BIG FIRE CHRIST
MAS MORNING!
DESTROYS ABOUT mjOO ooj
WORTH OF PBOflBTY
The Large Modern Barn, Eleven Head
Of Horses, Four Cows,- Several Hogs
> And Lot Farm Implements Bnrned.
The large and modern stock barn
belonging to Mr. A. W. Perry, Jr.,
located to the left of the Henderson
road just beyond the home of Mr, J.
A. Mumford -was destroyed by Are on
Saturday morning. The flre was dis
covered about one o'clock and thtf
alarm given but before sufficient h?lp
could arrive the blaze was so far ad
vanced that It was impossible to save
the eleven head of horses and four
liead of cows that were being cared
for in the building. The loss includ
ed a large lot erf farming Implements
and several hogs besides a lot of feed
stuffs and tobacco. The loss Isestl
mated at' about twenty-five thousand
dollars with fourteen^thousand In
surance. The origiij of the flre is
unknown.
FIRE AT ICE PLAXT.
About six o'clock Friday morning
fire broke out at the ice plant, owned
by Mr. W. T. Person, and -destroyed
the stables, a large wood shed, a lot
cf wood and an automobile tflTck, the
being estimated at about $2,800
v .ill small amount of insurance. The
department responded quickly
nr.'1 300n got the flames under con
trol.
The fire caught up again Saturday
moral but was extinguished before
any damage was done.
TENTEBTAINS SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASS.
Tmjbda> ? afternoon at? <M)0 o'oloeli,
Mrs. F. B. McKinne entertained her
Sunday School class at a Rook par
ty. Progressive Rook was played.
After an hour of playing, Mrs. Mc
Kinirs~~inid~TOlss-?orca8 McKinne ser
ved delightful refreshments.
The following are the members of
the class:. Misses Margaret Turner,
? ATnin Toiler Parham, Pearl Pearce,
Doza Upchurch, Louise Reavis, Lou
ise ugertoh, Temylu William*. ? Mary
Smith, - Blanch Hatton, Lucy Perry
Burt, and Adelaide Johnson.
The visitors were: Misses Dorcas
llcKinne, Jessie Elinore, Lois Guffy,
and Lillian Wyche Howell,.
BEASLEY-POYTHRESS.
At~the home-of-^Mr. C. M. Gattls
onJShinda^jnorning at 10 o'clock Miss
Gladys Poythress and Mr. Ellas Be
as ley were happily married by Rev.
W. R. Burrell, of the Baptist church,
in the presence of only a few intimate
friends.
The contracting parties are among
Louisburg's most popular young peo
ple, the bride being the popular Chief
operator of the local1 telephone ex
change and the groom being the sen
ior member of Beasley Bros. Co.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
We are requested to announce that
Civil Service examinations Vill be
held at Raleigh, Rocky Mount, GreeAs
boro, Charlotte and* a number of oth
er North Carolina cities for United
States Railway Mail Clerks. The
examinations will be rated on the fol
lowing basis of points: Spelling 10,
arithmetic 20, letter writing 20, ge
ography of the United States 20, pen
manship 10, copying from plain copy
20. Persons desiring to make appli
cation for this examination should
write the Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. C. or to the Secre
tary to the United States ClvU Ser
vice Board at whatever point you wi
sh to take your examination.
LIBfER-T HARRINGTON.
Invitations as following hare been
received in^nd around Louisburg:
"Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tharrlngton
Invites you to be present at the mar
riage of their daughter, Emma Flor
ence to Mr. Osborne M. Llmer at two
o'clock in afternoon on Wednesday
December twenty-ninth, nineteen hun
dred and twsnty, at their home. Al
ert, North Carolina."
The bride to be, is one of Franklin/
The groom to be Is of warrentoo,
Naxyi Carolina, and Is one of Warren
county's moat pruuiMng young buai
WEIHCAL SOCIETY ELECTS OFFI
'? CEKS.
