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FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORY By REV. E. H. DAVIS On the 22nd July 1776 the Council of Safety assembled In Halifax received firsO tidings of the Declaration of Independent? adopted by the Continental Con gress in Philadelphia on the 4th of June of same month. Where upon they unanimously resoJved, "that t>he committee of the res pective towns arid counties of the State on receiving the Declaration of Independence do cause the same lU ue prucmuucu most public manner" in order that the good people of the colony may be fully informed thereof. It may be worth while to note here Just how tfoat event was cele brated, in the old town when the above resolution was adopted. From the Colonial records (10 716) we read that ou July 25th the Council proceeded to change the last oath and the preamble test the resolution states that the Colonies were now free and inde pendent) States and all allegiance to the British corwn was forever at an end. On the 27th of the same month they set .apart Thurs day the 1st' day Of August as a day for proclaiming the Declara tion at the Court House. On that day an immense crowd of people , Thfl RroxinsM JX22E1. and militia companies were all drawn up in full array. At mid day Cornelius Harnett* ascended the rostrum and even as he open ed the scroll upon which were written the immortal words the enthusiasm of the immense crowd broke fofth in one long swell of rejoicing and prayer. He pro ceeded with his task a-nd read the Declaration to the mute and im passioned multitude with the solemnity of an appeal to heaven. When he finished all the people shouted witii joy and the cannon sounding from f >rt to fort pro claimed the glorious tidings that all the 13 colonies were now free' and independent States. The; soldiers t'hen seized Mr. Harnett and bore him on their shoulders through the streets of the town swearing allegiance to the in strument he had read. Even to day more than 150 years after wards our own hearts thrill with patriotic pride as we read of that celebration in tihat historic town of that other far off divine event.' Even in this history of quite another secMon of the State than his it may be not entirely out of order to make more extended ref erence to Cornelius Harnett whose presence and words con tributed so much to the enthus iasm of that day. He was an in tense patriot and as such became Qbnoxiniis to the stinng Tnry par ty in his the Cape Fear section. After the-Jw+tleief Moore's Creek which prevented a union of the Tories with the British under} Clinton at' Wilmington that Gen eral issued an order "requiring all congresses and committees to be dissolved and offering pardon to all who should obey and lay down their arms except CORNE LIUS HARNETT and Robert Howe." Harnett was a member of the Continental Congress at Philadelphia. 1777, taKttfg thei place of William Hobper. one of [ the signers of the Declaration of Independence, ^ho had resigned and to which Congress Joseph ncwcs, aiioiuer signer, naa ianea of re-election. (11-470). While ! in attendance In that historic body he wrote what must have been a characteristic letter to a friend in Wilmington from which we quote: Dear Sir ? 1 was in-", oculated at Port Tobacco and had the disorder very favarobly. My' arm continues to trouble x x x. , Inclosed is a letter for Mrs. Har nett which I must beg the favor of you to have well smoked with , brimstone. 1 put all my letters , in the sun for an hour before I ?Ml t'hem and am very certain ] that the infection can not be con- { veyed in a letter so far but it is > best to be cautious." Harnett "was j also a scholar and an effective ( speaker. Josiah Qulncy, himself . a scholarly man, representative , of a distinguished Boston family in which there have been a num- 1 ber to bear the same name was a guest of Harnett on a trip through the Colonies in 1773. His diary of that date has this entry ? "Spent the night at Mr. Harnetts, the SAMUEL ADAMS of North Carolina, except in point of fortune." In which case as Harnetti was a wealthy man the balance must have been In his favor. When we consider the fact thati the Adams. Qulncy, Lowell and Abbott families of the Bay State afterwards and possibly even then constitutes a coterie of intellec tual high-brows whose word was the last in certain matter this was high praise. It was said that: none of the last' three would1 ?peak to anybody but an Adams and an Adams would not speak to anybody but God. Samuel Adams was an outstanding