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VOL. 26. SMITHF1ELD. X. C.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1907. NO. 33.
HVATI MEMORIAL MOVEMENT.
October 25th, the Day to Contribute?
Governor Glenn and Congressman
Pou to Speak at Selma.
It may not be generally known j
to the readers of .your paner thatl
the idea of erecting a Memorial
Fountain and Scholarship to the
memory of Henry L. Wyatt, thej
first Confederate soldier killed in j
action, aud put in motion by the j
Henry L. Wyatt Chapter ol thej
Inited Daughters of the Confed
eracy, at Selma, "as now taken!
definite shape, olfictaliy, by thej
Daughtersof the State in Annual {
Convention in tireensboro last
week.
The only change suggested was
that instead of the scholarship
going to the sou of a private
soldier it should go toadaughter
of a private confederate soldier,
aud the point was taken that a
boy had so many more oppor
tunities to make a living than a
girl that in this instance the
scholarship should go to a
daughter, this being a Daughters'
organization too, and adds one
more laurel to the crown of the
United Daughters of the Confed
eracy.
mi n I /-ii j i i
me ?eirua ouapcer was auiy
represented by Mrs. B. B. Adams
and this amendment to the orig
inal plan was gladly accepted by
her in behalf of the Henry L.
Wyatt Chapter of the U. D. C.
Then the motion to go to work
vat once was unanimously carried
aud every Chapter pledged its in
fluence and money. Now send in
your contributions. The uuveii
ing exercises must take place
next.lune?on the 10th?the 47th
auuiversary of Wyatt's death
Remember Wyatt and the other
five Beth 1 heroes. They hesita
ted not but immediately votuu
tered to rush into the very jaws
of death to burn a house in
which the Yankees had taken
shelter and to route them meant
victory. Wyatt fell in discharg
ing a duty that called forth all!
that goes to make up the true;
patriot and soldier. You, the|
reader, are now called upon to j
perform a duty and that is to;
contribute some amount to the
fund. Will you do it? Remember
Wyatt and his five companions,
"Che Bethel heroes"?They falt
ered not at the call of duty?Will
you? This Memorial Fountain,
while it will be known as the
Wyatt fountain, a stone from the
?'Bethel Heroes" Chapter of the
U. B. C. bearing the names of the
six immortal names will be placed
in a conspicuous place and tell to
ages uuboru of the heroism,
aud patriotism of these men and
will remain almost a living me
morial to the dead, an honor to
the Daughters and a Dlessing bo
the living.
On October 2oth, ail school
children are asked to contribute
something to this fund. It can
be done later but we would like
to have all contributions in by
December let.
uuvernor uienu nas oeeu in
vited to address the people in
Selma that night, also Hon. E.
W. Pou. \ more extended notice
of this meeting will appear next
week. A crowded house muet
welcome these speakers and the
Wyatt monument.
The Wyatt Chapter and the
Bethel Heroes Chapter of U D C.
are anxious to have the unveil
ing exercises on June 10th next.
It remains for volunteers to say
it shall be done. Wyatt was the
tirsttogive his life for a cause
we all know was right and this
memorial or a statue should have
beeu the first erected. He was
only a private but that makes
the acts of these men grander.
No officer, no statesman could
have done more.
The fountain will not cost, I;
am reliably informed, over if 2000
if that much. Fifty cents from
every Daughter would pay it,
but not to stop there. Send in
contributions rapidly that the
scholarship fund for some deserv
ing daughter, one or more, a de
scendant of a privatesoldierinay
begin, before it is too late, to get
the advantages of an education
and prepare for the struggle of
life. Volunteers wanted.
Jxo. Mitchexeb,
Sec'y Wyatt Memorial Cora.
Princeton Items.
We are sorry to note that Mrs.
James Toler is very sick with ty
phoid fever. Her daughter died
on the 11 th, and she hasn't been
told of the fact yet, owing to her
condition.
Mrs. McErwan, of New York,
visited our town last week.
Mrs. N. 1). Wells, of Southern
Pines, returned home the 10th,
after spending two weeks with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. I).
Finlayson. She was accompan
ied by Gladys, her little daughter
Miss Clara Finlayson returned
home with her and will enter the
Southern Piues High School.
Prof Showed, of Maryland,
opened school here Monday. He
comes highly recommended as
an Education.
