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VOL. 20. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. APRIL 11), 11)07. NO. 7.
General News Items.
?John Smitb.'.incourt at Lexing
ton, Ky., confessed that he had
been induced by Judge Harris to
kill .lames Cockrill.
Four persons were killed and I
several injured in an accident to
a Philadelphia and Western train
Monday night in Philadelphia.
Hon. I). H Chamberlain,
Governor of South Carolina in re
construction days, died Saturday
at the home of W. C Cbamberlau,
at Charlottesville, Va
The rebating fines of $00,000
against the Chicago & Alton
Railroad and officials have been
affirmed by the United States
Court of Appeals at Chicago
Frosts and ice have greatly
damaged peaches, fruits and
vegetables and cotton in Georgia.
All kinds of fruits and vegeta
tion in Virginia have suffered
greatly.
A monument to the Rough
Riders who lost their lives in the
Spanish American war was un
veiled in Washington Friday.
President Roosevelt made the
address.
Twenty-two American warships
are now anchored in Hampton
Roads to receive the foreign
fleets soon to arrive for the
naval displav during the James
town Exposition.
A Great Northern Railroad j
train was wrecked and totally
burned in North Dakota Monday
morning at 1:20 o'clock, six or
more people having met death
and many being injured.
If there is to be another trial
of Harry Thaw in New York, the
same line of defense will be fol
lowed, with Evelyn retelling her
life etory substantiated by docu
mentary evidence heretofore not
used.
Near Gunter, Texas, Saturday,
J. C. Price and six Children and
Price's niece were burned to death
by an explosion of kerosene,
which resulted from Price trying
to start the fire with oil.
Mrs. Charles J. Holman, the
mother of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,
in an interview, defends herself,
and says she would have killed
White had her daughter told her
what she told Thaw.
A week on the Canadian Pacific
railroad, 30 milesfromChapleau,
Ont., Wednesday, resulted in the
de^th of 15 persons. All ofj
them were burned in a fire which i
broke out in the wrecked train.
John W. Yerkes, commissioner
of internal revenue, has resigned
and his resignation has been ac
cepted by the President. He
leaves the service of the govern
ment to enter the practice of
law. His successor has not been
named.
James II. Eckels, president of
the Commercial National I.ank
of Chicago and formerly Compt
roller of the Currency, died at his
dome in Chicago Sunday of heart
disease. The death of Mr. Eckels;
occurred apparently while he was
asleep.
The authoritiesof Lake county,
Ind., are prosecuting the Stand
ard Oil Company for returning
and paying taxes on $3,000,000
when it should have paid in $40,
000,000, the tax on which should
have been $500,000, whereas the
county only received $50,000.
The Continental Congress of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution in session at Wash
ington Monday endorsed the
movement for international
peace and delegated Congress
man Richmond Pearson Hobson
to bear their resolutions to the
Peace Congress at New York.
Severe earthquakes occured in
Western Mexico Sunday night
and have continued at hour in
tervals completely destroying
Chilpaucingo, a citv of 7,41*8 in
habitants, and it is believed that
several larger cities have shared
a similar fate; 500 are reported
to have been killed and the sur
vivors have tied p inic-stricken to
the open country; it is feared
that the volcanoes in that region
will become nio'C dct'v,? uud de
strov much r>rr? > md many
lives.
I
Secretary Wilson says manu
facturers are deceiving the public
by representing that the Depart
ment of Agriculture has guaran
teed their drugs and preparations
and that if they do not stop it
he will advertise all such.
Between 500 aud GOO people |
were Suudav rendered homeless
by a tire which swept the town of
Vi'estwego, situated ou the Mis
sissippi river opposite New
Orleans. In all 4*2 buildings, in
cluding a Presbyterian church,
the town hall, the postoftice anci
a number of stores, were destroy
ed. The loss is estimated at $50,
000, with only about $4,000 in
surauce.
Later reports from the earth
quake in Mexico show that they
covered a wide area aud that the
death and devastation is greater
than at first supposed; many
cities were destroyed and reports
of people killed are coming in
yet the half has not been told;
the city of Acapulco, on the
Pacific Ocean, was partly sub
merged by huge ocean waves
that rose up and dasced over
the city; railroad beds were swal
lowed up.
