THE SMITHFIELD HERALD
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N. C.
With the Churches.
Services will be held with the
Smithfield churches next Sunday as
follows:
Presbyterian ? Sunday morning at
eleven o'clock. Rev. Alden S. Ander
son, pastor.
Baptist ? Sunday morning at 11
and at 8:30 at night. B. Y. P. U.
meets at 7:45. Rev. H. F*. Brinson,
pastor.
Methodist ? Sunday morning at 11
and Sunday night at usual hour. Rev.
S. A. Cotton, pastor. Epworth League
Monday night at usual hour.
The public is given a cordial invi
tation to attend these services.
Strangers spending Sunday in the
town will be cordially welcomed.
Elder W. A. Simpkins Coming.
Elder W. A. Simpkins, of Raleigh,
has an appointment to preach at the
Smithfield Primitive Baptist church
Sunday morning, July 22, at 11
o'clock. Just before the hour for
preaching there will be baptizing at
Neuse River bridge just at the west
ern edge of town.
No More Paving.
The City Fathers at their meeting
held Wednesday night decided not to
pave any more blocks for the present.
They reconsidered and rescinded the
order for paving Second street from
the Myatt House to Mr. E. G.
Smith's.
Rainfall This Week.
Mr. E. S. Sanders reports the rain
fall this week as follows:
Tuesday night .89 inches; Wednes
day night 1.25 inches; Thursday and
Thursday night .80 inches; Total
inches for three days, 2.94.
Since Tuesday Neuse River has
risen 7 8-10 feet. During the past
twenty-four hours it has risen 1 4-10
feet.
At Smithfield thirteen feet brings
the river to the flood stage.
IMPROVING THE TOWN.
For many years there lias been a
ditch in the town of Smithfield which
has needed a great deal more atten
tion than it has received. That is
Quanqua Ditch, at least that portion
between Third street at Parrish's sta
bles and Second street at Sanders'
Stables. From time to time there has
been standing and stagnate water in
this old ditch. When it was decided
to do some paving the matter of put
ting big terra cotta piping in this
ditch was taken up and the City
Fathers ordered it done. The wcrk of
filling the ditch between the two
streets has been finished and the im
provement is so great that one won
ders why it was net done long ago.
The piping placed in this ditch is
of sufficient size to carry oif r.ll water
even in the heaviest rains. Catch
basins have been placed in it at con
venient places so that the surface
water falling on the lots adjacent to
?the ditch can be taken care of.
Step by step the town is being im
proved and the day is not far dis
tant when the citizens will take pride
in every section of the town, side
walks and all. We have not quite
reached that point yet.
There should be some steps taken
to keep the water from standing in
some of the vacant lots after every
big rain. There is one short street
which is not yet as good as it ought
to be in the way of getting rid of
the water. That is the section of
Johnston street between the Lyric
Theatre and Mrs. J. C. Bingham's. A
good deal of work has been done on
this street. The officials have tried to
run the water eastward toward
Fourth street, and they have tried to
run it westward toward Third street.
So far neither plan has proved very
successful. The latest is to try it
eastward again.
The City Fathers and Mayor Skin
ner are doing the best they can and
before many more months roll around
wonderful improvements will be seen
on every side.
THE FUNERAL OF RAY CRUMP.
Held Thursday Afternoon From
Baptist Church and Interment Wan
Made In New Cemetery.'
The funeral of Ray Crump who was
killed in the sad accident on the rail
road near the Smithfield Cotton Mill
here Tuesday morning:, was held yes
terday afternoon from theVBaptist
church of which the deceased was a
member. The funeral sermon was
preached by his pastor, Rev. H. F.
Brinson. The remains were then
taken to the New Cemetery on the
north side of town and there laid to
rest. This was the first grave in the
new cemetery.
The pall-bearers were Hubert
Woodall, Ransom Sandero, A. J. Hall,
Willie Godwin, Clifton Shaw and Jes
se Parri&h.
An account of the accident in
which J. G. Greenlea and his son,
Dewey Greenlea, a'nd Ray Crump lost
their lives was given in Tuesday's
Herald. The two Greenleas were kill
ed outright, while young Mr. Crump
lived until about 11:30 when he, too,
passed into the Great Beyond.
He was the only son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Crump and had lived in
Smithfield nearly all his life. He was
a quiet, unassuming young man who
lived his life and did his work in a
straight-forward, honest way. He
united with the 'Smithfield Baptist
church a few years ago and since then
lived in harmony with its teachings.
