ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. CHATHAM SUPERIOR COURT. Grand Jury Report and Remaining Cases Tried. Following is the complete list of cases disposed of at superior court which came to a close for the term on with judgment in each case. Court adjourned on Thursday af ternoon, after having completed ev erv possible case on tne docKet. Some were continued from necessity, but al together the docket was pretty well cleaned up. Judge Horton made a splendid im pression on Chatham county, and his court will do much good toward stop ping the traffic in liquor in the coun ty. So was the record made by Claw son L. Williams. Everybody is loud in their praise of the manner in which he handled the office of solic itor. He is a vigorous prosecutor and the* district is indeed fortunate in having him as a prosecuting attorney. Following are the cases tried at this term of court: Jim Beal and E. P. Garrett, for making liquor, were each fined S2OO. and costs and given six mouths on the roads under a suspended sentence, provided neither of them deal in li quor agan, no not drink, or assocate with liquor element, therwise the solicitor will issue capias for them, and they will serve the road sen tence. These are the young men taken near Hanks Chapel, at a still, a few weeks ago. John McDonald, for the larceny of pair oc socks from the home of a ce :ter township resident, was given nine months on the roads. P. L Sm ders, for practicing medi cne without license, was fined the costs and given four months on the re d if he practices medicine again without Icense, capias to issue. Tlii-, Sanders is the man that has sold foot ease and other home prepa rations, on Siler City, Rt. .8, for the past few months. Lonnie Dorsett, for making and sell ing liquor was given a road se ter.ee of three years. Ke appealed to the su preme 'court. Bar. * Dorsett, for making liquor,. goes on his way re joeing. He was found not guilty by the jury. Alice Foushee, found guilty of f. and a., was sent for 12 months. Don Sutton, for murder in second degree, goes to the penitentiary for 17 years. State against Adolphus Page, trans porting liquor, nine months on roads. State against Boss Sutton, making liquor, continued. State against Otis Beasley, store breaking, continued. State against John Headen, failing to pay court cost, 6 months on roads. State against John McDonald, housebreaking, guilty, nine months on roads . State aginst Jerry Wills and Laura Bennett, fornication aud adultery, 6 months at county home. State against Prince Taylor, dealing in liquor; guilty, eight months on roads. State against Sid Baldwin, 8 months on roads; Robert Marsh, same of fense, five months on roads; Aaron Alston, not guilty; Shed Wilson, 90 days; Vann Wiliams, fined $100; George Gray, 9 months. All these were in regard to violations of the Iquor law in one form or another. Rene Glover, assault against fe male, guilty, 12 months on roads. Joseph Frazier and Alice Foushee, fornication and adultery, Frazier sent to roads for two years and Alice Fou shee sent to county home. Grand Jury Report. North Carolina, Chatham County. To His Honor, J. L. Horton, Judge Presiding: We, the Grand Jury, beg leave to make the following report: We have examined and passed up on all the bills that have come be fore us and returned the s^me. „ We visited the jail and found same 3n good shape excepting heating fur nace bursted, rendering same useless. We recommend additional sewerage, and also recommend better sleeping arrangements . visited the county home, found nineteen inmates, twelve white and (Contiued on Ppge Two.) WHIC \1 Are Ike Ei 2 Snap B J •—the Best. ? Garden •—the Swf Cantalc The Select-Ritf . iLo * i 1923 Ca 0 of. Woe .-I SEEDS ! I at a glance the varieties of 1 y.- lC “ ve getable to plant for earliness, j ll h length of bearing season, or I purpose is most desired. I L’! . r ' helpful catalog we have I ' is r.