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VOL. 24. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 0, 1905. NO. 14
BENSON COMMENCEMENT.
Splendid Exesclses?Address by
Superinnendent Joyner?
Bible and Flag Pre
sentation.
(Rtgular Correspondence).
On Wednesday evening, May
:21th, the closing exercises of
lienson tiraded School begun.
Miss Neta Benny, the music and
elocution teacher, gave a music
and elocution recital. The event
was enjoyed by all present.
At 10 a. ni., Thursday the
Reclaimers' contest begun, The
contestants were W. 0. Royal,
W. N. Stewart, 1). H. Creech, I. C.
Hall, Festus Hall and T. J.
Stewart. The successful contest
ant was W. C. Royal. However,
the decision was not unanimous.
W. N. Stewart received one vote.
At eleven a. in., Brof. Joyner
begun to speak. He plead for j
public education, drawing a con
trast between North Carolina
and Massachusetts and showing
that the difference between the
wealth of the two states was j
directly due to public education
in"the iatter. Brof. Joyner spoke {
for an hour and a half as only he j
can speak. When he ended all
were glad that they came to hear
?hiin.
After the address the ore lals
aud prizes were delivered by I'ruf
J. P. Canaday. The foUowiug
were the winners:
Scholarship prize for the
school, Vada Boon.
Scholarship lor l'rof. Allen's
room, Heruiau Boon.
Scholarship for Miss Ellen El
dridge's room, Vada Boon.
Scholarship in Miss Mary
Hatcher's room, Jewel Hall.
Scholarship in Miss Lottie
Link's room, Alma Brady.
Deportment prize which was
awarded by Prof. Allen to tne
one in any room except his was
won by Vada Boon and Maud
Hall. It being a tie, both re-!
ceived a prize.
Improvement medal iu music, j
Lettie H.yals. Second best im
provement in music, Bessie
Duncan, a prize.
At 3:30 p. m., the crowd re
assembled tor the Bible and flag
preseutatiou by the Junior Order,
which was a grand success.
Hon. G. E. Hood, of Uoldsboro,
very eloquently delivered the ad
dress of preseutatiou, explaining
the principles of the Junior Order
He showed the wonderful growth
of the Juniors siuee organized;
over half a century ago, also the
promineut pnrt they have taken
in patriotism and education.
His speech lasted for about forty
five minuites which was highly |
complimented bv the audience.
The" J uniors here have made
rapid strides since organized last
September, aud have doDe much '
good work.
At 8:ir> p. m., the doors were
open and soon the house was
overflowing. The concert was|
good, but the house was so
crowded that the people did not
enjoy it as well as they would
had it been less crowded. How
ever it showed that faculty aud
students did not leave a stone
unturned to make the exercises a
success. It also showed that the
students and faculty have taken
the advantage of the better facil
ities for the developing their own
minds and the minds of those
who come under their care.
Twelve prisoners escaped from
the Wilmington jail Sunday
night. Three were recaptured.
Dying: or Famine
it*, in its torments, like dying of
consumption. The progress of
consumption, from the begin
ning to the very end, is a long
tortue, both to victim and
friends. "When I had consump
tion in its first stage," writes
Wm. Myers, of Cearfoss, Md.,
"after trying different medicines
and a good doctor, in vain, I at
last took Dr. King's .New Dis
covery, which quickly and per
fee', v cured me Prompt relief
and eire cure for- coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, etc. Pos
itively prevents pneumonia.
Guaranteed at Hood Pros, drug
store, price 50c and $1 00 a
bottle. Trial bottle fri e.
SELMA NEWS.
R. U. Whitley, Esq., spent <
Wednesday in Clayton.
Mr. C. P. Harper went to Ral
eigh Wednesday on business.
Mrs. H. H. Pearee, Jr., went
to Clayton Wednesday to attend
commencement.
Robert Millard Nowell, Esq.,
was called to Raleigh Monday to
see his brother who is quite sick
Mrs. W. B. Driver went to
Claytou Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Mr. Macon Harris, j
Miss Emma Adams gave a
party Wtdnesdaj' night in honor
of her guest Miss Hines of (1 olds- ;
boro.
