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*9fB?K-5V' i The Franein -limes ' "?a?11 A. F. Johnson, Editor and Manager. _ .THE COUNTY, THEJKATZ!, THE UNION. Subscription $1.50 Per Year ^OU'ME XLVIL , LOUISBUKG, X. 0., FBlIlS^, XABCli 23, 1918. ? 5UMBEB 5 AMERICAN INDIAN WARFARE TOO MUCH FOR THE GERMANS A M EI t jit'AN AIBSHIl'S USING GOOD WEATHER TO (iEEAT ADVANTAGE Allied Troops on W est Ffont Main tain Control, While Artillery Fire More Intense, and Balds On The Enemy Increases; Spirited Ac. t Ion On Part of Allies All Along The Line; Reorganized Belgian Army In Good Shape; Aerial Battles Increase In Number and Intensity; Day's War News. Tokio, March 18.?The American Ambassador to Russia, David H. Fran c-is, the Japanese Ambassador, Vis count Uchida, and the diplomatic re presentatives k of Great Britain and France were expected to arrive at Sooul'tpday according to advices frr.m i the Korban Capital. They are on the' way to Japan. TJie American Ambassador and the ' diplomatic representatives of the En- ' tente power left l'etrograd in Febru ary going to Vologda. The safe arrival there of Mr. Jfrancis was reported February ^28. About two w^feks ago a report was current tliat Ambassa dor Francis and the Japanese Ambas sador were -being held at Vologda but this report was not credited at Wash ington. Washington, March 18.?When the - T'itiite Department received its latest * ! ?patch from Ambassador Francis "it ten days ago he was establish es ? VoldRda and . apparently in. te:< ' to remain the?'e indefinitely. It i; ?turned hero the report that he> waj due at Seoul today on his way \o Japan was due to some misunder standing at the Korean capital. As tl:o uilicd world has. day aftei day road the' official reports from the allied and TeutonofTices in the] hope tfiat TinrnritiHUnK ortherrrtri sfr'| uatioh would present itself, the real- j lzation has come homo that the Amert cans, French, British. Belgian and Portugese troops aro maintaining their control over the front running , from the North Sea to Switzerland Artillery fire,, at some points growing in iriVsnsity is reportedtbut-the allies have Jield their own and their raiding : parties are everywhere busy in the enemys trenches. -The?long expected _and confidently awaited German drive has not materialized and the allies threaten to start an offensive of their own at various points against the Teu. tonic legions. Spirited Activities There is hardly a sector on the wes tern battle line which is not being marked by spirited action, but Ver dun and the Vosges regions are ap . jLarently storm centers where big e< vents may (TeveTop. ?At- -Verdun _the ?opposing artilleries havo been thun. dering for several uays ulifl Oil Mumlay the-Gheeus-of the guns was kFpT up, especially on the right bank of the Meua* 1 : . In the Vosges mountaln^the artil lery fighting is reported to bq.^very heavy although no infantry actions have been mentioned in the war office statements issued at Paris and Berlin Ke-Onranizvd Belgian Array One of tljft most encouraging feat ures of the war news may be found in the fact that the Belgian army, re. _ nrpgntypd and ready for battle.has ta. ken over the important coast sector in Flanders. This part of the,, western front has heretofore been held by the French, although British troops have made their appearance there at vari ous periods. That the Belgian army, which is said to be .excellent In mo rale, has freed the French and British -forces for action elsewhere on the front demonstrates that the past win ter has been one of constructive work on the part of the eBlgian and allied army staffs. The latest official report sirld that attacks by German shock troops rtftve been repulsed by the Bel ^ m ? ni i ? i ? i On The American Sectors Heavy guns are