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VOL. 29 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1910 Number 38
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CLAYTON HAPPENINGS.
Knight* of Pythias of Third District
Held Meeting In New Pythian
Home Friday Night. Many Items
Of Interest Reported by Our Reg
ular Correspondent.
Clayton, Nov. lS.?Messrs. W. Les
trr Standi and Luther M. Barnes
?p^nt Sunday with relatives and
friends at Archer.
Prof. Bruce Carrawav Is In the
city this week to the delight of his
friends.
Mr. Jesse C. Kills spent Sunday af
ternoon with friends in Selma.
Mr. Needham Barnes, from near
Pmithfield, spent Tuesday In the city
on business.
Mr, Joe Price, a progressive far-'
tner from Oneals township, was in
the city Tuesday on buisness.
Mr. J. Walter Myatt, of the Polen
ta section, was a visitor to our city
Tuesday.
Mr. John B. Oneal, of the Thanks
giving section, was a visitor to our
town Tuesday.
Hon. Ashley Home, member of the
Legislature from Johnston County left
(or Raleigh Monday morning on busi
^ . '
Mr. Victor R. Turley, of Archer,
was here for several hours on busi
ness Tuesday.
Messrs. J. J. Ferrell & Company
Bre moving their down-town stock of
goods to their new quarters next )
door to Messrs. J. G. Barbour & j
Sons. The efficient manager, Mr Y.
M. Holland, will continue with the
business and will be glad to see his
friends .in their new abode.
The District Meeting of the Third
l^trict, North Carolina Knights of
Pythias, was held with Clayton
Lodge Friday evening, November ;
11. The delegates were met at the
train with buggies and automobiles
?!>d taken immediately to the Py
t&ian Home in the suburbs of town
where they spent the remainder of
the afternoon. They were entertain
ed at the Pythian Home in an in
formal way by the ladies of th<^
town. About 6:00 o'clock they re
turned to the Lodge Hall were the
business meeting was held. The bu
siness meeting adjourned about 10:00
o'clock and the visitors were taken
to the Auditorium where they feast
ed at a banquet until about 11:30
when they went to the station to
meet the special train that came
op from Goldsboro to take the visi
tors home. The District Meeting
jiext year will be held with Golds
boro Lodge Knights of Pythias. The
State Deputy Grand Chancellor.
James D. Nuttt, was present to take
part in the meeting.
Messrs. James Stansell and DeVan
Barbour spent Sunday afteinoon with
friends in Selma.
Mr. J. H. Yelvington, of the Po
lenta section, was a buisness visi
tor to our city Tuesday.
Mr. Jesse M. Battle, of St. Louis,
Mo., was in our city last week
looking after his handsome residence
In the suburbs, known as the Bat
tle residence.
MIsb Elise Penny, of tne fenny
section, wag the guest of her
Stunt, Mrs. J. E. Page, last week.
Presiding Elder, Rev. R. B. John,
of Raleigh, held the Fourth Quar
terly Conference with Clayton M. E.
Church last Sunday. Large audien
ces greeted him at both morning and
night services.
Rev. A. C. Hamby, pastor of the
Clayton Baptist church, returned
last week from his home in North
Wllkesboro, N. C.( where he has
been spending his vacation. During
his absence his appointments here
were filled by Rev. Mr. Poe.
Preparations are being made to
build a handsome new residence on
Railroad street by Mr. John S.
Barnes. Work will begin on the buil- |
ding within the next few days.
Mrs. C. A. Jenkins, of Shelby, is
here, the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
D. J. Thurston.
Mr. John O. Ellington, of Fayette
vllle, is here with friends, recuperat
ing from an operatiton for appendici
tis some weeks ago.
Mr. H. L. Barnes is having some
new livery and sales stables erect
ed on Shaving street, opposite the
'uayor's office. Mr. G. Clem Bryan
Will be sales manager.
Mrs. William Woodard, who has
been spending sometime with her
Mrs. M. B. Myatt, left Wed
nesday for Dunn on a visit to Mrs.
O. K. Grantham.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Mr. A. M Barnes, of , Wilders
township, was here this week and
called to see us.
Mr. S. M. Howell, of Durham, was
here this week visiting his daugh
ter. Mrs. A. T. Wiggs.
The Cotter Hardware Co. met
with splendid success with their
range demonstration, selling sixteen
during the week.
