JAMES A. THOMAS, EDITOR
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VOL. XXXfall.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
poARD held regular meet
ing last MONDAY.
Opera-House To-Nigrht. . v
"Terrj The SwelT; the Big Mnsi-
cai Corned j. snowed last night to
well please! audience. The house
was m a continous roar of laughter
All Members PresentReeularP41111 moment in the entire play,
pontine Business Transabted atrimonial ' Troubles will bej the
. r opening to-night with six vaudeville
-List or Jurors Drawn for aot8 beW(;etlS a- two actsof tbi,
- m m t a i
April i erm oi yovn. screaming Comedy. The play : is weU
The County Uommissionrff new worth the price of admission and ev-
HUULEK'S OOIIVENTIOIIi .!
YY nii4 j- vxne nrst piece on the pro
grant wastue'popular wng Ameri-"
THB"rr.lOTOv PEOPLE
HELD IN OPERA HOUSE
TUESDAY NIGHT;
LAST
ca,whiwauLwell rendered ly the I THEIR: 110 YEIIE NTS 'r IN : AUD
ngsanai reciiaaons, ,:intersperted
with weet music by u the Panpa I -1 i C - II . -
Stri;BAmngthe
pieces a humorous' recitation by If nooreasxir S0. for
Mis Ethel Williams, song by : Mas- j -Business and a. LarffeXNum-
ter Jessie Mitchell and- Miss Sallie ber Because Thor LlHo Ifc.
A large Number
Banjoists and
of Fiddlers,
Dancers on
Hand; but the Attendance
was
SmaU--The Prize Winners.
-ooiouier session oi meuut- if ia- ionjae -Macon, vacation -tone bv Mr.'P.wr. Wh.u'M Ar-V
tnir roguiai i-uj , ery marriea person ana tnose mas i wmcuuuu was ueia m ne t uo acaooi ana some good singing by a business visit week
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Haghea, o!
Apexvitited friends here this week.
Mrs. B. B. Jeffreys, of Raleigh,' u
visiting her ancle, Mr. W. FBetsley.
Miss Annie Pegram, of Headtr-
sob, visited her parents here this
week.
Dr. E. 9. Green, of Monroe, visit
ed bis parents here Sunday and
Moaday.
His mends were pleased to see
Mr. H. T. Beasley, of Zebulon, in
town the past week.
urs. x. hl. iiaii ana Aliases uraoe
2nd all members being pres- are anticipating to get married had t Opera House on Tuesday night wheal the smalli children.
ent. The following business ' was I better come and mtness this and live I numbett-of those'' ,who " partfcipatid I F'lWtWhhe was present and at
transacted: afterward in happiness. in thtf' first Convention took part, to- the plbsd of the exercises ' deliyered
Flora Leonard was allowed te goj ' Tickets on sale at Boddie-Perrv Sethr with quite a number of new. BAxce&mt"" tddress,' " replete with
Drugstore. J musicians who were not in the first. j patnotrn, thai 'love of hi native
ine programme was well arranged South land, the cause of education,
t.!i Count v home, and her. name
stricken from pauper list.
Mrs. Hodgie Stallinga children
were stricken from pauper list.
An order was passed that each
member of the Board look into the
matter of the outside list with a
view of decreasing the list during
the summer, and report at May meet
ing of the Board.
Nathan Channelhouse was allowed
$1 per month as outside ' pauper.
Allowance ot Sallie Morton and
daughter was increased $1 to $2 per
month each.
John Catlett was placed on out
side pauper list at $1 per month.
Prohibition Mass-Meeting, f a.nQ tne "Predings" of the conven-j etc. Qur people are always glad to
Atition signed by more than on passeaoit very smoothly. he Mri White. He gave u. a good
one hundred people, calling for apro- r"T. v au tU anaouce- Pn ln5 we would like tor him
uiouvo m uis "wmy myie ana toe w coma onener ana talc longer,
performers did their parts well. "Thisiloses the firsf term and a
,The following is a list of the per- very sutoessf al one, uader the man
formers: agemenVof Prof. T. H. Sledge.
R. T. Williams, S. T. Dickerson, Prot;SIedge is a faithful and effi-
Dr. F. K. Cooke, Creekmore, Alford cientijjncator, and with his capable
moition mass-meeting to oe neia in
the court-house in Louisburg on Mon
day March ninth, 1908, at twelve
o'clock, for the purpose of organizing
the prohibition forces of the county,
has been handed te the Times.