battering the Amerl. ran sectors along the front and many shells of large calibre have fallen J Here, however, the American guns have replied with good effect and the excellent weather of the past few days has given American airmen an oppor- ! tunlty H> take pictures of the terrain , back of the German trenches. Appara tuslnstalled preparatory to another gas raid on the Americans has been { destroyed by American artillery Are i while American raiding parties, fol lowing out their traditional Indian 1 fighting tactics, have kept absolute control of the ground between the hostile lines. Germans Still Invading Russia In spite of the fact that the All Russian congress of Soviet* has rati, fled the treaty peaQe forced by the Germans at Brest-I-ltovsk, the kdvance of the Teutons, especially in Southern Russia continues. Tn Southern Uk raine. tho capture of the important city of Nlkolaycv, where the vast stores of grain were reported to have t*?en piled up, has been officially announced by the Oermans, who have also followed up their aggressive tactics In the prov inces of Tchemlgov and Orel, in the southern central regions of Russia. Siberia Still Held In Abeyance^ ?Action by Japan In Siberia is still b*k*K?m?*m ii 1 Hm > iii ? to dicatlon of what may be done there^ Reports from Siberia continue to be | grave. Liberated German prisoners of "or are said to be cooperating with ^Jj^^^hevik leaders and on March l6w^^j* a battle with the forces ied by /^-?enoff. the non.Bol shevik leader. Italian ?'ront On the*Italian front there have been raiding operations from the mountains to the sea and attempts by the Aus trlans to cross the river Piaye have been frustrated. Aerial Battles The air forces of the contending ar mies have beon very active during the past few days and as might be ex pected .there have been quite heavy losses. British naval airn^en alone have disposed of ten enemy machines in the period from Thursday to Sun day. Italians brought down five enemy machines on Sandav. On Saturday tho French aCcourfted for seven while four other German''airplanes not previous, ly reported were destroyed late last *.veck. The Germans calim to have shot down 22 allied machines on Sun day. FRANKLIN COUNTY 1V.IR SAVINGS LIMIT CLUB The list of those who have bought and subscribed for $1,000 War Sav ings Certificates, the maximum which tho government will is?ue to any per son continues to grew' rapidly. Up to the time of going to pres?r-4he roH contains the following names, with Frankiinton and Yoimssville not ,re Iporting this week: I Gov. T. W. Bickett, Mrs. M. C. Pleas jints, J. M. Allen, S. C. Vann, G. W. [Ford, D. F. McKinne, Farmers and Merchants Bank, B. G. Mitchell, F. W. Wheless, P. A. Reavis, Luirrpklns and Perry, I. W .Mitchell, Mrs. Llllie M. I Perry, Mrs. B. H Winston, Paul Win MonJ/.iL Allen, A^y. Wilson. Mrs. L. Candler, Geo. A. Cralle, L. E. Scoggin, First National Bank, Farm. ci% National Bank, Citizens Bank of Frlinklintoa, A. H. Vann, W. M. Per son, W. H. Spivey, F. J Beasley, Mrs. L. P. Hicko, Alex A. Clifton. O Y. Yftrbpro, T W. Watson, S. S. Strick land, Alex M. Pace, Mrs. Minnie Pace, Richard P. Pearce. John F. Mitchell ,C. B. Kearney, Miss Carrie Gay.^H. A Koarney. C. W. Roberts. Mrs. F. B. McKinne, J. O. and Mrs. Wilson. J. M. Sykes, T. H. Dickens, J. G. Murphy, Mrs. Mary D. Savage, Matthew M. Percon, W H. Furgerson, Mrs. Hatti* Lancaster, A. W. Wilson,'Mrs.