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A NON-PARTISAN FAMILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UPLIFT OF CHATHAM COUNTY
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VOL. XL
SILhJR CITY, N. C, NOVEMBER 6. 1919.
NO. 27
OBSERVATIONS.
ELLIS-BECKER MARRIAGE.
'Visitor
Has Something to Say of j An Event in R am,ke, Va., of Interest
Our Recent Fair. to Chatham People.
I v ant to take advantage of the From the igsue of 0ctober 22,
oppo' unity to say a few things 1919, of The Roanoke Times,
through the columns of your paper publisned at Roanoke, Virginia,
about the community fair-recently we give the following account of
held in your town. There were a marriage which occurred in
things about it that I think that city. The groom was born
6 corvp Rnerkil Mention. in the Harper's Cross Road see-
In the first place, it wasadem- tion of this county, being a son
onstratlon that a community can of Mrs. Salina Jones Ellis and
n satisfactory fair, and really of the late John W. Ellis. He has
n?nv h while it is going on, with- quite a number of relatives and
out all the evil effects that come .iends throughout this section
fmm the carnival and street shows f0 whom he is better known as
that are so often in prominence on "Jack Ellis" who will be greatly
etirh occosions Fairs usually lose interested in the account of his
much of their good effect by these marriage:
.u:,rC nf pvil that attend tnem. 1
would be glad we might have a
fair of this kind for each commun
ity every year.
It is great in its social aspect
and one who is really careful about
the training of the. children can
unhesitatingly take tnem to a
good, clean community fair like
the one 1 eld in Siler City.
On Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock in the St. John Episcopal
Church Miss Helen "Mary , Beck
er, of Roanoke, was married to
Mr. John Alston Ellis, of Ral
eigh, N. C. The church was
beautifully decorated with au
tumn leaves, and the. altar with
tapers and white chrysanthe
mums. The bride had as her
maid of honor Miss Virginia
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and welfare of Chatham County?
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H ALLOYE'EN PARTY.
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SAVAGE-CAVINESS.
Boy Scouts and Carapfire Girli Enjoy Former Siler Citf Younr Lady Married
in RaJeign.
Miss FIcta Caviness, the cfaugh-
Delishifal Event.
Mrs. M. M. Fox most pleasant-
ly entertained the Camp Fire rrM.J.A. Caviness of Siler
girls and Boy Scouts at her home Ul and ,Iiani Clark Savage
last Friday evening at a Hallo- ol lms cit'. were married Tuesday
1 we'en party. The spacious lawn evening at G o'clock at Central
i and porches presented a spooky Methodist church! the wedding
appearance Denumg tne occasion ut 1 ng penormed by Kev. D.N.
as the guests approached. At Caviness, an uncle of the bride,
the gate they were met by a palms, ferns, cut flowers and can"
ghost who conducted them si- dcs decorated the church with
lently to the edge of the veranda arlistic cfTect Just M
from which many hideous jack- . .
oManterns made faces at them. -a0"y. m0 p.r 7s
Here they were taken in charge :dr by Mf Annie McDade.
by another and more formidable an(l Miss Lina Stephen-
ghost who led them in a most,500' organist. "Because" and
wierd manner through the'-"0' Promise Me" were the two
house. One of the many feat-injections which Miss McDade
- A I A. 1 f II T- . .1
ures 01 enierxamment was a auug :u ueauuiuiiy. entering me
A
Goldston Notes.
There have been several busi
ness deals in Goldston recently of
which mention is made:
S. R. Gilmore has bought the
OPERA SUCCEEDS BULL FIGHT
memory contest which took place .
in-the parlor, it being the only
room well lighted. Miss Margar-
church with her brother; R. S.
Caviness, who gave her in mar
riage, the bride was attractively
ei, umm xcmcmucicu iuicv.;g0TOed in a traveling suit of mid-
en 01 xne seveniy-nve aruciea, . . ... Mt .
& www miit tCI lldl IU ItldlCJl
The fair, in my opinion, was oaiaweil, 01 tnis city, wno wore
cnrrr-wful from the view point of orchid satin with tulle, and car- Daurity house and lot, also the
the exhibits I was impressed ried lavender chrysanthemums, confectionery store, including the
with the fact that all of the exhib- Mrs- Charles Blake of Detroit, fountain .from T C. Dixon.
, , , iAr Mich.,-was matron of honor. She Mr. Dixon will add another
itswere local and real and were eye- ' w 0A chair to his barber shoo and oth-
openers to those of us who were had an &rm b et of white er wise increase his business, so it
not aware of what Siler City and chrvsanthemums. ' "ndrst hag . h h res.
the surrounding community is do- was attended by his brother, id C wMI
ing. 1 aouui u duumci wnt. w Mn w. Caswell mills, 01 JNew move into the rooms above the
the size in the State could have York city, as best man. . The, store of Mr. Gilmore. Mr Stout
shown such an excellent and var- ushers were Messrs. Ringgold has also purchased one-half inter
ied exhibition of chairs and swings Davant, Edward Davant, Robert est in the garage with Percy Bar
as were shown bv the three fac- Allen, Dr. Spencer Speed, Der-
tories represented there.
