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V0L 29 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1910 Number 40
JOHNSTON COUNTY FARMERS DAY, SMITHFIELD, N. C? THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 1910.
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BETTERMENT :
ASSOCIATION
organization effected last
wednesday afternoon.
Interesting Talks Made By Profs.
Vermont and Turlington and Rev.
Mr. Spence. A Large Number of
Ladles Present Evidencing Their
Interest in the Movement.
For some time there has been a I
disposition on the part of some of
the ladles of our town to form an 1
Association for the Improvement of
our Graded School and Its surround
ings.
On Wednesday afternoon at* 3
tf'cloek, In response to an -Invitation
from Mr. A. Vermont, Principal of
Turlington Graded School, sixty-one
;a4ies assembled themselves together
Jb the school auditorium for the pur
pose of effecting an organization,
rhe meeting was prelsded over by
Mr. Vermont. Rev. Mr. Spence, of
Jhe Presbyterian church, read a
Scripture lesson and led in a short :
prayer.
After these devotional exercises, Mr.
Vermont in a very interesting and
inspiring talk, told the object of the
meeting. Hv? ? ? ated briefly up- j
on the past . ..<s of the school
and upon tbj possibilities of the fu
lure, clearly defining the advantages
to both pupils and parents, of an
organization for the improvement of
the facilities of the school. He dwelt
on the Influence that more comfort
able and attractive surroundings for
our children would exert on their
lives; he showed how much encour
agement to the students in their
?chool work a society of this kind
would be; he proved the helpful
ness of a spirit of sociability fostered
by a Betterment Association.
At the conclusion of Mr. Vermont's
Address, Prof. Turlington and Rev. I
Mr. Spence made a few remarks heart
ily indorsing the movement, after
which, officers were elected. Mrs. T.
J. Lasslter was made president; Mr?.
R. M. Nowell, vice-president; and
Mrs. L. T. Rova'l, sacretary and
treasurer.
Plans for immediate work were
made, an announcement of whi'-h
will be made later. We understand
that ft "Book Social" is to be held
*?on to which all will be expect- d to
carry some book to be added to the
tchool library. There is, perhaps in
llmost every home, some good book,
that could be given to the school li
brary, and thus add much to the
work and pleasure of the pupils and
teachers.
We bespeak for the ladies who
have thus banded themselves togeth
er for the uplift of our community,
the sympathy and co-operation of
the entire town. May their efforts
be crowned with unbounded sue- i
cess.
SEVEN PASTORS SINCE 1785.
Remarkable Record of Baltimore 1
Church Now Celebrating.
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Baltimore, Nov. 26.?The First
Uaptist Church of this city will to- j
morrow begin a week's celebration of :
Its one hundred and twenty-fifth an
niversary, wlht some distinguished |
speaker each night. During the 12."
years of its life this church has had
i>nly seven pastors, a record that it
i8 thought is hardly equaled by any
other church In the country. ^ The j
church has followed the policy of '
supporting its pastors who have had i
to retire on. account of age.
Though tne organi7ation of this
church took place in 1785, it was
really the outgrowth of a congrega
tion of Baptists who had been meet
ing together since 1773. Even in
1773 land must have been valuable,
tor the records show that the con
gregation paid ?150 for a half-acre
on which to erect its building.
The flr?t pastor of the church oc
cupied that position for 33 years, the
ne*t for 3 years, the third for 13
years, the fourth for 16 years, the
fifth for 43 years and the sixth for
15 years, the preesnt incumbent. Rev.
O. C. 8. Wallace, having entered up
on his pastorate in 1908.
In the 125 years of its history the
congregation has had three church
edifices, the one now occupied hav
ing been built in 1877, at a cost of
about $85,000, and enlarged a few
years ago, at an additional cost of (
about 165.000.?The Record.
Play At Princeton.
On ?h( night of December 9th.
there will be a play at the Prince
ton school house?"The Old Maids'
Convention." Admission fee. ten j
anc" fifteen cents.
BENSON'S BUDGET OF NEWS.
