JAMES A. THOHAS, EDITOR
thicptjiity; the state. the: union.
SUDSCEltTIOH 31.03 PEE TIUK
;Lt)IIISBimG; NrC.; FRIDAY, JAKUARY 29, : 1909. v "
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VOL. XXXVIII. - t-t'.r Jh:- V" 7r'y'1
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FRANKLIN SUPE'R COURT,
THE TRIAL OP STATEf DOCKET
COMPLETED FRIDAY, i
wag greeted by; a large congregation
and his talk of about an bburV
length wa- listened to "attentiTeiy
throughQutsDme of this .audience
tciaiuiiug as iney came out of vthe
ckurcb, vthat -nrasl the; best sermon
I hav heard in years." If the menK
bers of all the churches could mount
the high plane of christian living .to
wnich this good man has ? attained,
the christianization of . the ; iworld
wquld soon be At hand. Our people
will be gladito see the Doctor ; of teu.
The Sentence of ''Dollar ' Das
Ten Years-Thatbftewis Per
ry Five YearsCiYli ' Dock
et Taken up Friday - Evening:.
The January term of Franklin
Superior Court which l)egan on the
18th, istill in session.at this writing
(Wednesday everiug)
The following business was tran
ceA after tlie close of our last
week's report:
State Ys Duncan Bullock aud Lu - with Mrs. T. W. Biekett on Tues-
la (lay, f. & a.r defendant Bulldcfc day afternoon and arranged a defi
called and failed, judgment ni si nite programme for the year, the
acifa and capias as to; Bulloek. Lulaj subject of which wili.be Home and
wed time to gi re bond. Italy. Toe members are invited to
: . Current Literature ; -
e Current Liteiature Club met
State vs Uleous Fogg, c c w., $15 meet with t Mrs. Robert -Davis on
and coats. "- '": ; X1! afternoon, February 4th
State vs U. A. rearce ana wucos,i prompuy at o ciock. . rne pro-
iu lrr.ent suspended on payment of gramme for that afternoon will be as
COHt.S.
follows:
State vs Wesley K. Williams,, and
Charlie Speed, larceny, judgment
suspended on payment of costs as to
Williams, 12 months on roads4 as to
Speed.
State vs J. H. Wood, appeal by
proHecuting 'witness. Judgment
that prosecuting witness pay" the
costs. '- ' . ,, . '
State vs Arch Howell, larceny;
judgment suspended on, payment of
half costs.
State v Hugh or "Dollar" Davis
secret sasaa'.t, ten years ini peniten
tary. "
State vs Lewis Perry, secret as-;
ault, fiye years in penitentiary, v
Pn Tuesday. eVeniog' of last :7week
the ladies of the Some :'J Jlissionary
gave a most delightful; social
entertainment in. the parlors of, the
Metnodist .parsonage." Our - genial
pastor, and his refined, gentle wife
was a ch&rming host .arid hostess, and
with a gracious cordiality, they -:and
their assistants made every guest
feel thoroughly at home. .
Not long after entering" each . one
was presented with paper and pencil
and requested to write answers t;
several questions, the stipulation be
ing made that these replies Wire to
be expressed in words beginning
with the initials of the writer." The
ladies who had the affair in charge
had prepared most appetizing refresh
ments, a ielicioas salad course fol
lowed by coffee and wafer. After
partaking of these the crowd assem
bled to hear he answers to the dif
ficult -queries
THE r tVIOViriC PEOPLE.
THEIR -HOVEHENTS : IN
; :-vV60Tvy6F.::TOWM.-.
AND
Those Who Have Visited Louis
burg the Past Week-rThos
: .Who: Hare Gone Elsewhere
for , Business or Pleasure.
hjt to his many fritnd, at h Uh
this weak' to return to hi loJUna
home, but as his tiara had . xplr4,
his duties required his return. . lie
took with him one of hti UtlU graad
mecet, the daughter of J. A. Faulk
ner, who he wUI raise and tdocai.
to
an
an
old
Square Dance.
