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VOL. XL.
NORTH STATE LINING UP
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plague.
of Thoae Interested In The
Coming Conference
Greeuaboro, It C.,-**?n to
Greensboro" is the cry ot the disease
fighters, both lay sad professions], of
the "old North State" .who are lining
up for the second annual session of
the North Carolina Aasooiatioo for
the Prevention of Tnberouloeis,
which will be held in this oity March
16 and 16. Never before in tbie
State has these been such a rally of
health promoters aa this meeting
promisee to bring together. The
convention will be held in connection
with the opening of the tireene"UW?
and Nortfe^Tarolina campaign*
of the American Taberonloeis Exhibition,
which m being ehewn in the
Carolina* thi* season by the National
Association for the Study aod~Prevention
of Tuberoulosis.
Annual Inspeotion- -a
'The annual inspeotion of Co. 1),
Loniabnrg Rifles will be held on
Tuesday, March f 8th. Oapt. Banks
requests us to state that all members
must be present by 8 o'clook on that
day. ^
PostponedThe
tacky party that was to have
been given at the Mapleville Acadejny
on Friday - night of last week
Was, on account . of the weather
pustpone<J ?until tonight (Friday.)
The proceeds will go for a good
- cause so let everybody go.1
The Farmers and Herokants
, Bank-J
As will be seen from tbeir page
advertisement on the eight page of
this issue the Farmera and Merchauta
Bank have increased tbeir capital
stosk from $24,500 to $60,000
aod are now in a position to look af?
ter tlisir eustomers. This institution
has receitly undergone a ohaugO ~tn
'management and the new officers
say that they are going to do all ia
their power to merit the business
and good will of every citizen of
Louisborg and Fran alia County.
The New Form
"Hanged by the neck until you
are dead, dead, dead, and may God
have mercy on yours souls," will
not be beard again by a North
Carolina criminal sentenced to
death by the court. Tbe new form
1 in this electrio age, at given by
Judge E. B. Jones in Charlotte last
, Tuesday when he aenteooed Cobb
. . "Withers to death for murder ie: "It
is ordered nnd directed by the court
that on the 21st day of April, 1910,
... between the hour* of 10 a. m. and 8
p. m. that the warden ot tbe State
prison be and he is hereby-ordered
rfn.l directed in the manner prescribed
by law to electrocute or put to
death by meang-i 0f electricity in the
manner prescribed by "law the. pria-nner,-Gebb
Withers. And may God
have mercy on his soul."-.?Monroe
Journal. i .
Mr. I. E- Matthews of Spring
Hope Dead.
Kpring lfope, Feb7 9fl.?Afjpr an
illness extending over a week beginning
with measles and devsloping int
to pneumonia Mr. I. E. Matttiewa, a
most estimable citizen of this plane,
died this morning at 4 o'clock.1 Mr.
, ^Matttews had been aritioiOly ill fer
^Vbearly a week but he waa reported
better yesterday, and the announcement
of bi? death'thia morning oame
aa a distinct surpnae.
Mr. Matthews waa bevh in the
; CasUliw- sectien of Naah 60 yean
ago. He WM married, his
' first wife being a Mis# -Tease, the
daughter of the late Calvin Jenesjef
yr an trim- oeuoty. Tha following
obild rt n of this unton survive: J. 0.
Matthews, Mn. J. J. Splvay, MijMtl
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S. Hales, Mr*. D. A. Bans, all of
Spring Hope, and Qidaoa T.
Matthew*, who i* OODQOOted with
the United State* navy, and is now
omowhere on thg. Paoifl*. Hi*
' woend wife wu Mha Qonora Boone^ and
aha, with tho following little
ohildren survive: Minnie, Panliaa,
JCaalOrGray, velna and lloone. He
had two brother* at Rooky Mount,
Gi'debn T. "Matthew*, Sr., and Cbarlaa
Matthew*.
For a number of year* ho wa* a
prominent farmer ot Franklin, bat
ome seven or eight years ago he
moved to Spring Hope,where ha ha*
been in the meroanhl* bugtnea*. He
wee a member ot?the Methodist
ohurob.?Charlotte Observer.
Polk Miller.
