THE CHATHAM RECORD
ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
married.
. News Items Os Infest From
Local >e oak i an d Township.
m 2 July 30.— Mrs. C.
M° ncure f 7'Mrs. H. C. Clegg vis-
D. Bu l‘ nS Tom Lasater last Friday.
Knight, of Sanford,
M s,i t Wednesday night with Mr.,
spent la- j knight. . ,
and Mrs. U • and sonS) Bernice and
££ visited relatives in Raleigh (
'irfnil f | un J d u^ vi th CI Mr e s r . Mc-
S Ss, Mn. and Mrs. Bob |
Thomas- R R . Knight and
Mai's visited in the home
M f lS r G J Knight Sunday afternoon. I
of .r ' i\hs Clvde Bums, who have
l^ r 'spending some time with their
Snts have returned to their home
niglit, July IWh a de
k°n?e ° of the Helseth-Kmght wed- j
SjTStfcuEed on Wednesday af
•'TdWng room was prettily dec-!
o ltg in vake iced whth the initios
ft contracting parties, adorned
1 center of the table. The cutting of
i e cake afforded much merriment for
?! vouneer folks. Mr. Henry Clegg
receiving: the thimble; Mrs. Henry
SThe button; Miss Leah Love
th heart, and Mr. R, R. Knight the
anchor, Delicious fruit, punch and
cake were served . .
On Wednesday afternoon the wed
ding took place at the home of Mr.
Knight, when his eldest . daughter,
Marv Clay, became the bride of Mr.
Mr. George A. Helseth, of Vero, Flor
ida. While the ceremony portended
simplicity, it was beautiful and at
tended bv the friends of the couple.
The bride entered the parlor on
the arm of her uncle, Rev. E. R.
Clegg, who also performed the cere
mony. The decoration was with ferns
and Queen Anne lace.
Just before the ceremony “Humor
esque” and “At Dawning” was played j
and during the ceremony “Souvenir.”
Mrs. Helseth was educated at Louis
burg College and for two years has
held a responsible position with the
Fort Pierce Bank, of Fort Pierce, Fla.
Mr. Helseth is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Helseth, of Vero, Florida.
He is a graduate of the University of j
Florida, and is a prominent citizen of:
his town, being engaged in the orange '
industry and is owner of a large •
grove there.
After an extended bridal tour, the j
happy young couple will return to i
Vero, Florida, where they will make
their home.
BIG MEETING AT MT. PLEASANT.
Four Churches Will Combine on Meet
ing and Begin Aug. 12.
A union protracted meeting between
Bynum, Cedar Grove, Mann s Chapel
and Mt. Pleasant Methodist churches,
will be held at Mt. Pleasant this year,
beginning on Sunday night, August
12th, at 8 o’clock.
Bev. D. E. Earnhardt, pastor of
Calvary church Durham, and Rev. D.
A Petty, of Rockingham, will assist
Ihe pastor, Rev, J. R. Edwards, in the
meeting.
.After Sunday night, the 12th, ser
vices, will be held each day at 3 and
o clock p. m. Only one service will
e held on the first day and that is
stated at 8 at night.
A brush arbor, a tent and the church
T l he used. Ample provision is there
-4o <:a * ce care °f the or >wds
addition to the participation of the
lurches, the public is invited
- ( ex P e cted to attend. A welcome
3 to everybody.
SUNDAY AT ORANGE CHURCH.
Th e editor had a pleasant trip to
aEK? cßurch > one of friend J. W.
abnni I lurches in Orange county,
last 1 Sunday 1 Tf S ” orth Chapel ® U ’
event 77 y ;, 14 was a Home Coming
right tu Uolks were came al- j
dred a ;, h !u we T e there by the hun
too s nia ii ? at historic old church was j
tion of tL to accom modate even a por
no"- t ft f movement is on foot I
of the plv lla J. erial ly increase the size j
«■ *£t < Vv d make St one of mod -1
109 ypov- i bas p hood the test for
most attva a^( ls ocate d in one of the,
this ser>tinn tlV | 2 nd beautif ul groves in
Manv A °, f the country,
in this . am are interested
tend the rTv °+ lc ,°' ( 1 spot and iwill at
orogress otra< f, e ? meeting that is in
ducted hv tf 16 4lls being con
tmee 0 f , le^ as l° r with the assist
u ' v - Mr. Ewing.