patriot, doing more possibly in helping to lay the foundation of the new gov-| ernment than either his cousin, the 2nd President or that Presi dent's son. After all Qulncy's entry may have had reference on ly to Mie fact that Harnett in be ing proscribed by Clinton had had the same experience that Adam* had had at the hands of Oage in Boston. Harnett's name' 1? being deservedly perpetuated In tihat of one of our most thriv-j tag counties. Among the last Extra assem blies of the people in which Bute County as such had representa tion was the very important extra one is Halifax, Nor. 12, 1776 In which a Constitution and Bill of ++*++*+? SUBSCRIBERS Since our lust report^the \ j following subscriptions have < ? been received in apprecia- 1 j tion of this history: , > new ; ; Mrs. Baxter IS. Benson, ? ? Raleigh. ! ! I'rnf. J. Kdward Allen, < > Warrenton. Miss Mabel I. Davis, War- , , renton. < ? Reported last week a ? . Total ? 8 ; ; RENEWALS' J | Miss Virginia Perry, R I, | j Louisburg. . ) \ Mrs. Ben T. Holden, < ? Louisburg, (4). Reported last week 6 ? ? Total 11 ! ! Rights were adopted and Richard Caswell was elected Governor the first under the Constitution. flu.te'JMie.fegatlon therein rcagja. follows: James Denton. Thomas Eaton. Philemon Hawkins. Ben jamin Seawell and Benjamin Wprd. At the first session of the As sembly under that Constitution in New Bern. 1777, in which Bute was represented by Benja min Seawell in the Senate and Green Hill and Benjamin Ward in the House a bill was introduc ed in the Senate by Mr. Seawell for the extinction of that county and its division into two. For some reason that does not appear the bill to that effect did not reach its final reading and adoption unt<il the next session of the assembly in Halifax in 1779 ? at which time to be exact. Friday. Jan. 29. (13-668). the new Couuty of Franklin and her sister Warren came into being. Made a county in Jan., 1779, Franklin had her own represen tatives in the Legislature that met in Smithfield May 3rd in same year. From the Act of Legislature authorizing the new counties of Warren and Franklin we quote ? Whereas, the large extent pf the County of Bute render l-he at tendance of its inhabitants in the extreme parts of said county to do public duties extremely diffi cult and expensive. 1. Be It enacted by the^Jen vra I Assembly ttiaf rrohi ana "af ter the passing of this act the County- of Bute shall be divided into two distinct counties by a direct line from t'he Granville County line to the Halifax or Nash County line as the case may be leaving in each part or divis ion an equal quantity of acres as near as can be ascertained and in order that the same may be as certained with as much precision as possible. 2. Be It further enacted that Julius Nichols. William Duke. John Fallan, John Norwood and Matthew Thomas or amajorlty of them are hereby appointed Com-1 missioners to measure the lines of said counties on every side and to run the dividing line so as to make each respective division as cpnvenient to the respective per sons residing therein as possible, which said lines when so run by the Commissioners shall be enter ed In the Record of each county and all that part that lies North of said line and adjacent to Vir ginia shall be a distinct county by the name of Warren and all that part South of said liiie shall be a distinct county by the name af Franklin x x x and the Courts In the County of Franklin shall constantly be held on the 3rd Monday in March, June, Septem ber and December and the first Court- in the County of Franklin ?hall be In the house of Benjamin Seawell lately owned by Bell, and I the justices in each of these CQun Ities are hereby authorized to ad journ to such places In their res pective counties as t'hey shall think most convenient to hold all (subsequent courts until Court ! Houses shall be built in each County -and in order t-hat the centre of each county may be found the aforesaid Commission ers are hereby appointed to tind the centre of each county but if the same shall not be convenient' to good water then the Commis sioners are authorized to fix the place for setting the Court' House at the most convenient place where good water may be had nearest the said centre, x x x And that- John Norwood, Matthew Thomas, Joseph Norris be ap pointed Commissioners or any two of them for the County of Franklin which said Commission ers are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase 100 acres pf land where the place for build ing the Court House, etc. shall be fixed but- if the proprietor