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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878. PRIZE winners at the CHATHAM COUNTY FAIR Following are the winners of • zes at the Chatham County Fair held October 7-10. Checks will be mailed out from the secretary’s of- L within the next few days. Where re W as no competition and first P was awarded only second prize monev will be paid. t General Farm Exhibit —S. D. Brew- I * lst; -Take Johnson, 2nd. er 1 ’ CORN Best display corn—S. D. Brewer, i st - John W. Perry, 2sd. gjggs’ Seven ear—S. D. Brewer, i,t - Take Johnson, 2nd. Goodman’s Prolific —R. L. Forrest lst.; J- O. Forrester, 2nd. Boone County White—S. D. Brew- Pi Ist. Any other white —Hugh York—lst. Jake Johnson, 2nd. \ny other yellow—E. D. Brewer, ls t. ; Jake Johnson, 2nd. Pop Corn —Dan Pike, Ist.—S. D. Rrewer, 2nd. COTTON Best exhibit —J. E. Welch, Ist.; S. P. Teague, 2nd. WHEAT Greensboro —J. O. Forrester, Ist.; K. L. Forrester, 2nd. Leap's Prolific —Walter R. Perry, Ist.; Jesse B. Bridges, 2nd. Any other beardless—W. B. Straug han, Ist. OATS Any variety—J. L. Glosson, Ist.; J. o.* Forrester, 2nd. PEAS Red Crowder —Mrs. J. O. Forrester, Ist.; Mrs. D. C. Kidd, 2nd. SOY BEANS Mammoth —S. D. Brewer, Ist.; Jake Johnson, 2nd. HAY AND LEGUMES Red Clover —J. 0. Forrester, Ist. K Mixed Grass—J. O. Forrester, Ist. TOBACCO Bright wrapper—Rufus Johnson, Ist; E. C. Craven, 2nd. Mahogony wrapper—Wrs. D. L. I Johnson, Ist.; E. L. Vestal 2nd. Bright filler —Fred Vestal, Ist.; I Mrs. D. L. Johnson, 2nd. Smoker—Mrs. D. L. Johnson, Ist.; I Tred Vestal, 2nd. Working Lugs—E. L. Vestal, Ist.; I Fred Vestal, 2nd. I Best Display—E. L. Vestal, Ist.; ■ Fred Vestal, 2nd. ■ FRUIT- - ~v • * ~ Apples I Bonum—Rufus Brewer, lfct.; E. M. ■ Lindley, 2nd. I Stayman—Rufus Brewer, Ist.; Mrs. I D. L. Johnson, 2nd. I Winesap— B. K. Johnson, Ist.; I Rufus Brewer, 2nd. M. R °yal Eimbertwig—Rufus Brewer W Fen Davis—Rufus Brewer, Ist. O. I A. Clapp, 2nd. I Any other variety—Rufus Brewer, I Ist; 0. A. Clapp, 2nd. I Ben collection 5 plates— O. A. I Lapp, Ist.; Rufus Brewer, 2nd. I n .k Im Perial —Rufus Brewer, Ist.; I o A. Clapp, 2nd. Mammoth Black Twig—B. K. John- I son, Ist.; Rufus Brewer, 2nd. „ PEARS I n i l , er —S. D. Brewer, Ist.; Mrs. I u- L. Johnson, 2nd. I i J ap ; G°lden Russett—Walter Perry, I B't; Jo;ui W. Perry, 2nd. I , plate colection—C. N. Lindley, I ] st; E. M. Lindley, 2nd. I i ot}ier var iety—E. M. Lindley, I lst -5 Mrs. A. A. Smith, 2nd. _ GRAPES Bunch— S. D. Brewer, Ist. I James—E. M. Lindley, lst.r S. B. I Reiver, 2nd. ■ Muscadines—S. D. Brewer, Ist.; I C. Kidd, 2nd. | feeuppernong— S. F. Teague, Ist.; I hs* X. A. Wrig-ht, 2nd. * i miscellaneous l u^ 8 2ml B ' K ' Joh ' SDn ’ lst; C - N - H. Lindley, Ist.; Mrs. D. ■ C Johnson, 2nd. | c:*, I , rer ' Can Persimmon—Mrs. D. C. I Ist. Rondel berry—Ob as. Brown, Ist. NUTS ■ Eiar-v —s. P. Teagu*. J-t. I Lgii.ni Walnuts—Kerney Smith,! I iS V> s. P. Teague, 2nd. Japan Walnuts—O. A. Clapn, Ist. i I , “ a Pan. Chestnuts—S. D. Brewer, I lst and 2nd. I s*. •' °ther variety—Mrs. D. R. " 0ne > S. P. Teague, 2nd. * VEGETABLES y Vee t Potatoes— Aancy Hall—John Burke, lst. I F r to R * co —J- R* Paschal, Ist.; D. I *• Edwards. 2nd. T . . IRISH POTATOES ■ Cobblers—Mrs. D. C. Kidd,; I ' ’* James Smith, 2md. ■ , BEETS Blood-s. D. Brewer, lst. 1 2nd' ol^er variety, Waltter Brewer, Rerl xv °NIONS IWnvJ. eatberfiold—Mrs. N. A. nt ’ Ist.; J. M. Stone, 2nd. ■Lt • VX 1 * variety, M**s. Ivev Budd, "oUT D - Brewer, 2nd. wA ra Mrs. J. E. Welch, lst. s ' d ’ Brewer ’ lst - ; °- Pui l 'i < l V ' er —J" L. Glosson, lst I Cu s ins —Brewer, Ist. ■ Ushaw --N. J. Dark, Ist. ru- PEPPER Hu. iese Ciiant— Chattie Culberson, H Johnson, lst. I Ruhv 11 T rr~Catti e Culberson, lst. lH 1W —J- L- Glosson, lst. —S. D. Brewer, lst. (Continued on Page 3) The Chatham Record “ PECK ” ANDREWS SHOOTS WIFE DEAD A Hadley Township Negro Held for Murder of Wife Junius Anderson, better known as “Peck” Andrews, a negro of Hadley township, was lodged in the Chatham