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VOL. 27. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. MARCH 27. 1908. NO. H
PRITCHARD IS AFFIRMED.
United States Supreme Court Hands
Down Another Very Impor
tant Decision.
Washington March 23 ?In
refusing to grant to Attorney
General Young, of Minnesota, a
writ of habeas corpus releasing
him from the penalty imposed
by the United States Circuit
Court for the district of Minne
sota on the chaw^e of Contempt
of court in instituting a proceed
ing in a State court for the en
forcement of the railroad rate
law after the Federal court had
prohibited stfch u course, and in
affirming 'the* decision of .ludge
Pritchard of the Uniled States
Circuit court for the district of j
N orth Carolina discharging from J
imprisonment Jas. II. Wood , a
ticket agent of the Southern
Itailway at Asheville, after he
had been sentenced by the Ashe
ville Police court to serve a term
on the rock pilemn a charge of
collecting for a ticket on that;
road a greater price than was
permitted by the State railroad I
law, th9 Supreme Court of the !
United States today added '
another to the series of
decisions which have rendered !
notable the present term.of
court. In both cases the right
of the State to fix rates for rail- 1
road transportation was the i -
sue and both involved conflicts
between the Federal and the
State courts. The de i->:on in
each case was opposed both to
the States aud their courts. The
opinion of the courtiu both cas
es Was announced1 by Justice
Peckham and Justice Harlan,
till the other members of the
caurt stood behind him in the
' announcement of the court's
? finding. ?
Justice Harlan iead a dissent
ing opinion of the Young case,
in which he took the view that
the suit was practically a pro
ceeding agaiust the State and
therefore not permissible under
the eleventh amendment to the
constitution. He therefore char
acterized the opinion as era-ma
king in the history of the court,
said it had the effect of closing
the courts of a State against the
State itself, and predicted that
the result would be disastrous.
The two cases were so similar 1
that both practically were deci-1
ded in one opinion. The pro-1
nouncemenb was made in the!
Minnesota case. ? Telegraphic
Despatch.
General News.
The total endowment fund of i
Wake Forest College now reach-!
es $450,000, a greater amount
than any college in the State ex
cept Trinity.
One man was instantly killed j
and six seriously injured in a
railroad wreck on the Illinois J
Central New South Memphis,!
Ttnn , Tuesday.
Ex-Governor John W. Stewart
of Vermont, has been appointed
United States Senator to succeed
the late Senator Kedfield Proc
tor. He is 83 years old.
Former Governor John Walter
Smith, of Maryland, has been se
lected by the Democrats to sue
ceed the late William P. Whyte
iD the United States Senate.
The battleship fleet will visit
China, the invitation being for
mally accepted by the President
and cabinet Tuesday. It will
reach home by Washington's
birthday.
An end to the night riding in
the Kentucky white burly dis
trict has Deen brought about
through a formal agreement
reached between the American
Tobaco Company and the execu
tive committee of the Society of
Equity. The planters will raise
no crop this year but will be paid
more than they expected to get
for the tobacco now on hand.
?:
It Is Not Sale.
It is not safe to keep intoxicat-!
ing liquors in ea?y reach of boye
and young men and others whose
appetites hnvo be n whetted to
I'emiKd liquor*.
From Bentonsville.
There is an effort being made
to re-establish ay every day mail
service on route No. 2, from
Beasley. The patrons on t his
route are hopeful that the change
will be made, as the number of I
pieces passiug over this route is.
nearly, or quite 2d00 monthly.
Thursday, the 19th of March,1
was the 13 rd anniversary of the j
battle of Bentonsville, the last
great battle of the civil war.
This battle necessarily made the
little village of Bentonsville his
toric, and yet, if an old veteran j
up in the State of Massachu
setts, or down in Alabama, (for
they were all there) should want
any information aoout this his
toric battlefield or otherwise,
they would not know how to ob
tain it, as the nauie Bentonsville
has been dropped from the list of
Tost-olfices, and another substi
tuted. This ought not to be so,
and it seems to me that our Re
presentativesinCougress, and the
authorities up at Washington
must have lost their love of
patriotism or it would not be
thus. We prefer the name of
Bentonsville for the poet office at
this historic place to that of any
other name, if for no other rea
son that the name rniy be per
petuated.
The public school at Sandy j
Grove near J. B. Hood's in mea
dow Township, taught bv Mr.
Jos. W. Wood, closed Friday
March the 20th, witu appro
priate exercises. The child r n
made nice little speeches, after
which, the neighborhood patrons
were entertained by an instruc
tive 3peech on the importance of
educating the boys aud girls, by
Mr. John H. Laugston, principal
of Meadow llill School. Mr.
Langston is one of Bentonsville's
young educators and has a
bright future.
W. N. R.
It Is Not Safe.