-ady to be mailed to .j J 'l-0 on request. u A t flower seeds ■ Our 19°' ■ wiUiout" k° w y° u CSin Lav© them r Cus - Solid a post card for your copy. iii & SONS, Seedsmen L— s - Hth St. Richmond, Va. The Chatham Record I BRIEF, INTERESTING FACTS Figures and Historical Mention Os Interest* ; From Dearborn Independent. L A youth of 23 was chosen secre tary of T ale University. The temperature rarely goes below : 10 degrees above zero in Western Ice land. A “campaign of kindness” has been inaugurated by coeds at Northwest ern university. Twenty-five secretaries deal with the Pope's daily mail which averages —,OOO each day. Three-quarters of the mineral bearing area of Alaska has never had a prospector’s pick in it. Important crime news is barred in Japanese papers in the belief that the publication of iacts may assist the criminal to escape. Two men labor continually in the Pennsylvania Station in New York City to remove wads of shewing gum travelers have tossed on the floor. /v sheep can exist for 280 days on a diet oj. prickly pears, according to experimenters on the government agricultural farm near Johannesburg, South Africa. Mount Vesuvius, at night, is white to the edge of the crater; the reflec tion of the eruption glow on the snow is visible many miles out at sea and makes the city light as if from moonlight. , V It is now possible for aircraft to cross the Sahara Desert safely by means of a buried cable ; through which an electric current flows. The current influences delicate apparatus on the plane dr airship so that the pi lot is aule to tell his exact position at a glance. . Two years ago slaves were sold and bought in the bazaars of Afghan istan. The Ameer of Kabul ordered • all slaves to be set free in that city in January, 1921, and by March of that year, 21 men slaves and 673 women slaves had been emancipated* S-T* - - **“ Vincent Astor, of New York City,-a direct decendant of John Jacob Astor, who founded Astoria, Oregon, as a fur trading post in 1811, wired the Astoria Relief Commission $5,000 for its fire relief fund. Astoria was the first settlement in the Columbia Riv er Valley and was recently swept by a disastrous fire. Bonar Law, Prime Minister of Great Britain, is the son of a frontier Presbyterian clergyman who came from County Antrim, Ireland, and settled in the Richibucto district in New Brunswick. In those pioner days the father farmed as well as preached. , A PARTY AT KENNETH RIVES’. Contributed. Christmas has passed, the New Year day is forever gone; but the happy impression made on our mind at the party at the home of Mr. Ken neth Rives will remain when the buildings around there have long since become a ruined mass. We believe that fifty years from now, many happy couples will sit around their fireside and talk of that party, as the night when the first 'impression was made, or the tiny spark began to burn, that afterwards caused them to launch out _on the surging sea-billows of married life. One reason the party was so great might be that twice it was planned, and the weather would not permit so the last time everybody seemed to try to make up for the two disap pointments. The first of the guest to arrive was Miss Virginia Burns and her broth er. About the time “Mark” said, “I say ma, there is not many of us to night,” the door opened and the crowd flocked in. Three communities were represent ed, chaperoned by five of Chatham’s school teachers . Mr. Henry Harris and Mr. Rives made music while each boy had the * chance to open his mouth . and let ! his girl hear thoughts,of his heart. Miss Eliza Rives brought in a boun tiful supply of home made candy and •e would just whisper to our girls between bites, you know. # At 10:20 the crowd gathered m ! Madam Rives’ room and sang an old ! ~ong for her, after which each we-t j home feeling that the night was well ! spent. „ We feel that the Rives family will he rewarded for giving us an enjoy ! able party. _ j * A GUEST. DEATHS ARE CAUSED BY FLU < Alvis DeGrafferemdt and his wife. Barbara DeGragerenreidt, two hard working colored people, whose home was in Hadley township, near Em maus church, o*h dead from the effects of the v-ra died Sat urday night died Sunday morning, hot. ' tried in the same grave at . . Chapel last Monday. Lizzie French Rives, anoth er colored woman, died in the same neighborhood from the effects of the flu on Sunday and was buried Tuesday at Mitchells Chapel. BUILD A HOME NOWI PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 257 T 923. SENATE REFUSES TO PASS BILL Relative to Pardoning Board—Not Much Done So Far in Legislature. Not much of anything has been done in the general assembly so far. The senate refused to pass the par doning bill, which was introduced by senator McDonald, although it had r been reported favorably by the con . stitutional amendment committee. Senator Heath’s bill authorizing county commissioners to establish and i maintain orphanages was passed ai . ter much discussion. Bills were-introduced to