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SUBSCHlrtlON St.OO PER YEAH
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NUMBBR 82
*? F. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND MANAGER
VOL. XLII. ,
LOOlSBURQ, N. C,
fRIDAY September 87 1918
THE LOWSBURC MARKET
CROWING I* - WHTOLAV**
WITH THB FARMttS
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Tobacco tka '*?' W?ek ?????
to k On u ttr ??*
Still Climbing
It la always pleMtof So "P"* *
"goed thin*' ' that'* why *??*???
inxlou for all to too* ?*
bur* tcbaooe ?atket an* wha*"?
doing for the tobacco f^?er?. ItJ.
price, are the hlgboat ? V**
ie?n" around the ?'*?"
the aales. Such u thi* do#* ivot.top
her. It continuee after th? ?*1** ***
over. A gentlamaa ?" ? the. efflce
Wedaeeday aS?r eollra* hi* tebaaoa,
and roughly eetiWted .hie *tYI*5
^ -which for nearly 400 P**?* J1*
received an average of about ?cent*.
Many have mad* atfll hither average?
and there la aUll room for ether* to re
ceive tie same bleeeing*. Our ware
housemen are jubilant aod fun With the
fact that Uoatoburg to aettiag the pae*
(or other market*.
Although there hai been rain and
comparatively no sale* were had ?n
Tuesday the local market haa aolda lot
of the weed the fart week. *Hdar
there waa about 50,00* posted-. Satur
day about 17,000 an* Wi laiiiliy abesst
29.004.
The warehooaee were flUed up again
yesterday. Tbe f annate eeem to he
aeiling u faat aa they can get it ready
for market. The price, are eafaefymg
all eeliere beyond their expectation*.
Lontaburg haa a epUodld *et of *??
srsrtfsassi-J*?
-a
profit with
tainly find aa good aeeoewi*tie* M
tobaeeo. wWa ??? ?
tend.
Oa lut Friday ?emiag the clUaeaa
at LoaUborgama Made ****** **
announcement ? made that Mn,
eaaMBift ftsg
tineuished t*wnafcen. Mee*ra W. H,
n r J 11. Lo<?fl.
Allen aad KM Loey Allen, died at her
heme on North Mate ttaeet, at about
h~ eightieth y^. Mn.
Allen wa. ?* !*??>?*'? *Weat
citizens end had enjoyed a moat ??<??*
aal friendahip in all h?r acquaintance.,
Vii'bwMW^nbT Jl*l "!*?<!???
apirit so characteriaMc to Sfc?
t^a, a con.Utent aad devoted Member
of the Bapttot church and wa. ? ,wj
maa whose ehriaUanltr
the world that, other, might praftt.
8h, wm a .later of the lata Mr. Z?k
Terrell and leafea Decide" her imme
?*fcmily ????. boeta of re^
and friends to grieve the loee of ao good
* ^funeral ww Md from thehome
?a Saturday yralngat 10 octaek and
zszisstrttz*
^toTTtba Bapt-t church, |
t^hc mo?? impreeaive - aean bm l" I
Hi* tribote t? tSeda.
? ed was e.pocialhr worthy and well
nlaced After the eerviee. the regain.
weret*krn * the e?et?7 for intar
. ..dthe pall-bear***^* ere her
me,t *U.?. '? * ?
MP 3. ^it Alha. The
LaUr^te w? -P^ ^.Uful
I^ThTbe^'vod family. bh?tb? -m- |
"pathy of the *????
The prtt> . .
The ina?gu???? of the Primary Sy?
trail, th. Nation V
intended to remedy, WhaMMfoaf t? be
Avtu existing ? in- the political aire la*
illy.
1 what tti
It ha* tended to Indue* fraud, misrep
resentation debauenfiry, and ha* made
anemia* ef those who war* friend#,
causing the best of frUad* t* abuse
**?h oth*r qnd oftentimes nusiag Ufa
long enemies. A* aa example, consid
er the National Primary botweea Taft
andRceeovelt. Thi. was a National dis
grace. South Carolina ha* juet pa***d
through a bltte* *aat*st, and th* Dam.
oodatlc p*rty Is that State la ton aaun
r. A rlasos at ?ome eountiee la oat
8 tat* which have th* Primary law, la
saffloient to oonvinc* any one, the re
aulta Intended by a Primary har* not
bean aoeompUahad bat is many in
?taaa** hav* bean a howling fare*. It
toi
remain Democratic.
