THE SMITHFIELD HERALD
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N. C.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Messrs. Z. L. LeMay and W. S.
Smith were visitors to Raleigh yes
terday.
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Miss Louise Wynne is spending a
few days here, the guest of Miss Irene
Myatt.
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Mr. J. M. Edwards, of Bentonsville
township, was here Wednesday and
called to see us.
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Miss Bettie Lee Sanders returned
yesterday from a visit of several days
to friends in Raleigh.
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Miss Lelia Underbill has returned
from Raleigh where she has spent
some time with friends. \
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Miss Pearl Underhill left Wednes
day for Raleigh where she will spend
several weeks with friends.
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Miss Eva Perkins, of Wendell, is
spending a few days at the home of
her brother, Mr. N. L. Perkins.
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Mrs. J. C. Kirkman, of Mount Ver
non Springs, has been spending some
time in the city, the guest of Mrs.
C. V. Johnson.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hanner, of Flor
ence, S. C., were here for a short
while yesterday, the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. O. V. Johnson.
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Miss Alliene Pettway passed
through here yesterday and stopped
awhile enroute to her home in Golds
boro from Fayetteville where she had
been visiting friends.
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Mrs. J. C. Stancil and children have
gone to New Jersey where she will
spend a month or so with her husband,
Mr. J. C. Stancil who is at work on
a big drainage job with his ditching
machine.
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Mr. F. L. Hooks, of Kenly, R. F. D.
No. 4, was here yesterday and speak
ing of The Herald, which he has been
taking for a short time, said he never
took a paper before which he appre
ciated so much.
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Mrs. J. C. Collier and daughters,
Misses Elizabeth and Carrie Fuller,
of Goldsboro, are here on a visit to
Mrs. Lee Sanders. Mrs. Alex Fulghum
and son, of Chicago, have also been
the guests of Mrs. Sanders this week.
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The Town of Smithfield will open
bids next Monday on a bond issue of
seventy thousand dollars for street
and sidewalk improvement. Mr. San
ders, the City Clerk, informs us that
the town has already received inqui
ries from 32 different individuals and
firms.
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Mr. H. B. Marrow, who has been
at Chapel Hill for the past several
weeks, arrived Tuesday and is busy
at work getting ready for the opening
of Turlington Graded School on Mon
day, September 17th. All the teachers
have been secured. A list of them will
? appear in Tuesday's Herald.
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Miss Ora Poole and Miss May
Moore have returned from Baltimore
and othei northern cities where they
went to purchase the fall and winter
line of millinery for Miss Poole's Ex
clusive Millinery Shop. The announce
ment of th^ Fall Opening will be made
soon when every one interested in the
latest creations in head gear may have
the opportunity to see what the ladies
will wear this Fall and Winter.
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Messrs. J. R. Bailey, Will H. John
son, E. R. Norton, J. G. Hamilton,
and J. B. Smith returned to Peters
burg yesterday where they are en
gaged in building the army canton
ment. Mr. Bailey says that about
twelve thousand men are engaged in
this stupendous work. The canton
ment, which will house more than fif
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ty thousand men, is nearing comple
tion. The main street in this new
city for the soldiers is nearly nine
miles long, t '
Mr. John K. Tart, of Meadow town
ship, arrived yesterday to be ready
today to leave for Camp Jackson at
Columbia, S. C. He is the first man
of the eight of Johnston County Dis
trict No. 1, to arrive. The first con
tingent will leave this afternoon on
Train Nq, 89, for Columbia. The squad
will go in charge of Otho H. Ellis,
of Wilson's Mills. Mr. Tart will be
second in command. Mr. Tart has al
ready served in the United States
Navy and is ready for business. These
first eight are the men who volunteer
ed to go in the first call.
' Mrs. Edward W. Pou went to
Washington Wednesday night to
spend a few days in the national cap
ital with Congressman Pou and her
son, George Ross Pou, who is soon to
go to France as a member of the sig
nal service in the aviation corps.
Mrs. Pou will be joined in Washing
ton the latter part of the week by her
I younger son, Lieutenant Edwin
Smith Pou who is in the Royal Fly
ing Squadron "somewhere in Cana
' da." Mrs. Pou is expected home the
_ first of next week accompanied by
Lieutenant Pou who will spend a few
! days here.
' Miss "Bessie Coats leaves today for
Greensboro where she goes to teach in
i the Cypress Street school of that city.
Miss Coats hes be?n a teacher in the
Smithfield Graded school for the past
six years and it was with great re
luctance that the school board gave
( her up. She was re-elected this year
at an increased salary, but Miss Coats
preferred to go to Greensboro. It i3
no surprise to those who know of her
good work that Mr. Fred Archer
should select her for a member of his
faculty at Greensboro. While the town
and school regret to give her up all
with one accord join in extending best
wishes to her in her new work.
Kitchen Shower for Miss Hudson.
