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J.;E. ABERNETHY DflW- !
ERS ANNUAL SERMON
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At the Closing of Louisburg College on Sunday
At meinodli! Ihurcit.
HON B N PAGE DELIVERS AN
NUAL ADDRESS.
Rev. C. K. Proctor Preaches Sermon
to Y. W. C. A.?Exercise? of a High
Order and Largely Attended?Many
Out of Town Visitors.
Possibly one of the best sermon!
that has been delivered In Loulaburg
In many years was that ny Rev. J.
E a Abernethy, of Monroe, at the Meth
odist church Sunday morning at the
beginning of the closing exercises of
the Louisburg Female College, which j
have -been claiming the attention of
our people and many vlaltors the past
week, This is the first session under
the new President Rer/P. 8. Love,
who has proven to be a most efficient
official and through his Jeadorshlp the
college continues to grow in strength
and popularity. ^
Tajclng his text from Phllllppians
4-8 "Finally, brethren, whatsover
things are honest. \{hatftoever things
are just, whatsoy^r things are pure,
whatsoever things are W>v?ly, whatso
ever things are of good report. If thefe
be any virtue, and if there be any
praise, think on these things." the
speaker held his audience at rapt at
tention while he delivei*ed a master
piece which was enjoyed by the large
; rmber present to the fullest. "The
pavers of thought are God's greatest
gif to man" declared the speaker in
preparing his foundation for his sub
ject which was "The laws of charac
ter." "The world with all its beau
ties of nature and wonders of life are
the expressions of God's thought, as
Is also the creation of man" while the
poets, arts and great works of all
kinds are the thoughts of men. Thus
impressing his hearers with the idea
(hat thought was the fundamental ele
ment In a real and true life. He says
there are just five laws of character.
The first being "as we think we are"
showing that whichever channel we
allow our thought to drift such will
be the life we live. "For- instance
said the speaker .the reason the chur
ches rule against ragtime entertain
ment is that it produces ragtime char
acters." In answer to the critics of
the smallness of religion he says "We
may go as far in religion as truth
goes, as far as honesty goes, as far
as virtur goes. Does anyone wish to
go farther?" "As we are we see." the
second law was explained- in. part
"that In order to see beauty 'we must
have beauty ln^our life." which is the
stepping stone to enoying the larger
life in his third law "as we see we
enjoy." "Life without Joy is no life
at all" he declared in emphasizing his
?fourth law, "aH wo enjuy vie live "
His fifth law wr.s "as we live here
we will live forever." Which bore
out his general theme that thoughts
formed character and character fixes
destiny. It wag. a beautiful plea to
the young ladies to guard their
thoughts well that they may serve
their Master and that their live* may
be more useful, and happier thereby
It was at the night service also at j
the Methodist church that the large
audionce was greeted by a most inter- '
eating and instructive sermon deliver- j
ed by Rev. C. K. Proctor, of Selma, j
to the young womens christian asso-.
t ion of the college. He took his text J
from John 5-7, "'Sir, I have no ono.
when the water is troubled, to take me
down into the pooh" His theme was
to see the things that needs being done I
and do them_l The statement in his i
text was taken from a bibllcaj scene !
wherein Christ visited a gathering of I
sufferers at a pool the waters of which '
had a reputation of healing the afflict
ed when in a troubled condition. At
this time thQ Master saw a man who I
presented a' pitiful expression, and :
he approached him asking him if he i
would be i^>ode whole, whereupon the i
^answer was given as In the"text, and '
the Master hadehimarig^^?jtfMbM*!i
l)ecljyHl(0B?tt?0^flWPW^tbings that [
?fftners do not is the Important thing
in life declared the speaker who im- j
pressed his hearers that he was thor
oughly familiar with his theme and ;
presented some real true and forceful \
pictures in pointing out the necessity ,
of doing the things that need to be
done. "The Master expects us to go i
out Into life and introduce others to j
him" and the speaker pointed out the i
"way in which the Y. W. C. A. was I
doing a great work. In his appeal to !
the young ladies he said "the world's '
cry today is for you and for me to'
prepare. A call that urges us to do|
not that which needs to bo done.
At each of these services special
music was rendered by a select choir,'
which added much to the occasions.
