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CONFEDERATE RE-UNION.
rti BAPTIST UNION MEETS.
country. The people of New Orleans
are as hospitable as any on earth, and
at 8:15 p. Friday we reluctantly
bade them adieu for home. One thing
IUre forgotten to mention and this
was the grand ball on Thursday
nisrht, where were gathered the
Grand Street Parade -Will beautiful Wat. nf r wn A
Meet at Richmond Next Year. J southfand, and .they : were the most
Mr. A, VV. Alston, who returned I beautiful women that ever graced
INTERESTING MEETING HELD
AT NEW ORLEANS LA.
Lare and Enthusiastic At
tendance Gdod Speeches
EXCELLENT ADDRESSES. BIG
PINNER, ENJOYABLE TIME. ;
It oox. opinion that H k aa much the
dtttyol this own Va pahUh th peo-l
Pe wuo vjohib ixs utwt ana the laws
of too state as it is to perform tnr
other clvip duty. We tra amble to
Huee the good that comes to the state
Deep Interest Manifested and
Much Good Work Done Next
Meeting to be Held Wlth Pop-
lar Springs Baptist Church;
FRANMTON BUDGET.
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THE GRADED SCHOOL FLOUR
ISHING UNDER PROP. SABS.
Honor Roll Graded Schooll
Fcr wk ttkUaj April V
8vtnth Gral Ikuia
We are indebted tar Rev. H ' H:
home Sunday from a trip to ball room floor. Every southern Mashburn for the following acOouot
Orleans, where he attended the statewas weu represented ana every of the Baptist Union held with ifa-
Coofwlerate Veteran's Re-Union, lyP orpeauty couia oe seen, rrpm pje Springs Baptist church on tast
fornixes us the following write-up wi oeauties rrom tne uia iNortn state Saturday and bunday:
j hw trip and the occasion: . f Wa s were more oeautiiui) to I am glad to comply withi your re-1
erhaj you have space to aarK wanette ot toe peaumui questfor g0mething of the Union
iL . 1 J J I AronlAa nf Naur I fiTa'orta 1 ar vrhA I
etaiw woald like to hear a word wouia not ngm xor Buon women i Franklin county, held at Maple
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by: mg criminals change their The Literary Club Has an In tor- , V TTr - a" , rV
w ligntruiEaterUlnmontTaltei bK. AtKil. H.r. DciJ Poo
rto1nni rtkv (..k - . I
- " Place-Fire Near Town. Smith, IloUn WiUur Orx
thfriccrffpel to thosa in our own boar- T T ... '
iiK .kt. . -. Our Graded School wafer tl So- Jm Joam M v r
t ,rrwrfc; J , . ' . . c I Faarth fJrd JtmM
the dark brunette of
die old confederate vet-1 Creoles ot JNew urieans. Men wno Meetinff of the Bautiat church of
woaid like to hear a word wouia not hght for suoff women I Franklin county, held
ibout the reunion at New Orleans, ould not be worthy to bear ie Springs, April 27-29.
Accompanied by my father and sister names oi me men wno wore ine gray. - The whole programme was in the
Hodffie I left here Monday 5:20 p. m., Next year the Reunion .wilLbe held interest of Sunday School woi k, and
and I want to say right here that the Richmond and T want everypld carried out very satisfactorily,
S. A. L-, has the cleverest and most soldier to go and if there is one in although twe of the speakers whom
xcommodatingsetof emplyeesl ever Franklin county who is not able to we had hoped to ha vet failed to qoine.
