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The Chatham Record. , TTn T.-i ! WED iESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 191ft j - T LOCAL RECORDS X Notices for posting land for sale at The Record office. Rentz Bros. Railroad Shows exhibit here next Saturday, adv Go to R. J. Moore for shoes. New stock home-made shoes for men at $2-25. Other shoes as cheap as good shoes can be sold, adv Merchants desiring first-class flour and shipstuff at reasonable prices will do" well to correspond with Atwater& Lambeth, lessees of Chatham Roller Mills, at By num. advt W. L. London & Son are showing a beautiful line of La dies', Misses' and Children's Coats, in colors and black. See their line before you buy your winter coat, adv At water & Lambeth are pay ing $1 per bushel for good wheat delivered at their mill at Bynum and they will be glad if those having same for sale will bring them some at once, adv Special cotton agent Numa A. Perry reports that up to Oc tober 18. 1913, there were 2,694 bales of cotton ginned in Chat ham county as compared with 3,208 bales ginned at same date last vear. Mrs. Paul T. Farrell left yesterday in response to a tele gram stating that her brotner. Robert L. Riddle had the mis fortune of having his hand cut off while operating a cutting ma chine near Carthage. A lot of new things in Milli nery just received by express. Our Millmery has been more ad mired this season' than ever be fore. Mrs. Home will be glad to show you and will certainly please you. W. L. London & Son. adv Dr. Julius Shaffer specialist in optometry, will be in Siler City, Had ley Hotel, Thursday, Novem ber 6th, and in Goldston at Dr. Burns' office, Saturday, the 8th, for the purpose of examining all the errors the eyes are subject to and fitting glasses, adv A gretna green marriage oc curred here last Saturday night, the contracting parties being John Godfrey, aged 25, and Miss Bessie Jones, aged 18, both of Lee county. 'Squire B. A. Phil lips performing the ceremony in his usual felicitous style. Why expose yourselves to the chilling winds of winter when you can make much, more monev in the pleasant steam-heated mill? The J. M. Odell Mfg Co. needs a few families of girls and boys. We have a good healthv place to live and a good school for the younger members of the family. Call on or .address G. E. Moore, Bynum, N. C. adv A railroad show, Rentz Bros., traveling in ten cars, will exhib it in Pittsboro next Saturday. The acrobatic stunts, the trapeze acts, the performances of the ponies and dogs, the laughable clowns and the free band con part, at noon will make the day a tvnical 'circus' day. Bring the children. Two performances, nnp in the afternoon and one at night, adv Atwater & Lambeth an that their roller mill at Bvnumis now grinding day and night and customers can get thpir wnrk done promptly and o-Pt awav the same day they come New bolting cloths have been put in, rolls reground putting the mill in first class condition, its capac itv beine- increased at least one third, and quality of their output was never better, advt W much recrret to hear of thp rlpath of our old friend, Dr. Daniel H. Albright, Vhich oc curred in the 88th year of his age at his home near Snow Camp -met nvpr the Alamance line last Mnndav morning. The inter mpnt. was held from Pleasant Hill church yesterday afternoon thrpfi weeks aero he re ceived a stroke of paralysis from which he never recovered, ur A lhri crht was well known in Chat ham by our older citizens and was one of the most upngnt, nonor ahle men we have ever known. Peace t his ashes! On last Saturday afternoon about sundown Mr. John E. Har mon and his daughter, Miss Cor die Harmon, came near being se riously injured when driving out nf tnwn. As they were going thp nld academy hill their, horse took fright at a calf near . the road and madlv dashed down the hill, upsetting the buggy and throwing its occupants to the ground. Mr. Harmon was pain full bruised, though no bones were broken, but his daughter escaped unhurt. The horse in some way broke a leg just above its ankle, necessitating its hav ing to be shot. The public schools throughout the county opened on last Mon- dav - There are 83 white schools and 38 colored schools. We are requested to announce ; that the woman's betterment as- sociation will meet at the school S auditorium tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 4 o'clock. A full at tendance of the members is de sired. . On and after Saturday of next week, Nov. 15th, our part ridge and turkey hunters can enjoy their favorite sport, 'the close season expiring on that day. On March 1st the close season will again be in force. A white inmate of the coun ty home named Alice Perry died there last Sunday. She had been in teebie health, mentally and physically, ever since her en trance into the home last Decem ber. She was a daughter of Granville Perry. Mr. Henry . JR. Nooe, mana ger of his father's sawmills in upper Harnett, has sent