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The Monroe Journal
Monroe, Union County, North Carolina
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Local news from Vance covers beneficial rain showers, illnesses including typhoid and malaria, family visits among relatives in North and South Carolina, a chaperoned seining party for youth, a successful sock social by the Methodist Ladies' Aid Society, and a professor's overnight stay.
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The showers of rain which fell in this community Saturday evening were very acceptable as it was getting exceedingly dry.
Mr. Thomas Morris is very sick with typhoid fever. A trained nurse came down from Charlotte Sunday morning to attend him.
Mrs. Mattle Smith and son, Master Glenn of Ft. Mill, S. C., R. F. D., spent a few days last week with the former's sister, Mrs. I. D. Boyd.
Miss Wilma Broom spent last week as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Robert Riggins of Providence.
Mr. Reuben Tomberlin is right sick with malaria fever.
Mr. Avert Helms has also been on the sick list for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Boyd and little son T. A., Jr., are visiting relatives in lower Steel Creek.
Mrs. Lucy Hunnicutt and children Harold and Dixie are spending some time with relatives in this community, after which they will return to their home at Columbia, S. C.
A number of the young people of the village joined a seining party from Stallings Friday and spent the day at Stewart's mill. They reported a fine time and some very nice carp were caught. The young crowd was chaperoned by Mesdames Paxton, Wilson and Dry.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church gave a sock social on Saturday night, the 27th of July, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A. Covell. It was a most enjoyable affair as well as being a benefit to the society. Refreshments consisting of ice cream and cake were served.
Mrs. Emily Thompson has returned to her home on R. F. D. No. 5, Yorkville, S. C., after visiting relatives in this neighborhood.
Misses Martha, Nancy, Arabella and Davie Boyd have returned home after a two weeks' stay with relatives in York county, S. C., and also in Steel Creek.
Prof. J. G. Griffin of Marion, who is superintending the teachers' institute in Monroe, spent Wednesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Broom.
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Vance Community, Near Charlotte, Nc; Ft. Mill, Sc; Providence; Steel Creek; Stallings; Stewart's Mill; Columbia, Sc; Yorkville, Sc; York County, Sc; Marion; Monroe
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July 27
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Collection of community updates: rain showers relieved dryness; Thomas Morris ill with typhoid, attended by nurse from Charlotte; Mattle Smith and son visited sister I. D. Boyd; Wilma Broom visited sister Robert Riggins; Reuben Tomberlin ill with malaria; Avert Helms ill; T. A. Boyd family visiting Steel Creek relatives; Lucy Hunnicutt and children visiting before return to Columbia, SC; youth seining party at Stewart's mill chaperoned by Mesdames Paxton, Wilson, Dry, caught carp; Methodist Ladies' Aid sock social at Covells' home, enjoyable with ice cream and cake; Emily Thompson returned to Yorkville, SC; Boyd sisters returned from York county, SC and Steel Creek; Prof. J. G. Griffin stayed at Broom home.