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$300,000 FIRE IN
RALEIGH SATURDAY
NKW8 & OBSKKVKIi COJU'LKTE
WKKC'K EOH SECOND TIKE.
Building of E. M. r lie 11 * Co, Con
"MMMO V|||um Supreme Court lie
"?oris Burned; Worst Fire in Hal
f's History.
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The worst fire In the history of
Kaleigh, carrying with it an estimated
loss of over $300,000, broke out in
the building of E. M. Uzzeil & Co.,
printers and binders, on West Martin
street, at 6 o'clock Saturday morning.
The flamea soon spread to the News
and Observer building, to the east, and
to the Wake Shoe Company, to the
west; then on to the Crystal Theater,
where they were finally checked.
The building occupied by 'the Uzzeil
establishment was completely des
troyed, as was the News and Obser
ver building, all- the equipment in
each building a total loss. This is
the second time within the past three
years the News and Observer has been
burned out of commlslon, the former
fire having occurred April 24, 1913.
A preliminary estimate of the loss
follows : ? <
The N'ews-and Observer. *100,000 or
more. ? ?
The Wake Shoe Company, $7,500
The Chrystal Theater, (5,000.
State records in UzzelL's building.
$50,000. _
Papers mid material belonging to
l he State. $20,000.
Uzzell's equipment, $60,000.
The I'zell building, 50,000.
Mr. W. H: Bagley, business manager
of the News and Observer, v/xs-sgpei e
ly injured while passing through , a
fear. cT the building with some guT
Ic^s, while two firemen, JJ. L. Peebles
_Riid D. C. Lloyd, were burned and
braised. The firemen and Mr. Bagley
were taken to the hospital.
No time was lost In ordering the
necessary supplies and materials for
issuing the News and Observer from
The Times plant. Within an hour
after the Misaatrous (Ire started, ac
tive preparations for taking care of
the morning paper were under way.
No doubt both papers will show tke
great handicap uner which they
will have to be used for the next
several weeks, but the readers of
each have the assurance that normal
renditions will be restored just as
promptly as possible.
Suppose Origin.
The fire is suppose to have start
ed either in the second or third story
of the Uzzeil building. This occurred
at 6 o'clock, and by 7 o'cIolIl.
this building and that of the News
and Observer were completely
under the control of the flames and
beyond the control of the fire
men, who rushed to the scene, the
alarm having been turned In by Hen
ry Davis, colored, who discovered" the
flames and sent In, the alarm. One re
port Is that the/two janitors who
were supposed to be at the building
nt 6 o'clock both reported for -duty;
one going, up to the third floor. in
a few second* he is said to have re
turned and said to his co-worker."
"Run Bill, the building is on fire."
However," later in the day no positive
conclusion as to the lire's origin had
been established.
The rainbow that formed in front
of the News and Observer building,
caused by the streams that were sent'
up from the hose, had a weired effect,
instead of being a bow of hope. It
looked like a mocking Ill-omen, be
speaking disaster. ? Evening Times.
Death ?f tinBrd Frank Johnson
Edward Frank, the two year old son
?f Editor and Mrs. A. F. Johnson, died
at 8 o'clock Wednesday night, after
an lllnexs of only 11 Te hours of
meningitis. The funeral was held
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
family residence on Church street,
Rev. A. D. Wilcox, of the Methodist
church conducting the services.
Mrs. I-ucy Lawrence.
Mrs. Lucy Lawrence died at 2
?'clock this morning In the seventy
eighth year of her a as at. the residence
of her nephew, Dr. Hr A. Newell, with
whom she made hir**Wnig; after an
lllnesa of ?lx *Kb.
.Mrs. Lawrence was the widow of
Mr. John T. Lawrence, of Scotland
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Neck, who died 20 years ago. Three
step-daughters, Mrs. Noah Biggs and
Mrs. James Tllley, of Scotland Nock,
Mrs. Joe Molliday, of Dawson, and
three step-sons. Messrs. John and Joe
l^awrence, of Scotland Nttck, and C. A.
Lawrence, of Texas, survive her
besides one-sister, Mrs. O. W. Newe 1.
of Loulsburg, and two brothers, Mr.
John Coppedge, of Greensboro, and
William B. Coppedge, of Cedar Rock.
Hers was a most beautiful and con
secrated life. While a young lady
attending the Seminary at Oxford, she
united with the Baptist church of that
place, later moving her membership
to her old home church, Cedar Rock,
where forjpany years she was a very
active Christian worker.
