he
JAMES A. THOMAS, EDITOR.
THEXbuIITiT, Tin: STATE, THE TTITIOIT.
SUCSCEIPTIOn 51.03 TZZ ILlU
VOL. XXXVII.
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- LOUISBURQ; H. C, FRIDAY.v JULY 5k1907.
.- BM-aa-aa-a-m ..B - a iMMHT -aa HHHJ ' flftLiiaiaiBiHB ' ' j"
THE LOUISBURG COLLEGE
GIVEN TO THE NORTH CARO
LINA CONFERENCE. ,
Mr. Duke Donates this Valua
ble Property to the Metho
dist" Conference for Benefit
of Female Education.
Wednesday's Raleigh Evening
Times contained the following
which will he read with great in
terest by the readers of the Times
Mr. B. N. Duke has made anoth
er splendid gift to the cause of
BOARD OF iEdUGATIOil; SbLTHE MOVHIG .PEOPLE
SoMritecdeni'of Hulth, vti r.
THE BOARD MET; IN REGULAR 1 ceived and Clod, n. wport cocntT
SESSION LAST-MONDAY ; homejo good coodiii-jn, id jtU la at
, ' ' C'ci good condition tt cxrcttmiunont vill
Was presided over by tat prince
of Christian gentlemerand educa
tors, Prof. Ml S. t)aVis, but the
reigning genius, then as. now, was
Mrs. Maryv Allen, his daughter, who
succeeded her lather to the presi-
dencyT aid under ose wise lead- 0suaj R0ntlne Work Attended Pff
ersnip tne coliegeuias greauy pros-i if 1 01 0lil POX in tua couniy
pered and grown. . w F ,y' I ComrJiinU wero heard rgardbg
As the property of the. North moUBiy HBreiectea Appqini- neir road in IUyTHU lowiis
Carolina CJonference, and with ;in- ment of Committeemen V i I from Gilli bridge to Ifcockf Ford
creased facilities and equipments The board of -Education met church, md Y. ,V. Gren, IL S.
which friend and patrons should last Monday the old BoardVatl Foiled and T. H. VThluW were ip.
bring to it at once, it will soon tended to some routine Duaincss I poinUdXS lay o(I aaid road acoordiog
stand among the church's noblest and adjourned sine die. The nw to petition formerly prtntd with
and best institutions of higher- ed- Board, which consisted of v the no ooi t to eoanty.
ucation for girls. members of the old Board, metixn- PhnVillUma, color) , wei ilacd
mediately and organized by the re- I on patipvr lut at $1 per month.
THEIR HOVTnTKTS 1H
OOT OP TOWN.
AKD
And Those Who Come &sd Co,
Some for Plexsnro, Soma for
Dullness md a L&rsre Ken-
ber Becanso ThoT UKb lu
It C Bk trial W VLiot tlU
. ' I - . .... - i a: t "Ai tT: 1 e... i win:
add greater honor to the Farmers inslUUie. , ciwMuuxui uuu. x. muswia;. v,.uWliuCut w
K. BAWhite, who-bearal Uotraty home rporu 9 white and
TVtl tera ib Err cc li lit Tla
HauiIir
Mr. Ilrj aa, I n uAl a amry aji
A rrra t-
TUi Laa rg jf J O&a Ttal
rtiuSc ICT TU O-asnxaa waa
week.
MtMxrj Yaitwst, U. r. u ti a.n as 5 wii: -Sr
Mcirti ef itt tJa,"Ua tLat
luit, add s?reater honor
lmnntAmiR afinftrnsi,v of that lib- The following rrosrram has been Chairman
eral philanthropist. sThe following arranged for' the farmers Institute the reputation of being.one-jf the 8 colored inwatee-no chingte dor
letter from Rev. JB Hurley to to' be held at Louisburg on Tues- best and most efficient County Bn- mS month.
nlrh Christian Advocate ex- day. July 16. 1907: perintendents in the State, was Goran Cheek waa allowed to lift
plains itself: ' Mornig session will open a ten unanimously re-elected to guccjed and pay btckea on a tract of land
Tt nm mv riviWe. -mi well aa o'clock and afternoon session at mmseii. oeing me regular ume iu x7Tme
A" j r o i, . .!..' I mftfw to it a t i
pleasure, to make an announce- 1:00 xor appomuug Hcmoi commiwe- WW,.w,lllo.N
ment that I am sure, yill bring re- Subjects for Discussion: Cotton men, the following -were appointed: adjourned to meet next Monday to
ioicing to'every friend of Christian Culture, by W. J. McLendon, Dunns Township W. H. Wll- hear compUint. regtni.ng the ralna-
education m me MLiiit!. ijomsuui -o-uouu wuLiuj.k .ioxiu ..v,. . '
tVifi Tronftrtv of Mr. and Imnlements. byT. B. Parker, .i
xt -v- xr n Uo Wnb Plant dasaftnd Pilot District J. H. Massey, IB. A Hint to the WUe.
