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VOLUMN XLV.
THE COUNTY, TI
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^ LOUISBURG, N. C.,
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t JI.OTfcr Year In *
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THE UNION
Subscription 11.00 Per Year.
lY, JULY 7, 1916
COMPAN D LEAVES
EOR CAMP GLENN.
Capt. S. P. Boddie, Lteuts. Ricks and
Dickens and Seventy-one Men.
APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES FRI
DAY AVTEHNOOMr
' '"f ?e,lTere J bj A- u- Wilcox,
Bible* Deilteittl fcj Be' \V. ?n.
?ore, Bwponse by I,tesU A, o. Dkk.
ens? C^t. H. A. Newell, Sergeon In
?e Hospital Department of the 3rd
Refflmeat, Accompanied the boys. . .'
FYiday afternoon marked the begin
ning of the ceremonies Incident to the
? departure of Co. D, 3rd Infantry, N. C.'
N. O.. when at the fair grounds while
the boys were out on their regular
drill a large crowd had gathered to |
witness the presentation to the com
pany arbeautiful United States flag
and to each of the men a small bible,
which were the tokens erf the ladies
of Lonlsbnrg. The stores had praeti
tic&lly all closed and everybody was
present to witness the afternoons
events. The flag was presented by Rer.
A. D: Wilcox in the following pretty
tribute to the flag and the boys:
"Officers and men of Co. D, 3rd Reg
iment N. C. N. G., the ministers of
Loutaburg have been asked by the
citlzeSB to make certain presentations
or gifts to you before you leave your
homes for a possible war with Mexico.
It becomes my duty and high privil
ege to present to you the flag of the
United States, "Old Glory."
"This flag is 139 years old. U. was
born on June 14, 1777. It Is the oldest
of the flags now floating above the
~ great nations of the earth. The flag of
SpcJn was born in 1785, of Prance In
1794, of England, the Union Jack, n
1801. The German flag which now
W4T? ?' bead of the most power
ful army In the world was born since
the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. So
while we are youngest of the great
nations we have the distinction of pos
sessing the oldest flag of them all.
~ "The Stars and Stripes are not only
old in years but alto old in experience.
Hardly a year has passed that has not
crfded some peculiar distinction and
honor to our colors. This flag was with
Washington in the Ice fields of Valley
Forge. It crossed the Delaware with
his trdope amidst dangerous cakes of
floating Ice. It saw the proud head of
lirnwallie bow in surrender at York
**/n.-A year after Its brith it supplant
ed the pine tree r.nd rattlesnake flag
which was the first flag to float from
the masthead of an American man of
war. This was on the Ranger, the vic
torious ship of John Paul Jones of Vir
glnla. It. was on the prowof the Bou
Homme Richard just before she went
down In the most desperate sea fight
ever waged between tile Mistress of]
the Seas and her rebellious Daughter |
of the West. As the Richard was sink
ing her gallant commander lashed her
to the side of her enemy the Serapls
and led his men over the bulwarks In
a victorious charge. So while the good
Richard sank Old Glory was floating
.from the mast head of the conquered
Serapls.
"This flag has been In Mexico once
before. After the massacre of the Al
amo it made its way to the Capital and
waved over the conquered city when
the contemptuous and Imperious Hail'
ta Anna had bowed before the victors
under General Winfleld Scott. Boys
when you take this flag to Mexico a
second time remember that it must
have no less a glory than on its first
trip there. It survived the shock of
the bloody, fratricidal war of 61 and
?5. We all love tt better because it now
floats over a re-united people. A peo
ple whose chains of fraternal love are
firmer because they were forged In the
furnace fires of a great sorrow.
"This Is the sort of a flag that you
are to carry and to honor. Senator
Hoar, of Massachusettee, once express
?d sentiments In language somewhat
a? follows: 'I have seen m:\ny of tTie
beautiful sights of this world. I have
been on the summit of the Jungfrau,
I have seen the glories of the sunset
from Mount Blanc, but I have never
beheld a more glorious vision than the
floi of my country in a foreign port.
lr>~ !T"UtU' * fl0,rar to th??? Wh?
lovo It; terrible ns a meteor to those
??? KWf MU ?k>ry at oa* Iwiadriflj
million Americans.'
