Local Notes Highlight Monroe Community Life
Local column reports Mr J D 8 Plyler will buy cotton in Monroe from Lathan Richardson on Main Street. The Missionary Society hosts a rummage sale near Pastime Theatre. Revival at Central Methodist Church begins 7 30 PM with public invited. Friday Afternoon Club disbands after meeting with Mrs N C English. daughters Katherine and Margaret served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Central Methodist Church
N. C. English
Spot Cash Grocery
Messrs. N. C. English
Ernest Barrett
Marshville
South Main Street
Mr. English
North Monroe
Barrett
McAntile
J. A. Stewart
Sorosis
Stewart
Red Cross
BE. M. Griffin
W. A. Lane
J. F. Laney
J. D. Warren
D. A. Houston
Chasleeman
B. ©. Ashcraft
Anna Blair
Cotton Reaches Highest Point In Monroe History
Cotton prices surge after a government crop report with Monroe dealers paying 26% for long and 26 for short staple. The market remains firm despite a $5 per bale drop the next day while receipts total 60 bales at the platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Charlotte
Monro
McLeod
J. E. Stack & Co
Dr Abernethy Leads Two Week Monroe Methodist Meeting
A Monroe Methodist church revival features Dr J E Abernethy, praised as a top preacher and expositor. A Charlotte Presbyterian source notes his broad reading and strong oratory, urging large attendance from men women and children to witness the two week evening gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abernethy
Methodist Church
Charlotte
J. E. Abernethy
Southern Methodist Church
Monroe Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church Service Schedule and Union Meeting
The Presbyterian Church invites all to Sunday services at 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. Worship and the Lord's Supper, 3 p.m. Young People's meeting, and 7:30 p.m. Praise service and sermon. The Woman's Missionary Union meets Monday at 3:30 p.m. with clipping on Korea for discussion. Reporter.
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Presbyterian Church
Woman's Missionary Union
Korea
Family Reunion for Mose Walters and Mary Ends Long Marriage
A neighbor notes a family reunion for Uncle Mose Walters and Aunt Mary on October 10. The elderly couple are feeble and mark 66 years of marriage, with Mose valued at 1 dollar and Mary at 82. All relatives and friends are invited to attend and bring dinner and gifts for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Walters
Mary
Mose
Purely Personal Notes From Albemarle Community
Local society notes list visitors and travel among Albemarle residents. Frank Sloan and Chas Sell called yesterday. Archie Futch headed to Fort Moultrie. C B Barden to buy cotton for J M Fairley & Sons in fall. H M McCain returns from Cheraw. John Fairley to New York on business. Helen Heath visiting Midland relatives. Mamie Walsh visiting Morven relatives. Hugh McAlister and children visiting Redfern and Fairley households.
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Archie Futch
Ft. Moultrie
Charleston
S. C
Quartermaster Corps
C. B. Barden
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Messrs. J. M. Fairley & Sons
H. M. McCain
Jackson Town
Nancy Nisbet
Cheraw
John Fairley
New York
Helen Heath
Midland
Mamie Walsh
Morven
Fannie Ramsey
Hugh McAlister
Hugh, Jr
Deane Ramsey
M. Redfern
Fairley
Waxhaw Man Wanted Gin Machinery Not Bizz Gin
A Waxhaw man sought to ship gin machinery claiming the package contained no liquor. After a notary drafted a certificate under a Reed law provision he refused to sign, insisting the item was only gin making gear and not whiskey. He then left for the express office to fetch his "iron works" as instructed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxhaw Enterprise
Express
Chesterfield anxiously awaits Cantonment decision from War Department
Residents fear uprooting as War Department in Washington reviews sites including several western options. Chesterfield county’s preferred location reportedly offers advantages, and a final decision is expected this week. Building, renting, and trading near the proposed site have halted as people await moves if the land becomes a training camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterfield
War Department
Washington
Soldier charge it to Uncle Sam at McBee store
On the first day of the month a McBee storekeeper awaited Uncle Sam for payment. Local soldiers stopped by the drug store, drank freely, then told the clerk to charge it to Uncle Sam before leaving town.
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Red Cross
Soldiers’ Book Fund
Monroe
Pageland Journal
John Alsebrooks
Turner
Bouni
Glennie Brewer
W. F Phillips
Phillips
Uncle Sam
McBee
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Recorder's Court
W. J. Pratt
Goose Creek
William Sell
Unionville
Sell
Cy Mullis
Mullis
J. W. Griffith
Clifford Fowler
Esq
M. L. Flow
Ernest Hodge
Hodge
Baltimore
Union County Econtigent
Columbia
John Fred Lowery
David Andrew Helms
Edward Helms
Union County
Camp Jackson
Ray Adams
State Hospital
Adams
Scott
W. M. Gordon
Hall Wilson
Sea Island
South Georgia
Florida
Wilson
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina
Georgia
Charles W. Taylor
Lancaster County
Co-Operative Mercantile Co
Grammar School
Gov. Bickett
Supt
J. Y. Joyner
Oxford
Lee Griffin
Frank Sloan
Secrest-Sloan Drug Co
Albemarle
Chas. Sell
3. H. Hudson
Eille Bivens
Raleigh
Mary Myers Faulkner
Pattie Sue Freeman
Ardrey Wolfe
Freda McRorie
Margaret Redwine
Wrennie Griggs
John B. Ashcraft
Harry Lee
John Williamson
Chartle Stack
Clara Bivens
Anna Mack Redfern
Pickett Williams
Charley Helis
Maude Bowers
Lula Gray
Thelma Robinson
Willie Helms
Walter Scott Smithy
Virginia Cole Blakeney
Annie Louise Caldwell
Mary Elizabeth Evans
Mary Elizabeth Faust
Katie Gravely
Willie Mae Haynes
Ashe Lane
Johnnie Lathan
Virginia Neal
Walter Lockhart, Jr
Joseph Stewart
Tom Young
Sara Ashcraft
Katherine Kyle Redfern
Mary Wylie Stewart
Lorena Helms
Breell Terrell
Celeste Lockhart
Mabel Hamilton
Blanche Armfield
Clarence Houston
Mary Lee Krauss
Florence Redwine
Hattie Elise Gathings
Cornelia Dillon
Lois Laney
Hoyle Griffin
Mary Deane Laney
Christine Gordon
Sam Presson
William Stuck Anna Potts Heath
Ray Shute
John Redwine
Jessie Harper Brown
Ruby Williams
James Askew
Emmet Griffin
Bivens Helms
Thelma Tharp
Rebecca Norwood
Sarah Presson
Finley Rogers
John D. Stewart
Francis Taylor
Ruth Freeman
Elizabeth Houston
Mamie Lemmond
Lucy Wray
Waxhaw
Bradley
Lee & Lee Co
Bank of Union
the Welcome Bank
W.S. Blakeney
R. G. Laney
Capital
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