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VOL. 21. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1902. NO. 21.
County News.
POLENTA NEWS.
The protracted meeting at
Shiloh will begin Monday night
next and not the following Mon
day night us was printed in your
last issue.
Polenta 35; Clayton 0; that's
the score between our boys tin i
the Clayton team in the game of
ball played out he latter's ground
Friday of last week. That was a
pretty bad drubbing for the
Clayton boys, but likely tiny
will make a better showing next
time.
Mr. E. B. Howie, one of Wake's
clever young gentlemen, spent
part of last week visiting Mr
William Tomliuson, of the Pres
ton section.
Miss Minnie Cox, one of South
Carolina's most accomplished
and beautiful young ladies, is on
a visit to the family of Capt. J.
J. Young, who are relatives of
hers.
Rev. Mr. Hines preached an
other sermon of great power to a
large congregat ion last Sunday
morning at Oakland.
A large number of our young
people attended the picnic at
Avera's Mill last Saturday, and
all report that it was a day
pleasantly spent. The managers
of the picnic deserve much credit
for the manner in which it was
conducted.
Mr. liobert tivra, 01 tyis sec
tion, who has been sick fbf sever
al*weeks withyi complication of
disafeety, ?died Monday, and on
TuMdat"his remains were taken
to life old home in Manner town
shipjfcnd buried.
Mrs. Jno. 0. Ellington, of
Smithfield, was out at her old
home Sunday. She returned
home Monday.
All of the candidates are put
ting in good work now They
have learned how to shake the
hand of the "dear people." This
will continue until thecoiivention,
after which some of them will lose
the art entirely.
Mr. Moore, who ^ives over in
Clayton township, lost one of his
small children one day this week.
The child was in the habit of run
ning away to different places. It
was missed and a search was in
stituted. When found it was a
corpse. The little one had taken
refuge under a pile of lumber.
Whilst under it the lumber col
lapsed, falling on the child, muti
lating the child terribly, which
ended its life. We sympathise
with the parents.
Mr. Cope, Smithfleld's photo
grapher, was out at Oakland
Sunday and treated the congre
gation to some delightful music;
with his trombone, this of course
in conjunction with the organ,
iliss Sue Edmundson officiating
at the organ.
Miss Alma barber, of Wilson's
Mills, is visiting relatives in this
section.
Miss Alice Bailey, of Harnett, i
is on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
?lennie Barber.
Mr. William Coats, of Elevation
township, lost a barn of tobacco
by fire last week.
We learn that the crop of cot
ton of Mr. Ztb Stephenson, over
in Elevation township, is exceed
ingly fine;it is expected toyielda
bale and a half per acre.
Miss Addie Barber is spending
this week at Fuqua Springs.
Typo.
CLAYTON NOTES.
Mr. Roscoe Dodd.ofWake For
est, spent last Sunday and Mon
day visitings friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. I). H. McCullers
are visiting Mrs. McCullers' rela
tives in Virginia.
Misses Norma and Margaret
Priddy are visiting their sister.
Mrs. C. W. Carter.
The directors of the Clayton
School Company met Monday
night.
i'rof. Williams and family, of
Tennessee, are here. Prof. Wil
liams will take charge of the
Clayton school.
Misses Donia and Pauline
Hood, who have been visiting
Mrs. I). T. Honeycutt, returned
to their home in Selina Tuesday.
Dr. J. A. Griffin will soon move
his stock of drugs to his new
store on Main street.
Rev. G. VV. Fisher preached two
aide sermons in the Methodist
church Sunday. The solo of Mr.
J. F. Morris added much to the
service.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Whitley
spent Monday in the country.
Mrs. W. 1). Lindsay and little
Exum, ha ve returned after a visit
of several weeks.
Mr. Coy Jordan, of New Bern,
spent part of last week visiting
here. He gave the hunt era a cor
dial invitation to comedown and
go hunting and fishing. The
Clayton folks long for them to
go and send back plenteous
game.
Messrs. J no. S. Barnes & Co.
are having a store erected on
Main street.
Misses Parrish and Shields are
visiting Mrs. I). H. Yelviugton.
