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... A HE n IN f TT II 1 M I:1 SXABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878. P1TTSBORO. CHATHAM CO.. THURSDAY, MARCH 24. 1921. VOL. XLTI1 NO. 34 r 1 ARCH TERM SUPERIOR COURT A TfArA Last Mondav. ronveum Xrial of Givil Gases Only The March term of Superior Court Inpd here Monday for the trial of M cases only with Judge C. C. Lyon, Elizabethtown, pm...6. The first case tried was that of Joe .... WooIpv Cheek. Moore al- A that LheeK w wucuicu w mm I the sum of $37 50 on a contract be- .pn them; -H "- aim agamst oo w. j j that Moore was indebted to u i in f.ne sum neen. . , . , . , dered m iavur ui uw auu crainst Moore iur . . i ,to T ano Pno versa an Rosa Stratum o - - -;.ftn to have a deed executed by B. j r the defendant set r ... D that R F Pno a'ut " . on tne iliuuiivu - - was not mentally compewui. iu H,ed at the time of its execution. The in nuestion was on June ai t and acknowledged on July cfv, 1Q18 It conveyed a tract of land IhmitZOO acres to Mrs. Lena Poe, a p Poe. deceased, who was a son of B. F. Poe. for a named con ation of $1,000. Mrs. Stratton, .hn is a daughter of B. F. Poe, alleged w fnthpr did not have sufficient mental capacity at the time of the ex a,tion of this deed to know what he Annr and the iury so found and waa "u'"f tho deed was set aside. Pov Lee Dixon vs Wilkins-Picks Co. an action to recover damages for hrpach of warranty in a horse trade. The jury found that the alleged war ..t made, that it was false and aUl,jr u. 7 awarded Dixon $200 as damages, L. C. Ellington vs Jack Johnson was i a suit in which the plaintiff claimed that the defendant owed him about $46 on a chattel mortgage as the balance of the purchase . price for a certain mule. The defendant alleged that he had fully paid this mortgage and that Ellington was indebted to him in the sum of ?o0. The jury found in favor of the defendant and returned a verdict of $50 for Johnson and against Ellington. W. ' H. Garner vs W. M. Barber arose, out the question of the -ownership of some window blinds." Garner alleged that he bought these blinds at an auction sale at the time he bought a house and lot from the defendant. The defendant denied that he ever own ed the window blinds and that they were sold at the auction sale. The ver dict of the jury was that tho plaintiff was not entitled to the blinds. Up to the time of going to press oth er cases were disposed of as follows: J. C. Lane vs R. G. Lasater et al; settled without trial. oiler City Loan and Trust Co. vs Harry B. Hannah; settled. J. H. Norwood vs N. L. Broughton; continued. 3. W. Johnson vs T. G. Rawlins; con tinued. National Novelty Co, vs T. M. By num; compromised. Robert Palmer vs T. M, Bynum; plaintiff failed to prosecute; judgment by default for defendant on counter claim. C. L. Lindsay vs A. H. Marks et al; continued. Maude Holland vs Jessie Seagroves; continued. Margaret H. WomblevsJack C.Mur Prey; continued. In re the will of M. M. foglem&n: continued. k Old Suit Ended The recent opinion handed down by the Supreme Court in the case of Buckhorn Land and Timber Co. vs. J. A. Yarborough affirming the decision cf the lower court in favor of the defendant, ends a suit of longstanding. This was a civil action, begun in Har nett County many years ago and transferred to Chathan in 1915, over the title to a tract of land, -"smauy a part ot what was known fiftv Hia! 'Wn fiftv vp.ars acn as Penitentiary lands." The plaintiff won at the first: Wal but an aDneal was taken and I new trial granted by the Su preme Court which was held last July resulting in a verdict for the defendant, a Harnett' County negro. From the judgment ren ted at the last trial,, the plain ff appealed to the Supreme Court whh has just affirmed this Judgment. NEW WEATHER RECORD Monday Broke All Records For Temperature Tuesday's Raleigh News & Ob server says that Monday set new records for March weather in Raleigh, according to a statement made last night by L. A. Denson, director of the local weather bu reau. The thermometer yesterday touched 86, breaking all records for temperature from January 1 to March 21, inclusive. To find anything approaching yesterday's mark the weather statisticians had to dig all the way back to 1894 27 years ago. On March 19, of that year, the ther mometer touched 85, but recent years have seen nothing like the recent spell of warm weather which culminated in the general shedding of coats yesterday. According to Mr. Denson there has been orly one day m the 23, day period beginning Feb. 27 and ending yesterday in which the average temperature for the day has not exceeded normal. The sole exception was on March 4, which fell one degree short. The average for the period has been 16 degrees above