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VOL. 86. SMITHFIELD. X.C.. FRIDAY. JULY 5. 1907. NO jg
BEN HATCHER CALLED TO REST.
Thirty-Eight Years an Instructor in
Mysteries of Masonry Passed Away
Monday at His Home in Albe
marle.
Albemarle, N. (\, July 1 ?At
lour o'clock this nfiemoou at his
hotue on South First street, Mr.
B. W. Hatcher, Masonic Graud
Lecturer, passed away to bis
eternal rest. He had been in bad.
health for several months and
was thought on t ie tueud till
this morning he was slightly
worse but not considered serious.
At four o'clock he got up irom
his couch but fell again and died
iustantly. The only persons
present at his death were Mrs.
Hatcher and a sister of the de
ceased, his sou, Marion F.
Hatcher, attorney, being at
Stateeville on business. The lat
ter has been notified and is ex
pected to arrive on the morning
train.
Mr. Hatcher was born in John
ston county. North Carolina,
August 15th, 1841. On Janu
ary 1st, 1873, he was happily
married to Mies Mary Harper,
also of Johnston county. They
had only one child born to them,
Marion F. Hatcher, a member of
the local bar. Mr. Hatcher was
well educated himself and was a
great believer and advocate of
education, having been at one
time Superintendent of Public In
struction for Johnston county.
For the past thirty-eight years
he has been Masonic-Grand
Lecturer aud had devoted his
time exclusively to the upbuilding
of Free Masonry in North Caro
lina. He was simply a master of
Masonry which no one can de
scribe only those who have so
often heard him in his gifted way
expound its ancient mysteries
He had taught the secrets of this
order in every county in North
Carolina, and was widely known
and loved where he was known. !
There was no doubt that this
man was one who lived up to the
obligations of his fraternity aud
that when tested by the square,
plum and compasses, he was at
all times fouud square, level and
well bounded. Hewasa member
of the Baptist church aud lived
up to its teachings. He was a
clean, refined, Christian gentle
man. The Masonic fraternity
loses a good mau.?News and
Observer.
Changes In Laws of Postal Service.
Washington, D. C., July 1.?
With the ending of the fiscal year
today a number of highly impor
tant laws will go into effect.
About 14,000 railway postal
clerks will receive increase in sala
ry. aggregating about a million
and a half.
Nearly 20,000 pOs^-oftice clerks
and about 24,000 letter-carriers
will receive increases.
Rural deliverv carriers will get
' increased salary.
The railways will receive reduc- i
el compensation for carrying the
mails. . >
Every postmaster, for the six
mouths begiuuiug today must
weigh mail of every class passing
through his office.
Today, ten cents in stamps
placed on an ordinary letter will
iusure its delivery a? if a special
delivery stamp were placed
' thereon.
Today the new $10 gold certifi
cate will make its appearance.
On the face of the note, taking up
nearly the entire space, is the
picture of llicbael Hyllegas, first
Treasurer of the l uited States, i
To Take Fifth Wife at 81.
Chicago, June 20.?"Mar-;
riage," said Ossian Guthrie, 81
years old, last night, "is the.
natural state for man and!
woman. I am going to be mar-1
ried myself next Mouday evening,
and it will be my fifth experiment.
"It any young man desires ad- 1
vice from me on this subject, my ;
best answer will be: '1 have 1
tried it four times and am will- 1
? ing to risk it once more, at four- '
score and oue."
Mr. Guthrie is a noted geolo
gist and engineer. The octoge- I
cariaa's bride to-be is Mrs. j'
Elizabeth F. Flower, about 83 1
years his junior. i
State News
"James Averett was killed by
lightning Lear Newberu Tuesday.
Wilsie Harris was killed by
lighting at bis Lome near Swan
Quarter last week.
1 Thirty-two uew dentists were!
licensed by the State board of
Dental Examiners at Morehead
j City last week.
] Hichard T. Stroud, aged one
hundred years, died at the home
of his grandson iu Franklin
I county last week.
David Clark, a negro gardener
and street preacher, stuck a pick
into the calf of his leg Saturday
I afternoon at Raleigh and died
from the loss of blood before a
physician could reach him.
At its meeting Tuesday night
of last week the board of alder
men of Wilmington granted
license to sixty saloons and gave
them the privilege of doing busi
| ness from 5 a. m. to midnight.
