The Chatham Record
gtfSHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878,
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fob CHATHAM.
' c „ s riwenix Plant Below
to See.
. few people in Chatham
BUI 'hit is going on in S ° me P w artS
tww^f ‘ unty . Over in Cape Fear
« fthe ° there is one of the biggest
to« ship ’ „ huilt there-the Phoenix
the Carolina
la located right
The p 3? bank of Cape Fear river,
on the east??" half miles southeast
about two and c( ! nnec ted by railroad
0 f Moncure, n f the Seaboard,
t» tha ma a “ 1 uvprised when they
and p f op i c e to find so much build
visit the P lace^ hi wri ter had no idea
in* I 0 ®* This thing as the Phoenix
that such awg saw wit h his own
*tack, the many
eye- the b ? , houses and People
derncks* ’ know how to descibe
there, vve .
what 've saM. d f cem ent,
Ih 0 e t «t acrS the base, and was
fc 9 Iffert in the ground before
sunk 30 lee • cou id be found.
a foandation coma shed j( .
' th ,« feet high; it is now 120
' illbe /the toplookUs if it were
ie f Hi sight. In order to reach the
workmen have to go up in an
el^“ r the™ faa huge building near
fe- ":ct«-
* l \ Thin there is a big canal dug
? huge building to the river
Jwhen the plant is completed the
water from the river will be used.
Thra there is a big pile of coal
|2 outside of the ground and near
K, e r bank which looks as if there
S Wgh to last a city through
L winter, and we were told that 30
;„ re cars of coal were expected daily.
Then there are the big derricks,
the smaller derricks and the baby der
ricks The big fellows look as though
fw’wish to fall all the time, and
to* such long and heavy “things
are held up there m the air without
falling, we don’t know. .
The plant grounds are full of wires
and light bulbs and at night the place
b light as day. The work is car
ried on in two shifts, the day men
work ten hours and the night men
twelve hours. They work only eight
hours on Sunday.
The writer believes he would not
hike to have a night job nor a day
job on that plant —there are too many
big things lying around and up in the
air for him, but the men who work
there, probably 250 or more, seem to
Ihe cheerful, and Sunday they looked
clean and healthy, some of them be
ing real handsome young men. There
were very few old men on the ground
[while we were there.
| The Phoenix store was running in
[full blast and two or three clerks were
[kept busy (waiting on the customers.
I The village is to be laid off in blocks
land soon new homes for the perma
nent employees will be built. They will
■be of brick and will be made comfort
lable and home like, will be connected
■with water, lights and all modern
■fixtures.
I Since the plant has been building
■here have been only two accidents to
■occur to the numerous workers. In
■wilding one of the tanks a big ham
per in the hands of one of the men
■lipped and struck a worker and
■nocked him off a scaffold. The wound
■u man is about well again. The other
■ as a case of drdwning. One of the
■nen lost his life while in bathing.
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I LOCAL items of interest.
I Moncure, Rt. 2, Aug. 6.—Mr. H. R.
■larward visited his brothers in Lee
■ounty last week.
■ Mr. and Mrs. W, V. Brown, of Dur
■‘jfi*. are spending sometime with rel-
■ ri ' es ln this community. -
■ fd Mrs. 0. C. ‘ Clifton have
to South Carolina, after
Hr dln S several days in this commu-
HIV.
V harvard, of Durham,
Hlr unlay night with his parents,
HMi l Mrs - H - Harvard
Hlff , tle White spent several days
Kit* • c.M ith her brother, G. E.
H; te ,m Siler City.
■v of n‘ ( s * & Council and fam
m'L i lgh > are pending this week
Krward° me ° f Mr * and Mrs * H * K *
■rrfoe? rs ‘ Nooe were call-
Ij 1 ,! 1 ;, 11 ? 6 of Mr. and Mrs. H.
■Mr J d afternoon.
Wiss Hazel pf 3 ' W * E * Har,non aTld
Krs in tbo u Urns were Sunday >isit-
Thomas h ° m 9 ° f and
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GIVE PRISONERS A TESTAMENT.
Grand Jury so Recommends and Want
County Home Grounds Improved.
