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VOL. 22. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1903. NO. 81.
LATE CROPS INJURED.
Practically no Rain tor Past Week
the Cause?The Conditions
Throughout the State are
Favorable tor Gathering
Crops and tor farm
Work.
The North Carolina section of
the climate and crop servic,
through the Weather bureau
issued the following weekly crop
bulletin for the week ending
Monday, October 5, 1903:
The past week has been yery
dry with practically no rain
whatever extept a very small
amount at a few widely separated
places. The drought is injuring
all late crops considerably,
especially turnips, fall Irish po
tatoes, crimson clover and early
rye and wheat. Hmall streams
are low, and there is a scarcity
of water in some sections. The
temperature was slightly above
normal, as the days were moder
ately warm; the nights were
generally cool, and some frost
occurred in the mountains.
While the lack of moisture is
affecting late seeded crops ad
versely, and the ground has
become too hard and dry for the
continuation of fall plowing,
otherwise conditions were very
favorable for gathering matured
crops and for all farm work.
Very little plowing has been done,
and only small quantities of
winter wheat and oats were
seeded during the week.
Cotton is opening very rapidly,
with weather conditions favor
ably for picking, which is pro
gressing rapidly; the cool nights
have injured the top crop; in
many fields in the South cotton
is all open; the estimate is that
nearly naif the cotton has already
been picked, and the yield is
undoubtedly short, (lathering
late corn has advanced well;
some late corn has been injured
by lack of suttieiint moisture.
Tobacco has all been safely
housed, except iu a few sections
in the northwestern part of the
State. Digging peanuts and
sweet potatoes are underway,
with fairly good yields. Most of
the pea-vine hay crop, nearly all
of the fodder aud other forage
crops have been housed under
favorable conditions. Clover and
turnips are being much injured
by drought. Some wheat and
oats were seeded during the
week, but cannot cotne up wit h
out rain. Forest fires are repor.
ted in the northeast part of the
State.
N. B.? As the staple crops are
now practically beyond the influ
ence of weather conditions, this
is the last crop buletin for the
season of 11)03.
An Aqed Woman Dead.
Ou last Friday morning, Octo
ber 2nd, 1903, the death angel
visited the home of Mr. James
McFatter, Jr., and bore his aged
grandmother, Mrs. DollieMclat
ter, fi om her suffering to a home
of eternal rest. She was some
where near her eightieth year,
and had been in feeble health for
several years, but fell a week be
fore her death and was seriously
hurt which resulted fatally. She
had been a member of the Meth
odist church for many years and
always strived to do her duty as
a Christian woman.
She was conscious almost to
the last, and seemed entirely sat
isfied with reference to her future
happiness saying repeatedly the
last few days "I want to go
home." She told some of her
friends they could do as they
pleased but they would see in the
day of judgment who had her.
' the funeral was conducted at
her request by Rev. Robert Strick
land.
She was followed to the grave
in Bentonsville cemetery by a
number of sorrowing friends who
sincerely mourn her death. May
the Ixml bless the bereaved ones
and may their loss be her eternal
gain.
Oct. 7th. Dkxter.
W. J. McLendon, of Wades bo ro,
has organized a stock com pan v
tojbuild a cotton mill at Marshall.
Commissioners Meet.
The Board of County Commis
sioners met Monday in regular
session, all the members being
I present.
The regular monthly accounts
j were allowed and routine busi
j ness transacted.
I An election wascalledin School
J District No. 5, white, Beulah
township, on November 10, for
the purpose of voting on the
| question of special tax for
| schools.
The Benson saloon men were
before the Board asking for
license to sell whiskey in said
town. Their applications were
I not allowed, the Board passing
the following order:
"The matter of applications
, on the part of citizens of the town
of Benson. N. C., for an order to j
the Sheriff of Johnston county, j
allowing the sale of liquor in the j
town of Benson by the said ap
plicants. coming on for hearing
bv the Board of Commissioners
I of Johnston county; and it ap
pearing that election was held
under Chapter 200 of the Public
Daws of North Carolina, Acts of
11903; and it further appearing
that said election having been
held, and the majority of the
votes cast at said election were
against saloons It is therefore
considered and adjudged by the
Board of County Commissioners,
that the said applications are
not allowed.
