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VOL. 22. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1903. NO. 10.
STATE NEWS.
The Rutherfordton dispensary
will go out of business December
31st. The vote stood 1,234
against to400forthedispensary.
Rutherford will be a dry county.
The Lexington Dispatch says
that Aunt Polly West, who has
been an inmate of the Davidson
county home for forty years,
died week before last at the age
of 111.
A petition is now being circu
lated in Charlotte for a prohibi
tion election, to be held under
the Watts bill. Charlotte now
has barrooms and it is not im
[irobable that a dispensary will
)e the outcome of the agitation.
Governor Aycock has granted
a respite for Fred Yick, a 17
year-old negro under sentence of
death at Goldsboro, for a name
less crime upon an old negro
woman. The respite is until
May 30th, so the Governor may
investigate the case.
Senator Simmons has been
notified that 26 vacancies as as
sistant surgeons in the navy are
to be filled. Those who pass a
non-competitive examination at
Washington are assured of ap
pointment at a salary of $1,650
a year. The applicant must be
physically perfect and make 75
on the examiuation.
1 be Glark Manufacturing Com
pany (cotton mill) has been
chartered to begin business at
Jonesboro. The incorporators
are Chief Justice Clark, of the
Supreme Court, his five sons and
others. David Clark is president
and VV. A. Graham Clark secre
tary and treasurer.
Grimesland, Pitt county, which
was nearly destroyed by fire a
few weeks ago, suffered another
serious fire Saturday. The mill,
cotton gin, cotton storage house,
seed house and reptir shops of J.
O. Proctor & Brother were de
stroyed. The fire is thought to
be incendiarv and the loss $8,
000 to $10,000.
Mr. Alfred Moring, aged 80,;
the only living son of a Hevolu
tionary soldier in this state, died
at Raleigh Sunuay night at the;
home of his son, Mr. b . O. Mor- i
ing. Mr. Moring was borne
February 25, 1814, in Surry
county, Virginia. His father,
John Mo ing, was born in 1758
and served as sergeant in the
Third Virginia regiment in the
continental army. He was at
the surrender of Cornwallis at
Yorktown.
Of the families that patnon
ize the Agricultural and Mechan
ical college a majority are en
gaged in agriculture, next most
numerous are the merchants.
There are 258 farmeis, 40 mer
chants, 20 manufacturers, 20
salesmen, 17 doctors, 15 lawyers,
14 carpenters and contractors,
18 mechanics, 12 cotton manu
facturers, 10 bookkeepers, 10
insurance agents, 0 engineers,
and lumber dealers. In all 32
trades, occupations and profes
sions are represented by the
students of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college.
WaloSfrli V P \ 1 av 1 !l V ann.
Lit VtJ 1UUIJ XVl AM. OpU"
cial from Spriug Hope, N. C.,
says: As the result of a shoot
ing and cutting affray near here
yesterday, Joe Wells lies at the
point of death with three balls
m him aud Fenner Boyd has
tome slight knife wounds. It h
said that Wells held malic ?
against Boyd for getting him in
trouble about a still and hud
threatened to kill him at sig't
So yesterduy when Boyd ?.n
two others were passing Well
home, Wells attacked Boyd ? h
a kuife. Thereupon Boyd si .1
him in the neck and leftsho . < -t
Wells made another effort to use
the knife and Boyd she t iiu
again, the ball taking effect iu
front of the right ear.
The most troublesome fiietors
in raising children are Ctughs,
Folds, Croup and W ing
Cough. Anways Croup s\ - p is
the only safe and certai ure
for these ills. Thousane s testify
to this and they will so ? on.
Try it aud help baby t . pull
through the spring months.
25cts.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING AT SEA.
Food Had Given Out and the Pas
sengers Had Been Drinking Sea (
Water for Five Days. I
Norfolk, Va., May 11.?The I
121 shipwrecked Portuguese im- <
migrants from the barquentine 1
Vera Cruz III, driven ashore at 1
Ocracoke inlet, N. C., Saturday
night, are still being cared for on i
the coast to-day. A revenue
cutter will carry them to New
Bedford, Mass., whither the i
barquentine was bound when 1
she anchored off the North Caro
lina coast Friday for food and
water, and was later wrecked, i
Of the immigrants, 390 are men
and 31 women. One man died
from starvation. The others are
well. The barquentine lies high
and dry and may yet be saved.
