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VOL. 27. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. APRIL 8. 1908. NO. 4
Benson Notes.
Mr. Jamie Lee of Buie's Creak,
was in town Saturday.
I)r, Albert Anderson, of Ral
eigh spent Monday here.
? Preston Woodall left Tuesday
for Baltimore to purchase his
Summer stock of goods.
Mr. J. F. Moss, fertilizer in
spector of Waco, N. V , spent sev
eral davs in town this week.
Mr. Rodney Bruce, of Buie's
Creek, spent several days here re
cently with Prof. L. T. Royal
Mr. Merriman Thomas, who
has been teaching school near
Kenly, has returned to his home
here.
Let everbody remember the
debate which takes place at the
Graded School next Friday
night, April 3.
New students continue to come
almost every day to take advan
tage of the opportunity offered
by the Benson High School.
While unloading a car of hav
one day this week, Mr. James P.
Lee fell from the ton of the hay
striking a truck and was badly
hurt.
Pastor I). F. Putnam filled the
appointment of Rev. Mr. Brid
ges at the Baptist Church here I
Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. No-1
blesofKenlv, preached Sunday!
night.
The "Deestrick Skule" was pre
sented to a well filled house here
Friday night. All present en
joyed the play thoroughly. The
proceeds will be used to buy
seats for the hall in the school
building. A neat sum was rea
lized.
Charlie Langdon, son of Rev.
J. to. Langdon of this place, was
badly hurt Saturday after-noon
in a game of ball here by being
struck on the head with the ball.
His skull was crushed in and
half the ball buried in his fore
head. He was taken to the High
smith. Hospital at Fayetteville
Saturday night and an opera
tion performed. We are glad to
note that he is improving
nicely.
Benson came near having an
other serious fire Sunday night
About 10 o'clock some sneak
ing, cowardly cur entered the
Mayor's office, on the second
floor of Holmes and Stevens'
store, saturated the floor and
wall with kerosene oil and set
fire to the partition wall at the
entrance to the law offices of Bar
bour and Royal. The fire had
burned through the door and
light was shining outside when
discovered by some boys. The
tire deparment was soon on the
scene and the flames subdued.
The door and front wall of Roy
al's office was torn down and
the door to Barbour's office
burned through, both offices and
the store below were flooded with
water. The stock of dry goods
of Holmes and Stevens was dam
aged about IfloO.OO. A thor
ough investigation will be made
and every effort put forth to as
certain the guilty party.
Reporter.
April 1, 1908.
Mr. George W. Thornton Dead.
Mr. George W. Thornton died
at hie borne in Wayne County.
March 19th, 1908, with lagripp"
and bronchial troubles, leaving a
widow and eight small children.
He was the yougest son of the
late N. K. Thornton and Eliza
beth Thornton, of Bentonsville
Township, this county, and a
brother of Isaac I., 8. 1). and El
len Thornton, of Wayne County.
He was in his 49th year and was
married several years ago to
Miss Minnie Cox of Wavne, and
became a resident and citizen of
that County.
In early life Mr Thornton be
came a member of the Christian
Church at Mill Creek and was a
deacon at the time of his deat h.
He was for six years County
Surveyor of Wayne, and was in
many respects a useful man in
his community.
A good man has gone his re
ward.
Peace to his ashes.
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Beasley, N. C , March, 1908
Kenly Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Q. Lewie, of
Moore's School House Section,
visited their sister, Mrs. Johu G.
High Sunday.
The Jr. O. U. A. M. are laying
new carpet and beautifying their
hall preparatory to an elocution
entertainment on the 18th. No
tice the items for further particu
lars.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hamil
ton returned to their home in
Goldsboro Tuesday after spend
ing a few days with Mrs. llamil
t.ons parents, Mr. and Mrs S. A.
Harden.
Messrs J. T.Edgerton and Bro.
have secured the service of Miss
Ida Bushong of Baltimore as
milliner for this season and Miss
Rosa Bush of Baltimore is with
Bailey and Kirby.
