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VOL. 20. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1901. NO. 20.
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
A Bad Week tor the Parmer?Rains
Have Prevented Work and Dam
aged the Growing Crop.
The Weekly Crop Bulletin issued
yesterday by the Weather Bureau
for the week ending Mon
day, July 22nd, says that the
remarks of crop correspondents
for the week just past are gener
ally quiet unfavorable, and indi
cate considerable injury to crops
by excessive moisture and only |
slight improvement in favored
localities. The chief objection
able feature was the large amount
of rain occurring about the 2">th
and 18th, though at many points
showers fell on every day of the
week. Farmers hardly had any j
opportunity to cultivate crops,
which have again become very
foul; and besides the washing of
the soil by heavy rains, bottom
lands have been flooded again,
necessitating the general aban
donment of lowland crops
throughout many counties. Tne
temperature averaged near the
normal or slightly below, and
there were no extremes; the
amount of sunshine was delicient.
General injury has resulted
from the abundant rainfall, which
entirely prevented plowing and
obliged many farmers to lay by
crops while very grassy, (hi up
lands and on stiff, impervious
clay soils somewhat better con
ditions prevail, and where culti
vated, such crops look well and
promise fair yields. The advan
tages of small farms, which are
more easily kept clear, appear
under such adverse conditions as
have prevailed during the present
season. In a few northeastern
counties (Hertford, Gates) and
generally in the valleys west of
the Blue Itidge Mountains the
conditions have been favorable,
though rain is needed in Swain,
Cherokee and pdjoining counties.
The general condition of cotton
is not promising anywiiere in the
State and the abandonment of
grassy fields continues; however,
w here properly cu 11 i v ated, cot ton
is doing fairly well, though gen
erally making too much weed,
and not fruiting rapidly; cotton
is shedding forms badly in many
localities; in some counties on
the eastern slope of the Blue
Hidge the crop seems to be bloom
ing and forming fruit inorefreely,
but for the State at large the
concensus of opinion is that the
crop is very inferior.
Much corn on bottom lands was
destroyed by freshets, on uplands
the crop looks fairly well, though
some is turning yellow; the
weather has been too wet to
finish laying by in good order.
Cutting and curing tobacco is
progressing slowly, with many
good cures reporter!; it is large
enough to cut in central counties,
which will be done as soon as the
rains cease: some tobacco is poor
and has started second growth.
Wheat and spring oats in shock
have been injured by rains, and
much of the crop which was
housed while damp has moulded
considerably.
Sweet potatoes, peanuts, field
peas and riee are still doing well,
though the growth of grass and
weeds is threatening.
Melons and cucumbers are
rotting; some watermelons are
ripe.
~ Fruit is also decaying, especi
ally grapes. Hay-making has
been interrupted, and many
meadows nee? cutting. Trans
planting strawberries is under
way.
Millions Lost in Crops.
Chicago, July 23.?From con
servative estimates gleaned in
all sections of the Western grain
belt the following figures can be
considered reasonably accurate
as showing losses the Western
farmers will sustain from the
protracted hot weather and
drouth:
Kansas f225,000,000
Missouri 100,000,000
Nebrasbra 35,000,000
South Dakota and
Minnesota 30,000,000
Iowa 30,000,000
Illinois 30,000,000
The prospects are that these
figures will be increased.
GASPING IN THE WEST.
The Frightful Heat Again Beats
Down on the Great Corn
Belt.
Washington, July 23.?With
the exception of scattered thun
derstorms, the most important
of which, so far as reports to the
Weather Bureau show, was at
North Platte, Neb., where barely
eight one-hundredths of an inch
of rain fell, the drouth and in
tense heat continued to-day
throughout the States of thecorn
belt.
The maximum temperatures ;
again averaged over 100? in that
area, making the thirty-sixth 1
consecutive day on which the
thermometer has risen to 90? and
higher. Generally speaking, the
temperatures in the superheated
area are not quite so high as ;
yesterday, but such falls as have 1
occurred have been due entirely '
to local changes and not to any
generai differences in atmospher
ic conditions.
