FQANKUN TIMES
A. F. JOHNSON. U??T and Manager
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TAR DROPS.
?Things heft. to took and sound like
Christmas now. > * ,
?The weather Saturday was a death
blow to ChAtoiaa shopping. ^
?" Christmas sift, giro tt to ma.!'
will be heard for the next few days.
- Santa , tilaude eertainly has had a
Aarge display ia town the past seyeral
Greeks. >
?The flroet Tuesday morning was alas
oat eqaal, in appearance, to a young
snow.
?W. F. Beaaley bought the A. W.
Alston yaeidenee', on Chnreh street, the
j. 1 past week.
?Look out for Santa Clans on Sunday
night. Little ohildren should retire
early. "
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the Christinas menu will be quite noticeable
this ybar.
?We wish every one of our readers
the merriest possible, Christmas sod an
erer happy New Year.
" ?Quite a number of our people attended
the Mullen-Sykes nuptials at
poplar Spring! yesterday.
? A .large number of the ootlege girls
left the pest week for their several
homes to spend the holidays.
?The absence of eggs will no doubt
keep ?lot of people from celebrating
the coming festivities with eggnog.
?Chris fBias Eve this year being on
Sunday, Saturday will hays to take Its
place in many reSpecta, thereby gtviag
as two-days-in-one.
?The moving picture show at the
opera house the past week has been
pronoanieed as one pf the best we have
had in some timeT
?Mayor Holden la having timber
placed at Ala residence on Church'street
preparatory to adding p room and making
several other improvements to
same in the. near fnturpi^
?From the reports received here, old
Santa Claus will arrange lor a good
many Chriitmae trees to be had in the
county. We know the little boys and
girls will be glad to hear this.
?A merry Christmas and a happy
New Year Is our wish for you. May
you live to see many more happy returns
of this oAhiSion and enjoy,' in the
meantime, an abundance of good health
and papperity. .j
?Dpn't forget that next week will be
7" ^Pbfne tdmake that."annual?' Ndw Year
resolution. It is a good thing'to'do. It
shows that there is not^an .absence of a
desire to do better. But'this (ime be a
man with yourself and double your efforts
to carry it ?ot
?The editor of the Turns has a ?old
Masonic pin with white enamel backi
ground that was found several days ago
' in the postofflca in Loajsburg and given
to him to deliver to the-owner if same
could be found. We have this pin at
this office Snd will be glad to give same
to its owner.
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?W. R. Winston, ot Frankllnton
township, informs us hp made six bales
ef cotton, averaging 436 1-2 pounds eBeh,
on four and one-quarter' acres. In this
number one was an experimental sets,
upon whleh 2,248 pounds of seed cotton
was .raised. Mr. Winston has a reputation
for making his hog and hominy and
says he is also prepared to live at home
another year.. This county needs many
more such'farmers as Mr. Winston.
?This week we will give oui
readers a twelve-page paper in two seo
tione. In it wtU be found an abundance
of good Christmas reading beautifully
illustrated, bee Ida* the regular news
features. You will always find us on
1 the alert to giro you(AJbeat, and while
we will not claim this to be the most
elaborate, we believe we have the cream
of the Christmas literature. Uay you
[and yours enjoy it all.
?The fact that Leuisburg is growing
in popularity as a shopping center, was
plaiply evidenced by the large crowds
in towja the past two Weeks. The peo|
pie are beginning to realise- that it Is
foolish to go abroad to do their special
shopping since they can get almost
anything they, want or couid wish for,
that is desirable from oar local merchants
and in most cases at a saving as
compared with foreign prices,
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Drainage Course.
Prom the following letter, which is
^fcrablisbed fer^M benefit of the farmers
^in shk section, It will be seen that a
winter cowrie Of farming will be put on
at the A. 4 M. College. This course
Will be frew-fer fanners. The letter,
which expMflgitaeifi la as follow*:
West RaflK N: C.. Dec. 10,1011. '
Deak FaHHE* Fbi?nd: ?Your farm
work for 1911 wlRaoon be finished and
you have already begiru to nuke plans
for 1912. Agricultural conditions in
North Carolina bare dumged within
tbepa?tfMaw?and chOngcs are now
toktpg pifOMpA will continue to take
to^tH. flfltwake and progressive
larmcrifjhjj^falli in with them and
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Collage wishes to help the man farmer
| M well as the boy farmer, and in January
and February of each year offer
work designed especially for the men
' who are malting or expect to make a
i living farinlng.
