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FARMERS UNION DAY
-CELEBRATE DAT WITH BIG BAH
BECI7B. j ^ . 1 . J
Dr. J, X Templeton Delivers Big
Speech In Address lag the Large
frwwt. ^ihi.. . j ? , ??
, Friday was a big day for the mem
bers of the Farmer? Union ot Frank
lin county. It was the' occasion of the
celebration i>t thelr; #nn?al barbecue
and a large number/" possibly > fifties
hundred or mote, were present to en
. Joy the day.
At about half past eleven o'clock
lully five hudred people had gathered:
In the court house to hear the addresa
of Br. J. M. Templeton, who delivered
the address ot the day. The meeting
, was called to order by Mr. T. J. Har
ris, President: of the county organisa
tion, who stated the object of the oc
casion.
President Harris was followed by
Rev. J. W. Sled??, 'of Cedar Rofek.
township, who In very complimentary
remarks introduced the speaker of the
day, Dr. J. M. Templeton of Cajy.
Dr. Templeton's speech was a splen
did one and pictured many vtenithfc
advantage the Un^gn was to the far
rier. He pointed out that it was ,nOt
0,'?je farmer who was making fortune?
!<?itt of the products of the farm, but
tifose who handle the products after
tfiey left the farm. An illustration
? used by him was that a bale of cotton
that would be sold hfere for $76.00
dollars after being handled would be
brought back here and sold again to
'llhe consumers for $760.00 and that If
t |lie same bale of cotton was made
f,tnto spool 'thread it would brinfe
$1250.00 He maintained that this rate
of division was too great and that
what the farmer wanted to do was to
get together lii an organisation that
would bring about better conditions
and a more evenly division of profits.
He made it clear that the farmer
should be organized proving his posit
ion by the fact that merchants. Drs.
-Lawyers, Bankers, and all other bus
iness interests were organized. He
went into a .long list of statistics
proving hl3 positions In respect to or
ganized bodies being valtiable to its
? members and pointed odt'to all pres
ent their duty to the Union to make
it a sucoMS and a benefit to them. He
i was clear in his expressions how
ever, in regard to buying, saying that
any man with the money could buy as
cheaply- as any one, else but that their
main object was to look after the sel
ling end. which If properly considered
would prove a most profitable fea
ture to them. To illustrate this fact
he referred to several Instances of his
own knowledge where the organisa
tion was instrumental In bringing the
producers In same pases nearly twice
as much for their product.
As a whole Dr. Templeton's speech
was a fine one and was much enjoyed
by the many people present. 1
FollojirlntfDr. Templetop Rev W. M.
Giimore^'tft'Tiehalf of the Union ten
dered the thanks of the man hearers
to the speaker for the nice address In
fitting ahd complimentary remarks.
A short executive session was then
held before repairing to'the Farmers
Union Warehouse on the South aide
of- town where a bountlous barbecue
was had. >
The cue was fine and well prepare l.
and was more than enjoyed by fully
five hundred members and their fam
ines.
Thus ended one of the most suc
cessful occasions In the history of the
Farmers Union in FrwikHn County.
??W Machinery.
The electric light plant of the town
of Loulsburg has received and Is ln
?tallng the new , machinery for the
plete new plant aave the boilers and
whep properly Installed will give
Loulsburg one of the finest plants
of Its sUe In the State. This plani
will gfr? the town two complete
electric plants so that when one la
out of commission the other; can be
used giving contlnous service without
Iflerruptlon.
'.B?, ? ? ? ; V"" .
loulsbnrg Baptist
I *f, ? ..?? ? "t"
In connection with the pabllc wor
ship'Sunday morning, the pastor *?111
.give a Message to "That Growing
Yonng Christian, after wlitt? the right
hand of church fellowship will be ex
tended to the new member*,. the
odlaOce of the Lord's suppep will k?
celebrated. ?.
At tha night service Mr. Kenneth A.
Pittman. one of. the aioat promising
young men Loulsburg baa ever, aont
to Wake Forwt, will speakfon "En
vironment" /* y '-"telt??"
Vobu'h Missionary Soeletj.