Th Timu ts rcqutsttd
nounoe that there will hm
Mrs,D.McKinne speor Tuea- fhWi Sauar Dio." In tk.
dsv inRaleich. ' iA fn. tr - iv. .
3irs. v uiis lioaaie ts viaiuog rel-1 all the Udu wal be sdtmutd frva.
auve in asuviiie. I An admittioo of 50 eniM wXl hm
Mrs. B. F. Carpenter spent .Tuei I changed all gentleman dancer, Tbsy
day in Frank! in ton. I nata secured a gwod figurt"' calUr.
Mis UrUe Harrison, of Littleton J and y that they are soiio
- i
is viiitinz friends in town. ipaung a bne tuna.
Pleasant Country Dance.
Mks rlltie Moms spared her manf
friends the time Friday night Jao
uary 22nd for a pleaaant ccmntry
dince followed bv a Onur Prt
at the hwpiuble home of lit. and
The Voyage.
Roll call: responses about Italy.
Lesson Review.
Paper My trip to Italy, ship,
route expenses, etc.
May study of Italy.
y Reading. " , . .
The lessoJa assignment will be as
follows-: Roman history, chapters
1, 2 -and 3. Magazine article, Rome
of today;
Questions.
I. Romania History. How d id
Rome first influence the world?
What - were the physical conditions
of the Peninsula of Italy?
How were the first inhabitants of
3ir. aiurray Alien, ot itaietgn, was
here this' week on professional bu-
ne4.
Mrs. E..M. Bragg and children, of
These were read 9xford "e vwitinS father, W. R.
aloud by Mr. F. B. McKinne and, by Tacker Ksq.
tKair innroninna KviorVitroo arA wi I MfVftftra. K' P. Piltrtriti mrA fl V I
provoKeamucn laugnter ana applause xDKunwD, were ,n bj Mewra. Sam Diekeron. U
r-m Kill. .ii ir. u iiif iiir t u u . i r 1 n . rv i lii rw . 111 as n r - a
K t . . I . . j Ion and 'JuptUr. Tho txtMQl
auuC,lau1WaFF,cW.wu ,CI B.u- - f.u v,ouwaj reiurneu one weTe iittJe Mi4 Mirv G lfm '
cerely the nice little sum' realized day last week trora a khort business I fK. :n;. I .. 'I
. I . T - ' - I w w w ,
coins, mp w) iwcicy aionnr. I v on.. w...- j
-Damp" Floyd, Nannie, (terch, Sl-
ana niguiy esieeraea citizen ot wake i and -Ua" Harrit, Suji Morit
rorest dlea on 1 u cad ay.
Messrs. W. K
Secular, lh Irtt cJb&x cf aj Dtat-
cnu wxa aii tie r cboioe mc4f
Dtcaocnu f all gx4 , ReUbuis,
Iiealr maaxsaV) tay iLal ta hu at e
trxa he has gabt4 at Watlirgtoa
ta ctt4xa la wlioh be tiid
his people at Voma. A. &aU df
w attractrre rersoeuIUy, a S.a-
of oa4er qaaJilcaiioaa tot t&
slraetire !i!cnuuaiap a eutar
who loola Ce rt rore U4irjma
Ur, ttt Sttiu turwt t-tua ta.
In refy iMpet Seaaittr Otrrttxa
rertraie ;LU but with curt4
aod coeeuiUy growisg dsulrtt&da.
The popU 4 North C&r&Saa cxa
ootbe ttid to lack roIiucti
iattiact ski loag as ihrr aeoord sstk
c&tn lbxr Ughtt Jwoora. Qhu -lotte
OUfrf.
tram tne donations in silver
wnicn were jnven to neip tnem in
their laudbale work. M.
Develops No Sctcdii.
