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(pje ,?mitl)ficli) Krraiii. price one dollar peb tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies im cents. VOL. 28. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3, 1905. NO. 48 POLENTA NEWS. At preseut there is very little sickness iu this section. Some of our farmers have com menced fallowing laud andother wise making preparations for another crop. After spending several days with parents, Mrs. \V. T. Adams returned to her home iu Smith field Sunday evening. We learn that over in Pleasant Drove (western part of it.,) that small pox hus broken out. Seven or eight people are reported to be sick with the disease. Don't forget the farmers meet ing at Polenta academy next Saturday, Feb. 4th, at 2 p. m. Let us all turn out and woik for the bettering of our condition. The seven-year-old daughter of Mrs. Jno. Caunady, of Ele vation township, died Sunday and was buried Monday Even ing. Dyphtheria caused the little one's death. Considerable excitement was caused iu the neighOorbood last Friday evening by the runaway of .Mr. C. T. Young's horse. The horse was hitched to a buggy in which were seated three ladies, Mrs. Susan Tomiiusou, Mrs. C.; T. Young and .Miss Mildred Young, the latter being the driver. Everything went on nicely until Dr. E. N. Hooker's residence was passed. .Just as me party was going uuwu me hill east of Dr. Booker's the horse took fright and made a dash, and alt hough kept iu the road, could not be stopped, but ran faster and faster. As they passed the store of .Mr. J. 0. El lington, Air. i). T. (Smith ran out and made a desperate effort to stop the horse, but to no avail, the horse dashed overturn knock ing him down breaking his colar bone, but continued on iu his mad rush undisturbed until .Mr. J. W. Myatt's was reached, when Mr. Myatt and a colored man managed to stop him. not how ever, until Mrs. C. T. Young had leaped from the buggy, being considerably bruised by the leap. During all this excitement Miss Mildred Young held on to the reins finely and guided the horse in the road. She is to be com mended for her bravery and forethought. Dr. Booker was called to Mr. Smith and rendered the necessary medical aid, but as a result of the runaway Mr. Smith will have to carry one of his arms in a sling for at least six weeks. Let us be thankful that no more damage was done than was. Feb. l. Troo. A Dormitory Party There is still something new under the sun as shown by the first of a series of unique enter tainments given Friday night, arranged for the pleasure of the students of Clayton High School, which for lack of a better name are styled "Dormitory l'arties." Thts affairs are to be given once a month under thedirectiou of the school, the teachers being present and taking an active part. The gathering last Friday night was entirely informal, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all pres ent. About thirty persons were invited, and spent two hours at the Dormitory. During the time, an amusing game known as "The things found on a cent" was played. The whole party, ar ranged in twos, sought for the twenty-nine answers to be found by examining a penny. At ID o'clock fruits and confec tions were served, and as a "piece de resistance," a tablet of I'epsin gum was given to each guest as the leave taking was in progress. Unt s Eorum. Poisons In Food. Perhaps you don't realize that many pain poisons originate in your food, bat. some day yon may feel a twinge of dyspepsia that will convince you. Dr. King's New Life Pills are guaranteed to cure all sickness due to poisons of undigested food?or money back. 25c. at Hood Bros, drug store. Try them. ' CLAYTON NOTES. Mr. M. F. Hood and Alien have moved to the country. Mr. J. Coy Pool, of near Au* burn, spent Sunday here. Mr. John Estridge, of the Archer section, spent Sunday here. Rev. G. W. Fisher spent Mon day and Tuesday in the neigh borhood of Elizabeth church. Mr. Arthur and Miss Vallie Rlanchard spent Saturday and Sunday in Gary with relatives. Mrs. M. G. Gulley is in Durham where she was called to the bed side of her daughter, Mrs. S. It. Gulley. Messrs. W. E. Stalliugs & Co have a great auction ''ad" in this issue. It might be to your interest to read it. Mrs. Jane Hinnant has moved to the house vacanted by Mr. M. Harris. We are pleased to have Mrs. Hinnant and her family as neighbors. Wm. Klivansky, the Jew, has moved his stock of goods to Raleigh, and Joseph Milad has taken the store foinierlv occu pied oy the Jew. Miss lone Gulley, who is at tending the Baptist University, is speuoing a iewoays at irjnie, accompanied by herschool-mate, Miss Flla Rrudy. Some of our people attended the temperance convention at Smithtieid Monday. A very en thusiastic Anti-Saloon League is in progress here. Mrs. C. W. Carter and Miss Mary spent last Saturday in Raleigh. Mrs. Carter has ar ranged for Marv to take music and elocution there each Satur day. We learn with pleasure that our esteemed townsman, Mr. .J. :J. Ferrell, who for some time has been in the State Hospital at Raleigh, is improving more rap idly than was at first expected by the superintendent. At a mass meeting of the citi zens last Monday