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VOL. 20. SMITH FIELD, X. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1901. NO. 21.
THE REUNION AT WRIGHTSVILLE.
North Carolina Division ot United
Confederate Veterans Assembles
There on the Fourteenth of
August In Annual
Meeting.
The following general order rel
ative to the assembling of the
United Confederate Veterans of
the State in annual reunion at
Wrightsville has been issued at
headquarters by General Carr:
Headquarters N. C. Division
United Confederate Veterans,
Durham, N. C., July 27, 1901.
?General Orders, No. 15.
1. A reunion of the North Car
olina Division of the United Con
federate Veterans will be held at
Wrightsville, N. C., beginning on
the afternoon of Wednesday, the
14th day of August, 1901, and
closing on the 11 th, at which will
be held the annual election of
Division and Brigade Command
ers, to-wit: A Major General and
four Brigadier Generals. Only
those will be entitled to vote at
this election who are duly ac
credited delegates from camps
which are reported by Adjutant
General Moorman as having paid
their dues. The attention of
camp commanders is especially
called to this, and they will at
once see that theircamp dues are
paid, as required by tne consti
tution of United Confederate Vet
erans.
2. Governor Avcock has kindly
given the use of the tents and
camp equippage of the State
Guard at V\ righteville, which will
accommodate about one thou
sand persons. Each tent is eight
feet square and has a plank floor
and two blankets, and there are
cooking stoves and utensils suffi
cient. Cots may be rented for
the occasion by those desiring
them. There are a number of
hotels and boarding houses which
offer reduced rates for those who
may not wish to occupy quarters
in the camp. Each camp, or del
egation, must provideits rations
either by carrying them or cook
ing them in camp.
;i. All ex-Confederate soldiers
in North Carolina in good stand
ing are cordially invited to this
reunion, whether or not they are
members of any camp or associa
tion. In order, however, to ex
clude unworthy persons, every
veteran is required to carry a
certificate from his camp com
mander, or from the clerk of the
Superior Court of his county, in
which there is no camp, certify
ing that he is a veteran in pood
standing. A strict compliance
with this will be required. No
veteran without this certificate
will be admitted to the privileges
of the camp.
4. All the railroads in the State
have kindly made a rate of one
cent a mile in each direction for
this occasion. Tickets will be 011
sale on the i2th, 13th and 14th
days of August, and are good for
one coutituous passage until the
24th. The agent at any station
will give the exact price of a tick
et from his station on applica
tion. This rate is given to all
visitors as well as to the veterans.
5. A full attendance of veter
ans is urged and as many as
practicable are req nested to
wear their uniforms. This may
be the last opportunity for many
to attend a re-union and meet
their old comrades, so rally up.
H. A. London,
Adjt. Gen. and Chief of Staff.
By order of Maj. Gen. J. S. Carr.
DPOUGHT IN OHIO VALLEY.
The Great Corn States ot the Miss
issippi Are Suffering;.
Washington, July 30th.?The
Weather bureau's weekly sum
mary of crop conditions is as fol
lows:
"Intense heat prevailed during
the greater part of the week
throughout the central valleys,
but the tern]swatures during the
last three days were more mod
ate. Good rains have fallen over
a large part of the drought area
iu the Mississippi and Missouri
Valleys, but drought conditions
have Irtjcome more serious in the
Ohio Valley and Tennessee, where
the week has been rainless, ex
cept in a few localities. In the!
Atlantic coast districts the
weather conditions have been
generally favorable, except over
portions of the Carolina and Vir
ginia, where rain is now needed, j
The conditions were also favor
able on the Pacific.
"Recent rains nave improved
late corn in portion of Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri,
but the early crop and the rain
fall has been copious and well
distributed. In the great corn
States east of the Mississippi;
River, except over northern Illi
nois, drought and excessive heat
have continued with disastrous
effect upon corn, which is now
in critical condition, in Michi
gan and generally throughout
the middle Atlantic States and
New England the corn crop is in
fine condition.
"Harvesting of spring wheat
is well advanced over the South
ern portion of the spring wheat
region and has begun in the
Southern Red River Valley. Pre
mature ripening has reduced the
yield and quality of the crop
over the southern portion of the
spring wheat belt.
