*e I A. F. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND M VOL. XL1. I CONTEST CLOSES FRIDAY interest now getting to nervous point. The Biggest Question Now Is "Who Will Win" ?Judges Announced ? Other Hatters Concerning the CohtestWell ladies. Miss Williams must., be the."sweet" one, according to the result last week, as she won the beautiful box of Swissess Chocolate offered by Aycock Drug Co., this last week. Her report was the largest made and she wjs given an order on Aycock Drug Co., and received her reward. It was mighty close as ubusI between her and Miss Kearney V The following week is the last of the ^ contest, the contest closing one week from today, on Friday, November *J4th . -sharply at two-thirty o'clock. All ballots must positively be cast by that time in order to be valid. All subscriptions must be turned ih and all reports made by two o'clock in order to avoid confusion at the end. We urge all the - contestants to make their report !h the morning if possible. This would make it much easier for the management of the contest and would be much appreciated. The judges will open the ballot . box for the count at two-thirty on the minute. After the box is opened persons not connected with the management or contestants will be asked to withdraw. Each contestant may be present and allowed to bring one relative or friend. The office is not large and we need the room for the judges anil The prizes wyll De promptly awarded immediately after the results are known. judges. The management of the paper has selected three men of ' unimpeachable character to act as judges, and we feel eertain that our selections Will be approved by all the- contestants as the judges are all disinterested parties and absolutely impartial. The gentlemen ' . who wM act as judges are: Rev. L. Swope, former pastor Louisburg ^-^iBept ist church, Mr. F. B. McKinne, cashier First National Bank, and Mr. J. R. Collie, Chairman Democratic Executive Committee. They will have eharge of the counting the votes and awarding the prizes and their decision shall be final. IMPORTANT. We will remind our contestants of the extreme importance of properly filling out the contest managers coupons as these are the records from which all moneys are credited and new subscribers entered. Doa't guess at whethej a jgattg takes the Timer or not, ner at his ^gostoffice but ask him plainly, and enter it fully upon the , j coupon, taking care that if he is an old subscriber leave the word "old" and mark <>ut "new" aq<} if he is a "new" subscriber mark out "old" and leave "new;" You will readily see that it would be -worthless to get the subscription without this information as we would not know where to send the paper or where 1o find the mans name to give him credit. Your close attention to this will be appreciated. DISTRICT PRIZES. Since reducing the number of district " to four we have decided to place a watch in each district to the contestant with the highest number ot votes not receiving one of the.grand prizes. We now want to see what those con testants who have been afraid that "they had no chance to win anything'* are going to do in the next week.?R.R. Thompson,-Contest Manager. st ah din o of contestants. The following is the standing of the contestants according to the districts. The one with the largest number of - ?otPs in each district being named fir it; _?i?ibi?tn_uhbka 1. ffisshjary Williams. Miss AriniA Dorsey. Miss Una May Hajes._ Miss Ruby Lancaster. district numbhb i. I Mi& Louise Thomas. . ,,. " Miss Margie Speed. Mis, Nellie Whitfield. district nun bbs t. Miss Irma Dean. Miss Lisaie Alford. Miss Rexie Harris. ' i Miss Loisie Sykes. Miss Beatrice Yarboro. district number 4. Miss Madeline Kearney. Miss Rnhy Colling. Iftts Irene Sledge. I wiii 11 'i ii. 'in, i ; Broke In, Poatofflce. y~ J L. (Pum) Baker, son-df Bryant jtsker, colored, broke Into the poatofflce at Voifwevllle oo but Saturday night v- \\ ,, -r:^: V. ? - *' ' * , ?y" ANAQER ~ v5 -and stole #50,00 in monov. The officers I soon found a clue and caught the boy " . recovering, $35.00 of the amount. He was taken to Raleigh for a hearing be- 0 fore United States Commissioner, Col. John Nichols, who bound him over to I tho next term of the Federal Court un- A der a bond of $1,000. Failing to give bond he was placed in jail. Cotton. Cotton seeps to be a little on the rise as the price paid here yesterday was t< 9 1-8 cents per pound. The receipts the jy past week have, been some heavier l than heretofore.