afternoon, the committee appointed at aformer meeting to recommend cheaper means of working the Clayton S township roads, offered recom mendations in substance as fol lows: That this meeting ap point three men who are to be known as commissioners of Clay ! ton Roads, one of which shall be chairman whose duties shall be to keep the books of the Clayton j convict camp, to go over the ! roads at least once a week and shall receive as compensation j $15 00 per month. The other ] two commissioners are to go I over the roads at least once a month and report to the chair man, and Hhall receive as com pensation $1 00 per month. The chairman is to submit this re I port to the county commission ers and if it meets with their ap 1 proval, he is to have same | drawn up in a bill to present to Legislature for enactment. Feb. 1. Yelir. Allow No Discouragement. The publication of the state ment from our Senator and Rep representatives should not dis courage any voter from signing a petition nor any temperance man from pushing the petition work. The people of the county either want a change or they do not. If enough of them will pe tition we think it will amount to a new instruction to our Senatoi and Representatives. It is the part of the temperance people tc let every voter have an oppor tunity to sign a petition and when that is done we cau see how the matter stands. Agonizing Burns are instantly relieved, and per fectly healed, by Mucklen's Arnica Salve. U, Rivenbark, dr., of Nor folk, Va., writes: "J burnt my knee dreadfully; that it blistered j all over. Mucklen's Arnica Salve I stopped the pain, and healed it without a scar." Also heals all wounds and sores. 25c. at Hood | Bros., druggists. SELMA NEWS. Messrs. C. W. Richardson and Robert Millard No well went to Clayton Sunday. Our enterprising grocer, VV. B. j Driver, has bought a new delivery wagon with which to serve uis large and rapidly increasing trade. A tank at the Chemical Works which holds about 20,000gallons of water fell last Saturday night. The foundations gave way. It was a total loss. Mr. J. H. Lane has sold his residence to Robert Millard Now ell and his store to Charlie Tal ton, and moved back to Wavne county. Sorry to lose him for he made us a good citizen. Walter Sanders, a colored man working at the oil mills tried to \ put on a belt with his foot Mon . day morning. The belt caught his foot in it and tore his leg off about his knee. I)r. >{oble amputated it but he died soon after. Mr. Henry L.Watson who has been visiting Dr. R. J. Noble left for Mnrfreesboro. where he will I visit Hon. John C. Scarborough. Mr. Watson has nearly lost his "vesight, from cataracts. It will be nearly a year before he can be i operated on. | Mr. II. H. Hardy, ajrorit for the Xhth-and Observer, was in town last Saturday. Hp says the cause of the News and Observer's being so late is by the mail clerks at tiie Postottice in Raleigh put ting the papers in the wrong pouch, sending them west. He says it has been investigated and * they say "it wasjust a mistake." Xow, this mistake occurs too [ often and as a certain citizen, of Smithfield once said it is get ! ting "bonotonous" and we hope the Raleigh I'astmaster will look | ; after it and secure clerks who are more attentive to business. A very distressikg accident oc | curred near here Wednesday I ! which resulted in the death of Charlie, the eleven year-old son jof Mr. George H. Morgan. Itj seems that Charlie and an older | brother were out shooting birds with a flobert rifle. They bad killed several when Charlie tried j j to shoot another but it flew | ! away, after Charlie had cocked the rifle. He then handed it to J j h'.s brother who did not notice j J that it was cocked and with his fingers on the trigger was trying | to get a shot at another bird : when to his horror the rifle went j off the ball striking Charlie be hind the right ear. I)r. Personj was called and did all could be done but it caused his death in i 1 about five hours. The bereaved i parents have the symmathy of our people. 1 Senex. Another Dramatic Entertainment , " [ February 22nd, Washington's Birth-day, will be celebrated by the Graduating Class of the Clay 1 ton High School by presenting a j Temperance Drama entitled "Out i in the Streets." The cast of char acter is as follows: Messrs. ()scar Creech as Colonel Wayne; Doug j las Ellington as Solomon Davis; . I Guy Wilson as Son of Solomon Davis; Thurmau Smith as Dr. | Medfield; Kenneth Ellington as f'ete; Norman Ca"ble as Police , man; Misses Mattie Gulley as Mrs. Wayne; Mina Blanchard as , Mina Wayne; Ituby Ellis as Mrs. . Bradford; Cleo Ellis as Mrs. Brad , ford's daughter. , The play is full of fine action, and many exciting episodes are I developed in connection with , principal characters. The players have entered very heartily into the spirit of the production, and the public will be well repaid for their trouble in seeing the play. ? The proceeds of the play go to i defray the expenses of the Grad ? uating Class, at the annual com ? mencetnent in June. I We hope that the class may ' have a hearty greeting in their j dramatic roles, and t hey that I they may realize a handsome sum II to cover the bieh'?" ? ' < \ ^urnte* | then' gi'auuaiiiig iwin.