Back again, by a small majority, after an illness of two weeks.
Every day, every way, news is getting scarcer, scarcer.
Oh, ground hog weather! When you are gone, can spring be far behind?
Cameron police news might fill a column. I’ll tell the world I will not write it, and would much prefer not to hear it.
Two men representing the United Klansmen of America Inc., were in town last week.
P.G. York of Sanford spent the week-end at the Greenwood Inn.
L.F. Hartsell made his usual visit to Rockingham Sunday.
J.F. Saunders came up from Wade Inn for over Sunday.
Misses Minnie and Bonnie Muse who teach at Roberdell came home for the week-end.
Miss Vera Wooten, of the high school faculty at Sanford, spent the week-end at home.
Miss Mabel Muse returned Monday to Rockingham, where she teaches, after spending the week at home with her mother, Mrs. Lula Muse, who has been ill with influenza.
Miss Thelma Speir, former teacher at Cameron but now teaching at Siler City, was a week-end guest of Mrs. J.D. McLean.
The correspondent received a delightful visit Sunday afternoon from Mr. and Mrs. Hines of Sanford.
Mr. Arch McRae of Cumnock was a visitor Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Gaddy. Mr. McRae is mourning the death of his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Ratliff, who made her home with him. Mrs. Ratliff was a woman of rare charm and loveliness, who had many friends in this community.
Mr. Cone McPherson, who is student at Davidson, came home Saturday, ill with appendicitis, and is at the C.C. Hospital.
Mrs. Archie McDougald of Hamlet was the guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Tally.
Prof. B.C. McIver returned Thursday from a visit to his nephew, Dr. John D. Muse of Henderson.
Miss Katie Cole, who has been spending some time with her invalid sister, Mrs. H.T. Petty, returned to her home near Carthage, Monday.
W.A. Muse is building an eight room two-story Love Nest on his farm east of Cameron, near the old sycamore tree that has long stood sentinel at the fork of the roads, one leading to Fayetteville, the other to Raeford. Bill claims the house is for a tenant, but we beg leave to differ with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Harrington and children have moved in with Miss Bettie Riddell who was left alone since the death of her brother. A pleasant arrangement for all parties.
Mr. J.J. Irvin is still on the sick list.
Mr. Will Dalrymple of Carthage was a visitor in town Sunday.
Misses Catherine Smith, Bessie Oakley, Cora Oakley, Edith Shields, and Messrs. Alton Cole, Jack Phillips, Tom Smith and Turner Fields called Sunday afternoon to see Miss Effie Lawhon on route 2. They made an exploring party to “Devil’s Den,” a picturesque gorge near t5he home of Mr. Donald McLean. There is a tradition of some kind about a man getting lost in this gorge and naming it Devil’s Den.
Mr. A.B. McDonald on Cranes Creek, route 2, returned Saturday from an extended visit to his nephew, Mr. Kenneth McIver, of Concord. Mr. McDonald, on his return, stopped over in Charlotte for a few days.
Mrs. M.D. McNeill was a dinner guest Sunday of Misses Chrissie and Vera McLean at the Greenwood Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. McLean and little niece, Margaret, spent a pleasant afternoon Sunday at the home of Mrs. Mag Cameron on route 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Neill McLean of Vass were callers Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. McLean.
Mr. Paul Joyner of Vass was a caller Sunday afternoon at the home of Miss Vera Wooten.
After spending the week with her mother, Mrs. D.S. Ray, who had been ill, Miss Rebecca Ray returned to Carthage, Monday, where she is high school student. Some two or three years ago or more—anyway about the time of the birth of the Cameron Community Club, a very enthusiastic meeting was held. L.B. McKeithen made a strong speech in which he set forth the great value of a telephone system. Mrs. Hemphill made another fine speech on sanitation. We’ve kinder kept up the sanitary arrangements, the law requires it. The telephone system is a dead issue, or something like it—gone where the woodbine twineth, or some other sentimental place of dead thingts.
Personally speaking, or writing, if we had a telephone system in Cameron, I would not have to tramp all over this town in ground hog weather to getup news items. A tramp in fair weather is a tonic, or something I enjoy. To be out in ground hog weather gets my –reumatiz.
As the gardening season approaches it would be well for all who keep chickens or any other kind of scratching birds, to build for them enclosures. It will keep down ill feelings, and broken friendships between neighbors. It will also prevent cuss words, and perhaps gun play. Where is the pleasure or what is the use to plant flowers, sow seed or try to cultivate anything with hordes of chickens running at large destroying everything? The law doesn’t require fences around farms, gardens, and yards, but it does require stock to be enclosed, chickens included. Build chicken lots, and let’s have peace and plenty.
Mrs. Georgie Matthews went to Sanford last week and invested in real estate, purchasing the Archie Bolton farm in Lee county.
Mr. Kirskey Gardner of Charlotte was a week-end guest in our town recently.
Miss Lady Loving has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Rassie Wicker of Pinehurst.
Mr. John Keith, third trick operator, spent the week-end at his home in Addor.
Mr. Charlie Cullers visited his home folks at Lemon Springs for the week-end.
Quite an attractive valentine window was on exhibit this week at the drug store of Crabtree and Company. Appropriate and beautifully artistic, characteristic of the refined nature of our popular druggist, Mr. E.L. Ray, and his charming assistant Miss Elizabeth Ray.
Mr. Gordon Farmer of Darlington, S.C., came up for a visit for over Sunday, with his sister, Miss Eula May Farmer, at the home of Mrs. D.S. Ray. Miss Farmer is one of the faculty of the Cameron high school.
From the front page of The Pilot, Vass, N.C., Friday, Feb. 16, 1923
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