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ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878.
PfTTSBORO, N.C., CHATHAM CO., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1922
VOL. XLIY NO. 28
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
Colored Youth Slain at a Party Sat
urday Night
The son of Green McLean was
rv.irvlpre.1 Saturday night bv Loom-
is Johnson, son of Will Johnson,
all colored, while at a party being
given at the home of Will Steel,
who lives on the farm of Mr. Am
brose Moody in Hickory Mount
township.
Little can be learned as to the
cause of the affair, but Johnson,
the murderer, was captured Sun
day near Goldston and remanded
to jail. He recti ved several bad
cuts about the face and head at
the hands of McLean, the dead
man. McLean's body was com
pletely severed with some sharp
instrument, his bowels having,
been spilled from his stomach.
Our friend A. V. Ferguson, of
Kimbolton, tells us that this is th
sixth murder that has been com
mitted within two miles of his
heme within the past nine -years,
one being accidental.
Chatham county will establish a
savory reputation unless some
thing is done, forks, and right now
is the time to demand punishment
of law violators. It must be done.
Just so long as minor matters
are passed over lightly, greater
crimes will fall upon us heavily.
Since the above was written
we learn that the McLean negro
is st:ll living but seriously injured.
Rocky Branch School News
We have read from time to
time in the Chatham Record of
th social events, wonderful pros
pects, etc., of different places,
ard people may Ret the idea that
we are idle, but if they have that
idea we want to relieve thera at
once, for we assure you that
Rocky Branch, in Gulf township,
is coming to the front fast, even
if we are only a little corner of
Chatham county.
Rocky Branch gave a box par
ty Saturday night, January 14th,
for the benefit of the school. A
lare crowd was present and a
nice sum of money was raised.
Rocky Branch school has an
average attendance of twenty.
Air. and Mrs. J. R. Burns at
tended the birthday dinner of
John Gunter Wednesday. Mr.
Gunter celebrated his seventy
eiyhth birthday. A sumptious
dinner was served and was en
joyed by all who were present.
Misses Mabel and Alice Smith
visited at the home of Mrs. J. T.
Rosser Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Lizzie Seagroves and
Hurley Adcox, of Cumnock, at
tended the box party Saturday
night.
Rev. N. J. Todd, our pastor,
held services at May's Chapelj
church Sunday at 11 a. m. A
large crowd attended.
Quite a number of our peop'e
attended the moving picture show
at Asbury school house Monday
night. The pictures of "The
Lost Colony" were enjoyed by
al1. We would have been glad
to have had the picture at our
school if the roads were sufficient
for the truck to travel over.
PATRON.
Save Expense and Trouble.
Gilliam Crissom, internal reve
nue collector, asks us to state for
the benefit of our readers that
when a meeting is desired for any
cause in regard to revenue, in
Washington, D. C, with any of
the officials that it will be neces
sary to have an engagement or
else be delayed in the city several
days at an unnecessary expense
and loss of time.
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Bear Creek News.
Miss Alma Coggins, of Bear
Greek, has been confined to her
room with flu for the past few days.
W. A. Coggins has been suffer
ing with a deep cold for the last
week, but is greatly improved at
this writing.
E. W. Fields, of route 2, has
been sick for sometime, although
somewhat improved now.
H. M. Tysor, after visiting his
sister, Mrs. Ed Moore, of Graham,
has returned home.
J. H. Snipes, of route 2, has
has been visiting his daughter,
Mrs. D. E. Trantham, of Benaja.
M iss Vaudie Norwood, of route
2, who is a student of the Bonlee
High School, has been confined to
her room at the dormitory with
flu.
The Womble School has been
closed on account of flu, as there
were several cases near the school.'
Terrill B. Beall, carrier route 2,
reports having handled, during the
month of January, 566-1 pieces of
mail on his route.
W. P. Ivey, carrier route 1, has
been very ill with throat trouble.
Mr. Ivey is some better. Joe
Sizemore, the substitute, has been
carrying the mail.
Mrs. C. J. Rives was confined to
her room last week.
Miss Mattie Culberson, a teach
er of the Sandy Branch school,
spent the week-end with home
folks on Siler City route 2.
Nat. G. Norwood visited his
father recently. Phil.
BROWN'S CHAPEL
Mrs. A. F. Whitaker died Fri
day morning and wa buried Sat
urday at Brown's C hapel. She
leaves a husband and several
children.
We are glad to know that W.F.
