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fa'ctone dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." * ~~ siNCLt copies five ci*n ?
VOL. 2H. SMTTHFIELD. N.C.. FRIDAY. JULY 12. 1907. NO. 1!)
WYATT STATUE TO BE ERECTED.
Daughters of the Confederacy Working
for Monument to Honor Memory
of First Soldier who Fell in
Civil War.
To the Public:?it is the wish
of this, the Henry L Wyatt Chap
ter (f the Uuited Daughters of
the Confederacy of Selma. N. C.,
that the afternoon and evening
of July 24th (full moon) be set
a-ude as a time for the ladies in
every city, town and village in
North Carolina, to hold an enter
tainment or festival of some kind
as they may see fit. The object
beiugto raisefuudsforthe Henry
L. Wvatt monument. And again
on the 23rd day of August (full
moon.)
At this time, August 23rd,
(crops will be finished) all rural
districts and thickly settled neigh
borhoods are urgently asked to
do the same thing. A little from
every body will accomplish much.
A united effort all along the line
will accomplish the object and on
the 10th of next June every Con
federate veteran will be expected
to be iu Raleigh to take part in
the unveiling of the monument in
the Capital Square, to the mem
ory of their dead comrade, pri
vate Henry L. Wvatt, who was
the first Southerner or Confeder
ate to give his life blood in a war
that surprised the civilized world.
The time may seem short, but
the work can be done. So let it
go on record that within twelve
months from the time the ques
tion was brought before the
Daughters of the Confederacy, a
monument was erected. It will
be the quickest time on record
and an honor to the Daughters
also.
riease Dear in inina tnar cne
chapter raising the most money
for this monument will, on the
day of the unveiling, be presented
by this chapter ot the Daughters,
through the Governo'r, a hand
some enlarged picture of Private
Henry L. VVyatt.
A liberal response to this ap
peal of the monument committee
is hoped for, and all State papers
are asked to copy this.
Monument Committee:?Mrs.
It. A. Ashworth, Pres.; Mrs. L. D.
Debuam, Mrs. B. 15. Adams, Mrs.
W. H. Etheredge, J no. A. Mitche
ner, Sec.
The Bank of Selma will receipt
for money for the monument.
The Daughters will elect a treas
urer at their next meeting.
The foregoing is the appeal
issued bv the local daughters to
the general public for contribu
tions to the Wvatt Monument
Fund, and also a recommenda
tion that July 24th aud August
23rd be set apart as days for en
tertainments and festivals where
by money may be raised for this
worthy cause.
Since the appeal was issued,
? Mrs. N. E. Edgertou has been
elected Treasurer of the Wvatt
Fund, and remittances may be
made to her or to the Bank of
Selma. As Treasurer she will be
custodian of the funds.
A list has already been started
U . .... a. L. _
ueic ?uu eisevvuere nuuui me
State and right soon we will. be
gin a publication of the same.
It is hoped that interest in this
laudable movement will not lag,
and there is no reason to sup
pose that the movement will fail
for want of sufficient funds. Tne
prevailing sentiment is well in
favor of the monument and it
will certainly be a reality.?Selma
News.
letter from mr. mitchener.
To The Herald:
This is to inform the public and
especially the peopleof Johnston
county that an effort is being
made to raise funds to erect a
statue in Capital Square at Iial
eigh to the memory of Henry L.
Wyatt, the first Confederate
soldier killed. The Henry Wyatt
Chapter of the United daugh
ters of the Confedeiacy at Selma
have started this movement and
have asked every body to contri
bute something to this cause.
Their address in ful will he out
in a few days Ou July the 24th
they propose to opeu the cam
paign at Selma. The program
will c e-i-r of r< freshment*.
speakings, music, etc. For this
a reasonable charge will be made
Bands are beingsecured, speakers
invited, ex ursion rates are being
aaked for and a good old time in
this summer time is expected
Every body invited. Every man
who wants to be Governor or
' Lieutenant Governor is invited.1
Also Congressional candidates
are invited. 1 have just received
as Secretary of the Statue Com
mittee a letter from Capt. Paul
.lones, of the Edgecombe Guards,
stating that the entire company
was going to try to be here iu
full uniform and pitch their tents
among us. Let every body come.
