M One Has Ceased to Exist But the. Other Still Lives—Names of Some of the Families Who Supported These Institutions. - ' 0 Below we publish some facts about Pocket Presbyterian church and the High School which once j ;- flourished in the Pocket commun ity. These facts were furnished by people who lived in that com rrjnunity and they are published with the hope that they will be of interest to readers of The Ex press. Many people, who lived in that community have mov^d away and we were unable to get facts concerning them. Pocket Church was organized May 2nd., 1890, by Rev. Dr. J. B. Mack with 58 members. Tlhe session held ita first meeting May 4fch, 1800, and the elders were: Dr. William Arnold, W. B. Campbell, Evander McGilvary end A. M- Wicker. Of the four three . were fathers of Presbyterian minis _ hers. Rev. William McGilvary waa a aon of Mr. Evander McGilvary. Rev. James Mcl. Wicker was the son of A. M. Wicker and John Arnold, who was a ministerial student at the time of his death was the son of Dr. Wm. Arnold. In March, 1891, Rev. D. N. Mc Lauchlin was called as the first pas tor; and served the church until Sep tember, 1892. At 'that time the church building had not been erected and ser vices were held in the school building. A good high school was conducted there at that time. Prayer meeting was held by the principal, Rev. Allen Jones, and some of the students and later by W„ P., J. B. and A. B. Cam eron who taught in the school. When there was no pastor services were held by visiting preachers. In the church record is found thei names of. Rev. D. D. McBryde, Rev. W. M. Eldrige, Dr. J. Bl .Mack . (Mc Neill was called as pastor and served until 1897. At that time the church was grouped with Buffalo, .Sanford and White Hill and services were held once a month. The membership was increased to eighty-seven' duriny Mr. McNeill’s pastorate. In 1896 and 1897 the present house of worship was built. Most of the ma terial end much of the work was giv en by the members, with MliWilUam Campbell as head carpenter. While the church Was without a pastor, Mr. J. Alton Mclver, of Jones boro, held services once a month for some time. He held, a very successful revival in the church. From January, 1899, to April, 1906, Rev. K. A. McLeod, of Jonesboro, was pastor. It was during his pastorate the church was dedicated. In August, 1906, Rev. 3; H. Wiliam son was installed and served as pas tor until April, 1918. At that time the Euphronia and Gulf churches were grouped with Pocket. From August, 1918, to septemoer, 1922, Rev. C. L. Wickr was pastor. At this, time the church was grouped with Euphronia, Buffalo and White Will. After Mr. Wicker retired as pas tor, Dr. R. C. Gilmore supplied .for two years preaching twice each month on Sunday afternoons. The church was without a pastor for nearly two years when Rev. W. L. Wilson served for one year. Rev. L. TLEdgerton accept ed a call as pastor in 1927 and serv ed the church for three years. He was followed by Rev. J. T. Barham, who is now pastor of the church. - Mr. Evander JTcGilvary, one of the elders, donated the land on which the church is located. The first person buried in the cemetery near the church was Mr. W. H. Gilliam, who died in 1897. For a number of years a. good school was maintained by the people of the Pocket Community and some people who became prominent in lat er years received, their early training in this school which was called the McGilvary School. The 'first teacher was Mrs. Annie McGilvary a daugh ter of William D. Harrington of ■Moore county,and aunt of Dr.CBias. ; D. Mclver. Mrs.. W. S. Lacy, who