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COLUMN XLVI. ? LOUI9BUKG, N. C., IHIOAY, OCTOBER 2U, 1817. .
NUMBER 37
Franklin Superior Court.
Court convened again on Thursday]
nic.vnlng and took up and disposed ot
cases-as follows since our last report:
State vs Sidney Collins, abandon
ment, mistrial..
State vs Langley Small, -larceny,
pleads guilty, ?1* monthB on roads.
Stat^ vs R. W. Hudson, c. c. w., a. d.
w? called and failed, ni acifa and ca
rtas and continued. s
State vs MolUe Hlggs, slander, nol
pros.
State vs Ira Clements, false pre
tense, nol pro*.
State vs R. L. Peebles, false pre
tense, not guilty.
State vs Cal Harris, cruelty to ani
mals, capias and continued.
State vs -Hugh Coppedge, c. c. w..
capias and continued.
State vs Bud Coppedge, c. c. w? ca
pias and continued.
State vs Wm. Williams and William
Tillman, I. and r? pleads gulltyrWU
liams two years on roads, Tillman one
year on roads.
State vs Wm. WilliamB and William
Tillman, housebreaking, pleads guilty.
Williams two years on roads, Tillman
cue year on roads.
After completing tne docket court
adjourned on Thursday afternoon of
last week for the term.
Grand Jury Report "
The Grand Jury, after completing
it3 work on Thursday, rendered the
following report and was discharg
es! with the thanks of the/ Court:
To Hon. C. C. Lyon, Judge, holding
nnd presiding atthe October Term
of Franklin County Superior Court:
Wo, the Grand Jury f?r/sald Term
retpoctfully beg leave td make the
following roport for said /Term:
We <have passed on all/bills which
have been, given us In j charge and
hjve investigated all mptters which
have come to our Knowledge.
We have visited the County Homo
and have found evev/iiiing in good
condition.
We have also visited/the couflty Jail
and And the same iJ good sanitary
condlton but reoomijcnd that the
colls be whitewashed
We havq visited tie Stockade and
find that some repairing should be
done, brick flues put in on iron bear
* lngs and should be done at once.
The offices of the court were exam
ined and we And the offices well
kipt and records properly indexed.
We examinod the Court Housa and
find the same In good condition, but
ti.e walls upstairs should be painted.
The Sheriff's, Register of Deeds'
cud Clerk of the Court's offlce3
were visited and examined and all
ivere found to have been kept In a
ihbt clasb mamicr. Wo- advl30 thai
there be a new floor put in the Sher
iff's office. A new and larger safe
for the Clerk's and Sheriff's office:,
oacW are recommended.
Respectfully submitted Oct. the
15th. 1917.
S. F. HOLDEN.
Foreman Grand Jury
Solicitors Report
Solicitor H. E- Norris offered tilt
following report to the Court which
W(i9 received and ordcrad recorded:
North Carolina, Franklin County.
Superior Court. October Term, 1917
To the Hon. C. C. Lyon. Judge pre
siding:
. The unt'ersiened Solicitor of the
Sfventh Judicial District rcipecJ
perior Court of said county, that lie
l.pt examinod at this term of said
ftourt into the condition of the office
f J. J. Barrow, the .Clerk of the Su
perior Court of said ounty, that he
finds said office well administered
In all respects, that said Clerk keeps
1;; his office all the books required by
li'w, properly Indexed for speedy con
venient referenca
He further, reports to the Court
that, so far is he can ^certain, the
recounts of the Clerk, both as Clerk
of this Court, and as Receiver, are
'regular and correct,
t M. Respectfully submitted.
? < ' H. E. NORRIS, Solicitor, I
Seventh Judicial District
Examined, approved and ordered^ re- '
corded.
C. C. LYON, Judge Presiding
College Notes.
Rev. F. S- Love and Misses Leah
Love and Vera Kellar spent the week
end In Aberdeen. They were accom
panied as far as" Monroe by Misses
Wamble and Mary Knight.