The leTM-'itliT co;:w rrd;al.
d to ioT:iif but otZatm mJTU
a for tiTo c4 bookkeia ta
vco b a ..atober of tiUotn io tt
ruUc ttrvic.. EtciaHv m UIa.
ruraoce Df rx&oi ta tvl aljf ia
thU r;e. TTx2h a ditbrratt l?
on ffce ytrt e( aay rae caasec.W
with the Sui Ictsraoe P;an.
tan! or a ay of the JSt Ftau de
ptrtoenu b alJerrd Tr m
the legendary
city?
Italian-
Martin, Senior and
.TliniA- nf T ll'u Vririxf vara . m rr rr
week.
left
will
Or.
a aa
The civil docket was taken up
Friday evening of last week and the Rme divided?
Ilnwinrr noaoa hA Kaon trio nn t 1 With What does
close of our report: '. ' . I history
K. P. Hill vs PenrW Mitcfct
verdiet for plaintiff. , ; Give the story of its foundation.
Sain. Wil.nn v VRvnoot Wilann , What of.the Succession during the
divorce, rerdict for defendant, set I next years?
aside to enable plaintiff to get tur- Tell story of Romulus and Remus.
thur evidence. A What was the rape of the Sabines
Collie and Wiggins vs Foos Gas m w dM it result?
Fnmn Au. Inr r.uintiffa J After the death rof Romulus who
Greenleaf Johnson Co; vs County w.as chosen King?
Commissioners, . order of reference Give a Resdme of Kama's reign,
allowed. Who was Numa's successor, and
Mcfeinne Bros, vs Martin, ver- how did his policy differ from Nc-
dict for defendant. ma's. -
Wilder against Wilder, suit to Give the story of the conflict be-
break will of Wilder, deceased; mis- tween the Romans and the Albans,
tnal. Who succeedad Tullus and what
Court will adjourn for the term policy was carried on?
todav. - Into what two orders were the
Roman people divided?
A Visit to Raleigh. Who was meant by the "Populus
Misses Annie Allen, Maude Hicks, Romanus??
1 rancis Thomas, Came Marrow.Mar- i What was the struggle between
guerite Harris, Lizzie Gardner, Wil- the Patricians and Plebeans?
lie Itee Thomas and Elixabeth Joy- , What were some of the differences
ier of the Senior class of Louisburg I between Plebeansand slaves?
College, chaperoned by Miss Grant ; yhat are the three parts of a Ro-
and Mr. Allen, ' spent : Monday . in j man name?
Raleigh. They were mettat the ta- II. Magazine Study Rome of
tion by Senators fi. T.' Holden, of (today.
Franklin, Ben Gay of Northampton, j Why is tourist disillusioned on
and Dr. Bolton, representative from I first reaching Rome?
Northampton, t who; took them in Who voicesfthis disappointment?
charge making . the day one long to j Give as nearly as possible his-words.
be remembered. I What does the author say of this
After attending the opening of the I regret?
Senate and visiting the House, ?they How does Rome today compare
were given a private, reception ' by with the Rome Hawthorne describes
Gov. Kitchen. -We have hot learned in his "Transformation?"
the purpose of that interview it may What great militiry victory ush-
bave been to beg clemency for hav ered in a new era for Rome.
ing broken some one's heirtj- or - to. . What accommodation can th trav-
seek an indulgence permitting them eller find in Rome? : i
to do a little flirting as they speedily - What of the heailhfulness and the
visited the A.fc M. Collee v Su 1 climate bi Rom 1 2 "-.
leu. ot 11a wonaertui water , sup-
The Lay Movement.
At the recent annual Methodist! Describe the ?Scala diSpagna?"
Conference at ' Durham, Drl A. R. Describe the Protestant cemetery.