He was a faithful attendant at Sun
day school and his friends and loved
ones now confidently believe that he
is resting supremely happy in the
home of the blest.
The deepest sympathy of the town
and community goes out to the family
in their sad and irreparable loss. Mr.
Crump, at the time of the accident,
was away from home, and could not
be located until late Tuesday after
noon it was learned that he was at
Wadesbero and left as soon as he
heard the news for home, making the
trip through the country on an au
tomobile. He reached home Wednes
day at noon.
The sister of the deceased, Mrs.
Lucile Crump Wright, and Mr.
Wright, of McColl, S. C., arrived
Wednesday afternoon to attend the
funeral.
AN INTERESTING SERVICE.
Rev. Alden S. Anderson Ordained and
Installed as Pastor of Smithfield
Presbyterian Church Wednesday.
Rev. Alden S. Anderson, who re
cently came to Smithfield to take the
pastorate of the Presbyterian church
here, was ordained and installed
Wednesday with appropriate and im
pressive ceremony.
The ordination prayer was offered
by Rev. Letcher Smith of Fayetteville.
The installation sermon was preach
ed by Rev. C. E. Clark, of Kenly,
and the charge to the pr.stor was de
livered by Rev. Abram T. Lassiter,
of Benson. The charge to the people
was delivered by Rev. Mr. Smith.
Those present to assist in the ordi
nation service were Mr. Preston
Woodall, of Benson, and Mr. T. M.
Benoy, of Selma.
The service was an impressive one
and one which brought to pr.stor and
people and visitors greater sense of
their duties and obligations not sonly
to each other and the church but to
God.
Mr. Lore's Sister Dead.
News was received here Wednesday
of the (Jeath of Miss Lucy Lore, sister
of our townsman, Mr. Edwin P. Lore,
which occurred that morning in a
Charlotte hospital where she had un
dergone three operations, having been
there for three weeks. Her home was
in Concord. Mr. Lore went to Concord
to attend the funeral. Mr. Edward
Woodall and sifter, Mrs. E. O. Ay
cock also attended the funeral
which was held yesterday afternoon.
Reunion of Stephenson Family.
On July 28, the family and family
connections of Mr. Nazareth Stephen
son will hold a reunion at J. Loyd
Stephenson's, Pleasant Grove town
ship, Johnston County. All family con
nections and friends of the family are
cordially invited to be present with a
well filled basket. Preaching in the
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. X.
Remains Taken to Fayetteville.
The remains of Mr. J. G. Greenlea
and his son, Dewey Greenlea, who
were killed here by a train early Tues
day morning, wore taken to Fayette
ville Tuesday night on the Shoofly.
The remains were accompanied by
Messrs. Hubert Woodall, Ransom
Sanders and Hunter Creech. From
Fayetteville the bodies wore taken to
Monroe "for burial. Mr. Greenlea
leaves & wife and five children, the
eldest, a girl of about fourteen years.
Mr. Jasper Wiggs passed through
the city yesterday on his way to i
P.aleigh where he will spend several i
I lays With his sister, Mrs. Mitchell. i
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Miss Claudia Vinson spent Wednes
day in Raleigh.
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Miss Ruth Young, of Clayton, is
visiting relatives here.
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Miss Susan Collier, of Goldsbofo,
is visiting Miss Margaret Pou.
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Miss Louise Alford has gone to
Selma to attend a house party.
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Mr. A. J. Fletcher, of Fuquay
Springs, was in the city yesterday.
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Postmaster Charles H. Holt, of
Princeton, was a Sniithtield visitor
Wednesday. x
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Rev. and Mrs. T. E. Davis, of Four
Oaks, wore the guests of Mrs. W. R.
Long Thursday.
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Mr. W. D. Strickland, of Four
Oaks, R. No. 1, was in the city yes
terday on business.
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Messrs. A. L. Pridgen and H. D.
Joyner, of Goldsboro, were in town
Sunday with friends.
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Mr. John Kcmple, of Pine Level,
R. No. 1, was in town yesterday and
called at The Herald Office.
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Miss Agnes Austin, of Clayton, has
been spending several days in the city
the guest of Miss Pauline Vinson.
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Miss Lucy Hyman, of Richmond, ar
rived Wednesday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Lee E. Sanders, for a few days.
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Mrs. A. V. Kragor and Miss Bessie
Foreman, of Norfolk, Va., are visit
ing Mrs. Kragor's brother, Mr. C.
