p Local Items ^
Tb? Be w> ?(the Week In *nd
J Around Town. L
Mr. Irving Grantham, of Duud, |
was here Sunday.
Mr. Ira W Medl'n spent Sun
day afternoon in Goldsboro.
Mr. J. W. Yelviugton, of Cleve
land, was in to see us Tuesday.
Mrs. A. M. Sanders has re
turned from a visit to relatives
in Wilson.
Miss Rena Bingham spent Sat '
urdav and Sunday in Benson i
and Dunn.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Ward of La
Grange, N. C., are visiting rela
tives here.
Mr. Rosmal Smith went to
Four Oaks Sunday afternoon,
returning Tuesday morning.
Mr. Arthur K. Summerlin, of
The Herald force, spent Sunday
at his home at Mount Olive.
Mr. R. H. Biggs, of Wendell,
was in town a few days ago and
renewed hie subscription to The
Herald.
Mr. F. H. Parrish made a trip
to Richmond this week aud pur
chased several nice horses for
his livery stables.
Mr. It. U. Craves, of Carthage,
was here Saturday, arriving a
short while before his mother
died. He returned Monday.
Miss Bettie Lee Sanders will go
to Raleigh this afternoon to
spend Saturday and Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. T. W. LeMay.
Mrs. E. W. Pou and children
who have been spending some
time in Washington and Pitts
boro have returned to Smithfield.
Mr. Elmer Wellons, a student
of the University at Chapel Hill,
spent Easter here with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wei
lows.
Misses Mildred and Ruth San
ders and Miss lone Abeil, stu
dents at Peace Institute,Raleigh,
spent Sunday and Monday at
home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morris and
little son, of Tampa, Fla., spent
Easter here with Mrs. Carrie
Fuller. Their son, J. W. Morris,
Jr , also spent Easter here.
Mr. James H. Abell and Miss
Rettie Cobb and Mrs. W. N. Holt
went to Raleigh yesterday after
noon to see De Wolf Hopper in
"Happyland" at the Academy of
Music last night.
Mr. M. A. Allen, of Danville,
Va., was here yesterday on busi
ness. He is expecting to come
back to Smithtield next season
and buy tobacco for the Ameri
can Tobacco Co.
Mrs. C. Radford and Miss Anna
Underwood went to Wilson .Mon
day to see Mr. C. Radford who is
receiving treatment at the Wil
son Sanatorium. They returned
Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. G. F, Cuthrell will make
a temperance speech at Live Oak
Raptist church the first Sunday
in May at 3:30 Rev. J. H. Shore
speaks the same day at Eliza
beth Methodist church.
Mr. J. i). Hoyett has opened
up the drug store of Mr. A. H.
Boyett, having purchased the
stock of goods from the trustee.
Mr. A. H. Boyett is in charge,
assisted by Mr. W. H. Canaday.
See ad. elsewhere in this issue.
We are rexuested to announce
that evangelists K. B. Jackson
and M. D. Sellers, of Dunn, are
holding revival services under
their tent near the tobacco ware
houses in Selraa. Services are
held at 3 and 8 p. m. All are cor
dially invited to attend.
?" Representatives from Smith
field, Wilson's Mills and Selma
met in Selma yesterday after
noon and organized a Johnston
County Baseball League. I)r.
R. P. Noble was made President
D. 0. Uzzell, Vice President and
Seth W. Myatt, Secretary and
Treasurer.
The Johnston County Tele
phone Company held its annual
meeting Tuesday night. The
stockholders elected the follow
ing Board of Directors for the
ensuing twelve months: J. H.
Kirkman, W. M. Sanders. J. I).
Spiers, T. R. Hood, J. D. Under
wood. N. M Lawrence, W. W.
Pole, F. K. Broadhurst, and H.
P. Stevens.
Man Zan Pile Remedy comes ready
to use, in a collapsible tube, with noz
zle. One application soothes and
heals, reduces inflammation and re
lieves soreness and itching. Price 50c.
Sold by Hood Bros.
\lr. S. H Hobbs, of Clinton J
the organizer uud lecturer of tbe j
Cottou Growers' Association ofi
ibis State, was here Saturday.
Mr Hobbs is anxious to see
souie cotton warehouses built in
this County. It seems that our
farmers uud business meu are
very slow to plan for the storage
of tue.r cottou. Such a 4move
would doubtless mean much for
our farmers, as it would enable
them to store their cottou when
prices were too low to sell at a
profit.
Messrs. W. S. Stevens and T.
R. Hood, of Smithtield, and Mr.
B. B. Adams, of Four Oaks, left
Monday forChattauooga, Tenu.,
to attend the Laymen's Confer
ence of the M. E. Church, South.
