North Carolina Newspapers

? fe ' ."5 > -. j? . . * - ' V ; *%.' * ,"'T' *. -i ''. .. "/.jc H . inauhlniT p- Ijj?;JhottriAft'an or?:a>uz4t*?ii. 'Sttjeth-! ?''''? orl;h (JaroHns? / <1 1 in vtxSmall po- l in i h)H". Fonner I governors.. had 0 private secretary. ? ralljM. mti well KjmwiT .ml able U1 'attend to ordinary |jjfa v.'.)rc5tlnt, but there-rare liarilly one in n this state who know nr'u'ir - . tsnw- of the mini wi?h .. tit .. . i' o vSte !cr?tary to Camflfre' was stipposetfdUr have grown *' F: but tiaa found, in I "Charlotte, reporting for the Charlotte . Hoir many "ispLporfimt appointee':/ ments has the present. KUjjirnor had to make" ' rf "t_, ' court, two' soperior.jeciurt judges, two v tax..commissioners, a secretary o? ' t.' Kmii) nf IS.'-. li ? n'unv ?-?5 ' "' . .nYajB T supporter?, eanipttigh mfiuwm* and! " each! ,~ s~ -J .._ A. All nt-ihera bpt one, md-e cmnc near being, a ring-man also.j The la?f soficltor appointed -was doneJ before the .dead man war harried. . This was J. W. Plea in place of J. it, I h . Carson deceased. such' haste, to appoint a ' ' . ntn:' : ~r-V' jfc I A- The tings ten in that section I to.ik .thevflrst train td-Raleigh, when I - \-.x> ; ?d, nnd came-back with I . . i onjm,ls,-:on of Pies id their-pock- I -4 - .. ..iCotniaaui . oja.^sagc: _t?o) I . -k, . 4 o TO OHR FRIBNDS.A,\I> PATRONS: V ; 'rtOh the T-ith day of Mdjeh our'tnaj*^S^H'Tlaae for the" 1923 - 24 season 5-: '^4;?fi4.i?j;afaron(rty advise yon to marks er-the remainder of"yonr crop of to-, ' i a rco n* rapidly as possible while y all the. buyers are on the market.tor all grades- and tobacoo seljjng good. Ar.! vt.u can do no betwt than to sell |jkk Boston Market especKI tally -if pflU sell: at tile,-. .old ISDEH. OUSfe The hone* ' ' ~ ,i brings mart money. . >/C.ome to see *? "anij we will do you good. ' . Your, /tlends, r? ' \EENT WAREHOUSE, So. Boston, Ya. - ? 0?? ' ?->Vl s BOND OF $160. ant- school teaeher, I^^Stefc^t'.irecdsed-- of whipping a ti Heat - was . given prelimhearing on'last Friday. At Oj.e. . ... emipidon of the evidence 'Snrnr: "Winsteai bound > pver. to court ' - ? fW tt; hotuk^hti Sl'Qfi. .? VCfTfi .. j" ^tted thare iocs not sp-1 > mneh to it.thc. boy havjnk'l H / of the WMp-I p&ec. with no <firWt-<;?i 1 mi'ng cpAne* rieiith. I -_>rT?'~ (tWsn' and"Junes went hia I M*S?Nir SW1MON'.. ..-t^of'the IyO<)?o~Rev. ft. ".'K. WJ-J'm will preach ? special ser; * ?Kio to'the- Maaoiis of Rwttero onj . int F.bVonry 24th, fli'the Sfej i'' llSiilfcfeBhUrefa. AU nuirai In tiwj . y7!i* Wt'H Ha'all vTsitiaS rut? ^.borti 'VS r?>potTIuny^'irivk44^to th?* .-VT;. . j ho m**on" wfll Meet in he' 'pdjje' i M.mi . <rctPi-t ohd mncoh 4o ther}. ' . ^lartntK-ta A .tjotiv. . Vr r~TTl0 weekly scbopl --- 7 LJJ. ii i(5#Kv conducted IS We 9t ' ; . V , | - | , ''j I"'." 1 V| 1 ' ' ~ - / .it. iUiHtctr'.VV* W." . ?- - ' ' ee? tti . " K.'iwr^ of .G-rand ,'jtry lot; 1921 January Term 1'erson Charity Superior Court. We. tha-grami juror- (or tin fanu irjf 'term of get .-on Coifnty Superior Court,' beg to submit to ffitt Honor ..-ji presiding, the TotlffwmJTTCjrert of-wdtnt", we r have . 1. We., have examiWd and- ar'iat upon alt billr sent .to u? and h ?v? returns*! true bills end vtade presentment* in cases that we thought need ed suA action. 