been donated to the North' Carolina spraying, by Dr.,F. L. Stevens, of C. Pearce, J. F. WiUiam , The property of all delinquent
n . 1 -rto o-v the North I f),rn lTlft 1 ;ol leo-e OI -.r - wu m wuu uu uuk
Corn Culture,
th mIWd was about to be Agriculture. Uorn tjuiture, Dy ' "-T wm "
sold for debt, to save it to the T. B Parker. LT r J x'Tvt l4 tot Thi' 10
church and to Methodism, it was Opening of question box and -f v. - luwlSw,yu,pwweir 4l,
bought by Mr. Washington Duke, general discussion,
his father. It was ever Mr. Duke's At eight p. m. Dr. F. L Stevens
,1 Anivn 4-l-ot tV 0. OTl cfita nf hlu will deliver a free lecture, illus-
princely donations to education trated with ma'gic lantern, on the
should be enjoyed by the daugh- Value of an Agricultural Education
ters of the church as well as her to the farmer. .
sons. Hence the opening - of While these subjects will b6
Trinity College fo girls. For this discussed any others of special
reason he purchased Louisburg Fe- interest may be snggested by
male College. .Certainly no one those present.. Every '.'man meet
man in southern " Methodism no, with difficulties irf-his1 work; -and
not even in the south, as for that the institute is the place to which
has done so much to advance the our farmers should bring their
cause of Christian education as difficult problems and help each
did he by his great benefactions to other solve them,
this purpose. Since the purchase There should be ho hesitation
of the property by Mr. Duke it has about any farmer joining in and
been run in the interest of the making these institutes of great
olmrch as far as possible. But good to the-county. No one man
hoping now to increase its field , of can alone acquire either by study
usefulness in this sphere and en- or through experience wnat is
larse its power for eood in every needful for him to know to do
way, Mr. Duke donates the entire the best farming and therefore if
property to the North Carolina these farmers institutes are made
e J
Conference. The property consists occasions iui givmg -""B
of a large and handsome brick help, for study and comparison
structure, lighted with electricity, of ideas and methods much good
with water and bath-rooms on can not fail to result to those
every floor, standing in the midst who take an interest and active
of a beautiful campus of twelve part m me wux.
acres, covered with stately trees
aud laid out in handsome drives
and walks. What the property is
vi-rv-Vi I -n T .-vi-iici'KnY'rT T am not. n.Tilp.
..vm m xjvo, - JJ. ji T t 4-1
aify thousand PrePareu ior
WOTI1KII . WlllUJ-l 1 iJ UV UOIU iXi
connection with the Farmers In
rington. 4 1905 and 1906 taxe. See I. C.
Franklinton Township J. "O. Higb at oxca'if you do not with to
Green, B. W. Ballard, J. H. Cooke, tee your property advertbed a na
Hayesville Townshirj R. S. Fos- cannot dwcriminite.
ter, R. G. Winn, K. M. Clark.
Sandy Creek Township A. T.
Wilson, J. J. Cooper, E. N. Will
lams. ' s. m
Gold Iine Townshiri JV It
Wheless, (D. 3. PeaJceJarneq
rewer. " '
Cedar Rock
Earle, J. T. Inscoe, W. W. Boone.
Base Ball Notes.
cjd iea.Mey navtng rwugnea t
captain of the IouWbtirg btlt- teamf
J. A. Tamer waa elected te fill tbe
vacancy JUif Uklns ter to bare
a good team and will call npon all
m t i I. .
xousmuuu Igveri of ft game to awiit, fintn
cially, in equipping the member of
Cypress Creek Tojvnghip J. R. 9 Xem with new And gniubje
nm
Boone, E. S. Wilder, J. R Tie-
less. .
Louisburg Township L. P.
Hicks, C. P. Harris, D. C. Strick
land. Mapleville District G. M. Duke,
C. P. Harris, J. S. Wilder, J. W.
Strange, W. M. Boone, J. H. Uz
zell. Ingleside District Chas. Macon,
J. O. Beaslev, E. N. Williams, Al
bert Dement, W. J. Macon.