1 am sending -yen an illustrated circular
daecribing the winter course, which
- will begin Jauuaiy 3rd?_l?12, and equ
tinue through February. As you Will
see, this winter co?rsa embraces illof
the mote important-phases of farming
in North Carolina, and every effort will
be made to have the work given appro;
priate and practical. The coliefea has
added very extensively to its fqeipment
and 1e hi a better position now than
ever before to make the time yoe spend
here profitable to you, your neighbors
and your friends, if yon will bring them
with you. Feeling confident of your interest
In the agricultural progress end
development of our greet State. I am
asking that you tend me the names, of
thane you thing ere interested fas this
work, that I may write them and
call their attention - to this course.
Please do this at ones.
No tuition it charged for the winter
course. Board may he had at the collage
dining hall St <2.75 per week.
Boom in the college dormitories are''
limited but will be furnished free so
long as they last. All persons rooming
in the dormitories furnish their own bed .
cover, pillow eases end towels. Rooms
outside the college may be rented; for
12.50 to 16.00 per month.? -'ft
Come and bring your friends end
neighbors.,
I will gladly farnish additional infor- '
motion and will be pleased to have yon
write me. >
Yours very truly,
0. L. Mswwui. 1
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Additional Faankllnton News.
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a be following was received after we
arranged our Franklinton department
and we publish it here:
TBS WOMAN'S CLUB jXE? WtTB MRS. fc.
v T. GBSEN.
The Woman's Club met with Mrs. B. <
T. Green o> Tuesday afternoon at four 1
o'clock. Fourteen members were prea- 1
ent and all of them very enthusiastic
in the work being done toward "eivio
improvement." For means of carrying
on this work, a play will be (fiten some J
time la January. After all the bnainesa i
ef the meeting had been arranged, a <
delightful contest on the word "Christmas"
ensued, the object being to make
as many words out of the one as one
could in fifteen minuted.
The prise of a lovely brass basket 1
with fern was awarded Uiss Frances '
Winston, her number of correct words '
being sixty.
After the contest there was much merriment
.ill the discussion of rkhenleua
words many had made, and as the discussion
continued more and more words ]
were thought of. until the ladies de- j
clared that the number of words could 1
easily ran Into the hundreds.
Delicious refreshments were spread.
The club adjourned to meet with Mrs.
W. F. Joyner on Tuesday, January 2d. ,
>' PHILATHEA CLASS MEETS
The Philathea class of the Methodist *
Sunday School met with-Miss Mettie (
Ballard Monday afternon. .All .those ]
present manifestsd much interest in the i
Christmas plans. 1
The young women ol this class are
taking hold of the work intended (Or
Philatbeas with ear-neatness. Wherein
for the padt year they have been or- (
ganiaing and working toward having a
class room added i to the Sunday Schoo
to hold their meetings, they Willi in j
the following year, speniftmore time in 1
furthering the real true causes of the '
PhilstheaUnion. A class room Is much 1
needed, tiewever, and they will continue
to work for it. At the present time |
they have $111.50 in the Savings BanV
to their credit. More and earnest work
is necessary, however. To all the members
of the class and others interested
in thie work, we extend an invitation
to be present at our Sunday School on
Christinas, Sunday. We want to make
this a memorable Sunday. We particularly
want all ihembsrs present.
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men to enlist in Company
D., 3rd Regiment, Louisburg
RiflesTxQ. H. Banks,
Captain. -7
Pope Items- ,
On last Thursday while waiting for
some cotton to be ginned at the anion
gin at Franklinton, Mr S. W. McGhee
fell on' the driving belt where hit' life
Wee crushed out. He was badly mangled
and diedjn a few minutes. Mr.
McGheej^Jh 64 ^sra^ld, a member
of Popes church and a good industrious
farmer. V He was laid to rest in ,PotSes
cemetery Friday afternoon. Services
were conducted by Revs. Mr, Rose
and Mr. jfaiTell, of Franklinton. Our
community'sends out its sineerest sympathy
to the bereaved family. He.
leaves a Wife sad five children.
We are arranging for a grand
Christmas tree Tueeday in Christmas
week at Popes. All are invited to
ceme.
W. A. Fuller and daughter visited
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R. R. Tlolmea Sunday. ? . ^,
Mist Louise Williams .leaves on the
20th for Tennessee to visit _ber sister,
Some pigs have been put In pork up
here this week as fallows :*H. M. Cooke
killed one weighing 646 pounds, many
more will be killed soon.
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WANTED?At once eight
men to^eqUnt in Company
D., 3rd Regiment, Louisburg
Rifles/N^. H. Banks,
Captain. | /
20 cent candy'fo 10 cents, M.C.
Pleasants.
New lot of popiAar priced candles
just received, otqers charge 20 cents
per pound for the/same 1 charge 1C
cents, M. C. Pleasants.
See the fresh kit of 10 cent wandies
at ny-atore M. a Pleasants.
Ost youKgO cJat candy front me. II
will only cdsi ydu 10 cents a poand, M.
ijkMrtTordrti yWisniuborg, M. c.
