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Subscription Rates Rockingham Center of Mill Activity IQne Year $2.00 Sii Month $1.00 Three Months .75 Single Copies 10c each I D.' 1 I " MO. j Agriculture & Peach Culture ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, AUG. 18, 1927 $2.00 PER YEAR Vol. 10.. No. 39 '' """r '"' . - -i. : i. ' yx fc JZv s. tt JSS. as4, I9W EVERETT SKETCHES Sketches of the Dockery, Diggs, Blew ett and Bostick Families. Next Week Will Come the Hines, In gram, McKay and Leak Families. (No. S, Aug. 18, 1927) (By Capt. W. I. Everett, Dec.) THE DOCKERY FAMILY Thomas Dockery's children: Matthew Dockery. Michael Dockery. Thomas Dockery, Jr. Esther Dockery. Hannah Dockery. Thomas Dockery, Jr., married (Continued on page six) STOLE HIS GASOLINE A few weeks ago M. Rich, the Ob server man, suffered the loss of his house by fire. A few days later his wife had to undergo suffering of an abscess in her throat. And as a cli max, some thief last Friday night slipped into his garage and drained every drop of gas from his car. COMES DOWN FROM PENNA. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Parsons and lit tle son, William Allen, came down from Hiller, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12th, in their Oakland to spend until Sept. 1st with his mother, Mrs. A. M. Par sons. Accompanying them here for a visit to their Richmond county connections are Mrs. Parsons' par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johnson. The party carrfe South down the Shenandoah Valley. BUILDING GOING UP Store for White, and Garage. The Builders Supply Company last week began building a new store for W. H. White. It is 30x70 feet, and is on the Hamlet road, south of Ro hanen school, about a couple of hun dred yards from where the present White store is located. The same company began building Tuesday a two-stall garage for Mrs. J, C. Dockery at the rear of her home. SWIMS ACROSS WACCAMAW Ct. Laiweek.atfng: girTom' Liber ty Jua'nitaGreggy senior at Greens boro ' College; t swam across - , Lake Waccamaw, making the : distance of five miles in one hour and 41 '.minu tes; Now let's hear of some swimming records of Everett Lake. FEDERAL COURT Convenes at Rockingham Sept. 12th, Judge Johnson Hayes Presiding. The first term of Federal Court in this newly created district, to be held at Rockingham, will be held Sept. 12th. The presiding Judge is Johnson J. Hayes, of Wilkes county. This Court district is composed of the counties of Richmond, Hoke, Moore and Montgomery. The jury summoned for the term has four Richmond county men on it. They are : A. G. Corpening, J. D. Hasty, J. T. Chappell and J. T. Shep herd. GARDEN THEATRE FRIDAY, AUG. 19th Bert Lytell Walter Hiers in "The First Nmht" He thought he had a chicken, but found he had caught a rooster. The Doctor's patients had to have pati ence. Their honeymoon stormier than an Atlantic winter. A comedy, "Stop Snookums." Admission 10 and 35 cents. Matinee 3, Night 7:30 and 9 -.15. Is THE mm only You The faculties for fast enough You Then y light be stolen, ' Be are dependable RICHMOND INSURANCE & REALTY COMPANY A G. CORPENING, SecTreas. Office in Hotel Building s GETS SI 000 DAM AG'S Pender's Settles Slander Suit. Sojme months ago G. L. "Buck" Battley was suspended from the man agement of the Pender store here, undet the cloud that the inventory showed him to be short about $oU. M. Battley contended that he was j not nly not short, but was "over." j And so he brought suit against the j Pencer corporation for $10,000 dam- ; ages for slander. The case was mov- j ed tf Federal Court, but the Pender j folks never brought it to a trial. In- j steac , they settled with Mr. Battley j last week for $1000, it developing that a correct inventory snowea xn-ii. the ender company was owing him j about $29 instead of he being short j to Pender for $50. i SEABOARD TO CUBA