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VOL. 24. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 28. 1905. NO. 16
POU FOR GREAT NAVY
Strengthen Fleet or Relin
quish Colonial Posses
sions.
Naval Authorities Say we Will Need
A Navy Three Times the
Size ot That Now in
Commission.
Willis G. Briggs, the Washing
ton Correspondent of the Ral
eigh Cost, sent the followingdis
patch to his paper Saturday:
Washington, June 17.?"The
United States must do one of
two things, either relinquish her
colonial possessions, which is so
highly improbable that it might
almost be termed impossible, or
increase the size and force of the
navy," said Congressman E. W.
Pou, the able representative of
the metropolitan North Carolina
district, today. Mr Pou spent
only a few hours in Washington.
He came this morning, visited
several state departments on
business for his constituents and
returned to Smithfield on the
afternoon train. He has been
studyingly closely the progress
of the war in the far east, and is
unstinted in his praise of Presi
dent Roosevelt's great diplo
matic stroke in bringing the
belligerents to a termination of
the bloody war.
"ReceDt events have convinced
me," observed Mr. Pou, "that
the president is right in his insis
tence upon an enlarged navy.
t)ur distant possessions make a
stronger fleet a mcessity, and
the day appears remote when
the United htates will give up the
islands she nuw holds.''
The views of Mr. Pou are es
pecially significant at tais time,
for two reasons; first, because
the attitude of the last congress
was hostile to augmenting the
number of warships, and second,
because this is a question which
is certain to come up at the ses
sion next winter. Indeed, plans
are now being prepared by naval
officers which would place this
country in a position to play aj
leading role in the world drama.
The North Carolina congress-j
man spoke only for himself, not I
for his party, but with his con
viction that a greater navy is
needed, he may find himself vot
ing with the Republicans on tais
great question, unless there is a
similar change of heart among
bis brethren of the minority.
High naval authorities here
bave given the unofficial opinion
that the United States will need
a navy three times the size of
that now in commission. In j
other words, a fleet of between
75 and 80 battleships, a like |
number of cruisers and a propor
tionate number of torpedo boats
will be requisite. Of course it is
not proposed to ask congress
next fall for the enormous sum
this would require, but it is the
ideal to which some of the navy
men aspire.
The leaders of the majority
party in congress, it is believed,
now desire only what they con
ceive to be a reasonably healthy
increase in the American fleet.
Huch a program as was mention
ed above, which is not dreamed
of outside of the navy circles,
would require an expenditure of
#80,000,000 a year additional
for ten years.
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CLAYTON NOTES.
Mrs. T. H. Atkinson, of Wash
ington, D. C., wa6 a visitor to
our town for a few days recently.
The Baracas will give an up-to
date lawn party on the Parson
age lawn, on Friday evening
8-12, in honor of the young
ladies.
The Selma-Clayton excursion
to Thomasville Orphanage, was
a success in every way The
crowd was one of the best-behav
ed we have ever seen. Plenty of
dinner and to spare. Good exer
cises by 'the orphans. Every
thing lovely. Ltt's go again
next year sure.
Our folks are going to take in
Sealey's pond Tuesday June
27th. On that date Mr. Sealey
has announced that he will draw
off the pond and let any one fish
with seine who will pay $5 00
per seine. This is your chance
to have the fishing frolic of your
life, besides "Gene" Oneil will be
there with all kinds of cold drinks
"Johnnie on the spot."
On Monday evening Mr. John
A. Oates, of Fayetteville, deliver
ed one of the most powerful tem
perance lectures, in the academy
hall we have ever had here. The
vast audience was charmed. On
Thursday evening there will be a
temperance lecture by I)r. Bea
man, of Trinity Church of Dur
ham. Dr. Beaman needs no in
troduction to our people.
Some very inelegant and un
necessary rumors have been cir-:
eulated in connection with the
prohibition election. The best
way to treat a rumor is not to
treat it at all untill the truth is
ascertained. This would elimi
nate any striffe and hard feelings
whi ;h will certainly come if the
rumors are heeded. Let our
people be friendly still if they do
differ on some things.
About 20 new names were ad
ded to the registration list for
the election to be held here next
Monday. Some of these are
from the factory and were form
erly cut out on account of the
authorities not knowing positi
vely where the town limits were.
Last Friday the lines were run
according to the charter and are
established so that there may be
no further misunderstanding.
Clayton's Iuvincibles will pla.v
Raleigh at the Fair grounds
Thursday afternoon, June 22nd.
Up to this date Clayton has not
suffered a single defeat, although
they have played Italeigh, includ
ing Trinity s crack pitcher. Every
man on Raleigh's team is a col
lege player and nothing but
piney-woods rooters on ours.