mer, from oar own clever Capt. Joy- pay his way I will head the list with The attendance was unuauilly
ner, all along the line to the Passen- any amount necessary to take them. gooa on Saturday and the aiscussions
ger Agent ia New Orleans. We took My eld soldier friends rt will do your excellent. Prof. R. B, White's ad
a sleeper in Frankhnton,got supper on neans gooa xo go. dress on "The Sunday School ; for
the train and woke up in Savannah ol& veterans I loved you before Grown People" was timely, able and
Tuewluy a. m., and were joined there but this trip to the reunion has made convincing. Th discussion on "The
rr Mr. Foreman and his neice one of nry heart yours God. bless the men Importance of the Sunday School
Savann ih's lovely danghters. We wno wore tne gray rrom oi to oo, Teachers' Work," can hot lut be
traveled all day Tuesday' through n may they "be spared to see many helpful in a good degree. I dkl not
Georgia and Alabama and reached years of happiness. hear Mr. Julian E. Pleasants' address
Montgomery about 8 p m. I noticed j 5--5 I Saturday night on ttThe Scnday
on this road the farm of a : Ir. "Of II Ffll W nflMfiFRT I School and Citizenship," though
Johnson who makes about 1,500 heard many words in praise of ii by
balea of cotton. It is a beautiful farm those who did. have the good fortune
facing the Railroad for about 2 miles. LOUISBURG COLLEGE CHAPEL. to hear it. ' '
'vim aprtions of Geowria and Ala-1 1 On Sunday morning at 10 o'ebek
bima the land ia fine, but lots of it is J a Vinolv APMncraH PpAVMrnmo I the writer taught the Sunday
. i HjT I 7 1HMA.M tk. -.1
poor, we iook a sieeper a iriaai- Wft jj t IntArAstind-lv Ren. 1CBBU" U1 mK m wm
" - e I T All- v 1 '
A t' i
criminalafrom one section to an.tbrfQew OQin cvmpiti our r " "Z7 . '
mlk jr. .x. will feel prouder of tMt lattiuuion. x ivtmm, jukw
bus uvw ikv'io u9 vvbio orcosiuy I , I bcrta.
the . expeoae of paaahtng them. B. L HoMen, oxv of our bt firm.
til feel prouder of this lattiuuion.
vUUia Biiuk ukt ua oi wiv m i pn. iima iiim rajcnrraria u innM nts i . ... -
be,tho moatJielpfal to all oar p- good hore, cnb tod lot of com by Hal too iv' 5 A'm FaaJW
1X give the ofEoers credit for b- know, th ortgin of the fir,, Mr. pi WTTTta IUHr
Toca
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rwow- ior uiinuag. uu; uiey in rwa injure ntm. .Mr. y yaii Ln- c, Anor fl,V 11.
right in theif tncthodj; but when wiU yera, who waa culdtatiog part of th . cvT
CdtsQ long aathey Ur pas- We learn 3!r. Hold.n sUo !o.t qoit ihW, STmob, TV
?nw oeuere uiauiey wui, u caugnt a noraDer oi larnung impiamenia. AUton, Manic AIla, IZE Umt At-
Le al iowed to more away to some other I m vw' n.r T rjv, cock, Zttr IWl Titltf, Mrrd
part ox tne state. Jt all men know ra nil!MAntlr .nrln luiW f " 1 "7"? "7
thU the Uwi of the country moat h U w c . v -MTT.
v " i uit or rui. r-. r-. nimi ax dm do
ooeyea or me guury must nuuer tne
penalties laid down ra oar books by
our legislators. -Mk Airy News.
ff Titaxt AHati tarKn Karl Kmn trv
dered by the Yonng Ladies. tblt bot
the lautiea began. The lovely L; w"&? Mvy "1 couia not De present at tnat npuL
We took a sleeper at Mont
gomery aad woke up Wednesday a.
m. in the State of Mississippi, then
began.
Towers. Hhade trees and Palms nakT "P11 wuv puunc.ua iixouuay evu- Tfie n o'clock hour was given
ingoue teHkfrlivm- the MloyfTB Ji tim-musie J)T. ukUn)dcQiorioXk'A whj, U; tariff iheuld r7nf 77 wT
beautiful scenes were rapidly passea thered tobe most delightfully en- Dr: IWo af Ur ' are 7 rVlr! fi-'
facturerprotocted from oomoetitloa oQ afttrnoon April 2Slh, ;
bvthe tarifL that th deAir for a The parivr. and hall . were txiU-
change which 'exist, in the common faUJ dcooniUsi ,lh (m- P05
mind wiU drive the Republican party,! Planu ti'
and we found ourselves in the L. & tertainea oy musicaiseiections or tne thirty-two years, had come back to
N. .Statiou in New Orleans. lonago ine program was a creai-i hpld homeland his old .church
Through the kindness of Mr I Pne, anu tae renarapn oi eacn ne received a most. cordial -greeting
ScruorffH the (reneral Paaaenerer Aert
of the S. A. L. we soon bad rooms WW-,3U,' 4Ui luo .UUS iavA1CD oia Qiays agone. tie; spoe
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REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
TUbr s
The study of ScoU u a ponarra-1 Qydt Ooilkr, KUtobe Jrtrr, Prry
tire rxet and no Tel it t waa a litararr I H crock, Trmdl Krcan, Haw
I MflKflM. "I immt PMt.
