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A. P. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND 1
VOL. XL.
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ROCK RIBBE
MAINE GOES
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BV^ AN OVERW1
Democratic Governor, I
Out of Four Congressti
Has. Been a Republii
Thirty Years
The Democratic Year
The Whole World is Cominj
to
The Great Principles
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Andrew Jackson and Thomas
Jefferson.
Equal Rights to All
and '
Special Privileges to Non<
We take the following Assoeiati
Pre>-8 dispatch from Wednesday
News and Observer:
Portland, Me., Sept. 13?Cotnple
returns for the vote for Senators at
Representatives in the State electa
yesterday gave the Democrats su
stantial majorities in both branch
of the Maine Legislature, which
the beginning of the new year, w
elect a U. Sr Senator to succeed E
cene Hale, Secretary of State, Sta
Treasurer, Attorney General ai
Commissioner of Agriculture.
According to the unofficial cot
pltte returns the Legislature w
have a Democratic majority of 36
joint ballot. The Senate will oo
eist ot il Democrats and 10 Repu
licans, while the House will have 1
Democrats and 64 Republican met
t bers.
The last Legislature oonsisted
122 Republicans and 60 Democral
the Republicans having a majority
15 in the Senate and 47 in tl
House.
Practically complete returns t
night on the vote of. the. State f
Governor gave Col. Frederick \
Plaisted, Democrat, 78,644, anfl Go
Bert M. Fernald, RepubHcafi, 64,9:
a plurality for Col. Plaisted of ?
TOO ae. nnmnut a C O AC
I > ? oo a piuitunv ill 0,UV
fur Governor,WmX Cobb, Repul
lican, footgears ago.
The total vote of the two leadii
partiis 'yesterday wis 138,556. Foi
years ago it was 130,790.
Doubt still existed tonight retart
ing the Fourth ..Congressional Dm
trict, Congressman Frank E. Gueri
sey, Dover, the Republican cand
date, and Geo. M. Hanson, of Calai
. Democratic, eaoh claiming victor
by a small plurality. In the Fin
District Asher O. Hines, Republioai
is elected by a plurality of aboil
seven hundred over Wm. H. Per
nell, Democrat, and will ocoupy th
seat in Congress once held b
Thoruas B. Reed.. The second an
Third districts will have Demoorati
Congressmen as was shown by th
returns last night, D. J. McGillicud
dv, of Lewiston, succeeding Cor
gressman John P. Swasey, Reput
lican, in the district which Nelso:
Dingley, of Dingley tariff fame, foi
merlv represented, white Samuel \V
Gould, of Skowhygao, will be sue
cesser to Congressman Ed wan
Burleigh, Republican, who has rep
rpscnt?<nTie Third District for ttt
last eighteen years.
Side Walk Improvements
\Ve are informed that the most o
the side walks between Spring ani
Church streets and Franklin stree
and the River bridge' will be pave<
- Jn the next-few-weeks. Iha work J
now going on in front of F. N. am
R. Z. Egerton, G. W. Fold's and 1
P. Hicks building on Nash street
We sinoerely hope those who havi
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f DEMOCRATIC
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iELMING MAJORITY
Jnited States Senator, Tw
lien- Elected in Maine, Whic
:an Stronghold For Ove
not already agreed to this movetnei
may joiu lianda with those who hai
r - and let's have good- side walks,
would be a good idea for the Count
Commissioners to have the sic
Walks around the. court house pave
I also and to have walks made in tl
. 'same manner to the court house. Li
those who wish to see the town ?
forward get busy And help th
movement.
Pollholders Appointed
The Franklin County Board i
"" Election, composed of F. W.Whole;
I. H. Kearney and Geo. T. Whital
'd er, met in regular session in tlj
v courthouse on the first Monday i
September. F. W. Wheless wa
1(* dented chairman and Geo. T- Whil
aker, secretary. Tl>e board pre
k" ceeded to appoint the following rei
08 istrars and pollholders for the N(
Rt vember election, the first named i
each township being the registrar
u" Donas?W. H. Williatno, C. 1
te Mullen, C. T. Cheaves.