The social circle o( tlie Woman's
Missionary 8oclety met .on Monday
afternoon with Mrs. D. T. Smlthwlck.
In spite of the fact that "old sol"
?eemeA to be doing his utmost for. the
day, a large crowd was present, and
a most interesting meeting was held.
Tlie meeting was opened with u script
ure lesson and prayer, conducted by
Mrs. P. O. Alston. ? '
?jTha literary program wfs tH^n
taken up, several subjects being dla
cUHued. among them :the educational
and the results of tbJS week In Mexico,
{or the pust twen^Mv* ysa^s. Also
the problem of the ministerial supply,
how . to be obtained, and theiaf arles
that showed to be was. discussed. The
Methodist Mission district of Mexico
were located upon the map and tke
'liferent school^ described an? their
rank and workers discussed. At the
completion of the literary program a
delightful salad course, followed by
crMjgp;and cake was served.
.1 ifee place for the next meeting of
(he circle will be announced later.
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A*ttenoon Plenle.
Wednesday afternoon,' Miss
Wilder' gave a very en
joyable picnic to afew of her little
?fr" XCOA* aTttlring themselves lu oath
! ling sutt3 and sandals, they hurrl*J
awav to a near by stream where
they had much . fun in bathing and
wading. (
. After enjoying, this fun to the ful
lest, they returned to the home,
dressed and went up.in the big grove
for their picnic, here they told storleB,
and played gabies, and had a generally
good time till lunch was served them
and tbey were taken over town and
enjoyed an hour's entertainment at
"The Movies."
Those enjoying. Miss Wilders en
tertainment were, Misses Dorcas Mc
Klnne, Elizabeth Purgurson, Kather
ine Bobbltt, Margaret Cooke, Eliza
beth Morton, and Elizabeth Alston.
MBS. W. W. WATKIK8 DIES.
flood Woman Pa?**#, Near Wake
Forest at Hoae of Daaghter
lira. Margaret Mol vina Watkins,
widow ot the late W. W. Watkins of
Wake Forest, formerly of Franklin
county, died at the home of her daugh
ter, lira. John -Add Powell, last Friday
evening' having passctt her elghtiaUi
year. Mrs. Watkins was the youngest
sister ot the late Rov.,Moses J. Hunt,
and formerly made her home with him
at his old place four miles west* of
Frankllnton, but after her marriage to
her late husband In 1868 madf her
home three miles west of Wake For
est, at whlch^place she died. Mrs.
Watkins was a most excellent woman,
endowed with a doep christian chara
cter; her whole life toeing given to
tiol, ot which sho was not afraid, Jn
her death the last of the family pas
sed beyond. ?
The remains were Interred In the
family hurrying ground beside thoso
of her husband and sister the late Miss
Sallle Hnnt who lived with the Little
John family near Lonlsburg, and was
well ktjown to the older residents of
this section.
Aa Appreciation.
We wish to commend and thank the
Editor of YThe Franklin Times" for
the great and continuous interest
which he has taken In the "Health
problem" of the present day n Frank
lin Co., and the,, town ot Loulsburg
We hare noticed with increasing
pleasure aad gratification that almost
in every weeks issue of the paper
then are some good saggestions
along health lines in Its pages, thongh
some are short, yet they tend to keep
the Importance ot ?uch weighty pat
ters before the public. He has not
only given Ume and attentI6n to these
health facts^ut the'space In the paper
has been generously offered to the
town and county pfflclals, or ever;
one who wishes to write on health
suggestions. We desire In behalf of
Jibe town and county and ourselves
(As Health Officer) to express our
appreciation ot this kindness.
$. E. Malone,
f Health Officer.
Newhape vs. Justice
A most Interesting and exc(Ung
game ot baseball was played at New
hope on last Friday between New-hope
and Justice, which resulted In a score
of 6 and 2. The playing on both sides
waa good and the game was witnessed
by a large crowd. The failures cen
tered In the batteries. Floyd for New
hope struck out It, while Harris t^r
Justice struck out >. JThe batteries
were for New-hope. Floyd and Baker,
tor Jnattoa Harris .and. Blow.
Fleale and Barb?*??.
