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n Local Items ^ The Hewi of the Week in end Around Town. I ?Prof. IriiT.Turliugtou,Coun ty Superintendent of schools, had | a valuable horse to (lie Wedueh- j day night ?A cold wave from the north west swept down on us Tuesday night and we are now experiec ing some real winter. ?We are asked to announce that Rev. It. W. Horrell will preach at Micro Sundav morn ing and night .January 20th ? Don't forget the moving! picture show at Sanders Hall \ next Monday night. Benefit SmithfleldOouncicl Jr. O. U .A. VI. j ?Mr. John It. Thompson died suddenly last Sunday, lie had been to I'iue Level to church and after returning home died before sunset. ?Rev. 1). F. Putnam is expected to preach at the school house near Mr. Josephus Johnson's the first Sun pay in February at 3 o'clock. ?Married by Ilev. N. E. Col trane January 25, at the Metho dist Parsonage in Sinithfield, M r. W. M. Mills, of Norfolk, Ya., to Miss Mary Jones, of Johnston county. ?Mr. Charlie C. Creech and Miss Minnie Mathews, daughter of Mr Hen Mathews, were mar ried Wednesday night a 8 o'clock at bride's father's in Banner township, Rev. J. W. Suttle performing the ceremony. ?A party of young ladies from Peace Institute and The Baptist University for women expects to go to Norfolk to-morrow to hear Paderewski, the famous Pianist, who will give a recital in that city tomorrow evening. Miss Eula Hood will go with the par ty. ?Mr. John A. Ford, who had been in bad health for several months, died Tuesday morning at his home in Four Oaks. He was an old confederate soldier. One by one the defenders of the "Lost Cause" are rapidly pass ing away. Mr. Ford was 75 years old. ?Superintendent Turlington requests us to announce that he will not visit any of the schools for the next week oi two. He has visited, or expects to visit every school in the county before the present terms end. The at tendance generally is good and the teachers are doing good work. ?We are pleased to announce that our friend, Mr. Will H. Har rison, of Oxford, formerly editor of The Herald, has been ap pointed secretary to the House Committee on Revision of Laws. Representative Graham, of Gran ville, is chairman of this, one of the most important committees in the present General Assembly. ?Mr. Owen H. Page, brother of Mrs. Ed. S. Abell, has been ap pointed acting superintendent of transportation for the Coast Line I at Wilmington to succeed Mr. Harlow. Air. Page has been in the employ of the Coast Line for several years, and at present is chief clerk in the office of Mr. E. Borden, the general superintend ent of transportation. ?We publish this week on pages two and three the annual statement of the county commis sioners for the year ending No vember 30, 1904. A reference to this statement will show that on November 30, there was on hand in the treasury of the county $8,038 28. This speaks well for our county government. Since the Democratic party has been in power in the county no county in the State has been better governed than Johnston. What other county in North Carolina has nearly riine thousand dollars on hand and eutirely free from debt? ?Mr. W. P. Rose, architcte of Raleigh, met with the Town Commissioners Wednesday night and presented the preliminary drawings for the plans of Smith field's proposed town hall and i market house. An order was given Mr. Rose to complete the plans at once. The building is to be erected on Third Street near The Herald office. It wili be 42x105 feet two stories high, and will contain M ayor's office, guard house, store rooms, and six market stalls on the first floor. The second flooor will be fitted up as an opera house with all the modern appointments. The building, when completed, will be a credit to the town. I ?There will hp held in Kinith fleld uext Monday, January 110th. a convention of thp temperance force# of Johnston County. The inpptm_' will bp callpd together in the Court House at 11 o'clock. All thorn vho are interested in the great teroiieranee movement which means so much for our people a re earnestly andcordially invh?h1 to be present ami take part in the meeting ?Mrs. 'Sophroiiie Johnson, wife of Mr. J \l. .Johnston, died at their borne here last, Thursday night, aged ill She had been sick a longtime with thatdreaded disease con amotion. She leaves a husband and four small chil dren to mourn her death. She w is a lumber of baptist Center chureh. She was buried Friday afternoon at Yelvington'sdrove, about two miles east of town. ?I>r. The) Hooks, County Superintendent of Health, was culled to the extreme western part of the county Sunday to examine a suspected case of smallpox. Dr. Hooks pro nounced it a genuine case of smallpox and established a strict quarantine. Every effort will be made to prevent, the spread of the disease. The patient is a I white man who caught the disease in Waxe county. ?In our next issue will appear the opening chapter of "Hearts Courageous," an intensely inter esting story of the American Revolution. As we have an nounced before wehavepurchased the serial rights