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1 VOL 30 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1911 Number 23 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. EDUCATION GOOD ROADS GOOD HEALTH PROGRESS five cents pee oorr. OLDBEULAH has A FINE PICNIC ,nterest in good roads marching on. Addresses by W. M. Sanders, Jas. A. Wellons, A. Vermont, and oth ers. Fine Dinner Thoroughly En joyed by More Than a Thousand people. The picnic at Beulah, last Fri day, was a decided success. More than a thousand people gathered un der the old oaks to discuss the mat ter of better roads. From our town went Mr. W. M. Sanders, President of Johnston County’s Good Roads Association, his son, Ransom, Mr. j a. Wellons, the well-known Smith fieldian, who has taken such a prom inent part in the development of the good roads, and Prof. Vermont, Superintendent of our Graded Schools. jdr. Sanders, as President, took charge of the proceedings, after Mr. Wellons, in a most unique and tell ing way had called up the vast mul titude. Pres. Sanders explained the object of the meeting, and in a strong, logical speech urged the for ward movement for better roads. He was followed by Prof. Ver mont, who spoke of the highways and by-ways of Europe, and of the Im portance of the good road in the de velopment of the higher life of the people. It costs money to educate our children, he said, it costs more to leave them in ignorance. Church es, schools, homes and roads are all potent factors in the more intelligent life of the people. Good roads mean easier communications, happier neigh borly relations, harmony and prog ress. Bad roads mean isolation, stag nation. He, too, urged better roads from the view point of higher cul ture and better citizenship. Mr. J. G. Woodard supplemented the speech of Prof. Vermont, by a very practical discussion of the plans, wherewith the good roads might be realized. His remarks were extreme ly practical and helpful. His speech was replete with good, hard, com mon sense and contributed not a lit tle to the success of the day. Mr. Wellons spoke after him. In his striking way, he delivered some hammerblows for the good work. Ev idently his soul is in the progress of the people, and from the abundance of his heart his lips spoke. Prof. S. G. Rollings, in a few well chosen words, expressed his hearty sympathy with the movement. Then the speaking was conclud ed and dinner served under the oaks of historic Beulah. The extremely orderly crowd par took with evident delight from the good things, prepared by the ladies. There was an abundance of barbe cued meats, cakes, etc. Everybody bad his share of the bounty. Not a little of the success of this splendid day was due to the citizens of Kenly, a set of hustling, fine business men and genial people. The committee, consisting of A. B. At kinson, Irwin Talton, E. G. Holland, L. B. Boyett, W. G. Pittman, W. T. Bailey, H. F. Edg^erton, D. B. Sas ser, J. \v. Darden, and J. W. Wood ard, should be exceedingly proud of the fine day. Twinkle, twinkle, little fly, Tis no wonder that you die, In the pie and in the soup So many millions of you troup. —Baltimore Sun. Negro Drops Dead At Funeral. Durham, Aug. 2.—While attending the funeral of James Cameron, the eleventh of the Durham victims in the Seaboard wreck last week, De vorah Jurrell dropped dead this afternoon as the minister ended a Prayer. Jurrell drove the pall hearers’ w-agon and was sitting up right while the ceremony proceeded. Suddenly he fell from the wagon and died without a struggle. Paralysis 0l the heart was the cause. He was picked up and brought h^ck to the city in the same wragon *hich he drove. He was a man of £■' years and was a splendid colored ®lan until recently, having partly lost ^ mind. He was well liked in the city. CONCEDE IT TO VARDAMAN. Opj-.nents of Former Mississippi Gov ernor for United States Senator Submit to Inevitable. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 2.—That For mer Gov. James K. Vardanian has been made the Democratic nominee for United States senator—equivalent to election—is conceded by United States Senator Leroy Percy and C. P. Alexander, his opponent in yes terday’s primary. In a statement tonight Gov. Varda man said: “It is the uprising of the people. It is the affirmation of th)e plain peo ple in their right to rule and not the selfimposed right of a lot of self eleiated and self-assumed leaders and prophets.” PELLAGRA IN ASYLUM. Seven Cases Disclosed in Kentucky institution. Lexington, Ky., Aug. 22.