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VOL. 27. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. JUNE 12, 1908. NO. 14
Benson Notes.
Miss May Beck, of Henderson,
has organized a music class and !
will teach here this Summer. Miss
Beck is a graduate of the Pea- ,
body Conservatory of Music of 1
Baltimore.
The Southern Amusement Com
pany,of Richmond,gavethree per
formances at the hall of the lira
ded School Building here on Fri
day and Saturday night of last j
week. Quite a large crowd was j
present each night but the plays !
were not very good.
Among the number who visted
away from town recently, we
note the following, Mr. Jno. Mc
Lamb, Newton Grove, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Holland, Kenly, Miss
Inez Parkerjand Miss May Beck,
of Four Oaks, Prof. Royall and
Miss Lillie Turlington, Upper
Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Johnson and family of Eleva
tion.
The Dr. Parker old residence
now occupied by Mr. N. W. Por
ter caught fire Wednesday morn
ing The fire company made a
quick run and was on the scene
in a few minutes after the alarm.
The flre was discovered soon af
ter it began to burn and was
easily extinguished. The dam
age was slight.
Among the visitors in town
this week are, W. H. Stewart
and J. C. Clifford, Attys., and
Mrs. J. H. Pope, of Dunn, Dr. J.
C. Johnson, of Durham, Mr. J. j
M. Beaty and Claude Sanders of
Smithfiield, Mr. and Mrs. David
Smith of Bentonsville, Vlr. J. H.
Stailings of Selma, and Mipses
Mabel and Lizzie Hill of Ral
eigh.
Arthur Williams, the negro
who entered the residence of Mr.
J. W. Whittington on last
Wednesday and carried away a
considerable lot of clothing, jew
elry, etc., was caught Thursday
in Dunn, brought back to Ben
son and given a preliminary
hearing before E. F. More, J. P.
and sent to jail to await next
term of superior court. Three
suits of clothes, a revolver and
watch chain were recovered. Po
liceman Tart and Bass of Dunn
received the reward.
"Old Booze" seems to have
quit running so fast in Benson.
Only one case before Mayor Britt
so far this week. The case of
John Kinion and Fletcher
Strickland, charged with an af
fray, came up for trial Tuesday.
Kinion, familiarly known as
"shorty" had given bail of the
"seven league book kind" and
failed to appear. There was not
sufficient evidence against Strick
land consequently the town
treasury has an "aching void"
that this case has failed to fill.
Reporter.
June 11, '08.
A Card of Thanks.
I, speaking for the entire fam
ily, wish to thank the good peo
ple of our home community for
aiding us in the search for our
father which was caused by his
misterious disappearance from
home on the 10 day of May.
Many of you have helped us by
words as well as actions. \Y'e
all feel very grateful towards
you all and hope to be of service
to you whenever we can. Many ;
that live in other parts have
spoken to us by pen and helped
us to stand in time of this
trouble. We want to thank you
all too. We will never forget
any of you. We found father
the twenty-seventh (27) day of
May. He was near Dillon, S. C.,
and seemed to be a little demen
ted. He is now in the hospital
and is getting on nicely.
Sincerely,
Merriman D. Thomas.
June 9,1908.
Riches From above.
It is said that the rain washes
the nitrogen from airjthatthe elec
tric discharges of thunder show
ers has combined as ammonia.
About an average of six pounds -
is thus brought to the soil annu
ally per acre, li
Princeton Items.
H. L. Chandler was in town
Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Ormond filled hie pul
pit Sunday.
Mies Reseie Joyner ie visiting
at Asheville.
M. C. Gulley went to Greens
boro Sunday.
Leland Becton, of Walter, was
in town Sunday.
Edison Hamilton, of Clayton,
was in town Sunday.
Berta Wallace, of Clayton, was
in town Sunday night.
Mies Zilphia Maeeey, of Clay,
ton, visited in town last week.
Capt. and Mrs. Hart, of Wil
mington, were in town Sunday.
