THE HERALD. I, =, i NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. HTCopy for changes in advertise- 1 menu must he received by 2 o'clock p. m. Wednesday, or the change will not be made until the next week. This rult will be strictly observed. Business [>ocals inserted at 5 cents pet Uae first insertion and 21 cents per line sack succeeding insertion. Rates for display ids made known on application. Friday, May 10, 1901. Town and county. ?The good mints thin week have greatly delighted the farmers. ' ?The Zigzagclub will meet with M iss Rosa Peacock next Monday evening. ?Mr. N. G. Green, of Raleigh, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. E. G. Smith. ?Dr. S. P.J. Lee returned Sun day from a visit to relatives in Sampson. ?Miss Zilla Stevens left Wed nesday to visit relatives in Duplin a, id Sampson. ?Turlington Institute com mencement will take place May 23rd and 24th. ?Messrs. George Gardner and George Hummel, of Goldsboro, were here Sunday. ?Mr. 1. I. Thornton, of the Jlentonville section, gave us a pleasant call Monday. ?The Dunn Cornet Band has been enguged to play at the com mencement here May 24th. ?Attorney W. W.Cole returned Friday from Clinton, where he had been attending Sampson j Superior Court. ?The next meeting of the Fort nightly Hook ? lub will be held with Miss Flossie Abell, Monday evening, May 20, at 8:30 o'clock. ?To-day, May 10th, is Memo rial Day, and a legal holiday in North Carolina. Accordingly The Bank of Smithfieid will be closed. ?Rev. J. W. Nobles requests us to state that a mission institute will be held with Clyde's Chapel Baptist church Saturday and Sunday, June 1st and 2nd. ?The Turlington Institute ball team crossed bats with the Selma team on the latter's grounds yesterday afternoon. The score stood 11 to 9 in favor of T. I. ?Mr. and Mrs. Walter Radford, of New York, arrived Saturday night to visit Mr. Radford's father, Mr. C. Radford. Mr. Itad ford returned to New York Mon day. ?Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Hines arid children went to Washington, N. C., last week. Mr. Hines re turned Monday. Mrs. Hines will remain several weeks with her parents. ?Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cumnock, who have been boarding at Mrs. Benton's for the past year, have moved tothecotton mill and now occupy the neat cottage erected for tnem. ?Mr. E. W. Pou returned yes terday from Murfreesboro where he had been to deliver the liter ary address at the commence ment of Chowan Baptist Female Institute. ?We have been requested to announce that the members of the Episcopnl church will meet this evening (Fridav) at the resi dence of Mrs. R. F. Webb. A full attendance is desired. ?The Wilson's Mills baseball team crossed bats with the Tur lington Institute team on the lat-! ter's grounds here Friday after noon. The home team won, the score standing 29 to 18. ?The fourth annual session of the Sunday School Convention of the Raleigh Association will j be held with Hepzibah Baptist church Friday, Saturday and! Sunday, .Tune 28th. 29th and noth, i90i. ; ?Mr. E. I'. Gower,of theLeMav section, called in yesterday and extended his subscription for an other year. He reported a big j rain in his section Wednesday afternoon and a light hail fall.! No damage was done. ?Mr. Hugh Peacock, son of our townsman, Mr. Geo. N. Peacock, is meeting with deserved success : in the telegraph service. Mr. Pea- i cock has been in the employ of ' the Western Union Telegraph Company only a short while, yet his efficiency as an operator and 1 his attentiveness to business has won him rapid promotion. He has recently been promoted to a j very responsible position at Gal veston, Texas. X l* / \ ?Miss I^lia Parker, who has jeen here several days as the ;uest of Miss Flossie A bell, leaves to-day. After spending: a few days with relatives and friends in Wilson's Mills and Durham she will return to her home in Asheville. ?The period for vaccination expires to-morrow evening. If you are a resident of Smithtield and have not been successfully vaccinated since January 1,1898, you would do well to see your physician and have the matter attended to. ?We are in receipt of a hand some invitation from the princi pal of Huie's Creek Academy, of Harnett county. The commence ment sermon w ill be preached by Dr. W. C. Tyree, of Durham, on Sunday, May 19th. The con tests in the literary societies will be held Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon. The corner stone of the new building will be laid Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, May 