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VOL.28. SMITIIFIELD, X. C.. FRIDAY. .JlTLY 15, 1904. XO. 19
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KENLY NOTES.
.Mr. H T. Renfrow made a
short business trip to Wilson
Thursday.
Mr. C. C. Creech, of Him City,
spent Wednesday night with
friends here.
Mi. W. .1 Hooks, of Wilson,
spent Saturday night and Sun
day with relatives here.
Miss Iviayrie Hollowell, who
had been visiting relatives in
Smithfield, returned Friday.
Miss Leora Bagley, of Bagley,
spent several days here this week
visiting school mates and friends
Miss Ida Woodard spent sev
eral days here last week and this
week visiting her sister, Mrs.
Hansom Holland.
Miss Bertha Riley, of Wilson,
who was visiting Misses Maud
and Leone Kdgerton returned
home Thursday.
Mrs. J. U. High at.d her daugh
ter. Miss Eva, who have been
visiting relatives in Raleigh for
several days, returned home:
Monday.
Miss 8a)lie McMurrav, of Meck
lenburg county, spent a few Jays
here last week and first of this
week visiting friends. She left
Wednesday.
Mr and Mr- II. F. Edgerton,
who have been spending some
time visiting relatives in Tennes
see and attending the World's
Fair, returned Saturday.
A number of the citizens of
Keulv and vicinity met Tuesday
evening at the depot to discuss
building a Cotton Oil Mill here.
Most of the capital stock was
promised and Messrs. .1, H.
Kiiby. J. (J. Raper and J. R.
Sauls appointed as a committee
to solicit the balance of the stock
necessary.
The Hoard of Trustees of Ken
lv Academy will meet Monday,
July ISth, for the purpose of
electing teachers for this year.
All who have not sent in their
application that intend doing
so, will send them in at once to j
J. H. Kirbv, Secretary of the
Hoard. 'I*he patrons of the
school are invited to attend.
The tent rneetiug conducted by
Revs. It. R Jackson and M. J.
Sellers is still running, and con
sidering the unfavorable weather
most of the evening , thtre has
been a goodly number in attend
ance and much interest is being
manifested. Rev. .Mi. Page and
Rev. Mr. Gary, of South Caro
lina. assisted them Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday.
The post master here has re
ceived notice that July 1st R. F.
I). Carriers will receive an in
crease in salary, but with some
new regulations. They will not
now be allowed to act as agents
for any company or ptrson; so
licit subscriptions for news pa
pers or magazines; to carry any
packages for hire except by re
quest of patrons of route, and;
rot. then if mailable matter; to
carry intoxicating liquors for
sell, or auy one else; to carry
passengers, except route agents
or other postal otficials, while
on duty. <
Mr. Jno. E. Rridgers, of Ral
eigh, the state organizer of the i
Junior Order Tinted American
Mechanics, was here Tuesday
workiug up a Council, and Tues
day night ne organized a Coun
cil of 28 Charter members; on
Tuesday night July 20th the i
Kenly Council will be installed
and the following officers install
ed: Jr. Past Councillor, C. W
Edgerton; Councillor, Gaston
Watson; Vice-Councillor, R. H.
Alford; Recording Secretary, R. j
T. Fulgl.rm; Assistant Recording
Secretary. C. R. Bailey; Finan- ;
rial Secretary, J. W. Harden; j
Treasurer, I). T. Perkins; Con
ductor, J. C. Grady; Warden, i
Henrv Watson; Inside Sentinel, I
Jns. H. Alford; Outside Sentinel, i
R. T. Renfrow. Directors, W. L. i
Hooks, Joe Hinnant and L. 1
Woodard. I
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Every body here in looking
forward to next Tuesday, July
l'.ith, and anticipating a profita
ble and pleasant tune at the S S
Convention to be held at Zion
Church on the above date Al
most every preparation possibl-*
has been made for a pleasant
day. One feature of the conven
tion will be the music, a special
choir has been selected who have
been practising for some time.
Some of the best Sunday School
speakers in the state have been
secured. Prof. S. M. Smith, of
Raleigh, will addiessthe conven
tion on the subjects. "Beet
Things in the S. S. end How t<?
use Them," and "The Teachers
Preparation and Work." Mr. X.
