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Tee CHE RECORD IS THE Chatham Record nil . SAD J AL- THE RECORD IS READ rPtt THAI a ir - ... aAMR AND THE E I EVERY WEEK BY I v PAPER IN MANY I i. i ' . MOST EVERY BODY I THAT'S ANY BODY. ESTABLISHED SEPT. L9, 1878. PITTSBORO, N.C.. CHATHAM CO., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1922 VOL. XLY NO. 11 I GITS BIGGEST STILL YET. chpriff Blair and Deputies Capture a 120-GalIon Affair. Friday, October 13th, two teams . ! to Pittsboro one of the largest and outfits ever captured by ?V.uam coiin:v oificers Sheriff Walker Blair, with deputies Fred Nooe and John Burns, got wind ,f i still being run on a branch some distance above Moore's bridge on Haw River, and they proceeded to take a look into the affair. When the officers reached the still was in full operation, there vere f0ur negroes and one white man at work, and at the command of one P e deputies to "hands up," instead og up they put their feet to and made for the tall timber ,x ; possible haste. Later one of ers went to a house in the i-ood to get an axe, he ran in to the white man and arrested him. The -till held about 120 gallons and wac ffiade entirely of copper, and was 8 ti endous large one. In fact, it n ashed in. order to get it in door. The worm -was nearly as a man's leg and when the ived at the still, whiskey was rng out of it in a big stream. , ockaders went there prepared u awhile. Everything indicated that, here were cooking utensils, meat read and other eatables, and fleers had not broken up their pla; se by night they would have haii some 75 or 80 gallons of liquor i I 4 1 4- 1C ll..n -C 1J. On nanu. auuui iu gaiiuiu ui utjuur was poured out. Besides capturing the still some 15 bushels of meal, three 100-pound sack.- oi sugar and other stuff weer brought to Pittsboro and lodged in jail. white man arrested, E. P. Gar rett, who claims Durham as his home, was brought to town along with his Dodge automobile and he was given a preliminary trial before 'Squire John R. Blair, who placed him under a SIOOO bond for his appearance at court. The bond was given by a friend and Garrett was released. In the car was found enough evi dence, it is said, to convict Garett; signs of meal being scattered, all ov er the car and other things being found inside. This is one of the biggest catches made by Chatham officers since pro hibition went into effect and sheriff Blair and his two deputies are greatly elated over the find. It is no use talking, liquor in Chat ham, so it is said, has seen its best da and the sooner people quit tak ing chances in making the stuff the r off they will be. EIGHTY-SEVEN YESTERDAY. Robetr M. Burns Walked to Raleigh 65 Years Ago. Yesterday, October 19th, Mr. Rob ert M. Bums, of Pittsboro celebrated :7th biichday at his home on court house square. He was blessed with a bountiful supply of 'possum and ta ters, and the editor regrets that he was unable to accept an invitation to help him eat the feast. Mr. Burns is a great friend of the editor of this paper. Shortly after coming to Pittsboro, we became ac quainted with him and we have been good friends ever since. In fact, we heard a great deal about him before we ever thought of coming to Chat ham county. It was while sojourning in Monroe, and we knew his good daughter, Mrs. E. C. Winchester. Mr. Burns is known to almost everyone in Chatham county and all will be glad to know that he is in the best of health at this time. In a note to the editor this week, Mr. Burns says: "'Sixty-five years ago this week, I attended the third State Fair held in Raleigh. It was the first time that I ever visited Raleigh and I walked from Pittsboro. The distance was 32 miles. I had a good horse at the time, but I could not afford to pay his board for a week at the State capital. On this trip it was the first time I had ever seen a railroad, so you know I was sis-ht-seeing as well. I had my 22nd birthday in Raleigh, during this trip, and will have another on Thursday, the 19th, if I live. If you will come around about one o'clock you will see me setting down to a five pound 'possum and plenty of sweet potatoes. Now, Mr. Editor, I must congrat ulate you on The Record. May you Bve lor.tr and prosper; and may your joy be as deep as the ocean and your sorrows as light as its foam. Yours very truly, j ROBERT M. BURNS. SOME POTATOES. The Record had a short item not long since about a potato Deing raised in Kaieigh that weighed over nve pounds, but Mr. W. M. Burns comes to tne front with the biggest yet. One of them weighed seven pounds and the other tipped the scales at seven and a halt. Come again, Wake county, Chat ham has