county jail Tuesday, charged by a coroner’s jury with the murder of his wife Monday night at his home near Manndale. The alarm was given by Andrews himself, who went to a neighbor’s house and told him that some one had entered the house about nine o’clock Monday night and had got hold of his gun in the rack and shot her. Andrews said that they had gone to bed and the room was dark. Some onp. was heard come upon the porch and enter the room. He and his wife jumped out of bed and he was grap pled by the intruder.. He broke away and ran out doors. Directly he heard a gun fire. When he return ed he found his wife dead. Coroner Brooks, called to the scene of the murder, empanneled a jury composed of W. M. Lindsey, T. C. Perry, I. A. Durham, J. J .Thomas, John Goodwin, and Zeb Dart. Anderson repeated his story of the tragedy to the jury, but the circum stantial evidence was too strong against the man. It was his gun; his shirt was bloody, and even the sleeves had been cut off. Moreover, it was in evidence that the husband and wife had not lived in peace for a number of years. The woman’s body was lying on the floor dressed, except she was barefooted.. The gun was lying across her body. Near was the fire stick with which it seemed she had been hit three times. Blood was spattered over the floor and all the walls. The bed had been lain in, it ap peared. The jury rendered a verdict against Andrews and she was lodged in jail by Deputy R. G. Perry. Sheriff Blair was also present at the hear ing. 1 i— > m ■< .. ■ OFFICERS CAPTURE STILL They Find 300 Feet of Pipe Line Hid Under the Ground. Friday morning deputies C. T. De sem, Lacy Johnson, Gus Webster and Taylor brought to Pittsboro a large copper still, all complete, that they seized about a mile from Ore Hill and deposited it in the jail. There were 12 bags of 100 pounds of sugar at the plant before the of ficers reached there but the whiskey already made and the sugar had been removed. Five boxes, holding 100 gallons of mash each, was left and this was poured out. The still was situated on a hill where an old saw mill had been and was about 100 yards from a branch. A pipe line ran from the whiskey plant to the branch where a pump forced the water to the still. This pipe line was so neatly covered with dirt and brush that it was had to locate. No one was at the still and it is thought that this was the second run that had been made. Another Still Capture 4 Deputy A. M. Webster and others brought in a 30 gallon galvanized still late Tuesday afternoon, captured in' Hadley township. A lot of beer was destroyed. No one was arrested. Not Satisfied With One Deputy Taylor Mann and his 10 year old son found a still in full blast in Hickory Mountain township Tues day. In looking around to see what they could find they ran upon another still hid in the bushes. Both were made of copper. No Still, But— Deputies C. T. Desern, John Bums, I Lacy ohnsori and Gus Webster went 1 still hunting over in Hickory Moun tain Monday night. They did not find : any still, but on Rencher Campbell’s premises they found nearly four gal lons of liquor, and an empty keg and several jars. Campbell gave bond. THE RED CROSS DRIVE Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse has ac cepted the Red Cross chairmanship and is organizing for roll call week, Nov. 10-17. The minimum quota for the community is SSO. There will be ; a chairman at Siler City.. The people jof the other communities of the I county should ■ make their contribu tions here and at Siler City. The Red Cross gave liberal aid on the occasion of the disaster last soring at Paces’ Mill on Haw River. A large part of what is raised re mains in the county for local needs. Instead of SSO, SSOO should be rais ed from this point and an equal amount at Siler City. Names of con tributors will be published after the roll call. i* t The disorganization in the office last week, with machine out of order and press breaking when twenty papers (had been run off, caused a delay and a fumble in mailing which seems to have caused a .number of subscribers to miss their papers. Things are going smoothly now and we hope to redeem the bad record of last week. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 30, 1924. a *** V |_ Masear. ————————————— p GREAT STEAM PLANT NOW IN OPERATION Praise for Pittsboro Chautauqua— Good Roads Built, Now for Maintenance. Corinth, Oct. 26.—Miss Carrie Lee Cross and Mrs. A. E. Rollins, of Duncan, spent a few days last week visiting relatives in Siler City. Mrs. Rollins is now spending a few days at Corinth with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cross. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Horton spent Sunday with relatives at Duncan. Mr.and Mrs. H. M. Morgan, of Ral eigh, spent a few days last week with Mrs. D. A. Clark. Mr. Jeffries, of Corinth, was given a big birthday dinner at Sanford last Sunday by his daughter, Mrs. Mcßride. Grandpa Jeffries* as many call him, is one of our most respect ed citizens. He reports a splendid time and a bountiful dinner. We hope he may live to enjoy many more such occasions. When it comes to putting on a splendid Chautauqua all made up out of local “material” we take off our hat to Pittsboro. Pittsboro, like many other towns, had lost interest in the traveling chautauquas, but they succeeded in working up one out of home talent that, to many people, was far superior to anything of the kind that has ever been in Pittsboro. Another court week has passed and again not many liquor offenders got-off without fines and road sen tences. Some people may think Judge Barnhill is slow, but he is making good, just the same. Today a light, hazy smoke is roll ing out of the tall stack at the big Cape Fear Steam plant and inside the wheels are going around, grinding out the electrical energy that will be used to print these and many more lines in the newspapers all over North and South Carolina. We got up with Mr. Joe Mclver last week, or rather he got up with us, and got on us for writing what he a false alarm about his elopment, however earnestly he may wish it was true. It seems that Mr. Joe is making headquarters in and about Sanford, making collections on the accounts of Drs. W. A. and J. P. Monroe. So if you owe a doctor bill you had better meet Mr. Joe with the money the next time you see him or he will get on you. The road force has left our, com munity but they finally gave us what looks like an all-the-year. round road outlet, one that our school trucks can probably get over every day of the school year. We were glad to have them straighten up the roadfrom Cor inth to B. M. Mclver’s and then ma chine up the old county road from Mclver’s to the Buckhorn dam. Now, then, let’s work for some regular sys tem of maintaining these roads, and not lose this money we have spent in improving them. , PARDON DENIED BOWMAN J. W. Bowman, who has been on the Chatham roads for* sometime, sent there from Lee county for dealing in liquor and other offenses, recently j made application to v .Gov. Morrison ! for a pardon, but the pardon was | denied. Bowman was sent to the roads \ from Lee County. After working a j while he claimed his health gave j way and he was taken to jail in Pittsboro for safe keeping. PASTOR BOONE TO PREACH SUNDAY Rev. J. J. Boone closes his pastor ate at the Methodist church with next Sunday’s sermon. Mr. Boone has served this field four years and is highly esteemed by his several flocks and the citizens generally, and it is with regret that they see the end of his sojourn hem. The confer ence meets November 12, when Mr. Boone will be assigned to another field. Hear him Sunday morning. A STRONG PLEA FOR A FULL VOTE Our Brickhaven Correspondent Urges Everybody to Vote—A Book All Should Read Brick Haven, Oct. 27.