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Smittjftdft l!craU\ FBICE ONE DOfXAB PEB TEAB. ? - ? - ? ft true to ourselves, our country and our god." \rrkT <)1 - SINGLE COPIES HVK CENTS V T SMITIIFIKIJ), N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 X90S ?= ' NO. 42. SELMA NEWS. The Musical given in the new opera housj* last Friday night under the dinction of Miss Eula F. Tisdale \\J k much injoyed bv all. Tis a | ity that the small boys can't 1 'have themselves at entertainments?an encore is allright but mch screams, yells, and whistle, as were given l ist' Friday nigl/i are a nuisance and should be mopped. Mr. Pass|>f PassGavrett&Co.J the proprietors of the Planters warehouse, is here making ar rangement for next season. The Selma Improvement Company will enlarga* the warehouses and build prize houses for the next season, fiearly 'wo thousand dollars wll be expended in improvements. Our market closed a little early this fall; but. we will be ;>n hand next fall and dont you forget it. The Selma market has been worth thousands of dollars t o tha farmers of John ston and :ve are not going to let the market fail. The Selma peo ple know 110 such word as' Fail" Mr. Hottert Millard iNowell ex pects to /spend Xmas in Bur- j lington. | Wash f are, "Bunk" Flood .and Robert I ibson will stay here I during tn? holidays. Miss Ltlla F. Tisdale left Mon day afternoon for her home in 1 Burlingtm. Mr. C. tj. Peeler is spending the holidaysin Cleveland county vis iting relatives. Will Fichardson, Kobert and Albert Nible are homefor Christ mas. Misses Hazel Irene Wad dell, j Julia Filler Etheredge, Maggie Whitley. Cora Ilichardson, Rena Edgerto^i, Rosa Richardson and Emmie I arker arejhome for the holiday^ Miss Pill, of Favetteville, who has beei! visiting Miss Julia Eth eredge, Mt Monday tor her home much to the regret of our young mtn. Mr. Stm W. Parker, one of our citizens well known to a large nuinberof persons in this county was runlover by an engine on the Southern last Friday morning, and had, both ankles so badly crushed hat it was necessary to amputa e the left leg below the knee, lihere was a possibility of saving tie right leg. The opera tion wai' performed by Dr. Ii. J. Noble aju Dr. .1 B. Person, .lr. Mr. 1 'arter died Friday night at j 12:05 o'clock. He leaves a wife, two so is and five daughters One son Cleon, has a position with the Southern at Pinners Point. Emmet, a position as clerk in the Southernfreightottieehere. One daughter, Miss Geneva, mar ried .Mr. Douglas Morton, an en gineer o the Southern. His un timely death is greatly regretted and has cast another shadow over ou? town. From the best information we can get the acci dent happened in this way. A freight train was pulling in on the first side track and Mr. Par ker, who was in the employ of the Socthern as Sealing Clerk, started meeting it to begin "taking seals" at the rear end, walking on the outside of the mainline; at the water tank it was slippery and wet so he stepped on the main line to avoid the water and as he did so an engine that was coming to the tank for water was right behind him. The engineer did not see him as he was on the off side and knew nothing of the accident until he saw some one waving to him. He is greatly distressed over the unfortunate accident. The incoming freight was making so much noise that Mr. Parker did not hear the engine coming behind him. A Frightened Horse. Punning like mad down the street dumping the occupants,or a hundred other accidents, are every day occurrences. It be hooves everybody to have a re hable Salve handy and there's uonn us good as Buck ten's Arnica ' alve. Burns, Cuts, Sores, Kcze tnn and Piles, disappear quickly under its soothing effect. 