If Mr. Walter Moore Noble and ,
Mr. "Butler" Jeffries keep up
their good work they will some (
day be good successful farmers.
Boys stick to it.
Mr. "Pat" Parker went to j i
Clayton Monday and Wednesday I
to attend commencement. Pat i
must like commencements or is i
there a young lady in the case?
Miss Leone Nordan gave a de
lightful birthday party Monday 1
night to her many friends. The 1
hours passed rapidly add it was!
with much hesitancy, that they
bid their hostess good-night.
Mr. Walter Call and Mr. A. M.
Noble went to Clayton Tuesday j
to play ball with the Wilson
Mill's team against Clayton.!
Although the score was 7 to (i
against them they report a pleas
ant trip.
We are very sorry to have to |,
announce the death of Julius A.
Blackman, Esq., which occurred
on Tuesday night. His death j
was not unexpected as he had i
been confined to his bed for some
time with cancer. He was a use-1
ful citizen and his family have
the deepest sympathy of the en
tire community.
Mr. Robert P. Noble leftThurs
day for Newport News, from
which place, be, with some other
of his school mates and Mr.
William Richardson, will sail for i
Liverpool. From Liverpool th^y
will go to London, where after j
spending a few days they will go
on a tour through the western
and southern parts of Europe
They will return about the latter
part of August. We wish them
a successful and pleasant voyage.
The Selma base ball team went
to Bunn last Friday for a game
of base Pall. The game although
of owe and exciting at time?, was
made unintcrestiug by the con-"
tinued unfair decisions.! of the
Dunn umpire in favor of his home
team. Dunn also played 10 men,
allowing oue man to play in t4ie
field ami another to bat for him
because he was a poor batter.1
This was discovered by some of
the Selma players and one of the
men forced to quit the game.
This showed that players as well'
as umpire wanted the game, and
with all this in their favor they
won by the score of 4 to 3.
May 7. Sen ex.
Recovered Speech After 59 Days.
Elizabeth City, N. C , June 3.? j
Mrs. R. E. I'erry, who lives on!
Peach street, recovered her pow
ers of speech after 59 days, dur-1
ing which time she "could not
utteraword. About two months
ago she was protracted by an j
attack of the grip, one of the
most severe cases ever known in
this section, and the loss of
! speech was one of the ways in
which it affected her. When she
had recovered from the sickness
still she could not utter a word,
her tongue seemingly being para
lyzed, and her people had almost
lost hopes as to her ever speak
iug again. However, she sud
denly regained the use of her J
tongue and can now speak as
well as ever and she is happy.
No Secret About it.
It is no secret, that for Cuts,
! burns, Ulcers, Fever Sores, Sore
{ E.yeft, boils, etc., nothing is so
effective as bucklen's Arnica
j Salve. "It didn't take long to
cure a bad sore I had, and it is
| all O. K. for sore eyes." writes
I it E. Gregory, of Hope, Tex. 25c
| at Hood Pros. drug store.
CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL.
Sreat Sermon by Dr. Ivey.?Splen
did Concert Tuesday Evening
? Miss Annie Fitzgerald
Wins Medal.
(Regular Correspondence.)
Clayton, N. C., June 7.?The
dosing exercises of Clayton High
School begau Sunday with cue
uermon by Rev. T. N. Ivey, 11. 1)., ,
editor of the Raleigh Cnristiau '
Advocate. His sermon was one
of great force and power and
should teach all who heard it a,
uever-to-be-forgotteu lesson. j
Cvery member of the vast audi- j
snce could get some lesson o$ j
help from tms most excellent
discourse.
Monday afternoon the music
jiass rendered an elegant pro- 1
^rarn. Each piece was a chartur
lug evidence of tne superD train*
ing received. The teacher is td
be congratulated on her superior
tutorage, and the students for -
tneir aptitude.
The general concert was givi?
Monday evening. This consisted
in a nuinOer of admirably delijt
rfied recitations and ueclamft
nons iuterspersed by delightfll
musieal selections. The judgjt
were iu sore perplexity as to tfe j
winner of the medal. Finally
a small count, it was deciditi J
that Miss Annie Fitzgerald wjje
winner. This decision every pde
received with applause, even i&
unfortunate contestants join
ing in quite heartily.
