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Sljc Smitljficlb fLetftld. V0L 29 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1910 Number 29 ?1 00 per Year Education Good Roads Good Health Progress 5 cents per Copy big crowd hears kitchin. The Congressman from the Second District Spoke Here Tuesday And Made a Strong Appeal to his Hear ers to Support Democracy. Paid a Fine Compliment to Our Represen tative, Hon. Edward W. Pou. ? . _ \r ' ' ? A large crowd was in Smithflelil Tuesday to hear the Hon. Clauds fCltcbin. Congressman from the Sec ond District, discuss the Issues be fore the people iu the present cam paign, He spoke from the platform ,,E the east side of the court house 3U<J ft large number heard him with ( much pleasure. Mr. Kitchin was introduced by his colleague in Congress, our own townsman, Hon. Edward W. Pou, in a short but eloquent address, in which reference was made to the glorious victory the Democrats won Jn Maine the day before. Mr, Kitchin began his address by referring to the high stand that Mr. Pou has taken in the Nation'sCon- i gress and congratulated the district on its wisdom in returning him ses sion after session. The people who heard him greatly appreciated his remarks concerning their countyman and from the beginning he had the attention of a very large crowd. We shall not attempt to give ev en a synopsis of Mr. Kitchin's strong speech. But suffice 't to say that he paid a good deal of attention to the situation here in this county and made the strongest kind of appeal to those Democrats who are dissat isfied with the work of our recent ronvention and called on them to forget all differences and stand by the ticket. He reminded the people of the rule of Butler, Russell and Holton and plead with them to give their heartiest allegiance to the party that put an end to such mis rule as prevailed during their reign. He spoke of the good government that the Democratic party had given North Carolina, mentioning how rap idly we have been building school houses and building up the Com monwealth in a thousand different ways. His appeal to the people to stand by the party was a strong one (ind was listened to attentively by i many who have not been entirely satisfied with the conditions that confront us here in Johnstton coun ty at the present time. Mr. Kitchin has the reputation of being one of the finest campaign orators in North Carolina and his IpsseS S?re Tuesday fully sustained that reputation. Our people would be glad to hear him again. THE WEEK'S NEWS IN CLAYTON. A Girl Baby Weighing Sixteen pounds Other Matters of Local Interest J Told by The Regular Correspond ent of The Herald. Clayton, Sept. 14.?Mr. Irvin Ho cutt, of the Emit section, was here, the guest of his son, Dr. Battle A. flocutt today. The many friends of Mrs. W. J. Y. Thurston will learn with regret that she is gradually growing worse. Miss Mildred Barbour, left Wednes day morning for Greensboro, where she enters the State Normal and In dustrial College this week. Miss Swannanoa Horge delightful ly entertained the Baptist Philathea Class Tuesday afternoon from four until six o'clock. We are glad to see Mr.Joe T. Barnes on the streets again after a few days Illness. Mr. J. S. Barnes, of Archer, was In town on business this afternoon. After spending several days with relatives here Mr. Matthew R. Wall returned to his home at Selma, Mon day afternoon. The Buck Eye Cotton Oil Compa ny. of Charlotte, N. C., is erecting a seed house near the freight depot and will buy cotton seed on this market this season. Mr. Lee H. Yarboro will be manager. The next series of The Clayton Building and Loan Association will begin the first Saturday in October. Mr. L. H. Yarboro is soliciting agent and will gladly take the name of any one who cares to take shares. "Butler, Bonds, Boodle and Booze." Gee! What a motto. The people of our grand old county will show toj the world what their opinion of Ma rion Butler and the record he has left Is when the November election feturns have proclaimed the biggest Democratic majority of recent years, j Among the town people who went to Smithfleld Tuesday to hear Hon. Claud Kitchin, we note Messrs. J. R. Williams, John M. Turley, E. K. McBryde, Dr. J. A. Griffin, W. F. Weathers and others. Dr. J. A. Griffin reports that the ' largest girl baby born during his practice Weighed 16 pounds undress ed. The happy mother was Mrs. Drue Beasley, of this town. Mr. Thomas A. Cook is spending this week with his parents at Wen