The Chatham Record. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1224. ! ! II l LOCAL RECORDS j The mails ere being flooded with whiskey circulars from cit ies in Virginia. The civic league will meet at the residence of Mrs. Charles Miner at 3 o'eloc next Friday afternoon. If you want to buy an over coat or a suit of clohes we can save you money. See us before you buy. VV. L. London & Son. adv Prove tomorrow the sincer ity of your thanks by trying to give cause for others to give thanks. Remember the poor and needy. Only one month from today unil Christmas, but to the im patient small boy that one month will seem like it is the longest of the year. Up to the 1st of this month 3550 bales of cotton were ginned in this county, compared with 4,200 bales ginned up to the 1st ot November last year. Many a proudly stepping tur key will utter its last gobble to dav, and tomorrow will be the chief attraction at the sThanks giving Day dinner. If there was any doubt last spring as to the proper time "to take 'em off,'' there is no doubt that last wTeek was the proper time "to put 'em on." Go to R J. Moore's to do your trading He will buy your produce at a fair price and sell you c;oods as cheap as any one can sell the same quality. There will be special Thanks giving Day services tomorrow night at the Baptist church at this place, and a collection will be taken up tor the Thomasville Orphanage. We sell Godman's, Walk Over, Queen Qua'ity and Endi-cott-Johnson Shoes- These nu kes stand for the best in shoes. Ev ery pair guaranteed. W. L. London & Son- adv It is to be regretted that all our farmers did not finish sowing their wheat before the recent cold weather interfered. Before that they had an unusually fa vorable fall for sowing wheat Mr. George S. Moore is go ing into the business of raising chickens at this place, and for that purpose has bought two in cuba'ors by which he will hatch several hundred in a short time Many a fat porker utters its last squeal these frosty mornings. Who ha killed or who will kill the teaviest? Send in your re turns of weight. Tie largest one killed here tnus far was kill ed last Mondav by Mr. R. A. Glenn and it weighed 389 pounds. We much regret to h- ar of the death of Mr. William Worn b!e, who died last Sundav at h.s home at Lockille, aged 75 years. He was a volunteer in the old Chatham Rifles, the first com pany from this county to enlist in the Confederate army, and there was no better or braver soldier in that army. Our Chatham rabbits are now coming into market in mighty good time and are the cheapest meat that our people can eat. They sell here at ten cents apiece and one rabbit will furnish enough meat for one meal for an ordinary family, while enough pork or beef would cost three times that much. f Thi3 morning at 8 o'clock at the residence of the bride's fa ther, Mr. John L- Luther, of Wake county, and Miss Grace Beckwith, a daughter of Mr. N. W. Beckwith, of New Hope town ship, were married by Rev. W. a nivt Immediately af i er the ceremony the happy couple drove , to Apex where thev got on tne Seaboard train for a trip to Rich mond, Virginia. The Record extends its best wishes for many years of wedded bliss. v As rf quired by law there is published in this issue the annu al sta ement of the amounts paid to our county commissioners dur ing the fiscal year, ending this month, and from it we are phas ed to note that tl ey were in ses sion onlv fifteen days during the past year. This is about one half the number of days that our commissioners have been .n ses sion for many years past; and the preset. t board deserves com mendation for th;s reform. The Yukon river in Alaska is one of the great rivers of the North American continent. Prob ably lew pfoplehavean adequate conception of the size of this river and characteristics of its fl w. A. H. Brooks, of the Geo logical Survey, gives the Yukon fifth place among the large riv ers in North America. 13 X I jnrriir-"" Personal Items. Mrs. Paul Farrell, of Fayette ville, has been on a visit here to Mrs. Thomas W. Hackney. Mrs. W. H. Moore and Mrs. J. Haughton Ihrie have gone to Greensboro on a visit to Mrs. Thomas Parsons. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Brew er, of Henderson, have been on a short visit here to his mother, Mrs. Mary C. Brewer. . Prof. F. M. Williamson is at tending the annual meeting of the teachers' assembly being held this week at Charlotte. Mr Fred Hunter, from the University, will spend Thanks giving Dav here with his grand mother, Mrs. Mary C. Brewer. Miss "amelia R. London went to Richmond. Virginia, last Sat urday on a visit to Miss Evelyn Jackson, and will go from there next Friday to Trenton, New Jersey, on a visit to Mrs J. H. Fell. Rev. H. O. Nasli, now of South ern Pines, will Hold services in the Episcopal church at this place at 7:30 o'clock next Sunday night. He is pleasantly remem bered here as a former pastor of that church. Evening of Fux The citizens of this commun ity will have the opportunity to night to "laugh and grow fat" j by going to the school auditorium and hearing Dr. Charles Lane, who will give the first of the se ries of entertainments to be giv en here this winter under the ausp'ces of the Alkaherst Ly ceum System, of Atlanta. Prof. Lane is reported by the papers where he has appeared as being the most entertaining humorist! in the South and can put "more genuine, clean, fresh fun into an nour than any other man." The Atlanta Journal says: "Hear him and you will get a new lease on life." The Mont gomery Advertiser says: "Prof. Lane's facial expressions are fine, his gestures conspicuously suggestive, ard his sense of hu mor so keen th-t he can drill it into the most obtuse. His lis teners were so perfectly under his control that he could say laugh nd they would go into convulsions." The exercises will begin prompt ly at 8 o'clock tonight. Admis sion fifty cents for adults and 25 cents for children, adv Wintry Weather. Never before have we known such severe wintry weather in November a3 was experienced here the latter part of last week. Winter came upon us with a sud denness and severity never be fore known here! The first day of last week was in most strik ing contrast with the last day. On Sunday, the loth, it was warm enough to Co without fires, but on Saturday, the 21st, it waa as cold as we rarely ever have seen it in midwinter, the ther mometer early that morning in dicating a temperature as low ss twelve degrees above zero. We d ub if the "oldest inhabitant" ever knew so Cold a morning on the 21st of November. Not only did we have such very cold weather Put this sec tion was visited on last Frida morning witn the deepest snow that we have ever before known so early as the 20th of November. It came too so unexpectedly, lor the sun set the evening before as clear a3 could be. with every indication of fair weather for several days. Greatly surprised then was everybody next morn ing when they awoke and found snow on the ground and the air filled with "the fleecy snowflakes failing fast and furious, which soon covered the earth to the djpth of four or five inches. While this snow caused some suf fering with those not prepared for it, yet it was a great help f r the wheat that had been sowed and no doubt wa3 g.auly wel comed by many of our farmers. This early snow was quite gen eral over this state, but did not extend to many other states in the south, although the tempera ture was colder in Alabama, Georgia and some other states than had ever before been expe rienced so early in the season It would seem that winte had sprung upon us so suddenly and severely in order to take revenge for the very delightful weather we had enjoyed ail the previous Weeks of this autumn. If N-' vember has given us such wintry weather, what will December, or January or February give us? Biggest Lean War. London, Nov 24. Lists of sub scriptions to the greatest war loan in history amounting to 350. 000 000 pounds sterling ($1,750. 000,000), or rather more than half the total of the British na tional debt, were closed this af ternoon and the loan, it is freely stated in the city, will be a great success." although no official fig ures as yet are available- Coming at a time when the London sti.ek exchange is dosed and immediately after $300,000, 000 of fresh taxation had been imposed, the result is considered remarkable. Methodist Appointments. At the recent annual session of the North Carolina Confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, Rev. J. T. Gibbs was appointedvpresiding elder of this (the Fayetteville) district. His many friends here of all de nominations are much pleased that Rev. W. F. Craven has been retained as pastor of the