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VOL. 2a. . SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1904. ' NO. 2.
PULENTA NEWS.
Mrs. J. J. Burnes is critically
ill, and her friends fear the worst.
Generally speaking the farmers
will manure thoroughly this
year.
The road- are in a terrible
condition, so much so as to
make traveling slow.
Airs. Cadmus Young spent last
week with Airs. Robert Sanders,
of Smithfield township.
.Mrs. J. J. Young is on a visit
to her daughter, Airs. Juo. t).
Islington at Smithfield.
There will be preaching at
Elizabeth next Sunday by the
pastor, Rev. Air. Fisher.
Air. J no. Hardee will go on the
road soon to sell fruit trees. Alay
he meet with abuudaut success.
Only a few have sowed plant
beds. The tobacco crop will be
excedingly small in this section,
.lust as it should be.
Air. Will T. Johnston leaves in
a few days to push the sale of a
well fixture patent, of which he
has bought the right in a large
territory.
Aliss Lou Young's school, n^ar
Alount Zion, closed Tuesday
night with an exhibition. A
usual the exhibition was a
grand success.
On Wednesday evening of this
w eek the school at Red Hill will
close. Aliss .Nellie Johnson, the
teacher in charge, has given en
tire satisfaction.
Aliss Klleu Eldridge, one of
Smithfield's accomplished daugh
ters, has been spending the past
week with her sister, Airs. Emma
Tomliusou. She returned to her
home Tuesday.
During the winter there has
been a good deal of sickness
among the colored people, most
ly confined to pneumonia. Not
a single case, however, has as
yet resulted fatal.
The Polenta school will close
next Wednesday; under the man
agement of Aliss Catharine Wil
liams, the session has been a
profitable one. Aliss Williams is
a teacher of no ordinary ability.
So far very little plowing has1
been done, owing to the fact the I
ground has been too wet for
such work, which will iiecessarilv
cause a rush when work does
begin, and may m cessitate in i
some instances a curtailment of
the cotton acreage.
Air. J. Walter Alyatt believes
in making improvements. He is
having built one of the largest
barns iu all this section, which
will give him sufficient room to
store away his crop, and add
materially to the comfort of his
stock and cattle in cold weather.
Air. Alyatt is becoming more and
more of au ideal farmer.
A large crowd was at Shiloh
Sunday morning to .hear the
pastor Rev. B. Towusend,
who preached from the subject:
''Drawing Water," and admira
bly did he handle the subject. All
present were entertained, in
structed and saturated with
gospel truths. Bro. Townsend
grows in the esteem and affection
of the people of all persuasions.
He is destined to be a preacher
of great power.
'lbe"gripp" is an unwelcome
visitor to our section at the
present time. The following have
suffered on account of its presence:1
Air. Z. T. Jones, .Mrs. F. T.
Booker, .Messrs. Reubin, John
and Alford Alyatt, Aliases Lena.
Edna and .Master Edward
Booker, Airs. Dr. E. X. Booker,
Aliss Addie Barber, Air. H. E.
Weeks, .Misses Audrey and Alary
Booker and Air. Will Tomlinson.
All now, we are glad to report,
are on the mend.
Airs, llenry Austin, who for
some years past, has been suffer
ing with tumor, in company with >
her physician, Dr. E. N. Booker
and wife weut up to Rex Hos
pital, Raleigh, last Saturday,
where an operation was per
formed on her. the tumor being
taken out. Dr. Hubert Royster
assisted by several other phy
sicians performed the operation,
which, proved successful, and it
is beiieved Airs. Austin will be
able to returne home in a few
days greatly improved. Let us
all hope for such aconsummation.
KENLY NOTES.
Mr. I>. B. Sasser wenttoSmith-1
field Tuesday.
Mr. E. J. Barnes, of Wilson,
was in our town Monday.
Mr. J. H. Davis made a busi
ness trip to Selma Tuesday.
Several new students were
enrolled, Keuly Academy this
week.
C. W. Edgerton, Esq., is
attending court in Smith field
' this week.
Rev. It. H. Wbitaker, of ltal- j
eigh, tilled his regular appoint
ment here Sunday night.
Mrs. 11 F. Edgerton was shop
ping and visiting relatives in
Smithfleld Tuesday.
Mr. C. B. Bailey has purchased
from 1). L. Godwin, of Smithfleld,
his house and lot here, in which
Mr. J. R. Sauls now resides
' Mr. Weathersby, who has been
here since the R. R Section forces
struck, as watchman at the
water tank at the river bridge, j
returned to Rocky Mount Mon
day.
| Mr. Shriver, the special It. F. 1).
