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trip to Winston-Salem and Greens boro this week. Mr E. F. Ward, of the law firm of Abell & Ward, was in Raleigh Wednesday in attendance at court. Messrs. J. D. Spiers and N. B. Strickland attended the Raleigh Dis trict Conference at Zebulon this week. The County Commissioners have re appointed Mr. Eli Turlington cotton weigher at Benson for the term ending July 1. 1913 Rev. A. S. Barnes, pastor of the Smithfield Methodist church, has re amed from Zebulon where he went to attend the Raleigh District Con ference. Mr. Hubert Woodall, who has been attending the University Summer School at Chapel Hill for the past several weeks, is home again, having returned yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Setzer are away for a few days visiting Mr. Set zers father, Mr. J. S. Setzer, at Hickory, N. C. They will visit Ashe ville before they return. Mr. J. H. Kirkman and family, Miss May Shaw, of Laurinburg, and Mr. M. A. Wallace spent Sunday at Sev en Springs. They made the trip in Mr. Kirkman's Maxwell. Mr. W. M. Sanders is the latest of our citizens to purchase an auto mobile, having just received a hand some touring car of the I. H. C. type. Who will be next? Prof. F. P. Hobgood, president of the Oxford College, was a visitor to Smithfield last Saturday. Presi dent Hobgood has an excellent school largely attended each year. Mr. A. G. Hooks has been appoint ed by the County Commissioners as cotton weigher for the town of Ken ly for the two years beginning July 1, 1911, succeeding himself. Rev. J. W. Smith, the pastor, is holding a meeting at Benson Grove Baptist cnurch this week. He is , assisted by Rev. T. H. King, pas tor of Smithfield Baptist church. Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Wharton and three boys, have returned from a trip to Wrightsville Beach where they enojyed the salt water and the ocean breezes for a few days. Miss Lillian Patz, who has been spending several weeks in Soulit Car olina and Georgia, is here for a few days, the guest of Miss Elizabeth Herr, before returning to her home in Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hood left Tuesday for Morehead City to at tend the annual meeting of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association which is in session at the city by the sea this week. Mr. John C. Hood returned to Kins ton Wednesday after spending sever al days here with the home-folks. “Johnnie,” as his friends call him, has a good position in the drugstore of Mr. J. E. Hood. Mr. A. M. Noble, after spending several days here and with his par ents at Selma, returned to Washing ton City Monday to resume his du ties as assistant secretary to the Committee on Claims. The people of Boon Hill are plan ts a big picnic at Holt’s Mill, near Princeton, on Wednesday, July 26. ft is to be a Good Roads Rally and Barbecue, and prominent speakers are expected to be present. Mr. W. S. Stevens, Dr. N. T. Holland and Mr. Harry P. Stevens Went to Zebulon Tuesday to attend the annual meeting of the Raleigh District Conference of the Methodist hurch. They made the trip on Dr. Holland’s auto. Mr. M. L. Stancil went to McCul lers Sunday, returning with Mrs. s,ancil who has been spending some ^a>8 there with her parents. Mr. Stancil says that the crops in Wake aeem to be suffering more for lack of rain than they are down this way. *Jr. J. p. Moore, a registered phar ttac'8t of Wilson, for four years the Popular druggist at Turlington’s r Qd Moore’s Pharmacy, has accepted ® position with Mr. D. Heber Creech, . mithfield’s obliging and enterpris es young druggist. Mr. Moore will ‘'.ssume his new position next Mon day. Beulah towmship is alive on the Subject of roads. On the 28th of e month there will be a big picnic anci barbecue at Old Beulah, near en'y, in the interest of better roads. Prominent speakers have been in Ited aud it is planned to make it one of Beulah’s red-letter days. Fur er announcements will be made «ext week. j County Commissioners were in session here Monday in conference with the County Assessor and town ship assessors. The Board approved the assessment whitv raises the assessed valuation of property in this cointy more than three million dol lars above the last assessment. There were several changes made in the health laws of the State by the last Legislature. Some mention of these changes regarding vaccina tion and the public schools has been made in these columns. Next week we hope to publish an article explain ing these matters more fully. Look out for it. Therfe has been some talk about the tobacco crop in this section. While the crop is considerably short the market will be open in Smith field as usual, both houses being run. The Banner will be in charge of Skinner & Patterson, while Boy ett Bros, -will continue to manage The Farmers. Mr. Walter