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? MEDIUM^^^T^RnfaS no r^^ni/lin lunnc $1.60i5eYBAR RESULTS | | | ? ? ?? ISmlll I ? ? ? ? llr I IN ADVANCE Times T*".: A. F. Johnson, Editor and Manager. THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION. Subscription $1.50 Per Year yOLUMN XLVI. ' - - LOUISBURO, N. 0., FRIDAY, JUNE 15TH, 1917. NUMBER 18 BOND ISSUE CONTESTED Citizen? of Dunns Township Fighting The Good Roads Movement?Com missioners Defer Action for Inves tigation . 2 The Board of County Commission ers ^net in an adjourned session Mon day to. receive bids for the sale of the Good Roads Bonds of Dunns township. After one bid had been turned .in, some ot the citizens of ?Dunns town ship who opposed the Issuance of the bonds,^ through counsel presented themselves in legal form to contest the, issuance of the bonds upon the grounds that the books were not held open iong enough for registration cit cltlng the law to say that in an elec tion where a new registration is call ed for an additional twenty days time shall be given for registration, In addition to the above btd an offer "was made of $1.01 for the bonds if they wouW be made 6 per cent which the Board and Trustees, though re cognizing the act that it had the right to make a change in the interest rate, /refused to do. Another proposition, better than either of those mentioned ?was made by a representative of Road Contractor and In which he .would take the bonds in payment of the road work. This t>ia however ?was only tentative but in good faith and will in all probability be renewed In form at another hearing when th? commissioners will receive bids again for the sale of tjiese bonds in August. Upon request of the Trustees the Commissioners rejected all bids and calleJ for new ones, their advertise ment appearing in this issue. No other business of importance was placed before the .Board and ad journment was taken. Registration Board Completes Work. The Registration Board for Frank J lln County to conduct the Selective Draft Registration composed of Sher iff H. A. Kearney, Clerk of the Court J. J. Barrow and County Health Of ficer Dr. J. E. Malone, completed their work on Wednesday after hav ing mailed all the cards, copies and Teports to the Adiutant General and the ProVQSt Marshal and displaying a ? copy of all the names of ttiose who registered at the court house door for the Inspection of the public. Their work has been a strenuous one and they have labored long andlate In a most patriotic manner, which to gether with the completeness of their records reflects much credit upon them. They report that as the re sult of subsequent registrations Franklin's total registration Is 2,058. It Is desired that every citizen In the county read the posted names and If they know of any person wiiose name? does not appear on the list and who is between*the ages of 21 and 31 to report such person to the Board that they may see that he Is proiterly reg istered. Franklin Community Takes on More School Tax. By a got d safe majority the people of the Justice community Toted Mon day to tax themselves an extra fifty cents on the dollar and $1.50 on the poll- for school purposes. This Is a decided progressive step for this pro gressive community, which already has a state high school. Prof. W. D. Loy, for the past two years connected -with the Ingleslde school, has been elected principal of te school, Pitof. T. H.tSledge, who has done such ef ficient work here for the past several years, having resigned to take charge of the stat? high school at Red Oik. Superintendent ES, L. Best Is visit ing all the school committees In the county this week end arranging tea chers .-for the schools. HcGrady-High. The following Invitations Hag been received:' ? < I- - < "Mr. and Mrs. Dockery Clayton High' . request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daug?ter ' ' Kate Rawllngs to . , Mr. German Rudblph McOradf on Batftrday, the twenty-third of June at high npon at the Methodist Episcopal church South Loulsburg, North Carolina Enclosed are. the following cardsf At home after the flrst ot July. > " Raleigh, North Carolina. No car^a in town. Miss High la one of Louls^urg's - * 1" *' most cbamtng and popular young la dies, and Is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. High. By her winsome disposition and charming personality she has won many admir ing friends who will regret to give her up from Loulsburg's social cir cle. The groom Is a resident of Raleigh and occoples a responsible ppsltlon on the sales stall of a large whole sale concern. Their many friends both m Louls burg aYid elsewhere will receive the announcement with much Interest, and extend many congratulations. _ Additional Members of Gen Par. siting's Staff. Washington, June 9.?The Ameri can officers who crossed the Atlantic on the same vessel with Foreign Sec retary Balfour, are additional mem bers of General Pershing's stall. Their names were given oat here tonight as follows: Lieut. Col. Mark L. Hersey, In fantry; Maj. H. E. Ely, Infantry; Lieut. Col. D. E. Aultm&n, Field Artillery; Col. Chauncey B. Baker, Quartermaster Corps; Lieut. Col. Wm, S. Graves, General Staff; Lieut. Col. Charles P. Summerall, Field Artillery; Capt. Morris E. Locke, Field Artillery; Ma], W. H.