-.i. REASSURED BY CZAR. Delegation ot Workmen Received In Royal Palace. St. Petersburg, Feb. 1.?Per sonal assurances of his intention to ameliorate the conditions and remove the causes, in so far as they are economic, which led to the recent strike, were delivered by Emperor Nicholas to-day to workmgmen representing ail the leading factories of St. Peters burg, who at his invitation,: journeyed to Tsarskoe Selo and were received in audience in the hall of the Alexander Palace, where he has his winter residence. This interview face to face with their "Little Father," in whom their faith has not been shaken by the events of the bloody Sun-1 day of January 22nd, has had a far greater and more reassuring effect than any number of proc lamations by ministers and governor generals, and the workmen of St. Petersburg are now generally inclined to accept the promises of tiov. (iau. Trepoff and Finance Minister Kekovsoff at their face value. A gift by the imperial family of $25,000 to aid the families of the victims of the conflict on January 22nd also has had au excellent eff.-et: and as the news slowly permeates the laboring classes of Russia it is expected it will make them con tent to wait lor the promised re reforms. A Statement by Our Representa tives in the General Assembly. We. the undersigned Johnston County members of the General Assembly, are informed that pe titions are being circulated and signed in our county asking the General Assembly to enact a pro hibition law for the county. As representatives of the coun ty and people we do not venture to make suggestions regarding the above matter. We know it is our sacred duty to bow to the mandates of a majority of the j qualified voters of the county? especially of the party that j elected us. We hold consistency to be one j of the highest virtues, and in or der to put ourselves before ourj people in a true light, we beg j leave to call attention to the fol-! lowing resolution which was adopted by the last Democratic [ County Convention: "Resolved: That our Senators j and Representatives in the Gen eral Assembly are instructed not to allow local legislation affect ing the rights and privileges of the people of Johnston County to pass said General Assembly j without causing to be attached thereto (if possible) a section ? providing that such legislation shall be submitted to a vote of the people," etc. We understand this resolution as binding us to submit ("if pos sible") local legislation to a vote of the people and so promised the people in t he campaign over the county. The legislation to be asked though applying to the | whole county will be regarded by many as "local. In justice to ourselves we have made above statements. J. A. T. Jones, Senator. J. I'. Canaday, H. R Rom H. Qowbb, H. R. Grave Trouble Foreseen. It needs hut little foresight, to tell, that when your stomach and liver are badly affected, grave trouble is ahead, unless you take the proper medicine lor your dis ease, as Mrs John A. Young, of Clav, N. Y., did. She says: "I had neuralgia of the liver and ! stomach, my heart was weakened, | and I could not eat. I was very bad for a long time, but in Elec tric Hitters, I found just what I needed, for t hey quickly relieved i and cured me." Hest medicine for weak women. Sold uuder i guarantee by flood Ilros,, drug gists, at 50c. a bottle. Yancey Strickland, colored, convicted of burglary in the sec ond degree in three cases, in New Hanover Superior Court, last ' ??:nety I nine _) etuo in to*1 peuueuuttry. KENLY NEWS. Mr. J. \V. harden made a busi ness trip to Raleigh Friday. Miss t >ra Hooks visited friends in Selma Saturday aud Sunday. | Mr. H. F. Edgerton made a business trip to Smithfield Tues day. Mr. Frank Freeman, from near Taylor, spent Sunday here with his sister. Miss Fannie Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. .1. VV. harden at tended church in Wayne county Sunday at Nahunta Friends Church. Mr. Z. T. Featberstone,of Dan ville, Va., salesman for the Lynch burg ShoeCo., visited friends here Sunday. MissOme Brltt, who is teach ing school near Moore's School House, visited friends here Satur day and Sunday. Miss I'assie Harris, music teach er of the Turlington liraded School, spent Saturday and Sun day with friends here Miss Lillian Ayres, of Nichols, S. C , came Tuesday to spend some time with her sister, Mrs H T. Renfrow. who is very sick. Rev. P. lb Law, of Lumber j Bridge, came Saturday to assist | the pastor, Rev. E W. Souders, in the revival mtfeting which he is conducting at. the Presbyterian church this week. Misses Lizzie Tomlinson and Elizabeth Sneed.frorn near Smith field, spentSatnrday audSunday at the borne of Mr. and Mrs John G. High as the guests of Miss Fannie Freeman. The Hickory Cross PublicSchool House, about four miles from here, was burned last Thursday evening, ^oou after school closed, Mr. Radford, who was at work near by noticed muchsmokeover the house, and upon going near found the top of the house in a big blaze. He at once gave the alarm, but before help came the tire was beyond control and nothing could be saved?even most of the children's books were lost. It was