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. ******* >u * * * * * 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 i PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7th, 1929. —■ l RUFUS JOHNSON, STAR MEMBER OF V VHE PITTSBORO BASKET BALL TEAM j wS&rK JH III' RUFUS 1 SS! fecSp •CrOHNSOK ! it 11 ! M . •§!< -- o .3 o 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 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.