At a meeting of Franklin County
Medtpal Society held In Uoulsburg on
Wednesday, December 22nd, 1920 . the
follOWtiit officer* were elected for the
P*?rfdent? 'Dr. B. C. Johnston.
it? Dr. H. M. Beam;
. ..... JMurer? Dr. - H. H.
D*I??&te? to the State Medical 80
- eltfp to M held at Plnehurst, N. C.,
? ?- *? ? - iQ2i ? Dr. R. p. Yarborough.
?? Dr. 8. P. Burt.
?lander butt starts in a w h I s - I
?oon gets to a shout. _
Ths
P^r so
FIGHTS FOB STILL.
Officer Meadows and Posse Exchanges |
Shots With Blockaders.
On Tuesday afternoon Offieer B.
H. MeadowB with Messrs. R. B., Ed.
and Jerry Peoples captured a com
plete still outfit about one mile south
of Squire Pink Harris. It was of ab
out fifty gallon capacity and was
just put in running order. When
the officers arrived three men were
seen at the still but ran off about fif
ty or sixty yards and began shooting
at the officers. The officers exchan
ged shot 8. No damage was done on
either side as far aa the officers could
learn, except that they think one of
the officers party came so close to
one of the blockaders that he lost his
hat. Tney destroyed about six hun
dred gallons of beor.
Officer Meadows broke up another
distillery near Jackson's mill on Tu
esday morning when he discovered
and destroyed eight barrels Of beer
and a cooling tub. He failed to find
the still .
A TREAT.
The services at the Baptist church
on Tuesday night were quite a treat
to a large audience, who thoroughly
enjoyed the occasion. The many
scenes and , pictures of the various
countries were especially educating
and instructing as well as amusing.
Dr. Burrell is making himself quite
popular with our people through his
pleasing and substantial manner of
entertaining.
VICTORY MEDALS.
It has come to the notice of the I
War Department that in the great
part of the country the people are
under the impression that only those
6oldiers who served overseas are en
titled to receive Victory Medals. For
this reason the Adjutant General, ot
-the Army has shipped 4,500 Victory
Medals and 2,500 clasps for service
In Pranr.R tn the Recruiting Offir.fir at
Greensboro, N. C., and instructed him
;to distribute them direct to the ex
j soldiers. Medals will be awarded up
:on presentation of discharge certifi
cates. Application may -be-_made? ai_
? the Recruiting Station in person oi
by mail. The Recruiting Officer sta
tes that all parties entitled to Victory
Medals. whether with or without clas
ps, should write to him at once, be
fore the present supply is exhausted,
and secure an application blank. For
convenience the following form may
be used:
Array Recruiting Officer,
TGreensboro, North Carolina.
Dear Sir:
Please send me a. Victory Medal ap
plication blank. I served in the U.
S. Army during the World ..War. .as. an
j (State whether enlisted man or officer)
My full name is. r
'Street and Number
'P. O. Box No. ...
Ri^ral Route No. ...
Box "No. .*
City or town
State !
MATTHEWS-SPENCER.
Mr. Melville L. Matthews, of Hen
derson, and Miss Mildred Spencer
were united in marriage at the Meth
odist parsonage by Rev. G. F. Smith
on Thursday morning, December 23,
1920.
The bride is a daughter of our co
untyman, Mr. J. A. Spencer, and
the groom Is an experienced electric
ian, of Henderson. They have many
friends who extend congratulations.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE AT
YOUNGSVILLE.
A letter from Rev. E. R. Clegg,
pastor of the Youngsville circuit to
the TIMES this week states: "Our
first quarterly conference will be held
at Youngsville Sunday, January 2nd,
at 11 o'clock. There will be no ser
vices at Leahs and Prospect on that
Sunday."
ATLANTIC COAST INVENTORS.
