Only $1.00 Per Yt?r
In Advance
An Adverflsing
That Brings I
THE COUNTY, THE 8TATE, THE UNION.
L0UI8BUKG, N. 0., FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1915.
MS DIRECTORS ELECTED
OF KRAXKUJi COCNTI FAIR
A880CIAT10H.
Hm Been Incorporated With an
Authorised Capitol Stock of ttSJMO
Will Elect Officers Next Saturday.
The stockholders ot the Franklin
County Fair Association, which has
been Incorporated with an authorised
-capital stock of <26,000, met in the
office of Supt Best on last Saturday
afternoon and elected the following
gentlemen directors for the Associa
tion'; E. J. Cheatham, J. A. Boone,
Franklinton; C. C. Winston, Youngs
ville; J. A. Turner, A. F. Johnson, M.
McKlnne, E. H. Mcione, W. H. Allen,
M. 8. Clifton, H. L. Candler, A. H.
Fleming, Rev. M. Stomp*, P. 8. Allen,
E. L. Best, B. N. Williamson, B. T.
Holden. _ _
It was learned from the report ot
the special committee that a sufficient
amount of stock hod been subscribed
to guarantee the succocs of the move
ment and the Board of Directors were
requested to meet next Saturday after
noon at 1:80 o'clock In the office ot the
Board of Eduoatlon for the purpose of
electing officers and to get the work
started bo that there would bo no
hitch In tho plans to have the fair the
first week In Octobor. ' .
The Board of Directors is composed
of a most representative set ot men
*ho are fully capable to push any
movement to success.
Let everybody get ready to assist lu
this movement and give the officers
the necessary encouragement to sus
tain such jl fair as Franklin county
should have.
* DB. 0. L. ELLIS DEAD.
One of Lonisbargfs Oldest Physicians
Passes Away.
Dr. Orren Littleberry Ellis, one of
Loulsburg's oldest phjrflcians passed
away at his home on Main street In the
eighty-first year of his age on Thurs
day night ot last week, after many
months of . ill health. Apparently
making a most wonderful recovery
from an attack during the winter, his
death coming so unexpectedly was
quite a shock to his many friends.
He was born in Hinds county. Miss..
October 7, 1834. He studied medicine
in the South Carolina Medical College
-and later graduated In medicine at the
Medical College In New Orleans that
cfterwardB become Tulane University.
He practiced medicine in Loulsina
until the outbreak of the Civil 'war,
when bo volunteered among the first.
He fought through the four years of
the "war, wr.s wounded severely once,
was injured seriously by explosure,
and was promoted for spcclal gallan
try on the field. Soon after the war he
came -to North Carolina to marry Mrs.
Mary McKnlght Egertcn, the widow of
the late Charles Egerton. In 1875 he
c oved his family to the present home
stead lc Loulsburg where he has re
mained ever since.
Dr. Ellis was a man always loyal
to his h;gh convictions, and alwa/
ready to Rerve his friends and his com
munity. He was especially Interested
in matters of education and was for
years prominent on the Board of Trus
tees of the Male Academy. He also
served several terms as Mayor of
, Loulsburg, having been called to tills
office by a unanimous vote and with
out being candidate. For many years
he served also as a Justice of the
Peace and so fearless and fair was he
that the humblest negro was sure of
justice before him, no matter how
wealthy or prominent his opponent
might be. . ... I
Dr. Ellis had been In feeble health
for many years, .During the past win
ter he was confined to his bed and
rolling chair for many months.
He leaves a wife and one son, Pro
fessor A. Caswell Ellis, ot the Univer
sity of Texas.
The funeral services were held from
the resid8nJB-?n Sunday afternoon at
6 o'clock and was largely attended.
The services were conducted by Rev.
A. D. Wilcox, ofythe Methodist church,
i^who. read Berveral selections from the
?'Bible and Rev. W. M. Oilmore, of the
Baptist church; who read a beautiful
tribute to the deceased prepared by his
son. Prof. A. C. Ellis, as follows:
Friends ? Because my father did not
hold the usual orthodox convictions
and spoke so seldom of his own, be
lief, I want to say a word now in order
that his friends may better understand
him.
