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The Chatham Record SEPTEMBER 19,1878. F roM bBICKHAV EN * ' H p e rs^r interest t 0 RC ' Loca* and for( i Readers. „ Tune 11. —Mr. and Mrs. Bricknaven, J {e Jevve n Lane » T- Ofweek e'Kl with Mr. Over spent the bv ’ ? parent?, ai * of Hillsboro, is ' Mr- H erma f w ( iavs here with his spendfo* * 0 „a Mrs. J. A. Mims, parent?; » r - £ xnks> 0 f Pittsboro, de- Mn c ; " fiends here with a short lighted hi» J - ver itably left sun llast7?mii e “in his wake for he shine and ; n , le(l w ith flowers — was simpb am | dahlias, and left ro?e', ?w ; e V " v \ v a t each stop. J -,}VtVv''of Yeinarsee, S. C.. here for a few days stay aunt. Mrs. balTseason for t! e Brirkhaven j teani seems to have opened with a ;U Far the past .eluding the game wita . j itv team next fcatuiM . - Latch games have bee . • ■ tune diamond, m e are very becoming ana Jonal air to the games Ine b* »:• e j very enthusiastic and there i.> al- Svs quite a few “fans" to add zest j to the playing. p1 . | Mr. Grady Truelove, of Hill, spent the week-ena vu ; “ i ther, Mrs. P. E. Truelove, near Bon- ] I Messrs. Crawford ar.d 5 Lillington, were visitors here and St j Corinth Sunday. Beta you.--; . . were former residents oi have many friends and ac•, a ; who were glad to see tnem Corn tool ing so well. SNOW CAMP ITEMS. Snow Camp. June 11.—Mr?. Georg a Reece leaves for Chape 1 Hdi today to j attend summer school. Mr. Biane Williams has recently en tered business college at Richmond, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ye k, of Ram seer, visited C. M. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie ritoi.it s little daughter, Jennie Dixon, been very sick for a few days but is improving. The Pleasant Hill choir sang at Shady Grove Sunday. Their choir was well organized and their singing was enjoyed by all. Mrs. Sallie Sampson, of Guilford College, visited in Snow Camp last I week. FLINT RIDGE NEWS. Siler City, Rt. 1, June 11. — A large crowd attended Sunday school and church services at Rocky River friends church Sunday and all listen ed with much interest to the message delivered by the pastor. Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Wrenn visited Mr. John Allen and family, near bnow Camp last Saturday. Miss Carrie York, of Camron, has oeen at the home of her aunt, Mrs. tester Thompson. She returned home Saturday, accompanied by Mr. . and •ks. Lester Thompson and Mr. Carl Thompson. Mr. Dewey Scott is on a visit to his orother at Snow Camp. . Tf rs - Vet Clark, Claud Thompson w t Teague were visitors at Mr. if* Thompson’s Sunday evening, p/ v a J! d • rs ‘ B. Pike were visit p- J Their daughters, Mrs. Maggie Mr v'L an L famil y> °f near Liberty, w; ’ S le Buckner and husband and 4 01h e Plke> of Siler City mL nL, Cre n m party was given by a( yS Overman Saturday night. Mr p 6 ?V5 social. Mr L a M? ren j lß n °w at home. W * Johnson and C^Sunday. 011 ’ 8 *eS a l e in S e United States Ma n>&tic rifle ea . Brow ning auto •"mis blindfolded. minu:e and seven C * Bi *OOKS | r °°ks, superint^’~T Dr * Eugene Clyde hiction since iqiQ dent of public in ' oUs ly electe<l n i Was toda y unani- State r«if ldent of the North Engineering u e ? f Agriculture: a nd will f * ft. bas accepted lce when y be r inducted into ( ya PPoints A t ?n Morrison . offici ; Tocher train! ’ . en > now director e,u “*»«.Bsow- , A ■ — 1 “*• COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION. They Pass on a Good Many Bills— Several Had Taxes Remitted. The Chatham county commission ers were in session on the first Mon day and transacted the following busi ness: Will Tillman and Albert Snipes were admitted to the county home. Andrew Watson, colored, was al lowed $2.50 month for support and j Badger Watson was appointed his, agent. , L. N. Womble was reimbursed $72.22 for taxes paid in 1921. The following bills were allowed: W. L. London and Son, supplies for Co. home—sß9.6s. George Picket, still, cap and worm —530.00. Telephone Co., phone at the court house and county home—s2s.ss. Southern Floor Sweep Co., sweep ing compound—sls.oo. J. Dewey Dorsett, salary, clerk hire, etc.—s2ol.oo. Mitchell Printing Co., book for Cl I S. C.