. "Yes this U the flag that you are
to maintain. A flag Is the type and sym
bol of lta country's character. This
white represents the purity of Ameri
ca's intentions toward all the world.
The blue is the expression of her over
arching faith In the providence of the
Ood who watchee oyer the destinies of
the Western Republic. The red is the
red badge of courage made redder
still by the blood of men who died to
defend it. Such is the flag of your
country. Let no man stain or sully it
Here comas the ***' ... .
Hail it
Who daree to drag or trail it?
Give it hurrahs.
Three for the stars, ,
Three for the bars.
Uncover your head to it*
The soldiers who tread to it
Shout at the Bight of it;
The justice and right of it,
The unsullied white of it.
The blue and the red of it,
And tyrranny's dread of it.
Here comes the flag.
Cheer it.
Valley and craig shall hear it.
Fathers shall blees it,
Children caress it.
All shall maintain it.
No one shall stain it.
Cheers for the sailors that fought on
the waves for it.
Cheers for the scldiers that always
were brave for it.
Tears for the men who went down to
the. grave for it
Here comes the flag. * -
After the presentation of the flag
Rev. W. M. Gilmore presented the bi
bles. He said that as the Government
furnished the men with all the neces
sary material things he had been call
ed upon by the ladies to present to
them a token which if studied and fol
lowed would provide the eternal
things necessary for the safe keeping
of men's souls, and as each mans
name was called he came forward and
received a handsome little testameni.
This being over Lieutenant Dickens,
responded in behalf of the company
in a most touching and very appro
priate address, declaring that the men
were ready and willing to go into Mex
ico if need be and it would be their
every aim to uphold the wonderful
achievements, glory and dignity of the
Stars and Stripes, and do honSr to
their home. In conclusion to show tne
feelings of the boys he related an in
cident wherein a little boy was flying
a kite, and it was out of sight in the
air. A stranger passing by'lnquirert of
the boy what he was doing. He answer
ed flying a kite. The stranger said he
did not see any kite, but the boy as
sured him he felt the pull. "There
fore" said Lieeut. Dickens, "we may
not be able to see you when we' arw
gone but we will all be like the little
boy in remembering this day, we will
feel the pull and will be only til"!
prouder of recalling those we ileave at
home."
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Early the next morning, Saturday,!
the town was in a stir, everybody gei
Qng~lp poodinoso to ga Willi the boys
to the train To bid tliem farewelT. AT
7:45 the boys fell ii^to line on Market
street and marched to the station
where fully one thousand people were
in waiting to say good-bye. The part
ings we will not try to describe but
suffice to say that the scene was one
of beautiful devotion that can only be
appreciated by witnessing. Many wore
hopPX and mttny were sad. but all was
patriotic and loving The train pulled
out at 8:ir? amid ctxeern and greetings"
such as has not been seen here to
years. . -
Capt. H. A. Newell, a member of'
the Hospital corps of the third regt
meot. left with Company D. and Maj.
J. A. Turner left several days before
to make preparations at Camp Glenn
fbr the bora;
Dr. EL&. Vandegrlft. who enlisted
in the Veterinary Department of tne
Army, also left with Co. D, on 8ataf
day. He received hie examination on
Sunday morning aria* was rejected.
Ho returned homa^Monday nighL He
Mid that the boya were in fine spirits
and getting along nicely, but that ou
account of the rigid examinations pos
sibly 25 or 30 per cent of the net<
would return home.
Mr; Joseph John Person.
After an illness of about ten days,
Mr. Joseph J. Person died Monday af
ternoon at $':30, in the 65th year of
his age. Up to the night Mr. Persoir
was stricken with paralysis two weeks
ago, be enjoyed his usual good health.
