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Sljc ?mitl)ficl& 3lrralii. VQI 29 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1911 Number 51 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. EDUCATION GOOD ROADS GOOD HEALTH PROGRESS FIVE CENTS PER COPY. * MR. BILL FRANK LEE KILLED. HI* Body Was Caught Between Wheel of Buggy and Shaft and Dragged a Distance of 100 Yards? Was Prominent Farmer of Johnston County. Benson, Feb. 16.?Mr. Bill Frank Lee, a wealthy and prominent farmer, of Oak Forest community, eight mll?s east of here, was killed in a most horrible manner at the town gate, just east of Benson, at 12 o'clock to-day. Mr. Lee left home early this morning for Benson, and bad reached the city limits, when bis mule, becoming frightened, ran away, throwing him out, between the ( wheel and the shaft, breaking his j neck and crushing his skull, from which death resulted almost Instant ly. For a distance of one hundred yards he was dragged between the | wheel and shaft, strewing blood and i hair along the road. One ear was torn off and was found about seven ty-five feet from the body. Although several people live near, and were on the highway when the terrible affair occurred, strange to say, no one witnessed it or knew It had taken place until Mr. Lee was dead and the running mule, with parts of the vehicle, attracted at tention. The body was taken to the city hall this afternoon and prepared for burial, pending the arrival of the family of the deceased. Mr. Lee, who was well known in Johnston county, was 65 years old; was a Mason and one of the most prominent farmers of the county, be ing worth about $20,000. He married Miss Anna Barefoot, daughter of Mr. N. G. Barefoot, of this county, and is survived by his wife and nine children, to whom news of the ter rible accident was immediately sent. The remains will be taken to Oak Forest for* interment tomorrow. The shocking accident has cast a gloom over the town, asl Mr. Lee was ?well known and had many friends here.?News and Observer. A Successful Box Party. The box party at the Sand Hill school house last Friday night prov ed a great success. There was a large crowd present and they seemed to carry very full pocket-books. Before the sale we all gathered on school ground and played "Drop the Handkerchief." At eight-thirty o'clock the crowd was assembled in the house by the auctioneer Mr. Londcn Creech, and then the sale began. Tlio sale of the boxes consumed about an hour and a half. The high est box sold, brought three dollars, being bought by Mr. B. E. Gardner. After the auc"on there was pro posed a voting contest on the pret tiest girl, and the handsomest boy. This feature of the party consumed about thirty minutes, and Miss Mary Gardner prove to be the prettiest girl, and Mr. Robert Oli ver the handsomest boy. The two ''handsoipe ones" were put up and sol<" to the highest bidder, Miss Mary Gardner bringing thirty cents, and Mr. Robert Oliver twenty-five cents. The total amount received amounted to $32.45, which will be used for the betterment of the school.. We feel that we owe much to the able auctioneer, Mr. London Creech, Who contributed largely to the success and pleasure of the evening. All present seemed to enjoy the party very much. Thanking all for their presence and encouragement. JOHN E. CREECH. Honor Roll of Sandy Spring School. The following have been present at each roll call, and have made An average of 90 per cent, on their ?tudles for the past month: First Grade?Jesse Hocutt, Blonnle Narron and Gallus Narron. Second Grade?Elbert Creech, Jo seph Talton and Clifford Creech. Third Grade?Joseph R. Hocutt. Fourth Grade?Battle Creech. Fifth Grade?Percy Narron. Sixth Grade?Lillie Narron and John H. Hocutt. Seventh Grade?Mamie Hocutt and Ransom Taltou. JAMES P. ELDRIDGE, Principal. MAMIE HOCUTT, Assistant. Mr. L. O'B. Alford, of Kenly, was here Wednesday. The County Is Taking on New Life. Not long since a few of t'at> school men of the county decided1 that the j educational side of its life should1 be spurred up In order that it might keep pace with its industrial life. As a result representatives from Clayton, Wilson's Mills, Four Oaks, Smithfield, Kenly and Benson met in Smithfield on last; Saturday morn ing to make something definite. A plan for an Inter-High School con test was decided upon. Should: the program be executed as the pro moters of the contest hope it may be, the occasion will undoubtedly prove the most interesting and beneficial ever held in the county. The following plan was adopted: First. Tho contest shall be both literary and athletic. Second. The contest shall be held in Smithfield, on April 17th. The program shall consdst of exercises for morning, afternoon and evening. Third. That only bona fide pupils of grades seven to eleven shall en ter the various contests. Fourth. That. Literary contests shall consist of debating, declama tions, voice, and instrumental mu sic. Fifth. The Literary contests1 shall be governed by the following regulations: (a.) The debate shall be held at! 8:00 o'clock P. M., between Benson1 and Kemly. Each school shall fur nish two debaters. The speech of each must be the boy's own produc- i tion. He shall receive no help save j that of correcting grammatical and rhetorical errors by the principal. ] The time of each representative shall not exceed twenty minutes. (b.) In declamatiors there may be 1 two contestants?one boy and one j girl. Ea<h school is entitled to one representative in each contest. tc.) All subjects for declamation ! must be submitted to the committee j >ji program by Ma"c'd 4. No decla mation shall exceed more than eight minutes in length. (rt) To: s r girls iray contest in1 au -ic, which must be rendered from I memory. In voice each school may be represneted by solo or quartette. (e.) No pupil shall be allowed to en.er any two of the above contests, "xcept he may enter the musical ? anteots and either one of the oth er contests. Sixth. The Athletic contests shall consist of base ball, basket ball, ten nis, the 100, 220, and 440 yard dash, hurdle race, three legged race, stand ing broad jump, standing high jump, high jump, and running broad jump. (a.; In either contest the player 01 participant must be a bona fide pupil from the seventh *0 the eleventh grade of the school he rep resents. (b.) Tennis shall consist of sin gles and doubles. Each school may be represented in both. (c.) It is recommended that basket ball be given over to the girls. (d.) Any pupil may enter as many of the ahtletic contests as he de sires and may be allowed to partici pate in the literary contests as well. Those who formulated the above plans sincerely hope that all the schools of the county will unite their efforts to make the program a suc cess. Each school having more than seven grades is entitled to represen tation. ' A. Wade-Jernlgan. At the home of the bride's fa ther, Mr. H. N. Jernigan, of Mea dow township, on Sunday, February 12, 1911, at 1 o'clock, p. m., a beau tiful wedding was solemnized. The contracting parties were Mr. Jas per Wade, of Dunn, and Miss EffU' Jernigan. Those in attendance were, Mr. E. A. Altmon with Miss Don nie Hood, Mr. Ira Blackman with Miss Jessie Jernigan, Mr. J. W. Bar field with Miss Christia Rose, and Mr. H. V. Rose with Miss Cora Bar field. Rev. Robert Strickland, of Bentonsville township, pornounced the ceremony, immediately after which the dining room was repaired to where a sumptuous dinner was much enjoyed. There were many relatives and friends of the couple present who enjoyed the occasion immensely, and late in the even tide, when they returned to their re spective homes, all felt a wish that the lives of the bappy couple may be always as bright as the sunset hour of tbfir nuptial day. X. Y. Z. WILSON MURDERER CAUGHT. Had Nine Loaded Revolvers on j Person When Taken?Hai Been Positively Identified and Con fessed Crime. Lewis West, whose bloody trail has been followed with alacrity by '< every police officer in North Caro- ' lina since his heinous murder of 1 l)?puty Sheriff Muniford and] the dangerous wounding ot the chief of police of Wilson, N. C., about ten 1 days ago, was arrested hero last night by Chief of Police Duulap, ' and Is to-day safely incarcerated be- 1 hind the bars in Raleigh. With nine loaded revolvers upon his person, the black, whose savag- j1 ery was evidenced when he contin ued to fire into the prostrate form of his victim at Wilson, calmly sat < In a negro restaurant here and or- 1 dered supper. Secure in the belief that his personal arsenal was suffi cient to resist arrest, he reckoned j ? not with the power of the law and failed to realize the hatred all men bore him. Without giving the murderer a ! chance to escape or to use a wea pon, Chief Dunlap covered him with a revolver and demanded surrender. With the negro It was a quiet v sur render into the hands of the offi cer or a quick entrance into the ( great beyond, for Chief Dunlap's fin ger quivered Just a trifle as It pressed the trigger of his trusty ( revolver. His hand was steady, how ever, and his voice was that