An electiou was held in parts
of Moore and Chatham counties
last Tuesday for the creation of
the new county of Lie. Very few
votes were cast against the!
proposition. The county-seat is
to be midway between Sanford
and Jouesboro.
A live campaign has beeu start
ed in Edenton to rid that town
of its ten bar-rooms. Mr. J. YV.
Bailey at an anti-saloon rally
there a few days ago spoke to
eight huudred or a thousand peo- |
pie. He thinks the chances for
carrying the town dry are good, i
Canton, Haywood county, was
a village of 500 inhabitants two j
years ago, Since the Champion 1
Fibre Company began to build a i
million dollar pulp mill there the i
population has iucreased to be i
tween 2.000 and 3,000 and the '
town has issued $05,OOOof bonds 1
for paved streets, water and I
sewers. '<
Dr. James Dinwiddie, until a 1
few week ago President of Peace
Institute at Raleigh, died Tues
day at the home of his son in
San Francieco. He had been
in failing health for some time
and this induced him to sell ;
Peace Institute and take a rest. 1
He was 73 years of age aud is '
survived by seven children.
William Moseley Smith, son of
Rev. T. W. Smith, of Concord,
killed himself at Durham last (
week. He was a graduate of |
Trinity College, having taken his ,
master's degree last month, and ,
for three weeks has been in the
employ of the American Tobacco [
Company. No cause is assumed ,
for his rash act other than that ,
he was tired of the fight with life ,
and gave up all hopes.
An eight year old boy, living ]
in Mecklenburg county, lost his i
life Monday in a peculiar manner |
He, with three or four other chil- \
dreu. were in the cow lot when |
one of the cows started towards (
them. The little folks rushed to (
the fence ami tried to get away.
All succeeded except the boy (
mentioned above, who died while i
trying to crawl under the fence i
It is supposed he was frightened
to death.
Coolest June in 75 Years.
Washington, .luDe 30.?The f
Weather bureau-tonight aunoum '
ed that the mouth just closed |
was tbecoolest Jsineof record in i
Washington iuthe last73 years. (
and that the same is probably ' |
true of New England, the Middle i
Atlautic States and the Lower j
Lake region. In other parts of ;
the-l nited Staves the tem >era- (
tares were also lower than u-uial ;
The bureau's official statement.
says in explanation:
"As in previous cold .Dines. I
the dit-tributiou of arinosptmri
pressure over the Can vii >u j
Maritime Provinces and the t
North Atlautic was such as to f
cause a predominance of ocean
wiuds in norrhuistern districts (
ind a blockade of the continent
?I lows either in the Ohio Valley
ar off the New England Coast."
Gov. John A. Johnson, of I
Minnesota, is said to be Henry a
VVatterson's "dark horse" for 1
the Democratic Presidential 0
lominaHon. ;
Push Crops With Side Fertilizers.
July is u month of unremitting
work for the farmer; and espec
ially is this true this year. The
seasons to June 20th have been
unfavorable to hot weather crops,
such as corn and cotton. The
growth is small aud in many'
sections the stands are badly
broken. These conditions now
require rapid cultivation and
every means to push the crops
forward.
Cotton especially will be mater
ially benefited with side applica
tion of a mixture uf cottonseed
meal and nitrate of soda, 50
pounds of each per acre, early in
the month, aud the same amount
again from two to three weeks
later. Many farmers are experi
menting with complete fertilizers
for side applications with tine re
sults. Fertilizers containing
ammonia, largely from nitrate ot
soda 10 per cent; phosphoric
acid, from 3% to 5 per cent, aud
potash from 3 to 5 perceut, at
the rate of 100 to 150 pouuds per
acre. With prospects of a small
crop and high prices this fall, it
is advisable to make these side
dressings this year.?Progressive
farmer.
I am just through making
a second application to my
corn and cottou of aguanomade
of Cottonseed meal, lvaiuit aud
acid put into the sidiug furrows
with a Cole distributer. I used
the "bull tougue" ou the distrib
uter which enabled me to get the
guano in the ground deeper. 1
distributed guano on each side
of my corn, going twice to each
row Cottou rows not being so
wide the distributer was run only
once to each row. W Qeu start- 1
ing in the field the first row to be j
manured was to the right of the
distributer. The next furrow, the
row being manured, was to the
left. This makes the rows of
guano the same distunce apart !
aud is better than if the distrih
uter went twice in the s line
middle. J. M. B.
