^ Local Items ^
The News of the Week in and
J Around Town. L
?During vacation the school
Library will be opened on Thurs
day 5:30 p. in.
?The brick work on Mr S. B.
Johnson'8 new store on Third
street is nearing completion,
tion. The store is 24x70 feet,
one story high.
?Prof. Matthew McCauley A
Son, tonsorial artists, baveopen
ed up a shaving parlor in the
Fuller building on the corner of
Third and Market streets.
?Masters .Tames H. Pou, Jr.,
Burke Haywood, Lawrence Lee,
Hugh Lee, Dick Hinton and Dick
Ball are camping out for about
two weeks on Mr. James H. Pou's
farm, near Smithfield.?Raleigh
Post, 7th.
?The two-story, four-room ad
dition to Mr. J. W. Moore's resi
dence on corner Fourth and.
Church streets will soon be com
pleted and add much to the ap
pearance of that section of the
town.
?The ordinance of baptism
was administered in the river
here Sunday morning to 17 con
verts of the colored Baptist
church. At their morning ser
vice the church raised about
$275 for a new parsonage.
?Prof. J. A. Jones, son of our
countyman, Senator J. A. T.
Jones, has been unanimously
re-elected Superintendent of the
Fayetteville Graded schools, a
position which he has held for
the past three or four years.
?We talked with several farm
ers from different sections of the
county Monday about the crop
conditions. All seem to agree
that the crops are the poorest
they have been in many years at
this time.
?Rev. B. G. Early, of Bruns
wick county, has accepted work
in the Johnston County Baptist
Association and will soon move
into our midst. He will preach
at Oliver's Grove, near Four
Oaks, next Sunday, June 11th,
at 11 o'clock. Other announce
ment of his appointments will be
made later
?The congregation at the Bap
tist church was delighted Sunday
night with the address of Mr.
John A. Oates, editor of the
North Carolina Baptist of Fay
etteville. Mr. Oates spoke on
' A Layman's Conception of the
Christian Life," and handled the
subject in a masterly manner.
Smithfleld people are always
glad to hear Mr. Oates.
?The Smithfield merchants are
now closing their stores each
evening at 7:30 except Saturday
evening. This is a good move
on the part of the business men
as it will give their clerks some
much needed rest and recreation.
There is but little trade at night
and after staying closely confin
ed in a store from sunrise till
7:30 in the evening proprietor as
well as clerk needs rest.
Pine Level Votes Dry.
After a hard fought contest
the advocates of prohibition
won in the election held in I'ine
Level Monday by a majority of
two. The vote stood:
For Prohibition 28.
For Dispensary 20.
Last Sunday afternoon Mr.
John A. Oates, of Fayetteville,
and Rev. J. O Guthrie, of Ral
eigh, spoke in Fine Level for
prohibition to a good audience.
Doughtry-Arnold.
Last Thursday, June 1, at 2
o'clock, p. m. Mr. John D.
Daughtry led to Hymen's altar
Miss Addie Arnold. The mar
riage took place at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Creech. The ceremony
was performed by Squire 1). T.
Creech.
The wedding party then went
to the home of the groom's
father, Mr. C. It. Daughtry, where
an excellent supper was served.
X. Y.
During the present academic
year there have been matriculated
in the two departments of Trin
ity college 451 students, 245 in
the college classes and 200 in
the Trinity Park Rchool. This
is a net gain of 4!) students over
the academic year of 1908-'04.
Yelvington's store is the place
to buy your nice shirts, cuffs,
collars aud ties.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Min9 Edith Pou, of Raleigh, is
visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Johnson t
spent Sunday in Dunn.
Mr. C. II. Martin spent Mon- 1
day in Washington City.
Mr. W. M. Sanders made a
business trip to Norfolk this
week.
Miss Addie Lucile Massey has
gone to Princeton tovisit hei
sister.
Mr. Harry Stevens spent Sun
day in Goldsboro with his
parents.
Mrs. R. F. Webb, left Tuesday
to spend the summer in Colum
bus. Ohio.
Mrs. J. E. Stevens is spending
a few days with relatives in
Goldsboro.
Mrs. James H. Pou,of Raleigh,
spent Monday and Tuesday here
with relatives.
Mastor Raymond Pettway
went to Wilmington Saturday to
visit relatives.
Mr. W. E. Bass, of Goldsboro,
spent Sunday here with his
brother Mr. B. F. Bass.
Miss Hattie O'Mara, of Charles
ton, S. C., arrived Wednesday to
visit Miss Bertha Stevens.
Mrs. W. M. Pettway attended
the Walker-Farmer marriage at
Wilson Wednesday evening.
Mr. John O. Ellington, of Fay
etteville, was in town Wednes
day, enroute to his farm in Cleve
land township.
Miss Cora Belle Jernigan, of
Benson, has been spending a few
days here with her cousin, Miss
Nellie Barbour.
Mr. Sam T. Honeycutt went to
Clayton Wednesday to attend
the funeral of his brother-in-law.
Mr. Macon Harris.
Messrs. W. I). Hood, 1. W.
Daniel and H. C. Hood attended
Trinity College commencement
at Durham this week.
Mr. Charley Peacock returned
from Chicago last week to spend
sometime here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Peacock.
Misses Ruth Young, Gertrude
Parker and Crecy Morgan are
taking in the commencement ex
ercises at Clayton High School.
Miss Annie Glasgow, music
teacher in the graded school
here, has returned to her home
in Martin county to spend the
summer.
Miss Ernie Hooker left Satur
day to visit relatives at High
Point and to attend the Teach
ers Assembly at Greensboro
next week.
Miss Elizabeth Burtt, a mem
ber of the faculty of the Baptist
University for \\ omen at Raleigh,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Thos.