—530.18. j C. C. Poe, salary for May—slso.oo. C. C. Poe, postage, clerk hire, extra | work —$107.50. Connell and Farrell, supplies Co. ;io ne — ss6.Bs. J. Dewey Dorsett, court cost cases May term—s7s6.7o. C. L. Henderson, supplies for Co. j home —$17.20. A. J. Johnson, 4 days officer grand | jury—sl2.so. Add Pendergrass, meat for Co. j home —$ i 5.00. Mrs. J. W. Johnson, sewing at Co. ; home—sl2.lo. Ik M. Farrell, supplies at Co. home ; —557.60. \Y. El Brooks, work on tax books— : $12.00. Chatham Oil and Fertilizer Co., fer tilizer Co. Home—sl4l.l7. J. W. Johnson, supplies for Co. Home—s 36.62. C. T. Desern, taking prisoners to : camp—sl2.so. I G. R. Pilkington, drugs for jail and ( Co. Home—s23.ls. Central Carolina Hospital—sl6.oo. D. M. Smith, coffin and burial Pat Cotten—sso.oo. , T. M. Bland and Co., supplies for Co. Home —s7B.64. Clerk of court fees for May— i $200.08. Register of deeds fees for may $209.25. Mrs. E. A. Farrel, extra work $66.00. Chatham county court house and jail—s36.7s. Virgil Davis, janitor at court house —525.00. Walden Thomas, burial expenses Monroe Crump—s36.6o. John Burns, jailor—sls2.6o. J. C. Williams, still, worm and cap —520.00. G. W. Blair, trip to Randolph for prisoners—$18.00. H. M. Nicholson, court officer $21.10. G. W. Blair, stamps, pencils and tele gram—s 22.42. Miss Carrie Speight, stenographer May court—s7s.oo. G. W. Blair, sheriff, salary and clerk hire—s3sß.33. BEULAH CHURCH NEWS. Bear Creek, Rt. 3, June 11.—Mr. ’ Clay Lambert and sister, Martha Ann, l were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. , H. Jones Sunday. Master Leon Jones spent Sunday ’ with his playmate, Master Winifred ! Stokes. [ Messrs. Wesley Powers, Huey Pow ers, Carson Leonard and Robt. Beck, of Asheboro, were visitors at Beulah church Sunday. The Death Angel entered the home of Mr. Billy Maness, near High Falls, Monday afternoon, June 4th, and took ; the wife and mother from their midst. Mrs. Maness was over 71 years of age and had been married nearly 50 years. She joined the church at Smyr na in early life and in after years the family moved over near High Falls, She moved her membership to High Falls Methodist church. Mrs. Maness told her pastor before her death that she was trusting in the Lord and was not afraid of death when it should come to her. How many of us would be ready to go if the Lord should call us today. Mrs. Maness was the mother of a large family of children, nine of whom are living. She has 34 grand child ren and two great grandchildren. Be sides her children and grandchildren she leaves a husband, one brother and five sisters. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. Crumpler and Cummings and was attended by a host of relatives and friends who covered ! the grave with beautiful flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Purvis visited his father, Mr. John Purvis, on Mc- Connell, route 1, Sunday. Mr. Rossie Myrick and Misses An nie Myrick and Mary Kidd spent Sat urday night with friends near Hick ory Grove. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Purvis and son, Huey, were visitors at the home of Mr. Reuben Brown, of Bennett, Rt. 1, Sunday. A Queer Accident. A serious automobile wreck occur red between Jonesboro and Sanford last Saturday night. Two cars ran i head-on collision, throwing one of the drivers through the windshield to the ground. He received only a few scratches. While he was standing brushing the dirt from his clothes an other car came along and knocked the [ fellow down, breaking one of his legs. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNT! THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1923. FOREST FIRES IN CHATHAM, $ Joseph Hyde Pratt, Director, at Chap el HiR, Makes Report. The report on forest fires in North Carolina for the year 1922, in most counties based chiefly on on informa tion from voluntary correspondents, has recently been made public by the Geological and Economic Survey. The nature of the replies sent in precludes j the possibility of any great accuracy j but the results are at least conserva i tive. They show a total for the State of 1,227 fires which burned 190,737 acres and caused a damage of $642,- 442.80. Reports from Chatham county show that in 1922 this county had ten for est fires which burned over 163 acres and caused an estimated damage of $2,820. Usually only the larger fires are noticed, and it is more than like ly that the numerous small fires in the county did as much damage as the fires mentioned in this report. Only half of the townships sent in any reports and all the forest