* P. S. Allen, C. P. Harris, L. Kline, J. II. Best, Mr. J. M Allen, The Bunn Banking Co. J. P. Timberlake, Dr. E. M. Perry, Mi's IE. S Ford. G*C Harris, W. H. Pleas ants, Jr., John R. Mitcfciner. Mrs. R. 7.. Egerton, Mrs. Alex Wilson. Mrs. W. H. Fr.rcerscn, J. W. Smith, Dr. B. C. Johnson, Mrs. J. W. King, Dr. J. Bt Dnvis, F v nont EARL NEVILLE PAYS PENALTY WITH LIFE 14You All Got Me Here Hut I Am Not Guilty," Negro Tells Spectators, ne . Maintains Innocence I'ntll Heath, " and Leaves Farewell Message. Earle Nevilffe has paid the penalty with. his life for a criminal assault upon Mrs. Sybil Celey. of this city, at her home in the'*CUenwood section in September of last y^ar. i Maintaining his innocence of the crime of whicti a Jury of his peers 'said* he was guilty the verdict being upheld by the highest tribunal in the State. Neville was electrocuted yester day morning in the* death chnmber of (the State Prison and was pronounced . dead by Dr. W. A. Knox at 10:40"af Iter four powerful currents of electri city had been sent iota tat*-"Body f>y j Warden Samuel J. Busbee. . "You all got me here but I'm not I guiUy." These were the words Xeville utter ed shortly after taking his seat In the chair exactly at_10:30 o'clock. He en ? ?),? rh,nil?.r Hlrn^lv ),n. hind two colored ministers. K. Satterwhite and Rev. M. F. Jones, and was accompanied by a prison at. tendant. Ho., appeared calm and seemingly maintained his nerve until the end. After he took his seat in the chair he glanced around the small octagonal foom, appeared to recognize Mr. Celey, -husband of the woman he assaulted, and then spoke his words of ipnocence. % , He remained quiet while the at* t en d ants adjusted the straps and head gear but just as Warden Busbee was given the Hlgn to throw on the switch he managed to say "I alnt."The shock cut off what additional words he wr.nted to say.?News and Observer JOHNSON A JOHNSON TO OPERATE ICE PLANT In view of the fact that It had been genera^r. understood here that the ice pmnt In Louisburg would not be run this summer our people will bo glad to learn that Messrs. Johnson & Johnson, tho big Ice dealers and manufacturers of Raleigh have leased the I,oul?burg Coal and Ice Co,, plant and willJoperate Amn here this year. The confiectioi^OT these two gentle men winh-4to^nce business in Louis, burg will insure sdfccess and we arej sure they will rqaeive the heai*y co operation of all xhe community. MUTUAL FIRE IN SURANCE C0MPAN1 FORMED BY j'ARMEItS OF Fl L1.1 I'Ul Vl'li In The Court House oil Satan With Applications For Ofer $100, Insurance. The Farmers Mutual Fire Inaufr' ance Association met at the Coitft house in Louisburg, and organized t&e Franklin County Branch of- said Am soclation. The meeting was largely4 attended and permanent organize Was perfected by election of the fot; lowing officers. Hev. M. Stampf, President. S. A. Newell, Secrefall| and Treasurer, Henry Mitchell appointed agent for the South side at Tar river and G. B. West for the nort|fc side. , # .. g The following supervisors were ap pointed: % Louisburg?N\ M. Perry. [ Harris?J. C. Jones. Dunn?O H. Mullen. J Cypress Creek?J. M. Sykes. Cedar Hock?J. K .Collins. Havesville?It. 1. Frailer. Frankjintcn?J. A. Boone. I Youngsville?Edgar Green. j (iold Mine?W. D. Fuller. R. P. Gtftinlngham and H. Stewart,1 juf He^fcTcrson, X. C. had worked the insurance and membership prejj aratorr to the organization. Therijj gentlemen l:\d done excellent worif as evidenced by the large attendance (at the meetInsv"They had taken aj^? plications fof over $i00,000 insurance and delivered over thirty thousand qc this amount Saturday. |thi3 fl I The There is every prospect that ttflfr Franklin county branch of this asB<fc? ; elation will grow to great' proportion J and furnish much needed protection, :to the ? farmers of the county. i LOUISBURG VICTORIOUS OVER i FRAN KLIN TON The Louisburg high Bchool ball team went to Frankllnton team defeated the Frankllnton team with-a score of 28.2. The game start ed off with each team playing their very best, and it was a long time be fore a single goal was shoL At the end of the first half the ^core was 16-0 in favor of