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,r^T 00 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1911 Number 52
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one dollar per yeak.
WANT NO EXTRA SESSION.
An Interesting Filibuster in the
House.
BY A. M. NOBLE
Washington, 1). C., Feb. 23.?
As the 61st Congress draws near
er and nearer to its close, both
House and Senate realize the 1
immense amount of work there '
is yet to be accomplished. and
long sessions are being held dai- ?
ly. Last Saturday the House !
met at eleven o'clock and was in
session, without a recess, until
noon Sunday. During those <
twenty-five hours there was car- ?
ried on one of the most success- ?
ful filibusters of the present ses- 1
sion, under the leadership of
Judge Mann, of Illinois. At ev- |
ery demand for a roll call, itji
would be found that there was i
no quorum. The doors would be
locked and the Sergeant-at-Arms !:
sent to arrest absent members. As ?
soon as a quorum was secured,
the doors would be opened and |
the roll called. Immediately un-1 j
der instructions from the leader,
the Congressmen would scatter ,
again, and when on some ques- :
tion or point of order a roll call ,
would be again demanded, again (
it would be found that there was j
no quorum, and again the doors
would be locked and the Ser
geant-at-Arms sent to arrest the ;
absent members. From half af- J
ter ten till midnight I watched ,
the procedure with much interest j
from the gallery. Even at that ,
late hour nearly half the seats
in the gallery were occupied.'
When the Sergeant-at-Arms ;
would go to look for absent mem- 1
bers the House was turned into
a place of amusement and en
tertainment, recitations, songs J
and jokes being indulged in.
While many of the papers
here in Washington continue to .
talk, "Extra Session," it is the ?
opinion of the majority that af
ter March 4th there will be no
other session of Congress until
next December when the (;2nd
Congress convenes.
Those desirous of an extra
session are those lameduck Re-1
publicans whose official careers j
at Washington come to an end j
on the 4th of March. They hope j
by an extra session to throw the j
Democrats into a state of confus
ion with respect to tariff revis
ion. They think that the Demo- j
crats are not in a position to j
tackle the tariff question at pres- j
ent and are not desirous of doing
60, for that reason they wish to ,
force them to undertake revision
before they can prepare for it.
On the other hand the legisla- j
tors who are re-elected and who
will compose the ti2nd Congress
are averse to spending the sum
mer in Washington working ov- j
er another tariff bill. They much j
prefer being at home. Then too, |
if an extra session is called, all
Republican employees at the
Capitol will step out on the 4tli
of March; but if no extra ses-j
sion is held, they will continue j
to draw a neat salary until next
December. So it is safe to
count on there not being an extra
session.
NEWS AROUND CORINTH.
Rev. R. L. Ilocutt and son, Mc
Coy, made a business trip to
Smithfield Thursday. \
Rev. R. L. Hocutt filled his
regular appointment at Hales'
school house Sunday. (
Mr. McCoy Hocutt and sister,
Miss Blanche, spent Sunday with
relatives and friends in Zebnlon.
Mr. Z. T. Bissett is painting
his residence.
Mr. Edgar Temple left Satur- j
day fo/ Four Oaks and other |
points.
Last Thursday night Mr. Edgar
Temple gave a musical entertain
ment in honor of the young peo
ple. It was largely attended and 1
enjoyed by all. I
Miss Mamie Robertson, of near,
Wakefield, is spending some time i
with Miss Robena Hocutt.
The show at Bunn school house
Friday night was largely attend
ed and enjoyed by all.
Mr. C. W. Hocutt made a bu
siness trip to Wendlel Saturday.
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STATE NEWS.
The El kin Times says that the
2-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs.
John Calloway was l>oisoned by
Bating mistletoe berries and dit<it
recently from the effects of the
poison.
Kenneth McCorkle, 9 years old
and colored, who killed another
colored boy at Davidson recent
ly has been sent to the chain
gang for 12 months for man
slaughter.
A little 6-year old child in
Reidsville, Edna Watt, was burn
d so severely one day last week,
that she died troni the wounds.
Shi? whs playing alone in the
iining-rotiin of ier home.
Captain Chas. F. Bahnson,
irrand lecturer of the grand lodge
>f Masons of North Carolina, died
if paralysis Thursday night in
Mouksville, aged 71. He was,
bu ied at Farmmgton Saturday .,
with Masonic honors.
