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VOL. XL.
A HOSPITAL IN SIGHT.
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the people.of louisbu1g are
interested
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.With $10,008^ Subscribed and
a Promise of as Much More,
It Looks Like We Will Soon
Have a Place for Our Siok.
The following article was handed
us this week by Dr. H. A. Newell,
which goas to show that I.ouisburg
is in a good way of having an upto-date
Hospital. It sounds good to
us and has our hearty endorsement.
The artiole follows: '
For several years we have been
hearing plans of all kinds discussed
for the organization of a hospital for
Louishurg and Fianklin county.
Business interests of all kinds are
progressing in the South today at so
fas^,n rate as to be astonishing when
one takes an hour y two for reflection.
I Few countries in the history
oi me world have made such rapid
progress in any period as ours has
in the past twenty-five years and
surprising as it may seem the South
is growing prosperous faster than the
North under its circumstances and
opportunities.
The three things which mark prosperity
and progress most of* all are
railroads, schools and places for the
care of the sick.
One of these and by no meansxleast
of importanoe?a hospital?has not
materialized in our community yet
Most of the counties of our State
have realized the need of such an
institution and have organized or
are planning some hind of a hospital.
In the Last few dayB I have had
$10,000 promised or subscribed to a
fgnd for this purpose and have no
doubt but that within the next week
/ this sum will be increased to $20.000
or more, and if so work will be
begun immediately on the erection
of a suitable building.
The plan suggested by the physi
cians of Louisburg?all of whom are
> interested in the movement?is to
give treatment free of cost to all
who are not able to pay for it and to
charge a reasonable rate to all who
a. ir rtS
van nuviu fcv pai. ?r e wouia suggent
that all churches be allowed to
maintaia one or more beds. Tbe
occupants of which shall receive
treatment without any cost. The
county through its commissioners
might also maintain one or more
heds foi its indigent poor.
There is no enterprise in which an
investment should pay better from
a financial standpoint and at the
samo time the man who invests has
the satisfaction of knowing that he
ia doing good to bis community and
especially its goffering ones.
t reatment in all cases would be
cheaper than at home besides having
evei ylliing needed for any kind of
tauergency, as v*e purpose to have
an up-to-date place, fitted with everything
that a hospital should have.
Comparative tables for a person of
average means would be about as
xfollows for one week:
At home.?
Nurse'. -r $26.00
Nurse's board. 8.00
I'liysieian. 25.00
Medicine. 5.00
? Laundry. 1.00
Total ' $59.00
At hospital?
ltuoin, Doard, nurse and
*OC A/l
liiiiiiuij,
Medical attention, 14.00
Total $89.00
There would, of course, be rooms
at 1 .">.00 and $10.00 per week also
ana probably for $5.00 per week.
It can be seen at a ((lance that
every case, of whatever nature can
be cheaper in the hospital
than in a private home and have every
advantage of appliances and
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nursing. >\ [j3
Some of the beet business people [r
of Lonieburg .and Franklin county
have been talked to and all are in
sympathy with the movement and \y
believe that it will pay, This has
been started.mainly by the physicians
of Louisbnrgr?not by any one
and in writing. this article I am !
tjying to speak for all of them and
not- personal})-. .
We do not propose to' ask for |
donations but let every dollar invested
buy stook'and the stockholders
meet and organize for running and
managing the whole affair. No one j
is to give anything and every stock- ;
holder shall have a vote in the man- j
agement. , *
- Low Rates
The Seaboard will give very low
round trip rates to. Norfolk, Va., on j
Tuesday September 6th, on account j
of the Confederate ^Veterans He- t
union. These tickets will be on <
sale thejjthy 5th and 6th of Septem- j;
ber and will oe good for returning |
any day up to September *14tli. Fall ,|
information can be gotten from any "
HCTAnf nr frnm IT fi T.i.n?/1 It D A ?
