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The Chatham Record
ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
PASSING OF A GOOD MAN.
Woodson Powell Buried Last
Saturday in Pittsboro.
Last Friday a hush fell upon the
citizenship of Pittsboro when it was
Jearned that Woodson L. Powell was
uead. He was universally loved and
admired for his many manly traits
and strength of character, honesty
and genial, accommodating disposition.
For many months he has suffered the
tortures incident to a nasal, catarrah
al trouble, having undergone several
operations and taking treatment in
many hospitals. Gradually his eye
sight left him and at the time of his
death, he could see only a short dis
tance, and his sufferings, from the
nature of his disease was acute, yet
he bore it with a Christian spirit and
murmured not. During all his illness
he never failed to be on hand when
the opportunity presented that he
could minister unto others.
Following an operation at a hospit
al in Durham a few days ago, Wood*-
son came home, and it was fully real
ized by himself and his loved ones
that he could not survive many days.
His condition grew weaker and he
entered into “the joys of his Lord” at
T o’clock on Thursday night.
His funeral was conducted at 11
o’clock on Saturday morning from St.
Bartholomew’s church in Pittsboro,
the rector, Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse
officiating. His burial following in the
historic old cemetery at that church.
The last rites over his remains were
performed, by the membership of Co
lumbus lodge No. 102, of which he
was a cherished member and a lodge
that he loved akin to his religion. The
ceremony was both beautiful and sol
emn and was performed in just such
a manner as Woodson Powell would
have had it, should he have directed
its procedure.
In addition to his membership in
the Masonic lodge here, he was also
a member of the Knights Templar at
Southern Pines, and he was both use
ful and honored in both organiza
tions.
The closing of the business places,
the large concourse of followers +o
his last nesting place and the bounti
ful florid attested his
popularity and the esteem in which he
wa c- V«oM
ws 34 of age on
t *y la? T having been .bom
. -lv 26th 1889. H° was mdrried
t > y*-sp Mnv-.r p Hid in 1909 nnd is
sur r dv°d by h’*s w ; *e a d five children,
as follows: Camilla Ihrie, Woodson
Lee, N of haniel Hill. James Foster and
Peter Ross. Hi's mother also survives,
Mrs. Alice Powell and one brother.
James Pov/ed, of Poanokn. Va.. and
one sister. Mrs. Ed- L. Marable, of
Pori~month. Va.
His friends left to mourn Iris part
ing are legion and for years Vs ge
nial "ountenanee will be a guiding in
fluence to those who loved him.
GOLDSTON~~ONE NEWS NOTES.
Goldston, Rt. 1, March 22.—Miss
Gladys Phillips, of Bear Creek, Rt. 1,
a few days with her sister, Mrs.
IF R. Oldham of this route last week.
Miss Sarah Tillman has been very
sick but is better.
Mr. Manly Oldham has purchased a
new Ford.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Oldham have
recently moved to the W. G. Fields
place, but are still on route 1, Gold
ston.
We are indeed thankful that we
are soon to have a daily mail. Many
thanks to Mrs. Olive and our good
friend, Colin G. Shaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tillman have a
new boy at their home.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Gains,
a boy, on the 16th.
Miss Evelyn Oldham snept last
Wednesday in the home of Miss Mol
lie Stinson.
DEATH OF MRS. DAWSON.
Mrs. John Dawson died at her home
in Baldwin township Wednesday,
March 19th, at the ripe old age of
"4 years. She had been a great suf
ferer for a long time with a compli
cation of diseases, and her death was
not unexpected.
She leaves a husband and two
sons, the children being C. W. Riggs
bee and Mr. T. V. (Bunn) Riggsbee.
She leaves many who will mourn her
death besides her relatives. All who
knew her loved her.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day at Mt. Pleasant Methodist
church, being conducted by her pas
tor, Rev. C. H. Caviness. Her remains
were interred in the cemetery at that
church.
Mrs. Dawson was a lady of the
old school and all through her life
was a true Christian and. a warm
friend to the sick and afflicted, and
her kind words and helping hand
will be missed in her community.
NEWS FROM *MOUNT ZION.
