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A. pfjOHNoON, EDITOR AND HA
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FRANKUN SUP'R GOURTI
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CONVBNBD ON MONDAY AF- '
TERNOON.
Criminal Small, Oom Dieted
Wednesday?No Cases !
of Importance ? Report of 1
, Grand Jury.
The spring term of Franklin Superior
court convened here on Hon.
day afternoon with Hon. O. H.
(iuion, of Newberne, Ji^lge proaid
mg. Solieitor 0. C. Daniels woo
present and defendod tho in-V
terest of tho State in hio usual eapa*
- fcle manner. He has manr friends
lire who are always glad to see him
id their-inidstV ? ?
Judge Onion has made many
-strong admirers during his stay here
*>- and our people all aeom to be ef one
accord in the expression that it is a
pity for the Superior court of the
' ?>tate to lose sueh men as him froth
the benoh. Judge Gaion's charge
to the jury was a clear able preset
tatiorv ef their duty tdldin a Terr
strong and effeotive way, after
which the following were swere in
as grand jqrors: . "
It. G J. W.
^^XaHntfSOTHal Mann, W. C. Fuller,
J.. A. Clarke, W. H. Stallings,
W. O. Minor, J. J. Holden, C. W.
Perry, t. R. Mitchiner, E. E. Marshall,
-R. H. Griffin, O. C. Ayesooe,
J. R. Pace, S. R. Perry, P. M. Bennett,
0. F. Faulkner, G. W. Eares.
W. O. Stone was made officer to
* grand jnry. -\__
The State dooket was then taken
up and.tricd or otherwise disposed
of as follows:
Stste ts Cato Perry, crap shooting
judgement absolute in soifa.
, State va Cato Perry, nol proa .with
# leave.
State and Sallie Kearpey ts Jame*
' Williams, judgment suspended upon
payment of costs. . '
State va Charlie Harris, talse pre,
tense,' continued on account ef email
pot.
Stste va Jack Green 1 and r, nol
pros with leave.
State vs Wiley Davis, a d w, capias
and continued. -1 s;
State va Wiley Davis, e e w, eontinued.
State ys J. T. Holden, contineed
tiy consent, defendant to give bond.
jl 1. State vs Charlie PrWett, assault,
guilty, fined #10 and oests.. The defendant
was also required to give
bond for his appsarance at court
from day to dayawaiting farther direction*
ofthe court.
State vs Boss Harris, forcible trespass,
pleads guilty, judgment suss,
peuded upon payment of costs and
r-V^ jail fess.
Stats vs W'll Tanner and Lsnnie
Harris, failure to list taxes, bill
is Nyaived by attorney and plead guilty,
judgment suspended upon the
payment "of taxes and the coat sf
y case.
State L vs ^erry Alston and Herman
Alston, ^ d w, defendants
pleads guilty, fined $5.00 end costs.
State vs Robert Timberlake and
j, and Alsey Timberlske," a d w, not
gnilty.
. State and T. li. Hsswell ts Na.
thaniel Perry, not guilty. " w
State vs J. S. Baker disposing of
mnrtoaued DroDcrlv. uuiltT.
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? State vs-Willie Mriekland 1 and r,
plead guilty, judgment atwpeadad
upon payment of coats.
Ki. State va Nat Ayeeoue and Tern
Lasaister, simple asaault, defendants
plead guilty, fined $25 each and
f odata. - ,
State va Robert Rodwell, 1 and r
, plead guilty.
State va Willie. Taylor, 1 and r,
K j " , defendant diaeb.irged.
State va Jamei Harris, Dave Mann
h *"' rHiariia MhlehalJ, a d w, pleada
guilty, fned 110 each and oaeta..
*' ? State va Joe Rnffln, a tk_w, and
now, guilty as te o o w, not guilty
?a to a d w, jedgmeat fear jntmths
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RAN
NAGER
in jail, ? mmlwtenera to bit* oat
Stat# re "Walter May, Bud Green
mil Ttmmaa Jaokeen, aaaaalt, eontinned
tor defendant
late Charlie and Cite Privett,
f and a, not gatlty.
SUM w E. L. Wiualuu a d w, delendant
pleada guilty of pimple aa ault,
judgment that defendant pay
W- M. Miner tbe earn of (5.00, and
aeeta.
State ra Erneet Rhodea, eontin
ued.
