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VOL.27. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1908. NO. 41
OVER 11,000,000 OALES
cotton Ginned From , ;r?wth of
1908 to December lbth.
26,922 Active Ginneries?Against 8,- <
343,396 Bales last Year Up to De
? cembcr 1, With a total of 26,854
Active Ginneries?Almost Three !<
Million Bales More Ginned Thanjl
Same Date Last Year. /
I
Washington, D. C., Dec.8.?A total
of 11,010,864 bales of cotton ginned '
from the growth of 1908 to December 1
1, and 26,922 actlive ginneries against |
,8,343,396 bales ginned to December j
1, last year, and 26,854 ginneries a
year ago, wero announced in the cen
today. The 1907 crop was 11,057,822
today. The 1907 crop was 11,0557,822 1
of which 76.5 was ginned to Decem
ber 1, the 1906 crop 12,823,201 with '
77.2 per cent, to Decemberl, and 1905
crop 10,954,105 with 82.8 to Decem
ber 1st. In 1906 there were 10,027,
868 bales and In 1905 8,689,663 bales c
ginned to December 1st.
The report counts round as half
bales and excludes linters. It in
eludes 200,818 round bales for 1908,
154,636 for 1907 and 226,145 for 1906. *
Sea Island bales included 68,497 for
1908, 55,229 for 1907 and 41,250 for '
1906. {
Today's report gives running bales
ginned to December 1, and active
ginneries respectively by States as
follows:
Alabama?1,171,404 bales, and 3,
429 ginneries.
Arkansas?776,153 bales, and 2,073 ?
ginneries.
Florida?58,677 bales, and 251 gin- ?
neries.
Georgia?1,736,737 bales, and 4,381 J
ginneries. g
Kansas, Kentucky and New Mexi
co?1,374 bales, and five ginneries. (
Louisianna?397,179 bales, and 1,- ^
645 ginneries.
Mississippi?1,297,291 bales, and g
3,422 ginneries. y
Missouri?45,750 bales, and 70 gin- f
neries. o
North Carolina?554,002 bales, and g
2,681 ginneries.
Oklahoma?432,077, bales, and 973
ginneries. d
South Carolina?1,052,554 bales,
ti
and 3,184 ginneries.
Tennessee?278,679 bales, and 625
s
ginneries.
Texas?3,200,221 bales, and 4,091 e
ginneries.
Virginia?8,773 bales, and 92 gin
neries.
The distribution of Sea Island cot- {(
ton by States is: Florida, 28,003; ^
Georgia, 32,155; South Carolina, 8,
339 bales. f<
The corrected statistics of the s
quantity of cotton ginned this season ^
to November 14, are 9,595,809 bales.
ii
DR. WILFRED GRENFELL. si
n
The Inspiration of His Heroic Ca- b
reer and What He Mas Done for y
Labrador. b
R
t)r. Grenfell was born near Liver
pool on February 28, 1865, a cadet
of an eminent English family of sol
diers and scholars, descended direct
ly on the paternal side from Sir Rich- v
ard Grenvil, the hero of Tennyson's H
poem, "The Revenge," and on the "
maternal side from the notable Syd- T
neys of Penshurst and the Hutchin- A
sons, generals in the Indian Muntiny A
days. His father was a prominent
clergyman, a school-master, of the T
Arnold-of-Rugby type, and imparted Y
to him his educational grounding,
completed at Marlborough College A
and Oxford University. . T
His medical training was acquired ^
at London, under Sir Frederick Tre- O
ves, the famous surgeon, to whom, A
Jointly with Moody, the evangelist, v
Grenfell owes the inspiration for his 0
career as a medical missionary. As T
a student he heard Moody preach, V
and was influenced to dedicate his L
life to the service of his fellow-man. F
while Treves suggested his undertak- N
lng surgeon's duties among the ^
North Sea smacks. ?