—Superin tendent R. L. Willis of the Eastern Kentucky Asylum for the Insane to day ordered use of all corn products food discontinued pending investiga tion of seven cases of Pellagra dis closed last night. Superintendent Wil lis says that several other patients show symptoms of the disease. Lawn Fete At Clayton. Clayton, July 31.—One of the most charming functions of an un usually gala season in our little town was the delightful lawn fete of Tuesday evening, when Mr. War ren McCullers was the gracious host at “The Orchard,” the beauti ful and hospitable home of his pop ular parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. McCullers, the honorees of the oc casion being their guests, Mr. Wil liam Mordecia, of Durham, and Mr George Puo, of Smithfield, and the members of Mr. Horace Robinson’s iouse party at the Methodist par sonage, who have been so royally entertained during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. McCullers welcomed their guesst at the main entrance in the veranda, which was beautiful ly lighted and decorated. From there the guests were conducted by Mrs. Herbert McCullers to a corner on hte east veranda suggestive of fairyland, whree iMss Mamie Moore in rare and radinte manner serv ed sparkling and puiquant punch. From there the guests easily wend ed treir way through the beautiful grounds to the unique vine-clad summer house, where Miss Laura Miss, in costume befitting a gypsy princess, regaled gallant youth and fair maid with wondrous predictions on future happiness and prosperity. From this vantage point the guests paused to enjoy the beauty and fVa grance of this enchanting fairylike scene. The spacious park-like grounds, picturesque in their natur al beauty, were made a hundred fold more alluring by myriad Jap anese lanterns. Into this merry maze of cozy cor ners and romantic nooks came the host’s assistants, bearing trays of delicious refreshments, which were enjoyed by a hundred young people. Ten years ago a common laDorer earned about 25 cents a day in gold. To-day tho quotation for common labor is 60 cents per diem. Delightful Entertainment. Pine Level, August 2—On the evening of July 31st, Mr. and Mrs, Dan U. Oliver entertained a large number of friends and relatives at their spacious home in honor of the fourteenth birthday of their daugh ter, Miss Ida Esther Oliver. There were invited guests from far and near, so many, in fact, that the parlors and porches were fill ed to overflowing. Music and games were indulged in, after which deli cious refreshments were served in the dining room which had been beau tifully decorated with cut flowers. The guests went home at a late hour, saying that it was the richest party they had ever been to, and wishing Miss Ida many happy returns of the day. Red ants do not like parsley, it seems. It is said they will disappear like magic if bitfe of the herb are scattered in their favorite haunts. EUGENE t. LEE SHOT IN MEXICO HE IS SON OF MR. ELDRIDGE LEE OF DUNN. Dangerously Wounded Through Ac cidental Shot by Assistant. He Is a Civil Engineer in Employ of Mex ican Government. Dunn, N. C., July 29.—Mr. E. Lee received a telegram yesterday stat ing that his son, Mr. Eugene T. Lee, who is a civil engineer in the em ploy of the Mexican Government at Estacion de Panjamo, Gto. Mexico, had been accidentally shot, but was resting very comfortably, and that the authorities would keep the pa rents notified each day of his condition. Mr. Eugene n<ee is a graumue u* the A. and M. College at Raleigh, receiving his degree last year. He is a young man of ability and prom ise, having graduated at the head of his class, and was one of the few who were recommended- by the col lege authorities for positions. Congressman Godwin Notified. Washington, D. C., July 29.