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the herald published Every Tuesday and Fridaj Telephone No. 10 Sunday Church Services. Methodist Church—Morning- anc night seivices, by the pastor, Rev. R B. John. Baptist Church—Sunday night on ly. by the pastor, Rev. J. E. Lanier Primitive Baptist Church—Satur day and Sunday at 11 o’clock eacl day. Episcopal Church—Sunday morning and night, by Rev. N. C. Duncan. Beginning next Sunday, all nighl services at the Smithfield churches will begin at 8 o’clock until furthei notice. School To Open Monday. On Monday, September 6, the Tur lington Graded School will open for the Fall term. It is important that parents do what they can to have their children in school the first day and keep them there each day of the term. The school will open at nine o’clock Monday morning, and the Su perintentent and teachers are anxiou9 that all pupils be there on time. The patrons of the school are given a cor dial invitation to be present at the opening of the term. The school Will have the following faculty: Superintendent, Mr. A. Vermont, who will have charge of the classes in Foreign Languages and Science. Principal, Mr. George T. Whitley, who will have charge of the classes in Mathematics in the high school de partment. Mrs. T. J. Lassiter will assist in the high school work, teach ing the classes in English and His tory. Seventh Grade—Mrs. D. T. Lunce ford. Sixth Grade—Miss Susie Dickson. Fifth Grade—Miss Blanche Lancas ter. Fourth Grade—Miss Willie Rags dale. Third Grade—Mrs. R. B. John. Second Grade—Miss Bessie Coats and Miss Mattie Wellons. First Grade—Miss Mattie Hudson and Miss Irene Myatt. The Music Department will again be under the management of Miss Hazel Doles. Next Monday a Holiday. Next Monday, September 6th, is Labor Day and is a National Holiday. On that day both The Johnston Coun ty Bank and Trust Company, and The First National Bank of Smith field will be closed. The Post Office will also observe Sunday hours. A Surprise Marriage. Wednesday evening at 9:30 o’clock, Miss Pauline Ennis and Mr. W. M. Kilpatrick, of Grifton, were happily married at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. E. R. Norton. The cere mony was performed by the Rev. R. L. Smith in the presence of only the family and a few friends. The happy couple left for the home of the groom near Grifton, Thursday, where a sumptuous dinner was given them in the evening. Thence they will go to New York City and to the Panama Exposition. Mrs. Kilpatrick has been one of the efficient telephone operators here for some time and has many friends who will miss her from their midst. The groom, who formerly lived here, is a prominent farmer who lives near Grifton. Mrs. T. H. Spence Entertains. The Round Dozen Book Club met with Mrs. T. H. Spence, Wednesday afternoon and was very pleasantly en tertained at Rook. The home was especially attractive for the occasion, bowls of zennias and asparagus fern being used quite effectively. The ta bles were numbered by means of zen nias and the guests matched for part ners with zennias. At the close of the games delicious ice cream and cake was served. Before the guests de parted, new books were selected to be put in at the next meeting. Those present, besides club members, were Mrs. A. S. Johnston, Mrs. Ella Baker, and Mrs. A. Vermont. A Fine Lot of Meat. Mr. J. H. Lassiter, of Elevation township, was here yesterday with one of the nicest loads of bacon brought to town this season. He had 117 pounds of hams and 455 pounds of shoulders and sides. The entire load was bought for cash b; our en terprising grocer, Mr. S. C. Turnage. Farmers who can bring such nice meat as this to town are not so very familiar with Old Man ‘‘Hard Times.” Mrs. C. H. Johnson is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Y. J. Coats, in Cleve land township this week. TOWN AND COUNTY TOPICS. Miss Pearl Underhill is visiting friends in Selma this week. * * * Mr. J. M. Kennedy, architect of Raleigh, was here yesterday. * * * Mrs. A .G. Stephenson is visiting friends