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VOL. 21. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1902. " NO. 14.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Some Happenings of the Week
Tersely Told.
Many Items ot Interest Concerning
Tarheeldom Clipped and Culled
From the State Press.
Lightning struck and burned a
stable on Col. J. S. Carr's Occo
neechee farm in Orange county
Saturday afternoon. The loss is
said to be ?2,000.
The postfflce at King's Moun
tain was robbed Wednesday
night. The safe was forced open
and about ?75 in ensh and ?700
worth of postage stamps were
taken.
A man by the nameof Williams
stabbed to death Lafayette
Ruth near Millboro, Randolph
county, Wednesday evening.
Williams made his escape. Corn
liquor was the principal ingredi
ent in the row.
Eighty-one applicants for
license to practice medicine, two
of whom are ladies and six are
negroes, were examined by the
State board of medical examiners
at Wilmington last week. Sev
enty-two passed.
Wm. Harrison, a white farmer
of Wale county, went to Durham
Friday, tanked up and was killed
Friday night by jumping off a
fast moving streetcar. The car
had stopped for him to get off
butthe refused to do so and made
tin fytal leap after the car starti d,
turning several somersaults, and
was instantly killed.
John Chain blee, white, of Wake
county, has brought suit for
divorce on the ground that he
was an idiot when married, 1."
years ago, and that nis wife
inveigled him into marrying to
get his property; that he had
been declared by the court to be
feeble-minded. He also makes
charges against his wife's char
acter.
The President Friday granted
a pardon to Judson Honeyeutt,
of Madison county, who was
serving a twelve months term in
a military prison on the charge
of desertion. Senator Prichard
secured the pardon of the young
man at the urgent solicitation of
Honeycutt's father, who is not
expected to live and who wished
to see his son before he died.
A correspondent of the Durham
Herald says that 47 young men
and four young women composed
the graduating class at the Uni
versity last week and that their
denominational bias is ash tllows:
Eighteen Methodists, 10 Presby
terians, 9 Episcopalians, 4 bap
tists. 2 Moravians, 1 Christian
and 1 Hebrew. Ninety per cent,
are members of some branch of
the Christian Church.
Friday night at Mt. Olive, in
Wavnecounty, Frank Winn killed
Fhas Winn, bis cousin, by beat
ing him on the head with a club.
Doth are colored and had borne
good characters. The murderer
was arrested. He is a man of
property worth .$<>,000 or $7,
000. The cause of the trouble
was that Chas. Winn had made
remarks about Frank which the
latter resented.
Mr. Holland Thompson, ol
Statesville, who has been instruc
tor in Columbia college. New
York cif.v, for more than a year,
has, by a special vote of the fac
ulty and trustees of the college,
been promoted to be instructor
of the first rank with quite an
increase of salary. He has also
been placed on the regular "in
crease salarv" list, which means
that his salary will be increased
each year over the preceding
year.
The Clinton Democrat sajf
that Mr. \V. S. Mathews, of Tur
key, Sampson county, was "out
looking for his geese" a few da.vf
ago when something suddenly
pounced on his head with terrible
force. He was frightened and
dazed for a moment but when he
recovered he saw a big hawk
sailing off with his hat between
its claws. The hawk had made a
pass at his head and and taken
nis hat. The bird was killed and
the hat recovered.
Mr. Wm. Powell,a Wakecouuty
farmer, aged about GO years,
dropped dead Friday while plow
ing in the field.
Mr. J. D. Boone, who has owned
and edited the Waynesville
Courier for the past eleven years,
has sold the paper to Mr. 6. C.
Briggs, of Asheville. Mr Boone
will enter the ministry of the
Baptist Church.
So far as is known the only
lady rural free delivery carrier is
in Congressman Kluttz'sdistrict.
Miss Nicholson has been carrying
the mail over a route from States
ville for some months and has
given entire satisfaction.
Kenly Academy Commencement.
The Fifth Annual Commence
ment Exercises of Keulv Acade
my satisfied the hopes of the
most sanguine. Large crowds,
excellent rendition, almost per
fect order were in evidence at eve
ry exercise. '"The best commence
ment we have ever had," was the
unanimous vote of the Board of
Trustees and the patyons.
