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V()L- 'M- SMITH FIELD. N. C? FRIDAY. JULY 28. 1005. N021
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
Favorable Week ior Crops
Except on Uplands.
Cotton Thrifty- Tobacco In Fair
Condition. Corn Earing Well.
Grass In the Crops Fruit
Hotting on Trees.
The following is the weekly
crop bulletin for the week ending
Monday, July 24.
From July 17th to 20th, in
clusive, the weather was generally
dry and very warm. The mean
temperature for the week was 81
degrees, or nearly 4 degrees daily
above the normal. Maximum
temperatures above 90 degrees
and reaching as high as 90 de
grees to 98 degrees occurred at
most stations during the middle
of the week. The period was
quite favorable for farm work
uud for the progress of crops,
although, coming so soon after
heavy rains, it tended to tire or
scald some crops on thin, sandy
uplands. On the 21st showers
occurred nearly everywhere,
which were heavy iu only a few
places with minor damage to
crops The remainder of the
week was showers. Too much
rain continues iu a few counties,
chiefly in the extreme west. On
. the whole the weather was favor
able, aud caused cousiderable
improvement in crops, besides
giving farmers an opportunity
to tinish laying by, which is
about completed everywhere, ex
cept as regards cotton and some
young corn. The soil is in good
condition, except lowlands wnich
are too wet.
Cotton continues to do fairly
well aud looks thrifty, especially
on dark lands; plautsaremaking
too much weed, which will make
the crop late; it continues to
bloom hut is not fruiting well in
the east; though plunts seem to
be well loaded with young bolls
in western counties; damage to
cotton by shedding, rust, boll |
worm aud lice is reported by
comparatively few crop corres
pondents. Generally corn is
doing well, though the yield will
be below the average; a little old
corn on sandy laud was tired;
young corn is thrifty, except
that injured in bottoms by Hood
ing. In some western counties,
on account of exteiisive moisture
corn is tall aud thin, but seems
to be earing well; much grass is
in the crop iu places, especially
in the west; some fodder on old
corn is ready for pulling. To
bacco is generally in fair condi
tion, except the portions were
injured by rains which caused
weedy growth; dry weather
caused considerable improve
ment in the growing crop, aud
made curing easier; cutting and
curing#will be general within
a week. I'eauuts, sweet potatoes,
field peas and gardens were bene
fited by the period of dry weath
er. 8ome turnip and rutabaga
seeds have been sowu aud are
coming up nicely. Oat harvest
is nearly over iu the extreme
west, iu which section oats aud
wheat were considerably dama
ged in shock by wet weather; j
thrashiug wheat continues with
good yields iu only a few coun
ties. Some hay was cut audi
cured early in the week, but the i
season has not generally been
favorable for this work, though
very fuvorcble for the growt h of
the crop. Apples and peaches
are ripming rapidly , but there is
much complaint ol fruit rotting i
and falling from the trees
ltainsreported: Nashville 0 .'JO,
(ioldsboro 1 12, Lumberton
0.82, New Hern 1 10 YVeldonl
1.00, 11 at terns 0 20, Wilmington
2.00, Ponoraa 1.00, Moncue
1 08, Angier 2.00, Raleigh 8 35.
Greensboro 2.34, Asheville 0.05,
aud Charlotte 0 80.
Forced to Starve.
B. F. Leek, of Concord, Ivy,
says: "For 20 "eurp I suffered
agonies^ with asor? ? ? upper
lip, so painful, sometimes, that j
1 could not eat. After vainly
trying evervthing else, I cured it,
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve." j
It's gfeat for burns, cuts and J
wounds. At Hood Bros, drug
store; Only 25c.
CLAYTON NOTES. I
Mrs L. C. Orrell, of Salisbury,
is visiting Mrs. Pat Massey. i
Misses Mamie and Alica John
son, of Benson, are visiting the (
Misses Staneil. !
Messrs. Jesse Uillmrd and Jesse
C. Ellis went to Kaleigh Tuesday I
afternoon. i|
-Mr. and Mrs. (.'barley Pierce's
little baby died Monday and was i
buried Tuesday evening. t
Miss Pauline Branham, of Ben
son, has been visiting Mrs. John I
S. Barnes and Mr. Louis R. t
Branham.
Mr. Walter and Misses Norma c
and Margaret Priddy, of Keys- f
ville. Ya.,are visiting their, sister, 1
Mrs. C. W. Carter.
