-- ;v^j
i The Franklin Times i
:<? .p
? ft
A. F. Johnson, Editor and Manager. , THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION. Subscription $1.50 Per Year
'volume XLYIL . LOUISflCBG, N. C., FBIDAf,
APRIL 5, 1918. NCMBEK 8
F. C. TOEPLEMAN
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
ConxeH In Contact With Lire Wire and
Falls to Pavement, Crushing: Skull
In Two Placet aad Breaking Hit
Ankle.
<lent and general manager of the Home
Telephone and Telegraph company,
and for more than twenty years a res
ident of this city, was Instantly killed
in New Bern Friday morning shortly
after 10:30 o'clock* when he come in
contact-wlth a llv wire at the top of
a pole which he had climbed to make
an inspection of some wires in the ser
Tlce of his company. News of death
reached officials in the home office of
the company here at 11 o'clock, and
came as a shock to the entire office
force and to the people of the city In
general.
Only meagre details of the tragedy
had teen learned here early In the af
ternoon. Mr. Toepleman left here
Bern to make an inspection of the
nerw building of the Home Telphone
Company there. He had arrived in
the cit/~only an hour before he met his
death. Immediately after reaching
New Bern he went to the new ex
change building, which v&a to have
been open Saturday. He had gone
there to supervise the entry Into the
new quarters, which were erected and
owned by the concern.
The Bcene of the tragedy was rlrect
ly in front of the new exchange ^build
ing. Thtf~Wires-had been strung to
the second story, and he had climbed
to the top of the pole to see If the big
table would clear the electric wires.
Keports received by officials of the
company berre were tkat no one was
en * *>0 scene at the time he was killed,
bi" li patches to this paper say that
scv. 1 women sittng on their porches
on the opposite side of the street saw
li:m climb the. poll and fall to \he
pavement below.
While at the top of the pole, the
New Bern Sun-Journal report states, j
he evidently felt himself falling, and
reacche:Mor a hold. His hands grasp
ed a heavily charged electric wire, and
it is believed that he was electrocu
ted. Eye-witnesses said that they saw
fire flickering from his body and his
clothing when he touched the wire,
aiul later he dropped to the pavement
the curb stones,, crushing the skull in
two separate places. Ills ankle hone
was broken and potrudecl through the
shoe, and it was in this-condition that
he was found. Persons first reaching
him said that he was soen to breath
twice before he died, anil so
far as cpuld be learned he never
spoke. -<He was rushed to a New Beri^
hospital immediately, but died before
reaching there.
R. W. E. Davis and J. W. Strickland.
bo:?fc of Henderson, and who are eon
- ncrtod_wiih~Llig- traffic,department of,
the coTnpnny. ~were in- New Bern in
connection with ther opening o*f the
?ac\v_exchange there, but neither was
on" the scene -at the time Mr. Toeple
_jnan met his death.
The "body "wltt be brought to Hen
derson 'early Saturday morning from
New Bern, jiccomnanied bv Mr. Strlck
land and Mr. Davis, and also Mr. T.
D. Davis, superintendent of the New
Bern exchange. The body will be ta
ken to the home on Charles street.
Mr. Toepleman is survved" by his
wife and one son, Lieut. F. L. Toeple
mon, who is now at Camp Jackson,,
Columbia, S. C. Pending the arrival
of Lieutenant Toepleman,~tio arrange
ments had be?jn made for the funeral.
Mrs. Toepleman was overcome when
told of her husband's death. She was
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
-BttrweH??5*4- wa?_ preparng to attend
lin Kastor service at Holy lnm>ee?4s
Episcopal church at 11 o'clock. She
was immediately removed to her home,
where she was attended by Dr. It. T.
TTpcburch. Her condition, was report
ed as serious.
F. C. Toepleman was one of the
mos' prominent business ipen of Hen
de.- He wn?* actively identifi d
wit many of the public enterprises
of the city, and had leading parts in
many new movements that had been
undertaken here. He was a director
hi miFrim.PHW ftlwMn.
