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ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878.
ABOUT ABANDONED BABY.
Some Facts About The Case and a
Little Comment, Too.
On Friday, December 29th, a young
girl boarded the train at Fayetteville,
carrying a number of bundles, the
ticket she gave the conductor giving
Siler City as the place of her desti
nation. When the train stopped there
at three o’clock on the same date,
she alighted and hastened away, se
vered a car and drove rapidly to her
home, two miles east of the town.
A bundle she left upon the seat was
soon discovered by the conductor, and
upon investifiation it was found to
l>e a three weeks-old baby girl, peace
fully sleeping. Every attention was
shown the little miss until the train
arrived in Greensboro, where it was
turned over to John J. Phoenix, of
the N. C. Home Society.
The above is a summary of facts
given publicity within the past few
tiavs and has kept the western half
of Chatham very much in the public
eye.
Os course the hand of the law
entered into the fateful drama, and
l the time communication from the
city oi Greensboro reached Siler City,
the. officers were on the trail of the
apparently heartless mother. Howev
er, she had given them the slip by
going to Ore Hill the next day, whert
she boarded the train and returned
to Fayetteville. The officials in that
city had been notified to w T atch for hei
with the result that she was arrested
on Monday night of last week.
Deputy C. H. Crutchfield of this
county went to Fayetteville and
brought her back on Thursday after
noon.
The young girl gave her name tc
the officials in Fayetteville as Mrs
Leon Wellons, this being the name
of a young man in that city w T ho had
befriended her following her arrival
there from Raleigh, early in Decern
her, just a few days before the little
baby was bora.
During an interview, since the girl
mother returned, she has confessed
that she was not married and gave
a clear and detailed story of hei
downfall, and named the father of he
child.
After having heard the story, one
i? compelled to pity rather than cen
sor, the young mother, she being bare
ly seventen years old, and with whom
nature and circumstances have not
dealt with lavishly. Answering as she
did a number of direct questions,
makes it difficult, indeed, to conclude
that the girl is wilfully bad, but rath
er that she yielded to a temptation fo±
the matei'ial reward it would bring
With her eyes overflowing with
tears the young mother declared hei
!o’*e for the baby and expressed—
desire to have it back. “Then why
did you abandon it after starting
hei'e with it?” she was asked. “Be
cause I just couldn’t face the people
here who knew me and the folks a'
home.”
It was necessary, of course, that
the girl should be locked up or pul
in the care of someone until she wa;
brought before the court. She w r as
rather inclined to be confined in the
jail or elsewhere rather than give £
bond, but a more satisfactory arrange
ment was finally made, whereby she
was taken in charge by Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Johnson at the new county
home, where she will remain until
court next week.
An appeal will be made to have the
girl sent to Samarcand, the state in
stitution for unfortunate girls, and
thus help her to make amends, rub
out and retrieve, and forget her mis
take.
In the hour of her extremity this
girl undertook the old method to cov
er her sins. She is to be pitied beyond
expression, in view r of the fact that
her downfall was effected purely
through a monetary consideration.
The editor of this paper has soft
ened up considerably since he learn
ed the full circumstances of the
downfall of Miss Walters. The heart
less, cruel, sinful scoundrel that we
would be glad to harpoon is the civivl
engineer who caused her to leave the
paths of rectitude by the glaring
sheckels that he possessed, and of
which she was in sore need, and that
he passed to her as a reward for
ler character, her virtue, her very
life.
Folks, this young woman was recog
nized in her wa> T ward way some ter.
months. What was done at that time
to strengthen her impulses for the
right? You, who knew her, did you
give her a parental talk and advise
her that the culmination of her con
duct was hell itself?
She confesses that she needed a
friend at the time of her undoing,
and that she was hungry for some
good, matron to rescue her, but all
phe got was evasion. At that time
she neded the strength and support
of older heads, the moral support of
virtuous people, but she received con
demnation and scorn. “She asked for
bread and received a stone.”
“Too late,” did you say. Well,
not to our mind. We recall that
Jesus Christ said, “Let him without
d't, cast the first stone.”
We want to say as an appendix to
iis tragedy, that following this girl
mother and pointing the finger of
derision at her, or spiteful allusion
on those who have loaned her a heart
of love and tenderness, does not re
ject credit or good manners on the
part of anyone. Our Bible says, “one
the least of these.”
7|he Fascisti of Italy forced each
to hire a stated number
of /laborers for every hundred acres
of land owned or operated. This was
done to abolish unemployment and in-
crease production.
‘"The Farmer’s Worst Enemy—Rats.
The Farmer’s Best Friend —
Rat-Snap.”