elect coun ty superintendents by popular vote. t Another bill, to make it unlawiul , to secretly look into' a room occupied by a woman, was also introduced by Grist, of Caldwell. In the house a bill was offered to [ amend the law which makes it a misdemeanor for a person to contract, a bill for board or hotel accommoda tion and fail in its payment. Hospit , als would be included in the protected ; hst. AN OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. H. M. London, legislative reierence librarian, of the North Carolina His torical Commission, has just issued a very valuable booklet 01 71 pages, entitled “Directory of State and Coun ty Officials of North Caiolina.” It con tains a complete list oi North Caro lina congressmen, state officials, heads of the various state departments, boards and commissions, state institu tions a..d presidents, judicial officers, members oc the legislature and county officials with their postoffice address es. It gives for each county the name and address of the clerk of the court, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer, coroner, surveyor, auditor, superin tendent of schools, superintend of public welfare, chairman of the board of elections, farm agert, county and highway commissioners. It also gives a list of the counties in the various judicial and senatorial districts. Copies of this booklet may be ob tained upon applicaton to H. M. Lon don, Legislative Reierence Librarian, Raleigh, N. C. MRS. SARAH LASSITER DEAD. ■■■■- " ■ Dr. Upchurch Much Improved—Other Local News Cape Fear. .. New. Hill, Rt. 2, Jan. a mound of beautiful flowers, Mrs Sarah Lassiter, wife of the late Tom Lassiter, was laid to rest in New Elam cemetery Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Lassiter made her home in Chatham until a few years ago, when she and the children moved to Dur ham, where she has since made her home. her marriage she was Sarah Wortham, of Granville county, where she spent her girlhood days. She was about 70 years of age and leaves to mourn her loss seven children, five daughters and two sons, three of the daughters are married and one of the sons. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Windham and little daughter, of Merry Oaks, were guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beckwith Sunday. There was an interesting game of baseball for the students Saturday af ternoon. The game was played be tween Merry Oaks and Gardners Academy, being on the Gardners dia mond. The score was 11 to 7 in favor of the home team. We are very glad to learn that Dr. Upchurch is much improved after several days serous illness. Mr. O. M. Poe is also slowly improving, hav ing been confined to his room sever al days with influenza. We are pleased to welcome in our community Mr. Gordon Copeland and family. Misses Nina and Bettie Sturdivant and Mr. Robert Beckwith motored to Durham where they spent the week-end with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gilmore and little son, Max, of Lee county, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown Sunday. Misses Maggie and'Ruth Bryan and Mr. W. L. Becwith, of Seaforth, spent a few hours here Sunday. We are glad to note that Mrs. J. C. Luther is improving, having suf fered a stroke of paralysis several d«rs ago. Little Misses Vada and Georgetta Goodwin were guests of Renny Web ster Sunday afternoon. Our pastor, Rev. B. J. Howard, filled his regular appointment at New Elam Sunday, spending Saturday night in the home of Mr. W. A. Drake. SERVICES AT CHATHAM CHURCH Moncure, Rt. 2, Jan. 22.—Mr. Mar vin Burns, of Harrisburg, Va., and Miss Lelia Bums, who is teaching at Oak Grove, spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bums. Mr. Aubry Goldston and family, of White Lake, spent a few d?ys of last veek with Mrs. Goldston’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bums. Miss Lena Bums spent the week end with her aunt, Mrs. Henry Dur ham, near Browns Chapel. Mr .and Mrs. H. C. Clegg, Jr., and sons, Horace and William, and Miss Lizzie Clegg, visted Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Beard Sunday James May spent the week-end with his parents, Mr .and Mrs. F. L. May. A birthday dinner was given in the home of H. C. Clegg Friday, in honor of Mr. Clegg’s eightieth birthday. Preaching services will be held at Chatham church Sunday afternoon at three o’clock by the pastor, Rev. J. J. Boone. * _ 7 MET ON JANUARY NINETEENTH. U. D. C. Report of