Louisburg. The sec ond half was played a good deal bet ter and faster than the first. The final score was 2S-2 in favor of Louisburg. This made Louisburg's 8th game in this county, and sl>e has won them all. ORPHANAGE SINGING CLASS The singing class of the Oxford Or phanage picsented quite a pleasing and creditable programme in the Op era House Wednesday night to a large sized audience. The programme this year was madq up from a patriotic view point and* each of the children did well their parts. It is always a pleasure to have the little children nf thfa beloved institution, wltft u* and we rearofc to coo tHemTTeave. It? the school ihstkict cow I M1TTEES OF* THE COrtfTY FOOD ADMINISTRATION 1 Our quota of the 1918 Hoine Cards [were lost on the road so we were not able to ca^ry out our Home Card Cam pa Ign_during^he_wii?k_Ql Mmp^h 4 to 9 as was originally planned by (he State Food Administration. However. I am J**M- in receipt of a letter from Mr. Pago saying 1 hat they are--st?udliiK n* a Wc\V suppl?' which should reach us this wei'K I am therefore planning a campnlKn for the week of March 2.r> to 30 und during that week we want to put a 1918 Home Card in every house In Franklin counjy. There will be no cards to sign and no pledges to be made. The object of the campaign being to enlist the aid of every man. woman and child in America in the* Food Administration work. j In the ?* ?o-Tny Mr. Page says, 'there is no:v urge:;t necessity ihpr. 'ever for the utmost effort in the con Xftfc This means that It is up to us to make the biggest effort yet to put one of the 1918 Home Cards in ever)' house in the county. *** JOSEPH C. JONES, County Food* Administrator. LOriSBURG LADIES HELPING TO WIN THE WAR * | We had no idea when we predicted great, things last woek for the Central Woman's War Savings Socie ty of Lou i s burg that our perdictlon j was to be so soon verified. Rut here is a record almost astonishing: On last Saturdav Mrs. F. B. McKlnne, Presi dent of the Society, assisted by a con mittee composed of Mrs. R. F. Yar borough, Jr., Mrs. D. F. McKimie, Mrs. G. A. Cralle, Mrs. T. W. Watson and Mrs. S. J. Parlmwi, made a can<* vass of the to*rn and in one day sold more than $23.000 of War Savings Stamps! Gov. Blckett well said in his speech here that if the campaign was successful the women of the State would make It so. These ladies With Mrs. Jno. S. How ell. Secretary of the Society are coi* tinulng the canvass this week with continued success. ?Hon. J. W. Bailey of Raleigh will speak at Justice on Friday afternoon "March 22jid at 2:30 p. m. In terest,.of the War Savings .Campaign. DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS fLj, jirnnimi in turn MARCH 16th j^Kuss Plans for Coming Campaign ?Precinct Meetings to be Held j Saturday March 30th. -.the Democratic Executive Commit ted for Franklin county met in Louis burg on last Saturday in Pursuance ?to a call by tho Chairman. The main Object of the meeting was to discuss jtlie plans for the coming campaign. The time for the precinct meetings ?was made for Saturday March 30th 1&18 and every member of the town ship committees were urged to see that active participation was taken by the voters. i The Secretary was instructed to Srrite all Township Committeemen Requesting them, to see that a full bommittee was elected and that a Chairman of thetr-Committee be se lected that would take an Interest the work. The date for the Coun I ty Convention as selected by the i$t?lee Committee was agreed to? jSaiurday April 6th. J: At this point Chairman E. H. Ma. lOflptAfler stating that he would be a camdl elate for the House of Represen tatives, tendered his resignation as !