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J Weddings Club Meetings Card Parties Social Func tions —Local Happen ings —Coming and1 Going of Those We Know. THE FRIENDLY HAND When a man ain’t got a cent, an he’s feelin’ kind o’ blue, An’ the clouds hang dark an< heavy, _ An’ won’t let the sunshine through It’s a great thing, O my brethren for a feller just to lay . - His hand upon your shoulder in z friendly sort o’ way. ms ■ ,n i e makes a man feel curious, i makes the teardrops start, you sort o’ feel a flutter in th< ^region of the heart; can’t look up and meet hr: eyes; >-■* You don’t know what to say When his hand is on your shoulder In a friendly sort o’ way. Oh, the world’s a curious com pound, With its honey aW its gall Wi*& its cares and bitter crosses, but a good world after all. An’ a good God^must have made it—leastways, that is what J say, When a hand is on my shoulder in a friendly sort o’ way. —James Whitcomb Riley. Miss Hannah Hall, of Oxford, is spending a few days here. J. V. Ogburn spent the week end at Forest City. J. H. Stevens, of Sanford, spent Sunday afternoon here. Mrs. J. A. Campbell is visiting relatives in Florida. Mrs. A. G. Johnson, of Oxford; v yling several days here with |ives and'^fiiends. \v. and Mrs. II. C. Woodall, of Jicboro, spent the week end with relatives. finfield, Pope and little Miss ^ Reid Lyon spent the week ^Raleigh with relatives, liisses Blanch and Smily .Gran |n, of Dunn, spent Saturday lit here with relatives. [r. and Mrs. W. H. Lyon have rued home after spending the pays in Washington, D. C. Ava Myatt, who teaches in -'Spent 'me week end ■ * viaks with relatives r. and Mrs. John R. Morris, of Eddsboro, visited their mother, Jrs. Mary Myatt, Sunday. Mr. and Mis. F. B. Orr, of Cur spent the week end here with ic*ir son, Dr. W. J. B. Orr. |Mr. and Mrs. Leon Johnson have burned home after spending the kidays in Oxford. |R'. and Mrs. R. L. Tomlinson, Wilson, visited relatives here FTTnday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Movg*an, of Raleigh, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Morgan. Miss Mary Louise Morgan went to Durham Sunday for a short 'visit. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ross Pou, of Raleigh, were in the city Sunday afternoon. , \ { Joe E. Mahler, Jr., of Charlotte, w4s the guest of his parents for the week end. Miss Leola Tarte, of Benson, spent the week end in the city tht guest of Miss Muriel Hodges. Mrs. Chas. R. Daniels, of Wel don, has been spending a few days here the guest of Miss Lai lah Rookh Stephenson. hjiss Kittie Wood, who • lives near Gamer, was in town '.Satin day. She was enroutc- home aftei spending several days in Florida Grove's Tsi&f&tGss MM Tome (Destroys Malarial Germs in tho iUood. Removes the Impurities, Restores Health and Energy and make3 the Cheeks Rosy. It fortifies the system against Malaria and Chills. 60c. Housework and Headachf Whcs Lack of fre*h ati •working ertna a hot «tovi nnJ the O'.lar of cookinj make year hcarl throb, you bntk ache, take { r i k DR.MILES' \Ab&Piom Mi* | —x They’ll relieve y°u qaickly Miss Margaret LeMay returned t) Dunn Sunday. Miss Ruth Johnson ]eft yester day for Dunn to spend several days with her sister, Mrs.- A. R. Maynard. Miss Mattie Sanders returned from Norfolk Sunday after spend ing1 the holidays with .her sister, Mrs. M. L. Sanders. Mrs. Thomas Jordan, of; Oxford, has been'visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Woody, for a few days. Miss Eliza Powell and Mrs. J. R. Walton left Saturday for Cul lowhee after visiting Mrs. C. B. Williamson for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander. Holman and son, Alex- Jr., have returned ! jrrom Florida after visiting Mr. Holman’s parents for the holidays. I Mrs. R. E. Fuller was carried to the Johnston County Hospital Fri day for treatment. Her friends wish for her an early recovery. Miss Carrie Byrd, of Erwin, bu.t who is attending Pineland School for Girls, Salemburg, spent the week end With Miss Pearl Hobbs who lives near town. • Mis. Ella Baker, of Princeton, spent the week end "in the city with relatives. SJie was enroute home from Weldon where she spent Christmas. j Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parker, of Goldsboro, and Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Coates, of Raleigh, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Coates for the week end. I Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Maynard have returned to their home in Dunn after spending the holidays here with_their mother, Mrs. Will H. Johnson. j Mrs. * W. G. 