A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Marnier THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION
_ AN AIlVERTI.^IMi
ilEDU'l THAT BRINf.S
utSti.TS
SUBSUHPTMN JUW-Fe^car
VOMIXE XL VIII
LOCiamjKfi, Ji. C, t Bil) AY, JAWA^TS, 1980.
NUMBER 45
POWEUT GREEN LYNCHED
Near Franklinton Last Saturday Night
NEGRO HAD KILLED
E. M. BROWN, WHITE
On Streets Without Provoca
tion?Coroner and Solicitor
Hold Inquest?Holdings Pro
longed (or Governor to Em
ploy Special Counsel?Mr.- E.
H. Malone Declines to Act.
Within three-quarters of an hour af
ter having shot -and killed Mr.. R. M.
Brown .Proprietor of the Moving -Pic
ture Show and one oV FrankKnton's
most highly respected^citizens, prac
tically ? 11 cold blood, Powell Green, col
ored, was taken "from-the officers who
Were on their way to Raleigh with the
pr.'soner for safe keeping, near the
home of Mr. C. S. Williams. Just south
of Prankllnton, tied behind an auto
mobile, dragged about a half or tbreo
Ouarlers of a mile and nuns up to a
pin a tree by the side of the road, by a
crowd of men, supposed to be friend*
rt Mr Brnum tn nv?nB.j I In. CfflHgTie
1 rrt only a short while before commit
tc.-'.
Sheriff Kearney visited the scene
goon after the, negro wan lynched in
?hti nttompt to gel to Fr&nklinton in
time to help get the prisoner to a place
ot^afety and on his return made the
first report to Coroner A. P. Johnson,
nrhn In turn nntlflH'Tlvllvl1"!'' H HI
Norrls, of Raleigh, and an Inquest was
arranged for one o'cloc- on Sunday.
-?A lurv-eomposeji^Pt?u*BaraTrH. - Pr
'i'ajlui, J. a.. Htoweil, W. j. Copier,
iS. (J. ynstor, i'~ r Hncaii-' and?Rrfa
Peoples was summoned and taken to
ti? scene. _ They vtewe<J the body. fin"
ding it bruised ami skinned about the
head from the effects of dragging and
found ope or two bullet holes about the
?f shoulders. The negro still Wore the
hand cuffs, which were remoJci^.?The
body was cut down, offered to hfs fam
ily or delations. None responding it
was turned over to The Colored Under
taking Co., of Franklinton, for inter
ment. The jury then went to the Ma
yor's office in Franklinton when a num
ber of witnesses were e*am;iH!d all of
whose testimony corroborated the facts
that the negro was very Insolent and
abusive to Mr. Brown who had spoken
to him ilm h la moving picture show
about striking a match near the films
and who "-yi"p; and
turned over to the officers. The offi
' cers got on the scene arrested the ne
gro and as they were fak<ng hold of
him to take him to the lock-up the ne~
gro pulled his gun and shot, killing Mr.
BroWn'almost instantly, tn front of the
Sterling Store Co. He also attempted
to ldll the Chief of Police who caught
the gun In time for the hammer to
catchalls finger between it and the
cartridge. The was ruahefl to
the guard house and the Sheriff ?ti
lled, who told the local officers that If
there was any signs of demonstration
not to wait for him but take the pris
oner to Raleigh at once for safe keep
ing . The local officers' made Imme
diate arrangements to leave, but were
delayed by the nenoe's resistance to
being taken away bfft ware soon speed.
11 h in - in i ir
Winston and tour deputies besides
tke driver. During, all of this time
the feelings ran high tn Praakllnton
??4-trouble was feared by the o Uteri
' who were exertlag all efforts at their
command to quiet the crowd. While
the car carrying the prisoner was lea
fing two cars were seen to paaa, three
ether car* ware seen to pass through
tow? going south before the prisoner
tool d be put lays fa w. Upon ar~
rtrtaig at the hortie of Mr. C/8. Wlll
laqy ?Daut a mile from town Mr. Syeed.