-Simons, Inspector-General; MaJ. Klrhy Wal ker, Cavalry; Maj. Sherwood A. Che ney, Engineer, and Lieut. Col. E. D. Anderson,- Cavalry. Heavy Storm Friday. Liulsburg was visited by one of the heaviest wind storms in its history on last Friday atternoon. and quite a lot ot small damage was reported from adjoining sections. For a while it looked as if the wind would take the trees' from off the osi^rt square. It crushed the heavy sheet Iron awn ,ing at L. P. Hicks, blew up the tin roof on McKlnne Co., store, broke out two large glasses in the FRANKLIN TIMES building, several glasses were broken In the J. S. How ell Furniture Store, -awnings of Scog gin Drug Co., and Dr. E. M. Perry were demolished, many limbs were broken from trees in -tpwn and the electric light plant put out of commis sion temporarily. From out oj town many reports came in of damage to trees, and slight damage to many houses, but no one hurt. The main line of the Carolina Light and Power Co., and the telephone and telegraph lines about two miles north of Frank llnton were wrecked. There has been very little damage to crops reported from the storm, no doubt due to the fact that they wre t6o small.. ' ? Miss Dorcas McKlnne at Home. Miss Dorcas McKlnne was at home to her friends Wednesday evening from eight-thirty to ten-thirty. The porch and lawn were beautifully light ed with Japanese lanterns. The guests were met by the hostess at the porch entrance, where dmidst a ver itable bower of vines and blossoms punch was served' by little Misses Lillian Wyche Howell ah d Bettie Burt Hill. Scattered on the lawn were ta bles arranged for the games of the evening. Progressive Rook., Bright eyed girl?, and manly boys full of fun and frolic, with sweet music and gay laughter, made a lovely scene. After the games refreshments of cake and cream yraa served, then all too soon for the happy crowd, came the time for goodbyes, and expressions of appreciations for a most delightful ev ening. Those enjoying the hospital ity of Miss Dorcas McKlnne were: Misses Noma HolllngSWorth, Emily Lambertson, Lucy Andrews, Margaret Cooke, Pattle G. Hill," Elisabeth Fur gurson, Alice Harris, Prance* Smith wick, Fannie Neal, {Catherine Pleas ants, Bettie Hill' Reavls, Mary Wyatt Yarhorough, Masters Clyde White, Harris Turner, Qerald Allen, Davis Egerton. Joseph Harris, OeorgerPord. N'aplerre Williamson, Gus Reavls, HIU Yarborough, Paul Beasley, Jones Par ham, Roland Nssk. Service* at 8*1 *aur? Church.' Rev. Isaac W. Hughes will con duct services ?t 91. Paul'? .Church, Sunday next at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Regular service with adminis tration of the Holy Communion at 11 A. H. Evening Prayer1 and sermon ?t 8 P. M. Mr. Joe Nash visited Plymouth Sunday. . War Summary. Another American vessel, the armed oil steamer Petrollte, of 3,710 tons, ha? fallen victim to a German submarine. Twenty men from her crew have been landed. .Two of the steamer's boats are missing, consular advices reach ing Waslngton state. Tnere. were 38 men In the Petrollte's crew, Including ten Americans, when she left New York on April 30 for Italian ports. The time and place of the sinking hove not been disclosed. There Is again a lull oa tne Franco Belgian front. The British, after cap- j turlng yesterday an additional mile of trenches west oT Warneton, In the Belgian sector where their recent im portant "advance was scored, confined themselves last night to raiding opera tions.' ~ ' The Germans, for their part, sent feeling-out expeditions against the British lines at several points in this area. These were repulBed by?ttife British who took some of the Germans prisoners. According to Berlin's accoutrt of the fighting around" Messina yesterday a British cavalry force was sent Into ac tion there. Only remnants of the force returned to the British lines, the German report says. On the front occupied by tEe French there was Inactively, except for the artillery. - . The Italian advance begun Sunday in the Trentlno was not pushedfur ther