A. V.JOHNSON. EDITOR AND MANAGER OOtntTY, m STATE, THE UHION VOL. XLII FRANKLIN SUP'R. COURT ' ' ? t FIVE SENT TO THE STATE'S PRISON A Busy Week? Many Caaes'dls posed of? Docket beinif Pret ty Well Cleaned? No Civil , Cases Reached. The trial ef criminal cue" hM eon tinued all through the Pre*'?L<^" itor til ve^terday afternoon and the solicitor baa ihown astrpng desire to have the 1? K? I* Tv\nniblv the largest criminal SS^^eWh^ thia county. Since our laat report the following caaea have been disposed of: Charlie State va Norman King and Chmrlie Egerton, burning barn, nol proe a? Charlie Egerton, guilty as to Njrman King. * months in the states ?%rArs?u ..... ?? -Uto va Wealey K. Williama, a d w.. uR jruiltv. 45 months on roads. Robt Etheridge, cow., John-". l?dr t(.'At?ol proa. hSS vs John SykS^ntinued U8on the defendant (riving PrV%^v :!?.dl. SUte vs Jim Deboam. larteqjr, pleads ^Ka^sl^hn'son. 1^. J"88S?? JuCBrtile et ala. nol pros. State vs Julia Brodie nol Pr??:, . State vs John Kinfcsberry, fa*J"re. ^ oav tax pleads guiltT, judgment that de^ndantltst histax and pay same with the costs in this action. Stau vh G. G. Cooper, fine changed '?StateV' Charlie Williams and jolm Bullock, a d w., guilty, lined $-o.00 and one half cost each. , State vs Z?llie Person, murder, sub mits to manslaughter judgment of court that the Sherilt find u good light work for four months. _ State va Tom Masaenbure, c c w.? ad w.. etc., guilty, 10 months on roads State vs Perry Minga, a d w., guilty 30 days on roads. w.A.je State vs Terry Minna, c c w.t pleads cruilty. months on roodn. State vs Willie StoKes retailing, guil ty, 0 months on loads. Ut.itu va Willie Stokes, nol pros. State' va Hence Hazelwood, Tetail'rg 18 mortflra on roads. State ys Hence Hazelwood, retailing ""state vs Hence Hazelwood, retailing capias and continued.. SUte vs Willie Davis,' larceny, not gUStaVte va James Pulley, larceny, guil '^State vs Richard Stokes, Jr. nuisance B?State%s Richard Denton, a d w., guilty defendant to pay costs and pray er for judgment continued to April ^State vs Percy Jones, affray, fiuilty of simple assault judgment suspended. U^^yvmseRlcLCrf their assets passing the Senate. The hill has not Sone over to the house vet. , A lively ght is promised when it does come up as a irreat deal of opposition to the ' measure has developed among the as sociation! in this State. Thp committee on election laws has . reported favorably the State-wide pri mary elections bill: Consideration of the bill will be taken up at 7:S0 next Friday night, the 84. A bill haa been introduced to make Uniform throughout the State the lien laws. The bill was endorsed by the North Carolina -Builders' Exchange in session in Raleigh last Wednesday. The joint resolution by Mr. Justice declaring the views of the legislature on interstate passenger and freight rates and other changes passed the Houae. Also ths resolution memorial izing the Congress of the United States to piss the Webb-Kenion liquor bill. Tbis resolution has also passed the Sen ate with a slight change which will not effect the purpose of the resolution and will be sent back to the House for concurrence in the amendment. The joint resolution ratifying the seven teenth amendment to the U. S consti tution. which had already passed the Senate, passed the House Friday. Th? employers' liability bill, relative to the liability of common carriers to employees, with provision similar to the met of Congress on the subject, has passed the Senate. The bill abolishes the doctrine of contributory negligence as a bar to recovery in damage suits' for injuries, aad substitutes what ia called the doctrine of comparative negligence, that is, for the jury to take into consideration any negligent# of the plaintiff finding the amount of damages. . A bill haa been introduced in both Housee to empower married womsa to recover damages for personal damage etc. 'VMso one relating to the privy examination of married women. The bill to allow Franklinton to ia sue ~ street bonds bss passed the House and ia now in the Senate. A bill has been introduced te amend the constitution ef ths State so as to give the veto power to the governor. A resolution haa been Introduced in the House and Senate providing for the paying of the expenses of Confed erate veterans to the tftieth anniver sary of the battle of Gettysburg. The bill ot Mr. Stewart, of Meck lenburg, providing that the abandoned party to a marriage shall be entitled to a divorce if the other wilfully, with out cause, shall live apart for a period of five years, passed the House today. Also the J ustice anti-trust bill and the bill of Mr. Dellinger to regulate con tracts between sureties and employees of common carriers. Mr. Justice's bill is similar to the one that was in troduced in the General Assembly of 1907 ami has been before the public for the past six years: it has "teeth" and 1s? provided with "ha dcuffs. "? The vote was practically unanimous. Mr. Dellinger's bill provides that emnloyees of common carriers mav give bonds in other surety companies doing busi ness in this >tate other than these des ignated by the empleyer. The bill to allow counties to erect and maintain hospitals has passed the House. The House haa alse passed the Webb Kenyon liquor bill memorial to the Congress with the Senate amendment. Tfiero w is not much business trans acted in the Senate today most of the time being taken up with the diacna sion of the . bill to make uniferas in North Carolina the crime of larceny. The bill has passed its second reading. The bill, introduced by Mr. Turner, to authorize additional road bends for town ef Franklinten, passed the Heuie todays . . '? News from Centerville. As you haven't beard from this fart of the county since the lev year ar rived we will send you a few itens to let you know that Centsryille is still in the ring. Miss Mary Arringten, the copnty su pervisor, spent from Monday nntil Friday of last week with *s. The dis trict meeting waa held Thursday, sev eral teachers were present and wo all enjoyed having Miss Arlington with us. Misses Mamie Dickens and Bessie Woodlief spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Jehn Neal Miss Ruby Winston spetot several days last week with her sister. Miss Marv Winston. We regret to know that Miss Mary; Winston has been sick for several days, but glad to know that she is now able ; to take up her work again. Mr. Arthur Shearin, who has taken a position at Castalia, spent last Sun day with his people here. Messrs. Robert Arrington and Gar land Gupton, of Areola, visited oar town last Sunday. Our Sunday schoel has been reor ganized for the new year, with a large | attendance. A. Mr. John Winston, of YoungsviHe, visited his daughters Misses Ruby and t Mary last Tuesday night. Misses Viola and Ethel Shearin are , spending some time with relatives at . Castalia. Rev. Mr. Bailey, accompanied by his wife, held his first service atSerepta Methodist church on the -fourth' Sun day. " . Misses Sue Alston, Mary B., and Willie Harrison, of Louisburg, at tended services at Serapta church last Sunday. Mr. Charlie Lewis, of Wood, and Miss Wla Shearin, of Roeky Mount, were- nnited in holy bonds of matri mony on the third Sunday. We wish _them a lone and happy life. Mr. John T. Neal and G. N. Parrish were jtorora at court lAst iree*. Mist Fannie Crowder who has keen visiting relatives at Wendell for some time, returned home last Saturday. There wilhbe a box party at $&ndy Creek Academy January 31. The pub lic is cordially invited. - - Mr. BilJIPrakelLol Ofstalia, visited his siyteFMra'. JTaTSheartn last Wtd nesday. ? Best wishes for the many readers of the Fkankun Times. N. W. rHE MOVING PEOPLE rHElR MOVEMENTS IN AND OUT OF TOWN rhoap Who Have Visited Louls burfr the Past Week? Thoae Who Have Gone Elaewhere For Business or Pleasure. Mr*. J. J. Person Is visiting her sister st Emporia, Va. Mrs. W. H. Macon visited friends in Raleigh this week. Bar. Baylus Cade, o( Bhelby, was a visitor to Louisburg the past week. Mr. C. K. Cook*, of Washington, D. C., was in Lonisburt the paat week. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reid, of Kittrall, Tisited ber people here the pee* week. Mise Annie Sutherlin, of 8utherlin, Vs., is ylsiting ber aunt, Mrs. R. C. Williams." Mrs. T. G. Taylor; of Oxford, Tisited her brother, Mr. R. P. Taylor the past week. Mr. Ceo. Holder, of the Tinas foree, spent Monday and Taeaday In Raleigh this week. Miss Emma Underfill, Tisited hsr sister. Mrs. B. B. Benson, In Kaleigh the past week. . ?