Many Items of Interest Reported Tjy
The Herald's Regular Correspon
dent.
Father Irwin, of Newton Grove,
preached an able sermon at the
Catholic church Sunday night.
There was a Thanksgiving service
conducted at the Baptist church last
Thursday night by the pastor, Rev.
T. II. Justice.
Miss Fannie Richardson, one of
the teachers in the Benson High
School, was called to Tier home near
Selma, last week on account of the
death of her father. Mr. R. E. Par- ,
ker Is teaching her classes in her
absence.
Miss Mary Justice went to Four
Oaks Monday to teach In the Four
Oaks school while the regular teach- 1
er. Miss Nellie Richardson, is home
on account of the death of her fa- |
ther.
Of tho&e who have visited In town
recently, we note Mr. U. F. Wallace,
of Fayettevllle; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Graves, of Smlthfleld, and Misses
Mamie and Callle Stewart, of Coats.
Quite a largo crowd left from near
town Saturday and Monday morning ;
to attend the Federal court at Ral- :
eigh. Wo are gratified to know that
the number who gj as defendants
from near Benson has greatly de
creased within the last few months.
Up to November 26 there had j
bepn weighed on the Benson market |
5352 bales of cotton this year. This |
Is quite a drop from the number
weighed to the same date last year.
Quite a number of the farmers in
this section are holding their cotton
for 15 cents, and we see so reason
why they should not get it.
Ort Thursday night, December 8th,
at the Central Hotel, the Baracas of
the Baptist church will give an oys
ter supper to the Philathta class.
Brother Baracas, lot these entertain
ments coire oftener, as we like to
meet'tha Philatheas?especially on
such occasions as this.
Of those* visiting away from town
recently we note: Mayor N". T. Ry
als. at Ral igh; Miss Katie Eldridge
in?Meadow; Mioses Lecla ?nd Ma*
tie Sn.ith and Mr. Tusl ee Pope at
Dunn; Mr. E. F. Moore at Pour
Oaks; Mrs.Eli Turlington and family
at Mr. Donie Lassiter's, near Reho
ooth; Miss Louise Carroll and M1-#
J. R. MchailtB at Newton Grove; Miss
Ruth .lores, Smithfield; Mr. A. W.j
Hodges at Selma, and Mr. S. C.
Smith at Fayetteville.
Our chief, Mr. P. A. Putnam, had
quite a Thanksgiving race last Thurs
day. It seems that he had received
a message by wire that an escaped
convict was heading our way. Going
near the railroad he saw a negro who
fitted the description passing on a
oicycle; jumping on his wheel, he
quickly gave chase, overtaking the |
negro near Dunn, to find that he had
followad the wrong man, and that
the man whom he was looking was
gone tha.?ther way. Chief says
hi3 Thanksgiving dinner eat mighty
good that day
Karl Jansen, the Swedish humor
ist and entertainer, was the attrac
tion at the School Auditorium last
night. Every one present enjoyed
nimself immensely as the entertain
ment. was very instructing and high-)
ly entertaining. This was the third
of the series of amusements to be
given for the benefit of the school.
Quite a good crowd was present.
Benson, Novmeber 30, 1910.
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Farmers' Day. December 8th.
TO TEACH CONDEMNED MEN.
Miss Fields Gets Permit to Extend i
Sing Sing Bible Class Work.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Nov. 27.?By j
an order Issued by Justice Morschaus
er here, Protestant prisoners In Sinn |
Sing prison awaiting execution will
hereafter be allowed to become mem
bers of the Bible class conducted by
Miss Virginia Ha'mmersley Fields, of
New York, and her associates. In
the past the Bible class was open
only to the regular prisoners, the
condemned prisoners being barred.
Among the condemned prisoners
whom Miss Fields named in her pe
tition to the court was Albert Wolter,
awaiting execution for the murder
of a girl whom he lured to his
apartments in New York by means of
a post card to a school of stenogra
phy, and Frank Schermerhorn, who
choked to death Sarah Brymer, a
nurse, at Millbrook last January.? 1
The Washington Post,
Marriage in Ingram* Township.