dell. . ? - - We are reliably Informed that Mr. Jesse W. Milliard will begin the ' erection of a n&w residence on Church str6et in the near future. Miss Rena Dodd returned Wednes day afternoon from an extended vis it to relatives in Wilson's Mills. WALKS 20 MILES FOR BRIDE. Clerk Gives 96-year-old Bridegroom Wrong Sort of License. Baltimore, Sept. 11.?After a stren- ! uous experience, William Boyd, aged 96, o? Stevenson, Baltimore county, was married tonight to Mrs. Eliza Ann Daniel, aged 59. The wedding ' occurred in the Stevenson Methodist church, which was crowded to the | doors, Interest being heightened by the age of the bridegroom and a pe culiar mistake in the first license. The Clerk of the Court at Towson mistook Boyd's mission when he applied for a marriage license yester day, and issued a gunner's license instead. Boyd did not discover the mistake until after he had returned home. After supper he hiked back to Towson .which is 10 miles from his home, routed out the clerk and obtained a proper license. He walk ed both ways. The old man Is a Confederate vete ran, who served under Stonewall Jackson. He was in nearly all the big battles of the civil war, was shot seven times and his left shoul der was shattered by a cannonball. His first wife died many years ago. He is hale and hearty, boasts of nev er having been seriously 111 in his life, and Is proud of his record as a a pedestrian, saying that his 20-mile tramp was not in the least fatigu ing and that he could have walked twice the distance had It been neces sary.?Philadelphia Record. Officers and men of the battleship North Dakota state that the three men who met death aboard the ship Thursday were not killed by the ex plosion of oil, but were drowned when the fire room was flooded. ELDER WILLIAM WOODARD DEAD. A Leading Primitive Baptist Preach er. He Was About Eighty Years 1 * Old. Buried in Wilson Monday Af ternoon. Wilson, Sept. 12.?After an illness which lasted about two weeks, and which developed Into bronchial pneu monia, that grand old man, Elder William Woodard, died Sunday after noon about 6 o'clock, and :he funer al ceremony was held over his re mains this afternoon at three o' clock in the Wilson Primitive Baptist church, by the pastor. Elder P. D. Gold, after which the body was gently laid to rest in Maplewood cemetery where sweetly sleeps his first wife who was Miss Delphia Rountree (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Rountree), who pre ceded him to "The Great Beyond" eighteen years ago, and his daugh ter, Mrs. Varina Aycock, and two of her children. T1 e deceased leaves a widow, for merly Mrs. Calvin Lassiter (nee Miss Woodall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Woodall, of Johnston county), and two sons, Messrs. William Wood ard, Jr., and L. P. Woodard, of Wil son, and two daughters, Mrs. Charles B. Aycock and Mrs. Albert Anderson, both of Raleigh. Mr. Woodard was in his eightieth year; was one of Wilson's most hon ored and highly respected citizens, who for the past forty years has been a leading light in the Primitive Baptist church. He was a strong preacher, a man of lofty ideals, who made the Bible the rule of his life. He was universally esteemed and honored, the highest type of the Christian gentleman. He was an ex ample for emulation as a man, a minister, a citizen, a neigltbor and a father.?News and Observer. THE NEWS IN PRINCETON. Opening of High School. Pear Cu riosity. Many Matters of Local In terest Reported by The Herald's Regular Correspondent. Princeton, Sept. 11.?The Prince ton High School opened up this morning under favorable "progress" with i>lrs. Gertrude Ward, of Mayes ville, as principal. Assistants: Miss Ellen Eldridge, of Smithfield; Mrs. ftrachan end Miss Minnie PtrR?i:an. ,Miss Neta Penny v ill 1 rw cb'rEi of the lauslo dej.ariiiici.t. W. A. Edwarls still contir.tes cn the sick list. We hope he may soon regain his health. He Is one of our most progressive farmers. Miss Bettie Langley, Miss Mattie Langley aud her brother, Wm. K. Langley, are sick with fever. Willie Perry Suggs left last week for A. & M. College. He was ac companied by his brother, Morgan, of Kinston. Mr. Sidney Andrews, of Kinston, stopped over in town a day or so last week on his way to A. & M. College. Mr. Geo. F. Woodard and myself were out at the late residence of T. R. Talton recently and saw a curiosity in the shape of a pear tree, or at least a pear switch. It was second year's growth about as large and tall as a buggy whip. It had