> Miss Annie Pecms, of Henderson, ?pent Sunday with Misses Bessie and Lillis Hal*. Miss Mary Williams, of St. Luke's Hospital, Richmond, Vs., is visiting her people here. Mr. W. B. Cooke esme over frem Enfield te visit his aant Miss Helen Cooke the past week. . Miss Anni* Morell, ef Raleigh, cam* ever this w*?k and acted in the capac ity of Stenographer for the couit in the several muraer cases. Mr. S. P. Weathersbjr and wife, of Spring Hope, are visiting Mr. J. R. Bunn on South Main St. Mr. J. B. Fiilghum, County Business Agent of the Farfaers Union, left Wed nesday for Richmond in the interest of the Union. Mr. W. R. Newton, of Chicago, with the Western Electric Co., was in town Tuesday looLingr after the work done by his company for the local telephone company. Deputy Sheriffs J. J. Lancaster and D. C. High returned Wednesday from Raleigh where they had been to take John Fowler, Ulas Joyner, Tobe Joy ner and Davis Baker to the penitentiary lor the terms of 31, 21, 21 and 6 years respectively. Dog: Law. Mr. A. L. French discusses the mat tor of a State wide dog law as follows in the Progressive Farmer, which is reproduced here by request of some of . Franklin county's best and most sub stantial farmers: Sometime ago, I was traveling from the western end of our State toward Richmond, Va. Sitting in a seat just behind me, was a lady and a littler boy. A strange look in the lady's eyes at tracted my attention. 1 have seen the same look in the eyes of good motherly cows when they beljeve their otTsprin to bo in terrible danger. It is simply the breaking mother heart showing through the "window of soul." I asked the lady ts teil me of her trsuble, if she would, as I eould s?e it had something to do with the little lad who was sitting by her side. It seemed that 20 days before, a Strang# cur dog, passing across their farm had bitten the little fellow ? not enough to hurt him any, and nothing was thought of the matter, as it was supposed that the boy had been teasing the dog. That morning, 20 days after the child had been bitten, news came that the dog was mad. The mother of course, snatched up her little lad and drove as fast as horses co .id carry them, ten milss to the station, and you that lenow anything about mothers, know that she was praying every moment that the traia would get them to the institute in time to saye the little fel!ow from one of the most horrible deaths that we have knowledge of. He was a fine lad. My State raises thousands of such, and it is certainly a pity that their lives should be menaced, at all times, in ordei that our gentlemen of leisure, [ both white and black, may have an I abundance of "coon dogs." ! Of course, in our St?te, there are I only about 200 people bitten each year. [ but this totals quite a tidy little budget j of heartache, and anguish of spirit Ami you that are of a mercenary ti-rn of mind can figure out quite v a money loss aiso, as ilte cost of treating suet) east* runs from $50 to $260 each. I could of course, drift off and tell al?;> of the hundreds 'of* thousands of egps that the cur dogs of the State suck ai nualJ.y, and that should have gone to nourish the poor childron of the Sta*e. Of course, too, a good many valuable sheep? that our State can ill afford to lose ? are killed an nually. Th* n getting hack to the mad dog matter, it is a well-known fact that 1 whenever a mart d-?g passes through a section, many valuable domestic ani mals are WHen- nml hart: to be (ir*ti 1 1 \ -.1 ed- But 1 musti t say that North Car olina?and every other Southern State? ne?ds a dog law, that will rid the State of the worthless curs that nobody owns, and others that nobody feeds, and others that nobody keeps at home ? should I adyoea^e such a law. Some gentleman would rlafl up and ask, '?Hadti'f I ever vefUl Senator Vest's tii itinfr In thi 1 Howevea, I believe I will hazard It anyway, and say that I do not believe our people are ready for a law that will do away with this curse of curs, by ? --jS ; * ? taxing every Jog 1b the State, creating r fund at each county neat from Which funds may bo drawn to pay for damaare done by dogs. First, let the expense of treating the mad doit cases in the county be borne by the does. Than, when animal* are bitten, lei the dor fund pay that. Then let the dog fund pay for all animals or poultry destroy ed or Injured by does, and finally' if anything i? left, let ft so to the school tnnd, and thus will the dogs help to educate our children while they are bit ing them. Loulsburg Baptlit Church Usual services Sunday at 11 a. m. aad 7. p. m. The pastor will speak at the morning hour on, "The Superior Claims ofjesus on His Followers:" at night as, "What's in a News? ' ' Sunday sehool at 8:4*, and the B. Y. P. U. Mandar 7 p. m. A cordial wslaoae awaits an who will came. ?r. and Mrs. White Betnrn. Mr. aad lira. R. B. White, wbeso marriage at Fraaklinten, waa ests bra tad en January lfth, are expected te reach home on the Slst, after speod iag a week in New Yerk City. Mr. and Mrs White sailed for the B* mudas, returaiag te New Tork oa Uie Mrs. White, who was Miss' Grace Martin Ward, a daughter ef Mr. C. J. Ward, an omsial of the Seaboard A