North Carolina Newspapers

N, EDITOR AND MANAGER ?E, THE UNION LOUISBURG, N. C AWJART 84 1918 - FRANKLIN SUP'R. COURT CONVENED MONDAY WITH } JUDGB CLINE PRESIDING ? c . j . Possibly the Largest Boeket ? Franklin Ever Had? Making I Good Progress ? Pearee Found Guilty of Manslaugrhter. Th* regular term *f Franklin tjup*- ( rior Caort foe January co*ren?d oa last Monday morning witk Hon. B. H. Clin*, Jadga presiding. His charge to tho jary waa an abla and instructive ?ne, and waa U tha point, eliminating much at tha unueceaaary detail. So licitor AHtbraok waa praaaat aad did weli hia work ia dafanding tha States aid* af tha maay caaaa before tha Mart. After tha charge tha fallowing ware aelaetad a grand jar;: T. W. Wataon, Pet-r Calllaa, J. F. Tamlinaan, B. T. Greaa, J. K. Baboam, 6. W. Parriah, A. H. Card, J. 8. William*, J. T. Heal. W. C. Mitchell, J. E. Tiaiberlak*, R. L- Marphj, Inlay Perry, ?- H. Har ria, W. H. Moeley, Id gar Harris, H. T. May. T. W. Wataoa waa elected foreman aad J. 8. Aiford was awora aa officer t* the grand jury. After tha necessary praliminariee tha baaiaess was taken up and disposed af at f al lowa; ' ? State ti. Sam Dixoa, coatiaaed un der farmer order. State va. Joe B. Pnrgerson, con tinued ander former order, QiState ti. Jaaaie Chavers and Iaiah ' Green, affray, nol pros with leave. State vs. Charley Blake, a. d. w., nol proa with leave. State v?. Bud ? Hill, a. d. w., nol pros with leaye. State vs. J. W. Turner, selling goods without license, nol proa with leave. ? State vi. Arthur William* soliciting insurance. without lieense nol pros with leave. State ys. Kenneth Journig&a, c. c. w., nol proa with leave. State vs. trank Glasgow and Loais Southall, affray, defendanta appeared and were discharged upoa payment of costs. ? . ? ' \ State vs. Isaac Finch cruelty to an imal pleads guilty, judgmont saspended upon payment of costs of continuance. State vs. S. L. Evans false pretense nol pros with leave. > State vs. Chariio W. Cooke, a- e. w., ?ol pros with leave. State vs Joe Thomas pleads guilty to forcible trespass, four months on roads. Btate vs. Washington Ferrell, e. c. w., pleads guilty, fined 135 and costs. State vs. Albert Brodie, c. c. w., pleads guilty, $25 and costs. State vs. Richard Kelly, retailing, pleads guilty, 18 months on roads. ? ? ? State va. .David Baker, larceny, pleads gailty, six years in the- State prison at hard labor. State vs. Maurice Brown and Hay wood Karris, affray, pleads guilty, Sued $20 each aad costs. State >a. E. C. Gupten, a. d. w., I pleads giiilty, fined <25.00 aad costs. State vs. Will Tanner, larceny, not guilty. - State vs. John Harvey, assault, ? pleads guilty, fined $15.00 and costs. State vs. D. H. Jones, assault, pleads '' gnilty, judgment suspended upon pay "" meat of costs. State vs. Arthur Brodie, e. c. w., pleads guilty, fined $15 and costs. State vs. G. G. Cooper, a. d. w., guilty, fined $10 and costs. State vs. Charlie H. Perry, e. e, w., gailty, 90 days on roads. State ys. Press White, retailing, ?pleads guilty. State v? Herman McKnight, forgery pleads guilty, 2 years on roads. State va. Wiley Lane, a. d. w., pleads guilty, judgment suspended vpon payment of costs. State vs. Shelly Brown aad J. Henry Smith, affray pleads guilty, judgmeat ?Brown pay tne of $30 and one-half oo?ts, Bmith psy fine of #20 and one half costs. . State vs William Allen, failure to support ehild, gnilty, 8 months in fail. After 30 days allowed to go home and appear at C. S. C. office each month and show good behavior, etc. )?' State vs. William Allen, assault and ) battery, jadgmea* saspended upon ? paymsit of costs. ? State va. Jamaa Galley, larcesy, guilty. '? State vs. Hosed Done ton, retailing, guilty. State vs. Mitt Moore and Lea> Epps, affray, guilty judgment Mitt Moore to pay fine of $$6 and ona-half easts, Epps to pay fine of $20 and ^ne half costs. State vs Mark Gusss, assault, not guil'T- " . Stats', vs. Claude Eaton, contUaed an der former order. ? .