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VOL' 22- SMITH FIELD. N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1903. NO 4
General News Items.
It is said that Tennessee will
appropriate $40,000 to the St.
Louis Fair.
Gustavus F. Swift, president of
the Swift Packing Company, died
in Chicago Sunday.
J. P. Morgan is expected to
sail for Europe early next month
on his annual vacation.
A total of 4,590 immigrants
passed through Ellis Island sta
tion, New York harbor, Sunday.
The Wisconsin Legislature has
passed a bill prohibiting the man
ufacture or sale of cigarettes or
cigarette paper.
N. K. Fairbanks, millionaire
soap manufacturer and capital
ist, died at his home in Chicago
Friday, aged 73.
Safe crackers looted the post
office at McColl, S. C., last Friday
night and secured about $1 000
in cash and stamps.
It is stated that $25,000,000
damage will be caused by the
break in the Mississippi river
levee at Hymelia, La.
The trial of ex-Lieut. Gov. Till
man, for the killing of Editor
Gonzales in Columbia, S. C., is
expected to begiu April 13th.
The flood situation has chang
ed little, Greenville, Miss., and
Yazoo City being partially under
water. One death is reported.
Democrats in Washington say
the success of*the party in Iowa
or Ohio next fall may produce a
presidential candidate for 1904.
William V. McKean, who for
nearly 30 years was editor-in
chief of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, died Sunday at the age
of 83 years.
The President has issued an
order which will have the effect
of commuting the sentences of
more than 100 prisoners now
confined at Atlanta.
While the German empress was
out riding recently her horse was
frightened by a doe running
across the pathway and threw
her off, fracturing her arm.
Philanthropists ha ye pledged
$175,000 for the children's hos
pital society of Chicago, whose
object is to provide for the care
and treatment of youthful crip
ples.
Senator F. T. Dubois of Idaho,
thinks Judge A. 11. Parker, of
New York, and Benjamin F.
Shiveley, of Indiana, would con.
stitute a strong Democratic
Presidential ticket.
The Confederate reunion will be
held in New Orleans May 19th to
22nd. The usual rate of one
cent a mile will be given to all
persons attending it whether
they are veterans or other visi
tors.
Mme. Nordica will make$4,000
on the first day of May. She will I
sing in Washington for $2,000 in
the afternoon of that day, and
in the evening v ill make a like
sum by appearance in Balti-1
more.
In an encounter last Friday in j
the Philippines between American
troops and the insurgents, San
Miguel, tbe Filipino leader, was:
killed. Gen. San Miguel was the
last unreconciled Filipino insur-1
gent.
Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey,
has asked Miss Alice Roosevelt, |
daughter of the President, to
christen the Ottoman cruiser j
Medjidia when that vessel is
launched from the Cramp ship
yard early in May.
New cases of yellow fever have!
been reported from several vil- j
lages in Yucatan, causing great!
alarm. It was shown a short
time ago that the disease had
run its course, but it is now tak
ing a new hold and covering a
wider field.
The flood situation along the
Mississippi river is still very serf- j
ous at some points. The town
of Greenville, Miss., is partially
submerged and in the southern i
section of the place people go
about the streets in boats. Other
towns are also Buffering from the
flood. The property loss will be
great but no loss of life is re
ported. \
CLAYTON.
Mrs. C. N. Allen, of Auburn, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. 1). W. ,
| Barbour. I
Mr. R. T. Priddy, of Keyeville,
Va.. is visiting hie daughter, Mrs.
C. W. Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. Will D. Avera and
' children spent Tuesday with the
i family of Mr. D. W. Barbour.
Miss Mildred Weathers and
mother, of Garner, spent Wed- j
nesday with Mrs. M. E. Gattis. 1
Mr. C. T. Young was here Mon
day to attend the meeting of '
Knights of Pythias Monday
night. (
A cotton oil mill for our town
| is the next enterprise. Our busi- (
ness men held a meeting recently (
! to consider the movement.
Two of our countrymen picked
5 up in a buggy a pet terrier, a ,
species of bull-dog, on Payette J
ville Street in Raleigh Tuesday, ?
so the Morning Post says.
