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SELMA'S WEEKLY NEWS NOTES. Mun Starts to Raleigh, Is Stricken Suddenly 111 and Soon Dies. The Bond Election is Carried by Major ? ity of 51. Associated Charities Meet. Shall the Cemetery lie Given More Attention? Death of .Mr. Raiford Brown. Other Locals and Interesting News Items. Selma, Sept. 20.? Mr. W. B. Rob erts madt a business trip to Wilson today. Mayor J. P. Temple and Mr. J. M. Oneal went to Clayton Monday on business. Mr. Knyton Hamilton, who has been spending his vacation with relatives here, returned Sunday to Randolph Macon Academy at Bedford, Va. Miss Elizabeth Perdue, of Latta, S. C., is spending this week with Miss Annie Hood. Miss Maggie Hood left Monday for Lowell, N. C., where she goes to ac cept a position in the Graded School. The Selma Millinery Company and Lee Henry Company, Selma's two progressive millinery stores, are hav ing their fall openings today, and quite a crowd of ladies are in evi dence on the streets. Mrs. Raiford Brown died at her home five miles north of Selma last night after several days illness. The buriel services will be held this after noon at the Garner grave yard near her home Prof. S. T. Liles, of Brown's Sum mit, was here for a few hours Wed nesday. We understand that Prof. Liles expects to buy a farm in this section and move here. Attorney R. L. Ray went to Wake Forest Wednesday on business, re turning Wednesday night. Mr. J. E. Parker, of City Point, Va., is home to spend the week with rela tives. The special election held in Selma Graded School District last Tuesday for the purpose of voting bonds to pay off floating indebtedness was car ried in favor of the bonds by a lffa jority of 51. The vote for bonds was 97, and against bonds 46. Conductor William Ramsey, who for the past few weeks had been serv ing as flagman on the work train near Selma, in company with several other railroad employes, left last night about seven o'clock on railroad motor car for Raleigh to attend "Stop, Look and Listen" at the Academy of Music. About the time they reached the 100 mile siding at Powhatan, Mr. Ramsey complained of being sick, and told the other boys "to look out for 22," that being the east bound pas senger train due about that time. The motor car was run on to the siding and stopped and Mr. Ramsey was found to be seriously ill. No. 22, which came on fft a short time was flagged, arvd Mr. Ramsey put on the train and brought to Selmr. where 4ie died short ly after his arrival. The remains were sent to Salisbury this morning on train No. 21 for burial. Mr. "Ramsey leaves a wife and one child. Physi cians diagnosed the case as heart dis ease. The regular meeting of the Local Board Associated Charities was held last Monday night in the graded school building. The meeting was pre sided over by the President, Mr. Geo. F. Breitz. The only matter of other than routine business, was the resig nation of Miss Mr.ry Hyman as Sec "" retary, who resigned on account of having left town. Mr. C. W. Stallings was elected to fill the vacancy. Super intendent E. H. Moser was accepted as a new member and made a very interesting address. On account of the extreme high prices of the necessa ries of life, the Associated Charities are expecting a great .many more calls for help during the coming winter than have ever before been made here. The next regular meeting will be held in the school building Tuesday night, October 2nd, at which they expect to map out the plan of activities for the coming winter. They desire 'the help and co-operation of the whole people of the town, and it is hoped that the people take more in terest in this work than formerly an^ lend every aid to this organization upon whose shoulders falls the burden of protecting and caring for our help less poor*, Every time we pass Selma's ceme tery, we wonder if the people of Selma as a whole realize the condition that it is in. Grown up in weeds and grass and apparently without any attention at all. Why can't our folks get to gether and arrange some plan to have it cleaned out? We are due our buried dead this much consideration, and the ? writer v/ill be triad to subscribe to a fund to do this. Who else will? < Superintendent E. li. Moser Ad dressed a joint meeting of the B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist church and the Upworth League of the Methodist church last Sundry night at the Meth odist church. The meetig was pre sided over by Mr. M. R. WalK, and in addition to the masterly address of 1 Supt. Moser, was a solo by Miss Fol- ' ger who is director of music in the Selhia schools. The meeting proved a 1 very interesting and enjoyable event < and will do much towards strength- 1 ening the bonds of love and friend ship between these two live organiza tions. Shep Faulk and Henry Jackson < were