Belt Fair, and of the Home Building
and Loan Association, as well as of the
Gold Leaf Publishing Company. He
hr.d a leading part in the organization
of the Henderson Chamber of Com
merce. and was the organization's first
president upon its reorganization a
year ago. He retired from this place
March li, having declined another
term at. the annual meeting and elec
tion of officers held on that date. He
one of the moving spirits in the
organization. /
Hut, with nil -of his interest in those
other businrps enterprises, his chief
conc ern was for the Home Telephone
Company, whose wonderful progress
and expansion had been d,ue in large
measure to nis '-wonderful husinoss
genius and foresight. Ho was c. man
given to detail, and was acquainted
with every part of the intricate busi
ness of which he was the lu-ad.
* He has been identified with the
(Tympany ever since it was organized.
Hfi\irae here from N'ew York in 1895 j
and <<cectcd tlTJTVral exchange when
if* wasV?u\rtcd the late Henry
StransoY?d othors. He went bftck to 1
New Yorloupon the completion of tlio '
work, but later contracted with the
firm to become superintended of the*
Henderson exchange. It was from
this modest beginning that the large
organization startedrwnTtoaay It owns
and operates thirty exchanges In east
ern North Carolina and Virginia.?Dis
patch. *
Board of Education.
The Board of Education met In reg
ular session on Monday with all mem
bers present, who after appro ring mln
business as follows:
The question of a county-wlds spec
ial school tax of SO c.ents on the prop
erty and 90 cents on the poll was dis
cussed at length both by this BosM.
and by visitors. Upon motion of Mr.
J. N. Harris the question of asking the
Board of County Commmlssloners to
to order an election to determine the
wlll--ef the voters In regard to the
proposed special tax.. The motion was
carried by a vote as follows: A. W.
Perry, Sr., J. N. Harris and 3. C.
Winston voting yes, E. L. Green and
C. R. Sandllng voting no. Vha Com
missioners were asked to sail the
election for May 4th, 1918.
The question of consolidating Per
ry's Seminary and Copeland .Kill, col
ored schools In Frankllnton Wwnahtp,
was deferred until the first Monday
j In May.
Special tax Ust takers weri rtcoQi
mended as follows:
Pilot?Johnnie Stalling?.
Pine Ridge?A. C. Perry.
Bunn?Mack Mullen.
Flat Rock?W. W. Hart.
Laurel?J.. R. Parrish.
Moulton?j. B. Smith.
Mountain Robt. Tharrlngtoa.
Sandy Creek?G. B. Weit.
Wilder?J. T. Wilder.
White Level?T. H. Dickeas. *
Justice?W. H. Delbrldge.
Seven Paths?J. M. Sykes.
! Mapleville?A. W. Perry,
j Hickory Rock?Jno. Hedgepetli.
Hayes?Hugh L. Hayes,
ingleslde?P. F. Evans.
Roberts?^J. R. Tharrlngton.
After allowing a number of accounts
the Board adjourned to Its next reg
ular meeting. "
Mrs. Alice Tucker.
In the death of Mrs. Alice Tucker,
which occurred early Tuesday morn
ing, Mar. 27. Louisburg lost one of its
most estimable ladies. Mrs. Tucker
was quiet, unassuming, a "keeper at
home", and all who knew her held her
in highest esteem. Since her girlhood
she Vad been a professing Christian
and for many years was a devout mem
ber of the Baptist- church of this
city.
Mrs. Tucker has lived all of her life
of TO years in and around Louisburg
the greater part of the time in the
cify.Tl.irty-six years ago hor husband.
Vr. Buck Tucker, left her a widow
with a number of small children, four
of whom survive her now: Messrs.
John A. Tucker, of New heme, Wal
ter W. Tuckerr of Norfolk, Norwood
Tucker, of High Point, and J. Claude
Tucker, of louisburg. with Whom she
has made her home for many years.
One brother, Mr. Jim Harris, of Kit?
trell, also survives her. ? ?