Those presenting the petition do not
request that the names signed to the
and Ban n, (composing the. Cypress j M8istant8 Misses Luha, Jarman and and Lynn Hall leare to-morrow for
vyioou. uauu i xat. jLLiicaexi. ireter uaa tieu mo uairuui new i oik. iod arenas a inn unnncr
, ' I " . ' - I - - r w rs
f Exdae: yi Merchant, 1 0 3 "Kei.
x orfc. 4SU Sintou 1. low. 1 M
la the ;Iowa exsa :
statute made the 9oesdoa- by V -junir
dealer of a lot , cf rwad-taal
bottle and kegs prima fiIe evideaeT
that he had been umr fn w
aaleof liqaor. : " -. ( - ' ''r "
" I was asked to draw a 'prohlhitb
bill, and did it because I war aakadr '
but xa doing it I coocelred'it kto Bd
my datjr to draw the-most effective
bill rx3eaflle,.and oo ia keeping ...
villi the best t hought on the saVjeet. "
If this community . is ia tavort of
prohibition, it is entitled to the gua
nine article. If It is not bfaToroT
prohibioon, then let the dWptnsxry
or bar-rooms be continued wide
open. Let us hare no haJf-wij
measure. If the Lord bt God
follow him; if Baal, then 'follow
him, " ' '
Certainly I have set no snare to
entrap the innocent, but have' en
deavored to shut off every avenue
of escape for the guilty. In the
one county i a North Carolina where
this law has been in force, no inno-
1
cent man has Arer Imm nKUi.fi
, . . ! . . . i ' i -i I fnnTtT T T Williama TTorr T?. I ft CTOOd School, and WA Vnnlrf K trA mtny tnr K T. nV- I .V . 1 . .
same saouia De prmtea, as it wouia " & ou um icjui anno ran oe, tmt it rts
take up too much space; but they era, W. T. Rogers, A. L. Wilson, to hav.Wm continue his work at the Miss Annie- L. Macon left this proved a powerful weapon for tae
earnestly hope' that every man in the Henry Joyner, Sam Thompson, James Mxtytssion. week for Nashvil Tennn where she enforcement of the Uw agikitt those
countv who is interested in this .vital ompson, u. uunn, bam Kansdale, 01 ana Mrs.riummer 2oea to take a position aa . nurse Id o deeire to brexk it. A man miV
U. W. Fergurson was relieved of que8tion wiU come to the ccurt-h'ouse R I- "ddened at the dUUeasmg one Qf jeg Sanitariums of inning a blind oger . in .dry
poll Tax in Harris township for
1908.
J. II. Cooke was appointed, to look
after building bridge over Buffalo
Creek near Perry's Chapel, also to
have bridge over Cedar Creek near
C. S. Williams repaired.
An order was passed to the effect
that Uobt. Perry should not, under
anp circumstances, be allowed to re
tuia to County home,. ,
1JUl1 " Six.Thousand
Aeeper, was receiyea. - . . ,
r t 1 ii- n a 4. uxa Mr. Atha Jeans, who lives m
J. R. Collie was allowed to build .
, ,. . , , , j ..,. Dunns township, says that he had
additional stable on "cedar hill" for . . J,
, .. " 1 ' a A dollars, and his own son has been m-
j. Fauitner was reieasea 011.
Graded School tax in Franklinton
on Monday, the ninth day of Marob,
and Darticioate in- the -meeting. A
committee will be appointed tocarry,
on the camDaiern in eaen towns nip in
the county.
The ministers of the several
churches throughout the county are
requested to make announcement of
this meeting to their congregations.
Committee.
Joyner. acciaent resuiung m tne death of tWmiv tovn: t)iM. 1 "
The judges, Meiirs. D, B. Pearoe, their tdungest child, J oe Plummer, q r rohnAnn Vu,t.r nf xrn r- fied of it, and yet it is verv hard ta
Warren I t:.u : ..n ir- r I Drove an aMtiil T T ;. ..u.. .1
Dollars Stolen.
The case is set
district.
C. A. Ballard, in Youngsville, was
relieved of poll tax, having moved to
Texas.