State re Relna Wheeler, diapoeing
of mortgaged property, guilty, judgment
suapended apen the payiueat
ot (25.88 and intereat to proaecutor,
and coata. '. , ^'
State ra Hoary Maooa, o e w, not
guilty. .
?State va Richard Gueaa and John
Henry Johnaon, eapiaa and?eentihuad.
State ra Nathaniel Alaton, aeduetion,
judgment ui goi fa and capiaa.
State ra C. W. Conway, nol pres.
Sute ra B. C. Higgina, continued.
roe criminal docket wu completed
early Wednesday af teruoonaed
court adjeurned^iuHtt Thursday,
moraing-wfienthe civil docket waa
takea up. .,
bbpobt of urakd j?bt.
On Thuraday morning tbe Grand
Jirr presented tbe following report
after whioh they were discharged
with tbe thaaka of'the court:
To Hok. 0. H. Gciow, Jvduu
PnaaiDiBo:
We tha Grand Jury for eaid term
of Franklin Superior Coart reapeetfuily
Beg leave to submit the following
report. ^ - I
Wo hare paaaejl Via all hilla that
bare beea given ua in charge, and
attended to all ether naattera that
have come to our knowledge.
We have examined the home for
the aged and infiian and .find, the
aame in exoellent conditions, tbe inma'es
properly and well oared for.
We have viaited tha enemy jail in
a body and find the'eame in fair
condition.
We have viaited the officea of the
several couetr offieera and fined
them well kept and tha racerda in'
good shapa.
W? recommend that a Urge safe
he purchaaed far tbe Clerk af the
Court, aa the present one is inadequate
to hold the ' booka necessary
to be kept .in satne^and insufficient to
keep tha valuable papers which re
quire BUIO seeping.
Itespectfullv Submitted,
I'.? R. G. VViirx, Foreman,
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New Postmaster
On Thursday of last week Miss
Mary Yarborough received her appeiotmsnt
? Postmaster fof~Xouia
burg and entered upon her dutiea on
Friday {Darning. Mils Yarberough
is one ef Louiaburg'i most capable
ladies and we feel safe in saying that
after learning the work, she will give
general Satisfaction. 'Mr. E. F. Yarborough,
who has been assisting the
late postmaster, Mr. R, R. Hprria,
has been appointed assistant postmaster
and with his knowledge ef
the work, is in a position to serve
the people ef Louisbarg and vicinity
inevery capacity oo no so ted with the
Poatoffice. ?
Miss Yarborough sneoeedg Mrs.
K. R. Harris whe has been soting
poetmaster since the death of her
t^neband -in_ October, 1009. Mr*.
Harris and her batband, hath have
given the people of this community
very efficient service wbioh has been
| appreciated by all.
Fir* at Depot
The tire alarm was sounded yeaterday
morning about 8:46 and it
was sawn learned that ft* trouble
was at tha depot. The fire department
answers! tha eall pronaply and
ware eeon. on theeeea*. The Ere did
no special damage as it viu diieovsred
in time and was seea put
ant.
unrnHniW ' CP BMFJ>." "
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THE COTTHTY, THE
LOUI8B0RG. 1b C.. FRIDAY
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TIDE OVERTURNS T'
REPUBLICANISM. <
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STARTLING RBSULT OF NBW
TOftft BLBOTIOM. \
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James S- Havens, a Democrat i
Elected Over Geo- W Aid- <
ridge for (.ongress la a District
In New York That Has
Been a Rock Ribbed Republican
One For Twenty YearsVoder
lbe above Heading the '
News-Observer of April 20th has
the following article ie regard to the 1
large Democratic victory iu New
York:
' Rochester, N. T., April 19^- '
- Mors thah 16,000 voters?of -Monroe
county changed from the Republican
to the Democratic column today and
elected the first Democratic Congressman
that has represented the
Thirty-Second District in twenty
years. James S. Havens^aJiemtP""
crat runningjaua-tortlT^eforni platJiHwrdefeatsdGev.
