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VOL. 2(5. SMITHFIELD. X. C.. FRIDAY. JUNE 21. li)07. NO. 16.
AT THE EXPOSITION,
Governor Glenn Makes Great
Speech Before N E. A
A GREAT WEEK AT JAMESTOWN,
Party From Smtthfield Spend Three
Days Doing the Exposition and
the War Path.
Jamestown Exposition, June 14
Though still incomplete, the
Exposition is grpat Those who
have not visited it do not realize
the magnitude of the undertak
ing. Considering the lack of
funds, the high price of labor and
the difficulties experienced in
securing labor at an.v price, the
Jainestown Exposition Company
has done wonders. To take a
wilderness island, open up streets
and walks, and erect such mag
nificent buildings in such a short
time was a great undertaking.
That the work has been done so
well but exemplifies the spirit of
the South
The week now closing has been
the greatest week of the Exposi
tion so far. Monday was Geor
gia Bay, and the Georgians were
in evidence on every hand, more
than a thousand from that state
being present. President Roose
velt was preseut and made three
addresses duriug the day, the
first at the Reviewing Stand, the
second at the Georgia building
and the third to the National
Editorial Association at the Au
ditorium. After his address at
the Stand the President with
Admiral Bob Evans of the.Xavv,
and General Fred Grant, of the
Army, reviewed the P. S. troops.
This was prouounced one of the
finest parades ever seen in the
South. The day was an ideal
one and the crowd was the larg
est since the opening, April 2<>th.
Many American warships, to
gether with battleships from
France, Brazil andot her Foreign
pOtvere, were lying at anchor in
Hampton Roads. Early Mon
day morning the National Edi
torial party boarded the steamer
Brandon and went out to meet
the ['resident, and review the
ships. As the Mayflower, with
the ['resident on board steamed
into the Roads and passed the
line of battleships, each ship fired
a salute of twenty-one guns.
This was an impressing scene
and one that those wtfio witness
ed it will not soon forget.
The National Editorial Asso
ciation with representatives from
nearly every State in the Union
was in session here this week,
closing Friday afternoon with
the election of Mr. Henry B. Var
ner, of North Carolina, as Presi
dent. This is a high honor, not
only to Mr. Varner, but the State
press as well. The coutest was a
close one, Mr. Varner winning
with only four majority; his op
ponent being Mr. Baumgartner,
of Pasadena, California.
In addition to the speech of
President Roosevelt, speeches
were made to the Association by
Governor Glenn, of North Caro
lina, Mr. Jacob Riis, of New York,
Mr. Crosby 8. Noyes, of Wash
ington, Mr. John Temple Graves,
of Atlanta, and several others of
well known reputation. Govern
or Glenn madeoneof thegreatest
speeches of his life. The oppor
tunity was a great one and our
beloved Governor met it with a
speech such as only he can make.
He knew he was talking to news
paper men from every section of
the Union and he seized the op
portunity to tell them of the
greatness of the South and of
North Carolina. At the close of
his speech the Governor was ten
dered a great ovation.
In this article 1 can but briefly
touch on the Exposition. As
noted above the Exposition is
still incomplete, yet there are
more things of interest to be
seen than can be taken in in a
three or four days v jit. There
are some very handsome State
buildings on the grounds, and I
was glad to see that North Caro
lina had one of the nicest build
ng of all, though not so expen
sive as some. The furniture aud
contents are being placed this
week.
One <.f ihe most interest ng
buildings on the gr Hinds is the
"States Exhibits Building." Here
may be seeu the theexhibits from
the various States and without
? going into detail, suffice it to
say. that the exhibit from North
Carolina was such as to make
one feel proud he was a North
, Carolinian. Much of interest can
be seeu in the Manufactures and
, Liberal Arts, Minors and Metal
i lurgv, the Government aud
several other buildings And the
"War Math!" One must not
miss that It is said to be one
of the best of its kind seen at any
exposition. To enumerate the
interesting shows on the War
Path would take up too much
space here, but in a subsequent
j issue of The Hehald it will be
touched on more in detail.