Mr. Chas. Lane, the greatest ,
humorist of the South will lecture
at the school hall Wednesday \
evening, April 8th. Admission ^
children 15c., adults 25c., benefit; (
| library for school.
The oratorical contest at the!
| Clayton school hall last Friday j ]
evening was a pleasant event, j ]
The best deelaimer was Mr. Ray |
Robertson. The best essayist I'
was Miss lone Gulley. j (
Mr. Mahlon Creech, while work-. ?
ing the rip saw for the Clayton (j
Manufacturing Co., had his arm ,
so badly cut Tuesday that Drs. j j
Griffin and young had to ampu-;,
tate it. Today (Wednesday) he ,
is resting very well.
Whte taking a young mule!,
home from here Tuesday, Mr. >
Henry cuncan was t'-rown and j |
was at first thought to be seri- |
ously hurt, but upon examina : j
tion by the physician it was ]
found to be only a slight hurt. I f
Among those of our people who 1
attended the Convention at1 (
Selma were: Messrs. C. W.Carter, j,
Jesse Billiard, R H. Gower, Prof. f
R. F. Williams. Mrs.C. W.Carter, ; t
Misses Mattie Gulley and Mabel (
Gower. They report a fine time'.
and the greatest hospitality. 1(
Yelir. L
MICRO DOTS. 1
The farmers of this section will i
soon be setting out tobacco. j i
We are sorry to note that Mrs. 1
Caroline Daniel is quite sick. c
Mr. R. .T. Downing, of Wilson, ?
was in town one day last week.
Mr. Henry Daniel, of Arkansas,
is visiting relatives in this sec
tion. !
Miss Polly Baiden. of Wayne, J
spent last week at Mr. W.N. Bar
den's. t
Mr. Amazar Hales. ofnearBeu- [
lah, spent Sunday with Mr. Wal- t
ter batten. ^
Mr. A. B. Blackman of Mount J
Moriah Academy, was in town (
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Batten, of t
Selma, are spending this week 1
with Mr. W. Batten. I
Rev. J. W. Nobles, of Selma. e
will preach at I'arrish Memorial c
church next Sunday at 11 a. m. *
Rev. P. B. Lucas and Rev. Troy I
Phillips preached excellent ser- c
mons at Pleasant Plains Sun- J
day. 4
Mr. and Mrs. .Tames Bailey, of
the Hatcher settlement, spent Jj
Saturday night and Sunday with c
Mr. and Mrs. .T. T. Montgomery. v
Rex. c
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<1
There was a big sensation in t
Leesville, Ind. when W. H. Brown t
of that place, who was expected
to die, had his life saved by Dr.
King's New Discovery for Con- ?
sumption. He writes: "I endured q
insufferable agonies from Asth
ma, but your New Discovery
gave me immediate relief and ?
soon thereafter effected a com- g
plete cure." Similar cures of p
Consumption, Pneumonia, Bron- fe
chitis and Grip are numerous.
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Hood Bros., Druggists. Trial G
bottles free. *
STATE NEWS
I he dispensary which was re
cently voted in at Oxford ha* be
gun business.
Mr. N. C. Shuford. of Newton,
reports a Plymouth Ilock hen
which began to lay November
toth, and up to the present time
has laid 101 eggs and shows no
signs of stopping.
The Governor has called a
special term of Rockingham
superior Court tor the trial of
? 'Lr!T? o,?^ !{roa<Jria*. ?ho
killed Mr. Blair in Rockingham
county last Thursday evening.
A hospital to cost over $100,
,w!th capacity for treating
100 patients, is to be erected in
Greensboro by the Catholic
Msters of Charity. The site for
the building has been selected.
The U.months-old child of Air.
and Mrs. S. A. Whitley, who live
near Greensboro, while plaving
!"tle its home Tuesday,
?ell head first into a tub iu which
there was six inches of water and
was drowned.
