qTlje Smitljficli) Herald feice one dollae pfr tfar. "TRUE TO OURSELvES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies five cemh ???? ? ??? ? i VOL. 20. SMXTHFIELI). X.O.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, l!)07. NO. 2!>. FOR WYATT STATUE St-lma Plans Another Big "oliday. Veterans and and Daughters of the Con federacy to Have Place of Honor Educational Addresses to be a Prominent Feature. Selma, X. C., Sept . 17?Sep tember 25th,Wyatt Hay at Sel tna, is to be a grand educational rally. A larger attendance is ex pected, if possible, tbau on the 24th of July, when the entire business of the town was sus pended and the mill operatives were given a half holiday. Exer cises are to commence promptly at noon and to last until mid night, in accordauce with the first plan. Everybody is invited. All are asked to bring a well filled basket, except the old veterans; they will be provided for. We will have a good old-fashioned picnic. Every public school teach er will find this meeting one of pleasure and profit and should attend. Every graded school should take holiday that day or teach on Saturday to make up lost time; but there will be no lost time to those who attend. All come and have a good time. Any meeting at this day and time of an educational nature should be largely attended, es pecially by teachers and parents. Refreshments will be sold. Pro ceeds for the Myatt memorial fund. At the brst meeting, July 24th we had the Edgecombe Guards, and a portion of the Third Regi meutBand from Raleigh. This is Veterans Day and their parade and corn stalk drill and skirmish will be the field attrac tion of the day. They can play baseball, but no doubt will turn this over to the "younger bo>s," Here is the program for the day: Street parade. Veterans in front under command of Lieut. C. S. Powell and aides mounted.. Daughters and Visiting Daugh ters and citizens to place of ineet i UK Meeting called to order at 12 o'clock. Prayer by Chaplain. Address ol welcome to Veterans, Daughters, teachers and citizens by County Superintendent J. P. Canaday. Address by Prof. R. D. W. Con nor. Talk to the Veterans by the State U. D. C. Historian, Mrs. E. E. Moffitt. Dinner. Address by Supt. Zebulon Vance Juad. Informal reception of the teach ers of the county by the Daugh ters. / \ : a.! a .. T? a.a a. vrganizatiou us a nonsnueui Society for Selma by Mrs. E. E. Motfitt. Talk by ex-County Superinten dent, Ira T. Turlington. Corn stalk drill and skirmish by Veterans under command of General C. S. Powell and lieuten ants. Ice cream festival and musical at uight. A day ofenjoyment, recreation, pleasure and profit is promised to all and a large crowd is ex pected. All the general officers of the United Daughters of the Confede racy, all the State officers and every chapter in the State have received printed matter of these meetings. Every county superintendent in the State, every school and college will receive this printed matter before October School Wvatt Day, which is October 25 th. It is hoped and expected that all will take some interest in this matter and contribute liberally before December 1st. J NO A. MITCH EN ER, Secretary Wyatt Statue Com mittee. At Meadville, l'a., last week, Henry Lehna who confessed to robbery and three assaults on 14-year old Anna Whitehead, was sentenced to 55 years in the penitentiary. Kenly Items. Mr. J. H Kirby went to V\ il son Monday moruiug. Mr. X. R. Pike, of Bagly, was here Monday on business. I Mr. J. J. Edgerton went to Wilsou Tuesday to sell tobacco. Cotton is coming in very slowly, ; but the farmers say it is opening j rapidly. Mr. T. M.Allsbrook has moved | into his new residence on Bailey j Avenue. Mr. M. M Mumford, of Fre | mont, was here Wednesday on business. Dr. U. F. Freeman weuttoWil son Wednesday on professional I business. Mr. It. E. Townsend, of Wilson, spent Sunday night with Mr. J. H. Kirby. Mr. H. P. Uoyle and wife, of New Bern, spent Monday here with friends. Mr. M. M. Holland, of Route 1, left Tuesday for .Jamestown Ex position. Mr. H. F. Edgerton went to Wilson Wednesday to attend the tobacco sales. Miss Mary Hollowell returned from a visit to friends at Smith Held Monday. Chief of Police N. S. Lucas, of Lucama, was here Wednesday on official business. Mr. Frank Boweu went to j Smithfield Tuesday night, return ing Wednesday morning. Miss Lilla Winstead and Miss Carter, of Elm City, spent Sunday with Mrs, Linda Walston. Mr. Floyd Crawford, of Golds boro, arrived Monday aud enter ed school at Kenly Academy. Mr. J as. K. Strickland, of Louis burg, spent Monday here with his sister, Miss Annie Strickland. Mr. C. B. Pennington,of Priuce | ton. Route 2, was here Sunday. He came to place his son in school j here. Miss Crama Richardson, of Spring Hope, arrived Wednesday j to visit her sister, Mrs. W. T. Raiiey. Rev. A. L. Ormond, pastor of | the M. E. Church here, is at Ruck ! horn holding a protracted meet ing this week. Atty. W.J. Hooks and