Her pastor Rev. Geo. M. Duke, of
Maplevllle. and Rev. Walter M. iill
more, of Loulsburg, conducted the
funeral services at 3:80 this afternoon
at the family residence on Main street,
and interment was made in Oaklawn
cemetery.
From Cedar Rock.
Mr. Editor:
We are not. in the habit of writing
for the papers but some how we feel
that we would not be doing our sister
school Justice if we failed to tell you
of the interesting game of ball we had
with her last Friday afternoon.
It happened that we had a~Xffi3?T
holiday. The BettermeiHT Ladies were,
holding a call meeting, , discussing
plans for the big barbecue they are
going to give on Thanksgiving Day.
-We boys were strolling around with
our hands in our pockets, casting
sheep-eyes at the girls, when we
looked up the road and saw -several
buggies coming our waV. We soon j
recognized the third, nine from over
the way (we are* not calling any
names), you see they had taken us by
surprise, but we told them we were
always ready. . '? ' #
Well, for several hours we amused
ourselves and the on-lookers by doins
some of our good playing. It just
made us yell to see our best players
come in on a liome-run.
Somehow he hated to tell -the rest;
You know they were our visitors and
we all like to treat visitors with the
proper courtesy. But presently, they
believe in Justice to all, we'll finish
our story.
The game resulted in a score of 8
to 2 in favor of Cedar Rock.
Would you believe it, those boys
didn't go home the same way they
came We don't know why, but we
think they didn't feel like going the
public road, so they took a( by-path
through the woods.
However, they invited us to malcc
them a visit _about two weeks from
now and we are going to see what they
will do for UDi ?
Cedar Rock.
Addresses Ladies* of Louisburg
Mrs. Thomas W. Lingle, of Davidson,
President of the North Carolina Feder
ation of Woman's Clubs, delivered a
most interesting address to the Ladies'
of the Civic League at the Methodist
Church and other ladies of Louisburg
on the subject of "Betterment work,
"and how to obtain* be?*t results. "?
She visited Louisburg upon the invi
tation of the local organization and
while here was the guest of Mrs. J.
A .Turner, Presided of the Clvlg.
League of Louisburg. On Thursday
she waa accompanied by a delegation j
of officers from the Louisburg Civic I
League consisting of Mrs. J. M. Allen,
Mrs. M.C. Pleasants" Mrs.' T.~A~. -Turner,
^Mrfe. W.E. Uzzell and Mrs. W. E.
White, to Oxford to attend a District
meeting of the North Carolina Federa
tion of Women's Clubs, at which she
will preside.
Her visit to Louisburg will no doubt
prove profitable to the local organiza
tion, whose efforts for a better and
more beautiful Louisburg will be re
doubled in the future.
Business FInn? Should Register.
We are informed that the last Gen- j
'~era! Assembly passed a law requiring
all business concerns doing business
under Arm* name *nd Is not incorpor
ated. to register flifeh Arm name with
the names of all Individuals interest -
ed in such business with the Clerk of
the Superior Court. We also under
stand that so far no flrma in Frank
lin county have complied with this
law. It. might be well for such con
cerns, who are liable under th estat
ute suggested, to investigate same ttnd
comply with such requirements.
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BRANTLY G. HICKS DEAD
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ONE OF LOnaBHtGi'S MOST
SUCCESSFUL MERCHANTS
Passed Away on Last Friday; Funer
al Held Last Sunday at 3 p. m. at
Methodist Church.
Brantley O. Hicks, a prominent mer
chant of this plage, died last Friddy
morning at 5:20 o'clock at his resi
dence on Main street, after an illness
of more than a year.
Mr. Hicks was (n the prime of his
manhood, being 36 years old, and wan
one of Louisburg's most highly es
teemed citizens. For four ye&s h*
has been an honored member of tho
board of . town commissioners. He
was also a member of the board of
directors of the Farmers and Mer
chants Bank.
Perhaps no man in this' community
has risen more rapidly and more sub
stantially in the business world than
lias he. His genial disposition, his
sound judgment, and hla sterling in
tergrity readily won for him the con
fidence and" esteem of all with whom
he dealt. .