Arthur Ferrell, a colored con i
vict on the Clayton roads, sue- t
cumbed to the intense heat last f
Friday and on Satu^ay died.
-Mrs. A. T. Beddingfield return- c
ed last week from a two weeks i
visit in Louisburg, accompanied 1
by her neice, Miss Bessie Bale.
Miss Maie Perry, of Sanford, .
aud Mr. Robert Brauton are .'
spending this week here the [
guests of Mr and Mrs. B. M. i
Robertson.
An infant of Mrs. and Mr. Char- i
ley Carter, died Monday aud was i
taken to Garner Tuesday even- i
ing for burial. We sympathize i
with the bereaved ones.
The singing class of the Oxford :
< 'rphaaage will give an entertain- i
rnent at the school auditorium ^
on" Saturday uight. 'Tis said 1
that a rare treat awaits those
who hear this charming class of |
singers. I ^
The young men gave a party i
Wednesday evening in honor of *
the visiting young ladies. The ' i
cbaperones were Mrs. Cadmus T.
Young and Mrs Will 11. McCul 1
lers. A seore of fine water-melons <
and plenty of cream aud lemon t
ade made up the refreshments. t
On next Tuesday evening at '
the High School Auditorium. 8
there will be given a grand con
cert. The very best local talent I
aud an array of select visiting f
talent, will make this one of the t
most enjoyable events Clayton -I
has had the pleasure of present- 1
ing. Miss Blanche Barnes who i
graduated with high honors at 1
the Conservatory of music at
Durham will add to the delights c
of the evening by her rare skill s
as a pianist. There will be i
choice recitations by several of 1
the visiting young ladies. Gen- i
eral admission, 25 cents, children \
under 12 years, 15 cents. t
SELMA NEWS. f
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A postal was received from
Robert P. Noble dated Luzerne, f
Switzerland, July 14 He says ' j
''All are well; we are having a big c
time I walked from luterlaken t
to a glacier and walked on top of s
a mountain of ice?ate some; will
write one more letter.
We regret to have to announce
the death of Mrs. Arthur J. Oli
ver, which occurred Tuesday *
night. She was buried at the 1
Futrell grave yard near Pine (f
Level Wednesday afternoon. |'
She had beeu sick some time uud f
her death was not unexpected. 1
She was a daughter of Mr. John *
W. Roberts, who formerly lived
near Se!ma, but who now lives '
at Raleigh. ?
Sknex. ??
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The Diamond Cure.
The latest, news from Paris, is f
that they have discovered a
diamond cure for consumption.
If you fear consumption or pneu
monia, it will, however, be best
for you to take that, great r
remedy mentioned by W. T. Mc- (
Gee, of Vanleer, Tenn. "I had a i
cough, for fourteen years. Noth- \
ing helped me, until 1 took Dr. t
King's New Discovery for Con- I
sumption, Coughs ami Colds, t
whica gave instant relief, anil i
effected a permanent cure." '
Unequalled quick cure, for Throat c
aud Lung Troubles. At Hood i
Bros. Drugstore: price 50c and i
# 1.00, guaranteed. Trial bottle (
free. 1
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
The late John Hay left au es
tate valued at #1,000,000. (
-Miss Lainotte died in Carroll
?ounty, Maryland, Monday, aged 1
)1 years.
About 200 died in New York f
ast week on account of the in- ,
tense heat.
Gold ore has been discovered
u Wyoming that runs $138,060 j j
to the ton. j J
Cardinal Gibbons celebrated
lis 71st birthday at Southamp- [
ton, L. I., Monday. |.
It is estimated that the Cana- S
iian wheat crop will be anywhere
rom 80,000,000 to 120,000,000 c
lushels. g
A fire which broke out Sunday c
light in the Texas oil fields re
mlted in the loss of twelve lives f
md $650,000 of property.
Two massive bronze doors, t
losting $45,000. are to be placed
it the main entrance of the f
douse of Representatives. j v
The remains of Admiral Paul i
Ion* s were landed at Annapolis I
Monday and deposited in a tern- j
lorary vault in the Naval Acade- ^
ny grounds. ' j
Tobacco planters are demand- i
ng an investigation of the J une c
?eport of the Agricultural Depart- ?
nent, alleging that it was in the g
nterest of the Tobacco Trust. ^
The bomb thrown at Sultan
Unlul Haiuid as he was emerg- g
ng from the mosque Friday kill- t
sd 24 persons and wounded 57, t
iut the ruler of Turkey escaped. ^
It is said that the Japanese
lave 550,000 men confronting
ienerol Linevitch and their for
nation is like a great sickle, with
varships along the coast harass
ng the Russian rear.