Gen. Juliau S. Carr, of North
Carolina, responded to the ad
dress of welcome and a great
speech was made on Missions by
Hon. James Bryce, Ambassador
from Great Britain to the United
States. The crowd in atteudauce
Tuesday night was estimated at
ten thousand.
Indian Graveyard.
Here and there over the coun- ,
try can still be seen Indiau grave- .
yards. On a high hill near the ,
creek on the farm of Mr. Ashley
Wallace, who lives eft miles west ,
of here, is one of these relics of
former days. Two meu from ,
Smithfield were there this week ,
and brought back some bones ,
which can be seen at Riadick and
Dicknison's office. A jawbone
with the teeth was found there a
few years ago.
Juniors for Prohibition.
The Wilson Lodge, Jr , O. U.
A.M., to a man?and there are
one hundred and sixty of them?
have expressed their determina
tion to do everything in their
power to drive liquor from the
borders of North Carolina.
In the State there are seven
teen-thousand and six hundred
members of this noble order?
and it is safe to say they will
follow the example set by the
Wilson Juniors.?Wilson Indus
trial Advocate.
Card of Thanks.
The family of Mr. Alex Muns
return thanks to the kind people
of Smithfield for their ministra
tions, sympathy and kindness
during the recent illness and
death of their loved one. May
the Lord bless and comfort each
is the wish of the family.
No Paint Better Than Hammar.
The Cotter Stevens Co.
Smithfield, N. C.
Gentlemen:?About nine (9)
years ago I bought of Mr. E. J.
Holt, Hammar Paint to paint
my residence with. I told Mr.
Holt at the time I bought that 1 j
wanted a good paint and judg
ing from the preseut condition of
my house I do not think any
paint better than Hammar.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Anna M. Poc.
Smithfield, N. C., April 21, 1908.
Buy the paint that does not
crack or peel?That is Hammar.
Cotter Stevens Co.
Hammar Paint saves you
money. Sold by Cotter-Stevens
Co.
I Have in. My j
Sta.bles i
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For sale one well broke
family Horse 6 years
old. One pair of sorrel
mare mules 4 years old
which weigh 1050 each.
One pair brown mare
males 6 years old 1300
pounds each. The horse
and mules are extra
good ones, and I invite
the public to see them.
.W M. Sanders, i
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Smith field, N. C. i
NOTICE.
? C
The undersigned having qiialfied as admr. ?
on the estate of Cnllcn Creech, Sr., de- {
ceased, hereby notifies all persons hav
iug claims to present the same to mo du- t
ly verified on or before the 24th day of t
April, 1909,or this notice will be pleaded ?
in bar of thei1-recovery; and all persons j
indebted to said estate will make imme
diate payment. .
This 16th day of April 1008. C
Jesse B. Creech, Administrator. ,
Pou and Brooks, Attorneys. J
Not a drop
of Alcohol
Doctors prescribe very little, if
any, alcohol these days. They
prefer strong tonics and altera
tives. This is all in keeping
with modern medical science.
It explains why Aver's Sar
saparilla is now made entirely
free from alcohol. Ask your
doctor. Follow his advice.
Jk Wo publish our formulas
Xl ? Wo banish alcohol
i from our madiotuas
/ 1 )i/?rc We urge you to
am consult your
^ ^ ^ doctor
Unless there is daily action of the bow
els, poisonous products are absorbed,
causing headache, biliousness, nausea,
dyspepsia. We wish you would ask youi
doctor about correcting your constipation
by taking laxative doses of Ayer's Pills.
???Made by the J. C. Ay or Co., Lowell, Mass.?
Smlthfield Township Convention.
A convention of the Democrats
of Smithfleld township was held
at the courthouse last Saturday
at 3 o'clock with Mr. VV. M. San
ders chairman and Mr. S. T.
Honeycutt secretary. Messrs.
?J. H. B. Tomlinson. Walter
Hand, C. S. Howell, W. W. Cole
and A. M Noble were chosen as
an Executive Committee. The
convention endorsed Mr. E. W.
Hou for Congress and Mr. Ashley
Home for Governor.
CURES COUGHS AND COLDS.
Hyomel Gives Relief In 10 Minutes?.
Cures Over Night.
Everybody knows, or ought to
know, that Hyomei is recognized
among scientists as the specific
for Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchi
tis and Hay Fever, but there are
a great many peole who do not
know that Hyomei will cure a
cough or a cold in less tnan 24
hourr.
But every one should know
that the soothing, balmy and
antiseptic air of Hyomei when
breathed over the raw and in
flamed membrane of the nose
and throat will instautly allay
?e inflammation, and wi.l effect
a prompt cure.
Complete Hyomei outfit, mcle
ding inhaler, costs only $1.00 at
Hood Bros., extra bottles, if af
terward needed will cost but 50
cents.