The commencement began with
the annual sermon by Elder 1'.
It. (iold, of Wilson, X. 0. Mr.
Gold took Ids text from Matt.
12: 12?'"Behold, a greater than
Solomon is here." Mr. Gold
handled his subject with consum
mate skill and inspirational abil
ity. A more powerful sermon
would be hard to recall. The
large audience heard him wit''
evident satisfaction.
At eight on this same day,1
June B, the annual concert came
off The primary department,
under the efficient management
of Miss MyrtieJ L. Harper, gave
its entertainment on this occa
sion. All agreed that thej had
never seen little children do so
well. Miss Mvrtil is deservedly
papular with our people and it is
pleasurable to her friends to
learn that she will preside over
her same department next year.
Wednesday morning at 10:30
the following programme was
rem lei ed:
Salutatory Address?"The
Open Door of Success," by Mr.
.1. M. Walker, of Union Ridge,
N. G.
Literary Address?" Possibili
ties," by Rev. C. (1. Vardeil,
President Red Springs' Seminary.
V aledictory Essay?"T he Stren
uous Life," by Miss Lily Helen
Pair, Keuly, N. G.
The address of Mr. Walker and
the essay by Miss Pair were very
highly praised. The literary ad
dress by Mr. Vardeil was pro
nounced one of the finest ad
dresses ever delivered in these
parts. Mr. Vardell's theme was
"there is more possibility locked
lupin the young people present
here than in all the rivers, fields,
mines and forests of .North Garo
lina. ' In the course of his ad
dress fie was very liberally ap
plauded. When he said that
"the new morality will demand
the same purity of men as it does
of women," he stated a subtle
' truth and stamped his prophetic
I ability on the heart's tablet of
every one present. His delinea
tion of the organic differences
' between the civilizations of the
North and the South was schol
arly, statesmanlike, and impress
ive. His definition of education
was as interesting in its exposi
tion as a modern love-story and
as inviting in its development as
the unfoldintr of the lily. Mr.
Vardeil impressed our people as
a mar who has done things.
Wednesday at 3 p. m., the so
1 ciety representatives acquitted
1 themselves with credit. Follow
ing was the programme:
uranon?"wivesanu Lazarus,
I bv E. Z Woodard.
Essay?"Victorious Defeat,"
by Miss Maude Edgerton.
i Oration?"America, a Factor
in Civilization," by Ti. H. Rose.
Essay?"A Perfect Woman,
i Nobly Planned," by Miss Annie
? Ay cock.
Oration?"The Hero of Santi
II ago," by J. R. Barnes.
Essay?"The Coming War Be
tween Japan and Russia," by
i Miss Sadie Richardson.
Wednesday night at 8:30. the
annual recital of the music and
I elopution departments came off.
The programme consisted of in
strumental solos and duets. vocal
solos, recitations, and tableaux
No musical entertainment given
here was ever so thoroughly en
joyed as this one.
Thus closed the most eventful
commencement of this most
eventful institution. We can not
attempt to give an extended or
even a partial list of the prorni- j
nent visitors. Never less than!
2,000 people were in the build- .
ing and around the grounds.
Fully 3,000 were present the last 1
night.
Mr. D. B. S,i?ser, Goldsboro, :
N. C., won the Mathematics
medal. Miss Lily Helen Pair, 1
Kenly, N.C . won ihe scholarship
of free tuition lor one year at
Kenly Academy. Miss .Smb.. i
Richardson won the Essayist ;
medal; Mr. J. 15. Barnes the !
Orator's medal, and Miss Leone 1
Edgerton the Music medal. I
There were two games of base
ball. Kenly Academy was victo
rious in both instances.
Kenly, N. C., June 10,1902.
POLENTA NEWS.
The sermon preached by Rev.
