FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORY
By REV. E. H. DAVIS
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The first adventure in author
ship by a citizen of Franklin of,
which there If record was by
Charles Applewhite Hill of whom
mention has been made here be-l
fore. Hill was a citizen first of1:
Franklin, then of Warren, and
afterwards in his last years to
the close of his life of Franklin
again, residing at Midway in
Franklin near the county line and
equal-distant from the two county
seats, Louisburg and Warrenton,
each of which had been the
Scene of his labors. A book in
the library at Chapel Hill has
this on its title-page. An Impro
vised Orammar of the English
Language for the Use of Schools,
by C. A. Hill, A. M., Principal of
the Warrenton Academy, Norti)
Carolina. Raleigh, Printed
Gales 1818. W&i* ,
The next page bears tm? dedi
cation: V.
Dedicated to
The Rev. William Bingham
. , The Rev. Joseph CaldweH.
As a testimonial of respect
from their grateful pupil and ,
humble servant. ? The Author.
In the general field of author
ship however the name that
stands out admittedly in Frank
lin County above all others to
this date is that of Edwin Wiley
Fuller, whose two books. The
Angel in the Cloud, a poem in
blank verse, and Sea Gift, a novel
of the Civil War period, each
stamped him as an author of real
ability and great promise and
gave him a reputation extending
beyond County or State lines.
He was a native of Louisburg,
son of Jones Fuller and Anna
Long Thomas. Educated at the
Male Academy in Louisburg un
der M. S. Davis with two years
at the University of N. C. and
one at the University of Va. It
was while he was at the latter in
stitution that he began to write
for publication. While there as
a pupil what afterwards became
his first volume, Angel in the
Cloud, appeared as a short poem
in the University magazine and
was highly commended by such
? eminent scholars as Dr. Scheie
DeVWe, Dr. B. L. Gildersleeve
and Prof. Geo. F. Holmes, all
members of the University facul
ty. The poem was afterwards
extended and was published In ,
book fdrm in 1871 by E. J. Hale |
& Son, of New York, the author (
being in his 24th year. The
poem is a philosophic treatise in
blank verse dealing in a fascinat- |
ing way with tie motives of hu- .
man conduct. Never without the ,
poets charm he writes of such ,
grave matters as humane, free
will and fate or divine Sovereign- (
' ty and passes easily to something (
else Just as difficult with this j
fareweB ?
ivone.ever Have or ever will
on j^arth
Reach truth of theory con
cerning fate.
It stands as whole from every
touch of man
As Oceans broad blue scroll
whose rubber waves
Erase the furrows of the
plowing keels.
This delightful poetical treatise
on matters considered altogether
meta-physlcal or philosophical
concludes with these words which 1
should have permanent place in \
the memory of those of us who t
remember him.
Man can not judge the eter- !
nal mind by his
But must accept the myster
ies of life
As purposes, divine with per
fect ends.
And in our darkest clouds
? God's Angels stand
To work man's present and
eternal good.
It is doubtful, however, if Mr. j
Fuller ever touched the poets
Lyre to finer effect than in the
poem found in his 8?a Gift, Un
der the Pines, basecron the last
words of a Confederat soldier
dying at the front? "Tell them
to bury me under the pines at
home."
The first verse is as follows:
I would not rest in the moul- <
dering tomb
Of the grim church yard
where the ivy twines
But make me a grave In the
for, est gloom
Where the breezes wave like
a soldiers plume
Each dark green Bough of
the dear old pines.
There were published four edi
tions of Angel In the Cloud which
was the author's first volume In
the matter of publication though
not the first one he wrote ? his
more popular work ? the novel, :
Sea Gift being his first extended \
effort. It was written before
the author had reached his 20th
year though not published until
1873 ? publishers being'E. J. Hale
& Son. It attained wide popu
larity. At the State University
where just a few years before the
author had ' been a very popular
student, the book was said to boi
in such constant demand at the
library as to necessitate frequent!
replacements and was generally
known as The Freshman's Bible.
This fine young man absolutely
irreproachable In life and char
acter, brilliantly endowed con
stant In the use and application
of h{s varied talents never reach
ed hta 30th year. 1847-1876 are
the termini of his tenure here.
Y?t what he did within those lim
its hampered as he "was with bus
iness cares and an Incurable dis
order may well make ua pause
and wonder whose thread of 11(6
has been so much longer. Some
Hnes written by him a short
while before his death and hand
ed to his wife In sealed envelope
with this request. "Do not open
this until I am well or until my
death"? began this way written
In his smooth blank verse:
Life bloomed for me as if my
path thro' Eden
Led its flowery way. Success
had crowned
In many ways my efforts. No
dark strife
With adverse fate its portent
shadows cast
Across the calm blue scope
of heaven x x x At once
With scarce a rustle in the
rose leaves came
A shadowy form and stand
ing silently
Before my pathway breathed
a whjspered sigh
, Ae if it loathed its office to
?perform
' Tbtto laid ' consumptions
* i ghastly banner on my
breast
Its pale folds crossed with
fatal red.
