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A. F.JOHNSON, EDITOR AND MAI
VOL. XLI.
COUNTY COMMI&UW
In Regular Session-Severs
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SYNOPSIS OF SPECIAL ME]
The Board Takes Only Slight ^
Action on the Improvement r
to court House-?Allowances j
Increased q
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The Board of County Commissioners J
met in regulrr session on last Monday c
with all timbers present. After read- r
ing and approving minutes of previous I
meetings business was taken up as c
follows and disposed of: ,, t
Emiline Perry's allowance as outside s
pauper was increased from $1.50 to t
$2.00 per month. 1
Dennis Kearney, an outside pauper, t
was allowed an increase in liis ai- c
lowance from $1.00 to $2.00 per month, c
It was ordered that R. H. Strickland 1
pay to the treasurer $20.00 for the ser- t
yices of Jerry Speed, a convict. 1
It was ordered that repairs be made <
to the boxing of the court house. 1
Caroline Williamston was allowed to 1
pay $7.00 and redeem her property sold t
for taxes in 1909 the same having been
listed in the name of John Williamston.
I t.waB ordered chat in compliance with
the report of the grand jury of the August
1911 term oi Franklin Superior 1
court, the jail be cleansed and the wails
be whitewashed, and that wire hammocks
be purchased for the jail cells. ]
It was further ordered that a new fleer ,
be laid in the sheriff's office.
"In respect to adding a new room to
the clerk's office and building a grand
jury room, in-as-much as the board
recognizes the need of a new court
house a id that a growing sentiment
* exists throughout the county for a new
and adequato court house the board
deems it best to deter any additions to
the present building."
J. H. Ballentine, J. 0. Wilson and J.
H. Uzzell were appointed a committee
to meet at Joyner's bridge site and report
the situation to the board at its
next regular meeting.
Report of F. R. Pleasgnts, manager
of the Medical Depository, was receiv-'
ed and filed.
Report of E. N. Williams Superintendent
of county home, was received
and filed. He reports 10 white and 13
colored inmates.
Report of P. B. Griffin, treasurer,
was received and filed.
After allowing a number of accounts
the board adjourned to its next regular
meeting.
In the special meeting of the Board
at the county home on August 11th,
1911, it was ordered that,
A portion of the dwelling house be
repaired and extended.
A new corn cnb be built, and to be
two stories high.
one of the houses for iumates be t
re-shingled. i
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The Candler-Crowell Co- )
From their page advertisement, i
-which will be found on our third page, <
it will be seen that Mr. H. L: Candler 1
and Miss Clara Aycock, have returned '
from the northern markets where they 1
purchased an exceeding large and ?
stylish line of ladies furnishings and <
millinery for the Candler-Crowell Co. t
These goods are arriving daily and this t
progressive firm has decided to keep c
the people of Franklin and adjoining t
counties fully in touch with the very f
latest the markets afford and where I
you can get it at all times. By keep- 1
ing up with their advertisements you t
will keep posted on all things in their t
line and will find many things that will I i
be of much interest to you. In their 11
decision they have taken a wise step h
and we feel sure that it will be appre- v
ciated by the people of this section.
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An Enjoyable Occasion f
On last Thursday at Franklinton, o
there was a very happy gathering of n
relatives and friends to celebrate the v
birthday of Mrs. Harris, and the happy tl
return of her mother Mrs. Joe Person a
from California and her aunt Sirs L. t
Beard,of Hickory. N. C., from an Euro- S
pean tour. Those participating were: I
Mt-sdames Joe Person, Lou Beard, P. C
C. Person, Mary Cooper, Schroeder, of fl
Philadelphia, W. B. Goodwyn, of Em- fl
poria, Va., Allen, of Kittrell, Misses w
Jennie and Junie Dunn, of Henderson, n
Kev. and Mrs. Hughes, of Raleigh, Dr. o
Carstarphen, of Wake' Forest, - Mr. n
Rufus Person and daughter, of w
Charlotte, N. C., Messrs- Walter w
Schroeder, George Blacknall, Willis a
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IERS MET MONDAY
il Reports Received and
Filed
ETING AT COUNTY HOME
Tunstilland loe Pearce Jenkins. Unique
efreshments in the form of confecions
direct from California, China and
up an were much enjoyed for their good
|ualities and dainty make up. The
'ounger guests amused themselves
daying Ilridge and the elder ones were
lelightfully entertained and in imagilation
carried through a Western and
European tour by the medium of post
ards and a wonderfully varied descriplon
of them. Each lady showed lovely
louvenirs of the many places of inerest
visited'by them. Last but not
east the old time barbecue which was
he best ever tasted and a beautiful
(inner of everything good to eat iniluding
delicious cream and cake,
drs. Harris was the recipient of
nany presents, several of them very
landsome foreign ones. Each guest
leparted with best wishes to their
lost and hostess and regrets that a
lirthday does not come oftener than
>nce a year.
