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Slje 6mitt)firl5 Rrralb. price one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUF. COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies five cents. VOL. 2 8. SMITH FIELD, N. C., FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1905. NO. 51 NOT ONE SURVIVED. Hundred and Sixty Victims of Ala bama Mine Explosion?Fifty Bodies Recovered. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 21st.? Of the 100 miners of Virginia City who entered the mines yesterday afternoon so far only fifty bodies have been recovered. Notwith standing the heroic efforts on the part of the rescuers to reach the entombed men, any idea that life may still remain among the un fortunates has been abandoned. W ith the first ominous rumble of the explosion which wrecked the mine, by common impulse every one in the village rushed to the mouth of the main slope, fear struggling against hope for the safety of loved ones. The Bcenes at the mines this afternoon were the most harrowing that have ever been witnessed in the mining section of Alabama. The corpses were frightfully mangled and disfigured, and identification is almost impossible. Many of the bodies are so bruised, twisted, and discolored that negroes can not be told from white men. All day long at the mouth of the mine were waiting and moan ing women and children whose relatives were among the unfor tunates. One hundred families and three hundred children are left destitute and without means of support by the calamity. BENSON NOTES. Mr. John W. Strickland, of Fayetteville, spent a short time in town last week. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Rose spent last Saturday and Sunday in Selma with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S tailings. Mrs. Callie Ryals, of Belfield, Va., is visiting relatives and friends here. Several of our citizens went to Raleigh last Monday on business. A social entertainment was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Lee on last Tuesday evening by the young people which was greatly enjoyed by all present. Rev. Mr. Souders, of Fayette ville, preached two most excel lent sermons at the Methodist churcn here last Sunday morn ing and night. Miss Nellie Parrish who has been visiting relatives and mends in Clayton for several days re turned Lome last Tuesday. Miss Sarah Standi, of Wake eounty, is visiting at the home of her brother, Mr. J. C. Standi this week. Mr. King Parker has recently moved to Benson and will make this his home for some time. Some unknown, disreputable character attempted to tire the guard house one night last week but some one being near extin guished the llames before any damage was done to the build U*. Capt. Fitz, of Chatam county, who has been here for some time will soon move his family and they will make this place their home. The Ladies Missionary Society met last Thursday evening and elected the following officers: president, Mrs. E. P. Moore; vice-preside.it, Miss Effie Smith; secretary, Miss Net a Penny; cor responding secretary, Mrs. E. L. Hall; treasurer Mrs. James Whittenton. The next regular meeting will be held on second Sunday evening in March at the Baptist church. North Carolina Day was ob served by the faculty and stu dents of the Benson Graded School on Wednesday of this week, a very interesting and ap propriate programme being well rendered and greatly enjoyed by [ all present. r Solon. Agonizing Burns are instantly relieved, and per I'ectly henleri,by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. C. Bivenbark, Jr., of Nor folk, Va., writes: ' I burnt my knee dreadfully; that it blistered all over. Bucklen's Arnica Salve stopped the pain, and healed it without a scar." Also heals all wounds and sores. 2oc. at Hood Bros., druggists. CLAYTON NOTES. Messrs. B. M. Robertson & Co. have sold several car-loads of mules and horses on this market. Mr. Robertson is thinking of go ing away in a few days to buy a new supply. The fertilizer plant is being in stalled at the Cotton Oil Mill. This is a great addition to the industries of Clayton. Mr. Hal O. Ellis will soon open a grocery store in, the stand for merly occupied by Mr. A. T. Bed dingtield. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Adams spent Sunday with relatives here. Messrs. Walter and Robert Barhat/i, formerly of this place in the livery business but now in the merchandise business near Archer, were here last week. Miss Christine Gower spent sev eral days at home recently, ac companied by her friend and schoolmate, Miss Annie Denmark. Mr. Ashley Home spent a day or two in Greensboro last week on business. Some of the mail carriers were prevented from making their trips Tuesday, on account of high water. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stailings have moved Emporia, Va., where Mr. Stailings will be engaged in the hotel business. Mr James Cobb, of Smithfield, was here Tuesday. Messrs. Wilkes Barnes and Hemy Pool went to Raleigh Tuesday Mr, C. W. Carter went to Ral eigh Tuesday to be in attendance at the legislative discussion of the Ward bill. We learn from to day's News and Observer that the bill passed the House com mittee by a big majority. Mrs. M. G. Gulley went to Cary Monday to visit her father and sister who are very sick. Mr. J. G. Jones is visiting his brother-in-law, Mr. W. H. Utley, of Wake, who is sick. Mr. Piatt, special agent of the Phoenix Insurance Co., was in our town Wednesday. Among the country gentlemen who stopped in to see us for the past week are: Messrs. M. H. JonesS. D. West, Walter Barham, D. A. Jones, H. W. Duncan, J. S. Ellis, J.S. Wall. Jr , N. B Barnes, Z. B. Austin, E. S. Lancaster, R. C. Tiner, Simeon Batten, W. H. Mumford, A. B.Strickland, VV M. Wilder, Needham Bran ham, J. Lloyd Stephenson, W. L). Eatman, H. Pool, J. M. Corbett, S. N. Beddingfield, J.C. Barbour, ffm, Jones, Ed Johnson, Atlas Batten, G. R. Whitley, Rev. C. E. Gower, and Paschal Pool. Clayton High School pupils en joyed a half holiday on the 22nd. We all appreciate the patriotic spirit of the faculty, that prompt ed them to this, the anniversary of the birth of the Father of his Country. The great entertainment about which so much has been said takes place at the academy hall to-fiight (Wednesday,) A full write up will be given next week. We regret to note that Miss Ruby Ellis, who was one of the star actors in the drama that is played here to-night, is indispos ed and her place had to be filled by some one else. Feb. 22nd. "Yelir." Bank of Fayetteville Closed. The Band of Fayetteville, a State institution at Fayetteville, was closed Saturday by State Bank Examiner Ellington, who alleges that there is a shortage of $28,000 in the account* of John C. Haigh, cashier, and Geo. G. Myrover, teller. Both men were arrested and subsequently released on a bond of $10,000 each. R. T. Gray, of Raleigh, has been appointed receiver tee the bank. The Bank of Fayetteville was organized in 1870 and was cap italized at $175,000. The Jan uary statement furnished the corporation commission showed deposits of $317,000, total ai sers $520,000, and capital stock $1 <>0,000. The House Monday after a seven-hour session passed the naval appropriation bill, earry ing a total of $09,914,359. PEACE PROSPECTS BRIGHTER. News Confirmed That Russia Has Practically Agreed Upon the Terms. Loudon, Feb. 21st.?A dispatch to lteuter's Telegraph Company from St. Petersburg confirming the Associated Press advices of I February 17th and February 18th from St. Petersourg to the effect that peace undercousidera tious ou which Russia is prepared to make peace have practically been agreed upon. These are as follows: "Korea to be placed under Japanese suzerainty; "Port Arthur and the Lia Tung peninsula to be ceded to Japan; "Vladivostok to be declared a neutral port with an open door; "The eastern Chinese railroad to be placed under neutral inter national administration; "Manchuria as far North as Harbin to be restored as an in tegral part of the Chinese em pire. "The difficulty lies in settling the question of the indemnity upon which it is known that Japan insists but it is thought : that this difficulty is not insu | perable. "The most trustworthy opin ion at St. Petersburg is that in view of the international situa tion and the enormous difficulty i of carrying on the war, peace on i the terms outlined will be con I eluded within a comparatively ; short time if the indemnity ques j tion can be arranged, but it is | quite possible that Russia will risk another battle before a de cision is reached." Supt.Plckard Killed at Wilson. Mr. R. O. Pickard, a most esti mable gentleman, superinten dent of the Wilson cotton mills and superintendent of the Pres byterian Sunday school, was late this afternoon shot and instant ly killed by a young white man named Wiley House, who was recently an employe at these mills. House, accompanied by Charles Norton, went to the mills and was ordered out by Mr. Pick ard. Norton turned to leave and House drew a pistol and shot Mr. Pickard, who fell and died instantly. House endeavored to escape but was caught. I ? Fraud Exposed. A few counterfeiters have lately beeu making aud trying to sell imitations of Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption,Coughs, and Colds, aud other medicines, thereby defrauding the public. This is to warn you to beware of such people, who seek to profit, through stealing tne reputation of remedies which have been 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 areinereimitations. H. K. BUCK 1 LEN & CO., Chicago, 111., and Windsor, Canada. Challenge From Hood Bros. Hood Hros. are seeking the the worst case of dyspepsia or constipation in Smit bfield or vi cinity to test Dr. Howard's new specific for the cure of those dis eases. So confident are they that this remarkable medicine will effect a lasting cure in a short time, that they offer to refund the money i should it not be successful. In order to secure the quickest possible introduction Hood Bros, will sell a regular fifty C9nt pack Mire of this medicine at half price, 25 cents. This specific of Dr. Howard's will cure sick headache, dizzy feelings, constipation, dyspepsia, and all forms of malaria and liver trouble. It does not simply give relief for a time; it makes permanent and complete cures. It will regulate the bowels, tone up the whole intestinal tract, give you an appetite, make food taste good and digest well, and increase vigor. Joy and hnppi ness will take the place of tnatj "don't care whether I live ordie" I feeling. KENLY NEWS. Mr.