VOLUME 39
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1920.
Number 65.
FIRE AT ELMHURST FARM
Mr. W. D. Avera’s Pack House
And Contents Destroyed
Tuesday Night.
Tuesday night at 12:30 a big: fire
had its own way at Elmhurst Farm,
home of Mr. W. D. Avera, about three
and a half miles west of Smithfield.
It destroyed a large pack house and
vehicle shed and nine barns of to
bacco, one Ford Sedan automobile, a
bout two tons nitrate of soda, several
tons of guano, two buggies, cne car
riage and a number of farm imple
ments, amounting in all to thirteen or
fourteen tllousand dollars. A truck
and one, plow are the only things
that were saved. There was fifeteen
hundred dollars insurance on the
building. Nothing else insured.
Messrs. Spencer A. Moore and C. J.
Barbour, tenants on Mr. Avera’s
place, each have seven acres of tobac
-co this year and most of their crop
was in the pack house. Mr. Moore
had one and a half barns tobacco not
yet cured. Mr. Barbour had one bam
not cured and one bam in Smithfield.
Besides this they all the tobacco they
raised. The loss falls very heavy on
them.
BENTONVTLLE NEWS
October 7th. Well, what? Why,
the Mill Creek Fair.
Master William Cole, of Wilming
ton is visiting relatives in this sec
tion.
Little Miss Hazel Lee returned home
Thursday after spending several days
in Smithfield with her aunt, Mrs. E.
C. Narron.
Mr. H. V. Rose of Smithfield was a
visitor in this section Saturday.
Mr. Green Flowers made.# business
trip to Buies Creek Saturday.
A week’s revival is billed to begin
at Ebenezer M. E. church on the third
Sunday in September.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Casey of
Mount Olive spent the week end with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Beasley.
Miss Lillie Lewis of Clinton is
spending some time in these parts,
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. San
derson.
Mr. H. W. Rhodes went to Rich
mond, Va., last week and returned
with a new Ford.
Mr. Howard Beasley and family of
Lumberton were in our section last
week. Mrs. Beasley and children are
staying over while Mr. Beasley goes
to West Virginia in the interest of
coal trade this fall and winter.
Mr. J. H. Sanderson of Smithfield
was a visitor in our section Sunday.
Mr. Rufus Britt, of Florida arrived
in our section last week to spend a
few days with relatives and friends.
After a month’s vacation the next
Community Service at Mill Creek will
be on Monday night, August the 30th.
Mr. Ed Stevens had the misfortune
to lose a tobacco barn Saturday morn
ing with about 700 sticks of his best
tobacco.
Mrs. Mattie Stephenson and child
ren of McCullers are spending a few
days in our town with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Beasley.
On account of bad rainy weather
our farmer folks have not successful
ly saved their fodder. Some have lost
it while pulled, while some is drying
on the stalk.
We are glad to note Mr. James H.
Lee is improving since he has been
confined to his home for about two
weeks.
Bentonville, Aug. 25.
Charley Hodges, Smithfield’s well
known hack driver, has just bought
a new rubber tire bus for his livery
business. He is better able to meet
the wants of his customers and
friends. He wants everybody to
know that he meets all trains day or
might. Special attention given to
women and children. Charlie has
been hack driver in Smithfield for 39
years and is personally known by
most of the traveling public who vis
it Smithfield. He began driving a
hack here five years before the At
lantic Coast Lime was built through
here. For a great many years he
drove to Selma twice daily to meet
the Southern trains. Charley is get
ting along in years, but he is just as
willing to serve his friends and cus
tomers as ever and he has the best
looking team he has ever had. He
says he doesn’t owe a dollar om his
turn-out, that he has made and saved
^enough money to build a home and
-pay as he goes.
PRINCETON — BOON HILL
Mr. John Edwards and Wife
Celebrated Annual Reunion
Last Saturday
Princeton, Aug. 25.—Miss Bessie
Howell and Miss Myrtle Snipes, two
of our graded school girls, have gone
to Smithfield to attend the teachers
summer school.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Armeat from
Goldsboro were visitors in town Sun
day evening.
Miss Annie L. Warrick was mar
ried to Mr. David J. Vinson by Rev.
W. G. Farrar at the Methodist parson
age here Saturday night. The couple
claimed to be from Goldsboro.
Doit Hinton was kicked by a mule
Friday evening. It was first thought
that his jaw bone was broken, but al
though a very painful wound he is im
proving slowly.