The following patents were issued
last week to Atlantic Coast inventors
reported by D. Swift & Co., Patent
Lawyers, Washington, D. C., who
will furnish copies of any patents foi
tencents apiece to our readers.
Va. Horace L. Dodge, Richmond;
Barber's comb. Charlie C. Hickam,
i^asslter, Richmond; MtlHng-cutte^^^
, N. C. Julius C. Moors, Raleigh;
[Flum-megjui lug device.
I K. i:. William II. Austin. Oreen
villo; Automobile lock. Franklin T.
Parker, Columbia; Reinforced press
cloth.
TWO LAVA STREAMS, QUARTER
WILE WIDE, FLOW FROM
KILAUEA
Hilo, T. H., Dec. 28.? Two lava
streams, each quarter of a mile wi
de are flowing from Kllauea volcano
after several weeks of steady rise of
the lava pit, according to reports
from the volcano observatory today.
\The overflow Is through a crack
mAde by eruptions of 1868 about 600
feet above the main pit where lava to
untalns have been playing spectacu
larly for weeks.
The Old Year Passe
The winds that from the Northland blow;
From regions of eternal snow,
At midnight now are chanting low
Their Miserere drear,.
The while the Old Year, t
Goes desolate upon his wa^
A King without a realm to sway,
Like sad, discrowned Lear.
In silent woods low droops the fern)
And seems for summer's flowers to yearn?
But holly berries gleam and burn,
To grace the Old Year bier;
And from the blue of heaven's expanse^.
The stars look down with pitying glagce
Arid softened seems the radiang^^^
Of moon at midnighyje*. ' f
The Old Year passes; lo! he .slands
And watches Time's fast falijng san\,
Like dying flames from d>
That soon will quejicf:
And now a last flame fitfuTmrows
Its flickering light o'er wintryj snowi^
And lights the way the Old Year goes
To distant realms of night
But while we stand, silent, devout, ?
O'er eastern hills, old Time's redoubt,
There comes a gladdening "Hail!" and shofob
That brings to us new che
For Twenty-One, both lithe i
With merry peal
young,
> flung;
lias come with joys as yet unsaag
A new King now is here! _ .
rHrrTsudiuih. in n. y. tv? ru
? * ? ? ? _?
? HOME DEMONSTRATION ?
? DEPABTKENT. ?
........a.
DO YOU KNOW YOUR COUNTY
AGENT?
"Do you seek your County Agent
When you're troubled, sick and blue,
Do you know- that she Is anxious
Just to lend a hand td u.
Do you cheer your Coumy Agent,
[Ever shake her by the hand;
Show you're thankful for her efforts
jLet htr know and understand?
Do you use your County Agent,
Do you give the girl a show
Does your home present no problems
That perplex your "neighbors so?
Do you know your County Agent,
And the things that she can do,
Have vou seeni the demonstrations.
And the crops your county grew?
4 ,
Do you feel your County Agent
Cannot do a thing for you?
Why not write her, call or see her
Just to learn what she can do?"
MILK A NECES8ARY FOOD.
On every Southern .farm there Is
grazing land enough, or might be gra
zing land enough to feed a milk cow
for eve^y family living on the farm
without ia any way lessening the cot
ton, com and other cultivated crops.
On every farm in Franklin County en
ough roughage could be grown and
saved to feed the dairy cow without
extra cost or labor by merely using
some of the labor now wasted or not
used. Even If a little cottonseed
meal had to be bought the value of
the manure from the cow would lar
??if. nnjr ^ nf ^
olean whole milk for every growing
person wh^ieedsjt most, and for all
others whofleed it only a Ump-tuwr
could be oDiriimnl at piacilenlly aa
extra cost; yet perhaps &n average of
one fourth the farm families in the
county have no milk cow and no milk
supply. I believe I am safe in say
ing that not one half the children
who need milk so much in their daily
diet ever taste any In the winter.