B. Broughtou, of Raleigh, will
speak on the subject, "How to
Pill the S 8. and Keep it Full."
He is one of the best experienced
Sunday School workers in North
Carolina. Another prominent
feature is the "Round Table"
1 iiscussiou," in which all Sunday
School workers are at liberty to
take part. These discussions
are very interesting aud profita
ble. Plenty of ice water will be
furnished on the grounds free to
all. Let every body attend and
enjoy the day.
SELMA NEWS.
Mrs. L. It. Debnam has return
ed from a visit to Fuquay
Springs.
.Miss Annie Fitzgerald is spend
ing this week with her sister,
Mrs. J. W. Blackmail.
Mrs. Fab. 11. Brown and Mrs.
W. W. Wynne, of Raleigh, are
visiting Mrs. X. E. Edgerton.
Mr. Ira 1>. Wood, of Enfield,
was in town last Sunday visiting
his brothers, 1. T. and Sam F.
Wood.
Miss Allen, of Franklin County,
aud Miss Lula Tisdale, of Bur
lington, have returned to their
homes.
Misses Helen I'earce and An
nie Aycock, of Kenly, who have
been visiting Mies l'auliue Hood
left Thursday for the Summer
School at Raleig i.
Mr. Chas. U. Harris, our law
yer, is attending Wake county
court this week. His sister, Miss
Margaret, who has been visiting
him, returned with him Sunday
night.
Miss MaryStallings, who has
been spending some time in our
town, the guest of Misses Ora M.
Hamilton and Jessica Woinack,
returned to her home in Wilson
Monday.
.Moses C Winston, Esq., return
ed from Morehead City last Fri
day?says he can't stand the
sight of deep water, it makes
him sea sick?did not even like to
cross a branch on his way home.
Mrs. Julia Carter and Mrs.
Emma Summerlin, of (ioldsboro,
were here Tuesday on their way
to see their brother, James Rob
erts, Esq., who is quite sick. Mr.
Roberts is in the nineties and
these ladies are in their eighties
?quite an old family.
Miss Emmie, the much loved
daughter of bur townsman,
John H. I'arker, Esq., died last
Thursday and was buried in our
cemetery. The funeral sermon
was preached by the Rev. J. A.
T. Jones in the Methodist church, j
The lloral offering were numerous
and beautiful. Miss Emmie was
taken sick in February last with
pneumonia which developed into
consumption. She t was much
loved by all and the sincere
sympathy of our town is with
the stricken family.
East Saturday about!) o'clock,
a. m., Fearl, the two-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Annie Futrell
who lives about R miles east of
Selma fell into the well and
would have beeu drowned but for
the timely assistance of Mr. Eevi
Watson who happened to be
passing. He heard the screams
and calls for help of Mrs. Futrell
and hastened to the home. He
put the bucket down for the little
girl who caught it when she
arose to the top of the water, j
He pulled her up carefully fill1
she was within four feet of his
baud when her hold on the buck
?t. gave way and she fell back in
to the water. The bucket was
lowered again which the little
$irl caught as she came up, and i
t
whs being drawn up when the
strength in her little hand* gave
out and she fell into the well
again, liaek went the bucket
for her which she missed this
time but caught the well pole
and her foot was in the bucket;
this time she held on and was
caught bv Mr Watson and safe
ly landed, none the worse for her
experience.
CLAYTON CHIPS.
Mr. I. S. Bagwell went to
Raleigh Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Lindsay
are visiting here this week.
Mr. Kuriand Hall is with Mr.
Patterson, the depot agent.
\lr. and Mrs. Ashley Home left
Friday for the World's Fair.
Mr. Mallie Gower left Sunday
to accept a position in Winston,
X. C.
There will be a basket picnic
at Swinuey the first Saturday in
August.
Mrs. T. L. Ferrell is visiting
Mrs. Jno. W. Massey at New
Berne, X. C.
Miss Ava Yelvington, of
Polenta, is visiting her aunt Mrs.
M. E. Yelvington.
Mrs. G. W. Fisher has been
very sick for several days but is
much better now.
Mrs H. C. Hufham and sister
Miss Frances, of Raleigh, are
visiting Miss Jannie Bedding
field.
