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' - >- ? <??- *?*? ??- - One a Saloon Keeper '?'arid Other Stranger Seen ^ew ; j ^ ' WltLNOT REVtAl! NAMES. AT.PRESKSrr y 3 ? ~ 3 0 Hanging Ov aers Traffic I Smoke Still "rrrr (WrffTf P.. Traffic Dangerous; Loss Estimated at $4,00fy8&0. "robablyPart of DeeprLaM1 'k$:sse.&?s,t| . i,.-pT (Dj The Associated Press.) | ltimorc, Md., Oct. 31,?Two bus pi I I, one a Halooii Wotpfir. aufl' the' ??1 [ r h# Pf|t I, one a Baloon. Vetpar,-antf the" more and WAlsteistH oday by Federal Departnentqai; JiMee agents investigating the^S? - - On WWIftt'WJ&to 8!,(q hy questioning. Special Aggtfr is said their names would not be (led at least at present, nor would Bjthft rdfcultftpf Mre^jnvestigfP awi ?oing to get the elevatoi* nexl." PeEte claim he told them he IS' a fraa aiak Pofc, Mfc >th#t t* nalive iff Germany wno has thken naturalization papeiflt^tSf United States. "-.i H. y. Mu uro, of the Bureau of Mine?, Washington, came here toda/ to inves tigate reports that bombs figured m the explosions at the fire. A.heavy pall of smoke* , whieh hung ova* "the harbor, made the river dan gerous for traffic. A steamer from Phl^dfllphi^jyv^iTxsd t^^ stern of tho British steam?, whicn was* aflrfc,' hot" neither ship was much damaged by the intyact. X .. All men who wore in the' fire (teenc last night are Relieved to have been afc coujated for except Bustacc Bromley, chief naval gunner on a Brit^h steamer whi*h was lying at the phNH^.and Mi chael J. Hand, a tally clort;- Several stevedores not definitely accounted for arft,believed to.have been saved. The Baltimore and Ohio's lom' was estimated tonight by Vice- President Thompson at $4,000,000, covered "hy in* Buranre. Piers 8 and 9 were destroyed and these Mr. Ttiompsdn said would be reconstructed at once. &6bs of these two piers, ho said, will not interrupt handling of freight. The ' damage t? . the steamer and its cargo is estimated at $500,000, while $500,000 loss is thought to have been sustained by the Furness Withy Steam shtp Company, which used the piers for its terminals. Among the goods de stroyed -were 7,000 cases of imported liquor, 150 earlods of flour, fifty ear loads of tobacco and 70,000 .bales of wood pulp. MORE MEN CERTIFIED. Tke following is a list of men certified to the Local Exemption Board by the Dijtfrict Board the past wqck for mili taqr duty: Colored Hen ry Spivey, Louisburg, fj. C. C?rey poster, Mapleville,-?*. O. Henry Yarborough, Louisburg, N. C. Proton Thomas, Louisburg, if. Ct Ckrver Kearney, Franklinton, N. CP Charlie White, Franklinton, N. C. James B. Thomas, Alert, N. C. ^fillio Epps, Louisburg, N. C? t *Fete* L. Hendemon, Franklinton, N.'O John Davis, Bunns, N. C. Delma McKnight, Kittrell, N. C. Dallas A. Hawkins, Kittrell R. No. 1 Jas. S. Johnson Louisburg, it. No. I Buck Mitchell, Louisburg; R. No. 1. Wjn, J. Scott, Franklinton, N.jC: Jfcmio Walker, Franklinton, N.C. Henderson Mitchell, Ijouisbnrg, N, C. Ofaega Harris, Mapleville, N. C. John P. Mangum, Franklinton, N. C Darling Perry, Louisburg, R. No. 1. John Sykes, Spring Hope R. ^.o. 2. Jos. C. Branch, Louisburg, R. No, 1. Junius McKnight, Louisburg, N. 0. Calbert Clegg, Louisburg, R. No. 0. Peey Ming, Louisburg, R. No. 4. Macon, Ifcttrell, B. No. 1,- , Frank 8utton, Mapleville, N. 0. Hatha n i el Perry, LouUbOTfc, R. Nor ft a WklU Tinker Perry, YoungsviKle, Ifc. No. l.< m W. Neal, Alert, B. No. 1. i. P. WheoJef, Louisburg, B. No. 1 vid 0. Edgiitoa, I-o|<i4bmg, N. 0. n H. Hysses O. Wood! H?** rx , , Gloves 8. Winstead, Buaa. Ni ,C. Ruben Benj. Pearce, YoungsviHe, B. hJH ?fr h <?