of a L master speaking to a canine. Cowed into submission the negro ( was handcuffed and searched. Weap on af*er weapon w?.s taken from his J, person. In every pocket he carried j | a pistol. In the bosom of his shirt he had two death-dealing guns con- ] cealed. First denying his identity. ( West made a pretense of bfagga-1 docio, but when stripped of his ' j weapons and surrounded by men ( who were positive in their identifi cation, the negro admitted he is ( Lewis West and made a full con- j f ess ion of the horrible crime. a , crime for which the punishment will be death. , THE NEWS IN FOUR OAKS. J Four Oaks, Feb. 16.?Mr. I. M. j Massengill returned Tuesday night ( from a business trip to Norfolk. ( Mrs. L. A. Barnes, of Wilson, spent Saturday and Sunday with j her sister, Mrs. O. A. Privett. ( Mi's I essie Johnson, of Benson, is ( spen; irg a few days with her cou sin, Miss Pearl Baker. ] Mr. Albert Keen, of Harstville, S. , C., is here to see his mother, Mrs. J. C. Keen, who is sick with ty- ( phoid fever. j Mr. I. W. Keen has returned from , McColl, S. C., where he has been , engaged in the mercantile business. ^ Mr. David Wellons and sister, , Miss Alice, of the Corinth section, j attended the Valentino party here , Tuesday evening. , We are very glad to see Dr. J. , D. T. Wellons out again after an j, illness of quite a while caused by , a fall during the holidays. , I Miss Mary Barbour spent Saturday , and Sunday with Miss Alice Las- , siter in the Spilona section. We were glad to havo with us at the Methodist church Sunday morning j and evening Rev. L. S. Massey, edi- j tor of The Raledgh Christian Advo-!. cate, who delivered very able and instructive sermons to the large congregations present. The students and faculty of Four Obrs Graded School will, on Fri day evening, give an entertainment consisting of college songs, recita tions, pantomimes, plays, etc. Ad mission ten cents. Come out and help the school. Mr. J. E. Parker and Miss Stella Cole were happily united In the ho ly bonds of martimony Friday even ing, February 10, by Rev. N. H. Gibbs, after which they departed on the Shoofly at Benson for points South, returning Tuesday. Mr. Par ker ia R. F. D. mail carrier from this point and his bride is the charming and accomplished daugh-| ter of Mrs. N. T. Cole, of this place. The writer wishes them a I long and happy life. The Horne-Boyden Public Building Bfll was again postponed by th^ Sen ate yesterday. It now looks like that a bill for a million dollars for a state btrtlding Is not likely to pass this session. FORMER JOHNSTONITE DEAD, i Mr. J. E. Royal, A Prominent Citi zen of Clinton, Died Tuesday.? ! Mr. Sampson Warrtn, of Newton Grove Section, Also Dead. Clinton, N. C., Feb. 14?J. E. Roy Hi, a prominen* merchant and lead ing citizen of this place, died to day at noon at the age of GO years. He had been in poor health for more than a year. He leaves a widow tu.d two soim, and two daughters. The funeral will be held tomorrow j from the Baptist chuivlW of which the j deceased was a member. Mr. Royal i lias been prominent In the business j life of Clinton for the past 30 years, j pntf leaves a considerable estate. He whs a native of Johnston county. Sampson Warren, a leading citizen oi the Newton Grove section, of E-umpson county, died yesterday. He was about 65 years of age and had been in declining health for some yenrs past.' He leaves a large fam ily. NEWS AROUND CORINTH. Mrs. C. W. Hocutt spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Narron, in the \ntioch section. Mr. Jimmle WllMamston, of Clay Ion, visited in our section Sunday. Mr. McCoy Hocutt and sister, Miss Blanche, spent Sunday in the An tioch section. Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Blssett at tended church at Antioch Sunday. Rev. Worley Creech filled his reg- j liar appointment at Antioch Sunday. Messrs. W. H. and Ralph Oneal ?pent Sunday with Mr. R. L. Oneal, In Selma. Mr. Edgar Temple spent Saturday night with Mr. D. M. Hinnant, In .he Archer section. We are sorry to note the ill-, less of Master Vernon Hocutt. We j lope for him a speedy recovery. Many of the farmers of this sec- j ion have put up a nice lot of pork, j Rev. R. L. Hocutt killed 10 that weighed 1.976 pounds. They are preparing to build a j new church at Antioch. They ha\e: he timber sawed and a part of the ^ noney raised. The Masons of Archer Lodge : lave a Grand Lecturer with them | h Is week?two lecture* each day j ind one at night. Mr. R. R- Creech and daughters, Misses Iscar Daphine, of Zebu Ion, i ittended