Those from Fmithfield and
Johnston County who have been
here this week are as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. T. 11. Hood, Misses
Lucy Hood, Ella Myatt, Kena
; Bingham, Bettie Lee Sanders,
Bertha Stevens, Flossie Abell,
Marie Abell and LueileEllington,
Mr. James Parker and his sister,
Miss Nettie Parker, of Asheville,
came yesterday, Mr. N. M. Law
rence, Jr., who went to Elizabeth
City Tuesday to attend the
Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias
as the Representauvefrom Neuse
Lodge, No. 125, has also been
j here. The party from Johnston
1 has had a delightful time,
thoroughly enjoying the visit.
-Some of the members of the
party have promised to write
some articles about the trip for
The Herald. Look out for
these articles soon.
, Misses Flossie Abell, Lucile
Ellington and Bertha Stevens re
turned to Richmond, where they
; are visiting relatives, this after
noon. Mr. and Mrs. Hood and
daughter, Miss Lucy,-Misses Ella
Myatt, Rena Bingham and Bettie
Lee Sanders aud the writer will
leave here this evening on the
s'earner Norfolk for a three days
visit to Washington Citv.
f. J. L.
The Naval Disaster in Hampton Roads.
No such catastrophe to the
personnel of the uavv has hap
pened since the Spanish War as
that which seat eleven fine .young
; men to the bottom of the sea in
. Hampton Roads one night last
week. A party of six midship
men and five seamen were in a
launch of the battleship Minne
sota returning about 1 o'clock
Tuesday morning from some of
the festivities of the Jamestown
Exposition battleship. The night
waa dark and rainy and the sea
was rough. The launch was miss
ed next morning and no survivor
is left to tell the storv of its loss.
A search began at once which re
, suited Friday morning in raising
the launch from the bottom of
! the Roads with the bodies of the
men imprisoned within the can
opy. The tell-tale signs of the
crushed canopy confirmed the
theory that it had struck a t in
line, probably of a tug having
in tow a heavy barge, and had
been sent do wn with all on board.
An investigation of the catastro
phe is now in progress ? Progres
sive Farmer.
The Apstolic Faith.
Rev. H. H. off and wife, of
Benson, N. C , and Mrs. George
Anna Stewart, of Dunn, N. C.,
will talk on the above subject on
Boylau Avenue at the vacant lot
owned by Dr. .James R Rogers,
one b[ock this side of the Baptist
' Mission church. Everybody in
vited, especially the ministers,
also representatives of the press.
Services touigbt at 8 d. m. and
for the next eight or ten days at
3 o'clock p m., also at 8 o'clock
1 p m ?News and Observer,
1 June 19.
A GOOD PLACE TO STOP.
Visitors to the Jamestown
Exposition can secure desirable
rooms at 427 North street,
Portsmouth, Va. Best residen
tal section on car line. Two
minutes walk from Exposition
i steamer, or Norfolk ferry. Coti
i venient to cafe. Lodging per
night for each per.sod, $1, with
: breakfast $1 50. Misses Cow >u
Rev. William Avera Dead.
Rev Willi mil 11 irris Avera
died of consumption last Suuday
at his home near Selma in his
forty-sixth year. He tiad beeu
coutined to bin room about ttve
i weeks. The burial took place
Monday evening at 3 o'clock ar
Johnson Union Freewill baptist
Church where be held bis mem
bership. The funeral was
preached by Rev, Kutfin Johnson.
A large cro-vd attended the bur
ial. He rests bv the side of two j
of his children who had goue be
fore. He leaves bis wife and
eigut children. She was before
her marriage Miss Redie Turuage
and is a sister of our townsman,
Mr. S. U. Turnage.
For several years Mr. Avera
had beeu a pastor of churches
usually having his time tilled
with this work but after his
health failed he gave up all but
one, bethel, iu lugratus town
ship. He was from a good fam
ily and was a good man. His
church membership dates from
early boyhood and his life has
been consistent with his claims
as a christian. The inllueuee for
good exerted by him was felt by
all who knew him. His death is
a great loss not only t<? his fam
ily but also to the religious work
which he had been helping to
carry forward. Sympathies are
extended to the bereaved.
Princeton Items.
Mr. McRankin, of New York
City, is in town.
Mr. G H Perry is confined to
nis room with rheumatism.
