THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1929.
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1 e<ter Farrell returned this week
* Yrn-< Hill College for his second
10 lU Y i
vear of work.
\\e should like to have a full list
j Chatham county students from
tU h college. The number going to
college this fall seems large.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parks of
ctaley and Mrs. Raymond Hedge
peth of Greensboro are visiting Mr.
*r.d Mrs. George R. Pearce on Siler
City route 2.
Miss Martha Ray is entering the
University of Louisiana, at Baton
Rouge. '£ler brother-in-law, Mr.
Seville, is a professor in the Uni
versity* and Miss Martha will be in
her iter’s home.
Mrs. W. J. Calvert left Saturday
to meet her son, W. J. Calvert, Jr.,
in New York, where he was to land
from Europe Tuesday oi this week.
Young Mr. Calvert is a teacher in
William College.
Mr. 0. J- Peterson, Jr., came up
from Clinton Saturday morning and
tov ,k his mother and sister, Miss
Lucile, over to visit his aunt, Mrs.
Neves, at Greenville, S. C. They re
turned Tuesday.
Mr. E. G. Utley of Norfolk spent
last week with his mother and
brother, Mrs. Ada Utley and Mr.
Roy Utley, on Siler City route 5.
Mr. H. G. Beard has been quite
ill the past week.
Mrs. Bessie Early, formerly Miss
Bessie Knight, of Gulf, died last
week in Washington, D. C. She was
a sister of Messrs. Fred and Phil
Wright of Gulf. A number of rel
atives from Chatham attended the
funeral held in Washington City.
Don't forget that it is illegal to
shoot squirrels in Chatham county
before October 15. Counties west
of Chatham, Lee, and Orange have
open season beginning September
15. So if you want to go squirrel
hunting go over into Randolph.
Mrs. J. L. Wall is visiting her
parents, Mr. and. Mrs. A. C. Ray.
Mr. Wall has accepted the professor
ship of agriculture at
school, at Ledgerwood, near Lenoir.
This is the school, at which Jim
Lanius has matriculated.
Mr. 0. Z. Pearce, one of our
county boys, but located now at
Liberty, returned a few days ago
from a trip into Canada. He visited
Niagara Falls, Atlantic City and
numerous other points ©f interest.
He was accompanied as far as Far
rell, Pa., by his nephew, Hubert
Blair. Jr., whose parents live there,
also two of Mr. Pearce’s brothers,
W. W T . and A. O. Pearce.
Mr. James Hackney returns next
week to Tulane University, New
Orleans, to complete his course in
medicine. The young gentleman has
already taken two years at Tulane
after having taken the preliminary
medical course at the University of
North Carolina. Also, Miss Edna,
his sister, will return to the N. C.
C. W., at Greensboro, for her senior
year. These two capable young
people are children of Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Hackney of Baldwin township.
One of the most interesting of
the many family reunions held this
season was that of the Dorsetts, held
Sunday, September 1, at Love’s
Chapel. Dr. Geo. W. Paschal, of
Wake Forest, was the principal
speaker of the occasion. Rev. H. G.
Dorsett of Wake Forest presided. It
was brought out that Francis Dor
sett was the original Dorset! settler,
coming direct from England. The
Dorset! family was an honorable one
many centuries ago in the mother
country. About five hundred people,
it is reported, were present.
Mr. E. M. Stone died Tuesday of
last week as a result of falling from
a log wagon and having his head
crushed by a rear wheel. His burial
was postponed till his daughter,
Mrs. Annie Dark, who was away on
vacation could be reached and should
arrive. Besides Mrs. Dark, Mr.
Stone leaves three sons, H. L., H. J.,
and Frank, all of Siler City, .and
three (laughters, Mesdames Wilson
High Point, Oscar Teague of
Greensboro, and Miss Madge Stone
Siler City. Mr. Stone was a pros
perous. farmer and a good citizen.
He was 70 years old.
haids Tuesday resulted in finding
a location just after completion
(iI nun near the Fred Badders place,
?nd in th e bringing in of a still from
the opposite direction.
Officer Hand of Trenton, N. J.,
drived* Monday fpr an escaped
prisoner and brought along a reward
$25 for our friend Cal.
Mr. W. D. Smith, of Dunn, spent
f; er al days last week with home
. k a t and near Bynum. Mr. Smith
er uployed by Mr. Howard at his
chicken farm near Dunn. That is
becoming a real industry. Five
"housand hens on the grounds and
°* thousands of chicks and eggs
s:o| d annually.
