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|Pje JlmitljfieliJ Pefalb, ?kice one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies fiy'e cenm. VOL. 23. SMITHFIELD, X. C., FRIDAY DECEMBER 16, 1904. XO. 41 CLAYTON NOTES. As a last effort for the good ; Leap Year of 1904, ail "Old .Maid's Convention will held at the High School Hall, Dec. iJJlrd. beginning at 7:150 o'clock, and continuing till every old maid in the convention has a partner! .May she be aole to embrace this final opportunity of 19041 "The are daily rifled by the gusty thieve; And the Hook of Nature getth short of leaves," reminding us that old winter is here in all his icy dignity; and the sound of the axe and the swish of the cross-cut saw are heard at early morn and at dewey eve?the small boy longs for the bat and ball of "the good old summer time," whde the young man speculates upon the question of whether their is enough wood cut at No. 80 etc. to last till 11 o'clock Sunday night! Speaking of keeping warm re- j minds us of hearing a certain young man from a neighboring town say, last Sunday, refering to a drive in company with a charming young lady, "no, we did not get cold at all?Miss had enough around her to keep j two girls warm!" all of which we most solemly believe. ! < One of our young men from 1 Clayton, nut knowing that his best girl was to be here on Sun-1 day, made a visit Wilson's Mills . on that day; ana when he dis covered what he had missed by being away, he quit eating, and his friends are getting uneasy ( about him. We would advise this young man to "sit on the; fence" between here and well Alaska!?to see who is corning by, before he takes a trip off next time. The usual school holidays will , begin here Friday before Christ-; mas. The Spring Term of the j Clayton High School opening;1 January 2,1905. A large num- 1 ber of new students are expected 1 then, several already having en gaged board. ' The young people here have . projected all sorts of parties for the Yule Tide, and the festive season will be one of unusual gayety and enjoyment to both young and old. We were pleased to see Miss Lucy Webb, one of Smithfield's most lovely and attractive young ' ladies, here last Sunday. Miss 1 Webb was formerly a teacher in J the Clayton High School, and has a host of friends in this place, j The regular meeting of Council No. 167, Jr. O. U A. M. will be held, next Friday night, at the Council Kooin for the transaction of business. All members of the order are requested to be present. , The Selma News is a wide t awake weekly paper, published r by W. J. Cains, at Selma The Vovt'u iu nntr thrnn U'onL-u aM ami "V f? O 10 V_? ?? bill UV >? WUD V/HJ , UUU ! grows biger and better every J. issue. Success to you Brother Caines; may The News grow and prosper, and its shadow never be less. j The Board of Trustees of Clay ton High School meet at the Academy last Monday night and elected Miss Attrice Lllis as teacher of the 3rd grade in the school. .Miss Ellis is now at the Normal College, Greensboro, but will be here to take up her work Januar 2,1905. We are glad to hear of Miss Ellis's election to a position in school. She will add greatly to the strength of the Faculty and to the elficiency of work of the school. Prof. J. Willis, Superintendent Selma Graded School, represen ting The News of Selma was here on Saturday soliciting subscribes for the paper. We learn that a large list of subscribers was se cured. We are glad to know that so 8 many young men are finding the c road from Clayton to our County seat attractive for driving, on Sundays. The high way is broad, and there are only a few dwell- f ings close to the road; hence one ii can let a well trained horse keep > in the read while the driver aa- ' mires the scenery along the 1 wayl As the Irishman said: "It I is plaisant to be alone, especially ? when ysr avata-heart is wid ye. I Cupid seems to have been busy during the summer and fall of the present year, if all reports are true; for we learn that there are to be some live or six wed dings celebrated here during the Holidays. "Two minds with a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one" ought not to be kept from that blessed state of felicity about which so much has been written in poetry and in story. We have already begun to collect old shoes and to lay in a supply of rice so as to be ready to welcome these candidates for Hymeneal honors. Selah. Yklir. SELMA NEWS. Hon Claud W. Smith, of Thomasville, was in town Satur day. Mr. Alex Green, of Washing ton City, is here on a visit to his aunt, Mrs. Clem Richardson. Dr. R. J. Noble went to Savan nah, Ga., to attend a meeting of the Atlantic Coast LineSurgeons, returning Tuesday night. When he arrived Monday morniug it was bright and warm and con tinued warm till half past two Tuesday. The brick work on the stores of 11. B. Whitley and the Wood Grocery Company is almost complete. We are sorry to note that Mr. Jack Rains is seriously sick at his home here. Mrs. Thomas H. Avera, of Wake county, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. C. Winston. Mr. Hubert Scarborough, of Wake is visiting Mr. M. C. Win ston. Mr. C. W. Richardson and Attorney Charles U. Harris at tended Wake county court this week. Our people are raising money to build a .