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Pittsboro Notes, April 12, 1923

Pittsboro Notes. . . News of a Local Nature Gathered Here and There—Personal Mention

Bible Thought for Today

Proclamation of Peace

Glory be to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

--Luke 2:14

Register and vote.

Mr. R.A. Glenn of Durham spent Sunday with his family.

Spelling bee next Thursday night at the court house.

A well laid out and well tilled garden is one of the most attractive parts of the farm. Much of the garden work can be done at odd hours that otherwise might be wasted. Never stir the soil or subsoil of a garden plot when too wet. The soil will be injured as a result.

Miss Summie Williams of Sanford, Route 4, has accepted a position with Mr. A.C. Ray as stenographer.

One good picture that you can’t live without is better than a dozen on the walls that you oughtn’t to live with.

The way to save moisture for the garden is to keep the soil loose on top by frequent, shallow cultivation.

We need a copy of The Record of March 22 and one of March 29. We will appreciate any one sending them to us.

Miss Elizabeth Burns left for Fayetteville last Monday where she goes to Highsmith hospital to train for a nurse.

The Pittsboro Café’s banquet last Thursday night was well attended, many ladies being present. A salad course and cream was served.

Be sure to register for the town election to be held on May 8. Mr. Ernest Williams is the registrar and can be found at the Farmers Bank.

Don’t forget the spelling bee at the court house next Thursday night, April 19, given by the U.D.C. It will be splendid event in Pittsboro.

County Agent Grover Falls of Pasquotank county helped his farmers to buy 150 rolls of wire fencing for pastures at a net saving of $480.

Phone us the names of your visitors. We want to print them and unless we know it we cannot do it. You owe it to your company to let us know about it.

If allowed to roam at will, chickens soon learn that a good garden is a regular pie counter. Fence them out and save the pie for yourself, suggests C.R. Hudson, State Farm Demonstration Agent.

Of the 1,310 students enrolled at the North Carolina State College, 551 are taking some of the agricultural courses. This is over 42 percent, and looks good for the future progressive farming in North Carolina.

The county board of education at their recent meeting accepted the appointment of G.W. Womble as a member vice J.H. Norwood whose term had expired. Mostly routine business was transacted.

The old Headen house is now well on its way to the new location south of the court house and the vacant lot left to the northwest of the court house presents an entirely different view. Quite a little interest was excited on the streets last Friday when the 12 x 15 room, formerly a part of the old Headen house, was loaded on a truck and moved bodily a mile from the court house.

Spring time means home beautification time—a few vines and flowers planted now will make a vast difference this summer in the appearance of the house and yard, says home demonstration workers of the agricultural extension service.

Preaching at Brown’s Chapel next Sunday morning, April 15, at usual hour at which time sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observed. There will be services on the same date in the Methodist church in Pittsboro at night.

On the west and south sides of the Record office is a vacant lot, about an acre in size. Last Saturday this space was filled with one- and two-horse wagons of farmers from the country. It is said more guano is being used this year than usually. From the stream of wagons going out of town, it looks that way.

Up in Hickory last week the ladies of that city organized a club by the name of the “Business and Professional Women’s Club.” As Pittsboro’s Chamber of Commerce has been dead and buried for some time, it would be (a) good idea if the women of the town would get together and organize a female chamber of commerce and not let a single man join it. They would soon have the old town going some.

There is a strong prospect of the establishment of an underwear factory being established in Pittsboro. Some local capital will be needed and a guarantee of 7 percent will be made on the amount invested, and a condition to buy the stock within five years at $110 per share. Decide now whether you want to assist this enterprise to come or not, and if you are willing to invest a few hundred dollars on this condition, please advise the editor of this paper.

The 2-year-old daughter of Mrs. J.T. Henderson has been quite sick but is improving.

David Smith, colored, son of D. Manley Smith, and Maggie Ramsey, were married March 15.

The Chatham road commissioners were in session Monday. Mostly routine work was transacted.

Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Johnson and children and Mrs. E.P. Morgan and children, of Durham, spent Sunday with Mrs. R.A. Glenn.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dobbin and Mrs. Arthur Hackney and daughter, of Raleigh, spent Sunday with relatives in Pittsboro.

Mr. W.J. Thompson of Albright township has been a magistrate for 27 years and he thinks as soon as his term expires, he will quit.

“Tuck” Perry, who holds a position with the road force in Mitchell county, is in Pittsboro to spend a week with his parents.

Mrs. W.E. Smith and daughter, Dorothy, of Raleigh, are spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Griffin.

Nat M. Hill Jr. of Kinston motored to Pittsboro to spend the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.M. Hill.

Terrell B. Dowdy, mail carrier from Bear Creek, has instituted proceedings before J. Dewey Dorset, clerk of the court, to change his name to Terrell B. Beal.

Edna Marsh of Goldston was lodged in jail Friday for safe keeping. She will be taken to the hospital for the insane at Goldsboro this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Vander Johnson, who have been living in the Nooe residence for some time, have moved to Durham where they will make their future home.

Early Mitchell, who was tried before Squire J.R. Blair last week for making liquor, was a white man instead of a negro, as the Record stated last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Carson Johnson, mother and father of Mrs. L.N. Womble, have moved from the country to the house on Fayetteville street recently occupied by Rev. R.R. Gordon.

As far as we can learn only three old veterans went to the reunion at New Orleans from Chatham county. They were John J. Hackney, J. Dan Dorsett and J.B. Bradshaw.

J.B. Stinson brought to Pittsboro Monday from Bear Creek township a small galvanized still, cap and worm. The cap was made of tin and the work was an iron pipe.

Rev. R.R. Gordon and family have moved to a new home, recently purchased by the Baptists from F.P. Nooe on West Salisbury street. Mr. Nooe has moved to his new house on Short street.

Sam Harris, white, and only 15 years old, who was charged with a criminal assault upon the person of Pauline Straughan, 11, was before J. Dewey Dorsett, Judge of the juvenal court Monday, but the case was postponed to Monday, April 16.

At the moving picture show last Friday night many of the white children in the audience kept up such a noise and racket that some of the people left in disgust. No one tried to stop the disturbance although persons with official authority were in the court room and witnessed it.

They are getting them a’coming and a’going. Saturday Deputy Cal Dezern and Wm. Cole went over into Lee county and captured two big stills and destroyed a lot of beer and other stuff. The stills were turned over to the Lee county authorities.

Mrs. A.H. London, Mrs. W.E. Brooks, Mrs. J.E. Morgan and Mrs. N.M. Hill attended the auxiliary convention of the Episcopal church at Raleigh Wednesday. Mrs. Morgan is a delegate from St. Bartholomew’s church in Pittsboro.

From page 5 of The Chatham Record, Pittsboro, N.C., April 12, 1923

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