Joseph M. Harbaugh, Hel
dredge, Nth., writes; "I have
used your Hyomei in my family
for two years or more, and find
it one of the best remedies we
ever used for a cold or sore
thioat. We find that it gives
quick relief in cases of catarrh.
SMITHPIELD (VARKET.
Uotton Best (trades 9% to 10
Cotton Stained 6 to 8
Eggs 15
Chickens 15 to 81
Dranulated Sugar 6 to 61
Corn, per bushel 90 to 1.00
Peed Oats, per bushel 75
Presh Pork 8J to 9
C. R. Sides, per pound 9 to 10
ham " " 15
hard, ?' " 10 to 15
Cheese, " " 20
Butter, " " 85 to 80
Dried Apples, per pound 10 to 12).,
Coffee, per pound 12\ to 17%
Iheep Skins, each 25 to 50
Salt Hides, per pound 2%
hides?DryFllnts 7% to 8%
Tallow 3
Seeswax 20 to 22%
ileal per sack 1.75 to 1.85
flour, per sack 2.75 to 3.00
fodder, per hundred 1.25
Tiinotay Hav, 1.25 to 1 85
hay 50 to 75
Wool 15 to 25
^at Cattle on foot 3 to 3%
fat Cattle Dressed 6% to 7
Jweet Potatoes 75
feas per bushel 2.00 to 2.25
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[TREQUIRES NO ARGUM ENT
,o prove the advantage of hav
ng a bank account. The fact
hat a great majority of business
nen have one shows that a bank
iccount is well worth having.
THE BANK OF SM1THF1ELD
iccepts accounts from men of
small affairs as well as from
hose of large interests. It sug
gests that you open one even
hough your business is not on
i large scale. The advantage of
he account will become more
snd more apparent with every
lay s experience.
nterest paid on Time Deposits
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Hi You want to buy that Brand of
JK Paint that will
m Wear
VW The Longest
v/ Hammar Paint bears a written
Hll guarantee for FIVE YEARS.
You want to buy the Paint that JA
Costs Least
Money (B
per gallon consistent with good ISj
durability and preservative qual- |B|
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^j|| If yon Keep Both of These Points in View You Will Use
Hammar Paint jjj
|lj because it bears a longer guaranteed for durability than any (tl
\l/ paint on earth, and also costs you at least 25a/> less than the |||
III ordinary good ready-mixed paint. Sold by /|\
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8 \ r GSTTESI-STEVEHS C0.II 1
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j New Clothing Store, j
?1 The Swell New Clothes are here, right up to the minute in ?
Style. Just the thing a man wants to be well dressed. Now 1|
H is the time?Here is the place to buy your Spring Suit. We jjg
H sell Clothes that fit right?Clothes that look right and Clothes P
H of quality. ||
L Mens' - Suits from $3.75 to $25.00 sg
jp Youth's " " $3.50 to $15.00 ^
P Children's " " $1.50 to $ 7.50 ||
|| Remember our stock is new. Our stock of Shoes. Hats and ?
J|| Furnishing Goods would be a credit to a city store. P
P Respectfully, ^
IN. B. GRANTHAM,!
oft Head to Foot Outfitter for Men and Boys ?
?? Market Street ^ Smithfield, N. C. eft
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sWe Mean Business!!
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^ We have in stock in Smithfiold and Four Oaks all kinds of Fertilizers for Tobacco, Cotton 3;
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^ and Corn and will deliver it at your home anywhere in Johnston County at prices aa low ^
as the lowest. It will pay all who buy Guano at Four Oaks and Smithfield to see us
before you buy. ff\
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HI We also have on hand a nice lot of Young Mules and Horses, Wagons, Buggies, Surrys,
ill Harness, Stalk Cutters, Disc Harrows, One and Two Horse Steel Beam Plows, Dixie and
viz Stonewall. We have just received 2 Cars Hay and also a large lot Corn, Oats, Bran and ff\
Ship Stuff, Cotton Seed Meal, Hulls. We carry the best line of Flour sold in Smithtield and W
? if you will try a sack of our Dan Valley, Tip Top or Dunlop you will buy from us again. ^
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We have bought now for this Spring the best line of Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, that we
i^ir have ever bought and it will pay you to see our stock. ff\
it Furniture! - Furniture! I
We cave got it, and we will sell it for Cash or on time at the right price. We have about jj||
o cars now on hand and we are going to sell it regardless of price. f^\
Now if you want to buy goods of any kind, we have them. We have four stores full of ^
all kinds of goods, and if you want to save money it will pay you to see us, for we are not jj|
Hi going to be undersold. j|i
Yours for business,
I Cotter-Underwood Co. i
?jj Smithfield. N. C. ?