H!)e Jtrralft. price one dollar peb tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies five CENTS. VOL. 21. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1903. NO. 44. SELJWA NEWS. Miss Lula Tisdale has returned j from Burlington. Mrs. H. I). Hood visited rela tives in Kenly Tuesday. [ Mr. C. N. Peeler is back after a visit to relatives in Cleveland county. Mr. Albert S. J. Atkinson, of New Orleans, is on a visit to rela tives here. Mr. Wayne Alexander returned Tuesday after a visit to relatives near Asheville. Mrs. Harriet Edgerton, of Kenly, is visiting her sou, Mr. N. E. Edgerton. Itev. W. E. Hocutt, of Pantego, N, C., visited his mother, Mrs. Jane Hocutt Tuesday. Miss Candler, of near Asheville, a sister of Prof. Candler, arrived Tuesday to enter our (Jraded School. Robert and Albeit Noble re turned to Chapel Hill, and Will Richardson, Jr.. returned to the A. & M. Monday. Misses Cora Richardson, Mag gie Whitley and Rena Edgerton, returned to Louisburg Female College Monday. Rumor has it that one of our fairest damsels will soon be led to the llymenial altar by one of county's sons. Mrs. Alex. Martin, of Summer ville, S. C., has returned to her home after spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Rozetta Vick. Messrs. Etheredge & Hatcher have dissolved. Mr. E.heredge buying the interest of Mr. Hatch er. Mr. Hatcher has made many i friends during his stay with us. Hon. C. W. Richardson left Tuesday for Raleigh where he will be for the next two months looking after the interests of his ; constituents. He is a level head ed young man and will make us a good Senator. We expect to hear good reports from him. LEACMBURG. Mr. C. H. Johnson made a flying trip to Winston, one day last week on important business. "Sol" and Mr. Eugene Stevens attended the debate attheAlford school house on Wednesday night of last week. * The wedding that was rumored to take place in this community has been pospoued for awhile, so the knowing ones say. Mr. and Mrs. Thad Stevens spent last Saturday and Sunday, visiting Mrs. Stevens' Aunt, Mrs. E. T. Byrd near Fuquay Springs. Mr. .and Mrs. W. I). Johnson of near Smithfield, spent the latter part of last week visiting rela tives and friends in Leachburg. We wish for The Herald and all its force, much success during the year 1903. The Herald seems to be on a boom in this community. "Sol." Favors Good Roads. I am interested in the move ment for good roads. We can have them if we will get about it. I have had ten years experience as overseer and waut to urge the importance of gettm^good tools and employing gooa hands and I am in favor of paying them a liberal price. Dock Stephenson, Smithfield, N. C. Tried to Conceal ft. it's the old story of "murder' will out" only in this case there's no crime. A woman feels run- j down, has backache or dyspepsia and thfnks it's nothing and tries to hide it until she finally breaks j down. Don't deceive yourself. Take Electric Bitters at once. It has a reputationforcuringStom acb, Liver and Kidney troubles and will revivify your whole sys-1 tem. The worst forms of those maladies will quickly yield to the curative power of Eiectric Bit- j ters. Only 50c. and guaranteed by Hood Bros., Druggists. PERSONAL. Mr. H. L. Skinner returned i from Oxford Friday. Mr. Battle Hocutt. of Emit, spent Saturday here. Mr. T. S. Ragsdale went tor Wilson Sunday afternoon. Hon. E. W. Pou returned to Washington Sunday night. .Miss May Young is visiting her sister, Mrs. J no. O. Ellington. Mrs. W. S. Stevens returned j' home from Goldsboro Sunday. j Messrs. Will Holder and M. M. Smitha made a trip to Dunn this \ week. j Miss Eula Wall, of Wilson's Mills, is visiting friends here this week. Miss Maude Pittman, of Golds boro, is visiting Miss Rosa Leigh I Peacock. Mr. J. R. Bass has returned from Nashville where.he s]5entthe holidays. Mrs. 0. V. Booker is spending a few days with her mother near Goldsboro. Dr. E. T. Dickinson, of the Wilson Sanatorium, was in town yesterday. Miss Mollie Ruffin, of Whita kers, is visiting Miss Bertha Yelvington. Mr. T. J. Gentry has returned from Person county where he spent Christmas. Miss Bettie Cobb returned Saturday from a two weeks' visit to Durham. Messrs. R. R. and W. N. Holt have returned to the A. & M. College at Raleigh. Mr. J. L. Hall, of Benson, spent Sunday night here with his brother, Rev. Wilbur G. Ha 1. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shaw, of Laurinburg, have been spending a few days here with relatives. Mr. Harry Stevens, of Golds boro, spent Sunday here enroute to Chapel Hill to resume his studies. Miss Mamie Toler. of Golds boro, spent Saturday and Sunday here, the guest of Miss Bertha Stevens. Mr. W. M. Sanders, president of the Smithfield Cotton Mills, made a business trip to Norfolk this week. Miss Lucile Ellington has re turned to Raleigh to resume her studies in the Baptist Female University. Messrs. A. H. Rose, T. E. Aus tin, and R. S. Stevens have re turned to Chapel Hill to resume their studies. Dr. S. P. J. Lee was here Sun day enroute to Baltimore to resume his studies in the Mary land Medical College. Mr. A. H. Timberlake, of Louis burg, has been spending a few davs here with his brother, Mr. Julian A. Timberlake. Miss Margaret Moore, of Balti more, and Mrs. J. K. McNeill, of I Fayetteville, are visiting their brother, Mr. J. W. Moore. Mr. Stephen L. Crocker, of j Marquette, Michigan, spent a few j days here this week with his cousin, Mr. Thos. R. Crocker. Mr. Will 1). Hood left Monday for Chapel Hill to enter the department of pharmacy in the University of North Carolina. Little Miss Irma Stevens re turned home from Goldsboro Friday, accompanied by her little friend, Miss Marguerite Smith. I)r. Thomas .T. Holt and Mr. j Oscar Hooks returned to Rich mond Sunday to resume their studies in the Virginia Medical College. Miss Mary Myatt returned to Richmond Sundav to complete her course in shorthand and typewriting at tlie Smithdeal Business College. Miss Nettie Parker, of Asheville, has returned to The Normal and Industrial College at Greensboro, after spending the holidays here with her sister, Mrs. h. H. Brooks. The New Speaker. The Democratic caucus made no mistake last night in select ing Hon. Samuel VI. Gattis, of Grange, as their candidate for Speaker of the House. Inasmuch as the Democrats have a large majority in the House, the ac tion of the caucus is equivalent to an election. Mr. Gattis is a broad-gauged, conservative, patriotic man, one of the most influential and wisest of the party leaders in the State. He is fair, just, honest, courage ous and will paove a worthy suc cessor to the great North Caro linians who have tilled the high office to which he will today be chosen. Samuel M. Ga#tis was born in Orange county, March 7, ISO.'}, and acquired his education in the schools of his county, and gradu ated from the State University in the class of 1884 with the de gree of Ph. B. He afterwards taught school in Johnston coun ty, and was then principal of the Hertford High School for two years. Subsequently he read law under the late Hon. John Man ning and obtained his license to practice law 111 1888. Shortly after this he was appointed Clerk of the Superior Court of Orange county and continued in that office until 1890, when he was r> gulariy elected for four years. He was renominated in 1894, but was defeated by the flood of Populism and Republicanism that swept triumphantly over the State. After his defeat Mr. Gattis resumed the practice of law. He has been chairman of t'.e Democratic Executive Com mittee of Orange county since 1 WWW Qtul alun a momhnr r\f tlio iuv<-'j uiuu ui iuv ijh? i vuv State Executive Committee since 1892. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Orange county in 1898, and was one of the strongest and most in fluential men of that hody. He was a delegate from the Fifth Congressional District to the Na tional Convention at Kansas Citv in 1900. He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in August, 1900, with a majority of 68 votes. In that body be was chairman of the Finance Committee that framed the reve nue law. He was chairman of the joint Democratic caucus and was p -aker pro tern of the House. He was chairman of the joint Committee on Finance and mem ber of the Committees on Elec tion Laws, Public Libraries. Ju diciary and Election of Trustees of the University. His re-election in 1902 was as sured on the day of his nomina tion by Orange county Demo crats. Mr. Gattis married Miss Maggie Parish, daughter of the late Col C. E. Parish, of Hil sboro. He is a consistent, member of the Meth odist church, a Mason in high standing, having held every im portant honor in the gift of the Grand Lodge with thefxception of Grand Master.?News and Ob server of the 7th. Buckner Hudson Killed. Last Wednesday in the south ern part of Johnston county, Buckuer Hudson had been to Denson with his sou and returned, being drunk. On reaching home the father attempted to cut his son. In the scuffle that followed the boy struck his father with a piece of wood. The old man managed to get into the house and on the bed and soon became unconscious. He died soon after. The trouble arose over the boy having taken the part of his mother in a previous difficulty. The coroner's jurv found that the killing was justifiable.?Dunn Reporter. Domestic Troubles. It is exceptional to find a fami ly where there are no domestic ruptures occasim ? lly, but thess can be lessened b; having Dr. King's New Lib Pills around Much trouble they savebvtheii great work in Stomach and Livei troubles. They not, only relieve you, but cure. 2."?c. at Hood Bros. Drug Store. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Fight Made Before the Board Against the Liquor Traffic in Benson. The County Commissioners were in session Monday und Tues j day, all members of the Board bring present. | The usual routine business was transacted. G. L. Jones reported the Wil son's Mills and Selma bridge as being unsafe. The Board in structed him to have the neces sary repairs made at once at ' reasonable cost. As Dr. L. A. Muns had not qualified as County Coroner Dr. ?J. B. Person had held over until Monday when he offered his res ; iguation which was accepted. Mr. Z. L. LeMay was appointed ; in his stead. The following were appointed Bridge Commissioners for the ensuing year: Clayton?J. I). Gulley. Cleveland?F. T. Booker. Pleasant Grove?J. B. Hardee. Elevation?Josephus Johnson. Banner?1. J. Smith. Meadow?Y.J. Luwhon. Bentousville?N. W. Smith. Ingrains? W, A. Sanders. Boon Hill?J. M. Oliver. Beulah?D. H. Bagley. Oueals?W. T. Parser. Wilders?J. W. Barnes. Wilson's Mills?G. L. Jones. Selma?R. B. Whitley. Smithfield?Z. L. Lemay. The following were appointed Fence Commissioners: Pleasant Grove and Ehvation, B. A. Coats; Smithfield and Digrams, D. J. Wellons; Oneals, It. H. Godwin; Wilders, A. F. Whitley; Selma, B. S. Pittman. The following were granted license to retail lfquor for the ensuing six mouths. C. A. Fitzgerald, Micro. J. R. Williams, Four Oaks, i R. E. Creech, Four Oaks. W. J. McDonald, Benson. Wilson Allen, Benson. J. H. Wheeler, Benson. J. H. Royal, Benson. J. 8. Ryals, Benson. There was a fight over grant ing license to the applicants from ! Benson. There was a very strong petition signed by 65 citizens of Benson asking the County Com missioners not to grant license. | The applicants for license were represented by Messrs. John M. Morgan and John A. Narron. | The petitioners against license were represented by Mr. F. H. Brooks. The pelitiouers asked that the Commissioners grant I license for only three months. The order granting license is as follows: Ordered by the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston county that we grant to appli cants for liquor license from the towu of Benson for a period of six months, with a distinct understanding that said license shall be revoked after the expira tion of three months unless the said liquor dealers shall present as strong or a stronger petition | for barrooms as has been this day presented against barrooms and if the said license are revoked we are to pay said liquor dealers a rebate of onehalf of said costs of said license. CLAYTON. i i Mr. Daniel Hill is visiting here. ?i Mr. T. A. Griffin left for school Sunday. ,j Mr. D. T. Barnes was in town Tuesday. Mr. I). W. Rose spent Sunday 1 in Smithfield. Miss Foy Tjench is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. B. McCullers. Mr. H. L. Barnes is having a i store erected on Main Street. The directors of The Clayton Banking Co. met Friday after : noon. Mr. I. W. Dodd has been siok for the pr st week but is able to M lie out again. Mr. Edwin E. Barker will pre , sent his great monologue plays I at The Clayton Hall to-night, i Wednesday. The directors of The Clayton Cotton Mills met Friday morning. Mr. J no S. Rarnes killed a pig recently, weighing .'189 net. Who can beat that ? Mr. A. T. Peal, President of Clayton Mfg Co., was m town several days recently. Mr. J. R. Harrison has bought Mr. A. Jones' lot and residence hore and will soon move to it. Mrs. M. 0. Gulley left Wednes day for Durham, where she will spend some time with her son, Mr. Sam It. Gulley. Mrs. R. T. Moncure, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. W. Carter, will leave soon for Athens, Ga., where she will make her home. Mr. I. W. I (odd will sell his horses and vehicles and quit the livery business. His health is not sufficient for him to attend to business. Messrs. I. S. Ragwell & Co., who have been in busness in Gar ! ner, have moved here and will do business here in the store | occupied by I). H. Williams. " Yelik." POLENTA. Mi. Knox Leeson, of Italeigh, | took in the oyster supper last Wednesday night. Mr. Marvin Smith, of Rich mond, Va., spent several days visiting his brother last week. Preaching at Shiloh next Sat urday evening and Sunday morn ing by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Hall. MissJMary Hadley,of Wilson, a young lady of accomplishments, is on a visit to Mrs. Torn LeMay. Mr. Dan Fowle, after spending several weeks with bis sister, Mrs. J. Walter Myatt, left for Raleigh last Wednesday. We learn Mrs. Celestia Smith and daughters, of Raleigh, will during the spring, return to this neighborhood and make it their home. Gladly will we welcome them back. The oyster supper given by the young inen of the neighborhood, at Dr. E. N. Booker's, last Wed nesday night, was a most de lightful affair. A crowd of huge proportions assembled, coming from the counties of .Johnston, Wake, Harnett, Franklin, Wilson and Nash, all fashionably cos tumed, the girls pretty and fasci nating, the gentlemen polite and gallant. Several instrumental selections were superbly rendered on the piano by Miss Kate Young, a charming and