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VOLUMN XLVI. - MlllZiZl * ^SSif LOUISBURG, N C.fFEtt) AY, JULY 6TH, 1917. ? NUMBER 21
MR. L H- MALONE
ELECTED CHAIRMAN
1BANKLIN COl>TY DEMOCRATIC
? EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
At ? Meeting Held In the Court House
Monday?Chairman Collie resigned
0? Account of Being ont ot the
Cmity. - _.
In accordance with the adjournment
on May 19th, 1917, the Democratic
Executive Committee ot Franklin
County met in the court house Mon
day with eight out ot ten members
present. The meeting was called to
order by the secretary and In the ab
sence of Chairman Collie, who was In
attendance-at a meeting ot the Amer
ican Prison Association In Washing
ton, Mr. E. N. Williams waB called
to preside as temporary Chairman.
He explained the object ot the meet
ing was to adopt some plans to as
sist the Board ot Elections in seeing
that all who are entitled to register
be registered before July 25th that
they may rote under the absentee vo
ters law recently passed, and to ac
cept the rslgnailon ot Chairman Col
lie and elect his successor.
The Secretary was asked to read
the resignation of Chairman Oollle,
after which a motion from Gold Mine
to accept same with the thanks of the
Committee for his past services pre
vailed. 7*
Kearney, from Frankllnton, moved
that the Chairman appoint the regis
trars ot each township a special com
mittee of one In their respective town
ship to see that all persons, who are
entitled to register, are properly reg
istered before July 25th, and that to
especially see that no man so enti
tled to reglstr leaves the township
without having had the opportunity.!?
register. The motion preailed.
THE FRANKLIN TIMES was re
quested to publish information regard
lag this freely.
Upon matMnt We Committee re
quests all citizens, especially the
members of this committee, to assist
in recruiting the local military com
panies to full war strength at once.
The matter of raising the funds tor
the past campaign was discussed and
a unanimous vote ot the Committee
commended the Central Committee,
appointed to look after same, for the
method they adopted in raising this
money. It also developed that some
assessments had not been fully met
and the Chairman and Secretary were
instructed to communicate with the?e
parties at once and request that they
send in these amounts.
Chairman Williams announced that
nominations were in order for Chair
man to the committee for t He unex
pired term ot Chairman Collie.
Kearney, of Frankllnton placed the
name of Mr. E. H. Malone before the
committee, whifh was seconded by
Upchurch from Gold Mine. A. A.
Ferry, of Dunns nominated Mr. J.
M. Allen, -which also received a sec
ond. The Bewtary was ordered to
take the ballot which resulted as fol
?ws: Malone 6, Allen 2. Thereupon
Mr. Malojie was declared elected.
No other business of importance
coming before the commltttB adjourn
ment was taken until a call was isv
sued by the new Chairman. 9
. v Will So To Lonlsbnrg.
Noryoung man who has come <to
Nashville within recent years has so
rapidly .made scores ot friends and
seined higher tavor wlth^Nashvllle
people than Mr. E. S. Swindell, who
for the past several years has been
the proficient and couctbeus pre
scription druggist with the Nashville
Drug Xo. Mr. Swindell Is held In
highest esteem by our people anj
those of the surrounding territory,
and these scores of^ friends will rt
fc-ret to learn th/t he la no longer as
?octated with the above-named firm,
and that he has gone to Loulsburg,
where be has accepted ? more lucra
tive position. Naihvlllf people are
loath to give up both'Mr. Swindell
?nd his excellent wife who have added
much to the social life of oar city.
In their new home In' Loulsburg they
will bave the very beet wlshe? ot
?cores of trlenda here.?Nashvlll^
Qtaphlc.
War New? la Brief.
American indepndence Day was cel
ebrated enthusiastically tn England
and Vrano?, aa wall a* on the battle
tronta.' In Parla a batall ton of ttte
first American expeditionary force on
Its way to the front was the center, of
the celebration.
