ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
piTTSBORO SCHOOL FACULTY
\H Teachers Chosen for Next Ses
‘ sion’s Work — Term Opens First
I , Day of September
The opening pf the Pittsboro school
is close at hand. The new session
v,iH open the very first day of Sep
teniber. The faculty is a capable one
and the term will open under favor
able auspices. The list of teachers
follows:
principal, A. W. Nolan.
Mr? W. P. Horton, teacher of high
school English.
Mrs. Brooks, high school English
and history.
Miss Vivian Allgood, of Roxboro,
Latin and French.
J. S. Waters, science and history.
Bertha Jones, Forest City, first
grade.
Mrs. E. E. Williams, second grade.
Mrs. J- S. Waters, third grade.
Mrs. Edward Hatcher, Raleigh,
fourth grade.
Mrs. Campon, * Randolph county,
fifth grade. •
Miss Della Wilson, Newton, sixth
grade. •'
Miss Minnie Chandler, West Dur
ham, 7th grade.
Mrs. Bynum, music.
Miss Coltrnne, Randolph county,
teacher-training.
Bynum News Items
The Bynum and Rock Springs Sun
day schools jointly held their annual
picnic last Saturday at Lakewood
Park, Durham. A large, crowd at
tended. A bountiful dinner was
served and the day was entirely a
pleasant one. Fifteen gallons of ice
cream followed the regular dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith of Durm
are spending the week here with Mr.
Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Smith.
Mr. W. I. Farrell, of near Pittsboro,
is spending some time with his daugh
ters Mesdames Henry Abernathy and
Oifie Williams.
Effie Lambeth is in Greens
boro visiting her sister Mrs. W. B.
Atwater.
Airs. D. L. Tripp of Carrboro spent
the week-end with her mother Mrs.
E. Riggsbee.
Mrs. Naomi Marshall has returned
to her home in Wilmington after
spending some time here with her
father J. E. Sturdivant.
Mr. R. S. Brown, of Saxapahaw, is
visiting his daughter Mrs. C. L. An
rews.
Air. Francis Watts of Birmingham,
Ala., has returned to his home after,
spending several weeks here with Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Smith.
Burns Family Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Burns were hap
py parents last Saturday to have all
of their children at home for a re
union. This was the first time in
fifteen years they have all been to
gether. There were only four of the
family connection absent—two sons
in-law and two grand children. The
dinner was quite a feast—a 'Vit
pig barbecue and all the goodies that
go with is.
The children included Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Burns and family of near Pitts*
boro, Mrs. A. F. Goldston and little
daughter of Lake Waccamaw. N. C.,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wood I 'of and fam
ily of Kittrell, N. C , Mr. N. Marvin
Burns of Roanoke, Va., Mrs. Harvey
Dickens and two children of Wash
ington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. J. Guy,
Smith and Leila Burns of Atlanta, j
Ga.; Merrse. Wilson and Bruce Burns
of Pittsboro and Robert who lives
with his parents. There were also
several friends present.
The mdst remarkable part of the
occasion was the fact that the parents
and every one of the children were in
perfectly good health. They hope now
to meet together once every year.
Merry Oaks News
Mrs. J. J. Reynolds and son Leamon
left today (Monday) for Wrightsville
Beach to spend the week. (
Mr. A. M. Cotton went to Phila-,
delphia last Tuesday for special treat
ment. v ,
Mr. Earnest Case, who has been
staying with his brother at Merry
Oaks left Sunday to go to Hogfins-.
vnle, Ga., where he will spent some
time with his sister.
Miss Flonnie Sauls is spending this
week with her aunt and uncle of
Broadway.
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Goodrich pass
ed through town en route to Louis
ville, Kentucky, where Rev. Mr. Good
ie b is pastor of three or four church-
Ga, \ -
Mrs. Nathan Williams left last
Monday to attend a family reunion in
' umberland county..
.Tobacco curing is in full blast in
this section.
Miss Mae Sauls spent Saturday
night with Miss Leona Holt.
