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I .cxABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878. I|[R CITY SCHOOL I REPORTS HONOR ROLL Completed Two Months With En roll ment of 488. Siler city, Nov. 25.—Siler City high has closed its second month’s scR , v a total enrollment of 488, the West attendance in the school’s honor roll is larger than the , J nlo nth and is as follows: First i e _Frances Huddleston Lena Ruth fSniDS, Leath Cheek, Marguerite Slier, V. M. Dorsett, Jr., Joe Fife E nel ’ ami Clarice Fox. Second lUp—Ruby Crutchfield and Frances SJjns. Third grade—Alice Elder, Li la Womble, Jeanette Fox, Elizabeth Amble, Florence Alice Wrenn, Nan- J Gregson, J. C. Lane Jr., J. R. Sil er and Joseph Teague. Fourth grade \mick Maulden, Evans Stone and Snes Wrenn. Fifth grade—Berta Brav Margaret Harris and Max Bray. Sixth grade—Benton Bray and Una i lav Johnson. Seventh grade—Bur jjne Womble, Ruth Smith, Martha line Virginia Lane, Marian Cooper, Hazel Pickett, Willie Phillips and Ce- Jjl Bean. Eghth grade—Dena Perry, Edna Fox and Leisel Womble. Ninth made—Ethel Maulden. 'last night at 7:30 “The Life of oaist” in pictures were presented in die school auditorium for the benefit 0 f the school. The parent - teacher assocaition which was recently organized with 60 members held its first meeting last and was well attended. Junius Wrenn has returned from Elizabeth City where he attended as a delegate the North Carolina confer ence just closed. Members of the Me thodist churches in this community are pleased to know that Rev. O. I. Hin son has been returned to this charge for another year. Mrs. D. G. Fox has gone to States ville to spend several weeks with her son, Rev. E. W. Fox, pastor of Race Street Methodist Church, of that city. Mrs. W. P. Richie has gone to Win ston-Salem where she will remain sev eral days under the care of a special ist. The opening of the hunting season has brought to the community a num ber of northern hunters with their dogs. The weather is ideaU&nd re ports indicate an unusual amount of game. Many of the farmers hereabouts are taking advantage of the weather and staging during the moonlight even ings old fashioned corn shuckings, which are always enjoyed because of the social feature and the service ren dered one’s neighbor. GOOD LIST OF FRIENDS. The following good people hav°. sub scriber for The Record since last issue: H. K. Eubanks, Mrs. W. H. Brady, C. B. Way, A. B. Clegg, Miss Luta P. White, C. J. Morris, M. W. Harris, Miss Stella Moser, Joe Dunn, Miss Lu la Beale, Aaron Fox, Miss Alta Jones, E. C. Hobby, Mrs. N. R. Sanders, Mrs. G. M. Clark, C. C. Poe, W. E. Brewer, B. J. Wicker, Miss Sallie Stanley, J. Frank Fox, Gaston Womble, J. D. Cooper, Miss Irene Burns and A. P. Terry. We greatly appreciate the interest that is being manifested in The Rec ord and the many subscribe and renew and we shall con 'ye receive from the folks when they tinue to do our best to give you the v ery best paper that Chatham County has ever had. Old County Home Sold. The old county home property, con taining 560 acres, was sold at auction on the 21st of this month, by Allen “ r os., of Raleigh, and brought $4,- 987.95, Messrs. W. S. Murchison, of Raleigh, and J. A. Woody, of Hickory Mountain, being the purchasers. The timber on the big tract of land was also sold. This brought $4,050. . The price paid for this land and timber is said to be the highest price Paid for any land sold at auction in Chatham, considering the location. A GOOD SHOWING. In the reports of the presiding el uers of the Methodist Conference, held Elizabeth City last week, presid es: Elder R. H. Willis, of the Fayette- Vl |le district, reported that his dis trict led in the Advocate campaign £ nd that there had been 924 accessions 011 Profession of faith and a net in crease of 950. There are secen build ln2 enterprises and others to begin €arf y in the year. Says It Certainly Pays. Mr. A. B. Clegg, route 1, Moncure, A G, who has been running a classi ng advertisement in The Record tell jhg folks that he has cabbage plants .j’sale, says that it certainly has ! Paid him. He says The Record has; pt him a lot of business. He still i as several thousand plants for im- j nediate sale and they are of a good rariety. Old Time Prices. ,9. n September 18, 1884, cotton was iimg in Pittsboro at 11 cents, side ] 7 i o at 11 3-4 cents, canvassed hams , viii cen ts, lard at 10 cents, sugar f*l ia* 6 granulated, 7 cents, cof e .lO cents, flour $4 a barrell, eggs, P° r k 3 cents, and beef five ats ’ These were good old days. The Chatham Record SEVENTY YEARS OLD SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH Many Friends at Home of Mrs, J, A, Thomas to Celebrate. Last Sunday, November 25th, was the seventieth