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VOL. 22. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1903. NO. 9.
CROP OUTLOOK GOOD.
A Season of Good Weather I
Brightens Things.
The Rainy Weather Set Things Be
hind?Crops Have Been Coming |
Up Slowly and Stands are
Rather Poor.
The weekly crop bulletin of the
North Carolina section of the
Climate and Crop Service for the
week ending Monday, May Brd,
190B, says:
"The most favorable weather
since the opening of the crop sea
son prevailed during the week
ending May 4th, and the reports
of crop correspondents are more
encouraging. The cold, rainy
conditions characteristic of the
season so far ceased with the
rain Sunday, April 2(ith, and
since then the weather has been
dry and warmer. By Wednesday
the soil was in lit condition for
plowing except lowlands which
are still too wet. The mean tem
perature averaged 1 degree daily
oelow the normal, aud was too
low for the best growth at the
beginning and end of the week,
but the middle of the week was
quite warm, and growth of vege
tation was stimulated. The
nights continue too cool, and j
some light frosts occurred with
out injuring crops. 1 ne sou is
getting into line condition for
E lowing in the east, but is rather
ard and cloggy in the western
portion of the State where light
showers on May flrd will prove
decidedly beneficial; the ground
is still too cool for the best ger
mination of seeds, and crops are
generally coming up slowly and
too poor stands. Plowing and
planting made rapid progress
during the week, but about two
weeks more of favorable weather
are needed to enable farmers to
catch up with their work.
"A large portion of the corn
crop was planted, especially on
uplands; corn planted early and
stands are especially reported!
poor; cut worms are doing some
damage. Planting cot ton is also
proceeding rapidly, but owing to
low temperatures the seeds are
sprouting slowly, and stands are
poor; early planted cotton rotted
in the ground, so that much re
planting will be necessary; seeds
are scarce in some sections.
Transplanting tobacco is still
uuder way and plants that have
already been set are doing fairly
well; in the counties growing the
most tobacco, along the north
ern border of the State prepara
tions for a large crop are under
way, but plants in beds are not
so well advanced. iVhile winter
wheat and oats have improved
considerably in many counties,
the damage by rust and bessiau
fly is very apparent and wide
spread; some fields of wheat have
been cut for feed or plowed over
for other crops. Spring oats are
doing well, and seeding is nearly
completed in Tile west, rros
pects for food are good in the
eastern portion of the State, fair
in the central and poor in the |
west, where however, there will
be some peaches and plenty of
apples. ()f the truck crops in the
east peas, cabbages and irish po
tatoes are doing well, but beans,
cucumbers and melons are poor.
Shipments of peas, callages and
strawberries continue quite free
ly Gardens are improving
though much later than usual; j
tomato plants are doing fairly
well. Some crimson clover and !
rye have been cut for feed, and
meadows are generally fine."
A Startling Test.
To save a life, Dr. T. G. Merritt,
of No. Mehoopany, Pa., made a
startling test resulting in a won-1
derful cure. He writes, "a pa
tient was attacked with violent
hemorrhages, caused by ulcera
tion of the stomach. I had often
found Electric Hitters excellent
for acute stomach and liver
troubles so I prescribed them.
The patient gained from the first,
and has not had an attack in 14
months." Electric Hitters are
positively guaranteed for Dyspep
sia, Indigestion, Constipation
and Kidney troubles. Try them.
Only|50c. at Hood Bros.
POLENTA.
On next Sunday morning tbe|
'uneral of Mrs. Amos Coats will
be preached at Shiloh by the pas- ?
tor of the church.
d
Miss Mildred Young, oneof our
most charming young ladies, af- ^
ter spending a month visiting j t
her sister, Mrs. J no. O. Filing-1
ton, of Smithtield, returned home;c
the latter part of last week.
