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VOL. 28 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1910 Number 49
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held In Court
House Last Friday Nigh. All of
Last Year's Officers Re-elected for
The Year 1910.
With Mayor J. A. Wellons, presi
dent of the Smithfield Chamber of
Commerce presiding, a most enthusi
astic meeting of the Chamber was
held in the Court house last Friday
Bight, it being an adjourned meeting
from the regular meeting held the
first Friday night in January.
Upon motion of Mr. W. W. Cole,
all of last year's officers were unanl- j
mously re-elected for the ensuing
year.
The report of First Vice-President!
W. M Sanders showed that he had
been active in his efforts to locate
at Smithfield various manufacturing
industries, and that he had been in >
communiaction with parties desiring
to purchase building lots here.
Mr. H. L. Skinner, Second Vice
President has been active in behalf
ef Smithfield along the lines of ad
vancing the tobacco market here.
Smithfield already has one of the best'
tobacco markets In this section of
the State and the Chamber of Com
merce is determined to bend every ef
fort to increase the advantages which
this market now affords. "It is
through the influence of Vice-Presi- j
dent Skinner that the Chamber has
decided to offer a prize to the young
limn uyiwt'en iuf ageo ui it <*nu -1,
who raises the largest yield upon
one acre of land of cotton and to
bacco. Cotton shall be counted by
pounds and the money value of the
tobacco shall be considered as rul
ing in the tobacco contest.
Mr. W. L,. Woodall, Third Vice
President has been active in his
efforts to beautify the city, and it
Is through his aid and influence that
we hope to soon have the unsightly
shelters in front of the stores re
moved and awnings placed in their
Jtead. We also hope to have the
sidewalks laid in nice cement walks.
The report of Fourth Vice-Presi
dent, F. H. llrooks, furnishes hope
that in the near future Smithfield is
to have a passneger depot commen
surate with the needs of the city.
The report of Treasurer, A. M. No
ble, showed a balance in the treas
ury of $51.50.
The week beginning May 15th, has
been fixed as the "Home Coming
Week." This week was thought a
very appropriate one by reason of
the fact that during this week the
commencement exercises of the Tur
lington Graded School will be conduct
ed. Several committees have been"
appointed to look after the different
phases of the program and all are
looking forward to an event the j
most noted in the history of the coun
ty
The question of electric lights was I
also discussed, but definite action was,
postponed to another meeting.
FORTY-THREE DEAD.
Sixty-five Others Missing in Colorado
Mine Disaster.
i'rimero. Colo., Feb. 1.?Forty three
are dead and sixty-five missing as a
result of the explosion in the Col
orado Fuel and Iron Company's mine
yesterday. A rescue party is work
ing to save any of the missing miners
who may be still alive.
So far only one miner has been
brought out alive. He was Leonar
do Virgin, a young Mexican. He was
found under a heap of a dozen dead
men and half as many dead mules.
The sixty-five men still entombed In
the wrecked workings are belinved
to be dead.
The money loss to the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company, which owned
and oporated the mine, will reach
$100,000.
There is still mystery as to the
cause of the explosion.
While it is often impossible to pre
vent an accident. It is never impos
?ible to be prepared?It is not be
yond any one's purse. Invest 2f>
cents In a bottle of Chamberlain's
Liniment %nd you are prepared for
sprains, bruises and like Injuries. Sold
by Hood Bros. ,
Active operations In railroad build
ing are going on In the provinces of
Plnar del Rio, Santa Clara, Camaguey
and Orlentc, Cuba, and many tboa
saad men are employed
GENERAL NEWS.
Mrs. Sallie Hughes, aged 108 years,
died at the home of tier sou iu Ken
tucky Last week.
It is announced that the Norfolk
and Western railroad will spend $2,
000.090 in improvements in the near
future.
A lot 50x100 feet, which reluct
antly took for a trival debt in 1849
was sold at Portland, Ore., last
week by Peter Steven for $250,000.
Because their parents would not
let them marry, Vernon Barr, aged
16, and Ldne Aininer, 14, drank poison
together and died at Dos Moines last
week.
Gen. William F. Draper, former
American Ambassador to Italy, died
at his home in Washington Friday |
night after a prolonged illness. He
was 88 years of age. *
Two men in New Jersey got on
a spree Saturday night. They got
so rowdy they were put off the train
on their way home from a neighbor
ing town. They lost their way and
one, who was very drunk, was found
next morning in a snow bank dead.
Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, of Philadel
phia. retired, of the Methodist Epis
copal church, one of the best known
clergymen in the country, died Sat
urday in the Hahcmann hospital from
a stroke of paralysis which seized
him while riding in a trolly car on
January 18.
One of the most serious railway
accidents in England since the dis
aster to the steamer Train at Sal
isbury in July, 1900, when many |
Americans lost their lives, occurred
at Stoats Nest Station, near London
on the London and Brighton Railway
Saturday afternoon. Might dead and
about 30 injured were taken from
the wreck.
Last Saturday morning Sheriff
Joseph F. Shipp, Nick Nolan and Lu
ther Williams, of Chattanooga, were
released from the District of Colum
bia Prison at Washington City, after
serving a term of ninety days for
contempt of the United States Court.
The contempt proceedings grew out
of the failure to prevent the lynching
of a negro in 1906 after the Su
preme Court had granted a stay of
execution. As soon as he was re
leased Sheriff Shipp paid a visit to
the Supreme court and assured the
Justices that he had no ill will to
ward the court for the sentence im
posed. Upon the arrival of Sheriff
Shipp and his comrades at Chatta
nooga they were given a warm re
ception by their friends.
Seed Corn Meetings.
That the corn crop is one of the
most important throughout the state
is being more and more understood,
and this is being emphasized at Seed
Corn Meetings being held under the
direction of experts and men of prac
tical knowledge in corn growing and
seed selection.
Aside from methods of preparation,
cultivation, fertilization, etc.. the
kind of seed planted plays quite a
large part in the question of yields,
and in order to assist farmers in |
getting good seed to plant, the j
Farmers' Co-operative Demonstration
Work will have a number of seed
corn meetings this month.
' Several expert judges and several
practical corn growers will be pres-,
ent to help seed corn and make talks |
upon corn growing. They will be on !
the grounds from 10 a. m. till 4 p. m. j
The talks will probably occur from '
1 to 2 p. m., and farmers are urged
to be present and to bring from thir
ty to fifty of the best ears of their
seed corn and have enough selected
to plant a seed patch of one acre. In
the fall the experts will go Into the
seed patch with the farmers and
help to make a careful field selection,
and will talk about preserving from
weevils, storing and keeping corn
perfectly sound during the winter.
Next spring the same operation will
be started again, and it is hoped by
this means to have some excellent
seed corn on a large number of
farms.
Mr. C. R Hudson, the State agent
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Indus
try, in charge of the Farmers' Co
operative Demonstration. Work. Issues
the following notice of the meetings
to be held:
Smlthfield, Friday. February 11th.
Wakefield, Saturday, February 12th.
Coats. Saturday, February 26th.
NO MORE LOOSE COIN.
Postoffice Department Requires It
Wrapped When Put in R. F. O.
Boxes.
The postmaster at Raleigh is in re-'
celpt of instructions from the Post
office Department- that commencing
February 15th, rural letter carriers j
will not be required to collect loose
coin from rural mail boxes. This'
order is made in view of the extent i
to which tha practice of placing loose'
coin in boxes by rural patrons and th
delay Incident thereto In the deliv
ery and collection of mall and the
hardship imposed on the rural car- j
riers. Patrons should enclose coin \
in an envelope, wrap it securely in a
piece of paper, or deposit them in a
coin holding receptacle so that they
can be easily and quickly taken from
the boxes, and carriers will be re- ,
quired to lift such coins, and. where .
accompanied by mail for dispatch,
attach the requisite stamps.?News
and Observer.
BENSON NEWS
Mrs. (J. A. Hood, of Kenly, Is vis
iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Parrlsh. this week.
Rev. Mr. Sutton, pastor of the Four
Oaks Methodist CUurch, was in our
town Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. I). 11. Creech and
sister Miss N'nnnio I'nrft?runnH of
Sniithfield, spent several days here
recently with relatives.
Mr. R. E. Parker, who is teaching
the public school at Rehoboth, was
in town Saturday. Mr. Parker spent
several months here In school and
bis friends are always glad to see
him return.
The Revival Services at the Bap
tist church here will continue through
this week. Much interest is mani
fested and much good being done.
