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VOLUMNXLVI. ' < LOUISBURG, N. 0., FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1917. , NUMBER 5
INDUSTRIAL AND AG
RICULTURAL EDITION
MEETING WITH HEABTY Miri'OllT
Of AIL LEADING BUSINESS
<? HUMS.
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Get Together, Stajr Together, We
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?Spirit.
We want new men, new blood, new
energy, new money in Franklin county
to aid in Its develop met. How shall
we get them? ADVERTISE lor them:
That Is the most effective and effec
tual way. Such Is the object ot the
"INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTUR
AL" Edition ot the THE TIMES,
which we hope to issue within the
next several weeks. Since we made
public last week our plans to publish
such a publication, the work has been
rapidly progressing, our special rep
resentative, having already approach
ed many ot the leading business men
and firms none of whom have declined
to be represented in it. It Is the
desire ot THE TIMES to have the
co-operation of every citizen who
wants to keep step with the army of
progress for a GREATER FRANKLIN"
COUNTY. From present prospects
the special issue not only prbmisos to
be a auccess, but a GREAT SUCCESS.
We hope to not cnly make you better
jtcquainted with your own section of
country, but with the men who have
..orked for the prosperity of this sec
tlc J. When the INDUSTRIAL AND
AGRICULTURAL Edition is put out it
will be circulated to not only our reg
ular mailing list, but to those in this
?section who are unfortunately not on
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culated to people in the various Nor
thern and Western States, who are
making inquiry for prices of land. It
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which it will be sent to selected lists
of Chambers of Commerce, Boards of
Trades, and to many newspapers
throughout the United States.
In order that this "INDUSTRIAL
AND AGRICULTURAL Edition should
accomplish Its best results, every ono
of the business end professional in
terests of the town and county should
be represented, but cannot be wltnout
some cost to some one.
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oping our latent resources. Join with
THE FRANKLIN TIMES in putting
Its advantages squarely up to that
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WARD or FORWARD? Ask YOUR
SELF this ALL IMPORTANT QUES
TION.
Young Peoples Missionary Society.
The Young People's Missionary So
ciety met. on Tuesday evening, Mar.
13th, 1917, at the home of Mrs. M. C.
Pleasants, at the usual hour. In a
study circle meeting. Mlsa Elizabeth
Massenburg led the devotional exer
cises after which the lesson was dis
cussed . The lesson for the evening
vas the life of .lost de San Martin.
Jose de San Martin was a native of
Argentine Republic, he was sent to
Europe for his military training, and
after receiving same, returned to Cliilo
and P&ru where he was leader of the
patriotic forces, and was also inter
ested in liberating these two countries.
Miss Lydla Inscoe is the leader of
the book the Society le engaged In
studying for the next few weeks, and
so far Miss Inscoe has proven a splen
did leader.
Those present at the meeting were
Mesdames E. L. Best, M. C. Pleas
ants, Misses Addle Young, Kate High,
Lydla Inscoe, Kathleen Egerton, Lucy
Smlthwlck, Sue Alston and Elizabeth
Massenburg.
Aa~ there was no business to be dis
cussed the Society adjourned to hold
lta next regular meeting with Miss
Kahleen Egerton. *
_ Recording Secretary.
Te? Boom.
, r*
The Phllathea Class tea room will
be open all next week, and the pat
ronage of every citisen in town is ex
class. Secretary.
Definite arrangements were ma<
laat week by the Womans Club for the
"White Sale" to be held Friday, Mar.
30th. It wjl* unanimously decided to
tut all the money taken la on this day
aa the beginning at a fund to pat ?
the home of a Mr. Peele near tl-e
lied Bud section. The coffin was en
closed In a wooden box and in the
coffin also was a note of warning stat
ing "old Peel. This Is warning.
Thirty days limit." The wording was
printed out with a pencil.