$300,000 factory to manufacture cotton duck to be used in covering cotton bales. About $175,000 of the necessary ?apital has alreadp been raised. Mr. Fred M. Hood, of Greens boro, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry U. Hood. Selma, Dec. 15. Senex. CHILLIE NOTES. Mr. Henry Jones happened to i bad accident last Thursday aight. A lamp exploded and he was badly burned, from which ae has suffered intensely Mr. R. N. Youngblood, who bas been confined to his room with typhoid fever for the past light weeks, is slowly improving. Mr. W. N. Faulkner killed a wild turkay Monday. We are glad to say that the Jraded School at Wilson's Mills under the management of Prof. Taylor is progresting nicely. Xerxes. .awson Again Breaks the Market New York, Dec. 12.?Thomas W. Lawson put out another of lis characteristic advertisements >his morning with the result the itock market went to pieces nuch as it did last week. Liquid ation set in from the start and ralues toppled. Amalgamated ;opper fell in all nearly six per ;ent. and then recovered part of ;he loss. Rough Rider Ouardof Honor. Washington, Dec. 13.?A picked iquadron of forty to fifty men rom the president's old Hough tider regiment will constitute a cuard of honor at the inaugura iion. Gov. A. C. Brodie, of Arizona, and Major W. If. Aewellyn, formerly of the presi lent's regiment, held a conference it the White House with the hief magistrate yesterday. A Costly Mistake. Blunders are sometimes very xpensive. Occasionally life itself 9 the price of a mistake, but rou'll never be wrong if you take )r. King's New Life ('ills for lyspepsia, Diziiness, Headache, Aver or Bowel troubles. They ire gentle yet thorough. 25e, mt iood Bros. Drag Store. POLENTA NEWS. Preaching at Shiloh last Sun day moiuing by Rev. B. Town send, the Pastor. The crowd was delighted with the sermon. Bro. Townsend continues to grow in esteem and love, not only with his people, but with the eutire commuuity. He will preach for us during the year 1905. There will be a Christmas Tree at Shiloh on Christmas eve night. The children are looking forward to a happy occasion. Messrs. J no. Hardee and Frank Wood, who have been out de livering fruit trees, are at home, and will enjoy the Christmas holidays with friends. They are clever young gentlemen, and we welcome them back home. An exhibition will be given by the Polenta Public School on Friday night before Christmas. The children are practicing for the occasion, and the indications are that the affair will not only be a credit to the teachers aud school, but to the community, i The public is cordially invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Adams, of Sinithheld, spent Saturday night aud Sunday with the parents of Mrs. Adams, of this section. Mrs. Susan Powers expects to spend the winter with her sister in Ureeusboro. She will leave for that city just bt fore Christmas. i ne buristmas nonuays are most at bauu. Let tbeiu be cele brated in a proper way?not in drunkenness and rowdyism, but as becometh a christian com munity. We learn that Mr. W. ii. Coats, now of Clayton township, will come back to his place where he will live next year. A large number of our people attended court last week. Some as jurors, some as witnesses, oth ! ers as spectators. All came back home a jaded looking set. Typo. Archer News. Mr. W. Lester Stancil spent i Saturday in Raleigh. Messrs. Hill Railey and Milton Heigh, of Wilson, spent last week with Mr. 0. G. Robertson. Pastor Pippin having gone to the Convention Rev. Mr. Mar shall, of Wakefield, filled the ap | pointment at White Oak Sun I day. The entertainment given by Miss Minnie Robertson last Thursday evening in honor of her guest, Miss Ida Flowers, of Wilson, was a brilliant affair. Confectioneries were served at 8:30. Every one enjoyed the occasion thoroughly. Mr. J. Alpheus Wall is building a nice residence on his place (re cently purchased) near here. i a. a i _fa ? _ ^ ljtvBb iauuuav alter services hi White Oak church two of the audience decided to pursue life's pathway together, so they drove over to Mr. J. R. Barnes, J. P.. and there solemnized their vows by having the ceremony perform ed in a very romantic way. The groom was L. E. Boyett, one of Archer's progressive y o u n g [ farmers, and the bride was Miss Mary J. Green, a very fascinat ing young lady of Archer. The attendants were Mr. Thaddeus Woodard with Miss flattie Wall, Mr. Gray B. Wall with Miss Ethel Smith. After the ceremony the happy young pair went to the home of the groom where a sumpteous supper awaited them. Mav their patnway be strewn with roses. Dec. 9. S. L. W. Money to Floht the Boll Weevil. Washington. Dec. 14.?Secre tary Wilson has recommended to the house that an appropria tion of 1225,000 be made to meet the emergency caused by the ravages of the cotton boll weevil and of other insects and diseases affecting cotton and to stndy the diversification of crops, the secretary of