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A. F.JOHNSON, EDITOR AND ma
VOL. XLI.
"CITY FATHERS" MEET B
^ called meeting held mon- k
d*t night. t
When Organization Was Com*
pleted bv Applontment of M
Committees?In teres ting
Meeting?Bonds to be Issued. "
Tbe Board qf Town Commissioners
met in a oalled meeting, according
to adjournment, on Monday n<
night. All members being present
the meeting was oalled to order by '
Mayor Holden at 9:15 o'olock and
the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was taken up.
Commissioner Ford moved to ra
strike out amendment relative to tax m
assessor for the town and to plaoe w
the duties on the present clerk?
thereby relieving the former olerk,
Mr. It. O. Blssettof said duties. The "
motion was carried after whioh the
minutes were approved. The busi- ^
ness was then taken up and disposed ^
of as follows:
The committees to audit aooounts ^
and books of the collector of lights
, and water rents and tax collector
not being ready to report were at
lowed, further time. je
Br. J. K. Malone Superintendent n(
of Health, appeared before the Board 8e
and made an earnest appeal to that et
body tor their support in the matter 0?
of sanitation for the town. Upon pt
motion the Mayor appointed the en- ]e
tire Board as a committee to visit er
several places in town as suggested ^
by Br. Maloae, and report the j,j
proper inetliod of creating sanitary* jn
conditions.
The matter of furnishing ehavings
to the town was discussed by Commissioners
Ford and McKinne. Af- bi
ter which a motion by McKinne and tli
seconded by Joyner to the effect at
that the purchasing agent be in- lo
structed to discontinue the purchase
of shavings so long as tbey can be F
had free was oarried. T
The election of a Superintendent
. of the Light and Water Plant was V
taken up. J. M. Person was plaoed C
in nomination at the same Balary tl
and thai reading meters and wiring
be added to his duties by Joyner
and seconded by McKinne. Upon j
ballot Mr. Person was elected.
Commissioner Ford moved that ^
the Clerk be instructed to notify all
patrons of the light and water plants ^
of the amount ot their bills by the ^
7th of the mpnth and that said
i_-J . __n . .i m
patrons ue requireu to can at tue
Clerk's office to make settlement b_v ^
the llith of each month, or his lights
or water bo out off. The motion ^
was seconded by Hicks and was ,
carried.
W. H. Baffin was unanimonsly .
?elected Chief <>t tho Firo Depart-?
ment. a(
Commissioner MoKinne moved
_ that I). C. High be continued as tax
collector for 30 days, witb instructions
to proceed to collect by law, at h<
a salary of 2 py cent. The motion A!
was seconded by Joyner and was m
; carried. ? ? ?: ?P
Commissioner Jovner moved that a
B. H. Meadows be elected keeper of tl
the tiro house at the same salary, ei
his duties to be increased by requir- el
ing him to look after street hands. 01
Tho motion reoeivej a second and o1
was carried. C
Commissioner MoKinne stated that A
' on account of E. 8. Ford, Treasurer, X
being out of town, he be allowed 8
till next meeting to render his re- ri
^Pport to the Board. The a Dove J
was placed in the shape of a mo- w
tion and prevailed. f
Commissioner Ford moved that C
the Commissioners proceed to issue p
bonds not to exoeed $10,000 or the n
floating indebtedness of the town, v
the bonda to be 80 year bonds and j
! nbTcr exceed 0 per cent. The y
motion' received a second and was 0
carried. w
The Mayor then announced the o
appointment of the following oom- h
mittees: It
Light and Wat*? Vf. H. Allen,
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NAGER
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. G. Hicks, G. W. Ford. (
Finance?G. VV. Ford, D. F. Mc '
inne, L. L. Joyner.
Auditing?B. G. Hicks, T. T.
errell, W. H. Allen.
Ordinances?L. L. Joyner, D. F.
cKinne,T. T. Terrell. '
Building?G. W. Ford, B. G.
icks, W. H. Allen.
Sanitary?The whole Board.