Not much interest was attached
the Incident by the people of the nelg'j ?
borhood, but it is really a serious mat
ter to the person engaged in the plac
ing of such a warning at any man's
home should he or they ever be caugh:
and evidence enough is gotten to con
vict him.
o till
Ingle side Items.
Lotisburg's Basket Ball quint again
tralled-ln the dust of defeat at the
hands of the Ineleslde team, on tlio
grounds of the latter, on Friday after
noon last, resulting In a score of 7-22.
This was the second in a series of
games, Ingleside winning both. The
star player was Clifton Dickerson, who]
scored 20 out of 22.
They expected the Justice team to
appear here Tuesday afternoon and
take its defeat, but the boys could not
fill the engagement. The line up:
Loulsburg 7 Pos. InglesldeSS
Harris R F. Dickerson
Beasley I..F. Edwards
Williams Cen. Hnyos
Brown R.Q. Evans
Smith - Lf.O, Collins
A very interesting game between the
Moulton and Inslcside girl teams was
played here Monday afternoon. The
Ingleside Misses defeated the visitors.
The score was 8 to 6.
Prof. Teague of the Epsom School,
made a short business visit here Tues
day evening. Prof. Teague's lipyi
and girls play strictly according to
the rules of the game, and those who
expect to meet them would do well
to read up.
There Is no doubt that the present
liigh prices of everything to eat will
make a gardener of every man this
spring, (even the lazy husbands,) for
the Industrious women will not let ur
rest until the garden Is planted and
culivated according to order. It may
be well to plant twcyiillls of corn, po
tatoes, peas and cabbage this time to
t?very one that was planted last year
I see that the editor reports the
catching of a 'possum on the streets
by a night policeman, and yet he fre
quently refers to his town as a city.
Apropos of a number of Interesting
articles in the TIMES recently in re
gard to what Louisburg needs, a town
ship man says he don't know what It
needs, but he thinks he knows what
it has, and that is more pretty women
and as many homely men as any oth
er town of Its size that can be reached
in a day's ride a: a lively rate of
speed.
fence around the cemetery. As this
property Is under the direct supervis
ion of the Womans Club and as a de
termined effort is to be made this sum
mer to enclose it, it was agreed to
make this day a beginning on the un
dertaklng. Everybody in Louisburg
should be deeply interested in this, as
nothing permanent can ever be dono
there, until the place is enclosed. The
following committees have been se
lected for the day and will have charge
of the various features &t the sale.
Committee on Arrangemsns?Mre.
W. P. Neal, Mrs. A. M. Hall, Mrs.
Emma Allen.
Commltte on Advertising?Mesdam
es Q. A. Cralle, Mattie Williams, Oeor
gle Boddle, Hep Stovall, Ivey Allen,
W. M. Gllmore, J. A. Turner, W. E.
Uxxell.
Committee on "White Sale"?Mej
dames E. F. Early, J. R. Collie, J.
L. Palmer, K. P. Hill, W. H. Yar
tforough, J. E. Malone, R. Z. Eger
ton, E. S. Ford, D. F. McKlnne, St.
P. Burt, W. R. Mills, E. M. Perry,
and Miss Mary Yarborougti.
Committee on Flowers?Mesdamea
T. W. Watson, J. M. Allen, L. P.
Hicks, H. C. Taylor, Arthur Person,
Underhlll, F. B. McKlnne, P, B.
Griffin, P. A. Reavis.
Committee on Lunch?Mesdames W.
E. White, A. H. Fleming, S. J. Par
ham, D. T. Smithwick, W. B. Mor
ton, R. R. Harris, S. B. Nash, Leila
Williamson, S. T. Wilder, Malcdlm
McKlnne, and D.' C. High.
Committee on Candy?Mesdames J.
A. Hodges, E. L. Beet, M. C. Pleas
ants, S. A. Newell, B.N. Williamson.
G. L. Crowell.
Committee on Movit#s-=?Miss Lynn
Hall, Mrs. O. A. Kicks, Mrs. Joe
Mann, assisted by the young ladles of
town.
