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The Smithfield ra: VOLUME 5. SMITHFIELD, JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 2, 1887. NUMBER 42 'i CAROLINA CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER.' lb SKW ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FRANK THORNTON OFFERS- HIS CKMOTOiRB. ., TIi r vT FEW WEEKS I "have been in the Northern and Eastern Markets making K V actions fr the SPRING AND SUMMER TRADE. I am at home again, and my A F f .i..;! - irririn t nn fvprv train and st: mer. ., ti ;i ; f u.im ...... - - - i :j OI any OIU, siemjiJ'i punue, m. n in piiiipij ciiuuivi ic suiut; vi lue .ir 'tie-. Here I tan show eve- DRE3S GOODS. , r ,,.-. Wtlsn will he worn, and especially early in the season. (J erv attnotion in any color or material desired. COLORED DRESS SILKS. T 'I WK :1 led to this particular department until the assortment is perfect. What more 1 ,muM von ak hn to be able to get exactly what Jim waut ? 1 exhibit full line of these gnosis in all the qualities that we hare always leen familiar with, besUes sutfh new mtkes as French Armures, Satin in Duches, Satin Rhadame Trico- t.ne ami other novelties. nys:tzu.xre 1rtg Coods. fT""lTrf I'.Iack Cashmeres from the cheapest to the best, mil old fashioned Rcn Black Upaea. occasionallv wante.1. I have the roods of the day. Spanish Xotted Nuns Xei'inz, flat isle Cloth, Italian Cord French Nuns Veiling, Catch Long. Silk Wrap Henrietta ("oth ani Siberian Crape. WASH FABRICS. T!FF tio-vl-s are s!uwn "this sea-son in greater variety than ever before, and promise to be Fallude to Toile du Nord m IMaids, I nei-Ks an.i 5ou.i oiors. iwuimc 10111 cersuckers in -S ripes. Checks iul bond Lsiors, tou r Sateens aa l Ginghams. I erv iopi.ar. Tuff-te-i. plain and tiure I. Crinkled Ur-l's in s-ol assortment, and the ne rpu i a X ly l'vel c is an entirely new production in dress material for Summer Wear. 1 is just perfect- v an 1 I want everv lady to se- it. DSESS TKDI& nNGS. - j T.vt. t : .. iisns-tprr slip in all nomilar mates, uinves, voisery, Lnaerwear, hk , ......... - j rr N ipkins, TowelK Curtain tioods and everything else. BUTTERICKS DRESS PATTERNS. t -.1.. ,.. r..- iixwn r..UKr tB,1 Patterns, and can sudpIv a Ladv with any pattern de- sisel. A full, complete and perfect line always on hind. ORDERS AND SAMPLES BY MAIL I selected and tttf mi-a Snn,M:1l future of this Department. Orders for samples arc are accorded the same attention as if the f ITNCrillll tin n.M ' v t, ...... r purchaser were present in person. FRANK THORNTON, FAYETTEVILLE. N. C !lie niithfield lerald. F. T. BOOKER, Proprietor. Cue Dollar & Fifty Cents per year. Entered in the Post Office at Smithfield Second Class matter - Saturday, April. 2, 1887. BOARD OF COUNTY SIONERS. COM MIS- STATE NEWS. March 7, 1887. Board met according to ad journment, all of the commis sioners present. Journal of previous meeting read, corrected and approved. The Treasurer's quarterly re port was received and ordered registered. The fee for recording Magis trates official reports fixed at 30 cents. The Sheriff's quarterly report received and ordered registered. Randall Moore relsaved from paying poll tax for the year 1886. Report of Supervisors of Boon Hill Township, accepted. The order excluding all from outside "pauper list" except blind, insane and idiotic, re voked. Three jail birds were hired out till cost in their cases are paid. Nathan Lassiter relieved from taxes and cost for 1885. License to retail spirituous liquors till 1st of July, 1887, granted J. Y . orrell. The following accounts were allowed : A. M. Sanders, $1 letting and receiving Walter Moore bridge; T. S. Thain, $1,30 examining James Barnes, lunatic; F. T. Booker, $10,87 for publishing nroceedines of Board and notice to Paupers ; Y. B. Smith, $1,50 Walnut Cove, April 5th. A grand Saturday last Major Lotta, a prominent resident of Durham county, died of paralysis.' Last Suiylay the tobacco packing house of Walter Hunt, near Durham, was burned, with 7,500 pounds of tobacco,. No in surance. -( Two prominent physicians of Ashville, fought on the streets of that city one day last "week. Friends parted them before much damage was done. " The death sentence of John Cardwell, a white man, who was to have been hauged. at Wilkesboro April 19 th, haf been commuted to imprisonment for life.