It is rumored that William J.
tryau has promised to suppoit
lovernor Folk, of Missouri, for
he Democratic nomination for
he Presidency in 1908 if the!
lovernor appears to he an
ivailable candidate at that time.
All the crew of the gunboat
{ennington have been accounted
or; of 197 men on board at the r
ime of the explosion 58 are dead g
wounded, and 92 uninjured. ^
l"he boiler of the gunboat ex- ^
iloded Friday morning at San c
)iego harbor, < alifornia.
At Portsmouth, N. H. Satur- d
lay a ledge of three acres ob- b
tructing the harbor was blown c
lp by 45 tons of dynamite, the fi
argest charge of explosive ever j ,j
ised in the world; huge waves t
vere rolled into a neighboring a
own but no damage was done. 11
Km per or William and Czar t
vicholas met first on the Hohen- ti
ollern and then on the Polar v
itar Monday, and it is said the t
ormer urged the conclusion of;
>eace as well as the institution e
if interna! reforms, so as to stop p
he prevailing disorders in Rub- t
ia. c
It
The Score was 39 to 0.
A correspondent writes us that d
he boys of the Epait section are c
Maying some fine baseball these ?
lays. They crossed bats with d
lames X Roads and Archer the 8
lecond Saturday, resulting in a n
victory for Emit by a score of 5 1
;o 4. f
Last Saturday they played I
mother game, the score stand
ng 89 to 0 in favor of Emit.
I. O. Hinton aud J. T. Maden i
lid the twirling act for Emit, r
)h, how tired the runners must d
lave been after those 39 runs 1
lad bten finished, jc
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Horse Killed by Lightning. s
Lust Friday night Mr. J. E, r
Stanley who clerks for Mr. J. T. >
kile, of Four Oaks, was return
ng from Renson on a buggy
vnen at the Alex. Creech place
avo miles from Four Oaks, the j
lorse was struck by lightning 11
ind instantly killed. The light- 1
ling came down a telephone pole, v
Hie horse fell to one side into a c
leep ditch. The buggy turned I
>ver and Mr. Stanley was thro wu \
iut. He was stunned but not r
leriously injured. The horse be- t
onged to Air. Cole. ?
BENSON NEWS.
Mr. L. Gilbert spent last Sun
jay night in Dunn.
J. E. Wall left Tuesday to visit
lis parents at Wilson's Mills.
Miss Hena Bingham, cf Srnith
ield, arrived on Tuesday of this
veek to visit relatives in town.
Miss Nellie Parrish leftonTues
la.y of this week for Seven
?Springs where she will spend some
irne.
Misses Jewel Hall, and Willie
luncan left Tuesday evening to
Tisit Miss May Hatcher near
ielma.
Rev. N. H. Gibbs left last Mon
lay for Angler where he will as
ust Pastor Holleman in a series
>f meetings.
Rev. P. D. Woodall, of Mur
reesboro, is spending this week
n and around town with rela
tives and friends.
John Strickland left lastSatur
lay night for Greenville, N. C
vhere he has accepted a position
U the telephone business.
Miss Ora Pool and little Miss
Jay Robinson Moore, of Sinith
ield, are the guests of Mr. and
J re. W. T. Peacock this week.
Miss Neta Pearl Penny, teacher
if music in the Benson Graded
School, after spendiug vacation
it her home near Raleigh, has
eturned.
Mrs. Preston Woodall who
everal days ago was carried to
he Wilson Sanatorium to be
reated for appendicitis is im
jroviug very nicely.
:
Mr. D. J. Ell s Dead.
News of the death of Mr. D. J. |
?Rlis, which occurred at his resi !
lence yesterday afternoon at!
JO o'clock, came as a shock to
us friends and relatives. Mr. j
Ollis had been in declining health
or a number of months, but no
?ne thought therend was so near
le was once a popular and pros
lerous merchant of this city and I
uade many friends by his unas-1
uming courteous manners.!
