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JAMES A. THOMAS, EDITOR.
THE COUHTY. THE T. AT31THE tTOTOIT. i
VOL. XXXVI.
LOUISBUBG, N, C. , FB tp AY r t) CEHB ER ' 4, 1000;
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A NEGRO FOUND DEAD:
SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY NE
CESSITATED INVESTIGATION
Coroner R. P. Taylor Summoned
Jury of Inquest and Made In
vestigationDeath Caused
From Alcoholic Poison.
A telephone message was received
by Coroner R. P. Taylor from Cen
tre ville last Monday morning, inform
ing him that Buck Taylor, a colored
man about 30 years of age had been
found dea4 and that there were ' sus
picions of foul play. Coroner Taylor
went at once to the house of Billie
Williams, colored, near Centreville,
wnece tne aeaa man s ooay was
found early Monday morning. He
Was put in Williams kitchen Sunday
night, by Joe West, Billy Williams
Kphram Williams and Mansfield Al
ston, an( thjy reported that he was
"11 . 1 . ""
very arums: at tne time. rie was
left there, on a bed, all mght, and
when thay went into the house to
wake him Monday morning he was
cold in death. An x affidavit having
been made by D. C. Alston, that he
had reasons to believe that the de
tseased came to his death by the crim
inal act or default of some person or
persons to him unknown, the Coro
ner at once summoned a jury and ex
amined a number of witnesses. Af
ter a thorough investigation into the
fatts and circumstances, the jury
rendered their verdict to the effect
that "Buck Taylor came to his death
by alcoholic excess, as there appears
to be no evidence of foul play." The
Coroner was assisted h the investi
gation by Dr. J. R. Wheless, and
the following composed the jury: J
I. Pleasants, Wesley Radford, J. E
arnett, Af.D. Williams,- S. C Joy,-
aer, D. J. Burnett.
Educational Notes.
Superintendent R. B. White will
deliver an educational address at
Sandy Creek Academy on, Friday
night, December 21st. All invited
On Thursday every December 20th
at 8 Dclock, the people of the Maple-
ville section will have the pleas
ure of Bearing that gifted orator Prof
J. B. Carlile, of Wake Forest, as he
will on that occasion deliver an ad
dress in the Academy. All friends
and patrons of the school are cor
dially invited to attend. .
Prof Carlile will also deliver an ad
dress at Bunn Academy on Friday
night, the 21st.
Cooper-Davis-
Aicoh, N. C, Dec. 8. At high
0.0 on on Tuesday there was a pretty
marriage in Bethlehem church
Areola, N. C, when Miss Belle
Davis, of this place, became Ihe
bride of Mr. Thos. A. Cooper, of
Hilliardston, M. C, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. B. C.
Allred, pastor. The decorations of
ferns, evergreens and tiny wax cau
dies were most artistically arranged.
Mrs. B. G. Harrington, of Inez,
rendered the wedding march and
the flower girls little Misses Mary
Exum Burt and Lula .Hunter, nieces
ot the bride, and dressed in white
over blue, led the bridal party
Th ushers, Messrs. M. S. Davis,
of Louisburg, and Robert Dunn, of
Wake Forest College, proceeded up
the centre aisle while the brides
maids, in single file as follows and
gowned in white china silk carry
ing lighted candles tied with blue
ribbon came up the side aisles:
Miss Mamie Johnson, of Ring
Wood, and Miss Sarah Myrick, of
Littleton, Miss Myrtle Gardner, of
3htwch Hill, and Mrs. S. Letm
S cull, of Windsor, 'who acted ' in
the absence of Miss Margaret
Everett, of Palmyra, N. C, Miss
Mary Alfred Cooper, of Louisburg
College, and Miss Nannie Beck
Cooper of Hilliardston, jandL 5 Mjsj
Maude Holmes, of Rockingham,
Then the groom with his two best
men, MrT W. L. Davis, of Areola,
and Mr. Neverson, York, of Hil
hardston, followed by the bride and
her two maids ol hdnor, Miss Pattie
Bet Davis, of Louisbarg College,
and Miss Mary Davis Cooper, of
Hilliardston, in blue organdy, with
white chrysanthemums. The brido
wore a going away gown of brown
cloth and caniod brides roses.
Immediately after the ceremony
they left for the home of the groom,
where a bountiful supper awaited
them.
The bride is an accomplishedJ
daughter of Mr. G. W. . Davis, of
thi9 place, a graduate of Louisburg
College and a most charming young
woman. The groom is a prominent
merchant of Nash county, and has
a hast of friends. They were re
cipients of many beautiful and
handsome presents.
Conference Appointments.