'Miller returned to her, home in Washington, D. C., yesterday after spending the week -end, here with her daughter, Mrs. W. J. B. Orr. 1 Mrs. W. II. Austin and Bill Joe Austin returned home Sunday from ! iyf<?«qpb;s, Tenn., after spending several days TWth ’ Mb. \lfred, Loaring-Clark. | Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sanders and children, of Durham, returned to their home Sunday after spending a fe>v days with Miss Corinna San ders and Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Flem ing, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beatty and children, of Tomahawk, and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Moore and lit tle daughter, of Southport, were th^ week end guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. J. B. Orr. Miss Juanita Sorrell, a student i ;at Meredith College, Raleigh, re 1 turned to Meredith yesterday after [spending the holiday's here with relatives. Farquhard Smith has moved his family here from near Erwin. They are occupying the Sanders house on Fourth street. Mr. Smith has I accepted a position with the Young Motor company. UNDERWOOD & CO. J. D. UNDERWOOD, Mgr. Undertakers and Embalmers Ambulance Service Day & Night Day Phone 102 Night, 89-W E. Market St., Smithfield. N, C, 1 EOT RISJF PCiSSK ‘ Kentuckian Finds Bkck-Draugsi .a Great Aid In Relieving Constipatioa, e.ad Seen Feels 0. K. Catlettshurg, Ky.—Mr. Mile a Hop kins, of 1218 Center Street, thk city, says: 'There was a time when my healtl ' was not so good. I Buffered a great deal from gas pains. My system | was saturated with poison which was not properly eliminated. From •i time to time I had severe head , aches, and I felt sluggish and dull. I "I knew of Black-Draught as a | medicine for constipation, so 1 ' thought I would try it. For a while j I took a small dose every night un I til my system was rid of the ac 1 cumulated poison. > T gained in weight and my gene • ral health was good. That expe rience mode me realize the rherits ' , of Black-Draught. I kept it in my home and when I begin to feel life less and dull, 1 take a dose, aftex ■ which I feel O, K. again. "People generally do not realize the risk they take in allowing con stipation to run on. I try to keep my system cleansed, and I fine ! Black-Draught a great aid in doing | this.” ! For sale everywhere, 25c. Get a Oscar Patterson left yesterday for Henderson where he went to attend the funeral of his cousin. Misses Ina Neighbors and Edna Langdon, of Benson, spent a short while in the city last Friday aft ernoon. Miss Pear Grantham returned to her home in Dunn yesterday afternoon after spending .a Ifew days here with relatives. Miss Vila May McMillan, of Wade, silent the week end with Miss Bessie Faulkner, who lives near town. ✓ Mose Godwin, of Washington, D. C., is spending some time in the city with his mother, Mrs. P. A. Holland. N. B. Baroody and A. N. Ganirn, of Florence, S. C., have been spend ing a few days here the guests of friends. Miss Annie Ford, of Four Oaks, spent the week end here with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. F ord at the home of Mr. arid Mrs. J. W. Phillips. Mrs. W. B. Knowles, of Wal lace, spent a few days last week with her grandmother, Mrs. Dal Smith near town. Dinner and Card Party. A distinctive affair of the week was the <1 inner and card party Riven by Mr. and Mrs. John Hobbs on Tuesday evening: when they de lightfully entertained at the at tractive home near town a num ber of their friencfs. Decorations were in keeping with the holiday season. Covers were laid for ten