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COLUMN XLYI. " . LOUISBUBG^ N. C., IK1UAY, SKPTEMBEK 7, 1917. * NUMBER 2?
LOlllSBURG TOBACCO
MARKET OPENS. I
AVERAGE FOB SALE
ABOVE 27 CENTSl
Oyer One Hundred and Twenty Thou
sand Pounds Sold Ob The Three
Floors Wednesday?High Prices
Satisfy Farmers.
Possibly the most satisfactory open
ing sale the Loulaburg Tobacco Mar
ket has ever had was held on Wed
nesday when about one hundred and
fventy-flve thousand pounds were sold
at an- average of abovs 27 cents a
pound. Early In the morning the
wagonB were rolling In leaded^ with
the golden weed and before sale time
it was evident that the warehouses
would be full. The first sale was had
at the Planters Warehouse, the sec
ond at the Union and the Riverside
came In strong with the third, com
pleting Its selling before six o'clock.
All the buyers were present and the
Lidding was lively, making an Inter
esting day for both the town and
country people alike.
Loulaburg has made a splendid
start on thU season's selling, taking
the lead from all the markets m this
section in the average price, and our
warehousemen Inform us they expect
10 make It hold Its place.
There was quite a large number
of visitors here from other markets
and other counties, and all expressed
great pleasure and satisfaction at the
high prices paid on the ?ate Wednes
day.
County Commissioners.
The Board of County Commission
ers met In regular session on Monday
with all members present. After read
ing and approving the minutes of the
previous meeting business 83 follows
vra3 disposed of:
E. L. Perry was allowed to list his
taxes.
F W. Pernell, administrator for T.
J Pernell, of Sandy Creek Township,
v'.-s allowed to list taxes for 1917.
I?. L. Fuller and O. Z. Edwards
were allowed t<T list taxes for 1917.
l-otTi"of Sandy Creek.township.
Otis Ball and Louis Ball, of Harris
Township, were allowed to list their
taxes for 1917. ".M'S*
?. ?. Anderson, Thomas Harris
ind Daniel Harris were allowed to list ?
their taxes for 1917.
The property of the Fosberg Lum
ber Company was ordered marked
olf of tax list for 191T.
P. B. Fogg, W. F. Branch and Ed.
Denton were allowed to list taxes for j
lil7.
It was ordered that the old TreasJ
urer's office be rented to MlsJ
Krickell when not needed by tile roi|
and when vacated by Miss Smith,
tli.OO per month.
J. J. Holden. superintendent
the County Home, presented Ills
port which was received. He repo j
ten white and eleven negro Inmatl
A petition for a good roads elect:!
for Gold Mine Township was recehj
and granted.
The list of jurors was drawn f|
the October term of Frankiln S-.p
rior Court, and will be published
our next Issue.
After allowing a number of t|
counts, the Board adjourned to
next regular meeting.
Tiew Organization.
The Woman's Committee of til
tnited States Council of National DJ
fense has been given the task of o^
ganizlng and directing the woma
power of America In all things whlcfi
will help to win the war. The com- I
irlttee has appointed a representative I
in each State, and these In turn have
named a representative in each coun
ty. Mrs. J. A. Turner, of Loulsburg,
has been appointed chairman of the
Franklin county committee, and has
issued a call to each president of
every woman's club, society, or or
ganization In the county to meet at her
home Thursday morning, September
13th, at eleven o'clock, to organize a
Franklin County Committee, which
will In torn proceed as rapidly as pos
sible to establish auxiliary units in
each township. It has been Impossible
to get the names of all the presidents
of all the church societies, betterment
associations, community clubs, etc., In
the county, but each organization Is
urged to send Its president or some
' representative woman from Its mem
bership to this Important meeting.
Whether you have received an In-,
dividual Invitation from the chairman
or not you are needed ana expected to
I attend. Remember the date, and let
every leader (or her representative)
Of every organization of women In the
county be present, and render gladly
their patriotic service her country Is
tow demanding of her.
?Iss Underhlll Back From Hospital.
Miss Ina C. Underhlll, who under
went an operation at Re* Hospital
three weeks ago, has sufficiently re
covered to be brought hdme! She was
accompanied home by her sister, Mrs.
Baxter B. Benson, of Raleigh.