The following are the appoint
ments of the Methodist Conference
for Raleigh District:
R. B. John, presiding eider, Ral
eigh, Edenton Street, R. II. Bumpass; i
J. O. Guthrie, supernumerary.
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Raleigh, Central, L. B. Jones,
E. P. Pope, supernumerary; Brooklyn
and Apex, H. W. Starling; Epworth
to be supplied. Cary, J. D. Pegrara.
Clayton, G. B. Starling. Smithtield,
J. H. Shore. Selma, F. A. Bishop.
Kenly, A. L. Ormond. Wakefield,
A. B. Wilcox. Milbrook, G. T.
Simmons. Youngsville, I). B. Parker.
Franklinton, N. E. Coltrane. Louis
burg, L. S. Massey. Tar River,
H. G. Stamey. Granville, W. C.
Robinson. Oxford, F.M. Shamburger.
Oxford ct. W. H. Puckett. Raleigh
Christian Advocate, T. N. Iv'ey,
editor, Methodist Orphanage, J. N.
Cole,, superintendent.. , Missionary
Evangelist, L. i. Nash.
The following are some addition
al appointments that will be of
interest to ouc readers: J. B: Hur
ley, presiding elder of Durham dis
trict; Hay Street, Fayetteville G.
F. Smith; Greenville M. T. Plyler;
Presiding elder of Rockingham
District W. H. Moore; Fifth St.,
Wilmington K. D. Holmes; Presid
ing. Eider Warrenton District W.
S. Rone. Warren Circuit B. C.
Allred; Goldsboro, St. Pauls E. II .
Davis; Nashville W. H. Kirton;
Springhope W. O. Davis; Hender
son R. C. Craven; Rockingham
J. E. Underwood. Presiding Elder
Washington District A. McCullen.
Another Sad Accident.
W illie Smith, son of our good
friend, A. J. Smith, of Stallings got
his hand so badly mangled in a
cotton gin on last r nday that his
physicians had to amputate his arm
above the elbow. At last accounts
he was getting along as well as
could be expected.
A Card of Thanks.
The teacher and patrons of Kear
ney Public School wish to personal
ly thank Messrs. R. B. White, J. A.
Thomas, W. H. Rumn, Chas. Cooke,
Henry Kearney, Wm. Goodson, Jno.
Smith, Harry Davidson, Jno. .Wilson
and Dr. D. T. Smithwick, ' for the
beautiful solid oak office chair, which
was placed in pur new school house
last Monday morning. Our teacher
says it is such an improvement on
the nailkeg we have been using, that
it is a pity we haven't another
Thanksgiving Day real soon.
A Card.
I desire to thank my neighbors
and friends for the great kindness
and numfjeriess attentions shown me
during my recent illness.
It is forth while occasionally for
one to get .sicfc as it jhows him , tha
esteem an4 50od elings of his, fel-4
low man. :
Verjr.tralj,... r'
AN ATTEMPT TO BURH.
WILLIS YOUNp, WHITE, NOW
BEHIND THE BARS.
He Threatens to Burn the Res
idence of His Brother-in-Law
and the Same Night the
House is Set on Fire.
'Willis Yoang, a white man, of
II arristownship, wis brought to town
Monday evening and placed lh jUt
havin8 n by Joatice of ll
Peace W. W. Perry and J. J. Young,
and bound over to January Urn ol
court m a bond of 4750. He m
charged with setting tire to the resi
dence of hia brother-in-law, P. B.
Clifton, and wjtataiwateniag the life
01 xur. Pinion; aw nw wiie. it
said that the evidence against Young
is very strong, but as there is to be a
trial of thecase in the Superior Court,
the Times refrains from publishing
the evidence at this time.
Teachers' Association.
The session of the Teachers' Asso
ciation held last Saturday was pro
nounced perhaps the best of the se
ries. The matters for discussion were
published in last week's Times. The
most striking features were the pa
pers read by Misses Morton and
Wrin8ton, and the reports made by
various schools as to improvements
made in local conditions.
Miss Morton gave delightful plana
for the school window garden, show
ing the practical as well as entertain
ing features, the opportunity to teach
children by observation many things
of plant life, and the value of nature
wor,k in -our schools.
I AIissnmcwvVTrLStoh 3ea!t -HKT
the subject of teaching children t6
write, the old fashioned "compoei
tionM that we used to have on Friday
evening. She gave it a more impor
tant place than once a week, how
ever. The paper was exceeding val-
uable,"and convincing as to the bene-
tits to be derived from frequent ex-
ercises in writing.
The teachers were called upon by!
Supt. WThite one by one to report the !
enrollment and attendance of each
school. Then reports were askeil for I
nhnwintr nnv imnrnvmnti mndp inHH" 1 me iai iw) m n n
in the schoolhouses, grounds, or
equipment. These wt-re striking.
m ai "o j a t woicvi wuu jivv buav uiir."
fourth of the county schools have
within the past month made some
distinct and marked progress in these
matters.