Norfolk wreckers left for the
scene to-day.
A most thrilling story of the
experience at sea of the bar
quentine came to Norfolk to-day
over the government seacoast
telegraph wire from Hatteras, N.
C.
The Vera Cruz with her 121
immigrant passengers, bound
from the (Jape Verde islands to
New Bedford, Mass., was within
135 miles of the Massachusetts
coast two weeks ago, when a ter
rific storm carried away the:
vessel's sails and drove her far
out to sea. It was thought the
craft would founder and most of
those aboard abandoned all hope
of ever reaching shore again.
Jury sails where finally rigged,
but another storm carried them
away.
Barkentine arrived off Ocracoke
helpless Friday afternoon and
the immigrants aboard had been
drinking sea water for five days
to prevent perishing from thirst;
food of all kinds had also given
out. The immigrants' baggage
and portions of the ship's deck
load had to be burned for a fire
to make as good condensation of
salt water as possible.
The captain, upon arriving off
the North Carolina coast, de
clared he would never put to sea
again with his human freight.
That night a bad storm drove
the ship ashore.
All the immigrants are desti
tute and depeuding entirely upon
charity until the government;
takes charge of them on the
revenue cutter Boutwell. The
Merritt and Chapman Wrecking
Company first intended sending
the steamer Rescue to make an
immediate attempt to save the
Vera Cruz, which lies high and
dry, but later this plan was
abandoned and Agent W. S.
Tooker left this afternoon by
rail to make an inspection for
the purpose of ascertaining if she
is worth saving.
SELM/V NEWS.
"Flinch" is all the rape here
now.
Mr. I. T. Wood went to Prince
ton TV siav.
The c< "tractor is hauling lum
ber atid ad for the new hotel.
T'ip aa Graded School closed
Tu ' ?> night. Will give more
I ex 11.dud notice of it next week.
.\. J. M.Tisdale, of Burling
t .1 s'.C., who has been visiting
Vli G. A. Tuck, returned home
' Sa n 'day.
Messrs. C. W. and R. E. Iiich
i rdson went to Greensboro, N.C.
>? take in the carnival. They
report a big time.
A Sure Thins:.
It is said that nothing is sure
I ixcept death and taxes, but that
s not altogether true. Dr. King's
New Discoverv for Consumption
is a sure cure for all lung and
throat troubles. Thousands can
testify to that. Mrs. C. B. Van
Metre, of Shenherdtown, W. Va.,
says: "I had a severe case of
Bronchitis and for a year tried
everything I heard of, but got no
relief. One bottle of Dr. King's
New Discovery then cured me ab
solutely." It's infallible for
Croup, Whooping Cough, Grip,
Pneumonia and Consumption.
Try it. It's guaranteed by Hood
Bros., Druggists. Trial bottles
free. Regular sizes 50c. f 1.00.
Benson School Commencement.
The annual commencement of
Benson Academy took place May
JthaudTth. It was a gay day !
ior our town. For the past year
i larger number of pupils than
Heretofore have attended and the J
commencement was in many
respects the most unique yet held
Here. i i
The exercises began on Wed
aesday night at 8:30 with a con- 1
test between the school girls for
reciter's medal. There is no limit (
in this school to the number of j i
contestants, any pupil who de-' |
sires, being allowed to compete.
There were in the race twenty ,
girls. Some very nice renditions
were given by theelocution class '
The committee decided that Miss
Emily (Janaday recited best.
Thursday at 10.30 a. m. the
annual debate came off. Tue
query, "Should the Island of
Uuba be aunexed to the United
States?" was discussed in the!
affirmative by Messrs. W. C.
Kyals and C. It. Young, and in
the negative by Messrs. Geo
Wheeler and W. C. Wood all.
The debate was one of the best
ever heard here. Every speaker
did wellshowiugevidenceof much
thought and research. Time and
space forbid any synopsis of the
speeches. After hearing the dis
cussion the committee reported
that the negative won, but that
Mr. W. C. Kyals of the affirma
tive made the best sneech. This
ended the morning exercises.