agriculture to be authorized to expend the money in co-operation with state experiment stations and practi oal cotton growers. Stand Firm. Men Who Grow Cotton. Shreveport, La., Dec. 13.?At a ' meeting to-night of the Southern Cotton Growers' Protective As sociation, presided over by Presi dent Harvie F. Jordan, of Geor gia, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "The Association recognize that the South faces a monetary crisis, due to the recent depres sion in the price of her great money staple crop." The resolution speaks of the bearish speculative influence and continues: "We know that at the present prices of manufactured cotton goods and the splendid trade condition throughout the civi lized world, the mills can absorb the entire output of the present crop at ten cents per pound, paid to the producers. We, then fore, earnestly call upon the holders of spot cotton in the South to stand firmly together and de mand a minimum price of ten cents per pound for the remain der of the cotton crop in their possession. We earnestly in voke the aid of the bankers, merchants und other allied in terests throughout the South in successfully resisting the present crisis which confronts Southern agriculture and coinreereiai in dustries, and we wish to empha size our high appreciation of the voluntary proposition ot the Southern bankers to finance the present situation. "We urue curtailment in pro uuuuiuu ui uutiun anu au luti eac ed production of food supply J crops. We congratulate the producers of the South in the firm and loyal stand they have taken since December 3 and their financial ability to hold their cotton and prevent its confisca tion at prices which are illegiti mate and below the cost of pro- j duction."? News aud Observer. William L. Dorsett Dead. Spencer, N. C., Dec. 3.?Mr. William L. Dorsett, oue of the most prominent and highly es teemed citizens of this place, died last night after a lingering illness of several weeks from that dread disease?typhoid fever. I The remains, accompanied by the parents, brothers and a num ber of friends of the deceased, were carried to Siler City, Chat ham county, for interment to day, that being the old home of the family and where the parents yet reside. Mr. Dorsett formerly resided in Raleigh where he was engaged in the hotel business, having been connected with the Yarborough House, and later with Hotel Dorsett. While a resident of Raleigh Mr. Dorsett was married to Miss Alma E. Ellis, who mourns her loss. Mr. Dorsett was one of the best citizens of Spencer, and the whole commun ity is touched by his unexpected death. The deceased, who was only about 20 years of years of age, was an esteemed member of the Woodmen of the World and a leading member of the Haptist i Church at this place.?News aDd Observer. Meets Next Year In Raleigh Elizebeth City, Dec. 10.?The next session of the Haptist Con vention will be held in Raleigh in the Haptist Tabernacle, and Dr. Fred. I). Hale will preach the opening sermon, with Rev. C. W. Scarborough as alternate. Strong resolutions on divorce were passed. Revolution Imminent. A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in your system is nervousness, sleeplessness, or stomach upsets. Electric Hitters will quickly dis member the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulate the Kidneys and Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and clarify the blood. Run down systems benefit particularly and all the UBual attending aches vanish nnder its searching and thorough effectiveness. Electric Bitters is only 50c, and that is returned if it don't give perfect satisfaction Guaranteed by Hood Bros. Drug gists. KENLY NEWS. Miss Annie Strickland, of Lu cama. spent Tuesday night with friends here. L. <j. I^ewis spent Sunday here | with his sister, Mrs. J. G. High. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Creech, of Selma, spent Sunday here with j Mr. aud Mrs. John G. High. Miss Mayne Hollowell spent a ! few days with relatives and friends in Smithfield this week, returning today. Mr. C. W. Gold, State Agent for the Proyident Savings Life Insurance Co., is here this week. Dr. B. H. VVhitaker,of Kaleigh, has been returned as pastor of j the Methodist church here and | preached an excellent sermon last Sunday uignt from the text "Is Thy Heart Bight?" which was enjo^ ed by all present. Last Sunday evening about 2:00 o'clock a young couple, Mr. Joe Langley and Miss Annie Barnes drove up to Esq. J. VY. Garden's home and asked him to marry them. Mr. Garden then called in a few neighbors to witness the ceremony, and the couple were soon made man aud wife and went their way rejoic ing. for they had successfully eluded the bride's father who was on the lookout for t hem Mr. aud Mrs. E. V. Snipes re turned Tuesday night from their bridal tour of the northern cities and are now boarding at the Palace Hotel. Mrs. Snipes was Miss Mary Grizzard, of Rich mond, Ya. Mr. Snipes has a position here as bookkeeper for Messrs. J. T. Edgertou & Bio. "Rex." BENSON NOTES. Miss Lettie Peacock returned to her home in Dunn Tuesday night to spend a few