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%nten«d for Moonshining. " ille Nov. 25. Charley Sla • 1 and acquitted several years I #. trie( l charge of murder in con- I ° n with the death of Luther Mer- I n fctl ° n mountain section, was I ril l - ’ n J,iltv of manufacturing whis- I Ik' j n Superior Court to 23 months I Mrs. Stout Dead. I . flir , Nov. 25. —Mrs. John W. ; died ’at her home in Ramseur, I r m ber 14, aged 53 years. Mrs. I -Thud been in declining health for I time but' her death came as a: I shock to relatives and friends. I vV a member of the Christian £ h and was held in very high es- | «bv a large circle of friends and Stives. _______ Will Take Billions. , pvican railroads will have to I t P an investment of $7,870,000,000 I transportation facilities during the ■ * f ten vears in order to provide for I £ normal growth of traffic they ex- I t according to the chamber of com- I P ,^ e of the United States. The sum jjj the minimum which will take | of the anticipated traffic load. <ToF VALUABLE FARM PRO-. ?ALL PERTY. l>fler and by virtue of authority , L; prved upon me in the deed of trust C ° n ' ret { bv J. Banks Oakley and wife, Oakley, on the 7th day of Ap •t 1022 and recorded in book of mort is “G. E.” at pages 127-8, I will on Monday, the 24th of December, 1923, twe ive o’clock noon, at the Coui-t j, use door in Pittsboro, sell at public option for cash to the highest bidder the following land: Beginning at a stake and pointers ■ j_ \V. Beavers’ corner, John Wil ,jams» line; thence south 10 degrees, east 136 poles to a pine; thence south 20 1-2 degrees east 28 poles to church I 0 t; thence west 10 poles to a corner church lot; thence south with church i 0 t 24 poles to pointers; thence west with J. D. Yates’ line 34 poles to -take and pointers, J. D. Yates’ cor ner; thence south 3-4 degrees west to a stake and pointers, J. D. Yates’ cor ner; thence west 10 poles to a stake and pointers; thence north 20 poles to j a stake and pointers Yates’ comer; tience west with Yates’ line 58 poles to a stake, Caroline Marcom’s corner; 1 thence north 3 degrees east with Caro- j line Marcom’s line 158 1-2 poles; thence south 76 degrees west 20 poles; thence north 3 degrees east with Kel- j IPs and J. D. Williams’ line 64 poles to the Morrisville road, J. L. Williams’ comer; thence north 62 degrees east with said road 41 1-2 poles; thence north 76 degrees east with said road 50 poles, Jos. Yates’ corner; thence south 87 1-2 degrees east 34 poles to the beginning, containing according to estimation, 189 1-2 acres, more or less, and being part of the land conveyed by the Chatham Lumber Company to tlie parties of the first part. This sale is made by reason of fail ure of J. Banks Oakley and wife to pay off and discharge the indebtedness secured by said deed of trust. This 23rd day of November, 1923. R. P. READE, Trustee. IOXG & BELL, Attys. Dec. 20. | THIS SPACE NEXT WEEK FOR OUR ANNONCE- i MENT OF OUR BIG SALE TO START SOON. <JX)T & €£' j WILL BE GIVEN AWAY. -1 S. BERMAN 1 CHAPEL HILL, NEW PRICES ON « i OVERLAND Automobiles 1 * f | NOW REDUCED TO— S % Delivered Delivered || ' * *J \ | GET THE BEST THRE IS. SEE j! I June N. Peoples II | free demonstration pittsboro, n. c. Everything You Need in GROCERIES We have everything you need in fancy and staple Gro ceries at reasonable prices. The housewife .is well ac quainted with our service—attention —and the quality oi our product. Here you’ll find high quality and low price. BOONE BROS. - - Ernest and Jarvis PITTSORO, I ROAD COMMISSIONERS MEET j Accounts to the Amount of Several Hundred Dollars Paid. The road commissioners for Chat harn County met at the court house on Monday, November 12th, and or dered the following accounts paid: C. B. Fitts, 8 1-2 days ser vice, mileage, phone mes- T^ S w Int 1 n t fl i? ight $ 62.90 The W. S. Dorman Hwd. I R V £“ te ’ f tc * 43.73! B. F. Wilkie, a day’s work on bridge 4 00 R * D - Phillips, 1,000 feet of lumber i nn Ph , im Ps. nai * s hwd. etc. 16.10 Arthur Moon, 3 1-2 days of work with team iq co E. M. Phillips, salary for Oc tober rfs QQ J. E. Gunter, 3,477 feet oak t V?r m^ er , for bridge 104.31 J. W. Andrews, salary for Oc tober 75.00 Kenneth Mace, 8 days work 16.00 Dennis Mace, 23 days work 51.75 Pearlie Short, two days work 4 50 J. Rod Hilliard 2 1-2 days work 2.00 Roy Phillips 12 hours work 2.40 