Messrs. Lowell Rogers and Thomas
Q1U were hosts on Friday, at a picnic
and barbecue, given In honor of the
visiting yound ladles tot ,tbe Com
munity. Invitations were issued to a
hundred or more of their friends and
sorely all responded, for die spacious
grove of Mr. A. K. Roger's horn* where
the gala day was spent, was filled with
automobiles, carriages and uirg*"T
guests coming all during the morning,
and finding "ye old time . welcomef"
from the hosts, who were assisted by
Mr. Rogers and his charming daugh
ters, Misses Mary, Maurice and- Alice
Rogers. ;v ;
Everything possible had been. pro
vided for the pleasure and entertain
ment of the- .guests. Comfortable
swings hung from shady oaks; see
saws invited here and there; a tennis
court was provided; rustic se?U an ft
pillows strewn here and there tempt
ed to various games, rook in 'particu
lar having thet huh mart hob hem hh
lar being mpW popular 40 , the
of older mfay there ?
"marble yai;dp ami such sport as
boys had durlnjfthe afternoon at
time honored gam? of skill! Tha
dren present, had a gay time row
and playing all, iaj long. It was gwp
cetied by all.< present a most '-MWw
holiday, there wise not a dull moment
all the day and the whole place was
alive with/Tun and merriment.
Among he guests were several
splendid musicians who gave all
pleasure by the sweet music disposed
in the parlor of the home as well as
out under the trees. Misses Lottie
Daniel, Oza Cook and Mrs. P. H. Cook
entertained at the piano, while Messrs.
Marvin Ellington, Joe Miteliell, Nat
Mitchell. Marvin Hight and Miss
Josephine Hight made quite an im
promptu orchestra of violins,, gui
tars and mandolin. Ill the
Misses Ola -Alford. Zelma Holland
Irene Mullen and Blonny BeddbflMelB,
young ladies of Bunn who werfe^lMt
ing M&s Alice Rogers, delighted all'fty
their vocal and Instrumental mtj0u?M
well as by several readings and . re
citations. ,
A pretty-picture of socal enjby
ment could scarcely tie found tftan
that out on the lawn as the happy day
came to a close, when the "orcheater"
was lhaying popular airs and all were
joining in familiar songs, white the
young Qepple were (rtmped about jln
evejy fashion on nigs and cnahie^p.
Anyone present who had any v talen t
for entertainment freely gave all
pleasure by responding to requests
tor song and recitation. Mr. Hubert
Rowland, a young man of some fifty
summers, fiddled in old time style to
the accompaniment of guitar and
mandolin, much to the amusement of
the young people.
The barbecue dinner that was ser
ved under the trig oaks at the well was
a- triumph of culinary art. The lamb,
pig. chickens, barbecued under Mr.
Wiley Clifton's direction, was done to
turn and heartily enjoyed by every
body. The table was 16iidft$ with alt
mannar of picnic eatables and good
cheer reigned over all. hr the after
noon the hosts provided another feastf
of luscious watermelons, in fact
everything possible was provided for
the inner and the outer man, automo
bile and buggy Tiding was the order
oft he afternoon and delighted spins
were enjoyed by many.
The honors of the~ occasion were,
Misses Ola Alford, Zelma Holland,
Irene Mullen, and. Blonnye Beddlng
fleld of Bunn; Kathleen and Gertrude
Rogers of Lltttat?; all guests of the
Misses Rogers; Miss Kath Wilson, of
OM*r Rock, Min On Cook, of TTaak
ltnton, who aro visiting Miss Qoasie
Finch. Aside from the many Mends
of the hosts , In the communis, a
number of gneats were present fro*
nearby townsAmong these were
***?? ?"ffffl" nnah_j
IHk; Clyde Finch, W.
BransyMJat Mlt
; Mrs. P.*H. Copk,
Iffln, of Loulsb?**,
-ftaker Ruth, Whit
fleld, Messre jof Whttaker and
Wlg(?? of Frankllnton. Mr. Res Har
ris and CurdsTWeathers of Bunn.
Long Itre such old time Southern
liospltablty dispensed by such graci
ous hosts.
Fanen IJnJon to Meet.
We are requested to.state that there
will be a meeting ot the Franklin
County Farmam Union In the donrt
house at Loulsburg on "thuraday.