^. JtaU VS. J, B. DickersOa aad Will Roaeborough, c. e. w., defendant Dick eraon pleads guilty, nol proa aa to Roaeborough. 60 days on roads as to Dickerson execution not to isaue until lat of February 1913. , > < State yb. Jaa. H. Pearce, Jr., man slaughter, guilty. State vi. Albert Brodle, Jr., c. c. w., gailty 126 and coata. State vs. Walter ltaberts, a. d. w.',1 not proa with leave. State tb. Sid Driver, Ed Dement and Robert Etkridge, id*., and oew., pleads guilty, judgment 80 davs on road for each. State t*. Norman Kin* and Charlie Egerton, burning barm, gniljy. - The last named case was in piofcieaa when we went to press. Tbe grand jury ia still la session and will probably complete their work to day. The trial of the criminal docket is ?till ia progress and will probably last well into next weu. - ? ? ? ? - ? - ^ \ Tobaoeo Market Closes We are requested to stnU that the tobeeee growers who new hate to baeeo oa hand to bear in mind that the market cleeea ea Vsbraary 1st, 1918. It woaVd be beet for yea to bring hi whnt you want to aetl before thia time as tha demaad will be greatly withdrawn. . ?/. ( Sarlous Ao61d?*t. ?n last Saturday morning at Tom Harris Kill near Dickens /store Charlie Wood tbe 16-year-old sen of Kr. John nie Wood, was caught by set ttcrew while patting on a belt and waa beaten to death agaiaat the greaad and other nearby obstruction. When found his head was all broken to pieces, his arms and legs broken in several places and otherwise badly mangled. The funeral was held on Sunday. The be reaved family have the deepest sym pathy in the untimely death of their son. ' ,jt iim * Clears Wreck. The wrecking train arrived Satuiday afternoon about 4 o'clock to clear ap the wreck of Thursday. Quite a large crowd gathered to see the work well done, which was commenced just after the arrival of the regullif Will at 4:15. The work' waa only a nutter of a fow minutes for the heavy crane and the ear was aoon placed back on the track and was taken to the ahopa at Raleigh for repaira. Corn Exposition. Columbia, 8. C. Jan. 17? [Special] ? Announcement is made hero that Sir Horace Plunkett of Irelaad. prominent ly known as the leaSar of Irish agricul tural reform, has accepted an invitation t* deliver an address at the Fifth Na tional Corn Exposition which opens here the 27th of thia month. Sir Hor ace will spaak oa National Farmers' Union Day, which has been set for Thursday ef the fliat weak, January 30. The program for Matiora) Farm era' Union Day is being arranged by officials of the National and State farmers' union organizations. Sir Horace is now in this aountry, having recently coma overtrom Ireland He had previously spent aiaay yeara in America, and is as familiarly known here ss many ef the moat prominent Americans. The Invitation to apeak at the Fifth National Corn Exposition was extended to him soon after his ar rival in this country through Mr. Clar ence Poo editor of the Progressive Far aaer, of Kaleigh, N. C. Probably no one haa over lone asore for the bettermeat of rural coaditiona in Ireland than haa Si* Koiaco Curson Plunkett. ;He was horn <? 1 U4, the third sea of Barron ?uaaaay. Follow ing kia education at Kton and Oxford, he was engaged la eattle ranching in Ameriea from 1179-1810, hat In 1889 ho commenced work aloag tha lino of pro moting [agricultural _ cooperation ia Ireland. In 1894 he founded the Iriah Agricultural Organiiatioa Society. He haa held many publie o(B?ea of respon sibility ia eoamactloa with thia work. 'No was viee-prasidoat of tha departmant of agricultara and technical instruc tion far Ireland, between 189* and 1908, and commiaaioner of the eoagested dis tricts boaid in 1907. In 1904 he pub lished ? 