Zollicoffer, a zealous f church worker 1 How many ' churches has Rome?
and christian gentlemaL. was i plaeed ' Describe three parks and gardensC
at the head of what is known ? as the K;y:iHow do the common people re-
Lay Movement" in the .Conference. I card cbnditiona of icountry? ; : i
The Doctor wai irt I iiiiiatuilait ivtlisf
Dr. Arthur Hynea' Fleming
Tuesday for Oxford, where he
do some dental work for the
pbans.
Miss Mary Zollicoffer, of Weldon,
a graduate of LouUburg College, was
a visitor at the college during tn
Honor Roll.
The following is the honor roll of
WTTT-L T" T1 Iff .ft
vynne xvei ocnooi tor montn ena- lho6J wno attended court tbu
ing January 15th, 1909:
1st Grade Ethel Davis, Esther
Conn.'Matina Murray, Myrtle Dick
ens, Bettie" Murphy, Chessie Murphy
Johnnie Leonard, Nannie Gupton,
Emraett Gupton, Paul Waster, Mad
ison Davis, Em mitt Lancaster,!) wight
Parriah. Marv C?31fn- MamiA Collinn
Eddie Collins, Bryant Collins, Ira vr
GmiamLonnieGunton.Dollv House. :- Miss Onme Tucker, who u teach
" I . - . ..... at
Frank Collins. mg in me liign acnooi at ruttrtiii
2nd Grade Alfred Bowden, Ma- 8Pnt laat Sunday with her people
mie Debnam, Clee GUliam, Lucy in Louisburg
Murphy, Willie Murphy,- Onnio Airs. T. S. Gill, of Henderson,
Bowden, Beulah Dorsey, Bucher who has been tiaiting her old florae
Dorsey, Bessie Wester, Willis Gup- near Castalia, visited friend and rel
ton, Ro8a Lancaster, Viola Pearce, atives in town tfya week.
unariie wood. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Justice, who
Miss Chessie Wheless, leacher. have been visiting Mrs. T. B. Wheel
Mrs. T. C. Harria and Klsie Mortia, ntd tofi a mritA:n ez cf a
ileaum. Matthew Wilder, Need more, ; diuort thil now a;tr f W csJy
Wyatte Freeman, Charlie Shrrwxi, j ' ooW ti3 i&laat.. Thai i!a
J. E. Wilder, Cbarlio Vloyd. J. J. ; book ker tr hx Uo dtfretie ta
and Jube Young, Fenuer Suite? ItudtquaU u aparvut, btl ro tut
J.T. Bakir. Grover. Jahn. J H fickc, of nrc-oke4ttM tu devleta J.
hiarfoo rrre ni.
and T. C. Harrif. Master J. P.
berlake and Coloaei Voanp.
Tim-
Church Scrrlcff.
The SetvJaf ticit eerriMit la
Mciholat atd Iliptbl trcbif now
cootseacw at 1:10. Ax4 ibe Wot
net lav rd Thsrpiay cijj.l prayer
t&Mlisg etatot si tbt suae
Wer.
Enforce The Law.
Tho Star opposed the prohibition
bill recaoUr ratiStd by the pep!
bccanMit was unfair bebg baj4
on the principle of hea-l"' I win,
tail, you lo'-bc-aaj we UiUr.
ed iu adoption would Iweakeo the! BX Ptn tl Bock.
Democratic party in the State (a it ! wiU U a box rrty t IHtk
del) and becauae w believe local
option it the faireet and mot I practi
cal solution of the hqcor proUero.
But the prohibition bill hains
3rd Grade Alice Leonard, Nobie
Collins, Edgkr Bowden, Buck Davis,
Fannie Gupton, Clyde Murphy, Eu
gene Conn, Mollie Conn, buther Col-
er in Scotland Neck, returned to their
home at Royal last week.
Mr. C. A. Oates, of Clinton, N. C,
wno nas been spending some time
hns, Annie Davis, Hattie Davis, wilh Mr y w Jn ,
- ft TTT W- a - T I ' '
Blanche Wester, Bettie Leonard.