Crutchfield is improving from an
attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. John R. Goodwin and son
Lewis have returned home after
spending two weeks with Mrs. L.
D. H. Mitchell in New Hope
township.
William Mann, of Carrboro, is
spending a few days witb his
parents near Brown's Chapel.
We are very glad to have Mr.
and Mrs, Willie Lutterloh move
in our neighborhood.
We take this opportunity to
thank Zeke Scroggins for his
splendid write - up, "Frosty
Belles." We especially like it
because we claim one of the
wonderously spoken of boys to
be one of our number.
We are glad to know that Mrs.
Walker Perry has returned home
after staying at a Hamlet hospital
several weeks.
Miss Berta Durham and Miss
Verdie Thomas spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs.
John R. Goodwin. D.
Loss and Gain
When A. K. Pennington left
Pittsboro Saturday to assume
charge of the railroad work at
tached to that of general agent,
in Lincolnton, N. C, Pittsboro
lost a splendid citizen. He was
a splendid business man, accom
modating and held the respect
and esteem of everybody. The
good wishes of everybody will go
with him to his new home.
TVia town cains a eood citizen.
H. D. Gunter. who
assumes the position of general
agent here, succeeding Mr. Pen
nington. Mr. Gunter nas naa
third trick at Moncure for a long
while ard to many people ne
needs no introduction. A man of
splendid integrity and genuine
business ability, alive to every
thing that tends towards pro
gress and he will b received
vwth a welcome in riusDoro.
As soon as Mr. Gunter can find
& SUItdUlc uuuac tic "
famiiy here.
The Way to Save
People would have more if they
7niH hp more careful and save.
Tinrincr the bier snow "Fatcy"
King, who is a man that takes
caro Df the small things, wanted
to come to come to town irom
his home, several miles in the
country . He wanted to save his
buggy, so he built him a wooden
sleigh and came over. He wore
a pair of leggings that he has
owned 16 years and which cost
him when new $1.25 He also
wore a pair of gloves that he
paid 75 cents for 8 years ago.
The leggings and gloves are as
good as the ones you buy today
for twice the amount he paid for
those he wore. Wouldn't our
farmer friends and others be bet
ter off if they would take care cf
the small things?
CORINTH
O. A. Mims, temporarily locat
ed at Kinston, spent the week
end with his family at Corinth.
Sam and Carey Gunter and
Robt Perry, of Raleigh, spent
the week-end with Mrs; T. N.
Gunter.
W. A. Dones and A. M. Fu
quay, of Fuquay Springs, spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Ash worth.
Miss Carrie Lee and Audrey
Cross returned to school at Merry
Oaks after a weeks' vacation at
home on account of the snow
storm last week.
J. A, Jones and Miss Gertrude
Yearby, of Raleigh, spent the
week-end with F. M. Nash and
family at Buckhom.
The Izzidore mmstrel troupe
have "came and went," leaving
a trail of mirth, laughter and
good cheerin their wake. It was
the initial performance of this
new bunch ol comedians and mu
sicians and it disclosed some tal
ent right here in our own midst
that no one thought existed. This
in spite of the fact that it had
been impossible for them all to
get together for een one com
plete rehearsal. The "Fads"
quartet, which has sung on sev
eral previous occasions in our
county, took the leading part in
the music. The other players
were all C. P. and L. Co. boys,
except Mr. Franklin of the Pine
State Creamery of Raleigh. The
net proceeds of the play went to
the Corinth Betterment Associa
tion. If any other progressive
school community in the county
would like to put on a play of
this kind the Izzidore minstrels
will draw a gcod crowd and pos
sibly the boys could be induced
to repeat it.
Well, holly drifted into town
again last Saturday morning to
see his all Buckhom friends and
incidentally to take a leading
part in the minstrel play, as us
ual, when Holly comes to town
it rained.
We promised last week to give
you a report on the little drama
a few days ago, staged and act
ed bv "Two Attractive School
Teachers and a Book Agent," on
the front porch of Mrs. 0. A.
Mims. It is barely possible in a
short newspaper notice to do jus
tice to the excellence of this lit
tle comedy or perhaps almost
tragedy, so you will just have to
ask Miss Bland to tell you about
it, but keep one eye on Alis3 John
son that she does not hear you
ask.
Antioch.
There will be preaching at An
tioch next Sunday a. m. at 11
o'clock by pastor, Rev. Sion M.
Lynam.
Leamon Johnson, of Sanford,
spent the week-end at the home
of rus grandfather, Jas. Johnson.
