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Early Louisburg History (By Rev. E. H. Davis) May I take a little of your space occasionally 'to say just a few things about some old places and old people in and around Louisburg whose names have even now well nigh faded from the memory of all of us and present ly will have entirely (lone So. For instance only a few comparatively of those now living ever hear the names Mllbry Dunn, the Closs place, the Kilpatrick place, the Farmers Inn, etc., yet they were very familiar names and places to those who preceded us. * Our venerable and wise County Historian had never heard the name Milbry Dunn when I men tioned it to him. When I began to make inquiry I was not sure from tihe nanje ? Milbry ? wheth er she was a man or be a woman. ".I was not even sure that there ever was such an individual ? possibly she was mythical fin whole or in part as the better known Bob Flat who said yvhen he first came to Louisburg or to where it afterwards stood. Tar River was no larger Mian a spring branch. As material evidence Milbry Dunn really was in her grave while no such evidence of the notorious Flat's existence is known. He may have been taken away without the formality of a burial while still in the flesh by the father of all liars. The Milbry Dunn house standing on the brow of the equally famous Milbry Dunn hill opposite Kenmoor is without doubt one of the oldest domiciles around this dear old town. The hill no less than the house abides in the memory of our older folk. Almost no hill ap pears there now in this day of grading and hard surfacing but it was at one time a very real one and a serious matter to every trader towards Franklinton in the dead of winter. As to its grade one can judge as be looks at tbe banks on either side and t'be long steps he must climb to reach the residence above. At the steepest part of the hill on the right as you go south stands the old house, some part of which successfully defying the test of tome must have been sturdy for the matter of 100 years ? possi bly more. It is now occupied by Tom Jackson, colored, a wprthy carpenter, who showed me over the house and pointed me to the graves of herself and her hus-< band ? of whose existence I had not heard before. From the best I I can gather after conferring with a number having some knowledge of tibose far off days, among them Mrs. G. W. 'Ford, Mrs. L. P. Hicks, Mrs. Kate Davis Crenshaw, Thos. B. Wilder and Robt. H. Davis, Milbry Dunn was an estim able free negro woman who in some way now unknown had ac quired this property and as it seems has for all time associated her name with. She was skillful in nearly all kinds of houseworlf in cluding sewing ? a serious matter in those days before the advent of sewing machines into these lati tudes and her services were in frequent demand in the many well-to-do families in and around the old burg. Nothing is known of her except to her credit and she seems entitled to all th fame that the perpetual association of her name with that house and hill can confer. This colored people should be free and the owners of property during the time of slav ery need not be considered strange. In one way or another in some well known instances they acquired their freedom ? some times-as a gift by reason of some distinguished service ? oftener by purchase ? securing the money necessary ? usually $1,000 for a healthy full grown vigorous man ? by working overtime at some trade usually shoe-making for which a just and kind-hearted master was ever glad to pay him. There is t<he well known instance of Tom Blacknall in the Hayes ville section. My mother who passed away seven years ago at the age of 94 told me that in 1846 Then "she "was TO' years olST she attended a sale at the Toole place ? not far from Toole's i Creek ? where her grandfather, ! Geraldua Toole had for years maintained a summer residence and that* either this day or short ly afterwards the plantation was bought by thia same Tom Black nail, who at his death according to Mr. Joe Seawell, historian, was himself possessed of 1500 acres