&uifman of the Committee. The fcmunittee being of the opinion that jhl|^ candidacy for the House .would not Impair his usefulness as Chairman twined to accept his resignation, and 'Mr. Malone agreed to retain the po sition pledging his best efforts in be lftJ.of the party interests. y Wa other business coming befor^ the 'ttee adjournment was taken: ? township will be entitled to Rowing number of votes iA the Convention. Harris 7, Youngsville 10, 12, H&yesville 3, Sandy Rock 9, C MEN ORDERED TO COLORS List of white men ordered to report to the Local Board of Franklin Coun ty. and for jransportation to the Mo bilization Camp, at Camp Jackson, at 4 p. m. March 28th, 1918. 29 Elliott Leslie Egerton, Louls Bufgl 419 Courtney David Egerton, Louis burg. 429 Clover Scott Winstead. Bunn. 422 Graham Burwell Egerton, Lou isturg,?Akran. Onxv 500 Gus Daniel foebster, Wood. 507 Durwood Beimont Kearney, Frankllnton. :? 538 Arthur Gupton, R. 1. Al^-t.. i544 John R. Montgomery, Wood. 561 * Randolph W. Montgomery, Bunn. 578 Jamcx; Arthur Privett, Rl, Wakefield. 650 Robeit Judson Boaz, Xoungs ville 73? Aiwc. -44*4* hranjuia uon. "... '725?E. Fraxtor, R 2, Caatalia. 810 Frederick Ross Conyers. Younnsvllle. 875 Char!.? IV Pr.rrish, R 1, Hen denmn. r 913 Jospeh Johnson Harris, Bunn. 974 -Thomas Spciu:cc Dean,?H,, 4, T.ouisburg. ^ 1001 Leonidns LemPre^dy, Franklin Only men who nre "assiduously, ac tively?irmt?exriiMv^ly" engaged in farming are excused from service un til after July 15. 1?# 1S: hcnce the above rail to the colors. Registrants wjll l?e taken strictly in their order num bers and cijled until 12 men are .found qualified for Immediate service ' nnd the remainder will be alternates ; and will not be sem to camp at. this time. 4" ? I-ocal Hoard for Franklin County, . by Wm. H. Kuffln. Chairman. I MIL J. L. lVVLMl'K MADE ( HAIR. MAN Mr. J. L. Palmer who has received the appointment as Chairman of the lln County, under the National De i fen3e Council, has entered upon his duties. He will name his full com j mittee in a few <\ays when the cam paign for registering mechanics ef all kinds for government work "will be fauncheri. Mr. Palmer's selection Is a wls^one for the place as he will de vote much time and energy to the work tor the county. IMPORTANT MTvF.TINt; CF WAR SAVINGS C0MM1TTFJ All the members of?the Franklin county War Savings Committees have been called by Chairman W. II. Yar* borough ~U) meet 'in Ixniishurg on Tuesday March 26th^liU8 at 11 a. m Important matters arol? be consid ered and a full meeting^s desired Notice of this meeting mayjnot reach Individual members- througll the mail and they are." therefore, askod to ac cept this'notice of the meeting. CHANGE OK DATTs\ The clean up day announced\ln last week'?! Times will be held on\ April lSth, 1918 instead of March 15ui, as announced. Everybody is urgld to urged to bear this In mind and^tafce a part in the -work of maktag/thls community sanitary. ' ENDORSE COUNTY-WIDE SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX ?iT uriTirt' nn nnnnn \ IN LOUSBURG On Saturday Many Good Argv* ments Presented.?A Committee Ap pointed to Take the Matter.Up With Boards of Education and' County Commissioners. At the request of Supt. E. L. Best representatives of all the school dis. tricts in Franklin county were pres ent at a meeting held in the rooms of the Board of Education on last Saturday to discuss the advisability of holding an election fora special school tax for the entire county to supplement the regular school fund, I of 30 cents on the one hundred dol. lars worthof propery and 90' cents on the poll. From almost every dis trict came tlio same information and complaint that they hardly had mo ney enough to run the term in ordi. nary times but now in these war times was almost impossible to conduct j the schools at all. and in many cases i they had received notice from their teachers that they