On Thursday, November 24th, Mr. J
Addison Lee and Miss Mary Adams, j
a daughter of Mr. Fet Adams, were
narried by Justice L. W. Hockaday. j
Farmer*' Day, December 8th.
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NORTH CAROLINA
CONFERENCE MEETS
THIS IS SEVENTY-FOURTH AN
NUAL SESSION.
Meeting With First Methodist Church
In Elizabeth City. Bishop Hen
drix to Preside. Interesting Sta
tistics.
Elizabeth City, N. C., Nov. 29.??
Ministers and lay delegates are arriv
ing on every train In order to b?
present at the opening session of the
North Carolina Conference, M. E.
Church, South, which will convene
here tomorrow morning. This will be
the 74th annual session of . the Con
ference and the third time it has
met in Elizabeth City, it having met
here in 1895 and 1898.
Everything is in readiness for the
conference and the entertainment of
delegates and visitors as well as
many details of the conference
which will add to the comfort and
pleasure of the body. This is the
result of the faithful work of Rev.
J. D. Bundy, pastor of the First
Methodist church and his committee
on entertainment. The hospitality of
Eastern North Carolina is well and
widely known and it will be tested
well upon this occasion.
The sessions of the conference
will be held in the First Methodist
Church and Bishop Eugene K. Hen
drix will preside.
The conference is composed of
nine districts and five of the presid
ing elders who direct the work of
these districts will be appointed to
new fields of labor at this session
because they have served the four
years time limit on their present dis
tricts. Some of these will be ap
pointed preisding elders of other dls
tricst, probably, while others may
go back into the pastorate. There
are only 12 other members of the
conference whose four years on their
present charge* have expired, but
this is no indication that, only 12
other changes In the appointments
will be made. It not infrequently
occurs that a dozen or more preach
ers are moved from one appointment
to another, when their time had not
expired and when there was no
cause for their removal except to
NO. 16.
aid the Bishop and his cabinet in
getting the right man for some one
appointment. Among the larger
churches which must be given new
pastors at this session of the con
ference are Trinity and Carr church
es, Durham; Grace and Fifth street
churches, Wilmington, and First
Chur h, Henderson. Already there
is much speculation and guess work
being indulged In as to who will be
appointed to these churches for the
next year. The "kitchen cabinet" are
busy on every hand, and it often oc
curs that the guesses they make re
garding the appointments tally with
those which the presiding bishop an
nounces at the concluding session.
Last year the conference contri
buted to all causes the sum of $433,
142.33. Of this amount, $17,533 was
paid on salaries of presiding elders;
$143,132.60 In salaries of preachers
in charge; $2,821.11 on Bishops fund;
$6,487.34 to Conference 'claimants;
$16,661.27 to Foreign Mislsons; $12,
450.73 to domestic missions; $6,000
75 to church extensions; $9,935.49 to
education; $17,128.26 to Methodist
orphanage; $2,285.85 to special mis
sions; $839.05 to the American Bible
Society; $267.63 to the superannuate
endowment fund; $192,462.33 to oth
er causes not named.
The woman's societies of the con
ference contributed to Foreign Mis
sions, $10,642.93 and $3,705.45 to
Home Missions.
During the last year-there wore
added to the church on profession
of faith, 3,661 and on certificate,
3,052. It is anticipated that these
figures will be increased when the
reports of tho preachers are submit
ted for the year just closed. There
are 200 pastoral charges in the con
ference* 187 of these are filled by
active members of the conference
and local preachers supply 13
charges. The total church member
ship of the conference last year
was 76,479 and 94 local preachers
were also reported.?Miss Mamie
Bays, In Wilmington Star.
Congress Meets Monday.
Congressman E. W. Pou left Tues
day to be present at the opening of
Congress next week. This will, be
the concluding session of the pres
ent Congress. This session will end
next March 4th, but the Congress
elected on the 8th of last November
will not convene till next December,
(inlets it should be called together
In extra session by the President.