Batortaias
. Mr?. G. L. Crowall entertained th*
Bridge Club la th* parlors of the LouiS
ourg Betel on Wednesday afteraoau.
Quite alarg? number wan proa eat and
aa enjoyable awing was apeak. . A
Dlckeas Items.
Th* farm*n are quite boar gathering
their little crepe now, and maay -are
(lad to *ae such nice rain* as we are
having the past week ar two . >*UBI|
?f the much dry weather there baa bean
but little grain sowed yet. Sema war*
afraid to buy their cloyar am
Aa ? general rale the Sunday Schools
oat is the country get dad and eama
to a aloe* along in th* anmaaar about
the Una the country people begin to
fehClMft ke*e?iag. But glad to say we
?re having a good sabool yet.
Ulaa Annie Colllag speat aome time
with bar *pol*. Us, fjMry Collins, at
SaadyOitfik. !?*:?** Miaa Anal*
h-Jlfi *??*? FteatoqtognAeMt W#t*>
?f ib. Midway toattotttf*. wmm the
pleasant aatoto ?1h*"ftto* ? T It W.
Wood oa last WtanUyaad luaday .
?r. RanUollIro went to _
oaabtoina*?H?1artW?afe. . ,,
lira. Ottfta Brewer sad lAUe
daaghter, MamM,: left laat Tb
fair Naoh ooenty, where they-wfll ?pe*d
soaae time with rahtivae aixi Irteada.
jfr. Charlie CoHlaa atti wife >o*M
last Tharaday evening at the hame of
hi* fathers. Bid W. H. Collins.
;? Joha. W. Wood to at the haepitol la
Henderson agaia thia reek and he
hope* It will be hl? last trip. Be speak*
highly of the hirxtoees of the people at
the haepitol.
Mr. Dick Williams will aooo complete
hie Jeb ef work e* the too new dwelling
of Mr. A. D. Barphr, oa north poad
street.
The peopleef this vieiattyare lookiag
f em aid for a big time and are quite
f-busy fl ring for the Daloo raeetlag that
Is to meet with the Pree Will Baptist
church at 8t Delight ea next Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. A loo the Mlasieo
ory Baptist at White Level en next
Saturday and>8unday. It la generally
known that the two denomination*
work together ia thia oomm unity and
they are trying to entertain both thia
time as they both hare boon eent in our
mldet. So we welcome one aad all to
ouoao aad be with ?a.fc:)
Qoed wiahaa to th* readers and beet
regard*' to the good oM tiSM.
UA?UI.
"City Fathers" Kiet
Thar* waa a called meeting of the
Board of Town Commie* toner* la th*
Mayor* office on Holiday afternoon far
the pnrpoee of determining whether the
town ehoald take the re*pe*Mtblli*y ef
turning on the light after they had
bean fixed by the representative ef the
Western Bleetrie Co. It was decided
that responsibility re* tod with the 001
pany and waa so ordered The ss*ond I
representative arrived that entnlag aad |
pot the plant to nmalng.
The resignation of Capt. J comer as a I
member of the Board waa bdoded la |
bat no action waa teken-oa ask
l -Several other* matter* of g|laor im
portance were transacted aad the board |
adjourned. ? -? ' ? I
PabU* KramlaaUoti
i The last publis examination tor teaeh
era will be bald at Loutoharg oa Than- ]
day, Oct. 10th.
R. B. Warn, Co. Bupt.
uncle Sam ? "Honettly, What Are You Running for, the PreeJ
denoy or fer Rwenoe?"
? ' ? Trom the Hew T oik Herald.
About tk? Contest.
