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JAMES A. THOMAS, EDITOR
THE COXJKTY, THE STATE, THE TOIOK.
STJESCEIFTI OK $1.00 TXX TZX1U
VOL. XXXVI.
LOUISBURG, He C.; FBIDATjj SEPTEMBER 14. 1900,
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MR. BRYAN AT RALEIGH
THE GREAT COMMONER TO
SPEAK THERE MONDAY.
Special Rates From all Points M1
The Round Trip From , Louis-
burg Will be Only $1.60-AU
Go and Come Same Day. qiccotmtTior the f act that he escaped
The Great Orator and distmgished
American, William Jennings Bryan,
,k TUlh nftvfnnM
r 'rf f7 ie8
have an opportunity of hearing him. r' oat-tnougn Ur
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the lOtn. 1
ah wno wisn to go irom louia-
i k 4 C . f, ,a ;
burg can
In the morning, which takes them to
Raleigh by 10:20, an hourbefore the
Bpeaking, and they . can return the
same evening, if they wish, or can re-
nn av
Mr. 5ryan is one ot tne most mag-
netic speakers in the country and he
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Extra cars have been provided
and those who desire to go need have
no fears of being over crowded.
Cars from Louisburg wUl go straight
through without Change! '
Tobacco Notes.
The sales are beginning to increase
now and the prices are very much
better. Below we give a few ' sales
At tiA various warehouses tl
Hart's, Waddeu.& CQpropnetors
Harris Brothers received largest
check that has leen given this season
selling about 1,700 pounds for $192.
99 one load of tips ; P. M. Bennett
Bold 600 pounds for $85.82 ; Dorsey
Booth received for one load from
Nash county, $146.59. i
Farmers, H. T. Beasley, proprie
tor J. K. Kearney, 7.75, 11, 10,
11.50, 9.75; H. D. Bowden, 6.90,
5.50, 9.50, 16; H. C. Bass, 7.75, 11.
50, 12.50, 25.50.
Riverside, Harris & Meadows, pro
prietors C. T. Perry, 14.50, 15.75,
33.60, R. G. Brannan, 9.25, 11.25, 13,
19.75 ; J. A. Wood, 9.50, 10,25, 11,
25, 11.50, 28.50; G. C. Harris, .10,
10.50, 17.50,29.50.
Ford's, Harris & Ford, proprietors
W. R. Lafater, 6,80, 14, 14.50; Al
len Denton, 8, 12.25, 18 ; Harris &
Baker, 7.25, 9, 11, 18.50.
Prices appear to be daily increas
ing and the buyers are eager for all
grades.
One of our largest buyers said to
the editor yesterday that he was pay
ing seven and a half cents for tobac
co that he heretofore bought for one
and a half and two cents
v FlemiagfCroufiliyi
The editor extends rift? con
tbns to Mr. Percy B. Fleming, of the
State Tieasurer's omce,upon the hap
py event which, took pljice in Vfshl
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ington City, this week, when he led
to hyman's altar, Miss Nell Claire
Crouch, an accomplished young lady
of the Capital City. They will be at
home in Raleigh, after October 12th.
Sikes Vaughan.
The editor acknowledges receipt
of the following invitation: m r
fcVM. aid Mrs. Vaughanl
request the honor ofyour presence at
the marriage of their daughter
Maggie Annie
7.
Mr. John Sykes
n S unday evening, the 23rd of Sep
tember, nineteen hundred and
six at 2:30 o'clock
at residence of C. M. Va
Meekness is' the secretof the main
tenance of mastery. '
Nearly A Serious Fall.
Mr. Talmage Strickland had quit
a painful Experience onvMonday. He
was doing some painting on a stable
for his father and was using a hang
ing ladder, the hooks of which slip-
om their holdings. The ladder
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without any bones being broken. He
waf "gh painfully hart however, and
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-urs. jaaione ana 1 arborough
in snntn. H v- ha mrS0
ftarfnllv iiftav Km KV.
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ocaiiumber .mill men, will
be!li
out from
Maoon, Ga as follows : p
nber of vtoberln
city e to-day m conference declared
that the ruling out of short-leaf pine
lumber in Northern ah .astern' tit
ie9'has ca8ed miUiof feetolidm
ber to be piled, in those qitie imaale
able V6n at $3 to $5 per thousind
feet nder regular prices. ' As a con
sequence, at leait, 1,000 mUl in Geor
gia, Alabama and Florida are affect-
ed, many of which will close," unless J
there is a revocation ot the ruling. It I
is oeuevea nere tnat tne drastic meas-
ure iJn the interest of spruce nine I
manufacturers."
