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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1913
Page
5
Fragmented market notes show cotton and produce price references with merchants urged to check at the market for complete figures. The text includes scattered price hints like 13.00 and mentions timing for next day market activity.
Advertisements announce rates and payment, local goods and services, and notices for watches, seeds, embroidery, repairs, bread, theatre, and sales. Notices include bedrock local contacts, addresses, and phone numbers, with casual humor and upcoming events at theatres and shops in Monroe and Charlotte.
A stream of society notes from Monroe area includes visits among Reid, Heath, MeJean, Stack, Stewart, and Helms families, plus social meetings at Bethel and Arlington church. Reports cover a cemetery cleanup, school debates, church events, a railroad promotion, and a local marriage. Also noted are accidents, appointments, and upcoming examinations.
The Indian Trail school will close March 14 under teachers Mr T J Huggins Miss Verdie Snyder and Mixes Mabel Robinson. Activities include a Wednesday 7 30 concert by primary grades Thursday 7 30 plays by advanced grades Friday 10 30 recitation and declamation contest at 2 00 literary address by McLarty of Charlotte. The Reidsville Review corrects a pardon report about C F King and notes the pardon board refused King. G W Bolick sues J T Cline for 80 damages over a cotton gin incident. A dining hall for 600 to 900 students is planned at the University with a $40 66o cost. The Charlotte Observer notes Mrs Mary McClure of Davidson left 10000 to Davidson College.
The late Colonel Wilbur F Sanders, a former U.S. senator from Montana, once ran for governor. On election night in Helena, Democrats held a jubilation meeting while Sanders stood near the crowd and was called to speak. He recalled how rivals claimed they could beat him with a yellow dog.
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