p Local Items ^
Tk* Be if ? ot the Week in ud
inul Town.
?Mrs. E. W. Pou entertained
the Embroidery Club yesterday
afternoon.
?Policeman C. M. Hamilton
killed a mad dog on our streets
yesterday.
?Mr. D. H. Price, of the Selma
section, came in Monday and re
newed his subscription.'
?Rev. Samuel Hanff will hold
services in the Episcopal church
here Sunday morning and even
ing.
?The NeuHe German Club have
issued invitations to a German
to be given iu the City Hall this
evening.
?The next term of Johnston
County Superior Court will con
vene here Monday March 5th.
Judge Ward will preside.
?Yesterday being Washing
ton's birthday, the banks and
post cttices were closed. The ru
ral delivery carriers also had a
holiday.
?A delightful reception was
given by the Home Mission So
ciety of the Methodist church at
the residence of Mr. II. 1). Elling
ton last night.
?We are glad to note that Mr.
H. L. Graves is able to be out on !
our streets again after having
been confined to his room for al-|
most three weeks.
?Mr. Adam Woodard.of Rood
Hill, spent Sunday night Gere
with Mr. W. L. Brady. He left
Monday to enter the telegraph
service in the railroad office at
Rocky Mount.
?Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Gran
tham, of Princeton, spent yester
day here with relatives. Mr.
Grantham is the rural delivery
carrier on Route Number One
from Princeton.
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-?r. a. iv. ixeeu,wuo uas oeen
a subscriber almost continuous
ly since The Hekaed was fouDd-,
ed in 1882, called in to see us
Tuesday, and had us to move
up bis date another year.
?Mrs J. B. Smith, who has
been undergoing treatment at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti
more, returned home Sunday
night. Her many friends will be
glad to learn that she returned
much improved in health.
?Several of the members of
Neuse Lodge Knights of Pythias
will go to Fayetteville this after
noon to attend the District Meet
ing. Mr. N. M. Lawrence, Jr.,
District Deputy tirand Chancel
lor, will preside. A banquet will
be given at night.
?Mr. W. H. Byrd went to Salis
bury Tuesday to attend the an-'
nual meeting of the State Coun
cil of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics as the rep
resentative of Smithfleld Council
No. 102. The Juniors have a
strong council here.
?It is time for the Major and
City Fathers to begin to make
arrangements to clean up the
town and put our streets and
ditches in good condition for the
Spring trade. There is much
work needed to be done which
should not be put off till the
Spring fully opens. Let us all
work to the end that we may
have one of the prettiest, clean
liest and most healthful towns in
Fastern Carolina.
?Mr.'and Mrs. Will D. Avera
were "at home" to a few friends
last Friday evening, and the
usual, charming hospitality was
enjoyed by all. The following
from here were present: Mies, h
Lena Hicks, Bertha Stevens, Eu
la Hood and Katie Lee Banks,
and Messrs. W. D. Hood ami
W. W. Jordan.
?Miss Eula Hood left Monday
to enter Peace Institute. She
has been going to Peace one dav
each week since the opening of
the session last fall. Miss Hood
is taking a special course in mu
sic and in order to devote herse'f
more fully to her favorite study
she decided to spend the remain
der of the session at the college.
?"Laugh and the world laugh 4
with you," is a true axiom. To
be sure you laugh with the world,
see "A Jolly American Tramp,"
which will be presented at San
ders Hall to-morrow (Saturday)
night. "Its scenes are so funny,
its comedy so bright, and its
specialties so clever that you will
regret it if you don't see it," say j
the press notices.
?It pays to advertise. Mr.
Sam Honeycutt lost his bird dog.
He inserted a small ad in The
Herald. Result: Learned that
he had about six or eight dogs
in various parts of the county,
and out of the lot the right dog
was found. From the number of
letters Mr. Honeycutt received
giving description of dogs there
must be several other "stray"
dogs in the county.
?Occasionally we get an ar
ticle with a request to publish,
whose writer fails to give hie
name. All such articles tind an
easy way to the waste basket.
We have just received an account
of a marriage, but since we do
not know who wrote it, it will
have to go unpublished. We do
not understand whv any one
will write a letter and not sign
his or her name. It is a very
careless habit, to say the least.
?Last Monday at the Metho
dist parsonage here Mr. Fred
B. Larner and Miss Etta E. Swan
were married by Rev. J no. H.
Shore. They are both residents
of Washington County, Maine.
Mr. Larner, so we have been in
formed, has been spending the
winter at Southern Pines, Reids
ville and Raleigh, and otbei '
points in North Carolina. W<
have been unable to learn further
particulars.
?Prof. A. N. Cullom closed his
.Music School at Bethesda last
Thursday evening with an inter
esting concert. A good crowd
was present and enjoyed the se
lections rendered by the class.
Prof. Lindsay, of Clayton, was
present and entertained the au
dience with two well rendered reci
tations. Prof. Cullom, delighted
the people of the Bethesda sec
tion. A new contract was secur
ed to teach another school next
September.
?Is there any special reason
why our merchants should keep
their stores open at nights until
ten and eleven o'clock? If not.
wUy not close at 7:30 or 8 each
evening and give their clerks an
opportunity for rest and recrea
tion? If it was understood that
the stores would close this early
the people who put off trading
until night would visit the stores
in the day time. Let the busi
ness men of the town take this
matter into consideration and
see if they will lose anything by
closing at 7:30 or 8. The clerk
who stays in a store from sun
rise to 10 o'clock at night really
has no time for rest and recrea
tion.