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Change of Schedule.
There was ff ehange) of tehe&ule on
the Louisburg Railroad lasj Monday,
as follows: Leave Ltfuiaborg at &40,
and 11 aC mV and 4.40, p : m. lie
hours forturhing train ite ioout
the i mail closes - at the post-ffioe
fifteen minutes bofore the departure
of all trains. : -
To The Confederate Veterans.
It is desired that any Veteran 'who
has not yet received bis Cross of
Honor, send in his application at the
earliest date possible, else it cannot
be ordered in time for presentation
on the next appointed day.
Mbs. R. H. Davis, Sec'y
Jos. J. Davis Chap. U. D. C.
Delightfully Entertained.
On Monday night Miss Mona Har
ris, of Franklinton, delightfully en
tertained in honor of Misses Janie and
Jennie Dunn, of Henderson. Profijres
sive games were played. Mrs. John
Speed rendered some beautiful pi
ano selections during the evening.
Ices and cake were served. Those
present were, Misses Nena Ballard,
Frances Winston, Nellie .Conway,
Mattie Conway, Lizzie Whitfield and
Julia Joyner, Messrs. Coltrane, St.
Elmo Speed, Sammy ConveYa, Geo.
Cooke. Henry Mitchell and Otho
Hicks. M.
Teachers I Association
fL There- wehirty-seveiv public
scnooi yeacners present tne ,,,nrst
meeting of the Franklin county
Teachers Association last Saturday.
Superintendent White is at the head
of the Association, and made them
an appropriate talk. Superintendent
Mills, of the Graded Schools here,
also made a talk and read a prepared
paper on the subject of Supplemen
tary Readers.
The teachers all seemed ver5
much interested.
The Ass5ctionwu nieet again
oaturdaylcerJiSthhSnjfthe
toiiowine will oe,iuetpruiuiuiu buu
Jects discussed: How to spend the
first day iri chooldbegin their
scboqj worK' i"JiOWta us.?ine new
JCjQOOl bOOKS ,j4.
The Superintendent urges every
white teacher in the County to at
tend these meetings:
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There is ho; buter radiance
thelife that ht& no inner light
from
THE MOVING PEOPLE.
THEIR MOVEMENTS IN AND
OUT OF TOWN.
And Thoso Wh Md-C
, Some for Measure. Some for
Business and a Larre Num.
Der Because They Line It.
Mr. R. S. Wnite, of Raleigh, was
here this week.
Mn. Jo. DarU, of Stoval, i. Ti.it-
bg at Mr. J. B. YarboroacbV
refl from KtkouVU.t
m A ppenbeimer, ot Rich.
mond, Va spent last Sunday in an4
near tm ' t
Mrs. T, B. Watson and Miss Lou
Brown, of Wfrren, are visits at T-
W. Watson's. .
Miss Abiah Person is isiting her
sister, Mrs. rriestly'Mamnira, near
Wake Forest.
Rev. John R. Brooks, D. Dn of
Reidsville, N. is visiting relatives
in Louisburg.
Miss Ava Ayoocke went to Dur
ham this week to enter the Conserv
atory of Music
Misses Mattie and Nellie Conway,
of Franklinton, were in town hop-
ping one day this week.
Meaxra. F. W HicW V V
Egexton, Jtn left this week to enter
Trinity College at Durham.
Mr. Percy Massenburg came over
from Henderson, and spent Wednes
day night with his people.
Miss Hattie Joyce, who haa heen
visiting Miss Alice Spruill, hai re
turned to her home in Northapptoa.'
FnAer, have' returned to. Greenville:
after spending some time at Dr. J. E.
Malone's.
Mr. K. K. Allen, who. has returned
from a ten day's siay at the Mecklen
burg, in Chase City, Va., reports a de
lightful time.
Mrs. A. M. Hall, accompanied by
Miss Grace, left this week for Ken-
York to purchase the fall stock for
the Racket.
Mr. F. B. McKinne and family re
turned this week from a visit to rela
tives in Johnston county. They were
accompanied by Misa Margaret Hicks.