Streets?T. T. Terrell, L. L. Joy>r,
W. H. Allen. ?
Commissioner Allen moved that
e present Board take up the note |
;ainst the town and endorsed by ^
e old Board and have same con- ^
nued for thiity days if such arngements
could be satisfactorily
ade. The motion prevailed and
as ordered recorded.
After allowing several accounts
e Board adjourned to its next regar
meeting.
After the adjournment in the
eeence of the Mayor the transfer
the duties of Chief* of Police,
om D. C. High, the outgoing offiir,
to J. C. Tuoker, the newly
ected Chief, was made.
Narrow Escape. 1
On Saturday last Mr. R. M- Beasy,
carrier on R. F. D. No. 6, came '
sar losing his life in a runaway. It 8
ems as if the horse became fright- r
red and in some wav trot the bit '
it of bis mouth, which made it im>ssibly
to manage him. Mr Beasy
ia suffering from a broken shouldand
a badly bruised face and
inda. During his absence from
s route, Mr. S. <1. Foster is attendg
to the duties of the same.
Off to Charlotte.
Among the members of the Louislrg
Fire Department who attended
i? State Firemen's Tournament
Charlotte this week were the foiling
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Wagon Team?S. P. Boddie, W.
. Beasley, W. J. Cooper, J. E.
homas, J. L. Palmer, M. S. Davis.
Keel Team?J. A. Turner, B. N.
Williamson, J. J. Lancaster, G. B.
ooper, F. B. McKinne, W. E. Barlolomew.
At the Graded School.
Mr. R. D. W. Connor, Secretary
1 the North Carolina Historical Soety
and Seoretary and Treasurer
! the North Carolina Teachers Asunbly,
will deliver the literary adress
in the Graded School Audi?inm
?11 olwloali?tlUi??
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orniog. Mr. Connor is a splendid
>eaker and his address will be a '
eat to the people of Louisbnrg. '
The commencement exercises will '
? held in the Auditorium at 8 '
clock Friday night when a most '
iteresting programme will be ren- '
The public is especially invited to
:tend these services.
Memorial Dav.
Most- interesting services were I
eld at the Justice school house 1
lay 10, 1911, and an enjoyable 1
lusical programme rendered by 1
upils of Justice sohool. There was i
procession formed and members of i
le Daughters of the Confederacy i
icorted the few surviving Confed- i
rate veterans to the soene of the oo- i
asion. Only a half dozen wearers
E the gray were in the procession;
-ommander J. O. Creekmore, S. J.
latthews, It. A. Hines, James
Vhetess J. L. Bowden and A. S.
itrother. Services were held at the
ssidences of the dead soldiers near
ustioe and the graves decorated
rith beautiful flowers by Miss Ethel
towden and other Daughters of the
Confederacy. It was a mournful
rivilego of those old veterans to
teet with them who have such a
eneration for the lost cause and.
oin in these memories. * As the
an attend grows constantly smaller |
rhile the roll oaU-of them who live
n the other shore-grows larger and
irger, may their remaining years be
aade as pieasaat as possible.
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THE COUNTY, THE
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SHOULD BE CORRECTED
EXAMINATION MADE AT LOUISBURG
GRADED SCHOOL5y
Dr Arthur Hynes Fleming:
Reveals Startling: Facts?Con- |
dltions Should be Corrected,
And Better Results will be 1
Apparent.
The following article'was written
^specially for the Fkankthx Timxs
>y Dr. Arthur Hynes Fleming,
['resident of the North Carolina
Dental Association, after having
uade an examination to determine
heee facts on Thursday morning
Hay 11th 1911:
To know that one bandied and
light-three, students out of one bun
Ired and eighty-eight, in ODe school,
lave unkept and carious teeth,
nenns a great deal more than the
nere fact of individual uncleanlinesa.
Ilo matter how often we may wash
>ur faces and change our linen, no
me is agreeable nor wholelome
to themselves or others, who
las an unclean mouth.
This is the condition of affairs in
.he Graded School at Louisburg
ind I feel safe in saying that the
nentbs of the ohildren in that school
ire in much better condition than
he moatha of the average child. "
tfy examinations revealed many
hings that could not be writUn in
io short a paper; but I will give a .
bw ot the facts as they are to be
leen.