Bock Spring KevivaL , J1
Beginning Sunday afternoon, three
o'clock Pastor W. M. Gllmore will b^
gln a series of evangelistic meeting?
at Rock Springs Church, seven mile*
south ot this city. Dr. Jack A. EHlij,
pastor of the First Baptist Church ot
Dune, will assist the pastor.
Dr. Ellis, w io is well and favorably,
known in this county, having been
pastor of the Corinth church for a
number of years while a student at,]
TVako Forest, is f. young man of un- !
iisnal gifts.
Meetings will be hold daily during
tne week at 3 p. m. and 7:30 p. m.
HENDERSON' GIRL IS VICTIM OF
PISTOL FIRED BY NEGRO.
1.">-Iear.01d Jessie Both Hot Expected
To Live As Result of Shooting?
reeling High and Summary Punish,
ment Narrowly Averted; Mob Holds
I p Train and Search Coaches For
Npgro?Officers Think He Was
Crazed By Dope. . f *
Jessie Roth, flfteep-year-oid daugh
ter of Gustav Roth, of Henderson, was
the victim of two bullets fired from n
pistol by George Green, a thirty-year,
old negro man, on tho principal busi
r.eea street of that town Tuesday af
ternoon and a late report from tho
hospital, where she was carried fol
lowing the shooting, indicated that
only one chance in five thousand for
her to live.
To the officers who .safely carried
fctiu to Raleigh early Tuesday night
fcr safe keeping, the negro stated that
;.c had no reason whatever for his
d*?d. No one else has been able to
lture the least plausible theory for
? shooting that stirred Henderson
n to make unsuccessful attempts tc
is the negro, apparently crazed,
custody and administer summary
nishment. Such a course was trus
ted only by a mistaken identity of
car in which Sheriff J. ... C. Bell
s carrying his prisoner to Raleigh,
ording to the story of Ihe little
girl, who was conscious after
uUets had been removed, the
man fired at her three times,
shots taking effect. Both were
while she was running from the
o, one entering her arm and the
ir her back. She was Just turning
Patrick's garage on Garnett
it when she fell from the effect
lie pistol shot that pierced her
)e first observed the negro peeping
|r from behind a telephone post
Jfhen she saw that his actions
^curious, she turned and started
|ig. The negro then jumped from
the post and began firing while
flng her. After she fell he con
firing at random until his gun
een emptied, one of the stray
lllets striking Mary Redford, a white
foman who waa standing In the gar
I age door Into which the little girl had
I started to turn.
Revival At Maplevnie.
The revival meeting which began at
Maple Springs Church Sunday, "Au
gust 24th, closed Friday. Rev. C.
Hudson, a 1916 graduate of Wake
Fciest, and now a student of the Bap
tist .Theological Seminary at Louts
villa, Ky? did the preaching. Mr. Hud
son preaches the gospel with rare
cl.arm and simplicity and goes after
the evils of today with gloves off.
The opinion was expressed by many
that he Is the strongfet young preach
er they ever heard. The meeting was
welt attended. The church waa great
ly revived and three were baptized
Into the fellowBhlp' at the church.
A TRIBUTE.
Our Boys From Among Us.
Loulsburg, Sept. 6th, 1917.?July^
251 b was a memorable day In Louls
burg when ltwaa learned that th6
Company D boys were summoned Into
camp there, preparatory for the call
to service.
It Is not hard to picture the grief
of the homes on this day of the moth
ers and the wives as they bade these
loved ones good bye.
Tho' the distance of separation was
not great, they knew It must be the
Stst step to a wider separation.
The first Sunday of their encamp
ment, and many other days following,
witnessed many visiters making their
.way to Camp Thomas at the Fair
Orounds to see the boys.
It was gratifying to find them In
such splendid quarters, the broad
open cleared gro^n^i, .the roomy well
?(.-OtUated,,exhibit bulldbigs, where the
coljs were comfortably placed near the
w'ndows, the "kitchen" 'neath a large
oak and other tf*aa which lent shade
for the boys' comfort at any hour.
Jt was not infrequent to see waiters
sent In the direction of the camp and
sometimes the watermelon treat for 1
all. On one occasion one of our
ladies treated the camp to Ice cream. |
Frequently "nigh lunches" from the
home tables- were sent to them.
The Red Letter Day of the encamp-1
nent la Loulsburg was August 2ml,
the day.of the great public speaking,
when Governor Blckett, Hon. James
H. Pou; and Colonel Co* spoke on the
war to the old and new soldiers, and
the patriotic people of our town and
community, an assembly of a thousand
people. ? . !
