THE COUNTY, THE 8TATE, THE ITWIOhF
LOCriSBUB6. H. C., .gljpAY, BABCH 7, 18^
A. F.JOHNSON. EDITOR AND MANAGER
VOL. XLIIL.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
?ET IN RBGULAB SESSION |
MONDAY -
Petition for Special Election in
Epsom School District ?
Jury Drawn for April Term
or Court
_ The Board or Commissioners met in
regular session Monday with all mem
bers present except Chairman Collie
who was detained on account of illness.
Commissioner J. H. Uzxell was elected
chairman pro tem and after reading and
approving minutes of previous, meeting
toe following business was transacted:
Mrs. M. A. Gray was rfllelved of,
special school tax in Seven Paths]
school district? not being in said dis-'
trict.
The report of the colored corn club
was received and ordered continued for
another year.
W. F. Moses Was relieved of 9S.67
taxes on thirty acre* of land listed to
him through error.
- The Board with the assistance of the
ShenfT proceeded to draw the jurors for
April eoort whieh will be found in a
other column.
? J. W. Daniel was relieved of poll tax
inToongsvllle township being orer age.
' W. H. S tailings waa relieved of apeo
ial school taxsa in Seven Paths district
?not being in said district. *
W. B. Thsmngton, B. T. Tharrtng
ton, A. C. Stallings and J. B. S tailings
were relieved of special school tax in the
8even Paths diatriet? not being in aaid
district.
Beport of Dr. J. E. Malone, Superin
tendent of Health, wss received and
filed.
Ben Person, of Frsnklin ton township,
was relieved of poll tax? being over aee.
June Tayborn was releived of apecial
school tax in Frankllnton township?
not being in said district.
. It was ordered that automobile hire
would not be paid for by-the county on
ly in ease of emergency.
Beport of E. M. Williams, Superin
tendent of county home, was received
and ordered filed. He reports 8 white
and 16 colored inmates.
Mary Foster waa placed on outside
(>super list at 91. M per montU
Mrs. W. M. Boone waa relieved of
taxes on (2500.00 worth of solvent cred
its? same having been liated through
e rrsr. .'
A petition waa received and filed frown
G. T. Ayeeca* add etheri to 1*1 off and
establish a public nad in ? Hayeaville
A tewnebip, from the Nash place oa the
-7 Louisburg sod Henderson road to
Millferd Road, a distance ?f two ?Ues.
This is aow a path and is used as a
mail ronte. The detitien will be heard
the first Monday Ml April,.
A petition for an election for a speeial
No^1 Hay?v^re,*wX<Sj5S} 2SJ52
dered to be held. on ToeMMT, April 8th,
1913. R L. Stokes waa appointed fee- 1
istrar and George Askew and B. I. |
Fratier were appointed poll holders.
The voting place to be Diakens stbre.
After allowing a number of accounts !
the Board adjourned to its next regular
meeting.
Towm Commi?io?ers.
The Board of town Commissioners
met in the Mayors office, on last Friday
night with Messrs Ford, Hicks, and
Allen present. After reading and ap
proving the minutes of the previous
meeting the following, business was
transacted:
Mayor Holden read a communication
from the State Board of Health In re
frerence to the complaint made by
Rocky Mount in regard to sewerage
emptying into the river. A resolution
as follows was introduced and carried.
Whereas complaint lias been made
by the town of Rocky Mount against
the town of Louisbjirg about the pres
ent method of emptying its sewage' into
Tar river.
And whereas the State Board of
Health, has passed an order asking the
authorities of Louisburg, to install a
purification plant or plants through
which, the sewage shall be run before
said sewage shall be discharged in said
Ta'r river. And whereas the present
financial situation! of the ton-n of
Louisburg is such that it is utterly im
possible to defray the expenses, of in
stalling^ purification plant or plants* as
required and that it will be necessary
to procure the passage of a bill in the :
General Assembly, authorizing a bond I
issue for that purpose; Now therefore
be it resolved by the Board that the i
representative of Franklin county, and
the Senators from the seventh Sena
torial district be requested to at once
introduce a bill authorizing the Board
of Commissioners of the town of
Louisburg to call an election to be
held at the regular blnnial election
for the officers of the town, for the pur
pose of submitting to the qualified
voters the question of a bond issue, in
an amount not to exceed twenty-five
thousand, dollars ($25,000) for the pur
pose of raising the funds to install such
purification plant or plants as will meet
the requirements of the law.
Be it resolved further that a copy of
these resolutions be sent at once to Mr.
J. A. Turner present member of the
House of Representatives at Raleigh
by the clerk.
A communication from the Insur
ance Commissioner relative to placing
fire escapes at the opera house was
read. On motion Mr. J. M, Allen was
appointed a .committee to act with the
Mayor for the purpoae of Investiga
ting the cost and plans jof standard fire
escapes for the oprsa house.
A communication from Capt. J. A.
Turner asking for a donation of ftUO.OO
to aasist in defraying the expenses
of Co. D. Louisburg Rifles to Wash
ington as a special escort to Governor
Lock* Craig in the Inaogural parade
was road and upon motion was allow
ed. -
Upon (notion the clerk was instruct
ed to furnish the tax collector with a
list of the firemen that he may relelve
them of their poll taxes.'
By motion the clerk was instructed
to issue vouches to Mr. W. H. Kuffin
for premium of firemens insurance.
Mr. J. L. Palmer went before the
Board asking that the partitions in the
market house be lowered. The matter
was referred to the market house com
mittee.
Supt. K. C. Beck reported the had
condition ol the fence around the resf
voir. Upon motion the clerk was in
structed to have same repaired.
No other, business of importance
coming before tte Board it adjourned
to its next regular meeting.
Marriage Licenses.
Register of Deeds Tarborough issued
martiage licenses to the following
couples during the month of February:
White? Welsey Green and Maggie
Anderson, A. H. Suiter and Mable E.
S tailings, Rufus Holmes and Florida
Breedlove, Wesley Allen and Maggie
Morris, & M. Perry and Ethel Vir
ginia Bowdeo, Malley Perry and Anale
Clifton, Jordeo J. Coppedge and Mrs
Julia Johnson.
. Colored? J. E. Mitchell and Minnie
Yarbo rough. C. H. Whitley and Mary
Mann, Charlie Parks and Cariia ' H g
gins, Zack Terrell and Matt Bridges,
Ulus Fogg and Irene Dennis, Percy
Foster and Llrxie Johnson, Lessie Pet
tiford and Vannie Pretty, Cleveland
Wardrobe and Hester Strickland, Ru
fns Legotf and Susie' Garner, Grandson
Brodie and May Jane Lassiter, Charlie
Warren and Fetina D. Neal, John B.
Perry and Ella Alston, Duke Perry
and Bessie Chavis, Frank Willian > and
Lena Lucas, OHie Guptdn and Nora
Bell.
School Closes.
The closing exercises of Rock Spring
school were held last Friday, February
28th 1913, This being~Qie most remark
able year of the school's history, the
enrollment being larger and the at
tendance mere regular than ever be
fore. *
Braif exercises were held in the day
and at night an entertainment was
Even in the modern new school bgild
BT recently erected by the patrons of
the school and the aid of the county
and our efficient soanty superintendent
Mr. R. B. WMfe
The school .was presided over by
Miss Ruby Hacria lo whom the oom
munlyjSjguch Indebted^ jtoinr SBE*
popilaitSMWu-exceUent' training en
pan of th/e teacher. Music was
render ed^b?;twp?ffl^eaeh piece ^by^Messrs
An oftte children did Well in act
ing their parts and tba -entertainment
was enjoyed by all who attended it.
There being a good crowd present
nia Heat little sum of 911.83 was
raised which will gs to the benefit of
the school. The patrons of this school
hope to make it a higk school in the
near future. Our community is praud
of this school and the work it has done.
As the new building is much larger
than the old and the attendance
larger the past year another teacher
will be added next year. May next
year be more successful than the
past.
School Attendance.
Feb. 14 Feb. 21
Schools.
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Pearce (Dunn's)
Social Plains
Pine Ridge 86 56 86
pilot 83 67 88
Bunn 145 92 145 07
Math Rock 47 25
Royal - 53 26 63 23
New Hope 80 81 47
Rock Springs 61 88 61 36
Rileys 69 64
Prospect ' 31 21 33 23
Garner 34 22 34 25
Oak Level 34 28
Tharrington 40 17 40 16
Flat Rock 47 23 47 27
Popes J 43 36
Mt. Olivet / ,
Mitchiner 28 22 33 14
Katesville 32 23 32 23
Winn 56 48
Whitakcr 27 13
Laurel 27 12 21 9
Moulton 53 24 56 35
Ingleside 103 59 108 70
Kearneys 30 28 30 24
Mountain 57 30 57 87
Alston * 64 * 8T
Centervllle . ' 54 44 55 89
Wood 68 2? 63 35
Sandy Creek 79 58 79 60
Pearce (Golti Mine)
Wilder
Justise 84 61 85 75
?Cedar Rock, 10? 79
Red Bud . 82 21 82 23
White Lever 138 138 95
Seven P?hs 104 70 105 77
Mapleville 96 52 06 63
Hickory Rock 93 66 93 58
Hayes 40 32 40 82
Balance Rock 18 14 18 10
Measles, whooping cough, and sore
eves reported from several schools.
The Som-N i-O-Qdlit
? A series of psychological demon
?trations are to be given at the Open .
House commencing Thursday, March I
6th.
Prof, and Mrs Vail and their company
of (elect entertainers ttt? W give" "the
citisens of our town a series of Orient* 1
demonstration! embracing many
and niysterie^ of tbe East India . Ycwa.
Mr. and Mrs. Tail have spent many
years in Hindustan, coming into cloee
rappart with the magicians of that
country, and have acquired many of tbe
secret* of their art, which enables them
to give an entertainment.far above any
ever seen before in this coontry. It fa
Mid Mrs. Vail has become so proficient
that she able read the inmost thoughts
of her spevtators, answering mental
question, locating missing relatives, lost
articles and stolen property.
While in Bombay Pref. Vail wit
nessed the remarkable experiment of
Lasse. tbe great Hindoo potentate, in
which he caused living bodies to float
in space, defying every known law of
gravitation. Prof. Vail will dnplicate
this weird enigma, as well aaraany others
during tbe three nights engagement.
The Vails are making a flying trip
to New York playing a few of the
smaller towns, to lighten expenses and
break the distance. They carry two
tons of baggage and oar citizens may
consider themselves fortunate to witneaa
tbe performance of these clever people.
Gets ian.
Mr. B. W. Hndsnn left Saturday af
ternoon for Washington City in search {
of Norman McKnlght to answer to a
charge of forging cheeks. Upon hie
arrival in Washington he immediately
associated himself with a city detective
and went directly to Mo. 1742, 14th
St. M. W., whicn number he hid se
emed before leaving home and without
any trouble picked up his man. At the
station house they were questioned by a
newspaper reporter who after having
taken down all the points asked if that
was all, to which' Norman said "no sir,
just add to the bottom he never misses
one." Mr. Hudson arrived home with
his prisoner Monday afternoon'. It
seems that Norman is wanted by many
of our people here as the latest infor
mation showa he forged checks on Mc
Kinne Bros. Co., Dr. S. P. Burt, B. Z.
Egerton. K. P. Hill. This i. another
case where Mr. Hudson has shown his
efficiency as an officer Aid tbe law
abiding citizens of Franklin county
should join' in extending to him con
gratulations.
Holy Week.
The following is a schedule of servi
ces for holy week, March 16-22,1913 at
8t- Paul's church.
Sunday, Holy Communion 7:30 a. m.
Morning Prayer and Anfe-Oommtmion
11 .-00 Evening Prayer 7:80
Monday, Morning Prayer and Ante
Communion 10:30 Evening Prayer 4:00
jMM?y,A(arning Prayer and Ante
0onKBanio?dA:8( Evening Prayer 400
Wednesday; Holy Communion 7i30
Evening Praver 4:00
? Thursday, Morning Prayer 'and Apte
Cotaminion 10:30 Evening Trayer 4.*00
" Good Friday, Morning Prayer and
An te-Comni Union 11 :00 Evening Prayer ]
4:00. ' >? ?r
Easter-Eve (Saturday) Kerning
Prayer and Holy Baptism 10:80.
Easter Day, ' Holy Communion at
7:30 a. n?. '
Evening Prayer and Sermon 8 KM
(Special offering at this service.)
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. The Franklin Unloa.
The next session of Franklin Union
of the Tar River Association will be
held with the Louisburg Baptist church,
beginning Friday night, March 28, with
the introductory sermon, and con
tinuing through Sunday. -An unusually
strong program is being arranged and
it is expected that there will be a large
delegation from the ' churches of
Franklin county. One special feature
will 6e a meeting of the ladies from the
various missionary societies and churchs
on Saturday 3 p. m., in the ladies par
lor at the church. An account of the
State Woman's Missionary Union, to be
held at Raleigh the same week, will b?
given. A full program of the union
will be given in a later issue: ~
Nesro Killed.
On last Saturday night at the home
of Walter Hair is, near Mapleville
Walter Hatchett was shot and killed
bv William Harris. It seemed that
these with another negro named John
Jones had been drinking some of the
cheai^ blind tieer booze and a fuss arose
between Wiiliara Harris and John
Jones wherein Harris pulled his pistol
and began firing at Jones, the balls all
miasm? the marks and one out ot the
three fired taking effect in the breast
of Hatchett striking the heart. Harris
was arrested and placed in jail Sunday.
Miss Pattle Johnson Dead.
At the home of her neice, Mrs. John
Smith, near Moulton, on Sunday even
ing about four o'clock, Miss Pattie
Johoson, sister of Messrs Sam aHd Al
Johnson, died in her 50th year. She
was a devout and consistent member
of Gorinth Baptist church and her re
mama were laid to rest in the church
cemetery Monday. She will be gadly
missed by the sick and needy as her
services to these classes were always
evident and freely given. She was
truly a good woman and many friends
gathered to pay their last sad tribute.
List of Letters
Remaining in the post offlee at Louis
bnnr uncalled for week ending March 7;
Miss L. H. Davis, Miss Viola Dunn,
Mis* ljlioa Jones, S. G. Linkons, Jiffi
Mithm, Jessie Mitchell, MriT Pittic
Itovster, Migs Celie Wever, Miss Mar
garet Brown, Wes King. Wetts Bros.
1'ersons calliag for any of the above
letters will please say thsy aaw them
advertised.
M. W. Tarboroush, P. M.
Teachers Meeting.
The next meeting of the Franklin
Bounty teachers will be held at Louis
burg on Saturday, March 8th, at 10:80
o'oloek.
R. B. White, Co. Supi
the moving people
their movements in and
OUT OP TOWN
Those Who Have Visited Louis
burg the Bat W*ek? Those
Who Have Gone Elsewhere
- For Business or Pleasure.
Mr. E. S. Ford is la Biehmond this |
week.
Miss Lillian High it visiting in Wash
ington City.
lira. W. H. Day. of Raleigh, spent
Wednesday in Louis burg.
Mr. P. H. Mangutn, of Wake Forest,
visited Mr. J. J. Person Monday.
Mr. Foldmann who has been
with Aaron Diets, left Monday for Bal
timore.
Mr. F. P. Sou thai!, of Wakefield,
spent Mendsy in Louisbarg on boai
Mrs. J. J. Parson and daughter. Miss
Abimh, are visiting bar daughter at
Waka Forest. "
B. B. Egercon, who has been off the
past Be vera 1 weeks on a auryeyihic
trip, returned home Friday, ,
Mr. John Hudson wife and daughter,
of Tanghan, visited his people ia ana
near Louifl burg the pant week.
Mr. Joseph Carney left Snnday for
the northern soarketa to purchase the
spring stock of goods for the Bargain
Stare.
Mr. Aaron Diets returned Friday
from a trip to Baltimore where be
purchased a lot of nlee spring goods for
Mr. W. D. Egerton left Monday for
Elisabeth City to deliver a check in
settlement of a death claim in bia
copjpony.
Ml and Mrs E. 8. Green Went ever
to Nashville Monday to attend the
foneral of bar sister, Mrs. Jehn Harper,
who died at her home there Sunday.
Mr. T. H. May, who baa been at
Wake Forest aoaae time waa in Louis
burg Wednesday on bis way to Chapel
Hill where he will take up another
branch of medicine.
Mrs. A. M. Hall accompanied by
Misses 3raee Ball and Annie Green
left the | 1 1. link for the northern
markets toliillMi the spring and
Suasmn, stooit of millinery and dreee
goods for the BjwietBtore.
Capt Orren Smith, Remarkable
?an. i
The doth of Capt. Orren Smith of
Henderson removes ? man who had
a wide acquaintance in the State. For
a number of years Raleigh was his
headquarters, in the house- moving
business He was in the war with
Mexico, in the U. S. volunteer service,
and was also in the expedition against
the Mormons under the command of
Albert Sidney Johnson in 1863, march
ing over 2,000 miles. He was the de
signer of the first Confederate flag, the
"Stars and Bars" the confederate con
gress then in session at Montgomery,
Ala accepting this design and the first,
made by a lady at Louisburg, where
Capt. Smith then lived, being displayed
on a lofty flag pole in front of the
court house there. Capt. Smith had
traveled a great deal and had been in
all parta of the United States. With
out doubt he was the only man who
ever moved a poet office. He moved
the old post office building at Raleigh,
which was of wood, so that business
went right on and neither tha stoves
nor the clocks had to be taken down.
The building was moved from the north
side of the present post office site 'to a
point southward and very near the
court house
He planted many of the trees in tha
capitol square and gave the names of
various governors to these. He moved
the buildings which were on the site of
Meredith College, having come from
Washington, D. C., to this. Capt.
Smith told a most interesting story
about his beinp in the United States
Senate at the time when Charles Sum
ner objected to Vance taking his seat
in that body. Sumner in his speech
declared that but tor Vance the war
would have ended two years before it
di>l. as Vance had the best fed and
best clothed soldiers, his trusty North
Carolinians, in the Confederate States
army. This interesting man always j
loved Raleigh and was certainly ap
preciated here. He was a hard worker
long after the time when most men re
tire from all activities. ? Raleigh Times
Entertains.
| On Friday night of last week Mr.
and Mrs. C. T. Hudson delightfully en
j tertained a number of their friends in
honor of their guests. Misses Virla
Hudson, ?f Vanghan, and Aurelia Hud
| son of Youngsville. Quite a large
! number attended from town and a
moM enjoyable occasion was expressed
by all who attended.
Louisburg: Baptist Church.
Dr. W. B. Morton will' conduct the
VubUC worship Sunday 11 a. m., In tile
al>s?6ee of the pastor, who ie in At
lanta attending the Tabernacle Bible
Conftrwice, of which Dr Len G
Broughtort, formerly of this State but,
now. of London, ia director.
Sunday School at 9:46. B. Y. P. U.
Monday 7:80. There will bei no service
Sunday night. Tfc? pastor will retuin
in time for tike service Sunday week.
Lists of Jam*.
The following ia a list of jurors
drawn for April court,
first waaa ? ? ?
J. a Sturdiyant, W. R. Young, 8. 8.
Strickland, J. J. Young, C. Rob
erts. J, J. Coppedge, A- M. Edwards,
T. H. Dickens. John W. Stalling*. W.
M. Hares, C. F. Pearce, G. W. Leon
ard, W. ?. Wood. C. C Winston, J,
A. Mumford, Geo. W. Hines, W. E.
Uzcrll, E, L. Green, Hardy Wilde.',
J. T. Wilson, C, V. Beddingfield, E.
I. Green, Moses Neal, Caus Chatnblee,
A. A. Clifton, R. H. Strickland, L. E.
Winston, J. B. Privett, J, A. Pippin,
W. R. Lafster, G. B. West, C. U.
Cattis, W. E. May, Jessie Griffin, T.
J. Harris, D. E. Harris.
SECOND WEBK
W. H. Delbridee, J. M. Thome' A,
A, Davis, B. G. King, W. H. Pleasants,
J. B. Fulghum, Frank Gupton, A. S..
Joyner, Elma Horton, W. B. Murphv,
Wesley Uedford, W. B. Gordon; J. H.
Harper, G. T. Collins, R. B. Harris,
J. E. Whitfield, C. B. May, F. W.
Justice.
The County Sohool Fund.
A gentleman of Louisburg who had
just been to pay his taxes uakpf us
the question how it wss that the tax
list In the Sheriff's hand for collection
showed a total of 922,000 for the school
fund aad the apportionment as pub
lished is the Times totalled only a little
ever 113,000.
We thought it a fair question and
far the sake of any who mar have
thought about it, we have looked up
the figures aa shown in the treasurer's
report and the estissate made for the
Htate Superintendent.
The insolvent list amounts to about
$900.00 usually, and the commissions
for collecting the taxes shout $1100. so
that the net amount received should be
about $20,000.00.
The apportionment published in the
Timbs dta net include the amounts
turned over to the graded schools oper
ating under charters from the legisla
ture, to high schools, or local taxea
which are credited to the special tax
districts by the treasurer.
The total figures read:
Rural schools $18,137
To ndjoining counties (or joint
schools 300
Local taxes about 3200
City schools 3280
?igh schools 1000
Total $20,917
Having rotten into the matter, it
maybe of interest to the people of the
county to know how the school fund
is disbursed and we have prepared a
statement of the figure*.
It ia only fair te say Jhat receipts
and disbursement* are published in the
nmual statement and they have aft
along been open to any tax payers.', i >. ,
It appears from the treaanierV books
that the total amount received from
taxea for school purposes last rear was
17.U7.17. This included ?fce ope. is!
local taxes. Ia the estimate tor this
year however owing to so, undetermin
ed balance not turned ever ea Jnly. 1
1912,. it was calculated that ike re
ceipts for the year weald be" .about
$20,000. The school fund uteafly gets
from finee about $600.00
Total school fund from county, $20,
600.00. The various items of expendi
tures are estimated as follows:
To rural schools $18,137.00
Local taxes 8,200.00
Adjoining couutiee joint schools 300.00
City Bchools 3, 280. 00
High schools 1,000.00
New buildings, and repairs . 1,100.00
Desks, libraries, blackboards, 600.00
Teachers Institute 250.00
Insurance on buildings 1 60, 00
Teachers meetings 200.00
Total direct to teachers and
schools $24,217.00
Census and committeemen $250.00
Listing taxes and elections 150.00
Miscellaneous, printing, janitor
fuel, etc 150.00
Treasurers commissions 530.00
Total $25,297.00
Milesge and per diem County
Board of Education $150.00
County Superintendent 810.00
Supervisor of primary work 810.00
Total _ ' $27,067.00
Deducting the treasurer commissions
of $530:00 we have the net amount for
disbursement of $26,557.00
1 The first fact to be noticed is tliat
$24,217,000, over 90 per cent of the
total handled, nearly $4,000 more than
the total received from the couftty goes
directly to the schools and teachers.
The second fact is that the amount
received from the county alone would
be about $6,500 short of what is needed.
Where such deficiency exists, a state
meat is submitted to the State Super
intendent showing in detail the re
ceipts and disbursements If he dis
bursements are approved by him, then
the state makes up the deficiency out
of the appropriation for the purpose.
This statement has been made, the
figures aa given ab are have been ap
proved, and the state has appropriated
sufficient f u nds to run the schools ou
this baBis.
It might be added just heret relative
to what was said in -the Timks last
week, that if the position of Supervi
sor or Primary work was abolished, it
would simply reduce by that much the
amount appiopriated by the stato
without helping or affecting one way
or the other the county finance?.
A third fact is that the usual and
regular commissions allowed bv law to
the Sherilf foifcollccting the school tax
and to the treasurer fot paying it out
will total as much or more than the
salaries, paid both the County Superin
tendentawl the supervisor of primary
work.
The fourth fact is that tjie tot
amount paid to the member* of the Coun
ty Board, the County Superintendent,
the Supervisor of Primary Work for
management of the seventy six .white
aad colored schools the supervision of
14! teachers In schools attended by
nearly 7000 pupils, the disbursement of
$37,000 at %chool funds ia only $1770.?0
or a Httle more than 0 per cent of ' the
moneys handled.
Wo do not beleiyo any other depart
ment of our government or any pri
vate baoinees concern can show a more
economical administration.
The people have * right to know
where the money (roes and we believe
anyone whc examines these figures and
knows something of the work going on
In our county schools will be proud of
the record.