His death is a great shock to his host
of friends in this community.
Mr. Person was born and reared In
this town and has spent all of his life
here He was a quiet, unassuming man
who attended to his own business. H?
was always faithful In the discharge
of his duties, boulsburg aerer bad a
more loyal citizen. He loved h|s home
devotedly, rearing a large family of fine
mec aad women. He was a devout and
faithful member <jf the Methodist
church ot this city.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from his laie residence on Main
street Wednesday afternoon by his
pastor Rev. A. D, Wilcox, who paid a
loving tribute to his unselfish life. The
large company of relatives and friends
and the profuse floral offering attest
ed the measure of esteem in which h^
was held. The following were the ae-.
tlve pall bearers: Messrs. L. L. Joi
ner, It. S. Clifton, Malcolm McKlnne,
S. B. Nash. J. J. Barrow and J. A.
Hodges. ' The honorary pall bearers
were Dr. J. E. Malone, Messrs. W. M.
Person. R. H. Davis, W. H. Ruffln.
Frank Ballard, F. N. Egerton.
Besides his wife and two sisters,
Mrs. W. M. Person and Mrs. W. P.
Montgomery, of this place, four sons,
T. A. Person, of Greenville, Eugene
G. Person, of Macon, XJa., J. M. Person
of Enfield, and A. W. Person, of Lou
isburg, three daughters^ Mrs. W. J
Nicholson, of Kinston, Mrs. P. H. Man
gum, of Wake Forest; and Miss Ablbh
Person, of Louisburg, survive him.
District Conference.
I* Louisburg, July 6 ? The fiftieth an
! numl eessfbn of the Ralefrh~*fH*ttfnf
Conference of the Methodist church
met with Trinity church, six mile?
north of this city. Tuesday night, and
Rev. M. Bradshaw, pastor of the Eden
ton street church Raleigh, preached
the introductory sermon on the sub
ject of "Sifting of Peter."
Bishop John C. Kilgo, of Charlotte,
is presiding in his usual vigorous
style. Rev. R. H. Willis, of Oxford, is
keeping the records. The Raleigh
District, which is made up of the T1
Methodist churches in the counties
of Wake, Franklin, Orauville an<l
Johnson, with a 111 ;r.:bership of 0.289
is considered one of the best in the
conference. Rev. J. E. Underwood, of
Raleigh, is the presiding . elder this
year.
Good reports wer? made from most
of the churches, showing that the state
of religion and the spirit of progress
are growing. The Bishop paid a fine
tribute to the Edenton street chui (h
of Raleigh by saying that it was one
of the very "cleanest churches in the
conference connection."
Bishop Kilcor? preached a giiut
Wednesday m-.rnlng on
Hi ot Ansurhiice ' f-oni tl.? 104
the which_ iause 1 also "suffer
ihijigs, :i> verthc ens I otn not
ued | tor I know whom 1 liuve
ved, and au> persuaacl th.il lie Is
to keep that which I have ,com
unto him against that day.'Af
he sermon the Lard's supper was
nistered, a very large number
cipating in the ordinance.
spite the unusually busy time in
ountry on account ot the con
pus rains, a large attendance is
ti {torn tho "district and from
f c ixmun.lr Those representing
al ii.tor- 1 is of the Conference
| President W. P. Fejr, of Trinity
, Prof. Lord Bennett.of Oreeens
ollege for Women. Prof. Rhodes
i College, Rev. A* D. Wilcox
College, Dr. L. S. Massey,
.letgh Christian Advocate. The
ence will close Friday morning. |
reading aa follows*
1 reoelVftd by friends in Lorn
Mrs. James Addison Hln
nnoe the marriage of their
r, Mildred LoviM, to Mr. Hen
ad Bowden, on Saturday,
first, nineteen hundred and
Spray, Nortlf Carolina. En
were cards reading as follows:
after July the tenth, 207 W.