Tri . ♦
r lies have caused more deaths
( ",. an a D wars combined—yet some
us do nothing to help prevents
utur€ casualties. Flies have no pref
erence—you or some 0 f your friends!
‘ n fy ke next. Start today—and kHI
Y ery one you see. It is very easy
; you use FLY-TOX, the product
cveloped at Mellon Institute of In
p YP 1 , Research by Rex Research
k °wship. it has a perfume-like
h **?!«, is harmless to mankind,
<i, A household insects. Just
hnf^ W HJffructions on blue label of
b °t‘le. INSIST upon FLY-TOX from
o'our retailer.— Adv.
The Winnie Davis chapter of the
I aughters of the Confederacy will
t meet at the home of Mr. Lacy Alston
. Friday afternon at 3 o’clock. All
c members are invited to attend. The
election of delegates to the State
: Convention which is to meet at
■ Statesville is on the schedule.
. Mr. Frank Barclay is returning to
[ Kin S College, Bristol, Tenn.
Mrs. Effice Sikes informs us that
. her father Mr. A. W. Dawkins has
ibeen quite ill, but was better Tues
| .day.
Our space and time is insufficient
\\ ednesday morning to do justice to
the outrage reported from Gastonia
and Charlotte, when a mob of ap
parently responsible people kidnaped
three men and whipped one of them,
a British citizen.
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OLD PISTOL COSTS
LITTLE BOY’S LIFE
Boy Barefoot, nine year eld son
of a Sampson county widow, is the
latest victim of the old pistol in the
hands of children. He and his 14-
year-old brother were playing with
an old rusty gun Sunday morning.
It went off and the bullet passed
through the little boy’s head, killing
him instantly.
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As your correspondent was on a
short vacation last week-end, there
was no news from Moncure. Your
correspondent and family motored to
Boone and stopped over at Blowing
Rock for awhile. The trip was ideal
in every respect. The weather was
fair and ideal and the scenery view
ed in going up and down the moun
tain was perfectly gorgeous. We met
up with and shook hands with many
of our friends at Boone, both town
friends and school friends. We en
joyed so much our stay with Prof.
B. B. Dougherty, the president of
Appalachian State Teachers’ College
there and Mrs. D. D. Dought
erty who royally entertained us.
The Normal Teachers’ College there
has recently advanced to a state
teachers’ college, an act of the last
legislature. In the ; last five years
the school has made a forward
stride, several new up-to-date build
ings have been erected on the campus
and are now in use and still another
in The town has grown com-1
paratively with the college.
Twp Moncure .girls, Misses Lois
Ray and Lucile Wicker, accompanied
us up there, where they entered col
lege sos the ensuing year. As it
was their first trip to the moun
tains, they were carried away with
the beauty of the mountains. They
like their work fine and we predict
for them a successful year.
Miss Mary Bland spent last week
end with friends at Rockingham.
Miss Alma Walden, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Walden, will
leave tomorrow to enter Peace In
stitute, Raleigh. She is a senior
there this year, both in literary work
and music.
Miss Margaret Dickens, who has
been going with her each year to
Peace, finished there last year.
Mr. Clarence Crutchfield has re
sumed his work, as a member of
the faculty of Biscoe high school.
Miss Annie Lambeth, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lambeth, left
Tuesday for Greensboro, where she
will enter school at Greensboro Col
lege. She was a graduate of Louis
burg College last year.
Mrs. J. R. Butler and daughter, '
Nancy Holmes of Salemburg, were
visitors last week of Mrs. E. E. j
Lambeth.
Miss Olive West, Mr. James Turl
ington and Fulton Butler from ‘
Salemburg spent last Sunday with
Misses Annie and Dorothy Lambeth. "
Mrs. John I3ell, Jr., kept the post- •
office while Mrs. W. W. Stedman and .
family spent a short while in the ,
mountains. 1
Miss Maie Lowe and Miss Frances ■
Stevenson of Winnsboro, S. C., and
little Miss Edith Mae Turner of San- J
ford spent Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Brown.
Mr. A. O. Harmon, who has a po- j
sition as barber in Raleigh, is spend
ing his vacation at his beautiful
country home on highway between
Sanford and Pittsboro, located about (
two miles of Pittsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Harmon gave 1
a party in honor of Prof, and Mrs.
George D. Harmon, little daughter, 1
Patricia, and friend, Miss Frances (
Henschel, who were visiting relatives ,
in the community last Tuesday eve
ning, inviting all of his brothers and j
sisters and their families. After a ]
pleasant evening of games and con- (
versations ice cream and cake were
served. Next day, Friday, all ,
motored to Lakeview where they ■
spent a pleasant evening together, (
carrying baskets of eats which they j
spread and enjoyed immensely.