"(Signed) C. M. Wilson, W. T.
Bailey. Geo. H. Perry, J. H. Boon,
M. G. Gullev."
The following jurors for the De
cember Term of Johnston Supe
rior Court were drawn:
First Week.?A. J. Southard,
W. T. Stallings, D. M. Lee, A. J.
Harbour, S. B. Hardee, J. S.
Sullivan. J. It. Sullivan, C, R.
I Batten, W. H. Earp, C. H. Ben
son, Ivan Honeycntt, J. A. Lee,
B. B. Blackman, J. H. Yelving
ton, N. \V. Bunn, W. H. Brown,
A. B. Batten. S. T. Creech, R. D.
Thomas, J. G. Coats, L. E. Byrd,
L. 1). Clifton, J. W. Talton, J . I).
Boyett, J. A. Worley, Jno. L.
Johnson, Jno. S. Dike, IL C. Bar
bour, J. E. Stanley. M. M. Gullev, ]
\Y\ M. Edwards, \V. T. Kirbv, J.;
IB. Harrison, W. M. Massengill,
Ashley Wilkerson and W. J. C.|
Richardson.
Second Week?Z. C. Barbour,
W. M. Nowell, Joseph Hare, Hen
ley Hiuton, Kerney Eason, F. G.
I Fuller, W. R. Allen, W. W. Hales,
!G. H.Toler, J.J. Eason, Henry
1 Fitzgerald, W. A. Eason, 1). G.
: Alien, J. W. Edwards, G.C. Earp,
P. H.'Ellis, Seth Allen and Zack
Stephenson.
GLENMORE GLEANINGS.
Mies Lizzie Sanders went to
Smithfield Monday.
Mr. Thomas I). Sneadleit Mon
day for Greensboro.
Rev. Mr. Taylor will preach at
the Holiness church Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr. W. H. Upchurch attended
the quarterly meeting at Newton
Grove Saturday and Sunday.
We are glad to say Mrs. H. A.
Hohbs has almost recovered
from a very long spell of sick
ness.
We are very sorry to note the
illness of one of our popular
! young farmers, Mr. C. S. Up
church.
Messrs. W. A. and Edgar San
ders spent a few days in Golds
boro last week, returning Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Atlas Johnson
spent Saturday night and Sun
day in Wayne at the home of
I Mr. Lewis Jernigan.
Mr. Joseph E. Mahler and Miss
Martha Massengill spent Satur
day night and Sunday in Smith
tietd, the guest of Miss Alice Rad
ford.
Oct. G. A. Nomymous.
To Cure a told in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure. E.
W. Grove's signature is on each
j box. 25c.
FOUR OAKS NOTES.
Mr. William Keen is able to be
out again.
Mrs Tom Barber is very sick
with fever.
The public school commences
the 2Gth of October.
We see that Mr. C. W. Bandy's
name was printed as Brady last
week. Guess he didn't know
himself.
Miss Sue Hollo well returned
Tuesday from Goldsboro where
she has been visiting friends and
relatives for the last two weeks.
Miss Bessie Bandy, of Greens
boro, is visiting relatives in town
this week. She was called here
by the illness of her brother's
(Mr. C. W. Bandy) little Milton,
who, we are glad to say, is some
better.
There is to be an election held
here Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November to determine
the (|uestion of saloons or no sa
loons after January 1st, 1D04.
Now, if there is anything that
there is honor in, why we want
Fcfur Oaks to be among those to
hold fast, but we know that there
is nothing in keeping saloons but
disgrace. So we want to see old
Four Oaks follow the example of
all the rest of the towns in John
ston county and get rid of the
curse. So now let us hope that
the people will put their should
ers to the wheel and roll the last
saloon out of our little town and
be at least as honorable as the
other towns in the county.
Oct. 7th. H.
OVERSHOT NOTE
Cotton picking is on in dead
earnest and the crop is not so
good as it was thought before
the picking began?not over (58
or 70 per cent, of a crop.