church at Antioch Sun-, lay. Rev. A. A. Pippin failed to fill | lis regular appointment at Corinth Saturday and Sunday. We are sorry to note the death Mr. M. R. Hocutt, who died of pneumonia, on February 8th. All , that kind physician?, friends, loving j wife and children, father, mother, i brothers and sdsiters could do, could | not stay the icy hand of death. He j loaves a wife and several children, a father and mother, three sisters and j four brothers, and a host of friends md relatives to mourn their loss, j The Ix>rd giveth and the Lord tak eth away, blessed be the name of I the Lord. He was laid to rest in the family burying ground to awai the Resurrection Morn. "From earthly sorrows, pain and * care, To yonder home of peace and love, The Lord has called our loved one there, To reign with hlmi In realms above. His loving voice we'll no more hear, So soft, so calm and sweet. Like echoes from the angels' choir, That sings at Jesus' feet We know that thou art from us gone, And sad we here shall be; Thy presence here we'll only know. In fondest memory. V. H. February 13. 1911. The General Assembly has passed the bill establishing Hoke county out of parts of Cumberland and) Rob eson. Raeford Is to be the County Seat. Col. NelU Arch McLean, of Robe son County, one of the best known men of the State, died suddenly at the Yarbo rough House In Raleigh Wednesday night. He had repre sented his county In the legislature and was a leader In hla section. He was In his 56ith year. Death in Bentonsville. It is with regret we chronicle the death of Mr. Thomas D. Snead, of Bentonsville township, which oc curred at his home Wednesday night. He had been unwell and it was known that he could not live long, but his death was somewhat of a surprise at the time It occurred. He could not rest very well In bed, and was sitting in a rocking chair when death came. He will be buried to-day at Ant loch Methodist church where he held his membership. He was about eighty-three years old. He was one of Johnston county's best citizens and a leader In his neighborhood even up to the time of his death. Long ago he was clerk of the Superior Court and lived in Smithfield. He was also a Repre sentative from this county in the Legislature at one time. He was a good farmer and a man of high character and took an active Inter est in everything to uplift human ity. His mind retained its strength and it was a treat to talk witl* him of men and events of years long past. lower boon hill incidents. After being absent for a long time, we have decided to put 'em 1 in again. Mr. Geo. Radford returned from 1 Rocky Mount last, week, after spend ing several days with his sister, Mrs. 1 P. H. Pate. Miss Kizzie Lee spent Friday night with her brother, near Brown's school house. Messrs. Henry Radford and Atlas Rhodes spent Sunday in Selma, the 1 guests of Mr. P. Silas. 1 Mr. Wiley Williamson, of Wilson, I was on a visit to his sister. Mrs. 1 W. T. Ilinton, last week. ' Mrs. A. P. Holt and sons, Nerus 1 and Adlie, Jr., spent Sunday in ' Princeton. I Quite a number of our people at- ' tended the services at the M. E. 1 church In Princeton Sunday and Sun. J day night Messrs. Geo. Holloway, of Oak- ' land, and Luby Hines, of Rosewood, I were visitors at Mr. A. B. Lee's 1 Sunday. Messrs. Willie Pearce and Willie ? Langley, of Wayne County; and < Misses Mary Holt and Dora Crock- i er spent Sunday with the Misses To- ' ler. ' Mr. Charlie Braswell, from near Princeton, spent Sunday in our midst. ' While out dTiving Sunday even- < ing, Mr. Wiley Williamson and Mdss < Sallie Grantham were unlucky enough I to be backed off in a deep ditch, I resulting in a terrible scare for I both; but they found to their de- < light that they were unhurt when they emerged from the mud in the ' ditch. , 1 We note with sadness the almost 1 sudden death of Miss Sarah Bridgers, t which occurred Monday evening. She 1 was about forty-five years old, and was a good and noble woman. Wo t extend our heart-felt sympathy to ' the bereaved family. We are for good roads at any cost only wish they were good now, so that we wouldn't be compelled to I take a vibrated treatment every time we want to drive out for our health, business, or pleasure. May the > good roads movement go forward un til some benefit is realized by us, who are waiting in earnest.. If you want these items contin I ued, let U be known by sending news to Box 54, Route 1, Princeton, N. C. The Herald is our most welcome visitor each week. May it march onward: march Into a new helpful I ness, a larger