These are the words of James Bax
ter, N. J.: Ever since I tried RAT
SNAP, I have always kept it in the
house. Never fails. Used about $3.00
worth of RAT-SNAP a year and fig
ure it saves me S3OO in chicks, eggs,
and feed. RAT-SNAP is convenient,
just break up cake, no mixing with
other food.” Three sizes, Jsc, 65c,
$1.25. Sold and guaranteed by W. L.
London & Son, Pilkington Pharmacy
and The Chatham Hardware Co.
The Chatham Record
CHATHAM SUPERIOR COURT.
i Convenes in Pittsboro Next Monday
—The Jury.
; Chatham superior court, for the
, trial of civil and criminal docket, will
s meet in Pittsboro Monday, January
; 15th.
Clawson L. Williams, solicitor for
• the fourth judicial district, will pros
, ecute the cases and evil doers had
better look out. Williams lives strictly
■ up to an obeyance of the law and he
does not want to persecute anyone,
but he will prosecute with a venge
ance. Judge J. Lloyd Horton, of Farm
ville, will preside.
Mr. Williams held his first court,
since being sworn in, at Lillington, in
Harnett county, last week. The dis
trict he will represent is composed
of Harnett, Chatham, Lee, Johnston
and Wayne counties. Mr. Williams
succeeds Walter D. Siler, of Chatham,
who has held the position of solicitor
for the past ten years.
On Monday' of last week, the com
missioners drew the following jury
to serve during the coming session
of court:
Albright—D. V. Pike, and Clyde
Perry.
Baldwin—Warden Mann and J. W.
Durham.
Bear Creek—G. W. Brafford, F. C.
smith, J. F. Lambert and H. I. Car
er.
Cape Fear—R. A. Wilson, J. W.
vVilliams and F. M. Farrell.
Center—J. B. Thomas, 0. B. Mann,
W. Z. Crews, R. P. Johnson and H.
vV. Farrell.
Gulf—J. W. Burke, Geo. P. Murchi
son, and J. E. Goldston.
Hadley—Doran J. Dark.
Haw River—L. N. Crutchfield.
Hickory Mt.—J. J. Nalls, N. J.
Dark and D. H. Johnson.
Matthews—Carl Gilliland, T. G.
Lowe, Jas. T. Stanley, J. Q. Seawell,
md W. J. Hackney.
New Hope—A. H. Bright, S. C.
Johnson, E. F. Baldwin and H. A.
tVilson.
Oakland—J. F. McCarrick, and J.
W. Knight.
Williams—K. B. Cole.
HE IS PROUD OF CHATHAM.
In a letter, dated December 30th,
but which we received too late to re
’er to last week, Mr. Samuel T. Dor
?ett, Washington, D. C., says in part:
“On Jan. 1 we will move our office
:o 816 15th street, N. W. Please
;hange mailing address, as we do not
vant to miss a single copy of your
xcellent paper. It is like getting a
etter from home, and we must again
congratulate you on the many im
provements in the Herald in the past
;y while making a trip there last
September. It is a pleasure now to
Irive over her magnificent roads and
.hey are going to prove an economic
al blessing also to the farmers as
hey place him in close touch with
he market and will greatly enhance
he value of his land. With a flivver
le can now do in an hour what once
ook him all day, and with but little
.vear and tear on his car. Many Chat
ham farmers well remember when
t took him a whole week to make a
.rip with produce to Raleigh and re
turn, and oh, the memories of the
long, hard pull up those rain soaked,
-ed, sticky, mud gullies—almost im
possible to get up and over them,
fake a vote and see how many would
ike to return to those conditions.
“I am proud of Noi*th Carolina and
her progress in good road building,
and I am also proud of her in every
other way, as I believe her to be
the best state in the union and “Every
day in every way, she is getting bet
;er and better.”
“Your two papers have been and
will continue to be a great force in
the upbuilding of the county and
state, and may you live long and
prosper. ”
POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS.
Pittsboro’s postoffice is doing a big
ger business than ever known before.
During six days before Christmas 156
bags of mail were received here and
75 bags were sent out. Postmaster
Johnson sold $25,000 in War Savings
Stamps during the holidays. Last Fri
day he sold S7OO worth of War Sav
ings Stamps to one person, a young
lady who lives in the county. The re
ceipts for December were $2,646.66.
The total for the quarter ending Dec
ember 31st, was $9,346.96.
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.
New Director Elected and Six Per
Cent Dividiend is Declared.
On Friday, January 6th, there was
a meeting of the stockholders of the
Farmers Bank of Pittsboro, held in
the bank building.
In addition to other matters Dr. W.
