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THE COUNTY,
lTE, THE UNION.
FEBRUARY 11, 1916.
SUBSCRIPTION 9140 FU YKJJL
LOUISBURG, N.C., F!
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A. F. Johnson, Editor ul Mmn&ger.
VOLUMN XLV.
AHUAMJK DETAILS
FOB COHTENTION
DemocrAtls Hub-c#mmltteemt;n Sec
WilMB'i Kenomlnatlon an
Certalulty.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 8.? That Presi
dent Wtl?on would be renominated
y 'without opposition was the consensu*
??f the opinion of members of the sub
committee of the pemocratlc Nation
al committee who met today to ar
range .details for the Democratic Na
tional Convention.
The committeemen agreed In ad
vance of the meeting not to select a
'temporary chairman today, and that
task probably will not be taken up |iu
til May. Senator James A. ReeTS. of
Missouri, however, is being discussed
as a possible choice, the commtttee
nen thinking It would be fitting that
the State In which the convention Is
held should furnish the temporary
presiding officer.
The committee met shortly after
noon inspected the Cqlllseum, consi
dering desirable alterations.
Robert Ewlng, publisher of the New
Orleans States, was appointed chair-,
mail of the Press committee for tlw
convention and James' Preston, ser
geant-at-arms of the press gallery ot
the United States Senate, was appoint
ed vice-chairman.
Chairman McCombs said to news
paper men today that President Wil
son would be renominated and that no
opposition (o him had developed In
any Quarter,
The committee adopted a resolution
-to Invite former national committee
men to attend the convention as honor
guests.
A number of sub-comihlttees which
*iet today will continue their meetings
here tomorrow.
Another meeting of the Committee
-en Arrangements will be held in Now
York City In about sis weeks Mr. Mc
* n d.'..J*a' 'y.
?mtttee vll open pemmnent neadQuar
ters in St. Louis with J. Bruce Kreuier'
of Montana, in charge.
Wood Items
Leap year is here. The "Old Maids
Xf Convention" Is being planned.
Mr. D. P. Hardison from City Point,
was a recent visitor in our city.
Mr. Ellis Edwards, of Norfolk, has
been in town as representative of the
Norfolk Iron Works. ?
Misses Li 11a Lamier and Pearle
Gupton have returned from a visit to
Rocky Mount .
The new dwellings of Messrs. C. 8.
Strickland and Hogan Gupton on
Nash Aveque are Hearing cbmpletlou.
Mr. John Neal Is erecting a new
store on Gold Mine Avenue. ,
Jhe new coat of paint has added
greatly to the appearance of Mr. A. A.
Shearlns store.
Misses Ethel Shearln and Irene Gup
ton spent the wopX epd with Miss Kate
Gupton.
Rev. J. J. Marshall was unable to fill
M3 appointment here because of 111
? ? ness. He will preach for us the third
Sunday.
The proprietors of our new drug
store are receiving an up-to-date s?r.
ply of drugs. '
The ladles are getting "up an "Old
Maids Convention" to be given Friday
night February 18th. A Bmr.ll admis
sion will be charged", refreshments
will be served after the play, proceeds
going for school and church." Be aura
~ to come. ?? ' ? ?'
Basketball In the County
'There is a great deal of Interest in
basketball throughout the county.
Nearly every school in the county has
'either a smallL basketball team or 4
large one. At the present there Is an
extremely hot contest for the chfun-i
plonship of the county. Six schools
are represented in the championship
? contest. Each school has a, good team
and evdry game' has been well- played.
The standing of the schools up to Feb
~ St*1 "** " ? ? ? ?
School * Woa Lost PC
Bona...- .. ' ? 0 1000
Frankllnton 3 2 600;
Ingleslde 2 3 600.
Louisburg.. ........ 3 s 400
Maplerllle 3,3 400
Justice .. .... ...... 0 '3 000
While Bunn leads now there la no
telling who will be at the top when
. the seaaon closes, March the 1st Thero
Is a chance for each school. Help
. your team to win.
