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jAMES A. THOUAS, EDITOR.
VOL. XXXVI.
A ; STRONG V TlCKETi
keOld County Odcera nenomlnateabyAcclamatida Every
and Glenn Endorsed Strong Delegations Named.
In accordance with the call of the
. . -'' A' .
Koanty lemocrauo Executive :Uom
Htee the County Convention to
me delegates to the State and DU-
iet Conventions, to nominate a can-
Mtto for the Legulatare and candi
Ute for the County Offices,; assam
Jed in the Opera House in ooia.
,org on last Monday. - AtiaJIrrpsst
2 o'clock the convention waj ' called
0 order by .J. A.; Thorny aChainnaa
1 the County Exeye '(immittee,
rho requested F. S. Spruillof Louis
iarg, to act as temporary rChairmaiii
nd B. T. Green, of Franklinton' to
ct as temporary Secretary.. ."Mr.
pruiU on taking the chair made a
tirring, old-fashioned Democratic
eech. Upon a call of the roll, all
f the townships reported as ' folly
ipresented with no " contests. On
lotion of B. W. Ballard thV tempcH
iry organization was made penna
ent, and members of the Democratic
res swere, requested to act as assistant
ecretaries. The first business taken
) was the call for the township ?ex
:utive committees. ,They were,
mded in by the various delgationSj
id the roll was again caUe'fcnSjthe
it of delegates fc lhayarioaacon-
tntwns. After the snnmntmyifci
e deiegafes the 5hairmah announced
" m -v. ..H-'
lat nominations for county, officers
ere in order, and as fast ail i they I
m be named the following &wefe
jreasnrer J. A. Thomas; 'Res&ter
Deeds W. M. Boone; Cierk - Su-
trior Court J. J. Barrow; Surveyor
J. T; Inscoe; Cor6"ner--E
Jnylor.
rv
For County Commissioners, a
prober of namM - roia in
-v IwT V
nomination, but the . oid''
para was nommated.on the first
plot, as follows: - T. S. Collie. J-
Cooke, J. H. TTzzeil.B. Ydungi
M. Gupton. The' next and. last
mination to be made was that of a
ndidate for the House' of' Repre-
the Chair, and amid inuchj enthu
?ni F. S. Snrnill in n .Kl
oqaent speech, placed in " nomina-
K Thomas Walter RiVt-ott . At
w W Jkw
e mention of his name : there was
eat cheering among the delegates
veil as the 1 spectators.' f 'Other1
pes were put in nomination as
'tows: Dr. R, P.C Floyd B. .T.
Wing, and B. W. Ballard. AU of
re uestedWthat their names be
'thdrawn, Mr. :BaUard and Mr.
lowing, taking advantage of the op
i .v w pay a ugn XXlDUte to
J ability and integrity of ifrBicki
- Dr. Floy4Vtonsnip Thad' i
for hmi, i but ' thi doctor
and asked the deiegates;ttf
fP him and vote for "RiMratr
and told mlr rkonnTA I Tki
ates felt, .however- that- thev
we bound hv ihi inatnAA.
nen the roll was called voted the
reQgth of the tnwnaWn TtS
Vu- Dunns tAnrnaKiK" ! UJ
. -vr f I U0U1U fi V09l' IllO
vote for him also! as. a" complU
to her neiffhbor townfthinl
rw3 was o fnn, - i.x i
w ... . , ' : -
nuamenng ; votes
0ni other townshipsii Jj A; Turner
'econized immediately after Mr.
1111 Wished hi ASii
i v oubu w secona tne
rnat,n of Mr. Bickett r,d mVpt!
. i. 1 www
wowed to make 'motion - to
ht. him by acdataktioni baV ii
as
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i r- AAI in ii-t N., -T- - V- r-- r'- t Iv - -, . s... . . , ;r... -
demuuww deliberate; and . name
i. . - - -
THOMAS WALTER r BICKETT IIOUIHATE FOR THE tEGISLATTOE
; t,
thing: Haraonious-rvia Board Commissioners Rotained Which
Endorses Their Every TrpncaotionySto PoU
conyennthe ;C3muaa decided
that it as neiBessary io take n ballot-
On the first ballot'.the Toteatood.
ickbtc , otj; uioya Spruill :a.