B. Chapin was elected and added as
a director of the bank. The following
old officers and directors were re
plpptpd •
President—T. M. Bland.
Vice-President—A. C. Ray.
Cashier —Burtis Benton.
Directors—T. M. Bland, A. C Ray,
Victor R. Johnson, S. D. Johnson, A.
M. Riddle, T. L. Burns, J. M. Garn
er, J. D. Womble, H. R. Stedman and
Dr. W. B. Chapin.
A six per cent dividend was again
1 declared and paid.
The Farmers Bank saw its begin
ning in a perilous tme, during recon
-1 structon, and despite the many hand
r icaps it has experienced, it has grown
3 steadily and is now on a firm footing
5 with other banks of the smaller
■ towns.
WOMBLE-CLARK.
At the Methodis parsonage in Pitts
boro on Tuesday of last week, Ganis
Womble was united in marriage to
Miss Bertha Clark, both of Hickory
Mt. township, Rev. J. J. Boone, offic
iatThe’ voung married couple imme
left for Rowland where on
' Wednesday! I.exie Clark,. brother of
; MrsTWomble, was united m marriage
to Miss Straughan, Rev. P. D. wood
; all, performing this service.
7 build a home NOW! _
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM CO.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 12. 192*§
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* SIDE STREET GOSSIP. *
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There is just no use talking about
it. A man can’t get off these days for
■ anything. Everybody is in such a
hurry that they won’t take time to
go to one another’s funeral. Here it
! is way on the New Year and I have
not been out of town this Christmas —
not even to go up for a night on the
river to see my old acquaintenances.
I have not seen a hide nor hair of
Jim Young’s folks except when Jim
himself came in town the other day
to attend to a little business at the
bank and make arrangements about
his War Stamps. They had been look
ing for us all along ,but folks on the
farm now days are busy all the year
round Things move since them boys
took hold and take so much interest.
They spend all the spare time in the
winter doing up odd jobs, looking af
ter the orchard and getting manure
and such. Jim said the rations were
holding out all right and that he had
been throwing in a little bait ±or
suckers in the hole up above the old
baptizing place. I always remember
about how we used to net suckers
and how good they were when my old
mother would fry them in meal and
hogs lard. Jim promised that when
he put in the net he would drop me
a card and I am going, if some things
have to be put off for a day o rtwo,
or three days.
For all the rush with work of all
kinds, when I went down last Monday
away up in the day, Bill Watson was
setting over behind the stove at the
store whittlinp and talking. I in
quired and thought maybe he was
down with rheumatism again but he
said that he had quit his job. He did
not get a raise the fir-st of the year
and before he would work like he had ,
for the moitey he got, he would do
nothing.
I have observed that Bill likes do
ing nothing better any way and he
isn’t by himself at that. He didn’t get
a raise but the trouble is his boss can
get along all right without him. I
have noticed that the fellow who don’t
earn more than he draws is not like
ly to draw more than what he is
getting. It is a poor business for any- '
body to hire a man and not make a ■
profit on what he does. But this is a
free country and if you don’t like
your job, you can quit and it is al
ways better to quit than get fired. If '
Bill’s debts paid him interest, he
would not have to woik anyway. I
have never been any hand to say '
that folks ought to kill themselves
trying to outdo the other fellow in '
’the-cW- Bible saying- “
about the sweat of the brow, etc.,
still holds good and you have to stay j
at it these days and times or be left ;
out.
It looks like 1923 is going to be a \
good year and I am hoping that our [
community won’t be left behind the :
procession of progress that the whole '
country is making.
The boll weevil is coming and there
always has been something to draw '
back but this country can live at home
and board at the same place so long '
as we have a mind to put our hands
to the work we have to do.
ATTENDED BREWER FUNERAL.
The following attended the funer
al of Mrs S. D. Brewer in Pittsboro
last week;
R. F. Brewer, Johnson City, Tenn.,
W. F. Hunter, Marion; Mrs. A. A.
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sin
clair, Greensboro; E. R. Paschal, R. F.
Paschal, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith,
Richard and Frank Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Teague, Siler City; Dr. G. W.
Paschal, Wake Forest; Mrs. C. S.
Brewer, Miss Catherine Brewer and
Charles Brewer, Henderson; Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Cheek, Sanford; Misses
Rosa and Nell Paschal, Greenville, S.
C.; John T. Paschal, Goldston; Mr.
and Mrs. C. Norwood, Bonlee; Mrs.
T. B. Bray r , Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Pick
ard and Miss Helen Sears, Durham;
Eli B. Brewer, Bennett and Robert
Burns, Roxboro.