The soldiers of revolutionary Rus
sia maintained their attempts to break
through the Aua t ra-G erman lines in
?astern Gallcla. ?Cheered by the re
sults ot the fighting during the first
three days of July General Brussiloff's
men continue ttieir efforts, especially
In the region of Brzezany and are
throwing fresh forces against the Teu
ton positions. \.
During Sunday and Monday the first
two days of the new drive, the Rus
sians captured 300 officers and 18,000
men, and-on Tuesday and Wednesday
probably added several more thous,
ands to the total. Twenty-nine guns
and thirty-three machine guns were
taken from the Austro-Qermans.
Violent artillery duels have been In
progress on the Konluchy-Zlochoff
vector, on the Stokhod In Volhynla and
at Brody, on the GaUclan-Volhyian
border.
In the Champagne, on the western
front, the German Crown Prince has.'
made another desperate and fruitless
effort to break the French lines north
west of Rhelms. Attacking In forces
along an 11-mlle front, the Germans
made especially strong efforts around
Cerny and Allies and against the Cal
ifornie plateau. The French repuls
ed all attacks with losses.
After checking the Germans, the
French took the Initiative In a small
operation east of Cerny and captured
a strong German salient. German
attacks on the left bank of the Meuse
?were Tepulsed.
Raids and patrol engagements have
occupied the German and British fur
ther north. Several Austrian attacks
on the Cargo, south of Gorlzla, were
checked by the Italians, Rome re
ports .
German airplanes again.have raid
ed the English coast, this time at
tacking Harwich. British airmen
pursued the raldersand two enemy
machines were brought down ablaze
and a third was.damaged. Eleven
persons were Killed and thirty-six in
jured by bombs dropped by the raid
ers.
Allied efforts to check the subma
rine war were successful the last
week ns the weekly statement of Brit
ish losses shows a dcreasc of eight in
the number of merchant ships sunk.
Twenty ships, fifteen over 1,600 tons
and five less than 1,600 tons, were
lost, In comparison with twenty-eight
in both categories the previous week
and thirty-two in eacn or the two
weeks preceding. In vessels of more
than 1,600 tons sunk the falling off is
more marked, as there was a decrease
of six.
Ilnnce at Louis,burg.
The members of the younger Boclal
set gave a most enjoyable dance com
plimentary to the visiting girls in
Loulsburg on last Thursday evening
the spacious dining hall of thS Frank
lin Hotel. The "light fantastic" was
done to the strains of the snappy
Griffith's Orchestra from Raleigh.
From 9:00 P. M. to 1:80 A. M. the
young people whirled In glee and Joy,
and when the strain of Home Sweet
Home rented the air you could tell by
the expression on tlielc faces that ev
ery minute of the evening was thor
oughly enjoyed. Afterfthe dance a
"Dutdi Supper" was given the visit
ing couples at the beautiful bungalow
home of Kirs. D. C. High. Those
present were:
O. Y. Yarboro, W. W. Crowell, W.
B. Tucker, W. D. Jackson, John Burt
Otlll, William White/Clyde White,
Klaury Cralle, William Hufflngpraham
linerton, Terrell Kemp, Edward Orlf
fin, Edward Williams, John Yarbor
ough, Joe Nash, H. II. Candler, Will
lam Webb, Coliler Cobb, Walter CooVe.
James Massenburg, Troxle Whltaker,
Clayton High, Mr. Jancaey, Will Col
lie, Aubrey'Waddell, of Raleigh, Ralph
Lewis, of Greensboro. Misses Ruth
Early, Mildred Scott, Mary Turner,
Beatrice Turner,. Nellie Rose, Lucy
Fairfax Polk, Louino^Oraliani, KatU-^
leen Egerton, Ellia Leach, Annie Belle
King, Annie Allen, Mattie Allen, Beu
lah Tucker, Julia Barrow, Frances
Barrow, Camilla Yarborough, Eleanor
Yarborough, Mary Belle Macon, Beat
rlee Winslow, Ruth Hall, Minnie
Brlckell; Josephine White, Katharine
Wblte, Marlon Baker, ? of Kklelgl^r
Chaperonea:. Mr. and Mrs.--7. K)
Allen, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Mr. and-Mr*. Geo. A. Cralle, Mr.'1
and Mrs. Jdhn Yarborough, Mr. apd_
Mrs. J. A. Turner.
