AMES A. THOMAS, EDITOR.
Ci: TffB CpUliTY THE STATU, 4 HEC XJIXIOIT.
SUKOirpTICW 51,00 TZti TIaB
ALSTOII BPI&R3
OFFICERS ARRIVED WITHHIU
SUNDAY EVENING.
The Graad Jury Found a True
Bill Against Him For Killing
Kaziah Jones Three Jekrs
Ago Trial In August.
programme, gave some i46a ot tkt
exclleney of the ;day's j programme.
The prizes wre awarded im, the af
ternoon, the presentation speeches
being tterby' Rev, Go.'M. Duke
and Br Aj H." Fleming "of rLooii-
uure. i vro regret ttiit v f itArt in i
GALA DAY; AT CASTALIA.
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of th e -winnera : .of
The Closing? of the School hx
--7 V. That Place.-. .
,: In'company with Attorney-General
T. TV. Bickett, the editor attended
the' commencement exereiseaTof ' Caa-
J R Colli returaed'last Sunday a united pull together on. tho part of ;n. iu tiraw ptniw,
linefrero Botton, UusM whereliti teacHertmtoea'and patrons, attendance waa I art;, and tke
went to bring Phillip .Alston,' (great good wUIpontiano tobe accom- d-'8 Pgrammeliighly ntertatning.
OUT OF
The young men v composing the
class contesting for the ; declamation
medal acquitted themael'vea -.hand
somely and ; with v.much
much ee that the
credit-rso
Judges- were al-
get xroa name
priseaA -vr i ' V?" A p I Ulw Jereparatery: School vea ;Wed-
,The people ef : Bnna, are -jaitly f,eiaya?a n the language of ntarr
proud of their acheoL ,'It has' 4one ?XC:ewy ':on.;5:PaV'v-X-J
dl.- tt a irQmov .nW mnfth fnr tht'niwMnTliwi- w?th 1 certainly gtcd to be - there.w:. 'r The-
Mr J R. Colli, returaed-last Sunday U united pull together mnAh part of X:10 almost perfsct.
evem
tber
colored, who saot aadilled-Jiis eel- pHsked.
ored sweetheart, Kaziah Jenes, in w ,In ctmpariy with. J J, Barrow,
the "Cripple Creek" section ;-of the theditor and his fnend Thog. Dean,
t,wn, aboat three years .age. The of WillQW Springs (one of the founds
.K,tirnr took nlace on'; Saturdar era of Bunn Academy) spent the
ni-rbt and the murderer fled the same mgbt at the hospitable homeof that mtBl P1" lu . - . uccme
nlght and has not been seen in ihest prince of geod fellows," - ifr. W.A. uP the w1QDer. : iThey , finally
'einse until last, Sunday. cYeV JMMtti; Sr., and to say that wer;"all awarded it to Ru.seU Bartholomew
nc We hospitablyen tertained doesn't -rni object being -Mother . and
rru, 0.inM tavn ifnr. tVi half exuress k X The sood wife.: the Home." The fuU class waa as f ol-
v.mnr fttthtimeof the-killin? is Uauffhcer and the beysw all make Uwif C. Pledge, A; L.I)entoiv
most damaging to the
while there was noeye
the shooting, the circumstances
concluBiTe that the shooting was pre- sured that a hearty welcome . awaits
meditated- Joa
Since bis arrest it is reported that
Phil qHaiita tha hnntinw. hnf. claims i The Orohans.
that it was -accidental." It will be L The singing class ' of the Oxford "T dre8,' aDd tor one. hoar w
very hard for him or, any on6 else Orphanage.wiU give a concert in the
to prove that claim to-the satisfaction Peach Tree Baptist church, in . Nash
of twelve men. Etis trial will come county,at 11 o'clock, a. m., May 21.
up at the August term" of court. . , - A small admission fee will be. charged
' "N and all who gomay expect to be well
Military Election. i 1 entertained. Turn out and give the
piisoner,and one feel at hee, and in departing . F. Boseman, A. . Deans, Russell
re-witness to from such a place it is easy to prom- Bartholomew, Hugh Parker and Ar-
tnur ureen.
are I a "J vituw aK1"? aa.you icei- a-
At the conclusion of the declama
tion contest, the Principal, Rev.- G.
