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Concerning Ibe People, Business
??4 Progress ol tke T own sad Co unty
Mrs. W. H. Austin and Mrs. L.
T. Hoyall spent Saturday with
friends itt Kenly. j
Mr. C. H. Wood, of Banner town
ship, was in town Monday and gave
The Herald office a call.
Mayor James A. Wellons went to
Raleigh Wednesday to attend the
North Carolina Municipal Associa
tion.
Mr. Hunter D. Ellington ha6 Just
purchased a Ford five-passenger tour- j
ing car. It will be his pleasure now |
to treat his friends to a ride.
Mr. J. A. Starling, of Selma town- 1
ship, was in town yesterday and !
called at The Herald office. His 1
little 14-months-old girl died this
week.
Mrs. Etta V. Johnson and little
daughter, Thelma, have returned
to their home In Clayton, after
spending a few days with the fam
ily of Mr. J. T. Vinson.
Rev. E. J. Rodgers, of Wake
Forest College, was here Monday, I
returning from Woodard School)
House, where he preached Sunday j
to a large congregation.
At the farm of Mr. W. C. Harper,
near Smithfield, last Sunday night, i
M-. Coy Bryant and Miss Tamesia j
Holt were married. Mr. J. W. Ste
phenson performed the ceremony.
The people are becoming more'
and more interested in better roads. |
This is one of our greatest economic 1
problems and its proper solution will
mean much for our material welfare.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Bain have
moved into the house on Fifth street
opposite Mr. J. M. Beaty's. Mr.
Bain is one of the telegraph opera
tore in the Coast Line office at
this place.
Miss Mattie Sanders, little Miss
Margaret Lee Austin^ and Mrs. W.
S. Stevens and son, Everett Smith,
went to Raleigh Tuesday to see
"Buster Brown and Tige" at the
Academy of Music that evening.
Rev. R. W. Horrell and his two
sons, Merton and Paul, of Selma,
were here Monday to attend the
Farmers' Institute. Paul Horrell is
the winner of the first prize in Boys'
Corn Contest in this County for
1910.
Mr. I. F. Parker, of Meadow, was
in town Monday to attend the Far
mers' Institute. Mr. Parker is one
of Meadow's enterprising young far
mers. While here he called at The
Herald office and extended his sub
scription to 1912.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. Turlington and
children, of Mooresville, arrived yes
terday to visit Prof, and Mrs. Ira
T. Turlington. Mr. Turlington is
serving his fourth term as Repre
sentative from Iredell County in
the Legislature.
The people of Smithfield and com
munity are to be congratulated that
we are to have President Venable
with us this evening and tomorrow.
Let the town turn out tonight to
hear him at Sanders Hall. The
exercises will begin promptly at 7:30
o'clock.
The year 1911 came in on Sunday
and will have fifty-three Sundays,
ending on Sunday. There are five
months that have five Sundays each
?January, April, July, October and
December. This will not occur again
la ten years. The year 1905 had
fifty-three Sundays as also had . the
year 1899.
A disastrous fire swept Sanford Mon
day the loss being between $25,000
and $30,000. The conflagration orig
inated in the new Cunningham build
ing which was not quite completed
and raged for five hours. The cause
of the fire was smoking of some
boys.
The census bureau announced Mon
day the population of Lexington and
Thomasville. Lexington now hai a
population of 4,163 as compared with
1.234 ten years ago.. ThomasviUe has
grown from a town of 751 ten years
ago to community of 3,877 to-day.
WORTH TWICE THE PRICE.
Selma, N. C., January 15, 1911.
Stevens Furniture & Implement Co.
Smithfield, N. C.
Dtar Sirs:
I have spent the principal part of
this week operating the Harrow that
I bought from you and it has given
the most perfect satisfaction of any
farm implement I ever used; there
1* not a Harrow In use but what
calls fir ? third more horse power to
operate it, than this one. Would not
be without It for twice the price you
ask for It.
Yours truly,
F. F. SILER.
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DR. VENABLE TO SPEAK HERE
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An Informal Reception to Be Held
In Sanders' Hall Immediately
After Address.
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Dr. JF. P. Venable, President of
the University of North Carolina,
will speak at Sanders' Hall tonight
at 7:30. The citizens of the town,
and the ladies especially, are in
vited to hear the distinguished speak
er.
