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SMITHFIELD, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1910 Number 21
VOL. 29
EDUCATION SMITHFIELD UNITED AND ONWARD PROGRESS
HANNIBAL GODWIN DEFEATED.
State Senator O. L. Clark, of Bla
den County Was Nominated
Last Night by the Sixth District
Democracy. Godwin Forces Ig
rore Convention Work. No Hope
For Godwin After First Ballot. A
Stormy Convention.
According to reports in this morn
ing's News and Observer the Sixth
District Congressional Conventior
held at Wrightsville yesterday was
a stormy one.
Some of the Godwin supporters re
fused to recognize the organization
of the Convention and took no part
in the proceedings.
. The first ballot was taken at 9: lS
last nlgfct and resulted as follows:
Godwin 110.29; McClammy 42.80;
Cook 41.37; Clark 34.51; McKinnon
16.90; Brown .10. Necessary to
pomlnate 126.
' Second ballot?Godwin 69, McClam
my 42, McKinnon 62, Clark 34, Cook
41, not counting fractions.
On tho forty-fourth ballot taken
this morning at 1:20 O. L. Clark, of
Bladen, was nominated getting 16S
votes. .a. *
Jt is thought that the Godwin for
ces will ignore the action of the con
vention. as they held a meeting im
mediately after the convention ad
Journed, but decided to adjourn til'
this morning at 9:30.
O. L. Clark was State Senator ir
1^ st General Assembly and is i
farmer and merchant.
The Tax of Bad Roads.
One o.? the heaviest taxes farmers
J>ay Jn m.'lny sections is the tax im
posed by b<- ^ roads in the loss o
time, the wea4" and tear ot vehicles
and the braking down of Worses.
Add to this the U ,ss in value 01
real estate bordering ?on bad roads
as shown by the immedl*i e ribt ''
value of real estate when road:
are made in any district. v>
The Atlanta Constitution cites
"fts? of a farmer in Georgia who re
fused to contribute a strip of his
'arm for a good road because he did
not believe in good roads on prin
ciple. But the road was made all the
same, and that farmer was offered
ten dollars an acre more for his 300
acres than he had asked before the
road was built. Queer sort of prin
ciples, his.
? Whenever a good road is built
there is usually no more kicking but
people off the road soon want one in
their neighborhood, so that one well
built road is the means for getting
more, as has been the case In Meck
lenburg county, N. C., where good
roads are the rule rather than the
exepption, and the people are mak
ing more of them all the time.
There is no better investment a
farmer can make than a liberal tax
for ft first-class road.?Salisbury
Post.
For Register of Deeds.
To The Editor:
I heartily endorse all that has been
said in the columns of your esteem
ed paper in behalf of Alonzo Barber
for Register of Deeds. He is a good
neighbor and a good man in every
respect. He is a leader in everything
that pertains to progress and to
the upbuilding of his community hav
ing been instrumental in building up
one of the best rural schools of the
county, in his district, while physi
cally he is a cripple from the effects
of rheumatism, yet mentally and mor
ally he is strong and well qualified
to fill the office of Register of
Deeds with credit to himself and
to the county, and while we far
mers don't write much, nor make
many speeches, when it comes to
voting we do our part. So my fellow
Democrats let'a meet In Smithfleld on
August 3rd and nominate this worthy
tnan and good farmer to the office
of Register of iVeds and we will
roll up one of those old time majori
ties for Democracy In old Johnston
next November.
URIAH WOOD ALL.
Elevation Township.
HAPPENINGS AT CLAYTON. I
Clayton, July 21.?Mr. Eli S. Tur- i
llngton, Democratic candidate tor
sheriff, was In the city Wednesday. |
Rev. George B. Starling and fam
ily left Monday for Fremont to visit
relatives. I
Col. Ashley Home returned Tues- |
day night from Richmond, Va., where ,
he has been on business for several
days.
Mr. Dock Jones, of the Bethesda
section, was in town Tuesday on bu-j
slness.
Mr. W. F. Grimes, Democratic can
didate for sheriff, was in town shak
ing hands with friends Saturday.
Messrs Howard Gulley and Hugh1
Page attended a picnic at Bethel iu1
Wake county last Saturday.
Misses Erma and Kittle Gulley
were in the city shopping Tuesday
afternoon.
I Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Spruill left
Monday afternoon for Jamesville, N.I
1 C.. to attend the funeral of Mr.j
Spruill's mother.
Mr. S. V. Smith, of the Bethesda
. section, was in town shopping Wed-;
nesday morning.
