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VOL. 21. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1903. NO. 43.
POLENTA NEWS.
This community lad a very
quiet Christmas. Ttie day was
spent as becometh a christian
people. Only a veiy few over
stepped the bounds of propriety.
At Oakland on Christmas Eve
night the Sunday School scholars
enjoyed the evening by having a
Christmas tree heavily ladened
with nice presents, of which every
scholar in the school received one,
and all went away rejoicing at
the privilege of being present on
such an occasion.
Last Sunday morning at Oak
land the following officers were
elected to serve for the coming
year: F. T. Booker, Supt; C. C.
Young, Ass't Supt; Ed. Edmund
son, Sec. and Treas.; Miss Mil
dred Young, Organist. The
school is in good working condi
tion and no efforts will be spared
to make its work more efficient
the coming year.
The Christmas tree at Shiloh
last Saturday night was a grand
success in every particular. The
tree was ladened to its fullest ex
tent with presents for the schol
ars and friends of the school,
which wereenjoyedby all present.
The school under the Superin
teudency of Mr. 1). M. Lee, is in a
flourishing condition.
A large crowd gathered at Mt.
Zion last Fridayuflght to witness
the Christmas exercises of the
Sunday School at that place,
which consisted in tableaux
charades, etc. All of those who
took nart in the exercises ac
quitted themselves handsomely,
bo say those who attended.
Under the Superintendency of
that earnest worker, Mr. Ed. Mc
Cullers, the school is bound to be
in fine working shape.
The coming year Mr. Walter
Coats leaves us to take charge of
the Ives' farm, three miles this
side of Smithfitid. He is a good
farmer, lor so young a man, and
is destined to make his mark in
agricultural pursiiits
Mr. YV. J). loung, after spend
ing the Christmas holidays with
his parents, returned to school
at Clayton, Sunday evening./J
The Polenta school re-op/^ed
Monday morning.
The children of Mr. J. YV. Green,
who have been sick with pneumo
nia, aie some better.
The young people had a de
lightful time at an oyster supper,
given by the young men, at Dr.
E. N. Booker's Tuesday night.
A goodly number were present,
and enjoyed th|mselves as only
young people cafii.
Mr. !? rank YYrc bd, who has been
quite sick with pneumonia is suffi
ciently recpve?"jl to be able to be
out. d ( .
Sam Saudi/, '"who killed his
brother two fe^^ks ago, is still at
large. It is 8^4 he has gone to
Georgia. SoCb believe, however,
that he is sti'iolurking around in
this section, p
M r. Sam YY * looker is still con
fined to his bra, but is slowly im
proving.
Dr. James Edmundson, of Wil
son, spent the Christ mas holidays
with hisparenps, near Leachburg.
Miss Lucile Ellington and Mr.
Douglass Ellington, spent several
days Christmas week, visiting at
Capt. J. J. Yo lng's. Mr. Jno. O.
Ellington and wife, also spent
Christmas week at Capt. Young's.
Mr. i. O. Ellington and Mr. YV
D. Young wjmt out one day last
week in quest of partridges and
brought in seventy-one birds.
Pretty good for one day's hunt.
Misses Sua, Maud and Alice Ed
mundson, tdro Df them after teach
ing for the ] rast several months,
the other f *on the Normal at
Greensboro, ire spending the
Christmas hdidays with their
parents.
Mrs. Sar ah Barber and her
daughter, -Vise Addie, scent
Christmas oay at Mrs. Stephen
son's, daughter of Mrs. Barrier's,
in Smithfield. From Smithtield
Miss Addie Wentto Benson, where
she spent tlie remainder of the
week with ^lrs. Cassie Iiee, her
sister.
Sorry to Lhronicle Mr-?. J. <1.
Holt's sicknlss. She is suffering
a great deifc with rheumatism.
Mr. James Edmundson hap
pened to a painful accident da.y
j before Christmas. He was in the
1 woods standing close to where a
tree was being cut down and not
paying much attention to what
was going on. In the fall of the
tree, which was of small size, he
was caught under it, which dis
located one of his arms. A doctor
was soon called in and the proper |
J treatment was giveri. During
the time he suffered a great deal
of pain. He is now doing well.