Moncure, Rt. 2, March 24.—Mr. and
-Mrs. G. G. Dorsett and little daugh
ters, Elizabeth and Annie Lee, of
Sanford, spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Griffin.
We are very glad to reDort that
-?r. J. Obie Harmon stood the opera
tion well and is doing nicely since
,tle removal of his appendix, at a hos-
Pital in Durham.
Mr. Harmon is a student at the
university of North Carolina.
Messrs W. B. Thomas, Alvis Thom
°f Raleigh, and Lemuel Thomas.
of Bennettsville, S. C., and Mrs. Nan
cy Harmon are at the bedside of their
1 r °ther, Mr. Walter Thomas.
Londonberry Vt., has not had a
nor mam age in two years,
5 . twenty eight children were bom
curing that time.
PATTISHALL A SUICIDE.
Former Chatham Citizen Ends
Life at Home in Randorph.
William C. Pattishtll, a former resi
dent of Chatham county, committed
suicide at his home in the edge of
Randolph county, about Severn miles
north west of Siler City on Wednes
day morning, March 19th at 7 o’clock.
Mr. Pattishall formerly lived at Colon,
in Lee county, and married Miss Fleta
Harrington at that place, who was
a daughter of Mr. George Harrington.
Mr. Pattishall moved to Randolph
county some fourteen years ago and
was prosperous in his new abode and
was held in high esteem by all who
knew him. He was reared in Chatham
and has relatives and many friends
in his native county.
He is survived by his wife and two
sons, Moody and Sankey and one
daughter, Miss Pepsy, all of whom
are at home.
! The facts of the ending of his life
are distressing, inasmuch # as the act
had been carefully planned and was
a result of ill health that Mr. Patti
shall had experienced, following an
attack of influenza some twelve
months ago. He was in his usual
good spirits on the Sunday before,
when several neighbors called to see
him, but it was noticed that he was
very nervous. Monday he was feeling
badly and on Tuesday morning mem
bers of his family noticed that he
was not feeling so well and he stated
that he had been unable to sleep any
on Monday night. He ate very little
breakfast on Tuesday morning. Mrs.
Patishall told him she would go to the
mail box some half mile distant and
would soon return. He returned to
the house and his eldest son, Moody,
noticed that he was not at himself
and followed him up stairs, and when
he became in view of his father he
was ordered down stairs at the point
of a rifle, with which the father slew
himself a few minutes afterward.
The tragedy has cast a gloom over
the community and great sympathy
has been expressed for the bereaved
family.
He was buried at Staley on Thurs
day afternoon.
CHATHAM COMMENCEMENT
To be Held in Pittsboro on April
18th, Beginning at 10 o’clock
| On April 18th, there will be a coun
ty commencement held in Pittsboro
by the various schools of Chatham
county, as has been announced in The
Chatham Record, and it is expected
that a majority of the schools will
participate. It is at least hoped that
a great interested will be taken .in
the days events, and from present in
dications there will be a large crowd
here.
j Following is the programme that
has been arranged for the occasion:
j 10 a. m.—Singing contest, open to
all schools who can furnish a chorus
of not less than six.
i 10:45 a. m.—Recitation and decla
mation contest, for boys and girls
from the seventh grade.
12 noon —An address.
) 12:30 p. m.—Picnic dinner on the
school grounds.
| 1:30 p. m. —Oral spelling contest
for seventh grade boys and girls. One
student from each school.
2 p. m.—Awarding of seventh grade
diplomas.
j 3p. m. —Athletic contests:
I 100 yard dash for high school boys.
100 yard dash for grammar grade
, boys. .. , , . . .
50 yard dash for high school girls.
50 yard dash for grammar grade
high jump for high school
bovs.
Running high jump for grammar
grade boys. *
Relay race? any school entitled to
participate that can furnish a team
of either four boys or four girls. For
boys 440 yards, for girls 220 yards.
! Standing broad jump,
j Running broad jump for boys; one
contestant from epch school.
! Potato race for high school girls,
i Potato race for grammar grade
' girls; one girl for each contest from
each school.