Davis.
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Mrs. J. B. Seckingei, of Glennville,
Ga., and Mrs. A. Bain, of Coats, are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. E.
Bain.
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Mr. and Mrs. George R. Pou have
gone to Pittsboro where they will
spend several days as guests at a
house party.
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Mr. W. H. Stegall has gone to
Cheraw, S. C., where he will buy to
bacco for awhile until the opening
of the Smithfield market.
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Mr. Hugh Johnson, who has a po
sition with a Greensboro drug store,
is here on a visit to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Johnson.
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Misses Stella Winstcad and Nora
Evans, of Enfield, arrived in the
city Tuesday to spend some time Ht
the home of Mr. and Mis. J. D. Dick
ens.
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Mrs. T. W. Johnson returned home
yesterday from a visit to her father,
Mr. Josephus Johnson, who lives near
Benson. Mr. Johnson returned with
her.
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Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Ragsdale and
sons, Thomas and Hugh, left Wed
nesday morning for Virginia Beach
to spend a few days in rest and rec
reation.
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Mrs. H. H. Radford and Miss Lillie
Johnson left the first of the week for
Phoebus, Va., where they will spend
two weeks with their sister, Mrs. R.
A. Ruth.
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Mr. Lonnie Dickens, cf Halifax,
who has been spending part of this
week in the city, with his brother,
Mr. J. D. Dickens, left yesterday for
his home.
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Sergeant Chester L. Stephenson
and Sergeant Carl Dickerscn, of Com
pany C, Second Regiment, now at
Goldsboro, are here on p. visit to
their parents.
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Mr. and Mrs. Will Bingham, of
Raleigh, and Mrs. L. E. Reaves and
two children, Roy and Dixie, of Rae
ford, spent Wednesday night here
with relatives.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Strickland and
four children, Marvin, Lueile, Tliur
man, and Ransom, of Falcon, spent
Tuesday in the city at the home of
Mr. J. M. Bcaty.
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Prof. L. T. Royall and Mr. Lacy
John went to Chapel Hill Wednesday
to look in on the Summer School and
see about securing a few more teach
ers for the county.
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Mrs. R. S. Stevens and children
returned to Raleigh Thursday after
noon, cfter visiting Mrs. Stevens'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hood, and
other relatives in the city.
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Miss Myrtle Pope, of Coats, and
Miss Nellie Bain, of Buie's Creek,
who have been spending a few days
here the guests of Mr3. O. E. Bain,
leave today for their homes.
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Rev. rnd Mrs. H. F. Brinson re
turned Tuesday from Han-ell's Store
where Mr. Brinson had been assist
ing tha pastor, Rev. C. V. Brooks, in
a meeting for several days. Six were
received for baptism.
THE LIFE OF THE TOWN ;
This busy gent is a Booster and the
Life of the Town. Without him and a
few others, the Old Burg would be as
Dead as a Doornail. He's Jerry oh the
Job for t lie Public Good and his name
heads every Subscription paper to
Raise Money for anything. We couldn't
do without him. Long may he Wave J
Howard Gray, did you say?
Oh, no. This is not Howard, but
Howard is some booster and is on
the lookout all the time. He is one of
those fellows who keeps life in the
old town and makes things hum. He
talks real estate and knows where the
good farms are that are for sale. And
by.the way did you see that big ad in
Tuesday's Herald about thc.t fine farm
which borders on the north of Smith
ied, offered for sale by Abell &
Gray, our progressive real estate
men? They also have an interesting
ad in today's paper. Watch for their
ads from time to time.
Union Meeting Program.
The Union Meeting of the Johnston
County Association will meet with
Blackman's Grove church, Saturday
Saturday. *?
10:30 A. M. ? Devotional, by Pastor,
Rev. R. M. Vfn Miller.
Some Defects of Our Country
Churches and their Remedy ? Mr.
J. C. Pool.
Sermon, by Rev. C. II. Stevens.
1:30 P. M. ? How We Interest Our
Members in Church Work ? Mr. J.
T. Holt.
Finding My Place in the Kingdom.
Rev. C. E. Stevens.
What Is the Matter With Our
Churches? ? Rev. J. M. Duncan.
Can We Have a B. Y. P. U. in Our
Country Churches, and How? ?
Rev. H. F. Brinson.
General business.
10:00 ? Sunday School.
Some Defects in Our Country
Church Sunday Schools and Their
Remedy ? Mr. J. F. Pool. /
Sermon ? Rev. J. M. Duncan.