Miss Mattie Hudson was the hon
oree at another social function on
last Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6
| o'clock, when Mrs. T. J. Lassitor en
tertained in her usual gracious man
ner. The guests were received by
Mrs. Lassiter and then ushered to
the punch bowl which was presided
I over by Misses Pearl Grantham and
Mary McCullers. An exciting game
of Rook engaged everybody's interest
until the hostess made a startling an
nouncement. She informed the guests
! that the "Cream of Wheat" people
had some articles of kitchen ware to
give away and that their represen
tatives were then just outside wait
ing to deliver the goods. Two black
faced, v/hite-clad lads then came
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I rushing in, carrying kettles, pots,
pans, and alf the other parapherna
lia that goes to make a kitchen shine.
The bride-elect was surrounded as
she read the cards and decided just
what to do with each utensil. In
keeping with the nature of the occas
j ion, the prize for highest score, a
recipe book, having been won by Miss
Bessie Coats, was presented to Miss
Hudson and each guest requested to
write her favorite recipe therein.
| As a close to the happy occasion,
cream and cake was served.
The out-of-town guests were Mrs.
i Wallace Coltrane and the Misses
Grantham, of Dunn.
j Speaking About Tobacco Prices.
The Smithfield tobacco market got
quite a number of boosts yesterday.
Mr. By than Wallace, from near Wil
' son's Mills, said prices are so high he
fears all the money will be paid out
before he can get the balance of his
tobacco ready.
i Mr. A. Creech, of Four Oaks, who
got twenty-five cents a pound for
some tobacco which a few years ago
would have brought only about three
'cents, said he was selling tobacco
higher than he had ever sold any be
fore.
i Mr. W. C. Smith, from the neigh
borhood of Mr. C. S. Powell, said to
bacco was selling high enough to
make men bigoted. He sold a barn of
tobacco not anywhere near his best,
for $287.08.
' Mr. F. C. Burgess, of the Archer
Lodge section, said he got all he want
ed for his tobacco. He brought first
primings which he hoped to get twen
ty-five cents for and it averaged
thirty-three cents.
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Special Services At Trinity.
Special services are planned for
Trinity church at Peacock's Cross
Roads for the third Sunday in Septem
ber. Morning and afternoon services
will be held. The people are expected
to carry dinner and spend the day
there. Rev. Livingston Johnson, of
Raleigh, will aid the pastor, Rev. C.
H. Stevens, jn the services of the day.
For Woman's Club.
Ther;.* will be an entertainment at
the Opera House, on Tuesday evening,
September 11th, for the benefit of the
Woman's Club. There will be panto
mines, music and singing. Admission
25 and 15 cents.
IMPORTANT MEETING TO-NIGHT.
Business Men of To*n Asked to Meet
In Court House to Re-Organize
Chamber of Commerce.
At the Mass Meeting held here on
the night of August 28th, it was de
cided to hold a meeting in the Court
House tonight at 8 o'clock for the pur
pose of re-organizing the Smithfield
Chamber of Commerce.
Every business and professional
man in the town and every man who
is really interested in the town's wel
fare are urged to attend. A chamber
of commerce or some business organi
zation is really essential in making a
live town. Smithfield is already alive,
but the men of the town can make it
"liver." Be at the court house to-night
and help to make an organization that
will count for something.
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j T. G. S. To Open Septembr 17th.
To the Patrons:
i The Turlington Graded School will
open Monday, September 17th.
I There will be an enrollment of all
the High School pupils only at the
school building, Friday morning, Sep
tember 14th, at 10 o'clock. The pur
pose of this enrollment of the High
School pupils is to register each pupil
for the courses he is to pursue during
the year. It is highly important that
every High School pupil be present at
this time for we shall then detcrfhine
the number of books to be ordered by
the dealer and arrange each pupil's
course. We are doing this tljat we may
begin regular work Monday, r.nd also,
to get all books here as quickly as
possible. The price of books has
greatly advanced this year, and if the
dealer is forced to order a larger num
ber of books than is needed, or order
extra copies, the price must necessa
rily be higher.
The co-operation of the parents in
this matter of having their children
' present promptly at the enrollment of
High School pupils and at the open
ing of school will be of advantage,
both to their own children and to the
children of others, and will be appreT
ciated by the school. See that your
children arc present on the first day,
on every day, and on the last day, and
you will have aided them greatly to
ds a good year's work.
H. 13. MARROW,
Superintendent.
A Miscellaneous Shower.
Wednesday morning, Miss Mattie
Hudson, who is to be married on the
12th, was the guest of honor at a
party given by Misses Ava and Irene
Myatt and Mrs. T. R. Hood at the
home of Mrs. Hood. The porch was
attractive with growing vines and
cut flowers. Four tables had been ar
ranged at which the game of "Sweet
hearts" was played. After playing for
about an hour, Miss Myatt and Mrs.
i Wallace" Coltrane served a delicious
salad course. Just about the time the
guests had finished the delightful re
past, little-Miss Ara Hooks came run
( ning from tlje side yard calling every
; body to come and see the rainbow.
