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She Cbatbam TRvCorb' H. A. LONDON EDITHS AND FEOPRICTOa. TRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: 1 50 Per Year STRICTLY IN ADVANCE 1 Zhc Cbtbam "Recorb. asa VOL. XXXIII. OLD AND NEW YEAR. ' The old year lies a-dying" and before The Record again greets its readers the year 1910 will have closed with all its joys and sorrows, its griefs and pleasures, its blessings and its afflictions. To many it has been a year of peculiar joy and to oth ers it has brought grief and sor row, just as all the preceding years have been. Such is life, such it has ever been and such it will ever be. Let us all for the coming year "prepare for any fate." The past year has not been particularly different from ite predecessors. The world has continued to make progress in every respeet, and we are optim ist enough to believe that each year the world is better, that people are better and happier and more prosperous than be fore. The average citizen now enjoys conveniences and com forts that were denied his ances tors, and this is so apparent that nobody wishes that his lot was cast in any age gone by. While the newspapers publish now more crimes and casualties each succeeding year, yet in propor tion to population there are no more crimes committed now than in any previous period of the world's history. We read of more, because more publicity is now given than formerly. We will not attempt here to give even a brief review of the important events of the past year. There have been floods and fires and other casualties that have destroyed thousands of human lives and millions of dollars of property, but no more than heretofore in former years. There ha3 been no great war or pestilence during the past year to make the year memorable in history, and there has been no general suffering or unusual af flictions that would make the year 1910 particularly prominent. The University of Chicago L again indebted to John D. Rocke feller for a most munificent gift. He announced last week a gift of ten million dollars, which makes his total gifts to that in stitution amount to over $35, 000, 000. What an immense sum for one man to give to one institu tion of learning! What a pity that some millionaire does not give a million or two to the Uni versity of North Carolina! PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER - Clerk's Annual Statement, Vi1 bearinff interest 28. 1910. NO. 20. RATES OF ADVERTISING; On Square, one IosertIA $OjS oe Square, two laairllou.... On Siutrci -ae natb More crimes, accidents and Sres occur during the Christmas holidays than during the same 'ength of time at any other sea- For L&rger Advertise ments Liberal Contracts will bo mado. at G per cent As receiver for the estate of - Letter from Paris. We copy the following extracts frnm n lofr.pr tn hid naronra wrif- sen by Lieutenant J. J. London uitm uakuiina, Chatham neauen, wmcti is m- :rom Paris, dated December 8th. County In the Superior Court, i vested in real estate , mortgage The battleshio iiaet after visit- - lo the Chairman ot the Board ot P-'r Qent. ing France and England will County Commissioners of Chat leave Friday for the Cuban wa- ham county: ters for target practice: h J as. L. Griffin, Clerk of the ?on of the whole year. This . makes very good time, averag sw. Vn 4.: .r ! ; fk w.n.n -C 4.1 i: j- "Another officer and I have iust Superior- Court in and for said returned from a trip from Brest county and State, do hereby sub to Paris, the distance being about mit my 'annual report as follows, 300 miles, and the trip can be to wit: made by night or day in about. The following amounts are in 10 hours. The sleeping accom- my hands due the following per modation3 are so poor that most sons. to-wit: of us went by day, leaving at 8 Judgment Docket "E." : a. m. and arriving in Paris at 6 No. 449. Yarboro & Shep- p. m. The railway is owned and erd $120 52 , operatea Dy the government and -No. 1039. Kobert Sev- As receiver - for Grace Holt, Claud Holt, Ralph Holt, Clvd. Holt and Dora Holt, $G!J0, which is invested in real estate mort gage bearing interest at six per cent. As receiver for Flossie S Tilth, Ada Smith, Bertha Smith. Lo rena Smith and Roland Smith $704.10 -J AS. L. GRIFFIN, Clerk Superior Court; ear has been no exception, for .he daily