The hot weather also contin
ued in the far Northwest, Bis
marck, N. 1)., reporting a tem
perature of 106?, breaking its
record. The area of 100? heat
swung as far south as Memphis,
which broke its record with a
maximum of 104?. i
Aside from North Platte a
trace of rain was reported at Des
Moines and two one-hundredths
of an inch at Kansas City. Ac
cording to present indications
there is no prospect of a heavy
rain for the next two days at
least. Beyond that time the of
ficials will not make any predic
tions.
BIG CHANGE AT MANILA.
Army to be Reduced to Between
20,000 and 30,000 Men.
Manila, July 22.?Conferences
between Adjutant General Henry .
C. Corbin and General Adna H
i Chaffee, recently held here, will
probably result in radical reforms
in the army of occupation.
It is estimated the total cost of
maintaining the American army
in the Philippines wHl be reduced .
by 60 per cent, in the course of
one year. The principal change
will be the reduction of the present
[ force to between 20,000 and 30,
000 men. The abolishment of
the present army districts is con
templated and three brigades,!
with permanent headquarters at
Manila, Dagupan and Iloilo or
Cebu, will be instituted in their
j stead. The troops will be con '
centrated at the three places
selected, abandoning all minor
posts.
These changes will result in an j
enormous saving in the trans
portation of supplies and the
paying of rental for barracks for
the soldiers. At present m most
towns the troops are quartered
in churches, convents and other
public and private buildings, for
the use of which considerable
rentals are paid. Where the
troops do not occupy public |
buildings it is believed rental
should De paid for Ac soldiers'
quarters if their occupancy is con
tinued, since these regions are
Eacifled and their inhabitants
ave sworn allegiance to the
1 United States.
Generals Corbin and Chaffee
have decided upon the construc
tion of oarracks at the pumping
station ? about six miles from
Manila and thesourceof the city's
water supply?to accommodate
three regiments of infantry, one
of cavalry and eight batteries of
! artillery, as well as a general
commissary and quartermaster's
storehouse, to cost if 100,000.
The erection of this latter build
ing will reduce expenses by f 20,
000 a month, the amount of the
rentals paid for the commissary
and quartermaster's storehouses
in Manila alone. An electric rail
road, connecting the docks on
t he I'asig river and tbe new store
house, will be constructed.
The piles that annoy you so
will be quickly and percrranentlv
healed if you use DeWitt's Witcn
' Hazel Salve. Beware of worth
less counterfeits. Hood Bros.,
j Hare & Son, J. R. I^edbetter.
MICRO NOTES.
School begun here Monday
morning. A. C. Stancil, who
has taught here five terms and
made a success each time, is the
teacher. We are willing to risk
him again.
Willie Philips, the little cripple
bov who has been with Mr. \\ . F.
M i\lard for t he past three months,
left to-day for Raleigh, where he
will work in the cotton mill.
Mr. Z. V. Fitzgerald, of Dunn,
was in to see us yesterday.
Messrs. Ivey Edgerton and
Preston Mozingo report a very
pleasant time near Pleasant Hill,
last Sunday. Say boys, when
are you going again.
One of our boys near Pleasant
Plain says his girl kindly left him
not long ago at the new church
Mr. Patterson Brown, of near
Selma, was one of the many who
called in our neignborhood Sun
day. Ask him where he eat din
ner?
We heard tHpt Mr. Millard
Brown went to church at Beulah
last Sunday and said that he
wished that there would be
preaching there every Sunday.
Last Saturday night some
thieves broke into the bar-room
of Mr. C. A. Fitzgerald and stole
15 or 20 gallons of whiskey and
gin. Suspicion rested on Hill
Holder and .lohn Williams, two
negroes. Holder was arrested,
but Williams could not be found.
Mr. Fitzgerald has convincing
proof that these two negroes are
the guilty ones. During the night
Holder made his escape, and
both are now hiding from the
officers of the law.
Bielie.
EASONS DOTS.
The rain fall has ceased and
crops are improving very fast.
Mr. Seth Parrish, of Dunn,
opened a privatesehoolatEarp's
Sehoolhouse last Monday, which
he will continue on through the
winter. We wish him much suc
cess.
