■ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878,
| GRIFFIS introduces bill.
H ite County Home Project—Other
H d ‘ Work of Legislature.
I curator James L. Griffin has intro
■ bill to auhtorize Chatham
tSv to bonds for building and
a county home.
| eq ? 000,000 road bill has pass
/ he V lower house, the vote being
C 0 oin favor of the bill,
rj dn account of charges of immoral
yt v b eing brought against A. D.
revenue commissioner, who
■ sent in his resignation to Governor
I Morrison, representative R. A. Dough
| ton, member ot the house of repre-
I sentatives from Alleghany county,
JjfcLc been appointed revenue commis
f/ Ener Mr. Doughton who had resign-
A a member of the state highway
commission upon being elected to the
i ‘ eOL representatives has been suc
ceeded by Alexander S. Haines, of
Winston-Salem. . .
\ erv httie work is being done in
oT'-er' house of the general assembly,
sessions lasting less than an hour
bid has been passed by both
bouses, extending the time for paying
t penalty taxes from Febmary 1
l ° bill'is to- be introduced in the
legislature in the next few days by
a committee from the state associa
tion of registers of deeds, specifying
jees and the most generally used
forms and tne penalization of the use
of nonstandard iorms, by higher fees
for registration.
The Envin-Gaston measure to al
low juries to recommend mercy in
criminal and amend to strike
out murder and criminal assault, has
passed third reading of the house and
now goes to the senate.
A bill was introduced in the house
eliminating kissing tne Bole as now
reputed in taking oath, # .
Another bill requiring municipali
ties, including school districts, to pro
vide and maintain and conduct play
grounds for school chidren was intio
duced. -
Anothr bill passed the house re
form gpensions to the veterans at
the soldiers home, at Raleigh.
SI The Ku Klux bill, the educational
bill, the ship line bill, are subjects
scheduled for this week.
DAY BY DAY, IN 7 EVERY WAY.
n Since last week we have had quite
H number of new friends, as well as
renewals to our papers,, and day
■lay, in every way, we are making oui
"ist larger and larger. The following
I good people are on the honor rrn!
ir ‘-|f this week:
|. /«Mrs. E. W .Kidd, W. L. London c?
I Lion, Elmer Moore, J. B. Ward, W. R.
■lyiorsett, J. P. Sanders, Fay John
son, Mrs. Fletcher Mann, A .B. An
derson, Z. C. Clark, Mrs. Janie An
drew, Mrs. Nancy Harmon, D. L:
Johnson, 0. E. Dean, W. G. Fields
Ben Matthews, S. W. Thomas, Mingb
Alston, A. L. Johnson, T. L. .Wrenn,
Oran A. Reaves, Miss .Mamie Moore ;
G. D. Blalock, Z. C. Johnson, J. A.
Fesmire, G. Woodell, R. D. Smith,
R. C. Dismukes, W. J. Budd, T. S.
Richardson, A. Clay Thomas, C. L.
Wicker, Allison Norwood, L. E. Cole,
Roy Cole, J. C. Williams, Mrs, J. R.
Matthews and John Bell.
Others who came in since the lisl
was revised will be published nexf
week,
ACCIDENT"^SILER CITY. *
Two accidents occurred in Siler
City during last w r eek, either of which
might have been serious for those in
volved.
On Thursday morniig as T .D. By
num started out on his delivery of
Siler City Route 5 mail, his horse
became frghtened, because of a dis-'
placement of a buggy shaft, and start
ed on a mad plunge and -kicked with
such force as to demolish the front
of the vehicle. Mr. Bynum kept his
seat and succeeded in calming the an
imal and brought it to a stop with
in a few yards, but not before he
received a painful kick on his fore
head. His right wrist f was badly
bruised, however he is now recovering
rapidly.
• DEATH OF EDWARD COOK.
Edward Cook,, a well known Hick
ory Mountain citizen* in a hos
pital at Greensboro fast Saturday
-ght with meningitis .He was about
45 years of age.