Fannie West, mother of the no
torious outlaw, Lewis West who
is to be tried for the murder of ,,
Deputy Sheriff Mumford, of Wil- i
son. died Saturday at her home ?
in Fayetteville, of a broken heart
and the shock of her son's mis- <
Seeds. . j!
The people of Knobs township,
Yadkin county, have asked the 1
Legislature to give them the ?
privilege of voting on the ques
lion of levying a special tax ot ?
25 cents on the $100 valuation to 1
improve the public roads of t^f j
township. !
Gov. Kitchin has ordered a ?
special term of Wilson county Su
perior Court, to begin on the
13th of March, at which Lewis |
West and his accomplices will be
Tied for the killing of Deputy
Sheriff Mumford. .ludge -los. S. ^
Adams will preside.
A prominent farmer. Ed Gibbs. (
>2 years old. mysteriously disap- i
nearcd from his hoirn which is (
wo miles from Elizab th City or.
Saturday morning. He le" ,
Home to go to Elizabeth City to f
ret a load of barrels and has not
jeen heard of since. ^
Hi ..'lit colored prisoners secur- ]
-,\ th'ir noerty from jail in ]
Washington last Friday night by ]
liekiri" ln"k s"'1 digging- a hole ,
hrough the wall. A search forij
he prisoners was begun as soon ,
is their absence was known, but ^
,nlv one was located. ,
The tragic death of Mr. J. i ? ,
\lston. who lives near Littleton. |
iceurred Friday morning. He <
ivas burned to death in us
iome. He liv?rl nil plo^e anrt on , (
Thursday was under IV }
?nee of whiskey, this being the)
?ause of his not awaking j
Taking note of th> Lincoln <
?ountv colored man who is the ^
'ather of 22 children, fne 0>n
?ord Trilmn<y says: tnai s t
nothing. There is a white man ]
iving at Ilatteras who is the fa- j
her of 29 children. 20 bv his (
irst wife and 9 by his last part
'?John Speaks, supposed to be (
?razy. tried to kill three ] arsons (
lear his home near High Point (
Saturday morning. He Kueeeed
?d in killing his wife. SPeak* ,
vas captured Tuesday, but not f
intil he had seriously wounded (
>ne of the posse that finally se- ]
ured him. . v
Herbert W. Cummings, oi Kins
on. committed suicide by gas
poisoning in Baltimore, Md., last
ureek He was out of employ- >
nent and disheartened because 1
,f separation from his wife and ?
?hildren. As he did so, there
vas a letter in the post office ,
tffrping him a position in Kins-,^
? A dispatch from Duke. Har- j
lett county, says: "There is
,o truer index to the prosperity
>f all the citizens of a county ] i
han the county home. The j
rrand jury, last week, when
hey went to inspect the county
iome of Harnett, found not a
linele inmate there, and no one
nid been there for more than a
rear They found a nice home, '!
.veil'furnished with a very fine
?arm, and it was in splendid con
lition. but were delighted to i
tnow that there were no paupers
n the county. Of course, the .
:ounty runs the farm and us<s
the proceeds therefrom.
SMITHFIELD VOTES BONDS
The Bond Issue Carried Tues
day by a Large Majority.
The bond election held here'
Tuesday for electric lights, wa
terworks and sewerage was car
ried by a vote of 127 to five. I
There were 153 registered for,
t lie election and all voted but i
21. There 'was no special oppo- !
sition to the bond issue front;
the beginning, almost every bu
siness man in the town being j
heartily in favor of the move to I]
improve the town. The amount'!
of bonds to be issued is $55,000. I
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Dynamite Kills a Child.
On Monday of this week" a
distressing accident occurred at j
the home of Mr. Jonas Gardner .
in Boon Hill township, about j
ten miles from Smithfield. Some
dynamite had been bought for j
blasting purposes and a little of ,
it was swept into a fire where
little Raymond, the three-year j
?ld child of Mr. Gardner, was ,
standing. The dynamite ex-1,
ploded and injured the child so U
badly about the stomach that an ,
operation was considered impor
tant. The child was taken to j
Rex Hospital at Raleigh, where ,
in operation was performed Mon- ]
lav evening with the hope of j
saving its life. The pieces of
lynamite were removed and it ,
ivas at first thought that the ,
ittlc sufferer would recover. But
he injuries sustained were too j
lerious and it passed away Tues-!
lay morning. ij
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Sanders Chapel Notes. ,
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We are glad to report Mr. \V. j
Smith, who has been very ,
lick, improving fast.