The funeral service was held at the
family residence on Main street Wed
nesday-.afiernoon in the presehce of a
largo Iinmhor nf relatives and friends,
conducted by her pastor, Walter M.
Gllmore and Rev. N. H. D. Wilson, of
the Methodist church. Interment was
made at Oak Lawn cemetery, and- the
mound was covered with a wealth of
beautiful flowers.
The following acted as pall bearers:
jRHwnfd rwrv s_?Nash Reks
A. Pearce, B. H. Meadows, W. D. Eg
erton, Peter Foster.
Murrfaore Licenses.
Register of Deeds Yarborough issu
ed mnrrlaro licenses to the followii.R
couples during the month of March:
WHITE Jno. W. Holloway and
Lessie Wheeler. Buddie Tant and Es
ter Morgan, Ely Goswlck and Susie
Wynne.
COLORED ?Andrew Green and An
na Hill. Eddie Freeman and Ellen Bas:
kett, Hen Foster and Mary Dunston,
Herbert Kearnoy and Rosa Nicholson,
.foe Bimms and Lelin >ilteh?ner, FIhIudt
I'orry and Urla P. Lasslter. Alpluis
Epps and Mary Goode? Willie Thomas
and Lucy Llttlejohn. WillianiH Chavls
and Mary Jane Soutlierlund, Jesso
Conyers and Ada Steward. Hilllard
Dunstori end Lucy Nicholson. Joseph
Harrison Kearney and Willie M. Joy
ner, HerraAn Raker and Llllie Will
lams.
COLOREDTROOPS LEAVE
FOB CAMP GM>T, ILI^, ON TUES
DAY.
In Charge of Lieut, J. Newman Hctz
ler?59 Out of 60 expected? Answer
ed to Call.
"quiiii u uuiiiuu ui juum mm uu
trlotic entertainments were given the
fifty five select colored troops who left
here Tuesday for Camp Grant, 111., to
bejcoQic members of the National Ar
my, by the colored people of Louis
burg. Among them included a lun
cheon In the court house and an en
tertainment in the Opera House on
Monday night and Special services at
the churches on Sunday.
In answer to the call of the local
board fifty-nine out of a possible sixty
answered to their names at the roll
call in the court house on Monday af
ternoon, where the members were ad
dressed by Chairman Huffln *nd Dr.
J. E. Malone, of the Local Board, In
most earnest xatriotic upccchec. In
addition to theee gentlemen addreca
es were made by their colored brotb
ren as follows.
Prof. E. N. Dont, Reva. J. A.\S*r
a#c, T. M. Chrismond and (korC.
Pollard, all of whom made excel-out
talks, howlng much patriotism and
devotion to the flag and the union, and 1
gave the boys who were leaving much,
timejly advice, which If followed Jn
the spirit In which it v/as gives will
mean much for them In the futur*
Lieut. J. Newman Metzlcr, or the In- j
fantry at Camp Grant, 111., was pres
ent at this meeting and had a Tjxt
words to say to the men. He was
sent by the War department to conduct
the men to camp. All the speeches
dealt with loyalty and obedience and
were interesting r.nd instructive.
Quite a large crowd of both white
and colored gathered in Louisburg on
Tuesday to see the first of the color
ed selectmen leave. And it was grati
fying <b see the good spirits prevail
ing among them all. .
They took with them the good wish
es of ftot only their colored friends,
but their white friends as well.
1'ublic Speaking and Patriotic Rally at
Louisburg, Saturday, April Gtli.
Hon. A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro,
will speak to a large assembly of
Franklin county people at the Opera
House. Saturday, April 6th, at 2:30
o'clock (new lime.)
Mr. Brooks is one of the best infor
med men of the State on the subject
of the war. He has made a wide rep
utation outside of the State as well as
at heme and is giving much of his
time in speaking on the War. It is
an opportunity to hear him that none
can afford to miss.
A program of patriotic music is ar
ranged for the occasion.
