Special Reductions on All Spring GOODS
We are now offering wonderful money saving reductions on all Spring Goods, entirely new, includ
ing Millinery, Ladies and Childrens Dresses, Coats, Suits, Dress Goods, Shoes, Oxfords and Pumps,
Men's and Boy's Clothing, Oxfords, Hats, Caps and Furnishings. All these goods are new. Ho old
or shoddy stock. If you want to save money come to see us.
LADIES' AND
CHILDREN'S
DRESSES
In all the Latest Styles and
^ Materials
$39.50 Ladies Dresses . .$29.45
$35.00 Ladies Dresses .. $22.50
$25.00 Ladies Dresses ..$18.50
$35.00 Ladies Ensemble
Dresses and Suits,
Special $18.50
$18.00 Ladies Dresses . .$12.45
$12.00 Ladies Dresses .. .$4.95
LADIES', MEN'S CHIL
DREN'S PUMPS AND
OXFORDS
All of the New Spring Styles
$8 50 Ladies Pumps $6.50
$5.95 Ladies Pumps $4.50
$4.50 Ladies Pumps ....$2.95
$3.50 Ladies Pumps $2.45
$8.00 Men's Oxfords ... .$5.95
$6.50 Men's Oxfords ... .$4.95
$5.00 Men's Oxfords ... .$3.50
$5.00 Boys Oxfords $3.95
$4.00 Boys Oxfords $2.95
Children's Slippers
95c to $3.50
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
HATS
Shapes, Flowers and Ribbons
Ladies $10.00 Hats $7.95
Indies $7.50 Hats $4.95
l adies $5.00 Hats $3.50
Ladies $3.95 Hats $2.95
Cbildrens $4.00 Hats ...$2.95
Cliildrens $3.00 Hats .... $1.95
Ohildrens $2.00 Hats 98o
MEN'S AND BOYS' FUR
NISHINGS
Men's Hats 98c to $4.95
Men's and Boys' Caps
..50c to $1.95
Men's and Boys' Dress
Shirts 50c to $3.50
Men's and Boys' Belts
35c to 98c
Men's Neckties ...,49c to 95c
Men's Hose 10c to 95c
MEN'S AND BOYS'
NEW SPRING
CLOTHES
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In the Latest Light Patterns
$39.50 Men's Suits $29.50
$32.50 Men's Suits $21.50
$25.00 Men's Suits $18.50
$18.00 Men's Suits ....$11.95
$17.50 Boys' Suits, 2 pair
pants with vest $12.50
$12.50 Boys' Suits, 2 pair
pants $7.45
$10.00 Boys' Suits $4.95
DRESS GOODS
In the Very Lastest
PATTERNS and
SHADES
Silk Broadcloth 65c yd
Figured Silk Crepe 98c
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Silk Canton Crepe .......$1.75
Crepe DeChine ;...$1.25
Peter Pan Yard wide ...,49c
Sun tub Yard wide 35c
English Imported Voile .. 45c
Yard wide Gingham 19c
Lad Lassie cloth 23c
F. A. R0TM COMPANY
Louisburg's Leading Department Store
NOTICE OP LAND SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in that cer
tain deed of trust executed to the un
dersigned trustee on the 25th day of
April, 1924, by W. E. Murphy and wife,
which said deed of trust is duly
recorded in the ofried of the Register
of Deeds of Franklin County in Book
261, page 275, default having been
made in the payment of the notes
thereby secured and demand having
been made upon me by the holder of
the notes, I will, on Monday the 8th
day of June, 1925, at the court house
door in Louisburg, N. C. at about the
hour of noon, offer to the highest bid
der, for cash, the following described
real estate:
Beginning at the center of the road
leading from Louisburg to Maplevllle,
N. C., corner of the Horton dower;
thence along the old road N 38 1-4 W
90 feet, N 33 W 600 feet, N 57 1-4 W
142 feet, N 74 1-4 W 248 feet, S 88 1-4
W 200 feet to the entrance to the new
road leading into Lou?Durg; thence
along the new road S 68 1-2 E 187 1-2
feet, S 57 E 100 feet, S 37 1-2 E 355
feet, S 46 E 300 feet, S 39 1-2 B 229
feet to the center of the new road in
line with the Horton dower; thence
along the dower N 50 3-4 136 feet to
the beginning. Containing 4 1-5 acree
more or less. Being the same land
conveyed to W. E. Murphy from R. A.
Pearce by deed duly recorded in the
Public Registry of Franklin county, in
Book 227, page 468. This May 7, 1925.
6-15-4t 8. A. NEWELL, Trustee.
