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ES TABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878
HIGHWAY ninety
QUICKEST ROUTE
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Lexington Dispatch Shows
Ninety to Be Quickest and
Safest from West to Chapel
Hill as Well as Raleigh.
The following article from Fri
;, lV \ Lexington Dispatch was incited
j v t he report of the opening of the
section of highway from Gra
ham to Nelson:
-The shortest route from the west
t 0 Chapel Hill is afforded by the com
pletion of No. 54 from Carrboro to
Graham, according to a press dis
p.jtch from Chapel Hill. This gives
a virtually straight shoot from
Greensboro to the seat of the Uni
versity by using the hard surface
cut-off labeled No. 100 from a point
several miles west of Gibsonville to
Burlington. Winston-Salem and
points in the state north of the east
ivest line running through Greens
boro and Winston-Salem would also
find this perhaps the most direct
route.
“However, the ‘short-cut’ referred
to still has no advantage over No. 90
from Lexington eastward even for
a trip to Chapel Hill. It is approxi
mately 91 miles by liberal speedom
eter measure from the court house
at Lexington to Kenan stadium at
Chapel Hill. The closest sort of
figuring will not bring the stadium
nearer here by going the northern
route. Time consumed in passing
through Thomasville, High Point,
Greensboro. Burlington and Graham
must necessarily be more than that
necessary in passing through Ashe
boro. Franklinville, Ramseur, Siler
City and Pittsboro. Football, fans
living in points west and southwest
of Lexington for a considerable area
still find No. 90 the quickest and
safest route.
When the stretch of No. 90 just
ml of this city is completed the dis
tance from here to Chapel Hill will
be cut by approximately two miles
in measured distance, and the elimi
nation of the curves between here
and Willomoore Springs will make
the shortening amount to about five
miles in actual driving. And as for
a route to Raleigh, unless the state
road maps are all improperly drawn,
Xo. 90 will have the call as the
‘crow flight route* from the central
Piedmont to the capital and beyond.
X'-rhaps the section now being re
*< will be fully open to traffic by
Thanksgiving and hundreds of driv
ers will get their introduction to one
of the fastest routes, as well as per
haps the most beautiful, in the cen
tral Piedmont area.”
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Dr. Monroe Assumes
Head of New Hospital
(Aberdeen Pilot)
Dr. Monroe, in charge of the new
Moore county hospital at Pinehurst,
becomes the official head of the in
stitution with August 15, and from
now on functions actively. He will
lor the immediate present have an
°tnce at the General Office building
|n Pinehurst, but will be busy getting
l dngs in shape in the new building
so that he may at the earliest possi
j € date move over there and get the
hospital into action.
Incidentally the hospital manage
ment is anxious that the people of
th,s community shall feel that the
new institution is to be a Moore
f unty hospital, for all the people,
where all may feel at home and
confident of the best service that sin
cere effort can provide. The build
'n? is one of the best that money
could create, the equipment is to be
nctly in accordance with the fine
n . ew structure, the managing phy
s-cian is a capable man, and those
with such things assure The
‘‘ot that it would be hard to start
n hospital on a more logical and
footing than is the case
tnis one. The date of opening
ls not far off.
federal Board to
Lend Cotton Money
fun° tton armers are to receive the
c 1 rd *h equivalent of this year’s
: °P in advance whenever they are
unH srress an d need the money,
fiJ ! l>i . ans just announced by the
|, ei f tarm board. The funds will
nn c a 1 through the cotton co
es‘ arm board itself
ket ! , ance 25 per cent of the mar
w:i| ' !U e of the crop, 65 per cent
(jj, V le from the intermediate cre
out ' 'l. ant * the other ten percent
0 ., r „ ’• marketing association’s
mo ‘ tunds * The total amount .of
esti pL re( l u ‘ re d could not be
*airl \ U i u t hoard members are
indi t ../ e w *hing to go as far as the
ton r !' V nce^s * Heretofore the cot
onlv^u° Wers have been able to get
of ° ut 60 per cent, of the value
m a( j ‘ e c °tton, final settlement being
plan L’f 16 mo . n ths later. The new
makv r P erm lf the association to
mer ~r lna * settlement with the far
-1 n delivery of his cotton.