of land and 14 negro slaves. In comiiany with my mother and some others a short while before Bhe left ns I visited the old place which she had not seen since the distant date mentioned. Many features of It she rcognised at once though more than 80 years had intervened. I picked up a tax receipt from the floor which I am sorry I did not) retain bearing date Ot 1868 signed by the Sheriff bear ing tbe name of one of the Black nail heirs. Reverting to Milbry Dunn again while tbe was unquestionably a real personage it is remarkable that while there Is a township in Goin' To Town ? Not on ? Mlaalaaippi levee, but In Um Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center) Headlined at the opening ot the Dene* International and viewed by attending notables, Afro-Cuban* performed their weird native dance*. banned by the preaent cabas Government be eaoae (hey tend to induce mob hy*tori% Here Florenclo Castillo drtnka hi* rata while beating a native dram. the county by the name of Dunn no other family of this name, white or black, 80 far as is known was ever permanently located here. JAPAN BOMBS SHIP (Continued from page one) regret." About the same time ttae United States ambassador to Tokio, Joseph C. Grew, was receiving the formal apologies of the Japanese government. A dispatch from Admiral Yarn ell, commanding American ships in China, said that the Japanese commander-in-chief had ordered the Japanese gunboat Hoiu to proceed from Nanking to help care- for American survivors of the Panay and three Standard Oil vessels. * It was believed "regrets" may come directly from the Japanese emperor, in view of the President's message to him. Visit Starts Rumor Diplomatic circles coupled the visit of British Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay to Secretary Hull | and the President's mention of "other non-Chinese vessels" in his message to the emperor. They took this to mean that a ! state ot consultation, if not ot co- 1 operation, existed between the United States and Great Britain with respect to the incident. Japa nese planes, besides sinking t-he [American boats, also hit a British' ! gunboat. j Secretary Hull, who spent one! I of the busiest days of his life as j J a result of the Panay sinking,' j clearly expressed his grave view \ in one of his dispatches to Am | ba'ssador Grew in Tokio. . He cabled: "Impress upon him (Foreign Minister Hirota) the gravity of! t-he situation and the imperative need to take every precaution against further attacks on Ameri can vessels or personnel." Hull began to work on the in cident last night, upon receipt of first bulletins of t-he sinking, com- , municated by Admiral Yarnell. A subscription to THE FRANK LIN TUMKS makes an Ideal Gift for the entirt family. ELECTRIC Floor Sander AND Polisher For Rent H. C TAYLOR Sentinels of Health Don't Neglect Them ! Nature daaifnad tha Udn-y. to da ? ?w^??a Jab. Thalr taak la to kaap 'ha flawiac Uoad atraaa fiaa of aa >vn J tairtf bpurltlca. Tha act at llvlnf- lift ! ? aoMJaatly prc-dudtif waata ItrvT lt,..kl<,nV*. murt rMBOVV Aj *? 10 "'dura. ? tka aldncya fall ta fui.ct'oi aa Natara latacdad. tbara la i.taatlaa a( warta that nay cauaa bndy-ivlda ?!a Z!k=9+*J!*p ? My *mU. ?vt kdagt DoahsPius rHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON 1 1 (Continued from, page one) which, with its high wages, is the | most expensive form of relief, and a return to the less costly method of taking care of t-he needy by, direct relief allotments to states and municipalities. , The whole program for stimu- ' lating home building rests upon I no Federal loans or appropriations but merely Federal guarantee against loss to mortgage lenders. The Government's largest experi- ' ment in lending its own money on | homes, the H. O. L. C., has re sulted, after four years, in o?e fifth of t-he borrowers defaulting on their payments, with the pro spect in sight that Uncle Sam will have to foreclose mortgages on the homes of 240, (i00 of his nephews. I A.F.L.