I It will be full moon tuen anil the j
festivities will run into thenigtit.
Henry L. Wyatt was a private
in the old original Edgecombe
Guards, and the committee
wanted the new company to be
here. They want you to be here
! and contribute to the fund that
will be used to erect a statue to
one of the bravest boys who wore
the gray. By request of the
Statue Committee.
John A. Miti hbner,
Secretary.
Training School at Greenville.
After a most spirited fight
among eight of the best towns in
Eastern Carolina Greenville
gets the East Carolina Teachers'
Training School established by
the last General Assembly.
Greenville's offer of a J3-acre
tract of land and about $90,000
in cash was accepted by the
State Board of Education at its
session held Wednesday. The
trustees of the school are J. Y.
Jo.yner, T. J. Jarvis, Ira T. Tur
lington, Y. T. Ormond, J. C.
Parker, J. B. Leigh, J. T. Ban
uerman, J. O. Carr and T. H.
Battle.
I
Beasley Bits.
Mr. and Mrs I). J. Williams
went to Smithfield Monday.
Messrs. X. l\ Creel and T. C.
Simmons went to Goldsboro
last Week.
Kev. John Tyndall, of Kinston
spent Thursday night with Mr. j
| J. M. Beasley.
Mr. Henry Taylor from Gran
: thams Store spent a few days in J
our section last week.
Miss Ethel Barber was the;
guest of Misses Lessie and Addie ;
Johnson last Saturday and Sun- I
day.
Mr. aud Mrs. C. L. Grant and
daughter, from Benson, are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E Rayner spent
Saturday aud Suuda.y with their
parents Mr. and Mrs. David
Evans.
Mr. and Mrs Harvie Tew, of
Fremont, are spending a few
days with their parents, Mr. aud
Mrs. Isaac Thorton.
Mr. Jasper Rose and sister Miss
Vara from Xewton Grove spent
| last Sunday with Misses ldzzie
! and Civda Tho rnton.
Mr. Alden Thornton, who has
been home from Draiighon's
; Business College for just a few
weeks, continues very sick.
Mr. H. M. Beasley and sister
Miss Alma, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Misses Lassie and
Addie Johnson near Benson.
The picnic here July Jth was
as usual well attended and enjoy
ed by all who were present.
On account of sicuness our speak
er couldn't be here.
Messrs. Richard Thornton and
G. E Edwards and Miss Clvda
Thornton attended Sunday
School Convention at Gran
tham's Academy last Saturday.
Mr Zeno Edgerton and sister
Miss Bertha, atteuded the pic-uic
here Thursday, and returned to ;
their home near Pikeville Sunday
after spending the remainder of
the week with Miss Lizzie Thorn
ton.
July 9th, Country Boy.
A Wonderful Happening.
Port Byron, N. Y , has wit
nessed one ot the most remark
able casses of healing ever re
corded. Amos F. King, of that
place says: "BucHcu's Arnica
S^lve cured a sore on my leg
with which I had suffered over
SO years. I am now eighty five.'' j
Guaranteed to cure all sores by
Ho?>d Bros., Druggists 2.">c.
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT.
Resolutions Adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Smithfield Cotton
Mills, Smithfield, N. C., June
10th, 1907.
Whereas, since our last lueet
injr, in the providence of an All
Wise and an All-Gracious God,
we have been called upon, as a
Hoard, to lose one of our truest
and most loyal members, Allen
K. Smith, the going outof whose
life leaves a darkened place In the
hearts of his fello"*-member? and
shareholders that is only bright
ened by the assurance that our
loss is his eternal train. Whereas,
the lontr aud intimate relation
held with him in the faithful pe*1
formance of his duties, not only
as promoter and an organizer
of this industry but as its first
President aud since as a member
of its Hoard of Directors, makes
it eminently fitting that we
record our appreciation of his
earnest work in behalf of our
plant aud its interests which
have always been so close to his
heart, therefore be it Resolved
I. That the removal of his life
aud work is a loss to us that jis in
calculable, and that the vacancy
left by his death will be widely
felt by all our commumty and by
all the members of this Hoard.
