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SMITHFIELD, N. C? FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1911 ===
one dollar per yeae. Number'14
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five cents per copt,
BENSON NOTES.
Benson, May 31.?Mrs. L. E.
Reaves, of Raeford, is spending some
time here at the home of Mrs. Wade
Royal.
Mrs. G. H. Weaver, of Nevo, N.
C., came today to spend several days
with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Whit
tenton.
Messrs. Ezra Parker and James
Eldridge came home Monday from
the State University where they
have been for the past year.
Messrs. M. T. Brltt, P. B. John
son and Oscar Johnson attended the
Recorder's Court! at Smithfield Tues
day.
Mr. R. E. Parker, of Oneals town
ship, who graduated in school here
in May, is spending a few days her?
with friends.
Mr. Herman Boone, who has been
(pending several days here with his
father, Mr. J. H. Boone, left Mon
day for his home In New Berne.
Mr. J. C. Stancil and children, of
Smithfield, were in town Tuesday.
They returned to Smithfield yester
day afternoon, accompanied by Mrs.
J. H. Rose and children.
Messrs. U. A. i^arDour, ?i. 1.
Brltt, L. B. Pope, Joe W. Wood and
Dr. W. T. Martin went to Raleigh
to-day to hear Woodrow Wilson
gpeak. I
The pastor, T. H. Sutton, assisted
by R. C. Glenn and wife, of Greens
boro. has been holding a revival at
the Methodist church for the past
ten days. The meeting seems to
have been a success as several mem
bers vere added to the various
Churchcs here.
Prof. 2. H. Rose, principal of the
Benson school, icturned Monday af
ter an absence of i. few days. Prof.
Rose is totting up a catalogue of
the school The fall session will op
en on or about the first of Septem
ber.
Mf. A. Tarrish is having mater
ials placed for the erection of two
two-story brick store buildings 011
Main Street opposite the store of J.
H. Boone & Son.
The excitement on the streets here
Tues'la.' vas a i tin-away horse be
longing to Mr. Troy Surles. The
horse was hitched to a buggy in
which were Mr. Troy Surles and
George and Kenneth Raynor, all of
whota were thrown from the buggy,;
but neither of them was seriously
hurt, although those who saw the
runaway say they don't see how they
escaped. The buggy was a total
Wreck.
The storm here Friday night did
considerable damage. There was
very little rain, but the severest
wind storm seen here In many years.
The roof was blown from the build
ing occupied by the Benson Drug
Company, as were also the roofs
from two residences and a barn in
South Benson. The chimney was
blown from the residence occupied
by Rev. T. B. Justice, the weight
of the chimney almost crushing in
the top of the building on the west
Side.
Mr. Blackman Jernigan, who lives
five miles east of here, came to town
Tuesday bringing with him Mrs.
Beckle Wood, of Harnett County.
They left on the noon train for
Smithfieid where they were married,
returning to Benson on the after
noon train. The contracting par
ties are both prominent in their
home communities, are worth con
siderable property, and had both
teen married before, being about
fifty years of age. This goes to
show that not only the young, but
?lder people too, can enter the
"Kingdom of Love."
Several people on the streets of
our town have been heard to express
themselves as being well pleased 1
the workings of the Recorder's i
<-ourt in Johnston County. Those of j
?ur citizens who have attended the |
court are very favorably Impressed j
w'th the ability and judicial bearing >
?t Judge Brooks, who presides over
c?urt. Our citizens realize j
that it ig going to gave the tax-pay- |
ers ?' 41)6 county considerable mon '
f> heretofore expended in the crim- j
lriiI Superior Court, as well as a
at amount of time that has been
'0s~ 'n waiting for the trial of caus
" 11 18 the general opinion here
I at the establishing of thi* court la
^ most progressive -ep? our
I h*T? made in years.
| Noted Clayton Citizen Passes Away.
On Tuesday, May 30th, as sua ap
proached the noon-day hour there
j came to the people of Clayton and
surrounding community the sad in
| telllgence, that the grim-monster.
Death, had been In our midst and
had taken therefrom one of our
best loved and most highly esteem
ed citizens. Not many times in the
history of the town haa( the death of
one of its citizens caused as much
: genuine sorrow and regret to as
j great a number of people as did the
| gentle and peaceful death of Allen
J ulian Barbour.
I Mr. Barbour was in the fifty-first
year of his life and leaves a wife,
Mrs. Annie Barbour, and six chil
I dren, a mother, Mrs. J. G. Barbour,
and one brother, Mr. D. Wj Barbour.