COM. ASSESS TAX RATE
TO ISSUE $15,000.00 BONDS.
To Take op Floating Debt, Author
ized bjr Town Commissioners at
Meeting Friday night.
The Board of Town Commissioners
m$t fn regular session^ on Friday
night with all members present,^ Al
ter approving minutes of previous
neeting business was transacted as
follows: ?
Report of A.' W. Alston, Clerk, was
received and Sled. He reports Col
lecting taxes fl.981.47; light rents
$537.45, water rents $338.36. v ?
Report of D. C. High, Chief at
Police was received and filed. He re
ports collecting costs $28.30; 11-"
cense, pool rooms $20.00, minstrel
show $5.00, pressing cubs $6.25; fin
es'$10.00.
' A motion prevailed authorizing the
Town to issue bonds to the amount
of $15,000.00 to take up floating in
dbtedness.
A resolution was .passed making the
tax rate for Loulsburg for 1917 as
follows;
' ? On Property
General Purpose fund .60
Special light Int. fund .10
Special water int. fund .40
Improvements bonds .60
Total ' <$1.70 ~v
.Poll tax $5.10 "
The question of making wat?r and
sewerage taps on streets where paT?
ing is being done was turned over to
Street Committee.
After allowing a number of ac
counts the Board adjourned to Its
next regular meeting. y
Itusiln Becomes Active Again.
Petrograd, July 2.-?Russian troops
have captured Konluchy on the Gall
clan front, together with 164 officers
and 8,400 men, the war office announ
ced t.oday:
The official announcement reads -m
follows: r.. *
"Western (Russian) front: In the
direction of Kovel (Volhynla) In the
region of Budkasltovlchskaya, our
scouts, under command of four offi
cers, after destroying the wire entan
glements by mines, penetrated the^en
my's trenches, killed some of their oc
cupants anjl captured a number of
prisoners. According to the testi
mony of prisoners the Austrlans knew
of our attack from two deserters, se
nior .non-commissioned officer.
Karsokln and Private Kolotuinov.
An Investigation is being .made' by the
authorities of the governments to
which the soldiers named belonged.
"In the direction of Klochotf after
two days artillery preparation our
troops attacked the Austro-German po
sltions on the Konluchy-Bysliki front.
After a severe engagement they occu
pied three lines of trenches and the
fortified village of Kontuchu and ad
vanced to the Konluchy stream to the
south of the village of the same name.
"As a result of the engagement on
Sunday 164 officers and 8.400 soldiers
have been counted so far as prisoners.
We alSo took seven guns and seven
machine guns. Prisoners continue to
come In.
^"Southwest of Brzezany, after ar
tillery preparation, our troops at
tacked the strongfy fortified positions
of the death of the little four year old
ing occupied them at places. Ger
mans and Turks made countei*pt
tacks and formidable positions chang
ed hands constantly, f
"On Sunday we captured on this
front nine officers and 1,700 Germany
Austrlans t?id Turks. Some of our
detachments sustained severe?losses,
especially of officers. v
??"Altogether on Sunday we took pris
oner 173 officers and more than 10,000
soldiers. We also captured - seven
gunB and seven machlae runs."
L
4>i
List of Letters.
V
The following Is a list of letters re
maining In th^ Post Office at Louis
urg, N. C., not called for July 6th,
1017: .
Mrs. Annie Bell, Miss Debolla
Green, /7~Eftla Jaynes, Emur S. Mor
ton, Miss Alma Perry, Miss S. J.
Womnack.'
' jNaMBit telling for any of the above
lettate Jrttf phase state that they saw
,ti?jftH?rti.ed.