Mr. J. C. Ellington, of Raleigh,
is visiting his daughter. Mrs. E.
L. Hinton.
Mr. E. L. Hinton returned from
Greensboro where he has been to
sell watermelons.
Mr. C. T. Young went to Ral
eigh Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Norma Griswold is spend
ing this week with her brother,
Mr. Will Griswold, who is very
sick with fever.
The Clayton Manufacturing
Company have about completed
t he improvements on their plant
and are now running "full tilt."
"Y'elir."
ATFA NOTES.
Mr. Allie Austin has the finest
tobacco in this section and is ex
pecting to get a good price for it.
We learn that Miss Sadie and
Mr. Hubert Jones passed through
our section on Friday last.
We should remember the 28th
of August and at tend the County
Convention, and also remember
Mr. T. J. Lassiter for Register of
Deeds. He has been true to his
party and we should all go with
full force for him and nominate
him on the first ballot.
Mr. Jef ytephenson, of the
Leachburg section, visited rela
tives and friends in this commu
nity last Sunday.
Mr. Tommie Ccats and sister,
of the I'ou section, also visited
friends in our midst last Sunday.
Mr Willie H. Stephenson of
King's Business College, Raleigh,
made a visit to his father's, Mr.
John Stephenson, last Friday,
returning Monday.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
Billie Coats happened to the mis
fortune to get one of his tobacco
barns burned last week.
Mr. Dock Stephenson, one of
the candidates from Sinithfield
township, was in our midst last
Sunday.
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Mrs. Nimrod Stephenson, who
has been confined to her room
for the past two months with
white swelling, will soon-have the
bone which is giving the trouble
removed. We sympathize with
her and wish her a speedy re
covery.
Miss Telitha Stephenson, who
has been quite ill for some time,
is rapidly improving. K. I?. C.
BLACK CREEK NEWS.
Several people from Four Oaks
attended church at Kehoboth last
Sunday.
Miss Vivian Johnson is attend
ing the Instit ute this week.
Mr. G. W. Keen, of Four Oaks,
was in this community last Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hobbs vis
ited relatives in our midst last
week.
Klder James Johnson preached
at Mr. John Hobbs' Saturday
evening.
Quite a number of our young
people attended the picnic at
Avera's Mill Saturday. They re
port a pleasant time.
Miss Nellie Barbour, of Smith
field, spent a few days with friends
in this section last week.
Mrs. J. T. Cole and children, of
Four Oaks, visited relatives last
week, returning Sunday accom
panied by her aunt, Mrs. Eliza
beth Lassiter.
Uev. Mr. Pope, of Dunn, is con
ducting a series of meetings at
Johnson's chapel this week. Z.
AROUND SANDERS CHAEEL.
We are in the free stock range
and mighty near a Sunday
; School, but when you see a de
scendant of Jacob's ring-streak
ed and speckled, frizzly faced kine
of blue milk and pint record, or
a white eyed, long snouted, razor
hammed, bushy tailed rattle-box
J pied "(iranda Porka," denizen
of the cane brakes of a thousand
years ago, a crop of "Alligator
and Rhinocehoss, ' or the beard
ed, long horned, trumpet footed,
limber jointed,barrel-stomached,
sweet scented rocky-mountain
capricoruus, the town boy's idol,
a stump jumper, log walker and
fence climber, walking in your
"brag patch" early in the morn
ing, then we exclaim fr6e range,
free grass, free foraging, free
country. Chaw your own tobac
| co and spit on a chinch's back if
you want to, Sunday Schools
and false syutax nevertheless.
Some interloping specimens of
the Caucasian Genus Homo, un
; dertook to work the Sir Isaac
Newton racket in a peach or
| chard, and pulled, plugged, and
lugged some choice melons. One
of these, while roosting high on
a log cart, was taken by the left
hand of fellowship, led to birch
busp alterative, and a small
sypoou struck him about the
equator, leaving lines of latitude
and longitude on his parchment
both spherical and Mercator's
projection. This is a mighty
good neighborhood, but some
times one "draps" right into the
torrid zone.