Some unknown person stole a mule
and buggy here Sunday night and
Monday the mule was found tied to
a sign post near Goldsboro. Mule
and buggy belonged to Mr. E. L.
Lynch.
Sunday night an attempt was made
to burglarize E. A. Holt’s store. The
parties who attempted the job were
riding in a big car. They drove the
car in the centre of the street with
the headlights shining in the front
of the store. This furnished them a
good light. They first broke out the
big plate glass in the show window
and the noise of this crash caused a
resident to turn on his electric lights
which were near the store. The rob
bers jumped in their car and bifrnt
the wind toward Goldsboro. This was
at 2 o’clock Monday morning. This
is the third time that robbers have
broken out this glass front and they
cost nearly a hundred dollars each,
and no effort has been made to stop
the gang of Gypsy-Syrians from
roaming the country day and night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Edwards
celebrated their annual reunion on
Saturday, August 21, at their home
near town. There were 55 children
and grandchildren present, and 45 rel
atives and friends of the family. Rev.
Mr. Gardner was among the number
and gave them a feast in a religious
way. As usual on this occasion there
was a bountiful supply of all things
good to eat, and every one present
could not but enjoy the day. The old
gentleman is now 71 years old, and
his good wife is 67, and they are en
joying excellent health for their age.
They are hard workers and have al
ways been. They sleep at home and
board at the same place, and there
has never been a day but what there
was always something good to eat in
the pantry at this good home. If all
the people in the country were like
this couple there would not be any
jail or court house in the United
States. There would be no use for
them. Every person would be living
an honest and upright life. The Lord
has wonderfully blessed them with
good health and children, and a good
ly portion of this world’s goods, and
we pray that they may live many
years to enjoy the fruits of their la
bors.
Mr. Clifton Holt and wife, Mr. Carl
Grantham and wife, Mr. B. N. Hinton
and wife and about 75 others from
around this section went down to Wil
mington and Wrightsville Beach last
Sunday.
Surprise Marriage at Asheville
News has been received here of the
marriage of Mrs. Margaret Roberts
Pou, formerly of Washington City,
but now of Smithfield, and Mr. Ken
neth Raynor Ellington, of Clayton,
which took place at Trinity Episcopal
church, Asheville, Tuesday afternoon.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Willis Clark, the rector of the church.
The invited guests were Miss Elsie
Alexander, Mr. Lester Chapman and
Mr. Gerald Cowan, all of Asheville.
Mr. Robert Winston, of Raleigh, was
best man. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Ellington left
for a wedding tour, after which they
will make their home in Pittsburg,
Pa. Mrs. Ellington has many friends
in Washington and North Carolina
who will learn of her marriage with
interest. Mr. Ellington is a young
lawyer and a graduate of the Univer
sity of North Carolina where he is a
member of the Kappa Alpha fraterni
ty. He served with the marine avia
tion corps in the world war. He is a
brother of Mr. Hunter Ellington of
Smithfield.
LYNCHING NEAR GRAHAM
Negro Taken from Sheriff by
Mob.—Had Assaulted A
6-Year-Old Girl
North Carolina has had another
lynching. As much as the best citi
zens of the State deplore lynchings
they are going to take place about
as often as some brute of a negro out
rages women and girls. A negro,
John Jeffress, about ten o’clock Wed
nesday morning outraged a six year
old girl near her home near Elon Col
lege. The child cried and her mother
heard her cry, and screamed. A posse
was soon formed and the negro was
sought and soon found hiding in some
honeysuckle vines near the railway
Station in Graham. He was lodged in
jail by Sheriff Story. Superior Court
was in session and Judge Allen had
everything in readiness £o arraign
him for trial Wednesday afternoon at
three o’clock. The negro was sent
for. Sheriff Story and several depu
ties went to the jail for him, but nev
er got him to the court room. As
soon as they left the jail a crowd es
timated to be from ten to forty men
surrounded the Sheriff and his party
and took the negro away, carried him
to the woods near by and killed him.
It was all done so suddenly that the
officers and others failed to follow
the lynching party. Graham was re
ported quiet Wednesday night. The
courts are too slow as a rule in deal
ing with such criminals, and too of
ten the case ends like the Alamance
County affair.
Remains of Soldier Buried at Micro.
Micro, N. C., Aug. 24.—Following
from Washington, D. C., August 23,
to Mrs. Cecelia Pittman: “Remains
of Private Ephriam Pittman will ar
rive at Micro, August 24, midnight
train 85.” Burial will take place at
home of his mother at 3 o’clock Wed
nesday afternoon.—News and Obserr
ver.