SWEET POTATO PLANTS FOR SALE
MILLIONS NOW READY FOR SHIP
MENT
Nancy Hall and Porto Rico Potato
plants grown from record yielding po
tatoes at $2.50 per thousand, ten thous
and 320.00, fifty thousand lots at 31-75
per thousand. All plants government
Inspected and certified and orders
filled day received.
DEEN'S PLANT FARM,
6-15-7t Box B, Alma, Qa.
Thermos Bottles, Electric Irons and
Electric Cookers at L. P. HICKS.
6-8-2t '
*? Eggs are valuable as a food because
they contain protein, fat minerals and
vitamins In a readily digestive form.
According to Dr. B. F. Kaupp of State
College they approach closely to bolng
a perfect food.
Tom Tarheel says"the life of. an et
pcrt must be a hard one because he ts
always expected to make some big
change.
- ftew Potatoes, Snap Bears, Cucum
bers, Garden Peas, Cabbage, etc. at
Ik P. HICKS. 6.8-lt
I It lakes 132.5 hours of man labor
%nd 59.6 hours of mule labor to pro
duce an acre of cotton according to
findings secured by the United States
Department In Oeorgla.
SALE OF FARM LANDS
By virtue of an order of sale of the
Superior Court made in that action
entitled G. H. Tucker, Receiver, of the
First National Bank of Spring Hope,
N. C., and others vs Octavla Wiggins,
and others, and pursuant to the power
of sale contained in that deed of trust
made by W. N. Wiggins, to C. E. May,
Trustee, dated Dec. 1, 1917, recorded
in Book 221, page 121, Franklin Re
gistry, default having been made in
the payment of the d#>t thereby se
cured an da decree of foreclosure hav
ing been entered in the above action
which was thereon, the undersigned
will on
MONDAY JUNE 15, 1925
at the noon recess of court at the
Court House Door in Loulsburg, N.
C., offer for sale at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, the lands
conveyed in said deed of trust and
there described as follows:
Bounded on the North by the lands
of W. S. Gay, and Ashley Batton on
the East by the lands of Ashley Batton,
on the South by the lands of Joe
Green, and B. M. Wood, and on the
West by the lands of G. V. Clark, and
W. S. Gay, containing eighty-three
(S3) acres, more or less. This land
was conveyed by J. M. Tlsdale sur
viving executor of J. T. Webb, de
ceased, Sept. 18, 1900, to C. W. Crandy,
and A H. Crandy, recorded in Frank
lin Registry, in Book 132. page 9.
Said land being a part of the Bennett
Taylor tract of land.
This May 15, 1926.
5-15-5t Wm. H. RUFFIN, Comr.
SALE OF FARM LANDS
By virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court of Franklin County made in
that action entitled G. H. Tucker,
Receiver, of the First National Bank
of Spring Hope, N. C., and others vs
B. C.Wood, and others and pursuant
to the terms and provisions of that
deed of trust made by B. C. Wood to
D. A. Bunn, Trustee, dated Dec. 20,
1916, recorded In Franklin Registry,
in Book 217, page 262, default having
been made in the payment of the ddbt
thereby secured, and a decree of fore
closure having been entered in the
said action for the foreclosure . of
said deed of trust, the undersigned
will on
MONDAY JUNE 16, 1926,
at the noon recess of court at the
Court House Door in Loulsburg, N. C.,
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, that tract of
land described in said deed of trust
as follows:
Beginning at a post oak, C. T.
Woods' and Mrs. Batton's corner;
thence S 62 W 4393 feet to a maple
and pine, O. T. Woods' corner on Tar
River; thence un Tar River to a light
wood stake, Hornbeam, and two
maple pointers, W. C. Cooper's and
Noby Cooper's Une 451 feet to a stake
In the road leading from 8prlng Hope
to Loulsburg; thence along said road
in a Southerly direction 480 feet to
the beginning, containing 49.7 acres,
less one acre for Public School House.
This May 16, 1926.
5-15-Bt Wm. a RUFFIN, Comr.
PUTTING TO DEATH
Rev. W. A. Stanbury was the "spirit
ual adviser" to the Stewarts, father
and son who recently paid the penalty ?
for a double murder; was of necessity
a witness to their execution in the
electric chamber at the penitentiary,
for the duty devolved upon him to
follow them to the door of earthly exit
It is to be assumed that Mr. Stanbury
had never before witnessed a legal
execution and the scene made a pro
found impression upon his mind. It
resolved this minister into an enemy
of capital punishment. He advised
Governor McLean of his conversion to
the doctrine of the antis through me
dium of a letter in which he under
tookto impress upOn the mind of the
Governor the conclusion that capital
punishment is "barbarous, cruel and
unjustified." He had seen two men
put to death by the law and his sen
sibilities were shocked, but even so,
he held to the conviction that under
the laws of the state and the circum
stances of the murder. Governor Mc
Lean could have not taken any course
other than the one he pursued. But
he arraigned the law under which
these two men were put to death.