The next feature on the programme
was one that isalways enjoyed by our
people. Although mpved up to one
of ihe first features the Annual Con
cert whW-h is n presont:rtion of the
music and expression pupils, ho well
ahd masterfully tutored by "Misses
Nellie ('lapp and Elba Hennlnger. a
large number of our people attehded
one of Jhe moat Interesting and en
tertaining program on Monday even
ing In the College Chapel that has
been given here In many yeatB. It
would be Impossible f of -one to select
any one or more numbers for special
mention as all were so well rendered.
The programme w4U serve to give an
Idea of tha excellence of the enter
tainment an& la given- her?with:
Over the Waves We Softly Glide?
BtulU?i Call of 8ummer?Forman?
die? Club. *
Moonbeam*?Pletro Yon?Mary Tur
ner.
Military Polonalse-^ChopIn?Kathry
Bryan.
| The Boy that waa Scalrt; o' Dyln"
?Anal* Trlmbal Slosson-^EUzabetU
j Morton. >
Invitation to the Dance?Weber?Le
ila Smith.
Love la the Wind?Strickland?;
Dutch Lullaby?SproBs?JesBle Rowe.
Suite. Op. 16, Romance. Valse?Ar
?nsky?Ruth Hall, Kathryn Bryan.
Pa Sloan's Purchase?L. M. Mont
gomery?Annie Lee Edwards.
Espagnol?Mosz Kowskl?Martha
Dixon.
Wind Song?Rogers?; Irish Love
Song?Lang?Kathryn Bryan.
Tale of Bre'r Rabbit?MacDowell?
Elizabeth H. Allen.
A Quiet Afternoon?Booth Tarklng-i
ton?Dorothy Klllette.
\o, No, No?Mattel?Emma Hooker.
Prelude; Op. 17. No. 2.?Henry Hol
den Huss?Ruth Hall.
Polka?Raff?Elizabeth Allen, Mar
tha Dixon.
The marshals were Miss Leah Love,
j Chief, Misses Nellie Winstead, Inee
'Sanders, Pearl Fuller, Ethel Winstead
assistants.
A visit to the studio on Tuesday af
ternoon to witness the Art Exhibit
was a real treat. The many beautiful
palntlngB in water colors, pastel ajid
oil were marks of true genius develop
ed to a degree of appreciation lhat will
make real the beautiful thoughts of
the possessors. The china paintings
were of especial, interest and in the
exhibits in this department were many
masterpieces, which do credit to the
students and their tutors. The en
tire exhibit was one of beauty and ev
idences much study and Interest on the
parts of both the students and their ef
ficient and capable instructor, Miss
Burdette Joyner.
The class day exerciaea_jrere of a
high order and were greatly enjoyed
by a large number. The processional
was a scene of beauty and was excel
lently rendered. The greeting? by*
Miss Mary Turner, Prophecy by MIbs
Ruth Early and Valedictory by Miss
Elizabeth L. Align were especially
ing manner. But no less well writ
ten and rendered were the class His
tory by Miss Fonnie Westbrook, the
Poem by Miss Jessie Thomas and the
Class Will by Miss Bettie Benny Each
rendition reflected great credit upon
their authoDs. Part pne of the pro-,
gramme was completed by singing
"Alma Mater" by the school. The sec -
ond part of the program consited of
the presentation of a beautiful United
States Flap and Flag polo by Miss
Elizabeth L. Allen, the gift of the
Class of 1918. Pres. F. S. Love ac
cepted the flap and pole In a most fit- ;
ting address, after which the "Star
Spangled Banner" was sung.
Tuesday evening was the hour look- ,
ed forward to for an evening of much I
enjoyment, when the school of Expres- j
slon under the direction of Miss Elba
Henninger, and the Glee Club undqf
the direction of Miss Vera A. Keller,
gave their portion of the College fi
nals. This time they were greeted ;
with a play "The Torch" a pageant of \
democracy, on the Qollcge campus. It j
was pronounced one of the greatest)
successes of the years and a synopsis
of the play and characters follow:
Earth groplnghcrwav^^jjfl^ja*
who
may light again her Torch to guide j
the feet of mankind. Here Father Time |
finds her and puzzles over the riddle
of her coming. The Fates appear and
at their bidding time commands his
children to come to Earth's aid. The
scroll of Time is then unrolled and
from it come Force. Fear, Wealth.
Greed, Strife. Sorrow and Democracy.
'Tis one of these must bear "Earth
company along her way. The choice
Is hers. O. may her choice be wise.
For her selection determines whether
the flame in the Torch be extinguish
ed leaving mankind to stumble in the
dark or whether it burn so bright that
the way may be light and'safe.
