The Chatham Record ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878. 1 1 jpjj'BSBOBO HAS FIRE LOSS Lnell & With Heavy Loss—Whole * VI Block Menaced. I« M early Tuesday night before Cristinas destroyed the London occupied by Connell & John with a large part of that good •Arm’s stock. # The fj- e started up stairs, near the L e When the fire was discovered and Cdpreached through the smoke two or JJjfee piles of trash were burning and uld have been put out with a few Jackets of water or a chemical tube, iut it gained headway so fast that when water in small quantities was brought, it was unavailing,- and the rapids gathering forces turned to the stock and to efforts to Confine the flame to the building. -jhe thick wall and an iron door triiade it possible to keep the j | r e from entering the warehouse an iex, which reached within a few feet If the Bank of Pittsboro. Also, a met | |i roof on the warehouse gave hope above. But many failed to realize the feasibility of making a success ful stand here and began removing ie goods from the other buildings on ihe block with considerable damage {q them. . >ir. George W. Brewer took charge the fight at the crucial points and kith real cooperation on the part of |( number of fellows, white and Black, kept the roof and the interior the warehouse so wet that the filaze did not pass an inch beyond the thick wall erected by Capt. Bennett ijooe thirty years ago. * Jo those who did not know the suc cessful fight being waged at this point ifi seemed almost inevitable that the <-jßst side of the business section would 1 |>e burned. But the perfect calm and ifce intersecting walls of the building wrought mightily for the town. The Esther sections had already fallen in «then the flame finally broke through to Long & Bell’s law office above the 'Odell Manufacturing Co.’s office and it little later through the second floor rilato that office. Much of Connell & Johnson’s stock was saved and later stored in the old 1 warehouse building of W. L. Lon don & Son, across the street, where the firm is going along with its bus iness. j The building, we are informed, was insured to the amount of SIO,OOO, and the stock at $6,500. The loss is con siderably greater, but is hard to es timate. Tlhe building was the first brick store erected in Pittsboro. It Was erected when building material ■was very cheap. The original cost ■was doubtless fully covered by the Insurance, but the replacement value -is quite a different thing. There was never a clearer demon stration of the need and value of »ven .a cheap fire fighting apparatus, which [the town utterly lacks. j _ MEW HILL NEWS. 1 New Hill, Rt. 2, Dec. 29.—Mr W. fA. Drake is slowly recovering from ■l* fall he received more than a week past when he fell from a wagon, trender'mg him unconscious for a short ] while. While the fall was painful he ’was not seriously injured. His daugh ;ter, Miss Vera Drake, of Richmond, jVa., and John W. Drake, of Greens- Pooro, spent the Christmas holidays Ntfth him. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Seagroves, JJuby and Ethel Seagroves, of Ral egh, were guests last week of Mrs. : Bettie Goodwin and Mr. J. L. Good winand family,. Mr. Zeb Heame, Sarah, Esther and ’ Earl Hearne ,of Raleigh, visited ? friends in this section a few days I last week. ■ Friday night there was a “treat” • given at New Elam Christian church. /The choir sang a selection to begin i service. Mr. Zeb Hearne, who for ; sometime was superintendent of the \ The smaller children of the Sun day school sang song selections and recited pieces which were enjoyed im ; densely. Without the knowledge of | the members of the Sunday school, ; the committee had purchased each a i which all were glad to receive. iile entire > congregation was given oranges, apples and candy. Miss Swannie "Drake delightfully entertained a number of young folks at her home Thursday night. Those present from a distance were Miss Vera Drake, of Richmond; J. W. Drake, of Greensboro; Misses Lessie urew Ellis and Leslie Copeland a,l of Raleigh. MONCUBE NEWS. Moncure, Dec. 29.—Christmas holi days passed off very quietly in and around Moncure. Many taking Christ mas dinner out of town. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Cathell and daughter, Miss Virginia, and sonß, Edwin and James ,spent several days during Christmas visiting relatives at Linwood and Lexington. Mrs. S. V. Holt spent several days with her mother, who is very sick at her home at Raleigh. We are glad to state that she is much better at this time. Mr. T. B. Lambeth, who is very progressive and successful as a mer chant at Moncure, has pneumonia. He is very ill, but we hope as he is resting very well today, (Monday) that the’ climax is over and he will soon be improving. Two trained es are with him. Following are the names of the college boys and girls who are spend ing the Christmas holidays at home with their parents at Moncure: Miss Virginia Cathell, State Nor mal,'"Fredericksburg, Va.; Miss Cath erine Hackney, Mars Hill College; Miss Esther Womble, Peace