VOL 30
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1911
Number 28
CNE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
EDUCATION
GOOD ROADS
GOOD HEALTH PROGRESS
I1VE CENTS PEE COPT,
SENATOR J. W. BAILEY TO QUIT.
Texas Paper Announce# Coming Re
tirement. Hia Decision Irrevocable.
According to Senator, He Will Not
Reconsider—Hopes for Successor
Of Greater Ability.
Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 5.—The
ftecord tomorrow will publish a dis
patch from Gainesville, Texas, an
nouncing that United States Senator
Joseph W. Bailey will not be a can
didate for re-election.
“You can say for me that I will
not be a candidate for reelection to
the senate next year, and you can
also say that this decision is irre
vocable,’’ the dispatch quotes Sena
tor Bailey as saying in reply to the
direct question.
“I know that the State can not
find a successor who will be more
faithful to the welfare of her peo
ple than I have been, but I sincere
ly hope that she will find one who
can represent her in the senate with
greater ability than I have.’ ’
WHEN 103 TAKES 6TH WIFE.
No. 5 Divorced Him—Latest Is a
Widow, Forty-Five Years Old.
Everett, Wash., Sept. 4.—Clara
Powers, a widow, forty-five years old,
has just become the bride of J. R.
Luce, who is three years past the
century mark and has been married
six times, four times since he be
came a resident of Everett.
“You did not require me to bring
the woman along the last time,’’ he
remarked, cheerfully, when he re
ceived the marriag*e license.
Early in the afternoon he had
made the trip to the courthouse and
was informed that he would have to
produce the woman. Luce’s last wife
divorced him and six months ago he
got a license, but the intended bride
changed her mind.
ROCKEFELLER TRACES
BLOOD TO NOBILITY.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept. 1.—
That the Rockefeller family is of
the nobility is shown by the re
searches of James J. Lewis, a
genealogical expert, who is attend
ing the annual reunion of the fam
ily here. Prof. Lewis’ report to tiie
Rockefeller convention showed that
he had traced forbears of John D.
Rockefeller to a noble family that
owned a castle and large estates in
the south of France as far back as
S60. The first Rockefellers moved
to Germany in the year 1100, and
the ancestors of John D. Rockefel
ler came to America in the Six
teenth century.
Tener.
About the weakest excuse for a
Govrenor is Tener, of Pennsylvania.
He used to be a professional baseball
player, and he ought to be one now.
Here is all that he, the pitiful Gov
ernor of a proud State, has to say
about the recent barbarous outrage at
Coatesville, when a helpless negro
was snatched from a sick bed and
burned alive:
“I know that the people of Coates
ville repent of their action to-day, for,
looked at in the light of to-morrow,
it becomes quite an atrocious affair.
“Such things happen occasionally
in the best and most enlightened
Northern communities.
“I am grieved to think that such
a crime could occur in the great and
glorious State of Pennsylvania, which
is ever in the forefront in letters, art,
literature, science, and even in ath
letics.”
Nothing there about the dignity of
the State or the disgrace to it. No
mention of law and order. No ex
pression of horror. No threat of pun
ishment. No intention voiced to
perform his plain duty. Only mild re
gret, topped off by the boastful decla
ration that Pennsylvania is in the
forefront, ‘‘even in athletics.” Some
body ought to take up a grandstand
collection for Tener.—Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
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Eighty-One Drowned.
Lima, Peru, Sept. 5.'—The Chilean
steamer Tucapel has been wrecked
and is a total loss. Eighty-one per
sons were droxned.
The steamer Tucapel was engaged
in trading on the west coast of South
America She was of 1,912 tons net
and was commanded by Captain Mar
row.
SELMA NEWS.
Selma, Sept. 7.—Misses Ruth Has
sell. Maggie Hood and Flora Horrell
left Tuesday morning for Oxford to en
for the Oxford Female Seminary. We
expect to hear good reports front
them, as they were grdauates of
our graded school. Mr. R. E. Rich
ardson went to Wendell Tuesday on
business.
Work on the new bank is progress
ing rapidly.
Mr. R. M. Nowell is putting the
finishing touches on his handsome
house, which he will accupy in the
near future.
Master W. DeBernier Debnam left
Monday morning for Warrneton,
where he will enter the famous
high school.
The Selma Graded School opened
last Monday morning with 252 pupils
present. This is the largest num
ber ever present at the opening. The
Board of trustees believe they have
secured a faculty second to none
and believe this will be the best year
in the history of the school.