Mr. Ivy Allen spent several days
frit week with his father, who is con
vrlesclng after a serious operation
at Rex Hospital.
Several applications (or Madiera
lisve come to the College recently
from County Superintendents. It is
gratifying to learn that L.C. graduates
aie not only making good, but are
creating a demand for more where
ever they teach.
The Sea Gift Society has raised $50
for the purchase of a Liberty Bong.
This may not be the only bond bought
at the' College?if one may be allowed
to draw conclusions from the fre
quency of class ineetings.
The Four Hundredth Anniversary
of the Protestant Reformation -fill be
celebrated by the Y. W. C. A. on the
evening of November xst. A very in
teresting program has been arranged
tor the occasion, consisting of special
music, a selection from Luther's fa
mous hymns, and a lecture on Martin
I uthqr by Rev. P. S. Love.
Several new courses have been ln
ti educed this year. Two courses in
education are now offered ?tudente.
The first is under Miss Womble, the
second under Supt. E. L. Best Both
courses are electives, but are open
enly to Juniors and Seniors. A course
in china painting has also been Intro
duced and a class for grown people is
being a clanged.
The Junior and Senior Banquet, the
first of the several Annual receptions
given by the classes will take place on
Monday evening. The Junoirs have
r.diiered to the term "banquet" for the
sake of custom, but as many of them
aro members of the Food Conserva
tion League It Is safe to say they are
too patriotic to bq wasteful. There
arc feasts, of reason and also reason
able feasts.
Among the recent visitors at the
College were Mr. Kellar, of Pensacola,
Fla., Mrs.. J. W. Jenkins, of Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hooker, Mendames
W. J. McWiUlams. R. A. Thompson,
IV iss Lola Thompson, and Mr. Meyer
Thompson, Aurora, Mrs. T. E. Barrow,
oi:d little daughter and Mr. Virgle
F .tinner, Farmvllle, Mrs. L. L. Tur
ner, Miss Mary Louise Turner, Gar
ner, Mr. Lemay Turner, Camp Sevier,
Mr. Ellis Winstead expert rtfleman,
Paris Island, S. C., and Messrs. Wil
bur and Lyman Ormond, 'Trinity Col
lege.
Two new students, Misses Myrtle
and Lois Skinner, have been enrolled
this week. A third. Miss Alda How
crd, is expected on Friday and cev
ral upp'icaticins tcr admission next
v.?ek are on lile. The College sorrly
needs another wing. Where Mrs. Al
len will find room for another girl
and Mr. Love for the three new pianos
t':at arc cn route are matters of much
t peculation.
The Domestic Science department
nas enrolled one of the largest class
js In its history. Miss Yelverton, the
very enthusiastic director, through
the head of the department "in Wash
ington, has had the class enrolled' In
the Food Conservation League. The
? patriotic biscuit" recipe has been put
to the test in the kitchen and the half
corn, half wheat biscuit. Is conceded
to be a very palatable bread.
This year students are being requlr
ed to stand physical examinations un
der the-College physician. They are
a bit laborious to tho?e who qonduct
tliem and a bit monotonous to those
who, though in perfect health, must
submit to having their temperatures
taken twice a day fot several days in
succession, but the idea :s a good one
and the early discovery of a chronic
throat affection, which seems to be
the only weakness reported, may Bave
trouble and suffering in the future.
? ? BlrtlMay Party.
On Tuesday evening, October 16th,
1917, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilder gave
a most enjoyable birthday party In
honor of their son and daughter, Eula
and Arthur Wilder. Both birthdays
being the samo xley _..
In all of U.1 rareness and beauty the
old country home never looked so
beautiful before as on this occasion.
The hall and parlor was very artis
tically decorated In pink and green.
About seven o'clock the guests began
to arrive. They-were met at the door
by Miss Maggie Alford and Mr. Claud
Moore and ushered Into the parlor
where everything seemed to speak
."welcome."
