ESTACUISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
Bi IWISG TO BEGIN
AT ilLiiL UNIVERSITY
Kk veil New Buildings Now and
tne Old Ones Remodeled—To
Ije Turned Over to Girls Af
uu Erection ot New unit for
>A sv> Across Railroad.
IHuiiam Herald. \
,i new DUildings costing ap
utely $3,6u0,000 are to be erec
,he present campus of Duke
j tv and practically every
lU:v on the campus-will be,
-j under the plans adopted
Duke interests, it was author- i
. learned yesterday. Work on
midings is scheduled to be- j
and several of them j
, ready for occupancy when '
• u-iiii of the University be- j
September. Later on a sec- !
c [ id buildings wil be erect- j
_jt ioi ihe railroad on property •
/i by the university.
1 Jerald has the pleasure* i
ilia iirst newspaper to
> to the public the build
„• ior the greater Duke uni
in iormation was secured
in 4 ve and thoroughly |
ource. For months the peo- j
1 jrham and the state have
i, e( v t . /aiting expectantly for some i
iuonnation or announcement ;
ic ai the plans for carrying out 1
James B. Duke’s great plan for a i
university. They have listened j
for the first anouneement j
\ a urogram of expansion but noth
inc has heretofore been learned oth
el. t aa what Vv'os common rumor.
The 11 new buildings to be erect- j
cn [he present campus, together j
vhh the 11 present buildings,, will j
give Duke university 22 buildingp i
“ n t his site, if all of the old buildings
are remodeled afid it is learned from j
a reliable source that most of the i
built;in vs wil be remodeled in order |
that the entire plant may be of uni- j
mi architecture. These buildings j
will cute ior the needs and meet the ,
requirements of Duke university until |
the second unit to be erected on the ;
cqum side of the railroad, is com- !
plet Upon the erection ,of the 1C( ;
as south of the railroad, the/
J , paint of about 22 buildings will !
11l a girls’ school while the south j
section will be he men’s unit. ; i
rihiag has ’ . m ascertained of |
le unite nature regarding the i
of architecture adopted nor of ,
manner of arrangement of the j
lings on the campus. Plans have j
i ccrmieted for them, though, and ■
es of them are expected to be J
lived here in a day or so. That ,
undertaking is the largest of its
1 in the history of the nation lias j
i conceded by Duke officials foi j
letime and the expectant public ,
expecting the style of buildings i
the type of building material to (
used to blend into a most pleas- j
and attractive plan. The camp- ;
is sufficiently large to accomodate i
11 additional buildings without j
wding it and to give the architect.
Tie opportunity to put up an educa ,
ai institution which will rank j
4 with all institutions of higher ,
ajpg in the entire nation both
Dil tin- standpoint of buildings and
e attractiveness of the campus. -
At least 84,600,000 will be expend
-lin building hte first unit of the j
diversity, in the opinion of local j
who have been awaiting
Ab interest the lettfftg of the con- .
&cs. The 11 new* buildings wil cost j
ccordinr to the architect’s estimate '•
•h f dJO ; uOO and at least a million dol- j
ar * more will be needed for the re- ,
modeling oi the old buildings.
Le contract for the erection of ,
he first unit of 11 buildings will be k
;et on the 14th of this month and ’
" or k is expected to begin, within a
it is reliably stated ; ■
part oi the buildings are sche-j:
to te completed in time for
the next school term. <
b* :i; gv i: e the entire unit com
e exception of tne re
e old buildings.
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• -*UI not be Ion?? now j 1
■s e ‘.i„ u • made in equipping j
■to',:,,; E.' . 5 setting it started;;
■ nolina Power and j
■WiC : ' vo already made |
fc CiJ ;; v We are.told that \-
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THE CHATHAM RECORD
j DAVID HEADEN MURDERED
George Brooks, Colored, Charged
wim Crime.—George Craven and
VviiJ Mattnews rieicLx as Material
Witnesses,
David lieaden, a negro about for
ty years ol age, was round murdered
in me woods on tne Matilda Paschal
piace about four miles west of Siler
j wity Tuesday morning. His head had
: ben crusned in two piaces. A gash ap
peared on his left cneek and a razor
| vras found lying under his arm. A
: oloody stick was round, with which
the crime was supposedly committed,
i the gash and the razor being a crude
i ruse to suggest suicide. j
| Coroner r>ruoks and the sheriff, in
. foamed of the iinu, hurried to the
j scene of the crime. At Siler City the
following gentlemen were summoned
|as jurors ror the coroner’s inquest: :
|m. M. fox, H. J. Dixon, June Dark,
I Alston Brooks, V. B. Likins, J. P.