- . Lucian Rowe (colored), con victed of burglary at Durham, has been sentenced to be hanged Thursday, March 31st. He has taken an appeal to the Supreme Court. i The county of New Hanover has, it is said, voted down the proposition to subscribe $100,000 to the capital stock of the Wil mington, Onslow and East Caro lina railway. Friday morning of last week General John J. Whitehead died at his home at Raleigh. He was a native of Duplin county, and was widely known in the State as an insurance agent. ' Isaac Evans (colored) is in jail at Fayettville, to be tried for his life for burglary at the resi dence of Major Jonathan Ev&na, in Cumberland county. He was captured Tuesday of last week. The next annual meeting of the stockholders of the C. F. & Y. V. R. R. will be held at WHERE TO BUY YOUR DRUGS :o: 1- JL O R. HOOD XJ 9 registering 50 voters in Meadow TownshiD : J. H. Eason. Si let ting bridge across White Oak ; H. B. Turner. S3 receiving Wil son's Mills bridge; B. R. Hood, I $5 burial expences of unknown pauper ; D. W. Fuller, 4 for 4 pair blankets; V. B. buries, $10,40 boarding paupers ; David Williams. S3.60 serving 6 road orders ; D. A. Bizzell 812 for 6 days as officer to grand jury ; J. G. Rose, ?5 examining Jacob Houlder, lunatic ; J. T. Barham, S18 calling court 9 days ; Mary Edwards, Broughton & Co., $24 for 3 record books for Register of Deeds ; D. W. Fuller, $62,96 court expense spring term 1887 ; excursion will be run from Fay etteville and Greensboro on that occasion. Thompson . ; Snodgrass, an aged citizen of Durham county, was found dead in New-Hope creek recently. He is supposed to have died of heart-disease and fallen into the stream, which is very shallow. Forest fires have been raging in all directions in this end of the county. Great damage has been done to fences. Mrs. J. C. Gar ner lost all her fences, all her corn and meat ; with much difficulty her dwelling was saved. Beau fort Record. Hon. A. M. Waddell, of Wil- C0MMUNICATED. GLGSWOOD NOTES. Some of our young men attend ed the closing exercises of Went worth High School, on 19 th. They report a "splendid time." A sumptuous supper was prepar ed for everybody, and all seemed to enjoy "tripping the light fan tastic." It is gratifying to know that the past session has been the most prosperous in the history of the school. Mr. H. C. McNeill visited More head City last week. They begin it soon here abouts. One of our smaller school boys (about eight years old) escorted an equally small girl out to the Lecture last Friday evening; and this petit bit of would be woman hood proudly said to a less for tunate (?) girl, "I took hold of him too!" The next we know we may expect to find a Romeo and Juliet at teteatete on the nursery flower sidelong glances and choaking sighs from youngsters yet to small too spank ! Don't forget to tell your friends far and near, of the 4th of May, 1887- a "red letter" date in our school calendar. Everything is moving forward grandly as to preparations for the close of school all are determined to eclipse their record. Abundant accommodation will be provi ded, so you may come with the assurance that you will not be pressed to death by "scrouging." One of our farmer friends one day last week, went out on a col lecting tour, taking along his mule and cart to be sure of bring ing back all the spoils of the day and about noon he returned with a very woe-begone expression about his countenance. On ex amining his load (!), we found only a much worn "back-band" retOsintr serenely in the bottom of the cart. That was a big half day's work, friend may your "back-band" never grow less. Mr. C. H. Trim) left us last week. He goes to Harnett Co where he will open a school at an early day. We are all sorry to give up Mr. Tripp the ladies especially regret his departure, and they echo the sentence, . are sorry , to leave you !" The Lecture was well attended, 25th. E. with exuberant crops that there ! will be brighter hopes for the publishers and school teachers. The public school at Shiloh closed Friday night, the 19 inst. The teacher, Prof. Hines, is a young man of high attainments and rare ability. It is with much regret that we hear of the continued illness of Mrs. J. L. Banks. We wish her a hasty recovery. Our office was honored with the presence of two of Smithfield's fairest young bells Saturday night the 20 inst. The angelic smilfis of one of them seemed to work with magic power on our clever young Post-master. The young man whose good fortune it was to meet them though he was suf fering intensely from