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K. F. JOHN SOW. ?DITOB AMP MAWAOKH
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rHE COtTNTY. THE STATE, THE JTHIOIT
LOUISBURG, N. C. raifiAY i ANtl ARY 17 19*8.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00
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NUMBBBi*
AT THE LEGISLATURE
DOINGS OF TIE WEEK AT THE
CAPITAL
Bill Providing for the Payment
or Jnrora $2 00 Per Day la
Franklin Coanty Pasaed nnd
la a' Law.
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Special Owrr? piriint.
Raleigh. Ju. IS. ? A Itnm*" flfht
am the flow ef the Howe waapartael
pated Ttuaday wniW whoa Mr.
Murphy, ?( Bowaa, chtirMB ?f the
rules committee, made hie report.
puiata. was lad br Mr. B Ache.
Other* Jwka okjeeted to varieos pro
Tiaiana of the biU were RapraaentatWea
Williams, af Btaaotnfca. Griar, of *n
dell, Ray, of Maaon, Heymout, of
tarry, Dunaing, of Martia, aad Wil
liams, af Cabarrus.
Tha rscssamendatieas that provoked
tfca tgkt vara related to the propoeod
appointment af a aaaa#?lttae on privatn
bills aad tha suggsstion that tha House
graat to cerperatieoe seskiag a char
ter at the haada of the legiala
tare oaly thoe* pew era that the secre
tary ef State is sot bow empowered by
law to rrant. The ralee committee
proposed to iaclade ia aa omaibua bill
all ef tha private billa that are new. in
troduced upaa the floor of the Hoose,
after they have been paased upon by
aba private bills committee. Ia sefer
eace te the g rantiag of aharters by the
lef ialature the ralee report pointed out
that i( their reeastraeadatioas were
accepted several hundred dollars per
year weald be savsd the State in print
ing aa it often happeas that a corpora ?
tion seskiag a charter will sabmit a
petition pf forty ar fifty pages ia
length while oaly oae er twe pages re
late to powers sought te be granted to
it by the (egialatare; still the whole
patitioa must be priated at the expense
of the State. After conaiderable dis
oaeslon a motion prevailed to defer the
vote on the aemmittee's recommenda
tions uatil Friday moraing.
The follewing billa were among thsae
mtrodaced in the House before ad
journment Tharaday:
lly Mr. Bellamy, of Branswick, a
bill eatitled an act to establish a com
missioa for motor vehicles, etc., re
ferred te eemmittee on pablie reads.
Joint rasolatian by Mr. Justice, de
daring the views of the General As
sembly of North Carolina with refer
ence to iateratate passeagsr and freight
rates and akargea, referred to the com
mitte on public aerviee.
Bill by Mr. Cornwall, ef Nash, ea
titled aa act to appoiat justices of the
peace fsr Manning's township, re
ferred to tha cammittee on justices of
the peace.
By a two-thirds vote Friday morning
the Haass voted to acaapt the rulee
committee after sliminsting the pro
vision requiring the aewly created pri
vate bills 'committee, before it re
ports favorably any such bill, to see
that the thirty days' notice requited by
law hss bsea given in the county
where the aet weald operate. This
was the amendment offered by Mr.
Williams, of Buncombe.
Another time caviar prevision ef the
new House rulai is ths oae providing
for throe lock hexes into wkich pablie
bills, public losal bills, aad private
local bills mast be placed by members
bsfsrs the epeniag of the session each
moraing. The speaker is to possess
the oaly key te these boxes and will
?aaa them each moraiag at tha propel
time. This arraagemsat will savs a
freat deal ef time.
' geyerat billa of State-wide interest
were introduced ia the Houaa Friday
momiag. Thaae inelade a bill by Mr.
Justice, ef Gilford, for State-wide
primary elections, aad a corrupt prac
tices bill; snd aa employers' liability
bill, latrodueed by Mr. Rector, Repub
lican, of Madison. Other billa aad
resoiatioss in trod deed in the House
Friday wers aa follows:
Tumsr, of Fraaklin; Relatiag to
pay of jurors of Franklia ceanty.