Messrs. Robert Churchill, Lu-1 Alton owd and Ed. Dowdy
And then there were exhibits
from a broom factory, wash-board
factory, and hosiery mill, all ope
rated in Siler City, not to men
tion the bread pioducts from two
roller mills and some of the fin
ished products from an enterpris
ing bakery.
cian Cocke, . Chester Markley !lave b ajgh? tho old school dorm-
and Dr. Hugh J. Hagan. Before I r , to Tlieif w5n nn0n a
blacksmith and wood work shop.
Mrs. Jno. S. Hart and Mrs. S.
J. Fields were shopping at Siler
City Tuesday.
the bridaJ: party entered the
church, Mrs. "John M. Horton
played a violin solo, Bohm's Ca
vatina, with exquisite sympathy.
After this, the wedding hymn,
"Oh, Perfect Love," was sung,
richly interpreted, by Miss Em-
On the whole it was a creditable ma Cook. Mrs. M. R. Faville
showing for a town of less than played the wedding march and
1500 population and less than a
thousand yards of concrete side
walk. I really wondered when I took
a survey of the town socially, com
mercially, and financially and then
considered the streets, the school
house and the churches and other
things that represent community
3I'int if the town were as back
ward as these things would lead
we to believe; but when I went
to your f.iir and went through and
poticed the fine exhibits in the
fc' department I was con-
Need that I had evidently drawn
Wrong conclusion.
Anally 1 want to say that as I
ee 't, Siler City needs only to
ake some forward strides alone
1. .
dKe it onc of the best small
owns in the State.
A Visitor.
Born
Snow Camp Notes.
to Mr. anH M
If M i 1 uiin x&
10ore, Oct
Evi
ober 20th, a daughter.
prctte Durham, who has been
rn for the Teleohone Co
rn 1
'nas accepted a position with
3iierUty Telephone Co.
he fnrn-,.-,. f . .
"'"'5 ui unis section are
Jjbusy this week sowing wheat.
- 'uaie Alien, who is a stu-
jhere with her parents. g
Ur- and ATr A t tvt-uu
Ullf(vc College spent the week
n-!.,;ves h
t " il. uurham has been
I - SlCk !nr tUe rct- 4-. 1
,1. ""' paoL IWU WCCKS.
'.iing she seems to be
i"uvin..
in
r 1
" nas t
r C:irlenc Wright,' who has
-Uoit. Michigan, for a
Mtl iiume to
;"hci montns. bhe is
et Visit inrr frlI . t
w ""-wus 111 L,ex-
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ieensooro.
other musical numbers. The
beautifully impressive marriage
ceremony of the Episcopal
Church was performed by Mr. J.
W. Chantey Johnson, rector of
St. John Church. The bride was
given in marriage by her father,
and was lovely in white satin
and embroidered georgette, with
tulle veil fastened with orange
blossoms. She carried a bouquet
of orchids and bride's roses
showered jn swansonia.
"Mrs. Ellis is. the daughter of
Mr: and Mrs! Ethelbert Saun
ders Becker, of Roanoke. She is
a graduate , of Randolph-Macon
Woman's Qollege, and since her
graduation has done student as
sociation work with the Young
Women's Christian Association.
During the past two years she
has been engaged in the excel
lent activities of the hostess
houses carried on under the War
Work Council of the same or
ganization.
"Mr. Ellis is the son of Mrs. J
W. Ellis, of Sarford, N. C. He
was graduated from Wake For
est College and later from the
Louisville Baptist Theologica
Seminary. During the war he
was chanlain of the Three Hun
dred and Thirty-third Infantry
stationed at Camp Taylor, Camp
Sherman, and with the Expedi
T?nwfs in France.' He
returned to America in Augus
of this year and is now pasto
of the Pullen Memorial Baptist
Church in Raleigh, N. C.
"After the ceremony, Mr. and
Mrs. Ellis, with Mr. and Mrs.
Becker, received the wedding
party and the out-of-town
guests.
' "Mr. and Mrs. Ellis will be at
home after November 1 at Ra-'
leigh, N. C.
Death of Elder J. C. Stanton.
(Pittsboro correspondence o f
Greensboro Daily News, Sunday.)