Xhe characters were:
Earth, Camilla Yarborough; Earth's
attendant?. Edna Ormond. Elizabeth
Morton: Fathor Tims*. Elizabeth L.
Allen: Tho Fates: Was. Leah Love.
Ih. Betty Benn; Force. Annie !>?e Ed
ward?*: Fear. Fannie Neat; Wealth." Al
da Howard; Greed. Jessie Eason;
Strife. Rufh Hall: Sorrow, Marv Tur
ner: Democracy. Dorothy Klllettc: ?
Jujlticc. Leah Love: Liberty, Ruth Ear- '
? j ~r?j
ly; The Minutes. Annie Perry Nfe&L
Louise Reavis; The Hours, Mary Bar
row, AUie Saulpaw, Florence Cooper,
Katherlne Pleasants, Isabelle D^vis,
Nellie NewbefH7~The Days. Elizabeth
H. Allen, Gladys Barrow. Martha Dix
on, Sallie King, JesBie Thomas, Mary
Knight; The Weeks, Oma Lewfe, Ha
zel Williams, Bessie Kornegay, Ethel
Wlnstead. Annie Newman. Eula Grif
fin- Thfl t l\o V..llln W'^ot0aA Kg.
oml Holdia, Nepple House, Mildred
Scott, Irene Ormond. Mattle Proctor;
The Years. Emma Hooker. Jessie Rowe
Kathryn Bryan. Blanch Wlnstead,. Eu
nice Jerome, Francis Barrow; ^^he
Centuries, Lillian Spencer, l&ttie I
Hooker; The New Altar?Dorothy Gay, |
Fonnle Westbrook, Beth Watklns,
Mary Wlnstead, Rhoda Wlnstead, Elea
nor Yarborough, Mattle Townsend? La*
tie Smith, Emily Parker, Sara New
bern, Frances Egertoa, Louise Taylor,
Amelia Turner, Adela, Wilson ;^The
Mourners, Mary W. Yarborough, ?uby
Mann. Elizabeth Reavis, Irene Tarlor;
Allied Nations, Virginia Joyner, Dor-^
icas McKlnue, Leila Smith, Inez Ban-'
jdera. *.
I Wednesday morning was the occas
ion, of the Graduating exercises la the
college chapel when the llterar? ad
dress was delivered by Hon. nbsrt
N v Page?a formerly Congressman trom
the 7th. district of No'rtl* Curd Ina.'
The whole of these exerciafa were net.
in patriotic thought and^ 'ft?
was an appropriate cjlmax to tl*? Jet
ting. Sacrificial service
theme and be presented tt ^Kth i^tich,
clearness and force. "Thld? war'lfrtll
not close until every indivtiGgai ptraon
in this country renders semojfrervtte of
sacrifice" he declared and proceeded to
show to the young ladies the infepr
tance of their using their opportuni
ties and advantages for service fe&at
will bring satisfaction and regard
to the mind the future. The adartss
was greatly enjoyed by a large dum
ber. after which the diplomas and (cer
tificates were awarded the gradimtea
by Pres. F. S. Love with most fitting
and appropriate remarks. The t bi
bles were presented to the gradrates
by Rev. N. H. D. Wilson, pastor of
the Methodist church. Among the
announcements made by President
Love was one that the classes of the
College had shown their loyalty" by
giving more, than three hundred dol
lars in liberty bonds and war savings
stamps to the college during the year.
The young women graduating and
receiving diplomas were:
College Diplomas?Elisabeth SH..
Allen, Elizabeth L. Alen, Lillian Be^a*
ley, Betty Benn, Ruth Early, Dorothy
Gay, Ruth Hall, Emma Hooker, Etraicfe
Jerome. Sallie King, Bessie Kornegay,
Jessie Thomas, Mary Turner, Loo
Sung Woo. Fopnie Westbrook.
Piano Diploma?Elizabeth H. Allen,
j Martha Dixon. Kathryn Bryan, Ruth
Hall. Mary Turner.
Vocle Diploma?Kathryn Bryan.
Business Diploma?Eula Rae Grif
fin. Irene M. Jones.
Art Certificate?Mary Adekla Crews.
Once again the time has come when
the Alumnae of Louisburg College as
sembled for their annual banquet.