For a number of years he has been
a member of the board of stewards
in the Methodist church of this place, I
performing faithfully the duties of hi*
high office. In whatever capacity li-j ,
labored, he was always dependable. '
His friends are numbered by his ac
quaintance. and Friday a heavy gloom
came over this ?Hy and surrounding
country on account of his death.
No. man ever made a braver ?flgl.t !
for life than he. About a year ago ".ie
went to Baltimore for a very difficult
and uuiqub operation, the first one of
the kind in this country. For a Uaso
his condition was improved. He has
lippn to Mew York twjjo thio oummir
and fall under the. care of a noted
specialist. Every clue to a possi
ble cure of his case was followed
as long as there was any hope.
Mr. Hicks was a native of Wise, !
coming to this city twelve years age. I
Ten years ago lie was married to Miss
Minnie Egerton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Nfl. Egerton, of this place.
Resides his wife, three children,
Brantley, Jr., Frank and Dorothy
Hicks, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Hicks, of Wise, one brother, R. T ^
Hicks, of Baltimore, and three sisterF,
Mrs. W-M. Hockaday of Thelma, Mrs.
Robert White, of Wise, and Miss Stella
liicks, of Wise, survive him.
The funeral services were held
in the Methodist Church of this plaw
Sunday 3 p. m.^conducted by his pas
tor Rev. A. D. Wilcox, assited by Rev.
W. M. Gilmore ,of the Baptist Church.
The interment took place in Oak
lawn cemetery in the presence of a
large number of his friends from this
andotherplaces. The floral offering was
most profuse and beautiful, silent wit
nesses to the esteefn and love in which
Mr. Htekfr was hekh ?
The following were the wctive
pall bearers: Messrs. D. F. McKinim,
E. H. M&lone, E. S. Ford, Ben William
son, K. P. H1llt of Lou4?burB and
Charles Rodwell, of Warrenton.
Honorary pallbearers: Messrs John
Best, W. E. Uzzell. F. W. Wheless,
W. H. Yarborough, Jr., F. B. Mc
Klnne and J. O. Wilson.
If I were a girl and some fellow T |
didn't like came to ray boudofr \nd
told me If I didn't marry him ip
would drown himself, I'd go right
down to the river and help him pick
out a good deep place.
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AMONG THE VISITORS
SOME YOC KNOW AND SOME YOU
DO NOT KNOW.
Personal Items About Folks and
Their Friends Who Travel Here
And Tivere.
Messrs. W. MTPefion, J. p. inomaa
and Cheatham Alston went to Ral
eigh Saturday.
Miss Lillian High returned home
the past week from a visit to friends
at Richmond and Emporia, Va.
Junior Class Gives Banquet to Senior
Class.
To those who as freshmen found
accorded them the one privilege of
viewing from the upper halls the
scenes f mirth and merriment below :
who as Sophmores felt a somewhat
keener interest since the goal loomed
one year nearer; who as Juniors
counted it only glory to be permitted
to serve; to those, who through four
long years of toil and study have at
last reached the cherished honor and
dignity of being "Seniors," Monday
evening. November 1st at Louisburg
College was indeed a great occasion
marking the induction of the class of
1916 into the offices and state or
"Seniority."
Catching a vision of glory yet to
come, the class of 1917 set the stan
dard on high and with every detail
well planned and carried out to per
fection bade the class of 1916 and the
Faculty to the Junior-Senior Banquet.
The parlors and banquet room haJ
been made most attractive with sug
gestions of autumn and Hallowe'en
and promptly at 8:30 the Juniors with
their associate teacher. Miss Gladys
Yelverton received the faculty and
seniors in tlie parlors and after just
a short "while of greeting and friendly
intercourse, each found a partner
and repaired to the banquet room
wheje at the door they were made
welcome by a witch an dher ^attend
ants who presented each guest with
her fortune and seated the guests
around the festal board, which was
most suggestively decorated with
pumpkins, corn, fruits and autumn
foliage; and for favors there were tiny,
baskets with black cats, bats, rats,
etc. The place cards were still
another unique feature, bearing the
seal of the -college in the college col
ors.
Miss Olivia Hobgood in her most
attractive manner was mistress of
ceremonies and quite soon in her easy
andrgracious way made us all to feel
.that only mirth, good fellowship and
college spirit was to be the watch
word for each guest ; and so far
almost the space of two hours the air
rang with* bright repartee, with toasts
and responses, and along with "The
Feast of Reason and Flow of Soul"
the inner man was made to rejoice
with the most delIcIou3jvi^nds served
in a four course luncheon.