We regret that in our report of
the death of Mrs. Brewer last week,
the brothers of the deceased lady were
recoi'ded as “Brewer,” whereas it
should have been Paschal. Thse were
Dr. George Paschal, Wake Forest;
J. T. Paschal, Goldston, and Fred
Paschal, of Siler City.
STRANGE AND CURIOUS.
Peculiarities That Will Astonish
Almost Anyone.
Santa Claus has been banished from
soviet Russia. 1
New York City has 137,000 births
every twelve months.
A baby, two hours old, at New
Orleans, was operated on the other
day and still lives.
Two men, for stealing 13 cents
form a girl in Chicago, were sent *'•
the pen for ten years.
A bill has been introduced in the
Hawaii legislature making it a crime
for a woman to bob her hair.
School boys in Springfield, Mass.,
organized a secret society to steal
motor cars. They stole 11 before be
ing found out.
Three huge masses of fishing
worms, weighing almost 800 pounds,
clogged a manhole in Martins Ferry,
Ohio, last week.
While changing the battery of his
radio set, Albert Lambert, 17 was
electrocuted at his home in Chatham,
Ontario. Lightning was the cause.
A five-year old baby in San Fran
cisco revealed a murder when it told
police that its mama was in a trunk.
The father had murdered his wife. He
was arrested.
One square mile on the east side
: of New York, where 500,000 people
• live, shows one of the lowest infant
death rates in the world. Only 60 out
of 1000 die during the first year of
life.
DOINGS OF COMMISSIONERS.
Many Small Accounts Paid and Gen
eral Routine
At the regular December meeting
of the commissioners of Chatham
county, held in Pittsboro on Monday,
January Ist, several hundred dollars
were paid out in small accounts to
parties who held bills against the
county. Among the larger bills we
report the following:
J. Dewey Dorsett, clerk, salary,
clerk hire and postage, $183.00.
John W. Johnson, superintendent of
county home, salary for December,
$75.00.
W. L. London & Son, supplies for
county home, $105.98.
C. C. Poe, extra clerk hire, record
ing election returns, $135.00
C C. Poe, register deeds salary for
December, $150.00.
G. W. Blair, sheriff’s salary for
December, $358.83.
W. H. Gurley, balance on plumbing
at county home, SIOO.OO.
W. L. London & Son, supplies for
county home $345.63.
Dr. Clyde Thomas, county physi
cian, salary for October, November
and December, $135.00.
The R. L. Bryan Co., office sup
plies, $216.97.
W. H. Taylor, salary as jailer,
$77.70.
Among those paid for capturing
stills were: S. T. Johnson, 3 stills,
$55.; W. H. Ferguson, still $10; John
Burns, complete still $20.; F. P. Nooe,
still $10.; N. S. Woody, still, cap and
worm, $20.; A. M. Webster, tiro stills,
two caps and two worms, $40.; mak
ing- a total of $135.00
Nine property owners had their
taxes remitted.
Hall & Mclver, supplies county
home, $36.03.
J. G. Hamlet collecting taxes $Bl.Bl.
Lucien Clark, work at old county
home $41.00.
All other accounts were small and
of regular monthly nature.
WHY KILL THE GOOSE THAT
LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG?
Written by Dr. J. D. Gregg.
About all the older people you talk
to will tell you that when they were
boys, the fields were full of game
and the streams and ponds were full
of fish, but they will tell you, when
you carry the conversation further,
that game and fish are very scarce
today. Os course there is a reason for
it. First, there are many more fish
ers and hunters, since we have a
more dense population; and the lakes,
streams and ponds, have not increas
ed to any great extent. More of the
forests have been cleared away and
destroyed the hiding places for the
vaßLaame. Bptto.my peo
ple who love sports, and the wllcf
game for food, should wake up be
fore it is everlasting too late, apd we
have destroyed the species of our
game and fish, and throw protection
around them by suitable legislation,
such laws that will give them a
chance to come back. Take for in- i
stance the fish that run up to Shoals
to spawn, any of us know—who know
enough to fish that we can destroy a
whole school of fish in one night or
day. A big time or course. A lot of
fish, yes. But what have we done?
Absolutely destroyed the goose that
lays the golden egg. When we have
destroyed the school before they
spawn, we get no more fish next year,
and so I say, we should place a law
on our statue books in North Caro
lina, and especially in our county of
Chatham, making it unlawful for any
one to catch fish while they are
spawning, for at least a period of
10 years.
And again, the United States gov
ernment furnishes fish for stocking
purposes, to any reliable person who
applies, to place in our streams
Just write your Congressman, who
for Chatham is Edw W. Pou, Wash
ington, D. C., and he will the
Commissioner of Fisheries send you
an application. The fish are free, all
you have to do is to meet the trajji,
when they come.