Y. May, introduced Attorney Gen
eral Bickett, who delivered the liter
In accordance with the order of worthy cause afulLhopge
the Adjutant General the election . ,
for a Captain of the Lohisburg Rifles, ; . , ,v- Elegant Barbecue. .
on account of the vacancy "caused: by Mr. E. S. Ford. gave- - an elegant
the promotion of Captain Thomas to barbecue to a pumber; of ' his friends
Major, took place on jFridayFeyeliin. ! aihn-!nmmeiprhdm5pat. hixfit. i
ant C. H. Banks; was elected Captain He contemplates" moving his : family
unaniraouslv by acclamation, and out about the middle of May. His
Swond Lieutena.nt J. A. Turner was house- contains four .comfortable
elected in a like 'manner as First rooms with a wide passage" through
the centre. It is located amid 'ithe
make, and at its cob el u ion he
: r.niVAri mnnv ftnnfrrtnlnifn
pines.
Lieutenant.
For Second lieutenant there was
quite a npnrited, though friehdly con
test, between Sergeants S Gf. Bod-
die and J. R. Perry. Perry was
electad on the first ballot by a jrote l of the Farmeis Educational and Co
of 27 to 12, some of the members operative UTnienj of 'America, will ad-
not voting. As yet the Captain has dress' the people at the following
Appointments.
Mr. W. D. Harrington, Organizer
not anounced the
officers.
non-commissionec
R. F. D. Carriers.
Ia response to a call of C. T.
Nicholgon, President of the Franklin
county R. F. D. Carriers Association,
a meeting of the carriers of the coun-
House
May
school hous 5S at 8 o'clock:
DuiTJc's Towirsmr.
Pearce'a
Alfords'
Pilot .
Bunn - .
" Pime Ridge
HAKRfs
ii
Math 'Rock
Cafton-
'V'
1 Strickland's
ldetring:-
j&.3r6speci:
'Freeman Vv
3rd.
.4th.
6th.
7th.-
8th.
Township.
May.:; 10th.
Ilth.
.; 12th.
13th.
vOL4th.
15th
17th.
nave -never seen an anaiecce gye
better attention or who seemingly
'were ever better entertained. To
sum it up in a nutshell, the speech
was ona of the best and most appro
priate that the editor ever heard ,hini
re-An
attempt on our part to give a synop
sis would do the speaker great in-
j8tlCO.v ,
We are unable to give a- full: re
port of Jtbe tntfre-'progirammebut all
eayhatvall of - the; fcxeicwes :; ere
Very interesting and reflects credit
upon the Principal, his excellent
corps of assistants, and the pupils.
The following were awarded wed
als:
Recitation Medal Miss Blanche
Jones, of Halifax county.
; Declamation Medal Russell Bar
tholomew, of Nash county.
Scholarship Medal Mis a- Sallie
Bridges, of Elm Oity.
- Music Medal Miss Mary Hollings
worth, of Franklin county. x
A bountiful dinner was served on
the school campus.
and ; most :cenacrratlYe man, " who
wer dwelt is mr xaidsti - and . th
"mother of ; Mr. ArUur "Arrington,
who survives hsr.. o mother, aTsr
loved a o with a cepar devotioa,
and; hi filial respect f and Undar
coarttsy: : wben Arith her," and i the'af -facbocate'teno:
of - his letters 'whan
away, w era ha delight of r her , lift,
thatjsttlroinated in ' k :' beaatifal ra.
dunce, whrb little Arthur br san
to aapplement his father mestengtra
.to "deaf crandmothr.N - ;
Aoe wriwr is an oj ana sinoere
friend ; aud 'as aha vaulted the bow
ed forma'6 the two Arthurs,1, bead
tug o'er, the grave of their loved oar,
sho remembered that just one rnoath
before they bad atood togetherVat the
grave ait. i.uiie Amnjxoi, n
wite and mother who was laid to rest
in . Oak wood cemeUry. Sorrowa,
sural v have not ceme t them ic aia
-
gle'filealV: " ;,
And- by the grave was aoothsr
woman; f.ith(ui, dtroted Mrs. Pitt-
man, .who for more than thirty yeara
oas Deen me truiiwoxtny nouaakeep
er, protector and eonstant companion
of Mra.: Arriogton. So worthy aad
true baa be been in the dtachavge ef
hex duties, that the love and repot
of the rslativea will abido with .her
through life. '
The f on era! exereisea were on
Anntmti Uit T.v timr, if Ti.i - 1 the uiioecs 01
Mra. Amngton'a near neighbor aad
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THE T.IQVIIIG PEOPLE. 'K-XCA J
nea. - .