Mrs. S. H. Bagley and little Wal
ton, of near Clayton, are visiting Mrs.
Bagley's mother, Mrs. K. E. Powell,
near Smithfield.
Mrs. Seth W. Lassiter, after
spending a few days here with rela
tives, returned to her home In Ben
tonsville Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Pickett, of St.
Louis, Mo., spent a few days here
last week with Mrs. Pickett's bro
ther, Mr. J. W. Moore.
Rev. T. H. King left Tuesday
morning to attend the Neuse-Atlan
tic Association at Maysville, near
New Bern. He returned last
night.
Miss Ruth Jones, who has a posi
tion in the Benson High School,
spent Saturday and Sunday here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L.
Jones.
The Chamber of Commerce of
Smtthfield Is behind the movement
for Johnston County Farmers' Day,
December 8th, 1910. This insures a
success.
Every farmer in Johnston County
should come to Smithfield ou John
ston County Farmers' Day, Decem
ber 8th, 1910, and see what we have
right here in our county.
Look out for the premium list on
farm and dairy products, offered by
the Smithfield Chamber of Commerce,
which premium list will appear in
the next issue of this paper.
Have you any nice poultry? If so,
took up the premium offered by the
Smithfield Chamber of Commerce
tai.-h will appear iu the next issue ot
ills paper. You may win the prize.
If you have not nlready done so,
'lect your best bale of cotton and
bring it to Smithfield on Farmers'
Jay. December 8th, 1910. You may
win the $10.00 prize, besides getting
a big price for your cotton.
If you wish to see what your
neighbors are doing In raising corn,
jollon, peao, potatoes, wheat, fruits,
vegetables, and dairy products, come
o Smithfield on Johnston County Fai*
mers' Day, December, 8th, 1910.
A very attractive premium list for
farm products has been offered by
the Smithfield Chamber of Commerce,
the products to be brought to Smith
field on or before Johnston County
Farmers' Day, December 8th, 1910.
Mr. W. R. Long has just received
his second car of mules this sea
son. Mules are always in demand.
We sometimes hear the question,
"Where do pins go?" We also might
ask the quetsion, "Where do mules
go?-' Ask Will Long?
On account of the revival meeting
at the Baptist church there will be
no service in the Methodist church
Sunday evening. All are cordially
invited to attend the Thanksgiving
service to be held in the Methodist
church Sunday morning at eleven
o'clock. Sermon by the pastor, Rev.
J. M. Ormond.
Rev. W. H. McMaster, Field Sec
retary of the Lord's Day Alliance
of North Carolina, was here last
week for a short while. Wednesday
morning he made a short talk to the
Graded school which was much en
joyed by the teachers and pupils.
Wednesday night he made an address
at the Methodist church before a
large and appreciative audience.
JOHNSTON COUNTY TEACHERS. |
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Here Sat j
urday With a Large Attendance.
Prof Vermont Elected President of
Teachers Association. Next Meet
ing to Be Held on December Tenth.
The first meeting of the John
ston County Teachers Association for j
the fall term was held in the Opera
House here last Saturday. Superin
tendent L. T. Royall presided over
the meeting, and in the absence of |
the secretary, Prof. S. G. Rollings, I
of Kenly, Mr. A. J. Fitzgerald, of i
Pine Level, was made secretray pro
tem.
Superintendent Royall tendered his
resignation as president^!:' the As
sociation anil Prof. A. Vermont, of
Turlington Graded School, was el
ected in his stead for the term of
1910-11. Prof. Vermont, in a few
well chosen words, accepted the po
sition and expressed his appreciation
of the honor bestowed upon him. Mrs.
Gertrude Ward, principal of the
Princeton School, was elected vice
president, and Prof. Rollings, princi
pal of the Kenly High School, was
re-elected secretary.
Mr. Royall then introduced Prof.
Vermont, who delighted all present
with an excellent address on Teach
ers and Teaching, comparing the
teacher of to-day with the one of
yesterday, and showing the great im
portance of the teachers' work.
Rev. T. H. King, pastor of the
Smithfield Baptist church, then ad
dressed the teachers on the sub
ject of the teacher's influence. He
| showed how the teacher might b? a
, blessing to his community and in
: sisted, especially upon discipline and
thoroughness.
These addresses were listened to
with great interest and were very ,
helnful.
] Prof. Ira T. Turlington then ex
| plained tbe use of the School Regis
ters to the teachers.