The players on Clayton's team
are as follows: Randall, C, Shell,
p, Ellis, first b, Young, second o,
Ellington, short stop, Williams,
third b, Duncan left held, Robert
son centre held, Hlanchard, right
field.
June 21-05. Yelik.
Shooting Near Selma.
Van Sharp, a white man, was
broughbhere Sunday and lodged
in jail for shooting L. W. Batche
lor, another white man. Ratche
lor was carried to the Wilson
Sanatorium for treatment, and
at last reports is said to be get
ting along very well.
According to the best informa
tion obtainable the trouble oc-'
curred at a saw mill at Neuse
river near Selma about the pay
ment of wages. Words were
disputed, next a blow and then
a shot, Sharp having been down.
He then fireu while his antogo
nistic was on him, so we are told.
The hearing was had Saturday (
afternoon and Sharp was bound
over to court under a bond of
$1000, in default of which he was
sent to jail.
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KENLY NOTES.
Miss Leone Edgerton, who was
visiting friends near Lucarna,
returned home Monday.
Prof. Hollomon, of Elon Col
lege has been here several days
working life insurance.
Miss Janie McNeil, wentto Ben-1
son Tuesday to spend some time
with friend and relatives.
Mr. J. W. Harden and Miss
Boss Harden went to Falcon
Wednesday to visit relatives and
friends.
Miss Kate Harden from near
(iodwius who has been spending
several weeks here with relatives
returned home Wednesday.
At a recent meeting of the
Executive Committee of Beulah
township Sunday School Asso
ciation, they decided to hold the
next convention July 20, at
Carter's Chapel, near Micro.
Mr. Jno. Oates, of Fayetteville,
gave a temperance lecture here
last Friday night, which was
greatly enjoyed. He is one of
the beet temperance lecturers we
have ever had the pleasure of
hearing. We feel it did good tor
the cause here.
The Boyett post office was dis
continued a few weeks ago, and
all the office supplies turned over
to this office and all mail ad
dressed to that office now comes j
here. The office was discontinu
ed because of a R. F. I). Route
from Lucatna passing tbere.
A Death.
With sadness her friends and
relatives mourn and deplore the
death of Lillie Watson, wife of
John H. Watson, near Kenlv.
She died Juue 10 after an illness
of only about 10 days. Her
funeral was preached Sunday at
2:30 o'clock by Rev. R. W. Hor
rell, of Selma, and the remains
enterred in the family grave yard.
Having seen in the future before
dying, she stated she was prepar
ed and willing to go which is
much consolation to the bereaved
whom she left behind. She leaves
a husband, three children and an
aged father and mother and a
host of friends to mourn her Iohs.
The deepest sympathy of her
friends is extended to the beriev
ed family.
"Do not weep, grieve and mourn,
The one who's under the sod;
She's sleeping till resurrection
morn.
And then will go home to God."
A Relative.
At Rest.
On June the sixteenth the death
angel visited the home of Mr
and Mrs. J. H. Lassiter in Ben
touBville township, and bore to
heaven their baby boy, Kenneth ,
Earle, aged one year, seven
months and twenty-three days. 1
He was a bright little boy, the
light and joy of the home. |
Though his illness was of short)
duration, he suffered intensely,
and as the little life ebbed away, j
we could but say; "Not our will
O, God, but thine be done,"
On! how it hurt our hearts to (
see the lid of the casket close over (
the little form we loved so dearly; (
lips we never more shall press1
and know that we shall never .
again bear the patter of the little J
feet, nor that sweet little voice.
Yet God needed one more jewel
to adorn his home, and we must
not refuse Him who said; "Suffer '
little children, and forbid them;
not to come unto me, for of such
is the kingdom of heaven."
May Ithe thought that they ,
have a bright jewel up in heaven (
comfort the bereaved parents.
Ai xt Annik.
Sunday School Picnic.
<
There will be a Sunday School '
and basket picnic at Bentonvillel
Johnston county, duly 4. All
Sunday School people are cor- (
iially invited to attend. Rev. N. 1
H. Guyton of Newton Grove 1
and i'rof. J. 1'. Canaday of Ren- \
son will be on hand to make np <
propriate lectures. i
E. T. Wehtbuook, l i
Supt. ?
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Weather Last Week Was
Fine for Farmers.
The Cotton Getting Along Well as
Also Tobacco. But Corn Is Not
Up to the Top Notch. Gar
dens Improving.
The Weekly Crop Bulletin for
the week ending Monday, June
ID, 11)05, for North Carolina
says: ?