was . then Miss MsCry Shepard, taught mu® sic and Mrs. Lula Muse, who was;Misa Lula Mclver, taught art. Mrs. McGil • vary was a teacher of experience. The other two were quite young but they were well educated and they did good work In the school room. The school was well patronised by the people of the commnity, who made sacrifices to educate their children. In the early nineties while Mr. Al len' Jones, who afterwards enter ed the ministry of the Presbyterian church, was principal, a new school house was huilt and the name of the school was changed to Pocket High School. Mr. Jones was assisted ift the caa^luct of the school by the late Rev.- Dr. D. N. McLauchlin, a brilliant man, who in later years became a prominent min ister in the Southern Presbyterian church. Other teachers who assisted Mr. Jones and who taught at Pocket afterhe had letf there were Rev. Walter M. Gilmore, of Knoxville, Term., who Is now doing important - work in the Southern Baptist Church; Miss Mollie Roberts, who is now Mrs. W. J. Jones, principal of the Pine land Junior College, of Salemburg, an institution which is supported by the Ihxke Endowment; Professor A.'B. Cameron, for years superintendent of the Moore County Schools and at present a member of the general as sembly of North Carolina; Dr. J. S. Brown, now of Salisbury; Professor W. P. Cameron and J. B. Cameron, I'rotesBor Boaz Young and daughter, Miss Lou, Young, now Mrs. Engine Mclver. E. M. Judd, who wag the first superintendent of the Lee County schools was the last principal of the Pocket high school. There were a number of dormitories around the! school where boys and girls, some of whom' boarded themselves roomed. The old home of the Judds which Stands in a beautiful grove of oaks, is located near the church and the old school builling was the dormi tory for the girls Among those who attended school at Pocket were: Mrs, R. Ifr. Palmer, of" Gulf, then Mias Edna Russell; Mrs. T. A. Hunter, of Greensboro, then Miss Eugenia Mc lver; Mrs. J. R_ Weatherspoon, of the faculty of the State College for Wo men, then Miss Lizzie Mclver; Mrs. Joe Brown, of Chadboume, then Miss Minnie Mclver; Dr. John Ellis, pro minent Baptist minister of Dallas, Texas; Rev. Orin Dowd, Methodist minister in the North Carolina Con ference; Dr. L. J. Arnold, surgeon in the United States Army and located in Florida. Others who attended the school later were: John W. Gilliam, of Sanford, who has been in the U, S. Postal Service for about, thirty years; Mrs. T. A'. Ridlle, who was Miss Dol lie Gilliam; Mrs. George Gilliam, Mrs. W. G. Carter, Miss Ada Gilliam, Mrs. J. W. Seaweil and J1. P. Gilliam; John W. McIntosh, Register of Deeds; A. L. McIntosh, Mr. and Mrs. Dan McIntosh, Dan A. McLaughlin, of Vass; Mrs. Mary Arnold Gilmore, of | Asheboro; Mrs. E. M. Judd, Misses! Mollie and Gertrude Campbell, "Mrs. I F. E. Street, Mrs. S. J. Husketh, Mrs. i W. F. Chears, Mrs. j M. Amette, Mr. Henry McIntosh, of Fayetteville, Mrs. E. F. Chisholm, of Charleston, S. C., Mr. and Mrs, Andrew Cole and Mrs. 8. Cole, ' .. •> •. I After Mr. Judd became superintend-! ent of the Lee 'County Schools the Pocket high school became a public school and was. supported entirely by I taxation. Among those who taught in j the public school! were: Misses Annie' Cole, Gertrude Campbell, Olah ras-1 chal, Watson, of Jonesboro, Jennie j McRae, Florence Gladden, Lizzie Cole' Deliah Poe, Annie McIntosh, Mary | Tulluck and Mrs. Joe King. I The Pocket School is no longer in existence but the old school house still stands a melancholy reminder of other days. The children