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JAHES A.:THOHAS EDITOH,
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THE lCOUirTYj THE STATU, TKH TJIIIOIT.' '
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SDKcrupTion ztxovrx thai
VOL. XXXVIII,
louisburq.:h. c.t Friday, February s, iqqo:
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couiity commissi on Ens
BOARD H ET I N REGULAR SES
SION LAST IIOHDAY.
. it
pog re had aa increaia.ot fivev bun-
dred, their income would averaei at
toe loweat, one foliar each pr. day
faking aoto pay roll otthreeihou
and dollari each week: S Now bus-
inef s men what would this amount
tarnea loose in our towa each week
through the ye,ar mean to ' you and
your butinegs? . ;
Then the next to consider is what
can be done' to accomplish this?
We hare a number of good :lereU
beaded busmesi men here - who are
amply capable of deciding thisl ques
tion and who . . hare push , : enough
about them to put into operation thier
ideas or plant. The most; important
.thing to do Is to get . together , and
talk-it over with a fixed purpose 4-to
no 80MKTHnsrG and von-will be " sure
to 'settle upon some plan ; whereby
the desired results can be obtained.
lowleti see if ; we" haveVtf cS(rae
brqadminded farseeing business man
ywho will -.attempt at" bringing this
about. Start something" and arrange
a meeting of the business men that
some plan may be laid 'and some
work begin. We will gladly publish
notice of such meeting at any time.
Who till give it a stabt?
ERCIIA11TS ASS00IAPII
UETHONDAY IUGHT AHD - COtl-
PLETED "t)RGANIZATIOH. -
' Begaiar Routine , .Business
Transacted Committees Ap
pointed to I Repair "Certain
Brlgdesj-Chairman Appoint
ed to Haye Cell Put in Jail;
The Board ot County Commission
ers met in regular monthly ; session
00 the 1st, all members being pres
Alter reading and apprormg min
Btf of last meeting the Board took
up the regular routine business ; and
the following was transacted; . f
C. J. Ward -wks allowed to change
f m mm'
road in trant or nis nouse wnen ap-
proved and received by road over
seer. ' . , .
J. II. Cooke was ; appointed to
have bridsre tfuilt I across Cedar
Creek a Bragg's crossing. .
Anarew err? was relieved 01
Graded School tax in Franklinton
not beihfif a resident in 1 said district
Report of D. G. Pearee, Manager
of the Depository, was received and
tiled. He filled 72 prescriptions I ' Wood-May.
aunngtne monxn oi; January, ana Thursday night Miss Sallie Eli
tbe gross amount receiyea lor same jzabeth May and Mr . W- W- Wood
was $56.29, a little over doable aa l were married by Rev. B. E. Stan
raucnaiioo laies ajnouawu w field. The wedding march was by
December. Mrs. O. B. Bainej. Mrs. L. H. All
Irvin Perry, f Harris township, red f Selma wag dame of honor
iras ailoivea to go to county nome. andMr .Benjamin Wood of Cedar
J. A. Bobbitt, of Hayesvilie town- wag it man.
ship, was relieved or pou lar overi r Mrs. -ood-is one of Spring hopeV
. a?e most loyable and . attractive young
Chairman' Collie was appointed to wo'men. Noj tjner : womaiP lives.
make investigation and see if cell is (Ail those who itnowSber Vfing her
vraaeu in jau. : praises. Possessing a lovable, at-
Report of E. ;NfittUtoij Sapt. (rartiveand cheery Misposition, to
county home,, was, received, tie l know.Miss Sallie is to. be hertriencL
r-
11 usaoie young man
bt Vf riehds.-S pringhope
Jtock for a pablie
G upton's to Saint's Delight church
was not gi anted
, :t The follwing, was unanimously
passed by the board:
It is ordered that for the purposes
ef road working under the laws ap
plying to Loaisburg township .the
Newt.
Retail 'Merchants of Louisburg
Taking Steps For Their Own
ProtectionAddressed a , by
E. Andrews, of Ashville ; -
The merchants of Louisburg; met
m J. tne Court . House " oi . Monrlav
nigni ior tne purpose 01 organizing
a local Retail Merchants Association,
which will act in conjunction with
the State'Association. " "
There was a' large attendance and
the meeting was . addressed b) Mr
K Ef Andrews, of . Ashville. who is
State Organizer of the 1 Retail Mer
chants Association. His address
was-well received, at the conclusiofa
of which an organization was per
fected, by the election of the follow
ing 'officers: i
President R. Z. Egerton,
Vice President Ivey'Alleri.:
Secretary and Treasurer Q. L.