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Mrs. W. T. Powell Passes
Mrs. W. T. Powell, of Bynum rt. 1,
o J ed at her home Tuesday night of
fast week, at the age of 58. She
J 3 survived by her husband, two sons,
:.' v ° daughters, four brothers and
tour sisters. Mrs. Powell before mar
riage was a Miss Fowler. • She was
* good woman and highly esteemed
m her community.
The funeral was held at ML Pleas
ant Methodist church, her pastor,
Rev. W. J. Watson conducting the
services. A large crowd was present
to pay their last respects to the be
loved woman.
Mr. j. L. Griffin left Wednesday to
attend a meeting of the board of
trustees of Eastern Carolina Teach
ers’ College, Greenville, N. C. 1
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PITTSBORO-GRAHAM HIGHWAY
An Enthusiastic Meeting Held at
Graham Friday—Routing West
of Haw Preferred
Probably a dozen good citizens of
Chatham, headed by Commissioner W.
I. Brooks, attended a meeting held in
'graham looking to the connection of
these adjacent county-seat towns by
a direct highway. The sentiment of
me meeting was for the construction
Ox such a road, and a route west of
rlaw River was greatly preferred, as
it would open up a section in both
and> Alamance that needs
:uch an outlet and that would be the
iirect routing. ...•
Cne or two, in view of outstand
ing' expectation of a road’s being built
.vestv/ard from the University,
.bought that road when constructed
•.voulcLserve the purpose. It was con
ceded that'the direct route westward
rom Chapel Hill was needed, but the
sentiment of the meeting was for the
ouiirimg of a direct Pittsboro to Gra
iam highway and the construction of
a blanch from the University to inter
sect it at or beyond Saxapahaw. A
large petition from Chatham was ear
ned by Mr. T. H. Perry, favoring the
iirect routing.
There lies a fine farming section
between Pittsboro and Graham and a
real highway would do much to de
velop it.
Meeting of U. -D. C.
(Contributed)
The Winnie Davis Chapter U. D.
C. met Aug. 20, with Mrs. Lee Far
rell and Mrs. R. M. Farrell at the
home of the latter. The Chairman
ji membership committee gave a good
report and two new members, Mrs.
J. C. Lanius and Miss Minnie Bell,
were received into the chapter.
Sorrow was expressed at the pass
ing away of Mr. R. M. Burns, a most
oeioved veteran, and a beautifully ex
pressed letter of thanks from his fam
ily was read.
Sorrow and sympathy were express
ed for the family of the late Mr. J.
D. Womblejn thtnr bereavement. The
president, Mrs. H. A. London receiv
ed enthusiastic congratulations for her
newly born twin grandsons, Henry
London and John London Jerome.
A letter was read from Miss Eliza
beth Conrad, secretary of the Stone
Mountain Coin committee, thanking
the Chapter for the $21.00 paid for
coin 184.
The following were elected dele
gates to the State Convention: Mrs.
J. C. Lanius, Mrs. Bunn Fearington,
Mrs. J. M. Gregory, Mrs. J. L. Griffin;
Alternate: Mrs. W. B. Chapin, ;Mrs.
W. M. Eubanks, Mrs. R. P. Johnson,
Mrs. R. C. Griffin.
It was a privilege to have with us
Mrs. John H. Anderson, State his
torian, and the feature of the after
noon was her most interesting and
enjoyable talk. We were happy also
to have present Mrs. J. H. Currie of
Fayetteville, who expressed in a few
well chosen words her pleasure at be
ing able to meet with us.
A delicious ice course was served
by the hostess.
CHATHAM YOUTH BECOMES
FULL-FLEDGED JUDGE
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Chatham friends of the parents of
Mr. Tom Pace will rejoice to learn
that that young man has risen to dis
tinction in his adopted state of Okla- 1
homa.
j The young man was born in Chath
jam but mostly reared at Maxton,
where his parents moved a quarter of
a century ago. He graduated at Trin
ity, taught in Florida, moved to Okla
j homa, and the first thing his family
knew about his studying law he had
his license. This was only a few
ago, for the young man is only
32 years of age now.
