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I LOCAL HAPPENINGS ?Monday la first Monday. ?Cotton sold for 15 1-4 cents a pound In Loutabivg yesterday. ?The Board of County Commis sioners and Education meet Monday. * ?j. c. Tucker is veneering his new building annex on Main Street| with brick. ?The new Vitaphone at the Win ner Theatre is attracting much favor able comment. ?The fire Thursday afternoon of last week was an outhouse at the home of Q. S. Leonard. The fire de partment was quickly on the scene and extinguished the fire, but not before the building was badly dam aged and the contents also damaged. ?Editor W. Brodie Jones, of the Warrenton Record, killed himself Wednesday afternoon at his home in Warrenton, using a revolver. He was 3g years of age and the act is ascrib ed to ill health. ?The program as announced tor the regular monthly meeting of the Colored Welfare Association of f ranklin County, which is to be held next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, includes music by the Concord and Royal Quartettes and an address by Maj S. P. Boddie. A most interesting meeting is expected. YOUNG TAR HEEL FARM ERS HOLD FATHER AND . . SOX BANQUET| About sixty-five people enjoyed the] annual banquet given by the Agricul-j ture boys to their fathers at Gold Sand recently: This affair took ptace during "Live at Home" week, and the various numbers on the program emphasized the importance of the practice of growing plenty of food and feedstuffs on the home farm. ?Thurman Griffin, President of the local chapter of the Young Tar Heel Farmer Organization, acted as toast master, introducing the ' following program: Talk, "How to Select a Good Cow", Noward Faulkner; Song by Agriculture boys; "Our Thrift Bank", Thurman Griffin; Talks by If. E. Singletary of State College, Fred U. Wolfe and W. O. Reed of Gold Sand, C. G. Harris and Col C. L. McGhee of Franklinton, and L. O. Ai matrons of Otate-College. At ti conclusion of the. program . two fit the fathers, W. D. Fuller and Rever end J. H. Harper gave very interest ing talks. Raymond Shearln of Wood furnished delightful music. The banquet was prepared by the Rome Economics class' under the management of the teacher. Miss Lucy Wells. The girls carried out their duties in the best of style and ease. A t>rrx ot candy-way- presented the Home Economics girls in appre ciation of their service and a scout knife to Mr. Singletary as a remind er of h is stay at Gqld Sajid. This occasion furnished an oppor-| tunity for the boys and their fathers j to get together to enjoy a social eve ning and to discuss questions of vital | interest to fahers and sons. Evening Class Meetings Thus far the Evening Class Meet ings for farmers have been well at tended. The topics that have been discussed dealt with pastures, Lespe dcza, corn improvement, and diversi fication. A number of farmers have sectfred Lespedeza seed to plant this spring. One hundred pounds of Korean have been distributed and three hundred pounds of Common have been ordered. Several farmers are also securing Registered Lath am's Double corn seed in order to supply better seed to the community another year. A farmer has every thing to gain and nothing to lose in trying to prodtfee better seed and a better quality of product. TUere are a numtcr of other meetings to be held. All iarmers ere welcoms. Young Tar Heel Farmer Meeting A regular meeting was held Fri day, February 21. The following program was carried out: Scripture and prayer, Paul Stainback; Farm News. Wayne Joyner; The Value of the Ycar-aroud Garden, Harvey Joy ner; Declamation, Wilson Pnrrish; Readings, "Is America a Paradise for Women?", by Nona Burnetie and Kloise Simpson; Jokes, Maurice Wester. . ' The contribution in the form of readings by two of the Home Eco nomics girls was a new feature to the programs, being greatly enjoyed. The next regular meeting-wHl ,b? held on Friday, March 7, at 12:15. Visitors are always welcome at