Supt. Royall spoke briefly concern
1 ing the work of the Association and
the Heading Circle. LJterature was
then distributed for use in the schools.
There were seventy teachers and sev
eral visitors present.
The next meeting will be held De
ember 10th in the Opera House in
Smlthfield. Teachers are expected
to secure a copy of Jean Mitchell's
' School and a copy of the Primer of
Sanitation.
? i
On#?i?Hinnant. I
8e!ma. Not. 17.?Mr. Bdward L. j
Oueu and Miss Lenora Hinnant were ^
married by the Rev. Millard Creech
at the residence of the bride's par- |
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Needham B. Hin- ,
nant, of Beulah township, yesterday.
Tnu attendants were: Mr. Joseph
M. Oneal with Miss Pearl Hinnant; I
Mr. Wash W. Hare with Miss Dora t
Oneal; Mr. Milton Oneal with Miss ;
Melissa Wellons. They came to i
Selmp alter the ceremony to the 1
home of Mr. Oneal's father, Mr. J.
William Oneal, where an elegant
supper was served. I
Mr: Edward L. Oneal is the popu
lar bea4 c?erk in the Selma Mer
cantile Co., and Miss Hinnant, the
attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (
Needham B. Hinnant, of Beulah town- ,
ship. I
Series of Meetings. ]
Rev. James W. Smith expects to 1
begin a series of meetings at Trinity '
Baptist church on Monday night af- ;
ter the third Sunday in November.
Rev. J. M. Hilliard will aid him. He
will begin a meeting at Calvary i
church the 4th Sunday night.
Daughters of the Confederacy.
We are requested to announce that
the Holt-Sanders Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy will
meet tomorrow afternoon, Novem
ber 19, at three o'clock with Mrs.
Ed. S. A bell.
This is to be a "Shiloh Meeting"
and a collection will be taken,, for
the Shiloh monument that is to be
erected in memory of the many
thousand Confederate soldiers who
fell at the battle of Shiloh, April 7,
1862. All members are urged to be
present and come prepared to assist
iu this collection.
All others who are Interested Tii
this cause are invited to meet with
the chapter or send contributions.
Dr. Thel Hooks and little daugh
ter. Ara, spent Wednesday in Ral
eigh. Dr. Hooks went up to be pres
ent at the great Aviation Meet.
Johnston County's Farmer Day.
Since several boys in Johnston
County are competing in the corn
contest, we are asking them to come
to Smithfield December 8, 1910, and
bring twenty ears of corn to bo ex
hibited. The price will be awarded
on this date and some good speeches
will be made.
We want the farmers to come to
gether and see what the boys are do
ing. Bring your wives and daugh
ters so that all may see what is go
ing on in the County.
Over $50 has been subscribed for
the best yield of corn per acre, Said
acre cultivated by boys under six
teen years of age. A long list of
premiums for other farm products of
fered by Smithfield Chamber of Com
merce will appear in the next issue
of the paper.
L. T. ROYALL, Supt.
Do Not Forget Us.
When you are getting your other
business for this year settled do
act forget us. We have sent the
paper regularly and now we will ap
preciate it if all who are in arrears
with their subscriptions will settle.
Do not overlook this matter because
the amount you owe us is small.
Store* to Close Next Thursday.
We the undersigned merchants do
agree to close our stores Thanksgiv
ing day. giving our employees holi
lay that days
Spiers Bros., W. L. Woodall, N.
B. Grantham, Peedin & Peterson,
Howard Gray, Nova Stevens, Smith
field Hardware Co., T. Kramer, T. C.
Jordan, S. C. Turnage, City Grocery,
L.. E. Watson, Cotter Hardware Co.,
Austin-Stephenson Co., J. W. Setzer,
3. E. Thornton, S. B. Johnson, Cot
ter-Underwood Co., Butler Bargain
House, W. M. Sanders, Stevens Fur
niture and Implement Co., R. X. Wal
lace, Walter Eason, J. W. Creech.
Smithfield, N. C., Nov. 17.
President Taft Passed Through Smith
field.
Perhaps few of our people know
that William Howard Taft, President
af the United States, passed through
Smithfield Wednesday night of last
week. But such Is the case. He
left Washington City that afternoon
and passed here about midnight and
reached Charleston, S. C., next morn
ing and boarded one of Uncle Sam's
warships for Panama to Inspect the
work on the big ditch. The Presl
lent will return to Washington next
week.