normal and has the kind of weather which the books say should not arrive in this locality until the first week in May. But the average temperature yesterday was 75 degrees, a full 13 points above the mark of 52 that is set down in the books for March 21, and was the brand of weather ordinarily expected in che last days of May. However, there must be an end to all good things and the period ended with the record s, masher yesterday. Colder weath'er has prevailed in the North and West for several days and Mr. Denson stated last night that Raleigh people will have to wait several weeks before gettidg ''more of the same." Religious Services The religious services, conduct ed by Rev. J. J. Bocne, pastor of the Methodist Church here, are nightly growing in interest. Large congregations attend and many have given their promise to live a different life in the fu ture. Regular services were held last Sunday morning at 7 o'clock, in stead of 11. an unusual event in church circles in this community, but the pastor was not only as tonished but greatly pleased at the large attendance so early in the morning. These meetings will be continued the balance of the week and will probably close Saturday night. Foust-Stroud A marriage of much interest was solemnized on last Friday at the home of Mrs. O. B. Stroud at Ore Hill when her daughter Miss Belle Stroud was married to Mr. Eugene Harris Foust,of Mt. Ver non Springs. A most attractive ivy covered altar had been improvised in the front parlor, under which the rounle stood to take the vows. TVio POTAmnnvwjLq nerformed by Rev. O. A. Keller, pastor of the bride. The wedding march was nlaved by Miss Kate Hudson. The bride is a young woman ot rare personality and loved by all who know her. She was educat ed at Meredith College and is quite a musician. The groom is the son of the late Mr. John M. Foust and Mrs. Foustof Mt. Ver non Springs. He is a man of sterling worth. MARRIAGE CERTIFI CATES REQUIRED Under the new law that ha3 been passed by the last Legisla ture, it is more difficult to get married than ever before. In ad dition to the requirements form erly prevailing, the contracting parties must each produce a cer tificate from a reputable physi cian showing that their physical condition is such as to meet the requirements of the law. For the information of prospective candidates fr matrimony, we publish below the forms of cer tificate required: Certificate required of female: To the Register of Deeds of Chat ' ham County, N. C: This is to certify that I have this day examined .. . .... - and find the nonexistence of tu berculosis in the infectious stages and that she has not been ad judged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of unsound mind. This day of , 1S2... - ........ . . ....... .... ...... ... Certificate required of male: To the Register of Deeds of Chat ham County, N. C. : This is to certify that I have this day examined and find the nonexistence of any ven eral disease, the nonexistence of tuberculosis in the infectious state, and find that the applicant has not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction an idiot, imbecile or of unsound mind. This day of ....... .. , 192. - - . - M. p. Case Tractor School The Case Tractor School, which has been in session here for the past two days, was a surprise -to its promoters and others. There were quite a number of persons here in attendance from all parts of the County and some from ad joining Counties. Three of the Case experts were here and gave lessons on all parts of the tractor mechanism and those who listen ed to .these tractor doctors seem ed to be deeply interested. Every working part of a trac tor was laid bare upon a table and each piece was shown by pic tures on the wall exactly where they filled. Two or three tractors were torn to pieces and were shown to pupils how to put them together again. Some of the boy pupils of the Pittsboro High School were also present part of the time and took much interest in the lecture given by one of the Case men. It is one of the best schools of its kind ever seen here and pro bably in North Carolina and is being well attended. The school continues to-day, finishing the three day's term. Y. A. Oldham The funeral services of Y. A. Oldham, originally from this County but recently of Graham, were conducted at Lystra Church in Williams, township Monday afternoon. Mr. Oldham died at Graham Saturdry night, March 19th at the age of about 75 years. During the war between the States Mr. Oldham fought brave ly as a Confederate soldier for the cause of the South. As he fought, so he lived, courageously and uprightly. At all times a man of the highest character, he enjoyed the esteem and res pect of all who knew him. Mrs. Daniel L. Bell and little