He was recently nominated for a
regular superior court judgeship, in
a contest with the occupant of the
position and a third contestant. Young
Pace won. A few days ago the judge
whom he had defeated in the primary
. died, and Mr. Pace was immediately
1 elevated to the bench.
I The Paces formerly lived at Pace’s
I Mill in northwest Chatham. Tom has
' frequently visited Pittsboro and is in
directly connected with Mrs. Ed. Hin
ton’s family.
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J Country Doctor Gets
Fee After 22 Years {
\ Chardon, Ohio. —The life of a J
0 country physician Is a drab one, *
t but occasionally there is a ray y
J of sunshine.
S Dr. R. C. Pease of Chardon, J
J while making a call in an adjoin- 0
i ing town, was greeted by two J
J men. The elder, hailing the doc- J
* tor and extending his hand, \\
5 said: j
0 “Doctor, I see you do not rec- t
i ognize me.” J;
J Doctor Pease admitted It #
! “No wonder you don’t,” said {
t the elderly man, as he intro- /
i duced his twenty-three-year-old <
* son. „ J
0 “You brought me this boy, }
0 doctor,” said the father. "I was *
0 then unable to pay you for your #
0 services and for years fortune *
* failed to smile on me. But now #
0 lam able to pay you the old ac- J
* count. I was at your office the i
0 other day but you were out. Til J
* send you the money in a day or i
4 two. The bill was $21.” ■* J
J Two days later, Doctor Pease 0
4 received a money order for ssoi t
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PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2G, J 926
j New Elam News
New Hill, Rt. 2., Aug. 23, 1926
The revival meeting began ac New
cJam, Sunday, August 15. and dosed
Friday night the 20th. The pastor,
D.ev. J r. Johnson, did all the preach- .
ing delivering two excellent sermons
each day. His message Tuesday night
was very good; his address
-at hers. and Mothers. Wednesday !
night his sermon was especially for
young people. Both were as good as
we ever heard, and more attended
“ban could be seated. J. W. Drake,
N. Johnson and Mr. Rhinhart con
ducted a prayer service. Thirteen |
united with the church, and the bap- j
r.izmg will be at J-ohnson’s bridge Sat- !
wrday before the third Sunday Tn Sep
tember.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Carr cL Ga.
‘ipent last week with their sen Mr G !
F. Carr.
Miss Janice Carr is visiting Miss
Inez Holt at Varina. " j
Mr. John W. Drake of Greensboro
last week with his parents Mr.!
and Mrs. W. A. Drake and attended'
the revival at New Elam, wher& he j
was a member until a short time i
he joined the first Christian Church !
su, Greensboro, as he is living there
He is a deacon now in that church.
Robert Sauls and two chul
aren of Durham visited Chatham kins-'
folk last week.
Miss Helen Ford of High Point was
the guest of Miss Lillian Oling'er last *
week.
and Mrs. C. N, Johnson of'
fuquay Springs visited several homes'
in this section last week and attended
the revival.
Merry Oaks baseball team played
a double-header yesterday, losing one
game and winning one. They defeat
ed Carolina, and Green Level defeated
Merry Oaks by one run—but; haven’t
room here to give the scores—anyway
we fhink that is a secret.
We are glad to note that Mrs. W.
A. Drake is improving after being
confined to her room* several days
with sickness.
Mr. and Mrs. “Bill” Carr of Win
ston-Salem spent last week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Spreagle.
Miss Nina Sturdivant spent a few
days last week near Durham with
Miss Jane Moore.
The following spent a few days at
Morehead Blufis last week: Messrs.
xxUgene, Clarence and Guy Johnson,
Henry Webster, Odell Hatley and
George Thomas.
Mrs. J. H. Webster and baby Eve
lyn spent several days at Clayton last
week with Mrs. D. H. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lasater and
children of Durham were Sundav
guests of Mis. J. C. Lasater.
The New Elam Christian Endeavor
will havg an ice cream supper at the
home of Mr. W. M. Goodwin Satur
day night.
Mr. J. N. Bryan Given Surprise Birth
day Dinner
Aug. 22nd, 1926 was a day long to
be remembered.
k lt was the occasion of a surprise
birthday party given to Mr. J. N.
