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Times F*TCaiABIft 05 Hurt Tim? Eiplre*. SCBSCMniO* tlM Ymt Jtm MEMORIAL OA1 REV. B. V. BLACK. CHAPtAI>, JtA KKS AnngfSS (M Noiubej In Attendance? Com nlltfts Visit (irtm o< Uwwwei Soldiers? Most l?i??!ulu Occas ? in. _ The Memorial S?nrlc?e held In the Courthouse In IxxUsburg Monday U}. the memory of the World. Wae-HBrooa w?n a mojt auiTtgsiful aad Impressive service and largely attended In view of the weather Indications. In the presence ot many cltlaens Trom att pacta <>f ih? t jaunty and w it U the bar ot the Court rdbm filled with ba&uUtul Bowers Mr. W H. Rufltn, Chairman of the Committee on arran gements called the first memorial ser vices on Monday. May 30th, to do hon or to our World War dead. He read the roster of the dead heroes which was as follows ; Killed In Action Norman Wilder, Castalia, R. 1; Al bert G. Ayescue. Alert; Sidney Bur nett. Alert; Herbert. Cates, Louisburg R 3 : Charles D. EHIngTon. ixjuisourg R 3; James K. Henley. FYankllnton, R, Alex? t? -Holmes. ? Ersnkllntnn ; Thomas G. Hu?l? Alert, R. 1; Jessie J. Jovner. Louisbttrg. R. 2: Willie G. Ma ?-On. Louisburg. R 5 ; Archie B. Pearcol 1 . > -agevllle. R. 2; Henry G. Rawles, i : -.1. 1>N of Wounds. y a. Wilson, Louisburg. R. 5; Shti. Cooke, Franklinton; Frank Mi- 1 tchell, Kittrell, R. 1. , IHetl of llisea^ Homes lie. Or. F. O, Swindell. Louisburg; Don s wt f tup.uiuuii. n minimum, wmie li Higlu, Franklinton; James 1. In m;w. Louisburg; Lewis W. Nowell, \jungsville; John H. Pinnell, Alert; Heftvrt Knoch Tharrington, " Alert rk'v^s winsum, rmiklituuu, Dai is u. at itave Wilder s. UN oi Disease. foreign, i.t. John .Neal, Louisburg. < nlorrd ? Hied of IMseti^s A. K. F. Frank Davis. Louisburg. K. 5; Mann Fooler. Louisburg, R. 1; Charlie Pep pers. Runu< Nathaniel Brodie, Frank linton; Kil Thrower. Franklinton, R. 3. Hied of l)i>fiiNO, i)oiiu>lir. Phil Alston. Alert, K. 1; Amos Per ry. Louisburg. K. 3; Len Powell, Ma -plevUU; Joe Webb, Mapleville; Jam vs Wright. Franklinton. Following the readiug of the roster the pr\?gram was taken up in order beginning with "America" sang by those present. Rev. C. L. Dowel 1, pas tor of the Frauklinton Baptist church, offered invocation. The address of the day which was made by Rev. B. F. Black, pastor of the Christian FrnttkltnUm, and who served as Chaplain in the Cnited States Army in France, was on* filled with the greatest apprecia tion for the great sacrifice the boys had made and the opportunity to join in perpetuating their memory. "It makes me feel like singing praises to all ' said the speaker in referring to this day of the beginning of the Me morial to the World War heroes. In paying tribute to the glorious valor of the boys in France and the wonder ful aud unselfish responses to the calls a4. home the speaker said the Stars and Stripes are known the world over for the hemic deeds of the boys who held it high in battle and now all nations will think well and think twice before disturbing us. "I came with all my heart to lay a wreath of flowers on that mound" said the speaker in his tribute to the beautiful spirit^ that prompted all present to take a part In this service. He paid a beautiful tri bute to the large army of women who crossed the sea and who served at home and In cantonments, "which" he said "we too often forget." "If you want to be big associate with big ideaa and big things. If you want to be small associate with yourself and tell all others to do the same. The busy paths of life are those that lead to the toinhs of the great heroes." To illustVate these thoughts he told how h* had ?Tlslted many places abroad and in Africa where one would nat urally expect to find the greatest mo vement of people. In the halls of the creates! art galleries, science and places of amusement but the places that he found the multitudes of the cr?