fires were reported from Bear Creek, Gulf, Matthews and Williams townships. The cause of all fires is reported as railroads. This indicates that some thing should be done in this county to wards having the railroad right of way burned at the proper season of j the year. Chatham county is not co ! operating with the Geological and Economic Survey in forest fire preven tion. GOOD, TRUE FRIENDS. Following is a list of friends of The Record for this week having subscrib ed since our last issue: L. G. Andrews, C. J. Rives, W. A. Jenkins, W. D. Poe, Mrs. G. A. Loyd, Mrs. Mary L. Dowdy, Lacey Johnson, Annie Dorsett, J. O. Brown, Burns Brothers, Mrs. M. R. Fox. Elsewhere in this paper will _ be found our fountain pen offer. This ad will not be printed again but it is a i golden opportunity and we hope that ' many will take advantage of the op portunity to get a pen. The offer will hold good for several weeks, but we will announce its with drawal when the pens on hand have been exhausted. BASEBALL. Pittsboro Wins Its First Game of the Season From Moncure. The baseball season opened up in Pittsboro last Saturday between the j home team and,Moncu*e. The weather was ideal for a game* of ball and many | of our citizens took advantage of it. < Moncure went to the bat first but nev er scored. Pittsboro on its first in nings made two runs. The score fin ally reached four in favor of Pitts j boro and seven for Moncure. The fans ' gathered there hated to see the home j team defeated on its own grounds at . its first game. Up to the seventh in ning for Moncure they were still 7 and 4. Only seven innings were play ed. Moncure was shut out in the 7th and here’s where the home team did I its work. Our boys got wild and com -1 menced to bat the ball anywhere and everywhere. Four runs were made in almost as many minutes by the home team thereby winning the game. The score was as follows: It may be possible that there will be either a game played in Ramseur 1 next Saturday or it may be played here as managers Dewey Dorsett and June People have been in communica tion with the manager of the Ramseur team to that effect. Let ’em come. 1 With a little practice Pittsboro will walk the logs of all of them. ■ Moncure , AB H O A E i Ray 1 0 0 0 0 Wilkie 3 0 0 3 3 ! Owens 2 0 5 0 1 > Cresswell 4 113 1 Cathell 4 0 12 3 Crubel 4 0 112 > Womble 4 0 10 0 Bell 4 14 3 2 Self * ’ 4 2 5 11 Ticknor x 4 3 3 3 2 Hare xx -2 0 0 0 1 Totals 38 7 18 16 21 Pittsboro AB H O A E Peoples, 2b. 3 0 12 1 Gattis, cf-c. 3 3 10 0 Buckner, ss. 4 10 10 T. Hamlet, lb. 4 2 8 11 Clegg, p. 3 112 1 B. Williams, rs. 4 2 10 1 E. Williams, 3b. 3 0 10 2 O. Hamlet, If. 2 0 10 1 Dorsett, c. 3 0 7 0 1 H. Williams, cf. 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 9 6 8 21 Summary—Two base hits, Clegg, Ticknor, Bell, Self. Bases on balls, of Creswell, 2; off Clegg, 3. Struck out, by Creswell, 5; by Clegg 8. Um pires, Gattis and Wilkie. ;xHit for Ray. xxHit for Owens. Won the Prize. Several of the high schools of the State have been offering prizes on subjects illustrating better English. Miss Louise M. Brooks, the 13-year old daughter of Mr. George H. Brooks, of Pitsboro, was the winner of the prize offered by the Burlington High school. Miss Brooks’ subject was “Woodrow Wilson; His Life and Character.” A prize of $2.50 was re ceived by Miss Brooks last Friday, sent her by Miss Sara Haworth, of the Burlington High school. The many friends of Miss Louise are con gratulating her on winning the prize over many competitors. 1 RECORD READERS PROFIT. Many Opportunities This Week That § Should Not Be Overlooked. This week we are printing sixteen pages, and in the paper will be found of the older advertisements and a nhtnber of new ones. We cannot undertake to designate them, but it is w the reader’s advantage to read these every one and call on these mer chants and business men and get what they want. Every advertiser in The Record re presents a reliable business, people who are honest and fair and you need not be afraid to go to them and tell them that you saw their ad in The Re«crd and you want to give them a trial. Clip the coupon elsewhere in the paper and take it to the store or business house that you want to trade with and get the advantage offered. There are ads in this paper that of fer special bargains in several differ ent lines and if you need the goods, now is the time to buy and you will