'rcr* 2. A committee from nor number visited the county home. "We found the innujtoe of the county home vlti cipsrting their early removal to'the new home recently domple.ted. Thfr home, erected near the old ono at .a do'it of nearly 8fty thousand dollars, (3 rftodern; in every respect. with running, tvnteT, rtowm heat, electric lights, end all conveniences for the aged and infirm- We found the affairs thefe ,, : ' V ' - weu managed, plenty ot supplies an liahtl, en(f evidences that the inmate* are well eared tor, -At present there 'are 12 inmates, these being composed of fo.u^.white women, one white man. three colored women, three colored men, and one girt of abont eight or nine years of age. This girl is very hard to manage and is giving rfluch trouble out there. We recommend that if .possible she be placet}-in one oi the state institutions which arc prepared to. handle incorrigible* sueh as she seems to be. ,' 8. We have examined with a great deal bf attention and interest the courthouse artd. the jail. These two buildings present quite a piohleui. Without doubt there is "need not oncourhouse. .However, while a makeshift can he made of the courthouse for a w*dte^the ^diUong^^thb^^ jail not only for white and black, but ut ?ven for . male and female., Nc? geoes and whiter people are .crowded i/n"1 the small cells together during .fcomt week, when- a great many more prisoners than usual' arc occupying -the jail, and m every respect conditions there are very bad.' It. seetni that new jail facilities mdst be pro TMetd. -ajPohoa. ' ~ r.r - . <W, . . y j".. > we are Aware that both the present board of county commissioners and Me one in office before one have been studying and planning the erection of a new courthouse an<fjaH, and that in 1919 bids were received for the erection of such a building. The bids were so high and building conditions so bad at that time that the bids were rejected, and ..they. 'paVe not yet become normal enough to cause the commissioners to desire to Jet the contract for the erection; of such a building. We understand that wording to the plans and specified-" XfjS'0'- the buildihg Proposed by the architect 'and '.accepted by the com: misstoder' both^thc courthouse and jail are to be put id .the same baild.ing, the modem 'and logical way of creating a jail -being to put it on the top of the courthouse. We understand the predicament the Commissioners havfe been in in view of thff need of u courthouse and jail on the-oue hand and the-over increasing howl of the taxpayers - againet the over increasing taxes. . on the other hand; We would .recommend to the commissioners that they cither orect the building . proposed at - once 6r that they repair and remodel Che present jail so'as to'meet the requirements of the health lawa' as cheaply as possible and let the courthouse remain as it is until-conditions become such that the imposition of an increased tax. for the erection of courthouse and jaU wiU hot be a burden on the', taxpayers. We leave to the cojp' JL It- --U-J-- -J? ? ? ? t. ? - -pursue.- ant) Auk that they adopt I the one wHlch will be the moat eeono- I inical in- the lOML run. UnleB ft can be done cheipj^ve should dislik" to ,'ce" our money pot in' n Jail which] I would be torn down in a few year*," and set m-vlew of the exceedingly [poor price* Which farm product* are -now .bringing taxes aye.^hurdcpsome ;and we shoaM hot-like liL hare them rmcceieOd'unlesy it would mean xjfbod savlnfr tft-uauin later years. . The. oflkea of, the courtj\ou*e-Meio to be heptfn a rieat and orderly way, anrTThc record*lo^toe well kupt- Wore" |y*Uh apace is necljl in the nmTi* nf the clffg ef;the coU'rt and the r(gl$-' -??' . "iy- .|" ?"euwl t'ti . -Tiii' re* is not -joom eunuch ' *Vy\;.y* ?