Pitts boro circuit. We note among other appoint ments the following in this coun ty: Rev. M- D. Giles in charge of the Goldston circuit, Rev. T. H. Sutton in charge of the Siler City circuit and Rev. W. E. Brown in charge of the Haw River circuit. Raleigh Helps Belgians. Special to the Charlotte Observer. Raleigh, Nov. 22. A cash con tribution of $1,538 was realized this afternoon through a mass meeting of citizens of Raleigh held to launch a movement for a relief fund for tbe homeless and starving Belgians and plans were projected that will still further swell the fund on the part of this community. There was also announcement made that of the schools of the city St. Marv's students have raised $140, Peace Institute '$38, A. and M. College $94 and Mere aith College $388. The m-ss meeting was attend ed by 3,000 or more people and was presided over by Mayor Jas I. Johnson. There were addresses by Gov. Craig and Dr. W. L. Poteat, of Wake Forest College. Also there was a n table talk by Prof. A. Vermont, of Smithfield, a native Belgian, who has eniisted his ser vices for procuring relief for his suffering people. He oeclared that if anyone had told him a few months ago that ?t was possible for Irs native country to be so completely destroyed and his people driven out homeless End starving he would not have be lieved it. But the a.vful reality exists. He told of an aged mo ther 80 years old and other near relatives possibly homeless and refugees. He declared magnan imously th it he does not believe Emperor William wished to visit such terrible disaster on Belgium but that the condition had come as one of the terrors of war. He behoved that if it is true that 'vEr is hell'' there was then never a country to whose lot had fallen so great a portion of it as Bel gium. 2L Pitiable Condition of Belgians. London, Nov. 20. Notwith standing the extensive relief work already done in Belgium, conditions there are becoming more serious. Jean Van Brand en, of the Belgian National Re lief Cnmmittee wh arrived here today from Brussels, said refu gees were pouring into that city at the rate of 25.000 a day. "This influx," he said, "is due to a lack of fuel as well as food. Brussels has plenty of coal, but interruption of transportation makes it impossible to carry it to remote villages. Refugees also are flocking t3 Liege and other large towns. "The people are dependent en tirely on kerosene for heating and cooking and the supply of this fuel also is becoming scarce. "The committee now is supply ing 600 000 mals daily in Brus sels to 300,000 persons. These meals consist of putato soup, some rice and a piece of bread. At first the allowance of bread was six ounces daily, but this has been reduced to three ounces. Even the rich find it almost im possible to obtain bread in Brus sels and soon the whole popula tion will form into a vast bread line " J Mill Operatives Not Illiterate. From The News and Observer, Out of eight-four furniture fac tories doing business in North Carolina during the past year r'orty-four of them report im provement in financial conditions, twenty of them report no appa rent change, and ten do not ex press an opinion. These are facts brought out in the report of Commissioner of Labor and Printing M. L. Ship man, who is now preparing his annual report of industrial con ditions in North Carolina. 'here are other facts brought out, too, facts .vhich cause confidence in the health of the industry. Out of the eighty-four facto ries reported, sixtv-six reported increase in salaries during the year, and seventeen no change. Ninetv per cent of the employ es of the furniture f actories of the state can read and write. Thus far int'e industrial reports the highest reported literacy in an industry' was 99.5 per cent. This was in case of the silk mill9 of the state The cotton mills showed that 97 per cent could lead and write. The cordage milla had an average of 98.3. The knitting nulls showed a percent age in this report of 97. The stea n schooner Hanalei, ashore on Dux bury reef, on the Oalifonra coast, broke in two early Tuesday morning with 58 souls. aboard. Five3wam ashorr. Thirteen others were rescued. There seemed small hope for any otners. The School News. MISS OLIVIA HARMON, Class Editor. Misses Pilkington and Patti son will leave this morning to attend the teachers' assembly which is in session