Upon motion the nomination 6t ; Mi;
Bickett was made, unanimous. " He
f was invited to come before the tisom
yenUoniand he did ao., r His speech
of. acceptance ' wa full ;of"ibund;
nara-norse senseTand waa weilTre
ceiyed by theconvention. Ati times
he grew eloquent and he was .cheered
to the echo. Thus ended one of the
moat harmonious soberest and ;bet
behaved conventions 'that ,evr'ia
sembled in the county ' . ' '
, Xhe zfoIlowin': resolution Iwaa
unanimously. adopted: v:; ;
Resolved, By the,: Democrats i of
VanWirt:ihT
81a! endorse Vtheyible
and progressive administration of our
Governor, B. Glenn, and the wise
and patriotic course pursued in Con
gress by tha Honorable Edward " W,
a uu, u . uusfcuspner ; ana -i oy our
PnitedtitesjSenat6rg,X:Honorableis
F3irnrandvee ?S. O'vS-
-Theiollowreut wis hand-
and adopted by4hW conventions i-lSC
ja-L - ' ,
tne Jemocrats of Hayes ville
tQwnshir in primary cnnTAnfinn ao.
mmated unanimously by accW jBembted, on Jun 2nd, 1906,1 resolve
)n: sheriff H. n ' - TTo'o 1.1 -v-'?' t.- -1 j -
County Chairman, bur.0 thanks,' and
appreciation forhis BOiliaSm'
tiring labors in behalf or bemocratio
success, and We hereby imqualifiedly
VJ&y? imd'iendprse '.his manage
ment of party affairs and pledge, him
our united aid and support in the
coming campaign.?
?aMr. Spruill makes a splendid prW
siding officer,? said a delegate to the
editor. '. , Y
ttThe most harmoniQus, orderly
and good natured convention I ever
attended, remarkedseveral : dele-
gW - ' - -
"A sea in the' legislature isV a
trifle, but the esteem and 'confidence
of a people is , .a.? vtreasufe.V-Extxact
from T. Bickett's speech' 'oi l ao
ceptance. : Ir-'z .& v .": . - .- - r
The 'short speech of BI T. Holding
withdrawing hia name as a candidate
for the legislature in favor of Mr.
Bickett, was ! most V cracef ully done,
ana created much, interest" among
the delegates' in this, youne ; risine
Democrats- " : -.-V"'5.,
; I do not expect times to be. ;mar
teriall better by reason, of , my go
mg W the legisla(ure. r : Ko , people
were ever legislated either, into riches
or righteousness."- T. VV". Bickett in
his speech ofa'cceptance. -'ir' 'A
At a meeting of tiie :new Demoi
itio ecutive Committee held vfii-
cratic
mediately after the adjournment of
the Convention,1 J. Ar; Thomas ; was
unanimously re-elected Chairman " of
said; committee.'
.Tit
1
;;The delegates to 5the - State;. Con
vention are as follows: M. LFowl-
er; H. feathers, ;Dri R. P.:Floyd,
vis, Dr.'JrR; Wh'eless, W.M. Boone,
W;;B.Coppedge, Rev.;C. C. WU?
liains, F. , S. Spruill; J ? A. , Thomas,
v. iieiow are ,;tne delegates to ' the
Judicial Convention by townships:
R. U.f Underwood, B;y. Ballard, R.
B; White,ry; M; HkyVs, v. A: Dal
68 were PiWwe.Jhe I Durins-W. A. Mullen, A. C. er-
xiti uouiity, tie :w:att, Tioimnoir.
.pjjJLOUISBURG, 11. :craDAY; JOIIE S, . 1D0O.
ry,T.DrFalIer) k. W. Perry.::
' ;HarrisD. EJIarris, J. N. JIar
ris, J.E, gilder, J. B. Eing.v "
oungsvuieJack Winston, J.
a. vynson,M5.-, IV Holding, C. C.
vYjnstottr. s-' " :-:.; fi. Vi'.
irrankhnton-J. E:. Nicholson, B.
yVi,Baltard, E: f-AV;Mo.TiV J: It.
