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AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAT BRINGS RESULTS >- ft'T " ONLY $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE A. 7. Johnson, Editor and Manager. THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE/tJNION. Subscription $1.50 Per Year VOLUMN XL VI. LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY fiTH, 1917. 4 ~ NUMBER 13 e/Union. ^?H, 1917. FRANKLIN SU PERIOR COURT HIS HOMtlt Jl ltur Al.llKKT COX, P KKSIIH Number of l'i?n lllspuhed of?>0 ('#?? of Particular Importance Tri ed . The regular May term of Franklin Superior Court convened In Louis-1 burg on Monday morning with Hon. , Albert L. Cox, Judge presiding, and Hon. H. E. Norrl?, Solicitor for this \ district present and ably represent - lag the State. After selecting the gland jury Judge Cox made quite an interesting charge. He took for bis text '.he oath of a grand Juror and ox pounded the meaning thereof and pointed out the responsibility thai Tested upon them, after which he re cited the crimes and what It took to constitute them. Upon the sugges tion of counsel Judge Cox agreed to rush matters through as tast as they could and make the term as short as possible that the farmers who were in attendance upon court could return to tbeir work. The following gentlemen were cho sen as a grand jury for the term: A. T. Wilson, Foreman; E. T. Alford, J. K. Gilliam. R. P. Neal, C. R. Stroth er, N. R. May. R. L. Harris, W. T. Young. W. A. Strickland, H. M. Bell, 2. B. Davis, A. M. Pace, R. H. Place, J. T. Avent, W. H. Lucas, B. B< Syl'.eJ. R. V. Harris, W. R. Young., Mr. E. S. Fulghum was sworn In as officer to the grand Jury. State?V3 Tom Davis, affray, contin ued under former order. State vs Govan Cheek, abandonment continued under former bond. *? State vs Bud Young, forcible tres pass. discharged. State vs Wesley K.W11 liams, 1 and r, pleads guilty, fined $10 and costs State vs Claude Eaton, unlawful po sesslon of-"whlskey, noi pros, with leave. State vs Ed Hudson, breaking in store, capias and continued. State vs John Williams, a d w, trial verdict not guilty. State vs Kern Bryant, c c w, called and failed, judgment nl si, sci fa and continued. State vs Seth Mitchell, search m<] seizure, nol pros with leave. State vs Seth Mitchell, unlawful pos session of whiskey, nol pros. State vs Seth Mitchell and Haywood Foster, assault, nol pros as to Mitch ell. Foster pleads guilty, prayer for judgment continued. State vs Haywood Foster, assault, pleads guilty, six months on roads. State vs Julius Henderson, larceny, pleads guilty, fined $10 and costs. State vs Haywood Foster, c c w. pleads guilty, six months on roads. State vs Mrs. G. S. Meyers, appeal withdrawn. State vs Percy Cook and Monk Bell, c c w, pleads guilty as to affray, judg ment as to Cooke $5 fine and costs, as to Bell suspended upon payment of costs. State vs J. J. Clark, seduction, con tinued, defendant to give bond of $2,500,00. State vs E. C. Harris, motion to relieve prosecuting witness of costs, motion allowed^X State vs I.onnle,1 Jackson, 1 and r, pleads guilty, fined $10 and costs. State vs Claude Eaton, unlawful possession of whiskey, nol pros with leave. State vs Louis Smith, atempt to commit rape, defendant pleads guilty to simple assault, 30 days on roads. State vs H. E. Robblns, Vance Fra zler, George Hale and Sid Driver, a d w, defendants Robblns and Frailer pleads guilty, Sid Driver not-guilty, Hale nol pros. Judgment as, to Rob blns and Frazier 12 monthB each on roads, to be strlckenout upon the pay ment of $300 to G. S. Hale, and the cost, by 12 o'clock Monday, May 2lBt; State rs B. T. Bailey, Charlie Clark Nathan Clarke and William Bailey be ing brought into Court were orderfd to give a peace bond In the sum of $2,000 to keep the peace with J. J.. ? Clarke. State vs Green Edward Wilder, lar ceny, called and failed, judgment nl si gel fa capias and continued. State vs.Lee Baker, o c w, called and failed, judgment nl si scj fa cap itis and continued. State vs Andrew Tant, c c w, plead ; guilty, fined $10 and costs. State vj S. A. Mitchell, appeal for cost,, motion allowed to relieve pros ecutor of costs. State vs H. G. Bartholomew, fa.??