? Below we FebUeh aaether letter from
Mr. J. H. Hollo way with rtbrtue to
th? Senatorial OHtnl the Weetern
portion at tha State. Tk? totter (allow*:
CBi^orT*^?- C-j. ?ep*. as, wit
Tn Funia Ttioa,
, . . Z v r
i . t. TjMMMUK,'- *?? C.- , r.
The Senatorial aitaatto* to thia narnm
zitts&s&zzsi
ffeefc'takarz than the Coroner will
kaya latajtw* oeontiee la State
> Th* witter baa talk ad
with a Dintor af ferm.r. in thia aao
tlon the past WMk and ao <arr has Mt
ateo oae. who to for Kitahia aad oajy
too Ml fer Clack. -
The aetiaw ed the State BwiwtU
JUeertre Comtttoa la ite tMmna
datieoeee.to tha qgahfleatiea. ol tha
t*m Dwaiwnt to ?artainly hard an tha
Geyeraor. If It to rigidly anf wi ad, to
Will probacy fail to oerry Foraythe,
eaaaty aa mtfrrn tyatehiof of tickaU to
dene there thaaht aay atbar taction af
tka State A laaae asmker af yoten
?eppert tha National Repubbeaa tlcicet
and Tate loeally for Democratic nomi
naea, uadar tka rail a* of the committee
thla atoaa can aat pertioipete in tha
trlaad* ara aot th^jtcratahlng klad af
Democrat! tot tbay ara trqa blaa dyed
in-the-wool kind who yota tha whole
Democratic ticket baa township ooa
n table to preaident. Tha Ooyeraor aad
hii friend* have beeti trying to make
lota of aninforaaad people believe that
Sanatot Simmon* -wa* ?>(*( to aleot
ad with Republican rote* bat tha Sena
tor tfilenda aa th* Committee oallad hia
"Blaff" aa qaiok If ~au?e hi* head
ewim. Tha Uaranor wtH tad aa elea
Moa day that then( at Dem
ocrats in Narth CantUaa te "cook Ma
geeee" without aay aid tpn BepabH
eaaa.
Senator tthamaaa hat ret hit float
and ae ameaal af mlirapreeeatation or
eeuiac will sat him keek.
Deri* eeaatY to almaet aelidfor Sim
aaeaa aad the Goyeraor aad hla iaaem
peteat maaacer McNiaah ara making
tha Mffleet diaplay af pure aaadultored
"Gall" whea they intern the people
af the Beat af their Woodtrfui atrenrtb
ia thla nark of tha wooik. Wall inform
ed people areoad hare, ridicule hto
?laima, a (treat many people here be
lieye the Governor it fftttiag ready to
break with the Democratto party aad
joia tha Ball lfoeeers. They point to
hto aaheard af arithlem of the State
Democratto Convention, becaaaa, it re
fused to do the bidding of Brother
Ctoada aad himaelfaapreedef hto mtea
ttoa to bail
Tha writer daea aat think he will 4a
that aa the Dtmoeratio Party, ef the
nattaB, ndar the ahto toadmhip, af ite
great leader, Woodro w WUaOa will baqr
the "Bult-Kooae" ao 4t?p ea the tit th
day of NoTtmber that he Will tot h?
from arfmtn. ,
I {? . ?>' v.' ? ? ?-?' l' ..
it the
lln cpunty
Clown log ia an art a< Itaelf, Ml* beet
clowns are born, Mt aaade. The fan
department mf the Doitnie A Wheeler's
eombiqed shows U ftaltjr ay t? the etud
artf of its otter departmental iafaet,
many peepla will testify to the stats
Bent that the elewna with tola show
are warth the priee of admission, their
work appreciated, aa the preaaat stren
oas Ufa of meet people eauua than t?
