"piTTSBORO NOTES
\«vs of a Local Nature Gathered Here and
There—Personal Mention
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IJIBLK THOUGHT for today.
Proclamation of Peace.
be to God in the Icghesc, and
Gio : h p e;lC e, good will toward men.
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Register and vote.
,r t> \ Glenn, of Durham, spen;
his family.
filing bee next Thursday nigl
at toe court house.
A well laid out and well tilled gar-!
den is one of the most attractive parts
of'the farm.
n f the garden work can be
odd hours that otherwise
might've wasted.
xwv <tir the soil or subsoil of a
Jr' pint when too wet. The soil
gu£ injured as a result.
Afivs Summie Vv illiams, oi Sanford,
A has accepted a position with
JJU- 1 A C. Hay as stenographer.
One good picture that you can’t live
.r l Allt better than a dozen on the
S:s tilt you oughtn't to live with.
Ti e wav to save moisture for the
*Li is' to keep the soil loose. on
top by frequent, shallow cultivation.
ree d a copy of The Record of
Mo Hi 22 and one of March 29. We
will "appreciate any one seding them
to us.
Miss Elizabeth Bums left for Fay
rttevifle last Monday where she goes
to Highsmith hospital to tram for a
nurse.
The Pittsboro Case’s banquet tast
Thursday night was well attended,
many ladies being present. A salad
course and cream was served.
Rp cure to register for the town
elmion to be hSld on May 8. Mr
Eme«t Williams is the registrar and
can be found at the Farmers Bank.
Don’t forget the spelling bee at the
co. it house next Thursday night, Ap
ril 19, given by the U. D. C. It will
be a splendid event in Pittsboro.
County Agent Grover Falls, of Pas
quotank' county, helped his farmers
to buv 150 rolls of wire fencing for
pastures at a net saving of S4BO.
Phone us the names of your visi
tors. We want to print them and un
less we know it we cannot do it. You
owe it to your company to le tus know
about it.
If allowed to roam at will chickens
soon leam that a good garden is a
regular pie counter. Fence them out
and save th pie for yourself suggests
C. R. Hudson, State Farm Demonstra
tion Agent.
Os the 1,310 students enrolled at
the North Carolina State College, 551
are taking some of the agricultural
courses. This is over 42 percent, and
looks good for the future progres
sive farming in North Carolina.
The county board of education at
their recent meeting accepted the ap
pointment of G .W. Womble as a
member vice J. H. Nonvood whose
term had expired . Mostly routine
business was transacted.
The old Headen house is now well
on its way to the new location south
of the court house and the vacant lot
left to the northwest of the court
hru e presents on entirely different
view.
Quite a little interest .was excited
on the streets last Friday when the
12x15 room, formerly a part of the*
old Headen house, was loaded on a
truck and moved bodily a mile from
the court house.
Spring time means home beautifi
cation time —a few vines and flowers
planted now will make a vast differ
ence this summer in the appearance
of the house ar.d yard, says home de
monstration workers of the agricultur
al extension service.
Preaching at Brown’s Chapel next
Sunday morning, April 15, at usual
hour at which time sacrament of the
Lord's Supper will be observed. There
will be services on the same date in
the Method: st church in Pittsboro at
night.
On the west and South sides cf the
Record office is a vacant lot, about an
acre in size. Last Saturday this space
was filled with one and two-horse wa
gons of farmers from the country,
it is said more guano is being used
this year than usually. From the
?. of wagons going out of town
it looks that way.
Lp in Hickory last week the ladies
that city organized a club by the
n ? m T e°f the “Business and Profession
al women’s Club.” As Pittsboro’s
Chamber of Commerce has been dead
and buried for some time it would be
good idea if the women of the
town would get together and organ-
Jzea female chamber of commerce and
sotf ot Ift a single man join it. They
roult * soon have the old town going
some.
is a strong prospect of the
establishment of an underwear factory
? ein £ established in Pittsboro. Some
‘ocal capital will be needed and a
guarantee of 7 percent will be made
on the amount invested, and a con
ation to buy the stock in within five
SL ar ‘t at P er share. Decide now
Whether you want to assist this en-
to come or not and if you are
l to invest a few hundred dol
jP condition, please advise
lne editor of this paper.
x daughter of Mrs.
J. I. Henderson has been quite sick,
but is improving.
David Smith, colored, \ son of D.
Manley Smith, and Maggie Ramsey,
- ere married March 15.
The Chatham road commissioners
. ere m session Monday. Mostly rout
e work was transacted.
Mr. and Mrs E. P. Johnson and
.lildren and Mrs. E. P. Morgan and
children, of Durham, spent Sunday
with Mrs. R. A. Glenn.
f
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dobbin and Mrs.