Malcolm McKinne spent sev
eral days at Louisburg recently.
Geo. M. Holt, of Oklahoma,
has arrived and will spend a
month or so here.
The Machinery of the Clayton
Mfg. Co's plant acts as a lullaby
at night and we sleep sound
knowing we are progressing.
We are having lovely weather,
crops are promising, grass con
quered, farmers happy, whiskey
talk all banished. We are a set
of contented people, if we do
have our differences.
Mies Myrtle May Holt gave a
party last Friday night iu honor
of her Uncle Hubbard Huddles
ton, of Atlanta, Ga. There were
present Misses Lela Floromele
Benton, Ora Lucy Stucky, Flos
sie May Edwards, Lena Estelle
Woodard, Julia Lucy Sanders,
Clara McKinne Fiulaysou, Dr.
A. G. Woodard, H. A. Rayford,
Willie P. Suggs, M C. Gulley.
They had music and refresh
ments in abundance.
J. D. F.
Ex-Chief Justice Furches Dead.
Statesville, N. C., June 9.?
The town wan shocked this morn
ing when the news was abroad
that Hon. 1). M. Furches had
died last night at his home on
Waduut street. While it was
known that the judge had been
in feeble health for some time,
few people knew that he was con
fined to bis home. He had been
ill ten days or more, however,
but his condition was not con
sidered serious, and death came
rather suddeuiy. Heart failure
was the immediate cause and
death came at 12:30 o'clock.
The funeral services will be
conducted from the Episcopal
church tomorrow evening at 4
o'clock by Rev. Harris Malliuk
rodt, of Charlotte.
Judge Furches was one of the
best known men in the State,
and his death removes from our
midst one of the best and oldest
citizens of Statesville. He was
of French descent and was a son
of a farmer. He was born in
Davie county.
The judge was often a candi
date but was not an office-seeker,
simply answering the call of his
party upon what he knew to be
a forlorn hope.
The deceased was twice mar
ried. His first wife was Miss
Ringham. His second wife who
was Miss Corpening of States
ville, survives.
Plowed a Twenty-Acre Field With One
Furrow.
David Ragan, o! Meat Camp,
baa juat finiahed plowing and
planting a field containing 20
acres, the ehtire field having
been plowed in one continuoua
turrow. The field ia a pretty
knoll and was plowed with a No.
20 Oliver Chilled plow, drawn by
three horaea abreast. The first
round waa three fourths of a
mile in length, and round after !
round waa made day after day
until the job waa completed, but
anly one furrow waa run. Thia
itrikea ua as rather out of the;
lomtnon, and we doubt if there
a another field of the kind in
nany counties around ua.?
Boone Democrat.
yee Aycock before you buy'
anything in Merchandise.
Marriage In Smlthfleld.
I n the presence of a large
number of friends and relatives,
Mr. Thomas J. Lassiter and
Miss Rena Caroline Bingham
were united in marriage yester
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the residence of the bride's moth
er, Rev. Mr. Shore,of the Meth
odist church, preforming the j
ceremony.
The parlor had been beautifully
decorated with flowers, potted
plants and evergreens, and au
arch of green, with a white horst*
shoo suspended, had been e"ect
ed, under which the bridal party
grouped themselves.
As the familiar (but never old)
strains of Mendlessohns March
were sounded by Miss Eula
Hood, the bride and groom en.
tered tne room respectively at
tended by Miss Eleanor Myatt,
the fair Maid of Honor, and the
Best Man, the gallant Dr. A. H.
Rose. During the ceremony,
Miss Hood played a selection
from Cavalier Rusticana.
After the ceremony, fruit
punch was served by Miss Inez
Koonce, of Trenton, N. C., and
soon afterwards the happy coup
le left for Waynesville, and other
points in Western North Caro
lina, where they will spend their
hone> moon
x tie l?i iue la tnu uau^uiui
of Mrs. J. C Bingham, and is
quite an accomplished and popu
lar young lady. The groom is
the junior editor of this paper
and has earned for himself more
than a local reputation as a suc
cessful newspaper man To his'
ability as an editor is to be add
ed his great worth as a private
citizen?an unassuming, kindly,
Christian gentleman.