E. E. Wilson, 3 days service l as commissioner and mile ' a S e 717 21.00 Bonlee Motor and Machine I Co. gas, 5.50 Goldston Garage, gas and • „ oil > 7 - r 9.38 E. M. Phillips, repairs, 1.75 Birch Phillips, salary for Oc tober, _i 65.00 D. J. Brooks, shoes, hoes, etc. 83.31 J. W. Harmon, pay roll, 502.22 R. G. Galary, salary for Oc tober, 60.00 R. A. Wilson, Salary for Oc tober, 60.00 Ashboro Wheel Barrow Co., lumber, 52.93 J. W. Harmon, salary for Oc tober 125.00 Clyde Green, eight days work at $2.00 a day, 16.00 L. D. Johnson, truck repairs and salary for October 86.00 D. C. Beard, Salary for Octo ber, 65.00 Alfred Johnson, pay roll, 848.33 The Chatham Hwd. Co., hard ware, gas, oil, etc 238.74 R. M. Connell, supplies 405.90 j Standard Oil Co., 99.20 t R. M. Connell, supplies, 288.07 Frank Gattis, salary for Octo- I ber, 75.00 Chatham Motor Co., repairs, • etc, 18.40 K. G. Rieves, work on road 6.00 W. L. London & Son, over ! alls and shirts, 6.70 F. R. Henderson, gas, 2.88 Standard Oil Co., gas and oil 166.72 C. C. Hamlet, 3 days service as commissioner, 2 months salary as clerk, 45.00 L. N. Womble, one horse col lar 5.25 J. T. Mills & Bro., gas and oil, 24.58 H. O. Kelly, gas,“ 35.50 Manis Garage, gas, 45.35 Harvey Wilson, 9.00 Sad Result. I thought she married that young millionaire to reform him. She did, but it worked the other J way. Now even his fortune is dis sipated. j BRIEF, INTERESTING FACTS Figures and Historical Mention Os Interest. Dearborn Independent. New Jersey was once known as No va Caesarea. i * Interest on its bond is costing the state of Michigan $6.25 a minute. Tourists spent $45,500,000 in the i state of Colorado during the 1923 sea ! son. i Teapot Dome naval oil reserve is so called because of a great rock shaped in the form of a teapot. Every six tons of waste paper pro duces the equivalent in pulp of an acres of virgin timber. Last July trains coming over the mountains of Norway into Bergen and Christiania carried a foot of snow. In arrears with their rent 65,000 New York families were served with eviction notices during the first nine months of 1923. A prisoner, serving a term in At lanta prison for counterfeiting, was sentenced two additional years for counterfeiting money and passing it in prison. A yellow potato and new varieties of pineapple were brought from Cen tral Peru recently by a botanist for the Field Museum of Natural History at Chicago. Advertising on postage stamps has been permitted by the Italian govern ment. The advertisers agree to turn over sixty per cent of their receipts to the government. There are many wild horses on the island of Iceland. Formerly they were shipped to England for use in the mines, but that market is closing since mining machinery was adopted. A silver nugget, weighing 3,200 pounds and assaying seventy-five per cent pure ore, was found by a Cobalt miner while doing assessment work on his claim on the Montreal River. The nuggett is worth about $20,000. The word “Adirondacks” is an In dian word meaning “wood-eaters,” a derisive term given a defeated In dian tribe who were driven to the mountains by the victorious Iroquois and forced to live there on berries and bark. Os the 700,000 school teachers in the United States, 300,000 have never had regular public school training above the seventh grade, says the pre sident of the University of Minnesota. Salaries are too low to permit adequ ate training. Two Senate committees bearing evi dence on weighty public matters were disturbed and forced to remain idle when a gray squirrel became entangl ed in an electric fuse in the Capitol at Washington. Several miles of cor j ridors and many inside rooms were j thrown into complete darkness for ! more than half an hour. “I wonder what Grandfather Chris topher would think of America today,” said Chirstophej: Columbus IX. . “If he could cross the Atlantic on the great Leviathan, see Panama and oth er wonders of the American continent he certainly would be thrilled.” Chris topher IX is a direct descendant of the ninth generation, known as the Duke of Veragua. . POTATOES DIRT CHEAP Sell for 30 Cents a Bushel in Michi gan, but No Onei Buys. Potatoes are being sold for 30 cents a bushel in the vicinity of Alpena, Michigan, but no one can be found to buy them. There is an over supply. Appeals have been made to the rail roads to furnish cars so that the