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VOLUMN XLV,
LOUISBURG, N. 0., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1916.
PRESIDENT WILSON RE-ELECTED
^COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Receives Report of Highway Commis
sion on New Bridge.
The Board of County Commission
ersmet on Monday with all members
present . _ After reading and approv
lng minutes of previous meeting the
following business was disposed of:
Miss Floy Moore was relieved of tax
on $160 in\Cy press Creek township.
Peter Kelly was relieved of poll tax
in Louisbure township.
Harmon Boone, in Loulsburg town
ship. was relieved of tax on $100 worth
of property.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Harris were al
lowed to go to county home.
W. W. Webb was relieved of tax on
92000.00 worth of property in Loula
burg township.
R. H. Bobbltt waa relieved of taxes
In Sandy Creek township, same hav
ing been listed by W. C. Wilder In
Cedar Rock township.
Report of Dr. J. E. Malone, County
Health Officer, was received and fll
?d. ? ? ?
A petition for road in Cypress
Creek township was received.
H. F. Wolf was relieved of taxes on
$600 worth of solvent credits. ?
Alex Ayescue was relieved of poll
tax in Harris township? being over
age.
J. D. Medlen was relieved of poll
tax in Dunns township ? being under
age.
Luclen Mann was relieved of Louis
burg Graded School tax .
C. H. Bailey was relieved of Grad
ed School taxes, Loulsburg township ?
he being In Hayesvllle.
being-ID Owlar Rook.
Elections for special taxes for
School were allowed.
Mesrs. W. S. Fnllls and Geo. F.
Syme made the final report on the new
bridge, a full copy of which will be
published in the Times in a future tor
sue.
After allowing a number /of ac
counts the Board adjourned to meet
again Wednesday.
The Board met on Wednesday in ac
cordance with adjournment with all
present, and business was taken up as
follows:
/%m. H. Ruffln was allowed to pub
lish statement of expenses of the new
bridge .
Mitt Joyner was placed on outside
pauper list, at S1.5Q per month.
The report of the Grand Jury was
received and ordered filed.
Report of E. N. Williams, Super
intendent of County Home, was re
ceived end ordered filed. He reports
14 white and 15 colored inmates.
After allowing a number of ac
counts the Board adjourned to its next
regular meeting.
Wllllnms-Tncker.
Invitations reading as follows hava
been mailed to friends:
Mr. William Ellis Tucker requests
the honor of your presence at the
marriage of his daughter, Josephine,
to Mr. Cornelius Simon Williams,
Wednesday, November the twenty
ninth, at high noon, Baptist. Church,
ioulsburg. North Carolina.
No cards In iowu.
The bride to be is one of Louiu
burg's most popular and accomplish
ed young Jadl<!s and enjoys the pleas
ure of a host of friends. She ia the
daughter of Mr. W. E. Tucker, who
boa been prominently connected with
the Loulsburg tobacco market for a
number of years.
Mr Williams is one of Franklli
ton's most prominent and successful
business men and Is popular among
. largo number of friends throughout
the couhty.
Automobile Tax.
After a tense statement by Dr. Jos.
Hyde Pratt, of the State Highway
Commission of the proposed law to use
automobile licenses In repair of road*
under supervision of the State High
way Commission.
The question was presented to the
Board ;as to the advlsiblllty of placing
the automobile license taxes, that Is
now given to the various counties of
the State, In the hands of the Stats
Highway Commission for the maln
tenanpe of public roads.
A unanimous resolution was passed
by , the Board of Commissioners re
questing that the next session ot the
Legislature should pass a law plac
ing this tax In the hands of the State
Highway Commission (or the main
tenance ot State Highways.
Mrs. J. E. Wicker Entertains The
l'oung Woman's Missionary So-,
cletjr of M. E. Church. ?
Frankllnton, Not. 9. ? The Young
Woman's Missionary Society met with
Mrs. J. E. -Wicker Monday after
noon. Those present 'were: Mes
dames J. E. Wicker, J. O. Purnell,
D. E. Barclay, H. E. Craven, Misses
Lizzie and Nellie Whitfield, Nellie
Utley, Nellla Mltchel and Mattle Bal
lard.
After the Devotional Exercises, re
ports of oOcers and committees were
heard.
