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CHAMBER OF GOmniERGE
MET
I N REGULAR SESSION
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Much Work o Great Im
portance DoneReports of
Several Committees were
Received.
Friday night proved to be oner ot
the most successful7 meetings of the
Chamber ot Confraerce ia its history
j,ere. The Court houle was filled
with a very enthusiastic crowd and
much work of importance was at
tended to. President Collie occu
pied the chair and after the reading
0f the minutes of previous meetings
the following business was trans
acted. Report of J. R. Collie, Chairman
of the Good Roads Committee, was
received. He reported having ex
pended, about fifty dollars, on the
part of the Chamber, in the improve
ment of the road near W. T. Young.
Mr. F. B. McKinoe, the committee
1 ' ' i .1 t i
appointed u comer who roe roara
of Town and County Commissioneis
in
regard to having a ppulic water
ing place put up on the streets m
Louisburg reported that the Town
Lomraissioners naa not neia a meet J
png and therefore he asked for more
Jtinie which was gi anted.,
National Resource Committe ask-
!1 for more time to cotri pie te their
vork, which was granted.
U tli hs point the matter of im
broving the College was brought Up
nd the 'resident asked Mr. W. Hi
.iuffin to take $h& '''Cbairtwhiclye:
M and the discussions began . ,, Rev;
. S. Massey,who is a member ot the
Board of Trustees, presented a prop-
sition from the College to increase
the capacity of the building, etc.
I Nil W H Ruffin lhen made a taIk
1"P0Q the interest the town should
feel in connection with the College
and gnowing that it brings about
15,000 per vear to oar town and
tllGlwith forceful argument supported
.the ipoveraent.
The addressof welcome made by
ittle Miss Camilla Yarborougb,
daughter of our esteemed Mayor, J.
Yarborough, was indeed the fea-
dayfj
ure of the evenincr. Tn this h
isplayed admirable talent and ber
emarks wera highly enjoyed by all.
Mrs. J. S. Barrow, President of
he Alamnae Association, made an
fhle talk nledffinff the sunnort of
i o o 1 -
hat aflsociationi
Mies Cora D. Bagley, Secretary of
I Alumnae Association, also made
h
"y pretiy ana strong laiK m De-
1 of the Association. - ;
Avery able speech was then' made
If Rev. Euclid MeWhorter. of Mar-
0, informing our people about what
people of his town; was doing
0Dg this same line. He also said
ptthe citizens of Martoh had itist
My raised $14,000 -tor the help
their school. His . address was
Snly enjoyed ancf appreciated.
n,ng the others who .made very
testing talks along Y the line in
Dlt were Rev. John London and
val others. Rev. ' F. A. BishD
m5
n made a short talk but to the
after which tke tollowing sub-
pptions were received. ' 1 '
126.47
182.62
162.88
.3.59
197.18
i Echos
- i a Gift Sotw.
zaar Fund
esident Allen
296:26
Prk Allen fJ.nu Rnnii
. iemin?
- ;jVr100.00
"to 1
P. Burt
100.00
Reavis
- Watson
1'O'OjOO
r,fto;oo
U.smithwick
Barrow
1 nn!An
v ;S
r 100.00
100.0Q
Battle
100.00
50.C0
X
50.00
50.00
50.00
100.00
50.00
The following Committee was
then appointed to- wait on all the cit
izens of the town and receive dona
tions, Dr. S. P. Burt. FB. McKinne
R. G. Allen, W m. D. Jackson, Sena
tor B. T. Holden. We are informed
that the; commUtethas met with
great success but not haying made a
report we are unable to give an ac
count of their work. ' . - ; '
Thus ended one of the most suc
cessueeting of our Chamber of
Commerce and ajl returned home
feeling better because of the success
of the evening's wor
On account of the services at the
Methodist church there vili be. no
meeting hi the Chamber cf Commerce
tonight.
T. T. Hunt, Dead.
Mr. T. T. Hunt died at h home
about seven miles north of town on
Wednesday evening. .He was fifty
six years old and leaves a host of
friends besides one sister, Mrs. W.