Ayeocke.
Directors L. P. Hicks, D. F. Mo
Kinne, J. Hollings worth, Ivey
Allen, A. W. Alston, D. G. Pearce,
D. E. Milller.
The object of the Association on
the part of the Merchants is tor their
own protection, and mar be stated
briefly as follows: y
To Safegard the Interests of Retail
Merchants.
j To CorrecTrade Evils Attending
the Credit System.
To Abate Trade Abases and Un-
business-like Methods.
.
Td Secure Legislation Favorable to
Retailers antl Consumers.
To Encourage Improved Businrss
Methods in Retailing.
To Oppose the Parcels Post Bill ;n
ever j form - :
To 'Agitate a Penny Letter Postage
Johnson and Eraraa Lronard. Frank
Alston an4 Mar Gay, Bn .Vfhit-
aker and Mariah Kgerton- cWaltr
Baas; and - Bessie W Uder, V Eddie
White and ' Losy"r Egerto Alsx
AlcCley : and PegIa Tsrboroutfh
HsyirardBowdsn and MtraMa
senburg, fEd Rorster and lliams
HanterrJ. D. McKaight and Harsie
Johntio', 'Alfred Crudap and VaU
tie Hih, Ed Keal and Soita ikaa
tenburg, Chaa Robinaoa sod tVaaaio
HoMeof -Wnu Kearney : and - Saaie
Dunstbn, ; Ernesto j oyoer and , Ella
Donston.' -V ;
THE nOVIIIG PEOPLE,
THEIR EOVEHEHTS. IH AKD
: ;? OUT OF; TOTTH. :
- 4
Free Musical Concert
All these in reach oi the Graded
Those Who Hare VUlWd Louli
- bars:. the Past Week Thoit
Who HaVe Gone "ElsewheM
, for; Business 'or vieaiure. L
Mrs. ail, Jehnaoalafi
for Aptx. . , f
- Mr. E. S. Grrta spent W4Z
day la Raltish.
Ta
Mta Hslen Pcrki&t, of UldtUo,
is vuiuncr Mra Jahn TtW it
should not fail to attend the fr
Musical Concert which wilt be wen r. B. Chavt, of KaahvUlt,
this (Friday) Evening at7:S0 o,clo!IW, 1 ct,Itr l Tmh
immediately alter tne ooncrt -i p"-"
-reast 01 me Kauona- wmuke Mrs. Ida P arcs and Utile Flra
place, and if yoa could only' see the MeLaoria returned ytaurdar froo
-Menu whlcU was printed la the a yt to,Wlcatoa-Sa!ca.
Tikka Job OfBce, you would cer-l
taioly long: to U there. All' who
can should certainly go. Remember !
that the cod cert is fiee, and the pro
ceeds ot the Mreaat" will go for the !
benefit of the .Library ef this floarwb
ing scbooL
Judge rllddick Dead i
deterring p thi highly, esteemed
friend of the editor of the T1WE6 the
News-Observer says:
There died in Gates county last
followias roads or streets in theSwt m;his eighth yaar one ot the
ef Louisburg shall be considered trae8t genuemea m jorw. Carolina,
public roads and work snail be done I who8e modest worth and oftcial in.
thereon as en anv other road in the teSfitr df htm modeI citken
lnwniihin . ior buiny-suk years uuu uuiiuiiDi
The roar from Fraikltnton 4 i iaa,CK wai ierK 01 1116 eQ-
throuch town to the northern limit ni l in aieign. vi ma coar-
there known as the Henderson roadC ac was aa?dftbre Master of
The road omMitoinerrlCroat another IJathanWiti can Id be
Road, known as the the RirerWroad hir iaid. Behold an Israelite in-
to its junetion with above Franklin- aeea i wtl0Bl 18 no uuev jnaKe
mm - w f B 11 nln In n a TFn A in A TQFU r A I Q Ti ATiWiT
ton road, .'-roe road tronr JTour ",w"v" w ' """"T'
,4. 'nnAHAn !tk ' . o ?i i lifei ' charitable Kind " hearted and
j a 4 iva"?BB iv ' ive w wnu eaiu a ... . . .