or proprietors of said land shall re fuse to sell the same for a reas onable price then the Commis sioners are authorized hereby to purchase 100 acres of any other person or persons as near the centre as the aforesaid conven ience of water will permit'." Regarding the all Important fact of water, important then as well as now. In the memory of some now living there were at least' two bold springs of con stantly running water in regular "ifSe "Within fKg ' corpStr&Te 'TmttS of our town as It now stands. Were they the (]et?rminlng fac tor In its present location? As a source of supply contrast them with the , power plant, reservoir and 100 foot> tower of today ? whereby if necessary the whole of Tar River is . available for such purpose ? -to which might be add ed to complete the contrast the never falling monthly reminder of the town clerk, a matter which bothered our forbears not at all. Instead of giving here the whole text of that interesting Act of Assembly (1778 and 79) by which our County came into be ing we give the above quotation adding only this ? "Be It further enacted that a tax of 2 shillings and 6 pence on every 100 pounds of taxable property be assessed for the purpose of paying the Commissioners tor their services as well as for the aforesaid land. Court' House, Prison, Stocks, etc." ? which being lust one eighth of one per cent or 12^4 cents on a J 100 does not sound excessive 't'o us in these days of Anno Domini 1942. (To be continued) A Lump of Coal Pictures Dave recently been published showing a new plane built' almost entlrel?_of plastic materials. It Is a beautiful look ing job. Unbelievable as it may seem, coal supplies essential Ingredients tor many of the plastics used In modern airplane construction ? for wings, fuselages, fairings, ra dio antenna masts. tTlm tabs, control pulleys, pilot switch pan els. cabin ventilators and cameras. The designers and builders of airplanes are finding that plastics from coal provide essential ma terials for building stronger and better planes. Also plastics produced from coal furntih materials for hund reds of other articles such as pen cils. clocks, raincoats, battery boxes, air-conditioning grilles, radio cabinets, tehle tops. etc. Chemicals from coal contribute to the American way of life, in road construction. medicines, weed killers, automobile tires, clay pigeons, telephones', wood preservatives, etc. Few persons realize Miat our; chemical Industry. In conjunction with the natural resources Indus tries such as mining, oil, timber and power, have been quietly revolutionizing and Improving our American standard of living. This Is but another tiriumph to chalk up for individual opportu nity and enterprise in our coun try. PROTECT YOUR LABOR SITUATION WITH DEPENDABLE FARM MACHINERY LET US SHOW YOU THE POPULAR CASE TRACTOR AND ATTACHMENTS S. N. ROWE, Agent Rt. 2 LOUISBURO, NORTH CAROLINA E. T. U. CONVENTION Interesting Program For Two-Day ^Session Features Three of De nomination* Lending I'ulpit Orators ? (lliarles It. Howard,1 of lluies Creek, Dr. J. Levering E v jins, of Richmond, and Rev. Albert E. Sinuns, of Littleton Starting Friday, March 20, and continuing through Saturday, the| Annual Convention of Region Four, Baptist Training Union will I be^held in Wendell. Wit>h' 369 churches, 9 Associations and fif-j teen counties represented, this I convention is expected to bring together more than five hundred delegates. It' will be by far the largest ^meeting ever held in Wen > dell, and one of the important meetings in the state this year, i Featuring a program, which has' been mailed to the churches al ready, are three of the denomina tions ablest speakers: Rev. Albert! E. Simms, of Littleton, Dr. J. Lev-! ering ftvans. of Itlchmond, and Rev. Charles B. Howard, of Buies> Creek. All three are men inten-; sely interested in the training of the youth of the state and each will have a vital message for young folks of this troubled day. Certainly no less a headliner \ Mian the three mentioned will be Rev. E. Norfleet Gardner, of Hen derson. Always interested in young peoples work, Mr. Gardner ?has- b?m Tery closely wxmmefl with Region Four since its for mation. He was pastor-Advisor for the Region last year, and has given invaluable aid in the plans for the convent-Ion this year. He is a worthy fourth to make a quartette of the three preachers already mentioned. Space alone prevents the men tion of many others who will ap ' pear on this program. With a wide choice and an almost un 1 limited wealth of talent from which to choose