"The condition of cotton over
the greater part of the cotton
j belt is improved, good growth
and clean fields being generally re
ported. In Missouri, Arkansas,
Tennessee and Centeral Texas,
however, the crop continues to
need rain, and shedding and
blooming at top in these States I
ext ensively reported.
"In the Ohio Valley and Tenn
essee, tobacco continues to suffer
from drought; but in Kentucky
and Tennessee has withstood the
unfavorable conditions well. In
| New England and the Middle,
South Atlantic States the crop
has made good growth. Cutting
and curing continue in the Caro
I Unas under favorable condi
tions."
BENSON BUDGET.
Much sickness is reported from
many sections.
J. W. Benson is pone to Chapel
Mill.
John Guinn died Saturday, af
ter a lingering illness of several
months. He suffered aa attack
of pneumonia last spring and
never fully recovered.
The Banner Warehouse here
leads off with the first load of
tobacco in the county. Ben Dix
on, of Elevation, sold a load
there Saturday for (1% esuts per
pound. It was an astonishing
price considering the quality of
tobacco, and our warehousemen
promise to maintain good prices
throughout the season. By the
way, our people shake their sides
with cheerful laughter every time
they think of such a "move'' as
they have put on their neighbor
ing markets' advertisers. We
are glad to see such splendid ef
forts to build home markets for
a product that has built up so
many sections of the State.
F. R. Hall, of Cumberland, is
now with Hall's Hardware House.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Smith are
at Red Springs.
At a special meeting of the
town commissioners Monday
night license taxes were imposed
on certain trades and professions,
which brought forth no little
kicking from the parties affected
?some for one reason and some
for another; some because others
had escajted, and some because
they saw the profits of their busi
ness going to pay off the indebt
edness of thetown,muchof which
they think the town is paying for
some citizens that ought to pay
for themselves. Let us bear our
own and others' burdens and so
fill up the hole in the treasury.
Three negroes, John Brown, from
Fayetteville, Cornelius Smith,
from Dunn, and Win. Black, from
everywhere else but here, occu
pied reserved seats In Sauire
Creech's court Tuesday. They
were confronted with their accu
ser, J. G. Register, who said his
house had been broken open and
most of his worldly goods carried
away, including his wife's cloth
ing. Most of the goods were re
covered, and William Black com
mitted to jail.
W. G. Parrish, of Jonesboro, is
here visiting his brother, J. D.
Parrish.
WEEKLY CHOP REPORT.
Condition of the Crops Greatlv Im
proved and Farm Work Al
most Completed.
The Weekly Crop Bulletin for
the week ending Monday, July
29, says that very favorable
weather conditions prevailed
generally throughout the State
during the week ending July 29,
most correspondent s report some
improvement in crops and good
progress in farm work. The en
tire week was bright and sunny,
with high temperatures, but not
sufficiently so to cause suffering
in crops, although the mean for
the w.-ek averaged 0 degrees
daily above the normal; the hot
test day of the summer occurred
on Thursday, when the maxi
mum temperature slightly ex
ceeded 100 degrees at some
points. Throughout the larger
portion of the State no rain fell
during the week, but at some
places light and beneficial rains
occurred on the 22d and 27th.
Laying by all crops is pro
ceeding rapidly, and will per
haps be nearly completed with
another week of favorable weath
er. Farmers have been forced to
lay by many crops in rather bad
condition as regards grass.
The influence of the hot, dry
weather was immediately appa
rent in the improved condition of
cotton, especially where it had
received good cultivation; laying
by cotton is underway. In some
places cotton has too much weed,
in others it is very small, and
generally it is not fruiting very
rapidly, in some northern coun
ties it is only just begining to
bloom; the bolls do not seem to
be maturing very well; com
plaints of lice on cotton are very
few.
Young upland corn is doing
very well, and is silking and tas
seling as far as the extreme west;
the oldercrop has also improved,
though much of it is small and
barren; corn generally needs light
rain to cause the proper filling of
tne grain.