On Saturday nigET at the Opera
Hon** oar people *njoy*d seeing
Polk Miller and his famous quartette.
In this performance
were asaiated by Col. Hooker, an old
confederal* veteran. The entertainment
was splendid and greatly enI
joyed by the large number in at
> tendance.
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Louisburg Chapter No- 26On
Tuesday night the old' Louie-,
burg Chapter No. 26, wae reorganized
in the Maeonio Hall with the
following officers:
J. J. iiarrow, High Priest. " .)
S. P. Buddie, King.
J. W. Hollings worth, Scribe^ After
the appointing of other officers
by the High Priest, the asoat
routine ot business was attended to.
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Leuisburg Chapter No. 26, by theGrand
High Prieat. The Chapter
commences with sixteen members,
and with bright prospeets of increasing
to thirty in the near'future.
The Henderson team was oyer
r last night to assist in conferring the
work, at a special meeting.
Dr. C. W. Stiles- <
Dr. C. W. Stiles, of Washington,
D. C., addressed the people ef Lotus
' burg uu the?hookworm disease- on
Saturday afternoon. His address was
good and the arguments h$ used to
explain the disease were clear and
feaaily understood by all. Quite a
number of eur people arailed themselves
of bearing the address. On
aooount of the Opera House not being
darkened the scenes of different
cases were not shown in the afterneon
but were exhibited after the
Polk Miller performance that night.
Jl good number of those who attended
the show remained to aee the exhibition
of tbe hookworm films.
Dangerous.
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In a personal letter to the Editor .
Dr. Chas. W. Stiias says: "The faot
has come to my attention that at
leaat three firms are advertising proprietary
(popularly known as 'patent
or worn') medioinafl for the care of ,
hookworm disease. Will you kindly
inform your readers that tbe chief
drug used in treating hookworm
tdi8eaae_jt__thymol, and that while
this can be taken with safety it prop?i?
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uuixJimotereujU rnaj" cause aeatn
if not taken under the proper oonditions.
Warn your readeis, therefore,
that it 18 beat that the treatment
for hookworm dieeaae be given under
the direction of a physician.
Warn your readers alafo that the ex- i
travagant olahne found in these advertised
cures for hookworm disease
are not to be believed. ? Raleigh,
(N. C.) Progressive Parme* and 1
Oaaette.
Pl?h Story. . ?r ' ,
One of the biggest w.a have heard
in some time wag told n? this week
by Mr. Swep Harrison, of liear Casta
lis. Mr. Hariisen vouchee for it
. so we will give it. to yon se he told it
to u*.
. 1 He saya "Oapt. Raney was telling
me about catching a oat tish some
time ago that weighed eight pounds.
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LOUISBUBO, N. C.. FRID>
Thk is pretty good size for tbia water,
bat X said Capt. that's nothing.
While I was in Loaiaana I had me
a hook made at a blacksmith shop
and teok a ptow line aid my dog
there I tied one end of the rope to a
tree and fastened the hook to the
other and. I then took my dog and
caught the hook in the skin joat under
hia neck and pitohed him as far
oat as I could. Pretty soon he went
under and .1 began to pall in. I
soon got it near eneugh to see what
I had and I took up rar Winchester
rifle and shot him I opened hia
mouth and out jumped my dog.
This fl?h weighed UOO pounna. After
repeating this operation three
times I look my dog, washed him
off good and went possum hunting
and caught three nioa possums that
night" It ia needless to say what
the Captain said in expressing his
opinion of the story. ?
Mrs- J. E. Halone Painfully
Hurt.
jjaring tbe sleet last Friday morning,
Mrs. J/ E. Malone in going
from ber borne to tbat of her daughter,
Mrs. S. J. Parham near by, slipped
and tell, breaking ber arm tn tbe
shoulder and dislocating same. Immediately
physicians were summoned
and the proper medical assistance
was rendered. Mrs.- Malone has
many friends here who wish for her
speedy and complete recovery.
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Saturday night a delightul
entertainment was given te a number
of friends by Mr. and" Mrs. H. B.
