FOL K OAKS NEWS NOTES.
City Fathers Order Flection to Vote
on Electric Light Proposition. Much
Building Going on and Signs of
Progress on Every Hand. Auto
Party Has Narrow Escape at Black
Creek Bridge. Oxford Orphanage
Singing Class Coming. Members of
B. Y. P. U. Entertain. Other News.
Four Oaks, March 7.? D. H. Sanders
Drug Company had the misfortune to
lose aJiottle of morphine Friday, es
timated to be worth $10.00. It was
supposed to have been taken by a
stranger (who had the appearance of
a fiend) and who had been behind
the prescription case a short while
before the druggist discovered the
loss. The suspect has not been located.
Mrs. O. E. Matthews and little son
have returned to tfieir home in Dil
lon, S. C., after spending some time
with Mr. K. L. Barbour.
Mrs. B. B. Adams will leave Tues
day for a week's visit with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Clem Boren in Greensboro.
Prof. Lapham, of Atlantic Christian
College, Wilson, filled the pulpit in the
Methodist church here Sunday night.
His discourse was both interesting and
instructive. He is a forceful speaker
w ohis always welcome in Four
Oaks.
Miss Mabel Koffenderger, of Balti
more, who has accepted a position as
milliner for J. W. Sanders & Com
pany, arrived Wednesday. Miss Kof
fenberger is a charming young lady
and comes highly recommended as a
milliner.
Messrs. Dalton Lee and W. E. Bar
bour were in Raleigh on a business
trip Wednesday.
At the regular mommy meeting 01
our City Fathers Monday evening, an
election was order2d for the purpose
of securing electric lights ? one thing
badly needed in Four Oaks.
Messrs. J. B. Creech and W. J.
Lewis have returned from a buying
trip to Baltimoie. They also stopped
over in Washington for the inaugu
ration.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tucker, accom
panied by Miss Onie Lewis, went to
Wilson Sunday.
Attorney C. C. Lee, J. B. Adams
and Nathan Cole attended Court in
Smithfield last week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Moore, of Ben
son, were visiting here Tuesday.
Chief Henry, Paul Lee, Willie Moore
and Sheriff Ivey, of Benson, were
here Thursday.
Mr. Ira W. Keen, of Austin-Ste
phenson Company, spent Sunday here
with relatives.
Judge F. H. Brooks and Mr. E. P.
Lore, County Surveyor, were in town
a f&v days agof
Miss Lauraine Joyner spent Sun
day in Louisburg.
Attorney J. B. Adams iias returnea
from Washington, where he witnessed
the inauguration of our greatest
President Woodrow Wilson, who, we
trust, will guide the Nation's destiny
as safely in the next four years as
he has in the past four. Mr. Adams
was the guest of Hon. E. W. Pou
while in the City.
Messrs. J. T. Cole, G. K. and Les
ter Massengfll, Howard Canaday and
Attorney C. C. Lee had a narrow es
cape from death Monday when the
auto in which they were riding be
came stuck in that awful hols in the
National Highway at the east end of
Black Creek bridge, then coming out
striking the end of the bridge, tear
ing off part of a section of railing and
post and stopped ? suspended ? almost
perfectly balanced. If Ingrams town
ship had such a hill as Black Creek
is at the place mentioned, we believe
they would find some way to perman
ently fix it.
The Oxford Orphanage singing
class will appear here Tuesday, March
13th, at School Auditorium. Let ev
ery one who enjoys good music come
out.
Mr. W. S. Wilson, of Apex, is here
in the interest of the Jefferson Stan
dard Life Insurance Company, of
Greensboro.
The members of the B. Y. P. U. of
the Baptist church, entertained a
number of their friends Friday even
ing from 8 to 11 o'clock, at the horru?
of Mr. J. W. Sanders. Rev. R. M.
Von Miller and daughter, Miss Ade
laid, furnished music that was thor
oughly enjoyed by those present. A
very interesting contest was held in
which Miss Katherine Hinton was
declared winner, Mr. E. Gattis win
ning the Booby prize.
Among the building activities of the
past month we note the following: Mr.
Rhodes ? a cottage; Mr. Ernest John
son ? a cottage, and Mr. A. H. Phelps,
a residence on National Highway in
South Four Oaks; Mr. Shade Lassi
ter is orecting a *handsome residence
on Baker Street; Mr. W. H. Tucker
has completed a cottage in North
Four Oaks that adds greatly to that
part of town, who has as architect
Mr. Kennedy, of Raleigh; Messrs. L.