j ! The Seaboard is putting on special j rountdtrip rate from Rockingham to Jacksonville, Havana, etc. Tickets j willibe sold for trains Aug. 25th, i limiti return Sept. 2, 6 and id. ror i . -i-i information apply to A. W. Lmasay, acent at Rockingham Rdundtrip Rockingham to Savan nab $8.50. Jacksonville Sll.ou, re I ' . ' turnlbv Sept. 2nd. Rdundtrip Rockingham to Tampa ; $19.1 Miami $21.50. good till Sept. ; 6th. Roundtrip Rockingham to Havana, Cuba, $46.25, good till Sept. 13th. NEWTON FAMILY REUNION The Newton family, and kindred ; and connections, will have a reunion i and nicnic dinner Aug. 31st at Boy- kin church, one mile from Gibson. HOME IN 21 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Meeks and son, ! tomas Currie, of Collinswood, N. Y., ! Tho will arrive here Saturday, Aug. 20 for a visit of two weeks to his father, W T MopI-c at. Roherdel. Mr. Meeks started in the printing busihess here 22 years ago and is now j Managing Director of the Typotha- tae Jof Philadelphia. Tiiis is Mr. Meeks first visit home in 21 years. A good thing to remember Aadia better thing to. do IsfwpflFwith Construction f Gang And hot the Reckin' Crew. - TWO TONGUE TWISTERS I saw Esau killing Kate. Thelfact is we all saw Esau Andl when I saw Esau, he saw me, So she saw, I saw, and he saw! Bill Bill Bill had a bill board also had a board bill. sold his bill board jl'o pay for his board bill. After Bill sold his bill board To pay his board bill Thd board bill no longer bored Bill. HAS NASH AGENCY Nash Line Again Represented. Leo Warburton has just closed a contract to handle the Nash line of cars here, and now has three on hand. Anl announcement will be made in next week's paper as to the name of the firm, etc. FREE INNER TUBE Special sale of Miller tires at W. R. pmith & Sons this Saturday, with a free innertube. See advt page five. WILLIAM ED. SAYS SHOES William Ed. Junior has original ideas fo advt wafting. Read -his pointed shoe advt on page two. NO CLUE YET The slayer of B. Nassif, killed in his store in Wadesboro Aug. 9th, and buried in Rockingham the 11th, has no; yet been caught. Rewards of $8)0j are out for his capture. to a certain extent the master of can: t tell what the other fellow is going other fellow may be intoxicated. He some mi? in ft IK la 5S IS other reason. He may be an inexperienced driver who cannot think when in a close place. are always at the mercy of the other again your car might- catch fire and the replacement value of which would pay an annual premium. sure you have adequate automobile insurance. and economical. DEATHS FRANK LOVIN L. J. PHILLIPS WILLIE WALL, Colored SWAILS Baby ROBERT WALL, Colored WAT W ATKINS, Colored JORDAN Baby MRS. W. C. PHILLIPS MR. THOS. E. DIGGS OVER FOUR SCORE YEARS Thcs. E. Diggs Nearly 91. Mr Thomas E. Diggs died Sunday njght in Lilesville at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ben Wall. He would have been 91 years old this Novem- ber. The interment was at. St. Paui church, down in Wolk Pit township, Richmond county, Monday afternoon. jyfr. Diggs was a son of the late (Continued from page 4) : INGLE FAMILY REUNION Sisters Absent 18 Years. Mrs. J. S. Boggan was the happy j t lirJ recipient oi a surprise visit, neie v cu- nesday of three of her sisters. Ihese were Mrs. R. L. Cloer, of Lenoir; : Mrs. D. F. Gough, of Elkin ; and Mr-:. L. D. Greene, of Charlotte. Mis. : Boggan and her sister, Mrs. Cloer, ; had net seen each other in 18 years. Mrs. Boggan prior to her marriage was Delia Ingle, daughter of the late j J. S. Ingle of Watauga county. There were id cni:aren in tnis iamuy, nnu eight of them are still living. The four absent from the sisterly reunion ihere Wednesday, are Henry Ingle, ! who is very sick in Charlotte ; T W. ; Ingle, of Charlotte ; Mrs. Emma Boatwright of Lexington, and Mr H. C. Lomax of Laurel, Mississippi. Boatwright of Lexington, and Mrs. j i Friends will regret to know that continues unimproved. He suffered a stroke of paralysis Aug. 3rd. GRUMBLERS SHOULD WORK "(From Monroe Enquirer) According to the Cleveland Star, Clyde R. Hoey has; made a djscoyery.; and. rallboys yshbuld f go?to wg -. 