Every one followed, and Miss Hud
son, the honoree, was told to go to
the end of the rainbow and she would
find a pot of gold. Sure enough as,
I winding the ribbons, she neared the
end, apparently a pot of gold appear
jed. However upon investigation it
i proved to be a pot full of dainty things
.dear to the heart of a bride. After
admiring the various articles, the
! guests departed wishing the bride
I to-be all success and happiness.
>'egro In Jail On Murder Charge.
At the Southern Railway construc
tion works near Selma last week two
negroes had a dispute which ended se
riously. A negro who gave his name<
aS McKeeter struck the other negr^
with a pick handle, breaking his
skull. The wounded negro was taken
j to a hospital at Raleigh, but lived only
: :i short time. A preliminary trial
was held at Selma, after which Mc
| Keeter, charged with murder, was
[brought to Smithfield and placed in
'jail until court convenes.
Submarine Warfare At a Standstill.
A report from London dated Sep
tember 5th shows that the German
I submarine warfare on British mer
chant ships for the past seven days
has been about on a standstill. Dur
ing the week just closed 20 ships of
more than 1,600 tons were r.unk and
3 under 1,600 tons fell a prey to Ger
man ruthlessncns. The preceding
week 18 over 1,600 tons and 5 under
1,600 went down. The arrivals at
English ports were 2,384, sailings 2,
432. Nine ships were" unsuccessfully
attacked.
Far-Flung Thunder of the Guns.
Tlit guns of FladHers shake houses
in London and shr.ke a throne in Ber
lin. ? Toronto Mail and Empire.
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Mrs. W. H. Sanders, Jr., has return
ed to Norfolk where he is at work.
UNCLE SAM
Says the War Must Go On
The mules must eat; therefore it is
up to you to save all the hay you can
We want to sell you the lightest Draft
Mower on the market
The one that gives universal satisfaction.
Every customer a satisfied one.
Takes less repairs than any Mower sold.
The grass or millet never gets too rank
for this Mower to run smooth.
Austin-Stephenson Co.,
SMITHFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA
Income Tax.
Over the country as a whole indi
viduals paid' more income tax than
did corporations during the past fis
cal year, having contributed $180,
108,340.10 to the receipts of Commis
sioner Osborn's office, while the con
tribution by the corporations was
$179,572,887.86. The income tax con
tributed by individual citizens of
North Carolina footed up $551,189.51.
The factories and other corporations
in the State paid $1,232,609.13 in
corpo income tax. The State of New
York pays by far the largest income
tax, its contribution being more than
double the next largest taxpayer ?
Pennsylvania. The corporation income
tax in the former States was $46,
566,951.90, and individual income tax
$81,495,783.31. North Carolina paid
about three-quarters of a million more
corporation income tax than did South
Carolina. ? Charlotte Observer.
NEW TESTAMENTS AND BIBLES
for sale at The Herald Office.
WOULD SELL ABOUT TEN ACRES
of tract of land one mile north of
the corporate limits of the town
of Smithfield. Purchaser might buy
some other land adjoining this.
Address B. Box 10, Smithfield, N. C.
THE SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Cotton 21
Cotton seed 1.00
Wool 1 20 to 30
Fat Cattle 5 to 6
Eggs 30 to 35
Fat cattle, dressed 11 to 12 Me
Granulatid Sugar 10 to lO'/i
Corn per bushel 1.50 to *1.75
C. R. Sides 26 to 27 Vt
Feed Oats 1.00 to 1.10
Fresh Pork 12'zfc to 15
Hams, per pound 27 to 29
Lard 22V? to 27%
Timothy Hay 1.40 to 1.50
Cheese per pound 35
Butter per pound 80 to 85
Meal 4.75 to 5.00
Flour per sack 6.00 to 6.25
Coffee per pound 18 to 20
Cotton seed meal 2.25 to 2.50
Cotton aeed hull* 1.00
ShipstufT 3.00
Molasses Feed 3.00
Hide#, gTeen 12^4 to 15
DR. J. F. FOSTER
Physician and Surgeon
KENLY, N. C.
Day Phone 26. Nifh Pfeone 4.
When you think of GROCERIES? let your
thoughts turn to
TURNAGE
Smithfield's Leading Grocer
The Best is None Too*Good For OUR Customers !
S. G. l urnage
Smith field, N. C.
The fundamental principles of education are "readin\
'ritin' and 'rithmethic." All of these can be learned more
practically in a BANK BOOK than in any other book.
If your boy has a bank book he is learning what arith
metic is for. It is the practical application of a thing
which teaches it In the most beneficial and lasting way.
If your bov has NOT got a bank account see that he
OPENS one.
Put YOUR money In OUR bank.
We pay 4 per cent Interest on Savings and Time
Deposits.
First National Bank
Smith field, N. C.