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VOL. 22. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1903. NO. 15.
POLENTA NEWS.
Another cool spell, which has
caused cotton and tobacco to
look sickly.
Miss Addie Barber is quite sick
with mumps. Hope her sickness
will be of snort duration.
There will be preaching at Eliz
abeth next Sunday morning by
the pastor, Rev. Mr. Fisher.
The mother of Mr. Claude
Stephenson is some better,
though still confined to her bed.
The sister of Mrs. L. R. Martin
is confined to her bed with sick
ness, and is under the care of a
physician.
Miss Lucile Ellington, the
charming daughter of Sheriff El
lington, is on a visit to Miss Mil
dred Young.
We are pained to announce the
sickness of Leon, the son of Mr.
S. B. Hardee. He is suffering
with malarial fever.
Misses Sue and Maud Edmund
son are at home again. They
are two of our most lovely young
ladies and we gladly welcome
them back home.
Sorry to chronicle the sickness
of Mr. G. B. Smith. He is quite
sick with congestion of the stom
ach. His friends wish for him a
speedy restoration tp health.
Mr. J. W. Mvatt reports a fail
ure in wheat this year. Not one
sixth of the yield of last year,
and that seems to be the ex
perience of all who planted
wheat,
Mr. Sam Honeycutt, of Smith
field, was with us Sunday look
ing after the interest amongst
the fair sex, with whom Sam is
quite a favorite. May he finally
succeed in his happiest anticipa
tions.
Oscar Sanders, tenant on Dr.
Booker's land, boasts that he
has the finest field of corn in
Cleveland township. It is con
ceded by knowing ones that Os
car's claim will hold good. It is
indeed a beautiful field of corn.
Mr. Charles Coats hasthecrack
tobacco crop of this section
Messrs. Babe Coats, S. 1?. Hardee
and Bartlet Johnson also have
some nice tobacco, but still the
crop is far behind what it was
last year. The same may be
said of cotton.
Mr. W. D. Young is at home
again after having spent the past
six months in at tendance at Clay
ton Academy. It is with pleas
ure we chrnicle the fact he acquit
ed himself handsomely in every
part he was assigned to at the
recent commencement of that
school.
Mr. H. T. Garrard, who is do
ing business in Norfolk, Ya., was
out in the neighborhood Satur
day and Sunday shaking hands
with friends, and they are many.
It is with great pleasure that we
note the improvement in his
health. He tells us he it enjoying
splendid health now and is in
high spirits. He returned to Nor
folk Monday.
One of our neighbors has a
small patch of tobacco; he had
just worked it out, it was nice,
and he was highly elated at the
outlook, and he so expressed
himself to his wife; the cool snap
came on; be went to take a look
at it in the morning after the
cold night; he hurried back to
the house with quite a long face,
very much depressed, and calling
his wife, told her it was all frozen
and no good. This is indeed
Eoor encouragement to a new
eginner in the tobacco culture.
Typo spent the first Sunday in
Raleigh and had the pleasure of
attending Sunday School at the
Tabernacle and is constrained to
say it was a delightful visit to
him. Under thesuperintendency
of that Prince of Sunday School
workers, Mr. N. R. Broughton.
the school is conducted in such a
manner as to gain the admira
tion of all in attendance. Of
course Typo peeped in at the
Baracca class, a hundred and
fifty strong, under the care of
Mr. R. N. Simms, than whom it
is said there is no better teacher
to be found. The young men,
and they were among the best
Raleigh persons, took unusual
interest in the lesson and seemed
to be carried away with their
teacher and the work he was do
ing for them. Much more could
be said of this scnool, but lack of
space forbids, suffice it to say the j
school all through is conducted j
on sound religious principles,and
should any of the readers of The
Hkiialu happen to be in Kaleigh
on any Sunday morning we
would advise them to drop into
this school and witness the best
conducted school in the State. |
At 11 a. m. we heard a most
magnificent sermon from the new
pastor of the church, Kev. Jasper
C. Massee.
At the residence of Mr. Wm. A.