25c.at Hood Bros. Drug Store. BETHANY SECTION. Christmas is close by and we are glad. Hope the people will commemorate the birth of our Savior in the right way instead of drinking mountain dew. Miss Willie Lea left us to-day (Saturday) for her home in the Perlina Section where she has gone to spend the Christmas hol idays. Hope she will have aj tine time. She has been teaching our school for the past month. Mr. Moses Creech, who has been running his saw mill on full time lately, will give his employ ees all next week to rabbit hunt and enjoy themselves in what ever way they like. Miss Etta Hodge has gone home with her teaciur to spend, the holidays. Mrs. J. 11. Stancell has gone to Princeton to visit Mrs. Jennie Pittmau, who is sick. Mrs. .Nancy Taylor, who has been very sick with paralysis, is improving. Hope she will get well. Mr. W. 1). Stancell killed hogs yesterday. 1 suppose he will have some sausage for Christ mas. Rev. W. Creech attended the Baptist State Convention last week that was held at Durham. He reports a good time. Reporter. CLAYTON. Mr. T. A. Griffin arrived Sat urday to spend the holidays at home. Mrs. C. W. Horne spent several hours at home Monday. She says Ashley, Jr., is very much improved. Mr. John T. Talton is able to sit up. Rev. and Mrs. E. Pope and family, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. John S. Barnes,left Saturday to spend Christmas with Mrs. Pope's mother, near Raleigh. >i* 11 a i rr l Misses Margaret ana />eiura Austin, who have been visiting; friends in and around Clayton, went to Cary Sunday to visit friends. Misses Norman and Margaret l'riddy are visiting their sister, Mrs. C. W. Carter. Miss Allene McCullers is spend ing holidays at home. The entertainment given at Clayton school Tuesday night was a success. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Massey are visiting here. The Clayton Baptist Sunday School gave a Christmas tree Wednesday night. Rev. C. W. Blanchard preached at the Baptist church Sunday morning and night. Miss Lucile Ellington was in town last week. The letter was too late last week, but it was the fault of the mail service and not the writer. Yeliu. ARCHER LODGE. Miss Lizzie Wall came home last Saturday accompanied by Miss Emma Griffin, of Kaleigh. Messrs. R. A. Wall and J. I. Barnes, of Clayton, were over Sunday. Mr. L. H. Champion is spend ing the Christmas holidays with relatives in Franklin. Mr. G. R. Stancil, who has been sick for the past few weeks, is convalescing. We are sorry to announce the death of Mrs. James Liles which occurred at her home last Satur day. She had been an invalid for some time. She was buried Sunday afternoon at Mrs. Ann File's. She leaves a mother, husband, several children and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her untimely death. May the Lord comfort the bereaved ones ami prepare them to meet j her in the realms of bliss. Last Sunday morning at 8:30 i o'clock at the home of the bride, Miss Annie Carrol and Mr. J. I. Whitley were united in the holy bonds of wedlock. Elder J. A. T. Jones performed the ceremony in a most impressive manner. The I attendants were Mr. Lee Bran nan and Miss Hula Whitley; Mr. Jernigan and Miss Ella Whit lev; Mr.(Justus Whitley and Miss Ida Brannah. We hope for them a happy and prosperous journey along the road of life. Mr. Jernigan, of Sampson, is visiting in our midst. North Carolina day was cele brated at Archer Academy last Friday with appropriate exer cises. Especially do we compli ment a talk by our teacher, Mr. L. H. Champion, on the non-at tendance of thechildren. Parents take warning and send your children to school. L. S. SANDERS CHAPEL. Mrs. Mary E. Godwin is on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Nora Caldwell, of Lumberton. Mr. Condary Godwin accompanied her He is noticing chimneys ou his route, lie was building one the other day to a coon house and in doing some Santa Claus claw ing it collapsed. He built one for Mr. Will Hamilton with great breadth of back and breast and fashioned the Hue after the pillars Boaz aud Jachin. Save the Lilly, Nit, Pomgranite and spherical work. We now expect one from a pattern of the Scuftletown, Mossneck Croatan smoke drawer type. Miss Lillian Holt is home from the Baleigh Baptist Female Uni versity for the holidays. Come boys, line up. Mr. Perry Flowers, an old con federate soldier, marked with many