Passed third rsading and isnt to ths
Senate without engrossment.
Turner, of Franklin: Apiend sse
fions relating te wild game ia Franklia
couaty.
| "TaterJay's saaiion of ths Heuss was
yery short, laatiaK forty-Aye mlnatoe.
Only oae bill of importance waa intro
duced at the session this bsiag by Mr.
Del I infer, of Gastos, ea compulsory
educstion. Its saain provisions are:
The ace limits sre 7 to 12 years.
Parsnts willfully failing ar refusing te
comply will be guilty of a misdemeanor
and fined fifty dollars or imprisoned
thirty days. The ceunty superintend
ent is constituted educational inspec
tor for the enforcement ef the act.
Ho shall '^ceive reportf from local
school authorities aa to children out of
school sad can demand pay rolls of
factories to verify any report* made to
him. Ha can proseedfa lif magistrates'
court anr parents, teacher, qommittee
maa, officer of factor <>r ptlur parson
willfully violating the act. She same
punishment is prescribed for county
superintendents failing to perform their
dutiaa. .
Speaker Connoi! announced that the
majority ot the House committees
wsoM be aimouujad today.
It ia likely tha^ both -bvaqthea will
pot get down to Heady grind until af
ter the inaugural qereaioaia* Wednes
day. Mo line oa the probable lineup
?f the member* can be gotten until
the considerations ef the hill* q{ gen
eral importance are takes tip, proba
bly not before tba first ot next weak.
The joint raaolution introduced ia tbe
Bouse Thursday by Mr. Justice would
have the General Assembly express its
Tiewtf oa freight trAnapartatiea ine
qualities and Ago the Jkaa's delega
tion in Coagrsaa to work fer such laws
aa will improve conditions, b tbe *iew
of the Gsaeral Assembly, the raaolu
tion declare* Congraaa should declare
illegal a greater aharge of transporta
tion ef either freight er passenger* for
shaft haal thaa fer ? leng haul.
. The reaolutiaa would have abolished
all diacrimiaations and in additioa em
ploy coaaael to iaatitate suits in this
State to insure be Her aad mere equita
ble freight rates. The sum of 99,000
ia asked to aa aet aside tor this parpoee.
The raatlutian was referred to the
coain ittee oa D*W1e aerviee.
Thursday waa conaumed ia the Hen
ate by the passage of asiaor hills af no
aapecial aote to this aectlon.
Friday's werk Ik the Saaata waa
taken up ia the iatraduction ef the billa
and reselatiena ef miner importance.
The fallowing resolutions were in
troduced in the Senate Saturday rnorn
iag:
House bill to pay juror* of Frank
lin couutv (2.00 a day was passed at
once upon ita receipt from the
House.
The Senate adapted a jaint refla
tion from the House to isrita H. L.
Graves, United States foraatry,' to at
tend the meeting ?' the North Caroliaa
Forestry 'association and Wake aa ad
dress in the hall ef the H^aasnf Bep
resenlatiTea o*'the eviiiing or Janu
ary IS on "Federal Aid ia Fire Regu
lation." v
Tbe bills of greatest importance to
the State introduced ia the Senate last
week were tbe ones by Senator. Bryant,
eae reducing the number of praesstery
challenges in capital rates from twenty
three to twelve, one providing that in
capital casea a judge, instead of re
mOTing a trial to aaotber county may
secare a jury from an adjoining coaaty
to sit In the case, aad eae c ha aging the
method ef drawing apecial Teaires.
Negro Murdered.
Oa Satarday night near Kearney's
store Tolly Fogg shot and killed
Dewitt Green, both colored.
It seems that these two together
with Torn Wilson, Jim Foster and Wil
lie Green worn all engaged in a game of
crap at Willie Green's house and a dis
pute arose with tbe result of the killing.
Deputy Sheriff Lancaster with Messrs.