AITO PRIVERS MUST BE 10.
a ?ainst nlJ e R* s^a^ure Passed a law
living ipotrtJ 1 ! 8 iVnder 16 years old
Wa As and J- ehlcles on public high
lit subiept 1C +i Streets * A. violation
bicle to a s; A' owner of the ve
low* officerf^ 1 n °* exc oeding SSO.
acers are fliv f s , we H a « county of
, Recently Jo n en force the law. i
i$ ys and 2], f e no S ced young!
th or 14 Years a ? paren tlv not over.
the 11 a ß' e > driving cars
? her to^nfTif tS ° f Pitt sho?o and
m the highw m tbecoun ty, as well as
?o 0t all °w their S ’ fe eilts had better
to rtm their children under age
iTiS” they may ,
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE.
Local and Personal News From Mt.
Zion Neighborhood.
Moncure, Rt. 2, July 30.—Don’t for
get to come to the Sunday school con
ference, which will be held at Mt.
Zion Methodist church next Saturday,
August 4th. It will be a treat to hear
our field secretary, Mr. L. L. Gob
bel speak. He is doing an excellent
work toward improving the standard
of Sunday schools and training the
Sunday school teachers to a higher
standard of efficiency. Everybody is
invited to be present. The meeting
1 will last all day and dinner will be
served on the grounds.
, Miss Lizzie Clegg has returned from
a visit to Asheboro, where she spent
several days with her aunt Mrs. H.
D. Scarboro.
I Miss Olivia Harmon, who is attend-
I ing the summer school at the Univer
sity, spent the week-end with her fath
er. She was acompanied by a friend,
Miss Edna Stallings, of Louisburg.
j There will be services at Mt. Zion
; next Sunday afternoon at three o’-
I clock, services being conducted by the
pastor, Rev. J. J. Boone,
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Bringing in the Sheaves.
The officers of the county are keep
ing up the good work. Day by day
in several ways they rush a still to
Pittsboro.
Last Thursday Messrs. D. M. At
water, C. H. Stroud, C. 6. Atfwater
. and others went still hunting aad
j found a hundred gallon outfit busily
• at work making joy water for joy rid
■ ers. They pounced upon it and
'brought the moster to Pittsboro and
1 now it is full of holes.
I The £till was made of copper and
had not been in operation many times
as it was a comparatively new one.
| Besides the still 2,000 gallons of beer
and 15 gallons of liquor was poured
out.
j This all happened up in Baldwin
township near the Orange county line
| and above Lambville, northeast of
j Pittsboro.
j And the officers keep gathering in
the sheaves.
WRIGHT-STRAUGHAN.
A quiet wedding was celebrated at
Edenton Street Methodist church, Ral
eigh, N. C., last Saturday ot 10:30
i oclock, when W. B. Wright, of Ral
j eigh, and Miss Mymer Straughan, of
! Hickory Mountan were united in mar
! riage.
| Only a few friends of the couple
witnessed the ceremony which was
performed by Rev. W. W. Peele, and
the couple left immediately for a wed
ding trip north.
Mr. Wright is owner and manager
of Wright’s hotel and case and is one
of the higly esteemed business men
of Raleigh.
Mrs. Wright, is the daughter of the
late I. H. Straughan and is well
kndwn in Chatham, where she has
many friends and admirers. She is a
graduate of Rex hospital and is a
charming and attractive young lady.
MILLING COMPANY SOLD.
J. T. Routh and C. C. Routh, of
Millboro, Randolph county, have pur
chased the roller mills from Mr. Isa
ach H. Dunlap, at Bonlee, known as
the Bonlee Milling Co., and will con
tinue the business at the same place.
