Number 22
BISHOP DARLINGTON
TO BE HERE SUNDAY
Smithfield's Handsome and Commo
dious New Methodist Church Will
He Dedicated With the Bishop
Preaching the Dedication Sermon.
Church Free of Debt. Several For
mer Pastors to be Here—New Pipe
Organ Installed During the Year.
An event to which the congregation
of the Methodist church has been
looking forward to for some time will
take place here Sunday when the
handsome new house of worship will
be dedicated to the Lord. The ser
mon will be preached by Bishop U. V.
W. Darlington, of Huntington, West
Virginia. Several of the former pas
tors of the church are expected to be
here at the dedication—Rev. A. S.
Barnes, under whose pastorate the
church was built, Rev. R. B. John,
Rev. J. C. Wooten, Presiding Elder
of the Raleigh District, and Rev. J.
H. Shore, now Presiding Elder of
the Wilmington District. There will
be special music.
The church will be dedicated free
from debt all the necessary funds for
paying for the completion of . the
church having been raised last year,
but for some reason it was not found
practicable to have the dedicatory
exercises until now. The first regu
lar service was held in the new church
July 4, 1914, when a meeting was be
gun, conducted by Rev. J. C. Wooten.
Within the past year the church has
installed a pipe organ.
DUTCH SOLDIERS STRONGLY
GUARD FORMER EMPEROR
William Has Given Assurance That
He Will Not Attempt To Make
Escape.
Amerongen, March 17.—Reinforce
ment of the Dutch guard at Von Ben
tinck castle, which since the middle
ages has been protected by moats and
drawbridges, has made the former
German emperor’s refuge a veritable
prison fortress, capable of defense
even in the unexpected event of an
attack by aiders desiring to free the
exile.
The castle is situated in 'a big
square. The four sides are posted,
while two of them have additional
walls. The latter two sides are on
the public road and on the other two
sides, which have no walls, are pri
vate paths belonging to ihe Von Ren
ticks. Constables and military police
patrol the roads with loaded rifles
night and day.
To the right of the main entrance
is a small building in which rest re
inforcements. Here sentries are on
guard. Behind this main gateway, a
distance of 130 yards, is another gate,
barring the inner driveway to the
drawbridge. More sentries are sta
tioned here. Still further on, where
the road bends at yet another gate,
there is also a guard. Then turning
to the right a driveway leads tc the
terrace on which ihe castle stands
Police patrol this terrace.
At the rear of the castle there is
a garden, then a moat and then a pri
vate pathway on the dike, and this is
constantly T,atro.md. Beyond the dike
is a meadow crossed by ditches and
hedges, and in the meadow are pa
trols who are particularly warned to
guard against the landing of airplanes
there. Only the Bentick family and
the former emperor’s few servants
have permision to enter the castle.
Enthusiasm for Gardner in Buncombe
Asheville, March 15.—With a large
attendance of democrats from every
section, all enthusiastic and deeply in
terested and determined to win, the
Buncombe County “Gardner for Gov
ernor” club was organized in Ashe
ville Saturday. The club starts off
with 1667 members and the leaders
say that many more will be enrolled.
Among the members of the “Gard
ner for Governor” club are men from
every walk of life. Leading financi
ers, attorneys, physicians, other pro
fessional men, business men and work
ers of every craft are enthusiastic for
Gardner in Asheville and Buncombe
county.
Mr. Alonzo E. Glenn, school at
tendance and probation officer of Ral
eigh, was elected chief of police Wed
nesday to succeed Chief C. B. Bar
bour, who recently resigned.
BISHOP U. V. W. DARLINGTON
Bishop U. V. W. Darlington, who
will preach the dedicatory sermon at
the M. E. Church Sunday morning,
was born in Shelby county, Kentucky,
August 3rd, 1870. He was educated
at the common schools in his native
state and at Kentucky Wesleyan Col
lege. He was licensed to preach at
the a£e of eighteen and joined the
Kentucky Conference in 1896. Since
then he served churches in Kentucky
and West Virginia. At the time of
his election to the Episcopacy, he was
president of Morris-Harvey College,
at Barboursville, West Virginia.
CLAYTON NEWS.