Cooke, B. Green, R. k White,
It HI Kearney?;'' v ? - ! -V
iHayesvUIeW, P. Wifsori.,
Sandy-CreekE: N. Williams,
Guptori, Dr. J, RWfciess, Rnf2n
oMiuiv v. upton, j. jarle," T.
VJT. Stokea, It'Stiffingt: : ' - :
Cypress Creek C: p. . Harris, . J,
C. jVheleaa.;('- . : .;-'r
1 1 Uuwrg-n ; Bicket R.
Collie, J. J. BaWw. CtV; Itobeita.
yy. ji. vaddell,JrO. JieweUtPB,
fc-r tn8wev WJe;itner "-conven-.
tfona and the nw ? township
tive
uyiiuufcMHr .wiu appear next
Ur Clfarles F.;CiUtM nisi
C nariam H. Hasscnhurir r '
it , .'(". ' wea wt
i3A most beautiful rnirriacre "cere
mony took "place ;thVMet3aidist
church here on Wednesday : morning
ailO:i30 TVdptliEe "dontniting
parties . being Mr. Chariest Fisher
Carron, 6f,mrsairk-md Miss
Mariam vKprwood Massenburff'of
Louisbur.iiThe deeorations. around
th3.pulpit.and chancsljof the" church
were apprppr 3 juadiy eryj tastily aK
nuigea, consij 02 ; palms, majnio-H-SfanLieTns..v
Sometime before the
claaiffbUed fin; the
church to wi&es3 the nuptiali V. 'ihe
followmg gentlenwn at ushers:
PrMassebitirg :W. rAMasjen.
hrg I3almer a;Sjri;Ford.'
Utpon the arrival of the bridal party
at Aecurch na7jnst0Mi:enteri
ing, $6nstancy was;sun by 'Mrlfu
D.;G, PearceMiss: Sallie vWumrns
presiding at -.the organ; wi an- ac- f
uvuipKuuuens oa uiq , Tioien py . .Yv
J , Banrow, Following eusners
vAiuouio BHWkutuauuwer giiis,aii8S
es Elizabeth and .Fannie Masse oborg,
sisters of the bme.VThen came. th
dame of honor, Alr& J.LL Palmer
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down one aisle while the groom' came
down the opposite aisle accompanied
by his
oIeighTher-VereineVi at the
altar by the bridev twho entered: 'the
church on the ; arm . ' brher" fatherT
Masey,Jn a . vry,i apprppriateand.
solemn manner, performed the .!c8re
moy,"dunngwhich sweet noteVfrbm
the violjn were rendered - by Mr.
iuiur.'"iiiH'r.. receiving congratula
tions tL- ybrldeVand groom7.1 acoom-
pnieu vj a nuiuoer 01 . iremas, went
to .the. depbt where they took- the
11.30 train for a bridal trip to Wa6n-
ington fHty; Theyiwil; 'be at,home
at'WMMw-JnlyH
vThe bride is;a iwomanV oi most
charming- disposition and.;sh'e;has js
host of friends here 4 and eisene're,
snatne groom . belongs to one of the
prominent families of. the State, and
1 now noiaiurg a very responsiote
pusiuon m ine ranwayposiai
service
of the United States; The bride" and
her attendants were elegantly attir
ed. " An- informal reception 'was
given a f ewVfriends at the ; home : of
the bride Tuesdayfiveiiing. -v. ; -
As usual the tone of the matrimo-'
l nket.was, rather dull jduring
the month of. May.. Licenses, were hi
sued to the following couples: , '
' : WniTE-i-A .'1 RL :TimberIake and
Beulah Burnett,; 'C H.' Whele3 and
IaUie B. Spivey. 5 : . : ' .
r : CoLonED Wallace .Bryant and
Annie Snis,' James Green and Fannio
Bi
Branch.
.1
weefc-iSDrf onj xl -JU.t--
c i i Gc..ir.iiGQio:iEns
fnE;TAk HATE ;tEVIED WAS
; THE SAIIE A3 LASTJEAli.