Tobacco was slightly fired in a
few counties by hot sunshine,
but generally looks fairly well;
topping is underway throughout
the northwest portion of the
State; curing progressed rapidly
and puite successfully during the
past week.
Reports on the condition of
the sweet potato crop are uni
formly excellent; peas, peanuts
and rice also are doing well.
Sowing the fall crop of Irish
potatoes, turnips and rutabagas
has begun.
Conditions were very favorable
for haying. Threshing wheat
and oats is nearing completion.
Reports on fruit indicate an in
ferior yield of most kinds, espec
ially apples; melons in the South
and west are poor, but in cen
tral and Eastern portions are
coming into market in abund
ance.
COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
Thomas Farmer Shot From Ambush
in Open Day Near Kenly
Saturday.
Special to The Herald.
Kenly, N. C., July 30.?On last
Saturday afternoon in broad
daylight Thos. Farmer p?nd a
I man by the name of Wheeler
were shot from ambush just over
| the line in Wilson county. Far
mer was instantly killed while
Wheeler escaped with fifteen shot
in his face and head, one in his
breast and another just above
i the stomach.
Farmer and Wheeler had been
to Kenly and were returning to
their home in Wilson county
when they reached a dense patch
of woods, about one and a half
miles from town they were very
uucereinoneously shot with the
above mentioned results. A shot
gun was used and it was either
full of buck shot mixed with dou
bled "B's," or was double-barrel
and both barrels discharged in
stantaneously. Farmer received
fifty-two shot in his body and
liead and Wheeler about seven
teen, while there were one hun
! dred punctures in the buggy top.
| Several who heard the report of
the gun deelare that there was1
only one discharge.
For brutality, cool delibera
tion and blood-thirsty hellish
ness we have never known an in
stance surpassing this. The as
sassin selected a most ideal spot
for the commiting of his crime.
Trimming out a little avenue
from a large stump about fifteen
feet, from the road, cutting down
small under-growth and piling it
around the stump to further con
ceal himself, the murderer seated \
himself and calmly awaited his
victim, or victims. Upon the
ground are shavings whittled
from a stick which is evidence
that he who was soon to take
the life of his fellow being was en
joying the contemplation of such
a tragedy and so thoroughly
was he infused with ecstacy of
appeased vengeance that hegave
no thought of consequences or
escape. Farmer and Wheeler
were driving leisurely along and
when they reached just the right
spot, with unusual marksman
ship, the fatal shot was fired.
W heeler says that as soon as
the gun was fired he jumped from
the buggy and ran around to the
mule's head to hold him when he
saw John H. Rose emerge from
his hiding and run off through
the woods. Some think it un
likely that a man under such ex
citement, with his head and one
eye shot, and with his attention
further attracted by the rearing
of the mule, could discern a man
in woods so thickly covered by
trees and brush.
Rut upon this and other cir
cumstantial evidence Sheriff
Sharp, who by the way is a good
one, placed Rose under arrest
Saturday night to await the in
quest of Coroner ltuflin Sunday
moniing.
it developed that on account
of some differences occasioded by
the inevitable "blind tiger" and
its hand maiden?unchaste wom
en?there was bad blood between
Farmer and Rose and that at va
rious times each heard that the
other was going to offer him per
sonal violence. This bitterness
was intensified by Rose's wife
deserting him about a week
ago.
When Farmer was shot he had
a Winchester rifle in the buggy
and a pistol in his pocket, which
the assassin evidently knew as
his fortress, the stump was, no
doubt, intended to shield him
from a possible return fire.
After the Coroner's inquest
Rose was committed to jail to
await the action of the grand
jury, while Wheeler, midway be
tween life and death, languishes
in a little hovel with little atten
tion save that which charity in
cites.
The alert Solicitor Daniels of
Wilson, together with Sheriff
Sharp and prisoner Rose came up
Monday to visit the fatal ground
and take the deposition of Whee
ler. No new evidence, so far as I
know, was adduced.
Farmer was buried Sunday,
leaving behind a train of errors
and reaping the reward of a mis
guided life.
M. Quad.
Bridges-Guill.