"?4?M R. H. DAVIS, P. M.
It las hard for a jatk to see the point
oft a Joke and feel it simultaneously.
ME MOVING PEOPLE.
I"
fOME TOC KJiOW, SOKE YOU DO
HOT KNOW. x
Itany on B? ?!????, Maaj on Pie*?or*,
/Others to be doing, Bnt All Going oi
(omlag.
k Mr. S. G. Rlggs spent Sunday In
$aleigh. . *?;
Iff
Mr. P. A. Roth left Saturday for a
Jislt to his people In Ohio.
i. t I f
Miss Sallle Taylor visited friends
and relatives In Oxford yesterday.
Ill
Miss Lucy Felts loft Wednesday to
?end a few days In Petersburg, Va.
Ill
Mlij Mary White NasL left Wednes
Hay for Wilmington to visit her aunt.
Ill
Mr. F. L. Edens of Washington, N.
C., Is visiting his people here this
JkfSek. .
I I I
Mr. Clyde Collier left Wednesday
j for Richmond,' Va., to spend a few
days.
I f I
Miss Clara Aycocke left Wednesday
for Snow Hill to visit friends and rel
atives .
I " I f
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. McBrady, of
Raleigh, visited her people here Sat
urday.
i n i
Mrs. S. G. Rlggs and little son,
'who have been visiting In Raleigh,
lave returned home.
Ilr
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Webb and
children and Mrs. E. F. Thomas vis
Ited Raleigh yesterday.
IIIs.
Lieut, and Mrs. G. A. Ricks, Mrs.
J. W. Mann and Capt. S. P. Boddie
visited Raleigh Monday.
I I I
.Mr. D. T. Williams ana tittle dau
^Filter, Mary Sutherlin, of Greenville,
are visiting his people here tills week.
I I I
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Webb went
I lo South Hill Va-., Thursday of last
j v. eek to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Webb's mother..
Ill
Miss Eleanor .Yarborough left yes
terday for New York where she will
lake a summer teaching course at
Columbia University.
I I II
Mrs. T. D. Tyack, of Winston-Sa
iem, Is visiting at Mrs. W. H. Ruf
fin's. ?^he was accompanied by her
son, Mr. Badger Hart, of Paris, Tex
as.
I II I
Messrs. S. S. Meadows and G. C.
Harris left Monday for Olanta, S. C.t
wli^re they will operate a tobacco
'warehouse until the season opens
here.
I II I
Mr. W. J. Cooper returnees Tues
v.ithern Pines ? where ho
took Mrs. Cooper, who win spend sev
eral days there before entering the
state Sanitorium at Sanatoria.
Ill'
Mr. G. L. Crowell returned Tues
i'ty from a visit te Richmond. H?
left Wednesday for Statesville, to
make arrangements for the ojjening of
a business there about August 1st.
Among those who went rrom Louls
luirg to Panacea Wednesday night to
attend the 4th of July dance we not?(
tlite following: Misses Annie Bells
King;, Francis Barrow, Mildred Soott,
Ruth Early, Mary and Beatrice Turn
er, Messi%. William 'White, Clyde
White, William Bk-kett, Joe Nash, W.
P. Tucker, John Burt HUT, Terrell
Kemp, William Ruffln and William Al
len, W. T. Person, Dr. A. H. Flem
ing, Miss Noye Aycocke, Mrs. E. F.
Early, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Yarbor
ough and daughters Miss Camilla and
Eleanor, and son John.
COUNTY COJOTISSIONERS
Miss Paollne Smith, Hone Demonstra.
tlon Agent, Allowed Use of Old
Treasurer's Offtoe.
The Board of County Commissioners
met In regular session on Monday
with all members, present. After
reading and approving the minutes
of their previous meeting business was
('Isposed of as follows:
Upon order the rent from the B.
F. Matthews place la to be applied
to account for coffin for Mrs. B. F.
Matthews.