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| NEWS ITEMS FROM OAKLAND.
Pittsboro, Rt. 3, March 24.—Mr. and
i Mrs. Jack Bums, of Moncure, spent
the week end with his father, Mr.
T. L. Bums.
I Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Knight ,of San
ford, spent Sunday in the home of
. Mr. C. J. Knight.
j Miss Lena Bums soent the week
end with Miss Laura Harris in Brick
haven.
Mr.* and Mrs. W. B. Knight spent
Sunday in the home of Mr. A. B.
Gunter.
Mr. J. N. Mclver 1 and family spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Thomas.
Rev. J. J. Boone will preach at
Chatham church next Sunday morn
ing at 11 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eddins snent
Sunday in the home of Mr. C. C. Clif
ton.
NEWS ITEMS FROM ROSCOE.
Roscoe, March 24.—Mrs. W. J. Dur
ham and son, Clifton, Sunday
on Siler City route 3 with Mrs. M. A.
Dark and Mr. W. W. Dark.
Mrs. Willis Durham recently had a
number of her friends at an old time
quilting. .
j Mr. Murph Oldham’s family has
been on the sick list.
Saw mills are on the boom in this
section.
Mr. Clifton Durham made a pleas
, ant call on route two.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1924.
REPUBLICANS MMINATE STATE TICKET
Raleigh, N. C., March § —North
Carolina’s delegation to vs- Repub
lican national! conventio vast in
structed for Calvin Cool fby the
state convention in sess here late
this afternoon. The d< ation has .
a voting strength of 2 4
John J. Parker, of & rlotte was
elected by the conve K»n as na
and the following were*%iected dele
gates at large to the convention at
Cleveland.
John J. Parker, of Charlotte;
David H. Blair, of Winston-Salem,
federal collector of internal rev
enue; W. G. Bramham, of Durham,
retiring chairman of the party in
North Carolina; and Isaac M. Meek-;
ins, of Elizabeth City, N. C., who
today was named as Republican
candidate for governor.
The election of the delegates and
the committeemen followed an all
day session, a motion to recess for
dinner being defeated. . !
During the session a full state tick
et, with the exception of superintend
ent of public instruction, was named
to contest with the Democrats at the
November election. Isaac M. Meekins
of Elizabeth City was nominated for
governor. Others named on the ticket
were as follows:
George H. Ward, Haywood county,
lieutenant governor.
J. Yates Killian, Catawba county,
secretary of state.
R. A. Burch, Person, treasurer.
G. D. Baley, Yancey, attorney gen- i
eral. !
J. T. Hendrick, Davidson, corpora
tion commissioner.
Noey Pitts, Burke, commissioner
of agriculture.
Fred W. Thomas, Buncombe, su
preme court justice. 'j
J. B. Goslin, Forsyth, commission
er labor and printing.
D. F. Delamar, Durham, state audi
tor.
George W. Stanton, Wilson, com
missioner of insurance.
J. B. Mason, Durham, commissioner
of revenue.
The office of the superintendent of
public instruction will be filled by
the selection of the executive com
mittee. All nominations were by
acclamation and none were opposed.
The convention endorsed un
equivocally the administration of ■
the late President Harding in its
platform and the administration of
President Coolidge; went on record
as favoring the Mellon plan of tax
ation; favored the repeal of all war
taxes except those necessary to j
make provision for extraordinary
charges resulting from the war; ap
proved a policy restrictive immi
gration; and bespoke a continuance
of the tariff policy of the Republi
can party. Touching on state affairs
the platform urged a policy of pro
gressiveness without a burden of tax
ation on the people; favored the com
pletion of the hard surfaced road
program; bespoke a policy of liberal
public education: condemned the pres
ent administration for its alleged
wastefulness and extraagance ,'and: |
declared that as a result taxes in
MISS BELLA GREEN WINNER.
Gets Six Months Subscription to The
Record For Correct Answer.
There were only a few replies to
our puzzle for last week, and only two
of these had a correct answer, Joe
Snyder deciding in favor of Miss Bel
la Green, Route 3, Pittsboro. The oth
er correct answer came from Miss
Emma Tillman on route 1, Bear
C r eek
The correct answer to the marks
of punctuation was the word “IS.”