W. Aldridge for
a soore ef years the ruler of the
county Republican organization, by
5,#00 votea. ;
Monroe county, whioh oempneea
the Thirty-Second Congreeaional District,
is normally Republican - by
about 6,000. Jamea B. Berkiss,
whose death in the middle of his
third ooogreasioaal term necessitated
a speuial electieii today, carried the
distriot in 1908 by 10,167 vetes. _
Havens had arrayed against him
ons ef the strongest politioial erganizatiena
in the State. Yet in a campaign
lasting bat 17 dsya, and with
hastily constructed machinery, bo accomplished
una of tb? most remarkabla
overtures in political history.
Tba reaalt of tod ayb electios takri
it* place beside the Demoratic victory
iu the Fourteenth MaamcbuSettes
Diitrict, where Eugene *Nr
Fees was-senTte Congress from a
district supposed to be aa rock-rib- j
bed Republican .aa this ene.
Bum High School Commencement
Exercises. i
The eommeuceittent eietcisee of
Bunn High School will take plaee
Wednesday night and Thuraday,
April 27th and 28th.
The main day of the commence uewt
ia an annual gala day far the
people of Bunn and the surrounding
community, and everybody ia looklug
forward to it with special inter eat
this year. Dinner ' is" always
aorved on the ground aad people
come from far and near.
Aa the school at Bonn ia the only
State High School in tbe county the
people in general will be glad to
know that it has boan successful
past year. The people of Buan are
hit hly^deased with the management
of Prof, Martiu and his excellent assistants.
An interesting programme has
been arranged tor commencement,
tbe chief featured of wbieh is the annual
literary address by President
William Louis t 'oteat, of Wake For- |
est College; Thursday, at eleven
o'clock. > Wednesday night will he
devoted to the primary and interne
diate grades in charge of Misses
Cheatham and gilder. Thursdaywill
be devoted to the High School
and music department, an dioellont
musical programme having been arranged
by Miaa Peole, iustruotor in
music. Thursday afternoon there
will be a recitation oenteat, by six
yodng ladies of the high school department,
in. which a medal will be
qwarded fer the best recitation, added.,
to this will be the eddrees of Dr.
Potest at eleven o'otock.
A draue will be presented Thursday
night by ieoal talent. A small
admnelen fee will be oharged, < *>*
preoeede to a? tor the benefit ef the
ebhooT. TKi pftj * tattled,
"Among the Bletobere" e drama in
tW? ante.
While Tharaday night ia not eon00
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STATE, THE UNION.
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lifleiad a p?rt.of the e*<nmenoemeoi
jroper, still it it expected th It mod
>f th* arowd will stay over for tb<
jlay. -?
All in sllrtbe oommtutnut thii
fear is expected to be the beet evei
Held et Riiqd. The noblio in saner
>1 is invited to spend a pleasant da;
it Bunn, hear Dr. Peteat, and see
town in the' staking.
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College NotesA
public game ef basket ball ha
been announced for Monday after
soon, May '2nd, between the Jabber
woi and Boomeranga. Anotbe
game will be played later betweai
the Scouts and the Regalaia.
"Miss Sallia Allan, of Ridgewat
pent several days at the calfag
Sis week. 'T
today, to take the catalogue fer 190
-191# to Edwards aad Broughtoc
It will be unusually attr*ctivtr"{K]
year beciuja?it?wtTTmjntaia cats o
thClfamerial Building. .
Much anxiety was manifested b
students and teachers on Monda
morning when a. telephone messag
announced that the launches on th
river were in danger ot being sarri*
sea-.ward. Dr. Fleming otaia prompt
ly te the raseua, however, and th
brave little erafts' were soon aafel
moored.
No event has avpr taken plaoa t
the history of the town of tae
vital interest to tba Colleges aa tba
being arranged far Wednesday at
tarnaaa, May ISth?the laying c
the earner atana of the now Memorii
Building. ....
Many will coma from the east aa
the west to he preaent on that ec
aasien. Farmer students of lb
Male Academy will also be preaen
The college il to be congratulate
on the personnel of her commenct
uient speaker*. Rev: G. B. Strioli
ler, af the Union Theological lint
tula, Richmond, Ya., will preach th
JJjiccalaureate sermon on May 12a<
f)r. Strickler ia an intereatiag apeak
er and a man of much personal mag
netiam. Rev. W. B. North, of th
North Carolina Conference, "?i
preach the Y.' Yf, C, A. aei
mon on Sunday evening at 8:8<
The Literary Address will he deln
ered on Wednesday morning oy Di
Edwia Potent, President of Furma
University. Other featurea of Coir
ruencement are the Alumnae Bat
quet on Monday evening, ^lay 23r<
Class Day ezerciaea at It o'olocl
Tuesday morning; Exercises at th
Opera House oa Tuesday evenin
by the school of Exprassien; and th
Grand Concert on Wednesdny evei
ing.