always get better bargains from a merchant or business man that adver tises. They want your business and ask you in a message every week to patronize them and it is your duty to do so. ANOTHER BLOCKADER CAUGHT. Clint Gilmore Could not Resist Temp tation of Selling Gallon Liquor. Clint Gilmore, colored, of Hickory Mountain, was arrested last Saturday by Roger Horton, of Apex, a govern ment prohibition agent, and brought to Pittsboro and lodged in jail. Mon day . morning he was taken before Squire. John R. Blair to be tried. Hor ton, wanted his man to be bound over to the United States court in Raleigh, but the magistrate having no jurisdic tion to bind him over to a federal court. Mr. Horton took his prisoner to Raleigh where he appeared before U. S. Commissioner W. P. Batchelor. Mr. Horton caught his man with an old, old trick. He appeared at Gil more’s home, a perfect stranger, and wanted to buy a gallon of liquor. Now the sale of a gallon at one time, at a big price, was something Gilmore was not used to, and he quickly told Horton he could let him have it. As soon as Horton procured his liquor he put the darkey under arrest and brought him to Pittsboro. Gilmore is said to be a hard-work ing negro and everybody who knew him was surprised to hear that he had pv ’'‘msalf into such a trap. Moved to Cornelius. Mr. John Linder and family have moved to Cornelius, in Mecklenburg county, where they will make their fu ture home. Mr. Linder, on May 14th, ■ was awarded .the contract of paving : the sidewalks of that growing little ; town by the commissoiners, hence his ; moving there. The contract calls for $21,000 and it will probably take six ■ months to complete the job. Pitts | boro always hates to give up a good i citizen but Mr. Linder will soon find ■ out that he has gone to another town I where he will soon make as many ' friends as he had here. NEWS FROM TRUTH. i News Notes That Are of Interest to Chatham Folks. j Truth, June 11.—As no news from . our vicinity has been published since . school stopped, we will send a few ’ items. j Mr. Ray Cotton, of Hamlet, visited his mother, Mrs. J. H. Cotton, this week, returning home Sunday, j Miss Lois Tutor spent Saturday j night with Miss Alice Stephens and ) Sunday afternoon with Miss Carrie L Lee Cotton. * L Miss Agnes Stephens spent Satur } day night with Miss Gladys Tutor and > attended Sunday school Sunday. Miss ) Clara Cotton was assistant teacher for > Mrs. J. T, O’Connell. A large attefod- L ance a t Sunday school and we trust * that it will continue so. We are pleased to know that Miss . Emma Stephens and brother are *out after a siege with whooping cough. We hope to see them at Sunday school again. II Mr. and Mrs. J. T. O’Connell are improving after a spell of sickness. i Mr. and Mrs. G. Pipkins and two i children, of Kindley, spent the past week . his parents, Mr. and'Mrs. A. J. Pipkins. Mr. Wade Goodwin, also of T 'mdley, was a guest of Mr. Hal Pipkins. Mr. - . Auhley had the misfor tune r 7 a toad frog in his well and it was necessary to draw all the water out. Misses John and Norma O’Connell spent Fau lay afternoon with Miss Esther Ausley. - r i's and Lois Tutor, Miss Clara ' t en. Misses Alice and Agnes Stephe . a Miss Esther Ausley went in swimming in Buckhom creek Saturday afternoon. Miss Agnes hap pened to h e misfortune of geting a leach / ’v ’ h and this frightened ' evn . the water. Two ' / 'ently decided to see which - c]l the biggest story. One so' he had just returned from K r ;ieo and it was so hot ; there thw f fried eggs on the side : walk. 5 :V er said that was noth- 1 ing, that had just returned from 1 Arizona and that it was so cold there : that tpo-' ’-cd +o warm the hay be- * fore feed to the cows to keep ] them fro ;g ice cream. We leave i it to readers of Tire Record as to i which to' 1 ' ■h- gest one. 1 < T ' - Carolina exposition ; will on?" I—September 1 —September 24. - POSES AS A MARTYR. Lincon County Negro Fights Extra dition From Michigan. News and Observer. John Roland. Lincoln county negro, has started a commotion in northern negro circles with his sensational negro stories of “slaves being sold from one owner to another for sls apiece” in North Carolina. Solicitor R. L. Huffman, of Morgan ton, sought to bring Roland bade from Battle Creek, Mich., where he is now making his home, to appear as the principal witness in a trial of two al leged