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}W:?M A. r. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND MANAGES THE OOUJTTY, 1KB STATE, THE 11*10*. SUBSCRIPTION SI. 00 PBB YBAB i ""r ? VOL. XLll. - LOUISBURQ. H.JC.. FRIDAY AUGUST 9 1012 NUMBER 25 COUNTY CQMMI88tOHEliS MET ON BON DAT AND| TUESDAY. **? UtT, for T??l on Tues day? Levy Same M Laat Tej|r Except Small Inereaae on' Brldif* Tax. The Board of County Commissioner* met In regular teuton on lut' Monday . and Taeeday with all numbers present. After reading and approving minute* <rf previous meeting* the following bus iaess wps transacted: _ ' - G. O. Roger* was allowed eight joints of 20 Inch piping to put across road near Harris Chapel. Pattio Batchelor was relieved of H.r.l taxee on sixty acres of land? same having been , paid by Crocker Wester. ? ? , j It was ordered thai fao be'pa&f to'tSe family of W. W. Perry, deceased, for burial expenses a* per sectien 6005 A. 1905 reviBal? taid W . W. Perry being on the pension Toll of the county. Stephen ^ side pauper It was on priated to assist the old Confederate soldiers in attending their reunion at Winston-Salem. it was ordered that two tracts? Mid dle Creek sad Tar Ri?*r? of land of CoL W. L. |tcGhee be reduced in valu ation from 914.50 per sere to 111. SO. W. H. Shaw was reimbumed with $3.00 over charge in road tax in YoungsviUe tewaship. Th* Beard met agala oa Tuesday morning ? all members being present? and trsasaeted business as follows: Th* election of a Superintendent for the County Kerne was held and Mr. E. N. Williams received a unanimous vote to Buoceed himself. Report of F. R. Pleasants, Manager Of the Medical Depository, waa laeeiv <ed and filed. "*1' S- ', ] Ida Deuton was placed on outside pauper list and" allowed $1.50 per month. ' Report of Dr. bapar iigtondent of Bealtlfofiras received and filed. The following taxlavy was made! -ervnr - State tax 21 cents on property. Pension tax 4 cents on property and 12 cents on poll. School tax 25 cents on property and 81.50 on poll. COUNTY. ? General purposes 21 cents on proper ty and 33 cents on "poll. Bridge tax 10 cents on property. Louisbtwr Graded School 40 cents oi* property and flfoxm poll Louiaburg towaahip roads 25 ?ant? OB property and Tt cents on poll. '.. Franklinton Glided School 86 on propertj and 81.05 on poll. Franklinton township roads 86 cents on property and $1.05 on poll. MapleTille School District 20 ceats en property and 60 cents on poll. Pin* Ridge School District 30 cents ""on property and Wceats onpotTT * ' Pilot School, Dunns township, .20 cents on property and 60 cents on poll. Bunn School, Dunns township, 30 cents on property and 90 cents on poll. You*csville cut off, 20 cents on prop erty and 60 cents on poll. c l ^ Moulton School, Sandy Creek town ahip, 30 cents on preperty and 90 cents on poll. Ingleside School, Sandy Creek towa ahip, 20 cents on property and 60 sents ""?ySmgw'lle Uwnship roads, 30 cents on property and #0 cents on poll. New Hop* School, Ha'rla township, SO cents <Jn property and 90 ^ents on ^Cedar Rock School, No. 8, 80 cents on property and 90 centa on poll. ) r '? Seven Path*, Cypress Creek township 30 cents on property and 90 cents on poll. The couaty levy under schedule & and C is the same as the state with the exception of the tax for peddlers which is Jordan?* with the recent law passed !)J the la*t legislature putting the licen*e ta* st (680.00. For county ?arpe?eti 81 cents *a property. I The r?*W??ti<>a of J. R. Perry, constable of Deans township, wa* ac cepted. Report of I. N. William*, Superin tendent of Ceaaty lorn* was received and ordered reeowjad. He report*. 