The feeders of live stock long ago
learned that nothing would take the
place of milk for young growing
things, but only recently has it been
proved that the same fact holds true
for growing children. There is nb
substitute for milk. It Is an abso
lute necessity for the proper growth
and development of children. It is
not necessary that the child drink
milk, tho this Is best, but It must get
milk in some way. Whole milk must
t-be-oonBuniffl, aa_drink. in soups. in
bread, in creamed foods of in somb
'other form. This has been proved
beyond any question and it is a posi
tive fact that there is no substitute,
yqt to think of the thousands of grow
ing children who do not have milk a^ff
a regular or principal food product.
The Red Cross Drive, Tuberculosis
Hospital Drive and others are worthy
but none so important as a drive foi
a Milk Cow and an Ample Milk Sup
ply for Every Home.
Farmers interested in buying cot
ton Beed meal, mixed feeds, phosph
ate, tile, hay, Bait, fertilizers and any
thing else of interest to farmers sh
ould get in communication with "The
County Agent and Farm Bureau" 141
West Jackson Building, Chicago, whi
ch will furnish the addresses of near
by dealers who will sell at wholesale
prices to "any Farmers Union, Com
munity Club or farmers buying co
operatively .
At a community meeting at Sandy
Creek, some weeks-a^o/the Agent sug
gested ways to brighten the holidays
for the sick and the old of the neigh
borhood. On Thursday night, a truck/
load of singers serenaded quite a num
ber of old people. On Christmas Eye
the Agent carried toys and confejc
tloneries to aome little folks of fene
community. These wofe brought by
the young folks and selected by the
Principal, Miss Aycocke, who certain
ly knowB how to make glad the hearts
of little tots. Mr. B. G. West was
Chairman of a committee to give each
person over sixty-five years a Christ
mas gift. On Christmas Day, the
Church Quartette, visited the ^sick i
cheering them With numbers of songs |
These people always willing to lend !
a helping hand, carried a deeper me- j
aning of the Birth of Christ to the
unfortunate in their midst. Undei j
the leadership of Miss Aycocke, they j
ar^doing great things this year and i
MgnvTirq at ?st ]>Ari.*? C-Hf 'H< H
SUlfDAY.
Services at St. PajpVs Church Sun
day will be Sunday School and Bible
Class at 10 A. M., Morning Prayer
and sermon by Rev. N. C. Hughes
Rector, and administration of the Ho
ly Communion at 11 A. M.
A cordial welcome to a!*.
TO OBSERVE JiEW YEAItfS DAY.
We are requested to state' that all
the banks of Loulsburg will be1 clos
ed on Saturday to observe Year's
Day. All those having business wi
th these Institutions will bear this It)
nlnd.
AMONG THE VISITORS.
SOME YOD KNOW AM) SOME TOT |
' DO ROT KNOW.
Personal Items About Folks And
Their FrlendriVWho Travel Here
And There.
Mr. William Neal ia at home fdr |
ten days holiday visit.
Mr. P. F. Monger, -of Sanford, Fla.,
is a visitor to Louisburg.
Mr. Sam Gupton and bridq return
ed from Raleigh this week.
Miss Fannie Neal is at home from
Sweet Briar, for two weeks holiday.
Supt. J. R. Collie and son, Will,
visited Louisburg during the holidays.
Mr. Geo. Holder spent the Christ- I
mas holidays with his brother in Clay:
ton.
Dr. and Mrs. ft. O. Perry and son,
Douglas, visited Ixmisburg Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Tiner, of Ken
ly, are visiting her parents near I
town.
Supt. J. C. Jones and wife spent
the holidays with her people at War
renton.
Mr. Maury Cralle, of Richmond,
spent the holidays with friends in
?Louisburg.
| Mr. and Mrs. F. Leo* Edens, of
i Washington, N. C., are on a visit to
relatives in Louisburg. . -
! Miss Addle Whitehurst, of Wilming
| ton. is visiting at the home of Mr.
land Mrs. D. F. McKinne.
i Mr. H. J. Strickland, of La Junta
I Col., arrived the past week for a vis
? it to his people near town.
i ?