'hough of quiet, retiring dispo
ition, his comrades remember j
lim as a brave and fearless sol-1
lier. Congestion of the brain!
aused his death.
Jton Juan Ellis, oldest soilFer
linand F. and Polly Ellis, was
10m July 27, 1845, in Noxuby
ounty, Miss. Removed to Smith
ield, N. C., about 1850, entered ,
i0th Regiment, Confederate
iriay at the age of seventeen
nid served through the entire
'ivil War; was converted when
wenty years old through the in
luence of an aged colored ser
ant and joined Bethesda Rac
ist church.
When Mr. Ellis came to Ral
igh, in early manhood, to en
;age in business he moved his
nembership to the First Baptist
hurch and remained a member
ill the time of his death. Decem
>er 17, 1873. Mr. Ellis was mar
ied to Miss Allie Jewel, only
laughter of Mr. Holland Jewe),
>f Wake county. Five children
rere born, one of whom Hubert
lied in infancy. Besides the wife
ind children Mr. Ellis leaves an
ig"d mother and two brothers,
Jrof. 1). U Ellis, of Fair View,
i. C., and Mr. A. J. Ellis, of West
taleigh.?News and Observer 23.
After thirty days in jail, wait
ng for the physicians to pro
lounce John Dockery out of
langer, Policeman Isaac W.
togers, who shot John Dockery
>u the 24th of June on the steps
>f the Tucker Building in Raleigh
vas~Monday released under a
)oud of $5,000 till the prelimi
lary hearing on the 15th of
tugust.
A Suprise Party.
A pleasant surprise party may
>e given to your stomach and
iver, by taking a medicine wiiich
rill relieve their pain aud die
lotnfort, viz: Dr. King's New
ufe Pills. They are a most
ronderful remedy, affording sure
?elief anil cure for headache,
lizziness and constipation. 25c
it Hood Bros, drug store
KENLY NOTES.
Mr. \Y. J. Hooks, of Benson,
spent Monday with relatives
here.
Mr. hd. Taylor, of Tarboro,
spent Thursday with friends
here.
Mr. and Mrs J. S. Harden,
from near Godwin, came Mon
day to spend a few days with;
relatives.
Mr. Tbad Whitley and daugh
ter, Miss Maggie, of Selma, spent j
Thursday here as the guests of'
Mrs. J. G. High.
Mr John Adams has gone into
the merehautile business at Fay
etteville, and moved his family
there today (Wednesday). We
wish for them much success.
Miss Lida Adams, of Four
Oaks, who has been visiting her
brother, Mr. John Adams here,
went to Wilson Tuesday to spend j
some time with relatives there.
Mr. J. W. Harden, who has'
been gone for several days to j
Baltimore and other northern
cities, buying a stock of goods j
for his store which he will soon I
open, returned Tuesday night
Several from here attended the
Beulah Township Sunday School
Convention which was held at
Carter's Chapel, last Thursday,
July 20th. They report the
Convention very good and well
attended. Seven schools were j
represented.
Mrs H. F. Fdgerton and Miss
Fuima Matthews went to Genoa,
Wayne county, Saturday to j
spend a few days visiting friends 1
and relatives, aud to attend the
Quaker quarterly meeting, which
was held near t here at Woodland
church, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. J. B. Pearce, who was
elected Mayor at the May elec
tion, having failed to qualify and
having stated to the Board of
Town Commissioners he did not
desire to serve, they at their last
meeting elected Mr. J. H. Sauls
Mayor. Mr. Sauls is well quali
fied for the place, having served !
as mayor of Black Creek several
years.
A very sad incident happened
at the Lowell Mill, near Bagley,
Sunday evening, Mr. Mike Mc
Keel aud others after drinking
much eider during the day, went
late in the afternoon, to the river
and went in swimming in the mill
pond. It seems they were bet
ting who could swim the nearest |
to the fal> dam Mr. McKeel got
too near and was washed over
the dam. His body was not |
found until late Monday morn
ing, having been washed some
distance down the river and j
lodged against a tree.
We are sorry to note the death
of Mrs. J L Hinnant, w hich oc
curred Monday evening about
5.30, after a severe illness of
several days. The funeral was
conducted Tuesday afternoon at
the Methodist church by the
pastor, Rev. R. H. Whitaker,
after which the remains were
interred m the family burial
ground near, Buckborn church.