3 i MrHQyUajij pl ! oration - for; his iStetemenjir is t&ry! , both ' sacred and profaned Ile might I also have added, "b6ys between the ages of eight and eighty." Monroe, no doubt is not unlike i Shelby, or other North Carolina I towns, in that it has a number of old 'fellows who sit around ' all day and bellyache. "Taxes are too high," 5 "Schools running away with! every thing," "government on the eve of collapse," and "the devil just around i the corner." j All such would be infinitely hap i pier if they would "go to work." BEAR BRANCH CEMETERY To Be Cleaned Off Aug. 26. The paper is requested to ask all who. are interested in Bear Branch cemetery to meet there on Fridav. 'Aug. 26th, for the purpose of 'clean- ing it off. If you can't come send a "hand." Or the cash equivalent. POSTOFFICE MOVING OCT. 1ST The handsome new postoffice build ing, at corner of Franklin and Han cock streets, is now practically com pleted, and all that remains is for the arrival ana installation ot tne ; new fixtures The change from the pre sent site to the new location will bp made the night of Sept. 80th. ARMENIAN SUNDAY NIGHT M. G Daniels, son of an Armenian missionary and a ministerial student at Wake Forest, will speak at the Baptist church here this bunday night at 8 o'clock. his fate. to do and accidents do happen. may not be in full possesion of his fellow. be damaged. Some small accessory Our automobile policies EDITOR'S TRIP THRU SHEN'DOAH VALLEY THE GETTYSBURG BATTLE FIELD 5th Installment. In my previous numbers I have made reference to "Clark's Regimen tal Sketches," published in five vol umes in 1901. It is of interest to note that a Richmond county citizen was instrumental in their publication. In 1894 the Confederate Veterans Association appointed Judge Walter Clark as editor-in-chief to compile a i history of the various North Carolina regiments participating m the War Between the States. Lack of funds delayed the work, and the Legisla tures of 1895 and 1897 refused to assume the expense. However, this was done by the Legislature of 1899, the bill being introduced and elo quently championed by Hon. H. Clay Wall, member from Richmond coun ty and Historian of the 23rd regi ment. Good Behavior of Troops And now let me go more into de tail of incidents of the Battle of Get tysburg of July 1, 2, 3, 1865; and of my impressions of the lay of the land, as observed by me on my visit there July 9, 1927. You recall how Sherman laid waste the country on his March to the Sea so thoroughly that his boast was that a crow would have to carrv his' ra- cjons flying over it In contrast to this (and Sheridan's destruction of the Shenandoah Val ley in 1864-'65) might be cited the behavior of Gen. Rodes' division on the march into Pennsylvania. Major Gen. R. E. Rodes was a gallant Ala bamian. In his division was Gen. Julius Daniel's brigade, of which the 23rd and 32nd regiments were a part. My uncle, the late Capt. W. L. London of Pittsboro, "was a member of the 32nd regiment, Company I (and my father also joined this Com pany in December, 1864, at- age of 17, leaving the University in mid " . (Continued on page three) KILLS LARGE RATTLER Plitt-i Pence S Wednesday morning n iheXHamlet-Gibsoii-roaa, two rriilenf peii p of-4iaml1 jh pnake ::.had; 1 3 rattfes, and measured five feet, six incrjesyn length. ; - , Preparing New Store Building. . A large force of carpenters is at work day and part of each night in the old Long furniture store building, getting it ready for opening of th-3 new Austin-Clontz store, which will probably be around Sept. 1st. MEN'S CLUB SUNDAY The Men's Club of the Presbyterian churches