August 8th.\ Ail locals ar? urgeffa'
send representatives and all other
members o( the organization who with
are lnrtted to attend; as there will be
matter? of Importance to pome befort
the meeting.
Lightning Strikes ?ttble. ' I
During th* storm on last Sunday
evening lightning Struck the stable of
Mr. P. R. fem^T near*Margaret and
set it on Oris The fixe .was discovered
by a tenant who gathered a number to
assist <~hiiir^d'taaceede^ In pnttlnfe
gut the \jefor?! it 'did' mucA .Wb
ago to ths buWUng o? contents. How
ever upon Investigation It was dis
covered that k 'herSe belcpgtog* tb
Frarilt Pnlley^cojotea, who ytui there
on a, yfstt ta^comp .of the (enjuits was
killedihr Mje. belt. Otherwise the
damage'Was slight. ' '
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, rv>riWpMpi^^fMr: i
The young Woman's .-M^sionary
Society met on Monday evening with
Mln. Kate High. 'j.
J V' meeting was ppenqd and le*1
by .Miss Hodgie Alston.
Immigration was the evening's sub
ject and was discussed by the mem
bers present In Its many phases. Then
Miss Dot Massenburg read a sweet
story of lite among the Immigrants.
Delicious refreshments were served
and the society adjourned, to meet
next with Miss Mary Stuart Egerton
Inscoe-StalUngg. ' '
On July 22, 1914,, the home of Mr.
W. I. S tailings presented a ~ moat
beautiful scene when Mr. Elllas Ins'coe
led to Hymenls altar Miss Lena Stal
ling. _ ^
Deft fingers had beautifully and
tastfully decorated the parlor, the
color scheme being white and blue
with a back ground of white and
green, a Tery pretty arch had been ar
ranged and this and the back ground
being lighted by buYnlng candles gave
a mellow glow through out the room
At 6:00 o' clock. Mrs. T. H. Sledge
very sweetly played "angels serenade1
during whlcli time the guests assem
bled in the room. Immediately the
notes of Mendelssohns wedding march
peeled forth, & the groom entered with
his best man, Mr. Llnwood S. Inscoe.
They having approached the arch, the
bi Ide entered with Miss Myrtle Stal
llngs maid of honor, who gave her away
Standing under the beautiful lighted
arch, Rev. G. M. Duke, In a most im
pressive manner spoke the words
which made the two man and wife.
During the ceremony Mrs. Sledge with
gentle touch played "Dreaming."
I The ceremony over, she changed
from soft, dreaming notes to the
bright cheerful notes ot bridal chorus
tram "Loftefcgrtn," and the bridal
?arty marched oat, the bride and
groom belaf followed by the maid of
honor" accompained by the best man.
tn the sfeacious hall the happy couple
received hearty congratulations after
which they went to the home of the
groom, where a bounteous marriage
supper was enjoyed by many relatives
and friends. * ?"
On the eveotng>o? the 21st,the,bridal
?arty and * few Invited guests enjoy
ed to the fall, a reception given at the
home of theWide. The deeoratllMli!
jn the dinning room .being* gold afed
blue gave a rich hue. to Ule fruits,
creams and cakes of which all part
took freely. ' .
On Tuesday evening the brlde wore
a pink voile trimmed with pink 'satin
and white real lace. The' maid of
honor wore white. On Wednesday
evening the bride never looked pret
tier, being sweetly dressed In a cream
serge coat suit. The maid of honor
was prettily dressed in blue crepe,
trmmed n all over of real lace and bluo
satin ribbon. The bride a,nd maid of
honor carried large bouquets of white
' The groom aad "best man" wore
handsome black suits.
Tke many beautiful and costly pres
ents on exhibition, attested the high
esteem 4a uhleh -this popular young.
couple is hold. ~T"
, The bride la a most excellent young
ner yet, Bweet and cheerful tn dls
position. She is one of Franklin
County's faithful school teachers, and
Mr. Inscoe Is to be congratulated In
winning her heart and hand.
r Mr. Inscoe is one of Cedar Rock's
most prosperous young farmers
-tie is cheerful and polHe and is liked
by both old and young.