A. Person. m His remains were en
terred in the family burying ground
at Miss Tip Terrellfs yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clo ck. : , K
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Death of Mrs. J; A. Spencer.
MwJ. A; Spencer dibpt her
home just out sidetowB?'6n last
Friday evening after a short illness.
She was a Miss Cpttxell before mar
riage and was thirty f one years of
age. 3heeaves husband sven
drenn.seydralvbrothers and
sisters, and a host ' of r friends." Her 1
remains were interred in. the ceme
tery Saturday evening about five
o'clock and the seivices were con
ducted by Rev. F. A. Bishop. She
was a consistent memberbf Piney
Grove Methodist church. The pall
bearers were W. M. Fuller, W. A
West, Joe Mumford, W. i Davis,
Rufns Harris, A. G. Wilson.
Annual Dinner.
The friends of the Old Veterans
throughout the county, who have al
ways contributed so liberally to their
annual dinner were not called upon
this summer. Various and weighty
reasons have prevented the ladies of
the TJ. D. C. from offering their ser
vice in this matter, but we are an
xious now to fulfill what we-feel is
a pleasure, as well as duty. The
ranks of these brave men are thin
ding year by ear, and we esteem it
a privilege to show them in every
way we can how we love and honor
them. It has been decided vthat the
we'ek following Court eek will .be
the moat convenient - Jimfor ;ihe
uiuuer me-uay wiu wpUDllsnea
next week) and contributions, espec
ially of meat of any kind, will be
gladly accepted. - If any who are
willing to aid us will let it be known
toi our Sec. Mrs. B. H. Davis or
any lady of our Chapter, wo will
appreciate most sincerely their kind
ness.
X.
Marriages.
Our Register of Deed! issued mar
riage licenses to the following coup
les dunng the month of September.
White Willie Mangum and
Ntncy Alford, J. P. Gupton arid
Mary Wood. w . v
Cloiusd' Kick Alston and
Chmie Foster, Otis Wilkins and
Mattie Eyans, Cheater R. Dent - and
Annie King, Xeslie .Battle and. Liziie
Young, Lonriie . Jackson, and Lula
Gay, Judge Alston and Xucy Goo ch)
Iiouis Andrews ' and Martha Sr'Ahn
'Teachers Assoclatlori.
. ;Noticeis giTen'to.all IprospectiviB
teacners ot wmie puouo bcooois in
'County that the first meeting vof
rtbevTeachew AEsbcia'tlbn r willbe
M. Si Davis
T. W..Bickett
K. P. Hill .
R.Gi Allen
Z. W. Lyon
Harris, Beden S Taylor andFannTe
held at-tduisburg on Saturday, Oc
tober;2Srdvb3jinnin at 11 o'clock.
' All tc'v:r3 rr3 retired to st-
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LODISBnBG.VN. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBEH 8, 1909. '.
couiJTY commissioiiERS
MET IN ECIULAR SESSION
MONDAY.
Reports of Several Committees
k Received and Aside From
Routine Work Nothing Spec
,: ial Done.
'.The Board of County Cdraraisson
era met in regular session on Mon
day, all members being present.
- .r rmm? ana approvi-g mm-.
-A : a:
w. loon lucBkiui.'. me roara pro
ceeded to transact the foil
business:
Report of J. H. TJzzeU, T. S. Col
lie and' W. H. Ruffin, the commltUe
appointed to make settlement with
Sheriff H. C. Kearney was received
and ordered recorded.
Rsport of R. B. White, erecutor
of J. A. ThomaV, deceased, was re
ceived and recorded.
E. M. Gupton was appointed a
committee to.look after bridge near
Sam Person's.
It was ordered that the personal
bond of P. B. Griffin be can
celed and that the bond given
by him in .the TJtle Guarantee
& Surety Co., be received and re
corded. It was ordered that Standard
Keeper, R. G. Winn come to Louis
burg on- October 5th, 1909, at 8:30
o'clock and test tie scales of the cot
ton weigher and also that he visit
the gin houses ot W. D. ' ITpcburob,
Dr. J. R. Wheleas, C. G Wood,
Caleb. AllenT. D. Farrer aid Jerry
Ellis;' eoL,arid taat the scales at each,
the costs of the latter tests to be
borne by the owners of the gins.