Womens Institutes.
The following program has been
Stevens.
to say; doubtless m
dollars. But in Durham and many
V. r -nm a in tTl Ck ototo 1 tr Wrtlll fl
-, , nrx m- stitue At Louisburg, on Tuesday,
easilv bnnor $75,000 or more. This 0 J
in another great gift of "tmrf good JuJ v j' -
friend to the church and the cause
of education. Surely such gener
osity should inspire every true
friend of education andarouse the
whole church to do more for all
her institutions of learning. , ,
Surely the friends of Louisburg
Female College especially, togeth
er with the entire conference, vill
rally to this noble old college en
riched with such a splendid histor
ical background and now inspired.
to such a hopeful future.
The town in which the college is
located is among the oldest yi the
state, appearing on the map only
three years afterthe "Old Trinity
liell in Philadelphia had proclaim-
! the nation's independence, 4and
is situated perhaps in one of the
most beautiful sections in eastern
( arolina. It has a population of
over two thousandHnhabitahtsand
is located on a chain bihigb4 rolling
lulls, furnishing' naturaT superior
drainage. Louisburg has ever been
h.iious for the culture, rennemeht
and morality of 'its people. .'For a
hundred years or more it ;has beeh
the home of the state's most distin-
KUisVlP.fl anna a-nA A an rrltova" '-' u-l
For many yearsjthe institntion
Death of the Oldest Citizen.
In the death of Mr. Richard F.
Stroud, which occurred at the home
ef his grandson, E. B. Preddy, in
Youngsville, on Friday last, the
oldest citizen of Franklin County
passed over the river, and now reata
"under the shade of the tree.' Being
born in January 1807, he had scored
his one hundreth birthday m Jan
uary of this year. He leaves a son
forma,
boya.
Leta Mchip inn and help the !
turned Incwa Battinc.
Mr. F. d. SpruiU tpeot Tdtv lr
Ilaleib on legl boi.'ice-a.
Mra. "Sonata Oay, ci KorfoCk, m
tiiitinjc at Mr. D. F. GxWa.
CipL J. B. TbooM it la Daarie
thir week on Vaalwa trip.
Mr. T. W. IikU'.t ad faxay
pent TttoniaT In Wake Fcrwl.
Maw Virginia FtiTMl yrrurdy
to ffprnd a wek &t the JartVro
Fxpotion-
Mr. IH. S. P. Bert ao4 c-Lildrta
left Lai to ;ni4 lo
lit IWjiofotx.
Mra. M. L. llntlWr ri ion, ef
Jackaootille, Kir, ar tiKliag Mr.
Wulie Heeler.
Mr. CL B. Chorch aad wife, re
traoog the reopot rictom to reiAtare
in Ixmitberg.
Mr. S. I. IkldU who r!srrfi
from Jtmettown Kitcitpa tLia
wek, report pleasant trip
Mr, I. T. Smith wick acctara.
rued by her children, left tail Friday
to tpend loot tirae In Aberi!!.
M firi It, G. Bffrroochi aad J. B.
Bullock, two of Htrlaroai pracal.
cent riiireJS were beta ,Sbii wttV
The edrtor bad a blcactat
one dy thW wek ttxea Dr. I. G.
I lUJdkrk and ion It er, pf Vcscp.
caswwerUe, itX tbe cLiimA
orttr&3 Vji ir3 aal LzjlZj t iki
"Dvrka ua tc4 tt o -e aQMk
I at c! alw liat cjoti tyjU
r4Uoo cl tila akoloca. If tbe Dfimie.
critic ffcrty Uya a eiiry aad ft He
t'aUioaa lYtkitt luVw it al,
bo U tbe roOir c4 lie clacAjML
I ua prtuSti a tbe oUIviSr c.
tbe rar wb at tbe, wrrj
iWl tbe duck, far he a duck
j bj citksndrtisg tbe calcre 4 Ce.
m tte tcCT Vjut Ptss&uaraJUQ L
UAl liii h or Sue RrrvbCiLnta lua
tUl Ltr.Vl it
It dwsVJU j! asy Ihttg m AsTkvei-
trjocty. It vti jrn;.t,r.t,
I of tbe .Chair KacWrr i Suurv!
j u hrre, gorU of Km KiotboT, f.