So men, let’s wake up to the great
idea of conservation, not only our
wild game and fish, but our forests
and fai-ms, and our county. Let’s
reach out and forget this selfish idea
of ours, that just because we can’t
reap we won’t sow.
To my mind, though Eden’s Para
dise was lost, and to my mind Eden’s
Paradise must be regained, if ever,
and it must start with you and lindividually.l—
-individually.
We say, “what can I do to help.”
The best words. I believe, is co-opera
tion.
NEWS FROM BEAR CREEK 3.
j Received too late for last weeks paper
Bear Creek, Rt. 3, Jan. I.—Mr. J.
W. Brewer and son motored to Mr.
Lemuel Maness’ Sunday afternoon.
Mr. B. F. Sanders, of near Cole
ridge, spent Christmas with her fath
er, Mr. E. C. Brewer.
Miss Lillian Spoon, of Asheboro,
spent the week end with her brother,
Mr. Joe Spoon, of Glendon.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fesmire, of
near Siler City, spent last Sunday
night in the home of her father, Mr.
A. H. Brooks.
Miss Lina and Ray Powers, of
High Point, spent last week with
home folks on route 3.
Mr. Walker Fesmire, of Greens
boro and Mr. Hoyt Scott, of near Sil
er City, were visitors in the home
of J. W. Brewer last Sunday after
noon.
Miss Nannie Powers and Mr. Bill
Donald, of Greensboro, spent last
week with hr folks.
Mr. Roland Brady and Mr. Carl
Branson have gone to Greensboro
where they will engage in work dur
ing the winter.
BLUE BELLS.
Honor Roll Welch.
The honor roll for the second month
! of Welch school is as follows:
First grade—Willard Beal, Hayes
Jones. ..
: Second grade—Estelle Councilman,
s Louise Moon, Lessie Scott, Clarence
t Scejfer.JtSfti Ray Hammer. .
t Trurcrjfirade — Leola Moon, Leonard
f Cox, RolSnd Lambert and Rexford
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I HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Some Things Suggested by Prominent
Men and Women.
(The Printer’s Devil.)
“Did you ever notice the difference
in people of a country town and those
in a city,” asked a gentleman who
notices things. “Take, for instance,
people living here and hereabouts.
Watch them as they walk the streets
of the town and see what a slow mo
tion they carry themselves. They walk
as if they had plenty of time and
nothing to bother them when they
got to the corner or where they were
going.”
“Now, go over to Raleigh, or Dur
ham, or Greensboro. See the differ
ence in the walk of these people—al
ways in a hurry. Bound to get where
they are going at a specified time. If
they walked the same gait that our
people do, half or many of them would
be run over by automobiles. But after
all the small town is the place to live
in. Nothing to worry you. House rent
not high, wood is plentiful and pro
visions are about the same as in the
smaller cities. Then you live longer
in the smaller town than you do in
the city.
“Another thing, in the larger city
there are many funerals during the
week, but the people, except those
who are interested, never notice them.
You meet hundreds of people on the
streets but you are like a knot on a
log—they notice not when they pass
you by. Give me the little country
town always, where you are met with
a pleasant ‘good morning’ and a
hearty handshake These are your
friends when you are sick or when
you are well.”
“I see the “devil” wrote something
about sidewalks in your alst issue,”
remarked one of our older citizens
yesterday. “Well, they are bad,” he
continued, "but did you notice that
the streets are in a worse condition.
Take east Salisbury street, leading
from Hillsboro to the depot. Thous
ands of dollars have been spent on
that street alone. My idea, to have
a good street, is to make it good at
first. Pave that street with cement
and you’ll never be bothered again.
If the town is not able to build it all
at one time, then build a block a
year, and in two or three years you’ll
have a street that any city might be
proud of. Build them all that way
and then Pittsboro will not be a by
word for all strangers coming here.”
SOME MORE OF OUR FRIENDS.
During the week the following good
people have renewed their subscrip
tion or started in new :
Mrs. R. L. Fox, Walter Clark, J. J.
Culberson, L. K. Beal, S. R. Gilmore,
K. B. Riddle, Mrs. F L Teague, Miss
Efhel Johnson, Ed. Thompson*-45. I*
Moore, J. E. Fox, R P. Johnson, Miss
Mattie Brooks, J S. Strowd, Josie
Smith, Jihn W. Johnson, R. W. White,
Ralph B. Johnson, Rev. 0. I. Hinson,
Brooks Lanius, R. C. Fox, Chas. B.
