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OLD HOME COMERS' DAY. A Great Occasion With Splendid Ad dressee by Johnston's Beloved Sons Who Have Wandered Abroad. The Songs and the Spssches all Breath ed the Joy of the Home Coming. Last Friday was one of Smlthfield's most notable days?Old Home Com ers' Day. From many counties and other States the old Johnstonltes had assembled to mingle and mix with the friends of by-gone days. The ex ercises were held In the town's spa cious opera house, and despite the fact that it was a very rainy morn ing, the hall wass full. Seated on the stage. In addition to the large spe cial choir, were those taking part In the program, Mr. Josepbus Daniels, Mr. J. J. Rose, Mr. J. W. Wellons, ex-Sheriff Ellington and otners. Mr. F. H. Brooks presided. When the hour for the exercises to begin he announced that Rev. T. H. King, pastor of the liaptlst church, would lead in prayer. Following this a welcome song, "Old Friends, True Friends," was sung by the choir. Mayor James A. Wellons, In be half of the town, gave a cordial wel come In an eloquent short speech. Following him Mr. K. W. Pou, de livered an address of welcome, In be half of the County. We shall not at tempt to give these speeches?they breathed a spirit of welcome so full and free that every one was glad of the occasion. Next the choir and audience nan* the "Old Oaken Bucket." Then Prof. R. A. Merrltt, of the faculty of the State Normal College at Greensboro, responded in an eloquent address (printed elsewhere In this paper) Following Prof. Merritt, Rev. Whit ley Langston, Presiding Elder of the Waycross (Ga.) District, M. K. Church, South, spoke for the -wan derers. He was eloquent and witty and told of his great joy in coming back after 21 years in tho Cracker State. The soul thrilling "Dixie" was then sung by (the largo audience, after which Chairman Brooks presented Mr. W. M. Sanders, who In a short r.nd pretty speech, introduced Rev. A. J. McKelway, D. D., now of Wash ington City, who delivered the princi pal address of the occasion. Dr. Mc Kelway spoke of "Some Changes in North Carolina in Twenty Years." Dr. McKelway began his life-work f:H a minister here, he established the Rmlthfleld Presbyterian church, and lie feelingly referred to those early days. His address revealed some in teresting facts. Some extracts from it will be given next week. At the conclusion of this magnifi cent address the audience sang "Dix ie." Then Congressman Pou rose and in a few words paid the eloquent tribute to the old Confederates, a few of whom were present, to which re ference is made elsewhere in this paper. Benson Grove Dedication. The Ministers' and Laymen's Con ference of the Johnston County Bap tist Association will meet tonight at Benson Grove church In Elevation township and continue through Sun day. The new church edifice will be dedicated Sunday at 11 o'clock, lie v. Livingston Johnson," of Kalelgh. preaching the sermon. Misses Lillian Holt and Maude Powell, of the Sanders Chapel sec tion, were here yesterday. A Mistaken Idea. A man with a painful expression of countenance sat on a dry-goods box. "Are you ill?" some one nsked. "No." "Have you lost anything?" "Never had anything to lose." 'What's the matter, then?" "I'm sitting on a wasp." "Why don't you get up?" "Well, that was my first Impulse; but I got to thinking that I was hurt In' the wasp as badly as he was hurt In' me, and concluded to sit here awhile."?Exchange. ______ i A Little Salt, Please. i A doctor related the following story: "I had a patient who was veiy 111 and who ougfct to have gone to a warmer climate, but whose means ?. were inefficient, so I resolved to n*y tfhat hypnotism would do for him. I had a large sun painted on the ceiling of his room and by suggestion Induced him to think It was the sun which would cure him. The ruse suc ceeded and he was getting better ra pidly when one day on my arrival I found he was dead. "Did it fall, after all, then?" ask ed the doctor's hearerR. "No," replied the doctor; "he died of sunstroke."?Circle. Wife?"Upon my word, I think If you were to do some work the world would come to an end." Husband?"I had something of the same Idea myself; hence my forced inactivity!"?New York Evening Tele-j I < ii*i > I BRIEF HAPPENINGS AT CLAYTON. Clayton, N. C., May 25.?Mr. Kalph Milliard returned last week from Oak Kldge Institute w.her<? he lias teen In school for <he past year. Miss Margie Haynes and Master J. Walton Branham, of Kaleigh, are the guests of Mrs. John I. Barnes this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Sam White left Monday to spend several days with Mr. White's relatives In Concord, N. C. Mrs. Kllza Hope, of Kaleigh Is the guest of her nephew, Mr. Lee Kay-, wood Yarboro, this week. Mr. Howard Gulley left today (Wednesday) for Littleton, to attend the commencement exercises of Lit tleton Female College. He will be accompanied 011 his return by his sister. Miss Norma Gulley, who has been In school at that place for the past year. Mr. L. M. Barnes spent Sunday with his parents at Archer. Miss Una Kennedy, of Ruleigh. was the guest of Miss Cleve Barnes at her beautiful surburban home last week. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Flnlator, of Nor folk, Va., was here last week, the guest of Mrs. Finlator's mother, Mrs. I). L. Barnes. Quite a number of our people at fended I lie funeral of the late I)r. Booker In the Polenta section Sun day afternoon. Dr. Hooker had quite a number of friends here who ex tend tbelr sympathy to the bereav ed family. Mr. Roy Robertson has opened a drug store In the Dr. J. B. Robert son old stand. The building has been considerably enlarged and repainted and he will carry anything in the drug line. Mr. Ralph Milliard lias accepted a position with him during the vacation. Mr. John A. Vinson has Just re ceived a handsome Cadillac touring car from an automobile company in Winston-Salem. Mr. A. J. Barbour has alBo purchased u large car from the same people. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Jones, of Port smouth, Va., arrived Sunday night to spend several days with his mother here. Mrs. Mary Jones, of Rome, Oa., is here this week, the guest of her mo ther-in-law, Mrs. J. O. M. Jones. "And on his face be wears a smile that (will) come off" for lo, it was twins that were presented to Mr. Joe T. Barnes Tuesday moruing. Col. Ashley llorne left Tuesday mornlug for Greensboro, where he will be detained several days look ing after his varied financial Inter est in that city. Miss Viola Boon left Sunday to spend some time with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Barham, at Wendell. Mr. A. J. Barbour, President of the Clayton Oil Mill Co., and Mr. John R. Wray, Superintendent of the Clay ton Oil Mills, left Sunday afternoon to attend the meeting of the National Cotton Seed Crushers Association in session at Little Rock, Ark., this week. Tne work on the Pythian Orphan age at this place continues to go on rapidly. The building Is so tar com pleted to be covered and the plaster ers are at work on the interior this week and in only a very short time the building will be ready for the furnishings. Pastor Starling is conducting a series of Revival Services at the M. E. church this week. Two services each day and night and quite a large audience greets him at each ser vice. Mr. Ed Edmundson, of the Polen ta section, and a prospective candi date for the Democratic nomination for Register of Deeds for Johnston County, was in the city for several hours Wednesday. Mr. Lavassa H. Champion, an ener getic young business man with Messrs Ashley Home and Son, of this placed has announced his candidacy (subject) to the action of the Johnston Coun ty Democratic Convention) for the House of Representatives. Mr. Champion was for several years a very successful teacher in the schools af Johnston County js well as a suc cessful business man. Flattered. First Fly?"Have you seen that new encyclopedia?" Second Fly?"No. Is there any thing about us In It?" First Fly?"Certainly; an entire page is devoted to us?the fly leaf."? Columbia Jester. No Trade for Him. "When you are grown up," queried one visitor, "will you be a doctor, like your father?" "Oh dear me, no! Why. 1 couldn't even kill a rabbit," replied the boy with great frankness.?Ladies' Home Journal. One of the remarkable things re vealed by Mr. Roosevelt'i tour Is the amount of enthusiasm that can exist when there Is no baseball game.?Washington Star. ? ^ ?? ? ft t ? THE SPIRIT OF WAKE FOREST. Turning Out Men Who Put Charic ter and Service as the Nscessary Adjuncts of the Education That Makes Useful Citizens. The year Just clotted lias been a good one with Wake Forest College. The enrollment has reached nearly 404 and the graduating class number* 62?a large class of splendid young men who will help to build up their State. I have noticed that most of ? he graduates of Wake Forest remain lu North Carolina and do their life work iu the state of their birth. Few of them seek positions in great cltleK or go outside of the State. They haw their eyes turned toward their homes And live and labor In North Carolina. This Is not only a good thing for the young men. It is a mistake for men to move often. Some men have to go away from home to find ? the place where they can work the best, but most men can do their best work at or near the place where they opened their eyes. It depends on the man. Happy the young man who sees the harvest white iu his own State and remains here at home in-! stead of being induced to look for a place to labor in some strange land. Wake Forest boys generally stay iu North Carolina and go where you will you will find them