to reliaba W|le jieraeeaeeaae now and
then. BrarftMac in all departanante of
the Downia A WtaeaUr airaaa this year
ia pualtl'aty ?to.'whwttt and itto
of uiOTtne aoveltiea freta ayery where
aa the faaa of ft* >I?ba. feissiai Hie
meet wonderful, divereifled, aad pleas
ing show th^wdrid haa avar aaaa. Th*
hit show will exhibit ia Leniibarg,
Moaday, teptombar SO,
and directed by a large comber ol suc
cessful farmer* aad bualneaa man well
diatriboted throughout the county
Thar* ia more than a hall million dol
lars wealth behind thia bank, the. direc
tor* are able aad eompetant. the officers
e among the beat businees man in the
county, *nd mar condition point* to
the Farmer* Katienal feaak growing
rapidly and being a mighty power for
the good of the eoanty and the farmer
in particalar. We caraot toe atorigly
commead this strong and growing bank
to the people of the eeanty, and eon
r rata late the farmer* on orgaialclag a
bank of thai* own, eae so staongly or
ganlaed, and so efficiently officered. The
bank ia folly eqaipped to undertake aay
Une of baaldng aad ia ready to serve
the public. The farmers have an op
portunity to deatoastrato what they can
accomplish by ee*peratiea among
themselves, and we look forward with
pleasure to the resultant benefits.
Fall Op?Bl?C.
The fall and winter display at Candlar
Crowell Co's. on last Monday aad Tuae.
I day excelled anything of It* kind they
have yet had. In the selectman of their
?took of ladies dree* good*, trimming*,
etc., they showed their ability to flad
what the people of this aoomunity
wants. Many visitors crowded in and
out both day* in spite of the wet Weath
er and the management iafortna ua that
they were aspeeially well pleased at the
receptioa their efforts had received.
Their millinery department waa a thing
of beauty having mray of the different
shaped hats beautifully trimmed ar
ranged fa) e moat pUeriag manner aad
intermingled with trimming* golon all
| e* which made a delightful Mate fe r
the many ladle* who were especially ia
tereetad In this department.
? ThBiWI etetitte'lb pat forth every
effort t? keap wMktU ladies want aad
invito yea to ketp dp wHto the# adver
tisement foerds?'to keep better ppat
?d. * u ?*?
I(mh
Ma. Theteur Downia aad sea, of
SpHfg Hep*, epate Banday with Mr.
*<?o?yere.efPope*.
large crowd same eat t?
.ate Bev. J. W. fittea
CTmon to hi* many
Mri Patton will not pieaeh
f an. theeoming year. Kev. C. B.
Baodaraoa, will flU the
ie Cenvers cam* Very near
toeing a fia* horae.Sacniay by getting
,o>ve* hasted -while plowing. -
4 lltr. Macon House and wife apent
Sunday with Mr. and Mr* T. B.
' Miaeec Ln<y and Emma Jooea, of
Pooomoko, itfled to see their ?!?*??,
I Mia. C. fr. ftajms*. 8unday
| Miae Ida Fuller and Mia* Irene Per
C*r*oa railed to lee Mr*. J. W. Salt
Euaday. All of th* young people eajoy
being the ga**ta, of Mr. and Mrs. Buit.
Mis* Sarah Conyer* haa eater ed
Youngsvill* High School for the com
ing session Her maay friends wish
her great ease ess.
II yea wast te hear people plead pov
arty come to Popes. The writer sailed
to see oaa of oar mest prosperous far
mers 8anday.a He stated that all of
hk aropa were short; had oaly oaa crop
that waa tsa ehildrea. Bat I aa* sur?
that we have est* seep, that <a Was now*
and n kitchen. It ia toe te have elee
tion year ea this bed crop year, aa tha J
farmers will have semethiag to sheer |
them np.
Misa Renn Methee, of Creed more, |
called to sea her mother, Mr*. 8. W.
McGbee, near Fepes, Sunday.
' A ' great' maay of our people want
over to FrkskHatOa Friday t* parttaka
ef ibrrefrosBmeftta with the old vetor
a?4 s^Jery |Se flae dinner pre paired
for them, the good ladle* ef Frank -
lintab. waited te every one, young aad
old,-aad everybody waa welcome.
?. h. r.
Farmer! Ca-apermtlve Omotny I
The Farms ta Co-operative Company]
aspect to have their warehouse now W-l
lag bailt near the Depot, ready
'cupaUon by Kavember 15th, ?