Clayton, March 17.—Mrs. R. H.
Garrison of Raleigh is spending this
week with Mrs. John S. Barnes.
Misses Aldine O’Neil and Barbara
Gulley spent Tuesday afternoon in
Raleigh.
Miss Josie Rand of Raleigh was
the guest of Mrs. Joe Turley for the
past week end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Dwight Barbour
returned Monday from New York
where they spent a week.
Mr. P. A. Wallace left yesterday
for New York to buy goods for the
firm of A. Horne & Son.
Mr. and Mrs. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs.
Saficton left Tuesday for their new
hoftie at Fayetteville. Dawson and
Sancton have been in the jewelry
business here for some time but now
have moved their stock of goods to
Fayetteville. We hope them much
success.
Miss Alma Hall went to Raleigh
Tuesday afternoon.
Taylor’s millinery shop is being
moved to the store formerly occupied
by Dawson & Sancton.
Mrs. Charlie Horne is spending this
week in New York.
The Ladies Aid are serving dinner
and supper at the Poole Hotel this
week.
Mrs. Thurman Smith and Miss Hil
dred Harris spent Monday afternoon
in Raleigh shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hoyle who have
been living with Mr. and Mrs. Miller
White are moving to the house on
O’Neil street where Mr. and Mrs.
Dawson lived.
Mr. Leaman Barnes who has been
ill with influenza is very much im
proved.
Mr. N. R. Poole has resigned as
postmaster here, his resignation to
take effect March 31st, 1920. It is
not known yet who will succeed him.
Miss Mary Williams of Meredith
College spent the week end here with
parents.
Mr. Foy Thompson of Princeton
was here for a few' hours Monday.
Mrs. Bennette Nooe, Jr. and daugh
ter Mary Carter Nooe spent last week
in Charlotte.
The Y. W. A. held its regular meet
ing at the home of Miss Thelma Bar
bour Tuesday afternoon at four o’
clock.
The Halycon Club will hold its reg
ular meeting with Mrs. A. Sam White
this afternoon at three o’clock. Mrs.
Thurman Smith has charge of the pro
gram which will doubtless prove very
interesting.
The Horse and the Motor.
Even though it may be true that the
motor-driven vehicle has begun to put
the farm horse “on the run”, there is
no evidence that he has developed
much speed,' and his total value still
compares favorably with other classes
of farm animals. On January 1, 1920,
the Bureau of Crop Estimates of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture estimated that total value of
horses on farms in this country at
$1,993,000,000, or just a little below
the value of milk cows, which was $2,
022,000,000.
NEW GERMAN HEAD
HAS SHORT RULE
Retirement of Chancellor Kapp Loos
es Bolshevist Danger On Shattered
Germany.—Berlin Has No Water
For Drinking Purposes and Short
Supply of Food.
Berlin, March 17.—Wolfgang Kapp
has fled Berlin, leaving the chancel
lory in an automobile at 6 o’clock this
evening.
It is stated that the communists
are constructing barricades at many
places in the northern and northeast
ern sections of the city.
The leaders of the general strike
have issued a proclamation, saying:
“The general strike of the railway
men has been completely successful
and, therefore, it is suspended forth
with.
Berlin, March 17.—After holding
the reins of power for less than five
days, Dr. Wolfgang Kppp, the self
appointed chancellor and director, has
retired from office, and an official
communication explained that the
chancellor considered his mission ful
filled wffien the old government de
cided to meet the most essential de
mands addressed to it. He was also
moved to this action by the extreme
necessity of the fatherland, which de
manded union against the dangers of
bolshevism.
The official communique announc
ing the resignation of Chancellor
Kapp, endeavors to give a patriotic
aspect to his withdrawal. It says:
“The Bauer government having vol
untarily decided to fulfill the most es
sential political demands addressed
to it, the rejection of which on Sat
urday led to the establishment of the
Kapp government, Chancellor Kapp
considers his mission fulfilled and re
tires, resigning the executive power
again into the hands of the military
commander-in-chief.
“In this he is moved by the convic
tion of the extreme necessity of the
fatherland, which demands solid un
ion of all against the annihilating
danger of bolshevism.”
In Honor of Miss Anderson.