-?illtig the car eontalning^the prison
er noticed a car across the road. He
i had (? flow ap to paaa around It, Whldfc
he d*. When he pulled back upoti
tka road someone -stepped on the run
?Ibg hnatd and ?8t off the iwttiok.,lfr.,
Spaed clatfms he cut the. twitch, back
ob and applied the gaa, but aa he did
So the party on the running board,' cut
H off again removed the poached
kta in the side with SenethUig and
M Ua not to mohre again. About
that time tqAsked men ?wore all over
thu car wltli llrawn gung calling for
and pulljig out the prisoner. Officer
Winston and his associates pleading
with them to let the law take Its course
with no avail. In tak-.ng the prison
erv Chief 'Winston- was bruised- and
bleeding about the hanas. After the
negro was taken the officeA were or
dered_to go'back, some one rrom the
crowd .threw, them the key and they re
turned to town. The next thing lear
ned was only a short while afterward?
when a report was circulated about the
town that "It was all over, he's lynch
ed." X, .
Wo llTirioratHTlri thn tr/Mihlo begun in
the moving picture show when the ne
gTC was askelKby Mr. Brown not to
light a cigarette in there as lit was
dangerous, the negro answering with
an oath that he would got film when
he came -out. When Mr. Brown did
go out the negro approached him, curs
ing and abusing him, and Mr. Brown
cajled for .the officers to-arrest 'him,
then followed the arrest, the shooting,
thu loqk^vip, the start for Raleigh and
th'e lynching.
The hearing of ttje Inquest was re
sumpJTn'Lou'aburg on Tuesday, when
after examining three witnesses, the
Solic^toratatert In open court that
Governor Bickett had desired special
rniiirtml.ta'aaalai Alm-ftr IHf
to apprehend the parties to the mob
and had employed Messrs. E. H. Ma
lone and W. H. jYarborough. Mr. j
Malone had decUned to serve, on ac
count, of illness in his family and that!
It was Impossible for Mr. Yatijorough [
to be present at that Jiearlng-therefore
1'P lemtfpTfl rTrn |nm m tin
"Subject to the call of the Coroner at
Mr. - V-Arborough's pleaaure wlieti Lliey
could complete the hearing of evidence
and make their report, wnlch action
was taken. Reports Raleigh show
tliat-Governoi^Bicltett has offered four
hundred dollars reward for each mem
ber of the mob apprehended and con
irlpf nil 1
TlCVVti .
In all the-.evidence received bo far
there ,:s nothing to incriminate anyone,
although a^man by the name of Halns
worth from New York, seemed to show
an interest in the rope, which will no
doubt be looked into by the jury at its
nextnrearlng...
The negro; in some sections bore
quite a good reputation as a peaceable,
Hardworking citizen, jKhile in and ar
ound Pranklinton his home, he has
been'regarded as a most nuscrupulQus
iy insolent, profane and bully.
Mr?Brown was one of Franklinton's
most highly esteemed eitizens. Fojr a
long time he wag manager of a large
farm for Mr. S. C. Vann, who speaks
of him as one of the best men he ever
saw, that he was one man who lived
his religion, and that he was not of ft
disposition to have disturbances, with
anybody. He was 42 years old arwj
leaves a wife and three children, besid
es a widowed mother, a Widowed sla
ter with two children and one brother,
Mr. C. W. Brow?, who was connected
with him in the moving picture busi
ness. He was a deacon In the Popes
Christian church at which the fnneral
was held and interment made on Sun
day afternoon at S o'clock, which was
conducted by the Franki In tpn Lodge
of Masonrr of which h? waa ? ra?M?l?ar.
WIIWI^raPlargestcrS^in^TWtt'
tendance at these services in Uie his
tory of the little Church at Popes.
Tke evidence Indicates that the offi
cers did tn their power tinder the
circumstances to protect the negro and
are free In Mating that they would
have gotten him to safety had he lis
tened to them and not offered such
stubborn resistance. ??
COTTOW RFPOBT.
? - : t ?
