The Chatham Record
ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878.
B OV PRINCE IN LAW TOILS.
Mr foie Loses a Hat; Local
9 ' a Personal Events Around
3 Corinth; About Schools.
Corinth, Feb. 9.—About a week
\V. M. Jeffries who makes
S°home with his son Mr. S. Jeffries
t Corinth, suffered a stroke of par
a. n e is still in bad shape but
!ome better today. Mr. Jeffries is
' , of our most worthy citizens and
tve hope that in spite of his advanced
] o will soon be well again.
* Mr Paul Horton of Raleigh spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr. W. W.
Horton.
Mr. Glen Sanders of Apex spent
Sumh'.y with Mr. W. H. Cross at
Buckhorn.
Miss Marley, the music teacher at
Moncure, spent Sunday with iMiss
Carrie Lee Cross.
Mr. L. E. Cole, who is teaching the
Cress school and who holds the
county record for number of years
spent in the school room, started to
school one frosty morning last week
with a toboggan cap pulled
■over his ears under his hat. When
he reached up to remove iiis hat,
after arriving at school, behold the
hat was not iXiere. The finder of
this hat will please return it to Mr.
Cole at the post office, as the
weather may clear up a bit between
now and July 4th, so tobogan caps
wont be necessary to prevent frosty
ears.
Mrs. R. S. Parker is about again
after being under the care of the
doctor for about two weeks.
If any other sections of the coun
ty are as hard hit for passable
roads as we are down here at Buck
horn they sure have our sympathy.
In addition to the two regular wheel
tracks for our Fords we have added
a third one. We now have a good,
deep track in the mud right between
the main ones for the differential to
run in all the way from Buckfuorn
to Corinth.
Boy Prince was gathered in again
one morning about day by deputy
Harrington, for scalping George
Pattridge. Boy then turned the ta
bles by getting out a warrant for
George, and said that George was
the one that was selling the “stew"
last Saturday night at their so
called “oyster suppa.” Squire J. D.
Mclver will dispense justice in the
cases next Saturday at Corinth.
Our friend “Hill Billy” up at
Moncure, whoever “it” may be, has
voluntarily put “itself” into the class
of citizens that we said practice
“uncivilized” customs. T(he least that
can be said about “Billy” is that if.
he or she is thinking serious
ly about education in Chatham,
has aroused others, and is
“doing it’s bit” to keep alive this
vital problem of better schools for
Chatham county.
It so happens that many, if not
all the greatest blessings that have
come to us as a county, state, nation
or people, have come thru a mael
strom of heated and war-like con
troversies, and so it may be with
our county unit plan of education.
It's coming “Billy,” and you might
as well get in the band wagon and
ride before you get run over.
They still find stills down this
way once in a while but only two this
past week! One over on White Oak,
near the w T agon bridge and one near |
Buckhorn creek about one mile from :
Buckhorn plant. Many rumors are!
a:’ at but no still operators were
caught. The officers -say they found
>.r, ship stuff, meal, etc., that was
! in Corinth. It is entirely pos
able that any merchant no matter
°\v careful he may be will now and
-ien sell supplies that are used for
making liquor. But we do think that
they are taking a long chance on the
wrong side when they sell sugar,
meal and ship stuff in large quanti
ties to those whose reputation for
blockading is notorious. It may be
that merchants do not solicit
this nefarious trade, but if they ac
cel>t it knowingly they certainly are
stepping out on the side : of tike! de*».
termined and unscrupulous liquor
making element. ” ' -<•• ***•*»■
An Event in |Silka. J ||
-he
Sanford, is putting oi| a sal6 of re
markable values yh
Saturday. See : “%wirtfsement. The
COm Pany is now located in it’s hand
some new quarters on Steele street.
; vlr * Simmons, the manager, is just
! >ack from the northern markets
this sale is the first event of
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DELIVERING THE N. C. ELECTORAL VOTE.