At Mr. T. W. WUia tod wif Uu
List of Letters
Remaining in the poatomc
Louisburg N. C, uncallrd for. , one day lhi wtk, for a tnp lt tie J
Mrs. M. P. Allen, llcr. A. W. j Ki position. Hefor rwlumin ibe
Alson, A!is Lnrina (trandy, Mr. j will vurit WtxLun.-a, i&i4ejpbu
M. H. Guthrie, Mr. Daniel Seal. ! and oibr jtmj.
A World for tht Onlca
I( fmol wcoii eil fcore cj&km
tart a iorre c4 Ual icT:nj ux
tier woo!4 l a jrrU deal WClbbir,
Murt c4 cj eat t turb t&al ai '
grte aJ Vsttwrtii trul, aril iwt
essjb VrrUVuNw asl tbe cot
cp wxiib jrwa a2 rlarc cf ltrra
iri wicrJff ai we, crtxue at
ccr tntN xxti en:i ctr ciiirva ejkd
fM wba tbe WVy orwia, t4 cwu.
rl wlS C tiiwt cat idiur(iuca4
e4 ; isV3 r?e at tbe asd
Atxrally tvlly or tajrwla-tu, bet
Whvm w ire IC;aa. Vby axe
1 w bcu& IW-4tM w- dual al
ctioc. Vc tr aw a dj r;irj4ia
ex in eau- chzk He tluka tbry
it ii:oS( l-xt, is fe.rt. tbey are b
I odri&e VLM be rtc t td. WL sv
Misa Zma Yarbian. Mia Cor- j Mr. Ibil AUtoo, of Tita, S. C. ' VT ?c,3 ta evau, rc ee
nelius WanhingtAn. Mii Pattie ocompanied br Miw Iil Hr, ; t .V-eu!, ce.lyul, )u2v
Williams, Than. Young. Ju ruling hi people m Franks j fSw, wba kra bal be
Persona calling for any of tbe j ; Htt friend in Ixobrg were jc'.ad to La 1m? lira ia a caod
tbey j w ,hke bU baad lh week. j TtJk iU tt tU ru5 ci iifa.
. Mn. F. M. Sft4.mas.iL who hW 1 Kt tv.d m ocJt cratch T!be k
j been twiting br $iur, Mr. Wr.
j Bailer, the pal two wnb left tbe
week for ber home in Gerelaad,
a Ohio. Mr, Bailer aowxayaaied
her as far aa Uichmoni. Va.
j
Mr. Sirauel W. Alttn and wfj
nd bttle child, tmxca here frota
above letters will please
saw them adrertiRed.
IL IL Harru. P
M.
A Beautiful Illustration
I once heard from the lipa of
beloved pastor, a beautiful illustration.
a t. a a
A naturalUt one day wan stndring a
coeoon in wrnicn a Dutiemy wu
struggling to be free. He heard
ttc occriibcwt ia aa cirua
tbte u la a rcl. .Tbe co Yo
kep ibe wrid ntig Lo er totb
tag of j-cciiiaj it wti c;uc cf ha
f ua, p4latml-
M. B. Stroud, and one daughter,
Mofninfif. session will open at ten Mrg y R purKQraont He waa a
o'clock 'nd afrernoon session at I , r;t:7.Pn one of bin neichbora
I fc"" j o
1:30. . .
Subjebts for Discussion: Foods
and their Cooking, by. Miss Mae
;Card. The Influence of theWomen
in the home, bv Mrs. Sue V. Hol-
, 2
owell, Goldsboro. Suggestions for , el criaafc) church. Ilia re-
Home .Surroundings, by F. L. wd to re8t in the famay
beating against tbe sidea of the little
prison, and hia heart went out for
the helple&a creature. Taking a tiny
lancet he cut awav the fracrile walla.
remarking in eur presence last Moo- and releaJed , KttIe captire
day, that the decased was one of the ,malftm(inl :. WJl, nol
men he ever knew and that he had w a y. hf .twlj
ITLKS FE0H WQ0DS.
11 jTexaxkana, Ark on Wedneielay. Proud to bate k cuasy ef the
They will tpend aUrai a taootb with! yemaj; ladie axd tl!ca fna
nejrer heard any one say aught againat
him. Ile. was a member ot Oak
tber people in th.M owonty. He wul
leare U-Jit to frrU a few dara at
the Jamestown Kipiuon,
L . . . . . 1
Cs.trerUU ad HiHiardtca ia orr
Suadaf JVbcaL
Tbe rrvj ar cow UkAIx uq
bctUr, Vmt c?f crcre a fU
City Father j ranact be ext-ed- llonrrcT. it U
Tlie "citr fa them" held refrutar I tbe orntioa of exe rctle tLUwe
raonthlV meeting Turdar morn- ft I ull we dowr rrtraray ii we
place
ex-
lovely objecu In
ronreoualv covered winrt be
burvincr crrounds near Y"ounrsville. . ' . . . . i
s i QT1 .i " : peciea io see were wcjk, wantim
nnftnm? of Question box ana I ti k,;nn onnf 1 K
V v 1 1111,111 vvi v e ' mmm v '
general qiscussiuu. , by Key. D. U. Farker, of the
This program will give an iaea church
rt-f" Tio,TinirA of the subiects to
. ' 1 'll ' i.
be discussed at this meeting but
any difficulty which any woman
may have in her farm nomemay
be introduced for consideration.
