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MMES A- THOMAS, EDITOR.
THE COTOTY, THE 8TATE,; THE VTllOm '
VOL. XXXIX.
LOUISBURQ, K. C,.' FRIpAY; SEPTf 1 Qi 1909.
nuuzzz la
couhty cor.ir.nssioiiERS
BOARD MET IN REGULAR SES
SION LAST MONDAY,
and Be'tesii to th press for publica
tion and that a opj b f urniilied;; to
It was brdred tnaf the Clerk of
the Court Waithorized to get ne-
cetsary blanks, licenses, etc for the
Bonds of P. B. Qrintof.iMB. j777-r '-
urer, and E. N. Williams, .Report of Dr R. F. thorough,
Chlef Game Warden, were Rt- Saperiatendent of Health was re
ceived Other Business.' ceived and filed. He-reports county
, . . home ah(L iail in cood condition.
The Board ot uou&iy commission- " '
met in regularsession last Mon
members being present.
M8
Hav all
After reading and approving minutes
0f last meetings the Board proceed
e,l with the following business:
X. B. Yoang was appointed a
no tn havA bridcra ' fixed on
coinmiviw j o
rrirett's road in Dunns township.
rfhe path leading from Fuller's
bam on Henderson road to Burnett's
place on the Louwburg road be de
clared a public road without expense
to county. 1
T, P. Harris was relieved of Lou
isbarg Graded School tax being a
non resident of the district.
a quality of the. plants more espea
ially. in the" sandy fields- where in
some instances the tobacco was com
pletely drowned, the yield per acre
wdi therefore . be smalL However
from all reports some of our farmers
'will show up some very fine tobac-
I wish for each one of you a pros
perous year.
, .Tery respectfully,
Thos. D. Ttack, Prea,
THE1 r.10Vl!IG
THEIR ilOVBUENTS IN
outVoptown.-.
PEOLL
AND
Report of E. N. Williams, Super
intendent of county home, was re
ceived and filed; He reports 11
white and 14 colored instates.
The bond of E. N. Williams,
Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Conmerce met
in regular session on last Friday
of
nisrht but owinc tn th nhAnrA nf
n , . ' ' CWW the Chairmen of , some Committees
ana mea witn tne Ultrk of the
Court. c
A number of accounts were allow
ed and the Board adjourned to their
next Tegular meeting.
that were to report no 'business
importance was attended to.
There was right much discussion
on the railroad matter which proved
very satisfactory and the " report of
the committee on this matter will be
President's Report to Tobaeeo given in next Friday nirht.
Board 01 Trade. All those interested in the welfare
The following is the report of the I of the town should make it a moit
President of the Tobacco . Board of important point to go out tonight
The bond of P. 8. Cirirnn was re- Irade made at their meeting in and learn what is going on. From
CelVed aUU Hits uaiu va ""iw cuxu- uguoi, wuvciuiug tqo i. uAWU I niiav tt o r vau IULX4 2Hi Ctttijr womft
ThoselWho.HaTO Visited Louis-
bur thePast Week -Thos
Who Have Gone Elsewhere
for Business or Meaiuro.
Mr. L. P. Hick viaited IUleth
one da v this week.
Air. a. . rerry, jr it nttting
his peopje near town.
Mr. C. n. Clay returned this wk
from a visit to Henderson.
, Mrs. J. L. Woody, of Henderson,
is viiitins her liiter. Mrs. C. IL
Clay.
Mr. J. A. Poythrei, of Daraatn,
was in oui town a few hours ihb
week.
Aitss koiq liail returned the put
week from a visit to friends at Or
lands.
Mr. B. 6. Hicks left Monday to
spend a few days al Pauaoea
Springs.
j Rev. L.W. 3wope returned lxjt
! 1 ". V L
aider sgreetatnu lookieg to coel-
Ualion of the Jutioe GilmrZU
schools.
It wj ordered that No, 1 whku
dbtrict in HsyTtU sad 3 ci
ored dituki ro Siry Crk be d-contiaued.
- i.
tte L, or ite ar'acrUiJ
Hrx a4 Htfla vt
bers li T4jf U rvi ttt
P ran kiln County Taxablea.