Crops are still flourishing, to
bacco curing rushing, melons be
low par, fruit in abundance,
peaches and milk, politics and
cider just sloshing around We
see nothing wrong with Clerk
Stevens, Sheriff Ellington and
Treasurer Futrell. The business
and public cash is right there.
We have known it differently.
Tom Lassiter and Walter Kdger
ton seem to be having a Punch
and Judy show. "Now you sees
me and now you don't sees me."
The boys are bearing on the bit.
Preaching at Sanders Chapel
last Sabbath by Rev. Mr. Holmes
from 4th chapter, 2Gth verse of
Proverbs was charged up to King
David to his son Solomon, as to1
his general demeanor and up
right walk in life. Some of the
audience went farther back than
there?reaching the laud of Nod.
Mr. John Jones andsister,Miss
Altbea, anchored in this harbor
Wednesday evening. John is three
months back from the Philippine
lslunds where lie helped tote Old
Glory around for I'ucle Sam. He
says the Filipinos are very
treacherous and that lie has not
quit watching the bushes yet, ex
pecting to have his rear cut off
with a bolo. He wants things
before him right open. They
weighed anchor and set sail for
Turlington Institute Thursday
morning.
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IJUM u t'uufBua;^ evuiiiUK
Maude Powell gave a birthday
party to her neighbor friends,
along with Misses Althea .Jones,
Pearl Whitley and Lillie Sanders.
They had a fire-place full of ferns
and wild blossoms and bowls and
pitchers and things full of roses
and other flowers galore. They
had ice cream and cake and
moonshine on a trio of tables set
in a triangle under the trees. A
vase of flowers to decorate, ice
j cream to resuscitate, and the
moon by which to prearabulate,
and some music to animate and
parlor games to foolicate till one
past meridian, and that is all I
know about the fight as "cousin |
Sallie Dillard" would say. 12
couples with Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Whitley as cliaperones took the
cake.
Mr. Charlie Sanders and Huffiu
Cameron, of Calypso, lit among
us last week. Charlie's business
is his own and Uuffin is a comet
with a long tail. They aretruck
ers from the Mount Olive region,
and their phiz indicates a satis
factory harvest. They said they
were frequently mistook for to
bacco drummers, and came near
buying all the weed in sight.
Selma and Smithfleld will handle
stacks of it this year and the re
gion through which they passed
has been well canvassed by both
I markets.
A pic-nic at Avera's Mill was
attended by several from this
ranch, closing with a party at
the hospitable home of Col. A. J.
Whitley's at night. All report a
gay time on both rounds, table
delicacies, fruit, melons, sweet
em d wind from Professors Tur
lington and Canaday, striug
band music and courting by re
tail, were some of the offerings of
the yeomanwomanry of Swift
aud Middle creeks. If you want
to have a good time "jine" the
pickuickers.
Misses Hessieand Lola Sanders,
of (ilenmore, Bettie I^ee Sanders,
of Preston, Dr Thel Hooks, of
Smithfield and Master Carl and
sister Carlotta Muggie, of Wil
mington, are all under our vine
and fig tree. We have room,
rations and racket for them all.
Little Carl and Carlotta's mot her,
Mrs. Hannah Muggie, sister of
Mr. Aitin Powell's wife, died in
Wilmington recently. Our sym
pathies are with the little chil
dren and our condolence is tend
ered their bereaved father and
family connection.
If General M. W. Hansom had
remained in the U. S. Senate,
that 1,200 pound shark would
surely have followed the "Julia
Fuller" up the Neuse, and in
stead of fooling with a rod and
reel at Morehead, would have
been sporting a wire trap on his
head or been splashing water
around a cat hook. He might
do the 32 1-5 act of the Golds
boro black horseor Jeffries punch
ing, but that meat woula have
landed "around Sanders Chapel."
Golly, won't that a fish? 100 lbs.
to the foot.
Mrs. Sallie Sanders and children,
of Smithtield, are visiiing her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Powell. The children are flusti
cating, rusticating and busti
cating, on, in and among the
watermelons, fruit, green peas
and inguns. That "break loose
in Georgia" won't nothing.