Rev. Dr. John W. Stasrc nas.
tor of the^ Second Presbyterian
church of Charlotte, has accepted
a call to the pastorate of the
I- irst I resbyterian church of Bir
mingham, Ala., and will leave for
? work the latter part of
The rain and windstorm Sun
lay caused an overflow of the
\euse and Trent rivers at New
Berne. Some streets and resi
dences were flooded. The storm
t is said will do very great dam
*idnit?y t truc'i crops in that
Henry Newman, aged 40years. I
i well known traveling man of
uaungton, was found dead in
Jed in his room at his boardin
louse in that city Sunday rnorn
ng. He had not been well but
us condition was not considered
serious.
A dispatch from High Point
<aysi an Ohio man will locate a
-addle factory there and he as
ugns as a reason for leaving
Ohio that he does not want his
children located in the same
icbool room with negroes, as is
he case in his town and other
-owns in that State.
The Governor has appointed
V *?]'owlilg to compose the
?rth Carolina Board of Veteri
aary Medical Examiners, as pro
vided under an act of the recent
Legislature: B. L. Griffin, Con-i
cord; Tait Butler, Raleigh; W. C.
dcMackin Raleigh; Thomas B.
^arroll, H llmington; J. W. pet
y, Greensboro.
The postoffiee at Flat Rock, in
Henderson county, was burglar
zed at an early hour Thursday
morning and over $700 ,u stamp's
ind cash secured. Not onlv was
he safe completely demolished,
rut a large hole was blown
hroiigh the store building in
vhich the postoffiee was located
>btainedtother0bbery has been
W. A. Cooper and L. Bowland.
wo farmers who had been to
?an! to . ?ell tobacco, were
oiled at a railroad crossing sev
!n ?"'es west of Durham Thurs
lay. 1 he train ran into their
ragon while they were crossing
be track. Cooper was 47 years
)ld and a wife and daughter sur
vives. Bowland, his nephew,was
!1 years old.
It is said that unless Mortran
on votes either for license for a
ispensary in May, Burke county
ill be dry after July 1st. It is
laimed that various special acts
both the manufac
ure and sale ofspirtuous liquors ,
?nvwhere m the county, though
he- e are three other incorporated i
owns besides Morganton. ,
AbicycJe trust has been formed 1
Rh a capitalization of $3,500,
The new soft-coal wage scale !
ent into effect, Wednesday, all 1
etting an increase of 1() to 20 <
er^nt., 300,000 men being af- i
,csrr Roh"rt w.Davis.!
' a'atka, has announced his
iudidacv for the Democratic
ioHda?t0nal nomination <
COST OF STRIKE INQUIRY.
Expenses About $12,000 Less
Than the Appropriation.
Washington, March 29.?It is
probable that the expenses of,
the late Anthracite Coal Strike j
Commission will not equal the j
$50,000 appropriated by Con-1
gress by $12,000.
Assistant Recorder Mosley is
preparing a statement which will
show that the commission cost
about $38,000. Of this sum a
large part is for salaries, three of
the seven commissioners drawing
$-1,000 each besides their per
diem of $15. The other four
members and the two assistanti
recorders drew $15 per day each.
Two stenographers received $0
each per day, the total per diem
for members and etnloyes
amounting to about $18,000.
While the stenographers received
only $0 each per day, they were
privileged to furnish copies of
testimony to outsiders, which
service, it is said, netted them
about $20,000.
Pritchard Gets the Judgeship.
So ex-Senator 1'richard will go
upon the bench of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia.
The information was given out
at the White house Friday that
he had been appointed an as
sociate justice of that court, the
appointment to go into effect on !
April 30th, on which day Chief j
Justice Bingham's resignation
takes effect. Associate Justice!
Clabaugh will succeed him asj
chief justice and Mr. Pritchard
will be appointed to fill that
vacancy. The office is for life
and the salary is six thousand
dollars.
Mr. Pritchard could have se
cured the chief justiceship, but he j
preferred to give way to Justice I
Clabaugh and so notified the'
president through a friend as
soon as he heard that the chiefj
justice had tendered his resigna
tion. This was an exceedingly
graceful act on Mr. Pritchard's
part and is worthy of commen
dation from democrats as well as
his own party friends. There was i
not the least opposition to his j
appointment. He, in fact, was
endorsed by the entire bar of the
District of Columbia.
As this appointment had to go
to a republican we are glad that
one from our state was chosen.