Mrs. Ij. 1). II. Barnes has re- ,
urned home after several days'j,
.'isit to her son, Mr. E. 0. Edger- f
on. who lives in Raleigh. (
Miss Cora Talton spent last ]
veek in Smithfield visiting her')
lister, Mrs. O. W. Davis.
We are very sorry to report ?
lie illness of Messrs. N, I'. ,
Hamilton and A. S. Creech; Mr. .
lamilton left for the Rex Hos- (
>ital a few days ago and Mr. (
'reech has gone to the Sanator-,
um in Wilson. ']
Mrs. R. L. Edgerton, of Smith- (
'ield. is visiting her parents, Mr. f
ind Mis. II. A. Peterson, this f
.veek. 1 I,
Mr. Calvin Creech went to I ^
Joldsboro last Saturday.
Mrs. J. C. Whitley, of Flor- ,
mce, S. C., is visiting relatives j
Mjd friends in this section. ,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Davis, of |
smithfield, attended services at ]
?>ardis Baptist church Sunday j
norning.
The Oakdale school boys en-! (
ertained the young folks of the (
icighborhood at the school house I,
ast Friday evening. All report
ed a very nice time.
Rev. R. W. Horrell, pastor of ,
?iardis Baptist church, delivered 1
wo able sermons to his congre
ration Saturday evening and Sun- |
lay morning.
Mr. T. D. Creech heartily en- ^
lorses what Mr. P. E. Johnson (
taid about the "Road Discussion |
ind Intelligent Voting," in the
ast week's Herald.
N. E. T.
Henry Becker, a tailor, died ,
in Charlotte Friday from drink- ,
ing wood alcohol. lie had been ,
3n a spree. ]
AFTER 41 YEARS IN PRISON. ]
Negro Gets First Sight of World i
Since End of Civil War.
Boston, Feb. 18.?From the i
days of reconstruction to the .
present is the jump William E. '
Hill, a negro 62 years old, made
when he came out of Charlestown
prison after spending 41 years
there. Styles, customs, transpor
tation, buildings, everything pre
sented a strange sight to the
aged negro who went to prison
when Grant was President. His
released followed his pardon yes-1
terday by the governor's coun
cil. All others connected with
the murder for which he receiv
ed a life sentence are dead.
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FOUR OAKS NOTES.
Delightful Valentine Party ?rd
Other Matters of Interest.
Four Oaks, Feb. 22.?Mr. Ver
non Tomlinson and sister, Miss
Hilda, of Polenta section, were
visitors here Saturday.
Mr. William Moore, of Hen
son, recently visited liis uncles.
Messrs. D. II. and J. W. Sanders.
Attorney .1. R. Barbour, of
Benson, was in town Sunday.
Among those who attended the
play, "St. Elmo," at Smithfield,
Monday everting, we note the fol
lowing: Messrs. ,T. S. Stroup, Dal
ton Lee, 1j. ('. Barbour, ('. I.
Pierce, W. E. Barbour and Mr.
Perkinson.
We are very glad to note the t
improvement of Mrs. J. <\ Keen,
who lias been quite sick with
fever.
Air. II. B. Williams has moved
into his handsome new residence
in Rail Road street.
-Mr. R. A. Blackmail's house
is receiving a new coat of paint?
which adds greatly to its appear
ance. Mr. Blackmail expects to I
move to town and occupy same
soon.
Mr. W. II. Lee has accepted a
position with Mr. W. J. Lewis
is clerk in retail store, where
'?is many friends will find him
n the future.
Air. (S. W. Adams is home on a
visit from Wendell, where he is
Jrecting several buildings.
Mr. 1. T. Wood, of Selma, was
n town Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of
he Methodist church gave a
nost enjoyable Valentine Party1
it the residence of Mrs. (\ R.
\dams, on the evening of the
ourteenth. The guests were
net at the door by Miss Bettic |
\dams. In the front hall was
i large m| ]leart on 1U) casej af
?vhich Mrs. B. B. Adams, for a
""all fee, Rave all the privilege
>f testing their skill in archery,
>y shooting arrows at the cen
ter. The children found this
?rcat sport, and we trust to
10me, who were older, it proved
i consolation to be able to pierce '
t heart even though a woodeni
>ne. ^ Master Ilosroe Kord came
>lf victor in this contest.
On the stair landing Mrs. W.