you beat, not only in pota toes but m many other things. The University of North Carolina is 19 years old. fOUTlClAN WHO AJRS H5 V.EV. SO LOUDLY USUALLY Vt THAT HBBQ THE AlR. THOMPSON MAKES SPEECH. School Opens With Good Attendance Local and Personal. Corinth, Oct. 16. The Corinth school opened this morning with a flying start. In spite of the rain 43 pupils with their parents and friends were on hand for the opening. Mr. W. R. Thompson, our genial and efficient county superintendent was on hand and made one of the best, most interesting and most in structive talks that we have ever heard him make. A talk that appealed to the children as well as to the pa rents and patrons, and by patrons we include Mr. J. D. Mclver, for after his eloquent and inspiring talk Miss Johnson gave him a special invitation to visit the school, which Mr. Joe very cordially accepted. Mr. J. M. Johnson had a few words to say, then Mr. Will Harrington made a talk that showed he was with the school in any progressive move they made although all his children are grown and have homes of their own. Mr. Williams said he had nothing to say but felt that it was his duty to say it, then went ahead and made a good speech. r. M. Nash also made a few be lated remarks. Miss Morris conducted the opening in a very satisfactory way and we all went away feeling that we were en tering upon another successful school year. The Corinth school teachers. Miss Effie Morris and Miss Lelia Johnson, arrived here Saturday and were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Nash. They have taken rooms with Mrs. O. A. Mims and will do light Housekeeping. Marvin Fuquay, of Fuquay Springs, is now located at Buckhorn for a few weeks, giving the place a much need ed coat of paint. And now Roy Buchanan has added his name to the list of Ford owners. He came in last Saturday to spend the week-end with his parents and "good friends" driving a new Ford coupe. Ray Cross also spent the week-end at home "all over Corinth." He has had his new Ford for sometime so now between Ray and Roy, each with new cars, the other boys are back numbers around Corinth. There was a great splash down in Parkers Creek one day last week. It was not abig fish playing at the sur face of the water, nor a hog wallow ing in the mud, neither was it the revenuers after a moonshine still, but our good friend, Mr. Big Joe Mclver, started to walk a log across the creek lost his equilibrium and fell in. Mrs. D. A. Claik, postmistress at Corinth is on the sick list and not able to be at her work this week. Mr. Oscar Horner and family, of near Merry Oaks, are moving to Ash boro this week. Mr. Horner will en gage in saw mill work. Mrs. A. M. Pollard suffered a se vere cut on her right hand and will be unable to use it for some time. ANTIOCH THANKS THE FOLKS. Cumnock, Rt. 1, Oct. 16. The sock social given last Saturday night for the benefit of Antioch Christian church at the home of J. D. Dowdy, was a success. The home was very prettily decorated with cut and potted flowers. A large white boot laced with pink ribbon was placed on a center table in the parlor to receive the little socks. Owing to the cold, rainy weather, there was only a small number pres ent, but all those whose good for tune it was to be there, seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. After the older people spent a pleasant hour or so talking, and joking and the younger folks playing various games, delicious cake and punch were served. Then the socks were taken out, and the money counted which proved to be $16.50. Later reports, however, are that socks are still being sent in by those who could not attend, there fore we cannot give the exact amount. We sincerely thank the people for the great interest shown. ROSALIND. PITTSBORO CIRCUIT. The fourth and last quarterly con ference for Pittsboro circuit will be held at Moncure Monday morning, October 23, 1922. Let every Steward Superintendent of Sunday schools, trustee of church propetry, lay leader, and presidents of Woman's Missionary societies be present. The presiding Elder will call for a written report from every superintend ent of Sunday school and president of the Missionary societies. We are making an effort to collect our Conference collections by Monday of next week. If any reader of this notice has not paid, please see one of the Missionary committee of your church and pay between this and the fourth Sunday night, it is your dusi ness to pay without being solicited. If any of you are behind with your Centenary pledges, please attend to this matter as soon as possible. See your church Centenary secretary and pay in full to date. lour pastor, J. J. BOONE. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION Following is the program for Hick ory Mt. township Sunday scnooi con vention to be held on October 29th, w -m. r if i j i r. 1922, at Meronies metnoaisi cnurcn, beginning at ten o'clock in the morn- Song service 10:30 Prayer Address of welcome, T.B.Beal, 10:45 Kesponse, w. i.ransn, xv.vv Song. Tnost ; Mafnm TomnAct. in Life, Lee Moody, 11:05 Appointment of Committees. Address, W. P. Horton, 11:20 Dinner on Song service 1 :0 Roll call and report of schools, 1:45 Essay, Miss Rosser Ferguson, 2:00 Jiissay, miss JMiza. tvuiotms, Address, Dr. J. D. Gergg, 2:30 song. LOOK AT YOUR LABEL & SIDE STREET GOSSIP. & Uy Joe Foreman. (g) Mrs. William Westover Somersett and her children, of Kichmond. Vir ginia, are here visiting her mother, tne widow Logan, over on our side of town. This was Gladys Logan and her mother had to scimp and save to get her through the high school and after that let her go to a business college in Kichmond. Here is where she met this Mr. Somersett and you know the rest. Mr. William Westover Somer set belongs to one of the first families of Virginia, so Bill Watson says, and he is Glady's uncle. She has put on some style and has an air about her that would make you think she had been set up in the world. Nobody seems to know how rich her husband is and what his job is. In fact, he has never been down in these carts but they say he is to come after Lrladys and the children soon. Mrs. Logan is a mighty good wo man and a hard worker. She and her other .daughter have lived here all the time, ihe Logan boy was killed in France and the government has been sending his mother a little check ev ery month. By "keeping everything to gether, they have managed to get along. Gladys coming with all her fine clothes and high falutin' ways, of course made her old mother feel cramped. It is strange to me, when some of the young folks get away, they get ashamed of the home folks, and the old town where they were brought up. At that, Gladys is wil ling to come here and let her mother wait on her and the children and she sails about having a big time and bragging on her city and all that, and pitying we poor folks who don.'t have much and never expect to. I have no ticed she don't give many patriculars and never says just what part of the City is located that fine house with all the things that just ordinary folks don't have. She knows that there are folks here who have been outside of North Carolina and maybe to Rich mond, too. I am not finding fault and don't blame anybody for doing the best they can for themselves, but I don't have much patience with these who get above associating and being pleasant with old neighbors. The high opinion we have of ourselves don't make much impression on other folks and we are no better than people think of us. It is a mighty good plan to let somebody else brag about what you have and what you are doing in this world. You are liable to over estimate it yourself. Gladys Logan was a good girl. I nev er heard a harm word about her. She has just let city life and good clothes tilt her over on one side a little. The chances are she will see where she has been a fool but it may not come soon enough to set her straight with her old neighbors and home town. ROSCOE LETTER. Roscoe, Oct. 16. Mr. Z. L. Dark and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Dark were pleasant callers at the home of Henry F. Durham Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Dark have been kept at home for sometime on account of feeble health. Mr. Dark is nearly ninety, but he remembers his friends as heretofore. They were vis ited Sunday afternoon by his son, Mr. Z. L. Dark and family. Mrs. Lizzie Dark, widow of the late W. M. Dark, has been a sufferer from rheumatism, but is now improving. Mr. Isaac Durham and family spent the day Sunday at the home of D. J. Dark. The two little boys of H. F. Dur ham, aged 11 and 13 years old, have looked after the work on the place during the summer and fall, with the help -of their mother, grandpa and uncle Isaac. They have picked over two bales of cotton, in addition to getting in the fuel, feeding, etc. OLLIE BYNUM IS DEAD. The Greensboro News of Tuesday. October 17th, says: Word was received here yesterday of the death of Ollie C. Bynum, 57, who was a native of Chatham county, and for a number of years mayor of Pittsboro. He died at his home m San Francisco and is survived by his wife, who was Miss Carrie Atwater, of Chatham county, and two sons and one daughter. There are also two sisters, Mrs. S. B. Turrentine and Miss Minnie B. Atwater, of this city. While in California