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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878,
FUNERAL OF MRS. LONDON
ATTENDED BY NOTABLES
Distinguished Woman Passes at Her Pittsboro
Home —Widow of Major Henry A. London;
Granddaughter of Governor Worth —Long
Active Among Daughters of Confederacy—
The Friend of Confederate Veterans.
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DIED JULY SECOND;
BURIED ON FOURTH
Hundreds Visited the Home
Where Body Lay in State;
General Smith and Other
Distinguished Citizens of
State Attend Funeral.
Death would in-deed lose its sting
if all men and women could pass
m the manner of Mrs. Henry A.
London, Pittsboro’s most distin
guished citizen. Long expressing
a readiness to go, she passed quietly
away at her home here at 11
o’clock. Wednesday evening, July
2. and lay in state till the after
noon of the Fourth, when her body
was gently and reverently laid be
side that of her devoted husband in
the yard of Bartholomew church.
There was a dignity and a charm
about her in death. Dressed in
lavender, with countenance serene,
and almost bearing a smile, she lay
on a couch backed by a mass of
flowers for two days and appeared
to he only sleeping, as indeed she
was, sleeping the sleep of the
just. All the sons and daughters
reached her bier, evert Captain
John J, London ; who at the time
of his mother’s death was on his
ship between Boston and New
York but was so fortunately timed
as to reach New York in time to
rush thither for the funeral. The
same peace and dignity that lay
upon the mother were reflected in
the attitude of the sons and daugh
ters, who felt that their honored
mother had rounded out her career
and had simply passed to her
reward. They felt that a great
.spul had passed and unhesitatingly
said so. And all who knew her ap
proved. The very nobility of life
shone in death.
For several years Mrs. London
had suffered from angina pectoris,
but a stroke of paralysis was the
immediate cause of death. She was
as well as usual preceding the
stroke, but after its occurrence
two days before her demise she
was not conscious. Hence, death
came without a conscious pain.
The funeral services and burial
were at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal
church, of which she had long been
a devoted member. The services
were conducted by Bishop Penick
and Revs. R. G. Shannon-house, her
pastor, and Rev. Howard S. Hart
zell, of Rockingham. Distinguished
visitors had come from all quarters
and her neighbors were present in
throngs to pay their last tribute to
her whom they had so long loved
and admired.
Here we let Editor Josephus
Daniels, who with Mrs. Daniels a
cousin of the deceased, was pre
sent, tell the story. We clip from
the News and Observer:
“Five grandsons and three great
nephews were pall bearers. The
Winnie Davis chapter of the U. D.
C. formed a lane of honor from
the church, and the hymns used
were of a triumphant nature such
as Mrs. London loved being “Hark,
Hark, My Soul,” “I Heard a Sound
°f Voices,” “Ten Thousand Times
Ten Thousands” and “Now The
Day is Over.”
These pall-bearers were George
Elliott London, John Huske Ander
son, Henry London Anderson, James
Talfair Cordon, William Everett
London, grandsons; ad Murphy Cur
i'ie of Fayetteville, Rufus M. Lon
don of Rock Hill, and Jack London
°f Charlotte.
At the conclusion of the inter
ment, the leader of the Henry A.
London chapter, Children of the
Confederacy, placed the revered
Stars and Bars at the head, and the
children members filed past, each
with a flower to drop upon the
Tftound. After the grave and sur
rounding plot had been banked with
Cowers, Bishop Penick introduced
General W. A. Smith commander
"f the North Carolina Division of
th e U. C. V., who will be 88 in
January and who had driven 150
n Lies from Ansonville to attend the
obsequies, paid an eloquent tribute
to the memory of Mrs. London
said he, was more responsible
than any other North Carolinian
for the increase in pay for the Con
federate pensioners. He recounted
briefly this phase of her life, for
Cae Confederacy was her heart,
two of her happient years were
State president of the U. D.