—Con gressman Godwin received a ttel egram today from Mr. E. Lee, a prominent merchant of Dunn, N. C., stating that his son, Mr. Eugene Lee, had been shot in Mexico, that he thought it was foul play, and asking Mr. Godwin to demand an investigation. Mr. Godwin at once requested the Secretary of State to have the Mexican Ambassador here to make a thorough investigation. This will be clone. The only particulars Mr. Lee has of the affair are the following tel egrams, which he transmitted with his telegram to Mr. Godwin: E. Lee, Dunn, N. C. Your son accidentally shot. Con dition delicate; is in hospital at Mo velia. LOUIS E. MENDEZ. Movelia, July 28th— E. Lee, Dunn, N. C., Your son dangerously wounded. Now in hospital here. Come at one E. HARDY. Young Lee is a civil engineer in the employ of the Mexican govern ment. He has a brother at West Point, Cadet Robert E. Lee, an ap pointee ct Congressman Godwin, and who received his first instructions from Mr. Godwin when the latter was teaching school. Dunn, Aug. 2.—In The News and Observer of today the following ap pears from the Associated Press re port from the City of Mexico: “Eu gene Lee accidentally shot himseif last week handling an automatic pistol.” The above is incorrect, as the following telegram from Mr. L. F. Whitbeck, chief engineer, shows: Morelia, Mexico, July 31. “Via Galveston, Tex. “To E. Lee, Dunn, N. C. “Son doing nicely; shot in loin accidentally by assistant. Have writ ten particulars. (Signed) '*L. F. WHITBECK.” KILLED WHILE TALKING OVER 'PHONE TO HUSBAND. Terre Haute, Ind., July 31.—Mrs. J. R. Conrad was killed by lightning while talking over a telephone with her husband last week. He had call ed from the city for his home, south of the city. Ho heard a sharp re port and hung up the receiver, not thinking of a possibility of an acci dent at home. A nephew of the woman extinguish ed the fire in her clothing. The in sulation was stripped from the wire, and wires in the neighborhood were put out of service. Awakes After 105 Days. Vandalia, 111., July 30.—After sleep ing almost continuously for 105 days, Miss Hazel Schmidt, the 18-year-old girl whose strange case has puzzled physicians for weeks, was awakened for five hours today and ate thre« meals. She said she felt no ill ef fects from her slumber. Attending physicians say the girl’s trance is broken and that she soon will be her self again. SUFFERING IN SOUTH FROM THE DROUTH dry weather causing much DAMAGE. In Virginia and North Carolina Dry Weather Causing Water Supply to Run Short. In Cotton States West of Mississippi Weather More Favorable. Washington, Aug. 1.—Much need ed sunshine and dry weather pre vailed in the central states of the cotton belt during the past week, according to the national weekly bulletin of the weather bureau, is sued today, and the entire section east of the Mississippi was without any large amount of rainfall. It was practically rainless in portions of Georgia nad Alabama, and there was little or none over the greater part of the Carolinas, where a large deficiency in the seasonal precipita tlion continues, especially in North Carolina, where in portions of the state the drouth is one of the most severe on record. In the cotton growing states west of the Mississippi the weather gen erally was favorable. Conditions are generally improved in Oklahoma and good showers occurred in many portions of Texas, although portions of the state are still suffering for rain. Conditions by states follow: Virginia—Vegetables suffering se verely, water supply becoming low in many localities. North Carolina—Rainfall very light. Streams unusually low and rain much needed. South Carolina—Fair and cooi. Precipitation very light. Georgia—Temperature below nor mal. Light showers were general on the 25th, but the rest of the week was dry with abundant sunshine. Florida—Generally local but ben eficial showers. Considerable areas, however, received no rain. Temper atures moderate, sunshine ample. Alabama—Precipitation much be low normal, but rain not needed. Mississippi—Sufficient sunshine and less than normal precipitation were favorable features; greatly im proving conditions. Louisiana—Temperatures below normal. Precipitation generally de ficient. Sunshine above normal and week favorable. Texas—Showers were extremelj local. Heavy rains occurred in many north, central and northeast ern and some southern counties. Little or no precipitation occurred in south central portion. Sunshine about normal. Arkansas—Generally fair earlier in the week, but showery in latter part and unseasonably cool. Tennessee—Temperatures decided lv below normal. Sunshine above noraml. Rainfall light, rain needed iu some sections. Missouri—Moderate temperatures with beneficial rains in central and eastern portions where the drouth was onlv partially relieved. Condi tions generally improved. Oklahoma—Weather favorable and conditions improving. LITTLE GIRL DEAD FROM DRINKING CARBOLIC ACID. Durham, July 29.