a cold, speaks pleasantly of them and the impression they left, and ex presses his desire of meeting them again ere long. Will you not come again, "fair ones?" We know there is nothing that adds to the wealth and progress of a county so much as industry in the forms of new inventions, etc., therefore I claim wealth, fame and renown for our county as a reward for the instruments offered to patentees. It is be lieved by everybody in the com munity, who know anything about the circumstances, that there can be a certain pattent, (Patton) procured for one Penny But don't forget it is a dear Pen ny that is to pay the debt. AGRICALiLA. on 1ft TUB ARK4XH1S TORE. I.EGISL.A- PRAYEB SENT UP REPORTERS. FOR rst. SCHOOL CLOSED. The closing exercise of the school, taught by Mr. . J. W. Ben- son, at me jsarDour sciiuua .uuuao, Paul Letter in Chicago Times. In the Senate this morning Chaplain Allison startled the au gust body by closing his prayer with a word for the newspaper men. He said : "And now, dear Lord, bless the reporters, whose nimble pen catch our every word almost before it is uttered. Like Thyself, they are omnipresent. If we take the wings of the morning and fly to the uttermost parts of the earth, they are there. They meet us in the jungles of Africa, they waylay us in the solitary canyons of Colorado, and when at length we find the lati tude of the magnetic pole, be hold they are there. May their light and goodness be equal to their power, and when the Gene ral Assembly of Heaven con venes let no reporter ue exclu ded; Amen. TH2 OLDEST DRUG HIOUSE IN SMITHFIELD! .Id remind mj friends that his house is now filled with a select stock of MEDICINES, STATIONER lOlLET ARTICLES, BOOKS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO, IGEOOLDSODA ANWARI0US MINERAL WATERS, J. D. Morgan, $22,25 sundry ser- mington, will deliver the oration took place Friday March 18 1887. vices as cierK to jtwara ; n. v. at tne iorty- mntn annual com Woodard, $120 building bridge mencement of the Medical Col- across Quioxon; L. P. Creech, $2 lege of Virginia, Thursday, March HE DRUGS, PATEN I HAVE THE AOKNCY FOR THE. CELEBRATED I. B. SEELEY RUBBER TRUSSES I UUARATKE A PERFECT FIT IN THESE GOODS. I IF YOU ARE THINKING OFADTTIITG SOON, CALL AT MY STORE AND GET A COLOR SHEET AND EXAMINE MY LARGE STOCK OF WHITE LEAD, OILS AND COLORS H. D. BLAKE Iite of Williamson & Blake, Smithfield, N. C. JOHN B. BLAKE, Late of Dewier & Blake, Raleigh, N. C. SUCCESSORS TO letting and receiving bridge across Quioxson ; M. H. Hardee, 88.50 repairing- White Oak bridge; B. H. Ellington, $1,50 carrying Matthew Cogdell to jail ; J. L. Banks. 52 letting ana re- Oak bridge ; W. examining Jacob Houlder, lunatic ; W. H. Mason, $6,06 repairing Hardy bridge; I Kearney Eason, $10 sundry ser- I . t t TtriAn Vices ill uuuro j aj. aw. ciiucx, 828.09 sundry services as clerk w 7 r to Superior court ; W. H. Oneal, $2 letting and receiving Hardy bridge ; W. N. Rose, Jr., $56,70 for half fees on insolvent tax list for 1885 ; L. M. Jernigan, $1,50 conveying Oscar Cogdell to jail ; W. L. Riley, $87,80 board ing prisoners in jail and turn kevs : G. S. Wilson. 876 board- j r ing paupers at poor house ; W. L. Woodall, $2,2o table for grand T-v ft TT A M HA jury room; u. a. ijuuu, 9,ou serving 8 road orders; 1. fc. Thain. 81.30 examining Jacob 1 VILLIA3IS ON AND BLAKE. Z3ZZStt i-jwi lur ruuyci suuuu Will continue the grocery and provisiion business at the old stand Heavy and fancv trroceries, hardware, tin ware, crockery, &c, V ml f meat, meal, flour, lard, sugar, coffee, inolassas, star lye, Hors- fords bread preparation, all grades chewing and smoking tooaccos, ltaii nuau jaaiajs, uoji . Egerton snuffs, at wholesale or retail. Treas i Tir urer ana postage on same; u. H. Lancaster, $1,20 serving 2 road orders ; Wm. Croom, $2 re pairing locks on insane cell of jail; L. R. Waddell, $7,15 sta tionery for clerks office: J. 1. 