The guests having arrived a most
delightful evening'was spent In talk
ing and laughing. Every one seemed
jolly and full of fun. Music was fur
nttthed by Misses Losslo Sykes and
Minnie Oay.
About 9:30 o'clock pilncn was Borv*
ed In the ball. Miss Beatrice Wilder
end Mr. James Strickland presided at
the punch bowl. Then the guests were
u. hered Into the dicing roojn by Miss
Alford and Mr. Moore, which was
beautifully decorated with lilies and
roses. The color scheme being pink
and white. There a most delicious
course of cake and sillabub was serv
ed by Mesdames Joel Wilder and Ar
thur Strickland. Fruit and candles
were served by llttla Miss Snowle
Strickland assisted by Master Johnle
Gay. The presents were many and
beautiful which denoted the fame and
esteem that Eula anil Arthur have
won among their many friends.
Those present were Messrs. Wilson
Gay, Charlie Wilder, B. P. Hlnton, H.
G Jones, W. B. Medley .Arthur Wilder,
Aver Wilder, Grady Benton, James
Strickland, Geo. Moore, Almond Wil
der, Baylus Wood, Claud Moore, Hen
ry Creekmore, J. C. Joyner, Calvin
V ilder. Johnle Gay, Alva Stalltnga.
Misses Minnie Oay, Lossle Sykes, Lin
da Gay, Rosa Strickland, Llllle Jones,
Snllle Wilder, Annie Strickland, Mag
gle Alford, Grace Moore, Birth Gay,
1 ula Wilder, Ethel Strickland, Pattie
L.amm, Beatrlco'- Wilder, Snowle
Strickland, Minnie Creekmore.
At 11:30 o'clock the guests departed
declaring Miss Wilder a most charm
ing hostess and wishing her and Ar
thur many more happy birthdays.
Comfort Bags for Our Soldiers.
The following townships and per
sonal contributions for the comftrt
bags ot the dratted men of Franklin
county have been received by the
I.oulsburg Red Cross Society:
Miss Ollie Floyd, Harris, so
licited $ 6.86
Mrs. P. B. Clifton, Harris, so
licited 4.00
Ruusdell Chapel, Harris 3.50
j'Mis. F. W. Justice, Harris 2.00
Mrs. H. C. Gupton, Maplevllle
solicited 5.00
Mr. Caleb Allen, Gold Mine 5.00
Mr. J. D. Alston, Sandy Creek 5.00
Mr. John Best, Maplevllle, 6.00
Though all the comfort bags for our
drafted men ofFranklln county up to
date havq been paid for we do not
feel that wo can cease In our effort to
keep up the Comfort Bag Fund.
Other of our boys will be leavln;;
and we most earnestly hope that 11011"
r.ill go from our county without this
token of the county's love and appre
ciation of their service. The town
ship contributions outside of Loul.?
br.rg have been splendid aid. We hope
to give to Tile TIMES a longer list of
contributions next week or week fal
lowing.
Mrs. R. C. Beck ITostcs-.
Mr3. R. C. Beck delightfully enter
tained tho Tuesday aftornoon Bo'U
Club at her home on Church rtrent
on the sixteenth.
The study for the ensuing year.
"American Life and Letters" Ij.-pa.i j
at tills meeting with the followii'3
program:
Current Events and War Summary. |
Mrs. R. F. Yarborough.
Brief Summary of Period from 14M |
to 1600, Mrs. W. E. White.
The Dnys of Adventure and Settle
ment of Jamestown from 1607 to 1650.
Mrs. E. S. Ford.
Delicious salad course was served.
The visiting guests present were,
Mrs. G. A. Cralle, Mrs. 0"Bannon. of |
Petersburg. Va., Mrs. A. J. Cooke, of
Raleigh. Miss Elizabeth Jones, of Ral
eigh. Mrs. W. B. Morton. Mrs. Mal
colm McKInne and Miss Katie Fur
man.