—The four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Wright, of West Durham, died this morn ing as a result of drinking caibolic acid last night. The child called for castoria and the mother directed her to the mantle, where the mistake was made, the child getting a bottle of the deadly acid instead. Physicians were called, but the young life was sniffed out in spite of their efforts. The parents of the bright little girl are prostrated with grief over the fatal mistake. Louisiana’s First Bale. New Orleans, La., July 31.—The first bale of Louisiana’s new croj of cotton was sold here to-day foi 1? cents a pound. The bale weigh ed 570 pounds and was prdouced at Rayne, La. The cotton arrived nine days earlier in the season than the first bale of last year’s crop. MUST PAY FpR PAPER. Court Holds That When a Subscriber Takes a Paper From the Office He Must Pay. Taking a paper out of the post of fice makes the recipient liable for the bill. Dr. Austin, a Butler (Mo) publisher, rent his paper to Charles Burge. The latter paid for it twice and then refused to pay for it again. Me said he ordered it stopped. But the court of appeals holds that mere acceptance of the paper created a liability. It added: “The preparation and publication of a newspaper involves much mental and physical labor as well as an out lay of money. One who accepts the paper by continuously taking it from the post office receives a benefit and pleasure arising from labor and expenditure as fully as if he had appropriated any other product of another’s labor, and by such act he must be held liable for the sub scription price.’’ LEAVES MONEY TO CHURCHES. Bulk of he Estate of D. P. Foust Willed to Orange Presbytery. Greensboro, July 29.—The will of the late D. P. Foust, of this county, was filed for probate in the office of the clerk of the court here Thursday. The estate is valued at baout $125,000 The will is in the handwriting of the testator. The bulk of the property is left to the churches of Orange Pres bytery. The income of property in Greensboro is left to Spring wood Presbyterian church and $3,000 in money is left for purposes of im provement. The income left to the church will be about $300 annually. All of his bonds, railroad stock, bank stock goes to Orange presbytery, as does also his home place after the death of his wife and a ward. MILL CREEK ITEMS. Messrs. Cicero and Perry Barfield attended tlie union meeting of the Christian church at Dunn on Satur day and Sunday. Mr. W. W. Cole, of Smithfield, spent Sunday in this section with relatives. Capt. W. N. Rose started enroute for the old Vet.’s reunion at Wil mington to-day, via Smithfield. We regret to note the illness of Mr. Leon Westbrook. This section was visited by a very timely rain July 31, as crops, especially corn, were greatly in need of it. The young people of this and the adjoining communities were the re cipients of a most delightful lawn party given by Miss India George, Saturday night July 29, in honor of Miss Florence Jernigan, of Ben son. The principal feature of the occasion was a mental test, it being a three-minutes view of forty ar ticles and then a reproduction of the same from memory. The first prize offered was a dainty box of chocolates, which was awarded Mr. W. R. Strickland and Miss Florence Jernigan. The second prize was a baby doll and was awarded to Mr. J. T. Rose and Miss Bessie Warren. Cream, cake and watermelon were served. To sum up in round num bers, we can say it was the rarest thing of the whole season. Beasley, No. 2, August 1, 1911. Sanders’ Chapel Meeting. Rev. J. M. Daniel, pastor of Sel ma charge writes: “We closed a most excellent meeting at Sanders’ Chapel, near Selma, N. C., Friday night. We had