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\ gflje Jlrralft. vm 29 VU SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1910 Number 13 EDUCATION SMITHFIELD UNITED AND ONWARD PROGRESS A BRILLIANT RECEPTION. (V(r. and Mrs. W. M. Sanders Cele Ijrate the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Of Their Marriage. A Host Of friends Present. 11 r. and Mrs. W. M. Sanders cele brated their silver wedding at their beautiful colonial home on Oakland Heights last Friday evening. The borne, one of the prettiest in the county, is situated in a fine grove in the north-east section of the town. Brilliantly lighted, the home on this auspicious occasion was the scene of a most delightful evening for a host of guests. Mr. Sanders Is a merchant,manu facturer and farmer', whose interests are closely Identified with the Inter ests of his community. He Is a mem ber of a family which has long been prominent In the affairs of Johnston county. Mrs. Sanders was formerly Miss Lillian Long, of Linden, a charming belle before her marriage. In the parlor, which was artistically decorated In green and white, the bride and groom stood under a show er boquet of white roses and ferns, on either side of which were the letters In silver showing the date of marriag ' and anniversary. They were the cen ter of congratulations and many hap py good wishes. At the door the guests were greet ed by Mrs. H. L. Skinner. Entering the hall they were received by Miss Annie McGuire and Mr. Albert Noble, and at the parlor door by Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Brooks. In the receiving line were Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sanders, the happy bride and groom; Miss Mildred Sanders, Miss Ruth Sanders, Mr. Ransom Sanders and Mrs. L. J. Best. From this room the guests were ushered into the salad room by Mrs. Willis Sanders. Here they were terved with salad courses by Misses lone Abell, Annie Ihrle Pou, and Katie Woodall. After a few minutes In this room the guests passed to the barbecue room, where they were served with barbecue, corn bread, pickles and coffee by Misses Bettie Lee Sanders, Mattie Sanders, Cornelia Sanders and Fidelia LeMay. In the Ice cream room Misses Ruth Young and Mary Sanders served cream and cake and mints. The guests were received in the gift room by Mrs. J. R. Walton. Here many handsome and useful presents were shown. t'rom this room, passing back Into the hall the guests were served by Miss Katie Lee Banks, who gracefully presided at the punch bowl. In the hall, salad room and barbe cue room the color scheme was car ried out artistically with crimson rambler and bamboo. The parlor was a hall of beauty in decorations of green and white. The Jce cream room and gift room were in pink, roses and sweet peas being used effectively. Music was furnished by Professor Levin's orchestra. In the course of the evening, be sides the many guests of the town, the following out-of-town guests were received: .?? BMwJ Mr. and Mrs. Josyphus battels 1 Miss Diiie Leach, Mrs. C. W. Barrett, Mrs. James Pou, Miss Edith Pou, of Raleigh; Dr. Farquhand Smith, Mrs. L. J. Best, of Dunn; Dr. J. J. Young, Dr. and Mrs. B. H Hocutt and Mr. E. R. McBride, of Clayton; Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Adams, and Miss Ruth Adams, of Four Oaks; Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Winston, Dr. and Mrs. R. J. No tile. Miss Annie Noble, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Call and Mrs. R. M. Nowell, of Selma; Mrs. J. J. L. McCullers and Miss Alice McCullers, of McCullers; Dr. A- J. McKelway, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. L. J. Smith, of Linden, N. C.; Miss Katie Lee Banks, of Haw River. N. C. Coat Stolen From Buggy. Mr. Walter Stanley says that when he was here about a month ago he left his buggy near one of the tobac fo warehouses and as it was a warm day he pulled off his coat and laid it on the buggy. When he returned to Pockets contained a pair of new spec tacles worth $5.00, a handkerchief! Ko home the coat was gone, and k8s not been seen since by him. The and an account book. We are sure he would give a reward for the se curing of these things. Making earth brighter makes hea-| Ten surer.?Henry F. Ccpa. ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN PASSES. Mr. Alex Muns, for Many Years a Citizen of Smithfield, Died Last Saturday Evening. Again we are called on to chronicle , the passing of one of our oldest citizens, that of Mr. Alex Muns, whose death occurred at his home' here last Saturday evening at 8:15^ o'clock. Though somewhat enfeebled by the Infirmities of age, he was in fairly good health until his final ill ness. He went to his farm on Mon day of last week, but on Tuesday he did not feel well. Tuesday night he became very ill and grew worse un til death relieved him of his suffer ings. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. T. H. King, were held at the residence Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock, after which the interment ?.vas made at the Smithfield cemetery in the presence of a large crowd of friends and relatives. The deceased leaves two sons and two daughters, Mr. Troy Muns, of Selma, Dr. L. A. Muns and Misses Grizzle and Sallie Muns, of Smith field. Alexander Muns was born in Wake County on the 13th of October, 1831, and would have been 79 years of age had he lived till his next birthday. He was married in early manhood to Miss Eliza Barbour, of Cleveland township, who died here several years ago. For many years they lived near j her former home where he conducted a large farm. In 1884 he bought a farm three miles from Smithfield where they lived until 1900 when they moved to Smithfield, which nlace he has resided since. Mr. Muns started in life a poor man but through his earnest efforts and economical management he accumulated consider able property. For many years the deceased was a consistent and influential member of Hopewell Free Will Baptist church, bis life as a church member being one of inspiration and encour agement to others to walk in his footsteps. He led a good life, made many friends, and left a record for himself which will be an everlasting legacy to his lored ones, and departed in peace with man and God. While1 in health, he realized that life could not last very long, so during his latter days he put his affairs in such shape, both temporal and spiritual, that he was ready when the sum mons came. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." Anti-Tuberculosis Society Organized. Last Friday afternoon quite a num ber of our people assembled in the opera house to hear Dr. S. M. Ran kin, State Superintendent of Health, talk about the study of, and methods for the prevention, of, tuberculosis. At the close of his talk it was decided to organize a society for the Study of and Prevention of the Great White Plaguo. The following officers were elected: Dr. A. II. Rose, President. * Mr. T. J. Lassiter, Vice-President. Miss Mattie Pou, Secretary and Treasurer. I'poa "resident was Instruct d to appo'nt tun; who with the officers above named1 shall constitute the executive com mittee. Societies of this kind are being or ganized all over the State and; throughout the nation. The death toll paid each year to the demands of tuberculosis is so great that the people of the nation are becoming aroused as never before. Everywhere people are studying how best to pre vent, or at least, to lessen the num ber of cases of tuberculosis, and whil the task before the people Is a prodi gious one, led by the great physicians of the country, the people are united la trying to lower the death rate from this terrible scourge. It is hoped that Johnston county will be thoroughly organized by get ting a working committee in each township. When the people know,1 they are not slow to act, and they cannot know unless they are in structed. And it is the purpose of ?h''se societies to instruct the peo ple. Not So Bad, This. Farmer?Here! What are yfcu do ing In my hen house? Rastus?I'se?I'm Jea' rehear# V to' dat new play called "Chanteclet Exchange. CHILD BURNED TO DEATH. Fired Strawstack Then Hid in Barn And When Flames Leaped to That Building Was Unable to Escape. Lexington, May 20.?News was re ceived here this morning of the burn ing ti death of a small child of Mr.; Auhur L. Leonard, a well-known far mer who lives several miles from town. Yesterday two of his children while playing with matches set a strawstack near the barn on fire, and nhen they saw what they had done, the/ both ran to the barn to hide. The barn soon caught and the oldest child escaped from the building, but the younger one kept crawling back from the heat until he got where he could not escape and was burned to death. The barn with all its contents including several animals, machinery, feed, etc., was destroyed. MILLIONS LEFT TO PRINCETON. Immense Estate of Isaac C. Wyman, Hermit, for Alma Mater. Salem, Mass., May 21.?Princeton University is the beneficiary to the extent of several millions by the will of Isaac C. Wyman, who died at his home on Lafayette street, this city, on Wednesday. Estimates of the value of the estate are from 13,000,000 to $30,000,000. Practically the entire estate of the aged recluse, who