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Rev. Davis Writes About Court House Sitting ls oar spacious com fortable- ud up-to-date Court Hoase th? week I fu impressed with the differences between the i?w ud 'he then notably with re gards to Court House* and Courts Thwhrng of thai old Court House I might ia speaking of our present <ae add the :te word elegant to thoae already used/ It is bo less than that, when you think of the <ae displaced, let the credit- belong to whom it may. la all our hun dred counties from Currituck to. Cherokee or frpm Murphy to Man teo there could hardly tare been a more indegent or filthier one lhaa ours was at one time. Some llTiag now remember it at its worst. The lot itself was unsight ly wit-h a deep open ditch in front and a harrow wooden bridge lead ing from the street to the court square. The ditch was after ward a coTered with a long wooden bridge, bat for years it remained ' opea. always with waste and wa- j ter in its bottom. But in those i Bay* when cows and bogs roamed i trsefy in our streets we were in | blissful ignorance of germs, mi-' , rrobes and bacilli, though we were , right well acquainted with chills , and bilious and typhoid fevers, i And the Court House itself ? I,] 'speak of it sow as i? was more than fifty years ago before I left j Itere and when I made my first ap- . pearance as a representative of the law before a judge and jury ? to j be related presently. Unsightly without, that old building was un sightly within, uncomfortable and inadequate even to the purposes of that day There was an office, pecriy furnished, for each of the Coaaty officers, rig: Clerk of the Court- Sheriff. Register of Deeds : and Treasurer Oc it first ra:! to that old temple of justice there was room oa that lower Socr. eith er in one of ifcese offices or else where for another official-1? the Tillage tailor: ? whose table with , him atop I well rem--tVer wi:.e around him were his iittie heater. 1 basin of water, his cloths and . shears and the trr. and only tail- : or's goose I eier saw. These all a oa the Sower 2oor oa either side \ cf that dark hall with its awerea , ficor of protruding bricks on-: which many a luckless lad had ' stumped a toe. Above was the ' Court of justice proper, bare as 1 to furniture and comforts. Tae ; two most memorable features to < me were the wooden benches raa niag each way from the Jsdfe * * chair in centre and the coi.-^e bagging on the S-oor w;th its ic ?*?aiat;oa beaeavi as :t Seezte-i to ? of years of dirt, ilti u4 ekews The first Jadge I ever saw presiding cT-er ? Cowrt *i? Jsdge Saaael W Wans, a resident of Frani ia:os. ' tuibt'7 iron ti G r*as 7 Saai ? r a ?ac-* cirei hus by Jct--?i Tur M*. ^ tie Raieigk Srt.-.._-: ?: a<eet?E: of a la -re hog -3- .' ttge v ? ijcw ii-i to i- ;l :5 ??? :w. Sst W* Bi:i -if tia: *ii i;: hew sew r .:t fire I u?< Ti- ko* cytag sec at -?? ^at-i* at : t <e latter, H was --p?: rteti --cat tie ? idge wo-xld ?c2t?tt i.m --o to?? Tira-r said ia. t he wiui-t. Greasy San: aa r:* f?'. i^ii- 3?* mici la* ."sir* *"a:ts ?>t* or wi~re sow *e <c 3 Ut4 ks ::?ttte'I dc 1 x is... w rat they we.-e ? -e day* :i J; i :?' ? at ?i? i c-.rCit *.o 2er Tce Etexia ifi. W-SS'I^w.' ftas; :a 1 r?ee*t issae of ?*v Cfc?n ?r. ii i.