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T rL UrtT l prXirA ? stwUl and testament otJrni O 1 1 T lMltt"r" rutchneld procured Vine OCROOl INeWS ; nauu ur unuue pnNESDAY MARGH Z8 IWI. I Ed. Crutchfield? '2. Did H. influence of M. Crutchfield at 77 t owrrYRri; he executin of said paper writ J,OCAL K-H.i!,n towit, January 31, 1910, hav a emn milch s The Kecora. i sufficient mental cow wanted, ecuce tne same. have capacity to ex- adv LILLIAN RAY, Class Editor. Addre W nted, dry pine wood. $2 a cord, at Chatham Oil Mill, adv If you have not returned the opas vou borrowed of R. J.Moore to? spring please do so at once adv See Dr. Mann, at Moncure, FrinV. April 16rh, from 10 a.m. to3P m" aD0Ut vour eye lf thev g've vou trouble. He is one IS the best equipped men in the state with fifteen years of experience- adv -Wanted: Young women of cood character ov- r 16 years of lee to work in our cigarette fac tory God clean work. Good wages paid. A limited number young men als" wanted. W. Duke Sons & Co. Branch, Dur ham. N. C. j adv The tax list for town taxes fnr the vea- 1916 has been placed in the hands of S. G. Gunter, town constable, for collection all ners'ms owing taxes to thP town of Pittsboro are notified to pay him witnuui aeiay auu thus save costs, adv ihis March has been one of the rainiest ever known in this option, and very little, if anv, ploughing has been done because 4-Vt a o-rnnnn lias cuuuuucu wj Conseauently our farmers will be very backward in "pitch ing' their crops this spring. The Sunday hours at th tel ephone central at this p'ace wn .lio-htlv changed beginning avt Sunda . C ntral will be Anon Q l 8:30 a. m instead of 9 n'pWk an d close at 9:30 instead inrkVlnfk as heretofore. No change in the afternoon hours His manv friends deeply cvmnathize with Mr. Lvsander Johnson at "he death of his wife, who died of pneumonia last Fri day at their home about three miles west of this place, and was buried in the Baptist churchyard here. She was a lady highly es teemed by all who knew her and her unti nely death is deeply de plored -Accrrding to the report of the census bureau 693.382 bales of cotton were ginned in this state last year, and 737.354 ba'es were ginned in 1915 The same report shows that 6,545 bales were ginned in this county last year and 6.729 bales were gin ned in 1915. Thi shows a very slight difference in the two crops in this county. OnitP a remarkable old goose last Sundav. It UlCU t M -w was ahnut thirtv-six year ol i and had been a great pet wun its owner. Mr. B G Womble. who died about a year ago. and by whom it had been trained to do several interesting tricks. Dur ing the last sickness of Mr. Worn ble the goose used to stand and squat on the ground just under the window of his bedroom and would not leave there, and when ever it heard the voice of Mr. Womble it would make a noise, quacking as if it wished to let him know that it was watching and waiting for him. Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. K. o. is the paper writing pro pounded and every part thereof tne last will and testament of H. iw. urutchheld?" The lurv answered all tVia above issues in favor of the pro pounder, that is. by answering he first issue "No." and the sec- ond and third issues "Yes- and thus the will was sustained. After the above case had been ried the next case tried was that of Miss Lou Riley against Mr.W. ri. Stone- The plaintiff alleged that while she was a clerk in the store of the defendant at Greens boro he accused her of stealing some goods out of the store and had her falsely arrested. This case was tr;ed here at a sneciai term f court held in Julv. 1915, when a verdict was ren dered in favor of the plaintiff for $1,000 but on appeal o the su preme cou-t a new trial was or dered Theie were very many witnesses in this case and much interest was shown at the trial. This trial did nt consume so much timt; as the first trial. The trial began on Wednesday after noon and was concluded at noon on Saturday, whereas the first trial consumed more than a week. After deliberat'ng about two hours the jury found all issues in favor of