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Raleigh, N. C. / S
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Franklin Superior Court a
The August terro^ of Franklin h
Superior Court was completed on r
last Friday morning and the Judge t
and Solicitor left for their respeo- n
tive homes. The following cases o
were'disposed of since our report of
last week closed: l
State vs Sam Hargrove, resisting p
officer, not guilty. a
State vs A. S. and S. R. Johnson,
a. d. w., guilty of simple assault as
to both, fined $5.00 and costs each.
Stat j vs J. B. Smith and J. II. 11
Southall, a. d. w? guilty, fined $2 50 "
and ono half costs each.
State vs Wiley Stokes, mistrial. " .
After the docket had been completed
Solicitor C. C. Daniels sub'
mitted the following report to the
court: , .. ' '
To Hon. R. B. Peeiii.es. Judge ,
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Presiding: t
The undersigned Solicitor ot the ii
4th Judicial District respectfully re- f
ports that he has examined the office
ot the Clerk of this oourt and
find the same in good condition, the
records properly kept and indexed, 0
and the duties of the office satisfac- t,
torily performed, in so far as he is p
able to ascertain. d
Respectfully submitted, jj
' C. C. Daniels, Solioitoi. (,
The Louisburg Tobacco MarketIn
another column wilt be found
a letter written by "A Friend" from o
Castalia, i.i regard to the Louisburg b
tobacco market and the Riverside n
Warehouse. In it be shows to Jhe g
people the courtesies that arc al- b
ways extended by our warehouse- 6
men and gives good s8uod reasons o
why the farmers should sell their e
tobacco on the Louisburg market.
We fee' that this letter more fully
expresses the working of the entire
Louisburg market than any article
we could.publish.
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Another Thing Mr. Meeklns b
Forgot. - 81
The "^imes last week called attention
to the fact that Mr. I. M.
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tneu&mB, oinciai spell oinaer ot the
JBatler brigade, forgot to tell the peo- ^
pie a lot of tilings in the high sounding
speech that he made Louis- "
burg, on the day of the Republican c
convention.
The fact is that the most remark- d
able thing about Meekin'e speech
was his ability to forget. * He even
forgot himaelt. He wrapped himself
and the republican party in i d
mantle of glory and straightway for- ai
got what manner of man he was. J
He forgot that when his name was d
sent to a republican Senate by a re- 01
paMican President for postmaster of __
Kliiabeth City, a Democratic lawyer p
filed charges before the republican lb
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THE COUNTY, THE t
, J.. LOUISBURG, N. C.. FRIDAY
TO OUR SI
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Since lastiall this paper
with it was transferred the
all aretyages. The manag
it the best they coifhh underj
are glad to say we~have-teci
ing words of pjflieclft the!
the paper.~j3ut our Took*
our subscribers behind in/t1
which may possibly be incoi
of you to come in and se/ us
straight. This is very rnpo
hold an account that if* not '<
make all the colleotioM we
had to work under serious d:
owing to our collections Win
each one of our subsgHbf/f, v
get out of a hole
fall. We sincerely ljS?wy a
consideration this falaHK,^
Senate, setting forth that Mr- i
ns was guilty of all aorta of fra^Bt
nd corruption, and was not fit tH|
lold any office. Whereupon tbfl
epublican President made haate toV
ake his name back, and Mr. Meek[i8;
waa condemned as unfit by his
wii President.
This is the sort of man that opens .
us mouth wide and talks to decent
isople about principles. "Ye gods
ud little fishes." j
U. D C I
The members of the U. D. C. are
irged to be present at a meeting on
lext Wednesday afternoon at 4:*0 ,
1'clock, at the Masonic Hall. i
Mas. R. II. Davis, Seo. ,
Old Soldiers
We are requested to state that all
he Old Soldiers who intend* going
o Norfolk on Sept. 5th, will meet
11 the Court House at 9 o'clock on
he morning of the 5th. It is very
mportant that you meet there heore
leaving, so don't forget it.
