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VOL. 21. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1903. NO. 45'
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Brief Review of the Most
Important Work of the
Week of Our Law
Makers.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina convened last week in
the city of Italeigh. Hon Sam
uel M. Gattis, of Orange county,
was elected Speaker of the House
by a vote of 1)7 to 18. The Re
publican candidate for Speaker
was Frank Benbow, of Yadkin
county. The new speaker. Mr.
Gattis, was once prii cipal of
Wentworth Academy in the
southern part of this county.
As soon as the organization
was completed the House ad
journed. But little work was
done in the Senate and at one
o'clock it adjourned out of re
spect to the late Senator Zeb.
Wilson, of the Thirty-sixth Dis
trict, who was recently killed by
his brother.
The second day of the session
was largely takeu up in the read
ing the Governor's message.
This is an able and comprehen
sive state paper and one worthy
to be placed with the ablest mes
sages of our ablest Governors.
It treated of all the State's insti
tutions and made many sugges
tions and recommendations to
the General Assembly.
In this review of the General
Assembly's work we shall each
week lay before our readers only
the matters of general import
ance to the State and of locai
importance to the people of this
county. Our space is too limi
ted to tell of all the numerous
bills that will be introduced
daily.
Since a large majority of the
people iu this State are farming
people all matters relative to
agriculture will be of njore or less
interest. In this connection the
bill of Representative Scott, of
Alamance, appropriating $50,
000 for the erection of an agri
cultural building at the A. & M.
College, is one of importance.
Several bills relating to the
liquor trafic have been introduc
ed. Senator Justice, of McDow
ell county, introduced a bill on
the second day of the session that
provides that it shall be unlaw
ful to manufacture or sell spirit
uous or malt liquors except in in
eorpoi ated towns of at least 500
residents. It provides a license
tax of $500 to the State, $500
to the county, aud not less than
$500 to the town.
The bill introduced by Senator
Keinhardt, of Lincoln, imposes a
tax of 55 cents on each gallon of
spirituous liquors manufactured
in the State.
Senator Godwin, of Harnett,
has introduced a bill to refer the
questions of the sale and manu
facture of liquor iu Sampson
county to the voters of that
county.
Representative Watts, of Ire
dell, has introduced a bill that
makes it unlawful to manufact
ure or sell liquoroutside of incor
porated towns and cities. This
bill provides that license must be
obtained from the authorities of
the town or city in which the
liquor is to be manufactured or
sold.
Representative Abell, of John
ston, has introduced a bill to reg
ulate the sale and manufacture
of whiskey in Johnston countv.
This bill provides that it shall be
unlawful for any person,'firm or
corporation to manufacture
whiskey in Johnston county. It
further provides that nothing in
this act shall be construed to
prevent the manufactureof bran
ay from fruits and grapes.
Representative Williams, of
Union county, introduced a bill
for the repeal of the Union Coun
ty Dispensary law The people
of Union want entire prohibi
tion.
Another liquor bill of import
ance is the one introduced Fri
day by Senator London, of Chat
ham. This bill embodies the
features of the Watts bill, and
adds other provisions, mainly
those recommended by the Anti
Saloon League. It provides that
no license to sell liquors shall be
granted in towns of less than
500 inhabitants and that no
liquor shall be manufactured in
towns of less than 1000 inhabi
tants It also makes the place
of delivery of liquors to beconsid
ered the place of selling. This pro
vision would do much to stop the
shipping of liquor into prohibi
tion territory. The bill further
provides that the applicant for
license shall file his application
30 days before the time for grant
ing license and that it shall be
signed by a majority of the qual
ified voters of said town, unless
it be a town in which a vote for
saloons has been carried. It also
provides for an election in any
town on petition of one-third of
t he voters for an election to sav
whether liquor shall be sold by
licensed barrooms, by a dispen
sary or prohibited. If this bill
becomes a law any town upon a
majority vote may have a dis
pensary without a special act of
the Legislature.
Representatives Parker, of
Wayne, and Dockery, of Rich
mond, have both introduced bills
relative to child labor in facto
iies.