One of the most interesting parties
of the week was the miscellaneous
shower given by Mrs. J. G. Anderson
during the past week, in honor of
Miss Augusta Anderson, whose mar
riage to Dr. W. T. Martin takes place
this morning. The lower floor of the
house was thrown together and the
rooms were artistically decorated
with sprays of asparagus ferns and
pink carnations, in tall cut glass vas
es. Several games were played dur
ing the afternoon and Miss Anderson
was presented with many lovely gifts.
An ice course and mints were served
carrying out the pink and green col
or scheme. Mrs. Anderson wras as
sisted in serving by Mrs. J. J. Gentry,
Mrs. W. B. Howard, Mrs. W. T. Hall
and Miss Kelly Alexander. Fifty or
more guests called during the after
noon.—Asheville Citizen, 17th.
Several dinner parties have been
given in Asheville in honor of Miss
Anderson, and a floating reception
was given Tuesday evening from 8
to 10:30. The bride’s cake was cut
and punch was served.
NOTES FROM MEADOW.
The flu situation is much better.
The school has reopened and most of
the children are back in school.
The boys and girls basket ball
teams both lost a game Friday after
noon to the Newton Grove teams.
Miss Lula Cook teacher in the
school, is spending the week at her
home in Godwin recovering from an*
attack of flu.
Miss Mary Williams and Miss Bes
sie West spent the day Saturday in
Smithfield shopping.
The teachers of the school spent a
very enjoyable week end at the home
of Mr. Pious Johnson.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
R. P. Hudson was buried Sunday.
The community is expecting mov
ing pictures at the school house again
Saturday night. It has been quite a
while since they have been shown here
on account of the flu.
Mr. Carter Barefoot motored to
Dunn Sunday night.
Miss Lillian Mashburn is teaching
in the place of Miss Cooke who is
away on account of sickness.
Benson, R. 2.
NEW PLANS FOR
TREATY REJECTED
Irreconcilables Join Democrats In Vot
ing Down Latest Republican Pro
posal—Make Quick Work In Get
ting Rid of It.
Washington, March 17.—The Re
publican Irreconcilables, combining
with the Democrats, overturned on
i the Senate floor today the plan of Re
publican leaders to attach to the
peace treaty a general declaration of
American policy toward future Euro
pean wars.
The declaratory reservation, which
would pledge the United States to re
gard with "grave concern” any threat
to Europe’s peace or freedom, was
voted down 25 to 39, after the irrec
oncilables had tried in vain to amend
it. Intended as an offset, to the res
ervation denying the obligation of
Article Ten, the proposal had been ex
pected by the Republican leaders to
attract many Democratic votes, but
on the roll call, only two Senators
on the Democratic side supported it.
Disposition of the reservation was
regarded as clearing up the last doubt
ful issue of the treaty fight, and the
leaders immediately made plans to
bring a vote on ratification by Friday.
By unanimous consent it was agreed
to limit speeches on all other pending
reservations to fifteen minutes, and
to continue tomorrow’s session into
the evening, if necessary to put the
ratification resolution into final form.
About a dozen reservations remain to
be voted on, but it generally is con
ceded that none of them will be adopt
ed.—Associated Press.
SELMA NEWS NOTES.
Selma, March 19.—Mrs. Lacy Hope,
of Georgia, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Geo. D. Vick.
Mrs. C. J. Joyner spent the week
end with her sister in Goldsboro.
Mrs. R. B. Carrington of Richmond,
Va., and Mrs. J. C. Scarborough of
Goldsboro are visiting Mrs. R. J.
Noble.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Oliver of near
Garland, N. C., spent the week end
with relatives in the city.
Messrs. J. W. Short and C. P. Har
per arrived Sunday morning from a
week’s stay in Florida and Cuba.
Mr. R. L. Ray visited Mr. Jno. A.
Mitchiner in Miami, Florida, last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Joyner’s new
home on Anderson street is about
completed and they plan to move into
it about the 1st of April.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ray spent Sun
day afternoon in the city of Pine
Level.
Master W. B. Oliver of Pine Level
spent Sunday in the city the guest of
Mr. Edwin Raines.