The proffrara wa aa followm
Pap:IJfe and Work, of SooU, HAPPH US OF STATE.
SPEAKEH CANNON'S VIEWS.
The ''Common Hind'
People Is Giving Bach TroabU
Mr. G. P. Norman.
Paper: 5oU Aa a NimUte Pott,
Miaa Noa Uallard.
Bead in g: MTbe Prophecy f" from
Of the I Ldy Ijike. Mum Vana.
Paperr ScoU the NovelUt. 31 r.
T. W. Wbdbe.
tn the Bennbllcana.
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8peakex Cannon has been smoked rao,5i njoyaxne .Tern oi w
oat of his tariff hole and forced to wek in ?r to,rn M5W
entertain meat girea dt uh rjweca
rd Mr.
inatoa, at V iruum LLcJSnta,
SO HE ITECS OP IKTEBEST.
most
1 were refreshed and ready to do who, without assistance from the fac- tenderly of the scenes and rhcidenti
an
New Orleans. It would be impossible
for me to name each point ef interest
but there are many things to be
The residence section is the pretti
est I ev er saw in any city; with nearly
ery residence is a large lawn filled
with lovely flowers and plants, mak
ing one think he was looking at flow
er gardens in Italy.
Thursday we went to the Audito
rium built especially for the reunion
an l supposed to hold forty thousand
people, ana tnere lis enea to speaKir
after speaker praise the bravest men
that ever lived, the men who wore
the (iray from 61 to 65. I wish every
oi l veteran could have heard those
speeches. It would have done their
hearts good to know the spirit of the
old South lives in the heart of the
New South, and soldiers in Gray are
loved whenever the grand old Dixig
w played. Tears came into my eyes
in spite of all I could do as I listened
to the cheers of those old Veterans,
)me with one arm, some with one
leg, as they cheered the names of Lee,"
Jackson, Stuart, Longstreet, Early,
Hill and many other leaders.
The biggest day of all, Friday, saw
the streets packed with people eager
to witness the parade. Todescribe
the scene would Tequire a writer
far above me. Never have I before
witnessed such a scene. - Gen. Steph
I). Lee the commander of the"
united Confederate Veterans re
ceived an ovation along the entire
line of march. As the men from each
tate would pass '"the cheera that
greeted them must have made their
hearts glad. The old battle flags
that were shot and torn bore in their
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tatered folds the testimony ff the
bravery of the men who had followed
them, some to victory and some . to
death. . "Over powered but.not .con-,
ulty, got up the entartamment. Gf his youth, of his becoming a mem
A 'small admission fee was cha-ged her of the Maple Springs church, and
and the proceeds used to supplement of the noble men who used to bless
the funds in Y. M. C. A. treasury, that community with their splendid
This organization in the collegevia in services. He then announced the
its eighth year; through it entertain-1 subject he had chosen for the oocas-
ment tor oaturaay evenings, tne rel ion, Mi no srower -oi- naDU." tie
creation time, nas oeen proviaeaana Knew njs supieci ana maaean ex
daily vesper services held from ft? ceediny helpful address to Uie de
or&ranizatin. . light pf the vast throrig "who heard
aim.
TT tlf P UlltkA aula CGOU 1 1
inen came ainner wnicn was
that
number being so well rendered
any special mention would b out of spread op the ground in pic nic fash
place, though it is perhaps admissible ioQ- wa9 a)bountiful feast.- ""The
0o v,o tKi-.Ronin ani TWoWonni CTowa was large, verv ...large, but
Prayer, selections by Miss Sallie tnere was Plenty w 8Par a
Jones, who was pupil of L. F. C. in
if continued in power, to a tariff revk- H-'A. WiMton bcu4 in the rp
ion." He said he did not want it, but bl,-Ir- Mrm- W
he seventies, received hearty ap
plause:
Chorus, - Medley
Recitation, - - " Selected
Miss Primrose.
Song, - - - Selelected
Miss Ruth Hall.
Duett,- - A.B.C.M- - Parry
Misses Maude and Leone Edgerton.
