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ESTABLISHED SEPT. 18, 1978.'
PITTSBORO. CHATHAM CO.. DEC. 25. 1919.
VOL. XL1I. NC
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TRYING TO FIND
HOME IN
geiaarkable Trip of Several
pittsbro Citizens Hid
Nat Find What Tlicy
Wanted Bat Arc
Satisfied
BY RAMBLER.
The whole world has been in-1 slept in the air. We: wouldn't
rested in Mars. The scientists j travel at night for fear we would
Mars is inhabited, but how ! pass through Mars and not know
get there and explore the great jit. On the 24th day the whoffc
planet has been the big problem j shooting match were getting tired
eM-ntififci sav that Mars is full ! out- Col. Bland was game ; he
of people- that they farm, have !
;n striate, buy land,, trade
horses, and do everything- like
they do in Pittsboro
Now, Col. Mont Bland; ?, Jin,
Brown, Will Ward. H. Torn Hor
nady and Rambler have been
talking for months about visiting
Mars, explore the-, country and
fettle there.
Uol cmna baiu . ub w They have pine .trees up here,
buy some land on which to build j,. exclaimed . one. "Yonder
a house, as he nno nrriH -unr .-j
UiU nui, nave yuc,
'
j j
go and see lor. ,r
himself whatj
Ranblerj
kind ol a Place 4&
tit as. Jim thrown, wanteu tu i
. - J J A.
igokcause he JKoug
sell a horse or, two Will Ward' v
waited'B go because he thought
he might get a policeman's job. ;;
E' Tom Ho'rnaay banted lo v: " ;-r
Jbecause.he Jiad a lot of -brass,(m-1
ger rings on nana, warrantee;
icuic mcumauioi" j ,
ana ne wanwu cu n i. ;
Rambler wanted to go for pure ".
The only way to get Ihere was'
to get Bob Thompson interested. ;
Bob is kinder skeptical, and if
things don't look right to him
you can't get him to nudge. Ana,gkinned,and-was low and stumpy.
Bob had the flying Machine, the
only thing that-ceuHbe relied -efiiiave up here, "remarked ; H;Tom
in taking us tz Mars, the un- Hornady, -who is low and squatty
known land. - - Mand very dark skinned. - ,
Bob was told that there was ' . The.man. came along in a few
no prohibition, in that country feet of us when Col. Bland halt
and that money was not particu- ed h;m. -larly
needed to get what he want- . ."How far is it to the city?"
ed so he agreed to go. j asked Col. Bland.
After enough provisions, soft! "What city?" the man asked,
drinks and bed clothes, were put 1 'The city up hers in Mars'
Vvn ncrtv. answered the ccloneh
left Pittsboro headed for Mars,
Bob Thompson driver. - . -
'Which way do we go,
tt.
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t .1. t r . 7. . .i.-
cudod.:- ne aia not Know v ucrc
r.-i,.
wars was no more tnan a ritu-1
boro nntaxpaid dog.
Col. Bland suggested that we all going away. .
ask John Johnson. Jim Brown, And R was. Fred Lilly sure
said Reid Thompson could 'tdl us -enoughv e didn't find Mars
more about it ihan anybody else ; we were all gjad to get back
as he was a school man. v-WilI , to Pittsboro and Col. Bland has
Ward said he had seen the morn-; found a.pUlce to buiid a house,
mgstor manya time, . but he i anj Lanius has thrown his
thought Mars was towards Siler -wooden leg away.
City. H.Tom Hornady said that , ... -
People in this country did not j . Bij Game Hunting
wanything;hesu FriendSo you , have returned
!teby.W, Ifromfrica Had any narrow
and find out AU thought H.Tom ;
w WSk to -Sf &me Hunter-Only one.
h s home and wouldn't Usten to: wag chaged by a big lipn and
hm. Rambler said he was born ; uft hr
m d i t. j jj t4. i, k having no cartridges leit,. tnrew
in Raleigh and didn't know but i . -a j -j ii.; L..
6, t." lii away, my .rifle and--faced the lion;
would ask Dr. Pilkmgton, as he as at me I caught him
came from England. !bvV.helower jaw with one hand
It was finally agreed thatwre and by the n(;se wjth the other.
tosouth. At wasabeautifulday And there i stood and held his
Jn Pittsboro. -It was very quiet A nfii Vi fwH tn
Net a leaf itirred. nor a goose
tirted and but very few people
feed. Roid Thomnson eamt
P tke street bareheaded, Fred
Noo eat ia his buggy. learning
how to siaoke a , cigarette, jack
T . V 1 1 . -
m if oodeh leg, the sweat odors ot.