County Automobile "Parade, April Gth.
At 1:30 oclock (new time) the auto- I
mobiles for parade will form in line i
at the court house square and
down Xash street, _jij> dflSrch street,
thence to Main street and back to the
Opera House. All the Boy Scouts of
the Ootmty in abody will lead tli? piu
cession.
The parade, as planned, will be a
progT&m.
Patriotic colors and -fhrgs floating,
pretty girls and patriotic songs, boy
scouts saluting.
Every school in the -County?-in?*??
sion on ffre 5th expects to participate
in the parade.
Democrat Pifcinct Meeting of Louis
bnrg Township.
At a public meeting UeW-?IfP"Thfe
?ouxi- IIuumj oft JSatu'nlay March 30th.
! usburg Township precine meeting.
Mr S A. Newell van ier'.etl chairman
jiii-1 T W. Watsor. secretary.
The following voters of Louisburg
Township wore elected a? delegates to
the County Convention to be held in j
Louisburg on Saturday, April 7th.
1918.
T. W. Watson. J. A. Turner. J. P, I
Hill, Ben T. Holden. A. H. Fleming {
Geo. E. Wilson. J. W. Mann. N. M.
Perry. B. N. Williamson. Wr. E. Uz-;
?*.U. .V.,-M. I'i.iJ P). !? .Ill FvlllllH. I . 1
C. Hudson. A. W. Perry. Jr., K. K. I
Allen. D. G. Pearce.
? I
List of Letter*.
The following Is a Ust of letters re
maining in the Post Office at Louis
burg. N. C.. not called for April 5th,
1918:
Mrs. Km m a Allen. Mr. Roy Atkinson
Miss Supina Bullock. Miss Maggie Car
pen t <yr. Mr. Elberd Cosh. Miss Alice
Tommic Debnam. Mrs. Carrie L. Evans
Mr. L. M. Lambert. Mr<. Annie Powell.
Mrs. J. T. Strickland. From the dead
letter office: W. R. Rreeden.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please state that they saw
them advertised.
R. H. DAVIS, P. M.
Harris Township.
(Received as we go to Press.)
? Namos added to National Woman's
Liberty Loan Committee, of Harris
townsnlp: Mrs. F. W. Justice. Miss
Sallie V. Harris. Miss Willie Chamblee.
Mrs. M. L. Fowler. Miss Tna .Under
bill.
Subscribe to THE FRANKLIN TIMES
Orly $1 50 Per Year, in advance.
BIG WAR SAVINGS DRIVE
Over Seventeen Thousand Dollars In
Cash Sale? Saturday?County Or
ganizing Rapidly.
The past week bas been the most
successful by far in the War Savings
Campaign. The cash, sales in the I
County for one day (Saturday) were
fiT.iiB.iii uuu iLiii dih muitU luP Iflfl
county to April 1st was over $2.35,
which Chairman Yarborough estimat
es will place Franklin among the first
flvfe counties in the State. This fine
showing is due to the ceal and enthus
iasm with which the Woman's War Sav
tng Societies and the Township Com
mittees are doing their part to win the
war- Nb such manifestation of patri
otic spirit and high-minded unselfish
ness bar ever been witnessed in this
eo^nty as is being shown in this hand
of the country's need. We hope to be
able to publish In our next Issue a
complete Hit of the various township
committees and Ladies societies which
hay? been organised and also to tell
aoQietMng In detail of what has been
lac<K>mplished; in the schools.
* Th? campaign of speech-making al
so continues. Messrs. E. H. llalone
and W. H. Yarborough spoke at Laur
el on Friday afternoon, where a War
Savings Society was organized with j
J. H. Harper as president.
Messrs. W. H. Yarborough and S.
A. Newell spoke at Wood on Saturday
afternoon. After the speeches a com- |
mittee for Gold Mine township was or
ganized composed of Messrs. W. D.
Fuller. John Wood, R. H. Griffin, C.
C. .Murphy and L. L. Gupton from
wych good reports are expected.