Miss Hobgood's greetings were res
ponded to by Miss Eugenia Crews in
behalf of the senior class, after which
"Our President" was toasted by Miss
I.aurane Joyner: "Our Man of all
Ceremonies." by Miss Elizabeth Aljen-;'
"Miss Mabel" by Miss Mary House;
"The* Faculty " by Mls& Helen Smith
wick. To the toa.^t "The Faculty"
Miss Perl Hrinson responed in her
very happiest way showing the girls
? hat the faculty not only would have
the girls feel that they arc interested I
in the training and directing of their
minds and lives, but that likewise they
are muclf interested in turning aside
to enjoy their fun and merriment and
enter fully into their college spirit
and life. Many impromptu toasts wef
called for and great was the. fun in
watching some who had never before
found herself "speech-making** rise
to the occasion and perhaps, who
"knows, these same timid voices may
yet cry aloud In some great suffrage
speech advocating the cause ofr poor
down trodden women."
A very fitting close for such an oc
casion was Miss Henninger's apr-ocia
tlon of Miss Yelverton, by who*- wise
planning and with the splendid co
operation of the entire junior class
this delightful occasion was mad?
possible. May this be but the pro
phecy of many more such happy oc
casions at Loulsburg College.
Wheels and Communities.
- When a spoke In a wheel la broke* j
that wheel is weakened and only of '
partial or slight value to the rest ^of
the vehicle. The vehicle itself is of
no greater value than its weakest spot,
the broken wheel. Its usefulness will
not be restored until the wheel is re
paired and placed on a par with the
other wheels, ,Then it is again ready
to assume its proper functions in the
schfeme of life.
And as it is with the wheel and tH5*
wagon, so it is with the citizen and
the community. The latter is only as
strong as the loyalty of the former.
The community will advance only in
accordance with the loyalty and prog
resslveness of its people.
The man who forgets his home mer
chants and sends his money to out
side sources is the broken wheel of
his own community. He is the weak
spot that retards the growth of all,
the produces commercial stagnation,
that creates local hard times and re
duces the community that shelters
him and the people who feed him to
the level of a hand to mouth existence.
We don't want any broken wheels
in tliis community; we don't want any
useless vehicles, or commercial disin
tegration, or hand to mouth existence;
we don't want any poverty or dis
tress.
. But We do want prosperty, and pro
'grfosivcTtPss, and happiness and con
tentment, and full larders and dinner
pails, and we can have them. If each
one of us will do- our duty to the town
in which \ye live, and trade with home
people, and keep our own money in
our own community.
We want to "keep prosperity in
this town," and we can only do it by.
"trading where we live."
Personally, we intend to practice
what we preach in this respect, for
the good of the community, for your
good, and for our own good, and we
would dearly love to see you trailing
right along by our side, and we are
i quite expecting to see you doing
it because we don't think we are one
whit more loyal" to this town than
you are.
Come along, brother. When we all
pull in the same harness we make a
[ mighty strong team.
Mrs. Amanda W. Murphy Head.
* After several months illness. Mr.#.
Amanda - W. Murphy, relic of Mr. I).
F. Murphy, died Wednesday night at
7:30 at the residence of her d'augliter,
Mrs. A. B. Collier, on Cedar street, in
the^seventy-sixth year of her age.
Three sons survive her, J. F., W. 15.
and G. W .Murphy and two daughters.
Mrs. A. B. Collier, and. Mrs. John? H.
Marshall, all.*- 'of Louisburg. The
funeral was held at the Baptist
church, of which she was a devout and
highly esteemed member. Friday 2 p
m. Besides her pastor W.M. Gllmore
K6V. a. u. Wilcox ~6T Method is:
church and Rev. G. M. Duke of Maple
vile took part in the services.
Ai the Methodist Church.
There will be services at the Meth
odist Church both morning and even
ing next Sunday conducted by ^tke
pastor Rev. A. D. Wilcox, Sermons
of special interest for ? both occas
ions. are being prpepared. ? r
Sunday school will be held at the
ur.ual hour.
The public is invited to attend these
services.'
lthoda Bessie Herman.
After a brief illness of six days,
Rhcda Brsssie, the fourteen-months
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. L.
