JAMES A. THOMAS, EDITOR
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VOL. XXX
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A FORMER NORTH CAROLINIAN
DEAD.
;codQty in their home, belp
nsar Dav'is CrosS Roadi; . : Thia
uni6n-yaTble8a, with tnf ee"- chiK
dren, Mf; Rrf O. Bissett, Mr. H- U.
Poward and MrsJ E.- 11 Uzzell, ; all
of whom are living- and were .here
lira, and in a few years " he went to
Texas andl engaged in .the aame in-
duitrr. ;. Business wa - not - very
good, and he entered, the general
merchandise trade, making a 'success
of it. Leaving: the Lone Star s State
aboqt 1883'or 1884, he earned) Mo- with their mother when she fell aj-
bile and went into - ihe " commission J on sleep.
trade, and later formed a, partner J Mr. Bissett died in 1862 and dor
ship with N. Feitt A" Co., in the ing the war Mrs.. Bissett: straggled
wholesale and retail tobaceo bnsi- bravely and deroiedly for the main
hgss, remaining; with that firm until 1 tenance of her children , andi eainl
1906. when "'he retired, much to the I scores -of friends by her splendid en
regret of Mr. Felie. with whom his ergies and fine ' christian character,
btsiriefs relations were always cor- In 1865 she was married to Mr. J. H.
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Mp. Hugh R. Criehton Dies Sud
denly in Mobile, Ala.
Newi wu reseived here last week
bringing tke anaounceraent of the
sndden death of Mr. Hugh Criehton,
, former citizen of tljis county, and
who had many relatives and friends
in this asd adjoining counties;: jM
was her. om a visit 'not j quite two
yari ago, and his old friends were
delimited to shake his hand.
u-.. nKi;ih below aa account of
his !ai!, taken from a . Mobile pa
nhout warmuB b . becominff ereat citv. and in- her mother has been
glv;il uw, - m vested in property at our-mue beautitul and touching.
The funeral service was
t
WhiteV has requested ; reports trota TM r
everylietiool and will have prepared f
tatement showing s totaU enll. ThKI11 jjoYEHENTS ; 1U , AND
meat ana average ausnaaaoe in eaeti l M.
r-n.thi.ty.:. - - pgr OF-, TOWN. , ;
-We hop t publkb Uut utemtjThos8 Who Uave Vllied ionls-
mOVIIIG PEOPLL
in the Times and fee sure it will
of interest to the people' of ths oSi-
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' Also final report blanks v will b
distributed at this m ting with dt
Tetiods'aa to how they mutt be til
ed out. The attendance of vteaebers
is. specially directed to the" ioatroo-1 ston eounty
tions of SudL WhiU that no Yoochsrl mother.
burjr the Past Week Thos
Who H&YQ Gono Elsewhera
. for Business or Measure.
rts rascut lioodim is vtsttxag
fnsndi la 2in4ersoB,
Mr. J. It Williams weutlo- John-
Tsesday to isil his
dial and pleasant.7
In the meantime,. Mr.
had observed thejpossibilities of Mo- I Ge, whose love and devojien for
remarkably
McGee, and of this union there is for salary for the last month will be!
Mr. U. C. Taylor is id ad in? a
Criehton, one surviving child, Miss Agnes Mc- Ihoaored unless accompanied by s full few days with his people 10 Losu-
ana aecaraie nnai report, it will be I burg, li. U-
Hill jTHiiae. about 10 i o'clock
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morning, of hear1 disease.
Mr. Criehton arose at his usual
traveler eV returns, Sir. Po8U and thttn Dromoted . that sec
Ran lolph CrioBton, prominent eit- tion of tht ty, named after him.
ueu and retired businesss man, sud- Wben h wag taken in the city lim.
i . l ArtA iTi-Vi roar varrl
denly ai'ipMf" -v . , its, Mr. Criehton had a competence
his residence, Wo. spring , , . .. . .. . ...
spenc in ease ana comion, wuicu
come as the reward of a vigorous, wooa cemetery.
np.rrreti and Hsoful life, honored
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hour this morning, ana aiwr urea- . rMnMtfld .mon? men,
fast saw his cnuaren on i Mr. Criehton was a member of
Leaving the residence for a stroll in Kaphael Semme8 Campj United
Confederate Veterans, and there
was no man prouder of the fact
that he wore thev(Gray during the
four-year conflict. He was a can
didate for alderman in the s recent
primaries, and came within a few
irnt.a nf hfiintr ftlfiCt.ed. He had the
ton lying prostrate upon the ground. 0'not any 0Ile to Vote
Calling to a neighbor to send for a f him d . eTeW ballot received
physician, she approached the form coraprlraeutarv.
held at
her lato residence. Satardav after
noon at 4 o'clock, conducted by Rev.