Mrs. Estelle DeArmond, of
i Charlotte, is visiting in town.
Mr. Duke Duncan, of Clayton,
is here visiting his brother, Paul.
Miss Mollie Perry Hooker, of
Ba.vboro, N. C., is visiting Mrs.
J. \V. Perry.
Misses .fulia Sanders and Lu
la Stalliugs spent a day or so ii
Goloeboro last week.
George Holt, of Oklahoma
Terr.torv, is here visiting his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holt.
Quite a crowd of young people
went fishing from here last
Wednesday at the River. No !
fish.
J. D. Finleyson, we are very
sorry to say, is still nursing rheu
matics, after having erysipilas
in his hands.
The prayer meeting of M. E.
church on every Wednesday
night, we are glad to say is still
i progressing finely.
Mr. Henry Holmes, of Benson,
is in our town tuning pianos
and has given the young peonle
several musical entertainments.
Announcement was made Sun
day of the coming marriage of
W. H. Massey and Mis* Eula
Stallings by Rev. Mr. Horrell in
Baptist chuch 2oth, at S 30 p in.
.1. I). E.
Archer Items.
Mrs. J. R. Wall spent last
week with her sister Mrs. Troy A.
Branham, at Raleigh.
Miss IVarl Newton, of (iran
ville Couuty. is spending this
week with her uncle Mr. W. A.
Newton here.
His many friends are pleaspd
to see Mr. W.J. Bissett R. I". D.
Carrier No. one at his work
atrain after several days illness.
Mr Claude Murphy is sick with
Typhoid fever. His many
friends wish for him a speedy re
covery.
Rev. C. B. Starling will preach
at Barnes School House next
Sunday afternoon at 3:00
o'clock.
Elder J. A. T. Jones preached
to a large and attentive audience
at Salem Primitive Baptist
Church last Sundav.
S. L. W.
June 18 1907.
A game of base ball here yes
terday, between Smithfield and
Kenlv resulted in a score if 12
to 14- i > f v >: of Ke'ilc.
Death of Carrow Belle Raynor
On Saturday morning, June 1">,
li>07, some after two o'clock tiie
death augel \i*ited the home of
Mr. and Mr*. J. E. Kay nor bore
to heaven littleCarrow May Belle
their only child.
(Harrow Belie was only one
year and ten mouths old, but
never seemed like a child. She
was so bright and beautiful every
one learned to love her that knew
her. It really seemed she was
too sweet a flower to spend rnauv
days of her sweet liie on this sin
ful earth. All that her devoted
father and mother and other
loving hands could do was doue
to mukeherstav ouearth longer.
For four louJf weary weeks she
suffered terrible torture, but the
good Lord that doeth all thiugs
well saw fit to pluck her innocent
little being from our midst. We
all hated much to give her up,
but may (iod help us to realize
that another little Angel with
Jesus only makes Heaven the
dearer. Her iittle foot prints
aud sweet voice will be sadly
missed by all friends as well as
her parents. Kut our consola
tion is that the realm of the spirit,
is a more happy abode tnau this
aud that our loss is her eternal
sain. May (iod pity and com
fort her parents and all frieuds
and help us to live so we can join
little ("arrow Belle in a home not
made with hands. Her remains
were laid to rest fu the Benton
ville cemetery Saturday after
noon, burial sei vices being con
ducted by Mr. 1>. J. Williams.
Farewell dear, but not forever.
There w ill bea glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part, no never.
On the resurection morn,
Tho' thy darling formless sleep
ing. '
lu the cold aud eilenttomb;
Thou shalt have a glorious wak
iug,
When the blessed Lord doth
come.
A devoted caueiu,
Alma. i
Death.
Mr. William Henry 1'ittinan
died at 10 o'clock last Suirday
uight at bin home three miles w est
of Smithtield He was a sou ol
Mr. T. H. Pittmau, who died
several years ago. He was
about 2." years ?>id. and four
years ago he married Alise Ida
Stephensou, daughter of Mr.
Israel Stephenson, whom he
leaves with two children. He
was reared on the farm but for
the past few years had spent his
time mostly at other work.
Since he came to Smithfield to
live he had been teaching school
and working as a carpenter. A
few months ago he sold his place
here and moved to the country.