S. Keen turned the wheel of for
unc, represented by an old
ipinning wheel, and* all. for a
mm, could read their past, pres-1
snt, and future, on a dainty lit-!
le card tied with ribbon match- j
rig in color their color on the
wheel.
In the upper hall was found a 1
?ypsy booth, gayly decorated,
yhere Miss Pearl Baker, in bril
iant costume, read the palms,
n a most scientific manner, of
hose who would yield to the en
treaties of the wily siren, and cov
*r 1 lie exact spot on the palm
with sufficient silver.
Looking to the east from
thence, you saw a door upon
which was printed in large let
ters?Art Exhibit?10 cents ad
mission. Whoever admitted not
[)cmg interested in Art? After i
Hearing fortunes which revealed
rich secrets of the future, the
rucsts of the evening were not
otii to spend a dime for the
pleasure of a while with the An
ient Masters.
Imagnc the merriment when,
we found Rosa Bonheur's fam- j
his "Ili.rse Fair" represented by
% box of hay and oats. The;
'atalop^c contained a long i
list ?.f works of art of world
wide fame all represented in Bur
lesque, the interesting search for
-ach picture and the real humor!
displayed in the represnetation,
when found, made this one of the
most pleasing features of the ev-1
pning. This room was ably, and
fharrningiy presided over by Mrs.
T. If. Sutton. . :
In the west sitting room Miss
Nell Richardson, conducted a
fish pond and all the world
loves to go angling, even if they
have to pay for it. The pull on
the line, and the wonder of what
it would be when seen, was high
ly amusing.
In the dining room the much
nbused donkey afforded fun for
those who wished to improve
his appearance, and Mrs. A. D.
Ford gave all an opportunity for (
tho small sum of ;> cents. Then
really and truly, these Methodist
ladies gave you something for
which you did not have to pay.
.Mrs. ('. R. Adams and her ef
ficient assistants served sand
wiches. coffee, cake and choco
late. While we enjoyed these ,
greatly, we felt that we had
value received from the begin
ning of the evening, and trust
the hostesses were as happy over
the results as they had made thei
guests.
An entertainment was given in
the hall of tlie Graded School i,
building, last Friday evening, by ]
the faculty and students, for the
benefit of the school. Quite an ,
interesting program was render
ed, consisting of drills, songs, ]
pantomimes, and plays. Each one j
acted his part well, and showed ,
a vast improvement since last j
year. Look out for a big pro- (
gram at commencement in March, j
Dame rumor is busy again. Lis-1
ten for more wedding bells.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
Raleigh, Feb. 20.?Senator Bar-!
bour, of Johnston, has introduc- j
ed a bill requiring the Atlantic <
Coast Line to run an additional J
local passenger train to leave j i
Rocky Mount in the morning be
tween 7 and 8 o'clock and go to c
Fayetteville, returning in the j a
afternoon between 4 and 5 j
o'clock, for the accommodation of 1
people desiring to make points 1
south of Selma and return the I
same day. 11
Administration Bill. '
Raleigh. Feb. 20.?The state
administration building bill was
taken up in the senate again to-1
day for the third time, and af- }
ter voting down all amendments *
except the two by Senator Boy-!
den, one cutting the amount of ^
the bond issue to $500,000, and k
the other authorizing the building
eommission to erect a fireproof; ^
building or buildings on a suit- j
able site, and an amendment of I
Senator Barnes providing that!
the bonds shall not be sold for js
less than par, the senate by a
vote of 2C> to 12 passed the bill '
on second reading and it took ;
its place on the calendar. The
minority made an effort to have
the amount of the bond issue (
duced to $300,000. but after an ^
extended debate their efforts fail
ed by a decisive vote.
For Jarvis County. (
Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 18.?Tn s
the House to-day Cornwell. of
Nash, introduced by request a (
bill to create Jarvis county out
of portions of Nash, Wake Frarik- j
lin. Wilson and Johnston conn- .
ties, practically the same terri- ,
torv involved in the proposed j
Ransom county, the hearing on ,
which is set by the Senate Com- ]
mittee on Counties, Cities and ]
Towns for Tuesday afternoon. ]
A Beautiful Marriage.
Sunday afternoon, February 12, J
at 4 o'clock, at the home of the '
bride's father, Mr. J. W. Bunn, [
was solemnized a beautiful wed- (
ding, when Mr. J. M. Maden ,
led to hymeneal altar bis beauti- '
ful and accomplished bride, Miss
Effie Bunn.
