The Smithfield Herald
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N. C.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Miss Aimer Marion spent the week '
end with friends in Raleigh.
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Mr. J. C. Collier, of Goldsboro, was
in the city Sunday afternoon.
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Mr. and Mrs. John S. Barnes, of
Clayton, were in the city Monday.
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Miss Ruby Jones, of Johns, was |
the guest of Miss Coriana Sanders
for the week end.
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Mr. Clyde Peacock, of Chicago, has
been spending several days here with
relatives and friends.
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Miss Hazel Gillette spent the week
end in Raleigh with Miss Hilda Par
rish at Peace Institute.
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Mr. Welmer B. Creech, of Athens,
Tenn., has accepted a position as !
druggist at the Creech Drug Com
pany.
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Mrs. Lula Turner and family, of ?
near Garner, spent Sunday in the city
at the horiie of her brother, Mr. Z.
L. LeMay.
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Mrs. C. B. Register and sons re
turned yesterday from a visit to
friends and relatives in Rocky Mount
and Tarboro.
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Mr. J. H. Wiggs, who has been
working in Georgia for the past sev
eral months, came home Sunday to
spend several days.
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Miss Celeste McEachern, of the
Turlington Graded School faculty,
went to her home in Wilmington Fri
day to spend the week-end.
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Mrs. Sallie Stevens returned to
Goldsboro Monday afternoon after
several weeks stay near the city with
her sister, Mrs. J. W. Wellons.
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Mr. Dougald Coxe, of Red Springs,
spent Friday night here the guest of
his sister, Miss Roberta Coxe. He was
on his way to Burlington to accept
a position.
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Mrs. Ed. A. Holt and little daugh
ter, Julia, returned to Princeton
Monday afternoon after spending
Sunday in the city with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Sanders.
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Two of Smithfield's boys, Percy
Youngblood and Alger Byrd, who are
members of Ambulance Company 43
105th Sanitary Train, at Camp Lee, ;
Petersburg, Va., were here Sunday
with friends and relatives.
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Mr. T. W. Johnson reached Smith
field last night to visit relatives and
friends in Smithfield and his family
who are now in Elevation township.
He is now employed on the Du Pont
Guard at Hopewell, Va.
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Miss Stella Lee Rutherford spent
the week-end with friends in Park
ton. Miss Rutherford taught for two
years at Parkton, before coming to
Smithfield, where she teaches French
and Latin in the Turlington Graded
School.
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Mr. H. H. Brown, from Goldsboro,
was here yesterday. He spent several
years in Johnston working with the
Enterprise Lumber Company and is
well known here. Since then he has
been located at Goldsboro selling au
tomobiles. He is with the Studebak
er Corporation.
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Mr. Ira W. Medlin, who is engaged
in army Y. M. C. A. work at Fort
Moultrie, near Charleston, S. C., ar
rived Sunday to spend a day or two
here with relatives and friends. He
left yesterday afternoon to visit his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Medlin,
near Wilson's Mills.
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Miss Berta Coxe, of the Turling
ton Graded School faculty, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her brother in
Burlington. Miss Coxe reports that on
Saturday morning the ground be
tween Durham and Burlington was
partly covered with snow. It snowed
in Burlington from Thursday after
noon until about 10 a. m. Friday. If
the snow had not melted as soon as <
it fell, it would probably have been .
six or seven inches deep.
Ladies Liberty Loan Committee.
Mrs. R. H. Latham, State Chairman '
for North Carolina of the National
Women's Liberty Loan Committee has
appointed Mrs. T. C. Evans Township
Chairman for Smithfield Township
for soliciting subscriptions to the
rhird Liberty Loan Bond.
Mrs. Evans has appointed as Com
mittee to assist her the following
ladies:
Mrs. F. K. Broadhurst.
Mrs. F. H. Brooks.
Mrs. L. G. Patterson.
Miss Mattie Pou.
Mrs. M. H. Blandy.
Mrs. T. J. Lassiter.
Mrs. W. H. Austin.
Miss Irene Myatt.
Miss Blanche Bailey.
A meeting of the committee will be
called by the Chairman this week and
an active campaign for sale of Third
Liberty Bonds will be launched.
The State Chairman of the Wom
an's Liberty Loan Committee has ap
pointed Mrs. A. H. Rose, of Smith
field, Chairman of the Woman's Com
mittee for Johnston County.
Ensign Edwin Pou in France.
News has bene received here of the
safe arrival in France of Ensign Ed
win Smith Pou, younger son of
Congressman and Mrs. Edwin W.
Pou. Mr. Pou had an uneventful voy
age of about nine days on the trip
across.
Mr. Jason Myatt Out of Service.
