THE FRANKLIN TIMES
i. K. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
?TAR DROPS ?
? Cottoi^ sold for 23 1-2 cents a
pound on the Louisburg market yes
terday.
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? Franklin Superior Court for
criminal cases will convene next
Monday with Hbn. J. Loyd Horton,
presiding.
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? Attend Court next week and call
In and subscribe to the TIMES.
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? It's a fine boy at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Pearce.
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? Hon. Tasker Polk, of Warrenton.
will speak to the people of Franklin
County in the Court House next Tues
day.
NEGRO STATE FAIR
The management of the Xgro State |
Fair announces that the forth coming
Annual Exhibition October 21, 22, 23,
24 will be the greatest In Its history,
no effort or expense Is being grudgely
given in making the effort marked
and memorable. Features fresh and i
novel are being worked out that will
be new and strange to the eyes of
those who see them. Five thousand
dollars will be given away in premiums
this year, and the exhibits are expect
ed to be the best and largest brought
together ever before by the colored
people. Running races will be added
to the racing program for this yoar
and horses ow-ned by colored men will
be here from four states. Miller Bros.
Exposition Show feature the midway
with five different rides and about
twenty different shows. Eats will be
furnished by a host of our own peo
ple. " .
It's better to be lied about than to
lie about somebody else.
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? NOTICE!
I have thiB week commenced my
Kindergarten class and have room
"for a few more pupils.
LELi^t McClelland.
Phone No. 61. 10-10-lt
NOTICE SPECIAL TAX ELECTION
Upon the petition of more than the
required number of Free holders In
the Wilder special school tax district,
Cedar Rock Township, Franklin Coun
ty, said petition being in the form
and duly approved and endorsed by
the county board of Education of
Franklin County, It is Hereby ordered
that an election be held within said
district in accordance with the pro
visions of article 17, chapter 125 the
public laws of North* Carolina, session
of 1923 at which election shall be as
certained the will of the people witl}
in the said district, whether there
shall be levied in said district a spe
cial tax of not more than fifty cents
on every one hundred dollars valu
ation of property to supplement the
public school fund, apportioned for
said district. The said election shall
be held on Monday the 17th day of
November 1924. The polling place
shall be at Wllders school house in
said district., A new registration shall
be made and J. T. Wilder is hereby
appointed registrar and Robert Lay
ton land Ben Hayes arehereby ap.
pointed poll holders.
The boundaries of the said special
school district as fixed by the county
board of education of Franklin Coun
ty are as follows:
Beginning at the junction of the
Justice special tax district No. 2, Cy
press creek, with the Nash County
line thence northward, along the Nash
couqty line to the line of Cedar Rock
academy, special tax district No. 2,
Cedar Rock; thence along said Ced$r
Rock academy line westwardly and
southwardly to line of said Justice dls
trtct; thence along line of Justice dis
trict southwardly and eastwardly to
the beginning, being the district
known as Wilder District No. 1 Oedar
Rock. * vflfim
If a majority of the qualified voters
shall vote in favor of said Special
tax, the same when levied shall' be
in lieu of all other special school taxes
In said district.
The registration books shall be
open from the 18th day of October,
1924 to the 8th day of November 1924,
and the registrar will have said books
at the said polling places each Sat
urday during said period from the
18th day of October 1924 to the 8th
day of November 1924.
By the order of the board of Coun
ty Commissioners of Franklin County
this 6th day of October 1924.
ARTHUR STRICKLAND,
Chairman.
Attest: S. C. HOLDEN, Clerk 10-10-#t
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROP
ERTY
Under and by virtue of the powers
and authority contained In a certain
Deed of Trust from A. L. Oarlyle to
A. R. House, Trustee, which Deed of
Trust is recorded In Book 281, at page
234-36, Registry of Franklin County,
N. C? and default having been made
In the payment of the note secured
thereby, the undersigned Trustee, will
offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash, at the courthouse door, in Louis
burg, Franklin County, N. 0., on Wed.
neday, November 6, 1924, at It o'clock
noon, the following decrlbed . *eal
property :
Adjoining lands of J. H. Massey, H.
P. Jeans, J. B. Alford, A. R, Carlyle
and others. Containing 3 1-4 acres,
more or less. Deeded to A. L. Carlyle
by his father, A. R. Carlyle, and be
ing part of land deeded by J. B. Al
ford to A. It. Carlyle.
This the 2nd day at October, 1924,
10-l<Mt ___ A. B. HOUBB. Trnstee.
NOTICE SPECIAL TAX ELECTION
L'pou the petition of more than tbe
required number of Freeholders la the
Pearce Special tax school district,
Dunns Township, Franklin County,
said petition being in due form and
duly approved and endorsed by the
county board of educatlbn of Franklin
County it is hereby ordered that an
election be held within said district
In accordance with the provisions of
Article 17 chapter 13. the public
laws of^ North Carolina, session of
1923 at which election shall be as
certianed the will of the people within
said district whether there shall be
levied in aaid district a special tax
of not more than fifty cents on every
one hundred dollars valuation of pro
perty to supplement the public school
fund, apportioned for said district.
