the franklin times
A. F. JOllPiSON, Editor and Manager
0. J. HALE Assistant Manager
?TAR DROPS?
?Cutting down the big weeds qn
tho Court Square the paBt week has
improved the appearance of the
square.
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?Many of the front yards on Main
street as well as other Btreets, are be
ing much improved in appearance by
grading and turfing.
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?An item received by the Times
the past week will bo -of interest to
friends here. "Announcing the arri
val "of Bertie Elizabeth Taylor, on
June-5, Mr. und Mrs. W. R. Taylor."
?Chief of Police D. C. High re
ceived a telegram from his son. Mr.
W. C. High, who left the past week
for Vancouver, Washington, to enter
government service, stating that he
had arrived all right and thought he
would like fine.
lVKTTEN 1> FRANCE ON MOTH
r:irs day. t? !
John K. Musscj, a Itoun Hill Township
Hoy Writes to Ills Mother and Gives
Some Interesting Sidelights ou u
Soldier's Life in The American Ex
peditionary Forces.
Through the kindness of Mr. John
T. Massey of Boon Hill township, wo
are permitted to publish the follow
ing most interesting letter from his
son, John R. Massey, written to his
mother on May 12, from "Somewhere
in France:"
My dear Mother:
Today is Mother's Day even* with uT
on the front. We are glad to be given
this privilege to observe it by think
ing of and writing to our mothers.
We know that our mothers back there
arc very anxious about us over here
and especially when they think we are
oa the front. We imagine they won
der if we arc still living and ifliving,
what Is our condition. They wonder
if we are sufierii.g, and if so do we
gei attention; they wonder if wo are
gcUiu.g_jt.lic comforts nccessary to life
and if n6t. what tlicy can do to add to
our comforts; they v.o::dcr aboa: our
work. !f it U hard how loss:? t c
hour;-: tl'.vy wc*:-:'. i *vo ::i d;v?r~er
8r-v if sn. liov.- j. ?*i>: r ' ?? danger;
lliey wonder ii wo \: 11 ever ccmj
l .iek and if so. what ki:ul ? :* i.?. -? wj
wil! be; rnd they wonder ?* t'x.t an<:
:ni<! one thing* about us ?,\ :ry day.
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i< iiie anil itr??:the patient ottlier
? ''v'v." "oivtriers." or
r; n! :11." v'ric- over in his discretion
tl-A p;t lent lipve.
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fl;-?e tlnnv rr> ?-?lir i??. , p r.>hl t
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wf:?kinr fi'i. *la' ?]t fv ^,?,
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Is prnriirnMo. J' rv^r;
? hf lil- r! nl'v:i" . Here evi?r*' m in
iiifiitdinir the offirer-', lir - ;t i- h r**id
n-?i^t do fbpl .?ob. If iv hore ?! ;if
rlpline 1^ duty. "So now. mania. v.-*.er?
you hear I oni on t lie fron don't be
uneasy.
?\i nv d^rtfrer. T can't tell you
how free from dancer v-e ree'ly .ire
Of eourse. a few are in greater dan
ger than others and one can never tell
, Just \viion it If coming ami Jusl where
it 1b coming. But generally speak
ing. danger la not as great as you I
mothers aro apt to believe. To tell i
you why might be against the regula-!
ticns of the censorship, but don't
think that we are very liable to the
fate met by the Germans before the I
British guns. We are no', worrying; !
so don't you worry over ti e German j
drive. You know, yourself, they are
only kicking as_a hot; that has been
strck kicks his last, whilo the butch
er stands over him. Britain. PVar.ce
and A morula are the butchcrs. So,
mother, we won't be here long. %
Lastly, you wonder what kind of a
boy you will have when I return.
When 1 left you. I had no habit that
would be considered against either
n.y character or my physical body.
Today 1 may not be Quiie so perfect,
but I still have no habit that is again
st me. I have drunk coffee since codl
ing into the army, but I believe it hel
I pert me to feel better, do not smoke
t ?1" ? '? ?
chews but I pass mine on to some
friend. lSven a girl tempted me to
stroke by sending a very nice box of
'very"nice smokes, but I passed them
on to a friend and thanked her in re
Ii>l.v for her attempt to please me. I
have drunk a little beer and a little
i vine, but not much ?only enough to
keep me from "saying I haven't touch
ed it. But.one thing is certain, I'll
never fill a drunkard's grave. And
1 have indulged in no other habit that
would be considered detrimental. Wo
men don't bother mo.
! NY.'v. I will not attempt to tell you
(att*ut * "./thing I have gained, partly
ibc-cvisv- you are not worrying about
wi.ut I am gaining, although what 1
am when'I return will ke the sum-to
|tal of v. Ijat I've ? lined against what
I have lost. IJut I have shown you
that I have lost nothing; therefore,
n.y gain?and it s great?is all to the
good.
Now mother, I have writ'en you
this letter, because today is.a day that
has been Mother's Day and the atten
-tiov of the A. E. F. is called to think
mother at least for a while and
j then write her a special letter. When
jf rot to thinking 1 wondered what you
?would like to l'nov.- that 1 haven't
writte n you before and this is the out
ic n.e 1 hope you wHF a!>*>rcc!ate it.