* pretense, continued. State vs Thomas Williams, forgery, defendant submits, fined $10 and costs. State vs John Manly Perry, dispose ing of mortgaged property, guilty, fined $10 and costs. State vs James W. Allen, c c w, pleads guilty, Judgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs Bennett Jones, disposing of Mortgaged property, continued. State vs Hence Mitchell, search and seizure, pleads guilty, fined $50 and coata in two cases. State vs Hence Mitchell, vagrancy, pleads guilty, prayer for Judgment continued and defendant to enter Into a bond of $200 for his appearance at the October term of court and show that he has been at work. State vs Peter BuIIock, removing crops, continued under former bond. State vs P. N. Splvey, appeal, con tinued under former bond. State vs Seth Mitchell, Hence I Mitchell and others, search and selz- I ure, nol pros with leave. State vs Sid Driver, a d w, nol pros. State vs.Vance Frazler, affray, nol pros. State vs Johnnie Morris 1 and r, nol pros. State vs Fred White, 1 and r, per sonal recognizance for appearance at October court. Grand Jury Report. The grand Jury completed Its work on Tuesday afternoon and after filing the following report were discharged with the thanks of the Court: To His Monor, Albert L. Cox, Judge Presiding at Franklin County Sup erior Court, May Term, 1917. We, the Grand Jury, summoned f^* the present term, beg to submit the following report: We have passed on all bills present ed to us and have also investigated all other matters which have been called to our attention. We have visited the County Homo, find the same in excellent condition, the premises neat and clean, Inmates well cared for and satisfied with their surroundings. We have visited and carefully in spected the offices of all County <JRTc ials and find same properly kept^'pnd so far as we could ascertain, all doc uments properly indexed, and of easy access to the public. We recommerd that the floor in the Sheriff's office be repaired. We have visited the County Jail In a body and also vtsited the convict camp. We find the present Jail kept in as good condition as it is possible to keep the building as it now is, and we wish to especially commend the efforts of the Jailor, J. C. Tucker, in keeping the premises in order under such adverse circumstances. We re commend that the convict camp be riven thorough renovation as it is no a- in an unsatisfactory condition, and suggest that same be done at once. ' . (Signed) A. J.WILSON. Foreman. Solicitor's Report. Hon. H. E. Norris, Solicitor for this district filed the following report: North Carolina? Superior Court Franklin County. May Term, 1917. To the Hon. Albert L. Cox, Judge Presiding: The undersigned Solicitor of th<? Seventh Judicial District respectfully reports to the Court that he has exam ined at this term of said Court into t!ie condition of the office of J. J. Bar row, the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County,'that he finds said of fice well administered in all respect0., that said Clerk keeps in his office all the books required by law, properly indexed for speedy and convenient re ference . He further reports to the Court, that, so far as he can ascertain, the accounts of the aaid Clerk, both as Clerk of this Court, and as Receiver are regular and correct. Respectfully submitted, H. E. NORRIS, Solicitor Seventh Judicial District. Examined, approved and ordered re corded. ALBERT L. COX, Judge Presiding. Court having completed Its wofrk adjournment was takeii after a short night session Tuesday night. Mr. J. P. Winston, of Wendell, was a visitor to Loulsburg Tuesday. ANNUAL J&NYEVTION. Of North Carolina Good Koads Asso ciation to be Held at Ashevllle, X. C.# June 27-29, 1917. Since the last convention held at Wilmington, Wriglitsville Beach, the Legislature has convened and passed many laws, a discussion and thorough understanding of which will be of great value and service to all county and township road officials. Of par ticular interest is the development of a system of ROAD MAINTENANCE throughout the State and this subject will be a feature of the Convention, 'Plans are under_way to have, ML possible, on the program some official of the War Department to discuss the building of roads which will be of mil itary value to the country at this time. There will also be a full dis cussion as to how the North Carolina Good Roads Association can best serve the country now. Because of the importance of the above discussions, it is hoped that there will be a large and representa tive attendance from each county at this Convention. It is expected that the railroads will grant special rates, and that such schedules can be arran ged as will make attendance at the Convention and the spending of a week-end in "The Land of the Sky" a matter of ease and convenience. Mak6 your plans to attend tne Con vention; and for additional informa tion, write the Secretary or the Asso ciation, Joseph Hyde Pratt at Chapel Hill, N. C. Mr.and Mrs. J. A. Turner and Miss Beatrice Katherlne Turner, En tertains . The