Arthur Hackney and daughter, of Ra
leign spent Sunday with relatives in
Pittsboro.
Mr. W. J. Thompson, of Albright
township, has been a magistrate for
27 years and he thinks as soon as his
term expires he will quit.
“Tuck” Perry, who holds a position
with the road force in Mitchell coun
ty. is in Pittsboro to spend a week
with his parents.
Mrs. W. E. Smith and daughter,
Dorothy, of Raleigh, are spending this
week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Griffin.
Nat M. Hill, Jr., of Kinston, mot
ored to Pittsboro and spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
N. M. Hill.
Terrell B. Dowdy, amil carrier from
Bear Creek, has instituted proceed
ings before J. Dewey Dorset, clerk of
the court, to change his name to Ter
rell B. Beal.
Edna Marsh, of Goldston, was lodg
ed in jail Friday for safe keeping.
She w T ill be taken to the hospital for
the insane at Goldsboro this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Vander Johnson, who
have been living in the Nooe resid
ence for some time, have moved to
FURNITUREI
I NOW I
WE WILL SELL IT TO YOU ON EASY PAYMENT fe
lg PLANS AT PRICES LOWER THAN YOU CAN GET H
M ANYWHERE, we guarantee it. »
WE DELIVER our goods TO YOUR DOOR. H
I Carter Furniture Co I
igSANFORD^H
STATEMENT.
UNITED STATES BRANCH OF REINSURANCE CO. SALAMANDRA.
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.
Condition December 31, 1922, as shown by statement filed.
Amount of Capital paid up in cash $ 335,000.00
Amount of Ledger Assets December 31st of previous year;
Increase of paid-up Capital; Total, $ 4,017,129.13
Income —From Policyholders, $3,656,756.76; Miscellaneous,
$1,122,891.75; Total, $ 4,779,648.51
Disbursements —To Policyholders, $1,939,581.47; Miscellaneous,
$1,103,523.39; Total, $ 3,048,104.86
Fire Risks —Written or renewed during year, $701,978,352,
In force, - $499,495,566.00
All Other Risks—Written or renewed during year, $51,267,011,
In force, $ 41,822,040.00
ASSETS.
Value of Bonds and Stocks $5,463,210. <6
Cash in Office of U. S. Trustee $ 188,903.88
Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks on interest $ 73,745.59
Agents’ balances, representing business written subsequent to
October 1, 1922, $ 22,812.55
Interest on Rents due and accrued $ 87,359.04
All other Assets, as detailed in statement $ 253,901.64
Total, . $6,089,933.46.
Total admitted Assets $6,039,933.46.
LIABILITIES.
Net amount of unpaid losses and claims $ 874,501.89
Unearned premiums - $3,387,643.07
Salaries, rents expenses bills accounts fees, etc., due, or accrued $ 14,476.18
Estimated amount payable for Federal, State, county and
municipal taxes due or accrued $ 100,000.00
Contingent commissions, or other charges due or accrued $ 65,000.00
All other liabilities, as detailed in statement $ 18,000.00
Total amount of all Liabilities except Capital $4,459,621.14
Capital actually paid up in cash $ 335,000.00
Surplus over all liabilities $1,630,312.32
Surpus as regards Policy holders $6,089,933.46
BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1922.
Fire Risks written $1,984,071.00; Premiums received, $25,698.09
All other Risks written $ 103,972.00; Premiums $ 448.47
Losses incurred —Fire $ 20,830.30; Paid, $24,603.86
liosses incurred —All other $ 745.88; Paid, $ 748.11
F. A. Meniel, U. S. Manager
Home Office New York, N. Y.
Attorney for service: Stacey W. Wade Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh, N.C.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, _ lx
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, - (Seal)
Raleigh, March sth, 1923.
I, STACEY W. WADE, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby cifrtify that
the’ above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the
REINSURANCE COMPANY SALAMANDRA, of Copenhagen, Denmark,
filed with this Department, showing the condition of said Company, on the
31 st day of December, 1922.
Witness my hand and official seal, the day and year above written.
STACEY W. WADE, Insurance Commissioner.
m Durham where they will make their
I future home.
I !
; Early Mitchell, who was tried be
| fore Squire J. R. Blair last week for
I making liquor, was a white man in-
I stead of a negro, as the Record stated
J last week.
j Mr. and Mrs. Carson Johnson,
• mother and father of Mrs. L. N. Worn
| ble, have moved from the country to
the house on Fayetteville street re
cently occupied by Rev. R. R. Gordon.
j So far as we can leam only three
j old veterans went to the reunion at
I New Orleans from Chatham county.