Ihe Chatham Record
Department Directors
, of the Chatham Fair
1 The followin & named department
directors and assistants have been
. appointed for the Chatham county
fair to open October 1:
r Farm and field crops: Hugh L.
It ork, director; N. J. Dark, assistant.
Horticulture: E. M. Lindley, direc
tor; J. M. Hackney, assistant.
Truck and vegetables: O. L. Lam
bert, director.
Cattle: O. A. Clapp, director;
Clyde Beaver, assistant.
Swine: J. C. Fesmire, director.
Sheep: O. A. Clapp, director.
Calf club: N. C. Shiver, director.
Poultry: Herbert Lindley, director;
T. Ira White, assistant.
Home economics products, pantry
supplies: Mrs. M. M. Fox, director;
assistants, Mesdames Charles Lutter
loh, E. A. Ferrell, B. H. Waddell,
J. B. Marley, C. N. Bray, Hugh York,
J. H. Alexander, J. Wade Siler, and
Miss Nan White.
Fancy and needle work: Mrs. T.
D. Bynum, director; assistants, Mes
dames J. C. Canipe, Archie Andrews,
J. O. Lanius, A. H. Johnson, R. H.
Hayes, and Miss Mary Alice
Ferguson.
Fine arts and crafts: Mrs. Daniel
L. Bell, and Mrs. J. D. Gregg, direc
tors; assistants, Mesdames Claude
Jones, A. E. Brown, C. L. Brower,
Edwin Hatch, O. C. Kennedy, Dal
ton Cooper, J. Bunn Fearington, and
Miss Pauline Taylor.
Plants and flowers: Mrs. R. F.
Paschal, director; assistants, Mes
dames W. R. Gilbert, John M. Foust,
Junius Wren, V. B. Elkins.
Educational: Mrs. James N.
Cordon, director; assistants, J. S.
Waters, J. L. Duncan, H. G. Self,
F. M. Biggerstaff, J. C. Gregson, and
R. S. Dußant.
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* Bear Creek News
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Mrs. D. F. Perrell of Washington,
D. C., is visiting Mrs. J. J. Cheek.
Lindon Elkins, of Greensboro, was
a week-end visitor in the home of
his father, P. L. Elkins.
C. L. Snipes of Durham is spend
ing a while with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Snipes.
The revival began at Sandy Branch
Baptist church last Sunday. Rev. L.
C. Cheek, of Chapel Hill, preached
in the morning and Rev. J. C. Canipe
of Siler City preached in the after
noon. Rev. Mr. Canipe will do the
preaching this week.
Miss Frances Elkins of Siler City
is visiting at I. P. Coggins’.
Messrs. F. C. Straughan and T.
B. Beal are attending the State Jun
ior meeting at High Point as dele
gates from Goldston Council No. 288.
Miss Belle Beal and Mrs. G. S.
Norwood, after visiting Mrs. Susan
Phillips, of Norfolk, Va., have re-/
turned to their homes.
J. V. Beaver, of Greensboro and
W. B. Beaver of Durham were week
end visitors of T. P. Beaver.
Last week’s Bear Creek News was
received after the papers were print
ed, probably due to delay in the
mails, but we believe the following
paragraph is of much interest:
Mr, Wilbur C. Campbell and Miss
Lula E. Beak announce their secret
marriage, which occured last De
cember 22nd, their many friends
will learn with much pleasure. Mr.
Campbell is a son of James S. Camp
bell, of route 2, while the bride is
the youngest daughter of R. L. Beal,
also of route 2, who live near Me
roney M. E. church. They are both
very fine people and we wish them
a long and happy life together.
Marion F. Emerson died at his
home on Siler City, Rt. 5, near Me
roney church. Thursday, August 8,
following an illness of one week with
colitte. He suffered a slight stroke
some years ago. He was born De
cember 22, 1845, being a son of
James Winefred Emerson, and was
therefore in his 84th year. On Octo
ber 22, 1865, he was married to Miss
Marne Headen and to this union were
born three children, two of whom
survive—Mrs. J. H. Mclver and Miss
Maggie Emerson, both of Siler, route
5. He served as a Confederate vet
eran in the war between the states.
