ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
HOAD BOARD IN SESSION.
Transact Much Routine Business—
-1 Payrolls Biggest Item.
T]jo road board met in session in
the court house May 14 and transact
ed the following business:
j a. Norwood, 1 1-2 days road work
* p. T. Farrell, road work, $1;
'p' y Mills, building bridges in New
it" oe' $226; J. H. Norwood, road
vvork’in Baldwin, $16.50; T. R. Hen
. „ eras, etc., to road force, $22.80;-
Frnest Henderson, 27 days driving
f;! tor, $54; W. P. Petty, salary,
1-5. t. B. Bray, road work, $8; W.
v Crutchfield, shop work, $11.13; J.
S prttv, 50 gallons gas, 1 gallon oil,
d C. Beard, 30 days truck driv-
Lg.’ $00; Tave Jones, 24 days work,
: D. Johnson, salary, labor, etc.,
c, V W. R. Stone, team and hands
two" davs, $6; T. W. Hobby, 78 gals.
orl e file, $23.65; Howard-Bobbitt
N 0 ’ per J. W. Harmon, $82.59; Stan
dar’d Oil Go., Siler City, per E M.
Phillips, sl3; Southern Packing Co.,
Richmond, J. W. Harmon, $14.11; J.
\V Harmon, pay roll, $793.44; W. C.
Brewer, Bennett, 1,617 feet lumber,
>48.51; Lee Wright, building bridge,
Tenter, $5; Chesley Caveniss, dyna
mite caps, etc., $94.46; C. B. Fitts,
cash paid for repairs, $48.26; Adja
H. Womble, bill heads, $3.25; W. N.
Everett, Sec. State, truck tags, $2;
C. H. Strowd, road work, Baldwin,
$13.50; R. R- Segroves, lumber, nails,
etc., bridge, Oakland, $8.30; A. D.
Coggins, road work and dynamite,
$4.25; D. T. Brooks, gas, oil, etc.,
316.55; Dunlap-Waddell Co., gas, oil,
bolts, etc., $7.31; W. A. Ward, lum
ber for truck bed, $7.32; Bonlee Mot
or and Machine Works, gas, oil, etc.,
§22.50; Bennett Hardware Co., bo 1 is
etc., $2.73; W. A. Phillips, nails ard
oii. $3.95; J. W. Harmon, salarv,
§125; J. W. Andrews, salary, $75;
.J. W. Johnson, team and driver, $10;
.J. W. Mace, team and driver 10 hrs.,
§4; Rawley Smith, team and driver
40 hrs., sl6; T. H. Gains, shop work,
31; K. Mace, team and driver and
labor, s2l; Milaway Smith, labor, 63
hours, $12.60; Burch Phillips, teams
and labor, $49; E. M. Phillips, sal
ary, $75; W. P. Perry, shoes, J. W.
Harmon, $7.70; H. j. White, shop
work, $4.60; C. B. Fitts, 13 days,
Highway Commission, 232 miles trav
eled, $77.60; E. E. Wilson, 6 clays
and 800 miles traveled, $45; C. C.
Hamlet, 4 days service, S2O, secretary
to board 2 months, S3O, expenses 40
cents, total, $50.40; Alfred Johnson,
pay roll, $993.87; H. W. White, chains
and shackles, J. W. Harmon, $1.25; E.
F. Craven, account to date, $259.85;
Dillon Supply Co., bridge material,
$19.38; Elder Motor Co., oil, gas,
etc., W. P. Petty, $128.80; Standard
Oil Co., statement to date, $27.65;
Chatham Hardware Co., oil. gas and
hardware, $200.13; J. C. Benjamin,
motor and tmek repairs, 8130.76;
Johnson and Jones, gas, $9.60; W. E.
Griffin, work on bridge, $6; Chatham
Motor Co., repairs and oil, $1.60;
Siler City Auto and Machine Co.,
trucks, $369.40; M. W. Duncan, dig
ging and hauling $25.50; Bill Smith,
lumber $52.77; L. H. Fogleman, work
on wheelers and swingle-tree and
breast yokes, $11; Wade Barber, ser
vices as attorney, $150." j
It was ordered that a public
way be opened up by the neighbors
from a point on the State highwav,
east of N. J. Dark’s, running north
to Hickory Mountain Baptist church.