-" \ y -BBHHSBH-HBHB ' ~ "S Produce- p The demand for various country pro- duee bas increased the past week and 11 will be enlarged many times before the holidays. If you have any to sell you p will do well to try Louisburg. ell BAdfielor Reception. r, On Tuesday Bight an informal bat-he p dor reception'was given Senator Benj ai min'T. Holden in honor of his approach- ir ing marriage, by a number of his young C gentlemen friends in Louisburg. Ths w occasion was one of great enjoyment to tl all present s< ???s? n Purchases Churoh Property. ^ Mr. Geo. W. Ford has purchased the t] property on Cross street of the Pres- a byterian church and will tear down the q church and build a residence. The ^ chairs and all inside furnishings includ- v ing the windows were taken out the q past week and shiDDed to Awi where a Presbyterian church will be erected Cl and these fixtures used. - c, Look Out for Next Week. s We are requested to state that owing * to an extra run of business. Mr. K. P. o Hill was unable to,make the change in g -tfis advertisement this week as was an- si flounced, but that he will have anew r one for our readers next week, so look u out for it as it will be ef interest to A everybody in Franklin and adjoining * counties. * Tobacco p The tobacco market has been right 8 much oh the boom the past week?hav- * ing the largest sales that have been seen here in many years. The prices l' have been good and all parties seemed Cl to be satisfied. The.market is making ^ its advantages known more and more c each week and the tobacco farmers are 0 appreciating it. , ' ? a W T, Strickland Dead. News was received here Wednesday Cl to the effect that on Tuesday night Mr. g W. T. Strickland, a successful and p highly respected citizen of Harris town- ^ ship, this county. He was 79 years of f, age end leaves a large family lie was Cl the father of Mr. Joe Strickland, of tl Kateavihe. Mr. Strickland was a good h neighbor and a splendid citizen and his ic community loses much in his death. The inierment w, s made at the family burying ground yesterday afternoon amid a 01 number of friends and relatives, who 8 had gathered to pay their laat resneeta. 81 ? T" " bl u New Pastor Comes. . ti Rot. Walter M. Gilmraore who enters hi next Sunday u>>on his duties as pastor at of the Louisburg Baptist church is a w native of Moore county. He graduated h at Wake Forest College in the class fi with Mr. R. B. White of this county tl Mr. Gilman's ministry has been entirely Y in Georgia. He was ten years at a Brunswick in that' state and since then vi has been^piS^or in Atlanta. al Mr Gilmore will receive a warm welcome here and on Sunday night there )j: will be a we come service at the Bap- t) tist church at which Rev. R. W. Bailey ni and others will make addresses. w 1? Green-Joyner. hl . - On Wednesday """'"ff?at?a .30 ? o'clock at the Baptist church at Frank- a' Knton, the marriage of one of the J1 county's most popular young .couples ' was solemnized when Miss Bessie, the beautiful and accomplished daughter of ' Mr. T. C. Joyner, became the bride of al Mr. Joseph O. Green, Jr. The church had been beautifully decorated and the words that made them man and wife, were delivered by Rev. G^ P. Harrill, who was assisted in the ceremony by Rev. W. W. Rose, pastor of the Methodist -ehureh. The entire 01 ceremony frem beginning to end was al beautiful and the happy young couple at left immediately thereafter on the bi north bound train tor New York and 01 other northern cities. ei As (be marriage took plaoe so cloae st to our boor of publication it was ina pi possible for ua to gat a deecriptiye w write up for this issue but expect to it receive one for our nest ti ' *'< ^ rl- 1 ' r " ," -i. JKLi ,. THE COUNTY, THE f LOUISBURG. N. C.. FRU i BEAUTIFUL WEDDING ; HB^OF FRANKLIN'S MOST J HjFU^AR COUPLES. it Oak Level CtfrtQtian Church Near Younjjsville^tsaye for .TaokaonvUle, Fla ? MeiJlHsrs j of Prominent Families. >j Possibly the prettiest and most in- ] nesting marriage in the history of the I eautiful little country church, Oak I ?vel, r.ear Youugsville, was that on 1 Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock when I lias Willie, the beautiful and ancomlished daughter, of Rev. W. W. Staley I ecame the bside^of Senator Benja- i une Thomas Holden, of Louisburg. 1 Long before the appointed hour the t retty little church which had been I lade especially beautiful in the pretty i eoorations of evergreens and potted 1 lants, had been filled with friends and i datives of the contracting parties, and I r mptly came the bridal parly. The I onouncement of their arrival waa ) lade by Miss hjary Pitt,a teacher in Elon < ollege and a long friend of the bride 1 ho beautifully sang "Love Me and 1 le world is Mine" one of the favorite ' elections from Lines, the accompani- 1 lent being masterly rendered by Miss " annie Carlton, of. Richmond. After 1 ie song the bridal party entered to le strains of Mendelssohns wedding i larcn, graceiuny .rendered by Miss < arlton. First coming were the ushers I [essrs. E. S. Ford, ot Loutsburg and 1 I'lllie Holden, of Wake Forest, Edwin < ooke.of Louieburg and Henry Mitchell, , f Franklinton. They passed up thie j enter aisle and took their positions in I tuples on eaclrside of the altar. Next i ?me the groom with his best man, Mr. tephen Holden, brother of the groom, i 'ho took