family left Tuesday morning for Kins ton and Seven Springs to visit friends and relatives. Sheriff W. E. Warren, of Snow Hill, Greene County, came owi Wednesday after Echo Forties, col. who was arrested here by Chief of Police, A. G. Hooks, on the charge of larceny. Rev. N. H. Shepherd, of Fre-j mont, passed through here Mon day on his way to Nobles Chapel | church, where he is assisting the | pastor, Rev. R. W. Horrell, in a protracted meeting this week. I if_ r ii r? a -t rn m i mr. .j. >1. neaiy, ui mii omith ? field Hehald, was in town Sat urday, to the delight of hie many friends, also looking after their wants in job printing, aud sub scriptions and renewals for his ; paper. Mrs. W. W. Hughes, who has been visiting her father, Mayor j C. W. Edgerton, left Tuesday for her home at Norfolk, Va., accom panied by Misses Lillian and Rosa Ldgerton and Master I'aul Edgerton. Mr. M. A. Pennington, of I Princeton, R. F. I)., No. 2, arriv ! ed Sunday and entered Kenly i Academy Monday morning He | attended Falling Creek Academy while Prof. R. T. IVague had , charge of that school. The opening of Kenly Academy MoLday was the best in several | years, and the enrollment con tinues to increase every day. With Prof. R. T. Teague, princi pal and Miss Emma Matthews, Miss Rena Edgerton, and Mies Mary S. MacDonald, as assis- j i tants, we are sure that we will have the best school in the his j tory of our progressive town.] Several boarding pupils have en tered, and others will follow I soon, t The first baleof new cotton was sold here Saturday, by I try ant Nichols and graded strict mid dling, at 12 2o and wawpurchae ed by G. G. Fdgertou & Sou. ?This cottou was also the first bale ginned bv the new ginnery! of I ne Dunn Oil Mills, which has' just been completed bv Mr. -I. A. Sossamou, Supt , aud is one of the largest ginneries in Wilson or Johnston counties This cotton v\us also the first to be weighed ! on a new pair of Fairbanks ltn-' proved Scales Sept. 19. X. Y. Z S. R. Morgan's Residence Burned. The large two story residence of Mr. S. K. Morgan on Second | street was destroyed by fire at three o'clock Monday afternoon. The tire department was on the scene in a very short time after the alarm was given, but the flames had already gained such headway that nothing could be done to save the building. The tire is supposed to have been started from rats in the ceiling, as the tiames were bursting through the roof when discovered. The furniture on the lower floor was saved, but all on second floor was destroyed. The loss on building and furniture aggre gates about $4,000 with about 4.4,000 insurance. iiiiaitgc; in ricmc L/aic. The Basket l'icnic at Piney Grove school houae, near Mr. N. 1$. Lynch's. will be Saturday, September 28th, lustead of the 27th, as has been announced. Choirs from f'iue.y Grove and Plaiutield are expected to furnish the music.' Hev. J. H. Shore, of SmitbfiOd, is expected to deliver au address, livery body is invited to attend with a well-filled basket. E Wendell Winnowings. Mr. E. B. Christmas was right badly bruised up last Saturday at his saw mill, but is doing well, and will soon be onhisfeetagaiu. | We regret to have to report the I illness and death of little Lucile Hales, and extend to Mr. and i Mrs. Hales our sympathy. Their loss is little Lucile's gain. ()ur Chief captured a horse thief last week, but while the chief! slept and dreamed of his reward and how his pockets would jingle again, his captive departed and left the chief an empty house. Our school opened up yester day with large attendance. We hope to have, and the prospects are bright for, the largest and best school we have ever had. We are certainly well equipped for it, having a large and well arranged building. Monday morning seems to have i dawned for misfortune in this section as there werefivedifferent accidents. Mr. Feruey Baker was caught by a large driving belt at Messrs. Richardson . F. McKiune. Plenty ot cotton is coming in aud the prices are good. Farm ers are fairly well satisfied with conditions. Every week numbers of our folks go to J amestown aud each time they return with reports of a good time. The merchants here are loading up with new goods, expecting one of the biggest trades ever seen in Clayton. The enrollment at Clayton High school continues to in crease. This is very gratifying to the management. Misses lone Gulley and Ruby Ellis were at Suiithfield last Sat urday to stand examination as public school teachers. Among the sick folks, we note Mrs. Charley ft. Ellis, and master Hugh Austin. We hope them both a speedy recovery. Messrs. A. J. Barbour and Chas. Carroll are visiting Balti more and New York, buying goods for their respective con cerns. Mr. and Mrs E L. .foues and child arrived Wednesday after noon from Atlanta, Ga.,tospend some time with Mr. Jones' parents. I'rof. Thos. H. Eiudsey, of Bur ham, was here Monday night and gave one of his high-class concerts. I'rof. Lindsey always attracts