was graduated from Princeton in 1848, is left as a memorial of his "lasting affection" for his alma mater to the Graduate School of Princeton University to be used in whole or in part as the trus tees direct, "to maintain, develop, or assist in any way that will increase the power and usefulness of the uni versity." Mr. Wyman's grandfather, John Wy man, is said to have impoverished I himself by giving George Washington j $40,000 to feed the troops of the Con-! tinental army early in 1776. He was! descended from the Wymans who came from Hartford, England, seven miles from the ancestral seat of the Washingtons. BIGAMIST AT SEVENTEEN. Virginia Girl Held for Grand Jury Investigation. Suffolk, Va., May 21.?Willie Wat ford Willeford Rhodes, aged seven teen, and twice married, to-day at a preliminary trial was held for the grand jury on a charge of bigamy, i She gave bond for appearance. Willie was married at fourteen to Joseph Willeford, and last August, j three years later, eloped to North, Carolina and wedded Preston Rhodes, ] who was locked up late this after noon. It developed to-day that the j first marriage license was issued on a forged authorization. Husband No. 1 is the complainant. FOUR DEAD IN $1,000,000 STORM. Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado In Path of Cyclone. St. Louis, May 21.?Storms in Okla-1 houia. Tujuib and Colorado last night Jii'Jed four personr. dam ped proper ty nfirdft* .learh 'V1'. at.I injured a score. Four villages were swept away la Paul's Valley, in Oklahoma. At Denver a snowstorm is raging to-day. The town of Marysville, Okla., is reported completely destroyed, while McCarthy, a town of 100 inhabitants, and Madlll, about the same size, are reported to have suffered. McCarthy is believed to have been demolished, not a home of any size having escap ed. Paoli was also damaged. The cyclone swept a path a mile wide and twelve miles long. Three persons are reported dead at McCarthy. Miss Depew, daughter of a minister, was blown 500 feet and probably fa tally injured. - % The Cup of Happiness. The haopiest man in the world 1 said to reside in North Georgia. He has six fiddles, ten children, thirteen hounds, a deaf and dumb wife, and a "moonshine" still that has never been spotted by the government.?Blakely Reporter. ? The tax on tobacco netted $51,887, 178 for the United States Treasury during the year 1909. DEATH OF DR. E. N. BOOKER j For Many Years a Leader in His Community. The End Came Sat urday Morning. Dr. E. N. Hooker, of Cleveland township, (or many years a leading physic iau of the county, passed away at his home last Saturday In th 64th year of his age. Dr. Hooker had been in failing health for the past three or four years and has been quite ill for sometime. The funeral was held from Oakland | Presbyterian church last Sunday af ternoon, the funeral sermon being ? preached by the pastor, Rev. T. H. Spence, of Smlthfleld, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Oak-1 land cemetery. A very large crowd1 of friends and loved ones were pres ent at the funeral to pay a last trl lllll. nl H.iananl '" * V. n .1 J Dr. E. N. Booker was born In Cum berland County, Virginia, about 64 years ago. He was graduated from J the Richmond Medical College 32 years ago, Just before coming to this county. Not long after coming to this section he united with Oakland Presbyterian church where he wasj soon made an elder. He was from the beginning of his connection with the church 'been one of its leading members. About 18 years ago he married Miss Bettie Young, a daughter of the late B. \V. Young who was for many years one of Johnston's leading edu cators. She, with six children, sur vives him. Dr. Booker was a leader. He was a leading physician. He was a lead er in every good and noble cause. Not only was he a leader in church, educational and civic matters but he was also a leader in politics. He was a Democrat of the purest type. His place In his community and county will be hard to fill. It is as a physician, outside of his Immediate family, he will be missed most. Whenever called upon he was ready to go; wherever there was suffering there he was found, patient and forbearing, ever seeking to alle-! viate pain and help humanity. He was a strong friend of The Her-1 aid and may years ago he was part owner of the paper. He was always true to his friends, and the writer remembers more than once of the encouraging words given him by this good man. He was the friend of humanity. The great Dr. Arnold once wrote: "I consider beyond all wealth, honor, or even health, is the attachment due to noble souls; because to