Haplevflle Wins From Justice
Probably the most Interesting gams
-of basketball ever played on the
Mapleville court was the -one between
the local team and Justice last Thus
day afternon. Both teams put up a
good game. During the first half evry
thlng went In favor of the visitors. The
Justice bdys were shooting goals fre
quently , while three points was the
best the Maplevllle boys could do dur
ing this half. The score at the end of
the first half period was 9 to 3 In favor
of the visitors.
Puring the second half the Maple
.vHle boys drew fresh blood and when
the, dust had cleared away they bad
tied the soore. By this time the nurd
-playing begun to tell on the Justice
boys and In the next live mlnuUn,
which were played to decide the tlo,
wttey were unable to stop the scoring
of iYank Perry, -who edged the ball
twice lit the last five minutes. Perry
was decided the star of the gafne,
maklpg 11 of the 18 points made by his
team. Wheiess for Jnstlce did splen
did work lor his team. Each team
scored throe points on fouls. The
final score was It to IS In favor of the
local team.
TkeWorU On Fire
?i- President Wilson has aptly stated
the case. The world is on fire, and the
conflagration Increases rather than
jlmlnlshes.
With this fact staring uc. plainly
in the face, one Is forced to give ser
ious condition to the subject o(
national defense. To do otherwise
would be like leaving one's wife and
. jablea at the mercy of a blood thtrst/
mob,
The American people do not waiit
war, but there may come a time when
It will be lmpoBlble for us to prevent
war.
If such a time comes we should
be prepared to meet it, and to meet
it in a manner that will effectively
expel the invader form our shores and
Insure ua ag^fc all futtire InraJ.
, J^jresWen t
Is danger- of our being drawn Into the
present wsir.
We hope not, but it it Is true that
such danger really exists It Is the
iuty of congress to take Immediate
steps to place the country In a reason
able state of defense, and to do It with
out a lot of political wire pulling and
filbusterttg. '
? It-thia country-is In danger of Invas
ion this is not the time for senators
lnd congressmen to play 'politics or
Hulltt political fences. Action Is what
we need, and quick action and to defi
nite purpose.
Congress has been fairly warned of
the dangefs ahead, and the man who'
trifles with the welfare of his coun
try now will have a fearful bill to pay
when the day of reckoning comes.
Give us more action - an J fewer
words.
Philathea Class
Fran kiln ton, ff. C., Feb. 81? The
Methodist Phllathea class held Its re
gular. monthly business muting tn the
class room Monday night.
Fourteen members were present.
Favorable reports were read by tlie
various committees. Other com
mittees were appointed.
Miss Nellie Uttey, president of the
ctaas and delegate to the recent Wes
ley Bible Class Convention at Fayette
vllle, N. C., gave an enth\isla8ttc ac
count ot the convention and brought
.to the nv?nvilntnn Phllathoag a eptrll
of enthusiasm, which will make for a
stronger Vlasa than formerly.
The class adjourned to. meet again
Tuesday night March 7th.
Franklin Appropriates For County
Canning Clob
The -Franklin county commlsioners
appropriated $200 to employ a super
visor of the canning club In this coun
ty. The Board ot Education will add
to this amount, which will be supplo
mented also by the State, a sufficient
amount to employ a home demonstra
tor for Are months, Miss Pauline
Hrnllli, priBAIpal of the Seven Paths
school, who ha* done this work T*ry
successfully tor the past two years on
a more limited scale, has been em
ployed and has accepted the position.
Loaltbarff Baptist Church
"A Place Better Than Paradise" and
"The Attraction ot the Present" will
he the tbetoer discussed Sunday 11 a.
m. and 1: 80 p. m. In connection with
the public worship.
Sunday school S:4B_a_jn? B..T. P. IT.
Monday night.
You are cordially Invited to attend
all of these service*.
Make it a year of Justice, tQo.
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MISSIONARY SOCIETJT
. Met With Mri. A. U. Winston lion
? /;3
Frankllnton, N. C, Pe.b. 8.? -^4rs. --
R. Winston, was hosteaa to tlio
Methodist Woman's Missionary Society
number 2, Monday afternoon.