a large number of i conversions and thirteen were added to the church. Brother Barnes, of Smithfield, assisted me, and his preaching was strong and effective. Bro. John H. Hall, Presiding Elder of the District, preached for us Monday and as usual fixed himself in the hearts of his hearers as a strong and deeply consecrated preach er. The charge is moving along well. ”—Raleigh Christian Advocate August 3rd. The earliest patent for any kind of a sewing contrivance wras grant ed in England, June 24, 1755. Th< first complete sewing machine de signed for general purposes was patented ih the United States in Sep ' tember 10, 1846. DROUGHT CLOSES OVER 150 MILLS SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY SHUTS DOWN PLANT. 70,000 People In Idleness—It Is Thought That Mills Will Resume Operation in Two Days—Condition Serious. Charlotte N. C„ July 31.—As a cli max to the unprecedented drought this sectioin is experiencing 152 cot ton mills in North and South Carolina shut dowp today because the water in Catawba river is so low that the Southern Power company cannot sup ply the plants with power. It is estimated that 70,000 opera tives are thrown out of employment. It is expected that work will be re sumed in two days. It has been many weeks since rain of any consequence has fallen, and local weather bureau records show now a deficiency of 50 per cent, in precipitation for this sec tion. Creeks which have not gone dry in 45 years are mud holes, and distress among the rural populaltion dependent for water on wells is great. Mountain streams to the west, upon which many flouring mills, tanneries and cotton mills are dependent for power, have dwindled to mere brooks in some instances, and many enter prises have been forced to shut down Crops in this immediate section are burning up in the fields. Many farm ers in this and adjoining counties, de sparing of a corn crop, have chopped down the young corn and are using it for feed; while the hot winds are playing havoc with cotton. BENSON NEWS. Benson, Aug. 3.—Mr. J. W. Whit tenton left Wednesday morning for Richmond, Va„ to attend the Nation al Retail Jewelers’ Association. Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Boon, little Miss Evelyn and Master Jos. Boon and Miss Meta Holder went to Ral eigh Tuesday on Mr. Boon’s tour ing car. Rev. E. J. Rodgers left Saturday morning for Mt. Moriah, to attend the Union Meeting. From there he went to Parrish Memorial church, to conduct a series of meetings. Several people from this section are taking advantage of the low rates to the meeting of Confederate Vet erans at Wilmington this week. A large number from in, and around, Benson are expecting to take in the excursion to Norfolk on the 9th. Those who have been sick with fever, we are very glad to state, all are improving and we hope on the high road to recovery. No new cases have been reported within the last several days, and no more anticipated. This is cleaning up week, and ev erybody is expected to thoroughly remove all germ-breeding causes fron their premises. Of those visiting in town recent j ly, we note: Miss Pansy Fetner, of Hamlet; Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Hood, cf Kenly; Mr. Bert Barefoot and Paul Johnson, of Four Oaks; Mr. Ed Gilliard and Misses Gertrude Jack son and Mary Bell, of Dunn; Mr. Harper Wilson, of Newton Grove; Messrs. E. L. and J. L. Hall and U. F. Wallace, of Fayetteville; Miss Madie Bell, of Morganton; and J. H. Massengill, of lower Johnston. Of those away from town recently, we note: Miss Emily Canaday, at Four Oaks; Prof. Z. H. Rose, at Hamlet and Goldsboro; Mr. A. Par rish at Fayetteville; Misses Mag gie and inez Jacobs at Selma; Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Stewart in Eastern North Carolina; and Messrs. Rufus Smith and L. H. Johnson and Misses May me Howell and Lillian Edger ton at Dunn. POLICE JUSTICE BADGER J OF RALEIGH DIED SATURDAY. , Raleigh, July 29.—Police Justice Thomas Badger died this morning, aged 68 years. Mr. Badger had been ill for three months and had spent some time at Seven Springs in an ef fort to regain his health. He was a • son of the Hon. George Badger, i United States senator from North ■ Carolina from 1846 to 1855 and secre tary of the navy.