???? ???????? ???? ???? ???? X ? _ A" Advertising # f ? f Medium That Brings J J Resets. '? * VOLUMN XLV. NUMBER 49. A- F. JoliDsou, Editor and Manager. THE COUNTY, FEW SKETCHES OF BUNN HIGH SCHOOL1 A Little History of This Prosperous Section As It Applies to Schools. A 8ECT10H THE COCMTI 18 PBOUD | OF The Ne* Building One That b ? I Credit to Any Community and lti Patrons, are Justly Proud el It and ] lti Beeerd. - One who 1? In the least familiar with ! the history of North Carolina Is well aware of the progress In schools that has been made within the past (aw years. That the State at a Whole builded sehool houses atXhe rate of one per day, Sundays and holidays Includ ed, during the governorship of Aycock, ?ar great educalur. Is a ract That should make each one of our citizens proud that he Is a North Carolinian | Of course erery patriotic man aud woman in the commonwealth Is high- | ly proud of this State-wide growth in schools. But naturally what should be _ more gratifying to each section of the State, to each community Is to study its owh educational faculitles and to aote the different stages of growth that make their history. Too If in the study, we would gather A proper picture of educational progress, we must not forget to note the Improve ment ? whatever It Is of one period over the" former. There are at pres ent more than * two hundred High schools In the State that receive State - aid, but1 perhaps no one has a moro phenomenal growth than Bunn High 8ohooL . ' : ? '? The school, It seemB, has four per iods of growth that make Its history . wBat .lt Is today. Prom antebellum days till 1882 la the time of the first period. This be ing a school Ot primitive educational days we, expect to find it and its 1 story high, about 30x20 feet, lighted and ventilated by ample glass windows and heated by a stove. The equipment such as desks was an Improvement over former'days. These tacts within themselves Indicate strongly that the tendency of the school Is to go forwai-d Among the teachers here were : ^Misses Effle karris, Ella Pippin and Mary Perry. This school building and its equip* ment did as the old log school house did. It passed out of use and '.vaa supplanted by one bigger and better. During the superintendence of Mr. Bruce White the people of ths com munity became dissatisfied with their school building and began to work for Ik new one. This dissatisfaction and. agitation materialized into the Aoad emy building at which let us take a glance. This move made by Superin tendent White and some leaders of Bunn was about 1902 or .1903. The materialization of all efforts was a building much better than the former one. It was well built of good tim ber, consisted of three large class rooms, one music room, and was fur nished with good desks, It was well lighted. It had a vestibule In front, Although this is not used for school purposes it is (^valuable building and is better than the ichooi buildings of some communities in the State ? If the State has made a phenomenal growth in schools. At this time there was not only an improvement in building and^flztures but' also on -enlargement of the" facul ty because of growing demands. The faculty consisted of a principal and two assistants. Among the most ro cent principals of the school at the time conducted in the place just dls BUJfPi HI GH SCHOOL ' . ? ' The building In which the school was conducted In the period referred to from 18S2 to 1892. equipment of a primitive nature. The building was made of unfinished logs and was covered with slats. Tfie "stick and dirt" chimney was the only artificial source of heat the bujldlnf; had. It was lighted and ventilated not by windows as nowadays, but by the omission of a log In one earl and was ' fitted with very wide bentbes that served in place of our desks. Sfltrtwii building was located In the Bunn ] community up until 1882 on the Spring Hqpe road near the home of | Mr. John Mullen. It was as old ' schools were then a one teapligr school itnnna Uo ? AO nho^a nnrA' Tlinmuu IIIT7II J5 Ilu ICuVIIvI rr TV c I T7 . 2 J 1 1 M I 1 I' . i Horton, William Cheaves, and James wilder. This school served Well. J. R. Wright, W. A. Mullen, Sr., J. M. White, 8. J. Alford, Furaey Wlggs and Joe Bunn, some of Bunn's leading citizens claim this school as their Alma Mater. These are some of the ones', who have helped make It positive that their boys and girls enjoy much better opportunities than were afford ed them. ? *taonc-iAii iITS school movea ITS location to a building more ample In ?pace and better adapted to school" building was sow a framed one being built of pine lumber. It was one V ' ? _CUS3ed were Sanford Martin a. promin ent newspaper map of Winston Salem; E. W. Highsmith, now Prof essor of Education In a Texas Col lege and J. M. Broughton, an Attorney of Raleigh. This Academy marked improvement over both former schools, served as a school until it became unable to meat the demands of the people. Then It ~cMd as all thlngs>must do, gave way to something better. The present school." The present building is very attractive to the eye. It Is located in the center of the Bunn vicinity being Uwtw??