up today before W. L. Stancil, 1 J. P., for removing clothes from the Selma Pressing Club, that did not be long to them. Faulk acknowledged the < theft and was turned over to the Re corder's Cqurt. Jackson was released upon the confession of Faulk. Quite a number of young men went to -Raleigh last night to see the sfcow, i'Stop, Look and Lister" at the Acade my. Among them we note, Messrs. M. R. Wall, Junius Peedin, C. P. Har per, W. B. Perkins and others. Mr. Geo. W. Evas, the popular Cashier of the First National Bank, made a social visit to the Capital City last night, and attended the show at the Academy. , THE NEWS UP CLAYTON WAY. Several of Our Young Men Expected to Leave This Week in Response to the Call of Their Country. Local and Personal items of Interest. Clayton, Sept. 19. ? Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Godwin spent last Sunday with rel atives at Nashville. Mr. and Mrs. Miller T. White left last Saturday for their new home at Goldsboro. Writing back to friends, J they give a very interesting account of the floods in and near Goldsboro. They made the trip on their Dodge and found many difficulties in getting there, but at last reached home safe. For the past several years they have made their home here and both have many friends who regret seriously to see them leave. Mrs. Hugh A. Page returned this week frcm Sanford, where she has been for several weeks visiting her mother. Mr. G. T. Smith, of Lillington, spent Sunday here, returning Monday morn ing, accompanied by his wife and lit tle son who for the past few days have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Gulley. Miss Sulon McCullei^s left last week for Staunton, Va., to enter Mary Baldwin Seminary. Mr. Paul Gulley, who is in school at Wake Forest, passed through here last Saturday enroute to Nashville to see his people. Mrs. O. R. Hute, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. E. L. Gulley, of Portsmouth, Va., are visiting at the home of Mr. D. H. Williams. yMrs. W. A. Jones spent Tuesday morning in Raleigh. Miss Verona Cable is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Stallings, in the Eastern part of the State. Mrs. Bennette Nooe, Jr. is spend ing some time in Columbia, S. C., with her husband, Lieutenant Bennette Nooe, Jr., of the United States Ar my. Mrs. R, T. Priddy, of Keysville, Va., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. C.-W. Carter. People from here and elsewhere ! have largely attended the big sale at Home's Store, which began last Fri day norning. Wonderful bargains are ] to be found there and the stock is be- 1 ing sold as fast as people can buy. Mr. A. V. Gulley, of Smithfield, was 1 in town a few hours last Saturday afternoon. Among the young men who expect ' to leave here this week under the 1 Gpvemment call are Messrs. Garland 1 Wall, Leamon and Luther Barhes, ' Herman Duncan, Turner Vinson, Roy < Gulley, Jesmond Duncan, David John- ' son, Glenn Pope and many others in ' the surrounding country. ] Miss Julie Austin left Monday ' morning for Richmond to again take 1 up training at Memorial Hospital. ' Mr. J. W. Massey spent Tuesday in ? Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Ellington, of i Smithfield, spent Monday here. Mr. C. W. Lindsay, of Lillington, 1 spent Sunday here. ' ) Mr. A. D. Taylor, of Leachburg, I was "here visiting friends Tuesday. 'i NK>\ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Organization Perfected With About Sixty Members Enrolled. W. W. Cole President and R. N. Aycock Secretary-Treasurer. H. L. Skin ner, T. J. Lassiter, F. 11. Brooks and W. M. Sanders Vice-Presidents. On Friday night, September 6, sev eral citizens of the town of Smithfield met in the Court House for the pur pose of reviving the Chamber of Commerce. After a free discussion of the desirability and worth of such an organization, a committee was ap pointed to consider plans and make suggestions to a meeting to be held Thursday night, September 13th. This committee, composed of Sam T. Hon eycutt, N. B. Grantham, H. C. Hood, N. M. Lawrence and T. J. Lassiter, made their report which was adopted, and {in organization was formed with W. W. Cole, President; H. L. Skinner, Vice-President, and R. N. Aycock, Secretary-Treasurer. The officers thus chosen were em powered to appoint an advisory com mittee of five with instructions to formulato plans for the governing of the body and report at a subsequent meeting and submit them for adop tion. Before adjournment the meeting was set for Tuesday night, September 18th. The committee appointed ? F. K. Broadhurst, E. J. Wellons, J. D. Spiers, Chas. I. Pierce and T. J. Las siter ? met with the officers on Mon day night, the 17th, and drew up the Constitution and By-Laws. The meeting held Tuesday night was called to order by the President, W. W. Cole. A