M. Ives, Jr., left Sat urday for Bennettsville, S. C., where he goes to take a position as agent for the Southern Express Company. This is a very responsible position and those who know our young townsman are satisfied that he will “make good.” We wish him success and happiness in his new home. The good rains of Wednesday and yesterday are of the greatest bene fit to the growing crops. It was getting so dry that the crops were be ginning to fail considerably in this section, but the rains will assure the making of old corn. So far as we have been able to learn the rains were very general throughout the county. The large building of the Smith field Garage and Machine Company is almost completed and the machin ery is being installed. The complete foundry plant of Selma which the Smithfield company recently purchas ed is being moved here this week and when installed Smithfield will have an up-to-date machine shop and foundry. We call the attention of our read ers to a table found on page eight, giving the assessed valuation of property in Johnston County this year by townships, compared with 1910. In this connection we will state that we have a letter (which came too for this issue) from Mr. J. H. Broad well, which will appear next week. Among the successful applicants for pharmacist’s license before the State Pharmaceutical Board at More head City last week we note the name of Mr. John C. Hood, of this place. He had already accepted a position with his uncle, Mr. John E. Hood, at Kinston. Johnnie is one of our most popular young men and has a host of friends who wish him prosperity and happiness in his chosen profession. Mr. J. N. Cobb, an assistant in the bookkeeper’s office of the American Tobacco Company at Durham, is spending his vacation here with his sister, Mrs. James H. Abell. About the first of August Mr. Cobb will be transferred to Petersburg, Va., where he will b< the bookkeeper for the British-Ar .erican Tobacco Company. This is a deserved pro motion and Mr. Cobb’s many friends here congratulate him upon the suc cess that has come to him. The people of Meadow township, in the neighborhood of old Went worth Academy, are planning to have a big picnic and reunion of the for mer students, patrons, friends and teachers on Friday, August 4th. At one time this was the leading school in Johnston County and the people of that section are to be commended for the move they are taking to get a reunion of those who helped to make the school. A call for the re union will be found elsewhere in this paper. Judge A, C. Avery, of Morganton, one of the State’s most distiguished clt-rens, was Smithfield’s honored visitor last Saturday. Judge Avery Smithfield before in about twenty three years. There were a great many people here who were delighted to see him once more. He served several years on the Superior Court Bench and held more than one term of court at Smithfield. Judge Avery came down from Raleigh with Mr. Josephus Daniels in his auto. The Smithfield Steam Laundry, un der the management of Mr. Thomas W. Johnson, is running regularly now. A complete laundry outfit has been installed and first-class work is being done. The laundry is located in the two-story brick building on Spring Branch where it crosses Fourth street. This is a home en terprise managed by home people and should have the support of the people of this section. The way to buijd up home is to support home enterprises. Mr. Johnson is doing good work and we are glad to state that his business is growing. ! he had not beep to IRSONAL B PICKUPS B Mr. I. T. Wood, of Selma, was in town Tuesday. Mr. George B. Rose, of Sampson, \ was here yesterday. Mr. B. N. Hamilton made a trip to Raleigh Monday, Miss Ruth Adams, of Four Oaks, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Douglass Gower, of Clayjon,, was in the city Tuesday. Miss Claudia Vinson left last Friday to visit friends in Clayton. Mrs. Dora Kirkman is spending some time with friends in Danville, Va. Messrs. W. A. Edgerton and M. C. Winston, of Selma, were here Tuesday. Miss Ellie Booker, of the Polen ta section, is in the city visiting friends. Miss Mary Stevens, of Goldsboro, is in the city visiting friends and relatives. Miss Effie Holland, of Buies Creek, visited Mrs. O. E. Bain during the past week. Messrs. W. O. Branch and W. P. Glover, of Clayton, were here last Saturday. Mr. Ferney Wood, of Meadow township, was here yesterday and called to see us. Miss Mabel Byrd is spending a few days with Miss Pearl Keene, near Four Oaks. Messrs. D. H. Stancil and Andrew J. Bryan, of Garner, spent Saturday and Sunday here. Misses Eula and Hilda Parrish went to Morehead City Tuesday to spend a few days at the seaside. Mr. and Mrs. Dalma Easom and children, of Wake, spent Saturday and Sunday here with relatives, i Rev. C. E. Gower, of Wake, who came Saturday to take in the