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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
5
A stream of social calls and movements fills the page from Georgetown to Raeford and beyond. Visitors include Miss Ruth Hazard and Miss Annie Lee, with several locals hosting kin and friends in Monroe township.
Rev W R Covert of Wheeling and other stockholders sue Howie Gold Mining Co and seek a receiver with a hearing set before Judge Justice in Laurinburg on June 5. A play A Daughter of the Desert will be at Indian Trail June 3 with Mill Grove band and low admission aiding the Methodist church. Plans to obtain an automobile for the police are discussed at the next town meeting.
A reader identifies the thief who entered a dining room and took meat, stating the culprit is known but promises no further action if the meat is returned. The anonymous note is signed Ellis Nash and mentions a Florida area address.
Services May 28 include Holy Communion at 7 30 a m and Morning Prayer at 11 00 a m. An 8 p m service and short address follow. Sunday school and Bible class advertised. Welcoming note for all.
First Baptist Church notes 9:45 Sunday school and morning service at the Methodist church due to commencement. Evening service at this church with the pastor preaching. North Carolina Good Roads Association session at Wrightsville June 21 22 and 23 with June 22 as main day. Mayor Griffith appoints twelve delegates: Morrow Dillon Blair Blakeney Blakeney Broom Belk Marsh Marshville Griffin Jehlville Vann Beasley White. Mayor may also attend.
Market notes show best short staple at 0518.76 and long staple quoted at 18.00 with merchant-paid assessments. Daily figures vary. readers are urged to call a trusted merchant for current day prices. Hams, hens, begs, young chickens, roosters, guineas, butter, beef cattle, mutton, and corn are listed with wide price ranges.
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