_ ; His remains were brought to his
Yf s home and interment took place
!pt the cemetery at Pleasant Hill
■Methodist church. •
I Mr. Cook leaves a wife, w T ho before
marriage, was a Miss Covert, and
■ > fou T children, besides many other
I .datives and friends to mourn
jps untimely demise. He was the son
f>t J. Frank Cook, a well known Con
federate Veteran, and was a Chris
tian gentleman of the 'old type, a
bind husband and father. He was
liked by all who knew him.
ROU SE-HORNER.
At the residence of Rev. R. R.
> ordon last Saturday, in Pittsboro,
pewey Rouse was united in marriage
I-o Miss Mamie Homer, both of Pitts-'
)oro > Route 1. Mr. Gordon performed
he ceremony that made them man
nan and wife. After a fatherly talk
>y the preacher ,thq/ young couplfe
f turned to their home.
Robert L. Sulpbin, who ha?
ieen critically ill for several da v s,
Led at his home here enrly this
Turning, we. learn as The Rec
? - goes to press. A more ex
uded notice will appear next
The Chatham Record
FROM FRIENDS ON NUMBER 3.
Bear Creek, Rt. 3, Jan. 29.—Mrs.
Nancy Phillips, who had been sick
for only a few days, died at her old
home on Bear Creek, Rt. 3, on Jan
uary 21, 1923 ,aged 75 years.
. She was married to Jeremiah Phil
lips in April, 1865, who preceded her
to the grave 18 years ago. To this
union were bora ten children, six
boys and four girls; all of these are
now living except one, Elmer Phil
lips, who died some years ago.
The chidren are: Mrs. S, M. Scott
Bear Creek,, Rt. 3; Mrs. M. C. Brady,
Hemp; J. W .Phillips, Bear Crek, Rt.
1; Mrs. D. M. Brady, Burlington;
J. F. Phillips, Bear Creek, Rt. 1; J,
L. Phillips, Siler City; Mrs. Avery
Phillips, Coleridge; R. H. Philips; St.
Paul, Minn.; George R. Phillips, Bear
Creek, Rt. 3.
" Mrs. Phillips has 62 grand children,
41 great grand children and one great
great, grand child.
She was a kind, loving mother,
and will be missed by all who knew
her. The body was . laid to rest at the
old home place ,beside the body of
he.’ husband on Monday, Jan. 22. She
had been a member of Prosperity
church for a number of years. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. J. C. Kidd, of Bfennett; assist
ed by Price of High Falls, and
Rev. Emmins, of Prosperity.
The large attendance at the funeral
and burial of this good woman, proved
the high esteem in which she was
held.
Mr. Frank ‘Jones, 'of Asheboro,
spent Saturday night with home folks
on Bear Creek, Rt. 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Clina Brady were vis
itors in the home of C. R. Lambert
Sunday. 5 T
We are glad to say the sick in this
section have improved.
Bora to Mr. and Mrs. J .R. Powers
a son.
BLUE BELLS
LOCAL ITEMS FROM ORE HILL.|
Ore Hill, Jan. 29.—Friends of Mrs.
: L. P. Phillips, of near Bonlee, will be
pleased to note that she is recovering
very nicely after undergoing an oper
i ation at St. Leo’s hospital, Qreens-
I boro. -*•*-*
Mr. George Dorsett has been spend
ing sometime in Greensboro.
Miss Alice Edwards spent Wednes
day night with Miss Vallie Tally.
The school at Blue Rock is pro
gressing very nicely with Miss Ed
wards as teacher. It has not as yet
j been interrupted by influenza, and we
are hoping to avoid the epidemic.
Those on the honor roll the past
j mouthy were: .
! • First grade—Howard Tally.
Second grade—Wilbur Tally.
Third grade— Robert Dowd.
Fourth grade—Ernest Phillips.
Fifth grade—Hazel Harper.
NEWS FROM GOLDSTON RT. 1.
Goldston, Rt. 1, Jan. 29.v—Mr. Har
vey Palmer, of Durham, is visiting
his brother, Jimmie Palmer.
Mr .E. L. Oldham ,of Greensboro,
is visiting his son, J. W.. Oldham.