The faculty consists of Miss Ham
ilton, of Durham; Miss Norma Page,
of Raleigh; Miss Manson, of Virgin
ia; Miss Eva Goportte, of Lenoir, N.
C.; Miss Strayhorn, of Durham; Miss
Lizzie E. Dixon, of Mount Vpr
non Springs; and Miss Helen Dover,
of Shelby, teacher of music, with
Prof. B. F. Hassell, as Superinten
dent.
Rev. Mr. Allred, of the M. E. Con
ference, is visiting his son, L. H. All
red, Esq.
We regret that Mr. D. C. Smith,
who has been so long with the W. E.
Smith Co., has left us. He has mov
ed into the Burkett Jones neighbor- ■
hood. We wish him much success in
his new home. He was a good citi
zen and we regret to losie him.
Mr. B. F. Hassell has moved into
the home vacated by Mr. D. C. Smith,
which is very near the academy.
Our town was saddened last Sat
urday on the receipt of a telegram
from Mr. Walter J. Preston, of Atlan
ta, Ga., t iling of tb. death of his
mother, Mrs. Harriett H. Preston,
which sad event occurred on last Fri
day night. Mrs. Preston was only
sick three days—-apoplexy.
Mrs. Preston lived here for over
thiity years, being the widow of the
late Mr. Charles E. Preston, who died
here in the early ’80’s. She was a
member of the M. E. church, of At
lanta, and was one of the first mem
bers of the M. E.church here, which 1
was first organized at the “old de
pot,” about lVs miles west of Selma. '
She left two sons, Mr. Walter J. 1
Preston, of Atlanta, and Mr. Herbert |
H. Preston, of Edenton, N. C., and
two daughters, Mrs. Charles Watson,
of Fayetteville, N. C., and Miss Mai- i
lie Preston, of Atlanta, all of whom
were here at the burial last Monday
morning. There were also here to
attend the burial, Mr. D. H. Graves,
of Goldsboro, and Mr. and Mrs. Alon- ,
zo Watson, and Miss Louise Watson, ]
a grand-daughter, of Fayetteville. ]
The remains were interred in the s
Selma cemetery along with her hus- ]
band and two children. The pall- ,
bearers were, MessrA M. C. Win- =
ston, W. H. Hare, T. H. Whitley, W. j
H. Etheredge, N. E. Edgerton and Dr. (
R. J. Noble. The ceremonies were j
conducted by the Rev. J. M. Daniel,
pastor of the M. E. church here. (
A good toman has gone to her re- {
ward. t
EX-GOV. GLENN ON
THE STUMP IN MAINE.
Portland, Me., Sept. 4.—Forces for
and against constitutional prohibiting
in Maine entered upon the closing
week of campaign to-day. Activity on
both sides will be at high water mark
during the remainder of struggle.
The Prohibitionists corps of speak
ers is augmented by many prominent
men from outside state, including
former Governor Glenn of North Car
olina and Representative Richmond
Pearson Hobson, of Alabama.
Death of a Good Woman.
Last Saturday Mrs. Callie Johnson
died at the home of her father, in
Dunn. The funeral was preached
Sunday afternoon, by Rev. J. A.
Campbell, after which her remain*
were placed away in the Taylor
graveyard, about one mile from
Dunn. She was the wife of Mr. A.
G. Johnson, who was reared near
Smtthfield. Mrs. Johnson Was known
in Smithfield, having lived here for
awhile soon after her marriage.
WEDS A YOUTH AT 96.
Mrs. Nancy Edey’s Sixth Husband
Is Twenty-Four Years Old.
Troy, Mo., Sept. 2.—Mrs. Nancy
Edey, 96 years old, was married for
the sixth time to-day to Roe Inlow, 25
years old. The bride’s fifth husband
died six weeks ago at the Poor Farm.
The throng at the station cheered as
the pair stepped lightly aboard the
train bound for Hannibal. The bride
! wore a plain black dress with a belt
clasp pin. She wore a sunbonnet and
made of a piece of leather and a
appeared happy. Inlow wore over
alls and a hickory shirt. He was
coatless and smiled as he helped
his aged bride aboard the train, sur
rounded by eager spectators. The
bridegroom, too, has lived near here
nearly all his life. Inlow said he
had married his bride for love.
Lincoln county has been practical
ly keeping Mrs. Inlow for the past
five years. She has been living in
a tent between Silex and Whitesides,
for the past few weeks. Mrs. Inlow
drove to Silex this morning and
joined Inlow. After a brief wedding
journey they will return to her tent,
where they will make their home un
til winter. The bride has retained
good health and can see without the
aid of spectacles. Her hearing is
also good. Mrs. Inlow is familiarly
known to Silex residents as “Aunt
Nance.” The bridegroom is employ
ed on a farm near Silex.