Before the address there will be (
a number of songs by the children ,
of the drarded School, and the Smith
field Male Quartette.
After t,be address the Mayor of
the Town, will give an informal re
ceptlon to our guest. The audience
is invited to remain and meet Dr.
VenableT
The Ladies of the Betterment As
sociation will have charge of the
refreshment table.
A number of the University Alum- i
nl from different parts of the coun
try are expected.
Tomorrow a* no?n Dr. Venable
will address the Teachers' Associa
tion, which will also meet in San
ders' Hall.
Wants a Good Roads Meeting.
Mr. Editor:
We have been thinking for some
time that our people would wake up
to the needs of every man in the
County. We are a people peculiar
ly blessed in health, resources and
above all a courageous manhood.
We are among the largest counties
in the State in number of inhabitants
being sixth according to the last
census.
We have no large cities, but
several nice towns; thus our popu
lation is for the most part the off
spring of the farm. There are very
few people within our borders, who
do not use the Public Roads, and
to improve these will be a blessing to
every man, woman and child living
in Johnston County.
This will enhance the value of our
property and we believe that the
increased valuation of the property
will more than offset the cost of
building good roads. Look at the
fine showing recently made in Guil
ford County. And this is attributed
largely to its good roads.
Should we build good macadam
roads, such as Guilford, Alamance
and Mecklenburg Counties are now
doing, our cotton and wheat growers
can haul thedr produce to market
with less than one-half the present
cost.
Why not have a mass meeting of
our citizens and if a majority so
wills, ask our representatives in the
present legislature to pass a bill
permitting U9 to vote on a bond is
sue to build good roads. Then watch
Johnston Hump! United and Onward
will win.
Yours for Good Roads,
A VOTER.
Smith f!eld, N. C., Jan. 12, 1911.
Canaday Monument Fund.
Beulah, 9, Miss Pearl Aycock, 1.25
Boon Hill, 5. Miss Lizzie Rayford, .32
Meadow, 2, Mr. James Raynor, .51
Meadow, 6, Mr. P. H. Hudson, 1.67
Meadow, 1, Mr. Ira Raynor, .61
Pleasant Grove, 5, Mr. Bright
Morgan 15
Wilson's Mills, 1, Prof. Hinton
McLeod 1.00
Ingrams, 10, Miss Lessie Rose, 1.81
Ingram, 7, Mr. Walter Strick
land, 75
Bentonsville, 5, Mr. N. B. Strick
land, 25
Ingrams, 1, Miss Eleanor John
eon 25
Banner, 10, Miss Lillle Smith, 1.00
Oneals, 5, J. P. Eldridge, .. 1.30
Ingrams, 8, Prof. H. B. Coats, 5.00
Selma, 5, Miss Winnie Ward, .50
Ptne Level, 1, Mr. A. J. Fitz
gerald 2.25
Clayton, 1, Prof G. T. Whitley. 3.00
Wilders, 5, Miss Norma Sanders, .20
Banner 6 C. M. Aultman,, .. 1.45
Beulah 11 Miss Kezzte Peed in .52
Boon Hill, 8, Mr. S. R. Bra4y, .50
Beulah, 8, Miss Velaria Wellons, .32
Beulah, 7, Miss Mary Hatcher, .71
Elevation, 5, Mise Floy Johnson. 1,00
Clayton, tj, Mise Lossle Vinson, .75
Boon Hill, 9, E. F. Pearce, .0(4
Banner' 4, F. L. Woodall, white .80
Pleasant Grove, 1, Miss Lil
lian B. You^g, white, 1.00
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Total this week $26.91
Amount previously repor'ed 31.46
Total $58.37
Claud Sanders was found guilty
last week in Wake Superior Court
and sentenced to thirty years in
the penitentiary, for murdering his
wife and step children and burn
ing their bodies. The evidence was
circumstantial.
We call the attention of our read
ers to the ad of Mr. R. U. Barbour,
of Benson which appears in anoth
er column.
TO SERVE LUNCH TO TEACHERS.
The Ladies' Betterment Association
Has Call Meeting and Arranged
Several Matter*.