papers for several days have been almost filled with ac counts of most shocking crimes and terrible accidents. Nearly all of these crimes and accidents are due to dnmkenne33. This is a sad commentary on the deprav ity of our frail human nature. The idea of so many shocking crimes being committed at the season when the world commem orates th birth of the "Prince of Peace." at whose coming tha angelic host proclaimed "Peace on earth, and good will toward men!" Some very sensible and timely suggestions are made by Attorney-General Bickett in his forth coming report to the General As sembly, advance, sheets of which have been published. He calls attention to the delay of justice, in many cases amounting to a de nial of justice, in the postpone ment of suits pending in our su perior courts. He strongly urges an increase in the number of judges and also an increase in their salary. We heartily en dorse two suggestions made by him, which would expedite the trial of cases and also decrease the expenses of the judges, as follows: "1. Let the State be divided into two, large circuits, one for the east and one for the west. Such a division would greatly in- Probably the most notable pro- j crease the capacity of the judges sress made last year was in avi- Ior.: WOUi" Ufc u iar ration, or sailing through the at-i d creserve the benefits ot the rotating system, and remove some of its burdens. The judges would not hold the courts of a district of tener than once in four years, therefore such a division can be made without a constitu tional amendment. "2. There should be, in each circuit ten districts nine large districts and one small one; the judge riding the small district can then be held in reserve as an emergency judge, to be sent to any county when the judge as signed to hold the courts of the county is incapacitated for any reason. It is a costly and cruel defect in our present system that biosphere with heavierthan-air gnachines. With,, the same pro gress continued in a few years: jaerial navigation will become al jjnost as common as railroad or steamboat transportation, Irrbidding farewell to the old year let us resolve to begin the new year with renewed zeal and determination to profit by the experiences of the past and to make our lives, and the lives of all with whom we may come in contact, better, happier and more useful. In welcoming the new vcar. "the new face at the door, "j there can not be a marriage, a let us not forget the lessons which were taught us by the old year and strive to make amends for all that was amiss last year in our lives and conduct. To those who were happy last year we hope the new year will bring increased happiness, and to those who suffered or were afflicted laat year we hope the new. year will bring sunshine instead of clouds and "all that they wish come smiling around their sunny way ! " The Record extends the greet ings of the season to all its read ers and wishes for each and all a Happy New Year! Ths bravery oi nremen is not surpassed by any other class of men. and the fatality among them is much larger than persons think. Many a thrilling story of unselfish sacrifice and heroism might be published of the fire men who risk their lives in res cue of persons from burning buildings. At a fire in Chicago last week twenty-five firemen were killed in their efforts to extinguish a fire, among them being a chief, two cantains and five lieutenants. At another fire , in Philadelphia birth or a death in the family of a judge without demoralization to the public business. It would be an ideal arrangement to have two judges at large, but this would require a constitutional amendment." ' Gar Sailors Enjoying England. London, Dec. 24. Nearly 2, ooo officers and men of the Amer ican squadron are spending Christmas ashore in England and a similar number in France. The men have been granted leave of absence till Tuesday and the officers until Wednesday. The divisions in British waters will leave Thursday and join the oth er divisions off Brest on Friday. Then the combined squadron will sail for Cuba. The difficulty of difference of language in France has made friendship making there slow, but the Bon homie of the American s.aHors insured a cordial Christmas hos pitality. In England most of the men made friends who invited them to partake of