Jas. F. Wray continues quite ill at his home on Maple avenue.
John R. King of Route 3 gave us an appreciated call this morning.
J.B. Worsham, a prominent Caswell county farmer, was in town on business today.
Mr. and Mrs. white Siddle have moved into the house on Lindsey street next to J.N. Watt’s.
The Philathea class of the Methodist Protestant church will meet with Mrs. Johnson on Lindsay street Tuesday evening, November 13, at 8 o’clock.
The Coleman Southard Post, American Legion, at their meeting tonight at 7:30 will elect new officers for the ensuing year. All members are urged to be present.
J.M. Sharp’s services were in demand for Armistice day addresses. He was able to fill two appointments—one at Baden on Saturday and the other on Sunday at Morganton.
It is getting nearly time for the “Do Your Christmas Shopping Early” crusaders to start again. And, speaking of these “shop early” campaigns, it cannot be denied that they have accomplished real good in recent years. The ‘shop early” slogan should be stressed again this year.
John D. Glass, a former citizen of Reidsville, died at Morganton Friday, aged 56 years. He has been in feeble health for some time and his death was not unexpected. The body was brought here for interment at Greenview cemetery. Rev. M.F. Huske conducted the funeral and burial services.
On Sunday, November 18th, beginning at 2 o’clock, there will be held at Lowe’s church a township Sunday school convention for all the schools in Williamsburg township. Besides local speakers, there will be several county speakers who are trained in Sunday school work. Public cordially invited.
Mrs. Patrick S. Dixon died at her home in New Bethel township Sunday afternoon, aged 75 years. She is survived by her husband but no children. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. J.W. Knight at Mt. Herman church this afternoon at 3 o’clock, and interment will follow at the church cemetery.
“The Red Robin” contest at the Reidsville 5 and 10-cent store closed Saturday. The number in the window was 423. The first prize went to P.L. Cantrell, who guessed 417. The second prize was divided between Mrs. S.B. Mace and Mildred Moorees, who each guest 415. The contest created wide-spread interest.
A thrilling motion picture “The Last Raid of Sheriff Kendall,” a motion picture depicting the last and fatal raid of a faithful officer. It is an illustration of how 30 other officers have made the supreme sacrifice in the struggle for law and order—martyrs of the cause of prohibition. At the First Presbyterian church Friday night.
Sweaters are worn this season as never before, and it is interesting to note that some of our local merchants anticipated the demand and placed heavy orders before cotton when soaring. As a result, brush wool coats and sweaters of all patterns are being purchased on the Reidsville market at retail prices which are lower than the wholesale prices of today on the same goods. Now’s the time for the ladies to reap a harvest of bargains.
The board of education in session at Danbury last week considered the bids received on the several school buildings in the county and only one bid was accepted, that being for the Gibson school building and lot. All the others will be re-sold except the Chaffin school building. The board purchased two G.M.C. trucks with handsome bodies for the Germanton school, and they will be put to use at once.
In the rush of other things, let’s remember that the more than 3,000 children in the various orphanages of North Carolina are dependent to a considerable extent upon the Thanksgiving Day donations in the churches of the state. That fact should be kept constantly in the mid and we should all strive to see that the 1924 donation to the worthy cause is the largest ever made in North Carolina. There is no reason why it should not be.
Counsel for Mel Shelton secured another continuance at Spray Friday when a second charge of assault and one alleging intoxication were called in recorder’s court. The cases were set for Friday but they were continued until next Tuesday, the accuser’s attorney not being ready for trial. A few days ago Shelton was found guilty of carrying concealed weapon and Judge Fagge is withholding sentence until the two remaining cases have been charged. The warrants are the result of the shooting of A.S. Thomas by Shelton at Thomas’ home over a domestic affair.
There passed through Reidsville the other day a family of tourists on their way to Florida, the man and wife being from Nyack, N.Y., but their infant was only two days from near Manassas, Va., the little one having been born enroute. The proud parents were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Napier, the father being a real estate man of that city. They were traveling in a palace automobile, built especially for the trip to Florida and so constructed as to afford every comfort possible. After a stop of a day when the baby was born, the couple, with the new addition to their family, resumed the journey to Florida, Palm Beach being their objective point.
“Come seven, com ‘leben,” were the familiar words Chief Jackson heard in his rounds Saturday night. Upon investigation he caught a double quartet with the stakes on the table. This morning Judge Humphreys heard the tales of woe of the following bunch: Charlie Robinson, Wm. Jones, Frank Coleman, Wm. Arthur, Ernest Leek, Henry Kelly, Herbert Bagley and Charlie Graves. The gamblers were allowed to pay the costs and go their way rejoicing.