C. Barbour and VV. H. Lee are erect
ing a Barber Shop and office next
door to the Bank; Mr. G. K. Massen
gill has sold his old residence to Mr.
Bert Barefoot and will erect several
brick stofes on the site in the near
future; Mr. Barefoot will move the
residence and rebuild; Mr. J. E. Par
ker is tearing down the Baker Hotel
and will build a nice home there; Dr.
J. H. Stanley has completed a cot
tage on Barbour Street; Mr. J. S.
Stroup has laid the foundation for a
nice residence on Baker Street. Busi
ness is increasing in proportion here
daily, despite the high prices, and the
town is building faster than at any
time in its history.
THE NEWS IN SELMA.
Selma, March 8. ? Afrs. P. A. Hol
land, of the Sanders Chapel section,
is visiting friends and relatives in
town.
Mr. W. P. Woodard ?has returned
from a business trip to Lynchburg,
Va.
Mrs. T. C. Jordan, of Smithfield,
spent Wednesday with Mrs. W. T.
Woodard.
And now it is W. W. Hare, Esq.,
who is all smiles; and just because it
is a girl.
Wednesday night about 11 o'clock
a negro, calling himself John Wil
liams, broke in the door of Mr. H.
P. Bailey's store, but seeing a man
coming across the railroad ran around
the store. The man happened to be
our Chief of Police, Mr. Weeks, who
hid behind a box car and awaited his
return. The negro just went around
the house and when Chief Weeks saw
him coming called to him to halt. He
started to run, but when Chief Weeks
told him to stop or he would shoot,
the negro thoupht it best to stop.
Wednesday a white man, Clem
Brown, who lives about 5 miles north
of Selma, went virtually insane. He
was arrested and put in the lockup,
after kicking two men, right seriously,
who were assisting Chief Weeks.
Last Fridy, March 2nd, in the May
or's office, an examination of wit
nesses in the case of State against
Everett Eason for shooting Harry
Cook was had before R. E. Richard
son, Mayor, sitting as a magistrate
and C. A. Corbett, Esq. The evidence
showed that Eason had been drinking
during the afternoon, that he had
bought a new gun and Avas quarrel
some. After the shot was fired he
ran off in the direction of the Selma
Cotton Mill.
The evidence of Mr. Price was that
"I saw Eason Saturday night at L.
George's store. He was drinking some.
He was talking to one of the Syrians
and said, 'I would like to get hold of
you, I would break a rib out of you.'
He had a gun. He had the gun behind
him. Don't know where he went to at
that time. Next saw him on the cor
ner. IJo not know who he was talking
to then. Two other people were there
besides the defendant. He then had
his gun in his hands. He was not
pointin^the gun at any one. Next saw
him talking to Goodrich. Saw Eason
jump back and then heard the gun fire.
No one near him except Cook. They
were about 4 feet of each other. As
Eason jumped back he had the gun in
his hand."
Dr. Vick's evidence was that "I did
not see defendant after the shooting.
Saw the deceased about two minutes
after he was shot ? wound was calcu
lated to produce death."
Dr. Noble's evidence was that "saw
three men at the corner just as the
gun shot. I went back to Cook as
quick as I could ? asked Cook who
shot him. He said 'Everett Eason.' I
"did not hear defendant say anything.
Cook told me about the shooting. Said
that Eason said 'I am going to shoot
you, you (using very vile language).
I (Cook) pushed the gun around when
he (Eason) jerked it back and shot
, ? tt
me.
The evidence did not disclose any
malice or reason for the shooting.
Too much old Booze seems to have
been the cause of it all.
The other evidence was only corrob
orative of the above and its repetition
is unnecessary.
Maxton has organized a Chamber
of Commerce.
WANT A ROAl) BOM) ELECTION.
County Commissioners* to Meet To
morrow to consider the Petitions
Asking for An Early Vote on the
(Question of a $(>00,000 Bond Issue
for Johnston County Roads.
The good roads advocates have been
busy for the past two or three days
circulating petitions asking the Coun
ty Commissioners to call an election
to be held in Johnston County in
April, on the question of a six-hundred
thouwutd dollar bond issue to build
roads. The Commissioners are to meet
tomorrow to consider the petitions.
The election is asked to be held
under the new law for State Aid to
road building and should the election
be called and carried the county cart
borrow money from the State at the
rate of 5 per cent interest and this
rate of interest will liquidate the debt
in forty-one years, without having to
provide a sinking fund to care for the
bonds.
Heading as Medicine.
Here is a suggestion for the victim
of nervous insomnia ? indeed, for the
victim of any form of functional
trouble:
If you are not now a lover of read
ing, try to develop a reading habit.
