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ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878.
JPTTTSBOIQi NCHAHAM GO. THURSDA Y, SEPTEMBER 22. 1921
VOL, XLI V NO. 8
COLORED FOLKSY
GO TO HADIEY.
NEW RAILROAD FOR PITTSBORO SOON
gonlee & Western Ry., to Run Line Through htere to
Chapel Hill and Durfiamt V "
BENNETT TO ASHEBORO FIRST
Traverse a Rich Section of Country to
Mutual Advantage
The Bonlee & Western Railway
will soon build a line from Bonlee
to Pittsboro, thence to Chapel
Hill and JJurnam. : r r r a i
A new line is also to be built
from Bennett to Asheboro, this
work to begin at once.
The Company backing this pro-
ject will begin worK on tne line
to Pittsboro as soon as the Ashe
boro section is complete. ..".a
Among the other reliable in
formation we have as -to this
movement, is the following: ' - '
"Under an enlarged railway
building company, including the
Dunlapsof Bonlee and the Rosses
of Asheboro, the Bonlee & West
ern is to be extended from Ben
nett to Asheboro, work to begin
soon, and. later trom Bonlee to
Pittsboro, Chapel Hill and Dur
ham. This is a "consummation
devoutly to be wished." The
eastern section would connect
Bennett, the Athens of Chatham,
with the state university, and
give us the shortest line of ship
ment to and from the great east
ern markets. Blow your horns
and ring yottr bells and put on
your gala day ' attire and help us
whoop 'em up!"
H. A. DENSON.
Bennett, Sept. 19.
WHITES BRIDGE!
Mrs. J. A. Johnson spent. the.
week-end with her - daughter,
Mrs. W. W, Fields.::" -.r
H. B. Jones, wife and son,
Harold, have returned from Bur
lington, where they have been
visiting his sister, Mrs. James
Holt.
Mrs. Herbert Fields, has been
on a visit to- her sister, Mrs.
Patrick Tucker, 1 of Chesterfield,
S, C.
Moved to New; York.
Rev. Percy Eubanks, well
known to Pittsboro folks, who
has been a resident of Montrose
Col., for a number of years, has
accepted a call to the Episcopal
church in Cairo, N. Y. " i
The Daily Press, of Montrose,
says that the many friends 6f Mr.
Eubanks will regret to see him
leave there. Stating further that
he has made a large contribution
to the life of the town since he
went there and is loved; by alb
Mr. Eubanks has been' rector
of St. PauPs Episcopal church in
Montrose, and in addition has
traveled over the western slope
as a missionary to towns in
Ouray, Gunnison, Delta s and
Hinsdale counties.
He will be the rector of Calva
ry Episcopal church in Cairo, a
town 20 miles from Albany and
100 miles from New York City
Pardon Refused;: '
The application for pardon to
Governor Morrison ' by attorneys
for Oran Campbell, was refused
at a hearing in 1 Raleigh -: last
Thursday. r 4
Execution Sale.
Under and by virtue of ah'executfon
, issued to me by the Clerk of the Supe
rior Court of Chatham County in the
action entitled, "F. L. Poe vs. J. P.
num," and for the purpose of satis-
tying the said execution, the under
signed Sheriff of Chatham County will
on - -
Saturday, September 24th, 1921,
at 12 o'clock, Noon, at Ferguson's saw
will on the lands of .Luther Baldwin, in
Baldwin Township. Chatham County,
fsorth Carolina, sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder for Cash, all the
right, title and interest of the defend
ant J. p. Bynum in - and to the follow
rog described personal property:
One hundred anH ttrrol thousand
(112,000) feet of Oak Lumber and Cross
Tiej. , -. ... - i - ,v- 1 1
This the 8th day of September," 1921.'
w '' "G. W. BLAIR,
S15-2t Sheriff of Chatham County.
Watch your.labeL ...
Wise-Otherwise
Stolen Paragraphs Localized by the
Editor. to Tease His Friends
" Red pepper is so called because
it is pepper and it is red. v
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.We were-recently asked if tur
tles think. - Well we think they
think they think.
A lady of Pittsboro tells the
editor that when you are in trou
ble, the majority of your callers
are after - the particulars rather
than to offer sympathy. .
The average man given half a
chance to talk about'himself, will
more than make good. .
Since our shert sojourn in Chat
ham county we have learned that
many of the women get . red in
the face "from modesty, some
from anger and just a few from
Dr. Pilkington's Pharmacy...
. A subscriber tells us that Joe
White came very near killing a
squirrel recently. He saw where
he hadeaten some , hickory nuts.
" Elizabeth Bums says that the
only reason all boys that tell
stories are not struck dead is that
none would be left.