—And next week conges election day. Let us hope that every citizen of this great country of our will consider his right to vote, a duty and cast a vote for the men and measures that he honest ly thinks the best for all, and espe cially do we want our community to be a one-hundred per cent commun ity in this respect. A person who re fuses to do his duty at the polls is just as much a slacker as he who fails to support the laws in time of war. It is pot a question of party—' if you represent the Republican party, be a loyal Representative and stand by your cofors; if you are a Demo crat, be the right kind of a Demo crat and vote. Some one said recent ly that it was disgusting to know just how rotten politics had become. That may be true. There is nothing ideal in this world, not even our gov ernment, for man has yet to* devise the perfect government, if that be humanly possible; but our govern ment does have this very particular recommendation. The cure for its! evils is in the hands of those who suffer from them. We can always demand and obtain clean, honest men in office if we are persistent enough. The laws of this great America of ours originate and are made in the American homes, we, by the use we make of our rights, and the corres pendiing duty to vote, decide the fail ure or success of a representative form of Democratic government. Let’s go “over the top” by voting; a hund red per cent registration. The traveling library is to be here only three more weeks before it will be exchanged. It seems that few books have been read, this time, due to the fact that everyone is unusual ly busy, but there is one book that should be read s by all means, “A Man from Main’ ? by Edward K. Bok. This biography of one of America’s great men, Cyrus Curtis, of the Cur tis Publishing Co., reads like ro mance and is an inspiration to every ambitious person who is eager to en ter the world of business, and to all who desire to make a success of life. MT. ZION NEWS Rev. B. E. Stanfield, of Jonesboro, met the officers and teachers at Mt. Zion church, Friday afternoon from four to six o’clock, and checked up the work done there during the year. , Mr. Stanfield is a very fine man, and we enjoyed having him with us. He complimented our Sunday school very highly, which we very much ap preciated. Rev. J. J. Boone asked us to an nounce that he will preach at Mt, Zion church the second Sunday after noon instead of the first Sunday af ternoon. We hope every one who pos sibly can will be present. Visitors are always welcomed. The quarterly conference which i was held at Chatham church last ! Saturday was very * enjoyable and well attended. I We feel very thankful that the I members of Mt. Zion church paid ; over the amount assessed for their ; pator, Rev. J. J. Boone, at the quar terly.. conference. Mr. G. B. Lockhart of Raleigh, an uncle of the Misses made them a short visit last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Griffin spent last Sunday with their son, Mr. Clyde Griffin, of Chapel Hill. Mrs. J. Lee Harmon returned home last Sunday from Sanford, where she has been in a hospital for treatment. Her many friends will be glad to know that she is improv ing and hopes to be able to re sume her duties as teacher in the Goldston school in a week or two. BUILD A HOME NOWT SUPERIOR COURT ADJOURNED FRIDAY Only Fourteen Cases Disposed of Thirty Continued While everybody was agreeably surprised last week at the weather, which was fair and bracing, not as many people were here as at former courts. Fourteen cases were dispos ed of before Judge M. V. Bamlhill. Some cases were continued. The fol lowing were the cases tried and the defendants either fined or sent to the roads, not one being acquitted: Joe Siler, and Henry Gilliland, for theft of an automobile, were given 30 days in jail. Jim Crutchfield paid a fine of SSO and costs for dealing in liquor. Duncan Thompson, for the same of fense, was fined $25 and costs. George Gary, for dealing in liquor, was sent to the roads for three months. Frank Bivens, liquor, six months on the roads. D. Fearrington, driving an auto mobile under the influence of liquor, paid SSO and costs. Henry WiHiams, f. and a., six months on the roads. Cora and Dora Hall, two* white women who have been in jail during past two months charged with immor ality, were each given twelve months on the roads. The road sentence was suspended and a capias is to be is -1 sued if they are found in Chatham or adjoining counties, November 1. ■ * Herman Overton, disorderly con duct. He was fined S2O and costs. T. M. Alfred and J. L.Gooch, charg ed with dealing in liquor. A fine of ; S4O and costs each were given them. Floyd Langley, larceny, 30 days in ; jail. > Ump Sanders, 60 years old, was tried for selling wine. He was let off with the payment of costs.