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VOL. 22. SMITHFIELD, X. C., FRIDAY, AUUGUST 7, 1903. NO. 22.
THE OLD SOLDIERS' DINNER.
At a meeting held in the Court
House on .July 31st, committees
were appointed to undertake cer
tain duties with respect to the
soldiers' dinner <o be given by
the young men of the county on
the 13th of August, and these
committees are announced
through the columns of The
H ehald in order that each per
son might know the duties as
signed to him or her.
It was decided that the dinner
should be given in the Turling
ton grove nearthe Graded School
building and that Major Sted
man's address should be deliver
ed in the ball of the Graded
School building. This hall will
comfortably seat over a thous
and persons. The committees
appointed are as follows:
To meet the Speaker at the
train and introduce him to the
audience: W. M. Sanders.
To solicit contributions for the
dinner and superintend the prep
aration of the same:
Messrs. W. S. Stevens, E. J.
Holt, M. Bullock, R. O. Cotter,
G. H. Watson, W. H. Byrd, Dr.
L. D. Wharton.
To prepare the table:
W. H. Austin, I). T. Smith, H.
D. Ellington.
To meet the band at the depot
and secure homes for the mem
bers of the band:
W. W.Cole, M. Bullock, X. B.
Grantham.
To solicit contributions in
lemons and attend to the prepa
ration of the lemonade for the
veterans:
Henderson Cole, WillieD. Hood,
Richard R. Ho.t.
To procure badges for the vet
rans: E. J. Holt.
To prepare the food for the ta
ble and aid in serving the same:
Mesdames W. Al. Ives, .J. H.
1>. Tomlinson, W. I) Avera, D.J.
Wellous, Ashley Horue, E. H
McCullers, R. J. Noble, H. F. Ed
gerton, M. C. Winstoo, W. G.
Wilson, B. B. Adams, James F.
Lee, W. H. Lassiter, W. H. Aus
tin, Ed. S. Abell, James A. Wel
lons, John A. Narron, H. I). El
lington, W. R. Long, Willis H.
Sanders, L. I). Wharton, W. A.
Edgerton, It. L. Sanders; .Misses
Eva Hood, MattieMcGuire, Marie
Abell, Nellie Morgan, Aliee Rad
ford, Rosa IVaeock, Rena Ring
ham, Lena Rose, Nellie Lunce
ford, Mary Myatt, Avis Dickens;
Messrs. J. D. Underwood, R. O.
Cotter, W. R. Long, W. G. Wilson,
J. 11. B. Tomlinson, T. J. Lassi
ter, Robert M. Nowell, G. W.Cav
enaugh, J. H. Kirby.
it is likewise expected that the
wives of all the committeemen
for the various townships will
(srve upon this committee. It
nas been impossible to communi
cate with all the ladies and gen
tlemen above mentioned. It is
possible that some of them may
not De able to serve, but all who
can do so are earnestly requested
to act. Let it be understood
that everybody is welcome on
this occasion, but all who can do
so are requested to bring bas
kets.
From present indications an
enormous crowd will be present.
The veterans will be the guests of
honor. All veterans are expected
to report to ColoneltE. J. Holt
immediately upon arrival in
town. Col. Holt will provide
them with badges, which will in
dicate who our guests are.
A committee of three has here
tofore-been appointed from each
township as previously announc
ed. All the members of this com
mittee are requested to be pres
ent, and their wives aud sisters
are requested to act as a com
mittee on the part of the ladies
in preparing and serving the din
ner.
All persons who desire to make
contributions in money will please
communicate with Walter A. Ed
gerton, Treasurer of theCommit
tee of Arrangements, Smithfield,
N. ('., and all persons who desire
to make contributions in addi
tion to the baskets above referr
ed to will please see the commit
tee appointed to solicit contribu
tions.
Let us all unite to make this a
memorable day in the history of
the county.
POLENTA NEWS.
Preaching at Shiloli next Sun
day morning.
Mr. W. 1). Young has returned
from his trip to Smithfield.
Tobacco curing is now the rage;
some excellent curesai* reported.
Dr. E. N. Booker, who has
been quite sick, is slowly improv
ing.
The outlook for the cotton
crop has considerably improved
of late.