Many kodak pictures were taken of
the group in different poses.
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Harmon ;
and little daughtr, Patricia, and
friend, Miss Frances Henschel, re
turned to Philadelphia last Monday
where they are spending a little
time with Mrs. Harmon’s parents be
fore resuming his work at Le High
University, Bethlehem, Pa.
Mr. J. W. Lantz of Cedar Springs,
Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Myers and
son of Mytheville, Va., Mr. Geo. W.
Geide, of Harrisburg, Pa., spent Sun
iday, yesterday, with Capt. J. H.
Wissler, who is very ill. .
W. W. Stedman spent last Friday
at Dunn on business. He also spent
last Saturday at Durham and Ral
eigh on business. Several prospects
of buying land called to see W. W.
Stedman last week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Laster and
family of Raleigh spent last week
with Mrs. Tamar Dezern. They also
visited Mrs. P. S. Lassiter and fam
ily at Moncure.
Mr. P. S. Lassiter, who has a
THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBORO. N. C
position at Blanch, spent last week
end at his home here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Travis and fam
ily of Chapel Hill spent yesterday,
Sunday, with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Womble.
Rev. J. A. Dailey preached two
splendid sermons at the Methodist
church here yesterday, Sunday, to
large congregations. Miss Lucy
Boone, the music teacher at Moncure
high school this year, favored us
with a splendid solo at the morning
service.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Dailey took
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Stedman Sunday.
Moncure M. E. church was well
represented at the quarterly meeting
at Mt. Zion church yesterday, Sun
day, afternoon. All the stewards
from all the churches on the circuit
wer© present and made a good re
port. The presiding elder, Rev. W.
A. Cade, was at his best and his
sermon was fine.
The Epworth League met last
Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock with
the president, Miss Camelia Sted
man, in the chair. After calling the
meeT'wr to Mrs. Daisy Lam
meeting to order Mrs. Daisy Lam
beth played a piano solo, then all
sang “Stand Up for Jesus.” After
the president read 96th Psalm for
Bible lesson, Mrs. Stedman lead in
prayer. The subject for the eve
ning was “Where Does Christ Come
In In Literature?” Miss Mary
Womble read a good piece on the
subject and made some good re
marks. Then Miss Etheline Carr
sang a solo, “The Light of the World
Is Jesus.” Next Miss Lucy Boone
made a spelndid talk on the subject
and then Rev. J. A. Dailey made a
short talk. The meeting closed with
a song by all.
Mrs. J. L. Womble and son, J. L.
Womble, Jr., are visiting relatives at
Fayetteville.
Moneure school opened last Mon
day morning, September 2nd, with
more teachers and students than
ever before enrolled in its history,
under the supervision of Prof. H. G.
Self. All the teachers were at their
post on opening day and everything
looks auspicious for a fine school
year.
Mr. Glenn Womble is at Elon Col
lege for ten days, taking a corres
pondence course from State College,
Raleigh, where he will enter next
week.
We were glad to have Mr. and
Mrs. S. W. Womble of Sanford at
church last Sunday morning.
NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
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Under and by virtue of the power
and authority upon him conferred by
an order of the Superior Court of
Chatham County made in the special
proceeding therein pending, entitled
“In the matter of Pearl Windham
and her husband, B. G. Windham,
A. L. Womack, and others,” the
undersigned commissioner will on
Thursday, October 10th, 1929,
on the premises of the lands here
inafter described, at the dwelling
house on said lands in which Mrs.
Stella. Wicker Holt, deceased, form
erly resided, in Merry Oaks, North
Carolina,
at 12:00 o’clock, noon,
sell, at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, the following de
scribed tracts of land in Cape Fear {
Township, Chatham County, N. C.:
FIRST TRACT: Beginning at a
white oak, Esquire Holt corner in
Willis Byrd line, running North 65
poles to a stake in Esquire Holt’s
line; thence West 80 poles to a stake |
in Willis Byrd’s line; thence South
3 degrees West 65 poles to a stake;
thence East 81V2 poles to the be
ginning; containing 31% acres, more
or less.