po tatoes can be shipped to the East in greater quantities in the hope of find ing a market there. A Woman’s Vengeance. Last March Policeman Meyer, Brooklyn traffic cop, arrested Miss Margaret Sterba for speeding. “I didn’t know I was going so fast,” she told the policeman. “Please let me off for this once.” Meyer wouldn’t. Next day in police court he testified against her and she was found guilty and fined $25. After paying her fine, Miss Sterba turned on Meyer and said, “I’ll get even with you some day, Mr. Policeman.” Now Miss Sterba and Po liceman Meyer are married. How re lentless some women are. Be Tried for Murder. Luther Williams, negro chauffeur, will go on trial at the December term of Guilford Superior Cout on a charge of murder in connection with the death on the night of November 15, of Effie McSwain, 25-year-old. negress, who was apparently struck and killed by an automobile just east of the county court house. Baptist Convention. The ninety-third annual North Ca rolina Baptist convention will be held at Gastonia, December 11 to 14, in clusive. An attendance of between 600 and 700 persons, representing Baptist churches in all sections of North Carolina, is expected. Boiler Exploded. J. E. Lane, fireman, was killed, Jas. Thomas was so badly scalded that lie died in a hospital, and three other men were injured when the boiler of a steam shovel on the Norfolk South ern railroad exploded near Stanton ville. _ n- ■ - Sausage and Marks. German financiers of the statistical bent have figured out that it would re quire a freight train of forty cars to haul enough one thousand mark notes to pay for a pound of sausage. Observe Golden Rule Dec. 2. , i Raleigh, Nov. 22.—School children of North Carolina have been asked to observe “International Golden Rule Sunday”, December 2, by sacrificing their regular bountiful Sabbath din-1 ner and eating a slice or two of stale j bread and a cup of thin soup or wat- I er—-the exact fare which most of the j children of Armenia eat every day. Ex-Congressman Hackett Dead. Former Congressman R. N. Hackett, of North Wilkesboro, died at a local sanatorium in Statesville, where he had been a patient for several weeks, death resulting from kidney trouble and complications. LOOK AT THE LABEL ON PAPER. Season's Best. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, NOVELTIES. We Sell for Less. See us when in Sanford. J. P. Coulter Co. Jewelers, Sanford, N. C. Cotton Cotton is advancing to new high levels. It is too valuable to hold at home uninsured against fire and dam age. Consign your cotton to us. We will make liberal advances against your shipments and held or sell, as , desired. ; SAVANNAH COTTON FACT ORAGE CO. Savannah, - - - Georgia. i RESOLUTION. IN RE: Paving Asheboro street be , tween Greensboro Street and a point 100 feet east of Overman Street. Whereas it appears to the town . commissioners of Siler City, N. C., 1 that a petition has been lodged with the clerk of sad ciity, requesting that i certain local improvements be made i on the sidewalks of said city fol | lows: Paving sidewalk on north side of Asheboro Street between Greensboro Street and a point 100 feet east of Ov • erman Street as will more fully ap pear by reference to said petition, and , whereas, from the certificate of the clerk this day submitted it appears . that said petition, in every particular, conforms to the requirements of Chap ter 56 of the public laws and amend ments thereto (Consolidated Statutes, 2,703 et seq,), and is signed by major ■ ity of the property owners on north side of said street, representing a ma jority of all the lineal feet of front age thereon as appears from the fol i lowing table: . Name of Owner Front Petition R. G. Edwards, 90 90 J. D. Edwards, 350 350 R. O. Welch, 66 66 T. F. Overman, 99 99 N. B. Bray 100 100 J. N. Peoples Est. 210 > Mrs. A. B. Daniels, _ 350 The total frontage is 1,475 feet. The ] total represented by petitioners is 915 < feet, a majority of lineal feet of 355 * feet, the number of property owners j is eight, the number petitioning is six, < a majority of four. j Now, therefore, be it resolved by < the town commssioners of the town of < Siler City: * First: That said petition is hereby < determined to be sufficient and to be ] in full conformity with the provisions ! of law above refererd to to-wit: chap ter 56 of tjie public laws