31, at 8 p. MM at the Richmond theatre. Richmond, Va. News and Observer. The Carolina Central Rail road Company has sued Ruther ford county for $27,000 principal and $63,000 accrued interest on bonds of that road in 1859. The Carolina Central railroad claims to be the successor of -the Wil mington, Charlotte and Ruther fordton railroad. Lion H. Rogers, of Alexan der county, made a desperate at tempt to commit suicide recently. Sitting in front of a mirror he cut his throat with a pocket-knife then went to bed and pulled the covering over him. He was dis covered just in time. Physicians think his life can be saved. President Bryan, of the At lantic and North Carolina rail road, is pushing with the utmost dispatch the work of laying new rail, and is getting the road in bet- All will be laid from Morhead to Kinstdn by June 1st, iti3now expected. Mr. J. A. Harbin, of States- ville, is the owner of a hen which the other day came on with a VIRGINIA POLITICS. I found it a grand exhibition. It was a cold day, but there was f, large crowd assembled to see and hear the little students, as most of them were quite small, as they came forward with almost unsurpassable bravery, and did credit to themselves and honor to their teacher. The exercise began at 10 o'clock P.M. Willi an nuereawug yiv- j. -i? j. gramme, wmcn we omit ior waui of space. Soon after tne inter mission was given the patrons, and good people of the commu nity spread their tables, mvitea their gues , and all came togeth er in mutual enjoyment, ana tne A 1 young men were just as uuay talking to the girls as ever you saw, two old Avomen talking abou t their indigo patches. After a short recess, the crowd was call ed together by the teacher, to hear an eloquent address deliver ed by Mr. J. W. Stephenson, which contained many important facts. He was followed by his father with a few words of com mendation and advice. Next and last came Mr. John R. Coats, with an educational address thatarous ed the old farmers to a full sense of duty in regard to modern education. Taking a birds-eye view of the close of Mr. Benson's school, T consider it a errand success. W. C. Mac Bride reports an in teresting interview with Gov. Fitzhugh Lee, in the Cincinnati Enquirer, in which the following occurs : "TVI1 nift about Mahone. Will From Arkansaw Traveler Member from Sandstone Knob. "Mr. Speaker, I hope, sir, that you will let me have a few min utes time in which to place my self square on the record. Yes terday evening Mr. Buckley Brown, from Gum Bottoms, said that I had accepted the present of a new hat from the railroad superintendent, and hinted, in a way inclined to string a sensi tive man, that I had practically sold myself. I should like to know if there is anything in our constitution that prevents a man from accepting presents. I say there is not, and, sir, when our constitution arises and says that I shan't take everything that is given to me, then will I say, Mr. Constitution, attend to your own affairs.' Mr. Speaker, I am a present taker, and as an en couragement to those who con template giving me something, let me say my capacity for taking presents, although well devel oped, has not been overtaxed. I may also say that the man who won't take a hat and thereby save himself the expense of buy ing one, is composed of a mix ture of fool, liar and thief. I'd be afraid to meet such a man away out in the woods. I would feel sure that he would knock me down and rob me. I know of an affair in my county that strongly illustrates the dishon esty of men who are afraid to accept presents. A red-bearded fellow named Watson, went to work for old man Clark, and made himself so useful that Clark, who well knew how to appreciate merit, went to him and said : " Watson, I never had a man that I think more of than I do you.' " 'Much obleeged to you,' re plied Watson. " 'And I have decided,' Clark continued, 'to give you my daughter, Lorena.' " 'Much obleeged to you,' said Watson, 'but I ain't acceptin' any presents.' "Well, Mr. Speaker, that man was so honest that he would not accept the daughter as a present, but the next day he ran away with Clark's wife. Since then I have been extremely suspicious of men who are too high-toned to accept presents, and to keep other fair-minded men from sus pecting me, I have determined to refuse nothing. A V ERA'S XOTES. Spring, the most beautiful of the seasons has come, and the farmers are hard at work prepar- he be as powerful in the politics ing their lands for the year's crop nf vn'nr State as he once was The Governor, after some hes itation, said : "Mahone is a very good politician. In the cam- naien we will have this fail a Legislature is to be chosen which port the will elect a United btates sena tor to succeed Riddleberger. I have no doubt in my own mind but that Mahone is a candidate for the Senatorship. If, howev- er, ne lets mat ue auuwu ve wm ?" Tho-ir iio nnt liQinor Tipn.r SO much "J "w truano as heretofore : We think this is a wise