Thirteen members of the Society
were present. A delightful seslon en
sued.
"China" was the subject of the pro
gramme for the afternoon. Mrs. C. L.
McGhee read two Interesting articles,
"Immigrants In America" and
Life for Women In ? CfttUla." TIi8_
society Is studying "The King's High-,
way" by Hellen Barett Montgomery, *
delightful acount of her Journey
through the Missionary centers of the
East. The topics from It forthe af
ternoon were taken up In an Interest
ing way. "
Miss Mattle Ballard, gate a short
sketch of the Aothor and the lntrodno^
Hon to her book.
Mrs. H. E. Craven's topic of discus
sion was "Old Mission Trails in Eu
rope and B!gypt." ' "
" Mrs. J. Hunter Jones, told Interest?
ngly about Miss Montgomery's hearty
welcome to the Netherlands and of her
royal entertainment by Queen Wilhel
minla. '
Mrs. J.. O. Purnell, discused the
'Historical.. .Background of Egypt."
Afrg. C .L. McGhee, told about (he Mls
ilon Bchppla lp Egypt,
M the 'Conclusion of the program*
me the hostess served a delicious
3alad course. . . jfe
The society adjourned to meet with
Misses Nellie and Lizzie Whitfield,
Wednesday afternon March 8th. ?' ?
I.oulsburg Civic League
At the regular business meeting
the Civic League for February
on the fourt'i at
once, anisho^ed
terest In the new order of work as ar
ranged by the executive committer lcr
the year. The membership has gronta
so large that It w&B decided best tb
divide the work Into committees and
departmerits,~cn<l once each quarter
have a general meeting at which- time
reports from these would be heard,
and other business of general inter
est transacted. Each department and
committee is to be a separate club
holding ap tpiany meetings as neces
sary, with a, chairman, secretary and
treasurer; be responsible for all the
work In ftieir line, and hold one or
more public meetings during the year,
to which the . entire League will be |
asked.
The chairman of the departments |
are.
Health ? Mrs. W. E. White; Clvlca--- I
Mrs. O. A. Cralle; Literature ? Mrs. E. |
J. Parham; Home Economics ? Mrs. J.
L. Palmer. ,
The chairman of The standing cum
mittoon arc: ? ? ? "* ?
, Finance ? Mrs. J. M. Allen; Execu
tive ? Mrs. J. A. Turner; Cemetery ?
Mrs. W. P. Neal; Music ? Mrs. A. H.
Fleming; Social ? Mrs. T. W. Wat
son . ' .
A report was made by the chair
man of the Red Cross seals committee?
and .showed quite a nice little sum to
the credit of the League, to be used In
Our town for the prevention and relief
jif tuberculosis. Alter hearing from
the Community Christmas Tree com-,
mittee it was found we still owed
>27.60 on this. The 'money to pay this
bill has been borrowed form the bank
and It was decided to give a social of
some kind at an early date to pay this
amount The arrangements for this
were left "to the b0c1&1 Committee.
Every member was urged to add
quantities of cysanthemums and
dahlias to her> flower garden tills
spring and have them ready for the
flower show next NOV., which ta to be
made a prominent social and civic af
tHr In mn'Mmmmlif Every lady
In Louleburg Is acalq urged to Join the
Civic League, and help work for the
health and beauty of our homes, and
town. The dues are now fifty cental
year. If not already a member call up
the Secretary, Mrs. W. E. Udell, ana
ask her to add your name to the roll.
There Is strength and enthusiasm in
numbers. '
Colored Teachers Meet '
The colored teachers of BYanVUn
county held their regular monthly
meeting last Saturday li) the court
hove*.'. Superintendent ~ B. ' BCTT
made them a talk on the Importance
of hygiene and agriculture, whleh will
prove vary beneficial.
BUILD CONCRETE BRLDUB
to (onstrnct Same Under Su
Tlslon of State Highway Engi
?t Estimated Cost ol $14,000.
