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AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAT BRINGS RESULTS ONLY $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE VOLUMN XLVI. v LOUISBURG, N. 0., FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH, 1917. NUMBER 16 2042 REGISTER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY Enthusiastic Patriotism Reigned At All Precincts Is Reports Brought In. j COLORED POPULATION' ESPECIAL LY ENTHUSIASTIC. The County Registration Exceeded the Government Estimate Over One Hnndred Names, Exclusive of the Mffltla. Determined that Franklin County ehould not be lacking in the honors lor full registration In tats the coun try's first call for Selective Conscrip tion and to show that the South knows no slackers the citizens be tween the ages of 21 and 31 rallied to the call In a most patriotic and en thusiastic manner on Tuesday. Re ports from all over the county show thatthere was a steady stream of young men walking up to the desks of the registrars to enroll for their coun try's service all through the day and well up into the night, with the re sult that Franklin County -registered 2,042 which Is more than a hundred above the government estimate for tills county. The cblored population are to be commended for the spirit in which they entered the day, as from the way they presented . themselves t*jr registrationtliey recognized their duty as citizens and showed a wlll ingi.e-s to do their bit to protect the government of their choice. The vote by townships was as fol lows : White Colored Dunns - 139 71 Harris 124 87 Youngsville ? 90 78 Frankllnton 129 ^ -J-?? Hayesvllle* ""*' 68 ?7 Sandy Creek 81 68 Gold Mine 78 63 Cedar Rock 105 76 Cypress Creek 66 55 Loulsburg 127 286 997 1043 There was one alien each register ed in Louisburg and Gold Mine town ships. The registrars all did fine work and served the Union in excellent capac ity. Kuftin-Lambert^oii? Romance held full sway here Satur-' day when anouncement cards were issued as follows: "Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Lambertson anounce the marriage of their daugh ter, Leona Wood, to Mr. Thomas Wttite Ruffln, on March fifth, nineteen hun dred and seventeen, Methodist church, Graham. North Carolina." The story, as interesting as a fairy tale, runs in this way: About the first of March the bride was contemplating an extended visit to relatives in Tex as covering a period of several months and the young couple, not desiring to be separated by so many miles or su^h a long space of time without really belonging to each other, decid ed to'plight their troth, which decis ion culminated in their marriage at Graham on March 5. Tnhjuning no one except their im mediate families of their happiness, Mr. and Mrs. Ruffln left the world in complete ignorance of their marriage until the announcement Saturday, their plan being to keep the know ledge of their marriage from their friends until the bridegroom's gradu ation at the University. ^ The bride is the beautiful and at tractive daughter of Mr. and MrB. W. P. Lambertson, formerly of Brownwood, Texas, but now of Louis burg. In North Carolina she is well known in Raleigh, Winston-Salem and Louisburg society with which she has been very prominently connected. Mr. Ruffln is a talented young at torney ^ entering the practice of law in Louisburg. He is a member of the graduating class of the University ok North Carolina where be takes both the A. B. and LL. B. degrees. While at the University he was prominent in all college activities. During his Jun ior year he represented the Phi So ciety In the commencement debate, and in 1915 he won the distinction of taking the only victory of the year from the University of Virginia by winning the annual inter-collegiate debate betweeh these two institutions, held at Baltimore, Md. In hie college life he has won a host of friends who wish him much success. Mr. Ruffln Is a member of the distinguished Ruf fln family of Frankln county and Is the, eldest son of Hon. William Hay3 wood Ruflln, lawyer and banker, of I.oulsburg. ^Leonard-Hlnes. Announcement cards reading as fol lows have been received here: "Mrs. H. A. Hlnes announces the marriage of her daughter^ Geneva Mourning to Mr. George Nelson Leon ard, on Saturday, June the second, nineteen hundred and seventeen. Lou lsburg North Carolina. At Home'af ter June fifteenth, Rocky Mount, N. C. The bride is one of Franklin coun ty's charming and accomplished young ladies, who has won friends and ad mirers of all of her acquaintances She was the daughter of the late H. A. Hlnes, of near Justice, who was one of the county's most successful planters'and substantial citizens. The groom is a successful young business man of Rocky Mount where he enjoys quite a large popularity among his many friends and associa tes. Missing Father Found a Suicide. The body of PInkney J. May, 59 years old who had been living with his son, Vance May, at 1624 S. Merl au St., Indianapolis, Ind., was found eprly Sunday morning, May 27th, after an all night search. He had commit ted suicide by stabbing himself In the heart Trlth-?