More than a year ago his health,
which was not very good before,
began to fail and it was soon
known that consumption had
hold ofhim. He fought manfully
agaiust its advance but finally
had to surrender to its ail con
quering power. His funeral was
ureached Tuesday, at 11 o'clock
in Smithtield Piimitive Baptist
church, by Elder J. W. Gardner,
of Goldsboro. after which his re
rnaius were placed away in a
grave in the town cemetery. A
large crowd was present at the
funeral and burial. He was a
man of many good qualities,
both of mind and heart. He
made friends of all his acquaint
ances, and if he ever made an en
emy we have yet to hear of it.
He strove for everything he con
sidered good and desirable, and
while he succeeded, his success
was not so great as it would
have been but for the frai.ty of
his body. For years he has not
beeu able to do as much work as
he would otherwise have done.
It was sad as we see it, for him
to be called awav so early but
those who knew him best think
he is beyond the reach of sickness
now?in the better land.
Card of Thanks.
We take this method of express
ing to the good people of Smith
field our sincere thanks and as
surance of deepest appreciation
for all their sweet ministries of
love and sympathy extended to
us in , our recent bereavement
Mav the Heavenlv Father reward
them al!.?M-?. Ha -y W- Smith
Clayton News.
Han. Ashley Home wjnt to
(ireensboro Tuesday to attend!
directors Meetings.
Hr. llenrv I'nderhill, of Hay-;
Itoro, N. ('., Hpoiir. Monday night
i with .Mrs. 1). T. iloueyeutt.
Miss Flossie Hagwell, oi <iar
uer returned to her home Tues-1
day after a tew days stay with
her sister, Mrs. Hezzie Jones.
Mr. It. Hruce White, of Frank- (
liuton, X. (' , lectured at the Hap-;
t:st church Sunday morning and
evening to large audiences.
Hou. Ashley Iiorne, l>r. J. J.
Young, Misses Mildred and ltuth
Young, and Mr. li. H. McCullers
attended the Hridge celebration 1
at Heauforr.
Mr. H. II. (tower has gotten
his brick machinery all putdown]
and began the manufacture of
brick Tuesday, Quite a crowd j
weut out to see the new machine-1
ry at work.
Work is being pushed on the]
excavations for the Liberty cot- j
ton mills. The brick work will j
begin just as soou as they can
get brick, which is thought at j
present will be about the first of j'
July.
r " J
Two infants died and werej,
buried here on the same day last (
week. The little sons of Mr. and
Mrs. M, C. Oueil, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Cole. We sympathize
with the bereaved parents and:
relatives. |'
I)r. T. A. Griffin, who recently!"
graduated with bigb honor* from '
the lui versify, <jf Maryland,!
Baltimbry, Md., lias returned
home and will .be associated with !
his father in the practiceof tiiedi-;'
cine here.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel It. (iulley (
and son Ralph are spending the
the week with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. (! (iulley. Mr. Gul
ley holds a very important posi-1
tiou with the American Tobacco
Co , at Durham.
Mr. John S. Barnes is in Rich-' i
mond, Va., making arrange
meats for fall business in his new 1
position as commercial traveler. 11
Mr. Barnes is peculiarly titted
for such a position, having a
thorough knowledge of goods
anil methods in this state.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. l'age, are J
spending some time at the min
eral springs at Littleton, .V C.
Mr. Page has been in poor health
for a short while and will most
likely derive much benefit from I
the medicinal effects of these i
waters and the change of locality.
We note with pleasure, the ad- 1
vancement of our friends and j
townsmen, Messrs. RoyC. Robert- ,
sou and Kenueth R. Ellington,
who went west a year or so ago ,
iu search of bigger fields of en- J
deavor. They are now employed
on the editorial staff of the El !
Paso News of El Paso Texas, and '
are in a good way for farther j
promotion.
At a meeting of the trustees of <
Clayton lligh School on last Fri
(iay night the following teachers
were elected for the coming
school year; Prof. J. K Williams 1
principal; Misses Bessie Pulliams, !
lone Uulley, and Kuby Ellis,
teachers; Miss Blanche Barnes 1
teacher of Music Department. !