to this story which will run in our columns through the next several weeks. Those of our subscribers wholove a good story have something in store for them to which they can look forward with a good deal of pleasure. ?At the State Convention of the Anti-Salooa League held in Italeigh last week Rev. C. W. Rlanchard was appoiuted on the committee no Present Issues in the General Assembly. Mr. J. M. Reaty was put on the committee on Order of Rusiness and com mittee on Policy and (Principles. The following were the delegates from Johnston county in at tendance: E. R. Williams, J. D. Spiers, Rev. C. E. Gower, Rev. C. W. Rlanchard, Rev. I). F. Put nam, Rev. J. W. Suttle, I. Pool, R. R. Gulley, J. A. Estredge, F. T. Rooker, C. W. Carter and J. M. Reaty. ?The residence occupied by Mr. John M. Thompson and family near the Rrooklyn Lum ber Mill was destroyed by fire yesterday morning a few minutes past seven o'clock. The fire caught from the stove flue in the kitchen and had gotten such headway before it was discovered that the flames could not be ex tinguished. A part of the furni ture was saved. The total loss is about $1000. The loss on the furniture was fully covered by insurance. The house, belonging to the Rrooklyn Lumber Co., was not insured. It was through the hard work of the many citi zens who promptly responded to the alarm that other buildings were saved. A Delightful Social Event. A bevy of Smithfleld's young people were entertained on last Tuesday evening from 8 to 11 at the hospitable home of Mr. J. D. Spiers on Second Street. This social event was given in honor of the Misses Hill, of Pittsboro. The evening was one of contin ual merriment, the feature being the naming of 10 books from certain characters who exhibi tions for the amusement of those present. Miss Azile Hill won the prize, given visiting girls, which was a beautiful morocco bound copy of Sesame and Lillies, and Miss Flossie Abell won the prize given the town girls, each winner having guessed the correct titles of the 10 books. After dainty refreshments and hot chocolate were served the guests departed, each wishing for their charming hostesses, Mrs. J. D. Spiers and Mrs. T. W. Harrison many more such pleas ant evening. Ex. Accidental Killing. Last Sunday night Elijah Tiner, son of Mr. Willis Tiner, of Boon Hill township, aud Bud Capps. an eight-year-old hod of Mr. Ward Capps, were playing with a gun and snapping it at each other. Bed time came on and Elijah Tiner loaded the gun and set it Dehind his bed. While he was ] undressing the boy took it for some more play, (not knowing the gun had been loaded) and shot him through t he head, kill ing him instantly. Tiner was fourteen years old. 11 ipCTSOlUu items o o ^ o o o o o p ? II ii ,9 Rev. I). F. Putnam, of Benson, spent a while in town Friday. ? Miss Koxie ivisom spent a few days with friends in Clayton this week. Mr. Harry Stevens spent Sun day with his parents in Golds bo ro. Pr Ttieo E Ginn it iNir. .l.S. 'rawford, ol Goldsboro, spent Sunday here. Mrs. \V. Gordon Weeks, of Rockv Mount, is spending a few days Uere with relatives. Mennrs 15. 11. Broughton and and J. VV. .tones, two of Benson's business ineu, were in town Mon day. Mr Marshall Hall, bookkeeper for the L. M. Michaux Company, of Goldsboro, spent Sunday in town. Mr. and Mrs. James 11. Wood-j all spent Sunday and Monday with relatives m the Gleuinore section. Miss Julia MacEachern, of the faculty of Keuiy Academy, spent Sunday here with Miss l'assie Harris. Mrs. Phebe Deans, of Golds boro, arrived Wednesday after noon to spend some time with her daughter, Mrs. 0. V. Booker. A Grim Tragedy is daily enacted, in thousands of homes, as Death claims, in each one, another victim of Consump tion or Pneumonia. But when Coughs and Colds are properly treated, the biagedy is averted. F. (jr. Huntly, of Oaklandon, Ind., writes: "My wife had the con sumption, and threedoctors gave her uj Finally she took Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption, Coughs and Colds, which cured her. and to-day she is well and strong." It kills the germs of all diseases. One dose relieves. Guaranteed at 50c. and $1.00 by Hood Bros., druggists. Trial bottles free. COMING! COMING!! The Famous Keith Company will give their instructive and illustrative entertainment at Opera House, Mondav night, January 30th, for benefit Jr. 0. U. A. M? of Smithfield. This is a good entertainment and a good crowd should turn out. Watson's Shoes are always good. I'll brave the storms of Chilkoot Pass, I'll cross the plains of frozen glass, I'd leave my wife and cross the sea, Rather than be without Rocky Mountain Tea. ?Selma Drug Co., A. H. Boyett, Druggist. MILK! MILK!! I can furnish Sweet Milk daily. Prompt service. Your patron age solicited. P. G. Smith, Smithfield, N. C. ?> A young lady falls in love with a ? if young man; ?j| 5f That's her business. ,f$ ff A young man falls in love with a '& ? young lady; K That's his business. 45 ? They soon will be married, ? % That's their business. jj ? The young man will then have to buy & it some St?.k?; 1 That's his business. )k ? Kead the bottom of this ad. a That's my business. 