- C. \V. Edgerton left fc | lioldsboro Monday to attend the meeting of the State Council jf the Jr. O. U. A. M. which con venes there this week. There is some talk of electric lights for Keuly. A local Mfg. Jo. is investigating and figuring ?1 ju a proposition to make to the 1 town. We hope they will suc ceed, for better lights of some kind are badly needed. Miss J iillian Ayres, of Nichols. ?5. C., has accepted the position i of Music teacher in Keuly Aca demy, which was made vacant by the resignation of Miss Mag gie Whitley. The S. S. Earle Mfg. Co. have shipped two car loads of shuttle blocks this week. Misses Cora and Essie Sasser, accompanied by Miss Emma Matthews, one of the teachers in j Kenly Accademy, spent Satur- j day and Sunday with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sasser, near Princeton. The Kenly Mfg. Co. have their J machinery about ready for oper- j ation. They gave a portion of it a trial run Tuesday. Mr. J. W. Garden made a busi ness trip to Wilson Wednesday.? Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Lewis, from near Pleasant Grove church, Nash county, spent Saturday! ana Sunday with Mr. Lewis'! sister, Mrs. J. G. High. The llank of Kenly was closed j Wednesday, the day being a national holiday.?The K. F. D. j carriers here also had a holiday Wednesday. The Philologian Liturary So ciety of Kenly Academy will give the Tbalian Society and g the board of trustees a reception at the accademy tonight Wednes day. Mr. I. J.Creech spent Saturday J and Sunday with relatives near j Benson.?Mr. Geo. Evans, of Sel-| ma, visited his parents near here Saturday and Sunday.?Mr. Jarvis Edgerton visited friends at Lumber Bridge Saturday and Sunday.?Mr. C. B. Bailey spent | Sunday with relatives near Con-! nor. Rex. A Marriage at Benson. On the 19th of February, 1905, Mr. Tominie Jones and Miss An nie Jernigan were h&ppilv mar ried in the rear parlor of Mr. H. I. M. Lucas, in the evening just as the clock struck three. The ceremony was performed by Rev. N. H. (Jibbs, the wedding march was rendered by Mr. O. M. Mau gum. The attendants were Robert Dorinau and Miss Gertie Lucas Harvey Stewart and Miss Lucy Jernigan, Archie Stewart and Miss Lottie Ilarnes, Riley W est and Miss Mollie Raynor, Luther Jones and Miss Kitty Stewart, Ed HolnieH and Miss Mamie Ryals. We wish them much success as t ey sail over the sea of life. A Friend. Big Hogs in Sampson. Mr. J. T. Williams, of Lydia, Sampson County, killed three of the finest hogs of our section? one three and a half years old making 943 pounds, one two years old making 742 pounds, the other 531 pounds, making a total of 2,210 pounds of dressed meat. Mr. Williams is a success ful hog raiser. Mr. h. A. Lassiter, of Johnston county, may try it again. Jumbo. Grave Trouble Foreseen. It ueeds but 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 Clay, N. Y., did. She savs: "1 had neuralgia of the liver and stomach, my hen"t was weakened, and I could not eat. 1 was very bad for a long time, but in Elec tric Hitters, 1 found just what I needed, for they quickly relieved and cured me." Hest medicine for weak women. Hold under guarantee by Hood Hros., drug gists, at 50c. a bottle. HIS HEAD BLOWN OFF. Awful Fate of Grand Duke Serglus, In Moscow. Russia. Last Week. Moscow. Feb. 17th.?While Grand Duke Sergius was driving bo-day from the Nicholas Palace through the senate quarter, bin carriage was followed by two I cabs. At the law courts a sleigh,1 in which there were two men, one who was dressed as a workman, went quickly ahead of the Grand Duke's carriage The sleigh then slowed up to allor the carriage to pass and at that moment a bomb was thrown beneath the! carriage. The force of the ex plosion broke all the windows of the law courts ana the report was heaid outside the city. The carriage was blown to pieces, i nothing but four wheels remain in. The horses were not hurt and bolted. The Grand Duke was in stautly killed. His head was; blown off, actually being sepa rated from his body, which was frightfully mangled. He was so frightfully burned by the explo sive with which the bomb was charged that he died while being carried toa hospital On the arrest of the murderers, neither of whom was known to the police, one of them coolly said: "I don't care. 1 have done my job." Death of Thomas H. Atkinson. Thomas H. Atkinson, aged 71 years, who until a few years ago was a resident of Johnston coun ty, N. (J., died suddenly last night at his home in this city. The interment will take place at Rock Creek cemetery in this city. Mr. Atkinson's wife and a num ber of children survive h:m. His sons are Robert!., Dr. Wade H., Dr. Thomas H , Joseph R. and Albert S. Atkinson, the first named being a resident of New Orleans, and the others of this city. The daughters are Mrs. L. S. Cannon of this city and Mrs. Charles E. McLean of Bur lington, N. C. His wife was Miss Martha A. Richardson of North Carolina. Mr. Atkinson was born in Johnston county, N. C. He was a large planter and served in the' cause of the Confederacy. He had to leave the Confederate army for physical reasons and subse quently devoted his time and means to manufacturing salt for the soldiers. Mr. Atkinson's grandfather was a revolutionary soldier and lived to be eighty-one years of age. He belonged to the 10th North Carolina regiment in the war of independence. After the civil war Mr. Atkiu son followe I the life of a planter, until he retired Miree ye irs ago and came to this city to live. His sous who reside h?