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V0L 29 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1910 Number 29
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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.
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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.