of the Socket community attend the consolidated schools in Sanford. • The following facts about the heads of some of the families who once lived in the Pocket community and their descendants who are scattered far and wide will1 prove of interest to readers of The Express. i John Alex Campbell married Miry Cole; Nine children: Mary Anne Camp bell, twice married, first to Alex Munn, second time> to Dr. Oliver Mc Lean, two. children. William Camp bell, married Nancy McRae, thirteen children; three living: Mrs. Dan Mc Intosh, Pocket, 6 children; Mrs; Ag nes McGugan, Red Springs, Donald Campbell, Halifax, 6 children; C. R. Campbell, Candor, one child; Thomas Campbell, married Christian McIn tosh, 10 children, seven living: Mrs. Allen Jones, Cumnock, 5 children, Mrs. E. M. Judd, Sanford 5 children; Misses Mollie and Gertrude Campbell, C. H. Campbell, Jonesboro, 2 children; Mont Campbell, Florida; George Camp bell, married Annie Miller, Memphis',' Term., 6’ children; Paisley Campbell, killed in Civil War. Elizabeth Camp ,-bell, married Henry Gilliam, 8 children J. P. Gilliam, seven children; Mrs: T; A. Riddle, San ford, Mrs. J1. W. Seawell , Carthage, Mrs. Mattie Carter and Miss Ada Gil liam, Pocket, Kate (dead), Georg* (dead, wife, was Maggie Poe, 4 chil dren. Robena Campbell, married John McRae, Gulf. Alice Campbell, married George W. Gilmore, 8 children: Mrs. H. „M. Williams, Sanford, E. L. Gil more, Talladega, Ala., 1 'child, Mrs. E. F.,Chisholm, Charleston, S. C., 2 chil dren, Mrs. Jno. D. Gunter, Jr., San ford, 3 children, Miiton (dead), 2 children, Mrs. S. G. Groce, Sanford Route 3, 4 children. James Campbell, married Betty McIntosh: 3 children: W,, D, Campbell, Wallace, N. C., 6 children, Mrs. John Murphy, Atkin son, N. C., 6 children, Paisley Camp bell, Portsmouth, Va., 6 children. Peter Campbell, married Betty Rogers: 3 children: Mrs; D. M. Underwood, 6 children (3 living): Mr E. M. Un derwood, 2 children, Sanford, Mrs. Harry Byrd, Branchville, S. C., Mrs. I E. C. Heins, Sanford. Mamie Camp bell married Jno, A. McLeod: 4 chil dren: Mrs. E. M. Harrington, Plain field, Ga'., 3 children, Mrs. Thomas, Cameron, N. C., 3 Arthur, Mary and Margaret Goldston. ’ ’ -Milton children, McLeod, Daniel X. Mclver, married Margaret McIntosh: 13 children (2 living): Columbus Mclver, Florida, 3 children, Mrs. Adams “Ferrell, Greensboro, 0 children; Donald Mclver, Ocala, Fla,, marriel twice, 4 children; Arch, Char lie, Adolphus and Artemug Mclver, all died in Florida, Mrg. W. J. Adams, 6 children, . Mrs. John Cameron, 6 children. Dr. William Arnold, married Mary Anne McIntosh: 6 children: Mrs. Ro bert Sutton, Candor, N. C., 1 child; Mrs. Neal Dunlap, 'Carthage," 2 child ren; Mrs. Mary Gilmore, Asheboro, 8 children; Dr. L. J. Arnold, Florida, 4 children; William Arnold, 2 child ren; Rev. John Arnold, deceased. Evander McGilvary and son, Wil liam McGilvary. Daniel McGilvary. Mrs. A. A. Moore, mother of Mrs T, A. Riddle, Sanford, 8 children! Mrs N. E. Poe, Pocket, 9 children. Captain Alex Wicker, married Caro line Mclver: 4 children: Rev. James Mcl. Wicker, 3 children: Mrs. D. B. King, Sanford, 8 children, Mrs. N. A. McEachem, St. Paul, Mrs. Wilbur Godfrey, Sanford, 4 children. Miss Maggie Wicker, Sanford; Mrs. James Gilmore, 2 children; G. G. Wicker, married Elizabeth. Cameron, 6 child ren :Mrs. B. Cole, Sanford, Mrs, Rat tree, Kings Mountain, 1 child; John Wicker, Carthage, 6 children; Mrs. A. J. Cole, Pocket, 5 children; Hugh Wicker (dead). Bessie Wicker, Los Angeles, Cal. Kenneth Murchison, married Miss Berryman: 4 children: 0. B. Murchi son, married Katie