> YARBORO-BLANCBASn J.j?A A weddiag of interert throughout Vir ginia and North Carolina took place Wednesday eeening, October, 17, la 4ka tor of Mr. and Mr?. Thomas Crow dar Blanohard, became the bride of Mr. Oamond Young Yarboro, ion of Mr?. i-i' ? ~ . ?j ??j ?4. ?' E. V. Yarboro and the lat? R. Y. Yar boro of Lotftep^; \\ The bridfe,"wli6 was given in marriage by hejr father, wore a white satin gown, trimmed in pearls and duchess luce over julv?rr with square tour t train falling Tftdtt her shoulders. Her tulle VOT W4s MdHar ^coronet of orange blossom?, ana she carried bridal'muff made o? lilies p^.-ihe valley aMKMtfh4J one, the bride's only attendants being M*?? Kate Montgomery Blancnard, as maid of honor, gowned is ?il?er, carrying pin" enryaantnenruma, and Ura. John No: ?rood Ferguson, matron of honor, pink aatin embroidered.in silver, ear: ing. pink Killtritijf' riSSa. ftlhasss ert'witt Mr. Harry Chandler, M>. ^i? Tho ceremony waa pttfomtfd fcy> th paater .ot.ithe churcb,j#(Oy<i Oi 3SN&& who alao official at"?? mfcrriag? o tha iMKIe^parentaiii-v! -iorfio ul The Chancel waa banked with fern and.whit? ?hxyaantehmuma and. lighte by catt'dlos. Spaa Myrtle Chftppelle fui nished tho wedding, music. : After the ceremony a reception fo a few intimati tind South. They will be aj weiidig. *Cre 'Mr?. U^hBi: Notwaad Feij, liam Stanton, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. j smii mer, Elizabeth City; Mrs. Robert Whit* Hies. RflU jQdntl, Edenton; Mrs. W. H. Hudson, Bequfort;. Miss . Mary Edf Smith, GfltetaviJle^ Miss (JertrtWLe -Iav tense. Mujfreeahoio; iMss .Mary -Pc k mr^n_ Dtiatajljilnkia pn T. MeKTffimpSon, Va.| Mr, 1). F. MfKinnp #k W+Wum Taut-. Hon, Mr. Harry Chandler, Louisburg; ilr- Hubert Montgomery^ Edeaton. Mr. and Mrs. diaries Wood Gaither gave a reception immediately after th*l marriage cerem<jp|r of Mr. Osmond oat of' town guest? at tho&r home in West Hertford. The.bcnso> jvaa apporpriat*ly and ar tistically decorated, the halls with the national colors, the ever beautiful red, white and blue, while the wedding color scheme of pink and green was carried out effectively in the other rooms. ' *? LARGE NUMBER COAST ?v. .. 'U-'i' ti'vii c LINE CLERKS STRIKE AT GENERAL OFFICES "3 A proximately 20 Per Cent of ' Force at Wilmington Quit Yesterday (By The Associated Press.) Wilmington, N. C,. Oct. 81.?Approxi mately 20 per cent of the clerical force employpd in the general offices of the Atlantic Coiisfc Line Railway Company failed to report for work this morning? about 50 per cent of this number con* gregating near the" offices of the com pauy ostensibly to influence others to leave their >desks. Tho crowd was or derly, no violence being offered. Of* ficialH looked'down on the crowd, but gave out nothing for publication. ?Thero was onuB lady in the crowd," Mrs. Isa belle' W*ttl? omployee ib the car record office. President Swift O. Nelms. of the new ly formed local clerks' union, stated that many others would walk out before tho, end of, the day. Effort is being made Vo influence col orod labor to walk out* but without re sutts, so far.' Many of the strikers arr knee-pants boys, while many others are comparatively new men in the employ of the company. Later today President John R? Ken ly, of the Atlantic Coast Lino, agreed to a /oonfercaco with" clerks actually in the employ, of the company, .upon in sistence of B. W. McWade, represent ing tho Department of Labor of Wash ington, .but will have nothing to do with those who have left their desks. A statement from the office of the President is that but 89 have walked out here of the*800 employed ancl that these are meetly subordinates. He says no tie;U& is threatened and that fhfee vrtio have gtm& out are no lon geT in the employ of the company. OeAeral McWade insisted upfln Mr. Kenly conferring with J. J. Forrester, 'id pfcafdejit of th?4 Bfo^Eerhood of way Clerks, of Cinci&nmi, who U city, but tie