II. That we commend the be
reaved family aud relatives to
the grace and consolation of a
Covenant Keeping God, who
doeth all things well.
III. That a copy of these reso
lutions be tiled ou our minutes, a
copy sent to the family, and one
to The Smithfield Herald for
publication.
W. M. Sanders,
e. .1. Holt,
P. K. Huoadhurst.
Committee,
resolutions adopted by the
board ok county comm1s
8ioner8 in session jul^
1st, 11)07.
Whereas, an All-Wise Provi
deuce has seen fit to take from
among us our co worker and
friend, Allen k. Smith, and while
we bow with humble submission
to God's will we wish to give1
some expression of our feelings
at the loss of a man of so much
worth, Therefore He it Hesolved.
I. That-in the death of Allen
K. Smith the Hoard of County
Commissioners have lost a most
faithful member and a wise couu
selor.
II. That the county has lost j
one of its best and truest citizens,
for four years the efficient Regis
ter of Deeds, and whose efforts
for the upbuilding of his county
were untiring.
III. That these Resolutions be
spread on the minutes of the
Hoard of County Commissioners
aud a copy be seut to The Smith
fieed Herald and one to the
Selma News for publication.
IIII. That a copy be sent to
the bereaved wife of the deceased
with expressions of our sympathy
for her in this hour of great sor
row.
PREDICTS WAR IN FIVE YEARS.
Rear-Admiral Thompson, Just From
Orient, Says This.
North Yakima. Wash., July G
?Hear Admiral W. J. Totnpsou,
United States Navy, retired, who
has arrived here from a short
stay in the Orient, predicts a
war with Japan within live years.
Admiral Thompson says that
war is inevitable, but hedoes not
believe that Great Britiau will as
sist her ally in such a struggle
and thinks that while the Philip
pines inav be lost at the real out
set of the war. in the end the re
sources of the United States
must result in defeat for the
Japanese. He believes that in
?the event of hostilities France
would give financial aid to Japan.
So far as working purposes are
concerned, the !'seal year of the
Government closed last Saturday
with a surplus of substantially
$87,000,000, one of the largest
net balances ever shown. In the
fiscal year 1902 there was a sur
plus of $91,287,375, but that
was the largest si.,"* 1890.
WEDDED IN A PRISON.
She Visited the Jail and Fell In Love
With a Prisoner.
Sunburv, l'a , July 0 ? Miss
Curoliue Haupt, unn (it Eewis
; burg's prettiest young women,
(Mine to Suubury to see a circus.
I'lie parade was lute and while
waiting ou the corner, she
' thought of a visit to the county .
jail a toss the street .lail War
den McDonald escorted her
through the several wings.
Busy at the looru in the carpet
'department sut t\ illis Bouyarth,
! twenty-eight years old and
i handsome. Heisserviugayear's
I term.
Bouvarth explained the work
i to his interested visitor. It was
a case of love at first sight and I
, his bride to be left smiliug.
Correspondence followed and
later Caroline visited him. "One
day," said Bonyarth, "when we
w ere chatting I decided to begin
life anew and said to Caroliue,
j 'Let us bitch up,' and she smiled
and said 'Yes."
Bonyarth told the warden, who
arrauged for the wedding, which
took place in the warden's par
lor. The Rev. E. M. Gearhart,
the chaplain, officiated. Tue
bride and bridegroom spent the
day together. Fellow prisoners
have introduced a douatiou box
ami will present the pair with
household articles when Bou-,
yarth's term is up.
The Misses Jones Entertain.
Wilson's Mills, N. C., July 8 ?
The reception given by Misses
Mamie and MyrtieJones, attheir
i country home, near Wilson's
Mills, N. C., Friday evening July
.~?th, between the hoars of eight
thirty and eleven-thirty, was per
fectiou in every respect. The
parlor was beautifully, decorated
with ferns and cut flowers. The
dining room was a thing of
beauty, the color scheme being
white and blue. The arrange
ment of colors showed ingenuity
of the hostess.
The porches were lighted with
Japanese lanterns whicu gave a
pleasing effect to the scene.
The instrumental music render
ed by Misses Norma (iullev aud
Beatrice Hall added much to the!
enjoyment of the evening.