At the conclusion of criminal court
last week, the grand jury submitted
the following report:
“North Carolina, Chatham county:
August Term:
To his honor F. C. Daniels, judge pre
siding:
We, the grand jury, beg to make
the following report:
We have examined and passed upon
all the bills that have come before
us and have returned into open court
thirty-seven bills.
We visited the county jail in a body
and found same in good condition. It
is in excellent sanitary condition, and
the prisoners are comfortably cared
for.-
We visited the county home, found
seventeen inmates, nine white and
eight colored. We thoroughly inspect
ed the buildings and premises and
found the same in excellent condition.
The inmates are furnished with clean
clothes and are required to take fre
quent baths, so that their personal
sanitary condition is at all times very
good. We enjoyed the dinner that was
served while we were there, and we
find that the inmates are supplied
with an abundant quantity of good
substantial food. The county home is
modern in every detail and is a cred
it to Chatham county. We wish to
recommend that the Commissioners
build a drive way, plant shade trees
and some shrubbery as this would
add greatly to the appearance of the
place. We also recommend that the
prisoners in camp, prisoners in jail
and the inmates at the county home
be supplied with a copy of the New
Testament. We understand that re
ligious services are being held at the
county home on Sunday afternoon by
the different miisters. We think this
is very fitting and hope that it will be
continued. wish to commend Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson for their excellent
management of the home.
A committee visited the county con
vict camp, they found sixteen prison
ers there, thirteen colored and three
white, five under the gun and eleven
trustys, sixteen mules and one horse.
The committee personally interviewed
practically all the prisoners, separate
and apart from the superintendent
and they state that they are comfort
ably clothed, well fed and given com
fortable quarters in which to sleep.
We visited the offices of the clerk of
court, register of deeds, sheriff and
the superintendent of public instruc
tion. We found all to be kept in a
neat, orderly and business manner.,
We recommend to the commission
ers that they have a clock placed upon
the wall in the court room, also a
hat rack in the grand jury room.
We hereby express our most sincere
thanks to the presiding judge, F. C.
Daniels, solicitor Clawson Williams
and all other court and county offcers
for the courtesies shown us and the
co-operation given us in our work.
C. D. MOORE, Foreman.
SERVICES BEGAN AT BUCKHORN
Baseball Good, Clean Sport—Local
Personal Items.
""Brickhaven, August 6. —Revival ser
vices began at Buckhom church last
Sunday,and (Will continue through Fri
day. The opening service was auspic
ious, with an unusually large attend
ance. Rev. Glenn is conducting the re
vival and comes highly recommended
by the pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Harrington, of
St. Pauls, are spending this week with
relatives here.
Mrs. Fesperman, of Montgomery,
Alabama, is visiting her sister here,
Mrs. J. H. Overby.
Miss Kate Marks, of Olivia, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. R. H. Overby.
Friends of Mrs. N. T. Overby will
! be very glad to learn that she is get
ting on nicely, following an operation
at a hospital, and that she expects to
come home very soon.
1 Mr. Paul Utley, of Miami, Fla., is
’ spending his vacation with his moth
er, Mrs. J. W. Utley.
1 Miss Lida Mims and Mr. Cliff Mims,
of Raleigh, spent the week-end with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Mims.
Miss Essie Harrington, of Holly
■ Springs, is visiting her cousin here
Mrs. A. P. Harrington.
Miss Annie Utley is visiting rela
tives at Durham this week.
The tobacco farmers are busy cur
ing tobacco, and the “chicken fries”
and water melon slicings have start
ed. The first one of the season was
held at the Boylan Ranch Friday ev
ening. Everything went off beautiful
ly and the young people had a thor
ough good time.
Wha.it is the trouble with the Brick
haven ball team ? It seems that enthu
siasm is lagging, and it is to be re
gret*! for baseball is. a good, clean
sport and is an asset to any wide
awake community, that is interested in
wholesome pastim*.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiliary Marks and
little Dan, of Chapel Hill, have been
•d a short visit to friends here.
Mr. Cranford, of Lillington, spent
Sunday with friends here and at C*r-
BROUGHT IN A STILL.
Deputy sheriff George Pickett and
a posse captured a 50-gallon still over
in the Ore Hill section last Thurs
day night and locked it up in the jail
at Pittsboro. They also brought along
45 half gallons of fruit jars full of
liquor which was stored away in the
“archives of the gravity” to be destry
ed later. The still was of copper and
hafl been in use for sometime.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1923.