Christmas dinner on Sunday. The majority fra ternized with British soldiers or sailors, and will spend Christ mas either in barracks or private houses. Most of the men on leave have found their way to London. They were seen on Christmas eve in every principal thoroughfare, usually with British soldiers or sailors. Leading residents ot Graves last week fourteen firemen were killpd and forty wounded, some en(i anfj tne adjacent district en of them fatally. You cannot ; tertained 500 men from the i riailv naoer without American ships lying m the pick up any daily 1 . Thames on Thursday, and on reading of some firemn Dem5i Friday officers of the division killed at their posts of duty ancrgave an entertainment aboard exhibiting a degree of heroism jthe Georgia which many Graves unsurpassed by any soldiers, j end citizens attended. . irg 30 miles for the entire dis tance. The cars are smaller than ours, having an aisle on the side of the car with doors lead ing from it into compartments which are supposed to accommo date 8 people. By paying the conductor a dollar bribed him to allow no one else to enter our 1 compartment where four of us were seated. He managed to keep others out until we neared Paris. "It rained throughout the run to Paris, as it did nearly every day in Paris and Brest. I never heard of such a rainy country. The result of so much rain is that the country is kept green looking, wjth no signs of fall or winter as you now have at home. Throughout these 300 miles, the country is highly cultivated, there being practically no wood ed land. The land is divided into small lots, with rocs, walls and hedges separating them, so that the landscape looks like a checker-board. All the streams we passed over were overflow ing their banks and the sur rounding meadows flooded. All the farm houses with their surrounding buildings, seemed to be substantially built, mostly of stdne, The people don't seem to mind the rain, for they slop around in the rain and mud wear ing hoods over their heads and heavy wooden shoes stuffed with straw. "Upon arrival in Paris we drove in an auto-taxicab to the Continental hotel, where rooms without meals can be had from $1.50 to $5 a day. I might as uroll ctt fknf Vio on were the cheapest things I found v ?rna-VVlS!?" SS in Paris. For a distance of sav j S ; aisy Whitehead 6 66 8 20 more and Georgia Sey more, each ::.::..: Jadfment Docket "F." No. 387. T. II. Coggins, Ida Coggins, L. V. Cog gins and M. L- Coggins each. Ella Austin, Nannie Lam bert and Bettie Lam bert, each ! 70 No. 463. Golev Johnson .... No. 516. John Phillips.'.. No. 75. U. S. May and E. A. May, jointly 3 86 No. 693. William Marks, heirs 6 243 Judgment Docket "G." No. 112. Jacob Rober- son's heirs No. 119. Sarah Harris' heirs No. 373. Booker heirs ... No. 410. Ennis Brewer's heirs No. 531. Cole heirs H. T. Crisco, A. N. Crisco, Emeline Crisco. Artenia Crisco, J. P. Crisco and Eddie Cris co, each 3 25 No. 738. McGirt heirs 20 58 No. 740. Ada Ray, Chas. Ray, Atlas Ray and Nancy Ray as a class. ... No. 742. J. W. Teague's heirs : Mrs. Julia Leach No. 747. Mary Dorsett 8 47 Judgment Docket "H." No. 11. Pratt Stafford 15 15 No. 203. R. M. Johnson, Alice Johnson, Page Johnson and Julia John son, each No. 204 William B.Brown No 263. Auhry Watson Subiiribed and sworn to be- fore me, this the 5th day of-De-rfiicember, 1910. - C. D. MOORE, Ch'n Bd. Co. .Commissioners. I received and approved. 50 ! record of official reports for Chat- I ham county. . C. D. MOORE, Ch'n Bd. Co. Commissioners. NOTICE. 'Application will be made at (he next session of the Cieneral' Assembly foi the passive of a bill amending the charier of the town of Merry Oaks sc as to extend the corporate limits and j for other purpose. . 1& It. J.-YATES J Dee. 21, 1910. Z Do 31 40 Mayor. 1 64 19 52 11 65 4 76 4 76 9 81 3 45 two miles the fare for two peo ple was only 60 cents. In Se attle I paid 12 for the same thing. And the horse taxicabs are cheaper still. We soon found that everthing: else was very ex pensive, and besides it took us some time to get used to the abominable custom of tipping. You must tip the waiter at your table, tip the man who holds your overcoat for you, tip the man who opens the cab door; in fact, everyone expects a tip, and is insulted if you give them too little. I won't attempt to tell you all I did in Paris. I went sight-seeing, as much as I hate it, in the day and took in the theaters and cafes at night In fact, I saw many sides of Parisian life Found that it lwa3 terribly ex pensive and returned to Brest at the end of 7 days, though I had been granted 9 days." 22 31 34 13 15 35 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.