THE Record quite a curiosity in the way of a persimmon. It is of the Japanese variety and is about he size and color of an, orange and has the shape of an apple. Officers from Alamance coun ty came here yesterday morning in an automobile and took back with them Cato Bray and Clem ent Taylor, two prisoners re cently sentenced to 7 months and years respectively, the former for assault with a deadly weapon and the latter for larceny. There were very few people here last Monday, notwithstand- mg the county commissioners, board of road commissioners and board of education were all in session. It is a very busy time just now with our farmers and as many of them were here last week attending court, verv few could spare the time to come here Monday. County Commissioner C. D. Moore sustained a painful, but fortunately not serious, accident a few days ago. While at the sawmill of Bridges & Womble on his farm, in some way he struck the top of his head with the end of a piece of plank jutting out trom a pile of lumber. An ugly scalp wound was the result which, however, has now nearly healed over. On last Wednesday night our young townsman, Mr.. G. Jbred Riggsbee, and wife were treated to quite a pleasant surprise when about twenty-five of their friends gave them a "pounding" of va rious kind3 of tinware. This young couple have ju3t begun housekeeping, occupying the Lineberry house in the eastern end of town, which was the oc casion of this happy event. Some time ago Capt. J. J. Crump offered prizes for the best specimens of corn brought to him by November 10. Up to Saturday some 25 or 30 farmers had sent in specimens, and some of it as fine as has ever been seen in this section. There was a $2 priz, on the two best ears of corn and $1 for the best prolific corn shown. Th corn hanging in front of his office has attract ed considerable attention. Mr. W. C. Gunter. of Oak land township, was tried yester day in the superior court of Lee county upon the charge of ob taining from the Sanford Sash and Blind Companv $279 by false ly and knowingly representing that he had sawed more lumber for them than he really had saw ed. Without his introducing any witness the jury acquitted him in a tew minutes. ie was de fended by Messrs. H. A. London and R. H. Hayes. A horse-trader named John A. Brewer, of Greensboro, claim ed to have been robbed of $100 at a camp one mile northwest of Pittsboro last Sunday and had two other horse-traders named Tom Hornaday and Bob Burton arrested Monday morning. Af ter hearing all the evidence, 'Squire R. M. Burns found there was not sufficient evidence to hold the defendants and so dis charged them. Brewer was so drunk while at the camp that he had no recollection of anything except a card game, in which all participated. Personal Items. Miss Margaret Whitley spent Sunday at her home in Selma. The "42 Club" will meet next Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Jacob Thompson. Mr. Ben F. Poe has returned from a very enjoyable visit to his son, Mr. Abram Poe, at Winston. Miss Allie Peoples and Mr. June Peoples have returned from a short visit to ureensboro. Mrs. Bennett Nooe, Jr., of Clayton, is expected tonight on a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. B. Nooe. Miss Lil Hill ha3 returned to Roanoke Rapids where she is en gaged in missiori and social bet terment work. The Winnie Davis Chapter of the Daughters of the Confeder acy will give an entertainment Friday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. London, from 8 to. 11:30. The chapter was organized hi teen years ago. Superior Court. In addition to the criminal ca ses published in our last issue only two more were tried in our superior court last week, but they consumed more time all the others combined. than The i first was that of the State against Wesley Cheek, John Cheek and R. H. Moore, w'ho were indicted for an affray at Siler City or the zna day ot last month, and which i case had aroused much feeling in that town. The defendants were all young men of good character and were .barbers, and it was said that the origin of the fight was caused by a rivalry between the Cheeks and Moore. The tri al occupied all of Wednesday and part of . Thursday, and resulted in the conviction of all three, and the judge fined Wesley Cheek $25, John Cheek $15, and each of the defendants to pay one-third of the costs. In addition to the fines each cf the defendants was required to give a bond in the sum of $200 to keep the peace for the next two years. To show the interest in this fight we will mention that ten lawyers were employed, five on each side. The next and the last case tried was that of the State against H. T. Fields who was charged with the burning of the saw-mill of W. D. Buie on the night of October 9th, 1909. The trial of this case began Thursday morn ing and consumed all the remain der of the week and resulted in a verdict of not guilty, and thus at last this old case was finally disposed of. After the