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Deaths, Army, Local News of Monroe, N.C., Dec. 20, 1918

From The Monroe Journal, Dec. 20, 1918

Deaths

Miss Maggie Hargett of Monroe township died Tuesday of tuberculosis following a long illness. Funeral service and interment took place on Wedesday. She was a good woman and will be missed.

Selma Starnes, the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Starnes of Buford township, died Tuesday in influenza-pneumonia. She had been ill about a week. Funeral service and interment took place on Wednesday. Selma was a good girl and loved by all who knew her.

Lorraine Lee, the six-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Lee, died Tuesday afternoon after a short illness of influenza and the little body was tenderly laid away in the McLarty-Lee cemetery Wednesday afternoon, the funeral being conducted by Rev. H.H. Jordan and Rev. John W. Wray. The little child was an exceedingly bright and attractive one, and the young parents have the sympathy of all in their hour of sorrow.

Mrs. W.M. Haney died at her home in west Marshville township Monday afternoon of a complication of diseases. Mrs. Haney was Miss Sarah Elizabeth Harrington before her marriage to Mr. Haney. She was a most excellent woman, quiet in her disposition and a kind neighbor and devoted wife and mother. She is survived by her husband, and 10 children, seven sons and three daughters. The sons are Messers J. Walter, E.H., E.F., T.F., V.M., M.B., and H.C. Haney, and the daughters are Mesdames Dora Parker and Emma Bivens and Miss Lura Haney. Deceased was 71 years of age was a member of Faulks Baptist church and lived a consistent Christian life. The funeral was conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 by her pastor, Rev. E.C. Snyder, and Elder J.F. Mills, and the remains were interred in the cemetery at Faulks church.

Mr. J.R. Bivens of Marshville township died Thursday at 10 o’clock of paralysis. He leaves besides his wife, three brothers, three sisters, and three daughters who are Mesdames Eliot Nash, Talmage Helms and Worley Griffin. The funeral was conducted at his home today by Elder J.F. Mills, C.J. Black, Rev. R.M. Haigler, and his pastor, Rev. E.C. Snyder. His body was laid to rest in the family cemetery near his home. Mr. Bivens was a man well-known and liked throughout the county and leaves many citizens to sympathize with his bereaved family.
Messrs. W.O. Lemmond and J.C.M. Vann returned Wednesday from New York where they accompanied the body of Mr. W.J. Pratt, who died suddenly Thursday night a week ago of high blood pressure. The body was buried in Hollywood cemetery.

Army News

Mr. Charles R. Gavin of Waxhaw was reported killed in action on the Army casualty list. Reported wounded severely were Ed Helms of Monroe, John F. Lowery of Marshville, John Rorie of Waxhaw; and wounded slightly were Gus Griffin of Marshville and William Furr of Monroe.

Probably the first Monroe man to land in America with the American Army in France is Mr. Arthur Edgeworth. A telegram was received here Wednesday announcing his arrival in New York. He will probably be mustered out of the service in less than a month.

Corporal B.C. Hill, who has been stationed at Camp Meade, Md., returned home Tuesday morning, having received an honorable discharge.

Mr. Robert Lee of the Navy is at home for the holidays.

Mr. S.C. Belk, with the American army in France, in a letter to his father, Mr. R.C. Belk of Monroe Rt. 4, gives a good description of a dug out, about which so much has been said of late. He describes the one in which he is staying as being 12 by 20 feet and 4 feet deep. Across the top are heavy logs. Twelve men are located in it. Evidently it has telephonic and wireless communication with the rest of the front, for Mr. Belk states that he has charge of two telephones and a wireless station.

In a letter to his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J.E. Abernethy of Salisbury, Corporal Oscar Abernethy states that the Monroe boys who left with him on August 8 are all well and are some distance behind the lines. The letter is dated November 11. He states that all kinds of rumors are afloat among the troops. Once, he says, it was even reported that President Wilson had been assassinated, and again that he had “abdicated.”

Miss Minnie Lee Helms has received a German helmet from her brother, Mr. Brown Helms, a member of Company B, 318 Field Signal Battalion in France. Trophies captured from the Germans will probably begin to arrive in the country in numbers before too many more days.

Mr. Horace Abernethy of the naval detachment of the State College spent several days here with friends before leaving for his new home in Salisbury.

Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Long received a cablegram from their son, Lt. R.H. Long, this morning saying that he had arrived safely overseas.

It seems good to see our Wingate soldier boys returning home. Arlie Smith, Wade Pounds, Slim Hargett, Charlie Perry, Perney Thomas, Aaron Smith and possibly others have been honorably discharged.

Lt. Carl Parker was discharged last week from a camp near San Diego, Cal. He was in Wingate one day recently.