I LOCAL ITEMS.
Mr. W. L. Williams, of the Rocky
Mount Uarage and Machine Co., has
accepted a position as manager of
the Smithfleld enrage and Machine
, Co., on Second street. This was for
i merly Mr. Williams' home and his
i friends here are glad to see him com
back to be with us again.
The firm of Davis Bros, has de
| cided to close out their dry goods bu
[ slness in order to devote their time
land attention exclusively to gents'
furnishings. They have a whole page
ad in this paper which may be of in
terest to our readers. They are li
beral users of printers' ink because
they realize it pays.
Several of our townspeople attend
ed the Aviation Meet in Raleigh
Wednesday, there being among the
number, Misses Ella Myatt, Ruth
Sanders, Lucy Hood and Mildred
Young; Messrs. S. W. Myatt, J. C.
Hood, A. M Noble, Howard Gray;
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Standi and Mr. and
Mrs. O. V. Booker
The Smithfield Chamber of Com
merce met in its offices Wednesday
night, November 16th, and decided to
set apart Thursday, December 8th,
1910, as Johnston County Farmers'
Day at Smithfield. On this day all
the boys In Johnston County, who
have entered the corn contest, will
be requested to come to Smithfield
and bring with them a sample of
their corn.
Rev. Dr. W. C. Tyree, for many year
pastor of the First Baptist church at
Raleigh, will preach In the Baptist
church here Sunday morning and ev
ening at the usual hours. These ser
vices will be the beginning of a se
ries of meetings to last several days.
Services will be held next week
twice daily, afternoon and night. Dr.
Tyree is one of the strongest preach
ers of the state and is a leader in
his denomination.
Rev. J. M. Ormond, pastor of the
Methodist church here, went to his
old home in Greene county last week
to vote. Prom there he went to
Trinity College at Durham to at
tend the inauguration ceremonies of
President William Preston Pew. This
was one of the most important edu
cational events in North Carolina in
recent years and perhaps brought to
gether the greatest assemblage of
j great educators ever seen in this
State.
Mr. E. C. MeGinnis, of Raleigh,
representing the Jefferson Standard
Life Insurance Company, was In the
city Tuesday. The Jefferson Stan
dard Is the South's strongest com
pany, its stock-holders being all
Southern men, its directors and of
ficers are among the South's most
prominent insurance men, and It
deserves the support of southern in
surers. Its representation at this
place are Messrs. R. A. Riddick and
R. R. Holt.
The Washington Herald: There is
something radically wrong in our
system of Government when the Dem
ocratic House of Representatives elec
ted last Tuesday will not assemblo
until December, 1911, 13 months af
ter the election has occurred. Provis
ion ought to be made for the new
Congress to begin on the first Mon
day in December following the elec
tion. The present system, a relic of
the slow, tedious and inconvenient
methods of travel a century ago, 1s
obsolete and absurd.
The Main Thing.
"Was there an^ hitch in the wed
ding ceremony?"
"Be funny if there hadn't been,
wouldn't it?"?Browning's Magazine.
Johnston County's Official Vote by Townships for Congress, Senate and House and Four County Officers
ci * -
vuugjcoa. acuaic. tlOUSe.
Pou Cooley Bar. Bag. Matt. Byrd All. Home Snead
Wilson's Mills 100 9 100 100 12 12 99 100 12
Clayton 382 50 390 392 47 47 391 401 43
Cleveland 107 34 111 110 36 36 109 109 38
Pleasant Grove 98 121 92 91 143 142 92 95 139
Elevation 123 207 124 120 220 218 116 118 223
Banner 207 266 215 203 280 277 201 201 286
Meadow 158 137 163 164 137 136 164 164 ' 137
Bentonsvllle 104 85 102 101 94 95 100 103 95
Ingrams 156 291 154 154 299 299 154 155 298
Boon Hill 171 307 193 J.76 310 308 169 16? 309
Beulah 209 247 210 210 267 267 210 209 267
Oneals 185 159 219 219 1 20 120 219 219 120
Wllders ' 179 51 177 177 54 54 176 185 54
Selma 299 94 314 314 84 1 84 312 310 84
Pine Level 87 60 S6 96 70 69 95 94 69
Smithfield 393 131 392 394 145 144 390 380 146
2958 2249 3032 3021 2318 ~ 2308 [>997 30ll 2833
Majority 709 714 713 >;64 699
Clerk. Register. Sheriff. Treasurer.