On Sunday July2S, at 10 n. m.,
Mr. James L. Bridges, Agent of
A. C. L. at Rennert, N. C., led
Miss Bessie Ciuill, the beautiful
and accomplished daughter of
Mr. W. B. Ciuill, of Four Oaks, to
Hymen's Altar, where they were
united in the holv bonds of mat
rimony, Rev. Mr. Overton, of
Newton Grove, officiating.
At 3:14 p. m., the happy cou
ple boarded the South bound
train for Rennert, N. C., which
place thev will make their future
home. *rhe writer joined with
the many friends of the happy
young couple wishes for them a
long, happy and prosperous life.
Xerxes.
Waived Responsibility.
Mrs. Smith?Katie, this water
melon isn't cold at all.
Katie?Well, 'taint no fault o'
mine, mum; Mr. Smith he got
sich a bi? one that when I put
it in th' ice chist I had to take
th' ice out.?Chicago ltecord-ller
ald.
POLENTA NEWS.
The pic-nic and Sunday School
Township Convention at Oak
land last Saturday was largely
attended and proved a success in
every particular. The speakers,
Messrs. K. N. Sirntns and B. R. |
Lacy, of Raleigh, and Prof. Smith,
of Lion College, acquitted them
sel ves handsomely-their sjleeches
being of the highest order. That
of Mr. Simms was a gem of beau
ty and eloquence; thoseof Messis.
l.ncy and Smith were plain, prac
tical and pointed, full of sound i
reasoning and altogether the oc
casion was one to be enjoyed by
those present. The table was
ladeneu with anabundanceof the
good things as well as the sub
stantiate. May we all live to
! enioy many more such events.
Rev. Mr. Hines' sermon last
Sunday morning at Oakland was
an earnest effort and well calcu
lated to inspire new zeal in the
i Master's cause.
The farmers are now busy put
ting the finishing touch on their
crops, after which they will take
a snort rest, which they richly
deserve after such an heroic fight
against so many odds and disad
vantages during the season now
coming to an end.
Shiloh Sunday school will have
its annual pic-nic Saturday before
the second Sunday in August. It
is understood that the protracted
meeting will begin on Sunday
following.
A series of meetings will begin
at Oakland on Monday night
after the third Sunday in August.
Rev. Dr. Morton, of Rocky Mount,
is expected to assist the pastor
in the meeting.
Mr. C. C. Young, who for the
past two weeks has been pros
trated with a severe case of ty
phoid fever, is somewhat better,
though still very low. With
proper attention it is now be-:
lieved his chances of recovery are
excellent.
On last Tuesday, Capt. J. J.
Young was suddenly taken criti
cally ill. His physician wascalled j
in and his symptoms were such
that his children were all immedi
ately summoned to his bedside,
lie was in a delirious state for
several days, not being conscious
at all and it looked as if the end
was neur, but during Friday night
a slight change for the better
took place and he rallied a little
but continues very low, though
his friends and loved ones still
hope for his restoration. Hehas
a complication of diseases. He
has during all his life been a very
active, energetic man, and it is
believed by many that he has
overtaxed his strength. It is to
be hoped such a good and valu
able man in every sense will be
spared to the community.
Misses Lillie Turlington, of
Benson and Miss Coats, of Ban
ner Township, spent several days
on a visit to Miss Nellie Johnson
recently.
A certain young widower of
Smithfield seems to be quite a
favorite with some of the fair sex
of this section. It is rumored he
is very much attached tothisend
of the county, or rather one of its
fair ones.
Mrs. Booker Wood, of Polenta,
and Mrs. Jno. Hardie, of Leach
burg, are spending ten days at the
springs near Littleton, N. C.
Miss Nellie Johnson will teach
a summer school at Baptist Cen
ter this summer, commencing at
! an early date.
Ex-Representative Powell, of
Wake, was at the pic-nic and
seemed to be in a state of ecstacy
with his surroundings.
Misses Mitcbiner and Perry,
bothof Franklin county, are on a
visit to the Misses Tomlinsou of
the Preston section
News coined1 that Miss Bernice
Upchurch, is quite sick at her
home in Raleigh. It is feared the
disease willjdcvelop into typhoid
fever. She is the sister of Mrs.