My father -was not a member of any
church or a subscriber to any creed,
because he had honeat doubt or the en
tire correctness of all creeds, and was
too honest, too open, and too fearless
to pretend to accept what he did not
believe. Though he did not claim to
fully understand God's plan, he be
lieved that the Creator of the Universe
waa just and righteous and that that
life only was worthy whloh expressed
this righteousness, whether within or
without the church.
In a day when too many are sac rid-,
clng character for wealth and power,
he placed honesty and goodness above
all, not from fear of God but from love
of Godlike qnalltlt* In man and from
scorn of all meanness.
He believed that only rlghteonaness
exalted a nation or a man, aad I never
knew a storm of opposition. Or fear of
danger, or lure of worldy advance
ment to force him to aot contrary to
hU principle*. He had htt human fra
ilties, as all mortal* hare, but he ever
held stedfaat to the principle* of right
eousness and believed that the In
finite Creator of man would deal justly
with his creatures.
God bless his brave noble soul, and
help his family and his friends to
take continued Inspiration from his
fearless honesty and his . nobility of
character.
The service at the home being con
cluded the remains were taken to the
cemetery and tenderly laid to rest
The services at both home and ceme
tery were attended by large numbers
of friends and the floral tribute was
especially pretty.
The pall bearers were as follows:
Honorary ? Judge C. M. Cooke, Hon.
T. W. Blckett, Dr. R. F. Yarborough,
Mr. H. D. Egerton, Capt. P. O. Als
ton, P. R. White, A. S. Strother. ,
Active? L. P. Hicks, W. H. Ruffln,
R. P. Taylor, E. H. Malonc, W. D.
Egerton, Q. W. Ford.
Makes Good Showing. ?
Capt. R. C. Langdon, of the United
States Army and who Is detailed for
Inspection and Instruction of the
National Guard of North Carolina, was
In Loulsburg Saturday for the pur
pose of Inspecting the Loulsburg com
pany ? this being necessary at this
time as It was a new company. The
company under Capt. Boddla and
Second Lieutenant G. A. Ricks, made
a most excellent showing and re
ceived commendatory remarks from
the Inspecting officer many times dur
ing the drill. With an enrollment of
forty-nine there were forty-five pres
ent. There would have been forty
eight present save for the fact thai
the Inspection was called for 1
o'clock, p. m., and afterwards changed
to 10:30, as three other members re
ported for doty by one o'clock. This
was a most remarkable per centage
present under the circumstances.
What will please the Inspecting offi
cer as much aa anything else when he
makes his report Is the condition of
the supplies and the arrangement of
the quartermaster sergeant, Mr. M. F.
Houck's department. It i s one
of the most completely and
conveniently arranged departments
of its kind to be found and does
not fall to receive the admira
tion of all who see It There la no
trouble for Sergeant Honck to give
to any man in the company his full
equipment at a moments notice. Mr.
Houck Justly receives the congratula
tions of his superior officers aa well as
the men under htm for the nice and
satisfactory manner In which he looks
after the property of the company.
Home Demonstration Work.
The canning clubs were fortunate In
having Miss Ruth L. Evans, of the De
partment of Agriculture with them
last week. Miss Evans is well quali
fied for the work, having six years ex
perience and beings student of Dr,
Straughn, United States Chemist
With the exception of three every
club girl In the county took lessons
under her. It is quite fin honor to the
Justice Club 4o be considered by Miss
Evans one of the best In North Caro
lina. She seemed especially struck by
the good sterllzatlon and the care in
the selection of fruits used by all the
club members.
On Saturday, July 31st, there will be
a picnic at Lover's Leap tor the Can
ning Club girls and Corn Club boys. In
the afternoon pictures of the club
work In North Carolina and In other
States will be shown at the Movies,
Complimentary tickets will be given
each club member.
White Level Items.
The farmers are almost through lay
ing by their crops. We arc glad to see
the nl<e rains that have been falling
lately.'
Mr. W. N. Dickens paid Centerville
a visit last Sunday.