as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Barbour, ox the Polenta section, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Whitley, of near Pisgah, Mr. and Mrs. Faul Johnson, of Spilona, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson, o? Four Oaks. Afar dinner, cards were played until a late hour. Class Enjoys Banquet. The class of 1927 of the local high school held a reunion and ban {uv»t ,in the "Womans club rami ?riday eWening fcveii o’clock, rhe delicious th^reo course ban quet was served by Mrs. A. S Johnston. Those present*"fin this delightfu occasipn were Misses Marie Ann Stevens, Juanita Sorrell, Anni< Lee, Martha Hill, Hilda Peedin am Mildred Cotter and Watson Whar ton. - j V; .... - Ilaptisf Philatheas To Meet. The Philathba class of the Bap tist Sunday school will meet 01 Thursday' evening* at 7:30 o’clocl at the home of Miss Annie Myatt Mrs. G. D. Floyd will be hostess on this occasion, and every member is urged to be present. WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT METHODIST CHURCH The seventh chapter of Marli will be the subject for Wiednesdaj night. • This chapter contains ’ the following: 1. The Crime of the Un washed Hands; 2, The traditions ol Men and the Commands of God How to know one from the other; 3. Licking up the crumbs the chil dren drop from the table. Th* service begins at 7:30. PonuMia-Creech Club Notes. Pom on a-Creech club met will M»-,. Bob Hill Thursday, Decem ber 20, for an all day meeting Twelve members enjoyed Mrs Hill’s hospitality. The members carried lunch as usual and Mrs Hill served hot vegetable soup, cof fee and other good things. Miss Minnie Lee Garrison was absent ids Checked - Cv? without “Dosing” 7* Appliedexternal Vy’ rt ieves j without (<Z/C*v ^ ■' Stomachs „ J?/ V A P O R U o Over r?Million Jars Used Yearly in die world, Entirely new engineering principles.' Years ahead of its time. On Display Januar y 5th f A PRODUCT OF -DODGE BH OTHERS Time in Your Radio Tomorrow Night Wednesday, Jan. 4th between 10:30 and 11:30, Eastern Time, for full de tails of the NEW VICTORY SIX by Dodge Brothers 1 - - * . ■ 1 ' t PUBLIC SHOWNING JANUARY 5 ! _ . | C. C. BRITT ' Dodge Dealer being away on h*r Chrisfmas^W® cation, and the president, Mrs. Preston Creech, was absent on ac count of sickness in her home. Miss Nellie Hill, vice-president, grace fully presided over the meeting. ' At this meeting new officers should have been elected but on ac count of so many being absent it was decided to wait until the next meeting. Bopks were in hand for a play to be given soon. Mrs. Percy Baines, Mrs. J. E. Woodall and Miss Nellie Hill are on the com mittee for this play. ; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sellers and , little son, Walter, Jr., and Mr. Rose of Rocky Mount, and Mrs. Wade Crocker and daughter, Miss Daisy Crocker, of Pine Level, were visitors. i The next meeting will be held on the last Thursday'in January with Mrs. J. E. Woodall. | MRS. JOHN K. SANDERS, Club Secretary. | Christmas Party For Guests. ! Goldsboro, Dec. 20.—-One of the ^loveliest parties of the season was ithe one given by Misses Frances j Mercer of Beulaville and Annie 1 Ford of Four Oak, teachers, at the Belfast Teacherage on Friday; evening, in honor, of Miss Bertha 1 Sandlin of Beulaville, house guest' of Miss Mercer. ! The living room was artistically decorated with Christmas wreaths, I holly, poinsettas and ferns. The dining room which) served as a background for this delightful oe- j. ,casion was decorated with red and j green crepe paper while in the ! , DR. J. C. MANN ! THE WELL KNOWN ! EYESIGHT SPECIALIST and optician Wishes to announce the opening ' of an exclusive optometrical of fices in the post office building, SmithfieJd, and will make his , j regular visits every second Fri jj day in each flours 10 j aTffi^.AT'iT p. m. Make a note of the date and see him if your | eye* are weak or if you have headache regularly. His next j | visit will be > FRIDAY, JAN 13 ^ble a miniature Christmas tree formed the center piece. Above the, tree were a'red and green light which cast a soft glow over