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Harris?J. J. Young, J. B. Kim
, J. T. Mann.
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ill | Youngsville?John Winston, S. ]
jn Pearce, B. G. Mitchell.
n- Franklinlari?E. W. Morris, B. J
b- White, A. O. Perry.
Hayesville?A. A. Mertlin, W. i
n- Hayes, B. R. Eaves.
Sandy Creek?E. M. Guptoi
H. D. Egerton, Thos. D. Farrerv
,s' Gold Mine?A. D. Williams, J
0 B. West, John W. Radford,
ae
^ Cedar Rotsk ?-"P. W. Stokes, Gra
0_ R. Kiiig, S. A. Jones, i
or Cypress Creek?W. H. Delbridg
p. W. FT Gay, William Alford.
v. Louisburg?A. W. Person M. 1
L2 Clifton, W. H.JYarborough, Jr.
)>- After appointing the pollholdei
K and registrars the board adjourns
b- to meet again at 11 'o'clock, a. m
October 2nd, 1910.
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lrl Little Rebecca Burt Dead.
Little Rebecca Johnson, daughte
of Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Bnrt, died i
their residence on Chnrch street Fr
J* day morning. She was only nin
years olfl, and with the sweet dif
s' position she had was a lovable littl
7 girl. Her remains were interred ii
st the cemetery here Saturday morning
'? Rev. R. W. Bailey conducting th
services. The pall bearers were M
S. Clifton, C. B. Chedtham, G. R
16 ScOggin, J. B. Yarborough, Ivy A1
y lea, J. L. Palmer. J
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The floral tribute was profuse am
0 beautiful. The bereaved parent
0 have the sympathy of. the entir
" community.
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>- In Memoriam.
n At sir o'clock on the morning o
'* Sept. 9th, the spirit ot Rebecca John
ston Burt received the summons ti
come up higher, and the gentli
d little sufferer went to be with Hin
* who said "Suffer little children ti
6 come unto me."
During her short life of nine yeafi
her bright face has been a source o
f inspiration to all who knew her
J Though never strong enough to par
it ticipate in the games of other obil
1 dren she never fretted nor complain
e ed but looked on with Intereet anc
J pleasure, and her sweet oomplianoc
,. with the wishee of her parents reminded
those about her of the briel
e commentary en (he early life the
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THE OOUHTT, THE
1X)UI$BUBG. N. C.. FRIDAY
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J Babe of Bethlehem who wu in ell
" things subject unto his parents.
Her brilliant mm3. made teaching
her a pleasure but also made it necessary
to limit her hours with her
books. Because she was delicate-she
was never allowed tt> be exposed to
I any of the contagious diseases common
to ohildren and thus avoiding
? thuse ills she seemed to grew strong Q
er as she grew older. Her very
deoideil improvement this summer
h gave rise to the hope that she would
eventually grow strong but God ordained
otherwise. And lie who
cages' for His ohildren more tenderly
than earthly parents took- her to
Himself in that city to whioh "They
^ shall bring the glory and the honor
j ot the nations?and the streets of
the city shall be full of boys and
' girls playing in the streets thereof."
j The casket, the beautiful and varied
floral designs?-all white?and
the early hour of the funeral all
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seemed typical of the life just closed
'? as well as that jifet beginning. Many
are saddened by her death but. all
who knew her are| infinitely richer
because she. lived.
Among those out.of town who at
tended the funeral were: Mr. and
98 Mrs. John Alston of Warrenton,
[" Mr. Weldon Davis, Mrs. Joseph
le Hunter and Mrs. Arrjngton of Arn
cola. ,
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'' Attempted Change of Issue.
