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The Hews of the Week in and
?round Town. L
?Mrs. Alice Lee returned from
New York Wednesday afternoon.
?Miss Alice Wellous, of Four
Oaks, is visiting relatives here
this week.
?Mrs. <>. V. Booker and little
son are spending this week in
Wake County.
?Mr. C. Canaday and Miss,
Lula Langdon, of Elevation,
were married last Sunday.
?Misses Pearl and Lalla llookh
Stephenson have returned from
a visit to their grandfather.
?Mrs. it. F. Webb has returned
from Columbus, Ohio, where she
has been spending^ie summer.
?The Johnston County Medi
cal Society will hold its regular
monthly meeting here next Mon
day.
?Mrs. W. (iordon Weeks and
little child, of Rocky Mount, are
spending this week here with
relatives.
?Mr. J. M. Beaty, of The
Herald staff, went to Raleigh
yesterday to attend the Farmers
Convention.
?Misses Marie Abell and Bet
tie Cobb will return to day from
a two weeks' trip to Washington
and Baltimore.
?Misses Eliza and Fidie Le
May, of High Johnston, are
spending several days here with
friends and relatives.
?Mr. James Harper, who has
been on a visit to friends and
relatives in Wilson, returned
home Wednesday.
?Mr. J. E. Morgan, of Bruns
wick, Ga., arrived yesterday to
spend sometime with his father,
Mr. S. R. Morgan.
?Mr. J. A. Campbell, agent for
the A. C. L. at this place, has
returned from a visit to \ irginia
Beach, Atlantic City and other
places.
?Miss Ruth Griffin, who has
been spending several days here
with Miss lrma Stevens, return
ed to her home in Goldsboro
yesterday.
?Mr. Sam Davis will leave to
morrow for New York and other
Northern markets to buy the
fall and winter stock of goods
for the firm of Davis Bros.
?Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V.
Baker have moved into Miss
Kittie Peterson's house, recently
vacated by Rev. B. G. Early
and family.
?Two converts were baptized
into the fellowship of the Disci
ple church at Mill Creek last
Sunday as a result of a series of
meeting held there by the pastor,
Rev. Mr. Frost.
?Next Monday, September
4th, is "Labor Day," and a
national holiday. The rural
delivery carriers will rest that
day, hence the people living on
the rural routes will get no mail.
?Mr. Jesse Daughtrey, who is
favorably known throughout a
large portion of Johnston coun
ty, has accepted a position in the
store of Cotter-Underwood Co.,
where he will be pleased to have
his friends call to see him.
?Mr. J. D. Underwood and
family have moved into their
new home near Mr. Radford's on
the Princeton road. When he!
has finished the work on his
grouuds Mr. Underwood will
have one of the nicest places in
town.
?Rev. J. W. Suttle went to
Atlanta Sunday night to be with
his wife who has been sick for
several weeks. We hope that
she may soon be restored to
health and to her friends who
are anxious to see her return
home.
?Mr. Will H. Lassiter, of The
Will H. Lassiter Dry Goods
Company, is on the northern
markets this week buying his
fall and winter stock of dry
goods and millinery. He.is be
ing assisted by Miss Bessie Fret
well who will have charge of the
millinery department in his store
this fall.
? Mr. J. L. Woodall, of Ben
son, who was licensed to prac
tice law about two years ago,
will on September 10th open up
a law office here in one of the
new offices in the W. S. Stevens
building on the corner, opposite
the Tuscarora Inn. Mr. Wood
all is a young man of talent and
ability and we wish him much
success in his chosen profession.
?Mr M B. Haywood, mana
ger of the Smithtield Telephone
Kxcbange. attended the "Home
Coming-' of the Robesonians at
Red Springe last week.
?Mr. J. J. Wallace reports;
that there was froet s?en at bie
place on "the morning of August
28th and that twigs of a cedar I
tree in hie lane showed percepti
ble signs of the work of frost
This is something unusual for
this section.
?Mr. L. H. Allred, a young
lawyer of Franklin county, who
last week located at Selma for
the practice of bis profession,
called in to see us Monday. We
gladly welcome Mr. Allred to I
Johnston county and wish him
much success at his new home.
# ?Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Harper
and little Miss Harper are at
tending the Farmers Convention
at Raleigh which is being held at
the A. & M. College. From Ral
eigh they will go to Wilson
where they will spend a few days
with' relatives before returning
home.
?We are sorry to learn that
Mr. Thomas 1). Creech, who lives
about five miles southeast of
town, is quite sick with typhoid
fever. His son, Mr. Calvin Creech,
who has had fever for the past
several weeks, is convalescent
and his friends hope to see him
out again soon.
?Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stephen
son and Misses Nellie and Dora
Barber went to Benson Wednes
day evening to attend the funeral
of Miss Cora Belle Jernigan which
took place yesterday. Miss Jer
nigan died Wednesday morning
after an illness of several weeks
of typhoid fever.