1:30 P. M. ? Church Discipline ? Rev.
J. E. Lanier.
Personal Interest in Soul Winning ?
Mr. C. J. Wiggs.
Man's Part in a Revival ? Mr. C. W.
Stallings.
Picnic at Holt's Pond.
Quite a number of Smithfield peo
ple attended the Methodist Sunday
school picnic, given for the benefit of
the Smithfield Methodist Sunday
school children, at Holt's pond last
Wednesday. On account of the heavy
raining the day was not as enjoyable
as it would have been otherwise.
Mr. Hunter Woodall, of near An
gier, has been spending this week in
the city. He leaves today for his home,
by way of Raleigh. '
THE SMITHFIELD MARKET.
and Sunday, July 28 ^nd 29.
Dinner.
Sunday Morning.
Dinner.
Cotton
Cotton seed
Wool
Fat Cattle
Eggs
Fat cattle, dressed
Granulated Sugar.
Corn per bushel...
C. R. Sides
Feed oats
Fresh Pork
Hams, per pound .
. J 5 to 22 %
. . . 5 to 6 Vz
... 25 to 30
. 11 to 12 Vi\
9 to 10
. 1.65 to 1.75 1
... 23 to 24
, . . 90 to 95
. 12 ft to 15
26 to 27
22% to 27%
. 1.40 to 1.50
35
to 35
. 4.50 to 4.75
..6.50 to 7.00
....15 to 20
2.25 to 2.50
??????*? 1.00
2.60 to 2.75
. 2.60 to 2.75
.. 12% to 15
25
1.00
Lard
Timothy Hay
Cheese per pound ....
Butter per pourd
Meal
Flour per sack
Coffee per pound . . .
Cotton seed meal
Cotton teed bulla ...
Ship Stuff
Molasses Feed
Hides, preen
Stock peas prr bushel
Black-eye peas
Beef Pulp
2.00
2.25
2.50
3.00
Scop poaa
The Best of Service !
And a big Fresh Stock kept sanitary, is our motto.
We want your business and are always glad to accom
modate you iii any way we can ; We invite criticism, and
are always anxious to improve our business in any way
we can.
We especially call your attention to our Soda Fountain.
We make the best Drinks possible and use only the Best
of everything in preparing our Syrups, Ice Cream, Ices,
Etc.
Your Prescriptions are filled exclusively by Registered
Pharmacists, and the Purest Drugs obtainable are used.
We realize the sick must have the Best in Drugs and
Medicines and all sick room supplies.
We sell the Best Candy ? Apollo, made in Boston;
Blocks and Norris, made in Atlanta; 80 cents, $1.00 and
$1.25 per Pound.
To appreciate our splendid stock of Stationery we
invite you to come and look at our Big Display in all
colors, which we are now selling cheaper than we could
to-day buy it from the Manufacturers.
Our Cigars and Tobaccos and Cigarettes are better for
the reason these are kept in Humidors, which keep the
temperature and moisture the same. This has as much to
do with the Quality of Cigars as Tobacco itself.
Our stock of the Best Toilet Articles you will always
find complete.
Yours for Good Service,
Creech Drug Co.
I). HEBER CREECH, Manager,
Sniithfield, N. C.
ADVERTISING
Will Do It !
The billions of dollars that our Government and For
eign Nations are borrowing from our people will be
spent right in this country for food stuffs and war sup
plies of all kinds. The bulk of this money will find its
way into the hands of the millions of wage earners, and
they in turn will spend most of it for the necessities of
life. This community will get its share of those billions.
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The SHREWD home merchant knows this, and is al
ready mapping out an extensive advertising campaign
to offset the tremendous efforts of mail order houses
and large city merchants. He will get his, for adver
tising will bring it to him.
The local merchant who forgets to advertise, who ex
pects to increase his business without a proportionate
increase in legitimate publicity expense, may discover
to his cost that he is decreasing it instead.
The public takes every man's number.
ADVERTISING IN
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Let us do your Job Printing--Besi work
and moderate prices.
During The War
industry must keep on the hum.
Production must not decrease.
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Intelligent plans for development and expansion must
be formulated and put into action.
The strongest ally to sound, progressive enterprise is a
dependable banking connection.
This Institution continues to meet the legitimate busi
ness requirements of this community as usual.
The First National Bank
Smithfield, N. C.
T. R. HOOD, Prudent. R. N. AYCOCK. Cashier.
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