leading in every good word and work. President I'o teat and the strong faculty turn out1 the sort of men who believe In mas tering whatever they undertake, but who put character and service along as necessary adjuncts of the educa tlon that makes a useful citizen. After all, of what worth Is an education unless there Is the man behind the learning! A North Carolina college's chief service Is to turn out men who will serve thtMr own State, and the best test of usefulness of the college is in the proportion of its graduate* who stay at home to develop the old mother. By taht test, as well as the i test of scholarship, Wake Forest stands high.?Josephus Daniels. I Running for Office. The large number of announcements for political offices raises the question as to why so many people desire office. One man wants office because he can make more there than in private life. Well, a man who is not able, to make more money in private life | than in public life is not usually big enough to fill the place creditably. Another wants the honors of the people. Who has held office that did not receive more of abuse than praise? Another wants the place because it will enable him to bring certain things to pass. A man worth fifty thousand dollars and whose time is valuable to him does not run for the office of County Commissioner for the sake of two dollars a day. There must be another motive. The mania for holding office has al most prevented the "office hunting the man" about which we used to hear. "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown," but many people ?e happier when uneasy, so go ahead. Here is hoping that good men may be put In office, for when the wick ed rule, the progress of the Kingdom is hindered.?Little River Record. BAKERS MILL NEWS. Maker's Mill, May 25.?Mr. and Mrs Arthur Lee spent Sunday with Mrs. Lee's parents, Rev. and Mrs. William Wilkins. Mrs. J. W. Baker and children spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. J. M. Rose. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Woodard spent Saturday with their son, Moi ton. who is very sick. Miss Mary Rose spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Ellen Wricks. We are glad to note that Mr. Willie Wilkins is out again after a few weeks illness. The people around here were very much disappointed by the comet. They are all laughing now instead of crying. On Wednesday, May 18th, Carl, the little son of one of our good far mers, Mr. C. G. Pope, happened to the misfortune of getting his right hand caught in a feed cut ting machine, and so badly mashing it that the doctor had to amputate bis thumb and two of his fingers, but he is getting along nicely now. Great Britain ranks second in the total number of patents issued. KENLY NEWS. Kenly, May 2:..? Misg Nell Richard-j son caui<* home to-day frJin Greens boro Normal Co'lege. -Miss Hula 1 ains. of Spring Hope, l? stopping a few days with Miss Al lie HailiA while on her way from Greensboro Normal. Mrt). D. B. Sanger and children are visiting Mrs. Sasser's parents near Spring Hope this week. Quite a number of our people at tended the opening ball game at Wilson Monday. Misses Emma Mathews, Mary Mc Donald, Cora and Maggie left Monday to attend the Summer School at Greenville. Kenly Concert band went to Wil son Monday to make music for the ball enthusiasts. Mr. Charlie Fierce, of Smlthfield, is visiting us this week, the guest of Mr. J. K. Sauls. Miss Sarah firizzard, of Grlzzard, Va., returned hoifie Tuesday. Mrs. W. T. Bailey returned home from Warsaw Monday where she vis ited relatives. Miss Lou Bailey is spending a few days In Smithfield this week. Miss Mary Revell returned home today after spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. L. Z. Woodard. Master Yates and Claud Edgerton are spending this week in Wilson. We are ver? sorry to report the death of Mrs. Frank Bowens. She died Monday evening and was buried at the cemetery Tuesday evening. Funeral services were conduced by Rev. M. A. Smith, of the M. E. church. Business Builders "ALABASTINE" FOR SALE BY Smlthfleld Hdw Co. TWO GOOD MILCH COWS FOR sale. T. S. RAGSDALE. WANTED?RELIABLE WOMAN TO do chamber and kitchen work. Ap ply at Elmview Hotel. THE AUSTIN-STEPHENSON CO. IS expecting a shipment of horses to day. 2 CARLOADS AMERICAN SQUARE Mesh and Diamond Mesh fence to arrive this week. SMITHFIELD HDW CO. WHOSE SOW IS THIS? ABOUT two weeks ago there came to my place a white sow with large black spots. Marked swallow fork In left ear. Owner can get her by paying for feed and this advertise ment. JOSEPH R. VINSON, at Grantham place. April 16th, 1910. FOR THE VERY BEST MOLASSES sold by any merchant in Johnston County, go to the store of W. J. Lewis, Four Oaks, N. C. There you can sell your country produce and buy whatever you need. "JAPALAC" FOR SALE BY SMITH field Hdw. C. BIG