Sunday School pic-nic at Oak
land Saturday of next week. All
invited.
Mrs. J. Walter Myatt is at
Fuqua Springs where she will
spend a few weeks.
Mrs. Inez Harrison, of Rich
mond, Va., is on a visit to the
Misses Tomlinson.
Miss Tida Parish of Itiner, at
tended preaching at Oakland on
the fo"rth Sunday.
Hog cholera fs reported over
^ in Pleasant Grove Township.
: None in this section as yet.
Protracted meeting in prog
ress at Mt. Zion this week con
ducted by the pastor, Rev. Mr.
Fisher.
MissAva Yelvertongave afruit
party to her friends Friday night
of last week, which was enjoyed
by those who attended.
A number of our young people
attended pic-nic at Baptist Cen
tre last Saturday. They report
a nice time and plenty to eat.
Messrs. J. C. Holt and F. M.
Weeks will operate the Parnsh.
Gin this season, which will open
up about the first of September.
Miss Minnie Cox, one of Alaba
ma's Slobaman's highly cultiva
ted youug ladies, is on a visit at
Capt. J. J. Young's. Sne islikely
to spend the summer in this sec
ti nn
null,
The outlook for a good corn
| crop is much better than it has
been at any time during this
year. The improvement in the
! crops has been visible for the
past ten days.
Miss Margaret Turner, of
Pitt county, Mr. Roht. Fleming
1 of Pitt county and Miss Minnie
Moore of Whitakers, spent a few
days last week in this section
visiting the Misses Tomlinson.j
On his plantation in this sec
tion, Mr. J. O. Ellington, will be
gin at once we are told, the erec
! tion of an up-to-date ginnery
! and saw mill which will give us
three gins in less than two miles
of each other.
A number of our tobacco grow
ers carried tobacco to the open
ing sale at Smithfield last Thurs
day. They came back very
much discouraged, reporting
poor prices. If tobacco sells low
' this season, so far as we are con
cerned in this section, it will be
abandoned in the future.
Typo.
FOUR OAKS NOTES.
The Dunn Oil Co., is erecting a
cotton gin at Four Oaks.
Mr. Gaston Adams is visiting
his son, Mr. B. B. Adams.
Several of our people went on
the excursion to .Norfolk TUes
rlay.
Miss Eunice Warren, of Selma,
is visiting Miss Bettie Keen this
week.
The farmers are very much
dissatisfied at the prices that
tobacco is bringing.
Miss Virginia Stephenson, of
Smithfield. was a visitor in our
midst Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. It. E. Lee. of Dunn, is at
her father's, Dr. J. D. T. Wellons
until the small pox is over there.
Mr. J. W. Keen stepped on a
nail Sunday and made a very
bad wound and is hardly able to
walk since.
Four Oaks is having a run on
entertainments. There was one
at Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Baker's
Tuesday night and the time set
for one at Mr. C. H. Grady's
Wednesday night.
A musical entertainment was
given last Friday night by Misses
Clyde, Ida and Mat tie Cole; vocal
and instrumental music was the
Iirogramnje. The occasion was
uglily e njoyedby all present.
M.
PENNY NOTES.
Mr. Ransom Penny is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. Will Penny is visiting rel
atives around here.
Crops are looking fine since the
refreshing showers.
Miss Lizzie Bass, of Raleigh, is
! visiting Miss Ruby Penny.
Mrs. Will Powell, who has re
cently been ill, is convalescing.
Miss Julia Austin spent last
week with Miss Rena Johnson.
Miss Ava Smith returned from
a visit in lower Johnston Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Yarbor
ough visited relatives in our
midst last week.
Misses Althea Jones and Nellie
Johnson are visiting at Mr. Gas
; ton Jones' tnis week.
Mr. Gentry, of Bethel Hill, was
a visitor at Mr. Ransom Penny's
last Saturday and Sunday.
Several in our midst attended
the picnic at Baptist Center Sat
urday. They report a pleasant
occasion.
Mr. Strahan, from near Cary,
tpent last Friday and Saturday
with his sister, Mrs. Charlie
Beasley.
Misses Mamie and Elsie Penny
are in Wake this week visiting
friends and relatives near Mc
Cullers.