Poured Out Liquor.
Sheriff Blair emptied several bot
tles of captured liquor on the ground
uown the court house way Monday j
morning. Before prohibition some- |
times liquor was used, when gasoline |
could not be had, to run automobiles,!
but the liquor that the sheriff destroy- 1
w would not have pulled a go-cart if
had a motor in it. And men were
charged $4 a pint for such stuff. i
I
Struck With a Brick.
Officer Charies Crutchfield, of Siler
brought Virdus Headen to Pitts
o°i’° Sunday and lodged him m jail,
deaden and A lex Carter became in
'°ived ’ n a fight and during the fra
,,Uf: picked up a brick and
urew it a t Carter, striking him on the
ie au, inflicting a serious, ii nor fatal
The condition of the wounded
n9 ?ro became so grave that he was
?ent to * hospital at Gr i-z isoo 'o to
wvuit results. The Headen negro was
placed in jail without bail.
ATTENDING AT WAKE FOREST.
Among those graduating at Wake
college this week are:
°“n D °rsett, bachelor of arts, of
, , City; and Clyde M. Gilmore,
l P aC p or ar^s medicine, of Bon-’
ee \ Ghathamites attending the grad
uation exercises are: Jas. L. Griffin,
nttsboro; Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Webs
lf ’ a Charles J- Webster, of Bon- i
j C. O. Gilmore, Frank Gilmore
It u C]enn Gilmore, Bonlee; Mr. and
JSf’ S. J. Clark, Siler City;.R. Hart,
v % route 5; and Mr. and Mrs.,
v. M Dorsett, Siler City,
e-t iam as hoys at Wake For
« u^ year an( * ' s we H represented
rLi f , hy Dr. George W. Pas
chal an d Dr. D. B. Bryan.
Pattishall-Godfrey.
Satur day night as Rev. R. R.
caiio? W i a . s a hout to retire he was :
wicnLi ls door hy a couple who
Mr'n* }r° S e t married. They were
i Pattishall and Miss Beulah
don f in\u 0t h °G Lee county. Mr. Gor
the or i e Samaritan act and
hoiv were soon united in the
bonds of wedlock and went on
way rejoicing.
The Chatham Record
PITTSBORO ON THE MOVE.
Main Sreet, on National Highway, tb
, be Paved.
Mr. Daniel L. Bell tells the Record
some very good news that will be
heartily welcomed by the citizens. In
a letter he received from Mr. J.
Sprunt Hill, of Durham, one of the
State road commissioners, he is told
that work on paving Pittsboro’s busi
ness street will commence in a few
days. The work is to be under the
jurisdiction of the State highway com
mission and will be built from funds
from the commission. The work is
to begin on the northern limits of the
town and continue to the Blair Hotel
corner and on out the National high
way to the southern limits. This ce
ment road will be 18 feet wide, and
thanks to the good roads people will
cover a lot of ground that makes
much mud in winter.
This is indeed good news to the peo
ple of Pittsboro. Not only will will it
improve the looks of our growing lit
tle town but it ought to make its citi
zens take more pride in it. There is
no use talking but Pittsboro is grow
ing, sjow but sure. And with her
paved sidewalks, cement business
street and her quiet but happy citizens
Pittsboro will soon get on the map
with other progressive towns.
So may it He, for the old town has
been held down with a mighty grip
of some sort and it is time something
wras diding.
The survey on the road through to
Sanford is being completed this week
and work will commence soon after,
and the hard surface will follow that
of the streets in Pittsboro. The final
route laid out passes over the cor
ner of Mrs. H. T. Chapin’s yard, go
ing’ bewteen the old blacksmith shop
end the Square Filling Station, fol
lowing the ridge on the west of the
Taylor pasture, thence on a bee line
into Sanford. ,
Baseball Team Organized.
Pittsboro is to have baseball this
summer.' Last. Friday night several
baseball enthusiasts met in the court
house for the purpose of organizing
a team. Mr. W. P. Horton, a good
ball sport, was* elected chairman, and
later treasurer of the club. Much in
terest was taken in the meeting and
•when pledges of money were called
for $166 was quickly subscribed. A j
committee, consisting of Messrs. Dan
iel L. Bell, Will London, Ernest Wil-:
Hams and W. E. Allen, was appoint
ed to solicit subscriptions from the bu
siness men and citizens who will re
port at a later meeting. Messrs. J.
