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VOL. 23. SMITHFIELD, N. C? FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 4 1004. NO. 35
KENLY NEWS.
Mr. \V. J. Hooks, of Goldsboro,1
was here Thursday.
Mr. Eddie Boyett, of Snithtteld,
spent Sunday here.
Miss Eva High visited friends
in Selma Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. H. F. Edgerton made a
business trip to Smithfield Tues
day.
Mr. VV. It. Perkins, of Pikeville,
visited his son, D. T. Perkins,
Thursday.
Miss Passie Harris, of Smith
field, spent a few days here last
week.
Miss Janie McNeel spent Sun
day and Monday with relatives
in Benson.
Miss Fannie Freeman attended
the Baptist Union Meeting at
Wilson Saturday and Sunday.
Br. and Mrs. H. F. Freeman, of
Hoek Ridge, spent Thursday
with friends and relatives here.
Rev. J. W. Alford, from near
lGreenville, preached at the Free
\\ ill Baptist church Sunday
night.
Kur streets are now well lighted,
the town commissioners having
recently purchased and put up a
number of new street lamps.
Mjss Annie Strickland, teacher!
in the Intermediate Department
of Lucama High School, was the
truest of Mr. aud Mrs. Jno. G.t
High, Saturday and Sunday.
The Democratic County Canai
dates spoke here Tuesday to a
good attentive crowd. From all
indications now they will roll up
a good majority here Nov. 8th.'
A large number of the young
people of Kenly went to a peanut
picking near here at Mr. W. H.
Flowers last Friday night and
all say they had a very delghtful j
time, and wish to extend their
thanks to Mr. Flowers for the!
invitation.
Mi. J. T. Howell, who, for
several mouths has been clerking
in a Pharmacy in Asheville,
recently resigned, and has been
spending a few days here visiting
relatives. He left for Rocky
Mount Friday where he has ac
cepted a simular position.
The Methodist Ladies Aid
Society will give the plav entitled,
"The Last Loaf" at the Academy
Friday night Nov. 11, for the
benelit of the Methodist church,
it is a very good play, and one
which will be enjoyed; requires
about 1% hours to play. Admis
feion children 1 .~?c, adults 25c.
There was an Educational Rally
and Flag raising at Kenlv Acade
my last Thursday under the aus
pices of the Kenly Council of the
Jr. O. U. A. M. and the school
Hoard. At 3:15 p. m. theJuniors |
marched from their hall to the
academy each carrying a small
I'nited States flag. Owing to
sickness the speaker Z. P. Smith
of Raleigh, N. C.. who was to
have been present could not
come, and Dr. J. C. Grady of
Kenly delivered the Jr. Order
address in well chosen words, ex
plaining the principles of the
order. After thesong"America"
Or. Grady in the name of Kenlv
Council No. 186 Jr. 0. I . M.
formally presented the school
with a Bible and a U. S. Hag,
which was accepted by Prof. I).J.
Sipe in a short but very beauti
ful speach. Prof .J. B. Carlyle,
of Wake Forest College and Dr.
H. F. Freeman of Taylor, N. 0.,
made very good talks, full of j
patriotism. All then retired to
the yard and while the Juniors
sang "Red, White and Blue" the
Hag was Blowly raised to the top
of the Hag pole, then all joined in
singing the national song
"America." This was a sight
which would make any true
American's heart swell with joy
as the Stfws and Stripes proudly
floated on the breeze while the
children sang the soul stiring
words yf "America." At 7:30
p. m Prof. J. B. Carlyle delivered
an educational address, of about
45 minutes long. His subject
was, "North Carolina Prospec
tive." It was one of the best ad
dresses that has ever been deliver
ed in Ktnly Academy. Every
one thoroughly enjoyed it from j
beginning to end. We hope to
have another visit from Prof.
Carlyle. Rkx
CLAYTON NEWS.
Mrs. W. O. Branch spent sever
al days in Raleigh this week.
Miss Bessie Barnes spent Sun
day with herparents in thecoun
try.
Mrs. L. 1). Debnam and chil
dren spent one or two days here
this week.
Mr. W. J. Y. Thurston, of New
Bern, spent several days here
this week.
Rev. C- W. Blanchard attended
the union meeting at Bethany
last Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. Nick Allen and Will
Allen were here Sunday, the
guests of Mrs. I). W. Barbour.
Mrs. J. W. Smith,of LaGrange,
is visiting her parents. She will
be here till after the association
Mr. John W Massey, who is in j
the railroad business at New
Bern, spent Sunday here with
his family.