Firnklln County Men Narrowly Es
cape Death.
Mr. John Medlln, 64 years old, of
noar Justice, and two youKg kinsmen.
B'dgar and Alfred Bowdep, narrowly
escaped death early Thursday morn-,
ing of last week, when they were
thrown from a buggy against a tele
phone pole. The 'three were on their
way to Loulsburg to catch the train
to go to the State Fair. Just before
reaching town some 0art of the har
ness gave way and the horse became
frightened andthey lost control of
him. He ran at breakneck speed for
a mile or more until he struck the
telephone pole, dashing all three of
the occnpants^of the buggy with tre
mendous force against the post.
The alcldent occurred In town, and
medical aid reached the suffering men
to %^llttle while. The two young men
weriKnot seriously hurt, and have
b?*fi able to be removed to their home.
Mr.l Medlln's Injuries were more se
rious, and he was taken to the resi
dence o t Mr. H. C. Taylor, near where
the accident occurred. Besides a
bioken arm and some broken ribs, his
tody was badly bruised, and It is fear
e some Internal injuries were sus
tained.
Bed Cross Society at Work.
TU? ladles who solicited tobacco for
the Red Cross Sale of Tobacco, extend
to the mapagers of the ware
who showed them such kind
'Courteous attention in permitting
lvilege of soliciting,
the generous gifts of tobacco
r/extend to the farmers their sin
cerest thanks and appreciations.
Those contributing will be glad to
know that the sale of this tobacco a
mounted to $115.34, which amount was
used for the purchase or wool to knit
sweaters, socks, helmets, mitfcvti
and mufflers for our soldiers.
Bunn High School Notes.
^*Last Friday morning the school
jchtldrcn picked cotton in order to
beautify the class rocms. Results
were $18 06.
Miss Clara Seymcrc spent the week
end with Miss Lillie White In Frank
1 in ton.
'Messrs. Curtis Weathers and Pres
tln Massey spent the week-end at
acme.
. Last Sunday afternoon Misses Min
nie Gay and Sallle Wilder, Curtis
Weathers and Preston Massey took a
to If to Wake Forest. ?^
Miss Hattie Floyd sptfnt the week
en1 with Miss Olivia Johnson.
Mr. Willie Mitchell and family has
moved to North Bunn.
Miss Elizabeth and Leon Timber
lake visited Miss Clara Seymore Sun
day night.
Mr. Frank Jones, of near New Hope
lin* been caller, by Uncle Sam to go
to draining camp. He left Tuesday
n<orning for Greenville, S. C.
Miss Ola Alford left last week to
begin teaching school at Pierce's.
Therq will be a Liberty Loan Rally
at the school building Wednesday
nisht October 24th, 1917. The speaker
being the private Secretary of Gov
ernor Bickett, Mr. Santford Martin.
He is one of the former principals of
Bunn High School.
Vnlted States Senator Killed While
Duck Hunting. **
, Milwaukee, Oct. 22?The body of
i Paul O. Hustings, Jr., United States
\ Scrator from Wisconsin, who was ac
I cidontally shot yesterday by his broth
j er while duck hunting on Ruth Lake.
! v. as belnp prepared here today for
. burial, which will probably take place
at MayviUg, bis home. The death of
j Senator Husting marks the passing of
the third member within a year of a
I fei'oup of prominent Wisconsin demo
j crats who were instrumental in carry
| ing the day for President Wilson, for
the Democratic nomination in 191?.
List of Letters.
The following is a list of letters re
maining in the postcfflce at Louisburg
X. C., uncalled for October 26tii, 19iy.
Mr. Claren'co Alston.
W. H. Bick.
Mr. Bennett Carmen.
Mr. Norman Green.
A ma Buck King.
Miss Oma Bliss Lewis.
