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VOL. 21. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1902. NO. 97.
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STATE NEWS.
Evangelist Pearson is conduct
ing a meeting in Tenth Avenue
Presbyterian church, Charlotte.
The Baptist State Convention
will meet in the First Baptist
church of Durham, December 10.
The State has chartered the
Crystal Ice Company of Wash-!
ington, N. C., with a capital of!
#100,000.
Greensboro is making a move
meut for the establishment of a
$50,000 public hospital, for
which $18,000 in subscriptions
have been made, including a site.
.Mr. J. J. Sims, a well known
and wealthy resident of Char
lotte, died Sunday morning of a
stroke of apoplexy, aged 06. He
leaves an estate valued at $150,
000.
Near Lenoir last week a mad
?tog bit Mr. Nathan T. Deal and
a little child, biting the latter se
verely. Both victims were taken
to Baltimore for the Pasteur
treatment.
At the meeting of the State
Board of Pharmacy in Raleigh
last week 22 persons were exam
ined for license but only 10 pass
ed. Two of the successful appli
cants are colored.
The State Monday chartered
the Wilmington Tobacco Ware
house Company, capital $100,
000; stockholders, G. R. French,
G. Holmes, W. E. Worth, G. O.
Gaylord, H. L. Toilers, W. B.
Cooper.
The aldermen of Washington,;
N. C., have passed an ordinance:
removing stained glass windows,
screens, etc., from barroom doors
and windows and the saloon men
are very foolishly fighting the or
dinance.
Expert safe blowers demolished
the locks to the vaults of the
court house at Columbus, Polk
county, Friday night, but they
had their trouble for their pains.
They found no money and only
$1.50 in postage stamps.
Sunday morning at 3 o'clock
the woodworking establishment
of Peacock & Graf, in Salisbury,
was burned. The origin of the
fire is unknown but is supposed
to be incendiary. The loss is
$12.000 to $13,000 with no in
surance.
In Durham county last week !
Jacob Bidford, aged -"i7, married
his step daughter. Tiny Suitt.
Many years ago Bidford married
the girl's mother, when the lat
ter was quite young. After the
girl's mother died she continued
to live with her step-father and
kept house for him, and the mar
riage resulted.
Col. A. W. Shaffer, of Raleigh,
died in a sanitorium at Dansville,
N. Y., Thursday, aged 64. He
was a native of New York, was a
Federal soldier and at the close
of the war made Raleigh his
home. He held, the position of;
register in bankruptcy and was
also postmaster for four years.
By profession he was a civil en
gineer and was recently the en
gineer of the State Board of
Health.
Fight Democratic members of
the last Senate are re-elected to
the next Senate, and it so hap
pens that exactly half of them
voted for the conviction of the
impeached judges and half voted
against it. The former are Sen
ators Vann, of Chowan; Travis,
of Halifax; Woodard, of Wilson,
and Warren, of Jones. The lat
ter are Senators Brown, of Co
lumbus; Fondon, of Chatham;
Glenn, of Guilford, and Hender
son, of Rowan.
The pension lists for the vari
ous counties have been sent to
the respective registers of deeds
for correction. These lists were
made out by the jiension board
last July, and consequently
must be revised by striking off
the names of those who have
died or moved away. There are
11,680 names on the list, exclu
sive of the totally disabled class,
who receive $120 a year. After
the lists are corrected, the war
rants will be sent out by Decem
ber loth. I
NORTH CAROLINA DAY. *
Next Wednesday, November 26th,
Designated by Superintendent
Joyner.
To the Public School Teachers:
I have just mailed to the school
committeemen for you Pro
grammrue of Exercises for
North Carolina Day, Wed
nesday, November 2(>{h, 1902.
1 wish every teacher would
observe this day and carry out
the programme prepared by the
state Superintendent. Below is
the programme:
NORTH CAROLINA DAY.
si ajkit: the alhemaule suc
tion.
1. Song?The Old North State.
?William Gaston.
2. Reading?The First Govern
or, William Drummond.?Adapt
ed from Wiley's North Carolina
Reader and Weeks' Sketch of
Drummond.
