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V TheSmithfield Herald BEATY * LABS ITER, Editors and Prtprietora Entered at the Postoffice at Smith field, Johnston County, N. C., as Second-class Matter. BATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, ----- $1.<X Six months, 60c Three months, ... - 35c TEACHERS MUST NOT SMOKE CIGARETTES. At a meeting held in Statesville last Monday the Iredell County Board of Education passed a resolution pro viding that no teacher of the county be allowed to smoke cigarettes dur ing the school hours or on the school grounds. This is a fine resolution. No teacher worthy of the high and noble calling should ever so far for get himself as to allow his pupils to see him smoke cigarettes anywhere, whether on or off the school grounds. If it is bad for the pupil to smoke cigarettes it is tenfold worse for the teacher. ON THEIR WAV TO SCHOOL. One of the finest sights to be seen in Smithfield these days is the army of bright-eyed boys and rosy-cheeked girls on their way to school. Our streets are lively in the morning hours between eight and nine with the noise they are making with their merry chatter and joyous laughter. On ev ery street the boys and girls are marching and tripping on toward the school building in the southern part of town, all eager to begin the day's work in the school room. Not a lag gard in the lot, but every one shows he is in the race for knowledge with a determination to win. We are glad to sec the young folks from six and up on their way to school so happy looking. It means much for the boys and girls and also the teachers. The school house is the most impor tant place in town these days. The stores, the offices and the factories are great in their place, but they are not nearly so important as the school house during the school term. We co operate with the business world in every way we can for the success of all. But so often, we pay little at tention to the institution where the men and women of the future, the fathers and mothers of to-morrow are being trained. We leave that to the teacher and the school board. We re main at home and trust that every thing will come out all right. We never stop to take a little time to go to the school house and see what the teacher who has charge of the train ing of our children is doing. We never seem to think that the busy teacher would appreciate a word from us. We never take the time to help her by giving her a little history of the dear one whom God has given to us, so that she may start out in her work of train ing with a knowledge of the normal and abnormal things in the life of tht child. A word and a suggestion here and there oft-times make the laboi of the teacher easier and the results happier. Very often the parent fails to help the teacher in her work be cause he or she does not think about u. Again, the school house is the most important place in town these days and it is the duty of all to lend a helping hand to those who have been placed in charge of our children for several hours, five days in the week for the greater part of the year. Let us see in every boy and girl the mak ing of a real man and woman, real izing that the proper training of these boys and girls is the one great task before us as parents and teachers And when we come to a full reali zation of what this all means we shall have better schools. Then all will be in hearty accord working to one great end. If the new State Constitution which has been formed by the Con stitutional Convention of New York is ratified by the people the Governor of the Empire State will receive a salary of $20,000 a year, beginning January 1, 1917. The present salary ©l New York’s governor is $10,000 a year. NEGRO WOMAN EXECUTED IN JOHNSTON. Since the Forsyth Superior Court convicted a woman of first degre< murder and she was sentenced to di< in the electric fhair, there has beer more or less discussion about th« execution of women in this State Since that time mention has been mad< in the State press of the executior of several women for the crime oi murder. In looking over the old State Re cords this week the writer came across an entry showing that a woman was executed in Johnston County in its early days. In the copy of the Senate Journal for the Legislature that met in Hillsboro in 1783 it is shown that Johnston County was represented in that body by Hardy Bryan. In the pro ceedings mention is made of reading the record of a court called in the “County of Johnston for the tryal ol negro Jenny late the property ol Lewis Bryan, whereupon Resolved that Hardy Bryan, Administrator ol Lewis Bryan, deceased, be allowed the sum of fourteen pounds and six shil lings specie in consideration of the execution of Negro Jenny, late prop erty of said deceased by public au thority.” The treasurers were or dered to pay this amount. While it is not definitely stated that Jenny was a woman, the name is a woman’s and it is safe to assume that the person executed was a woman. There is no account given in the re cord of the crime, but the writer in fers that Negro Jenny murdered her master, Lewis Bryan. There is no account given of the execution, but we are sure of this fact because the Legislature would not have ordered that a sum be paid the Administra tor in consideration of her execution if it had not already taken place. JOHNSTON COUNTY. Johnston County is one of the old counties of North Carolina and as such its history is full of interest. The Editor has been making some researches recently and has found quite a number of things about the county which he hopes to publish in The Herald during the coming weeks In our issue of next Tuesday, Sep tember 14, the first of these articles will appear. It will be “Johnston County in the Census of 1790.” This article will deal principally with the names of the heads of familiess oi that faraway day and will show that the family names most numerous then will be found to be very prom inent in the county today. This ar tide will be followed f*-om time te time by others dealing with somt phase of the early or later history ol the county. Some of these will b« written by the Editor and others wil be written by some of the older cit izens of the county and friends ol The Herald. smnnnoid As a Meat Market. Smithfield is getting: to be knowr far and wide as the place to sell country hams, shoulders and sides and within the past few weeks quit* a number of fine loads of bacon have been sold here. Mr. Joseph Wood, of Ingrams township, was here Wednes day