Faculty and Senior Class of Louisburg College were elegantly en tertained in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Turner on last Wed nesday evening from nine to eleven. The rooms' of this beautiful home were thrown together, making it pos sible to entertain the large number who attended the reception. The guests were met at the door by Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Watson and ushered to the punch bowl where Misses Min nie Brickell and Mildred Scott at;d Mr. William Jackson were serving. After being thoroughly punched, the guests were then introduced io Mr. and Mrs. James M. Allen, who in turn introduced Mr. and Mrs. James A. Turner and Miss Beatrice Kather lne Turner and on down the receiv ing line, which was composed of the Faculty and Senior Class of Louis burg College. At the end of the re ceiving line the guests found themsel ves in the dining room, where delic ious ice cream and cake were served After being served, the guests enter ed an adjoining room where they were highly entertained by music. In this, and the adjoining room, the people mingled in a social way and had a general good time, paying their res pects saying "Good-bye" to Mr. and Mrs. Jas. L. Palmer at the side door which opened on the porch. The reception was indeed one of high order, being well attended by the leading people of Louisburg and dis playing beautiful flowers, evening dresses and a few dress suits. Louisburg Music Lovers Attend Col lege Recital. A large number of music lovers of Louisburg enjoyed a rich feast Tues day night in the college chapel when Misses Kathryn Bryan, of Rodman. Fla., Mabel Davis, Jr., of Jackson, and Ruth Hall of Louisburg, gave their certificate recital in piano. Each | one of the trio was up to a high stan dard of technique and showed that she was an artist of first-rate ability. The selections were all from the great mu- j sical masters. The stag* was beautifully decora ted with pot plants and cut flowers A delightful social hour followed the j recital. Misses Sara Newbern, Ruth Early I and Florece Egerton were the mar-1 shale of the occasion. List of Letters. The following is a list of letters re-1 malnlng in the Po3t Office at Louis burg, N. C., not rplled for May 18th, | 1917: Miss Julia Co\i i Mr. Lee Dunn J. Ellis Jaynes (2), Mr. Blllle Klnge, Mrs. R. N. Riddick, Miss Vossle Rol lan, Miss Sadie Yarboro. Persons calling for any of the above | letters will please state that they saw | them advertised. R. H. DAVIS, P. M. IN AND ABOUT TOWN. Many oq Business, Many on Pleasure, Other* to be Going, But All Going 01 Coming. Mr. B. C. Beckwith, of Raleigh, at tended Court here the past week. ^Vlrs. P. W. Pernell; of Henderson, Is visiting friends in Loui3burg. Mr. O. B. Moss, of Spring Hop^, was in attendance at Court here Tues day. Rev. Baylus Cade, of_ Lenoir, visi: ed the home of Mr. J. J. Hayes, the past week. Mr. Wm. H. Ruffin attended the Diocesun Convention of the Episcopal church at Wilson this week. Messrs. L. V. Bassett and R. T. Fountain, of Roccky Mount, were in attendance upon Court here Tuesday. Mr. R. C. Beck left Tuesday for Richmond to visit his father who suf fered a stroke of paralysis on Monday. Mr. J. E. Thomas left Monday for Whitney, where he has accepted a po sition as guard with the State prlsqp forces. - Mr: Norwood B. Tucker returned "Wednesday from buslnes trips ffc> Ral eigh, Durham, Weldon, Halifax, and Roanoke Rapids. N. C. Mr. M. V. Williams, who has held the position of Registered Pharmacist for the Aycock Drug Co., for the past several months, left Tuesday for High Point, where he will take a like position. Rev. W. M. Gllmore and son, Wai ter, and Mrs. Emma C. Allen went to Raleigh Monday to visit Miss Ruth Allen, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis. Hex many friends will be glad to learn that the operation was successful and that she is getting on nicely. Get Your Cans Now. By request of Miss Pauline Smith. Home Demonstration Agent, for this County, the attention of all Canning <ilub Girls especially and any others Interested in canning the surplus gar den and fruit products, is called to the urgent necessity of securing your cans at once. Through this Home Demonstration or Canning Clubs De partment arrangements have been made whereby the cans can be secured at a greatly reduced price and all who wish to avail themselves of tills re duction can write Miss Pauline Smith at Louisburg, N. C., In regard to same stating how many cans they will need. This will have to be attended to at once and Miss Smith suggests that you write her not later than Mon day or Tuesday. Junior Class