L. in 1904-05.
Vhe floral designs were rarely
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1 beautiful from the State Historical
1 j Society of which she was a charter
member, from the Colonial Dames,
[ the State division of the U. D. C.,
ithe N. C. Press Association of
j which her late husband was a mem
!ber for 40 years, and of which one
•son has been a member for 21
years, from fraternal clubs, various
,U. D. C. chapters, her church or
! ganizations, etc. Representing the
' State U. D. C. division were two
: ! former presidents, Mrs. Walter
Woodard of Wilson, and Mrs, Dolph
Long, of Graham, and a delegation
from the Wake Colonial Dames, as
well as dames from Durham, Chap
: el Hilt, and Fayetteville.
All in all, the close of the life’s
chapter of this unselfish and bril
liant-minded' woman in the hun
dred year old yard of this old
Episcopal church was attended by a
concourse of distinguished citizenry
• who came because they had lost a
real friend whom they loved and
admired.
In speaking his own
and that of his comrades General
Smith said:
“We are here, I am here, to pay
a tribute, to lay a wreath of
flowers upon the brow of my
friend. She was a mother in Israel
and a Daughter of the Confeder
acy. As a young girl she did what
she could to sustain the conflict,
and after Appomattox she cherished
and aided the soldiers in rebuilding
their devastated homes.
“Our husbands and brothers bore
arms,
■Our women were soldiers at home;
More true, loyal and brave never
Marched under heaven’s blue dome.”
“She was dowered with all the
graces of refined Southern woman
hood. She had mental capacity far
superior to most. She cherished
and sustained the Confederate
soldier, not only in Chatham
County but throughout the entire
State of North Carolina. My com
rades will cherished her noble deeds
and revere her precious memory,
and their children will rise up and
call her blessed.
“There is no death. The stars go down
To rise upon some fairer shore, |
And bright in heaven’s jeweled
crown,
They shine forever more.
“The granite rock disintegrates
To feed the hungry moss it
b6^rs *
The forest leaves drink daily life
From out the viewless air.
“And ever near us, though unseen,
'The dear, dear immortal spirit
treads;
For throughout the boundless uni
verse
Is life—there are no dead.
“Cold in the dust the fond heart
must lie,
But that which warmed the heart
can never, never die.”
Mrs. London, prior to her mar
riage on June 22, 1875, was Bettie
Louise Jackson, daughter of Joseph
John and Lucy Worth Jackson, the
latter a daughter of Governor Jona
than Worth. Her husband, the late
Henry A. EoncTon, was for 40 years
editor of the Chatham Record, and
actively identified with the political
and civic life of the State, having
served in the State Legislature for
several terms. He died ih 1918.
During her life time, Mrs. Lon
don was actively identified with
1 the U. D. C., serving as state presi
-1 dent, and similar patriotic organiza
• tion. She was a devout commum
! cant of the Episcopal Church, and
took an active part in civic and
’ political affairs until the time of
' her death despite her age of 77
' vears and impaired health.
Surviving her • are one sister,
1 Miss Carrie M. Jackson, a brothef
in Los Angeles, Samuel Spencer
' Jackson; and seven children, Mrs.
• John Huske Anderson, Henry M.
[ London, both of Raleigh Mrs. J.
Henrv Fell of Trenton, Captam J.
5 London, of the US. Navy, Isaac
1 S. London of Rockingham, Mrs
J James H. Corden of Pittsboro, and
' Mrs. Fred Jerome of Shreveport,
j and eighteen grandchildren and one
great grandchild. On June 22 t
P Intire family assembled at the
f London home in observance °f the
J 55th anniversary of Mrs. Londons
> marriage, and to do honor to a
5 woman long identified with the
J social, civic and religious life ol
1 the State.
5 more on page four
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” Bjones —The burglar crept up
1 the fire-escapes, ozzed through the
r window into her small apartment,
’• flashed his torch and grabbed the
5 purse on her bureau —
Smiff —And then?
Bj ones —And then he left her
i flat.—. The Pathfinder.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1930
ACTIVE LIFE STILLED BY DEATH
Mrs. Henry Armand London, Who Died in
Pittsboro July 2, 1930, Was Noted for
Work in Patriotic Causes. A Life Filled
with Good Deeds and Unselfish Devotion
to Family and Friends.