could not teach af iter this term for the same money. In fact one party said he had figured lit out in many cases when a teacher had paid her board, attended sum j mer school and borne such other little | necessary expenses not including clo thing and attending teachers meetings | they would be $/.00 in deb?. This-is la deplorable condition and it was soon realized that the question facing our people was not one of whether or not we should make out with what we have because we cannot hold to what we've got, but .whether we shall go forward or backward with the educa tional work in Franklin county. When the question was finally put there was not a' dissenting voice toward the special tax and Supt. Best was ask. ed to appoint a Committee of ten, one from each towpship to go before the and .Board oC ?G0R first Monday and request that an el ection be held for this purpose. The meeting was a very enthusias tic one and was well ? attended, re presenting almost every section of the county and almost every interest. The Committee was as follows: "Dunns?G. F. Pearce. Harris?Richard Harris. Youngsville?J.? S. Luyton. Franklinton?W. A. Mitchell. Hayesvillc?A. A. Merlin. Sandy Creek?W. H. Bledsoe. Gold Mine?G. B. West. Cedar Rock?W. H. Smith. Cypress Creek?J. M. Sykes. Louisbur^?Rev. M, Stamps. , ? FRANKLINTOX ORfiAN17.ES ft>R WAR SAVINGS DRIVE. MR. A. H. YANX, CHAIRMAN j An enthusiastic meeting of the pub lic sniri'^ uVB?on vv>>" holH -fe?tr.--- Ford?at Franki inton on last Tuesday to organ ize that township for the War Savings Campaign. Mr. A. H: Vann presided and after a talk from Hon. Gilbert^a*? Stephenson the organization was ef. fected as follows: V. Executive Agents?Randolph Benton. VI. Departmental Committees?G. L. Whitfield. ? -?A. n.ieLUlive Committee?G. L Whitfield. B. Committee on War Savings So cieties?W. F. Mitchiner, H. D. Mitch ell. C. Finance Committee?W. F. Joy ner. D. Schools Committee?W. F. Joy ne?, Randolph Benton. C. R. Sandling, R. L. Conyers, .G. C.. Mitchiner. E. Committee on Speakers and Thrift Teachers?B. W. Ballard. F. Committee on Churches?Rev. T. A. 3>kes, Rev. Clarence T. Dov.-ell, Rev. G. J. Green. E. J. ?h eat h am./ G Committee on Fraternal Organi zations?Dr. S. C. Ford G. R. M aye, R. I). Collins, B. F. Cooke. J. O. Pur. TIT'll. I ? H Woman's Committees?Miss Francis Winston. Miss Eleanor Vann. Mrs. A. R. Joyner. Mrs. Geo. Gilliam. Miss Evelyn Nicholson. Miss Minna Wilder. Miss I^aura Sandling, Miss Oza Cooke. Mrs, W. F. JoynejL Mrs | C. S. Williams. I. Committee on Banks. Stores, and j Railroads?W_F. Joyner. J. C. Purnell, | A. S Joyner.J. T. Moss. J. Publicity C<jpimittee?"E. J. I Cheatham. K. Manufacturers Committee?Geo ! '"illlam, J. R. Frye. Geo. T. Whitaker. I W. Shearon. B. L. Bragg, M. F. j Fuller. L. Committee on Colored People? Dr J. A. Savage. Fenner Sandling, W. H. Hester, Beamon Fletcher, L. H. Cannady. This is an exceedingly strftn*com nittee and Its personnel assuresNJjat Frankllnton will "go cKrer the top the War Savings drive. AT OAK RfDOE Everybody Is cordially Invited to attend an 01<i Fiddler's Convention at Oak Ridpe School house on Fri day night March 29, 1918. Musicians are especially invited, prizes will be given, for the best violinist and banjo, man. Admission 15 and 25 cents. THE MOVING PEOPLE SOME YOU KNOW, SOME YOU DO MOT KKOW. Many on BuHlnens, Manj on Pleasure. Others to be Going, But All Going or Coming. Sen. W. M. Person paid Nashville a short visit Monday. Dr. A. H. Fleming went to Raleigh' Saturday. Messrs E. F. Thomas and O. J. Hale went to Raleigh Saturday. Mrs. W. H. Jackson and little daughter Dorothy, left Monday for Enfield, to visit her parents. Supt. W. R. Mills and Mds. Dr. B C. Johnson left Sunday for* Rocky Mount. Va., in answer to a telegram I announcing the