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PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Mr. Robert Wellons went to Fay
cttevillc Sunday.
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The Red Cross will meet Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Mc. J. F. Kirkman, of Wilmington,
was in the city Monday.
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Mr. Coyte C. Lore, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday in the city.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Parker and chil
dren spent Monday in the city.
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Mr. W. I). Larrymore, of Conway,
S. C., was in the city recently.
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Mr. Bailey Williamson was in the
city Sunday afternoon with relatives.
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Mr. R. Y. Penny, of High Johnston,
is in the city today for a short stay.
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Mrs. T. C. Evans and son. Clan, Jr., '
returned home from Charlotte Fri
day.
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Mrs. W. H. Byrd went to Raleigh
today to see her son, Alger, off to
camp.
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Miss Roberta Powell, of the San
ders Chapel section, was in the city
Saturday.
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The Chamber of Commerce will
meet in the Court House tonight at
eight o'clock.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bud Lee and Mrs.
Boyette, of Four Oaks, were in the
city Monday shopping.
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Mr. E. O. Edgerton and family, of
Raleigh, came to Smithfield Sunday
afternoon to visit relatives.
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Mr. J. W. Hobbs, of Smithfield, R.
F. -D. No. 1, has accepted a position
with the Smithfield Hardware Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Smith, accom
panied by Miss Ruth Smith, spent
Sunday in Sanders Chapel section.
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Miss Lallah Rookh Stephenson, who
has been spending several weeks in
Norfolk with friends, returned home
yesterday.
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Miss Erma Stevens returned home
Monday afternoon from a visit to
friends in Greensboro and other
places for several days.
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Mrs. W. H. Sanders and daughter,
Miss Corinna Sanders, spent Sunday
night in Clayton with Mr. and Mrs.
Robbie Sanders, and spent Monday in
Raleigh.
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The teachers of Turlington Graded
School and the patrons and people of
the town generally will be entertain
ed by the Smithfield Woman's Club
Friday night at the Club Roorr.i on
Second street.
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Miss Grace Owen of Mints, N. C.,
teacher of Piano and Public School
Music in Turlington Graded School,
arrived Sunday. Miss Owen was de
layed because of washouts on the
railroads.
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The Town Library will be kept
open every Friday afternoon until
further notice. There are a number of
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good books in the library -and many
of the town people have availed them
selves of the opportunity to read them.
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Friday evening, frohi eight until
10:30, there will be an informal re
ception tendered the (eachers of Tur
lington Graded School by the Wo
man's' Club at their club room on Sec
ond street. All patrons of the school
are cordially invited to be present.
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Mr. N. M. Ertsom hi..; jus. clo. 1
a successful singing school at St.
John church ne;ir Bcntcnvillc. Tlu r.v
erage attendance at this school was
fifty. He begins a twenty nights'
school at Duke to night and will be
gin at Holly Grove near Benson on ?
the first Monday in October. ?
,OOl> ATTENDANCE FIRST DAY.
I'urlington Graded School Opened
Monday With 373 Pupils Present.
Sixty -two VS ore Enrolled in High
School. Formal Opening Thur^flay
MorniiMf. September 20th. Several
New Teachers.
The Turlington Graded School open- '
:d Monday with 375 pupib present. 1
?f these 313 were in the elementary
school and 62 in High School.
There will be a formal opening of
the school Thursday morning in the
school r.uditorium from nine to ten
o'clock. All patrons of the school and
citizens of the town rre invited to
be present at this hour.
Supt. Marrow and Principal Whit
ley are assisted in the work of the
school by the following te?.chers:
Miss Stella Rutherford ? Latin and
French. v
Miss Celeste McEachern ? English
and Domestic Science.
Miss Edna Taylor ? Seventh Grade.
Miss Lucile Spears ? Sixth Grade.
Miss Roberta Coxe ? Fifth Grade.
Misses Pattie Spurgeon and Helen
Sheppard ? Fourth Grade.
M iss Virginia Puckett ? Third |
Grade.
Miss Mattie W?llons ? Second
Grade.
Misses Irene Myatt and Blanche
Bailey ? First Grade.
Miss Giace Owen ? Piano and Pub
lic School Music.
Miss Pattie Spurgeon will assist in
the public school music.
Mr. Mfrrow and Mr. Whitley will
have charge of the business course
and typewriting.
Meeting at Baptist Church.
A meeting has been planned to
commence at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning, September 23rd. The
pastor, Rev. H. F. Brinson, will be
aided in the meeti/ig by Rev. John
A. Wrry, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Monroe, N. C.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all the people of the town to attend
this meeting. The singers of the sev
eral congregations are given a spe
cial invitation to join in and help to
have good music through all the ser
vices.
Services will be held twice daily.
Hours of service will be announced
later.
Where the Teachers Live.
It may be of interest to the Smith
field public to fcnow where the out
of-town teachers have their homes
while in our midst.
Mr. H. B. Marrow, at Mr. II. C.
WoodalFs.
Misses Celeste McEachern, Lucile
Spears, Edna Taylor and Helen Shep
pard, at Rev. A. S. Anderson's.
Misses Pattie Spurgeon and Grace
Owen, at Mrs. Thel Hooks'.
Misses Stella Rutherford and Ro
berta Coxe, at Mr. T. J. Lassiter's.
Death of Aged Lady.