jfaUroftd president m eaylng CM the <jout Line forreiter had nothing in common; that h. TU got an employe, of the ?ny conference ?1 oaf of the question. , ? Taro hundred clerk, are out, union sn^usx-sspe <?r*s:\?t the brilWKi* 1? tffcleh Mm* 700 otherat were .till at work. 5 Mere Dry Territory. (By The A*oel*t?d Pre*?.) . J tonight aa the remit of the act pawed at the (paeial teuton of tke Maryland Legislature. Fifty aaMon* eloeed. ~w~ i ? JUWIOR-SENIOII, BANQUET. ? diio Jft the habpieeC' events of the. yeafr, Cfil^urflor Banquet, took place on J^londay evening. The Juniors had their guest besides t&e Seniors, in whose potato it wa? given, ?tev. and Mrs."JT.': jH.'.JD. Wilsou, Rev. atod -"Mrs. W. M. Gilmore, Mr. and Mr?. F. B. McKinnie rand the college faculty. \'a 1*41 \:\ . J i Ferns and_autnm& leaves transformed the dining room into a sylvan scene, to form the letter'X' At opposite ends .were seated Miaalllliaa Spencer, preti esl. and President F.' 8. JjO*?' ihid 'Mrs. Ttvey Allen. Place oaMa 4nM?at?d t>8 seat* of the more than fifty gneeta Bpeaeir, and a <bW*t,"To the President of the Seaior Claw," all edna wara /or kqlton and tl>e ?uMta hf*rfci)y.. le and' good 'Turijprf, 4?trMMIeHM gnified donned caps. The opening 01 te favors reminded one-of the pie from SMS'? wXm ono l y?f *?2oId '/'flail, i/ouisburg, hail! ' I burg, hail I iThe Colhig* bestl bf aM thB re?t, > |0 hall, Xtouisbarg, hall!" i.-nnfiuT Jpo Jm^'I TotVjqufc ?s?'J v.cf knd many other college songs, but they Vere not blaok t bird?. Their ? vtri<eo!* ,or*d plumage made it difficult to claaafc-1 ty them, though evidently ?11 wore,song birds. At interval* during the feasting audi merry-making, Miss Spanoer, the charming toast mistress, called for.tb*. lollowiaC'tosBts, "To Our President." < 5to* which Miss Sara Newberne respond' Vfd: "To Mrs. Ivey Allen," to which JMiaa Eul* Oriflln res p o ude d to, UT^ealty^l.!responded to by Miss Motile fTownsend; "Th? New Addition? to the ; .Faculty^,Miss M^ry Brown; Our, Col lege Chaplain?fiev. ^;^ P. Wilson, I ] Miss Ma t tie Hooker t> The Board of. Trustees, Miss Leah Loy^; Our Soldiers ? And Sailors, Miss Gladys Adonis. Other toasts not included in the program were given as folloi^s: tVTo Miss Gladys Yelvertop, Our Honorary Teacher, bf ? Miss Janie Lassiter; To Mr- Gilmore, bby Miss Davis; Misd Hcnniger, .by1 the Senior Class. Those thus honofed ex L ^^lKtio^ of ' pliment in humorous speeches. Mr. Love,"who was introduced as the Joshua of Louisburg College; said that he hoped soon to lead his forces into the Promised Land, and asked for the co-operation of the students'jind alum nae in the campaign soon to be inau gurated for the enlarging of the col lege. ^Mr. McKiunc started the cam paign with a pledge of $100.00, which is the first subscription, thus making the occasion mark the Opening of a new period of expansion. Very ^deljfious?"refreshments wore served iir "'courses by stealthy ghosts, who glided noiselessly about the hall. The ices gnd bon bons were made in gold .and chocolate, the colors of the Senior Class. The occasion was in every way a happy one, and the Jun iors, their class teacher and Mr. Cade Hayes, whose unique centre-piece was much admired, are receiving maify con gratulations. The advent of "Peaee," a very beau tiful* young lady, bearing aloft the Stars and Stripes, occasioned hearty applause. In hor honor the guests rose and sang that soul stirring Hymn of the Republic, "The Star Spangled Ban ner," which brought the evening to a very happy climax. *i" ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT. Miss Beulah Tucker of Loulsburg and Herbert H. Dall to Wed. Lotfiaburg, Oct. 20.?Monday after noon at 3:30 at the home of W. Ellin thicker on Main street Mrs. C. 8. Wil liams