^<STtng knife tiW tmr his home. He had disappeared ear ly in-the evening. After searching the neighborhood, the son reported at police headquarters. He said that since his mother died about Z years ago his father's mind seemed affect ed. The finding of the body was re ported to Coroner Poole1 who ordered it taken to the son's home. He was burled at Crown Hill cemetery, May 29th, 1917. The deceased was a former Frank lin county citizen and was the son of Mr. N. D. May. He leaves many relatives In this county. He was last In Loulsburg on last Christmas when he visited his people herd Several days. The bereaved family and relatives have tire sympathy of our people. MISS MAIIGE FLEMING DEAD. Fussed V?ny Tuesday Morning In Jacksonville, Fin The sad news of the sudden death of Miss Madge Fleming in Jacksonville. Fla., Tu.esday morning at ? o'clock reached relatives in Loulsburg short ly after her death. Miss Fleming was a native of Middleburg, but lias been living in Jacksonville for several years practicing her profession as an anesthetist. No details of her death liavo been ascertained here ye:. Immediate relatives surviving her are her toother, Mrs. John. A1 Flem ing, of Middleburg, four sisters, Mrs. S. T. Wilder, nf Loulsburg, Mrs. C. P. Harris, of Maplevlllet, Miss Maude Fleming, of Jackconvllio Miss Jonni* Fleming,of Pasadena, Cal., and four brothersi Messrs. E. L. Fleming, of Middleburg, Vance and Albert Flem ing, of Raleigh, and Wilmot Fleming of Philadelphia. ? The remains were brougt to Ral eigh where they were Interred on Wednesday afternoon. Quitea number, of relatives and friends from ltnlSburg r.1 rinded the funeral. 1,1st of Advertised Letters. THefollowIng Is a list of letters re maining In the Post Office at Louls burg, N. C., not called for June 8th, 1917: Mr. Henry Alley, Miss Annie-Lanoa Davis, J. Ellis Jaynes (3), Mr. Leo Medlln( Miss Clao Roberts, Mrs. An thony Williams. Persons calling for any of the above letters will please state that they saw them advertised. R. H. DAVIS, P. M. Mrs. E. M. Perry and little daugh ter, Ethel, left Tuesday for a visit at HenderBonvllle. COl'NTY tOMISSIOtKS. Met In Kegnlar Session on Jlonduy? >o Business of Importance. The Boardof County Commissioners met In regular session on Monday. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved. All members ex cept Ballentlne were present. Bus iness was disposed ot as follows: Capt. P. G. Alston and J. T. In-1 r-coe were appointed a committee to establish a lino between Franklin and Warren county. By order the Board refused to re ceive the new road In Hayesvllle township, and that the old road be continued. The grand jury report of tfle May term was received and Died. The report of Miss Pauline Smith. Home Demonstration Agent, was re ceived and filed. J. W. Currln, of Hayesvllle town ship, was relieved of poll tax for 1917. Andrew Williams and wife were placed on outside pauper list at $2.00 per month. Condis Battle was placed on out side pauper list at $1.00 per month, i Allen Green was placed on outside ?tauper Ust a| $1.00 per month. It was ordered that all parties hav ing bills against the county for bridge work, must n-nder the same within Bl-.ty days utter tl>e work has been completed. It was ordered thaw J. L. Palmer be furnished a jury Ust for Loulsburg township. Ordered that the Sheriff postpone the collection of county taxes on the Movies until next first Monday. Report ot J. J. Holden Superin tendent of County Home, was receiv ed and filed. He reports 24 Inmates. Dr. J. E. Malone, County Health of ficer, made Is report whlcg was re ceived and filed, ?JCfttr"fnTowKg X number" of "ac~ counts thc Board adjourned to meet again on Monday, June 11th, 1917. Old Veterans to Keunlon. Qultea large number ci oid veter ans left Monday^for Washington City to attend the annual re-union which was held there from the 4th to the 