Thk will be oaa
largest Storage V
? df the 8tatehi
SSSta
THE MOVING PEOPLE
THEIB MOVEMENTS IN AND
? 001 OP TOWN
Those Who Have Visited Louls
burg the PMt Week? Those
Who Bare Gone Elsewhere
For Business or Pleasure.
Mr. J. J. Bimw returned from i
| visit to Raleigh Saturday.
h Miaa Viol* McNeill, of l>o no, Is ' the '
rust this week of lln- Giljnore.
Miaa Mary T. King la yisitlag friends
and relatives la Warren ten this weak.
Miaa Dena Seckinger, of Glcnville,
?*.; la visiting bar cousin, Mrs. W. M.
Gibnore. ?. ? i " ? 1
Miaa Fannte Cooke, of Atlaata, Ra.,
| ia vinitiag at the homo af Mr. J. S.
Williams.
Messrs. J. R. Collie aad J. A. Ttjrn
| er went over to Raleijrh to attend the
Executive Committee meeting.
Mr. 3. }. Htckey, of Richmond, rep
resenting the Imperial Tobacao Co.,
waa on the local market bar* Friday.
Mr. F. Graham Williams, of Atlanta
i Ga., aad Mr. Mark Willlama, ef Rocky
Mount, aie vlaiting Mr. J. S. Williams.
Chief of Pol lee J. C. Tucket and fam
ily retained home Friday from a visit
to friend* aad relatives ia Ralebrh.
Mr. F. W. Wheleea left Saaday fei
the Bortbem Markota to purchase his
fall and winter a lock at gooda,
Han. Robert N. Pare, Congressman
from the Seventh district, waa a visitor
1 to his sister, Mrs. T. B. Wilder the
past weak.
Meaare, Jt L. Bfcorton. V. C. Will
i iaaae, A. O. Sogers, J. X. Williama and
<*. B. Cooper went to SaAlo Li this
Bpriaga Saaday via aatomeblle.
Miapss J. R. Collie, P. P. Griffin, B.
T. Baitey sad Charlie CMi, viewed
OatksviDe, V?, Saaday via aatomo
bile. , * ' ' f
Mra. A- U. B*U And daogW*. *??
es Cits si and Lyaa, aad Mi%. Jfclla
Seett, retaiaid tba pitl weak fae? tba
?farther* Markets. wbare tfcey paaeh**
ed the Salt stosk for fed Racket. '7
Mr; R. B. Beailay and aba, Clande,
af >aar Wak afield, vis i ton to Leatabarg
last Satarday. They broagbt ? hfc lot
ef tobaoce aad were eapeelslly well
plaaaed with tba raeait. Mi. Beaslay,
whe la as export judge af (fee weed,
says that tb? Looisbnrg aodskat Is the
plaas to sell tebaeeo da it la easily in
tba lead of any market ia this section.
His ssaay friends bare were glad te see
k^i-1" .4- ...
Tria# Fsr Manse laminar.
Mr ? iaa King, colored, wbe had been
apprehended for a namber ef weeks as
being connected with the baraiag of
McElnae's stablea near fear bridges in
the spring was caaght a few days asro
by Constable R. W. Hudson aad waa
tried before Sqaire J. L. Palmer on
laet Saturday Tba evideaee seemed to
be pretty good aad resulted in his being
bound over te Court andev a $000 justi
fied bead. Not sriving the bond he waa
again committed to jalL
la a ahert while after the papara had
been tarnad over to Cenatable Hudson
he took an aataraobile aad gat ia tba
ahaaa latohtag tba negro about two
milee from Btaobope the aaaao ovening.
V.B.^
The regular mooting of the Jos. J
Dayia Chapter will be held at the Ma
some HaU Oat. lad, five o'eloek, p. m.
w or US*\f' P- W Pres.
Mas. W. E. llmri. Soe'y.
Leulsbarg Baptist Chureh.
trill conduct poblle wor
sbia Sundayit ll n. m. and7:30 p. m.
Sunday aehool at S-SO a. m.
Sgss
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