This, of course, will cause the
surrender of party leadership in
the state by Mr. Pritchard. He
will resign as state chairman. M
There is much discussion among 1
republicans as to who his suc
cessor will be. The state com
mittee will meet in Greensboro I
early in April, when the senator J
will resign. Under President |
Roosevelt's declared policy j
Duncan and Holton are out of
the race, unless the former should ,
make an exception in the case of
one or the other of them for the '
purpose of clinching his hold on
the North Carolina delegation, I.
secured by the ousting of Post-1
master Vick and the appointment
of Senator Pritchard. There are !
a number of men spoken of for
the place, but as yet all is specu
lation. Whoever gets the place,
we are glad that Senator Pritch- 1
ard has been eliminated from <
North Carolina politics, for he is <
the strongest man in the party '
in this state. |'
Robbed The Grave. 11
A start ling incident, is narrated j.
by John Oliver of Philadelphia, !
as follows: "I was in an awful
condition. My skin was almost f
yellow, eyes sunken, tongue !
coated, pain continually in back
and sides, no appetite, growing s
weaker day by day. Tnree phy- f
aicians had given me up. Then '
I was advised to use Electric
Bitters; to my great joy. the
first bottle made a decided im
provement. I continued their use
for three weeks, and am now a
(veil man. I know they robbed I
the grave of another victim." ^
No one should fail to trv them. ''
>nl.v 50 cents, guaranteed, at s
Good Bros., drugstore. S
jg
Ex-Senator Corbett, of Oregon,: c
lied at his home in Portland e
Tuesday. 11
LEACHBURG.
There is but little or no sick
ness in this s&tion now.
Mr. W. D. Tomhnson, of Pres
ton, was in our midst one night
last week.
Miss Annie Stancil who taught
school at Bed Hill the past win
ter, returned to her home at
Selma last week.
LucJ Stancil, a beautiful
and highly accomplished young
lady of Clayton, spent a part of
lust week in Leachburg.
Last Saturday while returning
from Clayton on a load of guano,
Mr, Frank Wood fell from the
wagon and was caught under the
wheel breaking one of his jaw
bones. We hope that his injuries1
are not serious.
On Wednesday night of last
week, a number of the young peo-1
nle were invited to the hospitable
home of Mr. Thud Stevens, to at
tend a confectionery party. All!
seemed to enjoy themselves to i
the highest degree until about 5)
o clock when they were invited to:
the dining room where they found
a tab:e heavily loaded with con-1
fectioneries. After partaking of
as much of the good things as |
each one desired they returned to
the parlor where they enjoyed
some nice music furnished by the
Barber string band.
Sol.
HEFLIN DOTS.
Mr. Marion Hocutt has bought
a fine mule.
Mrs. Ella Hinton spent Sunday
with her mother.
Mr. Daniel Hopkins is pleased
with his young mule.
Some few people of this section
planted corn last week.
Mrs. J B. Smith, who has been
quite sick, is improving.
Mr. W . B. Hinton visited friends
in this community last week.
? '^!r; ^ Oavis and family vis
ited Mr. J. L. Davis last week.
Mr. W . B. Hinton has the nicest
tobacco plants in this section.
Mr. C. 1). Strickland was in our
section Saturday and Sunday.
?Mr. T. F. Bailey is going to
plant a tobacco crop this year.
Mr. J. L. Davis killed seven
birds at one shot one day last
week.
Mrs. Fannie Todd spent Friday
with her daughter, Mrs. Bettie
Hopkins.
Mr. K P. Parker made a trip
to Wilson last week on his new'
top buggy.
Mr. Charlie Hopkins, son of
Mr. Daniel Hopkins, is going to I
tie married soon. I ]
D. D. 1
SANDERS CHAPEL. 1
?Miss Cornelia Sanders, of Upper J
Johnston, is spending a few days '
with Miss IJllian Holt. j J
Miss Lilian Holt entertained ?
tier friends Friday night with a 1
Jirthday party. Games and 1
nusic and dainty refreshments f
iept them until the "wee small (
lours." f
The recent overflow in Xeuse \
river swept away miles of fence j
ind now we have free range in- ;
leed. We are wading mud, count
ng old poor cows and hogs and
iheep and goats that were light
>nough to float. The damage to
the oat crop is great.
