POLENTA NEWS.
Mr. A. M. Harbour in doing a
driving business with his saw mill.
We are having a number of law
suits hereabouts, mostly of aj
frivilous nature.
Mrs. A. M. Harbour experts to
spend Cnristmas with her rela
tives in Harnett county.
Preaching at Oakland next Sun
day morning and night by the
pastor, Rev. II VV. Mines.
As a result of poor crops and
poor prices, the number of ten
ants will be largely decreased the
coming year.
Mr. J. E. Jones has purchased
a part of the Sim Harbour plan
tation from Mr. E. N Hooker, its
present owner
Christmas is nearly here. To
some it w ill doubtless be an enjoy
able occasion; to many it will be
anything else but enjoyable.
So "Sol" has called off that
matrimonial affair that was to
have taken place in December,
and indefinitely postponed it.
Eh!
Mr. J. A. Price has taken charge
of the Harbour mill and will beat
the helm for the next twelve
months. He has the reputation
of being a most excellent miller.
The public school at Polenta
opened 011 the 5)tli, with Miss
Mabel Culbreth in charge. Kh is
a teacher of extraordinary quali
ties and has already created a
favorable impression.
Mr. Hvron Johnson, whoa year
or so ago, left us, arid moved to
Raleigh to live, has moved back
to his old home in this section
They leave us occasionally, but
in nearly every case finally ret urn
4 i 1 n ^... t- /n
Air. * imrit'N i <?.un, uj > i.iviuu
township, has rented the Finch
farm and* will engage in the cul
ture of tobacco the coming year.
He has a good deal of experience
iu the cultivation of the weed and
will doubtless succeed.
Mr. Joel Iieighton, of Dunn.
8|>ent Monday night of last week
in this community. Hecnnieto
see one of the fair sex arul so
much taken in was he by her
fascinating wavs that lie was loth
to depart the following morning.
The Christmas tree at Sliiloh
on Friday night of next week
promises much enjoyment to the
children of that Sunday School
and community. Of course ''Old
Santa'' will be on hand and su
perintend the distribution of the
presents.
As this is my last for the year
19 >1, allow me to congratulate
you on the improvement, you
have made in "Thk Hkkalo"
during the year, and to wish you
a larger success in 1902. It has
done a great work for the county,
and deserves the support of the
whole county. May it continue
to grow in popularity and use
fulness.
The Township Sunday School
Convention will meet at Shiloh
on Saturday before the second
Sunday iu January. Sunday
School workers of note will be
present and deliver addresses.
The Convention will be called to
order at Id a. m. and continue
until 1 p. in., after which an hour
for dinner will be had and then
an evening session. Let all the
Sunday School* be fully repre
sented.
On the second Sunday in De
cember Rev. Mr. McLeod preached
a sermon of great poweron Chris
tian Diving at Shiloh. tie?] noted
copiously fiom the lhble to show
that Christians in this day and
time were more or less derelict
in their duty in this respect. Me
put his whole soul into its pre
sentation, and itevideutly proved
an eye-opener to many. At the
close of tiie services the reverend
gentleman tendered his resigna
tion to the church as its pastor
to take effect on the second Sun
day in January. It is likely he
will accept a call in the eastern
part of tiieSrate. We reluctantly
part with him and congratulate
any church in securing the serv
ices of such an able, conscientious
and hard-working pastor
Typo.
Turner's N. C. Almanac free.
To every subscriber who pays
his subscription one year in ad
vance we will give a copy of Tur
ner's North Carolina Almanac.
Every subscriber who has already
paid up to December 1st. 1902,
can get an Almanac bycaliing at
our office. Remember you must
pay a year in advance to get the
Almanac.
W. A. Rarnes, Clayton, N. C.,
beats them all on Christmas
presents and toys. If you go
jou will find it so as I dia.
SELMA NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. Looting D. Deb
nam, of Clayton, spent Wednes- ,
day here visiting Mr. W. Rich
ardson.
Tliad H. Whitley, killed a hog
Monday morning which weighed
did pounds. Let's hear from the ;
next biggest. i
The triplets of Mr. Jesse W.
Bailey are doing nicely. Healthy j
and growing They are receiving (
the very best attention. ,
Is it worth while to say that it
is cold over here? Mondav the \
highest temperature was 27 de- (
grees; the lowest 1 (J degrees. ]
Olive Branch Lodge, No. 37 j'
1. <). O. F., will confer the initia
tory degree next Monday night
December 23rd, after which oys
ters will be served.