The said election shall be held on
Monday the 17th day of November,
1924. The polling place shall be at
E. O. Pearces store In said district.
A new registration shall be made and
Henry Baker is hereby appointed re
gistrar and J. R. L. Pearce and D. M.
Pearce are hereby appointed poll
holders.
The boundaries of tbe said Special
school district as fived by the County
Board of Education of Frunklin Coun
ty as follows:
Beginning at W. K. Phillips mill
pond where it cor#ers with the Riley
school district; thence down said
pond branch to corner with the Pilot
school district line; thence In a north,
erly direction ajong the Pilot school
district line so as ?o include the lands
of Jack Privett and John Medlin to
the head of the mill branch at the
old pond; thence down said mill
branch as it meanders to Norris creek;
thence up Norris creek in a westerly
direction to Kearney Perry's corner;
thence In a northerly direction along
Kearney Perry's line at a point in
the Tafboro road, corner far Little
John Baker line; thence in a north
northerly direction along the Little
John Baker line to the corner of Har
ris and Dunn Township, line; thence
along Harris and Dunn Township
lines in a westerly direction to the
Halifax road; thence along the Hali
fax road In a south westerly direction
along the path of Perry Phillips
place to a white oak nejuc Henry Rod
gers; thence In a westerly direction
along the line of Henry Rodgers to
Moccasin creek; thence down Moc.
casin creek to RAtlas Martin's line;
thence in a southerly direction to
Adison Pearce's line; thence in a south
westerly direction along Adison Pear
ces line to the head of the W. K.
Phillips mill pond or the beginning;
this being as the Pearces school dis
trict in Dunns Township.
If a majority of the qualified voters
shall vote in favor of said special
tax the same when levied shall be
in lieu of all other special school
taxes in said district.
The registration books shall be
open from the 18th day of October,
1924 to the 8th day of November,
1924 and the registrar will have said
books at the said polling place each
Saturday during said period from the
18th day of October J 924 to the 8th
da y of November 1924.
By order of the Board of CounXy
Commissioners of Franklin Counfc
this 6th day of October 1924. /
ARTUR STRICKLAND,
Chairman.
Attest: S. C. HOLDEN, Clerk.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROP
ERTY
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in a certain
Mortgage Deed, from A. R. Carlyle
and wife, Lizzie Carlyle, to Zebulon
Supply Company, which Mortgage
Deed is recorded in Book 250 at page
306, Registry of Franklin County, N. C.
to secure the payment of a certain
note, and default having been made
in the payment of the note secured
thereby, the' undersigned mortgagee,
will offer for sale to the highest bid
der for cash at the courthouse door,
In Louisburg, Franklin County, N. C.,
on Wednesday, Novomber 5, 1924, at
12 o'clock noon, the following de
scribed real property:
Bounded on North by J. H. Massey,
on the East by the lands of C. H.
Bunn's heirs, on the South by the
lands of Henry Palm Jeans, on the
West by A. L. Carlyle, containing 8 3.4
acres more or less.
This being same parcel of land con
veyed by J. B. Alford and wife, Bettie
Aiforjl, to Arch Carlyle, less 3 3-4
acres cbnveyed to A. L. Carlyle. Said,
J. B. Alford Deed registered In the
office of the Reflster of Deeds for
Franklin County, Book 227, at page
286.
This the 2nd day of October, 1924.
ZEBULON SUPPLY CO.
10.10-4t W. C. Campen, Manager.
FOR BALE
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apply to Joe Mumford, R 2 Louisburg,
N. O. 10-10-Jt
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NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY
By virtue of the power of sale con
tained in that certain deed of trust
made by C. S. Merrltt, to Wm. H. Ruf
fln, Trustee, dated Feb. 12, 1921, and
recorded In Book 241, page 277, et
seq: and pursuant to a decree of the
Superior court of Franklin county
made In that action entitled C. -S.
Merrltt vs Wm. H. Ruffin, Trustee,
et al., default having been made In
the payment of the debt by said deed
of trust secured $nd demand for fore
closure having been made upon said
Trustee by the holder of the debt
thereby secured; and upon a trial
of said action in the Superior court
of FVanklin County the said Trustee
having been authorized and directea
to foreclose the same, the undersigned
will on
MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1924
at about the hour of noon at the court
house door in Loulsburg, N. C. offer
for sale to the highest bidder for cash
the lands and personal property In
said deed of trust described as fol
lows:
FIRST TRACT; Known as the "Old
Merrltt Home Place" adjoining the
Foster, land. Dement, Mrs. Pernejl,
T. H. Inscoe, and Mrs. Strother, bound
ed on the North by the Foster land,
on the East by Francis Merrltt, and
Mrs. Dink Pernell, on the South by
William Pearce, and on the West by
Home Tract, the dividing line between
this first tract to be North and South
so as to leave one hundred sixty acres
herein conveyed, the excess over and
above the 160 acres herein conveyed
to constitute the Home Tract of said
C. S. Merrltt, and the same is here
by expressly excepted from this con
veyance, and the same is to be 35
acres, the Home Place being that de
vised to C. S. Merrltt by Morris Mer
ritt. <NOTE) -The dividing line be
tween the 160 acres to be sold and
the 35 acres reserved will be run be- j
fore the sale and the boundaries an
nounced at the sale. t
Second Tract. Known as the Pearce |
Tract, bounded as follows: Beginning
V a stake near a pine and cedar on
oVd road, T. H. Inscoe's corner;
th^pce A 1 1-2 W 117 poles 9 links
to \ pines T. H. Inscoe's corner ;
theiKe N 76 1.2 W 60 poles 10 links
to au-ock, corner of No. 2 in Inscoe's
line ;y thence N 1 1-2 E 100 poles 17
links \o a rock, on the old road, corn
er forylo. 2 In Merritt's line; thence
along tAe old road an Easterly direc
tion to The beginning, containing 40
acres, more or less, known as the Per.