The prosperity you see most
men enjoying was reached by ad
vertising. 1 : - '.'j t
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- If you are-beaiten'at any game;
don't use that old frazzled excuse
that you are out of practice. ;
A lay told us Saturday that
most men swear to love before
they.; are married and love to
swear afterward. , - j
All- those who returned from
the summer vacation are now
free of red bugs, wood ticks arid
asthma. v- :
A o-irl in MnnrnrA visited a oirl
in Haywood just because she
didn't like ner sne nad a new
dress.
There may be a bootlegger
trust.: We have .never seen one
we would: ?
General Reunion.
The, General Fteunion . of the
Confederate Veterans will be held
this.yearin Ghattanooga,sTenn.,
and will commence on October
25. and continup through the 28th,
according to instructions received
last week by Vice Commander,
W. A. r Ellington. Watch the
Record for announcement as to
reduced rates on the railroads.
BENNETT.
llobert Ingram and brother, of
Sanford, stopped at Bennett on
their way to their old homeSat
urday. ' T - ; . .
5 W., A'. Moffitt went to High
Falls to "hear Mr. Cummings
preach a good sermon Sunday, i
t Claudie Jones went- to Randle
man Saturday evening. -V f
IMn- and Mrs. Earl Brown went
tr Randleman Sunday. ' "
; Miss ' Ada ' Shields, attended
church services at Hickory Grove
Sunday. . -
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: Another Compliment. .
B. D. Wilson who resides at
Aberdeen, sends us his renewal
for, the Eecord and says:; ?
V'WhenB J supscribed for t the
paper,1 1 did not intend to take it
but one year, but every copy of
it gets better, therefore I cannot
afford to stop it, if times are a
little hard.,, , - - , -
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LYNCHED SUNDAY.-
Eugene Daniels Pays Penalty For An
- Attempted Crime Friday Night.
Last Friday night, Sept.' 16th;
Eugene Daniels, colored, entered
the homrf of Walter Stone in New
Hope township and attempted a
criminal assault upon his daugh
ter, Miss Gertrude Stone, Awhile
he was away from home hunting.
The young lady gave the alarm
and a hunt for her assailant" was
begun. . ,
.Blo3d hounds secured xfrom
Raeford on Saturday tracked
Daniels to his home and he-was
arrested in the afternoon, mak
ing confession of his guilt to the
officers. He was placed in jail
hei e Saturday night and at abdut
2 o'clock Sunday morning he was
taken therefrom by an angry set
of men, carried 5 mi'es east of
town and there swung up with
an auto tire chain , and his body
filled with bullets v,
; Several crimes having; been
cbmmitted.in rapid rotation here
had, worked the people into a
frenzy and the folks that carried
otit these plans allowed the head
to run away with the heart, and
while it is & bad reputation for
any .town or county -to acquire, it
is too late to counsel in the mat
ter, i Our appeal to Vail would be
to love mankind. Do noble things
and make life and that vast for
ever one! grand sweet song. ?
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CORINTH
Alton Williams, of Raleigh,
spent the week-end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wil
liams. The anniversary party held at
the school house passed off very
nicely Saturday night. A large
crowd was present. The people
of the district brought supper
and there were two large tables
filled with good things to eat and
of course every one enjoyed it.
Refreshments .were also served.
Music was furnished by T. F. and
J. E. Cross, violins, H. J. Cross,
banjo, W. Hubert Cross, piano.
Miss Annie W.omble, of Moncure,
played several good pieces on the
piano, "others joined in and we
had some good singing. Misses
Stainback and Denmark, of Ral
eigh, entertained with games.
Messrs. Hendrix, Norton and
Crumpler motored, from .Raleigh
to attend the anniversary , party.
The water is fine at "Buckhorn
Beach." A large crowd was in
for a swim Sunday afternoon.
J. A. Ausley attended the Buck
horn church Sunday School pic
nic at Raleigh last Saturday.
Mrs. A. E. Rollins spent last
week with her father-in-law near
Fuquay Springs. ' j
We were very glad to see so
many out at Sunday School and,
hope they will keep up the good
work being done.
Here Sunday.
Miss Lillian Nance and Messrs.
Wendell Hamilton and lorn Kus-
sell, of Winston-Salem, were the
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nuuse guesis uj- iuios ivaiuwi uc
Kn banks, wno SDent tne weeK-
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end here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs.W. M. Eubanks.
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mk Woodson Powell has re-1
'turned from Philadelphia, where
he took treatment in a hospital.
His friends win be glad to know
that he was greatly benefitted. -
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The Record During September $1 .00 for a whole Year
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The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
SUPREME COURT.
Cases From Chatham County Argued
By Counsel Last Wesk.; " "
Cases on appeal from Chatham
. County were argued before the
'Supreme court in Raleigh last
Thursday and Friday.