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PLANET MARS
o tajK nan Terf-r-l !n -fVi mmn lrr
&ir ajJ we gailed a - -
vBob was told to gradually as
cend, as Mars, was many miles
fhigh. ' Not many, liours elapsed
before the earth disappeared
we were in a sea of air. And for
idayg we traveled, at night the
brakes would be applied and we
wanted to keep right on; he had
buy some land somewhere, ne
said. On the 30th day, when we
thought we. were forty eleven
- - ,r 1: . , A,. .-
Hornady espied. - land. And it
was lurid. - .
-v.
Everyone was excited. Every
body's spirits arose. There was
the new country. I$ach one was
showing some point of interest.
you are m it, said another.
asked Will
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he .an .sunk in th -cst
big field was seen and we
iah(ied -tu?t a the eaves of
'
-'Well remarked Crl. Blan.I.
f . Wd hav hid a long Wearisome
;M hut -have safplv landed in
S -ian do nothing unt;
After; supper we . ali'talked
awnue &DOut tne new country,.
the people, &c, until we went
to ;
Were all Mp and out enjoying the
fresh uir. About 200 yards from
us we saw a man coming down, a
path. He looked mighty dark
K'urioua looking folks they
"M-a-r-s! exclaimed the antcn
ishedman. 44Mars h 1 ! This
is
no Mars; : inere nttsDoro
rigat over there across Kob rson j
, v. . .
i - ,TM1 , , , a-
Icreek. WelLFll be danered. Ain't
that you Cousin Mont? This 'i3
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T.ilhr T-heard About von
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The Federal Court at Raleigh
has sent about 55 prison en to the
Atlanta PonitenUft termi ag
gregating about 60? years. Tkis
Zm 'Uin i f n n - ' Till Mt llfi tl VvAft
from Raleigk at ona time;
THE" RECORD ENLARGED
The Paper to tBe Improved
Is Eulare & to 8 Pajei -
The Record appears his week
in ah'enlarged form- eight pages.
It Has been known for some that
the paper would have to be made
larger on account of the increase
in its . advertising.; patronage.
This fall has Jen the :ltes$a-:
son f or advertising ithft ha4yer
been known tny thrpsiper&; his
tory, and like everytw
printing material is higatk-but
the price remaihsr" the same. !
Headers wh ick ujr ite Record
thee days q hgHJpfjcies,;Would :
be surprised' if ihywerf told
how much it ccits ti) pubsji th&
pape;6inott :''
We have had r much, complaint
from, subscribers, f " the scarcity
6f reading matter for the past
four months, and we do not much
blame them, but 1 if it were not
for the advertising patronage-
tnere would not. be any Record,
ncr would: there be any paper in
this county or in the state.
Theis!stie of The Record this
weex is noi wna we wisncu tc
we wihrrl
make it, but the
to the holidays
close -probity I
time given in which tp, get it out
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safe-l'before Chriltmasr cauaed several
articles to be "left out We hope
to zlzzJ-z z ppor aicrc readable
In the future; 1 '
We wish for iir our readers a
Merry Chrctmas and a happy
ITU .
Brinin in fhe Stills
There , is an old song, about
"Bringing in the Sheaves. " That
has been changed to "Bringing
in the Stills." - Last week three
stills were broken up in Chat
ham. One was from beyond Gold-
s'tcnj one .from another part' of
the county and the third was,
found about two miles from town;
The last one could be hardly call-i
ed a still as it Was uss&e from
two galvanized tubs, one tub be
ing used for the; cap. A.hoe had
been cut in the bottom tub' for
the pipe, and mud wa3 used tc
hold the cap on. ;
Men w ho make liquor in such
contraptions as that ior people to
drink ought and should be re
ported, and jf caught should be
convicted and given a heav3',"E"cn-teRse-."5'"-
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The high price of moonshine ir
causing many men $o take chance
at''ialanig.whiskey:-''vand being
caught.' Liquor is quoted around
here at $15 to $25 a gallon.
Terrace Demonstration
Up until this time I have done
a great deal of terrace demon
stration work on the farms in
different sections of the county.
The following are a few of the
farmers on whose farms such
work has been done :
M. M. Bridges, R. M. Gorrell,
Joe White, Charley White, R. L.
Edwards, Banks Teague,- A. R.
Norwood, R. M. Connell, H. A.
Harrington, E ( Mimms and
others. -v '.; " - ."
For the information of v. farm
ers who- desire my services'in
either terrace work, orchard work
or anything that comes' in my
line, which includes general prac
tical farming, . that I am receiv
ing applications for engagements
to be filled after Christmas.. I
shall be away until after the hol
idays, but 1 expect to return by
the first of the new year ready
and willing to work forth farm
er' interest in Chatham county.