Mrs. , Louise MeGhee and two
children were allowed to go'to coun
home. '
dieted for the theft.
for trial at Louisburg to-morrow,
(Saturday.) Mr. Jeans says that he
had the money at his home -the
savings of a life time.
Death of Mrs. . E. H. Bobbitt.
a ' m
After a lingering illness 6t seT-
N. A. Odom, Harris township, was era! months, Mrs. 'Bobbitt, wife of
n rtVAV Dr. E. ti. Bobbitt, of Cedar- Rook
D. A. Soivev was relieved of tax 1 township, died on Sunday nifirhtlast
on land in Harris township, the same
She was a mdst highly esteemed
woman. The bereaved husband and
son have the symoathy of their
friends. - : . '
She leaves only one child, Mr. B.
B. Bobbitt. editor of the Herald, of
Long Branch, N. J.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. F. A. Bishop, of Louis
burg.
w. ti. apivey, U. J. GuDton. A. W. I ocoureo, . uieir noma in
WQson, Jr., and Dr. A. H. Fleming, I couniy, last Friday afternoon.
awarded the prizes as follows:
Best FiddlerR. T. Williams.
Second Best Peter Monger.
Best Banjoist Percy Bunn.
Second- Sam Diokerson.
Best Clog Dancer Sam Ransdale.
Second -James Thompson 1 -'' -
Booby p. T. Williams.
n. Mr. A!Ttnfli.Af Wiim.nA vi v... I the credit ef men that thitv da nntU
andMrs, Jones were not at home at u Jlis4 k- t- to tall on thk. h .v
their home in Wilmington.
v. - ,
how t& childs clothing caught fire.
The children were left in the care
m V- - . . . ...
oi a competent wnite girl, who it
seems left the house- short time to
go-Uijfmait While the-clnl4ren were
MORE THAN A QUART.
Mr. Editon-Last week I prom-
say a wora m tine usae. in
tsed to
playing in the yard. Before the
The prizes gave out at- this point returned the supposition is that explanation of ' that clause of the I blind fcer.
thd audience chipped in and made up tne children went back into the anti-disensarji.'. dl which provides I Of court?
a piio oi oae uouar ior iitue Harry l nuue wuou iuo ihuo uuoa cioining - rmj w .cttjjiaihj fthnnii i
liquor. But if yoa go to the Warn
of Iftalneas, to' 'the pretended ehoe
ahop or barber-ahop cr reatiarant
and find bidden away a lot of liquor
the courts will have an opportunity
to convict the party if the commua-
r belwm nhsr-be If-tionia 1 rV
the
iw ca!d be
- AltlH aoa. I . .
T-k ... - .1 . ... .1 . I l.na a 1. I C .V I J W
LvugBis, auu me managers ot tne j u wuwwk wuu mo ure ia some j uvj wt Wi j on the Wokj for the
Opera House added another dollar manner. Tne older children did l more Inaa aa qaart snail De pn
for the little fiddler. He plays well what they could to extinguish the ma Acio ..evidence of guilt,
on the fiddle and also on the guitar, flames i but to no avail. Neighbors Tnis PF0!011 PPIe9 oX to
The banjo solos of Dr. Cooke, (who 1 800n arrived and it was soon discov- louisburg township. f0te that har
did not contest for the prizes and I ered that the child's iniuries were US Hqaor Tn 'hnlyB poeaesgton Is not
his "local hits" wer greatly enjoyed fatal. A messenger hastened to con- niade nnlawfw( A'mio may have
by the audience. vey to the mother and father, of the bouse picked full of whifkey
The performafice,e8pecially in view newa of the saddest and most from celjar t irret without viola-
of the fact that it Was stated that a distressing event that had ever come 8 j? ot epmg it, but
pbrtioh of proceeds were to go to two into their livea and) also to call a rnro. it ok silk, is made a
good:causes, deserved a -laree atten-- physician. The little suffsrer sur. misdemeanor. If one is indicted' fer
dance.
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preTeanoa of
crime. There is not a man or wom
an in this town who could not be
proseeuted and temporarily humil
iated if an enemy saw fit to take ad
vantage of any one of a hundred
statutes upoa our books. Ia disco-
aing a statute like (hta, Juatioe Con
nor of our supi erne' oo art well aayt.
uTo the taggeatiea that this Taw may
be abused in its execution and the
having been paid by Mrs. Kate Har
ris. Eleanor Dicker son was placed on
outside pauper list at $1 per month.