Mr. II. Frice, J. P., spoke the ^
solemn words that made them
man and wife.
The bridesmaids were. Misses i
Maney Hodge, Delia Collier, Sal- j
lie Ilodge. Ida Bunn and Flora
Godwin; Groomsmen were Messrs. |
Harvev Godwin. Will Oneal, Mil-1
lard Pittman, Bud Creech and |
John Creech.
The bride was gowned in
white suit with white messaline -
waist, while the bridegroom wore i
conventional black. Immediately '
after the marriage Mr. and Mrs. 1
Maden. accompanied by their at- '
tendants and several friends, i
went to the home of Mr. J. R.
Talton, where a reception was 1
tendered them. May their's be
a long and happy wedded life, is
my sincere wishes.
D. A. H. i
The Bright Jewel Missionary
Society will have a candy sale
Saturday P. M., in vacant store
next door to W. L. Woodall's
store. A liberal patronage is
desired.
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JOHN L. T. SNEED DEAD.
End Game Wednesday Morning'
At Fort Douglass, Utah.
Mr. S. S. Holt received a tel
egram Wednesday bringing the
sad intelligence that his uncle,
M r. ?John L. T. Sneed, was dead.
N'o particulars further than that
he died in the Army Post Hospi
tal at Fort Douglass, near Salt
Lake City, Wednesday morning,
at five o'eloek. His body will be
shipped here for burial, the ex
ict date of arrival not being
known at this time.
Mr. Sneed left Smithfield
ibout twenty-one years ago and
joined the United States Army.
3o lar as we know, he has been
in the army since he first join
id. lie spent a good many years
n the Philippine Islands. At
>ne time he was editor of The
Herald.
A more extended notice will
ippear in our next issue.
Hales' School House Notes.
Miss Wynona Liles spent Sun
lav with Miss Mamie Creech.
Mr. Fred Pace, of Wakefield,
>vas in our section to-day.
Messrs. Carl and Seba llales.
>f Zebulon, passed through our
ricinity to-day.
Miss Lizzie Richardson, of
Wendell, attended church at
Iales school house Sunday.
Messrs. Ilarvey Strickland and
\lonzo Corbett, of Zebulon, were
n our midst Sunday.
Mr. Clem Creech has purchased
wo young mules.
Mrs. F. G. Fuller, of Zebulon,
visited Mrs. Ruffin Fuller last
tlonday.
Mrs. Frank Parrish and her
ion, Wiley, visited Mr. L. B.
?Strickland's Sunday.
Miss Lillian Priee spent last
Hondav night with Miss Crosia
filler.
Sorry to say Messrs. C. W.
duller and F. P. Hales are on the
lick list.
Miss Ada llales visited Miss
ielle Richardson, of Emit, last
veek. i
Messrs. Henry Ilorton and
jorenzo Temple, of Zebulon, pass
?d through our section to-day.
Messrs. .1. B. Richardson and
iV. D. Hales made a business trip
0 Wendell Saturday.
Miss Demmock Ilinton is on
he sick list. We hope she will
loon be out again.
Miss Alma Hinton spent Sun
lay with Miss Mettie Creech.
Messrs. J. W. and Jackson Tip
>ett and Mr. William Lee made
1 business trip to Smithfield last
veek.
It is with sincere sorrow that
ve note the death of Air. Payton
ilinton, which occurred at his
lome near Emit. Friday nignt,
February 17. He had been sick
>nly a few days of that dread
ful disease pneumonia, but all
hat loving wife, kind friends
ind physicians could do, could
lot stay the icy hand of death.
Mr. Hinton leaves a wife, three
?hildrcn and a host of relatives
ind friends to mourn his de
parture, but we feel that our
oss is his eternal gain. Our
liearts go out in sympathy to
the bereaved ones.
REPORTER.
WOMAN AGED 136 DYING.
Only Person Living Who Ever
Saw George Washington.
Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 18.?
At the great age of 136 years and
undoubtedly the oldest white
woman in the world, Mrs. Lucv
Dwens is dying at the home of
tier daughter, a centenarian. a
few miles west of Long View.
Mrs. Owens was born in North
Carolina when the revolutionary
war broke out, and three years
later she saw George Washing
ton. She is the only living per
son who has seen Washington.
Many have questioned her
age, but investigation of records
?hows that she gives her age
.'orrectly. Until a year ago she
;ould see and hear exceptionally
well and could walk about her
room by the aid of a crutch.