FRANK^N TtM?e
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Kbidat, Sept. 26, laiS.
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' Thb legislature met Wednesday.
The Mills of the Legislature an be- [
ginning to grind.
Uo oat to bear Dr. Covington Tues
day at tbe court bouse.
IiTbb Louisburg to Rocky Mount rail- ]
sting a lot of talk.
-Thb House passed the currency bUI |
(factically as It was presented.
Ftl of Gov. Sulxer, under im-|
t charges is in full sway.
Jv seems tk?t everybody wants tbe|
yjfiiw Rock/ Mount railroad,
jjoM Wednesday night, October 8th, at
diost enjoyable musical concert will be |
Nobody seems to question the fact I
that Louiabofg is tbe (dace to sell your |
tobaoco.
Mb.' Walter Murphy was elected
Speaker of tbe House of Representatives |
on Wednesday.
Prepare to attend the musical con
cert at the Opera House on Wednesday |
night,. October tth.
Gov. Craig recommended that thel
State accept tbe revised freight rates |
offered by the railroads.
With the Louisburg to Rocky Mount |
railroad in view why not leta have a
cotton mill in Louisburg.
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Don't let our Merchants and Ware
housemen forget that a good live to
bacco fair would mean lota to Louis
burg.
court house next
HOT
About the moat popular thine
baye -MMMUr
?11a
railroad.^"-*'
Its a pity oar people cannot gat to
gether and eatabliab a boapital la Louis
burg. It pan In Qtber towna. Why
not here? V ? _ _ ,.
Hon. W- A. Devin. of Oxford, haa
been appointed to a Superior Court
Judgeship to succeed Judge H. A. Fou
ahae, resigned.
The locosnotlve* and cars have already
been offered for the Louisburg to Rocky
Mount railroad. aad a number Of rights
of-waya. What next? " . ' , .
Tbi Creedmoor Neva b a new a :
change just come to our desk. It is
neatly printed eight page weekly and
will no doubt become popular within Ita
territory.
Tbk political pot in Franklin is be
ginning to boil although the election ia
over a year off. Be careful gentlemen
that you don't aay anything you will be j
sorry fo.- afterwards.
Either the Williamson field, the Ba
ker property or the property recently
owned by Mr. R. G. Allen, would make
pretty sites (or the depot of the Louis
burg to Rocky Mount railroad.
A planter was asked the past week
if he had received as much for his to
bacco as he expected and his answer,
which was (riven with a smile, was
"Yes sir. I received just double what
I expected."
A most worthy cause is the concert
to be given at the Opera House Wed
nesday night, October 8th. The pro
ceeds will be used for one of the great
est additions ever made for the public
school system in Franklin County.
Thkre'i no use "cussing" the night
policeman, for not catching a robber
? mile from tin burin* Mtor of the!
Hear* tol
CTeggSlttfcttr see by]
\ is mora}
electric currant. Who ilMl in Louis- J
burs that don not- awry tlu splendid]
I aarvica being given the people of Frank
llnton? Louisburg owns ita.ttlant and
although doing aMot twtc ft. as much!
bmla^aa a? the plant at Prank linton.
It" tiiiB get light only haU'tfee night.
Wa war* sorry tohear a commission
er say Tuesday that b? had euggeetad
lighting Uta back alleys with oil lampe.
His Intentions in Uta suggestion how
ever were for the beat, bat It don't look
good to na to think that t^town that
owns an electric light plant will have to
rcaort to oil lights for tbe tiwn But I
who it it that can truthfully say that
the town waa not mora universally
lighted when it need oil lights altogeth
er than it ia npw with an electric plant.
We hate to admit thla, hat It ia ban
facta that stand for thamaahran.
Raleigh ia apairtag tax first place in
'the bitt headline*. Within the paat few
1 months they had several instances of
trouble resulting In death from little
boys, and now they come to- the front
with a pistol duel between a policeman
and a few toogha who attempt to tat e
a prisoner from the officers. We hope
it will not he so very long before the
level headed members "of the General
Assembly will come to the rescue of
Raleigh and all the other towns in the
State by taking away ' a little of the
doubt and all the technicality in -the
laws that the wrong doers-may receive
positive and speedy pnnishment for
their wrong doings.