! He was t.he senior member of the
firm of J. G. Barbour & Sons, one
of the largest mercantile houses in
Johnston County. He was also
President of Liberty Cotton Mills
and The Clayton Oil Mill Co., and
was largely Interested in many oth
er business enterprises in Clayton
and elsewhere.
inr. oarDour was taKen suddenly
ill lust after returning from a pray
er service at the church a little ov
er a week ago. The family immedi
ately called in a physician and he
found the trouble to be Bright's dis
ease. All that skilled medical aid
could do would not stay Death's pro
gress and at 12:10 o'clock Tuesday
the spirit took its flight and was
gently wafted to the home of rest
above.
He had been for several years a
consistent member of Clayton Bap
tist church and will be sadly miss
ed there from his accustomed pew.
The burial service will be conducted
this afternoon (Wednesday) at the
Clayton cemetery by his pastor,
i Rev. A. C. Hamby, assisted by Rev.
I G. B. Sterling, of Fayetteville. To-day
! all the principal business houses in
| own are closed and draped in mourn,
| ing and will remain so until after
| tin burial this afternoon, Every voca*
tion and business in the entire town
and community will miss his kindly,
gonial smile and the goodly council
of this gre.it warm heart, from his
family to the poorest laborer.
Our people unite in extending to
the family and friends their sympaa
thy in this sad hour.
S. L. W.
Clayton, N. C., May 31, 1911.
Mrs. Claude Smith Entertains.
The Embroidery club met with
Mrs. Claude W. Smith last Thurs
day p. m. They were pleasantly en
tertained in Mrs. Smith's beautiful
yard, at progressive "42." Miss Hill,
from Pittsboro, won the prize, hav
ing scored the highest, which was a
basket of fruit. Strawberry cream
and cakes were served. Those pres
ent were: Mesdames I. T. Turling
ton, W. H. Austin, E. W. Pou, S. T.
Honeycutt, P. H. Brooks, H. P. Ste
vens, Flora Hyman, J. A. Narron, J.
R. Walton, L. G. Patterson, R. M.
Nowell, N. M. Lawrence, H. L. Skin
ner, L. T. Royall, N. T. Holland,
W. W. Cole; Misses Foust and Hill.
Marriage In Oneals.
At 10:30 A. M., on Wednesday of
this week, Dr. Oscar Eason and Miss
Norma Griswold were happily mar
ried at the residence of Mr. S. Gris
wold, of Oneals townshpi. Rev. T.
H. King, of Smithfield, performed the
cereimony in the presence of a
large number of friends. After the
marriage they left for their future
home in Princeton, where Dr. Eason
recently located for the practice of
his profession.
Marriage In Selma.
Last Sunday afternoon Mr. John
W. Mozingo and MiBS Mattie Bat
ten, of Micro, were married at the
residence of Mr. C. A. Corbett in
Selma. Rev. R. W. Horrell per
formed the ceremony.
Attacked With Vertigo.
Last Monday whllo Mr. David
Smith of Cleveland township was
at the cash register in the store* of
the Farming and Mercantile Com
pany, he was attacked with vertigo
and fell back to the floor. He soon
revived and at last accounts was get
ting along well.
PRINCETON NEWS.
Princeton, N. C., May 31.?Mr. Mor
gan Sugg, of the A. & M. College,
was In town this week; on his way
home, to Kinston, where he will
spend his vacation!
\ Miss Lois and Miss Lila Cochran,
of Charlotte, are visiting friends and
relatives in and near town this week.
Mrs. J. W. Perry has been visit
ing at Rosewood the past few days.
Mr. Willie P. Sugg is home from
the A. & M. College to spend the
summer vacation.
Mrs. Waverly B. Strachan and lit
tle daughter, Mildred, of Salisbury,
are visiting Mrs. J. B. Strachan.
Mr. Vance Finlayson, of Franklin
ton, and wife, have been in town a
few days attending the funeral of
! his mother.
Mr. Nelson Wells, of Henderson,
has been in town! the past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Massey and
children, of Wilson's Mills, are vis
iting relative^ in town this week.
Mr. Will Massey, of Durham, is
visiting his mother this week.
Miss Mildred Ball, of Newbern, has
been visiting friends in town this
week.
The many friends and relatives of
Mrs. J. D. Finlayson will regret to
learn of her death, which occurred at
her home in Princeton last Saturday.
She was buried at the family bury
ing ground on Sunday.
PAY V
Negro Killed At Church.
Last Sunday after preaching was
over a fight occurred between two
negroes at Red Hill Christian church,
near Pineville, in Wilders Township.