Bryan at his home in New Hope town
ship. /
j At 11 o’clock the cars began to ar
rive filled with happy relatives and
friends many of them from long dis
tances, showing- their love and esteem
for Mr. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan was taken completely by
surprise but responded grandly to the
many congratulations showered upon
him.
As the hour for lunch arrived the
matrons of the party deemed it a
sweet idea to have the dinner spread
in the old home dining room. The
first home occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan after their (the long
tables had already been built). And
such a dinner! Everything good that,
heart, or rather appetite, could call
for was tljere in confusion. And the
love and good cheer that abounded
was good to remember in the days to
come. „
The guests were as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bryan, father
and mother of ,M r - J- N. Bryan; also
his aunt Miss Mary Bryan of Sea
forth; Mr and Mrs. L. L. Bryan and
children, Hackett, Raymond, Laura,
and Ludd, of Seaforth; Mr. and Mrs.
D. B. Bryan and children, Euphemis,
D. 8., Jr., Helen May and Elizabeth
Bland, of tVake Forest; Mr. and Mrs.
K. Y. Bryan and children, Dan and
Eugene of Durham; Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. Bryan and children Pauline, James,
Grace and Rupert of Durham; Mr.
and «drs. S. D. Bryan of Raleigh;
Mrs. S. C. Council and children, Anna
Belle, Billy and Bessie, Durham; Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Fafrington and only
Childs Marie, Seaforth; the immediate
family: Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Farrar,
Pittsboro; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Boone
and children, Andrew and James,
Pittsboro; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Beck
with and child, Roland, Seaforth; Miss
Maggie Bryan and Mrs Allan Bryan,
Seaforth.
Among the many friends in atten
dance were Mr. Ruffin Farrar; Mr.
and Mrs. D. E. Boldwin and three
children, Lina, Dossett and Waddell;
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Clark and chil
dren, Gordon, Jennie, Robert Lee, An
nie, Rose, Charles, and Isabelle; Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Wilson and one son
ROscoe; Miss Mary Seamore of Ra
leigh; Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Lawrence
and three children of West End.
Indeed a happy group! But the
happiest and most joyous of the en
tire group were Mr. J. N. Bryan and
his devoted wife, • Roetta Laurance >
Bryan.
Long may they live to celebrate
many, many more birthdays together.
Messrs. S. D. Johnson and Graham
Connel, Mrs. Walter Johnson, and
Miss Pearl Johnson spent Monday at ’
High Point. . / I
GREAT READING DAifl
WILL FLOOD GRAVES
Reservoir Will Cover Two
Old Cemeteries.
Reading, Pa. —Construction of the?
huge Maiden creek dam by the city
of Reading, the contract for 'which
was awarded to the McLean Construc
tion company of Baltimore, at a bid
of $398,000, will wipe out two rural
j cemeteries. Actual work will be start
i ed shortly and the dam will back up
j the waters of the creek, covering
parts of three townships, to serve as
an impounding reservoir to take care
of Reading’s water needs for many
! years.
j The descendants of the Maiden
creek pioneers feel keenly the dese
| oration of their cemeteries. Many of
j the residents of Maiden Creek, Gnte
i lamiee and Richmond townships- have
| relatives buried in the plot at the
! Friends’ meeting, house or in Forney’s
j cemetery, both of which are includ
ed in the area proposed to be flooded.
Goss Buck to 1730.
The burial plot of the Friend’s’
meeting house dates hack to 1730, with
interments as recently as two years
, ago. The first burials were made in
| unmarked graves. The faith of those
| worshiping there forbids any •showing
! whatsoever, with the result that no
tombstones were erected to mark the
last resting place of the pioneer set
tlers of the section.' Since the ceme
tery is to be relocated it will mean
that the entire plot to a depth of at
least six or seven feet will have to
be gone over, a»s it is impossible- to
locate all the graves. Only Ih* 3 more
recent are marked. It is this that
disturbs those who have relatives in
terred there.