and Mis? Oanic Tucker gave a mpst delightful bridge and rook party nftnouncing the apprQacliing marriage df their si?fer, Miss Beulah Tucker, to Herbert H. Dail of Baltimore. i J jicftcr several games were played a *BridcPs Book" was very gracefully presented; to Miss Tucker by Mrs. S. J. Parham, who said, "It is ray privilego rtbi present to you this book in which yjou may chronicle every data of the coming even>, the enroning event in every worn an Js life?her marriage. May every item registered ba an expression of the joy the present holds for you, and in years to cqme may it prove to be * treasure-trove of -happy memories." "That not the maiden, bnt the wife Grasps the whoje lesson of a life, That till the heart is Wdoed and won It. is an earth without a sun " ? fl irfIOSMt, aztef ' .. Jft woes come m sorrow's hour. May you. bo strengthened by a double power. ?' P4r days that laagh and nights that ,1 weep Tin two strike oars across the deep With life's tide at the brim; Aid all time's beauty, all love's grace BeamSj. Jittle bride, upon your face Bjere, looking up ai'mm." ? The . *nre a handsome afternoon dress of fcWwri crepe and sstv i4. with a corsage* tvraquet of pink rose b ids. The color "scheme of pink and November 7, 1M7. ?4mm eti Novem' BNTERTA rAINBD at franklinton. On Friday evening, October 28, the ' r' ' rJ- v* I ? '..I?J- 7 ?H.'.n ? ? II...? = girls of the Coliiopean Society o( tho rmnklinton Graded School entertained hoys of .the Hesperian Society, ?tj,? "fwe'en i>a?fy. ~ ' ift members of the soetetid* came ?dtwsed as witch? and ghosts aid -were kW through a dark hall krtothe attdi ?'<<I<IIB1 decorated in Utaitt: tew, oorn and pumpkins. First the guests bobbed for apples tad then ?le*? lead mysterious caves to hay^&Mr, .?fdttunes read, later all sat on- the ?|Mr??i?a told s^orlM by tge &&t'r.<>I thtr jack-o lanterns, while apples, nuts and candy were kervefl. At iM' felose tkrWys and girls gathered around the ' cMao ?' and sang tongs,' leaving - with '^??ed Wight Laaiea.";i.'>:l.': hlomu H AUTOMOB)^ AOCIptWT. , ? f?riou8 automobile accident was. ' airrowly averted in' the *treete here )l iftWday afternoon ?Mtbeii''Ur. S ' 8. ?: ?Mows' large e?;-WWg dHttm by Ms i*ighter, Miss Sosie, tterfrrtpanfcd by Hues Lonie Meadows,. Bath Taylor, W. M. Oil more and Mr. M-H. Ewe, and the truck belonging t?|Bi|-,Q.. M <i Co., and bjr.jf^pjr^ ? crashed tftL 'Vendors' ear anted!' eiwi %" damage of shout ?lSO, but Very ! damage was dbhe to the tvrielr: .?low apoed at *duch the antomo were runiuag ?a^d pocopant* ?)<!> mi r.'jm'i! irw '^'CAUSED HIM TO MOVE ON. A-Mr. KftOlU, vlaidfhigto be-' a mW' ! ' lionary working sm*Hg'. Joyrm, ata*>~Jifc ?aetjgnted by Qfciaf of Police High audi Monday upon the suspicion of tt- Ger man spy. As a result,, he *raa ad*^jf4 ; ljMii'o f Aivn "aa an^ftaiAnl attl!4a?aa 1 14 We understand he Was detained tti1 rmnklinton, bat ilatdr released;''VAVl . to leave was not ?r>* jju. JT'03;-. o?) jm \ Meetioi U. J). C. , .. . | The Jbs. J. David Cha^ter tT. p. will then at the libnie of Mm. Georgia Roddie Tuesday afternoon, November 6, at 4 o'clock. ?'* < r" ?. - u Members will plea* aotify the hostess if. they will attend. % ' ivifcv, MB8. WSX. WHITE President. MBS- JA8> I> PALMKJR, 8eo. Strike Deferred. ?1 (By the Associated Press.) 