A. P. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND HA
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1st Bass-REV. A. J. PARERR, Loutab
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' The date for the appearance of
the Conference Quartette at the. OpX
era House here has been Arranged
for next Wednesday and Thursday
Febrsary 16th,. and 17 th. On Wedneeday
night the masie will consist
of saered pieces and on Thursday
.> sight will be composed of secular
music. MLis Mattie Yeaog,ef Dunn,
and who was teaoher in elocution at
thw eellege-a few years past, will assist
the quartette in these eoncerts.
She will recite sane of tier choice
ecleetiens, which promisee te be ex
ccediegly 'good. Thar will be sesisted
by Mrs. A. H. flaming, a ad
Miss Sallie Williams, wkese ability
in this parbealar is widely known
and greatly appreciated by our
people.
It may be interesting, to know a
litttle ef the history of this quartette
First the perianal la excellent, the
first three being eaoeeeefel pesters,of
wltieh number, Rer. A. J. Parker, is -
Dr. f K Cooke Dud.
_* On Monday night at 10:11 Dr.
Frederick K. Cook'*, Son *f Judge
and Mrs. C. M. Osoke, died at
Northfield the heme of hia father en
Korth Main street. Dr. Co#he had
been a sufferer far some time sad
although his death was not unexpected
it brought deep sadness into
' the home of aneh devoted parents.
Dr. Oooke waa M yearn nf ago and
gave premise of beeefciing a physician
of great power. "He had been
praetioing hia profession far abeot
eight rears and had won qaite an ent
viable reputation as a surgeon. He
had many friends here whe join in
extending their deepest sympathies 1
to the bereaved family. The faneril
= > nnrriees were held at the Baptist
Church yeatarday raerning at 10- o'clock
and ware condaotpd by Dr.
W. L. Pots at,. President ef Wake
Forest.College, and Rev; John London,
af the Episcopal Ohurah hare. 1
'.Vs the corpse "entered tha' ohtrch
Mrs. A. H. Fleming assisted by the i
choir sang "Calvary." The^tribete of
I)rl Peteat to the deceased waa i
very bssutifal and lew enoenraginx.
to the'bereaved family. Arte; *
services at the, ehnroh they repaired i
to the cemeutfy where the body waa |
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Febnuw 16th and 17tl
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'.bourne, N. C. 2nd lenor?RE 1
urg, N. C. * 2nd Bo
financial agent of the Louisbnrg Ft
male Col lege; Bint the fourth a auc
cesaful newspaper man, being a
preaent the aaaooiate-jplitof ' of th
Daily New*, of Gracnaboro. Th
quartette began itaoareer at Wright!
villa by ainping for the mealing of tb
later State Sunday Setaool Conver
tion; then they were the officii
quartette for the International E|
worth League Coaferanoa, of th
United Statea and Canada, at Seattl
Waahington. On their ratara beao
thay gave a eanoart at Trinity cbure
I,o? Aaglaa, Cel. Oa January 15tl
1910, they aang for the Laymen
meeting at Greeaabero, N. C., an
for a number of year* have sung ft
the North Carolina Mathodiat Cot
farenoa. v__
A part of tb* programme of th
aecoad night will be givan to Ilaaar
Turner and Fleming, who will put o
a apaeialty in Ave acta entitled "Th
Meeting at the Book Holder* of tb
tenderly laid te reat. At the grav
a mixed quintette aang . vary baauti
fully "Abide With Ida * Tba pre
oaaaieb waa very lang aud the flori
tribute profuae and baautital abow
ing the high eateem and friandabi|
wbieh ha eejdrad among Eia man
frieada. Maaera C. U. ?ook*, Jr
ef Bernard, Oapt. F. A. Cooke, c
Fait Maul trie, S. O., W. C. Cooki
af Spartanburt, and Edwin Cooki
of Spruae Pine, brother* of the da
aaaaad, war* praeani at tb* funeral
The pell bearer* war*- P. F
White, O. K. Ceoke, W. H. All.i
A. 9. Joyner, B. T. U?M?d, J. ' B
Yarbarougb, J. A. Turner, J. B
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Dr. J. B: lalone Elected Super
Intendent of Health. ?
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On Monday I)r. J. R. Malene wi
l.cU'l Superintendent ot Health u
r< c tl ta airtfhttrre lilt Ikt' ggeiuc]
u.tiled by tha resignation e( Dr. H
F,?Yarbbreagh.? Dr. Milan, ia i
phyilei.n of long axpariaaea ?n(
wi3a reputalien and la well kaowi
la v?r people aad one we faal lafi
in laying will be agaal te the enter
geneiea .of thia important peeitioa
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NFEBENCE QUARTETTE
Wednesday and Thursday
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V. J. H. FR1ZELLE, Goldsboro, N. C
ita?R. M. PHILLIPS, Greensboro, IV, C.