Cashier?Mrs. W, H. Ruflln.
This Is not the Womans Club raorfa
than it i yours. Every person In
Louisburg, men, women and child
len should come lorward and help be
cause without your assistance we
shall fail. If ycu will contribute
some article to the "White Sale."
phone the chairman, Mr.-v. Early, right
away and tell her you are Interested,
and will help. If it is flowers, eith
er cut, potted, plants, bulbs or seed
ot some you would like to exchange
phone Mrs. Watson, she can tell you
??That her committee wants. I i you
will help by giving something toward
the lunch that will be served during
the day, call Mrs. White. Your co
operation whether you are a member
of the club or not Is wanted and ex
pected. Talk about it to everyone
you meet, do not fall to help all you
can, and above all else be sure to be
present and enjoy the day. Every
body come early and stay late. The
place for holding the sale will be pub
lished next week.
Messrs. P. S. and K. K. Allen have
in their liberal way given us all tve
proceeds, above their actual expenses,
from one nights entertainment at the
"Star". This great lieip is very high
ly appreciated, and a committee of
which Miss Lynn Hall is chairman
will call on every one tcf'buy a ticket
for this show. rihe proceeds will go
the same was as those from the "White
Sale."
Man Fonnd Dead at Wood.
A report to the Coroner at Louis
burg from Wood on Saturday night ro
vealed the fact that a man was found
dead near the railroad there that even
ing. It soop developed that the de
ceased was a white man named J. W.
Rhem about 55 years old and It was
thought that he was either thrown
from a mule he was riding and broke
his neck or that he suffered an attack
of appoplexy, which we understand be
was subject to and fell from hia mount
causing death. The mule his was rid
ing returned to the bartis on Friday
night but the body was not found un
til Saturday evening late. There be
ing no visible signs or reason to sus
pect foul play no lnqu?st was held.
The deceased was well thought of
by all who knew him- is the informa
tion received In Louisburg.
PlMee at Boor.
A small mlnature coffin painted
black with whit* cross on ltd and con
tnlplng a man, drawn and from
cart board, showing the Impression
of a knife in the location ot the heart,
was brought In and giretf to Sheriff
H. A. Kearney something over a week
ago by some one with the explanation
that it waj found at the front door of
The bad rainy weather for the p?3t
several weekB has about suspended ail
early farming operations and put the
road in worse condition than we have
.?ver seen them in several years. But
a few more days dry weather and a
little work by the road scraper will
give us* good roads again.
Mr. J. R. Shcarln was quite ser
iously injured in a runaway accident
with an unruly mule last Saturday
afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Shearln
were 'returning from Corinth church
when one of the reins became unfas
tened and mule tried to run. Mr.
Shearln kept him running around in
a circle and both alighted from the
buggy without injury. Mr. Shearln
then got hold of the bridle and In his
efforts to prevont a runaway he was
painfully injured about the back by
the animal's feet.
Miss Lottie Johnson, who is teaching
at the Alston School, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents here
Attorney Q. M. Beam, of Loulsburg.
was a pleasant visitor in. our."burg"
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Jno. B. Yarborough and dau
ghter, Miss Camilla, cams out last
Sunday afternoon to see Miss Eleanor
Yarborough. who Is teaching at the
Academy.
Loulsburg Motor Co._
The above Is the name of a' new,
firm Incorporated by the Secretary of
tae State on last Thursday as appears
from the following:
Loulsburg Motor Co., Loulsburg, to
engage In general auto, tire and rub
ber bustneaa. Capital subscribed
*25,000; authorized to begin business
with $5,000. J. "M. and W. H. Allen
and K. P. HU1 of Loulsburg are In
corporators.
Black cows five white milk.