We are glad to say that a large
crowd was present at our singing
at Thanksgiving church last Sun
day and all enjoyed the singing
very much.
Miss Julia Robinson and Mr.
Henry Pool, of Clayton, were
visiting friends in our section last
Sundav.
Mr. Harris Brown (thepeddler)
is visiting friends in our commu
nity this week.
The boys of our section enjoyed
agrand'fox hunt last week. They
caught five foxes and run another
for about two hours, but failed
to catch him. The brethren are
very thankful to the fox hunters,
for they have saved them many a
good chicken.
Masonic Notice.
Free Masonic 1-lectures at Hall
of Fellowship Lodge, No. 84 A.
P. and A. M. at Smithfield, N, C .
commencing August 5th at 9
o'clock a. m., 1901. Entered
Apprentice, Fellow Craft and
Masters Degrees taught, Opening
and ulosing forms practiced, side
degrees of "Masters Reliance,"
"Tall Cedars of I-ebanon" and
wonderful degree of " Probably "
interspersed. All Masons in good
standing and members of Fellow
ship I-iodge especially urged to
attend. Will begin at the build
ing of King Solomon's Temple
and finish with the 9th and last
emblem. Will lecture two weeks,
day and night if desired.
(Signed) Ei.iah Rose,
Lecturer.
The State superntendent of
public instruction has decided
the important question as to
who is to build school houses
county boards of education or
committees of the county com
missioners. The superintendent
decides 1 hat under section 13, of
the new school law, the county
boards of education must direct
the building of all school houses,
and the making of all repairs
costing over .$2o and provide for
the payment out of the general
school fund while repairs up to
|25, including cost of all supplies,
must be directed by the school
district committees and paid for
out of district funds.
POLENTA NEWS.
The pic nic that was to have
been at Shiloh on the 28th, has
been postponed to some future
?lay in order not to come in con
flict with the Township Sunday
School Convention which takes
place at Oakland on that date.
Mr. C. C. Young, of the Ijeach
burg section, is seriously ill with
typhoid fever. Hope his illness
will be of short duration.
Last week's freshet took away
Hank's highland bridge. So far
as heard from there has been no
further damage to bridges.
We have heard it said that one
of our farmers who has sixty
acres in corn offers to sell it for
sixty bushels. Another who last
year made one hundred and
twenty-five barrels on twenty or
twenty-five acres, says if he gets
twenty-five barrels on the same
land this year, it will be as much
as he expects.
Misses Nellie Johnson and Au
drey Hooker, who have recently
ret urned from their visit to Smith
field, report having had a de
lightful time during their stay.
Sunday School Convention and
pic-nic at Oakland Saturday. All
invited to come.
Capt. Gran continues on deck
and is likely to hold the fort to
the end of the season. With so
much rain and in such an un
equal contest, it is almost im
possible for the farmer to con
quer him.
So far as the crop outlook is
concerned it is decidedly distress
ing?the worst for many years
past.
Miss Bertha Jones returned
from a very pleasant visit to
friends in Suiitnfield, Wednesday.
Typo.
AROUND SANDERS CHAPEL.
Mrs. Rose Pritchard is visiting
friends in Faison.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Godwin gave a
delightful ice cream supper to a
party of young folks, last Satur
day evening. It was much en
joyed by all present.
Miss Nona Powell spent last
Sunday at home.
Miss Rettie Lee Sanders left
for her home in the Preston
section, last Thursday, accompa
nied by Miss Lillian Holt.
Mr. Will C. Smith spent last
Sunday in Pine Level.
Last Friday evening Miss
Lillian Holt gave a most enjoy
able "Heart Party," complimen
tary to her friend, Miss Rettie
Lee Sanders.
The prize, a silver heart pin,
was won by Miss Sanders, and Mr.
Robert Sanders carried off the
booby prize.
Delightful refreshments were
served by misses Holt and Powell,
late in the evening, and music
added to the pleasure of the oc
casion.
The Sanders Chapel Reading
Club have invited a sjteaker to be
present at their next regular
meeting, Saturday, evening Julv
27th. Those who hear him will
feel that their time was well spent.