positions to the right center f the altar. Then came the bride, owned in a beautiful blue traveling lit with hat and gleves to match carring a beautilul boquet of brides roses pon the arm of her maid of honor. Miss nnie Staley, a sister of the bride, who rorean exquisite suit of old gold silk rith black hat and white gloves and lso carried a .boquet of roses. They roceeded to the left center of the Itar whore the party formed a smi-circle, and here they were met y Rev. W. W. Staley, the father of he bride, who in a most impressive sremonv made them man and wife, afar which the bridal party left the hurch by the center aisle in reverse rder. During the ceremony Miss Triton played several selections which dded uiuch to the beauty and solemnity of the occasion. The bride is the beautiful and acamplished daughter of Rev. W. W. taley, a noted divine and one of ranklin'a most successful men. She held in high esteem by her numerous ' iends for her sterhng worth and exhntinBo 1 rvowHn ?U??~ ?* -* ' ?v.. K?uwd tuaracier, ana 18 ru.y fitted to be the queen of a pretty ome. Her manv friends regret to >se her from their midst. The groom is one of Franklin aunty's most successful and popular j ttorneys and is held in high esteem ] mong the members of the Louisburg ar. He has been hofnrred with two :rma as State Senator and has filled tem with much credit to himself and ( is people. He is now filling a term j Mayor of Louisburg, to which?he ( as recently elected and is endearing imaelt to his associates in his faith- , ll per?pfmance of his duties. He is j le son ot Mr. John M. Holden, one of j oungsville's most successful and pop- ( lar business men and has won an en- . lable position among a host of friends j II over the county and state, The bride and groom ir one of Frank- , n's most popular young couples and lis eventful occasion has been one of, mch interest to their hosts of friends , ho extend them showers of congratu- , ,tions and best wishes for a long and ^ ippy life. Senator and Mrs. Holden left by itomobIM atumipaiited by the bridal ~ irty and a number of intimate friends j >r Youngaville where they took train j o. 48 amid many congratulations and ( irwells for Jacksonville, New Orleans id other Southern cities. They will ( sturn about December first and will i s at home in Louisburg. ? I To Oar Subserlbori. I As there seems to be some confusion f 1 the part of our contestants in the ( ie of the receipt books in making n ibecrfher new or old there la no doabt t it that wa will have some errors on ; ir books. To the end of getting t rerything correct we will ask all opr c ibacrtbers that should receive two I tpera to notify us of the fact so that ? t may combine the credit* on abo I ibscrlptlon. Also If you are not get- i ng your paper let un know that we I . v.j-' \ o V ; '; *>t * . ' ' ' - i . x v . - .? - i v * ; ? Y' ' - ',/ {"' N T % JTATE, THE UNION. DAY NOVEMBER 17. 1911. ? '-- - nay look it up, it may bo going to th< wrong postoffice. If aay of our routi nen should find any wrong we will ap ireciate their calling our attention t< me. Our Orphan Children. The annual proclamation by our Pres dent, callling upon all people to giv< thanks to Almighty God for His mani ( Id meroiea and blessings during thi past^a^r should draw the minds of ou: people mhraHian ever to the needs o the great worlh^hich is being done to the dependent orphan children of ou State. . This work is growing eaeR^gear am the number of applications for admjs ion of destitute, homeless children who have been deprived of their nat iral protector, is constantly increasing Host nobly have our people reapondei to the increased needs, caused by ad vance in coat of living and expansioi if the work. We look with pride a the various- institutions where these lit tie ones an being cared lor and traine* for greatest usefulness to God and th world. There is every reason to be lieve" that the investment whieh ha been made has already paid rich rs turns In an educated, Christian man hood or womanhood of former inmates who, bat for these institutions, wouli have remained in ignorance and. want The needs of the work are constantl; increasing as the cost of living ad pgnMS 1 *? .? . ?? uuiuuci v?cu iur grow larger, and their education and ttainini takes a broader scope; therefore, in ot der to do the greatest good to the great eat number these institutions must hav increased and larger gifts. In the goo State ot Georgia a plan has been inaug urated to get all friends of the wor to give one day's salary or wages t aid this cause. The result was an offei ing of $160,000. Will not each of ou readers follow this example and giv their income for one day out of thre hundred and sixty-five and thuB hel the homeless children of our State? W desire to publish a list of those wh will make this contribution. Send u the amount, state what orphanage yo desire it sent to; and We will forwai the contribution and credit