of the county will be ad dressed . this Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at the Presbyterian church by Rev. J. M. Walker, pastor of Steel's Creek church in Mecklenburg county said to be the largest rural church in the South. Mr. Walker will preach at Marks Creek church at 2 o'clock Sunday. The public invited to both services. MISS CARTER GRADUATES In the list of 27 graduates to re ceive diplomas Aug. 30th at CuJiow hee State" Normal School, in the mountains, is Miss Daisy Viola Car ter, of Marston. fall. Cannot drive a car for 90 days. Dave Jones not guilty of beating n board bill. IT( is fnnnH o-nif'-.r of j the theft cf a pistol and gets P-0 days. i A tais, but can't give $100 bond so remains in jail till Court. Inn. Half dozen other till 23rd and 30th. continued fold 10 Because a thing is new does not mean it is worth trying. Everey new scheme, every new device should first stand the test of usage before proved practices are put aside. ' " . There are some things for which there is no substitute. One of them is Saving. X Many good plans are offered, but yo uwill never find a better one for getting ahead financially than this simple' method "Spend a little less than you make and save the difference." Why not make up your mind today to start a Savings Account. We will be glad 'v to assist you. The Richmond County Savings Bank AUTO WRECKS Three Over the Week-End. Three auto accidents happened lo cally over the week-end. No deaths resulted. Saturday night shortly after dusk, a Buick driven by Marshall Wall, : negro, struck a Ford driven by Will j County Courthouse 10:00 A. M. Mon Dorrity, of Midway, just south of the day, Aug. 8th, on their third annual overhead bridge. Dorrity was injur-! Farm Tour. This time with faces (ed but was able to be taken to his home. Saturdaj- night Robert Steele, Jr., ; collided with a negro in a buggy on j the Rham-Hamlet road. The negro, j Bud Sturdivant, had attention from ! Dr. Quick, but had no bones broken. I Sunday afternoon a car driven by Roy Ward, struck a wagon driven by a negro named Barnett, on the Rham Ellerbe road; aside from bruises to both occupants, no serious damage was uone. . RON PIPE SELECTED r . 4 T . , , . , Contractor Clearing R,ght of Way for town Water System. t n tj;; s n m. i 4.4. V B. Higgms & Co., of Charlotte, tne nrm having the contract for in-' stalling the local water system, be- j gan work last week clearing the i right-of-way from the new pond to the new filtering plant, about 7700 feet. Some weeks ago the Board voted to buy a cedai pipe at $2.82 per foot laid, but have changed it to a j cast iron pipe now since the latter can ! be bought at only 45c additional, or $3.27 per foot laid. The dam for the pond will cost about $5,500. The total cost of the new water system will be about $82, 500. $105,000 in bonds is to be is sued shortly, the difference to be used in buying the old line, etc. The system- is to be completed by Feb. 7th. The contract with the Hamlet Water company expires next June 2nd. RECORDER'S COURT Several Sentenced to Roads. btate vs Altred, Johnson, white, guilty of possess, and keeping for case': Appeals and.$600 bond is sign f Everythihg. would. be sitting pret-. ed byQUie, P.- Childers and W;. A . ty haa the Rockingham-Hamle1Hoff- McDjjniald--.- ,. 7 - ; I " man-Aberdeen section , produced a State vs Namon Eivins. r--AsStjrfj:.r-i snow- and - with intent to kill. -He used a knife freeze killed the crop in this imme and another negro at Roberdel used diate belt, 'but left unhurt that section a pitchfoik. Action dismissed. Affray charged against A. Floyd, John Dawkins, James S. Quick and Red Hall, are not guilty. Floyd for A. D. W. is found not guilty. Hall for drunk and disorderly is found not guilty. On Aug. 9th A. T. Smith, white, was tried for pedding without license. Recorder Lowdermilk reserved judg ment, pending hearing from the At torney General. He was heard, the opinion being that in this cas-j a li cense is not required by iSw. Not guilty. State vs A. J. Brigman, Bob Coble and John Hinson. , Guilty as to Brig ;man on possessing charge and for de facing auto license.