Entertain*. The Junior Class of the Louisburg High School entertained the Senior Class on last Monday night at the home of Mr. Billie and Miss Hodgie Williams. After the crowd arrived, Miss Hodgie Williams delightfully pre sided over the punch bowl. Many in teresting games were engaged in. Cream and cake were artistically ser ved by Messrs. Elisha Harris. J. G. McAdams and Arch Perry. Election Return* From Frankllnton. The detailed results from the Frank linton town election held there on May 8th, as handed us the past week was as follows: For Mayor?J. S. Roberson 1, A. S. Joyner 42. Dr. S. C. Ford 106. For Commissioners? J. W. Daniel 61, W. R. Hunt 60. H. B. Pierce 65, J. D. Speed 61. A. H. Vann 63, R. D. Collins 83. E. A. Joyner 91, J. S. Morris 94. J. Q. Pernell 70. B. A. White 80. Tot&T votes cast 149. Charlotte Organizes HospHal Unit for War. Charlotte, N. C., May 11.?Under authority transmitted Uirough Col. J. R. Kean, of the United States army medical corps, a hospital unit has been organized in this city for service in France. Dr. Addison G. Zrenizer, of this city, is director and its personnel will Include 84 physicians, trained nilrsee and young men for ambulance drivers, etc. It will have an equip ment of 250 beds. Graded School Commencement. The essays of the Louisburg Htgn School Senior Class will be read In the auditorium on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. An address by Dr. A. 8. Paterson will be deliver that night The public is Invited. Packing House Meeting. ^ According to announcement a com mittee from Raleigh, composed of Messrs. J. M. Brougliton. Jr., J. A. Park, E. A. Womble and Mr. John W. Greer, the organizer and manage" of the Moultrie, Ga., Packing plant representing the Raleigh Packing House interest were in Louisburg on last Friday morning and made talKs After having listened to the talks of the several members of the committee setting forth the plans and expecta tions of the plant it was agreed that It was a great movement for this sec tion and one everybody should be enough Interested to give It both mo ral and material help. The commit tee explained that while they were not on a "hold up" trip to sell stock still they expected the territory around Raleigh which would be bene fitted by the establishment of the plant to take twenty-five per cent of the stock, while Raleigh would supply the other seventy-five per cent. This makes it a very small investment In every community and Franklin's share would hardly reach $5,000.00, in fact $3,000 may suffice. The stock is Is sued in $100.00 shares and has a divided payment feature which is very attractive and also has a loan value of fifty per cent guaranteed by the Raleigh banks. It is also provi ded that one who wishes can, ai'ter paying twenty-five per cent of his stock in cash, pay the remainder in hogs cows or sheep, at the regular market price. The establishment of this plant will mean a ready market, every day in the year for any 117e stock at standard prices which means that the farmers can sell any day they wish without having to slaughter the stock and take any old price they may be offered. After the meeting a committee of citizens composed of Messrs. Wm. H. Ruffln, S. A. Newell, F. B. McKlnnc, F. W. Wheless and R. P. Taylor was appointed to take up the matter with the local people to see if they were willing to help boost such an enter prise and it may be that a meeting of citizens may be called soon to go into the matter at which time it is possible that some of the committee from Raleigh may return to give ad ditional information. Subscription to this stock Is not on ly solicited from the business men of the county but from farmers as well and should it become a reality its ben efits will no doubt be a great blessing to the county. Because. If you want to live in the kind of a town Like the kind, of a town you like, You needn't slip your clothes in a grip And start on a long. long hike. You'd only find what you'd left bo hind, ^ For there's nothing that's really new It's a knock at yourseir when you knock your town: It isn't the town?it's you. Because? Real towns are not made by men afraid Lestvsomebody gets alidad. When everyone works and nobody shirks You can raise a town from the dead And if, while you make your personal stake. Your neighbor can make one, too. Your town will be what you want to see. It isn't the town?it's you. Trading In May Wheat Is Ordered Ills continued. Chicago. 