Invites the Farmers of Johnston County to make our place headquarters when in Wilson. We have provided
a Farmers Room in our Bank with desks, paper, chairs and other conveniences for your use.
We have unexcelled facilities and equipment for the handling of your business. A large, commodious vault
with fire-proof, burglar-proof safe in which to safe-keep your funds; experienced, bonded officers in charge.
We pay 4 per cent, interest on your time deposits. With ample capital, backed by a Board of Directors who
will renresent a net worth of over a million dollars we are in position to handle your business and reauirements.
DIRECTORS:
G. C. W RIGHT
II. E. TOWNSEND
J. G. RAPER
JOHN R. RAINES
W. E. SMITH
L. V. GRADY
W. A. EDGERTON
T. F. PETTUS
KIRBY VVOODARD
R. J. GRANTHAM
S. L. MADRY
OFFICERS:
W. E. SMITH, President.
KIRBY WOODARD, Vice-President.
S. L. MADRY, Cashier.
AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNKR.
A Copper Still, Much Cider and Many
Watermelons Destroyed in Pleasant
(irove Township. Kailroad Bond
Issue Gets Small Vote ? Only Two
Votes Cast in the Negative. Brief
Mention of the Comers and Goers.
Benton, August 110. ? Mr. A. YV.
Hodges returned the first of the week
from a several days visit to relatives
in South Carolina.
Mrs. C. L. Ciodley, of Smithfield,
was here for a few days the first of
the week visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Abernathy,
of Kipling, N. C., recently visited
here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.
T. Lanier.
Mrs. J. T. Stanford returned Wed
nesday from Florence, S. C., where
she has been for several days with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. George Holland re
turned Tuesday from Baltimore, Phil
adelphia and other cities where they
have been buying goods.
Mrs. A. L. Goodrich, after spending
several days here at the home of Capt.
and Mrs. J. W. Goodrich, left the
first of the week for Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hodges returned
Wednesday from Loris, S. C., where
they have been for the past two
weeks on business.
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Britt, Mrs.
Ligon and Miss Julia Canaday spent
Wednesday in Raleigh shopping.
Miss Vallic Hill returned the first
of the week from a month's vacation
to her home near Sanford.
Mr. John Eason and daughters, of
Savannah, Ga., recently spent several
days here visiting relatives and
friends.
Miss Flonnie Barbour, of Cleveland
township, is visiting relatives near
Benson for a few days.
Mr. J. Will Moore went up to Is
lington Monday on business matters,
returning home that afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 1). Underwood and
Mr. and Mrs. I). Heber Creech, of
Smithfield, were in the city Sunday
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Barbour who
have beon spending several days here
at the home of their son, Arlando
Barbour, left today for their home at
Angier.
Mr. E. P. Powell went up to San
ford Saturday and spent Sunday there
with relatives.
Mrs. R. E. L. Skinner and son, Oli
ver Lee Skinner, of Durham, have
been here this week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. Gilbert.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Farmer and
children, of Ashton, Ga., were here
this week visiting their brother, Mr.
Red Farmer for a few days.
Mr. Henry Lambert, of Bartleville,
Oklahoma, and Mr. Roof Coats, of
Pleasant Grove, were here Monday on
business matters for a few hours.
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Johnson and
children went up to Raleigh Monday,
spendim* the day there shopping.
Mr. W. O. Rackley went down to
Sampson County Sunday and spent
the day with his mother in Lower
Sampson.
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Duncan were in
the city a few days this week spend
ing the time with friends here.
Mr. Jesse McLamb went up to Selma
and Smithfield Monday on business
matters.
Deputy Marshal George Moore
went up to Raleigh the first of the
week on business for the Govern
ment.
Mrs. Anna Creech went to Rich
mond the first of the week to spend a
few days on business.
Mesdames W. II. Royal, J. L. Ilall,
J. W. Whittenton and Martha Jack
son attended the Red Cross meeting
at Smithfield Monday.
Mrs. W. H. Rowland went down to
Falcon the first of the week and spent
a few days attending the Camp Meet
ing there.
Miss Callie Turlington returned
home from Wilson Tuesday where
she has been spending a few days vis
iting.
Mrs. Ed. Weeks, of Valdosta, Ga.,
has I teen here this week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Barefoot went
to Raleigh Tuesday on business mat
ters, returning home the same day.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Barbour and
ion, O. A. Barbour, Jr., have been
spending a few days in Elevation
township this week at the home of Mr.