Elder J. C. Stanton, a negro,
who has lived in Pittsboro for the
past 18 years, died at his home in
Pittsboro Saturday noon, Nov. 2,
1919. Since his coming to Pitts
boro he has established the North
Carolina Index, and to his credit
be it said that in each and every
, ' . 1
issue his aavice 10 nis race was,
wholesome and always reminding
his race that the best friends they
had were the white people and the
best place for the negro was in the
South. He had the respect and
goodwill of the white people of
Chatham county, who showed
their appreciation of his worth in
, 1 ' 1 . 1
a good many suDstanuai vayt.
About eight years ago his printing
office and equipment was destroy
ed by fire. The white people,
realizing its worth to the commun
ity and his race in particular,
gladly subscribed sufficient funds
to re-establish it. He held several j
high offices in his church, being a
member of the -general board of
his church. His funeral was held
from Stanton temple in Pittsboro,
Sunday afternoon.
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Famous Arena in Mexico City Will No
Longer Be Scene of Brutal
Slaughter.
The Teatro el Toro In Mexico City,
once one of the most pretentious of
bull fight arenas, is now the home of
grand opera as a result of President
Carranza's decree that bull fights
should cease. Interspersing grand
V opera, dancers and concert artists
have appeared In the arena, and it is
stated that these various forms of
Amusement will be offered until some
definite action Is taken as to the fu
ture of bull fighting.
It was In this arena that what Is
said to be one of the most remarkable
spectacles in the history of the sport
was staged. A bull. El Bonlto, known
as one of the fiercest fighters, on being
brought into the arena charged and
killed three horses and injured as
many men without being touched by
the estoque of any matador.
As the bull stood bellowipg defi
ance and with no one apparently will
ing to attack him, Miguel Ballo, a
picador who was a spectator in one
of the boxes, leaped unarmed Into the
Inclosure. In his outstretched hand he
carried two lumps of sugar, which he
nonchalantly offered to the bull. The
animal suddenly ceased Its bellowing
and in a few moments docilely licked
the sygar from Hallo's hand. The
latter returned unharmed to his box
amid the plaudits of the spectators.
Anglo-Irish Tunnel.
Not only is it thought that the long-talked-of
tuunel between England and
France will be constructed at no re
mote date, but there Is also talk of a
tunnel between England and Ireland.
This would restore to a slight extent
the geographical union that existed be
tween the two countries in one geologi
cal age thousands and thousands of
years ago. Great Britain and Ireland
were then separated only' by a great
valley.
It is proposed to carry the tunnel
from some point on the coast of Lan
cashire to the nearest point in Antrim
or down on the Irish coast, a subma
rine length of 24 miles. One of the
great benefits of the tunnel would be
that It would shorten the transatlantic
journey by at least 48 hours. It would
also help the Irish cattle trade and the
shipping of perishable goods, especial
ly fish, to English markets. Estimates
of the cost of the proposed tunnel vary
from $35,000,000 to $80,000,000.
and and so was presented with
the prize a box of candy. Dur
ing the evening the guests were
invited to the kitchen where
there was a large fireplace by
the side of which sat a witch
stirring a pot. From this was
taken many and varied fortunes
for those who dipped inside to
find what the future had in store
for th$m.
Of coursB, there was bobbing
for apples and in this instance
each Scout came up triumphant
ly with his apple to which was
attached the name of his part
ner to escort to the dining room.
Here amid a profusion of au
tumn leaves and other season
able decorations a most attrac
tive course consisting of block
cream, cake and nuts was serv
ed. The favors were small jack-o'-lanterns
and pumpkins filled
with mints.
One of the outstanding pleas
ant features of this delightful
occasion was the presentation ol
a neat and useful walking stick
by Mr. W. T. Dorsette to each
Camp Fire girl and Scout pres
ent.
Those present were: Misses
Rachel Brooks, Madge Marley,
Vera Campbell, Frances Dark,
Margaret Siler, Evelyn Fox, Ava
Stout, Katie Cooper, Mildred
Dorsette, Mary and Margaret
Wrenn, Clay Garvin, Arthur
McMasters, William Wrenn,
Buster Elder, Clair Fesmire,
Winthrope and Milton Small,
Berlon and Diffee Cooper, Wade
and William Durham, Floyd,
Paul and Ira Stout.'
She carried a shower bouquet of
Bride's roses. Her sister. Miss
Kara Caviness of Greensboro, as
maid of honor, wore cream crepe
meteor with lace overdress and
hat and slippers matching. Little
Miss Ray McKinney. the ring
bearer, was prettily dressed in
white tulle. Misses Henrietta
Owens, Alax Bradley, Bcttie Hicks
and Ruth Savage, the bridesmaids,
wore gowns of turquoise blue char
meuse trimmed in gold lace with
black picture hats. The maid of
honor carried roses and the brides
maidswhite chrysanthemums. The
groom had as his bst man Chas.
O'Connor, and as groomsmen and
ushers, Guy O. Bagwell, L. J.