a big crowd at Clayton. The water-melon business has just about come to a stand still here. A few nice melons would come'iu mighty handv now and would very likely bring good prices. We congratulate Mr. It. H Cower on his "Gubernatorial Medley" in last Sunday's News and Observer. The sentiments as expressed by Mr. Gower come pretty near striking the whole state. Messrs. S. M. Spence & Hon, who for some time past have been running very successfully, a grocery store near Hamilton Bros, shop, have now added a complete line of dry goods and notions, i A license of $10.00 has been imposed on fish, oyster and beef dealers here and the ordinance in connection therewith, makes it a misdemeanor for any of the above articles to be sold on the street except that beef may be sold by the quarter. The Primitive Baptist associa tion begins here next Friday, the 27th. Our people are thorough ly prepared to take good care of all who come. So you need have no fear about room and board as these things are being looked after by our ever hospitable women. You remember that some time, ago, in these columns, it was an-1 uounced that Clayton would have a series.of first class shows or concerts this fall and winter. These concerts begin with a date in October and the tickets at the reduced prices will be on sale at Guliey A (iulley's store any time before the first of < >ctober. After that date they will positively be at a higher rate. Clayton, Sept. 18. Yblik. Lost and Found. Lost, between 9.30 p.m , yes terday and noon to-day, a bilious attack, with nau9ea and sick headache. This loss was oc casioned by finding at Hood Bros.' a ber of Dr. King's New Life Pills. Guaranteed for bil iousness, malaria and jaundice. 25c. "i Polenta News. Miss Mary O. Booker is on a visit to relatives in Raleigh. Mr. Knox Lesson, of Raleigh, spent Sunday in tnis section. , Miss Bertha Stevens, of Smith field, is on a visit to Miss Nellie {Johnson. \ Miss Minu Johnson has returned to the Normal at Greensboro, to j resume her studies. A private school will begin at Polenta Academy first Monday in October, taught by Miss Lou Young. There will be preaching at (>ak laud next Sunday morning and eveuing by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Souders. The (Jullom singing school, at Shilon, closed Wednesday. More about the excellent school in the future. Rev. Mr. Hudson, the pastor, preached an able sermon at Shiloh Sunday morning to a large {congregation. Cotton is failing fast, and only about a half crop need be ex pected. In some places theyoung top bolls are rottenning anddry iug up. The time for the Township Sun day School Convention, at Mt. Ziou, has been changed from the f?th .Sunday in this month to the 1st Sunday in October. Mr. II. T. Garrard, of Norfolk, Ya., after spendiug ten days with friends iu this section, left for j Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he ! will remain until about the 1st I of October. Henry is a favorite with our people, and all of us ! were delighted to see him. He | speaks iu glowing terms of the Jamestown Exposition,and says everybody ought to see it. Our Public School at Oakland will open on the first Monday in November. Miss Lou Young will be the teacher, assisted by a pri mary teacher. In the district there are 78 school children which will be too many for one teacher [ to properly teach and manage. The Junior Order, of Smithtield, will on the opening day of the school, present it with a Bible and Flag at which time appro priate exercises will be observed. We understand the Juniors will turn out on that day iu a body, and that a Junior will present the Flag and Bible, wnich will be accepted by some one yet to be chosen. All are invited to attend. The house will be completed be fore that date. Sept. 18 '07. Typo. Archer Items. Mr. W. B. Caetleberry, of Ral eigh, is home for a few days. Mr. James H. Liles, near here, is seriously sick with typhoid fever. Mr. aud Mrs. John I. Barnes, of Clayton, were visitors here Sunday. Elder J. A. T. Jones preached to a large audience at Salem Sunday. Mrs. Marv I'rice, of Raleigh, spent last week with relatives and friends here. Miss Missouri Williams, of Spring Hope, is visiting friends here this week. Our farmers are gathering the fleecy cotton and the gins are be ginning to hum. Miss Eoleita Lassiter left Mon day for Clayton where she goes to enter Clayton High School. Mr. Leander B randan and Miss Daisy Strickland were married at the home of the bride last Sunday morning by Elder J. A. T. Jones. May their lives be long and happy. Mr. J. M. Beaty aud l'rof. Ira T. Turlington, of Smithtield, will deliver temperance lectures at White Oak next Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock. Let a good crowd meet them. Rev. A. A. I'ippin closed a very successful meeting at White Oak last Eriday. There were 28 new members added to the church. The candidates were baptized at Scaley's pond Friday afternoon. Sept. 17-'07. S. L. W.