jurv had rendered their verdict the judge publicly stated that he thought they had done right, and that he would have rendered the same verdict if he had been a juror. This case had been tried once before, at May term, 1912, when the jury "hung," nine being for acquittal and three for convic tion. There were - nearly seventy-five witnesses examined and nine lawyers were ehiployed in the case. The principal witness es for the state were two detec tives, who swore that the de fendant had confessed to them that he had burned the mill. The defendant proved a good charac ter by about twenty-five witness es and not a witness testified to the contrary. A nol pros was entered, that is, the defendant was discharged without a trial, in the case of the State against Willie Bright, who was charged with driving spikes and nails in the timber of T-M. Bynum, which had been sawed at the mill of W. D. Buie- The only witness who had gone be fore the grand jury that found this indictment was one of the two detectives who had testified that H. T. Fields had confessed to them that he had burned that mill. As the jury in the Fields case did not seem to believe these detectives there seemed to be no probability that the jury would believe one of them against Wil lie Bright, who had proved a good character as a witness in the Fields case. The grand jury of last week's court should be complimented on getting through with their work so much sooner than usual- They attended diligently to all their duties and adjourned at midday Wednesday, whereas most of our grand jury remain in session until Friday. As each juror is paid $2 a day this early adjourn ment saved the county about $73. For a wonder the weather last week was delightful, being fair and as favorable as could be de sired. This was in most pleas ing contrast to the weather we usually have had at our fall term. Heretofore our fall term was held the second week in Novem ber, but the last legislature changed it to two weeks earlier. The weather man evidently did not know of this change. All the week having been oc cupied in the trial of criminal cases no civil actions were tried except one colored divorce case, in which there was no contest, being that of Manly Alston against Mamie Alston. This is the first time in many years that the state docket has taken all the week, and we hope it will be the last in many more years. Colored "Aunty" Dead. An old colored woman, known as "Aunt" Martha Freeman, died near this place on last Thurs day, aged about eighty-seven years. She was one of the few survivors of the old colored "aunties" who .beautifully illus trated the best type of their race in the south. She was a slave of JudgexToomer, who lived and died -near 'here several years be fore the war, and was the "lady's maid" to one of his daughters, and by such close contact with persons of such refinement she became one of the politest wo men we have ever seen. Her manners were as courteous and polite as those of an white lady, and her old-time "curtsy" as she bowed to any greeting was peculiarly graceful. This old colored woman enjoy ed the respect and confidence ot our best . white people' and she faithfullv did her "duty in that state of life in which it pleased God to call her. " Grand Jury Report. On Wednesday of last week the grand jury made the follow- iln r,ePrt ,n open Jcourt: we nave passes upon an qms ! presented to us and in the dis- pharo-o nf nnr duties wp hnv fin dpavnrprl trv use the utmost, dis patch and carefulness in their performance. "We have visited the offices of the clerk, sheriff and register of deeds and find them all neatly kept and so far as we were able to judge, in the best of condi tion. We visited the jail, and beg to make the following re commendations: That repairs be made to the windows, new floor ing and a side piece be placed upstairs, a sheet-iron be put around the stove, and the stock ade around the jail be repaired and the jail-yard cleaned; also, that a better system for the dis posal of the sewerage be insti tuted, letting the refuse pipe run from the ceils to the outside of the jail instead of into the corri dor of the jail. On the whole, we find that repairs have been made to the jail during the sum mer and better cots provided, and with the above recommenda tions complied witruthe jail will oe in- mucn cleaner and more comfortable condition. We fur ther suggest that fresh water be furnished the prisoners three times a day. "We visited by committee the home of the aged and infirm and gave the same a careful exami nation and v found 9 colored and 9 white inmates. The inmates were privily examined and we found no complaints. We do re commend, however, that iron beds be bought for the colored inmates and the old wooden, springless beds be destroyed. We found the white inmates com fortably fixed with iron:beds and recommend that the colored in mates be also provided with them. We also recommend that the superintendent be allowed the services of