days. Miss Nellie Parrish, who has been visiting relatives and friends near Clayton for several days, has returned home. VVe are delighted to see Mr. R. F. Smith out on the streets again after several weeks illness. Miss Lottie Link, a highly ac complished young lady of Har nett county, has accepted a situation as teacher in the pri mary department of the Benson Public Schools. Messrs. J. D. Parrish & Son have sold out their general mer chandise business, also building and lot to Mr. Elmon Stewart, who will continue the business at the same stand. Mr. T. J. Stew art, who has been with Messrs. J. 1). Parrish & Son for the past year, is manager and kindly asks his many friendB to give him a call. Solon. Wreck at Warsaw. ti7 xt n n "i ?? til; w ureaw, u. yj.t i/ec. ?o.? iijih morning about eight o'clock the early morning Shoofly, south bound, ran into an open switch and was wrecked. The engine turned over, killing the lireman and Kngineer Guil ford Horn, who is the son of Mr. W. H. Horn, of Rocky Mount and one of the oldest engineers in the service of the road. The mail and baggage cars are off the track and a wrecking train was sent from Rocky Mt., which is now engaged in clearing the track. No passengers were injured. The remains of the dead engi neer and fireman were taken to Rocky Mount this afternoon. Fight Will he Bitter. Those who will persist in clos ing their ears against the con tinual recommendation of Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal termination. Read what T. U. Beall of Beali, Miss, has to say: "Last fall my wife had every symptom of consumpton. She took Dr. King's New Discovery after every thing else had failed. Improvement came at once and four bottles entirely cured her. Guaranteed by Hood Bros. Pnigg4*** Price 50c, and $1.00. Trial Bottlstrws. A Word to Those Who Are In a Position to Hold their Cotton. The present prices of cotton are too cheap, and it does not take i a very wise man to realize that the farmers of the south have the key to the situation in their hands I believe the present crop will reach 12 million bales. The world's consumption of " American cotton has now reached 11 million bales per annum. The two last crops taken to gether, namely 10 and 12 mil lions only furnishes the world with the needed amount for the 2 years. The balance of this crop should by all means be marketed slowly. It would be a good idea for those holding cotton, wherever convenient, to store their cotton with some reliable warehouse. Such parties could easily borrow 2o to .'{0 dollars per bale on the cotton stored Now a word to those parties who are holding their cottou on the farm. Cotton laying around carelessly on the ground will surely damage. Of course it would be better to shelter or house it; but a good plan and a safe one is to place the bales of cotton on two 8 or 10 inch poles 1 - 1 tajiu^ \jaicxiivi witii eauu ULLier. It would be still better to remove the bark from the poles and place the cotton across these on their edges. I suppose the average grower of cotton is aware of the fact that the bales absorb both rain and moisture readily when laying upon the side, while a nail cannot be driven in the edges. It would be a great misfortune for those holding cotton to allow it to damage. \Y. M. Sandkrs. Court Proceedings. The following cases were dis posed of last week intheSuperior Court here, and not mentioned in our last issue: G. S. Radford and It. W. Rad ford were convicted of an assault and fined $10 each and cost. John A. McKoy was found guilty of an assault with deadly weapon and was sentenced to seven months on the Clayton roads. John Exnm was given eleven months on Clayton roads for stealing. Chanty Sanders, a fourteen year-old negro girl, was sent to jail for eight months for house breaking. The commissioners have leave to hire her out. William Harvey was sent to the Smithfield roads 12 months for stealing. Owen Ashford was convicted of trespassing and sent to the Clay ton roads Tor four months. Quite a number of cases were continued till the next term of court. Court adjourned Saturday. The Selma Connection Case. Thefamous "SelmaConnecton" case, which has been pending either before the Corporation Commission or in the courts for more than a year was de cided in the Supreme Court yesterday in favor of the Corpo ration Commission as against the contention of the Atlantic Coast Line that the requirement of the Commission that it pro vide an afternoon connection for its passengers from Eastern Nortn Carolino at Selma in the afternoon was oppressive to the road and without the power of the Commission. The effect of the decision is to furnish to the large number of people in Eastern North Caro lina who are desirous of going to the central or western portion of the State a reasonably conven ient schedule and western con nection with the Southern Rail way at Selma ?News and Obser ver 14th. The Latest. Ernie? It was a beautiful wed ding. Eva?And did they throw rice? Ernie?No; rice is too old l fsshioood They threw patent | brsaMast food.?Ckfeasv Newt.
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