?Mr. J. R. I^edbetter, an en
terprififiig business man of
Princeton, was in to see us Mon
day and reports that the crops
in his section are far below the
average, not more than 50 to
GO per cent of a crop. This
seems to be the report from
many sections of the county.
?Mr. R. E. Copk, of Danville,
Va , has arrived to add to Smith
field's already strong corps of
tobacco buyers. Mr. Cook comes
as the representative of The Im
perial Tobacco Company, and
expects to buy largely of the
golden weed. Mr. J. H. Adams,
also of Danville, is now on this
market.
?Mr. G. N. Peacock and daugh
ter, Miss Annie, and Mr. W. T.
Adams and his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Woodall, went to Pea
cock's X Roads Saturday to at
tend the funeral of Mr. W. H.
Smith whose sudden death oc
curred late Friday evening. Mr.
[Smith was an uncle of our towns
man, Mr. A. K. Smith.
?The first bale of new cotton
on the Smithfield market was
sold here Tuesday, August 21)th,
by Mr. John S. Pike who farms
on the land of Holt & Austin
near here. It sold for 10*j cents
per pound and was bought by
The Austin-Stephenson Co. Since
then other bales have been
brought in by Messrs. W. A.
Smith, C. T. Hill and C. Radford.
The first Dale was sold on this
market last year on September
2nd, and brought 10 ^-8.
?Mr. W. II. Brannan, a lead
iug farmer of Oneals township,
called in to see us Wednesday
and extended his subscription
to The Hekald another year.
Mr. Brannan says that the crops
in his section are fairly good ex
cept on sandy lands, but that it
has taken a great deal more
work to make a crop than usual.
He also reports that the Primi
tive Baptists are building a new
house of worship at Salem. This
is a very old church and one of
the strongest of that denomina
tion in the county.
Please
Your Hair
Don't have a falling out with
your hair. It might leave you!
Then what? Better please it
by giving it a good hair-food?
Ayer's Hair Vigor. The hair
stops coming out, becomes
soft and smooth, and all the
deep, rich color of youth
comes back to gray hair.
" I wri troubled greatly with dandruff until
Pl * , : 1
tl e dandruff and als<> etopped my fcinr from
falling out. Iteerves me very nicely alao In
arranging mv hair in ?nv sty'..' I wish." ?
MlMagoik Cook, Divide. W. Va.
JM Alto manufacturer? of
/I ' SUtSAPARILU.
flyers
?Several of our communica
tion* are nt-,-?*!uih forced oui
this week. Tliey will appear next
week.
?Ju*t before going to pre**
we learu that Mr. Johu W
Hoeutt, one of the most promi
nent citizens of Wilderstownship,
died yesterday.
?Mr. and Mrs. L. 1.. Mathews,
of Sampson County, who have
been spending several davs in
the Sanders Chapel section, spent
a few days in town this week.
?Mr. W. M. Holt, aged 20,
and Miss Ophelia Barbour, aped
1 !, were married in Cotter I nder
wood Co.'s store here yesterday
by Squire .lesse Danghtrey.
?Miss Etta Wheeler closed a
successful private school at
Pleasant Hill last Friday She
has been employed to teach the
public school at the same olace
this winter.
?A correspondent at Beasley ,
reports that Mr Claude Porter,
son of Mr. Henry Porter, of
Wayne County, was killed by a
horse last week. He also reports ?
that the Rev. Davis Wiggins is
holding a series of meetings at
St. John church.
?Miss Lena Hicks, of Ruther
fordton, arrived Tuesday to
assume her duties as typewriter
and stenographer for The J. H.
Edgerton Co. The rapidly
growing business of this concern
makes it necessary to have some
assistance in the business office.
?The brick work of Mr. J. I).
Spiers' large two-story store on
the corner of Market and Third
Streets is nearinp completion.
Our attention has been called to
the handsome outside wall. After
noting it we are sure that there
is not a prettier wall in town.
We understand that the brick in
this wall were made by Messrs.
Sanders & Walton, who operate
a brick yard just over the river.
It is said that these gentlemen
are making an excellent brick.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I will not be in my gallery on
Saturdays any more while I stay
in Smithfield. Come any other 1
day. Miss Whitley.
The best line of furniture that
has ever been to Smithfield is at
Cotter-Underwood Co.'s store
now.
Drive to The Banner where you
will get the highest prices for
I your tobacco. Skin.nkii A PAT
TERSON.
A nice line of cane bottom
chair* just received. Smithfield
Furniture Co.
For guns see Cotter-Underwood
Co. They have them at the
right price.
The Banner is the place for
you to sell your tcbacco. Skin
ner & Patterson, proprietors.
Dr. W. H. Wakefield, of Char
lotte, N. C., will be in Smithfield
at Tuscarora Inn on Thursday,
September 28th, for one day
only. His practice is limited to
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, and
Fitting Glasses.
