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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1914
Page
5
Community notices report homemade Kraut and Molasses at Vann Funderburk's, visits from Maggie Cadieu and Mable Gribbie, and plans for Odd Fellows address by Z Paris. Announcements cover a wedding invitation for J L Cuthbertson and Daisy Lingo, church sermons, election book registrations, business moves, and local obituaries and weather.
A district notice states the farmers and business community will discuss the cotton situation next Saturday. The message urges everybody to attend, especially farmers, for updates on market conditions and prospects.
Public sale to the highest bidder for cash on November 2, 1911 at 12 o'clock noon at the Monro court house floor, Union county North Carolina. The auction will convey a one third undivided interest of Mrs H Tucker in a tract of 189 5 acres on Duck creek, adjoining Elizabeth Phifer and others, as assigned from Sarah B Davis and the Davis children by deed of John W Davis recorded in Union county. B76 A M Stack, Trustee, Stack and Parker Attorneys.
On September 11 Mr Moses Walters of Buford township turned 86 and his home hosted over two hundred relatives and neighbors who traveled from afar to celebrate with the couple. F Plyler, son in law, owns the plantation and supports the family as they work the farm producing about two bales of cotton and fifty bushels of corn. The Walterses have ten children, 65 grandchildren and great grandchildren, with both Mr and Mrs Walters living with a granddaughter. They spoke of the couple’s Civil War service and pension while Dr H D Stewart and the scribe praised their successful family rearing and marriages. May they live to celebrate many more birthdays.
Attention Altan Council junior members of Altan Council are asked to meet at our hall Saturday night September 26 for important business. S H. Rogers Councilor delivers the notice outlining the gathering and agenda.
The partnership of T. C. Lee, EB. B. Bivens and G. M. Tucker dissolves as Tucker withdraws and sells his interest to Lee and Bivens. The new firm continues at the same location under the name T. C. Lee & Co. Debts to old firm will be paid by the new firm. Dated September 12, 1914.
Bargain alert from S. R. Dos ter advertising ten cent bananas per dozen for the entire week.
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