-C.I.O. RAP X.L.R.B. ?? The labor situation is not being resolved very fast. The Federation of Labor and the Lewis C.I.O. are still at odds. The only point they agree on is that the National La bor Relations Board and the De partment of Labor are not doing a very good job. Indications are seen in Administration and Cqn gressional circles of a change in the Government's attitude toward labor. There are hints of a weU backed movement to revise the Wagner Labor Relations Act to give employers a better break. j( Stung by criticism of the off hand way in which the Senate Judiciary Committee dismissed the demand for an investigation of Senator Hugo Black's record be fore reporting favorably on his nomination for the Supreme Court Senaton Ashurst, chairman of the committee, has announced that the investigation of Representative "Freddy" Vinson's qualifications for Justice of the Court of Ap peals of the District of Columbia will be prolonged and searching. Not that anybody has ever even hinted that there is the slightest ! smudge on Mr. Vinson's record or i character, but "once bit, twice shy" is the Senate Committee's attitude. Rumors of a political scandal At Your Best! Free From Constipation Nothing bests a clean system for health! -- At the first sign of constipation, take purely vegetable Black-Draught for prompt relief. I ' Many men and women say that Black Draught brings such refreshing relief. By Its cleansing action, poisonous effects of > constipation are driven out; you toon feel better, more efficient Black-Draught costs less than most othar laxatives. BLACK- DRAUGHT A GOOD hAXATtVM irewing in the Bituminous Coal 'ommi&hion are floating around Washington, but no details have tH-en made public. Forty million kilowatt hours. of electricity will be consumed by tibe 1939 Golden Gate Internatlon- b al Exposition. 11 Buy Your CHRISTMAS GIFTS Early ? Shop Now! BUY HARDWDRE AND FURNITURE ? "GIFTS THAT LAST" For the Kids TRICYCLES $1.29 SCOOTERS 1.60 WAGONS 1.00 AUTOS 5.75 DOLL CARRIAGES. 1.25 AIR RIFLES 1.25 WATCHES 1.00 RASE RALLS 50 HALL GLOVES 1.00 TENNIS RACKETS . . 2.?5 BICYCLES 28.50 For Her 32 Pc. Dinner Sets . . $3.75 Pc Silverware . . . 2.95 PITTED BAGS 5. 75 LINOLIEUM RUGS. . 4.40 RANGES 21.95 8 Pc. Bedroom Suites 35.00 3 Pc. Llvingroom Suites 27.50 ODD TABLES 1.75 HOT PLATES 85 ELECTRIC IRONS . 1.89 ELECTRIC CHURN. 15.00 ALADDIN LAMPS 4.95 For Him SHOT GUNS $8.00 HUNTING COATS . . 4.20 FISHING ROD AND REEL 2.50 FLASH LIGHTS 65 HAMMERS 1.10 WATCHES 1.00 PEN AND PENCIL SET 2.00 H. C. TAYLOR HARDWARE STORE PHONE 423-1 1/OU1SBURG, N. O. DO YOUR SHOPPING EARLY You will find our_ Store brim full of Practical Gifts. : : V: ?' ' ?- : STERLING STORE COMPANY , "Franklinton's Shopping Center" ? " ? Phones: 2131 and 2J.41 Franklinton, N. 0. SCRAP TOBACCO Let K. S. Marshall's scrap to- 1 acco tracks have your scrap to-' iacco. Will call for It anywhere n Franklin or adjoining counties nd leave you $1.00. per hundred! or all scrap that can be sold, j Vrite K. S. MARSHALL, Wake | 'orest, N. C. 12-10-tfj L Nil b script toil to T H K KK.AXK AX TIMES makes an Ideal tiift 'or the entire family. I HAS MM HHH OLDspjas GIVE AN tIST- ARCH? $3.95 There's an Ingersoll for every member of the family ? watches for poilct, wrist or hanribagat prices from $1.25. Yon can buy them at stores right here in town. YANKEE? $1.50 FIREWORKS Grown-ups as well as Children Enjoy Christmas WITH FIREWORKS ?4 Any Kind and All Prices SECURED FROM MARVIN DAVIS NEAR TAR RIVER BRIDGE OUR LINE OF FALL FURNITURE Is NOW COMPLETE. Visit us and secure our prices before buying. Our Undertaking Depart ment is at your disposal. & ????? W. E. WHITE Furniture Co. Louisburg, North Carolina y VERY SPECIAL Having at this time, over nine thousand five hundred feet of Floor Space covered in House Furnishings that are needed and wanted in many Homes, within twenty miles of Youngs ville, I have decided to give a Special Discount on an already Low Price, from now until Christ mas. If you want to save some money, now is the time and here is the place. ? THE ? BROWN FURNITURE HOUSE - MAY WE SEEVE YOU ! J. L. BROWN. YOUNGS VILLI, N. 0.
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