accomplished young lady from Franklmton. All went away pronouncing it one of the most enjoyable occa sions of the season, feeling in debted to I)r. and Mrs. E. N. Booker for courtesies showered upon then}. At the hospitable home of Mrs. IS P. Tomlinson, near Preston, the following were guests during I the Christmas holidays: Rev. J. N. Eoftin, of Florida, a rising I young Baptist preacher; Mr. Earnest J. Ward, one of Rocky Mount's prominent young gents; Mr. Nick Allen, a most excellent young man of Auburn; Mr. Eu gene Howell, a gallant young I gentfrom Raleigh; Mr. Bob Rand, of Richmond, Ya.; Mr. Tom Tur ner, one of Wake's noted young farmers; Mr. Jim Mitchener, an entertaining young gentleman i from Franklinton; Misses Kate | Younp, May Mitchiner and Nan nie Mitchiner, three of Franklin ; ton's most charming and enter taining young ladies; Mrs. J. S. Roberson with son, Master Ilar ; ris, of Franklinton, also spent Christmas at her old home to the I delight of her many friends. Misses Emma and Zula Tomlin son, were also at home during the week, but returned to their posts of duty in the school room on Jan. 3,1903. All of the guests report the most pleasant time of their lives and speak in eulogistic terms of old Johnston's hospi tality. Typo. Buy your feed stuff from Aus , tin-Ktephenson Co. They buy in I car lots and can save you money. SANDERS CHAPEL. I If XX can satisfy a Dunn with a Penny, why should a Penny dodge a Dunn ? Is it a problem in geometrical progression alli gation, amalgamation, equa tion, cancellation, calculation or pluin rumination. The new year 1903 with its hazy curtain hangs before us. The successes, even-stevens and failures of the departed year have been ledgered. Let our new good resolutions only be main tained and all will be well. A pleasant and prosperous New Yebr to all. We are trying to plan for an other crop, but don't know which trigger to pull, cotton or tobacco. We don't know whether to bellow with the bulls or growl with the bears, fiddle for the American or dance for the Brit ish, gup to, granda porka, bark old brindles leg. gee hew to Taurus, pull a taut cord over Datum and doff our sombrero to Ceres and her torchlight of expe rience, or move to toyvn and fer i tilize and hyperbolize. Old Cnristmas is here, but not much figuring. Some prognosti cations of the weather as out lined by the twelve days "be tween the Christmases," some talk of the double-breaking of day, praying of the cows, the quack and midnight marching of the geese, blooniiug of the winter honeysuckle and sprouting of the Jerusalem oak, together with the hanging up of a few little stockings that was missed by yauta Clans before, ends the holi days and launches us along in I the third year of the 20th cen ;tury. Without permission, some boys set some rabbit gums on Mr. Wright Lynch's place and caught one the first night. Their agent offered to pay rent, but Mr. Lynch said he did not charge rabbit rent. Mr. Lynch's baby lias a fine barotone voice at night (he practices much) and it is rumored that the rabbits come I near to listen to the lit tie steam boat captain and enjoy the music, i Mr. Lynch says that old Molly ? may have a good ear for music, but he didn't. The boys will take him a rabbit's foot to part his mustache. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. WJiitley gave a ring in and a ring out party last Wednesday night, and that is what we like. Fruit cakes dashed with pineapple, chocolate and raisins flanked witu lemon and chess custards, backset by shady bottomed syllabub. I dou't know ambrosia or nectar; but 1 didn't call for any lasses. We rounded up with some good old Jule Carr senatorial bull smoking tobacco, worried down a few homeraised I'eter seedling apples, bowed out the old and courtesied to the new year, voted our host and hostess three hun dred and sixty-five and a quar ter happy and prosperous days. Married. On December 24, Mr. Jacob A. Alford and Miss Ora Johnson, of the Avera's Mills section, was happily united in marriage, Mr. Henry Smith, J. P., performing the ceremony, after which the bride and groom together with a few friends went to Mr. M. Al ford's, father of the groom, and enjoyed the many uelicacies pre pared for the occasion. P. VV. J. A Marvelous Invention. Wonders never cease. A ma chine has been invented that will cut, paste and hang wall paper. The field of inventions and dis coveries seems to be unlimited. Notable among great discoveries is Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. It has done a world of good for weak lungs and saved many a life. Tnousands have used it and conquered Drip, Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Con sumption. Their general verdict is: "It's the best and most relia ble medicine for throat and lung troubles. Kvery 50c. and $1.00 bottle is guaranteed by Hood Bros., Druggist. Trial bottles t free.

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