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ANNUAL S. S. PICNIC. Brickhaven, July 23.—The Brick haven Union Sunday school held its annual picnic at Lakewood park, Dur ham, last Thursday. It was a most enjovable occfsion. Everyone, big folks and little folks too, having a thoroughly good time. Heretofore the picnic has taken place in Pullen park, Raleigh, but in the future we suspect the slogan will be “On to Dur ham.’' Little Miss Clair Eve Mims is spending this week in Durham with her sister, Miss Mary Rose Mims. Miss Mary Lee Utley returned Sun day from Spencer where she spent two weeks with her friend, Mrs. Gor don W. Brandt. Mrs. Neale, of Charlotte, has beer on a short visit here to Mrs. J. F» Overby. Mr. B. M. Dickens and little Gladys Dickens have returned from Raleigh and Garner where they spent several days with frie.'ds. Little Beth Overby is convalescing from a severe case of colitis. She is an unusually bight, intelligent child, the pet of the neighborhood, and we are both eager and glad to know that she is al most well again. Mrs. N. T. Overby has been sick for several weeks, but jwe hope she will soon be out again. Friends here and elsewhere sympa thize with Mr. O. C. Kennedy in the death of his sister which occurred at her home in Carthage last week. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Brandt and chil dren, Gordon Jr. and Alma Ruth, were visitors here Sunday. Mrs. Brandt was formerly Miss Mary Thomas, of this place and is always a pleasant visitor here. Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Kennedy and ’Miss Ruth Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.' Harrigton and boys, Jack, Allen and Craig, have returned from a week’s stay at Wrightsville Beach. The trip was made in Mr. Kennedy’s new Nash and /was a happy, successful one. Mrs. Sallie Thomas and Miss. Mar guerite Thomas, of Spencer, spent a short while with friends here Sunday. Miss Della Dowell, of Franklinton, is the guest of her sister here, Mrs. O. C. Kennedy. The Brickhaven ball team played a game with the Sanford Cotton Mill boys Saturday. The score was 12 to 1 in favor of the former. Mr. J. Clinton Seawell spent the week-end with his father, near Car thage. Mr. Piland delighted his congrega tion Sunday afternoon with a sermon in his usual forceful style. At a con ference recetly held at Merry Oaks a committee including Mr. Piland, was appointed to draw up plans for a new church to be located at Corinth. If the plan is accepted by the church of ficials work on the church will be gin at once. We need a nqfw church and it is hoped that the plans and the work will progress rapidly. To exterminate moths from trunks and chests wash well with borax wa ter, and after drying, use benzine. Air and sun well before using. Report of the Condition of the PEOPLES BANK & TRUST CO. At Bonlee, N. C. in the State of North Carolina, at the June 30, 1923. Resources. Loans and discounts, $153,150.39 Demand Loans, 3,750.00 Overdrafts, unsecured, 7.42 ,U. S. Bonds and Liberty bonds, 450.00 Banking houses, $4,370.50 Furniture and Fix tures, $5,«79,34, 10,249.92 Cash in vault & net amount due from banks, bankers & trust companies 40,733.91 Checks for clearing 909.81 Total $209,251.45 Liabilities. Capital Stock paid in, $ 25,000.00 Surplus fund, 5,000.00 ..Undivided profits less cur rent expenses and taxes , paid, 1,668.82 Deposits subject to check, 72,665.84 Time certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days, 104,129.06 Cashier’s checks outstand ing, 787.73 Total $209,251.45 State of North Carolina, County of Chatham, July 11th, 1923. I, C. M. Andrews, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. C. M. ANDREWS, Cashier. | Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 11th day of July 1923. B. A. PHILLIPS, N. P. Correct —Attest: W. T. BROOKS, C. C. BREWER, i B. H. WADDELL, * - Directors, i Day by Day | Since we began selling goods to the good people in Chat ham county our business has increased by leaps and gj bounds and almost daily we are called to Pittsboro, By num and the rural sections of Chatham with a load of staple and well made furniture for customers that we have. We deliver your furniture to you in good condi tion, and we defy competition, so far as prices are con cerned. We are here to meet competition anywhere in I the State and all we ask* is that you give us a call and we L will sell you a bill of goods at the right price. Remember . we have any grade of furniture that you want. But don't buy a cheap grade from some house and pay the same * Jk price that we will sell you a better grade for. 1 The Lee Furniture Company I Everything for, the Home. I 1 , mon NORTH CAROLINA, § 1 SANFORD, J WILLIAM F. NORWOOD DEAD. Local News of Interest on Route Number Two. Bear Creek, July 23.