the plaintiff and gave her a verdict for $1,500, which was $500 more than the first jury gave her Notice of appeal to the sunreme court was given by the defendant's attorneys. In addition to the above men tioned closets contes'ed cases there was another case that wa? comprjmised withont a trial, which if tried would have been of considerable local interest, and that was the suit of B. M. Poe against J. C- Lanius. In this ac tion the plaintiff sued for $10, 000 damages, on account of an alleged slander of him by defend ant. The compromise judgment staged that the defendant with drew the alleged slander and sh u'd pay the costs and no dam ages. Sons of Veterans; The triangular debate will be held next Friday night in the school auditorium at 8:15 o'clock. The query for this debase Will be "Resolved, That the railroads of the United States should be own ed and operated by the Federal government." The debate here will be be tween our affirmative debaters Messrs. Will Womble and Ern est Boone, and Miss Mary Lynn Dudd and Mr. Marion Beckwith, of the Sanfbrd high school, for the negative. Our negative debaters, Messrs, Geo. Harmon and Will London, will debate at Silef City with two de baters of that school. These debates will be-held all over North Carolina next Friday night on this query and we are very glad for our school to take part in them. Notice - -There will be a box party at the school house next Thursday night. We want ev erybody to be sure to come We pecially want to ask all the young girls of the town to come and bring boxes. The proceeds are to pay numerDus expenses of the senior class and to buy a pretty but that's to be a sur prise. Fourth and Fifth Grades The following pupils were present i i .a" every day last weeK: monroe Bland, George Brooks, Carney Bynum, Clarence Clark. Percy Farrell, Horace Williamson, Hen ry Bynum, Tave Jones, Blanche Carter. Jennie Connell. Blanche llington, Agnes Gunter, Eliza beth Riddle, Minnie Bell, Emily Taylor and Ella Wade. Those having perfect spelling essons were: George Brooks, Clarence Clark, John Farrell, Tave Jones, Robert Hammock, Blanche Carter, Jennie Connell, Blanche Ellington, Agnes Gun ter. Elizabeth Riddle, Emily Tay lor and Lucy Pierce. We have Miss Rosalie Jernigan witn us, who was absent last week with measles. The room wishes to extend deepest sympathy to Elizabeth Johnson in the loss of her mother. Don't forget your boxes, girls. And don't forget your money, boys. "I COULD JUMP A TEN RAIL FENCE," DECLARES FARMER J. W. LEIGH TSLLS HOW TANLAC HELPED HIM AND WIFE AFTER LONG ILLS "I am telling everyone that I feel like I could jump a ten rail fence, when asked about Tanlac and what it has doti for me. If two bottles of Tanlac can put two people of our age in the good shape we are both in today, after yeai s of suffering. I ought to let others know about it," J.W. Leigh, well known Farmer, of route 3. Dur. iam, was speaking. "My wife and I," he went on, "both advanced in years, suffer ed from indigestion. Food fer mented and caused gas, distress and nervousness. But nothing we tried holped us, until friends advised Tanlac. "Now we are so improved in health that even our neighbors are surprised at the,, change two bottles of Tanlac has mde in us. Mrs. Leigh now does her work without fatigue and beth of us eat anything we want withu bad effect. Our sleep is sound and refreshing and nervousness is a thing of the past." Our grandmothers never went Without a spring tonic. They used herbs, roots, barks and ber ries for a spring tonic. These in gredients are blended in Tanlac and make it an ideal spring tonic blood and system purifier and invigorant. Tanlac is sold in Pittsboro by George Pilkington exclusively; Moncure, C. B Crutchfield; Siler City, Siler City Drug Co.; Ben nett, E i. S. Phillips. Then there is the main business street with its nice paved side walks, while the main roadway is artistically drained. The crussings are of fine workmanship ut rarely seen.' Mr. Jones said he believed he could lay off Hickory Mountain s streets equally as well. Now, Mr. Jones is blind in one eye and the horse he drives