* ?.? ""** " " ? ?? ? ^ 1 r?? f - . ' m W FIRST NATIONAL BANK. The feature of bbcurity ie the a desirable, all important and ever esaer tial characteristic of every Bucceuft banking institution. This quality o ^foment, of aeijuum ie reached an maintained by conditione harmonious! blended such aa, for instance, ' ampl capital, a directorate composed of me: of established business ability and it tagrity, executive officers-under bop ^ior the faithful performance of tliei ^tfuties, governmental supervision, i: cases of national banks, which exact sworn statements of condition at tit call of the Comptroller of the Currenc; to be given publicity in the community the sale guards prescribed by the nal ional banking laws as to reserves am character of loans, and the further pre caution of a Are and burglar proo equipment In vaults and safes. Eac and all the above provisions prevail in the organization and operation^ o the First National Bank, of Louisburg N. U., which was Organized under th United States national banking laws l March 1905 anil which frem ita incep tion to the oreaent time, has made record every day of which has been continuous story of successful banking attributable solely to the absolute si cubity of the methods and return generally. This bank has a paid u capital of $25,000.00 which, is supple menteel by a surplus of <10,000,00. Be sides acquiring this surplus during it six and a hall years career, dividend aggregating $8000.00 have been paid t stockholders?facts which admit .of bu one ?winliwiA? ".1 ,i--* e- ?? hour of the history of this institutio has been a period of progress, prosper ty and increasing popularity. On c about the date of this issue of th Franklin Times^the First Ration* Bank's deposits are in the neighboi hoQd of $180,000 and will reach $140 000 towards the end of the year as th tobacco and cotton crops arc marketec The officers of this bank are R. (i. A len, president; G. W. Ford, vice-presi dent and P. R. White, cashier, an these with J. M. Allen, W. H. Ruflir W. H. Allen, T. T. Terrell and F. H Al/'en compose the directorate. All g the above individuals are among th leading and successfnl citizens and me of the community whose large acquaii tance, intimate and thorough knowedge of local conditions and wise cor seryatism will safeguard in the futun as in the past, the interest of patroni The First National Bank occupies it own building, which is equipped with fire-proof vault and a mosler canno ball fire and burglar proof safe, so the ~t in equipment, as in all other respects security is the one all important fes ture. The First National Ban* does general banking businesss* followin the most approved of modern bankin met hods in all its relations with patrons Money is received for deposit in an amount, interest being allowed at th rate ol four per cent, per annum, conpounded quarterly, on time deposits Money is loaned on satisfactory sigtu tures, preference being given always t patrons. Exchange is bought and sol on all the leading mon^y centers of th country and collections made an ~ ?promptly reported. In all transaction the most confidential relations ar maintained with patrons and ndvic cheerfully given, on request, to thos desiring guidance in their money ma1 ters. In a word the policy of this ban is to assist all who become patrons t save their money, invest it wisely an thereby secure for themselves comfoi and independence when their days c labor are past. A notable instance c the nroeressive nolicv of this instiutin in this respect is found in a pamphli which it publishes monthly, and whic is decidedly educational- in _ita jiatun inculcating by interesting stories Ofc , ery day life the wisdom and advantage of saving, the interest earning pow^ of money, which fow consider in il true light, and the value of industr and moderation in living as a means t success, especially when combined wit judicious economy?' In,view of its prosperous past th First National Bank has achieved record and results which proceed d rectly from its one great feature < skcukity?security in it? administri tion in following wisely ennservativ policies, and security ft record whic has won and fostered popular confident and its direct results, increasing dc posits, a constantly growing surplt and an influence which is ever entari ing its scope and benefits to the peopl of this sections. The First Nationi ' Bank soliclta and invites the accouni m of 5rna, corporations and individuali for be the deposits ever so small or th person ever so humble its effective cc operation aild service are extende 'alike to ail, .without difference or dii tinction. ^ F. PLEASANT . Druggist. Ministering constantly to the healt and life of the people of the communit the store ranks,among the most impoi tent of all the retail trade interests, n quiring for a luoceatful service a com bination of both icientiflo knowledg and buataeee and executive ability as result of iMtte time's experience behin the preeorlption ?aae, beginning in eai I ly manhood in the old pharmacy of M ^ 'v?y,?