fourteen pears on It, the small est of which will weigh over one pound, all In a bunch?a half bush el measure will hide all of them. Mr. Asa Talton said it was of the Magnolia variety sold by the J. Van Kindly Co. If any one doubts this they can call on J. C. Holt who will vouch for the same, or go and see it yourself. Billie Brown hitched up last Thurs day, our same Middleton grey Mus tang. He ran away with Billie, threw him out of buggy and gave him a bad shake-up, ran into a wire fence and tore his head, ears and nose in slits, cuts and bruises. Who'll try him next. Mr. Leland Beckton and sister | Miss Lizzie, were guests of Miss Louise Massey Sunday. The Methodist Aid Society held an ice cream supper in one of J. R. Ledbetter's new stores last Tuesday and realized some over thirty dol lars to pay on the beautiful iron fence they have had placed around the church. Mrs. J. R. Ledbetter, Miss Clara Finlayson and the lady members, assisted by W. H. Mid dletoa, are very deserving in the get up of the supper. In fact they met with so much success they purpose having another soon. Our old friend Iredell Talton, of Richmond, was in town last Satur | day. W. D. Phillips and Alex Eason, two old veterans, went to the reunion at Norfolk and report a lolly time. Mrs. Mary Phillips and grand-daugt? ter, Pauline Smith, of Goldsboro, were visiting relatives and friends in town Sunday. Rev. J. M. Daniel filled his post of duty Sunday and gave us two fine sermons as he usually does. Cotm* r.'i soc.u one and b'lild i:* * big hotel. A good opening for some live man. "Our town do move." Mr. Join Johnson and wife, of of below Goldsboro, are visiting in our community. Mr. Johnson is 85 years old and can get about as sprightly as a young man. J. D. P. PAYS BOARD IN 39 YEARS. Now an Old Man and Wants to Die Square With World. Scranton. Pa., Sept. 9.?Thirty-nine years ago Martin Padden left Carbon dale, owing for a couple of months' board and a paper of tobacco. Yester i day he returned and sought Martin Flynn, a well-known hotel man of this city, son of the man to whom he j owed 'he board bill, for the purpose | of paying. When quizzed, Padden, who in his ' : younger days was a sailor, stated i i that he came from 24 miles the other i side of New Orleans simply to pay I ! tjiese bills, remarking that he was an ' | old man, with not long to live, and j wanted to be square with ttheworld. Solicitor General Lloyd W. Bowers died In Boston Friday morning of | complication arising from an attack of bronchitis. He had been 111 a bout two weeks. SUPERIOR COURT AT WORK. Judge Cook Gets Down to Work Af ter a Brief Charge to Grand Jury. Quite a Number of Cases Dispos ed of. Some Sent to Pen and Some to Roads and Some Given Nice Fines. The Bridgers Case Now Being Tried. The September term of Johnston county Superior court convened Mon day with Judge Chas. M. Cook, of LouUhurg presiding. Tlio following men were sworn us ?raud jurors: Will H. McCullers, foreman. J. M. Massey, J. L. Sulli vant, Len O. Ogburn, J, C. 3alley, U, D. Creech, \V. A. Oreeili J. M. Lawliott, Z. Li, Woodall, (i. Oi ft zell, T. G. All"it. John A. Mitchell, \V. L. Creech, K. fij Hayes, E. A. Lee, Ransom Hales, C. H. Hill, and W. H. Johnson. Judge Cook in a very brief charge told the grand jury what duties would devolve upon them and assur ed them that if they did half as wen as mey Knewnow to ao, they would do better than the average grand Jury. The docket was then taken up and following proceedings had, to wit: State vs John Wesley StanciU, A. I). W. Nol pros with leave. State vs Isaiah Singleton, L. and R. Nol pros with leave. State vs Ceorge Mitchell. Costs. Capias and continued. State vs Walter Wallace. House breaking. Nol pros with leave. State vs E. Z. .lines. Costs. Case dismissed and dropped off docket. State vs Charles Hinton, Alex Bai ley, Hubert Williams, and Chas. Wal lace. L. and R. Nol pros with leave. State vs Let Davis and J. A. Gill. A. D. W. Nol pros with leave. State vs John Whitfield. R. W. L. Nol pros with leave. State vs Jim Ashford, Bill King and John Stevens. Affray. Guilty. State vs Joe Benson. Abuse of fe male under 14 ^?ars. Nol pros with leave. State vs E. R. Evans. Incest. Nol pros with leave. Slate vs John Lee, Jim Lee, A. R. and Tom Lee. L. and R. Nol pros with leave. State vs Walter Crocker. Abandon ment. Nol pros with leave. State vs John James. C. C. W. Nol pros with leave. State vs J. A. Gill. Sci. Fa. Rule dismissed. Si ate vs Cary Wright. A. D. W. Deft, waives