Wright, Mrs. 0. H. Pickett, Mrs. N.
M. Hill, Cicero Buckner, W. G. Wom
ble, W. I. Bowers, A. J. Morris, F.
L. Bray, A. B. Clegg, Wesley Thomp
son, M. T. Lindsay, Mrs. Z. V. Self,
T. C Perry, Mrs. G. L. Merrill, L. D.
Thompson, Jane Cox, Chas. L. Hen
derson, Mrs. T. D. Braxton, Frank R.
Pierce, Mrs. Lula Elmore, R. P. Eu
banks, L B. Hester, A. P. Dark, M. G.
Woodell, Mrs. E. W. Jenkins, M. E.
Mann, Joe E. Gunter, Will T. John
son and W. C. Perry
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
A fire in a garage in Raleigh last
Friday night destroyed the garage
belonging to I. W. Simpkins, and
costing the lives of Mrs. Simpkins,
his wife, their little son and an old
colored nurse, who were burned in the
building. They were sleeping in an
apartment above the garage. One
fireman had his arm broken and an
other received a bad cut. Sixty-seven
cars and trucks were also burned, en
tailing a loss of $200,000.
A LAYING HEN.
One morning last week a hen be
longing to Mrs. H. D. Farrell, near
Hanks Chapel, laid an egg about
o’clock. The moon was shining so
bright we suppose the hen thought it
was day. But later on she found out
the mistake and before 9 o’clock she
laid again. This story can be veri
fied by the owner of the chicken.
BRIEF, INTERESTING FACTS
Figures and Historical Mention
Os Interest.
Dearborn Independent.
Ninety-seven per cent of Africa is
ruled by the European.
More than 700,000 pounds of honey
was iharvested in British Columbia
during 1922.
A 25-year old ordained minister and
his wife have entered grammar school
in the seventh grade at Beaumont,
Tex.
Women were placed on a jury in
the supreme court in Red Deer, Al
berta, for the first time in the history
of Canada.
Gray Gables, on Buzzard’s Bay,
Massachusetts, for years the summer
home of Grover Cleveland, is to be
cut up into lots and sold on the mark
et.
“Vibras” steel is a new steel made
in Manchester, England, which never,
tempers brittle and is absolutely re
liable in behavior under and ordinary
treatment.
“Lady Jewel” of Woodland, Wash
ington, is the world’s qhamyjpn
She has broken all records by laying
331 eggs in one year or 11 times her
own weight in eggs.
Box Party at Carolina.
There will be a box party given at
Carolina school house on Saturday
night, January 20th, beginning at 7.
o'clock. Everybody is welcome and in
vited to come. In addition to the box- *
es, there will be string music and oth
er entertaining features.
MARRIED TWENTY YEARS AGO.
; | Celebrate Th* Anniversary at Home
j in Siler City.
The Herald, January 10.
°ne of the most enjoyable events
of the season was a party given on j
January 4th bv Mr. and Mrs. Henry
F ; celebrating the twentieth an- i
niversarv 0 f their marriage, ihe en- <
tire lower fl oo r of their new bunga- <
low was thrown open to their guests.
The home was beautifully decorat
ed by the artistic hand of Mrs. Pike,
and the manv presents received by .
the pair were both handsome and
of value.
A lively contest and a unique art 1
gallery afforded much merriment
throughout the evening. A handsome
100 k was presented to Mrs. J. C. Greg
son as the winner in this contest.
Delicious fruit salad with hot choc
olate and whipped cream was served.
Those enjoying the hospitality ot
Mr. and Mrs. Pike were: Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Brower, Mr. and Mrs. R.
F. Huddleston, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Gregson, Mr and Mrs. J. S. Wrenn,
Prof and Mrs. S. J. Husketh, Dr. and
Mrs. W. C. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs
N. B. Bray, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cheek,
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Bynum, Mr. and
Mrs. C. N. Bray, Mr. and Mrs. K. G.
Clapp, Mr. and Mrs. J B Marley, Mr
and Mrs. J. Wade Siler and Mr. and
Mrs. M. M. Fox.
AN OBITUARY NOTICE.
Addie May Womble.
Mrs. Addie May Womble was bom
October2B, 1856 C and died December
30, 1922. On September 8, 1878, she
was married to J. D. Womble, both
of Chatham county. To this union was
born eleven children, one of these,
Isaac, died several years ago.
Sister Womble was a true wife.
She loved her husband with a sacri-
ficial devotion. They suffered togeth
er. They wept together. They rejoic
ed together. They both walked and
talked together along the highway of
life.