Rev. Mr. Ambrose, the pastor,
preached a strong sermon at
Mill Creek last fourth Sunday,
and thus it is we are having good
preaching in our midst. Let the
good work go on. It is the sign
of better times.
We have just had a good meet
ing and some excelent preaching
over at our school house, (Sandy
Grove). Revs. Mr. Hall and Mr.
Townsend did the preaching. Mr.
Townsend is a power in himself
aud it is no wonder that several
yielded under his preaching. The
result was ten conversions and
additions to the Baptist church.
We visited recently our vener
able friend, N. K. Thornton, who
is on the sick list. We do ear
nestly hope that he may be again
restored and spared to us yet
awhile longer. Mr. Thornton is
one of the old style gentlemen
and a good man. His life has
been an inspiration to many who
have tried to follow in his foot
steps and make the world better
by the life they lived.
Oct. 5th. Low Johnston.
EARPSBORO CHAT.
Mrs. (ieo. Temples and little
son, Mayton, visited relatives
near here last week.
Miss Crama Richardson, of
Franklin county, recently visited
relatives in our section.
Mr. A. G. Kemp's fall and win
ter goods have just arrived. He
also has on hand a nice lot of
groceries.
Little Miss Myrtle Richardson
arrived last Saturday to spend
some time with her aunt, Mrs.
M. F. Hales.
Mrs. I. B. Richardson, who has
been visiting her parents in Wake
county, returned to her home
near here Monday.
Miss Donia Hales has returned
to her home after spending two
weeks with relatives and friends
in Smithfield and Oxford.
Messrs. H. R. Hales and J. P.
Rrown, of Spring Hojie, and M.
R. Stevens, of Goldsboro, were
visitors in our community last
Sunday.
Jumbo.
You can find a family horse at
The Austin-Stephenson Co.
Cherry-Smith Marriage.
At nine forty-five on yesterday
I morning, at the home of the
bride's mother, Mrs. Celestia
Smith, on North Wilmington
street, there was a beautiful wed- j
ding, when Mr. Thomas Henrv
Cherry led to the hymeneal altar
Miss Lula Green Smith, the cere- j
mony being performed by liev.
G. F. Smith, of Eden ton Street
Methodist church, the wedding
march being charmingly render
ed by Miss May Young, of John
ston county.
Preceding the bride came little
Miss Jessie Eason and Master
Jesse Ellington, as ring bearers.
The bride entered with her sister
and maid of honor, Miss Celestia
Smith, and was met at the altar
by the groom and his best man,
Mr. W. A. Graham, Jr.
Mr. Cherry holds a responsible
position in the Agricultural De
partment, and is a great favor
ite with his associates. The bride,
by her lovely character and
amiable disposition, has won
numerous friends, the many
and costly gifts showing the es
teem in which this couple held.
Mr. and Mrs. Cherry left afterthe
wedding for the former home of!
the groom, in Edgecombe coun
ty, and carried with them the i
best wishes of their hosts of|
friends.
Among the State officials pres- j
ent were: Governor Charles B. j
Aycock, Commissioner of Agri
culture S. L. Patterson, and |
others, while from a distance1
were: Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Smith, J
Clayton; Mrs. J. O. Green, and j
Miss Jennie Joyner, of Franklin- J
ton; Messrs. G. B. Smith, Paul j
Smith, and C. L. Sanders, of J
Johnston; Mr. D. T. Smith, of
Smithfield.?News and Observer,
8th.
ARCHER DOTS.
We are glad to note that Mr.
Almon Hinnant is improving.
We are pleased to see Mr. J.
Leonard Bovett out again after
a few days' illness.
Miss Maud Robertson, who is
attending the Clayton High
School, spent Saturday at home.
Mr. W. L. Standi, of this
; section, has been elected teacher
' of the public school at Mr. N. B.
Barnes'.
Cards are out announcing the
; marriage of Mr. Joe Eason and
| Miss Estella Liles, of Eason's,
next Sunday, October 11th.
We are glad to state that Mr.
J. 11. Wall, who has been con lined
to his room for the past few
weeks with fever, is out again.