23. Theannualad dress will be delivered by Gover nor Ay rock, at noon Thursday, May 23rd. ?The town authorities have passed an ordinance for compul sory vaccination of all persons who have not been successfully vaccinated since January 1,1898. This has been done to prevent the spread of that loathsome disease, smallpox. It is the duty of the residents of this town to be vaccinated at once and thus aid the physicians and town authori ties in stamping out the disease. It will save all trouble and ex pense as all who refuse to be vaccinated by to-morrow evening are subject to a fine of $">.00 for each day they refuse. The Meeting at the Baptist Church. A meeting has been in progress at the Baptist church since Sun day night. The pastor is being as sisted by Itev. C. A. Jenkins, pas tor of the First Baptist Church at (Joldsboro, who arrived Mon day. Mr. Jenkins has preached very able, instructive and enter taining sermons at each service. The following have been his sub jects: Monday night:?The Great Question. Tuesday night?Temptations. Wednesday night?Cnrist and His Love for Man. Thursday night?Second Com ing of Christ. The sermon last night was a most powerful and impressive one ana interest was manifested by several present. To-night Mr. Jenkins will preach on The .Judgment. As Rev. Mr. Jenkins will have to be in GoldsboroSundav, there will be no services in the llaptist church here. He will return Mon day and the meeting will perhaps continue through the weeh. Large congregations attend each service. Board of County Commissioners. The Board of County Commis sioners met Monday in regular session, with all members present. In addition to the allowing of accounts and the usual routine of business the following proceed ings were had: Joseph Lee, Rufus Sanders, J. H. 1 ..assiter, T. I). Snead, Jr.,and Walter Hines, were appointed to lay out and establish the new road leading from Junius Lassi ter's to Bentonville road near T. I). Snead's, crossing Hannah's Creek at Sanders Bridge. The road is to be laid out and estab lished free of anv cost to the county, except the building of the bridge. K r. Holmes was given the contract to paint the top of the court house and the jail, also to paint and pencil the walls of the vaults ana the jail. He was al lowed $40 for the work,thecoun ty to furnish the material. Meeting of Sanitary Committee. The Sanitary Committee of | ?Johnston county met here last I Monday. The report of the County Su perintendent of Health was heard and considered. Dr. L.D. Wharton was re-elect ed County Superintendent of Health for the next two years. H is salary was fixed at $175.00 per year. It was ordered that the County Superintendent of Health request all resident physicians to report any outbreak of typhoid fever in the county and send a sample of the drinking water to the State Chemist for analysis. Carolina won the first game from the University of Maryland Thursday in baseball by a score 3f 19 to 7. Smallpox in Smithfield. Last Fridays case of smallpox was discovered in Smithfield. 1 >r. Wharton, County Superinten dent of Health, reported it at once to the Town authorities. The Mayor called the Town Com missioners together and compul sory vuccination was ordered. The smallpox patient was iso lated and a guard placed around the building. Every precaution to prevent the spreading- of the disease has been taken. Mr. Josh Tayloe, the State specialist came here Tuesday to examine t he case and pronounced it agenuine case ! of smallpox. He praised the physicians and town authorities for their promptness in dealing with the '-ase and assured our people that they need have 110 tear if they would only lend their assistance to the authorities. Trade is going on as usual and no one need keep away from Smithfteld 011 account of small pox. Everything has been done that can be done and little fear of the disease spreading is enter tained by our physicians, as a large per cent, of the town's pop ulation was vaccinated last year. By to-morrow night almost every person in the town will have been vaccinated. The negro is getting along nicely and will soon be well. Wedding Bells in Clayton. The following invitation have been sent out: Mr. A. 11. Duncan requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of his daughter, Nina Eola, to Mr. Wilfred Ivanhoe Whitley, Wednesday afternoon, May the twenty-second, nineteen hundred and one, at threeo'clock, M. E. Church, Clayton, North Carolina. A company is being formed to put up a silk mill at Elizabeth j City, capital $50,000. ATFA NOTES. Mr. Willie Stephenscn went to Clayton and Raleigh Saturday. Miss Geneva Austin is attend I ing school at Turlington Insti t tute. Miss Rettie Sauls, of Wake county, visited this section last j week. Elder J. A. T. Jones and daugh ter spent Sunday with Mrs. E. S. Coats. Some of the farmers in this sec j tion have had to plant their corn I over again. Some of the farmers in this sec tion will be chopping cotton in a | few days. | We are glad to know that the : measles through our section are | inclined to cease. Miss Telitha Stephenson, who has been confined to her bed for j the past year, is not any better. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Temple, of Willow Spring, Wake county, | spent Saturday and Sunday in I tnis section. Mr. John Stephenson went to Smithfield Sunday to visit his daughter, who is attending Tur lington Institute. Spkak. Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tab lets cure a cold in one day. No Cure, no Pay. Price 25 cents __________________________________________ SPECIAL BARGAINS. Just receiver! 10 dozen $1.00 shirts to sell at 85 cents each. 10 dozen 75 cent shirts to sell at 50 cents each. Grantham, Austin & Co. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. There will be an important meeting of the stockholders of Selma Oil and Fertilizer Works at 9 o'clock at their office in Selma, on Monday, May 13th. N. E. Edgkrton, Sec. and Treas. Grantham, Austin & Co. carry a large line of Gents' Furnishing Goods. Cotter, Underwood & Co. will have on hand fertilizers for to bacco and cotton all during the season. John Wilber Jenkins edits the Raleigh Daily Times, brightest evening paper in the State. The Times anu The Herald for a whole year for $3. This is an in troductory offer, cash in advance. The Herald and Home and Farm one year, $ 1.25. Grantham, Austin & Co. insure all their property with J. H. KIrkman. SUMMER TERM OF Turlington Institute. On Monday, May 27 th, Iexpect to begin a abort summer term of school for the benefit of those | who would like to pursue the pub i lie school studies for a snort time, or who would like to take a ! short commercial course. Tui tion per month $3.00. Hoard $7.50. Those who wish to take ad ; vantage of this summer school must let me know their intention i by mail or otherwise not later than May 20th. Ira T. Turlington. Large stock Straw Hats at Grantham, Austin A Co.'s. You are about ready to buy Tobacco Flues, l'lease see me or write for prices before you do. It. F. Smith, Benson, N. C. Battle Axe shoes ut Grantham, Austin & Co.'s. If you wish to buy ladies', misses' and children's Oxford Ties and Strap Sandals cheap call on W. G. Yelvington. Prices fi om 40 cents up. L. M. Reynolds' fine shoes are , sold by Grantham, Austin & Co. Please remember that II. F. Smith, Benson, N. C., makes the best tobacco flues. It will pay you to see him. Large line of Fancy Shirts may be seen at thestore of Grantham, Austin & Co. Lndies, remember W. (i. Yel vington's store is the place to buy your nice dress goods, and fine trimmed hats cheap, (live | him a call before you buy. A large stock of Summer Coats, extra length, at Gran tham, Austin & Co.'s. Gents, when you wish to buy a | nice spring dress suit, summer coat, fine pair pants, nice straw : or fur hat, and fine shoes at rock bottom prices call on W. G. Yel vington. Grantham, Austin & Co. sell I Hay, Corn and Feedstuff. If you are going to need any j tobacco flues this season I want ! to sell them to you. R. F. Smith. Benson, N. C. Three cars hay, two cars corn j and one car oats in stock. Also fresh meal and flour. Try my molasses. It is the very oest. \V. M. Sanders. Now is the time to get your to bacco flues. I want you to see my work and get prices before j you buy. R. F.Smith, Benson, N. C. We have received this week a car | of Half Patent Flour which we i will sell very low. Peedin Bros. j Nice Tennessee Mules and Horses for sale cheap, for cash, or on j time at Gardner's Stables. W. R. LONG. Arrow Brand Collars and Cuffs at Grantham, Austin & Co.'s. Two good wagon mules, two good farm mules for sale at a bargain. M. C. Wiuston, Selma, N. C. Try our Georgia cane syrup best on earth. Peedin Bros. I keep Angle Lamps, burners and all fixtures always on hand. Mrs. C. II. Adams, Four Oaks, N. C. I have used Dr. F. E. White's Worm and Condition Powders as a blood purifier for horses. It improves the appetite, fattens the horse, expels worms and gives a glossy coat. Polie Gardner. Guaranteed and sold by Allen Lee, Druggist, Kmitlifield, N. C.