OLD VETERAN'S DINNER
\n Enjoyable Occasion For
Quite a Number.
On Thursday. August 31st, the J. J.
Davis Chapter of the United Daugh;ers
of the Confederacy gave their anlual
dinner to the surviving followers
if the Stars and Bars. The spaciMia
nildilnvitim /?# 1 1
>?? .uwvvriuui OX MiC UiaUCU dCIlUUl
vas the scene of the exercises precedng
the announcement of-dinner. On
:he rostrum were seated Hon. Joseph
^rudup Kittrell, of Henderson, N. C.,
:he speaker of the accasion, H. C.
Kearney, Commander of Camp McKin >ey,
United Confederate Veterans, Rev.
3. M. Duke, Chaplain, Capt. Phil G.
Alston, Capt. Orr n R. Smith, a Franklin
County Veteran of both the Mexican
and Confederate wars, and the designer
as well as the man who on the
;ourt square in the town of Louisbnrg
an the 18th of March, 1861, threw to
the breezes for the first time the glopious
.Stars and Bars, that sacred banner
of the Lost Cause. Hon. Wis.
Haywood Ruffin, as spokesman for the
ladles of the United Daughters, wei:ome
the Veterans, and after roll call,
introduced the speaker, Hon. J. C. Kittrell,
of Vance county, who chose as
lis subject the Daughters of the Conederacy.
The address, eloquent and strong,
full of pathos and gentle humor, apjealed
to and drew from an appreciative
audience a most sincere and heartfelt
tribute, Mr. Kittrell greeted
strangers, he bode farewell to friends
ind admirers. The address was an adnirable
summary of the work done by
these noble women of the Southland;
ind in eloquent, though modulated
ones he paid tribute to their untiring.
latient, loving and determined work
'or everything which had been done
'or these old veterans of a cause so
lear to them, and boldly declared,
vithout fear of contradiction, that all
hat had been done for the material
velfare ot these old heroes and as well
is the memorial work done for the
:ause was attributable to them. As
he speaker paid this just tribute to the
ender ministrations of the Daughters
if the Confederacy to the survivors of
he heroes who fought so nobly, the
orty-ttve survivors of the noble fifteen
tundred who went forth to war from
rankhn county could scarce restrain
heir tears and they were, with the enire
guidance, deeply moved. Seldom,
f ever, has a speaker in so limited a
ime as Mr. Kittrell took, paid such
>eautiful homage to work of the noble
.-omen of the Sonth.
At the close of the address of Mr.
littrell it was the happy thought of
lr. Ruflin to call upon the veterans
iresent tor reminiscences of thoeo days
f'61 and '65; and for two hours or
lore, forgetful of the torrents of rain
without, and even the coming feast,
hose grizzled warriors of Gettysburg
nd the wilderness lived over those sad
mt glorious days. Comrades, Joyner,
.tailings, Bowen and May responded.
response to repeated calls, Capt.
