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VOL. 2(5. SMITHITELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1907. \ NO. 32.
Selma News.
Mr Eli J. Fate, ot Goldsboro,
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Noel is visiting: her parents
Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Hood.
Mr. and Mrs. II E. Richardson
spent Sunday and Monday at
Wendell.
Mr. Nathan Wilkerson, of Co
lumbia, S. C., has opeued a shoe
shop here.
Little Miss Mai j ?rie l>ebnain!
who a few weeks ago fell and
broke her arm has about re
covered.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G Wiggs. Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Waddell, Mr. Har
dee Hatcher and daughter Miss
Mary and Messrs ,1 ohn W. Creech,
Manly Creech, Dumpsey Morris,
John W. Blackman, W. J. Horn,
J. A. Wheeler and Stephen Horn
left Tuesday for the Exposition.
Next Wednesday, October 10,
the cornerstone of the Masonic
Temple will be laid by the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina. Most
Worshipful Francis D. Winston
Grand Master presiding. It will
be the most imposing spectacle
ever seen in North Carolina and
any who may witness it will
hardly ever see such another oc
casion in North Carolina. The
stone will be laid at 12 o'clock
noou. The Grand Lodge will be
escorted to the building by the
Knights Templar in their beauti
ful regalia. Then the Blue Lodge
masons, who will compose the
Grand Lodge will be out in full j
force, and the name of every I
mason who is present will have!
his name put in the corner stone. \
It is especially requested that the'
Secretaries or the Master of each !
Lodge have a correct list of their j
?members present which he will!
give to the Grand Secretary, i
The Temple is now up to the 5th
floor. Iu addition to the regular
train an extra train will be run
which will leave Selma about
7:20 a in.; returning will leave
Kaleigh about 5:30 p. m.
Last Monday Mr. Cleveland
Crocker and Miss Julia Ilolleman
went to Ualeighand were married
well?that was all right so far as
Mr. Crocker was concerned; but:
as the parents of Miss Julia were
not willing for her to be married j
it was all wrong as to her, when|
the 7:40 traiu came from Bal-j
eigh it brought the newly mar
ried pair, all right and lovely so
far, but when they got off the
train everything was wrong.
There was quite a little party
there to meet them, and among
it were the parents of Miss Julia
Mr. and Mrs. Manly Holleman
who took Miss Julia home and
told Mr. Crocker to iightout and
not come back. Everything was
wrong. The old folks would not
iet him come around and did not
want to let him have her, prov
ing to him that the course of
true love did not run smooth,
After a good deal of talk and
coaxing on the part of Mr.
Crocker's friends they consented
to forgive the pair and now after
a lot of trouble every thing, with
the young folks at least, is all
right They have the best wishes j
of our people now, as they had J
during their troubles, All's well j
that ends well.
October 10.
HOOD BUOS. TEST.
Hood Bros, inyite all who suf
fer from any form of catarrhal
troubles to test the virtues of
Hyomei under theii absolute
guarantee to refund the money
if the ireatment does not give
perfect satisfaction.
There is no other treatment
for catarrh that in any way re
sembles Hyomei; none that gives
such quick, curative results and
lasting satisfaction; none that
can be sold under a guarantee
like this?to refund the money
unless it cures.
Catarrh is a germ disease, and
when you breathe Hyomei, its
antiseptic healing reaches the
most remote air cells in the nose,
throat and lungs, killing all
catarrhal germs and driving the
disease from the system.
Get a dollar outfit of Hyomei
today from Hood Bros, under
their guarantee offer.
Clayton News.
Mrs. G. B. Starling has been
sick for the past few days but at
this time is doing uicely.
Miss Julia Ferrell, of Kaleigh,
has been here for a few days the
guest of her sister Mrs. H. I'ool.
The attendance at Clayton
High School continues good.
New pupils are reported every
week.
Misses Ethel Creech and Daphne
Williams who are attending the
Baptist lluiversity, spent Sunday
at home. ?
Bev. O. W. HeDdersou a young
minister from Wake Forest
preached here Sunday morning
and evening, to large audiences, j
Cotton is being marketed very
rapidly here notwithstanding the j
fact that some cotton men say
farmers will hold for fifteen cents, ,
Mr. Buck Coats one of Messrs.