8an Francisco, G'al., Octl 31.?The threatened strike i>f 15,000 electrical T-prjiers, including linemen and opera wwspiteito# such tiifle as Yerner E, Reed, Federal Labor mediator, or the^-full mediation commission named by President "Wilson may investigate the points at issue and render a decision, according to an of ficial statement issued tonight by Mr. Reed. * ' GENERAL QUICKENING OF SHIPBUILDING ON ATLANTIC IS PROMISED Builders and Labor Leaders Hold Conference With Offi cials of The Government (By The Associated Press.) Washington# Oct. 31.?A general quick ening of shipbuilding operations on the Atlantic coast was promised todnj* at a conference of builders and labor lead ers with officials of government depart ments. The meeting was callfd by Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping Board, to work out means of co-ordi nating the efforts of all having to do with {he shipbuilding progrrun. Difficulty in obtaining sufficient labor is the chief obstacle in the way of speeding up tonnage production. Through draft exemption for shipyard workers the Shipping Board hopes to overcome this difficulty In largo meas ure. At the same time it will give?eon sideration to other plans for inducing trained workers'in other lines to enter the employment of shipyards. Builders at the conference agreed with government officials that measures should be taken to prevent yards from hiring each other's workers, and a gen eral standardized wage system was pro posed a? a means of accomplishing this. Shipping Board officials may nsk legis lation to prevent the practice. general readjifttinent of contracts for ships commandeered on the ways by the government, it was said after the conference, will be made soon by. the Shipping Board. Some builders, it is claimed, are losing money on contracts commandeered, as material costs and workers' wages have risen sharply since the vessels wore taken oyer. A committee of builders, named to day, will co operate with the govern ment ? in obtaining materials and iu donling with the labor shortage. One merabej of the committee will serve as an aide to the board, giving all hi# time to the work. The committee com prise? the following: H. U. Ferguson, of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company; J. W. Powell, vice-president of the Beth lehem Steel Company and an official of the Fore River Shipbuilding Company; J, II.--Hand, of William Cramp A Sons Company, and A. M. Neelana. 6f the Now York Shipbuilding Company. Greater consideration of the wooden ' ihdnstry was urged on the today t>y Senator til. Labor and ma ________ twice the amount wooden ship construction that diftrfat ChamberUdnyof Oregon mstsss. LIKE t THIEF III' NIGHT -H1IIIIS Violence of Attack and Inade j^jate Resistance Broke Left i Wing On Julian Front B&jr GENERAL CADORNA j KEMADN3 UNDISMAYED. Th( ?se Who Witnessed Stapend 4ns Drama Extremely Few Beyond Military Authorities jand These Are Not Giving ^Details of Blow They Have Buffered & p' 1 I (By The Associated Pre?B.) ? r \ lian ^Headquarters in Northern . Tuesday, Oct. 30, 0 p. m.?Every f for the moment has had to yij?ld ilitary necessities, and this will ex n the lack of details, which can now ven briefly, concerning one of the momentous phases of the war. The me coit^tfuind ha* & desire to keep Ia<ft8 .fr^nk ^meHcan' British or gn pubjipi but in Btich a moment it# <rst oonsiaef^tiok, is not to publish d^f^ols which can affoord tho enemy the slightest f clue, either to what has oc enimd or what is in store. ' ?0$c of the commanding officers in fdmert the correspondent that the pub Mi? Should be placed on guard against reports which doubtless will be spread ftopn scattered information. The fact is^ those who have actually witnessed tha ?recent stupendous drama are ex trcttely few, outside the. military au thorities, and all these eye-witnesses, likej the Correspondent, are gladly re specting the decision which the supreme command feels the situation requires. Within these narrow limitations a few sqUent facts.??! be given. .General Cadoma's bulletin has struck the-keynote of the juain operation "in storing: "The violence of their attack ac8'iuadcquatc resistance broke ou^Je^t wing on the