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VANN FUNDERBURK, One Price Cash Grocer, Five Minutes Delivery.
THE SHEI
FROM THE FAMOUS NOVEL
Strand
Theatre Monday and Tuesday
ADMISSION 23c and 50c.
SHOWS START 1:30, 3:C0, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30 and 9 o'clock.
NEWS of TOWN if COUNTY
Mr. Bowie is Made a Colonel
Mr. Carr Eowie, the popular sales
man of the Henderson Motor Com
pany, is now Col. Carr Bowie. He has
received a letter from General Edgar
D. Taylor of Richmond, a, adjutant
and chief of staff of the United Con
federate Veterans, notifying him that
General Julian S. Carr, state com
mander of the organization, has ap
pointed him a member of his statf
with the title of colonel, and that he
will be expected to attend the reun
ion in Richmond next June and serve
"on the staff, in uniform. Mr. Bowie
is quite a young: man to be colonel, es
pecially a Confederate colonel, but he
is quite justly proud of the honor.
When. Hens Lay Most
Mr. John R. Helms of Wingate,
who sold last year $150.63 worth of
eggs from 48 Buff Leghorn hens,
furnishes the amount he realized each
month as follows: January, $10.20;
February. $14.88: March. $19.50:
April, $12.75; May $14.30; June,
$12.40; July, $9.40; August, $15.00;
September, $9.25; October, $7.50; No
vember, $7.50 and December, $12.45.
From the above figures it would seem
that hens lay more during the month
of August than any other month in
the year and that the almost go
on a strike in October and November.
Illustrated Lecture
Rev. Bert Williams will give an il
lustrated lecture in the First Bap
tist Church next Tuesday night. Mr.
Williams is a man of wide observa
tion, large experience and broad cut
ture and his lecture deals with
subject of paramount importance. Mr,
Williams is from New York but has
been spending much time in the South
Had Forgotten Grandmother's Name
Dr. J. M. Blair says that schools
and colleges teach boys and girls ev
erything in the world except things
about themselves and he believes that
more attention should be given to in
structing the youngster in family his
tofy. Dr. Blair then referred to an
incident that took place a few day
ago which goes to show what h
means. A young man became en
gaged in conversation with Dr. Blair
ana the doctor asked him who his
grandmother was before marriage
and the young man replied: "Seems
like I have heard who she was but I
can't think of the name now."
walked into the store of his land
lord with a small bag on his shoulder.
"Boss," said he, "I'se come in to pay
my rent.- You was to have your part
of the cotton, you know, and l's
fetched it along." There were twenty-seven
pounds of cotton in the bag.
He turned it over to the landlord and
said, "We's square now, ain't we?"
"Yes," said the landlord, "we are
square but I am sorry you are in such
a bad shape. Didn't you make any
thing else?"
"Oh, yes, I made r'aenty of cawn,
tateTs, some meat, and sich like, Oh,
I got plenty to live on, boss. Fore
long 1 11 come up and we'll make a
trade for next year. I wants to stay
on."
Some days later he came back to
trade for this year. "How much cot
ton you want dis year, boss?" he said.
"Uncle Ned," said the landlord, "I
don't want any cotton this year at all.
We'll divide the corn."
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Dr. Burrell Commends Dr. Eaton
Dr. W. R. Burrell has long been
a friend of Dr. C. A. Eaton who will
speak before members of the Cham
ber of Commerce Monday night in
the First Baptist church. Of him
Dr. Burrell says: The people of Mon
roe are fortunate in deed in having
the opportunity of hearing Dr. Eaton.
He is unquestionably one of the out
standing figures in American public
life. Of commanding intellect, superb
(presence, and an orator par excel
; ience, with an absorbing passion for
truth and righteousness in public and
private life and a deep love for the
American people, his influence is na
tion wide. He is to be congratulated
who is for.unate enough to receive
an invitation to the lecture. I have
known Dr. Eaton for over twenty
years and have watched his career
with peculiar delight. Let nothing
prevent every invited guest from be
ing present Monday night."
Death of Mr. John Robinson
Mr. John Robinson died last Satur
day at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
John F. Long, near Stouts. His death
was almost sudden. Mr. Robinson
had been chopping wood and had gone
into the house to warm and was sit
ting by a fire when death struck him.
When members of the familv reached
him he was dead. Deceased was 75
years of ape and was a good old man.