Angeline Hendricks was 'placed
on the outside pauper list at $1.50
per month.
Report of E. N. Williams, Super
lntendent of the County Home, was
received and filed. He reports 11
white and 13 colored inmates, also
that John Terry, the negro who was
sent there from the jail last month,
has run away.
It was ordered that the county
furnish a trough for a public watering
place in the town of Louiaburg pro
vided the town' commissioners woald
furnish the water.
Report of NDr. R. F. Yarborougb,
Superintendent ot Health, was re
ceived and filed! Ho reports the
Couty Home and. jail m good con
dition. Several accounts were allowed nd
the Board adjourned to their next
Tegular meeting.
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r Woman's Missionary Union.
The fifth annual session of the
Woman's Missionary Union of the
Tar River Association, met with the
church in ouisburg September
twenty ninth and thirtieth.
The spirit in which the delegates
came together for the di cuasiou of
the year's work, and the planning of
larger 'and better things for the com
ing year was beautiful, and we feel
that Jehovah was indeed with us. '
" It js just two years now since the
old Tar Hi Yer Association was dil
vided and the work of the Woman's
Missionary Union reorganizedV,. Last
year in November we held our first
Woman's meeting separate from tfie
Association and were encouraged to
make the separate time and place a
permanent arrangement, tnd feel
that we, have .made ; no mistske - in
that decision.- r ...:r.w-
Pf;the twenty fit ' societies in ;th.
WSpceand;;twoX ojibearoJ
lianas sent up' t delegates. witnv; re-:
Quests to beebmo; members Z of : .the
ThaiternoonC onrWedoes
day was; taken jnp; withclthe . addrssj
of welcome by MrsJ E. C. Alien,' and
responsa by lira. A. TT. GrL cn, bcth
rffio' vwt, mu. Etm.
Alien, or uie jfti't work was :jtriu
ehcouragiog. ,WhUe the aims for
the year had not been rtached alto
gether, yet the Tear waa one of ten
months jonlj, the time of meeting
having been changed from Novem
ber to SepteraWr) and for those ten
month there had been a tteady. ad
vance along financial lines and a
very decided .wakening and idtrel
opraenl in iptritual things.
The n!ht aion on Wednesday
n s vtrr irwjMnng, Rev. T. J. Tay
ior .peaking enthusiastically on the
importance and necessity of Miaaion
Sludy. Thursday jwaa jaat filled with good
things, frorrtthe opening devoUonal
exercises conducted by Mias Sue
Kelly, of. .tbe Vance Union, on
though Jthe entire day the addrecee,
the diacttssiona, the spirit was one
continual uplift I wish I might
tell of the very fine and thoughtful
paper aidj addresses prepared by
Mrs. Wy k Urxell Mn. A. V. Joy
nei, MrsllW. Swope, Mrm..E. J.
V Reynolds, Mrs. Hight C. Moore, Mr.
L. W. Bagley, Miss Kelly, Mr.
Mills and others. They were all so
full of heart-searching thoughts and
questions yet so fraught with the
very spirit of the Muter, that who
can estimate their value.
We feel that the Union s rs
pecially fortunate in having Mr. J.
W. Bailey, of Raleigh, deliver one
of the very finest disco Jiaes we have
ever liatened o on Tbe Personality
ot Jew, the Para-Mount. Factor la
Missions," bn TKaraday night; ind
may'it be tle aim of the women of
the Tar River Union ta urrv until
we shall be so euibud with thu per
sonality that we too shall do Urge
things tor the coining of th kinc
dom. The beautiful mujiic furnUhel by
the chureh choir wa certainly an in
spiration to the meeting. And we
would not forget the elegant, recep
tion tendered us at the Loaiabarc
College, Thursday afternoon, by
Mrs. Ivey Allen; nor the delightful
ride up the river Friday rooming in
Dr. Fleming's launch.
The next meeting of the Union
will be with the society at Maooo
next September.
Revival Services.