The "purpose of these institutes is
to enable the women on the farm
County Commissioners.
The Board met on the 1st, all bad developed auQiciently through
members present. The following the struggling lo be ready for iu
business was transacted : : I glorious flight into the auaahray ikiea
T.C.Weeter.aTOnfederateao nowera.
. .. , . . ;- I V j 4 ' ' " I O God 'when tha walla aeem to be
to heln each other by giving ana was auowey w uwi pawui meutcuiea '
-1; iT,fT-mntion. obtained m tne county witnout license, rv wr-- " "r " -r -eo
through study or;experience. We : Willie, Smith andD. B. OT)aV,x! tgcre To be; frf when thon
nmheen will V attend ihi Cdar Rock, was.relieved of poU tar oet not cut away the bamera, ta h
nope tne womex v , . . ?c V -. . f; becauae in thr infimte wifdorn tifoa
meeting in large .".nuniDers ror a on acwuu ui uuxuuvy4 . v I " . p. f . .
S wftv should be - Ctorneuuayonea was atncicen xrom T " r T ' r . t
pqu ., rp;titionforllewVoaare.au,gfrom la.V-h.a.th, .tn,!. 1,-fial.b.d,
v u - " . , -"HoUjGTe 'to' iliuuttiig'roid. UV , the butterfly,-ire roif coo.
1 Geo. CaUett mae short tnp . -- to the fonrth, not perhap. In glonoa.. robta
fo!i7fe :v toi. ika H.D. Egerton was ap-' of nda color. a.?t,U, batln.the
. . Jlte. S. D. Catiett, of Apex, is vu- pojua to jij it.off.'. ' .' ereriaatinc rob df the rightcoo
iting hef eiater ilra. J.'-u; reainerB. v.iw n. ..v.tw. .
v . .
to see. it lay struggling upon tne
i 1 1 . n .
grouuu uuaui 10 y , a , Tft 1. Ull ocr Ifakrr WtUr tba
of thai V . I . . .
dition tn reirular muHne iitiftswa. f oo, cmr rrorrwxwT -" ctimo
r -i
he following preslinfr I h frra!-rr.
bal; ' I We bate a ftwiiihr Ssi-laT
Tbe contract with S. A. L forl-boal et Wc-i " Ardtrjy, asd it
ligbU wa referred o Lsht Ca j girr yn:r xrrrwr-otdrsi taatcb
mitW- 1 rJ rMur to vzxth a iarre !U-zt
mm
Jhe matter of buying a piee of I dxzC aid lo u ibVr Ule -
land from Ir. O. I. Klia for al nucb .;.iTYt in.iL la ti-ct crer
ditch, waa referred to Dr. Burt rm! fnrorralJy are talirc a
who waa authoru-Hl lo pay I IS fori t m'.er iat4-rti lhaa "brrt lefcre is
a
with this creature which should hare
been ao fair? The prison gate had
been opened too aooh; the obstacle
had beejn removed before the atrogjrler
i Mr- Bryua'a Cenlniu
Otzr people are ialiir cf
II
a. - a
One thine which has oad " Ur. w Te ,
OltmJ. Rrran 10 t-oru!ar aj a Ml ice a-ae- a we
MMwi .nVer ia hia aMiia cd ex. ?- n Z"T
r f 7 - 4 t
t -tti.. i
rotation and tllcruitlon. Irf a reocst " inrnaczgwnpwj.uar k.
peech, at Fort Worth, .Tela, h t:or, rom'..' 1 rcoi
PrraUent IlooMvelt aa an 1 Nv c'
dearribeil
iQcabator that hi batched poSlia to aaUl t-Wafly la lila
time to time. Tbe Setr tibia Dc.
trated thla alraile wiih a iter? cf a
debate C3 tbo i-li:n, wLi;h If
We are liailfl tbii vc? ate
but liltle ilcir:i U t--."; : ' -V
t-:rb'L ' C. 0.