- . Q. Thomas and as a result, too, of scien tific know lege aod ability?qualities at tested by a diploma from the Nations Institute of Pharmacy, of which institu tion he is a gradua e, F. R. Pleasant ii prepared to render at all times a ser* vice in which accuracy and reliability and honest methods are the commendsy ble features, at the Pleasant Pharmacy * can always be found a complete collecn tion of fresh and pure drugs. the leading proprietary medicines, toilet articles and perfumes, druggists sundries, surr gical supplies, candies and conlectionB, n cigars and tobaccos, stationary and 8 novelty goods, soda water, etc. The ? oldest drug store in point of ownership ? and management today in Louisburg, '* the Pleasant Pharmacy is well known r and thoroughly establisiied in reliabilty ^ and in the efficiency of its prescription *" work. During the fourteen years-of ' ita present ownership its fidelity and ^ reliabilty have been thoroughly tested 8 as a result of which a select and a rep' sentatiye patronage has been built up > likewise a splendid reputation for the e most satisfactory trade relations. A native oFLouisburg, F. R. Pleasant is * among ita well known citizens and busia ness men, and the qualities of reliabilia ty and integrity which are In evidence '> in all his relations have won for him both popular confidence and the esteem s of the community. p _______ JOHN W. KING 8 Groseries, Notions, Ice. Suits anc 0 Overcoats To Measure. ' The store conducted by John w King has been foi* years past one o - Louisburg's popular enterprises, be cause there is ever present such cordi ality in all trade relations, coupled wit! ^ honest values, as to make friends of al . patrons. Such friendly influence reflec the personality ol the management ant raise trade relations from the cold ron e . tine of dollars and cents to a plane ol l' appreciation. To suppW the ordinary . needs of life the King store carriet ^ stocks ol staple dry gitiods, notions, shoes, fancy and heavy groceries ant feed, all of which goods ate sold a " prices that safeguard the interests o patrons?prices which an experince o nearly twenty-five years in merchandis ing can well guarantee. As a dealer ii 1 ice John W. King maintains constantly the most favorable conditions for th< t9, " * K I t )f >t n it h PAUL B <3R FFI r* *.._ t is ouuiiiy treasurer. ;r In the appointment by the Com mis 8 sioner's of Franklin county of Paul B y Griffin ia September 1909 to fill out th o unexpired term of the late J. A. Thoni b as as county treasurer, the wisdom o their selection was at once declared an i? commended all orer the country, an a his subsequent business-like adminis i- tration of the duties and responsibili >f ties of the office' have substantiate! I- those qualities which have ever been ii 6 evidence during his active and success h ful career in the community?executiv e ability, integrity and reliability. Bon and reared on a small farm in the coun ? ty, where from boyhood he proved o valuable assistance to his parents be le cause he was industrious and energetic il the subject of the present sketch grev a up in constant association witn the peo >. pie of the community, and in the .imit 0 ed circle of acquaintances in the neigh '" borhood was even as a youth quite pop d ular. As he grew to manhood he long ed for the activities of a mercantile ca reer, accordingly, came to Louisbufi to clerk for G. W. Ford, and in this po aitlon he enlarged his acouaintanceshii and built up an influential following Later, he was employed by Allen Broe. h and became a member of the Arm o: y Allen Bros. & Griffin and is today thi r- senior member of the firm of Griffin < Beaaley, operators of saw and planinf - mills and-dealers in lumber and genera e merchandise. So that Paul Griffin is it a every sense oi the word self-made anc d owe* his success to hard work, perse r- verence, self reliance and business abil f. ity and hia enviable reputation as a - inhabitant* of the community in the - promptness of service and in the reliaI bility of both supply and prices. Or ders for "suits to measure" ate also > received and forwarded to one of Balti more's leading and popular merchant 1 tailoring establishments which does a splendid business throughout this secr tion