The election is near at hand,
but is not much talked-of by our
citizens. (Jayton always goes
democratic.
1 he young ladies ol the Hap-!
tist church will give a Hallowe'en
party at the High School hall
Friday night.
Mr. L. F. Austin attended the
meeting of the directors of The
Clayton Banking Co. Wednes
day afternoon.
Miss Blanche Barnes spent
Monday night at home, return
ing to Durham Tuesday, where
she is at school,
Mr. J. E. Page is having a
house built for Mr. JoeT. Barnes'
family, who will occupy it as
soon as it is finished.
Our highly esteemed citizen,
Mr. John M. Turlev and his love
ly bride, have returned from their
bridal tour. Thev will board
with the bride's sister, Mrs. E. L.
Hinton for a short while.
The Clayton Hardware Co. is j
giving an exhibition of the good
qualities of the celebrated Majes
tic Ranges. They serve splendid
coffee, hot biscuits, and rich but
ter this week. It's a real treatto
those who like good cooking.
The young men here are very
enthusiastic over the Business
school conducted by Prof. R T.
Cecil His class already numbers
over fifteen young men and in
addition to this, Prof. Ellis is ar
ranging to have him instruct the
High School students in peninau
from 11 a. m. to 12 a. m., each
day while his school is in prog
ress here.
The Masonic funeral, announc
ed to be held in honor of the late
J. E. Pucket, at Bethesda church
last Sunday, did not take place,
owing to the failure of some of
the officers of the Lodge to be j
present. Rev. Mr. Pippin, of
Wakefield, preached a powerful -
sermon to the great congrega
tion assembled from every part
of the county.
The Clayton High school I
library association is raising aj
book fund with which to buy
books. In this connection the
association has secured the co
operation of several excellent
attractions for the present
month. The first of these being
by Mr. Douglas Leftwich, a hign
class impersonator and dialectic
artist. This entertainment is
styled, "An evening with the old
time darkey." Polk Miller says
of Mr. Leftwich, "He is one of the j
finest artists in his line I have j
ever heard."
Yelir.
Disastrous Wrecks.
Carelessness is responsible for
many a railway wreck and the
same causes are making human
wrecks of sufferers from Throat
and Lung troubles. But since
the advent of Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, even the
worst cases can be cured, and
hopeless resignation is no longer
necessary. Mrs. Lois Cragg of
Dorchester, Mass., is one of thel
many whose life was saved by
Dr. Kings New Discovery. This
great remedy is guaranteed for
all Throat and Lung diseases by
Hood Bros.,Druggists. Price 50c,
and f 1.00. Trial bottles free.
EDWARD W. POU, Member of Congress From the Fourth
District of North Carolina.
We present above the picture of the man who, on Tuesday
next, will be overwhelmingly elected to Congress for the third time
from the Fourth District. Both Democrats and Republicans alike
must concede the fact tuat Congressman Pou has made our dis
trict one of the aolest and most faithful Representatives that has
ever represented North Carolina in Congress. Always attentive to
his duties, and ever miudful of the best interests of all of his con
stituents, it can be truthfully stated that he has accomplished
more for the district than any of his predecessors. When he took
his seat in Congress four years ago * hp re were only 2 rural free
delivery routes in operation in th entire district. Today there
are more than one hundred of these routes in operation in the
district. In various other lines of improvements pertaining to the
district Mr. Pou has been no less active than in the matter of rural
free delivery. He knows exactly how to accomplish a desired re
sult. The people of this district are justly proud of their Repre
sentative. They are always glad of an opportunity to hear him i
speak and are ever willing to accept his advice. Great crowds of j
admiring constituents have met him at every appointment in the
various counties of the district during this campaign and havei
listened intently while he has so eloquently proclaimed the true
priuciples of democracy and exposed the corrnption of the present
Republican administration and demonstrated the unconstitutional
course of its militant President. The valuable service he has
rendered our party in every campaign cannot soon be forgotten.
He deserves to be elected by the biggest majority in the history of
the district.
On Monday, November 7th, Mr. Pou will close the campaign
with a speech in Smithfield. Let everybody turn out. The people
of this county take a special pride in the career of this brilliant
young man, for they well know that he is at all times loyal to
their interests and that he loves his home people. They know he
is as incorruptible as Vance. He always draws a crowd. People
love to hear him speak, for they know he tells only the truth. Few
public men are so implicitly trusted by the uneducated voter.