Mr. Numan Hilliard, of Siler Cty,
spent the week-end wth his father,
L. P. Hilliard;
Misses Emily and Helen Hilliard
spent last Sunday with Miss Mollie
Stinson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Oldham, of
Greensboro, have been visiting in the
home of Mr. Thomas Oldham,
Mr.* Rod Carroll has returned to
Greensboro, after spending a week
witft hi§ parents, Mr .and Mrs. C.
W .Carroll.
Little Everette Hilliard Is quite ill
with a cold, * { ’ I
Mr. and Mrs. Best Vaughan and
children were visitors at the home of
v Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Palmers' Sun
day.
NEXT ATTRACTION AT GEM.
Wealth can’t take the place of moth
er. “The Dangeroud Little Demon”
impersonated by Marie Prevost in
the Universal Comedy-Drama of that
name coming to the Gem Theater at
Siler City, on Thursday and Friday
nights, Feb. 1 and 2. Didn't have a
Chance to! be a model daughter be
cause her father was too busy and
too rich to be the right sort of pa
rent. . 1 ;
As always ,if you miss this one,
you miss a good one. v •
LOCAL ITEMS FROM GOLDSTON.
Goldston,- Jan. 29.—A Chapter of
the Eastern Star has been organized
in Goldston, being instituted on the
26th.
Mr. John Pilkington has been on the
sick list, but glad to say he is on his
feet again.
An eight page paper is something;
Chatham should be proud of.
Mrs. Bessie Oldham has been on
the sick list, but is improving now.
BONEHEAD.
GROUND HOG DAY.
Tomorrow (Friday) is ground hog
day. According to- tradition if he sees !
his shadow he will return to his den
under the ground and for the next
forty days we will have winter weath
er. if not ,thexi we will have an early
Spring. ’ ' .
If you have never seen a ground
hog, drop around to Charlie Hender
son’s market in and take
a look at the one there.
6 0 6
is a Prescription for Colds,
Fever and LaGrippe. It’s the
most speedy remedy we know,
preventing Pneumonia
PITTSBORO, NEC., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1923.
MRS FRANCES BRIDGES IS 94.
Has Seen Four Armies March To The
Front, But is Still Active.
The Greensboro News of Sunday,
January 28th, published the following
article relative to Mrs. Frances Bud
ges, who lives north of Siler Uity,
witn her son, Mr. Luther Bridges.
This account of her life, referred to
the recent celebration of Mrs. Bridges
ninety-fourth birthday, and as puo
lished by The News ,as follows:
“Mrs. Frances Bridges, Chatham
county's oldest citizen a.id one 01 the
few iioaegenarians left in the state,
on January 13 celebrated her 94tn
birthday, it was a memorable day
for the grand old lady of Chatham,
with her children and grand-children
and great-gra..d-chiidren in attend
ance.
Mrs. Bridges, born January 13, 1829,
in close pxoxiimty 01 Siler City, is
the daugnter of the late Nicholas
Bridges, of Chatham, ahd Mrs. Emma
Johnston Badges, of eUevihe.
She is a descendant 01 pioneer
Scotch-Insh stock—a race of people
that has done more than any otner
peoples to build North Carolina L to
one of the grandest states in the
union. She is the sister o± the late
Peter P. Johnston, during his /Ike
time one of the most imminent citi
zens of Fayetteville.
Being twice married, Mrs. Bridges
is the mother of *lO children. Her
first marriage was to Samuel Carter.
To this happy union eight children
were born, only two oi whom me
now living, they being P. V. Carter,
of Greensboro, and Mrs. Ann Vestal,
of Liberty. After her marriage to Mr.
Carter, himself a descendant of peo
ple who came from England to help
build the new world. They settled on
a plantation known as the old Carter
homestead, on Rocky river, Chatham
county. Mrs. Bridges is now living
at the old home.
Mrs. Bridges has seen four armies
9 march to the battlefields and she
knows the bitterness of war. Her
first husband shortly after the out
break of the war between the states,
enlisted in the North Carolina calvary
and served honorably throughout the
conflict, being captured by the north
ern forces in April, 1865, just before
the surrender. He was sent to Point
Lookout, Va., where he died in July,
1865, of a disease contracted in pris
on .