If you will take your paper, turn it
upside down and hold it in front of a
looking glass the word, “IS” will be
plainly visible to you.
In another column this week will
be found another problem calling for
a free subscription and we hope that
all our young friends will make an
effort to locate it.
Miss Bella Green is thirteen years
old; she goes to Moses school and is
taught by Miss Emma Johnson. She
says she had no help on the problem
and answers as follows:
IS.
Those two little marks, what they be ?
Is verv clear to me.
Without'this little word along
All our answers would be wrong;
That little word “IS.”
If Miss Bella wants the paper sent
to a friend we hope she will notify
us at once, otherwise we will start
the paper to her address next week.
ROUND TOP NEWS ITEMS.
Pittsboro, Rt. 3, March 24.—Mr. J.
K. Roberson spent Sunday on Hickory
Mountain.
Mr. J. K. Krissman spent a while
Sunday with Mr. W. A. Roberson.
Sunday school 'will be held at the
old county home school house next
Sunday, March 30th. Let everybody
go.
The small son of Mr. Cooper Har
ris is real sick with pneumonia, but
is some better at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Dixon, of
Lowes Grove, spent the week end
with Mr. W. H. Ward. They were ac
companied home by Miss Margaret
Williams.
Oren Roberson spent Sunday after
noon near Pittsboro.
We are glad to state that the meas
have left our community.
—| • —* — ;
Three years ago Dr. Albert Adams
predicted that he would die in 1924.
He died January 13, this year.
North Carolina had been raised be
yond the reasonable requirements of
government; favored reduction of tax
es upon the agricultural interests;
and touched on various other phases
of the state's political life.
The convention convened at noon
and after chairman Bramham had
called A. A. Whitener of Hickory
to the chair as temporary chairman,
the work of organization got under
way. Mr. Whitener was elected per
manent chairman, Charles A.
Green, of Mitchell county was
named as secretary and W. H. Bark
ley of Catawba, assistant secretary.
The committee on platform and reso
lutions then was named.
I. M. Meekins of Elizabeth City,
introduced the keynote speaker of
the meeting, Colonel Thomas W. Mil
ler, of Washington City, alien prop
erty custodian. Colonel Miller lauded
the administration of President Hard
ing and referred to much of the criti
cism of public officials at Washington
as “jackass propaganda.” He declared
that President Coolidge stood for the
best government and that the public
faith while shaken by the revelations
at Washington, need not fear that the
President would not take the right
course in dealing with the guilty. He
asserted that Mr. Coolidge would in
sist on punishment to the fullest ex
tent for those guilty of betraying
public trust.
A resolution presented by former
state senator Marion Butler that the
state organization be made to conform
with the national party organization
caused considerable debate and on roll
call was tabled.
The nomination of Mr. Meekins for
governor was by acclamation no other
candidate being offered. In a 90 min
ute speech accepting the nomination
Mr. Meekins declared that the Repub
lican party was the party fitted to
lead the nation and that every con
structive measure in state and nation
al politics had its inception with the
Republicans. He criticised every ad
ministration of Democrats since 1860
declaring that no platform of Demo
crats ever stood for the same things
and that always when the Republi
cans had regained control they were
faced with a condition of financial de
pression and a nation with its credit
impaired by the Democrats. He assert
ed that the administration of North
Carolina’s affairs under Democrats
was a disgrace to the state and ex
pressed his conviction that if all Re
publicans stood together the party
would be victorious in the state
elections next fall. He declared that
his platform would be “honest gov
ernment, economically administered
for the preservation of our traditions
and promulgation of the highest ideals
and national possibilities to the high
est maximum.”
“The Republican party has nothing
to fear from Tea Pot Dome”, was
one of the statements of the speaker,
and he also asserted that “there are
more men and women wishing to vote
the Republican ticket in North Caro
lina than there are wishing to vote
the Democratic ticket.”
PROCEEDINGS OF CIVIL COURT.