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Celebration at
S. City Success
Siler and Paschal Twins Are
Speakers—Many Entertain
ing Features History of
Chatham County General
Topic.
The Fourth of July celebration
at Siler City was really worth
while. As we undertook to say last
week, but failed, no three stronger
natives of Chatham were probably
ever scheduled 1 to speak from the
same platform than Walter D.
Siler and George and R. L. Paschal.
The former two are especially
strong on history, and they had ap
parently divided between them two,
distinct phases of Chatham history j
for discussion.
George Paschal, who spoke first,
discussed the earlier history of the
section, or the matters pertaining to
the War of the Regulators. He
spoke of the grievances of the up
land settlers, the steps taken bv
Herman Husbands and his col
leagues to redress them, the sus
pression of the Regulators at Ala
mance, and the incorporation of
the thirteen demands of the Regula
tors in the first state constitution,
adopted at Halifax.
Dr. Paschal is a capable historian,
as is indicated by the fact that
he has been chosen by the Baptist
State Convention to write a his
tory of the Baptists of North
Carolina, a work that is now in
progress.
Tribute to Mrs. London.
Dr. Paschal prefaced his address
by reading a tribute to Mrs. Henry
A. London, whose body then lay j
in state at her home in Pittsboro,
and the tribute was approved by
the large number of Chatham
citizens present. j
Siler Speaks. t
Mr. Siler’s address was comple-;
mentary to that of Dr. Paschal.
He discussed the parts played in
the history of the state and nation
by * citizens of Chatham county, j
The address was not only replete
with information but was delivered
in that interesting manner so strik- ’
ing in Mr. Siler’s speeches. We
have his manuscript and may have j
it printed one day when news
matter is scarce. The audience, at
the instance of R. L. Paschal,
asked Mr. Siler to write a history
of the county.
Stanley Denton Writes Song.
One of the features of the Fourth
at Siler City was a home-talent
play given that evening, and a
notable feature of t hat occasion
was the singing of a song, My
Dream Sweetheart, both words and
music written by Stanley Denton
of the Chatham News Force. The
song is published in sheet forni by
Last Warning in
801 l Weevil War
Not Too Late to Poison 801 l
Weevil If Begun Promptly;
Mopping Stage Has Passed;
Farmers Should Now Dust.
This is the third of a series of j
articles about boll weevil control
that we hope will prove timely
and effective. Although the mopp
ing stage for boll weevil has pessed,
it is not too late to begin dusting
even tho the mopping method has
not been used.
Three or four applications of dust
within the next thirty or forty
dlays may mean khe difference
between a crop and a crop failure,
j We do not wish to paint the picture
j more seriously than it really it.
: Nevertheless, boll weevil infesta
tion in this county is heavier than
it has ever been, and even with
unusually favorable conditions pre
vailing throughout the remainder
of the season, there will probably
be much boll weevil damage.
In view of the above, farmers
should start with applications of
poison now. The methods of deter
mining when to poison and how
effective the poison is very simple.
To determine when to poison, make
three counts of 100 squares each in
three different sections of the field.
The average of the number of
squares punctured in 100 is the
average percentage infestation in
the field. It the infestation runs
as high as eight to ten per cent,
,it is time to poison. Within four
days after poisoning make another
count to determine the efectiveness
of the poison.
i N. C. Shiver, Co. Agent.
a well known song publishing
company. The words read well, but
j the writer did not have the oppor
, tunity to hear the music,
i Other features added to the
pleasure of the day, such as foot
races, a ball game, flights in an
aeroplane, etc.
[ But we were about to fail to
' say that R. L. Paschal did not 1
speak at the place and time where
’ and when his brother and Mr. Siler
' spoke. He had not prepared a
'regular Fourth address but was to
1 speak a short while over at the
airport, and that we failed to hear.
