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I V . 3 - SI . J; i I ?! JABLISHED SEPT. 18, 1878. PTTTSBORO, CHATHAM CO.. THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1920. VOL. XLII NO. 38 EECOED THE TOWN flave a Bond Issue A Suggestion iated' j : n-rpnt. in offering f i- It Wisnes lo act: 10 more houses and V sir " snmp time Pe0 Vppp snasmodic there fnr , of elects & Of course nearly eveiy - i l j 3 if r P (1. niches tor llguws aiiu inuiu 1TT1D li,., itiVpriR arfi will ViftOI wicv.r . 1 - . .-mT0mPTitv!. and a m impi" ' ft len Wrf for these lmprove- It takes money to make Therefore moaey 1 well as people. Few, if ! nf our citizens are willing Jownm their pocneis aim Itricityintotnexown tn the citizens, u mey wisn Med town, to vote for same. order to ever get ngias bonds will have to be issued, that is the only safe way to lights, -tor the reason that the town puts in its own t the thing is settled f orever. advantages gained are many. It the people are sure of Ms- second, when tne oonas paid f :r the income keeps on into the town treasury, It 1 A.! . 1 -4- .ty. r-. brofl? II a llffnuaS pittut wcus Sied by a private corporation re would be a continual pay out yearly a rental which tuld go on the streets of the 5m. See the point? WTheEecordhas no axe to d in this matter, but it has 'a told of a place on Haw river t can be bought cheap, and is ne place to locate a plant. It irires no dam only a canal a short distance and you 11 the water in the river m the work. ii our citizens want lights then :ne mayor call a meeting: and the voters of the town agree an election and vote Ids. A few years from now money from electric licrhts ild be paving our streets. Road Work in Ghatham here is at present much ac- jty on the highways in this lion of North Carolina, no.- ping to Divi i n Highway peerjonnl). Waldrop, who prday announced the begin feof work on projects in Chat- pi- Fork was begun this week, ac- irM J- hlf TXT It Hmg iu ivir. waiarop, on pro- No. 99, a stretch of 12 1-2 p oi top-soil constructor in pam county between Pitts fand the Orange county line. Marriage of Dr. Milliken The Washington Star of last week had the following concern ing the marriage of our towns man, Dr. J. S. Milliken, to Miss Celeste Hill: "A wedding surrounded with all the beauty of the Easter season was that of Miss Celeste Hill. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivey TTiTl - . TTf 1 . 1 nni oi wasnmgton, ana Dr. James Milliken of Pittsboro, N. u., m tne Lnurcn oi tne Ascen sion at 8 o'clock the evening of Wednesday, April 7, the Rev. J. Henning' Nelms, rector of the chutch, officiating. The bride was given away by her mother, and was attended by her sister, Miss Catherine Ro sette Hill, as maid of honor. Mr. Jesse Milliken of Sanford was best man for his brother, and the ushers included Dr. Jack Milli ken, Mr. Daniel L. Bell and Mr. Fisher Makepeace. A reception at the home of the bride, 1327 M street, followed the ceremony, and shortly -after-wood Dr. Milliken and hh bride left for a wedding'journey.'V The newly married bridal cou ole arrived here Tuesday and have rooms at the Blair hotel. "Mr. Bob," a Play . A play will be given at the School Auditorium on Monday evening, April 28th. at 8 p. m. , entitled, "Mr. Bob," by local talent. This play will be given under the auspices of the civic department of the Woman's Club, and the proceeds will be fc the benefit of the school. Admission, 15 and 25c. It is hoped that every one will come out and enjoy the evening . and encourage the ladies of the town in their efforts to aid in the work of improving the school equipment, Overall Clubs h overall fad does not seem ewith Pittsboro citizens. as spread all over the coun even New York has organ , gchib. Raieigh has more iWJO members. Some of the myilS t0 Wean nor -Yuprfallc ia while a man may wear them iay and put on a $60 or ra;oln Sunday, it would fpi! tigh price of cloth Lifl ?L not organize here and i esc oi tne country : Broken fe Pittsboro boy scouts base- IOtt i . unci J11V I L- Pia7 bal1- After the nmg the eam was pallpr! CntA of an accident that of fl Kkert Beckwith, LHPittsboro team. He ne player? and his left twoken below the knee. lf?dA. Woods, daugh Very Goraplimentary Last week's Alamance Gleaner, sneaking of the .marriage of Mr, Daniel L. Bellan"33ii3s:: Allie Peoples, speaks very complimen tary cf Mr. Bell. The Gleaner sa:7s: .- Mr. Bell is a young lawyer of excellent ability and pleasing address and a most estimable young man. He graduated from the University, then read law and received his license. He then went to -camp.