Robert Barbour.
Miss Muriel Ellington, of Raleigh,
arrived yesterday and will spend some
time visiting here at the home of
Dr. F, T. Moore.
Messrs. Stephen Parrish, James
Parrish, Jenkins Johnson and Ben F.
Johnson, all of Elevation township,
were here Wednesday on business
matters.
Dr. Thel Hooks, of Smithfield, was
here the first of the week on business
for a short while.
Mr. Loyd Parrish, of Elevation,
was a visitor to our city Wednesday.
Mr. Eugene Jernigan, of our eity,
who has been working near Philadel
phia for the past two months, came
home this week.
Little Misses Janie Bell Royal and
Lucy Royal, daughters of Mr. Jeff
Royal, of Georgeton, S. C., were here
this week visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Britt.
Mr. l.onnie nail nappcned to the
misfortune to get his love broke while
unloading a car of cross ties here the
first of the week. One of the heavy
timbers fell on his leg and snapped it
in two. He is getting along very nice
ly, hovewer, and will likely be out
soon.
Messrs. J. M. Britt, Rufus Britt, A.
L. Stephenson, Jim Raynor, Ezra
Parker, J. M. Morgan, E. F. Moore,
J. L. Hall and Chief Henry attended
the Recorder's Court at Smithfield
Tuesday.
Misses Nola and Ila Ennis, of
Buie's Creek, have been spending the
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Williams.
Mrs. C. H. Biggs and children, of
Lillington, are spending a few days at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hall.
Mr. J. E. Kelly, of Mount Olive,
Vice-President of the Citizens Bank
of that city, was here yesterday on
business matters.
Miss Myrtle Moore, of Richmond,
visited Miss Hattie Allen for a day or
two the first of the week, returning
home Wednesday.
Mr. A. C. Oneal, of Hopewell, Va.,
is here this week visiting relatives.
He will return the last of the week to
resume his work.
Masters David Barefoot and Carl
Barefoot aiV visiting relatives in
Sampson County for the past few
days.
Mr. J. H. Godwin left last night for
Norfolk where ho will be for n few
days on business matters.
Misses Maud Hall and Jewel Hall, of
Favetteville, are here for a few days
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Canaday.
Miss Annie Peacock, of Smithfield,
was heri for a few days this week
visiting Miss Leola Smith.
The Bend Election went off quiet
ly here Tuesday only a few votes be
ing east. The vote stood 35 for and
2 votes against the bond issue. The
purpose of the bond issue is for the
build. nir of a railroad which is to
come from Sanford, through Benson,
to Swansboro.
Deputy United State? Marshal
George Moore, J. P. Stell, Richardson
and R. L. Flowers captured a large
still in Pleasant Grove township near
the home of Everett Stephenson yes
terday afternoon. The still was made
of copper, and of fifty-gallon capai
ty, and the officers say it was the best
outfit that they have had the pleasure
of visiting during their official career.
About 20 barrel* of cider, beer and
other substances were destroyed, as
well as 150 of the finest watermelons
that have been seen in many a day.
The officers say that they almost wept
at having to destroy so many fine
melons when they bring such fancy
prices on the market.
Mr. Lonnie Mahler, son of our
townsman, Mr. Manly Mahler, died
yesterday of typhoid fever in West
Virginia, where he has been working
for the past three months. His re
mains will be brought here for burial
today and buried in the City Ceme
tery. Mr. Mahler was a bright young
man and only about twenty years old.
ONE Mil LION TESTAMENTS
FOR FIGHTING MEN ORDERED.
New York, Aug. 28. ? An order
for one million khaki pocket testa
ments for American soldiers and
sailors has been placed by the Na
tional War Work Council of the Y. M.
C. A. of the American Bible society,
it was announced today. President
James Wood of the Bible society said
the books will be furnished without
cost and the money for printing them
will be raised by popular subscrip
tion under a "special fund for soldiers
and sailers."
The first delivery of 100,000 testa
ments to the Y .M. C. A. will be made
early irj October, it was said, and a
slightly larger number will be made
each succeeding month.
MICRO ITEMS.
Miss Roxie Johnson, of Middlesex,
spent prrt of last week with Miss
Patsy Smith.
Miss Catherine Johnson, of Ben
son, spent last week with her sister,
Mrs. W. C. Pearee.