It is not safe to keep intoxicat
ing liquors in easy reach of boys
and young men and others whose
appetites have been whetted to
demand liquors.
School Closes at Stewart Academy.
On Friday, March 13th, one of
the most successful public schools
ever taught at Stewart Academy
closed. The school was taught
by Mr. Julian Godwin and Miss
Lillie Watson.
An excellent programme was
rendered, which showed much
work and skill on the part of the
teachers and pupils.
The prizes were eloquently pre
sented by Ilev. D. F. Putnam.
The declaimer's prize was won
by Mr. Walter Massengill, and
the reciter's prize was awarded
to Miss Florence Massengill,
while the scholarship prize was
captured by Master tiarvey Tur
lington.
Other prizes were won by Her
man Denniug, John Sorrell, A1
thea Stewart, Ilettie Sorrell and
Clarence Stewart.
Excellent music was furnished
by Messrs. Jeptha Benson' JChes-;
son Benson ami Shepherd Penny, I
and Miss Lou Baggett.
After the programme was con
cluded, Rev. I). F. Putnam gave
a lecture, which was very helpful,
and much enjoyed by all pres
ent.
This district is making much
progress along educational liues,
having recently voted a special
tax, and built a nice two room
school house.
Mr. Godwin continues to run a
private school at above place.
B. J
Benson, N. C. March 25, 1908
Gov. Glenn to Speak at Smithfield.
We are glaa to aunounce that
arrangements have been made
to have Gov. R. B. Glenn to
speak at Smithtield on the night
of May 19, at the closing of
Smithtield Graded School. He is
a fine speaker and of course will
have a large audience. The Gra
ded School here is to be congratu
lated upon securing him to de
Uvr- tue romrnor,c?mpnt ad
dress.
0 Resolutions Adopted by Kenly Free Will 0
0 Baptist Church.
s ? ? #
N The Free Will Baptist church at Kenly in regular X
* quarterly conference Saturday. March 14th, 1908, pass
0 ed the following resolutions without a single opposing U
ft vote: X |
Beheving that intemperance is the worst enemy of our 5
Q home? and State, Therefore, be it Q
8 Resolved 1st. That we heartily approve the action of X
the Legislature in extra session in granting to our be- ?
Q loved State an opportunity to vote out the legal sale of Q
X intoxicating drinks as a beverage. X i
2nd. That we as a church do all wo can collectively g
Q and individually to vote out this great curse by voting Q
X against it ourselves and getting others to do so. X i
3rd. That we send a copy of these resolutions to The
Q Baptist and The Smithfikph Herald for publication Q
j| and also a copy to every member not present. jj
Temperance Rally atBlackman's Grove.
The Temperance rally atRlack
mau's Grov??lkiptist Church on
Sunday las' , /onducted by Prof.
A. N. Uullom and daugthers, un
der the auspices of the Auti-Sa
loou Lefigu was quite a success
and apparently much good was
accomplished for the eau.se of
temperance, ' ho Meeting wi s
opened by calling N. VV. Smith
to the chair. 'Pray r was offered
by Prof. Culloui W itl stated the
object of tne meet, u and made
a strong, forceful talk in behalt
of State Prohibition. A short
talk was mode by Mr. Smiib,
who said in fact, that an attempt
was being made by some of the
opponents of prohibition to
make this a political issue, but
that the-attempt would end in
failure, that it was not a politi
cal issue but a great moral one
that all were interested in re
gardless of party uftiliation.
l"hat this campaign was being
led by such prominent Demo
crats as Gov. Glenn, Ex-Gov. Ay
cock and many others, and by
such leading Republicans as
Judge Pritchard. Ex-Judge Rob
inson, and others. Men who
were never known to work in po
litical harness but who are work
ing together in this campaign for
the great moral advancement of
this State. That the opportuni
ty to vote on this question had
never been given the voters oi
the State at large but once be
fore, and would probably not be
given again in a lifetime. That
his first attempt at public speak
ing was in the campaign of 1881
when in company with Mr. E VV.
Pou,sr.(deceased),hehad canvas
sed part of the county in behalf
of prohibition. That he had
never seen any reason for chang
ing his views on the subject since
then and that he would sparejno
efforts in the pending campaign
to carry the State against the
liquor traffiic. There was a large
crowd present and a vote taken
by Prof.Cullomshowed thatjnear
ly every|one present favored pro
hibition. The feeliug shown here
in behalf of temperance shows
how rapidly the masses aregath
ering underthe great White Ban
ner of temperance with a deter
mination to wipe out the saloon
forever from our beloved 8tate.
Prof. Uullom is an earnest work
er and too much praise cauuot
be given him and his daughters
for the good work they are doing (
in our midst. The songs and mu
sic furnished by them are of a
high order and the recitations
timely, well delivered, and much
enjoyed by all present.
Observer.
Heavy Rain and Storm.