J. S- Wood, of the Presbyterian
church, assisted by He v. S. E. Mer
cer. The interment was at Cedar-
the yanV'be was suddenly taKen
with a stroke which caused his
death. The members of the familv
were not aware of his conditio until
ataithful dog began baying over
him. Mrs. Criehton, looking from
the rear of the home, saw Mr. Crieh-
seeh therefore that it very impor
tant toatvery leather be preset at
this meeting.
of
the
In view
above that a statement
made -of the enrollment
Miss Louise Williams, of Hanson,
visited Miss Bsltie Boddie s few
dajs last week.
Dr. D. 1 Smith wick sod wife sod
announcement rMr. J. W. Hollmirsworth tnmmi lfo.
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ox ner Duiuauu. He was married about 1888 to
O. C. Huggins, a lumber inspec- Misi.Hermenia Hansen, of Mobile,
.r wrhrk wo n a n w tbe scene, en-
tered the yard and lifted the form of
, Mr. Criehton m his arms, tteanng
hira to the house, " wherft he , wa
placed upon a couch. According to
Mr. Haffcrins' statement. Mr, Cnch
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ton was dead when he ifas
from the ground. Two nurses and
a physician from the Providence
Infirmary, across the street, hurried
to the scene and rendered what aid
they could, but Mr. Criehton was
beyond medical attention
a sister-in-law of Sheriff Cazalas,.and
relatad to many .well-known people
in Criehton, Mr. . Criehton was a
member of'the Methodist church -
Mr. Crichion leaves a wid o w, two
J i 1 sons and three daughters, Edward
lakenT. . w " ' .
Htuart, tiugn JtLrne, uuey lunstan,
Annie Gertrude and Susie Randolph
Criehton. .
Destroyed by Fire.
The, home of Mr. G. F. Murphy,
eral. Mr. Criehton was known
throughout the city in business and
. social circles and was beld- in the
highest estimation. . - ,
His former partner, N. Felis, of
the firm of N. Felis fc Co., went to
the residence of the dead , man as
soon as he heard of his demise. Mr.
Felis eaid that Mr. Criehton was a
man of the highest honor, with force
of character, loveable disposition and
a man among men. He treated his
fellow man as he would have his
fellow man treat him. v
Mr. Criehton -was bora August:
24, 1841, all Pugh's Hill, Franklia
county, North Carolina. Beared in
the beautiful cotton belt of that
state, he entered the cotton industry'
and engaged. in that business until;
the breaking out of the -civil war.
When his state-called .for troops he
enlisted at Raleigh as a private in
Company C. 47th North Carolina
troops, in 62, and followed the for
tunes of war throughout he great
contest until he wai? captured c'at
Hatchers Run, and sent as a prison -er
to Fort Delawaie-rwere he was
paroled at the conclusion of ths-cori
tiet. He was wounded at Spottsyl
vania and Petersburg. ' vw
At daybreak on May b9 . 1864,
then a second duty efgeant of Com
pany F, Second North Carolina In
fantry, he was at the opening of the
Battle of the Wilderness, undersea!
eral J. E. B. Stuart, where hb gal
lantry won the admiration and ee
tera f his -eommsading : oflieers.
He was in tn 'baiiietoevlb
Kingston ad . Washiagtop,v Mfrl'c;
pottsylyania ?'-wnRiel
and Petersburg. '" 'i''- V vf, "' :
After the war. Mt. Criehton :weat
to New York; eityPidf eidltki
-cotton business with f susssis.The
aovilopment f ;dfctljr4iif sJttmted
The news of the sudden death of about three miles east of Lomsburg
Mr. Criehton scon spread through- was destioyed by firs last Saturday
ou the city, and the expressions of night about 9 o'clock. The fire
regret at his untimely end were gen- started upstairs, and was supposed to
nave Deen causea eitner rrom rats or
a defective flue. None of the house
hold effects were saved from up
stair?, but right much of the contents
of the rooms downstairs, as well as
the goods io the store, which wag
under the same roof of the dwelling,
were saved, though very maolt dam
aged by removal. All tfie clothing
of Mrs. Murphy and her children
were burned. "The loss on goods
and household furniture, etc., is esti
mated at several hundred dnllnra
covered by insuranse. " "
The house was owned by Mrs. J.