Mr. John I. Barnes is putting down
, a new engine for Mr. J. W. Barnes
at Archer, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wall, of Savan
nah, Ga., passed through here Satur
? day enroute to Archer, where Mr.
.{wall's mother is seriously ill.
I Mr. Conroy Harrison had the mis-j
fortune to get his leg badly hurt
by being kicked by a horse last
' week.
Mrs. John I. Barnes left Sunday for
t Archer to attend her mother, Mrs.
l J. R. Wall, who is seriously ill.
Mr. Matthew R. Wall, of Selma
j passed through here Sunday after
! noon enroute to Archer.
Mr. J. M. Baucom, of Wake Coun
' ty, was in the city Tuesday on bu
' j siness.
" The brick layers are at work on
C the Catholic church here which we
i i are informed will be a very ? hand
some building.
' Prof, and Mrs. Oscar Creech, of,
J Castalia, are guests at the Dorrni
'? tory this week.
a
;! The Buttermilk Habit.
I
Have you noticed how the butter
l "lilk signs have multiplied on cafe
v drug store windows in recent
1 ' Almost before the country
|mo " -e aware of it buttermilk
has bet?v ,^o pubjjc faV0r as a
has sprun# * e lg nQt a healthler
(beverage. it de.
drink. Not so *9* Med. Now
j spised as wag th& ered ag the
j its value is beln? AWtfVfc discov
j value of the cotton se&J1 #*>> tak
I ered. The buttermilk h&liit ?! .
ing a fast hold not only in vfcn Writ!*, t
but in the big cities of the Norck. TW
Philadelphia Press calls its develop
[ ment an astonishing phenomenon In
our natural life, and submits in evi- !
dence that throngs of men, women ,
and <?hildren may be seen in the big
department stores, or the dairy shops
or at the markets, drinking their ice
! cold buttermilk and nibbling a crack
er. With hundreds of clerks and
professional men in New York City
I it has constituted since 1902 a safe,
| nutritious breakfast during the hot
j midsummer days. Still more remark
able has been the spread of the hab
it among workingmen. The smaller
saloons have been forced to sell it,
and as there is quite as muck profit
in handling It at 5 cents) aglass as
in the sale of beer At the eamr price
they lose nothing by the Change. So
great is the demand for butfermilii in
the coal mine regions that the inerl
table has come to pass. The druggists
are making a substitute in the shape
of a chemical preparation whk'h is
alleged to transform milk Into the
same liquid food which follows i.Wrin'
churning. This, as The press poi1**
out, is an absurd pretense, as m'lfc
must be robbed-of most of its buttir*
fat before it can be buttermilk.?
Charlotte Chronicle.
Acetylene torches for use in cases
of dense fog have been supplied to
the police stations of Paris.
The King of England, the most Im
portant of all the monarchies of the
world, has the shortest title.
The narrowest street in the world
is Kitty Witches row in Great Yar-j
mouth, England, which has the ex
treme width of 56 Inches. Y6e en- |
trance is 29 Inches from wall to wall. |,
MEW CHURCH TO BE DEDICATED.
>elma Methodists to Have Bishop I
Kilgo With Them in Dedicatory
Exercises.
Selma, July 21.?The handsome
new Methodist church at Seluia will
t
be dedicated with appropriate ser
vices on Sunday, July 31, 1910, at',
11 o'clock, a. m. by Bishop John C.
Kilgo. Short talks will be made by,^
Hon. John F. Bruton, ot Wilson, N.
C.. Rev. L. S. Massey, Editor ot the j
Raleigh Christian Advoacte, of Ral
eigh, and others. The public is 1
cordially invited to attend.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTEND
ING THE CONVENTION,
To the Democrats of Johnston
County: !
For some little titae there has!
been rumors circulated to the effect
that if certain men were nominated
for certain offices, that Democrats
here and yonder would not support
the nominees at the polls. In oth
er words, that there might be some
scratching of the Democratic ticket
next fall. I have not heard any
Democrat say they would vote the
Republican ticket if certain men
were nominated, but they only sta
ted that they would not vote for
certain candidates on the Democrat
ic ticket, should they be nominated.
Submission to the will of the ma- ,
jority is Democracy. If we have
our likes and dislikes, we should
give vent to those feelings In our
every day conversation, or through
the press, and then we. should at
tend the Convention and try to car- [
ry out our plans?to have nominated
the man of our choice?,to vote for
the principles which we believe are
truly Democratic, and for the best
interest of our County. Should we
fail to win out, however, then we
should abide by the wishes of the
majority, put our shoulders to the
wheel, and help to carry the ticket
nominated by the majority of the
Democrats in convention assembled.