is blind in both eyes, so yester day Jie started to lay off Eildee avenue and as he started down the ine it was a beautiful sight to ook at. When he reached the end of the avenue ' the curves ook in the letter S and some times an I. No one could con vince Mr. Jones that the line was not straight, and the aldermen et it go. So Hickory Mountain to have pretty streets like Pittsboro "Miss Mary Jane Donut stub bed her toe against a stump on he sidewalk yesterday and fell and broke a wart on her nose. She also broke a pint bottle in tier pocket. RAMBLER. H. Hayes ex pect to go to Richmond. Virginia tomorrow. Miss Hettie James, of Biloxi, Mississippi, is here on a visit to Mrs. W. L. London Mrs. Martha Hatch has re turned home from a visit to n r daughter at Colerain. Mrs. W L. London has re tnin fmm a visit of several wppira fn Natives at Charlotte and Wilmington. tntt'naman. John M Morgan, who has been attending hnrtt near Lenoir. VilC A. aibCiOVIi svvw- and wa award- ea a ten-dollar gold piece as the prize for best schoiarsnip- It is proposed to organize Chatham county camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans, hnd for this purpose a preliminary meet? iner will be held at the law office of Mr. W. P. Horton. of this place, at 3 o'clock next Friday afternoon, the 30th. It is hop ( that there may be a large at tendance, and those who cannot conveniently attend are request ed to send their names. Only the direct descendants of Con federate soldiers are eligible to membership. The obiect of the organization is hntS "historical and benevo unt " It is for the purpose o llptinc material of every kind that may help to perpetuate a correct history of the Confeder ate soldiers, and to see that cPe disabled veterans are properly cared for. Every camp of the Sons is en titled to send delegates to the general reunions which are al hpld at the same time and niace as are held the reunions of thoTTnitPri Confederate Veterans Therefore if a camp is organized here, as is proposed, it may send HoWnfpn to the reunion next June at Washington City. A camo of the S ns was or ganized here about twenty years ago but it aia noi continue m ca- iatoncp manv years. Any &un of a Confederate soldier in any part of this county can join tnis numn for it is. intended to em- hrace all the county ana oe a Pkotham pnnntv camo ana noc merely a fittsboro camp. Community Fair at Bynum. The community fair tha was scheduled for last Saturday was held at Bynum Monday. There were eighteen schools in this district and most of them were represented in the various con tests. There were about 700 neoole present in spite of the bad roads. There were nearly 350 teacheis, pupils and commit teemen in the parade. To see the parade was worth one's trip to Bynum. It was a fine illus tration of the community inter est in education. When we re alize that this is the first trial of the community commencement , -.1 .1 I 1 "I! A. in unatnam, we imntt uat- tiam has reasons to be proud of the showing at Bynum. The winners of the various contests and their schools are as follows: Best Recitation Pauline Tay lor, Pittsboro. Best Declamation Theodore Dollar, Fair View. Best Speller Pauline Taylor. Pittsboro. The Best Story Annie Mann, Brown's Chapel, Best Singing Class -Mann's Chapel, . Best Composition Pearl ou shee, Bynum. Best Marching -Pittsboro. 100-yd dash Hubert Meach am. Mann's Chapel and William Perry, Flat Wood. 1-4 mile race -Julian Smith, Mann's Chapel A Paper at Hickory Mountain. Editor of The Record: "Good mo-ning. Mr. Town Pump." said the Town Rooster. Let me introduce vou to Mrs Duck." as they both waddled and nicked their way up to the T. P. "Mrs. Duck is here solic iting subscriptions for the Hick ory Mountain 'Blockader, ' a pa per published in the town, o Hickory Mountain." continued theT. R., "and she has met with erreat success here Then Mrs. Duck and the T. P had a little confab together Mrs. Duck left a copy of 'The Block ader' with the T. P. and it soon fell into the hands of Rambler. , The Blockader' is the size of The Record and is filled full pf hot stuff. It was interesting to peruse its columns and Rambler is giving the readers of The Record some of its contents. Editoriallv. 