Franklinton road. ; .The Nashville "w: th whitd Aower of a blame
a- .infin wifK k mA less life." He was retiring in his
;Honor Roll,
The following U the honr roll of
WheleM School for month ending
January 23th, 190D: '? y
1st grade Mciti S)ke, Uwight
Sykes, Rufus Place, Myrtle Place,
Rnfus Heading, Harwell Heading
Lee Bonn, ; Lbaie Stalltngt, Mary
Wbeleaa. .
2nd gride U1U Dtckeraon."
3rd grade roily Dickeraon, Loa-
sie aykea.
6th gradef-Lula Stalling Ktbel
Downey, Addle Downey, Loia Dick
Marriages.
; The Register of Deeds issued li
censes, to the following couples in
Franklin during the month of Jan.
uary:
Whitb S. Leonard and Dollie
Gup ton, Matthew Dsntoa and Dytie
Perry, Wiae Doyle and Addie
Pearce, S..P. Weathersby and Clara
Wheless, J. A. Upchurch snd Lulu
Gupton, M. C. Mullen and Susan
Hollingsworth, T. P. Williams and
Lizaia Clifton. : ; ,
ijolomdLiu trier Alston snd
BetUe Wilder, Zollie Maasenburg
and Martha Hedgepeth, W. II. Wil
der and Luvenia Dunston,' Robt
Evans and Andiline Harris, Harry
Air. i . ai. i traon rticraco yta
urday from IUidtTiHt, Ga wbr
he went on profcfalonxl baalotaa.
Mrs. T. B. Jacoets atvd cUrt-a
SL
and Uum Anna HowtU, cf Tarif,
are naitbg at Mr. M. S. Clifton's
Te friends of Dr. F. K. Cook
&re giM o men at ooai aga
looking o wdl, also lo note that t
has (allv rtoorcfed bis xftb.
hH4 Joe rinnell, who baa ba
taaching down in Comtock, baa re
turned h?ae, ber school baias
forced to clu oo aant of tmali
pox.
Mr. Loaia Seotfgin rlura4 jte
Urday raoraiog from MildUborg,
where hs auended the namaga cf
hia trother Mr. Palatr Stojrcw to
Mia 11 am rat r.
Mtt SallU WUlUtaa ao4 BsJab
Tucker, who sttane'ed the rendition
Ue
Itxl ctj lift was t4 far tarrit If I
rgll give ttia ttla Ucaa aai tLe
ncrpr c&cr ik ef trte &,bw4 .
and wxtaaAioi'dL -
We tavt rte5 U lU dtttlc.
bg U a fsore tlivalrs 1; Srit la W
LoakVarg bays b"fcare ewa.
txaa-aaAoja4 ca witi Uary
fre-wocka itlifia ilrc j t.
tiociUy cooJact co bm tic:! i(
low Ueas cf oar txctfc ? aaca L
always bteo d4tr ilaa t aAae
rvraoru wtccj. Co&a eta. TVe
ytrttcg aaxa vbo Uxl wt-ik fiad cr
farloe wodaw Si eea aluc If
o'clock, w ba c ar lighi wa7e , tar&4
oet, aafl tUe4l u;La Ui rua asl
tamed oa tte lltta, 3 t pvsai
bjtry, let f iaoe4 HMf ia a a&swt
totai UUa t-oaliicu. II baa fre
qaea'Jy Wtju a gtrt at tie CUU,
bat bow ataxia xo2od b tba4 v
Uffiatkra c4 all wbo Late Laard cf iM
wulejftifirt, an efr&ae aitciri
crtnr.iri,
"1U far t!e lx4 ta trutirfj CH
Wbtre
oaa dtcay. ,
IL D. A. ia Loaiaarc Edbca.
Beajtmln F. Thoaa Deul.
B3 jaain , TU tsxa, ot -f tb
olJte: sutat cf ti'n cwtir, ruai
away al Lis hostrn ta CW2ar Rck
VowaaUp, oc Atardar rtksrtig Ik.
lit was &2Ytra 4ar. aad f iLm
w
r al yetr taa Imwa UUr Uial. Ha
vaa a gtlUsi corJixU Ht
at fctTtt caarrl. His fasLjit
rr lai4 aeay an ttt fAf iary
leg jTwaJ laat asay eaesis.
craon, Blanche Dtokeraon. , ;
kVyfe!?? Gral? J Tb Private Stcrataxy
15 una, Joes pa Uano.. t , , ,
Koaii R. Bunv, Teacher.