Institute; Miss Amey Womble, Dvenport Col lege; Mr. Jennings Womble, Sam and Clarence Crutchfield and Robert and James Utley, Elon College. Mr. and Mrs. Waverly Lassiter are spending Christmas with her parents at Stem, N. C. Mrs. Emma Churchill, who has spent several weeks with her daugh ters at Vass and Hamlet, returned to her home here Saturday, Dec. 27. Mr. R. L. McVicar, the efficient superintendent of Phoenix Utility Co., spent several days at New York [ City last week bn busfness. Mrs. Me-1 Vicar spent one day last week at Ral eigh. Mr. J. K. Barnes, popular cashier of Moncure bank, spent Christmas day with his mother at Jonesboro. ' Mr. Allen Moore ,assistant cash ier spent Christmas day and until Saturday with his mother at Durham. Ifiss Camelia } Stedman, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stedman, who has a severe case of appendicitis and recently undrewent an operation, is improving rapidly and her physician states t}hat she will be able to come home New Year’s day, we are glad to state. Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Lassiter and little daughter ,Miss Christine, spent Christmas with ter mother, Mrs. W, O. Farrell. Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Knight spent Christmas at Gulf, visiting friends. Miss Linville and Miss Ola Harmon who are teachers in Goldston high school, and Messrs George and Lee Harmon spent a while with Mrse. W. W. Stedman last Saturday. Mr. George D. Harmon, who is attending the University of Pennsylvania, took the shoo-ily for Raleigh, there he boarded the train for Richmond, where he expected to take breakfast with many profesoFs in a Historical Literary meeting. George expects to reach the University Monday. Miss Etta Mae Olinger and Mr. Phillip Kearney, of Miami, Fla., were married at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. E. Moore on Main street Sat urday, Dec. 27th, at four o’clock. Rev. C. M. Lance, pastor of the Methpdist church officiating. It was a pretty but quiet wedding, only a few friends and relatives witnessing the ceremony. Mrs. W* W. Durant, Raleigh, and Miss Mary Olinger, of Sanford, sis ters of the bride, were present. Mrs. Kearney is an industrious and Christian youn glady and an efficient nurse. Mr. Kearney is a successful busi ness man of Miami. They left Sun day for Miami, where they will make their home. The many friends of Mrs. Kearney in and around Moncure ex tend congratulations and wish them both many successful years. HOME FROM SCHOOL. - All of our young people who have been attending school at different col leges have been spending the Christ mas holidays here at home. All will return this week. Those at are Miss Minnie Bell, Raliegh; Miss Lil lian Ray, Raleigh; MissesXucile Far rell and Jennie Connell, Greensboro; Archie Ray, Davidson; William Hunt chie Ray, Davidson; William Hunt and Connie W. Bynum, University; lhrie Farell, Atlanta; Henry A. By num, Raleigh; Arthur London, Uni versity. Mr. A. P. Terry is in Watts hos pital, Durham, taking treatment^ PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDYA, JANUARY 1,1925. DEATH OF YOUNG CROSS Mr. Ragland Injured —Carolina Stock—Local Matters. Corinth, Dec. 29.—Our neighbor Mr. T. F. Ragland suffered a painful ac cident last week. He slipped upon an icy plank and fell and broke two or three ribs and is now confined to his bed while his injuries mend. Mr. R. S. Ashworth was in bed a few days Christmas week at the home of T. H. Buchanan, due to an attack of the flu. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coble who have been making headquarters with Mrs. Coble’s sister, Mrs. W. J. Stephen son, have moved to Aberdeen. Mr. Coble is with the Carolina Power aftd Lighe Company. Mr. and Mrs. Frank" Festrom have returned to their home in Wake For est after a few days visit with Mrs. Festrom’s father, Mr. W. J. Stephen son. The Carolina boys are starting out this week on the last lap of their annual stock selling campaign. Better get yours now while the geting is good. They might oversell thb au thorized issue then you would be too late. * . -* Mr. J. A. Ausley, of Buckhom, spent Sunday with “friends” at Carbonton. Con Harrison came in today from Florence, S. C., to be with his family over Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Parker spent a couple of days last week at their ' old home in Albemarle. Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Ellis and chil dren, of Siler City, spent part of Christmas week visiting relativ.es .at Corinth and Brickhaven. Mrs. R. X. Wilson is moving back I from Lee county to Corinth. Mr. Wil son who has been farming with Mr., Sam Stephens, has quit farming to go to Work for the Phoenix Utility Co., near Asheville. ' Mr. Willie Page and family of Ml* mers, are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Marks. Miss Helen Thomas, of Raleigh, is spending Christmas week with rela tives and friends at Cori&th. Mrs. D. A. Clark spent Christmas with relatives at Star. Charles Buchanan Cross, aged 16 years, 10 months, died about 6:80 Monday, Dec. 22, at the Scott hospit al in Sanford. He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cross; of Corinth. About two and a half weeks ago Charles was taken sick at home with what the doctor diagnosed as appendicitis. After several days of treatment at home he was taken to tha hospital at Sanford for an oper ation. After an incision was made his condition was found to be such that an immediate operation was not pos sible. He rallied, however, and had been steadily improving for the past ten days. It was only a few hours be fore he died that the the relapse came His people had told him good night and all had returned to their homes at Corinth, thus it happened that Charles passed on to the. great be yond with not even Ids mother and father at the bedside. Charles was a likeable, popular boy and had lots of friends. He was a member of the Buckhom Methodist church, also a member of the Brickhaven Christian Endeavor Society. The Society had made its plans to give him a happy Christmas greeting but decreed that instead of greetings it should be a wreath of flowers as an expression of our sorow and loss, and our sympathy for his be reaved parents and relatives. He was laid away in the little new cemetery of the Buckhom church with a very impressive and beautiful service, con ducted by the new pastor, Rev. Mr. Duvall. Sheriff Blair gave us another call Sunday before Christmas. He slipped in unawares along with five deputies, Cal Desem, Lacy Johnson, Fred Nooe, Emory Thomas and John Burns, and called at the home of W. O. Stephens. They seized considerable liquor in or about the house and found parts of two stills, in the bushes nearby. One man tried to escape by running but officer Nooe son overhauled him and brought him in. W. O. Stephens and his sons, Ar mor and Arthur, were taken on to Pittsboro to stand their preliminary trial before a magistrate. Personally, we do not know the conditions at the place, but we do know that in the past it has had the reputation of be ing mixed up with the liquor busi ness, and their neighbors say, was a disbrace to the community. It was within two miles of that the sheriff made his other Sunday haul of four DUKE UNIVERSITY. Trinity College Trustees Accept The Duke Benefaction. The expected took place. The trus tees of Trinity College, in session at Durham Monday, readily, unanimous ly ,and enthusiastically voted to change the name of the institution to Duke University, the one condition made by J. B. Duke’s offer of .SG,- 000,000 and 32 per cent of the income from many millions more in Southern Power stock. In fact, while the trustees were about the last in the state to express publicly their approval, they seem *to have been long in the “know,”’ since the architectural plans for the enlargement of Trinity seem to have been already made and are even now in progress of execution, Old buildings are to be destroyed ruthlessly to prepare the grounds for the new and enlarged scheme. Trinity College will continue as the central college of the great university . planned* retaining its name as such, . while “Duke” will apply to the whole system of schools comprised in the , University, which will include law, medicine, business and several other schools. . The project is an - ambitious one but the funds will be available for its fullest realization. ~ DIED AT AGE OF 98. ; Mother of Late Jack Lanius Dies in Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Mattie Lanius, accompanied by her son Mr. Brook Lanius, left Wednesday evening for Nashvile, Tenn., on receipt of news of the death of her deceased husband’s mother. yThe deceased had lived to ’ the great age of ninety-eight. BESTOWED CHRISTMAS CHEER. Hie Woman’s Club gave a Christ mas tree to the inmates of the county home. The gifts for the colored inmates were bestowed by the colored people of Pittsboro ,as they desired that privilege of the Club. The old fqlk thoroughly enjoyed the occa sion and the gifts, as they did a big dinner given them under the auspices of Major Ray, who also saw to it that the convicts in the road camp were provided with a Christmas din ner. Several charitably inclined help the Mayor provide the feasts for the unforunates. — ■" T' MONCURE SCHOOL NEWS. , Moncure high school will open for i its spring term January sth. Owing to the crowded conditions in the ele mentary department we have employ ed another teacher, Miss Lela Bran ; non, Jonesboro, N. C., to assist in this vsfork. Also Miss Kathryn Marley, i Lumber Bridge, N. C., has been em ; ployed as voice and piano teacher, to t take the place of Miss Kathleen No ; lan, resigned. i\ H. G. SELF. [ Moncure, N. C., Dec. 29, 1924. ■ ■ 11 ■ mm 1 Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lawson had the 1 pleasure visits Christmas from their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lawson ,of Liberty, and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brady, of Moncure. Other rel atives visiting them, were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ridenhour, of Washington City, Mr. Wfn. Brady, of