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PRES.HARDING DIES SUDDENLY
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He Passed Out Without Warning at 10:35 P.
M. in San Francisco Thursday
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THE RESULT OF A STROKE OF APOPLEXY
Stricken Down in Weakened Condition After Illness of Exactly a Week.
The Nation in Mourning—Chatham Court Passes Resolutions.
President Warren G. Harding died at the Palace Hotel in San Francico.
California last Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock Central Standard Time or
10:30 o’clock Eastern Standard Time, as used in North Carolina. The cause
of his death was appoplexy, following an attack of Ptomaine poisoning, an
affection of the heart and the fatigue of a 7000 trip he was completing to
Alaska. :•
The President had about overcome his dieased condition and bulletins had
been issued by the attending physicans that he was on the road to recov
ery, but before the people of the United States could begin to rejoice at the
favorable report, the announcement of his death came. It was like a thunder
clap from a clear sky and thousands mourn the passing of the chief exec
utive of the nation.
The body of the President was taken from the hotel where he died to the
State House in Washington, where it remained to be viewed by thousands of
admirers before being taken to Ohio where it again remained at the capital
at Columbus, before interrment at his home toiwn in Marion, Ohio.
The American people from coast to coast and from lakes to gulf and in
the territories beyond the seas and in the foreign countries have bowed their
heads in grief for their president.
Mr. Harding’s death came suddenly. Up until 7 o’clock he was convers
ing with Mrs. Harding, who had been constantly at his side, and while she
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WARREN G. HARDING, SIXTH PRESIDENT TO DIE.
Mrs. Harding is Shown With the President.
was reading to him, it was noticed that he was weakening and before the
physicians could be summoned he died from the effects of cerebralopopl exy^
P Vice-President Calvin Coolidge automatically becomes President of the
United States” and was sworn 8 in office at 2 o'clock Friday morning at
Plymouth, Vermont by his father, a Notary Public. OWTI i AV
AccomDanied bv Mrs. Coolidge Congressman Dale and two Federal employ
ees, CooUdge left immediately by automobile for Rutland, where a special
train was prepared to take the party to New York.
falvin Coolidge is perhaps better equipped by experience to take up his
administrative duties in the Wihte House than was any of his predecessors
v, n have been called to that high office by the death of a president.
Coolidge is an entirely different type of man to Harding £ind
Looiiage ~ ab :Kt v will be superior in many respects to that of
Harding preferred the role of counsellor rather than
dltato? but he easily removed all doubt that his gift of patience denoted
dictator, but ne e y chartered a course. This was demonstrated m
the bonus bill for soldiers when he stated that legislation shouldcarry the
mlans of financing the measure or be postponed and when Congress put aside
his advice he promptly vetoed the bill.
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Watch His Administration.
a^™i n i™p’"iign o^lf"it V comes°up 8 to W the*expertation°of°the’*EepubltoaS
campa g . t com p inat j on for another term, fol
party, he wiU umioubtedly be c iven i e Rooseve i t . It will, ofcourse,
crats, wm be the candidates in the next campaign.
Harding’s Life in Brief.
born Nov. 2, on farm near Blooming Grove,. Ohio.
1009 graduated from Ohio Central College, Liberia, Ohio.
?884 blfame iu“er and editor of the Daily Star, Manon, Ohm.
11l married Miss Florence King, Marion, Ohio.
1900 entered Ohio State Senate. „ ,
1902 started upon second term in Ohio Sena_ .
1904 sworn in as lieutenant governor of Ohi .
1910 defeated in Ohio gubernatorial campaign.
Called world conference on disarmament.
Put into effect govermental budget system.
Opened fight for American ship subsidy.
19 Too'k'active 0 part Sementof rail and coal strikes.
192 j e Si£i r “ic™ Id “plitica’il'y put Republican party on record
under gov
emment supervision, to combat soaring prices.
Stricken* on return trip from Alaska, forced to
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MISS WARD F^ERTAINS.
Interesting News m Mt. Gilead
Se n.
Pittsboro, Rt. Ang. 6.—Miss An
nie Hatley ha' >en on the sick list
the past eeks, but is getting
better.
Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Hatley and chil
dren are visiting relatives in Raleigh.
Misses Eunice and Meta Hatley
spent last ( week visiting relatives in
Raleigh.
Mr. J. W. Neal and family spent
Sunday in the home of Mr. M. W.
Sparrow at Carrboro.
Mr. Gordon Copeland and family
spent last week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Jeter J. Hackney.
Misses Gertrude and Lillian Hatley
spent Saturday night with Misses An
nie and Vallie Hatley.
Messrs Carey Griffin and Newton
Mann visited friends near Pittsboro
Sunday.
Miss Leona Neal spent last week
with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Pender
graph in Durham.
Mrs. Yancey Neal and children
spent last week in Carrboro.
Misses Dudley and Nancy Hackney,
of Durham, are visiting Miss Dixie
Hackney.
Miss Lenora Ward delightfully en
tertained a large number of her
friends Saturday evening from eight
to eleven o’clock. Various games were
played after which Miss Ward and
others served ice cream and cake. Miss
Ward proved herself to be a charm
ing hostess and everyone reported a
good time.
Revival services at Mt. Gilead Bap
tist church begins August 18th and
will continue throughout the week.
The pastor, Rev. R. R. Gordon will
be assisted by Rev. Roy A. Morris.
The public will be Iwelcomed and ev
erybody are invited to come.
Mr. Will Bagwell, of Raleigh, spent
last week-end with his daughter, Mrs.
J. C. Hatley.
Mr. Roscoe Neal spent last week at
Lakeview.
HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY. ,
Number Browns Chapel Folks go to <
Junior Meet at Goldston 1
Pittsboro, Rt. 2, Aug. 6.—Last Sat- 1
urday afternoon a host of children I j
gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. j
W. R. Perry to a birthday party in
honor of little Miss Christine and ■
Martha O. Reid Perry, 8 and 11 years 1
old respectively. Water melons, lemon- j;
ade and cake were served in abun- j:
dance and every child, some twenty- J
odd in number, had a very pleasant ;
time. On the same night a number of j
the larger children had a party at;
the same home. 1
A number of young people were
callers at the home of Miss Lelia Jus
tice last Sunday afternoon, in honor
of her return home from Bonlee sum
mer school. She will teach at Bells
school next session. ]
Mr. C. H. Lutterloh and family
spent Sunday afternoon at the home
of Mr. W. W. Lutterloh.
H. F. Durham and family spent
Sunday afternoon in the home of Mr.
C. M. Justice:
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lutterloh spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Will;
Jones.
Mr. Osborne Mann and family, of
Gibsonville, spent Saturday night at
the home of his father, Mr J. T. Mann.
Mr. Will Womble and family, of
Carrboro, are spending the week at
Mrs. Womble’s grand father, Mr. I.
W. Durham and other relatives in
the community.
Mr. Grover Durham and family, of
Durham, and Mr. David Harris and
family, of down east, are spending
some time with their people at Mr.
W. J. Durham’s.
Quite a number of Juniors attended
the meeting of the District Junior Or
der at Goldston last Saturday and re
port the finest and longest table ever
seen spread before them.
Browns Chapel failed to send a rep
resentative to the Sunday school Con
ference at Mt. Zion last Saturday.
BETTER FREIGHT SERVICE.
The Seaboard is to put on a daily
local freight service between Raleigh
and Hamlet. Heretofore only twice a 1
week local freight service was run
over this road. This service will be
very helpful to the patrons of the
road who live in this section, as well
as on the main line of the Seaboard.
This will be in addition to the service
now given on the road.
LOOK AT YOUR LABEL
Chatham Bar Passes Resolutions of Respect.
After court adjourned last Friday, the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted by the bar of Chatham county court on the death of President
**Whereas, as since the recess taken by this court on yesterday afternoon,
the Honorable Warren G. Harding, President of the United States has depart
ed this life, and whereas the announcement of his passing has brought uni
versal grief to the American people, regardless of section, creed or party
affiliation, which grief is sincerely and fully shared by the citizenship of
Chatham county. , ,
Therefore, be it Resolved, by the Chatham county bar—
FIRST That in the death of the president, the American Republic has
lost a wise, patriotic, and faithful chief executive; one who has administer
ed the affairs of government free from sectional bias or party partisanship,
and who has in fact as well as in word, been the presilent of all the people.
