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THE SHIELD HERALD Pohliahed Every Tuesday mU Friday. WATCH TOUR LABW.. Mo receipt will ba soat far sub ?aription. Each subsenaar is uktd to watch the littla yellow label or his paper. If the label ia aet ehangad xnthin three woeks after remittance la nade, the subscriber sheuld aotif y ua. Watch your label. NOTE. ? All correspondents should remember that we pay no attention to communications without the writer's um?. If you write every day be *?re to aucloae your nama aach time. Address all matters for publication to fh* Smithfield Herald, Smithfield, N. C. TOWN AND COUNTY TOPICS. Mr. E. A. Holt was in the city Wednesday for a few hours. ? m * Mr. W. R. Long returned from Washington City Wednesday night. ? ? ? Mrs. Kd S. Abell went to Fairmont luesday ta attend the marriage of bar niece. ? ? ? Messrs. W. W. Cole and Sam T. Moneycutt went to Washington City Wedaesday night. r ? ? Miss Mary E. Perkins, of Wendell, is here on a visit to her brother, Mr. N. L. Perkins. ? ? ? Mrs. A. M. Noble and little son, Richard, returned home Tuesday from a visit to friends in Clinton. ? ? ? Mr. Joe Kenny, of Charlotte, is spending a few days in Smithfield frke guest of Mr. T. C. Evans. ? ? ? Mr. H. L. ?raves, Sr., is spending sam? time with his son, Mr. Henry 9*aves, Jr., arriving Monday. ? ? ? Mies Charlee Hutchison, of Char latte, is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. ?. Evans an Oakland Heights. ? ? ? Mr. Will Eason was in the city a Uw hours Wednesday, bringing the aaiurns from Boon Hill township. ? ? * Mr. Robert Sanders has a position with Trinity College for the summer, ?e is secretary of the Greater Trin ity Club. ? * * Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Patterson re turned from Washington City Thurs day afternoon, where they spent a faw days. ? ? ? Mr. Clenon Boyett, son of Mr. J. ?. Boyett, is home from Chapel Hill where he spent the past year in the University. ? ? ? M isses Mary Shaw, of Oxford, and Inez Edgerton, of Kenly, were the quests of Miss Margaret Pou last tunday night. ? * ? Mr. and Mrs. Charles Broadhurst, ? f Goldsboro, are the guests of their brother and family, Mr. F. K. Broad hurst, on Oakland Heights. * * m Mr. W. M. Gaskin, book-keeper in The Herald Office, left this morning to visit his parents at Gallivunt's Ferry, S. C. He will be gone about ten days. * * * Mr. Sam Strickland, of Bentons ville, was in town early Thursday marning ?n his way home from the Confederate Veterans' Re-union in Washington Qity. ? * ? Miss Bara 6oates, who has been t<*iching in Reidsville, arrived home Wednesday night. She stopped at (lhapel Hill on her way home to at tend commencement. ? ? ? Messrs. J. W. Stephenson, C. A. Martin, Dick Hill, Everett Stevens and W. R. Long have returned from Washington where they went to at tend the Confederate Re-union. * * ? Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Christian and Mr. W. T. Butler, of Durham, wore h<*re for a short while yesterday. They returned to Durham lact night, accompanied by Miss Eloise Martin. ? ? ? Miss Birdie Kornegay, who has b??i stenographer for the Carolina TS?l?phon? and Telegraph Company at Tarbor# for some time, arrived *i?sday t? a?cept a similar position with th? law firm of Wellons & Wellons. t 0 ? Tuesday morning from ten to twelve, Mrs. H. C. Hood delightfully ??tertained the Round Dozen Club and a few other ladies of the town, at Progressive Rook. The home was tastefully decorated for the occasion with cut flowers. Just before the fames, the guests were refreshed with iced tea, while at the close deli cious cream and cake was served. The club will hold its next meeting with Mrs. W. W. Jordan. Mr. <hirlf J^tM mi Gamer N?. *m?. v u at Mi T??*day '*?t raUkf m &?4 (n?a4( ? ? ? i?*H *? HM whv mm W ?? 4ip??BXM ?* MU4 cum ??<M?Mi?al mi *?r young flri?a4, J W Ayr a, sea ?! Mr. W. 9. Avara, ?/ tkW&ursi Farm, who was riv?? kit dvgrM at the State C?;li?ge ef Atricuhur* and Kngineer i Mg at Ualwgk last w#ak. H<* is not yet twwaiy ??? yea rs ?