It wm ordered that Mas Pauline
Smith, Home Demonstration Agent,
was allowed the use of the Treasur
er's office for the Canning Club, and
hare same cleaned up, when It does
not Interfere with court worlc. J
J. M. Davis was relieved of polll
tax for 1916.
? On motion of t '.he Chalsman
the Chairman be instructed to em
ploy the 8cott, Chamblee & 0-?., to
audit the books of' Franklin County
at once, seconded by Earl, on roll call
was defeated three to two?Earl and
Winston voting for and Ballentlne
Stokea and Alston voting against.
On mtlon of Stokes tne Chairman
was Instructed to have the books of
the county audited on or before Oc
tober 1st, 1917.
Report of Dr. J._ E. Malone, Coun
ty Health Officer, was received and
filed.
Mrs.-Geo. L. Shearln was allowed
110.00 for Immediate relief.
Ordered that the moving picture
shows be taxed only $10.00 each.
Report of J. J. Holden, Superinten
dent of County Hdme ? was received
and filed. He,reports 12 white and
11 colored Inmates.
A resolution allowing the Trustees
of Dunns township to issue notes for
$20,000.00 for 18 months, to begin the
road work was allowed. W. H.
?varborough, attorney, representing a
number of taxpayers, entered a pro
test, upon the grounds that no stipu
lated limit to discount was named In
the resolution, and other objections.
A resolution to borrow $5,000 for
Cedar Rock township for 18 months
was granted.
A resolution to Is9ue note tor $25,
000.00 for Sandy Creek township for
18 months was granted.
After allowing a number of ac:
counts the Board adjourned to Mon
day, July 9th, 1917.
Marriage Licenses.
Register of Deeds Ynrborough 1?.
sued marriage licenses to the follow
ing couples during the month of
June:
WH1TF?Elibie Arnold 8Ad ^ Bet tie
Vauglian, E. J. Cheatham and Ella
Harris, Hal T. Horton ana Dora Vau
ghan, E. E. Strickland and Sadie
Strickland. Early Perry and I. Pearl
Daniel. Bulo Horton and O racy Baln
es. German Rudolph McGrady and
Kate Ra.vllngs High, Willie Harris
and Nancy Aycocke.
COLORED?Etiilio Lee Manley and
[ Lessle Williams, Bat Green aud Liz
t zie Mann, Moses Kelly and Nellie
Perry. James Branch and Carrie Da
vis, Irie Clements and Bnla Lewis,
Thomas Williams and Clara McKnigh'
Sol Williams. Jr., and Ethel Bumpass,
Davis Moore and Emma White, En
rich Gay and Anna Foster, H. C. Mc
Kniglit and Mary Massenbufg, Zollie
Johnson and Beulah McChee.
Margaret Item?. ,
Well the pops are looking real nice
around Margaret after the nice rain,
we had Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Renn spent
last Saturday and Sunday with his
sister.
Miss Mary Dunn spent last Satur
day and Sunday with her grandmoth
er, Mrs. Joyner.
Mr. Jimmie Renn went to Bunn
iust Saturday on business.
Mr. Jack Stalling* parsed through
our little town Sunday afternoon on
his way to Mr. W K. Bunn-s.
Mrs. Jennie Rena spent last Sun
day afternoon with Mis. R. H. PltujeJJ
Mrs. A. S. Wlggs and little daugn*
ter, Laura, spent last Saturday and
Sunday with hgr mother, Mrs. J. E.
Tlmberlake. r
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Patton spent
last Sunday afemoon at Mr. Nat Hari
ris' near.' Raynor.
Mr. A. S. Wiggs spent last Sun
day with Mr. T. M. Pearce.
Best wishes to the FRANKLIN
TIMES.
BIG WAR.
When a man has a kind word tor
everybody general curiosity Is arous
ed until It Is discovered what office ho
Is running for.?Chicago Dally News.
Learning from the mistakes of oth-.
ci s Is the only comfortable way of ac
quiring a practical education. ,
War la a bad business, but It needn't
be bad for business In thla country- If
everyone will jemaln calm and keep,
pushing. .