9 whit* and II eolored inmates. After allowing a number of accounts the Board adjourned to meet at the County Home ea Friday, August 16th, ltl>, Riverside Announo?? Opening Sale. As will b? mm from thair raent on th? p*fe tfcr Rir#r ?id? IndepwdMrt WirafcouM unoanee* It* opaninf Ml* to' toko olae* oo Than, day, Auguat 2#th, 1912. ThU hous* ha* too muck of a reputation far a> to elaborate and it* proprietor* are hap pily wall kaown to tka tobacco grower* of Fraaklln and adjoining coonfiea. T??jr -are yon** o*aa of es ability and bar* proven to th? ?t they are "at ho ma" oc V saleof tobacco. It will be aean thai" Mr. B. T. Bailey, ,w ho haa ao aaceaaa fully conducted the auctioneering end on thia market for several yean paat and, whe haa proven uimaelf an au?tk>n-< efir of exceptional ability, will do their" auctioneering and will ao licit fork the Riverside. Mr. Robert B. Harri*. *ho & one of the most popular tobacco' aot lictors in thin county, Jtu_A,A Dr lie, of Castalia who baeama ao pot lar While representing this 'Veil kt wn house last season, and. Mr. C. S. P es eue, of Path's will solicit far tkeR er side this season. Mr. H. F. May. ill have .charge of the floor and with ed Ford and Ben. Williamfok around ur tobacco, completes a cor(>6 ofwor rs that will command the attention of ill interested. All of these are especi ly well known to oar tobacco (fro? re and will make a ^ror* tight for ie Louisburu market inxreneral and ie1 Riverside in particular. Jj | | Thia completes the annoiinceini ts and with the Farmer* warekoi i, makes one of the strongest force* >r a tobacco market in the bright tol co belt. We are informed that av y effort will be made thia year by ir warehousemen to make a substaa J increase in the popularity of the Lot i burg market- jYI-lU c Why He Sailers, In his campaign speeohe* for senatorial nomination. Chief Just4 Walter Clark explains that two parti<( larly ?Tii influence* are actively gaged to defeat him. It aeemi tfa^ the Chief Juitioe i> considered "dangerous" man this time. He sa; the Southern Railway and the Amei can Tobacco Company are doing they can to preveat bis nomination. Familiar old nag, isn't ?t? TH same old filly GoTeraor Kitchin rec ijto the executirj mansion four yeM Mto ? then turned his mount oat to ditj But Judge Clark was watching, an *ithaj)erfecUj judicial rope he lassoed the "critter" and i! now trving to spur the animal into Wot. Gove Attempted when he leu Bat, a little more seriously, if Gov Kitchin had kept the campaign promises four years ago, the Southern lilway aad the AmerJpBB Tobacco >mpany would not ttew be living and pester iegllgence JtluHflKraar, .and If defeated he will have a Just cause of action for damage against the Governor. ? Greensbero News, Aug. 2nd, 1912. , The above is published not so much for a criticism for Judge Clark, as he has many friends ia this section who weuld support him but for th? . tact that Senator Simmons is in the contest, bat to show those who are "on th? fence" the Governor's attitude toward the trusts as is' seen even by a Repub lican tfna.' r i ? -fr* 1 1 ' ' ? * r . ? ? tl - Health Department . We are glad to state that o r town of Loulsburg ia >?> good shape as to in fectaous and contagions diseases. W# learn of only thrae cam of typhoidin Louiiburg? they did not uae citT water ? orfe ease a colored tea* must have contracted thfc disease When in the encampment or froai his own private ireD. . Flies are not ao troublesome and the mosquitoes mast htrve been check mated as we hear no compNoMs. Au thorities in high departments ot health tell us that it is a disgrace to hate ty phoid especially a second case in a family. We do not endorse this statement as thoroughly as they do un til the people have had time to become educated along sanitary health lines. We moat heartily sympathise with those good people la ???? localities of the oountry whan the oold chilly hand of death has bereft tbeea ef their loved ones bat I do firmly believe that there ought not t? ha a second eaae of ty phoid ia any faaalty aad if you use the proper precaution joa will not es pecially If yon have a trained ntrrse. I appeal to the people of town- aa<* county to look after their drinking wtter, mosquitoes aad flies? for in these ly year