\ EsTA Ei :SHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
""\rFL I ST ATTRACTS
E ' A j. VKGE CONGREGATIONS
Revival Gets Good Start—
jlonil!lC . a t _Haywood—Mon
cure
‘u- Q' Maddox spent last week
]Alr '.‘,’relatives at Broadway,
' " Orrell and little daugh
}l \\ Barbara is visiting her moth
.b. vVatkins.
is spending this week with
Ui . s> j. E. Moore.
...e Wilkie, of Raleigh,
lor brother, Mr. D.
- r .: e this week.
K Vm Johnson and Miss Min
ot Pittsboro, visited Miss
?„ *ll one day last week. 1
. congregations are being
he* Methodist church each
. near Rev. Wm. Stewart,
;ervKe y', z who is carrying on a
“'“ 'b there, Kev. Mr. Stewart is
gospel sermons
.ngregations spell
oUgh tne services. Rev.
h|a his singers, Rev.
doodchild, are earn
red Christians and
W&* \ in God s hands to
■ _ ic h interest is being
I .j that great good
I ;,s of the meeting.
I v> has been sick
I - days, but we are
I e is much better
I 3 will be well again
I ,r-je met at tne
B Sunday even
m Hiss v *
H . *
|B \' . • w witii her
| . v atson oi Osgood is yis
■ ... C. B. Crutchfield
Ulr Day at Haywood
■ W vterian church was well at
■ yed by the large con
-1 speeches were made by
| L. Bryan, doe Mclver, F.
B'-V v others, and they were
■W , all. The singing lrd by
B v ,y. chill was good indeed
;,v everyone. But the
ft' ' ~ o i a beautiful dinner
■a: r.Wed too by alletaomshrdll
grove at tne noon hour
. too, by all. Many hearty
Bar,] nW;es of friends and loved
Be? v.v around this table,
B thw.o wno had not been at this
■inn in many years. Collection was
Ken at th morning and afternoon
■enn vouch mounted to $149.25.
■ Several.- jom this community at-
B. ilidrer/:; Day exercises at
Btry jihodist Church last Sun-
Bb' well rendered program, good
and a bountiful dinner were
> the large crowd present.
I iirM. G. Marshal, the efficient
■v: . rof Moncure Boy
«W,n . the following Boy Scouts
B-W , os, William Beddoes, Hay-
Bvu :i, Harold Mims, Clinton
Bwi. Jusiari Hay, Jack Harrington, '
Bw: Hulhird, J. L. Womble, Jr.,
■&ce Marshal, Alfred Lambeth, '
Hackney, and Mocat, Billie
B-ual .left last Friday, July 17th,
K lor Lakewood near Camp Bragg,
W a -vo weeks camping trip. They
expecting' a great time, for they
Bk nave anything to do but eat,
Bureau, play games and do
| et ’W - tent will build up a strong
o :,v This trip to Camp
uonaw, but they are expecting
eru a <1 time. We hope each .
-'v.v-, a pleasant trip.
B;- ib names who has been
■b tile v ,r i ; Utility Company '
V : * or 1 time, will leave to-
7: b. C., where he has
W 1 * a I-wiMon there. Mr. Holmes
Pjr; ae i ; gentleman and he will
tins community 'A e
BV"- . '..ccess in his rtw po--
B's. flas -'.any friends here. We
H w much success in a new po-
J-. ssler who has been
K 0r several days will leave on
B^ a y morning to spend a few 1
B,! 1 the Douch. We hope Captain
Pleasant trip and he will gain
K® ' je himself again.
THE CHATHAM RECORD
WHAT BENNETT NEEDS
Town Receives Many Compliments,
But Our Correspondent Appeals
tor Greater Co-operation. 9
\
Bennett, July 20.—Rev. J. C. Kidd
is away this week, holding a meeting
at Coleridge, where he is pastor of
the Baptist church. In the absense of
Pastor Kidd, Rev. E. A. Livingstone
conducted the prayer service at the
Bennett Baptist ciiurch last Sunday
evening, and much interest was'mani
fested.