Nearly all of those Wingate parents who have sons in France have heard from them. I few have not, but we hope they may by the last of this week. These hours of anxiety are terrible, sure.

Mr. Joseph Taylor of the Student Army Training Corps at Trinity college is at home in Marshville to spend the Christmas holidays.

Mr. Guy Black of the U.S. Navy, stationed at Hampton Roads, Va., is visiting his father, Mr. B.F. Black, Marshville.

Mr. S.S. Marsh received a telegram a few days ago stating that his son, Mr. Fulton Marsh, who is in the U.S. Navy at Norfolk, Va., is seriously ill of pneumonia.

Mr. Grier Marsh has received an honorable discharge from service and arrived home Saturday from Camp Kendrick, N.J.

Mr. Charlie Griffin has been mustered out and arrived home last week from Camp Wadsworth, S.C.
Mr. Ray Staton of the Student Army Training Corps at Wake Forest is at home for the Christmas holidays.

Personal and Local News

Born to Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Eubanks Wednesday, December 11th, a daughter. Mrs. Eubanks and baby are at the home of Mrs. Eubanks’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Medlin of Marshville.

Miss Annie Belle Austin of Atlanta is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Austin.

Mr. and Mrs. B.W. Barnett and daughter, Rosamond, of Charlotte will arrive tomorrow to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Efird.

Mrs. C.W. Bruner and Master Billy Phifer leave tomorrow to spend the holidays with Mrs. J.E. Clarey in Atlanta.

Capt. A.J. Barnes is spending some time in Atlanta with his daughter, Mrs. T.B. Sale.

Misses Isabelle Secrest, Mary Benton and Carson Yates have arrived home from the Normal.

Messers. R.T. Liles, a student of Wake Forest College, and Ellis Liles of the S.A.T.C. of the Southern Dental College of Atlanta have arrived home to spend the holidays with their parents in east Monroe township.

Messrs. Jack and John Little of Chatham county are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Little of Marshville.

Mr. E.C. Williams, formerly of the Monroe bar, now of the War Trade Board at Laredo, Texas, is visiting in the city. Master Alex Laney, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Laney, will accompany him back to Texas.

Mr. Webb Parham of Columbia, S.C., is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Raymond Shute.

The following young people are at home from their respective schools and colleges for the Christmas holidays: Misses Annie Bernard Benson, Lucile Marsh, Hazel and Ethel Boyte from the Normal; Misses Mary Hazel Long and May Beasley from Meredith; Misses Guerard Stack and Elizabeth Hudson from Salem; Sikes Sanders and Covington Ashecraft from Donaldson; John Douglas from Emery; Olin Sikes from G.M.I.; Earl Hinson and Morehead Stack from the University.

Misses Rebecca and Lillian Stack, who have positions in Washington, are expected home Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Stack of Savannah, Ga., will also spend Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Stack.

Miss Rosa Blakeney, who has been teaching in the Shelby High School, has arrived home for the holidays.

Mayor J.C. Sikes has returned from a business trip to Florence, S.C., and Wilmington.

Mrs. N.K. Futrell of Odus, Ga., is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. G.M. Smith.

Miss Ruth Houston has returned from Agnes Scott College.

Mr. Walkup Matthews, son of Mr. N.S. Matthews, is home for the holidays from the Presbyterian college, Clinton, S.C.

On account of influenza in his home, Rev. E.C. Snyder will not fill his regular appointments on Saturday and Sunday.

Yesterday morning’s Charlotte Observer has an item to the effect that Solomon Richardson, an old negro living near Monroe, had reported to the police that his wife had left him and wished aid to locating her. Solomon informed the police that he could not understand why his wife should be so unwise as to leave him and go to Charlotte as he treated and fed her right.

Bids for the erection of 20 towers on the radio site four miles from here were received in Washington Monday and are now being considered.

There will be a box supper at Siler church Christmas Eve night at 7:30. Proceeds will benefit the church.

The Wingate High School closed Dec. 18th because so many were out and because a new case of the flu developed in the school. Miss Marks went home and will not return until after the holidays. Her niece, Miss Jodie Dunn, has been very sick, so it will be niece for Miss Marks to be at home for the present. She has made good here this session.

Mr. Wiley Hefner’s family has been shut in this week because of influenza, but they are improving. Mrs. Bruce Helms also has it.

Mr. R.S. Braswell has moved into Wingate from Peachland. He bought the Edgar Griffin place on Main st. He is going to occupy the James Griffin place as soon as it is vacated.

At a meeting of the school board Wednesday, Dec. 18, it was decided to reopen the Marshville High School Monday, Dec. 30, the recent influenza epidemic being practically spent at this date, no new cases having developed in several days.


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