111., May 11.?Trading in May Wheat was ordered discontinued at a meeting of the board of directors of the Chicago Board of Trade tonight The directors alBo decided that exist ing contracts should bo adjudicated eithar by delivery of the property or at a selling price to be fixed by n com mittee appointed for the purpose This committee is headed by James A. Patten and will meet tomorrow morning. Perdue-Collier. On last ?Wednesday evening at S o'clock, at the home of the bride on Cedar Street, Mr. W. H. Perdue and Mrs. Anna Collier were happily mar ried In the presence of a number ot friends and relatives. Rev. W. M. Gilmore. Pastor of the Louisburg Bap tist Church, performing the ceremony. The bride and groom are both resi dents of Louisburg and fenjoy the es teem of quite a larg? number of friends who extend hearty congratu lations. TAKES TWO SHOTS. .. r_ AT J. J. (LAHKE IN McKlNNE BROS. STOKE. Mr. B. .T. Bailey Taken Before Judge t ox, Ythm He and HI? Hon, Will Ian, and two Brothers-in-law, Mes srs V B and Nathan Clarke Weie Required to Ulve a Joint Bond of HfOOO to Keep the Peace. Quite a lot of excitement was arous ed In Loulsburg on Tuesday morning Just about 11 o'clock when two pistol shots rang out from the front of Mc Klnne Bros. Co., store on Main street. The officers and a large crowd of citi zens went at once to the scene where it was learned that Mr. B. T. Bailey had attempted to shoot Mr. J. J. Clarke, who was in attendance upon court to answer to the charge of se duction. Mr. Bailey was promptly placed underarre8t by the officers and taken to the court room before Judge Albert Cox, who was holding court here at the time, and Who after hear ing the facts in the matter, required Mr. Bailey and his son, William, and Messrs. C. B. and Nathan Clarke, brothers-in-law of Mr. Bailey, to give a joint bond of $2,000.00 to keep the peace. On Monday, the day before tne above occurrence Mr. William Bailey, at tempted to shoot Mr. Clarke on the streets at the Intersection of Main and Nash streets, but was prevented by citizens at hand from doing any damage. These two acts together with the feelings that have been wrought up over the case caused the Judge to take the above afctlon. The bond was given. Yarborongh's Masterpiece. The address of Mr. Wm. H. Far borough of Loulsburg, at the Memorial Day exercises in Raleigh made more than a passing impression upon those who heard It. The current opinion is that the address was throughout & masterpiece and makes a distinct con tribution to the literature of the sub ject. From beginning to end it Is a classic. But we hazard the opinion that his interpretation of the spirit of the English race will be remembered and quoted for many years to corns. Mr. Yarborough said: "If you ask me whence It came, I answer, 'From whencesoever came the Anglo-Saxon race?the race, as has been said, whose high priest was Mil ton, whose sweet singer was Burns, whose great intellect was Shakespeare and whose warriors for human liber ty were Hampden and Sydney and Si mon de Montfort. The cardinal ai ti des of its creed are the dignity oC manhood and the sacredness of wo | manhood. It has never brooked the domination of man or of circumstance. It found the little island of the Britons I with its rocky, barren lands and bleak I coasts, encompassed by a roaring sea, wind-swept and fog beclouded, and built upon it the power plant of civil ization. Prom thence it has gone forth to take up the white man's bur j den,?to do the world's work. Wher I ever there has been a task challeng | ing the courage, the endurance or the I genius of man, and other races have declined th^hard endeavor, it has un I flinchingly wrought out its fulfillment. | It felled the forests which overshad owed the red man's stunted life; it conquered the Jungles where the black man groped in dark depravity, and it has vitalized the sodden soil and freshened the poisonous air where the yellow and brown man lay stifled and stuplfled. And last, and greatest of all, but yesterday?when the grim and terrible hosts of a ruthless militarism the very incarnation of power an<l might. Of death and ruin, swept down upon the sweet land of sunny France to trample her shining lilies in the dust of shame, the old mother-lion, roaring forth a call to her whelp's be yond the seas?sprang with crested -mane and eyes ablaze square athwart the invader's bloody path. Since then, three years of the deadliest warfare the world has ever known?and the Hohenzollern staggers back?the spent victim of an evil dream!'*?ffews-Ob server. Old Veterans to Elect Officers. All old Veterans in Franklin Coun ty entitled to piembershlp In R. M. McKinney Camp are urged to meet In Loulsburg, May 24th, at eleven o'cIock for the purpose of electing officers for the camp for the ensuing year. P. O. ALSTON, Acting Commander.