These children have cavities in
eeth, that in a short time must be
ost This not only means that the
shild has lost part of its digestive ,
ipparatus; but it means that the face ,
:an never be. as symmetrical nor the \
eatures as pleasing, had the teeth j
ieen saved. i
The bones of the face will not develop
unless they develop for a rea- ,
ion. And if the teeth are lost there (
s no reason why the bones should ;
jrow as they will be large enough ,
;o aocommodate the few teeth that
ire left.
You have probably notioed the
linohed, hard, narrow expression ot
10 many faces; but did you ever
enow that ibis is largely due to the
he loss of two teeth, the first molars,
vhich are generally lost about the
lixth or seventh year.
Quite a number of (;h||dr?n had
emporary teeth which should be 1
ixtracied as thev were camion the '
permanent ones to come in the arch '
>ut of line; These will remain 1
srooked through life unless regulated
nechamoally. I recall one oase of a 1
itudent who gave his age as nine- '
ieen. who gtill has several temporary
let out of line. These should have
seen taken out six years ago. Another
boy has twenty-one cavities in
his temporary teeth. This means
that he has no grinding surface in
his mouth and must swallow his
food partially and poorly prepared
in addition to being unusually filthy
ind nnfit for digestion. This child
is frail, bloodless and 1 was told very
dull; but there was no need to tell
me that.
Other children presented a marked
tendency toward pyorrhea or disdiseased
germs.
These children as a rule are fat
and may be well grown, but that
oondition indicates a systemic trouble
which should be referred to the
family physiclkn, as few ever look
into the mouth.allbdugh ninety-eight
per cent of all diseases have their
origin in the mouth.
People who have unclean mouths
infect themselves; but as they are
immune to some extent to their
own filth the greateet danger is the
risk that other children are conft^illed
to take when they are associated
so olosely aa- is the case in the olass
room. ,
North Carolina, I am sorry to say,
is pot.doing her part by the sohool
ohfldren in this respsot. - Joat think,
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STATE, THE UNION.
RIDAY BAY 19. 19M,
out of all thu white children in
school io Louiehurg only five would
be permitted to enter a public school
in New York, Pennsylvania or almost
any of the northern or western
StatepIhere
are two ways the tax payer
pays for this.
First, tn the poor earning capacity
of dull citizens which is a result of
poor health in children. And Beoond
in the actual cost of education which
is supposed to he given in the publio
schools.
No child, in the condition of the
Majority of those examined, can
earn as easily nor as muoh as one
who is well nourished, healthy and
rigorous. The city of Chioago pays
? keep the mouths of its poor school
sbildren in proper condition, and requires
that all mouths must be in
oroper condition or the child cannot
inter school. After paying these
oills there is a saving of many thoUsina
dollars in that the children are
iettei prepared to learn, and are not
lor'pelled t> repeat the grades as a
esult of not being able to keep
in nifh tV?a* nlaoo
If this means money to Chicago it
neana money to North Carolina,
ind the day ie not; distant when a
(lean month will be required in the
ichools of North Carolina and then
,-ou can feel that then is little chanoe
if your child being infected with
lome contagious disease from the
nouth of the little one by whom he
s required to sit for about nine
nonth each year.
Tax Assessors.
The tax assessors of Franklin
sounty are buBy at their work. They
ire required to call at the homes of
tne people of the county, but this
is not intended for the embarrassment
of the tax listers, but that the
asseBsoi may have a better knowledge
of what he will have to place
a value on. The people of the
county should receive them with all
courtesy as their position is indeed
a hard and embarrassing one.
Dedication Services.
The dedication services of the
White Level Missionary Baptist
church at Dickens will be held on
the first Sunday evening in June
1911- Uev. L. W. Swope, of Louisburg,
will preach the dedication
sermon and will be assisted by Rev.
G. M. Duke in the services. Rev.
>T W. Kledtre the nnRtnr linn dnna
muohand lasting good in this com.
munity. The building is finished
and paid tor and the church is out
of debt. The public is cordially invited
to attend and a most interesting
servtce is expected. Sunday school
will be held at 1:30 o'clock.
W.
