ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878
Restoration Os
Old Denson House
Historic Residence Being Re
habilitated by Mr J. L. Fer
rebee, of Milwaukee, for
Family Home. '
The old Denson residence, occu
pying one of the fairest and best
located sites in the old town of
Pittsboro, is being rehabilitated as
a residence for Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Ferrebee, of Milwaukee.
The old place was the home of
Capt. C. B. Benson, who taught
here many years before he joined
Hugh Morson in Raleigh and helped
make the Morson and Denson Acad
emy one of the most notable in
North Carolina. For years it has
been unoccupied, and was fast go
ing to ruin. Mr. Ferrebee, who is
.a North Carolinian by birth and
-education, however, came along two
or three years ago and bought the
site with the intention of restoring
and remodeling the historic resi
dence for a home for himself. As
little or nothing had been heard of
the suggested restoration, the most
of us had almost forgotten the in
cident. But Mr. Ferrebee appeared
on the scene recently and put the
work under way.
Three addition! 1 rooms are to b?
added and the whole structure mod
ernized. Mr. E. W. Ellington is in
charge of the work, and it is not a
question of beginning, but only of
finishing. The cost of the work is
estimated at something like $5,000,
and that amount of money turned
loose in Pittsboro now is a real con
sideration. But the biggest gain is
that of the residence and interest of
Mr. and Mrs. Ferrebee.
THEIsURIAL OF MRS. WARD
Funeral services for Mrs. Savan
nah Ward were held Saturday after
noon at Mount Gilead church. Pas
tor Gordon was assisted by Rev. R.
A. Morris of Carrboro. The active
pall bearers were her sons, R. L.,
A. T., G. G., and J. B. Ward of By
num, D. E. Ward of Durham, and
E. H. Ward of Blackstone, Va. Hon
orary pall bearers were C. E. Hack
ney, R. J. Hardon, C. A. Snipes, C.
J. Morris, K. B. Cole, T. W. Hardon,
R. J. Johnson, R. B. Burnett, E. R.
Hinton. E. B. Hatch, Dr. T. W. Mc-
Bane, and R. B. Lambeth.
Floral bearers were Mrs. Julia By- >
nuin Crawford, Mrs. Lenora Strawd,
Misses Jane Everett Ward, Grace
Ward, Christine Ward, Catherine
Ward, Lillie Johnson, Lila Horton,
Bettie and Edna Horton. Mrs. Mary
Ward, Mrs. Leora Ward, and Mrs.
Cara Moore.
Mr. Ward was among the oldest
and most highly esteemed ladies of
the county.
Moncure News Items
There will be services at the M.
E. church by the p -.stor, Rev. J. A.
Daily, next Sunday at 11 o’clock
a. m. and in the evening at 7:30
o’clock.
Rev. J. A. Dailey was in town
'one day last week. '
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barringer, of
Sanford, spent yesterday, Sunday,
with his mother, Mrs. Mary Barrin
ger.
Mrs, Ella Speed returned yes
terday from Hamlet where she has
been visiting her brother, Rob. She
is spending this week with her sister,
Mrs. J. S. Womble.
The regular services were held at
the Baptist chilrch yesterday by
the pastor, Rev. Ossie Seymore, of
Buies Creek. He preached splendid
sermons.
Mr. G. H. Bryant, of Windsor,
was in town last Saturday to see
W. W. Stedman in regard to real
estate. Also Mr. James, of Win
ston-Salem, wis in town in the inter
est of land.
The Epworth League met last
Sunday evening with Miss Lois Ray,
the president, presiding. The secre
tary, Miss Dorothy LL'mbert was al
so present. After singing “I Would
Be Like Jesus,” the meeting wafss
turned over to Miss Cornelia Sted
man, the leader of the Junior De
partment, the subject of discussion
for the evening being “The Child,
Jesus.” Several of the Juniors took
part in the program.
Then the president announced a
Valentine Party that will be held
at the home of Mrs. Moody Womble
Friday week night, February 15th.
The meeting closed with a shqfrt
prayer.