>re are en gaged in various pursuits. Wade H. Atkinson is a physician, Thomas H. Atkinson is a drug gist, Joseph It. Atkinson is a real estate dealer, and Albert S. At kinson an engineer in the employ of the district government.? Washington Letter in Friday's Raleigh Dost. Now Numbers 253 Members. The executive committee of the Johnston County Branch of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association of North Carolina met here Saturday and examined the books of the Association. The committee found the busi ness of the Association to be in excellent condition. The Association in this county has 253 members with a total insurance of $105,546 in force. The officers of the association are Jus. H. Smith, of Flevatiou, President; and Jas. A. Wellons, of Smithfleld, Secretary and Treas urer. Poisons In Food. Perhaps you don't realize that muny pain poisons originate in your food, but some day you may feel a twinge of dyspepsia that will convinceyou. 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, 'l'ry them. SELMA NEWS. Mesrs. H. I). Hood and W. B. Driver went to tloldsboro Wed nesday Tile rainfall here Sunday was 8.10 inches, the heaviest we have ever had in the winter. Miss Annie S. Noble, who came home from Spartanburg, S. C., last Sunday, returned Wednes day, after a very pleasant visit to her parents. Her eyes are much improved by Dr. Calhoun's treatment. Itobert Millard Nowell, Ksq., spent Sunday in Clayton. Our lights do us a lot of good in the early part of the night, for it is very dark. Mr. M.C. Winston went to Wake county Tuesday. Bad roads, worse roads, and the worst roads ever seen, is the talk of every one now. Mr. Pat Parker, the efficient R. F. D. carrier had his knee severely hurt last week by his horse jumping against a tree with him. We are glad it is no worse. Mr. Maurice Waddehs at home for a few days now. Senex. A Horrible Death Last week Mr. James Pilkin ton and Mr. W. P. Evans started down Neuse Itiver with a raft of timber for Goldsboro. On their way they went too near the land and struck a tree which broke loose one or two of the logs and interfered with the steering ar rangement. They lostcontrol of the raft and Mr. Evans became so frightened thathejumped into ; the river contrary to the adviee of Mr. Pilkinton. He sank, but a little later Mr. Pilkinton saw him partly out of the wafer with his arras around a tree. Mr. Pilkin ton finally got control of the raft again and tied it to a tree and i went back in search of Mr. Evans. He tracked him to a slough and swam across that and after a ! long search at about eight o'clock Saturday night found him nearly frozen and almost unconscious. He died Sunday morning from cold, hunger and exhaustion. There was a freshet in the river und they were on a small piece of land which was entirely surroun ded by water. It will be re membered that last summer Mr. Evans was struck by lightning and almost killed. He was a very poor man and leaves a large familv who were entirely depen dent on him. In Memory of 6. H. Toler. Last Thursday morning, Feb ruary Kith, a sad death occurred in iientonsville Township, John ston County. Mr. G. H. Toler, one of the Board of County Com missioner, passed from time to eternity. He was of a prominent family, was thirty-six years old and the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. JN. B. Toler. It was a sad loss to his family and friends. He was a man of excellent qualities; kind, gentle, and faithful, and was respected by all who knew him. His funeral was conducted at his lste residence Friday after noon by Iiev. N. H. Guyton, of the M. E. Church, and he was laid to rest in the family burying ground in the presence of a large number of sorrowing friends and relatives. We extend our sym pathy especially to his wife and little daughter, Maude, his father and mother, his brother. S. S. Toler, of Kocky Mount; his sis ters, Mrs. D. G.lthodes.of Wayne County; Mrs. J. I. Massey, of Princeton, and Mrs. J.J. Dupsee, of Dunn. Hail he naked tin. well we know We should say, () npare the blow. Yea. with streiimiuc ten res atS p \ Lord, wo love him, let hint stay. In lore he lived, In pence he died Hie life warn Silked, bill tind denied. Feb. lilth. B Hey. J. C. Crisp, a member of the North Carolina Methodist Conference, died at South Wash ington. N. I ., Friday, February 17th, very suddenly of heart dis ease. The remains weie ess* to Charlotte, N. C , for inteisMDt. Mr. Crisp was 39 \eurs of age. i K
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