Messrs. Charlie Stevens and
Thomas Toler, cf Wayne, are
angling in these waters. Likej
Brer.'Rabbit, they ain't saving
much, just laying low watching
their corks. X.
July 21), 1902.
SELMA NEWS.
Mrs. L. D. Debnam went to
Clayton Thursday.
Mrs. C. W. Richardson and the
little ones are visiting relatives
near their old home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Richardson
have returned from a visit to
Wendell.
Miss Julia P. Winston who has
been visiting Miss Annie S. Noble
left Tuesday for Raleigh to visit
friends.
Mrs. N. E. Edgerton enter
tained her young friends Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Troxler and Miss Fannie
Carr Williams, of Greensboro,
N. C., are visiting Mrs. 1). P. Wil
liams. Senex.
July 2J.
LATER NEWS.
Miss Marietta Staneill, who
has been spending some time at
Fuquay Springs, has returned
home.
Mr. Alphonso Jones, of Clay
ton, has moved here. He has ac
cepted a position with M. C.
Winston Ac Co.
Gilbert Vinson, of Wilson's
Mills, is now with J. M. Vinson
& Co.
Chas. Talton, our enterprising
and energetic jew.eler, has moved
into his new store on Raiford St.
Mr. M. L. Davis has moved into
It. B. Whitley's store, on the cor
ner of Itaiford and Railroad
streets.
The ladies of theBaptistchurch
served dinner for the benefit of
the church Wednesday and clear
ed quite a nice sum.
M. C. Winston Ac Co., our hust
ling merchants, have moved into
their new store. It gives them
more room and is quite a hand
some building and store.
Mr. Hardie Horne, of Clayton,
was in town Tuesday.
Mr. Josh E. Creech has opened
a restaurant in his house and
will be pleased to serve all who
want a good meal. He served
dinners to nearly one hundred
on Wednesday.
Miss Kate Edmundson, of Po
lenta, Mi SSI'S Ethel and Estelle
j Edgerton, of Greensboro, and
l.Iohn Edgerton, of I^ebanon,
j Tenn., are visiting Mrs. N. E
Edgerton.
Miss Mamie Tuck entertained
her friends Tuesday evening.
Mrs. M. C. Winston gave a
Kitnona Party last Friday eve
! uing. The gentlemen wore shirt I
waits and the ladies kimonas.
j It was much enjoyed by all.
Prof. R. It. Eason, of Texas, |
' and Prof. Wingate Underbill, of i
| Castalia, are visiting relatives.
Mrs. Sarah Pate, of Goldsboro,
is visiting her father, John II.
, Parker.
Some Suggestions.
To the Editor:?On account of
more important matters to me, 1
i I cannot be here at the Conven
tion. Will you, therefore, allow
me to make some suggestions as
to whom 1 would like to have
| nominated for some of our next s
county officers.
Give us Mr. C. M. Wilson for(
Sheriff. He needs no recommen- j
dation. I feel sure he would makej
us as good a Sheriff as Ellington
has dom; and no 01 e could justly
ask for a better.
Well, of course, we expect Tom
Lassiter for Register of Deeds.
We all know he is fully compe
tent, and a more deserving young
man never lived in the county. I
suppose it is generally under-;
stood and agreed upon through
out the county that he is to be
our next Register.
Well, I suppose everybody's
eye is on Tom Fulghum for Sur
veyor. This office does not pay
much. We just want a man
suited to the place and he is the
man.
Just let Stevens stay where he
is, for the Devil could not get
him out anyway, with nearly
everybody in the county on his
side. And nobody blames any- j
body else about it.
W. J. Stephenson.
Smithfield, July 30.
Edgerton tor Register.
To the Editor:
As the time for our County'
Democratic Convention is fast
approaching and the friends of
the several candidates are pre
editing their claims, will you
please allow me a short space in
your valuable paper to present
to the Democratic voters of the
county the claims of Beulah and !
Beulah's candidate?
In presenting the name and |
claims of our candidate we do
not do it to the disparagement j
of the claims of othercandidatcs,
for we recognize someofthe qual
ifications and merits in others
that we admire and honor in our
own, but we desire to state briefly
a few of the reasons why Beulah
thinks that the whole county
should come to our aid and help
us nominate W. A. Edgertou for
Register of Deeds.
