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VOL. 24. SMITHFIELI). N. C.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 11. 1905. NO. 2H
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
The Weather Dry and the
Temperature High.
Cotton Crop Poor In Many Sections
Corn Crop Unsatisfactory
Tobacco Doing well.
The North Carolina bulletin
for the week ending Monday,
August 7th, reads:
"The weather during the past j
week has in general been very
dry. The temperature has been
high and above the normal. The
week has been characterized by !
hot days and cool nights. This j
dry warm weather has aided in
the harvesting of hay to a great
extent, and indeed all outside j
work has been pushed as rapidly
as possible. home rains have
been reported, but the only un
favorable conditions resulting'
therefrom are in the eastern part
of the state in the lowlands. In i
the central and western districts j
rain is needed badly, although in
the west part of district on ac- j
count of too much rain, the j
crops are again becoming weedy,
All crops are now suffering for
the want of rain, but corn is most
affected.
i ne iarmers in some sections
are beginning to pull fodder. In |
a great many sections corn is re-,
ported to be not so good as was
expected. In some sections a
good crop will be harvested, in
others about one-half a crop,
while somecorrespondents report
a very poor crop. Some coru is
reported to be spotted. In some
sections it has been too wet for
corn to ear well. Tobacco is
generally reported as doing well
It is ripening fast in the central
portion of the state while in the
east the crop does not seem to
be as good as that of cotton.1
Some tobacco is badly diseased
and is specking, due to too much ?
rain in the past. Also some to
bacco is burning badly. Cotton
in the west and central districts
appears to be doing well, al
though in some sections red dust
is appearing, and it is shedding
some. Lice is attacking cotton,
due to the cool weather. A hail
storm on July 30th damaged
some cotton in the west, and the
cotton in some sections in the
west is not fruiting well. In the
east and central districts the cot
ton is shedding in some sections
and turning yellow. Only one-j'
half a crop will be realized in
some parts. Sweet potatoes are!
reported as doing tine. Irish po- j
tatoes are now beiug planted
Turnips are being sown, and
where already planted are doing;
well. Hay is generally leported ,
as being harvested, but in some '
parts of the west it was too wet ]
to save. Tomatoes, cucumbers, ,
watermelons, cantalopes doiug j
well Wheat is beiug threshed,
and a great many report a poor ,
crop. Apples and peaches are !
shedding in some sections; the
apple crop w ill not be good. !
IVanuts are generally reported
as doing well.
"Itaius reported: KaieigU trace,
Goldsboro trace, Greensboro
0 90, Lumbertou trace, Weldou
0 01 "
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Board County Commissioners. i
The board ol ( ouuty Commie .
sioners met Monday with all ;
members present.
The settlement of the Finance 1
Committee with she sheriff lor all j
taxes for 15)0-1-, was approved. .
The report of the jurors ap- ,
pointed to lay off and establish (
new road from.I. Ib Mason's in
Oneals township to W. M Mur.
phe.y's in WTldein township was j
accepted.
C S. Upchurch was elected con- j
stable for Bentonsviile township {
t ?> n;-1 ????! S. W. Lassiter, re. j'
signed . f
1 lenJish Sutterinjr
is often caused by sores, ulcers r
and cancers, that eat away your. I
^kiri Wm. B dell, of Flat !! k, (
Mich ays: "1 have used Buck- t
len's Arnica Salve, for Fleers, 11
Sores and (.lancers. It is the i
best healing dressing 1 ever f
found." Soothe s and heals cuts,1 c
burns and scalds. 25c at Hood is
Bros, drug store; guaranteed. 11
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
A twelve-year old boy was kill
ed by lightning in Mecklenburg
county last Friday.
The State has chartered the
Blue Hidge Consolidated Mining
Company, of Morgantou, with a
capital of ?1,000,000.
There are now more than 1000
rural free delivery routes in
North Carolina. The monthly
pay roll of the carriers is about
?60,000.
Wilmington, desirous of avoid
ing any cases of yellow fever, has
established a quarantine against
New Orleans and the State of
Louisiana.