—William F. better known as “Bill”, Norwood, died at his home on Bear Creek, Rt. 2, Saturday morning, July 21st, after an illness of more than a month. He had suffered terirbly from carbuncles. It is almost unthinkable to try to tell how much he had to undergo. He had four carbuncles as fast as one would be brought under control anoth er would break out elsewhere. Mr. Norwood was born August 17, 1852, being 70 years, 11 months and four days old. He was first married to Miss* Sarah Ann Norwood, a sis ter of the late S. G. Norwood, and to this union there were born three chil dren, two of whom died in infancy, the one living is N. G. Norwood, of Greensboro. After the death of his first wife, he married Miss Ola Ves tal, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Vestal, and to this union i there were bom nine children —-all i surviving except one, Obian, who died when quite small. Those surviving are Messrs. T. D. and Pearle, of Bear Creek; W. J., of Greensboro, Mrs. M. C. Barker, of Roanoke, Va.; Misses iVaudie, Eliza, Ruby and Jessie Lee, who lived with their father. Besides his children he is survived by his wife and one sister, Miss Mary Nor ; wood, who has always made her home ' with him. | The interment was held Sunday at Sandy Branch Baptist church, funeral services being conducted by Rev. J. H. Broom, of Bonlee. The Juniors buried him with their honors. Mr. Norwood was a member of the Goldston Coun cil 288. , u We shall miss him greatly, but we trust that our loss is his gain. We here with extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family. Mav the Com forter hover ever close by around them in this hour of sorrow, and may they all so live that they may meet I up yonder where there is no pain, no death, no sorrow or crying, but all is beauty and bliss. Yes, where there will be no sad farewells spoken and where we shall be reunited and this glad union will never again be sev ered. The joys of this home are in describable. “For eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart of ma nthe things which j are prepared for them that love Him.” Those attending the funeral from a distance were, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. I Vestal and family, of Greensboro, and Mrs. D. . Burns, Moncure, Rt. 2. j Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Phillips, of 1 Swepsonville, are visiting relatives on , this route. J. J. Ivey is working in Greens boro. r ! Miss Sankey Dunn is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. H. L. i Moody, of Durham. 1 Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Hilliard, of Durham, are visiting their parents. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dunn, a daughter. Misses Ethel and Louise Maulden, of Siler City, were week-end guests j • in and near Bear Creek, j L. I. Moore, of Greensboro, was' visiting home folks Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Straughan, of Burlington, were visiting on the route during the week-end. 1 Mrs. C. M. McPherson, of Burling ton, has been visiting her parents. Mrs. F. C. Straughan has been vis ' iting her relatives in Siler Ctiy. Miss Eliza Willett has been visit- Miss Grace Lindley, of near Snojw ! Camp. ' Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Watkins, of Greensboro, were visiting relatives on the route Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Smith, Mrs. Georgia Blair and Mrs. J. H. Fisher, all spent Sunday in the home of Mrs. ! Smith’s brother, J. E. Burke, of Kim | bolton, who is very low at the time of I this writing. { Those interested in the cleaning off lof the cemetery at Meronies M. E. I I church, will please meet there Thurs day, August 2nd. Please take notice 1 hereof and govern yourselves accord- I ingly. ! There will be held at Goldston, Au gust 4th, fifteenth District Junior meeting. This district embraces both Alamance and Chatham counties. Pub l lie is most cordially invited to attend | this meeting—all day service and din ner on ground. I have been requested to state that everybody is most cordially: invited to j attend the reunion of he late Rev. I and Mrs. J. J. Burke to be held at < Meronies Sunday, August 12th. Come i and bring your basket. People are ex | pected to attend from other States. | Whole cloves are now used to ex terminate the merciless and industri ous moth. It is said that they are more effectual as a destroying agent than either tobacco, camphor or ce dar shavings. o Rub a creaking hinge with a very soft lead pencil. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE. Local ad Personal Notes From Mt. Zion. Moncure, Rt. 2, July 23.—The en nual Sunday school conference will be held at Mt. Zion church Saturday before the first Sunday in August, which is August 4th. We are ex pecting the choirs from Pittsboro cir cuit to be present. Mr. L. L. Gobbel, field secretary, will be with us and will talk with us about Sunday school work and its needs. All who are in terested and want better Sunday schools should come that day and hear Mr. Gobbel. There will be jdinner ser ved in the grove. We extend a cordial invitation to everybody. The many friends of Mr. J. Lee Harmon are glad to learn that he is now at home ad his eye that was hurt several weeks ago, is improving STATE VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, i < VOCATIONAL Rehabitilation Work— CHATHAM BOYS ASSISTED. State is Helping Many Disabled Folks at Small Cost. Mr. H. L. Stanton, supervisor of Vocational Rehibilitation, under the supervision of the State Department of Public Instruction, visited The Re cord office a few days ago. He came from Raleigh primarily to .consult with Mr. Henry F. Durham as to the possibility of giving him such traiinng ; as would best benefit him for useful ness. Mr. Durham has begun a course in poultry raising and will make good beyond a doubt. Hfe has the energy, j an indomitable will and is determined to succeed despite his injury to