Like so many other southern wo-
Chatham’s Grandma
MRS. FRANCES' BRIDGES
i .
Vnen, Bridges passed through that
j internecine struggle without a mur
mur. With her children and plantation
looking to her for guidance she found
i the task a, trying one, but, realizing
that the soldiers fighting at the front
depended largely upon the women
back home, she braved the situation
with a heroic heart and did her duty.
In 1870 she was married to George
Bridges, of Chatham. Although of
the same name they were not relat
ed by blood. Two children were born
i to the second union, one boy, Luther
! Bridges, who lives now with his moth
er, and one daughter; Mr. Bridges
died 14 years ago.
Mrs. Bridges comes from a family
known for its longevity. Her father
; lived to be 84 years of age, while her
mother died in her 83rd year. They
contributed their long and happy
lives to the simple, God-fearing man :
ner in which they lived. Mrs. Bridges
follows faithfully the teachings of
her parents.
The Methodist church claims Mrs;
Bridges as one of its most devoted
members. While she isn’t as active
in church work now as she once
was, she is a strong believer in the
: divinity of Christ, believing through
Him all may be saved .No xnodern
religion for her.
Mrs. Bridges carries her 94 years
remarkably well. She is active and
walks erect, a style that would be a
credit to one 25 years her junior. She
' reads without difficulty and keeps up
with current events.
I Although now eligible to partici
pate in politics, Mrs. Bxdges has nev
er cast a vote, but, accordng to her
son, P. V .Carter, she expects next
year to visit the ballot box and toss
in a ticket for the Democratic nomi
nee for the presidency.
Os course, Mrs. Bridges, being a
girl of the old school, doesn’t take
much interest in the new, modem
girl. The 20th century girl doesn’t
follow the lines laid down by society
when grandma was a young girl. But
she is tolerant, realizing that each
age N.maakes its own styles and cus
toms.
Until several months ago, Mrs.
Bridges was required to play second
DEATH OF A SPLENDI] £ AN. j
- . , i... 1 c+ i
Buried at Mt. Vernon Sprii 40 Pres
byterian Church Mond
i; xi- *
• After a critical illness w t had;
its begnning last November *“ tin T.
Womble died at the home o: Cj *. and
Mrs. N. R. Dixon, southwes Siler
City on Sunday afternoon 5 o’-
clock.
Mr. Womble, who was in 68th
year, was? a quiet, unassun man
who lived up to his ideal 0 ing a
friend to ;his neighbors in own
'way. He was liberal to the enurch,
kindand landing a helping hand to
the needy and consistent in all his
dealings with his fellow man.
He never married, resided in his old .
country home until the beginning of
his last jdlness when he went to-.the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Dixon ,nearby,
to be in their care. Because of the
simplicity of his manner of living,
Mr. Womble had accumulated cpn-"
siderable property. He was a devoted
member of Mt. Vernon Springs Pres- j.
byterian church, from which the fun
eral services were conducted Monday;
■ afternoon at 4 o’clock, by his pastor;
Rev. Jonas Barclay.
Surviving Mr. Womble are one sis- *
! ter, Mrs. J. M. Jordan of Brush
Creek, one nephew, E. H. Jordan, and
four nieces, Miss Alma Joidan, ivirs.
J. W .Wrenn, Mrs. E. E. Barringer
; and Miss Eugenia Jordan.
R. S. THOMPSON IS BACK HOME.
, Left Chatham County Forty Years
Ago For Indiana.
’ Mr. R. S. Thompson called on the
; editor Wednesday morning for a so
cial chat and, as he said, to meet the
1 man \frho published the paper he re
[ ceived every w r eek. %
He is a brother of Tommie a ; 'd;
\ Reid Thompson and is visiting both,
1 as well as his mother at the old home
.: in Hadley township. Forty years ago
|: R. S. Thompson left Chatham county
; for Anderson, Indiana, the county
_ J seat of Madison county, where he
cast. his lot and has succeeded in a
’ farming venture.