9th Those going from Louisburg were as fellows: J. J. Allen, Willis Tharrington, D. C. Tharrington, J. B. Denton, T. J. Jackson, J. C. Perry, Thos. S. Collie, E. C. Denton, Caleb Allen, Exum Wes terf J, J. Williams, J. W. Mustaln, W. J. Wood, C. E. Gupton, Ransom Dodd, Ned Bullock, Chas. D. Malone, J. H. Bobbitt, .H. M. Richardson, J. H. Odom, S. W. Horton, E. T. Cooke^ R. P. Cooke. G. M. Duke, J. S. Hendrick. R. D. Pinnell, W. E. Weathers, Julius Clifton, a. j5. Stro*. tUer, W. H. Hill, Lawrence Bowden, J. X. Sledge, J. G. Faulkner, W. H. Swanson, F. T. Tomlinson, G. B. West, H<? S. Gupton. Wiley Gupton, A. G. Pearce, J. C. Pearce, Adam *Ball, M. D., R. D. Bowden, Kearney Pearce. R. A. Moore, R. B. Carr, J. K. Gilliam. J. L. Cheaves, T. C. Ray, A. H. Dorsey, CapU P-?-P- Alston, C. H. Clifton, Geo. Joynen, Kerrney W. Pearce. Those going from Frank linton were as follows.: II.iC. Duke, Xorfleet Winston. J. W. Daniel, B G. Morton. ? Thefollowing from Henderson: Da vid Weldon, George Askew. In addition to these Mr. A. D. Wil liams an inmate of the Soldiers Home at Raleigh from Franklin County was presented a ticket. Thoma^Vebb. The many friends of me contract ing parties were greatly surprised on Tuesday when it was learned that Mr E. F. Ttiomas and Miss Ruth Wet)b had motored over to Henderson on Monday night and were married. They were accompanied by Mr. Os mond Hale and Miss Eleanor Thomas. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Beaman, pastor of the Methodist church of that place. The bride Is the cliirmtng and ac complished daughter of Mr. W. W. Webb, of near town, and enjoys the friendship fit quite a Ast of friends. The groom is the you>gesi son of the late J?-,A. Thomas, is a young man of personal character and splendid business ability. Their many friends extend heart iest congratulations. 8upt. and Mrs. W. R. Mills at tended the funeral of Mrs. Mill's mother at Wilson the past week.' PEAL BY TUB GOYEHNOK. To ape People of North Carolina. Thejpreek ot June 10-16 has been designated as National Recruiting WeeWwr the United Stales Marine Corp(|X Four thousand enlistments have 9en called for during that weekiSrhis number ot recruits, I am lnforijBt, are absolutely necessary In order vat this efficient branch of the ftatlo?S military service may do the job aaapied to it now with the same thoroMniessand high degree of ef flclenOTte has marked the work of the Amerldkn Marines* on every sea and In evejw land from 1798 to this cru cial hoik Nortn Carolina's quota ot recruits neededu only seventy. Of this num ber tlMf Raleigh recruiting station Is askedVlo furnish fifteen men; the DurhaB, recruiting station, fifteen men; Winston-Salem recruiting statlOHMrenty men; and the Charlot te reetjHtlng station^ twenty men. . I can' upon the people of these four cities 4d'of the whole state to rally to the jparlne Corps during the week designated. Indeed, ll ought not to requlr?% week; a day should be long enouglFB) raise the State's full quota of recfAa for this great arm of our country* defense. ? The Mkrine Corpses one ot the old est andjnost efficient branches of the militarMservlce. and any young man should'fcunt himself fortunate to be enllstedan it. The Marine Is a sol dier anft a sailor too. The advan tages hfehas Js the variety of exper ience anatraining as a naval gunner; he hecomaf a good field artilleryman; he if tfalked as a naval gunner; he l>ecomqe? good field artilleryman; and helenns to manipulate the ma fMWlll III I lMllBII ty from war ships, and is the first to go on expeditionary duty. Surely, theyoungman who wants to serve his country in the hour of need cannot find a better place to render effective servirethan in the United States Ma rine Corps among the soldiers that go to sen to defend the rights of Ameri cans and ^maintain the honor of the Flag throughout the world. I, therefore, urge the young men of North Carolina to present themselv es at the various recruiting stations in the state ready to volunteer for this service on the morning of June lltli. I sincerely hope that the young man hood of the State will respond so quickly tothls call that North Caroli na will be able to report her full quo ta raised in a single day. T. W. BICKETT, Governor.. Martha Francis Cottreli. Martha Francis Cottrell was born February 4th, 1915, and died Sunday morning. May 27th, aged 2 years and 3 months. 