Governor Blckett made a sliort and
eloquent address on the war, then In
troduced Mr. Pou declaring the State
claimed no more patriotic man than
Mr. Ppu, who long before the Liberty
L'qnd Sale, had paid a yearly stipend
tu the Republic of. France, who when
the Liberty Bond Issue was proclaim-.
i'J responded generously, - who had
given tp the State In publication a
store of knowledge on the War and
lastly who had given most herolcly
his own son who volunteered for ser
vice long before the draft. Mr.
Blckett sat down In the midst of loud
appfause with which Louisburg al
v-ays acclaims him.
Mr. Pou held the attention of this
large assembly for over an hour, pre
scntlhg the war In a clearcr light than
It has been our opportunity to hear
before.
Colonel Cox aroused enthusiasm.in
Irs address chiefly to the new sol
diers, he one of them, entering upon j
the field of service, having already
g; !i ed a reputation on the border j
[ t' make our Old North State proud of
i him.
1 T4se floating flags and national col
ors, together with the patriotic se- j
lections from the Raleigh Orchestra
heightened the spirit of enthusiasm
on this occasion.
When all were Invited to dinner the
Elfiht of the long tables loaded with
all the viands of c picnic was most
pleasing. The first served wore the
Oil Veterans and the New SoldiOTs
Tho ladies were kept busy all day at
the two lemonade stands. Long will
August 2nd be remembered as a gala
day In the town and county.
News of the telegram Wednesda>
afternoon, August 29th, calling our
boys to Greenville Thursday afternoon
spread quickly over the town bring
ing sadness with the message. Hav
ing anticipated the call for them al
most any day' tho ladles of the Red
Cross Society made a gr^tt effort to
complete the comfort bags, and It
was a source of pleasure to them, the
town folkand the country, that they
could present to the boys on the day
of their departure these tokens of
their thought of them.
At Camp Thomas, 9 o'clock Thurs
day morning, a large crowd gathered
to witness the presentation of the
hags. Rev. N. H. D. Wilson addressed
them In fitting and appropriate
words expressing a deep sympathy for
them in the noble call which Is theirs
and voicing the love and sentiment
of the people for them I? ne presen
tation of the bags, ending his ad
dress with an eloquent and fervent
prayer for the protection and Welfaro
of the gallant and heroic soldier boys.
Lieutenant Dickens accepted the bags
for the Company, thanking the ladles
for this gift of love aud too placing a
V 7
higher value on the real comtort of
the bags tor their needs In camp.
Capt. Boddie then expressed his and
th? Company's sincere appreciation
and gave command to the boys to
break riinkjt."'
At noon one at our prominent citi
zens treated a|l the camp td Ice
cream, another sent the boys about a
hundred packages of cigarettes.
A great crowd followed the boys to
the train In a down-pour of rain
wlilch set In as they began their
march through town. Until the train
polled out from the station they kept
op a brave spirit, cheering and slng
mg
News came quickly to us of their
ro7al reception in Franklinton where,
with the Franklinton Company and
many visitors from both towns, they
wore served a sumptuous feast.
Mow these boys have gone from
among us, and we do miss thqm?Just
s??lng them pass to and fro, and. the
thought comes to us,, after all, haw
Utile we did for ttretn while In cur
midst, how much more might
have done. The serious Import .'erf
them In our . midst, of our obligation
to them in our midst, of our obliga
tion to them perhaps never daVned
entirely upon us.
We never entered into full sympa
thy, those of us who had no relatives
among them with the mothers, wives
and sweethearts who were giving up
tbelr dearest possessions.
Th?y imva gonefrom among us to
flight for our country, to fight for our
America, for our people, for our State,
for our own County, aye. even for the
Individual who has to remain at home
to protect his family.
"With full realization of this fact,
surely no mercenary gain, no s^yish
object, nor ambition would prompt any
one to withhold Influence or money
the t would lend aid to these coys or
the drafted to follow.
5/lss Crudup, Who Is Going To France,
Visits Loulsburg.
Miss Columbia Crudup* of New York,
who is a membsr of ttye Bellevuc Hos
pital Unit, No. 1, ran down Monday
to bid ber sisters, Mrs. R. P. Taylor
u?.d Miss Lillie Crudup, of this place,
ted Miss Annie D. Crudup, of Wake
Forest, goodbye before leaving for
France or Russia as a Red ' Cross
nurse. Her unit, which has 65 mem
bers in it, will be the next to be sent tc
the war zone.