anniversary of the birth of Mrs. J. A. Thomas, who lives on Haw river, six miles east of Pitts boro, R. F. D. No. 1. Early in the morning her relatives and friends began to gather and by twelve o’clock the beautiful grove surrounding the home was filled with folks from the four corners of Chat ham county. It was the privilege of the editor to be present and suifice it to say that a most pleasant day was spent b> all who were there. Her face beaming with joy at the satisfaction of being surrounded by her children and her grand children, her nieces and her nephews, and her friends, this good woman asked the editor to make a talk and the two hundred or more people gathered in front of the house and in a few words we made an attempt to express the sentiment that filled us on an oc casion of this character, and to tell those gathered around her the joy of Mrs. Thomas. She had requested that it be made known to the assemblage that she was grateful to her God for her children, her grand children, her friends, nieces and nephews and for the manifestation of the love in which she was held, as shown by the many presents she had received. After several songs and a short prayer, the table was spread under two giant oaks that grace the yard and a feast fit for a king was set for those present, and all ate heartily and fully enjoyed the splendid cooking that had been prepared by the good women who came to honor Mrs. Thom as. Enough was left to have fed the visitors again. Mr. Carey Moore, Mr. Wayland Moore, and a sister, the only living left of the family, besides Mrs. Thom ! as, were present and a number of the nieces and nephews, nearly all of , her 41 grand children and all of her , 11 children were present to enjoy the i social intercourse, as well as four great grand children. The day was an ideal one for just such a -gathering. The sun shone brightly, there was a crip west wind, the forests were golden with the foliage and the whole .atmosphere and surroundings seemed to whisper: “You have lived a noble life, you have reached the goal of the Bible injunc tion, your off-spring has been crown ed with an inspiration and example , that is worthy of emulation and far richer than gold.” The entire afternoon was spent in song and social intercourse by the younger relatives of Mrs. Thomas, and j the family connection contains some splendid singers. It was well worth j hearing and we greatly enjoyed being k present and hearing the music, as well , as the entire day. , To come in social communion with a large family of people as was rep , resented there on last Sunday is but , i to enthuse and we realize that very , ? few mothers or grand mothers can . point with as much pride to her de . scendants, as can Mrs. Thomas. She . has a large family of children, grand ! children, nieces and nephews as well, ; | of whom she can say they are virtu • ous, strong in character and held in ;. high esteem by all who know them. ■ j Mrs. Thomas has reached a zenith r ! in life that might well be coveted by i 1 any mother. The greatest toast that r we can offer her, is the one we recited in our short talk before the gather ing, when we said: “Just keep on a livin’ And keep on a givin’ ' And keep on a tryin’ to smile, 1 Just keep on a singin’ 1 ' A trustin’ and a clingin, ; I To the promise of an afterwhile, ; For the sun goes up and the sun goes down, ; And the mornin follows night, 5 j There’s a place to rest, I Like a mother’s breast I j And a time when things come right, 5 j Just keep on a believin’ II An’ a hidin’ all your grievin’ And keep on a tryin’ to cheer, Just keep on a prayin’ A lovin’ and a sayin’ The things that we love to hear. For the tide goes in and the tide goes out, And the dark will all turn bright, There’s rest from the load, And an end to the road, An’ a place where things come right.” It’s No Use to Try. 'Last week we left out a good letter j to The Record because it had no name signed to it. This week we are leav ing out another. We regret to do this but we must know who is writing the letter before we print it. The name will not be published but we want; to know who the writer is. It is no; use to send us a letter unless you sign j i your name to it. Regular correspond ! ents who send letters each week and ; are known to us need not always sign} ! a letter, especially when it is on the envelope, but occasional letters must be signed. That Carolina Power Stock. Don’t forget that Carolina Preferred ! Stock you have been hearing about lately. You can’t beat it for an in- ; vestment. Seven percent tax paid, quarterly dividends; has never missed a dividend in fourteen years. Write or call Frank M. Nash, Corinth, N. C., local representative. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1923. STOLE ANOTHER CAR. LODGED IN MOORE JAIL The Ups and Downs of Two Young Northerp Gents. Nearly everyone has heard of the famous telegram sent several years ago to a superintendent of a railroad by a section master, in describing a train off the track: “Off again, on again, gone again. Finnegan.” Well, something has happened al most like the above in Chatham and Moore counties, though the parties re sponsible for this article were off, on and gone again, but it seems did not get very far before they were off again, and are still off. , It will be remembered that four men, Wm. J. Lee, Adam Ritchie* Wm. Papin and Clyde Green, several weeks ago were arrested near Merry Oaks and lodged in Chatham jail, charged with getting gasoline and not paying for it. When arrested thed had a car that was found to have been stolen in Akron, Ohio. At their trial, all but Hilton were let off with the costs. Hilton not being with the rest of the men arrested, later stole solicitor Williams’ auto mobile and came to Pittsboro and gave himself up. He was also let off with the Merry Oaks costs but was taken to Lee county and was. tried there for stealing Mr. William’s car. How he settled the case in Lee is not known in Pittsboro but he came back to town and Ritchie, Papin, and Hilton have, up to last week, been working here. Last Thursday sheriff Blair receiv ed a telegram from the mayor of Southern Pines stating that Papin and Hilton were under arrest for stealing a car there. From what we can learn Ritchie made his escape and has not yet been arrested, but Papin and Hilton, were taken to Carthage and locked up in the Moore county jail, where they will be tried at the next term of court. It is also stated that Greene and a companion also stole another car but both had made their escape. teacher's MEETING. Last Saturday was a gala d§y with the teachers of Chatham county, about 100 of them being here to attend the teachers’ meeting, which was held in Pittsboro’s new high school auditori i um. The meeting was organized at the I morning session by electing Prof. E. ! R. Franklin, president, S. J. Husketh, of Siler City, vice-president, and Miss Mary Lane, teacher in the Bonlee school as secretary. An excellent address by A. M. Joy ner, of the department of .education i at the University, was also delivered j at the morning session. | The teachers decided to hold com ! munity group meetings next Spring at the diffeernt schools in the county. These meetings will be held at By num, Pittsboro, Bells, Moncure, Gold ston, Bonlee, Bennett, Siler City and , Silk Hope. These group gatherings are to give the teachers an outline ‘ of the course of study. ! During lunch hour the Woman’s , Club of Pittsboro served hot lunches [ to the teachers which was greatly en joyed by those present. i RECOVERED HIS CAR. i A letter received here by his pa ' rents last week states that Mr. Roy ; Beard, whose car was stolen about [ two weeks ago in Durham, has been . recovered. Frank Dannielly and Alton Allen, two Durham youths were arrested in Danville, Va., Saturday, the 17th charged, with stealing the automobile belonging to Mr. Beard. They were taken back to Durham to be tried and Roy came over from Roxboro to . claim his car. The boys were arrest j ed by officers who found them strap ! ping on an extra tire to the car. Con j flicting statements relative to the pos session of the car finally resulted in an admission to the Danville police, that they had taken the car from its parked place in Durham. The Record was in error in saying that Mr. Beard had just finished pay ing for the car, last week. He bought it in January and paid cash for it. GOOD CHRISTMAS GIFT. A young man was in our office a few days ago and said that he wanted to make a gift to a young lady and he had decided that she would appre ciate The Record more than anything else as she was away at school, and ! he wanted it sent to her address. Ev ery year we send The Record to a number of people as a Christmas gift , from their friends and relatives. Now is the time to begin to think about this. If you have a friend who has f moved away or who lives in the coun i ty, for that matter, that you want j to give a present that will continue throughout the year, think of The j Record. It is the best that you can 1 give as a constant reminder; the re cipient will think of you every week on its arrival. Presents a Grape Shot. Mr. J. S. Wrenn has presented to the Daughters of the Confederacy a { Grape Shot, found on the battlefields near Danville, Va., when the Union soldiers charged the last capital of the Confederacy, when Jefferson Da vis was transacting his last business just before Lee surrendered. MRS. SABAH MAP, SAN FORD, AT CORINTH Bazaar to Held . Brickhaven School Next SL *rday Night. Brickhaveii, Sfov. 26.