The bride was attired in white
silk and Mechlin lace. She car
ried a shower buoqu< t of weet
peas and ferns- The Maid of
Honor was dressed in white silk
and carried carnations and L-rns
The groom and best man were
clothed in regulation black and
statuesque dignity.
The best wishes of their many
' 'friends will' 'go with them wher
ever they go and stay with them
wherever they stay."
A Friend.
A Linen Shower.
Last Monday afternoon at rive
o'clock, Jliss Mamie Ellis enter
tained the young lady teachers
of Turlington Graded school in
honor of one of their number?
the bride-to-be. Each teacher
with "tiie one" exception was
there before the appointed hour
and they were ushered into the
lower hall where was set an ar
tistically decorated basket
awaiting the different articles of
linen which each bad brought
with her.
\\r i 11:? i >: 1 a i
?? ueu iviiwn mug nam auu ner
friend, Mian Koonce arrived they
were greeted joyfully. A merry
conversation followed, each one
relating her experience since
school closed?her trials and
tribulations, joys and sorrows.
All were invited into the dining
room, where the color scheme
was pink and white. Nice re
freshments were served, after
which the basket, containing the
gifts, was opened by the "bride."
The others greatly enjoyed her
surprise and pleasure, as she ex
amined the dainty gifts and read
the expressions of love and good
wishes of her comrades.
After exchanging vows of con
tinued friendship, each took her
departure, declaring she had had
a lovely time and agreeing that
Miss Kllis proved a delightful
hostess.
X. Y.
Hotel Oliver Now Open.
The Tuscarora Inn, after a
thorough remodelling, has been
re-opened Tor business under the
above name, and will be conduct
ed by Mrs. II. J. Oliver, an expe
rienced hotelist, formally of
Reidsville.
Visitors to Smithfield will be
delighted to know that the build
ing has been renovated through
' ut a d the management of the
hotel will be all that could be de
sired.
Abell-Cobb.
Mr. James U. Abell ami Miss
Elizabeth Cobb were married in
the Methodist church here Wed
nesday at 12:30 o'clock P. M. by
the pastor, Mr. Shore. Miss
Eulallood presided at the organ.
The ceremony was performed in
the presence of a great number
of friends who filled the beauti
fully decorated church.
Miss Mary Taylor Sasser, of
Durham, a cousiu of the bride
was Maid of Honor and Mr. VV.
1). Hood, of Kinston, was Best
Man. The ushers were Messrs.
It. W. Daniel, J as. N. Cobb, It.
It. Holt and Dr. A. H. Itose.
The newly married couple left,
amid showers of rice aud old
shoes ou the 1:30 train for
Washington aud New York.
The bride is the attractive and
lovable daughter of Mrs. J. T.
Cobb, and the groom is the pop
ular Assistant Cashier of the
Bank of 8mithfleld.
The Hehai.d joins with their
host of friends in wishing them
the fullest measure of happiness
aud prosperity.
Floods In Texas and Oklahoma.
Already Texas and Oklahoma
were late with the cotton crop,
rains and cold weather had re
tarded planting in North Texas
andOklahoma,and cold had made
necessary a great deal of re
planting in -iouth Texas as late
as May 15th. Oveiliows had
kmade much planting and re
planting necessary up to a still
later date. The last few days
have witnessed the greatest
general rainfall and the highest
waters ever known in either of
these States. At many places
over six inches of rain fell in as
many hours. Railroad bridges
by dozens have been washed
away, and travel is greatly crip
pled. The rich Brazos and Trin
ity bottoms are now (May 27 ch)
under water, and it will be June
before tney can beplanted again.