- Not guilty as to the other two men. Brigman fined $25 in each case, and the costs. Brig man appeals, and gives $200 bond for Oct. 3rd term Court . Eli Quick who failed to appear at July Court on a mfg. charge, and thereby forfeited $500 bond Recor der had given him 8 months roads), was captured last week. He on Tues day was found guilty of possessing and given 12 months. And 2 year.3 for assault. He appeals with bond put at $1050, but cannot give it and so remains in jail till a trial in Octo ber. Jerry Langley not guilty of false pretense. Frank Poole, of Norman section, guilty op car intox. Fined $150 which includes the costs. H upays $50 down, and balance in install- Proved 1 leones THAT FARM TOUR 30 Richmond County Farmers Invade Eastern Carolina in Four-Day Trip. County Agent Dove "Writes It Up" in Most, Interesting Fashion. Thirty farmers, including the driv- vers of trucks, left the Richmond turned toward the east, and the minds wondering just what the outcome for both pleasure and profit might be in their proposed journey through "Eastern Carolina," all were glad to hear the word LET'S Go! . The most of the members of this j same party had made the trip last year through "Western Carolina," where they found both hospitality on the part of the good people of that section of the State, and hard floors land friendly hay barns in whicn to I 1 1 1 J-l T 4-1. sieep wnen mgm, iuuiiu mem ujr waysides. This time they were better prepar ed for an outing among strangers, as jthey carried along cots and other , camping. equipment. This, however, j wag later found of little Gr no use, as the good people of "Eastern Caro . v. mir nartv lina" not only met our party with wide-open arms and provided places of ease for camp, but "wined us and i dined us" as well; and, too, they haul ed us over a number of their towns and counties. To say merely they welcomed us would be putting it mildly they proved it. The first lap of "the journey was made to State College via Raef ord and Fayetteville and where previous (Continued on pape seven) 1557 CARS PEACHES Shipped from This Section. The figures announced from Ral eigh are that 1557 cars of . peaches were shipped from this Sandhill sec tion this year, as compared with 2072 cars last year. The price this year was considerably better than that of last year, and the growers of north ern Richmond, ' northern Moore and Montsromerv counties reaned a har- . vest but then this -year's profits .' must take care of last year's big loss- 2. from Ellerbe north to Candor. MRS. COPPEDGE IMPROVED Friends will be glad to know that the condition of. Mrs. D. L. Cop pedge is considerably improved. She was badly injured Aug. 9th when thrown from her car, two miles south of Augusta, Ga. For several days she was unconscious, from concus sion or a head fracture; but has ral lied from that condition, and the physicians are hopeful now of con tinued progress to recovery. WILLIAMS IS WINNER 012,647 Is Lucky Number. The third drawing to determine the winner of the $25, in the July 29-30 $ Days contest, was held at he POST DISPATCH office last Saturday. The previous Saturday a socond drawing had taken place, No. 060,092 being drawn. No one appearing to claim it by noon of last Saturday, a third drawing was had, the new num ber being 012,647. The number was duly posted on the office window, and in late afternoon Mr. J. T. Williams, of Great Falls mill, appeared with the corresponding coupon and - was awarded the $25 in gold. This num- j ber had been obtained at the store of Geo. T. Wilson out at Entwistle mill village. r
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