size, and a broader field of importance. ADVENA. Princeton, Feb. 15. The Bill creating National forest reserves in the White Mountains and In the Appalachians passed the Un ited States Senate Wdenesday and now only lacks the President's slgna I ture to become a law. ^Senator Sim mons and Overman have been work ing for this bill for several years. I The bill carries an appropriation of ] two million dollars for the preser vation of the forests of these sec tions. "What do you think of tho new problem play?" "Nothing,'' replied j Miss Cayenne. "It was bad enough to see It, without thinking about it." ?Washington Star. 1 ABOUT UNCLE SAM'S BIG DITCH. Panama Canal Ready September 1, 1913, At Saving of $50,000,000, Say? Goethals. Washington, Feb. 11.?Col. Geo. W. Goethals. chief engineer of the Panama canal, said today the canal would be completed by September I, 1913, at a cost of $360,000,000. This is two years ahead of all ear lier estimates for completion of the canal, and fully $50,000,000 loss than many engineers have figured as the total cost. lieiause of the early completion of the canal. Col. (ioethals urged the house committee on commerce to prepare legislation under which can be fixed shipping tolls for passage of vessels through the waterway. Col. Goethals could not say what would be a fair charge but thought $1 per not ton of a vessel would be a heavy *ax on vessels using the ca nal, but would give the transconti nental railroads competition' on freight from New York to San Fran cisco. ,? The cost of the canal, the machine shops at Balboa, the Pacific termi nal, the coaling stations at Colon, the Atlantic and Pacific terminals and other supply stations are all In cluded In Col. Goe<thals' estimate of $360,000,000 as the entire cost of the great canal. He also believes It will be Impossible to build a dry Jock within the estimated limft of ."os* of the canal. KENLY HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. Kenly, Feb. 15.?A new life char acterizes the school at present. The several departments are better or ganized. The department of music md elocution is unusually strong. KM ve entertainments have been plan ned to be given before the middle >f April. It seems at the present time that the last half of the ses sion will mean more for the pupils ind the community than the half lust passed. On last Friday evening from 7:30 lo 11:00 o'clock the class of 1911 ;ave a valentine party. The guests A'ere met at the door by a committee A'ho measured the feet of both la lles and gentlemen and charged two ?ents per Inch or fraction thereof for idmlssdon. Valentines and refresh ments were sold. A handsome sum tvas realized. Ten representatives of the Philo logion Literary Society will give a leclamatoTy contest on next Friday svening. Each declalmer Is doing Ills best to win. A medal will be ?lven to that one who, In the opin ion of the committee, Is the I teat leclalmer. The department of elocution and music will give a public entertain ment on Friday evening, February 24th. A rare treat is In store for the audience. It is hoped that all friends and patrons will be present. An admission of fifteen an<l r twenty* Tlve cents will be charged. The mon py will be used for the general im provement of school. A Woman's Betterment Association has been organized recently. The or ganization is few In number, yet It is evident tliat the members are determined. When a few devout la dles, loyal to what they consider their duty toward the intellectual advancement of the child and the general uplift of the community in which they live come together, sal utary results may be expected. The itiea of having a "High School Meet" In Smlthfleld on Easter Mon day was met with the approbation of both teachers and pupils of this place. Already the girls are organ izing a basket ball team. The boys are playing base ball and planning for field exercises. Should the oc casion prove a success as Its promoters hope, April 17 will be the greatest day Johnston County ever had. The recitation room occupied by the ninth and tenth grades has re cently been neatly equipped. Eight pictures "22 x 28 Inches, mottoes fram ed, shades and curtains, have been added. The room Is the pride of each of Its occupants. Music-Elocution Honor Roll. Instrumental music?Pearl Harris. Gladys Kirby, Mildred Godwin, Ethel Morris and Fa ye Barnes. Voice?Fannie Boyette, Rosa Edger ton and Bettle Harris. Elocution?Mildred Godwin Hal Ollbrrath. Agnes Watson and !/?? lse Alford.
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