In particular, make it a point to read
a good book for a short time every
evening, or have some one read to
you.
You will find the effect of this both
restful and strengthening. It will help
insure to you a good night's sleep, will
help you externalize your thoughts,
and thus will be of positive value in
promoting your return to nervous
balancc. ?
I say this in the light of actual re
sults. The helpfulness of reading as
medicine for tired nerves has been
repeatedly demonstrated.
Particularly noteworthy is the ex
perience of a friend of mine, the di
rector of a sanatorium for the ner
vous. He is a man famed on two con
tinents for his special knowledge of
nervous disorder^ For years it has
been a rule with him to try to get
his patients interested in reading.
Almost every evening he reads
aloud to them himself. In the sana
torium's comfortable living room the
pjffients gather round him, while,
for perhaps three-quarters of an
hour, he reads some book and com
ments on it.
One evening it will be a volume of
essays, another evening poetry, an
other a book of humorous sketches,
another a chapter from some classic
in fiction. In all that he says about
the books he reads, his great aim is
to keep interest alive and stimulate
his readers to think for themselves
concerning what he is reading.
A few minutes are allowed for
questions when the reading: comes to
an end. Then the patients go to bed,
with their thoughts fixed pleasurably
on something other than themselves.
Many of the patients who come to
this sanatorium have never before
thought much about anything except
themselves. Not a few come with
scarcely any knowledge of books be
yond those read at school.
All this their doctor changes. He
teaches them to love books. He op
ens their minds to the tranquilizing
as well as invigorating power that
is in reading wisely done.
Any nervous person, in his own
home, can similarly make use of read
ing to help himself. He must, however,
observe certain precautions.
He must not read too long at a
single sitting. An hour, at most, is
long enough for him. After that he
should ponder quietly what he has
just read.
Books of too exciting a character
must be avoided. On the other hand,
books treating of something in which
the reader is quite uninterested must
equally be avoided.
The one kind of book sets the mind
working too fast. The other, by Rea
son of its tediousness, has no influ
ence to turn the patient's thoughts
from his own nervous fears and wor
ries.
Consequently, books of either kind
are without medicinal value. Always
this must be remembered by the ner
vous man or woman who would read
as an aid in getting well. ? H. Adding
ton Bruce.
Statcsville is planning to build a
new flour mill, the fourth for that
city. It will have a capacity of 500
barrels a day.
THE NEWS I I* CLAYTON WAY.
Death of Mr. 1). W. Harbour Urines
Sadness to Entire Town. Revival to
Heirin ut Methodist Church. Other
Items of Local and Personal In
terest to Our People.
Clayton, March 7. ? Mr. Allen S.
Smith, of Smithfield, was in town
Tuesday afternoon on business.
Mr. Carl Parrish, of Wilson's Mills,
was in town Sunday afternoon.
Miss Faye Barnes, of Kenly, spent
the past week-end here the guest of
Miss Duba Ellis.
Misses Thelma Barbour and Clee
Ellis, of Meredith, spent last Sunday
here with their parents.
The many friends of Miss Mabel
Gower regret very much to hear that
on Tuesday of this week she was car
ried to the hospital at Richmond. Miss
Gower has been in bad health for
many years, but of late grew so much
worse that they found it necessary
to take her to the hospital. I>r. B. A.
Hocutt, her physician, accompanied
her. We hope that she will soon be
able to return home very much im
proved.
Among those of our town who at
tended the inauguration at Washing
ton Monday we note Messrs. P. C.
Duncan, Hugh Ferrell and Raymond
Poole; Misses Rosalie Pope and Lyn
ette Porter.
Mr. Chas. Lindsay, who at this time
is making his home in Lillington, is
spending this week here with rela
tives.
A series of meetings will begin at
the Methodist church the third Sun
day in March and continue for ten
days or two weeks. Rev. A. S. Stan
ford, of Hickory, will assist in these
meetings. He comes to the people
here highly recommended and it is
hoped that great good may be done.
Miss Alma Hall is spending this
week with friends* in Raleigh.
Mrs. J. S. Buffaloe and daughter,
of Garner; also Miss Rachel Penny,
spent a few days last week here with
relatives.
On Wednesday afternoon of this
week, Yr. D. W. Barbour breathed
his last. Mr. Barbour has been very
ill for several months and gradually
grew worse until the end. He was a
member of the firm of J. G. Barbour
& Sons. He leaves a wife and two
daughters ? Mrs. H. G. Pope and Mrs.
