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VOLUMN XLV.
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THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION.
FRANKLIN SU
PERIOR COURT
TUCK MILijJ-OR MliillKH AGAIX8T
\ WlfEELEK.
Several Liquor Castes ? K. A. Perry
and J. M. Hedgepeth Found Not
Guilty ? Other Cases.
The regular October term of Frank
lin Superior Court for the trial of
criminal cases ? a one vfeek term ?
convened promptly on time Monday
morning. His Honor Judge R. B. Pee
bles, who Is presiding, came In on
Saturday and spent Sunday In Louts
burg. '
Solicitor H. E. Norrls, was present
and ably defended the States conten
tions and the business of the court
proceeded in a very satisfactory man
ner. After receiving the report Of the
Sheriff as to Jurors the following were
chosen a Grand Jury for the term:
T. W. Stokes, Foreman, W. P. Wil
son. B.TJ. Allen, J. C. Strother, C. C.
Ayscue, K. J. Hawkins, B. B. Bobbin.
E. W. Merrltt, C. G. West, W. E. Mer
ritt, Z. V. Avent, A. A. Pernell, F. M.
Wiggs, W. M. Pendleton, R. J. King,
J. O. Green, Jr., C. A. Underwood. 1)
H. Dickie. S. A. Alford was appointed
c.flicer to Grand Jury.
The State Docket was taken up and
disposed of as follows:
State vs. Thomas Denton continued
for costs. - ? ? "
State vs. M. W. Will Young, c. c. w ,
pleads guilty, fined $20 and costs.
State vsVI Spjre, nisi sclfa, time to
file answer. ? .
State vs. Winnie and Jim Spivey, ab
andonment; JJlm acquitted, Minnie to
pay costs.
State vs. Frank May. c. c. w., pleads
guilty, fined $20 and costs.
State vs. Hilliard Kearney, c. c. v..
judgment ruspended upon payment of
costs.
State vs. Billy Henderson, cruelty to
animals, pleads guilty, six months on
roads.
State vs. Sam Hayes, c. c. w., pleads
guilty, to pay costs and a fine of ?20
State vs.- Willie Hefiin and Wesley
Jones. 1 anff r, Hefiin pleads guilty,
verdict of guilty as to Jones, Hefiin to
serve 'J months on roads, Jones given
12 months on" roads.
State vs. Troy Knight 1. and r.,
pleads guilty In three cases, five years
in penitentiary at hard labor.
State vs. Reynold Morris, larceny,
called and failed.
State vs. Frank Jones, c. c. w.,
pleads guilty judgment suspended
upon payment of costs. ,
State vs. J. N. Short pleads guilty to
forcible trespass, judgment continued
upon payment of costs.
State vs. Tom Massenburg, house
breaking and larceny, guilty. ~
State vs. J. M. Hedgepeth, retailing.
Hot guilty.
State vs. Benuio Perry and Charles
Medlln, nuisance, pleads guilty, .fined
$10 and one-lialf costs each.
State vs. Dora Faulkner, pleads
Ruilty of forcible truspass, judgm<*it
suspended upon payment of costs.
State vs. Henderson Mitchell, -false
pretense, called and failed.
State vs. Willie and Walter Alston
disposing of mortgaged property
pleads guilty. Willie to serve four
months on roadB, Walter to serve six
months on roads.
State vs. K. A, Perry, unlawful pos
sesion of whiskey, not guilty.
State vs. H. K. . Perry, disposing
mortgaged property, continued.
State vs. Roger Macon, unlawful
possession of whiskey, not guilty.
State vs. Tom Massenburg, a. d. w.,
pleads guilty, '
State vs. Tom Massenburg, a. d. w..
pleads guilty. \
State vs. Worth Dodd, ard. guilty
fined W>0 and jjOgtg) appeal.
State vs. Melvlnle Hicks, 1. and r.(
pleads guilty, 4 months in jail.