soassee of infection. If Ih th* MOBgy ytm hate a pond that holds stagnant Water nee keroeens oil every ten day*. Tun upside dewa every veeasl that will held stagnant water and aba y all leek after the pa rity of gpor driakiag water. HaaLTH Db?abtmb*t. 1 ?i#TE 8UPT.J.T. JOYNER TO SPBAK IN LOU18BDBG AUGUST 14tb. - ? : y At the Graaed iehool-Bta Eduoatlonal Bally and Meet ing; of the School Com mitteemen. Attaagfmeate have been made for a meeting of alt the (mblie school com mitteemen ot the county and also of teachers and o there interested in bet terment of schools to be held hi the Graded Sehoof buildiig at Loatolrarff on Wednesday,'Augustl4tb at 11 A. U. In the morning State Superintendent J. Y. Joyner will tuake an addreps. Afterwards it is desired to have a meeting of the school committeemen for a conference with Supt/Jojn^r'ani County Supt. .White in which the duties of the school committee will be dis cussed. ; A meetijig of ladie^litterested in stfa^o^ fork and betterment will he conducted by Miss Arrington. The public generally is cordiallj tn Tited to be present aad all committee men are requested to attend. Died. The little infant eon of Mr. and Mia. Italeolm McKinne died at their home on Monday afternoon, and his remain* were interred in the cemetery here on Tuesday morning, the eerrlcee being eendueted br Rev. R. W. Bailey, pea tor of the Method l?t chureh. The Httle one was only about two Week*; old, bnt had won a place in the hearts of ita parent* that will be loath to heal, and the parenta have the deep eft aym pathy of a host of friend* in the late of their little son. A Sad Death AMiblT < tb* ?add?t incident thmt aas happened In the Margaret com munity in some time was the death ef Hr, Edward V. Bunn at the baoM of hU lather, Mr. R. F. Bonn, on last Mon lay morning about 1 o'clock. He had teen sick for about fifteen daya and lad made a manly struggle to recover >ut Providence had evidently decreed hat his spirit was needed in the eternal lity amd he succumbed to the stubborn lavages of typhoid Boon after the pass iig of the Sabbath hours. lie was a (oung man of 24 years qpj Kends and most irtimat Pees pronounced a cObl^woun. * s ltMSM #l'WV^ther, one , Mr. J. R. Bunn, of Loulsburt, fcters, Mrs N. K. Way, Wrs. John S, fwell, of Loui8burg and Miss JanuiUt nn. Hfs funeral was preached at p home on Tuesday afternoon at I llock by, Rev. G. M. Duke, hit pastor d his tribute to the decea^es}_ waf. Jecially appropriate and well fitting.. I told of his life in a most pretty picture, showing hi* dsrotlon to toq* and pmwU, especially mother, and of h? convertion and Joining Rock Spring church, ltd his loyalty to Mm cause of Christianity. In the truest HUM he was a boy whoae life to well fitting a model to other* for follow. . The remains followed by an extreme ly loag procession to taksa from the home to the Rock Springe cemetery -where they were laid to reet is the midst of a multitude of friends and relatives who had gathered t? WS their laet tribute of respect. The services at the grave were conducted by R*t- Wal ter K. Cilmore, pastor of the Louisburg Baptist Church. The pall bearers were J. F. Reams, U. T. Loyd, i. E. Stal liogs, W. E. Uzzell, H. T. Holden, A. F. Johnson. At the home '-Nearer my God to Thee** and "Jesus Lover of my genl" wrie sweetly slang by a choir. . The bereayed family have the sympa thy of a host of friends in the county} Ten Things to Do in August. lj Keep up the cultivation of late eropB and of the garden; chances are that all the moisture in the soil will be needed. 2. Make hay? cut the peavines as fast aa the pods begin to turn and take care of everything that will make good teed. 5. Refrain from pulling fodder, and arrange to *ave the corn crop in a mora economical manner. 