The cotton crop is nearly all j
planted; tobacco is being trans-',
planted rapidly, the corn crop,:'
however, will be late this year, c
the wet spring preventing early '1
planting. Considering the con- j \
tinuous rainy weather are farm- f
i rs are fairly up with their crop. 1
Misses Alice and Delphia Bailey, j
two of Harnett's most fascinating 1
young ladies, spent last week in i
this section visiting their sister, 1
Mrs. A. M. Barber. Theyreturn- \
ed home Sunday by way of Fel- i
lowship church, two of Polenta's f
young gallants being their es
corts.
The Sunday School Convent ion (
at Mt. Zion last Saturday was a |
success in every particular. The ]
attendance was good, the music ,
tine, the speeches very good. Es- >
pecially did Kev. Mr. Adams, of
Raleigh, and Prof. Williams, of
Clayton, deliver addresses on
the Sunday School cause ofgreat 1
Eower. The next convention will 1
e held with Shiloh in October. '
Mr. C. H. JohDson received for},
his f)J? acre tobacco crop last ,
year the rise of fourteen hundred (
dollars clear of all warehouse
charges. He used six hundred
pounds of fertilizer per acre. His
best tobacco sold for 43 cents, |1
his lowest grade (scrap) for 5%
cents. Mr. Johnson has raised :
tobacco for several years and 1
has always made a success of it.
He does not plant anv cotton at [1
all.
The wheat crop will not turn |
out much this year. Too wet
for it. Typo.
FOUR OAKS NOTES.
The brick store of J. W. San
ders will soon be completed.
Mr. Percy Barbour, of Polenta,
spent Sunday in this section.
Mrs. J. E. Lassiter, of Golds
boro, spent a short while here
Sunday. i
Four more rural mail routes
will start out from here in the 1
near future. 1
Miss Mollie Lassiter, of Spilona,
spent several days with friends
here last week.
Several of our young people
will attend commencement at
Benson this week.
The Four Oaks band gave a
musical here Friday night which
was enjoyed by all who were
present.
Several of the young people of
this place went to Holt's pond
fishing Friday, tney report a
pleasant time.
Mr. J. H. Harbour, of Turling
ton Institute, spent Friday and
Saturday in this section, return
ing to Smithfield Sunday.
Reporter.
PINE LEVEL DOTS.
Robert Ray ar,d family were in
town Sunday.
Mr. H. I). Hood, of Selma, was
in town Monday.
Mr. Orie Jones, of Goldsboro,
was in town Monday.
W. N. Gulley has been very sick.
Glad to see him out again.
Several of our young people at
tended services at l'a? rish Chapel
last Sunday.
Our town voted on dispensary
last Monday and got dispensary
by a large majority.
We are having fine weather now
and farmers are very busy trying
to catch up with their work.
J. L. Gurley and family, of Sel
ma, spent Sunday with their pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gurley.
Little Minnie Cotton, of Golds
boro, is spending a few days with
her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Gerald.
Y. Y.
STATE NEWS.
A stock company has been
?rgauized at Asheville to exhibit
be petrified man found in Heu
lerson county.
Rev. Dr. Theodore Hratto i, of
it. Mary's School, Raleigh, was
ast week elected bishop of the
liocese of Mississippi. He has
lot decided whether he will ac
cept.
John R. Smith, who won fame
n the fusion days as superinten
lent of the State prison, was
narried in Wayne county last
veek to Mrs. Z. Ophelia Craw
ord. Smith is (Jo years old and
lis bride 61.
The Ossipee cotton mills, at
bllon College, voluntarily changed
ts schedule of hours from <5(5
tours to <50 hours per week, the
vages paid employes to remain
tnchanged under the schedule
or shorter hours work.
The second annual debate be
fcweed the University of North
Carolina and Johns Hopkins
University was held in Gerrard
Hall, at Chanel Hill, Saturday
jvening and resulted in aglorious
victory for the boys of the Old
North State.
iwo prisoners escaped from
the convict force at Reidsville in
a very mysterious manner Tues
day It seems that an umbrella
repairer visited the camp, and
while there the convicts stole
two of his files, which they used
and succeeded in liberating them
selves.