At 1:30 p. m a large and ap
preciative audience assembled to
hear the contest in declamation.
More than twenty boys and
young men declaimed. Among
these were some especially fine
pieces. The committee decided
that Mr. C. R. Young was best
declaimer.
Then came a match game of
baseball between the Reason and
Maple Grove teams. This re
sulted in a great victory for the
Benson team, the score standing
twenty-eight to six.
In tne evening the people kept
pouring in from all directions till
the town was well lilted. Begin
ning at 8:30 p. m. a very enter
tabling programme was rendered.
Among the plays and dulls elicit
ing most comment were "Dee
strict School,-' the "Floral Drill"
and the acting Pantomime, "My
Faith Looks up to Thee."
Gold Medals were awarded as
follows: Best reciter, Miss Emily
Canaday; best debater, Mr. W. j
C. Ryals; best declaimer, Mr. C. i
R. Young.
The following received prizes in
books for both highest deport
ment an 1 progress for the term:
Maud Hall, William Canaday.
Ira Hall. Susan Holmes, Hermon
Jernigan and Hermon Boon.
Excellent music was furnished
by the Four Oaks band. Many
kind things are said of the teach
| ers. Miss Penny's popularity
among the little folks is un
bounded. She will control the
primary department next year.
Announcement for next session
will be made later.
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PINE LEVEL DOTS.
Miss Lizzie Pilkinton continues
very sick.
The l'ine Livel dispensary
opened Saturday.
Our truck farmers are shipping
very fine cabbage now.
Mrs. Mary Godwin spent Sun
day with Mr. B. Godwin's family.
Several of our people went to
Raleigh Wednesday and Thurs
day to attend the Carnival.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Pool, of
! Wilson's Mills, spent Saturday
and Sunday with W. C. Gurley.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fitzgerald,
; of Micro, spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. Korne
Ray.
I Services were held at the Free
Will Baptist church Sunday.
Eb'er Sasser preached an able
sermon to a large audience.
Y. Y.
To Cure a Cold in One Dav
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure. E.
W. Grove's signature is on each
box. 25c.
POLENTA.
Mrs. Hattie Coats, of Clayton,
went Sunday in the neighbor- I
hood visiting her parents.
A large number of our people i
took in the Carnival last week.
They report a grand time. I
Two young ladies from Wilson 1
spent a part of last week visiting
Mrs. L. K. Martin, their sister, of ,
this section.
Mr. J. H. Wood all, of Wilson,
spent Sunday with parents in ,
this neighborhood. He returned ]
home Monday.
The number of people here
abouts planting tobacco this
year will be larger than last year,
and vet the acreage will be some
what decreased.
The mother of Mr. Claud Steph-,
enson, we are pained to announce, j
is critically ill, and is n<jt expect
ed to live. We hope, however,
she may rally and regain her
health.
Hain is now needed in order
that the tobacco growers may
finish setting out tobacco plants.
Some are, however, going right
along setting out, watering as
they go.
A large crowd assembled at
Shiloh last Sunday morning to
hear the funeral sermon of Mrs.
a i... i a i i.i I
auiob preacneu uy me
Rev. Mr Hall, the pastor. The
sermon was both sympathetic
and touching. His tribute to j
Mrs. Coats' life as a Christian
was couched in such language as
to cause many to shed tears co- j
piously. He urged those of her
friends left behind to imitate her
example by establishing them
selves in God's favor, and not to
be satisfied until they had made
preparation to meet her in the
beautiful Heaven of heavenly
rest.
Rev. Mr. Hall, pastor of Shiloh
church, came out Wednesday of j
last week to preach the funeral
of Mr. Mark Rundy, who died
the day before. The services j
were held at the church of which 1
Mr. Bundy had been an honored
member and deacon for many!
years. A large crowd was pres
ent to attest their love and es
teem for the deceased. Bro. Hall
preached a sermon suited to the
occasion, commenting on the
Christian virtues of the deceased,
the wholecommunity acquiescing
in his tribute to Mr. Bundy. Af
ter the services had been con
cluded the remains were interred
in the Shiloh cemeterv. May the
God of love comfort and sustain
the bereaved.