EsterMge and Dr. Thomas went along i
also.
George Brooks Charged with Crime i
A number of witnesses were exam
ined and the story was in effect as
iolows:
On the Paschal place live several I
families of negroes. David Headen
' had previously charged George
| Brooks with being too intimate with
his wife and had ordered him to slay
away from his house, but the storm
! had blown over and Brooks was visit
! nig the Headen home as before.
On last Friday evening Headen,
Brooks and Will Matthews left the
Headen home together to go to the
’home of George Craven, another ne-
I gro, who lived about three-foruths of
! a mile distant. The path led through |
1 a strip of woods. 'The others walked
on. Headen’s bowels were troubling
1 him and he stepped out into tne
; woods. Headen overtook them. Soon ,
’ rooks stepped into the woods and the
| other negro went on but Headen j
■ again entered the woods and Mat -
j thews'started on alone. He had been j
at Craven's a considerable time oe
: fore he saw either Brooks or Head
i en, and then only Brooks. Bi ooks i
f asked where Headen was, answeied
that his questioner knew as much
about him as he did. The crowd piay
| ed cards at Craven’s till late and then j
i went home. Brooks spent the night
! with Mathews. Headen did not appear
the next day. Brooks spent Saturday
• night and Sunday at the Headen
j home with the latter’s wife and chil- j
; dren.
On Tuesday morning, noting 'the
indifference of the Headen woman
! and Brooks, Mr. Wade Paschal said
I that he believed Headen was dead in
; the woods, and commanded the ne-
! o-roes to go with him to look for him. j
They went and found the negro s
body badly decayed and buzzard-eat- ,
| en. The examination, however, re- |
veled the skull broken in two places. j
and the gash on the cheek,
j A witness testified that the blooc y
I stick found was similar to one that
Brooks carried when he left for the
Craven home with the other men. .
The body was found about 150 yards i
from the path, the signs indicating
that it had been dragged from a place
within a few steps of the road.
Brooks at first denied knowing any j
thing about it, and that the stick was j
his. Later he said it was his stick, ;
but that George Craven had been
standing near the road when he was
in the woods and had said tha„ he
wanted Brooks to kill Headen; that
testified that Craven was at home ,
he wouldn’t do it,-.and that Craven ,
took the stick and knocked Headen j
in the head. But several witnesses ,
testified that Craven was at home ;
when Matthews arrived. |
Brooks, charged with the murder, ;
was brought to Pittsboro' andlodged i
in jail, and Craven and Matthews j
were jailed to be held as witnesses
of material facts.
marriage licenses
Marriage license has been receiv- :
ed here recently by the following
white* couples: ; j
Clinton E. Bryan and Elizabeth
Frizelle night.
H. H. Whitehead and Buend Fergu
son.
Bonnie Burke and Rosa Mae Brown
D. P. Speagle and A. N. Tanner, |
Harvey M. Brinkley and Byrd Petty
Gainey.
Mr. T. K. Duncan who is located
with the state! highway forces at,
Elm City, Wilson County, spent the
Fourth here.
SEE YOUR*LABEL <= ®
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1925.
BRICKHAVEN Vs. FUQUAY
Brickhaven Team _vf allops Fuquay
Springs Team on Fourth—Per
( sonal Notes
Brickhaven, July 6.—The popular
slogan here on the “Glorious Fourth”
j was “On to Fuquay”, and the ma- 1
jority of those who observed it in
a gaia way motored to J?~r;uav‘
Springs. The chief attraction was the
ball game between our team and the
T uquay nine. The game began at
10:30 a..nn, and according to all re
ports it was one of the best, clean
est games of the season. As a re- j
suit it was enjoyed by the winners
I and losers as well as by the num
erous fans. The score was 1 to 3 in
favor of the B. H. team. The team
.from Gary is expected to play the
local nine here on next Saturday.
| Messrs. W. J. Hannon and J. V ♦
Seawell spent the holidays with home
folks near Carthage. Mr. Seawell is
I enjoying a new Ford Coupe these
days.
j Rev. and Mrs. C. L. Dowell, of For
estville have been on a short stay
here with thir daughter, Mrs. O. C.