'IreHiad in the New Century." List of Letters Remaining in the poetofflce at Lonla barg, N. C., week of January 24th un titled fyrr ? Mrs. Jennie Barham, George Ferriag ton, Mrs. Naanie B. Hayes, Dora .Mitchell, E. S. Morton, Miss Lucy, Shammel, Mra. ff. A. Wilaen. Persons calling for any of the above letters will please say they saw them advertised. M. W. YAftJIOROUGU, P. M. ; T ~ ; E T-* SEN. SIMMONS ELEGTEO TO SUCCEED HIMSELF *IN UNI TED states senate. Representative Turner on Sev eral Important Committees Much General Legislation? Getting Down te Business Raleigh, January 21 ? ' The put peek -haa witaeeeed tha introduction of Mf eral r?rj important bill* of general in teract throughout North Carolina. On tut Thursday Mr. Jaetiee, of Guilford, intredaeed aa anti-trust bill which embodies the ideas of Governor ' Craig on this subject. The bill would make it unlawful for any person or corpe ratio* to rater into amy contract or have any combination in the ferm ef a trust er otherwise, and Makes the violation at this prevision a misdemean or, and any perseo acting as the agent of a cerporatioa ia Relation ef thie provision is as guilty aa if acting fer himself, and the flne on any corpora tion cannot be less than a thousand dollars, and each week's yiolation is a separate offense. This bill also seiks to correct the defecte as the national law whichgrew eat of the decision et the Supreme Coart in the Ameriean Tobacco Company litigation. Another important bill introduced by Mr. Justice is the one seekisg to amend the constitution sa as to secure to the people ef North Carolina the initiative and referendum, A fight was projected upon the floor of the Honse Monday when Mr. Justice intro duced a joint resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to con sist of two representatives and one senator to invito -Hon. W. J. Bryan, President-elect Wilson and Senator LaPollette to address the General Assembly upon the progressive political measures of the day, with spe cial reference to the initiative and ref erendum, the resolution passing on a roll call vote 65 to 27. Mr. Haymore, of S?rry, republican, strenuously ob jected to the adoption of the joint reso lution, characterizing the introduction of the resolution as an effort on the part of, the ?backers of the reform measures to commit the General As sembly to these innovations. Mr. Clarke, of Pitt, is the author Of three bills, 'one in particular being of very general interest ia view ef the growing success ef the woman suffrage movement' throughout the country. Mr. Clarke would have the constitution amended by striking out whererer it occurs the ward "male;" making the ballet open to women. The other bills introduced by Mr. Clark are aimed at, common carriers, one to require the railroads of this state to provide cinder guards oa all of their passenger coach es. and the ether te prevent public o? eials from aeoopting passes from quasi-, public corporations. The other important bills and their authors are as folowa: By Mr. Wil liams, of Bnncombe, providing for the registration of all births and deaths, this being the measure that is backed by the State Beard of Health; By Mr. Bunn, of Wake, increasing the judicial districts from 10 to 24; By Mr. ?riffin, of Wake, providing for the working of eeavicts upon the puhlie roads and the extending ef engineering assistance to the eounties in road construction; By Kr- Keberts, of Buneombe, regulating weights and measures; By Mr. Mull, ef Burke, prohibiting any contract or trust agreomeat to flz and maintain the cost of insurance whereby compe tition is destroyed; By Mr. Gordon, ef Guilford, routing to the practice of medieine and increasing the require ments far the securing of a license to practice. By Mr. Kellum, of How Hsn ?yer, to increase the ago of consent; By Senator Hooks, ef Wayne, resolu tioa requesting the insurance commis sioner to farniih the General Assembly with the rates charged by inssranvo companies, which is intended to start a general investigation of insurance rates; By Senator Nimoeks, of Oum Wland, a