A merry Christmas and a hap
py New Year to each of yea. V
- Yours for service, :
County Aff ent
DIES IN CHICAGO
J onathan Worth Jackson Pass
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es Last Friday
The bid friends here of Mr.
Jonathan Worth Jackson, of Chi
cago; will learn with deep regret
of Jiis death which occurred last
Friday afternoon at Michael Reese
hospital of that city, following a
long illness, the ' result of an at
tack, of influenza last winter. '
The following old friends of
th' deceased were honorary pall
barerV: C. C.: Hamlet, J. R.
Milliken, Spence Taylor, Arthur
London, D. ilacy Alston, G.
PilkihgtohV - ;
lie'was iihe i Eldest son of Mr.
anvMrsl JacKson, of Pitts-
bof d arid a grandson of the late
Gov. Jonathan Worth. He was
in hiis 60th -year at- the time of
his . death. His remains were
bought here last Tuesday and
were interred in the family plot
in the- Episcopal churchyard.
Simple but impressive funeral
services were conducted by
Rev. William E. Allen, in the
presence of a large congre
gation of friends and relatives.
i"3 :rW30f
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upon graauatmg irom tne
State Uriiverity. in 1882 he was
associated with Prof . Hqgh Mv,r
3on for two years in. conducting
;ng the Raleigh Male Academy.
Soon artervards he Vcntered the
Insurance fiekl-; in . lasbynle,
Tenn.; where he rose rapidly,: re
moving inl895 to Ctdcago to ac
cept the state: sgenFlfaTargc
fife insurancecompany:" - v
Possessing remarkable business
judlrment, 'combined-with strong
personal magnetism and striking
appearance, he drew' around hin:
a large circfe of friends and ad
nfrirers both in the business and
iocial world in the city of his
adoption. He was married tc
!v!iss SaIene Childress, of Mur
freesboro, Tnn. .who survive?
him. - He is also survived by one
brother, Mri " Samuel Spencer
Jackson, of Chicago, and three
sisters, Mrs. Henry A. lindon
and Miss Carrie M. . Jackson, 4 of
nttsboro, and "Mrs. J. K. Curne,
of FayettevHle.
. He was a faithful and devout
communicant of -the Episcopal
church, for many years being r.
trustee ot.tbeVMcCoriniek Thet
logical Seminary, Chicago.
Among those from a distance
attending the funeral here Tues
day were: Mrs. J. W.- Jacksor
and Messrs,,. S. S. Jackson and
Wrtde Childress, of Chicago; Mi?r-
Camel ia London, Mr. and Mrs.H. '
M. London and Rev. E. S. Cur
rie, of Raleigh; Mrs. J. H. Curric
and Messrs. Dvid, Spehcer,Mur
phy and Jonathan Currie,of Fay-
etteville.
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Tae Atwater Building
Mr. Atwater, of Cheshire,
Conn., who ia chairman of the
committee apix)inted at the re
cent Atwater family reunion in
Ghapel Hill to erect an Atwater
memorial building at the Metho
dist Orphanage here, is in the
city looking after plans for be
ginning the " work early in the
year. The Atwater building will
be devoted to a modern dming
room arid kitchen and will cost
$50,000. C
There are about four hundred
members of the Atwater family
living in Chatham and Orange
counties and while in the city Mr.
Atwater is looking into the mat
ter of preparing a history of hie
! famjly,-makiBg his inyestigatieni
I through the Historical aunl
I sion -Raleigh Times,
A BEAUTIFUL TRIByTE
TO HIS FATHER'S BIRTHDAY
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An Iotf resting Story cf Mr.!
Robert M. Burns Born
a Democrat and Will
Die a Democrat
R. H. BURNS.
Dear Papa':
it seems to m that I have
heard you say that oh or about
the ism day ot October, 1835,
there was born in Chatham coun-jof
cy and .nigh the banks of Rich-1
V.J a i. i I
isiiu vrwft, ruuust ooy wno
had stamped upon his forehead
the word "Democrat" That this
same boy grew upon on the farm
of his lathtrnd gave good ser
vice and was an obedient child
until he reached his majority.
He knew, every stream and nook
of the woods in his neighborhood,
nunted and fished in them,, and
here, iurrouhded by the native
torest filled with game, and birds
to make music, he learned, les
sons of truth, virtue and honor.
Whether with the axe at the
cutting frolic," under the hand-
.spike at the-' 'log rolling, " witji
thg.at the-rn shucking, "
or kissing the gals at the "quilt
ing frolic this boy was always
filling and did his part.
