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VOLUMN XLV.
LOUISBURG, N. 0., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1916.
NUMBER 44
NEW BRIDGE COMPLETED.
Total Cost $16,677.73 ? Representing
A Saving to the County of <6,090 .
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Mr. George If. 4yme, the Civil En
gineer of the State Highway Commis
sion who had the construction of the
concrete bridge over Tar River at
Loulsburg in charge, completed the
structure the past week and left on
" Wednesday for his home in Raleigh.
.* Before leaving Mr. Syme gave to us
some flgures that will no doubt be ot
interest to our people and at the same
' tltnq will prove the wisdom of our
Board of County Commissioners in
placing the work under the State
Highway Commission. They will al
so show that the State Highway Com
mission is doing a good work for th^
many counties of the State In saying
to the people a good amount of money
on all work It undertakes. It should
be understood by our readers that this
commission was established by the
"^45tate Legislature for this purpose and
its 'roRDection with the work here la
not a m att8r oj ch arl ty or profit, but
a fulfillment of tRfr-dutles placed up
on it by the Legislature^? Iji draw
ing the plans for the new bridge^Mir
civil engineer could only make plan?
fOr the work above the ground and of
course in all etimates by both the
State highway commission and private
concerns was on the basis of the plans
With an eitra charge at piece rares
fT all under ground work and sucii
-change} as mls'.it be m a .! e la the plans
. ar ' ie construction progressed. It
'wi.^ilio.be remembered thai the low
est fcid the Commissioners received
frcm private concerns "was $19,525.00,
i nd the e-timate of the State Highway
Ccir.miS?:cn was $14,500.00. From
the figurro siven us and also- from
those published i. few weeks ago, with
the exception of completing the drive
way, the tot tl cost of the now bridge
amounted to^.17,961. 07 1 From this
amount is to' be deducted the amount
received from fn e sale of iron an<i
timber from the bridge of $1,283.34
which leaves a total cost of ?16,677.7"
which represents the total cost of tfte
new brldgo. It might be mention': i
here also that there is t til: a lot of old
iron thr.t con l;o sold at a profit tint
will furtVr rcV'oe th? cost. lr. o h t
tion to this expense the temporary
bridge had to ,J - eon'.iructei w'aon
was entirely separate from all esti
mates by either party and cost about
$1,000.00, which really put the bridge
expense at about $17,677.73. 'lite
temporary bridge iioweve. will be re
moved and a lot of timber from it can
be sold which will reduce the cost of
* that. It will also be interesting to
note that the extra work, that is the
underground work and such changes
in the plans as were made, amounted
to $3,242.16. If you add this to the
lowest bid you will have a total of
$22,768.16 what the bridge would hava
cost under the contract, but on ill's
other hand if you subtract it from the
actual cost you will have 13,435.57 or
more than a $1,000 less than the es
timate of the State Highway Commls
jjton, which show the conservatively?.;
of the Commission in its estimate and
the wisdom of the Commissioners in
handling it is they did. These figur
es show that out' of the $20,000.00
bond issue, not counting the premiums
received on the bonds which was
something like $400.00, there remains
a credit to the County of $3,322.21, or
about two and quarter thousands after
paying for the old bridge.
The bridge itself presents a very
pleasing appearance and has been
thoroughly examined by experts who
say it is tfhe of the best in the SUto
and that its life Is practically indefi
nite. It "Is truly an ornament to be
proud of and there ic no doubt but that
In years 'to come the wisdom of the
Investment will be realised. The
covering to ttte driveway is really the
only part that the general public has
any particular doubts about. Tfcts Is
a widely known preparation and has
stood severe tests 1b many place*.
' Just what It will do here we can learn
lttM. There is one feature about It
that Ur especially commendable and
thst is the esse and cheapness with
which 1* out I be repaired when It-does
-flve way.. The Stsrte HJgfawsy Cqqv!
mission and the Beard. ot<2aunt*.Coifl- ,
mlssloners are to be congratulated up
on the new bridge across Tar river . I
On Tnasdar ntcht, December 12th,
.the Tonne ffofflin'i MlMlonary So
ciety mat mt the home of Mlii'Uir
caret Hloki, the former president, In
a study circle, finishing the study on
mormonism.
The devotional exercises were led
by Mrs. M. C. Pleasants, after which
refreshments were served by MIb?
Hicks and Mrs. Hodges.
Among the members present were:
Mesdames M. C. Pleasants, J. A.
Hodges, Misses Kate High, Ollie Floyd.
Sue Alston, Kathleen Egerton, Elea
nor Thomas, Clara Young, Louise
Thomas, visitors present Mra. L. P.