J Miss Lola Strickland and Mr. Nick
sSutton, of Spring Hope, are visiting
^lr. and Mrs. J^ L. Collier.
? Prof. F. N. Egerton, of the Uni
versity of Georgia, at Athens, spent
the holidays ^vrith his people here ^
1 Dr. D. T. Smith wick left Wednos
day for.AUanta, Ga.,~to take an- exaiS*'
innttoh for the United states Pti Trtftr
Health Service.
Mrs. W. P. Neal and family, Dr.
and Mrs. R. F. Yarborough and son,
spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs.
Bickett in Raleigh.
Mrs. G. T. Cxrfjle Winston-Sa
lem, and Mr. N. F. Hooker, of Dal
ton, are spending the holidays with
-MFt andJklrja. C. Leach.
i Misses Beverla Pearce, Margaret
? and Mamie Hayes, Lucy Andrews
Neppie Wilson and Lois Boone came
; home from East Carolina Teachers
i Training School, at Greenville, to
I spend Christmas.
MRS. ?. E. CZZELL HOSTESS.
[ The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club
! had a delightful meeting this week
jwith Mrs-. W. E. Uzzell hostess, at
| her home in Mapleville. Mrs. John
lUzzell received with her. Apart from
[the members of the Club, a number
of Invited guests were present." The
? parlor was prrettily lighted with red
! candles. A fire burned brightly on
jthe hearth, a welcoming sight to tho
jse who had motored out.
j Mrs. Parham presided gracefully
iover the meeting. Mrs. R. F. Yar
! borough, Jr., read the minutes of the
? last meeting. Mrs. Parham gave
I some interesting notes on Current'
| Events! -followed by a reading from
+-Vsn Dyke, "Keeping ChriBtmas" and
ja lovely poem "Christmas Eve In El
dore Village." Mrs. White sang
[sweetly "Love's Lullaby." Mrs. T. j
jw. Watson's paper on "Rights of
jMan" was a splendid philosophical
j treatment of the subject. The pro
jgram was concluded with a pl^no so
lo by Miss Williams, original compo- j
sition. Mrs. Uzzell, assisted by Miss I
J Florine Boon$, then served delicious J
fruit and salad courses.
A NEW YEAR'S WI8H.
To those my friend? who hold ma dear.
I wish great Joy throughout tha year.
To other friends, who like nne lesa,
A full ten montha of happlne^p.
JJfl^uchaallke me not at all?
HAPPINESS
J-JAPPINESS comes not so
much from what is dona
for us as from what we do for
otkers. Its prescription is the
be* service of which we ere
capable, rendered unselfishly. \
Let 1901 be a year of service to
God, our country and
our fellow men.
WELCOMES NEWHSTOt
V ^
SERVICES IX HONOR DR. BCR
REH SlDNDAI HIGH*
Baptist (Juirol) Scene of Unity of Pel.
lowshlp In The Many Expressions of
Greetings? Resolutions Read WT"
Adopted.
The Welcoming Bervices held at the
Baptist church on last Sunday night
iWhen the members of the church Jo
ined by the citlzMia of Loulsburg ex
tended a hearty welcome to our
town to the new Baptist Pastor, Re*
W. R. Burrell, was largely attended
and the. greatest fellowship prevailed.
Each of the greetings were filled with,
good cheer, wit and welcome and we
re of the spicy, and to the point kind
that is always relished and enjoyed.
The response of Dr. Burrel was time
ly and full of feeling and apprecia
tions. The Bpecial musij^rendered- by
the choirs added muoh to the occas
ion. The program rendered was aa
follows :
The Citizens ? Mayor L. L . Joyner.
The Schools ? Dr.- L. S. MasBey.
The Churches? Hon. W. H. Ruffin
and Rey. G. F. Smith.