Dewey Dorsett and June ePoples were
elected managers.
Now' let our citizens, during the
baseball season, stand by the home
team wish their presence at the games
and help cheer the “boys” on to vie-;
torv. There is some good baseball
material in Pittsboro and nearby that
will make an efficient team, and if
they get encouragement they should
have, they will be hard to beat. It
is said Siler City raised about SBOO for
their team and it does look like Pitts
boro could raise half that much'. .
Go to it, players, the Record is go
ing to help you all it can.
® The Record sincerely and truly
hopes that there will be fewer dead
heats this season than heretofore.
There are a few people in Pittsboro,
at least, who never contribute finan
cially or lend their moral support to
the baseball club, usually seeing ev
ery game from the hillsides and house
tops without paying the price. Let’s
stop it.
I McQueen Will Build a New Power
Plant.
' Carthage, May 26. —At a meeting
of the stockholders of the Carolina
Coal Company last week, an agree
; ment was made with J. R. McQueen,
I of the Sandhills Power Company pro
j viding teh power company with a site
! for a big steam power plant on the
line of the coal company’s railroad;
running from the mines of Coal Glen !
to the junction with the Norfolk and j
Southern road near Cumnock. The
plant will be of 1,200 horsepower.
The n\achinery and equipment has al
ready been bought and work will be j
started as the rails are down on the .
coal company’s railroad, so the ma
terial can be delivered to the site.
FURNISH BULK OF VICTIMS.
Atlanta, Ga., May # 26.—Automo
biles figured in 81 percent of the ac
cidents which occurred at crossings
of public highways with tracks pi the j
Southern Railway System during 1922.
Out of 474 crossing accidenst, 384
were in connection with automobiles
Sixty-seven occupants of automobiles
were killed and 194 injured out of a
total of 86 persons killed and 274 in- j
jured in such accidents.
There were 64 accidents involving
other vehicles and street cars in which
four persons were killed and 68 in- f
jured, and 26 accidents to pedestrians,
of whom 15 were killed and 12 injur- j
ed. .
These figures are contained in a
statement issued by th safety depart
ment of the Southern, calling atten
tion to the alarming increase of cross
ing accidents since the automobile has
come into general use, indicating that
drivers of motor cars do not take the
same precautions at crossings that are
taken by drivers of other vehicles and
by pedestrians.
Miss Pearl Johnson, who has been
in Nashville, Tenn., for a short while,
and Miss' Clara Johnson, a teacher at
Dunn, are expected home in about ten
days.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, MAY 31,1923.
CRIPPLED CLINIC THURSDAY.
Crippled Children Examine Free in
Raleigh Next Week.
Next Thurday, June 7th, from 9 o’-
clock in the morning until 5 o’clock
in the afternoon. there will
be held a crippled clinic in Raleigh.
Dr. O. L. Miller from the Orthopae
dic Hospital and Dr. Hugh Thompson,
of Raleigh, will be in charge.
It’s a great work that is being per
formed by the state of North Carolina
and every child in Chatham county
that may be crippled in any manner
has the opportunity to be examined
and treated absolutely free. If it be
comes necessary that the child is kept
over a night or two, there will be no
charge. Nurses will be there to look
after every detail and no child should
be overlooked.
The bureau of child welfare states
that so far only tw r o names have been
furnished from Chatham, those of
Wilson Womble and Zelmar Campbell,
both of Pittsboro, route 2. These chil
dren are expected to go for treatment
and if there are any others in Chat
ham they should have the benefit of
this examination.
Let everyone who reads this notice
and knows of a crippled child near
them, take methods of so informing
the Bureau of Child Welfare at Ra
leigh, so that they may be given an
opportunity for treatment.
Chatham County Summer School.