Barbour & Sons, very clever and j
popular salesman, is sick with i
fever. We hope his sickness will
be uf shore duration.
Rev. Mr. Thornton from Vir
ginia preached at the Baptist
church Monday evening. After;
the sermon the church went into
confereuce and elected Rev
Thornton as pastor, his services
to begin for the church here the
first of November.
Next week the whole populace
will be attending the Fair and we
are not expecting any big things
in the trading line, except to get
a few things to wear at the Fair.
The first number of tbe con
certs, will take place at the
academy on Friday night Octo
ber 25tii. An ad will appear next
week in The Herald.
Yelir.
Over The River News.
Mr. Henry Stephenson attend,
ed the Carnival at Dunn last
week.
Mr. (i. W. Mitchell will leave
to-day (Wednesday) for a few
days stay in Richmond.
Messrs. Milton and Edwin
Coats, of the Bethesda section, I
were visitors ii this section Sun
day.
Mr. Joe Johnson and Misses
Pearl Stephenson and Lillie tlin
neut, of Smithfield, were visitors
in this "Burg" Suuday evening.
Some few days ago as Master
Eugene Talton started iuto the
house be discovered a very large
highland Mocasin under thedoor
steps. He called to his mother
to bring the gun to him, but he
being rather small to use a gun
she first refused him, but after
seeing no other way to capture
the reptile she gave him the gun.
He shot one time and ended his
sDakeship by severing his head
from his body. The snake was
about four feet long We think
this very brave for a little boy of
bis size.
Xerxes.
Thaw Trial December 2.
New York, Oct. 7.?Harry K.
Thaw's second trial for the kill
ing of Stanford White will begin
December 2. This agreement was
reached between District Attor
ney .lerome, .Martin W. Littleton,
counsel for Thaw, and Justice
Dowling, of the Supreme Court,
to-day. Mr. Littleton wanted
the date fixed for November 1,
but Mr. Jerome opposed this and
offered the date selected.
The trial will be held before
Justice Victor J. Do wling.-Wash
ington Post.
Selling Bad Eggs
The new Minnesota law has
put a stop to the sale of bad
eggs. The practice has been for
egg buyers to take all the
eggs offered by farmers and can
dle them afterwards. The bad
eggs were soaked in preserva
! fives and then sold to bakers, i
J The Dairy and Food Commiss
I ioner announces that he will
i prosecute the seller of any bad
eggs. Dealers will therefore buy
eggs subject to inspection and
the bad ones will be rejected be
fore the settlement is made.?
Northwestern Agriculturist.
Negroes and Prohibition.
The negroes need some sort of
guardianship in many things.
This is particularly true of manv
of them with reference to intoxi
cating drinks. If candy is within
reach of a child, he will eat enough
to make him sick. If whiskcv is
within reach of a negro,the aver
age one will drink to drunken
ness. Referring to the new pro
hibition law in (ieorgia a writer
in Uncle Uemus's Magazine says,
"it wid likely be evaded to a con !
siderable extent as it touches
white people and pretty thor-:
oughly enforced where it touches
the negroes." If so, it means >
that the negro will be better and :
a more industrious citizen. That j
sort of discrimination against
the negro will be welcomed by the;
best of their race. Commenting!
on the above remark the Norfolk
Landmark says:
"It is a pity that the Constitu
tion of the United States does
not permit the enactment of a
straightforward prohibition law
applying to the Indian and negro
races, and leaving the white man
to protect himself against his
own alcohol. That would be of
inestimable benefit to the races
which have always gone down in
a heap before the Caucasian's
liquor and drugs.
"In their fanatical determina
tion to confer upon the colored
brother all the legal rights of the
white citizen, the men who coii-|
trolled the government during?
the Reconstruction period worked ,
teirible injury to the object!
of their misdirected solicitude.
They showed as much sense as a
man who would put a razor iuto i
the hands of a baby, livery wise
a1 d sober negro knows this and
deplores it."
There is no doubt that the
growth of prohibition in the
South has been greatly acce'er
rated because of the recognition
that the negro needs to be pro
tected against his appetite.