in Kenly this week. * * * Dr. R. L. Tomlinson spent Wednes day afternoon in W’ilson. * * * Miss Jessie Phillips returned Wed nesday from a visit to Salisbury and Raleigh. * * * Misses Ruth and Lucile Bullanrd, of Durham, are here on a visit to the family of Prof. L. T. Royall. * * * Mrs. J. W. Dillahunt and little son, Roland Lee, returned yesterday from a visit to relatives in Washington. * * * Mr. J. B. Coats, at the Burket Jones place, lost a barn of tobacco by fire Thursday morning, September 2nd. * * * Miss Martha Taylor has returned to her home in Goldsboro, after spending a few days here with Miss Mattie Wellons. * * * Miss Louise Sills, of Nashville, and Miss Georgia Scruggs, of Richmond, are spending a few days here this week with Miss Erma Stevens. * * * Miss Sallie Hooks returned Wednes day from a visit to Morehead City and other points in the Eastern part of the State. * * * Mrs. F. H. Brooks and children have returned from a several weeks’ stay in Asheville with Mrs. Brooks’ mother, Mrs. A. L. Parker. * * * Miss Dora Coats leaves this morn ing to assume her duties as teacher of the second grade in the Reidsville Graded Schools. * * * Mr. Clenon Boyett has returned to Chapel Hill to resume his studies in the State University. He is a sopho more this session. * * * Mr. Gardner Hudson went to Chapel Hill Wednesday to take up his work in the State University as a member of the Senior Class. « * * Mr. Albert Coats left Tuesday af ternoon for Chapel Hill where he goes to enter the State University as a member of the sophomore class. * * * Mr. J. B. Yelvington, who has been living in th^, Clayton section for some time, was here yesterday. He now lives beyond Selma on Route No. 3. * * * Rev. R. L. Smith will begin a se ries of meetings at Benson Grove Bap tist church the first Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. * * * Mr. N. H. Biddell, who has been here several days as relief agent at the Coast Line, while Mr. J. A. Camp bell was off on his vacation, left Wed nesday night for South Carolina. * * * Mr. J. A. Campbell, who has been away on his vacation and spent some time at Raeford in Hoke County, says the crops of both corn and cotton there are very poor. * * * Mrs. F. H. Brooks, the President, asks us to state that there will be a meeting of the Woman’s Club next Wednesday, September 8th, at 4 o’clock. * * * Mr. Jasper L. Stuckey, of Boon Hill, was here yesterday. He will return to Chapel Hill Monday to be gin his work as a member of the sophomore class. Mr. Leon Bailey, son of Mr. J. R. Bailey, has gone to West Raleigh to take up his studies in the A. & M. College. This is his second year at A. & M. * * * Miss Eleanor Morgan, of Goldsboro, who was one of the teachers in the Graded School here last year, is spend ing a few days here, the guest of Miss Erma Stevens. * * * Messrs. Ben Wellons and George R. Pou are at home from Wake For est College where they took the sum mer law course. They took the ex amination before the Supreme Court Monday. * * * Mr. Will D. Avera, whose reputa tion for raising the finest watermelons grown in Johnston County is known far and wide, favored The Herald force with one of his nioest th's week, for which we all extend thanks. When it comes to raising melon, he fceats them all. * * * Miss Sudie Johnson, who has been with the Davis Stores for several years, left Tuesday night for the Northern markets to assist Miss Blanche Mizell in buying the fall and winter stock of millinery for the Davis Stores. Mr. Davis says they will no dnubt buy the largest and roost eia’ oraic stock ever showrn in Smithfield. Mr. W. E. Smith, President of the First National Bank of Selma, was here Tuesday. Mr. Smith is a live and wide awake banker who believes in a liberal use of printer’s ink. He left with us a series of interesting and timely ads, the first of which ap pears in this issue. * * * Mr. S. C. Turnage and family, ac companied by Mrs. Charlie Eason, spent Sunday with the family of Mr, W. H. Pittman beyond Selma. Mr. Turnage brought back two ears of corn