moonshiners, but. Governor Groesbeck, of Michigan, refused to honor the requisition issued by Gov ernor Morrison. Bribed to Leave State. Solicitor Huffman wrote Governor Morrison on May 19th that Roland, a very important witness in the case of State against Abe and Lon Willis, of Lincoln county, charged with manu facturing liquor, had left the State. Solicitor Huffman said that two par ties, who had interested themselves to a great extent in the defense of the Willis boys, went to the home of Ro land in Lincoln county and bribed him to leave the jurisdiction of the court after the negro had been regularly summoned. The solicitor said the two parties took Roland and his wife to Morganton, purchased tickets for them and sent them away on the train. Solicitor Huffman wrote the Gov ernor that he had the negro arrested within two days at Battle Creek and i that the negro had agreed to come j back without requisition papers. The solicitor, fearing that the negro might be released, had Sheriff W. B. Aber nethy, of Lincoln, to go on to Battle Creek to hold the negro. The trial was to come up in Lincoln court on May 31st, and it seems that the soli citor considered it very important to have the negro on hand. In the application for a requisition. Solicitor Huffman made affidavit to the effect that the negro was wanted for bribery, alleging that the bribe was to influence his testimony as a witness and to leave the country. He also said the negro was wanted for false pretense. It was set forth that the requisition was not made for the purpose of collecting a debt. Governor Refuses Extradition. Governor Groesbeck refused extra dition on the ground that Roland was wanted as a witness and not for brib ery. The other charge was not con sidered as it was not supported by af fidavits. The Enquirer and News, qgi after noon paper published in Battle Creek, wired the News and Observer that in a purported interview, given out by a negro protective association in Battle Creek, Roland claimed North Carolina authorities wanted him for running awav from the farm where he had contracted to work. He claimed that if he returned and refused to work he would be hanged. “Interview not used by this paper and little stock taken in the story, ex vept by colored people here, who de fended the negro before the Gover nor,” the Battle Creek paper explain ed. While the Battle Creek paper did not attach any importance to this part of Roland’s story. It was different with the Chicago Defender, a weekly paper published in the Windy City for negroes, which is said to have a cir culation of 155,000. This paper came out under date of yesterday with flar ing headlines, three columns in width, reading: “SOLD AS HUMAN SLAVES AT FIFTEEN DOLLARS EACH BARE STORY OF BONDAGE “IN NORTH CAROLINA.” Occupying first column, front page, in this sheet was the following story: “Battle Creek, Mich, June B.—Slaves sls apiece, working day after day, year after year, for small portions of food meted out to them grudgingly, was the story told by Mr. and Mrs. John Roland, who came to this city a week ago after having fled from Mor ganton, N. C. “Last year Roland, his wife and daughter fell into the hands of a rich plantation owner in Morganton. A contract was made whereby Roland was to receive $lO a month and food. Finally the ‘rainv season’ hit North Carolina. Roland was given only corn bread and water. He Went to the ‘boss’ and informed him that his wife and baby were starving. He was told that his supply of food would be lim ited until the rain stopped. “Roland and his wife, carrying their 4-months-old baby, fled by night. They finally reached Greensboro, Ga., from where relatives sent them on to Battle Creek. A North Carolina sher iff followed and asked Governor Groes beck, of Michigan, to send them back. Citizens secured the services of At torney John C. Davis, who rescued the Rolands from the North Carolina offi cer. Extradition was refused. “Mrs. Roland and her baby have re ceived the hospitality of the home of Mrs. Clara Coy, 104 Liberty St. Ro land has secured a job in a factory here.” SUMMER SCHOOL LARGE. Durham, June 9.—Applications for admission to the Trinity college summer school, which begins June 15, on yesterday exceeded by 40 percent the applications received at the cor responding date last year. The appli cations for rooms in Southgate dor mitory, reserved for women, has doubled that of last year. If the pres ent ratio of increase continues, the to tal attendance at the school will ex ceed 425, not counting law students and no preparatory courses are of fered. TWO MEN WOUNDED. Drunken Man Opens Fire on Deputy Sheriff Will Hall. Durham, June 9.