They know Ed. Pou will not fool them about anything. His
record in Congress is without a blemish. The Washington papers
place him among the leaders on the Democratic side?and no man
stands closer to Hon. John Sharpe Williams, the Democratic
leader of the House. Let us give him the greatest majority in the
history of the county as a testimonial of our appreciation of the
very faithful and efficient manner in which he has served all of our
people. Even Republicans should vote for him. for he has done
more for his district than any Member of Congress we have sent to
Washington since the war. He was the first man in Congress who
pointed out the main issue upon which this campaign is being
fought. More than a million copies of his speeches have b?en sent
out by the Democratic National Committee. His opponent de
clines to meet him in joint discussions and cannot therefore expect
the votes of fair minded men.
Little Paul Hampton Wood.
On September 24th the death
angel visited the home of Mr
and Mrs. Joseph W. Wood and
claimed the soul of their infant
son, Paul Hampton. May the
One who said, "Suffer little child
ren, aud forbid them not, to
come unto me; for of such is the
kingdom of heaven" cheer and
comfort the bereaved family
as they mourn the loss of their
darling boy. Little I'aul wus
sick for quite a while. He was a
little over fifteen months old at
the time of his death. J. W. S.
A Runaway Bicycle.
Terminated with an ugly cut
on the leg of J. B. Orner, Frank
lin Grove, 111. It developed a
stubborn ulcer unyielding to
doctors and remedies for four
years. Then Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured. It's just as good
for Burns, Scalds, Skin Eruptions
and Piles. 25c, at Hood Bros.
Drug Store.
Those who love dainties are
likely soon to be beggars.?I
Franklin.
An Ideal Selection'
The entire State will heartily
applaud and endorse the selec
tion for a second term of Hon.
Ashley Home, of Clayton, as
President of the North Carolina
Agricultural Society. Mr. Home
is a practical man, of large and
diverse interests, both as a
farmer and a manufacturer. In
every line of effort he has shown
an aptitude for success that re
quires unusual mental and execu
tive ability. Finding time, as he
does, to intelligently study both
political and industrial condi- j
tions and to be resourceful and
far seeing in advice and action1
tending to progress, he is an ideal
man for the responsible positiou
to which he has been re-elected in
appreciation of his untiring and
successful administration of the
past year. No man better under
stands the agricultural and in
dustrial needs of the people than
Mr. Home, who is farmer, any
man a deeper interest in, or a
greater ability to bring about,
the progress and reiorms for
which the Society stands and
towards which it labors.?News
and Observer.
The Three Ways arid Their Leading.
Following in a brief synopsis |
of an able discourse delivered
in the Methodist church here last
Sunday morning by the pastor,
ltev. N. E. Coltrane, from the
text. Proverbs 14:12; "There is
a way which eeeuieth right, but
the end thereof are the ways of
death:"
Impaired vision, colored glasses,
and loug distance changes the
appearance Jof natural objects
measuring by improper stand
ards gives a false idea. This is
equally true of moral questions.
Let us consider some of the
ways of the whiskey business,
that have seemed right to many,
yet wrought only death.
1. The way of free whiskey. In
the earlier history of our country,
our people loved liberty, fought
for it and died for it. Later some
construed liberty to mean license.
Heme all were free to make and
sell spirituous liquors. Distil
leries were almost as common as
coffee pots. Every body kept
their brandies and whiskies. The
decanter sat on the side-board.
All visitors were treated when
they came, and. when they left.
The people took a dram before
breakfast, at dinuee, and supper.
They drank in winter to warm
themselves, and in summer to
cool themselves. Medicine was
scarce and doctors few; hence
they drank to keep off disease,!
when well, and to cure them
when sick. It was theonlv thing
they knew for crying babies and
nervous hysterical women, the
antidote for snake bite. The
wordly people drank aud the
church members, even the minis-!
ter too? it for his often infirmi
ties. It seemed right to them, as
they were exhorted to be tem
perate in all things. They did
not dream that the Bible injunc- j
tion meant in all lawful things,
they should be temperate, not in
murder, theft and other sins.:
This way which seemed right
resluted in aj harvest of death.
The fathers were eating sour
grapes and the children's teeth j
were set on edge. The disease
of inebriacy was developed, be
came constitutional, hence he
reditary; and thousands of chil
dren were born with a burning
thirst for strong drink. Hence
the country was filled with
drunkards. It was the way of j
death.
2. Then came the licensed sa
loon when men bought licenses
from the state to run a public i
business. The wise statesman
and grave legislator, looking
through the glasses of cupidity,
thought this was right, the way
to prosperity and happiness.