Mr. H. A. Perry.
Miss Katie Pleasants.
Mrs. C. W. Shearln.
Mrs. R. H. Thompson.
Mrs. Bob. Wilder.
. Mrs. Hester Whltlco.
Persons calling forany of the above I
letters Will please state that they-saw 1
them advortlsed.
R. H. DAVIS. P. M.
Fire Destroys Residence.
On last Friday about twelve o'clock
fire destroyed- the residence juet a
crosa Fox Swamp occupied by Mr. B.
T. Bailey, together with practically
all of the household effects. The ori
gin oX the Are is unknown as It Is stat
ed that no Are had been In the house
for seyeral hours, Mrs. Bailey having
gone to Bunn to meet her husband,
who Is a tobacco auctioneer In Spring
flcrpe, and the children all being away
from home at the time. The building
was owned by Mr. G. W. Ford and was
a total losa with no insurance. The
household effects of Mr. Bailey were
partially covered by Insurance.
The Big Food Drive is on.
Tomorrow, Oct. 27th, the Food cam
paign opens with, It is hoped, every
ht use wife in the county In attendance
at the school house in her district for
the purpose of signing the pledge
cards and of getting the Home and
V/lndow cards.
Each of the district committees
hive been supplied with the necessary
cards for their district and will be at
the school house from 9 a. m. to 4 p.
m.
The cards have been sent to only
one member of each committee and
will be divided among the others at
the school house.
Th ere are forty school districts
in the county and the Executive com
n.ittee has tried to appoint a commit
tee of four in each district to distrib
ute the cards, but not being sufficient
ly acquainted with the people in all
tie districts they could not appoint
j the desirod number-in some, however
1 \ those districts in which the full
c mmitteq was not appointed those
vrbo were appointed may select others
t' assist them.
I have published letters ^from* our
Governor and others trying to show
ti Importance of the work that the
Food Administration is doing.
It is simply this: The United States
.. vernment through the Food Ad
ministration istrying to impress upon
pi* the people the absolute necessity
of being as economical In the use of
flour meat, beef, sugar, and dairy pro
ducts as they possibly can be, so that
these may be obtained in sufficient
quantitiesor our soldiers and peo
ples of our allies.
In Germany'a nd among some of our
allies the people have already been
put on "war rations" which means
that they are getting less than half
what they normally eat. There is dan
gerous possibility that we may come
to that too, and to prevent just that
is the work of the Food Administra
tion. That Is why you are asked to be
| at the school house tomorrow, to as
sist in this work. Areyou coming?
There are over one hundred and for
ty people in Franklin county working
for the Food Administration, not one
of whom receives one cent of pay for
his or her services. It Is all being
done freely and voluntarily through
a patriotic sense of duty and a desire
to be of help to our country in her
hour ofneed.
Are you going to do your part and
be at the school house tomorrow? or
will one of the commit toe :.avo tocome
I to see- you.
If you cannot go yourself send y<v*r
daughter that she may sign for you.
The pledgo you sign is simply that
' you will he as economical in the use
of flour, meat, sugar, and dairy pro
ducts as your circumstances permit, I
and is in no way a binding promise
that you will use' none-of these.
To all who"sign will be given a win-,
dev.* card which entitles them to mem
bership in thti Fpod Administration
and only to those who sign will this
card be given.
This card hanging in your window j
\*ill be a visible proof of your patriot
ism. I hope there will not be a home
| in the county after the campaign with
out one of these cards. Lots make
F-anUlin head the list of counties in
I the State signing the pledge cards.
Shall we? Its up to you.
Remember that this campaign is for
both white and colored.
JOSEPH C. JOXES
Food Administrator for Franklin. |
Mrs. J. B. Yar bo rough Hostess.
At her lovely country home, Mrs.
J. B. Yarborough was a charming hos
tess to the Tuesday Afternoon Book
.Club this week.