Lee, father of the bride, in Pleas
ant Grove township, on June
10th, at 6 p. m., Elder J. A. T.
Jones officiating, Mr. Claude
Stephenson and Miss Nellie Lee
were happily united in wedlock.
Owing to the sickness of the
grooms' mother, there were only
a few friends of the contracting
parties present. We congratu
late Claude on winning such a
charming bride, and at the same
time it would not be amiss in
congratulating the bride in win
ning the admiration and love of
a man of such sterling worth. I
May their lives prove blissful,
happy and profitable. Here is j
my hand, Sol.
Tvpo.
GLEN/WORE.
Mr. R. II. Allen. Jr., spent Sun
day in our burg.
Mrs. W. H. Upchurch has been j
very sick, but much improved
now.
Miss Geneva Allen has return
ed home from Littleton Female
College.
Mrs. J. M. Beaty, ofSmithfield,
has been visiting her folks in
Glenmore section.
Professor G. B. Strickland, of
Lucama Institute, is visiting his
parents this week.
Mr. Preston Mahlor, after
spending several days in Smith
field, has returned home.
Miss Alice Radford, of Smith
field, is visiting friends and rela
tives in our section this week.
Mr. Mernon Thomas and sister,
of near Benson, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Lou
Allen.
Rev. E. L. Parker, of LaGrange,
preached for us in Holiness Tab- j
ernacle Sunday afteruuou at 3
o'clock.
We are glad to note Mrs. Joe -j
Lee's speedy recovery. She has
been a great sufferer for the past
seven weeks.
We are glad that Rev. C. B. ?
Strickland was able to fill his ap- {
pointment at Falcon Saturday!
night and Sunday.
Mr. an:l Mrs. C. W. Anderson,
of Benson, spent Saturday ano ,
Sunday with the family of Rev.
Robert Strickland.
Mr. Gaston Lee, of Benson, ac
companied by his little son, Guy,
spent Sunday night with his
brother, Mr. R. E. Lee.
A light hail storm swept
through some parts of our coun- i
try a few days ago and damaged
tobacco some. We're having
nice weather now and things in
general are looking fine.
Dobbins.
Worst ot All Experiences.
Can anything be woi se than
to feel that every minute will be
your last? Such was the exper
ience of Mrs. S. H. Newson, Deca
tur, Ala. "For three vears," she
writes, "I endured insufferable
pain from indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seem
ed inevitable when doctors and
all remedies failed. At length I
was induced to try Electric Hit- j
ters and the result was miracu
lous. I improved at once and
now I'm completely recovered."
For Liver, Kidney, Stomach and i
Bowel troubles Electric Hitters is
the only medicine. Only 50c. i
It's guaranteed by Hood Bros.,
Druggists.
An Anti-Saloon league has
been organized in Italeigh and it
is supposed that an effort will be
made to curtail or prohibit the
saie of liquor in that town.
SELMA NEWS.
Mayor R. Ii. Whitley went toj
Wendell Sunday.
Mr. E. W. Vick is in Raleigh
this week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. L. 1). Rebnain
went to Earpsboro Sunday.
Mrs. W. H. Call and Mrs. R. B.
Carrington spent Monday in Ral- J
eigh.
Miss Pauline Hood will leave
Friday for Norfolk, Va., to visit
friends.
Messrs. E. W. Womack and Y.!
D. Vinson went to Jerome Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Rebeeca Honeycutt and
her grandchildren are visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. B. Driver.
Misses Mary Hatcher and An
nie N. Hood left Wednesday for
Durham to visit relatives and
friends.
The tax-listers request all who
have not listed their taxes to do
so at once; next Friday and Sat
urday are the last days.
The Selma Manufacturing Co.
are selling tobacco fiues fast.
They delivered ten sets Tuesday. |
They only have a few sets left.
Mrs. H. L. Johnson, Jr, of
Portsmouth, Va., is visiting her j
6ister, Mrs. Y. D. Vinson. Shej
came to see her mother, Mrs.