Maj. Heath Is Honored
Major W. C. Heath is in recipt of
the following letter, which explains
itself: "I have been requested by Gen
eral Julian S. Carr, Commander-in-Chief
of United Confederate Veter
ans, to inform you that he has ap
pointed you Assistant Paymaster
General with the rank of Colonel.
Hope it will be your pleasure to ac
cent me annointment. Kritv n n T.
lor. Adjutant General and Chief of
atati united Confederate Veterans."
There are only five like commis
sions in the CnnfeHnrnMr Anlu anna
of commissioned officers in the Con
federate army being eligible. Major
Heath is the son of the late Mr. Allen
W. Heath, who held the commission of
captain of his company.
Mrs. Raskerville AttKnrfu
Mrs. Hunter -Mrs.
W. S.Baskerville went to Char
lotte a few days ago to attend the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. J. C. Hun
ter, who died Tuesday in St. Peters
hospital and was buried Wednesday '
m cimwoou cemiery.
Mrs. Hunter was a member of a
prominent Catawba county family.
her maiden name being Boyd. She
was the mother of Ernest B. Hunter,
city editor of the Greensboro News,
Roger W. Hunter of Charlotte and
Mrs. S. S. Storer of Atlanta. Mrs.
Hunter's husband survives her.
Mrs. Long Died at Lincolnton
Mr. M. C. Long received a message
yesterday stating that his sister-in-law,
.Mrs. Chas. E. Long, died at her
sons home in Lincolnton Monday
nklit.
Mrs. Long went from her home In
Mint Hill to visit her son and became
ill. Deceased was 75 years old and was
a sister to the well-known mill
wrights, the late W. W. and George
Davis, she has two nephews living
In Monroe, Messrs. J. D. and E. G.
Faulkner. The remains were interr
ed Wednesday in the cemetery at
Philadelphia church, near Mint Hill.
Death of Mr. Kerry Medlin
Mr. Berry Medlin died yesterday
morning at his home two miles east
of Monroe, after a protracted illness
of several weeks.
Deceased was 78 years of age and
was a pood man. He was a Confed.
The "ALLEN A" Mark on Hosiery is Your
Assurance of Value
For over thirty years "Allen A" Clack Cat Hosier for Wo
men and Children has been the standard of value among
women who buy the best and who know the folly of being
tempted to buy anything but the best. We are now dis
playing a complete assortment of "Alert A" Hosiery : all
styes, sizes and grades, in Silk, Lisle, Cotton and "Wool.
Ladies' Hose, in Cotton 23c, 30c, 3"c
Ladies' Silk Lisle , 50c
Ladies' Full Fashioned Silk I!e. best quaity, 73c
Ladies' Pure Silk. Full Fashioned Hose, $2.00-$3.00
Misses and Children's in Cotton and Lisle, 23 to 50c
BLACK CAT HOYS' STOCKINGS SAVE DARNING AND
MUCH WORRY FOR THE HUSY MOTHER
No, 413, Boys' Medium Weight Stockings
23c, 30c, 33c
No. 13, Boys Heavy Weight. Tripple Knee,
Heel and Toe; the Best Boys' Stocking
Made .'. 35 to 50c
Other Well known and Reliable Brands for Children
at 10c. 15c and 25c
TELL OUS YOl'R STOCKING WANTS
WE CAN FILL THEM
Lee & Lee Co.
Reliable Merchandise
Monroe, N. C.
Found the Ground Hog
Yesterday being groundhog day a
great many people were wondering
if one were to be seen anywhere. Over
at Efird's store, where time was
hanging heavily on the hands of the
clerks before the day's trade opened
- up, some one said that there was
groundhog down at Gulledge & Sni
der's store. Everybody wanted to
see him. and down a bunch ol the
young men and young ladies went to
take a peep. When they got there
the boys at the store showed them
pan of sausage meat. Everybody
agreed that it was ground hog. But
no one would agree as to whom the
' joke was on. The boys slipped off
to the nawspaper office and said it
was on the girls. Pretty soon the
girls called up and said it was on
the boys. Others said it was on both.
John Sikes Defended Abraham Lincoln
Mr. John C. Sikes is very much
interested in the i atty Arbuckle case
He states that he was employed last
fall to defend Abraham Lincoln, col
ored, in the South Carolina courts
and that an employee of Mrs. Ar
buckle promised to loot the bill. Mr,
S kes is anxious for the trial to come
to an end in order that Mrs. Arbuckle
may return to her home and re-em
ploy that colored woman who is to
pay him for his services in defending
Abraham Lincoln.