Phillips, 6 children; Maggie Murchison, married David Gil more, 1 son, Rev. W. M. Gilmore,' Ksoxville, Tenn.; Gus Murchison and Caswell Murchison, dead. Thomas Cole, twice married, William Cole, married Betty Glas cock. Thomas Cole, married Nancy Mc lver. Richard Cole, married Polly Berry man. Benjamin Cole, married Mahalia Mclver. Rachel Cole, married M. Cole. Duncan McIntosh, married Temper ence Mclver: 10 children: John McIntosh, married Betty Gil more, 3 children: Mrs. John Mclver, 3 children, Emma, Mrs. Dyer, and William, Archie McIntosh, married Anna Person, 4 children; Jim McIn tosh (dead). ’ J " George McIntosh, married Melissa Jones: 7 children (five living): Mrs. Annie Arnette, 5 children, Mrs. F. E. Street, 2 children, Mrs. S. J. Husketh, Mrs. W. F. Chears, Sanford, Mr.: Henry McIntosh, Fayetteville, 3 chil dren. : ■, ... Daniel McIntosh, married Fannie White: 4 children: Mre. Daisy Jones, 1 child, Pearl arid William, dead, Byrd McIntosh, 1 child,’ Mrs. J. A. Griffin, Sanford, 1 child. Margaret McIntosh married Daniel R. Mclver: 8 children (2 living): Co lumbus Mclver, Florida, Mrs. Cather ine'Ferrell, Greensboro. Christine McIntosh, married T. C. Campbell (children lifted with Camp bells). Betty McIntosh, married Jim Camp bell (children listed with Campbells). Francis McIntosh, married McDon oid: 1 daughter: Mrs. J. W. Phillips, Cameron, 6 children: David McIntosh, dead, D. M. McIntosh, married Mar garet Mclver, 3 children: Duncan Me-' Intosh, married Maggie Cole, 4 chil dren: J. Walter, 2 children, George and Ada McIntosh, Mrs. J. W. Cog gins, 2 children. Mary McIntosh, married Dr. Wil liam Arnold: 6 children: (listed in Arnold record). Lee G. McIntosh, married Mary Baker: 3 children: Arthur McIntosh, £ children, Jno. W. McIntosh, mar-, ried Alice Harrington:Five children: John McIntosh, Mrs. D. E. Mclver, ‘T child, Mrs. Ray Bass, 1 child, Ruth and Robert D. A, McIntosh, Pockjt, 9 children; John W. McIntosh, mar ried Phoebe Oglesby. HOME COMING AT SALEM A large crowd gathered at Salem Presbyterian church on last Sunday. The occasion was Home Coming and Rally Day, The eleven o’clock sermon was preached by Rev. L. A. McLaurin, a former pastor. He preached a splen did sermon .which was greatly appre ciated. The home choir furnished most' of the music. A solo by Mrs. Leon Watson, and a quartette composed of Roland Sheppard, Evander Stone, Mrs. Gordon Sheppard and Mrs. Leon Watson gave a beautiful - selection. The e;):rciges in the afternoon were given by the children of the Sunday. ■School. A pageant closed the exercises A bountiful 'dinner was spread in the grove at the noon hour, all were fill ed and plenty of food left to have fed many more. , ; i PIANO—We have a beautiful up right piano in this vicinity that will J>e returned to us. We will transfer this account to some responsible party, allowing all that .has been paid on same. Terms, if desired,. Quick action necessary.' Address Box .478, Copcord, N, C. \ , WANTED—A good farmer to take charge of the Bright Roberts place at Carbobton, N. C. Good tenant house', excellent dwelling for the. foreman, eighty acres of land in cultivation, good pastures, Mr, • ,4md Mrs. W, J. Jongs, -Salemburg, ' N. C. - ^ CHILDREN^ OWN PREPARED BY SANFORD EI.E sevehteenth eentary ,on the ceiling oi a palace in Route. This picture shows Apollo lit' his chariot and all around him are the hours. Above his horses is Lucifer who is the torch bearer and sun ■god. Tfcey are in the bright yellow light, but going along in front is Aurora who has the darker shades around her. Lord Byron, says it is worth a trip to