A good many of our people attended
the Children's Day Exercises at
Wood's store the first Sunday.
Messrs. E. C. Collins and W. N.
Dickens attended an Ice cfeam supper
at Mr. Bill Leonard's near Laurel,
Saturday night, July 3rd, and report a
good time.
Miss Mary P. Studivant has been
visiting friends and relatives near
Laurel the past week.
We are glad to see Mr. Q. B. Collins
in our taw&dest Sunday.
Mesdames Minerva Collins and L.
L. Qupton are on the sick list, but we
are glad to say that they are Improv
ing.
Our Sunday school and B. Y. P. IT.
are progressing nicely. Our Baraca
and Phllathea classes have proven
successful, as we u-e trying to live up
to our motto "We do things."
B. and D.
Marfonlc Installation.
An occasion long to be most pleas
antly remembered by those present
and participated, was the Joint ln
stllatlon of the officers-elect of
Sandy Creek Lodge No. 18S A P. ft A.
M? of Lauiel and of Jno. Mills Lodge
No. 634 A. P. & A M., of Epsom held
at Epsom on Jaly 15, 1915.
Although the Installation services
were held in the afternoon the Masons
of both Lodges assembled during the
morning and quite a number were
present ttom each Lodge. By special
Invitation, the members of Sandy
Creek Lodge No. 186 wore guests of
Jno-MHls Lodge No. 624 slid the din
ner that those Brethern served to their
guests would give emphatic material
denial to the cry of war hard times. If
such a cry be heard In that country.
A sceventy pound pig, barbecued ? as
only Bro. E. N. Williams knows how
to cue It. formed a nucleus of tie din
ner, and which was added every tempt
ing viand peculiar to this latitude and
longitude and prepared In a way that
reflects the highest credit to the culin
ary skill of those ladles who took part
la the preparation thereof. Bro. Wil
liams Is not only a Past Master ot
Sandy Creek Lodge No. 186 but it
would now seem that he Is also a Past
Master In the barbecuing art. All
did eat and were filled, even Will Ful
ler and Pete Darts both seemed to
hare reached the limit of their sur
prising capacity, and the , writer
honestly believes Ed Collins got
enough, though there may bs sojno
who would dispute that.
At 2:00 p. m. the Masons met in
the hall of Jno Mills Lodge No. 624,
formed a Masonic procession and
marched to the auditorium of the
splendid new Epsom High school
building, where the' officers-?lect of the
two Lodges were publicly installed by
Past Master, R?t. O. M. Duke, Chap
lain ot Sandy Creek Lodge No. 186,
assisted by Past Master, Dr. H. A
Newell, of Loulsburg Lodge No. 41S.
who acted as Marshal for the occasion.
The officers installed are as follows,
the first named being of Sandy Creek
Lodge No. 185 and the second ot Jno
Mills Lodge No. 624:
Masters ? B. B. Bgerton, E. N. Wil
liams; Senior Wardens ? J. P. Davis,
W. D. Fuller; Junior Wardens ? J. B.
Smith, J. H. Eaves; Senior Deacons ?
A. 8. Oupton, H. A. Faulkner; Junior
Deacons ? W. D. Upchurch, Guy Winn;
Treasurers ? J. J. Coopor, R. G. Winn;
Secretaries ? S. T. Qupton, "R." L,
Stokes; Stewarts? D. N. Nelms and Z.
V. Darts, G. W. Haves and Wm. Winn;
Tilers? R. N. Oupton, S. A. Duke.
After the Installation services Rev.
G. M. Duke, and Rer. Chas. Malone, of
Washington, N. C. Lodge, delivered
addresses touching on the symbolism
and solemnity of the occasion, and on
the spirit of Masonry generally. They
were both lorceful and appropriate
and thoughtfully enjoyed by all.
The Masons then returned to the
Lodge where Informal talks were made
by a number ot the members and
Lodge was ihen closed.
This was the first regular annual
Installation of the officers of Jno MUln
Lodge No. 624, it being a young Lodge,
formed last year. However their
guests can testify that they are Ideal
hoBts, and wish them a long lite of
happy usefulness.