"Another week of excellent
weather has been experienced,
favorable in its main features
both for the rapid growth of crops
and for farm work. The mean
temprature was about 75 degrees,
or moderately above normal,
and although no very high tem
peratures occurred, the nights
were warmer than during the
preceediug week, so that no check
to growth occurred. The rain
fall was irregularly distributed;
too much rain fell in several ceu
tral-easteru counties, chiefly in
portions of Wayne, Craven, Hali
fax, Washington, Bladen, Vance
aud Franklin, also in a few west
ern ones; at many places in these
counties raiti fell on every day of
the week, but it was mostly
small in amount aud gentle in
character; heavy washing rains
were reported from only a tew
widely separated places. Ou the
other hand, drought prevails
over a number of counties along
the immediate coast line (Curri
tuck, Tyrrell, Hydeand Onslow),
and also in a large number of
western counties, where the soil
is getting dry and hard, and rain
is much needed. Generally over
most of the State farm work is
now well upland is in excellent
condition, crops have beeu well
cultivated, are mostly clean-and ,
have continued to improve. In
a few counties grass aud weeds
have not yet beeu subdued.
"Gotton litis nearly all been
chopped and cultivated, anil
where it has beeu kept clean it
has improved considerably, but
the crop is still grassy in some
counties; squares are beginning
to form on early cotton; lice J
continue to prevail in some
places. Corn has improved, but
is not doing very well, and it is
doubtful whether the effects of
poor stands will be entirely over
come; much of the crop has been
laid by in silk and tassel; plant
ing is practically over, and late
plauted in lowlands is coming up
rapidly. Tobacco continues to
do well, though some correspon
dents report that the plants are
running to seed (buttoning) .00
early. The wheat harvest is
nearly over, except in the extreme
west; the straw is abundant, but
the grains are not well filled; in ;
some counties cutting was inter
fered with by frequent rains, the
grains being over ripe but too
wet to handle Gardens have'
improved and vegetables of all
kinds are abundant. Irish po- j
tatoes are yielding very well in]
mauy places, though some are
rotting in the ground in wet
localities: sweet potatoes are
growing rapidly. I11 most west
urn counties where mowing is un
der way, the conditions were!
quite favorable for curing hay. |
Karly apples and peaches are [
ripening and coming into mar
ket; apples are poor, peaches of
better quality and more abun
dant; the huckleberry crop is
good; blackberries are ripening;
tbere are some reports thatj
grapes are rotting considerably.
"Hams reported: Nashville
1 .'10. Goldsboro 148, Lumber-j
ton I.06, New Berne 1.48, VVel-,
don 1.82, Wilmington 0.10,1
llatteras 0.80, Karnsur 1.55,
liexington 0.7-'$, Selma 1.21,!
Moncure 1.10, Greensboro 0.64, j
Raleigh 0.29. Marion 2.02, Hen
iersonville 3,000, Asheville
2 50."
Judge Shaw at Mecklenburg
jourt, when negro tm>? were ar
raigned for larceny, permitted
their parente togive them a good
whipping under the supervision
if tpe police That, in a method
if puniehruenflhat ought to be
idopted more generally, saye an 1
>xchange. |l
BENSON NEWS.
Miss Sue McNeil, of Fayette
ville, is here visiting Mrs. E. F.
llooik,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Daniel, of
Fayetteville, were in town on
Wednesday of this week.
Mr. Monroe Beasley returned
houie from Kocky Mount where
he has been contracting and
building.
Mr. R. F. Smith made a trip to
Lillington last Tuesday in the
interest of the Benson Telephone
Company.
Mr. N. T. Kyals left a few days
ago for Chapel Hill, where he will
attend the University Summer
Law School.
Mrs. J. W. Whittenton left last
week for Western North Carolina
where she will spend some time
visiting relatives.
Mrs. J. W. Benson and children
left last week for Chapel Hill
where they will spend a few weeks
visiting relatives.
Mr. R. F. Smith is moving
his entire stock of furniture,
organs and undertakers goods
into the building next door to
Seth Allen A Bro. and formerly
occupied by Frestou Johnson.
Solon.
Gattis-Kllgo Case Non-Suited.
A non-suit is ordered 'in the
case of Gattis vs. Kilgo, an order
to this effect having been made
this afternoon after hearing ex
haustive argument by ex-Gover
nor Aycock for and Col. T. Al.
Argo against the motion, which
was lodged yesterday at the con
clusion of the evidence for the
plaiutiff, on the ground that the
plaintiff had not madeout a case
of malice in the publications
complained of: in announcing
the ruling Judge Moore simply
stated that as averse as he
mfght be to take a case from the
jury, he was satisfied that under
the ruling of the Supreme Court
in the last appeal aud in the
light of the evidence introduced
by the plaintiff at this trial, there
was no ground upon which the
case could stand for a continu
ance of the trial. Plaintiff will
appeal to the Supreme Court.
Judge Moore this afternoon is
sued a rule against J. Rowan
Rogers, ex-sheriff of Wake, and
J. P. Sorrell, a prominent farmer,
of Cedar Fork township, for
them to show cause why they
should not be held in contempt
of court for approaching R. M.