Miss Myrtie Harper, of Atlan
tic Christian Cellege of Wilson, is
visiting Mrs. W. T. Bailey. Miss
Myrtie is a former teacher of
Kenly Academy and we are al
ways glad to see her in our
midst.
Our people proved Sunday
that they believed in going to
hear a good Temperance address
as the following went to Sanders
f'hapel to hear Gov. Glenn; H. F.
Edgerton and familv, Z. V.
Snipes and wife, J. H. Kirbv and
daughter Marie, J. W. Harden
and wife. They report a most
excellent and unanswerable ad
dress.
We are triad to announce that
Ex-(Jov. Charles 15. Aycock aud
Ex Judge W. S. O'B. Itobinson
speak in our town on next Satur
day afternoon, Apr. 4, at 3 o'
clock on the great subject of
Temperance. Let everybody
come and bear these, among the
most noted speakers in the
State. If you have decided to
vote against prohibition come
just the same and you will
be benefited.
We are very sorry to note the
accident that happened to Mr.
1). B. Sasser last Friday evening
while he and his wife were on their
way to his wife's father's in Nash
County. While riding along the
road his horse for some unknown
cause stopped and kicked hitting
him on his upper lip crushing it
open and hitting him on his left
arm rendering him unconscious
for nearly a day and night.
While an ugly wound was made
we are glad it is no more serious
than it is. He is much improved
and able to be out again.
Reporter
Kenly, April 1, ?
Two Suicides Near Smithfleld.
Monday of this week Charley
I'ilkinton, an eighteen year old
son of Mr. Dick Pilkinton, com
mitted suicide by shooting him
self with a shot gun between the
eyes. The load blew out his
brains and took off the front
part of his head. Being discard
ed by a girl he bad expected to
marry caused the rash act. He
tol i one of the smaller children
o? the family i hat he had decided
j to kill himself
The same day Mr. Charley J.
| Beasley took bis life by shooting
himself in the top of his bead
wirh a pistol I0e had been in
| bad health fo~ two years He
was old and had become almost
a skeletou. For some time he
tiad been liviug with his sister
Mrs. M. F. Caudill two miles,
j nortn of here. He had threatened
suicide before but the matter
j was not taken seriously by the
.family as they did not think he
would do it. When he got ready
he went into the yard and stoop
ed over as if getting down to
pray and shot himself while in
that posture. He was reared in
Somhtield but had uot lived here
uutil recently since he was a
youug man.
Plenty of Trouble
is caused by stagnation of the
liver and bowels. To get rid of
it and headache and biliousness
and the poison that brings jaun
dice, take Dr King's New Life
Pills, the reliable purifiers that
do the work without grinding or
griping. 25c at Hood Pros,
drug store
Archer Items.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. tiarnes went J
to Sinithtield Monday.
Miss lone Wall, of near Raleigh,
spent last week with the fainilv
I of Mr. J. S. Wall, dr.
Miss lantha Barnes is spending
this week with her aunt, Mrs.
Julia llieks at Garner.
Miss Maud Robertson, of Weu
i dell, arrived Sunday to visit re
latives and friends here.
Messrs. W. 11. Austin and E
It. Hinton made a business trip
to Smithfleld last Saturday.
The continued bad weather is
putting the farming interests of
our community badly behind.
Mr. and Mrs. W.S Browning, of
I Earpsboro, spent part of last
week with their daughter, Mrs.
G. R. Stancil.
Several of our people attended
the closing exercises of the Bunn
School at Corinth church last
Friday night and report a very
pleasant trip.
Quite a number of our people
! have been confined to their rooms
! with the grippe. Some of them
have recovered while others are J
still coughing.
Mr. beorge Hiuton, keeper of
; the County Home, is having a
handsome residence built on his j
place near here. We are informed
he anticipates moving back here
in the near future.
Miss Emma Eldridge, who has
j been teaching here during the
winter, returned to her home iu
'Southern Johnston last Satur
day. Miss Eldridge won many
friends here during her stay.