In a reoftot iase cf the Ttusa
gave a deUtled lut of the UxaUe
property of Fn&klta eousty with
.the ezceptiod ot corporatktat, stocia.
bonda, etc lUlow wt yoa the
tax valoatkn of this DrtKrtr aa a.
Nd bf the Corporation Coorn. j
Ir. II. C JcSai e4 frji3&
owty,aa wv tol la HaSv. He
eoeaa to s LiUy rxcgssftto3
r4 we Wirre Le la a cvet3rt&aA of
tte tirbmj type ajii U itucsi
t"bartv w3floi!5ak
ocr friv rSrtei3 vry trtwy brtcqf
tt tk faJ'ti;k.
J rVcKjrv.
aioo at lUl.igh: ; ' '
x 8. A. L. IUilwaT,2i,U00 md Utl Of iurtrn
valaed at $20.1024 t taD--total j Tie fedtowiaf k a JWt
46l.239.OG. fer OctJU Cwi 4rav
1
Southern IWil TeUphoce Co, II,. ; I-s-'d cf Cctsiy Cct&Mutti at
' llir rs-tti&g ca Hco4ty. Stixx-
210.00
Pullman Cx Co, IXXTIJ.
iatered to him by the Chairman ot Market here tor the year ending very important things for the good week from:a trip to Newberrv and
the Board. August isi, jlwu: oi ine town nas Deen accomplished Tatum, S..C.
The list of jnrors for October term The tobacco sales for the past and it only remains for our business
of Franklin Superior Court was season on - the Louisburg Market men to oome out and tate an inter
drawn. (This list will be found m from Aug. 1st, 1908 to Aug. 1, 1909 est in what is going on to make the
another column of this issue.) show a total of 3,498,692 pounds of Chamber of Commerce a grand sno-
1). G. Pearce was re-elected man- Ileal tobacco wnicn brougnt 9d4d,- cess, so tar as a benefit to the town
164.34 an average of $9.80 pe r hun- is concerned. Gentlemen don't pre
dred, this is a gain over the preceed- diet but go out 4ind lend your ?s
ing year ot 1,704,366 pounds , and gistance if you wish the town to go
$170,003,85 or a gaihlo43 per cent forward.
for pounds seld. This result as
ager of the Medical Depository at
the ame corapensatioa. ,
It was orderedv that the county
py one-half cost, provided the. cost
would not exceed $40, to have the
reck hill near J. J. Touag's put in
good rpair.
Racbell Ifalone was placed " on
ontside pauper ;i?lkrt at' $1.00 per
month. .' : , '
It as ordered that the county al
low L. L. Stainbaek $12.00 to build
bridge across cre&kn Folly road in
Hayesville township.
The Board passed the following
resolution:
"Whereas it appears that by mis
take the record of the levy of the
road tax for Franklinton township
was omitted from the minutes of the
June 1909 meeting of this Board, it
is ordered that the minutes of said
meeting b corrected and that the
clerk is instructed to insert therein
in the proper place in the list of tax
es levied the following words,
"Franklinton Township Roads, 35
cents on the $100 of property and
11.05 on the poll."
"And it is now ordered as 'of that
date that said tax of 35 cents on the
$100 of property fjad" $1.05 on the
poll be levied and collected in Frank
linton Township for road purposes
the year 1909, and that the same be
entered on the tax lists."
Messrs. T. S. Collie,' W. H. Ruffin
and H. B. White, the committees ap
pointed at last meeting to draft suit
able resolutions upon the death of
the late Treasurer, J. A. Thomas, re
ported the following, which were
unanimously adopted by tEe Board:
"Whereas, on Tuesday, August 24th,
J A. Thonaas, Treasurer ot Franklin
County for the past eleven years, de
parted this life: : 1
And whereas, it is known of all
men that as a citizen he gave of his
work and his time freely and fully for
the good of his County; that as an
officer he was always faithful, ; cen
scientioua, and courteous; that he
loted our people much and wished
ftw welfare in all things. ..
" is therefore resolved by the
County Board of Commissioners that
public recognition be,;"giyenn :they
debt of Franklin county to him; ;f or
a I'fe of unselfish, devotion to her in
terest. ?t svi 'Ai.
a hat m his death the county x has
affsred much loss and will miss Mar
8dly as its ofliciai.' '"
AQat we extend omr heartfelt sym
patny to his family , who ijipurn : a
faer and a friend gone; out " bt -'tnlf
home. 'd'y.-'iv Df"'
That a copy of theseTesoluttona be
pread on the minutesof.this ; Board
Air. F. K". Eerton left thw wek
to resume bis studies at Trinity Col
lege, Durham.