4. Begin preparations for the fall seeding; work all land to go into wheat or oats into fine tilth' just as soon as present crop* come off. I. Ia the cooler parts of our territory sow crimson clover; in all sections get seed ot clover, rye, the vetches, ate., and be ready to sow them for winter 6. Plant an alfallk patch the last of the month; also rape and turnips far lata fall and early winter pasture. T. If the pastures turn dry, give the eows some extra green stuff; kaep the hogs growing, adding ? little grain to the pasture, if early fattening ia de sired. 8. dean up inside and oat? keep the flies out I drain the mosquito-bre?diai^ places; whitewash and disinfect the poultry houses and pig pens. 9. Get the briara, bushes, etc., out el the fields; cut the weeds before they seed. 10. Begin now to prepare for the permanent improvements needed TCT the places-new fences, tile drainage, . the doing away with ditches and banks* repairs to baildings, and so on. ? The Progressive Farmer. ? ? - . ** Pointed Paragraphs. A woman and her opinion are soon parted ! 1 .. J Many a love Istter has cans home to rof>st. VjJ ' Most men's ambitions are too big for than to haarile. . A prude is vary sharp-eyed in look ing out for immorality. -*? -V For a few WBalfS after she is engaged a girl thinks flirting Is a crime. If some women didn't marry, they would never get over being romantic. Jreat Crowds Attandin? the Bavival at the baptist Church evangelistic meeting now in progrees at the Louisborg Baptist Church in :h Dr. Forrest Smith, of Sherman, Texas, is doing the preaching, areattract iride spread interest. Large and appreciative crowds are attending every ice, and there are many evidences of a real religious" awakening. The peo ">4m hungering to hear the Igospel, many of them coming long before tfce ea begin. Xi ^ ' meetings will continue through next week, Dr. Smith preaching daily at .< m. and 8 p. . * ' W t is preaching a ssiies of unvsuallj! fiae sermons. They are all thoughtful ai^arnest and eonvinoing. Not only has Mr. Smith increased in avoirdupois at ; fifty pounds since ke left this seetien ten years ago, but he has grown in pi t eloquence and power to a marked degree. meeting last Sunday afternoon for men only was a notable one, there bo injosent seme 200 or more men. "The making cf a good man" was the theme. ' bright gospel congregational singing is proving quite an attractive fea tu A piano has been installed in the church during the meeting, and "The Neivangel," the latest and best in the song book line, is being used. ri following happy song sung by a large ahorus of children at nearly svsry ; sere is very "catchy" and contains some great gospel truths: - - >- Cborus. ' o1- ? . . " ? ? 0 Glory. Glory, Glory, O Glory to the Lamb, iO Hallelujah! I am saved and I'm so glad I am. lO Glory, Glory, Glory, O Glory to the Lamb; O Hallelujah! 1 am saved and boqnd for the happy land. |On Sunday I am happy, on MondaOftll of joy; pn Tuesday I have peace within that\othing can destroy. [)n Wednesday and on Thursday I'm Walking in the light; ()l Friday la a heaven below, and Saturday's always bright. bl once I was a sinner, a sinner far from God, (tut now I am supported by His word and staff and rod. Upon the Rook I m standing, no more to sink in mire; I'm going now to trust in Him until He says "oom? higher." low, since I am so happy and saved right through and through ill stand for Jesus everywhere, whatever men may do. le feeds me every morning, He rests me every night, ' ipd walking in His holy wnvXiind-a real delight/. ? 