Our Democratic County Conven
tion meets Wednesday, August 3rd.
Kvery Democrat in the County who
has at least the interest of Democra
cy. the best interests of his Coun
fy. and the interest of his friends,
the candidates, should be present on
that day, do his work manfully, and
then abide by the results of the Con
vention. If a certain thing is not
Democratic, if there is anything
wrong with certain avowed candi
dates, there are enough Democrats
in the County to right that wrong,
and defeat those candidates, if they
would attend the Convention, and
take part in the proceedings.
I am writing this to suggest, to
^ every Democrat in the Coun
.' matter what his past feelings'
_ and every other good
have be^p, . , , ,
? terested in the ad
mai who is ?>.. , , . , ..
? Interest of the
vancfc'taent of ??
. .. , _ the 3rd of
County, to comt? CUt ticket
August aui help nominal i? . ,,j
and prepare a platform, that
mtan a big Democratic victory iiextj
fall. There are many things of im
portance to come before the Cotiv^B-*
tion, and if we have a large Con''j
ventlon, we will be sure to put good f
candidates on the ticket, adopt a ,
strong, aggressive Democratic plat-',
form, and get enthusiasm for thelj
pending campaign. I>et every Deia* (
ocrat come and take part in the Con- (
ventlon. Don't stay at home and ,
then "cuss out" the party for failing ?
to adopt some Idea that you may (
have in mind, or nominate some can- ,
aldate who might be your personal j
choice; but come out, make yourself ,
a part of the Convention, and endea- ,
vor to Impress yofcr Ideas upon the ,
other Democrats, and your choice for ,
office upon the Convrttion. If you ]
do this, you would be satisfied and )
your friends should be. ]
P. H. BRO?>*S |
July 20th, 1910. ,
I
Quiet Preferred. I
f
He-^H'hy don't you approve of'(
dancing? , (
She?B<?cause its mens hugging set)]
to music.
He?Well, what is there abont that
you don't like?
She?The tiiuslc.?Ex.
The cheap labor of Japan ha* bt-en J
fotnd to be costTy In the operation ,
of some Industrial establishments. ,
AN IMMENSE DAM.
'reparations for New York City's
Water Supply to Cost Two Hun
dred Million Dollars.
I have just returned from Kings
:on, New York, where I visited the
Ishokan Dam, the water supply for
Mew York City. It is the most gi
;antic enterprise I ever saw. One
contractor (the largest) is from near
Richmond, Va. His contract is for
hlrteen million dollars. He has
hree hundred mules and machinery,
l'hey have six stone crushers and
:hey feed them stone as large as a >
serosiue barrel to the size of halt ?
bushel, and use four car loads ce
ment a day. He told me he spent
ane million dollars before he struck (
i lick of work on the dam. It is ,
miles from New York City and J
the main pipe Is large enough to
ruu two trains a breast. It will cost ^
two hundred million dollars and it
nill be seven years yet before 'tis
ready for the water to be used?al
most equal to the Panama Canal,
tou cannot realize the immense un
iertaking until you see it.
There in Ulster County they have
tor several years had all the County
afficers 011 salaries. They save six
ty thousand dollars a year, which
goes into the road fund. They have
just as good officers as before?
could not be Induced to go back to
the fee system.
And such good roads?'tis a plea'j
lire to travel them.
POLIE GARDNER.
Mont Clair, N. J.
W. M. Sanders for the House.
To the Democratic Voters of John
ston County:
The time has come in the politics
of Johnston County when Its fore
most men should be brought for
ward as Representatives in the Leg
islature. It is to be apprehended that
the importance of the nominees of
the Democratic Party for the next
General Assembly may be overlook
ed In Johnston County owing to the
bitter fight that Is now going on In
the County for local offices. Almost
any man may make a good register of
Deeds, a good sheriff, or a good Clerk
of the Court, but few men are com
petent and capable of properly rep
resenting the needs of the people in
the Legislature.
The time has been that on account
of some pull, or a certain Influence,
that a man had he could be nomina
ted for the Legislature and elected
in Johnston County, but that time
has passed and gone. To-day the
people are demanding that the nomi
nees for the Legislature in Johnston
County be men who are clean, mor
ally, socially, and politically; men
of right thoughts and mature judg
ment; 'men who will regard their
obligations made either in the hus
tings in the heat of debatp, or . to
individuals. Political promises are
as sacred, and ought to be so, as a
fmanvjal obligation.