Mrs. J. N. Lilly, of Albemarle,
was in town today.
Mr. Thrailkill, of Seaforth was
in town Monday on business.
The Sons and Daughters of Lib
erty will meet tonight, Monday, in
regular session in the Junior Hall.
They ere planning a banquet for
Valentine night.
FINE SERVICE AT BROWN’S
A strong band of eight pieces led
fcy Mr. Ernest Summer, came over
from Hopedale Christian church,
Alamance county, and furnished
music for Rev. J. A. Dailey’s service
at Brown’s Chapel last Sunday. The
music and the sermon were all en
joy dd by the congregation. The
church gave a vote of thanks to the
musicians.
The Chatham Record
|C. C. TELEPHONE CO.
MAKES IMPROVEMENTS
> i The Central Carolina Telephone
j Company took id van cage of the ne
! cessit.v to rebuild their lines disrupt
ed by the recent fire, and has had
' considerable work dong additional.
• In addition to restoring the ruined
on Main street, 600 feet of
new cable lias been extended west
ward from S. D. Johnson’s score,
with the result that it was possible
to remove the unsightly wire-berid
den pcle at the Johnson corner. The
gentleman in charge \v s surprised
that the town should have allowed
. two sets of poles on the streets,
when one set would have done for
the power lines and the telephone
lines also.
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* TOWN AND *
I * COUNTY BRIEFS *
Mr. J. B. Ingle, here Monday, told
us. that there had been six burials of
residents of the Mt. Vernon church
community in the last seven weeks,
probably all members of that
church.. The six departed - Ire
Messrs. Wesley Johnson and Norris
Whitt, and M'esdames Octavia Self,
Mahala li-rris, Mrs. Nannie Rogers,
and one other whom Mr. Ingle could
not recall, as his own illness had
kept him from attending all the fun
erals. Mt. Vernon seems to have
succeeded to the unfortunate posi
tion of Brown’s Chapel, which lost
so many of its members list year
and the year before.
We want all the real news. Drop
us a postal giving .the chief points
in any item you wish to see in the
paper.
We are still looking for that arti
cle on the old house from Mr. Siler.
He has promised it to us.
Capt. J. H. Wissler of Moncure
was in Pittsboro Monday for the
first time recently, and was looking
fine. ,
County Auditor Riggsbee has
been through a real siege of influ
enza. He came out too early after
his first spell and had to go back in
again. He was absent from his of
fice all last week.
Chatham’s ginnings had run to
6691 bales Jan. 16. ft is nearly
1,000 short of last year’s ginnings to
same date, arid only about two
thirds of the crop of 1923, since
which year the crops have been
short.
Mr. John Dorsett of Siler City
was among the 117 successful can
didates for law license in the recent
examination in which there were
147 applicants.
Connie McLean, a 21-year old
employee of the highway commis
sion, was killed last Frida in a col
lision on the Raleigh-Fayetteville
highway. It is stated that the de
ceased w-as engaged to a Pittsboro
young lady.
The Pittsboro basketball team de
feated the Sylvan high school team
Tuesday evening of last week, win
ning by a score of 43 to 29.
The Record failed to note earlier
the marriage of Miss Norma O’Con
nell, a teacher in the North East
School, to Mr. Manson Darnell of
that community. The bride is a
daughter of Mr. J. T. O’Connell of
Corinth, and a sister of Mrs. J. L.
Langley of Pittsboro.
Mrs. Carrie Johnson is very ill at
the home of her daughter Mrs. L.
N. Womble.
From TrOy comes the announce
ment of the eingagement pf Dr.
Ihrie Farrell and Miss Louise Al
len. The marriage is to take place
in the late spring. Dr. Farrell is a
son of Mr. R. M. Farrell of Pitts
boro. He graduated last spring in
dentistry and began his practice at
Troy last fall. Evidently, he is mak
ing progress. Dr. Farrell, however,
is worthy of the best Montgomery
can afford, and we judge him to be
a good picker without further
knowledge of the bride-elect.
Rev. W. E. Allen, former rector,
preached a good sermon at the. Epis
copal church Sunday.