/ age. Ht? waa.ed v* t* i? Fert Oglethorpe m? eater lb* Uaiiuag camp ? ek wm dM?rr?4 aeeeaai of his aft. ? ? ? ??n't ferge* the happy heur for the ?hildron in front of the school build ing: this evening promptly at seven o'clock. This it tho opening of the Chautauqua here and is absolutely free to every one. It is especially for tho children who will be taught games and other amusements that are the delight of tho children's hearts. The parents should go and accompany their children and be sure to be there by seven o'clock. Eight will be too late. The entertainment will be under the direction of an expert playground manager of the Chautauqua move BMlt , .j ?. Heavy Rainstorm at Smithfield. xesterday just before one o clock Smithfield was visited by one of the heaviest rainstorms ever known here. Some of the oldest citizens say they never saw it rain harder in all their lives than it did for about four or five minutes. The storm was accompa nied by a heavy wind and some hail. About one-fifth of the roof was blown off the big tobacco stemmery of the T. S. Ragsdale Company. The smoke stack was blown over and the engine damaged. The total loss to this building is something like five to six hundred dollars. I The two-story prize-house just east of the big stemmery, now used by the Johnston Grocery Company, whole salers, was beat upon so badly by the wind that it was set at least eight inches out of plumb. Window lights were broken out and the rain that poured in badly damaged some of the goods in the building. A carpenter visited the scene and pronounced the building unsafe. It now looks like the building will have to be torn down and rebuilt. This will entail a heavy loss. Mr. Ragsdale, who owns the building, estimates that his total loss on the two buildings will approximate $1,500. The roofs of the buildings occupied by Hood Brothers and Charles Davis were overrun with water and caused bad leaks doing quite a bit of damage to the goods in each store. A number of trees were blown down and a great many limbs were broken off by the storm. Many of the elec tric light lines of the town were blown down and it took Supt. Dick erson and his force several hours to repair them. Two mules belonging to the Town ship Road Commissioners were killed by lightning at Buffalo creek north of town. The hail which accompanied the rainstorm did some damage to to bacco in this section. Some say the damage is pretty serious, while others say that the crop will overcome the damage if favorable seasons are had from now on. The rain fell so rapidly that many lots and some buildings were flooded and many chickens drowned. In all, 1.72 inches of rain fell here yesterday. Former Teacher to Wed. Card3 have been received here reading as follows: "Mr. and Mrs. John Barnett Hard man request the honor of your pres ence at the marriage of their sister, Miss Madeline Trotter, to Mr. Julius Teague Horney, on Wednesday, the twentieth of June, at half after five o'clock in the afternoon, First Bap tist Churchy Commerce, Georgia." Mis3 Trotter has a host of friends here who will read this bit of news with much interest. Big Registration In Smithfield. Last Tuesday was a great day in Smithfield. At seven o'clock the reg istrars were in their place and began the work of registration under the Se lective Draft Law, and from that hour until nine o'clock Tuesday night they were kept as busy as they could be enrolling the young men of the town ftnd township who were be tween the ages of 21 and 31. The registration passed off very quietly, the young soldiers^to-be submitting themselves to enrollment without any trouble. There appeared to be no slackers here. It was estimated that there would possibly be 350 to 400 to registered in this township, but the final number was 502. Of this num ber 327 were white men and 175 ne groes. The negroes acted fine about the registration, none trying to shirk their duty so far as we know. In fact, several offered who were under twenty-one, Jefcnetoa C mumiy at Cfcepel ?? Mr. Oliver Gray Kaad, a for?er student of T. G. S., aad Wilbert Freeman Wellons, of Micro, received the degree of Bachelor of Art* at ' the Commencement dt the