Mr. C. N. Peeler and Miss Stella
Passmore, teachers in the graded
school, will spend Christmas at '
their homes in Cleveland county
and Cary, Wake county. ]
Mr Robert Millard Nowell, '
celebrated his birthday Wednes
day. He was the happy recipient j
of many beautiful and useful
presents. We wish hi in many re
turns of the happy day. Guess
how old he is?
Mr William G. Whitley and 1
family, who have been living at
'.heir place near Mr. T.T. Oliver's}
''Whitley's place," I ft here1
Thursday for Durham, which!
they will make their future home, j
They have the best wishes of all. (
Mr. .1 ames G. Itaper, one of|
Wilson county's most prosper
ous fanners, lias bought Mr. K. I
S. Moore's Coonsboro farm and
will next year put in a large crop
of tobacco. If Mr. ltaper works
it is he does his Wilson county
farm lie will make a fine farm 01
it. it is splendid tobacco land.
Senkx.
CI.AY ION NOTES.
Dr. .T. It. Robertson, who has
been sick for several days, is im
proving, we are glad to state.
Mr. M. E.Cotton, who has been
here for some time wit h the Clay-:
ton Hardware Co., left Sunday
night for his old home.
The severe wind Sunday night
did some damage to the new!
school house. The rafters were!
all blown oft and the front was
i torn to pieces.
Miss Lillie t!ulley,the daughter
of Mr. M. G. Gulley, died at her
home near here Sunday evening,
after an Illness of sometime. Mr. I
I Sam It. (iulley and wife, of Dur
ham, came down to attend the
funeral.
Last Thursday night twoj
houses of Mr. H. W. Mitchell and
one barn and stable of Dr. .1. M.
Robertson were destroyed by fire.
It toox hard work tosaveseveral
otiier buildings from burning.
McKOY NOTES.
Mr Ilasmal Smith spent last
Sunday with friends near Hobton.
Mr. John lb Lee and Miss Ara
bella Gilbert will be married Wed
nesday.
*
Misses Prilla Gilbert and Clvda
Lee made a pleasant trip to New- ?
ton Grove last Sunday.
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.xr.ti. vi. nittiiii, iiavruu^
{man of the Benson Organ Co..'
will move to Benson in .the near
future.
Monday Mr. 1' II. Tart had ihej
misfortune to lose his dwelling
house and contents by tire. The'
| tire was discovered on the inside j
of the building in the early part j
of the morning. Every effort was
ma le to save the house but the i
flames had gained too much head
way to be checked. A few articles
were saved from the dining room, j
Mr. Tart is a progressive young
farmer and had just completed
| his house. The origin of the fire
is unknown. The loss of the
building and property amounts
to several hundred dollars. I*.
AROUND SANDERS CHAPEL.
Mr. Thos J. Holt, of Chapel
Hill, is at home for the Xrnas
holidays.
Miss Ludie Peterson left for
Raleigh Thursday, where she will
spend the holidays.
Little Miss Alice Sanders left
for Raleigh Wednesday to spend
the Xrnas holidays.
Mr. W. 0. Whitley and family
left for Durham Wednesday where
they will make theirfuture home.
Mr. Will C. Smith arrived Sun
day from Guilford College, where
he has attended the fall term of
school.
W.
ROtlE RIPPLES.
Much pork is til ing killed this
ivtf k in thin scctii n.
A pood many of our farmers
will plant tobacco next year.
There were no services at New
Zealand last Sunday, owing to the
infavorable weather.
Mr. I alius Kldridge. of Durham,
is home for the Christmas holi
Javs. lie has a pood pos tion in
i Durham drug store.
Mr. D. IC Tart had the misfor
tune to lose his dwelling and its
contents by fire Monday. The
oss is about $ 1,000 with no in-1
m ranee.
BENSON BUDGET.
Hugh Royal is with Beiiaon
Drug Co.
Benson is to have a telephone
exchange.
G. W. Cavenaugh now occupies
tiis new residence on Market
street.
Julius Eldridge, of Dunn, is
greeting his friends here this
week.
W. D. Boon and Misses Nellie
I'airish and Esther Smith left
Wendesday t'orHaleigh t o attend
Charles Boon's wedding.