—Mr. Grady Truelove was the week end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. True love, near Bonsai. Mr. J. C. Seawell, accompanied by his sisters, Misses Bertie and Mary Roberts Seawell, of Raleigh, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives near Carthage. Miss Mary Bland spent the week end with relatives at Pittsboro. Miss Kate Marks, of Olivia, was the week end guest here of her sister, Mrs. J. H. Overby. Mrs. C. H. Thompson who has been i sick for the past four weeks is not ; yet able to be out but her friends are I wishing for her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Sarah Marks, of Sanford, was • buried at the old home place near i Corinth last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Marks was formerly Miss Sarah 5 Cross, and was the widow of the late j Joseph A. Marks of this place. She is , survived by one sister, Mrs. Charles - Yarboro, of Lee county, one brother, 1 Mr. T. M. Cross, of Sanford, five sons \ Mdssrs T. 0., R. E., J. W., and P. M. 3 Marks, all of Sanford and W. C. 1 Marks, of Broadway, popularly known s as Marks brothers, and six grand i children, Misses Mary and Thelma i Mclntosh and Geneva Marks, of Sa.n , ford, Tom and. James Marks, also of , Sanford and little Sara Mildred Marks of Bradway. The many beautiful flo ral offerings and the large crowd pres s ent attested the esteem in which the i deceased was held. We extend sin r cerest sympathy to the sorrowing rel atives and friends. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, of Carthage, i are here for a few days stay with j their son, Mr. O. C. Kennedy. i Remember the bazaar at the 1 Brickhaven school house Saturday evening, December Ist. This bazaar is i given annually under the auspices of t ! the Betterment Association and is for the benefit of the school. Coffee and chicken salad will be on sale. Coifre everybody! Next Thursday, November 29th, is i the day set apart as Thanksgiving Day, a day on which we,'ak a people, ' I give thanks for the many blessings i which have been bestowed upon us, ■ both as individuals and as a nation. We have been wonderfully blesesd J nationally—industrially we have made • great progress, and it is well to give , thanks for economic welfare. As in i dividuals we may not be able to see i just why we should be thankful; it may be that the years have not been • very kind to us—possibly we have l been denied the thing for which we l have worked and prayed most fer vently; our hearts’ desire may seem ■ further beyond reach than ever before, ; many have a vacant seat around the . hearth stone, for a loved one has gone ■ to the last long sleep. Yet, despite ■ the disappointments and the heart l aches there is none feo unhappy but 3 who can find many things for which » to be grateful. So let us everyone on this Thanksgiving Day remember to 3 “count our blessings one by one and 3 see what God has done,” and be - thankful and grateful accordingly to the Giver of all good gifts. Friends here were and grieved to learn that in the recent fire at Spencer, the building in which - Mr. G. W. Brandt and family were y living, and also in which Mr. Brandi t was running an uptodate grocery a store, was almost completely destroy ed by fire. The store was covered by i, insurance but the household furnish a ings were almost completely ruined h The family is staying with friends e in the city until the debris can be e cleared away and the building re -1 placed. a : FUN IN STORE FOR YOU. Time: Friday night, December 7. Place: School auditorium. 1 Occasion: Minstrel Show. i, 3 If sleeping is your long suit, don’t come, unless your purpose in coming > is to be kept awake, for there will not ' be a dull moment during this per- formance. If you wish “to hear one on your neighbor, come. The joke may be on you. If it’s on your neighbor you would like to hear it; if it’s on you, y 7 ou can’t afford to [ miss it. , . • One strong feature of this pro gram will be a debate between the University of Africa and the world I renowned Bookerton College. The query is: “Resolved, Dat it Ain’t no harm to Steal Chickens.” Mr. Gitdar will uphold the affirm ; ative and Mr. Pullemdown will speak ’ for the negative. Mr. Gitdar is a Uni versity graduate and will, no doubt, uphold the affimative in a very able manner. Mr. Pullemdown is also a University man, and his fellow towns men always hear him with pleasure. Adults 25 cents. Children 15 cents. Begins promptly at 7 o’clock. Not Guilty of Kidnapping Child. Graham, Nov. 26.—Mrs. L. T. Ad well, of Chatanooga, Tenn., this after noon was acquitted on the charge of attempting to kidnap her child, Mary Cornelia Murray, at Sidney school six miles from Mebane. Justice of the peace Lee held that there was not sufficient evidence to sustain the charge. Jfc!E.Stt BYNUM SUHOBL SUSPENDS FOR THANKSGIVING DAYS Ladies Aid Society Meets Tuesday—» Local and Personal. Bynum, Nov. 26.