Mr. H. T. Garrard, of Norfolk,
Ya., is spending this week at his
I old home.
Miss Ava Yelvington, who is
attending Turlington Institute,
after spending the holidays with
I her parents, returned to the In- j
sticute Wednesday of this week.
Miss Mary Jones, of Smithfield
township, spent Christmas with
! her sister, Mrs. Claude Price.
Two hearts will be made happy
on or just before the second Sun
day. So the knowing ones say.
With no corn and little bacon
to buy, our farmers will fare bet
ter the coming crop year than
! they did the last.
Typo congratulates the Her
alp on its success during 1902,
and wishes for it unbounded suc
cess during 1903. It is decidedly I
i one of the best weeklies in the
State, and deserves the patron
age of the whole people of the
county. We hope its circulation
will reach five thousand during
the year.
Typo.
BETHANY SECTION.
Services were held at Bethany
I church Christmas day and a col- j
lection taken for the orphans a. 11
! Thomasville.
How sad it is that Christmas
never passes without our hearing]'
j of someone getting killed and of \
\ people getting drunk and fight- j,
; iug
A family reunion was held at
j Rev. Worley Creech's at Christ- j
| mas that was very much enjoyed ,
j by all who were present. ,
Mr. W. S. Earp and family, of 1
Easons, visited in our section i
last week. <
Mr. D. C. Smith and family, of 1
the Micro section, were with us '
during Christmas.
Miss Nellie Lee has returned to
her school after spending a week 1
at home. <
Miss Catherine Strickland, af- 1
ter spending a week in Emit sec- 1
tion, has returned home.
Repohter. <
T I
WILSON S MILLS.
Mrs. L. F. Fields spent Christ
mas here with her parents.
Misses Kmma and Stella Bridg
| ers, of High Point, are visiting
i relatives in town.
Miss Lewellyn, who has been i
J visiting Chili, returned to her 1
home in Raleigh Monday.
Mr. John G. Wilson, of Louis- ?
burg, spent a few days with us.
Prof. Asbury and Mr. L. M. j
Jones, of Raleigh, spent a few 1
days here last week.
Miss May Bernard, of the 1
I Atlantic Christian college, spent |
a few days with Miss Evie Wilson
during the holidays.
Miss Mable Vinson and Miss
Evie Wilson will return to the
Atlantic Christian college this [
week.
The railroad has reached the
iron mine. The mine is a place
of interest, and it has attracted
many visitors. Several cars of
ore are being shipped every day
to the furnace at Greensboro.
C. M. and W. G. Wilson have a
man that can glaze two lights
per minute. Who can beat this?
Holt & Wall are again at work
in their shop.
The Christmas tree given by
the Sunday Sc hools was a suc
i cess. The children were well;
pleased.
Mr. J. W. Tomlinson killed a
wild goose Monday. It was a
large brant.
Andrew Carnegie has given
New Orleans a quarter of a mil
lion of dollars to establish a li
brary.
SANDERS CHAPEL.
Christmas, Santa Claus, cold
weather, snow and the folks got
all mixed up last week in the Yule
tide, but are now floating on the
slack, and ebbing a little. Christ
mas trees, turkey dinners, shift
ing parties, friendly and loving
greetings, good cheer, promises
and declarations pervaded this
rauch.
Not a single case of sickness or
object of charity, and only one
shadv circumstance. Master
Clifton Whitley while loading
some gun shells had the powder
to ignite from a fire-cracker. He
is minus of eye-lashes and brows
and totes a "briled" jaw. Pain
ful, but not serious, {letter slam
boards on the ground or "bust"
bladders like they used to for
Christmas.
Many birds and a few cotton
tails bit the dust but more took
leg bail or soared for the dim
distance.
A mammy "granda porka"
and family dined in Mr. Wright
Ljmch's yam hill, Christmas.