Mr. Bynum has been engaged in the sale of manufac tured cotton goods, and he had always been a true Christian gentleman of the old school. His death will be learned with deep regret by his many friends throughout the state." THE SONG OF THE CORN. "I was made to be eaten, And not to be drank; To be threshed in a barn, Not soaked in a tank. I come as a blessing When put through the mill; As a blight and a curse When run through a still. Make me into loaves, And your children are fed; But, if into drink, I will starve them instead . In bread, I'm a servant, The eater shall rule; In drink, I'm a master, The drinker a fool. Then remember the warning, My strength I'll employ If eaten, to strengthen; If drunk, to destroy. Concord Uplift. n - Swallows Poison. The two vear old son of Mr. and Mrs. Keiffer Teague, who swallowed 16 tablets, containing strychnine last Saturday, is considered out of danger today. For several hours his condition was extremely critical and his life was dispaired of, but prompt and efficient work on the part of attending physi cians saved the little fellow's life. ' y f Good barns and plenty of 14 for livestock ecnt like this should be typical of all Southern farms. Our eotten field will produce food and erops, and a proper rotation will suable us to raise mors eotten psr acre. AN OBJECT LESSON IN SUCCESSFUL FARMING Big Crops Raised and Farming Made to Pay en Farm That a Few Years Ago Could Not Be Rented Owing to Run-down Condition By W. M. Goodman, Editor Farming, Knoxville, Tenn. "If a man can preach a better ser mon, write a better book, build a better house or make a better mouse trap, even though he live In the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door." Raising better crops will sometimes lead to the same result. Hundreds f practical farmers, and representa tives of agricultural experiment sta tions of several Southern States, trek ed north, east and south last month to a farm in Anderson county, South Carolina, to see for themselves some of the things they had read about, and heard so much talk about how a farmer, starting with very little money and poor equipment, and a farm that twenty years ago could not be rented on account of its run-down condition, has built up his land so that hs can raise better crops than other farmers, and paying crops, at that how he has beat the boll-weevil this year, and will make a fine crop of cotton, along with plenty of feed for livestock and sup plies for home use. "Wade Drake Farmer," would be an appropriate heading for this article, for Wade Drake Is the man we. refer to. and he is a real UpfgsfUj'J.-ffit He is not in the woods be has been out of the woods" for a long time but people who visit his farm to see how he managed to do so many won derful things, would go anywhere to study such object lessons, making beaten paths through Jungles, If neces sary. Is It any wonder? There are tens f thousands of farmers In the cotton belt today who will hare snort crops of cotton, owing to the work of the boll-weevil who will have poor crops of corn and hay, or none at all, owing to many things who find their lands poorer than when crops were planted last spring who are in debt for sup plies, and, in many cases, perhaps, are floundering in a slough of despond of their own making. Naturally there would be found here and there some with hearing ears and seeing eyes, snd a desk : to know how one of their num ber had managed to forge ahead under difficulties, remove the obstacles in the rv to success over which o .hers have SHARPE DARK. The Weekly Herald, Oct. 18. A quiet home wedding was solemn WpA SaturHav afternoon at 3:30 o' clock when Miss Lillie Dark became the bride of Mr. William Sharpe, the ceremony Demg penormea az tne hnmp nf the hride. the imnressive riner ceremony being read by Rev. Richard S. Fountain, pastor oi the Baptist church. Miss DnrV is the daughter of Mrs. Thomas J. Dark, and is a young wo- man of sterling qualities, greany aa- mired by all Mr. Shame is a native of Oranee county, and is in the employ of the State Highway commission as a civu engineer, and during his stay in Siler Citv. has won the esteem of a large circle of friends. Immediately following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe motored to the home of the groom, near Hillsboro, where they will spend a few days be fore going to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to which place Mr. Sharpe has been transferred. POLITICAL SPEAKINGS. We are reliablv informed that there is to be a series of speakings in Chat am county during the next few days by the nominees of the Democratic primary and candidates for the vari ous