wounds, spent Saturday night with Mr. C. S. Powell, and presented him with a nice cup and saucer. He gave Miss Maud Powell a fine pair of vases. He is a very poor man and had been to Smithtield for his pension war rant, so his acts of friendship may never be known how much appreciated. May time deal gently with him, and when he crosses the river, rest intheshade of the trees with Lee and Jack son. Miss Maude rowell is at home from Baptist Center school for the holidays. Her brother Charles went after her, spent one night up there. He looks sleepy yet. Nods right in company. Maude says she has to hold court occa-1 sionally among some of her belli cose disposed cainites and ama zons. She drills by militia tac tics and uses timber and brooms for side pieces. She acts ringdrill master with a pole. New rails around various premises remind us that we are still at the mercy of the razor back and frizzly faces. How long oh! you law-makers, before you give us a dog tax. ring the root ers, halter old taurus and make capricoruus peep through his own crack. Woodman spare that rail tree. Vehicles and things and origi nal packages passing the road smell like mellow apples and indi cates Santa Claus in the cool cut ting seaforths. Look out for the American eagle to bust himself on his daddies wood pile. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Whitley, Mr. Will Smith, Jr., Miss Clyde and Master Robert Smith are off for Duplin and Sampson counties, to visit friends and relatives. Straw berry jam, melon rinds, grape hulls and dried huckleberries will shoot the chute now. Great commotion, flustifica tion and congratulations at Mr. Will Hamilton's. Santa Claus ahead of schedule. It's a boy, and he don't know whether that big chimney is a sky light or a dirt oven. He is interested inacer i tain dairy product, but will soon call for a spelling-book. About nineteen hundred and two years ago, just such a com motion in Bethlenem. Angels and wise men alike rejoiced Hence the present annual festivi ties. Now a Merry Christmas to Hkkal.ii staff. Philippines, Hawaii, Venezeula and tne rest I of this terrestrial sphere. X. | Dec. 22, 1902. Celebrated Their Wooden Wedding. A large number of our people I were delightfully entertained last Monday evening, December 'J'J, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. It. II. MHiuire, by Mr. and Mrs. | Will II. Lassiter, the occasion being the fifth anniversary of their wedding. The guests began to arrive at seven o'clock and weregreeted at | the door by Miss Flossie Abell ' and Mr.T. J. Lassiter. In thefront parlor Mr. and Mrs. Lassiter were assisted in receiving by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Narron, Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Wharton and Mr. Allen K. Smith and Miss Annie W illiams, of < )xford After wishing the happy couple much joy theguests were ushered into the first refreshment room where Mrs. Skinner and Miss Pou, assisted by Mr. Andrewl Willingham and Mr. J. H. Kirk-1 man, served delicious Frappe. From thence they were taken to the dining room where elegant! refreshments were served by Misses Annie McGuire, Eula Hood, Marie Abell, lua Woodall and Clara Littman. The back parlor was the next attractive point where Misses Mattie Mc | liuire and Eva Hood presided gracefully over the coffee urn, as- i sisted by Mr. W. W. Cole and Dr. Thel Hooks. The presents were many and handsome and it was a revela tion to find that so many beau tiful articles could be made from wood. The groom was not re stricted by rule or custom in his choice and his present to his bride of five years was two mag- j nificent diamond rings. The rooms were beautifully decorated, the color scheme being red and white. At a late hour the guests de-l parted wishing Mr. and Mrs. Lassiter a long life of happiness J and prosperity. A Constantinople Party. Last Saturday morning Mrs. Anna M. Pou gave a number of j the little folks a Constantinople | Party complimentary to her granddaughters, little Misses Edith and Annie Ihrie Pou. It was a very