Kennedy.
i > Albert and Craig Harrington are
spending this week with their aunt,
Mrs.. .Garland Farrell, of Aberdeen.
Mrs. O. .C. Kennedy has as her guest
forseveral days, her sisters, Miss
Sella Dowell, of Forestville and Mrs.
i Walter Curtis and children, Dawell,
Stewart, and Annie Reams, of Ahos
kie.
! Mrs. N. F. Overby and little Miss
Jewell Lane Overby will leave tomor
row for a week’s stay with relatives !
of Wendell.
i |
j The members of the intermediate
C. E. society hda a very enjoyable
social at the school building last |
Monday evening. Games and music ‘
were features of the evening. The
Juniors wil { have an entertainment
I Wednesday afternoon from four o’-
clock until six.
j Master Jesse Harrington is spend- i
ing this week with friends in New
Hill.
I I\lr. Grady Trenton, of the Chero- 1
kee Brick Co., spent the week-end at j
Raleigh with Ins sister, Mrs. L. H. 1
Lee.
j Miss Frances Thompson, who has ,
been suffering with an attack of ap- i
pendicitis for the past few days is
doing very nicely and hopes to be
out soon. Little Gordon Blake Wick- |
! er has also been on the sick list, but
; the little fellow seems all right now.
Mr. Garland Ellis is out again after
a very serious stroke of paralysis, ap- 1
parently none the worse from the ex
perience. His friends and relatives |
are very glad to see him out again. I
I Mrs. Mills is spending a while her
with her son, Mr. W. O. Mills, Mrs. '
, Mills is eighty-two years young, a
very gracious, kindly and friendly
woman, and we hope she will enjoy
her stay in our little village. A
A Good Mother Passes Away
Bear Creek, Rt. 3, July 6. —Sarah ,
Hadley, Hughes Cheek, of Bennett,
died at her home Friday evening, i
June 2Gth 1925 at 11 o’clock. Mrs. j
| Cheek was born on March 25th 1854 j
and was therefore 71 years 3 months
land 1 day old. She was married to
; Mr. Wiliam D. Cheek in early life and
1 8 children were born to this union, j
six of whom are living. She is also
survived by her devoted husband, j
■ whom we commend to the Holy Fath- j
er, who doeth all things well. She !
j was totally blind for nearly seven
! years, of which affliction she bore
j patiently. She was sick only a short (
I while. She was a faithful Christian j
j and a member of Fall Creek Baptist
j church for nearly 53 years. She leavs
j besides her husband and six chil-dren
| and a host of grandchildren and
| friends, who will miss her companion- j
ship, her counsel and her influence.
Her body was taken to Fall Creek i
the old family burying ground, and ,
in the presence of a large concourse (
of people was laid to rest. The fun- j
eral was conducted by her pastor, {
Rev. John idd. The large crowd, the
i large contribution of flowers and th« :
splendid words by the pastor proved ;
the high esteem in which she was
held. The family extends many _
thanks to the good neighbors for
their kindness and sympathy shown
; during the last hours of their be
reavment.
Dear Mother has gone and left us;
Her voice we loved is still;
A chair is vacant in our home
That never can be filled.
Some farmers in North Carolina
are attracting song birds to their a
mmp? hv hnildino’ bird houses. Many SI
PITTSBORO CELEBRATES
FOURTH IN GREAT STYLE
Address of Maj. .McLendon The Fea
ture of the Occasion—Music,
Races, and Ball Game—
Dinner for Veterans
—Pittsboro celebrated the Fourth in
fine styie. A mg crowd composed of j
citizens from ali over the county and
outside communities were present to j
share the pleasures of tli'e day.