Two Weeks Extra Term to be Held to
Clear Congested Docket.
Chatham superior court met Mon
day, March 17th, for the trial of civil
cases, and was presided over by Judge
Oliver H. Allen. Following are the
cases disposed of:
Two divorce cases were tried and
granted, being Fred Durham vs.
Fronie Durham, and L. G. Clark vs.
Martha Jane Clark.
W. J. Johnson vs. Bud Perry. The
plaintiff was awarded $25. damages.
Clyde Welch vs. Diffie Phillips. This
was a contract between these parties
and the plaintiff received damages
amounting to $367.00.
B. C. Barber vs. William Oates.
Plaintiff recovers in the sum of
$354.96
Wm. Moffitt vs. W. T. Johnson. The
plaintiff recovers on a contract the
sum of S6OO and the defendant is al
so allowed $l5O and costs.
J. T. Wright vs. Hamlet Hospital.
The hospital guaranteed to cure the
plaintiff of a cancer and failed to do
so. Plaintiff recovers $250.
H. A. Harrington vs. Norfolk Sou
thern Ry. This case was compromised
in favor of th nlaintiff for S4O.
W. B. Wilson vs. Norfolk Southern
Ry. Plaintiff recovers $515.
John Crawford vs. Durham South
ern and Norfolk Southern railroads.
Plaintiff recovers $2,500.
A. L. Wilson vs. Norfolk Southern
Ry. Plaintiff recovers $lB7.
A. T. Ward vs. R. L. George. Plain
tiff recovers S3OO.
J. L. Copeland vs. Norfolk Southern
Ry. Non-suited.
Grant Fearrington vs. A. L. Wilson.
Plaintiff recovers S4O. .
G. L. Savage vs. Dick Clark. Plain-*
tiff recovers $275. The Judge order
ed that Clark be put under a bond
of S2OO for his appearance at the May
term of court in a criminal case. This
case grew out of a trade on horses. _
Joe Brooks vs. S. A. L. Ry. Plain
tiff recovers $42.
Judge Allen announced that on ac
count of the congested condition of
the civil docket that a two weeks
term of court would be held, following
the criminal term in May, or perhaps
before that date, but not later than
the May term of court.
Court adjourned last Fridav at
noon and the Judge left for his home.
Judge Allen is holding court this
week in Lee county.
BAILEY BE HERE IN MAY,
Will Speak in Both Siler City
and Pittsboro, Same Day.
On Tuesday, May 13th, Hon. Josiah
William Bailey, candidate for govern
or of North Carolina, will be in Chat
ham county. He will address the vot
ers at Pittsboro at 12:30 and again
at Siler City at 8 o’clock p. m.
May court will convene in Pittsboro
on Monday, the 12th, and Mr. Bailey
will be here on the next day, giving
opportunity to the many who are al
ready here to hear the next governor
speak, as well as affording an oppor
tune date for others to make arrange
ments to come and hear him.
Only those who have heard Mr.
Bailey speak can fully appreciate his
ability. He is a pleasing talker and
will entertain anyone who will take
the privilege of hearing him. He is
thoroughly versed in present day af
fairs and is thoroughly
with conditions in the state, and he
will tell you his views on the guber
natorial contest.
Mr. Bailey has outlined his policies
and platofrm for his campaign and
these have been distributed thorough
ly. They have been printed in The
Chatham Record, and practically ev
ery voter in the state is in posses
sion of this knowledge, yet there are
many things about your tax system
that many do not know, and Mr. Bai
ley will have much to say along these
lines and you should hear it.
Those who may be unable to get
to Pittsboro on the date named above,
and who live in the western part of
Chatham, can hear him on Tuesday
night in Siler City. It will be profit
able to you to hear him speak in
both towns if you can make ar
rangements to do so.
This will probably be the only date
that Mr. Bailey will fill in Chatham
county, as he has many demands for
his time, and the time of the primary
is drawing near. It is his intention {*>
make an address at some time in
Goldston or perhaps at the Carolina
school house, but he has not been able
to announce this as yet, and if he
finds it possible, he will announce the
date later, to come after the addresses
in Pittsboro and Siler City.