Rev. Mr. Star held a revival meet
ing at Mount .Zion M. E. church last
week which resulted *in several con
versions.
Mr. a.nd Mrs. A. W. Auman,ac
companied by Rev. and Mrs. E. .A.
Livingstone, motored to Mount Gilead
Sunday, visiting at the home of Mr..
B. M. Deaton, Mr. Livingstone form
erly lived at Mount Gilead and was
pastor oi several churciies in that sec
tion.
Misses Edith and Dorothy Walker
of Greensboro visited Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Jones during the week-end. Mrs
Jones herself had just returned from
v. visit to her parents at Kandieman.
Mrs. .Ed Phillips left lor Greens
boro today to visit her aunt, Mrs.
Phoebe Ann Ellis.
P. C. Brady, accompanied by Mr.
Jesse Forkner, went to Greensboro
today where, the former joined ins
wife, who' is \isiui%' her brpther, Mr.
Eli Scott.
The Bennett Motor Company is re
i node -’ i g ns g-iinge, ouiiCimg nil e~v
teiicien iii rear and putting m a
V
Oar Max-bull team was defeated
I. A C\ V. C vilile O J VA i L j GO j U
_ , . , J i.. ‘J . t .mi ’ >
iq COIIiO i:LTS SciTUI JjUu 1 will Oil lO
ci il'Jb i I. .oi Mri>pjr v y d-iti -
eorunliineiits upon our town, particu
larly commenting upon its well laid
on*, stieels, ihey say they know it
is a good ; .ace to live a..a reci sure
that those, or us already here Will cio
cur best to make it a more thriving
town. It draws its support front both
Chatham and Randolph counties, a
section populated by a fine lot of
farmers, who, as well as our own
hustling business men, should do their
utmost to make Bennett the best town
posibsc£ since he interests of h..
town and country are mutual, the
prosperity of each being dependent
upon that of the other. We have
good roads, good soil, and can grow
practically any North Carolina crop.
It is a particularly fine tobacco sec
tion. The poultry industry is develop
ing. Yet our people have hardly re
alized the possibilites of the soil and
climate, but we must do it before we
can make the town and surrounding
country what they should be. Co-op
eration is the key to a greater pros
perity. Our church facilities are good,
but we need a big high school in the
center of this section ,and we can get
it if we will all join hands and work
for it. This would make this a more
desirable residence town and cause
many people to move here. Let s get
busy, folk, and get us a high school.
In years to come we shall be proud
' of what we have done: and our de
-1 scendants will rejoice in the fruits
of our public-spirited enterprise.
Dr. Mann’s Appointments
Dr. J. C. Mann, of Apex, announces j
that he has moved Pittsboro of
fice from over the ditag store to the
new Farrell Building, where he has
specially equipped optometrical of- j
fices with Dr. Farrell, and will be j
better equipped to serve you. He will
be here, as usual, each fourth Tuesday j
in the month. His next appointment j
is next Tuesday July 28. Dr. Mann <
is well known in Chatham as a cap
able and conscientious eye specialist,
ahd deserves a liberal patronage.
The Mount Olive Tribune reports
that the truck shipments from that
point-this year have been much less
than last.
mni > »' 7"
The State Library Commission is
sending a truck load of books to
Moore, Randolph and Montgomery
counties. They will be loaned to the
people directly from the truck.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1925.
VETERAN GRIFFIN PASSES
Mr. J. D. Griffin, at age of 83, Dies
at Watts Hospital After Week’s
Illness.
Mr. J. Dallas Griffin, Confederate
veteran, died Wednesday afternoon at
j Watts Hospital, Durham, just one
j week after he had undergone an op
eration at that institution,
j Mr. Griffin, who had been apparent
of age, and no one would have’judged
that the end was so near. He was
visiting his son, W. C. Griffin, at
Swepsonville, when taken ill on Tues
day of last week. He was rushed to
the hospital and on Wednesday under
went an operation in the bowds. The
situation was seen to be a very seri
ous one and all his sons and daugh
ters gathered at his sick bed, includ
ing Mr.. J. W. Griffin, who came from
his Indiana home.
j The veteran was conscious practic
ally all the week, we understand, and
rested comparatively easy, but there
I was little, if any, hope of his recov
ery. The end came Wednesday af
ternoon.