step. The fiishing season has com menced, and the fisherman re- creek as full of shad, though they don't catch many the weather being too cold and the water too low and clear. The young people are talking of having a grand picnic at Avera's Mill in the near future. not have the influence in the cam- We hope they may succeed. paign he might otherwise have. Mrs. Simeon Massey is having You see, there are tnree iacnons a nanasome resiuenue twu aiunco the Republican party, une bigh with an L Duiit near nere. is the Straight-outs, led by Wick- The f armers report all the ham; another led by ex-Governor peaches and plums Kiilea oy tne Cameron, who is opposed to Ma- jecent cold snap. hone, and then those who call The health of this section is themselves the Keadj usters. in o w, very gooa. in a canvass as simply against It is not at all uncommon to the Democratic party, these for- hear people say the Herald is ces if united, would put the Dem- one of the best papers that they brood of chickens. They had Massey, $4,65 jury fees case State hardly opened their eyes on the , judgmff from the promptness vs. Troy Wilkins ; F. F. Ellis, beauties of this world before a with which the children spoke 86.60 two days as County Com- rooster, pernapa mexr uwmamer, and acted. I am almost sure that Shovels. Hatchets. Haines, Traces, Backhands, Hooks, Single Trees, Cotton Rope and a thonsand other tilings the farmer is bound to have. Agents for the Following Reliable Brauds of Fertili zers PIEDMONT "SPECIAL" for Cotton and Corn. PIEDMONT GUANO, for Tobacco. POCOMOKK F.rTiY STONE. L. & R. ACID & L. & R. Amoniated. OWL BRAND. Supplies will be advanced on crop time where suitable arrange ments are made. Very Respectfully, missioner, one day visiting poor house, and mileage 12 miles; G. G. Edgerton, $8.40 2 days as coun ty commissioner, 1 day visiting poor house, and mileage 48 miles The following allowances were made to the outsids poor: Thomas Dunn, insane, James Bunda, blind, Hepsie Phillips, insane. $12 each ; Eliha Coley, blind, Rachel Tomlinson, blind, 82 each ; Civil Peoples, insane $9 ; Pherebee Massengill, insane, S6. . Adjourned. on three of them in Mr. Harbin s pounced down and ate them siffht. - -Two deaths from accidental burns were reported last week. Jessie Powers, aged sixteen, of Iredell county, is one victim. Her clothing caught fire as she stood near the fire-place. .. She ran out of the house, her mother pursuing; but before the latter caught her she was so horribly burned as to be almost unrecog nizable. The other victim of the flames was a girl in Davie county. Mr. Benson is naturally gif tea m the, management of children in the school room. , Bidding you God-speed in your work and the pursuits thereof I will close. Yours truly. A Friend. PENNY ITEMS. The farmers of this vicinity are busy preparing to plant. We are proud to see such effort put forth by the farmers, for we know that if their labor is rewarded ocrats to superhuman enort to hold the State. If it be known. thouffh. that Mahone seeks to carrv the Legislature to ride into the Uuited States Senate, they will split up, and, of course, such i --v i;. J a division is to uemocratic au-vantage." "Will the electorial vote of vironnin. he cast for the next Democratic national ticket ?" "I think it will," was the Gov ernor's answer. "Still, to secure it there must be complete har- rnnnv and union in the Demo cratic lines. Take the average of two hundred and fifty thou sand votes cast in Virginia, and one nundred thousand are negro vnt.fis. This leaves one hunarea and fifty thousand white votes. Of course, all the white vote is not Democratic. The margin is favor of the Democrats, out take. Success to it. Rustic. PUGNACIOUS LAWYERS. in if there is not complete ! there is always danger." union At Newberry, South Carolina, on the 26th ult., while a case was progressing before trial justice Bleaz, Geo. Johnstone and John B. Jones, attorneys representing parties to the suit, pulled their pistols and opened fire on each other. Nine shots were fired Johnstone was shot through the right ear, in the left arm and in the thigh, but not seriously hurt. Jones was shot through the body and perhaps fatally wounded. In trying to stop the firing Lawyer Comer had three holes shot through his clothing. The court room was crowded at the time of the affray. Both Johnstone and Jones are highly connected and j are among tne most prouuueui ' men in the community.