become one with the good, generous, and true, is to be, in a manner, good, generous, and true yourself." Enjoyable Moonlight Picnic. A most delightful moonlight pic nic was given by the young men of the town in honor of the visiting; young ladies last Monday night. At seven-thirty those composing the Jol ly crowd gathered at the Myatt. House, and in a few minutes two large wagons with the merry party were on their way to Holt's Pond. Arriving at the pond all hurried i down to the bridge to look at the beautiful scenery and join in the siting of many of the old songs. n cii k the table was spread u) suet a Ik. ~o the girls had pre- i pared. After supts; ''< p-irty went; back down to the brldt ...iert th?jr sang and talked for a f w nun., and all too early the time for leaving tor home again came. Those composing the party were; Misses Julia Mayo, of Washington, N. C., Frances Ingram, of High Point, Inez Koonce, of Trenton. Ruth Young, of Clayton Katie Lee Banks, of Haw River, Ava Myatt, Lucy Hood, Amelia Myatt, Mildred Young, Ella Myatt, Katie Woodall, Annie Ihrie Pou and Emma Patton; Messrs. Seth W. My att, H. C. Hood. A. M. Noble, R. R. Holt, W. W. Ward, W. M. Grantham, Jack Broadhurst, D. D. Braswell, D. W. Parrish, G. H. Jordan, J. A. Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Ward. Wyoming Ha? Snowstorm. Denver, May 21.?A heavy snow storm prevailed to-day from Northern Wyoming Into Southern Colorado. The weather Is comparatively warm, andi most of the snow melts as it falls. In' Denver the snow was as heavy as | any of last winter. The storm will be of great benefit to ranchers and stock' - . J LAST WEEK'S BALL GAMES. Smmithfield the Winner of Three Out Of Four Games. Some Good Play ing and Interesting Games. Out of four games played on the home grounds last week. Smlthfleld had the distinction of coming out the victor In three, the last and fourth game being lost to Dunn by the score of 11 to 10. The first game was played on Tuesday between the teams represent j lug the Turlington Graded School and the Wilson's Mills High School and | resulted in au easy victory for the home team by the score of 7 to 1. The feature of the game was the ex cellent pitching of Hand, who held the team from the Mills at his mer cy throughout and was never In dan ger. inc seoona same piayea \\ eanes day afternoon between the Graded School team and the team from the Clayton High School proved to b<i the Interesting game of the week and the most exciting. The Smlthfield boys held the lead until the ninth! Inning when Wallace who had beeni pitching a most excellent game weak-' ened slightly and this followed by loose playing of his team allowed the Clayton boys to tie the score; but In the tenth inning Wallace seemed as strong as at the first and the1 Clayton boys went out In short or der. Smlthfield came to the bat in the tenth determined, and after one was out Pou succeeded in crossing the plate with the winning run. Both teams played excellent ball. Espec-; lal mention should be made of the pitching of Wallace and Beddingfleltf both of whom did excellent work \ nd should with practice make good pitch ers. Thursday Smlthfield and Clayton played their first big game of the season, Smlthfield winning by the score of 8 to 3. The game while i slow and one-sided was made inter-! esting by a number of very brilliant plays which brought a round of ap- J plause from the large crowd, Bing-i ham pitching for Smlthfield out pitch-! ed Barnes for Clayton at all stages of the game, and with the exception of being a little wild at times pitch- { ed an excellent game. The big game of the week was played on Friday when Dunn was the opposing team, and while the score was large, Dunn winning 11 to 10. | and the playing of the rankest order j at times, the game was nevertheless j Interesting from the beginning and it was not until the last man was out in the ninth that the game was decided, for Smlthfield had two men on bases in the ninth inning and a little hit would have turned what seemed at one stage of the game an overwhelming defeat into a glor ious victory. In this game with the score 11 to 3 against her at the be ginning of the seventh Smlthfield knocked Hall, the Dunn pitcher, out of the box scoring six runs. The Smlthfield rooters at this stage of the game went wild and the yells were all but deafening. Shell, at this stage, was trotted into the box to re-: lieve the situation and Smlthfield could do nothing else in the scoring line until the ninth when one more man crossed the plate and the score! stood 11 to 10, and a man on third, and second. With one out and one hit