THBIIl EOTXUBirrs ' III ARB " J" M
fTMftJ all tLar tM I
Those Tho Hit Tlslted Ionlt!aranoa i
; hurr the -Past fcWikThoif VUj di H i Ttsy
, Who ; Hare Gone EUo where J u hxr9 tu e&act fvr
.for Buslnots cr Mexsarc. lws n triple- !ne a2var9
Ur. 8. Davis mamadUuia W.ia tT t4
week froaa a vU.t to Warrenua. "la awxaro-- iWy aro
.,M.JLJ.doek.,of. Cl!ase City. uTT r?
Vataviaiting at Mra. Mary Fci I f-.
tejVi. ; and grow ipiato prmaasi aute
x aa the daya r&U by.
. Mr J. L. lUi, .f Kim.ll, U ,b. i( r vm e,wI - BmwJ
a3 net at the e!ub r base arov4
11U Annie J" oatsr, of Lacral, waa latere or public t litre
a tltitor at Mra. Caddie 8iritkliad'a Vothbg cSUt tbeLaxrt f a J tag
this week. ' , wife oo cplckly aa thia, to . fcJ ii.n
... Ur. F. W..Whala and Mxtttx -o ia aprtcld by c5J artdiS
Frink left ytattrdsy to riait rtla- arvi old haaau ntker tlaa lis wife.
Uvea in Sutetville, x To U Uft alcn crttu errptdsn la
Mias Ocnia Tackar, wbo haa Un ie miwd of the Tons wjt aac
uaahiag in the IBgh School at Kit- btart Utllnv
troll, returned hoc this week. lt 1 tr 4 B,r,7 eArri asan I
Mr.C.lL BtJm.son and bride ef Dl n V
SuUtTills, wUl arrive la Loakburg fT.tT,a kwU-
to-day, to v'uit hit relaOtta, M.aara Jbrt jatloj aod hard Wbja
F. B and D. F. MaKinnU. b w,f, 4 nb
Mr. W. M. P.raon atJI Vuh . -loo om.b a! itS. aif at-
n t. u . -lucuon to olttr wenu ta U,e tit
week.
u,
Jage O. U. Allea,
no court waa bald UQtU yesterday.
of cumtd tm. Oae can be rta
ant aad aocUU wjtheat Uavlog tbe
latpraatioa Lhst be U tf Ma
friend, at her requstt, landing, iu I Mr. T. W. WiUon wxa called to wtfe and wUht to make btt ooa.
front otthe ciiket that htld the pre- arren last Saturday to atu&d the HttetU penak, cf tb. fU3da
cioos clay, he read with gTat fueling funeral of hk au at, Mrs, Dewtin, I troit. I caie net whit the ttlzt
her faTorlte chapter from iSL John, mgaiy Miecmea uay. el Uiat ceca- n0 A -. to
commenting thereon, and applyiog ty. Uoiopda such caaftrra. He has
the scripture aa he proceeded, lie Little M'us Beveria Ptaxoo to- Ukta ctV vwa ap-ca turxML llii
narrated with touching pathos many tarned this week from a vuit to tar k tart and life beleng to asotbtr, and
beautifal aita of her character, and aunt, Mra. J. JL Tucker, at Wloaloa- he ra&a. be tree,.
dwelt with glowing eloquence oh the Salem. , Her mother atet.. her atl If I vr a Ctr taarrkd rata
iigai, mx emmawsa irom wit- dooi; tuieiga ana ateompanteO. bar ncraa, I mmld do y JaVtl bel , to taake
the atrengthening infiuenco that her - Mr. Malcolm McKiwa, ef Priao a Urwg' xTr mjiOf col -fTf . I
christiap fortitada and child-like ton,Jebnaton count, accompanied cu uct tay if,a fi ve
faith had upon him. "She waa eour- by his brother, Mr. D. F. McKlanie, support u. If I 03aU net eake
Usy and patience itself" he exclaim- ie(l ber h0UiiMj tor ChcaKe, I!U nT owo 1T 1 btur aJita
ed, "she waa as pure aa the merning where the form tr waa atarried ou aftiot my ioarrjUg Ufor I
dew drop, as gentle as the eveninfz the liSth to Mkt Ethelrol Peteftwa, fll U'e to py tay y, aad ptre
zephyr, suter Arnngtoa's preitnae 0f lhtl xr ray i if t back.
Too raaay cata are lillii c;K.a
If I Were a Nowly Harried lL front Cillery cr by the rtid
was a benediction to her neihborl"
May th gTace ef a loving Savior!
apply the balm ot eoaulation to the
bereared ones, who 'have the tender
sympathy ef raaoy triends, in the
lots of these priceless jewels from
their heasehold.
A Frikxd.
Man. j while the wtfe w dUtg the work.