Snowv and Frosty Weather.
Col. Olds, writing to the Wil
miugton Messenger, from Ral
eigh on Monday, comments
thusly on the weather:
"Tne remarkable weather came
to a climax Saturday afternoon.
There was a little snow and in
the night there was more and
Sunday afternoon there was quite
a lively snow squall, lasting
about five minutes. Near here
there was much more snow both
on Saturday and Sunday. The
ice formed Saturday night and
again last night, fully an eighth
of an inch in thickness and in
shaded places there was ice all
day Sunday. The trees present
a very curious case of what may
be termed arrested development.
This is the fourteenth cold day in
succession and vegetation has
made no progress. Yet in spite
of the weather it is contended
that there is very little damage
to fruit in this section There
seems to be none to vegetation, j
Last year there was frost almost!
at the middle of May. The Ual
eigh Register of 1818 says that
snow tell April 21, and there was
a killing frost May 5th, very old
people then saying that it was
the latest spring since 1774,
when one of the greatest frosts
ever known in the spriug,occurr-1
ed May 4."
Standard Oil Co. Convicted on More
Than 1,000 Counts.
The Standard Oil Company, of
Indiana, has been on trial for
six weeks before Judge K M.
Landis, of the United States Dis
trict Court, tonight was found
guilty on 1,463 counts of receiv
ing rebates from the Chicago and
Alton railroad on shipments of
oil from Whiting. Iud., to East
St. Louis, HI. There were origi
nally 1,903 counts in the indict
ments, 440 counts failing on
errors.
If the verdict is sustained, the I
oil company is liable to a maxi
mum fine of $29,260,000, as the |
Elkins law, which the indictment
charged the company with vio
lating, provides a fine of $1,000
to $20,000 for each offense.
Pending a motion for a new
trial, which John S. Miller, chief
counsel for the defense, announc- j
ed would be made immediately,!
no penalty will be fixed by the
court Each count related to a
carload shipment.?Chicago Dis
patch, 17 th.
Doing Business Aqaln.
"When my friends thought Ij
was about to take leave of this
world, on account of indigestion,
nervousness and general debili
ty." writes A. A. Chisholra,
Treadwell, N. Y , "and when it
looked as if there was no hope
left, I was persuaded to fry Elec
tric Bitters, and I rejoice to say
that they are curing me. I am
now doing business agai,n as of i
oid, and am still gaining daily."
Bes tonic medicine on earth.
Gnnranfed by Hood Bros, drug
gists 50c.
Benson?Hutchin.
New York, April ldth, 1907?
The wedding of .1 amen W. Benson,
of Benson, N. C., and Laura
Jones llutehinH, daughter oi
Capt. J. T. Hutching, and
niece of Major J. S. Hutcbins,
of Chapel Hill, X . C., took place
Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock at "The Church of the
Transfiguration," commonly
callel "Tne LittleChurch Around
the Corner," located on 2'.)tb
Street, near Fifth Avenue, New
York City.
The Church was elaborately
decorated with a profession of
spriug flowers, the bridal arch of
roses and carnations beiug
particularly beautiful.
The ushers were: William W.
Bates, of New Y'ork, John W.
Walker and Ashley F. Wilson, of
Texas, and Reginald P. Porter,
of Virginia; Robert Lee Bremev,
of Houston, Texas, was best
man.
The brides maid's were the
Misses Margaret Harris, of Nash
ville, Tenn., Evelyn Shoppacb, of
Little Rock, Ark , M. Elizabeth
Foy, of Toronto, Canada., and
Grace Pomero.y, of Georgia.
Marie L. Harris, of Nashville,
Tenn., was maid of Honor. She
and the brides maids were gowned
in white erepe-de-ckeue and wore
large white picture hats They
carried bouquets of pink carna
tions
One of the pleasing features of
the weddiug was formed by the
little flower girls who were
ltobeua Carter, Phyllis Tborne,
Dorothy Fox and Jessameue
Bordeaux, carrying baskets of
sweet peas which they gracefully
strewed before the bride. Master
Clay Carter acted as ring bearer.