? U
Beautiful Marriage at Princeton.
Ok tbe 26th of June a beauti-j
Ful marriage wan celebrated here 1
at the Baptist church at 8:30 1
o'clock, Ilev. Mr. Horrell, pastor 1
of the church, officiating. The '
contracting parties were \V. '
Herbert Massey, of Durham, and :
Mies Lula Stallings, the lovely \
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II.Stal
ling. The church was artisti
cally decorated with nature's \
choicest flowers and evergreens.
Miss Beatrice Lee Finlayson pre-,'
dded at the organ. The church 1
was full to overflowing to wit- 1
(less the beautiful and impiessive '
ceremony. I
The ushers were Mr. Audrew *
Kessler Bernshouse and Mr. *
ieorge Fox YVoodard. Just be- '
'ore the bridal party entered 1
[here was a vocal selection "If 1 1
out knew" by Miss YY'iona Mas f
ley, of Clayton. As they Wi-re *
entering thechurch Miss Beatrice
Kinlayson rendered the Loheu
rriu YY'eduing March and during
he service the low, soft, sweet f
Cones of "Juanita" were play. J.
Yfter the ceremouy was over an 1 .
[.be party were retiring Miss '
Beatrice plaved Mendelssohn's ?
Wedding March.
The bri lal party entered the '
?hutch in the -following ordei; 1
Mr. J. Bright Barber with Mi- 1
flora Holt, Mr. James A. Wiggs 1
with Miss Jennie Headings, Mr.
)scar Stallings with Miss Berta x
Brown, Mr. YV. Harvey YY'uIlai ? r
with Miss Mary Ivornegay. Che f(
rroom iiad as his concoiuitaut J
Ylr. Jesse Holt Wellons. The h
iride eutered the church with (
diss Bertha Massey, sister of the v
;ronui. Little Misses Zilpha .
llass' v.of Clayton, aud Violet
dassev acted as flower girls.
After t he ceremouy the bridal 1
rarty repaired to the home nf v
fie groom's mother where re '
reshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Massev have a
lost of friends who wish them a
irosperous aud happv life.
J. D. F. v
Census figures made recently c
?ublic declare that the steam v
ind street railroads of the coun- t
ry in 1906 bought 102 834,042 \
rossties, as compared with 77,- ^
?81,227 in 190.". {
Clayton News.
Fourth of Julv this week, there
fore sawmills have to shut down
awhile.
Miss Julia 1-erre!I, of Raleigh,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
H. Fool, for several days.
Work is begun on the cottages
at the Liberty Mills. It is begin
ning to look business like up that
way now.
We ars mighty glad that our
sick folks are improviug. and
think we shall be able to report
evervbody well next week.
Miss Nellie Fool has finished
her course at King's business
College and has taken a position
with Messrs. Ashley Home & Son.
Dr. J. A. Griffin is atteLindg
the Jamestown Exposition this
week. In his absence, Dr. T. A.
Griffin will have charge of his
practice.
In his rounds, the Stork stop
ped at Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Stephenson's last Friday night
and left in their charge, a 10
pound boy.
Mr. Roy Carroll, who during
February, 1907, lost both his
legs in an accident on the Raleigh
and Famlico railroad, is at home
and gets about splendidly with
his artificial limbs.
Messrs. Carroll and Holland,
proprietors of the Clayton Fruit
Co., have opened another store
near Messrs. Home A Son's old
store house. At this new stand
they will carry about the same j
line a? at the other place.
On Tuesday night the members
nf the Fhilathea Class and the
Young Ladies Missionary society,
gave a lawn party at the academy
grounds. Every one present had
a good time and turned over to
the treasury of these societies
about $20.00.
Don't forget that you will suvc
money on your concert ticket*
by booking for them before Octo
ber first. We have had a letter
irom the management of this
concert company and they advise
that we have secured the best
they have on their lists.
That Sunday School Exmrsion
is no fake. We are going and
that mighty soon. If you wish
to find out about fares, family
tickets or any other matter, ask
D. W. Carter, Jesse Milliard, or
Itiley It. (iulley. How would you
like Wilmington and Wrights
nlle beach? Tell us quick.