which he gathered from Mr. Pittman’s field which are the finest we have seen this fall. * * * Quite a lot of tobacco was sold on our warehouse floors yesterday. So far the farmers have been so busy with finishing curing the tobacco crop and pulling fodder that they have not had much time to get their golden weed ready for the market. The prices have been satisfactory and the next few weeks will see much tobac co sold here. * * * Misses Myrtie and Fannie Harper are spending a few days with their brother, Mr. W. C. Harper, at Piney Grove Farm, on their return trip from attending the Summer School at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. They will go to Wilson Satur day to take up their work as members of the faculty of Atlantic Christian College which opens its fall session next Tuesday. KENLY NEWS NOTES. Kenly, Sept. 2.—Misses Lessie Gul ley and Iona Richardson left this week to enter Elon College. Miss Gladys Kirby, who has been visiting Miss Stella Etheredge in Selma, returned home Wednesday af ternoon. Miss Faye Barnes spent several days last week visiting Miss Blanche Bailey in Smithfield. Miss Pansy Peacock returned home Saturday, after a very pleasant visit to Wilmington, Raleigh and other places. Rev. R. F. Kirkpatrick, D. D., of Memphis, Tenn., brother to the Pastor of the Presbyterian church, preached here Sunday night and at the same time baptized the Pastor’s baby. The entire service was very impressive and the sermon full of good thought and well delivered. He was in this section primarily to preach the ded ication sermon of the Selma Presby terian church on Sunday morning. He left for Memphis Monday morn ing. Miss Mary Alford has returned from an extended visit to her brother, Mr. R. H. Alford, in Smithfield. Mrs. Holland from Clayton, form erly Miss Nell Richardson, has re turned home, after a visit to her mother. Miss Creel, of Dunn, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grizzard. Rev. J. M. Benson, the former pas tor of the Methodist church here, but now pastor of the Carthege church, together with his wife, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sauls. Miss Sallie Benson was also a visitor to our town last week. They are receiving a hear ty welcome from their many friends. Miss Pansy Peacock has accepted a position with the Watson Company. She has charge of the Ladies’ De partment. Quite a crowd from Kenly attended the Quarterly meeting at the Beulah Primitive Baptist church Sunday. Mrs. D. H. Gilbreath has gone North to buy her winter goods. FOUR OAKS ITEMS. Four Oaks, S^pt, 2.—Messrs. Ches ter and Victor Cole left Monday for Buie’s Creek Academy for the Fall term. Mr. Tom Lindsay, of Atlanta, Ga., visited his sister, Mrs. N. E. Cole, last week. Mr. Robert Johnson spent Friday in Wilson. Quite a number of our townspeople attended the close of the Falcon Camp Meeting Sunday. Messrs. F. H. Creech and Louis Levinson returned Tuesday from Ral eigh and Wake Forest, having stood examination for license for the prac tice of law Monday. Mr. W’illiam Adams spent Sunday in Kenly. Mr. J. B. Creech is in the Northern markets this week buying for J. W. Sanders & Co., Drug goods and Mil linery. Quite a number went on the F.xc. r sion to Richmond this week town and vicinity. Mr. S. W. B’owr is spending t v week in Richmond. Va. on business. Messrs. J. Y. Cole and C. D. Stroup went to Raleigh Wednesday. Misses Ircr.e Baker, of Siwthfield, and Bessie Johnson, of Benson, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. J. T. Cole. Miss Florence Guill, of Danville, visited her sister, Mrs. C. W. Bandy, this week. Mr. V. E. Towles has returned from a two weeks’ vacation spent at hi3 old home on the Rappahan nock. in Virginia. r irir* ifir- ir-i wnr ipiwi- ififip iwrinr innrir »r«wr»r ir-n-ir-ir- irinnr IOCICIC UIC1BCUC n^MiJuiJuuuiJuuiJuu^uuuiuuiiumi'JiJciciiJuuuiaoiauiaiaiauiiaaiJucii Now is the Time and This is the Place to Make Your Money go Farthest We were very fortunate in making a contract during the dull Summer for two cars of Furniture at such