They were John J. Hackney, J. Dan
Dorsett and J. B. Bradshaw .
I J. B. Stinson brought to Pittsboro
Monday from Bear Creek township a
small galvanized still, cap and worm.
The cap. was made of tin and the
worm was an iron pipe.
Rev. R. R. Gordon and family have
; moved to their new home, recently
purchased by the Baptists from F. P.
! Nooe on West Salisbury street. Mr.
I Nooe has moved to his new house on
Short street,
i
j Sam Harris, white, and only 15
| years old, who was charged with a
: criminal assault upon the person of
Pauline Strauglian, 11, was before J.
Dewey Dorsett, Judge of the juvenile
court, Monday, but the case was post
poned until Monday, April 16.
1 At the moving picture show last
Friday night many of the white chil
dren in the audience kept up such a
noise and racket that some of the peo
ple left in disgust. No one tried to
stop the disturbance although person*
with official authority were in the
court room and witnessed it.
I They are getting them a’coming and
a’going. Saturday Deputy Cal De
zem and Wm. Cole went over into Lee
county and captured two big stills and
destroyed a lot of beer and other stuff
The stills were turned over to the Lee
county authorities.
Mrs. A H. London, Mrs. W. E.
Brooks. Mrs. J. E. Morgan and Mrs.
N. M. Hill attended the auxiliary con
vention of the Episcopal church at
Raleigh Wednesday. M v s. Morgan i°
a delegate from St. Bartholomew’s
church in Pittsboro.
School News of Cool Glenn.
The Cool Glenn school has started j
on its last month of school for the
i present term.
! A slight epidemic of chicken pox j
has hindered the attendance of the;
pupils for the past two weeks and as
a result the honor roll is lessened.
Honor roll for March:
_ Fourth grade—Howard Anderson,
Margie-Lee Tyson.
Sixth grade—Kriebel Tyson.
look at your label
a WANTS 1
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Good co afield bean seed for sale at
J. H. F6x’s and Square Deal Store.
tL-B-C.
V
AUCTION SALE—I will offer for
. Ss *le one Ford truck at public auc
tion for cash to the highest bidder at
the court house door at Pittsboro, N.
C., on Saturday, April 14, 1923, at 3
o’clock, p. m. David Baker. lt-B-c.
DOG LOST—Bird dog, white body,
blue spots, with brown spots over the
eyes. Goes by name of Shot. Reward.
—J. M. Gregory. It-p.
STRAYED—One red and spotted sow
pig. Notify Chester Cross, Pittsboro.
It-c.
SUGAR as long as it lasts at 10 1-2
cents per pound. T. M. Bland &
Co.
DON’T wait until Sunday. Have
your tank filled with gas Saturday
at the Square Filling Station. ts.
FILL your tank with gas Saturday at
The Square Filling Station. ts.
FOR SALiJ.
One Ford roadster with practically
new chassis and engine.
One 1-ton Republic truck with cab
and windshield, rebuilt and repainted.
One 21-2 ton Republic truck with
cab, Kelly-Springfield tires.
These trucks have been overhauled,
new parts put in, rebuilt and repaint
ed, and are guaranteed to give good
service.
Terms to responsible parties. See
or write,
THE B. & W. MOTOR CO.,
S. Main Street,
Apr. 12-H-c. High Point, N. C.
NEW GRIST~MILL—We are now
prepared to grind corn in the old
fashioned way, on old fashioned rocks,
and you get the best meal. Locat
ed at the James O. Brown Sales stab
les, on Fayetteville street. Beard
Brothers, Pittsboro. 3-1-ts-c.
WE ARE PROUD of the many new
customers we have in Chatham
county and we want to again tell you
that we have all you need in the jew
elry line and we are experts on re
pairing watches, clocks and jewelry.
Tod R. Edwards, pioneer jeweler, Siler
City, N. C. May 1-B-C.
FORD TRUCK for sale in good con
dition.—David Baker, Bynum, N. C.
FLOWERS—For flowers for every oc
casion, see or phone your orders to
Mrs. P .H. Elkins, Siler City, N. C.,
county agent for J. Van Lindley, Flo
rists. -ts.
LAND POSTED NOTICES can be had
at this office when you need them.
BEAT THE BOLL WEEVIL by using
Armours high grade fertilizer, 8--
3-3, $2.65; 8-2-2, $2.35; Acid, $1.55;
Kainitt, $1.60. Sold by D. J. Vestal,
Ore Hill, N. C. Apr. 12-B-p.
FOR SALE—One 3 1-2 ton lumber
truck, chassis 16 feet, and one two
ton truck, chassis 12 feet. Both trucks
in fine condition. Good bargains.