Miss Sidlie Whittenton, of Har
nett., returne 1 to her home Tues
day, alter i Week's visit toller
brother, J. \X. Wait .rent > n.
ltev. 1'. D. Woudall, of Rocky
Mount, has been visiting relatives
here. ilo preached a splendid
sermon id ttie Metho li.-l conisre
lation Sunday evening.
Jerry Smith, co)., is ouly nine
years old, but he is 110 novice in
i,he art of appropriating oilier
peoples' property to ids own use.
He was liiiallv caught robbing
l'ostinaster lioyKin's monej
drawer in i lie pos. otlice.
[Thai cough]
i Hangs On j
You have used all j
sorts of cough reme-!
dies but it does not 1
yield; it is too deep j
| seated. It may wear j
J itself out in time, but j
fit is more liable to!
j produce la grippe, j
! pneumonia or a seri-1
j ous throat affection. J
You need something j
that will give youj
strength and build ]
up the body.
SCOTT'S j
EMULSION I
? ?
| will do this when everything j
| else fails. There is no doubt ]
j about it. It nourishes, j
' strengthens, builds up and J
j makes the body strong and j
; healthy, not only to throw j
{ off this hard cough, but to \
| fortify the system against |
I further attacks. If you are j
| run down or emaciated you *
i should certainly take this i
j nourishing food medicine. j
150c. and $1.00, all druggists. 2
SCOTT \ BOWNE, Chemists, New York. ?
??Ill Ml III 1 "i III (H?J
Axes, Axes, Axes, at Cotter,
Underwood A- Co.
ANOTHERAAA
CAR LOAD O
TWO STORKS?At the old stand
the n?\v hotel building next door
the Furniture line positively chea
X X OUR S15.
consisting of n <5 ft. 2 in. b"?l. lar]
wash stand to match, can't be be
While at the factory, our buyi
COTTAG
in sj)lit, cane and rattan seat,
Yours for low prices,
The Smithfield
BY JUCKS. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN!
Ponipev,.Squash and Paft have
just arrived at Watson's, the
peanut man. They have been on
a long voyage to South America '
gathering up fruits for Watson,
such as
Cocoanuts, Banannas Oranges,
(irapes, and otfier tropical fruits.
Patt, in your speech, why do
you say ladies before gentlemen?
Why, Pompey, because ladies
is first, bejazer. Not that tliev
came here first, but soon after 1
Adam came live come; that i
made the man first. They open
ed a school and Adam stood
head, but the first word given
out to spell was Constantinople,
Adam could not spell the word;
Eve spelled it and cut Adam '
down. So, since that time worn- <
en have stood head.
So, ladies and gentlemen, when
you come out to Smith field call
to see us. We can amuse you
with our lion, tiger, and a nice
line of performers, such as tight
rone walkers and horseback
riders, bejazer. i
STRAYED.
Strayed from my place one
large red Jersey sow with white
face, marked with a slit in right
ear. a crop from left ear with a
half moon from the underside of
left ear. One red pig with black
spots strayed with her. Any per-1
son finding them will please!
notify me. R. D. DUNN,
Overshot, N. c.
An Evangelist's story.
"I suffered for years with a
bronchial or Inns trouble and
tried various remedies but did
not obtain permanent relief until i
1 commenced using One Minutej
rough Cure," writes Rev. .lames;
Kirktnarj, evangelist ( f Helle
River, 111. '"1 have no hesitation
in recommending it to al sufferers
from maladies of this kind." One
Minute Cough Cure affords imme- j
diate relief for coughs, colds and
all kinds of throat and lung
troubles. For croup it is un
equalled. Absolutely safe. Very
pleasant to take, never fails and i
is reallv a favorite with the child
ren. They like it. J. It. Ledbet
ter, Hare A Son, Benson Drug
Co., Hood Bros.
If you should go where I went
and see the beaut iful 1 ine of Ch rist
mas presents at W. A Barnes'
store, Clayton, X. C., you would
be surprised and would say as I
do that he is headquarters for
presents and toys. He has a
large table loaded and packed
with ten cent goods. 1 never saw
such bargains before.
FRESH OYSTERS.
Fresh oysters received at Smith's
Bakery, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. Oysters served
anyway you want them. Eggs
wanted. W. G. SMITH, Prop.