Winston. In Ynnnwrillfc ? ii-n ?r
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Mils Hattie Monk,, of Raleigb, who
is tbeir guest. After many games
bad been played and other amusements
indulged delightful refreshments,
inoluding hot ohocolate and
and fraite, were served. The occasion
was one of great enjoyment
to all who attended. Those present
were Misses Hatlie Monk, of Raleigb,
Lilian Winston, Martha Winston,
Fannie Sergeant, Mmy Timberlake,
Mary S. Cilia, Zua Mitchell,
Vivian Herndon, Messrs Jones and
Walter Cooke, Sidney and Stephen
Holden, Lem Winston, Earl Underwood,
Amos Cheatham, Claude Timberlake,
Mr. Huckster and Mr. and
Mrs. W- R- Winston.
You Can Not Get Something
For Nothing,
Did you ever see one of those
darkies who when he went to do a
hard job would play a little on one
side of it and then fool a little on the
ether side, doing this and that and
the other, and concerned ohiefly with
keeping out of the real work jaat as
long as possible? It von have, yon
know how much he is really worth
when downright hard labor is demanded.
Well, we have often seen farm.. .
who seemed to us to think just like
suon darkies work. Tbey would
wonder and debate over and plan- for
u peanut or a potato patch, but they
ever did a good half-hoar's really
honest, concentrated thinking about
their farming aa a whole?never Considered
the various lines of work in
relation-to each other or to their
own substantial and permanent -welfare.
They farmed without plan or
system with no definite goal in view
and, therefore, ne certain oourse "it*
any direction.
Towsucoesd at farming a farmer
lias got to think, honestly, earnestly,
persistently and bravely. He must,
when- he finds a problem that needs
solving, put his mind to work on it
and keep ft there nuril he has mastered
it, jyt as he puts his team in- '
to a flelT and ke <pn. it there bntil'
the field Is plowed. The mpn who
to afraid to wovk bis brain \a liltle
must expect to do a lot of work
with hij musolea for whioh he will
crat varv littla nau -?w /it n v
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LY. MAHtmJi , 1910.
STATE NEWS
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Gathered From Our Exchanges
Lexington aldermen hare plaeed a
tax nf HjmM par annul nn locker J
olnbe.
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Attorney General Biokelt will deliver
the commencement addreaa at
Catawba College, Newton, in Jane.
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Bisbop E. E. Hose delivered
the Aveiy Bible lectures at Trinity I
College, tbia week, March lat, 2{yi,
and 8rd. - - I
Henry Johnson, an Atlanta negro
and a lawyer, haa been selected by
the President to succeed John C. 1
Dancy, of North Carolina, aa recorder
of: deeds in the District of Colombia.
A lady writes the Raleigh : Christian
Advocate that there is a preaoher
in the Noith Carolina Conference
- who for two years and more has
walked his circuit because he is too
poor to bay a horse."
H. F, Seawall, of Cartbage, was '
on last Friday appointed U. S. Attorney
for the eastern district of
North Carolina. W. W. Rollins
was also reappointed postmaster at
Asbville, and Bryoa J. Lather, at I
Bi It more.
In the North Carolina Christian
Advocate Rev. J. H. West gives
figures showing pastor's salaries in
Western North Caroline Piinfa-flii?
of the M. E. Church, South. He
shows that the average salary is now
$750; ten years ago it ~ waa $509, 1
which was 1241 below what it is toIn
the office of State Auditor B.
F. Dixon at Raleigh, a complete list
t the Confederate soldiers who died
in northern prisons at Gettysburg
and at Arlington and whose remains
were removed to Raleigh in 1870-73
is being prepared by W. C. Oates,
Commissioner Oates, whose office
is at Washington City, calls on this
stat#3er this list.
John Alexander, oolorecljcilled his
brether-in-law, in Mecklenburg county
early (n January. . He surrendered,
claiming the shooting w?f~acct~ dental,
but a jury in Mecklenburg
Superior Court last week returned a
verdict of second degree murder and
Alexander was sentenced to 18 years
ij the State Prison.
Rev. J. P. Rodgers, field agent of
the Melhodist Children's Rome at
Winston?the orphanage of the.
Western North Carolina Conference,
M. -E. Church, South?has raised
832,081.28 for that institution. ITd
to the meeting of Conference laet
fall he had secured 115,000, and the
balance had been raised since then.