1 you would be made happy, I'll tell you what to do: kst give to Jesus all your heart. He'll save you through and through h'll send yon forth rejoicing, made happy all day; | make a (tart, be eiean In heart and walk ths holy W*y. ?w come aloag poor alnaer, you have no time to Wat*; *" * tne, teak and And salvation before It is too iats. L world is full of pitfalls, the devil's wide awake; Iheed the |avior's lovtnf eall and all your sins forsake. THE MOVING PEOPLE THEIR KOVBIEXTS IN AMD OUT OF TOWH Thoae Who H?ve Visited Loula burjf the Put Week? Those Who Have Gone Elsewhere For Bnllnesa or Pleasure. I udge C. M. Cooke ia at bom? for a few days. , t lira. Geo. S. Baker l? visiting har brother at Soldaboro. Hiss Josephine Tucker, left Moaday to' visit friends in Wilson Mills. Mrs. 11. F. Houck is on a visit to friends and relatlres at Wioston-Salem. Masters Percy, George and Clifton Houck. are visiting relatives in Hender son. , Miss Eleanor Thomas returned . the past week from a visit to relatives In Raleigh. Mrs. J. W. toknn, of Nashville, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Georgia T. Bod<Jie. Miss SalUe T. Williams and mother left the past week for Atlanta to Visit har brother. Mr. Courtney Egerton, who has been holding a position at Littlatoa is at home for a few days. Messrs. W. D. Jaokson and W. B. Tucker left Saturday for Sutnerlin, Va., to attend a house party. Prof. A. R. Williams, the new princi pal of Caatalia High Schaol, waa a vis itor to Louiabarg Monday. Mr. C. B. Johnson arrived In Loaia buig Monday and kaa taken up hia duties at the Farmers Warehouse. Mr. Joseph N. Barney left ' Saturday for New Ton where he .will purchase a large stock of goods for the Bargain store. Mr*. John Honek, who has baen vis itiag har son, Mr. M. F. Houck, return ed to her home at Midway, Davidson caunty, this week. Mr. Peter F. Monger and) family left Saturday lor their home at Saafard, Fla., after haying visited their people in and near Louiiburg for soma time. Misses Josephine and Agnes Crawley, of sear Littleton, and Miss Nona Edge, of Rocky Mount, visited Miss Irene Bledge, Bear Mapleville, the past week. ?Miss,*N3rRe"Ayeocke left Saturday for New York City where she win take a Speciarcourse as nurse" in > the Post Gp^iuAtc Hospital for Physicians and Nurses. ^ ; Mrs. H. A. .Crenshaw, accompanied by Miss Mnttie Allen, left Monday to visit her daughter Mrs. R. L. Bernhart, at Salisbury, after visiting there they will spend several Weeks ia the Moun tains. '?$ ~.y Mr. E. C. Barrow, who holds ? most responsible position with the B. G. Dunn's Commercial Agency at Greens boro, ia visiting his people in LonlBburg. Bis many friends here were delighted to see him looking so wall and to have ;he pleasure of shaking his hand again. Mamie Francis Cooke ? On last Sunday morning new Stal lings. Franklin county. North Carolina, while Mamie and Mr. Gnffln were riding together on > Motorcycle, and when they had fcearly reaabed her home Mr. W. P. Cooke's, her clothing caught on fire, and though Mr. Griffin, her father; mother and brother did aH they could to put out tb? fire, she was soon enveloped in flames. She was earned into the room and although their phy sician, Dr. Bobbitt with taring friends did all they could, she died Sunday night. She was conscious almost to the end, although she must have suf fered beyond the power of language to describe. This is the saddest death of raj mem or j and hastast a gloom oyer tho en tire community. ? ? Sister Mamie was the daughter o! W. P. and Sister Cooke, and was just twenty Tears old. About three years a?o, she professed religios and joiaed the Baptist chnach at Cedar Rock aad has since lived a consistent christian life. She was attractive in person, eourteods and pleasant in her manners, affectionate and kind in the home and was therefore truly beloved by ker parents, brothers and listers, respected and esteemed by her schoolmates and friends. Hhe was just beginning to fill the place al a grown up dangkter, re lieving her motker in the home where ?He wnrbesos*<ny*nMd. H6r sun went down before midday^ She died jnat as ike had commenced to live, bnt she baa left behind her , the remembrance of her sweet iff* and a (lortous chrfatian hope. She learee be hind her a father aad mother, aad nine brothers snd sisters to asoorn their loaa To the bweatad family, we are of fering th? a*Ht consolations of the religien of Jesus and the blessed prom ises of his word. With the earnest prayer that God will orer rale this tad death to hie glory