—Deputy Sheriff Will Hall and Dave Wilkerson, West Durham storekeeper, are in Watts Hospital suffering wounds inflicted this afternoon about 1 o’clock in a shooting match, in which the two men took part at Wilkerson’s home. Both men will recover unless complications set in physicians say. Wilkerson, it is declared, had been, drunk for several days and had just run his wife away from home with a threat to kill her when the officer ar rived. * When the deputy reached the house. Wilkerson was lying on a bed with a pistol in his hand. The mo ment Hall entered the room the drunken man opened fire. Hall return ed fire and hit Wilkerson on the right upper arm. The deputy was shot in the left thigh. While lying on the bed Wilkerson shot himself twice in the right leg, one shot breaking a bone. . Durham police seized 65. gallons of whiskey this morning in afraid made on the home of West Ray, a negro. Ray and his wife were arrested and placed in jail in default of bonds of SSOO each. 1 Police believe the raid breaks up distributing headquarters for a gang of successful bootleggers. BEAR CREEK NEWS. Bear Creek, Rt. 2, June 12.— Miss Hilda Willett was a recent visitor in the homes of her sisters, Mesdames I S. 8. Cromer and M. E. Saunders, of Raleigh. - Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Straughan, of Burlington, and Mr. F. M. .Straughan, of Greensboro, were visiting home folks during the week-end. - There will be a Children’s Day ex-u ercise at Sandy Branch Baptist church next Sunday, June 17th. All day ser vice and dinner on the grounds. W. F. Norwood went to take fur ther treatment from Dr. Kapps. Mr. Thomas Garland Fields and Mrs. Vircey M. Barber were married at Bear Creek station Saturday af ternoon, Rev. G. C. Phillips officiat ing. Mrs. D. H. Johnson has closed out her store as she had not time to look after if and the farm both. Master Rudolph Willett, son of Al len Willett, Siler City, has been visit ing his grandparents on route 2. Messrs. W. L. Coggins and S. S. Moodv have purchased Dodge cars. O. L. Moody, accompanied by W. A. Coggins, motored to Durham Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Mclver, of Burl ington, Mrs. W. M. Phillips and MiS3 Lemons, of Swepsonsville, were visi tors in the home of E. J. Mclver. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Thomas and Mrs. Maggie Thomas, of Siler City, were Sunday visitors at T. B. Beal’s. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Baker motored to Sanford last Saturday. W. F. Womble, of Siler City, visit ed his daughter, Mrs. J. H. Hough, on the route, during the week-end. Mrs. W. L. Coggins has been visit ing her daughter in Greensboro. There will be an ice cream supper at the home of A. W. Dawkins, on route 2, next Saturday night, June 16th, to which the public is most cor dially invited. PHIL. OAKLAND NEWS. Moncure, Rt. 2, June 11.—Mrs. Isaac Pritchard, of Chanel Hill, spent the week-end with Ler sister, Mrs. H. C. Clegg. Miss Lena Bums spent Saturday night with her sister, Mr@i 0? E* Bland. Mrs. E. R. Clegg, of Gatesville, is visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs# H. C. Clegg. Miss Emma Lee Knight speait Sun day night with Miss Bronna Johnson. Miss Male Poe, of Raleigh, spent 1 the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rob Poe. Billy Chapin spent the week-end with Wilson Womble. < Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bland and child renspent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bums. Mrs. C. J. Knight and family wish to thank relatives and friends for their kindness and service rendered during the illness of C. J. Knight, who is improving gradually. Miss Frizelle Knight spent Satur day night at her home. B. A. Perry and family visited re latives in Goldston Sunday. MARRIAGES. Squire John R. Blair united in mar riage last Sunday Mr. Walker Far rell and Miss Mae White, both of Cen ter township. On Saturday the squire performed the same ceremony for Mr. George Edwards and Miss Mattie Burns. Both couples returned to their homes an ticipating a long life of happiness and pleasure. HACKNEY, THE BARBER. - NO 1.