Recitation, - Selected r Piannmg w T " 4Wfc wuu
Miss Margaret Hicks.
fter, all
had eaten. It would have been
enough, however, to say that dinner
was on the grounds, and at Maple
Springs church.
Altogether.it was the best Union
we have had since. I have been in
Louiaburg. ,
The naxt session will be held with
the church at Poplar Springs, begin
ning Friday night before the th
Sondav in July. Already we are
Duett, Quaker Courtship,
Misses Lyda Washburn and Ava
.' ' J -Aycock. '
Piano Solo,. Neptune Rondo,
- U .i .jUag Sallie Jones.
Recitation, ,En0ourgemenjv-
! " "Miss Maude Edgerton."
Tjxe Olp BIaii
CHARACTERS.
HOW
SHALL WE TrlEAT
CRUIINALSf
dun
r CAST OB
r- -sy i
Miss Tabitha Flint, '
X.
querea'jou coma lQOK mro iue jace
of those battle Scarred veterahs andj
aee glaamingfrom tneir eyes the tlfe
Miss Katie Credlev
miss iiennie uee, .
Miss Maude Edgerton
Miss Anna Steele,
. Miss Leone Edgerton
Dr. Thorntongrove, : "
Miss Lyda Washburn
Deacon White, :
I ?s0Miss lie Jenkins
Bettie, the maid,-, . . ; -
u j,x . & a, Miss Mattie riester
v"e are charitable enough itj bur
view to allow the other man to hold
his opinions and continue; ro vrespe.9t
himV We have seen enough of life to
leaTiithat no man hasjthe keytta,all
knowledge. This is a prelude to what
'we believed to4 be '-tskijinqti. bv th
part of officials in this state as to now
to deal; with cnmiriIs. Judgetian4
magistrates ail over the state get: ria
of the criminals in many - cases by so
fixing the bond.that tne; guilty, , party
cai tro to some otheT aection. y:'
rhis is tUi)ur4dea ot tl'way to
Leet rid of crime-.What do these. peo-
pie care ot changing ineuu.resiaence.
They hang ouvtheir card . and - carry
oh their nefarious business-until ' the
Tnblic revolts:. at vthek disorder s they
create 4ind tliea thejr mre allowecL to
give a ntnlahd:-'kwa7- to
some other 'town or community and
I begin anewf teir'jvork of destruction.
it would have to come in th6 not
distant future." This letter having
been published compelled Mr. Cannon
to make a -farther statement of his
position, ne starts off by saving
that the amendment of a single) ached
weeper a few schedules, b entirely
impracticable. In v his Judgment
n6thing caivbedoneeioept by a com
plete revision of the tariff." "That,"
he says "would halt produmti.irt, oon
sumptionji'ndiootameroe for at. least
t'elve monthajand the result would
tfnrnhaM tft not lhi n imnrovemfit on
listing law.' For the general inter
est of the whole country,11 he thinks
the revision toward which "the oora-
mon mind" in its desire for change it
driving tbe Republican party "ahoald
be postponed as long aa poeaible."
This disagreement of the unoora-
mon mind of Speaker Cannon with
that of the common people ii nothing
new with Republican politioiana,
Their afhliation with the ootporatSona,
. ft a
trusts and combinee obliterates any j
sympathy for the .plandrJ peapla.
But tariff revision and other reforms
will coma, not through the aid ol the
unwilling Republican Speaker of the
House of Representatives; or his
party associates, but through . the ar
dSii reform efforts tf a newrDoore
born of the desires of the Democraoy
and aid by inUpgadeat Votara who
are sick and tired of the plundering
. ..... . ' v.ti
ot tna.trusrs ana am corxupuoa ua
grafting of the republican party.
'1 ne atatuue oi vne ivepuoiican pet-
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ltician towara proteoave tarui,M
like the heathen before bis idol it :la
a feUck toVorship and too tacr4 to
rerouche4;: But wbWthe -tfme tif
stress and political trouble oomee and
the tariff idol has shown, itself Xo be
a braxen image and . its .high priests
have exhalted itto plunder the people
thwrtKe vtisra'-iTt bats crscf ;Tt
and will czril It" do .JV t. 1 break tL' 'v
tThe Reptblian'cAtit ;n thit to
in the parlor to the right wber Aim.