daughter, Elizabeth McLin, re turned home from Rex Hospital, Raleigh, last Saturday afternoon. KARL JANSEN, THE HUMORIST Wfll Appear at the Academy Monday Night, April 4 Karl Jansen, of Ashland, Ky., the famous humorist, entertainer and impersonator, will give one of his entertainments at the Pittsboro School Auditorium on Monday night, April 4. This is the first time this well known en tertainer has ever scheduled a program for this town. The pro gram will consist of humorous selections, various impersonations and also dramatic presentations of famous scenes from Shake speare: He will give a lecture toxthe students during the day on some of Shakespeare's plays. Mr. Jansen has been on the stage at this kind of work for . . . several years having given en tertainments at the various sum mer schools in the State and also at most of the larger high schools The frice of admission is 35 and 25 cents. All. cordially invited. MR. T. H. PERRY WRITS AGAIN Editor of The Record: , When the imaginative mind of. man begins to nlay upon the unknown quan tities, and peradventure there would be an explosion, that would reveal the un heard of argument that the most cor rectand economical way, to have good roads, is for a township to give a note of long standing, at a high rate of in terest, to pay for having a .plat of land broken, then quietly wait in happy an ticipation for the full 'moon in July, or some other convenient season, when this newborn infant shall have grown into full maturity and usefulness, pro vided it gets the proper attention of j ome horticulturist, or . pther stimulaj tions to enable -it to follow the mean- tZtZ forests, finally sinking into oblivion. where the toad and highland terrapin snooze in happy seclusion, to await the announcement of an approaching "fliv- ver" on high gear at breakneck speed, over the best type of new roads, would be far in advance of any discovery of the present century, should such rea soning come to pass. But the attractive features of these new ideas of one who claims to know the difference between "a. spouting geyser" and an ordinary mud hole, is the theory that a wooded area,, where the seed tick has not been forced to migrate to other parts in search of good wholesome food, or the fire fly has not been annihilated by use for do mestic lightning, while waiting for a dry season so that John D. could send in his tank of light fuel, should not with propriety, modestly ask that the Commissioners of Chatham County con struct a road of modern type through Hadley township somewhere along the line of the old Pittsboro and Graham road so as to connect these two towns by a line that leads through a section where it would accommodate three times more people in this County than any other route between these two points. Besides, the people of this commun ity have made as great an effort as any I know of anywhere by spending, in the last two years, $165 for road scrape, $30 for four-horse plow, $20 for two scoops, put into good condition six miles of country road, so as to get our Raleigh papers out from Siler City, 16 miles away, the same day printed, built 3 1-2 miles of new public road, taken over 10 miles of other County roads, all of which are now in splendid condition (wish you could see them), and built two small ten-foot bridges, all of this up to January 1st, 1921, with only $40 expense to the County. Since January 1st over 100 days of work has been given to the roads of this section. Just few years back we built one 80 foot and one 60-foot bridge of good oak across Terrell's Creak, free of cost to the County. So when Pittsboro and Graham has been connected by a good road through this section (as I am sure will be done soon) we will have what justice demands. This is positively mv last on the road subject. T. H. PERRY. Siler City, Rt. 4. X TERRIBLE HEW POISON Three DroDS of It Fatal li lt Touches St in The chemical warfare service of the United States army has discovered a liquid poison so strong that three drops will kill any one whose skin it touches. Falling like rain from nozzles at tached to aeroplanes, the liquid would kill everything in the air craft's path, it is said. "One plane, carrying two tons of the liquid, could cover an area 100 feet wide by seven miles long in one trip and could deposit en- ough material to kill every man in that area." "The only limit to the quantity of this liquid which culd be made is the amount of available electric power," he continues, "as near- ly every nation has virtually an -a unlimited supply of the neces sary raw materials. It would be entirely possible for this country to manufacture several thousand tDns a day, if the necessary plants were built. During the Argonne offensive the entire First Ameri- can army of 1,250,000 