Julian front". *Tpis was issued Sunday and sums up officially the sequel to the tremendous concentration .of Austro-German forces detailed in earlier dispatches just be fore the critical juncture was reached and all telegraphing was stopped. The magnitude of the surprise offensive was heightened by the choice of a place where comparatively no fighting had oc curred. Had the enemy choson any of the fighting fronts near Gor>zia or the Bainsizza plateau they would have faced splendidly organized forces. But in "sneaking in through the back door," as nn officer described the operation, "they were like a thief who takes a family unawares and is able for a time to terrorize those taken in an unsus pecting momentV YOUNG PEOPLES' MISSIONARY SO CIETY. On Tuesday evening, Oct. 30, 1917, the "Young People's Missionary Society met at the home of Miss Elizabeth Massenburg in a "Study Circle" meet ing. The subject for the evening was "Strongholds of Mohammedanism," the teacher, Miss Kathleen Egerton, being absent, the lesson was thaught by Mrs. Mortimer Pleasants. After the lesson a chocolate course was served. Those present at the meet ing wero Mesdames M. C. Pleasants, E. | L. Ifc?st, O.' J. Hale and Misses Neva i Roland, Sue Alston, Elizabeth Staples, 'Louise Thomas. I After all business of importance had I been discussed the society- adjourned to meet on Tuesday evening, November 6th, 1917, at the home of Mrs. E. L. Best. We welcome all new members. RECORDING SECRETARY. KILLED IN AUTO WRECK. Ollie Tant, a prosperous farmer of Bunn, was killed in trn?auto wreck near Spring f^ope Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock and was buried Monday afternoon at Bonn, Rev. Wallace Hart sell conducting the funeral service. Mr. Tant, Mri. Tant, C. V. Bedding field, Brooks Williams and Levi Wright j were occupants of the car, which was driven by Mr. Tant, when it turned turtle as a result of a blow-out in one Of Srhe rear tires. Tho ear was almost completely demolished and..Mr| Tant was injured so badly that he died within a few minutes. Mrs. Tant was painful ly though it is not thought seriously Lu*t, vr>ilo M/. Beddingfieid suffered a brokpn ankle and shoulder. The other oeotlpanta of the car escaped with little injury. Mr. Tant was about 44 years olj? and leaves a wife and eight chil dren. THE MARTHA WASHINGTON DE BAtlNG SOCIETY. - j The Martha Wellington Debating So ciety of -the tjOuisbnrg high school met .oh Thurs4aart, afternoon, October 25, 1917- The soceity was caTled to order ** *U pr*sl<Jfcit, after ?Jriob; the fol ig progranv-waa given: fng by the society. pbate: Resolved1, That capital pun lient should be abolished in North T- Wil. Becitation, Margaret Cooke. The debate was a very interesting one, showing that the speeches had been carefully prepared. Tho judges decided in favor of the negative, Miss I&ntha Pittman havjng '?the best debate Alia ** Miss Beulah Cooper the best rejoinder. After the debate was over the society proceeded in the election of new offi cers', the following being elected: President, Miss'Edna Beaslejk Vice-president, Miss Adele Wilson. ? Recording secretary, Miss Beulah Cooper.' Corresponding secretary, Miss Bay ^tailings. I? Treasurer, Miss L. Allen. Chaplain, Miss Sarah Young. Marshal, Miss Annie Harris.I. Program comigittee, Misses &lizabet*3' "urgerson, Xiouiae DeAn, Helen Wiekei; lamie Hayes and lahtha Pittman. The] , oath t)f office havjng been given to the- ( aew officers the society adjourned tO: mpel November 1M.7. CANDLER-HARRIS. ?vitationa taBdlng as foUowa havB: i n received by friends: lr. and Mrs. Clyde Peebles Harris ? \ equest the honor of your presence j i at the marriage of their daughter 1 v Boxie Peebles . ? to Mj^^any Longfellow Candler >. I ? en