At the meetings of the different
mterprises here Monday and
Tuesday, the regular semi-annual
dividend of 4 per was declared.
Each institution is in good con
lition, the Cotton Mill and Clay
ton Banking Co. making es
pecially good showings. There
vas a iittle change in the officers
if the Clayton Drug Co. Mr. E-1J
j. Hinton the very efficient presi- (
lent, on account of other duties
hat take up his time, resigned
tod Mr. John T. Talton was
dected to succeed him.
Yemii.
Clayton, July 3.
11
Ar. C. C. Moore Meeting With Success. (
Tim IIKit.vLK learns that Pres- ,
dent C. C. Moore, of the Cotton \
Vssociation, is meeting larg<> J
:rowds of farmers and business j
nen in R jbeson and other eoun
ies and th it warehouse camp i
li-'s are already organized at
nanv places.
Robeson county people are
?ery alert on the cotton ques- s
ton This is evident front the ,
ownship meeting af Fairmout .
it that place Mr. Moore had i
ubscription books opened and .
?ver $4,000 subscribed in a short 't
ritile.
Red Springs, Parkton and j
I ..vlaud have comtnittes and
rere to be represented at a mass >
m eting at Maxton duly +th, J
rhen an effort was to be made
o form a $20.1,000 Warehouse j
folding (Jompauy.
A Memorable Day.
One of the days we remember t
nth pleasure, as well as with '
irottt to our health, is the one r
?n which we became acquainted 3
nth Dr. King's New Lite Pills, t
he painless purifiers that cure i
teadache aud biliousness. and g
leep the bowels right 23c at r
lood Bros , drug store. (
In Honor of Miss Osborne.
East Friday evening between
the hours of eight-thirty and
eleven. Mre. (' V. .lohneon enter
tained most delightfully a party
of young people in bouor of uer
guest, Miss Annie Osborne, of
Danville, Va. The parlor and
hall were decorated with feme,
sweet peas and cape jessamine.
Various amusements indulged in
served to make the occasion an
enjoyable one, and several selec
? tious skilfully rendered on the
i piano by Misses Osborne and
Cobb contributed much to the
pleasure of the evening. With
ten o'clockgnime a pleasing di
version in the form of delicious
refreshments consisting of sher
bet and cake. At eleven the as
sembled young people reluctant
ly took t heir departure, express-1
ing to Mrs. Johnson and her
guest their thanks for a most ;
pleasant evening.
Among those who were present
aud enjoyed Mrs. Johnson's hos
pitality were: Misses Mamie
Ellis, Hena Bingham, Elizabeth
Cobb and Rosa I'eacocx, and
Messrs. Tom Ibtuiel, Charley
Sanders, Charley Kirkman, Wal
ter Jordan, Oscar Rand, aud
Doc Rraswell, aud Mr. aud Mrs.
W. W. Cole.
To Speak at Kenly.
It is learned that i'resideut C.
C. Moore, of the Cotton Associa
tion, will address the people at
Kenly Saturday. July 13th.
Every farmer aud every busiuess
man of that section should take
advautageof this opportunity to
hear the warehouse plan explain
ed.
The Smithfield Tobacco Market.
Smithfield is becomingenthusi
astic at the great improvements
that are being made by the get
up-and-get tobacco people of the
town. The Smithfield tobacco ]
market has stood firm for a
period of tea years, ever ready
and willing to accommodate its
many patrons, both through
low prices as well as high ones,
and through short crops as well
as heavy ones. And during this ;
time it has successfully overcome
the many obstacles and disad
vantages with which every new
and small market has to contend
and it now stauds thoroughly
equipped in every sense of the
word.
With the reopening of the third
warehouse, and the establish
ment of the T. S. Hagsdale Com
pany's large stemmery and re
drying factory, together with
several minor improvements,
Smithfield now offers to its cus
tomers every advantage that is
offered by any live and up-to
date tobacco market. The pros
pects are generally most Matter
ing for the Smithfield market.
But Smithfield deserves success.
Her bankers and merchauts, her
lawyers and doctors, her ware
housemen and buyers, and in
fact her everv citizen, are alive
to the interest of the farmers
who sell their tobacco ou the
Smithfield market. With every
ivailable means brought to bear
he coining season promises to
>e by far the best in the history
)f the market.