We can not do better in writ
ng thus of Franklin's gifted son
han to quote further from these
leautiful and deeply pathetic
ines descriptive of his own life
when its end here was distant
inly a matter of days.
Then down
I bowed my face and longed
to know mine end
T'were very sweet to leave
all toil and care
And join the blessed ones
beyond the tide:
And still t'were sweet beyond
compare to wait
Till eventide with loved ones
here and share
Their trial or woe Then came
a flute like voice
That thrilled the solemn air,
pursue thy way
Yet humbly walk and watch
and if 1 come
At midnight or at noon be
ready x x x Thus
I wish to live life's aim sub
served to God
To wear the girdle of the
world about my loins
So loosely that a moment
will suffffice
To break the clasp and lay
it down.
Thus lived and wrote this
sweet singer who went out in
rery early manhood leaving those
behind and those yet to come to
:onjeeture to what eminence be
night have attained had it been
?art of that divine will of which
ie wrote so often for him to
arry here until his marvelous
;ifts could come to fuller fruit
ige.
Other authors in the field of
Iction either natives of Franklin
jr at one time resident there are
Robert Edgar Ballard. whose
Myrtle Lawn, a fascinating novel
lealing with the Carllst move
ment in Spain appeared in 187T,
published by the Petersons of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. George S.
Baker, from whose fluent pen
:ame The Master of Letrange and
/ernal Dune in the early years
)f the present century, published
)y the Neale Publishing Co. , of
Mew York.
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Following the windup of Af
?ica you add Germany and Italy
to a list of European low coun
tries.
chifj's (axaliu*
your child shoifla
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What 1/044. Buy With
WAR BONDS
Wigwag
Frequently the Navy, the Coast
Guard and the Signal Corps finds it
expedient to relay messages without
benefit of telephone, telegraph or
radio. That is when the seojppbore
system is employed.
like a single flag ,ln fee "Wig
wag" system, tb? purchase ? ot a
War Savings Stamp or Band, to It
self ha i aflWWWBrtwil effe<3?pcn
the entire war effort, wrt wtaan 130
million determined people set their
minds to make our War Bond drives
successful, the result is anything but
Infinites UnaL
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I LOCAL.
VfLPPEMNG. >
? Sunday is Father's Day.
X X X
? Cotton was worth 22 cents
a pound in Louisburg yesterday.
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? Patj-olman and Mrs. 11. H.
Bymen announces the birth of a
son early Sunday.
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? Quite a lengthy Army Con
voy in four sections passed
through Louisburg Tuesday.
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? Don't forget to pay a little
tribute to father, one who labors
for your well being regardless of
how foolish or old fogy you may
think him.
X X X
? Sheriff J. P. Moore reports
the destruction of a 30 gallon
steel drum whislrey still in Har
ris township on Thursday of last
week and pouring out five bar
rels of beer. He was assisted by
officers Neal, , Gilliam and Joy
ner.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Capitol Square h;is manifested
some interest in reports that a
boomlet for Victor S. Bryant for
Lieutenant Governor was gain
ing some strength over the State.
The Durham attorney by reason
of long service in the General As
sembiy and on the budget com
mission has won admiration of
most Capitol Square habitues. He
is personally liked and his ability
is highly respected. Injection of
his name into the State Campaign
revived lagging interest in it.
The man of the hor is the fel
low who promises to wait a min
ute for his wife.
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The goose that laid the golden
egg is being given an awful run
by the lowly hen.
I
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Uaynor and
Miss Louise Webb visited italeishj
Monday. *
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Mr. and Mrs. W. T. King are1
spending this week in Philadel-|
phia, on business.
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Miss Helen Elizabeth Lea, of j
South Boston, Va., is the guest!
of her grandmother, Mrs. C. W.
Lea.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Berryhill'
have returned to thailotte after
visiting her mother, Mrs. J. O.
Wilson.
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Mr. Wilson Wood, who is with
the Government In*1 Norfolk. Va.,
spent Sunday with his family1 of
near Louisburg.
tit
Miss Lucy Wilson returned to
her home Sunday after visiting
in Woodland and Littleton. Miss
Wilson was an honorary bride's
maid in the threewitts-Copeland
wedding.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bennett]
and sons, Everett, Jr. and James J
Michael, of Fort Myers, Fla,
spent last week with Mr. and
Mrs. Ire T. Inacoe and Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie Murphy.
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THE WINNER
The fellow who keeps himself!
in shape, who refuses to be dis
couraged by the bad breaks, who
keeps hustling with the best he
has, is always certain to make
the grade. . . . Its the general
average that counts, not a big day
or a bad day.