state- wide steok law petition; By Senator Hobgoed, of Guilford, to provide for kindergartens in the public schools; By Senator Phillips, to sell the state farms snd apply the proceeds to the common school fund; By Mr. Stuart, of Mecklenburg, and Mr. Dell iager, ei Gaston, bills relating to the graatiarof dirorces; By Mr. Bay, to aake state-wide the computed school law new prevailing ia Macon county; By Mr. Killian, of Lineola, relating to the liability ef common csrrictfl to their essployoes; by Mr. Fairelotb, of Sampson, reqairing common carriers to provide drinking cups for sale en passenger cars; By Mr. Miller, of Cleveland, relative to defining certain employment as extra hazardous aad to "mn,on ??" doctrine of ^^c?tr!b"c' ?f * fei,?w ?ppiJt "?uch ? Itorraeit,i*enee - -tut,., AKrLta: tiU?: Bt Sen sggt : , . Eltcftfoa u?. ?u??Vr th*,iqw . S* k^r m*Buf*otnr?r* aad la ?,r'1'*W Pnnting, being chairman Z the iMt named committee <* in* of tfce committee hejTwi?0-^ will be heW JFednesdaj j. tlM ~ Wmeiu'w M ^' ** wkieh *r I | ^ hemrd " to the adriaa SSlS^r-t ^ e0n'tita"on1 enactweat earn. imp0rtM,t bui,^ th., yjfcetere the two hwise* of the i t*^*T WM eleetion by keu,. of r. j, SimaoRB {n I S. eeaator. Toaor ^t*# heusee, in joint teMioil ?"U Jointly elect Senator Simmons' ?e ??Joritv candidate. Dr. Cyrus If ^nn^r*0*' C< OM,,w' backed by the ?tro.rICV *"d b,)l "00,e?- "venteen ?n-o?g, was aomiaated by Mr Hav more. of Surry. Mr. Dixon, of Jon? ?omAted Senator Simmons and paid rr?bi r De"m?er' ?fG"ton, (and Mr. Bowie, of Ashe. The Tote I bull U 15' Mf Burlew,n. of Avery, ?n !l. ie' VOtin* With the democrats. In the Senate the nominating speech WM made by Senator Ward, ofcrTven ur. Thompson was nominated bv Son of Davie. The vote was 47 ,03! Arter consuming a great deal of time in ducuss.on the Senate today killed the Joi.t resolution of Mr. Justice for th^ppemcasent of a committee to in vite Bryan, Wilson and LaF.liette to address the m.mben. of the GenerS Ry ?n "M#dern Methods of IV Reform," with especial refer Thee^hLin'tiatiVe <Lnd referendum. ihe vote being 27 to 23. UrL't ^ndT*1Uti0n8 ?'"??al in ttreat introduced in the Senate today were as follows: By Senator Ward bv onhe\t;<?PlaCe thB SeV,ral ?'*? 8,at* o" ? ??1?t basis; My Sena Ceuncil, for the appointment of a diUoVT?!,"60 t0 in??tig.te the con n of the governor's mansion and repert to the General Assembly JL ,HOr bl"8 "nd res*lutiens of general interest that were introduced today were as follows: By Sykes, of ^r"'nreQU,rmK better service from telegraph comp.,?s; By Rector, of MaJhson, requiring railroads to provide ^?ongs at certain crossings; By 1 2 ^ r nC?mbe' to better reg ?Hn t 5 a""" m tbia and to adopt the Australian ballot. j vol Sir*at de*' ?f o' opposition is de- 1 veloping to the* proposed child laber legislation and it is expected .that the I various bills will meet with rough sail- 1 in* when they come up. * v Deitz & Etldmann J /~v Mr. I. Feldmann arrived Saturday from Chicago and has begun business with Mr. Aaron Beitz. Th? style of the new trm will be Deitz & Feldmann and they will continue businsss at the sane place formerly occupied by Deitz Bros. They will carry a foil lino ^of ladies gooda, mens furnishings and dry goods. Mr. Feldmam is a man of broad expsrieaeo in these liaas, having b??n with Gimble Bros., of Hew York, nearly three ydarp, and was ten years buyer and Manager for a largo department bouse in Chicago. There is ho doubt bnt that the now firm will do a good business in this sec ties. Moves UTTown. Mr. W. F. Davis, who baa been con ducting a general merchandising basi ns? at Inglsside for the past year or more has moved to Lonlsbnrg and is oecnpyiag a room under Ford's Ware house aozt to the city market. We ex tend to him a hearty welcome to our tow*. Farmers U?io*. ' The regular meeting at the Franklin County Fsrsaers Union will be held in the court bouse at Lonlshsrg, N. C., en