at Charlotte. Our principal, Mr. ' F. M. Wil liamson, left last Tuesday morn ing to attend the teachers' as sembly at Charlotte this week. He was accompanied by Mrs. Williamson and son, Horace. The school children had the pleasure of enjoying our first snow last Fridav morning. There were manv a cold hand and jolly laugh between the bovs during their battles with snowballs. Dr. Chas. Lane will lecture at the school auditorium tonight. He is Slid to be the greatest hu morist in the South. Don't miss the first lecture in the season, go and have a good hearty laugh it will do you good. The-riex attraction will be the Morrow Brothers' quartet the night of December 25th. Although Mr. Williamson is ab sent the school has been carried on in its usual order by th- oth er t achers, but will close this afternoon, Wednesday, for the holiday. There will be no school next Friday on accouii" of some of the teachers and the hoarding pupils who will spend Thanks giving at home. We seldom have the pleasure of enjoying such a rare treat as we did last Tuesday morning, when Lieutenant J. J London gave a lecture in behalf of the school. He described fully the mine, submarine and torpedo boats, which are now being used in the present war between Ger many and the Allies. Mr. London has visited all parts of the world and is compe tent of explaining many things of interest to us. We hope to be so fortunate as to rave him present at our opening exercises again before this school term expires. . Vera Cruz Evacuated. Vera Cruz,Nov.23. The Ame" ican forces of occupation evacu ated Vera Cruz today after hav ing been in possession of the city for seven months. The withdrawal of the Americans progressed without d sorder At 11 o'chek they commenced going on the waiting transports, and by 1:30 they were practically all on board. As the Americans withdrew Mexican constitutionalists took possession - of the city. There was little enthusiasm, little ex citement and no trouble of any kind. The Mexican flag again is flving over Vera Cruz. Brigadier General F unston and his command of 6,000 infantry men and marines, which was landed here April 21 last, got un der w.iy todiv an i General Can dido Aguiiar's men took charge of the city. The Mexicans marched in on the heels of the departing troops but no serious disturbance of the city's peace was registered. Forest Fires in Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 23. Fanned by a brisk wind, forest fires are raging in every section of Arkans is tonight. Large tracts of timber have been de stroyed, and telephone and tele graph poles burned. Vegetation is dry as tinder. Railroad men are patrolling the tracks and beating b-ick the fires. Fifteen fires are reported be tween Hot Springs and Little Rock, a distance of GO miles. Hot Springs reports fires from the south creeping toward the citv and hurried measures of safety &re b-ing taken. In south western Arkansas farmers are fighting desperately to check the flames menacing their homes. Statesville Landmark : Rev. George Washington Morrison, for the past year pastor of New Stir ling church, died suddenly of heart disease shortly after dark Tuesday evening while riding along in his buggy, en route from Statesville to his home. His dead body was found in the road a few minutes after he had fallen from the. buggy. The area of California, 158.297 square miles, is approximately equal to the combined area of Roumania, .Bulgaria, Servia. Al bania, Montenegro, Belgium and Turkey in Europe. PUBLICATIONS OF SUMMONS. North Ca-o'ina Chatham County. Ia the Superior Court. Elijah G. Crump Against William Crump and others. It appearing to the satisfaction of the eour' that William Crump is a non resi ent of this stite and cannot after iue iligence be fourid therein, and has an interest in the land for the sale of which for partition the above en titled proceeding is instituted; the said defendant is hereby notified t- be and i appear -t the oince 01 ine ciem 01 lae superior court of said county in Pitts boro, o the 26th. day of December, 1914, and answer or demur to the com pl int filed therein. , This November 25, 1914. j J AS. L.IUFFIN, Clerk Superior Court Chatham Co. H. A. London & Son, Attorneys of Plaintiff. The Youth's Companion Calendar for 1915. . The publishers of The Youth's Companion will, as always at this season, present to every subscrib er whose subscription is paid for 1915, a calendar for tho new year. It is a gem of calendar-making. The decorative mounti g is rich, but the main purpose has been to produce a calendar that is use ful, and that purpose has been achieved. Will Get Her Medal. Greensboro. Nov. 21. Ernest Jones, elevator boy in the Dixie building, will receive in a few days a Ralston Purina hero med al on account of his brave work in rescuing guests from the Guil ford hotel during the first of last summer. Jones rescued several guests and made 19 trips up and down the stairway. The medal will be presented in a few days. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. . " P. J. CHENET & CO., Toledo, O. We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE. Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting- directly upon the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Havintr qualified as admlnistr tcr of Mark Smith, deceased, I herebv notify all persons holding claims against said decedent to present then to the undersigned on or before the 25th dav of November, 1915. This Nov. 25th, 1914. J. W. SMITH, Siler City. R. F. D. 4. I1 . C. Rav, Attorney. Commissioners Expenses. In accordance with Section 13-26 of the Revisal, I, John W. Johnson, clerk of the I'ord of Ounty Commission ers of ' hatham county, do hereby cer tify that the following is a true and correct statement for th- year 1914 of the accounts, items and nature of all compensations allowed by the board to the members thereof respectively, the number of da s the board was in session and the distance .travelled by each member. C, D. MOORE. I") davs as commissioner $45 00 On account of bridges 21 00 120 Uiiles travelled '. 6 00 172 00 W, H. FERGUSON. 15 days as commissioner $45 00 On account of bridges 12 00 140 miles travelled 7 00 $64 00 J. W. GRIFFIN. 15 days as commissioner $45 00 On account of bridges 17 00 66 miles travel. ed - 1- 3 30 $65 30 Total $201 30 The Hoard was in session 15 days. " No unverified cco"nts were allowed. - JOHN W. JOHNSON, Register of Deeds and ex-officio Clerk to the Board This November 21st, 1914. SALE OF LAND. -By virtue of the powers contained in a deed of mortgage executed by C A. Stin son andhis wife, L. G. Stinson, to H. (i. S inson, on the 1st day of March, 19 3, and duly registered in the office of register of deeds for Chatham coun ty, in book "EW," page 296, I will, on Monday, December 7, 1914, at the courthouse in Pittsboro, N. C, sell to the highest bidder, for cash, the land therein described, being a tract of land in Gulf township, Chatham county, N. C: Bounded on the nrth by tbe lands f John W. Burke; on the east by the lands of E. L. Stinson; on the south by the lands of D. D. Barber, and on the west by the lands of Connie Old ham, containing about 73 acres. This November 2nd, 1914. HENRY D. STINSON, Mortgagee. BENTON ANDREWS, i Assignee. R. H. Haves, Attorney. Notice is hereby given of the seiz ure of the following property for vio lation -of the Internal Revenue Laws of the United States: At near Rox boro, N. C, October 3, 1914, four kegs unstamped whiskey, 18 gallons, one box of whiskey, one still, two still caps, one roll of copper and one gallon pot of George Tapp. Persons claiming the foregoing property will file their claims within thirty days as required by law, or the same will be forfeited to the use of the United States. J. W Bailev, Collector, Raleigh, N. C, Oc tober 18, 1914. COFFINS and CASKETS A full stock of Coffins and Caskets always on hand and sold at all prices. All kinds and sizes. B. NOOE, PITTSBORO. N. C DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE '"J Having qualified hs the adminis ter of William Glosson, deceased, I hereby notify all persons holding cl ims ' aeainst said decedent to ex hibit the same to me on or before the 11 h dav of November, 19)5. This Nov. 11, 1914. MORRIS M. GLOSSON. H. A. London, Attorney. BEFORE you do your Fall and Winter trading, visit our store. We have what you want and our prices are right. We have the largest' stock in the county : nd ve guarantee to please you. TAX NOTICE. For the convergence of. the taxpay ers of Chatham county I will be at the following places at the time and date mentioned below and hope you will meet me promptly and settle your taxes for the year 1914: L P. Council's Store, Thursday