All-School Closes as Crops Gather Amid Rainy Season
The Journal notes a rainy spell that may sustain crops into spring. Local items include visits by Mrs. Hargett and Mrs. Funderburks, a protracted Methodist meeting with Rev. Taylor and Rev. Vestal, and a humorous village car incident. Principal Baucom plans San Francisco travel for an exposition, while Novus Homo letters discuss labor and wealth inequality. Local social notes mention Woodmen monument unveiling and community visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Trail
Robert Hargett
Hamp Manus
Wedington
Cora Funderburs
Annie Craig
Shiloh
H. A. Privett
Martin Privett
Methodist Church
Mr. Taylor
Weddington
Vestal
Hellena Montana
HM. Bancon
Hemby & Hemby
Merit
Novus
W. H. Bowman
Earth
Massex
United States
Ital
Ane
Novus Homo
J. B. Stegall
Charlotte
T. T. King
W B. King
J. M. Tomberlin
Fox hunting season opens in Chesterfield region bold
Reports detail opening of fox hunting on September first near Cross Roads church and Black's creek with four foxes captured over three days. The scene includes hunters from Mt. Croghan and local crowds, plus notes on local residents, a returning cotton buyer, and sermons by Rev. J. W. Littl at a union service led by the Hell Kettle Evangelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterfield
Lite
Papel
Tr. B. Belk
Macon
B. Belk
Lanes Creek Township
Black's Creek
D. W. Mangum
T. Jhonson
J. C. Mills
G. B. Brewer
George
John Simpson
Clan Oaten
Mt. Croghan
Cross Roads Church
W. T. Sellart
Monroe
Pageland
J. W. Littl
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Little
Union County
Liberty Hill Church
A. F. Funderburk
Dan Tucker
Henry Clay
Guy Thomas
Baxter Nash
Nash Brothers
Will Pierce
Pierce
Unionville
Wingate
Old Wingate Notes Reflect On Times And Town Life
Wingate notes discuss past and present life in Bethel and Goose Creek areas. Items include visits by J F Meigs and J A Williams, school term starts with Worth Green and Odessa Sells, a protracted meeting with Rev Black, the Wingate Glee Club, crop outlook with cotton and feed, a posum hunt ending with a weasel, and a Unionville Wingate baseball game ending 3 to 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingate
Journal
J. F. Meigs
Bethel
H. P. Meigs
A. Williams
Williams
Worth Green
Midsland
Green
Odessa Sells
Goose Creek Township
Sells
Farmore
McIntyre
Lumberton
Old Letter From 1796 Seen By Local Readers
A historic Georgia letter written in November 1796 from Washington County by Benjamin Nisbet describes life, land prices, and the Apalachicola region. It mentions kin in Lancaster County, South Carolina, and notes visits by Rev. J S Nisbet of Korea. The Monroe Journal reviews its wartime prophecies with light self-critique about its earlier European war forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Lancaster County
Waxhaw Enterprise
George Washington
United States
R. Nesbit
Benjamin Nisbet
Alexander Nisbet
South Carolina
R. C. Nisbet
Alexander Nixbet
Washington County
J.S. Nisbet
Korea
Monroe Journal
Clyde Davis II leads Sandhill community in North Carolina
A Kansas born youth, Clyde Davis II, rises as secretary of the Sandhill community in Aberdeen NC and promotes a homecoming week for the region. He is also noted as poet laureate of local organizations and a key figure in the North Carolina Commercial Secretaries association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandhill
Greensboro
Carolina Sand Hills
Clyde
Davis
Kansas
Aberdeen
Davis Ie
North Carolina Commercial Secretaries' Association
Forest Ore
Chamber of Cons
Germany Plans to Buy 100000 Bales of Cotton at Fifteen Cents
German cotton firms sent a wireless to the German consulate in New York August 31 offering to buy 100000 bales at fifteen cents a pound for delivery in a German port. The message, signed by Deutsche Bank, Dresdner and Disconto Banks, and the National Bank of Bremen, promises no military use and cites ample existing stock for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York World
Julius Caesar
United States
Germany
Atlantic
Japan
Pacific
Europe
Col Bryan
Roosvelt
Congress
Deutsche, Dresdner and Disconto
Berlin
National Bank of Bremen
Bremen
Cavalry Sergeant Warns on Horse Approach
Cavalry sergeant warns soldiers never to approach a horse from the rear without speaking first. He cautions a head strike or injuries and warns of the risk of serious trampling. The statement emphasizes safety and discipline in handling horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Head
Leslie's Weekly
Apalachy
Verrey
Robert White
William Walker
Oxechee
Fans Bridge
Robert Montgomery
Clyde Davis
Sons of
Mother North State
Mack
Old N.C
Aitos
Angel Choir
Virginia Mire
N.C
Wilson
Dane der
Dumba
Ty of State
Lansing
State Department
Vienna
Constantin Dumba
Washington
Archibald
Austria-Hungary
Dome Ba Ie
Dumibi
Austria Hungary
Linsing
Doctor Duyitha
Mother Land
Stover
Vance
Piedmont
Howe
Nicholas
Russia
Caucasus
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