Because we have never had a
representative in any office in the
county except for two terms as
County Commissioner.
Because we have nor had two
or three candidates before every
convention asking for some of
fice. (Although we believe we*
could fill every office in the coun- j
ty with credit to the county and
ourselves.)
Because we are in the extreme
eastern portion of the county,
and believe it to be right to give
the various sectious of the coun
ty representation on the ticket.
Because this has been consider
ed the stronghold of Republican
ism in the county, but our own
efforts, loyalty to Democratic
principles and hard workwehave
risen to the enviable distinction
of being the banner township in
the banner county of the grand
old State of North Carolina.
Because we supported every
candidate put out by tlieconven
tion and have always made every
effort to elect the ticket.
Because we need good speakers
this year and Mr. Kdjrerton is a
fluent speaker and w ill make a
good canvas doing credit to him
self and party, we think. And |
again we think it would only be
proper recognition of the vote
we gave Ay cock and the amend
ment.
So much for the claims ol our
township.
Now as to our candidate, Mr.
Edgerton's practical and thor
ough business qualifications
make him eminently fitted to fill
the office of Register of Deeds.
Morally, he is a man who is in
touch and sympathy with every
thing in the community that
tends to elevate and uplift it ed
ucationally, physically, morally
and spiritually. He is ever willing
and ready to offer a helping hand
to those in need ana always
sympathises with those who need
sympathy. These are some of
the characteristics (as we see it)
that should be coupled with
ability in those who come before
the public for their support,
therefore we submit them.
Now Mr. Editor, these are some
of the reasons, we wish to bring
before the people, why weareask
ing for the nomination of our
candidate, Mr. W. A. Edgerton,
and by these we are willing to
stund or fall.
You may expect us to present
a solid front next fall but we
would be glad to have our friends
from other sections remember us
while they are asking and expect
ing our support.
Yours truly.
J. H. Kirhy.
Kenly, N. C., July 28th, 1902.
Two Candidates Recommended.
Mr. Editor:?The best interests
of the people of Johnston county
is above the claim or demand of
any individual or set of individ
uals whether an "in" or an "out"
and the most important thing to
consider is who can and will serve
the people beet.
Individuals sometimes get to
be intolerable in their demands
to dismiss from service some
faithful officer simply because he
has served a given time, and want
to try some favorite of theirs
whom they "believe" will make
as good an officer as the other.
Thjs shows a disregard for the
public welfare. No man should
want to experiment at the ex
pense of the people who have so
many varied interests at stake.
And when any man urges the
claim of his friend upon that
ground it is an open acknowl
edgement of his inferiority and
unfitness for the place. You
have never known a "just as
good as" to be equal to the
"original," and you never will.
Stand by the true and tried is
the safest rule a man can follow,
and by that means he is never
troubled with a counterfeit.
A patriot always acts for the
good of the people and not for a
class, and Democracy has always
said give us the men that will do
the greatest good to the greatest
number, and planting my feet
upon that fundamental plank I
say give us Stevens and Elling
ton for Clerk and Sheriff, whom I
will pit against the world.
Respectfully,
({. W. Cavknalgh,
Renson, N. C., July 30,1002.
W. S. Stevens for Clerk.
Mr. Stevens needs no introduc
tion to the people of Johnston
county. It is not customary in
auy other business to discharge
a tried and trusted servant tr>
make room for some one e.se
who wants the job, and I fail to
see any reason why the people
should adopt a different rule in
the case of the county offices It
is plain that a man who has
tilled an office until he has l>e
come familiar with all its details
makes a better officer than a
new man. other things lieing
equal. Respectfully.
1>. P. McKinxe
Princeton, July 25), 1902.
For countv Surveyor.
Mr. Editor:?Please give space
in The Herald to suggest the
name of Thos. R. Fufghum for
County Surveyor. He is well ex
perienced; is a good Hemocrat;
has always given the people of
Johnston satisfaction, and we
can do no lietter thun to keep
him in that office. In this we
need no rotation.
S. 11. Rrady,
Princeton. N. C., July 24,1902.