Mr. L. D. Debnam is remodeling the
building on the right of the municipal
building where he plans to install a
modern garage in the immediate fu
ture.
The Selma Junior basket ball team
added another to its long string of
victories Monday afternoon when they
beat Clayton on the latter’s court by
the score of 12 to 9 in a very interest
ing game, abounding in thrills and
spectacular playing.
The students of the high school who
are competing for berths on the de
bating teams are hard at work pre
paring for the preliminary Friday
evening when they will “explode”
their argumentative ability. Four
speakers will be chosen from this
number to debate Smithfield and Clay
ton on the night of April 9th. The
finals will be staged in Chapel Hill
April 24-26.
The Rev. O. L. Stringfield, founder
of Meredith College and grand old
man, delivered the sermon at the Bap
tist church Sunday morning and at
the Methodist church Sunday night.
He was invited to talk to the school
Monday morning which he gladly con
sented to do. Rev. Stringfield talked
on the three words, “Come, Lean, and
Rest.” He gave the students much
advice which he was capable of doing.
The students hated to see him take his
seat at the completion of his message,
because he was such an interesting
and impressive speaker. Though an
old man in years he is a youth in
mind.
Master Winfield Talton and sister,
Velma, gave a delightful birthday
oarty to a host of young friends Tues
day night at their home on Sharp
street. After several interesting
games were played the guests were
ushered into the dining room where
REV. S. A. COTTON
Rev. S. A. Cotton is serving' his
fourth year as pastor of Smithfiehi
Centenary Methodist church. His
work here has been successful, a part
of which includes paying off the debt
on the church. He led his people
“over the top” in the Centenary drive
also, the church subscribing more
than its quota.
MICRO NEWS.
We extend to Mrs. J. I. Blackman
our heartfelt sympathy in the recent
suffering and death of her husband.
Mr. Blackman had been a sufferer for
many months, therefore his death was
not altogether unexpected by friends
and relatives.
We are very glad to know that Mr.
Noah Creech of the firm of Roberts,
Corbett and Woodard is able to be
out again after a very severe case of
influenza-pneumonia. We hope to
have him back with us soon.
Mr. Earnest Pierce of Spring Hope
spent last Sunday with relatives and
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pulghum spent
last Sunday at the home of Mr. Ful
ghum’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Fulghum.
On account of the failing health of
his wife, Mr. J. H. Broadwell has re
signed his position as teacher of
Brown school.
Mr. Floyd Wellons has resigned his
position with the Citizens Bank to
take up garage business at Princeton.
Miss Velia Collier has accepted a
position in the store of Mr. R. C.
Pierce.'
We urge the people of our commu
nity who have heretofore attended no
Sunday school to come next Sunday
and join in with any denomination
you may choose and help us build up
the Sunday schools of our town. You
need the Sunday school and the Sun
day school needs you.
Mrs. G. Y. Jones is spending this
week with her sister Mrs. R. Q. Pierce.
Micro, Mar. 17.
Ex-Mayor Higgins Dies.
Goldsboro, March 17.—John R. Hig
gins, ex-mayor of Goldsboro, which
position he filled for a series of suc
cessive terms, died at Lis home here
today, following a brief illness, aged
57 years. He is survived by three
brothers, Messrs. Arthur, of Texas;
Henry and Samuel Higgins, of Smith
field, and one sister, Mrs. W. I). Dud
ley, of Comfort. The funeral will be
held from the home tomorrow after
noon at 4 o’clock, conductor! by Rev.
G. T. Adams and Rey. P. McIntyre.
Mr. Higgins was a member of several
fraternal orders of Goldsbo-o, and
was well known throughout the state.
For a number of years he was engag
ed in the theatrical business here.—
News and Observer.
they were served gelatine with cakes,
besides candy and apples. Those en
joying Winfield’s and Velma’s hospi
tality, were Misses Lota and Bertha
Creech, Mabel McDade, Mary Jones,
Ora May Townsend, Breattie and
Ethel Corbitt, Jessie Gurley, Marion
and Grace Reynolds, Ida Mae Whit
ley, Sadie Deans, Lena Talton, Thel
ma Holland, Gladys Holland, Clarine
Poole, Mozelle Stallings, Thelma Ea
som, Louise Howell, Ethel Richardson
and Vara Blackman; Messrs. Carter
Poole, Glenn and Norman Terrell,
Glenwood Brown, Floyd and Erles
Lee, Willie Howell, Carleigh Town
send, John and Thomas Ray, Edwin
Rains, Leon Ricks, and James Creech.