- *<
I Board of Commissioners met in
?1 session on Friday, February
|f 16 with all commissioners pres
Steep't Batlentirie. This meeting
ailed for thfe purpose of recelv
>lds for the construction of a
jeto bridge oyer Tar Riyer at
|nrg, N. C. ,v.
I following bids were received:
n Brothers $19,625.00
jfrke Bridge Co. 18,275.00
> *Boyd ,T. .19,800.00
i ordered by the Board that all
rejected and checks return
olution as follows was passed :
t the county proceed to construct
Tge oyer 'Tar Riyer at Louls
nder the supervision of the
ghtway Commlslson and an
?r be authorised .to supervise
and .order material for the
f and begin as early as possible
nated cost of $14,000.00.
jplved ? that the County of
Issue $20,000.00 of bridge
jt to mature 2Q years from datp ?
J^bear 5 per cent interest p4y
fl-annually V be 40 in-num
I to be of $500.00 each In de
en and to be payable prln cl
od. Interest at place to be deslg
I by purchaser of bonds, and tha*
i be sold after advertisement mi
lled bids provided the same
) sold at not less than par and
bt to reject any and all bids
?s ordered that no tax be levied
i 66 Revenue act 1915 end
i owing Jack or Stallor hav
? comity license, tax for satne
.be refunded to him.
rped to its regular
Basket Ball
In a quick and interesting game
played on Saturday February 5th the
^"Knight of Eielah" team defeated the
town boys by a score of 1 to 0. This
is the third game they have playedr
the "Knights of Ezelah" wining all
'of them.
The last was the best game of any,
as both teams worked hard from the
start till the finish to keep the scoro
down. The onty score made was In
the last half when Parham shot afoul.
The line up was as follows:
Knlfeftt of Ezelah ? Town Boys
Par ham . .Eden |
Right Field
Loy .. ?. .. .. Mumhy
Left Field
Turner.. .. ...; Uzzell
Center
Wilcox .. .. .... Tucker I
Right Guard
Yarborough ; . , .Griffin |
Left Quaid ""
Wednesday Evening Bridge Club
p Wednesday evening. February 9,
? Miss Hodgle Wlltams was hostess to
the Wednesday Evening Bridge Cluo.
After the usual period for playing
bridge nas uvur, Mr. U. Hicks ac
companled by Miss Ann Belle King on
the piano' sang several songs which
were greatly enjoyed.
Refreshments Consisting of a salad
course and. coffee were then servfcd.
Those present were: MlsBes Ada
Lee Tlmberlake, Eliza Moore, Anna
Belle King Oblah Person Alleen Boone
?Mary Moore Allen; Messrs. Charles
Kgerton, W. D. Egerton, C. C. JullaD.
William Crowell, and TJ. Hicks.
Doable Header at Cedar Bock .
On Saturday night, Feb. U> Prof.
K. H. Mclntyre of Red Oak high school
will be a "double header," as it will
Education ond Good Roads. This
wil be a "double header," as It will
be a booster of good roads as well as
of oar new school building move
ment, ~ ? ~ ? ?
After the speech the ladles of the
Betterment Association will servo
oysters, and It Is well known that they
know how to cook them.
Everybody come and you will be
glad twice.
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Kt Carme! Items
As you havent heard from us In
pome time, will write a few Itqms.
Rev. J. D. Wicker, of Banford filled
lih regular appointment at Mt Car
methlgrt Sunday. <i
Ml MM JeaklBI Ud Ray the ML Car
mel teachers spent Monday night with
Mrs., i. A. Morton. ,V.
Mlas Annie ? Evans spent Monday
night with Pauline Morton.
Rev. J. D. Wicker spent Sunday
night with Mr. R. N. Evans.
Misses Lillie and Alma Wright, Allie
and Vailie Evirns spent Saturday night
with Misses Annie Hayes and Brown
Miss Allie Evans entertained sixty
of her friends last Wednesday night at
a leap year party and tacky party Miss
Eetelle McOhee and Mr. Bud Ball win
ning the prices. ?