Militia to Encamp at Camp
Glenn.
At a meeting held in Raleigh
Mpndaj. the advisory board of the
North Carolina National Guard
fixed the time and place for the encampment
of the three regiments of
infantry and the coast artillery. The
board met with the Governor in his
office after arranging details in the
office of the adjutant general. All
three regiments will encamp at Camp
Glenn, dates being as follows:
Third infantry, July 10 to 17.
Second infantry, July 20 to 27.
First infantry, August 3 to 10.
Coast artillery, at Fort Caswell,
August 8-19.
Each of the three regiments will,
it is seen from the dates, Spend a
week in camp.
Those attending the meeting of
the advisory board were: Adjutant
General K. t IieThster," Brigadier
General B. S. Royster, of Oxford;
Brigadier General F. A. Macon, of
Henderson; Col. J. T. Gardner, of
Shelby; Cel. H. C. Bragaw, of Washington,
and Col J. N. Craig, of Re ids.
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IMES
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THE MOVING PEOPLE ?b
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their movements in and ca
out of town '? wt
nu
Those Who Have Visited Louis- Ca
burg the Past Week?Those Bs
Who Have Gone Elsewhere Oi
For Business or Pleasure. on
Miss Lillie Crudup spent Sunday
in Kitt.ell. ?
J. W. Hollitu swortb went to Rsleigh
yesterday.
C. C> Hudson went to Raleigh on gs(
business Monday.
~J. H. Johnson returned Tuesday
from a visit to Dui ham. w
Mrs. J. B. Atwater, of Durham, is tli
visiting at Mrs. T. B. Wilder's. lig
C. E. Johnson, of Apex, was a vis- be
ltor to Louisburg the past week. pr
Miss Bettie Lou Floyd, of Fairmon!'
is visiting her sister at the College. 0,1
Mrs. Geo. T. Andrews, of Enfield^
is visiting her sister, Mrs. W." J3.
Cooke. 001
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W. H. Ruffin is attending the ^
Episcopal Convention at Rocky ^
Mount this week.
H. A. Page and wife, and little
son, William, of Aberdeen, viBited
here the past week.
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Miss Jennie Duke, who has been j ,
teaching at Thomasville, is spending obl
the week-end with Mrs. M. Stamps, ^
near town. . -j.
H. T. Beasley, of Apex, visited
his son, R. M Beasley this week, p,
His many friends here were pleased | )10
to see him looking so welt. 8ltj
Mesdames W. E. White and J. S.
Lancaster attended the Foreign no'
Mission .Conference at Newberne ter
the past week. They report a most of
interesting meeting and a tine trip. Ef
5^HH^SS u9:
At The Graded School.
The Closing exercises ot the ca,
Graded sohool were begun on yes- l(
terday afternoon when the Matthew
S. Davis Literary Society entered te]
into a debate between its members. m|
After the debate which was inter- ^
esting from both points the graduat- p,
ing class deliyered their essays in rv
the presence of quite a good sized
audience. Those graduating this jj
year were Misses Pauline Smith, gc
Jessie Taylor Harris, Mattie and Ora ,jj
Lee Jones, Genevieve Thomas and -p
Mr. Raymomt Taylor. The Certiti
cates of Proficiency will be delivered w>
at the exercises this morning. This 0f
marks the closing of a most suecessful
session of the school and its g
record doeB credit to the excsllent
management an'9 efficiency of Supt. e<j
Mills and his excellent corps ot n)(
teaoliers. ^
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Automobile Turns TurtleThe
automobile of Dr. t-anford, BOi
of Creedmore, which was being an
driven by him in the endurance run blot
the Greensboro Chamber of Com- Qf
merce, which passed through here th
yesterday morning was overturned <}r
about one and one-half miles from
Franklinton on the road between tei
there and Sim's bridge. The Doc- oo
tor was not competing in the run eo |e,
in leaving Henderson he decided to |tt,
take a direct course and overtake f?