Just as the hour ten was .ap
proaching. the guests were usher
ed to the dining room by Miss
Mamie Jones aud Mr. Ernest
.1 ohnson. Cream and other re-1
freshmeuts were served by little
Misses Bessie Austin, Mattie;
Jones aud Mamie Enuis. The
little ladies wore white dresses j
aud blue ribbons.
From the dining room they all
went out on the lawn, where
several enterestiug but simple1
games were played. But ere long
uiauy couples made their way
to the "lovers' seats," which were
conveuipntlv arranged on the
lawn. Eleven-thirty came entire
ly too soon for every one. Before
departing the Misses Joues were
voted the most charming of
hostesses.
Among those present, were
Misses Hattie Smith, Viola Jones,
Eillie Higgins, Kittie Gulley,
Alma Hall, Norma Gulley, Mattie
Smith, Beatrice Hall, Irma Gul
ley and Bertie Jones, and Messrs.
G. A. Smith, Arthur V. Gulley,
Kobert Higgins, J. E. Austin,
L. B. Smith, Ernest Johnson,
Howard Gul.'ey, H. li. Coats,
Vernon Smith, Norman Jones
aud Tburman Smith, and Mr.
and Mrs. John C. Ennis, aud Mr.
aud Mrs. Kobert Baugh.
The Charming Woman
is not necessarily one of perfect |
form and features. Many a plain
woman who could never serve as
an artist's model, possesses those
rare qualities that all the world
admires: neatness, clear eyes,
c'ean smooth skin and that
I sprightliness of step and action
that accompany good health.
A physically weak woman is
never attractive, not even to
herself. Electric Bitters restore
weak women, give strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth, velvety j
skiu, beautiful complexion. Guar
anteed at Hood Bros., Druggists
50 cents.
PROSPECTS MOST FAVORABLE.
The Smithtield Tobacco Market Better
Prepared Than Ever Before to
Take Care of the Interests of
the Farmer.
Nine years ago the J'dth of this
month the lirst utile of lent to
bacco took place in the town of
Smithtield, ami from tha: time
to ilie present, we have been con
tinually growing ami expaudiug
in spite of the many obstacles
that have been thrown in our
way until today this market is
not only the pioneer market, but
the st renct h titii backbone of
the tobacco interest in Johnston
County.
Smithtield can boast of one
tiling that no other martfer, in I
our knowledge can, in that she
has uot a single piuhooker to
worry and sometimes take ad
vantage of the man who has
toiled to make his tobacco and
rob him of what be rightly de- j
serves. The Smithtield Tobacco j
people and those directly inter
ested are people of means and |
have invested their earnings in j
the town and county. They are
apart and parcel of Johnston
County and are right here all the
year rouud. They do uot come'
iu your county for two or three
months and make what they can
aud take it off to some other:
county to in vest and thereby j
takeout of the county what
rightly belongs to be invested in i
it. The county should have|
taxes out of all who live in its
bounds and these itinerant to-J
bacconists do not contribute one i
penny towards running thecouu
. * 1 i ? i ' '
c.v auu iuwu governments, out
take it off as above stated and
invest in other towns and coun
ties. We feel that these facts are
worth your consideration, but
there are other strong reasons
why Smithfield should be the)
tobacco market of Johnston!
County. The warehouse men are j
all, without exception, men of
high seuseof honor and have had
large experience in the tobacco
business.
The Smithfield market has a
corps of strong buyers, buyers
that take delight iu giving the
farmers every cent their orders
allow. The strongest points and
the largest addition of this
season is the installation of the
up-to-date steam plant of the
T. S. Kagsdale Co. This plant
alone can handle as much tobac
co as the entire market sold last
year. The machinery that this
company have put in is one of
the wonders of the age, in that
you can get tobacco ready for
shipment in one days time, where
as heretofore it has taken buyers
months with tobacco hanging in
ttieir factories before it could be
put in proper order to ship
abroad. This company can take
tobacco from the warehouse floor
one day aud the next day it will
be loaded on the cars for some
foreign country.