Messrs. F<<mio Hayes, John Wrfoht
and Jasper Preddy were callers at Mr.
R. N. Evans Sunday night.
'.Mr. John McGtiee passed through
Snnday on -fals automobile.
There will be a flag raising at Mt.
Carmel Friday February the 18th be
ginning at one o'clock.
Misses Vennle Tippett, Annie Hayes,
Cora Brown and Dora Jenkins spent
Wednesday night with Miss Allie
Evans. ._ -
Mr. Bud Ball Is planning tor ar
tacky party soon.
With beet wishes to the Tilhea and
its readers.
BROWN EYBS> r~
G0IH6 INI) COMING
?fr-JL Turner left this week for Fay
ettevllle.
lira. T. W. Beckett, spent Tuesday
in Raleigh^ " I
Mr. H. A. Carlton, went to Rocky
Mount, Wednesday.
Mr. G. A. Ricks visited his mothe; ,jj
I^GreenBhoro this week.
Mr. W. H. f'ieasants, left for Balti
more to^buy spring goods.
A. F. Johnson returned yesterday
from a business trip to Greenville.
Mr. T. M. Pittman, of Henderson,
was a visitor to Louisburg yester
day*
Mr. I. J. Diets, of East Downingl ,
Pa., was a visitor to LouiBburg the
past week.
Mr. Frank Roth left Monday tor
Mrs. G. A. Ricks, who has been
visiting her people in Nashville, re
turned home Sunday. .
Mr. A ' T. Wilson, of near iiepe,
passed through Louisburg on a visit to
his brother near Raleigh.
Prof. A^C. Ellis, of Austin, Texas;
was a visitor to Louisburg the past
week, guest Of Mr. F. N. Egerton.
Messrs. W. M. Person and C. K
Cooke left Monday for a business trip
tc the eastern part of the State.
Mrs. Geo. Winstead, who has been l
visiting her people in the eastern part |
of the State, returned home Wednes
day.
Mr. John Conway, and wife, of
Dewitt, N. Y. and Dr. David Conway,
of Syracuse, N. Y? are on a visit to
friends and. relatives .in Louisburg.
Mr. -T W Carlton, of Richmond,
spent several dayB- the past week in
Louisburg, guest of his son, Mr. H. A.
Carlton.
Inoculation for Clover, Peas, Soy
. Beans, and Velvet Beans
The Commissioner of Agriculture is
distributing inoculating materials for
the above named crops this Beason at
40 .cents an acre'; This material sold
for *2.00 an acre but a short time
ago'. ?
It is not safe to seed the clovers, soy
beans, and velvet bfeans without inocu
lating hte seed with these cultures,
especially so when the Commisloner of
Agriculture has placed the price with
in easy reach of all.
It is through the legumes that you
get your nitrogen free of charge, hence
the wisdom and necessity of getting
a good stand and growth of these
crops. Address all orders to the Com
missioner of Agriculture at Halelgb, X.
C.
JA8. L. BURGESS,
State Agronomist.
Household Hints
Hot water- bottles, bags, cans and
down when not in use; this' will pre
vent them from rusting and wearing
out.
When meals must be kept warm,
take a deep baking pan and half All
it with hot waWr, then put In it some
covered bowls containing the various
articles of food and put the pan in a
moderately hot oven. The belated
dinner will be fresh and hot as when
first served.
Liaves of bread which have become
stale can be made quite fresh by
wrapping them in a cloth t)iat has been
^Qpped into hot water; leave this ab
out the loaf for ? minute, then re
move and plaoe the bread in an oven
for Wlf an hoar.
WOMAN'S MISSION Ait T
< . SOCIETY M. H. CHURCH
t -
fnrioHK Committees Appointed Im
Charge Special Work
At a recent meeting of the officers
ol the Woman's Missionary Society,
the following committees were ap
pointed:
No 1. Tiita committee shall have la
charge- the parsonage: Mrs. E. W.
Early, Chairman.