T. Holt, ot Johnston county, and at
this writing (Monday night) it is not
known whether there was any insur
ance on the house.
Two of her favorite hymns were
sung at the rasidenee during the
service "Abide With Me" and "How,
i?irm A Foundation."
Mrs. McGee was a consistent cornel
municant of the Presbyterian church
and she greatly aided in the building
ot me cnurcu nere several years!
ago'. , N
Her pastor, Rev. J. S. Wood, in
his closing piayer at the grave,
thanked the Lord for the influence
of such a life in the i community.
Often, he said, when casU'down and
discouraged she would by her words
of cheer and tender sympathy send
us on our way rejoicing. Weldoh
and this entire community is better
for the- life she lived.- Her Influence
will gd on forever, tonching and
sweetening the lives of loved ones
and devoted friends. To the afflict
ed we offer our ainoerest sympathy,
yet in that affliction how their hearts
must ba comforted by the blessed
assurance that she laid down tbs
cross to take up the crown of eternal
life.
The floral offerings and designs
were among the most beautiful g ver
seen her,"
irould be I day in Italeigb.
in eTery 0ar friend Bob Timber!. U back
school-theditor cf the Fraxrlix .b, and has rssumed his potitfou
Times is going to give as a prire t tjje 0U Mills.
the school showing the largest en- vi T .. , . .
& b Mrs. Juliua ljihmin ulnmJ
roll me nt a handsome ten dollar map r , . . .
. ' lew dats S20 from an eztenlad vuit
to her people in Ualiimore.
of the Unitel States. II t will alio
give a like map to the school show.
ing the beat per centage ot atten
dance as compared with
raent
the enroll-
Messrs. W. M. Hsote, C. K.
Cooke and D. C. Strickland wnl
ust to Raleigh on Tuesdty.
Attorney General Uiokeit tme
home to spend Sonday, returning to
The "Prirate Secretary" will -u.u.K.
Judge Cooke arrived home btlmr-
he hat
The Private Secretary.
played in the Opera House in Louis
sw la l
burc tonight. Those of our Frank-KaJ lrom wosrn, where
linton friends who had the pleasure n holding courL Hegw next
of seeing it pronounse it one ot the week lo Jones eounty court.
best performances they have seen in I Mr. F. S. Sprud), of Rocky Mount,
years. It will be rendered to-night I sjent last Friday in Louiaburg on
by "home talent" of Kitirall. . The I professional business. His frisndt
were clad to sat him looking so
came orer to Loattburc this wek
to look sfur the intersft of Mrs.
Holt, whose houao (ocsspied, by Mr.
luid Orruw I Dad Murphy) was buried Oeat to.
Too cpAn lgt Saturday night.
b mors esruin thsi s- "cccBpsaj''
tors womld go mp sod do doast
right much tradtsg with scrip r
soms" check . sysUn; but with csr
merchants fsrsaisg thU ooapssy
there would be no sisb sxr&agcat&ts.
Then with ss to any of sax Wist
snd ocMOtvoMtt ss namalAm iaUctJ
weald of ooers srstls s UKr t al
ums c4 Uterrtt, stkd Is-local isOcnst
snd prils eosott sszt ts cssh, ssd is
most essesBore wsid nsswiir?j
make it s snossss. jUcthtr iSiing,
w weld bs soascslly addssg
the vslos of ths towsvor ess Vusi.
ores, by Tne prof u of lbs caiS la
slesd of having then taker tir
from lown as we eld he ths csse
should foreign cspiul take hold.
But mode man 4 ras. I in &ct si sll
biaed io regard ts fotela ewfilsJ.
I say, It it oomt.as mocb ss will
snd can, and giv it s hearty wsl
come, ihouh I Uel tbsl it w&U
b much mors pro liable Urou
pi bare if it cosCd be ows4 Locsr.
Theo I beiUve thai LosiaVsre;
sould operate a mill ss sLssp ss ssy
other lilaoe asrvbere, irs w bsrs
soch good reosrAts for ss exotllest
water power and tkis Uo ia eech s
plae as to Make it very ei3y s-
orcUl wits a nul.