The body is to be laid to rest in the
cemetery at Chatham Church this
(Thursday) afternoon.
Mr. Griffin resided the larger part
of his time with his daughter here,
Mrs. R. A. Glenn, but made frequent
visits to the homes of his children
in othercounties. During the past few
sessions of the legislature he heh
a minor position in the House and*
during his tay in Raleigh lived at
the So 1 1 ■”L ine, whore he enjoyed
the 'MHowslvp of the old comrades in
No attempt is here made to give a
sketch of YAt'-'-'-on’s liiX i r ,* v,
ably a suitable memorial v. IT :■
Pugh family was heal yesterday at
JJq MIp x :■} IT* /vp 4-L-tq,
p/icc, U/ iu v* as ciLxCTiu-i oy reprcsLut
jno £ h T" 11 *C*»T TTTNYVF 1 1 •> r\ 4- .V. r _
able, was held in the grove surrorlad
ing the Tome of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Pugh. The dinner a veritable feast
of goed things was spread in the
shade of the mighty oaks,
j A remarkable incident in connec
tion with this gathering was the
presence of representatives of six
generations, these being Mrs. Eliza
beth Pugh, a gracious and interest
ing woman of 84 years, Mrs. R.
Bright, Mrs. F. R. Knight, Mrs. C. H.
lionnicutt and her daughter, easy
Mary Eugenia, the only missing Ink
being Mrs. Bright’s father, John A.
Pugh, who died several years ?g ».
I Among those present were Mrs. C.
B. Perry, of Princeton; Mrs. Nannie
Pugh, Mr. and Mrs. Evans‘Pugh, f
Greensboro, H. A. Rives and daugh
ters, Eugenia Edna, of Broad
way: Mr. ai d Mrs. R. L. Robertson
and son, of Jonesboro, Mr. and Mrs.
F. R. Knight and family, of Sanford;
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Honnicutt and
daughter, of Raleiglv; Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Pugh, son, Troy, and daugh
ters May and Vivian, of Pittsboro;
D. N. Parry, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Gil
more, Siler City; Mr. and Mrs.
Braxton Holt and family, Mrs. L. W.
Holt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holt and
son, Wayne, of Burlington; Mrs.
Elizabeth Pugh, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Pugh and family, of Snow Camp: Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Bright, Mr. and Mrs.
N. R. Bright and three children, of
Sanford; Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Mauney,
and children, of Cherryvilie. Miss
Elizabeth Highsmith, of Dunn, Mr.
! and Mrs. P. L. Johnson, of Rives
Chapel. 7
Invited guests present were Mr.
and Mrs. P. H. Elkins, of Siler City;
J\lr. and Mrs. B. H. Waddell and Mr.
■ and Mrs. I. H. Dunlap, of Bonlee.
| It is the plan of the members of the
; Pugh family to make this occasion
| which* was the first held by them, an
annual affair, the meeting place like
ly to be Meronies church.
It is stated that R. R. Reynolds, a
candidate last year for nominatiop as
lieutenant governor, has announced
that he will be a candidate agriins i
Senator Overman for thq Senate in
the next Democratic primary.
W. H. Wynne, Jr., a nine year old
Raleigh boy, died a few days ago
from being bitten by a rabid dog.
Raleigh now has an ordinance against
stray dogs and the police are busy
enforcing it ;
JOY TURNS TO SORROW
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The Eubanks Reunion Broken by the
Sudden Death of Mr. Will Eubanks.