H. H. Poe i quite ill.
Grady Richardson spent the
week-end with home folks.
Miss Bettie Johnson spent the
week-end with Miss Delia Kate
Kirkman at Goldston.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mclntvre,
of Gulf, were recent visitors in
the home of O. M. Dorsette.
Mr. and Mrs. Roe Oldham
spent Saturday in the home of
Mrs. Oldham's mother, Mrs. C.
C. Poe.
Cyde Johnson, who is working
in Seafoith, spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr..and Mrs.
Jas. Johnson.
A number of our young folks
attended and enjoyed the box
party given at Carolina last Sat
urday night. ROSALIND.
Distinguished Soprano .
It is estimated that Anna Case,
the istinguished American so
prano, who will y ive one of her
justly famous recitals in Raleigh
at the Auditorium Feb. 13, has in
her repertoire over 500 songs.ex
p.lusive of oneratic arias, which
would give an idea of the enor
mous work required or a musi
cian of her st mding. Miss Case
has always been noted for her
varied programs and is indefatig
able in searching out new mate
rial. The problem of appearing be
fore the same public for a second,
third and fourth time complicates
matters still more. By the hard
est sort of work she has discov
ered a number of new songs in
Europe this summer, which she
hopes the public will Jike.
The seat sale for Miss Case's
recital will be opened on Febru
ary 1, at the Times building, Raleigh.
NEW COUNTY HOME.
Contract Has Been Given Out
Be
Completed August 1.
Last Monday the county com
missioners gave out the contract
for the construction of Chatham's
new county home, which will be
located just east of town, on the
Raleigh road. The land was
purchased some time last year
from W. F. Beard and s said to
be an ideal location.
The buiding is to bepf brick,
steam heated, running water,
sewerage and electric lights and
is to be completed by A&gust 1.
The building will contain 20
sleeping rooms, a dining and
cock room and rooms fOr the su
perintendent of the home and his
family.
The contract was let to the
CarolinaConstruction Co .Raleigh,
Nelson & Cooper, of Raleigh, be
ing the architects.
The cost of the entire building
and fixtures will be about $4,000.
The excellent plan and location
of this splendid building is due
to the untiring efforts of Arthur
H. London, cha,'rman.f the leg
islative committee appointed for
the purpose, the other members
being Dr. R. W. Palmer, of Gulf,
Clyde Thomas, of oiler City.
BENNETT.
The many friends of Mrs.
Frank Brown will be glad to learn
that she is improving after being
confined to her room for several
days with an attack of bronchitis.
Mrs. H. A. Denson Ivas qui'e
ill last week, but is nojv able to
be out again.
The snow here was-six inches
deep, however, it dwn't seem
to imerfere with the traveling,
as the mail carriers wre on duty
just the same. The ichool girls
and boys thoroughly ehjoyed the
snow ball battles.
Messrs. Floyd Bray and Mel An
Lstndge spent the wtek-end in
Greensboro.
Miss iMizabeth wnams was
called last Friday to Jfe bedside
of her sister in DurbJwf, w-howas
quite ill. She was accompanied
by Miss Maude Foushee.
Tuesday afternoon the high
school girls and bovs organized a
Glee Club. The following officers
were elected: President, Ora
Forkner; vice-president, Nonnie
Moffitt; secretary, Effie Wyrick;
assistant secretary, Sallie Moffitt;
treasurer, Beulah Hammer; di
rector, Miss Elizabeth Williams.
A social was planned tor the 14th
of this month. The club expects
to give a public concert some
time soon. TOPSY.
Deserves Credit
R. C. Griffin, road master for
the Seaboard railroad on the Pitts
boro branch, deserves much cred
it for the splendid manner in
which he is working the depot
yard here. Many cars ull of
cinders have been put on and the
yard is now in spledid shape for
traffic.
RALEIGH AUDITORIUM FEB. 13.
Hi Bag? & iSf lff
ANNA
AMERICAN SOPRANO
Seats on sale at Times Building. Raleigh, by the Park Musical Bu
reau. Prices, $2.75, $1.65 and $1.10, tax paid.
Sousa's Band, Under Same Management, February 27.
NEW HILL.
Mrs. J. L. Goodwin spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Bettie
Goodwin.
Miss Nina.Sturdivant has been
on a several days stay with her
aunt, Mrs. Gordon Copeland, at
Seaforth.
J. H. Webster, W. M. Good
win and L. E. Sturdivant motored
to Cary Wednesday on business.