,_n*> tabulation of- Ih+ cprQ raport*
?hew# Out Uiare war? lA.SOS balaa of
cotton, counting round as half Judas,
(ffipea in FTanklitr Otmui; from ttt
cro? of f0J? nrtorto ?tfcemW it, lttti
sssssissu^''
rtmMM orora
**????!? at ^.PaulVChnrch
Sunday tt tr *vBennrm ud M
mtahtrmtlon of Holy OommanKm,
M. Sollln HaafeMo, Rector, off'dating.
\r . 01m . h"
Announcements reading us follows
hare been received by frlemls bere:
. "Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Smith announce
the marriage of their daughter, Mar
garet Lee, to Mr. Edward Branch
Webb, Tuesday the twenty-third of De
cember, nineteen hundred nineteen,
Orangeburg, S. C."
The bride is one of Orangeburg's
most popular and a<-coni;>li^hed youug
ladles, who ehjpys a wide acquain
tance. . m '
The groom Is the son. of our towns
man Mr. W. W. Webb, and 4s a young
man of broad /ability. He bas recent
ly returned from France, where he j
saw servicc ta several engagements i
and won the commission of Lieutenant.
Since his return he has been Engaged
in the Lumber business.
Mr. Webb has many friends in Lou
Isburg who extend beat wishes to him
and h's bride for a long and happy
life. ? .
AT.8T0N-CLABK.
Announcements as follo.ws have been
received in Louisbjirg: *
"Mrs, Carrie Holland Clark annoan
ces the marriage of her daughter, Sa
rah Myrtle, to-Mr. EM ward Tliorne Al.
ston, Jr., oil Thursday, December the
eighteenth, nineteen hundred and nine
teen, Clqrkton, North Caroline."
Enclosed are cards reading as fol
lows: "At Home after the first of Jan
uary, Henderson, North Carolina."
Mr. Alston being one of- Franklin
County's most popular young men, and
being connected "with one of the oldest,
most prosperous and substantial fam
ilies.has many friends here who extend
the best of wishes in congratulations
-to him and his charming young bride.
TERRELL-RE AVIS.
Miss Mabel Reavls, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R>. A. Reavls, of Louisburg,
and Mr. J. Z. T-rrHl nnn rf Mr, Jnffi
ttH Tvr"". ?-???>"" ""T^y, were
married Tuesday at the Home of. the
bride's parents. The ceremony was
pefformed by Rev. G. B. Perry, of
Klttrell, and was witnessed by a large
niimhor fit gusstn,?A/tvl III? llltlTlftge
[the bride and groom accompanied 1>y a
party of their relatives and friends,
came to Hanriemnn anfl ler: on it n or til?
? hmTTwt t rnfn for Washington nrnl otliar
iiu! tlilM'n titles.?Henderson Dispatch.
The contracting r?re iinmr
Tntjlestdn'H most popular youi?g people
whose large number of friends extend
4he-heartiest conRTfttulatlonH.
XB. ELIJAH ODOM I>EAI).??,
Mr.' Elijah Odom died at bis home
on Church Street eirly Mnnrtay-mnm
-ing after au Illness ot about iwo weeks.
Mr. Odom was 60 years old and leaves
a wife, and one brother. He was bom
and raised in Nash County but h.ul
made lu's home in Loulsburg for a
.long number of years during which
tlme.he had made friends or nis many
acquaintances. Until a reiv years ago
tic conducted a mercantile business 'n
Loulsburg, and for the past tew months
was employed as salesman by Allen j
Bros. Ce. Mrj Qdom was * Christian
genilenmn, who lived his religion as j
he saw ct and whose dally conduct was
outside the realm of the critic. He |
was a member of the Methodist church j
and of the I.oulsburg Camp ot the I
Woodmen of the World; both, of which i
received his undivided attention In
their respective endeavors.
The funeral was held on Tuesday af
ternoon from the Methodist Church,
conducted by his pastor. Rev. O. P.