W. G. Hall, the pastor, at Shiloh
last Sunday morn'ng, was in
deed a very strong one, so says ]
all who heard it. i
Messrs. W. T. Johnson, Bartlel 1
Johnson, Babe,Coats,Chas. John- |
sou and A. Woodall, all have i
extra fine crops of tobacco. Hard 1
to tell which is best. i
From the present Outlook the
woods will be full of political as- i
pirants thiff year. Some of them ?
nave already written to their ]
"dear Iriends." Some of these 1
must of necessity be disappoint- j j
ed us there is not enough offices ]
to go around.
The continuous dry weather is
damaging the oat crop. Early
corn begins to need rain. The cool
nights have somewhat checked j
the growth of cotton, and have
caused the cut worm to do con
siderable harm to tobacco and
corn.
Miss Addie Barber has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Lee, who lives at Benson.
Mrs. Telitha Parrish, oi Eleva
tion, visited friends in this neigh
borhood last week.
On the day of the pic nic, she
was sick, and remained at home,
consequently "Sol" could not, as
pre-arranged, take her to the pic
nic in his new outfit; the boys
say he was very much worried at
his disappointment, and was only
consoled bv seeing she was well
supplied with ice-cream, lemonade
and other goodies of the occa
sion, notwithstanding she was
five miles or more distant from |
j the scene of action. He says he
means business this time.
Mr. T. .1. Lassiter and Rev. W.
ft. Hall were in the community
Tuesday.
The harvesting of wheat will
begin soon, in some instances
the crop is fine, in others it will
not be so good.
Miss Bertha Jones spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. Hattie
Coats, near Clayton.
Sorry to report that Mr. J. W.
Yelvington is confined to his bed
with measles.
Miss Lizzie Tomlinson, who
lives in the Preston section is con
fined to her bed with meas'es.
Hope for her speedy recovery.
Typo.
ROME RIPPLES.
Last Saturday morning Mr.
?lohn Wood's turpentine distil
lery caught on firewbilein opera
tion. His loss is estimated at
f.'lOO.
Arthur Lee does not believe in
hauling tobacco flues with wild
stock, since he recently lost part
of his load four times in going a
distance of two miles.
We are glad to note that Mr.
Claude lee has recovered from
his recent illness so as to be able
to look after his farm affairs.
A host of friends sympathize
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker,
in the death of their daughter.
Miss Sarah, which occurred last
Saturday morning after a brief
illness.
Hkkbkrt L.
The Senate has decided to vote
on the Isthmian, canal bill June
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Keg-ultir Corre8iK>nden<**\
Washington, June 10.
"Once we get this Philippine
bill out of the way 1 will be able
to give you some definite infor
mation," remarked Senator Alli
son some time ago when I asked
him of the probable date of ad
journment, but the Senator is
more at sea than ever now and
so is everyone else at the Capi
tol. Representative Payne who,j
iu his capacity of chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee,
should introduce the adjourn
ment resolution, assured iueyes
terday that he had not even
given the matter any thought
and Representative Cannon
stated that "no one had the
slightest idea when they would
get tnrough." The fact is that
the Republicans are badly divided
and thei ' is ulniost. no prospect
if harmony. The consideration
if the Philippine bill in the House
is a source of grave concern to
the party leaders but the Cuban
reciprocity bill is causing even
more anxiety.
ln? ltepu oilcan leaders in tne
House are meeting with unex
pected resistance to their wishes
ii regard to the Philippine bill
It had been their intention to re
port a rule which would compel
the adoption, with comparative,
iy little debate, of the Lodge bill
in place of the bill framed by the
Insular Committee but these rep
resentatives who became awak
ened to the realization of their
|>ower b.y the beet sugar revolt
have given notice that they do
not intend to be coerced and the
leaders are none too confident of
their own strength. The Speaker s
has set the consideration of tne
Philippine bill for June 18th, in
hope that the lateness of the
date will make the majority 1
more supine as a result of their
anxiety to adjourn, but there are
a number of members who, hav
ing once felt their power, propose
to exercise it. The House bill is
by no means as autocratic in its
provisions as the Senate meas
ure. It provides for a Philippine
congress, the upper house to
consist practically of the Philip
pine Commission and the lower
house to be elected by the peo
ple; whereas the Senate bill, as I
have before pointed out, simply
continues the present autocracy
of the President. The House bill
also provides for the establish
ment of a gold basis lor the cur
rency of the islands, whereas t he
Senate measure continues and
extends the currency on a silver
basis. The differences in the
House bill have strong advo
cates and it is doubtful if they will
yield even to the scourging of
the party whip.