Nancy Eason, who hasbeenquite
sick, but who is now improving
rapidly.
The Baptist Sunday Schools of
Selma and Clayton will at an
early date run an excursion to
Thomasville, N. C., as soon as \
the date is decided on it will be
well advertised. They want all
to wait for it.
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graded schools have elected Prof.
Ned F. Brannock, of Haw ltiver,
N. C., superintendent. Mr. Henry
E. Craven, of Concord, N. C.,
principal, and Misses Mamie G.
Tuck, of Selma, Bettie Eee San
ders, of Polenta, and Sarah
Kluttz, of Albemarle, Stanley
county, N. C., teachers of the
white schools, and Willie S. King
and Laura J. Atkinson,principal
and teacher of the colored school.
Notice will be given soon of the
beginning of the term.
Senex.
CLAYTON.
Mr. Cleveland Adams is clerk
ing for Mr. Zeb B. Jones.
Mr. C. W. Carter spent Sunday
with his mother at Apex.
Mrs. John Lewis, of Clarkes
ville, Va., is visiting here.
Mr. John I. Barnes went to Mr.
R&nd Wall's Sunday night.
Mr. Will H. McCullers ishaving
the Odd Fellows hall painted.
Mrs. Itiley Galley has been
sick but is now very much im
proved.
Plans and specifications have
been gotten up for the Clayton
Oil Mill.
Mr. T. A. Griffin has returned
from Richmond to spend the
holidays.
Mies Helen and Master George
Johnson, of Durham, are visiting
Mr. C. W. Carter.
A number of our people in
dulged in a fishing picnic at
Neuse river Wednesday.
Our young people enjoyed a
pleasant day at Sealey's fishing
and rowing, Tuesday.
Messrs. W. E. Stallings & Co.,
have moved to the store recently
vacated by W. A. Barnes.
Mrs. W. I. Whitley and little
son spent several days last week
at Mr. N. J. Whitley's in the
country.
Messrs. D. B. Branham and'
Peter White have purchased the
stock of Mr. S. G. Moore and
will continue to do business at
the same stand.
Mr. I. W. Dodd has recently
purchased three rubber tire bug
gies. He has also had several
buggies repaired bv W. E. Hamil
ton & Son and they look like
brand new.
The Selma-Clayton Sunday
School Excursion to Thomasville,
is postponed on account of failure
of a definite and satisfactory
understanding from railroad
company. Watch for date later.
Mr. H. A. McCullers formally
of this place but now of Nash- j
ville, is shaking hands with his j
many friends on our streets.
Prof. It. F. Williams, principal,
of Clayton High School, left
Tuesday for Wilmington to at-!
tend the grand lodge of Knights |
of Pythias.
Mr. Major .Jones and sister, j
Miss Nellie, passed through here
Weduesday en route for Italeigh !
where they will spend several
days with their sister.
A shower of babies came to
our town recently, a little girl at
Mr. J. C. Wallace's, a little girl!
at Mr. Jim Barbour's, a little
boy at Mr. A.J. Farmer's.
The trustees of The Clayton
High School are considering
applications of lady assistant
teachers for 1903 and 1904.
They are looking for first class
teachers. They want to raise the
standard of Clayton High School
to surpass any preparatory
school in the sta e.
"YKLIH,"
PENNY NOTES.
Farmers are very busy this
week harvesting their grain.
Miss Rachel Penny, from near
Raleigh, is spending some time
in our midst.
Mr. Allison Johnson, of Smith- j
field, and Mr. Eugene Stevens
were visitors in this section Sun
day.
Mr. Andrew Bryan and Miss
Lena Tomlinson delighted us
with their presence last Satur
day.
Messrs. A. T. and F. T. Banks
visited their sister, Mrs. A. C.
Penny and fam ly, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. II. S Marks, of Southern
Pines, and Mrs. 0. G. Smith, of
Clayton, are visiting their pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Pen
ny, this week.