Mr. B. W. Miller, of Hickory, was
here this weekv visiting his brothti
in-law, F. L. Herman. He ia think
ing of making Louisburg his home.
Miss Eleanor Cooke lft this week
for Greensboro to re-enter Greens
boro Female College. She was ac
companied as far as Raleigh by her
mother, Mrs. C. K. Cooke.
Among the visitors here this week
are Mrs. Geo. Davis, of Areola, Mrs.
St. Leon Scull, of Windsor,' and Miss
Lizzie Davis, of Dallas, -Texas, all
guests at Dr. S. P. Burt's.
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Mr. J. J. Person returned this week
from Rbper, N. C, where he went to
accompany his daughter, Mrs. W. J.
Nicholson and little son Joseph Per
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son .Nicnolson. lie reports a very
pleasant trip.
Mr. J. M. Allen and Mrs. Kate 1).
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Crenshaw expect to leve to day foi
Philadelphia, where they will meet
Miss Helen Crenshaw who "will ar-
rive in that city from Europe next
Sunday oil the Steamship FrieIanj5
of the North German Lloyd line.
Mitehlner Perry Marriage.
' A number of relatives and friends
of the contracting parties, assembled
at the; home of the bride's mother,
a mile and, a half from Louisburg, oo
Wednesday evening, at five 6, o'clock
to witness 'the marriage of Mr.' John
R. Mitchiner to Miss Bettie N. Perry
The Ceremony V was r6f ormed by
Rey. - S.asseyofitthei U &
Chiircht and af te receimg the con
gratulatiohs' of friends the bride . and
groom, accompanied by a number of
f rie.n3swentto ' "home of the
groom, where a betutiful wddilg
supper had bea prepared.
The bridt is quite an aocotnpJibd
yotng lady and baa a ht of f rienda
and admirers. . She Is a eradoate of
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LomUborg Female Collage, and sine
her gradoatkxi his taught school la
yarioua sections of the county. She
was a raember of the facolty of the
Graded School here laat yar.
The groom is one of Franklin
best and most popular citaena and a
sooceasf al farmer. The editor of the
Timu et tends congratulation, and
best withee for g long ami happy
life.
OUR NAVY ON WHEELS
Btprodatloa of the taxnous
fighting: sblpt of oar nary
onn a. part or ue new par.
ade features with the John
Boblmon Shows.
At Fraoklinton Sept. 21.
tacn season for many yean haa
m a i. ... . . I
looiM me management ot tbe John
RyilMn SiKn t 1 1 I
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now snu oosuy xeatare to tnetr al-
ready magni&cent parade. As an o(-1
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lenog oi eepectaiiy patnooc mttreet
to all Americana, they have had con-
structed under the direction of
exahip builder of the navy, Mveral
reproduction of the nrcwt famous
types of oar big fighting machine.
and the will be teen daily with the
paraue. inete reprodocUona were
i rw a i
oonftrocted witn extreme care as to
tcate and detail, whioh the original
and to the manydwellera inland who
have not had an opportunity to viH
the iea porta, they will be a source fo
much tnatruction.
yithtMcuatomary canenty of
pohlbn,ey.mxSl,hH-
aion, duv wui oe open to tr potion to
all who care to pay them a vkiL
FRANtfLlNTON NEWS.
Mws Annie Coltrane left for it. V.
College last week.
Mr. R. K. William, of Norfolk,
i. wsm in town this week.
Miss Harmftn, of Baltimore, Tint
ing her sister Mm Henry May.
Mr. L. Gren,ot lUleijb, hj ben
oo a viett to her sutler
.fr.
W. II.
Mitchell.
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Miss Jeenie Rrewor hJaturned to
ner noiae in r ranuinr va-, niter r tail
ing relatives here.
iit. n. tu. uMxran comxneooed a
protracted meeting in the Methodtat
church Wednesday night.
Mr. B. W. Biilird haa returned
from New x ork where he bonght
his fall stock of goods and was at the
Bryan reception.
Mr. T..C. llarrieon and wife will
remain at their home near town 'till
October lit.1 when they return to
their home in Weldon.
Mr.. Claude, I
Mcttbee nd wife,)
Mrs. Mary Ilanly and danghur -Ma
Josephine, are m New York and
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Baltimore buying their fall goods.
Mr. Walter J. Cooke has gone to
Roanoke Junction, where he haa ac
cepted a position as Railroad agent.