picnic, spent Sunday here with relatives. Miss Eva Yelvington, of the Po lenta section, spent several days this week with Miss Meta Lunceford. Mr. Howard Gray, who has a po sition in Creech's drugstore, spent Sunday with relatives in Kinston. Misses Blanche Mizelle and An nie Kate Thrower, of Williamston, spent Tuesday in Raleigh with friends. Misses Lillie and Lula Smith returned Monday from a visit to LaGrange where they have been spending several weeks in South Car len K. Smith. Misses Louise Massey and Cornelia Sanders, of Princeton are spending a few days at the home of Miss Cor nelia’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Sanders. Mr. Z. L. LeMay, clerk of the Johnston County Recorder’s Court, made a business trip to Raleigh Wed nesday. I Miss Mabel Branham has returned to her home near Clayton, after spending a few days with Miss Na omi Vinson. Mr. and Mrs. Bane and three chil dren have returned to their home in Durham, after spending some time here with Mr. and Mrs. T. Kramer. A Delightful Evening. Miss Blanche Mizelle entertained a number of young people at her home on Third street, Thursday evening, July 6th, in honor of Miss Annie Kate Thrower, of Williamston. The guests were greeted at the door by Miss Mizelle and Tom Daniel, and ushered down the spacious hall to a pleasant spot, where Miss Eloise Martin and I. W. Medlin were dis pensing delicious fruit punch. After partaking of the punch, each guest repaired to the parlor, where games were galore. After spending a pleas ant evening enjoying Miss Mizelle's hospitality, the crowd departed, de claring her to be a star entertainer. Those attending were: Misses Annie Kate Thrower, of Williamston; May Moore, Eloise Martin, Ella Myatt, Amelia Myatt, Erma Stevens, Lucy1 Hood, Annie Ihrie Pou, Mary Tom linson, Carrie Hyman, Maye Shaw, Annie Peacock, Rosa Peacock and Meta Lunceford; Messrs. Leon Ste vens, Tom Daniel, J. A. Campbell, Dr. A. H. Rose, Horace Easom, Dr. W. B. Johnson, I. Seigel, Lee San- = ders, Dock Braswell, Herbert Low ry, Elbert Bingham, Richard Holt, G. R. Pou, I. W. Medlin and Percy Youngblood. SOME RARE BARGAINS IN CLOTH ing at N. B. Graatham’s. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Good Cotton . 15 Yellow otton . 14 Wool . 8 to 15 | Fat cattle on foot _ 3 to 4 Fat cattle dressed .7 to 8 Eggs . 15 to 17% Chickens . 20 to 40 Granulated sugar . 6 to 6% Corn per bushel . 85 to 90 Feed Oats . 60 to 65 Fresh Pork . 9 C R. Sides per pound 10 to 12% Hams . 15 to 17% Country sides and shoul ders . 12% to 14 Lard per pound 10 to 15 Timothy hay . 1.6E Cheese per pound . 20 Butter, per pound . 30 to 35 Dried apples per pound .. 8% to 10 Coffee per pound . 15 to 25 Sheep skins each . 10 to 15 I Salt hides per pound . 4 i Hides, dry flint . 7 to 9 Beeswax . 15 to 20 j Meal per sack . 1.80 to 1.85 { Flour per sack . 275 to 3.00 Peas stock . 1.75 to our Soda Fountain. The prompt \ courteous service, the air of refinement and the quality of our goods combine to make this an ideal place. r Absolute Cleanliness Prevails Everywhere and purity is guaranteed so you can always rely on the goodness of our summer drinks. We serve the latest and most up-to-date frappes, Sunday ^nd sodas exactly the way you want them. ' ' ^ A visit to oar soda fountain is just the way to round oat a comfortable enjoyable evening. CREECH’S THE LEADING DRUG STORE D. Heber Creech, Prop., :: Smithlield, N. C. rage nm FEW ODD PIECES We have a few Odd PRINCESS DRESSERS, worth $11.50, that we (Q AA will close out at . . <j/v«UU Also a few Odd BEDS, CHEAP In RUGS and DRUGGETS, we have a few to close out :iAT COST STEVENS FURNITURE & IMPLEMENT CO. SQUARE^DEALERS A Home For The Future Most every young man has the hope and ambition to some day have a home of his own. Such an ambi tion is commendable, yet of itself, it will not bring results. Energy and purpose, together with ambi tion and a SAVINGS ACCOUNT will bring him to the desired goal almost before he knows it. There is no better plan of saving for a home than a savings account. One dollar will start an account. We pay four per cent interest and com pound it four times a year. Let Us Help You Realize Your Hopes of a Home of Your Own. The Bank of Smithfield Capital and Profits over - - - $40,000.00 BOOKSJFOR SUMMER READING C HfE A P a;t the heriaild o,ffice Great Reduction SALE All Seasonable Goods Reduced. Reduced to All Light Calico All Dress Gingham All Percale 5c Figured Lawns 10c Figured Lawns 12 l-2c Figured Lawns 20c Colored Linens All 50c Dress Goods A few Spring Coat Suits All $1.00 Skirts SEE OUR SILK REMNANTS. Rugs that were 50 cents reduced to 39c. All Slippers at 10 per cent off. Millinery at YOUR PRICE. A few Children’s Dresses. They must go at a price. 5c. 10c 10c 4c 8c 10c 15c Half Price 75c W. L WOODALL J
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