The Clayton and Selma Bap
tist Sunday Schools will run
their excursion to Morehead soon
'Waltlor it.'
Miss Corrinna Jones left Wed
nesday for her home in Raleigh
after spending several days with
the Misses Blanchard.
Mrs. Wesley Sanders, of Spring
i^ope, and mother Mrs. Henry
Ferreil, of Tarboro, have been
visiting Mrs. A. T. Beddingtield.
Miss Lona Williams and Miss
Lessie Ellis went to Wilmington
on the Sunday School excursion
run from Raleigh Tuesday, Juiy
oth.
There will be a lawn party on
the Baptist church lawn next
Friday night given by the
Baraca class to the Philathea
? class.
A delightful picnic was given
at Liberty grove Tuesday by
the Philathea class, in honor
of the Baraca class. A good din
ner and plenty refreshments.
Mr. Macon Harris returned
Sunday from Fuquay Springs
where he spent the last three
weeks for his health. He says,
that he is not much improved.
yelir.
Four Oaks Notes.
Mrs. Howie, of Darlington, S.
C., with three little sons, is vis
iting her daughter, Mrs. W. A.
Creech.?Miss May Winters, of
Darlington, S. C., is visiting Mrs.
W. A. Creech and friends.?Miss
Sophie Busbee, of Raleigh, is vis
iting at Mr. and Mrs. Charles!
Wellons'.?Mrs. W. E. Stanley
and three children are visiting
in Elm City this week.?Mr. .lohn
W. Hollowell went on a trip to
(loldsboro last Wednesday and
joined Hatch Brothers on their
excursion to Wilmington Thurs
day, returning Friday.?Mr. D.
McHolliday was in town Tues- '
day.?We are sorry to note thai >
Mr. A. lb Ford is confined to his
bed this week.?Miss Yessie Coats '
of Smithtield has returned to i
finish her school at Stanley ]
school house. The school was
discontinued last winter on ac
count of small pox.?Mrs. C. R.
Adams is at Raleigh attending j
the Summer school.?Rev. John <
.(.Barker, of (loldsboro, was in I
our town last week and preached
at Corinth Sunday.?Kev. J>r. \
Moore, of the North Carolina
Conference, was with us Satur
day and Sunday and held church
conference here Saturday.? i
Messrs. C. H. Adams ik Co. have; ]
commenced on a new brick store l
and will begin on a new cotton i
gin in a few days.?Mr. and Mrs.
M. fi. Johnson and family of
Wilmington, came in last Satur- <
day. Mr. Johnson returned
home Sunday leaving bis family
to finish their visit.
July 12. 1
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About the Proposed Archer R. F- D.
Route
There lias been considerable
discussion and so me exaggerated
statements made in regard to
the new it. F. 1). route that has
been petitioned for from Archer
aud to make it clear and for the
benefit of those concerned we
will give a brief explanation.
The route from here if we get it
will give maii to 103 families,
l'here is also a route petitioned
for, we understand, from Wilson's
Mills that runs in contact with
the Archer route. It is impossible
for both routes to be gotten as
they must go the same road for
some over 4 miles. < >ut of these
103 families the Wilson's Mills
route will supply mail to only
about lf> families aud if that
route is established, these other
88 families can not get a route
from any direction at all. About
half >f these 8H families live
from 4 to 7 miles from any
office.
There isn't any one on the
Wilson's Mill's route but what
is near enough to get mail from
Archer K. F. I). No. 2 or (Jlavtou
No. 2. So i deem that this
makes it clear for all to under
stand. The route from Archer
not only gives mail to the Wil
son's .Mills route but also carries
it to those other 8.s families that
can not get a route from any
other place except Archer and
if they miss getting it will have
to go from 4 to 7 miles to get
their mail. 1 leave it for the
public to decide which route
should be established, we would
advise those concerned to
use their efforts in behalf of the
Archer route. W. L Stancii,.
July 11. 1904.
Sunday School Meeting.
There haw been organized in
Selina Township what is known
as The International Sunday
School Associat ion and we will
have a meeting in Selma at the
Methodist church Sunday, July
31st, both morning and after
noon for the purpose of perma
nent organization. There will be
an appropriate programme ar-.
ranged for the occasion.