However, those days could net
always last : The dark days of
'81 and '65 came, - those days
which tried mens' squIs When
the war drum scundid' toranh?;'
and the youth- afld young man-
hocoUhe tlgeed to
the defense b:f 0ixi5tSiSSe
happy hearted, robust ; you thi
marched away- in obeclience to
the call, and rendered that same
raithful sernce v .hich lie 'ha
given; - to' ths'f elks at heme,
During these years there wss
a little girl who lived not so many
miles from his old home. She,
too, was faithful to all the duties
of home, and while this; young
man was enduring the hardships
of war, she was" at home making
blankets and other useful articles
to Vn&ke as comfortable as possi
ble the life of the soldier She
was" a Eoldier of the Cross an well
as a ministering angel. Tri her
haart there was a secret which
some day this : young man shoul-4
' fife war ended and - the you in
came home. In due. course of
time he wedded the Bear Creek
maiden. They established a lit
tle home in the midst of the for
est riot far from the place of his
birth;- Here for thirty years or
rnore they labored and Joyed. God
Messed their union with two boys
and two girls. These beys and
iris are now fathers and moth
ers of interesting families of their
.Wri, and this Richland creek
youth and this Bear creek maid
en are the best loved "mother and
father, and . the 'dearest grand
mother and grandfather in all
the land.
Iay.they live a thousand years
less one and then some more.
Your devoted son.
II Cents A Day Enough -
Cost xf food need not add to the
terrors of the high cost of living,
Every man can live well om II
cents a day, says Dr. Harvey W.
Wiley, former chief chemist of
the United Stated Department ef
Agriculture.4
4 ' Anr man can lire on 11 cent a
day. A pound ef cornmeal a day,
at the rate of $1.50 abushel, weuld
amount to three cents and added
to thie eight cerita worth of miik
o ffiTb sufficient nourishment.''
Answers Article
Our attention has been called
to an article in your last week's
issue entitled, 4 'New Hope Town
ship Road Bond Election Called
Off." which article purported to
De signed by CITIZENS OF NEW
HOPE TOWNSHIP, ADVO
CATES OF C COD ROADS.
The premises of the article are
false. It seems that the author
the article desires to leave the
impression that the Board offer
ed to give this township $25,000
from , the count v road funds, nrrw
vi(Jed that township would issue
$5,000 road bonHs, but after the
call was made for an election to
vote on issuing the bonds, that
then the board "backed out" of
their proposition arid offered only
$10,000. , The Board has never
premised cr offered to give this
township, or any other township
$25,000, or $10,500ior, any other
specified amount from the county
road funds But the Board of
County Commissioners have made
a fair and very generous offer to
New Hope Township, and there
is absolutely no disposition on the
part of the Board to "back out"
from this offer. At the mass
meeting, spoken of in the article,
the Board made - a proposition
that it would have surveyed c
and build a good gravel road fr
Moore's Mill through New H,
Township to rme conveni
point in the Wake County L:
'(having in mind . to get a Staw
Highvvay.from Pittsboro to Ral
eigh some day over the. same
route) r and 'also another road to
tap this proposed road and run in
a northerly direction;, that it '
'would build both of these roads
PROVIDED New Hope Town- ,.
ship would pay for one-half of the
contraction work and pay for the
right-of-way, the county to bear
iallbf the engineer's expenses, etc.
The Board of County Commis
sioners are still ready to do this.
Your printer advises us that he
did not run the notices of elec
tion in the Record on account of
having received the article you
had printed ir. your last week's
edit io.i, he thinking that the
election ha 1 b 'c.n called off by us , . ...
We have not called off the elec
tion, but we have ordered that
ame be continued until we can .
1 uv
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re-advertise sairc. So the elec- j
tioh will not be h?ld Jan. Q&thias . -
it was to have boon. , . 'V
Board of County Commisr -
eionei-:. of Cthain''- ;.'
Moousliir.rs Defy Law :
The moobir i:i-s, business in,
the United State. ha3 doubled dur-'
ing the last fiscal year, according
to the annual report of Daniel
Roper, .commi-sioner of the Bd ,
reau of Infernal Revenue. A to
tal of 5,903 illicit stills was seized ;
by revenue officers during the ,
year ending June 30, compared--'
with 2,739 fcr the preceding fii- ' ;
cal year. , -,
The largest number 'of seizures'
vras made ia states that have been
"dry" longest, Georgia heading J
the list with virtually one-third V
of all seizures made. North C
toiina accoi!i?tc! for one-foi
rwm Eiiei nave Deen legany
for ten years. Revenue effi
believe that the ratio is increa
despite the exercise of all vigi
lance. The increase in neoscHa a,
tivities is credited largely to th
high price of whie&ey. Thislcida
mm to run the risk ef arrest and
imprisonment, federal efiltcereaaH
sert,
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