pleasant little party . and the children enjoyed it huge- ? ly. Miss lone Abell won the first | prize. Rev. John A. McMurray Called. The Smithfield Presbyterian church has extended a unani mous call to Rev. John A. McMurray, of Mecklenburg coun ty. We understand that both Kenly and Oakland churches have given Mr. McMurray a call also. His acceptance has not yet been received but it is hoped he will accept. He and his fami ly have many friends in Johnston county who will gladly welcome | him back to this field. I Birthday Tea. Miss Marie Abell, daughter of j Mr. and Mrs. Ed. S. Abell, cele-i brated her sixteenth birthday Saturday afternoon by giving a birthday tea to which a number of her friends were invited. The amusement on this occasion was; a guessing contest entitled "The Contents of My Lady's Work- J basket." Miss Lillian Hill and' Miss LI la Myatt tied for the first prize, and Miss Ada Barnes won the booby. The charming young hostess served her guests with delicious refreshments. The following were present: Misses Lillian Hill, of Pittsbo ro, Mattie Sanders, Klla Myatt, Clara Littman, Bettie Cobb, Ada Barnes. Nellie Morgan, Kula Hood. Flossie Abell and Mr. and 1 Mrs. N. M. Lawrence, Jr. Christmas Tree. Last Monday night the chil j dren of the Presbyterian Sunday School met over at Prof. Tur lington's and enjoyed themselves very much playing around and . receiving presents from theChrist- i mas Tree. The gifts being distributed the little ones went out in the yard land were delighted with the sky ] I rockets, cannon crackers, etc. LOCAL NOTES. ? Or. Nat Holland and Mr. W. W. Cole are spending Christinas in Clayton. ?Mr. T. J. Gentry is spending the holidays at his old oome in Person county. ?Rev. J. W. Buttle will preach in the Baptist church here Sun day morning. y ?Mr. Julian A. Timber-lake spent a few days in Scotland Neck this week. ?Messrs. J. P. Wade and Byrd | Pavlor left Wednesday to spend Christmas in Person county. ?Miss Mildred Young, of Polenta, is spending the holidays with Mrs. Jno. O. Ellington. ? Mr. N. G. Green, of Raleigh, is spending Christmas with his daughter, Mrs. E. G. Smith. ?Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Skinner left Tuesday to spend Christmas with their mother in Oxford. ?Miss Eva Johns, of Auburn, is spending Christmas with Mrs. W. I). Avera at their nice country home near here. ?Miss Nettie Parker, of Ashe ville, arrived Tuesday to spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs. F. H. Brooks. ?Miss Lucile Ellington, who has been attending the Baptist Female University at Raleigh, is spending the holidays here. ?Miss Mary Hadley, of Wilson, spent a few days in town this week on her way out to Mr. A. M. Sanders to spend Christmas. ?Mr. A. H. Rose, who has been attending the Uhiversity Medical school at Chapel Hill, came home Saturday to spend the holidays. ?Prof R. A. Merritt, of the faculty of Turlington Institute, left Saturday to spend the holi days with his parents near Chapel Hill. ? Mr. Andrew Willingham, of South Boston, Va., attended the Wooden wedding of Mr. and i Mrs. Will H. Lassiter Monday} evening. ?Miss Annie Glasgow, teacher! of Instrumental musicinTurling ton Institute, left Friday fori Jamesville to spend the holidays with relatives. ?Rev. N. E. Coltrane, the new pastor in chargeof the Smithfield circuit moved here last week. He! will conduct services in the Meth- { odist church Sunday night. ?Mr. M. M.Carver,bookkeeper for the American Tobacco Com pany at this place, left Wednes day for Durham and Roxboro where he will spend the holidays. ?Prof. V. 0. Parker, recently of! Clyde, N. C., spent Saturday and | Sunday here. He went to Raleigh Monday where he has accepted a position in the real estate office of J. M. Broughton & Co. ?Messrs. J. C. Jernigan and; Howard Radford have bought | out Mr. L. M. Hamilton's gro- i eery store aud will continue the business under the firm name of the Smithfield Grocery Co. ?Rev. J. J. Harper requests! us to announce that his appoint ment at Mill Creek church has j been changed