3. Questions and Answers for
Child rem? 15y Committe# (if State
Literary and Historical Associa
tion.
4. Reading? Roanoke Island
To-day.?Charles R. Taylor.
5. Reading?Albemarle Monu
ments.?R. B. Creecy.
3. Reading?Edeuton.?W. E.
Stone.
7. Song?America.
8. Reading?Hertford.?W. F.
McMudan.
9. Reading?A Distinguished
Citizen of the Albemarle Section.
Adapted from Address by Jun
ius Davis.
10. Declamation?Extract from
the Memorial to Congress con
cerning the Celebration of the
Settlement of Sir Walter Haleigh's
Colonies on Roanoke Island.?
Geo. T. Winston, for Committee.
11. Heading?Cape Ilatteras
and the Banks.
12. Hatteras and the Bankers
It. B. Creecy.
13. Stories of the Banks.?Jen
nie Langs ton.
14. Declamation?Hatteras. ?1
Joseph W. Holden.
15. Selected Hymn.
Should any teacher desire other
copies, I can furnish a few more, i
There are a few left over after j
sending one to each district.
If these programmes reach you i
too late to have the exercises on !
26th, why have them some other j
day.
Respectfully,
Iiia T. Turlington,
Co. Supt. Schools
Smithfleld, N. C.. Nov. 20.
Some Good Farming.
Mr. W. A. Bo.ykin, of near
Princeton, called in to see us
Monday and renewed his sub
scription for another year. Mr.
Boykin is one of our successful
farmers who believes that the
best way to farm is to plant few
acres, manure heavily and culti
vate we".
This year he planted five acres
in tobacco and four in cotton
and sold the crop for $900. He
sold the tobacco crop at home;
for $768.
He manured the five acres in
tobacco as follows: Hauled in
100 loads of woods mold and
dirt per acre and broadcasted it;
put 26 bushels of cotton-seed
broadcast on two acres; plough
ed in well. Early in March he
laid off his rows and put 20
bushels stable manure per acre
in drill, also 400 pounds acid per
acre, .fust before he was ready
to set out his plants he opened
the rows and put in 600 pounds
standard fertilizer per acre, with
above named results.
Harlan Buckles. who was
Saturday sentenced to life im
prisonment for the murder of
Robert L. Reid, at Klizabethtown,
Kv., w as hanged by a mob short
ly after 2 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The mob included from 50
to 75 men, some of whom are
supposed to have come from
Enure county. On account of
their number they had little
difficulty in getting Buckles from
the jail. He was token to the
court house yard and hanged to
a tree, after which the crowd,
dispersed.
County News.
BENSON.
J. II. Moon went to Clayton
this week.
Ira M. Hudson made a trip to
i Wilson Tuesday.
Mrs. .1. W. Benson has return
ed from Clmpel Hill.
Alex Gregory has opened a
1 store on Main street.
M. It. Langdon is now with
Benj. Hudson it Son.
Ira Hose has bought an inter
est in Benson Drug Co.
C. T. Johnson will tit up a hall
over the store he is now build
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Jones, of
Wake, were visitors' here this
week.
The oyster saloon on wheels
has been painted and presents a
very neat appearance.
Dr. Parker follows the Benson
Drug Co. and now occupies quar
ters over their new store.
Mrs. J. W. Baucom and Miss
Letta Peacock, of Dunn, visited
Mrs. J. W. Whittenton Sunday.
Ground has been broken for
two more brick stores on Main
street, Benj. Hudson it Son aud
J. P. Adams.
Mrs. W. J. Stephenson, of
Smithfield, and Mrs. J. T. John-!
son, of Dunn, visited at J. F.
Lee's last week.
J. W. Holmes has bought the!
(stock of Langdon ic Johnson
and will continue the business at
} the same place.
A few more old stables torn
down, and a lot more rubbish re- i
moved will very much benefit the
looks of Benson.
P. B. Johnson will build a
dwelling on the lot in Ryals ad- j
dition recently purchased by him,1
and it won't be for rent.