Banks to Take Holiday. ,
We are requested to state that
wing to Monday, September 5th,
eing Labor Day, the Banks of (
.ouisburg will take holidav on that I_
ay and will not be open. Those |
aving business with the bank will
ear this in mind.
Postofflce Closed.
Monday, September 5th, will be
bserved as a holiday by the Louisurg
postoffioe. The carriers will
take no trips and the stamp and
eneral delivery windows will on]y
e open from 7 to 10 a. m. and 5 to
p. ra. * The registry uud money
rder windows will be closed the
ntire day.
M. W. Yaiihorocgh, P. M.
Baseball. |
The small team of Oxford came }
ver and played a series of three
nines with the small boya of Louisurg
the past week. The games renlted
as follows:
Thursday, 6 to 4 in favgr of Oxird.
Friday, 7 to 2 in favor of Looisurg.
Saturday, 3 to 3, game oalled after
tli inning in order that the visitors
onid catch train.
me LiOUisburg team left yester-l^
ay for Oxford to-xeturn tbe games.
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Fined $5 and Cost s
C. (J. Cash, plead guilty to ajc
barge for violating tbe Cattle quar- 1
atine, of Franklin county, before {
ustice B. B. Massenburg, on Monay
morning. He was fined $5 and t
jets. . . c
Owing to tbe fact that, tbe pee- jt
le through the country are to *be n
enefitted and that the work ia jbe- t
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STATE, THE UNION.
JBSCRIBERS j*
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Has changed hands -and jj si
fubscription books with w
fment has been running rc
[the circumstances and we hl
ived_82me_itery encouragmanner^and
makeup of.
show a good number of
heir payments, some of ^
rect. We want everyone j
and lets?get our accounts j
rtant as we <kf jiot wish to
correqt^.ahifrae want to I
possibfe "can, . Vfe have.r, e
isadvan^ftges M p,a?t year r*/i w
g s^naU,abd. w?fepl that. I *
rill l^glgta&tip ..assist as* ''
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"v3?yr",'u"c l)*in h
>6 sj&gffijas the- bIit^ >. I -j
r</ Ea^d the I
ng done without any expense to
Ehera they should co-operate with the ^
jjpVernment. This being done fit ^
Mild only take a short while to
Bjjftiriate the cattle tick.
St. Pul's Church ]
. Pt&te will be services in St.Panl's <
K jfttTohal church on Friday morn- t
mJfSdftwmber 2nd at 11 o'clock. c
there will be no service in St. '
Paul's Episcopal ohurck on Septem- 1
ber 4th, owing to the absence of the 1
Rector. f
Serrio" in St. Paul's Episcopal '
church on the second Sunday, Sep- '
tember 11th, id the morning at 11 !
o'clock and the afternoon at 5.
Sunday School in the Episcopal '
church on September 4th, at 10 a. ro. ^
From the College.
The carpenters, tinners and paint- j
are who have been employed for sev- ,
eral weeks at the College getting j
things in readiness for the opening j
on September 7tb, have about finish ^
sd their work and ail will be ready ^
when the girls return. a
It has been a disappointment to (
the President and will be .to the
school that the new building-has not
aken shape this summer. Just jj
rhat disposition will be made ot the
overflow wo are unable to state, but 8
hat there will be more students en- 0
oiled than the present building will 1
iccommodnte seems certain.
There will be four new _ teachers t
ind a matron. Miss May Holmes tj
vhc graduated here two years ago j
vifi teach Bible and''History, Miss
Elisabeth Allen, of Columbia Uuirers^tv,
English; Miss Mary McCul- e
en, of Trinity College, Science; and '
Hiss Hattie Ijrinsoo, ot Sdnthern
Conservative of Music, Piano. - Mrs. j
ivate Si Dunn will liave charge of d
he infirmary. These, with the ex- v
eption of Miss Br'u^son who is an n
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ixuiuuu iu me music apartment, f
vill fill the places of Misses Grant t
L'uttle and J)avis. The personnel f
>f the faculty is strong and we beieve
this will be tlfe best year in the ,
jistorv of the College. >,
. We are handicapped by lack of J
ooro, but the presence every year t
>f girls whose sisters, aunts or moth- n
irs were educated at Louishurg sug- t,
rests that our girls find something e
hat compensates for the inoonvien>es
of an overcrowed building. We
ip^reciate this loyalty but we also ^
vant the confidence and the patropige
of the town. If you cannot give
lirectly toward the much needed
Memorial Building you may at Hast
rush it forward by your patronage. v
The opening exetciaes will take *!