Route Agent, was here Wednes
day and Thursday making some ,
j changes in routes No's 1 and .'5,
! and he also lahi out a new route (
which makes four routes from
here. i
KeMy is on a boom now in ! i
building. Messrs. J. T. Edgerton ! 1
& Bro.| have just completed a <
nice cottage near the Academy; i
Mr. R. T. Renfrow has a hand-;!
some two story dwelling in course
of construction, and Mr. D. B. j j
Sasser has begun building a ,
beautiful six room cottage; also j
Dr. J. C. Grady is rapidly making |
preparations to build a large
two story residence on South (
Railroad street.
The chief of police here, arres |
ted a suspicious looking young |
man, Sunday evening who gave! 1
his name as B. 11. Pittman, of (
Blackstone, Ya. The mayor of !
the above place was telegraphed !
concerning him, but he had .
nothing against him. So the I
man was released Sunday night,
and he left Monday evening say- 1
ing he was going to Bamburge, \
S. 0. Afew hours later a message c
was received to arrest him as he (
was wanted in Blackstone. I
Kenly was visited by a baud of f
safe crackers last Tuesday night. 1
Tbey broke into the stores of t
Mr. Geo. M. Morris and Messrs. i
.1. Stancill & Renfrow, and blew !
their safes open, but they did i
not get anything from Mr. Mor- \
ris as he had taken all his money i
out that evening. They got near ;
$1900.00 from Stancill & Ren- t
frow's safe. Mr. Stancill losing c
$1300.00. His dauirhter $110.- i
00. Mr. Renfrow $150 00 and 1
the firm near $300.00. As it
was raining next morning blood
hounds could not track them
and they made good their escape.
As yet nothing detinit has been ,
heard of them.
() K Stoves, Smithfleld Hwd. Co. '
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BEASLEY BITS. i
Rev. Mr. Strickland will preach
at Preston Academy Sunday 20, <
at eleveu o'clock.
Miss Mattye Belle Beasley re
turned home Monday from a few j
days visit to friends and rela
tives in Benson.
Mr. J. J. Dupree, of Dunn, has :
been spending a few days in this
section with his mother, Mrs. j
Martha Dupree. ,
Mrs. Max llirsch who has been
spending some time here left (
Thursday for here home in ,
Spartanburg, S. C. i
Mrs. Lem Barfleldand|daugh
ter, little Thelma, of near Mount 1
Olive visited relatives in this \
community Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr. B. A. Grant who has been i
spending the past few months at
home with his parents, has ac- (
cepted a position in Benson. f
Mar. 1(5. E. j
?Mrs. R. H. McGuire went to f
Richmond Monday having been 1
called there on account of the \
illness of her little grand son Pat. i
McGuire. <
CLAYTON CHIPS.
Prof. R. T. Williams weut to
Raleigh Saturday.
Mr. 1). T. Barnes, of Raleigh,
was here Saturday.
Mr. George Broughton, of Ral
eigh, was here last week.
Miss Flattie Wall, of Raleigh,
was a visitor here this week.
Miss Kitty Baucom and Miss
Grace Betts attended the recital
Friday night.
Messrs. Troy Narron and W.
H. Godwin of Emit section were
in town Tuesday.
Messrs. W E. Narron and Mil
lard Hinuant visited friends in
Archer section Sunday.
Misses Cleve and-Nora Barnes
have received their spring stock
of millinery, and a nice stock to
be sure.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ellington
and Mrs. W.J. Young, of Raleigh,
spent part of this week with Airs. 1
E. L. Hinton.
Mr. A. J. Barbour left Tues- (
day night for northern markets
to purchase spring and summer
stock for his firm.
Hon. Ashley Home, President
of the State Fair went to Raleigh
Monday to have premimum list
adjusted for 1904 fair. i
Messrs. J. G. Barbour & Sons ,
will in a short while have their ]
stores moved and a massive
brick structure erected where the I
aid stores now stand. c
The funeral of the late Wm. t
Smith will be preached by Grand
Lecturer B. W. Hatcher, at the <
residence of the deceased on the \
3th Sunday in May. 1
Miss Lona Williams returned >\
Tom Richmond Sunday. While j i
bhere she purchased an up-to- i t
fate line of millinery articles, e
Her advertisement will be in this 11
paper soon.
