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the PAPER that grew in hard times—is still growing, read by fifteen thousand people every week, leading weekly in CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA* The Chatham Record ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. PITTSBORO SCHOOL OPENS. \fanv Citizens And Swarms of Pupils present at School Opening Monday. The Pittsboro school is aupiciously launched for the coming season. The opening exercises took place Monday moin.ng-ie facu j ty> headed by Prin • * a l ]\ T oian, has been secured and •ill were present except the lady who ji to have charge of the new depart ment of teacher training. However, Mr. Nolan announced that the new jeuartment is assured, and that a teacher will be here ere long to under take this work, which promises to be of much value in training teachers for Chatham county schools. A Scripture lesson was read by pastor Barclay of the Presbyterian church and the audience was led in prayer by Pastor Gordon of the Bap tist church. Principal Nolan then ad dressed the citizens and the pupils and stated that the*fcwo chief demands of his would be far order and work. Me incidentally stated what was heart ially approved by his hearers, that the people of North Carolina must de mand more from the schools for the money being expended so liberally than they have yet, as a rule, secured. Following Mr. Nolan, Prof. Frank lin. for the past nine years principal of the school, but who is to be princi pal of the St. Paul school this year, spoke a few words of cheer and of farewell to his old pupils. Next Mayor A. C. Ray delivered a few appropriate remarks of welcome to the teachers of of assurance of cooperation. Mr. James L. Griffin followed with the suggestion that the people of Pittsboro should cooperate with the faculty in beautifying the new school grounds and this suggestion was em phasized by Mr. Nolan, who said that he has seen no school site in the state more beautiful, or capable of being beautified, than the new site of the Pittsboro school. He spoke also of the importance of a live parent and teach ers organization. The list of the faculty was given last week. ■ » »■— REUNION OF HARWARD FAMILY A most delightful day was spent on Sunday when all of the children and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Harward met in their annual bun ion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Har ward. '. ? A most elaborate dinner was served in connection with a watermelon cut ting. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Council, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Bullard, Mr. and -Mr*. C. S. Harward, of Greensboro, Prof and Mrs. C. P. Harward, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Har ward of Moncure, Rev. and Mrs. S. C. Glossom of Elerbe, N. C. It was a source of joy that not one of the children or 22 grandchildren was absent. j ■ Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Sampson of (fGuilford College, parents of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Harward, were guests of the reunion. | It was agreed that here after the annual reunion be held on July the fourth. ■ wf r I MRS. W. M. BARBER PASSES. Mrs. W. M. Barber of GoMston who had been in failing health for some time, was taken suddenly worse the latter part of last week, and passed away at the Carolina Hospital, at Sanford, on Saturday momi g. Mrs. Barber was united in her ear ly girlhood with Galatia Presbyte' ian thurch, and was at the time cf her 'teafch a valued member of that church Goldston, where she was buried on Sunday, August 31st. by her pastor " ev - Jonas Barclay. Mrs. Barber "orty seven vears of age. Besides her husband, Mr. W. M. Barber, 1 ‘ft the followink children: Mr. F. M. Bar "er> Misses Vada, Emma, v. na Sf Kl Ernestine of Goldston, and ■ * lr - s - T. A. Burns, of Mo'cure. —— ■» im CORINTH ITEMS. lR W. H. Clark and family of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Allen and ■p T 1 ’ Clark of Star, Mr. and Mrs. pJ , Wilson of Broadway, Mr. D. A. p Blewitt Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Clark of Tempe, Arizona, spent V ve £ k “ end with Mrs. D - A - Clark, i ilr * E- T. Clark will spend several jjC s liei ’e with his brother and fam n A. Clark has returned from J su to Star and Blewitt Falls. Vf n ir* ? am Pippin of Cary and Miss L lssie , Johnson of Durham were the visitors at Mrs. Clark’s Sunday evening. w . JUDGE BLAIR’S COURT. Judge Blair’s justice mill has had s usual supply of grist. . the more interesting cases h ' j na f of Mrs. Albert Smith against <a,% U m °f only a month for as -0 r it * J- he evidence seemed to bear hi- i-f cha rge of an assault with to n and Smith was bound over .Mr ol^.