State vs. i. H. Goodson, retailing,
plea of nolo contendere entered Jndg
ment suspended upon payment ol
costs. ? . ?
State vs. Norman Allen, a. d. w.,
fined $26 an3 colts. ? ,
State vs. Willie Wilder, 1. and r.
-Diamond From The Sky Bnrned.
It was with much disappointment
that those who are Interested In tlie
continued story "The Dtaaoftd frofia
the Sky," learned on lut Monday that
the film* had been horned la Atlanta,
Ga. A later telegram received by the
Management of the Star Theatre ex-?
plained .that the film distributing
house for the entire South, which was
located at Atlanta was burned with
all the stock of films, but that they
were already at work making new
films and would send them- -out- in a
few days This being a big film corpora
tlon fully equipped for the business is
sufficient to assure the public that it
will only be a short while before the
pictures will again appear at the
Star Theatre. , j
U. S. TORECOG- {?
N1ZE V. CARANZA
LANSING CONFERS WITH A. B. t'?
REPRESENTATIVES
Ellseo Arredondo To Leave Washing
ton On Wednesday With Formal
Letters of Recognition; Pan Ameri
can Conference On Mexican Affair*
Adjourns, Its Work Finished*
Washington, Oct. 18.? Diplomatic
relations between the United States
and Mexico will be formally renewed
tomorrow af^r a lapse of two yeai^
and eight months by the formal recog
nition of Venustlano Caranza as the
chief executive of the de facto govern
ment of Mexico.
Secretary Lansing and the Ambas
sadors from Brazil, Chile, and Argen
tina, and the Ministers from Bolivia,
Urugary and Guatemala constituting
thte Pan-American conference on
Mexican affairs, met today and de
cided upon the form in which their
respective governments would present
recognition and fixed tomorrow as the
time for the act.
Each government will address to j
General Carranza a letter or note of
recognition to be delivered to__Eliseo
Arredendo who will lteave here Wed
nesday or Thursday to convey i.i
person the letters of recognition from I
the several governments.
With the decision on the form of
Recognition the Pan-American con
ference on Mexican affairs adjourned.
Change For Better.
Since recognition was agreed upon
a week ago, official reports show that
a material change for the better has
taken place in Mexico; that railroads
and telegraph lines are~t?efc*fr rapidly
repaired and that conditions are fast
becoming normal in many places.
Thousands of troops hitherto under
Gen. Villa have taken advantages of
the offer of amnesty and laid down
arms and Secretary Lansing and ;lie
Pan-American diplomats feel that a
fair start has been made toward res
toration of peace and reconstuctlon,
the success of which depends upon the
administration ability of Carranza and
his advisers.
^tomorrow's action ? will mean the
immediate proclamation of an em
bargo on arms in accordance with the
rjolnt~re8olution passed by Congress in
Marcji, i-912.
To Notify Europe.
European governments will be no
tified by Secretary Lansing of the
Washington governments action in
extending recognition and it is under
stood most of them will follow the
lead of the United States.
An American ambassador to Mexico
has not yet been selected, but it- Is
believed one of the United States
diplomatic representatives in one of
the Latin-American countries probably
will be chosen.
Thrown From Motorcycle
While riding his motorcycle In the
Motordrome at the. Fair Grounds on
Thursday night of Jast week, Mr.
John Green, i*as thrown from the
machine and pretty badly bruised,
but received no serloui injur tes. The
machine alio practically damaged.
The accident Was witnessed by quite
a number who described It as being a
most miraculous escape.
Loniibnrg Baptist Charch.
A special ' call la made by the pu
tdr to every member of this church
to be1 present Sunday at 11 A. M
Rev. O. W. Sawyer, pastor of the
Spring Hope Baptist church, will
frf each at night. Kverybody Is cor
dially Invited to both services.