An old grudge had existed between
them for four or five years and
threats had been made at different
j times. During the last Christmas
holidays they came near having an
encounter on a public road near
i Clayton. Last Sunday Walter Wat
soil, a son of Hezakiah Watson, ran
| up to Lonnle Blaylock, a son of
Alex Blaylock, and cut him down the
back a gash fourteen inches long,
with a razor. He cut through a
coat and vest, a shirt and an under
shirt, and then to the bone in the
man's back. It is said he pursued
Blaylock to get another stroke when
Blaylock shot at him five times, the
fifth shot killing him. The ball took
effect in the breast just below the
left shoulder and caused death in
a few minutes. A physician was
summoned to Blaylock who found
him cut so badly that an inner and
an outer set of stitches had to be
made. The physician was to see
him again Monday and that night
he was hauled here on a wagon and
: placed in jail. The arrest was made
; by Mr. C. H. Johnson, of Smlthfield.
Proceedings of Recorder's Court.
Tuesday, May 23rd.
State vs Robert Starling. Assault
with deadly weapon. Guilty. Fined
$10 and costs.
State vs W. W. Gorden. Trespass.
; Guilty. Judgment suspended on pay-,
ment of costs.
State vs Will Bell. Abandonment j
of wife without providing support.
Guilty. $10 and costs.
State vs John A. Capps. Assault |
with deadly weapon. , Guilty. Fined
$50 and cost.
State vs Walter Stevens. Trespass.
Guilty. Judgment suspended on pay
ment of coats.
State vs W. H. Sanders. Releas
ing Impounded stock. Guilty. $5 and
cost.
State vs Arthur Hllliard. Abandon
ment. Guilty. Weekly allowance to
wife, living together and the cost of
the action.
State vs Frank Smith. Assault with
deadly weapon. Guilty. Fine $20
and cost.
State vs Fred Jernlgan and Kate
Blrtaell. Fornication and adultery.
Case continued for arrest of Jerni
| gan.
Tuesday, May 30th.
State vs Offle Sanders. Assault
I with deadly weapon. Guilty. Fine $20
and cost*.
State vs Offle Sanders, Billy
Smith, Curtis Smith and Jesse Row
land. Disturbing religious worship.
Guilty. Billy Smith fined $15 and \
of the cost; Offle Sanders, $10 and
M of the coet; Jesse Rowland, $5
and M of the cost; Curt's Smith,
$5 and ^4 of the co?t.
CLAYTON ITEMS.
Clayton, May 31.?Well, I reckon
we scalped one or two Indians Sat
urday. Score 10 td| 4.
Mr. I. C. Poole was in town yes
terday on business.
Miss Estelie Garrison, of Morgan
ton, is visiting Miss Ellie Whitley
tliis week.
Mr. W. A. Barnes spent a few
days down at Morehead City last
week fishing.
Miss Cleve Barnes went to Ral
eigh Friday.
Miss Eula Richardson is visiting
Miss Ellie Whitley this week.
Rev. M. A. Barber held services
here Sunday night.
Mr. Joseph P. Cordon came home
I from the University last night.
Mr. Sam T. Iloneycutt was in our
city to-day.
Mr. Otho Wrenn went to thei capi
tal city yesterday.
Quite a number of our college
girls and boys are home now.
Mrs. W. Findlator and little son,
William, are visiting her mother, Mrs
D. L. Barnes.
Rev. G. B. Starling, of Fayette
viile, was in our city to-day to at
tend Mr. A. J. Barbour's funeral.
H. R. B.
Picnic At Holt's Pond.
Smithfield, N. C., May 29?Misses
Mildred and Ruth Sanders gave a
most delightful picnic last Saturday
evening at Holt's pond in honor of
Miss Annie Ihrie Pou's house party.
After spending a glorious afternoon
along the banks, fishing and upon; the
pond rowing, a delicious lunch was
served, after which we started foi;
home.
Those present were: Misses Ruth
Sanders, Annie Ihrie Pou, of Smith
field, Misses Mildred and Ruth
Young, of Clayton, Miss Mildred San
ders, of Atlantic City, Misses Annie
Adams, of Pour Oaks, Hilda Way, of
Waynesville, Lill Hill, of Pittsboro,
Edith Pou, of Raleigh; Messrs. Wm.
Hart, of Hillsboro, Jesse Adams, of
Four Oaks Sam Coley and Dr. Pe
gram, of Raleigh, James and Jesse
Milliken, of Pittsboro, Rev. Walker
Trott, of Durham, Avera Winston
and Robert Etheredge, of Selma, Dr.