0. H. and T. A. Hawkins were
relieved of poll tax in Ingleside
School district they not being resi
dents. Report of Dr. R. F. Yarborough,
Sunt, of Health recieved and filed.
also report of E. N. Williams, Supt. Spruill's Family Leaves - for
of County home. He reports 6 Rocky Mount- "
white and 18 colored inmates. Mr. F. S. Spruill, who recently
A list of jurors for April Court accepted the. position of Division
was drawn as follows: j Counsel for the Atlantic Coast Line
First Wbkk R. H. Strikland, RaUway, with headquarters at Rocky
A. W. Wilder, John MeGhee, E. M. Mount, removed his family to that
Newman, W. A. Benton, Whit town on Tuesday of this week. Our
Hayes, R. G. Winn, W. A. Burnett, people generally regret their depaifc.
H. D. W-tar. J. H. Robbitt. J. D. ore from oucmidst, and the good
Speed, John Wilson, H. A. Newton, wishes of the community -go
J. R. Jones. T. C. Harris. Z. T. Me- them to their new home.
Ghee, B. C. Strickland, Blount Eger- Mr. Spruill will retain his law oi If
tnn V M XTlrrrMt -TMU1 ''RnnTi- J. ' J-inCe D8W.aBvI laioriM iw luav ;up wm
Allen, S. M. Washington; W. H. endeavor to b in Louisburg onSa
Wood. P-R. White: W. E. White, nrdays ana MonaayB to
J. W, Woodlief,"K. A. Perry, T. Kianyje;galhusiness:reqwm
A Un TT.J. Pflfftf Tf. PArnfill wnuou. xio wu v
D IT MTrinnC E..Riftbftrd. XlTfJ counts inranklin. ' .
7 , I r t - m'
His law., partner mr, - xeu x.
IN6LESIDE ITEMS.
tMiss Tip Terrell is still quite
at the home of her sister Mrs. Cairo
Edwards; near here. .
Some of our people went to Hen
deraon Monday night to attend the
perfbrmance of the Clansman.
Mrs. J. R.' Shearin, Who has been
sick for some time, continues v;quite
TiVed only., hw hour, dying .horUy kP:ior or th. Pfoot I landed, u to iaCdeot to
aiirai nun uufU KJk VUD pUyllJIAU. I -
Bright, interesting and an" unusually tQn quart is evidenoe under the
sick pretty child, the death of .this dsar statute that he had it for sale. It is
little boy under the circumstances is uot con cslusive evidence. "It does not
indeed a sad dispensation, sad in the evea throw the4 hurden of proof on
extreme. We sympathize sincerely tbe party indicted to show that he
with the bereaved ' did not keep it for sale, they may
Y convict him. This is the construo-
tnatnumaa wisaoia.aas never yet
devised any system of legialatioa or
jurisprudence to which the .
objection may - not .hj urged. It
would be difficult to find any pria- .
dple of the commoa law, or any '
sututory law which does not eoa-
with
I raents.
Holden.wilihave charge .ofc the of
fice in Louisburg -
Parrish, it D. Smith, W. B. Wrightt
xl.. ii.-udom.
Second WiBB-J.ljk. Smithy B,
C. Perrvl J. B. Steirdevantr A
CoiUe, J. lb KingTiv vTi V W
A. Bowden,'W.7 HaK!MaaT "X)l; K,
Gupton, B.:T;;ietaB..,W Leon.
ard, J. W. Perry, F. GT Booner J V,
Gupton, 8. B. Nash; J J, Yottng, J. for their, kindnessi and deedsfof love
W. Davis, W. T. Williams, y-tk to my husband; Wi G. Collins dur
A number of accounts were allow- ing the illness and death; " They wu
ed and Board adjourned to next reg-1 ever be remembered by me.
' L A Card orThanks.
Editob- of the TiMES-Kindly per
mit me through your paper, to thank
the good people in the eommunity
4
ill at her home near Ihgleside
Mr.' J. R.r Shearin loist a-valuable-
cow last week. .The cow was., tied
out and ' aceidently killed in aoaie
manner. - , .
lain within Su-H tK. ' fla
tion placed upon the statute by the wVllK - . . - . - .