If I were a oewly mirritd Mia Likigi& w&rk, cr gt3 cut u
I weald not start est toe sweet atlwofk.aad mtkiog ike linr?. The
u
tt
iv was held m the Uourt tlouse $ in
Louisburg on Wednesday. The
meeting waa called td order by the
President, who expUmed:ihKgthe
principal object for calling this meet
ing was to more fully perfect the or
ganization, by inducing all the carriers
and substitutes in the county "to 7 be
come members of the Association.
J. E. Wilder was - elected' Secretary
and Treasurer. . . .. ' ; V -
Those present were C. T. Nichol-
son,F. B. Freeman mStiSdieS
Wilder, J. VT.MemnB. MemSs
Some minor matters : were ; passed Vk .KiM tr.
tamed the aud ience . withdial osiues,
r Closing at Mapleville.
The Times is requested to an
nounce that the closing exercises of
Mapleville Academy will take place
Origin of Woman.
Accsrding to a Hindu legend this
is tne proper origin oi
Twaehdi, the rod Vulcan
woman:
of the
on next Tuesday, May 4th, instead Hindu mythology, created the world,
V Closing at Moulton. .
The closing of the Moulton school
took .place; last Friday ' night, -and
wai attended by a large and appre-
in
of the 5tb, ss'heretofore announced.
Mr. Josiah William Bailey, of Ral-
-
eigb, will deliver the address at 11
o'clock. Other exercises will fol-
low. v'
After, which ithe association
taiourned to meet asram the 4th bat- iU---f s -:v . H
"day in May, of 'which due -iiotice who attended seal inhigll terms ? of "
will be given.' 7v5W the excellent manner V . "f5:50
children acauitted themselves, which
MSwfetJfeoial' bothfpupUvtftmd
U. D. C.
The Joseph J. Davis chapter U. D
will hold its regular meeting in
the Masonio Hall on Wednesday,
May 6th. The near approach of
Memorial Day, May 10th, makes it
very important that we should have
a full meeting, henceall ; the mem
bers are most earnestly, urged to be
present. - ": ; ; ; . - . C
jMxsJ; E. MaLOE, Pres.
avis,' Sec-
Closing atjBuiAeaejaiy
Thursday ofifaatS'veek-ii
closing day for Bunn" High 'School pUPrizea.wer awarded to the follow-
vu pieasant ' eavuer ajfouku , lngjf- 5:4
'juue a j.arze ? crowu . &nampet jsesv -
oeing from a disiance, to 'witness the j Bledioe.
exercises by the pppilsVand J to hear MpsimprovmantMaMw
the able and interesting. .address of "caster; &$$$$&;
irof. Hiirhsmirh WaV FreBt hrPnr-"- -i'T1:
all-round ; t siitudent-Maye
J - -r ;
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ne editor of the Times on account h ttndanoe-Ludi
ot previous engagemehty didnot get J jBmith.. - T i 5
to Bunn until the evening; and y? was L1 ;Mosthiadmarks-BerthaBledsbe
but on hiacoramencmg to create wo
man he discovered that for man he
had exhausted all his creative mater-
ials, and that not ene solid element
had been left. This of cotuse
greatly - perplexed Twaihtri and
caused him to fall into a profound
meditatioa. When he arose from it
he proceeded as follows:
He teok: -
Tbe'roundnesa of the moon.
The undultatins? curre of the str-
pent. . :
The graceful twist of the creeping
plant.
The light shivering of the grata-
blade and the aleadtmeia of the
.
willow. .
The velvet jof the flowers.
The lightaeis of the feather.'
The gende gate of the doc :
The froircaomeneta of the dancing
Mrs. Anna Li Arrlngton;
At one of the most beautiful old
ennatrv homea of Our South' lamd.i aanheam.
were; .: assembled on -Wednesday j The tears of the loud.
eveaing? relatives, friends aad neigh-1 . The incoaaiatency of the wind
borr to, pay their last tribute , of re- I j'c: The timidity of the hare.
pect, to Mrs.,' Anna 1 Af rinton, of The vanity- of the.;- peacock. ; t, ; . ,
iraailiat county, itfCn who died on :rhe:haidneu of the diamond. , .
. 9. rw
first, for I might net fel like kep.
lag it up, then there would be Wtrs
oa.tbe part of th wife.
She would thin I did not lov
her as wU aa before if I dli oat
keep op the outward aiaitcU
tiont.
Some one afked:
names of that yoaag
door?" "We won't be sbU to ad
out fr MYeral wek. They're juat
been xaamed, and he calls her Bir
die and she calls him Petti."
