THE NEWS, Chapel Bill, N. C.
LOCAL AND
COMITY IBIS
About this time of the year howl Capt. W. N. Pritchard has about
fervently Father wishes there was a
Santa Claus for fathers—one
would pay all the bills.
that
completed his new residence on old
Hillsboro road, near Mr. John Mc-
“All wood blankets at special
icea v Advertisement. Yes,
pri-
and
Cauley. Several new houses have
gone up in that section since Capt.
Pritchard started work to build]
SHORT NEWS ITENIS OF INTEREST W TOWN
AND comm, conoenseo into MM-
ORAPHS FOR WST NEWS READERS.
we know what you mean—the kind
with splinters in them, or at least
they feel that way.
The new fire truck, which has been
Mrs Lula Gattis was carried to the
Watts hospital Monday morning suf
fering with appendicitis. Her host
of friends wish her a speedy recovery.
We are a great people, us Ameri
cans. We keep our backyards clean
by dumping the trash in the alley and
solve our tramp problems by sending
them on to the next town.
out of
of the
again,
a man
commission since the burning
old Inn, is now in fine shape
New parts were ordered and
from the fatcry put them in.
COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL
Chief Foister and members of the
Fire Department entertained the
town officials and heads of the Uni
versity Friday night at a banquet at
the fire station. The purpose of the
meeting was the presenting of the
new fire truck and new fire station by
the officials to the firemen. It was
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For Electrical Work
r. J. A. F. Crawford, of the Or
ange Chapel Church section, killed
two hogs last week which
534 and 520 lbs.
weighed
When the Sunday School held
Christmas exercises and you had to
“say a piece” out in front of the big
tree, and you wondered so much about
The break down of the truck was no
fault of our firemen, as was discov
ered by the factory man. One of the
bearings became cracked in some way
before it was put to work on the day
of the fire. The town has been put
to no expense on account of the mis
hap.
indeed
Mayor
Chase
among
a most pleasant occasion.
Roberson, President H. W.
and Mr. Louis Graves, were
the speakers. The banquet
was prepared by the good ladies of
the Domestic Science Department of
the Chapel Hill School. It goes with
out saying the affair was complete in
every detail.
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what you were going to get that
Mrs. W. W. Pickard has
from Charlotte, where she
returned
went to
forgot your speech and had
prompted ?
to
you
be
attend the funeral and burial of her
neice, Mrs. Peck.
If the average man tried
to
Mayor E. B Horner has been in
formed that the Aerial Transporta
tion route, which will run from New
j York to New Orleans, by way of
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as Executor
of
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F. B. WALSER,
away as much candy, sundaes,
put I Washington, Richmond, Charlotte,
ice
Mr. Milton G. Brewer, in Bethel
church section killed 3 hogs last week
which weighed 1285, the heaviest one
weighed 550 pounds.
The Everett bills, providing for a
markers at the old Bennett place and
the bill making it a felony for per
sons to have fire arms around illicit
stills, passed the Senate Friday night
cream and sodas as some girls he’d be
flat on his back with all the doctors
in the neighborhood shaking their
heads over him, the undertaker lis
tening for the telephone to ring, and
the minister and the lawyer stumb
ling over each other in their haste
to get to his bedside.
Atlanta and Birmingham, has been
laid out and passes directly over
Burlington. It is possible that an
emergency field may be established
in Burlington, if the necessary land
can be provided or secured. Burling
ton is thus highly honored in having
this aerial transportation route pass
over the city.
the will of J. Nick Walker, deceased,
late of Orange County, North Caro
lina, we hereby notify all persons
holding claims against said estate to
exhibit them to the undersigned pro
perly authenticated on or before the
26th da yof December, 1922, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make imme
diate payment.
This 26th day of Dec. 1921.
R. W. Walker, Harvey Walker, Exs.
The “bear cat” which has been the
cause of great excitement up in the
Tom Cates’ section, has turned out to
be just about what we expected, a
“moonshine scare.”
The Junior Music Club will give a
Christmas entertainment at the Par-
Offer some men a chance to invest
in something in their home town and
they’ll give you the laugh. Offer
them stock in a gold mine or an oil
well a thousand miles away and
they’re ready to sign on the dotted
line before the salesman has gotten
half way through his speil.