After numerous games had been in
dulged in the guests left declaring
they had spent a most enjoyable ev
ening and wishing the host and hostess
many more birthdays in the future.
NEW TRIAL DENIED
HALES AND OTHERS
Supreme Court Has Filed an Opinion
Declaring no Error in the Verdict
Which Declared Jesse Hales, Spain
Bailey, J. W. Stancil and J. H.
Evans Guilty of Second Degree
Murder and Sentenced by Judge
Kerr to Twenty Years in the Pen.
The Supreme Court of North Caro
lina Wednesday filed an opinion de
nying a new trial to Spain Bailey,
Jesse Hales, J. W. Stancil and J. H.
Evans who were convicted in Johns
ton County Superior court last June
before Judge Kerr and sentenced to
twenty years in the penitentiary for
second degree murder.
The readers of The Herald will re
member that this is the case which
attracted considerable attention on
account of the killing of Deputy
Sheriff J. Alf Wall when he went to
a blockade still to cut it up last May.
He was fired on and fatally shot, dy
ing later. The four men named above
were arrested and lodged in jail. A
special term of court was called to
hear their trial. Strong and able
counsel was employed on both sides
and the trial was one of the hardest
fought which has been on the docket
in Johnston county for several years.
They were found guilty of murder 'n
the second degree and given a term
of twenty years in the penitentiary.
They took an appeal to the Supreme
court which declares no error. It
means that they will have to serve
the sentence imposed on them by the
court.
The Solicitor was ably assisted in
the prosecution by Messrs. Abell &
Ward and Mr. S. S. Holt of Smith
field. The defense was represented by
Messrs. J. H. Pou and Charles U. Har
ris, of Raleigh; J. E .Woodard and
W. A. Finch of Wilson; Judge
Robinson, of Goldsboro, and Messrs.
Wellons & Wellons of Smithfield, and
W. J. Hooks, of Kenly.
PRINCETON AND BOON HILL.
Princeton, March 17.—Miss Maud
Isley, one of the young lady teachers
in the graded school has been very
sick with flu for the last week. She
is improving rapidly. Dr. W. L. Isley,
a prominent physician at Burlington
and father of Miss Isley, was here
two days during the week.
Miss Vitus Nicholson has returned
from Graham where she went to spend
a few days with a sister who was sick
with flu.
Mr. Lovett Mitchell is very sick at
his home in town. He has been very
feeble for the past few years, being
partially paralyzed.
The friends of Mrs. John R. How
ell will be glad to know that she is
improving slowly. She has had a very
severe case of flu for several weeks,
and the stork visited her home a few
flays ago and left a fine little baby.
Mother and baby are now doing nice
ly
Miss Vivian Hastings has been sick
for several days but is out again.
Mr. Van Talton is out once more,
after being housed up with small pox
for the last several weeks.
Mr. W. I. Pearce has been very sick
for several weeks having had a re
laps<^ from the flu. He is improving
very slowly.
Mr. Clarence Godwin from Raleigh
has been in town a couple, of days
this week.
Mr. J. M. Beaty of Smithfield was in
towm this week shaking hands with
his many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cox from
Bentonville were visitors in town the
past week.
One man caught one hundred and
seventy five gizzard and hickory shad
in Mill Creek near Neuse River last
Friday night.
A good many farmers around here
are preparing a prize acre which they
f^oing to plant in corn. There are
also a few farmers who are going to
try one acre in sweet potatoes just
to know how many bushels can be
made when you really try.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hood, of Smith
field were visitors in town, the guests
of Dr. and Mrs. Stevens last Friday.
Influenza Not So Deadly.
The influenza epidemic which swept
the country last year and this was
not so deadly this year. There were
fewer cases by 50,000 and deaths
were fewer by 90 per cent. Physi
cians look for recurrence next year
but not in a virile form.