Wooed By Wire 19 Years.
Trenton, N. J . June?'$().?After
mying theswee1" nothings of love .
o each orher for 1!) years over,
.bp telephone wire.* Miss Rose
lowland, chief operator, aud-"
lohu A. MacCrellieb, former dis
rite manager of rue Hell Tele
)hone Company, were married
ist night, announcement of the j i
redding being made today. Ml\
dacCrellish was local telephone
nanager for 2d years, and dur
ng 17 years of that time Miss i
lowland was the chief "hello" |
nrl in hisotfice. When Mr. Mac
Tellish left tiie Bell Cotapany
md became manager of the Lu- j I
erstato Telephone Company,
diss Rowland made a like
hange in her employment. Mr.
dacCrellish is now connected
nt'i the City Treasurer's office
n this city. The wedding was
loleniuized bv Rev. J. C. Keevil,
mstor of the First Baptist
'hurch.
Polenta News.
The tobacco crop in looking
well.
(ilad to hear Mr. Eassiter is
back on Tin: Herald.
Preaching at Alt. /.ion next
I Sunday by the pastor, Rev. Mr.
Starling.
Our people are not talking
politics. Most of them favor Mr.
Home for Governor.
Sorr.v to report that l?r. McLe
More i^ quite sick with fever.
Hope for his speedy recovery.
Improvements are soon to be
made on Shiloh Church. It is to
be recovered, benches painted x-c.
There will be no ripe water
melons this year on the 4th. It
will be nearer the 4th of August
before we get one.
Protracted meeting will be held
at Shiloh this year, beginning the
2nd Sunday in August. The pas
tor will have help in the meeting.
The ladies of Elizabeth Metho
dist Church have put down a real
pretty carpet on the church tioor,
which adds much to its appear
ance inside.
Crops have somewhat improv
ed since warm weather set in.
Still cotton as a whole, is the
poorest for the past fifteen years.
Impossible to get over 00 per
cent of a crop.
The Sunday School Convention
at Elizabeth last Sunday was
well attended, and enjoyed by
all who were present. In the
morning Mr. S. W. Whiting, one
of the best Sunday School work
ers of Raleigh, taught and
thoroughly explained the lesson
to the edification and instruction
of all present. In the evening he
delivered a strong and instructive
lecture ou the Sunday School
work. It being time for the elec
tion of officers, thefollowing were
unanimously elected: A. I). Tay
lor, President; F. T Booker,
Vice-President; Ed Edmuudson,
Secretary and Treasurer. The
next Convention will meet at Mt.
Zion the fifth Sunday in Septem
ber.
July 3rd Typo.
Examinations.
In order that no mistakes may
be made as to the date of the ex
aminations of teachers the an
nouncement is made again this
week as follows:
ilegular County examination
of teachers Thursday duly 11,
1907.
Examination for Five Year
State Certificate, dulv 11, 1907.
Examination for Entrance to
A. & M. College duly 11, 1907.
Let all teachers intending to
be examined bear the above in
mind, and remember also that
blanks are in the County Superin
tendent's office readv to be dis
tributed to those who wish to
stand examination for State
certificates. These blanks must
be filled out by the applicants
and sent to the State Superin
tendent. Such certificates hold
good for five years auy where in
North Carolina and the least
price that can he paid for those
holding the same is $35 per
month.
In addition to the above exami
nations on duly 25th, 1907 there
will be an examination held for
l'ublic High School certificates.
These certificates hold good any
where m .North Carolina for three
years and entitle the holder to
not less thau $40 per month.
While this examination is not
held till July 25th yet each per
son standuig then must tile ap
plication with State Superinten
dent on or before July 11, 1907.
The last Legislature oassed an
act establishing these public
high schools appropriating $50,
000 for the purpose These ?
schools are iutended to be free of
tuition to the full preparation of
all public school teachers the
course embracing eighth, ninth
and tenth grade work. The law
is new yet and not many counties
have established these schools so
far. still several ol the counties
will have such schools next year.
Teachers in such schools will hold
desirable positions.
The teachers who will attpnd
the Institute this year as an
uounced last week please write
me cards what time will suit best
for this work.
J. P. Canauay.