\*ter people were at the tombs of the great heroes, like Napoleon. Wash inxt?H? *nd others "If we forget the I can see nothing but that the fu ture will forget us " He stated that tbvre is an inspiration that comes to us fn*m association which we sh^gld ? i>? <>urage In conclusion the speak ?*r sjM "the grave is not the end, the h?*r?? that falls on the battlefield has iH*t lost all, his Is Just beginning To do- is to gaipC His address was greatly enjoyed by , the many present and on behnlf of the Franklin County \Temorlal Associa tion and all present Mr. W. H. Ruffln ? \pree^*e?l appreciations for the fex cvtlent talk that Mr. lilac* had made f*?r the occasion Following the address "The Star Spangled Banner was sung after * hich the benediction was pronounced by Rer O F Smith, of the Louisburg Methodist Church. Jnst before the benediction Mr. Ruf fln read the roulee-of the Committees who would go to the several (craves una place the decorations as follows; Committee No. I. IsC To Mt. Gllead Church ? grave of Nat Strickland 2nd. Turning to right to OHver Uiacoe 8? grave uf Jas. l>er lnacoe. Srt. Hack bv Sukev Young's Cross Roads to Jesse Joyner's grave. 4 th. To Laurel, by -Hugh Egerton's to Alert, to Richard Burnette's ? grave of Sidney Burnette. 5th. Then to grave o( Herbert ? Enoch Tharrlngton. near Alert. 6th. Then to gravg__oX ? Jotar H. PernelUjieftj^-BaHVr'store! mo. 2. 1st. Loutsburg Cemetery,- graves of (a) Dr. F. O. Swindell, lb) Lt. John Neal. 2nd. To Trtulty, graves of (?) Willie OleDn Macon, Monument, (b) Perry Ashley Wilson, Monument. 3rd. Tn nniB WoUlon's iiwtT--Kpnnm. grave of David L Foster. Committee Xo. 3. 1st. Frankllnton, grave of Wade H. Hlght. 2nd. FVankllnton, grave of David F. Cheatham. 3rd. Franklinton R. 3., grave of Lewis Winston. 4th. By Sprulll's Cross Roads towards Oak Level, grave of Lewis H. Nowell. 6th. Oak Level Church, grave of Archibald B. Pearce, Monument. 6th. Flat Rock Church, grave of Herbert. Cates. With the return of the Committees ?who tiad derorated the several graves one of the most Impressive services" held In I^oulsburg In many years was completed. The day was a. great suc cess In that so many of Franklin Co n nty's people responded and did a ser vice so great in such a noble and un Rplflah way that It can only bespeak a perpetuation of tills greaCand no lle work ? doing honor unto those to whom honor is due. TO HO H ROW .MONEY ? l'KOM STATE HANKS !*fH 1' mm ii in WW Of H? B? ? LP**!! To Be Made Thursday. Definite action toward the financing NgtMtn'a yrn^mm nf Imnrnv^i^^ including roads and institutions, will Council of State Thursday, it became kuuwu yesterday and it is understood that a large loan will b<> secured from State bankers. "A number of bankers of the State, it "was learned yesterday, will make tin* State a tangible proposition on ;iptyiUAiiiimul5 f 10.000.000 at 0 |>ur cont It is. likely that this will entail a con dition that a part of this money be left on deposit: A similar loan from the Page Trust Company carried the stipulation that money on deposit should draw 3 per cent Interest. "There never has been any difficul ty about getting money for the State of North Carolina to finance its pro jects." Governor Morrison reiterated yesterday as he left for Hatulet where he spoke last night. "Why the banks of the State aro pre pared to loan the Stale tf it were needed,'* added Lieutenant Governor W. B. Cooper, or Wilming ton. himself a banker. Whether the State will borrow $10, 000.000, more or less, is a matter whi ch the Council of State alone knows and the council, according to Gover nor Morrison pending the return of two of its members is not willing to undertake definite action. Those who discussed the matter yesterday. i? seems. were in accord. Newspaper men who interviewed the Governor and others were given to understand that definite action will be taken Thursday. ? News-Observer. Col. Krfd A. Olds With The Commun ity Services. Here's the next tr?at for Communi ty Service center#! Col. Fred A. Olds of Raleigh Is to spend a whole week In Franklin County, anu there are some Jolly good times In store for all who attend the meetings next week, June 6th to 10th. If you know Col. Olds you'll not miss this opportunity ?