his j hip, and with the help that the State: is to give him, we predict that Mr. j Durham in a few months will have established himself in a good business. This special work of giving aid to disabled citizens has worked a great blessing to many people in North Car- ; olina and to Chatham folks as .Well, i Clyde Farrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 T^ -—■ . ■ - W ISE '} (*'■■■ fX<' \ —'■ ': • s. *©jbf£|g|| ■ BUMMHF: ; ‘ • _ i B Mb ~ tT'*’ >«’ ' | BBBHBWWHBBEIfc \ H j • Mg’«&:,-, ■ j '•■•■. n jnilltfflrhim -;7 v u^fifii^rrii^ . . ,£ , very fast. We wish for him a speedy recovery. Masters Claiboume and Marion Harmon, of Raleigh, are spending the summer with their grandmotnef, Mrs. J. C. Harmon. Mr. W. B. Thomas, of Raleigh, spent the week-end with his family. Miss Vela Harmon, of Durham, is spending this week with Mrs. J. C. Harmon and daughter, Miss Ola. Mrs. J. C. Harmon spent the day last Sunday wtih her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Stedman, and attended the Children’s Day exercise at Province church. Powdered starch will take stains out of linen if applied immediately. Tea stains may be removed from a table cloth by immersing it in a strong solu tion of sugar for a few minutes, and then rinsing it in soft water. Paul Farrell, of Pittsboro, Rt. 2, is ; | a splendid example. An infection re- < i suiting from a fall required the am- < putation of one of Clyde’s legs, as j j given attention by the Rehabilitation < shown in the first illustration. He was < given attention by the Rehabilitation \ department and today he holds a re- < sponsible position with Edwards and < Broughton, in Raleigh, at a lucrative J salary, operating a monotype machine. < Tnis splendid traiinng and equipment < of the splendid young man was all < done at a cost of only $216.91. See < second illustration. \ \ Any person above sixteen years of < ' age, having a physical defect or in- < firmity, whether congenital or acquir- < | ed by accident, injury or disease, can J receive this training at the expense of < I the State. Provided of course that < ; the applicant is not of sufficient wealth < ito take traiinng at their own expese. < If there are any persons in Chat- l ham, boys or girls, men or women < I who are disabled and feel that they < i may be benefited by the vocational < | training, they will receive prompt at- < tention if application is made to Mr. \ ' H. L. Stanton, Raleigh, N. C. < | REDUCED, REDUCED "*** i Prices on the following men’s and young men’s suits: 10 Young Men’s Sport Model Suits, Price $30.00, reduced to $22 n 6 Young Men’s Regular Model Suits, Price $28.50, reduced to s9n 7- 4 Men’s Grey Kool Kloth suits, Price $15.00, reduced to sll 9O 7 ° 10 Young Men’s Suits, Sport model, Price $15.00, reduced to sll q ft 4 Young Men’s Suits, Pin stripe, Price $17.50, reduced to sls 00 Men’s Blue Serge Suits, Price SIB.OO, reduced to $15.00 Young men’s extra pants Price $5.00, reduced to $4.00. Also all young men’s straw hats, price $3.00, reduced to $2 50 :> Ladies and Children’s Low Quarter Shoes, reduced 10 percent ; [ We also call your attention to our new line ladies dress goods su >1 as Voiles, Lawns, Pongees, etc. We are continually receiving Ch ; l Dress Goods of the latest Shades and Colors. new !! J. J. JOHNSON & SON, Pitisboro I New j I Water j I ,W orks— S The splendid new water system that has been installed in | the court house in Pittsboro, and a tank of sufficient size I to fight fire is of concern to everybody in town. How ever, the fact that we keep everything to eat that the I people want and sell it at a price that is pleasing to every | one, is of great interest to all. Since we moved into our big, new store, formerly occupied by Little & Farrell we | are enabled to keep everything worth while and we have I a stock of all that the market affords and we sell at a low $ price at all times. Our list of customers continues to I grow and we highly appreciate it, too. I Cecil H. Lindley, I The Pure Food Grocer. I Main Street Pittsboro, N. C. SAFETY STRENGTH SERVICE The combination that a man demands before entrusting his hard-earned money to any Bank. The man who places a part of his income in Savings Account here has no fear I over its safety. The same courteous, efficient service awaits the small depositors as well as the larger ones. Savings and Time Certificates here earn 4 percent. BANK OF PITTSBORO PITTSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. Capital, Surplus and Profits, $35,000.00 A. H. London, Pres., J. L. Griffin, Cashier, W. L. Farrell, JfLWiIWIW# Assistant Cashier. | An Investment j In Good Appearance. j SOMETHING FOR SUM- j-3 MGR.. SATISFACTION .. AND COMFORT. JhTjV jj^ ‘Air-O-weaves’ f That Catch Every Breeze. ’ ///^///i We have a beautiful assort- 7/TJI W/m. ment of real Summer pat- W""""- terns at prices you can af ford to pay. | §|| C. R. BOONE “Good Quality Spells What Boone Sells” DeLuxe Clothiers RALEIGH, N. C. i Seaboard Air-line Railway | THROUGH THE HEART OF THE SOUTH I Schedule Effective April 16, 1922. No. 212 8:30 A. M., For Moncure and points north and south. No. 234 2:15 P. M., For Moncure and points north and south. For rates, routes and other travel information, call on ■ H. D. GUNTER, Agent., JNO. T. WEST, D.P.A ’ j Pittsboro, N. C. Raleigh, N. Cl J
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