The Messrs. Routh come to Chat
ham county highly recommended as
high-toned Christian gentlemen and
they will receive a cordial welcome to
Bonlee.
In addition to renovating the mill
and making necessary repairs, the ne|w
owners have purchased quite a lot of
new machinery and will thoroughly
modernize the place throughout. Both
gentlemen are experienced, practical
men in the roller mill.
They will be prepared within a few
days to negotiate business in Chatham.
FAIR CATALOGUES NOW READY.
The catalogue containing a list of
the prizes to be given for exhibits at
the Chatham county fair together with
all other information regarding same
■ are now ready for distribution.
These lists were published by the
| Courier at Asheboro and can be ob
' tained from me upon request.
Please call and get your copy at
once so that vou can prepare your ex
, hibits to conform to the premiums of
fered.
MRS. P. H. ELKINS.
Secretary.
STILL THEY COME.
The following good people have
subscribed for The Record since last
week and we highly appreciate every
one of them:
Mrs. El la A. Clark, Mrs. W. A.
Allen. J. W. Womble, C. H. Stroud.
S. J. Harmon, Mrs. J. H. Fell. G. Paul
Phillips. C. A. Dixon, Carl Elder, Bion
H. Butler, Page Trust Co.. C. D.
Bums. Miss Locie Purvis, Mrs. Ava
Caviness and one request not to be
published.
Death of Aged Man.
Mr. William Tillman, aged a few
months over 61 years, died at the
countv home Tuesday of last week and
was buried at Mt. Gilead cemetery
the day.
Mr. Tillman was never married and
i for years was a well known figure at
Bynum, where he made his hqme^__.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1923.
THE ARDEN FOREST.
Historic Old Plantation in Chatham
County—A Visit There.
Last week the editor made a trip
up in Hadley townsmp with Mr. ,
Henry Bynum to the plantation that
was inherited by Mrs. Bynum and
known as “Arden Forest;.” The name
is taken from Shakespeare’s “As You ;
Like It,” but it originally came trom •
the Argonne f orest where so much
hard lighting was done in the World
War. it is a forest, all rightJn the
the sections that remain in the ori
ginal growth oi timber and other cov
ering, but the land under cultivation
lays iwell and has on it a fine crop
oi' corn, the most of which was plant
ed on Monday, June 4th, and is now
tasseling and silking. The land was
broken with a tractor and well pre
pared before planting.
There are eleven hundred acres of
land in this tract and it is possessed
with every characteristic of Chatham
county soil. There is the cragged
rocks, gulleys, bottoms, meadows, and
plenty of level land, heavy forest and
the grass regions. There is a section
of almost every adaptability on that
plantation and it is being utilized for j
its several purposes, with the possible
exception of pasture. Even the wood
ed land has a splendid grass growth
and many herds of cattle could be sat
isfied during the summer and in win
ter the cane brake sections would sup
ply a good many as well.
The most interesting thing about
this old plantation is the fact that on- J
ly three generations have possessed
it within the two hundred years that
history records its titles, and the pres
ent owner, Mrs, Henry Bynum, is less
than 40 years old. It was settled in
1700 by Mrs. Bynum’s grandfather,
Major Charles Lutterloh, who died
in 1858. A tomb on the plantation
marks his last resting place and that
of his wife. It is a marble slab and
elegantly engraved in the olden man-|
ner with a scroll, cords and balls,
through which proceed the points of t
muskets, an open book and the em
blems of his office as major in the re
volutionary war. A tribute is accord
ed at the bottom of the stone of his
service on the frontier of Canada.
This plantation was left to Capt.
Wash Lutterloh, son of the major who
held it and lived on its confines dur
ing his life. He will easily be recalled
by the older citizens of Chatham as a
gallant old man. j
The place was inherited by his
only daughter Mrs. Bynum.