yesterday. The Rome official bul letin says that adverse atmospheric conditions Interfered with the opera tions,.. . ' German activities have been resum ed against the Russians on the Baltic coast. The BenUn admlrallty today reports attacks by the German sea planes on Russian naval bases on the Island of Cesel, on the Gulf of Riga. ' Recruits lor the Bed Cross. On Saturday last, from live to seven P. M., Mrs. W/P. Neal entertained most delightfully In her beautiful :3>ome on Main street, In onor of Miss es Annie Perry Neal and Eleanor Yar borough. The guests were received at the door by Miss Mary Wyatt Yarborough. The hall was appropriately decorated in the colors of Our Flag) and tis we entered we were greeted by the sound of patriotic music. "The Star Spangled Banner,,' "Hurrah for the Red, White and Blue,** and the dear old songs of "Dixie" and "The Old North State" gained added beauty, as the fresh young voices eagerly caught the tilt and swing-of trie familiar strains. - Misses Fanny Neal and Elizabeth Morton were at the punch bowl, whose icey contents the Warmth of a summer evening made especially de licious . After a short while spent In the en joyment of the music, In wnich Mrs. Cralle and Miss Annie Belle King as sisted the little folks, all were invited out on the shaded porch( where they were received-by Miss Mamie Hayes. The hoBtesa then supplied the young guests with knitting needles,- for, )>o It known, this delightful entertain ment was frought wjpi a two-fold meaning, enjoyp??fltwas to be com bined with tta6 Idea of service, these tiny fingers/were to be taught the art of knitting, for they too would leara to minister to the comfort of the sol diers here and across the sea. The pleasure of Instructors was accorded to some of the old^r folks, whose hearts grew young again, as they watched the earnest young Kms, and guided the llftle hands. Several sto ries were told for the entertainment of the children, jfter wfclch a delic ious ice-cream course was served. The table was beautiful with Ita cen tre-piece a pyramid ofdark green lea ves, In which tiny flags were artisti cally arranged. Decorations of can non balls-, and other candles In the patriotic color* added to the attrac ts story of self-pacrlflce. Mrs. Scoggln, who Is chairman of the children'? workJa the Retf Cross Society, made an Interesting talk and Mrs. Cralle also told an tnaptrlng lit tle story o self-sacrifice. It was an occasion that will be moat pleasantly remembered by those who were preaent, and all will count them selves fortunate to be In any expedi tions of such delightful hours. ' Mr. W.' D. Egerton apent Wednes day In Ralel*h. ,He wm accompan ied by hU cousin, "itln Florence Bfe? toa. ' IVbi. H. and Thos. W. Baffin. From their card In another column ot this Issue it wUl be learned that the above Is the title ot a new law firm for Louisburg, which has been brought about by the graduation of Mr. Thom as \V. Ruffln who has engaged In the practice of law with his father, Mr,. Wm. Haywood Ruffln. The senior member of this firm, during a prac tice here ot something like sixteen years or more, has won an enviable .reputation both as a lawyer and as a citizen, which commends him to the- people of tills county. The Junior member?it?a?young man of exceptional ability, having grad uated from the University with high honors and passed the Supreme Court examinations with ease. Through his buslness-Uke and pleas ing manner he has won many friends in all branches of business, Tand be gins his career with a very promising future, rne new nrm will retain the same offices of the senior member ov er the First National Bank. Perrjr.Danlels. Invitations reading as follows have been mailed to friends: Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Daniel request the pleasure of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Ivory Pearl to t Mr. William Early Perry on Wednesday evening June twentieth nineteen hundred and seventeen at seven-thirty o'clock at home . ,N Cast alia. North Carolina. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Daniels, one of Franklin's most successful planters, and enjoys the friendship of a'hoBt of acquain tances among whom she Is justly pop ular. The groom Is a popular young plan ter ,of the Peachtree section of Cy prise Creek township where he en joys.