Tuesday evening, was held the
entertainment by Frimary and
Intermediate departments.
Words are inadequate to express
tue universal approval 01 the
rendition oi tne several -ui#ieult
plays by these small folksy
it is more freely appreciated
when we consider the immense
patience and perseverance re
quired to thoroughly instruct
tuese young ideas.
To the teacuersof these depart- j
meuts we most reverently re
move our hats.
hue exercises will be continued
tonight and tomorrow night'
wheu Governor liobert tl. Glenn I
will deliver the annual address.
CLAYTON NOTES.
When shall we have the pleas-1
ure of announcing that mar-!
riage?
Miss Lillie Watson, of Ben
nets ville, S. (J., is the guest of
Miss S.vauiiaoa Home.
I)i (iritfiu is speudiug this!
week with his wife who is being1
treated at Richmond, Ya.
The visitors here this week are
so many we are obliged to omit
their names until next week.
Monday.I une 26 th decides the
question, shall we have prohi
bition or shall we have dispen
sary?
Mrs. E. It. Gulley is at the Wil
son Sanatorium for treatment
and, we are glad to note, doing
nicely.
Messrs. Ashley Home, J. E.
Page, J. T. Ellington, Riley K.
Gulley and others went to Ral
eigh Wednesday.
Clayton's farmers have practi
cally annihilated the grass. They
have had a terrible struggle and
should nave credit for the victory
won.
On Tuesday afternoon Wilson's
Mills, assisted by Selma's pick
players, played Claytou's invin
cibles. It was a very pretty
game. Roth teams combined
giving Clayton boys amusement
for a while. The finals was as
usual?a victory for Clayton, 7
to 0 was the score.
Yeuh
A Bad Scare.
Someday you will get a bad
scare, when you feel
your bowels, ..uu lear appendi
citis. Safety lies in Dr. King's
New Life Pills, a sure cure, for
all bowel and stomach disease,
such as headache, biliousnet..-;
costiveness, ets. Guarantee j at
Hood Rros. drugstore, only 25c.
Try them.
KENLY NOTES.
Vise Mary Hollowel! returned
to Smithtield Monday.
Mr. McNeal, of Benson, is visit
ing his daughter, Miss Janie
McNeal.
Mrs. \V. J. Hooks, of Benson,
is visitinir friends and relatives
here this week.
Messrs. J. T. and W. H. Kdger
ton made a business trip to
Smithtield Tuesday.
Dr. J. C. Grady and Mr. (J. W.
Edgerton made a busintss trip
to Soiithtield Tuesday.
Mr. W. T. Bailey went to
Siuithfield Monday to attend the
meeting of county commissioners.
We are sorry to note the Biek
ness of littie Cora Adams, the
daughter of Mr. and Mis. Jno.
Adams.
Rev. R. W. Horrell, of Selma, i
will preach here in the academy
next Sunday, June 11th, atj
eleven o'clock.
Mies Annie Strickland, of
Louisburg, who has been visit
ing friends here the past week,
returned home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Rales left
today (VVednesdav) to spend a
few days visiting friends and re
latives near Fayetteville.
Rev. E. W. Souders, of Fayette
ville, filled his regular appoint
ment here at the Presbyterian
church, Sunday and Sunday
night, preaching two very good
sermons.
There will be Children's Day
Exercises at the Methodistchurch
the third Sunday in June, at
9:30 a. m. A very pretty and
interesting programme is being
arranged for the occasion.
Quite a number went, out to
Ward's school house this after
noon to attend the closing ex- j
ercises of the school tonight.
Miss Helen Pierce, of this place,!
is the teacher, and has prepared
a good programme.
Mr. and Mrs W. A. Edgerton,
of Smithtield, Mr. and Mrs. IS E.
Edgerton, of Selma, Dr. H. k.
Edgerton, of Lebanon, Tenn ,
and Miss Rena Edgerton, of Sol-1
ma. were the guests of their
brother, Henry and Charles
Edgerton, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. O. L. Ragley, of Ragley,;
visited friends> here Saturday
Mr. Ragley has just graduated
in Chemical Engineering: from!