Hicks.
y Corresponding Sec'y.
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MB. GEORGE F. SYME
Civil Engineer
Mr. Syme, who had charge of the
construction .ot^the^new bridge over
Tar River, is a native of Raleigh an.l
a graduate of the A. & M. College, of
| Raleigh, of the class of 1898 . Since
' his graduation lie has Bad a -wide ex
perience in construction work from
many angles and served wltu the is
thmian Canal Survey, of Nlcauraguv,
located the Carolina, Clinchfield and
Ohio Railroad, served with the Su.
vny :?nd Construction comijaaiesr buU
<*!ns the Coal and Cok : Railway, of
West Virginia, Cananea Rio Yaqui end
Pacific Railway, of Sonoru. Mexico,
Norfolk L Souther^ Railway betwc:*
R;'.IeTg7i "n:; Washington ana later i-e
tween Raleigh and Charlotte, Florida
East Coast Railway, the Seaboard Air
Line ani others. During this time lie
did a great deal of 'bridge -and tjmne
work. In his work In Loulsburg he.
showed great talent and a master
knowledge of his duties. During hi>
stay in Loulsburg lie and his good wifo
made many friends who regret that
the time lias come for them to depart.
Mr. Syme goes to Charlotte from
here where he will have charge ol'
bridge construction in the Western
part of the State, replacing ' some of
the bridges washed away In the recent
flood.
Conference Appointments.
The following ere the appointments
for the Raleigh District made by the
Methodist Conference in Durham the
past week:
Presiding Elder, J. E. Underwood.
Benson circuit, J. T. Stanford.
Cary circuit, B. P. Robinson.
Clayton, T. A. Sykes.
Four Oaks circuit, T. E. Davis.
Frankllnton circuit, J. H. Buff aloe
Granville circuit, B. w. Black.
Johnston circuit, J. G. Johnson.
Kenly circuit, C. J. Jerome.
Loulsburg, N. H. D. Wilson.
Mlllbrook circuit, L. E. Sawyer.
Oxford, R. H. Willis.
Oxford circuit, B. C. Thompson.
Raleigh, Central, S. E. Mercer;
Eden ton Street, M. Brads haw; Ep
worth, ft. F. Taylor; Jenkins Memor
ial, J. W. Potter.
Selma, C. K. Proctor.
Smlthfleld, S. A. Cotton.
Tar River, J. A. Lee.
Youngsville circuit, B. C. Allred.
Zebulon circuit, G. W. Starling.
Superintendent Anti-Saloon League
? R. L. Davis.
Editor Raleigh Christian Advocate
? L. S. Massey.
Superintendent Methodist Orphan
age ? 8. A. Barnes.
Editor Nashville Christian Advo
cate ? T. N. Ivejr.
Conference Missionary Secretary?
D. Wilson.
Nashville circuit, L. B. Jonerf .
Rocky Mount, fl^st cfrarctiV ?
Craven . " <>l
N?rth P. Fljtsger-;
South Rocky Mount and "tftarfc'
Street, B. B. Slaughter,
Spring Hope circuit, W. T. Phlpps.
Rev. A. D. Wilcox goes to St,
Paul'a church, Goldsboro.
FKIENDLY RECEIVERSHIP.
Hill Live Stock Co. Closes for Benefit
of Creditors ? Mesnrs. Yf . H. Allen
And I>. F. McKInne Made Temporrv*
ry Receivers.
We learn that Judge W. M. Bond,
upon the petition of Messrs. K. Fj i
and J. P. Hill, officers and stockhold- !
ers of the Hill Uive Stock Company^
placed the affairs of that corporation?
in the hands of Receivers on Wednes
day morning. This action, by the of-^
flcera^of the company, was taken after
a consultation with and upon the ad-'
vice of a number of the largest credi
tors of the concern, it being thought
that such a course was best for the_
protection of the interests of all of.
the creditors. The assets of the con
cern are considerably greater than the
liabilities and it is sincerely hoped that
the affairs of the company may be so
adjusted as to save all of the creditors
from loss. The Messrs. Hill, belm*
sureties on most of the obligations of
the corporation we understand haYjijI
placed all of their property at the dlsji
posal of the receivers, and should*
there ultimately be any loss, it wtUu
fall most heavily on theso gentlemen. ?
