THE FRANKLIN TIMES
?TAB DROPS?
?The crops and fruit were badly
In need of rain.
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?The rain Tuesday was a most
welcomed visitor.
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?Many wells were suffering from
the long dry spell.
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-^-Cotton sold In Loulsburg yester
day for 22 cents a pound.
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?There will be many tobacco
plants put out on this season.
?The Boddle Drug Co. is making
some changes in their store that adds
to the convenience and appearance.
?An Item from Franklinton Route
2. says that Mr. Ulysses G. Woodlief
left Sunday for Lake City, Fla., to
undergo an operation for eartrouble
a1, the Government hospital.
RECEPTION, WELCOMING SECTOR
TO ST. PAUL'S.
One of the most delightful social
events of the past week was the re
ception given Friday night, from 8:30
to 10:30 at the rectory by the Woman's
Auxiliary, assisted by the Young Peo
ple's Fellowship of St. Paul's Episco
pal church, to welcome the new rec
tor, Rev. J. D. Miller, who has recent
ly been called to St. Paul's, Louis
burg.
The rectory was beautiful In its ar
tistic decorations of Pink roses and
lavender fleur de lis. The front hall
was beautifully decorated with a mass
of white lilies and lavender fleur de
lis. The dining room was very at
tractive with a profusion of roses. The
center piece of the quaint old-fash
ioned dining table was of lovely pink
roses. The flowers, candles, old ti.niey
furniture and charming people car
tied one back, in fancy, to the days of
old.
The guests were received at the
front door by Misses Olivia McKinne,
Adelaide and Elizabeth Johnson. They
were shown to the study to remove
their wraps and then to the punch
bowl which was presided over by
Misses Kittle Boddle and Felicia Al
len. They were greeted at the recep
tion room door by Mrs. Malcolm Mc
Kinne and Mrs. H. H. Johnson and
were introduced to the receiving line
composed of Mr. W. H. Ruffin, Mrs.
R H. Davis, Rev. J. D. Miller, Mrs.
Ellis, of Kittrell, Mr. R. H. Davis, Mrs.
L. E. Scoggin, Mrs. M. S. Clifton and
Mr. Ed Yarborough.
At the dining room door Miss Mary
B. Spencer, Mrs. Pattie Plummer Ma
ccn and Mrs. G. 'L. Aycocke received.
In the dining room the guests were
received by fttrs. R. C. Beck, Mrs. C.
D. Elmore, Mrs. John Yarborough,
and Mrs. John King, and were served
to delicious ice cream, angel food
cake and devil's cake. Pink, white
and green mints, and salted almonds
were served by Misses Jessie Elmore
and Elizabeth Clifton.
A large number of guests attended
during the evening to enjoy the hos
pitality of the St. Paul's people and
to meet their new rector, Rev. Mr.
Miller.
ECONOMICS CLASS ENTERTAINS
Wednesday evening May 6 at seven
o'clock, the beautiful faculty parlors,
of Loulsburg College were opened to
the members of the faculty and other
invited guests of the home economics
class. Miss Nell Woods, director of
the department and hostess of the
evening, with Mrs. A. W. Mohn led
the way to the beatuifully decorated
dining room where the repast was
served. Miss Woods presided, and the
class served a delicious six course
dinner. Miss Elizbeth Clifton in the
capacity of head waitress directed the
service, and was ably seconded by
Misses Emily Douglas, Victoria Ad
cock, and Louise Egerton.
The pleasure of the hour was much
increased by music furnished by the
college orchestra, a delightful reading
by Miss Maxine Watkins and a song
by Miss Katie Richardson rendered in
her usual charming way.
The class is composed of Misses
Clifton, Payner, Pergurson, Brady,
Timberlake, Douglas, Cox Egerton and
Adcock.
BARACA-PHILATHEA UNION MEET
The Baraca-Phllathea Union met
with the classes at Duke Memorial,
May 2nd and 3rd, 1925.
Saturday evening began the first
service with a very interesting talk.
Sunday morning the devotional was
conducted by Prof. Sexton. In words
of welcome Miss Ruby Wheless knew
bow to express herself to make every
one feel welcome. Response by Prof.
Sledge.
Roll call and reading of reports
showed eighteen classes present. One
new class was added to the Union.
Rev. C. B. Howard delivered the adi
dress oK the morning. Ha told us
what Bpracas and Phllatheas were
doing and could do for Franklin coun
.tjc? Onmmlltoaa appointed Dinner
on the grounds.