During the final hours of the
Philippine debate in the Senate,
Senator Culberson presented
some official papers, the most
important being the letter of a
private soldier, Andrew K. Weir,
formulating charges against one
Lieutenant Arnold. This letter
had reached the War Department
a year ago, and there had fol
lowed an investigation which re
sulted in a report from Captain
r. \\. West, who stated ttiat "a
thorough investigation would
sustantiate Weir's charges,"that
Arnold had at least condoned
cruel and inhuman treatment of
prisoners. On receipt of Captain
West's report. General Miles re
commended that Arnold he
court-martialed, but evidently
his rrcommendation was ignored
ior nothing further transpired
until the 22nd of May when Sen
atoi Culberson introduced a res
olution calling on the Secretary
of War for a copy of Wier's
charges. This resolution result
ed in the announcement that Ar
nold had been ordered before a
court-martial, after having con
tinued in the exercise of his offi
cial authority for a full year af
ter the filing of Wier's charges.
Why Secretary Koot had failed
to act on General Miles' recom
mendation and court-martial
Arnold is not disclosed.
There is, however, a seipiel to
the tale. Senator Culberson, by
some unknown means," secured a
copy of Weir's charges. West's
report and Miles' recommenda
tion and read them in the Senate
? j
on June 2d. Hoot is, of course,
intensely angry at this exposure
i f the workings of his depa rtment
and is conducting an investiga '
tion to ascertain how copies off |
these papers were obtained and
Senator Heveridge, by a remark
which he considered he had best
have eliminated from the Con
gressional Record, directly im
plicated (ieneral Miles bv asking1
Culberson if he obtained the pa-1
pers from Miles. Culberson de
nied that he had done so but it
is known that every effort is be
ing made by Hoot to implicate |
Miles and if he succeeds the Pres
ident will doubtless immediately
retire the General. It may be
that such Star-chamber proceed
ings are necessary concomitants
of an imperialistic policy,but the
suppression of the facts, the ig
noring of the General Command
ing the Army and the failure to
act on the confirmed charges of
brutality and inhumanity
against an army officer will in
evitably incense the people and
disgust them with the present
administration of the War He
part men t.
The past week in the Senate
has been de oted to the consid
eration of t lie Nicaraguan canal
bill in the House to the discuss
ion of the bill for the protection
of the President. The latter will
be followed by Representative
Lacey's bill, transferring the cus
tody of the Forest Reserves from
the Department of the Interior
to the Department of Agriculture
and it is expected that it will be
followed by the Irrigation bill,
which has already passed the
Senate.
Sheritt Ellington Calls on President
Roosevelt.
Our readers will be interested J
in the following item which ap
peared in Mr. Thomas .1 Pence's
Washington letter in Tuesday's
Raleigh Post:
Sheriff J. T. Ellington, of John
ston county, whose record is such
that he is known as the model
sheriff in North Carolina, was
presented to the President this
morning by Congressman Pou.
After waiting at the White House
some time both gentlemen decided
to leave with the expectation of
calling again to-morrow. My the
time they had left the building
they were overtaken by a mes
senger from Secretary Cortelyou
who informed them that the
President was ready to see them.
The interview with the President
was a most pleasant one. Sheriff
Ellington proceeded to put him
self on good terms with the Presi
dent at the start. "I want to
tell you.'' the sheriff said, ''that
your description of a pop?list in
American Ideals is oneoftheverv
best things you have ever writ
ten." No st oner was this said
than the President extended his
hand and said "Let's shake
again."
ATFA NOTES.
We are glad to see cotton and
corn looking so promising
throughout this section.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stephenson
spent last Saturday and Sunday
with their daughter, Mrs. W. P.
Creech in the Manner section.
Mr. W. H. Stephenson, who has
been attending King's Business
College at Raleigh, has returned
home to spend vacation. He
will return to the college in Sep
tember to complete his course.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
Z. L. Coats has lost his horse.
R. B.C.
Saved From an Awful Fate.