"Japan," the subject for discussion
was Introduced by Miss Mattle Bal
lard. She told of the Else and, Sig
nificance of Modern Japan and show
ed its Spiritual Needs. Mr*. Craven
dJuussed the Church's vast opportu
nities In Japan, giving tUa erten' of
territory unoccupied by Christians
The illustrations xA Gospel power n
the Japanese church, ' as given by
Mrs. Barclay were most Interesting
Miss Lizzie Whitfield concluded the
lesson with the story of Evangelism
In the girls schools and through the
newspaper circulation .
At the conclusion of the program -
the hostess served refreshments. The
Society adjourned to meet with Mrs.
S. C. Ford In December.
< Current Literature Club.
The Current Literature Club met
charminglyrendered by Miis ??Pear;
Brlnsparf _
Miss Mary Underwood then read a
"paper "The Beginning of Comedy,"
and Miss Prey read a most Interest
ing-theme, giving the synopsis audi
significance of "The Frogs," by Aes
chylus, a splendid example of Greek
Comedy. ?
Miss Ayres then delighted the club
with ' her rendition of a piano solo,
"By the Frog Pond . "
Ice cream and cake were served,
followed by coffee and mints.
The following were present' as
guests: Mrs. L. P. Hicks, Mrs. W.
E. White, Mrs. J. A. Turner, Misses
Galther, Ayers, Yelverton, and Clapp.
list of Letters.
The following Is a list of letters re
maining In the Post Office at Louls
burg, N. C., not culled for, November
10th 1916: r.
Mr. Joel Buelton, Los Deck, Miss
Cora Fog, Mrs. Lonle Hall, Mr. Guy
Reld, Miss Alice Perry, Mrs. Person,
Mrs. Rosar A. Pearce, Miss Awena
Smith, Mrs. C. H. Turner.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please state that they saw
them advertised.
- R. H. DAVIS. P. M.
PRESIDENT
Of Certain
and Wilson
ident Leading
to Have 239
Doubtful, Pres
Western States.
HUGHES LEADING IN ONLY ONE
OF DOUBTFUL STATES.
President Wilson Wu Banning
On The Incomplete Retains Frvat
California, Idaho, Minnesota, V*.
braska, New Mexico and Waaklar*
ton; TireleM Vigils Kept By Anx
ious Watchers at Both Headqnartfn
And Both Chairmen Professed Ua
diminished Confidence In The Final
Outcome. Both Candidates Betfre
Eariy.
. , M
Indicated Eectoral Vote at S A. K.
Wilson 262
Hughes .... .' 2^9
Doubtful 1 . . . 80 .;f
Total 681
m
Necessary to elect 206 ,
New York, Nov. 9. ? On the second
day after the American people cfcat
their presidential ballots the
still is In doubt and the contest
tween President Wilson and Charloa:
Evans Hughes has narrowed down f
a point where It may be decided by
few western states. '
It is within the range of possib
ties that the votes of National I
men on border duty might turn
qt the doubtful states from one
college now gives Hughes 239 votes,
Wilson 262 and leaves thirty doubt
ful.
Two of the metropolitan news pa
pers which supported Mr. Hughes
give him 252 votes, President Wilson
251 and admit the doubtful character
of only California, New Mexico and
Minnesota .
Another, which supported the Pres
ident agrees with its contemporaries
In giving him 261 votes, but concedes
Mr. Hughes only 228 and regards the
others ? In sevea states ? a?_ doubtful .
Each of the national chairmen ex
presses the most serene confidence
that the ultimate results will elect his
candidate .
With the contest narrowing steadily
to close votes In the vital spots, re
counts are almost Inevitable and
each side Is on the watch for irregu
larities. ? ?
There Is no assurance that the re
sult will be fully known In another
day.
Trend In Close States.
New York, Nov. 8. ? Shortly after ]
midnight, returns such as were com
plete or so far complete as to be re
garded as Indicative, ? gave President
WllBon 232 votes ih the electoral col
lege; Hughes 239 and left sixty votes
doubtful In eight. states. It requires
total to elect a President.
Ifonfla still showed a lead for the
; and bis campaign managers
claiming It by at least 15,000.
>. President's majority there was
"lie more than 4,000 with about
I at the districts missing. In
Qeaota the Wilson lead, which was
aa 10,000 early 1? the day,
Uy decreased aa th? vote of the
dtMrlcts came In. During the
Hughea took the lead with 9
margin and then the President
t ahead again but with less than a
Dd votes. The Republican man
claimed the state on the final
1 was estimated for the Wilson
"with a majority of lu.uoo.