The programme waa delightfully |
entertaining and was as follows:
Current Events and War Summary, |
IWrs. W. H. Yarborough.
Paper, "Anne Bradstreet," Miss Wil |
lfrms.
t Characterization of Dutch, Puritan,
Cavalier and New England ^Life con
trasted 1660 to 1700," Mrs. J. A. Tur
nor. ' .
Music, Instrumental Solo, Miss Wil- |
liams.
At the conclusion ofthe program |
c'.ellclous salad courses were served.
1 he visiting guests present were Mre. |
Q. A. Cralle, Mrs. O'Bannon, Mrs. A. J.
Cooke, Mrs. G. M. Beam and Mrs. W
P.* Neat
Teachers Meeting.
Dr. O. M. Cooper, of Raleigh, of the
State Hoard of Health, and Dr., J. B.
Malone, County Health Officer, win ad
dress the first teachers meeting for
this session to be held pi Louisburg
on Saturday, November 3rd, 1917. All
the teachers In the county are urged
to be present as this will be a moet
important meeting. After the general
meeting the teachers will be divided
into four sections, each of which has
been provided with good instructor?.
Such careful plans have been made
ft r this work the school authorities
ere expecting the best results ever
ol tained from the former teachers
meetings.
The Boards of Education and Coun
ty Commissioners will also be pres
ent at the general meeting.
Boj s Leave for Camp Jackson.
Tuesday morning six of our Frank
lin county boys left for Camp Jackson
Ttwaa boya.are.of.<>?r (list
white draft to go.
A number of friends and relatives
vere at the station to bid them good
tye. Comfort bags were presented to
"Ihem. Those young men of Capt. New
ell's Company who left last week,
were also presented comfort bags be
fore leaving. J
I>eath of an Infant.
-After several week's illness Annie
May, the two years old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Johnson, two
miles north of this place died last Fri
day. The funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at Corinth church,
Rev. Walter M. GUmore, of this city
officiating.
Another Large Farm Changes Hands.
Mr. D. F. McKinne, President of the
K.B? Cotton Seed Company, during
the past week completed the purchase
of the Ellis farm at Schloss, contain
ing 815 acres. This Is the second
large farm the management of this
Company has bought in the past few
months, they having recently pur
chased the Montgomery farm near
Ficnkllnton, which contains 895 acres
irulikllnton Will Oversubscribe,
Franklin ton, Oct. 23?The Liberty
bond campaign is gaining In momen
tum here. The Citizen's Bank has Just
received from Mr. S. C. Vann applica
tion for $25,000 In bonds. Frankilnton
will report a good number of sub
ec< Iptions and will exceed the amount
expected from here. The Ladles Aid
Society of the Frankilnton Baptist
| <?' urch subscribed for a Liberty bond
' trilay.
Hallan'en at Justice.
Ihe ghosts, goblins, spooks and oth
er si,tier-natural beings of this and
other planets will celebrate at Justice
en Wqdneaday evening promptly at 8
o'clock. Quite a scare and a wealth
of fun and enjoyment are expected.
There will l>e no charge for admission.
Let everybody come and see what a
leal Hallowe'en party is, once mere
iav.iti prgrow fat
It Is hazardous to play with the
I vjper that has once attempted to sting
you.
We all hope that the girl on the
n cgaztne cover ddes not feel as she
looks.
The prosperous man says there Is
no such thing as luck, the down-and
outor Is sure of it.
Speaking of nuisance, the man with
a perpetual "pro bono publico" howl
car. worry us a lot.
United States In 1916 consumed 45,
720.860 barrels of salt of 280 pounds
eech.
At Toledo, Ore., herring packing is
a new Industry - .
The cattle tick alone Is said to
cause more than 1300,000,000 loss
each year.'
Robert Bruce was born in Farnber
ry castle, on the coast of Ayrshire^
Scotland.
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A dealer In Mexico is seeking a
market in this country for salte4 calf
and other skins.