Recent narrow escapes from |
fire suggested the necessity for a
night-watchman, and J. T. Strick
land has been put on duty.
A sudden collision between a i'
bull and the bear market, Wed- ]
nesday of last week, gave rise to j1
the rumor that there was a dead j1
man at the depot.
Railroad, express and telegraph
business has so increased here
that another man has been ad
ded to the force. It may be that
one of the operators can be dis- '
pensed with after this week.
We are sorry to say that pros- '
pectors coming here do not re
ceive proper encouragement. A 1
few public spirited citizens, or
ganized, might do the place vast 1
good, but wiiere shall we import
them from? i
Preston Lee made an unsuc
cessful attempt to suicide last <
Friday. He chose the morphine i
route and the doctors complete
ly blocked him, after he had got
ten far enough, some of the boys ,
said, to see over into the other
world.
It is to be hoped that last Sun-! ]
day's (November 9) shipment of (
express from this place will not;
be duplicated often on the Sab- (
bath, though the prohibition ele-1
ment could not pray for a thing
that would bring tlieir wishes to j'
pass quicker. (
Thanksgiving Day at Kenly Acade
my.
The students, teachers, trus-1
trees, and friends of Kenly Acad
emy will spend Thanksgiving
Day as follows:
At 11 a. m. Eldc.- A. R. Flow-'
ers, Principal of Wendell High -
School, will preach a sermon, i
At7:80p.m. Hon. K. W. l'ou,
(Congressman-elect from this Dis
trict, will deliver an address on i
North Carolina and the future, i
The sermon will be preached in
the Free Will Baptist church, i
The address will be delivered in
the Academy chapel. All arecor- i
dially invited to attend.
W. A. Harper, i
Principal.
Rheumacide is a positive cure
for rheumatism in every form.
Does not injure the digestive or
gans. The best laxative and
blood purifier. Ask your diug
gist for it.
SEL n\.
Mr. John Parker, of Raleigh, is
here to buy cotton.
Mrs. J. A. Underbill is repair
ing his brick store.
Mr. R. L. Rav went to Clayton
Wednesday on business/
Miss Julia Fuller Etheredge re
turned to Peace Institute Wed
nesday.
Mr. M. C. Winston returned
from a trip to Wake county ?
Wednesday.
The Southern Hell Telephone
Company will install a telephone j
exchange here soon.
Our streets are full of cotton
to-day (Thursday) and the
market opened at 8 -ents.
Mrs. P. A. Creech, of Rocky
Mount, spent Tuesday with her
sister, Mrs. W. H. Stallings.
Miss Lnla Tisdale, our music
teacher, spent Saturday and Sun
day with her parents in Burling-1
ton.
Mr. N. It. Batten our tax col- j
lector now has the town tax [
books in hand and would be glad I
to have all pay at once. . j
The revival conducted by thej
Rev. Kenneth L). Holmes iat the
Methodist church here continues
to grow in interest. The meet- j
ings will be kept up as long as j
there is interest shown.
Tobacco men who passed j
through here Wednesday and saw j
our sales say our market is the
highest in Eastern North Caro- i
lina. Tobacco sold here Wed-1
nesday from 7% to 38 cents.
We are informed that mules, in
the West, are from ten to fifteen
dollars a head cheaper than they ;
were a month ago. This is on
account of the short crop of cot- i
ton in the south and will be good j
news to our farmers who have to
buy.
Mr. J. Letn Jones made on
three and one-half acres of land
with two tons of Split Silk guano
thirty-six hundred pounds of to
bacco which sold for seven hun
dred and fifty-eight dollars and
twenty-three cents (758.21) clear
eheck. Can any farmer in John
ston county beat it ?
CLAYTON.
"Uncle Pork" has a small pork
2(oing under his name.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Barnes spent
Sunday in the country.
Mr. H. 1). Ellington, of Smith
field, was in t< wn Sunday.
Mr. L. 1). Debnam spent Satur
day night and Sunday in town.
Mr. J. C. Ellington, of Raleigh,
spent some days in town recently.