Rev. J. VV. Suttle, assisted by the
pastor. Rev. T. B. Justice, is conduc
ting the services.
At a meeting of the Directors of
the Farmers Commercial Bank last
Friday Mr. M. B. Britt was elected
president, Messrs. W. D. Boon and
Bradly Johnson. Vice presidents, and
Mr. J. P. Johnson, cashier. With the
election of these men as officers of
this institution the prospects for the
year 1910 bid fair to eclipse even
the splendid record made in the year
1909. Mr. Britt is a young man of
high character who has had several
years experience in banking, the
bank here last year, under his man
agement, having earned a dividend
of 42 1-2 per cent. Messrs. Boon
and Johnson are both men of sev
eral years' experience in business and
are too well known to need mention
in Johnston county. Mr. J. P. John-1
son. the cashier, is a brother of
Mr. C. T. Johnson and a young man
of sterling qualities. Under this
management 'Benson has one of the
safest banks in the State and those
who do business with them may res
tassured that they will receive fair
treatment at their hands.
Thieves Break Through and Steal.
Last Friday night two negroes en
tered the store of Mr. G. F. Wood
ard at Princeton and stole from him
four dollars in money, three watches,
four razors, twelve pocket knives and I
perhaps a few other goods. They
then went to the store of Mr. A. F.!
Holt where they got through the
front by breaking a glass window.
Bach had a sack and held a candle
for a light. They first took about
seventy-five cents in pennies which
were left In the money drawer and
then proceeded to fill their sacks,
first putting In shirts and shoes.
About this time Dr. A. G. Woodard
and Mr. Robert Wells saw them
across the street from an upstairs
room where they were sleeping. Dr.
Woodard shot towards them. They
had gone into another store there be
ing two together with a door from
one to the other. They broke out
at a new place and started off wtth
one bag of goods. Dr. Woodard shot
again and probably hit one of them.
The bag of goods was left with sev
eral shot in It which entered when
the last shot was made. Four shots
In all were fired. Nobody knows
where the negroes went. They are
supposed to be men who had visited
other towns to do the same work.
They were at Princeton about three
o'clock at night
DR. WHITE IN CLAYTON.
All the Churches Invited Him to
Preach Last Night in the Town of
His Birth.
Yesterday morning I)r. John E.
White, of Atlanta, who delivered the
address of the day at the Founders'
Day celebration at Meredith College,
received a telegram from Clayton,
the town of his nativity, stating that
all the churches of all denominations
had Joined in an invitation to him
to preach there in the evening. He
accepted the invitation, leaving Ral
eigh on the afternoon train, and he
will return to the capital city this
morning While in Clayton he was
the guest of his uncle. ex-Sheriff J.
T. Ellington.
Rev. J. M. White, of Apex, father
of Dr. White, and Mr. R. B. White,
of Franklinton, brother of Dr. White,
with Mrs. White, attended the exer
cises at Meredith College yesterday
morning.?News and Observer, Jan. 28
SELMA NEWS.
Mr. John H. Parker has moved
with his family to Greensboro, N. C.,
to be near his daughter, Mrs. E. F.
Pate, who is quite sick with rheuma
tism. Mr. Parker is one of Selma's
oldest citizens and we regret to give
him up. He says he does not expect
to stay away from Seltna all the
time, that he expects to move back
shortly. Hope he will.
Mr. C. N. Parker who moved about
2 miles from here, from Wayne coun
ty about three years ago, has sold
his farm and will return to Wayne
county. About the first of last No
vember a hog out his knee and he
has been unable to work any since.
He was in the Wilson Sanitorium
for nearly two months. He made us
a good citizen and all his neighbors
regret to give him up. Hope good
luck will go with him to his new
home.
Dr. Robert P. Noble has been ap
pointed Surgeon oculist for the Sou
thern Railway Co.
Dr. R. J. Noble attended, as a
delegate, appointed by Governor
Kitchin, The Southern Health Con
ference, or Hook Worm Convention,
at Atlanta, Georgia, on the 18th
and 19th of January. There were two
hundred and slxtyeight doctors from
the South in attendance?Ten from
North Carolina. It was interesting
to hear those who had made a study
of the Hook worm talk. They open
ed the eyes of those who had not.