Monthly Meeting. Committee Reports. The Winnie Davis Chapter of the Daughters of Confederacy met in the auditorium of the Pittsboro high school on Jan. 19th, following the Lee-Jackson celebration by the stu dents 01 the school. The president, Mrs. Henry A. Lon don, called the meeting to order. The chairman of the relief commit tee, Mrs. J. M. Gregory, asked how much should be given to the sick for fruit and flowers. It was decided that the amount should not exceed $2.50 for flowers. A motion was made and carried tnat no uowers or rruit be sent officially to any daughter, except those who were m the hospital, or very sick at home. It was. moved and carried that res olutions Oi respect be ordered for one of its honored members, Mrs. David wo mble. The relief committee reported the sending of boxes to 23 Confederate Veterans, iruit to several and a Christmas to every Confederate. Veteran in Chatham county. Regret was expressed at the ill ness of R. L. Sutphin . The” names of two new members were presented: Mrs. Walter D. Sil er and Mrs. E. C. Winchester, of Monroe. They were welcomed into the Winnie Davis Chapter. The memorial committee was in structed that flowers should be sent officially only to members of the Chap ter who died, and to Veterans, an ev ergreen wreath, red ribbon and Con xederate flag that has always been placed on the graves of Veterans. Sympathy was expressed by the Chapter ior Mrs. Jacob Thompson, in the death of her mother, Mrs. 1 Mary Brewer. j Memorial committee reported that wreaths and Confederate flags had been sent out for Mr. Charles Eu banks and Mr. Joe Harmon who died during Christmas. Flowers weie also se c for Mrs. David Womble. The president 1 received a letter from Miss Julia Lambeth, who is now recuperating from an attack of in fluenza. A vote of sympathy was tak en for Miss Lambeth, also for Mrs. Reid Thompson, who has been very ill in a hospital in Durham, also Mrs. E. R. ;-Mts. Louis Nooe, Mrs, Will Bland aiid Miss Maggie Mc- Clenahan, members who are conval escing from illness. MRS DANIEL L. BELL, Sec. NEWS FROM SILER CITY NO ONE Siler City, Rt. 1, Jan. 22.—Rev. Richard S. Fountain and young Wil liam Headen, called in to see Mrs. H. A. Teague Tuesday. Mrs. Teague is improving and will soon be out again. | Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lane from Lib-' erty, spent the past week with their daughter, Mrs. Dora Smith . Rpv. O. I. Hinson made an excel lent talk at White Cross school house Wednesday and it was much enjoyed. He also made several pastoral calls while in the neighborhood. Mrs. H. H. Siler spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. H. A. Teague. Mrs. S. D. Brewel* was called to Virginia Wednesday to see her son, Robie Brewer, who is very sick there. Mr. Brewer is improving, we are glad to state. Rev. Albert Andrew, wife and fam ily, returned Tuesday to their home at Cottondale, Ala., going by the way of Albemarle. They spent two weeks on this route. Mr. George Smith and Mr. Robert Lane, of Liberty, spent Friday with Mrs. Doar Smith. Mr. Zack Dixon called in to see his little name sake, Zack Teague last Saturday. The flu epidemic is about past. Many of the puipls of White Cross have had the disease, including both the teachers, Mr. John S. Teague and Miss Jewel Smith. Most every case Was in a mild form and the pupils are returning to school again. The kitchen is nice and clean, The floors are shining, too; Everything is bright and clean, The cook recovered from the “flu.” o PIE PARTY AT MANNS CHAPEL. Local and Personal News From Mt. Gilead Section. Pittsboro, Rt. 1, Jan. 22.—Miss Wilma Dark, teacher at Manns school gave a pie party last Friday night. Quite a number of pies were sold, also a voting contest was held and a cake was won by the • most popular girl. The nice sum of $19.00 was realized from the party, and this will go to the Thomasville orphanage. The Womens Missionary Society of Mt. Gilead church met Friday after noon with Mrs. W. E. Griffin. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Neal, of Dur ham, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. J. W. Neal. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mann and son, Silas, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Neal Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Tripp, of Dur ham, visited his mother, Mrs. Ed. Tripp, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Yancy Neal and chil dren were visitors in the home of- Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hatley Sunday. Mr. Henry Webster and Miss Eu nice Hatley, called on Miss Jessie Seymore Sunday afternoon . Mr. John Hatley is visiting his pa rents. Only four wooden railway mail cars are now in use in the United States, the rest being made with a" < * ame or of steel !* * . ... _ ..... - - i. - . -- . STRANGE AND CURIOUS. Peculiarities That Will Astonish, Almost Anyone. The chain ox office which the Lord Mayor oi London wears is worth the sum of $6u0,000.00. ; Charles Dickens would not sleep 1 in a oed unless it was placed nortn and south. It takes seven years to ripen a co coanut. A mongrel dog chewed up five SSO , biils belonging to Arthur Allen, of Kenosiia, Wisconsin, a i‘ew days agvn Four members ox the Ku Klux at Hagerstown, Md., have bean sent to prison for Lairing-, ieatnexing and robbing two railroad men. j An old man who borrowed 25 cents , from a friend in his younger days, sent this friend at -Mansfield, Pa., $i to pay interest and the 25 cents. j Rev. Henry H. Haley, a Chicago ! pastor, has committed to memory tne New Testament. A suspended cop in Chicago, turned bandit. His first haul was $26 in cash ' and two diamond rings. He escaped. | Mrs. J. T. Lynch, of Los Angeles, Cal., gave up $250,000.00 to marry : the man she wanted. The money was left by her father on co.-dition she did not marry. ✓ A California Veteran dreamed that a fortune awaited him iii New Or leans. It turned out to be true. His foster father had died and left him $250,000.00. ' T ' TOO LATE TO PRINT LAST WEEH We received a letter from Sanford, Rt. 3, arid one from Carthage Rt. 4, last week that reached us too late jor publication. The letters were of Strictly; a persona,! nature and would not suit to print this week. We hope to hear from .these correspondents again soon, and to receive the let ter* earlier in the week. .rr -* 1 i ■ ' in . • M«r Lassiter a Hickory Limb Now Whetstone—Other * Locals. Moncure, Jan. 22.—We are glad to ; have Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Self back | at school after being out a week with ! the flu. All the flu patients around Moncure are improving, we are glad • to report. - / j The mid term examinations are on j at the Moncure school this week, j Mr. C. C. Thomas, our popular and | accommodating station agent, has ; been away from his post of duty a few days on account of illness. Moncure has one patriotic citizen, who deserves special mention. Mr. Waverly Lassiter. Besides chipping in liberally for every cause, for the ben efit of the school, he also gives freely of his time. He assisted the prncipal, Mr. H. G. Self, in the erection of swings and see-saws" and otherwise arranging a play ground for the chil dren. Last Saturday the writer found him busily arranging and fastening down the desks. He also prepared a nice lot of wood for the school. We regret to state that he is unmarried, but this fact further proves his un selfishness. He is a faithful and ef ficient registrar and poll-holder for the township and a democrat. Mr. Lassiter took a piece of hickory wood, placed it in Deep river above Lockville; near the old Reeves dam and left it there for seventeen years, and a few months and days, and it is now one of the finest of whet stones. The rapidity and keenness with which this stone can put an edge on a razor is /narvebjus. No thought of selling this stone entered Mr. Las siter’s mind, but he distributed it among his friends. Mr. Lassiter is a son if Dr. P. D. Lasster, a valued and retired physician, who practiced his profession during the war between the states. . —n OBSERVE LEE’S BIRTHDAY. Honor is Shown to Confederate Chief tains at Pittsboro School. Friday, Jan. 19th, the k.„ j of General Robert E. Lee er-in-chief of the armies ' Jo.. | federacy during the civi probably the most noted o ~ . ican soldiers, was observed . - Tt j manner by Pittsboro and .d, —. ( people. Special programs com no the memory of the d southern chieftain were the schools, special exercis the order of the day in all Talks were made on t ,‘Marse Bob,” as General I fectionately called by his f ... A fol lowers, by outsiders and i stances by members of tke stvTent body. The banks were closed or. that day, as the anniversary of.the biith of th.. great general is a state holiday in North Carolina. While observing the birthday of General Lee, school children also ob served the birthday of General Thom as J. Jackson, the