Irren R. Smith, the designer of the
ret Confederate flag, came to the
ront and declared in a voice shaking
ith emotion that he was to much
loved by the occasion to give an acount
of the making of the flag and
rising of it in LouisbfM; but the
rriter gives the facts here as same
rere atited by Capt Smith. A half
century ago Capt.(Smith was living
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THE QOUNTY, THE
LOUISBURG. N. C.. FRI
in the town of Louisburg and conceived
the design of a flag for the Confederacy,
and procuring the necessary material
he got Miss Beckey Murphy to sew
the same and he sent a model to the
committee of the Confederate Congress
then sitting in Montgomery, Ala,7 appointed
to adopt the flag for the new
nation. And on Monday, the 18th day
of March 1861, not knowing whether
his model had been adopted or not, he
determined to raise the flag he haddeir*'
signed in Louisburg. He procured Miss
Murphy to sew a large model of bis design
and, having ordered a negro named
Bill Allen to prepare two poplar poles
spliced together in a flag pole 100 feet
high (Bill is yet living and a most respetable
negro and well to do), he attached
his flag, set his pole and pulled
the rope that flung to the balmv air of
the Southland the Glorious Stars and
Bars' for the firs* time. It was a red
letter day in Louisburg, and crowds
of people witnessed the thrilling scene.
Over the flag he put a long pennant
such as ships fly when homeward bound
in tokei^hat while North Carolina had
not then seceded she was homeward
bound into the Confederacy. The flag
had the three bars of red, whjte and
red and a star for each State. It was a
touching incident that at a Memorial day
this year in Wilson, N. C., Capt. Smith
was present by invitation and was
asked to pin a handsome gold badge on
Miss Murphy, now Mrs. W. B. Winborne,
in honor of her making the first
flag.
After Capt. Smith, Commander Kearney
and Capt. 1'. G. Alston spoke.
Commander Kearney thanked the ladies
with an eloquence that came from
a full heart for their courtesies and
kindnesses in behalf of the veterans,
and emphasized the importance of a I
permanent roster of Franklin county's
dead and surviving heroes. Capt. Alston,
the ever gallant as well as brave
soldier paid an eloquent tribute to the
ladies, and thanked ihem in behalf of
the veterans for the day's honors and
enjoyment. Attorney General T. W.
Bickett, who was present, was called
upon as an honorary member of the
camp, and brought fort1 applause and
thanks as he told of the repudiation by
the text book committee of North Carolina,
of the work of all historians who
failed to give to the immortal Pettigrew
and his Korth Carolina followers their
just share of the glory of the charge at
Gettysburg. Chaplain G. M, Duke, of
whose natural eloquence Franklin
county is justly proud, in the names of
the veterans thanked the speaker, and
touched and stirred the hearts of his
hearers with his stories of those days
so full of glorious memories, and -in
closing invoked the blessings of an "all
wise and merciful God upon those
who would so soon "nass over the
river and rest under the shade of the
trees."
After the closing of the exercises
in the auditorium a most bountiful
dinner, contributed by the good women
"Of the county and tcwn, was served in
the old academy building, the building
from under whose roof many of those
present and those who sleep in warriors'
graves went forth to give their all for"
the honor of the Lo^ Cause.
Catches Fox.
Mr. W. H. Allen Went out on a fox
hunt Tuesday morning and reports the
cathing of a fine grey fox near Braswell's
bridge. lie jumped three but
two succeeded in getting out of reach. |
Mr. E. H. Malone Passes.
The many friends of Mr. Edwin H.
Malone will t&ke plaesure in extending
to him the hand of congratulations
Upon Iris successful completion of his
course in Law. lie was among the
successful applicants before the Supreme
court the past week, who were
given their licenses. Edwin is a deserving
young man and his many
friends here wish for him unbounded
success.
C. B Cheatham Co.
The above is the style of a new firmrecently
organized in Louisburg and incorporated
with an authorized capital
stock of 950,000.00 by Mr. C. B. Cheatham
to conduct a general tobacco business.
Maj. J. B. Thomas will he
manager and buyer, and the prospects
are good for its success. This company
will be a good addition to the Louisburg
tobacco market and from what we can
learn they will be in the market for ai)
unlimited amount of the weed this se%|
son.
Mr Sapp Goes to C&st&liaMr.