Hoke smith to resign soon.
Georgia Executive Will Give Up
Governorship in November and
Take Senatorial Seat.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 2.—Gov. Hoke
Smith will resign as governor be
tween November 1 and 15 and be
ready to assume his duties as United
States senator when congress con
venes. The governor, it was stat
ed authoritatively tonight, will give
30 days’ notice of the date of his
resignation to enable the State exe
cutive committee to arrange for a
primary for the naming of his suc
cessor.
The primary probably will be held
about the middle of December. John
M. Slaton will be acting governor.
Two candidates for the governor
ship' already are in the field, and
prohibition will be one of the vital
issues. Judge Li. B. Russell, of Jack
son is seeking the nomination on a
local option platform. The other
candidate is J. Pope Brown of Pul
aski, former State treasurer.
PADEREWSKI CALM AS HIS HEN
FARM BURNS.
Aviary In Switzerland Where Wife’s
$7,500 Poultry Quartet Was
Housed Destroyed.
Morges, Switzerland, Sep. 2.—Fire
recently destroyed the buildings on
Ignance Paderewski’s chicken farm
here. The celebrated pianist is de
scribed as watching the destruction
by the flames with a philosophic
calm unsuspected in one possess
ing the artistic temperament. One ex
planation of this is that Mme. Pad
erewski has the greater financial
interest in the place.
1 he most recent census gave 5,
000 as the number in the Paderewski
flocks of highly bred poultry. Finan
ciers were somewhat startled three
years ago when Mme. Paderewski
paid a record price of $7,500 for a
rooster and three hens to Ernest Kel
ler-Strauss, a Kansas City breeder.
They were blue blooded Orpingtons.
The hens were christened Lady Hel
en, Victoria and Crystalline, but the
rooster was unnamed at the time of
his exportation.
There was some delay in the ship
ment caused by difficulty in Mme.
Paderewski finding what she con
sidered adequate insurance, but fin
ally she secured a policy for $7(€00,
the four fowls were boxed in an or
dinary crate and sailed away on
March 17, 1908, to Switzerland, where
they arrived safely. Mme, Paderews
ki and her husband followed two
months later, madame carrying a
basket of American eggs.
With her American purchases she
won a gold cup, the principal prize
at the Lausanne poultry show. She :
entered her exhibits as Paderewski- ■
Orpingtons. i
While in this country Mme. Pade- ,
rewski offered $5,000 for a chicken ;
famous among fanciers and was
somewhat piqued because her offer i
was-declined. 1
COTTON CROP A RECORD ONE.
Hester Places the Figures for One
Just Marketed At $1,030,000,000.
New Orleans, Sept. 5.—“No Amer
ican cottcfh crop ever grown has sold
for as much as the one just market
ed, the total value, Including the
seed having been $1,030,000:000.”
This remarkable statement is con
tained in the detailed statistics of
last season’s cotton crop issued to
day by Colonel Henry G. Hester, sec
retary of the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange.
With 1,700 bales less than contain
ed in the bumper crop of 1908-1909,
the crop just marketed netted the
South $254,000,000 more. The 13,511,
000 bale crop of 1906-1907 brought
$222,000,000 less than the past sea
son’s crop.
As a whole the crop averaged with
in a shade of strict middling and the
farmer was paid an average of 14.60
cents per pound.
Regarding the consumption of cot
ton, the report says:
“In the United States the mills
North and South have consumed
nearly as much as last year, in ad
dition to which they have imported
the greatest quantity of foreign cot
ton ever brought to this country in
any one season amounting to an
equivalent, in this year’s American
weights of 222,206 bales.
Thus far the use of foreign cot
ton in this country is trifling compar
ed with the total consumption, but
its increase is significant.
“A continued interesting feature
is the widening of differences be
tween the quality of Amreican cot
ton consumed North and South, the
excess the latter having increased
this season 103,000 bales, the total
sxcess now amounting to 270,000
bales. Concerning the North, a hea
vy curtailment of production was
luite general during the latter
months of the season.
“The situation recently has im
proved and there is an underlying
mpression matters will readjust
:hemselves on a more satisfactory ba
sis in the near fpture.”
Secretary Hester puts the crop of
1910-11 at 12,120,095 bales, an in
crease over that of 1909-10 of 1,510,
127.