The picture above shows Hon. W. D. Sile r, accompanied by Senators Simmons and
Overman, delivering the electoral vote of North Carolina to Senator Cummings at the
Capitol in Washington. Mr. Siler was one o f the Electors at Large and led the electoral
ticket in the November election.
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REPORT OF DENTAL CLINICS.
Dr. N. Sheffiield, who for more
than two months has devoted him
self to dental work among sdhool
children of Chatham, under the aus
pices of the State Board of Health,
has completed the period assigned
him for work in the county and ren
ders the report found below. The ef
fects of the work ®f Dr. Sheffieild
will be of untold value to the health
of the coming citizens of the county.
Dr. Sheffield’s Report.
The time allotted for dental clin
ics by the N. C. Board of Health to
Chatham county has expired, and
before leaving I wish to submit the
following report of work accomplish
ed in the county, as follows:
Children treated 957
Teeth cleaned 957
Amalgum fillings 561
Silver Nitrate treatments 142
Teeth extracted (decidious)_ 455
Children referred to local
dentist 129
Lectures on oral hygiene 32
Attendance at lectures 1525
Cost if done in private of
fice $2,502.00
I wish to thank the county super
intendent, Mr. Thompson, school su
perintendents, teachers, children and
j all who have cooperated with me in
making these clinics a success.
N. SHEFFIELD, D. D. S.
DARNELL & THOMAS.
The Record may well boast of its
advertising clientile, but among all
our customers there is no house that
has a longer or fairer business ca
reer than that of Darnell & Thomas,
the Raleigh music house. Thirty
eight years it has been doing busi
ness. As a youth the editor knew
of its reliability. The founders have
passed, bift the second generation are
conducting the business on the same
high plane. It was the editor’s pleas
j ure to visit the store last week and
! to meet Mr. Thomas, who has suc
ceeded to his father’s place in the
affairs of the store, and also his
j younger brother w 7 ho informed us
that he came to Chatham for his
wife.
A BIG~IMPROVEMENT.
Through the efforts of the Wo
mans Club, the Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation, Professor Thompson and oth
ers, the grounds of the Pittsboro
high school have been plowed and
laid off in roadways and walks, and
when seed are sown it will be one
of the prettiest lawns anywhere
hereabouts. Trees are to be set out
and other improvements are yet to
be ■ made,' Much credit is due Prof.
Nolan and Prof Walters, the super
4hfcend«*t~**md
.as, wsULus those who urged the im-
in thus
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AINMENTf|AT GOLD^ON
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There will be a WcWfe4Q#$ n birth
day entertainment given . by the
grades of Goldston school Friday ev
ening, Feb. 20. There will bt plays,
songs, and drills. Admission 10 and
15 cents. Proceeds to go to school
improvement.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1925.
WATER SYSTEM FOR
SILER CITY.
Deep Wells Being Dug For Wa
ter and Water System Con
tracted For.
Siler. City, Feb. 7. —The town of
ficially voted some time ago to ex
pend $75,000 on a water and sewer
age system. Since that time the Vir
ginia Machine and Well Company has
been busy drilling a well. It was
completed and tested a few days ago.
It will supply 35 gallons of water
per minute. A contract has been,
made with the same firm to drill •
another well. R. G. Williams, of I
Richmond, who is in charge of the
work here, states that the job will
be finished in about, three weeks.
This branch of the new municipal
improvement is costing around $30,-
000.
At a meeting this week the coun
cil received bids for the sewerage
and water piping in the business
and residential sections of the town.
Bids were made on the entire pro
ject or on either unit of the work.
The contract was awarded to J.
B. McCrary, of Charlotte and Atlan
ta. Under the terms of the agree- 1
ment, the firm is to begin work at
once, and will complete the project
by August 15. ,
As soon as the piping is complet
ed the town expects to go ahead
with paving the streets. In fact, it
has long been realized that the great
est drawback to progress here is
the wretched condition of the streets
in rainy weather. Naturally the cit
izens are anxious to have the work
on its water and sewerage systems
speedily completed. The mayor, J.
Speight Wrenn, believes that the sys
tem as mapped out will take care of
the needs of the town for some years
to come.