The county summer school will be
held at Bonlee beginning June 18th
and will continue for six week. This
summer school is held for all teachers
who hold certificates lower than ele
! mentary B—county second grade, pro
j visional ceritficates of all kinds and
! one year temporary. Elementary A
! and. B certificates will be renewed.
| All gradutes of -standard high schools
will be required to attend summer
school *in order to secure an elemen
tary certificate. No one will be al
lowed to enroll who is under 18 years
of age and who has not completed two
years of high school work except hol-
I ders of provisional certificates. Those
who cannot mteet the two year high
school requirement may enter by ex- |
animation on English composition and 1
I United States history and arithmetic
, based on the seventh grade. All who
do not hold provisional certificates be
I sure to have these certificates .->ig led j
i by your teacher and the yaunty.super- •
; inter.deht,. All whn credits
| rui>i < troll not late** tho Jim-* 19.
All holders of provisional certificates
of all grades must aftend summer
school or the certificates will drop to
j a lower grade.
j-pplicams who wish to room in the
dormitory will be charged u fee of
i for the six weeks. This will in
c'qde board, room rent and light. Each
| teacher, however, will be required' to
j bring sheets, pillows, and towels. Ap
plications for rooms should be filed in
the county superintendent’s office at
an early date. The instructors lor the
school are Earl R. Franklin, director;
Miss Amy Caldwell, of New Bern, the
grammar grade work and Miss Lillian
Nance, of Lumberton, the primary
work. EARL R. FRANKLIN,
Director.
\
Childrn’s Day at Emmaus.
Children’s Day exercises will be held
at Emmaus Baptist church on the sec
ond Sunday in June, being June 10.
The children’s program will be ren
dered in the morning and Rev. R. R.
Gordon, the pastor, will preach in the
afternoon.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds and all are invited to be pres
ent on that day.
Snow Camp Items.
Snow Camp, May 28.—A large
crowd attended Sylvan commence
ment May 22. Dr. Harper, of Elon
college gave an interesting address on
“American tendencies of the present
day.”
Miss Josephine McVey has returned
j from Stony Creek High school where
1 she taught the past year.
| Mrs. Lawrence Neese,. of Burling
ton, has been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Roach, the past
week.
j A missionary meeting was held at
i Mr. N. C. Stuart’s Sunday a temoon.
Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hin
shaw, May 12, a son.
The community has been mede sad
by the loss of one of its oldest citi
zens, Thomas M. Hadley. He died
May 13 and was buried at South Fork
Monday, May 14. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Thomas
F. Andrew.
Educational Changes.
Resignation of Dr. W. C. Riddick,
president of the North Carolina State
College of Agriculture and Engineer
: ing since 1916 was accepted by the
Board of Trustees of the institution
Monday morning, and the presidency
j will be formally offered to Dr. E. C.
Brooks, State Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction since 1919 during the
| next twe weeks. Dr. Brooks will ac
cept. „ m
A. T. Allen, director of Teacher
training of the State department of
education, will succeed Dr. E. C.
Brooks as superintendent of public in
struction in North Carolina.
Dr. R. M. Farrell, Pittsboro’s only
dentist, has purchased the first vacant
lot in the rear of the old Headen house
from Ms: J. A. Woody. Dr. Farrell
contemplates putting up a two-story
brick building, to be used as a dent
ist office for himself. The building
will have a 20 foot front and 120 feet
deep.
THE VALUE OF A NEWSPAPER*
Its Relation to the Community and Its
Influence.
E. Hofer & Sons, who are publish
ers of the Manufacturer and Indus
trial News, Chicago, 111., are paying
considerable attention to North Caro
lina, and every week are sending out
a full page showing the industrial
development throughout the State. It
is valuable information and will re-1
suit in good to the State inasmuch as
the information is broadcast over the
world.
In a letter this week to the editor,
relative to newspapers, the publisher
has this to say:
“Many editors fail in making mon
ey as well as in political influence, as
do many professional business men—
by not closely and personally indenti
fying themselves with the problems
of existence, the bread and butter side
of humanity. Ninety-nine families out
of a hundred must still work for a liv
ing. Employment, wages, industries,
payrolls, improvements mean more to
them than politics, foreign affairs, fic
tion or controversies. A successful
newspaper must give more space to
payroll enterprises than to political
agitation. Expansion of political
functions, promoting political activi
ties only increase taxes that must be
paid out of industries and the earn
ings of the farmer, the business man
and the home owner.