Last week the Record reported
the accident of John Williams, who
got his leg broken the Saturday be
fore while having logs for the Ty
son saw mill in Oakland township.
Just a week to a day after that ac
cident Mr. G. W. Miles, who was
cutting logs for the same mill got
his leg broken and a severe injury
to his foot* Dr. Chapin set both
bones.
All five of the members of the
bcl(rd of- education wdre present
for the session Monday, though Mr.
Hinton was later called away to
Clayton The last first Monday
three were absent 1 , but they seem
to have gotten over whatever was
the matter with them on that oc
casion.
The U. D. C. will meet next Fri
day at 3 p. m. at the Exline hotel,
-:th Mesdames Hayes, Lanius and
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PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7th, 1929.
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RUFUS JOHNSON, STAR MEMBER OF V
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Johnson has made the Marvelous rsccrd of 220 points in
20 games tliis season. In the game Monday evening with the |
Sanford team he made 15 points. He graduates from the!
Pittsboro Fq-h Seb'rl this session and will probably make his j
mark in college athletics.
Atwater - Lambeth
Close Their Doors
It is distressing news th t Messrs. 1
Atwater & Lambeth, merchants: JL&cJ
many years at Bynum, have had to)
close their doors. It is understood j
that the firm has been in deep wa
ters for the past two or three hard
years, owing to difficulty of collect-1
ing accounts. The larger creditors !
have been patient, feeling sure that I
the best thing to do w 1 s to give j
those two fine men a chance to pud
themselves out. But one persistent j
small creditor, with a S4OO ac
count, is said to have brought the -
pressure that caused the closing oi
the doors. . . j
MRS. JOHNSON DEAD
Mrs. Carrie Johnson, relict of Car
son Johnson, died after a brief ill
ness <ait the home of her daughter,
Mrs. L. N. Womble, at Pittsboro,
Monday about 5 o’clock.
Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of
the late John White, a brother of
the sainted J. M. White, and a cousin
of the now noted Baptist preacher,
Dr. John E. White. Her mother
was a Miss Moore, of Orange Co.
Her brocihers, Charles and Rufus
White, the latter now living at Af
ton, Va., and half-brothers, P. 8.,
Robert and Frank White ,the lat
ite rof Fuquay Springs. Mrs. John-
B. Burns is her full sister and there
i.re three half-sisters.
Her sons are Messrs. Fred, Paul,
Walter C., Risden and Jack John
son; her one daughter is Mrs. Wom
ble. Mrs. Johnson has long been a
faithful member of Asbury Metho
dist church, 'ind tihe funeral and
Tatum as joint hostesses.
Among the infrequent visitors to
Pittsbord Monday w'/s Mr. B. J.
Utley, of Moncure.
Snow came at last. Things were
white Tuesday morning.
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CLUB NOTES
! The music department of the j
• Woman’s Club met at the home of i
! Mrs. W. P. Horton Jan. 9. After a i
I pc: iod devoted to business of the i
rdd^Ttitreilt;~the meeting was turned
j over to the direction of Mrs. V. R.
: Johnson, who had prepared the pro
gram, which was rendered as fol
| lo.v/s:
j Measuring Music Talent, by Miss
j Carrie Jackson; The Greatest Musi
cal Thinker in History, by Mrs. W.
, P. Horton; An address, by Mrs. Vic- j
tor Johnson, illustrated with a musi
cal map; Current Events by Mrs.
j James A. Thompson.
J Mis. Johnson's address was a real
I treat and she was urged to repeat
| it on a future occasion.
Mrs. Horton is a delightful host
ess' on all occasions and this was
no exception. A delicious salad
course with coffee was serveu.
BIRHDAY CELEBRATION OF
THE P. T. A.
Mrs. James Cordon, president of !
the local organization. ' nnounces a J
regular meeting on Tuesday night, !
February 12 at 7:45. Mrs. Cordon!
is entertaining the local unit, cele- !
br iting the 32nd birthday of the [
piV ent-teachdr organization.
The school children will give a I
program and grade mothers
are expected to h; ve good reprts.