A & M. College, Raleigh, with
lirst honors of his class, and was
elected one of the orators to
represent the class at the gradu
ating exercises. He has also
held many places of honor among j
his colleagues, among others
Captain of First Company of
cadets. He was prepared for
college here in Kerdy Academy,
and always stood first, in his
class. He left Monday for New
Rerne where be has accepted a;
position as manager of a coca
cola plant We are always glad
to see our Johnston county boys
making such records.
June 7. Rex.
Eton's New President.
Elon College, N. C , June 5.?
Kev. Dr. W. W. Staley has re
signed the presidency of Elon
College, and Professor E. L.
Moftitt. of Ashboro, N. C., was
chosen his successor. Dr. Staley
uas been president of this college
siu?e 1894.
During his administration a
debt of $20,000 has been paid,
$5,000 spent on improvements
of the property and $57,000 ad
ded to the endowment. Matri
culations the past year 135, and
13 graduates on commencement
day, June 1st. Dr. Staley has
served without remuneration
during his whole administration
and contributed himself to the
college during that time. He
resigned in order to give his en
! and work the Suffolk
i/uristiau ri. re ? of which he h?"
been pastoi iur more tiiau twenty
two years.
North Caroliua has on file in
Washington 366 petitions ask
ing for new rural free delivery
routes.
JAPAN REORTS LOSSES.
Togo's Flagship the Heaviest Loser
?Only 537 Men Killed and
Wounded?Naval Losses
Since War Regan.
Tokio, June 1.?The Japanese
losses in the battle of the Sea ol
Japan were one hundred and
thirteen officers and uien killedj
aud (our hundred and twenty
four officers and men killed and
wounded. The completion ol
the revised list shows that the
losses were uuder the original
estimates. The Hagship Mikasa
was the heaviest loser, losing
sixty-three killed and wounded.
The losses were distributed
among the fleet as follows:
Mikasa. 63; Adzuma, 39;
Shikishima, 37; Asahi, 31; Fuji,
28; Idzumo, 26; Nisshin, 27; j
Otowa, 26; Kasago, 26; Tsus
hima, 19; Asama, 15; Naniwa,
17; Tokiwa, 16; Yakumo, 11;
Chitose, 6; ldzuuii, 10; Kasuga,
9; Hashidate, 5; Niitaka, 4.
The casualties among the de-;
stroyers and torpedo boats were
eighty-seven.
Commander Togo was woun
ded on the AMzuma
Tokio, June 1.?The nectssity
for secrecy uo longer existing,
the navy department confirms
reports of the loss of the Japa
nese battleship Yashima off
Port Arthur May 19th and an
nounces other naval losses last
year, heretofore withheld, as
follows:
Torpedo boat destroyer Aka
thuki sunk by miue off I'ort
Arthur; gunboat Cashima, sunk
in collision off Liao Tung penin
sula; [torpedo boat destroyer
Havtori sunk by mine off I'ort
Arthur; gunboat Atago, struck
rock and sank off I'ort Arthur;
protected cruiser Takahago,
sunk by mine off Port Arthur.
JAPAN WAR SACRIFICE
Estimated that 190.000 Men Have
Been Killed and Wounded.
Tokyo, June 8.?It is now pos
sible to give with exact accuracy
the total losses to Japan to the
end oi the siege of i'ort Arthur,
not including those in the battles
of ileikautai and Mukden. A
festival was held early iu May to
tue spirits of those killed iu bat-1
tie or wno had died of their'
wounds. To omit the numu of:
even one would be an intolerance
sacrilege. An official intimation
was given tiiat the rites should
tin p.-rtormed for 28,999 oi the
army, aiiu 1.887 of : ? navy
inasmuch a- the deaths from <
wounds are im udea i j tue 28,999
it cannot be f i wr > x Au esti
in tte of tue Uioj icuuioer oi |
wounded since the war begau
is one huuureu thousand I
Calculating GO,000 casualties tor
the battles of heikantai and |
Mukden gives a grand total of
killed and wouudeu of about
190,000 up to that date.
The Russian casualties cau
only be guessed at, but wheu
added to those of the Japanese
must give a stupendous aggre
gate, for the number of Russians
killed at Mukden in the immedi
ate and subst quent operations
equaled the total number of
Japanese killed during the year
1904.