The pupils entering Clayton' 1
High School this week are: Miss \
"rella Parker, Four Oaks, Miss
Mary .Jones, Wilson's Mills, Miss
Mary Stephenson, Smithfield. c
Mr. .1 E. Parker, Emit, and Mr. \
David Hocutt, Wendell. j
Since the elocution class was
:>egun in Clayton High School, ^
we have had some excellent con- v
:erts, and entertainments, but
>n Friday night every previous c
jerformance was eclipsed. We t
expected a good affair naturally, t
5ut were certainly captivated by i
:his. the most perfect. We can >
lot speak in too high praise of i
Mrs. R. F. Williams, under whose I (
uanagement the entertainment 1
was gotten up. The young ladies [ c
tnd gentlemen participating!}
ilaved their parts to perfection, t
leeming absolutely unconscious j t
if surroundings, they played as
f they were in the regular rou- i
iue. f
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SELMA NEWS. (
R. B. Whitley was at home j'
Tuesday night. [ ^
N. B. Snipes & Bro. have bad a
phone }>ut in their store.
The infant child of Mr. Alonzo
Standi died Tuesday night at ,
the home of its parents about (
two miles east of Seltna.
Tramps just now are giving j
Dur chief a tough time. Look
ing after them and the street
lamps as well as keeping the
street crossings open is making ^
him live hard. Stick to it chief,
it want be long before moon
light nights, then you will have a y
Mr. Thos. 8. Turner, of Nor- j
oik, Va., and Miss Lomy Tal- f
ton were married in Selma on ! f
Wednesday by Rev. Mr. Coltrane,
if Smithfield. Mr. Turner is a J
conductor on the A. & I). Divis
on of the Southern and Miss
Talton is the sister of our jeweler,
Mr. Charles Talton Our best 1
vhishes to them.
Mar. 1G. Sknex, (
It Saved His Leg.
P. A. Danforth of Lafirange, 1
la., suffered for six months with i
i frightful running sore on his 1
eg; but writes that Bucklen's \
Arnica Salve wholly cured it in
lye days. For Ulcere, Wounds,
I'iles, it's the best salve in the (
vorld. Cure guaranteed. Only
15 cts. Sold by Hood Bros.,
Iruggist. I
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Superior Court Proceedings.
The spring term of Johnston
county superior court convened
here Monday with Judge George
H. Brown, Jr., of Washington, '
X. C., presiding. The state was .
represented by its able Solicitor. !
Hon. Arniistead Jones, of Kaleigh.
The following were drawn as
grand jurors: I
A. J. Farmer, Foreman. \V. If.
Iliutou, S. A. Wellous, G. W .
Stanley, Phillip Lee, Coudary |
Stancill, Ed. Game, Jr., J. D. ,
Carroll, J. H. Broad Well, Jesse j
B. Creech, C. A. Wallace, J. V
Kirby, 11. A I'eterson, S. (iris
wold^ 11 M. Tart, Joe Oneal, X. j,
A. Honeycutt and J. T. Peediu.
Mr. John T. Avera was ap-.1
pointed ollicer of the grand jury. '
Alter the Judge's charge to the
grand jury the following erimi- 1
ual cases were taken up and
disposed of:
Lonuie Green was tried in two
cases, one for carrying concealed 1
weapons and one for injury to a
house. He was found guilty and
charged with the costs of the
action. ('
Byuum Watson was found 1
guiity af an assault with a dead- j
ly weapon and released on pay- J
inent of cost. _ '
Boss Duncan was charged with
carrying concealed weapons. j
Judgment was suspended upon
payment of cost.
W Henry Matthews was up 1
oefore the court for carrying <
;oncealed weapons. Judgment j
suspended upon payment of cost.
Archie Artis was charged with
in assault with deadly weapon, j
yas tried and found not guilty.
He is the negro that was charged 1
vith shooting Jim Underwood |
i few months ago, near Mr. Tom
>nead's, but as there was not
mlHcieut evidence to convict
lim he was found not guilty.
Joseph Evans and Bonnie! c
Evans were tried for an assault
vith deadly weapons, found
guilty and fined $1.~>00 and cost.
Ezra Godwin was found guilty
if an assault with deadly
veapon and judgment was sus
pended upon payment of cost. |*j
Thomas H. Vinson was fined j 1
jllo.00 and cost for an assault j ^
vith deadly weapon.