AGED WOMAN DIED IN EAST
DURHAM
Mrs. Martha B. Hall died at the
home of her son-in-law, Mr. Jesse
j Bishop, in East Durham Saturday.
I Mrs. Hall was a native of Orange
County, was born five miles north of
Hillsboro on March 21, 1834. She
was a daughter of John L. and Mar-
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR
Having duly qualified as adminis
trator upon the estate of the late A.
A. Smith, notice is hereby given to
all persons indebted to said estate to
pay same at once to the undersigned,
and to all persons having claims a-
gainst the estate to present them to
undersigned properly authenticated
ish house, at the Episcopal
this (Thursday) evening
o’clock. The public invited.
church,
at 8:00
• garet Woods. Her father was a sol-
Employees of the Laundry depart-1 dier in the was of 1812.
ment of the University surprised
their Superintendent, Mr. G. H. I
We learn that work on
the new
dormitories will not stop during the
Christmas week. The work is being
pushed rapidly for completion as soon
as possible.
Mr. S. C. Wilson, of the Damascus
Section, killed three pigs last week
which pulled the beam to 1085, the
heaviest one weighing 380 pounds.
Paulsen on Monday evening at his
home in Cameron Court. Fifteen of
them presented a beautiful Smoking
Stand with cigars, chesterfields and
all the trimmings. Refreshments
were served and a most enjoyable
time accompanied by guitars. Man
dolin and banjo’s. It was a Merry
Christmas party.
ried
year
died
with
her young womanhood she mar-
John W. Hall, who served four
as a Confederate veteran and
40 years ago, leaving Mrs. Hall
11 children, who lived to be
on or before December 10, 1922, or X
this notice will be plead in bar of'®
their recovery.
This December 2, 1921.
D. M. PENDER,
49-6t.
Administrator.
Electrical Contractor
Next to Postoffice- g
LYNCHBURG PLOWS
PILOT R UBBER ROOFING
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BUILDERS HARDWARE.
Crockery, Glassware,
If all the children in this country
got all they asked for or wanted for
Christmas there would be no unem
ployed men or women. They’d all be
busy making Christmas toys.
The students are leaving for their
homes as fast as they get through
with “exams”. This trying peroid
ends today. Tomorrow and until Jan
uary 3rd, 1922 Chapel Hill will be as
quiet as a last year’s bird
nest.
The fire inspector needs
some rooms over business
to
visit
places on
Franklin street, occupied by students,
and see piles ashes banked up in the
corner on the floor, and if he does not
recommend and have things improv
ed, he should throw up his job.
For sometime past the colored res
idents of the community have been
receiving a good grade of firearms
through the mails. We are not sure
but what this alone is an infraction
on the law. But on last Sunday a
bunch of colored boys loaded up with
whiskey and guns, got a car to carry
them for a joy ride and by noontime
had safely landed in the lockup in
Jonesboro, arrested for public drunk
enness and carrying concealed wea
pons. We trust that the penalty in
flicted on these boys will be at least
enough to cure them from gun tout
ing and drunkenness on Sunday—
Chaham Record.
grown. Of these, nine are living.
These are S. R. and D. W. Hall, of
this county; W. H. Hall, of Granville
C. B. Hall, of Greensboro; Mrs. W.
D. Jordan, of Hamlet; Mrs. R. L.
Davie, of Washingtan, D. C.; Miss
Annie Hall, of Thomasville; Mrs.
Jesse Bishop, and J. D. Hall of Dur
ham.
In her enr’y girlhood she joined
the church and lived a Christian life. ]
At the time of her death she was
a member of Mt. Tabor Church in
Durham county. For the past nine
years she has lived with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Bishop, of Durham.
MAMMOTH PORKER KILLED
BY MERCHANT IN APEX
A. B. Hunter of Apex, killed a
heavy porker this week. He weigh
ed, after being dressed, 760 pounds.
This hog was two and one half years
old and the finest in this section.
Attorneys at Law
JOHN W. GRAHAM
ALEX H. GRAHAM
Prompt attention to all Civil
Criminal Business.
Office on Chorion Street
HILLSBORO,
- N. C.