It is the purpose to raise $100,000
for the institution. ?? - A
final survey of the books in the j
caae of ex-Sheriff S. F. Dorsett, of
Davidson county, shows that his
whole shortage was $2T,581, 0t 1
this smodhi the bondsmen of?the-J
Slate bond paid $6,417 and the county
bondsmen $21,164. The ex sheriff
was tairly well fixed and turned
over all he had to his bondsmen and "
the property brought $14,862, which
tvent to reimburse the bondsinen '
that much." ' ? 1
Attempting tg turn a corner in a '
runaway flight down South Church
street at Charlotte Friday afternoon, 1
a dray horse belonging to Dick Ter- t
re true, a negro, dashed into a wipdow ,1
of hMsuastlhit'e bakery at the oerner
of Church and Fourth streets and r
cut its throat, dying almost instantly.
The horse became frightened at an i
automobile. No person was hurt.
The horse was valued at $260. I
Rev- A- W. Ba.ley to Speak- j
On Sunday evebiug at 3 o'elook at (
the Colored Normal and Industrial
Training School, Her. R. W. Bailey (
will deliver au ad drees to the color. ?
ed people on the rubjeot; of Indus.
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ttmu eauoauon. Averyooay is invited
to atUnd. 11
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?u town yesterday..
Mr. J. A. Turner retnrned Wednesdayjroro
Rirhmend.
Maj. B. F. Bullock, of Franklinton,
waa in town yesterday.
Mra. J. M. Person is visiting her
people ai Aventon thia Week. ?
Mr*. J. R- Collie retnrned Wednesday
from a trip to Roekv Mount.
Mr. Oilmer Allen, ot Hartaville,
S. C., ia visiting bia people here thia
week.
Miss Lettie Criteher, of-Williani<ton,
ia visiting at Mra. Burroughs
Alens. " . . ~
Mr. Peroy Critchar, of Wake Forest
College, ia visiting at Mra. Buiroughs
Allen's.
Attorney-General T. W. Biokett
spent a portion, of this week with
bia taaaily here.
Messrs J.S. Lancaster, H. C. Bowtlen
and A. A. Clifton spent Saturday
in Raleigb.
Mr. Alfred Cooper, of Aventon,
visited his daughter, Mrs. F. W.
Hicks, Sunday.
Mra. Loyd D. Liies, who baa been
pending sometime with her mother
Mrs. E. S. Green, left Tuesday for
ber home in Charlotte.
jars. A. M. Hall, aocompanied by
her daughters, Misses Grace and
Lynn, and Miss Blanche Egertoa,
left this week for the northern markets
where she will purchase the
spring stook of millinery and dress
goods for the big racket.
List of Letters. j
Remaing in the Postoffice at |
Louisburg, N. V., uncalled for:
Robert Arendell, Blather Allen,
Jordon Battle, Mrs. Lucy C. Brown,
Nita Bryant, Pattie Branch, H. Connie,
Mrs. Amanda Carter, Mrs. L. 3.
Davis, James H. Davis, Dock Evans,
W. P. Evans, Lucy Foster, M. F.
Footer, J..B. Fuller, Pres. Jno. A.
Gilrjipr, Sarah Hines, E. Harrison,
F?f|ie Johnson, Billy Jones, Annie
Leu King, Mrs. Mary Mingo, Mrs
Dors Mitnhell. Loainna Perry. Henry
Perry, Green Person, Mrs. Harrct
Perry, Eait Ruffia, Prof. Gus~Shepnard.
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Bullar Williams, (2) E. S, Wilder,
Mrs. Maty Warn, Frank Williams.
Persona calling for any of the
above letters will please say they
saw them advertised. - *
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Katesvllle ItemsIt
has been somewhat damp around
town for a few days,?which makes it
alright for loafers bat bad on farmers.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. L.
F. Tates and Miss Lavenia Neal are
improving slowly.
Frazier & Jones made a good day
hunting, Monday, as it was the last
lay of the bird saasnd and killed onebird
and two rabbits.
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Pocomoke Items.
The Pocomoke oorreenond?nr h?n
oeeu in the hands of the 'sprip' and
'.bat aoconntsfor the non appearance
jf the Pooomoke Items.