Ifranklinton, Youngsville and Bunn.
alL&id ?pJendid_WQrJt_durlng the week
Wllile Cedar Rock and Cypress Creek
are coming forward in great style.
| With such an organization as is be
ing effected throughout the county and
j such energy and patriotic fervor as is
I being displayed by the workers we
| feel that old Franklin will do heT full
i duty in this greatest of all crisis.
B. T. Rose. W.
rronr'CrTT "vfcholsflj^M; 0r
Fraiiklfn County Liberty Loan News.
The appointment of Liberty Loan
I Township Charmen for Franklin
j coutlty Is complete, and in most town
1 ships they, in turn, have named their
I committees. It is a splendid people
who have responded so heartily to the
cr.ll their country lias made upon
them, and it is encouraging to know
that for two weeks, from April 6th to
20th. they \Vill make a great effort to
serve to the Lest of their ability in
the sale of Liberty Loan Bends.
Franklinton makes a splendid re
port of its organization with Mr. B.
W. Ballard, township chairman and
Mrs. A. S. Joyner. chairman of Wo
man's organization, the committees
nrmqly: Dr. S. <\ Fonl. vice-chair
man; W. F. Joyner. director publicity;
HL J. Cheatham. Director supplies;
Randolph Benton, chairman of Frank
linton towfiship schools, M iss Franci*
Winston, vice chairman^ Mrs. W. F.
Joyner, assistant i^es managers,
Messrs.
W, Sherron
"Gretm. Jr.. Ceorpe Crews.
Popes District?C. C. Holmes, chair
-nuAr Miss Maggie Pool, vice-chair
man.
Mt. Olivet?C. R. Sandling. chairman
Miss Carrie Blacklev. vire chairman.
1 Mltchtners?M. D. Wilder, chairman
|Miss Myrtle Holmes, vice-cljairmaiu
j Kates vil le?Rev. John F. Mitchiner,
| rHt%4fTTnrrr \Tra <3 f- iVCWlOtr; tIl?'
[chairman.
Kach seliool district will have com-j
miuees to ?assist chairmen and vice
! chairmen.
The Times carried ln?t week n?? nf,
?bll towuijhlp committees, as had been |
appointed. Tw_o_ciianges_ have been i
made in Chairmen of Woman's Com!]
mittee. Mrs. G. B. Perry is chairman!
of Youngsville township and Mrs. O. I
B. Egerton of Sandy Creek township |
Added to -Sandy Greek, township j
are Mrs. Wrii. Pernell. Mr?. June Eg-I
erton, Mrs. D. T. Fuller. Mrs. M. M. j
Person, Mrs. J. D. Alston. Mrs. A. T.
Wilson, Mrs. A. A. Dement.
Harris township: Mrs. J. L. By
ron .
Dunns: Mrs. Jim Weathers. Mrs.
II. II. Beddlngfleld. Mrsf Johnie Stal
TnTgsT Mrs. K U I'MIV? I
Cypress Creek: Miss Mary Stal
lings. Miss Pauline Smith.
Gold Mine: Mrs. John Neal. Mrs.
G. M. Ray nor.
Hayesville: Mrs T. C. Gill. Mrs
Parker Pace.
Loulsburg: Mrs. J. M. Allen, Mrs.
E. L. Best. Mrs. K. K. Allen, Mrs.
W. E. White.
Held For Criminal A son elf,
Roscoe Coppedge. colored. *r~ -
!brought, to Louisburg on Tuesday t .
| last week and placed in jail to await
a hearing in tho Superor Court for a
criminal assault upon a little Colored
girl 12-yenrs old. Tho alleged crime I
was committed in Cedar Rock town-|
ship and th? preimlnary hearing, was ]
had heforo squire T. W. Stokes.
Recital atOollesre.
The puhlic Is cordially Invited to he
present at the college next Tuesday
evening at 8.30 o'clock when MKs
. Clapp will present Misses Elizabeth
H. Allen ami Martha Dixon tn a
Graduate piano recital.