Snipes Ste. Par. Hon. Fitz. Now. Coif Slan. Bare.
12 97 14 96 15 100 13 100 13
41 383 48 386 46 375 56 406 36
38 109 37 93 38 104 38 110 37
142 91 145 82 147 89 148 90 147
222 107 226 99 230 107 233 121 221
288 208 277 195 286 198 291 190 297
137 158 140 152 142 157 138 162 140
95 89 99 84 100 87 103!^ 101 94
297 147 297 135 308 136 317 152 299
310 167 316 155 325 166 317 176 308
266 198 274 193 280 204 269 211 267
120 219 120 229 120 219 120 219 120
47 180 54 180 54 179 54 181 51
84 310 85 316 83 324 74 309 85
69 101 64 64 103 97 70 96 68
144 353 160 354 137 359 158 397 145
2312 2917 2$57 2813 2434 2902 2399 3021 2328
560 379 ? 503 693
THE NEWS IN BENSON.
Mr. L. L. Jernigan Found Dead With
Head in Pond. Local Items of In
terest Reported by the Regular
Correspondent of The Herald.
Benson, Nov. 16.?Miss Nellie Bar
bour, of Smithfield, visited friends
here last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Mamie Warren, of Cumber
land county, spent several days at
the home of Mr. J. P. Lee recently.
Mrs. E. L Hall spent several days
with her daughter. Miss Maud, at
Meredith College last week..
Several of our townsmen went to
Kaleigh to-day t.j see airships and au
tomobile racing.
Mayor O. A. Barbour is at the
home of his father, Mr. It. C. Bar
bour, in Eelvation, this week.
Mr. Joseph Creenthal, of Baltimore,
came to day to visit his son, Mr. Jake
Greeuthal.
Mr. J. E. Ivey and family, of Dur
ham, moved to Benson last week.
Last Friday evening Mr. L. L. Jer
nigan, who lives four miles below
here, fell into his pond and is thought
to have drowned. He had spasms
occaslonably and It is thought that
he fell In the water while seized
with one. It is not known whether
he drowned or died from the con
vulsion. When found he was lying
with his head in the water about
ten inches deep and had been dead
for some time. Mr. Jernigan was
42 years of age and was married to
Miss Mary Lee, a daughter of Henry
Lee. Five liildten and his wife sur
vive him.
Several people from our town at
tcndic' the burial of Mr. K. M. Bar
bour at Rehoboth last Monday. A
notice of his death will appear iu
next issue.
PROTECT YOUR COTTON,
Are you holding part or all of
your cotton? If bo you should take
good care of it. Do not leave It at
the gin. The rtek is so great that
few fire insurance companies will
insure gins and ye tmany farmers
will let their cotton lie around gins
for days and weeks. The fact that
every season some gins are burned
does not seem to make any impres
sion on the farmers who leave their
cotton at them. The best place to
hold cotton is on the farms. Let it
be placed away in houses or under
shelters and up off the ground. If
it can not be sheltered let it be put
edgewise on poles to keep it from
tb? ground and even with the cotton
on poles it should be turned over
about once every ten days and two
weeks.
Oyster Supper At Corinth.
There will be an oyster supper and
box party at Corinth on the night of
November 24th, 1910, for the benefit
of the church. All the girls are
requested to bring boxes. ComnAt
tee: Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. D J Wellons, Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Smith, Mr. Charlie Smith and sister.
Miss Gussie Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mas
sengill, and Mr. and Mrs. D. J.
Stanly.
Doesn't Want Such a Spokesman.
Edittor Herald:
I see in the Benson Spokesman
that The Herald and the citizens of
the County that did not support the
whole Democratic ticket are branded
as traitors and deserters and even
committing crime equal to that of
Judas. I hope by the time the
Spokesman is large enough to squar^
2x4 and has a bead on it as large
as a shaving mug, and has any brains
in it, that it will have sense enough
to respect other men's freedom and
liberties. I know that perhaps a '
great many men need a spokesman
but if mine will not speak better of
me than what he has spoken, I will
have none, and do the best 1 can
by myself.
Respectfully,
J. WILLIS CREECH.
Benson, N. C., R. No. 1.
November 15, 1910:
Change of Appointment.
- We are requested to state that
there will be preaching at Hood's
Grove Baptist church the third Sun
day in November and Saturday night
before by the pastor recently elected.