Tne bride wore a very hand
some and becoming traveling
suit of gray chiffon pauama,
with hat and gloves to match.
She carried and immense shower
bouquet of lillies of the valley
and white orchids.
She never looked more beauti
ful as she was led to the altar by
Dr. Henry Walton Carter to tke|
strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march.
During the ceremony which was
performed by Dr. Houghton,
the rector, the solo, "< ?n Promise
Me" was effectively rendered by
Mr. Geo. H Bemus, a prominent;
New York basso.
After the new Mr. and Mrs.
Benson had received the con
gratulations of the assemb ed
friends, they went directly to the
station from which they were to
start on a wedding trip through
the South. They thought they
had eluded all pursuit, but were
surprised to find on their arrival
at the station, the bridal party
assembled, who showered them
with rice as they stepped
from the carriage, to the delight
of the interested crowd which
soon gathered and gave three
cheers for the bride and groom.
The weddiug festivities included
a reception at the residence 01
Dr. Carter, 103 East 30th Street.
Mrs. Henry Walton Carter, the
hostess, gowned in cream em
broidered chiffon over cream
taffeta, received the guests iu her
usual graceful manner. Among
those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Henry C. Benson, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Emerson, Dr. and Mrs.
Howard Comeggs, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Foy, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Mabie, Mr. and Mrs. Archibald
Si 1 vera, Dr. and Mrs. Henry
Hamill and many others.
"Pneumonias Deadly Work
Had so seriously affected my
right lung," write Mrs. Fannie
Connor, of Rural Route 1.
Georgetown, Tenn., "that I
coughed continuously night and
day and the neighbors' predic
t i o n?consumption?s e e m e d
inevitaole, until ray husband
brought home a bottle of Dr.
King's New Discovery, which in
my case proved to be the only
real, cough cure and restorer of
weak, sore lungs." When all
other remedies utterly fail, you
may still win in the battle
against lung and throat troubles
with New Discovery, the real
cure. Guaranteed by Hood
Rros. druesists, 50c. and *1 00.
Trial bottle free.
JURY COULD NOT AGREE.
Harry Thaw Will Have to Stand
Another Trial for Killing Stanford
White. ,
New York, April 12.?The trial
of Harry K Thaw for the killing
of Stanford White iu Madison
Square Hoof Harden June 2.1th,
lfKW?? trial which, it is esti
mated, cost the Thaw family
$28.1,000, aud the people nearly
$70,000 and which began .Juuu
j arv 2.8rd, 11 weeks and two
days ago?ended this afternoon
! at 4:80 o'clock with the disagree
i meut and discharge of the jury.
On the final ballot the jurors
stood seven for murder iu the
lirst degree and five for acquittal
on the ground of insanity. Four
of the latter had been firm for
I their contention from the very
first. There was an effort at a
compromise on manslaughter iu
jthetirst degree, but the men
who believed Thaw insane re
fused to hear of it.
When the jurors came in and
anuouueed their disagreement
they had been iu almost contin
uous deliberation 47 hours aud
8 minutes, and Justice Fitzger
ald, recognising the hopelessness
of gettiug a verdict, promptly
discharged them.
Francis C. Hyman.
F. C. Hymau, the well known
cotton buver of Sumter, died
Thursday morning after a paiu
ful illness of several weeks dura
tion. Some years ago he suffer
ed from varicose veins in one foot
and leg, and had much trouble
in walking. His work requiring
constant movement aggravated
the trouble, and an acute attack
some weeks ago resulted in
blood poison and death.
Mr. Hvman was born in Martin
county, N. C., in I860, and was
forty-seven years old athis death.
Before he came of age he began
his life's work in his chosen pro
fession, that of cotton buying.
He came to Sumter about twelve
years ago, buying for Sprunt &
Sou, and handled the larger por
tion of the cotton coming to the
Sumter market while working
for the Wilmington bouse. Fo.
the past two or three years, he
has worked for Rogers, McCabe
&Co., of Norfolk, Va., and enjoyed
the fullest contidenceof tUat tirm.