-". of the tiri in reeoaatractiun days ?i pcwered any Migsr-rite to :ss?e saefc ;scetse ci pay 21 est of tiat fee I tmesMr weli sitting with ctfcer pots on a btad close to Jadge Watts as he was holding ccar> and receiving from his hand earacature pictures of tie- !a? Jers as they in their speeches were trying to enlighten hits. At '?wst ke d:d not- as another Judge alter him 4 4 seder similar cir ^X9V*taaces. staff his ears with . cottc a. What the Judge lacked in dignity the Solicitor of that day tappliedr? Wm. H. O01 ? Confed erate General, afterward? >! C. and Secretary of C 8. Senate tall and handsome at that time al-. ,. "ays wearing his cloak ot fray. Overcoats were no; icen in evi dence. In Uioce days there were just two sessions of the Superior Court each year ? March and Sep tember. Sometimes protracced into two weeks, often concluding with one and that fcKiuding civil as well as rriMt?l docket. Tues- ' day of Comrt week was a big day in the towa and at the Academy we always had holiday for a por- . tion. if not all of the day. We boys thronged the Court House, the coort square with its renders of medicine and their attractions. Some living now must remember Still Coughing? No natter how many rr?r<flf Inert you ten tried far roar common coach, chest cold, or bronchial trri uaon. yoo nay Ret relief now with CncMlac. Serious trouble may be hwln and 70a cannot aScrd ?o take a chance with any remedy Impotent than CtaaMga which mm right to the aeat of the troui> and aim nfe to wothe and heal nd to looaen and expel germ REV. E. H. DAVIS Dt Nowiuky and Dr Con gleton ? but especially were we drawn :o Cedar Hill, famous far axd Vide lor it* hone fading. An account Df the wonderful trades made [here with some snapshot picture* of some of the specimens also of the most gifted traders would make a book worth reading and preserving. Another feature of ere-y court of that day was Aunt A b by House only a name or a tradision now bat a rery real per son then? especially to beys who were all afraid of her and with good reason. Caique. ladepea dent. utterly fearless, with fea tures so far from being artractire tha: they were repulsi**. site was a character known far and wide, as far Ai Wast in?' n City where tie :ien Pr-TSiir-nt L". 5 Gran:, whom she bated on one occasion became her tost Aunt Abby was as much a feature of our Courts :hen as Cedar H:!i the medicine men or Greasy San. Boy? would always want to see her and hea. ?cme word from her. but if there rere anything like diTerston or m attempt to make sport of her :tere was a tip on the head from :ie long stk'k sne always carried V h 1 e there w-^e :nly two sessions :f the Superior Court each y-^ar a our County and we had no nferior or Recorder Court thea ? *e had Vagtstcates or J. P "s ga ore ? elected by the peopie Many )t them were colored pet pie. they - hiring bat recently coe? i?to possession of the ttallot and is many of the Eastern Coutnies do ing most of the Toting It was so ic Franklin One of those col red Magistrates I remember wet. Harry Webb. Judge Cook* then a young cia. bet recently oat of Army had a case before facte Harry J^dge Cock showed the court just what the law in the case was and what sort of a judg ment -.-he court scoald render But said Uncle Harry. Sir. Cook there is no use in gtv.ng judgmeat against this mac. he can't pay ao costs. ' speaking of Judge Cooke reminds me of another case and another court after I had become a practitioner. I was at the time resident m Wilson and had come up to Louisburg to axead court after the custom of the lawyers of that day who generally attended tile courts qt the district whether they had business or not As I had a free ride up here and had relatives in the town 1 tkought that e*ea withouJ a case 1 could tinder ai; tit circumstances afford to eome. TTiere wis a capital case on the docket, a mac to be tried for murder, and my pre ceptor in the law Judge Cooke was