with a load of hams and side; which he sold to our well-known gro ceryman, Mr. S. C. Turnage. There were about 450 pounds in the lo1 which was as fine meat as any one might want. Again, we say that if more of our farmers will manage to have bacon and other products of the farm to sell instead of having to buy, it will not be long until there will be no such thing as hard times in this section to the average citizen. It’s true, however, that there will be some who always will feel the pinch of hard times. But it is time for that class to be in the hopeless minority. Let the slogan be: Raise all the things on the farm needed in the home that can possibly be raised in this section, and our people will soon be the most independent people on earth. The two senators from Virginia, Thomas Martin and Claude A. Swan son, have announced that they will vote for prohibition in the District of Columbia and for a prohibition amend ment to the Federal Constitution. One by one the “big ones” are com ing over and it is no idle talk to pre dict National prohibition by 1920. SMITHFIELD A BUSY PLACE. The past few days have been busy! ones with the Smithfield business; men. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- i day were big days on the local to-; bacco market, more than a quarter million pounds being sold here on 1 these days at satisfactory prices. Turning loose the amount of money the golden weed is bringing here these j days means that the merchants are doing a much better business than j was done here a few weeks ago. In fact it has made our hustling little town a real busy place. In all the stores we find the people are busy j waiting on their many customers. In almost every place of business in the town are seen signs of better trading prospects. The merchants have bought well selected stocks of goods and are prepared to handle a big trade for the coming season. In ; addition to those who are already in business we note two new places which are to be open to the public > soon. First, Miss Ora Pooie is plan-1 ning to open an exclusive millinery' store in the building next door to the Cotter Hardware Company, for merly occupied by the Creech Drug Company. This neat little store room has been remodeled and presents a very handsome appearance. Mi s Poole hopes to be open for business tomorrow. She will be assisted in the j store by Miss May Moore. She will; also have an expert trimmer from j Baltimore who is expected to arrive, tomorrow. In the building formerly occupied; by Mr. Kramer, next door to Mr.; Gregory’s Five and Ten-Cent Store. Mr. C. Davis and his associates will! open within the next few days a line of handsome ready-to-wear goods for 1 ladies. The store has been remodel ed and will be one of the very pret tiest stores in the county. No trouble or expense has been spared in making a place which will be attractive. A full corps of experienced sales-ladies and trimmers will be in charge. It will be known as the “Bon Ton.” I HAVE A FULL SUPPLY OF BAG-j ging and ties, one car new ties, 100 j bales new sugar bag cloth, picking sheets and bags. I invite farmers I and ginners in Johnston and ad- I joining counties to see me before buying these articles. W. M Sanders, Smithfield, N. C. IF YOU WANT GALVANIZED Roofing or Wire Fence see us Cotter Hardware Company. | Special Prices On Sugar | I Flour, Shipstuf f at A. S. Co. | l Sugar—25 Pound Bags at 6c | | Per pound, $1.50 per Sack 1 i-I l Best Patent Flour $5.75 | i * Per Barrel I Shipstuff, - $32.50 per Ton | * Hi Special prices on Buggies and Wagons. | Other goods accordingly. Yours for business, * £ IS Austin - Stephenson Co. f Smithfield, N. C. jjj ifiSSfilfi tfilfitfilftifi SSfitfiyiifi' Hi®-BifiS SSffiS SSfiifiifi ffibfiSififfi tfiifiSyiS gjpoooiTOiaaiaeyeiiumiaiijiUi’JiUiJUiJiJCTisngaiJiaCT So !f BOM TOM WAIT! WAIT! WAIT! IT WILL PAY YOU. if if if if w if if if if BON TON “ The Ladies Store ” SMITHFIELD, North Carolina if The Ladies Store 1 Wait for the Great Opening “The Bon Ton” is the handsomest Store in Johnston County, and will be the pride of this section. Wait and watch for the Grand Opening which will be announced in a few days—Don't buy that Coat, Hat or Suit until you have seen our line. Will have a Grand showing of every thing in the Ready-to-Wear line for Ladies, Misses and Children. Our Millinery Department will be complete with all the latest styles and we will have two experienced milliners who will entertain you on day of opening. if if if if if if if if if if if if u; if if if if if if if if if if if if if if if if 1---== NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY FUR niture Cheap. Stevens Furniture & Implement Co. WILL GIVE 4'2 TO 5 CENTS ON the foot for 50 steers. W. M. Sanders, Smithfield, N. C. WE BOUGHT FURNITURE CHEAP. We are going to sell it Cheap. Stevens Furniture & Implement Ce. SAVE MONEY BY BUYING FUR niture from us. Stevens Furniture & Implementt Co. SEE US FOR WIRE FENCING and Galvanized Roofing. Cottei Hardware Company. THE LIGHTEST DRAFT MOWER made. See us. Stevens Furniture & Implement Co. peanut butter In Serving Canned Goods Cereals, Crackers, Coffees, Teas, Etc., bought of us you have the keen satisfaction of knowing you are serving the very best. Groceries bought here are always the best. They keep fresh because our stock changes too rapidly for anything to get stale. Trade here and get the right goods at the right price. r-'r-r Kitchen Economy \ou can not save money as long as your profits go into the garbage can. And that is where impure and unwholesome groceries and provisions often find iheir way. s K a? s a w £ ifi bfi if? Sfi a? ai a; Shop the better way—buy foodstuffs that have no waste—make every ounce count in the strength and vitality of life. yj We offer you groceries and other eatables that will stand the test—that will register 100 per cent pure_ that are cheapest because there is no waste. It is economy to buy such goods—it is extravagant and wasteful to buy anything else. Plug up the financial leaks in your kitchen, and your pocketbook will experience a healthy relief. This store is the home of “Kitchen Economy.” Trade with us and let it mark the beginning of better financial days for you. THE CITY GROCERY | Smithfield, N. C. if? A Perfect Lunch Two Sunshine Butter Thins — with Peanut Butter between — repeated as many times as ca pacity will al low. Sunshine Butter Thins are crisp little biscuits made with real butter. PEEDIN & PETERSON Phone 78—Smithfield. N. C.
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