The celebration was held under the
of Durham, a comiade of many of the
American Legion, with* Commandant,
D. L. Bell, master of ceremonies.
i The big feature of the day was the
address oy Major L. P. McLendon,
of Durham, a camrade of many of the
Chatham veterans of the World War,
and-much ’ aamired by them for his
gallantry on the foreign field.
Major McLendon's theme was that
Liberty which the Revolutionary sol
diers fought to establish and which
soldiers of the other wars have j
sought to maintain, though it was i
not thus expressly worded. He paid
glowing tribute to Confederate vet
erans and to those of his comrades
in the World war.
r He defined the weapons of war as j
MLN, and hoped that the time would
never come when the country will not
have men of sufficiently red blood to
rise up and defend the liberty which
lias thus far been successfully main
tained. However, he regretted the at
titude of the rising generation, who
are extremists, who do not want to
work a little, but not at all; do not
want a little pleasure but nothing
else except pleasure.
| Major McLendon has a pleasant
| voice, speaks fluently, and is of fine
platform presence. He was much
complimented upon his fine address.
I First, MrAßell called upon Mayor
A .C. Ray to welcome the visitors in
the name of the town of Pittsboro.
The Mayor spoke very felicitously.
He was folowed by Mr. J. L. Griffin*
| who welcomed the people as a! repre
sentative of the business interests of
the town. Next Mr. W. P. HoiJjo'nj
Ivery appropriately introduced the
| speaker of the occasion,
i There were supposed to be three
! groups of veterans. The Spanish-
American group, however, was a very
; small one, if it was discovered at
'all. There was a fine bunch of the
old boys of the sixties here, hale and
hearty for the most part, and able to
' enjoy the dinner provided for the
veterans of all three of the more re
cent wars. Unfortunately, bad luck at
tended'the barbecue dinner and other
viands had to be substituted for the
barbecue that had been promised.
J After dinner, the visiting band
gave a musical concert, the races!
were pulled off, and the baseball
game between the Pittsboro and New
Hope teams had begun when the
thunder and lightning and rain, grac
ious rain, stopped it.
The writer reached the race ground
just in time to see the last race, that
jby men ofer 50, and to see Ambrose
Woody plunge his way to victory and
: the dollar held out to the winner,
i Fellow after fellow manfully strove
! to climb the greasy pole and jwin the
i prize offered for the first to achieve
the top, but no one succeeded.
Veterans Present
All the veterans present were ask
' ed to register in a book 'in the offic^
1 of the clerk of court, from which we
gather the following names:
'CONFEDERATES:
| Richard M. .Jones, G. S. Williams,
E. W. Jenkins, J. Dowdy, W. I. Dowd,
'A. D. J. B. Thomas, J. H.
Thomas, J Dan Dorsett, W. W. Ed
| wards, Alphonso Riggsbee, P. H. Gil
more, T. Y. Mims, H. C. Clegg, J. R.
Bright, M A. Cockman, Jere Tripp,
J. E. Lyon, Kem Gunter.
Spanish-American War.
B. B. Clegg, Pensacola, Fla., R. .C.
Ross.
WORLD WAR:
E. .V/. Sizemore, A. T. Andrews,
Moben K. Jones, G. G. Burke, J. J.
Carroll, J. B. Oldham, J. B. Pattishall
Wilson, D. White, Walter S. Hackney,
J. D. Brown, Carl L. Neal, Willie G..
Andrews, Carl R. Gaines, Marion D.
Stinson, A, G. Mclver, Willie Hiliard,
Dan L. Bell, J. W. Hawkins, C. F.
Fordham, E. .G. Womble, Floyd
Teague, C. B. White, C. E. Moody,
J. C. Lanius, Garney Farrell, R. E. j
Boone, T. B. Beal, L. M. London, J
Kemp Riddle, L. W. Sparrow, G. L.