In the south room of the remodel
ed residence is the fittings originally i
used by Major Lutterloh. They are
worthy of the inspection of any man,
or woman. The panels on the door are
of a scroll, perfectly rpunded and in;
splendid harmony, although they were *
probably placed there by the crudest
tools in or before 1700. The mantel is ;
one continual section of embellishment
and diagram of scroll and of heavy j
material resembling walnut. The;
building was of logs and ceiled and!
weatherboarded. The old inside and,
outside coverings have been replaced
but the original foundation stands the
test of years and is solid today as any
timber.
Col. Tom Lutterloh was a brother
of Capt. Wash Lutterloh and in early
life he left Chatahm county and set
tled on the Cape Fear river in Camp
belltown, now Fayetteville, and hi
was the father of Herbert Lutterloh,
so well knofwn to many Chatham coun
ty people. Col. Tom as well as Her
bert, amassed quite a lot of timber
lands and an abundance in acreage,
in Cumberland county and these tracts j
too, are all intact today but have suf-1
sered more from the ravages of saw i
mills and the woodsman’s axe. j
Just south of the residence and be
tween that and the old servants quar
ters “on the hill” there is a magnifici
ent spring of strong flow, icy cold
water and surmounted by oaks as
old as the hills. On the banks is a
large caldron that has been in con-j
tinual use for all these years, and al
though exposed to the elements and
ravages of time, it is in a splendid
state of preservation and will be use- j
ful for decades to come. A large, na
tural formation of rock covers the top
of the spring. It is flat and the sur- j
face is smooth. Upon this rock is the
inscription, “E. L.” 1874. Just below
is another chiseled figure not discern
able but below is the date 1868. To
the left is Herbert Lutterloh, Fayette
ville, N. C. All the inscriptions are
legible and splendidly engraved. 1
To the west of the old home was
once a magnificent forest grove of
oaks but time and the storms have
wrought damage to them and the un- (
dergrowth despoils (what was once a
beautiful grove and perhaps the
greater pride of a homestead. j
Few tracts of land are located in
Chatham county of as many acres and,
perhaps none with as much historical
value. It would be a benefaction to
some of the younger set to delve fur
ther into the facts of this plantation
and its history than we have feebly
given here, because there are the old
deeds, the grants and papers centur
ies old that Mrs. Bynum lovingly pro
tects in the safety archives of the
bank. Even the chevrons that were
so well honored and so highly prized
in the war of 1812-1815 that graced
the shoulders of that grand old pa
triot, Major Charles Lutterloh, are
preserved. Yes, there are many.
things that could be studied about
this place and the events connected to j
it that would not only benefit the
mind, but could possibly imbue a de-
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* SIDE STREET GOSSIP. *
* By Joe Foreman. *
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Dragging me off. That is the way to
put it. Sue and the crowd got every
thing ready and left me to bring along
the leavings and go on the train. Af
ter catching that early morning train
and riding all day, we got to the stop
ping place and got out to our place in
time to be called on to do most of the
odd ojbs before getting to stretch out
for the night. The weather is fine and
the nights cool but I could not see
much difference if a man had to be
out in the hot sun if he were in Chat
ham or Wautauga. I managed to slip
in a little fishing tackle but as yet
have not so much as ’wet a line. It is
like as I was always saying, you are
just as well off one place as another
if you have to stay about the house
all the time. Some women lay awake
at night, studying up something that
they put their men folks adoing bright
| and early next day. There is one sat
isfaction in it all. There is no year
lings or red shotes to chase out of
the corn patch and you don’t have so
many kinds of noises to run you crazy.
Speaking of noises. It is strange
how depressing and annoying to one
not use to such, to live where you
have to listen to all kinds of grinding,
shrieking fusses, I have always main
tained tnat a man gets up in better
humor if he is not waked up by some
unearthly whistle or one of these new
fangled Big Bens. And when you are
trying to get off to bed at night and
hate trains and automobiles a honk
ing and blowing and ringing till you
can’t hear yourself think, you get des
perate enough to jump in the mill
pond. The noisest thing we have out
| here is a bluejay and he has the good
' judgment to cut it out when the sun
I goes down.