North Carolinians will be interested to learn that Thomas B. Yuille has been elected chairman of the board of Tobacco Products Expert Corp. Mr. Yuille was at one time vice president of the American Tobacco Co., was also chairman of Tobacco Products Corp., and is one of the best known leaf tobacco men in the United States.
The work of pouring the cement on the connecting link between Madison and Mayodan is nearing completion and if the weather is favorable this week will see is finished. The next work will be on Hunter street—from Websters warehouse to Nat M. Pickett’s residence. The survey has been made and grading is now being done on this street.
J.N. Watt, well known tobacconist of this place, slipped on a banana peeling on the sidewalk in front of the Martin Garage, on Scales street, Saturday afternoon and injured his leg just below the hip which was dislocated several years ago. Physicians now think the injury is not as serious as was first thought, and it is hoped Mr. Watt will soon be able to be out again.
The county board of education has awarded to The Bynum Construction Co., Oxford, N.C., the contract for building the new consolidated school at Bethany, 14 miles southwest of Reidsville. The contract price for the new building is $61,375, and calls for completion and ready for use on or before August 1 next. John D. Pearman some time ago donated 10 acres of land and the board has purchased seven adjoining acres from Mr. Pearman. Seven schools will be consolidated at Bethany.
It has been learned here that an effort is to be made to prevail on the commissioners of Caswell county to acquire if possible the Milton toll bridge and to eliminate the toll feature which has been maintained for many years. It is understood that a committee of men and women of the county propose to go before the board at its meeting to be held December 3rd for the purpose of registering protest against the continued use on a pay basis. While the toll costs are understood to have been cut 25 per cent at a recent meeting, pedestrians, both children and adults, as well as all vehicles are required to pay toll.
Reidsville needs a new jail as well as a new city hall. Officials used to think the city prison was a pretty substantial building but they are now of a different mind. Escapes are about as frequent as burglaries in the heart of the city. Saturday night “Red” Allen and Fred Preston, white, were incarcerated for having a quart of booze each. Outside aid was given them before daylight Sunday. With a crow-bar the lock was prized from the outside door and a key hanging on the vestibule wall unlocked the cell door, and the prisoners walked out into freedom. If these two violators continue to make their absence conspicuous, it is the consensus of opinion that the friend on the outside is entitled to a cromo and will be presented the same if he will make himself known.
Eva Roberts, 14-year-old daughter of Mrs. M.E. Roberts, who lives two and a half miles east of Reidsville, while shopping in A.S. Price & Co's store Saturday afternoon, lost a handbag and $111.23. Mrs. Roberts had a check cashed in the store for $105.50, and discovered her loss before leaving the place. The little girl had charge of the bag and is at a loss to know how it disappeared. The store was crowded with shoppers and someone, perhaps, picked the money off the floor.
Sam Holly of Draper was taken to a Greensboro hospital late yesterday afternoon in a serious and possibly fatal condition as the result of a stab, evidently by a knife, which penetrated his lung. No one knows how the stabbing occurred other than that hospital authorities understood it happened at or near White Oak. Police had, at an early hour this morning, received no report of the occurrence, nor had county officers. The hospital officials do not know who brought Holly to the hospital, since no names were given by those that accompanied him. The condition of the wounded man is critical. He was resting fairly well early this morning but the wound was deep and dangerous. He had been conscious but for a few minutes after being taken to the hospital. He managed to tell his name and that he lived in Draper and that he was married. He was unable to tell anything of the occurrence. He appeared to be under the influence of whiskey.
A man whose name was recorded as __Tisley, from Lexington was terribly injured Friday afternoon near Pelham when the sleeve of his overcoat became entangled in the revolving cogwheel of a steam tractor, his arm being drawn into the gears and ground off almost to eh shoulder. Mr. Tisley had been at Pelham for only few days and his initials could not be learned. He was there to superintend the unloading of three steam tractors to be taken across country to near Yanceyville, where a tract of timber was to be felled and sawed up. Mr. Tisley was bent on giving parting instructions to his foreman and jumped on the running board of the moving tractor, his coat sleeve becoming enmeshed in the gear as he did so. It was impossible to prevent the accident. The accident took place near Shady Grove road and no doctor was available. The suffering man was disengaged by willing hands and his terrible injury bound up. It happened that a Southern train passed by five minutes after the accident had taken place. The train was flagged and Tisley was placed aboard while a telephone message was sent ahead to Greensboro to have a physician ready at the station. It was planned, however, to remove the man at his home at Lexington and not take him off the train at Greensboro.
From the Reidsville Review, Nov. 12, 1923
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