SECOND TRACT: Beginning at
an iron with a post oak pointer, Al
fred M. Tucker’s corner, and running 1
from thence North 1 chain 50 links.
to a rock, John B. and S. E. J
Womack’s corner; thence West with
their line 5 chains 50 links to a
rock with black jack and post oak
pointers; J. B. and S. E. Womack’s
corner; thence North with Willis
Byrd’s line 6 chains 95 links to a
rock with two black gum pointers,
Byrd’s corner; thence East with
Byrd’s line 5. chains 50 links to a
rock with a post oak bush pointer;
Byrd’s corner; thence North with
Willis Byrd’s line 8 chains 95 links
to a stake with two white oak point
ers; thence South 80 degrees East
with Byrd’s line 12 chains 50 links
to stake with pine and white oak
pointers in Henderson Holt’s line;
thence South with Holt’s .Jine 7
chains 62% links to a stake with
white oak and post oak pointers;
Alfred M. Tucker’s corner; thence
South 56 degrees West with Tucker’s
line 14 chains 5 links to beginning;
containing 19 % acres.
THIRD TRACT: Beginning at a
stone in J. B. Womack’s line, run
ning with said line and A. M. Tuck
er’s line to Tucker’s corner; thence
nearly North 6 poles to stone; thence
West 22% poles to stone; thence
South 25 poles to stone; thence East
32 poles to beginning, containing 4
acres 13 rods.
FOURTH TRACT: Beginning at a
pine in R. & A. A. R. R. Co. line,
running East with said line 12 %
poles to stone; thence North 13
poles to stone; thence West 12%
poles to stone; thence South 13 poles
to beginning; containing 1 acre.
FIFTH TRACT: Beginning at a
pipe in Womack and Byrd corner,
thence West with said line to a stone
166 links; thence North 22 degrees
West to Womack’s line; thence East
with said line to Womack’s corner;
thence South 22 degrees East to be
ginning; containing one-half acre.
SAVING AND EXCEPTING
FROM SAID LANDS, HOWEVER,
1% acres conveyed to Pearl Wind
ham, 1 aere conveyed to A. L.
Womack, and 2,000 square feet con
veyed to Board of Education here
tofore.
This 9th day of September, 1929.
• DANIEL L. BELL,
Commissioner.
$lO PRIZE OFFERED
. Mr. Ike Dunlap Offers Money and
! Subscription to Record for Best
Name Registered for His New Log
1 Cabin Filling Station.
| Editor Record:
I am finishing up a beautiful log
■ hut, on the corner of Main street
: and Boone Trail highway, in Bonlee,
■ putting in lights," bath and rest
rooms. With the shady grove and
these modern conveniences it will be
a lovely nest to stop and rest and
lounge in, fill up on mineral water
from a hundred-foot well, then be
fore leaving fill up the car with gas
and oil and sail on, telling the folks
up and down the road about the little
log cabin by the side of the road—
the Boone Trail.
I want a name for this station.
Any one who suggests the name
used will receive ten dollars in cash,
also a year’s paid subscription to the
Chatham Record. Should give
the same name, the one .received
first will ibe registered first. The
records will be kept at Boone Trail
service station, Bonlee. You regis
ter there, or write your name sug
gested to me and I will register for
you according to first come, first
registered. A fellow traveller,
ISAAC H. LUNLAP,
Bonlee, N. C.
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EGGS WANTED at 40 cents at R. J.
Moore & Company’s, Bynum.
WANTED: Tenants for one and
two-horse crops. A. B. Clegg, Mon
cure, RFD 1.
MlLK—Better milk—Aerator cool
ed, bottles sterilized. No more
complaints of sour milk. Let me
furnish you. Lexie Clark.
BUY YOUR SHOES at R. J. Moore
& Company’s, Bynum.
HALF-GALLON Fruit jars at Poe
and Mhore’s. sl.lO a dozen.
SUGAR: 100 pounds sugar for
$5.50, 25 pounds for $1.45. At
C. E. Durham’s, Bynum. Jul2stf
LARD: Swift’s Jewel, Southern
Ros€* and Hermitage, all for 12%
cents a pound by 60 flb. tub. At
C. E. Durham’s. Give him a call.
GOODRICH SILVERTOWN TIRES
—ls you want a tire the quality
and price of this famous tire fills
the hill. C. E. Durham, Bynum-
TIRES AND TUBES, good quality
at medium prices at R. J. Moore
& Company’s, Bynum. > .
BULK TURNIP SEED, Virginia
Abruzzi, Vetch * Seed, Crimson
Clover, Seeds for all kinds of
seeds. J. H. Monger, Sanford,
j N. C.
PROFESSIONAL nurse. I am lo
cated in Pittsboro and offer my
services as a professional nurse to
the people of Chatham county.
Elsie Lucile Peterson, R. N.,
WOODS’ Turnip Seed in bulk at
Chatham Hardware Company’s
st»re.