men could have been annihilated in 12 hours if Germany had had 4,000 tons of this material, and 400 planes equipped for its distribution. "The chemical warfare service is developing protective clothing to entirely cover the wearer and make him impervious to the dead y liquid." Barbecue and Fish Fry jTheie will be a barbecue and fresh fish dinner, served at the Bucklnrn Falls Power plant, Eas ter Monday, by the Corinth School J etletllSOdatioii." Ice 'oo trAiaa :cfAnnr&- will be dispensed on the grounds, In case of unfavorable weather, dinner will be served indoors. A limited Quantity of live fish will ue for no:iA roads all the way. Come and enjoy a day's outing and a good barbecued din ner. Bynum Notes Paul Jones and Numa Perry spent a few days in Greensboro last week. Mrs. Everett Andrews and children visitei ClarenceAndrews Saturday. Mrs. W. H. Overacre and child ren and Mrs. S.M. Moore, of Pitts boro, spent the' week-end here with friends. j Miss Flossie Cole spent the week-end with her parents at Riggsbee. Billie White and family spent unday with relatives near anks' Chapel. Garland Johnson and family of Sanford, spent tte week-end with Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hearne. The play that was given here Saturday night by the school was a success and was enjoyed by all.' The sum realized was $22.30. The school here will close next Friday,25th. The play (Dot, the Miner's Daughter) that was given here last Saturday night, wirl be given at the Fair View school house at Riggsbee Friday night, the 25th. Prof. Noble, at the University at Chapel Hill, will give a lecture here on Education Saturday night the 26th, , at 8 o'clock. Public invited. , Frank Atwater has gone to Raleigh where he hac accepted a position Dr. L. E. Farthing, of Wil mington, spent Monday here. ELECTRICITY WILL BE FREE;AS WATER The New System Will Revo lutionize Life Accord- in to Scientist Coal-less cities and furnaceless homes, usually considered the the dream of the scientist, are coming, according to ur. (Jhartes P. Steinmetz, the w orld's famous electrical wizard. The day is not j; j j. i . . i . iar distant, accora in g to tne elec trical expert, when electricitv will be almost as free as water, and he predicts that it will revo lutionize the mode of present-day me. v "When heating is all done elec trically we can maintain an aver age temperature in our homes re gardless of theweatheroutside," he said. "Electrical apparatus will cool the ah in summer, keep the humidity normal at all times, and provide ventilation summer and winter. "Cooking by electricity will be much more satisfactory. No- more coal ranges and a great deal of our food can be cooked on the table. Entertainment in our homes will also be improved. TT7 J 1 1 . . we just pusn a piug into a case receptable, as we do for a vac uum cleaner, and we can have a concert in our homes. Music will be supplied by a central sta tion and distributed to subscrib ers by wire, just as we get our telephone service today. Per haps this will be by wireless, the house being equipped with a ra dio receiving apparatus. With this arrangement improved, we may hear grand 'opera stars as they sing in European capitals while sitting in our libraries at home. "With the electrical improve ments to come there will be a change in our transportation system. There will be more electric automobiles and bicycles ana electricity win ne usea so generally then that the cost will likely be apportioned on ' the ba; sis of a tax, like our water tax of today. The charge will prob ably be so much a plug, as we are now charged so much a fau cet. Electricity will be so cheap that it "will not pay to have me ters installed, readings taken and a good system of accounts kept." PAREGORIC BY R. A spring sign a barefoot boy. The peate treaty has been sign ed again. Telling the Truth Headline. Suppose an editor It's no use to say any more. What has become of the old lady who used to sit in the chim ney corner and smoke her pipe? Young lady, if you are afflicted with bad nerves apply dish water to the hands three times a day, A South Carolina magistrate smelled a distillery three miles away. That's nothing. A Pitts boro man smelled liquor made in New York. Bath, atone time the capital of the province of North Caro lina's now 216 years old. A man whitewashed his chicken coop there one day and the citi zens thought the fellow had lost his mind. Congress Passed 400 Bills During the Sixty-sixth Con gress more than 23,009 bills and resolutions were introduced and a few more than 400 passed, ac cording to figures just compiled. In the house 17, 293 bills' and re solutions were introduced, while the number in the senate was 5,-784. r . -1 i
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