Savage, M. L. Snipes, C. R. Beaver,
J. T. Burke, H. j. Hoover, J. B. Whit
ley, R. C. Maynard, W. W. Langley, f
Henry Webster. s:
C
Burlington is planning to erect at
an early date an eleven story sky- l
;craoer. •
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Two Day Session of County Board
Many Bills Approved—Jury
Drawn
The commissioners did not com
plete all of the business on Monday
i and returned for a second session on
Tuesday. The following bills were ap- I
proved and ordered paid:
Chatham News, Adv., $13.50;
J. B. Stinson, conveying prisoner
$3.50.
T. V. Riggsbee, work on 1925 tax
list. $42.50.
C. C. -Hamlet, work on 1925 tax-list,
$99.32.
Salaries as usual:
Mrs. J. W. Johnson, sewing $10.65 j
J. B. Burns 'jailor, $47.69.
Chatham Hardware Co., $12.35
Cooking Co. Home $16..00. j
Lucile Farrell 15 days work on tax ;
list, $45.00
J. S. Walters, work on tax books, j
$51.00.
Mrs. E. A. Farrell, ditto, $39.00.
Robert Brown, work at Co. .home, ;
$25..00.
Washing at Co. home, $15..00.
F. C. Straughan, stills and worms, !
$40.00.
R. F. Lassater, still, $20.00
F. L. May, feeding jury, $9.75.
Nitrate of Soda, $19..50.
Pittsboro Meat Market, $54.25.
Telephones $27.50.
Harry W. Bell, work on pump, s3.‘ !
J. B. Stinson, still, SIO.OO.
Burial Mary Headen SIO.OO
Mary Sue Poe, work on vital sta
tistics, $25.00.
Carrie Quinn, ditto, $35.00.
T. M. Bland & Co., $67.90. .
C. C. Poe, postage and express?
SIO.OO.
The News Publishing Co. $28.0
C. T. Dezem, conveying lunatic to.
Goldsboro, $?5.00.
T. V. Riggsbee, work of special tax
list, $13.50'.
Edwards & Broughton, printers sup
plies, $91.55.
Pilkington Pharmacy, $18.70.
Insolvent Court costs $384.62.
Chatham Record, adv. $37.50.
Connell & Johnson, $94.70.
Mitchell Printing Co., $52.72.
W. H. Gurley, plumbing, $26.30.
Insect exterminator and sprayer,
$13.55.
Coroner and Coronet juries, $53.65.
Receipts
Register’s fee bill $164...45.
Clerk’s fee bill $223.86.
The Jury Drawn.
The solow T ing names were drawn
for jury service during the two
weeks term of court in August, be
ginning the 3rd.
First Week
Haw River —Percy Gunter.
Matthews —D. R. Stone, J. R. Pas
chal.
Hadley—E. J. Clark, J. F. Glenn.
Albright—O. A. Clapp, O. B. Pike. |
Baldwin —J. B. Sturdivant, J. W.
Norwood.
Center— J. N. Hackney, S. C. Burke
O. B. Mann.
Hickory Mountain —J. W. Poe, R.
E. Dowd.
Cape Fear —B. M. Mclver, A. L.
Wilson.
New Hope—J. N. Branch, W. E.
Griffin.
Rear Creek —Allen Andrews.
Gulf—F. C. Smith, J. N. Snipes, ,
Oakland —F. A. Badders, L. D. j
Johnson.
Williams —Joe Wililams.
Second Weew
Gulf—C. V. Moore, I. P. Coggins
Center —E. M. Farrell, A. G. Mc
lver. -
W. H. Ward, J. T. Wright.
Baldwin —J .H. Mann, J. Jj. Thomp- ;
son, Wilde Eubanks.
Cape Fear—G. F. Carr, T. H. Buch
anan,
Bear Creek—J. L. Lambert, P. H...
Nance.
Oakland —N. McK Buie.
Wililams—T. Y. Rigsbee, C. T.
Blake.
Matthews—J. A. Mendenhall.
Hadley—Walter C. Henderson, W. !
M. Lindsay.
New Hope—E. F. Baldwin.
Albright—W. G. Baggs.
Hickory Mountain—N. P. Napier
Chatham at Fort Bragg.
Fort Bragg, July 5. —The CITI- '
ENS’ MILITARY TRAINING CAMP [
at Fort Bragg has opened and among
the candidates were the following
from Chatham County who were as
signed as follows: John W. Ray and
’larence B. Johnson, both of Pitts
boro, to Battery B.