Univer nty of North Carolina June ?. Mr. Rand won another commencement honor, the English Poetry Priae. Mr. Rand ia now at Fort Ogletherpa. Mr. O. R. Rand, of near Gamer, at tended the University Comas eaeemeat and heard Secretary Daateie *mi See retary Baker speak. Mr. Albert M. Ceates we* tftree honors at eommeacemeat: Ike W. J. Bryan Prise in Political teieaee, the Julian S. C turr Fellowship, aad the Bingham Prise in debate. The dis tinction of winning in the Commence ment Debate between tho Dialectic and tho Philanthropic Literary So cieties has been won three times in the past ten years by Smithfield boys. Oscar R. Rand won it in 1007, Edgar W. Turlington won it in 1010, and Albert M. Coates won it in 1017. This is another laurel for the Tur lington Graded School. Mr. Rudolph Barnes, of Clayton, is another Johnston County young man that won a high honor at the State University ? that of being the Captain of the baseball team which won the Virginia game this spring. Mr. J. R. Williams, of Clryton, an alumnus of the University, and one of its Trustees, attended U. N. C. Commencement. Others who went to Chapel Hill from Clayton are Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hinton and son, Messrs. John Barnes and Swade Barbour. Messrs. G. T. Whitley and W. D. Avera heard the addresses of Secre taries Baker and Daniels at the Acad emy of Music in Durham on Wednes day afternoon. Mr. Albert M. Coates has a posi tion with the Bureau of Extension of the University for tho summer months. In Honor of Mrs. Anderson. Yesterday afternoon, at the spa cious home of Mrs. F. H. Brooks, the ladies of the Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church entertained in honor of Mrs. Alden Anderson, wife of the new minister. The home was fragrant and attractive with a profusion of cut flowers, sweet peas and nasturtiums being used exten sively. Mrs. J. H. Kirkman and Mrs. J. W. Moore received at the front door, while Mrs. Brooks welcomed the guests in the drawing-room and introduced them to the receiving line. Those in the receiving line were Mrs. L. I) .Wharton, Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. R. W. Hines. Passing from this room, the guests entered the dining-room where iced tea and sand wiches were served by Misses Eliza beth Chapin and Frances Sanders. Those receiving here were Mrs. A. H. Rose and Mrs. N. M. Lawrence. Quite a number of the ladies of the town called during the afternoon to give a cordial welcome to Mrs. An derson to our midst. House Party at Havelock. A number of Smithficld's young est young men are giving a house party at Havelock this week. Those giving it are the following: Ryal Woodall, Edward Abell, William Sanders, Jr., Kenneth Parrish, Dixon Wallacc, and Claude Edgerton, of Kenly. They all left here about five o'clock Monday morning making the journey to Havelock by motor. The young ladies who are enjoying the hospitalities on this happy occasion are: Miss Mary Shaw, of Oxford; Miss Inez Edgerton, of Kenly; Misses Margaret Pou, Hilda Parrish, An nette Lawrence and Hazel Gillete. They are chaperoned by Mrs. R. C. Gillette. KilM b* hk^ Tw. tii* SnutfclaU ..?.> > road Bales vara kiLed by Vkgmim.ag > Thuraday about **? ?'ti?k. T key wara iwa of the beat the nmI tvaad. It oaaurred about ai? f earth *t a mila frwia tha aorthem UaaiU U the towa at tha placa where tha PtoerUle road rru?aa? LiiifTaie #reeh Aa *eual th# mulea had beea fed at the >*ui hour. There were ri(tt etf tfcaaa mules at work u4 thay van all t-aa ia aa m a trees aet far apart. Whea khare waa aeea a tU eieud tamii| (real tha aeoth tha aaaa vara takea ta a abaltar a w? a4 kf Mi K 0. Cottar. On thair ratmra va their work they fou?d tai kreaa badly torn by hghtaing a?4 twa a/ the mules killed. Thia va a heavy loss to the roads as tba msiaa wara kavrgo and valuable. Registration lu the Cstmfcf. The reaulta of the army rejpatra tion Tucaday showed that there are 3,839 people of the eligibility age in Johnston County. Of thia number, 2,817 were white men and 1,022 ne groes. From all sections of the aoun ty comes the news that there was no trouble