Crops are looking good everywhere
we go and there is no indication that
folks are going to perish for some
thing to eat. Most people I know are
so tftfsy having a big time that they
don’t have much chance to worry ov
er the outlook anyway.
You can find good roads to go over
most any way you start in North Car
olina these days, but they never got
j them in western North Carolina before
they were needed and even now if
you start out to see the real raw coun
try, before it has been discolored
; and deformed by man, you will find
some very poor ways of getting there.
Chatham has by all means got all the
; “backwoods” country in North Caro
; lina. You can find just as poor farming
I and just as sorry cows and a whole
sight uglier folks and not travel a
hundred miles, and in any direction
| you please at that. They don’t know
anything about home grown water
j melons up here and you will find me
: getting away from here in time to
go to big meeting with my friends
back up on the river.
In the meantime, keep everything
straight and if there is any time left
over from baseball and such, let us be
planning to do something for the Coun
ty Fair that will be coming off along
in October.
ENTERTAIN AT GUNTER HOME.
Moncure, Rt. 2, July 31.—Mr. and
Mrs. Y ; W. Adcock and little daugh
ter, Julia Marie, Mrs. A. E. Brown and
| children, Sarah, Katie Mae, Edward
I and A. E., Jr., of Durham, spent the
j week-end in the homes of J. A. Thom
as and C. P. Harward.
Mrs. J. C. Williams and daughter,
! Christine, are spending the week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper
Moody.
Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Bland and dau
ghter, Irene, were visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Harward Sun
day afternoon.
i Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thomas and lit
tle daughter, Inez, spent Sunday after
noon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Thomas.
! Mrs. H. R. Haijward has returned
home after spending a week in
Greensboro and Thomasville.
1 Mr. Percy and Misses Lessie and
Dora Gunter delightfully entertained
a number of their friends Saturday
night. After many enjoyable games
had been played, the guests were in
vited to the dining room where de
i licious pink and white cream was
served.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Burns were vis
itors in the community Sunday after
noon.
i Misses Claytie Harper, Pearl Desem
and Zelma Gunter spent Tuesday with
i Miss Lucile Thomas.
PREACHED FAREWELL SERMON.
* :
The Episcopal church here was fill
ed Sunday night by the friends of
the pastor, Rev. W. E. Allen, who
heard iwith regret his farewell sermon
which was listened to attentively.
Mr. Allen leaves this week for At
lantic City, N. J., to visit his mother,
before going to Galveston, Texas, to
take charge of his new pastorate.
All Pittsboro hates to see Mr. Allen
and family leave here and they have
so endeared themselves to our peo
ple that they do not like to give him
up. ~ -
RETURNED FOR TREATMENT.
Mrs J. S. Wrenn left Monday for
Raleigh to have another operation per-1
CHATHAM SUMMER SCHOOL OUT
Has Been The Most Successful Term
Ever Held.
The annual summer school of Chat
ham county come to a close last Fri
day.
The summer school this year has in
some respects been the best that has
been held in the county. The enroll
ment was 53, the second highest that
has been enrolled during the past four
years. The average attendance was
51.3, which is especially good on an
enrollment of 53.
The following is a summary of the
school: The enrollment of prospect
ive teachers 26, county second grade
1, provisional B 5, provisional A 11,
one year temporary 6, provisional el
ementary 1, elementary B 3. Forty
nine passed the required work for re
ceiving new certificates. Os 229
courses taken 215 were successfully
passed. Four counties were represent
ed in the enrollment—Chatham, Moore
Randolph and Alamance.
The instructors ,were Miss Amy
Caldwell of the Newbeme High School
and Miss Lillian Nance of the Win
ston-Salem School; Earl R. Franklin,
of Pittsboro, director.
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MRS. OLDHAM IS DEAD.
Was Eighty-two eYars old—Leaves
Matty Relatives and Friends.