Since coming home a few days ago
Mr. Jason Myatt has received an hon
orable discharge from the army. He
went to Camp Jackson last Fall and
was assigned to 156 Depot Brigade.
Not long after getting into camp he
was taken sick and for many weeks
was in the hospital. On account of
his physical condition he was unable
to perform a soldier's duty and was
given an honorable discharge.
Mrs. Pou Home Again.
Mrs. Edward W. Pou is home again
after spending sometime in Washing
ton City and Portsmouth, Va. For the
past three or four weeks she wrs with
her sister, Mrs. W. J C.alvert, at
Portsmouth. She has as her guests
this week Mr. and Mrs. George Ross
Pou and little daughter.
Lassiter School House Meeting.
A meeting will begin at Lassiter
School house tonight and continue
through the week. Rev. C. E. Clark, of
Kenly, will aid Rev. A. S. Anderson
and do the preaching. The public is
cordially invited to attend the ser
vices.
Annual Hank Meeting.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank of Kenly was held
Thursday, April 11th. Mr. G. W. Wat
son was re-elected president, Mr. J.
H. Kirby was elected First vice-pres
ident and cashier. Mr. J. T. Revell was
elected second vice-president. The di
rectors elected for the ensuing year
are J. W. Bailey, Dr. J. C.* Grady, J.
W. Darden, W. T. Bailey, J. T. Ed
gerton, J. H. Kirby, G. W. Watson,
and J. T. Revell. The reports to the
stockholders showed a prosperous
year.
Death of Mr. J. B. Y'elvington.
Mr. J. Berry Yelvington died at his
home in Smithfield Sunday, April 14,
in his sixty-seventh year. He had
been in failing health for several
months, but was confined to his room
only a short while before his death,
rhe burial took place Monday after
noon in Smithfield cemetery, the fun
jral services bei*g conducted by Rev.
S. A. Cotton, assisted by Rev. H. F.
Brinson. The pall-bearers were N. B.
Grantham, T. R. Hood, H. L. Skin
ner, W. W. Cole, C. R. Turner and
John T. Gurley. Mr. Yelvington
leaves his wife and four daughters,
Mrs. W. T. Holland, Mrs. Lo?nie Lee
Mrs. J. L. Price, of Smithfield and
Mrs. Ed. Caudill, of Selma. He was a
?ood man and had friends of all who
knew him.
Death of a Child.
One day last week news was re
ceived here of/ the death of the two
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
A. Moore who were in Detroit, Mich
igan, on a visit to Mrs. Moore's par
ents. While there the child was taken
sick and died. It was brought to
Smithfield and buried Friday after
noon in the new Oakland Cemetery,
the funeral services being conducted
by Rev. J. E. Lanier. The parents
have the sympathy of the community
in the death of their little owe.
Berkeley Sextette Friday Night.
The Berkeley Sextette will give a
concert in Turlington Graded School
Auditoriun next Friday night, April
19th. Admissiom 30 and 55 cents.
The Brave at Home.
The maid who binds her warrior's
sash
With smile that well her pain dis
sembles,
The while beneath her dropping lash
One starry tear-drop hangs and tum
bles,
Though Heaven alone records the tear
And fame shall never know her
story,
Her heart has shed a drop as dear
As e'er bedewed the field of glory!
The wife who girds her husband's
sword
'Mid little ones who weep or won
der,
And bravely speaks the cheering
word,
E'en though her heart be rent
asunder,
Doomed mighty in her dreams to hear
The bolts of death around him rat
tle,
Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er
Was poured upon the field of bat
tle!
\he mother who conceals her grief
While to her breast her son she
presses,
Then breathes a few brave words and
brief,
Kissing the patriot brow she bles
ses,
With no one but her secret God
To know the pain that weighs upon
her,
Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod
Received on Freedom's field of
honor!
? T. Buchanan Read.
Miss Elizabeth Kelly, of the State
Department of Education, of Raleigh,
is in the city.
Choir Practice Tonight.
There will be a choir practice at the
Smithfield Baptist church tonight at
8:30. All the singers of the several
congregations of the town are cordial
ly invited to attend.
A prayer service, preparatory to
the meeting to begin at the church
next Sunday, will be held Wednesday
night. The people are cordially invit
ed to attend this service.
Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell, of Norfolk,
Va., is expected to be here next Sun
day and be with the people for a few
days in revival. He is a strong preach
er and comes with the hope of being
of some service to the people of the
mmunity. Let all the people come
together and help to make it a great
meeting.
Off to Hot Springs.
Mr. E. P. Youngblood left here
last Saturday to spend a few weeks
at Hot Springs, Ark.
Red Cross Meeting.
