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Latest Happenings In and Around Monroe, April 23, 1920

From the Monroe Journal, April 23, 1920

Local Intelligence. . . Latest Happenings In and Around Monroe

Mr. W.Z. Wentz of Vance township suffered a broken leg last week when the pole which he was using to prize up stumps fell on his leg.

Rev. K.W. Hogan will preach at New Salem Church, west of Monroe, Sunday night at 7:30.

Rev. B.B. Shankle will preach at Unionville next Sunday morning at 11 and at Bethlehem at 3 p.m.
A mile stretch of road on the central highway, or the Marshville and Euto road, which was built by Mr. George W. Smith and his sons, is said to be the best of its kind in the entire state.

Capt. J. Frank Hill, city building inspector, requests The Journal to state that the state law required walls in one story buildings to be 13 inches thick. For each additional story, add four inches.
A disastrous fire occurred last Wednesday night about 12 o’clock when the warehouse, barn and corn crib belonging to Mr. T.C. Lee were completely destroyed. The handsome new home of Mr. Lee was endangered for a time, but a fortunate shift of the wind saved it. When the fire was discovered the warehouse was burning rapidly and the other outhouses caught from that. All the livestock was saved but a gasoline engine, compressed air tank, Ford truck, two buggies, wood sawing outfit, feed cutter, several tons of feedstuffs, 200 bushels of cotton seed, farm implements, several hundred pounds of meat were totally destroyed. It is not known exactly how the fire originated. The loss is estimated at several thousand dollars, with only $500 insurance.

The woman’s missionary society of the Baptist church will meet Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock and the program will be in charge of the Anna Hartwell circle. All members are urged to be present and new members will be heartily welcomed.

In response to an appeal, the woman’s missionary society of Central Methodist church have collected a goodly supply of clothing and household goods and $55 in cash, and will donate the same to the cyclone sufferers.

Last Tuesday Deputy Sheriffs Clifford Fowler and Paul Griffith and Federal Prohibition Agents S.P. Dry and F.C. Tolbert captured a 60-gallon distillery on a farm rented by Winslow Hinson in New Salem township. Wednesday they found a 35-gallon still on a farm rented by Carl Kennington in Buford township. These men will appear in court soon.

Messrs. W.J. Hudson, J.W. Lanney, C.B. Adams, T.C. Smith, J.A. Douglas, F.H. Fairley, J.L. Everette and Randolph McLarty will go to Anniston, Ala., to appear as witnesses in the case of the government against D.H. Riddle, the Savage Cotton Co. and others. Mr. J.C. Sikes is an attorney in the case, which concerns one of the biggest cotton frauds ever penetrated in this country.

Tonight at 8 o’clock Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina will hold service at St. Paul’s church and administer the rite of Confirmation. He reaches Monroe this afternoon, coming from St. Timothy’s church in New Salem township, where he made his visitation this morning and confirmed several candidates. While here the Bishop will be the guest of Rev. and Mrs. S.L. Rotter at the rectory.

Mr. C.W. Orton of Greensboro has located at Monroe to open an office for the Pinnex Realty Company of Greensboro. The company, which handles real estate on a commission basis, has branch offices in the following towns: Darlington, Lancaster, Chester, Union, all of South Carolina, and Wadesboro in this state. Mr. Orton has not yet been able to obtain an office, but will doubtless do so in a few days.

Ex-Sheriff Lee Joyce of Surry county, who was killed near Walnut Cove Sunday evening in a fight between officers and negroes, is related to Mr. Gilmer Joyce of Monroe. Jim Matthews, a special deputy, was probably fatally wounded, and three negroes were also killed in the affray. According to the news reports, the officers attempted to break up a card game said to have been in progress in a restaurant operated by Nick Hairston, a negro. When the officers entered the restaurant the negroes, it is said, began shooting. Mr. Joyce was killed instantly.

An enthusiastic discussion of a fair for Union County featured the luncheon given at the Chamber of Commerce rooms yesterday afternoon. Those present determined to exert themselves to the utmost to organize a worthy project of this kind, and a committee was appointed, composed of Messrs. T.J.W. Broom, G.L. Nisbet and John Beasley to study local conditions, investigate sites and ascertain the best method of financing the fair. This committee will make its report to the members of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night. Short talks were made at the luncheon yesterday by Messrs. W.B. Love, F.G. Henderson, T.J.W. Broom and others.

Card of Thanks
I wish to thank my many friends and neighbors who were so kind to me when my home was destroyed and my husband killed during the tornado of April 12th. May God’s richest blessings rest on them all is my prayer.
--Mrs. Robert L. Polk, Lando, S.C.

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