goodly number of the members were present to hear the rules read. The report of the Secre tary-Treasurer showed a membership af fifty-nine. The Constitution and By-Laws was then taken up and read and adopted, section by section, after which the body elected from its members the following vice-presidents: First Vice-President ? H. L. Skin ner, who was elected as Vice-Presi dent at a previous meeting. Second Vice-President ? T. J. Las siter. Third Vice-President ? F. H. Brooks. Fourth Vice-President ? W. M. San ders. The election of a Board of Direc tors was then taken up and resulted as follows: N. B. Grantham, F. K. Broadhurst, S. C. Turnage, J. H. Abell and E. J. Wellons. Each vice-president is to be chair man of a committee of three and these, together with the officers and board of directors are to meet on Tuesday night after the second Mon day in each month at an hour and place to be fixed by the president. The earnestness with wheh the cit izens have gone about this organiza tion shows that we may expect a live Chamber of Commerce for the town ? one that will bring things to pas3. NOTE. ? The Constitution and By Laws will be published in Tuesday's paper. THE NEWS IN KENLY. Kenly, Sept. 18. ? On last Thursday afternoon the Prigcilla Club was beau tifully entertained by Mrs. L. Z. Wood ard at her home on Maxwelton Heights. The reception hall and par lor were artistically decorated with pink and white roses. After an hour's handiwork, the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Claud Harden, served a. delicious salad course, followed by pink and white ice-cream with cake to match. The majority of the members were present to enjoy Mrs. Woodard's hos pitality. The only invited guest was Mrs. Foster. The club is supposed to meet with Mrs. Turner Bailey next Thursday. A delightful event g*ven last Mon iay evening was a delicious supper for our drafted men. The ladies of the Red Cross Society had charge of the supper. The hall and tables were iecorated in red, white and blue. Hur ng the supper the Victrola played our National music. Misses Fay Barnes, Marie Kirby, Gladys Jerome and Ag les Hales, wearing suits of white with Lhe "Red Cross" prominent on their shirt-waists, acted as waitresses. Mr. Will Tomlinson, of Garner, vas here Monday on business. Mr. D. W. Adams and family, of Pour Oaks, spent one day this week lere. Miss Rosalie Pope spent Monday n Raleigh. AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER. Child in Serious Condition l'rom Hat ing Box Lye. The Death of An Aged Woman in Elevation Town ship. Child Falls and Breaks Collar Bone. Marriage in Elevation. Par ri.sh Hotel Opens Cor Business. Other Loral and Personal Items. Benson, Sept. 20.- Rev. J. E. Un derwood, Presiding Elder of the Ral eigh District, M. E. Church, will be here Saturday afternoon and ly>ld the Quarterly Conference at the Meth odist church. He will also preach at eleven o'clock Sunday morning at the Benson church. Master Deleon Britt, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Britt had the mis fortune to fall and break his collar bone Saturday afternoon while play ing at his home. Ho is improving: however and will soon be out again. Messrs. J. M. Barbour and G. W. Barbour, of Elevation township, were here Monday on business. Elder L. H. Hardy will preach at the home of Mr. R. C. Barbour in Ele vation township on Thursday after noon at four o'clock, September 27th. He will prcach at Rehoboth Thursday morning of the 27th, and at Benson at 8 o'clock in the evening of the same day. Miss Lillie Beasley, daughter of Mr. Riley Beasley, of Elevation township, was married Monday afternoon to Mr. John B. Ryals, also of Elevation. The Parrish Hotel which opened here last week, is one of the most up-to-date hotels in our part of the State. Since the opening traveling men have been stopping here and they say that the hotel is one of the most modern hotels to be found in the State. It is furnished with hot and cold water, and private baths and all modern conveniences. According to rumors two young Bensonians are soon to be joined in matrimony. The contracting parties are both prominent young people and will make Benson their future home. Miss Lucy Hawkins Lassiter died at her home in Elevation township last Monday afternoon and was buried Tuesday afternoon at the family burying ground near by. She had just passed her 81st birthday and had never been married. She had been suffering for several months with a complication of diseases and her death was not unexpected. She was one of a family of eight children, all of whom have preceded her to the grave with the exception of one sis ter, Miss Eleanor Lassiter, with whom the deceased lived. Although she had never united with any church, she was a Godly woman and had lived a life that was filled with kindness and