March 8th, with 53 preparatory schools
participating, the first annual inter
scholastic declamation contest was
held at Wake "forest College. From
th? 53 contestants 10 were selected to
speak again on March the .9th. A
prize valued at 162.50 a scholarship
in the college, and a second prize, a
gold pin was offered. The ten de
claimers winning out in the prelimi
naries, were Harry Dorset, Slier City;
Aubry Wiggins, East Durham; Em
mett Powell, Clinton; Blllie Hall,
Teachy; J. E. Schneck, Mount Pleas
ant; Martin Luther, White Oak; How
ell Moss, Wilson; Lowell Splvey Wind
sor; J. N. Gray, Mayesville; Waltett
Stallings, Justice. In the contest on
the 9th, Aubry Wiggins won the first
prize and Martin Luther the second
It seemed to be generally conceded
that the Justice representative held
the third place."
T. H. Sledge, Principal.
7. The following are the prizes of
fered for the county commencement.
Spelling contest, (school winning;,
$5.00, First National Bank.
Best looking Coat in the parade,
$5.00, Farmers and Merchants Bank
Best looking school In line, $5.00
Farmers National Bank.
Best historical pageant (Township),
$10.00, Board of Education.
The pupil winning in the declama
tion contest. Medal. H. E. Candler.
Best exhibit from one teacher school
$5.00, Board of Education.
Best exhibit from two teacher school
$5.00, Board of Education.
Best exhibit from three or more
teacher school, $5.00, Board of Educa
tion.
Athletics, Boys From 12 to SO Year?
Of Age.
100 yard dash, $2.50, McKinne Bro
thers.
220 yard dash, Hat, McBrayer Clot h
ing House.
440 yard race, Durham Duplex Ra
zor, J. B. Yarborough.
1 mile race, $1.00, R. O. Bissctte.
1 mile relay, $2.00, Dr. R. F. Yar
borough .
Running broad jump, $1.00,-Jame3
King.
Running high iump, Knife, Alex
Clifton.
Shot put, Base Ball glove, F. W.
Hicks.
Discus, Travelers case, M. C. Plea
sants .
Athletics, For Boys Under 12 Tears
r . Of Age.
PUBLLC SCHOOL NOTES.
1. Instead of having one day for
the seventh grarti examination there
will be two, Thursday and Friday,
.March 29th and &0th.. The questions
will be sent to the schools in time for
these dates. The questions have been
so arranged that the teacher can sep
arate the ones to be given on Thurs
day from those to be given on Friday.
The teachers will please not open the
package of questions until Thursday
morning March 20tli. Read carefully
the directions on the application
blanks and follow them. Please do
r.ot encourage pupils to take the
seventh grade examination who have
not completed the work of this grade
or are not prepared to do eighth grade
work.
2. Each school will please send mo
the number of children to take the
examination so that I may know how
many copies to send each school. By
not hearing from you I will take >t
for granted that you have no puplli to
stand the examination.
3. The Sandy Creek cchool will
represent the colonial school and the
present day school in a float at the
county commencement.
4. Miss Doris Dlckerson the teach
er at Mitchlner8 has received a cert I P.*
cate on'lh? work done in our' Teach
ers BCtofelnga.
5. Miss Mamlo Dickens has asked
for It te be announced that there will
be glrsti a negro minstrel at Moulton,
Frld^ijlght, March 23rd. An admis
sion of tO cents will be charged. Af
ter the play the quilt made by the bet ?
ferment-'association will be sold; all
proceed? will go for the benefit of the
school. ??
6. We following comes from Jus
tice #hose people feel proud of tie re
cord mill by W. Btallings in the High
School. -Declamation contest. On
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GRADUATING RECITAL AT LOUI".
BUBG COLEGE. .
First of Series Given Id the Chanel
Monday Night.
The first ot tho sarles of gradit
togjiecitala of Lonlsburg College was
given In the college chapel M jnday
eight when Miss Olivia Hobgood, In
the department ot expression, render
ed most affectively the dramatic play,
"In the Van Guard," by Katrina Task.