Last Saturday the State char
tered the Bank of Yadkin at
Yadkinville with an authorized
capital of ?50,000. The Bank of
Mitchell at Bakersville, with ?10,
000 capital was also chartered.
Franklin Sherman, who has
been State Entomologist of
North Carolina for the past five
years, has resigned his position
to accept the professorship of
zoology and entomology in the
Ontario Agricultural College at
Uuelph, Canada.
C. F. voli Herrmann, for the
past sixteen years section direc
tion of the Luited States weather
bureau for North Carolina,
stationed at Kaleigh, left for
Baltimore Saturday, where he J
has been assigned to service as I
director 01 the bureau in eonnec- ?
tion with Johns Hopkins Univer
sity. A. H. Thiessen is his suc
cessor at the Kaleigh bureau.
President Mills, of the Kaleigh
and Southport railway, says his !
whole euergy is now concentrat
ed on getting to Fayetteville as
soon as possible. It was thought1
a few days ago that he would
get there by January let, but
there was a little delay owing to j
high water on the Cape t ear |
river, and souie check in getting 1
the material for the steel bridge
at ivilhugtou.
A correspondent of the Kaleigh
Post writes that paper that he
got on the train a few days ago
and took a seat by an old man
who proved to be Win. Kethea,
ol Burlington, years old. Mr.
Bethea told the correspondent,
in a burst of boyish pride aud
coulidence, that he was en route
to Lemon Springs, Moore coun
ty, to visit his father, Stephen
Betiiea, who is 1)7 years old.
The Waccamaw Kailroad Com
pany with a capital of $100,000
was chartered by the State last
Saturday. The company pro
poses to build a railroad from
Did Town in P.rumswick county
to Lake Waccamaw and thence
to connect with the Atlantic
iloast Line at Bolton and the
Seaboard Air Line at Manlyville. J
!he road is to be 50 miles long!
and will traverse Brunswick,
L'oluinbus and Biaden counties.
rrti i .j i
i ne ureeusnoro uruggists wuo
were licensed to sell whiskey
upon prescription of physicians
filled only 339 in July. A com
parative statement of the num
ber of arrests for drunkenness
during the mouth of July, 1904,
under high license, and Julc,
1905, under prohibition, makes
a good showing. There has
been a decrease of more thau
two-thirds of drunkenness ar
lests and one-half for assaults
md batteries. This is only one
example of what prohibition will
lo for a town.
A Touchin? Mory
s the saving from death, of the
>uby girl of Geo. A. Kyler, Gum
>erland, Md. He writes: "At the!
ige of 11 months, our little girl
vas in declining health, with
lerious Throat 1 rouble, and two
physicians gave her up. We
v?re almost, in despair, when we
eeolved to try I>r. King's New
hscoverv for ( onsuinption
loughs aud Holds. The first bo' \
le gave relief; after taking lour
lot ties she was cured, and is
low in perfect health." Never
ails to relieve and cure a cough
?r cold. At Hood Hros. drug
itore; 50c and $1.00 guaranteed,
["rial bottle free.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Japauese have concentrat
ed 430,000 men and 1,000 guns
in frout of the Russians in Man
j ehuria.
In order to seek rest King < >s
car of Sweden has again handed
over the reins of government to
j the Crown 1'rince.
Mrs. Mary J. Carlisle, wife of
ex-Secretary of the Treasurv
John G. Carlisle, died at her sum
mer home last Friday.
Commissioner Yerkes announ
ces that the internal revenue re
ceipts for tne past fiscal year
amounted to $234,187,976.
E. H. Conger will in two
months retire as Ambassador to
Mexico, and it is believed that
Francis B. Loomis will succeed
him.
Capt. Evan P. Howell, promi
nent in Southern affairs for many
years and part owner of tne At
lanta Constitution, is dead, aged
65 years.
Dr. Alexander Melville Bell, a
noted scientist, died in Washing
ton Monday, aged 86 years. Dr.
Bell was the father of Alexander
Graham Bell, the inventer of the
telephone.
The Federal authorities took
charge of the yellow fever situa
tion at New Orleans Monday,
and revenue cutters as well as
surgeons from the Marine Hos
pital Service were ordered to the
Crescent City.