On Thursday night, March
one of the heaviest rains known
to that section, fell in Elevation
Township. In the section of Mr
0. W. Johnson and across the
creek from him and down about
Elevation voting place the land
was badly washed. No worse
rain has occurred therefor several
years. It was accompanied by
a storm whicMblew down fences
and trees and some outhouses.
The people of that section have
spent a good deal ol time rebuil
ding fences.
Killed on the Rail.
Wilson, N. 0.. March 25.? Vis
terday Sain Roberts and Turner
Bailey were in Wilson, and when
they left here for their homes in
Nash county they were mu?h tin ?
worse for whiskey.
They left Ik njor Bailey, over
the Norfolk and Southern road,
but when they reached Nevers >u
rot off the train. Ifefore tiny
i could tret aboard, the train iuov
j ed off and left them. They pro
ceeded on toward their destina
tion, but were warned that it
would be dangerous for them to
j pass through a deep cut between
! the stations.
They heeded not the warning,
but proceeded on their way to
death and destruction?when
i they met the east-bound train,
j when both were ground to death 1
beneath the wheels.
We are informed that the head
of one of these unfortunate men
was found about an eighth of a
I mile from where the body was
discovered.
It is said that a bag contain
ing a dozen or more bottles of
"Bull Head" was found on the
side of the track.
Princeton Items.
The Clayton Mfg. Co's. plaut
has started up again.
Miss OraStuckey visited friends j
in Goldsboro last week.
-J. R. Ledbetter has his saw
mill iu good running order.
The Prayer Meeting at the
Methodist church is reviving.
We are glad to state that all
on our sick list are improving.
Mrs. Estell 1). E Orrnoud is
visiting in Goldsboro tnis week.
Miss Pearl D. # Aycock spent
Sunday with her "pareuts at .Je
rome.
Miss Clara M. Finlaysou has
returned from "yaukee town"
Southern Pines.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hen Howell
with J. Hen, Jr., visited near
Pikeville last week.
Our Chief of Police, Iredell Tal
ton, gave two law breakers a
lively chase out of town Monday,
We learn that the entertain
ment held at the Schoolhouse
Monday night was a decided suc
cess.
Mrs. Sullivant, widow of Wiley
Sullivant, died suddenly last
Sunday morning. She was 71
years old.
There have been more deaths
in and around Princeton for the
last six months than have been
in 2."> years.
Mrs. J. H. Howell gave a Leap
Year party on last Monday night,
10th. They report a very eujoy
able occasion.
On last Friday night as the 10
o'clock train was nearing the
junction some miscreant fired a
pistoi in a window twice, where
Malcolm McKiune was sitting,
shattering the glass in hie face \
and giving him a scare.
C. M. F.
Congressman Hell, of Georgia,
favors >"owue instca I of Hryan
as the Democratic ncminee for
President.
Temperance Speaking.
Prof. I T. Turlington and Mr.
J. M. Beaty expect to speak on
temperance at Beulah Baptist
church in Meadow Township the
first Sunday in April at 11
o'clock. They will speak the same
day at Pleasant 11 ill Christian
church in Banner township at
3:30 o'clock. Everybody cor
dially invited to attend.
llev. D. P. Bridges, pastor of
Smithfield Baptist church, and
perhaps another speaker, will be
at Jolineon Chapel Free Will Bap
tist. church, in Elevation town
ship to speak the first Sunday
afternoon in April at 3:30 o'clock.
There will be speaking on tem
perance at Woodard's School
house, four miles West of Kenly
in Beuiah township, the fifth
Sunday afternoon in March at
3:30 o'clock.
Ex-Judge W. S. O'B. Kobiueon
and Mr. K II. (lower will speak
at Pleasant drove church in
Pleasant Grove township, the
fifth Sunday at 11 o'clock, and
the same day at St. Mary's Grove
Free Will Baptist church at 3:00
o'clock.
Benson Notes.
Mr. Ira Keen, of Four Oaks,
spent Frida.y night here.
Mr. J. M. Beatv, of Koiitbfiold,
was in town Wednesday.
Mr. II. 1>. Ilall is visiting his
son in ltocky Mount this weak.
We areglad to note tnat Mr.
Preston Woodall is able to be on
the streets again.
Mrs. It. C. Haper, of Lucama is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie
Stephens this week.
Mr: M. T. Britt, cashier of
Farmers Commercial Bank, spent
Sunday night in Fayettevilie.
Mr. J. B. ilall went to Fayette
vilie Sunday afternoon to carry
his son .las. Jr.. to Highsmith
hospital.
Mr. Itosmal Smith has bought
the Acme shaving parlor at
Smithtield and will be glad to
"shave" his friends who pass
that way.
The Fanners Commercial Bank .
is doing a splendid business. Its
doors have been open only one
week. The deposits amount to
over $1.5,000 00.