offices in Chatham. We learn that "hand bills" with a Sanford trade mark is being circulated naming the dates, but we are unable to get hold of one of them and we cannot learn the particulars. One man told us that they were printed in the News and Observer a week ago; we could not find the paper. If we could only find out the dates we would be glad to let our subscribers know the dates and places; it seems impossible. The se crecy is too mystifying. A number of our friends said that they have slight Victor Johnson, altogether. Didn't even ask him to tail the parade, wen, a bright day is coming in the bye and bye an dthen we'll know that John son will hold his own even if he does not take part in the campaign." Germany has paid cash reparation of only $400,000,000. been taking annual tumbles, and maki ' his farm not only self-supporting, bat fanning a money-making business. Referring to the recent meeting of farmers, county agents and others held there, one newspaper states in Its headline, "Hundreds Marvel at the Work Performed on Drake Farm." Having all the facts before them, as well as the flourishing fields of grain and hay and cotton, of course they marveled. Ten years ago most of this farm was a galled and gullied waste some of the fields cut with such deep washes that It was Impossible to drive a waron across them. Since that time Mr. Drake haa raised two bales of cotton per acre on 198 acres of this "worn out" land! He raises more wheat and oats per acre than most fanners In that section and has wheat and oats to sell each year, as well as cotton. Alfalfa and other legumes ' are grown la proper rotation. He sells hay, and has green erops to protect the soil in winter and to torn over. In fact green manuring, with the liberal use of pulverized lime stone and commercial fertilizers, has eoilt up his land to its present high state of fertility. He has been liming this land for sixteen years, and his system of rotation has supplied the humns which his soils required and given him more than one money crop. Mr. Drake raised In 1921 the follow ing number of bushels of grain per acre: corn, 89; wheat, 25; oats, 00; rye 80. He produced 100 bales of cotton on 100 acres last year; his highest yield was two bales per acre. Cotton on the Drake farm was plant ed this year on April 8 and April 27th. The first planting is expected to yield more than a bale to the acre; while the later planting will not turn out so well. There has been no difference in cultivation and treatment, but it has been demonstrated that early planting is best where boll-weevils are at work. The cotton on this farm waa dusted with calcium arsenate four times dar ing the month of July. The work was not left to hired hands, but was done by the owner. The weevil came, hot did not May to do much damage. BEAR CREEK NEWS. Bear Creek, Route 2, Oct. 16. Mrs. Graham Moore died at the home of her father-in-law, I. L. Moore Satur day night, October 14th. This death is a very sad one as a tiny infant was buried Saturday. Mrs. Moore before her marriage to Graham Moore in November, 1920, was Miss Fannie Hart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hart, of near Rives Chapel. Our heartfelt sympathy is herewith extended those who are bereaved. May they look to Jesus, the great Comfort er, who is too good to be unkind, and to wise to make a mistake. Miss Mary Phillips, of Franklin, Va., is visiting relatives on Bear Creek route 2 and Siler City 5. Miss Lois Coggins, of Guilford Col lege, is visiting in Bear Creek. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Straughan, of Durham were recent visitors on route tW0' PHIL. THE COLORED FAIR The colored people of Chatham County have made arrangements to hold a Fair in Siler City on November 2, 3, and 4, at the fair grounds used for the white people's fair. A good many amusements have been secured and the exhibits promise to be fine. A special feature of the fair will be an old fashioned Georgia cake walk with prizes, each night of the fair. All white people will be given a welcome and the leaders among the colored people say they intend to put on some thing that will make all Chatham proud. An ad. will appear in this pa per next week. ANOTHER LIST OF FRIENDS. Since our last issue the following folks have subscribed for our paper or renewed their subscriptions: D. R. H. Durham, Wesley Glover, T. Ira White, J. D Rodgers, R. F. Paschal, S. J. Clark, H. O. Vestal, W. R. Gilbert, W. Clayton Johnson, A. D. Burgess, A. F. Speagle, A. D. Rid del, Frank Ferrell, Louise Brooks, Mrs Nancy Harmon, C. S. Melvin, Nat. M. Hill, Jr., T. S. Harris, D L. Burns, Mack Cotton, Mrs. W. J. Myers, Miss