Mi nryMii cheU take is place
Rev. X. II. D. Wilson and
ffA
have been visiting friends in town.
Ue as ptorof gfi Charch
here lor tour years aEd he abd hm ex.
ceUent" w arejlpvpby all of our
people. '.IVI a
Mrs. V. II. Mitchell, we are glad
to say, is well enough to more to
town and is staying with Mrs. K. J.
Joyner at present. She will move to
her residency across the street as soon
as she is right well. . , , . ,
The yonng people are enjoying
delightful ttIIay -Hideen theee n:cf
September nights. They rode out to
Mr. J. 0.JGreena bomb one night and
to Mr. W. II. Hama s Wedneediy
night., AtbogijIaxejhey had a fine
time.
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THE HAI1IE SLUMP.
THE REPUBLICANS LOSE WHILE
THE D EE 0 CHATS GAIN.
The Remit of the Election In
the SUUcf HiJne Ljut Con
day Looki as If Ttddy Bt
elTtd a Wet Blanket,
AllhoQgh Mrmral b ncj of
Rpabllcao party wcr ml I Mikv
to fiake tpeecbm la lb rrcvat cue
paln, rrtry ooe of whom mU lrm-
UatIloorrt2itheLKa4k,thcv wt
s fVyuUr ftiiaap In lS fmIl To
Tir ago the Sun wmAt lor Roax
vil by ahot 94,000, and b yw
the arality of the IUpUioaa c.
dilate for Oowoci k Um than 8r000.
My oocnUymaa, what a dropi The
lo is fa the farpubitaaa roc fcj tb
CWgrvwiooai dittrkta art ks fvpc.
lioo to tbm Um in the voce for' Gv.
roor. aiut um c4 Ihm h. U
lie ha oleari op tber are trrirw a
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big ga wet froca pUo tu riao
orfiag the Rirmblkanj to rUJ bt
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tbe lrwkJol sad Kk rWkaW, Wling
W it... . tl r j
fail art to vodorM him, t wcwld
also haT a -wt blaokt &ri ttx
the fail tJctiocu ia otbr HutM.
The night before the 4tciko
leaders vera figuring oo thtir
m.
ma)orTty, and wbro the rvt&m l-
Run to cocrve in thwr wr slxacwt
scared ot of their wiu. The tii u
turning, evidently.
Uttlt BoT Painfully Hurt.
TJuU v.r.n v
U()o of Mr. J. A. Oaah. waartm ot.
IbyJUacaCsti hdmlTcinvT At
o'clock. Sterling reosn, a nf
wu drinne the haek tod wu er.
was driving the haek and
ing, so ey-wiueaM
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rapid gat. Dr. Mann attended the
little fellow, tnd foaad a xh col on
hie head snd a rib brokeo. Several
atitcbe hal to he Liken in ewtnc xtv
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the gaah and the tittle fellow abrad H
manfully. There we ma-ch tiirtz
against the negro a he had been te
aroe eteoing warrwl sboal Hm ftjcS r.Uxrai ti&Om
and rrckleme driving. He wm elreadv
uxder bod for bt ipanunt A
court for embexiie-iaeot, and when
hai boxvltman heard of thia ImjX ad
he UomedheJy turrendtred him to the
jailer wno loci en him ep. L p to vre
terday evening Freman had nC been
tried for driving over the htle bov.
who ia reporteil to be getting alocg
aa well aa ooeJd be exped.
POINTED SAYINGS.
Striking Sentence. From Bry
an's Speech In New Tork.
I return moore deeply fa re
than ever before with the rwaponaibU
ity which rests upon oar nation aa an
exemplar iooos the nation, and raar
Wt hxt we, aroiiinc the cibm
whleh ui -k.
"cay, rnay preeent a higher Weal than
ha ever before been embodied m a
national life and tarry baaan jo -
.rr. trt . hK-r rJ.rv. tb ,1 K,.
ever before reached.
To take the lead in each a snore-
(for treaties of univcraal arbUration)
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L.mmh awTaiar onr .toeiLkoA a
www wif m vie t-4 ei pe u we
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term.
1 venture to suggM that we may
not only promote peooe but advance
our commercial InutHK by announc
ing as a national polky that oar navy
will not ho caod (or the coUectioo of
'fir x '
private debt.