'I m-?an that. I i;nov,* you will ap
Ipreo'ate ii. but what I mean to say is
you vil I understand ii*uil fully
that l oroafter you will not he too
?iineavy about me. T K now you are in
'? teres tel won?1.?- r'gltt ulonff the
! \-*ry 1'. ')( ima *'*?? lori 1 ha v?? ex
r 1- ij:c'.. I l:av*s tried to have out
! ?"i'JV'i "|t
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?r o. ? (/r,p:-r..'. -4i
! I
let it h'
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? t 'y m.ikin-:
in.: * ? "r.i'U... u^aln
? ?n !i?. *i Tho
.c >?*? hut l ho re
i- i.'\ ruMjiOJ and
l.ov vovr. will not
: \ ( SIMS UO:M !l OK WOOD
? OV. S AMI \ TH !{<FT STAHI\
fin ' %'l Jliy :: (CMtlrri jih s!ic
' <?!.*? VI i th?* I ?t!?' sinro. 1 nc-ticeil alio
I (;irr p>| iviiul t i? c% i??'uj>li? in virin
i i k ii'In-ii a "iv?a ;iu?l this contained
CHICHESTER S PILLS
Ilir. IMA 31 M.M J
? t A*l? your Urugc: .t for
< lihchrfcnr ?. Mriuidi
l'Hl? in n??t :.r. I t<nH ?ocMlHc
iealri v.iih i "...t KV.Soa.
Tnke no offccr. IluV of *n??
r !?cri?*r,,f* A'vf' teifl.CIftN-TFUfl
II1UM) P1LI.-4,
r.-ot.A'\U, ? I?
?0iD BV DKLGQJSTS tVCRi'Ml R?
something which she had brought to
Bell. Finally the busy storekeeper
waited on her. and weighed her col
lection of dried snakeroot. On in
forming her that* It came to thirty-five
cents.* she said, after a little hesita
tion. "I want ten cents worth of Wood
rcws and a Thrift Str.nip." Wood
rov.y! What could they be? I wait
ed. eager to see wha: the merchant
would bring her. In 'antly he coun
ted out five post car ".each bearing
the Pre.jidqtnt'g" picture. Then he
went to his lock-box and got her the
requested Thrift Stamp. Apparerftly
the little woman waa well ?leased with
her purchases. After her departure.
I learned that she lived eight miles
t'ist?nt across the IiUIb, which dis
tance she had walked that morning for
these purchases. Inquiring further
as to what uso the Woodrows would
be put, I was told that she wantod
them to write to her son who had re
cently enlisted and was then at cam;
mp.
wis
witness to the lncideit.
"IN THE P I! It FO KM AN C E OF DUTY"
How many homes ia this country
have already become sadly familiar
with this, phrase: It seems to be hur
led at them in acold and unfeeling
manner .by the military authorities. It
is thgpset phrase used in announcing
the <feath, on the field of battle, of a
brave American boy who has sailed
three thousand miles at the call of 1
"duty."
i "Your son died in the performance |
of his duty!"
| Mothers, fathers, do you get only
sorrow from the message? Do you
not rather gather the sadly sweet con
jViction that all is well with the brave
soul who saw his duty and went brave
|ly to meet It?played the MAN to the
end of the glorious, if brief chapter?
And what shall, we say of ourselv
les v.e who were not called to go "ov
er there." yet were called to an equal
ly honored task here at home? Have
Jw ti not "died"?but LIVED "in the
performance of duty?" The boy gave
tail he had?his life. Ho gave it like
? the hero that he was. Are we giving
LIVE?
I Think soberly for a moment. What
?docs it mean to give life for country?
I; doesn't mean a dollar or two to the
J H od -Croh.i u:id an auto for daughter.
|1 doesn't mean five dollars to Y. M.
;C. A. and a rotlskln coat or a dia
'niom! for mother. It doesn't mean
ii!?y dollar liberty bond, while v.e
buy another farm. What DOES it
mean ?
Think!
"He DIED in the performance of
doty."
WANTED TO Bit?A GOOD SEC
onil hand Ford Roadster, must be in
good order : r.d cheap. Ak>Iv to P.
O. !'???: 2-11. Louisburg. N. V.
FARM LANDS SOLD AT AUCTIOX |
or privately. Let us explain our i
auction contract to you. Now 1h the
time to arrange fall sales. PRINCE
REALTY CO., Raleigh, N. C. 6-28-3t
UAUNDRY^
Let me send your Laundry to Ouk
City Steam Laundry, ^tnlelirh. X. ('. All
work In Loulsburg culled for and de
elate yoyr patronage. Call me at
Phone No. 330. ?
H. M. Stovall, Jr.
Agent,
NOTICE TO CREDITOR8.
Having qualified as administratrix
of D. E. Harris, deceased, late of
Franklin County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having claims
against his estate to present the same
to tho undersigned on or before the j
nth day of July. 1919, or this notice
I will be plead in bat^ of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
I will please make immediate payment
I This July 5, 1918.
RETA HARRIS,
. Administratrix,
j Wmr H. & Thos. \V. Ituffin,
Attorneys. 7-5-6t
j LITTLETON COLLEGE
j Has Just closed ono of tile most suc
cessful years In Its history. The 37 th
I annual session " III hezin Sept. 25th.
lVrltc for new illustrated catalogue,
also and QUICKLY for partienlars
c0,nc:n>ii!',' our sptcial offer to a few
i girls wl o rniiuot pay our catalogue
Irate. Address J. ?[. iiHODES, I.iltle
!ten, X. C.
PEACE INSTITUTE, RALEIGH, N. C.
For ?lit- I'du?aticn mi?l Culture of Y<iun?' V.'urn-u.
UESxtiz ezgzks september 12, id.8.
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Matinoe 2:30 P. M. Night 8:30 P. M.
Youn? Man
Every day sees you near
er to old age and the time
when you cannot work.
Every day should see you
laying by something for
that day.
Are you doing it?
$1 will start a savings
account at this bank.
Have we said enough?
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