Wherever prohibition prevails, I
negro labor is more steady and ;
reliable aud negro crime decreases
and there is less race friction.
For these reasons all the big
counties where the negroes are
massed on the plantation are
under prohibition laws in Missis
sippi.?News and Observer.
Bryan at Fayetteville.
We are in receipt of the follow-!
ing invitation:
Bryan day Fayetteville, North
Carolina Tuesday, October 15th,
1007, We are glad to announce
that Hon. William Jennings
Bryan will deliver an address in
this city Tuesday afternooD, < )c
tober fifteenth at 2:00 o'clock.
We will be glad to have you pres
ent 011 that occasion together
with many others of the .State's
foremost citizens.
Respectfully,
C. J. Cooper,
J. (1. Shaw,
F. 11. Stedman,
L. B. Hale.
Iuvitatiou Committee.
Boats High and Dry.
Fayetteville, Oct. 8?The Ob
ver this afternoon nays:
"There was hardly a foot of
water in the Cape Fear at 8
o'clock this morning The steam
ers City of Fayetteville aud A. J.
Johnson are both stranded at
the old jetties, two miles below
Fayetteville. The City of Fay
etteville left here yesterday with
a big cargo, including 80 bales
of cotton and 2~> cases of factory
goods, but got no further than
the jetties when she went aground
and stuck fast. The steamer A.
J. Johnson, not so heavily load-1
ed, lcit her wharf here this morn- [
ing, confidently expecting that
she could weather the shoals, but
she, too, came to grief, and now
both steamers are lying side by
side, utterly helpless, awaiting
higher water to float them. The
passengers on both boats were
returned to Fayetteville in row
boats.
"The steamer Lyon was report- j
ed as passing Klizabethtown this
morning, bound for Fayetteville
with a heavy cargo of freight
from the Baltimore steamer, but
it is feared she will run aground
beside the City of Fayetteville
and the Johnson."
Picnic at Spilona.
On lust Saturday, October 5th,
the people commenced to gather
at Spilona about S o'clock and
kept coming until they numbered
about 1,000. At half past 10
o'clock Mr. N. M. Eason who has
taught ttie class at Spilona and
at Kehobath made a short ad
dress, after which W. 11. Coats
read the 23rd psalm and envoked
(lod's blessings upon the audi
ence. After this the welcome ad
dress was delivered by Ellen
Eassiter and the response by
.1 ullan blackmail, followed by a
sons; by the Spilona choir, fol
lowed by the choir from bethel
They were followed by the choir
from Kehobath. Each choir
singing two songs
Mr. N. M. Eason led the Spilona
and Kehobath choirs and Mr. K.
1). Thomas led the Bethel choir.
They went about three rounds
each and adjourned 1% hours for
dinner and the good people of
that community just spread
down cloths and opened their
boxes and trunks and baskets
and hearts, anil euvited every
body to come and eat. Some
people may cry out hard times,
but it did not look like it Satur
day for after the multitude was
fed they took up of the fragments
12 baskets full. Mr. Eason gave
the drum beet and the choirs from
Spilona and Kehobath fell in line
and did some nice marching, then
lull went back to the house and
sang until I think every heart
. i. i_ j *ir _ A I
was maue giau. >ve inniK rue
choir from Bethel got the Rab
bits foot, but we hopetoseetbeni
again in tiie sweet by and by.
Well, everything went on lovely.
At 4 o'clock catne the closing ad
drees by Mr. Everett Lassiter,
then Mr W. C. Lassiter called in
the children and treated them to
about 3 bushels of nice apples, 1
bunch of bananas and 30 pounds
of candy, and there was a Hweet
time for a while. We had the
verv best behavior, no one was
under the influence of whiskey,
and that speaks well for the com
munitv
Oct. 8,.'07. W. It C.
Special Train Two Days.
Raleigh, N. C , 10-0-'07.
Dr. It J. Noble, Selma, N. C.
My dear Mr Noble:?We are
advised by the Southern Railroad
tbac there will be a special train
operated from Uoldsboro to Ral
eigh and return, making all local
stops on the 10th and 17th.