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same to A. W. PERSON, Louis- j
burg, N. C. 6-1 8-3t ,
\\ Ration News J
? . From 1,<>uImI>ui-k War l'rlc-e ' '
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KIEL OIL
Application blanks are being
mailed from the Ration Office to
users of fuel oil for heat and hot
water in 1942. Persons receiving
these are requested to fill in the
blank and return to The Ration
Office as soon as possible. Ration
for 1943 will be issued during
the summer, thus avoiding the in
convience of credit purchases. All
applications for fuel oil must be
signed on the last line of section
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SUGAR
The Office of Price Adminis
tration has issued a bulletin stat
ing that the purchase of sugar
for canning by the use of stamps
No. 15 and lti is a violation of
OPA regulations unless the pur
chaser has fruit ready for can
ning or preserving. All sugar pur
chased on these stamps- jii ust be
accounted for in the proportion of
4 quarts of fruit for each pound
of sugar used.
H? II
.INSTITUTIONAL USERS ? I
Eating establishments may now
receive the July - August allot
ments of processed foods, meat,
sugar and coffee. These are issu
able after June 1, 1943.
pACHE?^
After houn of anxiety, a headache is
the last straw. But it quickly vields to
Capudine, which also Booth? nerves
upset by the pain. Capudine is
/jrfV liquid. No waiting for it to
uuduiis wiuir ur oiicr l?K
in jr. So It's really quick. Use
i only aft Erected. 10c, 30c, GOc.
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| Argentina Is Expected To Break Off
Relations With Hitler Axis
President Ramirez Voices Pledge That Nation Will
"Do What It Ought To Do"
Beunos Aires, June 16.? Opti
mistic observers today interpreted
President General Peduo C. Ram
irez's pledge that th^^ew mili
tary Government will "do what
it ought to do" as confirmation
that Argentina contemplates
breaking off relations with the
Axis.'
These sources coupled Rami
rez's remarks with the statement j
of Foreign Minister Vice Admiral
Segundo R. Stornl Friday that Ar-l
gentina intends, "step by step, to
achieve the position she should
be in."
Ramirez expounded his Govern
ment's foreign and domestic pol-;
icies at his first press conference
at the presidential palace last
night. Argentina is the only
country in the Western Hemis
phere still maintaining relations
with the Axis.
"We shall try to reach a great
er accord with our sister Ameri
can nations, consolidating the
ties uniting us in common inter
ests," he said. "We shall effect1
practical Pan-Americanism, avoid
ing with our acts the rhetorical
verbalism that soldiers neither
understand nor cultivate.
"Regarding the rest of the
world, our policy for the present
is neutrality, not fictitious, but
loyal, sincere and true neutrality.
Respecting future international
policy, that will be done which
must be done? acting with the
same spirit of reality and sincer
ity as at present."
Political observers believed
that Ramirez's reiteration of Ar
gentina's intention to remain
neutral "for the present" indica
ted his desire not to commit his
Government to a rupture imme
diately, but leaving it free for
future action.
Asked whether he personally
were pro-democratic, Ramirez
said: >
"What is Argentia? That is
what I am."
Once his administration has
purged the Government of cor
ruption and disorganization, he
will hand it back to the politic
ians, Ramirez said.
The constitution will be res
tored, he said, and elections will
be held at a date to be determin
ed by "time and events."
Spectofo
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CANNING TIME IS HERE !
DON'T LET ANYTHING GO 3*0 WASTE THAT^
YOU CAN SAVE BY CANNING. OUR GOVERN
MENT OFFICIALS HAVE WARNED US OF A
COMING SEVERE SHORTAGE IN FOOD
STUFFS ? WE LIST SOME OF THE ITEMS
YOU'LL BE NEEDING.
BALL MASON
Jar Lids, doz. . . 25c
Jar Rings, doz. . 5c
Kerr Lids, doz. . 10c
Kerr Tops, doz. . 25c
BALL MASON JARS
Pints, doz. 65c - Quarts, doz. 75c
Essowax, Parphine, Block ... 5c
Sure Jell, 2 pkgs 25c
C e r t o, bottle 25c
--- MEAT HELPS -
BEEF WILL CONTINUE TO BE SCARCE. THE
ARMY AND NAVY ARE NOW GETTING 45%
OF ALL 'A' GRADE AND BETTER BEEF. SO
WHY NOT LEARN TO BUILD YOUR MEAL
AROUND SOME OF THE MEA^TS LISTED BE
LOW WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OB
TAIN FAIR STOCKS AT ALL TIMES.
Native and Western Lamb
Native and Western Veal
Fresh Pork Hams and ?houlders
Fresh Pork Loins
Spare Ribs - Fresh Brains
Pork Sausage - Bacon
'A* Grade Quality Frankfurters
Dressed Hens and Fryers
PLENTY FRESH FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES
G. W MURPHY AND SON
i'YOint COMPLETE FOOD KARKET"