Mies Nannie Langley is very
low with typhoid lever.
Mr. Ed. H. Stallings, of Chase
City, Ya , visited relatives here
last week.
Mrs. Jqo. H. Williams is on the
sick list and so is Jacob Langley.
P. H. Joyner has returned to
his old post of duty as agent for
the Southern Railway Co.
Mrs. Jno. II. Sasser suffered
another stroke of Paralysis last
Wednesday and is very low.
Our town has secured the ser
vice of Emmet Murphrey as Po
liceman.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Massey,
of Durham, are visitiug in town.
W. S. Joyner is fitting up a
nice dwelling in the Northern part
of town.
Princeton, Oct. J D.F.
B^asley Bits.
Mr. B. T. Westbrook went to
Smithfield Monday.
Mies Clara Stevens, from near
Goldsboro, is spending sometime
with little Miss Maude Toler.
Mr. R. I. Thornton made a
business trip to Goldsboro Mon
day. Mr. Hugho Grantham,
from the Selah .section, was a
visitor iu our neighborhood Sun
day.
Mr. Percy Smith, from near
Smithfield, was in this section a
few days last week.
Mr J.J. Laugston, of Kinstou,
and Mr. Joseph Laugston, from
Buies Creek, were summoned to
tne bedside of their mother, Mrs
Ira VV. Langs ton last Friday.
Mrs. Laugston had the incurable
disease, Dropsy, and passed away
Saturday night, October 12th.
Her remains were laid to rest in
the family burial ground Sunday
afteruaou.
Mr. Avery Britt and Uobb
Weaver were visitors iu Sampson
Sunday.
Miss Bessie Barnes, of Rocky
Mount, is visiting relatives in
this community.
Mr. G rover West brook and sis
ters, Misses Eula au 1 Maude, re
turned from a few days visit in
Beuson Sunday.
Messrs. ISamuel and Willie l'or
ter returned froui Richmond, Va.,
a few days ago. They will spend
some time at home.
Mr. Robert O'Berrv, of Dudley,
was a visitor at Mr. S. D. Thorn
ton's Thursday.
Mrs. S. D. Thornton, who has
been spending a few days with
her daughter, Mrs. VV. R. O'Berry,
returned home Sunday.
Quartely meeting was held at
Ebenezer M. E Church last Fri
day, October 11th, conducted by
Presiding Elder Gibbs. The fol
lowing delegates were present:
Mr. and Mrs Theodore Williams,
of Newton Grove; Messrs. H. C.
Culbreath and Rufus Herring, of
Hopewell; Messrs. 11 C. Houey
cutt and Thos Herring, of Mt.
Moriah; and Messrs. Will Up
church and .J. W. Stafford, of
Antioch.
Mrs. R. B Wilson and son,
Bobbie, of Newton Grove, were
in this section Friday
Oct 14-07. Country Boy.
Out of Sight.
"Out of sight, out of mind," is
an old saying which applies with
special force to a sore, burn or
wound that's been treated with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's out
of sight, out of mind and out ot
existence. Piles too and chil
blains disappear under its heal
ing influence. Guaranteed by
Hood Bros , Druggists. 25c.
Johnston County Alumni Organize.
Selma, N. C., Oct. 14 ?The
one hundred uud fourteenth aii
uiversary of the University of
i Carolina wns celebrated at this
' place Saturday night with a ban
quet, given by the local U. N. C.
Alumni iu the dining room of the
New Wyoming Hotel The ban
queters were from different sec
| lions of Johnston county and
ranged from the classes of sixty
four to nineteen and seveu, and
the responses to the several
toasts were iudeed interesting to
any mau who has ever been to
the Hill. Reminiscences of the
class of sixty-four by our oldest
member, Mr. Win. Richardson,
were especially entertaining. i>r.
George 1). Vick acted as to: st
niaster and his handling of the
programme was good. At 1 he
conclusion of the banquet a per
manent organization of the
Johnston County Alumni Asso
ciation U. N. C. was perfected by
the election of the following
officers:
President?Hon. E. W. I'ou,
Smith field.
Vice-President?Wm. Richard
sou, Selma.
Secretary-Treasurer?Mr. 11. P.
Stevens, Smithfield.
Executive Committee?Messrs
NT. E. Ward, T. T. Candler, VV. VV.