counsel for the defendant ? his only counsel until he himself as sociated Tom Wilder and myself with him in the management of the case. And so we sai with him at his*table as be watched in the selection of the jury as he ex amined apd cross examined wit nesses. as he made his argument and appeal. He did it all with nerer a suggestion from us and nerer a thing done by me. as 1 now remember, except to go to his office one time for a book. And ?x wel Cardx iios a bu?d itjt -p -x incie r.ian by brfrtn^ -v zeet; tc get ncrr crjcrjj rrcm their :oc< ? i^C so tnreisa rc er. cy vccs. a nccir. cc/aii paia i " CARDUI All at sea about WtfM" 10 mi? Sail in an J see our complete selection of fine gifts , including w THE NEWEST ELGINS D??,'t kt eet you down! Let us show you cwr unusually complete stock of speciai Christmas gifts. Ycu'll be especially thr-iled by our newest Ejg:as, which in clude the finest values in 74 years! Exquisite semi baguettes tor ladies. Handsome, sturdy \wristv watches for re a! men. Every model fia* less. ? timed to the standard of the stars. Elgin prices from $16.50 to ?730.00. atifsl El? ,Si^ t}375 REPAIRS TO ALL MAKES RAYNOR'S RADIO AND JEWELRY SHOP PHONE 454-6 LOUlSBTTEG/lV. C. when itii OM was OT?r nd :-h Terdiet of ao;ait*.al i-?d been brought .a what d:d th -j man with the big he*rt in him do by those two boy* whom he had h ase If | lisocited with him* Jem exactly | ?tj: yon who kaew him veil would hare expected He handed 35 each a SI* dollar bill which to i- *?.- the Urges? fee that I e*er receded for my appearance in a case It did not U.-i to rery ?rich of b?-!ng the only one E. H: DAVIS Cornell l'm:Ter?ity holds a brief Khool for muaionariea each win ter. to teach notnton. farming, health and other subjects that will enable them :? help a community. i jujii -vooo Preliminary 3gur?3 of the Ba raa of Census shows the I'ait-d State* :? utr a epilation to* ?( MISTAKEN IDEAS Mil) pn>|>l' lutr thr ?? iQ? uu. or mMikm idra and imprr^ion thai itv I hirofrattor b roucfa. har<ii and h-*r?l in admiiM<*nn( the < hiro^rartic AdjiMnni lo ihr -fi* and lartoas artirolation* or )?ta(* of ihr bod) . And u fottwuuel; ?: Maiy fail to avail ibnwlm of thi> and -ptrndid Hralth ;i?iik< akr? bndl> in nrrd of it. jms* ht?u< throoih hnu?a) and ruffmtio* (kr; ha* r tlu> rvromrom" idem. Ui the roiinr;. the iioe tor of (liinfriirtir ha> to be eieeptkmabty f*?j. iwt?l ud xtainMrr hi? ?erv?re with u ud?il*11) dHkxr towh and lf< hnjc. TV Doctor of t TurcfrartK h* to rad^Tor to obtiii ibr p*?l? iepw of rrlaulioa of the patimt. Iu> to '-ar able of prrmni* tu the fingertip. emt h >lich( and minat*- rmtiui of tbe ti? >ik? of the bod), the ma rie*. net-re rontrwti??v and tailing* of lifjnH?ni?. Yam raa thi^ ?an doc be ircom* plUhrd nith id un.outh. har^h ud rough examination bv lb^ tuinK. Xefcher can a romtt and advantag*-ou> ad ja-4inrnt be admiBM^T^ if if i<& *n'?mp(?ld in ji rough. "boi^V Wow. or w hal-ha*f-jo?. \ l?wii>r of < hirvprah tic is <o ininr<1 that ihf ?null <Hirab* body of tbe habv ma) be treated, or the aching and stiffening body of thr elder o**^. with only flight -ii^ omfort. I>o not al ways rHj op h?*ar^> from ocb*-r^. Kind <3ut for yourself! "HEALTH through I'HIROPR.UTH'" Dr. Sadie C. Johnson LOn^BCRG. X. C. Office E<?r>. 9 to 12 SO Office P)wk JW-1 Z.30 to 3 ltd 7 to 9 P.?. Pb?K 371-i E very LfeJHjj lb December THE Sun of prosperity may be shining wipon you today but there comes a time in every We when rt growi cold and snows. Bcc'n now to build your shelter and have a warm spot. 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