Jealousy 1* the trading stamp given
with each case of true love.
MR. E. L. BEST
? RE-ELECTEE SUPt-.
?' > ?
MR. EDWIX H. MALONE ELECTED
ATTORNEY.
By Board of Education Mondaj?Mes
srs. H. I>. Egerton and T. H. Dlck
Ni Retire, and Messrs. C. B. Sand
ling and E. L. Green, new Mem
bers enter npon Duties.
The Board of Education met in reg
ular session on Monday with all mem
bers except Dickens present. After
reading and approving, the minutes of
the previous meeting business as fol
lows was disposed of:
A. W. Perry was appointed a com
mittee to sell the Wester Grove school
building.
H. D. Egerton was asked to sell
the Little Mill School site.
A. W. Perry and E. L. Best were
appointed a committee to write reso
lutions expressing the appreciation of
the Board for the untiring efforts In
behalf of education of the two retir
ing members, Messrs. H. D. Egrton
aud T. H. Dickens and also for their
hearty fo-operatlon.
After allowing a number of accounts
| it was ordered that the Board adjourn
sine die.
At 2 o'clock t lie new Board of Edu
cation. having taken the required oath
of office, convened for organization
and fo dispose of any unfinished bus
iness that might come before It. A.
W. Perry and E. L. Best were re
quested to act as temporary Chairman
and secretary respectively, after it
was determined that all members were
present as follows: A. W. Perry,.
John C. Winston, J. N. Harris, C.
R. Sandling and E. L. Green.
A. W. Perry was unanimously elect
Chairman for the ensuing two years.
E. L. Best was unanimously re
elected Superintendent of Schools for
the coming term.
The question of an Attorney Cor
the Board was brought up and the
names of Messrs. E. |t. Malone and
\V. M. Person were placed in nomina
tion . A ballot was taken which re
sulted Malone 3, Person 2, therefore
Malone was declared eloctod.
A. W. Perry and J. N. Harris were
appointed a finance committee to
meet every quarter, or oftener if nec
essary.
A number of school committees
were appointed.
The following attendance officers
were appointed for 1917-1S: Dunns?
A. C. Perry; Harris?J. C. Jones;
Voungsville?G. X. Stell; Hayesvillt
?A. A. Medlin; Sandy Creek?J. J.
Cooper: Gold Mine?A. J. Joyner;
Cedar Rock?E. S. Fulglium;. Cy
press Creek?Alton Wilder; Louis
turg?J. L. Palmer.
Several orders were Issued, after
which the Board adjourned to meet
again on the next first Monday.
Cotton Blooms.
Mr. R. P. Taylor was the first to
present the editor with a cotton bloom
this season. It was pulled on Satur
day.
Fete on College Campus Friday Night.
For the benefit of Red Cross work
the women of Louisburg are holding
a Fete on the College Campus tonight.
A splendid program has been arrang
'eci, patriotic music and Speaking. The
children will tnke active part in the
^?xercises. Admission for all 10c.
To Get Beernlts.
Upon instructions from Adjutant
General Royster, Capt. S. P. Boddle
jvqpt crver Halifax Wednesday,
^here he deliver an address at
^fourth of July celebration, and ln
Haentally solieiurecruits for his com
pany .^He wii jW8i>mp&nied by Mea
ars.. Cheatham Hurley Cooke
and Claude Oollias.
I>r. Stalling? Sets License.
Dr. William Langdon Stalllngs re
turned FYiday from Charlotte where
ho attended a meeting of the North
Carolina State Veterjnar? Medical As
sociation, at -which time he sucessful
ly stood the required examination and
received his llcJhseto practice hie
profession. Dr. Stalllngs ha* proven
himself proficient In Mr work and haa.
many Meade here w&6 will regret to
learn that he la contemplating enlist
ing in the regular army In the Veter
inary Surgery Department and coins
to the from. Ho has already recetv
edjofonnatioh from the War Depart
mnt that Is very enoouraglnf. _