Mrs. I. H. Hearne has been
spending several days at Buck
horn. Miss Mattie Lassiter and Mrs.
Theron Lassiter and children, of
Raleigh, are the guests of Miss
Alpha Mann.
Mrs. Addee Webster and C. D.
Webster have been on a short
visit to Mrs. J. A. Thomas.
Miss Eula Carr was the guest
of Miss Vara Drake Friday.
Lassie Sturdivant, of Pittsboro,
has been home on a short visit.
Miss Bettie Sturdivant spent
the week-end with her cousin,
Miss Swannie Drake.
Messrs. Donnie Beckwith, Jim
Sturdivant, and Henry Webster,
of Bear Creek, have been spend
ing several days at their home.
Miss Gertrude Raj and Dwight
Webster spent the week-end with
friends near Pittsboro.
Miss FJonnie Goodwin spent
the week-end with Miss Blanche
Holt.
Miss Rose Sturdivant spent the
week end with Miss Roan Web
ster. GUM SPRINGS.
Mrs. W. D. Thomas was very
sick last we sk but is improving.
Mrs. J. N. Holt was taken se
riously sick last week, but she is
improving.
Cecil, the young son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Cufton, formerly
of this community but now of
Milletsville, S. C, is in a hospit
al at Charlotte where he was op
erated upon for appendicitis.
Matthew Brady and wife, of
Raleigh, are spending some time
with Mr. and Mrs. S. W.Thomas.
Troy Boone, of Durham, was a
business visitor in this commun
ity last week.
G. G. Burns and family visited
in the home of C. M. Eddins last
weak.
Carl Harward and family visit
ed Mrs, Arthur last week.
UNO
A Dinner, Flag and Bible
The Junior Order of the Amer
ican Mechanics of Goldston will
have their annual sernon preach
ed Friday, March 17, after which
dinner will be served on the
grounds. In the afternoon a flag
and Bible will be presented to
the Council there. All Juniors
and others are invited to come
and participate. Bring well
filled baskets and have a good
time.
POSTED LAND NOTICES for sale at
The Record office.
CASE
Income Tax Facts.
In making ouc his income tax
return for 1921, the average tax
payer will find a considerable sav
ing in comparison with the amount
of tax paid on the same income for
1920.
The exemptions provided by the
revenue act of 1921-are $1,000 for
single persons (the term including
widows, widowers, divorcees, and
persons separated from husband
and wile by mutual agreement;,
$2,500 for married persons whose
net income was $5,000 or less, and
$,2000 for married persons whose
net income was $5,000 or more.
Under the revenue act of 1918 the
personal exemption allowed a mar
ried person was $2,000, regardless
of the amount of net income. The
personal exemption allowed a mar
ried person applies also to the head
of a family, man or woman who
supports in one household one or
more relatives by blood, marriage,
or adoption.
The exemptions for dependents
a person who receives his chief
support from the taxpayer and who
is under 18 years of age or incapa
ble of self-support because mental
ly or physically defective is in
creased from $200 to $400.
The act requires that a return
be filed by every single person
whose net income for J 921 was
$1,000 or more, every.married per
son whose net income was $2,000
or more, and by every person
single or married whose gross in
come was $5,000 or more.
The requirement to file a return
of gross income of $5,000 or more
regardless of net income is a new
provision.
Returns must be filed by mar
ried couples whose combined net
income for 1921, including that of
dependent minor children, equaled
or exceeded $2,000, or if the com
bined gross income equaled or ex
ceeded $5,000.
The period of filing returns is
from January 1 to March 15, 1922.
Heavy penalties are provided for
failure or "willful refusal" to file a
return on time.
The Passing of a Saint
The- writer begs space-to add a
brief tribute to last week's no
tice of the passing of Mrs. Bet
tie Burns Hamlet, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Taylor
Henderson.
For many years Mrs. Hamlet
had bf:en a consistent, valued
and beloved member of Mt. Pleas
ant Methodist church. By her
posnive Christian character and
warm-hearted support and en
couragement, shF wa- a great
help and inspiration to her pas
tor.
In the home, she was industri
ous, loving and self-denying.
And she was a devoted mother,
to her children and stepchildren
making no distinction between
them. She was greatly neloved
by her many friends because of
her affectionate disposition and
freedom from harsh criticism of
whatever she might see wrong in
others. She was faithful as a
neighbor, visiting and nursing
the sick as she had opportunity.