,OOK AT THE LABEL ON PAPER.
FRANK MURRAY VICTIM
OF CIRCULAR SAW
Bennett Man Sawn Asunder At
Baxter’s Saw Mill other
Bennett News*
she Fourch of July passed off very
quietly here though a good many peo
pie came here. Some nad heard that
mere was to be a celebration here.
l We had spoken of getting up a pro
gram but had about abandoned the
idea this year. Those that came, with
many met out in a nice grove ar.**
spread our dinner together and had
an enjoyable time. Rev. E. .A. Livings
ton made a nice talk on what the
t out th of July meant. In the morn
ing the main base ball teg.ni defeated
i Married peoples hatched up team,
|l4 to 2. In the afternoon the local
team here defeated Coleridge team
i 14, to, 1.0.
Among those from a distance who
| visited relatives and friends and re
i gained over were Mr. .and Mrs. J. L.
j i hillips, oi Siler City, at the home
|of Mr. E. .S. Phillips, Mr. Lacy Pur
jvis, who holds a position with the
| New Ark shoe store of Florence, S.
IC., visited at his parents’ Mr., .and
| Mrs. J. A. Purvis; Mrs. Eli Scott and
j children of with relatives
and friends; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
White, of Durham at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Andrews; Mrs.
M. J. Presnell of Seagroves. Sever
al from Bennett attended the cele
brations at Asheboro and Randleman.
One of the saddest deaths occurred
here last Thursday afternoon
Frank Murray who was sawing
at. H. A. Baxter’s sawmill became en
tangled with the saw carriage. The
best we can learn from those who
] saw it was that while the log 5 tum
|er was rolling up a log Mr. Murray
had a stick pushing dust down: into
the dust troufh —by some way the
carriage crept upon him and, threw
him back upon the carriage and be
fore he or anyone else could get the
carriage reversed it carried him to
' the circular saw' which ripped him
j open, beginning at his right side,
; cutting his left leg in two below the
J knee, and split his left foot open and
! cu t the little toe off his right foi>„\
| but not marking either his race or
j hands. Dr. H. A. Denson was hurried
to the place but the unfoi'tunate man
died instantly when he was struck by
the saw. Mr. Murray had been living
here for a good while, and for a
I long time had been engaged in the
j saw mill business and was well
known through out, this, vicinity. He
| is the son of Mr. James Murray, who
lives here in the edge of town and is
now confined to his bed very serious
ly ill with cancer of the head. The
deceased was forty-seven years old,,
leaves a wife and six children, two
boys about grown, Everett and Taft,,
two daughters Bertha and Mary—
these by his first wife whom he mar
jried in 1904, Miss Jodie Edwards,
who died March 28th, 1922. He later
married Miss Sarah Ann Hayes, off
this union he has twin boys, Melvin
and Elvin. Mr. Murray was interred
in tire Pleasant Grove Christian
church cemetery, with which church
he united several years ago. Last
Friday at least a thousand people
: attended this burial. The services
s
were conducted by Rev. Will Allred,
of Randleman.
' While the cross tie business is
some what dull at present, though bet
I ter than a year ago, tlie lumber busi
jness is moving along very well. The
j merchants and other business men of
the town tdo, are holding up very
i well. We hope that our business peo
* pie will consider our future prospects
! for our town’s interest and offer some
| inducements to dther capitalists to
i come here and! establish enterprises.
We need for one thing, among the
i stores, a big dry goods store that
| will carry a big line of men’s and
laches ready-to-wear. Some concern
would do well to come here and put
in such a store. Then we need an
up-to-date market here. Such a busi
;nes would pay well, as we have to
;ssnd to other towns to get our meats,
j etc., or depend on farmers’ killing
Their beeves and bringing them to us,
| but an up-to-date market where
; meats are kept regularly could do a
good business here.
j Veteran T. Y. Mims has a heart,
'He stopped the editor on th'te street
Saturday and said that though his
subscripion was not expired he want
ed to pay another year now to lielp
in pulling through this* hard summer
Reference to the list showed that his
paper was already paid up until next
February.
NUMBER 6.