- Attorney Horton represented the l a* and Messrs. Bell and Long ne defendant. P JVIN G CONTRACT TO BE LET. It is gratifying to learn that the A- ract for paving highway 54 from t‘ northern boundary of Pittsboro thi tae P,ee cou nty line is to be let in S l U mont h* Headway is being made l a the construction of the bridges Rocky and Deep rivers. When Biiif j orter route to Sanford is com ■ fine little city will be I eral m iles nearer by car than now, I W>OK at" JTOUR LABEL PHILLIPS HEADS LEGION. Fayetteville Gets 1925 Meeting—The Asheville Session Addressed by McLean, Daniels, and Gov. * McLeod. (By Associated Press) Asheville, September 2.—Selection of Fayetteville for the 1925 session, | election of Wade Phillips of Lexing ton as state commander, passing of resolutions and addresses by Josephus Daniels, Angus Wilton McLean, and Governor Thomas G. McLeod of South Carolina were the outstanding featur es of the closing of the sixth annual convention of the North Carolina de partment of the American Legion here today. Miss Annie Lee of Monroe was se lected as president of the North Car olina department of the American Le gion auxiliary at the closing session of the fourth annual meeting of that organzation. Thomas W. Bird, former state com mainder of the legion was chosen by acclamation as a member of the na tional executive committee. The ad dress by Mr. McLeod was one of the features of the session. The Demo cratic nominee for governor made a i strong plea for law enforcement and I urged the support of the American Legion. Members of the legion, as well as the auxiliary began leaving for their homes this afternoon. AT GOLDSTON. The Editor Gets a Glimpse of Anoth er Chatham County Town. - A trip to Sanford with Mr. Shaw Saturday byway of Moncure and re turn by the way of Goldston served to introduce the new editor to quite a considerable portion of Chatham county and to quite a number of its good citizens. A few minutes* stop at Goldston enabled us to meet that Mr. O. Z. Barber, a contractor who is do ing much for the growth of that good town. Several new buildings are being erected at Goldston by Mr. Barber to satisfy the demand for houses, an example that some one should follow at Pittsboro, since about the only va cant apartment in this town j seem to be at the jail which is occu ; pied by only one roomer . | Others we met were Mr. W. H. I Garner, who has just become sole owner of all the Chatham county tele ! phone lines and exchanges through . the purchase of the last independent ! system, that -at Siler City, Mr. H. A. Burke, H. B. and John Jones, Mr. J. M. Wicker, the only men in the 1 group who was not already taking the Record and who “came across” with a subscription, also our own i kinsman Prof. W. H. Tyler, for sev | eral years principal of the Goldston school, but this year to be a graduate student at the University. Visiting Mr. I Tyler were his brother, Mr. John Tyler of Marion, and family and Mr. Snyder of Sampson county. Mr. John Tyler . and family were on their return trip t from a visit to Mr. Tyler’s old home in Sampson county. We hope to have the opportunity soon to spend a day at Goldston and meet all the Goldston folk. A CORRECTION. An article in last week’s Record told of a truck’s being deserted at Avent’s Ferry, which was said to contain a considerable quanity of liq uor. The report has proven to be in correct. The truck belonged to Mr. J. W. R. Hamer, of Siler City, who states that he had driven the truck at night into the edge of he water, being a stranger and thinking there was a bridge at that point. The truck contained no liquor nor were there any women in the truck. Evidently the party of two men and two women re ported as seen and under the influ ence of liquor were others than the occupants of the Hamer truck, for Mr. Hamer has never been a drinking man at all. We regret the error, but trust that this will serve to put Mr. Hamer in the ight light. FARRELL FAMILY REUNION. ♦ - -- There will be a family reunion of the Farrells held at Hanks’ Chris tian church two miles east of Pitts boro, Sunday, September 14. All Far rells and other descendants of Dr. Farrell, the progenitor of the family in Chatham county are invited. A basket dinner will be served on the grounds. The occasion promises to be a great one, as this is the first at tempt at a family reunion and speak ers will undertake to give something of the Farrell tradition. Dr. R. M. Farrell, of Pittsboro, is chairman of the committee arranging the affair, while the secretary is Mrs. Josie Sturdivant, of Carrboro. SILER CITY TELEPHONE SOLD* • Mr. W. H. Garner the Purchaser— Novr Owner of All Chatham County Systems. Mr. W. H. Garner, of Goldston is now the owner of all the telephone systems in Chatham county. Mr. Garn er attained last week to this distinc tion through the purchase of the Si ler City system. The Record trusts that the purchase of the Siler City sustem by Mr. Gamer will prove prof itable to him and helpful to the ser , vice throughout the , An oratorical contest between re cent arrivals at the homes of Messrs. ‘ Wade Barber and Reid Thompson is being heard with great interest by. a 1 j large audience of enthusiastic admir ers in the neighborhood. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDaSTSEPTEEMBER 4, 1924. H. T. LAMBERT GETS PRIZE. Given Six Months Subscription in An swer to Puzzle. Out of the thirty odd replies we received from our puzzle published in the issue of August 21st, there was but one that came anyways near be ing correct. That one was submited by H. T. Lambert, of Bear Creek, Rt 1. The illustration below shows exactly how the farmer reduced the pen to four stalls instead of one and the bars he removed. I I U Sh 0> <U a a to 9 9 -Off Here— You will not the wording “Off Here” is where the rules were print ed last week and they were used to form a pen on the lower right comer It was an interesting puzzle and we appreciate the interest that was taken in it. This week a page of advertising is being published in this paper with a missing word. It will run for ten weeks and we trust that all our friends will undertake to win the prize of $15.00 and $lO. The ad is published on page two and you will find it in teresting. Try your hand. MONCURE NEWS. Methodist Sunday School Enjoys Pic nic—Various Personal Items. Moncure, Sept. 1. —Messrs. R. W. and James B. Utley left last Monday to enter the fall term at Elon College. Messrs Jennings Womble and Sam Crutchfield left last Tuesday for the same school. These young men will be missed at Moncure. Mr. R. W. Utley expects to finish at Elon next spring The other young men graduated at Moncure High School last spring They will be missed at school her, but we hope for them much success in their college career. Methodist Sunday School wfent on a picnic to Durham at Lakewood Pjtfk last Wednesday. Numbers of cars gathered at the church at 8:30 <&k>ck and away was provided for all the children and members of the Sun day School. Most of them reached the park in time to view everythng, en joy rides on the “hobby horses” and a “swimming” in the pool before dinner was spread and enjoyed by all present. There were two other Sunday School picnic dinners spread there that day, one from Fuquay Springs and one from Varina. After dinner the “Roller Coasters” furnished much fun.. The elder ladies and men seemed as young as the children and young people and all had a most enjoyable day. Mrs. S. V. Holt, the main promoter of the picnic did all in her power to make the children, young people, and grown people enjoy themselves. We thank her for her untiring efforts,. also all who joined in and made this picnic such a success. Prof. Wade A. Sowers of Linwood, N. C. surprised his many friends here by bringing his bride, nee Miss Lena Batt, of Lexington to visit his sister, Mrs. J. E. Catheil last Saturday. They were married at Salisbury August, 25, 1924, and spent their honey moon at Asheville. Mr. and Mrs. Sowers will teach at Arcadia school. Congratula tions are extended by their many friends here and very best wishes. The Baptist Sunday School enjoyed a picnic at Pullen Park, Raleigh last Monday, September Ist. Miss Beulah Weathers is visiting her uncle Mr. 8.. J. Weathers. Mrs T. K. Gunter and children of Vass, are visiting her mother Mrs. Emma Churchill. September Ist was Labor day and a holiday. Many observed it as such witnessing ball games at Raleigh and’ other places. The bank, Phoenix Utili ty Co., and a few business places were closed for the day. Messrs. H. .R. Stedman, J. K. Barnes and C. D. Thomas have pur chased new Dodge roadsters. There was a special sale here last Saturday and there were more peo ple in Moncure than ever had been before. Editor Colin G. Shaw and Mr. 0.. J. Peterson of Pittsboro were visitors m town last Saturday. TOBACCO SELLS WELL AT WIL ; son. Wilson, September2.—The Eastern North Carolina auction tobacco mar kets opened today. More than a million pounds of to bacco was on the floors of the ware houses here. At noon warehouse men said the average price was about 22 l-2_ cents_ per_ pound. The -lower grades were selling well, tobacco men stated. At Greenville there were about 750,- 000 pounds of tobacco on the floors of the warehouses, while at Goldsboro 250000 pounds were on the floors • there. At Rocky Mount several hundred t thousand pounds were sold on the i warehouse floors there. The average , it was estimated at noon would be about twenty two cents per pound. SATUR ~|y AT SANFORD. Vl The EnditQv ieets Many of The Rec ord’s Fr is in the Prosperous il of Lee County. The ne’ Jitor took the opportunity Saturday visit Sanford with the former € /or Shaw to meet