41 I ? 3 | D. F. MORGAN. * f City Market. I I ? SMITHFIELD MARKET Cotton 6 to 6% Cotton Seed per bushel 15 Kggs 17% 20 Chickens 15 to 85 Granulated Sugar 6% to 7 Corn, per bushel 75 to 80 Potatoes, per bushel 40 Peas Mti Feed Oats, per bushel 50 to 55 Fresh Pork fl to 7 C. R. Sides, per pound 8 to 8+ Old Hams ?' " 12% to 15 New Hams " " 10 to 124 Lard, " " ____ 10 to 124 Cheese, " " 15 Butter, " !' 25 to 85 Dried Apples, per pound 74 to 08 Coffee, per pound 12% to 30 Sheep Skins, each 10 to 20 Snlt Hides, per pound 5 to (1 Hides?Dry Flints " 6 to 0 Tallow 3 Beeswax 22 to 25 Meal, per sack $1.50 to 1 80 Flour, per sack $3.00 to 835 Fodder, per hundred 90 tofl.OO Hay, per hundred 75to $1.00 OXEN FOR SALE. I have six work oxen for sale. Prices reasonable. Pan U. Oliver, Pine Level, N. C. TOWN LOTS FOR SALE. I have several lots for sale lo cated on opposite side of street from where I Jive. Nice location, good neighborhood, near the school. G. W. F. Barbour, Smithfield, N. C. MULES FOR SALE. Two good mules weighing about 1,000 pounds each forsalecheap. J. H. Worley, Pine Level, N. C. BOOTS AND BOOTS. Leather boots for $1.40 to $2.25; Rubber boots from $2.50 to $8.50. Full line overcoats. W. G. Yelvington. Something To Eat. Everybody is interested in something to eat and that is what we keep?an up-1o-dajte stock of Groceries, Salt, Flour, Panned Goods, Heavy and Fancy Groceries. . II Buyers and shippers of Country Produce. Call and see us. Our prices are right. D. D. MEDLIN & CO.. BENSON. N. C. Notice of Dissolution, The firm of Massengill & Keen has this day been dissolved by mutual con sent. J C. Keen having sold his Interest to W. A. Massengill, who is responsible for all debts of the firm, and all persons indebted to said firm are requested to make settlements with him. W. A. MA88ENGILL, J. c. KEEN. This Jan. 2, 1905. New Firm. Having associated ourselves under the firm name of Massen gill & Brother we will continue to run a mercantile business at the same stand occupied by Massengill & Keen. We are now offering our Fall and Winter line of Dry Goods, Shoes and mauy other articles at Cost. We will continue to carry an up-to date line of I)rv Goods, Shoes and Fresh Groceries. See us before l,uj ing. Massengill & Bro, Four Oaks, IN. C. N We sell the Best Buggies Made We Sold More Buggies During the Year 1004 than any Other Firm in the County. How many did we Sell Yon hn,ve a chance to five of ch.ov. in f.i> ' e offer to priv absolutely fi^e ti Bouriful Bu rv Hohe which, would sell for f5.0O ati> wh>T" to 'he one irue-*- ? iutr ueurest the number. ' Thin Kobe >\ill be an nvled 5 1 Wednesday February 15, 1935 If vou have not sent in vour irw.s.s do so at one Y o in iy N ' ? lueky er. iu it no it r o.i r: * ? i ing to gueui. I The Eisingion Euggy cuapiiUj. ";7 ~' T*'IFTT"W ''""'SI'.T> j?.-**? . f . L*1 . ? -*??* rW *- ? -irh . . , MAKE IT A * To drop in to see us when in Sipithfield. We arc always glad to see you .... I | We have just received a large quantity of I Clipper and Boy Dixie Casting, Back Bands and Clevis Irons. For the benefit of the public we have fitted up a Grind Stone and placed it in front of our store. We want YOU to use it. We furnish a man to turn it. Yours to please, /gx Smithfield Ha^rdwaLre Company, SSpir Opposite Court House. X Next to Post Office. tBsSt HI HI I Break That Grip. Quinine has been the old stand-by. We sell the best 2gr. Quinine Fills at 10c |>er dozen or 50c per hundred, But in La Grippe the whole system is congested and the bowels need a laxative. Then to clear the head at d revb e the inflamed and weakened niemberanes there is need of some form of a bracer. This combination is found In our Laxa.tive Cold and La Grippe Cure. They are far superior to plain quinine; and we consider them the best cure to b> had for severe colds. La Grippe, Influenza. Feverishneas. etc. 25 cents a box. B,v argil same price. Yours to please, | Hood Brothers. ? . W I Have Now in my Stables The Second Car of Tennessee Mules and Horses, Mr. J. A. Ualbraith is with me and we will be glad to haveourfriendscall and see us. W. 7V\. SANDERS, jjjSMITHFIELD. N. C. something New Under the Sun! we, The Acme Grocery Company Greet Vooll! We invite you to visit our store, look over our fresh stock of tempting good things, and let us help you to solve that ever-recurring problem, "What shall 1 get for dinner." And where is the mau that can live without dining. HGive the husband an appetizing meal and all the world runs smooth?he thinks you the finest wife in the world. Remember "variety is the spice of life." and variety need be no more costly than the same old thing. Our cauned meats, vegetables and fruits are superb Our ready-to-eat desserts are things to make 3our mouth water, and to save you time when the cook does not come. HWenre hendijuarters for everything, fancy and stuple, to be found in a first-class grocery. Give us a call. Your* to serve, T5he Acme Grocery Company. Smithfield, N. C.
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