North Carolina Newspapers

CHATHAM BRIEFS _ Next stop—May 20th. H Mr. Wilbur Straughan has gone to Kaleigh, where he will undergo an operation. Miss Grace Lindley, teacher at By num, spent the w 7 eek end with Mrs. R. A. Glenn. Miss Wilma Arnold, of Sanford, | was a week end guest of Miss Eliza beth Chapin. Mr. Fred A. Bums, of Goldston, <pent Monday in the home of his cousin, Mr. John Bums. Prof. Reid Thompson attended the teachers association Thursday, which was in session in Raleigh. Miss Nellie Cashion, of Moncure, Rt. i, has accepted a position as ste nographer in The Record office. Miss Jewel Hatch and Messrs Hin ton and Thomas Cates, of Burlington, vrere week end visitors to Pittsboro. The new road from Pittsboro to Y.oekv river has been graded to with ,n the corporate limits of Pittsboro. Mr. Henry Bynum, Jr., a student at State College, Raleigh, spent the week end at home with his parents. Miss Pauline Moon, of Bear Creek, says that her gather gets The Chat ham Record and that they all like it very much. Mrs. Alice Guinn and family and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Brown have moved to the Henderson house on West Sal isbury street. Our good friend R. M. Gorrell, at Oe Hill, sends us a remitance for [ The Record and wishes the paper 4 much success. Mr. Obie Harmon was operated on Ilf or apendicitis at a hospital in Dur fham on Sunday last. He is doing as I well as could be expected. I It costs Chatham county on an av lerage of $4,000.00 a month to build land maintain the roads of the county ■by the chain gang method. Mrs. A. C. Ray, accompanied by ■her son. Master Wveth Ray, and lit ■tle Leon and Louise, visited at Jack son Springs Saturday and Sunday. I Mary, the wife of Joe Burnett, col who lives about a mile south of * Hkivn. died Sunday 7 night. Measles and was the cause of her Heath. His menv frierds here and else- Hvhere will be glad to know that the B'hysicv'ins have allowed Mr. Er-est Harrril to sit up sojne. He is now im- ! H) roving rapidly. Don’t forget to watch your label as Hve discontinue all papers as soon as Hhe time is out. If you don’t want Ho mbs the Chatham Record, renew Hefore your subscription expires. I Mrs. I. H. Straughan has returned Hrom Raleigh where she visited her Haughters, Mrs. W. D. Wright and Hliss Beatrice Straughan. While there Hlrs. Straughan attended the Ham- Hlamsey meeting. 1 The barn a*d all its contents, be- to Mr. Oscar Johnson, who >BBerates ? truck farm near Manndale, HR* completely destroved bv fire Hri. Sunday. We have not learned H'hether there were was any insur- Hnce or not. H Miss Marie Suter, of Washington. H- r • a rmpil in St. Marys school Ht Rpleimh, a~d Miss Emily Taylor, H shid a ~t of the same school, were Heck-end guests of Miss Pauline Tay- H r Thev were given an elegant* 1 re- Heption at her home here last Friday. ■ 1 -rl-'oc-ao,. pftornncn 0 f i a -t n-Q'-k. Hhile cranking a car, young John r-on n f ]yj r p-d Mrs. A. H. HyV\ ~nt *he small bone in his Hf’it arm broken when the “animule” f • K ack at Hm. The arm was Heeded bv Dv. Chapin and John lost H time in attending school. ■ Grays chapel String Band, con ■-tmg of twelve pieces will giv* a H'Hram n the town hall at Siler H fv ne xt Saturday night It is to be ■ \Ood Programme and the public is H’V’d to be nre°pnt. A per centage Hi the nrocneds wifi be to the h gh mhrd, apd the ad fee is only 25 and 35 ce~ts. 4 y wo received ca v d° and Hr " : ” about 3 10 voter* of Oat- HH 1 county, announcin'* thpf thn ,,T ■” -me-ort Hm- 1 . J. W. BaPev. of j H ri ? 