Thursday, February 6th, 1913, it beitig the first Tburaday in said month. Business of- importance will be tram acted at this meeting and every' mess | ber is requested tobe present. T. H. Blbbob, See,'y. THE MOVING PEOPLE thbir movements in and I, OUT OF TOWN ' Those Who Have Visited Louis bars: the Past Week? Those Who Have Gone Elsewhere For Business or Pleasure. Mr^T. P. Job*i, of Wake Forest, ww in Loaiaburg Monday. Mr. J. D. Odoaa, at Richmond, visit ed kU b rather the past week. Horn. F. S. Spruill, ef Rocky Mount, is in attondaaco at court. Rcpreseautive J. A. Turner spent Sunday and Monday at home. , Mr. T. K. Alien re tamed the paat .week frem a trip to Hew Terk. Msj. W. A. Guthrie, of Durham, was in Le uisbarg yesterday . Mr. C. M. Cooke, Jr., of Brevard, yiaited hia people here the paat week. Mr *. W. Whmtm, Satp*. day from a trip to the northern mar ket.. ? Mr. J. R. Collie, ef Washingtoa, D. C., visited hia people bare the past week. Mrs. J. A. Goodwyn, of Morfelk, is visiting her daaghter, Mrs. G. L. Ay-! cask. Miss Martha Byrd Spruill, of Rocky ' Mount, attended the reception at Judge Cocke's Friday aight. Mr. C. M. Sanders, ef SmithBeld, was a ? visitor to Louisburg the past week. Mr. ^T. M. Pittman, one et Hender sons most prominent attorneys, was in attendance at cour^this week. His many friends were glad to see Mr. John D Hines on our streets Mon day. He returned from Hot Sprints, Ark., where he had been under treat ment, Sunday. Hor many Louisburg friends wili be delighted to hear that, Miss Iva Pear son. of Meredeth College, is the guest ef Mrs. W. M. Gilmore and will sing at the Baptist church Sunday. Miss Pear son is a great fayorite in Raleigh. She is a member of the First Baptist chureh choir, and is in constant demand for special occasions. Sh- hMM > T?'"* of marvelous range and sweetness, as those who heard her here last spring will remember. - She completes her course at Meredith this spring. Allen's Big Sale. The big sale being put on by P. S. & K. K. Allen is proving to be quit* suc cessful. On its opening day ? last Fri day? quit* a large crowd was present and the store was a scene of beauty. The decorations vera of a high order and was a splendid showing ot the many pretty fabric*, which were marked at bargain prices. AU during the sale largo crowds visited the store and a successful sale was the result. The sale~will centime through today aad tomorrow. Annual White Sale. The annual white sale of Candler Crowell Co., which began en last Mon day and to last ten daya is proving all I that eenld be desired. Since the in 1 auguratien of this sale upen their open iag business here it has been enjoying a wide pepalarity which seems to in crease instead of decrease. The ladies ?ftke county haye been going in in large numbers aad frem what we can learn Many exceptional bargains are being offered. Tfte display ef-^the many pretty fabrics have been espec ially attractive and have created mush | comment. The sale will^eontinue for j the next few days as will be -seen from ! their advertisement en another page. I The Demonstrate. The demonstration of 1 the ? Majestic [Range at McKinne Bros. Co., this I week it attractiag the attention of the many ladies of Leiiisfcurg aad Franklin ceunty. The occasion ia well arranged and the delicacies served are .f a high order. This range ia rery popular amoi( its many users and if tou hare not visited the demonstration yeu will miss a treat if yon don't attend same befor? it closes. Special Services at Baptist Churek. A twtj attractive featnre of both ser vices at the Baptist church Sunday will be the singing of Miaelva Pearson, of Meredeth College, Raleigh. At tha, eleven o'clock service^ the pastor will speak especially to the young people on the theme, '^The Light of the World." The B. Y. P. 0. will be in charge ot the night service. Mr. H. P. Britt is president of Uiis organization of young' people, lfiss