Mias Prodie Jones who has been
waiting in this community has remrned
her home near Creednore.
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Miss Corriune Holmes has been
'isiting relatives near Creedmpre.
*W. J. Jotaes recently lost a good
nule.
H. 6. Holmes attended court in
Henderson last week.
Wesley Holmes, of .Creedmore,
s spending sometime at his father's
D. F. Holmes.
Mrs. Mary Catos, Misses Annie
Ulifton and Ethel Holmes spent
iaturday night in this community.
' Dim.
[We were very eorry to learn of
he illt^M of Druse, and are truly
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glad to know that she ia sufficiently
recovered to resume her oorrsspon
denoe, aa Pooomoka items are enjoyed
by all. Hay your recovery Be
speedy.?Editor.]
Seven Paths ItemsThe
farmers are now beginning to .
get to work in earnest. ? '-ju
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Oar people around the "Paths"
are wide awake, and will be on the
watch for the "comet."
The school work at the "Paths"'"
now begins . to look hopefal. A
building committee has been appointed
and ere long the nng of the
hammer and saw will be beard in
our midst, aa the workmen prooeed
to buil4 for nrf a nioe Aoademy. The
people in the new diatriot have been ?
very liberal ia their giving to help
build the academy.. Let us all pull
together and watch the sohool at .
Seven Paths come to the front.
It is with sorrow that we report
Bro. Arthur Strickland as being
critically itl ? baring measles and ?-? ^
pneumonia. / /
Bro. W. H. Spivey is reported as v _
saying that he just can't and won't plow.
He has (ailed to gel a labor- ' i
er for this purpose, so it is with interest
that we shall watoh for Mr.
Spirey'a plowing to begin.
As the small-pox is about played
out in this community, we* hope to
see oar Sunday School at Cypress
Chapel take on new life.
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New Hope ItemsWith
the coming of spring our
community has-'taken on new Jife.
,Every farmer ie ousy plowing and
planning'his farm work for the com
ing season. And with the planning
ftf farm uie oru "l"" 4
.. u>u OIDU (iHUlUlUg H IOWQ.
Already we hear of four dry good*
and grooery stores and a drug store.
We are expecting the railroad
through here soon and we already
have a phone route from Spring
Hope to Youngsville udder way.
n CJupid is playing its part here as
well as elsewhere. Mr. Paul Jones
and Miss Helen Pierce were married
-some-time ago by"Squiro"King who, ?;?
although sick in bed, performed the
ceremony and the happy couple left
for Raleigh. The future home of ?
the newly married couple will be at
Wakefield of which place Mr. Jones _
is a very suooessfhl and prominent
saw' mill man. The bride is the
beautiful and popular daughter of
M r. Daniel Pierce, of near here.
May their lives be long and happy.
Miss Hattie Floyd is visiting Miss X.
Eugenia Harris at Royal.
Miss Mamie Temples, of Zebulon,
| haa returned to her home after an
expended visit to ber uncle," A. W. H.
Arnold.
We keep hearing rumors that we
will lose one of our brightest young
men. He thinks of making hid future
home in ".Arkansas."-. . ' : ' *
J. B. King, has been very sick for
several weeka.. We miss him in our ? ?.
Sabbath Sohool work and truly hope
he will reoover very speedily. >
Misses Lillian and ' Pearle G upton
opuv oaturciay and Sunday with -- - '
their parents at Wakefield; ' . '
Johnson Baker who has been confined
to hia room for ee veral d ays with
LaGrippe, la out again and says ho ?-jfeels
as well as ever. We are delighted
to see him and hear his jolly
laugh.
Supt. K. B. White passed through
last Tuesday afternoon' on his way ^ ^
to Bunn, where he was to lecture in
the evening. , '
Mrs. John TCdworda ?? 1
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viiiting friends and relatives in- ''
Wake Forest, returned Thursday.
Rev. P. T. Klapp filled his regular
appointme.it at New Hope last .'
Sunday.
Miss Tana Floyd spent Sunday at
the home of C. C. Pippin, of Bonn,
accompanied by Pink Williams.
J. A. Hodges was a visitor in oar
oommanity Sunday. .