He was thrown into close rela
tions with most of the business
men of Sumter, as well as of sur
rounding towns, and enjoyed the
confidence of many of them in
his business dealings,in a marked
degree.
His well known face and figure
will be missed on our streets, an
even in the mad rush of business
many will pause to breathe a
sigh to his memory.
He was married to Miss Flora
Fuller, of Smithfield, N. C., who
with five children survive their
great loss. To the writer he was
ever a warm friend and a genial
comrade. Peace to his ashes.
W. F. 11.
We clip the following from the
Daily Item published at Sumter,
S. C.
"Then You Ask Him"
Prof. Brander Matthews, the
essayest, enlivened with an an
ecdote a Shakespeare-Bacou dis
cussion at the Players' Club in
New York.
"A litterary woman," said
Professor Matthews, "said one
night to her husband:
" 'When I get to heaven I am
going to ask Shakespeare
whether or not he wrote those
plays."
"The husband chuckled.
" 'Maybe he won't be there,'
he said.
" 'Then you ask him,' said the
lady."
Continually Ajar.
"It's a hard door to shut up,"
said Tillman.
"What door? asked Foraker.
"Theodore," said Tillman.
Whereupon Mr. Fairbanks
smiled so bnrd V?p crae' ed Vs l:p,
?Chicago News.
f I
Clayton News.
Measles has a full swing on!
1 factory liill now, but it is hoped |
that it will soon be conquered.
The Clayton base ball team
will play Haleigh's BBC's Friday
I on Clay ton grounds. It is ex-1
peeted to be a big game.
Messrs J. M. Turley, Frank C.
Jones and J. L. Kllie are down j
on Slocomb's Creek lielow New
Bern having a good time tishing
this week.
A story came to our not'ee
a few days ago which some wiil
take as a "tisu tale," still we feel
safe in vouching for it. Fannie
Banks, a negro woman, stuck a
needle in the bottom of her foot
about 17 years ago and the doc
tors failed to get it out. Cater
she suffered from what she
thought was rheumatism al
most constantly. About three j
mouths ago the piece of needle
worked out at her hip. Since
that time she has been in perfect j
health and has had no symp
toms of rheumatism.
The town convention he'd
, Monday night at the academy,
i passed off very quietly indeed.
Mayor Ilinton was nominated
I to succeed himself against Mr.
Jno. M. Turley, the ballot being
Hiuton 84, Turley 74. The
old board of commissioners was
renominated with the exception
of Dr. Griffin who is succeeded by j
Mr. H. L. ltarnes. The vote for
aldermen was: Home 111,
Thomas 74, Griffin 5(5, Oneil (54,1
Harries (54. There being a tie;
between Harnes and Oneil, Mr.
Oneil made a motion that Mr. I
Harnes' nomination be made I
unanimous; this motion was ?
seconded by l)r. Griffin and car
I ried. i
Yelir.
i Clayton, April 17th.
Kenly NewsSNotes. (
Mr. Troy Hughs, of Micro, was j
j hers Sunday.
Mr. C. B. Bailey, of Four,Oaks, :
was in town Saturday.
Miss Emma Matthews attend- 1
ed cbuch at Zioti Sunday.
Mr. J. C. Casper went to VYil- j.
son Wednesday on^business.
Mr. Kobt. I'ulghum, of VVilson, j.
spent last Sunday here with;
friends.
We are sorry to report that |
Miss Magdelin Ward is very sick j
with pneumonia. L
Little Carl Pope has been very I
sick, but is some better now we' I
are glad to report.
Mrs. J. J. I'ope, of near Pink-)
ney, has been spending, a few
days with relatives here this 1
week.
Mrs. Mary Sasser, of near ,
Pinkney, is spending a few days
with her daughter, Mrs. C. U.
Pope. ! (
Miss Leon Ldgerton, of Wilson
Atlantic Christian College, visit- i
ed lelatives here Saturday and 1
Sunday.