Miss Crudup is a native of this city
and lias many friends in this State
who will be interested in her new ven
ture. She has been in New York for
a number of years. A tew months ago
mo went to Paris on a special case
and had quite a thrilling experience
tine is enthusiastic over going r.s aRe:l
Cross nurse and is anxious to reach
her destination.
List of Letters.
The following is a list of letters re
gaining in the Poetoflico at Loulsburg,
.V C? not called for September 7.1917:
Miss Agness Daniels.
Mr. Tom Fuller.
J. Ellis Jaynes.
Mr. James Johnson.
Miss Annie Long.
Mr. C. E. Rogers.
The following have been returned
from the Dead Letter Office:
.Albert Wilson.
Percons calling for any of the above
letters will please s tate that they saw
them advertised.
R. H DAVIS, P. M.
Auto Accident,
What came near being a serious
rutomobile accident on Monday even
ing was when Master Hill Yarborough
driving a Ford five-passenger car ran
over little Sid Holden, on Church
street. Fortunately the little felU>w,
who Is a little over three years old,
was knocked down and drug unccr tile
car for a abort distance, Instead of be
ing crushed by the wheels. He re
ceived several bruises, but suffered no
serious Injuries. The little fellow was
in the street when Hill passed and
wss struck before the car could be
stopped. Some say the driver was
looking backward, and never saw the
little fellow until it was too late.
Card of Thanks.
7 wish to thank one and all of the
ne ighbors (or their kindness and as
sistance in the sickness and death of
my wife and baby.
J .J. HOLMES,
THE MOVING PEOPLE.
SOME TOD KNOW, SOME YOV DO
NOT KNOW.
Man j on Boilictt, Manx on Pleasure,
others to be Going:, But All Going o>
Coming. ., .5
Mr. C. E. Johnson, of Apex, was a
visitor to Loulsburg Wednesday.
Mr. P. J. Brown, who has been In
?Philadelphia, has returned home.
Mr. James L. Beck, of Richmond,
Va., Is visiting his son, Mr. R. C.
Beck.
Attorney T. T. Hicks, of Henderson
was in attendance at court here the
past week.
Miss Mary Aum Burt left Tuesday
fcr Greensboro to enter the Greens
boro College for Women,
Mrs. J. S. Mllllkln, Mrs. L. M. Jones
o{ Millikin, La., and Mrs. T. A. Per
sop, of Greenville, are visiting at the
home of Mr. A- W. Person.
- Miss Julia Evelyn Macon and Mrs.
Lou Andrews, of Memphis, Tenn.,
tave been visiting their uncle, Mr. W.
J. Macon, near Louisburg.
Miss Mary Williams, accompanied
by Miss Annie Laurie Macon, left Fri
day night for New York to enter a
hospital for treatment.
Camp SeTler,
Greenville, S. C., Sept. 2. 1917.
Dear Asher:
If you can spare me a small space
!n the Times, I would like, In behalf
of Captain Whitfield, myself and the
entire company to tnank the Red
Cross and other ladles of Franklinton
for the interest they took in us while
we were quartered In^pamp Kearney,
Fi'ankllnton, N. C. We would have
fu^ed badly enroute without those de
licious lunches so generously prepared
by those ladies. We reacned Green
ville about 7 o'clock p. m. Friday, in
the rain and darkness it was impossi
ble to get out to camp before Satur
day noon. Long will each and every
member of the company remember
that last day spent at home. It is a
common wish expressed throughout
the company, that they could live over
again that last day, every day In the
>03r. We have a nice camp and 1
think we are going to like it fine.
We are quartered in what was a
cornfield but which has been cleared
of the corn and we are now putting
it in shape. We will all appreciate
letters or cards from friends. The
boys are in the best spirits. I have
n'?Ver seen a jollier bunch, and 1 am
sure if we were called to France t '"y
would be just as jolly. Wo made :.
ret ord on this trip?not a man lias
taken a drink since we received or
ders to entrain for this place. Quite
a contrast between this place and El
Paro. There is very little vice here as
yet. where vice of every description
abounded in El Paso. Will try to
write again soon. Yours truly,
EM. EDWARDS.
President Wilson Welcomes Drafted
Men Into Service.