The American Tobacco Com
pany has always been very fav
orable to this market. Some of
the high officials have said uum
bers of times to the writer that
they would be glad to have at
Smithfield a market that would
sell ten milliou pound" of tobacco
annually, and they have proved
their confidence in us by putting
Mr. M. A. Allen hereto look after
their interest. Mr. Allen is the
best buyer and by far the most
liberal to the farmer the Ameri
can Tobacco Company has ever
had on this market. We are de
lighted to know that he will be
with us again.
With strong American and Im
perial buyers and the T. 8. Hags
dale Company's Stemmery, and
several other strong independent
buyers, there is nothing to keep
us from being a big market.
Nothing can keep us from selling
eight to ten million pouuds of
tobacco if the farmers of Johns
ton and adjoining counties will
co-operate with us. So let us join
hauds and make a strong pull to
sell five million pounds this
season.
A movement is on foot for the
establishmsnt of a department
of tine arts as a part of the
National Government.
TOM WOOD SUICIDES.
Personal and Local Notes From Polenta
Community.
Mrs. David Wood continues
?iek.
A irood shower of rain would
do good now.
So far July has been entirely
suited to the growiug crops.
Mr. Lonnie Ranks, of Wake, is
on a visit to Mr. W. I). Totnlia
son.
Mr. Knox Leeson, of Raleigh,
spent Sunday iu tuis section vis
iting friends.
Several trials in this section of
late of minor importance, con
fined to the colored people.
Dr McLsMore is convalescing,
and if he continues to improve,
will be up and out in a few days.
We learn that Mt. Zion will
have a picnic on Saturdav before
the third Sunday in this month.
Mrs. Lyons, of Raleigh, and
Mrs. Munns, of Selma, are in the
neighborhood at the bedside of
their sick mother, Mrs. Wood.
Mrs. RerniceLeesou, wife of Mr.
Sam Leeson, of Raleigh, was out
Sunday to spend the day with
her sister, Mrs. F. T. Rooker.
Mr. W. T. Adams will spend
July and part of August in
Smithtield helpiug Register of
Deeds Honeycutt in the Regis
ter's office.
Mr. Rartlet Johnson isthe first
to put in a barn of tobacco. He
has an extra hue crop of the
weed. In fact tobacco is looking
well in this entire section.
i J tl-- i c~* 1 * ?**
vatuanu ounaay ?cnooi will
have its annual picnic Saturday
before tbe fourth Sundy in tbis
month. All invited to come and
being well filled baskets.
Mr. Z. T. Jones has put up a
beautiful tombstone at the grave
of Mrs Hattie Coats, his daugh
ter, who is buried in Oakland
cemetery. Also Mr. J. E.Jones
has put a pretty stone at grave
of his little child in the same
cemetery.
Mr. Tom Wood, a young man
from this towusaip, committed
suicide in a boarding house in
Raleigh Monday night by shoot
ing himself in tbe mouth. Fail
ing to appear at breakfast Tues
day morning, a servant was
sent to his room, and he was
found in his bed dead with a pis
tol in his hands. A letter was
received from him dated Mon
day, saying he would he home
Tuesday evening; also stating he
was well but iu a lot of trouble.
He was a young man well
thought of in this community,
and why he should take his own
life is a mystery, uuless we con
clude him meutally unsound at
the time the deed was perpetra
ted. Being a member of the
Junior Order in Smithtield, the
Juniors of Raleigh took charge
of the body, prepared it for
burial and brought the remalus
home, the interment taking
place at Shiloh Wednesday
morning, where a large crowd
was present to snow respect to
the peparted. Ue leaves a
mother aud several brothers and
sisters to mourn his demise.
We sy mpathize with the bereav
ed oues.
Typo.
The bedrock foundation of
national greatness is the moral
character of a people. Japan
feels today, and her statesmen
are crying for, a system of educa
tion that will base moral
training upon religion. He
who is establishing religion
in the home, in the cnurch and
in the school is as truly a patriot
as any bearer of public office or
any soldier upon the battlefield.
?Selected.
A Memorable Day.
One of the days we remember
with pleasure, as well as with
profit to our health, is the one
on which we became acquainted
with Dr. King's New Life Pills,
the painless purifiers that cure
! headache and biliousness, and
Keep the bowels right 25c at
Hood Bros , drug store.