< Dragon Company." These gentle>;
men are well known throughout the
>* tow a and oiunty for their abilityln
' entertaining with funny jokes, witti'*
oiems etc. And as we hare heard
" "they have attained great euooesas in
6 this oonntry and abroad," baring appeared
several times before King
'1 Cotton at Parie (Texas.)" They
will be assisted by -the faaaous
' Raabling Quartette,or batter kaowa
'e, at the "Hum-po-li Opera Co."
'* The prooeede of these entertain**
aenta will be placed to the oredit of
the M. 8. Davis Meaaoral Fund to
* assist in the erections of the bailding
_ te the memory ot our esteemed and
ir honored eduor or, Mr. U. 8- Davis.
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' Prims of admission will be 26, 36
a and 60 eents, and seats will be on
sale ettbe usual place. Let erervbndv
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turn oat and give tbem a fall honae.
n After the entertainment there will
e be an informal eooial meeting of the
* yuUUg pvupU. "
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e He ia"a mau of high ideale and one
I- in wbem the people may well place
i- their truat and real aaaared that ao
il far aa be cau determine, he will ace
- that the Iowa cunceraiag the health
p of (lie aewinanity will be earrted
Y out
f Farmers inatHute
*' A ferai era iuatitate waa hold here'
'* en laat Friday and proved to he
quite a auoeeae: There waa a numbar
of farniera preaent and availed
' tbeuiaelvea of the epportnaity of
h bearing.the different tbinga diacanaed
' Tlieaa ia charge of tbu inatitute are
L ia a great work and wa hape to tee
- the-day when ibetr advioa may be
- oatrted e"ut! " '
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Hon. J. D. HoNeir.
Oa itonday nigkt at tba court
a hm?)-Hon.-#rD. MiiNiil, af Far(
rtteaiiU, daliaerad afarj iaureaiing
L aaJinatrantiva addfaaa fn t.tia T-.nn..
burg Fir* Pepartineut. Thar* waa
a -a prartr gaod crowd p/aaant to bear,
1 bim and bi* axplanatiaaa of (b?
> Firmnan'al Fira. Inauranoa Compart?
s wara indeed good.. He it a peed
apeaker and aur |?ople ara alwajrr
. glad to bear bnu.
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I heretofore paassd by the. Board of "l
Commissioners relative to- publishing
the court calendars for the benefit ot
At 2 o'clock Monday the Board
met with the Sanitary "Board and
proceeded witb the election of a
Superintendent of Health to fill the
place made vacant by the resignation
of Dr. R. F. Yarborongh. The
applications of Dra. J. K. Malone
and H. A. Newell- were read and a
vote waa taken. Dr. Malone receiving
the majority was declared elected.
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Dra. R. P. Floyd, S. P. Burt and
Mr. J. H. Uizell were appointed a
committee to settle with Drs. R. F.
Yarborough and J. E. Malone for
extra servioes in the small pox caaee.
A resolution in regard te vaccination
and quarantine regulations,
which will be found in another
column, waa paaaad by tba Board. ~
Messrs. 0. L. Hitchcock and E.W.
Foster, representing the Falls City
Construction Co., of St.- I.ouia, Me.,
then went before the Board and presented
and explained several drawings
of a new oeuft house for Franklin
ennnlv. Tn khi? ni"n^? ?'
were severe] that would do credit to
our oonnty sod trnly would be
great addition te the comfort and
' welfare or the cosrt and county efficiale
Unsay nothing of tbe meat in- ,
portent part ? that of safety for the
records. Mr. Hjtehcoek made the
statement to the Board that they
could put up a very handsome and .
roomy building,of which a ost and
drawing was exhibited, fer not te
exceed forty thousands dollars. In a
future issue we hope to publish a ,
cut of this building for the benefit
of our. reader* who did not aee the
one ghown bare Monday.
Resignation of Mr. D. G. Peeree,
Manager of tbe- Depository, to^take Q
effect tbe first of Marob, was re- y
oeived snd tiled. - ?. Elaotien
of a manager to fill the. p
vacancy cassed by^the resignation f,
of Mr D. G.> Pearce waa taken ap.
Tippiicniwoi Trvn. too" I oil owing- L
named gentlemen woye read: . J. 8.