Mia Ava Aycocke left last wek
for Polaska. Tenpn where ahe will
teach in Martin College.
Dr. Q. T. Smithwick returned
Friday from a buaineaa Uip to Wash- i Ixvn AKciau. n 15,01 1. W.
ington City and;New York. Mucollanoui Tyatnti
Soothtm EzprMj Co, IISITI
Wourn Uniotj TeJr-rarh Co, IL A. lUUt!, O CUrultew,;.
?,9.Slio. j rti WiSaas T. W. WUim, VT
Home Telephone and TeUrajvS j . Ham. K. Ik l-trte. A. I- I.
Co., 17,742.00. jil,T. A. Caii, fL IV r5A.J. A.
South Sie TeUjraph Co, 30.. j IVas, M- D n,x J H
00. ' iV W. Fot, W. A UsuX.J h
PctAl Tfli-gTiphCa, XSv'iVy ' Froit. J. A. IU aiA. J fl Ktif- IL
IouUbnr TJfrnph Co, I M (D J Coo; a
Fartnora & Mrchao( lUak.
IaUhor, 119,0X30. t H T. rz, Ouy I'.nt. c,:,;.
First National lUnk, Iibrf. ' rv3; J. O Ilii. C T C.hin,
s-es.oo. !nr Hicir it Ti.tmz.vc. x
Bank of YoanTiil, lr2T; W ;T. WC. J Y Mcrj tt. U 7.
Cilixeai Bank, FnsUmttfa, Itit, I. W. Ui'.etxt, ) J. Ilri.
S6.60. C Ji. V!!iaj&a. R C WC3.(
Franklin IrrUAl Hoddiae A i !l T. Vflli. J L. Vjc IL. k
J Ford, 3. If. UuMt, V. H. Gt.tx
in I .
compared with sales of this market
for past five years shows a very
decided gain and probably a great
er gain oyer-li crop than any
Lraarketrin; the etate. it ' gives us
nevery reason to be - justly' proud . of
our tobacco market and although
the average of tobacGo for 1908 was
very little increase over 1907, the
cause of such gain can not solely
be attributed to the exceptionally
good yield per acre, but many
friends and customers were won and
drawn to 3ur market through the
courtesy attention and care exercis
ed by the warehousmen and buyers
for the farmers wno patronized our
Louisburg Graded School.
Miss Maude Hicks left this wek slock oliJ of th oaxtty I,v3.-
for Greensboro Where aha will &ur 50.
The seasion just beginning gives Greensboro Female College.
Htws Frtna Priyett.
Ost of ttt Lut rc 4atl.il lni
promise of being the best in the his
tory .of.ther school. On the opening
day two hundred pupils were pres
ent and now pupils havj entered
each day since. This, enrollment is
ihe largest we have ever had so
early in the year, utill it is not as
large as it should be. There are
quice a number of children of School
age in the district who should he in
ennie ay
the past week for Shelby, where nbe
will teach in the Graced School
Mr. J. B. Owens, District Depaty
Grand Master, of Henderson, visited
the Louisburg Masonic Lodge on
Taeaday night.
Mrs. A. M. Hall, accompanied b?
her daoghters, Misses Grao and
ietf rIl..rf-i al Vis .tt
V .-"w . . . t I. f- . . & r I ... m - - - - ' - - - ww ww
Miss Giennieyojcke left one day woai, corpcrojom, wt, .--J t,erJ J h
46. Add to th h. iota 1 raUauoa J Sc lw
of property given tm, une r: TriUx. 7 1 Tl rp,V.
and you will h.v . fetal of MTU.t. R c c4lrf f
407.40, which nepfnu the total It m tJ . , c . . ,
Ux valuation cf Franklin coc&it fat tw -w...- r
me year iw.
school. Parents cannot be compelled ynn Monday for New York
to send them, but we wish thev aRd other Northern Market to por-
- j
the
' oi Vt Fctf4i C-wCww o !4r-
Bonn Items. tit -,4 trtjiifirjs.f, as4
Bonn High School oned j til teip r eweascwit u f fr.