Smith, and was largely attiended, and
the Interment was made at Oaklawn
Cemetery to. the presence of a large
crowd of relatives and friends who had \
gathered to pay a last sad tribute ot
love and esteem. The pall bearers
were P.. W. Whelesa. T, J, Penrall,
E. W. Purgurson, M S. Clifton. F. B.
McKlnne, P. N. Bplvey.
The floral tribute was profuse and
beautiful.
K I!* STOIC CITIZEN
INJURED BY HAWK
Bird Thief Was Shot Down While Trjj-J
lil t? steal CHAet-riniti rieM
Up It MM Assailant's lui / -
^^Cneton^>ec"*"^?^Ja3^T'*rro^
well-known resident ot this place, te
suffering from Injuries to Ql% fttthde tn
fficted by a hawk. Parrott ?hot the
bird while It was trying to steal a chic, i
ken at a rural point. The hawk whs
wounded In the Wings. 'Itofnttt pick
ed It up and foonid It Impracticable to
hold and almost' Impossible to turn It
loops. The bird's beak" and claws,
Were formidable waapMs, and It ufced :
them with telling effect. "It 'Was a,
bird bf an affalr^ sald PamttVfrlends
^thls chicken hawk-P*rrett ersntV j
Boop, N. fc.,.Dec. St.?A simple but
' prMtjr weddta? ?M ?ptomntwd M
~ "VWhltofe OB Mate B^Mt..oA
aturaoop, PM. HM. a t 4
gBKss
Jf
**1"1H
hjfcw to n? of >tfela 1
Kyrtfruuo \nr.\ iV-.*., .* *4
TO MAKE EXCHANGE
OF TREATIES NEXT
TUESDAY IN PARIS
Exchange Qf Ratifications Will
B6 Without Ceremony, It
Is Announced.
PROTOCOL PROVISIONS _
AGREED TO BY GERMANS
Allied Troops Will Proceed Op Jan
uary 19 To Territories Wlileh Must
B? Eracoated By Teutons Or Where
Pleblseltles Will Be Held; One Hun
dred Train? Needed.
ParlB, Dec. SO.-?Exchange of ratlfica
Hons ef the treaty of Versailles will
take place January 6 at the Qua! d'Or
say. Baron Von Lersner. head of the
Gwrnaa delegation and Paul Dutasta,
secretary of the peace conference, to
night settled all points in connection
with the signature., except that relat
ing to naval material, which it ls'ex
pected will be solved shortly.
The Germans will sign the protocol,
and at the same time the allies will
hand a letter to them agreeing Jo re
duce their demands to 400,000 tons If
the to tar available tonnage has been
over-estimated or Germany 's gravely
menaced .economically. In any case,
after the signature, the allies will get
242,000 t6ns of material and the bal
ance ba4?d on the reports of exports
who are now checking up at Danzig,
Hamburg and Bremen.
Thi British prime* minister, David
Lloyd George, will be present lat the
ceremon^ which will* be carried out
without any display. Diplomatic ro
ll nMnrtru will hn rimimril Hill fill I ft'iVHi l*
'day when the French cnarge <TAffairs
will go 1? "Berlin and Frehchsuls will
resume their posts.
Allied poops wtu proceed on Janu
ary 12 to a he territories which must be
evaeuated by the "Germans or where
plebiscites are to be held. It Is esti
mated that one hundred trains will be
[needed r"T"?^ : ?r
' -It i).^?Oupicmu
Council will satisfy Germany's?de
mand for a more specific declaration
[on tne reduction of the-tonnage asked
for through affixing ?*?" r'"1""1
the texf of M. Dutasta's verbal decla
ration to Baron Von Lersner on the
aublect.
-The Rhino lan d commission, on
which ?Ji^SUnKed States Is not as yet
! represented officially. Is expected to
meet ao noon as practicable after the
j treaty is promulgated. This commis
sion ^rill have Jurisdiction over the
; territory occupied by. the allied troops
j in the Rhinelaml, including the Ameri
can contingent. - . -
I The allied military mission dealing
i with the subject of transporting allied
! troop8_to the districts where plebiscites
! are to be held under the treaty re
i ported to the council today that satis
(factory arrangements had been made
wlTTl the Germans lor the movement of
these forces. It is estimated that it
will require two weeks to get into Si
lesia the number of troops it is pro
posed to send to that plebiscite area.