of 1915 and amendments thereto. Second: B. B. Bray, contractor, be and is hereby directed to proceed to make said improvements, to-wit: pav ing sidewalk on north side of said street within the limits aforesaid, with concrete mixture as provided by contract and specifications and bond now in force between said town and said contractor. Third: That fourfifths of the to tal costs of said improvements be spe , dally assessed against the property i owners and property abutting on said side of said street proportionately as [ prescribed by law and that the as - sessments herein provided for shall be , payable in five (5) equal annual in , stallments, on the date on which taxes are due, beginning with the year 1924 . and ending with the year 1928. Fourth: That notice of assessments so made, as provided in the preceding scetions against said property owners and their property, be , given when such assesments shall have been made > as is required by said chapter 56, of the public laws of 1915 and amend ■ ments thereto; and that this notice 1 j be published as required by said act •I in The Chatham Record, a newspaper ' I or general circulation on said town and such publication shall constitute notice to all persons interested in said property as provided by law. The foregoing ordinance was adopt ed by the town commissoiners of the , town of Siler City, N. C., on 6th day of November, 1923. J. WADE SILER, ; Town Clerk. < ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE?” < c North Carolina, Chatham County. 1 Having qualified as Administrator < C. T. A., of the estate of R. L. Sut- ] phin, deceased, late of the County of < Chatham, North Carolina ,this is to ' notify all persons holding claims ] against said estate, to present them < to the undersigned, duly verified, on J for before the Bth day of February, ! 1924, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons in- ; debted to said estate will please make immediate settlement. This the 22nd day of November, ; 1923. , W. E. BROOKS, ; W. P. HORTON, Adm., C. T. A. Attorney. Jan. 3. ———u ber For the Bus- Ijj iness Man Comfortable, plenty of room, ' i* yet the “fit” is perfect be- sppr cause every garment is Cut j r-Cf m ( Right and Built Right. jdßEßnMmw * 4 Kuppenheimer Suits and Ov ercoats $40.00 to $50.00. Other good makes S2O. to S4O. "Come and See Is all I Ask” C. R. BOONE I “Good Quality Spells What Boone Sells** I DeLuxe Clothiers RALEIGH, N» C« | I/JV Answering Demands | or Warmth-Style I / y iDv! Ov’rcoats j l" I Y| TO BE A GOOD Overcoat, it must a ' k have warmth, and it must be made * m right. With all of that you get un- I mT usual value in this store. < *fl ( 3f\ A Our line of Men's Suits, Boys’ ; f\ == ®l \ \ Suits and Men’s and Young Men’s '/ j \ \ \ Furnishings is the very best to be J I had and the price is low. Also we v A 1 \ have a full line of leggins and P 1 \ J gloves. Best in Chatham county of » ] .At anything you need. fIHV \ Plenty of goods in the dress IHV \ line that the ladies would want— • WJm \ prices are right. * j Big lot of shoes just in J mm ft —Florsheims, Peters, El- 1 - kins and Endicott-John- j , jp™r:. ,i .L.,JJw\ V/ •( son. Prices at a low lev- J I S feWl * * el and a shoe for every J C. L. Brower j Dealer In Quality Merchandise, 4 _ Siler City, N. C. 1 I EDUCATION I i ISA 1 a 4> A I Great Thing j | BUT EDUCATION IS NOT CONFINED TO A FEW \ j; SUBJECTS LEARNED IN BOOKS. < !! Success and happiness in life include education in some < 11 of the material accomplishments, and one of the greatest < ; [ of these is thrift. < <► No matter how much money we may make it is after < 1 [ all what we accumulate that counts toward a fortune, and j [ toward a surplus on the day when money is needed. < o ( < ► Education that teaches children to cultivate a little J ! t bank account is one of the substantial provisions for older < ][ days. The boy or girl who starts to form a bit of getting < < ► money in the bank has acquired one of the surest insur- J ! I ance against the future. j J; Encourage the young folks to make the acquaintenanCe i; of - \ I The Page Trust Co., | j; Sanford, N. C. j <► j | A BIG, SAFE AND j it STROING BANK. § o 4 ♦ 4 I Musical Merchandise j | Os Quality j | PIANOS—VICTROLAS—RECORDS. I 1 I Darnell & Thomas < ► J 1 > "Our Reputation Is Your Insurance.** * 1 118 FAYETTEVILLE ST. RALEIGH, N. C, * \ ♦ * -#