The baseball game between
White Archer Club and Buffalo
Bill Team onthelatter's grounds
lust Saturday afternoon resulted
in a victory for W. A. C., the
score standing 14 to one.
Mr. and Mrs. \\. A. i\ewton
i returned last week from a visit
to relatives and friends in Frank
lin and Granville counties. They
j were accompanied by a Miss
Stalliugs, of Granville.
The public school at Archer
[ will be taught this winter by Mr.
.1. Woodard. of I'rincetoL, and
Miss Hattie Wall, of Archer. Mr.
Woodard is is highly recommen
ded and we gladly welcome him
to our midst.
We are requested to announce
that the White Oak singing
choir will sing at Bethlehem
Church in Wake county next
j Sunday, October 11th. I\ir. R.
| N. Simms, of Raleigh, is expected
to address the audience.
October 6th. S. L. W.
conlessions ot a Priest.
Rev. J no. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark.,
writes, "For 12 years I suffered
from Yellow Jaundice. I consult
ed a number of physicians and
tried all sorts of medicines, but
got no relief. Then I began the
use of Klectric Bitters and feel
that I am now cured of a disease
that had mein its grasp for twelve
years." If you want a reliable
medicine for Kidney and Li\ar
trouble, stomach disorder or gen
? real debility, get Electric Bitters.
It's guaranteed by Hood Bros.
\ Only oOc.
MASSEY CHAPEL NOTES.
Messrs. J. R. Woodard and J.
N. Wiggs attended services at
Princeton Sunday night. They
report hearing a very good ser
mon from Mr. Coltrane.
The music school conducted at
Old Union church by Mr. Barber
will meet next Saturday and Sun
day. All are invited to attend
and as many can join as will.
Miss Annie Stancill. of Selma.
is visiting Miss Ophelia Woodard
this week. She leaves for South
Carolina in a few days for the
purpose of taking charge of a
school there.
Well, uncle Hi, uncle Si and
uncle Ike and others as well are, i
Glory be to uncle Sam ! getting
their Herald delivered promptly'
at their door now. Good idee, I
all on us likes it.
We wonder how many more in-|
surance agents we are to have;
round delivering benevolence and
dealing out most lavishly the
prosperity we have, for lo, these
many years been seeking. Have
you had your life insured? well,
you had just as well make up
your mind now.
Mr Ernest Woodard ami sister,
Miss Ida, and Miss Ada Whitley
spent a very pleasant, evening
Saturday, 3rd, with Miss Ida
Worley near Princeton. A large
crowd of the gaiety loving folks
of both Wayne and Johnston
participated in the delightful ice
cream supper given by Miss Wor
ley.
Mrs. Louisa Woodard and heri
mother, Mrs. DeLauey Oliver,
v'sited her grandmother, Mrs.
Sallie Gerald, near Pine Level
last week. She is 88 years old j
and is very feeble. She has quite
a number of grandchildren, great |
grandchildren and great, great,
grandchildren.
Oct. 6. J.
An Enjoyable Occasion.
On Wednesday evening the
Smithfield String Band was in
vited out to the hospitable home
of one of our most prosperous
farmers to make music for the
family and a few friends who
were present. Well, the band
played to the admiration of all
present. After a time "Home,
Sweet Home" was played and af
ter many compliments to the
band, all were invited into the
dining-room to partake of the
good things so tastily prepared.
After we had done all we could
for this department the band
complimented the host and
hostess for their part of the per
formance which was by far the
most enjoyable. Hardly had the
feast ended before out crept a
large rat (I suppose feelingsome
what slighted) to get his share
of the good things. Quickly the
doors were closed and war was
at once declared. All tne ladies
and gentlemen present marched
bravely to the front and the at
tack was made. In the first on
slaught our side came out victo
rious, but in the second combat
one of our best fighters, a brave
young lady, was run over by the
enemy and being slightly wound
ed or badly scared, or both, had
to retire from the scene, which of
course, weakened our force con
siderably, but we took fresh
courage and renewed the attack
and with walking canes, sofa pil
lars, number tens and all such
weapons as were convenient the
enemy were soon captured, and
the young lady who was hurt
declared she was not afraid of
the rat. The funniest thing that
happened at all was that our
Captain had eaten so much cake
that he declared he saw two rats
at the same time. This ended,
the band boys returned home de
claring they had all had a good
time and wanted to go again.