-Hav-injr qualiiimi as executor of iht Ust will and testa aen, of Trubie I) Morton ,dec'd, I hereny no ify a? I par tons holding: ci&iuts aainsr said de cedent to exhibit tbe satae to on or before tie Uiriay of December, 1311. This Dec. 5t h, I JUNIUS E. WOMIUjE. DURHAM & SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Schedule in Effect May 2, 1909. Mr. L- O. Russell, a highly re spected farmer in Person county, committed suicide on last Satur day by blowing out his brains with a gun. For several days he had been brooding over a small debt of $100- Wants to Help Some One. For thirty years J. P. Boyer, of Fer tile, Mo., needed help and couldn't find it. That's why he wants to help some one nov. Suffering so long himself he feels for all distress from backache.ner vousness, loss of appetite, lassitude and kidney disorders. He shows that Elec tric Bitters work wonders for such troubles. "Five bottles," he writes, "wholly cured me and now I am well and hearty." It's also positively guar anteed for fiver trouble, dyspepsia, blood disorders, female complaints and malaria. Try tliem. 50c atU druggists. Mr. Clarence H. MacKay, pres ident of the" Postal Telegraph Company and the Commercial j jjeirs of W. F. Johnson No 475 Lva Harrington 5 No. 4 07. Wm. D. Brown 199 No. 444. Oscar Harden ... 25 00 j .o. 622. Cassie Yates 124 54 No 626. Cassie Yates 49 77 NOi 633. Annie L. Brooks Ricy Brooks, Munsey Brooks, Gladys II. Brooks, each 28 75 No. 613 Samuel Siier .... .. . 37 50 No. 881- G. W. Cain, guar dian of Mary V. Wil liams t; 195 00 No- 886. Ira Haith 20 00 U A. Haith 19 00 No. 888. Allen Haith, Ju lia Haith, Callie Haith and Ira Haith, each 7 52 10 No. 889. Bettie Marley .... 11 16 Julia Marley, Dorithy Marley, George Marley, Bunnie Marley and Del- la Marley, each No. 893. Julia Marley, Dor ity Marley, Geo. Mar ley, Bunnie Marley, Del la Marley. each Bettie Marley No. 940. Manly Gunter . .. No. 979- Lottie Riggsbee, Lura C.Riggsbee, each .. No. 981. Lizzie Mclver and Emma Mclver, each Judgment Docket "I." No. 115. Lizzie Johnson .. No. 117. Turner Price, Harrison , Price, John Price and Walter Price, each- No. J.45. Henry Burke, Geo. Burke, Walter Burke, Charles Burke, John Burke, Mary Burke, Lydia Burke and Emma Burke, each No. 54- Cline Moser Received from John H. Dark for Doran Dark .. Gusta Thompson, Maud Thompson and Mary Thompson, each 10 80 Camelia Douglass and Emma Deuglass, each .. ' Heirs of Lula Carrington Southbound. Head Do wn No. 5. No 11 Mixed. Mixed. ex.buti.ex.Sun. A.M. P.M. 8.45 8.55 5.07 9. 2-3 '.i 4 4.;Vi 0.10 1.23 ! 1 .50 iM 2.o." VZ iu- 2.-VZ l.iz I ..J2 1.46 2.2o .i.00 Northbound lie; d Up. No. 8. JSo. G. Mixed. Mixed. exBun. ex. Hun. A.M. 1U 3.20 Lv Durham A r 12.(m 2.H 3.2 Lv E Durham TiV 11.50 1.5C 3.37 Lv Ovarna l 11.37 J.3-r 3.52 Ijv logo . Lv 11.20 1.15 4. 02 l.vCarp. nier Lv.i 107-2.Cf 4.10 LvUt.'ChurehJjv 11 00 12.45 4.25 A r Apex. . Lv 10-fiO 12.30 4.4u Lv Apex A r 10.35 2 10 4.56L.V II. Sp'ngsLv 10.08 11.E0 A.M. Wilbou Lv 1(.08 1J.20 Varina Lv 10.00 ll.ro Angier Lv S.4U 10.3 " Lv 9.28 10. i Coats Lv 9.17 y.bf 0.04 L.v Turlington Lv 9.0.S 6.13 Lv Duke Lv 8.58 i..;0Ar Dunn Lv 6.40 5.0(5 Lv 5.14 Lv 5.32 Lv 5 45 Lv 5.57 Lv y.4v 9.2 9.H COXXECTIONS. 2 20 1 00 127 68 3 38 9 54 63 45 1 00 30 41 05 85 06 Cable Company, sent a woolen sweater as a Christmas gift from him to every messenger boy em ployed by his company in Amer ica, about 5,000. Ends Winter's Troubles. To many, winter is a season of trouble, The frost bitten toes and fingers, chap' ped liands and lips, chilblains, cold ; bearing interest at six per cent. I As rpp.ftiver for Julius Polk. 50 00 75 00 1 00 Mrs. Mamie Burke, Mrs. Josephine Temple, Mrs. W. P. Dark, Mrs. T. M. Johnson and Mrs S. C Johnson, each 1 00 As receiver for James Fields, Florence Fields and Charles Fields, $732.81, the same is in- I vested in real estate mortgage sores, red and rouch skins, prove this. AS receiver lor JU11US 1'OlK, But such troubles fly before Bucklen's Sallie Polk and Gertrude Polk, Arnica Salve. A trial convinces. Great- $940, which is invested in real est healer of burns, boils, piles, cuts, estate mortgage at 6 per cent, uirpa. 