The former Alumnae feel tbat\?Dliey
have been much enriched by the ad
dition of this year's class. At six on
Wednesday! afternoon?the?Alumnae
faculty, and the visitors in the college
were ushered into the dining room
which was beautifully decorated with
the stars and stripes bringing to us
thoughts of those who are fighting on
the far-flung battle-line and whom we
must back up with our material things
by doing our bit in the best way pos
sible.
The following menu was served:
1?Grape fruit.%
2?Salad Course.
3?Ice cream.
j 4?Coffee and mints.
1 Between the courses appropriate and
i interesting toasts were given a? fol
lows :
Woman's Part. Wives and Mothers,
I Mrs. J. E. Malone";'The Sisters and!
j Sweethearts, Miss Keller; The Slack-|
|ers: Worthy Sons of Worthy Sires,1
Mrs. Parham; Our College. Mrs. Pal-,
iiner; Class of 191S. Miss HarkerH
i Response by Miss Hooker: The AlUni- j
j nae. Pres. F. S. Love. Mrs. K. F.
Yarborough was a most excellent
.Toastmistress.
Immediately following Hie" banquet
[the Senior Reception took place in the
college parlors. The guests were re
ceived by the faculty and the senior
The past year under the skillful
guidance of President Love and his
able corpse of assistants. Louisburg
College has been especially successful
and they should justly feel proud of
the class just graduating and the past
years work. Louisburg is proud of it
and extends congratulations and good
wishes for a"greater work* and a grea
ter good in the future.
List of Letters.
The following is a list of letters re
maining in the Post Office at Louis
burg. X. not called for May 24tb,
1918: -
Mr. Xathanlal Cooke. Miss Mablo
Patterson. Mr. Pos:e Perry, Mr. S. L.
Pprry. Mr. Fred Pharr. Sandy Creek
Gin Co.. Miss Etta Smith. Mr. P. G.
Smith. Mr. Tom Southall.
Persons railing for any of the nbovo
letters will please state that they saw
them advertised.
R. H. DAVIS. P. M.
tfr. Percy J. Olive, of Apex, was in
I^jisburg Wednesday.
OVER THE TOP IN
THIRTY MINUTES
KEY. A. D. WILCOX DELIYERS PA
TRIOTIC ADDRESS.
ond Red Cross Appeal at Meeting
Id Opera House Tuesday.
"There are two things I hate?one
1b ? slacker and the other Is a Ger
man" declared Rev. A. D. Wilcox In
one of the most enthusiastic and fOr?6
ful patriotic addresses that hae be
made to an audience In Louifeburj;
since the war begun, at the OpftMt*
House on Tuesday morning to a house. ;
full of' appreciative and enthusiastic
hearers. ?
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. Ben. T. Holden, and was open
ed by a song "Keep the home fire bur
ning" by a choir. Prayer was ot&P
ed by Rev. N. H. D. Wilson. A
most appropriate solo, "Little Boy tn
Blue," was sung-by Dr . A. H. Flem
ing and was greatly enjoyed by all.
In his introduction of the speaker,
Mf: Holden paid a beautiful tribute to
Jtfcfif movement of the Red Cross and
M the speaker said "he is too well
^Ao^vn and loved by our people to
need an introduction,'* whereupon he
presented Rev. A. p. "Wilcox, now of
Ckrfdsboro, who for more than an hour
|?ld>the audience as if by magic in his
4iff5rent pictures of the present world
Qtfiiggle across the sea. He declared
he was glad that we had a President
whp?was man enough to go to New
York, Philadelphia and Boston and say
that the time had now come for force,
more force and still more force until
Germany was whipped back into the
hell from which she came four years
ago. "I am glad the United States fi
nally decided to get into this scrap"
he said and added that "Our Nation
shall not be the yellow dog among the
nations." In speaking of the part
America is playing in the conflict he
torfk occasion to pay a pretty tribute
to Hon. Josepbus Daniels saying "he
has made the best Secretary of the Na
vy the country has ever had."
'This is no day for the slacker",
declared the speaker, in explaining
the necessity for one' to not only do
their bit but their level best. He
made a straight from the shoulder
talk telling those In his hearing that
what you have done will be like an
insignificant drop in the bucket, be
fore this war Is over." "I am not sor
ry for the boy who has to go to
France" said Mr. Wilcox, "but I am
sorry for the one who stays at home
and does nothing.'* "The time of
judgment is coming, surely coming
when the boys will be returning home
and when confronted by them with the
question "what have you done." what
will be your answer. I am truly sor
ry for the one who has to answer,
nothing. After making many con
trasts with the methods and practice
of the Allies and the" Germans he call
ed for contributions, when they were
called out so fast that additional hein.
was furnished the secretary to take
the names. At this time Louisburg
fully held up Its former reputation
In goinfe over the top on all matters
and then some. The allottment for
the county, exclusive of Franklinton
and Youngsville was - f3.000.00 and
when the total was announced at the
meeting $3.610.50 had been subscrib
ed. During the afternoon. $560.00
was subscribed by scyne were not
present in the morning, which made
a final total of S4.1T0.50.