the scene. Upon arriving, the guests were greeted by the hostesses and di rected to the cloak rooms by Miss Estelle Edmundson of Fremont and James Starling of Belfast. After reentering* the living room each guest was presented with boutonnieres and sprays of holly, by Miss Kathleen Yates of Apex. Among the many intereting Christmas games and contests ‘‘Going for the Christmas mail” proved to be popular. The guests were asked to go to tho staircase —an improvised postoffice, and call for their mail. Those reclining ^uletide greets had to follow^di 'ections which were in the form :>f a Christmas wish. Two con gests, “Christmas Word” and ‘Christmas Advertisements” were ;hen enjoyed. Miss Agnes Edg«er ;on and Either Wilkinson won the >rize, a box of Christmas greeting .-arch, in the former and Miss Es l Shoe Repair Shop j At Geo. Hathaway’s Vul ! canizing Shop In Postoffiee Building Prices Reasonable Work Guaranteed Men’s Shoes *7 half sole. a W'L/ Women’s Shoes half sole. All Rubber Heels. ALB WORK DONE ON 1 SHORT NOTICE Let me repair your next sof^. \ ---_._X, ther Pate J^d Marcus Ejdgerton a miniature, desk calendar in the latter. Barter .delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses. The guests present were Misses Esther Pate, Anna Seymour, Flos sie and Florence Best and Ruby Bartlett, of Belfast, Agnes Edger ton of Frempnt and Mary Talton . of Goldsboro, Messrs. Leland and Albert Hare, Thad and Waiters West, Hiram and Elmer Wilkin- , son, Cornelius and Earl Best and Bill Seymour of Belfast, Harold and Marcus Edgerton of Fremont./ Paragraphics to Farmers. N ' Leaf spot diseases of tobacco ■ may be controlled by treating the seed with the formaldehyde solu tion. i Tobacco yielded $68 more p>er * .ll!IIIIIIIIIIC2lil|||Hl|||[j|IIIIIIilll!£3!!IIIIIIIIIIC3II!lllllillimillllillI|IC vas used as 10 such lime lt the Tobacc? lear Oxford in GramiKe county? Eggs from blood-tested flocks of jure strains will furnish, the best supply of baby chicks, warns poul ;ry specialists at State College. Liver is a valuable addition to ihe family diet says Miss- Mary* Thomas, nutrition specialist at 1 State College. It is rich in vita nins and iron*. - -i Getting a supply of pure bred ieed is one of the best paying jobs >f winter. When planting time :omes, it is too late to spend many'> *1 lays in the search for desirable' varieties. ' i '■ Some North Carolina farmers ollow the practice of successful >usiness houses in hiaking an In-/' rentory at the first of the year. iiitiiimfmimiiiiiiiicaiiiiiiiiiiiiuiimuuiiiaiiiiiimtiiaiiiiiiuiiN r, {1. iii;(!iiiii::i;i!:!;iii!i:3!miiii!i!oiiiiiiuiiiniiiiti!mi!Cimtiiii The Coffee Cup j ‘ “Delicious Home Cookery” j Meal hours beginning January 1st: S> iBreakfast from 6:30 to 9:00' | Dinner from 12 to 2:30 1 ’ Supper from 6 to 8:30 1 WE TRY TO PLEASE 1 jiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiillmiiiiiiimiiiinuiiiiHiiiiuiMmiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiMiiuiaiiiiiiiiiumimiiiiinniiiiiiHiiDiuiimiiiir/.m c,t. THE HOME/ OF BETTER BA RGAINS U ■v Ladies* Flat Crepe Dresses $9.95 "NV:: New shipment of ladies Flat Crepe Dresses, in new shades and styles, at—1’*' 'f V • . •• „ ■ • Town Property Jn^I If ' ' Smithfield ' ; t| AT AUCTION! Two 5 Room Dwellings on Bridge St., near D. H. Creech home. One 6 Room Dwelling on 6th St., now occupied by Mr. Thomas Jordan. 4 Vacant Lots on South Sixth Street. 4 Vacant Lots near cotton storage warehouse. II Vacant Lots near old Fair Grounds. ‘ ■ M f id - The above described property will be sold At Public Auction FRIDAY, JAN., 6 AT II A ,M. NOTE: This property belongs to a party living many miles from Smilhtield and it has been plated in our hands with instructions to SELL IT. Your price buys it. A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE A HOME OR A LOT ON WHICH TO BUILD, At YOUR OWN FIGURE The Properly is Well Located and Will Increase in Valve > - — - -———— ------—■—---— t Unusually Easy Terms Valuable Frizes Brap Band Honeycutt, Abell & Gray Selling Agents ! ! Smithfifjd, N. C.
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