"Everybody said I had con
sumption," writes Mrs. A. M.
Shields, of Chaobersburg, l'a..
"I was so low after six months
of severe sickness, caused by Hay
Fever and Asthma, that few
thought I could get well, but 1
learned of the marvelous merit of
Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, used it, and was
completely cured." Fordesperate
Throat and Lung Diseases it is
the safest cure in the world, and
is infallible for Coughs, Colds and
Bronchial Affections. Guaran
teed bottles oOc and $1.00. Trial
i bottles free at Hood Bros.
SELMA SOCIAL CHAT.
Mrs. .1. .P Winston of Louisburg,
spent Monday in the city on her
way to Moreiiead City.
Quite a number of young men
spent Tuesday at Holt's pond
fishing, but, came back empty
handed.
I)r. and-Mrs. R. J. NoblcT re
turned Sunday from New York
where they spent a very enjoy
able week.
Mr.and Mrs. M.C. Winston and
Miss Margaret Etheredge left
Monday for Morehead to spend
a week or two.
Miss Mary Hatcher returned
home Friday from Durham where
she has been attending Trinity
Commencement.
T. 0. B.
SELMA NEWS.
Selmii will have the best ball
team this summer she has ever
had. Work has already begun
on the grounds and the players
are practicing faithfully. Selma
wishes to muke dates with some
of the good teams of the adjoin
ing counties. Some of the play
ers who have given in their
names as desiring to plav are.
(i. I). Vick, 11. P. Noble. K. 11.
Parker, J. S. Lee, "Bunk" Hood,
Robert (iibson, S. R. Lee, William
Richardson, dr., A. M. Noble Jr.,
Capt Fowler, Morton, and several
others.
Mrs. Mattie Holder and Miss
Julia Richardson who have been
visiting Mrs. R. B. Whitley went
to Durham Thursday to visit
friends.
Mr. C. W. Richardson went to
Wake county on business Tues
day.
Our citizens met Monday and
organized a furniture company.
It is named "The Selma Furni
ture Company," and will make
and sell furniture. They will
build a two-story brick building
near The Hardware Co., and
hope to open in time to catch the
trade wheil tol acco is sold Our
best merchants are backing it
and it is bound to succeed.
Miss Annie Hood has returned
from (ireensboro where she has
beet attending the Normal
School.
Miss Nannie Richardson left
Thursday for Morehead City.
Miss Lona Williams returned
to Clayton Wednesday.
Mr. Will H. McCullers spent
Monday here.
Messrs. W. H. Call and Robert
Millard Nowell and Misses Fannie
Jackson and Julia Etheredge
went to the ice cream supper in
Sinithfield Tuesday night.
Senkx.
PER LIN A NOIES.
(Too late for Inst week.)
Mr. and Mrs. A. J>. Coats and
little son, of Harnett, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Mrs.
Coat's father, Mr. G. H. Stephen
son.
Mrs. Wm. Carrell is spending
this week with her son, Mr. Jas.
Carroll, at Lunar.
Mrs. K. S. Parrish and children,
Lena and Carl, of Smithfield, are
spending this week with the
parents of Mrs. Parrish, Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Johnson.
Among those w ho visited in the
neighborhood Sunday were
Messrs. Walter Coats, Eugene
Stevens, Robert Lee and Miss
Bessie Coats, of Leachtmrg: Mr.
Jas. Johnson, of Buie's Creek,
and Mr. Herbert Austin, of Atfa.
We are glad to note the conva
lescence of Miss Nellie Lee, who
has been ill with malarial fever
for several weeks.
Jack and Gy *sv.
Perlina, June 5.
My little son had an attack of
whooping cough and was threat
ened with pneumonia; but for
Chamberlain's Ci ugh Remedy
we would have had a serious
time of it. It also saved him
from several attacks of croup.?
H. J. Strickfaden, editor World
Herald, Fair Haven, Wash. For
sale by Hood Bros., Smithtield,
Cavenaugh and Benson, Benson,
Hare and Son, Selma.