Representative King, of Pitt,
has introduced a bill to make it
a misdemeanor for a farm-hand
to violate his contract.
Mr. A bell has introduced a bill
to amend the laws of 11)01 relat
ing to stock law in Johnston
county.
Rills were introduced in the
Senate Monday for a Code Com
mission and more despositories
for school books.
Senator Norris, of Wake, in
troduced a bill Wednesday for
the establishment of a Reforma
tory for youthful criminals.
The first week of the session
has seen many bills introduced
but only a few have passed final
reading ana tnese are or more or
less minor importance. Theques
tion of most interest at present
is the Senatorial question and
until a Senator is nominated it
will be the absorbing question.
Senator ltichardson is a mem
ber of the following committees:
Military Affairs; Penal Institu
tions; Engrossed Hills; Federal
Relations; Election Law; Con
gressional Apportionment and
Printing.
Senator Godwin has the follow
ing committee places: Counties,
Cities and Towns; Congressi :nal
Apportionment; Library; Propo
sitions and Grievances; .Judicia
I rv; Cor) orations and Engrossed
Hills.
Senator Richardson is chair
man of the joint committee on
Printing and Senator Godwin is
chairman of the Congressional
Apportionment committee.
Mr. A bell has the following
committee places: Judiciary;
Railroads and Railroad Commis
sion; Salaries and Fees. Mr.
Abel! is chairman of the commit
tee on Railroads and Railroad
Commission
Mr. Wood is on the following
| committees: Agriculture; Public
j Roads and Turnpikes and En
rolled Hills.
An Audubon Party In Clayton.
The voung people of Clayton
report a delightful time at an
"Audubon Party" last Monday
evening given by Mr. and Mrs
E. B. McCullers in honor of their
guests. Misses Rand and I^each.
Several strangers who were there
were gracefully presented bv the
charming hostess, after which she
brought in on a silver tray birds
bearing questions in verse form,
the answer of each being the
name of one of those winged
creatures. Her lovely little son
accompanied her, supplying the
competitors with pencils.
When the contest was over the
judges Rev. G. W. Fisher and
Messrs. E. B. and IU >. McCullers,
after a careful examination of the
answers, decided i he prize, "The
Kentucky Cardinal," had been
won by Miss Verta Garvis, of
Greensboro.
The guests were then invited to
the dining room where the hos
tess, assisted by Misses Leach
j and Rand, elegantly pr?sided
over delicious refreshments served
in courses.
< ).\e Who was Phesent.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
?The Book Club will meet next
Monday evening at 7:30 with
Miss Annie Myatt.
?Miss Bettie Kirk man gave a
delightful "at home" to her
friends Monday evening.
?Mr. S. VV. Johnson of this
township killed a hog this week
which weighed 300 pounds.
?Look out for +he opening
chapter of "The Southerners,
the great serial story which will
soon begin in these columns.
?Mr. B. 15. Yelvington is in
Jacksonville, Fla., prospecting.
We hear it rumored that he ?
intends moving his family there
soon. ?
?Mr. J. W. Peedin left last
week to spend some time in
Florida. From there he will '
go to California where he will
spend the spring.
?Mr. J. K. Bass, who has been
engaged in working on the new
Baptist church here for the past
few months has returned to his
home in Nash county.
?Mr. I) W. Rose, of Clayton,
has moved his family here. He
has opened up a stock of groce
ries and general merchandise in
the store near Savage & Timber
lake's livery stables.
?Mr. I). L. Dixon, of Elevation
township, and Miss Celia Batten
were married Sunday January
4th, at the home of th? bride's
father Mr. C. C. Batten,inBeulah
township. J. it. Broad well, J. P.,
performed the ceremony.
?Mr. J. B. Taylor, a carpenter
who has been living here for the
paet year and a half, left yester
day with his family for Nash
county. Mr. Taylor is a good
carpenter and has made many
friends during his residence in
this section.