the program com mittee has prepared a program | every number of which is a fea ture. In spite of the unsettled conditions it is confidently pre dicted that this will be one of the largest and most enthusiastic conveitnons ever held in this re gion. A feature to which most of thej boys and girls look forward will be the Bonfire Goodnight service held around a large bonfire Fri-| day night at the end of the for-, mal services. This has been planned and arranged by the Wendell Intermediate Union withj Miss Hilda O'Neal as chairman J and Rev. Mark Osborne, Band j Director. ii Patronize TIMES Advertisers j SILVER STAR The Silver Star is awarded to each person who, while an officer or enlisted man in the Army of the United States is cited for gal lantry in action and the citation am. .puhliahflA in nrrfpra i??npH from the headquarters of a force commanded by, or which is the appropriate command of a gen eral 'officer or issued by the War Department, which citation does not warrant the award of the Medal of Honor or Distinguished Service Cross. A bronze star in the center thereof a raised silver star, the center lines of all rays of both stars coinciding. The re verse to have the inscription "For gallantry in action" and a space for the name of the recipient. It is suspended by a silk moire rib bon in stripes of blue, white and red. Coming home one Sunday af noon with a string of trout, Rob bie was suddenly confronted by the local minister. There was no other way of escape, but the little boy rose M the occasion. Going up to the minister, he said: "Min ister, d'ya see what the trouts got for nabbin' worms on Sunday " ?t? o RENEW 1UIK SUBSCRIPTION OH, YES! WE HAVE SUGAR TO-DAY 50 lbs. First Quality .00 CABBAGE * 10-0-10 TOP *aa-65 DRESSER FIELD and GARDEN SEED -5V GALVANIZED ROOFING DISC HARROWS SPIKE HARROWS - BICYCLES - SEABOARD STORE CO, INC. D. F. McKINNE, President Pay Cash and Pay Less WHOLESALE ? RETAIL True Wealth "By taking a rojnantic view of labor in the past and a sordid view of working conditions today, we have distorted perspective. The machine age has done much not only to lighten the load af the laborer but to bring interest, variety, and recreation into ,^is life. The central fact is not that some have millions of dollars, but that millions have comforts and services ? the explicit wealth of the machine age. "It produces wealth ? the real wealth of stoves and mowers and radios and c?rs and plows, which no man can hoard, but men every^ where can use. That wealth of the common man, that freedom from want, government with'all its power cannot achieve. 10 is the product of the energies, wills, imaginations, and skills of indi viduals." ? Henry M. Wriston, President, Brown Univei'sity. "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD'.' (Mat. 6:11) "YOUR" Daily Devotional Program 7:15 a. m. WPTF, Raleigh, N. C. THE BANK OF ENGLAND HAS NOTHING ON US! We Photograph Your Checks, Too ! A Recent news stories tell how the bulk records or ? " TTSe Bapk of 'En^tanff 'are ' T^rrig ' pKotogTapTied ' by * camera invented in America, as a precaution against wartime destruction. Did you know that your checks, IF DRAWN ON THIS BANK, were being photographed daily, as fast as they are paid, by the same marvelous type of camera used by the Bank of England? You may lose a cancelled check, but ? IF IT WAS ON THIS BANK ? you could still prove payment, be cause we can always produce exact photographs of the check and its endorsements. f Citizens Bank & Trust Co. . HENDERSON, N. C. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation LESPEDEZA SEED ALL KINDS No. 1 SEED Use Nitrogin for Better Hay and Seed Yields. SEED POTATOES S&&SXr CPFf) OAT^ Fulghum vJ Lj Lj U Uii 1 J Columbia Spring Oats Special Discounts on Large Orders of Seed. GARDEN SEED Fertilizer BABY CHICKS - FCX 2SS? RPnOnFRC Ashley Automatic Wood, Dl\UUl/?<l\iJ Blue Fame Oil, Unico Electric 4 More Ashley Heaters, Plowlines, Tobacco Twine Barbwire, Heavy Groceries. FRANKLIN FARMERS EXCHANGE Phone 366-1 Louisburg, N. C. HOWDY FOLKS It is not so long until Spring now. And you will want to rearrange every room in your house. See our Dining Room Suites, Living Room Suites, Bed Rooms Suites, (Double or Twin size beds). Or maybe you are looking for kitchen furni ture. Black and White Cabinets, Stoves and Tables. Also many new patterns in Rugs to brighten your floors. See our stock and prices, both are sure to please. THE BROWN FURNITURE HOUSE J. L. Brown Prop. Youngsville, N. 0.
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