*".. / - . ' * t 11 gf7 hiioso is not at all convenient or mote ?n' hut it can be made out with. tVe. examined Into the .mnttoi of the revjsal of jury lists in, this county ana '.'rd'?h?t. the commission^ ers of this county art. following tht live in respect to this apd that :rood nod competent men are being drawn loathe juries. However we fthij thiu the-lny.in- regain te tjw examlnattori of prisoners put-in the county jaij is nir lie-inyr complied with, and we Vender that hereafter every person placed therein' shall-.he examined id acco'Tance with TJie law by the coun, ly health uHTciu. ? Ilavinjr reported this worfc of oiir-t we feel.that, wo have carried out the duties'of our office and ask that we be discharged, Respectfully submitted this 30th day. of January; 1924._ -- . R. H. Bailey, J Foreman. Korth Carolina Person-County . ?S In. the Superior Court. January term, 4924. ' From the report of the Grand Jury ?nrf Irnin pbl-annnl invesflfcatftm, the Court finds as a fact that -the cohdi; tions of the jail in Person Countj is intolerable; that it is in such a "del fcctiye and unsanitary condition as it constitute a real menace to the health and life of the -prisoners, and thpi there can be no separation of either races or sexes "in said jailm its pres. ent -Coiidition; white and colored and male nnd -femalp prisoners now being Confined Indiscriminately- ivithoui any separation wiu?evef. y Whereupon it is sonsfdered, adjudged and ordered," that said jail bifilrS jng be closed-arid that the sherifl sb?n-tnMr ..iH boiling ppfm'| pri^laaer to be confined therein, until ithe further order of thin court. c?S It ia further adjudged and ordershall be committed to the jail oi -fWrKam Cbunty and all charges fo"i the transportation of prisoners' and other necessary charges, together with the jail fees incurred lit Durham Coppty be paid by the commissioners of Person County. A copy of this order, certified by the Clerk of this Court, shall be dpt authority to the officials of Durham County for the commitment of prisoners in Person County,. to the jail oi. irarnam (jounty. ^ LL JH. A. Sinclair, - ' Judge Presiding NORTE CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT- . PERSON COUNTY Jam Term, t92l To the Hon. N. A. Sinclair, Judge Rrosfimg. 'v -Jgtl The -undorsighed Solicitor (Of the .Tenth^VJudicial District rcspeetffilly reports to the Court that he has examined at .this term of said Court into the condition of the-offtce of D. W, Bradsher, the Clerk of tHe Superior Court of said "county, that he finds said oiTV? well administered in all respeats, that said Clerk keeps in his office all tha books. reqoired ' hy, law, properly indexed, for speedy and convenient" reference. He. further, rspofts to the Court that, so far as he can ascertain, the accounts of. the said Clerk, both as Clerk.of this Court, and as Roceiver, are regular and correct. .Respectfully submitted, } L. P. MoLendon, or Tenth Judicial Ef$tricr. Examined, "approved' and . ordered recorded. - _ j X. A". ..Sinclair? ^ / Judge Presiding. ' NElfSRO CAITlVED ' ' IX PITTSBURGH, PA. On September 29th, 1988, Robert Brooks, colored, shot -Harry- Psylor in a fight which they engaged in at Jit' Zion church, colored, and " made good maMeyape. Paylorc rocdverfd and nothing more w?? heard _ pf BrcxJkn'lljitil recently, Sheriff 1/iWm k/GaUd him_ at -Pittabnrgh. Pa., and laat' week-he wrnifc nftSr Mrtt retorn. ing with him laat Friday nights : ? ' o- ' MEFTWp GF-V9ZB& The next meeting at thf'~'T7S'tei Lttod''.will be held at the cetifferi ?^^nd-"T?^.' T-rcr; .-.'in He n :;',Wc[Hl lliwum wHrt^awy iwly |J> .i nail I'll in afayrnl " ,'..... . *"#.?* !.. f. r-i', jTh'nirman". . ' r A. V, O'Brjant, ro. rotary. .' ' ' 2 ' ' Vv V- * j| 3. 