This gentleman is principal of the
Central High School of Fort Worth,
Texas, but he and Mrs. Paschal
scarcely fail to return to Chatham
county to spend the summer. To
indicate the importance of his posi
tion, it is only necessary to state
that his school turned out five or
six hundred graduates last session,
and that the school presumably has
*l2 grades, instead of eleven, as
most of our North Carolina schools
have.
ROY CARROLL
DECAPITATED
BY WOOD SAW
A Young Man of 21
Years Has Head Cut
from Body by Being
Thrown Upon Wood
Saw by Falling Pile
of Slabs; Burial on
Wednesday Afternoon
Roy Carrol was decapitated by a
wood saw Tuesday afternoon about
four o’clock. The tragedy occurred
at the home of Mr. Hezeilkiah Eu
banks, two or three miles from
Pittsboro. The burial occurred Wed
nesday afternoon at Mt. Olive Bap
tist church, Rev. R. R. Gordon con
ducting the funeral services.
Mr. Eubanks had collected a large
pile of slabs for wood and had
employed Mr. J. D. Murdock to saw
it up. Mr. Eubanks was assisted
by J. D. Boone, Luther Eubanks,
John Eubanks, son of Mr. H. Eu
banks, and Roy Carroll. Mr. Boone
had been feeding the saw but
had a few minutes previously
| turned that job over to Roy, John
j Eubanks was throwing the wood
from the saw. As the wood had
been taken from the pile, the pile
became top-heavy and tumbled over,
throwing Roy Carroll against the
saw, which instantly cut from
shoulder to shoulder, leaving only
a strip of flesh holding the neck
and parts of the shoulder to the
body. John Eubanks also fell under
the saw and received a cut upon
the hand, which was probably thrown
out when he fell. •
Roy was twenty-one * years of
age. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Carroll, who lives on the May
place to the southwest of Pitts
boro. He was a young man of good
character and fine promise, con
sidering the limited opportunities
of his life. Much regret at his
untimely end and much sympathy
for the bereaved is felt by their
friends.
Sons and Daughters
Os Liberty Meet
Eighteen members of Ala-Chat
Council Sons and Daughters of Lib
erty attended the county meeting
held at Eli-Whitney council July 5,
1930.
State Councilar T. P. Parker of
Durham and State Vice Councilar
Carl Clapp of Burlington were the
principal speakers:
Ala-Chat council was the proud
recipient of the loving . cup, pre
sented by T. P. Parker and re
ceived by Mrs. Nell Dark. This cup
is given to the council making the
highest gain in membership.
A very fine couse of refreshments
was served.
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Charlie Johnson
Gets Big Dose
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Charlie Johnson is likely to come
to the conclusion that he is not
wanted in Chatham county. He
drew a sentence Monday of three
months on the roads with a suspend
ed sentence of 18 months on condi
tion that he leaves the county after
the • expiration of the three months
term and not be caught in it
again. -
Charlie got on a rampage a
year and a half. ago and defied
officers at Bonlee. In fact, he sue- .
cessful resisted arrest and kept
under cover until last week when
he met Officer Murray on old high
way 60. That little fellow, weigh
ing something like 225 and with
the arms of a blacksmith, seized
Charlie by the belt. The latter was
sure that he was not going and
undertook to release the hands of
Mr. Murray and did give it a* severe
strain. But when the officer had
enough of that kind 'of business
he rapped Johnson over the head
with a handcuff and then put the
cuffs upon him. He was lodged in
jail and came to trial in the county
court Monday, with the result indi
cated above. Good bye, Charie.
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Pat Should Be
This Dog’s Name
If there is such a thing as the
transmigration of souls, it would
seem likely that the soul of St.
Patrick, who is alleged to have
driven the snakes from Ireland, is
lodged in, a little dog down at the
J. W. Womble place'. Said dog has
killed fifty snakes this year. He
hauled a 6ft. 4 inch one from a
partridge nest a few days ago. His
snakeship had already swallowed 14
eggs, but he will not break up any
more partridge nests.
A man is as old as he feels and
' a woman as old as she looks, but
a gardener is always yo^ng.