According to custom at the birth
day celebrations, a silver offering
will be taken for P. T. A. work in
the state.
burial were there, the services be
ing conducted by her pastor. The
funeral was delayed until the arriv
al of two sons from their distant 4
homes.
Mrs. Johnson was a woman of ‘
fine (Christian characteT arsd was
highly esteemed by all wh knew her. (
A fitting tribute will probably ap- j (
pear in these columns later.
GARNER GARNERS RICHES
BUYS REYNOLDS STOCK
(Alamance Gleaner)
Some “hit it rich” —only a few
of tnem. Some gamble, others buy
the real stuff —a gamble after all
some would say.
Tr.e result cannot be foreseen in
either instance, for the sower can
not tor a certainty divine the har
vest.
But heie is story of the win
ning of a fortune tiiat is void of
&ny of the elements of gambling,
wmen is taken from an exchange:
W. O. maunders, editor of the
Elizabeth City Independent, re
lates in detail, in his newspaper,
how Governor Gardner accumulat
ed a fortune as a result of buying a
hundred shares of Reyncjds
stock about the year 1918.
Here are passages from the Saun
ders article:
‘•ln 1918 or thereabouts Gardner
borrowed $20,000 and bought 800
shares of Reynolds stock at 25. And
then things began to happen to the
stock. The World War was on and
the governments of the world were
; boosting the sale of cigarettes. Our
! government sent billions of cigar
| etes to its soldiers and the soldiers
jof its allies. Cigarette factories
hummed.
“m 1914 the United States cigar
ette factories produced 15 billion
cigarettes. In 1920 the production
had jumped to 47 billion, and in
1926 to 89 billion.
“In 1919 Reynolds declared a
cash dividend of 10 per cent and a
dividend of 200 per cent in common
stock. Max Gardner’s 800 shares
was thus increased to 2,400 shares.
In 1921 Reynolds cut another mel
on, and stockholders got a 12 per
cent cash dividend and 33 1-3 per
| cent in new stock. Max Gardner’s
stock was swelled to 3,200 shares.
In 1926 Reynolds declared another
dividend of 25 per cent in common
stock, and Max Gardner’s original
800 shares had, by the wizardry
of modern finance, grown to 4,000
shares. On January 1, 1928, there
was another melon-cutting and Rey
nolds stock was split 2 1-2 for 1,
each stockholder receiving 2 1-2
shares of the new stock for each
share of his old stock.
“As I write this, Reynolds is
quoted at $65. The 800 little shar
es that Max Gardner bought in
1918 now represents 10,000 shares
worth $650,000. But I am Jtold
th\t Governor Gardner didn’t stop
at buying SOO shares of .Reynolds;
that When he law what a good thing
he had he bought more and more
until today his holdings in Reynolds
exceeds a million dollars.”
■> Fate in Balance .
• General Booth, leader of
the Salvation Army, who is in danger
of losing his high post. Members of
the Army convening in London sought
to choose a new leader, but were pre
vented from doing so by an injunction.
Mile. Eloise Challier, daughter of
a banker in Marseilles, eloped with
the f-imily cheauffeur, formerly an
army officer.
Sir Leonard Dunning, biigh police
oofficial in London, stated at an in
qury that poliicewomen were fail
ures because they were “nosey park
ers.”
VOLUME 52. NUMBER 24- .
An Enlargement of
Silk Mill is Planned
Pittsboro is much gratified at
the prospects of the early enlarge
ment of the Chatham Manufactur
ing Company’s silk mill here. Work
is to begin, it is understood, March.
4 on an addition sufficient to locate
nine more of the intricate machines
which weave labels, bannerets, etc. r
in several colors ind with any let
tering.
Mr. Kluge, proprietor of the bus
iness, has returned north after a
i stay of several days down here*
But the plans for the addition are
already prepared ,it is understood,
and the beginning of the enlarge
ment set for the first Monday in
March.
This is one of the best littte
plants in all this section. The in
tricate mchines require more skill
than the ordinary loom in the cot
ton factories, and the emplc/yees,
accordingly, get a better wage than
the ordinary factory hand.