Sunday School at 8:48. A. M. The
B. Y. P.'U. Monday 7V30 P. M. ?
? Large crowds left on the special
Fair train Wednesday and Thursday
for 'Raleigh to take tn the State Fair.
FRANKLIN COUNTY'S FIRST ANNUAL FAIR
Attended By Large Crowds Each Day ^nd
Much Appreciated
THE EXHIBITS OK A HIGH OKIIKE
The Parade of the School Children
Was Eine and Well Attended Satur
day wan Eor The Colored People
Wb?-AH*uded In Large Number*.
Possibly nothing since the celebra
tion of the Centennial in Louisbu.g
back yonder In the seventies has oc
curred In Franklin county that so
vividly marks the progress of a peo
ple or section as did the week just
closed when Franklin county's First
Fair proved to be a greater success
than was imagined by the most en
thusiastic supporters just a few weeks
before. It was generally understood
and accepted that Franklin county,
would have a Fair, and It did have a
Fair In spite of the doubting
Thomases who took occasion to
pass the movement a lemon at
every opportunity that presented .it
self. But It was not really expecteft
to receive the many words of praise
and appreciation that were handed ? '
by almost everybody, nor to be giv? r.
the credit for having a better Fa-r
than the State Fair. Whether it was
really better or as good the mpvemen' I
received these statement.- of comment
county farmers had gone a good d'.s
tance 011 the road of progressive me
thods in agriculture and we feel sure
that this Fair will be a great incen
tive toward a greater advancement al
ong better farming methods and con
ditions of the future.
Along each side were booth's ar
ranged for the display of different ex
hibits of both products of the, garden
f.ewlng rooms, art, merchandise etc.,
and each one was a scene of bea u/
within itself.
"??The first was one of flowers and
sotted plants, and to a lover of flowor:
none prettier ever grow. The many
'eras with the rich green color
cortfttons and added a degree of aris
tocracy to the many other pretty flow
ers. J
Pantry Suplies.
AApther booth of much interest es
pecially to the ladies was that of the
Pantry Supplies. One could hardly
visit this oue and control his appetite
especlp.ly if he had a tooth for good
things. With sucli things as liamg,
shoulders, sides, cake, pickles, pre
perves, jelli.es, loaf bread, rolls, but
ter, honey, canned fruit and vegetables
Flower*.
exactly into the pretty de
DR. AKTHI'K H INKS FLEMING.
The efficient Secretary of the Frank lin County Fair Association, whose
untiring efforts in behaif of the people of the county were crowned with one
of the best County Fairs ever held .11 Franklin's First Fair which came to a
close last week.
dation and good feelings from mau\.
This goes to explain to the genera,
lubllc better than anything else just
what re&ly took place in liouisburg.
at Franklin's First Fair that closed
on last Saturday. That it was a suc
cess Is best said by Mr. Krause. heail
of the organized Carnival Company,
who played here at this time and who
has traveled practically all over tlis
Union playing County and State Fair?
when he said that ours was "the best
County Fair he had ever seen." The
large and commodious exhibit hall
was full of people from the time tl e
doors opened In .the morning till time
for closing at night and Its arrange ?
meat was unique. - Down the^oeoter
was a double row of boxed counters
witb hangers above to accomodate the
agricultural exhibits and some fine
oim ware there. The msny varlt.es
of corn, the pop corn the peas of man/
kinds,' cotton, pepper, apples, wheat
Irish and sweet potatoes, beets egg
plants, cotton seed, peanuts, tobacco,
onions, Soudan grass, carrots, mm-',
turnips, cow peas, kershsws, collardJ
Block beets, vetch, butter beans, sola
beans, caln, hay, pumpkins, and many
kinds of clovers looked good to those
interested In the improvement of
farm conditions In Franklin county. It
was first hand evldencp that Franklin
staring one In the face tliero was noth
i il x else to do -imt entertain good
thoughts and be on the best of terms
with the "cooks who could produce
such results." There was also-a-dls
plny home-made soup at this booth.