Mr. J. M. Banks, of near Mc
Dullers Station, spent Monday
night here.
Miss Florence Thomas left
Monday for her home in Hender
son ville, N. C.
Miss Allyne McCullers, who is
atteudiug the Baptist Female
University at Raleigh, spent sev
eral days at home recently.
At the protracted meetings
conducted by Rev. C. W. Blancn
ard last week and this, about 40
professions have been made.
About .'15 were baptized Wednes
day p. m. at the Cotton Mill
pond. "Yelir."
"Of Such Is the Kingdom of Heaven."
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. N, 15. Hinton. of near Prince
ton, will deeply sympathize with
them in the death of their little
girl who passed into heaven Tues
day night last.
Little Kstelle was horn on No
vember 14th, 1000, being at her
death only tw< vears and four
days old. lb 1 ?ief existence
upon this eartl ?as ?' >od pain
ful but it serve 1 *pose. God
holds a claim ? , e w>d ones
now that cam U disregarded.
To the ben v>l, tin wisdom
of this disj>en ition will liecome
more manifest ir tin years to
come. S.
The Murchi National Hank
of Wilmlngtc a ha- increased its
capital stock making
a total of " 000? ap tal stock
now.
BAPTIST CENTER. .
?Mr. Aulsey Austin is repairing
his house.
We are sorry to say our sick
are no better.
Mr. G. ('. Bryan is "down the
country cattle hunting"thi8 week.
.Mrs. (i. (' Bryan is spending
this week with her parents at
Benson.
Mr. Ij. It. Branhara, (who is
fixing up his house) went up in
Wake Sunday.
Mrs. W. C. Hardee and little
sou spent a few days with Mrs.
\V. B. Hardee last week.
Mr. .John Harrison is very ill
with typhoid fever. He has been
very sick for about two weeks.
Mr. J. W. Boon is very sick.
By his request prayer-meeting
was held at h is hotne last Sunday.
Messrs. Lonny Boon and John
Barber went sporting Monday.
They shot 18 birds. Watch
champion?
The "Storm Musical" at Mr.
J. C. Hardee's last Thursday
evening was very much enjoyed.
We learn that some who were
there hope to do so again.
Mr. John Strickland, of Smith
field, spent Tuesday night and
Wednesday in the community.
He was oui Wednesday trying to
take the championship from the
rightful owner.
Miss Mary Dunn, of Bizzell, ar
rived Saturday to take charge of
the primary department at Bap
tist Center. The people gave her
a hearty welcome, and her pu
pils already love her.
From the racket that was
heard in Mr. J. C Hardee's wood
pile Saturday afternoon, the pas
sers-by thought that the "var
mint" had captured Master Ern
est. Truth to tell his little cousiu
had chopped his finger with the
axe.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gower, ac
companied by Miss Delia Ellis,
went to Wilson's Mills Friday
and remained till Sunday. On
their way back the mule got
frightened, ran away and spilt
them all out. Mrs. Gower is
somewhat lame from the shock,
but the others escaped uninjured.
B^C. Hustler.
ARCHER LODGE.
Mr. Harney Hamilton, of Smith
field, spent Sunday in our midst.
Mr. J. T. Harnes and Mr. R. A.
Wall, of Clayton, were in our sec
tion Sunday,
There will be services at White
Oak next Sunday by the pastor,
Rev. A. A. Pippin.
The public school at Archer
opened Monday, Nov. 10, with
Mr. L. H. Champion, Principal
and W. L. Stancil assistant
Messrs. Woodruff and Harnes,
of Wilson county, were in our sec
tion last Saturday looking over
the land of Pou & Pou with a
view of buying.
Elders W. J. Stephenson and
J. A. T. Jones preached two very
able sermons to a large audience
at Salem Primitive Baptist
church last Sunday.
We learn that Miss Annie Lee,
of Smith eld, is teaching at the
Berry Barnes school house near
here. W. L. S.
The 1% plant of Armour &
Company, which occupied three
and onehalf acres of ground at
Sioux City, la., was totally de
stroyed by fire which started at
12:50 o'clock Sunday morning
on the second floor of the fertili
zer building. The loss estimated
is $900,000. The insurance is
$721,500. The fireis supposed to
have started from spontaneous
combustion. Six hundred men
are thrown out of employment.