? ine rsmitnneid market nas
sold tobacco daily since January 1
1st, Sundays excepted. Prices
rule as high here as on any mar
ket in the State. The Banner
warehouse yesterday conducted
a $1000 sale, the prices ranging
from to $35.00.
?Mrs. George W. Brooks, who
has been a resident of Chatham
county for several years, has
moved into the Davis house in
Brooklyn, which she recently
purchased from Prof. J. L. Davis,
of Burlington. Mrs. Brooks is a
sister of Mrs. G. L. Kason.
?Mr. Oscar Gregory, who has
represented the American Tobac
co Company on the Smithfield
market for the past two seasons,
has been sent to the Louisburg
market. He left yesterday for
his new home. Mr Gregory has
made a great many friends in
this county who regret to have
him leave us. Mr. 11. I. Glass, of
Durham, succeeds Mr. Gregory
as buyer for the A. T. Co. on this
market.
?Mr. 0. I). Stanley, who has
been an assistant in the railroad I
office here for the past few
months, has been promoted and ?
given the agency at Pembroke,
N. C. Mr. Stanley has been in
the railroad service only a few
months, yet by his strict atten
tion to business and his faithful
ness to hisemployers, hehas been
advancer! very rapidly. We pre
dict that Mr. Stanley will in the
not far distant future have one
of the best agencies in the service.
Two New Rural Routes.
Hon. A. W. Machen, Superin
tendent of the rural mail delivery j
service, has notified Congress
man Pou that thetwo rural mail
routes leading out from Benson
have been established and the:
service will be begun on March 2,
1903. This will be good news to
the people of those sections.
They can now get their mail
boxes ready for use.
Wonderful Nerve.
Is displayed by many a man
enduring pains of accidental Cuts,
Wounds, Bruises, Burns. Scalds, j
Si re feet or stiff joints. But
there's no need for it. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve will kill the pain
and cure the trouble It's the
best Sa ve on earth for Piles, too.
25c. at Hood Bros., Druggists.
SANDERS CHAPEL.
Much interest is mauifested in
the action of the Iiegislators in
the selection of United States
Senator to succeed Senator
Pritcbard. We declined to settle
it by primary and are entirely
satisfied with our representatives,
action.
The rain and cold weather has
suspended out door work, so
while the elements are storing
mother earth with elements of
fertility, we run a shin-roastiug
and window peeping racket. The
sloughs in the low grouuds and
ponds in the piney woods are not
yet tilled with water.
Messrs. C. S. Powell and Lon
don Creech went to Raleigh Tues
day to attend the meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Masons. They
expect to look at. and listen to,
the State Solons also, and proba
bly visit other amusement halls
and pop their heels on the pave
ments like town folks.
We thought that Christmas in
this rookery was over, but some
descendants of that fellow up iu
Virginia that came near having
his In ad busted with a pestle, de
ployed as skirmishers through
this neck of the woods last week
with dogs and guns and bird
bags and leashes and whistles
and Chatham county pork irear,
yelling and harking and nigh
waying and shooting, making
uoiseeuough for a Kansas cyclone
or Gulf Stream storm. Of all the
Santa Clauses they took the rag ,
off the bush, and they didn't have
or need a coon skin over their
face either. One fellow in the
neighborhood said they looked
like they had taken a dose of bad
medicine. However, they were
out for game, and yellow ham
mers, larks, woodpeckers and
pat ei idges drew their tire. Even
Charlie Hill's boys settin seed
rabbit was debrusheaped, bumm
ed, banged and chased out of the
t'o rura A 1 a i? m noaoin<? Ivor! f r*
i ix Kiu t in iiuvi n>
cover the plume on her hat until j
out of eight. Rabbitgums are at |
a discount now. The woodpecker [
is missing, the vellowhammer isi
surely gone and old Bob White)
teetotally flusticated and will j
not confabulate any more until)
the spring breezes reassure him
that the storm is over. These
Nimrods busticated in this ranch
two days. One of them hails
from the headwaters of Beals
creek in Ingrams township; the)
other two are roustabouts on
the county capitol grounds. |
When Daveand Willis and Charlie
line up on a pint, there are three j
gizzlv jays for a snap shot.