and in Several of the southern states. As a native of Franklin county, John W. King ig among its popular and i progressive oitizens and business men. He holds responsible positions in fraternal and benevolent organizations, I among the number being the National i Insurance Co., the Royal Arcanum, the i Modern Woodman of America, whose interests in an extensive capacity he promotes constantly at the sacrifice of time and labor to their worthy puri poses. ' PERKY BROTHERS COMPANY. >_r General Merchandise. On September first last, the business 1 formerly conducted by J. S. Howell as a dealer in general merchandise passed 1 to the ownership and management of the Perrv Bros, Co., composed of Dr. JE. M., J, W., W. iV, H. G., and S. E. ' Perry, who will exercise every effort 1 that experience can suggest^ or money ' procure to provide for-the'people of this section the most satisfactory and money saving advantages to .supply their needs. The stocks constantly carried comprises the very best values I for the money in select co'lections of staple dry goods, notions, furnishing j goods, shoes hardware, fancy and heavy . | groceries, feed and farm supplies genr erally and they are purchased in such - wholesale quantities as secure the very - lowest invoice prices and discounts, i Feed and flour come direct from the 1 original sources of supply in car load t lots so that every advantage is poesess1 ed to quota bed rock prices and furnish the best value on the market for the f money. r A. W. Perry, Jr., the mg'r of the esi tabhshment, is a native of this commu, nity and spent the greater part of his i life in merchandising in Louisburg as a t salesman with leading local concerns f where he built un a lawre f and an influential following. Having - just returned from the west he has coni eluded to build up a business in Louist burg and make the establishment oi e the Perry Bros. Co., a popular and ' v.- .. . . -V m. s. Davis mes Proposed Addition to L business titan and citizen add to his reance in all ^relations. At the regular Democratic convention last spring Mr. Griffin was the nominee g of that bodv for (gtunty treasurer and in view of his personal qualities ? and popularity he is bound to be the j choice of the people at the polls in Noj vember. HARTS WAREHOUSE. ' \ J I Collie, Prsprletsr. Of this-one fact the growers of tce kaceo throughout this section may rest i assured, and that is that no where in - the entire bright tobacco belt are sel f ling conditions more favorable for the - producer than are constantly to be , found in Louisburg. These conditions v are brought about and carefully main talned by the owners and managers of the warehouses operated in the copnmun ity who are thoroughly identified by < experience and association with the - interests of their patrons, and who by - rendering effective^co-operation to ie[ cure the highest possible prices are, af ter all, only maintaining a service that 0 is mutually advantageous. The fore. gbing observations are prompted by an , investigation of the facilities and methf ods possessed and enforced at Hart's 1 Warehouse, which has for the past ten i years been successfully conducted by f J. R. Collie, one of North Carolina's 1 well known and popular citizens and i business men. As has already .been I hinted the facilities and methods ehar acteriatic of this warehouse are directed - solely to one end, and that end is to sei cure and maintain tne confidence of pammrnm vr-- v ".y? ** y, an BRNaTLEY O. HICKSready otect ?eneral Merchandise. Groceries a trona . . Speciality, lablc Giving special attention to supplying >y ao the needs of a large and increasing pat1 ev- ronagt with the best values on themarplete ket in the food lines, and carrying yqneous stantly lines of goods that present r so the features of established merit and lble. variety of price and quality Brantley ti. Hicks, maintains for the people of this section superior buying apportunities and a reliable source of supply for their needs in general merchandise. The stocks found in this establishment )n are the productions of the country's e8ts leading manufacturers and producers in |aat their several lines, having been selected vned w't'> great eare and excellent judgment an(j in order to please, satisfy and be unt^e doubtedly an honest equivalent. These > the *tocks consists of Urge, select and com|8 0j plete collections ot delicatersen foods that in canned and bottled goods, extracts irket anc* spices,- teas, and coffees, baker's ides, ''Kb* g??ds and breakfast foods, soaps . has and laundry supplies, candies and conleeds fcctions, all the heavy groceries in tion. cereai foods, and