P. L. Hutchius, formerly Chief
Chemist of the Louisiana Board
of Agriculture, has been appoint
ed bv Secretary Wilson travel
ing inspector of the Agricultural j
Department in the cotton dis- j
tricts.
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Beulah Township Sunday School
Convention.
The third annual convention j
of the Beulah Township Sunday
School Association was held
Thursday, July 20, at Carter's
Chapel. It was well attended, |
seven schools being represented j
with a goodly number of dele
gates.
Several interesting addresses
were delivered by prominent Sun
day School workers. Mr. Z T. ,
Broughton, of Wilson, spoke on .
"The Sunday School Teacher, i
His Preparation and Work."]
Prof. J. P. Canadav, of Benson,'
delivered two addresses, "The!
Superintendent's Difficulties," j
and "The Sunday School as an j
Educational Institution." Ail j
these were well worth listuing to. j
The Hound Table discussion j
was led by Mr. D. T. Perkins, of j
Kenly, who spoke on the subject:
"Some Knotty Problems in Sun
day School Work." Many took
part in the discussion which was
interesting and helpful.
As the roll was called each
school gave a report of tde year's
work. These reports were very
encouraging.
The toilowing resolution was!
adopted:
"Whereas, it will stimulate toJ
greater effort aud thereby great
er results in the Sunday School!
work in our township to recog- j
uize true merit by some token, |
Therefore, be it,
"R"solved, That annually
hereafter a banner shall be pre-1
sented to the Sunday School I
making the best report for the
year's work, and making the
lurgeet. contributions through
the year for State work."
The following officers were then
elected:
1) B. Sasser, President.
I). T. Perkins, Secretary and
Treasurer
J. G. High, Superintendent of
Home Department.
.1. H. Kirhy, Superintendent of
Teacher Training.
Miss Lemmie Batten, of Micro,
Superintendent of Primary De
partment.
Reporter.
Duplicates.
She?Did your sister get any
duplicate wedding presents?
He?Yes, she married a widow- 1
er with two boys.?Chicugo Jour
nal.
TWO SELMA BOYS ABROAD
Robert Noble Tells of a Visit
to Cologne
A Visit to a German Village Where
Small Children Gaze In Wonder
at the Two Americans.
We are permitted through the
courtesy of our Selma correspon
dent to publish the following ex
tracts from a letter to Mrs. R. J.
Noble from her sou, Mr. Robert
P. Noble, who has been traveling
in Europe for the past six Weeks.
"Kolu, July 2-t, 1905.?"Well,
here I am in Cologne at one of
the swellest hotels in the town.
I am not stopping here, though.
Will Richardson and I have
simply put on airs and butted
in. You have to be nervy on a
trip through Europe and we
have our share. There are a
great many Americans here. In
fact, I have come up with lots of
them.
"We arrived to-day from
Cobleutz on the Rhine. Our trip
from Moirz to Cologne on the
Rhine was grand. The scenery
was great all along and we en
joyed the ride fine. We are with
in one minute's walk of the
Cathedral, and it is gi and look
ing, too. We will take it in to
morrow.
"We go from hereto Amster
dam, then to The Hague and to
Condon. We expect to sail on
the loth. 1 will drop you a few
lines before we sail so you may
know when to expect us.
"1 wish I could begin now and
tell you wnat I have seen, but1
can't for there is too much 1
have learned more about the
people of the different countries1
than I could by a year's study
in school. 1 must tell you one
incident that happened to Will
and me. We took a car ride out
from Heidleburg to a small genu
ine German village, (about the
size of fine Level). While wait
ing for a return car, there gath
ered about seventy-three kinds I
to look at us?just like the kids
of iSelma gather around the
monkey or bear men, so they
came to look at us. We wore
Panamas and American shoes
with large strings, and the way
t ley did look at them and snicker
was worth seeing. They were
out to see us from Avera Win
ston's size to the cradle, boys,
girls and its
"One very peculiar thing I
notice is that the country people
work cows as we work oxen
They pull by the horns, have no
voke. * * 1 am having a de- j
lightful time. Lost sight of:
I'ncle Cicero. Don't know where
he is. .