4th Grade Lizzie Gilliam, Mary
Sturdivant, Eddie Brewer, Annie
Brewer, Annie Jjeoriard,Libby Leon
ard, Polly Collins, Frank Bartholo
mew, Ophelia Debnam Norman
Dickens, .John W. Hprper, Johnnie
Murphy, Lula Dorsey, Lettie Leon
ard, Lena Murray, Annie Gupton.
5th Grade Lillian Harper, Em-
mitt Brewer, Effie Browne,
Collins.
6th Grade Mabel Sturdivant, An
nie Collins, Ovie.Bartholomew.
7th Grade Clyde Bartholomew,
Jackye Bartholomew.
8th Grade Haywood Harper.
T. II. Sludge, Teacher.
left for his home last w'eek.
Mr. F. C. Toepleman, the popular
Superintendent of the Telephone
Company, was in town the &at week,
looking after the interest A his company.
Mr. J. B. Ramsay, a prominent
lawyer of Rocky Mount, was in
Louisburg this week, on professional
Nolle business, and the editor was pleased
to have a call from him.
His host of friends in this county
were glad to shake the hand of Mr.
F. S. Spruill, of Rosky Mount, who
attended court here last and this
week. He was counsel tn a number
of important cases. ,
Mrs. E. W. Furgurn and Mrs,
Bunn Items. - E. C. Perry will go to Apex to-day
ar w a
A concert will be given at Bunn I V visit th,eir sister, Mrs. R. B. Beas-
High School on Monday night, Feb- ley, and Misa Jodie Tucker, who hai
ruary 22nd, in honor of Washington's been spending the past three weeks
birthday. The concert will ba fob with Mrs. Beasley, will return homo
lowed by abox party, tha 'proceeds today.
of which will be used in the interest Messrs. C. T. Stokes and A. A.
of the school library. A cordial in- Clifton, who left here several days
vitation is extended to ' all. ao-n to take in the trio to Cuba, re
-( On 'last Wednesday, Ir. Wiboum turned home last, Friday. They
Mullen and Miss Blanche Holhngs- seem to be very much pleased with
worth were joined.in matrimony at I their trip and say they had a ipJen-
. The following from. Louaburg
youni couple have . our ' best wishes I went out toRaleigh Monday ' Ten-
I for a long andhappy life. ' bg to see tCalve" and seemed wall
MQ. : : wn? Dlened "with the wrfonnanee: W. P
were married en tne aoth of Decern- u . V r W rtr:..:
SdaJltoeTU, bMock 'W: Trevi?. ;
ice in. the Methodist hnrchl '"he I ' The membbrs . are earnestly :. re-
gave a very impressive explanation quested ( to familiarjze themselves
of what :the Lay Movement" 'was with this part of Roman history, and
and what it meant for. the church with the map of Italy. J V-: "-
andvchriatiajiity in the world. He! N Mes.. . W. Bickbtt, Prea.
been endorte! by the people by
more than forty thoujand majority 1
will beooroe a law and will go into
effect next Friday.
Now, we eay, enfotee the law.
Girt it a fair trial during the neit
two yean. It it prove a eucocea lei
it stand ii it i If u prot a fail
ure let the Iegultture uf 1911 take
auch iction as the then prevaUtnc
conditions may winroL Bat the
legislature to meet next tnooth
should lei thta ptxhitilion quettion
severely alone. Let us hate do
more aguauon orer ice ikjuor qua
tion, at leajt until the present law
hsa been tairiy tested. The Star
hopee the authorit'ee will call into
action every legitmate ageocy in tie
power in its effort to tbow the peo
ple that a law, whether "good, bad
or indifferent," tnuit be rigidly e.
forced so loog as it Is on the tutoa
books. If the law proves inefftetive
there will be found a remedy two
years hence. In the meantime crush
the "blind tigers' that are sore to
coma. They ought to be suppn ed
not oaly because they are lawhrsak.
era, but becauM the vile stuff they
sell Unds to make criminals of the
buyenL-WilmicgUo Star.
ory ttoca Acavltny ca catrcay
xutf, KetrTtvry Uh, K7. Prcoceds
to go to the dvturtsrcl of lie achoc4.