Sunday last was to be a day of 1
gk cness for Mrs. R. S. Eubanks and
her sons and daughters. Mr. E. H,
Eubanks and Mrs. L. B. Rogers, both
of Tampa, Fla., had arrived to mak„
I a long deferred visit to their mother
| The visit was to be made the occasion
of a family reunion. All the sons and
daughters, except Mr. J. N. Eubanks
of Chapel Hill, had plannei to be
present. Many other friends and tela
tives had arrived at the Eubanks
hex, e two. miles northwest of Pitts- j
| boro. Everything was promising for j
a delightful day when Mr. Will Eu
lviks/of Greensboro up, jump
! ed from the car, and sized the hand
of his brother, E. H., whom he had
not seen in a number of years. But as j
he grasped his brother’s hand lie was 1
stricken with appoplexy and fell into i
his brother’s arms lie did not regain |
cotv.: ‘ousnesi, ‘m* G ; ed wThlr an hour
The mother was lying sick and did j
notnot see her son before he died. j
I The burial occurred Monday at,
Burlington, in which town the deceas- j
ed had married, lived for many
before moving to Greensboro eight
een months ago, and reared a family (
of Tve children. All his brothers and (
sisters were present at the funeral, j
■ which was conducted by the pa* tor.
.of •'he F'rst P-mti church of Burling
m v-vu, 11T -. Fu’mnks still held
h's vner-'bor'Tur) when he di°d.
The Jema-'-e;! wo- forty-five ye rs
p f f) ' i A vTf? c» la ; n %m j V P cf A '
i
- espe ially The aged :
| ' 7" v TO Th T 1 nrhsf of h o ro, is
I the "v "-7 • Burlington,
Tho ;7 ,-p- T
p fc? ..-cvew YoT ir, o’ phones
V/OS -r '• ' ' -1 ■ To foot. T>o.~-
op.j roi" of fh n
o ’-ftl OOT^ylc^***'^
T o deferse 1 nf- r>m in
f: ■>’! thir* the c r> . ‘' .01 c 1 sc ii .-r.io*
the necessary basis upon which to ap
peal to the swore-uo court of Tee.ne
osse And test the constitutioealitv of
-f ; %
the law against teaching evol ui ai in j
R e .schools of that state. The court j
wo 1* not permit the defense e\- j
amine its scientific witnesses before
the jury, but did permit affidavits j
from them to be placed in the records ,
of the case, as a basis for the test
of the constitutionality of the meas
ure.
j Judge Raulston gave the defense 30 |
day ;in which to per? • its e/ope- 1. ,
The case, according! w ilj vo to the j
srjreme court, where the quest;:*n of i
the right of fenn '■ 4 unact nrd 1
enforce such a law he settled, as !
far as the opinion that court p;oes. J
If the Tenessee supreme court de- !
cides that the act is constitutional it |
is probable that the case will be car- j
ried to the U. S. supreme court.
I In the meantime Prof. Scopes is un
der sentence to pay a fine of ho oo
! and is under bond in the sum or 0000.
j The test of the constitution ality of
act w r as bound to come. Six states
1 have already passed laws against the
1 teaching of evolution in the public 1
i schools, and if the law should be de
cided to be constitutional similaren
actments will doubtless be passed in
other states.
MR THOMAS CELEBRATES
53RD BIRTHDAY
Manndale July 20. —Mr. A. ivl.
Thomas celebrated his 53rd birthday
,at his home in this • community last
Friday His brothers and their fam
ilies together with Mr. John Nor
wood and family and Rev. C. B. Way |
and family of Shelby, constituted the
gathering.
A large table was placed in the
yard and on it was spread a splen
did dinner. Rev. C. B. Wy offered
the prayer of thanks, after which
everyone partook of the good thiiigs
that had been provided.
In the afternoon ice cream was
made and served. Mr. Kearney Per
ry was a guest of Mr. Thomas in
the afternoon. There were almost 25
persons present and it was a very
enjoyable occasion to Mr. Thomas and
to those present.
State Highway Commission opens
bids Monday of two million dollars
r worth of road construction.
DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL I
AFFAIRS AT SILER CITY 1
i
Baracas Feast—Miss Ferguson Enter
! tains—Other news Items from Chat
ham’s Thriving Young City.