The sight of it made him shudder and
cry aloud for abolishment of the law.
He had seen but one side. Perhaps
If Mr. Stanbury could have been an
eye witness to the scenes attending
the attack upon the two officers of the
lew by the two moonshiners and the
absolute brutality which characterized
the putting to death of these officers,
he might have reflected for the State
as he had reflected against It in the
matter of the execution of the mur
derers: "Hbre two lives?and life is
the sacredest thing we know on earth
?are being thrust out into the un
known." The murderers were "taking
what they could not possibly give
back. Was not life as valuable to
the two officers as It was to the two
moonshiners who took it? The sen
sations aroused in the minds of the
emotionalists at sight of executions in
the electric chair might vanish if they
could call up in their own minds the
scenes attending the taking of the life
tor which the penalty was being ex
acted. Too many people are inclined
to see one side to the picture. Much
commiseration has been manifested
for the families of the executed men.
What of the families of the murdered
men? And what of ushering them un
prepared Into the great unknown?
Did these murderers give their victims
time to so much as say a prayer? On
the other hand, the murderers had
"the benefit of the clergy." The Scrip
tures were read to them and prayers 1
were said for them. They were ad- i
vantaged by every possible prepara- i
tlon to meet their God. They were
the objects of distinguished considera
tion. They perished by the sword i
they had taken up. I
The expressions by Governor Mc- ,
Lean brought out after consideration
of the protesting letter by the spirit- 1
ual adviser of the Stewarts, covered i
the points with precision and without 1
undue argumentation. Governor Mc-,
Lean properly contends that capital
punishment should be exacted only In
extreme cases, but it is necessary "for
protection of society.' The conditions
prevailing all over the nation would
make it "unwise to abandon the death
penalty at this time." That might be
taken to indicate that the Governor
believes the time may come when
abolishment of capital punishment
may be accomplished without menace
to the safety of society, but the world
must grow very much better before
that day arrives. Meantime, the argu
ment against the cruelty of the elec
tric chair may be met by thoughts of
the cruelty at the scene of the mur
derj?Charlotte Observer.
PURINA (The Best). DAIRY .and
FOULTRY FEED at L. P. HICKS.
5-8-2t
.ADVERTISING keeps local
TRADE AT HOME
Louisburg, May 11?Merchants of
Greensboro were much disturbed by
the reported amount of money sent
out of that city for purchases from out
side points, largely through mail order
houses. Quite a campaign was put on
to acquaint people with local mer
chants and prices with resulting good
effect.
It is felt that the best way to keep
the local trade of Franklin County in
Louisburg is to make full use of the
means of acquainting local residents
with the advantages of buying at home.
This means advertising.
Mail-order houses get business from
here for two reasons: First, because
they may have commodities which are
not obtainable here; and second, be
cause they let people know what
they have for sale. It Is possible that
the first of these competitions cinn
he overcome by local merchants un
less they should stock slow-moving
and unprofitable merchandise; and no
merchant can afford to do that.
The second competition can be more
easily met Perhaps the advertising
manager of Franklin Times can help
merchants plan advertising campaigns
which will present the advantages of
quality or price or immediate delivery
ec effectively that the competition of
outside firms will no . longer be a
factor.
Screen Wire. 8creen Doors and
Screen Windows at L. P. HICKS.
5-8-2t
A Frenchman once called a traitor
has been made minister of finance.
He must have experienced the same
sensation Ma Ferguson's husband did.
Bicycles. Automobile Accessories
snd Bicycle Parts at L. P. HICKS.
S-8-2t
Wc like the season of the year when
the odor of moth balls no longer per
meates our clothes. What do you
like?
Here's a Chance
for Club Boys
The following clipping from the
Progressive Farmer should interest
Franklin County boys:
A four-year scholarship in agricul
ture to North Carolina tate College,
worth $600, will be given by the edu
cational bureau of the Chilean Nitrate
of Soda to the boy growing the/ most
corn on five acres of land, using ni
trate of soda as the sole source of
nitrogen. The money is now at the
College oninterest and will be given
to the winner in four equal payments,
Including interest, at the beginning of
each College year. The money can be
used only towards defraying expenses
in a course of agriculture, and any
boy who can pass the entrance re
quirements for the freshman class In
September, 1926, can enter the contest.
Club members are urged by J. M.
Gray, State Agent in charge of Farm
Demonstration Work, to take part in
this contest and make an effort to win
the scholarship.
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