The Hill Live Stock Company has
for many years been one of the most
prominent mercantile conderns in our
County and while this concern has,
sufXfci l'!1 lioin the general business de-j
n^ssion of the lust few years, it wa*<
Sloped that by the indomitable energy
of tlte-men behind ttyis business that it.
would beable^with improved condiv;
tions, to realize^rr^t^assets and meet
all of its obligations without serious
difficulty, but owing to its extea^ira
business operations and the nature oE
its assets it seems tat it has been ima
possible to realize sufficient ready casfij
to meet its current demands and th?;
receivership was decided upon by thi
interested parties as the safest coursd
to present a sacrifice of the valuably
properties of the corporation ^
Messrs. W. H7 Xucn and D.
Kinne were named by the Court as
temporary receivers and the appoint
ment of these gentlemen to take char/5
Jpf- the* affairs flf the concern is jl
guarantee that the most possible will
be realized out the assets and that in
terests of all parties will be carefully
guarded.
.Mr. T. L. Ayescue Dead.
I Mr. T. L. Ayescue, one of Hayos
| ville townships mcst successful and
beloved citizens, died at his home on
j December 4th, 1916, in his sixty-eighth
| yetir. Mr. Ayescue was a man of
fine qualities and possessed the char
acter that Cndsared him to all lus
>rs -nd acquaintances. He
was a member of Liberty Christian
church and was faithful to its teach
ings. He leaves eight children, Mrs.
Tom Lassiter, N. H. Ayescue, of Klt
trell, Walter Ayescue, Melvin Ayescue,
of Louisburg, Jim Ayescue end Sallie
Ayescue, of Henderson, Eddie Ayes
cue, of Petersburg, Va., Mrs .. John
Lassiter, of Henderson, four Brothers
Sid Ayescue, Richard Ayescue, Frunk
Ayescue, Mat Ayescue, and one sister,
Mrs. Joe Lassiter, of Henderson, be
sides a host of friends and relatives
The funeral was held from his home
and the interment was made at the
cemetery of Liberty church in the
presence of a large number who had
gathered to pay their last sad tribute
The pall bearers vere W. O. Mitchell,
H. P. Mitchell, H. E. Newton, J. O.
Newton, B. F. Edwards, W: G. Wat
kins. . ? "
The bereaved family and relatives
have the deepest sympathy of the en
tire community. ,
Service at Methodist Church.
We are requested to state thai Rev.
N. H. D. WllBon, the new pastor for
the Louisburg Methodist Church will
hold services here on Sunday morn
ing and night. The public Is Invited
to attend.
Rev. A. D. Wilcox will leave the
latter part of the week for Ooldsboro
where he will occupy the pulpit of his
new charge on Sunday.
Baptist Church. t I
Divine worship Sunday 11 A. M.
conducted by the pastor.- Every
member of the church Is urged to be
present . Business of vital' Impor
tance to come before the church .
There will be no service* at night.
(Congregation will worship with .the
Methodist church In recognition of
their now pastor. ?'_V .
Sunday School at 9:46 A. M., and
all the regular appointments of the
church aa usual.
(WINTER QUARTERS WORK IS
HELD UP.
frder Provokes Pointed Inquiry from |
Seventh Division Headquarters.
Camp Stewart, El Paso, Tex. Deo
I. ? Word came down toaay that the I
fteulng of lumber for winter quarters j
id been stopped by orders from high
up.. Coming in the middle of n I
Id snap with the mercury hovering |
'ound ten above and everybody suf
|ring, the order Is said to have pro- |
iked from the seventh division head
larters a telegram containing point
inquiry as to the War Department's |
Jplicy concerning the national guard,
is telegram Is said to have been
^ 'warded today, demanding some
'filing definite on which business and
bfessional men In the guard may
f plans for the coming year. Mon
d officers have fourifrthls uncertain
l<the baTdest thing to bear andean
Bwer is eagerly awaited. The pre
falling opinion is that the movement
the eighteenth Pennsylvania Fri
: will be followed by the sending
Bme of the entire seventh division
as soon as rolling stock can be.
Kovided. The* North Carolina troops
p be the laBt to leave here ani
frould hardly get away before the mid^
of January ?
Pillowing trial by court martial the
following enlisted men were dlschar- I
today for the good of the service: |
private Walter Shelkett and Private
A. Mayberry Co. L, Private Jack |
in, Co. E, all of the First Regi
ient. . Dock Bell, alleged deserter
Co. A, Third Regiment, has been
ired' at Sweetwater, Texas, and
be returned hete.
Lolm Association to be Organ- |
' ? v
ery farmer who^l^-lnterested it
pted to be present at a^m?etin^,
I held in the court house "ta-,
jjg^^e^b^^ee . 20, 191ft.
ganlzlng a National Farni Loan Asso
ciation.
The federal Farm Loan Board has
completed its hearings In the different
states and will in u few. days* locate |
the Federal Land Hanks.