“What to print” can be summed up
in:—Expand payrolls, minimize poli
tics, encourage investments that main
tain’ payrolls and homes, and make
better markets for farming. Discour
age the tax-eating profession. Poli
tics is always asking the people to
vote to mortgage their future earnings
and income. The over-burdened tax
payer has no money to employ labor
or spend on newspapers.
No conlmunity can be successfully
represented to the outside world and
get its share of new business without
a progressive and successful news
paper. . . .
A publisher who thinks industrially
and writes industrially can make his
i paper the greatest single influence in
maintaining prosperity and employ
ment in his locality. Every new fam
ily that comes to a town aifd everv
new industry means business for the
j rmblisher in subscriptions or advertis
ing. . • j r j a. id
There is no service rendered to the
community so trying and so charged
with responsibilities as the profession
of journalism. The hope of the coun
try is in the country prss—the coun
try weekly and small town daily.
These publications, in order to exist,
must have a known personality in con
trol, a man or woman known to their
neighbors, having a home in the com
munity, and sharing pot luck in the
hopes, aspirations and up and downs
of the town, county and State. This
press has convictions of right and
wrong and is the safeguard of a sound
public consciousness in this nation.
Briefly the foregoing are our ideas
on tome of the fundamentals that
make for the successful operation of
the small town daily or country week
ly. They are the background of the
editorial policy of our own jpublica
tion and its effort to encourage in
dustrial development along safe, sane
and constructive lines.”
MONCURE NEWS.
Moncure, May 28.—A very success
ful school term closed last Tuesday
May 22nd.. Commencement this year
was possibly above the average and
was fully enjoyed by the' patrons of
the school and those who attended the
exercises.
The program was given by the 6th
and 7th grades on Saturday evening
and showed good training on the part
of the eacher and pupils. The entire
7th grade took the county examina
tion aad received diplomas and will
enter High school next year. Their
names are as follows: Ralph Crutch
field, Haze Holt, Clara Hinesley, An
nie and Eugene Lambert, Ida Money
and Elvia Ray. *
The sermon Sunday morning by
Rev. R. L. Davis, of Raleigh, was a
treat to us all, for everyone enjoyed it
His text was found in Deuteronomy
and his theme was “making a choice.”
The exercises Monday evening wera
enjoyed by everybody, for it was giv
en by the little folks.
The address Tuesday morning bj
Dr. Wicker, of Elon college on “Edu
cation” was fine.
There were thfte contestants in the
declamation contest' and Clay Ferrell
won the medaL
There were four conte® ants in the j
recitation contest and Miss Willie Bos
tain won the medal. 0
The play, “A Kentucky Belle,”
which was given by the High school
student-s Tuesday evening was good
and it was also given at Bonlee last
Saturday evening and at Bynum Wed
nesday evening.
Commencement was well attended,
and seemed to be greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. Dr. Cathell and little ‘ son,
James, spent last Friday in Raleigh
shopping.
Mr* and Mrs. C. C. Poe and family,
Mr. and Mrs. John Linder and little
-daughter, Frances, of Pittsboro, vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stedman on
Providence farm last Sunday.
Misses Elma Ray, Mary Womble
and Ida Crutchfield spent last Tues
day with Mrs. W. W. Stedman, their
teacher.
Mrs. W. W. Stedman has been com
missioned as postmaster at Moncure
and expects to begin her duties the
first of June.
BUILD A HOME NOW!
A BIG DAY AT MT. PLEASANT.
Memorial Exercises and Home-Coming
Event Welt Attended.
Last Sunday was Memorial Day and
Home-Coming at Mt. Pleasant Meth
odist church on the Haw River circuit,
of which church Rev. J. R. Edwards
is pastor in charge. It was a splendid
occasion and folks galore were there —
they came from the four comers of
North Carolina, and it is safely esti
mated that there were at least three
thousand souls present for the exer
cises.
The editor was there and he can
testify that the occasion was indeed
a pleasant one. Full of harmony and
the spirit of good will and friendly
feeling predominated throughout the
day. It was an especial treat be
cause one of the old residents was
there to preach a sermon, a boy who
had been reared in the neighborhood
and had been brought from under a
weight of sin and snatched from the
gates of perdition under the preachiDg
of a venerable man in old Mt. Pleas
ant church. Those that were not there
to hear the sermon by this good man
indeed missed a treat.