an extra man for a short time that? extra repairs around the house may be made. We further recommend that as soon as practical the commission ers make some disposition of the infant of Mrs. Bascom Hackney. We find that during the past few months three deaths have occur red at the home, these being George Brafford, Dicie Dalrym pie and Cranberry Siler, the two latter being colored. They were buried in the white and colored cemeteries there. We find there are three colored inmates there from Lee county and that the said Lee county is paying Chat ham county the sum ot $8 per month for their support, pending the opening of the Lee county lhome. We suggest that the su perintendent be authorized to tear down the two old log build ings there that are of no use We find that a new dining room has been built, and also that two hot meals each day are cooked in stead of the one that was form erly served them. The food ap pears to be wholesome and abun dant. We find that there is enough farming machinery on hand with the exception of a drill and mowing machine: We find in addition to the farming machinery the following: Four good mules, 10 bushels peas, 165 barrels corn, 160 bushels wheat. 8 tons shucks. 41 tons fodder, 12 tons tops, 12 tons thay, 3 tons straw, 8 cows. 11 sheep and 7 hogs and 4 pigs. Also, that the superintendent has a mule at the home for whose upkeep he has made arrangements with the' commissioners for payment. "Having discharged all busi ness within ou: knowledge, and thanking the court officers and presiding judge for their unfail ing courtesy and consideration, we respectfully ask that we be discharged. ISAAC S. LONDON, Foreman." This the 29th day of Oct. ,1913. Memorial Meeting. On last Wednesday morning a meeting of. the members of the Chatham bar was held in mem ory of Mr. J. George Hannah, Jr., who died on the 22d of Sep tember last . On motion of H. A. London Judge Daniels was re quested to act as chairman and Jesse F. Milliken to act as secre tary. H. M. London offered the following resolutions, which were seconded by R. H. Hayes and adopted by a unanimous vote, after short and appropriate speeches were made by all the attorneys present: "Whereas, since the last term of the suDerior court of this county our esteemed brother, J. George Hannah, Jr., has depart ed this life; now, therefore, be it "Resolved. 1st. That in the death of Mr. Hannah the bar of Chatham county has suffered a errievous loss and we deeDlv de- nWf hiss nntimplv ripsrh thus uiJL r or,ibe8tof my knowledge and belief. cut off in the bloom of youth andj Walter l norris. in tne vigor oi young 'man noou when a long life of usefulness seemed to await him. "Resolved, 2nd., That these resolutions be presented to Hon. Frank A. Daniels, the presiding judge at this court, with the re- quest u imc uitau upieau uyun the minutes of the court." After making some very -an- propriate remarks Judge Daniels ordered the, above resolutions to be spread upon the minutes of the court General Game Laws. On October first the President approved regulations drawn up by the United States department of agriculture at the direction of congress, by the terms of which the federal government assumes control of all migratory game and insectivorous birds, and fixes closed seasons for the species af fected. Laws enacted by the several states can lengthen but can not shorten these closed sea sons fixed by federal law. Following is a synopsis of the closed seasons set for "zone 2," which includes North Carolina: Regulation 2. A daily closed season on all migratory game and insectivorous birds shall extend from sunset to sunrise. Regulation 3. There shall be a perpetual closed season on the following migratory insectivor ous birds, and on all other perch ing birds which feed entirely or chiefly on insects : Bobolinks. catbirds, chickadees, cuckoos, flickers (yellow hammers,) fly catchers, grosbeaks, humming birds, kinglets, martins, mead- owlarks, nighthawks or bullbats, nuthatches, orioles, robins, swal lows, shrikes, swifts, tanagers. titmice, thrushes, yireos, warb lers, waxwings, whippoorwills, woodpeckers and wrens. Regulation 4. A closed season shall continue until September 1. 1918, on the following migratory game birds: Band-tailed pigeons, little brown, sandhill and whoop ing cranes, swans, curlew and all shore birds except the black breasted and golden plover, Wil son or jacksnipe, woodcock and greater and lesser yellow legs. Regulation 9. (for the pur pose of this regulation, each pe riod of time herein prescribed as a closed season shall be construed to include the first day and to exclude the last day thereof.) Closed seasons: Waterfowl February 1. No vember 1- Woodcock January 1, Novem ber 1. Rails, coots, gallinulejs De cember 1, Sept. 1. Shore birds The closed season on x black-breasted and golden plover, jacksnipe or Wilson snipe, and greater and losser yellow' legs shall be December 16, Sep tember 1. It will be noted that these reg ulations