^? confidence and esteem of a laigi humber of-Mends?? - Lecture on Landscape Gardening. It was announced through this pa per last summer that Mr. Goodwin, landscape gardener for the J. Van Lindley Co., of Pomona had been se cured by the Home Demonstration Department to give illustrated lectur es on liome Improvement, throughout this county. On account of the flood, the company postponed all trips. Miss Smith, Home Demonstration Agept, announces that Mr. Goodwin, will make part of his trip next week, lecturing at the following places: Youngsville Graded School, June 18th. at 8:16 P. M. Court House, Loulsburg. June 19th, at 8:15 P. M. Franklinton Graded School, June 20th, at 8:1? P. M. Mr. Goodwin is a specialist In his line. The lecture alone Is splendid, The views are pictures of actual "scen es. Many homes before and after improvement; orchards before and after being sprayed, etc., are some of j the views shown. j Mr. Goodwin will spend a day In oach of the above towns. While there he will be glad to suggest plans for improvement of lawns, . orchard^, farms> etc., free of any co^t.to inter ested persons. The nights entertainment is free to all. Men, women and children are Invited. All members of civic and ru ral women'? clubs ar.e urged to be pre sent. ' - From the Health Officer. The Health Officer makes the follow-^ ing ,earnest request of the people of the town and county. Buy a good fly trap and put It at your kitchen window netfr the slop barrel. Screen your doors and windows. Get fly swatters, don't let a fly come into your house and go out alive. Do away with that Insanitary well at your home. Public schools, country stores and churches In which the mo tive power used to get the water is a chain .or ootton rope with a bucket at each tat on which everybody washes their hands when they draw water. A passiak tramp or hobo or any one else in the day time and while you and your family are at work or Innocently sleeping at night. Stop at your well to get * drink of' water wash their hands oft your well chain or rope. They may hav6 any and all kinds of contagions and Infections diseases or at leaat*unclean hands. The water foul and contaminated bearing germs bacteria, bacilli and no telling whett runs back Into your well. Results, your wife and children suffer sick ness, disease and death perhaps. The ponds of stagnant mosquito breeding water near and about your home should be drained off or If this Is Im possible, pour kerosene oil on them Agitate the water Into waves which will take the oil all over the surface. Destroy all vessels' thrown out about your home, wtilch does or can hold stagnant water. This will get the mosquito breeding places away and prevent chills and malaria. Des troying the flies and nhelr^breedtng places will prevent Typhoid Fever. We haven't had a death from a typical case of Typhoid Fever In Franklin County In the last fifteen months. Have a sanitary privy at your home, church, school house, and country store. If you do not know how to make one come to me when you are In town and I Will show you how at almost no cost. These appear to be small requests but do as I ask and you will never regret It. County Health Ofllcer". To Meet With Mrs Wheless. The Child Conservation League will meet with Mrs. F. W. Wheless Tues day, June 19th, at 4 o'clock. MRS. T. W. WATSON, Pres. MRS. W. E. WHITE, Sec.'y. Bed Cross Work. "The Loulsburg Red Cross Auxiliary at Large" held Its first session (or regular work at the Graded School Wednesday from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. Twenty-two ladles were present. Mrs. R. H. Davis, Chairman of the Instruction Committee, presented the work definitely and clearly and the ladles proceeded to tasks enthusiasti cally, accomplishing a surprising amount ot work. Nearly all remained until the closing hour. The various committees were heard from at the close of the meeting. ?IrfOuUburg hopes to be In the front rank In the Red Cross work. It Is the patriotic duty of every woman In ' the community to assist. Where there is no auxiliary In the surround ing community, please let every wo man ad her name to the Loulsburg Auxiliary. Report at the Graded School Wednesdays, from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. the time appointed for reg ular meeting or send In name to one of following officers: Mrs. W. E. White, Chairman; Mrs. K. K. Allen. Vice-Chairman; Mrs. G. A. Cralle, Treasurer, Mrs. R. P. Yarborough, Jr., Secretary, Mrs. J. E. Malone, Chairman of Ways and Means Committee; Mrs. R. H. Dav is," Chairman of Instruction Commit tee; Mrs. T. W. Watson, Chairman of Packing and Supplies Committee; Mrs. L. E. Seoggln, Chairmarf of In struction for Children; Mrs. Annie Neal and Mrs. E. H. Malone, Comfort Bags Committee. President Riddlck Receives Decrees. Id presenting the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon President Rlddlckf Dr. Henry S. Drinker, Pres ident of Lehigh University, said: "Wallace Carl