"EVERYBODY ARRANGE FOR EAR
LY DINNER SATURDAY.
Society.
The Young Woman's Missionary
Society met on Tuesday evening at the1
home of Misses Sue and Hodgie Al
ston in & business meeting.
The meeting was called to order
and lqd by Mrs. Osmond Y. Yarbor
ough. She had a very interesting pro
gramme planned, which was as fol
lows:
DeYotlonalExeircisefi. ftfl.
lllFU. U. k.
Prayer.
Minutes, Recording Secretary.-?
The. Island Empire and Its People,
Miss AUne Webb.
Kindergarten Work. Miss Sue T.
Alston.
Kindergarten Christmas Story, Miss
Hodgie Alston.
Report for past quarter, Treasurer.
After the program business or im
portance was discussed, among which
was the change ot time. We hare been
harlng as our usual time 7:46 but ac
cording to, and abiding by the law re- I
cently made, we have changed our
hour to 8:46 o'clock, and each mem
ber is urged to be at every meeting
promptly at th*. changed hour.
The articles read were very interest
ng, especially the thought of caring for
and training nine million children,
training them to see the light of Je
sus, the question was "Is Japan ig
norant?** The Kindergarten stories
were also very interesting.
In reading the report for the past
quarter the dues and pledge amounted
to $34.00.
Those present were Mesdames M.
Ic. Pleasants, Edward L. Best, Osmond
Y. Yarboro, Osmond J. Hale, and Kiss
es Aline Webb, Lonie Meadows, Lydia
Inscoe, Sue T. Alston, Hodgie Alston,
Louise Thomas.
The society was indeed glad to have
with th&m as a vsitor Miss Clara
Young.
After repenting the Mizpah the So
ciety adjourned to mest on Tues^ry
evening at the home of ?-frs. Edward
L. Best, on Main street, in a Study
Circle meeting, promptly at 8:45
o'clock.
Recording Secretary.
Resolutions.
i "Whereas our beloved Professor, J.
! Robert Brown, having been called to
'the service of our country, we, the
?undersigned members of the Matthow
) Davis Debating Socfety and of the
? Martha Washington Debating Society
i of the Louisburg High School, do
hereby resolve:
First: That' we wish him a safe
voyage, a happy stay in trenches, and
!victory over the Huns.
Sccond: That we wish Isim a speedy
and safe return at the close of the war.
Third:; That a copy of these res
olutions be sent to Mr. llrown. a copy
he published in the Franklin Times
and copy bli- put in the minutes of
both the said societies.
The Matthew Davis Debating Socio,
ty Signed: 1'illie Williams, Pres.;
Napier Williamson. Secy.; tierald Al-"
len, Edward Griffin, Sa*mte4 E. -Wtt="
son. Get). F. Houck, W. Floyd Gattfs,
JL A. Reavia, Jr., Jesse II. Clay. S.
J. Parham, Jr., Geo. Ford. Jr., Wm.
E. White. Jr.. W. T. King, W. E.
Beasley. ,C. H. Yarborough. J. B.
YarborouglT. Jr., Henry Rufflxi, Ken
neth ('oilier. David Pearce, Jim Allen,
Clyde G. White, Jim Aii?n Will Leslie
Perry. Edwin J. Alston. Arch H.
(Perry. Julius Timbarlake, John Wil
[son. Mortimer Harris, -Dudley Lacy.
? t r;>i>fnrd Brnslei, Rmvlmid >>asn. Jos
ieph Harris. W. R. Mills. J. G. McAd
ams.
The Martha Washington Debating
Society: Signed: Adele Wilson.
_Prp>; ? Cif*m"'fyp -Ser'y.; Mar t
Igaret Hayes. Mary Wilson, Lucy T
Allen, Annie Harris. Ilia Mae Ogburn
[Sillily Inscoe, Ruth Gatti*, Claraliiud
ison, Margaret Cooke, Lucy Andrews.
| Mamie Hayes. Xeppio Wilson. I^oulse
Jones. Elizabeth Furgurson. Ruby
Spencer. Mildred Spencer, Esther L.