Mr. Frank Collier returned to Pe
tersburg yesterday, after a visit of
two weeks to his father, Rev. J. T.
Collier.
Miss Sadie Bajrley is in Richmond
buying up her fall stock of millinery.
Miss Patsy Smith left yesterday
for Petersburg to spend a few days
with her brother, Mr. W. R. Smith.
Miss Myrtle Kornegay, of Pine
Level, and Miss Mason, of Princeton,
are spending this week with Mrs. C.
A Fitzgerald.
Mr. W. L. Barden and sister, Miss
Alma, are visiting relatives and
friends in South Carolina.
The Micro W. O. W. Camp had a
very successful picnic last Friday.
Mr. Bryan, of Norfolk, was present
and delivered a very pood address.
All present enjoyed the occasion very
much.
Mrs. D. C. Smith is spending this
week with her daughter, Mrs. Bezzell
Coats, of Betherda.
Mr. Hobson Creech, of Bethany,
spent Saturday night with Mr. C. L.
Batten.
Mr. J. H. Broadwell spent last Sat
urday in Kenly.
I>r. B. L. Aycoek, of Princeton,
spent last Sunday with his mother.
Mrs. B. L. Aycock.
Mr. E. 11. Aycock spent a few days
last week with his mother, Mrs. B.
L. Aycock.
Mr. C. A. Fitzgerald has just pur
chased a S1430 Olds Mobile car.
REPORTER.
Micro. N. C., Aug. 27th.
NOTICE.
My son, Harvey M. Leo, aged 16
years, left my home on August 19th,
1917, without my consent. This is to
warn all persons against hiring him.
feeding him, clothing him, making
trades or contracts with him. or giv
ing him aid in any way.
JRA LEE. SR.
Four Oaks, N. C., Route No. 3.
, Augus* 27, 1917.
CHILDREN HAVE ADENOIDS.
!
State Hoard of Health Issues Bulletin
Urging Quick Action on Part
of I'atients.
About ten per cent of all the chil
dren have adenoids to some extent,
I claims the State Board of Health in
a special bulletin just issued, and of
particular interest now as a new school
t erm approaches and preparations are
| being- made for medical inspection
I work.
According to the State Board, the
disease usually begins about the sec
ond, third or fourth year, increasing
in severity up to the eighth, ninth or
tenth year. Then it decreases, disap
pearing, perhaps, between the child's
eleventh and fourteenth years.
This does not mean, of course, that
adenoids are not serious. As a fact,
the disease may and frequently does
mar the child's features, stature, effi
ciency and character for life.
"Now," says the State Board's Bul
letin, "Any disease of such frequency
in children and of such far reaching
consequences imposes the duty upon
every intelligent and considerate pa
rent to suspect or recognize that dis- j
case so that the proper treatment j
may be applied before permanent in- 1
jury results.
Adenoids are described as little tu- j
mors in the throat just above the j
back of the opening of the nose into j
the mouth and in front of the opening j
of the two small tubes by which the j
ears are connected with the upper j
part of the throat. In detail, they in- '
terfere with the breathing; alter the
child's voice to a stuffy quality; re- [
move to r certain extent the sense of
smell; create a new facial expression
of open mouth, overlapping teeth,
short upper lip, small and narrow
nose and high arched eyebrows; and
interfere with the hearing, causing
various degrees of deafness.
As for the treatment, the bulletin
says: "When the adenoids are recog
nizable they are doing harm. If the
child is under eight or nine years of
age, the harm will almost certainly
increase and, perhaps, the injury will
become permanent. The operation for
adenoids is relatively simple, and the
danger is not much greater than the
danger of an anaesthetic. In other
words, the treatment, as compared
with the danger of leaving the ade
noids alone, is a minimum danger
compared with a maximum danger.
Take your child to some physician
who is known to treat adenoids, or,
if convenient, to a nose and throat
specialist."
>\ asn't She Right?
The lesson in natural history had
been about the rhinoceros, and t)ie
teacher wanted to know how well the
lesson had been learned. "Now, name
something," she said, "that is very
dangerous to fret near to, and that has
horns."
"I know, teacher, I know!" called
little Annie Jones.
"Well, Annie, what is it?"
"An automobile." ? Our Dumb Ani
mals.
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to look at the left-overs from last fall and
last spring, and do it soon, as the regular
fall and winter stock will be higher.
The season is just beginning, and we have the largest
One Store in this vicinity, which is now filled from base
ment to top story with
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