Call and Llr A. H. Rose.
i it was decided to immediately
, invite aud urge every alumnus in
Johnston couuty to become a
member aud to that eud the sec
retary urges all alumui iu the
couuty to seud him their names
aud address at ouce.
Jt is the desire of the associa
tion to give a banquet in Soiilh
tield during the Cnristmas holi
days.
Mrs. Ella Vinson Dies Suddenly.
Mrs Ella Vinson, wife of J.
Tom Vinson, died very suddenly
Sundav night about ten o'clock.:
Mrs. Vinson had been sick about
a week with malarial fever, hut
was getting along very nicely,
j had no fever Sunday, and was up
walking urouud the room half an
hour before she died. At that
rime she complained of hurting i
; all over and lay down, and in less
than half an hour she was dead
Ihe immediate causeof her death
wA* heart failure.
Mrs Vinson was a daugiiter of
the late Uenrv Austin, of Clayton
township, arid was forty-two
years of age. She was the moth- j
er of ten children, two having
died in infancy, and eight are
left to survive her, the oldest
"being a daughter of twenty, and
the youngesr an infant of about
six weeks. In addition to her
children she leaves a husband
and several brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Vinsou was buried Tues
day morning in the old family j
burying ground eleven miles west
of Smithtield.
Her death is a peculiarly sad
one and the sympathy of our
people go out to the sorrowing
family.
Stewart-Peacock.
Dunn, N. C., Oct. 11.?Tuesday
j evening at 8:45 o'clock, at the
j home of Mr. and Mrs. .1. II. Bal
lanee was the scene of a most
beautiful marriage when Mr. .1
8. Stewart, of Wilkinsburg, l'a ,
and Miss Lettie Peacock, of our
town, were joined together as one.
Rev. 1). F.Putnam, of Benson,
performing the ceremonv.
Tde attendants were Mr. T. J.
Stewart, of Pittsburg, Pa., with |
Miss Leola Smith, of Benson; Mr
I U. F. Wallace, of Fayetteville.
| with Miss Viola Thornton, of our
town.
His Dear Old Mother.
?'My dear old mother, who is
: now eighty three years old,
; thrives on Electric Bitters,"
writes W. B. Brunson, of Dublin.
Ga "She has taken them for
about two years and enjoys an
excellent appetite, feels strong
and sleeps well." That's the
i way Electric Bitters affect the
aged, and the same happy results
foilow in all cases of female weak
; ness and general debility. Weak,
puny children too, are greatly
i strengthened by them. Guaran
I teed also for stomach, liver and
kidney troubles, by Hood Bros.
1 Druggists, 50c.
CONGRESSMAN POU FOR BRYAN.
In Washington Interview Aff irms Belief
In Nebraskan's Continued Power
and Hope In His Election.
lu h column interview in the
Washington Herald, Itepreseuta
tive Pou, of North Carolina,
states his belief in the continued
| popularity of Bryan with the
| people, his admiration for the
! sincerity oud ability of t he great
Nebraskati and his faith that, in
the event of his nomination, his
cnances for election will be bright
In part, Mr. Pott said:
"Someof i lie railroads are now
{discriminating in their freight
rates against the towns iu my
jOwu State and in favor of the
I towns in other States. The re
' suit is greatly to the disadvant
age of North Carolina mei chants.
Why certain railroads wish to
punish North Carolina towns 1
do not know Nevertheless, they
are doing that veiy thiug today.
Governor Glenn would be per
fectly justified in couvening our
general assembly iu extra ses
sion, if any way could be devised
to put an end to this discrimina
tion, butCougress alone can rem
edy the evil, and the people ex- j
pect Congress to enact such leg j
islation as may be necessary to j
guarantee a square (leal to every
city aud State. .1 ust such thiugs
an this, no doubt, prompted both
Mr. Bryan and President Itoose
velt to warn the people that gov
ernment ownership might come
as an ultimate necessity.
" The country knows but little
of Governor Johnson, of Minne
sota. It knows but little of the
young man who was elected ou
the fusion Goket lieutenant, gov
ernor of New York. It will not
do to noruiuate a?v mau who
skulked in 1S9G We Southern
people know that the time has
not yet come when we can elect
the son of a man who wore the
gray. Some grandson of a ('on
federate soldier maybe President
of this republic, but not the son.