For buggies, wagons and har- ,
ness see Cotter-Underwood Co. '
It is too soon to sell wrappers,
but common and medium to
baccos are high at The Banner.
Skinner & Patterson.
STORE FOR RENT.
I have a nice two story brick ]
store, 23x80 feet for rent on
reasonable terms. Will rent one
or both floors. Apply to W. G.
Yelvington, Smithfield, N. C.
A. Z. TAYLOR.
Dentist
Office* Over Be,nk.
CLAYTON. N C.
smithfield market
uotton 10 1-S to ;0*,
Cotton Seed per bushel.... 20
Eggs 'JO
Chickens 15 to 85
Granulated Sugar to 7
Corn, per bushel So to 35
Potatoea, perbuihel SO to 1.00
Peas "?> 1iK'
Feed Oats, per bushel 15 to .>0
Fresh Pork ? to 7
C. r. Sides, per pound 10
Old Hams " " 12^to 15
New Hnms " " 10
Lard, " " 10 to 12f
Cheese, " "
Butter, " 2"> to 85
Pried Apples, per pound 7f to 10
Coffee, per pound 12S to 30
Sheep Skins, each 10 to 30
Salt Hides, per pound 5 to
Hides?Dry Flints " 6 to 9
Tallow 8
Beeswax
Meal, per sack *1.60 to 1. iO
Flour, per saca *2 5''to 2 75
Fodder, per hundred 90 toll.-"
Bay. per hundred 75tofl.,0
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THE ELLINGTON BUGGY COMPANY. I
| Babcock | Just a Few Things Tha E, B, Co. can | Korsss | I
t Hackney | Can Sell you if you Will Come to see Them I Ponies
I Hock Hill < I Carriages !f I
I Hughes Thorn Hi" w?OOns. Buggy Harness. Double V 9i]rr:i'C ?
f, Dorhniir '< Surrey Harncss? 0ne a"d Two Horse wagon 'i
? a Ij u 4 Harness? Extra Tops. Buggy and Carriage |. , , i|
t GOlflSuOrO '4 Poles. Collars. Bridles open and with Blinds, t StOCk FOOu 4 W
Buggies $ Any part of your Harness from the crupper ?? GUSlSflteed !"i flu
g .1 to the bridle bit, Buggy Robes and whips. )
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U. Eight Reasons why you Should use ;jj
it O-nly line with same weight, for price A A !|J
[{j K-eeps ahead of all others by test A A A ?
jt S-trongest oven, top and centers made A A
\it T-akes less wood and produces best results A A ft*
jjj O-ne grade iron used only, and that the best A A ^
t4f V-olume of top and oven surface the largest known A
jjj E=asily kept in good condition A A $1
ti S-Still remains the crowing favorite over ALL OTHSRS f*
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It Smithfield Hardware Company. f|? !?
Sign of
Satisfaction
REGISTERED
International
Walk-Over
Shoes
Sold by ?
DAVIS BROS.
Smithfield. N. C.
If you want to buy Summer
[frees Goods cheap go to \V. G.
t'elvington's store. Full stock;
o select from. Must be sold to
nake room for large Fall stock.
Jones - Brothers.
; Groceries ;
We have recently opened up
a nice stock of General
Merchandise in the Store
next door to Boyett Bros.
Let us Supply
Your Wants
We buy Country Produce
and pay highest marset
price for same. Try us .
JONES BROS.
Smithfield. N. C.
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It will soon be time to plant
X urnip^Seed
You can find all varieties such as
Ruta Baga Southern Prize Purple Top
Seven Top Flat Dutch White Qlobe
Amber fllobe Cow Horn Purple Top Qlobe.
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i Hood Brothers.
H Fresh supply just received. f? cents per ounce or four
? ounces for 15 cents
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We are displaying in Mr. S. ?
B. Johnson's new Store, a |
complete line of Furniture, sj
Here you will find bargains *
in Mattfngs, Lace Curtains.
?
Curtain Poles. Pictures.
Rugs. Etc. Our line of ?
Rockers can't be beat. ?
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Get our prices before buy ^
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The - Banner - Warehouse
O P E N I IN G
August 3rd, Was a Grand Success.
Trices have improved every day since, and buyers are buy
ing freelv. Trices to-day ranged from 6.23 to 30.00 for
leaf, with floor scrap selling from 2.0O to 3.00, and our
customers were all pleased and are our best drummers.
The people of our section all know Mr. A. B. Bray the A. T
Go's, buyer that was with us 3 years ago and paid sucli
hign prices. He is with us again and would be glad to .?>*
all his friends and give them the top of the market for tberr
tobacco. Bring your tobacco to Benson. Sell with the
Banner Warehouse and we will guarantee you satisfaction ,
honest weights and fair dealings. Thanking one and -aXi
for their liberal patronage, we are,
Yours to serve.
J. \AI. Jones <Sc Co.,
Proprietors.