The spirit of his warlike ancestors
animates this man, though his wea
pon Is the scalpel, and his course the tc
"Golden Rule." He is of the class ir
of splendid young Englanders who ar m
the Empire's pride,?the men that S
have won the world's admiration by h<
remaking Egypt,?the men that are d
molding India In the same way. In- ol
stead of seeking a lucrative practice w
in his native land, ha has preferred b.
to carry the "Message of Love" to
this desolate, ice-clad Northland, and
to (ace daily the greatest hazards to
life and limb by land and sea.
When Grcnf'Ml rame to Labrador,
in 18!>2, be found lue 3000 permanent
residents and the 30,000 summer fish
nr-folk from Newfoundland almost
without religious or medical aid; in
the clutches of merchants and trad
ers who advanced them fishing out
fits at enormous figures, and took
their catch in return, contriving to
keep them in debt during their whole
lives, and maintaining this system
it tone!age for generations, with mis
ery ai.il destruction universal; with
:hlldr<'n barefooted and naked in a
tero temperature, and parents so
Seggared as to borrow each other's
:lothes to come to him for treatment
with education virtually unknown
.he ruling powers indifferent, if not
:riminally neglectful, and the region
k veiitable land of desolation for all
connected with it.
Within sixteen years he has ef
'ected a revolution so complete and
:omprehensive in the conditions of
izistence there as to seem almost a
nlracle. Beginning by clothing the
laked and succoring the sick, he
las gradually, by judicious charity,
?ncouragement of thrift, incitement
o self-help and industry, and the
>reaching of the doctrine of practical
Christianity, created a people com
ortable, contented and free. In the
nain from the fear of perishing by
lunger or nakedness,?formerly the
ate of large numbers of the perma
tenta.
The medical and spiritual needs
if the "transients" have been as ful
y satisfied. He has built hospitals,
rphanages, sawmills, and workshops;
le cruises among the fleet in a hos
lital-ship, and has launches attached
o the land hospitals for the convey
nce of patients to and fro, since
here are no roads; he has establlsh
d eight co-operative stores, provld
ng much of the capital out of his
?rlvate means, and asking no inter
st on it; has built a schooner every
winter for some years, with lumber
rom his own mills, on plans drawn
n a shingle by a local genius of a
hipright unable to read or write;
as started classes in weaving, car
entry and other trades; has opened
ay and night schools, and put ln
j service sixty lending libraries do
ated by Andrew Carnegie; has to
talled his own electricity, telegraphs
nd telephones; has chartered the
ntlre seaboard and mapped the ter- ,
ain nearby, has Imported reindeer
:om Norway to replace the man
itinfi "husky" dogs that are the
jrror of the region, and is now un
ertakiuti the most herculean task of
11,?the raising of $100,000 to trans
irm a moribund seamen's home in !
t. John's into a fishermen's insti
lte. Thig will really be what th? l
?ord implies in a country where flsh
lg is the chief pursuit and where i
uch a headquarters in one of the
orld's greatest fishing ports has 1
een a crying need for so many i
ears.?From "Grenfell of Labrador," '
y P. T. McGrath, In the American
.eview of Reviews for December. '
For Spellers.
1 I
vlien "ei" and "ie" both spell "ee" (
[ow can we tell which It shall be? |
ere's a rule you may believe
hat never, never will deceive, (
nd all such troubles will relieve? |
simpler rule you can't conceive. ,
is not made of mary pieces, .
0 puzzle daughters, sons, or nieces: t
et with it all the trouble ceases: j
After C an E apply; ?
fter other letters I." I
bus a general in a siege ? |
Writes a letter to his liege; <
r an army holds the field, I
nd will never deign to yield. I
r'hile a warrior holds a shield j
r has strength his arms to wield. ,
wo exceptions we must note, ,
.'hich all scholars learn by rote; ,
eisure is the first of these, j
or the second we have seize. ,
ow you know the simple rule,
earn It quick, and off to school!