the party at Franklinton. Not is
knowing the road he' in passing a R,
curve, in order to pans the piping to bo
a oovered ditcli left the inside of the
ourve-' when hia machine crossed the nc
road and turned over. Ho was run- to
ning at a speed of about forty miles
an hour and every spoke in one Qf cu
the front wheels was smashed and tyi
the steering wheel broken to pieces, ?h
The Doctor was caaght under the R
car and his son, who was with him, be
was thrown clear.over him. Fortu- ati
nately neither of them were hurt. go
i a- ri?r " tei
Arrive In Louisbur? th
The car* competing in the endur- at
! anoe race for the .Loving cup offered
by the Chamber of Commerce of I
. Greensboro at 7 o'olock on Wednca- to
day morning arrived in Louiaburg A
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out 8:30 yesterday morning on
air return trip. There were ten
rs in the number bnt only five
ire in tbe contest, among which
mber was Mr. R. Y; McAden,
ishier of the Farmers & Merchants
ink of thif place, in hie 40-horse
rerland Torpedo, running in seod
place. The third car was the
sbotuDetroit of Mr. Garland
eke, of Greensboro, and was driven
its owner. We were unable to
t the remains of the other three
rs or their drivers. The party was
sorted.to Frariklinton by several of
misburg's Automobilists.
Upon their arrival, although it
is nearly an hour ahead of time
e party, was served to punch and
;bt*Tunoh at the Garage by a numof
the young men of Louisburg,
esided over by Dr. A. H. Fleming.
From what we can learn the
ances were greatly in favor of
r. McAden's carT>eing the winner,
le points that count are those that
me within' the longest run with
s trouble to car and the shape in
lich the car is in when run is com4ed.
Mrvrt 1 in ?Tlavl?
Areola, May?Ijl.?A beautiful
Triage and one of considerable
erest took place at the M. E.
arch here on Wednesday A, M.
9:30 o'clock, the contracting para
being Miss Pattie Bet Davis, of
cola, and Mr. Q. D. Modlin, of
>cky Mount. At the appointed
ur, Lohengrin's Wedding March
Utility rendered by Miss ' Sallie
mntain, of Windsor, N. C., anunced
the bridal party who ened
as follows: Mr. M. S. Davis,
Louisburg, N. C., and Mr- W alter
rortop, of Warrenton, acting as
hers. Misses Lula Hunter and
ary Exum Burt, nieoes of the
ide, led the party, carrying lighted
ndles. The bridesmaids' Misses
>uise Allen, of Warrenton, and
,-a Modlin, of Rooky Mount, a sier
of the groom, followed by the
nd of honor, Miss May Holmes, of
e faculty of Louisburg College.
-eoeding the bride and groom, caring
baskets of flowers and scatter;
roses as they walked, were little
isses Agnes Hunter and Alma
all, nieces of the bride. Then
e groom, with his best man, Mr.
A. Cooper,vof Rocky Mount, who
n met at the altar?by?tho hrido
th her brother, Mr. W. T.?avis,
Areola, who gave her "away- The
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CUiUUjr t?IW pCHUUUCU L)J liOVi
G. Thompson, durine which lime
hubert's Serenade was softly playby
Miss Mountain. After the cere>ny
the entire party left the
nroh by the strains of Mendels- ?
in'g Wfedding March.
The bride was attired in a handmo
tailored suit of tan with hat
d gloves to match, and carried
ide's roses, aud wore a sunburst
pearls, the gift of the groom, and
e bridesmaids wore white lingerie
esses and carried carnations.
The bride is the youngest daugh- .
r of the late G. W. Davis, of Aria,
a graduate of I/oaisbarg Col?e,
a most accomplished young
Jy, and one ot Warren county's
irest daughters, while the groom
a prominent business man of
ocky Mount. The presents were
ith numerous nod handsome.
After an extended tcur through
irthern cities they will be at home
their friends at Kooky Mount.
The groom is a young man of
ltnre and refinement, splendid
isinest qualities and a member of
e firm of Cooper <fc Modlin of
ocky Mount. The presents were
ith numeroue and handsome and
tested the popularity of this handme
young couple. After an extided
tour through northern cities
ey will be at home to their friends
Kooky Mount, N, C. ^
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lardly anything eeeuin.mnre unfair
moat of u? then for ? men to be
ile to keep bij own money.
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