The parents of State Secretary of
Agriculture Frank P. Wiliits and Wil
liams Willits, an implement dealer, at
Calcium, are buried in the old grave
yard. Both nien made a plea before
the state water power and resources
board to sa\;e the cemetery, but the
board granted the permit to the city
to proceed with the work of erecting
the dam. Mjany other descendants of
the pioneers of the Maiden creek re
gion had representatives at the hear
ing before the state board, some of
ttie oldest families in that section be
ing represented. The board, however,
refused to delay the matter of water
supply.
Forney’s graveyard is a family plot
and is located oil Lie farm of Jacob
Forney. The entire farm will be taken
by the city and the burial plot will
have to be relocated. This has been
tlie burial place for the family for a
number of generations and always has
been maintained in first-class con
dition.
Historic Lah^mark.
The destruction of the Friends’
meeting house will remove an historic
landmark. It was erected
the Society of Friends and lia#'weath
ered tlie storms of almost hvo centu
ries. In late years it lias been used
as a place of worship, but hardly a
day passes that one or more descend
ants of those responsible for its cre
ation do not visit the hallowed spot.
Down through the ages tlie old meet
ing hovfse has stood as a monument
to the efforts of tlie Lightfoots, Starrs,
Parvins, Wylers, Pen roses, Lees, Houl
tons and others, who were among the
first settlers. They blazed the trail
in an uncleared land and, after many
years, were successful in giving
Berks one of the most productive ag
ricultural sections, only to have their
descendants view the disturbance of
the remains resting for more than a
century in the burial plot.
The erection of the impounding dam
is a big 'undertaking and has been
under consideration for some time, by
the city council. It will solve Read
ing’s water-supply problem for many
years to come.
Anonymous Rector Gives
Phone Advice to Troubled
London. —Anybody with troubles
other than financial, may, by calling
East 0548, London, talk them over
with a sympathetic rector. This is
the telephone of an anonymous rec
tor who has considerable leisure and
lias consented to give advice on re
ligious and social problems to per
sons who feel the need of talking over
their affairs with some experienced
and disinterested person.
“If I can give a word of encourage
ment and advice to persons in trouble,
it will afford me much pleasure,” says
the rector. “I prefer to remain anony
mous, and I believe most persons in
trouble also want to talk without mak
ing their identity knowm But if there
are troubled persons wyio want per
sonal interviews with me, I shall be
glad to make appointments at my
home.” „ |
Twjps Born
Mrs. Fred. D. Jerome is the proud
mother of twins. They were born at
the home of her mother. Mrs. Henry
, London, last Thursday morning.
The beys near the names of Henry
London and John London Jerome.
Bound over to Court
Joe Powers and Garland Gaines
were arrested Sunday by
Straughan on the charge of drunken
ness and disorderly conduct on the
public’ Tiighway and were bound over
to court Monday by ’Squire Blair.
ROCK CARVINGS
WORK OF INDIANS
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Scientist Disputes Story of Vik
ing Exploration.
Washington.—The ancient rock
carvings along the Columbia river,
which are translated by Prof. Oluf
Opsjon of Spokane as runic inscrip
tions made by Vikings in the Eleventh
century, tell a big story, but it is an
Indian story and not a record of Vik
ing exploration in western America.
This statement was made by Herbert <
W. Krieger, curator of ethnology of
the National museum, who has just re
turned from three months’ stay In the
region of the rock pictures.
Mr. Krieger spent some time study
• ing tlie petroglyphs, which are numer
ous along the Columbia river, and has
a number of photographs, including
some from Vantage Ferry, where Pro
fessor Opsjon claims to have found
runic* inscriptions.
“Tlie pictures pecked in tlie hard
basalt are extremely cngle,” said Sir.
Krieger, “and anyone' can read in ■»
them anything he likes in order to
make a plausible story. To say that
they are Viking remains is to read
into them something that is not in
tlie pictures themselves.”
Crude as they are, some of the ob
jects scratched out on tlie rocks are
typically Indian, Mr. Krieger points
! out. In the carvings can be seen sucli
objects as bows and arrows and a rep
resentation clearly meant for a feather
head-dress.