-Tudor Jenkins, in St. Nicholas.
Sheriff Nowell was too HI to come
? Smithiield Monday and be sworn
1 as sheriff, and the oath was ad- t
linlstered to him at his home in i
elm a. We learned yesterday that 1
t was somewhat Improved. He is I
sservedly popular and has a host |
t fivnds throughout the county I
ho earnestly hope that he may soon
e restored to health. I
KIILED ATNEUSE BRIDGE
Atlantic Coast Line Brakeman
Lost His Life Monday.
A. W. Robertson, Riding on the En
gine Looking Back Alongside the
Train, is Struck by the Neuse Riv
er Bridge?He Falls Through the
Bridge, Hanging by One Foot.
A. W. Robertson, brakeman on a
Coast Line train, was killed instant
ly at Neuse river bridge two miles
south of here at five o'clock Mon
day morning.
There had been a hot box on the
train and he had been told to look
out for it. He was on the engine
leaning out looking down the line of
the train with his back to the bridge
and was struck back of the head by
a beam of the bridge. He dropped
through the bridge, catching on one
foot.
The train crew went back and
found him in this position and tied
his foot to the bridge and left him
hanging to the bridge. The section
crew later recovered his body and
brought It here and it was shipped
to Rocky Mount on the one-thirty
train Monday aftrenoon where his
family resides.
Coroner Rose deemed an inquest
unnecessary after hearing the state
ment of the engineer and fireman.
WAKE MERCHANT HELD UP.
T. B. Holt, of Holly Springs, Rob- 1
bed While on His Way to Ral
eigh.
Raleigh, Dec. 7.?T. B. Holt, a 1
prominent merchant of Holly Springs,
was held up and robbed of $400 this 1
evening in a lonely section of road ?
four miles from Raleigh by two high
waymen?a negro arid a white man. :
The negro stopped his horsy .-tad the 1
white man presented his revolver
and ordered "Your money or your '
life." Holt gave up an envelope con- '
taining $400 that he carried in his '
coat pocket and the highwaymen
made off with this without search- '
ing him further. They left in his 1
hip-pocket a purse which contained 1
$100 cash and a quantity of checks.
Holt came on to Raleigh and re- 11
ported the robbery but says he can- ^
not identify the highwaymen, as
they were well disguised and mask- J
ed. 0
t
Baptist Preacher at Kenly Pounded.
For quite a while it has been e
blue Monday with me every day in >
the week. Last night I was think- i
ing over conditions, getting deeper o
In the blues all the time. I had al
most decided not to go to the con- o
vention, and stay at Kenly and work c
on our church house. About that I
time I heard some moving at the I
front door, and the bell rang. I went <3
to see what It meant. I was asked
to surrender by the crowd, which v
thing I did in double-quick order, s
The crowd took charge?large and c
small, old and young, men and wo- t
men, boys and girls. They went to t
the dining room, piled on one table d
till It would hold no more; then be
gan piling on another, and on the t
floor. When they were through, all t
looked over what they had brought, ii
and some of the brethren suggested a
they lacked two things of having t
everything ready for Christmas. I had e
gotten up enough courage after my p
surrender by this time to speak, and a
I said no, you have brought enough, t
rhe truth of the whole matter is,
it will be Christmas at our house b
tor more tuan a month. I am going p
to the convention this evening, leav- ii
ing plenty at home. About 8 o'clock t
the jolly crowd left us, and our r
home, when we came to ourselves, s
was a happy place. I could not a
realize before how good the people s
if Kenly were. I know now. The p
Lord reward them according to their F
works. A
J. W. Nobles. ?
Kenly, N. C., Dec. 8. t
Coin For Philippines. i
San Francisco, Dec. 4.?A part of d
he cargo of the United States army
transport Buford, which sailed for
Manila today, consisted of $1,300,000
in the new silver pesos for Phillip
pine Islands and $9,000 in pennies, g
lUo for the new coinage. I;
The money was taken aboard ship r
jnder an armed guard. t
C. P. TAFT FOR THE SENATE.
The President-Elect's Brother Wants
the Toga From Ohio to Succeed
Foraker.