"Robert P. Noble."
We learn that a later letter
from Mr. Noble states that he
has reached Loudon and that he
expects to leave Liverpool on the
10th (yesterday) and will reach
Newport News on the 22nd of
this mouth.
Sunday School Picnic at Plsgah.
A most pleasant occasion was
the Sunday School picnic held at
Pigah last Saturday. A large
crowd assembled in the grove
abont the church and at eleven
o'clock entered the church and j
listened to two very interesting
and instructive addresses by j
Prof. It. A. Merritt and Prof .1
P. Canadav. Prof Merritt s
subject wastbe"SundaySchool."
After giving abrief history of the
Sunday School he developeu
clearly aud forcibly its two-fold
aim: "To briug souls to Christ:
To build in Phrist." Prof. Cana
day followed in the same view,
taking one of the ideas advanced j
by Prof Merritt as the basis for
his address.
Upon the conclusion of these
addresses all adjourned to par
take of a bounteous picnic din
ner. There was an abundance!
of good things and everyone >?
present enjoyed Mietn inv ed
After dinner a portion of the l
crowd reassembled in the etnireh
and listened to an interesting i|
talk to the young peoftb by Mr
Oscar I'reech V few i e .arks I v
the Kev. ll F. Putnam closed
the exercises.
CLAYTON NOTES.
We had a good rain here Tues
day afternoon and night.
Mrs. Buck Wall has returned
from a visit to Wake county.
Mr. Edgar Barbour and son,
Eugene, are visiting relatives
i here.
Mrs. N. B. Hales and children,
of Grantsboro, are visiting in
this section.
Mr. Charles W. Horne spent
Sunday and Monday at More
head with his family.
Mrs. Macon Harris left Tues
day for a visit to relatives ~ and
friends at her old home.
Miss Nellie Pool spent several
days last week with Miss Evie
Wilson at Wilson's Mills.
Mrs. E. B. McCullers and Mas
ter Warren are visiting relatives
in the Leachburg section.
Miss Daphne Williams has re
turned from a visit to relatives
near ltolesville, accompanied by
Miss Maud Broughton.
We hear that Mr. Jake l'arker
and Miss Beatrice Ellis will be
married at the Baptist church
here on Wednesday the 23rd of
August, 1905, at 8:30 p. m.
Don't forget that Sunday
School picnic at Swiuney < Md
Field on the second Saturday in
August. Tnere will be splendid
speeches by some of the best
speakers of this State, and plenty
of good things to eat.
On the third Sunday in August,
Hev. T. N. Ivey, D. D., of the
Baleigh Christian Advocate, will
preacn two sermons at Elizabeth
church near nere. There will be
morning and afternoon services
and dinner on the grounds.
On the 20th of August, the
dispensary will go out of busi
ness. Shall we have blind tigers
or prohibition? Our folks are:
generally very sensible and those
who prefer breaking the record
will have to suffer the cousequen-1
ces.
Hev. C. W. Blanchard closed a
very successful meeting at Bap-;
tist Centre church last Sunday.
Ou Monday the ordinance of
Baptism was administered to
eleven candidates. Pastor
Blanchard's labors witn this
church have been richly reward
ed.
Mr. Geo. M. Hinton, keeper of
the County Dome, spent Tues
day and Wednesday here this
week. He reports the Home in
tirst-class shape and the farm as
good as general conditions war
rant. Mr. Hinton is a model man
ager and this section has no kick
coming as to his management of
the Home.
Mr. J. H. Wood showed us one
of the finest apples we have ever
seen grown in this section. This
is of the Hen Davis variety and
measured 13 inches in circum
ference and weighed 12 ounces
Mr Wood has the reputation of
growing every thing he plants to
the fullest extent possible. Th$ee
apples are sold bv Mr Wood on
our streets for 75 cents per bush
el while other apples go begging.
We regret to note the death of
Mrs. 8. M. Spence, wife of our
esteemed townsman, which sad
event occurred on last Thursday
evening at about 7 o'clock She
had been sick for some time and
it was thought that sht wiu on
the road to recovery, when she
was aken suddenly worse and
died in a very short time. Her
remains were interred in the
cemetery here. We extend our
sympathies to the bereaved ones.