needed to win the game the bat ters could do nothing and the next two men up were easy outs, and the ttrnt and only game of the week was Loc T?x Spread*. District No. 6, and that ph.' >* , 7 which has recently been comouwk. ed with it, in the Fellowship section of Pleasant Grove township on May 17th voted a special school tax of 30 cents on the $100 valuation of prop erty and 90 cents on the poll. This is the first district In Pleasant Grove to vote a local tax for school improve ment. The district established is a large one and an up-to-date two-room school house will be erected. There | are local tax schools now in fourteen townships?Pine Level and Cleveland being the only ones that have no lo- j cal tax schools. One Town That Doesn't Blow. Visitor: "What became of that other windmill that was here last year?" Native: "There was only enough wind for one, so wj took it flown."? Everybody's Magazine. I STcPHENSON-HOCUTT. Surprise Marriage Solemnized At Raleigh Tuesday Morning At 11 O'clock. Raleigh, N. C., May 23.?The many friends of Mr. J. Walter Stephenson, formerly of Clayton, N. C., now man ager of the Union Drug Store of Dan ville, Va., and Miss Cora Leo Ho cutt, one of Clayton's most attractive young ladles, will be surprised to read of their marriage, which was solemnized in the parlor of the Yar borough Hotel in this city Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, the Rev. W. E. llocutt, pastor of Jenkins Memorial church officiating. The friends of the young couple present to witness the happy even! were Misses lone Gulley, Nellie Poole and Ruby Ellis, of Clayton; Mr. J. I. Stephenson, brother of the groom, and Dr. Oscar Eason, of thl3 city. The ceremony was that used by the Methodist clergy and was said In a most impressive manner. After the words had been spoken which made the happy young couple man and wife, the friends gave them their hearty congratulations and best wish es for a long, happy and prosperous life. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson left for steamer for Washington, Baltimore and other points north. Delightful German Thursday Evening. No feature of the Home Coming celebration was enjoyed so much by the younger set as the delightful ger man given by the Neuse German Club at the opera house last Thurs day evening from 9:30 to 12:30. The hall was decorated with the national colors, while on the walls were hung the pictures of the men who have been foremost in making Johnston County the great and grand county that It now is. The dance was gracefully led by Capt. and Mrs. H. L. Skinner. Those present and participating in the dance were: Mr. H. B. Cart- ^ wrlght, of Elizabeth City, with Miss Annie Lou McGuire; Mr. A. M. No ble with Miss Frances Ingram, of High Point; Mr. W. Ransom SanderS with Miss Annie Ihrie Pou; Dr. A. H. Rose with Miss Katie Lee Banks, of Haw River; Mr. Louis Pegram, of Raleigh, with Miss Evans, of Hunt ington, W. Va.; Mr. R. R. Holt with Miss Ruth Young, of Clayton; Mr. J. J. Broadhurst. with Mrs. E. F. Ward; Mr. J. A. Campbell with Miss lone Abell; Mr. Dwlght Barbour, of Clayton, with Miss Mildred Sanders; Mr. C. Ward with Miss Hattie Wil* Mains.; Mr. \V. E. Blair, of Buffalo, N. Y., with Mlsa Grizzelle Hlnton, of Ral eigii. Stags: Messrs. D. W. Parrish, \V\ M. Grantham, Sam Reld, G. H. ?loi-lan, Milton McGuire, J. H. Abell uuU W. N. Holt. Chaperons: . Mr. ana Mrs. F. K. Broadhurst, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Pou, Mrs. S. T. Honey cutt, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Smith, Mrs. W. M. Sanders and Mrs. E. S. Abell. features of King Edward's Funeral. Nine ruling monarchs and a host of lesser royalty rode horseback in pro cession. Number of spectators along line of march and side streets estimated at 2,500,000. Thirty-five thousand soldiers and thousands of police guarded route of cortege. Procession required two hours and seven minutes to cover three mile* .it from Westminister Hall to Paddlngton o"U!on. favorite charger, his pet ter u 'iid valet in the pro cession. Every railway ff \ ^ id street car stopped for a few pro-?? cession started. Burial at St. George'sit'lW) 1 - Windsor. V Five thousand floral tributes \ank. ed in chapel. Col. Roosevelt rode in carriage wi^ Foreign Minister Pinchon, of France, and Sanad Khan, of Persia, the col onel and Pinchon wearing evening dress, black studs, and mourning bands. King George entertained visiting rulers at luncheon following funeral. The King died May 6, burled May 20. 'mmigratlon Into this country reached the high-water mark during 1907. ?
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