C. F. Sapp, who accepted a position
with the Road Trustees of this
towpship some time ago, as Superintendant
of roads handed in his resig
nation on Thursday of last week, which
was accepted. At present Mr. Metz
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STATE, THE UNION.
DAY SEPTEMBER 8. 1911.
is tilling the position formerly held by
Mr. Sapp. Mr. Sapp in formes us that
he has accepted a position with the
Board of Road Trustees of Castalia
township, of Nash county, and has already
taken up his duties.
D. C. High has been changed from
Superintendent ol the convicts to Foreman
of the wagon crew on the roads
and John Wiggins has been given the
jioeition formerly held by Mr. High.
Tq Exhibit in Loulsburg.
In the Mighty Haag Shows Mammoth
Zoological Collection which
will exhibit at Louisburg, Sept. 18th,
will be found one of the rarest forms
of animal life ever before coming to
the notice of man. This rare specie of
animal is called "Hippotragus Equinius j
and is the only living one in Ameiica
today, having been captured by an English
war correspondent during the war
between the Boers and England.
Tho ' Hippotragus Equinius" is the
female gender and is known to the
Boers as a specie of Gemsbok and are
today extinct. The Female is the largest
of the two being 4 1-2 feet at the
withers and tile ears are very large,
while the mane in small and erect and
the horns seldom exceed 36 inches in
length. ' *.
This animal is to be found only in
Central South Africa and the Sengal,
they have never been very good breeders
and it was seldom you would see
as many as five together.
They are hard fighters like the Buffalo
and will not heritate to attack a
person on the least provication.
A Card of Thanks.
D. N. Nelms and Mrs. Lucie Foster
desires to thank their many friends
and relatives for their kind service rendered
them during the illness and death
of his wife and her daughter, Ethel.
First Bale.
The first bale of new cotton was solj
on the local market here on Monday
morning by James Williamson, colored,
and was purchased by Mr. A. W.
Person. The bale weighed 432 pounds
and brought 12J cents per pound. It,
was ginned by Mr. F. H. Allen.
Graded School Opens
The Louisburg Graded Schools opened
on Tuesday of this week with an enrollment
of 209 the first day. Inc reases
have been mado each day since. A full
corpse of teachers were present and the
school gives good promise of being of
much value to the community this year.
To Norfolk on Automobile.
On last Saturday Mr. C. T. Stokes
and a number of friends left here on a
through-the-country trip in his Chalmers
automobile to Norfolk. In the
party were C. T. Stokes, J. H. Doughton,
T. T. Terrell,^ J. D. Hines and F.
W. Wheless. Tliey report a most enjoyable
trip, malting the entire trip
" vii iiiuv.ii ouwcon.
Comes to Louisburg
Mr. F. A. Stagg, fr., and wife, of
Winston-Salem, arrived in Louisbuug
Friday. Mr. Stagg is the new bookkeeper
for the Amtrican Tobacco Company
at this point and was transferred
from Richmond where he had been fill-;
ing a similar position for his company.
We extend to him and his good wife a
most cordial welcome to our town.
List of Letters.
Remaining in the postoffice in Louisburg.
N. C. uncalled for;
Miss Lizzie Allen, Willie Alston. Mrs.
Bessie Alston, Caroline Bell, Mrs^^Beta
Boddie. T. J. Brown, Robert Daniel, J,
B. Dawson. Mrs. Mary F. Dunston 2,
Floradora Guano Co., Jimmie Haul,
Emma Johnson, Mr. Lafeter, Miss Emma
Macoy, (Moulton.) Miss E. Mitchell,
2 Palm ice Cream Parlor, Lid Thompkins,
Miss Eleanor Percy, C. W. Sannd- J
era, Charles Terrell, C. J. Terry, Mrs.
S. W. White, George Wilson, J. W.
Williams, Lillian McCormack.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say they saw them
advertised
M. W. Yarsorough, P. M
Mr. John Cheaves Dead.