Will Harris was found guilty
if breaking into a store and e
lenteuced to three years on the J
Smithfield roads it will be re- r
ueuibered that he is the negro ?
vho broke into Mr. W. M. San- 1
lers' store a few weeks before
Christmas, attempted to destroy ,
lis cash register and stole a lot r
if goods. Willie A. Jackson was t
jiveu four months on the Smith- t
ield roads for an assault with j
leadly weapon. c
Luke Crowder was tried for an {
issault with deadly weapon, t
duud guilty and judgment sue- t
jended upon payment of cost. t
Harry Cook was found guilty |
5. carrying concealed weapons
ind fined $o.00 and cost. f
E. Parrish was tried for forcible (
trespass. Judgment suspended t
ipon payment of cost. j
Sidney W. Adams was found j,
ruilty of an assault with deadly v
veapon and was fined $10.00 ^
md cost. t
J. T. Creech, J. L. Creech and t
E. Y. Creech were found guilty of ?
in assault with deadly weapon *r
ind fined $50.00 and cost. v
Arthur Xorwood was sentenced ,
;o three years on the Smithfield j
?oads for house breaking. j
Clarence Glover, the young j
vhite man who killed W. J. Lee ^
i few weeks ago, was tried for f
nurder and found guilty of man- ^
daughter. He was sentenced to s
ifteen years at hard labor in the f
leuitentiary, but the sentence j
vas later reduced to twelve years. (
There were quite a number of j
uinor cases tried and either dis- r
nissed or continued. Court f
idjourned yesterday, having r
:ompleted its labors.
Judge Brown, who has the
reputation of being one of the
^est Judges in Xorth Carolina,
ins dispatched business with
uich rapidity and in such a t
air and impartial manner as to I
win praise from everybody.
?Mr. H. L. Hall, of Benson, j*
spent last night here with hie 1
ion, Mr. I). M. Hall. p
I) K Stoves, Smithfield Hwd. Co. 1
PRINCETON DOTS.
VV'e regret to note that Mrs.
Hailev it* confined to her room,
suffering with rheumatism.
Mr. J. Hen Howell, one of our
hustling sawmill men, went up
to Fine Level on business
Wednesday.
Mr. A. M. Martin is putting up
a new sawmill plant on the lot
adjacent to .J. 1). Finlayson. He
says he is going to prepare him
self to do sawing, dressing, dry
ing, etc.
The series of meetings at the
Holiness Church is still going on
They say much interest is beiug
manifested. Rev. S. C. Perry is
doing the preaching. Mr Grump
ier was here one night laet week
and preached for them.
Rev. (). Guthrie filled his
regular appointment at the
Methodist church Sunday and
Sunday night. He preached two
very instructive sermons.
Mr. .Joseph Tonans, who for
the last five years traveled over
Johnston and Sampson counties
celling goods, has gone to Golds
boro and New Bern, N. C., to bid
his native people good-by. He
will sail for Beirut, Syria, about
the first of April. We wish him
a safe trip across the ocean and ;
Mediterranean sea.
Mr. M illie Ellis says he doesn't
ike to peddle goods through the
country, and that he is going to
iccompany his uncle. Joseph
Tonons to his home in Syria.
We hope he, too, will arrive
lome safely- Joseph Ellis, a
irother of Willie, wyi remain in
Vmerica a while longer.
March 16. E.
ARCHER DOTS.
School opened at Vcher Aca
leinv Monday morning with a
toocl attendance.
Mr. W B. Bovett l(jft Sunday
0 accept a position in the State
Tospital at Raleigh.
The school at the Whitley
ichool house, taught by Mr. E. [
.lies, will close Saturday night,
J arch 26th, with appropriate
xercises.
Last Sunday evening at Arcb
r, Mr. Adolphus Atkinson and
diss Mollie tyarham were mar
ied, W. B. Eason, .1. P., olficiat
d. We wish for them a happy
ife.
While writing an obituary
lotice sometime ago your cor
espondent was interrupted and
lid not finish it before sending it
>ff. The man mentioned was
dr. William Smith, one of the
ddest men in the community,
le was burried with Masonic
lonors. We understand thgt
lis funeral will be preached on
he 6th Sunday in May by Mr.
tenjamiu Hatcher.