Rose, Dick Holt and J. A. Camp
bell, of Smithfield. Chaperones: Dr.
and Mrs. Holland and Mrs. W. M.
Sanders.
WENDELL ITEMS.
Mr. R. B. Whitley went up to
the Capitol City to-day on business.
Mr. Troy Wall, Johnston's deputy,
is in town to-day.
Mr. Jim Hinnant, who has been; on
the sick list for some time, is very
much improved.
Mr. Arthur Owens, of near Selma,
was in town part of laBt week.
Mr. Paul H. Robertson was a visi
tor in the Earpsboro section Sun
day.
Miss Madge Pulley spent Satur
day night and Sunday last with j
Misses Ercelle and Lucile Nowell in
Johnston County.
Miss Pauline Griffin left Monday
night for Washington, D. C., She
will return June 3rd.
Mr. Peter Cook was a visitor in
the Corinth section Sunday.
Quite a number of our townsmen
are gone out to attend the fish fry
at Richardson s pond to-day.
R. H. P.
Gome Good Work Cheaply Done.
Mr. G. B. Smith, of Cleveland town
ship, has just worked out fifty-eight
acres of cotton at a cost of sixty
cents per acre for man labor. The
cotton was chopped and sided twice,
once before and once after chopping.
The plowing was dona with the
New Century two-horse riding culti
vator, which works both sides of
the row at a single trip through
the field. Mr. Smith says this cul
tivator will do good work of the
kind anywhere unless the land is
[ very hilly or stumpy or the rows
very crooked. By buying another
kind of axle he could plow the very
crooked rows or the hilly land.
Ice Cream Supper.
There will be an tee cream supper
at Sardia Baptist church, Saturday
night, June 3rd, for the benefit of
the church. Everybody is invito-'
A Letter Froml Chapel Hill.
Dear Editor:
The morning bell has just rung:
silence has fallen over the village,
visitors, guests, and students have
gone. Here and there a lonely in
dividual remains. By noon, the lit
the town will begin its summer
dreams.
And in this room of the Y. M. C.
A., I think over the splendid day of
yesterday. Mr. Editor, it was a
glorious scene, the scene of yester
day. I never will forget the immense
stream of men and women, flowing
into Memorial Hall, the enthusiasm
of these thousands when Governor
Wilson rose to speak, the outburst) of
Southern patriotism when classes of
the 60's?the old veterans?received
their degrees.
I do not believe that a single* man
remained unmoved, untouched! when
he though of how these men left
the old university to go to the war,?
how fifty years later thesqr self-same
men, these "Boys in Gray," stood j
before the Governor of our great
State, and received at his hands
the taken of a people's love and es
teem: their degree of Bachelor of
Arts. As young Mr. Jovner said
well: the class of 1911 was proud to
link its name with this glorious ev
ent, and we were proud ourselves to
cheer the gallant soldiers.
Of course all Chapel Hill,' that is
to say, everybody here yesterday, was
Interested in the most distinguished
visitor, Governor Woodrow Wilson.
His speech was cast in great moulds.
He reached the hearts' of the people, I
because he is a man of the people, I
and for the people. The impression
left by him on the minds of his hear-1
ers, is that "a prophet has risen in j
Israel." Whatever one's politics
may be, he cannot but admire the I
earnest, real man, "in whose neigh- J
borhood there are no shams." We j
may agree with him, or differ with
him, still the fact remains that he
Is telling the people some mighty
truths, that his thoughts are on
the highest plane. Governor Wilson
looms up high on the political hori
zon. If the Democrats carry the
presidency, he will baj an exceedingly
strong candidate for the highest hon
or, in the gift of the> pepole.
Now, a word to my fellow-teachers
in Johnston. I havft been; asked
about the Summer School at Chapel
Hill. A great many questions I left
unanswered, because I did not have
the necessary lhformatiou; I will
answer the question* now. The Sum
mer School begins on tha 5t.h of
June. It lasts six weeks. The course
includes an advanced high school cur
riculum. A number of lectures will
be given by distinguished guests. The
Carr Building has been set apart for
the ladies. The Inn for married cou
ples. The cost for six weeks' stay,
including board, room, tuition will be
twenty dollars.