Miss Kate Harden spent a few
days last week with her sistef,
Miss Eva Harden, who is attend-1
ing King's Business College in
Ualeigh.
Mr. W. H. Casper, who has for
the past few months been work- |
ing for the Simoads Mfg. Co.,
will leave Wednesday night for
Vaughn, ft. C., where he will ac
cept a position.
Miss Fannie Freeman, a
charming young lady of Wilson
county, and a former teacher of
Kenly Academy, has been spend
ing a few days here visiting
friends.
Max.
Kenly, April 17th.
Bitten By a Spider.
Through blood poisoning caused
by a spider bite, John Washing.
: ton of Bosqileville, Tex , would
have lost his leg, which became i
| a mass of running sores, had he 1
not been persuaded to try Buck
len's Arnica Salve lie writes:
"The first application relieved,
and four boxes healed all the
sores " Heals every sore. 25c.
Hood Bi os, druggists.
Benson News.
W. R. Denning's handsome two
story residence on Church Htreet
is nearing completion.
Chas. F. Neighbors, of the Ele
vation section, was on our
streets one day this week.
Bradley Johnson, of Belfield,
Ya., returned home today after
spending a few days here with
relatives and friends.
J. W. Holmes is building anice
resideuce on West Main street,
haviDg some weeks ago sold his
former home to Mr. J. A. John
son.
Ransom Raynor, who lives
three miles east of Benson, left
today for Wilson, N.C., where he
went for treatment for appendi
citis.
Rev. H. H. (toff is expected to
conduct a series of revival serv
ices at the Tabernacle, beginning
Monday night, April 22n.d
Benson. April 17th.
W. It. Denning, having pur
chased Mr. Oris Matthews' in
terest in the saw mill located one
and one-half miles south of here,
moved his family here Mondav.
Mr. Denning, for the past two
years has been conducting a
large mercantile business here
but has sold that business and
will give his entire attention to
the milling business.
A Mlnnesotan Beats Missouriant's
Record.
Washington, April 14?For
mer Congressman Tyndall of
Missouri, who saved $11,000 in
in two years out of a salary of
$5,000 a year, may have the re
cord iu amount which a man can
make while serving a congres
sional district, but he is not the
tirst man that has mnde a saving.
And when all thefacts are known
it wdl be shown that Kittel Hal
vorson of Minnesota, a member
of the Fifty-second congress, has
Tyndall beaten by several
lengths. In Halvorson's time
congressmen were not allowed
$1,200 a year forclerks. During
TyndalTa term he had that
amount paid over to him, which
was a great help, and accounts
ior $1,000 more tbau his salary
which he saved in two years,
tlalvorson saved $10,000 in two
years and did not have the $2.
100 in clerk hire which was given
Tyndall. llalvorsou lived on
his mileage and stationery ac
count. Then, again, it did not
cost the Minnesota man any
thing to be elected.
The story of his election is real
ly interesting. The Democrats
were seeking to overturn a strong
Republican district, and hit upon
the often tried plan of getting
out a third party candidate.
They got the Populists to nomi
nate Hairorson, and he accepted
on the couditiou that all his ex
penses would be paid and that
he need not even pay the small
customary assessment. When
the votes were counted Halvor
son had more than either of his
competitors. lu the next cam
paign they wanted him to run
again, but as they also wanted a
part of the money he had saved
as a member of the house, he told
them nay. When all things are
considered I rather think it will
be found that Tyndall is really
second to the Minnesota man in
getting away with a congres
sional salary so as to make it
pay a prctit?Arthur Wallace
Dunn in Woman's National
Daily.
His Brethem.
Curate: "I never saw such a
set of idiots as I had to preach
to this morning."
Mable (one of the congrega
tion): "1 suppose that is why
you kept calling them 'Dearly
belovecj brethren."?Exchange.
The Price of Health.
"The price of health in a
malarious district is just 25 ceuts;
the cost of a box of Dr. King's
New Life Pills," writes Ella
Slayton, of Noland, Ark. New
Life Pills cleanse gently and im
part new life aud vigor tn the
system. 25c. Satisfaction
guarantee 1 at .Hood Bros drug
gists.