J. E. Thomas and G. C. Holden went
out early Sunday morning and canght
the participate and a trial was bad be
fore Esquire E. N. Williams, The evi
deace resulted in the holding of Wilson
and Foster for crap shooting, and aa
witaoaaea, Willie Green, for allowing
tbe game to be carried an ia his house,
aa wall as for participating la the gama
and aa a witness. Tolly Fogg aad
Willie Graea were placed uader
(10,000.00 bonds and Wilaon under a
(250.00 bond, while Foster was allowed
a (100. *0 boad. The last aamed was
the only one to giro bond and the
othera were brought to Louisbarg and
placed in jail.
To Subscribers.
It is gratifying to as te hew
an ileus our subscribers, whe have
mavoH frem their old addreea to a now
tit, ara ta (at the Tims. We are
kardly giren time to make the change
in our mailing list. Why one man
gare us the change aa t nday evening
after the paper was printed and on
Monday raised eain because be did Tot
get his paper. Gentlemen we doa't
mind these things? they make us teel
good ?it is very seldom a person will
make mach (use oyer something ha
deean't care anything about. However
we don't want reu to entertaia any un
pleasant rr uneasy feelin?a about these
things as, especially the Arstfof the
year, therrf are so many changes to be
made it is a pretty hard job to get all
rigbt on time. We prefer your notify
ing us two weeks ahead of time as it
usually takes this time to get the
changes made.
I
XL JAMES A. TtfBNEK
Member of the House of Representative* from Franklis Ceantj
Farmers Natloaal Bank Heating:
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholder! of thia voang bank was
held at ita hanking house on the 14th.
We learn that the shareholders were
delighted with the progress, an 4 the
splendid showing made in the business
of the bank.
After discussing the report made br
the cashier, the shareholders proceeding
to the election of directors, naming the
following well known citizens ef Frank
lin county to direct the operations of
the hank for the next year:
R. H. Strickland, C. B. Mullen, J.
11. While, J. U. Beasley, W? E. Maa
aenburg, J. B. Smith, J. C. Tharring
toa, T. H. Dickens, J. M. Allen, T. B.
Wilder, P. B. Griffin. K. K. Allen, J,
T. Mann, D. E. Harris, It T. Hollings
worth, T. T. Terrell, J. H. Weathers,
J. T. Weldon, R. 6. Allen.
The directors then met and elected
this followiag officers: President, J.
M. Allen; Vice-Presidents. J. M. White,
J. 0. Beasley, T. P. Dickens, J. B.
Smith; Attorney, T. B. Wildar; Cashier,
R. G. Allen; Assistant ?aahier, F. " J.
Beasley.
We learn that the showing made by
the bank, although only three months
old, waa moat satiafactory. The de
posits ob the day in question were, wa
loam, about (90,0*0 and nearly $3000
profits were cleared during the short"
time the bank has been running. The
directors ordered $2000 to be placed in
the surpius fund.
Religious Services.
Methodist ehurch, Rov. A. .D. Wil-|
cox, pastor. Services next Snaday at
11 a. and 7 p. m. Morning theme,
"Acceptable Service." Jnnier tertnen
proceeding the regular scrmqn. Theme
of the junior sermon, "Tk? Cross in
ths Door" All children from si^ to
fourteen years of age are invited to at
tend the junior sermon. This ssrmon
is but from fire to seven minutes long,
and it always contains one or more
good stories for children. It is preaab
Inj^by story. It preceeda the regalar
sermon and the children aro permit
ted to go after the jnnier sermon.
Bring ot send year children to chnreh.
TJTe evening sermon is "Ths Unseen
Worker." This service is especially for
young people although all ara invited.
There will be excellent apesial music
at both services.
Kills Three Deer.
Information received here the past
week was to the effect that Mr. Tobe
Gupton, of Gold Mine township, killed
three deer at the same stand in
one day. This is quite a nice lot of
game for one hunting trip and Mr.