F. T. Booker of this section.
Typo.
Mrs. S. II. Allport, JqW5stown
Pa., says: "Our littla^prl almost
strangled to deatty with croup.
i The doctors said stfe couldn't live
but she was instantly relieved bv
One Minute Cough Cure. Hare a
(Son, Hood Bros., J. R. Ledbetter.
M)UR OAKS ITEMS.
?'apt. W. A. Andrews, our clev
er and efficient section master,
and family are visiting' friends
and relatives in Washington,
Partnele and other points in Las
tern Carolina.
The ice cream supper Thursday
night, July 25th, was a complete
success. Quite a neat sum was
raised for the purpose of pur
chasing an organ for the Bap
tist church of our town.
Misses Neva ttater and Marie
Eakins, of Raleigh, arrived Tues
day to visit the family of our
clever A. C. L. agent, Mr. R. S.
Wellons.
Mr. C.A.Creech,of Burgaw,has
lieen here for the past ten days
visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Clyde Bandy, who has
beeen visiting Miss kva Hood of
Smith held, for the past few dnys,
returned Tuesday.
Mr. W. E. Stanley is having his
store painted, wallpapered and
ceiled over head which adds very
much to i- s appearance.
Miss Sarah Beaslev, who has
been attending school at Buies'
Creek Academy is visiting her
uncle, Mr. T. K. Oliver.
Chas. Strickland, who several
weeks ago was seriously hurt in
a wreck on the Enterprise Lum
ber Company's road, died at his
home Monday evening, July 29,
after long and continued suffer
ing. His body was enterred in
Piney (irove cemetery Tuesday
evening at 4 o'clock amidst a
large concourse of friends and
relatives of the deceased. X.
A Good Man Dead.
? The subject of this notioe Elder
S. H. Thaiu, was born in Annap
olis, Nova Scotia, November 4tn,
1800. His parents moved to
Nentuckett Island, thence to
Providence, K. I., where they re
mained until the last war with
Great Britain, thence to New
York City. After the war he
moved back to Nautuckett.
At the age of eight he Joined
the first Sabbath school at the
corner of Spring and Alott sts..
New York, making hint the oldest
Sabbath school scholar in North
Carolina, being a Sabbath school
attendant for 8(i years.
At the age of thirteen he went
into a shop and learned a h ade.
At sixteen he went to sea on a
whaling voyage and went around
the world on the ship Chili.
At thirty he purchased a vessel
on the Hudson Bay. He stayed
at sea ten months, sold his vessel
and quit the sea. The largest
whale he ever harpooned was in
Conception Bay. fie saved oat
of his head 4,900 gallons of oil.
The day before William Henry
Harrison w as inaugurated Presi
dent he left for Wilmington, N. C.,
where he erected a shop and made
barrels for spirits of turpentine.
There he made the first spirit
barrel that was ever made in
Wilmington, X. C.
In 1842 he joined the Mission
ary Baptist church at Wilming
ton. 111 1843 married Alice
Joyner.
In 1850 he moved to Johnston
county, purchased a farm eight
miles south of Simthfield and
erected a shop there. He moved
his membership to Smithlield
Baptist ehureh and filled the
office al deacon. After the civil
war he purchased a farm near
Rentonville, where he died. His
wife died in October 1802 On,
January 3, 1803, he parried
Eliza Woodard who, with five
children, survive him.
In 1850 he connected htm self
with the Free Will Baptist church
and in 1870 was ordained and
given pastoral charge of New
Hope enu h. He was a faithful
worker in * Master's vineyard
until his ? .ath, which was July
25th, 190 making his stay on
earth 94; . s, 8 months ami 21
d^rs.
He held iV utmost confidence
of oil wh( ; -w him. His body
I hasreturi -its mother dust,
but there no one that knew
Mm but w 3 believes his spirit
i- . >ne to U e Hod who gave it,
here hec a f t down with Abra
L to, Isaa i 1 Jacob and all
U e redeen s < if God to bask in
tl e sunshi ? of eternal glory for.
et-r. J. A.M.