Wedfetwlfty looming, the fourteenth of November at eleven o'clock Maple Springs Baptist Church it| Mapleville. North Carolina The bride is the daughter of Mr. C. i Harris, of near Mapleville? one aft . Franklin's most popular and progrel41 citizens. She i*-?t young lady of exceptional attainments, and through j her attractiveness and sweet disposition, rhas made friends of all her acquaint lances. y * I The groom-to-be is one of Louiaburg^ most popular' and successful merchants, who has won an enviable position among the business interests here, through hfiL courteous business dealings and strict ' adaptability. The coming event will be watched' with much interest, owing to the popu larity of the contracting parties. SHOWER FOR BRIDE. At the home of Miss Lucy Alien on Thursday afternoon Mrs. G. M. Beam and Miss Allen entertained'in honor odP Miss Beulah Tucker, whose engagement to Jih. H. 1L Dale, of Cambridge, McL, was recently announced. Mtps Tucker, Miss Allen and Mrs..Beam received the guests. Six tables were ararnged for progressive bridge, and for a*r hour & number of delightful games ensued. In terruption in the announcement of "an express package for Miss Tucker" was received with surprise, and all gathered around her to watch the unwrapping of the box and the opening of the many packages which it contained, all lovely gifts to delight the heart of the bride to-be. After a salad course the guests departed, showering best wishes upon Miss Tuck?*-. BOY SCOUTS SELL LIBERTY BONDS The Lonisburg branch of the Boy Scouts were active the past week in the sale of -the Second Liberty Loan Bonds. The active work in this campaign was began by the attendance upon church services in a body, going to the Baptist in the morning and the Methodist at night. ^ As a result of this week of labor they ? sold $10,000.00 worth of bonds. Twenty members were engaged in the campaign. TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. Gentlemen:?With a world shortage of foodstuff, and with our soldiers and the soldiers of our allies fighting for us against Germany demanding that we make and ship them more foodstuff than we have ever exportod before. With our country asking us that wo be more economical in eating thnn we have ever been before that the sup plies we- have may last until another harvest and with actual want in the not far distant future a possibility, there is more need than ever before that every agency tending to increase or conserve our fooH nupplies be em ployed. I' No other agency, it seems to me, does more to increase our food supplies than the farm demonstration agent, and no other does more to conserve our food than the home demonstration agent. Many of our farmers do not know the - best methods of increasing the produe- ? ? tion of their farms, and many of our ^ homes could be made healthier, happier and thriftier through the work of the home demonstration agent. I am therefore asking that at youi^C'* next meeting, November 1st, you con- TTr sider appropriating sufficient funds to employ whole time farm and home'dem? ?'* onstration agents at salaries for whiclt-* competent- people can afford to serve their whole time. S i It is belittling a farmer's intelligence*/; . to ask him to follew the ajlvico of tif' * man who receives leAs for bis work than the average half-share tenant, nor doeC~ it B?em just fair to ask a lady, well , equipped for the work, to spend hs* whole time teaching us to conserve both our health and our food, for less than is paid an ordinary farm laborer. It seems to me that yon eannot serve ? yoru county in a better way than by providing tie with eothpetent .instructors *?Mf Tours respectfully^ , JOSEPH 0. JOIS Federal F*xt.A<lnUiil?tnLto for Fn County. attend Mhool at LouUburg 4