>f hearing him again. If you do not you are cordial ly invited to get acquainted with him and spend one of the most pleasant evenings of your lives at a Communi ty Service meeting Col. Olds has not forgotten that he was once a boy so he wants to meet j all the children and young folks at 4:30 for "stunts and stories." He will have with him his Dolls of the World *hlch will be Interesting to all. He can be just as entertaining to the old folks as well. And the plctnres! Well I'm Just going to let you guess what they are. The program Is good and In Itself worth more than three times the price of admission. Don't fall to attend at least one of these meetings. Schedule for this weex : Monday. May SO- Popes. TneBday. May 31 ? New Hope Wednesday. June 1 ? Youngsvllle. Thnrsday. June % ? Mt, Grove. Friday. June 3 ? Wood. Saturday. June 4 ? Laurel. Schedule for next week : Col. Olds will be with us except on Saturday night. Monday. June ft ? Pearct*. Tuesday. June 7 ? Cedar Rock. Wodnesday. June 8 Seven Paths. Thursday. June * Sandy Creek, s FYlday, June 10- -Runn. SatiTTrhry, June 11 ? Ingleside. $30,000 FIRE TUESDAY MORNING TWO STORAGE HOl'SES Bl'R>il> > k a 1! iaiikoui BilldiDKs and Content* Which Includ ed C?tton and Merchandise, Ownfil By AlVta Bros. Co, Freeman A <_a? Quite a large number or Louisburg's population were called from their slumbers on Tuesday morning at about 1 o'clock to answer to the call of Are. when the storage house of A} len Bros. Co.. located on the railroad near the Texas Oil Co., plant was soon| reduced to ashes with the contents. which Included about one hundred bales of cotton besides the many Itejrip" of merchandise, with a loss o t ap proximately $20,000 ajjd the building representing a loss of aDout $4,000. This however was insured as follows:! Stock $14,000, building $2,000. The tlames which were driven by the wind 'soon spread to the adjoining storags house belonging to Freeman & Co., and R. F. Fuller, destroying that bull-: ding and its contents, including a .lot. of merchandise valued at about $2,500 t>TUi -wo insurance and hay to the amount of about $100 not insured; ^he building was valued at about. *3.500 an<T carried $1,500 Insurance. The firemen arrived promptly did splendid work, but the tlames spread so fust It was a wonderful Job to-aave the many adjoining hrililingrc Among the losses was about' $500 damage to the passenger coach of the Loulsburg train and the railroad track. Krunk'lnton Church Starts With a I)n& Out. | l'gsjjilih^as a^cjoncessiou to the nas ! rhaplain in the . A. fc;. T. during the war, the congregation of Frankllnton Christian Church, having only SKtHlfl ill "subscriptions and $3,000 in cash ^Kvard the hew chuxeh huikliim, con. the iilua-of starting with a dug out. ' A well I'miHniml basement u( ? eon ? crete construction, which has been ' roofed over was used for the first tim0 ? Sunday and the other scories will be added later, continuing the building of I the church. Hr, 1 Vl" H:i rni'i1 nrentilt-nr of Klou I College, spoke at the church on Sun Iday morning at 11 o'clock and again (Sunday evening at '8 ? 