make it a violation of the federal laws to kill at any time meadowlarks or robins, it . . wnicn are recognized dv our state laws as game birds, and have open seasons fixed in which they may be hunted and killed. Now that our supreme govern ment has undertaken to protect our birds, those of us who are thoughtless enough to disregard the provisions set forth above. had better look out for Uncle Sam's federal court. Congress has taken this step to preserve to us and to our future generations, our insectivorous birds, because it has been con clusively proven that without the keeping down of pestiferous bug and insect life by the birds, this world would soon become unin habitable; and because the rapid decrease of our migratory game birds makes it evident that uni form seasons, in which they may be killed, having regard for zones of temperature, breeding habits and migration, are necessary to prevent their total extinction. . Accordingly, it behooves us to to further our own interests and comfort by supporting this wise measure and encouraging our neighbors to follow our exam ple. J. W. CHESHIRE. Secretary the Audubon Society of North Carolina. REPORT of the condition of The Bank of Merry Oaks a Merry Oak3, in Carolina, at the the State of North close of business October 21, 1918. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $22,283 15 Overdrafts secured $2,!94 18; unsecured $1,027 03 4,021 21 Banking houses, furniture and fixtures 2,622 25 Due from banks and bankers 9,828 65 Gold coin 400 00 Silver coin, including all mi nor coin currency . 274 82 National bank notes and. other U. 8. notes 5,500 00 Total 44,830 08 , LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 6,000 00 Undivided profits, less cur rent expenses and taxes pd 421 93 Notes and bills rediscounted 2,848 50 Time certificates of deposit. 10,123 15 Deposits subject to checkr 25,436 50 Total State of North Cha'ham. ss: $ 44,830 08 Carolina, County of I, Walter L. Norris. Cashier of the i above-named bank, do solemnly swear I that the above statement Is true to tht- Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 27th dav of October, Jt3. " J. D. MelVER, Notary Public lviv cuuiaussiou empires reu. luiu, r - S 5 T . 1 ; 1915. j Correct- JusfOOTHF , THOMAS G. ROLLINS, j. d. McIVER. Directors. n Before you buy your Winter Shoes it will pay you to look over our stock. We sell the best makes, such as WALKOVER, ENDICOTT, JOHNSON, Fairfield, Godman's and Queen Quality. Every pair makes is W. L. LONDON & SON C. J. Hulin) DURHAM (C J. Hulin MAJRJBUE WORKS, 309-311 MAIN STREET. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA. Thirty years experience in Monumental Building. Get the best. It costs no more. Come in and see me. . WRITE FOR CATALOGUE OR DESIGN. CROSS & LINEHAW GO. 25 Years Raleigh's Fall and Winter Clothing. Latest Cents' and Boys' Furnishings. When you come to Raleigh call on Cross & Linehan Co. for anything a man or boy wears. Banking Your Money REGULARLY AT THE Bank of Pittsboro not only keeps you from spending it, but saves it for future use, whether for business, pleasure or tima of need! SAFE, SURE AND SECURE. It is Saving and Depositing regularly that makes your account dollar upon dollar increase rapidly we add 4 per cent interest Commence Banking today. CAPITAL... - ---$10,000 Surplus and Undivided Promts $7,000 W. L, LONDON, President. DIRECTORS : JAS. L. GRIFFIN H. M. LONDON, W. J. WOMBLE. W. L. LONDON, R. H. HAYES, GREENSBORO ' GREENSBORO. N. C. BoolVeeping, Shorthand, Touch Type writing, Penmanahip. Write for catalog SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION. Bettie S. Mclntyre Aeainst John C. Futrall and wife. -T. E. Fut- rall and wife, Robert Montgomery and wife, Paul Bustian and wife, E. B. Futrall.Emma Futrall, Alma Futrall and others. . The above named defendants are hereby notified that a special proceed ing as above entitled has been insti tuted before the clerk of the superior court of Chatham county, North Car o ina. for the purpose of selling for partition the merchantable timber now gtaoding upon the land in said coun 1 of these guaranteed. Leading Clothiers. Styles. M. T. WILLIAMS Cashier. H. A. LONDON, B. NOOE. ty devised by the late B. F. Headen to the plaintiff for life, remainder to the defendants, and the said defend ants are hereby notified to appear be fore the said clerk at his office in Pitts boro, N. C., on Thursday, the 20th day of November, 1913, and answer or de mur to the complaint therein filed or the relief therein prayed lor win oe granted. This the 21st dav of October, 1913. JAS. L. GRIFFIN. Clerk Superior Court. II. A. London & Son, Attorneys. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as administra te r of Isabella Burgess, dee'd, th3 is to notify all persons holding claims against said decedent to present them to the undersigned on or before the J 5th day of October, 1914. This October 15th, 1913. M. T WILLIAMS, Administrator. Hayes & Bjnum, Attorneys.