serious illness of their jslster, Mrs. Thongs Mason. I Prof. J. R. Brown, of the Louisburg Graded School, left Monday for his home at Woodland, in answer to a iqill for service in the selective draft, j ' Mr. Ben T. H olden visited Raleigh the past week. WAR SAINGS CAMPAIGN 'Hon. Gilbert T. Stephenson Visits the County, Lnthusinstlc Meetings i The \\>r Savane:? movement con tinues to grow in both results and {enthusiasm. I The IJmlt Club ha3 doubled Its m<*mbcrahip since our last issue and a new high water mark has. been reached in the .weekly cash sales. Hon. Gilbert T. Stephenson. State Di rector of Service stated fo the Com mittee at its meeting this week that Franklin county was now rankins as 'cr.c of the Blue Ribbon counties of {the State. j Mr. Stephenson spent two t'ays in I the county making addresses at Dunn, Dickens, Ingleslde, and to the Com lmittce-at Franklinton. He made a deep | impression whenever he was heard [and furnished thework^j^jipy/ jjwplr-1 ?Hum. 'PtauuanyTfo won^tTie esteem 'and admiration of all with whom he ? was brought in contact. He expressed himself as greatly pleased with the work of the commit tee in Franklin county and had much i to say in praise of the men and wo. men who are waging the"campaign. i | THE VOl'Nt. WOMAN'S MISSION AW SOCIETY The Young Woman's Missionary So ciety met on Tuesday evening March J 19th 1918 at the home of Mrs. Edward ! L. Best on Main Street in a business I meeting* | The meeting was conducted by the I Presndent, Mrs. Osmond Y. Yarboro T!?e devotional exercises were j led by Mrs.-N. H. D. Wilson, who read rfor the lesson the 21 Chapter of St. f John. Tflere were two very interesting papers read; "Fruits of Missionary (Work in CUna," by Mrs. Edward L. -There wore nlao [letters read by Mrs. Wilson from Miss Salle Lou McKlmmon, who Is now a Missionary in China. Alter all business was discussed de? _ liflhtfnl rrfrttiliini lili i ^ <TT irrvfMl We were very glad to have Mrs. Wilson with Us at tho meeting. Those present v.ere: Mesdames Osmo'i I ^ ai! oro. X. H 1J?Wil" -non, 12. L. LlestT Irene M. Jones, and Misses Lydia Inscoe, Sue T. Alston, Hodgie A"lst6n, Louise Thomas. The Society adjourned at an e$rly hour to meet off Tuesday evening iMar&i 26th 191S at the home of Mrs. J. M. Allen on North Main Street. RECORDING SEC. U MIKAL MRS. A. W. PFRRY The funeral services of Mrs. A. W. Perry, Sr.. whose death occurred at her home near Mapleville on Satur day afternccn were conducted Mon day afternoon hy Rev. George M.'? Duke, of Maplevllle, and Rev. W. M. Gilmore, of Lopisburg, at the family residence, six miles east of this city, in the presence of a large concourse^ ferment was ma'!e at the family bury ing ground in Oipld Mine township. Mrs. Perry, who was 54 years old, was Miss Annie Stnllings before hei* first marriage to Mr. J. T. I>eonard, tovhom two children were bora and now survive. Miss Lil 1 ie Leonard and Fred Leonard. Mrs. Perry was a devout Christian lady, being a memb'er of the Red Bud Bapflst church, and was highly es teemed by a larpo circle of friends* Beside her husband, who is president of the county boarj) of education, and her two children, the following step-children survive her: Dr. Ernest ? M. Perry, Dr. Herbert G. Perry, A W. Perry, Jr.. of this place; Robert Perry, of Maplevllle; Mrs, Walter Long, of Cedar J*ock. and Mrs. J. S. Alford of Spring Hope. COLORED TEACHERS 1)0 TOCR WHOLE DT'TY All of the colored teachers of Frank lin county are aaked to collect what you can for the Red Cross at once and leave same at Mr. W. E. White*? Pur-' niture Store not later than April 6. Every teacher Is asKed to leave not less than 50 cents to hold up oar coun. try and the pledge that you made Mrs, W. E. White in Novembet. T. M. CHRISMOND, Chairman. ?' '? . ':i /}*.