Pleasants. Ge yoto Santa Claus here.
Remember tl at JnokW. King ie overstocked
in fires orka. \They will be sold
cheaper than e er this war.
AU kind of candies, cakeAnuts, seeded
raisins, eurranti, dates, fig?\at
> I J so. wVKintfs.
Stone, Tin and wood lard stWnds at
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a Hav$ . you leeen that beautiful
Cut Glass at Will Pleasants' prided
to low,j- j_ ^
/ For Rent, ?
Oriom house on Sooth Miin Street.
J. 8. Howell
LAND FOR B^qE-iseveral lots with
mprdfcementa oiPC/mutery St through
kotrefeonSt in Frsnhlinton, N C., Mrs
Ida Winston. 29 Coihorwood Ave. 8
Norfolk, Va. T /V '
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W? have far (ale either for cash or
>H time one saw full/outfit complete
saffwe boiler saw mlrlMog carts beltng
and everything / tn^unning coniitlon.
Low pricjsfor quick buyer.
Taken Up
One male hog weigh! lg about 90
sounds, and tea peculiar^ ipecimen of
wine. Owner can get ear >i by calling
>n me, paying damage ai d paving for
thiB advertisement. '\
12-22-1 t-p. gf .E. Macon
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. p>ab Madam: '/
' 1 have the Colonial and Florentine
Wees and Mexican drawn work and all
cinds of fancy laces haqd-iiade. All $t
For fine Christmas gifts*! very reasontble
prides. Call and soe them before
the holidays. Yours truly ,
josbph Ramey,
Rash St., LouisBurg, N. C.
Stockholders' Meeting:
The annual meeting of the stockholdsrs
of the Louis b u rgwagon Co. will be
Aid in its office at 2 o'/lock Wednesday
iftemoon, January Sd/1912. A full attendance
is deairedv. I
I/hjisbuimmWagon Co.,
by GSO. it GOOPEb, Pres.
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Commissioner's Sale'of Land.
By virtue of an order ofsale made by
the Superior Court of .drranklin county
In that special proceeding entitled J. T
Tucker, Administrator of L. T. Denton
vs. Mollie fucker,/ Herrara Jonea et
( ? heirs-at-law, m* undersigned will,
an Tuesday, the wra day of January,
1912, atuhe npon/ifecets of court, it being
the MfontadjU of the January tertfi
of Frankllo Sutarior Court, at the Court
House doo\ inJLouisburg, N. C., offer
for sale to tVyhVhest bidder for cash,
that tract of jancSpwned by the said L.
T Denton, wich V described as follows:
BounaedNonAlhe north by the
imnds Ed. D/n tout ok the east by the
lands knojbh as tfiV Gray & Wynn lands,
formerly Cavis trnt; on the south bv
the said lands, known as the Gray &
Wynn orAiavis tract, Nand on the west
by the lands of S. A, Jones, containing
60 acre/, more or less. \
This/ December 23nd, 1911.
f f . -.'o WM. H. kufpin,
Commissioner.
rVery Maus I
It la a very serious matter to ask |
I lor om medicine and have the
wrong one given you. For thla I
reaeon wo urge you in buying to I
tie careful to get toe genuine? I
BLAGK^jSRAUGHT
Liver Medicine
I The reputation \tht? oU, reliable
medicine, Mr constipation, U?digaetion
and l/ver trViblo, ia firmly
eetabllabed./ It docVnot imitate
other ihwUcinm. It la Vttter than
othere, or it/would notrjethe favorite
liver jpwder, with V larger
aale than all btbere eombined.
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g While your Income is steady an\everything is ru
E miss a bank account, bat under aakprse circumst
T thkt you have spent. /Don't wait for the well to
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Officers
President, Wm. H. RUFFIN Cwhier, F.
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1 Wants Sc
Believing there is noSStoro Policy so saccesstul in the long
what thev want, Whenohey want it, aooonote for'onr uncea
liver the Goods" For tmsVoason we are stocked, well stool
A torsion and domestic nutaSend fraits and oonfectionaries, pit
^ saooee, meat, flavorings, eeheals, Chase <fc Sanborn and Vc
J oheese and roacaioni, car* meats and vegetables, celery, raal
ft nit, mixed cakes, oraoldbre, brWl pound Cake, fruit oake.
heaters and coal atovea wd gratesNy^^^
Our display of Rclysters Holida^vCandy is wor
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COMRORT/
s:;; HeaWs $1 to 3
#; The Famous Cole Heater:
/ or Swt Coal
| McKinie BrosX (
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sing effort to be abl? to "DeLed
tor tbb holiday trade with
skies, pnferveSv jams, jellies, .
>tan coffee and tea, Tarbell
aga grapes, figs, eitron, grape J
New arrival of oook stoves, !"
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