bill and pleads guilty. Judgment $25 and costs. Slate vs Lonnie Mitchell. C. C. W. Deft, waives bill and pleads guilty. Judgment $15 and costs. Tuesday Court Proceedings. Court met according to adjourn ment at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday and th< following cases were disposed of: State vs Dock Watson, John Rob erts, Walter Creech, Agrippa Daugh tery, Waylaud Daughtery, and Rich ard Peedin. Afrray. Defendants found guilty. Judgment that Dock Watson pay a fine of $100, and each of the other defendants $40 each and that all pay the costs. State vs Frank McCabe, C. D. Stanley and Preston Baker. Affray. Not Guilty, State vs Demas Lane and Henry Atkinson. Shooting house. Nol pros. State vs Lonnie Lee. Indictment perjury. Bill changed to trespass and defendant pleads guilty. State vs I-onnie Lee. C. C. W. De fendant pleads guilty. State vs Lonnie Lee. R. W. L. Three cases. Defendant pleads guilty in all. State vs Levy Watson. A. D. W. Defendant pleads guilty. Three mos, on roads. State vs Alex Smith. Forgery. De fendant pleads guilty. Six months in jail to be hired out to Mr. B. A. Turnage at $12 permonth. State vs Wade Pace. Slander. Nol pros. Grand Jury come into court and find true bills for murder in the following cases. State vs Thos. A. Sutton. State vs R. S. Bridgers. Wednesday. State vs J. W. Norris. C. C. W Defendant pleads guilty. Judgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs J. W. Norris. Resisting officer. Guilt). Judgment Eic ani cost. State vs J. W. Norris. Appeal frort mayor's court of Benson. Defendant pleads guilty. Judgment 5c and costs. State vs Duffy Benson. Appeal. De fendant pleads guilty. Judgimnt sus pended on payment of costs. State vs Charlie Moor^ and Bertie Smith. F. and A. Defendant Moore sentenced to eight months on Clay ton and Smithfield roads. Defendant Smith sentenced to 6 months In Jail. Capias to Issue (p ?heriff to take her and put her |n jail October Is4, 1910 if she be found in John ston county, State v# Bud Strickland, a. d. W. Defendant pleads guilty. Judgment suspended on payment of costs. Stale v? Bud Strickland, ne^Isting officer. Defendant pleads Judg ment suspended on payment of costs. I State vs George Braswell. A. D. W. Defendant pleads guilty. State vs Tom Williams and John Sanders. Affray. Defendants plead guilty. Sanders fined $35 and 1-2 cost. Williams fined $15 and l-2c osts. State vs Festus Allen. Store breaking. Three cases. Guilty. Judg | ment that defendant serve seven years at hard labor in State prison. State vs Marcellus Hocutt and Abe Blanton. Cruelty to animals. Hocutt fined $25 and 1-2 costs. Blan ton sentenced to 60 days on Clayton roads. State vs E. P. Brltt. A. D. W. Three cases. Nol pros In all. State vs Robert Lee. Assault with intent to commit rape. Five years in State prison at hard labor. Thursday. State vs Rom Newsom and Ed Da vis. Lk and R. Defendant Newsom pleads guilty. 'Judgment $30 and costs. Nol pros as to Ed Davis. State vs James Whitley. L. and R. Bill changed to charge trespass and defendant pleads guilty. Judgment suspended on payment of costs. State vs Jimmie Jones. L. and R. Bill changed to charge forcible tres pass. Defendant pleads guilty. Judg ment suspended on payment of costs. Grand jury came into court in a body and return a true billagainst John Atkinson for the murder of Arthur Williams at Princeton some time ago. The case of State vs Ransom Bridgers for the murder of * Okra Coats was then taken up. A jury was secured in a short time and the taking of evidence was begun. The State's evidence was taken and the defence offering no witnesses, the argument of the attorneys began at four o'clock yesterday. The argu ment is still under way as we go to press. The defense Is represented by Pou & Brooks and Abell & War(\, while the Solicitor is assisted by ex Oovernor Aycock, of Raleigh, and James A. Wellons. WAYNE COUNTY CONVENTION. Democrats Met Saturday in Harmoni ous Convention and Put Out Strong Ticket. Legalized Primary Favor ed. Ooldsboro, Sept. 10.?The Demo cratic >eouianiy of Wayne county tills afltTiioon met in this city in convention to nominate a county ' and legislative ticket from start to finish. The best of harmony prevail ed ard the claims of all sections and the :easonable views of all elements were given utmost and cordial con sid' iation, In consequence of which a ticket was named that is going to sweep the county with more than the old-time Democratic majority. The first thing adopted was a resolution