Siler City, July 18.—An unusual
number of social affairs have been
| enjoyed during the past week, the
j humid weather making urgent; calling
for the outdoors. j <
Thursday evening one hundred and
twenty five strong the Baraca and
classes of the Baptist
churches motored to Mount Vernon
I Springs to partake of a supper of
| barbecued chickens and other delica
cies The same evening' the Meth > lists
devoured a big fish fry in the old
park. The Hickory Mountain Baptist
Sunday School held a picnic yesterday
|in the grove of their church which
was attended by a full delegation of
bothold and young. The sumptuous
! fish dinner was supplemented by all
the necessary side dishes.
An elaborate dinner party was giv
| en on last evening by Miiss Sallie FerJ
guson complimentary to her house
guest, Miss Dorcas Mclvine of Louis
burg. Those present were Misses Ava j
Stout, Pauline Jordan, Alma Wrenn,
Annie Lambe and Mary Alice Fergu
son and H. L. Stone.
Mesdames J. C. Cheek, C. N. Bray,
and. Miss Annie Clapp were joint hos
tesses at a picnic yesterday evening
honoring Miss Mary "Way, of Rich
mond, Indiana, who is the guest
Mrs. Henry Pike.
Mrs, J. H. Hurdle and son, J. IT.
Jr., of M.'bane are spending spue
time with her mother, Mrs. 0. A.
Clrwp. .
rpi /lrtn.lir! • , - n nipU
qpri y■o r\ ’■’ *.*> vs O’U f* rx^ J -: r* c; 1 '* OT* nrk "■'
W- - YW‘* »yn ytrV
i u ’ v ' - • - •
o - o r "” a davs
n 't> ,-p .0.0 oc , 1. o-‘>- O’ eor"
j T> T?., CW PP’O vn,--, x~Cl*
■Torrid dbnd i*{ bed of the home of
■>. *o " r Tyi.T'o P-.W-' 0”* the
'morrmg T”ne B :mav C-dwne
T 1 o 'funeral serr* •'*o3 was held the
, following dev r.t Beßdeh-mn church
■ l by Rev
T jt! Avscuo Mr gerrs, a 0 f
Moore coup tv had for a number of
veers m°de hig home in. Norfolk, Le
-1 ing or> p. visit to relatives in this sec
t’on when he was suddenly stricken.
Surviving am his widow, two daugh
ters, Mrs. Aston Kelly, of Denver,
, Cob; Miss Daisy Sears and two sons,
James and Frank Sears of Norfolk, 1
one brother. David R. Sears, of this
I and three sisters. Mrs. Mary
I Williamson, of South Carolina. Mrs.
Frank Wilson of Mississippi and Mrs. j
1 Jane Bovd, of Carthage.
Attending the funeral from, a dis
tance were Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Shep
j Mr. apd Mrs. Arnold Sears and
I Mrs. Nannie Neil, of Concord; David
jR. and Dr. C. R. Sears, James and
j Roland Marsh, of this nlace, Luther
| Sears, of Tbomasville and Frank
Sears of Norfolk.
GULF NEWS NOTES
Misses Minnie Murchison and Cath
erine Palmer spentthe week end in
Greensboro, visiting Miss Mary Lacy |
Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williamson^
• and Ernest Phillips have moved from 1
| Carolina Fire-Proofrng Co., Plant to \
Siler City.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Jordan and
children snent Sunday in Vass with j
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Murchison.
Mr. Yarboro, time keeper for the 1
j Car r lina Fire Proofing Co., >pent
Saturday night with his parents in
Burlington.
Christian Endeavor met Sunday j
night at the usual hour 7:45. The'
| subject for the evening was “The
I Cm it Women of the Bible.” Reu. C.
L. Wicker, as leader made a fine
talk
Mrs. I. R. Hayes, of Kershaw S. C.
spent a while last week with her sis
te\ Mrs B. L. .Merrill.
Miss Minnie. Murchison left today
for Sanford to stay a few days with
Miss Margie Murchison.