Children's Department.
Department K consisted of the work
of the children from all parts of the
county, between the ages of twelve to
seventeen; consisting of the follow
ing:
Oil paintings, crayons, free-hand
drawings, crocheted centcr pieces, tint
ting collars and handkerchiefs. The
hand painted china exhibited In this
booth was especially 'pretty. There
was also a ntee display of home made
candles and cakes. One that shouid
have especial mention was a cake
mr.de by Willie Shearln, a boy fifteen
years tnld, of the Bhnn High school,
which won first prize.
? These exhibits were Indeed a credit
to the Pair and next year we expect
many more and a greater variety, es
pecially from the College girls.
The Children's Exhibit
Perhaps no feaotr.e of the Franklin
county Fair was of lb much Interest,
and was so thoroughly enjoyed as the
exhibits of the children from 8 to 12
years of age. These specimens of
handicraft do great honor to th?
ability and training of our children ?
proving a wonderful interest an^ wil- (
lingneBs for work on their part.
In many instances the paintings,
drawings, land-escapes ? free hand
drawing, etc., were real works^ of art,
showing decided talent in the great
field of art.
The display of needle-work, em
broidered center-pieces, doll dresses
crochet work, aprons, home-made
cakes, etc., was exceedingly meritor
ious; giving promise of capable, skll
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AMONG THE VISITORS
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
SOME YOU KNOTT AND SOME YOU
DO NOT KNOW.
Personal Item9 About Folks and
Their Friends Who Travel Here
And There.
J. H. Teague, of Henderson, was in
town Tuesday.
Rev. A. D. Wilcox returned the past
week from a visit to Asheville.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Nicholson, of
Hickory, are visitors to Loujafrurg.
Mr. ?; A. J. Harris of Henderson was a
yrisltor to Loulsburg the past week.
Mr. M. D. Smith, of Nash county, was
a visitor to Loulsburg the past week.
Hon. F. S. Spruill of Rocky Mount
was a visitor* to Louisburg the past
week.
Mr. Frank Taylor of City Point, Va.t
spent several days in Louisburg the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hollingsworth
went to Durham Sunday to attend the
funeral of her uncle.
Mrs. G. Burroughs and Mrs.
Cora Phelp3, of Henderson, visited
Mrs. J. L. Palmer the past week.
Mr. Sam Currin and Mr. R. G. Kit
trell of Henderson, were in atten
dance at court here the past week.
Mrs. Nannie Sykes and Mrs. Ida
Marshburne, of Nashville, visited, Mr.
and Mrs. E. Odom the past week.
Mr. W. H. Ruffin returned Friday
from Raleigh where he served as
Secretary to an Episcopal Convoca
tion. ^
Dr. E. R. Vandegrift, returned the
pust week from, a trip to Tarboro
where he "has been for the past month
en business.
Dr. J. E. Malone, Franklin's excel
lent health officer, left yesterday for
Columbia. S. C., to attend a meeting
of physicians and pellegra experts.
Mr. F. C. Toepleman, General Mana
ger ofrtlie Home Telephone and Tele
griTEli Co., passed through town Tues
day *on ills ;w&y to Henderson from
Rocky Mount. ^
Weekly Weather Forecast.
Issued by the 1*. S. Weather
Bureau, Washington, I). ('? for
the week beginning; Wednesday,
October 20, 1915.
For South Atlantic and East
Gulf -States s Rain Wednesday
probably continuing Thursday
along the South Atlantic coast;
otherwise fair weather will pre
vail during the week; tempera
tures will be moderate.
Rcilral at Kansdell's Chapel.
Beginning Sunday afternoon at 1
o'clock, the pastor, assisted by Rev.
O. W. Sawyer, of Spring Hope, will
conduct a series of meetings at Rana
dell's Chapel, eight miles south-east
of this place. Meetings dally at 3 P.