J. A. Spiehs.
Brutally Tortured.
A case came to light that for
persistent and unmerciful torture
has perhaps never been equaled.
Joe (Jolobick of Colusa. Calif,
writes. "For l."? years I endured
insufferable pain from Rheuma
tism and nothing relieved me
though I tried everything known.
I came across Efectric Hitters
and it's the greatest medicine on
earth for that trouble. A few
bottles of it completely relieved
and cured me " Just as good
for Liver and Kidney troubles
and general debility. Only iiOc.
Satisfaction guaranteed by Hood
Bros. Druggists.
Polenta.
The pic-nic at Shiloh last
Saturday was a great success.
The day ushered in beautifully,
but in the evening it rained,
which to some extent marred the
pleasure of the large crowd
present. In the morning Rev.
.Mr. Townseud, pastor of the
church, made a short speech full
of good points aud advice. In
the evening Rev R. J. Bateman,
of Raleigh, delivered a powerful
speech which was listened to
patiently by a packed church.
He simply captivated the crowd.
The large crowd was one of
the. best behaved we ever saw
gathered together.?The game
of baseball on the Jth of July
between Polenta and Benson
teams, played on Polenta
grounds, resulted in auother
victory for Polenta by a score of
18 to 11.In the box Young for
Polenta did fine work, but did
?ot receive good support from a
part of the team. Hall and
Strickland in the box for Benson,
did good work also, but failed to
receive support from balance of
team, except Smith, who did
excellent work on first base. It
may be said also that Barber on
first base and Bryant on third I
base, for Polenta, did good
work.?Miss Sallie McMurray,
the charming daughter uf lit*v.
Mr. McMurray, ot Meckleubuig,
spent a few days with friends ill'
this section last week. She is a
greut favorite with a large num
her of our people.?Miss Mildred
Youug, after spending some time
with relatives in Smithfield, re
turned home last week.?There
will he a Sunday School pic-uic
at Baptist Centre Saturday.?
Mr. J. Walter Alyatt has one of
the tiuest fields of corn we ever
saw. It is simply beautiful to
look at; it is iiot a small field
either, containing about .'$0 or
40 acres; every stalk has from
two to six ears on it, the stalks
being about eighteen inches |
upart. It looks now as ll it will
pan out ten barrels to the acre.
? Miss Zula Toinliuson has re-j
turned from a visit to friends in
Granville and Franklin counties, j
?Itev. Mr.Tcwuseud and wile are
spending this week in this section,
visiting amongst the members of
Shiloh church, of which he is
pastor.?Dr. Fdmundsou and
wife, of Wilson, spent a part of
last week visiting his parents in
the Leachburg section.?The
tobacco crop of Mr. G. A. Coats
has been considerably damaged
by recent hail staues. His crop,
was, fortunately, insured. .Mr.
T. \V. CeMay's cotton crop was
also damaged to the extent of
fifteen per cent, .lust over in]
Wake county, in Panther Branch'
township, Mr. James Batt's cot
ton crop was damaged to the
extent of fifty per cent. No insur-1
ance. We have had no less than
: lour hail storms this summer, all
doiug damage to the crops.?
The crops are all looking well,
especially corn. Too much rain
for cotton, not damaged much
as yet, however; tobacco has im
proved some. Typo.
No Pity Shown.
"For years fate was after me
continuouslv" writs F. A. Gul
ledge, Verbena, Ala. "I had a
terrible case of Piles causing 24
tumors. When all,failed Bucklen's
Arnica Salve cured me. Equally
good for Burns and all aches and
pains. < >nly 2oc at Hood Bros.'
Drug Store.
State Superintendent Joyner Ap
proves of Plan of County
Institutes.
The following letter shows that
Superintendent .ioiner approves
our methods and that it is
probable he wid be with us in
some of our meetings
Ira T. Turlington.
Raleigh, N. C., July !?. 1904,
Supt. Ira T. Turlington,
Smithtield, X.C.,
Dear Sir:
1 gladly approve your se
lection of Miss Harper to aid you
in your Institute work. I, also,
approve most heartily of your
plan of conducting Township
Institutes. I have asked Mr.
Brooks to correspond with vou
m regard to speakers. I think
it will be well for you to have
some local speakers also. 1 shall
try to go to one or mure of your
meetings myself.