Riddlck, President of the North Carolina College of Agri cultural and Mchanlc Arts, an In stitution leading In Engineering and Industrial Education In that great State which has the. distinctive Amer ican Impress of tltlzenshlp composed practleally wholly of American born citizens, a state of hardy, t^n?st Am erican men and women, loyal to Its traditions of service, patriotic? pro presslve, which rose Phoenlx-llke from the desolation of the Civil wai and today Is known as a State striding forward in the development of ajjrl culture) Industry, and education, to you, distinguished son of Lehigh, we tender the loving greeting of an Alma Mater whom your career as Engineer and Kducator has highly honored, and we convey through you to our sister educational loBtltntlons of the Sooth greeting and Godspeed In their work." Wells-Joyner. Mr. D. Is. Wells and Miss Florence Joyner, of this olty, were made hus band and wife at Wake Forest Satur day. They left Immediately for Pet ersburg, Va., to visit Mr. Wells' peo ple. It was a Gretna-Green affair. Mrs. Wells Is the daughter of Mr. W. O. Joyner, of this city. Mr. S. J. Edens left Monday for Baltlmdre, where he entets a hospital for treatment. < IN AND ABOUT TO WW. Many on Business, Many 01 Plenary Others to be Going, Bat All ?olng or Coming1. Mr. W. D. Jackson spent Sunday la Greensboro. Mr. W. B. Tucker spent Sunday In Fayetteville. Misses Kate and Lillian High spent Tuesday In Raleigh. Mr. J. L. Collier and wire spent Wednesday In Raleigh. Mr. S. A. Newell returned from a visit to Baltimore the. past week. Messrs. J. M. and F. H. Allen are spending a few days In Atlanta, Oa. Mr. J. A. Turner returned Wed nesday from a visit to Fayetteville. Mrs. E. E. Detter, of Laurlnburg, Is visiting her people here for a few asys. Mrs. If. M. Allen, left yesterday to^ visit friends in AsheviUe for a few days. I Messrs. W. H. Allen, Jr. and Edward Griffin patd Raleigh a "busi ness trip" Sunday. Misses Virginia and Annie William Waddell left yesterday tor Sumter, S. C., to visit relatives. Mr. G. A. Ricks and wife left Wed nesday for Greensboro, to visit their people for a few days. Miss Rosalind Ragsdale, of New lands, Is visiting her grandfather, Mr. J. N. Harris) at Bunn. Misses Lillian High, Julia Barrow and Minnie Brickell returned Sunday from Washington City. Mrs. H. A. Kearney and children left Monday, to spend a few days with her people In Bertie County. Maj. H. A. Newell and wife spent Monday in Raleigh. Major went to make arrangements for Oglethorpe. Miss Louise Stone, of Texas, who has been vlsittng relatives In and near town, returned home th? past week. Messrs. W. M. Person and W. H. Ruflin attended the Commencement exercises at the University last week. Miss Louise Vandergrlft left Tues day for Danville, Va., where she will be the house guest of Mrs. Ed Trum bo. Mr. W. C. Hammond, of Asheboro, one of the Appraisers for the Federal Land Bank, of Charlston, .. C., Is spending this week in Loulsburg ma king the final appraisals tor the Farm Loan Association. Misses Julia and Frances Barrow, Eleanor and Camilla Yarborough, Messrs. Will Ruflin and Maury Cralle are attending a house party at tho Governor's Mansion given by Gov. and Mrs. Blckett. > _ Strickland-Strickland. At the Baptist pustorlum Saturday morning Miss Sadie Strickland and Mr. Ellis E. Strickland, of tils coun ty, were united In marriage by Rev. Walter M. llmore In the presence of a few relatives and friends. Imme diately after the ceremony the happy couple motored to Henderson to catch a train for Washington, D. where Mr. Strickland has just accepted a position In the War Department. Mrs. Strickland Is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 9. S. Strickland. After the Slackers. Deputy Mar?al Moore, of Raleigh, connected with the United States De partment of Justice, is in Uoulaburg this week in*the interest of looking up the Siaekers from the Selective Draft Segistratlon. In all probabll-, ity there will be several arreats made, as we learn he has several names to Investigate and It la noticeable In other sections of the Union the gov ernment is "passing It up" to those who refused to register. Kaiser la Building Bombed by Brtt Uk. London, Jona 9.? Emperor William was with Field Marshal Von I burg, Prince EHtel Friedrich and -oth er members ot the (Jerman emperor's staff inside the St. Peter's station at Ghent, Belgium, when it w*a bombar ded by entente allied airmen the otb- j er day, according to A dtapatch to tha Exchange Telegraph Cgmpany, (ran a . Dutch frontier correspondent. ' 'The emperor's party waa unhnrt, but three army officer? nearby wera kHIed. . MfEBmEM?