Typo.
ROME RIPPLES.
Seth Lee, of near Dunn, was in
our section Sunday.
The farmers of this section are
nearly done setting tobacco.
Arthur Lee spent Saturday
niirht in the Overshot section.
B. Eldridge attended the com
mencement at .Benson last week.
Rev. J. W. Suttle filled his reg
ular appointment at Trinity Sat
urday and Sunday.
Miss Hettie Lee, who has been
attending Turlington Institute,
returned home last week.
Mr. Troy Eldridge left last
Tuesday for the Wilson Sanato
rium for a surgical treatment.
Theie was a very quiet wedding
ceremony performed by S. P. M.
Tart, J. P., last Sunday, the
bride being Miss BettieThornton
and the groom, Mr. John Lee.
The Went worth Society met
Saturday night and discussed
the query, resolved, That the
sailor should be honored more
than the soldier. The judges de
cided in favor of the negative.
The society expects to nave a
public discussion some time in
the future.
Migonette.
Made Young: Again.
"One of I>r. King's New Life
Pills each night for two weeks
has put me in my 'teens' again"
writes P. H. Turner of Detnpsev
town, Pa. They're the best in
the world for Liver. Stomach and
Bowels. Purely vegetable. Never
gripe. Only 35c. at flood Bros.
I flrug Store.
BENSON.
A few of our citizens attended
the Carnival. c
A. M. McNeil, of Aurora, is vis- t
iting his father. h
Miss Ellen Kid ridge, of Smith
field, visited relatives here last; (
week.
Miss Lida Weston, of Hyde']
county, is visiting at W. 1>.
Boone's.
The Maple Hill side of the tally j
*heet (score) looked something ,
like a row of dumplings.
John Jernigan, for the pastfew ,
months employed at J. L. Law
hon's wood shops, died Wednes
day of pneumonia.
After gobbling up Wall Street,
A. L. Barefoot now gobbles up
J. J. Holmes and will occupy
Holmes' old stand.
C. B. Jackson and Miss Coraj
Hudson were married last Thurs
day at the residence of the bride's;1
father, Benj. Hudson, Esq.
Eugene Canaday was called to
the bedside of his father, Jack
Canaday, who was reported to
be dying Wednesday morning. ,
Archie Blackmau, of the Maple 1
Grove team, broke his arm above
the elbow Thursday pitching ball
in the game played here with the
Benson Bucks.
J. I). Bain says he is list taker ,
for the town, and that the taxes
will not only have to be listed in
due time, but paid promptly
when due. Delinquents will do
well to note the aptitude and ca- j
pacity of the duck that is after!
them.
Improved farming machinery!
is now shipped here in car load
lots, while a few years ago there
was not even a mower in 1 miles
of the place. Perhaps there is
no section of country faster rising
to its duty in improving farming
operations than is this part of I
Johnston county.
The largest crowd that ever at
tended an entertainment in Ben
son was here last week; and we;
are glad to be able to add that it
was as orderly a one. A collaps
ing tier of benches came near
stampeding the crowd, however,
owing to some expressions of
doubt as to the building holding
up such a burden.
John Whitman, a highly re
spected citizen of this township,
died Monday night of pneumonia
at the advanced age of 84 years.
During his long life he had had
but little sickness, had worked
hard and accumulated consider
able property. He was married!
twice; the last time in 1887 to
Mi>s Sarah Johnson, daughterof
i Curtis Johnson, Esq., who sur
vives him.
w
Nimrod Stephenson.
By request of his family 1 at- j
tempt to write a short notice of
the deat h of this worthy mail
who departed this life April 9th,
1903. He was the youngest son ]
of the late George Stephenson.
He was born in Johnston county,
N. C., August 8, 1858, where he
lived until death. He was mar
ried to Amandy Johnson at an
early age. They had born unto
them ten children, six eons and
four daughters, all of whom sur- j
vive him.
He united with the Primitive
Baptist church at Kehoboth the
fourth Saturday in July, 1887.
Elder L. P. Adams administered
baptism the following Sunday.