In my cf loion it ta a matter worthy
ot very deep oocsvUraiioo fr car
loains men. ssd I aScc1d hke eerv
inech lo e a. oomaettJee ap;oini4
lo solicit abcrifltota (or ibia put-
pjee. It would be s ve-y pleaaiss
thought to sll our ciuiecs ie
ksvow thai s large t&Ul wo&ld be -
uUishsd hers rssdy to brgis opera-
following is the cast of characters:
Mr.tMlmd ;.i .T. H.Cradu
rv uiniMtir r -. .-.v.:-r.Mw W.tkw-
Mr. CattmnoU. W. T. CrtUrpb
DourUs CattermoU J. B. AUe
Rct. Robt. SpJdin C E. PraoyMv
Mr; Sydney GiUon.. C, f OlWw, Jr.
John .
Knox
Cdrtk MrnsUnd Ltiti WOlUm.
Er Webettr . . Mrmrt WUlUtn.
Un. SUa Onaim Tucker
Miss Ashford
Uo&sby the ntof SerVecbsr. "Sow
wouldn't iY
.Thinking you very mock for josx
spsse, and boj-icf that ? osr sprs
prists snd timely ssgrfUocs' ssiy
slfr OS f people -UrMtM, 1 fts
A Cm rax.
A beautiful floral design was sent
by the Tobacco Board ot Trade of
Louisburg.
Teacher's Association.
The county teachers will meet on
Saturday, February 20th. The pro
gramme will be as announced fof the
last rtieeling which was prevented by.
rain, -ta addition,- Supj R. B.
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ACT l-'-Found."
Dougl CSfTP'llt'S Chamber.
ACT "TunCrr."
Mr. MarsUnd's County S!
ACT ) V'RusWErtb.- .
Mr. MartUnd'a County St'
Mrs. C. H, Church whj fc
oik last week. She was acooro
Bttjreea Act Two aad TJr.
Specialty lfl QuArtctu Slctrd
Holdm. Uotdca, Flmtne and Jckorv
Mr. S. C. Catlett, of Aper, cim
on a visit to his Mold home" laat
week. While he Is plesaed with
Apex, his love for Loaisburg and
surrounding country has not decreased.
panied boms by Mtaa Lil High, who
will spend s short while in Norfolk.
Xr. F, K, Cv9t retsrotd thia
eek from Ashe Gouoty, wbefe I
west to visit his brothsr, Ed'
no.
Death: of Mrs. Apjnes McGee.
Mr. R. O. Bissett, the efficient
and popular i Book-keeper of the
Farmers Mutual r Tobacco Ware
house hasthe Empathy of "his
friends in the death of 'v his mother
which occurred m Weldon on Fri-4
day morning of last week. We take
the "following from 'the Weldon
News: , " "; ' ' ' ;
'lMJwcOemi by
all ,?rho knew bier, laid down life's
burden- and entered into rest Friday
morning last, aged 81 years, M
In the death of .this; noble christian I
woman another linVhas beet broken,
another home left desolate, and .we
stand with. uncovered ' heads, iq ; the'
'pcweifAtbegr
MriMcGeelhadibeen twiee
first husband t: was :
mar.
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Mr'
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Robert ' Bissett, ; to whom ; she' .was
? 1-Vi.f4,v-S- VV- " -
marrieu.,oeiore sne. came lO Vf eiaon
Mrs M(xee was a native of Scot
land, lisr husband was an : English-.
lotop andltbsFmbYed ;to HalifaxJ
Combination Offer
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The Fmnklin Times, TlW Farmer and
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Mechanic and Weekly News and
: , Observer, All For
$1.50 '
In ondeT to furnish thepeople of this ssaUos wilh s tsriety
of reading at small cost, we have made arrangements by which
we can send taall new. subscribers to the Tims and to thoss who
pay up what they owe and one year in adranee, the following;
The Franklia Times, The Farmer, and Mechanic and
$1.50.
- ; The Farmer and Mechanic is what its asms implies, eontains
vl6 pages of good reading matter for the farm and -faouishold. and
a;WeeUy.!Ne nBrsi-and
rjpHUcal iiWsTwhile thft Tnbss T eontains 8 pages ptriainin z miuj
hpmeaffairs the sonnty shQald tasks a sserii
jfiee $ ; ureneaeihree papers, .whish will giv a suiSeient supC.
p!y;of newspaper JrSadiUg: V Send in your fcscass, with', the sash, or
salt at the Tnos offics in Jjouishurg and 1st ss fir jsm p at sass.
who is teaebfog in s.High Sshoul in
I that ooanty. HeToporu that
wins health has Tcry much tmpror.
ed.