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 4.?AH doubt
as to the intention of Charles P.
Taft In regard to the senatorship
was brushed away today by his dec
laration that he is a candidate for
the office, and expects to be elected.
While not issuing a formal state
ment as to his candidacy, he inform
ed newspapermen who called upon
him that he was an aspirant for the
honor, and in a Jocular manner ad
ded that he would be elected if he
received votes enough. He also
stated that he had received assuran
ces of support from all parts of the
State, and believed that he would
have votes to spare when the gener
al assembly meets next month to i
choose a senator. He displayed hesi
tancy In discussing the matter, evi- i
dently regarding it as a delicate sub- t
ject for him to talk about.
THE NEWS IN BENSON.
Gathered and Reported by The 1
Herald's Regular Correspondent. i
Benson, N. C., Dec. 9.?Mr. O. '
Matthews is erecting a nice two- ,
story residence on Hill Street.
County Treasurer, Dr. G. A. Hood,
spent Saturday and Sunday in town. ,
Mrs. Dr. Parker spent some time
with relatives in Smithfield recently, j
Mr. Joseph Rose spent Sunday in f
town with his brother, Mr. J H
Rose.
County Superintendent of Schools, 3
J. P. Canaday, was in our town one j
?ay last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Pool visited j,
relatives, in Selma Saturday and
Sunday.
Messrs. E. S. Turlington, Jos. G. ,
sm'th and A. L. Barefoot went to
Smithfield Monday.
Rev. J. M. Langdon, assisted by
Revs. Blalock, Jackson and McKin
osh, is conducting a series of meet
ngs at the Free Will IJaptist church.
Rev. D. F. Putnam filled his reg
ilar appointment at Pisgah Sunday t
i.orning and at Four Oaks Sunday
light. a
Miss Minnie Culbreth and Miss 3
'little Smith spent Saturday and ,,
Sunday with friends at Godwin.
Uev. D. F. Putnam and Messrs.
no. W. Holmes and E. L. Hall are
ittendlng the Baptist State Conven
ion at Wilson this week.
Messrs. E. F. Moore, Seth McLamb
.nd George Godwin, the newly elect- f
id justices of the peace, and J. H. J(
Vheeler, the constable went to J
inithfield Monday to take the oath ,
if office. "
On Friday night the Baraca Class ^
if the Baptist church will give an
iyster supper complimentary to the "
'hilathea class The supper will
ie given in the vacant store next !!!
loor to the Benson Drug Co.
Father Irwin, of Newton Grove, E
k'as in town Monday looking for a p
ite on which to build a Catholic
hurch, we understand. The loca- (
Ion was secured and the erection of
hee building will begin at an early
late.
On Tuesday night, December 22,
here will be an entertainment at
he Benson Graded School, consist- ^
ng of recitations, declamations, di
logues, etc. Miss Glasgow's elocu
ion class will also take part in the v
xercises. This has been the most
rosperous year of the Benson School a
nd all our people look forward 'to
hese Christmas exercises. t)
On Wedneesday afternoon, Decom- j
er 2, Mr. Charlie Lee", of this place,
assed into the great unknown. The
mmediate cause of his death was tf
yphoid fever, though he had never cl
ecovered from injuries he received 11
everal months ago by falling from
hand car while at work with the 01
ectlon hands. The funeral was A
reached Thursday afternoon at the p
'ree Will Baptist church by Rev. J. tr
I. Langdon, after which the remains f(
re re interred in the Benson ceme- a'
ery. Mr. Lee was an honest, hard- Si
rorking young man and won the es- If
eem of all who knew him. He B
s-aves a wife and two small chil- V
ren. ! ,4
ai
A Happy Young Couple. R
" U
I??st Saturday Mr. J. P. Masaen- di
ill and Miss Lumaucy Creech, of si
ngrams township, were happily mar- b<
ied In Smithfield. The knot was
ietf by Rev. J. H. Shore.