"The people see plainly how
President Koosevelt has followed
in the footsteps of Mr. llryan.
They know Bryan never drew an
insincere breath In his life, lie
has not best) lorced to turn
against the men who contributed
money to his campaign fund. He
is not under obligations to any
millionaire who has made a for
tune by questionable methods,
lie has not been forced to pro
tect any rebate giver in his own
official family, nor has he been
forced to keep concealed the
names of men who contributed
to his campaign fund in either of
his two presidential campaigns.
His hands are not only clean, but
free and unfettered: I believe
with all my heart that he should
be nominate i, and 1 have such
faith in the honesty of the Ainer-!
ican people that I believe, if uom
inated, he will stand a good
chance of election."?News and j
< 'bserver.
Thirty-Eight Lives Lost.
Fontaioet, Iud., October 16 ?
Thirty-eight liven snuffed out, ,
nix hundred pernons injured, of
which number fifty wereseriously
hurt, and a pronertv ions of ap
proximately $750,000 in the!
lat ent entimate of the destruction
wrought by the explosion at the
Dupont Powder mills yesterday
morning. From a workman em
ployed in the glazing mills, it
wan learned today that a "hot
box" from which sparks were;
transmitted to some loose pow
ider, wan in all probability the
cause of the catastrophe.
Hard Times In Kansas.
The old days of grasshoppers
and drouth are almost forgotten
in the prosperous Kansas of to
day; although a citizen of Codell,
Earl Shamburg, has not yet for
gotten a hard time he encoun
tered. He says: "I was worn
out and discouraged by coughing
night and day, and could find no
relief till I tried Dr. King's New I
Discovery. It tooit less than one
bottle to completely cure me."
The safest aud most reliable
cough and cold remedy and lung
and throat healer ever discover
ed. Guaranteed by Hood Bros,
drug store 50c and $1.00. Trial
bottle free.
State News.
There art* 7<? 1 students regis
tered at t he State University?30
more that last. year.
The match factory at Honda,
western North Carolina, will soon
begin operations. It. is oue of
the tirst of its kind iu the South.
The receiving warehouse of the
Navassa Guano factory at vvil
mi tig ton, was burned Sunday
morning, sustaining a loss of
about |20,000.
The town of Denton, near Lex
ington, is to have a new $50,000
cotton mill of 5,000 spindle ca
pacify. It will lie constructed by
the Kenton Cotton Mills Co.
The Secretary of State last]
Monday granted charters to the
following concerns: The Hiwas
see Lumber and Mamufacturing
Co., of Murphy, capital $10,000
authorized and $2,000 subscrib
ed. The Hlue Ridge Lumber Co.,
of Apalachia, Cherokee county,
capital $0,000. The Roanoke
Fibre Co , of Roanoke Rapids,
capital $125,000 authorized and
$30,000 subscribed by Howard
A. Edwards, Joseph II. Wallace
and others.
The September statistics for
sale of leaf tobacco in the ware- J
house* of North Carolina are just
made public by the State Depart
ment of Agriculture to which all
warehouse men are required to
report by a special ace of the
Legislature. The report shows
total sales first hand aggregating
19,856,650 pounds, as compared
with 8,(114 22!) pounds for Aug
ust. Wilson leads with 4,470,185
pounds; Ureeuville is second with
3,550,085 pounds, with Kinston
ranking tirird and Hocky Mount
fourth with respectively, 3,051,
95!) and 1,358,042.
NOT LIKE ENOCH ARDEN.
Husband had Wife Arrested for Bigamy
Then Vanished Again.
Dover, October 13th?Unlike
Euoch Arden, of poetic romance,
John II. Huffman came back
from sea ulcer an absence of six
or seven years, and finding thatj
tbe wife whom be hail deserted.!
and who, believing bim dead, bad j
married again, he had her arrest- [
ed for bigamy, when her new hus
band refused to admit him to
their home in Itidgely.
The woman, who is barely more
than a girl and a native of Hick
man, this State, a year ago be
came the bride of a man named
French, describing herself as Lulu j
Hoffman, a widow. She was|
happy in her new life, when Hoff
man, who had married her when
she was fifteen years old, made
his unexpected and unwelcome
appearance one day lastsuinmer.
Enraged at her repulse by the(
woman he had abandoned, Hoff j
man made a charge of bigamv;
against her, and Magistrate Z.