'The Blockader' Whife and Colored Dress Goods for Spring and Summer 1917 Fine Cotton Fabrics will be greatly .in demand for the coming season. During the last few days we have received ship ments consisting of the very latest nov elties. r Voiles & Organdies Silks In white and colors. ! Taffeta, Messaline. Tub lVFOTICE OF V ALUBLE LAND SALE By virtue of the power-J and authority contained m certain de crees entered at the March term, 1916, and the March term, 1917, of the. supe rior court of Chatham county, .-worth Carolina, in the action therein pend ing, entitled "North State Life Insu rance Company vs J. 1). Johnson. and wife, Mary A.. Jonson," the under signed commissioner will, on Monday, April 23rd, 1917, plain and striped, 36 and 43 in., 25c to 65c yard: White Fabrics Swisses Piques, Skirt- ' ine' TVTfl.H-rasi "ninni'r.ies French Lawns, Bat- In white. istes, all widths, 15c to 75c yard. ; Silks, 36-in. wide, $1 to $1.50, Georget Crepe, in white an-3 colors, $1.85 yard, Linen green, pink, and purple, 32-in;, 50 cents yard. Samples of anv of the lines mailed upon request. n W. L LONDON & I -r savs it is "here to fight for the liberties of Hickory Mountaineers and for the imnrovement of its neoole in the way of havin more and bigger stills and cheap liquor and fewer revenue offi cers," and a whole lot more con cerning its mission. It is Dem ocratic on one side and Republi can on the other, something un usual in newspapers. Among its local news we note the following: "Mr. Ivanho came in from Northend today and presented us with a quart of fine old Bour bon corn blockade liquor (made ast night, vre guess,) and want ed us to send him 'The Block ader. ' We put him on the list for two years, because such liquor is rare and hard to get in this country. Besides, it has such an elegant odor. A few minutes after Mr. Ivanho left Mr. Cold clam came in with another quart and wanted the paper sent to his address. We sent it. After tak ing five or six big drinks ot our liquor he left and Darlin Dolittle Hiffh Jump Hubert Meacharo, came in with a quart and wanted bv the lands of Josiah Turner and ann's Chapel, and Carey Grif- the paper. He got it. During Gunter dthento.ni. ttt-ii T7i 11 T;fH 1 1 j it noma n onH ftCWS, Wior "I W"i oeing ;uj s Superior Court When; THE Record went to press last weefc the ease then be inrr toA nra that concerning tne will of H M. Crutchfield, who riipH laat November. By his WlH he left about half of .us state to his son. Isaac Edward Crutch field and the other half to his other five children. The latter contested the will on two grounds -firsts that their father Hid not have mental capacity sufltcient tn. moi o will and second, that it was procured through fraud and the undue influence of I. Crutchfield. .L. As stated last week about thir ty witnesses were examined and ten lawyers were employed, four b the propnunder and 9ix,bMy,th caveators, wh were tHe children .cnnfoofiriff th iill. The case was argued at muchleneth, and, after the judge's eharge, the iurv retired to answer the follow ing issues submitted to them: 'i nr.. iL ...itinii fir r.n3 Still Captured. rn lost Sundav afternoon Dep- ntv-flheriff J. P. Brads ier and a few otheVs captured, about four mna north of Siler City, a nine ty-gallon still and a complete out- fit The sun was m iuh tion bv two men, one white and the other colored, but both ran away at the approach of the i Pin cers and escaped, as is usual. The spoils of the capture, ber sides the still, consisted of about forty gallons of new-raaue wu OOO trallons of beer.; onesaok of meal., two sacks of sugar (each contaming one Hun dred pounds) and a two-horse r.,.f almost new. All the cap tured artilei were placed in the wagon and hauled that after noon to Siler City for safekeep Mvt afternoon a team Of mules wag hitched to the wag; n whh Unload and starte for this olace but did not arrive here un til 9 o'clock yesterday. hMjff Mann fin anH Wallace Farrell. ritts- the Hav 15 more came boro. each had a quart to pay on sub Broad Jumo Earl Dark, scription. They got what they Brown's Chapel. wanted. By night we were teel- BestMapof N.C.