-—-Miss Grace Lind iey was the week end guest of her sister, Mrs. Hertford Self, of Moncure. Miss Camilla Gilmore was the guest of Miss Sadie Johnson last Thursdday. Mrs. T. M. Bland is visiting Mrs. C. W. Neal this week. Misses Letta Riddle and Anna Johnson, of Durham, were the guests of Mises Pearl and Sadie Johnson, and were accompanied home by Miss Pearl Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Neal with Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Neal spent the week ; end in Durham, and drove home in a Nash Sedan, which Mr. Neal pur chased while away. » Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Dark and little • daughter, Emma Dell, visited her pa . rents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Foushee, Sun l day. 5 Mises Betty and Jessie Snipes spent 3 Saturday afternoon in Durham on a 5 shopping tour. , Bynum school will be suspended 3 from Wednesday until Monday for . Thanksgiving. Miss Ollie Biggs will . spend the holidays with her parents i near Red Springs; Miss Grace Lind -1 ley at her home near Siler City and i Miss Minnie Andrews near Chapel - Hill. E The school has recently bought a s' basket ball and will organize a team -for the girls and boys soon. - Rev. J. R. Edwards and familj » will leave Friday for. their new home . at Southport. They have many friends - on this charge who will be sorry to see them leave but wish them every 9 success at their new home. 1 On last Tuesday evening the La dies Aid Society met with Misses 2 Lilly and Pearl Johnson with thirty t members present. After the business, 3 a social hour was enjoyed in which {, delicious sandwiches were served by i the hostesses. I In January, 1921, this Society was ; organized with a membership of only ten, now there are 34 on the roll and 5 a large number of honorary members. .. .The w*h~ Miss Nell f Sturdivant in December and there | will be a Christmas tree for the Polly annas. Every member is urged to be ’ present. Mr. J. B. Atwater attended Con , ference last week. ; _ POLLY. I POST OFFICE RECEIPTS GROW. L An Old Fashioned Mother Play—Lo . cal and Personal News. 1 Moncure, Nov. 26. —There will be a play entitled, “An old Fashioned 1 Mother,” presented at Moncure school | auditorium next Friday evening by [ the high school students at 7:30 o’- ; clock, November 30th. Admission 20c. ' and 30c. Everybody cordially invited. Moncure school faculty attended ' the teachers meeting at Pittsboro last 1 Saturday. | Don’t forget the_basket picnic at I Moncure school next Thursday, Nov. J 29th. Thanksgiving Day. The Junior ' Order will present the school with a flag and a Bible and there will be , several speakers. Exercises will be , gin at 10 o’clock. Everybody come 1 and bring a basket. a Miss Elizabeth Farrell and hei . mother, Mrs. W. O. Farrell, spent the day Sunday with relatives at Pitts- boro. ” The total receipts of Moncure post- office for October 1923 were $3,982- 52 and for October 1922 were sl,- • 680.88, an increase of $2,301.64 ovei ® last year or 57 per cent. Mrs. C. C. Thomas and daughters Misses Catherine and Elizabeth spent last Saturday in Raleigh. Miss Patterson spent last Sundaj with Miss Alma Walden at Hay wood. - • Mrs. W. R. Lawson, of Pittsboro, is spending this week with her mother Mrs. J. T. Brady. Miss Nellie Dickens, a stenographei t of Raleigh, spent last week end wit! ? her mother, Mrs. Joe Dickens, t Miss Virginia Cathell, of Freder ■ icksburg, Va., is expected here to spend Thanksgiving with her mother. i NEWS FROM GUM SPRINGS. > Pittsboro, Rt. 2, Nov. 26.—Misses ' Pauline Wright, Lois Perry and 1 ; Blanche Cheek, of Chapel Hill, spent the week end with their parents. Mrs. C. B. Wright and children, and Miss Gladys Sturdivant visited rela tives in this community Sunday. Mr. Wade Perry has accepted a position in Durham. Mr. Lee Wright, of Carrboro, spent the week end at home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Durham and children spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. J. W. Darks. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Justice were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Petty Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cheek spent Sunday in Siler City. Mr. E. W. Ellington, of Carrboro, visited his father Sunday. Miss Ola Harmon spent the week end at her home. Misses Evelyn and Jewel Justice visited Miss Beatrice Petty Sunday afternoon. Mr. S. V. Perry has returned from Raleigh where he served on the Fed eral jury last week. * . - /v .