Raleigh, and Miss Lucile Brady, of Moncure. men about a month ago. We utterly fail to understand why people who would otherwise be good, sober, in dustrious citizens and good neighbors, will let the infernal liquor business keep them in trouble all the time and destroy their usefulness in* a com munity. In the past they have paid out good , money to lawyers and court costs to get out of trouble, and we believe that they themselves would say that their devilment has cost them more fcftan they get out of it, to say nothing of it being an ill-goten gain. Some people who in every other way are respectable, law-abiding ciizens, still cling to the idea that for the law to interfere with their liquor habits is depriving them of their personal rights and liberties. In time the old heads will pass on and this problem would soon solve itself, but in this particular case there are young folks involved who are bright, intelligent and have done splendid work at school. If our laws and courts can do anything to save the young folks from the clutches of this liquor traf fic, it’ is high time the sentiment of the people was being crystalized into one supreme effort to back them up. MBS. STRAUGHAN PASSES. Recard es Mach Gaiag To and Eao I in Soathwaatoni Chaham. Bear Creek, Dec. SO.—Miss Alma Johnson, of New Yerk, is spending . the holiday season with home folks. Lexie Moore, who was operated in 1 recently at St. Leo’s hospital, Greens boro, has returned to his home. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Oldham and family, of Liberty, visited at J, W. Phillips recently. Mrs. J. J. Fields has suffered a relapse, and is very f low, but she has improved somewhat and her chance for recovery is good. G. W. Burke has bought a new Ford car. It will be remembered that he had a car stolen while his son S. C., was in Greensboro a few weeks ago, which he has never heard from. N. G. Norwood, of Greensboro, spent the Christmas season with rel atives on route 2. . Mrs. C. M. McPherson, of Burling f ton, visited her father, J, W. Loyd, during Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Beavers, of Greensboro ,and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nall and family ,of Thomasville, visited at T. P. Beaver’s last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Phillips, of Swepsonville, and Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Broughton and family, of Burlington, were Christmas visitors on route 2. Henry Thomas, of Haw River, spent Christmas with his sister, Mrs. E. W. Mclyer. Miss Elizr Willett ,of Derby Mem orial School, near Jackson Springs, and Miss Hilda Willett, of King’s Business College, Ralegh, spent the holidays with home folks. Mr. and' Mrs. P. G. Maulden and family, of Siler City, visited at Mr. • W.. A. Cogins last week. C. B. Tysor, of Sanford, visited his father, O. G. Tysor, last week. Mrs, R. G. Holler and daughter, Mozelle, Mr., and Mrs. W. D. Thomas and family, of Durham, spent the Christmas season visiting relatives near here. : Mr. and Mrs. iH. D. Vestal, of Greensboro, spent Christmas in Bear Creek and nearby. Mr. D. W. Smith had the misfor tune to injure his face last week. His axe had hung in a piece of wood and in knocking it out, it flew up and cut his face, though not seriously. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Daw kins, the 14th, a daughter. Mrs. Effie Sykes and Miss Berta Coggins, of Maxton, and Carl Coggins, of Greensboro, visited home folks Christiana. Mrs, Ruffin Holt remains in a se rious- condition, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Holt, of Salisbury, Mrs. W. I. Wil liamson, of Sanford, Mrs. J. M. Yar b©rough, of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Gilmore and children, Camilla, Walton and Dorsey, of Pitsboro, Rt. 8, Mr. F. P. Mann and daughter, Ila., and Mies Moore, of New Hill, were visitors at her home during the week, L P. Coggins is all smiles, and he ha? a reason for it—his children gave ’ him, as a Christmas grist, a radio set. ■ Now he “tunes in.’ Mossie Lee Moore, wife of James X Straughan ,died at the home of her father, J. S. Moore, of route 2, ■ Wednesday, December 24, following ; an illness of more than two years. She had been confined to her bed for ' over a year, yet she had a great deal of courage in fighting to recover, but ► death finally won. The cause of her • death was tuberculosis. She bore her aring : with great patience. r ghan was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Moore, being bom May 6, 1991, therefore was 23 years, 7 months and 18 days old. She was converted and united with Sandy Branch Baptist church at the age of 18 years ,and remained a faithful member -of same until her death. ’ She was married to James L. Straughan on Dec. 26, 1921. She spoke ner last "words just about 3 minutes before the end came, which were: “Sweet Jesus.” The funeral service was held at Sandy Branch Baptist church Thurs day, Dec. 25th, being conducted by Rev. R. S. Fountain, of Siler City, in the absence of her pastor, Rev. J. H. Broom, of Bonlee. Interment