-- Weekly Vwtktr ForeeuL
Issued by the U. 8. Weather
Bureau? Washington, D. C, for
tilt week beginning, .Wednesday
July 21, 1915.
For South Atlantic and East
Gulf State i The week will he
one of normal temperature aad
general fair weather except that
local thunderstorms are
probable aloag the coasts and In
Florida.
Mrs. Adela Hayes Dead.
Mrs. Adelia Hayes,- widow of the late
Smith Hayes, and sister of Mr. W. W.
Hlnes. died at the home of her brother
In Cypress Creek Township on last
Sunday. She leares a daughter, Miss
Martha Hayes; one brother, Mr. W. W.
Hlnes and four sisters, Mrs. Alfred
WhelesB, Mrs. Scott Mitchell, Mrs. Nell
Davis, and Miss Louisa Hlnes and a
number of friends and relatives. The
funeral was held at the home and was
conducted by Rev. C. C. Williams on
Monday afternoon, after which the re
mains were laid to rest In the" family
burying grounds near the home.
Children's Day at Pluey Grove.
We are requested to state that
children's day will be observed at
Plney Grove church on Saturday,
July 25th,? the fourth Sunday ? In an
all day service. Dinner will be served
or. the grounds and everybody Is 1b
vlted to go out and enjoy the day.
Everybody Is expected to bring a
basket.
The Methodist Church.
There will baJservlces noxt Sunday
at the Methodist church conducted by
the pastor at XI a. m. and 8:16 p. m.
The subject of the morning sermon Is
"The Burning Bush." Epworth League
meets at 7 : 80 p. m. Sunday school at
9:30 a. m. Lesson for the Business
Men's Bible Class Is the fourteenth
Chapter of First Corinthians.
Spring Hope Defeats Loulsbnrg.
In a most Interesting and well play
ed game of ball here on Wednesday
evening Spring Hope defe--.ted Louis
burg In a score of 5 and 1, Quite a
good crowd was present to witness the
game and much lntereat prevailed
throughout.
- B? ?
Vegetablue fibers are the most com
mon materials used In manufacturing
rope. Hemp Is tho most widely us
ed, although some varieties are made
from manlla or wild plantain, ootton,
flax and caln, or the husk of the cocoa,
nut. Wire rope, or cable. Is now used
extensively because of Its superior
durability and strength.
Everybody.
Every time you go to town
And start to throw your money around
Say, "Home Products" are the stuff
for me
Became they spell "Prosperity."
The "Dollar" you eend to the city
storo
Says "Goodby, Mary" forevermore;
" home town --
Koepa-comln' and a-comln" and
a-comlo' around.
. ?,
' i ?; L' " r.. . >*'? V ?
AMONG THE VISITORS
SOKE YOU KNOW AND SOKE YOU
DO NOT KNOW.
Personal Items About Folks and
Their Friends Who Travel Here
And There.
' Rev. Baylus Cade, of Dunn, was a
visitor to Louisburg the past week.
Mr. H. J. Strickland, of La Junta,
Col., Is on a visit to his people noar
town.
Miss Juanlta Masten, of Winston
Salem, Is visiting Miss Margaret
Hicks.
Mr. EtUs Strickland, of Roanoko,
Va., visited his people near town the
past week. ,
Messrs. J. A. Turner and Ben T.
Holden were visitors to Raleigh Wed
nesday.
Miss Annie Belle King returned
Wednesday from a visit to friends at
Boardman.
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Odom left yes
terday for a visit to friends and rela
tives at Nashville.
Mr. and Mrs; P. A. Reavis returend
Sunday from a visit to the Pan-Ameri
can Imposition.
Mr* W. F. Clegg and little daugh
ter, Barah Burton, of Oreensboro, are
visiting Mrs. A. M. Hall.
Mrs. B. N. Willamson and son, John
and Miss Beulah Tucker left Wednes
day for Ocean View, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Holden and little
daughter, Florence Patricia left
Saturday for Virginia Beach.