There i re in operation now 27 of*
the machines and the plant runs da&
and night. The shipments are not
bulky, but valu ble. Tens of thou
sands of the little labels such as you
find on your coat when you buy it
i or even on an underskirt, go from
the plant here to the various sac
, tories /in the country, and thence
scatter all over the world.
Pittsboro appreciates this indus
; try and it is hoped that it will grow
larger and larger as the years go
by.
BEAR CREEK HAPPENINGS
1 Rufus Abbot, who has lived at
■ the Mrs. W. L. Goldston p ace, on
Rt. 2, h.Js moved to the hue J. J.
Goldston place, now owned by J.
E. Rives, on Goldstno, Rt. 1. We
regret to lose Mr. Abbott’s people.
1 T. Garland Watkins has moved into
the house vacated by Mr. Abbott*
Mr. Watkins moving from his .fath
er’s, J. H. Watkins.
W. Herbert Murray has been ap*.
pointed deputy sheriff in Giaif
township. He garnered in a still
1 last week, we le. : rn. Let the good
work go on!
J. Henry Gunter, while hauling
last week, got his left foot caught!
between the brakes on his wagon and
i a stump end crushed his foot bad
ly. No irorws -were broken" but the
foot was painfully bruiasd. We
hope that he will soon recover,
gins. Mrs. Stigall, who has been
a week end visitor ct W. L. Cog
gins. Mrs. Stigall, wha has
with her father for some time, has
influenza.
A. Ralph Moore, who got the
five-dollar gold piece given away
last Saturday at the Burns land sale
ner Meroney church.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Thomas, Mr*
and Mi's. H. L. Moody and Mr. and
Mrs. O. S. Snipes, of Durham, were>
week end visitors near here
Mr. W. B. Beaver, of
visited his parents last. Sunday.
T. P. Beaver is on the sick list
we hear. Hope he may soon be well.
Alfred Steadman, cc-Joi died
at his home on Cumnock, Rt. 1 last
Saturday after short illness of
paralysis. Funeral was held & l t
Union Grove A. M. E. Zion church.
Mrs. Ch rles Wicker is in Central
Carojina hospital Sanford, having
her tonsils removed.
11. K. Willett was a business visi
tor in Sanford Monday of this week.
J. B. Emerson was a visitor i»*.
Favetteville last week.
Mrs. Florence Nunn Nelson, wife
of R. L. Nelson, died at her hom&
just south of town Sat. morning,
February 2nd, 'after an extended
illness. While she had been sick
for sometime, she was not thought
to be so critically ill and her death
came as a shock. No one except
her two sons were with her when
the end came. Her husband had
gone up town.
Mrs. Nelson was married to Mr.
Nelson c,n Jalnuafry 1, 1899, and
to this union was born five sons, one
of which died when only nine months
of age. Her husband and four sons
survive, W. Austin Nelson, of San
ford; Ralph J. Nelson, of High
Point; W. Crusoe Nelson, of Bear
Creek and James L. Nelson at home.
She is also survived by one sister;
Mrs. W. L. Sapp, of High Point.
The funeiul was held at Sandy
Branch SuWday afternopn, be»ing
conducted by Rev. E. W. Byerly ,of
Bonlee. She was a member of the
Christian church.
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Wishon, of
Walnut Cove, are visiting R. R. Bue
lin, of town.
Mrs. C. M. McPherson, of Bur
lington, is visiting her father, J. W.
Lloyd, on Rt. 2.
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY
NOTES
PURSUANT to Section (6) of
the County Finance Act, the Board
of County Commissioners of Chat
ham County, North Carolina, will
sell at their office in the court hous's
in Pittsboro, North C rolina, on the
23rd day of February, 1929, re
newal notes of the county, aggre
gating THIRTY THOUSAND ($30,-
000.00) DOLLARS, to he dated
February 23, 1929, and to mature
July 23, 1929.
. .C. C. POE, Clerk, Board of Co.
of Chatham Cq. %
North Carolina.