ilace at 10 o'clock Wednesday
aorning, September, 7th, at which ^
ime addresses of Welcome will be 14
nade in behalf of the College, the u
own and thej churches. Fcrmeri
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udents, and all interested, are eor- T
ally invited to be present.
Miss May Jones, who has been en- >.
iged in the Young 'Woman's Chris?n
Association work in Baltimore
oce she left the College in January,
ill spend'a few days here soon en 1
lute to Columbia S. C., where she
as been assigned the position of
ity Secretary.
Mrs. William. H. Burwell, of
^oodworth, and Mrs. James H. ^
est, of Fremont, are guests of Mrs.
[. S. DaviB. ,
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j At Seven Paths. *
On Thursday August nth, a grand jj
ature for their school.
We have secured as principal the
veil known and estimable young
ady, Mtss Annie Perry, daughter of '
Jr. A. W. Perry, of Mapleville. For
he primary department, Miss Jen- ,
lie Long; of Cedar Rock, who comes
o us highly recommended as a very
ffioient and capable young lady.
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We hope at the opening of the |
ohool the children of Seven PathiLj
istrict will be on hand promptly, '
a they have been so much in need |
f this opportunity.
?We learn there is 84 registered 1
oters in this school district and that f
n election for an additional local j
ix will be held on September 6th, i
nesday. l^et everybody go out I
nd make the majority in its favor '
nanimous.
Cor.HKSl'G SPENT. ?
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uucational rally and oasket picnic
fia held at Seven Paths Academy, ^
rhich has just been completed, A
irge crowd was present and all
rent home well fed.
Two speakers were present, lion,
r. W. .Biokett, of Louisburg, and
Ion. T. T. Thorne, of Rocky Mount,
he latter represented the Junior
)rder.
At 10 o'clock^ a. mr, a memorial
ervice of 15 minutes was held on
iccount of the absence of our excelent
county superintendent of Pubic
Instructions, Hon. R. B. White,
vhich was caused by the recent
leatb of his wife. During this service
short speeches were made by
Ion. T. W. Bickett and II. D, Eg rton.
Prayer by S. J. Alford, afar
which at 11 o'clock Mr. Biokett
lelivcred his address. He took for
lis Bubject "Corn bread and Butternilk,"
which was delivered in Mr.
Bickett'e usual pleasant manner; He
ipoke about one hour and a half and
leld the audience spell bound by
lis eloquence and wit. After the
speech we had dinner, and, dinner it
was. Pork, mutton, beef, cake of
jvery ueaoripuon ana everytuing to
:empt the appetite, and enongb
eft over to have fed the crowd
igain. After an intermission of oue
iour the Juniors inarched in processon
to the academy where we,had a
rery pleasant and instructive speech
rom Mr. Thorne. He spoke at some
engtb on the work being accomilished
by the Juniors, and then
iresented the school with a Bible
nd Flag on behalf of the Junior
)rder of Spring Hope.
Rev. C. C. Williams in a very
iretty speech in acceptance of the .
Jible and Flag explained that our j
choel was founded *cn the principles |
ontained in that book, and referred
o thejiag in some very well chosen j
nd appropriate remarks, atler which
be J uniors formed a circle around ,
he building and and raised the tiag.
'hey were dismissed by Rev. T. G.
leans, of Middlesex.
Everybody went home well picas i
d with the day and the Seven
'aths Academy.