A nation's wealth consists of a
people with character and their
property. But every dollar that
any citizen spends for whiskey
makes him a dollar poorer, aud
sometimes takes away his capa
city to earn money. At last
it robs him of health and
then of life. This nefarious
business robs the government of
seventy thousand of her citizens
every year by sending them into
untimely graves. Then too.
these have left thousands of
orphan children, with no means
of education; and they are un
fitted to add to the nation's
wealth, but often become paupers
and criminals, for the state to
cake care of. Our people have
been slow to acknowledge the
wholesale slaughter of the sa
loon; but have at last seen that
it is a way ending in death; and
have ruled it out of the country,
sending it to the towns, where it
can be guarded by the police.
1 have seen several rural com
munities smitten by a distillery,
whose effect was more destruc
tive than an epidemic of the
Ilubonic Hague. May it never
be allowed to return, rather may
it be swept into the sea. "Hut
you rob us of our liberty, of our
rights." No man has a moral
right to carry on any business
to the injury of his neighbors;
and no right thinking man will
desire to do so.
3. What shall we do then?
Hun a dispensary, say many.
The dispensary is infinitely bet
ter than open saloons. Yet the
end may be the ways of death
The only right way, safe way'
?
the way that leads to life in to
touch not, taste i ot, handle not
the unclean thing.
If the dis[>enearv is the only
way at present to yet rid of
saloons, it muy be better to have
it; just as Moses granted a writ
ing of divorcement, because of
the hardness of his people's heart,
so it may be best to run a dis
pensary, for a while, because of
the depravity of the people, but
only with a view to creating a
moral sentiment, that will en
able the people to look at this
through clear glasses, and know
the only safe way, right way is
total abstinence.
Rev. R J. fiateman to Wed.
Invitations have been issued to
out-of-town friends reading as
follows:
Mr. and .Mrs. It .J. Ford request
your presence at the marriage of
their daughter, Mae to Rev.
Robert Johnson Batemau Wed
nesday morning, November 16th,
nineteen hundred and four, at
nine thirty*, Fayetteville Street
Baptist church. Raleigh, No^th
C irolina. No cards in the city.
Mr. Bateman was formerly
pastor of the Fayetteville Street
Baptist church here but is now
pastor of the church at Mt. Olive.
He is a consecrated, faithful min
ister and a man of promise-in his
chosen field. Miss Ford is a
native of Ralegh and an active
Christian worker. The announce
ment of the forthcoming mar
riage will be of deep interest to
hundreds of friends here.? Raleigh
Post.
Some Observations on the Raleigh
Fair.
, BY A V1S1TOK.
Hon. Ashley Horne was the
central figure through the whole
Fair. He has made the Fair a
g.eat success. The ovation ten
dered him when he entered the
Senate Chamber Thursday night
attested his popularity. It was
predicted by several leading men
thaj he would be the next Demo
cratic nominee for Governor.
The attendance was large and
evidently represented the very
best class of the state's citizens
which shows that the Fair ap
peals to the people who make
the social, industrial and finan
cial progress of the state.
There was less drunkenness on
the grounds and on the streets
of Raleigh than ever before,
notwithstanding the fact that
there were a great many more
people present.
The doubling of the street car
fare during Fair week is an out
rage. The management of the
Fair should arrange this with
the Street Car Co. I heard a
thousand people "cussing" about
it.
One of the officials said that
the biggest problem the Associa
tion would have to solve this
year would be the finding of
Hon. Ashley Home's successor.
The midway seemed to have
swung from one extreme to the
I other. This year it was a failure
so far as furnishing amusements
| and the complaint was almost
unanimous that many of the
| shows that are clean and euter
taining had been cut out. Whips
and come-back balls should not
be allowed on the grounds.
They fall largely into the hands
of rude parties who tap, whip,
thump and chunk every one they
pass. Such is often embarrass
ing and annoying to ladies.
Not a Sick Day Since.
"I was taken severely sick with
kidney trouble. I tried all sorts
of medicines, none of which re
lieved me. One day I saw an ad.
of your Klectric Bitters and de
termined to try that. After tak
ing a few doses I felt relieved, and
soon thereafter was entirely cur
ed, and have not seen a sick day
since. Neighbors of mine have
been cured of Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney
troubles and General Debility.
This is what B. F. Bass, of
Fremont, N. C. writes. Only r,Oc
; at Hood Bros., Druggists.
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