Private Pittman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Pittman, entered the ser
vice of the army at the age of 22.
He \yas sent to Camp Jackson March
18, 1918 and assigned to Company B.
105th Engineers. Later transferred
to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Mills,
Long Island whence he sailed for
France.
Private Pittman went to Europe
during the latter part of the summer
of 1918, but never reached the firing
lines. We understand that he died
in England of pneumonia following
an attack of influenza. His father,
Mr. E. F. Pittman, died several years
ago.
Revival Meeting at New Light Church
There will begin a series of meet
ings at the New Light Advent church
in Smithfield Sunday, August 29, at
eleven o’clock. Elder Geo. Lance, of
Mount Olive, will conduct the ser
vices, assisted by others. The public
is cordially invited.—H. L. Sellers,
Clerk.
Preaching Services.
On account of my absence from the
field the fourth Sunday, I will fill the
fourth Sunday appointments next
Sunday, August 29th, at the follow
ing places. Benson at 11:00 o’clock;
Jemigan school house at 3:30 o’clock,
and Alaska at 8:30 P. M. A very
cordial invitation is extended to the
public to attend the services.—A. T.
Lassiter.
New Map of Johnston County.
Durimg the past few weeks Mr.
Clyde Fore, of the firm of Lore &
Fore, civil engineers, has been busy
making a map of Johnston county.
He has now a few copies completed.
This map shows on the streams,
creeks and rivers, the township lines,
the roads and highways, the towns
and villages, and other information.
It is a good piece of work and one
that is badly needed in Johnston.
Tourists passing through the county
often want a map of the county, and
can’t get it. Mr. Fore is making a
few of these maps for the County
Superintendent of Schools and on each
of these he is putting all the school
houses in the county in red. If any
person who reads The Herald wants
a copy of this map if he will write us
we will see Mr. Fore for him. The
price of the map will not be very high.
LIVE ITEMS FROM KENLY
The News of The Week Told in
Brief—Both Personal and
Otherwise.
Kenly, Aug. 25.—Mrs. E. C. Durby
and children are expected to arrive
from Burlington today to be the
guests of Mrs. R. A. Turlington.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. White returned
home Friday after spending several
days in Norfolk, Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Mrs. Mary Chase has recently re
turned from New York City where
she went to purchase fall millinery
and will be located at Lamar, S. C.,
during the fall and winter. She is at
present the guest of Mrs. J. W. Dar
den.
Mrs. H. M. Grizzard underwent an
operation at the Moore-Herring Hos
pital, Wilson, Tuesday and it is re
ported that she is doing nicely. It is
hoped she will soon recover and he at
home to her friends again.
Miss Annie Aycock has been away
for several days at Baltimore pur
chasing her new fall and winter milli
nery goods, has returned.
Mrs. W. T. Bailey and Miss Janie
McNeil are on a business trip to Bal
timore for a few days.
Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Turlington at
tended the Falcon Camp meeting last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Tiner returned
from Louisburg Saturday- where they
spent a week with relatives and
friends. They also visited friends in
Wake Forest while away.
Mrs. H. F. Edgerton and daughter
Miss Inez, visited friends in Smith
field Wednesday. .
Quite a number of out-of-town
guests were here last Friday to attend
the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. H. F. Edgerton.
• BROGDEN NEWS
Mr. Willie Hill underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis Saturday at the
Goldsboro hospital.
Misses Elva Woodall and Nellie
Hill, of Sanders Chapel, and Lillie
Wrenn, of Smithfield, spent the week
end with Miss Lela Creech.
Miss Beatrice Gardner spent the
week end ini Smithfield with $er cous
in, Mrs. W. C. Gardner.
Messrs. William Godwin, Dwight
Johnson and Thel Hooks of Smithfield
were in our community Sunday af
ternoon.
Mr. Herman Owens returned to his
home in Fountain Thursday after
spending several days with his uncle,
Mr. J. B. Gardner and family.
Mrs. Taylor, of Goldsboro spent a
few days last week in the commuaity
with relatives.
Miss Lela Creech is attending the
Teachers Meeting in Smithfield.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gardner and
little son Fred spent a short while
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Gardner.
Misses Lillie Wrenn and Lela
Creech, of Smithfield, motored out to
the home of Miss Creech Tuesday ev
ening.