TO PRISON
- FOR PEGNM
FOUR ALABAMIANS MUST SERVE
SENTENCES.
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Men Who Arrested Others an?
Forced Them to Work Must Pay
Heavy Fines and Work for Uncle
Sam.
Washington, I). C., November 28.?
Cases arising from nearly all sec
tions of the United States were pass
ed upon in twenyt-flve decisions au
( nounced to-day by the Supreme Court
of tho United StatcB.
One of the decisions had the effect
of sending to prison four Alabama
men for alleged peonage practices.
Sentences of imprisonment Imposed
upon W. S. Harlan, Robert Uallagher,
: C. C. Hilton and H. E. Hugging, of
| Alabama, on peonage conspiracy
j charges, were allowed to stand as
legal by the court. These were the
I first convictions undre the recent
| crusade of the Federal government
i against peonage.
W. S. Harlan, general manager of
the Jackson Lumber Company, with
mills near Lockhart, Ala., was ar
rested in 1906, together with C. C. |
, Hilton and S. E. Huggins, employes of
the mills, on a charge of conspiracy
to commit the statutory offense of
"peonage." They were accused spe
cifically of having conspired to ar
rest and to return to the lumber
camp of the company a Hungarian
named Rudolph Lannlger, to work
out an indebtedness alleged to be
| due to the company.
Harlan was sentenced to serve
eighteen months at hard labor in
the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta
| and to pay a fine of $5,000; Hilton
and Huggins each to serve thirteen
months and to pay a fine of $1,000.
The Supreme Court declined to
review the trial upon application of
the convicted men, but the cases
were brought to the court on an
appeal from the refusal of the Cir
cuit Court of the United States for
the Northern District of Florida to
release them on writs of habeas cor
pus. They demanded their release
on the ground that the sentence in
cluded hard labor and because the
grand Jury was not organized in ac
cordance with the law.
In a second case, Robert Gallag
her, logging superintendent of the
Jackson Lumber Company, was con
victed on a similar charge and sen
tenced to fifteen months in the peni
tentiary and to pay a fine of $1,000.
He, too, vainly sought relaese on. hab
eas corpus.
ILLINOIS HAS 5,638,591 FOLKS.
An Increase of 817,041?Still Third
State In Union.
Washington, Nov. 28.?The popula
tion of the State of Illinois is 5,
(128,C91, according to the statistics in
the Thirteenth Census was made
public to-day. This is an increase
of 817,041, or 16.9 per cent, over 4,
821,550 in 1900. The Increase from
1890 to 1900 was 995,199, or 26 per
cent.
By the figures of the Census Bu
reau Illinois is assured continuance as
the third state of the Union. Only
New York and Pennsylvania outrank
j t;er, while Ohio, which occupies fourth
place, falls almost a million below.
The details of the census for 1111
| nois emphasize the fact that the j
greatest gains are In the cities. Of ,
! the 817.041 additions to the popula- !
lion of that state, 486,708 were in
Chicago alone, and a study* of the
map of the state shows that the prin
cipal counties In which increase Was
Indicated were those containing clt
les of 10,000 and upward. Chicago Is
shown to possess about two-fifths of
the state population.
Flrty-nlne of the 102 counties of
the state showed decreases In popu
lation during the last ten years, while
twenty other counties showed gains
of less than 2,000 during the decade.
The loss In no instance exceoded 3,
000.
This state shonld gala at least
four Congressman It the proposed new
apportionment law should be based
as Is the present.
A Seizure of Liquor.
About the middle of October the
town authorities seized at the de
pot In Four Oaks twelve and a half
gallons of rye whiskey which had
been shipped from a Richmond, Va.,
house to Mr. N. I. Lee, who Uves in
the southern end of Ingrams ?town
shlp. This whiskey has beea held
since that time. It is all In pint
bottles and the supposition la that
It was ordered tor retailing.
SELMA NEWS NOTES.
