Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 22:53:42 -0400
From: Will Sexton
Subject: Old news for Chatham County

To the Chatlist:

Today (as I write) marks a centennial of sorts for Chatham County.  A hundred years ago today, Isaac S. London published his first issue as owner and editor of the Siler City Grit.  Over the last few years, I’ve studied
the Grit and the Chatham Record from this period, and learned quite a bit of the county’s history.

I thought I would use my Fusion Rule blog – http://fusionrule.com/ – to post a weekly look back to items in the county’s news a hundred years ago.

Also, as long as no one calls me a commie-lover or an animal-hater, or steals stuff from my yard, and no fake people post fake press releases about me, I’ll post a little teaser to the Chatlist for as long as I’m able to keep the feature going.  The first installment, of course, highlights I.S. London’s purchase of the paper, and a cool spell that sounds a lot like the one we’re enjoying this week.

Will Sexton