Subscriber* at Every
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F. D. Routee ia Great
County of Chatham
VOLUME 52—NNUMBER 31
Rufus Johnson i
Buried Saturday
Chairman of Chatham Coma*
ty Commissioners Passes
Away—Burial at Mt. Gilead
Church-—Great Crowd At
tends Funeral. *
Chatham has lost a good man, anr
excellent citizen, and an efficient
official in the death of Rufus J.
Johnson, which occurred Thursday -
morning at his home near Bynum.
Mr. Johnson had been unable to
attend recent sessions of the Board
of County Commissioners, of which,
he was chairman, but the public
was not aware of the dangerous
state of his health. In fact, for
many years he was a sufferer from
JSright’s disease, and once, fifteen
or twenty years ago, was not ex
pected to live more than a week
or two. However, he did live and
was long active in his own and
the county’s affairs. Recently, he
had been up and down, but no one
was expecting the sudden end of
his useful carreer.
He seemed as well as he had
recently been Thursday morning, but
when he had gone to the mail box
for the mail, he dropped dead. The
news spread rapidly over the county.
Some of his near neighbors had just
gone to Raleigh to attend the State
Democratic Convention. The word
was passed on to them.
Mr. Johnson was 63 years of age.
He started life a poor boy with noth
ing but his own brawn and character
to forward him. Yet he both won
esteem of his community and county
and a competence for himself and
family. In fact, he was one of the
most successful men in the county,
both as farmer and merchant.
Six years ago he was chosen a
member of the board of county
commissioners and when Chairman.
C. B. Fitts died was elected chair
man of the board. He had been
elected twice to succeed himself and
was only recently nominated for
another term of two* years.- He baa
directed the affairs of the county
during a trying period, and it is
to his credit and that of his col
leagues that the county’s credit has
been so ' well maintained. He was a
member of Mt. Gilead Baptist
church for many years and was de
voted to the cause. It is said that
he has not . missed Sunday school in
several years, despite the tendency
to bad health.
In the churchyard of this old
church his body was laid to rest
Saturday afternoon while a great
throng of friends looked upon the
sad rites. The funeral services were
conducted by his pastor, Rev. R. R.
Gordon, assisted by Revs. Roy Mor
ris, R. E.: Clark, T. E. Seymour,
A. E. Brown, Jonas Barclay, Rev.
Dr. J. A. Campbell, president of
Campbell College.
The county officials were hon
orary pall bearers. The active pall
bearers were Messrs. C. E. Hackney,
A. J. Mann, N. T. Mann, W. T. Ham
let, R. L. Ward, C. W Clapp, all
neighbors
Mr. Johnson is survived by Mrs.
Johnson, who before marriage was
Miss Nettie Womble, five daughters,
Mrs. Guy Dorrity of Siler City,
Mrs. Newton Moore of Pittsboro,
and Misses Lillie, Myrtle, and Irene
Johnson, and by one son, Mr. Rufus
Johnson, Jr.
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There will be an ice cream sup
per at Antioch on Saturday night
before the third Sunday in July
that being July the 19th. The
proceeds will go for the benefit
of the' church. Everybody is cor
dially invited to attend.
Mrs. Joe Steele and daughter,
Minnie, of Durham, spent a few
days last week with relatives in
this community.
Miss Myrna Lee Oldham is
spending this week with relatives
at Bynum.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Wheeley of
Durham spent the week-end with
Mrs. Wheeley’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Dowdy.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Pilkington of
Durham spent the week-end with
homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thomas of
Pittsboro spent the week-end with
Mrs. Thomas’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Poe.
Mrs. W. B. Thomas has returned
t.o her home on Moncure Route 2.,
after spending a few days last week
with her sister, Mrs. Etta Fisher.
Mrs. J. D. Willet of near Goldston
also visted Mrs. Fisher last week.
Messrs Carl Oldham and Leon
Dowdy .attended the Poe reunion
last Friday and also visited rela
tives at Bynum.
Miss Nina Mae Thomas enter
tained quite a number of her
friends at a party given- at her
home Saturday night. _ ,