Ellis Lor ing Dresel, an American
member of the peace conference, as ex
pert on German affairs, it is under
stood, will go to Berlin as soon as rati
fications are exchanged.. He will be
accompanied by a staf[. This Is pre
sumed here to be a temporary exped
ient until diplomatic relations with the
Vnited State* are resumed. He was
appointed acting commissioner and
charge d'affaires <in October.
CAMP BRAG? ARTILLERY
PLATOON HEBE AGAIN
The First Provisional Platoon of the
IS U. S. Artillery is again tn Raleigh
for the second time this year. The de
tachment is In command of -Lieutenant
R. 8. Padaa. coming bere from Dur
ham yesterday, The command will be
here-until January t, and cordially Jn
vites the pnbH*. to inspect the oamp,
corner Salisbury and Morgnv streets.
The detachment
nut i milu ii | HMirrmi if iiiuiini
naton-Salem, a special
H was staged for the benefit of the
Qalem college girl*. The students
were allowed to ride on the. caissons
and otherwise had the time of. their
lives. /???* ..
The men express delight at being in
Raleigh again and wfll hate to.lewre
for Camp Bragg oo Friday. .Theiya
erary of the men included the follow
ing cities and towns: Fayetteville,
Wade,- Dunn. Four Oaks. Wilson, Roc
Ky Monnt, Spring -Hbpe, ' WakeBeid,
Raleigh, Durham, High Point, Winston
Salem, Oreenehoro, Burilrnttop..
Hillsboro.?News-Obstrrer. ' -
The artillery passed throagti Lcuis-,
burg Monday eo route to Rocky MounL
he, t.Hira? Assunft ompiB
OF BESVHIHES *OTOR CO.
I .. nrarieteangoii th?t ittkii U
kea.plMk <? not
?MjMt: John V- Htn?* hiA/purchaited
tMs internat oMtriiJ'. ?1 BWJ, Ufa vtrt',
m*, ta-oas BaifcHm*i *ourf?>.. which
ba?<kMO:(h>h^aw?b?mhtDr busiiiMa
here pur rMr. "Mr. Kine? ?Blt
coatim* the bftataM* stihi tfunft pl?!?
Who* Mr. But hu not gmtf out hJi
JatanOomi (or tfc* Hi?Twr'n business.
i *
DANIELS REFUSES TO
CONCEDE THE COUNTBY
TO THE REPUBLICANS
Prophecies Democratic Victory In 1980
Presidential CamaaJ^n Mr. Daniels
Conld Easily Support Bryan.
?nalezli. Line. 3i.?Secretary Jose
phus Daniels of the American navy,and
all its troubles'is in town coday refus
ing to concede the country to the Re-1
publican? 'In 1920 and ready to call
anybody names who does.
They wouldn't be very bad names,
though; for not since Will Newland
crept up behind him early ii> 1912 and
from back of an ear whispered: "Joe,
have I got a damned bit of chance of
being elected Governor this year?" and
received jyitkout a lookup: "Not a
damned bit," has Secretary Daniels
baid anything more like "damn" than
condemn. He doesn't cuss and neve?*
has learned in Washington. Worse
than that, the only thihg that he really
would like to abuse, the United States
Senate, is a part of-the scheme of^gov^
ernment and-it isn't good form to swear
at a co ordinate branch.
"Dop't cuote anything I say about
the Senate," Mr...Daniels said, appar
ently fearful that in a fit of absentmtfid
ednesb lit- might tell just what he
thinks of that body which Sarnt George
Washington once asked to 'go to. bell.
But Saint George was n real cusser.
Lord Joe of the navy has done his best
to Christianize his boys and he would
not like them to read any cuss words
of his directed at a co-ordinate depart
ment of the United States government.