Sam Fort ? and three grandchildren to
mourn their loss. Mr. Barbour will be
greatly misssd in this town, but his
many friends join the family in their
bereavement.
Mr. Clifford Gulley, of Raleigh, was
in town Wednesday afternoon.
On Thursday of this week, Mr. Ran
som Averitt goes to Wake Forest,
representing the Mu Sigma Phi Lit
erary Society of Clayton Graded
School as declaimcr. We hope Ran
som abundant success and hope he
will come back the winner.
Mr. J. W. Barnes returned Tuesday
from Raleigh where he has been at
tending the Legislature.
Child Dies In Kenly.
Kenly, March 7. ? The sympathy of
the entire community is extended to
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Hooks, who,
Tuesday afternoon about three o'clock,
suffered the loss of their beautiful
little four-year-old daughter ? Allie
Inez. The funeral services were held
in the Methodist church, of which Mr.
and Mrs. Hooks are active members,
Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock
in the presence of a large circle of
kindly disposed and sympathetic
friends. The exercises were simple,
beautiful, and impressive; the Rever
end C. P. Jerome, pastor of the
church, made a very impressive talk.
The school children in the first, sec
ond and third prades, who were
friends to the little girl, directed by
Miss Rena Edperton, and Mrs. E. L.
Brickhouse, marched in a body to the
church. Immediately after the ser
vices the corpse, accompanied by the
family and many friends, was taken
to Fremont and buried in the ceme
tery there. Mr. Hooks formerly lived
in Fremont.
Kenly Girls Play First Game.
Kenly, March 7. ? The first basket
hall pa me that the pirls of the Kenly
school have played this season was
played at Smithfield Wednesday af
ternoon. The pame was spirited and
interestinp, and it was larpely at
tended. The score was 19 to 7 in favor
of Kenly. Miss Glayds Barnes Wal
lace, who teaches the fourth and
fifth grades, is coach for the girls.
FEDERAL GRAM) JURY'S WORK.
Many Indicted for Alleged Coal Trust.
118 Corporations and 71 Indi
viduals Named Defendants.
One hundred and eighteen corpora
tions and 71 individuals in the busi
ness of producing and selling coal
were indicted in Washington Tuesday
under the Sherman anti-trust law,
two true bills being found by the Fed
eral grand jury investigating the
high cost 4>f food and fuel, says a
Press dispatch from the National Cap
ital.
One hundred and eight corporations
and 55 individuals are named in the
first indictment and ten corporations
and 10 individuals in the second.
Defendants in the first indictment
are charged with participating in a
combination among selling agents and
producers of 22,000,000 out of ;!f?,000,
000 tons of coal produced annually,
in certain districts of West Virginia
and in western Virginia, arbitrarily
to fix prices at which this coal is
marked.
Defendants in the second indictment
are charged with combining through
nine mining companies producing 3,
000,000 tons of coal in West Virginia
and Virginia, and with a selling agent,
arbitrarily to fix prices and to pool
the proceeds of the sale.
HOPE FOR THE OFFICE HOY.
Theodora N. Vail Discusses the Rapid
Rise of Ambitious Lads.
"If the things that go"^to make up
success could be put before the Amer
ican public in a plain, interesting way
and it could be shown how it is in the
power of every man to prepare for
success just as other successful men
prepared, the people would have a
new and valuable idea," said Theo
dore N. Vail, president of the Amer
ican Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. "It would disabuse many minds
of the impression that the young man
has no chance, no opportunity, that
other people are pulling him down
all the time.
"That is crass nonsense. At no time
in history, no place in the world, have
young men come to the front as in
America today.
"In our own company nearly all the
important officers are fellows who
have come up from the ranks. Let
me give you some idea of how they
do it.
"When I returned to the telephone
company in 1907 (after being away
20 years) I sent for one of the prin
cipals of the legal department. When
he entered my office he said: 'I
haven't seen you for a good while,
Mr. Vail. You don't remember me.
I was the office boy in your officc. I
studied stenography and law; then I
got into the legal department, and
now I am counsel of the company,
That is one example.
"Since I came hack we have al
ways had two or three office boys
around. I would notice the particu
larly bright ones. Then I would miss
one of them, and on asking where
he htad gone I would be told, 'He
took up stenography and is now in
the clerks' office.' Pretty soon I will
send to the head of some department
to get certain information. He will
bring in a youth with the remark,
'This is the man who knows more
about it than anyone else.' And I
will recognize in the expert my old
friend the ex-office boy. That is hap
pening every week.
"These young men are not pushed
forward. They get there themselves.
They win their own way.