• NUMBER 25. * NATHAN DORSET? AGAIN IN THE TOILS OF THE LAW ——^ if r.'ivf Found Operating a Still on Hickory Mount—Others Arrested. Sunday morning before day officers from Pittsboro were out searching for stills, booze and the makers of the joy water. Over in Hickory Mountain township, they found a still in full operation and three colored men at work. Two of these made their escape, but Nathan Dorsett was arersted at . the still, and was brought along with the still to Pittsboro. On Monday Dorsett was up before i Squire* John R. Blair, who put him un der a bond of SI,OOO which he gave . and was released from custody. Squire Blair is a stickler when it l comes to bond and he usually puts • ’em under one that will bring them to court or that will keep them in jail i for the court. * Dorsett has had rather a checkered - career with the courts. He has killed two men, it is said, on Hickory Mount t within the past few months, in “self* a defense.” He has been watched care fully in his moonshine operations, but i he has been rather shrewd for the r officers. However, when sheriff Blair’s 1 crew become determined there is no s ordinary man who can escape them. On Sunday following Dorset’s ar il rest, Adam Peoples and Zack Headen, 1- two other negroes, were arested near Kimbolton, charged with transport-' a ing liquor. a They were also tried before Squire Blair, who put them under S2OO bond 3 y each. e James Anderson was more lucky t than some of the rest. He was over o about Farmville when arrested. He y was charged with transporting liq-' uor, but he had sold all his stuff, * some 20 gallons, before being arrest s ed. He was sent to jail in default of y a SSOO bond. He was also a colored; man. i It seems that a great many of the y colored cHimqship have engaged in within recent days, s and it is generally believed that they y are backed up; by the white people I who do not care to take the responsi , bility. There must be an ending, some it fftSped that everyone * will lend all assistance to the officers . in their work. » Sheriff Blair and his deputies brought in a 75-gallon copper still, . captured near Goldston on Monday. It had not been in use for sometime, and no one was arrested. MR. JOHN THOMAS IS BETTER. . Request For Donation to Orphanage. Local News From Mt. Zion. „ Moncure, Rt. 2, Nov. 26.—Miss Ed : na Stallings of Bonlee, spent the week end with Miss Corda Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thomas, of Ral r eigh, spent last week with his moth er, Mrs. W. B. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Carey Griffin, of Pitts , boro, spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. . J. W. Griffin. *4*3 • l i’ • Thomas, of Raleigh, vis , ited his father, Mr. John Thomas, one day last week. Mr. Thomas has been • quite ill, but appeared to be some r better Sunday. We wish for him a a speedy recovery. e _ Mrs. J. C. Harmon, Floyd S. Har ~ mon, J. Lee Harmon and Miss Ola e Harmon visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stedman, near Mon r cure, Sunday. ® Miss Clatie Harper, of Raleigh, is *’ expected home next Wednesday to spend the Thanksgiving holidays. Two of her friends will accompany her. “ It is a beautiful thing to have a day set apart for everybody to give thanks and express their heartfelt gratitude for the many blessings our Saviour has bestowed upon us during the year. We have a great deal more to be y thankful for than the Pilgrims had when they celebrated the first Thanks giving in America; yet they had the f spirit of thanksgiving. The first ’ thanksgiving, however, was not mere ly a feast—there were prayers and ? sermons and songs and praise. n Next Sunday afternoon is our reg ular preaching day. Services will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. J. ° Boone. Rev. A. S.. Barnes, superintendent of the Methodist Orphanage at Ral eigh, has asked each Sunday school to make a Thanksgiving offering. That is, for each member to give the \ amount of money he or she makes in i one day. The Mt. Zion Sunday school will take the collection next Sunday for this purpose. We hope all the members will con ■ tribute willingly and liberally to this worthy cause. L MOTHER OF RM CONNELL DEAD Mr. R. M. Connell returned Monday [ morning from Hendersonville where he had been at the bedside of his mother for several days, who was ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Connell died last Fridav morn ing and was buried Sunday. She was the widow of the late W. C. Connell. Mrs. Connell was born in Braffron, Scotland, on July 21, 1838 and since she was 11 years old had been a con sistent member of the Presbyterian church. Besides her son in Pittsboro, she leaves three other sons, G. W. Connell and G. C. Connell, of Hendersonville, and J. E. Connell, of Spencer, to mourn her death. &=* SEE YOUR LABEL