'TVj'lock. The church was organized about three ihy Rev. G. J. Green and triere are now about sixteen members. The mission board, lias supplemented the $8,000 subscription of the members with i $2,500 toward the building fund. ? Ral eigh Times. o ? Miss Williams Hostess. Miss"S;rlHer WiHianj? ^ieMgbKuHy en tertained the Tuesday Afternoon Book ? Club at the Graded School Friday ev ening from 8:30 to 10:30 o'clock. The I Auditorium stage was artistically dec orated with Quantities of sweet peas, daises and ferns. i Miss Williams greeted more than a hundred guests with charming hospi tality and for a half an hour or more before the program began informality and a good time was participated in by all. Mrs. Parham. President of the Club then called the meeting to order. Mrs. R. F. Yarborough read tho minutes of the last meeting. Miss Jewell Bryant delighted her audience with her violin selection "Adoration l^y Felix Gorowskl. Miss Henninger gave a charming Reading from Mark Twain. Mrs, E. S. Ford, Miss Will iams and Mrs. W. E. White sang "My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice," from Saint Saen's Sampson and Delilah. Mrs. O. Y. Yarboro, accompanying them on the piano. There was unani mous expression of delight of th<% classic so beautifully rendered. Dr. Burrell then delivered a beau tiful address on "The Spirit of Amer ica In the War." The program concluded delicious Ice cream, cake and salted nuts wer?? served. Little Frank Stalnbacfc Newton IHe* j At Home at Epsoc, Little Frank Stalnback Newton, ag ed 20 monthss. son of J. Ollle and I,o'i i Duke Newton, died at 1:30 p. m. M?iy j 28th after an Illness of two week* ; I The funeral services were held at New I Bethel Baptist church at 4 p. m. Sun | day conducted by the pastor. Rev . John Mitchlner, assisted by Rev. Frank I Woodard. Music was rendered by a special choir composed of Mrs. Walter Alston. ! Mrs. Ransom Duke, Mrs. Willie Ay*- i cue. Messrs. Carl Whltaker, E. J I O'Bi ian and R. K. Stalnbaok Tt^ [ pallbearers were Walter Alston. Mar cellus Currln. Nat Newton and Ran Bom Duke Beautiful floral offering entirely covered the little mound. I Such rhlldren whq^t a load of love an I | care I Their coming brings, But oh. the grief when CJod doth stoop To give them wlnga. ?AUNT ZOLA. Subscribe to The Franklin Timet 4? 11 lISBI Rt; t>FFF!T?t SCHOOLROOM) Uli \ nlfs ( a<t for Against A. Regis - t ration of 7JV? 191 Ballots fast, ( Against School*. !!>? (if llio ? ?li unreal ? - , aa on a local matter ever held Loulsburg the question of Isr.uTng i '.000 school bontiji liir- fcettTTT Srhuoi* juw-taranHaroto of 277 For mtls. against a total registration of 8 "ilh M> nrf!'"' '"Unt <frpnfith nf II cast atl^ie box against the bonds, ith those favorable and opposed to " bonds exerted their every effort carry their point, but In view of isibly the heaviest registration ev experlenced in this district and the indifference of something over t^o hnndred registered voters in not tbte brought about the defeat of one xk the nx>st important measures that ms ever been proposed in Louisburg. The defeat is one of those things that bring: s about hardships upon the chil dren. who, under our lawn, were not IjBllowed to defend themselves 1 It is to be hoped that the parents of ~rtrn-^oul5?burfi Scnool district, es pecially those responsible for the de ft at of the bonds may soon awake to tfre reality of the gravity of their ac tjon and provide the necessary facil ities. before it is too late to benefit the iming generation. The Jiest of feelings prevailed all -J- v tiitiaucu All tjrough the day and everything p&Ss <">ff good naturedly. >0 SALE MADE. /Jai^Ter-Crowell Co. To Continue Bu*. Jlne** And Give Their Customer* IThr BmcM; J ^uite a-<-rowtt'9illnji r : of Candler-Crowwi Co.. Wednesday af* i rri their stock of goods and fixtures, t owing to the .tightness of money 2 bid offered being nothing- liliu ihe lue of the stock Mr. H. ? L. Candler, :^jii iiiiir nf rho ^ Tif}l?