The Red Cross will meet Wednes
day and Thursday at two o'clock and
Thursday night at eight o'clock.
Every member is urged to attend and
help with the April work as we are
having a very important allotment.
Masonic Funeral.
All Master Masons in good stand
ing are cordially invited to be present
at funeral service of our late Brother
R. H. Massengill, on the fourth Sun
day in April, eleven o'clock A. M. at
Piney Grove church near Four Oaks.
Fraternally,
Four Oaks Lodge No. 478
A. F. & A. M.
W. E. BARBOUR, Secretary.
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Mrs. W. C. Harper and Mr. Les
lie Bailey attended chapel exercises
last Monday morning.
iMsses Sadie Puckett and Margaret
Lee Austin spent the week end with
Mrs. T. L. (linn, of Goldsboro.
Mr. Ben Wellons visited the school
Thursday. Mr. Wellons is a former
student of the T. G. S and is now
in training at Camp Jackson.
Misses Sadie Puckett, Margaret Wei
Ions, and Carrie Brodie Sanders went
to Wilson Wednesday to attend the
Bible Class Federation.
Miss Irene Myatt and Virginia Puck
ett spent several days last week in
Spartanburg and Columbia, S. C.
Miss Celeste McEachern visited
friends and relatives in Wilmington
last week-end. ? S. K. C.
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The amount of War Stamps and
Thrift Stamps per room up to Friday
was as follows:
1st Grade A. ? Miss Bailey. .$791.00
1st Grade B. ? Miss Myatt.... 266.00
2nd Grade 244.75
3rd Grade 812.25
4th Grade ? Miss Sheppard.... 188.50
4th Grade U Miss Spurgeon.. 138.50
5th Grade 470.50
6th Grade 230.75
7th Grade 105.25
8th Grade 823175
9th Grade 46.50
10th Grade 264.00
11th Grade 324.50
Total $4,207.25
G. Y. R.
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The Music Class under Miss Owen
delightfully entertained us in Chapel
Monday of last week. The program
was as follows:
Little Boy Blue.... Minnie Johnson.
Lullaby Virginia Williamson.
To Windmill Ava Wellons.
Bed Time May Harper.
Nocturn Carrie Brodie Sanders.
Fingertwist Sarah Patterson.
Rustic Dance Pearl Johnson.
G. Y. R.
Entertainment at Polenta.
There will be an entertainment at
Polenta school house in Cleveland
township on Friday night, April 19th.
It will consist of Pantomimes, drills,
plays and "Jumbo Jum." Mr. E. H.
Moser will speak there that night.
THE SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Cotton 25 to 31
Cotton Seed 1.00 to 1.05 j
Wool 20 to 30
Eggs 25 to 30
Fat Cattle 6 to 7 1-2
Fat Cattle dressed 13 to 14
Corn per bushel 1.75 to 2.00
C. R. Sides 30 to 32%
Feed Oats ^?... 1.20 to 1.25 1
Fresh Pork 20 to 22%
Hams, per pound 33% to35 |
Lard 27% to 32%
Timothy Hay 2.25 to 2.35
Cheese per pound 35
Butter, per pound 40
Meal 4.75 to 5.00
Flour per sack 6.25 to 6.50
Coffe* per pound IB to 2fl
Cotton Seed Meal 2.75 to 2.85
Cotton seed hull* 1.00
Shipstuff 3.00 to 3.25
Molasses Feed 3.00 to 3.25 |
Hides, Green 10 to 12%
Hides, Dry 17% to 20
Cow Peas per bushel . . . 3.50 to 4.00
Soy Beans per bushel . . 3.75 to 4.00
Insist On Quality
THIS SEASON
When every dollar must count, insist on
Quality more than ever before.
We have purchased our stock with that
idea in mind, and offer you
GROCERIES OF QUALITY
We handle groceries]wholesale "and retail
We have a big lot of sweet feeds for Hogs^attle,
and Horses. We buy for cash and sell for cash,
and therefore we can save you money, Call to
see us before you make a deal.
Stedman Stores Company
Smithfield, N. C.
Liberal and Modern
Methods
Consistent with Sound Banking is the basis
on which we retain our present patrons and
invite new business.
Every account appreciated.
Under direct supervision of
the United States Government.
First National Bank
Smithfield, N. C.
T. R. HOOD, President- R. N. AY COCK, Vice- Pres. and Cash.
TWO CARS
1%
Cotton Seed Meal
Will sell for cash or fall time, also a
full supply of 16 percent acid phosphate,
8-2-2, 8-4 and 8-3-3 fertilizeis. A full supply
now in my storage rooms. 200 tons nitrate
of soda expected May 1st and June 1st.
W. M. SANDERS
Smithfield, N. C.
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