1, for governor. We want. t~ J H ar f , f roni all that intend to stand j H t: s nlendid man. We want to i H ’ ’ on ' l thrt wonoen foil”* ag weD. j I ’ —MI M~ H 1 ey . merely wants to know who is H Chatham, so let your t come. i;)TiPr n T'ot I'*'* 1 '*'* jjsk ■ ”' # "-nr«^ , '< to + hf‘ /"'*•- ■ a -'• of Hon. J. W. Bailey to write V■ Keconl, as we want to know the. ■ O . ! Wo bave •roooiy_ J H. fIF T'PT'Uoq hub o* th ow » i H, no public mention be made ; ■ ■ Us-, rlo ■no 4 ' o-rpof<- i ■Publish them, so if vou will By™, ror a oard, telling us wheth- MZ for Mr. Bailey or no* -e ; BtM i 7* h ~ v * * r^rl will be i " i<*tlv confidential. Bt a^ laTn .Seed and CV>., ■nr r at S M er Citin' H 7o . ; Hiehardson and T)*\ J. T). B-7 ar 7 tlle promoters. These gen- B K i plant and all ki~ds of ' p 1 a^ 1 '»r>ht>ar>*o. ! ■ac +i nv ' ? a "d wiit be °d ■ the development justifies. The 'on-’-’-P/l « '-"O-P frr-'t B7 nr ' ar Siler City and have now B - u 7 s hundred bushels of Povto nofata ley w tll shin plants B7. 7 . Py have an ad in our bus asking for orders. H | Weather report—court week— rain. The signs now point to a big fruit year. Mr. W. L. Powell is real sick at his home on east Salisbury Street. Isaacson’s Department Store, San ford has a half page aid in this paper, offering bargains at their opening. Be sure to read it. In fact, you want to read every ad in this paper. The closing exercises of tfee Horton Public School, colored, will begin on Sunday, March 23rd, with the annual sermon by Rev. E. W. Sloan and a programme of music, scriptural read ing and announcements. The exer cises will continue through Friday night, March 27th, with an interesting programme each day. Prof. Charles N. Hunter has been principal of this school during the past session and he has greatly enlivened the interest in the school and in the community among the negroes. Pittsboro should be pround to have a man of his type at the head of the colored school. Paul T. Farrell and son Daniel, left Pittsboro last Saturday and made a vis it to his old haunts over in Moore county, on a visit to his brother-in law, R. L. Riddle. Mr. Farrell made the trip from Sanford through the country to Carthage and he says it is wonderful to observe the changes that have taken place since his last trip through that section some ten years ago. Along the line of travel there are now improved school houses, the very best road, nice homes and dwellings, farms, fruit orchards and many other evidences of rapid de velopment. He greatly enjoyed his trip. Mr. Henry A. Bynum has returned from Atlanta, where he attended a district meeting of the dealers and officials of the Case Manufacturing Co. Mr. Bynum’s friends will be much interested to know that he has been nromoted to district manager for the Case people. He is very enthusiastic over the meeting in Atlanta and tells us that The Chatham Record was the only weekly publication to come in the lime light before the organization. Copies of our paper were shown to the gathering congratulating the me chanical appearance of advertising of the Case people and splendid reference made as to the general get up of The Record. Quite frequenty The Record fails to reach our subscribers at New Hill,. Rt. 2, and we cannot locate the trouble despite the fact that we have made many enquiries. Last week one bun dle failed to reach the destination. We have a large list of subscribers on this route, so that it is nec essary make two large bundles to carry them, and there is no excuse for the non-delivery. We use the very strongest kraft paper for outside wrapping and have the latest improv ed Horton mailer, a~d it cannot be posable for them to be subjected to treatment that would cause them to be delayed from this office. They do rot reach New Hill office, so we are advised by the postoffice, and \ve do know there is a splendid carrier on that route. We want our subscribers there to notify us promptlv, and in rPN-doallv the next time the