3 -Ik ^ % -%*. ,;Jli jfv n? ' . : *'? ?,..jo. jli, Wednesday Evening' ~P i" T,t " ' Ti. { CUM ing AlTKAcnO."' s t?- ? EL AT THg PRIN' fevatch Out lor Th?e Productions) r They Arc Worth Your Attention. p "We Give below n list with dales Xsf the Coming Prod potions, of which We can say is tlva greatest line tip of ..pictures ever ofloiod (s the people of TgUHSDAV^Feb.il 1 A. {Rex Beach's ERic of' Lawless Alaak:. .tolE SPOILERS with Milton Si?s, ^kna Q. N'ilsson, Xoah Berry. A CosWBpolitan Picture. % :, FRIDAY .f>ln%2n<L ~ AY. GifiUh's Supreme Masterpiece DREAM STREET" with Carol TOempster, Ralph Gravevand' WilBatn gerguson.. A TJnited Artists Ib-oducB HON. and TEES."Feb. 25 26th. ft Richard Ifiaxdiily' Davis Story B "STEPfJJSMS STEPS OUT". Earith Dodglas Fairbanks, Jr.?TheoWOrr Roberts and Noah Barry,: ?A Paramount Picture. K* v1'- FltipAY Feb. 22th. ' K Tod Browning Production "THE BAY OF FAITH". This great drama SW Humanity bares the throbbing jteoul of mankind. A Cosmopolitan Production. 1 ? MON- and TUBS. March-8 ?' 4th. i Glaaco Ibanex's great Jlovel "l^NE MIES OF WO|lEN", with Lionel Barrymore, Alms Rubens. Cosmopolitan^ ne million dollar Masterpiece FRipA||March 7th. Clarence Badger's Production "RED LIGHflPS-.'-with Marie Preyost, Atiec lalfe and Johnny Walker (The. Year's greatest mystery Picture). IBON. And TUE. March 10 - 11th. madgv' illV'onwu'y'TcarV. A bjrtor* ' romance of Trance in the 18th. cenI tn^gr. Watch'for dates "Green Godliness,' "Flaming Yoqth", "Mighty Lilct Rose". "'Three Wise Tools", "Sis Day"*", Fighting Blade", "*CaH-of th< ' Wild", "Ponjola", "The Man Froir t Di oduey's", ? "The?Common?Law" "Woman to Women"-. ' *:-*' '. * According to the present arrange menta-wc wifl have for exhibit ior some time annng amy, jaraea vruze ; "THE dD\*ERED WAGON". Plan Ahead now not to miss- thest pictured; , THE PRINCESS THEATRE Kirby Bros, Pi-ops. ; 0 ' ' ~ " SCHOOL NOTES. 1 - O Tbe last Teachers' Meeting of th? year was held laat-'Saturday with only a few teachers absent caused by epidemics in some of tbe schools which had closed for a few dayaSo regretfully did ye hold thi; meetnnjrthat it may Be we wili ask the 'teachers -to meet again on the regular date, It has been pleasant to work with-much enthusiastic, responsive corps of teachers, -rand we hope to have them ait back with us again .next year. The Board of Education is asking that a map of Ihe.boundaries of each school district be made' oat .by the committeemen and sent to t^Ln ofiTce at once. This is very necessary. Letters arc being-.-mailed-tsvthe committeemen making suggestions as to how to do this on a map. Also budget blanks- are^ enclosed which: the - committee '' ill' please; fHJ put- for next year's wofk-ryid roturti with the map. This has been explained to. th"e "teachers and any' information will be gladly given by them to the committor. The t?mjpittee are also- requested TTCTSok .aw -.Re eFool house* ami |deak? and -aU school -ftfa&fete"- .and make a. report ot the eondUian iri I which U.4* left ?V the close- of tht I* ' . ?- . . * . " ~*7~ - V -?r .. ' " L ifjNh the home of hor'brotlij?r Mr. PjjFrfde.rielc. She was the dSughtoi ,of Hansom arid Joanna j FredericS, .who." with three brothers and ytr<? ?ieters.itreeedod her to the J ol -Lea's t hnpej M. E. Church, join, i ing while quite -yoiuig. She lived a fajthfu! consecrated. life to God and diet! in the triumph 'hi ? gospel faith and passed through Mift valley and shadow of aeath'fnnring ^ad evil but " was coWfartdd In H> i'oil and stuff. | She was conflned to her 'ho'pie for more man a year safTerinp several I strokes of'-paralysis. _ Rarely his there ever passed into I higher - life' 'a gentler.,, more jjationt I cr .hraver'soul nor one whom I - - u;f.?m.