This means nearly certain failure
in boll weevil country. Crops
are everywhere late, poor and
grassy. Much planting done on
laud was prepared early but has
become foul so as to need pre
pairiugagain. Considering every
thing, the prospect must be
about as poor as it was this time
last year. Texas made one of
the poorest crops it ever had
last year?not much more than
half of the year before.
Prof. W. C. Welborn.
College Station, Texas.
The Father's House.
To one of the many mansions
which our Heavenly Father has
prepared, we believe that the
happy spirit of our loved one
has gone. On the last Sunday
in May, at the nights deep noon,
she ceased to suffer from that
fatal disease, consumption, Mary
J. Mitchell, daughter of Jesse
Mitchell was the wife of Needbam
Wall. Since a little girl she had i
lived among us. We knew her
ever to be kind, and gentle, and
good. A dutiful daughter, {
faithful wife, and devoted moth- i
er. In her early teens she joined
the Clayton Baptist church, and
her deeply pious, christian life,
ever Bhowed forth her love for i
the dear Christ. She leaves three <
little ones to miss a mother's
tender care. But she left them
to the kind guidance of Him who
keeps watch over the helpless or
phan. Mary breathed her last
in her loved childhood's home in i
the arms of her father and moth
er. The sorrowing parents de
sire to thank all the neighbors 1
and friends who so kindly show- <
ed them such great evidence of |
unfailing sympathy in their sore
need. They pray God's bless- j
ings on each and every one who (
helped them through their bitter |
trial. And we, who know how it
strains the loving, human hearts
to see the dear ones pass from
their earthly sight, pray that
God will comfort these sorrow
ing ones, and point them to the
happy meeting "where beyond
these voices there fa peace."
A Fkiend.
Clayton N. C.
Archer Items.
Mr. J. W. Barnes is harvesting
bis wheat this week.
Rev. A. A. Pippin will preach
at White Oak next Sunday at
11 o'clock.
The many friends of Mrs. Hen
ry Wall will learn of her serious
illness with regret.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bissett re
turned Sunday from a visit to re
latives and frieuds in Middlesex.
Mr. Kobt. F, Manpiart left
Saturday to visit relatives in
Raleigh, N. C., and Philadelphia,
Pa.
Owing to the burial of Mr. Wm.
Wall here Sunday the White Oak
choir did not go to Lee's
Chapel.
Misses Oenorra Wall and Ellie
Whitley, of Clayton, were here
Sunday to attend the burial of
Mr. Wm. Wall,
Barnes' X Roads and Medlin'a
Lumber boys will cross bats on
the formers diamond next Sat
urday afternoon.
Some of our people attended
the funeral of Mr. Kerny lOason
near Live Oak Sunday. It was
conducted by the Masons.
Mr. lr. lL.Stancil left last Tues
day for the Sanitarium at Wil
son for treatment. He was ac
companied by Dr. B. A. Hocutt
of Clayton.
After an ilness of several days,
Mr. William. Wall died last Sat
urday night. All that loving
relatives and friends could do
was done but he had already
outlived mna's allottd time and
death claimed him for his own.
He was in his 85th year. He was
buried Sunday afternoon in the
family burial ground midst a
host of sorrowing relatives and
friends. May Hod in His mercy
comfort and cheer the bereaved
ones.
S. L. W.
June 9.
Miss Mamie Strickland Dead.
When those full of years go the
way of the world after a well
spent life, the heart is bowed
with grief and there Beems no
comfort, but when the young
and beautiful are taken in their
pristine vigor, just upon the
threshold of womanhood or
manhood the ways of Providence
seem iuscrutable and the heart
fails to find expression for the
woe that it contaisn.
These thoughts were induced
when the intelligence came to us
that Miss Mamie Strickland,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Strickland, of our city, was no
more, having passed away at
9:30 Saturday night in the i5th
year of her age.
Only a week she has been sick,
and the shock on this account
was the greater.