-"OM Bunu" ana N6W Hunn" j It is two stories high, recently built, I has fine classrooms, besides musle room, library, <111 office for the princi pal. fcnd ftg wlth a seating capacity of three hundred. The build ing^j. fully equipped, well lighted and venflrMe'cTand is Jn its oqulpmect mod ern In every way. It and its -fixtures cost $7,500 which of Itself tells th? quality of the building. ' The school doV has an enrollment of IBB and aft average dally attendance of about 140 It offers courses 1 from the first *rade through the eleventh. It 1 taken bo;i or girls unlettered and af 1 tor giving Its training leaves Jllm ready to enter nncondltlonafly any . _ PROF. J. tf. LEE. - The popular and efficient Principal of feunn High School, to whom we are Indebted for the article published herewith. i BB college or the State University j In addttkrtl to the required work ?.nd courses of study the High School boys and girls have- a* live; wide-awake, bating boc.cty which has its weekly meetings each Friday afternoon. It does not only ' care for , mental development of its stu- 1 dents, but for the physical Elde as well. It does tills In that It has a I basketball team which is causing much enthusiasm among the lnxge boys at present. The , present faculty is composed of Misses M ilwl S*?"?1:ens 9 :-L" first , aDd seo.icc .?fades' - S;v:?. Swindell, i Belhaven third, fourth and fifth grades Val Alston. Henderson, sixth ond seventh grades; Anna McKnaughan, ] Norfolk, Va., assistant principal, Prof. J J. Q. Lee. Hoxhcn. prlncloal. Miss | lady 3 Brown, Win ton, music. ? To Inaugurate Pres. Brewer. Invitations as follows have been re ceived here: ""Tlie^rrustee's and the Facility of Meredith College requests the honor of _your presence at the Inauguration -of Charles Ed ward "Brewer, as President of Meredith College on Thursday the third of February one thousand nlno hundred and sixteen, at Raleigh Nortn. Carolina." ^ - Report Was an Error. ?> The reported escape of six convict3 from the road force near Laurel that was received here last "Wednesday was an error as was learned later.* The information eyidently became confused with the escape of several from Wil son county, as. authorities have re ceived notice here to be on the lool* oi)t for them. 3 ' " * i * T >ew Bulletin on_Farm I)rftiDi^? There 13 perhaps nOTmTleUn Issued recently that will be of as much value to the citizens ot the SU.te as Bul letin No. 234 - "Farm ? Drainage In North Carolina" by H. M. Lynde, Senior Drainage ? Engineer. This bulletin goes Into _y?S"- details of nafte by , tllts und gi ves complete Information on this stlbje^J aa'well as on the cost of the work On account of the technical~ttrarftct er of the bulletin, it will not be mailed broadcast to citizens of the State bu*. will only be^ent on application, fc&ch farmer in the State who contemplates draining his land -should read it care fully before going to work Taken Position as Electrician Mr. Henry Meredith, of New Bern, has been employed by the Water and Light Committee, of Louieburg to take charge of the water and light plants of , Louisburg. He arrived the pant week and entered upon his duties and seems tq be giving splendid service. He comes here highly recommended as as electrician of experience and lconw ledge, fully capablc of handling the business of the plant. Febrnnry Juror* The list of jurors published in our | last issue was for the February 1910 term Instead of the January term as | ptated. The information became con fused at the time our reporter got same i3 why the error. The February term begins on Monday the 21sL Speak softly, step carefully, act wisely, and you may die happy. And OLce you are dead you will know more than the rest of us. The first Academy building which 1b now standing and In good condition. Is now st HILLIARD HARRIS MURDER CASE FRIDAY HON. ?EO. W. CONNOK HOLDS F1KST COURT IN KHAN KLIN The Uocket Full of Small Cases ? Nothing o'f Importance Sard the Case For Murder to be Tried Toiluy. The regular January term of Frank lin Superior Courts for the trial of criminal coses convened promptly on time Monday morning with His Honor Judge Geo. W. Connor, Presiding. This