- Alfred Smith, assault, paid the costs. Murph Oldham, dealing in liquor, paid SSO fine and costs. George Woodell and Mary Foushee, f. and a., were each given 12 months in jail r capias to- issue if they are found in Chatham or adjoining coun * ties, November, lst. Willie Glover, assault, $25 and costs. - AT CHAPEL HILL? AND CARR BORO The editor had an opportunity Fri day to meet Record advertisers at Carrboro and Chapel Hill and found them apparently worthy of the pat ronage of our readers. Mr. Marks of the good fim of Marks and Thomas is a native of the Cape Fear section of j ; Chatham county. That firm carries | a good line of dry goods and shoes. See their advertisement on the miss ing word contest page, j Messrs Lloyd and Ray are another igood firm. They have a good stock of hardware and are prepared to sup ply the wants of Record readers in their line. Mr. G. H. Ray is a new advertiser. He wants to sell you shoes, groceries, and other goods, and will grind your com while you trade. These Carrboro gentlemen are all unusually genial fellows and will ap preciate your custom. At Chapel Hill it is interesting to ; see the work going on in the Hill Bakery. This plant turns out bread and cakes by the wholesale, and the product looks and tastes delicious. They were making up 75 lbs. of flour into a pound cake while the writer was there.- Mr. Sorrell, the optician, is well fixed to fit your eyes with glasses and will appreciate a call from you. The Chapel Hill Hardware Co. has a good store and a good stock and an efficient and clever management. Mr. E. A. Brown carries a hand some stock of furniture, and also farm machinery . All these firms have advertisements on the Missing Word Contest page, as does the Fois ter Studio, whose manager we failed to meet. It is a pleasure to do busi ness with men like these of Carr boro and Chapel Hill and we unhesi tatingly commend them to our read ers. And as we are returning with our Pittsboro Mayor, Mr. W. G. Fields, the Chapel Hill hustling real estate dealer, gives the Record an advertise ment of the Durham Auction Com- 1 pany, which he represents. See it and, if you have real estate to sell write Mr. Fields. WILL SERVE SENTENCE* Durham, Oct. 26—; Bob Marshall well known East Durham man, re cently convicted in Superior court in this county on a charge of conspiracy to commit arson, yesterday withdrew his appeal to the Supreme Court and will serve his indeterminate sentence of between fiye and seveji years. The Marshall case, tried at the- last term of Superior court, lasted three davs and evoked considerable inter est. ■ « a* ■ DR. JOYNER TO SPEAK Dr. J. Y. Joyner, former state su perintendent of schools, will speak at the court -house, Thursday evening, Oct. 30, on the port bill proposition. Those who wish information on this important question should be able to get it on one side from Dr. Joyner, who was a member of the commission recommending the bond issue for ports and terminals. • , . a FARMERS GAINING BY THE NEW SYSTEM *•y . j a Get Better Prices for. Products and Payments Are Made Promptly ■V , ' ’ r " Chapel Hill Weekly— The truck collection scheme, for marketing the products of Orange county farmers, is now in full oper ation. Six days a week the truck, driven by Oran Dodson, goes around —on a different route each day— and gets the eggs, butter, chickens and other products that the farmers want to sell. The farmers receive this money one week after the products leave his place. s “Undoubtedly the plan is proving a success,“ says R. P. Harris, agri- . culture teacher in the Chapel Hill school, who brought the town’s school board, the farmers, and the county commissioners into co-opera tion to finance the project. “Os course we are approaching the seas on nowwhen production will be at its lowest, and we can’t expect, this fall and winter, to do the volume of business that we* will do later. “This is only a beginning. The big thing is that the farmers are becoming interested. They are being convinced ther is a fine future for them in the sale of dairy and poultry products and vegetables, and this means that as the months pass, they will increase their production at a rapid rate.” I was with Mr. Harris the other night when he was prepaying the checks to be sent out to the farmers the next morning. These checks represented the proceeds from the sale of what the truck had brought from the St. Mary”-Schley route, in the north of the county, in one day last week., The single day’s haul was as fol lows: 56 dozen eggs. .280 pounds of chickens. 26 pounds of butter. 120 pounds of sour cream. 50 pounds of pork products. 7 1-2 bushels of fruit. II bushels of vegetables. In weight, this load came to about 1,226 pounds. The revenue from it was $131.31. Small fees—a cent a dozen for eggs, a cent a pound for chickens, and proportionate sums for other pro ducts—were charged to the sellers for the expenses of the truck, and these amounted to $4.19 for the day. One advantage to the farmer is that he is paid promptly, and another is that he gets better prices, on the average, than he has been getting (from the haphazard marketing of the J past. But the greatest advantage is that he does not have to speAd his time and money going miles to mark et in order to dispose of a few doll ars’ worth of stuff. Thirty-four farmers contributed to the load de- / scribed above. Divide 4.19 by 34, and you get a fraction over 12 cents —the average marketing cost to each of the 34 farmers. Because this is the season of low production, the vehicle in use now is not a regular truck. It is a truck body combined with a Ford car chas sis. Next spring it will be exchang ed for a truck of much greater ca pacity. BEAR CREEK NEWS . \ Bear Creek, Oct. 27 Mrs. W. I. Williamson, of Sanford, and Mrs. J. M. Yarbrough, of Jonesboro, Rt. 4, were week end visitors in the home of T. B. Beal. -, . s . Samuel Coggins, of Greensboro, is visiting relatives in and around Bear C r66k Mr. and Mrs. M. C.. Barker, of Ro- 5 anoke, Va., were week end visitors at Mrs. W. F. Norwood’s. F. M. Straughan, of Baltimore, Md., ' spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Straughan. E. J. Woody, of Greensboro, spent j the week end with parents. S. B, Burke had the misfortune last i week to cut the artery in his leg with 2- a saw, which confined him to his f bed for a few days. ’ j Mrs. Ruffin Holt, who has been , confined to her bed for about sis: | months, has not improved ally. j 4' J. D. Willet had the misfortune to > lose a fine cow last-aSturday night | Cause unknown. j ' *' f Joe J. Thomas died at lYMs’hopie in - Haw River Sunday, and a s' j held at Meronies Methodist # Tuesday at 12:00. A-'full will appear later. He moved from Chat- ; ham several years ago. * i Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ab bott, the 27th, a 131 b girl. Mr.and Mrs. J. J. Norwood and . family spent Sunday in the home of C. M. Webster, of Siler City, Rt. 2. News reaches Pittsboro of the mar riage in Raleigh Tuesday of Mrs. Young, of Durham, formerly Miss Myrtle Griffin, of this community. t The fortunate groom, we learn, is a Mr. Bede, but particulars as we go to press are not at hand. t The comer stone for the new in dustrial school for boys, an institu tion similar to the Stonewall Jack son school at Concord, was laid Mon day at Rocky Mount, Justice Clark son of the Supreme oCurt delivering the chief address of the occasion. Cripples have running expenses thd same as other people. _ * X ' , NUMBER 21