Herman, died Sunday afternoon at
1:30 o'clock. The funeral services
were held Tuesday morning, at 10
o'clock at the family residei.ee on
Church street, Rev. Walter M. Gilmore
of the Baptist Church conducting thtt
service. The interment was made in
Gaklawn cemetery. The sympathy of
the entire community goes out to Mr.
and Mrs. Herman. /? -
Fire at Iagleslde.
Naws reached here Monday night to
the efTect that Mr. Charlie Macon lost
a four-room tenant house, ^located just
to the rear of Mr. O. G. Macon's store,
on Monday by fire. The house was
occupied by J. J. Daniels colored, who
lost his crop of tobicco which was
packed away in an up-stair's room and
t!5 In money in a trunk. He sarad-.
bis household and kitchen furniture.
No information was glveii as to toe ;
origin of the fire. The total loss is
estimated at about $600 or $700.
Good, morning again!
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ZAIMIS MINISTERS ALL
ARE RETAINED
! FOR NEW CABINET
SKOI'LOUDIS, HOWEVER EXCEPM
PRKMIER HIMSELF FROM ORB^C
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General Tauakltsus, Who t'aatpi ?_*
Overthrow, Also Is Kept la Or
granlxatlon; Dissolution PosilM*
If Government Is Not Bucked, Lan
doa Hears.,
Athens, Nor. via Paris. ? ,
Skouloudie, commissioned by KJag
Con stan tine to form a new cabinet,
has acomplished the task. All (he
members of the Zaimis ministry ase
retained except the Premier himself.
The new Prime Minister has take*
the portfolio of foreign affairs, 'fiw
formation of the new cabinet it ie
generally assumed will delay if mac
eliminated the crisis which probaklf.
would follow a dissolution of fee
Chamber of Deputies by the King.
The cabinet is composed of the fol
lowing ministers who took the oaths
of office today;
Premier and Minister of Fore*?*
affairs: M. Skouloudis.
Minister of Public Instruction : M.
Michel idkls.
Minister of Justice and Communi
cations: IK (J. Rhullls.
. .Minister of Interior: M. (jounuris.
Minister of National Economy: M.
Theotokjs.
Minister of War: lien, Yankisas.
_ Minister of Murine: Admiral Too*
tourlotls.
Minister of Fiuance: Stephen Dra
iroumls.
Besides the Premier M. Micheiid
kis-is tho only new member of tim
cabinet. The office lie takes for
merly was held by M. Theotokis, who
hecomes Minister of Nr.tional Econ
omy, a new post.
Skoulloudls is not a deputy but
is regarded as an able diplomat,
known chiefly for the part he played
in the London Peace Conference in
1913 after the Balkan war. He was
Minister of Foreign Affairs in tke
Rhallis Cabinet In 1897. He is re
puted to be favorably disposed ta
ward the quadruple entente.
Gen. Yanakitsos, who remains i?i
the Greek cabinet, is credited with
responsibility for the crisis which
resulted in tho overthrow of M.
Zaimis.
M. VenizelOB, who controls a ma
jority of parliament, took exception
to a statement by the war minister
and brought about the vote whisk
showed a lack of confidence in ttoe
government.
No Court. Next Week.
Clerk of the Courfc J. J. Barrow in
forms us that the Jf ;ular November*
term of Franklin Superior Court f?r
the trial of Civil cases, which should
convene on Moncfay, November 18th,
has been postponed indefinitely and all
casetf moved up to the January term.
Therefore there will be no more court
in franklin county until the regular
term for January. 1916, when we are
informed, Judge Ttotyge W. Connor,
of Wilson, will presidfc.-.f
Dinner Postponed.
The Ladles' of the Episcopal Church
requests us to state that on account
of the fact that there will be no court
next week they have decided to post
pone their Orphanage dinner that had
been r.nnounced to lake place on the
sixteenth. The tnnual bazaar Will be
held however, r.s stated last^WWWr
the first Tuesday in December.'"
Louisburg Baptist Church.
Public worship Sunday 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. conducted by the p&stor.
"An Account of Some Robbers?, will
be the' theme of the morning sermo*;
"The Rich Soul" will be the subject
of the evening sermon. A
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. B Y P. U.
Mftn.iay 7:00 p. m.
You are cordially Invited to all - of
these services of the church.
' Bex Party.
We are requested to announce that
& box party will be held at HajeA'
17th. The proceed* will be used for
the benefit of the school. The jrab
lie i? cordialy Invited to attend.
Down with Ike hyphen and up witii
the flag!
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