Last Saturday afternoon at
i'clock Mrs. Fannie Stancd, wife
>f Mr. J. II. Stancil, of this sec-'
ion, died at the home of her
ather, Mr. Walter Johnson, near
Imithneld. Sometime ago she
vent to visit her father and was
aken sick while there. She had
>een in poorbealthforsometime,
laving had a tree thrown on her
1 year or two ago and had never
?ecovered frogi the injury. She
vas twenty-six years, one month,
ind fifteen days old. She was
luried Sunday afternoon at the
umily burying ground at her
ather's. She was a good neigh
Kir, kind and affectionate friend
ind a devoted mother and wife,
the leaves a husband and three
imall children, a father and sev
?ral brothers and sisters besides a
lost of friends to mourn her un
imely death. We extend our
leart felt sympathy to the be
?eaved ofies, and may God corn
ore them in their hour of sor-;
ow.
March 15, 1904. S. L. W.
Working Overtime.
Eight hour laws are ignored by
hose tireless, little workers?
>r. King's New Life Pills. Millions
ire always at work, night and
lay, curing Indigestion, Bilious
iess, Constipation, Sick Head
iche and all Stomach, Liver and
towel troubles. Easy, pleasant,
iafe, sure. Only 25c at Hood
tros., drug store.
Verdict of Manslaughter'
I tip most important case in
court this week was the trial of
Clarence (iloyer for the killing of
Mr. J. I ee. The ease was started
I uesday and closed Wednesday
morning, the jury bringing in a
verdict of manslaughter, (jlo.
! ver's testimony has been con
flicting all along since he did the
killing. He first claimed that
Lee was killed by some man who
ihein and later that he was
killed by the mules they were
carrying home and on trial he
claimed that he killed Lee in self
defense. The general opinion
seems to be that the killing was
the result of a drunken fight in
which both took part to some
extent. (Hover wus sentenced to
fifteen years in the penitentiary
but the sentence was changed to
t\\<jl\ e yenr8. Air. \\. A. Stewart
appeared for Clover. Solicitor
Armistead Jones, Mr. Claude
Hell and Mr. E. S. Smith were
against him.
The following is a list of the
jurors who tried the case:
A. It Bailey. R. H. Alien, W.
?L Hall Charles Hill, J. L
lodes, W. B. llobbs, 1). I.
feasant, J. B. I'arnsh, Jno.
^ * Alford, J. 1). Hamilton, G.
M. ilinton and J. A. Batten.
sanders chapel.
Miss Laura Woodall, after
closing her public school in Boon
Hill lownship, has opened a
private subscription school at
the old John Smith house, and
has a nice school.
The public schools are all clos
ed now, and the white children
are at work to mt ke the thirteen
million bale cotton crop, predict
ed, and to pay for themselves to
go to school next fall. Thevdon't
mind the work, but sav it'is not
right to give their labor to the
lazy coons.
One of our neighbors took five
bushels of.secondcrop Irish pota
toes and twenty-six pounds of
ruta baga turnips to Selma, and
returned with three sacks of No. /
one flour and three cents in cash
and left the merchant a good
margin. He has already planted
an acre of potatoes.
An organization of "Lassies"
in this ^anch, calling themselves
the G. P. S. met at the home of
Miss Sara \\ hitley last week in
secret conclave, and passers bv
dropped their under-jaw, while
listening to a melody oi songs
and music of "Smoke smoke,"
" Two step" "Bunch of Blackber
ries ami "My Willie on the
de<*p blue sea."
Mar. 1(>. 11)04, X.
Tragedy Averted.
Just iu the neck of time our
little boy was saved" writes Mrs.
VV. \\ atkins of Pleasant City,
Ohio. "Pneumonia had played
sad havock with hiiu and a terri
ble cough set in besides. Doctors
treated him, but he grew worse
every day. At length we tried
I)r. King s New Discovery for
Consumption, and our darling
was saved. He's now sound, and
well." Everybody ought to
know, it's the only sure cure for
Coughs, Colds and all Lung
diseases. Guaranteed by Hood
Bros., Druggists. Price oOc and
$1.00. Trial bottle free.
Chillie news.
Mr. E. A. Holt, of Princeton,
has been visiting the familv of
his uncle, Mr. George L. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pitunan
spenMaturday and Sundav with
their parents.
Misses Rena and Maie Ellis ure
visiting at Mr. A. G. Jones'.
Mr. Edward Llewellyn, of Rai
eigh, has been spending a few
davs with his mother, Mrs. If. N.
Mitchiner.
Miss Ruth Jones returned home
Saturday from Earnsboro,where
she has been teaching this win
ter.
Owing to the wet weather our
neighborhood was well repre
sented at court Tuesday.
Eadeexe. '