Death of Mr. Clem Richardson, Oris
Of Selma's Leading Citizens.
Solma. Deo. 1.?Miss Helen New
bold, teacher of the first grade; and,
| Miss Norma Page, teach) r of the
second grade, of the Selma Graded
I Schools, are in Raleigh, attending
! ths meeting of the State Primary
j Teachers' Association.
Mr. Hugh L Mitchetier has open
ed a 10c store in the building for
merly occupied by Mr. John I.iles as
a market.
?We regret to announce the death
of Mr. Clement Richardson, which oc.
curred last Saturday afternoon about
5 o'clock. Mr. Richardson had been
in poor health for about a year; but,
was up and around town late as
Wednesday, November 23rd. when
he was taken sick and continued to
grow worse unitl his death.
Mr. Richardson was about 64
years of age and left a wife and
four children, Rodger F.. Paul A.,
and Mls.es Nellie and Fannie?two
brothers. Win. Richardson, of Selma,
and Luusford Richardson, of Greens
boro. N. C., and two sisters, Mrs.
Thos. H. Atkinson, of Washington, I).
C., and Mrs. J. W. Vick. of Selma, all
of whom were with him when he
died cxcept Mrs. Atkinson. He was
buried in the Selma cemetery on
Sunday afternoon in the presence of
a large crowd of friends rela
tives?among whom win l)r.
Rodger A. Smith and daughter. Miss
Rosalie; .ind, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
Hall, of Coldsboro, and Messrs Tho
mas J., and John Hadley, of Wilson.
POLENTA NEWS.
Mr. Lewis Coats has a sick child,
said to be suffering with sore throat.
We hope it will not devel. p Into dip
theria, and yet we are apprehensive.
Since our last notes to The Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufflu Barber have had
to mourn the death of their youngest
child. The little on? suffered in
tensely, and finally succumbed to
that dreaded disease, dlptheria, af
ter a short illness. The remains
were interred in Oakland cemetery.
On last Monday the public school
of this district oponed its fall ses
sion with a fair attendance.
Miss Eva Yelvington, of Peace In
stitute, came down and spent Thanks
giving with her parents.
We hope to have a large represen
tation of our people at 8mlthfleld on
Farmers' Day. Let us by all means
have a creditable ^xhlbit on hand,
and next year let us have a good
sized County Fair. Why not?
Mr. Jesse Ellis and Mr. Wilkes
Barnes, of Clayton, spent Tuesday in
this section bird hunting.
On last Sunday morning at the
closo of the sermon Messrs E. S.
Edmundson and C. C. Young were
elected Elders and Dr. McLemore,
Messrs. J. E. Jones, James Myatt
and S. W. Booker, deacons. Oakland is
In good condition, and under the
guidance of such officers Is destin
ed to accomplish great results in
the future. J
The ginnery of the Farming and
Mercantile Co., narrowly escaped de
struction by fire, last Thursday even
ing. Bu t for the heroic work of
those present when the fire broke
out-the plant would have been burn
ed. By hard work the flames were
extinguished with slight damage.
Mr. R. K. Masscngill, blacksmith
for the Farming and Mercantile Co.,
was kicked by a mule Friday and
consequently has been incapacitated
for work this week. He was kicked
on tho thumb which made an ugly
gash of an incll and which caused
him much pain for a while. However
it will not be long before he will be
at bis post again.
Cotton is about all picked, ginned
and sold. The crop is a remarkably
short one. The corn crop will also
be short of what waS epected.
Miss Mlna Johnson is In charge of
the public school at Myatt's School
House. The committtee is to be
congratulated on securing her ser
vices as taacher.
On election day Mr. Robert John
son. an anient Republican, presented
Typo with two six-pound sweet pota
toes of the Marlon Butler variety,
saying he did so because he recog
nized in Typo the best Democrat In
the townshtp. and as such, wished to
present him with two large potatoes.
We thanked him, not only for the po
tatoes, but for the compliment of be
ing pronounced the best Democrat in
the township, assuring Mr. Johnson
we would take them home, fry all
the Butlerlsm out of them and con
vert them Into luscious potato pies.