[ Mr. Thompson was enthused with 1
' the development of his old home sec
[ tion, from Greensboro down The li ie i
; to Chatham. The wonderful roads, I
' splendid schools, handsome homes, in
’ town and rural sections, the progres
sive methods of farming, the manu
facturing industries, and the many
marvelous changes since his boyhood
days in the red hills of Chatham.
Our acquaintenance with him was
indeed pleasant. Mr. Thompson is a
wide awrake man, well informed and
it was 9pr pleasure to know him per
sonal ly:
CARROLL—WILLIAMS.
Squire R. M. Burns united in mar
riage, at , bis residence in Pittsboro.
last Saturday Herbert Carroll, of
Kippling, to Miss Blanche Williams,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Williams, of Pittsboro Route L Th'e
young couple have the congratula
tions of friends and relatives, tb
which we add our good wished.
fiddle for age honors. Mrs. Matilda
Paschal, who died last summer in
Chatham, was 99 years old. She was
one of Mi;s. Bridges girlhood friends.
Chatham county is proud of its
Grandmother .They expect her to
cross the century mark.
And chance is on her side.”
MRS. RALPH S. GRISWOLD
TESTIFIES IN FAVOR OF
BRAME’S VAPOMEN-
J THA SALVE.
[ 1 Used Successfully For All Colds
J Troubles.
I “I am glad to testify to the wonder
l ful healing properties of Brame’s Va
{ pomentha Salve for spasmodic croup
and all cold troubles. It is unsurpass
j ed” writes Mrs. Griswold, of Gilreath,
f- N. C. “I have used it in my family
’ with great success and have given it
l to my friends and sent it to other
. states and all say it is the greatest
■ medicine ever for all Respiratory
5 troubles.”
Brame's Vaporfientha Salve is not
a chance discovery, but the result
„ of life-long experience as a dispens
, ing druggist, filling tHe prescriptions
• of eminent physicians«. It is a com
■ pound of the purest and most effect
ive drugs for the external treatment
! of diseases of the head, throat and
\ lungs. Applied freely over the chest
and throat and inserted in each nos
tril ~ Brame’s Vapomentha Salve pen
j etrates the pores of the skin, relieving
\ congestion at the same time healing
• vapors arise and are breathed through
\ the mouth and nose, loosening the
5 phlegm and causing, the-patient to
1 breathe freely. Its convenience for
1 instant use when the first symptoms
of affection appear, insures the pre
| vention and relieves the disease often
before a doctor could reach the pa-
J tient. A supply of Brame’s Vapomen
! tha Salve on hand for the treatment
•of spasmodic croup and'all cold troub
les when in the early stages n\ay
mean the saving of a life. Brame’s
’ Vapomentha Salve will not stain the
: clothes Take- no chances, ask your
' dealer for Brame’s Vapomentha Salve
J and take no other
WILL NOT STAIN THE CLOTHES
r Prices: 30c, 60c, and $1.20. If your
b dealer does not handle it, it will be
1 sent postpaid on receipt of price di
rect from Brame Drug Co., North
Wilkesboro, N. C.
For sale now at P?l«n*p+np Phar
j macy, Pittsbo^
COMPLIMENTS GRAND JURY.
News Notes of Interest From Over
at Corinth.
Corinth, Jan. 29.—And so the grand
jury of Chatham county has gone on
record against further waste of good
hard earned tax money on more new
roads BEFORE FIRST providing a
means of maintaining the bonded
roads we have already built. This
idea is no longer that of a few fanat
ics and kickers, as some people are
pleased to call them, but the official
findings of a body of regularly drawn
jurors, whose sworn duty it
is to face the facts and repoit the
truth as they see it. Let’s have good
roads but first let’s find a means of
saving the good roads we have al
ready built.
Miss Efiie Morris spe"t the week
end with relatives in Raleigh.
; Miss Ruby Dickens work as
teacher of the Cross school last
Monday. D. A. Clark was ior
i merly teaching this school, but re
; signed on account of poor health,
j Mrs. R. S. Harrison, of Clayton, is
i spending a few days with her parents
■ Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Buchanan .