Mrs. R B. Tualey, ol Ape Us
sufficiently recovered from her resent
illness ss to be able to visit her fath
er, W. E. Tncter. She was acoom
snied by her tiater, MUt Jodie
Toeksr, whd bu Jttn riiiting br
for fststsl wetki.
a ciuzifi" Thlokj of
oar Suggestions.
Editos Tiuxs: I read thf ankle
in your paper headed "SaggfttJetti'"
and heartily agree with you ta what
you stid regarding the ue-eds of Lou.
isburg and the necessity for action
on the pan of the merchants and
atixos'in our town.
I also rcsd the article under head
ing To Build up Loubburg" sod
think it it not only thneJy bat very
prscucsl, only I eh.uld like to bsvs
the privilege ot cretrtiontog soate of
thr advantages of local ownsnhlp
vst foreign ownership,
i To'say micd it would be a very
ssiy thing to organise eostpany
hsrs'of $100,000, or svsrr 1200,000,
on the plan suggested; However H
might be some belter to place . the
shares at I5O.Q0 each, and allow them
to bs paid 10 per cent monthly ss
seggsitsd. . ;l feel aurs that a sum
bar of our cltrks, prirsts citire&f and
farmsrs wo aid .uke stock, sa this
basis. ' '
And there would hs a great cisay
sdrsatages to oux'msrchants la fiver
of local ownership against1 fcran
wasrthlp, Oas cf the mort Isipcrt
ant u that It forsn si pit a! ws t?
Ihria tkU akstt thsa it tx-
scorein-PlPtsiBtr
We-Joedar eeeturg. Pebraar
3rd, the chapel -H est tnU IUat" st
Miidlebarg N. C, vm a sss&e cf
beauiv when Sir. J. Palmer i?ocgis
waj teamed lo Miss Kale 5csi!a
I'lu&amer. Tbe ehapel was teasii-
fKllr 43rtr4 wish ft. psiL
aa4 "bits csroitlcwu.
Promptly II rdas oV-o4s tie
bridal party rntewd tht tficrth is
the strains of Meadtlrs?bns ctaud
wedding much. Tht csStrs pre.
csJei ifi briial psrly, llmrt.
J. Ramp ttsmmtr, Jr, of Raleigh,
N. Cj Janas M. Cocmslly, Sutrs
vU.. C; Ceorg IL 5frgB. Lc sait
borg. X. C-; Alfrtd P.ammer. Mid
dltbarg, X. C. Tt diiJ cf beser.
M MUiVf.ry rUeel Sem. J
Warren ten. X. L mur of Uv grcKm.
The tcUe, hiadsomely gowned U
pink rotes aline msia em tire, with laee
soJ trerly triuclcs, her vU casgbi
with orssge blsucss sod a tssi
tul disjecta d wirl lrfrtl, tU
gift ot tfcs gfca, lanytag a shower
boaoel of IXWw cf tU Vs!Uv, ea
Ured on tbe ana cf hef fal5er, Ifr.
James Kemp Plumaar. f".e was'
met at the slur by tie rrm tsd
bis Ust' msa, lit. Iaia Scgcf
of Isiahirg, X C. Ths IU. J.
Colemsa Hotia rvrtvJ ih or
rooay. The beautiful KpitcopaJ srvir
was used. Quite a lirs &;oWr c f
friends el ths groom, wsat from
Warrtstoa to atteod ihs suxrris'r,
Mr. Sooggia hsriag chsrtcrd s
spccixl train to uke thtm" cp u
Middltbarg iad hsek.
The briis is the eaiy d'atjpLtrr cf
Mr. James Kemp Plammtr. Ths
groom is-sn esterx-rutog vuxig
tuios man, being. vie-preeUai
of cms of the largest shot Crms ia
tht South at lUchiooaJ, , Va. The
bridal pmeols were 'c soirees ' asJ
hsndsosse, Usuffbg to the pcplu
tty of thia hsrvisocss . eosj ls. Its
tneliatelf after the certooay Mr.
and Mra-Sacxzia leli cm ihs lrila"
tpeeisl fsrsa extruded SoclLtrs
trip,ukirgU fiL JUgxoubt. Vila
Beash ai cihtr ry.au ia Jlcnia.
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