Miss Lillie Turlington was the
guest of Miss Alice Penny and
sisters last week. She made many
friends whose wish is that she
will visit our section again soon.
Miss Jeter Penny returned
from Murfreesboro Saturday, ac
companied by her hostess and
sister, Mrs. Ike Pipkin. Mrs.
Pipkin will spend a few days at
her parental home.
Mr. Ernest Jones lost a fine
cow Wednesday. He had her
tied out near a ditch and when he
went for her she had become en
tangled with the rope and broken
her neck by falling into the
ditch.
"XX."
STATE NEWS NOTES.
The Spring ILope Cotton Oil
; Company was chartered last
week with a capital of $30,000.
Robbers broke into the Mocks
ville postofiice last Saturday
morning and stole $572.69 Worth
, stamps and $82.99 in cash.
A negro brute outraged Mrs.
Paschal Long, five miles from
Rocky Mount. Saturday. The
; woman fought for her honor but
1 was overpowered. The brute
made his escape.
Last Friday night at Advance*
| ii Davie county, 12 barrels o'
whiskey, which had been coufis
| cated by the government and
placed in a freight car for ship
ment. were stolen. At Salisbury
nine barrels were stolen from the
government warehouse.
Ressie Ipock, a twelve-year-old
girl, was accidentally killed in
i the knitting mill at Washington
1 Saturday. Ilerdress was caught
by a rapidly revolving shaft and
; she was whirled around, her head
striking the floor with such force
as to crush her skull. She was
j killed instantly.
The Merchants and Farmers
Rank at New Rerne closed its
doors Tuesday, and its cashier,
Thomas Dewey, has been found
| short in his accounts to the
j amount of $75,000. John O.
| Ellington, State Rank Examiner,
1 is looking into the affairs of the
institution. It is presumed that
Dewey lost heavily in specula
tive deals and had used the
bank's funds to see if he couldn't
regain his losses. There is dan
ger in speculating in futures.
The Death Penalty.
A little thing sometimes results
in death. Thus a mere scratch,
insignificant cuts or puny boils
have paid the death penalty. It
is wise to have Rucklen's Arnica
Salve ever handy. It's the best
Salve on earth and will prevent
fatality, when Rums, Sores, 11
j cers and Piles .-threaten. Only
! 25c, at Hood Ifros. Drug Store.
GLEN,WORE GLEANINGS.
? Mr. I). A. Graham, of Smith
field, spent Sunday in our burg.
\Ve are very sorry to note the
illness of Mrs. Dianah Johnson.
Rev. Robert Strickland preach
ed at Bizzells' Grove Saturday
and Sunday.
Rev. C. B. Strickland left for
Glen wood Thursday to conduct
a series of meetings.
Rev. Mr. Taylor will preach at
Antioch Holiness church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Messrs. C. S. IJpchurch and .J.
E. Mahler left Monday afternoon
to go on the excursion to Nor
folk.
Mr. T. R. Snead spent a few
days in Haw River last week, re
turning home Saturday after
noon.
Mr. Herman E. IJpchurch spent
Saturday night and Sunday in
Smithfield with his uncle, Mr. G.
R. Radford.
Mr. Claude Reasley and sisters,
Misses Mattie and Alma, of Ben
j tonsville, attended services at
New Hope Sunday.
Misses Geneva and Louie Al
len left Monday to spend the
week with their cousins, Messrs.
Robert H. and Willis Allen.
Mrs. Robert Strickland left
Wednesday for Smithfield where
she will spend a few days with her
daughter, Mrs. J. C. Jernigan.
Prof. G. R. Strickland spent
last week with his parents. He
left Wednesday for Lucama and
, will go from there to Wilson.
Misses Etta Wheeler and Ber
tha Hodges, of near Benson, at
j tended New Hope meeting last
! week, returning home Monday.
Rev. N. B. Strickland returned
home Tuesday from Burgaw
i where he has been assisting Rev.
; Mr. Taylor in a protracted meet
ing.
Miss Lettie A. Strickland, of
near Benson, spent last week
here with relatives and friends
and attended the meeting at New
Hope.
Mr. Merriman Thomas and
brother, of the Benson section,
returned home Saturday after
spending a few days here with
friends.