Rev. Chas. D. Malone, of Washing
ton, Is visiting his son Mr. R. J.
Malone at the Louisburg Hotel.
Misses Lucy Smithwick and Kitty
Foster are on a visit to relatives In
Bridgeport, Conn., and New York.
Prof. A C. Ellis, of Austin Texas
arrived in Louisburg Sunday to be
present at the funeral of his father.
Cap?? L. L. Joyner and Mr. M. "B.
Clifton returned from Asheville Mon
day where they visited Mr. W. T. Clif
ton.
Miss Evelyn Graham, of Iron City,
and Mi3s Eliza M',ore, of Greenville,
are visiting at the home of Mr. J. J.
Barrow.
Representative Gray R King, of
Nashville, and Mr. G. D. Taylor, of
Castalia were visitors to Louisburg the
past week.
* Mr. J. Burt Strickland and bride, of
Richmond, Ky., who have been visiting
his people near town, left the past
week for Olanta, S. C.
Misses Beatrice and Mary Turner
are attending a house party given by
Mrs. E. B. McCullers at her beautiful
summer home near Clayton.
Mr. W. C. Johnson, of Whiteville,
Ohio, was a visitor to Louisburg the
past week in the Interest of the
National Anti-Saloon Organization.
Miss Mildred Shearin, who has been
visiting friends and relatives at Ra
leigh and Clayton has returned home
accompanied by Miss Mlttlo Walker,
of Raleigh. j
Mr. Geo F. Walker, who left Louis
burg some months ago to reside iu
Mebane, has returned and will again
locate In LoulBburg. He will be with
the Imperial Tobacco Company this
fall.
Mrs. C. C. Sims and daughter,
Miss .Margaret Johnaon, who have
been visiting her scnTMr. A. F. John
son left Wednesday for their home
at Rocky Mount. They were accom
panied on their return by Misses Elea
nor Thomas, Elizabeth and Sadie
Johnson, who will spend some time
with them.
Flies and Mosquitoes.
Householders and all other citizens
of Louisburg will please report to
Chief, D. C. High, or myself if you are
troubled with mosquitoes. It Is neces
sary right now to destroy all of their
breeding places. Fieh In ponds in the
country destroy a lot of the- larvae of
the moaqultoes. A small drove of
ducks on a pond will not only eat the
larvae, bat will keep the water agita
ted In motion, and these little flying
mosquito pests must have quiet,
almost motionless water to lay their
help for disease prevention but they
are a good asset to the market and the
table. It you cant fill up or drain the
stagnant/ water, sprinkle crude oil
over It once a week and agitate or dis
turb the water. You can buy. air
slaked lime at half price. Qet
a lot of the good cheap mater
ial and scatter over all dirty
damp looking places, pig pens, privies,
ctc. Screen your doors, and windows,
use tanglefoot, fly swatters and all"
other means to keep the flies out of
your house, from your kitchen atop
barrels and buckets. Dont say that we
are worrying you, for you may have
causc to thank us some of these days.
Don't forget the importance of the
typhoid fever prevention treatment.
Now is the time, dont put it off. Peo
ple are taking it 6yery day. Why do
you put important business off? Fresh
supply by all the physicians. Twentv
flve cents per Injection if you are Sbie
?? ? not able t?
V" Slve the treatment, take your
name and the State and county furntah
the antitoxin free. The disease that la
giving us the most trouble and con
cern now Is Pellagra. It Is entirely
cm h?entlfUl 18 on the '"crease. It
?a?it pre,rented proper living
sanitation and hygiene. In another
tln-efT dp6 f tel1 you about It. Only
this ye?r nr 08868 of typhoid fever
this year. Comparative few cases of
lung consumption fn the county
tt ? O We"" county? let us keep
it so. Wo can If we will? and work
Respectfully,
C. H. O.
Wnr ?iA8 018 E(Ut?r Sees It
r? fhie<?,UrerWhy not 'or business?