The case of L. M. Petty, de
fended by Long & Bell and W. P.
Horton was heard.
1 , The action brought by E. E.
Walden, administrator for Ivan
Thomas, against the Seaboard
Air Line railway was compro
mised upon payment of $12,500.
The plaintiff was represented by
A. F. Seawell and Si ler& Barber,
while the defendant Company
was represented by Murray Allen
and Long & Bell.
The case of Young Prince was
defended by A. C. Ray,
I The case of Duncan against
Overton was prosecuted by Siler
& Barber and defended by A. C:
Ray. - . ' v
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Meet in. Bennett.
Mrs. June Gunter, superinten
dent, informs us that the Wo
men s. Missionary Union of , the"
Sandy Creek Association will
meet on Thursday afternoon,
Sept. 29, at the Baptist church at
Bennett. Every -Society in the
Association is asked to send del
egates and churches having no
Society are asked to send repre
sentatives. An interesting pro
gram has been arranged.
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Meetings.
The protracted meeting at Mer-
ritt's Chapel closed Friday night,
aant i The nnstnr .1 W An
, try-was assisted by Rev. J. O.
Long of Uarrooro, wno did tne
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i-nrr v,ic wifo wm rra.
yicowiiug , T
gjded at the. organ. The meet-
jng ' was a success. There were
14 conversions and 10 additions
to Merritt's Chapel.
The meeting is in progress at
Ebenezer this week. The pastor
is assisted by Rev C.A. Jones, ot
Trenton, N. C.
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Public Preaching: Service to Be Held
Monday Night Here. -,
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A public meeting of all the col
ored people in Chatham :1 county
will be held in. the Court House
next Monday night, September
26th. This is to be a preaching
service and every colored man,
woman, boy and girl is urged to
come and participate in the ser
vice. :: : v '
Rev. Virgil Davis will be the
chjef spokesman at the meeting
and will be assisted by Revs.
Long and Washington. The white
people are invited and special
seats will be provided for them.
The services will begin prompt
ly at 7:30 o'clock and the singing
will j)e good as well as the talks.
The purpose of the entire meet
ing is to warn the younger folks
of. the colored race as to the man
ner of their living urge them to
unite with some church and be
come better citizens. The move
ment is worthyof the support of
everyone. " ; . :
Keep It Up, Boys.
Deputy J. M. Womple'and I.
D. Darnell, of .Williams town
ship, were in town Thursday
bringing with them Alvis Spain,
who was recently seen to leave a
wagon, loaded with beer and eth
er ingredients to make liquor.
The wagon belonged to Spain and.
it and the horse were brought to
Pittsboro a week ago. He was
captured and brought in as stated;
Given a preliminary hearing
before 'Squire J.VR. Blair last
Thursday, Spain was bound over
t$ October term of court under a
$1,000 justified bond. , .
Our readers will remember that
Spain was convicted at the last
term of court here for dealing in
liquor and given a sentence of 18
months on the roads. He appeal
ed to the supreme court and his
case ia; now pending. , .
The Exposition.
The editor visited the Carolina
Exposition last Friday, and Sat
urday and he was agreeably sur
prised at the magnitude of the
affair. . The newspapers have not
enlarged on it at all. It is all
that has been claimed for it and
more. It is worth the time and
expense of any North Carolinian
to go to this exposition and really
know their state. We were sur
prised at manyjof tne products
and advantages ot our oeioved
state and yet we prided ourselves
Upon being pretty well informed.
There are many things that we
learned that everyone in the state
shculd know and you can get it
only by a visit to; Charlotte. -'.
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. Encouraging Words.
Mr Rrlifrtr T -wrsV: fn nrlrl mv
heaf ty a p proval to all that you
have said throusrh the columns of
your most excellent paper, in re
gard to those who deal in the
manufacture and sale of blockade
whiskev. and I think that I am
speaking the sentiment of most
all of the people in my commuh-i
ity, when I say that we will stand
by you on this most vital ques
tion. It is time for our Deonle to
arpuse from their lethargy and
bestir ourselves to heln brincr our
young people to see the danger
of dealing in the deadly stuff,
which often brmers the body to
an early grave, and sends the so"ul
into eternity unprepared to meet
God. - . '
Loner live the Chatham Record
and it's present editor, to carry
on this good woik is the sincere
wish of - - "
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Pittsboro Market Report
The following prices are paid on the
Pittsboro market for Qhatham products
as quoted Tuesday : 1
Cotton, 18 1-2
Wheat, $1.40. ':"MJ; ;y
Corn, 90. "' . ? " . . '
Oats, 58.