We wish for these most estimable
young people many happy and useful
ysars of service to Ood and country.
A Hood Entertainment.
The rendition of the "Henpeck
k. flinging Skewl" by the Mapletflle
local talent at the OSAEft Hon? hffe
on Inst Friday hiJEt. was
Joyed by a good audience.
-was rich tn fun-,
each performer dfcwell their pari?.'As
? whole It was c. groat succos*.' The
receipts were IS7.00 which was for the
benefit ot the Mapleville Academy.
Our Toi(B Commissioners
We are glad to see the renewed
activities of our City Fathers In their
?Sorts to Improve the health and look#
of Lousburg, 11 flie present force of
workers continue to do what they
have been doing tor the list tew days
we will soon see and feel the very best
effects along both lines health aod
beauty. The cleaning out of the
ditches, and drains with their damp
shady breeding.and resting places for
mosquitoes, will go along way towards
removing a prolllc .cause o t disease
in our tqwn. Ditches are being (clean
ed tor drain pipes In parts of the towp
where they are very, much nefdetl
and as S090 as finished, people can
connect their homes -with the ?ity's
water Maln> and thereby remove
another great source of slcknpas and
disease. Let the slogan be "Get on
the water Main", pr havev sanitary
$ h ^?V^Bealth Officer.
"ChjOTSjTB dajr .a*, Prospect last
Sundefr./fljS Vj^pumete success. The*
children wtfe't^eu ,drilled and went
through their exercises la a -way that
stired ^irtde. and QpOiuslasm of a
everyone present Miss Kate Furman
and Mrs. Hall werfc congratulated on
their management of the occasion.
After the exorcises were over din
ner was spread on the lawn anil
everybody enjoyed It greatly. All
present agreed that it would be a good
thing if "children's day" came oftener.
YOUNG GIRL AM> OLD KAV
MEET HEATH OS RAILROAD
Two People of Henderson Are Ground
to Death on Seaboard Air- Line
Railroad?Botb Bodies Mangled
and Life iMtutlji Crashed Out?
One Friday Evening and Another
Yesterday Morning.
Miss Lucy Wilson, the fourteen
year-old daughter of Mr. G. H. Wilson,
of South Henderson, met a tragic and
sudden death Friday afternoon about
six o'clock on a spur track of the Sea
board Air Line railway In front of the
Harriet cotton mill No. 1, where her
body was ground to pieces under a
number of freight cars that were be
ing pushed back by a shifting engine.
She had been at work in the mill
that day, and when the signal for clos
ing time was given she hurriedly
rushed out si~the building and across
the railroad track which was only a
few feet from the door. At that
time the switch engine was backing
the freight cars along the track In
front of the mill, and being so eager
to get home, it la thought that she did
not notice the moving cars. _ The
rear car struck her and knocked her
down across the truck where the
other wheels ran over her, mangling
her limbs and cutting her body In two
Death was-instantaneous.
Coroner D. W. Hardee held an in
quest over the body Friday evening
and the verdict of the Jury was that
MIsb Wilson came to her death by a
switch engine in Charge of Mr: R. O.
Daniel.
The remains were buried in the cem
etery near the Harriet cotton mills
Saturday. _
Mr. J. M. Champion, of South Hen
derson, was struck by a freight en
gine and Instantly killed yesterday
morning on the pass track of the Sea
board Air Line railroad below the coal
chute. ? ' U
The freight train was on the main
line and engine No, S3? had been
cat off and was backing down the
pass -track. Mr. Champion was a
very oM man. about seventy rears of
age, and It is thought that he did not
hear the engine coming. There is
no public crossing at the point where
the accideaVflcj^urred and it is- sup
pas* UWdTftftWAe t h (11 hp wan In rtn
ff.iSTvanlandlngham was
In charge of the engine and he claims
that he'did noteee Mr. Champion un
til after . was struck. He lived
about'teb minutes after his,body was
found on tb? track,.
Coroner D.? W." Hardee held on In
quest yesterday morning and the jury
returned, a verdict that, Mr. Champion
cam? to his death by being struck by
engine and tender No. 837 In the hands
of Mr. 3j C. Vaolandlngliam. engineer,
on the Seaboard Air Line railroad
sear the coal chute.