Former Pastors ? Rev. T. D. Col
lin*.
Response? Rev. Wm. R. Burrell.
Master of Ceremonies ? Dr. W. B.
Morton.
At the conclusion of the exchange
of greetings the following resolution
from Dr. Burrell's former charge
were read byT>r. W. B. Morton:
jTo The Williamston Memorial Baptist
Chnrch.
We, the undersigned committee, ap
pointed by you in Conference to s?e\
Brother Burrell, referable to a recon-"
[sideration of his resignation, beg to
j report that we have performed our
mission and that we have seen and
I talked with him about this matter
I irom its everv phase and angle, there
;by gathering his desire, wish-and mo
Itlvo In resigning. ? After offering the
increase in salary, as authorized, 3ro
| ther Burrell stated that it was not
a question of pecuniary considera
! tions, but that' he thought he had ful
(filled his mission in- this partieulat
I field and that the Master bad called
jhim to a new work. He informs us
that It was with a feeling of reluc
jiftnra thit -he leaves Williamston and
;this Chnrrh hpra.nse-o?_the great love?
lliat lii1 pussesst^d for 1th puuple; ? fur- ?
, ther, that his departure would be wi
thout malignity or ili-feelines tow
ards anyone, but rather with a kind
ly regard and prayers for the mem
bers of- the Church and the people of
.the Town and Community.
! We beg to submit for your approv
al the following resolutions:
i Be it known, that the Memorial
Baptist Church of Williamston met in 1
, Conference, do hereby resolve:
I 1st. TEal lnTHe resignation - -of
Brother W. R. Burrell, as Pastor ot
I this Church, we lose one whose un
selfish love, devotion and work has
been unparalleled in the History of
the Church. That this love and de
votion, has not been confined to the
Baptist church apd Denomination,
but has extended to all churches of
whatever christian beliefs and creeds,
and to the people of the Town and
! Community. We lose a friend of ln
] estimable value, a teacher of the tru
th and all that is excellent in .man
hood. His sermons' and disserta
tions on the Master and His Teach
ings, were profound, broad and en
lightening, and1 were characteristic of
the scholar and student." He always
approved and took a prominent part
in progressive movements and civic
uplift. By indefatigable work and
devotion he has won the love of his
members and the citizens of the Town
and County. Our sympathy, love and
best wishes and prayers go with Bro
ther Burrell and his family - to" his
[ new field and we prophesy that In the
near future he will have the pleasure
of seeing a. full fruition of hiB labor
and work in this Church.
2nd. We congratulate the Church
of Loulsburg in its acquisition of a
Pastor so worthy and capable.
3rd. That copies of these resolu
tions are to be Bent to the Enter
prise and the Biblical Recorder for
publication, and a copy to be record
ed in the Books of the Church and
that copies be forwarded to Brothei
Burrel and the Church at Louisburg.
Respectfully submitted.
B. S. COURTNEY,
J. W. ANDERSON.
B. A. CRITCHER,
ASA T. CRAWFORD.
Dr. Morton, after reading the fore
going, moved that we as a church
and as |Bn?i<rtiTTyrT*"
?MMStMKWB*^M(Tonsof the schools
-=as- the friends i and promoters of ev
ery cirio, -aaclaj, religious aml.fiiuui
1 ' n f rrCTt. of i rA-u."n mat t'-mmn
nlty recede LIIUsb ? --t'-liiHnpa
give them a permanent place in our
church records; and that we author
ize our secretary to convey to tha
Williamston Church our greetings, a*
suring them of our love for their love, ?
our sympathies for their sympathies,
our prayers for their prayers.
The motion was seconded by Hon.
W. H. Rulfln and put to rising vote
when every mam, woman 'and child
TOted for Its adoption.
Thus closed a most pleasing, inspir
ing occasion. And all returned to
thetr homes glad that they had taken
part In welcoming this gifted man ot
3od to their town and to their homes.