At Tulane University in New Or
leans, over eight hundred students
were examined for hook worm and
the weights and measures of those
found to have hook worms, as well as
those who did not have them, ta
ken. Only those from the sand coun
try were tested as those from the
hill country do not have them, and
those afflicted with hook worms were
on the average two and a half inches
lower, and ten pounds lighter in
weight than those who were free
from disease. Does it not look like
it is possible for man to add a
little more to his height? The speech
es made it so plain that one can
pick out those infected with hook
worm. The treatment is simple; but
to be successful must be carried out
to the letter.
Mr. Kenedy, from Mount Olive,
has moved here and will run a truck
farm. This is one of the best open
ings for a market garden in the state.
Very few people have gardens at all,
and anything can be sold that can
be raised.
Mrs. E. G. Richardson speat a
few days with her father at Wendell,
who has been quite sick last week.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Hood, of
Greensboro, are here on a visit to
their' parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Hood.
Mrs. Sam Surles spent a few days
with relatives at Ooldsboro this
week.
Singing Celebration.
Prof. Neill M. Easom requests us
to announce that there will be a
singing school celebration at Ban
ner Chapel, one mile east of Benson,
on Saturday before the second Sun
day tn February. The program will
consist of solos, quartetts, choruses,
essays and speeches. Three good
choirs, in addition to the home choir,
are expected. Every one is Invited
to attend with a basket. The school
I is taught by Prof. Easom.
STATE NEWS.
Ctus llennett not both of his legs
cut off by a shifting engine at Ashe |
ville Saturday.
Eight new rural libraries were re j
ported to the State Department of
Education last week.
Last Friday a small cyclone struck |
Greenville mid demolished a colored !
I school house on the outskirts of the
town.
One hundred thousand feet of lum
ber and a large barn were destroyed
by fire one day last week at Eliza
beth City.
Two holp ups on men in High Point
were made last Saturday night but
proved unsuccessful. Officers are on
the outlook for them.
It is stated that Congressman More
! head of the Fifth District has noti
| fled his friends that he will not be
a candidate for renomination.
Three men in different parts of the
city of Goldsboro were waylaid last
Saturday night by masked men and
| relieved of their watches. Jewelry and
money.
! Mrs. Neola Taylor, of Charlotte,
has entered suit against her husband
for separation and alimony. Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor both are from promi
nent families.
Tom Ashley was caught in the
belting at a ginnery at W'axhaw Satur
day and hurled to death. Mis head
was crushed and one of his arms
[ was torn from its socket.
A shooting tragedy occurred at
Waynesville Thursday of last week
when Allen (ireen shot, in the Hank
of Waynesville, Has Browning. The
killing grew out of an old feud.
Major John M. Crenshaw, the first
student to enter Wake Forest Col
lege when it opened its doors in IS.H.
died at his home near Wake Forest
last week at the age of 88.
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, has ac
cepted an invitation to address the
manufacturers Club of High Point at
their banquet in March. The Sena
tor is one of the insurgent leaders in
Congress.
The Swain county courthouse at
Bryson City was almost totally wreck
ed and Omar Conly instantly killed
on Thursday of last week, as a re
sult of a dynamite explosion. The
explosion occurred in the Register of
Deeds Francis' office, and it is a won
der he escaped death. He and one
other were seriously wounded. The
entire town was terribly shaken, win
dows shattered and the shock felt for
over a mile.
STRANGE SLEEP MYSTIFIES.
I
Wealthy Cotton Merchant Cannot be
Aroused from Stupor.
Toledo. Jan. 30.? Physicians and
detectives ar e mystified over the
I peculiar condition in which J. F.
' Smlthwlck, a wealthy cotton merchan
of South Creek. N. C., has remained
I for two weeks at the Star Hotel here.
During his strange sleep, which
began sixteen days ago, Smithwick
has not spoken more than a dozen
I words, and at all times seems to be
j unconscious.
It was supposed when Smithwiok
was found unconscious In his room
that he was the victim of gas. A
small gas Jet over his bed was found
I part tally turned on. Physicians con
| sidered it remarkable that the vic
tim was not dead, considering? the
length of time he remained in the
room with the escaping gas.
Saved From Awful Peril.