The Republcan campaign text
book for the present congressional
I campaign tries to change the para*
mount tariff issue to the. general re'
cord of the Republican party during
' tie 61st Congress and sinoe the
close of the civil war. As the yogi
ters haye determined that the enormous
increase in the cost of living is
E. the real issue with tbem, and gen.
* erally believe that Republican legis\/
lation has produced high prices; ^he
attempted change of issues is not to
H be wondered at. Not that the campaign
book makers, promise to further
reform the tariff, exoept as far
' as the letter of the President explains
hia plan for piecemeal revis
ion of some of the schedules, for
the Aldrich-Payne tariff law is apy
proved as "the best tariff law ever
enacted by the Republican party."
e> What the Republicans will have
to explain on the stump, is the lack
3. of legislation that would have reduced
high prices, ana the fact that
a standpatters, Aldricb, Cannon,
<j Sherman, and those who voted with
them, are conducting the campaign,
and that not one insurgent Republi1
can who voted to reduce the tariff
law has been called to take part in
r the campaign.
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' List of Letters.
8 Remaininig in the Franklin ton P
O., uncalled for:
E- J. Bailey Rev_Mr. Cook; Harn
ry Davis; Jesse Jardon; Elnora John'
son; Mary E. l.ittlejohn; Robert
8 Morrav; Francis T. Smith; Chas. M.
Smith - Ressie Watkins.
" "When calling for any ot the above
letters, say you saw them advertised.
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0 Hurrah Tor SevenpathsAn
ehotion waa held?at Sevenpaths
on last Tuesday, September 6,
for tbe purpose of voting a special
' school tax. The good people turn
ed out early and voted a majority
3 by nine o'clock, after which the in9
terest slacked, however they contin1
ued to vote nntil the olose of the
} polls. When the judges had finished
the count it was stated that out
f df'84 registered votes, 54 were cast
f for the special tax, 28 against and 7
. failed to vote, leaving a majority of
12 in favor of the special tax. This
means a good deal to the people of
this distriot and especially to the
1 vounflr hov? on/I ?W? ?u- 1 -
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> been deprived of the education thev 1
vill now be enabled lor'get. From ^
f communication from that section ?
i we quotet^fWp know we are hard t
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STATE, THE UNION,
r. SEPTEMBER 16. 1910.
customers and look that way to oth- 1
er people,but we believe we can
ooovinoe the people of North Carolina
and Franklin county we believe
in good churches and old time religion,
good schools and better education,
good?roads, better and easier 1
traveling.
The Real Tariff Issue.
The consuming public can care
but little about President Taft's '
Board and what it discovers either v
abroad or here. The members of
the Board are, no doubt, having the j
best time fti their lives and living in
luxury at the best hotels in the capitals
of foreign nations with Uncle
Sam as the liberal paymaster. What
the American people would like to v
know.is, w;bether or jiot there is
any prospect of a decrease in the 8
present high cost of living. Since v
the "best tariff bill" was passed in
Angust 1909, prices have considers-11
bly advanced on many articles whioh j v
makes the purchasing price ot the j
dollar less than it . was under the I r
Dingley law. j,
What the voters have to decide
when they vote for candidates for j
the National House of Represents- j,
tives and for state representatives
who will elect United States Sena- j
tors is, which party candidate will j
vote for real tariff revision? Tha
Republican politicians, even the in. .
surgents, declare that they are wedden
to the protective policy, which
artificially adds to the price of nearly
all we buy because it prevents ^
competition from abroad. The boaat- n
ed home competition between mannfacluier
has nearly vanished in con- 1
sequence of the tariff-fostered com- a
bines and trusts, which, it is evident,
are banded together in restraint of 1
a l_
li autr. I ]
The Democrats are pledged to
reduce the tariff to the revenue pro-1 ?
ducing point, which, while it will ^
not perhaps be low enough to great- f
ly increase imports, force the manufacturers
and the trusts and com- ^
bines to reduce the prioe of their ^
products for iear of losing part of
their trade to foreign competitors.
These two propositions afe the whole
tariff issue as far as the American ^
consumer is concerned, unless he ^
wants to go into the details of the ^
tariff tax on the 4000 articles, more
or less, which is. such a complicated ^
matter that even the experts disagree
upon it.