Rev. E. H. Davis, of Goldiboro,
is assisting Rev. F. A. Bishop, pastor
ot the Methodist church here, iq a
series of meetings which are now
going on. The - services are very
well attendedand much interest is in
evidence. Two services are being
conducted each day,one in the morn.
Mni at 9:30 o'clock and another in
the evening at 7:30. There U Win
some very, able and forceful sermons
preached at these meeting! and a
special invitation is extended every
body to go out and heir him.
Tributes to Mr. J. A. Thomas.
We had promised ourselves the
pleasure of publishing in this num.
ber the picture and a short sketch of
Mr. J. A." Thomas, editor of the
Loaisburg Times. Death thwarted
us. This good man, "Dolly Tboms,,
as all affectionately called him, his
read his last proof and hat been
called up higher. He was a noble
fellow, a sincere friend, and a correct
man. Uplift.
- '.In the passing ot Mr. J. A. Thonv
as, Ed itor of the F&axxux Tim as,
this State has lost an sble editor and
a patriotic cilixeo, lie was .widely
Jknow and. respected Jthroogh the
PrBa'jUsGchUon,'? of which'; be rwit
twice presidents - He leaves two tons
and "five daughters to perpetuate
jidse .'virtues integri". chastity,
arid democracy for. which he stood
and to which the co! am n s. of the
Tncsa were" dedicate. '
The Feakkus Turss u to be
ccntin-; I thoh "no r.r.r.:"rr:f nt
THE; riOVHIG PEOPLL
THEIR nOYEnKNTS IN AND
OUT OF TOWN.
ThoscWho Hav THlted Looli
burjr the Past Weak Thoit
Who Have Cone Elsewhere
for. Business or Mcxsurts.
J. K. Thoffl TmftJ Itocky
Mount Sunday. . t
Dr. Joel D. Whhaker, of Italtigh,
waa m town We4rJay.
Mr. Harry Candler, of CharlolU,
is spending bis vacation with Mr. F.
B, McKinoe.
, Mfr A. Aliton, W. K.
Beailey and aaytcm High left Sen
day for Baltimore and New York.
MUt Jwie Brother, of Gold.
boru,is TiiLing at the boat of
Mer. D. F. and F, B. McKi&ae,
MiM Beuie WUlUraa hat rttttra
ed home from a vitii of mti1 tth
to relative In Danville and Sathr.
linn, Va.,
Mr. F. McKinne and Mtw
Blanche Egerton retaratd hoce
Tuesday from a trip to GraavtlU
oounty, where they attended a JUi
tionary "mating at Ilankt Chmrl.
Capt J. H. Finlator rvturncd
Wei1rertdar from a vwiit u, Korfolk,
a where hm attended a metiog of
the Shnsera d-xtf in J!cmrr. tie
report oo of the Snni Uhim he
has ever had.
Mr. -J. J Earrow
Chairman.
Ata.pol railing tb. Cn,o . M tju tzl da ttv .14 at
ty Deroocra-ie Kc3Uv LVnacmu , C,4u JUck lw. v
held in th Cow Ho? on Morvdar i .
October Slh. Mr. J.J. B.irowurfiafticA
unanunoc.ly chairman to t) l?-
the vacancy ciaj by the death of
Mr. J. A. Thooa. All romtr cf
the comtnitUe exewpt -n were ptr-
ent and tho mrnttu i to b '
congratolated in thtr choice br
lctirg Mr. Barrow a tkir chairman,
lie ia a slauch Democrat ard u vr
ready to pot forth hit kajwlfl-
and time for the aoca of fcta parly.
He will no doubt, 11 thu portion
with credit to himaeJt atxTthe coo
mittee, and o the tatlatacrtion lo tt
people genarally.
Mr.,W. E. Tockrr wa Jctd
chairman of IaUborg Towcthip
KzecuiiveCommitto at a tnUnsr of
said committee held a fw wka
ago.
Fire Saturday.