The parade of the membership of j
the local Jted Cross Chapter all dress
ed in the regulation Red Cross unl-1
form of white, which preceded the I
speaking was the most beautiful ana
imppessive feature of the days pro-j
gramme. The parade formed at the;
monument and marched dowjx Main j
Street to thp Opera House, displaying!
both the Rod Cross insigma and the :
Stars and Stripes.
Those contributing and the amounts j
contributed are as follows:
ON K HCXDRED DOLLARS
F.-Il. MeKinne\ Mr. and Mrs. ?.Tal-[
cplm McKinne. D. F. McKinne, S. S.
Meadows. W. M. Person. J. M. Allen.
FIFTY DOLLARS
M M,!!' 'Ml1
Li F. Hicks. H. L. Candler, W. E.
White. F. X.-Egerton. M. C. Pleas
ants, T. W. Watson. A. W. Alston. O.
Y. Yarboro. Dr. A. H. Fleming. Harry
McBrpyer. John Best, F. A. Roth, Co
lonial Pine Co.. by G. A. C.. Will
Fuller. Mrs. F. B. McKinne, J. M.
Sykes. W. D. Jackson. F H. Yarbor
ough, E. H. Malone. Mrs. M. C. Plea
sants. Mrs. R. F. Yarborough, Town j
of Louisburg. X. J. D. Alston, G. |
F. M? X. II. D.
A. Cralle. ' <
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS
King Cotton Snod Co.. by D. F. M.,
X. H. I). Wilson. X. B. Alsbrook, B.
T. Holdcn. G. C. Kicks. E. L. Re^t,
Mrs. J. B. Yarborough. R. C. Beck,
Mrs. D. F. MrKinne. W. J. Cooper,
F. W. Wheless. L. L. Joynor, J. W.
King, J. L. Palmer. Dr. Morton, Joo
Jno. Allen, L. K.. Scoggln, M. S. Dav
is, J. \\\ Perry. J. s. Howell. Milt,
Washington. Louisburg Lnd^e A. F. <
fc A. M., Mj S. Clifton. Town of Wood
by W% T>. fuller. Mr? Xed Ford. Grad- ' -
ed School. Mrs. W. E. White. Mrs. G. j:
A. Cralle. !\:rs. S. S. Meadows, Mrs. ii
W. R. Mills. ?x!i*$ Lutic Smith, James [i
ting, Men Bible Class, Boy I
Scouts,. Airs. W. H. Allen, H. A.
Kearney, Mrs. W. M. Person, Mrs. O.
Yarboro, Mrs. Katie Yarboro, Mrs.
r. W. Watson.
?TWENTY DOLLARS
MrtfTXTW. Alston.
TEN DOLLARS
Ellis Ramey, F. N. Splvey, B. B.
Vfassenburg, Clara Young, Allen Har
ris Cm M ?flnm ffi Orlnm B rt.
Meadows. Cade Hayes, S. J. Parham,
Mrs. T. W. Blckett, W. H. Macon, B.
M. Williamson, Miss Geneva Rowland,
D. K. Cooke, Mrs. E. W. Furgurson,
Mrs. J. J. Barrow, Mrs. J. E. Ma
lone, C. T. ?tokes, Wesley's Bible
Class, J. E. Thomas, Y. B. Class, Mrs.
Egerton, Mrs. K. P. Hill, C.
P. Hudson, Mrs. D. T. Smithwlck,
Hfjrs. J. W. Mann, Cheatham Alston,
W. Bennett Perry, P. G. Alston, F.
Sy._ tticlfc J[r.; Sarah Hicks, Mr? Ho
ward _J. A. -Hodges 3rd, Ruby
Nfann, Maury Cralle, Elizabeth Alston,
FIVE DOLLARS
J3. N. Dent, Hilliard' Yarboro, Ju
lius Hayes, T. M. Chrismond, Ivey
Allen, W.'F. Winstead, William Blck
ett, Inez Saunders, A. E. Mitchell,
Miss Sue Alston. Miss Hodgie Alston,
Miss ?. ?. Alston, Miss Virginia Fos
ter, Mrs. Levy Beasley, Mrs. M. S.
