THE HERALD.
Pububhkh Kvh) Friday Morninu.
BRATY, HOLT & LAS8ITER,
PROPRIETORS.
Enteral at the I'oetottice at Smlthfield,
Johnston Oonntv, N. C.. a* second-olaee
Matter.
HATKH OF BUBSCRIPnOR:
Jne year, raeb in advance, - ? ? fl.00
ill months, cash in advance. ? ? .50
Friday, March80, l'.fOM.
Ex-Mayor McCall, of Charlotte,
says be is for Senator Tillman
for the Democratic nomination
for President. No Southerner
has grown more rapidly within
the past year or two in all sec
tions of the country than has the
pitchfork Senator from the Pal
metto State.
The speech-making on the Hail
road Rate Bill continues in the
Senate. Senator Overman made
the principal speech on Monday
and the press says Carolina's
junior Senator acquitted himself
with credit. Moth our Senators
have offered amendments to the
bill.
The first of May is drawing
near and we would remind our
readers that unless a man has '
paid bis poll-tax for 1905 by
that time he cannot vote in the
election for this year. This is u
very important matter aud ev
' ery man who wishes to vote;
i should make himself eligible by
\having his poll-tax receipt before
.\luy 1st.
The Morning Star, oi Wilming
ton, has at last fallen in line and
changed its form to the popular
six-column quarto. The Star
clung to the four page form until
its increasing patronage forced
it to change. The Star is the
oldest daily in the State and has
all these yeurs been regarded as
one of our safest and most con
servative papers. We are glad
to note the prosperity oftheStar
and hope that it may long live
to eend forth itss cintillations
Since J udge Parker's speech at
Charlotte several North Caroli
nians have been mentioned as
available timber for the Demo
cratic Presidential nomination.
Mayor McNinch, of Charlotte,
says that I). A. Tompkins, of
that city, would make a suitable
candidate; Dickinson, of the
Washington Post staff, mentions
Senators Overman and Simmons;
Timothy Tree top, in the Kaleigh
Times, names Josephus Daniels
for President aud Cy Watson for
Vice President. Ho also selects
the entire cabinet from North '
Carolina.
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The Hamilton Club of Chicago,
the big Republican club of the
"windy" city, has invited Con
gressman Claude Kuehin to be
one of the speakers at their ban
quet to be held on April Dtb, the
4Tst anniversary of the Appo- ,
mattox surrender. Mr. Kitchin (
will respond to the toast, "The 1
South." The other speakers on f
this occasion wdl be Attorney- J
General Hadley, of Missouri, and ]
Congressman Nicholas Long- (
worth, of Ohio. This invitation
is a high compliment to the
young Representati\e of the
Second District.
Rural mail carriers have receiv- [
ed instructions to count the num- \
ber of pieces of mail they carry t
during the months of April, May 1
and June. All routes that aver- 2
age 2000 pieces or more per '
month will becontinued. If some
of the routes in this county fail
to average 2000 pieces per month
i there is danger that the service 1
may be reduced to three times '
per week or lees. We believe that \
the people of Johnston county i
are highly in favor of the rural -
free delivery and we trust that i
none of our routes will bediscon
tinued. Subscribe for your coun- 1
tj paper. ?
FIRE HERE SUNDAY.
New Chemical Fire Engine Soon Ex
tinguishes Flames In Royett's
Drug Store.
A very serious Are wasnarrow
ly averted here Sunday after
noon and but for the prompt ac
tion of the Smithfleld Fire Com
pany and the ready response of
our citizens, both white and col
ored, one of the main business
blocks of the town might now be
in ashes ''"he fire originated just
behind the prescription counter
of Mr. A. 11. Hoyett's drug store
and is supposed to have been
caused by the explosion of a
small hand lamp. The fire wasj
not discovered until one of the j
large panes of glass in the front;
was blown out by the heat and j
smoke. The alarm was given
and in less than ten minutes the j
fire company with its new com
bination chemical fire engine was I
on the scene.
It was aot long before the|
flames were under control and [
extinguished. Mr. Moyett's stock !:
suffered great damage from fire ;
and water and the stock of \1
Spiers Mros., in the adjoining i
building was damaged some by j
water. The buildings belong to ;
Mrs. A. N. Lee and are fully in- j
sured, as were also the stocks of |
goods contained in them.
The members%f the fire com
pany did splen\id work, but |
showed the need of more thor- i
ough organization. The work j
of the colored men deserves much |
praise. They worked the pump j
with an earnestness and a wil- j
linguess that showed that they <
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can ue uepenueu ori in a case 01 ;.
emergency. I
We publish the following para- J
graph from ttie account of the
lire which appeared in Tuesday's '
News and Observer. i
"Some of our citizens were op-1 ]
posed to the purchase of the tire ,
engine, hut after the excellent !
work done yesterday by the new |
engine and the company, all op- J j
position was turned into praise. ?