His wife preceded him nine years,
having died November 18, 1920.
“Uncle Marion,” as he was called
by most of his friends, lived and
satisfied his loved ones that he was
ready to meet his God in peace.
The funeral service was conduct
ed by T. B. Beal, of Bear Creek,
who based his remarks on Numbers
23:10, and urged people to live the
life of the righteous. The interment
was made in the family burying
ground near the home of L. T. Dark.
May God hover closely around those
bereaved, and may they all so live
that when the summons come that
they, too, may say with Paul, “The
time of my. department is at hand—
henceforth there is laid up for me
a crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the Righteous Judge,, shall give
to me at that day, and not me only,
but unto all them, also, that love his
appearing.”
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Each day comes to me with both
hands full of possibilities.—Helen
Kellerv ,
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929
MORRISON TRAINING
SCHOOL DOING GOOD
Hamlet Kiwanis Club Visits
Place at Superintendent’s
Invitation; Has Big Time
(From The Hamlet News-Messenger)
One of the most interesting and
profitable meetings of the Hamlet Ki
wanis for this year was that held
last Thursday night at the Morrison
Training School, state reform school
for Negro boys ten miles from Ham
let. The Kiwanians went out early
r in order to have time to look over
. the premises before supper, and all
. who had not before visited the place
were amazed at what has been ac
complished there.
One of the most interesting fea
tures was the group of cows in the
lot. There are six registered Jer
seys and eleven grade cows, and Su
perintendent Boyd hopes within the
next few months to have his entire
herd composed of registered stock.
He believes that it is too expen
sive to keep cows that produce
from two to three gallons of
milk a day, when the same
cost will produce five or six gallons
from blooded animals. A new pas
ture is being built and plans are be
ing made to increase the herd. The
dairy barn is modern, sanitary and
well kept.
The farm offers an object lesson
lin diversification and food crops.
Beans and collards are planted by
the acre and at such intervals as to
have crops coming in every two or
three weeks during the season. The
eight acres in sweet potatoes give
promise of yielding a thousand bush
els, and there has been an abund
ance of squash, cucumbers, cabbage,
tomatoes, and every kind of vegetable
all summer with other crops coming
on before frost.
Supt. Boyd is a native of Alaba
ma and was raised on a sugar plan
tation. He knows how to handle the
real sugar cane and he has a good
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Back in Chatham
After 59 Years
Fifty-nine years ago a youngster
of twenty-two left Chatham to seek
his fortune in what was then the
rather far west. In Missouri, Tenn
i essee, Indiana, he lived mar.y years.
He married, his wife died, and 20
years ago, or thereabouts, he joined
his married daughter in the state of
Washington.
All these years he had not once
returned to his native heath. But
at the age of 81 years, he is back,
apparently still a strong and robust
man, having come from what is in
deed the “west” to visit his brothers
'at Burlington, and whatsoever kin
folk and old friends he should find
in Chatham. His name is Taylor
Straughan, and he is a brother of
the late Isaac Straughan of this
county. He arrived here Tuesdav.
MEXICAN STABS AND
KILLS RED CROSS GIRL
Miss Egie Ashmun, executive se
cretary of the Sand Francisco Chap
ter, Red Cross, was stabbed to death
by a Mexican Sunday. Miss Ashmun
was just leaving her office when the
young Mexican approached and ask
ed about when he would get some
government money. She replied “in
due time.” That made him mad and
he stabbed her. Death occurred al
most instantly. The Mexican was
arrested and is held for murder.
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LEE COUNTY FAIR
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Mr. F. If. Brown, manager of the
Lee county fair, reports that the
Cetlin and Wilson shows have been
secured for the fair this fall, and
that amusement features will be pro
vided for old as well as young. Chil
dren will have a chance to ride real
live ponies. Children are especially
invited to be the guests of the man
agement during the Fair days.
Southern Sued for $97,000
Suit has been filed in the District
of Columbia court against the
Southern railroad by John W. Sisson
and son of New York asking $97,-
000 damages. The complaint alleges
that the railroad left an unlighted
freight car parked on a grade cross
ing over night last November, and
that the plaintiffs drove their car
into it resulting in serious injury to
several members ©f the party.