The people of Seven Paths have
ust finished a school building which 1
oes credit to the community and '
re sincerely hope that much good
lay be accomplished, and all who
avor good schools and upbuilding!
he community, predict a glorious j
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UBSCRIPTION $1.0p PER YEAH
NUMBER 28
rHE MOVING PEOPLE
HEIR MOVEMENTS IN ANB
OUT OF TOWN.
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'hose.Who Have Visited Loulsburg
the Past Week?Those
Who Have Gone Elsewhere
for Business or Pleasure*
J. W. Alien - visited Raleigh the
last week.
Miss. Annie Hight left Monday
or Bessimer City.
\V- B. Tucker visited AtlanticCily
;he past week. .
Miss Maude Hicks visited friends
it Iioxboro the past wees. ^
C. K. Cooke returned yesterday
from Washington City.
T. B. Jacocks, of Tarboro, visited
M. S. Clifton the past week.
Archie Odom, of Nashville, visited
hie uncle E. Odom, last <veeK.
Miss Margaret Hicks visited friends
in N?sh Qouqty the past week,
Miss Laura Mills left Tuesday for
Baltimore and Philadelphia.
D. F. McKinne left Friday to visit
his people ir. Jonston county.
Rev. W. F. Craven, ot Spring
Hope, was in town the past week.
F. B. McKinne and family return- '
ed the past week from their vaca- , ,
tion.
W. H. Pleasants and wife, returned
Friday from the northern markets.
Mrs. Francis Lacv, of Raleigh, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. R. Y. McAdpn.
J. T. Mills and family, of Manson,
are visiting bis sister, Mrs. J. H.
Bobbitt.
Miss. Annie Stallings^of Castalia &t>svisited
Miss Minnie Strickland the ?
past week.
Mrs. J. A. Sanders and daughter, Miss
Louise, of Raleigh, are-visiting
\Y, E, White.
Capt. Franc N. Cooke, of the
U. S. A., of Fort Moultrie, S. C., is <
visiting his people here.
C. B. Cheatham and fnmilv Imva
returned from Kittrell, where they
have been spending the summer.
Miss Girtie Hale, of Littleton,
who has been visiting relatives in
town, returned home-Monday! .
H. S. Yates, who has a pdsrtion
with the Coast Line Railway and is
located at Rocky Mount, is at
tioine on bis vacation. ' ~ -
Mrs. Rosa Conn, of Areola, who
lias been visiting lier' "brother, Mr.
\V. J. Shearin, has returned ho.ne,
accompanied by Ileitis M. Shearin.
Mrs. I.udie Meadows aud granddaughter,
Miss Francis Mitchell,
who have been visiting relatives here
returned to their home at Oxforff .
the past week! ~ : -T' " ;
Mrs. W. H. Pleasants and daughter,
Mrs. Sallie, Sire. E. F. Early
and Mrs. W.'C.?Scott, returned the
past week from an extended visit to
friends and relatives at Aberdeen,
Durham and other places.
Administration Pap Dispenser
Sc Postmaster General Hitchcook
is in Arizona and New Mexico, ac- ,
cording to 3 Chicago Associated
Press report, "to start organizing the
two new States with a view ot electing
foiir new Republican United
States Senators." Meanwhile he
draws his salary and is supposed to
be attending to his duties at the
Postoffice Department where, in
consequence of his prolonged absence,
business of importance to the
people will be hung up awaiting his V
return. This is evidently not a Civil
ierviee reform administration. How
could if be, with Hitchcock as the
ictive dispenser of pbtilicat pap?
There is a report in Washington that >
ilitohqock hankers after one of these
enatorships from Arizona for hiniielf,
and that he has been using tbs
>atronage of the Postoffioe Depart
nent f jr that end. It is hardlj
vrobable, however, that even a . lielublioan
boes-owned lettislaturt
ro old dare to elect a nonresident
md a stand-patter at that for Hotted
itate? Senator.