(treate^ lnflni4 0t pleasure wield a
???r?r Influence over man than tho
requirements otbualness? It would
fioe?mn?? " we may M*' by the condi
"ot our country for-ds.
trJ ^?0aU.tS^?b"?Jpco|>Ie of 01,8 coun
,fy alive, wide c.wake and ud to
the minute In aggressiveness, .md L a
result wo see trunk line auto roads
springing up all over the country. But
?i Purpose of adding to
tt8u,res 111 tols "to. and Uiey
ftrauon ^ thV101 Prttcfcal demon
stration of what can be accomnifuho/i
when men have the will t^do P ed
h,5 the PeoPl? can construct great car
w!f Pleasures, why can not
we of this community improve our
pleasure 7 oads *>r both buK, 25
Muddy, sticky and heavy Vn-d. ar?
ySu tod them? tQ traTe1, and "berever
you nna them you soe a farming mm
munity that Is not making the8 mZ'
of Its oportunltles.
?.y?y can we u?t use as much energy
tf h}^fenUlty >or business purposes on
I?, 0 tbto community as the
automobile people employ elsewhere
a?suPc'ceerr? ttlODe? It
a success of our commercial pursuits
the pleasure will follow as-J?Uural
sequence. "*fcurai
country roads will Increase
' ? material welfare of
People and stimulate the upbuild
?wj our k?me community.
atFJS tTeF ? 111116 kid on tho
street and have him Raze wint-fniiv ? n
"?UnU? you pasa lfyand* h^n t u rn
hlm 8tMI looking at
In ,ose appeallng little eyes'
Indeed you have, and it Is an everyday
woSjta?C!i rlght bere in this town. It
t do us grownups" a bit of
Mttu Ml ^ve a Und'y word to these
aa we meot them, and it
bright n m a WOrld ot good A
thif? J?n if aJnd,a cheerful word to
them will flood their hearts with thp
f^e/f Hfe and lift them' up ta
imotnggmheenr.P,aUe Wh'Cl1 CreatC8 *en
Now is an opportune time to turn
yourself loose among weeks and refuse
S'"? Dl your garden, and your
8ur?undlnga generally. Your
Win DroJt hyXerCUie aDd y?Ur brain8
win profit by a closer contact with
It will be an improve
ment to the appearance of the town
and a relief to the community eye It
all Z
one who receives the least respcet from
i t? . th? People of the town, if
~orth "vlng m It Is worth
boosting. To give it a knock Is to
Insult your own intellibence.
i t ??rman Kaiser is reported to
have told a delegation of bankers that
he wa^necd In October. If . lone"
or later, why not sooner? We give
our consent. 8
,?There U some slight difference be
tween the poor boy who reaches -the
top and the gilded youth who sinks to
der n?ni?m' Llfe 18 iu8t 0116 big lad
J,m' *?* you can climb as high or
?'ide tVn. as ow r"8 you Wee. and no
one will stop you.
The best man on the Job invariably
getting? be8t Pay" What are you
Of course the sins of your neigh
bor are- of scarlet, while you own Ire
aa white as the -snow.
Is your name inscribed In the book
of men who have made good?"
The Paper and the Community.
Every local citizen of a community
should take his home paper.
The local newspaper Is one of the
greatest assets of any section of the
country and should be supported and
encouraged as such not with a feeling
of charity toward the editor, as Is too
often the case, but In the firm con
? Tletlon that In supporting the paper
you are contributing to the uplift of
the community and the consequent
enhancing of the value of your own
holdings.
Without your home paper your town
would lose much of Its attractiveness
?s a place of abode, would become a
barren spot In the field of knowledge.
The community would be groping
around In the Intellectual darkness of
uncertainly and speculation, while
other cities and towns would be climb
ing upwajd and onward to better
things. ? ,
The dissemination of nows would
return to the ancient method of month
to mouth, wKh lta consequent delays,
distortions and ommiastot>s?~
1 The business Interest* wttuld luBCT
from lack of a medium of communica
tion between buyer and seller, com
mercial rlvalty would be on thS^yane,
and the American spirit of "I will"
would sink Into disuse and eventual
obliteration.
How many years hare you been
reading this paper, anyway!
And don't yon feel deep down In
your heart that It It has been worth
more to you than It has cost you?'