"We seldom appoint a man from
the outside to a big position ? only
when we want a specialist. It is a
rule of our organization to have an
understudy ready for every position
in the entire business; hence, nothing
can happen to any individual that
would hurt the company." ? B. C.
Forbes, in The American Magazine.
The Legislature appointed C. R.
Brady a member of the Board of Edu
cation for Catawba County. He is the
first Republican to serve on the Board
in the county in a long time. His
appointment was urged by many
Democrats who believed that men
of both parties should be on the
Board. Mr. Brady is a leader in the
educational progress of his section.
The grand jury has found a true
bill against W. C. Nelson, the man
who slew the two policemen at Tar
boro Saturday. He will be put on trial
in April.
AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER.
Wesley Class of M. E. Church Holds
Meeting. The Aid Society Plans for
"White Sale." New Baptist Minis
ter and Family Arrive in City. l)r.
Manning Sent to Smithfleld Jail.
Other Items of Interest.
Benson, March 8. ? A baby girl was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hill last
Friday morning. ?
Mrs. J. A. McLeod, of Lillington,
left for her home last Sunday, after
spending several days near here with
relatives. ^
Mr. Jas. D. La^siter, of Wilson's
Mills, was it visitor to our city Mon
day. He came to bring his son whc^ is
in school here.
Mr. Bradley Johnson left yesterday
for his home in Emporia, Va., after
spending several days here with rela
tives.
Mr. Edgar Johnson, of Oxford, N.
C., spent the day Sunday here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. John
son.
Mr. Lynn Ryals, of Durham, and
Mr. Joe Ryals, of Emporia, were here
Sunday and Monday with their fath
er, Mr. 'John Ryals, who is in feeble
health.
Mr. Willie Woodall, of the firm of
Rose & Company, spent a few days in
Richmond recently on business for
hli Arm. *
Mr. James Raynor went up to Dur
ham yesterday on business. He will
return today.
Mr. W. W. Cole, of Smithfield, was
a visitor to Benson Monday afternoon
on business.
Miss Eva Smith, of Coats, arrived
Tuesday and will spend a few days
hero with relatives and friends.
M rs. J. W. Holmes and ehildren, of
Farmville, left Wednesday, after
spending a few days here at the home
of Mayor Britt.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collins re
turned yesterday from Atlanta, where
they went on their honeymoon.
Mr. L. H. Champion, of Clayton,
was a visitor to our city for a few
hours yesterday.
Mr. Robert C. Barbour, of Eleva
tion township, spent the day here yes
terday at the home of his son, Mr. O.
A. Barbour, who has been sick for the
past ten days.
Mr. N. T. Ryals and Mr. Claud Can
aday went up to Smithfield yesterday
to attend the Recorder's Court.
Deputy Collector Stell, of Raleigh,
is here today in the interest of the
Revenue Department.
Mr. Jake Wheeler has moved in the
store recently vacated by the surles
Mercantile Company on Main Street.
Dr. Manning was arrested here
Monday night for carrying a conceal
ed weapon and he is now in Smith
field jail awaiting trial next week.
Mr. Willie Ryals, of Princeton, was
a visitor to our city the first of the
week.
Deputy Sheriff Ogburn, of Smith
field, was in the city on business mat
ters yesterday.
Messrs. Palton Lee and Tom Cana
day, of Four Oaks, are in the city to
day on business.
Miss Maude Edmonds, of Baltimore,
has arrived and will be with the C. T.
Jqhnson Millinery Company this sea
son.
Rev. G. W. Rollins and family ar
rived the first of tte- week and will
make their home here for some time.
I Mr. Rollins is pastor of the Baptist
church here and we gladly welcome
them to our city.
The Aid Society of the Methodist
church met Wednesday afternoon at
the home of its President, Mrs. Chas.
Johnson. At the meeting plans for the
"White Sale", which is to be held next
week, were about completed.
The Ladies Wesley Class of the M.
E. Church held a social and business
meeting with its President, Miss
Vallie Hill, Tuesday evening of this
we^k. The subject for the devotional
part of the meeting was "Prayer."
Roll call was responded to with Scrip
ture verses on prayer and Miss Reece
read the t6h Chapter of Matthew,
which was followed by prayer. The
reports from standing committees
were then read and other business
disposed of, after which the social
part of the meeting took place. Tosti's
"Goodbye" was sung by Mrs. J. R.
Barbour, and Miss Bertha Johnson
rendered a piano selection. The hos
tess then conducted an interesting
Bible contest in which Miss Bertha
Johnson won the prize. After being
served with delightful refreshments
the class departed hoping to be with
Miss Hill again soon.