Clifton, J. B. Yarborough Jr., Mrs.
W. M. Gilmore, Mrs. M. S. Davis, Sr.
Lotylsburg Chapter Red Cross, Miss
Yow, Miss Dorothy Roth, Tuesday P.
M. Book Club , Wednesday .P. M.
Bridge Club, Mrs. L. E. Scoggln,
Dorcas McKlnne, Arthur Fleming, Hel
en Lee Fleming, Anna Egerton, Mrs.
F. W. Wheless, Younger Set Book
Club, Mrs. Wilson's S. S. Class, Oliv
ia McKlnne, Friday P.M. Bridge Club.
G. C. Foster, Geo. Murphy, Dr. Ed
ward Roth. (France). Lucy Smithwlck,
Green Hill Class M. E. S. S., Baptist
Baraca Class, Kathleen Egerton, Lida
Inscoe. Lawrence Egerton. (France),
PED CROSS?GAL TWO
Mrs. June Furgurson, Miss Elizabeth
Furgurson, Marshall Hudson. May
Cooper, T. K. Allen, Misses Hayes, by
Cade Hayes, Mrs. J. L. Palmer, Helen
Smithwlck. A. L. Henderson, Adelaide
Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Sadie
Johnson. James Johnson. Helen Al
ston, Alex Alston. E. S. Fulghum, Ro
bert Alston, Edward Alston.
TWO DOLLARS AND A HALF
Mrs. E. Odom.
TWO DOLLARS
J. T. Inscoe.
ONE DOLLAR
Frank Hicks, Dorothy Hicks, Fran
ces Smithwlck, Alice Harris. Hamil
ton Hobgood, Zollie Wllkins, Oma
Bliss Lewis, Mary W. Yarborough.
Bettie Hill Reavls. Isabelle Davis, Fan
nie Proctor, Ellis Alspaugh, Dorothy
Klllette, R. F. Yarborough Jr., JesBie
Eason, Florence Cooper.
Among those subscribing in the af
ternoon were W. H. Allen. Export
Tobacco Co., and G. W. Ford $100
each. P. S. & K. K. Allen $50. L.
Kline, A. A. Clifton $25 each.
W. W. PACE CONVICTED.
GIYEN NINE MONTH ON ROADS,
APPEAL.
W. G. Staunton Gets Six Months?So
licitor's Report?Nothing Else of Im
portance at This Term.
After completing the case of State
vs W. W. Pace, for the larceny of a
bale of cotton from Mr. Wiley H.
Hawkins, of Hayesvllle township, and
completing a few unfinished matters
Judge Calvert adjourned the regular
May term of Franklin Superior Court
Ertaaut noon Saturday. Upon conven
ing Friday morning the case of State
vs W. W. Pace for the larceny of a
bale of cotton was taken up and con
sumed all that day and practically all
of Saturday morning. W. <?. Staun
ton was also named in the bill, but he
entered a plea of noJo contendere.
This time as before Judge Calvort
has impressed our people with the idea
that he moans to see that each and ev
ery case is given a fair and impartial
trial, and when convicted he seems to
be'fair to both sides in the sentences
he imposes. This is the seeoml term
he has held in Franklin eminty and our
people generally like him as a Judge.
The cases disposed of since our last
r^ii*7rirfii"o,'iiii.i i ".mu i
lefondant enters ptea of nolo conten-1
Sere, judgment six month on roads.
State vs W. G. Staunton and W. W. |
Pace, barn burning, nol pros as to.
Staunton, continued as to Pace.
State vs Sidney Davis, search and
seizure, off.
Stato vs W. W. Pare, 1 and r, guilty
iudgment nine month on roads, appeal i
>ond $2.000.00*.
State vs John Medlin. trespass, ap
peal for costs, judgment of Magistrate
ffirmed.
The Solicitors report was received
ind is as follows:
<orth Carolina?Franklin County. Su
perior Court. May Term, 1918.