was made in the cem etery there. She is survived by 4 brothers and 3 sisters: Messrs C. V. and A. R. Moore, of Greensboro; E. J. Moore, of Siler City; Mesdames J. A. Phillips and W. W. Burke, of Bear | Creek;; and Mrs. J. C. Webster, of Akron, Ohio. / May her loved ones so live as to meet her in the city whose builder and maker is God, and where no death, sorrow, pain or crying ever enter—where all is joy and bliss PHIL. “STUNT NTTE* AT CLIMAX.” There wil be a “Stunt Nite” at Cli max school house /two miles east of Staley) Saturday, January 3, begin- | rang at 7:30 p . m. - A complete program has been ar ranged, after which various “stunts” will be performed,- for which prizes , are offered. Admision 25 and 15 cents. Come and enjoy the program.* Respectfully, SALLIE FOGLEMAN. Siler City, N. tii, ' - t ~i' • i - ■■- Mrs. F. C. Manii has ben ill several 1 hut is improving. < SANFORD INVITES YOU. Xht Good Neighbor Town ing Bargains Galore to $ * Record Readers. ? We are quite sure that manjj o 5 the heat of Record readers hare await ed an opportunity like that offered in this week’s paper by the progressive merchants of Sanford. Money has not been as plentiful as in other falls and people have bought conservatively. The result is many now may avail' themselves of extraordinary opportu nities to buy goods at prices that are startlingly low. ‘ -Several of the very bekt merchants in Sanford -are putting on sales and -Offering goods at most attractive prices, making it possible for our readers to buy at an advantage that will thoroughly justify a trip to our progressive neighbor town. The Williams-Belk Co. is preparing to move immediately into their hand some new home on Steele street, and, accordingly, are putting on a real cut price sale to dispose of as much of this great stock as possible before moving. There is no fake in that sale. Griffin Bros., well-known to Chat , ham people, are advertising a half • price sale that you carnit afford to miss. Stein Bros.’ sale begins next Wed j nesday. They have a stock of beauti > ful ladies’ ready-to-wear and are find folk to trade with. The reliable firm of Dairymple, Marks and Brooks is advertising a i sale that means dollars in your pock et. A 25 per cent cut with them mea£9 » something. Then the Johnson Shoe store hps ; made a real cut on every pair of shoes in the house, and they say that, the sale means actually a loss to them , except as they gain by the advdr-, tisement resulting from their low. prices and by the" disposal of' their odd lota. Baldwin Brothers will follow, sq*| you know them. Go down and take advantage oft, these exceedingly low prices and tell, the merchants that you are from. Chatham and are readers of Tbw. Record. SILER CITY NEWS ITEMS. On Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson of Raleigh, will address the women of the com-, munty on welfare work. This pro gram will be held in the school audi torium and will be under the auspice* of the social service department oft the Woman’s Club. A cordial welcoptt* is extended to all ladies of the com munity. Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Jordan, who 1 have been living in Raleigh since - their manage in November, have re turned from a visit to relatives afe ! Glendon and Gulf, and will at once [ begin housekeping in the home oft ' Mrs. Jordan’s mother, Mrs. Emma ' Wrenn. Miss Madge Marley, who was for* ; merly a popular member of Sites ; City’s younger set but who now liven 1 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 2L J. Marley in Greensboro, is the | guest of her cousin, Miss Louisa Marley. , . Mrs. Nannie Pugh, a former reai«* t dent of this place but who has lived In Greensboro for a number of years*, compnied by her sons, Joe, of Nor folk, Evans andjfcps wife, and Ben, oft Greensboro, spent yesterday here. Mr. nd Mrs. C. E. Dorsett, oft Washington, D. CL, are spending sever days with relatives in this community., Mr. and Mrs John McCauley and chil dren of Chapel Hill, spent the week end in the home of C. K. Wrenn. Lynn Jordan ,of Charlotte, spent a few days with his mother, Mrs. Sankie Jordan and other relatives re cently. Miss Pauline Jordan will return this week from a visit to Selma. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Stone, both of whom were former members of the school faculty but are now teach ing at Como, are guests of Mrs. Stone’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ferguson. Mrs. Will Buckner, whose home waaf 8 miles northeast of this place, diecft early last Friday morning and was buried Saturday at the old family; burying ground. Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Clapp and Jo* Boling, of Atlanta, spent the Christ mas holidays here with relatives. Misses Blanche and Mossie Stones recently visited friends in Sanford. Visitors in the home of Mrs. Nannies K. Siler last week were Mr. and Mm. T. E. Williams and Mr. and Mrs* Gordon Siler, of Leaksville, and Mr* and Mrs. W. P. Siler, of Pittsboro.’ - NUMBER 30<

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