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Last Tuesday afternoon at
Graded School bulkllng, The Lad lee'
Betterment Association held a call
meeting to make arrangement* for
serving lunch to the teachers of
the county who hold their monthly
meeting here to-morrow. Other mat
ters of importance were taken u$
and discussed. One important thing
that was done was the appointing
of Mrs. L. T. Royall to receive any
magazines that any one in the to-wn
might have that they would Ilk*
to give away. The object is to col
lect from time to time a number of
good magazines that have been read
by the owners, and place them in
the hands of those who have not the
opportunity of all the good literature
they would like and need. The dis
tributing of these papers will be
done through the County teachers.
Let everybody remember to save
their magazines and either send
them to Mrs. Royall's residence or
to the office of Prof. Royall.
The ladies will hold their regular
meeting the first Tuesday in Febm
ary at 3 P. M.
Mr. If. C. Peacock, proprietor of
the Up-to-Date Pressing Club, has
an a'' in this paper.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Good Cotton 14 5-8
Yellow Cotton 12% to 13%
Wool 8 to 15
Fat cattle on foot 3 to 4
Fat cattle dressed 7 to 8
Eggs 20 to 22%
Chickens 20 to 45.
Granulated sugar 5% to 6
Corn per bushel 80 to 85
Seed Oats 76
Seed Oats 85 to 1.00
Fresh Pork 10
C. R. Sides per pound 12% to 14
Timothy hay 130 to 140
hard per pound 13% to 18
Cheese per pound 20 to 22%
Butter, per pound 30 to 35
Dried apples per pound .. 8% to 10
Coffee, per pound .... 15 to 17%
Sheep skins each 10 to 15
Salt hides per pound 4 to 5
Hides, dry flint 7 to 9
Tallow S
Beeswax 15 to 20
Meal per sack 165 to 175
Flour per sack 275 to 3.00
Potatoes per bushel 50 to 60
Peas stock 1.50 to 1.75
Peas white 2.00 to 2.25
Before ordering Magazines, get
our big clubbing catalogue and spe
cial offers and save money. SOUTH
ERN SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY. (A
postal card will do.) Raleigh, N. C.
CLOTHING AT COST AT N. B.
Grantham's, Smithfield.
DON'T BUY A CROSS CUT SAW
without first seeing our Lance
Tooth Thin Back Keen Kutter
Saw. COTTER HARDWARE CO.
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NT B. GRANTHAM IS SELLING
Clothing at Cost.
DON'T BUY A CROSS CUT SAW
without first seeing our I>ance
Tooth Thin Back Keen Kutter
Saw. COTTER HARDWARE CO.
WANTED AT ONCE?A MAN OF
experience and energy to work in
store this year. AUSTIN-STE
PHENSON CO. Jan. 20, 1911.
WE CARRY IN STOCK A COM
plete line of Sash, Doors and
Blinds. If you are going to build,
be sure to see us for prices.
COTTER HARDWARE CO.
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REPORT OF THE, CONDITION OF
The Bank of Smithfield, at Smffti
fisld, In the State of North Caro
lina, At th? Close of Business
| January 7th, 1911.
Resources.
Loans and discounts .... $149,801.08
Overdrafts secured and unse
secured 9,514.21
All other Stocks, Bonds and
Mortgages 13.300.00
Hanking House, Furniture
and Fixtures 9,260.00
Due from Hanks and Bank
ens 13,970.73
Cash Items 7,855.00
Gold cola ...... ........ 1,710.00
Silver coin, Including all mi
nor coin currency .... 2,754.32
National tank notes and oth
er U. S. Notes ...... 13.602.00
Total $221,767 34
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid In $30,000.00
I'ndivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and taxes
paid 9,545.49
Notes and bills rediscounted 17,000.00
Bills payable 10,000.00
Time Certificates of Deposit 24,042.13
Deposits subject to chock 117,814.24
Savings Deposits 11,179.89
Cashier's Checks outstanding 2,183."!'
Certified Checks 2.00
Total $221,767.34
State of North Carolina, County of
Johnston, SS:
I, J. H. Abell, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and be
lief.
J. H. ABELL, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me.
this 16th day of January, 1911.
O. V. JOHNSON,
Notary Public.
Correct?Attest:
J. D. SPIERS.
T. R. HOOD.
\V. L. WOODAI>L,
Directors.
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4- Smithfield, N. C. 4*
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* to sell Mowers, Reapers and Threshing *
Machinery. We have a nice line of
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