Mrs. C. T. Young gave an enjoy
able sociable to a few invited guests
on Thanksgiving night. Those who
attended pronounce it a grand suc
I TYPO.
November M, 1910.
'sheriff nowell
FIRST AGAIN
JOHNSTON BEATEN ONLY TWICE
IN TWENTY YEARS.
Sheriff Robert Millard Nowell Set
tled His State Taxes Yesterday for
1910. The Amount County Pay?
To State Treasurer is $23,517.86.
Johnston cbunty again scores first
in the paying of its tax account with
the State, for Sheriff R. M. Nowell
was in the city yesterday afternoon,
arranging his tax account with the
State Auditor, so as to be the first
to pay up his tax account as sheriff
to-day.
The amount which Sheriff Nowell
pays to the State is $23,517.86, and
the full amount was turned over to
the State Treasurer last night, so
that the first receipt for the payment
of State taxes will be Issued to Sher
iff Nowell this morning.
In being the first to pay up taxes
to the State, Johnsotn county holds a
fine record, for In the last tweaty
years It has bene beaten in this
respect only a few times. Last year
Sheriff Lanier by coming to Raleigh
ja day in advance, as did Sheriff Now
ell yesterday, made Harnett county
the first in the list to pay taxes.
Some years ago Sheriff Powell, of
Vance county, was the first; but
this year Johnston county comes ta
the first place again, and Sheriff
Nowell scores as the first to pay up
the State taxes for his county. And
that means that he is a speedy sher
iff.?News and Observer. Dec. 1.
FOR RURAL PARCELS POST.
Hitchcock to Urge It as Step To
ward General System.
Washington. Nov. 24.?A limited
parcels post for the rural free deliv
ery routes will be recommended by
Postmaster General Hitchcock in his
annual report. !n announcing thU
to-night the postmaster General fore
sees the establishment of a general,
parcels post throughout the country
as soon as the postal savings sys
tem Is thoroughly organized.
As a preliminary step in the de
velopment of this service Mr. Hitch
cock will ask Congress to authorize
the delivery on rural routes of par
cels weighing as much as eleven
pounds, which is the limit for the
international parcels post. This form
of service. It is maintained, can be
conducted with little if any addition
?i expense 10 tne government. It
will not require tho appointment of
more carriers, for those already em
ployed have the necessary equipment
or horses and wagons to distribute
the parcels as well as the ordinary
mall.
A rural parcels post. If successful
ly conducted, would probably lead
the department to establish a' more
general system. Mr. Hitchcock be
lieves, however, that before the ser
vice is extended to the whole coun
try definite information should be
obtained as to the nature and volume
of the business to be handled. He
accordingly will urge that in con
nection with the experiment on rur
il routes a further Inquiry be author
ized by Congress In order that the
department may be in a better posi
tion to develop the system no con
servative lines. He will recommend
that an appropriation for the Inquiry
be granted at the coming session.
IS 82 AND HAS NEVER SHAVED.
Boston, Nov. 28.?Elnathan Sher
man, an eighty-tyo year old farmer
of Rock, Mass., who has never been
shaved by a barber, and has never
shaved himself, points out the tre
mendous differences between his owa
life and that of other men of his age.
By not shaving he has saved years oC
time, he says. He feels he has ac?
tually lengthened his span of life, v
"I have never shaved In my life,
nor have I ever allowed any on?
else to shave me. No razor has ev
er touched my face," declares Mr.
ShermaD. "I attribute my length
of life In part to my not shaving.
Just suppose everybody would give
It up. Think what a difference it
would make. The canal could bo
built from Taunton to Boston in a
single year by the barbers in Massa
chusetts alone. Think of it. And
all because people prefer to have
hair off their faces rather than on
them.
"I believe that this universal hab
it of shaving Is a sign of degeneracy
In our race. It is not natural. We
wore Intended to go around with hair
on our faces, and as a matter of fact
we look better that way."