sundry articles stab- generally. The other departments no_ comprise ladies, men and childrens dung shoes, staple dry goods, ladies and mens lioes; furnishing goods, etc, selected strictly inds! with reference to their establishment west in quality and price. Brantly G. Hicks, luce- the owner of this establishment began aUty business in Louisburg four years ago n ap and during the intervening years his full efforts counted, because they were prossult gressive and intelligently directed, and ever because the desire to satisfy patrons was n en- pUced above and beyond all other conlie in siderations in dealing with the public, ished Mr. Hicks is among the young and enudy terprising business men of Franklin 1,^ county, and is and ought to be combu,j_ mended lor- his successful efforts in ntire building up a representative establishvhich ment. representative, because its stocks I at a an(* service respond promptly and satis ?eriy tactorily to a wide range of needs, ant wjth because purity and freshness infoqds ty af and obliging service coupled with hones uain- prices, are the ever piesent inducement &. . .? lORIAL BUILDING Oulsburx Hemale Golle trons by rendering a serviee who! - fability cannot be questioned, at which alertness and vigilance ar I ways in -evidence to pmeure foi i humble as well as the most influ 1 patrous the highest price and the I aatisfar-tatw returns for his time a I bor. At the Hart Warehouse expert es of tobaooos follow the sales, ar perienced men only (ill every pfifl so that their wery knowledge and ty safeguard the interests of pal More than this, Mr. Collie is c floor during eatery minute at the s start every -pile at a fair figui watch the hiding eagerly and a the "top" prioe, being always res protect a patron against combine or agreements Among buyers, a any prevail, by a bid. or an abs purchase, thus fostering that spil completion which .is satisfied only the high do'lar. Then, again. 1 Warehouse offers, in other respeeti cellent telling conditions, for, 1 well lighted, color, texture and qt are brought out to the very best a( tage in all of the many niles so fully arranged. During the ten ; of J. R. Collie's management 1 Warehouse has been the objective; for many of the - farmers of 1 Vance, Wake and Franklin coun and their continuous performance, after year, is in itself the best po? evidence of their satisfactory ex ence, of their confidence in the 1 bility of its methods end in its sei generally Assisting Ur. Collie ii conduct of sales are B. T. Bailey James Yarboro, auctioneers; W. E. zle, head bookkeeper, and W. D. F assistant bookkeeper, all of whoa I^TiTiTf ' AiiNt sEtT ' ' ' ' )<>i ml a money saving source of suppl excellent beginning having ah been made in that direction. The policy of this concern will be to pr and promote the interests of pal by honest equivolents and by rnl methods in a" trade re'ations and I doing surround everjT purchase am ery experience of patrons with com] satisfaction in value and in court treatment, be the purchase eve small or the customer ever so hun FREEMAN & CO. \ General Merchandise. A comparatively recent acquisitii Louisburg's, retail trade inter having begun business in January is the general merchandise store ov and conducted by Freeman & Co., located on lower -Naah Street. In selection of their stocky it has beei aim of this firm tu supply the need the farmer and his family, and to end the best collections in the mi have been procured in only those gn I qualities and prices as experience shown to be \best adapted to the c and tastes of. the people of this sec So that the stiocksfcre made up of e Itshed values-(in staple dry goods tiona, ladies'] and men's furnil goods. Indie's; men and children's si harness, groceries and feed of all k These^goods are offered at the lo guaranteed prices, and with the in< mcnts of established merit in qu and price Freeman & Company ca { ways guarantee to patrons the measure of satisfaction As a n | of these inducements, which, are i reliable and always appreciated^* couraging beginning has been mai building up a select and an establ patronage which increases consta A. B. Perry,_tt member o! the firm charge of the management of the ness, W. M. Freeman giving his e time to the rural delivery service, v : hi, v...* _ ?. * I in.