Immediately after the location of I
these banks they will be opened for
business, which will be not later than I
Feb. 1st, 1917. ^
Before any money can be loaned it j
will be necessary to form National
Farm Loan Associations, the applies*
tions for loans being put through
these associations.
i The Farm Loan Associations are !
composed of not less than ten farm
ers who will borrow not less than j
$20,000.00.
Only farmers can borrow from these
associations, the loans being made for
any of the following purposes: to buy
land, improve stock, farm machinery,
to put up better buidings, pay off ex
isting Indebtedness, draining the
farm, etc.
The amounts loaned will be not less
than $100 nor more than $10,000 for
a period of not less than, five nor mora
than forty years, at not more than 6
per cent.
Every farmer who is interested is
urgently requested to be present.
Mr. W. H. Ruffln haB kindly promis
ed. to be present at this meeting and
explain the Federal Farm Loan Act
and to assist in organizing a National
Farm Loan Association in Loulsburg.
Moore- Strickland .
Miss Susie F. Strickland and Mr.
Thomas A, Moore, of the Seven Pallia
section, were happily united In mar
riage Monday afternoon at three
o'clock at the residence of Rev. W'al
tor M. Gllmore, the Baptist pa of
this place, who performed t!i a cere
mony in the presence of a few friends.
The many frlendB of this popular
young couple will Join with ua in
wishing them bon voyage over the
matrimonial sea . .
Pays Christmas Checks.
That the Christmas Saving Clubs
conducted by the banks In Loulsburg
la a splendid Idea and produces good
results can be seen from the adveiv
tlBement of the First National Bank
on another page In this Issue . This
progressive lastltuutlon adopted this
plan to the early spring and although
lateila starting has met with wondor
ful.jraooesa for the flrst year.. The,
amount oi savings In this department;
totaled MAM .30 and represent^ the i)
savings of two hundred and ten peo
ple. It not only creates an amount
of ready cash for Christmas purchas
es but encourages the habit of saving
that has so much to do with the future
success of the individual. The true
value of the plan cannot be apprecia
ted until you realize that practically
all this amount is derived from the
small change the depositors have han
dy and would otherwise spend at such
a time and for such articles as would
render it practically valueless.
It is a splendid feature and the
First National is to be commended for
its decision to run it another year, the
anno\\ncement of which will be found
on another page.
MB. CHAS. M. VACGHAJC
Superintendent Koad Forces
Mr. C. M. Vaughan, Louisburg
township's popular and Efficient Sup*"
erlntendent of Road work, is entiflyd
to much of the honor and credit of the
excellency of the work done on the
new bridge across Tar river and es
pecially so in the saving of expense fn
the labor end. He was in charge ol
the labor, which was mostly convicts,
and was always on the job loQklng af
^lefk^he interest of the peope ana reu
tlie ehg!nea^^35a?BeM?RcoSi?P
of which the CounTy*^Comm?ssioners
authorized the placing of^-a^ marble
tablet in one of the columns.
th<? lfi<=cription **C. M. Vaughan, Fore
man. Sept. 1916." Mr. Vaughan i& !
a Franklvn' County man. and one who ;
has won his popularity by merit. Ho j
has been Superintendent of Roads for
about six years and has proven an
efficient and painstaking official, and
the work he has done on the roads
speak well for his servces. In the
work on the bridge he was especially
well fitted and rendered a service thi?t
all who were in close touch with the
work appreciate and are proud of.
Round Over to Court Forcing
Check* .
Willie Hicks, colored, was bound
over to Franklin Superior Court in
two cases for forging checks and one
case for carrying concealed weapons-,
under a $200 bond each in the first
two cases and & $100 bond In the lat
ter case. It developed that he forg
ed the name of C. P. Harris to a
check payable to Rufftn Jackson,
claiming himself to be Ruffln Jack
son the second one was payable to
Joel Harris whom he claimed to be
with the name of J. O. Wilson forg
ed. The two transactions took place
about two weeks apart. He was
caught Monday and was tried before
Squire A. W. Alston. The banks
learned of the status of the checks be
fore either was cashed. After Offi
cer Hudeon had arreBted Hicks a
pistol was found concealed on his
person and a warrant drawn for that
Falling to give bond, he was placed in
jail to await the next term of F?auk
Un Superior Court, which convenes in
January.
List of Letters.
The following Is a list of letters re*
malnlng In the Post Office at Louis
burg, N. C., not called for Dec. 15th,
1916.