>r-C 'rn well Co.. informs the T1MEST man that he will pen his place of business and give customers the benefit of any loss tltet might be sustained instead of L'lv ^frg it to some-_ijudi vidual speculator. : In another column will be found an ! unnouncemenr setting forth the future jl'Olicy of this firm and your attention is directed tfieieto.J _ .Ui ilisui.i.iii.t. lb' ? matter with ? Mr. ; Candler. wh/> is at the head of the < hain of U-Tote-Em stores in North Carolina now operating several stor es, informed us that his. only reason tor selling out his stock of merchan dise was because of the fact that the I -Tote-Em business was demanding so much of his time that he felt that ? it would be to his interest and to the ?interest of his customers for him to 'confine his efforts to one line, but that Ire did not consider the demand so strong that it wrtuld justify him in loa Hngnar targe portion of-h4H~44te?-?acnA. lings to accomplish that end. Mr. Candler has demonstrated to our people that he is an exceptional ly good business man and his many friends 1n Franklin Countny will be iulad to learn that he has decided to r emain -with us. AMONG THE VISITORS Mr. W. M. Person is in Nashville attending Court. Mr. F. A. Roth visited Henderson Tuesday night. Sheriff H. A. Kearney visited Ral eigh Wednesday. Mr. T. W. Ruffin attended Federal Court in Raleigh this weeK. Mr. Hen T. Holden attended Feder al Court at Raleigh this week. Messrs. J. W. Mann and S. S. Mead ows, visited Raleigh yesterday. M"rs. E. E. Detter, of Laurinburg, is I visiting her sister. Mrs. H. H. Mead- ' owi. Mayor I,. L. Joyner. Cheatham Al ston and Charlie Ford visited Raleigh I Wednesday. Mr. T. P. Alford and son. Mr. II. G. ' Alford, of Nashville, were visitors to l'I..ouiRburg Tuesday. Miss Columbia Crudup. of Forte Montgomery. N. V . is visiting hor sis ter, Mrs. R. P. Taylor. Mrs. T. W Blckett. of Raleiftli. ??? the guest of Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Yar borough Wednesday and Thursday. ? I Dr. S. P. Hurt and Mrs. W. H. Allen | accompanied little Shiii Allen to a| hospital in Richmond the past week.! Dr. S. P. Hurt, and Miss Columbia <Vudup accompanied Mn K. K A Hen j to Richmond Tuesday, where she will receive treatment at a hospital. Mr. W IT. Yarborough went, over to Raleigh Tuesday to meftt bis daugh- I ter. Miss Eleanor, who has been at tending school at. itendemonville. A <?ood Kind. "Er ? what brand Is this?" asked the man, looking at the gift bottle. "Contraband." Los Angelos Record I.ABflR BOARD CUTS $400,000,000 FROM PlY RXlffl AY HEN A > AVUiACiK OF li vtv (Y\T HI. 1) CCTIQy TO BE EFFECTIVE ? U.N JlLi 1ST Order Affects Members of .11 I.abor ilfg^nla?tion?>? - Section .Hen Hit I Hard ? Cut In Their "Wages Is 1* Per Cent; Shop ( rait* From a to 8 Cents ?Dispatchers Cat 8 Cent.* ? VThlle | Passenger and freight Engineers Are Cot tf and * Cents an Hour Res pectively ? Office Boys-Cut -hettsC | Chicago. May .31. ? An estimated $.400,000,000 will be slashed from the nation's railway wage bill when an or | der rutting wages an average of 12 per cent to be handed down tomorrow by the United States Railroad Iat)or board becomes effective Juty 1. The order affects members of 31 labor organiza tions. employed on 104 railroads. While the decrease is- specifically ap plied only to the roads whose cases Ihave been heard by the ooard, the de cision says it may later be applied to any other road asking a hearing under ! the provisions of the Esch-Cummings [?transportation act. ! Percentages of reductions computed I by numbers of the board, gave the .average or i- t^P cent .mil the aaiim source estimated the annual reduction (in wajjt?s at approximately $400,000. j 000. I The railroad labor board recently re classified the various employes in con nection with railway operations, and this, it was pointed out. may have some effect on labor costs. The board also ;fTew weeRS :igu, or ldered abrogation of the national work :ing am'u HHMit(i.~to b'tiAOAUU! July 1 At the r|^> puj^rrrTT lllll' iihrnrit8-" i' i ii'"*" -k-t? i railroad yyitnesscs estimated savings J in labor costs as high as $300,000,000 lto the saving possible through the cur Irent wage reduction decision. l The dm-isiou grams reductions vary ing from 5 ti> 13 cents an hour or from ;o to IS per cent, and in the rase of sec jtiou laborers. completely wipes out ? the increase granted that class of em ployes by the $600,000,000 wage award [of July 20. 