Mrs. Sarah Frances Oldham, widow
of Marshal Oldham, died Friday ev
ening, July 13th, at 6 o’clock after
. more than a year’s illness at the ad
, vanced age of 82 years,
r The entire community mourns the
, passing of “Aunt France” /who was
; known and loved by all.
She became helpless about 16
i months ago and could not walk with
out help. All was done for her that
loving friends and relatives could do
! but all of no avail. She has gone to
that bright and happy home on high.
She was a good wife, a good moth
er, a good neighbor, a good church
member. She joined the Antioch
Chrisitian church 62 years ago and
was a faithful member until her
death. The grieved children may feel
that their - loss is very serious but
God knows best. We are all grieved
to have lost such a dear friend and
neighbor. She always met one with
a smile. She never neemd to be
troubled over anything. She was al
ways willing to help in the time o
sickness or trouble.
Mrs. Oldham was t<wice married,
first to Wm. Burkei and to this union
was bom one child.. Second to Mar
shal Oldham and to this union was
born 8 children, all are living except
one.
The funeral service was held at An
tioch Christian church Saturday after
noon at 4 o’clock in the presence of a
large crowd by Rev. J. D. Wicker,
of Sanford. She was laid to rest by
the side of her husband who preceded
her to the grave 18 years ago.
NEWS FROM BROWN’S CHAPEL,
Pittsboro, Rt. 2, July 30. —Mrs. J.
H. Dark has gone to live with her on
ly brother, Mr. Thomas Green, near
Pleasant Hill church.
Misses Annie Mann and Annie Lut
terloh are at home from the summer
school.
The convict force is now working
on the Baldwin mill road.
A long, black snake was killed last
Friday and hung up for rain, accord
ing to the old superstition, and the
showers came Saturday night. Now,
who is it that does not believe in
signs?
Mr. James T. Wright underwent an
operation last week at a hospital in
Durham.
Mr. W. C. Henderson’s family spent
last Sunday at the home of Mr. Nu
ma Perry.
Some of our folks attended the coun
ty Sunday School Convention at
Hanks Chapel last Saturday and very
much enjoyed the splendid progarm.
Many people continue to go to H. F.
Durham’s to see the large flock of
biddie chicks. It is a curiosity to many.
Mr. Durham highly appreciates the
many nice things said of him in The
Record by the editor.
THE BURKE REUNION.
The Burke reunion will be held at
Meronies Methodist church on Sunday,
August 12th. All relatives and friends
are expected to be present with flow
ers to decorate the graves and with
baskets as the meeting will be held all
day.
Dr. J. D. Gregg will be present and
make an address and there will also be
speakers from Burlington and other
points.
j A previous engagement to go to An
tioch Christian church on that date,
i prevents acceptance by the editor of
an invitation to be present at Mero
nies and we regret that both occasions
come on the same date.
LEAVES FOR CHINA THIS MONTH
Last week the Baptist Missionary
Society of Pittsboro met at the resi
| dence of Mrs. R. P. Johnson in honor
of Miss Pearl Johnson, a missionary
from China who had been at home
a year on the day the meeting was
held. About the 29th of this month
Miss Johnson /will return to China to
again take up her work as a mission
ary. She will be accompanied there
by three or four other ladies who will
go that far away country to act in the
I capacity of missionaries.
A PARTY AT GOLDSTON.
Entertain in Honor of Mrs. J. B.
Goldston.
Goldston, July 28.—One of the most
delightful social events of the season
was the miscellaneous shower given
by Mrs. A. B. Womble and Biss Eatha
Elkins at the home of Miss Elkins on
Tuesday in honor of Mrs. J. B. Gold
ston, a recent bride of Raleigh. The
bride is the attractive daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Copeland, of Cary.
The guests were received on the
porch by Mrs. Womble and Miss El
kins. Immediately after the arrival of
the guests rook was enjoyed. Little
Miss Helen Womble, dressed as a
fairy, appeared drawing a yellow and
white wagon. The little fairy pulled
her load directly in front of the bride
and after a graceful courtesy disap
pared as quickly as she had appeared.