- ..-m . J \ ? I'?w?v vuuuun,? mivir auu nope. She fias left- an iaO&cnce ?-higj? witf live on in'those-llyes whirl: came in contact tvifh hem. She left only one brother, besides many relatives and a host of friends. * _3 /The fuhebal services were- hold from" the home by her pastor after which she was lajj^to rest in th? ; family burying ground beneath banks of "beautiful floral offerings. She is gone but not fprgotten By the ones who-.Jdved her best, And we hope, to meet in . Heaven Where our souls will .be at rest. . o MINSTREI. AT LONGHURST. There will be a minstrel at Longhurst Saturday night", JFeb.' 18th, at i 7:30 o'clock, for the berfifit of the school. Admission 20 and. 33 -cents, " ?A*- APPftEetAWHE LETTERS Sftnora, N. O. Roxboro. N. C. . Dear Str: Please-accept my sincere riSinks for the various checks sent- me a' mounting eleven thousand four i hundred and ninety-tano dollars : ($11,492.00) in full payment for my store building and stock of goods i destroyed by. Are qn December. 27th: , Iftfta Yrni and yonr adjusters hays ,. been uniformly nice and ' courteous all through the settlement, I am re. placing ray store with a brick buildy when I begin business I will i advise you and Wiii "g!": e^tu* business* to you. 1 take pleasure in i recommending your agency to all who wish insurance. Again thinking you, I am Yours very truly. Signed, 'E: E. Talley A Co. MR. AND MRS. WOODY U ENTERTAIN STAG PARTY. Laat Thursday -night Mr." an?j Mrs. W.R. Woody entertaiHed a stag party froifi 8- to 11 o'clock. There were i four tablet, two for bridge and two : for rook, and after playing several i rounds a turkey dinnet^wae served. ? - os : PARENT TE AC ITERS ASSOCIATION. Come to our ijext Parent Teachers Association! There'* a reason! This invitation is" 'cordicily extended to every father, and^ mother in Bbxboro. Is the father a parent? This Question Is -sometimes asked at our moetings. But judging from the great number of mothers who do not attend it is just as pertinent to ask "Are ALL mo tilers parents?" Finally, "Are nl! <jt - our teachers. hunesl-to-jcoedhcst; ?P and down and all around, teach J er?T;' TKeir ebsencexftom the rpga\if monthly. meetings justifies not law question. Thin, toV, the presence <dl oux.SupU wotilO a (hi wonderfully to . T,"1""1 OP1, ^MBtttetOns; These j questions Wring us. to Ihe 'real- vital need of our Association?the lifted of cO-operpiJop. Without it ..our orgamr-ation, is-'doad With it ntanv seonderfui" irtjprovenrcnts are possiW?. So, fathers, 'mothers, teachers, and-Sopt. Watch out* next 'week for ffrr program lif iW next meeting -la appear in The Carter, ' Kate Bandon Wins lead, t """ *"r ? i ^ - ?MtfTIC K. .?! > - a'wchie Johnson having left my win; pi of without liiy consent all partial are Horqby notified not to hire-or har* ' - ' " , '"-'n Vrtw Hit? '* 3$ ?' - - n a nr. n - K| -;p ?- ~ p c ' 0" ' ' " MOM * - ' ^ -*J > PIR YEAR i ADVANCE pssr TV Bq^igt Club had their regula " meeting on last Thursday mornbig '* with .Mr-. W. It. Woody afher beau- ? tiful View bomb on Sfnjji Street*. Jitidge .c Witt i?Iay> 'l IV thiae" table and mSBy interesting games were enjoyed A W6?t delightful menu *?. served by p? I the hostess assisted by. her sister Miss Maude Barnett. consisting" of Grape fifuft, turkey, cranberry s?uev, gr. -on peaa in paUKy. stuffed celerv, ' he l ull..) -Qolf.Ir- irith 'whipne-v jtlfrtg'1 I Those present were Mcxiames E. M'. I "Davis. St A Jones, W- C.; Watkfas,. * . I G. W. Kane, jr J. \W.tiitead. M. R. . ?