If the voters of the United States
had not for so many years submitted
to be plundered by the Republican
tariff, each higher than the former h
law, one wonld think th^t jt would ^
be a certainty how they will vote on 11
this paramount issue. But the par- ?
tisa" spirit of the Republicans is ^
weakening under the insurgents ^
blows and the time for real reform ^
seems surely at handy and confidence *
in- Democratic policies is growing Cl
apace- al
BSSBSWH1 ' ir
Big Barbecue. A
A big barbecue was given at the H
home of J. M. Nowell pn September J.
3rd, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Ji
Martha J. Nowell, ei.:hty-eighth B
birth' day. The crowd begaU to ar- A
rive about Dine o'clock and soon the B
yard was full of little ones who bused
themselves in many games, while
die older ones were in the house
naking things merry for the guest
jf honor, who ftora her appearance, ila
>nt would hardly think was over mi
ifty. H
Dinner wae nerved about 12 8p
)'clock and the table was laden with
tice ptg, chicken, cake and many
ither good and tasteful eatables,
vhich the party thoroughly enjoyed. 'al
The lemonade that Was served was Ce
he only finishing touoh that could rjc
laye been added not to over do it,
ind none enjoyed it more than
j > ol'
grand.na. 1
Just before the crowd begun to
eave in the afternoon 'grandma' was
mtertamed by a vocal treat, after er<
vhich they bade her goodbye with Cc
nany mere birth days equally as
ileaeant as this one. There' was
.bout sixty-seven present to enjoy, he
occasion. ' Di
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HEIR MOVEMENTS N IN AND
v OUT OF
hose Who Have Visited Louisburg
the Past Week?Those
Who Have Gone Elsewhere
for Businessor PleasureMrs.
W. B. Greene, of Weldon, is
isiting in Louisburg.
Mrs. Mary Love of South Hill Va-,
i visiting Mrs. Dora Jackson.
B. H. Perry, of Henderson, was a
isitor to Looisburg the past week.
J. E. Thomas returned the past
reek from a visit to R >cky Mount.
Maj. J. B. Tho.nas, of Apex, spent
everal days in Louisburg tjpe past
reek. ,. .
M. F. Houek paid Sanford and
lenderson business trips tile past
reek. ?
-M. K. Pleasants and wife, of Mtlon.
S. C., are visiting his people
lere.
J. 0. Joyner, of Blount's Ferry,
ria., is visiting bis people near Louisnrg,
Dr. A. B. Hawkins and wife, of
laleigh, are visiting, at Mr. W. M.
laileys.
Mrs. Peyton Uzzell, of Raleigh,
l visiting friends and relatives in
nd near town.
Albert T. Clifton and wife, ot WaQO
"exas, are visiting relatives in and
ear town.
E. F. Tbomas left Wednesday for
luie's Creek, where lie will attend
obool tbis session.
Mrs. ICate Williams and son, of
Varrenton, visited her daughter, Mrs.
j. E. Sooggin the past week.
Mi C. Pleasants and wife left Monday
for New York, where they will
turchase a nice line of imported chins
or his store here.
M. Levine, of Raleigh, Assistant
'assenger Agent of the Seaboard Air
,inu iron ln T oninki,?~ T1- ?3
-."v, ??? ?i uvMiDuuif^ xueBuay au.ertising
a big excursion to Jacksonille
and Tampa, Fla.
Mesdames F. B. McKinne, R. W.
lailey and D. T. Smithwicl^ and
angliter Helen, returned Monday
rom Hanks Chapel where they atsnded
a meeting of the Missionary
inference.
Delightfully Entertained.
Mrs. M. S. Clifton most delightilly
entertained at her hospitable
ome on Church Street on Wednesay
evening from 8:30 to 11 o'clock
i honor of her charming house
nest, Mrs. Albert Clifton, of Waco,
'exas. Punch was sery^d in "he
all by Misses Annie Belle King,
tamis and Mattie Jones. Bridge
as the game of the evening at the
inclusion of which a delightful sal1
course was eeived. The followig
guests were present: Mesdames
Ibert Clifton, John W. King,-R.
. Davis, R. G. Allen, F. H. Allen,
J. Barrow, T. W. Watson, L. L.
>yner, J. L. Palmer,?B. G. Hicks,
. B. Perry, S. J. Parhara, Misses
nuie Allen, Eleanor Cooke, Fannie
oddie, Matilda aud Virginia Foster.