Washington. Sept. 3?Soldiers of th6
National Army were welcomed Into
t be nation's service today by Presi
dent Wilson with a message of affec
tionate confidence and a prayer to
God to keep and guide them. Every
thing these young men do, the Presi
dent told them, will be watched with
the deepest solicitude by the whole
country, and the eyes of the world
w*'l be upon them because they are
"In some special nense the soldiers of
freedom."
The first soldiers for the army rais
ed nnder the draft law start from
their homes for training cantonments
W ?dnesday. The President asks them,
as brothers and comrades in the great
war to keep straight and fit by a
standard so high that livmg up to it
will add a new laurel to the crown of
America.
The message follows:
"The White House, Washington.
'?To the Soldiers of thcf National Army:
"You are undertaking a great duty.
The heart of the whole country Is with
you. Everything that you do will be
watched with the deepest interest and
vlth the deepest solicitude not only
by those who are near and dear to
you, but by the whole nation besides
For this great war draws' us all to
gc-ther, makes us all comrades and '
brothers, as all true Americans felt
themselves to be when we nrst made
good our national Independence. The
eyes of all the world will be upon you,
because you are in some special sense
the soldiers of freedom. Let It be
your pride, therefore, to show all men
everywhere not only what good sol
diers you are, but also what good men
you are, keeping yourselves fit and
straight In everything and pure and
clean through and through. Let us
set for ourselves a standard so high
that It will be a glory to live up to
It and then let us live up to It and
add a new laurel to the crown of
America. My affectionate confidence
gies with you In every battle and
every test. God keep and guide you.
"WOODROW WIL80N."
LOCISBUBG GRADED SCHOOL
OPEN.
Large Attendance Tuesday, The First
Day?All of Faculty Present.
The 1917-'18 session ot the Louis
bur g Oraded Schools began under flat
tering auspices on Tuesday. The pre
liminary exercises were Interesting
and much appreciated by those who
were present.
VHlson's Note Deeply Stirs the Poli
tical Circles in Germany.
London, Sept. 3.?A Reuter dispatch
fiom Amsterdam says:
"According to reliable information
President Wilson's reply to Pope
Benedict's peace proposal made a pro
found impression In political circles^
in Germany. Mathlas Erzberger,
member ot the clerical center ot the
Reichstag, who believes he is backed
by a majority of the Reichstag, is ex
pected, at the next sitting o fthe main
committee ot that body, to demand
legislation for the Immediate intro
duction by a government responsible
to the Reichstag and the abandonment
by the government ot its plea of In
ability to act regarding' Alsace-Lor
taine to the extent of proposing that
the decision regarding the allegiance
ot these territories shall be left to
their Inhabitants. It Is expected that
he will advocate general disarmament
after the war.
"It is considered possible that tho
Reichstag will be dissolved soon after
It reassembles and that general elec
tions will be ordered.
"Of noteworthy Interest Is the
statement of I)r. Eduard David, So
cialist leader of the Reichstag, In yes
terday's Vorwaertsa. the German So
cialist organ. Dr. David maintain?
thai the Reichstag has constitutional
means of enforcing its will, as nc
government can continue to rule
a; .:ir.st its veto. He says that new
eicctii.ns, within which tho soldiers ?
at tliu f. -nt would participate, would
clearly show how the ship of state
must be steered. He says lie confi
dently expects a crushing defeat of
tl.e Pan-Germans ;;n.] annexationists."
J. F. Joyner Loses Residence By Fire.
The residence known as the old
I-jwls place, about one and a half
miles from town, and forming a por
tion of the old Joe Fuller tract, now
owned by Mr. J. Frank Joyner, was
destroyed by Are on Sunday night.
Mr. Joyner had just remodeled the
building and had moved a portion of
Ills household effects therein, and in
tended to occupy same on Tuesday.
The cause of the Are is unknown. The
damage is estimated at about $1,000,
with no insurance.
I,lfe of Christ.
The Business Mens' Bible Class of
the Methodist church are Just enter
ing on the study of the Life of Christ.
The men of the congregation are
urged to Join the class and become
abaters in the incalculable benefits
of that study.
Maplevllle Academy Opening.
We have been requested to an
nounce that Maplevllle Academy
opens Monday, September 12th. It la
earnestly desired that all children ex
pecting to attend school this year be
piesent on opening day. Patrons and
parents are cordially welcomed and
especially urged to visit the school at
any and all times, and especially will
their presence be desired on opening
day.