>.. I Long, L. M.' ^arlto- "A.>S.'di'Vl.ihv 1 inp, T\_,b: Woody, and Misse Mary ' Harris, Franklin Grave* of Mt. Airy, ' ' N. C? and' Elizabeth'Noell. < Qd Tuesday evening Mr*. Frank . a Wilson- dulgibtfnllv entertained in e. h?>nor of Mrs. Frank Howard, a bpl*_ of Docetnfcer. Boston Rook was the game of the evening. Five tables eta arranged in the living room, fbr file game. The -house -was very cosy * .with pqtted plants and white hya lints. .-V delirious salad-coarse, coffee - ". . . with whipped -cream and candy, was . ,y-l served-.by Mrs Wilson and assisted by Misses Mattie and Catherine Hatchett. Those enjoying "this were " Mesdames frank Howard, Joe Blanks, . / E. E. Thomas, E. O. Carver, B. B. ?' and H. W, Newell, L. C. Bradsher; W. R. Woody, I. 0. Witkeraon and ' ST Mfases Ethel Newton, HUlabeth Noell. Ruth Nlewton, Edna Bradsher, Eva Newton, Bertha Clayton, Wiima .. -j?:*::jS Thomas, Annie Clayton, Esther Thompson, Eyie Long a/id Mary Har- *' [ ? ' . xt. -. ' '^ii Mi*. T. E. Austin, delightfully enCldb'on' h'ridnV^^t*-rnoon.r'^lk" tiSw : were arranged for tfte game of Boston Rook. Beautiful pink' carnatuiha I were used aa a decoration. The' hos- , I teas assisted by .Mrs. Breston Setter- . field served a delightful salad course, coffee with . whipped cream. Attractive, favors of red roses-filled-wittfcnuts -wbre given to the following; Mesdames Frank Howard, A. S. de- ~\,; M Vlamihg; L. M. CarHon, B. E. Love, E. R. Dunlap, T. W.. Hondepon, J. A. long', W. .R. Woody,- M. R. Lung, I . j rrr kr.-n nz r2 ? ' - m " 1 n. .TTTeil. ?Y. r. LJJng, YV.. IvriH) R. J. Teague, W. C. Wstki/is, n.- W. ^ a*d J?> Ji?Wjtjjtsjid; Connor Merritt. - \j G. W. Thomas, E. 5f."~0*VT?i- -E, G. Long, Emery Winitead and Misses Erie. Long, Edna'Bradsher and Mary Franklin Gravei of Mt. -Airy, N. C. _ ;j -Mi*a Millie Jane Brooks entertain, 4o ? feV friends last Friday evening in honor of her house guests, Misses M' "Sadie Brooks and Lonlse Dowdy of Durham and Mrs. Tyler Shankle of Albemarle. Games were enjoyed ind delightful music by Mrs. Shahkk The hoatess served a delirious ice course with cake._ - The regular Monthly meeting of Brookadale Methodist church" their meeting-With Mrs. Earnest- WilJkerson on last FridayEvening. After the-business the ladies talked for ; more'than an hour. The hostess'served delightful' fcjit and candy to the following: Mesdamea P. T. Clay. IP A. E. Jackson. Geo. Fox, J- T. Standfield/Maxie .FWx, Buck Garrett, F.xey ?arver anid Misses Irma- and Saltie wllk-rson. A pretty affair of thi* week- was thd dinner. giye;i on Monday evening:;'! ' by-Mrs.'GeJ. Cuahw?,"-far_MifciJLohy Halk whose marriage likes plai r on rThttr- tTry. Covi i were -pbrcrd' for six guests.. The table waa pretty with * . U? y - - '-Vsy, \t: ? mi? i WW ..eUUHUUlli UL. pill*. 1IIU nijnwi "bjBny shaded with jink, .-.with pink Mreumfrs ostendinif from the .ehan delier to the corners ?f the table. Th? e nter piece -was pf pink sweet pnae and ferjif.At each place iyss pink 4 baskets (illrd with ' ?lteri nutS, the. bride1* chair jparketl with' white bow ot ribbon. Aeiefiir.ua' live emirae dinn*r was served f? MkedamP*. Ot Is jt i A ffaiH, htAj -ibini.k T. jC. KradaW.r-i.i. M Mis?e* Ruby HaH, Mary Willie. Hail. - ^ ' and ' fttry ' hceb The uu.yt of "hnria irrf$r wae -presented wi?t??V pwtty "treser. ??-4 The,IWview 0?I&met on, Thuraday */ten>(">e with. Mia. tt. .'II. Oakley,..': Mr E/ E.' Thorn** idAthC'siy>ct tM ill " *vvrir ' I v. ' ' nani-;~V