CUT IN MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND children's oxfords. Large line to select from. J. R. LEDBETTER, Princeton, N. C. WHEN WANTING DRY GOODS, shoes, groceries, or anything in the line of general merchandise, remember W. J. Lewis, Four Oaks, N. C. THE AUSTIN-STEPHENSON COM pany will save you some money on mower and rake. 2 CARLOADS AMERICAN SQUARE Mesh and Diamond Mesh fence to arrive this week. SMITHFIELD HDW CO. IF YOU NEED COTTON SEED, meal, or hulls, ship stuff, hay or oats, go to W. J. Lewis, Four Oaks, N. C. . A GOOD FAMILY HORSE FOR sale. Apply to D. H. Jones, Smith field, N. C. FOR SALE?A GOOD JERSEY COW with young calf. She will give 3% | gallons milk per day. HUNTER ELLINGTON, Smithfield, N. C. WATCH LOST?ON THE ROAD BE tween home and Smithfield Wed nesday morning, May 25, one ladies gold watch, 0 size, with fob attach ed. Finder will be suitably re warded by returning same to Her ald office, or to me at my home two miles east of Sanders Chapel. 1 MAUDE STRICKLAND. "LIQUID VENEER" FOR SALE BY Smithfield Hdw. Co. NOTICE. The Pension Board will meet in Smithfield* on the last Monday in June and the first Monday in July to consider applications to be placed on the Pension Rolls. , May 26, 1910. JOHN STEPHENSON. _ . Chairman. FOR THE BEST MOWER AND rake on market see The Austin-Ste phenson Co. "LIQUID VENEER" FOR SALE BY Smlthfleld Hdw. Co. A FULL SUPPLY OF HACKNEY and Randolph buggies on hand at The Austin Stepehnson Co. "JAPALAC" FOR SALE BY SMITH field Hdw. C. IF YOU NEED A MOWER AND rake see The Austin-Stephenson Co. "ALABASTINE" FOR SALE BY Smlthfleld Hdw. Co. SIXTEEN HEAD OF HORSES AND mules on hand at The Austin-Ste phenson Co. Jjr Dr. W. H. WAKEFIELD, OF CHAR lote, will be In Four Oaks on Thurs day, June 2nd, Benson on Friday, June 3rd, at Hotels, one day only. His practice is limited to diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and Fitting Glasses. KILLtheCOUGH andcuremluwcs wiTHDR.ftlNG'S new discovery n?C0OulcDh!(SI ail throat and lung troubles GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY How can the baby grow strong if the nursing mother is pale and delicate? Scott's Emulsion make* the ^ mother, strong and well; Increases and en* riches the baby's food, One Dose for Coughs Children cough at night? Give them Ayer's Cherry Pec toral. Often a single dose at bedtime will completely control the cough. Good for any one with a cold or cough. Good for easy cases, hard cases; good for acute cases, chronic cases. Ask your doctor to tell you, honestly and frankly, just what he thinks of this old standard remedy. No alcohol in this cough medicine. J.C7Ay ? Co., LowelCKtau. A lazy liver makes a lazy boy. An active brain demands an active liver. No better laxative for boys and tfirls than Ayer's Pills. Ask your doctor about them. He knows. FREE ffllSslr READING FREE | 5j! We have in our office a large number of Old Magazines?Saturday Evening Post, McClure's, National, Everybody's, ^ American and others-which we are go $ ing to give away to our subscribers. To every subscriber to The Herald (or member of subscriber's family) who will call for thQm, we will give six copies of 3^ these magazines. To the Librarian of p any School we will give 24 copies. These are all Free?no conditions attached, save that you must call and mention this ad- t|! ^p J vertisement. No person will be given ^ two lots. There is lots of good reading in these magazines and those who get them will enjoy a treat. Come at once. The offer will not hold good after June 30th. Come to see us. if 1 BEATY & LASSITER 1 The Smithfield Herald ?g Aft SMITHFIELD, N. C. \p}\ | To The Public i ffl %-vrtwrvvvvfvmvr%'T*%'Yvvfvvvvv%"fvw%-VfW%'vvw pC ffi We are pleased to announce that we S y: WK shall, about June 10, open a Wood and yj Jfi V|, Blacksmith Shop. It will be under tfg \\ l KK the management of Mr. Ezra Massen- 'M Jr gill, a /Mechanic who has had several (X Jfl SATIS- years' experience in Wood and Iron W *j FACTION Work and knows how to turn out S wj first class jobs Let Lis Serve You. S ,t. i..+. jUi t. .t..+. ?.A ijktjt, t.i. X t. A A A * * A AAA A .t. A A .t. A A A AA M Farming & Mercantile Co. j* S Clayton, R. F. D. No. 1, N. C. j* ************&' ************* g Wild wtsl and Souinernl | Music, Song, Oratory, Drama, Pathos, Fun# i Gilbert Walden, Arizona. Famous Amer- ft* ft ican Cowboy Elocutionist and Southern Dialect Humorist. m Noted Frontier Rifle Shot, Lecturer, Rough Rider and Roper tr* 8? Assisted in fine music, songs and solos with mandolin, guitar, S banjo, flute, harp, bells, etc., by the famous Negro "Banjo ff King of the South" | PROF JAMES HAWKINS, of North Carolina^ ft And his Brother. WALTER HAWKINS Ci Colonial Theatre?Friday, May 27th^ # 8 O'CLOCK. ADMISSION, 15c. 25c and 35c. $
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