Winston wm presented to the iargt
number of friends, of whveh there
was notlem than fifty couplee. Mim
Kena Ballard and Mr. I). C. McGbre
preaHed at the punch bowl wbtrc
d el iokxia fruit punch wm rred. Af
ter the (rvirvli nad met Dr. arvl Mn.
Wintton refresh rnnu rh from
North C-arolinia a noted caterer
Gathered from our Exehansr&a
Darius' the Past Wwk-CoT,
Glenn Hakes Speech
Dr. J. C. Kilo facbe4 haa m
erraoa, exoaa hk rroml tHotm, Laci
Sanity.
, VTalicf I effraVC well kaanrsi aad-'
highly gycael (arc at Wake
ejixaty, diI Ut Sctif, aye4 61
CrrVraor G!an tad s prctLTb.
tiea Ipech ra t Mtupiua TL&
at tlalrih Ixct Saadaj, U a croirdet)
hou.
W. II. Strain, a farm 4 Wake
county, cocncxiud itucde Lajrt Sat
urday, by hxnjrn hniif whh a
plow line,
Raletgh hm tmpnmi idiuo(iaJ
pririlee Uim, ia crdrr to raj exc
riTiAttt. Trading tUtap cncn.tixire
are Used t'iX.
A ivto Sot aJ piaf til j w-osti-
(Dughi, of Raleigh,) were erred in rwt car ylc by the ruiae
c3urwriTt'e lrge concioare of of Wtgtas in .aliabary Urt ?awlay.
friend wtm ibtted here and ther Tb ogro hd ukn a mkSdle
W the beautiful plaiaa which encircli reftuing to oo eeu rrrriid fc
theandWDeiiden. The event the colored, ad the erjdortor ordrr-
was an elegant one, al! prorvmincbig d him to get cfl car, wha U
Mi Winston a mowt charming P1"1 hn f lyro
Q one taking ilet in the o?odcar
a toraach, the ochtr in the area f a&
ratw on hide, or coal, wouJd destroy iaaaagtr. The pto exade
domettio indue try ts tod ahKrVd- for kieeecap.
axgumeni: Would' it ruiajpha crops FraiL Darham, the 19 ye-ar c4
or canaa the rain to comti the sua whits aoaa who has been bsre eor
to Hs darkened? The IUt Trort than a wsk waiting to be eoonuttd
would lose a trifle of Ita eaprmooe to the penrienuary to bgia th
nrofita, bat no one believca the farm- of hia foarun rear juooe for
er or cattle grower would lews a I killicr IXetmir Sherifl Hrabw of Polk
cent Kren the abnormally bjgh baa at Urt tacoeJed la rtV
cxuU are now aeil'mg chsausr I lT cuurv ewitw .ta, urwie
than fur many years before, thoogh I moelabcred that be caee to RaWgii
the tarifl protected Beef Trurt k gt- with tm oother and bwW withoct
i l ut -t. - r . . the eocaty to that tbste wi no a-
and abooah thtarifl rstee oo the . -v . .
proaaqtsotjMf oset trwana uuii'zrB
giant oorpoTation would rdll control j haa required all tiim h to arraagm
tho milket for iu prodtw-ta, for ths wflh the Wake aalhonUM tor th
tctTof tramportttioQ over ieaa would Ul ainoe the sheriff of Polk
be protection enough and onlyjaor-1 . - .
dx'ulteproEbi- would be rednoad: "7 w" ';vaM.
Jhere is haraiy a ecoed we ox tnertar-1
ifr that uoes not Bhtltiir some trot u or spent raam ume aixcrnoona rn Lbe
cjmbinethat in" all fairness to a long- capitoi squire Bibte In hand appartJity
suflermgjrple does not require re- deeply lotereeted In readiar. lie was
eitien. The RepuUicaiia niase to Amlw- , uZZZZi-
meddle with -o this duty orst be ir77'?U
intrusted to the DcTnocriia, who are "V "VB
pledged to retJODiblerefona thatwiD . -
prsTeot the ' traits selling cheaper McCcenTa rued for another. xaiU
i4 than bitre, and while nrodoo b the beadliae la a Xew York
lei ooukTi revenue to ran the cot I jLl -. y. . . Ji
ernmonttDduoe the the ooai ot lir. r -r .77 -
to something more la reason than lJ "s u us .nrixi
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