Ose of the (treat troubles 'With our
system of dealing oat justice to viola
ton of laws, lies within the grand jury.
Without meaning to bring charges
against anyone, but to recall the solemn
doties of a grand Juror to the ?nd of the
public benefit, we would *a^*too many
of them think they only have to thresh
out the different cases bRXIffht before
the*, or that It ,is datgr to)*-.
port * eaae wj??r?n U*/ but *v*a the
sll?h?at kiwwtocfce. Wa paaUioo to
boUt?It aironooua. Tha jMt la wheth
er a ?r*nd juror baa DereenaUaowled*e
jot * YtoUHoo otthe tow. or not If be
jrnowi ot any panon wh? does know
that a vioiatioe of tow han beeo nude
it p his duty to hare those persons cail
jed that the body can investigate tha
case. Tha editor of tha Tixu knows
pf instances whara persons criticiaad
certain lrr?jrnlaritie? or violations, later
they would serve on tha grand jury,
and still totar.no reference waa made
to theae matters, only that after the
Court was over the same parties' conld
be beard to eriticiaa tha sama condi
tiona. It* UMtHcbtfciasa* * omb
?ion* of duty; Muld fa* -don* mtention
*lly to def**t equal jarih* to all, or it
could be don* through ignorance. W*
do not?(M? to *ith*r m oompared to
the aataal practice* here. We feel that
out people' are eatjly qompreben?l?e
enough tp undent* od their duty and are
equally honest in doing it, but the tHH
ble lyee in an old ua^Utt practice tint
can*** ?h?im\b feel that at these thing*
hare not b*?n dob* Won it ia not eo
tirely thejr<Jbty to take It up now. It
our grand juror* would begin now to
correct their errors in the put and ap
ply the W#>?? it should be by seeing
that all th^* within th*ir knowledge
'of even the possibility of a crime hav
ln? btto flp?ialtUd ihoolct
??WxJk -there nvliMb i k?
change * oat oondltietw, Md w?
don't bee Mate to-eay they wonW b? for
the beat. It woold be only * ikon while
before everybody would be glad of the
change in practice. v% J\'r
Deepondeney. ~
U often caused by tadigeetion and
constipation, and qdickly dbaptfeara
Forsale d?alei?f*U *** t*k*"' i
We have completely overhauled our
cotton (in anil are now ready to gin
WOOD SUPPLY CO. o
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quick assets, and demands good .and stable security from its borrowers. It in
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and the special personal attention of its officers is given all matters intnisted
. to its care and attention.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Louisburg, N. C.
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F. N. Egerton, President ? C. P. Harris, Vice-President
M. S. Clifton, Cashier. W. E. Uzzell, Assistant-Cashier.
Savings Department Pays 4 Per Cent. Compounded Quarterly
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Mr. J. N. Harris, who has for the past twenty years been very active J|id successful in the
tobacco warehouse business in Louisburg, has sold out his interest p the Farmers Warehouse
to McKinne Bros. Co., and the- Hill Live Stock to. This Warehouse will continue to run and
Mr. S. S. Meadows will continue to hold his int||restinjthe warehQUft^^Xhe business will h%im.
rup under the efficient management of Mr. s? S. Meadows, and the same force as heretofore,
consisting of Mr. C. ?? Johnson, Auctioneer, d. C. Harris and John ?. Williams, Bookkeepers,
and EdgarHarris, Floor Manager. Tobacco is high and we are having_big sales and every
body is well pleased. Bring us a load. Bring us your tobacco, we guarantee satisfaction.
We have, located on the Louisburg Market, buyers for all the large manufacturers and the
tobacco is felling as high on this market as anywhere in the State. Mr. S. S. Meadows gives
his personal attention to each pile. t;. f