The "Deestrick skule" which
was postponed from last Friday
night on account of the snow,
will be presented at the Graded
school Friday night, March 27.
Mr. F. It. Itatcliffe, of Duke,
has bought the photograph gal
lery of Mr. W. H. Gasque and ,
will coutinue to run the business 1
at the old stand in rear of the ;
Mayor's office.
Mr. L. Fleischtnann has gone
to Baltimore, he will return next,
week with his family. They will
occupy the residence just com
pleted by Mr. A B. Hudson near
the school building.
Mr Hughes, the night opera
tor here has been transferred to
Four Oaks and has moved hie
family to that place. Mr. H. E.
.Jones, of Kocky Mount, takes
Mr. Hughes' place here.
There was a Temperance rally
at (iraded school here Monday
night. The exercises began with
prayer by Kev. Mri Laugdon.
The programme was: Song by
audience, address by Prof. A. N.
Cullom, of Ualeigh, recitations
by Misses Yada Boone, Beatrice
Goodrich, Bettie Johnson,
Maude Hall and Mrs. Wall; ad
dress by Prof. Hoyall. In his ad
dress Prof. Cullom asked those
present who would do all in their
power to pass the prohibition
bill to stand up, when nearly
every persou in the large crowd
stood. A substantial collection
was taken for the furtherance of
the cause. The following were
appointed as township executive
committee. W. 1). Boon, J.M.
Langdon, D. J. Hill and J. F.
Woodall.
Reporter.
Benson. Mar. 25.
Ralph C. Many, a Cecil Rhodes
scholar at Oxford from Louis
iana, was drowned In Cornwall,
England, Tu??day.
Clayton News.
\
Mr. and Mrs. H I). Ellington
and Mr. Louis Ellis,.of Smithtield,
spent Sunday here.
Mr. Wade H. Ellis, who for
some time has been located at
Mount Olive, isat home for a few
days.
Mrs. J. U.'Johnson left Mon
day lor Mobile, Ala., where she
will spend some time with her
brother.
Two marriages will be. celebra
ted here soon. Several of the
lads and lassies|are blushing when
you raeutiou such a thing.
Our people are feeling pretty
good over the prospects of our
esteemed townsman's campaign
in the gubernatorial tight.
Mr. W. 1. Whitley has returned
from Northern markets where be
purchased a very select line of
Spring goods for Messrs. Uorae
and Son.
Kev. .1 N. Cole, superintendent
of the Methodist Orphanage at
Ilaleigh, preached two excellent
sermons here utthe M. E. Church
Sunday to large congregations.
Clayton High School has swell
ed its lis! of student?. This is
very gratif> ing, and the pros
pects are good for a still better
attendance for the rest of the
term.
The officers of the Building and
Loau vssociation have made ar
rangements to begin business
about the first Saturday in April.
This organization starts off with
I tine prospects.
Clayton has been doing well all
along but has now awoke to the
big possibilities that have lainf
dormant and will hereafter use
her best endeavors to promote
the natural advantages which
are found here.
Mr. -T. (}. M. Cordon's family
have moved here from Tarboro,
and will make their home with
us. Mr. Cordon is manager of
the Clayton Drug Co., and has
successfully managed the affairs
of this concern for more than a
year.
Our next attraction at the
Academy will be the "Mountain
Trio", which will be here on the
22nd of April. This is the last of
course and promises to be the
very best we flhave had. Don't
forget the date and if you want
to read some good things about
the next show, any body in Clay
! ton will tell you where to get it.
Yelir.
Clayton, March 25th.
Wendell Notes.
Miss Ingram, of Star, N. C.>, is
visiting the family of Dr. James
Allen.
About half of our citizens are
attending court at Raleigh as
witnesses this week.
Mrs. J. A. Underbill, Jr., and
children of Middlesex, are visit
ing I)r. LI. P. Underbill.
Mr. W. A. l'arham's 3-year old
sou is quite sick with a compli
cation of diseases. Hope he will
soon be better.
Our roads are in a terrible con
dition since it began raining, due
to the heavy hauling over them
of lumber and fertilizer. ,
A. R. Richardson, the clever
manager of the Wendell Drug
Co , is speuding some time with
relatives and frieuds in Selma.
We have been having all kinds
of weather of late, thunder
storms, snow storms and a gen
eral rain for the last three days.
The M. E Church here was
dedicated Sunday and the exer
cises were attended by a large
congregation, both morning and
night. I)r. John C. Kilgo, of
Trinity College, preached the
dedication sermon. He preached
aguin at night. Both were able
and instructive sermons. A
series of meetings began Monday
night following the dedication.
The pastor Rev. A. I). Wilcox,
will be assisted by Rev. J. O.
Guthrie, of Raleigh.
Bob.
Wendell, Mar. 35.