Miss Kitty Allen, of near Four
Oaks, spent last week with her
cousins, Misses Bettie and Mattie
Allen. She returned home Mon
day, accompanied by her cousin,
little Miss Beady.
ARCHER DOTS.
Miss Essie Carroll, of Clayton,
is visiting at Mrs. R. J. Castle
berry's.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jlinnaut, of
near CI iyton, are visiting rela
tives in this community.
Miss Bessie Wall has returned
to her home near Auburn after
?spending several days here with
friends.
The best game of ball seen here
this season was played Saturday
between Wendell and Archer.
The score stood one to nothing
in favor of the home team.
Some of our young people go
| fishing to bealey's mill about
twice every week. They seem to
be lucky, as one fellow said he
i caught half a bushel in one day.
There was a marriage in our
midst last night, the contracting
parties being Mr. Irving Wall
and Miss Mary Barnes. We wish
for them a happy voyage through
1 life.
Yesterday morning at three
o'clock Mrs. Add Wall quietly
passed away. She was a victim
j of consumption and her death
was not unexpected. She was a
i consistent member of the Mission
i ary Baptist church and had sev
eral times expressed her readiness
to go.
The revival meeting at this
place closed Saturday night af
ter continuing for ten days. It
; was conducted by the pastor,
; Rev. A. A. Pippin, who is a great
I revivalist. Quite a number of
souls were saved anil several will
, unite with the church next meet
| ing when the ordinance of bap
tism will be administered at Sea
ley's pond.
"B. X."
SEL<MA NEWS.
Mr. Fab B. Whitley i? now at
the Jack eon house.
Mr. A. J. Williford is at More
head City thin week.
Mr. \V. H. (/all has gone to
Virginia on business.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Call made
a Hying trip to Kinston Sunday.
Tobaeco is low but Selma is
holding prices as high as possi
ble.
Miss kizzie l'eedin is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Edna Wiggs near
I'ine Level.
Miss Ma; garet Etheredge is vis
iting Miss Addie McKinue at
! Princeton.
Mr. It. L. Kay and son, Frank,
lhav returned from a visit to re
ativees in Alamance.
Mrs. L. D. Debnam returned
Wednesday from Clayton where
she has been visiting her parents.
1 Dr. and Mrs. H. K. Edgerton
of Lebanon, Tennesee, are visiting
their brother Mr. N. E. Edgerton.
Mr. H. F. I'eedin, our champion
fisherman, says it is not good
weather for fishing, so he is giv
ing the fish a rest this week.
Mr. Zeb Richardson of Wendell
came down and went to Norfolk
on the excursion. Zeb says he;
had a fine time enjoying the
sandfiddlers and surf bathing.
Mr. M. C. Winston and son
Avera went to Morehead City
Sunday. Mr. Winston returned
the same night with Miss Ethel,
leaving Avera with Mrs. Winston.
The next session of the Selma
graded school will begin on Wed
nesday Angust 19th. The par- j
ents and guardians are requested ;
to enter their children promptly.
Mr. W. A. Covey who was here
last tobacco season as book
keeper for Mr. Adams the buyer
for the A. T. Co. is heie on a visit
with his bride. They go from
here to Asheville for a visit.
Robert Millard Nowell spe?t
Sunday at Wilson's Mills. He
had his fast horse with him and
of course he had a nice time. Who
couldn't with a nice horse and
rubber tired buggy and a pretty
girl?
Mrs. H. H. Preston and Miss
?'Mai" have moved to Fayette
ville. We regret to see them go.
Miss "Mai" will be missed in our
school next year. She was the
teacher of the the first grade and
was loved by all the pupils and
has the best wishes of our peo
ple. Mrs. J. W. Robertson has
taken the house vacanted by
Mrs. Preston and Mr. W. 15.
Driver will repair and occupythe
home formerly vacated by Mrs.
Robertson.
Sexex.
SANDERS CHAPEL.
Mr. M. F. Hill has recently
! been visiting in the neighbor
hood.
Miss Louisa Peterson has re
cently been visiting near Pine
Iievel.
MissJZencbia Merrittof Turkey
is speuding this week with Miss
Sara Whitley.
Mr. John L. Jones and sister
Miss Althea were recently the
guests of Mies Maude Powell.