Andrews. Louise Dean. Edna Beasley,
Helen Wicker. Josephine Fuller, Lu
tie Inscoe. Mdry Ray Stallings. Kath.
erlne Bobbltt, Lucy Young, .LerHne
Allen.
"Farmers** Affidavits Must Support
I'M1* l/VilVn">'1'lr j
A new draft of about 90.000 men |
shortly will be called to the colors.
The Provost Marshal General has or-1
dered that "men actively, completely, '
and assiduously engaged in the plant
ing or cultivating of a crop, but who
are lifted in Class 1 and within the
new quota should bp deferred until the
earl of the new quota."
j The local .draft boards, being judic
ial bodies, can not defer the call of
such men. however, unless the farm
r* employing (hem comply with the
law and support their claims* for de
ferred calling with affidavits. It is
ithfiTfor? of vital importance that far
mers employing necessary men within !
the new quota immediately execute
and file succh affidavits with the lo-?
jcal boards.
If farmers whose hands are affect- I
ed by this new call fail to follow this j
advice, they will have no cause for '
complaint if their men are tak? n-fro"m '
them at this critical time. It will he
useless and unreasonable later to
protest if they have done nothing to
retain their help. Immediate acton
on tT.e part of every farmer Concerned
is essential and shoifd "not be delayed
under any circumstances.
J. L. PAI-.MT3H, Chntrman,
T". S. P .blic ?ervl c Re??rve
ORDERS ELECTION
FOR SPECIAL TAX
TO B**Htt,T?-t)*Tc?SUAYi my ?
1918. . *
Appoint T?x Lint Takers for Ccn.to
??11 U11IUU1
?rd Keeper?Routine.
meTthln >?"? ?f CoantJ' Commission?.
S? m.H? *688lon on Monday with
Th.^n 1?" "cept stok??. Presen?
of 8 business was dispose?
meeting rPI>r0 mlnutefl ot ?revio?.
lows" takers were appointed.as fdl
Dunns?J. T Baker. -
Harris?W. R. Young.
Youngsvllle?J. R. Pearce
Frankllnton?J. D..Speed.
HayesTllle-A. A. Medllp,
o^h M?reek^?- C' Parrish.
Gold Mine?Tom Ricks.
Cedar Rock?S. H. Boone.
Cypress Creek?R. B. Harris, i
Loulsburg?w. H. Macon.
Grl,rln was appointed Stan?
ard Keeper for Franklin county. HU
bond was received and (lied
du^ian,d84?0f00LOU'8 SmUhaU ? ~
The P. W. Whelesa Opera Horn??
llZTol Wa' redUCed ,n Taluatlo? ^
HeaXnm Dr" J' E' Malone' c??ntr
Health OtPicer.,was received and fll?a
?T,feP?" of J- J- HoJden. SuperlntH?
County Home was received aa4
mod. He reports 12 white and 8 col
ored inmates.
The list takers for the Special scho?
m!nrJCiBKWere apPoInrod a? recoa
\v?,l ?v ? Board of Education,
t h?! Prt assistance of the 8heriff
>i?? ? a iury for ' the May
term of court.
Upon petition by the Board of Edu
? cation the Board called an election for
-Ia> 14tli, 1918, that the voters of the
county may express their desires in
sStl?,. SPqC'al County-wide
After allowing a number of accounts
the Board adjourned to Its next rneet
jfI|i''s,s of ?1,r- ?!?1 -Vrs. W. H. lJuffln.
I Mr. and .Mrs. Wm. H. Rufrin and
J?"' Wn>; 'I. Rufrin. Jr.. attended Ser
vices at C liri?I church. Raleigh. Eas
!,lrr; a?d "'7? accompanied .home by
Mrs Runi,, * brother. Mr. Jamie A.