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A NEW STORE.
Messrs Ernest Williams and Tuck
Perry have opened a new grocery
store and service station, at the ex
treme end of West street, where they •
will be glad to meet teihir many
friends. The new firm will be known j
as The West End Supply Co.
Mr. Williams, who has been with
the Farmers Bank, as assistant cash
ier, for the past several years, re
signed Monday and he is now at the
head of the new business.
Both these young men have many
friends in Chatham who wish them
well in their new undertaking.
They begin business in a new
building recently erected by Mr.
Williams, opposite the residence of
Mr. B. M. Poe, and in addition to
heavy and fancy groceries, a filling
station and service equipment
automobiles will be,.opera ted. , ;
They have an ad in this issue of
The*:®e©jjpT .; '
TfEiKfrpSSTiT T
I jit Thei% . party'
under the auspices of the Pittsboro
Woman’s Club, in the hall over
Womble’s store, Friday .evening. Ad
mission is 25 cents. Proceeds go to
school improvement fund.
| THILL A Ase PITTSBORO.
BENNETT LOCAL NEWS.
Bennett, Feb. 9.—Quite a good
many cases of so-called monkey
grippe have been reported in this
vicinity by Dr. Denson, who says
that there has been around two hun
dred cases, but a few days of fine
weather have been a help to check
the colds. Dr. Denson, who has been
confined to his bed several days with
grippe, is improving.
Miss Swannie Jones, who was in
school at Buie’s Creek, returned to
•her sdhool today after spending last
week at her home, having come to
j Mrs. John Brady’s- burial. She was
! accompanied back by Miss Nellie
Brady, her school mate, the latter
coming back to her home to remain
with her father and two little sisters
to look after the home in the place
of her deceased mother.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Presnell and
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brewer attended
the burial of a four-year old son of
Edgar Cole, grand child of Mr. and
Mrs. Presnell, who was interred at
Flag Springs cemetery, near Sea
groves yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Phillips of
Bonlee and son, Roy, visited the for
' mer’s brother, Mr. E. S. Phillips Sun
day.
Mrs. W. W. Brady, of Hickory,
and daughter, Mary, Mr. and Mrs.
Eli Scott, of Greensboro, and Mr. and
• Mrs. Curt Brady, of Rockingham,
all of whom attended the burial of
Mrs. Brady, returned home last
week.
Mr. J. M. Yow, of Seagrove, who
was at one time in the mercantile
business here, has rented the store
building of the former Flat Creek
Supply Co. and will move back and
put -in a line of merchandise. It
looks as though that a good many
'people who once lived here have a
hankering to come back.
Rev. Mr. Livingston, of Kemps Mill,
a Baptist minister, was in town last
week, making arrangements to move
to this place this week.
Rev. Mr. Gangier, pastor at the
Chritian church, and Rev. J. C. Kidd,
pastor of the Baptist church, filled
j their pulpits Sunday, morning and
night.
(The memorial to Mrs. John Brady
will appear next week. —Editor.)
OLD FASHIONED CANDY PARTY.
Pittsboro, Rt. 2, Feb. 9.—Misses
Annie Lutterloh and Daisy Mann en
tertained a large number of their
friends at Mr. Jim Carter’s Wednes
day evening, Feb. 4th. Among those
present were Messrs Fred Cook, Hen
ry and Lacy Thomas, Durley, Ed
Campbell, Lexie, Kiah, Glenn, Frank
Webster, Eppie Clark, Frank Mann,
"Dwight Mann, Alton, Buckner,. El-,
bert Norwood, Willie Lindley, Leaton
Mann, Wilson Wornble, Trdy PUgh,
QWfcdy #aith: -The young ladies were
: jesses Alta, Notie and Viola Web->
Jjpr, Eidifc Thomas, Louise Pugti,:
Edna, Irene Lindley, Ida Lindley;
Daisy *Mann, Aflnie Lutterloh, Irene
; Mann. Those who pulled candy weftfc,
1 Edna Lindley, Daisy Mann, Alta
Webster, Henry Thomas, Notie Web
| ster, Mrs. Jim Carter, Lexie Glenn,
: Irene Lindley, Annie Lutterloh, Lea
jton Mann, Louise Pugh.