I*. Steele, of Denton, .VI d, com
mitted her to prisou, pending!
trial. Meanwhile the accusing
husband has again disappeared,
and influential citizens have se
cured her release.
Took Too Much and Died.
Durham, Oct. 14th.?Thomas
Whitaker, a printer, w?s found
in a dying condition at a livery
stable on I'arrish street yester
day and bedi"d last night. Those
who attended him say that he
practically froze to death.
Whitaker had been drinking
and went to the stable some time
late Saturday night.
The whiskey in him died out
and as he was exposed and had
no covering his blood stopped
circulating and when he was
found yesterday morning at 8
o'clock he was in a dying condi
tion.
A Criminal Attack
on an inoffensive citizen is fre
quently made in that apparently
useless little tube called the "ap
pendix." 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. 23c. at Hood Bros,
drug store.
A Tribute to Mrs. Jas. P. Canaday.
Mrs. Ida Helen Canaday, wife
of Supt. Jas. 1*. Canaday and
daughter of John (i. and Emily
Woodall departed this life Thurs
day morning, Oct. 10, 1907.
She was born August 2."?,1807,
and was married to Mr. Jas. P.
| Canaday March 17, 188(5
Mrs. Canaday was the mother
of seven children, two of whom
died in iufaucy. Her sickness be
gan last March by an attack of
Ca tirippe and ended in some
intestinal disease.
Surviving her to mourn their
loss are her husband, one son,
four daughters the youngest not
yet three years old, and five
brothers. Her mother died only
a few months ago.
As daughter she was devoted
and obedieut; as sister she was
loving and tender; as young
woman she was universal favorite
of old and young alike. She was
so beautiful and bright, so lovely
and kind and gentle and cheerful,
yet so modest and respectful.
As wife she was noble and true.
Mr. Canaday's life has been
varied and strenuous, but happy
made so mainly by his wife. In
all his troubles she was his minis
tering angel.
In her husband's words: , "Her
pure heart could not hold malice
or hatred or envy; her sweet lips
could not utter vain or harsh
words; her willing hands were al
ways busy providing for the
home she blessed.''
She was a consecrated Christian
quite all of her married life. In
alfiictiuii she was patient. At
first she prayed?all the family
did?that she might be spared to
them. She tried hard to live,
but when it seemed decreed other
wine she prayed: "Thy will be
done."
When her family wept she said:
"Don't weep for me, 1 shall soou
be with the angels, with my
father and mother and my two
children. I low we shall rejoice
and await your coming! God
hless all of you. You have been
faithful to my mother. Only a
little while and we shall be to
gether in the eternal blessed
home." In her last days such
comforting words were mauy
times spoken.
"She passed easily over the
dark river through the gates of
pearl to the God she served and
trusted."
The sympathies of the whole
County goout to Superintendent
Cauaday and his family in this
time of great trouble. May the
good Lord bless and sustain
them in this sad hour. T.
Mr. Harry 1'. Stevens aud Dr.
Abe H. Itose attended the ban
quet at Selma last Saturday
night given by the Alumni of the
University of North Carolina, it
being the 114th anniversary of
the founding of this institution.
Tragedy In Goldsboro.
(Joldsboro, N. C , Oct 14 ?
Last night about '.) o'clock a
most outrageous shooting oc
curred here, resulting in the death
of Mr. San. Watts, 23 years of
age, and the son of Mr. R. A.
Watts, a .prominent jeweler of
this citv.
Mr. Watts was employed by
l the firm of Robinson & Bro. ice
dealers, and he went to Webb
town to deliver some ice at the
residence of Krnest Fent. After
making the delivery Mrs Fent
told young Watts that her bus
band was at the house of a
woman by the name of Hazel
West, and requested that he go
and tell her husband to come
at once. Mr. Watts did so, re
pairing to the woman's house
and knocked at the door. Hazel
West met him and after deliver
ing the message she told him
that she would not have her
friends interfered with in any
such manner, and pulling a pis
tol, shot him through the head.
Mr. Watts was a splendid young
: man, and our entire city is con
vulsed over the outrage. The
woman is in jail. The coroner
empanelled a jury this morning,
and they returned a verdict that
Sam Watts came to his death as
a result of a pistol wound, the
weapon being in the hands of
Hazel West ?Wilson Times.