Mrs. A. A. Peedin,of Smithfield,
is spending several days at her
father's Mr. H. A. Peterson.
The public school, at Creech's
school house, began last Mon
day morning with Miss Zilla
Stevens as teacher.
Our people are to be congratu
lated upon securing the services
of a lady of such iiue abilities as
Miss Stevens posesses.
Miss Ludie Peterson spent last
Sunday in Selnia.
Rev. Duncan McLeod delivered
an interesting sermon to an at
tentive audience at Sardis bap
tist church last Sunday.
Mr. Ralph Stevens is sftending
this week with friends and rela
tives in the neighborhood.
Rev. K. D. Holmes preaches at
Sanders Chapel next Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock.
Secretary Long and the officers
of the Navy are much exercised
over the discovery that a bitter
attact on Admiral Schley was in
serted in the last edition of Mac
ley's History of the United States
Navy, used as text book in the
United States Nava Academy at
Annapolis. Official approval
of the work is disclaimed by au
thorities.
BENSON BUDGET.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hall are
visiting in Cumberland county. !
Prof. Turlington and J. M. !
Beaty, of Smithfield, were in town
Wednesday.
Mrs. R. F. Smith is visiting in '
Polenta section.
Revenue officials found certain
irregularities at Royal's distillery '
near here Tuesday, that may re- 1
suit in its seizure by the govern '
ment.
W. S. Utle.y's residence caught
on fire Tuesday, and but for the J
heroic efforts of a Mr. Reacham,
traveling salesman, the building 1
with several others might have
been destroyed. Our folks are
the hardest people in the world
to leave in a race for a fire, but !
Beacham beat 'em.
C. R. L. Matthews, of Rocky
Mount, is in town. For a long
time he clerked for J. R. Wood all. 1
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Turlington,
of Baltimore, are visiting rela
tives in the community.
Our clever Chief is putting the
streets in fine order
Mrs. Effie Harper and Mrs. J. ,
W. Baucom,of Dunn, visited here
Sunday.
John Johnson, an aged an
respected citizen, of .Meadow
Township, father of our esteemed
townsman J. B. Johnson, died
Monday of dropsy. Miss Bettie
Ijee, a member of his family, aged
18, died the day before of fever
two corpses in the house at one
time. Two other members of the
family who are sick, are reported
to be doing fairly well.
Most of the sanctified brethren
are at Falcon attending a ten
days meeting there.
Certain shipments of goods re
ceived here nave provoked the
inquiry, "are we consumers or
wholesalers?" Last week it was
a car load of bar-room supplies
and this week it is a car load of
bread.
Mr. John W. Allen feels ag
grieved at what we said last week
about Ben Allen who sold the
mortgaged bicycle, and says that
Ben did not sell the wheel but
only pawned it, intending to re
] deem it when he got back home.
| As will be remembered he went
off to enlist in the army.
SELMA NEWS.
Mr. Robert Millard Nowell at
tended the ice cream party at
Wilson's Mills Monday evening.
He says he had a splendid time.
Miss Annie Foy, of New Bern, X. j
C., who has been visiting Miss
lulia Fuller Etheridge, left for
| Raleigh Wednesday.
Miss Eliza Williams, ot Fav
etteville, is visiting Miss Eudora
Vick.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. W. Win-;
ston, of Oxford, who have been
visiting relatives here, left for
home Wednesday.
Miss Gertrude Landis, of Ral
eigh and Miss Julia Winston, of
Oxford, who have been visiting
Miss Annie Noble left for Raleigh
I Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Bessie Hatcher, the
youngest daughterof Mr. Hardie
Hatcher, died hew Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hatcher have been
sorely afflicted as this makes the
J fourth child they have lost in a
year. We hope that He who
tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb will heal the broken hearts
and show them that while His
ways are mysterious that He
i does all things well.
Mr. Solomon Person, of Fre
mont, is visiting his brother, I)r.
Person.