a price as will save you money, therefore for the next four weeks we are going to give you the opportunity of your life to buy Furniture at Your Own Price. Suits That We Always Sold For $50.00, Now Suits That We Always Sold For $45.00, Now Suits That We Always Sold For $40.00, Now Suits That We Always Sold For $35.00, Now Suits That We Always Sold For $32.50, Now Suits That We Always Sold For $30.00, Now Dressers That We always Sold For $11.00, Now Dressers That We Always Sold For $ 8.50, Now Dressers That We Always Sold For $ 7.50, Now Beds That We Always Sold For $ 8.50, Now Beds That We Always Sold For $ 8.00, Now Beds That We Always Sold For $ 6.00, Now $37.50 $32.50 $30.00 $27.85 $26.35 $23.85 $ 8.25 6.65 5.00 6.50 5.75 4.25 $ $ $ $ Our supply is limited so you better hurry, first come first served. You will find in this selection many other things that will prove rare bargains. We Bought Right, We Are Going To Sell Right! 100 Straw Mattresses—the $3.00 kind—while they last only $2.50. Every body who has bought this Mattress says it is worth every cent we ask for it. Don’t forget the time and the place. We make the price right. No goods charged at these prices. Yours to Serve, Stevens Furniture & Implement Co. Smithfield, N. C. >■ ip if* ip ipipipiPiPtPiPiPtPiPiPlPLPICKCUC&QC k£IUCICLC UCLCLOCUCUEiCUZ IDCIUC tElDDCICIE idCIEiCUCIQBCUCICUCIC Ul«il3ul31d131JUMMUMUMUIJUIJMUUUMUUIJUMIJUUUUMUMUMwuuiuMui3BlJIJUIJUIJIJUIJIJIJUI Still Taken Near Smithfield. On Friday morning of last week,; about two miles from Smithfield, on the land of Mr.. J. A. Johnson, Messrs. E. G. Richardson, C. H. Johnson, W. A. Watkins, John Sturdivant, Joe Marler and B. L. Jones took a whis key still and about three hundred gal lons of beer and captured two negroes. Herring, great quantities of which are caught in Japan each year, are used chiefly to fertilize rice fields. Smithfield Market. Cotton . Wool. Fat Cattle . Eggs . Fat Cattle dressed Granulated Sugar Com per bushel... Feed Oats . C. R. Sides. Fresh Pork . Hams . Lard per pound .. Timothy Hay. Cheese per pound.. Butter per pound.. Meal per sack .... Flour per sack ... Coffee per pound.. Cotton Seed Meal.. Cotton Seed Hulls Hides, dry . Hides, Green. Beeswax . . . 6% to 9 _10 to 16 .. 3% to 4 17% to 20 .... 8 . 7 . .90 to 1.00 .. 70 to 75 ...13 to 14 .. 10 to 12 .. 17 to 20 12% to 16 .1.40 to 1.60 20 to 22% ... 30 to 36 .2.15 to 2.25 3.25 to 3.50 ...15 to 20 1.70 to 1.76 ...50 to 60 .10 to 12% . . 8L See the Druggist And Live Longer Many an ache or pain leads to se : rious sickness unless checked in time. Often a few cents spent at he crug store will preveat a long and expensive illness. Thi3 drug store is prepared to :q you efficiently and inexpensively I ; i i i i j i i i j i i I I in such cases, but if it ' e in which a physician should ' e ed we will tell you so pv>r" 1 v. Every woman in this eomi..a”'*" should see our toilet articles and accessories. They are the best and most reliable that money can buy for the price, and include everything the feminine heart could desire. i i i i i i Creech Drug Co. • SMITHFIELD, N. C. A FRIEND IN NEED Did it ever occur to you that surplus earnings, steadily saved, could be converted into “a friend in need”? By placing odd dollars in a Savings Account here, they will develop into a substantial sum that will prove its worth in emergency. Absolute safety is afforded and savings earn interest at the rate of 4 per cent, compounded quarterly. At any time wre will gladly discuss the advisability of opening a Savings Account in this Institution. The First National Bank Smithfield, N. C. i OB PRINTING Neatly and Correctly Executed jive us an order. THE HERALD JOB OFFICE Compressed Air Saves Your Tires! § Distilled Water Saves your o.arage Batteries and Sj Filtered Water Saves your Radiator, and the beauty and 3? 1essj'°~ of it all is; it’s Free at 1 g — —_ h SY1THF1ELD GARAGE & MACHINE CO. h Established 1910. jj Automobiles, Repair Parts and Accessories. -e rjWKfaHHKBaai ifiSKin
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