She was a loving and long suffering
mother. Her children were ever ut
most in her mind and heart. Like all
true mothers she gave her life, her
heart, yea, her all as a living sacri
fice for her offspring. And this gift
will forever live in the lives of her
noble sons, and losing daughters. Up
on each of these hearts she stamped
her image.
With all the burdens of home, and
the obligations of training so many,
she never forgot the Church of Christ.
She loved the church with a peculiar
passionate love. She joined Pleasant
Hill church in childhood and remained
a consistent member until death.
Her patient suffering was a pro
■ found - »•«<?,gioTvqf hists •LI
Christ as Lord of all. She livea ana
died in the faith once delivered to
the saints. May all of her posterity
live and die as mother and grand
mother did.
Those left behind rejoicing over
her faithful life and victorious death,
are the following: Her husand, J. D.
Womble, Pittsboro, N. C., Mrs. C. K.
Wrenn, Siler City, N. C., Mrs. R. L.
Goldston, Goldston N: C., Gus Wom
ble, Sanford, N. C., Cleveland Wom
ble, Dunn, N. C., Mrs. W. J. Myers,
Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. G. W. Blair,
Pittsboro, N. C., J. B. Womble, Sac
ramento, Cal, Miss Margaret Womble,
Pittsboro, N. C., Ralph C. Womble,
Sanford, N. C., Will Rose Womble,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
May God, the Father, be merciful
in all of his dealings with each of
you.
J. J. BOONE, Pastor.
NEWS FROM BYNUM SECTION.
Bynum, Jan. B. —Mrs. McGee and
daughters,Frances and Helen, of At
lanta, Ga., will spend the remainder
of the winter here with her husband.
Miss Maud Foushee has returned
to her school at Epsom, after spend
ing. the holidays with her parents.
Dr. Ben H Hackney, of Lucama,
visited relatives here last week.
Little Herbert, the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hackney, is slowly
recovering from a severe attack of
pneumonia.
t There has been several cases of flu
in and near our village, but no se
vere cases to cause death.
Mr. Shepherd and son, Clifford, who
have been with the bridge force here,
have returned to their home in San
dersville, Ga.
Mr. Plato Riddle, of Durham, vis
( ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Riddle, last week.
Mrs. Mossie Williams, Robert and
1 Elizabeth visited relatives here during
the holidays.
Miss Letta Riddle, of Durham, and
Miss Nonie Gilmore, of Carrboro,
visited Miss Pearl Johnson Christmas.
Quite a number of our girls chang
ed their names during the holidays.
We don’t mind so much when they
stay but we dislike for them to be
carried away.
Uncle Shorty says he likes a Ford, |
but beware of a new Dodge (?) I
Mr. McGee and family and Womble
Goldston spent Sunday in Raleigh .
Mr .Hampton Knight has recently
purchased the house of R T. Hobby
and will move his family this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Neal wil lmove
into the house vacated by Mr. Knight.
Miss Clytie Foushee is visiting friends
in Pittsboro this week.
POLLY.
NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
Frank Pierce, a step son of Mrs.
Mattie Pierce, of Pittsboro, is work
• lr jg f° r Un<ue Sam, and is sailing the
i high seas. At present he is in Spain,
! and is on the United States Steam
■ ship DenvcW. \ f ew day# ago Mrs.
I Pierce red sve<! a check from Frank
amounting to $360.00, or an average
nf £30.()0. i ' r month. It is said that
Mrs.Piefc s heart nearly stopped
beating wh>.n she found a check with
j such a large amount in a letter.
Thy fate is the common fate of all
Into each life some rain must fall, |
Some days must be dark and dreary.
, _ —Longfellow.
■ One person every forty minutes, or
an average of 35 a jay, are jaU et j jn j
■ the United states by automobiles. j
(Tire record is reai~ V ,
I EVERY week by , . I
I MOST every body
IjOAT'S ANY BODY.
VOL. XLV NO. 22
DEATH OF MR. NEAL.
Other Local News From Bear Ci ok
Section on No. 3.
Ne B arM^i* ea
JT c m R V , at th £ horae <* * £
aar. y. k. Neal on Bear Creek Rt 1
January *7th £ Cl ° ck ™ the ’
satr wm be t --
.*® r - E - M. Phillips and family were
visitors at the home of Mr *B F
dcott Sunday. * *
Miss r ‘Nanni? r p Talmadge Smith and
Miss Nannie Powers, alter spending
a ,^ ee k with home folks, have retv f
ed,t° their work in Greensboro.
Mrs. Nannie Brown returned to M 4
Vernon Springs Friday after speuti
.ng several days with home folks
Miss Lina Powers and little nep he v
Odell Spoon, returned Friday to Hi \
Point, after spending two weeks wi h
home folks.