' . . - .r which an opprtative admmiatrai-oa,
supreme court or norm Carolina ini -vai,
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I have written this much because
it has appeared to me that the 'real
meaning and purpose ' of this claase
have been wholly inisaadmt6od.
Dr. and Mrs . Bnpt KntAi-fAinn.
i. a entitled State" against Barret,
On Fnoay evening, February us N. C. Reporta,ge 630.
28th, Dr. and Mrs. S; P. Burt enter- A man indicted canst be tried oy
Uinedthe;enior Class of Louis- a jury cf cotmtrymen, and T sub
burg CoUege, in honor of their sister, uit thatithUeharacter among his
Miss rattie 5et Davis. The parlo
Rev. E.D. Poe, pastor of Corinth;! was tastefully decorated in red and
writer that Revr Mr. Farmer .will be white, tie diss . colors. The same
withthe church next" Saturday and I scheme' was .carried out in'the din-
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Sunday the 7 th and Sth ihstf ' Mr, J mg room -where a sumptuous feast
Farmer is an excellent preacher and it j was spread. NThe table ' was espec-
is hoped that -there will pe a large a I ully beautiful, there . oeing a lame
teaaance at tnese reirniar appeint-i ummi oi iwi m wo . cenire . ec- k mMmh'mrr fr K 1 ? t
- v vv Unrtixl YinwbitA -nv iL aV ' ,i . . . V r I sdsnceu I do not at
o - i n AntiiTMi ni anrTiinMei ta mniTT. ,-.... - - . -. 7
Mr on Mr v.A rwi tc rs-.fK I cnerrif. Around.tnia tnere was a , , r : a I ex
flng'IslandK. Yn irriV
whicQ to or tee a red -and - white
l.V Wlow. u inch h.t dpot. proof tb.l C ' '
lqWlnh.T0n,.a jarr- PW Wtade. tar.; I . .
his countrymen' would be' satisfied T7
iyond areasonahle -doubt-that het; ; -7 w - .Y-.
AiiM ib m iuawa f uu, men oe .
hitd it for 'nnrtxuA nf'i lAHintr it
. . .. . . . I decided bv irirr mn hmtnrm LrA
in violation ot law. wen ne ouffnt toi ; y .
ois owa ooa-
atfume to .be the
A
of Long
tsAvr- - TFT Mn.rv Ifr'' : fir.f 1 1 candles burniad. The. place cards
came;for. thebeheiitbf his wife decorated withered rrbe buds
health and also to' en joy Kthe latter .?A SS? Afi-fPP6; lhero
part of WWtiDiseasonSThSelia f " a!sinS( contest
theirfirst visit . , this par ofthe and. the happy :.wmner; ofihe first
South; ani'they, expre Jtheeim I -iiTf'!
mUi Vfc.U-;nU; bound in red leather. waa Mia s Davie.
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I am not wedded tb.the one quart M7 WQOWWi ;
limit;: If the next legislature tees trouwe , enough toketp . my.
fit toraisj the limit toltwo -quartsjr; ro',:4 r.Tr.r .
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Mrtamlv T afSH tvt nb?2,'t wnnU 0a fairly aadequarely'ia the' 'face;
makeWdiSeresce ia the rpriaciple. t U '
ol,liquoT 5i;ProhibIti0D .-toritory?!. W.,; , A
a;to,.,b.i OMaUdrbrth. b.ft;?.. 4 ',''.'.
. but let.everT raaaweiffh faaa con- i
jury inat u is pt ior taie is souno, i . c , , . . . . , , - ,
interesting, program ,waai? prepared,
and the handaome'decbratioha ' ahow-
ihelk
erVoi-HaHfax.
ed the patriotic
A large
friends and patrons of the .school en- J rjj
b.-SoSr..-
ifax.? fc -ft .V; . - ifhmrm Prohibition. IVwb :Tiav;vWi I Chntt were , holding . the fpolis; and
Whsther that ballot be cast' for pro-
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$a' tfc-;ir0w".? j wHfth v-ta I rTitr.hmftr ' Ani Pprrv. Mrv Wpbr. 1 tnekv. lD5r- Comnniiionfiis. v- Wil-
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