Mr. Hubert Penny, Misses Ver
na Penny, Ruby Penny, Norma
Sorrell and Julia Austin, are all
home from Clayton High School
for vacation. They anticipate
going back next term and taking
others with them.
Miss Lillie Long and herbroth
er have been the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Austin for several
days. Mr. Long left Monday af- j
ternoon but to our delight, Miss
Long decided to lengthen her
stay for a few days.
Miss Alice Penny and Mr. A. L.
Banks made a Hying trip to see'
Miss Nellie Johnson Sunday af
ternoon. While there they at
tended Sunday School at Oak
land. They report the Sunday!
School as a most interesting one
and say the people around there
ought to feel proud and congrat
ulate themselves for having such ;
a good worker and superintend
ent as Mr. Booker.
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list this week.
Miss Emma Castlebury spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Miss Lessie Barnes.
Rev. Mr. Fuquay, of Fuquayj
Springs, preached an interesting
sermon at Barnes' School House
Sunday.
Messrs. John I. Barnes and!
Arthur V. Gulley, of Clayton,
were visitors in this community
Sunday.
The ice cream supper given by
Mr. Vic Whitley,Saturday night,
was greatly enjoyed by all who
were present.
Mr. Harvey Wall arrived last
week from Florida to spend some
time with relatives. He is in
feeble health and hopes to im
prove by the change.
The biggest rain for years fell I
2% miles west of here last Wed
nesday. The rain came down in
torrents for more than an hour, i
Land was washed badly in some
places.
The next vocal union iu these
parts will be held with White
Oak Baptist church first Sunday
in September. We hope every
body who is interested iu vocal
music will feel at liberty to come.
B. X. \
PINE LEVEL DOTS.
Mr. F. C. Holder), of Raleigh,
was here Thursday.
Mr. Jesse Parker went to
Princeton Saturday.
We are glad to report that all
on the sick list are improving.
Mr, D. T. Worley went to Fre
mont Saturday to visit friends.
Rev. A. H. Grumpier, of Golds
boro, passed through this place
Monday.
Mr. Luther Davis went to
Goldsboro Sunday to visit her
uncle, W. T. Gerald, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Watson,
of Selma, spent Sunday here with
their mother, Mrs. M. G. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Starling
were here Sunday visiting their
daughter, Mrs. J. H. Woodard.
Millard and Sa'.lie Pitrnap, of
Goldsboro, are visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. Sallie Wat
son.
Miss Emma and little David
Gurley went to Wilson's Mills
Monday to visit Mrs. Lou R.
Pool.
Master Leon Godwin who has;
been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Win
nie Bagley, of Bagley, returned
Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Crocker and Miss
Flora Godwin went to Selma
Sunday afternoon to visit Mrs.
J. S. Brown.
Mr. Alex. Roe, of South Caro
lina, who has been here several
weeks with his brother, Mr. J as.
T. Roe, went home Monday.
Mrs. Ida Woodard, little Nola
and Blanch went to Wilson Sat
urday where thev will spend a few
days with their relatives and;
friends.
Y. Y.
FOUR OAKS NOTES.
*
Mr. S. It. Lee, of Selma, is with
us this week.
Mr. B. B. Adams went to Ral
eigh Tuesday en business.
Miss Willie Creech visited
friends in Benson Sunday and
Monday.
We are glad to learn that Mrs.
Keen who has been sick for
several days is improving very
rapidly.
Mr. I). \. Johnson has moved
to bis father-in-law, Mr. Wright
Creech's. We are sorry to lose
him as a neighbor.
The cron prospects are very
much improved in this section,
though we have had some very
cocl weather lately.
Jesse Blake and Hugh Bandy
Adams, Mr. B. B. Aadms'sons,
returned last week from Durham
where they have been in school.
The social given by Miss Willie
Creech in honor of her brother
Chas A. Creech, who was at home
on a few days visit, was highly
enjoyed.
Mrs. B. B. Adams, with her
daughter Ruth, is attending the
anhual meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society in
session now at Rockingham.