from the first Sun day in January to the fourth Sunday in December (next Sun day). ?Mr. L. G. Paterson, of the Banner Warehouse, left Saturday > for Granville county. Pat saysj he expects to take part in a j grand deer hunt this week and is dead sure of killing a deer. Will report later. ?Dr. Thomas J. Holt, who has j been attending the Medical Col lege of Virginia at Richmond, came home Sunday to spend the holidavs with his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Holt in the San-! ders Chapel section. ?Dr. S. P. J. Lee, who has been attending lectures at the1 Maryland Medical College at Baltimore, came in Friday to spend a few days. He left Mon day to spend Christmas with his mother 111 Sampson county. It is easy to prove that, the gun isn't loaded immediately after the accident. A Double Marriage. There will be a double marriage to-day (Wednesday ) at the resi dence of Mr. Daniel -\i. Coats, 1% miles south of town, when his daughters. Misses Oallie and Ad die, wed Mr. L. L. Ennis and Mr. ?I W. Coats, Jr., respectively. Rev. J. W. Suttle will perform the ceremony. Christmas Party by Baptist Sunday School. The baptist Sunday School to gether with the fatnilies repre sented enjoyed a Christmas party at Mr. J. M. Meaty's Tuesday evening. A large number were present. Fruits and confection eries were served and the children (and the older ones, too,) enjoy ed them to the fullest extent. It was somewhat in the nature of a surprise party as every mem ber of the Sunday School was given a nice book to take home as a gift from the Sunday School. The books came unexpected and were highly appreciated, perhaps more so, as the gifts were an en tire surprise to all the children. Some Good Farming. Mr. Daniel M. Coats is one of the best farmers in this section. This year he raised 29,724 lbs. lint cotton, or a little over 74 bales weighing 400 pounds each on 70 acres of land, on Mr. James II. I'ou's "Hastings" plantation one and a half miles south of Smith held. Mr. Coats has purchased this place and will make it his home. He and his family are much liked by the people of Smithfield and their many friends will be glad to know that they will remain in our community. A Surprise Marriage. A surprise marriage occurred here yesterday morning at 11 o'clock and before the news could be carried to the friends -of the young people they were speeding away on the S. A. L. northbound train for Philadelphia ana other points. Vliss Delia Ragsdale, who has been teaching school near here, stopped over in the city a few davs ago on her way to her home in Fuquav Springs. Friday af ternoon Mr. J. Beal Johnson, of Willow Springs, stopped over in the cit.y on his way to Philadel phia on business. Friday night he called on Miss Ragsdale, and they decided Mr. Johnson should not go alone, but that with him should be his wife, nee Miss Delia Ragsdale. The marriage took place yes terday morning at 11 o'clock at the residence of the groom's sis ter, Mrs. W. H. H. Jones. Rev. M. W. Butler performed the cere mony. Immediately after the ceremo ny the bride and groom went to the Union Station, where they took the northbound train for Philadelphia and other points north, where they w ill spend their honeymoon. The bride is the daughter of Mr. E. J. Ragsdale, of Fuquav Springs, and a well known tobac co planter. Mr. Johnson is owner of the Willow Springs Lumber Company and is one of the best known young business men of this county. On their return they make their home at Willow Springs.?Sun day's News and Observer. If you feel ill and need a pill ? Why not purchase the best DeWitt's Early Risers Are little surprisers. Take one?they do the rest. W. H. Howell. Houston Tex., writes?I have used Little Early Riser Pills in my family for con stipation, sick headache, etc. To their use I am indebted for the health of my family. Hood Bros.. Hare & Son, J. R. I<edbetter, Benson Drug Co., Cavenaugh A Benson. For Fire Insurance call on John 0. Ellington & Co. Best I companies, best rates.
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