Mrs. G. L. Merrill, Mrs. I. R. Haves
of this town, and Mr. Ernest Murchi
son, of Sanford, spent Monday with
I their brother, Mr. J. C. Murchison, in
Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Little and Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Duval spent Sunday
afternoon at Lakeview.
Miss annie Beal, of Durham, is
1 here tc spend her vacation with her
I sister, Mrs. W. H. Hill.
NUMBER 7.
STATE NEWS
Interesting Items Gleaned -from the
State Press and Boiled Down for
This Column.
Both Burlington and Sanford have
opened handsome and costly new ho
tels this week. *
George Ross Pou, superintendent
, of the penetentiary, whose manage
ment of that institution has been se
verely criticised by the News & Ob
server, attacked Jonathan Daniels,
son of Editor Josephus Daniels, when
that young man went to the peniten
tiary to get news Tuesday of the re
sults of the meeting of the directors
of the penitentiary. A few blows were
passed but no serious injury resulted
&' ' '
Leslie Smith, an engineer at Fay
etteville, fought off three men who
held him up, blit had lost his watch
and sll during the attack. The men
have not been captured.
1 •
Luther Brown, a thirteen-year old
boy, while hunting pigeons nests in
a Tarboro church tower Ist his foot
ing and fell, injuring himself'fatally.
j
John C. Benson, the sixteen-year
old son of a Wilmington linotype op
erator, was killed by being run over
by a truck on Monday morning.
Two little Greensboro girls were
struck by a bus Monday afternoon
and one of them, Marguerite Harri
son was thought to be fatally injured.
A contract has been let for the erec
tion of the McPherson hospital at
Durham, to
-1 .in ’’ of
the eye, ea'f and pose.
A bureau of identiificat *on has been
h -at the fcatq j iary in
, N?. £IT; ' [ JL r ' T'- V.i •
i
of it, fi
j
tx ■' - ‘ •. for twenty years
r " a A nti-Sa
jeon League, has resigned.
t
j Annie Mae Stevenson, of Palmyra,
is dead and Robert Privette and Paul
Rouse, of Rocky Mount are held in
jail as a result of an automobile ac
cident Tuesday night when the car
turned over into a creek near Tar
boro.
148 treatments, according to the
Raleigh records, have been given for
rabies in this state since July Ist.
Governor McLean has called a spec
ial term of court to try the case
* against the ice manufacturers of Ral
! eigh who are charged with operating
* a trust for the purpose of keeping up
' the price of ice.
BROWN’S CHAPEL NEWS T-j.
Pittsboro, Rt. 2, July 20.—The, crops
in this section are withering because
of the continued dry weather, which
has prevailed for several weeks. Farm
ers are hopeful of rain soon and a
fairly good yield of grin.
Rev. C. B. Way and family, of
( Shelby, arrived last week and have
:been visiting Mrs. Way’s parents, Mr.
! and Mrs. J. J. Thomas. They are
. visiting relatives at Burlington this
, week. They brought a large water
j melon with them from Shelby which
| weighed 31 pounds and cost oply 30
■ cents at a retail store in Shelby.
Miss Verdie Thomas returned home
last week from Boone, where she at
-1 tended summer school for six weeks
at the Appalachian State Normal
She was accompanied home by Mr.
Moton Leonard, of Lexington,
j Mr. J. J. Thomas and family and
their visitors, Rev. C. B. Way and
family attended the birthday celebra
tion at the home of Mr. A. M. Thom
as, near Manndale last Friday. .
Misses Leone, Etta, and Alesa Leon
' ard, of Greensboro, and Messrs Paul
1 snent Sunday with Miss Yerdie Thom
* * • 'jpi
as. >
Miss Alva Lindsay is taking a
business course at Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Thomas and chil
dren Obra, Verdie, Josie, Rosa, at
tended the family, reunion Sunday a
i Mrs. C. G. Hargroves at Burlington.
Watch the boll weevil and be ready
. to dust when necessary advises Direc
r tor I. 0. Swabb, of the agriculture
] extension service. Director Swabb
; looks for heavy damage to North
r Carolina’s cotton crop from boll
1 wevil this year. - / j
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