Mr. Grady Peterson of Clinton spent
a short while Wednesday at the home
of Mr. J. R. Creech.
Miss Lela Creech entertained a few
of her friends last Saturday evening
in honor of her week end guests Miss
es Lillie Wrenn, Elva Woodall and
Nellie Hill. Games, watermelons and
music oa the victrola and piano were
enjoyed during the evening. Those
enjoying Miss Creech’s hospitality
were: Misses Lillie Wrenn, Margaret
and Elva Woodall, Sarah Hill, Lela
Talton, Nellie Hill, Elsie Mae and Inez
Gardner, aad Bruce Jones, and Messrs
and Ruffin Hill, Madison and Ros
coe Strickland, Joseph Royal and Al
bert Bizzell.
Smithfield, R. 2.
Services at Episcopal Church
The regular services will be held
at the Episcopal church Sunday morn
ing and night by the rector, Rev. H.
S. Hartzell. The subject for the
morning service will be: “What
Makes a Christian?” Subject for
evening: “The Features of Our Age.”
Public invited.
The Legislature Adjourned.
The Legislature having completed
its labors has adjourned. Or that
was the program as published in yes
terday morning’s News and Observer.
NEWS ITEMS — ANTIOCH
Local and Personal Items Of
Interest Gleaned During
The Week.
Mr. Billie Talton , of Raleigh spent
some time with relatives in this sec
tion.
Messrs. Richard Finwell and Alvin
Stancil spent Saturday night £t the
home of Mr. J. L. Davis.
Miss Mamie Hocutt visited at the
home of Mr. Brosie Hocutt Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hocutt spent
Sunday afternoon in Smithfield.
Some of our people attended the
show at Selma Monday and reported
a big show.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Spencer from
near Creech’s spent Sunday with
their brother, Mr. J. H. Spencer.
Misses Mamie Boykin and Agnes
Stancil and Mr. Bluford Edwards were
visitors at the Sunday School Sunday
morning.
Mr. J. 0. Johnson and family vis
ited at the home of Mr. T. R. Atkinson
last week-end.
Messrs. J. H. Hocutt and Orice
Johnson spent a few hours with
friends near Middlesex last Sunday.
Last Saturday afternoon Miss
Mamie Boykin delightfully entertain
ed a number of her friends in honor
of ^ guests, Misses Agnes and
Eli^Hlh Stancil. At 6:30 a sumpt
uous supper of barbecue and other de
licious viands was served. After sup
per was over Messrs. Pinwell and
Stancil entertained the crowd with
some very fine selections of music
which was highly appreciated and
enjoyed by those present
Mr. Charles Kemp and family of
Middlesex spent Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Nancy O’neal.
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Narron visited
relatives in and around Pine Level
Sunday.
Mr. A. A. Narron of Pine Level,
visited his parnts, Mr. and Mrs. W.
G. Narron Sunday.
Mr. H. H. Creech has recently
moved his family to Wendell, which
place they will make their future
home. We wish them mueh success
in their new home.
Quite a surprise to their many
friends was the marriage of Mr. P.
C. Narron and Miss Blcnnie Lee which
took place Saturday afternoon at
Emit. The ceremony was performed
by Mr. Costa Hocutt, Justice of the
Peace, in the presence of only a few
of the most intimate friends. After
the marriage vows were spoken the
happy party motored to Raleigh and
spent a short time after which they
returned to the home of the groom
where a sumptuous supper was a
waiting them. Mr. Narron is a
son of Mr. W. G. Narron and is a
rising young farmer cf this commun
ity. While the bride is the beauti
ful and accomplished daughter of Mr.
J. A. Lee, of the Emit section. May
they have a long life of wedded bliss
is the wish of the writer.
Middlesex Route 3, Aug. 18th.
STATE NEWS
North Wilkes
populatkm of
The population of
boro is 2,363. The
Wilkesboro is 814. ' T
The Asheville Board of Trade has
written to the legislature asking that
body to pass a law making the larce
ny of automobiles a felony.
The Hickory Overall Company is
planning to begin operation of a shirt
factory in Hickory about September
1. The capacity will be 500 shirrts
daily.
The American Legion, Department
of North Carolina, consisting of 112
posts and 6,000 ex-service men, will
hold its second annual State Conven
tion in Wilmington, September 3rd
and 4th. ’
Vance A rant, of Charlotte, in an
attempt to cross the Seaboard track
in Paw Creek Township, was struck
by a train and the Ford car demolish
ed and he was killed instantly.