The increase in Texas over last
vear was in round figures 582,000
cales in the group of “other Gulf
states” embracing Louisiana, Missis
sippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missou
ri, Oklahoma, Utah, Kansas, Arizona,
California and New Mexico it was
f04,000 and in the group of Atlantic
states, including North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Kentucky, and Virginia 224,000.
A Story of the Blue Birds.
In speaking of the various birds
that inhabit this section and noting
the fast passing of the quiet and
pretty blue bird, Mr. J. C. Neel tells
the following:
Two or three years ago a pair of
blue birds were flying around our
house, and as I thought, looking for
a place to build their nest. I nail
ed up a square cigar box with a
round hole in it for an entrance. The
birds soon caught on and began buil
ding a nest. It was not long before
they had four pretty blue eggs in
their nest and in about fifteen days
they had four little naked, helpless
babies. The mother bird sat on the
eggs all the time and the male car
ried her the food. After the little
ones began to feather, the old birds
would carry food, small earth worms
at first, but as they grew older
they would bring larger worms and
bugs. They have nested there for
several years, raising two broods
every summer. The birds are very
tame and will go in and out of the
box with any of our family sitting
very near them, but they are shy of
strangers.
“It might be said that the blue
bird is very game, and is a terror
to the gay and festive English spar
row. Blue birds are not crop de
stroyers.—Mooresville Enterprise.
Picnic At Watson School House.
There will be a picnic at Wat
son’s School House, near J. T.
Collier’s store, in Beulah town
ship, Friday, September 15. Address
es will be delivered by Prof. S. G.
Rollings, Superintendent of Kenly
High School, and others. Everybody
is invited to attend with well-filled
baskets.
POLENTA NEWS.
A series of meetings is in progress
this week at Shiloh. The pastor is
being assisted by Rev. Mr. Hamby,
of Clayton.
The cotton crop has failed won
derfully during the past month. The
indications are that it will fall short
of last year’s yield.
Friday night of last week a num
ber of our young people enjoyed a
hay ride. Mr. W. D. Tomlinson rig
ged up a huge-sited wagon, drawn by
four mules, wiith a seating capacity
of forty, went around and gathered
in the young people in large num
ber and started out for a good time,
and they did not fail to have a
good time either. Miss Lizzie Tom
linson and Mr. G. B. Smith, act
ing as chaperones, had charge of the
following: Misses Mary and Hilda
Tomlinson, Norma Wynne, Norma
Gower, Ruth Horrell, Christine Bar
ber, Eva Upchurch, Janie Legburn,
Mary, Ellie, Lena, Margie and Ed
na Booker, and Messrs. Reubin,
'John and Waiter Myatt, Russell Yel
vington, Paul Horrell, Con Young,
Vernon Tomlinson, Robbie Sanders.
Robt. Johns, Sam Booker, Dallie Bar
ber, Dr. Floyd Gower and Mr. VV.
D. Tomlinson. After a delightful
ride, the crowd returned home about
12 M.
Friday night, August 24th, at the
beautiful home of Mrs. E. N. Book
er, a most delightful party was
glvien in honor of the 18th birth
day of her daughter, Miss Lena. The
porches, verandas and hallway were
artistically decorated with Japanese
lanterns: the parlor and dining hall
were tastily decorated with the gold
en rod, ferns and lilies, which lent
charm and beauty to the scene. The
invited guests were met at the door
by Miss Lizzie Tomlinson and ush
ered into the parlor. During the ev
ening charming music was rendered,
which was greatly enjoyed; the
young folks chatting gaily and play
ing games in the spacious parlor and j
porch. At 11 o’clock the guests
were invited into the dining hall,
where dainty refreshments were serv
ed, much as salad, olives, pickle, waf
ers, etc., as first course, followed
with cream and cake. At 12 M.,
the guests, after having spent a most
delightful evening, returned to their
homes, all speaking in glowing terms
of the entertainment.
The following visitors have been
in our community recently: Miss Ja
nie Leyburn, at Mrs. E. N. and Mrs.
F. T. Booker's: Miss Eva Upchurch
and Mrs. Marsalete Hicks, at Mrs.
C. T. Young’s: Miss Norma Wynne,
at Mrs. nJo. Tomlinson’s; Miss Mil
at Mrs. Jno. Tomlinson’s: Miss Mil
Miss Celestia Smith and Jessie Eas
on, who for several months have been
on a visit to Mrs. Loula Cherry, re
turned to their home last week in
Raleigh.
Miss Leone Barber is visiting rel
atives in Nash County.
A protracted meeting will com
mence at Oakland Sunday.