son or Pearce place, conveyed to
C( S. Merrltt by deed of E. M. Merrltt
clWed February 18, 1909, recorded In
Hook 170, page 10.
Third Tract. The Bickett-Kelly
Tract, situate In Sandy Creek Town
ship, bounded as follows: Beginning
at a stake, corner for lots Nos. 1 and
2 of the land fortnerly owned by T.
W. Blckett in O, W. Ford's line; thence
S 78 15 E 11.78 chains to a stake
and pointers; thence S 60 45' E 20.90
chains to a stake and pointers, corner
for said No 2 and lot sold to James
Williams 1^ Ford's lino; thenoe S
19 40' W 6.10 chains to a big dead pine
at edge of woods, James William's
line; thence 8 10 40' E 34.10 chains
to willow on Richland creek; thencc
up rlchland creek with Its various
courses 29.50 chains to a stake and
pointers, corner for No. 1 In Cottrell'a
line; thence N 9 15" W 59.12 chains to
the point ot beginning. containng
1J4.9 acres being that tract conveyed
to C. S. Merritt by T. W. Blckett and
wife, by deed dated January 17, 1919,
and recorded In the Registry ot Frank
lin County in Book 227, page 79.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Also the following described per
sonal property: 1 Black Horse Mule
six years old. name Tom; 1 Black
.Mare mule eleven years old, name
ljueen, 1 Black mare mule eight years
Itild, name Mag; 1 two-horse Chat
tanooga wagon and double harness;
1 one-horse Chattanooga wagon and
harness, and all farming utensils and
toola.
This 10th day of October, 1924.
10-10.4t Wm. H. RUFFIN, Trustee.
FOR RENT
Twenty five acres of highly Im
proved cotton and tobacco land, will
rent for money or cotton ror the year
of 1925, Joe Munford, R 2, Loutsburg,
N. C. 10-10-2t
Smart men make good use of their
experience; tools never do.
TAX BOOKS
Now Open for Collection of
1924 TAXES
1 per cent Discount will be al
lowed on all taxes paid dur
ing October. They will be
paid to W. N. Fuller, at the
Sheriffs office as usual.
| F. W. JUSTICE,
Tax Collector.
NOTHING LIKE TRADING AT
KLINE'S
You are always WELCOME and we are glad to
serve you. Whether you buy a spool of cotton or
a dress you receive our same courteous treatment.
$8.30 value all Wool Dresses, Serges,
Flannels, Etc., all sizes, newest styles,
special $4.95
$16.50 value Ladies Dresses, newest
models, dirct from New York, new
shades, all sizes, special ? $9.95
$1.50 value Ladies Waists all sizes
special 98c
$4.00 value, H. u. Godman, special all
leather bladx_and brown Oxfords, all
sizes, special $2.95
7oc value !)-4 Bleached Sheeting, best
grade, special , 53c
$4.00 value Boy's Star Brand, stronger
tlian the law "Work Shoes, all sizes
special $2.95
Men's Dress Shoes, new lasts, extra fine
shoes, special $3.45
25c value Heavy Outings, solid and fancy
patterns, special 17 l-2c
"25c value Pee Dee Hickory Shirting, new
patterns, special 19c
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LOUISBURQ, NORTH CAROLINA
ANNOUNCEMENT !
MOVING PICTURE SHOW
...To...
OPEN IN LOUISBURG <
We wish to announce the opening of a Moving Picture
Show
SATURDAY, OCT. 1 1 , 1 924
In the Opera House
This house has been newly wired, painted and many
other new changes made to make it
ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF
The balcony has been well elevated with new en
trance and outlets, and equipped with opera chairs to
accommodate the colored people.
SHOW EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, FRIDAY
SATURDAY NIGHTS, 7:30 to 10.30 O'clock
Matinee Every Saturday at 2 o'clock P. M.
$5.00 in Gold will be given free Oct. 13th, for the first
test name for the Theatre. Second best will receive
10 free tickets to the Theatre. Mail your In to
the Manager, or can bring it in Mondfty night and
hand it to the Manager or some of the Judges.
COME OUT AND SEE A GOOD SHOW
R. R. KISSELL, M&n&gor
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