D Saleeby found prophecy about war ending in September after a deaf girl spoke. Children Day at Weddington church with afternoon address and grounds dinner. Dr H B Gurney to preach at Siler church and speak at picnic. Charlie Caldwell bound over for trial after killing Frank Sader. bond set 750. Mrs C R Nesbit visiting in Lanes Creek, returns to Sanford. F W Biggers becomes assistant cashier at Oakboro Bank. Monroe firemen sermon by Rev J S Abernethy at Central Methodist. Infant died after birth. sympathy from friends. Verse from Deuteronomy comforts recently married men at home a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB. Crook
Minenie Crook
Monroe
Ir. B. L. Secrest
Yale University
Mo. A
McPherson Army Post
Secrest
A. A. Secrest
John Mills
South Hayne Street
Weddington Church
H. B. Gurney
Siler Church
Indian Trail
C. R. Nesbit
W. T. Chears
Lanes Creek Township
Sanford
F. W. Biggers
J. M. Belle Company
Gastonia
Bank of Oakboro
Central Methodist Church
J. 8
Abernethy
H. Y .Scott
Scott
Sikes and Mahone leave for Washington reunion trip
Mrs W K Mahone and daughter Miss Lynn Mahone plan Monday departure to attend the Washington reunion and visit New York and other Northern points before returning home. Sikes and President Coker will speak at First Baptist Church Sunday at 11 o'clock. A runaway box car damaged Brother's warehouse, causing about five hundred dollars in damage, with no injuries. Confederate veteran Hosea Faulk of Goose Creek township dies at about 75. funeral at Hopewell Church. Cotton weighers report 14 445 bales weighed Aug 1 1916 to May 31 1917, down about 5 500 bales from last season. Mr H M Banco brings 102 pounds of country hams, sold for 42 50 to workers at Co Operative Mercantile Store.
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Sikes
Coker
Hartsville
D. C
First Baptist Church
W. K. Mahone
Lynn Mahone
Washington
New York
H. M. Presson
Onrce
Henry Presson
John Blair
Hayne Street
Presson
John
Hosea Faulk
Goose Creek Township
A. R. Mills
Faulks Church
Marstville Township
Hopewell Ehurch
Brother
Co- Operative Mercantile
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S. R. Doster
Union County
Main Street
Charlie Richardson
F. B. Ashcraft
S.R. Doster
J. M. Tarleton
New Salem Township
Messrs. J. EB. Stack & Co
Charlie Caldwell
Mecklenburg County
Frank Sader
W. O. Lemmond
Charlie
Journal
Chevrolet
Secrest Motor CO
Alee
Lake
Erle
Kaynee
Lee & Lee Co
North Carolina
Bank of Union
the Welcome Bank
W.S. Blakeney
R. G. Laney
Griffin
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