The wagon was piled high with gifts
for the honoree bride.
The hostesses served block ice cream
and cake.
The invited guests were Misses Lou
ise Womble, Vada Barber, Wilma Gar
ner and Ina Goldston; Mesdames T.
- P. Murchison, W. H. Tyler, F. O. Bar
ber, N. E. Batchelor, W. L. Goldston,
J. E. Goldston, A. M. Womble, Oscar
Alexander, J. J. Harris, W. H. Gamer,
J. A. Williams, R. H. Goldston, J.*C.
, Elkins and Mrs. F. C. Olive.
Bound for Lakeview.
Lakeview has become the Mecca
: for all of those who are pleasure bent.
* Last Friday the Baptist Sunday school
of Raleigh, one thousand strong,
i picnicked there.
s Four cars loaded down with Pitts
boro young people went over to this
? growing resort and spent the after
- noon and part of the night, returning
t home about 1 o’clock. Those that
> went from here were Misses Pauline
> and Emily Jennie Connell,
. Daniel and
. Hilda Nicnols, the later two of Rox
i boro and guests of Mrs. Walter John
i son, who went along as chaperone,
i Among the young men were Messrs,
r Will Hunt, J. D. Edwards, Thoma 3
1 Morgan, Sturdivant, June Peo
t pies ani Mr. “801 l Weeril” Pearce.
I Right here The Record wishes to
l ask a question: “Why cannot some of
i the married men of Pittsboro buy a
> few acres of land on Roberson creek,
. build a dam, summer house and bath
houses and have a resort here at home
that would attract many summer visi
, tors? It could be done, and there are
i several places on the creek that would
. make fine locations for a resort of this
; kind.
; Think the matter over, gentlemen,
and let’s have a bathing resort right
here at home next summer.
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MR. PARRISH DEAD.
! Mr. W. T. Parrish died at his home
neat . Pleasant Methodist church,
Tuesday night, July 24th, after a lin
gering illness. He had been in failing
health for several months and a week
ago he was confined to his bed but
no alarm was had as his illness offer
ed no indication of serious results,
gentleman and will be missed in his
gentleman and will be missed in hs lo
locality. He was superintendent of the
Sunday school at Pleasant and
had been in that capacity for a num
ber of years. His splendid example,
Christian attitude and honesty in life
will remain with Chatham county.
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
J. J. Boone, his pastor, last Thurs
day at Pleasant. Besides the
1 many floral contributions from his
many admirers and friends was a
beautiful design given by the Sunday
school. A large number of people at
tended the services.
Mr. Parrish leaves a wife and two
' daughters, Mesdames R. T. Dorsett
and Roy Brafford and his friends were
numbered by his acquaintance.
Castlebury Murdered.
Mr. Dewey Castlebury, whose form
. er home was ner Fearrington, in the
! eastern portion of Chatham county
. who was shot and mortally wounded
i about two weeks ago, died in a Fay
s etteville hospital where he was taken
for treatment.
It seems that he had had a fuss
with some negroes near Red Springs
and Castleberry shot one of the neg
roes, but only slightly wounding him.
, A little later Castleberry met several
friends of the wounded negro when
one of them shot Castleberry in the
head, tearing out his left eye. When
found the next morning he was tak
en to the hospital where he died.
The murdered has not been caught.
Castleberry was 25 years old and
leaves a wife and four children. His
remains were taken to Martha’s Chap
el church and buried.
An Old Time Revival.
i The people of Haw River circuit
have planned to meet together at Mt.
Pleasant church, and the six churches
hold a revival meeting under a brush
arbor. It will be an old time meet
ing to be sure, like it (was sixty or
more years ago, when camp meetings
were held under brush arbors and re
ligion was pure and holy.—Mann’?
Chapel Correspondent in Chapel Hill
News.
Civilization is advancing. Here’s
SIOO,OOO offered for a world peace
plan, fully one-third as much as was
guaranteed for a boxing boutl—
Brooklyn Eagle.
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