S. Ragsdale.
Mr. W. G. Coltrane, accompa
nied bv his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. N. E. Coltrane, and his
brother, Mr. J. F. Coltrane, left
Monday for Salem, Va., where he
was married Wechiesdav night
to Miss Alma Lee Garrett.
Messrs. R. I. Lassiter and Will
H. Lassiter and Misses Vessie
Coats and Nellie Lassiter left
Sunday to spend a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Batts at
Willard, Duplin county. Mr.
Will H. Lassiter returned Tues
day.
Epworth League and Its Work
Au Epworth League was or- <
2jani*ed at rli- Methodist ehureh
last wet-k Willi a good uii'iuber
tbip.
The following officers were
chose u:
Prt sident?Mr. W. A. Elger
ton.
First Vice Presideut?Mr. \V. S.
Steveun.
S.cond Vice President?Mrs. T. j
it Hood.
Third Vice President?Mien
Mamie Ellis.
Secretary?Mr. \V. 1). Hood.
Treasurer?Miss Itettie Kirk
man.
The work of the Epworth
League is divided iuto four de-1
part meats? Business, Devotion
al, Charity aud Help, and Liter- j
erary.
The league here has decided
to hold a business meeting ouce
a month, Friday night before
the first Sunday.
The devotional meetings are
under the supervision of the
First Vice President and will be
held on Wednesday night before
eaca second Sunday, taking the j
place of the regular Wednesday
night prayer meeting.
The department of Charity and ;
Help is under the management
of the Second Vice President and
will hold its meetings Friday
night before each third Sunday.
The Literary department, pre
sided over by the Third Vice
President, will hold its monthly
meetings Friday night before
each fourth Sunday.
All the meetings, except the
devotional, which will be held at
the church, will be held in Ep
worth Hall in the Stevens budd
ing.
The Epworth League is a great
helper in the work of the Met ho
diet church, since it biings into
active service many of the young
people who later become active
workers.
NOTICE.
The Pension Board of Johns
ton county will meet in Smith
held June 26th 1905 to consider
applications to be put on the
pension rolls. This June 5, 1905.
J oon Stephenson,
Chairman.
If you want to buy a nice straw
hat call at W. G. Yelvington's
store.
YV. M. Sanders returned from
Norfolk today with several good
mules and horses. Any one in
need of a good mule or horse,
will And them at his stables.
CARPENTERS WANTED.
Carpenters wanted at once
Good job ou Agricultural Buil
ding. VV. C. Bain, Contractor.
Apply to
O. G. Gulley, Supt.,
West Raleigh, N. C.
China sets @ $25.00 to $35 00.
Cotter-Stevens Co.
Go to W. G. Yelvington's store
if you want to buy dry goods
cheap.
The Austin-Stephenson Co.
gives Trading Stamps with cash
sales. Save your money.
Dr. YV. H. Wakefield, of Char
lotte, N. C., will be in Smithfield
at Tuscarora Inn on Wednesday
June 14tb, for one day only,
His practice is limited to Eye.
Ear, Nose and Throat, and fit,
ting Glasses.
Home Made
Have your cake, muffins, and tea bis
cuit home-made. They will be fresher,
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
muffins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
^oot compare.
Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps.
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SMITH FIELD MARKET
Cotton 7% 8
Cotton Seed per bushel. .. . 17)4
Kggs 15
Chickens 15 to 35
Granulated Sugar (!'{ to 7
Corn, per bushel 75 to 80
Potatoes, per bushel 50 to 00
Peas l.(Ki
Feed Oats, per bushel 50 to 55
Fresh Pork 6 to 7
C. U. Sides, per pound 8 to 9
Old Hams ' " 12'^to 15
New Hums " " 15
Lard, " " 10 to 12^;
Cheese, " " 15
Butter, " ' 25 to 35
Dried Apples, per pouno 71 to 10
Coffee, per pound 12% to 30
Sheep Skins, each 10 to 20
Salt Hides, per pound 5 to 0
Hides?Dry Flints " 3 to 9
Tallow 3
Beeswax 22 to 25
Meal, per sack f 1.50 to 1.60
Flour, per 9ack $2.25 to 325
Fodder,per hundred 90 toll.15
Hav, per hundred 75to $1.00
Pretty Lawns cheap. L. E.
Watson.
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WOOD'S
Seed Potatoes
IN COLD STORAGE
For Late Planting.
Planted in June and July, these
yield large crops of fine potatoes
ready for digging just before cold
weather comes on, carrying j
through the winter in first-class j
condition for either home use or {
market. By our methods of carry
ing these Late Seed Potatoes in |
cold storage, we are enabled to |
supply them unsprouted and in
first-class, sound condition, just j
when they are required for late
planting.
Book your ordeia early so as to sot
the kinds you want, but don't order |
shipment until you are ready to plant, I
as the potatoes commence to sprout very I
soon after being taken out of cold stor
aac, Prices quoted on request.
We are headquarters for Cow Peaa,
Soja Beana. Millet Seed. Sorithuma, >
etc. Seasonable Price-list telllnst all .
about Seeds for Summer planting,
mailed on request.
T.W.Wood&Sons, Seedsmen,
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Bring! Golden Health and Renewed Vigor.
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GOLDEN NUCjETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
Everybody Needs Medicine at Times, |
I You should know whereto jet the very best medicine that
can be compounded. At our pharmacy we use nothing but
the highest quality of pure drugs. Every direction of the
doctor is carried out without the slightest deviation. We
never put in an inferior drug in the place of one ordered by
the physician. ITlie medicine will work as tiie doctor intend
ed it to, if you bring your prescriptions to
Hood Brothers.
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