Castalia Items
The school opened up under v? ry
ittering auspices indeed, and the
any bright girls and boys from
alifax, Warren. Franklin and John>n
counties are evidenceInf a new
id bright era drawing/ upon us.
lis is the efficient and .^yerienced
ruliv: Prof. Oscar (2reech, Mrs.
irrie McCauIey, MiSs Hazel rlarnik,
of Virginia. Miss Eunice Anrson,
of South Carolina, will be in
arge of the music department.
Oa<- formers are through curing
baoco and they report a very poor
>p, both in quantity and texture,
itton ia muoh better than waa ex6
ted. : ' ? <
Mrs. Ella Sills, of Baltimore, and
ughter,- Mrs.' - Annie Brooks,,^
irbam, who baVe been voting I
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the family'of W. J. King, returned
to their homes Monday.
Mrs. W. It.- Blaokwell?returned
trom Baltimore Friday, accompanied
by Miss Nora Sapp, an experienoed
Tadv who will assist her in hermtt-linery^tore.
'We are sofry to note that Mrs.
Sid Bartholomew, who has been
Bick for Hnihw time, is no better^ .- -Miss
Cleo Striokland left last Vi-.~ :
wfeek to enter Greenville Training
School,.
A. D. Williams, of Centreville,
passed through here the oast" week
accompanying his two daughters to
the Greenville Training School. \
Melvin Allen, a very rough character,
under the-guise of an officer, _
shot an innocent nepro boy, Jim
Boone, near here Friday. When
Allen soented the Sheriff he made
his escape to the tall timbers of Halifax
county. The ball lodged .in the
bovs back.
O. O. Ilight has been doing the
duties as substitute as rural carrier
from this office, while carrier Pearce
was taking a rest at home.
Russell Bartholomew left last
week to enter Wake Forest College.
Putting all the oountv officers on
salary will be injected andlfcigorouslv
discussed in the oounty politics
during the present campaign.
X.Y. Z,
Slush from Schloss
Schloss has been quite a plaoe for
visitors the last week.
Miss Myrtle Alston spent last week
in Henderson the gnest of Miss Lucy
Hayes.
Miss Laura .Macon, of Ingleside,
spent a few days this week with her
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sister, Mrs. George Manning. We'
were glad to see her and to know
1 that her trip to Panacea Springs did
her Bo muoh good.
Plummer Davis and Lily Alston
went to Soutberland's Friday and
came back Sunday. These long rides
over these muddy roads must mean 1 *
something in the near future.
Josh. Hill visited his sister, Mrs.
J. S. Williams, last week. Oomc
again my friend as you leave a light
heart where ever you etop,
Miss Mary Alston expects to leave
for a visit to Warrenton in a few
days.
Robert Alston and Bister Miss An*
nie Bell, spent Saturday and Sunday
with the Misses Hayes near Louisburg.
Ollie Macon and Herbert Ayeskew,
of Ingleside, were here last week.
.Two such men always make us feel
better by being with them.
Miss Annie Lou, the little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Alston, is at
her aunts, Mrs. Bobbitt attending a
house party. We know they are
haying a fhie time with such a charm
ing hostess as Mrs. Bobbitt.
Al. Spe^d, of Henderson, was in
our "City" last (veek.
Miss Kittle Foster is visiting Mrs
George Manning this week. We
hope her stay among us will be-i|fk v
pleasant, as we are delighted to have
sucl*a charming person in our midst.
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Sunday the young people or
ganized a Sunday School in the school
house here. J. J. Murry was elected
Superintendent. Quite a good nam- v
ber came and we had a fine school
with such people to back it.
Our farmers are busy with their
fodder and the hills are almost white '
with, the cotton. In a tew weeks v ;
the people will be busy picking.
Then we will realize-that we are in I
the "land of cotton."
T H. Strickland, who has made
hie home Tiere for tKo n.o* .???'
months, left this week for Nashville.
While here he made friends whb-all,^
and he and his good wife oarry oar
good wishes with them to their fatnre
home.
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