ML John Cheaves died at his home
near Bunn on Monday of last week,
having attained the age of eighty-two
years. For more than seventy years
he had been a consistent member of
Poplar Springs Baptist church, and was
one of its most loyal supporters He
was highly regarded by all who knew
him, and his friends numbered by
the score. He was the father of Mrs.
M. L. Cooke and Mra. J. D. Overton,
of Nashville. He is also survived by
five other children, viz: Mr. B. W.
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MEETING OF OUF
In Regular Session on
WeeR-Sho
PASSED ORDER ENFORC
Cheaves, of Waco, Tex., Measis John
Charles and Dock Cheaves. of Frank
I lin, and Mrs. G. W. Duke, of Nasi
county. The deceased was a loya
member of the Masonic fraternity, an<
it was wilh Masonic rites the intermen
was made at the old homestead of th
deceased, Revr~ George M. Duke cor
ductiag the service. Mr. Cheaves wa
one of Franklinton's most successsu
and highly esteemed citizens and leave
a host of friends who will regret t
learn of his death.
The Mighty Haag Shows
exhibited here yesterday and Ship
penaburg is loud in its praises of th
two high class performances rendered
The entertainment is clean, presentin
some exceptionally clever work. Ever
feature drew rounds of applause froi
the large audiences. Probably 5,00
people witnessed the evening perfoi
mance, so many in fact that it becam
necessary to erect several extra tier
of seats.
When the Mighty Uaag Shows visi
Shippenburg again, the reputation ei
tablished here yesterday will insur
packed houses. Shippensburg is seldor
favored with a circus of the "Might
Haag" character. ?S h 1 pp e n s hu ri
Chronicle, Shippensbnag, Pa., Louis
burg Sept. 18.
Louisburg's MarketsA_l
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j v/my a siiiaix amount ox tooacco na
been received here this week, but tha
which has been put on the floor ha
brought good prices. Indications poir
to good prices and strong bidding.
The cotton market is now beginnin
to take on life and our buyers are gei
ting in readiness to handle the staph
Several baleB.were sold here this weel
the prevailing price being 12 cents.
The demand for other country pr<
duce of every description is strong an
good prices are being paid for all kind:
Bunn News ItemsThe
High School opened Monday wit
the largest enrollment it has yet ha
for the beginning of the session. Brii
exercises were held and quite a numbt
of the parents were present. Shoi
talks were made by Chairman Alton
of the trustees, and by the Principj
The Woman's Betterment Associatio
has arranged for the examinations c
all the school children by a physiciar
This work is being carried on durin
this week, Dr. B. O. Johnson makin
the examination. Health and progrei
siveness are to be the aim of the schoo
This movement marks a forward step
in the community life.
Mr. John Cheaves whose death las
wsek cast a gloom over this community
was buried with impressive Masoni
honors bv the Evening Star Lodge o
which he was chaplain. Mr. Gheave
was eighty-one years old. His life wa
one of long usefulness to his fellow
men. For many years a Mason he wa
an example of fidelity in the cause o
ki. ? *
uio utuuioi masuiiA ?ne community i
better for his having lived in it.
Cotton-picking is keeping folks bus
now. Help is scarce and the bolls ar
opening fast. The crop will fall muc
short of what was first estimated.
Enjoy the Day
In organizing The Mighty Haa
Shows, for this their 17th Transconti
nental tour, the proprietor Mr. h
Haag decided to once more outdistanc
any rivals for public favor and on Sept
18, when The Mighty Haag Show
exhibit at Louisburg you will be treatei
' to one of the finest performances eve
1 presented under a tent. Among thi
artists are The Incomparable Flyiiif
Gusseons, direct from Paris, and hav
never appeared in America before
The Millers in equestrain numoers dif
ferent than all others: The Vv'inslows,
bounding and slack wire artists, pre
senting wire acts extraordinary; tin
Ya-Homa Imperial Troupe of Japs
without doubt rightly named "Impe
rial," as their equals are not ir
America.
Card of ThanksJoseph
J. Davis Chapter IT. D. C. ex
tends its sincere thanks to all of thos<
who so generously contributed to thr
Veterans dinner last Thursday. Tht
kindly and sympathetic aid rendered ui
was greatly appreciated by the Chapter.