This writer recently witnessed a
scene which was more than pleasing
to him. Oh, that more such scenes
were enacted daily. The grand
daughter, thoughtful as to the com
fort and happiness of the aged
grand-mother, aiding her in ascend
ing and descending the church steps,
and otherwise looking after her er
ary comfort; is not that a beautiful
sight? Commendable indeed, is it
for any child to look after the com
forts of their aged parents. ,
Mrs. Abram Lassiter, of Virginia,
s at home on a visit to her parents,
Vlr. and Mrs. J. W. Yelvington.
TYPO.
DROWNED IN BUTTERMILK.
1000-Gallon Tank Bursts And En
gulfs the Milkman.
Giilmore, Neb., Sept. !5.—Thomas
Iler, a milkman, was drowned yes
terday in 1,000 gallons of butter
milk.
He was driving a tank containing
the buttermilk, when his wagon pass
ed through a depression in the
road and was overturned. The great
tank burst and the buttermilk fill
ed th>e depression to the brim. The
driver was caught beneath the wreck
age of the wagon in such a manner
that his head was in the depres
sion and was covered entirely wiith
the buttermilk.
Half an hour later occupants of
a passing • automobile pulled Iler
from the sea of milk and found him
former senator mills dead.
Prominent Texan, Noted In War and
Statecraft, Passes Away at Age
Of 79.
Corsicana, Texas, Sept. 2.—Former
United States Senator Roger Q. Mills,
a leader in State and national Demo
cratic politics, best known perhaps
as the author of the Mills bill, died
at his home here to-day, aged 79.
He was a noted Confederate sol
dier and one of the best known
statesmen of Texas, although born in
Kentucky.
He entered the war at lieutenant
colonel of the Tenth Texas infantry,
later succeeding to the command of
that regiment. At Arkansas Post in
January, 1863, he distinguished him
self by withstanding for weeks a
superior force of Union troops.
His congressional career began in
1872 as representative at large from
Texas, followed by four terms as
congressman from the old Fourth
district.
He was elected United States sen
ator in 1892, serving until 1899, when
he resigned.
GREAT-GRANDSON OF PRESIDENT.
Man Killed by Train Identified Aa
Martin Van Buren.
Jersey City, N. J., Sept. 5.—The
body of a man who was killed here
by a train Sunday night was identi
fied to-day as that of Martin Van
Buren, of this city.
The dead man was a great-grand
son of President Martin Van Buren.
Walked Across Continent in 81 Days.
San Francisco, Sept. 5.—John F.
Mooney, 26 years old, a member of
the New York fire department, ar
rived here to-day,, having walked
frorft New York in 81 days. His .b
, ject was to lower Weston's time of
j 105 days across the continent.
A Challenge to Enemies of the Bible.
We delight to honor the politician
and statesman who honors the good
book, as Mr. Bryan does in the fol
lowing telegraphic report from Chi
cago, May 4:
Telegrams from President Taft and
Ambassador James Bryce were read
lo-night at the celebration of the
threi-hundredth anniversary of the
translation of the authorized ver
sion of the English Bible. The chief
address was delivered by Wm. J. Bry
an, who challenged materialists and
those opposed to the theory of di
vine inspiration of the Bible to show
they were right by producing a book
superior to that volume.
“Atheists and materialists declare
that the Bible is merely the work
of man,” said Mr. Bryan, “and that
it was written under the limitations
that apply to human wsidom. Tak
ing this position, they necessarily
must contend that, unless man has
degenerated in ability and declined
in wisdom he now can produce a book
equal to the Bible. Let them pro
duce it.
“Let them collect the best of
their school to be found among the
graduates of universities—as many
as they please and from every land.
Let the members of this selected
group travel where they will, con
sult such libraries as they please;
let them glean in the fields of ge
ology, botany, astronomy, biology and
zoology and then roam at large wher
ever science has opened a way; let
them use every instrumentality that
is employed in modern civilization
and when they have exhausted ev
ery source let them embody the re
sults of their best intelligence in a
book and offer it to the world as a
substitute for this Bible of ours.”
The challenge is certainly fair and
reasonable.—Indiana Farmer.
BABY DROWNED IN CROCK.
—
Falls Head Downward Into Two
Quarts of Water.
\
Hagerstown, Md', Sept. 5.—Hazel
Ruth Martin, 1-year-old daughter of
Peter and Ada Martin, of Cearfoss,
was drowned yesterday evening in a
crock containing two quarts of water.
Mrs. Martin was in the yard hang
ing up the day’s wash and the child
was playing on the grass.
Crawling to the crock the child,
when the mother’s back was turned,
fell with her head in the water and
strangled to death.
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