A PRIZE FOR AN ERROR.
Get The Record Six Months For
Reading The Ads.
Here is a stunner for you. A few
weeks ago we asked our young friends
to get in the habit of reading the ads
in The Record; that we would offer a
prize soon for the one who was best
acquainted with them. Now you have
an opportunity to win a prize for the
knowledge you have gained by doing
so.
In this paper is an advertisement
with a badly spelled word; it is in the
space of a regular advertiser, and one
that you should recognize if you have
followed our instructions.
To the boy or girl, man or woman
who sends us the best correct answer
to this we will give a six months free
subscription to The Chatham Record.
Here are the rules; they are simple
and easy to follow:
First tell the ad you found the er
ror in—it must be the correct error,
(sometimes typographical errors, oc
cur and are unavoidable, but this is
in type sufficent to be easily found.)
Then tell whether you have read
this ad before or not, and if you read
it, what induced you to do so..
Write a sketch not exceeding 30
words what you think of the adver
tiser’s business.
Give your correct name, and ad
dress. including rural route.
Tell what you think of The Chat
ham Record and how long you have
bfeen reading it.
All answers must be addressed to
Joe Snyder, care of The Chatham
Record, and be in his hands not later
than Monday, March 31st.
Prize will be awarded according to
correct answer, neatness ,arrange
ment and general get up of reply.
Continue to read the ads, because
we expect to offer more prizes along
this iine and the more familiar you
are with them, the better qualified
you will be.
Winner in last week’s puzzle will be
found in another column.
LIST OF RECORD "SUBSCRIBERS.
All Higfhlv Command The Paper for
Its Splendid Quality.
During the past week many of our
subscribers have called to congratu
late us on The Record and to tell us
how much they enjoyed reading it.
We highly appreciate these compli
ments, as well as those coming by
mail and hope to continue to merit j
the approval of all. . i
During the week, the following
friends have subscribed for the Rec
ord and we appreciate them:
W. U. Richardson, W. M. Price,
Miss Sankie Glenn, Moss Feature
Syndicate. John W. Clark, The Mes- ;
senger, The Tribune, Miss Dorothy
Bright, Fred A. Bums, J. W. Gold
ston, J. Lewis Thompson, Joe A.
Moody, L. J. Brooks, Baldwin Broth
ers, Buck Rives, Carl Burke, W. L. j
Cashion, A. M. Thomas, John R. In
gram, L. L. Thomas, E. E. Wilson,
J. T. Riggsbee, W. M. Ferguson, Mrs.
J. G. Mullis.
$ —■
More than four hundred sent in
cards as supporters for Mr. Bailey
and a large number have stated ver
bally that they intend to support him.
He will carry Chatham by a lame
majority* Many of those sending m
cards stated that the whole family
would vote for him.
BUILD A HOME 1 IN PITTSBORO.
DEATH OF A GOOD CITIZEN.
Stephen Gilmore is Buried at
Pleasant Hill Church.
At 2 o’clock last Friday morning,
after many months of suffering from
a disease of the stomach, the spirit
of Stephen D. Gilmore, entered into
the eternal rest, that awaited his
coming. He died, at the home of his
son, Mr. Ivey Gilmore, on route No.
3, Pittsboro.
Mr. Gilmore would have been 67
years old on the 29th day of next
May, having been bom in 1858, His
wife preceded him to the grave about
twenty years ago.
Mr. Gilmore was the father of three
children, Mr. I. M. Gilmore, Mr. B.
W. Gilmore, and Mrs. Siber Riggsbee.
Mrs. Riggsbee died several years ago*
Mr. Gilmore was well known in this
section, having been in public life for
many years, always taking an active
part in matters of public concern, and
he was a man of much influence. He
was a substantial farmer ,a kind and
loving husband and father, and he
was very active in church work, being
a member of Pleasant Hill Methodist
church.
Mr. Gilmore was always in touch
and sympathetic in charitable neces
sities and contributed largely to such
causes, remembering the needv, and
ministering unto those who needed his
assistance.
He was a good, Christian gentleman
and leaves many friends in Chatham
county.