"Will Win In 1920? c ~
"But we are going to win in 1920,',f
Mr. Daaiels said, "and you can quote
?me on that." ."If you think we are
disorganized I'd like to see how much
better they are agreed on a candidate
or a platform. Wp hayp *
we afe not afraid to present it in confi
dence that as many things as have been
done by the Wilson administration will
not bp onnlly fnrrrftttrn No, we are
not out of it and are not going to be out
of it. ? 1
"Of course, aftetjny -serviee-m? the
administration Cs over I am coming
back to Raleigh to get back Jnto-th?
gppnmBC ? where \ M flff"
ueailj uuv4ft years ago. It won't be
)>HI'll tn ilrnpjhnolf jptn thnr fluan
ii strenuou? officiat TTTe^ I fancy that
somotimee R will bo necessary to brinfr
- ouVai^-issue-^n" asbestos, certainly
some ot them will-be hot. ~ But"T am
coming back not because the Democrats
are going to be out of it next year.
The. man who things we are beaten is
" - r y ?i^-^r-^r7ap-grrSa&&^.
- It wl'l ftp raniti m by red iijjii liin> Mi
Daniels. Bryan always does it, that he
never has failed to prophesy a Demo
cratic "victory, but be is buoyed by wes
terners who come In to-Washington> to
tell the people now running the depart
ments that the West has no kick on Mr.
Wilson. Mr. Daniels does not see
| the gold and silver, the prnlnclkm and
fiUe tl'Ade uleiueills of the democracy
that went to piece? when Bryan first
i ran ...
|: The Secretai j of thfe Navy is a great
friend to Bryan and Raleigh people
now speculating on the possible results
of. Bryan's nomination in 1920 would
bet that the Naval Secretary could eas
ily support the stone thrice rejected
by the builders, more, they think, than
Bryan could do if a Wilson man were
nominated.
UntH the Bryan resignation from the
cabinet In 1915 the two were regarded
inseparables. Resignation tore them
asunder, but they could get together
again. Indeed, nobody would be shoe,
ked to find it so.
HAPGOOD DENIES CHA&GES
' MAPE BY COL. HABTET
Former Minister To Dewr-k Merer
Expressed Sysapathy For MtW Go
Ttrunil
? New rork.'Dec. 30.?Norman Hap
good .Issued a statement bare tonight
In explanation of hi* resignation aa
minister to Denmark, In which lie cat
egorically denied baring
the .Soriet Rorernment el Russia.
He declared his riews hare aot chan
ged -regarding the maintenance o t the
blockade and that he (till betleree Bol
shrlsm la strengthened by It. not only
In Russia but elsewhere, "JD propor
tion aa Europe suffers from the Inabil
ity to get raw materials and rood from
Russia and to send her manufactured
articles In return.* *" k
: Charges that Mr. Hapgodd had been
In friantlly relatione with Lenine Sod
Trotsky were originally made In Har
?ttfr Weekly and tht former tala later
said that one of hla reasons tor asking
to bq released from.the diplomats ser
vice, "was the necessity of answering
Colonel Oeorge Harrey'a falsehood?."
Mis Attack wtw "fooUsh Sad rlndld
ttTe." ha asserted.
Mr. Hapgood sald be has bfeen oppoa
'M t?~ communism alt Jilslire ud do
notmced th? eh&rg? tut ha 1raa a plen'
lpoteotiary of Letitne and Trt>trty *? t
faUehoo^',"He character.
Hm apaccijsatlpn that bf had uawl Ilia
MrM
gorern
. (sWVo?(j| young ag*l?,
Wddjah, and the
Wltf are Miamfllyng alt of th? wisdoin
of mankind. ' ' "? ?
AMONG THE VISITORS v
SOME YOP KNOW AND SOME YOtJ
DO NOT KNOW. -
Personal Items About Folks And
And There.
Mr. W. E. White ls_ .spending the
week In New York.
Supt. J- C. Jones spent Saturday
and Sunday in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McKlnne re
turned the past week from Chicago.