Now, H Denoovei tne democratic
Convention t0 nominate Representa
tives to the next Legislature who are
of known integrity, sbpoluteiy true
to tueir promises and obligations,
who caftnot be Influenced by reward 01
the hope of reward from the path o(
1uty, and who will nel'er betray the
trusts of their constitUbV11*- Now.
we find such a man in the pC.rson
W. M. Bander*, of Smlthfield, we
teel assnred that if the ConVentToi.'
will nominate Mr. Sanders for tlw |
Legislature it will do itself proud
and add a name to the ticket which
will bring the influence of men who
ire not so enthusiastic for the cause
it Democracy as they shffnkf be. No
living human being can attack the
Integrity, the moral character, Or th?
Democracy Of Mr. Sanders. ttis
name will be presented to the Detn;
Jcratic County Convention for nomi
nation to the Legislature, and It will
t>e done in good faith, trusting that
the Convention may see its way
f1<*?r to place in his hand the Stan
lard of Democracy as one of the
Representatives from Johnston.
ED. S. ABELL.
July lif, 1910.
??? 1 -
Rats steal eggs by passing them
ilong from one to another like the
Jucket brigade, and in this manner
'hey can transport them safely up
ind down steps.
BENSON NOTES.
Beuaon, July 21.?Dr. W. T. Martin
?eturued Sunday from Wrlghtsvllle
Heaeh, where lie attended the State
dentist Assotcation.
Mr. Alonzo Pprrish and family re
urned Sunday afternoon from Nor
'olk, Va., and Washington, D. C., af-|
:er tyeing away several days.
Mr. F. "b. Driver, who lives near
own, has been quite sick for sev
eral weeks, is reported no better.
Quite a numb.er in and around
own took advantage of the cheap
?ate and spent the day at Wllmlng
:on and the Btach Sunday.
Messrs. O. A. and J. R. Barbour,
I. C. Warren, J. P. Johnson and R.
Smith weut down to Fayettevllle
3unday to attend the funeral of
Mr. H. L. Hall.
The people of our town were deep-1
ly saddened on last Saturday even-1
ing when it was learned that our|
former townsman and Ex-Mayor
Mr. H. L. Hall, had passed away at
Ills home in Fayetteville. Mr. Hall
resigned as Mayor of our town and
moved back to his old home in
Fayetteville only a few months'
igo. Soon after leaving here he
was taken sick and never recover-!
ad. All who knew this Christian
man, loved him, for truly he was;
one of God's Noblemen.
A Delightful Occasion.
On last Friday evening Miss Ava
Myatt entertained the young people
of Sn.lthfleld In honor of her guest,
Miss Carrie Wilson, of Dunn, N. C.
The broad porch, artistically ar
ranged with potted plants, rugs,
porch chairs and sofa pillows and
ligntcd by the soft light of Japanese
lanterns presented a most beautl
fill and attractive sight.
The feature of the evening was
progressive conversation which was
thoroughly enjoyed and was the oc
casion of much merriment.
The punch bowl stationed in
one corner of the porch was very
gracefully presided over by Miss Am
elia Myatt and Mr. Lee Turlington.
As the hour for departure drew
ulgh, the guests were presented with
pictures of animals and birds cut in
halves, which they matched for es
corts home. .* I
Delicious refreshments consisting
of mints, peach cream and cake
were served.
Those present were, Misses Car
rie Wilson, of Dunn, Bessie Coving
ton. of Laurinburg, Lucy Hood, Ka
tie Woodall, Alma Easom, Mildred
Sanders, Sallie Wilson, of Wilson's
Mills, Amelia Myatt and Mrs. E. F,
Ward; Messrs. Lee Turlington
Leon Stevens, Ben and Elmer Wei
Ions, Richard Holt, Tom Daniels
Lonnie Paylor, Herbert Lowery, Ran
som Sanders, Sam Reid, D. D. Bras
wpU. A. M. Noble, H. C. Hood, J. C
Hood. Dr. A. H. Rose, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Jordan.