1U20. For section men the reduction was n pproximatefy IS ? p^ | cent. Switchmen and shop crafts we , re fcivien a . nine per cent reduction ''whil'e the train service melt <<Vre cut ^-approximately seven*' per cent.. Car 1 repairers were cut about 10 per cent. Common Labor Cuts. Common labor pay, over which the .railroads made their hardest light, is to be reduced 6 to Si 1-2 cents an ifour, cutting freight truckers average mon jthly wages to $07.10 and track labor iers to^TT.ll. This new schedule gi ^ttji-jiectiuu. mtLn_aiL_ii.vj;iAVg.e daily wage ? of $3.02 for an eight day hour, al though considerable testimony offer led by the roads, particularly in- the south, showed common labor wages as |. low as $1.50 for a 10 hour day. i Shop crafts employes and train en gine service men. except those in pas f senger service, are rediiced eight cents an hour. Construction and sec tion foremen are reduced ten cents an I hour. Passenger and freight engineers I who were given increases of 10 and 13 cents an hour by the 1020 award are 1 to be cut 6 and 8 cents ait hour res jpectively. Passenger and freight con ductors, who received increases of 12 ] 1-2 and 13 cents in 1920 and cut 7 1-2 and 8 cents respectively by the new schedule. I Train dispatchers and yardmaster* whose monthly earnings at present av l erage $260 to $270 are cut eight cents | an hour. Offlccr Boys Cut Least. | The smallest reduction will apply to office boys and other employes under IS years of age, who will receive 5 cents an hour less after July 1. Clerks are reclassified so that en tering clerks, usually young men and women of 18 to 20 years of age Vill receive a monthly salary of $67.50 for the first six months and $77.50 for the second six months of service. Clerks with less thaji Q^e year's experience, now receive $120. A new monthly schedule for float ing equipment employes on ferries, tugs and steam lighters gives captains $200; engineers $190; firemen and oil- \ ( rs $140. On lighters and barges, cap. : ii?n will receive $120 to $150; engi ne! rs $140 to $160 and mates $100. The attitude of the railway unions toward the decreases ordered remains to he determined. The big '?brother hoods are expected^ to jneet here July 1 to consider the hoard's decision wh ich is effective on that date. Claiming they were hard hit by the winter slump in business, railroad man agements have boon clamoring for se veral months for lower wages, and the , decision tomorrow will mark the first relief granted by the board since it set the advanced scale more than ten months ago. o ? Helpful Hints. Jones T want to do something big arid clean before I die. Hones Wash an elephant. INTERESTING TRIP 18 1 ? nrsf-Rmrrr nv rrriEg-g jj. H. Klrtm'n, of Smltlifield, Tell? About Recent Conference at Louis bone. ? Tl!f ftiiUmlng ill Ul 1c by Jauieg if. ? K irkman. of this^ cttfy^tppeared In m. cate. A copy with an attached post script was sent The Smlthfleld Obser ver, and we take pleasure In publiah jing it; On Wednesday inornljig, the 4th Inst,, we left Smithfleld promptly at 9 o'clock via Raleigh~and Wake Forest lor Iyouishurg, and arrived m?r?- Jrjjlt' as the clock wfta-sfilrlng 12. As we entered- the church we were met at "the door by one of the committee on entertainment. Mr. F B. McKlnne. who ushered us into a ?comfortable | seat, making us feel quite at home in ; t he beginning. j After hearing a very Aire address I by Rev. Harry North, on Christian Ed ucation, we were invited into the large . Sunday school room in the rear of the church, for dinner, and such a boun | tiful spread to behold: Barbecue. I chicken, turkey., ham. c?Kes and pies I galore, I During the repast we met for the first time in 25 years two of the best |alld dearest old friends we have ? Dr.. land Mrs. D. T. Smlthwlck. who