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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1916
Page
6
A Statesville Herald excerpt discusses why women attend murder trials, arguing their presence sways juries and public sentiment, though it notes potential discomfort from lurid testimony. It also references Edith Cavell and Felice Pillat in war context, plus a civic street planning joke about paving and widening roads.
In Lebanon Presbyterian church near Alma the old building has decayed. The organ and Bible remain, carpet stays, but no services have been held for years. Doors have rotted and fallen.
A National Fire Protection Association report on the Augusta conflagration outlines lessons for other towns. Key points stress rapid spread in large buildings, eliminating frame additions to brick structures, protecting openings, proper parapets and skylights, ample water supply and hydrant pressure, and the danger of cotton storage in streets. It notes fireproof buildings fail as barriers when openings are unprotected and warns that wooden shingles and dense blocks of buildings hinder containment, with wide streets not guaranteed to stop spread.
The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the Bluisky Law in the Agey case, empowering the State Department of Insurance to investigate investment schemes, deny licenses to unworthy corporations, and prosecute promoters selling unlicensed stocks in the state. Citizens should demand the agent's license before engaging with any investment offer.
The article argues industrial life insurance dominates policy numbers and premiums, with 76 percent of policies and significant shares of reserves and income. It notes one in five North Americans holds such a policy and highlights the service to everyday life through vast reach and financial impact.
By virtue of a 1910 mortgage trust deed D F Hinson and Hessy Hinson defaulted on note, and Hiley Greene trustee will sell at public auction at Monroe court house on October 2 1916 at 12 o'clock M for cash. The property lies in Union County North Carolina adjoining J P Fowler W F Thomas J F Stewart and others, containing about 21 1/2 acres, part of T A Fowler lands. Witness WL Ma Receiver Albemarle NC.
Public auction will sell to the highest cash bidder at the Monroe court house door on Monday October 2 1916 at 12 oclock. The lands in Monroe described as two lots bounded by Crowell Street Jefferson Street and Washington Street with specified measurements. Trustee McLaughs by virtue of a deed of trust to secure 9408.95 owed to J C Somers. September 1 1916.
Having qualified as administrators of Robert W Hoebes deceased late of Eaton county NC this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before August 28 1917 or this notice will be pleaded in their absence All persons indebted to the estate please make immediate payment This August 22 1916 Mrs Sarah L Helms Admix W Lemmond Attorney
Court sale under an order by Clerk R W Lemimond announces three Gribble estate tracts near Wolf Pond Road. Tract 1 totals 110 acres, Tract 2 about 64 acres, Tract 3 about 99 acres. Lands are partition property with good houses. terms are one third cash, one third...
In six months and remainder in twelve months. Deferred payments to hear interest from date of sale, and title to be retained until purchased money is paid. The above lands can be seen by calling upon Mr. W. H. Gribble, Route 10, Monroe, N. C. This the 24th day of August, 1916. W. B. LOVE, Commissioner.
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