A quarter million pounds tobacco
has been sold on the Lumberton mar
ket to date. The prices on the open
ing of the market ranged slightly a
bove the prices a year ago, but have
gradually increased and at present
are highly satisfactory.
Dr. R. H. W. Leak, noted colored
preacher, died in Raleigh Tuesday.
He was at one time manager of the
A. M. E. Church Book Concern, and
Dublisher of the Chrisitian Recorder,
of Philadelphia. He was a leader of
his people for good and the founder of
Kittrell College.
TEACHERS SUMMER SCHOL,
Opened Here Last Monday—
Several in Attendance—
Continue 6 Weeks.
A normal school for teachers was
opened at the Turlington Graded
School building on Monday of Ada
week and will continue for a period
of six weeks. In charge as instruct
ors of the school are Miss Mary E.
Wells, Supervisor Rural Schools o£
Johnston county; Miss Bessie Mor
gan, Director Primary Grades. Pem
broke, and Miss Mary Matthews, vf
Charlotte.
Methods in teaching the primary
and elementary grades are being
demonstrated. Miss Wells states that
teachers entering later than Wednes
day, August 25th, cannot receive sum
mer school credit from the State De
partment of Education. Up to that
date seventeen teachers had entered.
Those in attendance are: Mrs. John
Blackman, Misses Eva Mae Ennis,
Blonza Holland, China Stephenson.
Rosa Vann, Clyde Hocutt, Anna Lon
Honeycutt, Ethel Dupree, Myrtle
Snypes, Prilla Gilbert, Anna Parker.
Bessie Howell, Alice Grice, Mrs. Beu
lah Leeson, Messrs. G. H. Wheeler,
A. E. Surles, and D. M. Bizzell.
HATCHER’S NEWS
Mrs. J. L. Hatcher and daughters,
Elanor, Charollet, Brown and Eliza
Mosley of Dunn are spending this
week with relatives in community.
Mr. Harvey Parker and sister Mag*
gie spent Saturday night at the home
of Mr. W. H. Browns.
Miss Pauline Womack of Cary has
returned home after spending several
days with Misses Minnie amd Mamie
and Nannie Bailey.
Rev. E. C. Murray filled his regular
appointment at Fairview Sunday.
Mr. Adolphis Brown of Selma spent
the week end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Brown.
We are glad to note that Mrs. Jar
man Sullivan, who is in a hospital at
Goldsboro is improving after several
weeks illness. Her friends hope to*
see her able to return home soon.
Quite a number of people are at
tending services at Thanksgiving
week. "
Mr. C. A. Bailey of Dunn spent a
short while with his parents, Mr. —^
Mrs. J. W. Bailey Sunday.
Tobacco will soon be housed throoglk
this section and the people will fed
like rejoicing then.
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Bailey spent
Sunday at Mrs. Bailey’s father's, Mr.
E. Grants in Thanksgiving section.
There will be a series of meetings
at Fairview next week. Beginning
fifth Sunday morning at 11 o'clock,
preaching each night at 8:15 o’clock.
.Public is cordially invited to
Selma, R. F. D., Aug. 25.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
Congressman Britten, of
has made the sensational charge that
the $87,000 appropriated by the Brit
ish government for entertainment
purposes at the British Embassy at
Washiagton has found its way into
the treasury of the National Demo
cratic Committee. Proof of his as
sertion will be made Monday before
the campaign investigating commit
tee, says Britten.
News has reached North Cazofina.
that President L. L. Hobbs, of Gn3
ford College, is sick in a London hos
pital. Dr. Hobbs was ia F.nglsmf to
attend a religious council when t»hw
ill. He was taken to the hospital at
once where an operation was perforat
ed. It is said that another operation
will be necessary.
Women cannot vote in the
Carolina primary. The
Amendment was not ratified in Ten
nessee before the registration !««*»
were closer in the Palmetto State for
the primary.
James Turner, a young Reidsville
negro was stabbed to death Sunday af
ternoon by Ned Robinson, in a “crap
game.” Robinson at first fled, bnk
later gave himself up.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo will preside at
the luncheon given in New York to
morrow to the Democratic Presiden
tial nominee, Governor James M. Gasc
The national crop and weather bul
letin issued from Washington Wed
nesday says that the past arudc ban
been a bad one on cotton. Than
were heavy rains ia Oklahoma aaA
northern Texas which was bad* on
the crop. Little progress: was: