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VOL.^ZLIV. . " ? 7 - \ LOUISBUSO, K, P., felDAY, MAY 8, 1914. ? NUMBER 13.
-COUNTY CONV ENTI8N
NOMINATES JOSEPH T. IMK'OE
FOB THE HOUSE.
All Old Otlkcr- Nominated Except
Comnitoakiner I'zzell. Who Will be
Succeeded by Mr. Joseph W. Wijis
ton.
The Democratic county cOTweuuou
tor tlie nomination ol county offlsers
was held lii the coim:iuu?e lu-Louls
burg Monday shortly alter 12 o'clock,
tlic house being well filled with dele
gates and spectators. Chairman-Col
lie called the meeting to order as soon
as the crow;l became settled,.he call
ed Supt. R. D. White to act as tem
porary chairman of the convention
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GOVERNOR LOCKE CRAIG.
,"Whd will make tjie aSdress next Wed
nesday, May 18th, at the unveiling
of ilife Confederate monument. ,
tiid^iecsrs. C. C. Winston ami A. F.
.Johnson as temporary secretaries.
These gentlemen taking their places
the roll call was had and all town.
rh; "c:'c.":-as t'.k'r names were
, s called. . > , ? *
The next business was to perfect |
? organization and upru a, motion by !
Mr. E. N. Williams, cl Laniy -Creek, |
1' 0 temporary orgui Izallon w. s made
permanent. Chairma-i "!..te t'ren an
nounced that tl}!< cor.ventiQn ? wu
calle : Cpr ti!?. i?uipo=e of nom n-flns,
candidates tdr the Hcu e of Repre
sentatives, sheriff, treasurer,, register
of dcids, Clark of the 3tu>-rt?
?IccjnW nnd a ljm.ru of tou. W com
-missrtoners. He also explained that
at the time ti e jprlclirlc J .was caller
the executive r'omm'.ico ht.d udopted
the precinct plan or that Tjrliich had
"been in ute tor number 6f years back,
but at Lit io c./,i ' UK" rcting
j lull* .r;$:-'n all
calieii for ii.e etii-vt at I e prjul.-rie.^ i
itlie plans j:a.'. nfces.-ii "v c'.anjelj to I
plan No.-i, .vii'eii ! el;1. that tbe one |
receiving t're lariest nurabev of pop"- j
lar votes was'tlie.namlnga. *"':ecpt
" .a ease of coj^to** *?.
4 ^I |,;).nt Mr: V? M. Person was
uil'u'.ve.l tr.e iloji>a:i.l argisl tiiat :.s
??the primaries \vere act lei: accord
ing to Ir.v.' in t're "fact that the tickets
were not p-eic^ v - u-;l! after tlic .
conven(?.~n, mr.vi.d tVrt 1* e o'.3 plan
be adopted. This brought about a
general discussion, wherein a large
*B. THOMAS 8. COIiLIR.
' Who wlir receive the monument, Mr
(he county. Ha Is {he chairman of
the Board of Commissioners: a?d U
an old ?Idler with;. an
? record, ? 1,./.'
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number of delegatk* took a part lt
wag soon seen that as there was no.
contest?? roll Mil navlng been takin
?the question soon narrowed down
v to whether-or.aet th? poU holflcr? and
registrars had properly counted the
vpten. T'-f corner t'on was qulok to
register unanimous disapproval of
such an Idea and declared It would
BCIss Mary i'ouBg Dead.
On last Saturday evening Just as
thee lock was striking six the Death.
An(el entered the home of Mr. J. W.
Mustlan, on Spring Street and took
therefrom ttie spirit of Miss' Mary
Young. MIsb Mary Was thirty-four
years old anjl had ueen a great suf
ferer for a number of" years, but bore
lier affliction wlth^the greatest obrls
tioh fortitude. She leaves a mother,
0Hd one brother, both of whonMlve in
Loulsburg.
The funeral services were held from
the Baptist church on Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev.
Walter M. Gllmore, who paid a pretty
tribute to the life of the deceased.
After the ceremony tfce remains were
taken to Oaklawn cemetery for in
terment, attended by * large concourse
of sorrowing friend^* and relatives.
The bereaved relatives and friends
have the sympathy of the entire com
munity. | .? S
^adhere to plan No. 2 and let the popu
lar vote tell the tale. ? -
Nominations now being In order and
with ar ecord of the rtufna of the
primaries was begun.
A motion prevailed that In order
to save time the chairman should
read from "his list the votes of each
candidate by townships and declare
the nominee for such office, correc
tion? In the figures being made should
any errors be found as the vole from
each township was called. Therefore
the nominations were announced as
follows: __ '
For Sheriff?W. H. Allen, total vote'
1176, with no opposition.
For Beglster of Deeds?J. B. Yar
blrough, total vote 1204, no Opposition.
For Clerk of' the ourt?J. J. Bar
row, total vote 1168, no opposition.
For Treasurer?P. B; .Griffin, total
vote 1174, no opposition.
For Coroner?Dr: W. P. Simpson,
total vote 856, no opposition.
"At this point Mr. B." N. Williams,
of Sandy' Creek, placed the name of
Mr. B. B. Egerton in nomination for
County Surveyor, stating tliat he was
away at the time or arranging for
the ballot primary end Mr. Egerton
was ncminated by acoiamatlon.
Tbcv ote for Franklin County's
member of the Bouse of Representa
t\yeg wm-mJ.as follows:
"Inscoc 7?j
person 687
IjffS?tolmes 82
Mr. Inscoe. receiving the majority
was declared the nominee,
The vote for commissioners was
then read and resulted as follows:
- Ballentine 1007
Cooke 808
Wllsoi) i 806
-Winston. 762
, Collie * 711
l'z/j'!l 709
McGhee .. ... 56?
Copper i | ? ?? ? ? ? f 623 ^
Strickland .' 562
- Upon this ballot Messrs. J. H. Bal
lentlne, J. H. Cooke, J. O. Wilson, J.
\Y. Winston'.and T. S. Collie were de
clared the nominees.
All of the nominations being con
cluded, Chairman ? White stated that
he had been requested by Mr. Henry
A. Kearney to state to the convention
that all the reports that hWL^ieen
handed around relative to hia having
received Inducements to withdraw
from the rac6 for 'sheriff were with
out foundation and absolutely false,
that he acted in accordance with his
own judgment and desires and surely
within his privilege, and thanked the
-people for'the many kind expressions
In his behalf.
Mr. insooe was then called to the
?oor""by the ftfclegatlon and in yrorda
ull of meaning ISI^kratlttt^? gadti'-^
iHii<2i' ljg
of imy lflfld from -any on a
-tofrj?opia'^n afe?i?totr 3
half 10 hardiSP"aSSBt
wonld to represent them-1
would see no.reason to re
ferrln*rthe honor upon himsell
Mr. Person then addressed tSer con
vention relative to his candidacy af
ter which Chairman Collie read the
applications of Supt. R. B. White and
Lieut. W. W. Boddle for a primary ln~
the Senatorial campaign to b? held
on Saturday, May 16th. ?? . j
This closed one of the moat con
genial and satisfactory convention*
that haa been held In OTptnkMn Coun
ty In many years. ' ?Mi
Quite an enjoyable tackle party
waa xlven by Mlaa 3aUle Pleasants
at her home on Matn Street o nlast
Friday night to quit* a large number
of friends. A most enjoyable evening
. . ' ? THE CONFEDERATE MONI'MENT. f
This is a most beautiful design and represents great efforts as well as much
credit to the Joseph J. Davi^ Chapter of the United Daughters of the Con
federacy. It was^e-ected by the Suffolk Marble Works or Suffolk, Va., and
ju?t recently completed. Yhe v-crk-ls masterful aDd is an honor to the
county. ... : ? .
PROGRAM
Of Exercises to Be Held at jte Unveiling of Monument to
the Confederate ^oldiers of Franklin
' County May 13, 1914. ?
MASTER OF CEREMOX1 ES-^-Aftorney-General T W.
Biekett. ' , .?
CHIEF MARSHAL?Mr. .Tames M. Allen.
MARSHALS?VV. H. Rnffin, B. T. Holden, A. W. Person,
-r JL. M. Perry, W. H. Yat.borough, Jr., Joe Mumford,
Sam Meadows, A. 3V' Alston, D. F. McKinne, J. R,
Collie, M. S, W. Boddie. : ? ??-*?
PART ONE.
ORDER OF MARCH?Starting fronj Coni-t House Square
fit 10 O'Clock A. M.
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THIRD REGIMENT BAXI). ~T?
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AUTOMOBILE?Governor Oralg, Judge C?ok, Sheriff
Kearnev, Rev. Geo.. I)uke!
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AUTOMOBILE!?Attorney-General Biokett, Capt- Collie,
Sheriff^Allen, Mavor Turner. ^
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Daughters of the Joseph J. Davis Chapter U. D. C.
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Confederate Veterans of Franklin County.
VI
Mounted Guard From Tup Townships. ~~ I
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? Float?"Spring of '61."
VIII.
Mounted Guard From Two Townships.
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T Float?"Tenting." ^
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Mounted Guar4 Frbaa-TwoJIownships. ^
J -Float?"Back. From tin- Front, "?
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Mounted-Guard From Two Townships,
XHI.
Float?"The Home Guard."
XIV.
Mounted Guard From Two Townships.
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- Float?"The Beturrf " ^
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- Military Companies.
PART TWO.
Exercises at Monument.
Prayer?Rev. Geo. M. Duke.
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>f Monument to -Mrs. Marshall Willitans,
ident ,U- D .C. by Mrs. John Winston, Presi
oseph J. Davis Chapter U. D. C;
(Continued on Age Seven.) . ' j, _ | j
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Current.Literature Book Club.
On ThuiSday afternoon, at her
beautiful home on Main Street, Mrs.
Jno. W. King very cti&rmlpgly enter
tained the Current Literature Book
Club.
The guests were met In the hall by
the hostess and shown Into the par
lor, which had been beautifully deco
rated with cut flowerB, ferns and
palms. Here the guests were served
with a refreshing fruit punch and
Mrs. T. W. Blckett opened the after
noon's dlscusdlon.
The afternoon's subject was, "Life
In Germany." Eacli member respond
ed at roll call with a quotation from
the German and Mrs. Malcolm Mc
Klnne gave a sweet little German
love song.
The lesson was interestingly con
ducted by Mrs. T. W. Blckett, the
Thirty Years war being discussed,
and Its political and moral influence
upon othet European natldns as com
pared with the long struggle In Ger
many.
Mrs. M. C. Pleasants read a paper
on the life and character of John
Huss, and Miss Elizabeth Alien gave
a reading from Longrellow's YNurem
burg." Mrs. T. W. Blckett read an ar
ticle on "Student Life In Germany's
Universities."' Mrs. W. M. Gllmore
sang, "Schubert's Serenade" and play
ed a beautiful old German waltz.
At the completion of the program
- rfallo-htfiil ..l.il -rn.m. ht
cream and cake was gracefully served
by Misses Sallle Louise Macon, Bertha
Neal and .Master Jno. King. Mr3:
King as hostess, was at lier best on
this occasion and the meeting was a
real literary feast.
Those present were, Mrs. Jno. W.
King, Mrs. T W Blcket, Mrs. Ivey
Allen, Mrs. Geo.'Cralle, Mrs. W. H !
Ruffln, Mrs. Joe Barrow, Mrs. D. T.
Smltliwlck, Mrs. Frank McKinne, Mrs.
S. P. Doddle, Mrs. B. B. Perry, Mrs. M.
C. Clifton, Miss Mary YaVborough,
Miss Loulla Jarman, Miss Elizabeth
Allen, Mrs. W. M. Gllmbre, Mrs* M.
C. Pleasants, Mrs. Malcolm McKinne,
and Mrs. L. L. Joyner. ,
Sir. John, Sherrod Dead.
Mr. Join- S'.erro'. an unc'e ? o."
Messrs. 'C. N. and A. S. Sherrod, who
live about three miles trom to.wn, died
at the home of Mr A. S. Sherrod, died
on Tu(yji-y afternoon and wns burleii
at the'ord"Sherfod bnry'ns rr->an<V.
on Wednesde;
Mr. Sherrod yap ? 80 y_.ll1?. old and
was a man of string conviction?, lov
able disposition and a neighbor wts-j
kind offices will be greatly mls3ed.
It was ordered that the-county apl
proprlate- $102.50 towards tlefraylflg ?
the expenses ot the old soldiers at
th? reunion, tt repre?entlng-ene-halt
thereof. ; : -t-: ?- .
? W. W. Green, of Frankllnton town
ship, Was relieved of graded. school
tax on 120 acres of land?not being
in said district.
W. F. Branch was relieved of special
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Held Begulmr Session Monday?Only
Houtlne limine**.
The board of county commissioners
met in regular session with all mim,-.
bers present on Monday. After read
lng and approving-tile minutes ot the
previous meeting, business was dis
posed of as follows:
'1. HENi'Y P. r^ABNET.
One of Franki!";' - r.icct Worthy old ve-'
terans ana * C :c long term as
Sheriff of Fror :!i.i County lias won
for him tlx isv? of all its subjects*? -
| i'chool 4ax In {ngleside district?not .
I being 4n said district. ?
Margaret Etheriuge was allowed to
go to conqty home.
Ed Wlilje- was relieved of special
school, tax In Fankllnton township?
not Ije'.iiS In sai l dstrlct.
J T-.A'ferl v--.a .rr."ovel cf ;p;ctal
I v.cliool tax In the PI.o t district?ijot
| being Jn said district. v
i 3. W. Bartholomew was"* allowed
seven Joints-ot fclplng to .go across
! roatftiea?-l?1a liome.' V. ? ...
| ? r.oport of Dr. J. E.-tMaloue, superin
tendent .of Health, was received and
ordered ujed. ? . -?
j; It wps-crdereJ. that P.v.fHn Branch's
' r'.lowsncc as cu'skle pauper be iu
l .
Address by Dr. Potest. ,
Loulsburg people enjoyed a rare
treat In the address of President Wil
liam Louts Poteat, of Wake J^orest.
College, a* the Baptist cfturch Tues
day night -His subject was "The
Reign of the Kingdom, or Applied
Ohrlsttanlty."
. Dr. Poteat also made a reryln<a?
estlng talk at the opening exercises of
the college Wednesday morning.
K K A L THOJfAS "WJtLTFK BH'KKTT.
Who will be master of ceremonies during the atrretllng Wednesday. His ef- 4
forts towards the erection of the <montara?nt,ha? been greatly appreciated
by the Daughteras of the Joseph J. Davs Chapter. ,
It was ordered that 1 , ,
rdad he^lnnlng- ilfmit one^'halt mile
ttom Harris ??osa Jtoa<Ja e% Louta
btarg tlfir Zefiulon '-rftadf an? Mikntng
towad Bugs and connecting "Ml MKT
road near Crooked Creek, bridge, be ?
rfcelved and ftlad. The petition iai
mad? by H? PtariM, A. H. Martin
and others.
(ontlnqed to " " '