The celebration of Carolina Day
was discussed and plans suggested.
An informal discassion of the treat
ment of school evils was participated
in by all the teachers.
The teachers are a bright, intelli
gent looking crowd and Franklin
county has much reason to congratu
late itself.
Just before the close of the session
resolutions of a highly complimenta
fy nature were unanimously paed
relative to the excellent work of Su
perintendent White, and in the reso
lutions was embodied the appoint
ment of a committee to select an ap
propriate present to be given him by
the teachers as a token of their e-
oA tU (at tK.t
teem for his faithful work both for
the success of the schools and the
Association.
Honor Roll.
The following is the honor roll of
Gatesville school:
Fiest Grade Mar? Howard,
Lucile Wheless, Lutie 'Boone, Clif
iord'Sykes. Second Grade Elijah Wlieleas.
Third Grade Stephen Sykea.
Fotrth GRADE-i-liartis Booae,
Ernest Wheless, Blanche Sjrkea. 4
, Fifth , Gbade I5eno;a AVheJes,
Pearl .HollrngsVortbCarrwHoinngs
'WorthITl'an,nie HinesT . '
Fifth GRAi)x--Idolene Culpep-
piv Bfonoic .WKele, Jim Ham.
An ojtur ftfpper will b given At
GatefTilleon Frkliy night Dmo
wri-m, u e proceed to go to. ttr-
nmojr, th school room. Olhr in-
a good lima georanr taay b i peel
ed ior all who mi j tlicd. All as -dhfij
Inviud.
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i The Pensions are Here.
Tbi peoorJ for thold dWr,!
to4 widow, han, .rri, .rinU,
btd thr callinfl on J. J. Rwrt,-
Cterk Sopprior Coort, Tbyotm
jott U time for ChrwUnaa, itd tho
"tJii u" will no dembt pfrdu
There ara 6S old oldir on thi
11 , o ... '
firtt ctara. tlUO leH, 2 of tK mmr.nA
cIato,W5ecb, 3 of third dw, lai.
eoh, CI of the f.areh rix., $H pt
n 61-midowa, ll of whvxn rrcip
Underbill Eperton.
The TtMKS acknowlpdgrn the
odpt of the following invitation:
Mr. and Mm. Fitnk Nich-.liwi
erWn request the honur of your pre.
enoe at the marriage of their daugTi
ter, Florence May, to Mr. Winu
I'ndeihill, Thursiav morning, I
cetabr the twenty-neventh, nineteen
bundoed and six at nine oViock, t !
i
hotrieJ Louisburg, North Carolina
.QCWBed are cards reading: MAt
honW after January the tint, 219
Souti Fifth Street- Wilmington,
Notfh Carolina.
i
lloro Fine Porkers.
;( tabcriber from RUey ayi that
the folks in hu neighborhood have
killld MpigBw as followr. Albert
Jolfcaoa on 40f (354,day old). J.
ohthaold). W. J. Gay fi, 42
41 390, 315 and 31H average 377. !
Kcarnev Pearce four that nett-l
1,)0. Joe Carter, two lem than one
year ull, .r00 jxmnds net.
t)ther report have oimc in aji fol
lovs: W. S. Tharrington, of Dunn,
ono 'MO- H. Sill one, 'J74. S
s Ransdall, Jr., two, 414 an i i'J'V
Clement, thr, '0, 279 an I
- - " - 1 It nry Carter, thr, 8u, 3.M
ani1 -7:)- w- Holme, thr., .To,
an' :-n- J- T- MrIy kille-i
f,uir :,,i,S :1'. -"i, 1.S the fir:
.... i c a .. i . . i
oM. J. W
ing 1,7 IH).
Fuller killed tire weih
Wry. Bailey killed usn
weighing 2,230. S. T. Wilder kill
el two 11 montha old, 343 and 28
,..l,,;t.... t - :n
. numiiiwi i diu I till 1 1 n c
vi rl f T n , it trwI t n ! . .1 w V- "
v
liMf s tnat vou have worne prettv
'
sz.ini noir rairg in a
l noe rairg in ani arouna
louisburg and beinvj a little jealoca
or the reputation of hog raiem in i
and around Youngsville, I lo3kel
and got up the following which
have been killed: C. II. Wi'.luma
two 490, Ben Young two r"il,
M. B. Strowd two 707, H. T. Bailey I
fur Monr Smith two 6tXS, I
A D. Williama four 1370, M. S.