Sepreme Court Decision.
The Supreme Court handed down the
following decisions en cases from Frank
lin county yesterday:
State vs McAden reversed.
State vs (Norman) King no errors
State vs Matthews no error.
Alford vs Moore no error.
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The Vails gay* their first perform
ance at the opera house last night and
delighted a good audience with aiany
almost unbe<ievable feats. Prominent
citizens were called to the stage to see
that there was bo faking, this fact add
iag to the amasementof the spectator*
All who went oat declared the show to
be far above the average of this kind.
The Vails will be at the opera heuae
tonight and Saturday night. ?The Even
ing Herald, Ruck Hill. S. C. January IT.
Franklinton News.
The Qaotation Book entitled "A Sou
yenir of Franklinton people" and got
ten out by the Young Women's Mis
sionary Society is for sal? at the Cres
cent drug store and Ballard-Cheathaqi'i
store. It is a valuable "gift book, " at
tractive and entertaining.
Miss Rie Tarker, of Warrenton, wha
has been yisiting in Richmond, is with
her sister. Mrs. B. W. Ballard, for ?ey<
eral days.
We are delighted to learn that the
sheds in front ef the stores will be re
moved. It will give the town a decidedly
more up-to-date appearance.
Mrs. J. 8. Morris and Miss Minnie
entertained the Civic Improvement
Club Tuesday afternoon. Seventeen
members were present. Then was
roach interest showed in the general
buna ess discussion. Committees made
faveraWe reports. The committee oa
"Sanitary Renditions, " reported that
the property owners in basiaaw part of
S>wn pAfaised to leok after the im
provement of lots.
The committee on "Cemetery Im
prevemeat" quoted prices on fence for
enclosure, showiag drawings for same.
The motion to select and order feaciag
at once was carried. With the approv
al of a town committee this motion will
be carried into effect at once.
The "committee for new station" re
ported that two petitions for same had
been farmed, one to be submitted to the
Lonisburg people for signing and one
to the Franklinton people to be present
ed to the Railroad Officials.
The ladies, of the club who' signed the
petition for the removal of sheds from
the fronts of all stores in town express
ed delight to learn that this petition
will be carried into effect by April 1st.
The cleaning up of the corner block
on main street is one erf the town's big
gest improvements. Though the ladies
were not behind this, they have been
anxious to see it and are delighted be
cause of it.
planting trees on graded school grounds
and improvement of certain localities.
At the end of the business session
progressive "Rook" and "Nations" wag
played, Mrs. J. O. Green and Miss
Eleanor Vann tied in score, Mrs. Green
drawing the lucky number for prize.
Three courses of delicious refresh
ments were served. The occasion was a
most pleast one to all present,
The club will meet with Miss Susie
WcGhee Tuesday, March 25th.
The VaHs Pleases
BMTBrTAINC.
-Bunn Items.
, The Philathea Class delightfully en
t tertained the Baracas at a Washington
| birthday party on Friday evening, Feb
j ruary 21. Several interesting contests
formed a part of the eyening'a enter
! tainment. Among the people present
i from a distance were Misses Belle
Wright and Oma White of Justice.
Mia 8 Florence Dukept Epsom, and Miss
ltlonnie Beddingtield of Pine Bidge.
Misses Chamblee and Clifton from
Youngsville, have returned home after
' a lew days' visit to Mis John Sykes.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Alford of Justice,
spent the week-end at their father's,
Mr. Sid Alford.
The Sunbeam 8ociety is wide awake
and b"sy. ? The program was much
enjoyed by all Sunday afternoon.
The Woman's Betterment Associa
tion- is planning to give the "bigeest
circus" that lias e*er been to Bunn.
The performances will be held in the
school housa Friday evening. March 14.
beginning ai 8 o'clock. Admission l o
circus grounds, twenty-five cents for
Srown people, ten cents for children.
onTt mias t|ie "big show."
?> ? ? 1 . =
A Card of Thanks.
I take this method of thanking the
people of Kranklinton for their many
courtesies and kindness b frown the
family in (he sickness and death or
my father T. F". Bowen. *?; a kind
Providence richly reward you.
Sincerely Toad,
J?ao KB BoweH
Elm Citj, N. C.