Mrs. Ivy Allen, Mrs. G. W. Ford, Mrs
L. P. Hicks, Mrs. D. F. McKlnne, Mrs. '"**
W. M. Person, Mrs. J. J I Barrow, Mrs
K'Odom, Mrs. Geo. Murphy, Mrs. Will
Murphy.
No. 2- Shall have in charge, ttw>
church. Mrs. C. K. Cooke Chalrmaa.
Mrs. A. D. Wilcox, Mrs. B. G. Hicks.
Mrs. G. L,X5rowell, Mrs. G. L. Baker.
No,. 3 Shall have In charge relief
work, including the looking after the
sick and strangers.. Mrs. W. E. White,
Chairman,' Mrs. & P .Burt, Mrs. D. ?.
High, Mrs. Asher Johnson, Mrs. W. M. .
A. Williams, Mrs. K. P. Hill, Mrs! Dora
Allen. Miss Lucy Perry, Mrs. M. I>.
Davis, Jr., Mrs. D. T. Smlthwlck, ,
Mrs, B. T. Ballejt Mrs. J. B. Fulghum,
Mrs, R. H_ Harris, Mrs. E. L. Foster,
Mrs. W. H. Pleasants, Mrs. M. F.
Houck. * e
Social Sen tee Committee ^
Nb. 4. Shall assist the pastor, holi
cottage prayer meetings. Services la
Jai.U ft&d to every way to promote th'e
sprltual life of the community:
Mrs. M. C. Pleasants, Chairman
Mrs. M. L. tlavls, Miss Loula Jarman,
Miss Mabel Davis, Miss Lucie Foster,
Mrs. W. W. Boddle, Mrs. A. W. Alston,
Mrs. 1 E. Malone, Mrs. D. E. McKlnno.
Mrs. W. R. Mills
Committee Np. 5. Shall provide en
tertainments and have in charge- all
social functions of the church.
Mrs J. A. Turner, Chairman, Mrs.
L. J. Parham, Mrs. E. 8. Ford,. Mrs.
son, Mrs. Lulia Williamson, Mrs. 8. J.
Edens. ? ? " t '
The chairman of each committee is
expected to send in a-rejjbrt quarterly
to ?
MRS! R. Z. EGERTON,
Supt. Social Servlee.
UOKTBKRW HAN HAS DKDM
Belonging; to Southern Soldier, In
formation Ik'dred As to His Where
about*. ? i '
The following letter, which wffl--ex
plain Itself has been received at this
office ;
New York, Jan. 3, 1912.
Editor Journal:
July 4tlu_18?3 the 81st, New York
Regiment crossed THeTNeuse river near
New Bern, N. C., Floting in the
stream was a drum. The writer went
put and secured it. On the inside of
the shell there is written, George M.
Brooks Co, B. 447 N. C. Inf." '
If George 1b alive and wants his
drum he can have it. If not alive I
would be pleased to hear from his re
latives or friends.
Sincerely,
ROBERT B. McCULLY, .
Room 4080, '
New York, N. Y.
1861 to 1865. Draffimer Boy In the "
81st, N. Y, Inf. ? New Bern Journal.
-The above hag been? h*"*"* >? m? ?
for publication with the information
that Co, B, 47 N. C. Inf., was from ?
Franklin oounty. Anyone Interested
will phrase communicate with the
nbov*' person. " ,
The Methodist Chnrek
The services next Sunday at 11 A
m. and 7:30 p. m. will be conducted by
the pastor. . *
Subject of the Sunday morning ser
mon la "The Real Woman," 8unday
school at 9 : 30 a. m
Epworth League 6:45 p. m., Prayer
meeting. Thuraday at 7:16.
A cordial Invitation la extended te
?11.
Debate at Bom
McNeill Debating Society met Fri
day February 4, and had a very In
teresting debate.
The query wai resolved that "Capi
tal punishment should be abolished.
The debaUTVas won by the negative. ?
The Judges decided that Mr. B. T. Ala
ton was best speaker. ' -s
' -iki -y ? t.
Man proposes, woman suppoaaa, 4a* .
opposes, the lawyer andtte
judge dispose*. '^9BRubQ9H
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