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>01 ENTA NEWS. {
\ .1 K. Jones is making an \
ad o i to his cottage.* (
'I ftx rmers are fairly up with c
tht lining operations.
\ . T. Adams and Willie .
of Smithfield, were out
v-isi in; i) the neighborhood j
Sunday.
W ttel <>me Mr. C. T. Young t
.iiid nlily to our neighborhood. t
!le li t many friends hereabouts,
iiisl iter home.
Mi r*. Walter .lordan and Ed. *
VI-.j, of Smithfield, spent Sun- |
day in this section visiting some .
of Cleveland's fair sex. j J
Miss l.ula Smith, of Raleigh.' j
spent aifew days last week in this i
section1 visiting her brothers,
Messrs.G. B. and Paul Smith.
Then will be services at Oak- 1
land or the fourth Sunday morn- |
ing at 31 a. m. If it proves im- ]
possibli to secure a preacher,! j
prayer-tneeting services will be ,
held. I ]
The Sunday Schools at Oak-ij
land, Sliloh, Elizabeth and Mt.: i
Zion an in excellent working con- :
dition. They are forging ahead j
in the I ludable work they have j
undertaken.
Miss Perth a Stevens, one of ;
Smithfield's charming daughters,
spent Sunday in the neighbor
hood viiiting M iss Nellie J ohnson.
Miss Nejie went back with her to
Smithfield to spend a few day s.
Mrs. ,T, J. Young was on last
Saturday called to the bedside of
her sick son, Mr. Wm. Y'oung,
who is going to school at Clay
ton. Clad to report that he is
not seriqusly sick and is improv
ing.
If Smithfield wants the trade of
this section of the community
she must see to it that we have
decent roads to travel over.
Don't forget this when you come
to vote as to whether you will
tax yoirselves to improve the
public rnads in Smithfield Town
ship,
At Shiloh on every second Sun
day morning acollectionis taken
up by the Sunday School for the
Tnomasville Orphanage. It is
commendable in the Shiloh Sun
day School to set apart one col
lection every month for such a
worthy object. All should esteem
it a privilege to contribute to the
maintenance of this noble insti
tution.
Mr. W. T. Johnson is making .
many improves ents on his farm
near the Shilti-'. He has, since
hecameiapi s. isionof theprop
erty, inude -mi-a improvements 1
as to wonderfully change the
looks of the place for the better. '
He bas ecently purchased the
Martin place, ai d it Is his pur
pose at an earl date to remodel I
the residt nee and makesuch other .
changes in it as will materially
add to its appearance.
Typo. |
FOllR OAKS NOTES.
Mr. J. 1?. I' u ker, of Smithfield, j
was in to vn ia.?t Friday. i
People of o section are pre
paring for larg.) tobacco crops ]
this east n. ,
Sei eral i f our young men at- .
tended d -irch at Cl?ment Sun- <
day.
Bervi>v* .en heldattbeMetho- 1
diet chin i Sunday night by Rev. 1
G. W. Fis ter. (
Mr. To t Oliver, a respected 1
citizen of his place, died of pneu- 1
moniaSa urdaynight. Heleaves
a large fe oily and a host of rela- i
tives and 'riends to maurn their i
loss. lie wns a member of the '
Free Wit Ruptist church. His
remains it?re interred Sunday 1
afternoon in .he cemetery at
Hopewell.
REI^kter.
SANDERS CHAPEL.
Miss Fida LeMav, of upper
f ohnston attended Sunday
school here last Sunday.
March came in like a lamb and
s furnishing the April Bhowers.
February furnished the bluster.
Mr. Charlie Stevens, of upper
SVayn3 attended Sunday School
it Sanders Chapel last Sunday.
The song birds, flower yards,
ruit blooms and mild soft weath
er remind us that the backbone
A winter is broken and the agri
cultural campaign for 1903 is
jpen.
Mi68 Maude Powell has re
turned home from BaptistCenter
ichool. Miss Mary Dunn came
lome with her and left for home
u Bentonsville via Goldsboro on
the 9th. Vlr. Perty Barberpiloted
them into this harbor.
Mrs. Lizzie Moore, of Faison,
tent her year-old baby to her
larents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Holt
or attention, while she went to
l Itichmond hospital for treat
nent, which we hope will be satis
actory and a speedy return to
ler loved ones.
Mr. C. S. Powell attended the
ichool closing exercises at Bap
tist Center school near Clayton
iast week. He said that he had
not traveled through that por
tion of the county in twenty
years and that the improvements
and changes in many places were
pleasing and astounding. It was
all in the stock law territory and
not a dragging ramshackling
gate to wade in mud to and tote
around. Splendid new dwellings
and outhouses, beautiful flower
yards, well appointed orchards,
line stock, well improved farms
all terraced and cultivated to the!
road's edge. Even the old laud-!
marks, such places as the John
A vera, Willis Sanders, John Tom
linson, Tom Barber and other
places were dressed up and keep
ing pace with their younger
neighbors. The roads in these
communities areiu splendid order
and theClaytou township system
will soon be a model one. They
now show good results from such
good engineering skill and ad-1
mirable judgment intheworking.