22 days, after a brief illness of 3 days. Although little Francis was very ill, her death came unex pected and was a great shock to the family. She was a sweet child and loved by all that knew her. Darling Francis has left a vacant place in the home that never can nc replaced. Monday afternoon loving friends laid the darling to rest in the silent tomb, while loved ones covered the grave with beautiful flowers. A choir sang "Sleep on beloved" followed by * a* beautiful prayer ??Though her body rests her spirit has flown to Heaven." Hjfrv God bless father, mother, two sflFers and two brothers, who survive. From a loving Neighbor. Marriage Licenses. Register of Deeds Yarborough is sued marriage licenses to #ie follow ing couples during the month of May: WHITE?J. R. Wheeler and Miss Sarah Justice, A. L. Gay and Carrie Wright, A. M. Gardner and Myrtle Fuller. Herbert Pearce and Cornelia Wilson. William Tucker and Lillian Wood, W. A. Privett and Gertrude Layton, Hllliard Kearney and . Mary Leo May, W. H. Perdue and Mrs. An na Collier, C. Martin Tharrington and Pearl Young, George Neverson Leon*; ard and Geneva Mourning H:nes. COLORED?Dors?y Perry and Mary C. Perry, Spruill Egerton and Beverla Dunston, George Person and Molly Clements, James Holden and Mamie Royster, Genie Foster and Lena Man gum, Kelly Richardson and Mattle Taylor, Willis Dunston and Hlxie White. /. pi 1 nI Seventieth Anniversary. Youngs vil le,IS*. C.f June 4tli.?Sun day June 3rd} Mrs. J. A. Ellis rea ched her seventieth birthday. At their home on the lawn was a long table so ladened with good- things to eat it would have made an old time big meeting dinner look like- a ham sandwich. Gathered at this ffekat were child ren, grand children and great grand children numbering fifty or more. his was natures exhibition of some ofher finest products of humanity. Sturdy sons filling in the worn out teeth in the great cog-wheel of indus try. Fair maidens! Well nature here employed her best artist to put the crimson tint in their sweet faces. One uncle at least will testify that he received more sweet kisses in one day than in all his courting days com bined. Every love chord was In perfect tune and the valns in each and every one seemed to be supplied from one heart. Some one proposed a dance whlch8eemed entirely out of order for the Sabbath but when the Victroladisc began to rotate filling the air with sweet melody Capt. Herbert Bob bin's six years old twins with anoth er sister of still tenderer age lined up, their tiny white slippered feet | began to move in perfect unison and each little frill in their skzrts seemed to assume the same wrinkle, it was a I sight such as would make the angels stop and look. To see in this gathering men and women o i today and boys and girls of tomorrow was an inspiration but we fprget not the care worn faces of the yesterday. Many years ago each of the.ie faces were photographed in the others soul and this picture will nev er be turned to face the wall. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis were married imr raw agfti m ,tn Ml tllfr Mv%. havo rever spoken a harsh word to each other. They have lived after the fasHon of olden days wiien char acter was the star on every stage. They never used locks on tlielr doors cgalnst friend or stranger. The rag ged tramp knew that their dog was not sharp, their pantry never locked or empty and the golden rule never broken. May God continue to bless this good ly pair and send them yet many re turns of this happy occasion. B. Franklin County's Splendid Response To The President's Call. Franklin county made a thrilling response to the patriotic call of the Chief Executive, when on Tuesday, June 5tii, her young men crowded to the polls to register for service, tlia form and extent of which they did not stop to inquire into. The regls~ tration of over ten million men for military service was the most stupen dous undertaking in that length of time the world has ever witnessed. Without a disturbing occurrence these young pat riots with quiet resolution and willing obedience to the Presi dent's call went in such numbers to the registration booths that old Franklin registered 2040 when tli? anticipated number die not exceed 1S00?an increase of nearly twenty five per cent. Honorable mention of all should be and will be recorded, but special mention is made of sever al young men who had just attained 21 years of age. One young colored citizen became of age on June 5th, and offered himself to his country ?when he might easily hat? shirked. Several other young colored men who had become 21 only a few days before also offered themselves to their coun try, and as County Attorney, I wish to make special commendation of the youngcolored men who came forward In response to the President's call, when in the uncertainty naturally ex isting as to their ages they might have declined to register without the registrars and registration boards be ing the wiser. Several ofTered them selves who were manifestly under 21 years of age and were excused from registration. Franklin county's re cord for patriotism has oeen fully maintained and I deem it becoming to so record the facts. WM. H. KUF^IN, June 7th 1917. County Attorney. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Pleasants, who were in attendance at the bedside of Mrs. Pleasants' mother, who was quite ill in Wilson the past week, have returned home. THE MOVING PEOPLE. SOME YOU KNOW, SOME XOC DO NOT KNOW. Many on Business, Manj on Pleasure, Others to be Going, But All Going or Coming. Mr. F. B. McKinne -went to Ral eigh Wednesday. Miss Virginia^ Phillips, of Newton, Is on a visit to friends In Loulsburg. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Person, of En field, visited his people here Sunday. Mr. Edward Paul returned home Wednesday after a visit to Baltimore. Rev. atad Mrs. A. J. Parker, of Red Springs, visited "Loulsburg yes terday . Rev-. C. J. Thompson, of Thomas ville, was a visitor to Loulsburg yes terday . Miss Noma Hollingsworth, of New? ton, is visiting relatives in and near Loulsburg. . Mr. Maury Cralle, who has been at tending Porter's Military School, at Charleton, S. C., returned home Wed nesday . Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Allen and Mr. F. R. White left Sunday for Washing ton City, to" attend the Confederate Veterans Re-union. Mrs. E. W. Simpson, of Atlanta, Ga., formerly Mrs. W. B. Gresyi, of Loulsburg, is visiting at the home of Mr. T. W. Watson. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Andrews, of Enfield, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. W. B. Cooke. They were ac companied by little George Coake( who had been visiting them some time. Miss Pauline Smith left Monday for A. & E. College, Raletgh, to attend Annual Conference of Homo Demonstration Agents in Agricultur al Extension Service. While there. Miss Smith* will assist in teaching commercial canning. C'heatliam-Hurris. At the country home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Harris In Franklin county, there was solemnized on Wed nesday morning, June 6th at eleven o'clock a wedding of unusual interest and beauty when Mr. Edwin Joseph Cheatham and Miss Ella Harris pli ghted their troth. Mr. J. H. Buffa loe performed the beautiful ring cere mony. The improvised altar had been beautifully decorated with aa? paragus ferns and daises and myriads of candles shed their soft light on the nuptial scene. To the strains of "The Bridal Cho rus" from Lohengrin skilfully played by Miss Sallie Thomas Williams, of Louisburg. the bridal party entered. Miss Elizabeth Harris, sister of the bride was maid of honor. She wore a frock of pink taffeta witn overdress of tulle and with silver trimmings and carried an arm bouquet of pink sweet peas, tied with turquoise tulle. The dainty little flower girls Miss es Mary Frances Jones, of Raleigh, and Lula May Timberlake, of Louis burg, cousin and neice of the bride wearing white embroidered lingerie dresseswith pink ribbons, carried bas kets of sweet peas. Next came the bride-groom and his brother, Mr. B. B. Cheatham, of Nashville, lenn., who served as best man. The bride entered with her moth er, M:s. A. J. P. Harris, who gave her in marriage. ' The bride was beautiful in her wedding gown of Ivory Duchess Satin and Georgette crepe with pearl trimmings. Her long tulle veil was worn coronet ef fect with orange blossoms. She car ried a bouquet of bWde reuses and val ley lillies. Mrs. Harris was handsomely gown ed in grey crepe de chine with cut si eel trimmings and wore a corsage of valley lillies and orchids. Only a few of the immediate rela tives and most intimate friends of the contracting parties witnessed the ceremony. In the gift room where were displayed the numerous wed ding gifts, the guests registered their names in the .guest book which was presided over by Misses Florence Fitzgerald and Belle Mltchlner. Mr. and Mrs. Cheatham motored to Henderson where they left later for a bridal trip to Washington^ N. Y^. Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and CapaflE. t'pontheir return they will make their home in Frankllnton.