COMMISSIONERS MEEL
New Board Took Charge of
Affairs Last Monday.
W. T. Bailey Elected Chairman
Again?Israel Stephenson Chosen
to Keep County Home?Bond* of
County Officers Appointed.
The Hoard of County Commission
ers met Monday with the following
present: Chairman W. T. Bailey, W.
G. Wrenn, Eli S. Turlington, Z. L. |
LeMay and N. W. Smith.
The usual accounts were allowed
and the following matters disposed
of before the old board gave up
their places to the new.
The Report of the County Super
intendent of Health was approved
?nd ordered recorded.
Mr. Z. L. LeMay was appointed to
supervise repairs to the Court room
and make purchases for the same.
At the conclusion of the usual rou
tine business the old Board retired
?nd the new Board, consisting of
W. T. Bailey, R. I. Ogburn, John W.
Wood, John C. Keen and D. B. Oli
ver, were sworn In before Clerk of
;he Court. W. S. Stevens.
The Board was organized by
;lectlng W. T. Bailey chairman and
ind at once proceeded to business.
Mr. Bailey has been chairman for
he past two years.
Israel Stephenson was elected
Ceeper of the County Home to suc
ceed George M. Hinton who has had
?harge of the Home for the past 8
'ears.
The bond of Sam T. Honeycutt,
tegister of Deeds-elect, in the sum
if $5,000 with Jno. O. Ellington as
urety, was approved and ordered re
corded.
The bonds of R. M. Nowell, Sher
ff-elect, were approved and ordered
ecorded as follows:
Official bond, $5,000.
County bond, $55,000.
State bond, $16,000.
These bonds were made through
. bonding company.
The bond of Thomas R. Fulghum,
!ounty Surveyor, with W. F. Ger
ld and D. B. Oliver as sureties,
pproved and ordered recorded.
The bond of Geo. A. Hood, Coun
ts treasurer, in the following sums
'ere approved and ordered recorded:
Stock Law bond, $2,000.
County bond, $20,000.
School fund bond, $25,000
The following signed these bonds
s sureties: Jarvis Edgerton, H. F.
Idgerton, G. H. Garner, W. T. Bai
sy, J. H. Kirby, R. A. Hales, C. W.
Idgerton, J. T. Edgerton, D. H. Bag
?y, J. B. Pearce and G. W. Watson.
The bonds of the following consta
les-elect were received and order- i
d recorded:
J. C. Holt, Cleveland, W. J. Hud
on, Meadow, Lee Johnson, Smith
leld, J. H. Wheeler, Banner, C. W.
larbour, Elevation, W. F. Grimes,
lentonsville, H. H. Hinton, Wilders,
!. Grant, Selma, J. H. Game, Boon >
[ill, E. R. Temple, Ingrams, W. B.
linton, Oneals.
ARCHER NEWS NOTES.
Hon. J. W. Barnes and Mr. Jas.
I. Barnes made a business trip to i
mithfield Monday.
Several of our people attended the
ocal union at Friendship church
tst Sunday and report a very pleas
nt day.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hinnant en
?rtained a number of friends last
hursday night.
The next vocal union of this see
on will be held with White Oak |
hurch the first Sunday In March |
)?9. .