He says' lie does not care to
make his talk shady by mention
ing the miserable road from
Smithtield to Mr. Will Avera's.
He said in some places he felt like
the boy when he met the Jack
O'lantern, "he was going to be
drug through a briar patch." He
wishes all who are opposed to the
new road law would go on an
excursion over this road, i. e. if
they ever returned and had any
sense left.
X.
March 11,1003.
McKOY NOTES.
Mr. J. T. Lee, of Benson, spent
Sunday in this section.
Mrs. W. J. Morgan who has
been very sick for several weeks is
slowly improving.
The spring is near and the
farmers are busy preparing to
plant their crops.
Miss Isabella Johnson spent
Sunday visiting relatives near
Johnson's Cross Roads.
' Misses AzubahLeeand Georgia
Wood of this community, spent
Sunday visiting friends at Pea
cock's Cross Roads.
Misses Mary Strickland, of
Dunn and Luda Dawson, of
Sampson, spent Saturday night
and Sunday in this community.
A pleasant time was reported
t>y a number of our young people
vho attended the party at Mr.
Jacky Wagstaff's on lastSatur
lay night.
Mrs. Young Wood and her two
ittle sons, Masters Elric and
Vlartin, of Rockfish, Cumberland
county, are spending several days
risiting relatives and friends in
this section.
On last Saturday night quite
a number of our young people
attended the closing exercises of
the school at Johnson's Cross
[toads taught by Miss Ida Wil
liams, of IMackman's Mills.
Anonymous.
Buck's Stoves at H. H. & B. Co.
PENNY NOTES.
Misses Jeter Penny and Liilie
Long have again visited Wilson's
Mills recently.
Miss Norma Sorrell left for
Clayton last Sunday afternoon
where she will enter school.
MihS Ava Smith is now visiting
her sister, Mrs. L. R. Branham,
in the Baptist Center section.
Miss Alice E. Penny who has
been teaching near Raleigh is at
home again. She is delighted.
with teaching.
In this section the ladies have
the "quilting fever" but the
"cheap thimbles" are more nu
merous than quilts.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Page and
son Hugh, spent last Friday
night and Saturday with friends
and relatives in this section.
Miss Verna V. Penny who is
attending school at Clayton
spent last Friday night, Satur
day and Sunday at her home.
Our same 'Dunn' appeared
again in this section several days1
ago. A Penny will "settle" a
Dunn if the Dunn could be "satis-1
tied" with a Penny.
Rev. Mr. Hall spent last Satur-1
day night in this section and as
usual delivered an excellent ser
mon at Shiloh on Sunday. He i
is much liked and loved through
out our midst.
Miss Lena Tomlinson, who has
been visiting the Penny girls, re-!
turned to her home near Darner
last Tuesday afternoon accompa- j
nied by Miss Elsie Penny who will
spend a few days with her.
Prof. Williams, the principal of
Clayton High School, delighted
us with his presence last Friday
night and Saturday. He made
many friends who wish him much
success in his school work.
Last Saturday evening was
pleasantly spent at Mr. A. C. I
Benny'8 by a host of young peo
ple. After the many amusements
a number of conundrums were
answered, the prize being won by
Mr. Walter Williams. The occa
sion was complimentary to Miss |
Lena Tomlinson.
Our public school which was
taught by Miss Liilie Long closed
last Friday evening with an en
tertainment which was a decided
success. The music rendered by
Miss Lena Tomlinson,1 Messrs.
Will and Phi Tomlinson and
Bythan Barbour was excellent
and much appreciated by both
school and audience. Miss Long
has been with us two years and
her pupils and friends feel sorry
to know that after a few days
she will leave us.
"XX."
ARCHER DOTS.
Mr. John I. Barnes, of Clayton,
was in our midst Sunday.
Miss Hattie O. Wall will leave
tomorrow for Wendell, where she
will enter school Wednesday.
Mr. Claude Hinnant, of Wen
dell, was shaking hands with
fnends in this section Sunday.
Mr. W. L. Stancil, our popular
and efficient assistant teacher,
left Saturday for Smithfield,
where he will enter Turlington
Institute today (Monday).
Your correspondent feels im
pressed to say for our people that
"The Southerner" is being great
ly appreciated by the readers of
'The Herald. We are always
glad to get the new copy.
Rev. A. R. Flowers spent Sat
urday night in this community
in the interest of Wendell High
School of which he is principal.