SECOND —That as a broad gauged, patriotic and capable public servant,
he has been faithful in the performance of the duties incident to all trusts
reposed in him, and has justly merited and held the esteem and confidence
of his fellow citizens. . , .
THIRD—That as a testimonial of our sorrow at his death, and our admira
tion for his high and exalted character and eminent public services and in
honor his memory, the Court be requested to have these resolutions spread
upon its minutes and be asked to adjourn for the day out of respect to his
CHATHAM CRIMINAL COURT.
Twenty Cases Disposed of —Eleven of,
Those Liquor Cases.
Court was in session all last week
up to Friday at 12 o’clock, judge F. A.
Daniels presiding and solicitor Claw
son L. Williams prosecuting.
Court adjourned for the remainder
of the week out of respect for Presi
dent Harding.
The following cases (were disposed
of:
Henry Reagan, manufacturing li
quor, 18 months in state penitentiary.
David Tamer, false pretense, paid
the costs.
Jerry Brooks, dealing in liquor, paid
the costs.
Bob Pugh, making liquor, 18 months
on the roads.
Rufus Edwards, liquor, paid the
costs.
Virtis Headen, affray, $lB fine and
costs.
Ben Goldstpn, dealing in liquor,
not guilty.
Roy Peoples, liquor, four month 3
on Chatham roads.
Eullis Nichois, larceny, 18 months
on the roads.
Plummer Rives, dealing in liquor,
four months on the roads.
Exline Campbell, manufacturing
liquor, four months on the roads.
Miles Beal, dealing in liquor, four
months on the roads.
Roger Abbott, Bud Roberson ana
Jim Wilson, larceny,' not guilty as to
Wilson; other defendants had to pay
the costs.
Andrew Clark, dealing in liquor,
was let off on payment of the costs*
Odell Brooks, larceny, four month*
on the roads.
Click Carter, two cases, was fined
$26 and the costs.
Joe Bryant, transporting liquor,
paid $26.05 costs.
Oscar Williams c.c.w., paid the
costs.
James Allen, charged with gamb
ling, had to pay $lO and costs.
Minnie Lee, manufacturing wine,
was let off by paying the costs.
All those charged with dealing in
liquor submitted their cases and eith
er paid fines ancLiiQats or were let
off with the costs. * '
Court convened again last Monday
for the trial of civil cases, and we'Jtvill
have an account of the proceedings
in the next paper.
More people attended court last
week and there (were more horse trad
ers here than has been noticed for
some time. This week it was just the
reverse.
MR. NASH IN PITTSBORO AGAIN.
Rev. H. O. Nash, rector of St. An
drews Episcopal church in Greensboro,
has resigned to accept a call in the
mission field in Mexico. He will be
stationed at Pachucha, Mexico. That is
a city of 80,000 people and what made
the call imperative was the complete
lack of church affiiliations for the Brit
ish and American inhabitants there*
With his family he will sail from New
York on September 20 for Vera Cruz.
When he tendered his resignation to
the vestry, it was declined, but three
months leave of absence granted, with
the understanding that if climatic con
ditions are such in Pachucha that he
I cannot remain there he will find the
rectorship waiting for him.
Rev. and Mrs. Nash and family
stopped over in Pittsboro Sunday and
he conducted services in St. Bartholo
mews Episcopal church. He and his
good wife have many friends here
Who wish them well in their new
home. Mr. Nash was rector here for
several years.
ABOUT THE UNION MEETING.
Come to the Union Meeting at Mt.
Pleasant Methodist church next week.
The first service will be held at the
tent Monday night, August 13th, in
stead of Sunday night as previously
anounced.
Rev. D. E. Earnhardt and Rev. D. A.
Petty will arrive Monday and assist
the pastor in the meeting. Services
each day at 3 and 7:30 p. m.
This meeting is being conducted
under the auspices of the Methodist
of Haw River circuit, but it is hoped
that everyone will participate.
C. B. Fitts Big August Sale.
Mr. C. B. Fitts has told us that he
will have a big ad in The Record next
week announcing his August Sale. Ev
eryone knows of the bargains that
Fitts gives and will look forward to
reading the ad.
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