supposed to have caught from the stove flue. Feb. 1st. Eex. Elevation Farmers Meet Mr. Editor: The citizens oi Ele vation towuship held a meeting at Elevation last Saturday for the purpose of organizing a (Township) Farmers and Busi ness Men's Protective Associa tion. The meeting, while not so large as was desired, was fairly repre sented by all sections of the town snip by the most intelligent men of our section. The township was organized by electing Josephus Johnson president; George W. Johnson, secretary; J. H. Smith, assistant secretary. A motion was made to have one executive committeeman for each white school district in the township. Motion carried, and the following named were appointed by the President: 1st District, J. Willis Creech, 2nd " E. E. Stancil, 3rd " J. S. Johnson. 4th 5th " l-'rank Honeycult, 6th " J. H. Smith, ! 7th " John E. Hobbs, 8t.h " M. C. Barbour, | {)th " Willis C. Lassiter. The committee was instructed I to see every man in each district j and get him to join with the As I sociation and help us to protect |each other and our section i against the gamblers and specu ' lators, who are crushing the ! farmers and laboring men of all sections of our country, and to hold their cotton for better prices, | reduce the acreage of the present ' year's crop at least 33^ per cent., and report at the next meeting (first Saturday in March.) A more determined set of men never i met at Elevation, apparently. 1 Mr. Editor,this is a cotton grow ing section, and we have the cot ! ton, and a big majority of t hose who have cotton can hold it as long as they please?for cotton is not all that they have. Therein more corn and meat in this sec tion than ever known before. Jan. 30th. J. II. StarrH. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. Some of the Important Matters Be fore the General Assembly. Con densed From Ueports In the Dally Papers. The House Committee on Judiciary of the General Assem bly by a unanimous vote Friday afternoon favorably reported a bill prohibiting "bucket shops" from operating in the state under tine or imprisonment in the dis crition of the couit. The bill re ported conforms to the Missouri iaw and a letter from Goveruor Folk commends it as being effec tive and us not hurting legiti mate interests. The bill was introduced by Mr. Stewart, of Harnett. James It. Young was Saturday appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, as In surance Commissioner for the State, succeeding himself. The General Assembly Satur day adopted a joint resolution, asking the representatives of the State in Congress to vote for the passage of the Hepburn-Ilolhver bill, prohibiting the lnler-Sta.e shipping of whiskey into prohi bition territory. A bill introduced in the House Saturday relative to assessment of real estate belonging to rail roads in stock law territory in Johnston county was presented by Can ad ay instead of Mr. Gower as was reported. Mr. Cauaday worked two weeks on the bill and wants the credit for it. The same is herewith cheerfully accorded. "Hid you ever see two men nearer alike than Gower and Canaday?" asked one member of another yesterday. "Half the time," said he, "1 mix one with the other. Tbey look alike, dress alike, talk alike, and are clever fellows alike." And the strangest of it all is, both of these gentle men are representatives from Johnston county. They are not related by blood or marriage but are the most intimate of friends and would be taken for twins anywhere. No wonder their bills get mixed. ?News and Observer. Push the Petitions We suppose it is now generally understood that petitions are be ing circulated by which the voters ask the legislature to pass a law forbiddii g the manufacture and sale of liquors id the county. This would knock out every dis pensary in the county. Petitions nave been returned with names of about fifteen hundred voters. The work in some townships is nearly completed while in other townships it is just begun. There will not be a failure in getting a majority of the names if the work is continued. The work must be done by the people of each town ship. The temperance people will have to take some time and do the work. Now is the time. Don't neglect it a day until you know that every man in your township has had an opportunity to sign a petition or to refuse. With the proper effort we shall succeed, otherwise we may not. Push the petitions and do the work at once. As soon as a pe tition is completed mail it to me. J. M. Beaty, Chairman County Anti-Saloon League Committee, Smithtield, N. C. Fraud Exposed. A few counterfeiters have lately beeu making and trying to sell imitations of Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption,Coughs, aud Colds, and other medicines, thereby defrauding the public. This is to warn you to beware of such people, who seek to profit, through stealing the reputation of remedies which have neeu suc cessfully curing disease, for over 35 years. A sure protection, to you, is our name on the wrapper. Look for it, on all Dr. King's, or Bucklen's remedies, as all others are mere imitations. H. K. BUCK LEN & CO., Chicago, 111., aud Windsor, Canada.
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