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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
8
A reminiscence recalls a watch found in a field after months of immersion and still functioning, though the case was slightly colored. The piece also recounts a local character known for quick wits and talkative tales told while in town after an evening of heavy drinking.
A man who was placed in a basement with tombstones awoke to find them all around him and exclaimed it was resurrection day. Also noted, W J Estridge fears a poor harvest due to a dry spell while Bob Funderburk George Courtney and J F Plyler report a sixteen possum haul after two hunts with dogs.
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