The Fire alarm wj sounded
Saturday morning about half paat
eleven o'clock and crcaUd right
much excitement. Oar fire Jeparv
ment was qokk and was nm long in
teaching the cotton yard from which
the alarm was sent and found that it
was only a bale of cotton on firs,
Thar soon got it under controll.
however, before any gre-a. damage
was done. The fire was caud by
the dmar lighting s dgarttu who
claims that some one popped a whip
by him sVriking the match sod
knocking it on the cotton, which
imasediauly took fire. The Cheat
ham Reel Team was the first to tbs
fire, as the boss wagon was out on
practice, but tot Utter was soon si
it post ready for any emergency.
Fall Oponlnjr.- N
The put week was a scene vf
beauty io:the mUIintry storee' -of F.
N. JslLZl Egerton and 'Mr. A. SJ.
Hall..' These , occasions ' are . . less
looked for by the Ladle of or town
aod'oou'oty and at this speclil tist
theyVtre folly tail "f or their tic e
as the styles' sod mauHal u of the
very laUrt the xson aJTord. E jtV
ton' had hli - opening oo .Thursday,
Friday and Saturday and Mr. HaH
bad bars on Thcraday arid Friday of
jUitwvek. There were throcja'cf
ladles go:n in arvl out cfesch cf
nd thesrU rxr a Ltt lUr
Iras ar lo wri Imi
rwT, M; ?cU crrtrM oa our
pn aad It wj u ty ttt
sitirfy aJrawt lay at! afl th Uia
of their urriu? Us lUv kS
aayOn- la tkrsr Ioml
Ustof Uturs.
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Ife J3uWtb CiZ. Tc3 Jco
Car Cot U. r Kite. Kn Crw
Mrs RacfiAh Kwi.Kri Cere Emu.
IlitUM Ktxjr. Uwrj Fcmfir. Ulrsy
lK PP4, rtvc fvrrr. J.
iVrry. Ciina tkwn A r.al, Hr
i l TUau, Mr M w Wj-t-. y
w WllUswj. Xtjjie WJkft,
Mr WtUiMt!. Urt Ul iru.
lia Hrrrtt WaUnx
Toc:i calUcr tor asr ci iWt,
4 f CuuiU Itetni.
Mn. artha !rl -4
oi&a f ft tp . di i lt 4
Uj T1y 1m L tU w m m
clival a tt oftfy Ijk.
hal tit! urtsuy Jtf
an4 lni UctUr Mui tWut
aM twreve! cbiHrn a rnii U
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TU cw IliMi rtvrth m a!nct
oorsp'd a&4 win I- rvajy L tt
dfdxrUco tnw the tz-znt f-ti-day
in OctW.
Mr. fi. A. Jtor. ycrr cct2rtT
who m a R-ccd ci:un wj t:t
aoahU fiJr. hat rcr.hM.l
C3 hUU rar htf a-, b rarxtg
lumber Lhr la bstil rvw rriH.
denot, aftd wtU ia th fctr rti
with ua.
t Drk t4 J in, LxcMUr.
6r alkilf, ar carrying Ksr.4
"im! eovoty tacoo to
lar oarkrL
I'cwtoScw i&7cor, John WJl;.
la, riorrr tar tm hr
day apn and fsnd FoncaaUT
BruvtiT o5oj tn uckJ tf
Mr. WUl Allaa, of yc-cr tcwa, Kaa
ben down aoJ Mr. Charii 4tT,
with a jvarty of tmadt are hrr frota
Vance county tor aMveraJ dais fat
bnL We have foin b abcalaoe
and wit, oar ancrroktn riaina tor
milcia and oCttt psta cj ahrad for
t porting of any tnkm la tie Snatt .
Oar dormitorWa are a4 wiin
bright gtrla aM boy fraca FraskJia,
Vsnc, Wamn aad Halifax owsiW,
and oar ca4, with aa tXHi-:i
oorp f uacher. & gtxtwlz Xitj
smoothly and Mfitfactory.
IAUt Tot, -The
above feecas wer UusM
lot our Uft taras trtl wire rtotired
liu. Eorroa. .
W Rotiot that : the IrU f
Ksw-pbJTrr It irili-- t
day htray and hWtorioai
ctaL This eta U had rliUr w'th
the daayKiiraU
ly aod u a wctk that Wtm t :t
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