I "hite. his daughter. Katheriiie. and
son. (apt. \\illiams White, of the \a
wDai ,rmr", Mrs' Whlte to
jfHii the family on Monday. Mr. White
is Agent of the American Railway As
sociation anil has charge of the trans
portation for-the Government n't Camp
i nndsworlli, Spartanburg, s. (?? and
'reports the expenditure of over two
million dollars per month at that camp
fS' t'"J Government. Mr. and Mrs.
ignite. na.va-iJn.ee sons- VbtrnmrefsTh
the National Army, one James, now
In France and Capt. Williams Whitf,
(Who is in commanclol a Headquarters
? to. 114 Inf . Camp Wheeler, Macon Gar,
land Murchison. who is Lieutenant in
Iho 324 Inf.. at camp in Atlanta
I rapt, Wmtams wmtetras just-re?
,turned_froni_a_sis weeks intensive
Tonrse oT training at Ft. SilLs. Okla.,
representing his IJ'vgionrfa taking tlio
fraiii'irg. TVspcciaT course beimr Intlm
1-vo uf IIil nuu ITl'luti millimeter
gun. a one pounder, which is designed
I to destroy the German "Pill boxes, and
I which he reports as wonderfully ef
fective, shooting with a flat, straight
,tr.ij?4ery through the loop holes of
the 5 foot concrete walls of these ma
chine gun small forts, whic h have been ~
so constructed as to he Impregnablo
;to irtt but- the large cannoiv l.cjretufarcj
in use against them.
Wilson-Brown.
; -Yacon. March 2?,?On Simday mor
iijuij a lulei but b eautiful marriage
was celebrated at the home of Mr and
Mr? E. H. Russell when Miss Gladys
i Brown became the bride of Mr. A.
jW. Wilson, of Camp Sevier.
| The drawing room was tastefully
j dec orated In long leaf pine and yel
close friends were present. Miss Al
ice Brltton Itodwell sang "At Dawn
ing," and "I Love You." As the bri
dal party entered Mrs. John Coleman
played the bridal chorus from Lohen
grin, During the impressive ring
ceremony performed by ?he bride's
pastor. Hev. T. J. Taylor, Mrs Cole
man played softly "Perfect Day."
Mendelssohn's wedding march "Was
used as a recessional.
The bride was exquisitely attired In
a going away suit of blue with grey
accessories and carried a bouquet of
bride's roses.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson left on an extended
bridal trip after which- they will be at
home at Greenville, 3. C.?News-Ob
server.
I-: 11 inure men t Announced.
The following Item taken from the
Columbia, S. C.. State, of March 25th,
will bo rend with much Interest by
our people:
Rock Hill, March 24,?Mrs. Mary
T/?tlierd Hall announces the approach
ing marriage of her daughter, Rebecca
Douglas, to Mr. Wilson Green, of Sum
*r or. April 17. ,
The following is a 11st ol jurors for
May term or FrnnVltn ^perlor Court:
- Dunns?W. H. Williams. Jr^ WrH?t
Mullln W. A. Mullen, Jr., J. B. Perry.
Harris?J. T. Mann, G. W. Styles.
Harrod Frazlpr, A. T. Harris, C. C.
Catlett.
Youngsville?A. D. Frazier, Jno. F.
Mitchell. J. A. Daniels, N. B. Lafater,
R. D. Roberts.
Franklinton?J. A. MHihell, iJ. W
Ballard. R. T. Pernell.
Hayed vile?Omega Dlckerson, J. E.
Wynne.
Sandy ('reek?M. M. Person. W. S.
HTHWH. ?>. A. HilfflH. W. ll. l^Hn'e.'
J. B. Smith. C. C. Inscoe, B. L. Car
roll.
Gold Mine?T. A. Holllngsworth, C.
C Murphy.
Cedar Rock -J. I*. Horsey.
Cypress Creek?R. R. Strickland, T.
J. Moore. O. T. Lnyd, J. N..Griffin.
Iiouishurg--W. E. Bartholomew, Wei
don Egerton. A. W. Person.