same in th published list. If you prefer to send i direct to the institution of your choicr you may do bo. What we desire is t get each man or woman who feels it i their heart to aid this cause to adopt a systematic plan of giving and thu realize tlie_blessedness of helping thi worthy cause. Will vou do it? Hernsheim Company is Reor ganized by Latest Purchase. The Hernsheim Company, Ltd., raak ers of "La Belle Creole" and other fa vorite brand of cigars, at 761 Magazin street, is now a local enterprise, in dependent of the America Tobacc Company, which is in Drocess of disin tegration. Mr. H. W. Cobb, president of th company, announced Thursday morn ing that he and his associates havi purchased the two-thirds of interes held by-lhc America Tobacco Compan; ind that in the future the lfernshein Factory will be a strictly local enter prise, its chief stockholders and officer, residing in this city. The company ii capitalized at $225,000, common anc preferred stock, and it is understooi that the deal involves about $150 000. With Mr. Cobb is associated Mr. R B. Rogers, who has been secretary am Teasurer of the company, and Mr. J Fuller Malone, who has been manage >f the Florida de Cuba Company, ii Tampa , who will take up his residonci n this city Mr. Malone will hay harge of the producing end of th< roncern. \ A NSW PLANT TO Bs POT UP. Jnst as soon as another site can bi secured, the Hernsheim Company wil vacate the building it now occupies, ai that is the property of the America To pacco Company. The advantages 01 Mew Orleans as a cigar producing an< iistribution esnlSr ate?rseegwiaad b; Mr. Cobb, who is a man of wealth, wel mown to the tobacco jobbers of th< sountrv. The Hernsheim Company was a sue leasful independent cigar concern befors t was purchased by the American Totaeco Company, about eight years ggt Barrows. 1- Attorney-fJenSral and Mrs. T. W. n Bickett are in Wash in jftsin City * -TL L. Bernhardt and wite^^jf Salis h bury, are visiting In Loulsburg/*\_ ^ B. H. Perry, of Henderson, wasitvisitor to Louiaburg the past week. a C. E. Ross, of Wake Forest, was a k visitor to Louisburg the past week. i- T, W. Watson and wife spent last >, Saturday and Sunday with his sister in 1 Axtell. " Mrs. E. H. Sine is visiting friends f and relatives in Portsmouth, Va., this k week, s j J.R. Perry,of Washington City, visited his people in Franklin county the Y>Rilt WAalr e Mrs. D. F. McKinne returned vester- i d day from a visit to friends and relatives at Princeton. ^ ||K. W. Edwards and A. C. Zollieoffer 0 of Henderson, were in Louisburg Tuesdav on business. '* Mrs. J. F. Malone left yesterday, for Hew Orleans, La., where she goes to make her future home. " P e Miss Maud Gully, of Nashville, is vis0 iting friends in town this week. She is a the guest of Mrs. W. H. Furgerson. o R. Young, of this county, returnd ed the past week from, a visit to Oklae homa. He reports an exceedingly fine t trip and says he saw several people who -. went West from Franklin. They are ? all prosperous and doing well. * V Tobacco Market to Close. a The local tobacco market will observe Thanksgiving day Thursday week by closing for the day. The patrons of this market will bear this in mind and . not come on that date. Stores to Close. ; | We are informed that according to a time honored custom in Louisburg the stores of tije town will close on ThursQ day week to observer Thanksgiving day and business generally in Louisburg will be suspended. e Banks to Close 8 On account of Thursday week being; 4 Thanksgiving day the tanks in Louis1 burg will close in order to allow their 8 forces to give thanks and to observe the - day as a legal holiday. All those hav3 ing business with these institutions will 3 bear in mind and attend to same be1 forehand. i _ Currency LegislationJ Washington, Nov. 8.?Speaking today of the present discussion of currency r legislation, President Finley. of the 8 Southern Railway Company, said: "The banks of the Southern States s compare very favorably as to soundness 8 and ability of management with those of any.other part of the country. This was demonstrated in the panic of 1907 9 and the subsequent business depression, 1 "Ir> the South, as in the West, amuch ? larger supply of currency is needed dur ing the crop-moving period than at any f other time in the year. The effect ot 1 the present banking system is that, r 1 II '- "-..p rr-winflr (pA ?. . 1 a result of this larger demand for cash, s interest rates tend to advance and credit is curtailed, notwithstanding the fact . that th farmers of the South are bring> ing to market hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of cotton and other prod> nets, on the basis of which credit should 1 expand rather than contract. "Speaking generally, therefore, any i plan of currency legislation should not i only be such as will stand the strain of conditions tending to create panics, but i should also be so framed as to meet pe. oullar sectional requirements. This does . not mean that legislation should be sect tional, for any plan that will enable the , bankx-of the Sooth, or of say other loI' eality, tmneet their seasonal demands ) for cash and to expand their oredit I within safe limits will be beneficial to . the entire oountry. "It it, I believe, to the interest of the ? i wu.'t ,3-, y JRK, ' ' - 1 - * .' , r, A ? t \ vi v-. ' .. ; . 