We hope the sporting editor
will tell us when to laugh, for he
said last week "He laughs l?est
who laughs last." Say, can we
laugh now? To those of our j
Smithfield friends to whom it
was "genuine pleasure" to see us
laugh when our baseball
team beat their's as it was such
an unusual occurrence we hope
thev had some "genuine pleas-:
I ure^' last Tuesday when our
team again beat tneirs 13 to 7,
\ and if they had been over here j
Wednesday they could have had
some more "genuine pleasure",
when our "junior" club defeated '
the Smithfield juniors 17 to 6.
Say, can we laugh now?
Senex.
Mr. Jennett Married.
*
The many friends of Mr. Nor
man E. Jennett, whose cartoons
in the News and Observer made
iiim well known all over North
Carolina, will send him greetings
in his marriage to Miss Mar.v II.
Macginnis, of New York. They
were married on the 9th day of
July by Ilev. Edward K. Stone,
and are living at 27 I'ierrepont
itreet, Brooklyn. Mr. Jennett
lias a good position on the
Brooklyn Eagle He is a gentle
men of t he talent and industry
that will win success.?News and
Observer.
"I am indebted to One Minute
Dcugh Cure for my present good
health and my life. 1 was treated
in vain by doctors for lutlg trouble
following la gripjie. I took One
MinuteConghCure and recovered
my health."?r. E. II. Wise,
Madison, Ga. J. R. Ledbetter,
Hare & Son, Hood Bros.
NOTICE.
This is to inlorm the people of
Johnston county that the law
requires all persons who own
Bank stock in the county, to list
the same with the Register of
Heeds for taxation for county
and school purposes.
Now, Therefore, all persohswill
take notice that persons owning
Bank Stock in the county will
be required to furnish me a state
ment by Aug. 15, 1901 of the
amount owntkl by each person
in said county. Fail not as it is
necessary for me to have amount
of same. This July 25, 1901.
J. W.Stkphenon,
Register of Heeds.
1890 ELON COLLEGE. 1901.
(co- educational.)
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
Located in Central North Caro
lina, on Southern Railway, 65
miles west of Raleigh, 17 miles
east of Greensboro. Noted for
healtlifulness, thoroughness, and
helpful influences. Three full
courses. Music department ex
cellent. Art, Rook keeping, Short
hand, Typewriting, and Business
practice. Facul t v of ten?gradu
ates of our best colleges and uni
versities. Superior advantages
under six graduate teachers of
experience for those preparing for
college or for active life. Board
$6-$10 per month. Tuition $15
-$25 per term. Session opens.
September 5, 1901*.
TESTIMONIALS.
Ex President ef State University. Elon
College lias spiting up as if by magic
with iar e equipment, faithful anil zeal
ous teachers, exteusive patronage. wise
and active management, a practical and
blessed instil ui ion of culture an,J refine
ment.
President Tulsne University : Your
students sh"W toon ugh, scliolarlv train
ing, imbued with the spirit of scholar
ship and correct methods of work.
University of Virginia: Your?en work
well. Deportment excelli nt
Joh's Hopkins: Wins a very high
opinion from teai heis?industrious and
painstaking and very satisfactory prog
ress.
Kev. W W. Stalky, A M . D I).,
Address President
Dr. J. U. New man,
Chairman.
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NOTICE.
The annual meet ing of t he John
ston County Branch of the Farm
ers' Mutual Fire Insurance Asso
ciation of North Carolina, will be
held in the Court House on Mon
day, August 5th, 1901, at 12:30
p. m. sharp. Every member of
the Association earnestly solici
ted to attend.
This July 15, 1901.
fcHAS. F. KIRB1',
By J. C. Bingham, President.
See.-Treas.
Try a peach, strawberry, ban
ana or pine apple sherbet as
cold as ice. 5c at Snip's' Foun
tain, Selma, N. C.
?? ? ?
The Best 10c coffee In the
world at N. B. Snipes A Bro..
Selma, N. C.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
should be promptly applied to
cuts, burns and scalds. It soothes
and quickly heals the injured
part. There are worthless coun
terfeits. Be sure to get Be Witt's.
Hood Bros., Hare & Son, J. R.
Led better.
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