I,an outer, R. E L. Laaeaator, J. W. J
King, . B. Perry, J. E. Thomaa, E. ri
C. Perry, W. JS. Murphy, -'J'. R. E
Plea.anta, N. L. Moiety,' X. <d. Bob- rt
bitt. Upoif ballet F. R. Pleasante p
received the target vote whcrcipOTi a
he waa declared'elected'.~, ' j i
The election vt a Standard Keep- i ei
er for Franklin county waa then h
lakea up. Applications jr&ra raad ' it
frpro the fallowing: J. A. Green, 1.1 ei
\T. Griffin, J. T. taaaitar. Upon ai
ballot J. W. Griffin waa declared It
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! STATE, THE UHIO*.
)AY, FEBRUARY ft, 1010.
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MET Q* MONDAY AND TOES. \
DAY OF THIS WEEK.
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A Fall Meeting: of the Board t
?Eleotlon of Superintend- p
ent of - Health ? Other
Bleotioas. -
The Board of County Commie- (
eionera met od Monday and Tuesday w
of this week. -All members being ?
present. After the minutes of the 0
preoeeding meeting had been reed .
the following business was transact- "
ed: 0
, J;A. Brown, S. P. Blaoknall and %
W. L. Young were relieveo of polltax
in Franklinton Graded Sehool _
distrioi?not being in said district.
Cook Allen wae relieved of poll
tax iu Louisbnrg township ? over
age. s
Sampson Kearney was strioken /
from ontside pauper listTbetng dea l. ^
TR. V-. Collius was relieved of tax ?
on 64 acres. of land in Cypress
Creek township ? the same having -
been paid by his . wife Annie Col- .
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It wasordered that A. F. Johnson a
be allowed toJtooppleie the contract D
of the late J. A/^ntomaa, in the
Matter of the county printings ^
Jt waa ordered that the ord?r ?
taaiaeaa and aooial circlet, being a i
neaaber and oiotr in aonaa of Hal- I
ligh'a landing aooial ergaauationa, I
uneag theae tha Capital Clnb and
-ha Co an try Clnb, being thejtraaaurir
nf tha Clnh fVimtfniMinn Pnm
>aay. Hia wifa, who waa formerly
diaa Mary Laey.Mangbter of State ^
rraaanrar B. R. Laay, ia ana of Ralilgh'a
moat eharmiog and popolar _
oang matrons. The aeqoiaition af ;
dr. and Mra.JMoAden by Looiebarg
aaana an addition|to ita burinaaa and
t cial lifa. Raleighjregreujtheir da>artare
aad cougratulataa Loniaburg
hat thay arete become 'identified
rith im life. *
Parry-Allen- *
On Taeaday evening at the home 1
f Mr, John R. Perry, near Maple- ^
ilia, Miaa Sallie Allan, of Louiaburg
ad Mr. A. W. Perry, Jr. were bap- 1
ily worried in the preeenoe of a ^
iw frianda.
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fr R- r. Yarborongh Resigns- 1
On tba fifit Monday ia January J
)r. R. t. Tarbereagh teadared hia
Migaation aa Uaperintaadent of ^
laalth ta tha Board of Coanty Com- |
linioniri te take affect tha frit of I
'ebrnry. Dr. Yarbo^engh hei J
11 id thiipeinioamibj yr?n in __
hloh time lie tim 'Join iT great 1
redit to bimsalf |nd tha ltoird. Ha
ii alwiya done hii duty, ai be law
, without Imitation ar fair of oriti- | b
iim and lie hai many friendi here 1
ad" all orer tha connty who will J t
lint with regret of hii decialoo. ii
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Kitty Fostar via allewn-1 . $2.00 J
er month an outride pauper instead
< $1.00 na haratofore. ... _
It wan etdarad that D. C. High
haald nnt ba allowed compensation
j tha ooupty (or aerviann to nmall>ox
patients.
B. G. Hicks wna relieved of taxea
in .$500, OYerahnrga. !
Report of Dr. R. F. Yarborongh,
Inpennteadent of Health, was revived
and filed. He roporta the i
onnty home in good oenditien.
Report of E. N. Williams, Super- i
atendnnt of County Horns, was reeired
and filed. He reports 10 a
rhite and IS oolored inmates?one
rhite received since last report. ,
A n amber of aesounts were alt>wed
and the Board adjourned to j
heir next regular meeting. - .
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Mr- R. Y. Be Aden. .
We take the fultuwlug anlilU ~j
rom the News-Observer of last
reek: "
Mr. Rufus Y. McAden.of this city, 1
oday becomes the cashter of the
farmers and MerohanU Bank at ,
,ouisbutg,and also a director of that y
ustitution, resigning his position as
general book-keeper of the Com- I .
lercial National Bank ef this city.