lived I ill our town at one time. Dr. Smith . wick practiced dentistrv here in 1891. [Nothing would satisfy nielli but for lus to go home with them for the night. , aliltli a'e wurg of I'niir.n' very glad to j do. ' It was ii mutual delight to sit and 'talk of other days, the good t imes ] Spent in old Smltlifield. al.so of its peo 1 pie and progress since our friends' left | us. | They now have three girls and four i hoys : two of the boys are with them, i One. of them is holding a responsible | position In PlilliiiliMpUU ami the other lone is - active member _jf l3l)WlllT t;mm)iU)v, of_ Wilmington, Del. [ Tile next service, was conducted by ' Rev. W. W. Peele. who was born and reared In RobeAin county. He is now . pa-jHir ai Kdenion SsU'ttgt < ti?rch ? in_ I Raleigh; and. hy the way. the people I of fUileigh^ay he can't be beat as pas ?tor and- preacher, and we think he :: : .-isiires up to mat reputation a j preacher. We fell, on retiring that, night that it had been a day well , spent feasting on good tilings for soul and body. I Tile next morning after fa wily prav ^-eet we enjoyed the nice breakfast pre i pared liv our hostess and daughter, i-thj# we werevtaken in their autonio hiie to see a house built of Johnston ?county long TeaT^'pine timber, which j was liauled to Louisburg by mule and wagon a long time before there were 'any railroads going that way. | From tMs place, we went about a I mile in the country to see what is | known as the' "Green Hill home, which is somewhere near 200 years I old. In this building there are re cords which show that the first Meth i ntlrrt ? t-otrierenee ? held -Hv North Carolina was held there about 1780. a little more than 140 years ago. _In the I rear of this historical building i which 'is still in good shape and being occu i pied ) we saw the grave of the poet who wrote "The Angeis in the Sky." On our return we were shown the ' Louisburg graded school, which is an I imposing structure, also Louisburg Female college and the beautiful hom es of three old Johnston county friends Messrs. F. B., David and Malcolm Mc Kinne., .who are now leaders in the church where we enjoyed another fine sermon on "The Times of Today by Rev. A. JD. Wilcox, of Durham. After ? the sermon another fine dinner awalt led us in the Sunday school room, wh ich the good ladles of the church had prepared. Bidding goodbye to our old trie uuav and new acquaintances we departed for home over the route Known as the "Lafayette" road to Raleigh. This is the road that was traveled by Lafayette from the coast to Char lotte. A few miles opj from Louis burg we stopped to see' the grave of a noted man of Revolutionary tame, who was burled in the center of a very large rock by the side of the road. ;7 t Th6 credit for this delightful trip Is due to the kindness of our good friends Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Spiers. Probably within the next 30 days work will have begun on the L?afay ette highway, extending from Raleigh to Fftyettevllle and running through Harnett county via the county seat Commissioner Page Is ready to let the contract, and this step will likely be taken In the next few days. The road is to be built with a fburi datlon that will support concrete but the hard surface will not be laid at the present time. A gravel surface will be laid now. T*ater on. if it la deelriffrt- wis<? and desirable, a concrete surface may be put on . by stljly smoothing the gravel surface. The construction of the Utfayetta. highway will mean much to IHm eat I county in that it will open tory hitherto inaccessible . rkk any state highway. For the section thr ough which It traverses the mmm! wilt furnish an artery for automobile traf fic and truck freight haul tag that will lift the burden of Inadequate ra'lroed facilities between the state capital and Cumberland's county teat.
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