Very truly yours,
J. Y. Joyner.
Supt. Public Instruction.
Teachers for Graded School
The School Committee of Tur
lington (traded School have elect
ed teachers for the next year as
follows:
Superintendent?Prof. II. A.
Merritt, of Chapel Hill.
Teachers?Misses Flossie A bell
and Mamie Ellis, of Smithfield;
Mis* Katie bee Banks, of Haw
River, and Miss Lucy Webb, of
Warrentou. Miss 1'assie Harris
will have charge of the Music de
partment.
Working Nighi and Day.
The busiest and mightiest lit
tle thing that ever was made is
Dr. King's New Life Pills. These
pills change weakness into
strength, listlessness into energy,
iron-fag into mental power.
'They're wonderful in buiding up
tl h uth. Only 25c per box.
So 1 I Hood Bros.
BIIYAN TAKES STAND
Enough 6ood In Men and Platfirm
for Him to Support.
Lincon, N?;br., duly 12 W J.
Bryan to-day irmv out th?- tol
lowing sfatetm in.
"I shall vote for l'arker .tnd
Davis, the nominees of the Demo
cratic National Convention, and
shall do s?) for the following
reasons:
"First?Beta use the Demo
cratic ticket stands for oppo
sition to imperialism, while 'he
Republican ticket stands for an
imperialistic policy. On this
question, which was the para
mount issue in 1900, and which
must remain an important issue
so long as an attempt is made to
hold colonies under theAmerican
Hag?on this issuetbeconvenfcion
was unanimous, the platform
emphatic, aud 1 have no doubt
that the candidate will carry out
the platform.
"Second?Mr. Roosevelt is in
jecting the race issue into Ameri
can politics, and this issue, if it
becomes national, will make it
tmposible to consider economic
questions that demaud solution.
The election ol the Democratic
ticket will put a quietus upon
this attempt and permit the race
quietus to work itself out with
out the bitterness which Mr.
Roosevelt's conduct has engen
dered.
"Third?Mr. Roosevelt stands
for the spirit of w ar. His friends
represent him as a man of blood
aud iron. He believes in strenu
ousuess and inculcates a love for
warlike things. The Democratic
ticket st ands for peace, fo r reason,
and for arbitration, rather than
for force, conquest, and bluster.
"Fourth?The Democratic
platform declares in favor of the
reduction of the standing army,
and as this plank was unani
mously adopted, there is reason
to believe that a Democratic
success on this subject would
bring some advantage to tiie
people."
Struck by Lightning.
Last Saturday evening duriug
a thunder storm I'at Evens, a
white man, and Richard Williams,
colored, were struck by lightn
ing. It occurred at Mr. J. A.
I nderniU'e farm near Smithfield
where Mr. Evans lives. .lust
before the rain the two men took
seats by an oak in the yard.
Evans was in a chair leaning
back agaiust the tree. Williams
was sitting on a wagon seat
which had beeu placed against
the tree and was leaning forward.
Mrs. Evans suggested that they
should come to the house but
Mr. Evans said he had been hot
so long he did not care if he got
a little wetting. Before the
heavy rain commenced the
lightning struck the tree and
ran down to the ground between
where the two meu were sitting
tearing the tree and removing
the bark in its path. The two
men fell in opposite directions
and for some time were supposed
to be dead. They were uucou
scious for more than half an
hour. The hat on Evans head
was badly torn, his hair and
neck and back and breast w ere
burned. The lightning went
down his body and tore the soles
from a new brogau shoe on one
of his feet. It is thought he will
soon recover but it will beseveral
days before he is able to work
again. Williams had his shirt
torn on his right shoulder. Mis
shoulder shows signs of a severe
burn. His pants were torn in
several places over his right
thigh. The lightning tore up
the skiu on his thigh about as it
would the bark on a tree He
says he heard it thunder and the
nest he knew was that he felt
like a house was burning down
on him. A nail had heen driven
in the tree and a trace chain was
hanging on it and it is thought
this saved the lives of the two
meu.
Where Bachelors Pay Fines.
To combat depopulation in
Madagascar, unmarried individ
uals are made to pay an annual
flue.?Exchange.