The jailer of Cumberland
county, who was indicted last
week for keeping the prison
filthy and serving a poor quality
of food to the prisoners, was
tried immediately after the in
dictment was found and acquit
ted. The sheriff was also indicted
but the case against him was
nol prossed.
Messrs. Womack, (iulley and
Rodman, the Code commissio
ners, met in Raleigh Friday and
organized by electing J udge
Womack chairman. Their sala
ries, at the rate of $1,500 a year,
began on that day. They are
allowed $1,500 for clerical assis
tance but will i\ot select a clerk
for some time.
It is found from the collector
of internal revenue's books at
Raleigh that there is a big in
crease in distilling now, The in
crease this month over April last
year is nearly 30 per cent, and
and the alleged cause is that the
distillers are making all the
liquor they can before the Watts j
bill goes into effect two months
hence.
The supreme court of the State
has set May the 27th as the date
for the hearing of the appeal in
the case of Jim Wilcox, convicted
of the killing of NellieCropsey, at
Elizabeth City, ftj. C. This i's the
second time there has been an
appeal in this celebrated case;
in the first verdict the sentence
having been hanging and the
second imprisonment for 30
years.
There will be a convention of
the North Carolina Farmers'
Protective Association at Ral
eigh in the buildings of the North
Carolina College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts on Wednes
day, Thursday and and Friday,
July 29, 30 and 31. Booms and
board will supplied at the college
at a cost not exceeding fifty
cents a day. Special rates will
be granted on all the railroads.
Mrs. Rebekah Morrison died at
St. Luke's Homeforaged women,
at Raleigh Tuesday morning,
aged 98 years. For many years
she had charge of the kitchen at
theOxford Orphan Asylum. Since
she became an invalid the Masons
have supported her and paid her
board at St. Luke's Home. She
was always known at Oxford as
"Aunt Beckie" and was loved by
all the children there.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure. R.
W. Grove's signature is on each
box. 2bc.
CLAYTON.
Capt. Young was here Satur-j
day.
Mr. L. F. Austin was here
Saturday.
Mr. I. W. I)odd is expected to
return Sunday.
Mr. Ashley Home went to Ral-1
eigh Monday.
The Clayton team will play
Wendell Friday.
Mr. HurbertGriffin, of Raleigh,
spent Sunday here.
Mr. I). W. Barbour went to
Raleigh Monday.
Mr. M. G. Gulley went to
Smithfield Monday.
Rev. C. W. Blanchord preached
two able sermons Sunday.
Mr. T. A Griffin spent several
days with parents recently.
Mr. 1). T. Barnes, of near Ral
eigh, spent Saturday and Sunday
here.
Mr. Nick Allen, of Auborn, was
a visitor here . Saturday and
Sunday.
A good many of our people
attended the Carnival at Raleigh
this week.
Mr. R. H. Fussel has moved to
the he use recently occupied by
Mr. Jesse Hilliard.
The Clayton Banking Co's
directors held their regular
meeting Saturday p. m.
l)r. Holland and Misses Alary
Myatt and Nellie Morgan of
Smitlifield spent Sunday here.
The directors of The Clayton
Cotton Mill held their regular
monthly meeting Saturday a. m.
Our town alderman have had
the pumns taken out of the town
wells and buckets put in instead.
VI r. Moncure a prominent
traveling salesman, spent Sunday
with Mrs. C. W. Carter, his sister
in law.
Mr. Mallie Cower is opening a
first class barber shop in Mr. D.
(). McCullers little store house on
main street. ,
The town election has passed
with following result. For Mayor,
Mr. E. L. Hinton 52 votes. Cor
Commissioners, Mr. C. W. worne
53 votes, llr. J. A. Griffin 50
votes, Mr. C. M. Thomas 52
votes.
"Yelik."
ARCHER DOTS.
Mr. V. R, Turley began to weed
corn last week.
The crews are feasting on the
corn which is just coming up.
Our Sunday School continues
to improve. It now numbers 105.