Miss Cora Magdelene Dixon and
Mr. (iethro Howell of Walter,are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wright
Lynch.
Miss Lillian Holt is spending
this week in the Polenta section,
the guest of Miss Ilettie Lee
Sanders.
Mr. Adin Powell happened to
the misfortune to have his tobac
co barn burned one night last
week. The loss was about f 125,
the barn beinsrjfullof fine tobacco.
The third quarterly meet
ing of the Smithfield circuit was
held at Sanders Chapel last Sun
day. A large congregation was
present and heard some excellent
preaching.
On July the 00th, Miss
Clyde Smith entertained her
friends with a delightful lawn
party. Delicious refreshments
were served nnd every one went
home blessing Mis? Smith for in
viting them to such a delightful
(function.
Messrs. Guy and ('hap. Powell
entertained a few of their friends
last Tuesday evening complimen
tary to the visitors of the com
munity.
ltev. W. li. Hall filled his regu
l lar appointment at Sardis Sun
day. preaching a most excellent
I sermon to a small but apprecia
I tive audience.
Miss Lillian Holt who has been
on a visit to Philadelphia, At
| lantic City and other points, is
again at home much to the de
light of her many friends.
Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Holt have
been spending some time with
| their parents Mr, and Mrs. L. B.
Holt. They left for their home
in Cherokee county Tuesday.
There have been some high old
tunes down in this neck of the
woods since last we wrote. Misses
Lillie Sanders, Nancy Patent,
and Lillie Gates of Calypso and
Bessie and Annie Martin, of Fai
son, together with Messrs. Will
Grissum, of Ark., Charlie San
ders, of Calypso, John Clifton of
Giddeusville, Jim Carr of Mt Olive,
Henry Shines, of Faisou and Will
Tomlinson of Polenta, have
been bowing to one another,
smiling at the boys and girls of
this community and having a
good time generally.
?'U KNOW AND U DON'T KNOW."
CLAYTON CHIPS.
Miss Claudie Mitchell is visiting
here.
Give us longer pieces of "Graus
tark." It's good.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Young
spent Saturday here.
Mr. and Mrs. John 0. Ellington
were visitors here recently.
The foundations for The Clay
ton Cotton Seed Oil Co. have
been laid.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Barnes
are visiting Vlr. Barnes' parents
in Wake county.
Mrs. Ashley Horne and Miss
Swannanoa are enjoying the
mountain breezes now.
Misses Koxie and Annie Liles,
two handsome young ladies of
Tarboro, are visiting here.
Mr. Patterson,formerly a drug
clerk here, but now of Tarboro,
spent several days here recently.
The Clayton Hanking Co., and
The Clayton Cotton Mills had
their regular monthly meetings
Monday.
Mrs. C. \V. Horne and little
Ashley are visiting Mrs. Home's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bel
viu>in Raleigh.
Messrs. L. F. Austin, R. H.
Whitley and Capt. J. J. Young
were here Monday to attend the
bank and cotton mill meetings.
Mr. I). Q. Lowry, our scientific
painter, has just finished painting
the dormitory and is now putting
a new coat on Dr. Griffin's dwell
ing.
Mr. T. Neil Johnson, of Ral
eigh, spent Sundav here. The
purpose of his visit here was to
organize a Bible class for the
young ladies.
The Baptist church is just
about completed, all except a
little painting. It is an excellent
iob and reflects credit on the
building committee.
Dr. Hines, of Raleigh, made a
professional visit to Mrs. J. A.
Griffin Sunday. He thinks there
is no improvement noticeable in
Mrs. Griffin's condition.
Mr. J as. H. Wood, a Confeder
ate veteran of near this plate,
will decorate the speakers staud
at the old soldiers' dinner in
Smithfield August 13th, 1003
with products of his farm.
The young men of Clayton are
making vigorous efforts to help
the old soldiers have a good time
August 13th. They will hold a
meeting tonight (Wednesday)
fur the purpose of raising money Y
and other things to add to the
pleasures of the day.
George Hinton. a negro, was
drowned Tuesday morning
about seven o'clock, whils help
ing work on Barbour A son s
traps in Xeuse river on the
Branch farm. He got separated
from the others in swift water
and was drowned before help
could reach him.
m "YKUR."