At Opera House,
The management at the?Opei
House here have had a pretty gee
Company with tbam during the pai
week. They are giving an entertaii
ment each night,composed of iuov
ing pictures, vaudeville and drama t:
work, to fairly good size a.udienoe
The show seems to have given gee
era) satisfaction and will be isoi
tinned tonight and Saturday night.
, Seven Paths.
ji. Probably the heaviest rain thi
has fallen in this section in inaa
years fell on last Sunday. Th
land "was washed in gulleys and ea
ly planted corn a ad col ton wei
greatly damaged. About sixty fe<
of the dam to C. M- Vanghan's fil
pood waa washed away thereh
turning looee Jne pond. He had
well stocked with tish and hia loi
will be bard to estimate.
While working the roads nei
here on last Thursday a number <
the orowd found some oidei an
bonze and proceeded to enjoy i
Hewever seme ef the number got
little toe much and at a result twe n
greet were severly hart end one i
jail. Oee of the negroee, Bam Cor
who was Struck over the head wit
an ^t, is not expected to reeever.
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M-the awmiic people ?
' .THEIR MOVEMENTS IN~ ANJ) ?
, OUT OF TOWN. ? M
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. Those Who Hove Visited^ Louts- u
r bury the Past Week?Those
> Who Hare Gone Elsewhere ?
for Business or Pleasure. N
T. T. Hioks, of Henderson, was in e<
town this week. T
, Mr. P. G. Surge##, ef Middlebarg, h
. was iu town Tuesday. ri
. E. W. Edwards, of Norfolk, was n
r in town litis week. "
' Mr. J. I. Gillie, of Norfolk, Vs.,
was in town the past week. '
H. M. 8toTall returned Saturday j,
' from a visit to bis people at Stovall. j
^ J. N. Davis left Monday night far t
?1 kajetgtrtcrbe preseul at the tanCrsTlTi
" of hiaaieiar^? ? i
J" 5T0- High went to Raleigh WedC
neaday to take Miaa Pipkiua to tha insane
aayluna. j,
y . M. Waahingten returatd Tuea- ti
j day from a riait to bia people in a
e Granrille county. v a
Mra. T. W. Bickett left Wednea- h
A day for Raleigh to attead the funer- *
t- al of Miaa Lmla Daria. '
* lira. J. L. Raid and little daugh- ''
y ter, Hazel, of Kittroll,* are riaiting "
bar people in tewn. ^
? Meaara. F. 8. Spruill and' "p. H. *'
Racy, of Rocky Moant, are in atten- ^
" dance at ooart thia week. ' '
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^ lira. R. B. Beaaley and little
daughter, lintb, came over Saturday
from Apex to riait her people.
4 Miaeee Susia and Brneatine Haraa n
went to Raleigh Wedueedar to at- o
# toad the St. Marya AnniveraarT. it
t. Mr. J. L. Tate, Manager of the "
d Tate Maahinery and Supply Co., of
y Littleten, waa in town , Wedneaday.
l~ Mr. R. t. Allakrook, of Tarboro, 0
and who ia a candidate far Solicitor '
- of thia lietriet, wee ie?tewn thia ?
? week. . - E
Mr. R. A. P. Cooley, of Naahrille,
>" and who ia a candidate tor Solicitor f
~ ot this diitriot, wis in town tiie
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waek shaking hands with kit biut
r* friends.
J. A. Turner^ left ysaterday. for
Raleigh to attend a meeting of the
Executive Committee of the North
Carolina Firomene Fire Insurance
Company which was held tliera vesterday.
^ -e-.
e Jonas-litchmer
The editor aoknowledgea the receipt
ef the following invitation: 1
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Mitcbiaer
request the honor ot your presence
at the Marriage of their daughter
Kola Elizabeth te Mr. William Goodwin
Jones en Wednesday morning
*" the twenty-seventh of Aprll nineteen
^ hundred end ten at aleven o'clock at
their residence Franklinten, Nerth
Carolina.
io . To Build. ;
We wera informed yesterday that
) Measts. D. C. sad It. H. Strickland
woald begin the erection of two nice
brick Store rooms on the lets now
ocoupied by the two weeden buildit
ings joat below the dispeesarv build7
ieg on Naeli street about May 1st.
le It is their intention to have these
r- buildings ready "for occepancy by
* August 1st.