X.
Lee-Coats.
On last Sunday night, at half
past seven o'clock, at the home
of the bride's father, Mr. Ames
Coats, of Cleveland Township,
.Mr. Robert Lee, of LeMay, led
to the hymeneal altar one of)
Cleveland Township's most fas
cinatir g and lovely daughters, >
Miss Bessie Coats. It was a beau- j
tiful scene, with the tasteful dec- j
orations of holly and cedar, and !
surrounded by a host of relatives
and friends Rev. W. G. Hall, of
Smithfield. pronounced them man
and wife.
After the congratulations were
over Mr. and Mrs. Lee left for the
home of the groom's father. Mr.
J. J. Lee, where a reception was
given thetn. The writer extends
congratulations to the fortunate
groom, and wishes for him and
his bride, a long and happy life
together.
A Reporter.
Smith-Jones.
The home of the bride's father,
Mr. H A Jones, on last Wednes
day af'ernoon at ?'{ o'clock, was
the scene of a beautiful marriage,
when Mr J. 1>. Smith led to the
altar Miss Addia Jones. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
W. G. Hall in the presence of
many friends. lie popular
young couple -ft immediately
after the ceremo for the home
of fhe groom's father where they
all enjoyed an elegant supper
We wish for them a long and
happy life. XY.
0. K. Stoves and Ranges. ?
BENSON.
New roofs is the order of the
day.
.Mrs. It. S. Dickson is visiting in
Georgia.
John W. Holmes becomes the
sole proprietor oi the business
run by Holmes & Allen.
G. \Y. Caveuaugh and Alonzo
Darrish are attending the Grand
Lodge of Masons at Raleigh.
The authorities are offering R.
F. Smith $500 to open and
straighten Main Street, West.
Miss Dora Anderson of this
place has accepted a position as
manager of telephone exchange
at Dunn.
Jim Whit Norris business has
outgrown his shanty on wheels,
ana he is making enlargements
without the wheels.
Dr. F. T. Moore is in Raleigh
to ascertain il the Grand Lodge
and the legislature are running
op propper schedule.
C. W. Anderson has two or
three new houses in process of
construction, and the last arri
val at his house last night will
till all of them (with racket).
The funeral of G. G. Gibbs was
to have been preached Sunday
but was postponed to second
Sunday in February when it will
be preached by Rev. Mr. Suttle.
The D. A. Jeruigau land near
town was sold the second time
Monday. Fifty five acres, 35
acres of which is covered by
dower brought $770. Eighty
one acres not encumbered
brought $095.50. If any body
wants the laud for more than
this come up and say so, or for
ever hereafter let him hold his
tongue.
#
Application will be made to
the present session of the legis
lature to amend the town charter, i
It looks now like liquor saloons'
will close after the first of July,
and in as much as the revenue
derived from that source is pay-!
ing half the expenses of the town,
their closing will necesitate a
higher tax rate which can not be
had under the present charter.
At the home of the bride in
Benson, Tuesday evening, at 7
o'clock in the presence of a few
friends, J. H. Royal led to
Hymen's altar, Airs, l'hoebe
Wood all, when J. M. Lawhon,
J. P., declared it to be the sense
of his court that they were man
and wife. They left early Wednes-!
day for sunuyer parts of the
Sunny South to spend their
honeymoon. They are both
popular and clever and their
many friends here wish them a
happy sojourn of such length as
shall suit their pleasure.
McKOY NOTES.
Mr. L. I). Johnson has the finest
lot of hogs we have seen this
year.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lee spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Tyrus Thornton, in the
Mingo section.
We are sorry to lose our neigh
bors, Messrs Mordecai Lee and
Oscar Barefoot, who have moved
their fain lies to their new homes
near Smithfield.
Mr. Henry Lee,son of Mr. Y. J.
Lee, was shot and seriously
wounded in the side of the head
Tuesday morning by the unex
pected firing of a shot gun. We
are glad to note he is improving.