Lucy Connell, W. W. Clark. a- - RECORDETTES Everybody but a newspaper knows how to run a newspaper. The Winston Salem Journal truthfully says; "This newspaper life is a great game. Let a fellow work himself to a frazzle to make the paper interest ing by getting all readable material into it he can and usually he never has any idea whether his efforts are get ting across. At elast he wouldn't were it not for the fact that when a lit tle slip or omission occurs people who delight in telling him about it are right on the job. Some are rare souls who know how to tell a fellow his faults in a manner that makes him feel toward them like a brother, but the average critic gets the keenest sort of delight in rasping a newspaper man's nerves as with a file. Suppose that he should so far forget himself as to write up some of the faults he sees daily exhibited by his fellow men. Slow music." O The bite of the American tarrantula, long popularly believed to be deadly poisonous, is now known to be lit tle worse than the sting of a bee. U The nature of so many people is well illustrated by the following story going the rounds of the press : A Japanese "boy" came to the home of a minister in Los Angeles recently and applied for a position. Now it happened that the household was al ready well supplied with servants, so the minister's wife said, "I am sorry, but we really haven't enough work to keep another boy busy." "Madame" said the oriental politely. "I am sure that you must have. You may not know what a little bit of work it takes to keep me employed." BROWNS CHAPEL ITEMS. Pittsboro, Rt. 2, October 16. A few gathered at the church Sunday morn ing and enjoyed a fine sermon by the pastor, Rev. J. J. Boone. He will preach for us on the nth Sunday morning. R. G. Cheek and William Mann were callers at the home of J. T. Mann Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lutterloh and children, Mr. and Mrs. Numa Cole and daughter, Ollie Mae, were dinner guests of their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lutterloh Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry spent Sunday afternoon with her mother, Mrs. Emma Dark. The rural schools are beginning to open now. The school at Browns chap el ooened this moraine, with Mrs. Thad Perry as teacher. Misses Annie Lutterloh and Eliza beth Lutterloh have been visiting rel atives in sanford. Everybody is busy with their cot ton and gathering corn, so look out for the "shuckings" and the good" old chicken pie. JOE. GOLDSTON PUPIL WINS PRIZE. Writes Mciy That is Judged at The County Fair. At the beginning o the Goldston high school, the supeirntei.dant, Prof. W. H. Tyler, offered a prize of $5.00 to be given for three successive years, to the student that would write the best story, formthe ninth grade from any of the schools in Chatham county, of not less than 500 words, nor more than 1000 words. It was an nounced that the judging committee would be composed of the English teachers of the schools at Pittsboro, Siler City, Bonlee and Goldston, and the county superintendent in case of a tie vote. A premium of $2.00 was also offer ed this year for the best ninth grade story written by a Goldston student, to be awarded at the Chatham Fair. The committee was to be composed of members not connected with the Gold ston eschool. Among the many submitted it was hard to decide just who was entitled to the prize, but teh judges,Mesdames W. R. Thompson and P. H. Elkin and Prof. S. J. Husketh, gave their de cision in favor of Miss Louise Ellis. We are glad to publish the story written by Miss Ellis in full as fol lows: UNSCRUPULOUS STATEMENTS. Carolina Banner. In a recent speech at Lillington, Governor Morrison was quoted by the Democratic press as stating that even if some Democrats are not so good, they are better than the best church members in the Republican party. Which is equivalent to laying that the sorriest Democrat is better than the best Republican. Irrespective of whether the above reference is personal or political, it is an erratic and unscrupulous state ment and does not sound like a state ment emanating from a level headed and sensible man like Governor Mor rison is presumed to be. From our point of view, the Demo cratic party, upon the whole, has made a better record than the Repub lican party in this state, but such statements as were attributed to Gov ernor Morrison, coming from the Dem ocratic stumps, are not calculated to do the Democratic cause any good, es pecially when made to intelligent au diences. Such tommy rot would hardly be digested by the most illiterate. ABOUT COTTON Since our reference last week to the amount of cotton ginned, as furnished by Mr. Griffin, we have received a re port from the Department of Com merce, stating that the total number of bales ginned in North Carolina prior to September 25, 1922 were 149, 722, as against 141,040 ginned to same date last year. 