Ordinary cough remedies are
dangerous to give babies. An
ways Croup Syrup is made for
children's coughs and croup and
colds and will certainly cure
them. Ask to see testimonials.
25cts. at Hood Bros, drugstore.
If vou wish to buy shoes and
boots cheap.go to W. G. Yelving
ton's store. A full stock of all
siaes and styles. Prices very low.
t
General News.
I
Senator Thomas C. Piatt is to
have another term in the Senate
from New York.
President Roosevelt, it is said,
! will continue to oppose the move
! nient to crea te a white Republican
ltarty in the South.
The Merriraae Manufacturing
Company will at once begin the
erection of aclotii mill at Hunts
ville. Ala., to cost .$1,105,000.
John Davis, a negro, was
lynched in the courthouse yard
at 1. wisburg,.Tenn., Friday for
the murder of Robert Adair, a
white farmer.
Mrs. 11 eat on, of Midletown,
Va., a bride of four months, to jk
her life last week on account of
her husband's flirtation with
another woman.
The Mobile market is glutted
with cocoanuts, 7,500,000 being
in store, with four cargoes to ar
rive by vessels clue, adding 800,
000 to the supply.
The Standard Oil Company
has declared a quarterly dividend
of $10 per share?25 per cent,
more than the dividend for the
same time last'year.
Four workmen were killed and
a large number injured by the
j explosion of a boiler at the Ameri
can Iron and Steel Wor ts, at
Lebanon, Pa., Friday.
Sunday the President dined in
camp on Little Sunflower river,
Mississippi, and the bill-of-tare
included roast bear paws, 'pos
sum and sweet potatoes.
John K. Messersmith, a Ralti
more broker, has been sentenced
to two years fh the penitentiary
for swindling the Merchants'
National Rank out of $25,000.
Rarclay White, an 82-year old
(Juaker of Trenton. New Jersey,
took his third bride last week in
the person of Miss Adele Willis,
aged 50. He was first married in
1842.
frank C. Andrews, the convic
ted vice-president of the wrecked
City Savings Bank, of Detroit,
Mich., has been taken to the
Jackson State Prison to serve his
15-year sentence.
From 8 to 13 percent, advance
has been made in the wages of
15,000 employes oftheAew York
Central R. It., adding about $1,
090,000 annually to the pay roll
of the company.
Miss Susan Collins, of Stan
ardsville, Va, was bitten on
Wednesday by a mad cat, and
the mad-stone was applied to
the wound. She was then sent
to the Pasteur Institute.
Mrs. Gordon, a seamstress of
New York, committed suicide last
week, on account of worry in the
delay of finishing a white satin
ball gown ordered by Mrs George
Vanderbilt, of Biltmore.
A tire which b- >ke out Monday
morning in the freight depot of
the Southern Railway at Pell
City, Ala., was followed by a ter
rific explosion, killing two per
sons and wounding ten others.
Because Miss Mary Harvey, his
14-year old sweetheart broke the
engagement, Samuel A. Hefflefin
ger, a 16-year old boy of New
ville, Pa., committed suicide last
week. A trifling misunderstand
ing caused the sad affair.
The daughters of the Confed
eracy meet next year at Charles- .
ton. S. C. There is now on hand
$4.">,836.41 for the building of
the monument to Jefferson Davis,
of which $2.4,000 has been con
tributed by the Daughters.
B. F. Rush shot and instantly
killed Will Stevens at Greenville,
S. C.. Saturday morning. Rush
was a merchant of the pla'-e and
Stevens a railroad conductor,
and the homicide wason account
of the dead man's relations with
Rush's wife.
Col. Edward Butler, a million
aire and politician of St. Cbuis%
has been found guilty of attempt
ing to bri tie Dr. Chnptnan of the
St. L^unis Board of Health and
sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary. Two of Col. But
ler's sou# have represented their
idistrigt^-in Congress.
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