Harry Undlry CccrpaAy.
Harry Lia-llty. .& tU o'44
tttatriaal czxft aiJ aticra ts
rcru4 by lis utri atUtr.
Dfrrt-Mnu, sua a acia!rftlrcu4
were chartaed wlxH the ptrlotmancr, c ora Hatt
The -troopt-wxU play la LoaliVar Mai.v airlt UxT, trrMttbr
m a e a
We Have belore us aeopy pt tht Deputy fcttns It W. HcJa& ItUfihrt acta. Aa akvarJ tz$uc. IU-
descripuvs caulogne for 1909 of! Tuesday morning on tha Shfiy ttn aaaS rttl t:U:-J ara'ia-
Woods bigb-gTade seeda, whith like 1 for Concord whare r. went ta uka jir&cJ. Mr.WUW4 ctbt Or-
its predeaaors ta fall of valaable and Troy Baker, the wblu boy eomirud rCU lUfir aaya ti Mr. thth9
timely information for farmer and at tbe laat term of tkt Superior Coart Coopany: Tbt VtwebaveLa4 itb
gardenera. A copy will be mailed for breaking into the alert of Mo- via" Lu op4aa g t4crJ -j
free to any addreta upon application! Klnne Bros, to tht bUU IUforai- I ttt f raaa In all tiute it a Wit t.
w wit puu.uri, . i. itwm uivj. 1137 tvt purrO. if KCJICf
ua,,Kiw,0.. uu jar. u. ii. i luiama, wr.t ot rui iiwrasa-aia nrt-t cilis jtof a
Richmond, Va. A I trtlt, waa in LoaUbarg ytaurday I eJba&trt p.lay eitt a&l tbt
Wood a seeds were awsrded Gold to arrangt with Msaatrs ot ibt otwwt and beet jiay frcmi Mr.
Medal at the Jamestown KxpoaiUoo, Opera House for a daU foe lbs ap- Iiad lay's rttcriwrw wi3 U pvatu
1007, Grand Priae at St Louisin ptaranoe bare ot ht PrivaU Se-
. i
1904, Gold Mtdal at Paris, 1900.
Subscribe to the Fravxux
Timbs, one dollar per yaar.
rttary' a popular plar whict. will b
rendered by local talent of KiUrtlt
Tba
Tobicco Hole,
watvbocaaaa bate LJ
aw-
to its junction
Franklinton road-
The Halifar road to' tU junction
with the said Franklinton or -Hen-derson
road. ; v
It ia understood that this shall
supply only. to the road way proper
and no work shall be done on any
sidewalks. . ' ,
A number f -elaims were, alio wed
and the J Board '" adjourned to ' ne xt
regular ; meeting.
y A SuggestlOBu ;
Th orreateat Question no W : before
o . . v;-, ;-.
manner and only those admitted to
the close circle of his friends atnew
the excellence of his character or the
wide range of his reading.
THE NEW RAILROAD.
Said To Be - Headed For Louis
-burg. '
A recent issue ' of : thg Rocky
Mount Record contained the follow-
"Work is being pushed upon the
ear town and especially the business j gracing and laying of track for jthe
- - - t - aVa.aM, V. MtVVn I WafTa V aT SSrV I 4 ' V "tVC MVk W af ft"W
men is, m our opinion, ' gevagtauwio iu-wuig-uu w..-wo u.uuiwiucij
population and then giving brlt to Lumber Cfo. fronir Spring Hope,
those that are necessarily . bound to W est. Since the work: on this road
bave employment. V., v'. .t negun tnere.nas been mucn con-
First suppose we take the laboring lecturing aa to where its western ter:
man in his natural life -or circum- mmal wouicr bewnetner v. at some
stances. He invariably spends all point on the Seaboard Air Line, either
he makes for the necessities; of i life; Louisburg or Frankntn, ; or r some
Not so much as a desire but from ne- other point, or through . to r Raleigh,
sessity to provide for his family.. x 'J- The matter seems to haye" about tak-
Then next would it not be a great en a dengue snape a presenv ana
boon to Louisburg to have an increase those who have thework in charge
f about five hundred or one thoua- hare direetedhe survey tnrougji to
and or even more of suchHnhabitants IuisVurgandtbey arelsecuring the
ef this class? The question ; answers right of way." rrS: :"V
;itself in the affirmative of onria, be .' Louisburg would certainty, accora-
Combination Offer
i
Th,
Franklin Times, The Farmer
MechaniG . and Weekly News and
: v , ,;- ', V c -: f
Observer, All For
$1.50
an
We will probably be able to cive I brvakl tbia ihI, ad ;ocra art brt
tbe date in our next iaiae. Tbcatltar tLaa tbay Lave Wa tct tvtial
who witneaaed the play , la KlurtU I wttka.