[*o fl)?* Hon. Thos. H. Calvert. Judge
Presiding:
The undersigned Solicitor of the Se
venth Judicial District res pert ftriiy re
x?rts to the Court that he has- exam
ned at this term of said Court into t ho
condition of the office of J. J. Bar
'ow. the Clerk of the Superior Court
>f said County, that he finds said of
ice well administered in all respects,
he..hooks required^ by law. properly
hat said Clerk keeps in his office all
WILL REMEDY COUN- ,
TY HOME MATTERS
NTY COMMISSION KHS ?TOM?
IX FRIDAY TO CONSIDER
Alatnn g4n*n-'-4
No Personal Arraignment?A Sug
gestion bj a Grand Juror.
Although a large number who wait
ed In the court room on Friday morn
ing to see what would happen when
the Commissioners, who, It was under
stood, were ordered to appear at this
time to consider the grand Jury's re
port, presented themselves, were dis
appointed, the meeting was had at one
o'clock with Solicitor Norris. This
was a private meeting with the Com
mlSRoncra and Mr. Norris, however,
we are informed that the solicitor ex
plained to the Board that ?he court
nor the grand jury had no desire to
cause them embarrassment, but that
the conditions at the county home 1
were such that they needed immediate
action. The entire situation wa^ gone
over and the Commissioners decided
to Jbjegin at once to bulty >arracades
for the inmates who arcttqncontroU&blft
that segregation botb^aai'lo sexes as
well >&s- races, may be, effected.
Chairman J. D. Alston? of the Board
gives out the following statement: ?
The commissioners at a call meet
ing to consider conditions at the coun
ty home adopted the following reso
lutions: ''First that the would pro
treed to use heavy wire around two of
the buildings so as to be able to lock
up the male and female inmates who
fere Uncontrollable and mentally off*
Also to do as early as possible every
thing that can be done to improve the
sanitary conditions. The Board feels
that we should put more force behind
our applications to get our insane in
the asylum as we don't feel that they
should be sent to the county home as
we feel the home was intended for the
unfortunate good old people. The
Board appreciated the action the grand
Jury took as we feel, that it wasn't a
personal matter but a-matter that we
all are deeply Interested in and in
tend to better conditions from a sani
tary and moral standpoint.
J. D. Alston. Chairman.
A member of the grand jury speak
ing to the editor since the report was
published suggested that the commis
sioners tarn the county home farm
over to the County Farm Demonstra
tor to be run on the latest .improved
methods for the benefit of the farmers
over the county who really want to
learn how to make more on their
farms, and the county financially, and
thereby give the Superintendent his
full time to look after the Inmates, to
gether with the necessary assistance.
This is a splendid idea to our way of
~>ceing and we believe would be more
economical than the present method.
The Information that the Commis
sioners will begin to correct the con
ditions at the County Home at once
and push them to completion, will be
gladly leicived Uy ^very individual in
the county.
PERSON AX WE>TIOX.
Mr.__J*v-E7 Williams, of Essex, was
a visitor to Louisburg Tuesday.
? ? ?
Rev. w. M. Gilmore, of Sunford, wag
a visitor to. Louisburg yesterday.
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Rep. ancl Mrs. S. A. Newell made
a busiuess trip to Xahville Monday.
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Messrs. L. P. Hicks. F. W. Hicks,
and C. K. Cooke visited Raleigh Mon
Iday.
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i IJeut. W. W. Boddie and little son,
; David, of Midland, Texas, are visiting
his parents here.
| Judge W. R. Allen and wife, of
iQoldsiioro. attended the exorcises at
the College this week.
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Rev. A. J. Turker/of Red Springs,
is in attendance upon the Louisburg
College closing exercises.
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Misses Tom Ogburn, Louise Thomas,
Mrs. E. F. Thomas and Mr. W. W.
Mr. X. B. Tucker, who has been on
a visit to his brother, Mr. J. C. Tuck
er. has returned to his home in High
Point. t
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Mr. A. C. Hall, who has been with
the Home Telephone and Telegraph
Co., and stationed at Rocky Mount,
was a visitor to Louisburg this week
to bid his people goodbye, as he has
been ordered to report for duty under
the selective draft, at N^hville. on
Friday May 24th. If 15.
indexed for speedy and convenient re
ference.
He further reports to the Court that,
no far as he has ascertained the ac
counts of the said Clerk, both as
Clerk of this Court, and as Receiver,
are regular and correci.
Respectfully submitted.
TI. E. MORRIS, Solicitor. ' ,
Seven tli JudieUtl District.
Examined, approved and ordered re
corded .
THOMAS H. CALVERT,
Judge Presiding.