This train will leave Selinaabout
7 20, returning leave italeigu
about 5 30 We will be able to
send you the exact schedule in a
lew days, with advertising mat
ter, but this is approximately
correct.
The fare for round trip will be
one fare based on the 3% cent
rate, plus 50c admission to the
Fair Grounds.
With best wishes, we beg to
remain, ?
Yours very truly,
Joseph E PoguE, Sec'y.
Mr N. W. Smith asks us to
state that the Sunday School
picnic at Pauline Baptist Church 1
will take place the Third Saturday
in October, and not at the time
previously mentioned.
TODAY S STHENUOUS LIFE.
The stress and strain of this'
strenuous age tend towards
stomach troubles. Five people1
suffer today where one did ten
years ago with sick headache,
dizziness, flatulence, specks be
fore the eyes, bloating, nervous-!
ness, sleeplessness, and the many
other symtoms of indigestion.
To relieve all stomach troubles
nothing else is as safe and effec
tive as Mi-o-na. It not a mere
digestive taken after eating, but
a true tonic, stimulant and
strengthener for the musoular
walls of the stomach, increasing
the natural digestive fluids and
putting the stomach into such
condition that it does the work
Nature expects of it.
So positive is the curative
powers of Mi o-na in stomach
troubles that Hood Bros, with
every 50 cent box they sell give
a guarantee to refund the money
unless the remedy does all that
is claimed for it.
LEAPED OUT A WINDOW.
Engineer Lacy Thinks He Must Have
Been Dreaming.
Winston-Salem, N. C., Oct. 7.?
Mr. Thomas 1?. Lacy, passenger
engineer tor the Norfolk and
j Western, his rim being between
this city and Koanoke, Va , while
| asleep arose from his bed about
12 o'clock Saturday night, raised
i the window, opened the blinds
and leaped out, tailing on a brick
pavement a distance of about
30 feet. Besides breaking his
rigtit leg near the hip, Mr. Lacy
sustained painful bruises on the
head.
Mr. Lacy is unable to explain
his action. "1 must have been
dreaming about my treJn and
been in a hurry about some
thing." said the engineer to-day.
lie regards his escape from death
as miraculous. It is thought
that he will be laid up for at
least six months.
Powhatan Points.
Mr. Bruce (ireeu went to Pine
Level Saturday.
Mr. J. I. Adams, of Wilson's
Mills visited his parents Sunday.
Mr. David Barbour,of Wilson's
Mills, was in our vicinity Satur
day.
Mrs. M. II. Jones and neice,
Miss Nellie II. Jones spent Sun
day with Mr. M. M. Jones, of
Wilson's Mills.
Mr. J. W. Poole attended the
Free Will Baptist Union meeting
near Goldsboro last Friday and
Saturday. The next union meet
ing will be held at New Chapel
Church in December.
Oct. 7,-'07 Sknoj.
Beasley Bits.
Mr. John Dunn lost a'fiDe
horse a few weeks ago.
Mr. und Mrs. B. A. (Jrant and
little son of Benson, N.C , spent a
few days with parents, Mr. und
Mrs Dennis Grant, last week.
Mr. N F. Creel made a busi
ness trip to Smithfield last
Thursday.
Mr C. C Beasley went to New
ton Grove Sunday.
Misses Bettie and Luda Cole,
from Mebane, N.C., who have been
spending sometime with MisB
Lorenzo Cole left Monday for
Giddiugsville.
Mr. and Mrs. David Stephen
sou and little Mildred Lenert, of
near Italeigh, left Thursday
after speuding a few days with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Beasley.
Messrs S W. Lassiter and W.
H. Britc left Tuesday to visit the
Jamestown Exposition
Mr. N. B. Cole spent Sunday in
Sampson.
Mr. W. II. Grant returned to
his work near Four Oaks, Sun
day after being home a few days.
Oct. 8. Country Boy.
Massey School House Notes.
Mr. fiud Mrs. N,. G. Massey at
tended church at Smitbfield Sat
urday aud Sunday last.
Mr. Jasper Allen and Miss
Lilia Allen attended the picnic
at Spilonia last Saturday.