Mr. Dewey Cox left Sunday, Dec
31, for Georgia where he will take a
business course.
Mr. W. G. Scott and son, Hoyt, of
Siler City and Mr. L. Fesmire, oi
Greensboro, were visitors at b. F.
Scott’s Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, of
Charlotte, spent the holidays at the
home of S. M. Scott.
W. R. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Scott and Mrs. Nancy Phillips motor
ed to Hemp Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Phillips spert
last Wednesday at the home of A. K.
Brooks.
Mrs. A. H. Brooks who has been
sick sometime is improving some.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Phillips a
Miss Eva Scott visited their gran<>
father, Mr. Sam Cox, Sunday.
The box party which was to have
been held at Fall Creek on Saturday
night, the 6th of January was po c+
poned to a future date.
BLUE BELT/S.
THE DECEMBER MEETING.
The Winnie Davis Chapter of th Q
U. D. C., met on Friday afternoon,
December 15th, with Mrs. J. C. Lan
ius.
The meeting was opened by the
reading of the ritual. Minutes of las.!,
meeting was read and approved. The
treasurer gave a full report for the
year 1922.
Mrs. London urged that the $2.50
left from her present be used to help
fill the Christmas boxes for the Vet
erans. This was passed.
The Christmas list of Veterans v.--
discussed and several names added
to the list.
The wreath committee was appoint,
ed for 1923 and is composed of the
following members: Mrs. J. C. Lanius,
Maggie Horn, Mrs. Jacob Thorny
"A. Farrell.
The relief committee for 1923 is as
follows: Mrs. J. M. Gregson, chairman.
Mrs. L. N. Womble, Mrs. E. M. i ar
rington, Mrs. Aurelia Taylor, Miss
Julia Lambeth, Mrs. A. C. Ray and
Mrs. G. P. Alston.
A rising vote of welcome was ex
tended to our two new members, Mrs.
Radcliffe Lanius and Mrs. W. P. T p
turn.
Committee on credentials: Miss
Maggie Home, chairman, Mrs. Wm.
Eubanks, Mrs. Fletcher Mann and
Miss Carrie M. Jackson.
At the conclusion of business ses
sion, a delicious salad course was
served.
Mrs. DANIEL L. BELL, Secretary
NEWS FROM CHATHAM CHURCH.
Moncure Rt. 2, Jan. B. —Miss Laura
Harris and Mr. Will Griffin, ol
Brickhaven, spent Saturday night ai
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Burns.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B Knight visited
in Pittsboro Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Nathan Gilmore has been vis
iting her step-daughter, Mrs. C. P
Burns and Mrs. F. L. May.
Mrs. Willie and Cyrus Brown visi -
ed Mr. and Mrs H. C. Clegg Friday.
l
■ A Few More Items of News of News.
. (Received too late for last week.)
Miss Olivia Burns, of Wilson, spent
the Christmas holidays with her
1 parents, Mr. and Mrs C. D. Bums.
W. C. Henderson and family visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Clegg last
* week. . , ,
’ iss Stacev Eddins, accompanied by
' Miss Martha Castlem, of Durham,
spent last week with the formers
oarents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eddins.
• ~ J. R. Knight spent last week witA
, his parents.
1 Misses Mabel and Elizabeth Thom* *
> of Greenville, spent the holidays with
. their parents.
1 Miss Lelia Bums spent last ween
at her home.
Roland and Dixon Bums, of Yem
assee, S. C., visited their sister, Mr..
C. M. Eddins last week.
Miss Myrtle Perry, who is worn
ing in Raleigh, spent Christmas day
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. u. *
I Perry. . ..
Jamie Perry spent last week vis..
ing in Raleigh.
Miss Dora Gunter of Durham, sper*
last week with her parents. .
Miss Mary Clegg, of Mt Airy, vis
ited her sister, Mrs. J. W. Womble,
last week . ELK
MAKES' SHOWING FOR YEAR.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Show Sales of $64,507,301
Our readers will note that dunr”-
she campaign season, the * ;
Tire & Rubber Co., of Akron, Ohio, m
a regular advertiser in tins pape*.
Thev patronize all the weekly P^-
• history of tire making, and
jfj fu e face of keenest competition,
{he Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
„!de sales during the yMrjrustclos
ed up to October 31, of $64,507,301.17
an increase of 23 pei
cent, according to a statement mat e
the other day to the stockholders, at
‘their annual meeting by Harvey S.
Fi n, S { 0 e n ammgs P o r r{hrCompany after
providing for depreciation, interest,
; taxes and other charges, were up
$7,348,421.59.