Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-21
CrftS and
Gravel 80.
BY T. MOSES JONES

This is Saturday morning, and
again 1 sat in the court house al day
yesterday. And after having beer
called in the jury box and rejected
for three consecutive days, actually
was called yesterday and allowed TO-
set or sit anyway, I sat) on a case.
II was bootleg case, my very first
time of being on the jury. I haves
twice sat on a coroner's jury and once
on jury to decide about the mental
ability of an old man, and two men
were appointed to keep folks from
beating him out of what little he had
left of this worlds goods, as his mind
was hardly that of child.
And then in the afternoon I sat on
another case, one upon which the
jury unanimously and Immediately
decided all the same. And was 1 glad
when His Honor, The Judge, excused
US all!
I suppose you folks over there in
Vance may have come to the conclu-
sion that all Granville county folks
Go is to eat, eat, eat. The Dennis G..
Brummitt Rebekah Lodge No. $50 had
brunswick stew supper last night on
the middle floor of our Odd Fellows
building. A U-shaped table was fixed
which comfortably seated fifty. folks.
After having been cooked for the
whole day, the big pot Of stew was
brought up about 6:15 and the supper
served at $50. From twenty to twenty
five dollars were cleared, to be put
into the treasury Ican't say whether
or not it will be used for the Thanks
giving or Christmas fund for the
Home at Goldsboro, or what; but II
10 know that the supper was really
good, and that. our lodge appreciates
the nice attendance to the supper By.
the public.
Jimmie Hornbuckle, Jr., is grow
ing to be a big boy now. He is have
ing to get bit out of the lime-light
or foot-lights, or. whatever. you may
call it, as his little sister, Laura Alice,
IS demanding much of their parents
and their great-great-aunt's attention.
Little Laura Alice has started coming
20 town wrapped in little baby-blue
blanket with q peakidy cap to match,
wrapped up almost like a little pa
poose.
Although it was a small mistake in
way, but large in another way, it
was called to my attention that I re-
Gently spelled st. Stevens church the
wrong way. It should have been st.
Stephen, instead. I stand corrected.
l never expect to reach the degree OF
perfection, but have always hoped
that my mistakes would be as few
end as small as possible.
And here is card received Thurs
day morning after it was all too late,
which 1 most regretably regretted:
"wednesday. Dear T. Moses:
We are having our corn shocking
today. Papa went to Oxford yester-
day and didn't see you. So thumb 3
ride out here this evening and I will
take you back. Is.
It truly almost broke my heart when
found out what I had missed, but
it was Just one of those things which
inst happen and cannot be prevented.
The reason Leslie's daddy missed see
ire me Tuesday was that was up at
court.
one of the jury had bad luck. It
was announced in court that he had |
lost his .pocketbook containing more |
than twenty dollars. The solicitor said |
several times, "There isn't one scin-
fila of evidence" and I have in
ended looking up that word. 1t
sounds like it has some large, deep
meaning.
Tom Montague, one OF the jury,
brought me pocket fun OF home
raised pecans which Mrs. Jones and
myself greatly enjoyed and ne also
invited Us out to his home some Sur
dav. Hope we can go. Like them So
'' T. MOSES JONES. ]