Wish it would rain a little now
so we could finish setting tobac
co plants.
Misses Lillie Barnes and Kittie
Gulley, of Clayton, visited Miss
Lessie Barnes last week.
The Masons who attended the
fish fry at the traps Saturday
say they found fish in abundance.
Misses Elbe Whitley, Hattie
Wall and \lmeta Boyett came
home from Wendell to spend Sat
urday and Sunday.
Misses Pat,tie Richardson. Ma
mie Baker and Alma Boykin, all
of Wake county, spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in this
neighborhood.
We were glad to see Dr. Blake
Baker and Miss Maude Robert
son, of Wendell, at White Oak
Sunday. The young folks say
they expect to pay the visit of
the Wendell folks back by at
tending their commencement
Friday night. B. X.
EVERY CHURCH or insti
tution supported by voluntary
contribution will be given a
liberal quality of the Longman
& Martinez Pure Paints whenever
they paint.
Note: Have done so for twenty
seven years. Sales: Tens of
millions of gallons; painted nearly
two million houses under guaran
tee to repaint if not satisfactory:
The paint wears for periods up
to eighteen years. Liuseed Oil
must be added to the paint,
(done in two minutes). Actual
cost then about $1.25 a gallon.
Samples free. Sold by our Agents.
W. M. Samiers.
Smithtield, N. C.
General News Items.
Snowstorms and excessive cold |
in the northwest have caused ]
heavy loss in fruit and early vege
tables.
1
Paul du Chaillu, the noted; (
traveler and African explorer,
died at St. Petersburg last week i,
aged sixty-seven years.
Stuart Robson the veteran
corne lian, died in New York at i
age of sixty-seven years after a
stage career of tiftv-one years.
Nine men were killed and
twenty-one hurt by blowing up
of Crescent Powder Company's
plant near Hollidaysburg, Pa.,
a few days ago.
The Rev. PaulL. Johnston has
been dismissed by Columbus, ().,
Lutheran church because of dec
laration that he had received new
Bible revelations.
Joseph J. Landger, American;
consul atSolingen, Germany, was|
given three days' prison sentence
i and $7.50 tine for refusal to tes
| tify in local suit.
Prof. Stephen M. Babcock of
University of Wisconsin has i
evolved an atomic theory which,
if accepted, will prove an explana
tion of the law of gravitation.
Ten Polish excursionists from ,
Toledo, O., were killed by fasti
: Grand Trunk train at Detroit,
Mich., while crossing tracks;
thirtv others serinnslv itiinred
I - u J ?J
Alexander Smith Cochrance, of
New York, who has just inherited
114,000,000 and an industry em
| ploying 4,800 men, is young, re
tiring and a student of sociology
One million dollars damage
was caused by Pennsylvania j
; forest fires near Bradford; Wat-j
sonville reported destroyed and
several lives lost; oil wells in
danger.
Two thousand men and women
rioted in Slavonic Roman Catho
lic church at .loliet, 111., over
factional troubles; police were
called and disturbers beaten with
clubs.
Delphise Camille Bosseau, a
Montreal millionaire, was forced
| to give up $13,000 to badger
game workers after being gagged
for twenty-five hours and threat
ened with death.
Forest fires in Adirondacks
north of Utica, N. Y., damaged
uncut timber, camps and villages
$1,000,000; Hurd saw-mill larg
est in United States, destroyed;
loss of life unknown.
Mrs. William Thaw, mother of
the countess of Yarmouth, re
cently married in Pittsburg, says
daughter's fortune has been!
greatly overestimated and does
not exceed half a million.
G rover Cleveland in a Prince
ton, N. J., interview practically
intimated that his candidacy for
president is in his friends' hands;
lie declared himself gratified over!
his reception at St. Louis.
Japanese foreign office at Yok
ohama makes public a report
that Russia has evacuated Muk
den province in Manchuria; St.
Petersburg officials deny submit
ting reported treaty to China for
signature.