good deeds rendered in the service of those by whom she was surrounded. She was always cheerful and though badly affected, she bpre her suffer ing with great patience and fortitude. She leaves a large number of relatives, beside^ her sister, who mourn her death. The Bond election in Mer.dow town ship for the purpose of issi^ing bonds for the construction of the Cefitral Carolina Railroad was carried by a good vmajority last Monday. It looks now like the road will be built if the voting of bonds by the townships through which the road is to go is an index to the situation. Mr. P. A. Canaday, of Manchester, was a visitor to our city Sunday spending the day with relatives. Miss Mildred Parrisrfi left Monday for Winston-Salem where she will at tend college again this year. Mr. Ransom Holt, of Princeton, was a visitor to our city yesterday on business. Miss McNeill, of Lillington, has ac cepted a position with the Weekly Review of our city. Mr. Henry Coats left today for Richmond where he enters Massey's Business College. Mr. S. A. Lassiter, of? Elevation township, was in town yesterday on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Harvey Ryals. Mr. Leary Moore, brother of our townsman George F. Moore, has en listed in the United States Navy at Norfolk, Va. Mr. J. C. Canaday, of Fuquay Springs, was in the city yesterday for a while on a visit to his brothers, Eugene Canaday and Claud Cana day. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hodges, of Loris, S. C., returned to their home Wednesday afternoon after spending a few days here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hodges. Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Reaves Inst Friday morning a girl baby. Mr. V. C. Brown, of Rocky Mount, was hert^ yesterday on business con nected with the building of the Methodist church. Mr. T. R. Barbour, of Four Oaks, and Mr. M. C. Barbour, of Elevation, were visitors to Benson Monday. Messrs. E. S. Abell and W. F. Grimes, of Smithfield, were in the city Monday on business matters. M sscs Julia Canaday and Minnie Somen, of the school faculty, went down to Dunn Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Jesse Ryals, of Rocky Mount, was a visitor to the home of his moth er, Mrs. Sarah Ryals, Monday. Mr. Clarence Britt, of Newton Grove, was here this week for a day or two with relatives." Mr. J. M. Langdon, of Pleasant Grove township, was here yesterday on business matters. He reports cot ton very short in his neighborhood. Miss Mattie Thayer, of Raleigh, has accepted a position with Parrish Godwin Company as bookkeeper. The two-year-old child of Nias Har per who lives a few miles north of here, got a box of lye yesterday and ate quite an amount of it. The child was brought here for medieal atten tion which was given by physicians. The child had swallowed some of the lye and its condition was very serious. It is hoped that it will recover but is very doubtful. A FALSE IMPRESSION MADE. I'ntrue Reports Circulated About the Government and Canned Goods. Kino Record Made by Johnston's People in Canning. There seems to be circulatcd over the country a statement to the effect that the Government expects to take the food supplies from families who have an abundance. Both the Food Administration and the Department of Agriculture join in a statement to counteract what seems to be a delib erate propaganda to the effect that the Government intends to take from every family all the canned goods put up irfexcess of 100 quarts. There is another statement that the Government has been urging canning, drying, and preserving of fruits and vegetables so that they will be con venient for the Government to handle. In one instance a motorist sto^pl at a farm home to fill the radiator of his machine. In fhe course of his conver sation he casually inquired whether the farmer's family was canning all the surplus fruits and vegetables in order to help conserve the food sup ply. He .was informed that the farmer was not doing this because the Gov ernment intended to take all the can ned goods away except a small part of it actually needed by the family itself. The authorities state emphatically that no such course has ever been con templated by the Government. On the contrary, both the Department of Agriculture and the Food Adminis tration are strongly urging house wives to can and preserve, especially at this time, all surplus fruits and vegetables in order that the house holds themselves may have a cheap and plentiful supply of food. We are proud of the work accom plished by the loyal women and girls of Johnston County this season. We are anxious to get the reports from each section of the county so that we may have an idea how much has been saved. The blanks are being mailed from the office each day. If by chance any one should miss getting a blank we will appreciate it if each one will do her "bit" by sending in a report of the number of cans of fruits and vegetables in glass and tin and if they have any for sale we shall be glad to help find a market for the products at standard prices. NELL PICKENS. Meeting at the Baptist Church. The series of meetings which will begin at the Baptist church Sunday morning will be conducted by the pas tor, aided by Rev. John A. Wr*y, of Monroe. Dr. Wray is expected to ar rive Monday and will be here for ten days. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. All the mem bers of the several choirs of the town are earnestly urged to join in and help in the music. A meeting of the singers is appointed for three o'clock Sunday afternoon, September 23rd. it is hoped that a large number will be present to organize for better music. \ AT THE CAPITAL OF BOON HILL. Mr. Albert Pearce Gets Leg Broken hy Falling Tree and Lay in Woods Considerable Time I'naided. Man Arrested for Giving Out Whiskey Circulars. Other Items of Interest. Princcton, Sept. 19. ? Mr. R. H. Wells, of the Ambulance Corps, U. S. A., at Norfolk, was at home for a day or so visiting relatives and friends last week. Mr. Albert Pearee had the misfort une to break his leg a few days ago. He cut a tree and when it fell, struck another tree and bounced back falling across his logs, breaking one of them. Ht was in the woods by himself and had to remain in his painful position some time before he could attract the attention of any one to come to his assistance. Mrs. A. M. Sanders, of Smithfield, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ed. A. Holt. Mrs. Mattie Mason has returned home, after visiting friends in Golds boro last week. She was among those detained in Goldsboro by the high water. A man giving his name as A. Wr. Marshall, was in town a few days ago giving out whiskey orders and en velopes. Our town authorities consid ered this was a violation of our Pro hibition Laws. A warrant was issued against the man, and he was placed under bond for his appearance before Judge Brooks. We are anxiously awaiting the result of said trial, to see if a man can come along from Baltimore and annul our whole .State Prohibition Law. TUESDAY IN THE GREAT WAR. Associated Press Summary of Hap penings of Great Import. Russia, having recovered in a great measure from the effects of recent in ternal difficulties, is preparing to make a firmer stand against the com mon enemy. It is announced that the leadership of the Russian armies has been re-organized and that the frui tion of reformative plans in the ar mies themselves is expected shortly. Premier Kerensky and the war and marine ministers in his cabinet have gone to Mohilev, Russian great head quarters, to confer with the military leaders. They also will see General Korniloff and his leading aides in the recent revolt. Whether Korniloff, the leader of the summer offensive in Galicia this year, is to suffer the supreme penalty for his act probably will depend upon the result of the conferences at Mohilev. The Russian northern army, which has made some progress toward driv ing the German back to the Dvina line in the Riga region, on Sunday occupied several German positions be tween Pskoff and Riga. On Monday they captured Teuton defenses north cast of Friedrichstadt, south of Riga. In its official report, Berlin makes no mention of activity in this region. General Stcherbatehcff, commander on the Rumanian front, has carried out successfully an offensive move ment in the Suchitza valley, north west of Fokshani. A section of the" fortified Austro-German defenses near Varnitza were occupied by the Ru manian. German attack in the Puzia region, to the southeastward, were re pulsed. Raids continue on the northern end of the western front, with both the British and Germans as the aggres sors. Berlin, however, mentions no in fantry activity on the front of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria. The artillery and aerial activity on the western front remains intense. From Nieuport to near Arras and es pecially in the Ypres sector, the op posing guns are showing increased activity. In two efforts against French po sitions on the Aisne front the German crown prince again has met with failure. Near the Miette river on the Neufchatel road, the Germans reached tfee French advance lines, only to be thrown out again. In the Champagne and on the right bank of the Meuse the artillery fire has been more spirit ed. The Italians are still withstanding successfully Austro-IIungarian effort* on the southeastern edge of the Bain sizza plateau, while the big guns are hurling their monster shells over the battle-torn area of the Carco plateau. Mr. Lester Walman, of Goldsboro, is in the city for a short while.
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