A : Very tzzr fee3sbnUnch
.rBusincri or, ft-iGoneral Ha-
, turo At t c r. d c d tch-n csoltitlon
to W. il.llltchell Adopted. ;
; The' Bond, fall 'members bds -present,
bclihilr . regular Vmo 2 thly
meeting la'it londty, andf tr read
ing and approVb;thti: minutes of
last meetir-attended to the follow-
vtTh
ev Wilson . bridge '. near" Alcr.
Ilendersoo; road, was
accepted x i a county bridge, :VWvlL
Wliamj r rJ IV, Fiver Ux.Utera
for Donni andJIsyeariile "twnjiups
resr ..!v;!y, t.;'; the oath ; that they
woc .harp thedatha ;of; tlioir
ofccl in accordance wit!i law.i
port of Dr. XL F , YarborocglC ' So
perin Undent of Health, waajrs oeired
and Iod.J. IIe rt ports the Home in
excellent condioa and" "no sickness.
He alio tecomaended that :Mis Re-
w a iciuuu 1x3 paxi a. lor ser
vices duriss the recent tieknets at
the Home. " Tiroe; Jcjcoo, : orphan,
Oar lefXrejfi-nVm: v Ethiidgt
jrers pat pa.ootce pauper list at 1
pef month 'tch; llXlTf Cook ; was
appointed to hxTO. tcccry-rt pairs
made to bndm'OTef Cedar CreekV at
Alford's muXf A specui school tax
elec'.wM.fcdlsd, ia "nrponse. to : a
rtitionffohoidcra of the d.
trict, the badaris ct which Is s as
as folldws: Be-!aning ln the line be
tween Franklin and- Wal?- cbthuea
at the point where tittle river croas-
ea saw une, inence tip g ikL river to
the Una of the XovrrV.:$ Graded
Sthooldiirict,t2iaxlcrr-.U grtci
tchool district Lbe'totLd W-m.
Jhence' slirf'ihsLftiid .V!aa li - - -
the Waning j : Satanlay Jcjy 1 !i! -
"was named as the election" darV acl
J ' .i ! : ' : - V .
uie roung piace at June Jones' rts
iience;: Cornelins Hobsood wassn
pomted registrar and Xune Jones
andXCjhariis Alford,vpoll lders.
ForneyTexryVliuiwBarnVtta T.
J Pernell were relieved of . poll xx.
fed. Parrh was appointed Constable
fbr Cedar Rock township to fill ,qut
wtm'; OvM. Coliu
resigned.. He tendered Wlond, and
took the oeth of office. ? Report of
Superintendent of county home was
received and nTedHports 5 f white
Weathers wis stricken from. - rtanrr
list-rdesi. rF. S. Spruill, . who twas
appointed to confer with . the ' town
authorities, of Young1Tle, relative to
dxhsesineurred jb'smaU 'pocxftes
recommended that "the Board-' nar
one-half of ssinW The - order here-'
tofore liaed directing the iist-ttkers
to assess and list standing ; timber In
the coa4t fprtotiontrtwo-thirils
the purchase price4 paid fori It, ;was
rescinded axid the 5 attorney, to- the
4Joara. was reques ted - to t prepare ; a
circular letter to be senVito the Ux
listerj m the county directing them
to require ox eacn tax payer nsvlng
stancli fcrnW, whether or not said
timber has been sold, if so, when,1 to
whom and at what price-' The lit
Ukcrs'aru also directed v to4 , make a
separate supplement to. their .regular
list giving to tiia Board of ' Coinmis.
sioners tho information. elidtodby
inch enquirj, to &a cr. 1 that the
Board m?r arrive tt a jest v;.!r.-t;:n
01 eai -x e:ar. 1 :r. -r t: :r. t-.r ior Uxr.:; ; n.
J. II. "Cr - .11 r.;-jcr.t; 1 to M-cure
necc:.iry tiiiilr to. repair -bridge at
Louisburg, and also "to- hare JacVson
mill hill graded;Tho Board' IcTio-i
the taxes for. 190G m follows, (taiae
jastyear):yV'.V ' ;
'For State purpose 3 21 cents .en
$100 property valuation.
; ; uenerai - .vxanty purpescj
cents on property and S2 cents "on
each poll. - t .