Eggs, 35. . - '
Hens, 25 per :
Spring chickens, 3Q to 40 per
' Butter, '30 to 36. , ; ; -Hams,
25. . . ) 0 . . .
Shoulders, 20.
Sides,-11.
Green hides, 3 to 3 1-2
Cotton seed, 30. ' .
Road Force Will Move" From Gulf to
. Hadley -Township.'
. The Road Commissioners for
Chatham county held their regu
lar monthly meeting in, the court
house pn Monday, Sept. 12th, all
members being present.
A total of $13,000 was paid out
for accounts. r ' ; -. -1
To J. T. Plott estimate No. 5,
road from Siler City to' Albright
township line, $2,422.15.
Jr T. Plott, ; estimate No. 6,
from Cape Fear township line to
Durham, county line, , $342.15.
T. T. Plott, , for road from Siler
City to Albright -township line,
$329.33.,, ; ,. s- . .. I
. J. T. Plott, Matthews township
line 5 to , Albright township line,
$934.86. , . v
; H. W. Webster, building road
in Matthews township from Siler
City to 'Hickory Mt. - township
line, $3,500.' This -amount will
be paid-back to. the general fund
out of the" Matthews township
fund, the contract having been
made before the present Board of
Commissioners was created.
- A petition was filed with the
Board for a road of 5 or 6 miles
in Bear Creek township, same to
be considered latere i
A petition was filed . for a road
from Perry Brothers, or near
Gum Springs school house, to
Mike Harris' r place, , in! J Center
township, there to connect with
the road to Bynum, atiistance of
J of 2 "miles, same to be consid
ered later. 1 v '
The Commissioners are prepar
ing to move the road force from
Gulf township , to Hadley town
ship. The Commissioners were
in Hadley last week looking over
the roads to be worked and hav
ing surveys made. , i; . ., ;
- Other than the above accounts,
the balance paid out represents
small accourits for day 4 labor,
team hire, material; bridge work
and other supplies. ; . J '
Rook Party.
jlMiss Marguerite Ciark ' enter
tained a small party 6f friends
Sept. 9th; froni 8 to 10 p: m., at
her home at Corinth, in honor -of
her uncle, Roy E. Cole, of Pitts
boro. ; t .' - ; .. . . . .
After rook and other games, all
met, in : the dining room' where
ice cream and cake was served,
and all expressed a most delight
ful evening. V ,: I . :i
' Those' present i were: Messrs.
Roy E. Cole, Pittsboro,- IJerbert
Hays, Kaleigh, Carl and : Grady
Blake, Troy, John Dupree, An
gier, Ltoyd McDonald, New Hill
Rt. 1, Misses Marguerite Clark,
Lexie :Gunter, , Gayle and Grace
Mims,. Corinth. , ..; ,
P. J. Baldwin, colored, ;cf near
Roscoe,' sent the Record Saturday
a ; fully developed , cotton burr
containing twelvo locks, a rather
peculiar production in cotton.
Notice of Sale of Valuable Real
V Estate. 1
Under and by virtue of authority con
tained in a certain deed of trust exe-
cuted to me by Wi J. Talley and wife,
Minnie H. Talley. r on the 5th day of '
July, 1921, and recorded in Book "F.S."
at pages 485-6, Register of Deeds Of
fice, Chatham County, North Carolina,
i win sen at public auction, to the high
est bidder, for cash, on : ? '
Saturday, 22nd day of October, 1921,
at 12:00 M, at the court-house door in
Chatham County, North Carolina, the
following described real estate, viz:
Begin at a black-jack. Troedon's cor
ner, and run thence S. 85 degrees E.
62 1-4 poles to a stone; thence S. 12 de
grees W. 6 poles to a stone; thence S.
88 1-2 degrees E. 30 poles to a stone in
Thomas Andrews line;- thence N. 1 1-2
degrees E. 104 poles to a white-oak;
thence S. "65 degrees W. 35 poles to a
stone; thence N. 5 degrees E. 42.9 poles
to a stone in Andrews' line, S. D.
White's corner; thence N. 85 degrees
W along said White's line 120 poles to
a stone pile; thence S. 5 degrees W. 99
5-8 poles to a dog-wood,. Trogdon's cor
ner; thence S, 88 1-2 decrees E. 2l 3-4
poles to a cedar; thence N. 9 poles to a
white-oak;, - thence S. 85 degrees E. 36
poles to a flint, rock;, thence nearly
south 36 poles to y the point of the be
ginning, containing 102 acres, more or
less, the same lying and being in Bear
Creek Township, Chatham County,
North Carolina. adjoining the lands of
Steven White Milton Jones and
others, i . '
This the 17th day'of Sept. 1921.
. v-'d. p. Mcduffie,
. "' ' Trustee
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