Monday September Gih. lSi vith ! a S4ay a.c.4 a4
thrill-
blii:. At fcicll
u a rr ta;; ia
Jas.ct triit hall w hcrac tf litsa
Ilrwr.
Oar ciicc4 ot-ru cc Mc?dt
could. It is not fair tn th nhild I chase the fall stock of cooda for
i r . . . .
pnve her or him of at least some edu- 'g itacicet, iu hmtory. 2 4i ' , '
market, such consideration has of- 011- vour children amd 8,56 Mr' P' S' Al,ea Tuead.y There were quiuTnatnU of ut:U uSt
ten had a great influence to turn " w ""V uuluu fcUOir Hart- "UfcU 1,www" WUC1 I ptirooa i tne a3oo4 ooi w war . fc
h imi1 fflrmr tnnnT mtrVftt " wjjiuumg cuuurro QO I no woufc w purcuaaw wjo uu iwct I 1'fol. AlaXtaa a UJa 10 Ui lntS 1
UV VIUUWW " w 1 1 - . . 1
The farmers as a whole have been not e nter aarui? the ttrst month they for his firm. He informs us that he He made a wonderful talk which
satisfied with the prices paid this w, ",Dk U1 -uuWJ. WuKukUUC u. u. ., . Waa vary raac eny oy au. 11
vear for tobacco and the facilities 11 u not 11-1 to tb0 P"niy teacher they hare nad m aome time. waa heart twahing at4 aoal
of our buyers are folly capa- r beginners to enter at all times b Hi. subject waa The
ble at all times to take care of the ie year.
i t Taronfa oro invito tn vi.it K,
increased saies. v ' ' ' , r-K'j wiji t tt a-riin3 ta u
The addition of Mr. S. J. Parham school. You owe it to your children Louisburg Female CoUece opened dfic to the tadrnta. Prof, j . 0 ..
' " j " . ,c I ai . A .... 1 a.? I . ft I .i m Vv K Vnl S . f A
to our corps pf tobacco buyers with w U1" a pcmouai inTwgauon as on vednesday oi una weea: under i w" ,,ri"siLb wtU U W. M. Gra-o.
hia ordara for the cast rear has been to the conditions surrounding them very promiainz circumstances. The wwett lcJ wocia touow wou.u
Klr UMitm.rVat n? with I while at school. We have a EOod Enrollment of ho in-line? nun ill on the ! need no other
ea wee UVl JVS V Mf aV em vm w - ff i
the coming season let ms hope our building, well equipped with the 1st- first day numbered about aerenty
warehousemen will use their un- est improved furaiture and the sani- md have Wen coming in rapidly
tiring seal and push in soliciting UtJ arrangements are as perfect as ever since. The local departments
trade from all sections of Louis- caa be found anywhere, but we are have been more fully patronlted at
Thatb aa follows;
"I dare do all that Weooe a man;
be who dart do more. Is oooe.
Frof. Martin is ably aeaiited by
three young led it. .Mica I'oae, of
IM&dfl, Uwt lUe WtyilU At
aiftani, xJ Mie Ourt 5trac kiatij,
Frioary Gr4e.
Soeoee ta Ue Ttwaa, (I.
burg'a territory and ' in her tobacco sorry 'to ! that not 2o per cnt of the beginning than before in years Anboro, Is. U, wbo haj oAare of a
belt to put her among the first mar- the patrons have been there to see and we are informed that possibly large muaio claw; Mea MilU, ol
Vot- ftf thm State. t i ine mings lor tneraseives. it is before the beffinninc or another week t ,wc7 ' v.-
Gantlemen I coneratulate you I nt good businessto make an invest- the school will be filled to its fullest Oxford, X. C
upon your success of the past year ment and then not give some person- capacity.
and believe yon will sell your share & attention to it. Visit the school. This institution
of the crop this year, for the tobacco An latcbstnng Hangs on tne out- excellent management
industry in this locality is one of the side. Allen, which judging
lib Cheat.