The selection was most apropos to
these days ot wars and rumors of wars
and made a profound Impression on
the large audience. The hero of the
beMtlful romance, who had become
a valiant and highly honored soldier
In the world war, Is converted UJ the
idea that war Is murder, Blnce the In
tent of each soldier la to 1411, and In
tent Is the basis ot crime. 80 In the
i bee of the opproblum ot his comrades
and the most ferocious persecution of
hla parents, the young hero resign*
bis commission In the army and Joltn
th* vanguard of thoae who prociiln
the universal brotherhood ot man.
Miss Hobgood bandied her theme
wlththe skill and grace of a veteran of
the stage, evincing the most careful
and faultless preparation. She is a
joong lady of mark and Is destined to
be heard from in the years to come In
her chosen field of work. <
Miss Hobgood was assisted In Mr
recital by Miss Martha Dixon, who
rendered beautifully Mazurka in E
Flat, and also by Miss Mary Bradley,
who sang very sweetly "Think of Me,
Dear'' and "Alwa$i Korpotten. ?
Mitses Mary Housr, Mozelle White,
H. t| Smith* icV. and Lu. lie Clark
were the ushers.
Expression Recital.
Announcements tor the Expression
Recital as follows has been issued
trjj?tjtlie College;
- . Miss Lallan Earle Fields
presents
Miss Moselle Costen White
and
Miss Mary Rogers House
Graduates in Expression
in
Recital
Assisted by
Miss Elizabeth Hicks Allen, Piano
Monday evening, March the twenty
sixth, nineteen hundred
and seventeen
at
eight-thirty o'clock
College Chapel
Loulsburg, N. C.
Marshals
Olivia Hobgood, Luclle Clark
Helen Smithwick, Loo Sung Woo
The public Is cordially Invited to
attend this recital.
100 yard dash, Alarm clock, Brown
Furniture Hous.?.
220 yard dash, Knife, J. W. Win
ston.
440 yard race, $1.00, L. L. Joyner.
1 mile race, $1.0b, J. H. Best.
1 mile relay, pair Tennis shoes, D.
W. Spivey.
Running broad jump, Knife, John F.
Mitchell.
Running high ,'ump, pall- Tonms
shoes. Perry and Patterson.
Shot put, $1.00, A. W. Person.
Discus, $1.00 Grover Harris.
Athletics, For Girls From 12 to 2"
Tears Of Ape.'
50 yard dash, 1 pair of toweli, P.
S. and K. K. Allen.
440 yard relay, t pair silk hose. P.
S. and K. K. Allen.
Running broad jump, Japanese bas
ket, W. E. Whita Furniture Co.
Running high jump, 1 pair silk ho3e,
C. C. Hudson Co.
Shot put. middy blouse, C. C. Hud
son Co.
Discus, bottle ot Hudnuts Violet Wa
ter, Aycock Drug Co.
Athletics, For Girls Under 12 Years
Of Age.
50 yard dash, Silver thimble, Fred
A. Riff.
440 yard relay, 1 pfjir bed room slip
pers, I. J. Deitz and Co.
Running broad jump, 1 pair silk
hosa, L. Kline and Co.
Shot put, bott'.e of Hudnuts Violet
Water, FRANKLIN TIMES.
Running high jump, 1 pair of silk
hose, S. S. Meadows.
Discus, Bracelet, C. C. Winston.
Winner of most points In athlotlc
contest, Medal, Dr. Fleming.
Confederate Veteran? to Meet.
? ? _
By request of Commander H. C.
Kearney, we are asked to state
that a meeting of R. M. McKlnney
Camp U. C. V.-is called to meet in
the Court House In LoutsDurg^ on
March 30th, at 12 o'clock. All mem
bers of the camp are urged to be
present aa matters of Importance will
be attended to. ,
;
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.
Mr. C. L. Hanner went to Raleigh
Tuesday.
Miss Louise Thomas went to Ral
eigh Tuesday.
Mr. J. H. Fuller visited Richmond
the past week.
Mr. W. W. Webb returned Tues
day from a visit to Richmond.