Mrs. W. E. Uzzell, Sec'y.
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NUMBER 29
I 'CITY FATHERS7,
Friday Night of Last
rt Meeting.
IING SUNDAY ORDINANCE
Bon^ of Clerk Received?Many
Reports Accepted?Reports
\ Show up Well ? Special
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i Meeting: Calledt
e) The Board of town commissioners
i- ] met in regular session on Friday night
s of last week all members, except Allen
'1 and Joyner, being present. After
s reading and approving the* minutes of
0 previous meetings the following business
was transacted:
The bond of R. II. Davis, clerk, was
received and ordered recorded.
After much discussion the board dfcdered
that ordinance No. 28, relative
1 to selling drinks, cigars and other articles
on Sunday, be strictly enforced.
g R. H. Davis offered his reports on
' the water and light plants which were
q received and ordered recorded. He
shows that for Mav he collected as feu
lows: Water, $201.19, lights $380.16,
e old accounts $22.58 and for J une a total
3 collection of $484.71.
J. C Tucker made his reports which
were received and ordered recorded.
His reports show that he collected for
e the months of July and August, costs
n and fines $119.85. License $15.00.
* The Board then adjourned to meet
g again on Monday afternoon at 4
1 o'clock.
On account of not being able to get a
quorum the Board did not hold its
S meeting on Monday afternoon, but callit
ed a special meeting for tonight.
" MR. B. B. MASSENBURG PASSES
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t. Accidentally Takes Poison and
.. Dies Within Ten Minutes.
k The entire town suffered a severe
shock on yesterday morning when the
>- news was spread abroad that Mr. B. B.
d I Massenburg. one of Louisburg's oldest
I citizens had accidentally taken a qantitv
of formaldihide and died almost immediately
from its effects. He went
k in the drug store of Aycocke Drug Co., ?
^ .about ten minutes after eleven yester
day morning, and went behind the prescription
counter. While the druggists
^ and clerks were in the front he took
j possibly three ounces of formaldihide,
l" thinking, as he said afterwards, he was
taking alcohol. It was detected at
^ once and Dr. J. E. Malone was called,
who proceeded to administer medical
assistance. He was soon joined by Drs.
" H. A. Newell and W. H. Furman, but ,
C notwithstanding the untiring effoits of
I* the physicians he succumbed to the effects
of the deadly poison. It was the
opinion of the physicians that he hardt
ly lived three minutes.
' Mr. Massenburg was one of Louisburg's
oldest residents, being 01 years
j old, and leaves a wife and eleven
children. He has been very prominent
in the public life of Franklin county,
having served as Clerk of the Superior
Court one term and at his death
j was fillipg the position of Magistrate
which he had held for sometime. He
was a member of the Louisburg barhaving
practiced the legal profession
^ for a number of years,
k The funeral will be conducted from
the Methodist church this afternoon afc
4 o'clock and will be conducted by Rev.
R. W. Bailey, his pastor. The interment
will be made at the home of Mr.
g N. M. Perry, about tnree miles from
i- town, it being the old family burying
!. ground. The funeral win be with Mae
sonic ceremonies conducted by Louis.
burg Lodge No. 413, of which he was
s a member.
i Among those of his family who surr
vive him are Mrs. Carroll, of Warsaw,
e Misses Lula Fannie Lillian, Elizabeth
f and Pearl Massenburg, Messrs. E. P.
e Massenburg, of Durham, W. K., Man:
gum, J. C.. B. B. Jr., and James Mas-!
senburg.
, The deceased had a host of friends
and relatives in Louisburg and Frank)
lin county who will regret to learn of
, his death.
i Improvement In Service
The addition of another operator to
the staff of the local telephone exchange
was indeed an improvement Beginning
with last Friday another operator
i was added, thus giving the patrons
! double service from eight o'clock in
i the morning until nine, at night. Lbui
isburg now has approximately two
hundred phones and one operator could'
not give the servioe the patrons were
entitled to.
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