He was ordained deacon of said
church in February, 1891. He
was a faithful member, always
true to his church. He was a
kind husband, a loving father
and was esteemed by his friends.
He has been a great sufferer for a
long time, but we feel that he
has received the crown yet in re
serve for all those who love the
Savior. May his familv find
comfort in the thought that he
is gone where weeping, sin and
sorrow are forever unknown, and
may they be resigned, if possible,
to the Lord's will, and be prepar
ed to meet him above where sor
row and grief are no more.
J. L. S.
W. G. Yel'-ington's Store is th#
place to buy nice Press Goods
land Shirt Waist goods.
General News Items.
Grover Cleveland refuses to dis
cuss his possible candidacy for
tie Presidential nomination next
.'ear.
A reward of $1,000 has been
offered for the arrest of the mur
lerer of Agatha Iteichlin at Lo
?ain, Ohio.
Dr. Albert A. Ames, ex-Mayor
if Minneapolis, who was convict
ed of accepting a bribe, has been
released on bail of $21,000.
The Treasury Department has
tield up the account of W. 1).
Jrum, the colored Collector of
the Port of Charleston, S. C.
RepresentativeCharles II. Groe
cenor, of Ohio, states Senator
Manna is not a candidate for the
Presidential nomination against
Mr. Roosevelt.
A. VV. Muchen, superintendent
of the free delivery service, has
been relieved from duty pending
the result of the Postoffice De
partment inquiry.
Mrs. Maude Mallard has been
convicted of the murder of a Miss
Chambers of Lyon county, W.
Va., and sentenced to six years
in the penitentiary.
1 f o\r I Snonoo 11 II V? a a
i?v? . '? i * ? ?'. x/.j urin
tendered his resignation as presi
dent of the American University
at Harriman, Tenn. It is under
stood he will be succeeded as
president by James A. Tate, of
Nashville, Tenn.
The New York Supreme Court
has affirmed a verdict of $ 100,
000 damages against the New
York Central Railroad Company
in favor of Mrs. Jennie M. Leys,
whose husband was killed in the
tunnel wreck of January, 1902.
Pending the arbitration of their
grievances most of the 6,000
strikers returned to work on the
subway in New York Wednesday.
Twelve hundred members of one
union of the rock men and ex
cavators refused to obey the in
structions of their president to
return to work.
Utah has adopted amazingly
drastic legislation with regret to
tobacco and opium. A law has
been passed providing for a fine
of .f."> or five days' imprisonment
for any one under 18 years of
age who even has in his or her
possession a cigarette, a ciarar or
any other kind of tobacco, or
any opium.
During funeral services over
the remains of Mrs. Mary Kamm
of Toledo, Ohio, the drivers of
hacks struck and refused to work
because the hearse was driven by
a non-union man. Theofficiating
undertakers hilled the strikers
places just in time to prevent a
scene, as the casket containing
the remains was being taken to
the hearse just as the affair was
straightened.
t tii m ? l i l
iu i ammany parisn, aoouu
15 miles from New Orleans, Sat
urday night, an innocent negro
was beaten with an axe-handle
by a white grocery clerk. The
negroes armed ana sought to
cause trouble, but the whites ral
lied and a pitched battlefollowed
in which four negroes, all mem
bers of the Florant family, one
of whom was the aggressor, were
killed. Peace was then restored
and the trouble is over.
Patrick Moore, a flagman at
the New Brunswick avenue cross
ing of the Pennsylvania railroad,
at Rahway, N. J., found on Wed
nesday a check for #21,000,which
fluttered out of a window of the
Long Branch express as it pass
ed through here. The check was
drawn on the Mrrchants' Nation
al Bank of Chicago in favor of
Mrs. Isabella Stewart, but the
name of the maker was indeciph
erable. The check was turned in
to the lost property department
of the railroad.
Quick Arrest.
J. A. Gulledgeof Verbena, Ala.,
was twice in the hospital from a
severe case of piles causing all
tumors. After doctors and 21
remedies failed, Bucklen'a Arinca
Salve quickly arrested further in
flammation ami cured it. Itcon
quer? a?hes and kills pain. 25c.
at Hood Bros., Druggists.