M, and 7:30 P. M.
Rev. Mr. Sawyer has been greatly
blessed in his efforts in evangelistic
meetings, having baptized into the
fellowship of his churches already
thl% year one hundred now members,
save two, He is an earnest consecra,
ted yonng minister, and the people
hear him gladly. ^
Kpeeial Meeting.
We are requested to state that there
will be a special communication ot
Louisburg Lodge No. 413 A. F. & A. M.
in its hall on Tuesday night October
26th, for the purpose of giving degrees.
All members are especially urged to M
present
UPWARDS OF BIL
LION FOR DEFENSE
FORTY. THREE FIRST LINK
DHEADNAUGHTS.
Fleet of Coast Defense Submarines
That Would Fringe Atlantic and
Pacific Coasts With Solid Line . of
Interior Defense Contemplated;
For Army, Trained Force of Oior
Million and Regnlar Troops Nam
bering 140,000.
upward, of a dollar, "in?
traUonT TD Wh,ch hla adminla
atlon has embarked became known
Club ? 8P? bef?re the Manhattan
0 bZrral dCfeD8e the reas
ns w"ich have Impelled him-*
Prove plans to abou^e ^vy"
and quadruple the trained figh?jae
wuhVi ? W,th,n a few
N.w rJ eSt'ma,e8 ot the War and
Departments submitted for the
coming year, the breadth of the Id
ministration's polfcy as ,n ?
neas'-is w>i? to Prepared
ness Is l^lng realized. It shapes up
in totals as follows:
Navy: For new ships and increased
personnel in five years *600,000,000
Army; For reserve material (arms
WOS.OM^ttO n> W't,1,n ?
For new coast defense and modern
ssar forts ? .??? >?-.
For the new contlnenal a"hny and
the proposed Increase In the regular
Sv ?s
. J"* n 8rand total e3?epnditures thus
actually planned would be *842.000.
Defense Proposed.
by 1925 !"end'tUreS W0Uld "rod?ee
> 192o a first line of dreadnaughts
and battle cruisers numbering forty
?>ree: a fleet of coast defense sub
marines that would fringe the At
antic and Pacific coasts with an ?>.
most solid line of interior defense
?-gainst attack; a fleet of nearly 173
destroyers and squadrons of huge sea
ling fleet submarines to operate with
the battle fleets. *
For the army, there would . be at
tl.e end of six years a trained force
ot 1,200,000 men, including a regular
tYnen t?,f 140'000 a"? <?* Proposed con
tinental army and reserves; a ring of
with ?,eTa e?ast dereil8e' e<iuippe"
With the largest and most powerful
?uns yet buI,t ?,d a yagt P^ erfu,
and h|KUnS maChlne~gun8> howitzers
and big gun ammunitions. In addition
e enormously increased capacity of
Private munitions plants would give
assurance ot ample supp,ies 0f small
arms and field gun ammunition.'
Definite Step Taken.
A definite step toward enlarging the
navy was taken today when contacts
were awarded for twenty-two of The
fighting craft authorized by the last
Congress. They are sbr big crul?
destroyers and sixteen coast defense
submarines . The day set a new re
cord for the department In the number
of contracts awarded. .
Neither War nor Navy Department
estimates for the coming year har*
been made public as yet ln
was learned today, however, that' of
the *72.000,000 Increase over i.?t
year's bill to be ask.d by the War De
partment, ,46.000.00 would go
. ard reserve material and coast de
enso works the remaining *28.000,000
to he used in bolldin, up the new
armies, regular and continental Part
"
it 1. <? Bnlld *?* rmU
the ? proposed to spend more of
the money in buHdft. n<_ 7?!? ,
defend New York. San ,
other great harbors P?ncUco
rifles win Ha Sixteen inch
1 "O0nted ?" *?" de
^ " ' Cntt modern
dinanM iti,?*11*?'0118 bom great
' -Mother expenditure coa
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