- Mr. W. T. Sledge,, of Hickory, was
a visitor to Loulsburg- the past week.
Dr. A. H. Fleming and Constable J.
E. Thomas visited Raleigh Saturday.
Mr. Sterling r. Badrtio of Hender
son, visited his -people here during the
holidays. ~ '
Mr. Jerry Mitchell, of Charleston, W.
Va., was a visitor to Loulsburg the
past week. '
? ? ? '
Mr. D. L., Wells and family return
ed Tuesday from a visit to his people
.at DeWltt, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. 6. A. Ricks returned
from a visit to his people In Greens
boro V.'ednesday.
Mr. fend Mrs. E. F. Thomas spent
a portion ofthe holidays with rela
tives in Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Fleming, of Ral
eiffb, visited Mrs. Firings mother in
i nyiahnrg tha pnnt n r lr
Mr. S. T. Herman and family, of
H'ckory, visited his brother, Mr. F. L.
Herman during the holidays.
Solicitor II. E. NOfrls was in Lou
isburg Tuesday to assist li? the, con
duct of the Coroner's inquest.
^M^M?dred:^aimg?eSmretf 51<jn^
day from a-visit' to har brotheT.'^Mrr
Fraak Sliearln tn-Qrecnsboro. : -
? MrTandMrs. S. A. Newel! and chil
TTren returned Wednesday from & visit
to her people at Wiljiamston.
Mr. T. B.. Wilder, of Aberdeen, was
a visitor to Louisburg during the holi
days, guest of his brother Mr. S. T. .
Wilder.
Mr. Clifford Smith, a thember of the
United States Marines, and stationed^
at Hampton iioads;-was^Ht Tiome for~
the Christmas holidays.. I ?
Mrs. Ida Ifearct^and_lSttle granth
daughter; >'lbra McLaurm, left Wed
nesday for New Bern to visit her dau
ghter, Mrs. John A. Tucxcr.
Mr. N. M. Ballard, of Serman, Tex
as, visited his sisters, Mrs. J. J. Bar
row, of^tomfsburg, and Mrs. K. D.
Egerton, of Laurel, the past week.
Mr. Edmond B. Webb ami bride, of
Orangeburg, S. C., visited his parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Webb, on Ken
more Avenue, during the Christmas
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. Y. Yarboro visited
her people in Hertford during the holi
days. Mr. Yarboro returned Tuesday,
while Mrs. Yarboro will make her Kto
it longer.
Their many friends are delighted to
count Rev. and Mrs. Walter M. Oll
mor?, of Sanford, N. C., among Louis
burg's welcomed holiday visitors. Ir
respective of denominations they rja
held Id the higfieet esteem and all loin
la extending to them the glad hand,
and wish for them all happlnees and
ttTm 7\'m ?Trm
which 1> the building a new 176,000.00
church, is what could only be expected
of this consecrated man and his excel
lent wife.
COCHT -CONVENES THE 11TH.
On account of a kittle confusion la
figuring up tbe time of holding the Jan
uary term of franklin Superior Court
we have been informed that It will con.
?ene on Monday, January 12th, 1920,
and reqquetted to say that all jurors
and witnesses are expiected to be pres
ent on that date.
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B. D. C.I .!IV.
We are reqnj(it?tf""to irtKfe' that a
meeting of ttre Joerplf'J. 4M?M Chap-'
ter v. D. O. wlirHelMUWt thn hone
of Mri. 8. 'J. Partwttb1 Qfi-nvt 1\i?s
d?y afternooff rt'g ft'elOak, ' All, mem
bers are urged to at Wbd
. ,tr~l I.* enift- i-iji n' '.itl ? '
?tmftjk? prostrii? "irtth
-tOTlbl? 4tapr<t* ? mUofttfoiteWo* ?
li?ufor .squandering mol?;, ... s.*
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9? *ood to the.jMw y?*r, &n? tt U| ,
t?u..y<H>. ....
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Do roa?:4bopplbtf ?MljK ' Only {f*
months until ChrUtma? Malo.