igsuy p.rfrjf I . it mM a rate w tu a hot cl te
and aay that it waa the Utt acting baota ttia wttk, allied fnxa Hn.
on tne part or amateurs tfcay ru Jjfcci cocaty. It waa l;-yU t.r
seen in a long wbilt, Tht edit It ky Mr. W.Jl. 3riu. aad tit aa.
glad that they are coca) eg to Lsls
t J 1 !
uuxk, nu w ,or OSr naiga. pjura are bartisg plaxt
oora a isrce naixonicra. ana Dmve.v. .kt.
thty Wdl gat lU iK tvrw tmmz crat. Tb lalro
that tht y will put in tht aaaal crop
SaggosUom To Pirenti. litis year.
In order to furnish the people cf this station with a variety
of reading at a small cost, we have made arrangstaents by which
, we can send to all new snbscribera to the Tinas and ta those' who
payjap wha( they-owe and one year ia advance, the - following;
ThVlfranlr The;Farmer'and Mechanic and
Perhaps the failorea in lift ar
more largely due to falat Utaa cf
youth than to any ethar soute. Xo
s tract are to snd ed oaf an Isapafccf
fotftvdation Jcarf iinh ih eii
slaoghts of tune. v -; t
.Itj'shonld tha care It evtry
parent and leather J 9 "dirtct aHJ
shspa the ideas tf ate ctiLiffa' ct
students cocnmUtedto tisearsLt The
prootts ta aoratumtt UlktJ, but it la
never thai cat adaty we' ova Itboee
dependant opotk as a sicrt4 . trait
for which we aid accoauuUt UL
..."
Thaae are the works to -,bt ,ttlS by
fire. Are we baildiog of gold, silver.
predoas stoaca, wood, ha), or stab-
ble?MCot all of ihue baildbg taa-
The Farmer and Mechanic is what ita nana Japliss, coatsina
16 pages of good reading matter forth a farm and bonsahold, . and
the WeeaJy News and Observer eontaiaa I pagta of gtntral aad
?e6! tariala would stand a are Utt.; Are
to honie affairs. -fEvery family in' tht'eoanty ahonldaae s sacri- J we al3eea0y wstchf al la our teases
fiee to secure these three. papcrt,;whish . will give auGoient : sap-;
ply; bf newspaper reading; Send i&7omir aamea, with' the cash, or
call at the Tuba fSce'in Lbnisbnrg and let aa tlx'yoa' ap at ence.
AS TO THE
OF THI
ipaat
at Irtt
ani In our acbool to eliminate tboM
Uea!s that land to e v t ! op ehancurs
of wood or stabile? . It I oay.de
dx ootiilD xzott.Uz'j oy . cult aai
FREED OH
PHESS.
Tts govtmaaat's stat
erula nwt:iatra wtUh
atamtd id be aya;ly the ratbar wA
thrtat fcf aa as cry (taau:e,'ap;xr
to be scuiUy laHag aarpe. It aa
ngttly rrard td as aa artrac U4 aa
aaalt sped ttt frttdco cf ttt jirraa.
No Kewrpaprr etfaU fiilr Kbtl
the TJchl taWtl If avrrasiai ia
laamaate4 ot etiif ed agJatl U.t'
governs &1, ft taut tt iamaaifd or
eharged , Salasr l&liralcal 'aal
itM" lodlvUsals saay mk , rtliaf
aad 1 tor try ttrvafh tbe cdiaary
prooraata cf law. Tcr its Ca:t44
SuUs gateraaxtct lo aadtrtaae u
deftad the CJae tflYrlitit tlacV
brotttr ft tte rraaUaata, r . '
S&tcrib-s to taa Faiitx-Lra Tucxa,
'things we nee4. orinatanf .auprl the ner road to tap the Seaboard. -,
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