- Annie Mann ing good. We loved everybody Brown's Chapel. and everybody loved us. We did Best Map of Chatham Warren not care anything about the earth At water. Bvnum lookiner drearv or the European Best Pensmanship rauune r war Heaven was our npme any- Wrirht Flat Wood. Best Needlecraf t -Mrs, C. D. Moore, Bynum. Bynum won the prize for the best exhibit. E. R. F. t . way, and we were nappy. "The Blockader is a great suc cess. We take corn, wheat, wood, whiskey anything on subscrip tion. Remember, times are go- year and we Dr. J, C, Mann, Specialist at 1:00 o'clock p. m., at the courthouse door in Pittsboro, Cnatham county, North Carolfna, offer the following ands to ; public sale for cash to the highest bidder, to-wit: All the following described tracts or parcels of land, lying in Cae rear lOwnshiD. Cuatnam county, Honn Carolina, and more particularly de scribed and bounded as follows: First tract A certain tract or parcel of land, beginning at a white oak on NewOaKCieek, Alsev vv orabie's cor ner ;thence w 14 e 2G poles to a-red oak;- ttience it 45 e 130 poles to a wnite oak; thence e 94 poles .oa post oak; thence nor-h 4 poles to a rock pile; tnence w 126 poles to a stake on New Oak creek; thence down the said creek with its meanders to the beginning, contain ing 186 acres, more or less, it being the sme tract of land conveyed to Mary A. Johnson bv R H. Hayes, Com'r, by deed recorded in b'ok DV, page 655 of the records of said county. Second tract A certaiu tract of laud beginning at a stake in Anderson Holt's line, corner of lot No. 3, and runs thence nor h with said line 23 poles to a stake; thence s Hi) e 163 12 njles to a stake in Nathan Gunter's Tine; thence south with said line 22 1-2 poles to a stake, corner of lot o, 3; thence n. 89 w with line of lot No 3 to the beginning, containing 23 acres, more or less, it being lot No. 4 in the division of the Prudence Holt dower tract recorded iu book C B, page 231 of said records, and being the same' lot of land couveved bv opencer D..Urt and others to Mary A. Johnson by deed recorded in book DCS, page 261, of said records. Third tract A certain tract of land containing 23 acres more or less, and beintr known and designated s let ISo. o in the division of the Prudence Holt dower tract, recorded iu b ok CB, page 231, said lot being alloted to Y . Holt iu said divisi u to which ret erence is made for a full description and beine t'e same lot of land con veyed by Y. A. Holt and wife to Mary A. Johnson by deed recorded in book , page , ot said records. Fourth tract -All those certain tracts or parcels of laud conveyed by R. J Yates and others to Mary A. Johnson by deed recorded in book J-HJ, page 114, of said records, the said deed con veving the four certain tracts or lots of land more particularly designated as fohows; Tract A A certain tract of land be- erinning at a sweet cum in Crump's line. 1 Doles north of his corner and running north with his line 88 poles to a dead pine; thence east with his otherline 7 J poles poles to a post oak; thence north with his other line 112 noles to a Dost oak, corner of George Drake's land: iheuceeast with that line 31' poles to a'red oak; thence south 200 pules to a post oak sprout; whence west 110 poies to the first station, con- t doing 82 acres, more or less, it being rhe sane tract of .and convey d bv N. Lt, Stithe to J. R. Thomas "by deed of record in book AR, page 484, of said records to which reference is hereby made. Tract B A certain tract of land ly ing on tlit. waters of Shaddock creek aud bounded as follows; On the north bv the James Cassey lands; on the west bv arohna Patterson's and J. R Thomas' land; on the south by the lands of Jauies Hearne and on the e ist w ning in onH acres, more r less, it Deing ine same HI l,u I . . nn.nJ nn,Tn 1 P Thnmac bv B. M. Tn . mas and wife by deed re corded in book BO, page 66, to whieh reference is made for a more full de scription. - .? Tract A certain tract of .laud bounded on the south by the lands of