GATTISTIS & GAT
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
HILLSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Samuel M. Gattis & Samuel M. Gat
tis, Jr., have formed a partnership
under the above name for practice
of law and will attend to all civil bu
siness entrusted to them.
I Samuel M. Gattis, Jr. will also at
tend to criminal business.
DR. WM. LYNCH
Dentist
Office new Roberson Building.-
Chapel HU, N. C.
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Enamelware, Tinware,
at Reded Prices.
LOWE BROTHERS High Standard Paints
The Cheapest, because it's Best.
Chapel Hill Hardware Co
Mrs. Faussette, .who lived at Mrs.
Bain’s, was taken suddenly ill Tues
day morning. She was carried to
the Watta hospital, where she died in
a very few minutes afterwards. We
failed to learn the particulars of her
untimely and sudden departure.
Special Offer
Mr. H. T. Winston, Commander in
the U. S. Navy, is here n a visit to
ON TALKING MACHINES
his brother, Prof. P.
H. Winston.
Mr. Winston is well known here,
having spent his boyhood days in
Chapel Hill, being a son of Mr.
George T. Winston, of Asheville, a
former president of the University.
Some fine porkers have been slaugh
tered throughout this section, during
the past week or so. Our farmers
have never allowed the one crop sys
tem, tobacco or cotton, to get too
rank a hold on them. They believe
in diversifying their crop and having
plenty of hog and hominy at Christ
mas times.
$110,00 Talking Machines, hand or electric wind, with 50
75c Records free, special price $100.00.
$75.00 Talking Machine, 40 Records free, special price $70.00
$65,00 Talking Machine, 35 Records free, special price $60.00
See our Organs and Pianos
which we are offering at attractive prices,
Leonard Booth, while working with
a Ford, trying to start it, left it in
high gear and jacked up the rear axel
the machine started and ran away.
It cut through Jake Leigh’s yard and
across the editors lot and stopped
when it went head foremost into a
four foot ditch. The machine was
pulled out with very little damage.
We have quite an attractive line of Xmas Goods
bought at the latest prices which we are giving our customers
the benefit of.
We have the very thing for the Children
^ Bikes, Tricycles, Autos, Wagons, etc., all
low prices.
st attractive
Dr. R. B. Lawson attended the
annual banquet given by the Durham
County Medical Society at the Dur
ham Y. M. C. A., Friday night. The
affair was a purely social one, the
banquet was excellent and the en
tire meeting was one of the best of
a social nature that has yet been held
by the local medical men. Dr. J. N.
Manning delivered an interesting and
instructive talk on “Medical Educa
tion.”
See our line of Aluminum, Porcelain and Enamel
Gvods. Just such articles in these lines that are appreciated
as Xmas Gifts,
Complete line of all kinds of Furniture
YOU KNOW HER
We take our pen in hand,
to write of Mrs. Leap,
Who borrows when eggs are high
And pays back when they’re cheap.
It’s the great world. A man who
was never west of Trenton, N. J.,
writes thrilling Western stories. And
most any old maid can give a mother 1
pointers on how to raise her children
Pailar Suits, Dining and Bed Room Suits. Kitchen Cabinets,
Refrigerators, Ranges, Cook Stoves, and all kinds of Heaters.
Everything at attract! /e low prices.
E. A. BROWN
C.T. Young Machine Shop
AND GARAGE,
WEST MAIN STREET' CHAPEL HILL, N. C.
Automobile Repairs, Machinery Repairs, Oils,
Auto Parts, Acetylene Welding, etc.
Have just completed and equipped a large Garage
with the machinery aud am ready to do all work on
short notice.
My Oils are the best grades and at prices as low as
they can be sold. GASOLINE always on band.
Willsoon be feed to you any time of night.
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The Bank of Carrboro
Ward,Ch’mn of the Board A. P. Lloyd Cashier
It is very interesting to observe enthu
siastic savers. We watch them as they
come regularly to the bank to make their
deposits. There is on their faces the smile
that is peculiar to winners.
Pavers and Winners
Thei rglory is not alone in the amount
they save: they know that it is not always
easy to save and are proud to have suc
ceeded.
And then there is the fascination of
growth! Only those who have really sav
ed know the pleasure of watching a sav
ings account grow. *
A growing savings account is something
to be proud of!