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Miss Luis Davis DeadFriends
et Cspt. and Mrs. T. W.
H Davis will be grieved this morning
to learn of the death bt their daughir
ter, Miss Lnla Yarbbrengh} Davis,
,7 which ooourred last night at half
4 past nine o'clock. Mis# Davis was ia
t her twenty-second year and had
? been in poor health for somels
time, _ bat for the past few f
Han hsr MAnfliiinB hsos nritinal
, Miss Davis is sarvived by her parh
enta, five brothers: Messrs John
Davis, of Looisbarg, Kim Davis,, ot
Coldaboro; William Davis, of Saath t
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BSCRIPTION fl.OO PEE YEAR
j- NUMBER 9
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irolins; A. H. Davis, of the United
., ef Winston-Salem; and four liars,
Mr*. Eiwia Holt, of Barlingten;
r?. R. S. Plammer, of Philadelphia;
ro. La Ho j Jackson, of Apex, and
iiaa Psaelops Davis, af Raleigh.
Tlia anaeaaoemaat ol the tenerat
hioh will be conducted by Rer. II.
I. North, of Ed en ton Street, Medial
church, will be made later.
'he sarviving brothers and aiaters
ave been telegraphed and the armgeaaents
fer the fuaeral witi-be
lade when it is learned when they
ill arrive.?News-Observer.
Bheep LostL.
J. Wilder informs us that he
ost 87 head ef nice sheep
ay caused by_tlm_wTerflewot Tar
ivee-ever hie pasture and drowning
hem. ? - :.
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A Narrow Escape- .
On Sunday evening while returnig
home from a drive in the connry
to see his people Mr. D. O. Alton
came near leeing his life. On
ccount of the heavy rain the credit
ad all beeome greatly enlarged and
'heu reaching Sapdy Creek Mr.
uaton, not knowing the depth of
le jvater drove in when the etream
as eo strong thtt it took him, horse
uggy and all down. Mr. Alalen
neeeeded in catching a bush and
iving himself but the horse was
rewned.
Castalia Items1
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We regret to note the eerioua illest
of Mr. Joe Wheless, one of our
ldeat and most'highly esteemed cit- i^xp
tent, at hit heme near town. W e
rust he asay toen be rtatored agiin.
Red Oak and Castalia High
iehools plsy?J_-?w interesting game
f ball here Saturday. The playing
in both aides was geed, and as our
loys ueually have an eye for busileaa,
war# the easy winners.
Our faculty are doing all in their
lower to make the approaching .
mencement fatly equal to former
cessions. The aloaing exercises ?
rill be held on the 36th and 27th, of
ipril. Hon. J. W. Bailey, of Raligh
, has been invited and will deiver
the literary address on the 27.
Is is ene of the States foremost ortois.
and a rich treat is in store for
H^j-fcho attend.
S. J. Bartholomew, *he is behind
he mevement and has contracted 1
sr the brick, says by earley tall we
rill have a nice buildiog for a bankng
enterprise here. The el alt is in
ight and the subscribed capital
tock of 115,000 will be paid in to
?egin with. /
Ptof. Oscar Creech has b?en ap.mntttd
censes enumeiatjr for this
ewnship, and begun 'work on the
6th. ' .r.
Miss Annie Teokle, who is Milliisr
for S. J Bartholomew this seaon,
is very popular and is an ex- l.
lert in her line of art.
S. J. Bartholomew and C. L. ?ilk .
lost, made a business trip to your
own Monday.
FereST fire*, which have been ?J?
sigiling in these parte for some
lays, have dene much damage, and
he different concerns who have
arge timber interests are the heavy
oossrs.
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Spring is here again in all its ^
;lery and grandeur; the trees are
loaning their snmaaer attire;the song
>irds are filing the air with' entrusting
melodies of mating love,
he hasbandman is inspired with
tew life and ths planters voioe is
isard in eyety Book and aoraer.
Plain Tew.
[The above iteeis were intended
or last week's issae but were reosiv4
tab late]?Kditob
?Don't forget to pay
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