Christmas passed off quietly around here; or rather it is dull to those young people from colleges and towns. There have been no accidents, but parents should be more careful in allowing their small boys to hunt. Boys who should not be allowed to leave their yard feel grown when they are allowed to go hunting with their new air rifle and pet dog, and before they put on long pants, which is early, they are hunting with a sure enough gun, are usually very careless and thoughtless, and go in crowds.
On Wednesday evening of last week the sophomore class of the local high school entertained the senior class at the girls’ dormitory.
Among the college boys at home are Shelton Poole and Ferman Patterson, State college; Edgar Graham, Elon; Eugene McCaskill and John McCrimmon, Davidson; and Dan McCrimmon, University of N.C.
Miss Maggie Clark, who is a welfare officer at Durham is at home for the holidays.
A very appropriate Christmas exercise was carried out at the Presbyterian church on Sunday night.
Representative Geo. R. Ross came home Wednesday from Raleigh, for a short stay before joining his family in Graham, where they will spend the holidays, returning via Asheboro.
Gordon Matheson is at home for the holidays from Columbia, S.C., where he is instructor in mathematics in the city high school.
Miss Truit Jones, who is a student at Flora McDonald College, will return there this week to resume her work.
Among those who are teaching away from home and are here for the holidays are: Misses Mary Patterson, Dover; Bessie Loftin, Farmville; Eva Jones, Zebulon; Lola Thomas, Mt. Carmel; Vysta Markham, Grover; and Irene Woodley, Philadelphus Farm Life School.
Misses Walker Woodley and Agill Clark are home from State Normal College.
Messers. L.C. McCaskill of the Raliegh Times and W.B. Jones Jr. Of the Fayetteville Observer were at home Christmas day. Both young men are making good in the newspaper world.
Misses Birdie, Rela and Helen Thomas, who hold positions in High Point, returned Monday to resume their work.
Miss Dorothy Jones of Durham is at home for the holidays.
Messrs. Herbert and Colton Carter are spending the holidays in Albemarle.
All the teachers of the local high school have gone to their homes for the holidays, with the exception of Miss Helen Martin of Florida, who is passing the holidays with Miss Patty Marks in Albemarle.
Chas. Dilling Jr. Is at home for a few days from Norfolk, Va.
Revenue officers were successful in a raid in Montgomery on Tuesday, a few miles north-west of here, capturing one still, and destroying several barrels of beer at two sites. Two men were arrested; one was in this county when the arrest was made. It was thought he was not in the community, and upon finding him papers were served upon him. He was recently married, and it has been understood that he, with his brother, were following in the footsteps of their father, who was the other man arrested.
Frank Blue, colored, is at home for the first time in 11 winters. He was captured at a still near here, and after being released on bond he disappeared along with the other man arrested. One negro escaped, leaving his artillery behind, and never returned to claim his weapon. There is quite a difference now with the blockading business increasing. No one leaves, and the officers do not make such raids. It was on a Sunday morning at the break of day when this still was captured. The cold rain and sleet made it uncomfortable for the officers, who were lying in wait for the light of dawn to make the capture of the men with the still. Officers do not care to suffer with the cold now, and the captured men are sometimes, if convicted, released with a fine that they can recover in a short time by the manufacture and sale of whiskey.
LAKEVIEW NEWS
The Seward Inn is in receipt of quite a number of inquiries from parties in the north desirous of spending the balance of the winter here.
The Rev. Mr. Taffe will preach next Sunday evening in the Lakeview church, services beginning at 7 o’clock.
The rush of tourists by the automobile route seems to have considerably slackened during the past week.
Mrs. Samuel Stutts is entertaining her brother and sister from the North.
Miss Bacon, postmistress here, handled a larger amount of postal matter of all kinds during the last few days than she ever did before in the same length of time.
From The Pilot, Vass, N.C., Dec. 30, 1921
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