One of the Boys.
Broke Into His House.
S. LeQuinn, of Cavendish. Vt.,
was robbed of his customary
health by invasion of Chronic
Constipation. When Dr. King's
New Life Pills broke into his
house, his trouble was arrested
and now he's entirely cured.
They're guaranteed to cure. 25c
i at Hood Pros. Drug Store.
CLAYTON CHIPS.
Mr. Ma <n Creech is quite
sick.
Miss Jeter n, ?.?, of Penny,
spent Sunday re.
Mr. Eugene El v of Raleigh,
spent Sunday he ?
Mr. E. L. Oneil ha.- built an
addition to his stor
Mr. C. W. Carter's r and
sister are visiting his family
Smithfleld was admii .bly ep
resented at the reunion . in.J v.
Mrs. L. D. Debnam, of > ' Tna
spent weduesday with her mc -r
Mr. John Holt, of Wilst 's
Mills, attended the reunion Su
day.
Miss viola and Mr. Will Jones
spent Sunday at Mr. W. M. Tur
ley's.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. It. Boon, of
Raleigh, attended the reunion
Sunday.
Miss Margaret French was
the guest of Mrs. W. A. Barnes
this wees.
Part of the machinery for the
Clayton Cottonseed Oil Mills has
been received.
Messrs. Kenneth and Couglas
Ellington, of Smithheiu, attended
the reunion Sunday.
Mr. Nick Allen and Miss At
water, were the guests of Mrs.
0. W. Barbour Sunday.
Misses May and Eva Johns, of
Auburn, spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mrs. D. W. Barbour.
Miss Foy, Master George and
Roy Baucom spent Sunday with
Misses Carlotta and Mildred
Barbour.
J)r. Griffin and Mr. W. A.
Barnes went to Raleigh Tuesday
as character witnesses in the
Haywood-Skinner trial.
Dispensary Commissioners wired
congratulations to the Raleigh
folks, on their victory for Dispen
sary in the Capital City.
Miss Kitty Baucom was a
visitor at Mr. R. H. Gower's
Saturday, attending the reunion
at the Baptist chuich Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Hicks, of
Raleigh, were the guests of Mrs.
Hicks' mother, Mrs. John Robert
son Sunday evening and Monday.
Mr. O. (i. Smith went to Ral
eigh Tuesday to attend the
marriage of Miss Lula Smith to
Mr. Cherry Wednesday morning.
There was a slight interruption
in the workings of The Clayton
Mfg Co., Saturday, when a num
ber of theemployees asked a raise
in wages and shorter hours.
However, their demands were
ignored and new men put in their
places.
The Misses Barnes have had
their fall opening- Their patterns
are as pretty as it has been our
pleasure to see. Their trimmer,
Miss Italston, of Baltimore, has
returned and will be pleased to
show visitors through their
up-to-date line of millinery
articles
Sunday Oct. 4, 1903, marked
the beginning of a new custom
in the Baptist church of this
place, that is an annual reunion
of the membership. The speeches,
by Pastor C. W. Illanchard, Mr.
Bobert Simms, Mr. 1). J. Thurs
ton, Mr. R. H. Gower and Mr. C.
W. Carter won the admiration
and praise of the vast audiance
of about 600 people. Between
the speeches the choir, under the
direction ot Mrs. C. M. Thomas,
sang the choicest hymns and
anttiems. The duet by Mrs. J.
J. Young and Mr. D.O. McCullers
was especially tine. The dinner
was the climax of the chef's art.
Every thing appetizing was
served in profusion. We think
our church and Sunday school
will be better for the Grund
1 Bally-day.
"Yelib."
For Dry Goods and Shoes, see
The Austin-Stephenson Co. they
have some bargains to offer.
For all kinds of seed oats and
rye see The Austin-Stephenson
| Co.