He was accompanied by his. sis
ter, Miss Ida. They were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wall.
At the home of her mother,
Mrs. Anna Liles, Miss Ida de
lightfully entertained a few friends
Saturday night. Mr. Joe Easou
accompanied by Misses Mary
Hatcher and Estella Liles, all of
Eason, arrived just at night and
as usual the Archer "puBh" soon
turned out to give them a good
time. Excellent music was furn
ished by the Archer string and
wind band. Twelve o'clock came
all too soon and we went home
thanking Miss Liles for the pleas
ure of that social occasion.
, B. X.
EARPSBORO.
Miss Ida Runn is visiting rela
tives in Nash county this week.
Mr. Herbert Hales, of Spring
Hope, spent Sunday at his Dome
near here.
Mr. John O'Neal and wife
spent Sunday here, the gue6ts of
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Chamblee.
Mr. J. P. Brown, of Spring
Hope, is at home now, where he
expects to spend several days.
Mr. Bernice Richardson spent
Saturday and Sunday with his
parents in the Corinth section.
We were glad to welcome Mr.
Milton R. Stevens, of Goldsboro,
in our midst last Saturday and
Sunday.
Messrs C. B. and Tyre Bailey
and iMiss Eva High, of Kenly,
passed through our section last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Bernice Wood and daugh
ter, Mrs. R. B Brady, of Benson,
visited relatives in our section
last week.
Mrs. Isabella Fuller left last
week for Selma, where she expects
to spend some time with her
daughter, Mrs. T. H. Whitley.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard Richard
son, after spending a few days
with their daughter, Mrs. M. F.
Hales, returned to their home in
Franklin county last Saturday.
After a short visit to relatives
in Franklin connty, Mr.and Mrs.
M. F. Hales returned to their
home near here yesterday; they
were accompanied by little
Myrtle Richardson.
Miss Ora Stevens who has been
teaching school near here re
turned to her home in Goldsboro
last Monday. The people in our
section were very much pleased
with Miss Ora and we hope she
will teach for us again.
"Jumbo."
Obituary
Mrs. Sarah H. Rand, wife of
Capt. O. R. Rand, was born in
Mississippi, September 30, 1833,
and died at her'home in John
ston countv, N. C., March 5,
1903. She was the daughter of
Mr. William I), and Sarah Fort
Hart, of Mississippi. She was
left an orphan at the age of eight
years. Soon after the death of
her parents she was brought from
Mississippi to North Carolina by
her maternal grandfather and
she grew to womanhood in Wake
county.
Her education was obtained in
the country schools of her neigh-.
borhood and finished by a two
years course in a Methodist
Seminary in Raleigh, the princi
pal of which was Rev. Bennett
Blake. She joined the Methodist
Episcopal Church South at the
age of fifteen years and lived an
exemplary life till the day of her
death.
She was married September 28,
1859. She was the mother of
four boys and three girls. The
three daughters and three of the
sons are living to mourn her
death, but they do not mourn as
those who have no hope, for sister
Rand was a goou woman, we be
lieve her path was that of the
just, "That shineth more and
more unto the perfect day."
May the bereaved husband and
all the sons and daughters trust
the God whom she served and
meet her in heaven.
G. W. Fisher.
In Memorlam.
At his home near Earpsboro,
on February 28th, Mr. W. T.
Hales entered into eternal rest.
He was in the 57th year of bis
age. For quite a while his health
had been failing and though hiB
sufferings at times were intense,
yet he was patient and uncom
plaining. He realized that life
was drawing to a close and said
that he was ready to go. Truly
has a good man gone to receive
the reward of the faithful servant
of Christ, and his beautiful char
acter will ever be an inspiration
to his large cireleof friends. The
song "Where He leads me 1 will
follow," which he sang a short
time before his death, snows that
spirit of perfect trust and resigna
tion which was his. Well may it i
be said of him that "he walked 1
with God," for in his daily life
was the Christ-likeness ever
shining. His kind, gentle nature
and thougbtfulness for the com
fort and pleasure of others, en
deared him to the hearts of
many. He was a consistent mem
ber of the Methodist church at
VVatkin's Chapel, where he will
be sadly missed, as well as
throughout the entire communi
ty. He was a devoted husband
and father, a faithful friend, a
Christian indeed and in truth.
A sorrowing wife, four sons and
two daughters are left to mourn
their sad loss. The world is made
better for his having lived, and
the ennobling influence wrhich he
exerted on the lives of those with
whom he came in contact, will
never die. He has left the rich
heritage of a life well spent and a
triumphant death.
"God ealln our loved ones, Gut we lose
not wholly
What He hath given,
They live on earth in thought and deed,
as truly
As in His Heaven."
F.
ATFA NOTES.
More tobacco and less cotton
will be ulanted in this section
this year.