is Judge Connor's first term in this county and people aYe especially tvell pleased with the fairness and firm ness with which he conducts the pro ceedings of his daily Reaslnnn His charge to the Grand Jury on Monday morning was very much out of the ordinary and was an able and especial ly clear one. _ Tt-wjia easy tu gee thai bis object' was to impress on this bod} the importance' of their duty rathei than take up their time In the tlrlE? explanations of different Crimea* whlcl no doubt made it possible for the mem bers of this body to more easily an< correctly dispose of the matters tha: came before them. Solicitor Norris,?the able State's At torney, was present aud was especially vigilant as~t?> the -State's interest in the WOl-k 01 tne Week." " , The Grand Jury was composed o! the following gentlemen: F. W. Jus tice, Foreman ; R. L. Stokes, C. P. Har ris, C. T. Stokes. J. M. Joyner, Lec Jeffreys, R U. Hicks, J. W. Dean, J R. Burgeron, J. M. Carter, 0. B. Gay W. R.( Holden, D. H. Pearce, J. E. Al fordr O. Z. Edwards, J. A.Wheless, J G. Murphy, W. K. Mnsenburg, S. J. Alford was sworn In as officer to the Grand Jury This completing the routine of open ing business was taken up and cases were Oleposed of as follows : State vs. Hugh F. Wendell, false nol pros wtth leava. > . .. "V >5 State vs. Noel Smith, retailing, con tinued under former order , State vb. Thomas Denton, a. ,jL w.. W H. Prlvett, Henderson. State vs. Adoiphus Rhode*, a. d. w., pleads guilty, judgment $15. State vs. Ira Woodltef, 1. and tr, ? pleads guilty, 12 months on roads with leave (or commissioners t -> hire out State vs. Daniel Biggs, unlawful possession of whiskey, called and (ail ed, judgment uUi.scifa and continued. State vs. Troy Carter, cruelty ta animals, pleads guilty, judgment that defendant pay $25.. .State ts. Otho Upchurch, cruelty to animals, nol pros with leave. State vs. Roman Upchurch, failure to work roads, nol pros with leave. State vs. Henry Pearce, " failure ? work roada, nol pros with leave. State vs. Fred Levlster, 12 months in roods, townBhlp with leave to hire to Heni? Henderson. State vs. "Willie Wilder larceny and emovlng crops, juror withdrawn and inl pros ordered. State vs.. Jlmmle Mitchell, I. and lot guilty State vsj Temple Coppedge, assault nd trespass, court orders verdict of rallty .. i State vs. Linda Alston, larceny, not tullty. ? ^ State vs. Bud Toung, assault, guiltr prayer continued for judgment till Tanuary term 1917, defendant to enter nto a bond In the sum of $100 con ".tionea upon his appearance at each - riminal term of this court and show hat he has been of good behavior la 11 respects, and to pay the costs of he canse. State vs. William H. Muse, unlawful^ possession of whiskey, guilty, 2 years ' -,n roads. State vs. J. R. Moody, false pretenM Continued (or defendant State vs. E. B. Chappell, disposing of mortgage property, pleads guilty. ' iudgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs. Oovan Cheek, abandon ment >, ? : At the Vetho?>Tiv, capias and continued. State vs. Reynold and Alice Morris and A. Bonn scl fa. Alice bc! fa. to Franklin and Vance. State vs. R03C0 Hocutt, a. d. w., capias and continued State vs. Richard Langston, c. and d. of m. p., nol pros wRh leave State- vs. Geo. S. Earp, cruelty to animals, not guilty. T? Mitchell, larceny. called and failed, Judgiaont nlwl scifa. and continued. D._ J. Jeffrys and Rns Perry witnesses In this case called and fnllo'i. flno80 Inatonta State vs. Willie Prlvett, c. c. wV nleads guilty. 10 months on roads, with leave for commissoners to hlra?^^p of tljis district will conduct services at the Methodist church on next Sun day morning and night. Sunday school will be held at the u3ual hour. Every-" body is invited to attend these services Woman's Mlsionary Society Frankllnton, N.C. Jan. 18. ? The Young Woman's Missionary Society of the M. E. Church met with Mrs. C. 1* McOhee Tuesday afternoon of last week. After the regular order of opening (he society devotional exercta grom for this meeting was "Woman's Missionary Council." The {'resident, Mrs Mr.flhee. Iftrt In thn rnmHnp nf ? the 14th Chapter of St. Luke. Thea In fitting words she applied the lessoa of this womans gift of sacrifice and love. Miss Mattie Ballard, then read a paper on "Individual Sacrifice." The pledge cards were distributed, and the members acquiesced gladly to this pica of raising the "Pledge Fund." At the conclusion of th? exerolsos -tha- - hostess served a delicious salad course. The society adjourned to meet with i M*n.' Ai' R.WInstopoManday1 afternoon ? ^February 7th. At this meeting tha .regular "Mlglon study class" will be? s i *? : "?