Gupton is being congratalatod npon his
hunting ability.
Breaks Jail.
Loomas Harris, white, la jail await
ing trial on the charge of attompted as
sault, suacosded la breakiag out of the
county jail hero on laat Friday. He
was occupying ons of ths down stairs
rooms and through soma mysterious
way sscured an azs aqd cut a hole ia
the wall large enough to get through.
He was dstectod by the officers after,
having gotten out and was given a
4 halo but ausc ceded in getting away.
Peppy-Shtarin
On the 9th. ot January 1911, at the
home of the bride's farther. Hits Mary
D. Shearia was united fa marriage to
Mr J. R. Perry of Washington, D. C. ,
formerly of Mapleville, N. C.
The bride is the daughter ef Mr W
T. Shearin, a prosperous farmer of near
Whttakers, N.C. and the groom the son
of the late Perry of near Louis
burg.
The numerous and costly pressnts
attested the popularity of this eouple.
Just before the appointed hour the
guests assembled in the tastily decorated
parlor, there to await the entrance of
the brifel party, who entered proasptly
at ten ^cleck. First entered the ribbojv
bearers, little Wilbur and Bettls
Shearin, "Wot her and sister of the bride,
followed by .little Herman Shearin an
other brother of the bride, bearing on a
silver waiter the wedding ring. Next
Mrs. W. E. Shearin, dame of honor,
attired in white charmeuse, fotlewed
by Hiss Ethel Shearin, sister of the
bride, maid of honer, who wore pink
eharmeuse tarrying pink carnations.
Next entered the groom with best
man. Dr. E. M. Perry-followed imme
diately by the bride leaning on the arm
of her farther llr. W. T. Shearin, who
presented her to the grooat.
The bride wore a blue eloth traveling
suit with hat and gloves to match, and
carried' brides roses aad ferns.
Rev. h. M. Duke officiated using the
beautiful ring ceremony. Miss Ada
Shearin of Meredith College presiding
at the piano. ?
Immediately after the eeremeny, the
bridal party left for Washiagtoa, D.
C.TNrhere they will stake their future
heme.
These present from s distanse were :
Or. E. M, Perry and Miss Ovte Alford.
of Leuisbarg, Rev. G. M. Duke, W. H.
Perry, Jr., Mai Perry, and Mr. asd
Mrs. W. P. Persy, ef Mapleville, Mrs.
G. B. Parker and little daughter, Iela,
of Reeky Meant, Mite Mary T. Sumner
aad Mr. A. T. Shearin, ef Beeky
Mount, Mrs. G. B. Parker, Claytsn,
Miss Tosslinsoa, (milhteld,
Miss Ada Shearin, Ralefah, Miss-Annie
Praxier, Nsahville, M. C., and Mr. J.
R Ricks and Miss Dellie Ricks, ef
Alert, N. C.
Whit* Sale.
Candler-Crowell Co., la their spas*
this week sake announcement ef their
aanual whit* sale. This sale has won
a bread popalarity In the offerings sf
such exceptitual bargains in all whits
goods asd the proprietors inform us
th*y *xpe*t to overdo anything skew*
hero before on saeh a sale. Xvery de
partment has been filled with bargains
and at will be seen from their adver
tisement, the bottom has been kaocked
out of prises. The sale will continue
through next week end you are inrited
to attend. Read what they have to
say i* their advartisesatnt aad ge oat
to see them.
Inanirnratloiu
Raleigh, Jan. 13.? A long parade,
starting at Naah Square and takiag In
the governor's mansion in its course,
and ending at the auditorium, will bo
the first public function in the inaug
uration of Governer-elect Craig Wed
nesday. The parade will form at 10:4.'.
and it is expected to reach the audi
torium by 12:30 when the inaugural
ceremonies will begin. Following this
affair there will be a luncheon at.the
mansion in the afternoon, a public re
ception there at night and a public
dance inltbe auditorium immediately
afterwards. The tint and third regi
ment bands and twelve companies of
infantry will be in the parade. Mem
bera of Mr. Craig's Sunday school claas
in Aabevillo will attest the inaugura
tion and Raleigh Baraeas and Phiia
theas will hold an open house in their
honor. Baleigh business men have al
ready begun decorating for the occas
ion. It ta estimated that between fif
teen and twenty-fire thossand visitors
will be here for the occasien.
Sunday School Room.
The moreasent for the ereetion of a
Sunday Ssheol room connected with
the Methodist Chareh waa launched on
last Sunday morning by Rev. A. D.
Wilcox, pastor, in his morning theme.
There ia no doubt ol the need of this
addition and his plaa was a strong one.
Our people will no doubt get to work
right away en thia addition. T
Nr. Harris Elected.
The First Xatienal Bank is to feel
congratulated upon securing Mr. John
N. Harris aa Vice-President. For the
psst year or so thev have been operat
ing with a vacancy in thia offlee but
filled same the paat week in the uaaai
mous election of Mr. Harris. His many
friends in the couaty will learn with
pleasure of his election,
Loiilsbarg Baptist Church
At the 11 o'elock service the pastor
will diseuss a theme of vital interest to
the men, "Men and Religion;" nt the
T o'clock service, "The Greatest Ques
tion of the Ages and the Answer." Sun
day School at 10:45 a. m. 1. Y. -P. U.
Menday 7 p. m., led by Wm. Winston.
Yeu are cordially invited.
rire.
On Monday night about S o'elock the
fire alarm was tarned in and the lire
department was quick te respond. At
Srst it waa thought the oil mill waa off
fire aa that gave tha Srst alarm but it
was found that the trouble was at the
planer of Mr. G. ,W. Ford. Only
slight damage was deae a? the fire
companies were quick oa the job and
extiaguised the blaze.
Demonstrates. j.
As will be seen feom their advertise
ment in this issue McKinne Bros. Co.,
wilt have a Majestic Range Demonstra
tion at thsir store en Main street next
week. This is a very popular range
and has been tried with great satisfac
tion by many of onr people. It will be
worth something to von no doubt, to
attend this occasion. Read their ad
vert! 10.
Sale at Allan's.
P. 8. & K. K. Allen are making big
preparations for a "Big Business Mys
tery" sale. This sale will be ceaduet
ed by Mr. Wood, of Wood Bros.,
Baltimore, special sales people, and
gives premise of being a big thing.
They are new arrangiag their store and
it ia already taking on the appearance
of a thing of beauty. It will bo te your
interest to read their large two page
advertisement in this issne and call at
their store next week. From the in
formation we caa get prleee will he no
objeet at this sale.
Louisbmrsr.
Vider the above heading: Rev. A. D.
Wile**, writes Editor L. 8. Masaey as
follows concerning oar peeple:
Dear Brother Masaey: ?I do not ef
ten writ* about By charge, but the
go+4 tl>iags that bar* happened to us
since coming ta Leuisburg are too <ne
to bu kept a secret. Poaaibly yon have
heard of this church. In that case you
will kaew it is difficult ta exaggerate
the atery of the kindness aad hospitali
ty of this people. It has been a contin
aoas aad pleaaanc surprise to us from
the first day to the present writing. We
haTa beea entertained, and "Pounded,"
aad "Christmas gifted," without stint.
The eoagregatiens are large and attend
tiy?k There is a great desire for a fat
ward movement, if there is not an ad
vance on this Work this year it will be
the fault of the preacher, t?r th?*j>eo
pla a\e ready.
We are in love with the town and the
church, and are already dreading the
time for removal. Wish thefe wasn't
any time limit.-anyhow. f
Sincerely yours^
A. D( WlLCOX. j
THE MOVING PEOPLE
their movements in and
OUT or 'TOWN
1
Those Who Have Visited, Louis
| burg the Past Week? Those
Who Have Gone Elsewhere
For Business or Pleasure.