?Mr. S C. Peedio, of the Pine
Level see'ion, who has been '
spending some liiue a' (ireen |
Cove S;>rii g<, Fla., has returned j
home
?As a center of trade Smith
held ban grown wonderfully in
the past few years. We will men
tion just one item that goes a
long way towards turning the
trading public to our thriv
ing little city?that of wire fenc
ing. There are f' ur, if no more,
standard makes of wire fencing
sold here?the American fence,
the Kokomo, the Ellwool and
the Pittsburgh. All of tte-ie ,
fences have been before the pub
lic many rears and have built
up an imme nse trade. The scar
city of rail-timber and the higher
priced labor have made the old
rail fence that was the stand-by
of our fathers almost a thing of
the past. In a few more years
we shall see the larger part of
our farms fenced with the more
durable steel-wire fencing. And
let our readers remember that
Smithfield offers unsurpassed ad
vantages to the farmer in the
way of wire fencing.
PERSONALS.
Miss Mollie Lassiter is visiting
M'ss Alma Coats.
Mr. li. 1. Lassiter, of Spilona,
spent Sunday here.
Mr. Walter W. Jordan spent
Sunday in Wilson.
Miss (ienie Stevens, of Golds
boro, is visiting relatives here.*'
Mr. John O. Ellington, of Fay
etteville, was in town Monday.
Mr. Allen Lee, a former resident
of Smithfield, was in town yester
day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bizzell, of
Wayne, is visiting the family of
Mr. G. E. Thorntun.
Mrs W. C. Harper and little
daughter, left vesterday to spend
a few days in Wilson.
Mrs. W. A. Woodard and little
son, of Wilson, are visiting the
family of Mr. W. M. Sanders.
Miss Dixie Moore, of Italiegb,
arrived yesterday to visit her
cousin, Miss Bertha Stevens.
Mr. John Allen, of Auburn, has
been spending a few days with
his sister, Mrs. Will D. Avera,
here.
Mr. M. C. McDonald, of Rich
mond, Va, is enjoying a few
days' hunt here with his friend,
Capt. R. H McGuire.
W. A. Stewart, Esq., of Dunn,
was here yesterday.
Mr. Viek H. Moore, of the staff
of the News and Observer, spent
Saturday and Sunday here with
relatives.
Mrs. W. T. Crews and daugh
ter, of Tar River, are spending a
few days here with Capt, H. L.
Skit neV.
Mr. J. D. Underwood and
daughter, Miss Anna, spent Sun
day and Monday with relatives
in Fayetteville.
Mies Estelle O'Berry, of Golds
boro, will arrive this afternoon
to spend a few days with Miss
Katie Lee Banks
SMlTHFlELUnittET
Uotton 10X to 101*
Cotton Seed per bushel... 25
Eggs 121*
Chickens 15 to 80
Granulated Sugar 8 to 6%
Corn, per bushel 75 to 80
Potatoes, per bushel 50
Peas 75 to 100
Peed Oats, per bushel__ 50
Fresh Pork 7 to 7J,
C. R. Sides, per pound 8)* to 9
New Hams " " 10
Lard, " " 10 to 12*
Cheese, " " 17J*
Butter, " 25 to 80
Dried Apples, per pound 7* to 10
Coffee, per pound 121* to 25
Sheep Skins, each 10 to 30 |
Salt Hides, per pound 6 to 7
Hides?Dry Flints " 10 u 121*
Tallow 3 |
Beeswa* 20
I Meal, per sack l.oO to 1.09
f Flour, per sack 2.25 to 2.65 I
Fodder, pei hundred 21 00
I Hav. per hundred 5# to tl.00
I Wool, 15 to 25
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
not compare.
Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps.
ROYAL BAKINf POWPER CO., NEW YORK* ]'
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? 5 We have just received a lot of nice
Embroideries in which you will find
great bargains. We bought this lot
2 ' of Embroidries before the advance in \ I
; ; price and we are going to offer it to i i
11 the trade at a sacrifice. Come early
?|S before they are picked over and ^
m make your selections. We are re
ceiving new goods daily. We want
you to come and examine them. [ i
12 New lot of Rugs just received. lj
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Opposite Court House. ( C
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Bora x
Is a great germ destroyer and disinfectant. Nothing vou
can use on your meat for preserving it and keeping off
worms and bugs will equal
Borax:
We have the best quality at right prices.
HoocJ Brothers
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SMITHFIELD, :: North Carolina
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Us We wish to announce that we have just received
0# big lot of Advance Spring Oress Fabrics of the (f*
0/ most popular class. And the prices are arranged
\h to suit the come-between season.
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T Choice Linen-finished Suitings?10, 12^, ill
V 15 and 20 cts. i|i
JJJ Fancy Tweed Suitings?from 15 to 50cts. ill
JP All-Wool Suitings, extra wide?at 50 cts, i>l
worth 75 cts. -? ill
Solid and Fancy Chambrays, 10 cents.
vis These items should command the inspection of all
Us fastidious ladies who trade at Clayton
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Fa.rmers! V Merchants!! 5
If you heve a polity writleu by s
Sam T. Honeycutt, I
The leading Fire Insuranco Agent 01 .Johnston County, 1
It moans that you are protected again1- lo?s by Fir< <
Lightning. r
His Companies are Strong ami lt> ii I
His companies are Prompt In 'a ? ; !.
His companies want to proiet* a* ? !u i ii
Johnston County in