- Graham had been his home for a number of years., and after the war he came back here. A little more than a year ago he located at Pittsboro and had a good prac tice from the start. His friends wish him a life full of happiness and continued success. Expenses to Be Paid At a recent meeting of the board of education Mr. T. C. Council was elected a member of that organization to fill the va cancy caused by the resignation of Mr. J. T. Paschal, who had resigned because of sickness in his family. Mr. Council is a graduate of Wake Forest College and is one of Chatham's moit progressive citizens. The board also ordered that the expenses of all white teach ers who attend the six-weeks' summer school to be held at Bon lee, begnning July 5th, be paid by the county. Their expenses include board and room rent. The same amount of expenses that is paid to white teachers will ce given to each colored teacher who attend any six weeks sum mer school, approved by the state board of education. Letter of Appreciation Through its secretary, Mrs. F. C. Mann, the Woman's Club has sent the following letter to Mrs. H. A. London, the former pres ident: "We, the 'members of the Woman's Club, do hereby "wish to unanimously and heartily ex press our gratitude and appreci ation to you for your faithful serv ices as president of the club and, to express how deeply we f ei?te Jhn and' Louisa ! regret to accept your resigna- LI. - "-"".in, uieu in xva.i- i wwn. yW- , She was of Sam Woods. the- .To tic. Richard, of Gat: l .-. i Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Milliken at home to their friends Saturday even ir.ir, 24th, at 3:30 to 11 o'clock : messages from the iartlans, tl REGISTRARS JUDGES Appointed by the Board of Election The following registrars and judges of election were appointed by the board of election for Chat ham county April 17. The first name is the judge, the other two names are the registrars, the first being a Democrat and the second a Republican: Albright M. W. Duncan ; W. H. White. H, Z. Terrv. Baldwin Will S. Norwood; G. G. Ward, T. W. Herndon. - Bear Creek Jas. R. Hilliard; J. M. Councilman, U. G. Willett. Buckhorn S. W. Harrington; R. H. Marks, A. G. Ellis. Center -C. T. Desern: F. P. Nooe, Henry Clegg. Gulf -Fred W. Knight; Bern- ice Womble, R. L. Oldman. ' Hadley A. F. Whitaker; Jas. D. Jones, A. Av Self. Haw River T. B. Maddox; B. J. Utley, W. B. Moore. Hickory Mt.-R. P. Alston; C. O. Gilmore, N. J. Dark. Merry Oaks James M. Cra ven; R.E.Sturdivant, M.E.Mann. Mt. Vernon Springs E. H. Foust; John G. Hanner, H. W. Johnson. New Hope J. C. Goodwin; O. M. Poe, F. M. Hollman. Oakland C. M. Pattishal!; R. R. Seagroves, Nurna Bright. Richmond J. W. Cheek; J.W. Burke, Jarvis E. Rives. Siler City-J. S. Wrenn; W. J. Hackney, R. H. Fox. Williams J. T. Mills; Joe Wil liams, J. C. Carson. Battle Greek News Last Saturday afternoon Gum Spring boys came up to play ball with Battle boys, the score was 36 to 14 in favor of Battle. Hu-ra-rah for Battle boys, this being vthe second game they have wpn. - We regret- to say that one of our teachers,. Miss Julia Johnson has been disabled to fulfill her duties for the past few days; we are hoping she will be with us again soon. Last Saturday night Mr. H. H. Whitehead and Mr. George John son delightfally entertained a number of friends at the home of Mr. C. M. Pickard. The crowd adjourned at eleven o'clock declaring that each and every member had a jolly good time. Let this happen again. Last Friday afternoon the Bat tle school played ball with Silk Hope. The game resulted in the victory for Battle school, the score, being 10 to 14. Mrs. Joe Moore, pf Pittsboro, is visiting her mother, Mrs. H. G. Johnson, of Pittsboro, route 2. . Commencement at the Battle school will be Friday afternoon and evening April 30. The ex ercises in the afternoon will be gin at 3:30. A picnic supper will be spreaded on the grounds. A play. "An Early Bird" will be given in the evening at 7:30. Everybody is invited to attend. , IMOGENE Gam Springs News Spring has come and the" farm ers of this section are busy pre paring for planting. The commencement exercises of th e Gum Spring school will be Tuesday, April 27th. The after noon exercises will begin at 3:30 o'clock, after this supper will be served on the grounds. The play, ' 'Valley Farm.,, will begin at 7:45 luesday evening. The Drank With Power - The expected has again hap pened. Leaders of organized labor, drunk with power, are fighting among themselves. Rad icals in 'the railroad brother hoods violating law and rebelling against their properly constituted officials, disrupted the. transpor tation of the country, cutting off food and fuel from' millions of people, besides throwing: thou before all labor leaders are shorn of the power they are continually aubsing Exchange. Richard Gilmer, a young white prisoner at the road camp near Elon College, was shot and killed by a guard Saturday while at tempting to escape. TMiWin 10 imrinrl 4-s 4-4-A 3 1 UUU1AV J AAVXWCUl tv atbCIiUi 1 J J? . l . Mr. H.M. Kinsevwasa-yisi-if!!?" tor at the school one day last IUL iT1 1 p . x Sf week in the interest of theWfel Corn Club. The members of the vi "u"u SfcW-much interested in i SSKSSr- - &2SS?ffS: TA VI I I I 111 .Zi w f mm uv T m k . attend the commencement ex ercises next week. Mr, and Mrs. R. G. Cheek, of Clayton, are expected to visit, relatives here in the next few J days. . Best wishes to The Record. f B. F. patience of the public is well nigh exhausted and congress must take a hand whichever wins. What are needed are laws that will sober up these radicals till they respect the rights of others. There is already a aw that for bids strikes on railroads. There Merchants handling ovendls"'shld inrinriftf , -m. rad strikers m jail as is done 11 m th ers m tneJNorton. va.. overall club which now has a mem bership of several hundred. The merchants agree to wear overalls and to "lay off the profiteer stuff." The railroad strike in York and other states has about collapsed and the strikers are returning to .ork. . m Kansas. Indeed, it might be a good idea for congress to enact a Federal law on the Kansas plan, and for th3 department of jus tice to enforce it to the letter. There might result a "general" ! strike but it could not affect the Mow country much more seriously than JlNCW ,i . . . jt T ' J " tms insurgent wariare. cesiues, enforcement would hasten the "shut-down" that we must have Notice of Re-Sale of Mc Donald Land Under and by virtue of an order of re-sale made by the superior court of Chatham county, N. C, in the special Eroceeding therein pending,entitled Jno. IcDonald and wife vs Ben McDonald and others, the undersigned commis sioners will, on ' Saturday, May 1, 1920; at 1 :00 clock p. m. . at the courthouse door of Chatham county, in r lttsboro. N. C, offer for re-saleat public auc tion, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following described tract of land in Oape Fear township, Chatham county. N. C, adjoining the Harnett couuty line, and being more particularly de scribed as follows: Beginning at a stake near the head -of Old House branch, Rollins' corner, and running east with said line 26 chains and 60 links to a cucumber tree corner . on Little Beaver Dam creek; thence up Beaver Dam creek 8 chains and 75 linka to the supposed Harnett county line; thence south 36 chains; "thence west to a corner of field at lot No." 6: thence north 17 1-2 chains; thence west to the beginning corner, containg 54 acres, more or less. ' This land is being sold for partit'on and a re-sale has been ordered on ac count of an increased bid having been placed thereon. This 16th day of April, 1920. H. M. LONDON, DANIEL L BELL, Commissioners. 0 v- - &4 You have long wanted a small piece of groisnd that you could call your. own, one i "Bl 1 JL I ou win nave an ppormmty on The Leading Gity Winston-Salem walks off with the palm for being the leading city in North Carolina in point of population. Until the census re port was sent out giving Winston Salem a poou:ation of 48,376, an increase of 22,700, or 113.2 per cent for the past ten years, Char lotte stood first with a poplation of 46,313. Coming a little nearer home, Burlington is shown to have a population of 5,952, an in crease of 1,144. or 23.8 per cent. Alamance Gleaner. Did. You Hear Mars' Signals? Beginning midnight, April 20, for two or three d?ys, thousands of wireless operators in all parts of the globe endeavored to catch messages that Mars -might be sending to the planet. Guglielm Marconi issued spe cial instructions to all stations to listen intently, particularly on April 21, because that was the day when Mars would be nearest to the earth, and if weird signals picked up lately are actually on the premises, to purchase a portion of the well known Foushee Place, in the thriving town of Pittsboro, either a nice large town lots or small acreage tracts in the most desirable residential section, near the railroad station and on the new highway from Raleigh to Pittsboro. A handsome PONY will be given away at this sale. Everybody has one chance and purchasers will be given one chance for each $100 worth of property they buy. Take a chance, you may win this handsome pony. 3 DESIRABLE FARMS 3 , Tuesday, -Ari 27, at 10:30 the William Farrell, Billie Petty and A. B: Clark farms will- be sold. Each farm has several good residences with plenty of outbuildings and wooded land. These farms are on the Raleigh-Pittsboro highway, two miles east of Pittsboro. FREE DINNER. FREE DINNER Burton Bros, h uction Co. Selling Agents for Chatham Realty Co., Pittsboro short visit !.to meet-their con and. wife, ' Dr. world mav witness, feme histcry- . i ,--ri i: 4 J i 1 t k a!' J .1X1 t 'i. v . y.Tt ! I .4'' V'- if & 4 A-: n t i V. JC Evelyn Alston. I and Mro. Jas Milliken. making revelations. - . Mr 'Si I if J !