All are xjrdU!ly tntite.j.
IL
Ten and Fire Ycart.
The aete&oe cf -DcCUr" Davis,
colored who wu coarirte4 lul Wek
of KtH'f aatauhirj; "Pclkitoia
Evfp, wssiaa years at hard Ubr
in the rwxute&Uary. wtSe thsl a4
Lc Perrj, who ait.hu4 M bsii
ao aaotncy, as fits ye-ira, The
aeotenora 9zz lo tt rally erB-meaded.
MT , i rr TXT ' TTT a.
br: laat, moved into their new raai- leai auu vriie, x. m. u
dencelast week; r.Some of the boya j wife, Mra. ;A. H. Fleming, Miss Bal
gaye""thera aUytly ierenader v - rr I He-lVillUtnt. ;; : J 1 1 ; -
fe 1 1 Our, psople are yery hopeful con-1 1 -Mr Pinckney J. Mar, "a native of
oerning the new " railroad which is Louisburg, and 1 who lft here r25
being built in' the direction1, of ..our years" ago to make his home ih. In-
Tillage, but some of us areliks dombt- diana, baa ' been . yisiting . his old
ing "homaa. "We , must so before home the past" ' fiftecix daya, - He
V.1trv t , - . . ..1 kt. .a V... .. 'tt.
N. 1 informs us, and was loth to aay good
Senator OTermau.
The unvnimcaa re-nominatioa of
5enator Overman by the Democrats
of the Irgwatnre m joint canccs
had so loog been a foregone cou
doakm that It calls for but brief com
ment. - Tha "action of the t caucus
reQected not only tne uoaru races
wish of all Democrats tot, we be
lieve, a unanimous verdict of 'sppr
batioa procwdmg : frota wholcscos
and lnlcUgDt jJubUo opiatoowith
oui Veirard to partyt It W a' Weil
ncognUe4 fact thai Senator Over
man a roMtlestioti etaauiry was a
diatinct eJemtat . of Dttaocralio
Better Let Well Enough Alose
A Uil bis txen istrcioe4 tn tbe
legislature wo precise a ftaoe
law for the whole U'e. Il 4s rru-cjste-1
now thai aUl four If lbs ef
tha hUl s a!rea4j es4sr the ctt
alioo of frce lava. Ooe U
the ooatcnti&s of the fcrwatrv ister-
isu is that the rcag stUre of
the swine, for it.iUt.of. pittf.i the
growth of tie youag lorig-tesf rxcee
in the eaJUrn eeccien of the EtaXe.
Then it b CKaiendsd that there it oe
jtu'Joe in a Jaad-owDvf htrirg to La-
veal tbomtods "f daEars la feaors
for do otbsr pcrpose tbaa lo keep
other foUs' nock oS his luU; that
I the ocly jjast otvtrrae Is to repair all
owtvera ct ruxa to keep ueea as
thaxr own latfcit or the laxli to
which they hare rt&ta! ciahsa. All
cf which is correct. Bat i&tsssch
aa tha slock law baa beo cxteied
by local optioo, so to sptak by U-g
islalira ecactmcsu for cocsiie cjT
disuicis or by local eledicixe the
people Sa &o- tock taw territory
will hardly uk kladlj to the ilea
to tegislaU theca la by wbcnczle.
Betur stick to the retlar wsy
SutectiUe laaadxstrk.
? The Tivu arrna iih the L&ai
""..I
tank, that tb Lpaistcei w-Zl at
wise to let wtU aacarh alae,1 aad
allow the r7o n adct the stock
law la ratlh terrirUf whtrt a taa-
atrsngth la tha last campaign. Tha J jcrity tU 1st lL .
1