Considering the numerous rock pic
! tures along the river as a whole col
j lection, be finds evidence that they
tell tlie story of tribal migrations in
J search of foocl and the use of the Co
| lumbia river as a patli of migration.
They are mostly hunting and fishing
scenes, he believes. Mountain rsr
and curved horned mountain sheep
are frequently portrayed. But why
these artists left such records to be
preserved in the hard stone and what
It was they wanted to communicate
can only be guessed at, in the opinion
of this ethnologist. They had no sys
tem of fixed symbols witli one or two
exceptions, so there is no hope of find
ing a key to, the mystery.
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Shove Man’s Heart From
Right to Left; He Lives
Columbus, Ohio, —Breathing nor
mally, his heart action steady, al
though a little weak, and sleeping the
sleep of the weary, Harry C. Cramer,
forty-five, was “resting as well as
could be expected,” in tlie new McKin
ley hospital here after one of the most
peculiar operations on record in Ohio
hospitals.
Cramer’s heart, forced far over to
the right side by an accumulation of
pus in the left lung, was shoved from
tlie right to tlie normal side by the
operation, during which he was con- .
scious throughout.
Minus the sixth rib of his left Side
and suffering only the natural sore
ness left by the incision, Cramer is on
the road to recovery, hospital attend
ants said.
Cramer, a switchman for the Big
Four railroad, and who weighs over
200 pounds, suffered intense pains in
.Ills right pleura ten days ago and con-
I suited Dr. F. S. Lawrence, house phy
sician at the ne,\y t . McKinley hospital.
A revealed
his heart was beating on the wrong
side. An X-ray picture showed the
twisted heart, the left lung congested
and highly inflated.
The insertion of a hollow needle to
drain tlie lung was unsuccessful and
tlie operation became necessary. Cra
mer was so weakened that a local an
esthetic only could be used.
Physicians were unable to find the
cause of the lung congestion.
S&ves Actress Who Leaps
Into River After Spat
Budapest.—For having leaped, fully
clothed, int.o tlie raging waters of the
swollen Danube and rescued the beau
tiful Hungarian actress, Paula Csaky.
Prince Domencio Rosso, secretary of
the Italian legation, is the hero of
the hour. While the prince and the
actress were having tea in a case on
Margaretten island, in the river, they
liad a quarrel and the temperamental
actress leaped into the river. The
prince brought her ashore with great
difficulty......
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§ “Back Seat” Driving $ I
J Ruled Divorce Cause £ •
San Francisco. —“Back seat” j
automobile driving is a jusrt %
cause for divorce. The Su-
% preme court of California has $
ruled so, in a case here. *
£ Claude H. Harman sued for « a
4» divorce on the ground that hi* ▼
wife, Jessie, belittled his ability *
* as a driver by constantly telling j
J him from the back seat ju3t how *
* he should negotiate the danger- < T
T ous curves ahead. +
5 A lower court refused to grant f
X a divorce’, and Harman appealed X
* to the Supreme court The de- T
i cree was granted. ♦
’ Miss Pauline Pope of Dirham is
• visiting Miss Mary Sue Po£
VOL. 48. NO.
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Moneure News Letter
x The members of the Methodist
ounday School are planning to go on
x picnic Wednesday, Aug. 26, to Lake
wood Park, Durham, N. C.
Mrs. Phoebe Womble and little
daughter Hettie are visiting her son,
Hugh>McPherson at Meggetts, S. C.,
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Sowers and Miss
Norine Sowers of Lexington, N. C.,
spent last week-end with Dr. and Mrs.
J. E. Cathell.
Several of the Southern Bell Tele
phone crew have moved to Laurin-
> ur ? : after working on the line here
for three weeks, but there are: some of
the crew here yet.
Fourteen or more men working for
the American Telephone and Tele
»aph Company came in today for
three weeks.
Mrs. C. J. Harmon and daughter
-V'ius cua ana Son r iuyd aud Mr.
.rui lvirs. nanK Thomas and little
Durham spent the day last
ouMay with Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
j ted man.
-iry. viserge Johnson of Powers
-iile, N. C. is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
jraston ionnson this week.