Inheritance Tai Man in City This
Week
Mr. James Wilson, of Morganton,
representative of the estate depart
ment of the Federal Government, is
spending the week in Monroe in
vestigating the 'tax returns of the
estates of the late Henry A. Shute
and the late Miss Maggie Ross. Mr.
Wilson's relation to this work is in re
gard to inheritance tax and he inves
tigates no estates under $50,000.
Carried His Rent on His Shoulders
Down in Aiken county, South Caro
lina, the boll weevil fell upon the
farmers this year like a ton of brick.
Mr. Neil Redfern was down there the
other day and heard a true story
about a negro tenant and his land
lord. The darkey had planted twenty-three
acres In cotton upon which
land he had been accustomed to grow
I bale to -the acre. Last fall he
Dodge Brothers
arm Dimes
a substantial reduction
in He prices of their cars
effective January lit, 1922
1922 MODEL
TOURING CAR . $ 888.00
ROADSTER .v $ 850.00
SEDAN - $1440.00
COUPE $1280.00
SCREEN TRUCK $ 880.00
PANEL TRUCK $ 980.00
F. 0. B. DETROIT
Union Motor Co.
MONROE, N. C.
MAIN ST. OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE
prate soldier and foueht bravely for
his section of the country in the Civil
war. He is survived by three sons,
Messrs. Thomas and Doss Medlin of
Monroe and Mr. John Medlin of
Ware Shoals.
Funeral services were conducted
this morning at 11 o'clock by Rev.
Messrs. J. K.Warren and E. C. Snyder.
Mr. Frank Pressley Died Wednesday
Night
Mr. Frank E. I'ressley died Wednes
day night at his home three miles
west of Monroe of bronchial-pneumonia,
after an illness of several weeks.
Mr. I'ressley was a good man and a
splendid neighbor. He was a member
of the Baptist church. Although 72
years of age he never had a case in
court and was never on the witness
stand. Mr. Fressley is survived by
his wife and six children. The chil
dren's names are John, Alvin. Baxter,
Mary, Lydia, and Rosa Pressley. Fu
neral services were held today in the
New Salem church by Rev. Braxton
Craig and interment was in the cem
etery at that place.
Union Invited to Join
Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Baptist
Associations have united, under the
leadership of Rev. E. C. Snyder, in
forming singing associations and they
extend an invitation to every choir in
Union county to meet with them at
Sardis on the fifth Sunday in April
and become members of the associa
tion. The idea is to stimulate singing in
the various churches and when the
rlans are thoroughly under way, if
the onranizatinn nhnnlH Umnu un
wieldy, the several counties will bo
separately organized and the good
work continued.
Death of Mr. R. L. Harris
Mr. R. L. Harris died Thursday
morning at 8 o'clock at the home of
his daughter in Rocky Mount. Mr.
Harris Buffered a stroke of paralysis
a year ago and had been confined to
his home since that time. He was 78
years old. Mr. Harris married Miss
I.eltfl HnU'io tullrkfni tf tit.. t-.
Henry B. Howie, August 10, 181)9.
Mr. Harris is survived by his wife,
four sons and two daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harris left
Monday to be at the bedside of their
father. Mr. Harris lived in Monroe
many years and was well known. He
was a brave Confederate soldier.
Automobile Storage for Monroe
Mr. T. I.. Love ia nrnxtini, cn.nrt
v.vvviuR n UVAJl
foot building on the site of the old
Monroe hotel, rnrnnr .TofFoi-ann --.J
Stewart streets. The building will
ue useci ior me storage of automo
biles. Mr. Love leased the lot from
Mr. Joe Griffin for a numher of
years. Mr. Love s'ates that th
building will be completed within the
next few weeks. It will . .
. . -- "... . Kicair
convenience both in Wnl r
and to the traveling public to have
such a place in which to store their
cars.
STRAND THEATRE
SATURADY
TOM MIX
IN
A ROUGH DIAMOND"
My Present Business is Not Connected with the Carolina Stores Company
and I shall keep on hand a slock of Fancy Groceries j$l&Z'Sis2 LEE GRIFFIN, Phone 195