of any kind. Johnston still holds its reputation of being ready to do its part when the time cornea. Her young men have come to the front and virtually offered themaelvoa to their country's services like heroes. According to the estimates that the first call will bring out 500,000 men, about 200 will be chosen from John ston County. If one out of twenty is to be taken Smithfield township will have to furnish about 25 mon for the first call. Attended the Woodmen Meeting. We note that the following motored to Henderson yesterday to attend the district meeting of the Woodmen: Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Booker, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Sasser, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Bain, Messrs. Paul Johnson, S. A. Moore, M. M. Burnes and Willis Smith. Notice to Pensioners. The Johnston County Board of Pensioners will meet the last Monday in June and the first Monday in July to hear applications for pensions. All those interested will take due notice. JOSEPHUS JOHNSON, Chairman. THE SMITHFIELD MARKET. Cotton 20 to 21 Ms Cotton Seed 90 to 1.00 Wool 15 to 22% Fat Cattle 5 to 6% Eggs 25 to 30 Fat cattlc, dressed 11 to 12 % Granulated Sugar 9 to 10 Corn per bushel 1.65 to 1.75 C. R. Sides 22 to 23 Feed oats 90 to 95 Fresh Pork 12% to 14 Hams, per pound 24 to 25 Lard per pound 20 to 25 Timothy Hay 1.40 to 1.50 Cheese per pound 35 Butter per pound 80 to 3F Meal per sack 4.00 to 4.25 Flour per sack 7.00 to 7.25 Coffee per pound 15 to 20 Cotton seed meal 2.25 to 2.50 Cotton seed hulls 1.00 Ship Stuff 2.60 to 2.75 Molasses Feed 2.60 to 2.75 Hides, green 12% to 15 Sweet potatoes 75 to 80 Stock peas per bushel 2.00 Black-eye peas 2.25 Beef Pulp 2.50 Soup peas 3.00 A BOOK FOR THE CHILD IS ONE of the finest things you can give him. See our stock of children's books. Herald Office. The Exclusive Millinery Store's Beginning June 1st, all Colored Hats at 1-2 *rice All Children's Hats at 1-2 Price All White Hats and my entire stock of Millin ery at Reduced Prices. Buy NOW and save money. Miss Ora V. Poole Smithfield, N. C. Grain and Forage is Short ! And it behooves ??cry Farmer to save every bit of Hay he can. The time for cutting Oats will soon be here. So to meet your needs we have just unloaded one car of Moline Mowers and Rakes. The lightest draft, easiest running Mower on the mar ket. The price is cheaper than last year when we sold more than any other two concerns in Johnston County. Come see for yourself. (let our prices ? you will be interested. The best is none too good. Austin-Stephenson Co. Aiuithfleld. N. C. AT CREECH'S Your Prescriptions receive the most careful attention and are filled only by Registered Pharmacists. The purest and best drugs and ingredients obtainable being used and your Physicians orders are carried out ac curately throughout our Prescription Department. We will appreciate your Prescription and sick room pat ronage. If we can accommodate you in any way do not hesitate to call on us. Creech Drug Co. D. HEBER CREECH, Manager. Smith field, N. C. Your FOOD TROUBLES Tell Them To Us! We are the original trouble menders when it is a ques tion of food. Do you have trouble finding just the right brand of Coffee ? or Flour, or Canned Goods ? Then try us. NO MORE "EAT" TROUBLES when you buy your Groceries from us. We've anticipated every possible trouble of the kind and are prepared to meet it and to conquer it. Now bring us your troubles and see us MAKE GOOD. City Grocery Co. Smithfield, N. C. BOOKS AT ONE DOLLAR EACH Roys' Life of Mark Tvrain. Through the Gates of Pearl. Penrod and Sam, by Booth Tarkington. Just So Stories, by Kipling. American Poets and Their Theology. HERALD ROOK STORE. The First National Bank Will Take Applications For ; "Liberty Bonds" Come in and discu:s the easy pay plan. We are going to put on the weekly pay plan so as to provide a way fcr wage earners to own one or more "Liberty Bonds" Are You Patriotic? Buy a Bond The First National Bank Smithfield, N. C. h T. R. HOOD, President. R. N. AYCOCK, Cashier. ]
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