the many patrons amd friends of the Record. Sanford is manifestly a prosperous and progressive town, and that fact is no more clearly demonstrated than by the readiness shown by its business men to advertise their wares liberally. Being so near and so easily accessible to our subscribers the Sanford bus iness houses realize that the Record affords them possibly their very best advertising medium, and they use columns freely. The Sanford Milling Company was found to be under the efficient man agement of the Messrs. H artness, father and son, who came to Sanford from Shelby, and who clearly know the wheat milling business. They are milling 200 barrels of flour a day, and an inspection of the four floors of the big mill convinced us that no more sanitary product can be pro duced than is being furnished by that enterprise. At the Seaboard mill, under* the charge of Mr. Leadwell, similarly san tary methods prevail, and here, too, a superior product is being furfnished the trade. The editor of the Record believes in patronizing North Caro lina industries especially when other things are equal, and we commend these two fine Sanford flour mills to the attention of Chatham county mer chants. At the Lee Furniture Company we met Mr. Lee Mclver, a fine fellow and one who is wise enough to use the Record columns. See their adv. Sanford may boast its clothing and dress goods stores. The Isaacson store is one that a much larger city than Sanford might be proud of, while Mr. Isaacson himself is a gentleman of fine presence and a believer in print er’s ink, as attests the large adver tisement in this issue of the Record. Right next to Isaacson’s Stein Broth ers of Fayetteville, patrons of ours at Clinton, are soon to put in a fine stock of ladies’ wear and dress goods. This store will be under the manage ment of Mr. Lazarus, at present with his father in the Lazarus Department Store. The Mg business will soon be telling our readers about their offer ings. At Chears Jewelery Company Miss Margaret Olive, a charming young lady of Chatham parentage, is one of-the leading spirits. Other good friends and patrons of the Record met on this visit were Mr. J. A. McLeod of the Brown-Buick Company, Mr. Dorsett of Perry’s Ga rage, Mr. Cunningham of the Bank ing Loan and Trust Company, Bald win Brothers, old Chathamites, Mr. Frank May, of the Carter Furniture Company, Mr. Hubbard of Strowd and Hubbard, M. Capps, of Capps Hadwae, and Dr. Ernest Brown chiropractor. While all these gentlemen have not at present their advertisements run ning in the Record we are assured by them; that as business opens up in the fall we shall have a liberal business from them. The Williams-Belk Company have a good’ adv. today, also the Page Trust Company of which that fine young gentleman Mr. Jones is cashier. CONFEDERATE REUNION. Chatham County Veterans of the War Between the States Meet at Sil er City. Tuesday was a good day for Chat ham countv confederate veterans. Thirty-three of the gallant remnant of the armies of the early sixties met at Siler City to renew the memories of those far off days, and to enjoy the feast prepared by the Daughters of Confederacy. The old fellows assembled at the park at 10:30 a.m., where they were addressed by several of the veterans themselves, and by Mrs. Bettie Lon don, of Pittsboro, who has done so much for the veterans, and Editor Whitley of the Chatham News. Those from Pittsboro attending were Mrs. London, Miss Carrie M. Jackson, and Veterans, J. D. Griffin, J. J. Hackney, H. .C. Clegg, Jack Thomas and John Thomas. A very fine dinner was served and the veterans enjoyed the day very much. NEWS NOTES FROM RAMSEIJR 2. Mrs. D. M. Burgess spent Sunday with her father, Mr. Presley Moon who has been sick for some time at his home in Ramseur. We hope he will soon recover. Mr. J. R. Reightsell spent Sunday afternoon with J. W. White. Mr. Henry Rightsell and Ray Right sell and J. W. White spent Saturday , in Siler City on business. Mrs. J. W. White of this route and two sisters, Mrs. C. F. Pickard of Sanford and Mrs. Z. B. Straughan, of Rocky. Mount, are spending some time at the home of their brother, J. L. Salmon, of Durham. A large crowd has been attendng the meeting at Hilldee the past week. Miss Manie Burgess of Greensboro has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. M. .Burgess of this route. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. White and fami ly of the Oakland farm near Ramseur spent Friday at the home of their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. White. — > i Mr. G. M. Clark and daughter Miss Margaret and sons William Henry and Walter Reid of Route 2 were visitors at the Record office Thurs day. . BRICKHAYEN NEWS. School to Open September Bth for an Eight Months Term—Other Items of Interest. Brickhaven Sept. 1. —Miss Orlan Mull of Wake Forest, who has been on a short visit here, returned to her home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Curtis and children of Ahoskie were the week end guests here of Mrs. O. C. Ken nedy. Miss Thelma Thomas of near Broadway spent last week here as the guest of Mrs. C. H. Thompson. Mrs. J. Garland Farrell and little sons Dan and Lawrence of Aberdeen visited relatives here last week. Mrs. W. J. Hannon left Saturday for Henderson, where he expects to spend several days with relatives. Little Pauline Lawrence is quite sick with tonsilitis. Her grandmother Mrs. H. T. Johnson expected to re turn to Morrisville yesterday, but will remain here until the little patient is able tq be about. The school here opens Monday, September 8. We have eight months this term, much to the gratification of the patrons, who have long realized the need of a longer term. Miss Mary Bland of Pittsboro is the very effici ent principal. The primary grades will be taken this year by Miss Hilda Wil kie, of Moncure. Every one is looking forward to a successful year of school work. All pupils are urged to be pres ent for the enrollment the first day, even tho ’they may have to lose sev eral days helping make the crops. Miss Nannie Long, who has been on an extended visit to relatives in Harnett county, returned home Sun day. Mr. C. W. Hanks, after a short vis it with friends, has returned to his home at Pittsboro. We are always glad to have Mr. Hanks with us. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Harrington and children were week-end guests of friends in Durham. Miss Mary Lee Utley is substitute teacher this week at the West Wake school near Bonsai. Miss Leone Luth er is completing, the summer school course at Chapel Hill and will take the work the second week of school. Miss Luther was a former teacher here, and the West Wake school is very fortunate in securing her ser vices, for she has an exalted concept ion of duty and is a very concientious instructor. Enthusiasm is still running high at The Christian Endeavor meetings. We are proud of the good attendance, for there is always inspiration in num bers. Miss Ruth Kennedy was leader last Sunday evening and managed the program very well indeedl We are sorry that Mr. Shaw is leaving Chatham. He has done splen did work in our county and has al ways stood for the best things—the high ideals of the best type of citizen ship.. We wish for him continued sue cess in his work—and much happiness. ■- > m Bullfrog Swallows Young* Chicken. Stanley News-Herald. Mr. J. T. Cole told the News Her ald representative a rather interest ng story Tuesday afternoon which sounded somewhat “fishy’” but which Mr. Coles says came to him straight. It was told to him by Mr. William Furr, of North Albemarle who is a perfectly reliable gentleman. Last Sunday a week, as the story went. Mrs. Furr was visiting his daughter, Mrs. Jason Holt, who resides just this side of Baffin. He was attracted by the sfcange 'conduqt of lone of Mrs. Holt’s hens Mi*. Purr noticed the old hen apparently making fight at some object near the spring run. She would cluck he brood of chickens which was alVnost as large as par tridges away from the spring and then she would return and assail vig orously some object in the water. Mr. Furr went to the scene and found that a big green bullfrog had caught one of the chickens as it went to the spring run to drink, and it had it all swallowed except about an inch of its legs. The old bullfrog was swal lowing vigorously and was making fine headway at his feast, despite the vigorous assaults which the mother hen was making on his mossy back in the meantime. “This s no fish story,” Mr. Cole says,“but is absolute ly a true story strange as it may seem.’” GERMANY MAKES PAYMENT. BERLIN, September2—Germany to day made her initial payment of twenty million gold marks under the Dawes’ plan. The payment was re ceived here by Leon Frazier assist ant to Owen D. Young, agent-gener al adinterim, for reparation pay WORLD FLIERS HOP OFF. > On Board U. S. S. Richmond, Sept. 2.—(By wireless to the A. P. World Flight.)—The United States army planes on their world flight hopped off from Ice Tickle, Labrador at 10:25 o’clock eastern standard time this morning. _ BYNUM TEAM WINS. The Bynum and Ramseur teams crossed bats Saturday with a score of eleven to six in favor of the Chat hamites. Bynum will play Graham Saturday on the home field. It will probably be a game jvorth seeing. Mrs. J. H. Cordon and Jim, Jr., of Raleigh and Mrs. Fred Jerome, of Clayton, who have been visiting their mother, Mrs. Henry A. London, for the past month, have returned to their homes. TEXANS FLAY THE KLAN. Klan Organization Is Denounced 111 Party Platform—Fight Has Been Bitter for Years. (By Associated Press) Austin Tex., September 2.