YEAR OF PROGRESS
IN SILER CITY.
Gains in Building and Industrial
Actvities in the Past Year.
Siler City, Feb. 7.—lt was March
7, 1881, that Siler City became an
incorporated town, hence it has al
most reached its 48th birthday. For
many years growth was slow, prin
cipal interest in early days centering
around the old Thompson school,
which each year added a goodly num
ber to the population by the boarding
students. It has been since the 1920
census, which showed the population
to be 1,253, that the number of per
manent citizens added has been most
marked, thero now being approxi
mately 2,000 people living within the
town limits.
Over 50 new residences have been
built, a number of these being of at
tractive bungalow type, all of which
are occupied. In the business section
Wrenn Bros, have replaced it’s cor
ner with a handsome two-story struc
ture and added a commodious build
ing to the east wall, which will be
utilized at an early date for a line
of furniture. Across the street Dr. J.
D. Edwards is finishing a substantial
two-story brick building, the second
floor of which will contain modemly
equipped offices and operating rooms.
Teague & Lambe have remodeled
two business properties. C. S. Ellis
Machine Company is occupying new
and enlarged quarters, and the Oval
Oak Co.’s works has bought, remod
eled and moved into the large brick
building formerly occupied by the
i Siler City Auto and Machine dom
pany.
Among the manufacturing plants
: is noted the increase of 50 per cent in
the number of employees within the
past twelve months at the High Point
Bending and Ghair Company. This
rapidly growing industry now em
• ploys 250 men and women and its
products of furniture of various
• Jkindg and. particularly fiber is at
tracting attention far beyond the
boundaries of North Carolina. Until
last year the manufacturing plants
were centered north of the depot;
however, changes are taking place in
: the southern part of town. The Chat
ham Ice and Coal plant now has a
new sidetrack and entrance to the
plant south of the deapot; also located
near is the Chatham Cedar Company
plant, which employs a number of
men and gets out large quantities of
fine cedar lumber. South of the busi
ness section are the enlarged cotton
' gins of Lane and Stone and the
Farmers Gin company, Williams,
Brower & Co.s large bent wood fac
tory, and just beyond on a recently
purchased five-acre tract will be
erected a big sash and door plant,
which will also supply all kinds of
, building materials.
The Siler City mill, with its daily
; capacity of 100 barrels of excellent
flour arid as many more bushels of
meal, installed its own power equip
ment during the past year.
The biggest transaction of the year
was the purchase by the Page Trust
company of the Citizens Bank and
; Trust company, the deal having been
made at the annual stockholders meet
ing early in January. The new bank
owners acquired in the purchase the
business corner on which now stands
the Webster-Paschal building,- the i
first brick structure erected here, and
which will be replaced with a fine
new home for the bank.
The postal receipts amounted to
approximately $7,600, while the to
tal resources of the two banks ran
over $941,185.67, a decided increase
over the healthy financial condition
of the community.
DEPARTMENT STORE ROBBED
THIRD TIME.
Siler City, Feb. 7.—Some time dur
ing Friday night robbers broke into
C. L. Brower’s department store and
carried off about sixty dollars worth
of goods. No clue as to the identity
of the robber or robbers has been
obtained. Eentrance was obtained
through one of the front shutters,
, making’ it one of the boldest robber
ies ever committed here.
, This isrtfoe-third* 4ime the Brower*.
: departing. “
■i the last three m°ri!fchs and altogether
• about a Sicmsaf# dolla% wortkj of
varies <^J;^merc^Atdise
f beffifekfjj? H $ k
*’• - Mrs- O. W. Hamilton and son, Bil-
L ly, of Winston-Salem, are here on
a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
’ W. M. Eubanks.
BUtTiTa HOME NOW!