Last Sunday morning at the home 1
t Mr. W. M. Estridge, Mr. H. V. 1
ndrews and Miss Ida Doan were hap '
lly united in the holy bonds of 1
latrlmony. Esquire Estridge per- I
>rmed the ceremony. The attend- '
nta were: Mr. Walter Barham and '
[iss Annie Boon, Mr. DeWitt Whit- 1
?y and Miss Bettle Anderson, Mr. '
erry Hinnant and Miss Myrtle '
.'oodard, Mr. O. G. Barnes and Miss 1
tells Barham, Mr. J. A. Andrews ?
nd Miss Nova Smith, Mr. P. H.
cbertson and Miss Ethel Doan. Af
sr the ceremony the happy party
rove to the vocal union at Friend- 1
iip. May life * sweetest blessings i
s theirs. <
S. L. W. 1
Archer. Dec. 8, 1908. i
SUPERIOR COURT NEXT WEEK.
On Account of Judge Neat's Resigna
tion It ii Not Known Who Wilt
Hold the Term.
The December term of Johnstoa
Superior court will convene here
next Monday. Judge Neal, who held
the September term, was expected to
hold the December term but Wednes
day #ent his resignation to the Gor
ernor to take effect Saturday, De>
cember 12. Judge Neal made a very
favorable Impression here in Sep
tember and many would have been
glad to have him hold the term
next week. It is not now knows
who will hold court here next week,
as no appointment has been made
by the Governor. There are two can
didates for the place?R. B. Redwine.
of Union, and W. J. Adams, of
Moore.
There are several important ca
ses on the criminal docket for trial,
but It is not known whether they will
be tried or not.
The term was to be a two-week's
term, but It has been decided to
hold only one week this time, and
jurors for the second week are no
tified not to com?.
The Law's Delay.
It is promptly announced?as usual
as universal, in such cases?that
the men charged with the murder of
the late Senator Edward W. Car
mack will be Indicted the present
term of court, but that the trial will
be deferred "till next term," when
there is not the sllghest doubt. It
will again be postponed, and justice
will be a good deal swifter than it
ordinarily Is If the trial is had with
in a twelvemonth.
In our country justice is a weak
ling and an invalid, that is exhaust
ed and prostrated when it has accus
ed, and it takes a year of recupera
tion before it has strength to try
one against whom it has iodged
charges. Had that Nashville trag
edy occurred In England, ere this
the survivors would have been indict
ed, and ere the month of November
expires they would go acquitted or
be convicted and sentenced fellows.
That is why Judge Lynch is out
of a job in England, and why he is so
overwhelmed with business in our
country. That is why it is sfifer to
kill a man, however eminent, how
ever beloved, than to steal a horse,
however hip-shotten, however spavin
ed. And Judge Lynch will have
both hands full of employment until
the American criminal courts dis
pense Justice speedily and without
delay.
Not in 50 years, we venture to
say, has any man accused of mur
der been tried on the charge whil?
the circumstances of the homicide
were fresh in the memories of the
witnesses?if the culprit had money
to employ skillful counsel, or influen
tial friends to succor him i n the
hour of need. Two continuances are
equal to one mistrial, and two mis
trials are equal to one acquittal.
The plea of selfdefense can al
ways be established and sustained If
time can be enlisted as an ally, and
American justice. In criminal proceed
ure, where the accused one has any
standing in the community, never
held its own against time.
Until justice shed her leaden
shoe Judge Lynch will continue to
hold court in this far land of ours.
?Washington Post.
Both Caught the Otter.
Mr. Dick Stephenson, of Cleveland
lownship, makes money by trapping.
Up to a few days ago he had caught
seven minks this season. Since then
lie set a steel trap in a certain place
ind covered It over with leaves. La
rer Mr. James Stephenson went to
the same place and set a trap about
four or five feet away, not knowing
ibout the other trap. A large otter
;ot one of his hind feet caught in
>ne of these traps and ran around
trying to get loose until he was
;aught by one of his fore feet in the
jther trap. The two men will sell
.he otter's skin and divide the mon
?y as both caught him. It is worth
?lght to ten dollars.
Hog Run Mad.
Mr. David S. Parrish. of Wilson's
Mills township, lost a hog this week
is a result of being bit by the mad
log which went through that neigh
t>orhood some time ago. The hog
irent mad and died.