great strategist, who, during is life, was one of Lee’. c main supports in upholding the cause of Dixie upon the field of battle. January 21 is the .nniversary of the birth of General Jackson, who is known to every school child in the south as “Stonewall Jackson,” the right arm of vhe armies of the Con federacy. ■ - ■ ■- VOLUME XLV, NO. 25. DEATH OF T. A BEAL THURSDAY , Other Items of Local Interest From Bear Creek Section. Bear Creek, Jan. 22. —Miss Corne lia Rose Moore, of Raeford, was a visitor in the home of T. B. Beal last week. The flu on route two has subsided to some extent, we are glad to say. J. J. Fields’ people have the flu. I. P. Coggins .has been on the sick list for two weeeks, but is improving very rapidly. Thomas Aaron Beal, son of the late John W., and Louisa W. Beal died at his home on Bear Creek, Rt. 2, Thursday afternoon, Jan. 18th, after an illness of about one year. Mr. Beal was born May 6, 1869, therefore he was 53 years, 8 months and 12 days old. He had been in failing health for over a year, though at first he was not thought to have an incurable dis ease. On April 11th, he was canned co Central Carolina Hospital at San iord. On the following Saturday morn ing he was to have been operated on but his chart for the night preceding flowed that he had been carrying ** e temperature, and at the suggestion of the hospital surgeon, he was car ried to Charlotte for further examin ation, going there the same afternoon. After spending a few days at Char lotte, he returned to Sanford and was operated upon about the last of April. The operation revealed the sad fact that he had cancer of the stomach. After recovering sufficiently from the operation; he returned home. For a while he did not sink so-rapidly. Dur ing his sufferings he bore them with out a murmur. He joined Sandy Branch Baptist church in young man hood and remained a faithful mem oer ever after. He has gone, we believe, to that home far beyond the starry sky, to occupy that mansion that Jesus said ae was going to prepare for all who loved Him. / To that city where there is no night, - sorrow, pain and death; To the home where no farewells are ■ spoken, where there is no parting; Where ail is beauty and bliss. He now walks the streets of gold, Os his joy, the half cannot be told. Our loss is his gain; earth is poor TV9SS' Cle on earth and one more in Heaven. May we all so live that when we shall have finished our work be low that we can say as Jesus said in “I have finished the work Thou gavest me to do,” and hear the response, saying, “Well done, v thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joys of thy Lord.” B eal is survived by one brother, W. A. Beal, of Mineola* Texas, three sisters, Mrs. Susan E. Phillips, of Norfolk, Va., Mrs. Mary L. Dowdy, °f Duke, and Miss Isabelle Frances, who lived at the old home with Mr. Beal. The funeral services were held Sat urday at Meronies M. E. church, be ing conducted by Rev. H. Salyer, of Holly Springs, and Rev. E. C. Sell, of Goldston. Those attending the funeral from a distance were Messrs G. B. Hart, G. F. Hart, Wiley Hart and Claudis Hart, of Burlington; J. H. Moser, of Gra ham; Mrs. R. H. Fields and Mrs. Her bert Fields, of West Durham; W. Jar vis Phillips, of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Mary L. Dowdy, of Duke. Mrs. Dowdy has been with her brother dur ing his illness. \ 1 PHIL. TO BUILD A NEW BRICK GARAGE A new brick garage, 70 feet front by 100 feet deep, two stories high, is to be built in Pittsboro as soon as Spring opens and the weather will permit. The wooden building, former ly used as a garage by William Ta tum, just south of the courthouse, is to be tom down and an “up-to-date brick building take its place. MR. STANLEY BURIED FRIDAY* Dan W. Stanley, died at the county home on Thursday and was buried the following day at Loves Creek Baptist church. Mr. Stanley was well known in the western section of Chat ham county, having been a number of years a country merchant. Three years ago he became mentally de | ficient and tried to commit suicide, n —er having tom to bits several hua k2d dollars in a pine thicket near kis store. He was carried to Raleigh : treatment and later brought to county home, where he spent the c. ’.ai: dor of his days. TreMent Harding will take a trip to Alrrka this summer. Turkish a VIRGINIA I 1 AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. BP

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