The bank to _ which Mr. MeAden- -j
;oea baa a capital of $25,000, and its
iresident is Mr. C. B! Cheatham. Mr. ^
JcAden, who has been elected to <
lis ne^~p?{Bition, purchased from Dr.
i. B. Hawkins Ijis stock ia the
i?ok, and heoomes a~. director of The"
tank at Lonisbarg.
Mr. McAden is twenty-six^yeats
ild, and has a thorough training ia ?
be business. He is a son ef
dr. Benjamin McAden, a grandson
if Capt. J. J. Thomas, for a long
ime president end now chairman of ]
he Board of Directors of the Com- ,
ueroial National Bank. Pravipua to
.906 for three years-he had~?been ,
rith the Aetna Life Insurance Com- |
>any and.in 1905 began work with ,
ha Commercial National Bank as
lerr as pending olerk, being new a (
general book-keeper for the bank.
In bis bank oareer he has served (
n every department of tha'Commerlial
National Bank, and )i declared
o be a businees jAan by Jiaatioot, a 1
roung man thoroughly versed in
leaking knowledge, -''slse who will <
irevs of great valne in the bank at I
Louiabirg, (wbioh is fortnnate in \
living obtained his servioas. I
Mr. McAden is popular in both
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fJBSefilPTIOW St .00 PBR TEAS
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THEIR MOVEMENTS lit AltO
OUT OF TOWN.
Those *lio Have Vlsltod. Louis- ':?
bare the Past Week-'-lteNMt
Who Hare Gone Elsewhere
for Business or Pleasure.
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Mr. R. Y. MoAden spent Snnday . .=: _. - cM
D Raleigh.
Mr. J. J. Barraw apent Tuesday
n Raleigh. . df<?
Mr. D. C. Strickland, of Apex,
>pent Tuesday in tows. aB
Mr. E. S. Green returned from a
'iait to New. York one day last week.
Maj. J. B. Thomas came over !
'rom Apex and apent several days
die past: week
Prof. E. "W. Timberlake, of Wake
Forest, attended the loanroT r*t n.
F. K. Ceoke, yesterday. 'J
F. N._ Egerton, Jr., came aver
rom Trinity Collage and (pent a
'aw dayi with his parenta.
Mra. W. H. Pleasants and little
lepbews are visiting her damghter,
Urs. II. A. Page, at Aberdeen.
M. W. Kearney, of Dor 'am, and'
FonaB Cooke, of Youngsyille, attendid
the funeral services of Dr. F. K. "
Sooke. " . <39
Rev. A. J. Parker left Saturday
'or Durham, where he preached on
Sunday. He returned by Raleigh
ittended a meeting of the
joard of Directors of the Christian <2
kdvocatd of whicli body he is a
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Prankllnton Items- vJ~_l -Jf
The follawing were received too
ate to be plaoed in our Franklinton _
department.
Jaaaph O. Green, Jr., who is attending
aahool at the A. & M. col-:
lege, spent Saturday and Sunday
with hie parenta near town.
Mr. T.,C._Harrison and wife returned
to their home in Welden
Saturday after - visiting Mr, J. Q.
Breen'a family.
Mrs. M. Drske and sob, Caswell,
ire on a riait to relatives at Macon.
Tbtre aeesaa te be no raoe suicide
an Mr. J. O. (dreen's Cedar Creek
farm. In 19*8 and 1909 John Cobb
waa the proud father of sets of
twist and in 1910 Mangum Coeke
waa made happy hy the arrival of a
Mt of twio*. This H6R1B to be tho
ligheat record of any one farm wa
tiara heard from.
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Birthday Reception.
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following invitations have
wen aent to members ot the Metho- >.
list ehureb hero:
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The Woman's Homo Mission Sooiety
of Louisbarg M. E. charoh
. cordially invitee you to - . v.';|
* A Bijthday Roosption
Moadav, Februaryfl4th, 1910
Paraonage, .. .
8:00 to 11:0# P. M. ' . . /
Oa the third page of this invita- ;
ion is found the following, explain- * >
ug the objeot of the reception:
rho birthday reception is all your i
owa, \
Nothing lite it over was known; ***
Phe ladies will give yea something
to eat,
tnd entertain with a musical treat;
fritb this w* enclose a ltttle sack,
fa hnns ?nn11 hrirw. ... -T
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Vith oeots at manr aa years von're
eld,- .
)en't be alarmed, 'twill net be tbld;
last wishes aail greetings to yeu we
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'sut birthday reception -wff'top*
you'll attend. , :% ;<>' rata
.Although invitations haver-only ^
een mailed to the members of the
lethodist phuroh we.are instructed. '
?state'that everybody is co