ROUTE 50 COMPLETED
(Aberdeen Pilot)
Pouring of cement on route- 50
between Vass and Sanford was com
pleted Thursday afternoon, and after
a couple" of weeks of* seasoning the
road will be opened' for traffic. This
road will relieve a traffic situation
which , has been a source of consid
erable annoyance to this , section for
many months, and will be appreci
ated by founsts who habitually use
this highway. . , _• . :
TWO ACCIDENTS IN
PAST FEW DAYS
Gentlemanly Driving, Saves
Child—Criminal Driving
Wrecks Car.
Two accidents in Pittsboro the
past few days illustrate the crim
inality of reckless driving and the
value of decent regard for the laws
of the state and town and the rights
of the people.
Saturday night a fool negro came
plunging down Main street, failed
to negotiate the curve at the court
house and drove plumb into- Mr.
Walker Eubanks’ car standing off the
road. He is cooling his heels in the
county bastile. The rest of the
bunch were allowed to go on their
way to Hamlet or wherever they had
started. Mr. Eubanks’ car had a
- wheel broken and suffered ofher
i damages.
> Tuesday forenoon, a gentleman
. and lady came driving along like
- sensible folk, though their handisome
* car bore a Florida license plate and
l they were headed that way and
> therefore might have had some rea
s son to be going fast. Mr. Wrenn Gil
- more’s little daughter Mary Louise
had just got off a truck driven by
s her father and came out into the
[ road in front of the gentleman’s car.
He turned to the left to avoid her,
but the child, frightened, also turn
ed and ran back in front of the car,
making it impossible for the gentle
man to avoid hitting her. But his
care and the control of the car made
it only a slight blow with the fender,
knocking the child down. There was
considerable excitement, but an ex
amination by Dr. Mcßane revealed
only slight bruises. The fall to the
pavement possibly hurt worst of all.
If this had happened in front of
the fool negro Saturday night, there
would have been a dead child.
The Record suggests to Policeman
Gilmore that, now he has seen the
value of careful driving through
town, he be on the watch and bag
some of the fools that rush through
Pittsboro as if a minute of
time were worth a million dollars.
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CHATHAM CO. SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
The Chatham County Sunday
School association met with Hickory
Mountain M. E. Church Wednesday,
August 14th. There were three
sessions of the meeting—one in fore
noon, one in the afternoon and one
at night. This convention was well
attended.
T. B. Beal, county president, pre
sided. The devotional in the morn
ing service was led by W. F. Jones
and prayer was offered by Rev. J.
C. Canipe of Siler City. “Effective
Organization and Activities for
Adult Classes” was very ably dis
cussed by Rev. J. C. Canipe. Reports
of county and township officers were
taken up, which showed a very suc
cessful year. Record of attendance
was taken. Miss Flora Davis, gener
al superintendent of N. C. Sunday
school association, Raleigh, spoke on
“Our Sunday School Task,” which
was greatly enjoyed. An offering
for the Support of the association
was taken. The benediction was
spoken by Rev. J. W. Bradley, of
Siler City. There was a very fine
dinner spread on a long table. Rev.
J. W. Buckner returned thanks at
the table.
In the afternoon, the devotional
was led by Rev. j. W. Buckner. Mr.
L. L. Wrenn, of Siler City, spoke
on “Practical Plans for Building Up
the Sunday School,” which very
instructive. Miss Davis then spoke
on “Worship in the Sunday School.”
The report of the nominating com
mittee was called and adopted and
the following elected for the follow
ing year: President, T. E. Beal, Bear
Creek; V. P., N. J. Dark, Siler City,
and secretary, Miss Nara Andrew, of
Siler City. Coal Glen Union was se
lected as the place of the 1930 con
vention. The benediction was pro
nounced by Rev. J. W. Bradley.
At night, the devotional service
was conducted by Rev. J. W. Brad
ley. Miss Davis spoke on “The
Necessity of Trained Workers in the
Sunday School” and, as all her ad
dresses had been, was very helpful.
The pennant was awarded Coal Glen,
who has the largest delegation, based
on miles traveled. The pennant was
presented by T. B. Beal to the super
intendent of this Sunday school, who
responded with a short talk. Bene
diction by Rev. J. W. Bradley.