We are sorry to note that Mr.
Festus Bass, who has been spend
ing sometime in this neighbor
hood had his hand badly burned
Sunday morning by the explo
sion of a clay pipe while he was
smoking. The cause of the ex
plosion is a mystery.
Buffalo Bill.
"Folks Up Willow Creek."
Farmer Hopkins a rural
d ama. "Folks up Willow Creek,"
will appear at Sanders Hall Sat
urday night, January 17th.
The Ihirhatn Morning Herald
says: "The show was up to, if
not in advance, of what was ad
vertised, and thoroughly please !
one of the largest audiences of
the season
Prices fiOcts 35cts. 25cts.
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CLAYTON.
Dr. Holland, of Smithfield, was
here Sunday.
Mr. Ashley Home went to Ral
eigh Monday.
Mr. D. J. Thurston, of Golds
boro, was in town Tuesday.
Mr. L. I). Debnam and little
' one left Monday for her home in
Selma.
Rev. J. W. Smith who has been
teaching at Scotsburg, Va., is at
home again.
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hales have
moved to Mrs. Wilder's house on
Lombard street.
The entertainment given by
Miss Eva Miller last Friday even
ing was a grand success.
Messrs. Walter Gower and Hal
Ellis have moved to the Elling
ton house near the academy.
Mr. 0. W. Carter's classat Bap
tist Sunday School gave him a
fine silk umbrella for a Christmas
present.
Miss Hetta Johnson the music
teacher was called home Monday
night on account of the illness of
her mother.
Mrs. C. W. Home and little son
Ashley, have returned from an
extended stay with Mrs. Home's
parents in Raleigh.
BAPTIST CENTER.
Miss Minnie Wallace, of the
Bethesda section is spending this
week with her sister, Mrs. Aulsie
Austin.
Miss Ophelia Smith, of Wilson's
Mills, is the guest of Misses Eliza
Higgins and Marine Yelviugton
thi week.
\f_ TV 11 A i ? ? *
i?ir. ii. tu. Ausnn spent, last
week with friends in Durham.
He savs that the Durhauiites are
a mighty social people.
On account of the rain Sunday,
Rev. Mr. Hall did not fill his
regular appointment. Mr. Hull
is much loved by the people of
this community, and everybody
is hoping for him to remain on
this field.
We would sav to " X" that
"Dunn's" say they will not be
satisfied with a Penny?they are
all too small yet. We also wish
to appoint "X" a committee of
one, to save up rabbits' feet. We
expect to grow a mustache some
day.
Mr. Aulsie Austin who has re
cently added two very neat and
pretty rooms to his home, glad
dened the hearts of the young
people and children, by issuing
invitations to a house-warmmg
for Saturday evening. Games
were played and somegood music
was listened to. We were then
invited into the kitchen to pull
candy. 10:30 o'clock caine all
too soon, and all hit after voting
Mr. and Mrs. Austin a most hos
pitable host and hostess.
R. C. Hustler.
Jan. 13, 1903
LEAChBURG.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rarber, of
Wilson's Mills, came up last Sun
day to attend the Lee-Coats
nuptials.
Messrs. Eugene Stevens and
Herbert Weeks, spent the latter
part of last week at Kuquay
Springs. They came home Sun
day night.
Messrs. Claude Stephenson
and Thad Stevens are in Raleigh
this week representing Polenta
Lodge No. 450 A. K. & A. M. at
the meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Masons of North Carolina.
The public school at Red Hill
under the management of Miss
Annie Stancil, of Selma, seems to
be in a flourishing condition.
Miss Annie seems to be giving
satisfaction as a teacher.
"Sol."
Domestic Troubles.
It is exceptional to find a fami
ly where there are no domestic
ruptures occasionally, but these
can be lessened by having Dr.
King's New Life Pills around.
Mucn trouble they save by their
great work in Stomach and Liver
troubles. They not ouly relieve
you, but cure. 25c. at Hood
Bros. Drug Store.