Mr. J. E. Thomas visited Hender
son and Raleigh the past week.
Mr. F. W. Wheless left Monday for
Baltimore to purchase his Spring
stock.
Mesdames Q. A. Cralle and Wm.
H. Ruffln visited Raleigh the past
week.
Miss Burdette Joyner, of the College
faculty, spent Sunday with her people
at Fayettevllle.
Miss Nellie Clapp, of the College
faculty, spent Sunday with her peo
ple at Qreensboro.
Rev. W. M. Gllmore went to Hen- ?
derson Wednesday to attend an "En
listment Conference."
Messrs. Wm. H. Ruffln and W. W.
Bwddle went to Raleigh this week to
attend the Supreme Court.
Sen. W. M. Person and Mr. B. T.
Holdei) left Monday for Raleigh tc
attend the Supreme Court.
Messrs. W. H, Yarborough and E.
H. Malone went to Raleigh Tuesday
to attend the Supreme Court.
Miss Llllle Hale and Mrs. C. T.
Ferry went to Sanatoria to visit Miss
Hale's brother, Mr E. H. Hale.
Mrs. R. B. Brlckell, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs.> R. C.
Beck, has returned to her home in
Halifax.
Messrs. fc. M. Cooke, Jr., of Bre
vard, and W. C. Cooke, of Spartan
burg, S. C., visited their parents here
the past week.
Mr. M. F. Houck was notne a few
days the past week from Zebulon,
where he informs us he will soon be
gin the erection of several nice bus
I lness buildings.
List of Letters.
The following Is a list of letters r< ?
maining in the post office at Louis
burg, K. C.. uncalled for March 16th.
1917:
Miss Lizzie Arlington, Mrs. J. H,
Bottom,. Miss Enice Edwards, Mr.
Charlie Epps. Miss Nellie Euell, Mr.
C. S. Freeman, Miss Bettie Freeman.
Mr. Troy Fuller, Mrs. Lonnle Hall,
Mrs. Mattle B. Harris, Mr. W. B.
Jenkins, Mrs. Mary Jones, Mr. Ben
nle L. Johnson, Mr. William Neal (2)
Mrs. Janle Neal, Mrs. Leather Perry.
Mr. James Perry, (col.) Rosetter Per
son, Mrs. Annie Wilcox, Mr. Spencer
Young.
From Dead Letter Office: Wm.
Reilley, Gemthy White,
Persons calling for any of the abova
letters will please state that they saw
them advertised.
R. H. DAVIS, P. M
Franklin County Missionary Union
The Franklin County Missionary
Union met at Corinth Saturday, Mar.
10th, In the sixth session since Its or
ganization. They have recently mov
ed into their new church at Corinth
and it is a building of-which the peo
ple have every reason to be proud.
The Missionary Society has taken on
fresh impetus and compares favor
ably with any In the Union. _ .
The weather was Ideal and In strik
ing contrast to the ugly weather we
had been having. In his address of
welcome the pastor stated that the
home society had been so anxious for
the meeting to be a success In every
way that they had even been praying
for a pretty day. The day was sure
ly a perfect one.
The roads had hot Improved aa much
as the weather had and that kept awav
some who would otherwise have been
present. Dr. Cullom, of Wake For
est was to preach the opening ser
mon at eleven; but when twelvo
o'clock came and the Debtor had not
yet arrived the committee on arrange
ment decided to go on without him.
The choir rendered some well chosen
an appropriate selections. Mr. Mor
ris, pastor of the home church, deliv
ered a very cordial address of wel
come to all delegates and visitors
from other churches and was Just ex
pressing his regret that *we Were "TO"
miss the expected treat of hearing"Dr.
Cullom when the latter arrived In a
car, he explained that be reached
Loulsburg at t en. fifteen and hat been
the remaining -two hours on the way
from Loulsburg to Corinth. ,
All who bad passed over that road
(Continued on Eighth Pace)
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