and all oar good. May we all so lire as to meet Mamie in Heayeo. G. M. Duke. South Justice. Toa need not think we are dead be cause you have not beard from na in seme time' Curing tobacco, saw milk ing and going to see the girls are the chief occupations. Mrs. Uenoa Odom and daughter Ber tha, of Nashville, havw been visiting at W. H. Culpepper's the past week. Mr. Wiiev Valentine, Misses May and Taylor; of Spring Hope, were visi - tors at J, C. Wlielesi' Saturday. k Mimes bailie and Pearie Hollings worth are spending a few days at Pine Level with Mrs. O'Neal, formerly of this vicinity. - ? ' Miss Nan 1 Hines and Mr. J. T. Mitchell attended the revival at Ephe ?ua Wednesday of last Week and they report some fine sermons. Two of our young men h*d quite -a test a few nights ago, and they proved te be exceedingly gentle minded. They called on some girls, and ' just as they had cleared their thioate and had begun to feel like talking, they discovered their mule had tired of standing and, bad "walked off." As there were two of the boys, one went to the saw mill and the other to the tebacco barn, so the donkey was easily -found. One of the young men said "if you want to test an old buggy and a gentle mule, just ti< him to a little cedar tree." W. H. Culpepper is visiting his _jon in Wilmiagton this week. Mis. Julia Walker has been nerieusly sick for a few days, but she ii improv ing some now. The meeting is being carried on at Cypress chapel this week by Bros. Ho cutte and Rosser. We did not have a large crowd Honday on account of the unfavorable weather, but we are ex pecting an interesting meeting during the week. Messrs. W. L. House and J. D. Hinea were with Mrs. H. A. Hines and family Sunday, i v> H. N. Ingleslde Items. ^ The meeting at Trinity M?thodist church, which was conducted by Rev. W. W. Hose, - of? Franklinton, closed Thursday with??ueh- success. Misses Lucile and Mary Ellis, of Kit trell, are visiting their cousin, Miss Sallie Lou Macon. Miss Willie Harrisan, who has been visiting Miss Sallie Louisa Macon for tke past week, returned Friday to her home' in Centreville. Miss Mary Louise Foster has as her guest, Miss Kate Wort ham, of Fraak linton. ' < Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cooke, of Little ton, are visiting at Mr. P. W. Foster's. Misses Lucy and Kittie Foster were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Foster the past week. ? Miss Hallie Davis, of Amltrville, N. Y., te visiting her parent*, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Davis. Miss Burla Shearin is visiting friends in Columbia. Misses Lucile Ellis, Sallle Lou Macon and Mr. John Yoking Beasley mart a a short trip to Louisbnrg Sunday after noon. Messrs. I.'Y. and F} J. Beasley gave a hay ride which was "greatly enjoyed, Thursday night, t* the visiting girls of the neighborhood. 1 Mr. J. X. Egerton visited friends in the neighborhood the past week. Many good wishes to the Times. I Fairer Boy. ?There, is a structure which every graduate from our school is building, young and old, rich and poor, each one fof himself, It is called "character." and every act of your .IIvcb Is a stone for this structure. If day by day you are careful to build your lire* with pare, upright deeds, at the e?d you will stand a fair temple, honored by God and awn. But as one Irak will ?ink a ship, and ene flaw break a chain, so one mean, dishonorable act or word will forever leave its impress aad work ' its influence on |your character* Than let the several deeds unit* to form a day and one by one the days grow into ??Mo yean, and til* year* ae-thor ?lowly paw will raise at tut a beauti ful edifice, enduring forever to your praise, and you will cherish with the utmost tenderness the memories . of your school life. The old school house, the familiar Walks about the place,- the desk upon which your name, all lodeH bly stored away m memory never to b* forgotten.
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