- tnwiuj WUUIMUW w iiittiniaii! I high standard of efficiency- Mr. 1 , has for years past been identified ; local trade interests in the capaci salesman and built up a large aq j tanceandan influental following ai 1 the pioole of this entire section, I I of whom give preference to Fre |& Company a establishment b? ' | reliability and square deal'ng ar< II features of all of its trade rclatiot ST.'r-": ' *'*}*? " ' >*4- vi;# ' r. ' mone I Rna are auccesslul trade builders in thit many P?Pular establishment, eman : cause I WAKTED OLD RAGS-Will exchang 0 the | 0|d papers for old rags at the TIME! is. Oh FICE. "" ' I ' . _ ' /S. I : \ I ___________ ?e re- well known and render effecfcrde.co-of id in erafion. A native oi Franklin cojint^ e?m\- wArnw hia iariior -jjeSx* were spcr r the at fansin^ and irj^rowiacr tobacco. J entia); K. Coklie's popdlarity and standing ar mJash I ?*"?"> ' j found in the facilities and pronounjffHced mechanical ability posaesaed by the Ix>uiaburg Harness Repair Shop, 81 which began business jp this com_p* ~ muaity about eighteen months ago, ?va" and whioh during thfe. intervening "75? period has acquired a select, estab1 ? lished and a oonstantly increasing * patronage. This establishment is prepared to do all manner ot harness , are repair work at reasonable prices, * i i;V ' ' 4 - - .. - ' . ? guaranteeing a per vice whioh invar.* bly pleases patron* because of a clsss ot workmanship that makes durability the feature of all efforts. R. E. L. Lancaster and V. C7 Williams, the owners and propretora of the business, are both mechanics of estsbliehed ability, and are always . present to give their personal - attention to the needs of their patrons. ^Xtns concern is also headquarters for the very best values on the market in carriage, buggy and work harness, ? and in order to respond to all demands promptly ah assortment of styles of finish, mountings andweights are kent constantly on hand from the medium priced to the highest grades. These goods have been selected by men possessing practical knowledge of every detail of harness making, and this knowledge is an inducement to be considered in buying new harness, for it protects patrons by insuring in every instance an liooest'equivolent for the money. Orders for hand made harness are promptly exeouted, a high standard of workmanship being reached and maintained in this class of work which has been made a feature. As a result of honest work, prompt exeoution and fair prices Messrs. Lancaster and Williams have established in Louisburg an enterprise which grows in popularity daily among the horse owners of this section for miles distant, as a result ot which popularity, earned' by hard work and earnest efforts, they , are kept constantly busy. Both members of this firm are well known . throughout this section, and are to be commended for the excellent service they render in their line. 1 D F Flit 1FP LIVERX -JttiD SALES STABI.ES. Maintaining constantly first class j livery accommodations for the trav. elinq and local public, but making u ^ feature of supplying the farmers of s this section with such liorseB and t mules as are best adopted to their needs, Fuller has for years past rendereiFu satisfactory service in both departments of his business, e with the result that an established S patrouage has been huilt hpv He is always in the market to buy or sell " horses and mules, but keeps on hand-., in the winter and spring one or more car loads, which present to the \ ' buyer variety of weight, age, general qualities and price, and thus the advantages of satisfying ail needs ate within the reach of patrons. At the Fuller Stables all horses and mules are sold on their merits, and patrons are given full and" reliable information as to their qualities. There is no dispositioh to deceive, or misrep: resell', a fact which has been thof, . Fuller is among its well known t r, worthy citfeens, and possesses t X -confidence ami esteem uf a wide cirr. cle of friends and acquaintahCM. -? e " t- men wanted. d V1 en who nm no* 1..? ?I. ir Men who are hours, to the core. '? Men who know their message and. y tell it. ' Men who know their duty and d ? 'I it. > Men who know their place and 1 Ml it. Men who mind their own business. , Men who will never swi eget or H flinch. r Men too large for certain limitH - and too strong for sectarian bands s Men whose conscience b are as d steady as the needle to the pole. 0 Men wlih are not too lazy to r work and too proud to be poor. Men who will stand tor the right ' though the heavens totter and the earth reels. , Men Who can tell the truth, and look the world and the devil right . in the eye. ,. Men who will condemn wrong in 1 friend or foe?in themselves as well as others. Men who can have courage withoat whistling for it, and joy "without shouting to b-ing it. Men through whom the current of everlasting life runs still, and deep and strong. These are the men that aohieve something worth while and accomplish the grandeat and ndbleaf pur poaea of lift, , J