W. Lester Stancit For Treasurer.
On August 3rd, the Democrats of
good old Johnston County will meet
in Smithfield to nominate their leg
islative ticket and also men to (ill
the various county Offices. In the
last Issue of The Herald I notice an
announcement by Mr. W. L. Standi
of Clayton for County Treasurer. I
b?lleve that we can not find In the
ranks of olir party a man who would
fill this office with more credit to
himself and to the county than
will Mr. Standi. Having known him
personally for the past several years
In a business way, as well as social
)y, I OP not hesitate to say that we
not tti^ke any mistake in giving
this ftOVnlnatlOn to him. ** ,
He wan for several years a suc
cessful teacher In the schools of the
county and la now bookkeeper for
i. I. Barnes & Ufa. at Clayton. It
has been customary With our party
to give this nomination to a cripple.
Mr. Standi has been a cripple for all
his life. He Is fully qu?Kfled to
fill this position and will k<.Aep the
t-uidard of our party beyond re
proach so far as the treasurer's Of
fice Is concerned. Let us nominate
him together with other good men
on August 3rd, and the victory of
our party will be already assured.
J. W. BARNES.
At?ii*r, N. C. July 18th, 1S10.
7tic rat's sight Is not good, but
its term of smell and locality li
wiUjut parallel.
CAVE LIFE TO SAVE HIS SON.
Robert L. Mills Seized a Runaway
Team, And a Few Minutes Later
He Was Dashed Against Box Car
And Instantly Killed.
SratosvIHe, July IS.?To save the
life of his son, which was imperiled
by a mad team pulling a wagon, Ro
bert L. Mills, a farmer and hero, gave
his own this afternoon. The father,
in his effort to stop the runaways,
was caught beween a box car and the
wagon and a few minutes later his
dead and mangled body was taken
from the wreckage. The distressing
accident occurred near the passen
ger station, and was witnessed by the
son and several bystanders, wh<* were
powerless to assist.
Early in the afternoon Mr. Mills
aud his son, Ernest Mills, brought a
load of wood from their home, three
miles east of town, and while his
son returned home for another load
Mr. Mills remained here to visit his
father, Squire W. C. Mills, and to
attend to some business. Realizing
that it was about time for his son
to be nearing the depot with the re
turn load, the father went to the
crossing, east of the railroad sta
tion. and there found his son on the
wagon waiting for a train to de
part. -
The train was standing still and
the father motioned to his son to
come on across. Young Mills start
ed the horses and they Immediately
took (right as the train began run
ning.
Seeing his sou's danger the father
rushed to the team and seized the
bridle of one of the horses, while the
son on the wagon pulled on the lines.
As the team dashed alongside a string
! of box cars, the father continued to
hold on to the bridle of the horse,
swinging to and fro In his desperate
| efforts to stop the team. Mr. Mills,
in his excitement, kept pulling them
nearer the cars, while he was be
' tween the cars and the team. Sud
denly the team turned towards the
j cars and Mr. Mills was dashed
' against a car and thrown beneath
! the front wheel of the wagon just
1 as the wheel struck the car and was
shattered. When the crash came the
horses broke loose and young Mills
was thrown to the ground, but only
slightly hurt. It was a terrible ex
perience for the son to see his fath
er dashed to death while trying to
save him and the news of his death
was a great shock to the family of
the deceased. Mr. Mills was a far
I mer, 45 years old, and leaves a large
| family.
TWICE AS MANY POST CARDS.
.... -?^r ; j
New Machinery Makes Govern
ment's Daily Output Three Million.
Washington, D. C., July 17.?Instal
lation of new and improved postcard
I presses at the Government Printing
j Office has increased the dally output
, of cards to approximately 3,000,000.
Before the new presses were put
j In the Government was unable to
turn out more than l,500,do0, consid-'
t-rably below the number in daily use
throughout the United States, and the
reserve supply had to be drawn on.
The present output runs about neck
and neck with the daily demand.
The Government Printing Office re
ports that the average dally produc
tion of cards will soon be In the
neighborhood of 4,000,000.
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**'*? - . . . X! 4
For Treasurer of Johnston County.
iMr. Editor:
Please allow me space in the col
umns of your valuable paper to re
commend a moat worthy man tor thd
Office of treasurer, a cripple from
affliction, from boyhood. He is a
purely self made man, a gentleman
of good character, confidential in ev
ery respect, worthy of filling any
public trust in the gift of the people
of Johnston County, a man I have
known and have had much dealings
with from boyhood and have always
found him correct in all his deal
ings. Such a man would naturally
add great strength to our party. It
oeing an off year in politics, we need
ait the strength we ran get. Now
give us W. L. Standi and old Wll?
ders will add to its already big ma
jority in the coming election, and
the good people of the County will
feel proud of this worthy man.
I J. R. BARNES.
Archer, R. N'o. 2.
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