His funeral services were held at
Pleasant Hill Saturday afternoon,
March 22nd, and -were conducted by
his pastor, Rev. J. J. Boone. A large
number of people were present to pav
a last tribute .to his memorv, desnit"
the bad condition of the roads leading
to the. church, and mpny flowers cov
ered his last, resting place.
His remains were interred ir> the
cemetery at Pleasant Hill beside those
of his beloved wife and daughter.
SOCIAL EVENTS* IN SILER CITY.
Mrs. Durham and the Misses Thomp
son and Spier Entertain.
Siler City, March 22.—Mrs. W. S.
Durham charmingly entertained the
Friday Afternoon Book club this week.
The reception hall and living room
were attractively decorated in green
and white, suggestive of St. Patrick’s
day.
After . the books were exchanged
each member responded to the roll
call with an Irish joke.
An interesting program had been
arranged. Mrs. W. H. Hadley read a
paper on the life of St. Patrick. Mrs.
L. L. Wrenn read the history of the
shamrock. Mrs. L. P. Dixon gave a
humorous Irish reading which was
thoroughly enjoyed.
Two contests afforded the guests
much amusement. A delicious salad
course was served, the favors were
attractive little green baskets filled
with mints.
Those present were Mesdames L, L.
Wrenn, Rosa Stout, W. S. Edwards,
S. J. Husketh, J. D. Gregg, Cora Wise,
E. H. Jordan, L. P. Dixon, W. H.
Hadley, J. J. Jenkins. J. Q. Seawell,
L. B. Brooks, and J. N. Johnson.
Miss Emily Thompson and Miss
Thelma Spier were joint hostesses to
the members of the Boosters club and
other friends Thursday night at the
home of Mrs. E. H. Jordan.
The home was beautifully decorated
with a profusion of jonquils and hy
acinths. These were arranged for
both bridge and rook. St. Patrick was
honored in the scheme of table dec*
orations and in the refreshments. The
favors were tiny pipes with Shamrock
sprays.
Following the game refreshmentr
consisting of ice cream, cake and
mints were served.
Those present were Misses Hattie
Dark, ulia Barclay, Mary M. Dorsett,
Nell Perrv, Beulah Headen, Luta
Headen, Emily Cole, Linda Hoskins,
Joyce Edwards, Annie Lambe, Eliza
beth Ferguson, Alice Straughan, An
nie Sell Brooks, Grace Reitzel and
Mesdames Jennie Edwards, L. L.
Wrenn, J. S. Dorsett and Clyde Fore.
Mesdames C. N. Bray and J. B.
Marley were delightful hostesses to
the Round Dozen Book Club at the
home of Mrs. Bray Thursday after
noon. The roll was called and each
member responded with a quotation
from one of the southern poets. Jon
quils were effectively arranged in the
parlor and living room. An interesting
program was rendered by Mesdames
L. L. Wrenn, J. C. Gregson, Junius
Wren, and C. N. Bray on the lives of
southern novelists, poets and humor
ists.
A delicious frozen salad course fol
lowed with coffee and cheese straws,
was served by Misses Berta Bray and
Louise Marley.
Members present were Mesdames
J. C. Gregson, L. L. Wrenn, M. M.
Fox. Junius Wren, T. D. Bynum, C.
B. Thomas. J. B. Marley, J. S. Wrenn,
and C. N. Bray.
PITTSBORO METHODIST CIRCUIT.
Rev. J. J. Boone, Pastor.
Owing to the condition of the roads
there will be no preaching at Pleas
ant Hill Sunday afternoon.
The pastor will preach at Chatham
church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
Brother Barnes, with a group of
children from the Methodist Orphan
age at Raleigh, will be in Pittsboro
Sunday night, and will give a Sacred
Concert in the school auditorium, be
ginning at 7:15 o’clock. This conceit
is free for one and aIL Hope everyone
within reach of Pittsboro, both young
and old, will take advantage of this
unusual treat.
As Brother Barnes must take his
children back to Raleigh Sunday night
the concert will begin strictly on time.
NUMBER 42.