Craven, Rupert Caviness and
Mclvin Finch. Following the
ceremony members of the bridal
party and the out-of-town guests
were entertained at a reception at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L). N.
Laviness A any pretty courte
sies were tendered the bride-elect
the week belore the wedding.
The Fair and The Grit.
The Gric is thaukful for the
spirit contained in the following
lines sent in by a friend.
Mr. D. E. Shaw and family and
Dwight Lambe of Broadway spent
Sunday in the home of A. A.
Lambe.
France Seeks Mauritius.
There is a movement in France to
ask Great Britain for the return of
Mauritius, the Beloved Isle of France,
which was lost in 1S10. It is contend
ed that, in spite of being under Brit
ish rule for over a hundred years, the
island is still essentially French, and
that the people desire union with
their mother country.
Oreat Briiain lias no particular rea
son for keeping the island, says the j
Newcastle Chronicle. It has no stra
tegic or economic importance, nor has
it "any sentimental associations, so far
as Great Britain is concerned. For the
French, on the other hand, it is the
place to which many of their nobles
emigrated, and is the island which
Bernardin St. Pierre immortalized In
his Idyl, "Paul and Virginia."
The islanders gave proof of their
feeling for France by sending many
Dreadful Threat.
"Late again!" cried the irate mov
ing picture director to the members
of his company. "Do you actors think
that you can stroll into the studio at
half-past ten every morning and get
away with it? This isn't a national
bank. But, by humphrey, I'll get evn
with you ! Tomorrow we start filming
that Alpine drama with the fog and
cloud effects. Report at the old quar
ry at 4:30 a. m. You are all going
to be shot at sunrise every morning
for a week." Being shot at sunrise
is harder hardship for a movie actor
than it is for a prisoner of war. Film
Fun.
The Websterian Literary Socie
ty entertained the young ladies of
the Eronian Literary Society at
the home of Miss Alma Wrenn
Tuesday evening from 8 to 11
o clcOc
Games, music and conversation 1
made the time pass most pleasant
ly for the sixty-five young people
of the High School present.
In'a contest Miss Hilda Perry
won the prize, a box of candy.
Refreshments of fruit, hot choco
late and wafers were served.
o
t
Araument Had Convinced Man That
, Arctic Expedition Was Just the
Place for Him.
of their sons 10 ugui i j ter h&w bad he
army. -
Knew Something About Mothers.
Ralph went to visit a neighbor's
little boy. While there another boy
came to play also; but he was some
thing of a bully and Ralph did not like
him. When he reached home he told
his mother some of the mean things
the boy had said and done. "He was
so disagreeable I am sure nobody could
like him," he said. Then after a mo
ment's meditation he looked up Into t
her face- and added: "I suppose.
though, his mother loves iiim, no mat-
A middle-aged man, with what ap
peared to be a load on his mind, visit
ed the arctic steamer Just before It
started on the expedition, and seemed
greatly Interested In what he saw.
"Say," he said to the officer on deck,
"I'd like to go with you on this ex
pedition of yours."
"It's awfully cold up there," re
marked the oilicer, dlscouragingly.
"I don't care for that."
"You have very little to eat, and
you might starve to death."
"That", wouldn't be pleasant, ob
served the visitor.
"I should say not," returned the
officer. "And you might be eaten by
your comrades.",
"And then," continued the officer,
"you wouldn't see your wife for three
years, and possibly longer. You know
you can't take her with you."
"Oh!" returned the would-ne ex
plorer, after e long pause, "then you
We met and said "We'll have
a fair
In -the Webster-Paschal build
ing there." "
But we must tell our sisters,
brothers,
Cousins, aunts and many others.
Sure some of them live miles
away
They ought to know without
delay.
For they must make some prep
aration,
Get their exhibit in its station.
There was man, horse, auto,
telephone:
Could we depend o n these
alone?
'Twas then there came to cur
relief
Some excellent helrj we make
this brief.
And so you "read it on The
Grit,"
Or we couldn't have had the
fair a bit.
Bow to the editor, bow to his
wife:"
Show them .your gratitude all
of y"ur life
By taking The Grit.
Mrs. J. W. Mclntyre of Gulf
was here Monday shopping.
Mr. John Green of Liberty and
Mis Eva Smith, daughter of Jim
Smith Rl, went to Greensboro
yesterday to be married.
Rather Ominous.
Among the promts given to a rural
bride was one from an old lady In the
iieighborhood with whom the bride
and the grooni were prime favorites.
Some years before the old lady had
accumulated a number of cardboard
mottoes, which Vhe worked and
framed as occasion arose.
In cheerful blues and rods, j-uspend-ed
by a cord of the same coir, over
the Ub'.c on which the other presents
can pui my uuu.c uuu vu T were gathered, hung this motro:
xour last argument captures ujv.
"Fisht Oh; Fiiut Ever."