Mr. I. A. Barber will soon have
the new addition to his house
completed.
Mr. J. W. Stephenson, of
Smithfield, is spending a good
deal of bis time in this section
operating his sawmill.
We are sorry to note that Mr.
Nimrod Stephenson has been
quite ill for sometime. > We hope
for him a speedy recovery.
Mr. Ira Stephenson and his
sister. Miss Mattie, spent Satur
day and Sunday with their sister,
Mrs. W. P. Creech, near Benson.
Messrs. Walter Whittington,
John A. Stephenson and It. I.
Ogburn have been appointed
Justices of the Peace for Pleasant
Grove township by the Legisla
ture.
Mr. Willie H. Stephenson who
has been attending King's Busi
ness College at Italeigh, has been
spending a few days at home on
account of an attack of Lagrippe.
Hope he will soon be able to re
turn to his post of study.
K. B. C.
ROME DOTS.
The school at Wentworth will
close March 27.
Mr. Isaac Smith spent Sunday
in our midst.
Mr. Robert Smith left Monday
to attend Turlington Institute.
Rev. J. W. Suttlefilled his regu
lar appointment at Trinity Sun
day.
Mr. Mosps Lee from near Dunn
visited relatives in our section
Sunday.
Mr. Jos. W. Wood, our honor
able representative, arrived from
Raleigh Saturday.
The Wehtworth Society met
Friday night, March 6th and dis
cussed thequerv, "Resolved that
the no fence law would prove
beneficial to Johnston county."
The judges decided in favor of
the negative.
The school taught by Miss Ida
Williams closed Saturday night,
March 6th. The speeches and
dialogues were much enjoyed as
was also the splendid music made
by Messrs. Fraud and Preston
Tart and B. Blackmail. The chil
dren all spoke their pieces well.
The entertainment given speaks
well for their teacher. After the
exercises an address was delivered
by Mr. W. A. Stewart, of Dunn,
wno spoke on the subject,
"Night. ' The address was very
highly appreciated by those who
were present.
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School Close.
P,S6 fc1 ta"ght by Miss
<Yu'a . J* hitJey at Hatcher's
School House in Beulah township,
closed Saturday night February
A nice programme had been
arranged consisting of recita
tions and dialogues interspersed
with music. The dialogues, Aunt
1 alienee Ear Trumpet, Sudden
Betrothal, and a liumpufl on
(iingerbread Hill were very erood
and showed that the actors had
received excellent training.
W e would like to give a list of
all who recited, for all were good,
but for fear of occupying too
much space, can only give the
following:
Zettie Hatcher?Aunt Patience
Doughnuts; Hardy Bailey-Our
Possum Hunt; Marcie Morgan
Inventors Wife; Katie Bailey?
Bridge of Truth; Ira Hutcher
Bbakin Agurs; Nancy Price?Mrs.
Masons Boarders; Eddie Morgan
?A Moving Sermon; Kdna Price
,, j J? '"dliack VV oodsy Wedding;
od^o Catcher?Uncle Joel on
I eddlers; Minnie Hatcher? Bidy's
troubles; Eucian Phillips?The
Greatest Walk on Record.
A VisiToit.
At Rest.
Mrs. Penninah F. Phillips, wife
Phillips, Esq., departed
this life at her home in Boon Hill
township, January 7,1903. Mrs.
Phillips was 42 years old. She
left at the time an infant a few
hours old which lived five days
and then joined its mother in the
sweet beyond.
Mrs Phillips left three children,
a husband and a host of rela
tives and friends. She was a
member of the Primitive Baptist
church having connected with
that body of Christians at Beu
lah in 1890.
Mrs. Phillips was a noble Chris
tian woman, an affectionate and
kind wife and was charitable in
her views and dealings. She was
ready to go when the white
winged messenger came and her
lace all aglow with an an gelic
smile, as good as to sav, hus
band and children I regret to
leave you but I am summoned
up higher and must go.
There i? no death,
Our loved ones fall to rise upon some
fuirer shore,
In Heavens bright jeweled crown,
They will shine forever more.
F.
Married.
ifovo U ed?esday- February 18,
1903, at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Row
land, of Wilson, N. C., Mr. L. R.
Martin, of Polenta and Miss
Eleanor Rowland were happily
married, Mr. Wood officiating'.
Alter congratulations the con
tracting parties were invited to
the dining room where they en
joyed a hear v i'nuer, after which
they boarded 5 o'clock train
for SmithfiekJ i,ro they were
jnet by a host of ??latives and
fi lends who accompanied them
to the home oi the gn o's
mother, Mrs. J. M. Martin, vh. ?> .
a sumptuous supper awaited
them. After partaking of as
much of the good things as they
desired the guests returned to
their homes, wishing the newly
married couple much success in
their future life. We wish for
them a long prosperous happy
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