She did not go in backwards
either, and when she came out
she looked like an ancient water
bottle or scotch bag-pipe.
Mr. Thomas Holt from Rich
mond Medical College, Miss Lil
lian Holt from Raleigh Baptist
Female University, Mrs. Rosa
Prichard, teacher in the Gastonia j
High School, Mr. Hampton San-!
ders, of Portsmouth (with a big
potatoe in his pocket), Miss Nona
Powell, of the Wilson Sanato
rium, Miss Maude Powell, teacher
of the Baptist Cent< r school, Mr.
George Whitley, of the Yelving
ton school, Hezekiah Jones of a
school near Clayton, Miss Pearl,
Whitley and Misses Nellie and
Minnie Lunceford, of Sinithfield,
all Jobnstouians, reinforced by I
Jim Carr (not a crow) of Duplin
and Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Matthews
and children, Misses Bettie and
Laura Matthews, Messrs. George j
Roberson and N. L. Best, of the
tiuckleberry woods, (they have
}uifc belling the children now),
spent the holidays in this neck of
the woods. Some were visiting, j
some gathering grapes and some j
working the Boaz and Iiuth
racket. They all report a big
Ohristimication and confabera
Kion.
Rev. Mr. Coltrane interluded j
us with his first sermon at Sand
ers Chapel last Sunday. All .
speak highly of him and his ser-i
mon.
Mr. H. It. Lane, of New Bern
3ent Mr. C. S. Powell a barrel of '?
shell oystersforChristmas. They I
reached him Saturday night, and ;
Monday night some of his neigh
bors went over and had a roast.
You may think an oyster can't
walk, but they got a move on
them.
Mr. Condary Godwin took his
Zonophone over and when it fin
ished the Arkansas Traveller, j
Zoo Loo Polka, Mocking Bird,
Wo Bill, The Rambler and Pull
in the Gang Plank, those bivalves
walked, talked, rolled and flew.
Warm sunny weather now, and
after wearing a biled shirt around
for ten days, it feels good to
shuck off and don old togies. It,
feels more natural, and then it I
looks tackyish.
We will bear on the bit awhile
now.
X.
Dec. 31,15)02
LEACHBURG.
Mr. John Holland and sister,
Miss Dessie, of Fuquay Springs,
visited relatives in I.eachburg
last Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Mary Dunn and Nannie
Penny attended the Christmas
tree exercises at Shiloh last Sat
urday night.
Miss Nellie Lee, who hascharge
of the public school in district
No. 3 in Oneals township, came
home and spent Christmas week
with her parents. She was ac
companied by one of her students,
Miss Etta Hodge.
Mr. Starling Johnson contin
ues to be very sick. He has been
confined to his room for some
time with dropsy. We hope for
his speedy recovery.
Messrs. Walter Coats and Eu
gene Stevens, two o! our young
sports, have just returned from
1- uquay Springs where they have
been recuperating for several
days.
Miss Lessie Barnes, who has
been attending Mount Moriah
school for the last year, spent
Christmas with her mother. She
returned to school last Sunday.
Madam rumor has it that we
are to have a wedding in the
community within the next few
days. We extend congratula
tions. Hou
PENNY.
As usual a very jolly Christmas
was spent in this section. "Old
Santa" was seen but looked very
tired and sleepy.
Mr. Henry Austin and broth
ers, Jesse and Hugh, spent
Christmas with relatives in Golds
boro.
Miss Jeter Penny spent several
of the holidays with her sister,
Mrs. J. S. Buffaloe in Garner.
Several of the young people
attended the Christmas tree at
Oakland on Wednesday evening.
Miss Alice Penny, who is teach
ing at Mt. Hope near Raleigh, is
spending the holidays at home.
Her friend, Miss Mary Dunn, is
visiting her.
Among the bird hunters of this
section Mr. Phi Tomlinson is
champion.
Mr. Hubert Penny returned
from a visit to Southern Pines
last Sunday.