'i Pensions 4 cents 'on prGpcrty and
12 ceaU on C2cli poll.
. General School Tax IS cents on
property anl $1.50 on r oll. '
Special Debt and Poor 20 ' ccr.u
on property -and C J cer.U rn poll.
.-Roads for LoauW ToraM
Co r. In on
poll. ' ,
rropcrty and 76 ctnu on
Onrded ScW, Lociabarg lb
ccnu on propny arvt 30 ocnu ca
poll. . ' '.; r
GriJcsl Sc!ool, FrxrAlIt.n-
on prorty and tXX Va tIL
. Special -v Scho4 Iciit ?0
cenu on property and CO ctau ca
pen. ; , : .
Special School, PlIoi-20 au ca
property as-J 60 beou on rU. , t
" t?pciU . Schoor, . IS&i-l e 1 2 '.20
ennts on property and CC ccnis 'on
poU. -- - - v ; ,;;i
- - ...'.'.'.
A few acooanu wen 'allowed asd
the Board, titer paiog rtcistit,
prvpared by the Attortwy ta tU
Board, sdjoumed oat of rcrret to
tha memory of W. If. Mi-.chdl, wha
was loc several yeirs a hetzber cf
the Bord-of Cocunbdrvarrs cf till
couatr. Xhs rctol aliens ppc W
!owtf-': '': . , -. . ly. '. - N
: Oa the airnooicf .Scxyiav, Just
3. 1DO0,. W. H, Mhchen, was ibrowa
from his hvgzj by a ruaawsy horts
and fatally injured.- His death rv
salted that evening. Ills' wL', who
was riding with hiai w w al
follya'hd seriocaly hzn.' Tha is
ecased was thit nolle work cf Hkvl,
an honest man. He had, dcrfc hit
loog an,! nscfal life, occzyl muni
posiUoas of trtut b the county, aad
had dar .tixertTdttilcs "cowci.
ntbcily, hoaesdy aid f wdL Al
most, eoatinocsly since the war apto
afiwyears ago, he was a Jtrire- f
the Peaoe of the couatjj aal at such,
had many and varied iapcrtant f?W
Uons to pcrforra.4 Hemt aid per
foctnod thWfcarirly and in.sata
wiae is .mads men know that Ins lis
COUrt th SCS cf "J C-'-,"' rrrri
crcrJy iirl try ' - , .
rr ' : f
he was a coaragocji, s Li r
ruptihle : dlabcrscr cf pcia
monic. Where occasion roairc
his rote was given fothecmurr ex-
penoiwre witaot sjoJogy and wiu
the "safe criterion of a tUsr
tjoosctence and' WfH lland jdj-
ment, wbere extraraganos made bj
proper drafts upon the peUSe ; trras-
ary, he id wits ote3 b frank crpoei-
ion, spariag no aaort an.1 ftaricg rx
triticiiii. His life was an opa book,
a living epistle,' known" t and rtsd m of
all men ,Hxs bflocnoe and exxorJe,
both In his offlcial camr and , ' la hli
private litfbg, ware' alwayJJa alT of
dvb righteousness and of the pUie
wcsJ lit came to his ta.1, harbg
for during three quarters of a ntary
worn the pure -white fiowtr ."cf a
bismelese life. .- ; ' - 1
Now, therefore, we, the Bard cf
Comminsinnert 'of Franklia County
la regular session ammUd d rt-
solve, .:
t
Fint, That we d epbrs . the
tad iuddea end cf our vf ariLlc
high'y esicemr! ocilM'puvtnd ws dr
abs b prpttui s tnkea of on r.
pect, regard and te&lcr mcxty ta
haTS this treatable and rtjolctba en
roll td snd recvrdci b ths raboics of
the taeetbgof this Ikxird I
- Second, That we rrofooa-IIy
pathiaa with the aIlctd wiihov,
whose mental sufTerb U so iateaii
Ced by her ph'ibal b jerk. "
t ThTrd, Tbil a apr cf thli r retv
Ue sal rc?!uUon cc-lcr the haad
of., tha Oerk a;. I Iq :a cf th?