1 while Incomplete with n little
than two-thirds of the districts
showed President Wilson
with more than 27,000.
blngton, a little more than half I
?d, was giving the President a |
j of 7,000.
[Test Virginia two-thirds reported,
.showing Hughes a majority of
prly 2,000. North Dakota was very
e, two-thirds complete, showing a
hes majority of less than 1,000
son was leading In New Mexico
only a small proportion of the
jstncts reported. . Delaware and
counted- among the
daring
?'
Headquarters Boty
New York, Nov. .8. ? Tireless vigils I
were kept by anxious watchers tonight |
at headquarters of both the Democrat
ic and Republican national commit
tees. Bulletins ficm states In which
the results are still in doubt were
scanned even more eagerly than last
night.
Both Chairmen Vance McCormick |
for the Democrats and Wm. R. Wlll
cox for the Republicans, professed un- |
diminished confidence In the outcome
The former was somewhat more ex- I
pllclt In his claims but the latter de- |
clared, after dining with Charles E.
Hughes that the nominee agreed with I
him that the Republicans had been \
successful.
"We ask only wlir.t Is fair," declar
ed Mr .Willcox. "We want only what |
we are entitled to and that we pro
pose to have."
Earlier in the day Mr. McCormick
had announced that he had sent tele
grams to* state and county chairmen
in doubtful states directing them to
keep careful guard over the ballot
boxes and their contents.
Attorney General Gregory visited
Democratic headquarters and was
closeted with the chairman but It was
asserted his visit was of no special
(Continued on Fourth Page)
LATER.
THe later reports receiv
ed in Louis burg onThurs
day night indicate that
President Wilson i$ re
elected by a safe vote. The
New York World, says the
dispatches, says Wilson
will have 272 votes in the
Electoral College sure,
while the New York Her
ald and other leading pa
pers are scattering the tid
ings of President Wilson's
re-election broadcast. In
the later reports Wilson
carried California and oth
er Western States. Many
places are preparing for
big celebrations for to
night in memory of Wil
son's great victory.
Beeital at Cedar Bock.
The people of Cedar Rock are con
gratulating themselves upon securing
the services of Miss Camilla Yar
borough In a recital to be given on
Friday night, November 17th. Miss
Yarborough Is specially gifted as an
?locutlonlst, and all who hear her.
will be assured ot a most delightful
evening.
The Ladles'of the Betterment Asso
ciation will serve refreshments at
the close of the exercises. The pub
lic Is cordially invited'! Admission
10 and 26 cents.
Constables.
The Constables elected In the count;
on lost Tuesday and their Tote were
aa follows
Dunns ? E. W. Qupton 24.
Harris? P. J. King 150.
Franklin ton ? K. H. Evans 800.
HayesTllle? W. G. Watkms 49.
Sandy Creek ? W. p. Leonard 197.
Gold Mine ? Romeo J. Burnette 16X
Cedar Rock ? Peter E. Dean 234.
Loulsburg ? R. W. Hudson 386.
There was a contest In only one
township ? Hayesvllle, where W. O.
Watklns democrat, defeated H. F.
Mitchell, republican, In a Tote of 45
to 42.
Mr. E. H. Malone and bride re
turned la'st night from their bridal
tour.
HON'. THOMAS WALTER B1CKE TT OF FRANKLIN COCNTT.
-"Who was elected Governor (if North C urollna on last Tuesday by a majority
of over .">2,000 the largest majority cast for Governor In North Carolina since
Aycock's election In 1900. Tills Is iiulte a compliment to Franklin County's
Gifted Son, and the people of the State are to be congratulated upon having,
elected him their Chief Executive. ,
Frankllntou County's people are p roud of both him and tils majority and
gratefully return their appreciations to the entire State~for the confidence
tliey have shown In him by their Ire mendous vote.
OFFICIAL VOTE OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
NOVEMBER 7th. 1916 .V '
Abolish
Trea8.
Salaries
Commissioners
Amend'*.
Sheriff R. Deeds jTreaa. Surv.
Senate
House
3unns
lams
foungsville . .
"rank lin ton . .
sjayeevllle . . .
Sandy Creek . .
iold Mine
Jedar Rock . .
Sprees Creek
THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION FOR THE SENATE, TREASURER, SURVEYOR OR CORONER