JLater It may be -Old Wo en 10 aad
Old Mtrun
One mistake made by the newlr
narrid mia is the hibit of rngig
ine in diicuatioa with the new
wife. This )ad to hard words and
tear. Then comes the painful or
deal of making up aad thU dmaii
many kuset, tab races aad much
exaggeration in love saving.
It I wr a newly caarriod caan
- 1
I would not ' ceo trait wif with
mther, her way with ray waya, htr
thiaga aad my thing, nor deal la
irony.
, Satire hurt no matter whUh on
use iL
-A ttorj ts told of a maxnod lady
who oomptred her haabaad to a
piano limp that h had giren her.
Hex huaVand felt quit flattered aa
til k zaantUaed th ' etrtlcalars ot
th rcamhlaa.' toWll ' aho . aall,
yoa kodwrdy 'dexr it ha4 a good
daTof braaa about it, it U : naadaots
maa Kiting axemrd rrusaUbg W
caa meal ar tot ready ca liar,
eitticj aruad rckicj aa ld Uack
pipe, cbewiug aa e4d cad of tobioro
or Kaokiag areltet and ejrlttiog
opoa th Cocr or etof.
If! witti nwly married tax
What ar th I wq-o4 oot wieak my wif's teart
couple next over religious tainera. If al lot
the church a&i wiite to ge tuA
worehip, I wbuli not hiadrx hrr. I
would not fUr pool, Ulliarde, cirJ
or amy crrre oa Sunday at bom or
th dub room aad uim her heart
patti and grwC I would r;ct her
feliagt and taer hr Chririaa
priacipiM even if I were a Leaik.
Un
It I were -cly rsarrvd out
I would be th hrad rf the faculf
even tf my wif was the nek whWk
toraa th bead. I woull be la asu
ihcrrty, bat cat tjTaax.val. I would
ad vile with tay wife aad aoorpt ber
wU couaeels aad ve two would b
one, oat two Haar ita Borttta
New.
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therelore not afforded, the. pleasure and ;Mamie Clarke.,
with ithe successful session : Just end-
of hearing w'iAf. The patrons are highly -piasu
v v. u. .ay e exerces.; was, fidand it ia apleasufeat6;;say-that
nis pleasure, howeter, to witness the our community is taking an' in
closing concert at nizht and the" ex- creassi iatsrest in education.
client rendition bf the well Rtranged
J. B. S.
April.fith, after an illness of f many V The crnclty of th tigff . : , : ; onMm
months.T; ;7 " - : .fv The chill of the anow. h U n?t tnarkUy. .brO.
rhough-she 'nver wis a vry strong ! - ThekUog af 'thepanoU V A V "n f
VomanrfMrs,-;AJririgton had outer- - The cooing of th turUe-dor.; 'V Uon, b xraumM nnaUady oo lu
ed her'eiehtiethear.mnd;: retained Allthes-mixid toti.tlcr. and uSf. lihlt to. explode . wha half
X . . . , . . 1- .... , J -i .I
with wenderfnl vivacity hrC mental I formed a wma
powers,. her ta3erneaa of heart, and P
lingeriag traces of, youthful; beauty,
that many menas so weu. rsmemher.
: - She was the widow'- of v Dr. Toin
'Amogtcn, one of the noblest, purest
Ccxlar Bock lUmt
Wall Mr. Editor, aa I LsTat a
aayiMag nroeatly ta your ft; ft
trees it Iixk,l though t I mod
sand you a few ko to let all L&aw
that we are not all dead, bt ax ssH
a kkllai .-
MU IiHie Glu ow is etr "beiier
now, ah hx Wen very akk f r . tt
lat two weia.' '' '
' Xiiu' 'Xz al Dean acoos pxz 1 Zfj
Mra..T- P.Xaaf kft lart ,-wc-ak t
? kit hex eitUX, Mra. W. P. Uetrajx,
atCUsr;Ui,2C.a
Vim tT e t'rt a 2.zll C.m
fall.Car p ciaiod7,M alwayinvp ZisUr, bzl we
our aa eeu uxae, aaa . u oouaa . xoi tive trxa vo uti a i;iu ira ccw
aad I thtok w will L
f Subscribe to the FnayKtcc Tmxs;
only' one. dollar per yax, stnetly
friaadTaact;::V:-
If I wax a nwly raCmd rain
I would not spend all tay lotto tain
iaTbtTlx: ia exeats, e-aadias aal
t
tacr
Lst acta
xaarnxf aoox .
I gears I wZl La U Hrg cJI fcT
It's tine, 1 wil ull tacr ia tzj ttxt
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