Tragedy of Monroe Aide and Foreman Ended in Lake
Miss Lizzie Griffin of Monroe and C B Howell, roundhouse foreman, drowned themselves in Lakewood Park Lake near Charlotte after a year long affair. Bodies found three days later, belts and personal items noted. Howell had recent drinking, Griffin planned to leave for nursing training. Citizen witnesses and coroner report details of the event and aftermath.
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Lisse Griffin
Monroe
Miss Griffin
Fayetteville
Howell
Laney
Charlotte
Lakewood
Charlotte News
Charles B. Howell
Lizzle Griffin
Lakewood Park
E. Maynard
Wearn
Hovis
Uotor
Chadwick- Hoskins
Redman Avenue
Police L
Morros
Salonse
Lakeland
Hor
Tate Powell
Salisbury
Ballard Blair
Alex Bishop
Bull Griffin
Alabama
Miss Griffin's Mother Died Some Years Ago and Mr. Griffin
Mr. Griffin
Law of
Mr. Bishop
Mr. Howell
Mrs. Bishop
Wingate News Highlights Local Trades and Anecdotes
Wingate notes two small building lots traded for a colt and yearling. F. M. Helms injured his heel moving wagon bed parts but hopes for a quick recovery. Local visitors and churchgoers are mentioned along with reflections on life and Solomon. A group at the Bass home includes multiple generations and ends with a family photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingate
Helms Hart
Charlie Evans
Ots
FP. C. Stewart
F. M. Helms
Marshville
Monroe
Buck” Trail
John Hagler
Goose Creek
Hopewell
Lone Oak
Solomon
Satan
Ellie Bivens
W. D. Bivens
LaGrange
Referene
Morganton
J. F. Moore
John S. Baucom
Bass
A. F. Haigler
Baucom
Vane Green
Haigler
Httle Carman
Cotton Trade Ends In Misunderstanding In Pageland
Mr Lee Griffin sold his entire cotton crop to Mr Frank Walters for 12 cents a pound. A handshake and witnesses followed but a misunderstanding arose as Walters claimed the price was for the whole crop. The deal was then called off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pageland Journal
Lee Griffin
Frank Walters
Griffin
Mr. Walters
Call to County Unions to Meet September 15 North Carolina
Call notices urged county unions in the cotton and tobacco belt to meet September 15 at the county courthouses to hear Raleigh convention reports. Open to all farmers and the public, the gatherings aim to organize plans to save the NC crop and address currency relief concerns with leaders from Raleigh, Overman, Simmons, and Gov. Craig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Caroline
Tueday
Raleigh
North Carolina
Jos. G. Brown
National Currency Association of North Carolina
Overman and Simmons
Gov. Crais
McAdoo
H. Q. Alexander
Pres
North Carolina Farmers Union
Nancing the
Snake intrusions alarm Little home with three foot copperhead
Two more snake stories report a copperhead about three feet long found on J. T. and D. F. Little’s dining room table after unknown entry. A Regro sleeping on quilts allegedly moved it from the porch. Local men Eubanks and Evans killed two other three foot black and red snakes with wasp like tails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pageland Journal
J. T
D. F. Little
Regro
B. Eubanks
Second Balaklava Charge by Ninth Lancers
A London Daily Mail correspondent describes the Ninth Lancers charge at unseen German batteries near the Belgian frontier during recent tactical retreats. The unit rode into open ground under heavy shell fire, silenced a battery, killed its gunners, and withdrew while suffering losses from surrounding German guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
Ninth Lancers
German Rush Is Stayed Amid Exhausted German Forces
European war news cites forty days of fighting draining German endurance while French British and Russian forces push back. Austria may seek peace to save the empire though no decisive outcome yet. Britain plans vast mobilization as battles rage near Verdun and Louvain with heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sobitic
Engtich
Austria
Germany
Turkey
Englis
England
Antwerp
Louvain
Berschot
House of Commons
New Zealand
Lemberg
Vienna
Petrogad
Archduke Frederick
Cracow
Pra~emysl
North Sea
Helgoland
London
France
John French
Lne
Jarne
Rheims
Verdun
Nancy
Alsace
Manchuria
French
Berlin
Holland
Admiralty
Pathfinder
Ottawa
Belgium
Landstrom
Britain
Atlanta Journal
Russia
Mediterranean
Egypt
Orient
Great Britain
United Steel
New York Evening Post
Lord Kitchener
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Monkor Gil
Polly
Air
Maynard
W. 8. Ogr
Hovis & Co
Tryon Street
Tts
Journal
Row
Cato
Co-Operative Mercantile Company
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