Aug. 9-05. Yelir.
The future tense of the verb
"to love" is "to get marri -d"?
so sa3's the school girl.
Peculiar Disappearance.
.1. It Uan\ u, of Hutlerville.
(1 l il he ?? "''dinr disappear
mice of nis paii ? lo'onis. n!
indigestion and I ? . ? m t
Dr King's New Life fills, lie
say?' "Th' V at- ip rVrt r-nied'
F ir dizziness. ? ini-srom iei', head
ache, constitution.etc ' Luaran
1 al Hood Bros. drug store,
price 25c.
BENSON NEWS.
Dr. G. A. Hood baa returned
from Wilson.
Mr. J. M. Beaty, of Thk Hek
alp, was in town Wednesday.
The showers this week are very
refreshing to crops in this sec
tion.
Messrs. L. Gilbert and J. E.
Wall spent Sunday night in
Dana. /
Mr. J. J. Kose, father of our
townsman, Mr. J. H. Kose, was
I in town Monday.
Mr. H. A. Goodrich, of Koper,
is spending a few days here with
Captain Goodrich.
A large number of the colored
fraternity took in the Norfolk
excursion Tuesday.
Mr. W. J. Hooks left last week
for Orangeburg, S. C., where he
will engage in business.
Mrs. J. W. Benson has return
ed from an extended visit to re
latives in Orange county,
Rev. N. H. Gibbs left last Sat
urday for New Hill where he will
assist I'astor Holleman in a
series of meetings.
Several of our young people
attended a most delightful enter
tainment at the home of Mrs. M.
IS. Turlington last Friday night.
Mr. P. B. Johnson has recently
built a nice awning to the front
of his store which adds mnch to
the appearaee of his new build
ing.
Mr. P. A. Creech, of Wilming
ton, and Mrs. W. H. Stallings, of
Sclma, have been visiting their
mother, Mrs. Emily Creech, for
the past few days.
The opening sale of the Benson
tobacco market last Thursday
was fine, each warehouse receiv
ing a large patronage, and the
farmers well pleased with the re
turns.
The Benson G railed school
opened Monday with a good at
tendance. One hundred and
seven pupils were enrolled which
is more than twice as many as
were enrolled at the opening last
year. ?
The dormitory being built by
Mr. A. B. Hudson isnearingcom
pletion. It is a credit to the
town of Benson and to the plan
ner and builder, Mr. J. W. Nor
ris. This up-to-date building
contains 13 nicelv arranged
rooms and has 250 feet of
porches. It will be occupied by
Prof. Allen, the superintendent
of the Graded School.
Justice J. G. Smith, manager
of the Farmers Warehouse, says
that while the heavy rains of
Wednesday made the sale of to
bacco dull, they did not stop the
progress of matrimony in the
least. At five o'clock in the af
ternoon, while Mr. Smith was at
tending to the duties belonging
to his warehouse, in stepped Mr.
Charlie Lee and Miss Maggie
Stanley who had journeyed all
the way from Four- Oaks in
search of some one qualified to
unite them in the holy bonds of
wedlock. So Justice Smith soon
spoke the solemn words that
made them one and they went on
their way rejoicing.
Aug. 10. Solon.
Married In Goldsboro
The following account of the
marriage of two of Smi? iii< ei's
young people appeari.i in Mon
day's Gold*t?oro Argue:
"The ma, iage Mr .1 H. Strick
land and Vli-e M ibel lev, bothof
Johnston count was solemn
ized in tins ei;\ yesterday morn
ing. at the home of the bride's
aunt, Mrs. Barbrey, where she
lias been visiting for some wet ks.
The bride is a liaughter of Mr.
Waiter l-.ee, formerly of Newton
tlrore but now a citizeD of Smith
held, and tne groom is one of the
snbv i nntial vont c'-t ine-<s nien
ofthattowu. itev. f'atherStap
leton, pa?tor of St Mary's Cath
olic church of th's city, was the
officiating clergyman. The Ar
gus wishes the happy young cou
ple the fullest measure of life's
joys and prosperity."