There were those there that
came from many towns from a dis
tance to see mother’s grave and to see
the spot where father was buried,
brother or sister was laid away and
to put a flower on the graves of lov
ed ones. All* brought well filled bask
ets and on that ground was spread a
feast sufficient to feed a multitude
more than gathered there. Every dish
of desirable quality was there on the
table, from substantial food to every
known delicacy and the crowd enjoy
ed it immensely.
In thfe morning Mr. Bynum Carter,
now of Gastonia, made an impressive
talk, one that will long be remember
ed by those who heard it and at the
conclusion he presented to the church j
an elegant silver service set for com- j
munion purposes and it was accepted ®
by Mr. Edwards in a few well chosen j
words.
Following Mr. Carter, Rev. J. A. j
Hornady, that good man from Maxton, j
preached a powerful sermon. The
church was filled and those who did
not shed tears of joy and good feel
ing, certainly suppressed themselves.
It was a masterpiece.
Following the sermon the vastl
throng of people proceeded to the ce- |
metery ana there deposited upon each ?
grave a bouquet of flowers, after j
which the choir sang several selec- j
tions. The singing throughout the
services was good and the song selec- j
tions were indeed appropriate. Ebe-'
nezer choir sang selections and this j
was appreciated for merit and recog-'
nized for the splendid training that
the choir had given itself.
In the afternoon the church was'
again crowded and after the pastor
had made a short talk Colin G. Shaw,
editor of the Record, Rev. J. W. Au
try, pastor of the Carrboro circuit, J.
B. Atwater, Bynum, and Mr. Henry
Edwards, of Kinston, all made talks
that were well received by an atten- j
tive aduience. The talks were short |
and to the point, full of sentiment and
good words for the splendid folks that
people the community.
Mt. Pleasant is an old church and
represents a mother for Methodism in
that entire section, and it has recent
ly become very active and strengthen
ed in its work. The building has been
painted inside and out, recovered and i
otherwise remodeled so that it is an
ideal house of worship. The building
is the third one on the same spot, is
is at least & hundred years old and
has a membership of splendid people,
folks who will do and dare and ac
complish those things desired and j
they have a postor that is none the I
less willing to work with his hands
and do with his might.
CO-OPERATIVE SPIRIT NEEEDED
A fair is an educational proposition
that belongs to and is run in the in
terest of the county it represents.
Therefore every man, woman and
child in the county should have a re
sponsibility as to its teachings, morals,
and its general efficiency. Good citi- j
zenship demands this; in fact alj no
time in history has there been an era <
when so much depended upon citi
zenship, loyalty, co-operation and ef
ficiency as our present day. And in
my opinion the men, women who are
broadminded enough to feel they have
a responsibility outside of their own
personal success or prosperity are the
worth-while community builders that
ultimately mean better homes, more
happiness and greater prosperity. The
fair is the logical house for all these
: teachings, as it touches every interest ;
from childhood to old age, and is made
up of departments reaching the farm,'
the factory, the home the school, in !
fact every community interested
should be featured. This means every
inhabitant of your district has a part
to play in its successful operation,
otherwise they are not complying with
the requirements of good citizenship.
Let’s start now in our own way and
make this year’s fair the most pro
gressive county fair in North Caro
lina and the one that stands in the
front ranks of efficiency, it has achiev- j
ed a great success in past two years, j
almost unparalleled and is now one of
the best equipped fairs in the State.
Get your, fair catalogue now and
start planning now for the favorite
week of the 52. JVlake the world set
up and take notice.
Don’t forget the third week in Oc
tober.
W. C.YORK, Manager.
Miss Ethel Johnson, who has been
teaching school at Apex, is at home
enjoying her vacation. I
THE COUNTY HOME.
Must be Seen to be Appreciated for
Its Real Worth.
Last week we droye out to the new
coupty home. It w*as our first visit
since it had been completed and oc
cupied, and we went fox' the express
purpose of an examination and for
observation.
Our expectations were more than
realized and we were doubly delight
ed at the magnificent place that has
been prepared for the unfortunate
folks of Chatham county.