'r'*-VV" vJa A k . 1 V* > ' '< V3WI? 5. SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PEP. YEAH ... . NUMBER 38 "ii ? ??i????????? entire country, as well as of tHe South, that the banking resources of each le- < cality, as far as can be done consistently with safety and sound banking. In its own operations the Southern Railway Company aims to aid in the carrying out of this policy. So far as it can consistently do so, it allows the money it receives in payment for freight and passenger transportation to retrain in the localities in which it is collected, in the shape of deposits iu local banks, to be drawn upon from time to time as occasion may require in payment ot wages and other obligations. ,, Thanksgiving.! Governor Kitchen bas issued the following proclamation setting aside Thursday, November 30th, as a day of thanks: THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION. [ In obedience to the law. I hereby pre| claim Thursday, November 80th, 1918, a day of Thanksgiving: so that the pee! pie may cease from work and assemble in their accustomed places of worship and return thanks to Almighty God for She blessings which they, individually ancThs^a people, have eQjoyed during the yearS-In our thanks let ua forget not with ourfcha^ity the pooT, needy and afflicted. ? We have enjoyed frbeqom from calamity and disaster; we hare^cen blessed wifh harvests and material comlorla sufficient for our needs, and progress.^ has been made in quickening the public conscience to a higher sense of moral reaponsibility and civic duty. In our gratitude let us determine to strive in the coming year not only for the products of the soil and the fabrics of the hand, k-. -1-~ -?? uui oiou wj mure aeopij real lie our dopendence upon the Almighty and our solemn duties to Him and to all of His creatures. In witness whereof, I, William W. Kitshin, Governor of North Carolina, have set my hand and caused the great seal of the State So be affixed, this, ths 13th day of November. 1911. W. W. KiTcnix, Governor. ai-ex. J. Feild, Private Secretary. News frim Filet." Pilot hardly knows itself cilice the painters have changed the looks of the school building so much. The Betterment Association gave a Hallowe'en party at the school building Tuesday night. The must interesting features of the evening were "the Crowning of the Queen of Beauty" and -Vthe forttines" as ^old by Queen Zings ria the Gvpsie fortune teller. Owing to the demand for Gypsy-fostune tellers at hallowe'en parties, it wSW impossible to have Queen Zingaria present ia person. But she very kindly wrote out _ several dozens of fortune} and attached to eacli, "the likeness of your future intended." A very great amount of amusement was afforded to all present by the young people reading their foitunes. Then camo the contest for the crown. No contest was ever harder sought or more deservingly won. Tha voting was lively and the interest great > At 10 o'clock Mr. G. F. Pearce announced that the votes stood 256 for Mias Pnftri*** -nrxrJ 9/wt fr>r- \x;? Annie Wilder and Miss Maggie Pearee would be crowned Queen of Beauty by Mr. Zollie lohnston. The proceeds ef the evening were $56.00. By votes of the Betterment Association $28.00 were given to "the painting fund" of the church here. The Betterment Association was organized nine weekB ago with fourtea* members. There at e now thirty-S rn on roll. We have one of the most interesting Associations to be found. The Betterment Association not only helps the school here but its good works reaches the church as well. At the church services Sunday mora ing Miss Annie Wilder President of tha Association presented to the churak tha $28.00 that had been voted it. After presenting the money she presented an idea for raisi g more of the churak fnnri She stretched rihjy- r the front of the pulpit and pinned a one dollar bill upon it. Then she asked who would be next. After she had pinned one on for Sheriff W. M. Boone, Miss Pearlc Parker arose and placed two for Hon. R. II White. Mr. L. M. Medlin came next with his bill. In a few minutes there was a' festoon skc feet long of one dollar bills except oas five and two two dollars bills. The amount in total waa thirty-six. Tha* were three dollars and thirty cents hi silver, making the sum total of $9B 0$. "Rowbu." ?We ate afraid that oar sabacrlbsai ars all expecting U> bring as ? turkey far Thanksgiving, if to we wish to say don't do this aa ona at a time Will lash longer, but don't everybody 'wait t* i the Other fellow.