Pennsylvania Lumber Co., Greens
boro, N. C. Apr. 12-B-C.
GET OUR PRICES on repairing your
car and all other classes of machin
ery. We are prepared in every way
to give you the flat rate price on all
work. All work guaranteed. BONLEE
MOTOR & MACHINE WORKS, Bon
lee, N. C. " ts-B-C.
YOU CAN’T be Happy and you can’t
do good work unless you are com
fortable and you can’t be comfortable
if your shoes in bad condition.
Mail your old shoes to us. Vass Elec
tric Shoe Shop, Vass, N. C. Apr. 12-
R-P.
PINE WOOD WANTED—Quote low
est price on cars and freight rate
to this place. Address P. O. Box 172,
Raleigh, N. C. Apr. 12. B-C.
MONEY TO LEND FARMERS; in
terest 51 per cent. Chatham Realty
Co., Pittsboro, A. M. Riddle, Pres., V.
R. Johnson, Secretary, Oc 13 ts
MILL TIMBER FOR SALE—Oak,
pine, hickory and poplar. J. N.
Hackney. Pittsboro, N. C. ts R-C.
LUMBER OF ALL KINDS and qual
itv. Florida kiln dried ceiling and
flooring; we buy cross ties standing
in woods or delivered to road. W. F.
Bland. ts
WANTED—Men or women to take
orders for genuine guaranteed hos
iery for men, women, and children.
Eliminates darning. $75.00 a week
full time, $1.50 an hour spare time
Experience unnecessary. Internation
al Stocking Mills, Norristown, Pa.
June 7-R-p.
ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE.
The undersigned having this day
qualified as administratrix of the es
tate of D. R. McManus, deceased, late
of Chatham county, this is to notify
all persons holding claims against the
said estate to present the same to the
undersigned on or before the 11th day
of April, 1924, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons owing the said estate will
please come forward and make imme
diate settlement.
This 11th day of April, 1923. *
Mrs. ADA M’MANUS,
Administratrix.
May 17-R. Bear Creek, N. C.
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j||| Our stock is now complete with latest styles in dress f||
<yv> goods, fancy notions, millinery, clothing, gents furnish- M
ings and shoes. Give us an opportunity to show we can iMjj
please you and that our prices are right. M
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wants you as a custo= F7
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President
JAS. I*. GRIFFIN
Cashier jsgm
W. L,. FARRELL If
Asst. Casiiier Mm
Last Round
For Collection 1922 Tax
For the convenience of those who have not paid their 1922 tax,
I will be at the places named below on the dates stated.
By a special act of the Legislature the penalty on the 1922 tax
was withheld until May 1,1923. Therefore I urge that you arrange
to meet me at the place stated below which is most convenient to
you and settle your taxes and avoid the penalty which will begin
May 1,1923. / ...
I will be compelled to settle the 1922 taxes much earlier this
year than has heretofore been the custom, so please let me again
urge that you pay up promptly for the longer you put it off the
more it will cost you in money and trouble.
T. W. Hobby's Store, Thursday morning, April 12, 1923.
T. E. William’s Store, Thursday afternoon, April 12, 1923.
T. B. Coles' Store, Friday morning, April 13, 1923.
Dewitt Moore’s Store, Bynum, Friday afternoon, April 13,1923.
W. A. Wilson's Store, Saturday morning, April 14, 1923.
„ Fearington, Lassiter Bros. Store, Saturday afternoon, April 14,
1923.
Bunn Thrailkill’s Store, Monday morning, April 16, 1923..
W. M. Scott's Store, Monday afternoon, April 16, 1923. }
Harley Kelley's Store, Tuesday morning, April 17,. 1923.
Markham's Store, Council's Shop, Tuesday afternoon, April 17,
1923.
Merry Oaks, Farrell's Store, Wednesday morning, Apr. 18,1923..
Corinth, Buchanan’s Store, Wednesday afternoon, Apr. 18,1923..
Brickhaven, Fearington's Store, Thursday morning, Apr. 19;
1923. » * *
Moncure, Bank, Thursday afternoon, April 19, 1923.
Meronies, R. L. Beal's residence, Friday afternoon, Apr. 20,1923:
Farmville Mine, Segrove's Store, Saturday afternoon, Apr. 20,,
1923.
The DOG TAX for 1922 has not all been paid. If yours is among
that number be sure to call for the DOG receipt which is on a
separate book.
Please remember the place and date most co?
also the unchanged fact that TAXES MUST B
Thanking yoif for your co-operation, I am,
Yours very truly,
W. G. BLAIR 9