The \rcher boys crossed bats
with the Clayton boys on \
! Archer's grounds last Wednesday j
| afternoon. The game progressed
smoothly until the fifth inning
when Archer's catcher, Barnes,
was hurt by a foul ball which de
layed the game for some time.
J The game was resumed however
j and resulted iu a score of 7 to 11
| in favor of Archer.
Mr. J. 11 Price. It. F. I). Car
rier No. 2, from Wilson's Mills,
reDorts a ditch bridge near the
Wilson's Mills river bridge in
bad condition. The water was
I out over it last week and the j
j carrier could not cross because
of the planks out cf the bridge, j
His horse fell in it last Saturday
and came very near drowning j
When he fails to make his trip it I
also deprives Archer of any mail!
as he brings the Archer mail |
The County Commissioners
should attend to this matter at
once. "
The school at Archer Academy
held its closing exercises in White
Oak church last Wednesday
night beginning at 7:30. The
exercises all through showed the
superior training and care of thp
i teacher. We beg space to men- ]
| tion just a few pieces: A Fan
drill by 12 girls wafl as nearly i
I perfect as possible. A lloop
; Drill by several girls The fie
! hearsal, by several characters,
i Mr. W. H. Austin, the teacher, is
a teacher ot 1(1 years experience
and has proven his superioritv.
S. L W.
Archer, March 31.
Gulll-Dlckcns.
A quiet home wedding took
place at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Dickens Sunday even
ing at seven o'clock, when their
daughter, Miss Avis, was united
in marriage to Mr. W. M. Guill.
The ceremony which bound to
gether these two young lives was
performed by Ilev. J. fl. Shore,
pastor of the Methodist church
Only a few friends and relatives I
were present to witness the
beautiful ceremony and bid them
God-speed ^on their journey
through life. They are two of
our popular young people and
have many friends who wish for
them the greatest measure of
happiness.
Temperance Speaking.
Rev. G. F. Cuthrel), pastor of'
Wilson's Mills Christian church,
will speak at Johnson Union j
Freewill baptist church the first
| Sunday evening in April at 3:30.
Com? a^d bear him
W ti. Carrish for th? church.
Clayton News.
Pastor Starling, of the Method
ist church, preached two very ex
cellent sermons Sunday.
Rev. T. H. Thornton has re
turned from Rattleboro, where
he has been assisting in a meet
ing.
Mr. Thurtnan Smith has the
measles but is getting on fine
Without complications, he will
soon be out again
A troupe of Smithfield people
presented "Uncle JoHh"to a very
appreciative audience at the
academy < u Monday evening.
Mr. J. It. Hinnant will con
tinue in business at the same
stand as was occupied by It. B.
Whitley & Co. His ad. is in this
paper.
We regret to have to note the
illness of little Willifred Whitley,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. 1. Whit
ley. Hope he may soon be en
tirely well.
Mr. Henry Austin is at home
for awhile until he thoroughly
recovers from his recent sick
ness. His many friends are glad
to see him looking so well.
"The Silent Detective" will be
presented here by home talent,
on or about Master Monday.
The exact date will be announced
in our next communication.
We continue to hear favorable
reports from the campaign of
Hon. Ashley Home. From vari
ous parts of the State, travelling
men say his chauces are tine.
The building and Loan Asso
ciation will begin operations on
Saturday April fourth. On this
date, the entrance fee of 25 cents
per share will be collected. The
secretary's office will be located
in the same building with Lawyer
Gulley.
Our people feel justly proud of
safe cruise of the "panic." Al
though we. like other folks, have
been sorely tried, fortunately
only one of our merchants has
failed to meet his payments and
this one will be able to pay nearly
everything he owes. We are not
bragging?only thankful.
A good many of our merchants
carry regular advertisements in
the Smith i t eli> Herald and
once in a while we are told that
this is the reason for a call. In
case you come to any of the
Clayton stores on account of an
advertisement In The Herald,
you will coufer a favor on the
Clayton merchants and The
Herald by telling us about it.