Sunday afternoon Mrs. Rose the
State Philathea president told about
the coming State Convention at Ral
eigh, June 11-14.
tiew officers were elected as fol
lows: Mr. Hayman, Spring Hope,
president, J. W. Daniel, Frankllnton,
vice-president, Mrs. L. F. Perry, Wake
held, Secretary. Program committee:
Mrs. J. F. Mltchlner, Mr. G. M. Beam,
Mr. P. P. Pernelt, Mrs. C. M. Vaughan.
The judges awarded the Banners
to the Duke Memorial Jr. Philathea
and Baracas and the Sandy Creek Ba
raca class. Frankllnton Baracas
won a pennant for next best.
Mr. J. W. Daniel was appointed to
look after the absent classes.
Closing devotional by Mr. Howard,
a Message of Dove. I
The next meeting will be held with
the classes at Bunn 1st Sunday in No-1
vember.
Forrest J. Joyner, Pres.
? ? Mrs. L. F. Perry, Sec'y.
jLOUISBURG RAILROAD AND JUDGE |
LONG
Mr. Editor?I have read with in
terest the several recent references In
the TIMES to above matter. They
have recalled to me memories of men
and things of that d?y that are with
jus no more. I was somewhat surpris
ed at the Inaccuracy of some of the
statements.
The Louisburg Railroad Company
was chartered about 1881 I think. How
ever nothing was done as to organiza
tion till 1884. The company was then
organized in the first part ofthe year,
and work on the grading was begun
in November 1884, I think the day
after Thanksgiving. Individuals in
Louisburg and Frankllnton subscribed
for some of the stock, but the bulk
of it was provided by bonds of Louis
burg town and township. Ten per
cent of stock was paid in cash balance
to be paid later. The Louisburg Com
pany then contracted with the Ral
eigh and Gaston Co., to grade the
road bed and furnish the crossties, and
to lease it to the R and G. Co., for
ninety nine years for five dollars,
which Judge Cooke said was never
jpaid. The R. and G. Co., was to fur
nish rails and lay the track, furnish
rolling stock and operate the road.
After this some of the individual sub
scribers, on account of this lease re
fused to pay their subscriptions. These
in and around Frankllnton were plac
ed in my hands for collection, that of
Judge Norman Long being among
them. He was a splendid, honest,
honorable, upright man, and a client
and friend of mine. I asked him to
pay, he refused, as stated. Isent him
before J. S. Joyner Esq., Justice of
the Peace, another as fine man as
ever walked on the soil of Franklin
county. Judge Long was represented
by Frank S. Sprulll Esq., now of
Rocky Mount I obtained Judgment,
I Judge Long handed me the $45 bal
ance due having before paid $5. I
delivered the certificate of stock. A
few winters later he sold it to Capt.
Joyner for 50 eggs, and got a good
pi-ice for it Eggs were thenselllng
as high as five to six and a quarter
cc-nts per dozen. Later in the day I
asked Judge Long about the sale. His
favorite "cuss word" was "I dang."
His reply was, "Yes, I dang, I sold it
for fifty eggs, and carried them home
and told the old woman to cook them
every one. If she set one of them and
raised a chicken from it I would beat
her mighty near to death." Said he
did not want a thing left to remind
him of the transaction. This was the
last of 1885 or first of 1886.
In 1892 Capt. Joyner died, and I
qualified as his administrator. I
found among his papers this certifi
cate of stock, across the back of it
was written in the handwriting of
Judge ong, "For value received, fifty
eggs, I hereby transfer this stock to
J. S. Joyner without recourse on me."
Signed, Norman Long. It was abso
lutely worthless. Capt. Joyner never
thought enough of it to have it trans
ferred on the stock book. The certi
ficate remained in my possession till
the Seaboard decided to merge all its
lines Into one, Seaboard Air Line. To
do this they proceeded to buy up all
stock in all lines under their control.
I had settled up all the matters of
J 8. Joyner, but finally they offered
33 1-3 per cent for it and it was sold
and the $16 2-3 paid to the family of
Capt. Joyner. Not such a bad invest
ment after all.for Capt. Joyner. Even
if he had paid as high a price fifty
cents for the eggs in 1886 it came
back about fifteen years later as more
than thirty times as much.
It is a long day from that day to
this. Almost all of the men of that
time are gone. No county in the
state ever had a finer citizenship than
Franklin had at that time, no part
of the county surpassed Frankllnton
township for the sterling worth of Its
men and women, especially its women.
I thank God, that in my Journey of
life He guided my feet that way.
Yours, ?
N. Y. OULLEY.
Wake Forest, N. C., April 24th.
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