How would you like to be deprived
of the opportunity of ever seeing
another Issue of It?
In other words, Just how would yon
like to live in this community It there
were no paper published here, no
medium from which you could ascer
tain the doings of the people of the
community, no medium of exchange
In the matter of barter and sale, no
medium through which you could
make your wants known to the peo
ple by climbing Into" a buggy and
spending days In flrJvTn); from 999
place to another?
Just how would you like that?
The pill would Ve somewhat bitter
wouldn't it? .
Well, don't worry ? you are In no
danger of losing your home paper.
This article was written merely for
the purpose of causing you to do *
Uttle thinking along the right line.
We want you ? all of you? to realise
that this paper Is not being published
Just for tho glory of the editor." <1
It Is a public Institution, it is an Im
portant part of the community Itself
It Is about the only Industry with
which the community could not dis
pense without Intellectual stagnation,
for when people cease to read of home
affairs their lntelllgenco pays the
penalty.
This paper is for progress, tor coot
merclal advancement, for community
pride, for the development and en
couragement of every legitimate In-,
terest that will be of value to our peo
ple.
We are laboring to that end, and we
want you to labor with ua.
And th&t our labors may cover, a
greater field and bear belter fruit, we.
want every family In the Community to
read the paper to know what others
are doing, to lend a helping hand In
making of this one of the most thriv
ing and prosperous sections of the
State.
Get rid of the idea that when you
hand us a dollar you are "helping the
editor along."
You are helping the editor, yes ; but
you are helping yourself more than
yon are him, for you are getting more
than value receved for your money.
You are supporting a business enter
prise that labors diligently day by day
for the social, Intellectual and com
mercial advancement of yourself and
every other section of the' community.
And no other business enterprise
can speak louder or more to the point.
BIckett at Epsom.
We take pleasure in announ
clng that Hon. T. W. BIckett
Attorney-General and North
Carolina's next GoTernor, will
address the p?op!e of Frank
lin and Vance counties at a
picnic to he held at Epsom
Saturday at 11 o'clock.
His ability to entertain hearers
Is too well konwn here for us to
comment and as the public is
Invited there-will be a large
crowd present.
Elects Officers.
On July 2nd, FrankHnton Lodge No.
123, of Franklinton, N. C-, installed the
following officers: E. J. Cheatham, M.;
G. R. Moye, S. W. ; C. W. Brown, J. W.;
J. W Daniels, Treasurer, D. F. Cheat
ham, Secretary, J. C. Fogleman, S. D. ;
W. L. Harper, J. D. ; tt. D. Collins S.;
Stewart. ; N. A. Black, J. Stewart, ; Geo
R. Crews, Tyler,; B. A. White Chap
Orphan Asylum committee: B. F.
Bullock, J. H. Conyers, C R. Sand
ling.
The ceremony of installation was
performed by Past Master, B. W. Bal
lard, and the occasion was a very de
lightful one.
Standard Keepers Doty.
In answer to an inquiry of a sub
scriber as to the duty of the Standard
Keeper we have found that they are
required to examine and adjust all
weights and measures and Steel
y.irds and ti sump same whore
uractical, onci> In every two ? ars.
The same statute makes It an offense
for any person using measures or
weights for the purpose of buying or
selling to refuse to let him make the
necessary examination and adjust
ments. . y.'
The Loulsburg Baptist Church.
"Modern Idolatry" Will be the theme
of the morning sermon. At night tho
theme will be, "Tho Seer." Sunday
school at Y^. D. Mon
day 8:15 p. m.
The pastor -will fill his regular ap
pointment at Ransdell's Chapel Sun
day 3 p. m.
Mr. J. W. Hollngsworth has moved
his office from the rooms *ln the
Maseolc Hall bolldlag to the room*
over the Ay cook Drug Co. In his new
quarters he has fitted up most pleasing
offices and la now ready to receive hla
friends and client^.
Now the evening lamps are lighted
And the cheerful hearth fire glows.
But the family all have scattered.
To ths various picture shows I
Un.
Moves Ottee.