htm aasiftrd Prof. Pew two eeeebnai
Chronic Kick
rVere are a Wat a Wf-dce.a t-
4e ta lLm tows (Oak G4 it aa Urn-
Ked to till cejutt) who kick at4
kaock aaythiac ta li wnrli that
prime factors necessary tor the up
building and promotion 'Of Louis
burg, I believe some co-operative
plan on the part of ; the merchants
and tobacco board of trade for ad
vertising our market f would render
to some mutual benefit; to ' eachi for
the merchants must realize, increase
In tobacco sales ; means an '.increase
in business to the merchants;'
good work, insure
i. .io nd.r ih. K oljr thotRtJ, d-
of Mrs. Irey Upprtciatee bar sterling wortft ta tftti- - "
from har past upouuaiug oi ue ecei. ' -
. I aure tnat tne otnera wuj ao eioaatot " ' '
. The improvement i on ' the r roads
fronvLouisburg to.::Baleigh;;shoidd
benefit bur" inarket and make f f or; ns;
riew patrons from" that raeption "who
haV "formerly dreaded : tjie -heavy
hitf at Perry's brfdjgeTf Mosi of -fthe
roads aroniaLbuisburg"are;now';in
good condition" and:-generally, ;kept
np s that our market is, accesaable
froEi all directaorM.C:riM '"'r' ;.
1 There ia an increase in the"' aver-1
age of th Section this year ; but; the
excessive rain fall ot " June damabd
Company Chartered to Hanu- ,or "n work A mo" oro
pieie report ia.promuiu u iui
next weeka taaue.
Wilmington.
The - American Aeroplane' Co J Board of Education
Wilmington, wjohartered to manu- In addition to the' usual routine
faeture flying machines, capital $125,-1 business of the Board
000. . The incorporators are promi -1 deieeatlon from
work.
shipped a to of tobacco to I lock y
Mooot and while he was laklag It
frpm the wagon and pstUag it on
the train some one pdled the whUUe
ao4
eTtrybJy cucjmtI! wtt jl
. , t . c . ITbey are errally ctt"7 to e-rery
A few days ago Mr. Peyton Sykral J
cxake, frotklrd it as likeiy to txnl
tht a a rent, sod (a akarl tbey w-tli
kick U they were poog io te bra
Tbi crealrtl drawback wUch aav
Oi xaucaiwn, ' l.v.. u ..a
the Zpeoni school bone very much, ao much Uit be Jl:MM ji,
in the matter ran into S.. R-Mollsn wagon Jeat
e ot the fact L . . .
nent business-and professional men bf waa' before the" board
Wilmington, including F; A. Bit- 0f bufldinff a new schoot house for hd of hira. In spat
l tmger, "$V. 'B. Cooper, D. J. 'H.lthe loint Vanoe and Franklin dia-lthat he waa book! deattfe be got
Drehr; : Dr. . Russell; Bellamy :, abd tricL' The usual agreement was completely ioU the witra body,
David; Ga4mgreru- . The ; company I made, m th' case Franklin county Und aomt one said "jumped crat Uks
wni eveiopa uymg.macntne reoenr-1 arrreainff to par one-fourth tne oat. I uoS
lynTflntdi In Wnmtnfftorr:lthl v i- t n'timM I Svkei vtrr friUnlr exdiied
yuKis ea.. - w vFxouiaw come beiom me Doam witn . a peu- ; .7 . . "f cf the aaoe due tcre la UtW-
great xningv xrm erst .actual,. lull tion that the recent action, consoli I no MJUi,B5 i wum uno
fledged flying machlnof. this pattern dating and changing the districts be months but brnsnest grass . coJd bt , w
js to to ready for pub , - Haiun f te?KCUtje
tion ontbo"' occasion of President male any changes at present and
TatVs lisit to .Wilmington : in - No- agreed to meet at Justice Wednes-
hk Uet aa4 frore a txlizg tas
chbe aad tae asAt ttal3 be 14
cites la hn chosen prdeaaav(f tf.
Day , "
And Gaiety U &s4 tte ccJy rle
that biM trth dnt, tine art a
wl be
The "grading fcroe hare . begun latu&led t al tLe ' taeetssg cf thi
wofk.iam iw w s.diy or t wo l Chaabtr fcf Curratrce tcc?rtL
Timber.-Statesvilla Landmark. -. -1 tj9 Sept. 15th at I o'clock to con-1 more will reach Uo dettmiiba cf J ozi ao! ti!p tie bora.
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