Togo Visits Rojestvensky.
Tokio, June i.?Vice-Admiral
Togo visited Vice-Admiral Roj
estvensky at the navtjl hospital
at Sasebo Beturday and express
ed his sympathy for the admiral's
wounds. He praised the coura
geous tight of the Russians and
expressed the hope that Vice-Ad
miral Rojestvensky would soon
be able to return to Russia. Roj
estvensky was deeply moved by
the admiral's words, and thank
ed him. He congratulated Japan
on the courage and patriotism of
11" * sailors, and said it lesseneu
, L:s refrre* u ,< Tjie sorrow of de
leat to know the high character
of the victors.
"Starts to work with the Hist
dose." Let Rheumacide begin to
j day thecampaign against disease
' in your body. At all druggists,
j L'or salt by Hood Rros.
BENSON NEWS.
Miss Meta Harper, of Dunn,
was a visitor in town on Monday
of this week.
Mr. P. B. Johnson has recently
moved into his new brick build
ing on Main street.
Mr. L\ F. Wallace made a trip
to Fayetteville last Sunday af
ternoon, and returned Monday.
Miss Neta Pearl Penny, teacher
of music in the Benson Graded
School left last Friday to spend
vacation at her home near Ral
eigh.
Misses Addie Barber, and Huth
Stephenson who have been visit
ing Mrs. J. F. Lee tor some time,
left last Sunday for Miss Bar
ber's home in upper Johnston.
The series of meetings at the
Baptist church being conducted
this week by Rev. J. W. Suttle,
with the assistance of Rev. Mr.
Putnam, is progressing nicely,
their being much interest mani
fested.
Miss Effiie Smith, accompanied
by Mr. A. T. Royals, and Miss
Nellie Parrish, accompanied by
I)r. G. A. Hood, spent last Sun
day at the home of Mr. W. H.
Smith, in the Peacocks cross
roads section.
The Dank of Denson opened
on June 1st with Mr. A. K.
Smith, of Smithfield, president
and Mr. James H Rose, cashier.
We think the bank is very fortu- -
nate in securing Mr. Rose as
cashier.as he is a most efticient
business man.
Messrs. .J. G. and R. F. Smith
made a business trip to Smith
field last Monday. Solon.
ARCHER DOTS.
We regret to* note that Mrs.
Raura Darnes is sick.
A large number of our people
attended the Masonic funeral at
Bethesda last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Datton and
Miss Hattie Wall attended the
Battou-Youngblood marriage at
Selma last week.
The little child of Mr. Gus
Pounds, who was accidentally
given morphine for calomel, we
understand is improving.
Mr. J. W. Darnes informs us
that one of his laborers while
plowing in the field last week
lost the point off his plough and
ploughed for quite a while when
Mr. Darnes passing through the
Held found the point and apprised
him of his loss.
Juueuth. S L. W.
Heir to German Throne Weds.
Herlin, June 6.?Crown Prince
Federick William and the Duchess
Cecelia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
were married by Dr. Pryander.
the court chaplain, in the small
chapel of the palace at 5 o'clock
this afternoon, according to the
ritual of the Lutheran church,
is the same for a prince as for a
subject. About half of the 400
persons present were princes or
special ambassadors of o*her
countries, with their aides de
camp. Ambassador Tower at
tended as the extraordinary am
bassador for the United States.
Mrs. Tower was with him. The
other guests were the diplo
matists accredited to the court,
the members of the cabinet,
generals and admirals.
Huge Task.
It was a huge task, to under
take the cure of such a bad case
of kidney disease, as that of C.
F. Collier, of Cherokee, la., but
Flectrio Hitters did it. He writes:
"My kidneys were so far gone,
1 could not sit onachair without
a cushion; and suffered from
dreadful backache, headache, and
depression. Iu Flee trie Hitters,
however, I fo nil a cure, and by
them was restored to perfect
health. I recommend this great
tonic medicine to all with weak
kidneys, liver or stomach.
Huarauteed by Hood Hros. drug
gisst; price 50c.
New Hern had a $10,000 Are
j Sunday i ight.