Mr. A. (J. Hayes aud sister Mat
tie, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Misses Myrtle and
Alice Williams of the St. John
section
Mr. K 11. Allen, of Falcon, vis
ited his brother, Mr. J. 1$. Allen
last Sunday.
Miss Amanda Adams spent
Sunday with Alice Creech.
Remember that 3rd Saturday
is the day for the picnic at I'au
j line Church. Good speaking and
singing aud a big crowd is ex
pected. Everybody is invited to
come with weil tilled baskets.
A Criminal Attack
j on an inoffensive citizen is fre
| quently made in that apparently
i useless little tube called the "ap
Ipendix." It's generally the re
sult of protracted constipation,
following liver torpor. Dr.
King's New Life Pills regulate
the liver, prevent appendicitis,
and establish regular habits of
| the bowels. 25c. at Hood Bros.
[ drug store.
Saloons Voted Out.
Aaheville, N. C., (lot. 8?Ashe
ville haw pone "dry" audthe oro
hibitionists are tonight wildly
enthusiastic. The verdict cf the
people today was reudered iD lan
guage plain. Thev literally awept
I the city clean and aenttheaaloon
! to ita death beneath an avalanche
or votea. The prohibitionists
carried every voting precinct in
the city and won by a majority
of eight hundred and forty eight.
While the voting continued all
thin afternoon the tale waa prac
tically told at noon. In fact bo
fore 10 o'clock this morning the
aaloon advocates saw the hand
writing on the wall and realized
that the tide had set against
them. After the first four houra
of balloting it waa dimply a ques
tion of majority. The total num
: ber of votes polled waa 1,700.
This means that the saloons in
Aaheville will close December A 1st.
The Mountains on Fire.
The mountaiu metropolis has
covered itself with glory in the
mighty majority it registered
yesterday to close the saloons.
It bad been supposed that be
cause Asheville is a resort city
j of great importance, as well as a
I business city of growing impor
! tauce, that the desire to cater to
visitors would cause Asheville
voters not to vote out the ac
cursed whiskey traffic. This turns
out to have been an erroneous
opinion. Its people determined
to permit no consideration to
cause them longer to submit to
the saloon. They will find that
in attracting visitors and in its
business growth the saloon re
pelled more than it brought.
All honor to Asheviile and itH
splendid citizenship. This means
l that no whiskey can now be sold
1 west of Salisbury except at .Vlor
{gaiiton after July first.?News &
Observer, October Dth.
Prosperity Starts Where Whiskey Stops
Mr. Thomas Farthing, of Wat
j augaCouut.v, who was at Federal
Court last week, called our atten
tion to the fact that there was
j not a single blockading ease from
I his county, and he was proud of
i the fact. He says that in his ob
servation in Watauga, he has
observed that when thj whiskey
business stops prosperity begins,
lie wants to see the whole liquor
business wiped our. He is on the
right track.-Watauga Democrat.
Burnell Items.
Mrs. J. A. Tyner spent Satur
day night with Mrs. N. H. Gibbs
j of near Benson.
Mr. B. 1. Culbreth of Dunn
passed through this section last
i week
Misses Lillie and Katie Tyner
spent Suudav with Misses Nellie
! and Mamie Kyals near Benson.
Messrs. Austin Holmes and Ira
Barbour weut to the picnic at
; Hodges Chapel Sunday.
Mr. James I'ope and Miss Ef
fie Jobusou attended services at
Barbour's Chapel Sunday.
Mr. Willie Strickland and fam
ily, of Smithtield, spent Saturday
night and Sunday witn their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. itiley Strick
land.
Rev. N. H. Gibbs tilled his reg
ular appointment at Oliver's
drove Saturday and Sunday.
Oct. 8. G.
Flour Soars Out of Sight.
San Francisco, Oct. 8?A shor
ter loaf or a longer price is the
alternative proposition present
ed to local bread-eaters by the
advance in the price of eastern
flour.
The price was jumped up by
oOceutsa barrel yesterday. That
makes an increase of $1.50
a barrel in the few months.
High prices for wheat, due to
the failure of the wheat crop
through the country is the
cause of the enormous advance
in the price of flour.
The egg of an .Epyornis ma\
imus a flightless bird of gigan
tic stature has been found in
Madagascar.?Ex.
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