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Evacuation of the
Rhineland Sept. 1
Announcement that Great Britain
will begin withdrawing troops from
the Rhineland on September 1 was
made from ..The Hague Monday. Bri
tish troops-have been , along the
Rhine since 19,19.. This is regarded as
the first step toward ‘ definite settler:
ment" of ' thh reparations-' question
which the conference at The Hague
has • been discussing for several
weeks In • trying to put ■ the Yougg
plan into'-operationS-
Mrs. Edwards Tells
Story of Gun Battle
. Th « story of the gun battle on
highway fifty, seven miles south of
Sanford, is thus told by Mrs. Ed
wards, wife of the dead filling sta
tion man, as reported in the Sanford
Express of last Friday:
“I think it was about 4 o’clock
or a little before, we heard a car
drive up out in front and I raised
up to see and they looked like they
were getting water. I was on the
front side of the bed and Gaither
told me to get up and look through
the peep hole and see what they were
doing and I thought they were get
ting water because they had a can
pouring something in the car, but
the light was so dim I could not tell
whether it was gas or what they were
getting. I went back to the bed and 1
told Gaither that I believed they
were taking something so he got up
and went to the door and watched
them a few minutes. He opened the
f I door and fired two or three times,
and then he called for me to bring
i his flash light and I went in there
I with it turned and he told me to
i cut it off and then they went around
I to the back of the house to the end
l door and tried to open the door but
. they couldn’t open that and they
went to the back window. We heard
i them cutting or tearing the screen
. and then they broke off the tin sign
, over the window and raised the win
dow and came in and called for us
to come to that door where the peti
| tion was, we were still in the store
and they told us just to come in
| there and that they wouldn’t harm
us a bit if we put up our hands. We
’ had just gotten in there and I walk
ed over towards the bed and Gaither
was down to the lower end and I
think the one that come in the win
dow first fired at him, the one that
fired at me didn’t come in. We both
had our hands up. Gaither had his
gun in his hands with his hands up,
then the firing started. The one that
was in the window fired at me.
Gaither told them if they wouldn’t
shoot us they could have anything
we had and they said they wouldn’t
bother us if we would hold up our
hands then they started firing again:
After I was shot I don’t know what
happened. *
Q. Did you know when your hus
band was shot?
A. No, I didn’t.
Q. Did you see any of them after
they were shooting?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you see the one that ran?
A. No.
Q. Did you see the one that fell
in the window?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you hear your husband
say anything about being shot?
A. No. He didn’t open his mouth.
I called to him and he didn’t answer.
Q. How many men did you see
in front?
A. Two.
Q. Did you see a woman?
A. No.
Q. How many men did you see
at the rear window?
A. Two at the window, one came
in and the other stayed in the
window.
A. I reckon it was about 5 or 10
minutes before I knew anything af
ter I got shot and after I got so I
could talk I called to Mrs* Burge’s
folks; they heard the shots but didn’t
come in. . (
Q. Did you hear a woman holler
ing after the shooting?
A. Yes. I guess it was 15 or &0
minutes after the shooting.
Q. Did you hear any one drive up?
A. Yes, I heard a car drive up
and it stopped out about the sign in
the road, then I heard the woman
walking up the road and coming j
back, she was hollering all the time. •
Q. Who was first to come in the l
road? I
A. Dr. Foster, and Mrs. Churchill
came around to the back window
where the bed was„ I couldn’t get
any one to come in.
Q. Do you know how many car-1
tridges your husbands had in his
gun? j
A. Yes, it was full.
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Graf Zeppelin Lands
Safely at Tokyo
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The Graf Zeppelin, under com
mand of Dr. Hugo Eckener, effected
a safe and unspectacular landing
near Tokyo Monday evening, having
completed nearly 7,000 miles on its
second leg of the round the world
flight. The big zep left its home
hangar at Friedrichshafen, Germany,
last Thursday morning. After three
days in Japan the giant dirigible
will sail out across the Pacific with
Los Angeles as its goal. There are
20 passengers aboard, besides the
crew of forty.
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772 DEATHS IN N. C.