Mark the dlatmcOoa between the
protection of theiire of our chiles
and tho nae ol the navr to aruara2l44
a nmfit on raveeUaenU.
Our rutbn-ba lct freaigt rtthrrj
than gained it by our exrriraesi ia
olonjaliaif VTo havo drn th xsc
archiat a chanoe to ril icale ccr Icclx
ration' of .Independoe, and the
cqftetii twifttsl with iucotn la
tency.
ia rsrar .ia t3 It tasxa tf-
ur iit i4ija.
I ntsrs tar rocru lias Wbr
cf the fcpct-t ci cLtri la
Tb 5ou hm it& for
TAT lit (ml! r t jh
trilh.
Li tekOLek Lai VM V
4tcMrti t4 Lb Choct cuoxri
oatrU. jf iiU vwVl It b
tri of a dsrtovUocroTcrtry
ttcatmb tU
id!
Warlroaua&s tsiknxxM X
WWtivi art tdItfciLrs- jm UmA
izltm of lifx jwnJ Ld T4 tmt
Ttas vbttc?7KM the luJjKW
day lo h, 1 kus oaerbl, tjr W.
thaa twoaaee ol Uck of rjwjuJLhy
wiU thoae vb
No ptrir okA eiiarrr.KtU th
trans v loer m h m tta cilna
mrmi frccm It trwit.
VoLrJem fhcA4 I bcarv, sjud X
taWtale poitiraJ croii'Jiaa ia Amt-
ic If thry do two trmit fcr;rtjrt t
tanSLlm b the ocoJ act the (aav
(r okotva ssvwi be "A rrral
cxoopfJT it hkieiestfEe add b;Silie
able," tad otr tixa of axuck oocuaok
AxU the l&ul isA cns(ete cw.
throw of the CMOo;4y i&rptl b-
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d entry.
It at wcrth whZe lo ooc&
whthrf a Uiyw cretl ,bw ,f5TRtk.
aftv Lrn by a Uw Alirj frCrX
for the tne pcrmya 13 at dbrcjf o
oSonr of two oprpcrsto&a vt-ie2a
deal with each Mhr or are cw
TfTl in the woe prsaemd tmtMMa
The reqesrvig k4 ocirroralboa t
uke ocl e Federai Uewoe eaiTia
tie, 2t tpWi aal ecs;rhA.
A corf n lio dx!!o fmea a Lts&as
i Ar 41 CAft lid cw mrXiaw
j ed seccdis m the j-aUw atiy re.
qr.
The unS jtiwiico ia rtry dmij
allied la the trot qeaetioo, sjd re
dMctiaa of Lariil femkhes an ejaarw
rMona 4 Unitis the cxVTrtaoo whata
the trawu cms (raxtaMk.
One c4 the wxra t t eeXcrwa of lhs
Un5 tar the av-cwed f'Tqmm '
of prvtertioo ia thai rl frwiara the adeaa
that cen ahosid ee their vLna te
advance thecr ca trujuccvl kter
113 road rru.ie so tsneh Jt the
natww of the efceocoty thai thejr
cneart cfdcxaUjy letcoa rle trcv.
erty.
IWiertnj, bcrwrrrvth4 the opcraw
tkrai of aU the rallroada the Fed
si (krvtruotl yrni rwcsU is a oca.
tralzutk wtich wtndd all ttl eiUsw
nixl i"
j 1 J the trtak Unee cperaled by th
KedmJ ffotiraof and the lstl
line by the awveral iUte rrvrm-.
omu.
Tmru are a pcttksal drv elEara.X
rather than an ecuooesAo ooa, avnd th
s UU 111 JF-J WibVt Wl- ' - I
em tin -, even thoch h dil rawtlt bx
a n4 eoooDcric gain.
SodUTVasa weke is thai It
wodd f-ahaJute a new gieotat If txA
a wooe ooe fw lha frco whioh
w e wzSt.
The XroocrxTic party if no ih
eneay of trcpnr or of rrprrty
r;ch:: tX i. 00 the oostrxrT. the da
' frlrr of bath, becxte U dccndT
I
Ilvtocracy Is alhomci to a rrpthi
be; lib drpotc than t23zxnj
txar&tm thin arxrary, ea
talahhxa re4ry. -
Dp In the dxrk
x2r
we v
nd the toclcf th ipllta Ucr.
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