Don't forget this now, and the
next time you come to Claytou,
if you have seen our advertise
ment tell us about it.
yelih.
Clayton, April 1.
Birthday Party at Benton.
Benson, N. C., April 2.?On
yesterday afternoon little "Miss
Mary Lee" was hostess to quite
a number of her little friends in
celebration of the eighth anni
versary of her birth. The beau
tiful little bright eyed girls be
comingly dressed in dainty white
dresses spent a happy hour in
merry games after which they
were ushered by "Miss Lauuie
Hawley" into the dining-room
which was beautifully decorated
for't.he occasion, the color scheme
b'bng carried throughout in
pink and white; dainty refresh
ments were served alter which
the little guests went on a fish
ing frolic and each succeeded in
eatcuing on the hook a souvenir
o! the happy occasion.
Prof. Cullom's Appointments.
Prof. A. N. Cullorn aud daugh
ters, of Raleigh, will give a liter
ary entertainment, under the
auspices of the State Anti-Saloon
League, at Princeton Sunday.
April 5th, at 2 o'clock. Pine Level
W ednesday night, April 8th, at
7:B0, Bethany Baptist church,
Friday night, April 10th, Anti
ocb church, Sunday, April 12th,
at 10 o'clock, White Oak church
Wednesday night, the 15th,
rirrto'? Phnoel Sunday, 19th, at
1 o o'clonk.
Selma News.
Work has been resumed on the
baptist church and will be
pushed to completion.
Mr. It. L Kay came home from
Chapel Hill Saturday and re
turned Tuesday, liis sister from
Kurliugton is on a visit to Mrs.
Hay.
A negro convict, from Craven
County, escaped from the convict
camp here last Sunday night. A
reward of $25.00 is offered for
his arrest.
Our young men are organizing
a base ball team, it looks like
it will be a good team. They
are Having the grounds put in
good repair.
A series of meeting* will be be
gun at the Methodist church
here npxt Sundav morning. All
are invited to attend. There
will be services morning and
night.
There will be services at the
Baptist church here, by the
Pastor, next Sunday morning
and night, and alter the night
service the ordinance of Baptism
will be administered to those
joining the church.
There is a good deal of work
goiug on here now. Mr. (licks
has nearly completed a nice cot
tage and It. W. llorrell has be
gun work on his house. Mr.
flardie Hatcher is having two
cottages built and Mr. Henry E.
Earp is at work on his new
house.
A very successful meeting at
the Baptist church here was
closed Tuesday night. There
were a good many added to the
membership of the church. The
meetings were conducted by the
Pastor, Itev. 0. It. Mangutn, as
sisted by the Itev. Mr. Morgan, of
Bed Springs, N. 0.
Gov. it. B. Glenn spoke here
last Sunday night to the largest
crowd ever seen here in a house.
His "abject was prohibition.
The audience gave him the best
attention and he was at his best.
He had the crowd with him?as
he always does. A great many
from Clayton, Wilson's Mills and
Pine Level came to hear him.
Sknkx.
Selma, April 2.
?
Mr. Thomas A. Bingham Dead.
I
! Mr. Thomas A. Bingham died
in Bex Hospital in Baleigti early
Tuesday morning, March 31st,
from the effects of a carbuncle
which started on him about four
weeks ago. He had been selling
sewing machines in this county
with his headquarters here until
three weeks ago he gave up that
work and moved to Middlesex, a
new town between Wilson and
Baleigh, and started asmall mer
cantile business. He left here un
i well and gradually grew worse
until a week ago he was carried
] to Baleigh for treatment. Noth
; ing could be done to save his life.
The body was buried in Smith
field cemetery Wednesday at 4
o'clock the funeral being preached
bv Bev. J. 11. Shore atSmithfield
Methodist church. He was above
sixty years of age and well known
in this county.
Second Sunday Speakings.