Had it not been for the engine:!
and the work of the tire com- J
puny, t he main business block of
our town would t his morning bejj
in ashes." j
a card to mi-: rnihic. I
i
I wish to thank the citizens of
Smithlield, and especially the |
Smithtield Fire Company, for j
their services Sunday afternoon i
in subduing the tire that destroy- 1
ed my stock of goods. While the |
loss is apparently total with me,
I realize that the entire town j
would have suffered a severe I
blow if the tire company had not j
been equipped with a fire engine, i
and I desire to commend the j
town commissioners for invest- j
ing in this apparatus. j
1 wish to announce that 1 am ]
now ordering a new supply of (
drugs and will, at an early date, 1
open my store for business. In j
the meantime, I have secured '
temporary quarters in the store '
of Boyett Bros., adjoining the |
Spiers Dry floods Store, and will j
be prepared to attend to the i
prescription trade. I would ap- j
predate it if my patrons would j
remember this fact as every little J
will help in my present condition. J
Again thanking my friends for J
their aid and bespeaking from |
the public a continued support j
if the patronage that it had seen >
tit to give me in the past, 1 am, [
Very respectfully, (
A. H. Bovktt, I
Smithtield, N. C. S
GOOD THINGS FOR YOU. .
Free .rumples of National Bis .
?uit ( <> s tine Inor seal package J
roods w ill b?' served to the la i
lies at our Millinery Opening J
text Thursday, April nth, eon j
sisting of Butter Thins, Five
D'clock Teas, Old Time Sugar '
Cookies, and Nabisco Wafers. 1
Everybody invited to attend the i
>pening. ,
The Will M. Lassiter
D. G. Co.
\SK FOR CLAYTON GUANO. ;
Stop buying the low grade '
ruano you have been using as
, ou cannot make the best crops
with it. Ask your merchant for
ho Clayton Guano which ana
iz.es 8?3?3. If you buy it once
pou will buy it every year. Be
sure to give it a trial.
Clayton Oil Mill,
Clayton, N. C. I
You can find at F. G. Yelving- 4
on's store a nice lino shirts, col- j
ars, ties, shoe.', hats, clothing
md anything that is kept in a =
rents furnishing store, also at
he lowest prices.
I have a car sound white corn -
or sale also a car nice feed oats
?3 cars choice timothy hay. o
\ car of nails and a car of lime y
ind cement. W. M. Sanders. v
Really For BUSINESS!
Smithfield
Bottling Works
Wishes to inform merchants
and dealers generally that
we are ready to serve the
trade with high-grade bot
tled Soda water of all kinds.
No artificial sweetening or
flavor used. Only pure
goods. We solicit your
patronage.
1. B. Alexander,
C ? i r\n r i ti i dii.Iiki I
I Wall
| Finish
? Yours to Serve
Every house wife has her spring renovating In her I
home and there is nothing that will add more to the
looks and sanitary condition of the room than a
coat of
Calcimo I
It kills disease germs which breed in the crevices of ||
walls and nook and corners. Hake your room bright ^
and attractive by using Calcimo. It is non-poison- ??
ous, sanitary and sweet. We want to show you the
variety of tints we have on hand. Come and look.
The coner-Sievens Co. I
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l?j N. B. GRANTHAM. President W. H AUSTIN. Sec^ & Treas^^^ra
| Why do the Best Dressed Hen 1
| Deal With Us? 1
?fj THE ve PARAMOUNT m: REASON ^ OF ^ ALL j|
^j| We have said that the best-dressed men of the community deal with us?the ffj
tfjg facts bear out our claim. We have adduced from time to time the various ???
reasons that bring the best dressers back to ^
ns fronrseason to season?from year to year. jjP
We will now announce the most potential Ig
reason of all? Sljg
General, Unvarying Absolute Satisfaction |g
If you seek Style, Fit, High Standard of lis
Quality, Price-fairness and Confidence in Sg
those you patronize, sooner or later you will g||
inevitable seek this store. jg|[
eg We also have a large assortment of Stetson and Pointer brand Hats. Our
Shoes and Furnishing Goods are as good and as cheap as you will find in |P
9| the larger towns. We strive to please every customer. |g
I J5he Austin-Stephenson Co. 1
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Just a little reminder that we are
still doing business at the same place "5
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Canned Tomatoes ? 8', formerly lUc jf
Heini Baked Beans - 20 " 25c
Armours Tripe - - 15 " 20c mm
Lilac Brand Corn - 12^ 15c J
Desert Beaches - - ? 20 " 25c W
Pii Peaches - - - 12", " 15c 1w
Sein* Bed Pepper Sauce 20 " 25c
" Tomato Ketchup 15 " 20c
Canned String Beans 05 " 10c mm
Rock Bottom Coffee IT1, " 20c J
Capitol Coffee - 25 " 30c J
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*j ACME GROCERY CO., j*
If] Phone No. 12 ^ Smithfield, N. C. j#
Cotter-Underwood Co. 's store
5 the place to buy tine Furni
ure of all kinds.
If you want ta'buy a good pair
f boots to use (n cleaning out
our ditches call at W. G. Yel
ington s store.
2000 tons of fertilizer for sale
by The Austiu Stephenson Co.
Can deliver it to you any where.
Prices right.
For Cultivators, Disc Har
rows, and 2-horse Chattanooga
Plows see Cotter-Underwood Co.
Closing ^ SaJe
I will begin to close my entire stock of Groceries
on March 24th. at greatly reduced prices, so all
that want to buy nice fresh goods at very low
prices come now while the stock is complete. . .
All 10c articles will now go 3 for 25c
All 15c articles will now go 2 for 25c
All 25c articles will now go for 20c
Heinz best white Vinegar 25c per gal.
A full line of Heinz Pickles, Jelly's and Preserves.
These are the best goods to be had in the line
and all at cost. Remember that this entire stock
must be closed out within 30 days. So come at
once andjget your Spring supply of nice fresh
goods.
Yours truly,
YA/. L. WOODALL
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