The funeral occurred yester
day at 4 o'clock from the Mis
sionary Baptist church, her pas
tor, Rev. Mr. Jenkins, paying a
loving tribute to the splendid
character of the deceased. The
high estimation in which she
was held was beautifully demon
strated not only by the large
concourse that followed the re
mains to the cemetery, but it
was indeed touching to see the
young ladies of her Sunday
School class, sixteen in number,
carrying beautiful flowers to lay
upon her bier?Wilson Times.
Miss Strickland was a sister of
Mrs. W. G. Harper, of Smithfleld,
and bad many friends here who
sorrow at her untimely passing
away.
We call attention to an adver
tisement of Littleton College and
Central Academy which will be
found In this issue of our paper.
Littleton College has had aur
ing the past year a patronage
of 285 pupils, 258 of whom were
boarding pupils.
Central Academy is a very suc
cessful school of great promise
and is one of the kind so much
needed in every state in the
union. We know of no educa
tional work that is more desir
able than this kind.
Refrigerators, sold by Cotter
Stevens Co.
Clayton News.
Very little cotton is being sold
on this market nov.
Messrs. S. M. Finch and C. H.
Ellis vent to Smithfleld Wednes
day on business.
Miss Lina Kennedy, of RaleigF,
is a visitor here this week, the
guest of Miss Nellie Poole.
Mrs. Jones and children, of
Haleigh, are spending this week
with her mother, Mrs. D. L.
Barnes.
Miss Swannanoa Home left
Wednesday afternoon to go on
the excursion to Wake Forest
Thursday.
Miss lone Gulley left Wednes
day afternoon for Durham where
she will spend some time vith
her brother's family.
Mr. Jno. P. McEwan, of New
York, and Mr. A. K. Bernshouse,
of Princeton, officers of the Clay
ton Mfg. Co., are in the city.
Our people are very enthusias
tic over Mr. Home's chances for
nomination at the State conven
tion on 24th. Mr. Home is in
fine spirits.
The storks have been to our
town recently. They left Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Creech a fine boy and
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Broughton
a fine girl.
Mr. M. G. Gulley and Mrs.
Hardie Home are at Fuquay
Springs for a while. We hope
they may return much benefitted
from the use of the tine water
there.
Prettv weather for farm work
makes thingB dull around our
city Btill we are willing to grin
and bear it if it'e good for the
farmers. Crops in this section
are excellent.
Mr. N. B. Broughton, Jr., of
Raleigh, was here for several
days recently in the interet of
the play "The Sweet Girl Grad
uates" to be presented here by
the Raleigh High School Drama
tic Club on the 19th
There's not much talk about
the Sunday-school excursion yet
but we are rather expecting to
have one and should we succeed
in getting one planned, we shall
endeavor to let you all know in
plenty of time to get ready.
A series of meetings is being
conducted at the Methodist
church this week. The pastor is
assisted by Rev. Mr. Shore of
Smitbheld. Mr. Shore is delight
ing his large congregations and
much good is being done.
Pastor Thornton preached to
the masons at the Baptist
church Sunday morning. Quite
a large congregation was present
and enjoyed the sermon. Miss
Mildred Broughton, of Raleigh,
spent several days this week
with relatives here.
yelik.
i
Kissed the Pap Goodby.
Person's who went down to
see the American liner Philadel
phia sail for Southhampton yes
terday morning witnessed this
scene on the pier:
A man wearing a long rain
coat, accompanied by a hand
some woman, arrived carrying a
shaggy-haired yellow dog, As
the pair ueared the gangplank
the man turned, and, kissing the
dog on the muzzle, handed it
to the woman, the while address
ing it:
"Now baby, take good care of
mama, and be good to her until
I get back."
Then he turned and, kissing
the woman good-by boarded the
ship.
There was no cheering.?New
York Times.
Yancey Gets The Banner.
Ladies of the Womens Chris
tine Temperance Association
proposed to give to the county
that cast the fewest votes against
prohibtion a beautiful banner,
and Yancey county won the
award by casting 1,210 tor pro
hibition and ouly 10 against it.
Light townships out of 11 In the
county did not cast a single
"wet" vote.