papers fail to come. SALE OF LANDS UNDER MORT GAGE. Whereas, on the 18th day of May, 1920, Lilias C. Brown and A. C. Brown, her husband, executed and de livered to the Bank of Sanford, a corporation, a mortgage deed, which is recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the county of Chatham, in Book “F.S.” at pages 291-292, to which reference is hereby made; and whereas default was made in the pay ment of the debt thereby secured : The 'undersigned Mortgagee will, on Monday, April 21st, 1924, at 12 o’clock noon at the court house door in Pittsboro, Chatham county, North Carolina, sell at public auction for cash to the high est bidder the following lands, con veyed and described in said mortgage deed : ... First tract —a tract lyirg and being in Oakland township. Chatham county, North Carolina, adjoining the lands of Peerless Lumber Company, W. B. i F. Johnson, Stedman and others which is particularlv described by metes and bounds as follows: (The courses and distance 0 - follow ing being ascertained by actual sur vrx-,r 0 r property made in May, 1920. bv R. B. Lee. C.E.) Beginning at a stake, Oren Johnson’s and Wm. H. Bums’ corner in the W. R. Pat ■^sh 011 lin'v «nd T *"nn ; ng N. 83 E. 1460 feet, with J. A. Stedman’s line to a stake; thence N. 32 E. 300 j feet to a stake; thence N. 1 2 E. | f ee t tn a stake in the run of the creek, I oS. Johnson’s line; thence as the run io£ said creek about 174 feet to a I -stake, a eorne r of Isaac Johnson thence N. 85 W. 2090 feet to a stake, hickory pointer, in the run of a trib tutary to Calf Branch; thence down the various courses of said tributary about 940 feet to a stake. where said tributary empties mto Calf Branch; thence N. 80 E. 535 feet to a stake; thence N. 5, W. 1050 feet to a stake, Isaac Taylor’s line; thence S. 68 W. I 1270 feet to a stake, rock pile. W. B. ' F. Johnson’s corner; thence S. 6 E. 1200 feet to a stake at the Bridge ! across said Calf Branch; thence S. 38.25 E. 710 feet to a stake at a spring: thence S. 77 30 E. 833 feet to a stake in the public road leading from Asbury church to Cumnock; ! thence S. 6 1-2 E 391 feet to a rock I pile* thence S. 25.45 W. 632 feet to a stake, pine, the beginning corner, containing 119.7 acres more or less, and being the identical tract o* l»nd heretofore conveyed to Mrs. Lilias i Bmwn by Samantha Gilmore. ! th e term o of the said mortgage deed, the foregoing lands, one of two tracts described therein, situated in Chatham county, will be sold at the : tin-.o and place above advertised. This March 14th 19°4. PANE OF SANFORD. Mortgagee. PAOF trust CO., Assignee. A. A. F. SEA WELL, 1 Attorney. AprlO-c ILLNESS OF MRS. RICHARDSON. Local and Personal News From Our Neighbors Around Meronies. Siler City, Rt. 5, March 15.—Mr. H. F. Richardson has quit as teacher at Meronies school, owing to the ex treme illness of his wife. Mrs. Rich ardson has been in failing health for j sometime, but her condition now is considered serious. j Miss Lucy Baldwin has been elect- | ed to fill out the unexpired school, term as teacher. W. J. Bright is improving, we are glad to learn. Those consulting Dr. Kapps in Winston-Salem today were Mrs. E. J. McLaurie, Mrs. W. A. Emerson, Lon nie Moore. Mrs. Viola Jones of Bynum, is vis- | iting her parents. Messrs Hearn Dunn, Lonnie Moore, ' Wade A. Pleasants, were callers on i this route Sunday night. R. L. Beal made a business trip to j Raleigh Saturday. Mr. R. W. Poe, mother and sister, spent the week end in his home on this route. J. W. Burke is on the sick list. Mr. Kenneth Rives killed a mad dog Monday. The small son of Mr. T. P. Beal is on the sick list. Mrs. L. C. McDaniel and little grand son were visiting her daughter Mrs. J. A. Moody, of Bear Creek, Rt. 2,. TIM TWIST. w i m NEWS ITEMS FROM OAKLAND. Pittsboro, Rt. 3, March 17. —Mr. Ralph Knight and Miss Mildred Al- i len, of Raleigh, spent the week end in the home of his father, Mr. C. J. Knight. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bland and chil dren spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bums. Mr. B. A. Perry and son, Everett, visited in Raleigh last week. Rev. J. J. Boone will preach at , Chatham church next Sunday after upon at 3 o’clock. Let’s give him a good congregation. Mi«s Myrtle Perrv and Mr. Curtis Butler spent the week end in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. j Perrv. Relatives and friends wHI regret to berm of the sicknss of Mr. T. L. Burns. 1 Mn George Mav visited in this com munity last Sunday. —" ———W ■■■» ■■ LOCAL ITEMS BROWNS CHAPEL. —————— • Pittsboro, Rt. 2, Ma*ch 17.—Miss Blanch Lindley spent the week end with Mrs. J. L. Goodwin. Miss Ida Wodv *nent the week end with Miss Verd’e Thomas. Mr. Banks Blackwood, of Greens boro, spent several last week with his sister, Mrs. Marvin Lindsay here. j Mrs. J. J. Thomas and son, Ohra, sop-t Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. C. B. Wav in Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. R. ( G. Cheek and chiMrev. 0 f Favrboro, spent Sunday with Mrs. J. S. Mann. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Griffin, of Pitts bor,o. sp Q nt with her parents, Miss Berta Durham spent last week vnth Mrs. Walter Petty, of Swepson ville. ■ i— 0 wm- Agreeable to unconfirmed reports, there are four couples of Pittsboro. that have rocertly secretly married and are waiting to anounce the event when Spring opens. ma i l 2__uiiiMjiu_uui^ —————— ■■■■■■■■■■ MMMMMiWBWimBTT—TT**"" —i—— Look! Listen ! Chatham Farmers, if you are interested in improving your Farms, buy the best Fertilizer you can get at the RIGHT PRICE. We have as good as you can get, and just when you want it. Also Seed Potatoes and other Seeds. NEW LINE OF PIECE GOODS AND FURNITURE. Special Auction Sale of Notions Saturday, March 22nd, 1924, at 2:30 o’clock. Murchison & Alexander, The Store That Satisfies. GOLDSTON, | To the Farmers j DON’T BUY YOUR FERTILIZER UNTIL YOU GET MY PRICES. I SELL BY THE BAG OR IN CAR LOAD LOTS. D. T. VESTAL. THE FARMER’S FRIEND. ORE HILL, STOENGTH | The combination that a man demands before entrusting I! j ' his hard-earned money to any Bank. The man who places a part of his income in Savings Account here has no fear over its safety. The same courteous, efficient service B| j I 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, Assistant Cashier. p| !j NEWS ITEMS OF MERRY OAKS. Merry Oaks, March 17.—Miss Mabel Mann spent a few days last week with her grand mother, Mrs. M. D. Holt. Mr. N. H. Holt and family were visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mann Saturday, j Mr. T. H. Windham spent last Thursday at Raleigh on business. ! We are sorry to state that a fine 1 horse belonging to Mr. D. S. Sauls ! died Saturday night. j Mrs. M. D. Holt and Miss Leona Holt were visiting Mrs. D. S. Sauls Tuesday. We are sorry to know that Mrs. M. J. Ma n fell and broke her leg. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Ellington spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. N. H. ; i Holt. ■■ i j NEWS OF NEW ELAM SECTION. j New Hill Rt. 2, March 17.—Mrs. Adelaid Holt spent last week with Mrs. Ellen Sauls near Bonsai. Roy Goodwin spent last Thursday night with his brother, David Good win. Mrs. Coley Jones is on the sick list 1 this weeks. \ Mrs. David Goodwin spent one day last week at the home of Mrs. W. S. Goodwin. Rev. J. Fuller Johnson and Mrs. S. V. Holt were here one day the past 1 week in the interest of the “Men and Million” movement. Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Holt spent j the week end at Sanford, visiting her I sister, Mrs. Hurley Cotten. David Goodwin was vaccinated one * 1 day last week for small pox, there being a few cases at Phoenix where he is at work. The Sunday school at New Elam has purchased new song books. Come and help us sing. Mr. Hoyle and Mr. Morris were dinner guests at the home of Mr. G. F. Carr Sunday. '—eg • IN MEMORIAM. Lambe. 1 My dear sister and niece: j ’Twas whispered one morning in ' Heaven that the soul of a dear mother would leave it’s earthly home and ’ join God’s holy band of angels and her name was Mrs. T. J. Lambe. In the early evening when all was peaceful and quiet, the angels came ar.d bore her away. Methinks I can hear the glad, joyful shouts of wel come as her sweet, precious form en tered the shining portal and was fold ed to our Saviour’s breast. Weep not dear husband, you have another bright, beautiful angel living with God and loved ones gone before and wearing a crown of eternal life. Dear aunt Nannie was a uniyersal . i favorite and possessed rare virtues j which were displayed so fully daring her last illness and all through her long useful life. Oh, hers was a beau tiful spirit; hers was a crystal soul; hers was a heart of gold, j Dear daughters and sons, your flower has withered on its stalk but bloom today in the paradise of God, where flowers never, no never, fade. The chain of the family circle is brok !en ofTpin pud dear sister and aurt as the link is severed, may each of us so live that at the great blessed res urrection morn there will not be ore link missing—this is the constant praver of one who loved her. AGNES E. PEEBLES. Did you get married? Tillman Anderson, an Alabama ne gro, was arrested at the Carolina Coal mine last Sunday for disturbing public worship. He was brought to Pittsboro Monday and lodged in jail. He has from now until May to study over his meanness. 4umnm§Bird HOSIERY Worth Seeing Our stock of Spring and Easter Silk hosiery in aill the pretty new light colors and the staple dark colors too. We sell the best makes to be found : “Humming Bird” Silk Hosiery—all colors—priced $1.50 Kayser Silk Hosiery, Priced $2.00 to $3.50 Val Raalte Silk Hosiery Priced! $2.00 to $3.50 Stroud & Hubbard THE SHOE AND HOSIERY STORE. SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA ®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®(§)®®® I Trade at Home! i l © ® § Trade at Home | I • © © ® <§) We can’t reduce the tax rate by trading in other © vg) (©) (g) towns and cities. That old slogan, “Help ye one ® another,” holds as good today as ever and if car- @ ried out, all our burdens will lessen as the days © © g° b y- © ® © © We offer you prices on all our goods, as low as (0) ® can be sold, quality considered. Our stock is new g © and cpmplete, and consists of most everything © © you want. See us before you buy. ® I) ® g Just received a car of fertilizer, and our prices g © are guaranteed to meet all competition. © ® ® © A © © e§9 ® © <w» © © ® | J. J. JOHNSON & SON, | © © @ Square Deal Merchants PITTSBORO, N. C. (0N 4- © d)®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®© i ■hm « i mmm if ’ For the Handy Man ~ I Dependable Hardware.! The man who works about the house needs good, de- M W pendable tools to work with. We carry a complete ip ml line of Tools—Materials—and General Hardware—for ifa, you to choose from. [Kji ||| Readers of The Chatham Record will be given special KJj consideration. Rj| I LEE HARDWARE CO. 1 P SANFORD, Didn't Put There. Little Francis. age<' Mis, had brought : home from school his nrst report card. He had two C’s, and his father asked him why they had not been A’s in stead, and Francis promptly replied “I don’t know, daddy, I didn’t put ’em there.”