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Marks have a
new daughter in their home, born
January 27th, and now we can’t get
ii»d to even think about running his
saw mill. He has taken a leave of
absence and is “sawing wood” at
home. .
The third month of school closed
and in spite of the flu epidemic, the
average for the month • w r as well
above 40. Good work. Let’s keep it
up and come out way on top at th6
end of the term.
Miss Carlee Cross is spending the
week in Jonesboro with. Miss Elma
Buchanan .
' Mr. Arthur Pippin, of Raleigh, is
a regular visitor in Corinth for the
past few Sundays.
NOTES BYNUM AND VICINITY.
Bynum, Jan. 29.—Mr. C. L. An
drews and family spent the week end
ia Durham . ■ l
Cupid seems to be at work. Satur
day night Clarence Jones and Viola
i Clark motored to Sqire Burns, and
j were made man and wife. This is
the youngest couple that has gotten
off yet, and we wish for them many
years of ! happiness.
Mrs. Lacy Ellington and little son,
of Durham, visited her brother, Mr.
C. L. Andrews last week.
Mr. Bob Ellington has opened a
new store on Chapel Hill street.
It is reported that Bonlee will give
a minstrel here Saturday night. Comd
and enjoy the fun.
Mr. J. B. Atwater and Jessie Rid
dle spent Sunday afternoon in Dur
ham.
Miss Julia Lambeth, who has been
confined to her room for sometime
with flu, is improving. > , -
Mrs. C. W. Neal entertained the
Ladies Aid Society at her home Tues
day night. After the business meet
ing a social hour was enjoyed in
which a delicious salad course was
served. The new feature of the So
ciety is the Polyannas. Each member
draws a capsule with her Pollyannas
name in it and these are kept secret
until the end of each month; the re
ports are given as to what your Poly
anna has done for you, and then find
who she has been.
These are changed each month.
The duty of each one is to visit, send
gifts or any rememberance to her
Polyanna. This is very interesting
and seems to bring the members
‘closer together
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hackney .have
the deepest sympathy of the com
munity in the recent loss of their lit
tle son, Herbert, who died in a hos
pital in Durham on last Friday morn
ing. He had all the attention that lov
ing hands and medical skill could do
for him, but a higher power had him
in His hands.
NEWS NOTES FROM EBENEZER,
New Hill, Rt. 2, Jan. 29.—Mr.
James \Tones died at his home near
here on Sunday, Jan. 21st.
Miss Maggie Heariie has returned
from a visit to her sister;
Miss Nellie Hearae spent Friday
night in the home of Mrs. M. E.
Mann. ' *
Among the callers at the home of
W. A. Sloan N Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. S. C. Johnson and children, Mrs.
Maness Strickland, Mrs. Flossie Med
lin, Miss Maggie Hearae and little
Lena Medlin, Mr. and Mrs. Kendric.
Mrs. Donnie Medlin is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. Judy
Jones .
Miss Ethel Johnson spent Friday
night with Miss Maggie Hearae.
Mr. Charles Medlin spent the week
end with his parents near Clayton.
Mr. Exum Mann motored to Apex
Saturday on business .
We are sorry to report that Mr.
D. L.-Matthews and Mr. J. C. Jones
are on the sick list.
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HONOR ROLL CHATHAM SCHOOL
The third month of Chatham
church school ended on Jan. 26th,
with 27 on the roll and an average
daily attendance of 24.3.
The following made perfect attend
ance for the month and are on the
honor roll :
First grade—Bertha May Perry,
Mary Elizabeth Burns, Mary Lee
Thomas, Bernice Perry.
Second grade—Bernice Thomas .
Fourth grade—-Beatrice Eddins,
Hazel Thomas, Swindell Knight, Lem
uel Burns, A. B. Gunter, Jr.
Fifth grade—Kathryn Knight,
Frank Gunter, Kennon Eddins, Lacy
Burns. *
VOLUME XLV, NO. 26.