Arrangements have been made
for ternnerance speaking at,
Oliver's Grove church near Four
Oaks at 3:30 by Bev. ,J. II.
Shore. At Hickory Cross school
house Beulah township at 3:30
by Bev. J. W. Nobles. At Micro
Freewill Baptist church at 3
o'clock by Bev. O. B. Mangum.
At Hales school house, Oneals
towuship. at 11 o'clock and at
| Friendship Freewill Baptist
church at 3:30 by l'rof. Turling
ton aud Mr. .). M. Beaty.
A Twenty Year Sentence.
"I have just completed a
twenty year health sentence,
imposed by Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, which cured me of bleed
ing piles just twenty years ago,"
writes O. S. Woolever, of Le
Raysville, N. Y. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve heals the worst
sores, boils, burns, wounds and
cuts in the shortest time. 25c.
a. Hood Bros drug store.
Polenta News.
Master Johnnie Price is quite
sick with what is thought to be
cancer of the liver, and is a great
sufferer. We hope his trouble is
not as serious as it is thought
i to be.
The Fanning and Mercantile
Company, of which Messrs. li.
11. ?fc D. f. Smith are Managers,
has bought a planing machine
and will ruu it in connection with
their saw mill plaut. This en
terprising tirin is always making
improvements.
The building of the Township
Shelter hue been let to Mr. John
VVreun. It is to be completed in
time to hold the I'rodibition elec
tion in on the 20th of May. It
will be located east of Mr. J. W.
Green's residence ou the Kaleigh
and Wilmington road.
Mr. W. 1). Tomlineon is quite
sick with muscular rheumatism,
from which disease he has suffered
intense agony for the past two
weeks, but at this writing his
condition has somewhat im
proved though he is still a great
sufferer. His many friends sin
cerely wish for huu a speedy re
covery.
The Sunday School Conven
'tiun at Oakland last Sunday
was a success, notwithstanding
the attendance was not as large
as it should have beeu. It being
a temperance lesson the day was
taken up principally in the dis
cussion of the prohibition ques
tion uow before the people, which
was participated in by Messrs.
\. D. Taylor, J. M. Turner, Dr.
E. N. Dooker and others. All
; made excellent speeches, using
arguments uncontrovertible in
favor of State prohibition.
Meeting at Methodist Church.
Kev. J. H. Shore, the pastor,
began a series of meetings at the
Methodist church here Sunday
morning, lie has been preach
ing twice daily to large congre
gations. Much interest has been
manifested and some have
already made professions of faith
in Christ. Kev. J. D. Dundy, of
Kiuston, arrived yesterday to
assist Mr. Stiore in the meeting.
He preached u strong sermon
last night. Services are held
each day at 3:30 and 7:45 p. in.
Probably Burned To Death.
Alfred (Julley, an old colored
man of Clayton township, was
found dead last week. He was
eighty-six years old and being
unable to work regularly had se
cured an old kitchin from Mr.
Henry Sanders at the Ruffin
Branham place where he lived
alone and did a little work oc
casionally when he was able. On
Wednesday, March 25th, Mrs.
Sanders carried some food to
him. Next day about nine
o'clock Mr. Sanders who had
been off for a load of wood saw
as he was returning smoke com
ing from the door and windows
of the kitchen. On reaching the
place he found the door fastened
but entered the house through a
window. The colored man was
dead with his clothes burned
from his body from his waist to
his head. A hole was burned
through the floor near him and
t he tire was increasing. .1 est
how the fire started and whether
it started before or after his
death nobody seems to know. It
is not thought any person had
anything to do with starting
the tire unless he did it accident
ally.
Now Supports 14 Families.
Mr. M. I). Smith was in the
News office the other day aud in
speaking of old times said the
land that his father owned and
that he paid about $5 tax on,
was now divided into 11 parts
and supported 14 families, and
that each of the 14 families made
just about as much on their
parts as his father made on the
whole of it and that the tax on I
the land was something near
fdOO.?Lenoir News.
List of Registrars and Foil
holders for the May election will
be published next week.