—Pro claiming r.o quarter for the Ku Klux Klan, framing the platform which de nounced the klan and declared for strict economy in government and ac cording complete recognition of Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson as the democrat ic nominee for governor, the Texas state democratic convention went through vociferous sessions here today with the Ferguson element in abso lute control. As night fell the meeting still was con tinumg, the permanent organiza tion just having been effected. . The day was crowded with bitter deunciation of the klan and its meth ods, with heated oratory climaxed bv a masterful appeal of Senator Joseph W. Bailey for peace and marked by warm acclamation for Mrs. Ferguson and her husband, James E. Fergu son, who with their daughters sat on the speaker’s platform throughout the day. To be certain that the convention would be 100 per cent anti-klan all klan delegations were ousted and ev ery attempt of the klan delegates to place their friends on important com mittees was defeated decisively by election of substitute committeemen favorable to the convention majority. In this manner committee members favorable to the anti-klan element from the fourth and thirteenth dis tricts were seated. A bitter fight over the Dallas county committee selections. brought former governor Colquitt and Lieutenant Governor Davidson into the fray attempting vainly to stop the proceedure. In every instance klan delegates and committeemen were re jected. “That’s what they did to us at Wa co,” shouted many of the delegates. “It’s their own medicine.” 1 Even some of the Ferguson dele gates protested at the method, one delegate explaining that it was not necessary to adont such decisive meth ods, since the Fergusons were in control by five to one. The flaying of the klan continued, however, until the job was completed. A klan voice might be heard oc casionally in. the early stages of the convention but by evening there ap peared to be left not a single murmur of the organization%hich na£ control ed several democratic conventions The klan was handled in these words in the pfatfbnff: “The Democratic party in Texas in convention assembled, emphatically and without reservation condemns and denounces what Is known as the in visible empire and the ku klux klan as an undemocratic, anti-christian and un-American organization. We brand its activities in politics and elsewhere as treason against the state and na tion and treason against the funda mental principles upon which the gov ernment was founded. We ca 1 ! upon all those who have joined this danger ous order through mistake as to its real purpose to withdraw from it and lend their aid to free this country from the strife and trouble which this secret and insidious clique has aroused. Earlier in the day, temporary Chair man M. M. Crane, of Dallas had scathingly denounced the klan in his keynote address, declaring: “It is flattery to call men cowards who go out in a gang at night, pounce on one defenseless man, strip him, pour hot tar on him and then conceal their own identity behind a bed sheet. If they want to take the law into their own hands, in the name of justice why don’t they give the poor victim at least an equal chance. “Those who believe in law are eter nally opposed to the klan.” The convention arose with prolong ed cheering. MURDER SUSPECTED. White Men Probably Murdered By Negroes Near Chape! Hill. Chapel Hill September 2.—A mys terious shooting affray last night on the road between Chapel Hill and Carrboro, believed to have resulted in the murder of a man, led to the ar rest today of Joe Mason, a negro of Chapel Hill. No sign has been found of the person presumed to have been killed. Before the shooting occurrred a number of negroes were seen chasing a man. Five or six shots rang out and the negroes were seen beating the man who had fallen to the ground. Several minutes later a passerby reported to the police that he had seen a dead body of what he believed a white man lying in the road. On the arrival of the police however the body had disappeared and no signs remaned except a pool of blood and a bloody hat. Mason is charged with being impli cated in the matter, and authorities expect to make further arrests which will clear up the mystery. Attorney W. P. Horton has moved his office to the office formerly oc cupied by V. R. Johnson, over Brooks and Eubanks. m i Carey W. Gunter of Raleigh and E. M. .Johnson, of Siler City, Rt. 2, called at our office Wednesday. Mr. Gunter is visiting his parents in this county. . Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pegram and children, of Lexington spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Murdock on route 3, Pittsboro. The Chatham tax rate is $1.22, thG same as last ytar*s rate. i NUMBER 13.