"I never felt so near my grave,"
; writes Lewis Chamblin, of Manches
1 ter, Ohio. R. R. No. 3. "as when a
; frightful cough and lung trouble pull
ed me down to 115 pounds in spite
of many remedies and the best doc
tors. And that I am alive today Is
due solely to Dr. King's New Discov
ery, which completely cured me. Now
I weigh 150 pounds and can work
j hard. It also cured my four children
of croup." Infalliblo for Coughs and
: Colds, Its the most certain remedy
! for I.aOrlppe Asthma, desperate lung
| trouble and all bronchial affections.
50c and $1.00. A trial bottle free,
j Guaranteed by Hood Bros.
A Prosaic Subject.
Reporter?What gave you your in
spiration for the song. "There are
certain things that money cannot
buy?"
Song Writer?The price of butter
and eggs ?Kansas City Times.
FIGURES FAVOR SANE FOURTH.
Seven-Year Record: Deaths, 1515, Ac
cidents, 33,075, Fire Loss About
$20,000,000.
New York, Jan. 29.?The Society
for the Suppression of 1'nnecessary
Noise, of this city, has gathered sta
tistics which show that in the past
seven years Fourth of July celebra
tions have been responsible for 15135
deaths. 33.073 accidents and a prop
erty loss by fire of $20,000,000.
The society's plans for bringing
about a more conservative celebra
tion of Independence day already
have been indorsed by President Taft
and the Governors of 18 states. Copies
of petitions will be sent to the pres
idents of 452 colleges asking for
their co-operation.
A Significant Event.
The Missionary Institute held at
Centenary Methodist Church last
week proved to be a very significant
event. The first service was on Fri
day evening, and Miss Mary Pescud.
a Missionary to Hrazll at home on
furlough, made the address. She
gave her impressions of ihe Student
Volunteer Convention, which was held
at Rochester N. Y., December 29th,
190!), to January 2nd, 1910. The in
tellectual stimulus she imparted and
the spiritual message she brought
fully Justified her visit, to Smlth
liim.
Saturday afternoon from three to
five o'clock Mrs. J. M. Culbretfc was
In charge of an int nesting display
of missionary pictures, maps and
"harts at the church. The curios
from Brazil, lent for the occasion by
Miss Pescud, proved very attractive.
The number of visitors to this exhi
bit thoroughly compensated for the
labor of preparing the display.
Saturday evening brought an ex
citing experience wgith a new style
of Magic Lantern. It was the first
trial of the Mirrorscope, an Acety
lene Lantern that projects post card
pictures upon a screen, greatly mag
nified. Thus the spectators were ta
ken on a journey through Japan, Chi
na, Korea and India. Mr. Lewis Paylor
operated the Lantern, and Mr. Cul
breth commented on the pictures.
Sunday was a day full of good
things. An address by Miss Pes
cud at eleven o'clock on The heed
ful Condition of South America, was
followed by a splendid presentation
by Mr. W. S. Stevens, of the Greens
boro Laymen's Convention. In the
afternoon Miss Mary Pescud greatly
delighted a large company of boys
and girls with story after story of
her experience with the boys and
girls of Brazil.
That evening there was a Consecra
tion Service. Miss Pescud spoke
on Why send Missionaries, and Mr.
Culbreth presented the thought that
the Institute was a challenge and
ought to be an inspiration to every
believer present.
Six meetings actively participated
in by fewer persons than that num
ber indicates, represents a compara
tively small investment. But surely
some of the good seed cast found
good soil in which to lodge. The
sowing will be tested by the har
vest!
A Deserved Promotion.
Mr. J. L. Bass who has been work
ing this territory for the past sev
eral months for the Singer Sewing
Machine Company has received a
well-merited promotion, being trans
ferred to Raleigh and made assis
tant manager of the Singer store at
| the Capital City. His many friends
[ in this section, while regretting to
lose him from our midst, will re
joice at his success. He moved his
family to Raleigh this week.
He has been with the Singer people
but eight months, yet in that time be
I has demonstrated his ability to
"make good."
He will be succeeded here by his
brother, Mr. J. M. Bass.
Do you know that croup can be
prevented? give Chamberlain's Cough
Remeay as soon as the child becomes
hoarse or even after the croupy
cough appears and It will prevent the
attack. It Is also a certain cure
for croup and haa never been know*
to fail. Sold by Hood Bro?.
There are 1?6 children in the col
ored orphanage at Oxford.
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