8treet, Raleigh, North Coro
bride is one of Spray's most
ng and popular young ladles
i the groom is a successful young
of Raleigh. He was aformer
county boy and has many
and- relatives here who will
congratulatio&s. He is now
ivelinK salesman for one of the
r's leading hardware concerns.
Wilaeu to Meet Cmrrmnaa MoreThan j
Half War.
lington, July 5 ? Geneet'al Car- I
ipqrtaiy. factor in.i
be delivered to Secreteary Lansing to
day by Eliseo Arrendondo, Mexican
Ambassador Designate.
Arrangements were made to pro
vide a copy immediately for Presi
dent Wilson, who la anxious to deter
mine whetehr the commucication is
actually as conciliatory in tone as it
was described by r.ttaches af the Mex
ican embassy.- ' '
Although the outline of the commun
icatlon aa given out indicates It evad
es a specific declaration on the ques
tion of whether .General Carranza is
sued formal orders which led to the
attack on American trpops c.t C'arrizal
it |s believed President Wilson will
meet Carranza more than half way u
tryng to avoid hostilities. This ??on
ciiiatory spirt does not contemplate
column from Mexican soil, however
nor does it imply any action which
would remove protection to the Amer
ican border by American troops.
Those familiar with President Wil
son's views believee that Carranza
will be required to do more than ?ive
verbal assurances of a deslree to pre
vent a claab with the United States.
They believe he will be compelled to
seme redress for the discourteous
tone of his former communication.
Ti>e language of the last note conse
quently was an object of special in
terest
Even before the exact contents of
the note became known to adminis
tration offlcals today, there was evi
dent a distinct relaxation of tension
over tlie Mexican relations. This haa
caused no abatement of preparations
by the war department, however, to
expedite the equipment of national
guard troops and their transporta
tion to the border.
Iistallx OBeer*.
At a regular communication of
Loolaburg Lodge No. 413 A. F. ? A.
M., held in the Masonic hall on Tues
day night the following officers were
Installed for the ensuing year.
T. W. Wation, W. M. - ,
M. 8. Davis, S. W.
U. H. Perry. J. W.
W. D. Egerton, Treasurer.
B. B. I^rry, Secretary.
8. A. Newell. S. D.
J. B. Williams, J. D.
L. Kline, S. 3.
J. J. Clarke, J. 8.
Y. C. Williams, Tyler.
Berk Spring* CknrelL
The ordinance of the Lord's supper
will be administered Sunday after
noon after the preaching by pastor
Gilmore. The "Sunday School will holi
itc annual picnic at the church Sat
urday, July 8th. Rev. A. D. Wilcox, of
the Louffcburg Methodist church, will
make an addre&3 at 11 a. m.
Miss Elisabeth L. Allen Entertains,
On the evening of July 4th the col
lege porch was decorated' to .suit the
occasion, when Miss Elizabeth AI'-il
entertained In honor of the Bpwcu.i
Leaguers. The amusement of the* ev
ening was a contest "Telegrams to
Held Tp.
While returning home last Satur
day night about 11 o'clock Mr. A. E.
Mitchell was held up on the bridge
by Hence Hazel wood. Jr. Mr. Mitchell
convinced Hence it would be better
for him to pass cn and not trouble
him and he did. Hence was . arrested
Monday and given a hearing before
Squire Alston wiio* sentenced liim
to the roads for 30 days and pay costs.
He gave notice of an appeal and his
bond was fixed at $200 justifiable.
Mr. L. T. StiiuHoB Dead. .
Mr. Malcolm McKinne recetve:l a
telegram Wednesday morning an
nouncing the death of Mr. L. T. Stim
son, of Turnersburg. father of Mes
domes F. B. and D. F. McKinne and
Mr. Clarence Stimson. which occurred
at his home at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday
morning. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. McKinne
and Mr. and Mrs. D. F. McKinne were
at the bedside when the end came. The
entire community extends sympathy to
the bereaved.
GETTING LESSONS IN CARE AND USE OF RIFLES
COUMTt COMMISSIONERS.