Mrs. Tom Beasley, Miss Elizabeth
Debnam, Mr. John Debnam, Mr. Wll
11am Debnam, Mr. E. W. Glasgow,
Mrs. H. D. Harris, Mr. A. W. Jone.i,
H. E. Nennewell, Esq., Mr. J. W.
Wells, Miss Eldornora Wllmes, Mr.
C. D. Williams.
Persons calling for any of the above
letter* wil) please state that they saWi
them advertised.
R.'n. DAVIS. P. it'. !
"'I
?We are r0qii#8Urf tostsite that on!
account ot the teachers group meet
ing. beginning tnr Monday of thlg'
week there Wtil be no school column
tor this Issue as Supt. Best la busy
with the meetings.
GERMANY AM) HER ALLIES PBO.
POSE PEACE.
Say ? Allies Await Answer of Enemies
With Sereneness of Mind Guaran
teed by Exterior and Interior
Strength and by a Clear Conscience
?Declares Terms Such As To Guar
antee the Establishment of Lasting
Peace? Outlines Reasons For Ger*
many Taking Step, Asserting That {
Grief and Sorrow Fill Almost Every
House In Belligerent Countries.
Berlin, Dec. 12. ? (Via Sayville) ?
Germany and lier allies today propos
ed to enter forthwith into peace ne
gotiations.
The propositions which they will
bring forward are, according to Chan
cellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg, appro*
priate for the establishment of a last
ing peace.
The .Austrian. Turkish and Bulgar-*
ian governments are making similar
proposals. These proposals have been
transmitted also to the Vatican.
Receives Neutral Envoys.
The following announcement was
given out today by the semi-official
Overseas News Agency:
"The Chancellor this morning re
ceived one after another the repre
sentatives of the United States of
America, Spain and Switzerland, that
is, of the states protecting German
interests in hostile foreign countries.
The Chancellor transmitted to them
a note and asked them to bring It tJ
the knowledge of the hostile govern
ments. The note later was read in
the Reichstag by the chancellor.
Chancellor Rea<ls Note.
After reading the note, the Chancel
lor said:
"Gentlemen, in August, 1914* our
enemies challenged the superiority o'f
power in the world war. Today wo
?*hir.? j th?'q: v. .|i*?r.e, which i.?
a question of humanity. We await
the answer .of our enemies jwith that
teed to us by our exterior and interior
strength and by cur clear coaacipnct?.
If our enemies decline to end the war
if they wish to take upon tliem-selve*
reafter will follow.
heme? every GermallMigart will burn
in sacred wrath against our-^nejpile-?-.
who are unwilling to stop human
slaughter in order that their plans of
conquest and annihilation may contin
ue.
"In a fateful hour we took a fateful
decision. It has been saturated with
the blood of hundreds of thousands of
cur sons and brothers who gave their
lives for the safety of their home. Hu
man ? its and human understanding
ore unable to reach to the extreme and
last questions in this struggle of na
tions, which has unveiled all the ter
rors of earthly life, but also the gran
deur of human courage arid human
will in* ways never seen before. God
will be the judge. We can proceotl
upon our way."
The Chancellor's speech was listen
ed to by thronged galleries. The roy
al box was crowded. All the ambas
sadors and ministers of foreign gov
ernments were in the diplomatic box.
in"th?^Ieast and smallest
burden of all thes'3
Engagement Announced.
" Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Sprulll, of
Rocky Mount, have announced the en
gagement of their "daughter, Martha
Byrd, to Dr. William Branch Porter,
of Richmond, Va. s ,
The announcemtent"bf Mis9 Spru ill's
engagement la one of much Interest In
society circles In this and other States.
Miss Sprulll Is one of the best known
and most generally popular society
girls of North Carolina. She Is the
younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 7.
3. Sprulll, of Rocky Mount, and the
niece of Governor F. D. Winston, of
Windsor, and of Judge R. W. Winston,
of this city. She has often been In
Raleigh, the guest of her cousin, Miss
Amy Winston, and numbers a host .of
friends In this city. A graduate ot
St. Mary's School, she has a charming
personality, a winsome manner and a
strikingly attractive appearance.
The groom of the future ta * promt
nent Richmond physician and a mem
ber of one Of (he leading families of
Virginia. He studied at the Unversl
ty df Penniyfvaula. and Harvard Oni
vrrMty rtnd V. achieving a. splendid
Week* ! ? Wednesday's. I ' News-Obser
?t >.-k
. >;:?'?! -s ; t-- it ,1 i,) ;ii i i - ,
? Read the new advertisement of
O: C. Haasen co.iayus lssns. U?
Is oSerlnc oranges at 10 cents a lea
en and a big display ot Christmas
toy*.