Miss Maude Powell is visiting 1
n sweet Sampson where the t
luckleberry groweth and the t
'and doodle flourisheth. She ex- c
lects to strike the streak of straw- c
Jerries about Faison and Mount
dlive and helppull, pick and pack, f
urtile, grin and smack, until after t
Faster" or Edie says come i
lome thou cluster roses.
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Makes A Clean Sweep. J,
There's nothing like doing a
hing thoroughly. Of all the
waives you ever heard of, Buck
rn's Arnica Salve is the best. It
weeps away and cures Burns r
lores, Bruises,Cuts, Boils, Ulcers, 1
ikin Eruptions and Piles. It's r
inly 2.">e, and guaranteed to s
pve satisfaction by Hood Bros c
?ruggists.
A Good Man Gone.
The name of E. G. Conyers is a
familiar one to many of the read
ers of The Herald, and it will
grieve them to know of the death
of this (food man which occurred
on February 21, 1903, at his
home near Wendell. Wake Coun
ty, If. C. He was born in Frank
lin County and was a little more
than sixty years old when he died.
He lived a noiseless, but by no
means a fruitless, life. He loved
his country and served her alike
faithfully in war and peace. He
loved humanity and passed most
of his years in the school room,
where he helped many an ignor
ant and indigent one into the
light of knowledge. While these
will doubtless revere his memory,
to many perhaps only eternity
will reveal their indebtedness. He
loved God and was loyal to his
cause. Having served his gener
ation by the will of God he fell on
sleep.
A sore bereavement is this
death to the sorrowing wife and
children, albeit a priceless legacy
is theirs in the unsullied name
that their loved one has left be
hind. He theirs the comfort also
that God alone can bestow.
W. B. Royall.
A School Close.
On Wednesday, March 2.~th the
school at Red Hill, taught by
Miss Annie Standi, came to a
close. The patrons of the school
and many people from far and
near were present to hear the
closing exercises which consisted
of recitations, declamations, dia
logues and tableaux scenes, which
were much enjoyed by all present.
Music was furnished by Messrs.
B.T. and Percy Barber, to whom
we extend many, many thanks.
The school has been a success
from beginning to end The com
mittee feel glad that they were
able to secure theservices of such
an excellent teacher. After the
exercises were over the teacher
announced that the most punc
tual pupil and prize winner was
Pauline Weeks, who has not
missed a day during the session.
Others who deserve credit for
punctuality are Vera Weeks,
Ethel Talton and Mazelle Coats,
who have only missed one day
each. Those who have received
no imperfect marks are Lula
Coats, Kittie Wood, Ethel Tal
ton and Ruth Wood.
We wish for the teacher much
success during her future life.
A Reporter.
Buffalo School Close.
Last Wednesday afternoon
long beforedark the crowd began
to gather which tilled the Buffalo
school house?the occasion being
the closing exercises of the school
taught by Miss Annie Hood.
S'ever before in the community
lad there been better exercises or
1 more appreciative audience,
rhe long programme which was
nterspersed with good music
?endered by home talent never
jrew tiresome but kept the audi
mce deeply interested from be
ginning to end. Especially fine
vere the two drills and when lit
tle David Brannan told us 'How
3e Hunted a Mouse', the house
ust roared.
Archie Hinnant received the
irize for not having missed a
vord in spelling during the ses
uon, which was presented by Mr.
lesseHt od. Every sweet has its
litter, and when it became known
that Miss Anne had made other
irrangements and would not
tome back next year the whole
tommunitv was saddened.
This is the third year she has
aught for us and she has found
he way into the hearts of a
treat many, especially some of
lie young folks.
May herfuturejourney through
ife be crowned with the success
he so richly deserves.
uno.
Archer, N. C., March 23, 1903.
Justice Thomas Murphy, in a
eport on the Burdick inquest at
luffalo, fails to fix definitely the
?esponsibility for the murder.but
tates that there is enough evi
lence to arrest Arthur R. Pennell
f he were alive.