unanimously adopting favoring a lega l'z< d primary to be held the same day by both parties in the county and instructing our legislators to endeavor to secure the passage of such a law by the next General As sembly. The convention took nom inations in the following order and I with the following result, as the suc 1 | cessful candidates: Sheriff, R. H. | Edwards; Register of Deeds, L. H. Reeves; Clerk of Superior Court. Jas. 1 ] R. Hatch; Treasurer, John W. Gard ' ner; Senate, J. L. Harham; House of 1 Representatives, J. P. Kelly and J. ' M. Mitchell. Hoard of County Com missioners, I. Ormond, chairman; from south side, C. F Herring and J. A. Westbrook; north side, \V. A. Martin and Ale*. Ayeock. Surveyor, , Lewis H. Godwin; Coroner, C. E. L Stanley. t Births, in proportion to the num I ber of married, are about 7 per cent. higher in country districts than In i large towns. REPUBLICANS NAME TICKET. John T. Cole for Sheriff and J. D. Parker for Clerk of the Superior Court. Adopt a Platform Declaring for Salaries for County officers or a Substantial Reduction in Fees. The Republicans held their Coun ty Convention here last Friday and 1 omiuated a full ticket. The crowd, though a large one, was estimated to be not more ("nan one-tliird as 'arge as the crowd attending the_ Democratic convention held here the third of August. The convention was called to or ier by Postmaster J. C. Stanclll, of Smithfield, chairman o? the Republi can Executive Committee. Mr. Al len ltarefoot, of Benson, was made permanent chairman and Postmaster J. M. Stanclll. of Kenly, was made I recretary. ? - :, r * ?^ After adopting a platfoMU tfi# fol lowing were named as the ilcke?: ? For Sheriff, John T. Cole, of Fouf Oaks, was nominated by acclamaiton. l-'or Ulerk of the Superior Court, J. D. Parker, of Smlthfield, was nam ed on the first ballot, his opponent being E. F. Moore, of Benson. For Register of Deeds, Len O. Og burn, of Pleasant Grove, and Rob ert L. Fitzgerald, of Pine Level, were placed in nomination. Fitz gerald was nominated on the first ballot. Allen Barefoot, of Bensdn, was nominated on the first ballot for treasurer. Among the other candi dates was E. F. Pearce, of Boon Hill. For the Legislature, Len O. Og burn, of Pleasant Grove, was nomi nated by acclamation. For the sec ond place, Lester Snipes, of Boon Hill, was named on the first ballot. The following were named on the first ballot for County Commission ers: W. C. Lassiter, of Elevation; Everett Raper, of Oneals; Gray Boy ett, of Boon Hill; W. J. Morgan, of Meadow, and Henry C. Williams, of Bentonsvllle. . or Coroner, Dr. G. E. Parker, of Benson. For Surveyor, Sam H. Massey, of Smithfield. The convention adopted a set of resolutions, among them being one "for the placing of the County offi cers on a salary or materially reduc ing the fees. We shall publish these resolutions complete next week with appropriate comment. CHICAGOAN AGED 92 TO WED. Obtains License, Declaring He Doesn't Believe In Living Lika Crusoe. Chicago, Sept. 12.?Volney E. Rusco has established a record in the mar riage license department in the coun ty building. Mr. Rusco lacks two months of being 92 years old. He applied for a license to marry Miss Helen Conger, 44 years old. Clerk Salonson, after the departure of the couple, announced that all records had been smashed. Mr. Rusco. who is a veteran of the civil war and a resident of Chicago for 6C years, was born in Waterloo, N. Y., November 9, 1818. He marri ed a* the age of 20, his first wife dying *'ve year.? age. "I grieved ove- *!u- path of m/ first wife," said huscc. "It got to be too If nesome vitl, l'oti ing but ouiot to keep me c?n.'|.kLy. I don't believe m the Ribi?xnn Crusoe style of existence when you don't live on a desert isle. Since meeting Miss Conger I felt that we were created for each other. Call it mental waves or psychic suggestion, or whatever you wish. There was no formal pro posal. I remarked to her the other ci&y: " 'Its about time we were applying for a license,' and 6he said any time I was ready she was." Church House to be Sold. Mr. R. D. Thomas, of the Four Oaks section, was in to see us Wed nesday and asked us to state that the old meeting house at Bethel, near Mr. Walter Stanley's will be sold on the premises on the first J Saturday in October to the highest bidder for cash. The Bethel congregation ere plan ning to build a new house. The following are the building commlttoe: R. D. Thomas, Q. H. Moore. R. D. Stanley, i. H. Moore and N. A. Stan ley.