Lillie May Avcocjce will be the leader. The general theme will be a "Home Mission Survey." The following is the prograaa: The Organization of Oar Forces ? Miss Edna Allen. > The Field and the Work. Our Aiaaa and Ideals^ Blair Tucker. What Are We Doing?? Short talks. In the Southwest? Miss Era Allen. For the Foreigners ? Joseph Hale. For the Cities? Miss Una May Hares. For Mountain Schools? William Win ston. For the Negroes ? Marshall Hudson. For Cuba and the Canal Zone ? Misa Mollis Strickland. For the Church Building Fund? Mis* Lillie May Aycocke. Home Missions, Its Place and Its Ap peal?Short talk by the pastor. Rbv- Mr. Partor to Prsaeta We an repeated to state that Her. Mr. M B. Perter. ef Triaity College, will eccnpy the palpit at the Methodlat ehareh aext Saitday mormiag and evea ing in the abaeaee it Bar. Mr. Wit sax, whe Is la GreeaTtUe aaaistiag ia a revival meetiag. Bev. Mr. Perter is a splendid speaker aad geed sermeas will ha the reaalt. Comes to Looisbarl Mr. W. W. Crowell, of Asheville, a brother to Mr. G. L. Crowell, of Cand ler-Crewell Co., haa aseved to Louis burg and haa taken a petition with the above ?rm. Mr. Crowell is a very pop ular and capable young gentleman and our people are to be con ratulated up on having him cast his lot with them. Stockholders Meet The Farmers aad Merchants Bank? the old reliable ? held its annual stock holders meeting on January 18th, a large number of the stock holders be ing present. The years business was the best showing the bank has made in its 18 years of corporate existence, which shows the confidence the people have in this well managed institution. Nat a dollar has been lost on nay of the investments made by the present ad ministration. The Bank made daring the year nearly *7,000.00, and after paying an 8 per cent cash dividend, pa f to its surplus fund nearly <3000.00. It is needless to say that the stock hold ers were pleased, and they gaye a vote of thanks to the Management. The following were elected Directors for the coming year: C. P. Harris, C. T. Stokes, Dr. S. P. Burt, F. W. Wheless, W. H. Pleasants, O. S. Macon, J. M. Allen, J. W. King, F. N. Egerton, J. B. Thomas, J. 0. Wilson and T. W. Bick ett. After adjournment of tho stock holders meeting, the Directors met and elected tho following officers: F. N. Egerton, Pres., C. P. Harris, Vice Presideat, M. S. Clifton, Cashier. W. E. Uzzell, Asst. Cashier. Chas. K. Cooke, Jr., and Miss Marguerite Harris were elected assistant aad stenogra pher, respectfully . The stock holders and directors ate amongst the best" farmers and business men of the County. The management is sat'e and sound, wide-awake, and rmn on the principal of the greatest good for the greatest number. Deposits aro solicited, and every accomodation is of fered its patrons consistent with safo banking rules. Tho Farmers and Mer chants Bank is tho oldest hank in the County, and has been a success from its beginninr,? 189i, and will continue to grow. * t District Agremt. Mr. W. D. Bgerton rettimed Wednes day night from Fayetteville, where h? had heon to familiarize himself with the duties of District Agent for the La lfay> otte Life Insarance Co., of that place. Mr. Egorton ia a clevor and popular young man and will no doafct make'good in thla fiold. Pearoe Found Guilty. J. Haeknoy Pearce, Jr., who was tried here tho paat week for the murder of Alex Macon, aome time in Novem ber 1911, on a eharge of manslaughter, was fonnd guilty yesterday morning af ter the jury ha* heea out all night. Up to time of going to presa sentence had not been pa? ad. Old Soldiers. A meeting mt Col. R- If. MeKianey 'a Camp No. 1527, has been called for Friday, Febroary 7th, 1913. All mesa- y, hers are oxpected to he present, pay their duos and to determine the aum bars who wan* to go to Gatlyhhurg? the aaaikal reunion of tho grays and tho bloos. By order of tho Commaader. A. M. ?tkother, Soo'y. ' ? 1 " ' f.