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* SIDE STREET GOSSIP. *
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For the past three weeks flu has
been on a perfect rage in this com
munity and a great many folks have
been real sick, but so far as I have
heard, there has been no deaths di
rectly on account of it. Word Tame
fchat nearly every family up on the
driver had it and that the school was
closed down for a week. Jim Young
and the boys had been making a round
looking after stock and getting up
wood for neighbors for about a week
before any of his crowd were taken
down. They all managed some way
' though, and with everybody helping
out they all pulled through,
j It was about four or five days that
I was just dragging about, not able
hardly to get in a little fire wood
and not able at all to get in a days
woik, before I really took down, but
when it did strike me, I will say that
I never had such a time since I was
born. They sent for the doctor right
away; he came and gave me 5 grains
of calomel and ordered me ta take
three tablespoonsful of castor oil the
next morning. It was a time that I
had. Such aches and pains I never
heard of. I wore on for two or three
days and could never get a doctor
back to give me anything for my ter
rible aching. I was better by the
fourth day and it looked like I was
over the worst of it, when I had a
set back, which seemed to me was
worse than ever. It is a sight to know
how much a man can stand if he is
put to it, but I am saying this two
story, do.uble-jointed, two-way flu is
not to be grinned at. I am just now
getting* about a little and am not
through with coughing and blowing
by any means. I never have yet been
to a hospital and had appendicitis or
any of these new style diseases, but
I am saying that Bill Watson nor
anybody else has anyhting on the way
I had to go through with, with the
flu. Most everybody does a lot of
; complaining and a heap of the time
don’t have much to complain about
and it is no wonder that when you
get down with something like this
, flu, you don’t get all the smypathy
you deserve, but I am saying here
and now that if anything worse must
come, especially if me or my folks
have to go through with it, I just
about as soon go on to my last *re
! ward.
But speaking of rewards, I never
■ did quite understand the preacher who
■ tells that “his brother is now gone
to his just reward.” Heaven knows
i that if most of us got justice it
! would not be what we want or expect.
We don’t want that even in a county
i Court, and we spend our money to
■ get a lawyer to keep us from getting
■ justice. After all it is justice with
. a gr§at deal of mercy that we hope
i for and I trust that our community
will be spared another siege of this
• flu. ' ’
1 If the weather ever settles and all
hands get well, I will be looking af r
ter them suckers who have been get
■ ting fatter and fatter on bait that
Jim was throwing in, but which have
never been bothered with any bounce
: net or fish trap. February will be a
i good month anyway when the signs *
get right and there will be a few
‘ days coming in before potato plfint>
1 ing time, that a man can get out a
little. I may go back with Jim’s
1 boys if they come down next week.
NEWS -NOTES F?OM OAKLAND.
Moncure, Rt. 2, Jan. 29.—J. R.
i Knight, of Raleigh, spent the week
end with his parents.
Mips Frizelle Knight visited he*
parents Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Clegg, Jr., visited he*
parents Friday, who have been sick
with influenza, but are now much
• better.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Brown spent
i Sunday at the home of Mr .and Mrs.
C. J. Knight .
r Mrs. Mahala May happeend to the.
, misfortune to fall last Thursday,
fracturing her hip bone. A physician
r could not be gotten immediately, and
[ upon his arrival Mrs. May could not
endure the pain to have it set. She i&
! no win a serious condition. '
> , E. L. K.
1 FROM BETHEL SECTION.
r
Pittsboro, Rt. 1, Jan. 29.—We have
just passed through one of the worst
epidemics of influenza this sectio l has
: ever experienced. Our school wa; sus
pended two weeks, and not until this
week has our enrollment bee i as
good as it was last year.
There has been no deaths from the
1 flu, but several have been very sick.
Mr. Andrew Ellis, former student of
our school, has been very low, but is
, now much improved.
Mr. O. M. Poe ,one of the school
committeemen, has been very sick
, with flu but'is now able to be out.
s The fox hunters had an exciting
race near Mrs. Bettie Thomas’ Mon
. day morning.
. Mr. Willie Bland “tailed”-and bag
ged sir Reynard alive.
, Miss Gertrude of Fearring
s ton, spent the week-end at the home
of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. D. Moore.
, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hatcher, wh®
. has been sick with flu are recovering.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Poe spent the
, week end at Mr. J. R. Copelands.
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