morning, Nov. 26. Laster's X Roads, Thursday afternoon, Nov. 26. Council's Shop. Friday morning, Nov. 27. Fearrington, Friday afternoon and night, Nov. 27. Thrailkill's Store, Saturday, Nov. 28. Bynum,Atwater & Lambeth's Store,Mon.morn,Nov.30. W. A. Foushee's Store, Monday afternoon, Nov.130. ... Riggsbee Postoffice, Tuesday morning. Dec. 1. J. C. Blake's Store, Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 1. W. A. Allen's Store, Wednesday morning, Dec. 2. Taylor Henderson's Store, Wed. afternoon, Dec. 2. T E Williams' Store, Thursday morning, Dec 3. Bunn Thompson's Store, Thursday afternoon. Dec 3. Mrs S J Henderson's Store, Friday morning, Dec 4. Manly Lindley's Residence. Friday afternoon, Dec 4. Silk Hope, G W Perry 'a Store, Saturday morn, Dec 5. Kimbolton, E E Whitehead's Store, Sat after, Dec 5. Wilson & Luther's Store, Tuesday morning, Dec 8. W M Goodwin's Store, Tuesday afternoon, Dec 8. Tom Buchanan's Store, Wednesday morning, Dec 9. Merrv Oaks, (Edwards Hotel Wednesday after.Dec 9. Moncure, Thursday morning, Dec 10. Dock Burns'. Residence, Thursday afternoon, Dec 10. R B Farrell's Store, Friday morning, Dec 11. Jim Knight's Shop, Friday afternoon, Dec 11. T B Bray's Store, Saturday morning, Dec 12. Meroney's.R L Beal's Residence, Sat afternoon, Dec 12. Antioch, Tom Burke's Residence," Mon morn, Dec 14. Gulf, J M Mclver's Store, Monday afternoon, Dec 14. Carbon ton, Tuesday morning, Dec 15. O D Gain's Store, Tuesday afternoon, Dec 15. Goldston. Wednesday morning, Dec 16 (Bank Goldston) Bear Creek, (Coggins & Fitts), Wed after, Dec 16. Bennett, Ed Phillips' Store, Thursday morn, Dec 17. " Harper's X Roads, Thursday afternoon, Dec 17. Siler City (Hadley Hotel) Fri and Sat, Dec 18 and 19. Teague's Mill, Monday morning, Dec 21. J M Teague's Store, Monday afternoon, Dec 21. Ralph Johnson's Store, Tuesday morning, Dec 22. A J Clark's Residence. Tuesday afternoon, Dec 22. Siler City (Hadley Hotel) Wed andThurs, Dec 23 & 24. J M Jordan's Store, Monday morning, Dec 28. J M Sanders Store, Monday afternoon, Dec 28. Rives' Chapel, Womble's Store, Tuesday morn, Dec 29." Ore Hill, Postoffice, Tuesday afternoon, Dec 29. Bonlee, Postoffice. Wednesday, Dec 30. At the same time the office at Pitts boro will be kept open. Please come forward and settle. I MUST COL LECT THE TAXES. And I do not wish to put the taxpayers to any extra cost or expense. Respectfully, LEON T. LANE, Sheriff of Chatham County. Nov. 9th, 1914. NOTICE OF LAND SALE. Under and by virtue of the pow er of sale contained in a certain mort gage deed made by W. T. Parrish and Cyville Parrish to Wilkins-Lashley Co., dated Dec, 29th, 1911, t secure two notes. No. 1, $300, due Nov. 1st, 1912, No. 2, $200, due Nov. 1st, 1913. which said mortgage deed is recorded in the office f the Register of Deeds of Chatham countyY in book No. EW, page 108, and default having been made in the pa ment of said bonds at maturity, the undersigned mortgagee will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door of Chatham coun ty at 12 o'clock noon, Thursday. December 10th, 1914, the f-llowing described tracts or par cels of land, lying and being in Chat ham county, N. C., iu Hickory Moun tain township: Tract No. 1, adjoining the lands of A. M. Mclntyre and others, beginning on Long brauch, Cook's line, and run ning west with Mclntyre's line, 96 poles to a post oak, Fike's corner; thence north his line 56 poles to a stake and pointers, James Greer's cor ner; thence his line 100 poles to a mul berry on the Long branch; thence down the same its various courses to the beginning, containing 32 acres, more or less. Tract No. 2 Beginning at a post oak on Landreen creek and running south, crossing said cretk twice and crossing the Pittsboro road 36 polefc to a small white oak and pointers, Mc lntyre's corner; thence with tila line and p.rnssino' the nrpolr Iflft tvIb t a persimmon; thence north 122 poles to a pine in tne mil line; tnence east with said line 30 poles to an oak on the bank or Landreen creek; thence down the same its various courses to the beginning, containing 68 acres, more or less. This the 7th day of Nov., 1914. -WILKINS-LASHLEY CO., Mortgagees. CUT FLOWERS. WEDDING BOUQUETS. FUNERAL DESIGNS. PALMS. FERNS. BLOOM ING PLANTS. CABBAGE AND TOMATO PLANTS AH orders given prompt atten tion. M. J. MCPHAIU phon No 94. Florist Stnford. N. C