DURING MONTH OF JULY
A to cal of 772 death*, 111 of
which were due ■to violence, were
reported in North Carolina;fo.r July.
•Automobiles were the- chief, : factois
in the violent .deaths, being ; respon
sible for 45, ..while, tuberculosis led
all other diseases in fatality its vic
j tims numbering 199,
Subscribers at Every
Postoffice and All R.
F. D. Routes in Great
County of Chatham
VOLUME 51, NUMBER 47
FOURTH STORE OF
THE JONES CHAIN
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Great Opening Friday of New
Pittsboro Store—The Build*
ing Thronged with Buyers.
The Asheboro Courier, noting the
opening of the Jones’ store here, has
the following comment upon the
strength and success of the Jones
firm:
Mr. H. C. Jones, general manager
of W. W. Jones and Sons Depart
ment Stores, with Asheboro as home
office, announces this week the
opening" of the fourth store in the,
Jones chain on Friday, August 16th,
at Pittsboro. W. B. Perry, for some
months past with the Siler City
branch store, will be in charge of
the new enterprise. The Jones de
partment stores operate at Ashebore,
Carthage and Siler City. The con
cern is one of the oldest established
\ mercantile firms in the county. It
[ was started years ago by Mr. W. W.
I Jones, one of the pioneer merchants.
. and business men of the county, and
• continued after his death by his sons.
[ The establishment has been ex
panded until it became necessary
only a few months ago to move into
new and more commodious quarters.
It was at this time that the new and
modernly appointed Armfield build
ing was constructed on Sunset ave
nue to house the business. A branch
store had been opened in Carthage,
and a little later another was lo
cated at Siler City.
The Pittsboro store is stocked
with a complete line of merchandise
bought in New York and other mer
chandising centers for the expressed
purpose. The Jones chain has opened
a buying office in New York City,
located at 421-423 7th Avenue.
* The opening here Friday was most
gratifying to both the store people
and the people of Pittsboro, who are
looking for this good store to play
a good part in making Pittsboro the
trading center of the county. The
house was overflowing with custom
ers for hours.
The window display for several
days had attracted favorable atten
tion. Prices of goods seemed most
satisfactory. The store is carrying
, goods of values from the lowest up
to those demanded by the more par
ticular customers. As comparatively
few of our people buy high-priced
goods, the stock, of course, contains
great quantities of low and medium
priced goods to suit the purses of
the average buyer. Yet the buyer
of higher-priced goods is not over
looked.
The opening, to say the least, was
most auspicious.
Two Companies of
Troops at Marion
Following a near riot at the
Clinchfield mill, Marion, where a
strike has been in progress for sever
al days, Judge N. A. Townsend, exe
cutive counsel of the governor, call
ed out two troops of the National
Guard to preserve-' order. The mill
has been closed for two weeks and
when the management attempted to
start up again Monday morning with
non-union help the union members
600 strong kept the workers out of
the mill. Then it was that Judge
Townsend called out the Asheville
and Morganton Companies of the
militia.
Progress at Coal Mine
I It is gratifying to note from the
[following item in the Sanford Ex
! press that progress is being made at
the Cold Glen mine, despite the
handicap of the withdrawal of the
convicts. Says the Express of last
week:
At the end of the week the Caro
lina Coal Company had two shifts of
miners—Bo in one and 35 in the
other. They expect to increase the
force as rapidly as possible so as to
have two full shifts of 80 men each.
Many of these are experienced min
ers and are capable of turning out
a large tonnage of coal. It is expect
ed that the company will soon be in
better shape than ever for mining
coal. The mine at Cumnock will also
be put in operation as soon as every
thing can be put in proper shape.
The company has had a checkered
existence, but is still able to push
its business.
G. F. SEYMOUR MARRIES
Mr. G. F. Seymour, teacher of
agriculture at Grantham school
Wayne county, has taken unto him
self a bride. The young lady was
Miss Cleo Rose of Wayne county.
Mr. Seymour is a native of New
Hope township, and won distinction
a year or two ago as the best agri
cultural teacher in the state high
schools.
DEDICATION SUNDAY
The new Hanks Chapel building
will be dedicated next Sunday. There
will- be all-dav services with dinner
on the grounds. Everybody is in
vited to come.