Explorer Du Chaillu, who died
a bachelor, had twenty-two
thousand wives offered to hiin
during his fifty years of hunting
and adventure in Africa. His
life seems to have been a reasona
bly definite reply to "the lady or
the tiger" query.?Indianapolis
Sentenial.
Between Friends.
Myer?Yes, I had a pretty close
call during my reoent illness. At
one time I thought of ordering a
pair of wings.
Gyer?Why didn't you? Wasn't
the asbestos factory running??
Chicago News.
The most troublesome factors
in raising children are Coughs,
Colds, Croup and Whoopintr
Cough. Anways Croup syrup is
the onlv safe and certain cure
for these ills. Thousands testify
to this and they will so tell you.
Try it and help baby to pull
through the spring months.
I 2octs.
BENSON.
A nice coat of paint greatly
helps a scorched building.
J. II. Wheeler will erect another
Iwelling at once near the acad
suiy.
J. II. Woodall and I. B. Hud
son returned from Rocky Mount
Tuesday.
The election here was the quiet
est ever known. There was but
one ticket.
The bell at the Baptist church
has parted in twain and goes on
the retired list.
Miss Sallie Whittenton, of Har
nett, is visiting her brother. J.
W. Whittenton.
A. L. Barefoot has bought I).
J. Hill's burnt lot and will be
among the first to build.
Holmes,Cavenaugli & Co. have
bought out J. E. Gregory and
will occupy the same store.
A runaway horse played havoc
with two buggies Saturday and
endangered the lives of several
citizens who thought they had
the right of way.
We don't know just how Ral
eigh's Carnival compares this
week with Benson's school enter
tainment, but we are not more
than BO miles behind her.
Already seven brick buildings
are assured and will be built as
soon as material can be had.
There seems to be great demand
and great scarcity of brick.
Simon Honeycutt was sum
moned to the funeral of his
father, Haywood Honeycutt,
Tuesday, who is supposed to
have drowned, or dropped dead
into the pond.
Rev. N. H. (iibbs will preach no
less than five funerals at Beulah
Baptist church next Sunday.
The deceased were all members
of the same familv, that of J. YV.
Hayes, of McKoy, Sampson
county.
Job's comfortei s have already
been to Benson in force and num
bers, aud their gratuitous sug
gestions, if taken seriously, would
arouse the righteous indignation
of our people. Suffice it to say
that when the town gets ready to
break up housekeeping her mem
bers will know where to go.
EARPSBORO.
Mr. Elias Barnes, of Kenly,
passed through our section last
week.
Mr. John Hales and wife, of
Clayton, visited relatives near
here Sunday.
Mr. Carl Hales and sister, Miss
Donia, made a trip to Spring
Hope last week.
Messrs. J. P. Brown and Her
bert Hales, of Spring Hope, were
in our midst Sunday.
Miss Henry Tisdale, of Wake
field, visited Mrs. F. G. Fuller
Saturday and Sunday.
We are sorry to report that
Mr. Stephen Driver, who lives
near here, is quite sick with pneu
monia.
Mrs. I. B. Richardson and little
son, Luther, returned to their
home near here Tuesday after a
short visit to relatives in Corinth
section.
\1 rti Si V Wilrtar rliaH nt. hor
home near here Saturday, May
2nd. She was buried at Wat
kin's Chapel Sunday. The funer
al was preached by Rev. Worlev
Creech. A very large crowd was
present to pay their last tribute
of respect to the deceased. She
was indeed a good woman, and
will be missed throughout the
community.
"Jumbo."
Made Young: Again.
"One of Dr. King's New Life
Pills each night for two weeks
has put me in my 'teens' again"
writes D. II. Turner of Pempsey
town, Pa. They're the best in
the world for Liver, Stomach and
Rowels. Purely vegetable. Never
gripe. Only 85c. at Hood Bros.
Drug Store.
A package con'aining $10,000
was stoleu by two masked rob
bers from United States express
agent at Rritt, la., while wuiting
'transfer.