Board be cst U the UriTc! ar,l
aClic'.l w!nr cf thf dy:y.rip!, aa.l
thatanotht'. corr f'rr.Ilarlr cvrJitI
1
c l- r 1 f thf F,
Tiu, withrrjafart L'it ho
ril.'lzh
the rrao la t-.o next luco . cf 2.
. Fourth; that thU
Sil joem , as a far.!.
IUrl aos-
fjH-ct tD the n.cmcry tf tho
t! c c ( ;
Ix thd
,1 , . . V,
f
r .r:!.rr
cf li.c!.-
P.pcrmaa. cf :!r5:.- f
ar.l tlo ,1 I 1 c
suLccr.imoKci.CDrzn in.'
WATER
TEGTS
f - p mm
cpvitt 74, mrxcr tzzz
i
laaTotrnAixythin-Llla ths
Sixo crihls cr.s.t Zijt Cr. J.
i-Pjrlolcxs, Jr.; nxinlnc?..
JMrJ.UPri;Ua, JN cf CUr
lf;i ho lr-7i.:r of wiisrvcxla
ystas fee - the-'. TcI "AjoiI
hij Us a Uts L Wo diri ilj
w waur tjiuea. : JU Xtrxz
himself as Wb5 ttry jl,"
yb- thai Li ld a ao rlUr
ico cf aarihbs UU lh 134 " cf '
T r 1 ll ' ' '. .
facicfy oxUIl The rTi:y wtra
he 'tread la U uirmi if T4 sai
whendlnci trtwre wis t: c1
wUn hnschd HOli ocISd ilr ,
Ikck that U was ah tsdy Uyoad CUir
rtqtireia-a.U aad he ' tmi net itt
mc-cTt. r-" " . :'-.''.
, - t " "
, lir,PricUsa shr Lktkif i
to a vrry t:.:,fj-t ' I t '
Wiih soch a cd yn3 and ,
a wiU crpyJxed r iwerptar ' thcra "'
is no rcuoa wly we nd U'
much law rt brzranos rates. i
: V- " l1. x - , .
; Elcctlea cf onttn. ; ' ;
,; At the rvltr cceamxaMtUxx cf;' "
LocI Lod-e Kg. 412, X T. A. , .
A 1L, htU oa Tctjday ti-t tl
fedawb cCLcrrs wtr lcti: V
tL J. J. narrow; P. p.
lea sad T.-C r.-
- r ,
.t !
Tr-. rU
'-The Beard slaa &Wtb lali
Moaiay, all trrrsUrs rrrtu
A jC'Joa far a r;id scheni tax r
Vlee&a b Yofrvr irmh!p;
Wake ' coaijy; lias al ' llae' ' i
YocajTns Graded fkh4 dviri
aa. hj xars than rJi cf
the frw Uira, waj spj-rcmjd aid
ssat to the Caaty Oc WIxIcti
"whh,! rrjai 10 "cai .ihtx'svKii
(The tiecdsa wet rcUsd I: .fxiar.
day, Jdy 1 4, s&d CWbeZhs ' Hch
Ixi ru Sfnbied rpx aai
Jaae Jeis sci Charts Ah'jrl Vci
aryiibail jK4-!fcra) : ' '
a Dw schci haw b ditviel
for ths watte Yccartt Us ur
The Board srxd is , pty co.hjCf
coix cf sit, tht.whMlt cx4t aei a ,
ixofred 1 4-5, aaI a2l jixas Ur kxr
the a; ;miJ cf 1 Ccaty 5 r;rb
Uad s t. IL II. lUUtta, V. J .U.
feed sad "J. I L Thirri 3 ? t tp-
polalni a
ia j?
fwT
Aftw
wrr ai-
X Lave Cxc-hx f.-r tcis ilavt hrw
4ia?rt ix la to lntl ji.c-r-il! cf
th 1 z'j nJri!, hl'-h j ri-v
L:c4llx tirj-l ths c--xa!y rev!, a-l
cat ; j lly t a C rtlr r.i ! la en
ca irJ a U:ir.i sf ti-t Irtd
tVao tsa x)w cJ.'r a-rl b -:c ti-' r
bca i.'Tr fc: frr-ra th? -j.r 1.
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