We have just learned that Miss
Lucy Hawkins Lassiter died at her
home in Elevation township, twelve
miles west of Smithfield, last night
at 7 o'clock. She had passed her 80th
year and Had long been a great
sufferer. For the past several weeks
her condition has been critical and
those around her knew that the end
was near. She leaves an aged sister
who has long been her devoted com
panion, and many relatives and
friends, to mourn her departure. She
will be buried this afternoon in the
family burial ground near her home.
OFFICE OF EXEMPTION BOAKI).
Now Over Post Office With Col. Iiid
dick Assistant Clerk in Charge.
Local Exemption Board No. 1, has
provided a permanent office over the
post office in the rooms formerly oc
cupied by Mr. Ed. S. Abell. Those de
siring i formation can apply there
and receivc same from Col. R. A. Rid
c'ick who has been appointed perman
ent assistant clerk to the board.
Hunter Creech Goes to Washington.
Mr. F. Hunter Crecch has gone to
Washington City where he will open a
law office. He has had a very flatter
ing offer from a well known lawyer
to go to the Nation's Capital and
take charge of some very important
matters relating to some of the Indian
work. Mr. Creech is a bright young
man and goesw forth in the vigor of
young manhood to carve out a ca
reer of usefulness and honor in his
chosen profession. His many friends
in Johnston Conty wish him great
happiness and prosperity in his new
home.
Town Libray Open Every Friday
Afternoon.
The Town Library will be open ev
ery Friday afternoon from 3 until 5
[/'clock, until further notice.
LETTER FROM CAMP JACKSON.
Jasper NNiggs Y\ rite* Interestingly of
Hi.* Introduction to Army Life.
Dear Editor:
We arrived at Camp Jackson 0. K.
We ha\e stood the physical examina
tion and I think all the Johnston
County beys passed off everything all
right.
We begun drilling Monday, and
have been drilling some every day
since. I believe the boys are all learn
ing the art very rapidly, and will
probably like it nil right after we
are more familiar with the rules. We
lodge in barracks and it happened
that nerrly all the J>oys from John
ston are rooming in the same bar
racks. Practically all our boys seem
to be greatly interested in this work,
and I am quite sure that the majority
will make soldiers that will be an
honor to Old Johnston.
There are quite a numbty of boys
down here, and I am proud to say that
most of them seem to be entering
cheerfully. I believe we will eventual
ly learn to like Army life fairly well.
Anothei helpful feature is the Y.
M. C. A. work. There are services
ivvice every Sunday and other
services during the week. We have
had lectures two nights this week.
Another feature^ is the Bible Study
Class. They are organizing classes
and giving the soldiers a chance at
entering. I enrolled in one of the
classes Sunday.
This is indeed a splendid place to
develop man in many ways. We are
getting plenty to eat, plenty of sleep,
plenty of work and plenty of recrea
tion. I believe every man would be
benefited by Military experience.
It seems to me that there is a big
Army down here now, but when I
think of only 5 per cent, I can hardly
realize the bigness by the time all
get here.
I received The Herald to-day. It
seemed right good to read my old
county paper once more. The other
boys from Johnston were also eager
to read it.
C. J. WIGGS.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 12, 1917.
TO GO TO CAMP JACKSON.
Eighty From District No. Two and
Sixty-Four From District Number
One To Leave Tomorrow for Train
ing Camp.
A large number of the men who
have been called before the Boards
and not exempted are asked to meet
in Smithfield and Selma today. The
Boards then will select the number
required for the second contingent.
There will be 64 from District No. 1,
and 80 from District No. 2. Ar
rangements will be made today foi*
their departure to Camp Jackson this
week, possibly tomorrow.
Picnic at Oak Grove.
There will be a picnic at Oak Grove
Friday, September 22, better known
as Stilley's Cross Roads. Everybody
invited.
MILLARD GODWIN.
Selma, N. C., Route No. 2.
Singing at Bethel Church.
Mr. N. M. Easom will be at Bethel
church on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday of this week to finish his music
school rt that place. We invite all
neighboring singing classes to be
present on Saturday at ten o'clock
and tako part in the exercises of the
day.
C. J. THOMAS.
Four Oaks, N. C., Sept. 17, 1917.
POSITION WANTED IN* SMITH
field. Office work preferred, but
will cltrk in store. Miss Ruth
Jones.
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY (
in buying your Furniture, see The (
Austin-Stephenson Co. <
STRAYED FROM MY WOODALL j
farm one black hog with a ring in
his nose. The hog will weigh about ,
seventy-five pounds. Reward for in
formation leading to its recovery. *
T. S. Rygsdale, Smithfield, N. C.
FOl'R YOUNG MULES FOR SALE
very cliciip at The Austin-Stephen- 1
son Co.
SELL YOUR NEXT LOAD OF To
bacco with Boyett Bros. They are
making some of the nighest prices
we have heard of.
SEE E. S. SANDERS FOR METAL .
Mail Boxes. 25 and 50 cents eacii.
FOR SALE ONE NEW FORD
Chassis. Run about two weeks.
Will sellout a bargain. Fred Stancil,
Jr., Smithfield, N .C., R. F. D. No. 1.
WE HAVE SEVERAL GOOD CUS- '
tomers wanting to rent good farms,
we can't accommodate. Any farmer
having a good fariu to rent, we
might help him to get a good ten
ant. Austin-Stephenson Co.