She was a consistent member of
the Methodist church, a devoted
wife and a loving mother. She
leaves a husband and three small
children, and a large number of
relatives and friends to mourn
her loss.
Tuesday afternoon Mr. Rutfin
Davis, who lives near Boyett,
while probably partially under
the influence of whiskey went to
the store of Mr. H. F. Edgerton
and called for medicine, (a bottle
of Laudanum) then got a half
pint of Blackberry wine and mix
ed the two together, and began
drinking it. Hegave Mr. Jesse
Jones a drink of it, and in a few
minutes he began to feel the
effects of it and spoke about
there being something in the
wine. The bottle was found, and
going to hunt Davis, they found
him already in n stupor Dr.
Grady was a once called and h?
gave him some powerful ante j
dotes, from the effects of which |
together with the uiitiringeffo
of the citizens here in walkiug
him, pinching, ticklingund many
other ways, he was kept awake
until he was out of danger, about
12 o'clock that night, when he
was sent home.
July 2(5 Rex.
POLENTA NEWS.
I'rof. W hi taker, of the Oak
Uidge School, took in the picnic
at Oakland last Saturday.
The wife of Mr. Fletcher Austin,
we are sorry tojlearn, is quite
sick. Hope for her early recov
ery.
The sermon preached at Oak
land last Sunday morning was
one of great power, and will
prove effective.
Messrs. J no. O. Ellington and
Sam Honey cutt were out at Mr.
Ellington's plantation a while
Sunday evening.
Misses Johnson and Fool,from
near Wilson's Mills are spending
a few days in the neighborhood
visiting 'Mies Bertha Jones.
Miss Hutb Jones and brother,
of Wilson's Mills, spentSaturday
and Sunday in this section,
guests of Miss Ava Yelvington.
Miss Nellie Turlington, of near
Benson,spent Saturday in the
neighborhood in attendance u{)on
the Oakland picnic, and visiting
Miss Willie Johnson.
There will be a Sunday School
picnic at Mt. Zion Church Thurs
day of next week. Our State
Auditor, Hon. B. F. Dixon, and
others will deliver addresses on
the occasion.
Mr. H. D. Ellington, of The
Ellington Buggy Co., was out
amongst us Monday and sold a
couple of buggies. Hunter is
quite popular with our people
and will likely do a good busi
ness in this section.
The cop prospect remains as
about last reported, except corn
has somewhat improved aud
cotton weed is some larger. I
still adhere to my last estimate
of about an average of one
fourth of a bale to the acre?cer
tainly no more.
We are indeed sorry to chroni
cle the indisposition of Miss
Neppie Smith, who is quite sick
with fever, but it is pleasaut to
report her condition favorable.
It is also painful to report the
sickness of one of Mr. Joe W all s
little girls, who is also ill with
fever.
The picnic at Oakland Satur
day was a grand success; large
csowd, plenty to eat aud to
spare, social intercourse, aud an
enjoyable occasion for all present.
Not the least misbehavior oc
curred, which is to the credit of
this community, which is noted
for its orderly coudjct and hospi
tality at such times.
On Saturday eveninglast three
games of baseball was played on
the Polenta diamond, viz:?Po
lenta against Leachburg, result
ing in a score of IT to 6in favor
oi Polenta; Myatt School boys
against Polenta School boys, re
sulting in favor of the Myatt
School boys by a score of 10 to
3; The colored Polenta team
against the colored Piney Drove
team, resulting favorable to Po
lenta by a score of 13 to 8. This
proved to be an exciting game
being very close up to the last
inning. A large number of white
people witnessed this game, as
well as the others. It is a treat
to be an eye witness to a game
of ball played by two colored
teams. They go into it for mer
riment aud uever fail to have it.
They generally wind up the game
with a humorous song, which the
colored people only know how to
eiuP rr
T V HO.
The State peueteutiurv has
sold the 1w.-l uale of the 11)04
crop of cotton auti the income is
#20,OUD more than the January
estimate, so that the net earn
ings of tue peneteutiary for the
year are slightly over $120,000
instead of $100,000 as was esti
mated at that time. 1 he farm
last year produced 1,098 bales
of cotton.
The nrin vbo slapped the jaws
of the mayoi o! Columbia, l.vr
rell county, while the mayor was
trving him for drunkenness, was
sent to jail for fifteen davs for
contempt. The mayor is evi
deutly a lo.giving mr.n I he of
fender deserved the full limit.