CHICKEN FEED, sweet feeds, oats, ,
etc., wholesale or retail at- lowest
prices at Poe and Moore’s, Pitts- .
boro.
STAR BRAND SHOES—A new ship
ment, all sizes for men, women
and children at C. E. Durham’s.
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION
I State of North Carolina,
Department of State.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRES
ENTS MAY COME—GREETING:
WHEREAS, It appears to my sat
isfaction, by duly authenticated rec
ord of the proceedings for the volun
tary dissolution thereof by the
• unanimous consent of all the stock
! holders, deposited in mv office, that
J the FARMERS MILLING CO., of
GOLDSTON, INC., a corporation of
this state, whose principal office is
situated at No. Street, in the
town of Goldston, County of Chat
ham, State of North Carolina 'Jacob
Dixon being the agent therein and in
charge thereof, upon whom process
may be served), has complied with
the requirements of Chapter 22,
Consolidated Statutes, entitled “Cor
porations,” preliminary to the issuing
of this Certificate of Dissolution:
NOW WHEREAS, I, J. A. Hart
ness, Secretary of State of the State
of North Carolina, do hereby certify
that the said corporation did, on the
26th day of June, 1929, file in my j
office a duly executed and arrested
consent in writing to the dissolution
of said corporation, executed by all
DR. J. C. MANN
j the well-known
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST
will be at
Dr. Farrell’s Office
I PITTSBORO,
TUESDAY, Sept. 24
at Dr. Thomas’ Office
SILER CITY,
THURSDAY, Sept. 26 |
the stcokholders thereof, which said
consent and the record of the pro
ceedings aforesaid are now on file
in my said office as provided by law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I
have hereto set my hand and affixed
my official seal at Raleigh, this 26th
day of June, A. D., 1929.
(Signed) J. A. HARTNESS,
(SEAL) 'Secreary of State
(Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19)
SIXTH SESSION TEACHER
TRAINING DEPT. OPENS
(Reported by Claas)
The Teacher-Training Department
of the Pittsboro high school opened
Monday, September 2, with the regu
lar school session. After the open
ing exercise, Mrs. W. P. Horton,
head of the department, outlined
briefly the work for the year. There I
were eleven girls enrolled, ten who 1
are graduates of Pittsboro high
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Write, come in or phone us for the illus
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■ Vol. 1 September 12, 1929 No. 5
SB Published in the interest of the
S people of Pittsboro and vicinity by
H Weeks Motor Co.
I J. C. Weeks, Editor
■ Since our last issue we have de
■ livered the following cars and
I trucks: R. L. Goodman, Rt. 2,
■ Pittsboro, Fordor Sedan; Hal
■“'Baldwin, Rt. 3, Apex, Fordor
■ ~Sedan; J. R. Hammock, Bynum,
fl Roadster R. S.; Frank M. Farrell,
■ Bynum, Tudor Sedan; P. W. Dark,
■ Siler City, Roadster; J. L.
■ Stephens, Corinth, Truck.
■ In selecting ties for Christmas
H it is just as well to just shut your
for the recipient won’t like
■ it anyhow.
H We have some real good bar
■ gains to offer in used trucks. One
IH Chevrolet four in good order,
three model T Ford trucks that
are the very thing for hauling
. ■ tobacco. It will pay you to look
fl| these over while we have them, as
■ we are going to move them im-
school and one, Marguerite Waters,
from New London.
This department has been located
in this school for five years and has
added much to the school and com
munity. By taking this course a
student gets credit for two thirds of
a year at any normal school. The
department is given financial sup
port by the state. The students are
eager to attain the same standards
that have been set by the preceding
classes.
The girls enrolled are: Kathryn
Knight, Louise Riddle, Edna Snipes,
Annie Brewer, Ruth Burnett, Mil
dred Norwood, Josie Lee Hall, Jewell
Justice, Marguerite Waters, Pearl
Johnson, Margaret Brooks.
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All a flea has to do to get his back
scratched is ibite a dog.
There isn’t any vacation in the
school c* experience.
mediately.
Dr. (life insurance examiner):
“I’ll examine you for $5.00.”
Scotchman: “All right, if you
find it, I’ll give you half.”
For the most prompt wrecking
service in Chatham county call us.
We agree with you that treat
ing a prospective customer like a
rich batchelor uncle isn’t just
courtesy, it’s just plain common
sense.
New Ford owners are always
pleased.
Success comes in Cans, not
Cants.
If you think you can you will,
If you think you can’t, you WILT.
Boost Pittsboro, it’s a good
town.
Weeks Motor Co.
Phone No. 7
Pittsboro, N. C.
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