Andereou Holt; on the west by the lands of An.erson Holt; on the north by the lauds of the Robert Holt heirs; on the east by the lands of M.J. Gun ter. containing 26 acres, more or less, it being the same lot of land known as tot No. 2 a lotted to Wesley HQ.lt n the divisionof the Prudence Holt Slow er lands, recorded in. book CB,, page 231, to which special reference is made for a wore tuU description. V . ' Tract D -A certain trac of land, 1 ft I ' THE m viz m it Banking Loan and Trust Go r Our New Year Resolutions - To gain all the new friends and cus tomers that may be won by perfect service, considerate regard for all and a sincere desire to make every trans action mutually profitable. 1 r We invite YOU to call or correspond. m m m m m m m Banking Loan & Trust Go. Sahford, N.-C. if (1 : Jonesboro, N. C. m M m. M $25,000.00 r READY. i FERTILIZER Eyesight ANP OPTICIAN of Apex, N. G,. .wjH bent Mon, cure, N. C, on Fndav. April XQ, from 10 a. m. to 3 P- m., stop ping at Womble's Hotel- This will be his last visit to this town until the fall. If you have any ZTZZ. hkin down and having tn wait unu, u.u r" u," -ith vour on es don't fail team c:,uld be securea. u this trip. Head- Oar Chatham JZua lhZ relieved when caused by know Or UU liwi ic-i, v.. . rlr not knOW npw law making blockading a l ! - - r . I i.r-i . . - ICI MI.Y nt one or muic stop tbeir made of hey may them nefarious eyestrain. WeaK eyes oi cniiaren and young people a specialty. Glasses fitted that are easy and restful to the eyes. - Consultation free and invited. in r to he hard this hone the Deople will not forget US. A few Quarts of liquor does not situ .ted in Merry Oaks, beginning at last long, tj "The town aldermen sent Mr. Jones, our street commissioner, over to P;ttsboro last week to examine the streets,: there, as a lot of new streets are goi ig to be opened up in Hickory Mountain. In an interview with Mr. Jones, he said; 'I am pleased with the atnoAts of PittsborO- Thty are the finest I ever saw. Tney were evidently built by nature. Sur rounding the courthouse is a beautiful sight. In front stands an imposing Confederate monu ment on. theepst is another mon ument of golden red dirt built there by the progressive people of the town ; on the west the street is scooped out in places reminding one of the ocean waves land giving it a charming ettect. a stone in tne Kaleign ana Augusta Air .Mne ftaUroaa Company s iaia (uqw the S. A- U J. R Co) runi4ng nearly east with said R, R. 857 ft to a sioae; thence nearly souti 131 feet to' a stne; tUence nearly east 3S feet to a atone, v ilson's co?uer iu Johnican's line, Buckhotn roalv thenc nearly soutn a.lQg liuckhom road 45Q 1'et'k to a stone Johnican's corner in n: H. fri. ce's liue; thence sauth along said road to a stone iu g id Prince s Hue in Ruckhorn road; thence nortnwest long a fence iu said old, ruad to tue ftegiunin ig cont d.ung about 14 acres, more or le, excepting quo lot coi.yoed by Jf, C- Abernethv to J. R-; Thomas, one tot c nveyed by said Ahernethv taW.T. Edwards, done iOt conveyed to J. 43. Rland to Yates and. Thomas;, it being the same tract of land conveyed by J C, Rl nd and wife to J R. Thomaa, recorded in book HW, page This 21th day of March, 191. E. M. LAND, i Commissioner of Court. - FOR ALL CROPS. ttk 8 2 2 per cent 9-2-1 10-4-0 8-4-0 9-4-0 The half and half mixture meal and acid. We have other brands to suit your wants. Acid Phosphate Cotton Seed Meal And materials . Don't wait too long to buy the, goocb you need, as the supply is not lire Chatham Oil and Fer. Co., 1 Pittsboro, N. C. MAKE YOUR OWN PAINT with L & Ml SEMI-PASTE PAINT and - mm a B. " your own Linseea jiu You obtain greatest durability and cover ing power. The L & M PAINT is so positively good that it is known as the "Master Paint." Whereas the best of other high grad paints cost you $2.75 a gallon, our LAM Paint made ready-for-use will coat you only S2.00 a gallon. YOU 8AVE 75c. A GALLON ON EVERY GALLON Madfe In a tew minute For Sale bjr ? - W. U. LONDON & POULARD BOS., SON, PITTSBORO. N. C DURHAM, N, C 3 .4. it 3 JPI writing purporti0jf to bsiDesjf, paper