Mr. Edwin Cooke, ?( Magnolia, i*
visiting, his pMplc here.
Mr. E. H.; Sine left yesterday for
Portsmouth for ? few days vacation.
Mrs. W. II. Nickolaon, of Htckcry,'
visited Mr. W. H. Maeon the past week.
Dr. W. P. Simpson left Monday for
Richmond to take Mr. W. H. Yarboro
I for treatment
Capt. F. *. Cooke, of the TT.S. Artnf.
is at home on a visit. He *111 leave in
a few days for Fort Mills, Cerregider
Manilla, p. I. -
Miss Peail timberlake who visited
Misa Bessie Williama during the koK
d*7? 'or Winaton-Salem where the
will take up her ditlee aa teacher.
Miaaea Abiah Ferssn and Mary Belle
Macon returned Iaat week from Kinaten.
where they have been visiting Misa
Persen's sister, Mrs. Nicholson.
Mr. J. R. Bunn, of HoweU-RunB.
Hudson, left Wednesday for High
Point and other Western Markets te
purchase a new steok of furniture
| and bousefurniahinga' fer his firm.
? i
First National Bank Meeting:.
The anaual stockholders - meeting of
the First National Bank was held oa
the 14th, and a very gratify ing condi
tion ef finances ahown. The volume of
business surpassed the expectations of
the ateckholdera and the profit* earnad
I exceeded that of all former periods.
A four per cent semi-annual dividend
waa declared and ordered paid at once,
and $1,-500.00 waa added to the surplus,
making the surplus now I7.500.0W on a
capitalization of $50,000.*0.
The follwing were elected Board of
Directors: W. H. Ruffin, J. N. Harris,
F. B. MeKinne, S. 8. Meadows, *,D. F.
McKinne, F. W. Justice and Malcolm
MeKinne.
The directors eleeted oficers as fol
lews: Wm. H. Rutfia, president ; J . N.
Harris, vice-president; F. B,__McKlime,
cashier; T. W. Watson, asst. cashier;
W. D. Jackaon, teller.
Tne atrong personnel of the Direc
tors and officers insures careful banking
and every accommodatlen te the public
that is consistent with safe business
methods. The futare ef this strong
bank is bright and premisisg and its
progress hat been steady aloag safe
lines, and is a gratilying index of the
property and progreas ef Louiabure and
Franklin county.
This was the first National Bank
chartered in Franklin County aad be
sides having at all times served the
people, giving them every banking fa
cility possible under the law governing
it, it haa paid in dividends te its stock
holders $20,500-00.
y
Since May 1912 its capital stoek haa
keen increased te $50,000.00 aad the
dividend now declared is upon that
amount of stoek. This bank has always
striven to the bank "Of the People, hy
the People and for the People' ' regard
less of occupation, class or previous
condition ef servitude. Farmers, mer
chants, mechanics, wage earners and
men of all profession* and occupations
ars sceerded the acme courteous treat
ment.
The officers, recognising that the
bank is a public institution, have at sdH
times striven to make it a real help ta
j the largest numbers.
Jumps Track
Quite a little excitement wai ar*ase4
here y**terday about 11 a'aloek when
whila the train was shifting a let ef
car*, ene of them knocked the obstruc
tion placed at the ead of the Rsayis
?torage houa* traek away aad jumped
half way orer in the street. Luckily ne
?ne was uader same. It came yery aear
catching Reavis dray? aear enough to
break off eae *f the back wheel*. The
ear was loaded with flourand aside frooa
the slight break up to the track,
special damage was done. The break
ssaa, it ia said was doiag his dnty but
the ear* had gotten too much headway.
v Llftt of Lettera
Remainmg in the post efflce a't Louis
burg for the week ending Jan. loth,
unfiled for: V
GFarriogton, Atex Hoyle, 'Walter
Kowell, DonaJ Wall.
Persons ealliAg for the above letter*
will please *ay Viey ?aw them aircr
tlsed. ..
II. W. TAaBOKODCH, P. M.