King and S. P Marcom, drawn
as jurors in the Gatis-Kilgo case,
and suggesting to them that the
defendants in the case would
look to their interests.
Hearing of tue case will come
up tomorrow morning.?Raleigh
Dispatch June 1G.
Masonic Picnic.
Hall of Fellowship Lodge, No. 84,
A. F. & A. M., Smitbtield, N. C.
The brethren of the various
Masonic Lodges of Johnston
county are earnestly request to
meet with the brethren of Fellow
ship Lodge No. 84 and join them
in a public installation of officers
and bring baskets and have a
basket picnic on July 14, 1905
at their Hall in Smithfield, N. C.
There will be a Masonic address
by some prominent member of
the craft.
W. 8. Stevens, VV. M.
H. Cols, 8. W.
C. 8. Powell, J. W.
1 iia T. Turlington,
Secy.
Huge Task.
It was a huge task, to under
take the cure of such a bad ease
of kidney disease, as that of C.
F. Collier, of Cherokee, la., but
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"My kidneys were so far gone,
I could not sit ouachair without
a cushion; and suffered from
dreadful backach'- b?? ' r
depression la ..icctnc Hitters, i
however, I foiud a cure, und by
them was restored to perfect
health. I recommend this great
tonic medicine to all with weak
kidneys, liver or stomach.
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ARCHER DOTS.
We regret to note that Mrs. J.
A. Batton is seriously sick.
Mr. J. W. Barnes has finished
up his corn which is said to be
the finest in this section.
Nearly 50 of our people went
on the Selma-Claytou excursion
to Thomasville last week.
Mr James Lilesand his daugh
ter, Miss lillian, of near Raleigh,
visited relatives here last week.
The past few days of good
weather have enabled the farmers
to clean their crops and put
them in pretty fair coudition.
Crops are looking better and
growing nicely.
We regret to announce the
death of Mrs. R. Hinnant which
occurred at her home near here
last Monday. The enterment
was made in the family burial
ground Tuesday afternoon.
Last Saturday morning as R.
F. D. Carrier Bissett was ap
proaching Sealey'spond the dam
gave way and the water poured
through rapidly. Mr. Bissett
crossed to deliver Mr. Sealey's
mail, but had to re-cross at
once in order to get back at a'l
that day. Mr. Sealev will re
build the dam at once. No more
fishing will be allowed until the
pond is again tilled with water.
.1 one 20, 1905. s. L. \\.
In Jail tor Contempt.
Ex-Sheriff J. Ho wan Rogers
and J. L\ Sorrell are in Wake
jail for attempting to influence
jurors in the Oattis-Kilgo case.
After a long hearing and argu
ment Judge Moore .yesterday
afternoon found Messrs. J. Rowan
Rogers and J. P. Sorrell guilty
as for contempt in having tam
pered with and attempted to
intluence Jurors King and Mar
corn, summoned as regular
J urors in the case of (iattis vs.
Kilgo, which was non-suited on
Friday.
Rules for contempt were issued
on Friday afternoon and prompt
ly served on the two respondents.
After finding the facts, both
as to their acts and as to their
unlawful purpose an intent,
Judge Moore imposed a sentence
of thirty days in jail and a fine
of $50 on each respondent.
Both parties appealed, but
later Judge Moore remitted the
hue and the respondents withdrew
their appeal and went to jail.?
News and Observer 18th.
SELMA NEWS.
Three fair days and oh! how
the farmers have been killing
grass.
Mr. John H. Parker has re
turned from Louisville, Ky.,
where he attended the reunion of
the old veterans. While awav he
visited Jeffersonville and New
Albany, Ind. He says he had a
fine time.
Mr. R. M. iNowell has been in
Raleigh, with his brother who is
critically ill at the Hospital
there, since Sunday. Hon. C. W.
Richardson went to see the sick
man Tuesday night returning"
Wednesday afternoon and re
ports that the physiciaus say it
is only a question of time with
him.
Sen ex.
Good Service on A. A N. C.
The Atlantic & North Carolina
Railroad is giving a splendid ser
vice between Ooldsboiu and
Morehead City. Two trains are
run each way. daily, leaving
(ioldsboro at S a in and 8:45
p. m Au extra train is run each
Sunday, leaving (ioldsboro at
7:00 a. m , arriving at Morehead
City at 10;30; returning, leaving
Morehead Ciiy at 5:50 p. m. and
reaching I ioldsboro at 0:20. Pair
lor round trip on this train from
(ioldsboro
Saturday in the Federal
Court at Raleigh V ictoria Moore,
uf Wilsou county, was found
guilty of taking a letter from the
postofth-e and destroying same
and was sentenced to oue tear in
the penitentiary by Judge Pur
neli.