The remains will' probably be bur
led today.?Gold Leaf.
4
0? Time. ^
i novel. I declared:
1 Time is the silent barber who
Mows off a fellows hair t
August Llpplnrott's .
NEARLY flMWMtM
INVESTED W AUTOS.
Increase of Almost J^HX> IhUi? In
The State Over Protean Twelve
Month?.
What 4e you, think gentle reader .
of nearly ten million dollars twins In
vested In automobile? in North Caro
lina, let such Is a tact Inquiry at
the Secretary of State's office yester
day shows thst up tq date license has
been laauad to 12,000 machines tor .the
year tending June SO, 1916 Averag
ing theeo machines at ?750.00 each.'
which U an exceedingly low estimate
would show the value to b* $9,450,000
No woadef the coat ot living has in
creased. And this It not the total
number ot machines If M state tor
quite a jupber have not jft- paid the
ilctmfif tax. And they ..typjfofrfritat
busy (Of this tax was do*. Jhly 1, and
the department haa instructed the
sheriffs of the different counties of
the state to get behind .qwnqr* of
unlicensed machines and see that they
come across with the caah at oqce, or
be fined (or their delluejjjjkkkqkkqk
be fined for* their delinquency.
Last year the tax was paid an 7,
618 In the state showing an Increase
of nearly-5,000 machined .Wlihin the
past twelve months. Xtft tags this
year are ?f green coleir while last
year they were white, jfiere is one
county in the states Mitchell, In which
the sheriff reports there la itot a single
gas wagon.
FACTS AB01T COMBATING NAT
IONS.
Servla.
Serbs, a Slavic tribe, 'invaded the
present Servla?637.
Converted to Christianity?900.
Passed under Turkish rule?1469
Got Independence?1867.
Proclaimed a kingdom?1882.
Population?3,000,000
Area?18.649 square miles.
Capital?Belgrade.
Standing army?195,000 men.
Navy?None.
Ruler?Crown Prince Regent Alex
ander.
Aaatiia.
Austria's wars began In 14 B. O,
when* the Romans conquered the
Norici.
The Hapsburg imperial family has
reigned in Austria since 1825.
Area?241,613 square miles.
Mphlatlon?45,465.267. *'
Capttal?Vienna. j
Standing army?810,000 men. ' ^
Navy?114 ships. ? .
Ruler?Francis Joseph, emperor.
Coalite t? Loalsbarg!!
The photo-<lrama of Creation show*
the earth from Its gaseous state to Its
ultimate perfection under Messiah's
Kingdom. ,
Complete In tour parts, some pre
fer one pail; some an other part, but
they are all so different,- all so beauti
ful, all so entrancing that many know
not which they like most.
Part lr Traces creation from star
Nebula the Deluge and Its causes, on
to Abraham's tUne.
Part 2. Begins with MelchlsedAC,
leading through Israels's experience!
to the Babylonian captivity. . .
Part 3. Extends from Daniels time
to" Jesus Advent. His offerings and ex
haustion. '
Part 4. Takes us from Pentecost
through the "dark agei?'and onward
Into the MUlennleem. ,. {
The originals of the^^pictures of
the Photo-Drama of Creation com
plete, cost years of time ap4^ millions
of money. No expense'' has bean
spared In securing beet artistic skill
In their re-production for this "Photo
Dramo.
You arVweicome to all _UUa"wlth
out money andwithoui.I
List of Letters. '
The following Is a list of letters re
maining In the poatofllce at Looisburg,
N. C., uncalled for July SI. JS14.
Tom Bowden, William Cooke, (4)
Letha Crenshaw, Rachel Has welt (f),
Kenny Harris, R. B. Hendricks, C. Mo
Klnnon, R. A. Spalnhour, Spanhour
Sydner t Co., Mrs.' F. I. Rudy, Estall
Stokes, White 4k Oouch.
Person ?calling for ^ny of the i
will pleaae say they saw them i
Used. ???
R H. Darts P.
Hesse Party at <
Louise Cooke aad 1
attending a h*
this week. The I
by Miss Bertha Ne