Miss Juua Johnson, who is in train
ing for a nurse at Wesley Long hos
pital of Greensboro, N.-C., is at home
.akmg her vacation with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Johnson on
Route one.
Mr. L. E. Cole is visiting friends
at Kamseur, N C., for a few days.
Miss Mary Olinger of Sanford, N.
J., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. E.
~>io‘or6 this week.
x>ir; ti. G. has several teams
jach day working on the school
grounds. He is planning to have a
oaseball ground for the boys. If he
-uises '?zok) ior the grounds the coun
ty will give $250. Many of the citi
zens are entering heartily into it.
The Epworth League met last Sun
day evening with a good program on.
Miss Catherine Thomas makes a gootj
president and is enthused in the work.
Misses Ethel, Nelhe and Christine
Watson of Osgood, C., spent last
week-end with Miss Mae Watson, who
is clerking for Mr. C. B. Crutchfield,
a prosperous merchant of Moncure.
Enjoyable Party
Miss Steila Rosser of Cumnock
Route one, gave a party Thursday
night in honor of her guest Miss Es
telle Johnson. Games and music were
enjoyed, after which cake and pickles
were served. Those who enjoyed the
evening were Misses Elizabeth Sea
gToves, Kate and Evelyn Stewart,
Bronna Johnson, Treva Townsend;
Messrs. Lewis Seagroves, Artie Par
rish Lyman Perry, Waldo Woody,
Lawson Johnson, Johnie Seagroves,
Frapk Poe, Worth Rosser.
Big Day at Moore’s Creek
Moore’s Creek Bridge, Pender Coun
ty, Aug. 24. —Upwards of 15,000 peo
ple from all sections of North Caro
lina and many from out of the state
gathered here today for the sesqui
centennial celebration of the battle of
Moore’s Creek Bridge, at which the
30-acre tract of land comprising the
revolutionary battleground was trans
ferred by the state of North Caro
lina to the United States government
for the establishment of a national
military park.
Elaborate exercises were presented
in _.the crowded pavilion under the
direction of the Moore’s creek Bat
tleground association, of which George
J. Moore is president, and the North
Carolina society Daughters of the
American Revolution, with Mrs. E.
C. Gregory, state regent, president.
Representing the federal govern
ment were Major General Johnson
Hagood, of South Carolina, com
manding the fourth corps area at
Atlanta, and Brigadier General A.
J. Bowley, commandant at Fort
Bragg, N. C.
Among ;the main speakers in addi
tion to General Hagood were Repre
sentative C. L. Abernethy, New Bern,
who introduced the national park
bill into the house of representatives;
Senator Lee S. Overman, Salisbury,
who secured its passage in the Senate;
Mrs. A. J. Brosseau, of Greenwich,
Conn., president general of the na
tional society Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution which auied material
ly in securing'* passage of the bill,
and Mrs. W. O. Spencer, of Winston-
Salem, vice president of the D. A. R.
Giving a historical background of
the battle and section, Judge J. D.
Murphy, of Asheville, but formerly
a resident of Pender county, welcomed
the thousands of visitors. Colonel
Walker Taylor and Louis T. Moore
spoke to the Cape Fear section. The
former introduced Senator Overman.
Mrs. T. C. Turnage, of Farmville,
acted as program chairman.
About 80 soldiers from Fort Bragg
were present, forming a color squad,
guidon squad, bugle corps and a band.
A basket lunch was provided for
several thousand persons by the Mary
Slccumb club of Atkinson and the
Progress club of Burgaw.
The Line of No Retistance
Cynthia —Grace has a wonderful
figure, hasn’t she?
Sally— Yes; she can put her waist
line wherever she likes.
Rev. J. W. Clegg of Greensboro is
assisting pastor Lance in a series of
meetings at Mt. Pleasant Methodist
church this week.
Service for One
Little Rock. —Because its one sub*
scriber opposed discontinuance of the;
service, the Sheridan Telephone com
pany has withdrawn its petition to dis
continue the service between Sheridan*
and Sprague, Ark.