A Dunn was sent to our midst
last week which has drawn great
attention. Sometimes duns are
worrysome, but the people in
our midst delight even at the ap
pearance of a Dunn.
m t ? ?? ?*
Air. i.rnest Jones ana tannly
have moved in their new resi
dence.
Lee Penny is quite ill with ty
phoid fever.
Miss Lillie Long, our much
loved teacher, spent two days i
last week with friends and rela
tives in Wilson's Mills. 1
Miss Verna Penny left Monday
for Clayton High School where !
she will attend the remainder of |
the season. 1
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Yarborough ,
visited Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Penny 1
yesterday. 1
Mr. Walter Williams is on the
sick list this week. XX. I j
PRINCETON.
There was at Christmas tree at
the Methodist church here last11
week and many little hearts were
made glad.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Mc
Kiune, of Concord, spent Christ-j
nias here with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Mc
Kinne spent Christmas here.
Mr. .J. It. I^dbetter and Miss ,
Fannie Massey were married at j
the home of the bride on Christ
mas Eve.
At the home of Mr. J. W. Snipes;
on last Tuesday at 10 o'clock his
pretty daughter, Miss Mattie,
was married to Mr. L. K. Stall
ings, of Goldsboro. They left on
the 12 o'clock train for Golds
boro, which place they will make
their future home.
A dead man was found near
here in the Neuse islands last
Friday. His name is Bob Staf
ford. An inquest was held Sat
urday morning and the jury ren- J
dered a verdict that he came to1
his death by being shot by an
unknown hand. His gun and
shot sack were found by his side.
Tried to Conceal It.
it's the old story of " murder
will out" only in this case there's
no crime. A woman feels run
down, has backache or dyspepsia
and thfnks it's nothing and tries
to hide it until she finally breaks
down. Don't deceive yourself.
Take Electric Bitters at once. It
has a reputation for curing Stom
ach, Liver and Kidney troubles
and will revivify your whole sys
tem. The worst forms of those
maladies will quickly vield to the
curative power of Electric Bit
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by Hood Bros., Druggists.
BENSON.
Benson has become t he Mecca
for newly married people. The
last couples to arrive are Mr. and
Mrs. Zeb Turlington, of Moores
ville, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Hall, of
Goldsboro, and others are slated
to arrive soon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Boon have
returned from their bridal tour.
Mrs. Etta Johnson returned
to her home at Clayton Wednes
day.
June Woodard didn't let go
the pop cracker soon enough and
is now carrying one hand in a
swing.
Almon Hawley and James, or
one or both of them accidentally
put fire into the fire works at the
Benson DrugCo's. storeon Christ
mas night, aud for a while it
looked like the whole thing would
go up like one great big Roman
candle; but exceeding bravery
reached the spot with a few buck
ets of water, and the damages
are thought to be not over $50.
Miss Rosa Benson, daughter of
J. M. Benson, died Tuesday afterj
several weeks sickness.
There is considerable curiosity
in town to know just when the
next wedding will be. They all
think they know who it will be,
and that they are both people of
experience.
Santa Claus brought Preston
Woodall a boy, and papa is bet
ter pleased with him than with
all the toys of his boyhood days.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bryan are
at J. D. Parrish's.
R. T. Surles and J. C. Stancil
are at home from Virginia.
Nathan McLam is still hoping
to hear from the man who stole
a hundred and fifty dollars from
him several days ago.
J. H. Wheeler has bought J.
W. Whittenton's present resi
dence and will make further im
provements.
Most of the Christmas shooting
matches in this section were at
tended with fights much to the
amusement of spectators.
What will the Legislature do
with fences, dogs and whiskey?
is an absorbing question here
now.
The fire committee whose work
is to be commended feel that their
suggestions should be heeded.
See J. W. Whittenton's yard
at his new residence to know the
kind of fences I. J. Smith is sell
ing.
The Wood-Hudson old gin
house is no ornament to the place
it has been moved to.
Our people never seemed more
hopeful at the beginning of anew
year.
CLAYTON.
Mr. L. D. Debnam, of Selma,
spent Christmas here.