7mi and imrains. Oniv 25c ut I As receiver f or Mary E. Ward. all dmggistf 'f225i which, is invested in real.1 "' "'-.- . No. 38 makes con ntt ion at Apex wliti rsra.Uard Air Line .No. 3S loi fl.i'.i igh, -Vorfoik, Richmond, Wash iugion, f.aUimorv, Philadelphia, Nev York an-.! all Xoithern points. No. 4i makes connect it -u at Apex with Seaboard Air Line No. 41 for San ford, rinehurst, Southern Pines, Ham let, Charlotte, Uoekingham, Athens, Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery and all points in the West and Houth west; Columbia, Bavannah, Jfiekfon ville, Tampa and all puiot.- in Fi;f iin. RTiST SCHEDULE OUT OF Dl'HHAM To THE SOUTH. All tieke's are sold by thlst'ompany and accepted by the passenger with r.lie understanding that t his Company vvill not be liable for failure to mn its trains on schedule time, or for any sush delays as may be incident to their operation. Care is exercised to give orr-pt time o'f cormectiug lines, but this Comp ny is'nvt responsible for err rs or omissions. No Sunday trains, f. B. STAGO, 3). LUMPKIN. V ire-President. Gen. Pass. Agt. General Olllce Durham, N.C SEABOARD Air Line Railway SCHEDULE. Effective May 15th. 1910. Direet line between New York, Flor ida, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, New Orleans and the southwest, sub ject to change without notice. - .Figures given below are for the in formation of the public and are not guaranteed. Tiains leave Pittsboro as follows: No. 22 ih-'-O a m, nonneci log at Mtn cure with No. 33 fr Portsmouth Norfolk, which connects at W'l don with the A. C. L for Kastern Carolina points, at Norfolk with all st e inisbip lines for points north No. 240- 4:00 p in. r .nin'cts at Aion cure wjlhNn.41 for Charlotte. Wil mington, At.'nlu, birminsdiaiu, Memphis and piihi vest, No 11 connecting nl Mamlet with No. 13 for Jacksonville & Florida points. No. 233 Will arrive at Pi'ltslJoro 11:20 a m coniifrcting with No. 11 lth No. 3S from the south. No. 241 Arrives f.t Pittsboi-o 0: 0 p m. connecting with No. 41 from poiiits north. Trains between Moncure fnd Pitts boro operated daily except Sunday. For further information apply to It. M. Poe, agent, Pittsboro, or w rilv to 11. B. LEA I tD'( . , Division Passenger Agent, No 4 West. Martin W., . llaleiglJ. N. CL. 1 y New Year To All And Customers. W L. London & Son. f on iHAN CO, -RALEIGH, N. C. N3W FALL STOCK CP 1 ft loinir ig Cents' Clothiers and Furnishers. latest Styles and Newest Models. Our Chatham customers are invited to M, make our store their headquarters when- & ever they visit Haleigh. 4t ! - JOE. MANN AT BYKUM Thanks' his friends for the liher eral patronage they gave him during the past year and wishes for them one and all a Happy New Year. 31 SOUTHERN RAILWAY, ft Through Connoctioi's for all OJVIj: i OU118 ouuiu auu Hsi 1 Pullman Sleepincr Cars on Through Trains; Diniug Car Service. ATTRACTIVE EXCL'TiSION 11ATKS To H PROCuriSD ANOCrCNI . . fc"j it i 'rv- .vlrUw. livw to Oi. Ulu Ha Brr. ndiDW, 'j.r.ti kud fr ttoport COUNTRIES. in itesn direct nUi ti'asuiton saves tim. I 1-4 inttaev ami i-ftrn the ftiic:tt. -i r.i'.... i i-.f j b ..t .1.. . I L U'. lte oi oomo t un .xt ! p B3 Nmlb etrMfc. opp. V, :u 6Ut.pUmt Otto. WASHINGTON, D. C. It FLO HID A; CUliA, ANDNUM-. Low Round Trip . K HO ITS OTHKlt W.INTKU Kioitrs. For Ha.f(ity, con fort him! court, cous triMitme.'if, hnvfl vi.i. SiHithfin IJjiilway. UatH ' nch'Jules anl ollter irfinina-' tion pJadly fiunish l. 11. II. DoF.utts Travel inr Passenger Aen, llaleigh, N. C. II. F. Cary, . Oeueral Passenger Agent, ViUjhiDgton,D. C. Christmas Holiday Rales Via Seaboard Air Line. Account (.'liriatriia holiday the S''utjKird . Air lane announces luw r. mi ml trip rates from all points ou its liric. lt;tk-s will be on basis of 80 wv e. ut double the one-way fares; tieLeis v. ill be on Kale Deeeinbi r l-rth to lTtli i ti-.i v 21.st to li",th inclusive, 1 :!l, ntul .hmunry UK VM. 1'i ii. il return limit January Mb, 15 1 1. I'or full information as to rates, K 'ii! Ink's, ete., euN on your loealajrenl of ;utlress the umlersitiueil. H. y. i.KAUD, DivULon iassiig-er Ant. lUligh, N. C.