Mr. N. \V. Walker, the Director of j
the Summer School, tells me that \
there will be a very large number of :
teachers here. He hopes to make !
things extremely pleasant. He heard
also of our artistic presentation of
"As You Like It." He would be [
proud to see the Smithfieldians, who j
attend the Summer School, give the
play on the 4th of July, under the
superb oaks of the campus. What do
the friends think of it? I hope
that a number of tho Johnston teach
ers will be here in dear! old Chapel
Hill. I shall be delighted to make
them feel at home, in this beautiful
little village.
In conclusion a word of hearty
congratulation to our Smlthfield grad
uates. Wo were proud to see among
the hundred A. B. 's, two of our boys,
Edgar Turlington and Elmer Wellons.
They are home now, enjoying a well
deserved rest. They have our best
wishes and to their parents we simi
larly extend our slncerest congratula
tions.
A. VERMONT.
Chapel Hill, May 31, 1911.
Death In Princeton.
Last Saturday morning at 4 o'clock
death took as his victim Mrs. P. A.
Flnlayson, widow of Mr. J. D. Fln
layson, who died a few weeks ago.
She was confined to her room only
about three days. 8he leaves three
daughters, Mrs. N. D. Wells, of Hen
derson. Mrs. Clara Ball and Miss
HMiric* Flnlayson, of Princeton.
FOUR OAKS NOTES.
Mr. R. B. Strickland, who hu
beea at Kinston, N. C., with Tele
phone Co. recently, is at home do
ing some work on line around town.
Mr. Murray, of Tarboro, was in
town first of week.
Miss Mildred Vick, of Godwin, is
spending this week with Miss Ava
Parker.
Misses Ruth and Annie Adama,
are at home from Greensboro Peimale
College for the holidays.
Mr. Hill C. Llnthieum, of Durham,
was in town first of week.
Rev. Mr. Johnson, of Kenly,
preached a very good sermon at
Baptist church here last Sunday ev
ening.
Mrs. T. M. Thompson, of Fremont,
is spending a few days here with
relatives.
Misses Alma Adams and Pearle
Keene have returned from Louisburg
Female College. The school hav
ing closed last week.
Miss Hilda Tomlinson, of Polenta
section, is visiting at home of Mr.
J. W. Sanders.
The Johnston County Lumber Co.'i
plant burned last Thursday night.
All was burned except the dry kiln,
which was of brick. There wa?
some insurance but not enough to
cover loss. The work of rebuilding
the plant has begun. That Bhows
the Four Oaks spirit.
Mr. R. W. Adams is at home for
the holidays from Warrenton High
School.
The work on colonial residence of
Mr. B. B. Adams is drawing t<S a
close. The interior decorators are
here finishing the inside. They ex
pect to occupy same by July 1st.
We regret to note the illness of
Mr. J. T. Cole, who ia confined with
rheumatism.
Miss Irene leaker has returned
from Littleton Female College for
summer vacation.
The Baptist Baracas are expecting
to have a grand rally here soon. Ex
act date will be announced later.
"HELLO BILL."
May 31, 1911.
SOUTH SEX ITEMS. ?'f
The farmers of this section are
badly in need of rain, as there has
not been scarcely any rain here in
60 days. Practically all land prepar
ed for tobacco has been planted in
other crops.
Quite a number of the young peo
ple were at the cream supper at Mr.
D. E. ^arron's Saturday night.
Mr. A. D. Oneal is spending a few
days In Middlesex this week with
friends. **
Mr. W. B, Bailey made a business
trip to Wendell Monday.
A large crowd attended the Sun
day School at Stilley'B Cross Roads
Sunday.
Mr. E. lioykin left to-day for
Faydfull, N. C. on business.
Big fishing day at Flour Hill pond
Tuesday. Quite a number of peo
ple were present with plenty of fish
ing tackle.
Some took boats,
Some took logs,
Some caught fish,
Others shot frogs.
B. L. S.
Death Of a Little Child.
The death anjrl visited the home
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pitt
man last Saturday, May 20, about 4
o'clock, Mid took from them their
only ch'ld, James Ola. Little Ola
was sick only a few days and the
Losd saw fit to take him to home
sweet home. We know It is hard
fci "ihe bereaved parents to part
wilt It here on earth. They cannot
see It on earth no more, but they
can live a happy Christian life and
try to meet him in heaven. Little
Ola was only about ten months old.
All that knew hit loved and thought
a lot of him.
He was laid tot rest Sunday after
noon in the Corinth cemetery in
the presence of a few relatives and
friends.
Little Ola cannot come where mo
ther and father are but they can go
where little Ola is.
O yes ?we'll meet him on that shore.
We'll meet him where parting Is no
more;
All sorrows past, all grief and pain,
On that blest shore we'll meet again.
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