'Robeson county leads the list this year with 17,126, followed closely by Johnston county with 12,530 and Harnett county with 10,550 bales. STUDENTS ORGANIZE SOCIETY. Road Improvement New Store Build ing Personal Notes. Moncure, Oct. 16. Mrs. J. J. Rat cliffe, nee Nellie Womble, of Reids ville, is visiting her brother, Mr. S. W. Womble. County Commissioner J. W. Grif fin came down last Friday and looked over a section of the Moncure-Moores bridge road and expressed himself as being pleased with the work that has been done. He stated that the road machine would be down at once to machine the road. The ball game which was played between Pittsboro and Moncure boys last Wednesday afternoon was a good and interesting game, the score be ing 5 to 3 in favor of Moncure. Maddox Brothers, of Moncure, are erecting a new store building near their dwelling. Mrs. Ed. Benfield, of Cary, visited Mi's. E. E. Maynard last week. The high school students organized a Society last Friday afternoon with the following officers: President Jim Utley. Vice-President -Jesse Bell. Secretary Hilda Wilkie. Treasurer Evan Ray. Editor Miss Pauline Ray. Critic H. G. Self. Misses Katherine Hackney, Kather ine Thorias, and Lucile Brady Pro gram Committee. The Society will meet every Friday afternoon, but will give entertain ments at night when it is convenient. Rev. Mr. Gordon, of Cary, preached at the Baptist church last Wednesday evening and the members liked him very much. Moncure school is progressing nice ly. To this date 107 pupils have been enrolled. We are sorry to learn that Mrs. J. H. Wissler is very sick. Mr. Ben Moore has erected a gar age near the furniture store. Presiding Elder Bundy of the Fay etteville district, will hold quarterly meeting at Moncure Methodise church on October 22nd and 23rd. He will preach next Sunday evening at 7:30 and will hold the business session on Monday. BRICKHAVEN NEWS ITEMS. Brickhaven, Oct. 16. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, of Carthage, are spending a while heer with their son, Mr. O. C. Kennedy. Miss Kate Marks, of Raleigh, spent the week-end with relatives here. Mrs. Ed. Johnson, of Siler City, has been cn a short visit to her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Marks. Miss Mary Mcintosh, of Sanford, was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. T. O. Marks, at the Boylan Ranch last week. Miss Mcintosh is quite a favorite and we are always glad to have her with us. Mrs. L. S. Garner and little Lyn wood Garner are on a visit to Mrs. Garner's mother, Mrs. Cotscu. at San ford this week. Miss Annie Utley spent the week end here with htT mother, Mrs. J. W. Utley. Miss Mary Lee Utley left Sat urday to take charge of her school cn Apex, route 3. BOUND OVER TO COURT. Last Tuesday morning, Norman Murray, Bum Bynum, Willie Smith, Buddie Jackson, Cap Taylor, Jordan Thompson and Rob Brown were tried before 'Squire J. R. Blair and sent on to court for gambling. Jim McCane and Dick Lee left town and were not arrested. All are colored men. The arerst of these gamblers by officer F. P. Nooe was brought about by one of the men giving them away. It seems that a colored woman, who keeps a small store on north Hills boro street had lost some money, cig arettes and other articles from her store. Officer Nooe got a clue and found that Norman Murray had sto len the articles and he told of the "skin game" between the rest of the men. Tney were arrested and tried and bound over to court. THEY SPEAK IN WILKES. Special to The Record. North Wilkesboro, Oct. 16. The po litical pot has beefun to simmer jn te "State of Wilkes." The Democrats opened their campaign last Wednes day night with an address by Hon. Walter D. Siler, of Chatham county. The Republicans will begin a canvass of the county today. W. C. Hammer, Democratic candidate for Congress in the seventh district, is in the coun ty for a three-day speech making tour. Thursday night he spoke at Ronda and on Friday and Saturday he visit ed other townships in the county. The county candidates on the Democrat ic ticket accompanied Mr. Hammer on his itinery. Governor Morrison paroled a prison er for 90 days to be operated on. Legion Women's New Head-dress Thelma Sines, of Logansport, --, wearing the new head dress of he women's American Legion Vuxiliary as adopted at the New Wean convention. Sk'ilBSJ Mr
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