Misses Jordan and Kennedy, of
Raleigh, spent several days here
during the holidays.
Mr. Samuel K. Gulley, of Dur
ham and Mr. Chas. U. Gulley, of
Goldsboro, N. C., spent Christ
mas with parents.
Mrs. It. T. Priddy,of Keysville,
Ya., is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. C. W. Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. S. Barnes
spent Christmas with Mr. Barnes'
mother.
Miss Julia Robertson spent the
holidays with friends at Selma.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Adams and
Brosia spent Christmas with Mrs.
Brewer at Raleigh, returning
Saturday morning, accompanied
by Mabel and Ethel Brewer and
Walter and Sexton Surles.
Mrs. W. J. Wilson is visiting
her son, Mr. S. Otho Wilson.
Dr. Herman H. Horne spent
Christmas with parents.
Miss Prentiss Wilson returned (
Thursday, December 25, from
Henderson where she attended i
the Kelly-Burgin marriage.
Miss Loan Williams left Tues
day for a visit to parents near
Wakefield.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Jones and little
son, Keith, spent several days
with Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Phillips
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Heckwith were the
guests of their daughter, Mrs.
Ashley Horne, during the holi
days. They left Tuesday morn
ing for home.
Quite a change took place in
our little town Thursday morn
ing, Jan. 1, 1908. Messrs. O. G.
Smith and Ralph Barnes severed
their connection with the firm of
Messrs. Ashley Horne & Son, Mr.
Ivan Whitley left Mr. W. A.
Barnes to work for Messrs. Horne
& Son, Mr. R. A. Wall left Messrs.
Barbour & Son to take a posi
tion as bookkeeper for Messrs.
Phillips and Penny, of Raleigh,
N. C. "And the band plays on."
Prof. J. R. Williams, of Apex,
N. C., spent Christmas here.
All the teachers have returned
from their holiday trips and Clay
ton school resumes its work.
Miss Addie Massey, of Smith
field is visiting here.
ToTheHkkalo force and to
all the people of Johnston coun
ty, "Yelir wishes you a happy
and prosperous New Year.
"Yelir."
A DOUBLE WEDDING.
Mooresville, Dec. 28.?This
evening at 7 o'clock, the home of
Mrs. S. C. Rankin was the scene
of a rarely beautiful wedding
ceremony. The occasion was the
marriage of two of her daughters,
Miss Annie to Mr. C. T. Carr, and
Miss Mary Howard to Mr. Zeb.
Vance Turlington, all of Moores
ville. The unusual popularity of
the young people and their promi
nence in their social world made
the event one of widespread
interest. This fact was empha
sized by the handsome array of
presents in the dining room.
The ceremony was performed
oy Hev. J. M. Wharey, D. I).,
pastor of the Presbyterian church
here. He stood between two
large candlesticks, the light from
which suffused the room with a
soft radiance that brought out
beautifully the artistic effect of
the decorated parlor. The two
grooms first came in together to
the strains of Mendelssohn's wed
ding march, played by Miss Mary
Pelle Mills. Then came Miss
Bess Rankin, maid of honor,
dressed in pink organdie and
carrying pink carnations. Next
little Margaret Rankin, all in
white, carrying the rings on a
silver tray. She was followed by
the brides, in Paris muslin with
hand embroidered mousseline
and pearls. Each carried a
shower bouquet of bride's roses
and asparagus ferns tied with
gauze ribbon. Alter the short
impressive words were said and
the congratulations and good
wishes were received the couples
left on the north bound train for
a visit to relatives during the
holidays.
The brides are the daughters of
the late Mr. S. C. Rankin, whose
name has long stood in this
section for all that is best in the
business and social worlds. Mr.
Carr is principal of the Moores
ville Academy and Mr. Turling
ton is a young lawyer of recog
nized ability.?Charlotte Obser
ver.
Made It Hot For Him.
"I wonder," said the new bene
dict, dreamily, "if there is any
thing warmer than a woman's
love?"
"Sure!" repliedOldbache; "two
women's love. I heard of a biga
mist once who found that out."
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