We found the superintendent, Mr.
John W. Johnson, busy with the farm
and garden work, but he gladly stop
ped to show us the place from cellar
to garret and center to circumference.
When *Mr. Johnson first went to the
home everything was in a crude state,
having been left littered up by the
carpenters. The floors were to be
cleaned and stained and the whole
place to be cleaned up, but he has
made a wonderful change in the sit
uation. He and his good wife are
making every effort to make it com
fortable for the old, folks who are in
mates, and are succeeding wonderful
ly-
The home is wonderfully arranged
and planned; every facility for com
fort and modem arrangement has
been observed and there is no cause
for any lack of pleasure from those
who are there. # The room is ample
and there is.no possibility of ever
crowding the place. The inmates say
they are much pleased with their new
home and greatly appreciate the con
sideration that has been given to
them.
Mr. Arthur London, who was chair
man of the committee that made pos
sible this new.home, deserves along
with his fellow workers, much praise
j for the energy that it necessitated to
| build such a place for aged indigent
j people of Chatham county. There is
I no more need to feel a pall of sorrow
j after visiting the “poor house” as it
j was once called, but rather a spirit
; of satisfaction and pleasure in know
; ing they are well cared for.
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BENNETT NEWS AND LOCALS.
Bennett, May 28.—Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Scott came down from Greensboro
; to their home Friday, returning Sun
~day. ..
j Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones entertain
| ed their company at their home Satur
-1 day night, Mr. and Mrs. J. IL Scott,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. S. Phillips, Mr. and
j Mrs. Hal Routh and. Mr. Aldred. De
, licious fqpd was served and good mus
! ic was made by Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Scott.
Dr. H. A. Denson and wife and Mr.
Bartlet, Mrs. Denson’s brother, are
planning to make a visit to their for
mer home in Indianapolis, Ind., about
the first of June for a month’s visit
with their friends and Mrs. *Denson’s
relatives there. We regret to give
our doctor up for this short stay. We
I will miss him and his jolly lau'ghs
! while he is gone.
1 Miss Sallie Moffitt is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Moffitt, and rela
, tives at Ether, N. C., and while she is
' there she has a had a case of meas
les.
Mr. Rich Klass, of near Bennett, is
confined to his room. Also Mr. G. M.
! Andrew, of this place, is confined to
. his room with rheumatism and at this
writing are not able to walk but feel
that he is improving.
Rev. G. R. Underwood preached at
the Christian church Sunday at 11
; o’clock. Rev. J. C. Kidd preached at
! the Baptist church at 8 p. m.
j Wheat in this section is reported
j better than the farmers expected it
would be and think they will get a
good crop and oats are looking fine
too. Com planting is very late but a
good many are through planting and
plowing over what is up. Not very
much cotton has been planted and a
good deal of tobacco which seems to
be the money crop.
Since the farmers are busy - with
their farming the cross tie and lum
, ber rush has slacked up. A good many
| of the mills are still putting in the
ties and lumber yet though. So far
i there has been 300 cars of cross ties
shipped from/here since Jaunary 1,
averaging about 275 ties to the car
and ’price averaging about 90 cents,
amounting to $75,000 which is a nice
pile of cash.
GAVE HIS BOND.
Last week Henry Reagan was ar
rested in New Hope township for mak
ing liquor. He was brought to Pitts
boro and placed under a bond of $5,-
000 m two cases. Reagan went to
jail m default. Last Thursday the
bond was reduced to $3,000 and Rea-,
gan put up the cash and was releas
ed. Probably this will teach him a
lesson and m the future he will quit
making liquor.
Clarkson Takes Oath.
Heriot Clarkson, Charlotte, was
I™°™ ™ as Associate Justice of the
North Carolina Supreme court at 10
o clock Wdnesday morning. Mr. Clark
| son was appointed by Governor Mor
to succeed Justice
latt D. Walker, who died last week.
Query?
If it takes four months for six men
to survey one road 18 miles long, how
long would it take three men to cut
a foot-path through a jungle twa miles
long :
And the Sanford road is not yet
surveyed. The Record’s devil says a
surveyor’s job is like a piece of rub
l ber—-you can stretch it a long *ay #
NUMBER 51.