AH of the teachers have made 1
arrangements to attend the sum- I
mer school for teachers and will 1
come fully equipped to take 1
charge of the work. Prepara
tion is being made to have the
biggest school in the history of '
Clayton. The board is to be .
congratulated on securing the
services of such an excellent
faculty. ,1
yelik.
i
Killed With Medicine. ,
Charlotte, N. C\, June 15.?Carl |
Kiser, the five-year-old son of |
Mr. and Mrs. .J. A. Kiser.isdead, I
as the result of a drug clerk's
error in compounding a prescrip
tion. The clerk filled the pre
scription from a bottle contain
ing carbolic acid, thinking its
j contents was castor oil. It wasj
j just an hour after he had swal-j
lowed thi" drug that the little;
boy died. The clerk who filled
! the prescrii tion is prostrated I
i Aithgrie er his fear ul blunder.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Taken From The Daily Pa
pers.
Both Legs Gone.
Wilmington, C. June IS?
George Washington Jones, col
ored. 25 Years of age. was found
beside the track on the beach line
near Wrightsville last midnight,
both legs cut. off and his body
badly mutilated. The motor
mau on the last car to the beach
saw a hat ou the cross-ties infront
of him and stopped his car to
investigate. Going forward he
picked up the hat and was at
tracted to the negro some dis
tance away by a groan. He lay
beside the track in a half con
scious condition. He was brought
to the city about 1 o'clock this
morning and taken to the hos
pital, but it is not expected
that he will live more than a few
hours. He was drunk on tne
sound and was probably struck
by the car coming to town just
ahead of that 011 which the motor
man was running and found him.
lones had beeu employed about
the city as a cook in cafes and
restaurants and was probably in
that capacity 011 tne sound or
on the beach.
#
# *
Blue Laws in Durham.
Durham, .V C., j'une IS.?Ia the
future the drug stores will sell
onlv drugs ou Sundays and only
on prescaiption. All others who
sell anything will be indicted un
Jer the State law and the city law,
which makes it a fine of for
each violation. In other words
the city is now under the"blue
Sunday" laws. No cold drinks,
?igars, cigarettes, or anything
wilHbe soid unless it is on the
prescription of a physician.
This fight came up over an ap
plication of Trakas & Co , to be
allowed to sell cold drinks on Sun
day, citing the fact that drug
gists and the cigar stores were
allowed to do this. The alder
men then decided that all should
fair alike and that no person
should sell anything but drugs.
l'tiis law goes into operation at
ouce.
# *
Fought in a Saloon.
Washington, N. C., June 18.?
W. F. Floyd has been arrested
here at the instance of the Nor
folk policecharged with felonious
ly cutting Hilly Bagualliua Hank
street bar Saturday afternoon.
Immediately after the stabbing.
I'aptaiu Ford telegraphed from
Norfolk to look out for Floyd and
he was picked up and will be held
for the Norfolk authorities.
Floyd, with his son, went to
Norfolk several days ago and
was visituig the Exposition. He
sent his sou home Friday night
ind iutendel following 8unday.
Had he done so he would have
sept out of trouoie.
Jood News From The Smithtield To
bacbo Market.
There will be three warehouses
pun here the coming seasou.
Skinner & Patterson will run the
[tanner. Bovett Bros. thcFarm
Brs and Joues & Coats the Hiver
Side. With three warehouses
ind tive prize houses and a steam
plant with a capacity or twenty
thousand lbs per day, will surely
place Smithtield on top as a to
Dacco market. Besriuning Aug.
1st the Smithtield Tobacco mar
ket w'U be ten years old and each
year has grown in strength
and popularity. When the mar
ket was opened Aug. 1st, 1898 it
only sold a small per ceut of the
tobacco raised iu the county, but
now it is selling tobacco from
Bight counties. That speaks
well for the Smithtield Tobacco
market.
He Fired the i>tlck.
"I have tired the walking-stick
fve carried over 40 years, on
account of a sore that resisted
every kind of treatment, until I
tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve;
that has healed the sore and
made me a happy man." writes
John Garrett, of North Mills, N.
C. Guaranteed for Piles, Burns
etc., by Hood Bros., druggists.
25c.