HEAL THYSELF.
Xinety-nine of every hundred
people suffer to someextent from
indigestion, heartburn, nervous
ness, constipation and dyspepsia.
! "Coleman's Guarantee" positive
ly cures such cases. "Take it,
1 eat what you want and be hap
py'. Price 50c. large bottle, at
druggists. For sale by Hood
Bros, and Benson Drug Co.
WANT HD.
One thousand bushels cotton j
seed at ihe Kd. Moore plantation
near Seluia. Will pay Selma
market for same. J. R. Raper.
1)20?41.
For shoes of any style, grade
orquulity, or sizes, light or heavy
weight, in or out-door wear, very
cheap, go to W. U Yelvington's
Store.
We have on hand a few single
entry Ledgers and Day Hooks
which we will sell at a bargain.
Call and ask for prices.
Beaty, Holt & Lassitkr.
f furniture
Opened this Week.
, next door to Dispensary, and in
to W. M.Sanders. Hverything in
per than you can buy elsewhere.
00 suit, a; a
ge bureau 24x30 French Glass,
aten for the money,
pr picked up a bargain in
e chairs
will be sold at reduced prices.
1 Furniture Co..
FARMERS WAREHOUSE.
Notice below and you can draw some idea of what we are
doing at this late day in the season at the Farmers
Warehouse Our sales for December, with the exceptioii
of one day, have not fallen under three thousand pounds. Our
daily avenge has run a little above four thousand.
Our Prices Have Been Good
AND UERV GOOD.
One of the best and highest sales ever made in Smithfield was
made by us last Friday, December 13th. Our break of 8,510
pounds brought $1,199 93, an average of a little above 18 cents
per pound.
One barn of tobacco sold at the Farmers Warehouse
by R. R Creech on Friday, December 6th, brought $166.80.
One barn sold by him on December 13th, bi ought $230.46.
One load of tobacco sold at Farmers Warehouse by Stancil
Bros, on Friday, December 13th brought $386.86.
tJCar-Sell with us.
<^BOYETT BROS.
me Problem Solved.
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JOHN, Dear John, we owe much of our happiness to that
new merchant, L E. Watson, at Smifhfield. We might
have married lo,ng ago it some other merchant had sold
us goods cheap like he does He has only one price, but
that suits me. No one else can touch him.
ills Xtfias Goods
have arrived. And John, old boy, I'm going to buy you
a present, and you must buy me one.
Do likewise and be happy.
L, E. WATSON,
Smithfield, I\. C.
Look! dixie plows 88c Each
11 ^ yale- Sell 1 11
Hardware and Furniture Regardless of Cost*
Our Furniture is made in Dunn and we can gave you the fieight. We carry the
largest line of Rubber. Gandy and Leather Belting. Engine and Mill Supplies h:
this part of North Carolina, and can 811 your orders promptly Write us for price?
Dm Hardware and furnilurc Company,
DUNN. N C.
REDUCED
Prices of Clothing
c^.aciEagti'scKiffjt JMIWIB aggrcaran iiaKiymiiia\u?
In order to move our stock of Clothing, we
will give the following
CUT PRICES:
$17.50 SUITS FOR $15.00
15.00 SUITS FOR 12.50
12.50 SUITS FOR 11.00
10.CO SUITS FOF 9.00
S.50 SUITS FOR 7.50
7.50 SUITS FOR 6 50
Youth's and Children's Suits
Reduced in Same
Proportion. JY JY
Nice Line Gverccats,
$3.50 TO $15.00.
RAGLAINiD CUT.
Positively no goods charged to
a.iy one at cut pri< es.
BATTLE AXE SHOES.
They sell easier and stay
sold better than any staple shoe
made. L M. Reynolds' fine
shoes for men and boys, $2.( 0
to 14.00.
HATS. Our line of Hats is
complete. Stiff and felt.
"PRINCETON SackSutt
Uumr
GRANTHAM, AUSTIN & CO,
SMITHFIEL-D, N. C.
S. R. Morga n,
Cabinet Maker
rmith field, n. c. and Undertaker,
will repair furniture and frame your picture*. Full line of Casket* and CoBm
Men's, Ladle*' and Children's Burial Robe* and Shoes, Hose, Glove*, Ac. Thanks
to my friends and patrons for past patronage. Hope to serve you In future