Miss Althea Jones's school will
close Thursday evening with
recitations and songs. Miss
Jones, after teaching the free
school, has taught three months
private school. She is an accom
[dished teacher and every one
oves her.
"M."
Scholarships at A. and M.
Examinations for admission to
the Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Italeigh will be held
July 9th, 10 a. m.,m every coun
ty court house in the State by
the County Superintendent of
Schools. The results of these
examinations will be considered
in awarding scholarships at the
college. Each county is entitled
to as many scholarships as it
has members of the House of
Representatives.
You Know What You Are Taking
When you take Grove's Taste
less Chill Tonic because the
formula is pluinlv printed on
every bottle showing that it is
simply Iron and (Juiuine in a
tasteless form. So Cure No Pay.
50c.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Short Items of Interest Clip
ped and Culled From Our
Exchanges.
The graduating class at the
State University this year num
bered 72.
Editor Manning, of the Gold
I^eaf, has been appointed tax col
lector for Henderson.
The school district of Boomer,
in Wilkes county, has voted a
special tax for a graded scjiool.
The North Carolina Farmers'
Protective Association is to hold
its State convention in Raleigh,
June 20th.
An election on the question of
establishing a dispensary is to be
held in Reidsville. The town now
has barrooms.
The town of Southporc, Bruns
wick county, has voted against
saloons. The vote was 28 to 00
for prohibition and 17 did not
vote.
Stallings postofflce and the
store of J. J. Lancaster, in
which the postofflce was located,
in Franklin county, were Friday
night. All the postofflce belong
ings were totally destroyed.
The stock of goods was insured
for $1,000.
At the meeting of the Teachers'
Assembly at Wrightsville last
week, J. B. Carlyle. of Wake For
est College, was elected president;
J. I. Foust, of Greensboro, first
vice president, and W. D. Car
michael, of Durham, secretary
and treasurer.
mu- r7-.ii.-J Clj-_i
i ue u iun;n o taies government
is to erect a life saving station
on the southern end of Ocracoke
Island, where formerly stood the
summer hotel, which was burned
two winters ago. The station
will be an expensive one with a
full quota of men.
Page Warren, a white man, was
committed to jail in Durham a
few days ago on the charge of
stealing a coop of chickens from
a negro. Times are certainly
changing. The same man is
charged with stealing 47 dozen
eggs from a farmer.
The growth of the temperance
movement in this State is certain
ly great, this being shown by the
fact that the sale of liquor is not
permitted save in 39 counties.
There are 13 dispensaries now in
operation in the State. In one
entire congressional district no
liquor is allowed to be sold.
The entire national guard of
the State has been clothed in
summer uniform. The magazine
rifles are not to be issued until
after the inspection is completed.
It i- about three-fourths com
pleted. In all three companies
of infantry and a battery of
artillery are to be inspected.
The State board of health's
bulletin for May makes a report
on the various diseases and gives
the total number of cases of
smallpox as 269, Caldwell hav
ing 23, Burke 10, Forsyth 15,
Guilford 23, Macon 12, Mecklen
burg 4, Orange 40, Rutherford
12, Stanly 20, Stokes 25. Only
85 counties reported. The bulle
tin gives the death rate per
1,000 as 13 white and 23 color
ed.
Recommend School Committeemen,
If there is a school district,
white, or colored, in the county
in which the citizens wish to hare
new school committeemen ap
pointed, I wish to request the
citizens of each district or dis
tricts to recommend suitable per
sons for committeemen by .June
.'10th. Please send me the names
by that time. Do not put it off.
Ira T. Turlington,
Co.Supt. Schools.
Driven To Desperation.
Livinp at an out of the way
[ilace, remote from civilization, a
amily is often driven to despera
tion in case of accident, resulting
in llurns, Cuts, Wounds, l lcers,
etc. Lay in a supply of Buck
leu's Arnica Salve. It's the liest
on earth. ^.1c. at Hood Bros.
' Drug Store.