theso meetings. ? ? ? Mr, J. K. ( oggin Visits Agriculture Department Mr. J. K. Coggln, District Super visor of Agricultural Instruction and State Advisor of the Young Tar Heel Farmer organization was a visitor at Gold Sand Thursday. He observed tome of the work of the department, after which he took a number of pictures of the Young Tar Heel Far mers. Much of the progress of the Plate organization Is due to bis lead ership. ? ? ? Y. T. H. F. Have School Orounts As Improvement Project The Young Tar Heel Farmers have been glvAi th#_ school grounds as an Improvement project. Trees and shrubbery will be set out from time to time The past week a number of i. cplee d- Ditcd Ly Mr. George Foster, and other trees secured by the Agri culture boys were added to the grounds. The shrubbery has been pruned In order to make the sigmmer growth more gttractlve. j/sprs'onaf Mr. E. H. Malone visited Raleigh | Saturday. ? ? ? . . Mr. B. N. Williamson visited Ral-1 cigh Tuesday. ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Webb spent | Wednesday in Raleigh. Mr. R. G. Bailey spent yesterday | ir. Raleigh on business. Miss Eeatrice Jones and Frank | Kcetou visited Raleigh Sunday. Supt. E. C. Perry and Mr. R. W. Alston visited Oxford Tuesday. Mr. A. Lazarus visited Raleigh J Tuesday reti|rning Wednesday. Mr. Julian Baker of Nashville was] a visitor to Louisburg on Tuesday. Messrs Hill Yarborough and P. B. J.easley visited Raleigh Wednesday Mrs. A. L. Batchelor and Miss Bea trice Jones visited Henderson Fri day. Miss Pauline Smith of the State College Faculty, spent Sunday in | town. ? ? ? Mrs. Ernest M. Hale of Sylva spent I last week with her mother, Mrs. Ida I Hale. Mr. John Glenn, of Gatesvllle, wasl in attendance upon Court here this | week. ? ?* * Mrs. A. L. Batchelor gnd Miss Bea trice Jones visited Wake forest Sat-J t.rday. . a a a, Mrs. Jessie -Hale, of Durham, speml last week-end in Louisburg with rel-| alives. ; ~ ?? Mr. J. A. Hodges attended a meet-1 ing of Ford agents in Dtlrham Wed-1 nesday. ? a a Rev. Daniel Lane and daughter, I ..'uanita, were visitors to Louisburg] Monday. Messrs ?. ?. Levy and ?. ?. Rog rs, of Raleigh were visitors to Louls urg Monday. Judge G. M. Beam and Mr. G. W. CObb were in Raleigh on business] lust Tuesday. Mrs. John Hedgepeth is visiting her sister. Mrs. W. H. Tharrington at Rocky Mount. * Misses Gladys Harrell and Lucille Teachey spent Monday in Louisburg | visiting friends. Mr- and Mrs. T. W, Ruff in and t itiidren. nt Raleigh, were visitors to I Louisburg Tuesday Messrs. J. H. Manning and C. - Holding, of Raleigh, wars, visitors, to] Louisburg Wednesday. Miss Mary Sanders, of Tarboro, has] returned home after spending a few] days with Miss Bessie Hale. ? ? * Mrs. Annie L. Horner has returned I from Crewe, Va., where she spent | sometime wkh her daughter. 4 Supt. G. B. Harris, of FrankllntonJ High School, was a pleasant caller | ?t the TIMES office Monday. Mrs. H. G. Perry and guests. Dr. and Mrs. Guss Flelschermann spent | Thursday afternoon in Raleigh. Mrs. J. M. Hilton, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Steward, of Winston-Salem, visit ed Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hilton last week. ? ? ? Miss Augusta Clarke of Washing-1 ton, N. C., Is the gujest of Miss Ida | Tucker at the home of Mrs. R. A. Pearce. Miss Ida Mae Yow is spending sometime at Thomasville witfh her mother, who sustained a slight injury last week. , ? ? ? Miss Lucie Allen has returned home peter spending scVrral weeks with friends and relatives in Salisbury and Greensboro. Miss Frances Barrow auji eistcr, | Mrs. F. O. Swindell of Rocky Mount, Mrs. .W. D. Egorton and Mrs. Frank ] Rose spent Tuesday In Rskigh. . .Mosdames. W. H. Allen. R. A. Bob~ bitt, E. F. Thomas and Misses Mar garet Wlldfr and Kale Allen, were visitors to Raleigh on Tuesday. ? ? ? Mt. and Mrs. E. F. Griffin and lit tle daughter. Nancy Carlylc, and Mrs. Julia P. Scott, sftcnt Sunday with Mr. end Mrs. H. A. Page at Aberdeen. Mr. H. H. Hilton returnod the past j week from Washington City where he, was under treatment at^,Walter] Reed hospital. He Is much improved. ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Leonard and Infant son. Walter, Jr.. spent several days this week with Mrs. 1 eonard's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. II. Harris. ? ? ? Dr. and Mrs. Ouss Flelschermann of Greenville, who had been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. H. O. Perry. since Wednesday of last week, returned to their home last Saturday. >??????? THE EPSOM SPECTATOR Miss Margaret Winn * Editor-in-chief. * The time Is fast approaching when the seniors will bid farewell to dear old Bpsom. They are endeavoring to prepare themeelvee In suck a way that the world or higher institutions CRIPPLED UP WITH RHEUMATIC PAINS "Sargon did more for me In a tew weeks time than everything else com bined did in 25 years and gave me a nine pound gain in weight beside.-;. MRS. ELIZABETH MILLER "For years I was crippled up with rheumatic pains in my arms and legs. I was very nervous and had awful headaches. I'd suffer with gas colic and smothering spells after meals, and the glands in my throat and neck would swell to the size of apples. I was so weak and rundown and lost so much flesh nobody thought I'd live. I've taken 4 bottles of Sargon, my rheumatic pains are almost gone, the swelling in my glands is hardly i Attceshle. mv nerves are sirength TilitJtl "ilnil' I hain't?i-a - s'nee the second bottle. Sargon Pills relieved me entirely of a chronic case ct constipation."?Mrs. Elizabeth Mil ler. 129 Hillside St., Asheville. Scoggin's Drug Store, Agents.?Adv. of learning will bid them welcome. 'Great Improvement is being shown among the juniors in all subjects. Special interest is being shown in geometry. There is so much im provement That we are saving our pennies to buy frames for our reports ct the end of the year. May E. Winn, reporter. A science club was organized some time ago under the supervision of Mr. J. A. Woodward. The purpose of this Clnb tB seme of the subjects that werd dis-1 cussed are as follows: Astronomy, | which was reported on by Bruce Race, Sallle Mitchell, and Mary Ethel Winn; a discussion of Sound was given by I Henry Dlckerson, Alice Clinc Smith, I and Gertie Stone. ' ' Officers elected were as follows: President, Mary Ethel Winn; Secre tary, Alice . cilne gmlthj, Program Committee,' He!en "Gray" Kettreeyv Vcnora Dunn, and Gertie Stone. The committee to determine the quc'ifica Llon of members were as follows: Henry Dlckerson, Mollie Dunn, and Annie Laurie Rowland. Bruce Pace was elected reporter, and Sallle Mitchell Manager of the Question Box. ? ? ? . The Sidney Lanier Society met | February 14, and presented ru inter esting program. The first nuni er on the program was a song by tfco so ciety. Louvenia Edwards gavo a very interesting account of the life of Lincoln. She showed the noble traits of character as well as his little pe culiarities which mark him as one rf America's greatest sons. Next on the program was Lincoln's Gettys burg Address, presented in a very touching way by Vergie Ayscue. Ver nelle Frazler gave an appeal for the people to live at home. She showed bow the dire neccesity for such a program was brought home, in no uncertain terras, to the farmers the past fall. Representing himself as the farmer, Robert Ayscue said he was proud of being one. Continuing the farm program, Estelle Woodward gave a discussion on the time one should plant vegetables In the open. Myrtle Mitchell then gave some time ly facts on the vegetable as a food. She also gave a long list of vegetables that are grown in North Carolina. As humor deserves a place on every program. Mollie Dunn was allowed to keep the society in hilarious laugh ter for a few minutes by her "Who's Who.' "In closing the Franklin County I scng was sung. 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