(iupton two 600, J. A. Gren (hrwi
748, 1 W. H. Bowling two 0-
U. V. Stricklanl thro b97.
M. A. Alfonl two 113d. lu.let Fuiler
one 4-ti, J. S. I.umpkina uir 40, ti.
C. BatUTson two ti77, J. ( Winaton !
ne 3UG, W. J. Young two 34 ,
If any one can teat ail tf t! e
above I will bunt op the rv : of oar
, hog raisers and" whit they : re do-
, ng.
. tionVrRoll.
Following.-.h. the honor roll for
Ingleside Academy for month ending
Dec 7th:'
v
A. M. Jone, Teaoher. Willi
Macon, Fher Beasley, Mattia I-an-caster,
Ethel William, Mary Louise
Foster, Sally Lu Mi con, IVie BcjiI,
Mar; B. Dement, Iluby CoUias,
. JMlss Winston, Tacher.OllD6
meni, Irene ' I"aoe, liUian Uealcy,
Marsbain nosbr Evie , iirdIoTe,
Cullom Lancaster, Horila Hntdloe
Joe Bets : Beialey, Dallas Dement.
Carrie Bel Dukas Ethel Collin. .
THE HOVIliC PEOPLL
THEIR BOVTBXNTS lit
OUT Of TOWK.
AHD
And Tboie Who Corn ad Co,
Soma for Plexurt Zczz9 for
EtiilDeij tud & Larr Hcn
br lUcxtisa Thrr liKt It.
U Ondr, . u
T.jVr. .
Mr. J. W. owA tail
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home un
d AT tk Tce,
' Ilirmord
lmg re la ti
Mr. Kdwin Maluo armed !ut
Saturday, and U1 rl f w ,
wekj with hia ropH hrt. H j
ta atill with lh Atccrvcn Toiocw !
Company with headqiixrUra a' '
HaTtnF, Cuba.
The dilcr had a pJeuant call y-
lerday from Mr. J. J. HkV.fr. of
Richmond, rprcnutiT A the Ira-
prul Tobacco Cora pan. Thty alao
liave t very cU'r and reUar4 lrt!
ret'rwnutivi in Mr. (. IX ChraV
ham.
Manv f hwi frujivi hr
were
lelhti t. beAr Dr. K II V Li
aker preacL here i.t mia He
filie-l the pulril of the Me:hl!
churcb, toth rr.om.;n atl nijh?,
ar.'l !.w xr.tTTeati-a fro : hi
plea.4.l ith the trru4n.
Dr J. K. M alone wen.
'lerrn verdy to t'.Un 1
quel T.ven br I'tlhvar.t
V?wn. He mxa yv d n
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p- nj to the toxt. "Wjen Kmt
w.h-1 w v in f.nn " T)e dc! ?
w a pevl"' on !.j
Ir. F. K. (Vke, w.v. icr.-raf a
med Mr J. J Allen toJhn. If-.p.
, i . j i . v
i kjn, returned tenne thj wsek
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We
hat
I are p;ea.el In hear fr--r. .
t x. , .
jin. Alien at1 t.ve rr-eraT"r:
md
ii toltm? J or-:
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expectt her to aL4
' in a rrx hot" time.
re.rn
Our frierd, K. K (isn,
(hipn, who acvitr)pe4
rrntior Rlert to hw Lo?r
Naylor, (a, a few k ajfo.
torne-I th wek. He ntf-iru a
ery fiur.t trip. arI aaj tKat
he ha crtAJn-v tounj vh tc u
CO L.1 kk Vn-itj- - t -5
fiarucg. He hi terr j rood Ue
fact I hat be killed lo
at one hot with s n&e. He
ltx
a
killcl an alliaW 9 fet .a a--4
a ratu'e aiake ft frt losg. tU'
tkin and rattie of mhici U brattt
home with bira.
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HonarfiolL
The fo4lowlfr2?M Vh H'4U ILl
of Ceolrcii'lf 'AcaJefar, fr wek4
erdin$ Dtcomber 10th, li&k
lfl Grad AoaW N'eal, Kthr
Aodrewa, Ada Thartmgtoo aod
Willi Thamngtoa.
2nd GradeJohn Tboa. Uot
4th (Jr4 Brth SVaJ, Holh
rarriahfVioJ HnaU SrVuHftfK
cAorth, WillUci AndritralirBf
Tharriogtoti, Johnnid 'KwaL "" 7'
J6th GradeFlojrd Pama llgy
ttliamngtoa, Haul Xi3 .Klaor
Upchoreh, llerodoa Jnkl&jul " "
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H many fr,vi rrapalliM wth
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castalia rrr.gs.
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s in Kraaki;a, taa icrtji a nam
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i a K'y ridAMu.
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hrrw aod hai ahiizxfi mlrj
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