DEATH OF A LITTLE BOY.
Other News Items and Person
als From Brickhaven.
Brickhaven, Feb. . 9.—Miss Nell
Yarboro is spending this week here
j as the guest of her sister, Mrs. C.
N. Thompson.
Little Master Keith Marks Overby
vdhc has been right sick for several
days is getting on very nicely. Mrs.
Mims is still unable to be out, but
we hope that she will soon be bet
ter.
Miss Hilda "Wilkie, the jprimary
teacher was unable to meet her class
es Thursday—an attack of hoarse
ness also prevented her singing at
the meeting of the Betterment Asso
ciation Wednesday. However, the
meeting was interesting- and quite
a bit of business was transacted. Mrs
A. P. Harnigton who has made sudh
an efficient president in the past two
years, was unanimously nominated
for reelection, but upon refusing to
serve another term, was succeeded
by Mrs. H. A. Harington. Mrs. Ken
nedy was reelected treasurer and
Mrs. T. J. Harington will also retain
the secretarial duties. Mrs. C. H.
Marks is vice-president. At the close
of the session, hot chocolate and
wafers were served.
The C. E. meeting Sunday evening
was well attended and the program
1 was quite interesting. The debate was
r a new feature and added much to
■ the regular order of service. Harold
' Mims is leader next Sunday. Louise
: Nash will have charge of the meet
‘ ing the following Sunday.
Odell, the two-year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Exie Cotten, of MJor
risville, died Sunday and was buried
at Christian Chapel Monday after
noon. A very large crowd was pres
ent.
Mr. J. C. Seawell hs returned from
Raleigh, where he has been for treat
ment at a hospital. Mr. Seawell has
not been well for sometime, and his
many friends hope that he will be
greatly benefitted.
Rev. Fuller Johnson fiilled his reg
ular appointment at Christian Chap
el Sunday. Mr. Johnson is a very
able man and always has a splendid
message for his people. Services are
held every second Sunday at 11 a.
m. Visitors are always welcome.
NEWS FROM BEAR CREEK.
Bear Creek, Feb. 9.—Mrs. J. H.
Gunter is very sick, we learn with
sorrow. We hope for her early re- •
covery.
• Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Beal and
daughter, Frances, visited in the
home of I. M. Gilmore, Sunday, on
Pittsboro, Rt. 3.
Mrs. D. A. Rives was confined to
her room last week but is improving
now.
Miss Viola Campbell, of Siler City,
is visiting at James Campbell’s.
J. A. Moody and J. A. Woody made
a business trip to Sanford last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Coggins spent
Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Ellis of Goldston.
Miss Ina< Phillips, a ,student of
Siler City high school, spent the
week-end with home folks.
M. W. Willett went to Liberty Sat
urday to have dental work done.
Rev. D. V. Pike, of Dunn, was a
recent visitor at G. W. Burke’s, vis
iting his sister, Mrs. S. C. .Burke.
Mrs. T. R. Green is very low. We
are sorry to so report.
- Mrs. W. L. Coggins, after visit
ing relatives in Greensboro, has re
turned to her home here.
Miss Mary George Blair, of Pitts
boro, spent the week-end at G. N.
Smith’s.
J. R. Mobley is recovering from a
severe case of smallpox. ,
PHIL.
CAROLINA*SCHOOL NEWS.
Cumnock, Rt. 1, Feb. 9. —Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Hart who have been con
fined to their home with smallpox,
are out again.
Mrs. J. H. Waddell and daughter,
Bertha Elizabeth, of Jonesboro, spent
last week with her father, Mr. S.
J. Fields. 071 '■ 1' '
The many friends of f Mr. ;i T. R.
.Mobley., will be ,
is improving. He has been confined
jto 'room for several days with
and Mrs. Oscar Moody, of
pßeaij|: Creek, spent last Sunday in
' th£ noitfl of’S. J. Fields.
Carolina school opened Monday,
Feb. 9. It has been closed for one
week on account of prevalence of
smallpox. ,
REPORTER, j
NUMBER 36.