The writer was permitted to
visit her a number of times dur
ing her last illness, and each vi--it
was a source of spiritual bless
iner, for her evident love for hr
Saviour, her spirit of peaceful
and willing: resignation to God's
will were a beautiful testimony
tc our Heavenly Father's power
to keep as in the hollow of his
hand those who put their trust
in Him.
She loved Pittsboro and in her
last hours expressed the desire
that all of the people of our town
might le saved. She knew what
it meant to sav with God's ser
vant of bid, "Yea, though I walk
through the valley of the shad
ow of death I will fear no evil;
for thou art with me. Thy rod
and Thy staff. they comfort me."
J. B.
Valentine Party
We are requested to state that
there will be a Valentine party at
the lower Burke school on Feb.
14, 7:30 p. m. . George Washing
ton's birthday will also be cele
brated Feb. 22, at 7:30 p. m.
Friends and patrons of the school
are urged to be present.
$50,000 School
Wake county board of educa
tion has decided to replace the
burned school building at Apex
with a $50,000 building.
New Hill, Bonsai and Sloan
districts in Buckhom township
will be combined with the school,
one-fifth of this district being in
Chatham county,
BILLS PAID
County Commissioners Meetiac For Jan
nary 1922.
The Commissioners meeting held
on Monday, January 2, was pre
sided over by all members, and
bills were allowed and ordered
paid as follows:
Siler City Grit, advertising, $3
C. W. Blair, salary, $208 33.
G. W. Blair, interest on Mon
cure School Bonds, $363. 22.
W. H. Ferguson, deputy sheriff,
$42.
Bonlee Telephone Co., $15.15.
G. W. Blair, sheriff, pastage,
etc., $18.
G. W. Blair, summoning jury, $18
Walden & Thomas, furniture for
court house, $9.
Chatham Bank, payment of note
$5000.
S. A. Nichols, (Peter Rogers
case) $18.50.
M. K. Perry, supplies county
home, $34.40.
J. M. Harper, county health of
ficer, $45.
J. M. Harper, examining two
teachers, $2.
Pilkington Pharmacy, medicine
county home, jail and road camp,
$18.09.
C. T. Desern, conveying prison
ers, $10.
Siler City Grit, advertising,
$14 75.
C. C. Poe, salary, $150.
C. C. Poe, postage and tele
grams, $10.50.
J. M. Marley, blood hounds,
store breakers case, $75.
Mrs. R. M. Farrell, extra work
in Registers office, $43.50.
Chatham Hardware Co., sup
plies county home, $18.60.
Tom Leach, janitor court house
and extra help, $13.50.
R. W. Palmer, examining luna
tic, $5.
L. C. Clark, salary, $41.66.
Mrs. L. C. Clark, cooking coun
to home, $10.
Chatham Hardware Co., hard
ware countv home, $12.02.
Chatham Oil & Fertilizer Co.,
$43.85.
The sum of $85 was paid for
stills and parts to A. M. Webster,
R. H. Mills, H. A. Harrington and
R. M. Harris.
A. T. Ward, service county com
missioner, $27.50.
Chatham Record, advertising
taxes, $21.60.
W. C. Cross, bridge work, $3.
J. W. Boone, repair work court
house windows, $18.25.
R. T. Hobby, conveying Annie
McPherson toGoldsboro hospital,
$30.
R. E. Lanius, sawing wood for
jail, $15.
Wesley Thomas, pork for county
home, $83.05.
Jas. L. Griffin, salary, clerk hire
and postage, $140.93.
G. H. Crutchfield, conveying
Jim Lee to jail, $7.50.
Wade Barber, professional ser
vices, $60.
Mrs. L. C. Clark sewing county
home, $7.
W. L. London 8c Son, supplies
county home, $76.28.
W. H. Taylor, salary, $62.90.
Amount of fees collected for
December by Register of Deeds,
$207 40..
Amount of fees collected by the
Clerk of Court for December,
$57 75.
Merry Oaks Items.
Messrs. Roy Buchanan and
Clifton Mims, of Raleigh, were
visitors in our school Monday.
One day last week H.H Cotten
on going to his hog lot found that
one of his hogs had caught an
opossum.
Quite a number from here at
tended the Izzidore Minstiel ac
Corinth Saturdhy night.
J. F. Wicker, section foreman,
spent last Sunday with his peo
ple at Colon
Misses Carrie Lee and Audrey
Cross spent last week end at their
home in Corinth.
J. P. COULTER CO.
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Silverware, Cut Glass
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