Draws- Jurors? Report* Received ?
J. C. Bow do* K?a%ii m Road Trus
tee Cedar Beck Township.
The Board of County Commissioners
met(ln regular session on Monday with
all members present After reading
and approving the minutes of the pre
vious meeting business was disposed
of as feilowB. * .
The Board assisted by the Sheriff
drew the jury for the August term of
court, which wtll be found In aaotber
column.
J. W. Ball was allowed to go to the
county home.
W. D. Weathers was allowed $4 for
coffin for Joe King, in Harris town
ship.
Upon order B. F. Matthews was al
lowed to go to the county Home, pro
vided the rent from his land be turned
over to the county to help defray his
expenses.
Report of G. N. Williams, Superin
tendent of the County Home, was re
ceived and ordered Died. He repoVtff
S white and 16 colored dnmates.
The resignation of M. L. Fowler as
Registrar of Vital Statistics in Harris
township, was received and tiled-Mr.
H. T. RogerB was elected to fill, the
vacancy of Mr. Fowler.
Ben. J. Jonee was allowed a rebate
0H- J269 worth of property In Frank
linton township ? being listed twice.
Robt. Fleming was rellered of poll
tax in Harris township ? being over
age. . -
B. B. Perry was appointed Regis
trar of Vital Statistics of Louisburg
township in the place of S. P. Boddie,
.who has been called out with the mil
itia, or until Mr. Boddle's return.
Report of Dr. J. E. Malone. Health
Officer, was received and filed.
Andy Johnson was placed on oat
slde pauper list at $2 per month.
H. D. Mitchell was relieved o? 14.08
tuxes of R^toli Hawkins, same huving
been paid by Ilawklna
The Board appropriated $37.60 each
member of . tip Board of Road Trus
tees of Cedar itock township, was re*
ceived. Spencer Dean was .elected to
fill the vacancy.
P. B. Griffin. Treasurer, was requir
ed to give bond in. the sum- of $20,000
for Louisburg bridge bonds. He wm
also required to give an additional
bond of $30,000 for the Cedar Rock
township road bonds.
Each old soldier that did not go to
Birmingham, was allowed $4 to pay
the railroad fare to Wilmington ? tlia
Clerk to the Board to purchase the
tickets.
A. J. P. Harris was allowed a rebate
of $2.31 taxes in New Hope School
District? being an overcharge. ^ ?
Special School elections were grant
ed in Hickory Rock and Royal school
districts? elections to be held August
7tli. 1916.
After allowfng a number of ac
counts the Board adjourned to meet
again next Monday.
City Fathers*
A good many of our citizens have
requested me to call the To\?r Com
n issioners attention t< 'he fact that
pfier so muc l rain a gnat quantity
ot weeds hav* sprung up shr? ling the
c.i 111 Veeep'a< om tl??* sunshine
which condition allows all kinds of
germ life to get in motion and do their
sickly and deadly work. Now is the
time to clean and cut down this rank
growth of vegetable matter. Mosqui
toes they say are making their ap
pearance felt and heard. Those who
have their homes well screened with
.the proper kidd of wire are protected
while they remain indoors but in sit
ting out on the porches (which is very
pleasant these wapm nights) the mos
quitoes are very annoying and dan
gerous. We have no typhoid fever and
have had none this year and vriry lit
tle malaria, so let us keep up the good
work of y^ventiou snd uri.ieo:
healthy conditions. Now is the time to
act and act quickly. The people beg
the city fathers to help and respond
to their meeting cf ti e 9ani
UTy Committee A ther Clvio Lea
gue.
Health Officer.
Baptist Church.
Divine worshtp Sunday 11 a. m..
and 8:15 p. m.. oonducted by the pas
tor. Miss Helen Day, of Raleigh, dean
of the Vol6e department of Meredith
College and director ot the choir of
the First Baptist tfhurctt of Ralaigtr,.
will star at both sttniKe*.